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China's largest dairy manufacturer China Mengniu Dairy has shrugged off investor concerns over margin pressure, insisting its strategy to ra...
International infant formula manufacturers are adjusting their business practices in China having been found guilty of price fixing. Multina...
WhiteWave Foods and Mengniu Dairy are eyeing growth in the Chinese nutrition sector through a tie-up announced earlier this week. The deal will enable WhiteWave to rapidly build scale in the Chinese market while Mengniu will benefit from a wider product offering. Katy Askew takes a look at the agreement.
The Chinese government has laid out a plan to improve safety standards in the high-profile infant formula sector through a combination of tougher regulation and consolidation. Nevertheless, the question of whether Chinese manufactures can convince consumers of the safety of their products remains. Katy Askew reports.
Chinese dairy giant China Mengniu Dairy Co. just got bigger. It has entered into an agreement that will see it take control of local infant formula maker Yashili. Mengniu is looking to reverse its fortunes in a category in which it has struggled. However, with concerns over food safety remaining high, there is a long road ahead as the company - and the country as a whole - look to build a safe and reliable dairy supply. Katy Askew reports.
Danone is to make another attempt to tap into the booming demand for fresh dairy products in China. The French food group is teaming up with Chinese dairy giant Mengniu, the largest yoghurt producer in the country. However, the two companies' previous attempt as a venture ended after just a year. Can Danone succeed this time? Dean Best reports.
Arla Foods has a sizeable presence in infant nutrition and long-life milk categories in China and the company is now working to develop the long-term potential of cheese in the country. To this end, the European dairy cooperative is opening a cheese innovation facility in Beijing. Senior vice president Frede Juulsen, who is responsible for Arla's business in China, spoke to just-food about the company's plans in the market.
China Mengniu Dairy has reported annual losses of CNY812.8m (US$118m), despite improved sales, after booking a CNY2bn impairment charge on its milk powder products business.
Chinese dairy giant Mengniu has tendered an offer for milk producer China Modern Dairy Holdings in an acquisition the company said would strengthen its control over the raw milk supply chain.
Mengniu's chief executive, Sun Yiping, has stood down amid a number of board-level resignations at the Chinese dairy giant.
Chinese dairy giant Mengniu said its strategy is paying off today (25 August) as it booked higher sales for the first half of the year, although its profits were dented by losses from associates and other items.
Chinese dairy farming company Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Farming Co Ltd - which is part owned by dairy giant Mengniu - plans to take a "majority shareholding" in Australia's Burra Foods.
China's Mengniu Dairy is reportedly eyeing Burra Foods in a deal believed to value the Australian dairy group at more than A$300m (US$228.1m).
Russia this week reportedly ruled out the use of GMOs in its food production, a further stiffening of its position on the issue. In the US, meanwhile, the Obama administration announced plans to halve food waste in 15 years. And, among a series of stories out of France, came news of raids from the country's competition watchdog on compote manufacturers.
Chinese infant formula maker Yashili International Holdings has announced the planned acquisition of Mengniu Dairy Co.'s milk powder business in a HK$1.3bn deal.
US egg-free spread Just Mayo hit the headlines this week after the country's food watchdog said it had broken labelling rules. Among a number of M&A deals, European nutrition bar maker VSI was sold to US group Hearthside Food Solutions and Mengniu Dairy, one of China's largest dairy processors, insisted the prospects for the sector in the country remained strong.
Mengniu Dairy, the Chinese dairy group, has reported an increase in half-year profits despite lower sales amid efforts to reduce costs.
Chinese infant formula maker Yashili International Holdings revealed that full-year profit fell by 43% in 2014 amid declining sales and lower margins.
China Mengniu Dairy has booked a 44% jump in full-year profit as higher sales, portfolio optimisation and efforts to improve efficiency lifted the bottom line.
Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber has defended the French group's investment in Yashili International Holdings in the wake of the Chinese infant formula group's recent profit warning.
Our analysis of the key developments and trends in emerging markets - both within the countries and how local companies are eyeing expansion - attracted your attention in 2014.
The takeover battles for Chiquita Brands International and for Hillshire Brands were among the stories that grabbed your interest in 2014.
Franck Riboud is to step down as CEO of Danone after 18 years at the helm of the French food giant. just-food takes a look at the highs and lows of Riboud's tenure.
Fonterra this week made a significant move to boost its business in China, a market that has been problematic for the world's largest dairy exporter. We analysed the group's latest foray, a venture with infant formula producer Beingmate. Elsewhere, dairy dominated our coverage, with news of Parmalat closing in on an acquisition in Brazil and Emmi's surprise profit warning. Canadian dairy giant Agropur also featured on our interview pages, when CEO Robert Coallier sat down with us to discuss the co-op's recent M&A.
China Mengniu Dairy saw its share price tumble today (28 August), despite posting a jump in first-half sales and profits.
Chinese dairy major China Mengniu Dairy Co. said today (26 March) expects to capitalise on the growth opportunities presented by the consolidation of an expanding domestic sector.
French dairy giant Danone plans to become the second-largest shareholder in China Mengniu Dairy Co., raising its stake from 4% to 9.9% through a rights issue.
Dairy led the headlines in our sector this week. Danone is to sue Fonterra over last year's botulism contamination saga, French dairy giant Lactalis has entered India with the acquisition of local firm Tirumala Milk Products and Saputo has told Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory's investors its offer for the Australian dairy processor is final.
Danone announced this week it would take Fonterra to court to recoup damages from last year's botulism recall. In the UK, the country's major grocers announced how they performed over Christmas, with Tesco and Morrisons under pressure. And health campaigners said they are targeting the level of sugar used by the food industry.
WhiteWave Foods and China Mengniu Dairy have formed a joint venture that will enable the US organic and dairy alternatives business to enter the Chinese market.
Investors in China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. could be left feeling a little sour today (27 September), after the dairy firm's debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange saw shares close down on their IPO price.
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A group of leading economists has forecast a marked weakening in economic growth in Switzerland over the next two years. They say growth will fall by as much as one per cent during 2001.
A survey of 23 economists, released on Friday, is predicting growth of 2.3 per cent in 2001 and 2.1 per cent in 2002. They also expect export growth to slow to 5.2 per cent in 2001 and 4.7 per cent the year after.
In a statement from Zurich, the Business Economists' Association, which carried out the survey, said unemployment would continue to fall despite the slowdown, and should stabilise at around 1.8 per cent next year.
The economists also expect inflation to fall to 1.8 per cent next year and 1.6 per cent in 2002.
The Swiss franc is expected to gain in value against the United States dollar over the next 12 months, with an exchange rate of SFr1.59 at the end of December next year.
A similar forecast, predicting slower economic growth, was also released by economists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
The Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research said in its monthly analysis that the trend should be interpreted as a positive sign for the economy.
Figures released on Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office in Neuchâtel showed that prices in Switzerland rose by an average of 1.6 per cent in 2000 - the biggest increase for five years.
Earlier this month, the Swiss National Bank forecast that the economy would grow by 3.3 per cent this year, 2.2 per cent in 2001 and level off to 1.6 per cent in 2002.
It added that with the anticipated slowdown in growth, the threat of inflationary overheating of the Swiss economy was likely to pass.
The National Bank expects inflation to rise from 1.6 per cent in 2000 to 2.1 per cent in 2001 and to drop again to 1.7 per cent by 2003.
In the bank's view, an inflation rate of two per cent a year is the upper limit at which price stability can be maintained.
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Beijing, China, 31 Aug – Portugal spent a monthly average of US$156.6 million on imports from China in the first six months of the year, and sold less than half that amount back to China, according to figures released in Beijing Thursday by the Chinese government.
According to statistics provided by the Chinese trade ministry to Portuguese news agency Lusa in Beijing, Portugal imported Chinese goods to the value of US$940 million in the first half of 2007 and exported US$352.49 million to China.
Portugal almost doubled its exports to China in the period, from the US$187.54 million in the first half of 2006 to US$352.49 million, or a rise of some 88 percent.
Year on year sales from China to Portugal rose less, from US$742.91 million to US$940 million, or around 26.5 percent.
According to the figures from the Chinese trade ministry, trade between China and Portugal accounts for 6.79 percent of total trade between China and the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) and 6.85 percent of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking nations. (macauhub)


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Apple still has 10% upside following its surge to record highs, one technical analyst says
- Shares of
Applestill have 10% upside potential after breaking out to record highs, according to Katie Stockton of Fairlead Strategies.
- Stockton derived a measured move price target of $168 after its breakout, and sees support around $150.
- September is often a busy month for Apple as it unveils its new slate of iPhone models.
- Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.
In a note on Wednesday, Stockton identified a measured-move price target of $168 for Apple, representing potential upside of 10% from Tuesday's close.
After decisively clearing the key $150 resistance level, Stockton sees support for Apple at that level going forward, according to the note. That level will likely serve as a better support level than the 50-day moving average, which currently sits near $145, Stockton said.
The strong move in shares of Apple has led Stockton to have an overweight bias towards the technology sector, "noting also that there is a bullish reversal in the S&P 600 Information Technology Index versus the S&P 500," the note said.
September is often a busy month for Apple, as it unveils its new slate of iPhone models at a highly-watched event. While the September invitations from Apple have not yet gone out, rumors are building as to what the iPhone 13 model line-up may offer. Potential features include a better camera, the elimination of the front screen notch, and satellite connectivity for emergency purposes.
Apple traded up as much as 2% on Wednesday, hitting a record high of $154.98. The stock is up 16% year-to-date.
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- eSIM control sensitivities raise a question over wearables and IoT push.
Magenta Telekom (formerly T-Mobile Austria) is said to have quietly withdrawn the ability to activate an embedded SIM (eSIM) online, highlighting what appears to be general queasiness about exposing the virtual SIM cards to fraudulent activity.
The NatCo, and rivals A1 Telekom Austria and Three Austria, now invite customers to an actual bricks-and-mortar store in order to set up an eSIM profile, by scanning a QR barcode with an eSIM-compatible device. This would appear to reduce the much-vaunted flexibility of eSIMs, and the ability to download new user profiles over the air. Local newspaper Der Standard noted that Magenta Telekom originally offered online activation when it first launched the eSIM service in October 2018.
The NatCo has given few reasons for its decision to disable eSIM downloads via the Mein Magenta Mobile self-service application, at least for the time being, beyond general security concerns.
Deutsche Telekom (DT) has generally been bullish about the importance of eSIM, for both consumer devices and within machine-to-machine communications environments, and previously indicated its intention to instigate a Group-wide rollout in 2018. As things stand, it appears that an eSIM service is being offered by NatCos in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, and the United States. The service is not yet clearly marketed by NatCos in Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.
The number of eSIM-enabled devices that are on offer remains thin on the ground, with most NatCos providing the latest Apple iPhone models (XS, XS Max, and XR, with the iOS 12.1.1 operating system). Some also offer the Apple Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4G, or Samsung Gear Watch.
It seems that the ability to activate eSIMs online is far from widespread within DT. For example, Telekom Deutschland sends access codes to customers via post, and then invites them to scan the code within the customer service portal. In Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom allows a QR code to be ordered online, and then sends it to an email address for scanning. T-Mobile Czech Republic also provides a QR code that can be used to upload an eSIM profile to a device, while Cosmote Greece customers are sent to a Cosmote or Germanos store to buy an eSIM device and obtain a QR code. Meanwhile, Magyar Telekom and T-Mobile US appear to offer an eSIM service that can be activated through a smartphone application, which can be downloaded once the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
At the same time, the Group has acknowledged the competitive and security risks that are inherent with the eSIM (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #41), and has continually called for industry collaboration on standardisation under the auspices of the GSM Association (GSMA).
DT continues to push innovation in the eSIM realm. For example, it recently developed a native Android application, called Multi Device Management (MDM), in collaboration with Hungary-based mobile solutions specialist Mito Digital, for the management of multiple devices connected to an eSIM profile. The application was presented at Mobile World Congress 2018. More recently, the Group flagged the development of nuSIM, which is a new integrated SIM card designed specifically for Internet of Things (IoT) devices (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #81).
eSIM is a global specification by the GSMA that enables remote SIM provisioning of any mobile device. It allows consumers to store multiple operator profiles on a device simultaneously, and switch between them remotely, though only one profile can be used at a time. The GSMA is currently focusing on a number of matters such as ironing out interoperability issues between eSIM profiles and the actual embedded SIM card, for instance, and describes the eSIM ecosystem as “still evolving”. In April 2018, reports emerged that the US Department of Justice had opened an investigation into the possibility of collusion between AT&T, the GSMA, and Verizon Communications over eSIM standards (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #73). However, little on this subject has emerged since then.


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Global diet is getting sweeter and unhealthy with every passing day, warns a new study. People are including more amount of sweeteners in their food and they are consuming more amount of sweetened beverages that is leading to unhealthy future. If we go by the previous studies then added calories in food triggers risk of weight gain, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. After taking these above risks into account, the current study has warned people of unhealthy future that is waiting for us if food habits are not changed or controlled now.
Lead study author Barry M Popkin from the University of North Carolina who conducted the study in US has found that 68 percent of packaged food and beverages in the country contains caloric sweeteners, 74 percent of the food contains both caloric and low-calorie sweeteners while only 5 percent of the packaged food contains low-calorie sweeteners. North America, Latin America, Australia and Western Europe are the regions with the highest consumption of added sugar either in food or beverages while the consumption sweetened dishes is increasing at a very high rate in developing countries.
Since, major health issues diabetes and obesity are associated with caloric sweetener, WHO (World Health Organisation) has started creating awareness among people and has taken the initiative to reduce consumption. It is a global issue, but Indians boasts the highest risk since India is the largest consumer of sugar and second largest producer of sugar after Brazil, figures from Indian Sugar Trade Industry (2013) reveals.
According to researchers, Indians consume traditional sweets regularly, drink sweetened beverages, and use sugar in food which collectively makes India the largest consumer of sugar. Thus, the risk of diseases associated with sugar consumption is also highest for Indians. Researchers have warned that if eating habits are not controlled now then it might have devastating effect on our future generation. The rate of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases will increase exponentially and nothing will be left to recover from.
The study appeared in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.


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Tag - White space
The latest experiment in using 'white spaces' in the United Kingdom is underway, with London Zoo being the unexpected location for testing. Communications regulator Ofcom has detailed a trial by Google and ZSL London Zoo of technologies using white spaces, by streaming live video from several animal exhibits on YouTube.
An Internet service provider based in California is offering residents connections using white spaces. Cal.net is using unallocated spectrum, left over after the transition from analog to digital television in 2009, to allow rural customers in areas without 4G LTE and land-based connections a wireless Internet connection.
The Federal Communications Commission has begun a 45-day public trial of Google's white-space spectrum database. The test run is designed to verify the accuracy of the system, which identifies unused portions of television spectrum, known as white spaces, that could be used for alternative forms of communication.
Google and Microsoft are both seeking control of the UK's unused spectrum, according to reports. The white spaces, sections of radio spectrum used as a buffer between bands employed by mobile, radio, and television services, could potentially be used by the technology giants to offer nationwide broadband services to the population.
Nokia has been testing the potential uses of white spaces for indoor positioning. The testing, based at the Imperial War Museum in Cambridge, UK, uses a Nokia N9 to supply information to users on nearby exhibits.
The Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday that it well conduct a test of the database of broadcast frequencies that will be used for the wireless networking protocol known as White Space. White Space networking will allow companies to maintain extended range Wi-Fi networks covering as much as 100 square miles. The 45 day trial begins Monday Sept. 19. It will be open to the public.
Microsoft has partnered with the BBC, BT, and British Sky Broadcasting to trial the delivery of mobile broadband Internet by utilizing empty radio spectrum normally used to deliver television signals. The so-called white space spectrum could be utilized to deliver additional mobile broadband services to supplement existing services struggling to keep pace with smartphone and tablet adoption.
A recent rush in coupon demand may force some analog TV owners to pay full price for digital converter boxes, warns Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey. Reuters writes that Markey, evalauting the US government's subsidy for the converters, has called for an influx of money from Congress to pay for more coupons, the demand for which may soon outstrip supply. The converter program is currently expected to hit its $1.34 billion budget limit in early January, which may mean no new coupons after late January, or at least until some existing ones are officially unredeemed.
A recent push for the FCC to approve unlicensed use of wireless spectrum white space was successful today, allowing Google and other companies to introduce a new implementation of wireless technologies. TechCrunch reports that the measure has met great resistance from telecom companies and sports leagues, with both claiming it would interfere with devices on licensed airwaves. Google and the FCC scoffed at the reasoning.
Google is aiming to bring public opinion to bear on white space technology, company bloggers have announced. As a member of the White Spaces Coalition, Google is pushing the FCC to authorize the technology, which would take advantage of the frequencies between over-the-air TV broadcasts to deliver broadband Internet, in some cases where it may not have been accessible before. The FCC is said to have completed testing on a second phase of white space devices, and should rule on their practicality "in the coming months."
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Cirrus creates Lightning-headphone dev kit
Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has introduced a MFi-compliant new development kit for companies interested in using Cirrus' chips to create Lightning-based headphones, which -- regardless of whether rumors about Apple dropping the analog headphone jack in its iPhone this fall -- can offer advantages to music-loving iOS device users. The kit mentions some of the advantages of an all-digital headset or headphone connector, including higher-bitrate support, a more customizable experience, and support for power and data transfer into headphone hardware. Several companies already make Lightning headphones, and Apple has supported the concept since June 2014. http://bit.ly/29giiZj
Apple Store app offers Procreate Pocket
The Apple Store app for iPhone, which periodically rewards users with free app gifts, is now offering the iPhone "Pocket" version of drawing app Procreate for those who have the free Apple Store app until July 28. Users who have redeemed the offer by navigating to the "Stores" tab of the app and swiping past the "iPhone Upgrade Program" banner to the "Procreate" banner have noted that only the limited Pocket (iPhone) version of the app is available free, even if the Apple Store app is installed and the offer redeemed on an iPad. The Pocket version currently sells for $3 on the iOS App Store. [32.4MB]
Porsche adds CarPlay to 2017 Panamera
Porsche has added a fifth model of vehicle to its CarPlay-supported lineup, announcing that the 2017 Panamera -- which will arrive in the US in January -- will include Apple's infotainment technology, and be seen on a giant 12.3-inch touchscreen as part of an all-new Porsche Communication Management system. The luxury sedan starts at $99,900 for the 4S model, and scales up to the Panamera Turbo, which sells for $146,900. Other vehicles that currently support CarPlay include the 2016 911 and the 2017 models of Macan, 718 Boxster, and 718 Cayman. The company did not mention support for Google's corresponding Android Auto in its announcement. http://bit.ly/295ZQ94
Apple employees testing wheelchair features
New features included in the forthcoming watchOS 3 are being tested by Apple retail store employees, including a new activity-tracking feature that has been designed with wheelchair users in mind. The move is slightly unusual in that, while retail employees have previously been used to test pre-release versions of OS X and iOS, this marks the first time they've been included in the otherwise developer-only watchOS betas. The company is said to have gone to great lengths to modify the activity tracker for wheelchair users, including changing the "time to stand" notification to "time to roll" and including two wheelchair-centric workout apps. http://bit.ly/2955JDa
SanDisk reveals two 256GB microSDXC cards
SanDisk has introduced two 256GB microSDXC cards. Arriving in August for $150, the Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition card offers transfer speeds of up to 95MB/s for reading data. The Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card can read at a fast 100MB/s and write at up to 90MB/s, and will be shipping sometime in the fourth quarter for $200. http://bit.ly/294Q1If
Apple's third-quarter results due July 26
Apple has advised it will be issuing its third-quarter results on July 26, with a conference call to answer investor and analyst queries about the earnings set to take place later that day. The stream of the call will go live at 2pm PT (5pm ET) via Apple's investor site, with the results themselves expected to be released roughly 30 minutes before the call commences. Apple's guidance for the quarter put revenue at between $41 billion and $43 billion. http://apple.co/1oi1Pbm
Twitter stickers slowly roll out to users
Twitter has introduced "stickers," allowing users to add extra graphical elements to their photos before uploading them to the micro-blogging service. A library of hundreds of accessories, props, and emoji will be available to use as stickers, which can be resized, rotated, and placed anywhere on the photograph. Images with stickers will also become searchable with viewers able to select a sticker to see how others use the same graphic in their own posts. Twitter advises stickers will be rolling out to users over the next few weeks, and will work on both the mobile apps and through the browser. http://bit.ly/29bbwUE


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According to Öko-Test: This popular deodorant gets the grade 'insufficient'
Öko-Test has tested 30 deodorants. No less than seven products failed the experts' tests and received the grade 'insufficient'. Among them was a deodorant cream from Rexona. One reason for the poor rating: the product contains 'problematic ingredients', among other things.


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Some 6% more brokers are now using ULS Technology platforms than there were six months ago, the B2B platform firm has said.
This takes the number of brokers actively using its platforms to 3,231.
During the six months to 30 September 2019 the company continued to generate profits and remained cash generative whilst further developing its DigitalMove platform and positioning the business to scale up as and when market conditions improve.
Steve Goodall, chief executive of ULS Technology, said: “We are pleased with our performance in the first half of the year in a difficult market.
“Over the past 12 months, and in line with the company’s growth strategy, our customer base has evolved towards higher margin introducers.
“As such the loss of certain high-volume low-margin accounts has been partially offset by winning, retaining and growing more medium-sized accounts which are already delivering results and will help drive near-term growth.
“Looking further ahead, we expect to generate significant growth opportunities via DigitalMove and are delighted by the early progress and potentially transformational nature of this product.
“It has been designed to benefit existing and new customers and to open up new high margin revenue streams for the Company.
“DigitalMove is currently already available for sale, purchase and remortgage transactions through ‘eConveyancer’ and is available to a wide range of our introducers.
“Initial feedback has been extremely positive and early statistics point to significant reductions in time in the conveyancing process.
“We are now entering the next phase where DigitalMove is due to be made available to conveyancing transactions generated outside of ‘eConveyancer’ with the potential for all conveyancers in the country to use it.
“We believe that this is the right time to increase the rate at which we are investing in this product and to accelerate its development and rollout. While this will initially impact profitability, we are targeting doubling profitability within three years of the investment.”


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The Friday Five:The Future Toyotas, Microsoft Vee-Dubs, and Fuel-sipping Trucks Edition
This week, we reported news about new Ford Bronco Sport accessories, confirmed specifications for the redesigned 2022 Infiniti QX60, and shared information about the Chinese-market Volkswagen ID.6 electric 3-row SUV.
Additionally, we published a list of the best new cars that park themselves, an explainer detailing the differences between all-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive, and an article about how to prevent getting COVID in a Lyft.
Since you might be in the market for a new car, we share the pros and cons of online car buying. We've also reviewed the redesigned 2021 Hyundai Elantra and the more powerful 2021 Mazda CX-30 Turbo, previewed the 2022 Audi e-tron GT, and compared the Chevrolet Traverse vs. the Ford Explorer.
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With the AZ Top Tech Awards, the Phoenix Business Journal honored 17 CEOs, chief information officers, advocates and community heroes who are making a difference in the local ecosystem.
Awards were given in six categories, and the winners revealed at our annual event May 10 at Phoenix Art Museum.
Bachelor’s degree, Cornell University
Senior vice president of consumer engagement and product strategy
Digital Air Strike
Years in industry:
Winner: Technology Innovator
What was the first time you knew tech would be your career? When I started with a CRM company in 2001. I was hooked on both technology and its intersection with the automotive industry.
What’s your biggest accomplishment in tech? Working with our engineering teams at DAS and building out some industry-revolutionizing products that have helped business owners compete and succeed in the world of social media.


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Edmond, Okla. – Petra Industries has named Jorge Grijalva as district manager of its Car Audio division for Texas.
Cypress, Calif. – Allen Gharapetian has joined Clarion as marketing VP.
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Los Angeles – High-end home-audio supplier Krell Industries entered the car audio market with the launch of a Krell-branded sound system in the 2014 Acura RLX
Santa Clara, Calif. – Magellan expanded its selection of PNDs for RV users with the line’s first 5-inch model, which is targeted to RVs with smaller
Oxnard, Calif. – Sound Storm Laboratories has begun shipping four in-dash multimedia head units, all with 7-inch
Tampa Bay, Fla. – Car stereo accessories supplier iSimple is expanding its distribution to Sears Automotive and Kmart stores.
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Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood will go to International CES with two in-dash navigation systems with embedded Wi-Fi to access cloud-based services via a Wi-Fi-
Vista, Calif. — Directed has begun shipping its Passive Keyless Entry device,
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BLUE APRON CEO: Amazon and Whole Foods aren't the competition (APRN)
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Amazon’s $13.7 billion Whole Foods buyout could not have come at a worse time for Blue Apron.
By the time Echo Dot speakers were on sale at the Amazon's newly acquired chain, shares of Blue Apron were already down 46% from its June IPO.
But despite his company’s constantly declining stock price and encroaching competition from Amazon and others, CEO Matt Salzberg remains optimistic about Blue Apron’s potential market.
“We’re not going to go and be a head-to-head mass-market grocer like Amazon and Whole Foods are trying to be. We don’t want to be everything to everybody. We are a curated brand with a point of view on home cooking and that lifestyle that surrounds that,” he said at a conference hosted by Recode on Wednesday.
“We’re going after a gigantic, gigantic market opportunity, and we think we’re in the very earliest innings of a gigantic transformation of the offline food industry."
Salzburg, who founded the meal-delivery startup in in 2012, says the Amazon buyout of Whole Foods “was interesting timing, as it related to our IPO for sure, but it didn’t change, obviously, our business strategy."
Amazon isn’t the only company threatening Blue Apron’s grocery delivery market share.Other mass-market grocers — Walmart and Kroger in particular — are bolstering their e-commerce divisions with both in-store pickup and delivery.
Shares of Blue Apron are down 46.49% since its IPO on June 29, at $5.34.


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During the 1990s and again in the 2010s, equity and bond investors celebrated a goldilocks economy. GDP and employment growth were solid and core inflation remained comfortably around 2% per year despite increasingly tight labor markets. That scenario was occasionally interrupted, notably by the tech wreck recession in 2001, the 2008 global financial crisis, and most recently by the pandemic-era surge in inflation. But by late 2023, inflation appeared to be coming down globally. Comparing the annualized inflation rates during the six months from December 2022 to May 2023, and the six months from June to November 2023, inflation rates have fallen sharply in every major economy (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Core inflation rates are falling rapidly worldwide
Granted, things still don’t feel great for consumers, who appear to be less sensitive to the rate of change in prices than they are to level of prices which remain high and are still climbing, albeit at a slower pace than before.
Nevertheless, it appears that the main drivers of inflation -- supply chain disruptions (Figure 2) and surging government spending (Figure 3) -- subsided long ago. Supply chain disruptions sent the prices of manufactured goods soaring beginning in late 2020. Depressed pandemic-era services prices initially masked the surge in inflation, but services prices began soaring as the world reopened in 2021 and 2022 driven by surging government spending, which created new demand but no new supply of goods and services. Since then, however, supply chain disruptions have faded despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and with little impact thus far from the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Moreover, government spending has rapidly contracted as pandemic-era support programs have expired despite some increases in spending related to infrastructure and the military. As such, not even the low levels of unemployment prevailing in Europe, U.S. and elsewhere appear to be sustaining the rates of inflation witnessed in 2021 and 2022.
Figure 2: Supply chain disruptions drove inflation in manufactured goods in 2020 and 2021.
Figure 3: U.S. government spending has fallen from 35% to 22.6% of GDP
U.S. core CPI is still running at 4% year on year but its annualized pace slowed to 2.9%. What’s more is that in the U.S. most of the increase in CPI has come from one component: owners’ equivalent rent, which imputes a rent that homeowners theoretically pay themselves based off actual rents on nearby properties. Outside of owners’ equivalent rent, inflation in the U.S. is back to 2%, its pre-pandemic norm (Figure 4).
Figure 4:U.S. inflation is much lower when excluding home rental
Moreover, inflation in China has been running close to zero in recent months and has sometimes even shown year-on-year declines. In China, real estate grew to be as much as 28% of GDP, and the sector is now rapidly contracting. China’s year-on-year pace of growth for 2023 looks solid at around 5%, but that’s not too impressive given than the year-on-year growth rate compares to 2022, when the country spent much of the year in COVID lockdowns. By the end of 2023, China’s manufacturing and services sectors were both in a mild contraction, according to the country’s purchasing manager index data. If growth doesn’t improve in 2024, China may export deflationary pressures to the rest of the world.
That doesn’t mean that the are no upward risks to prices. If the Israel-Hamas war broadens and interrupts oil supplies through the Suez Canal, that could reignite inflation. Moreover, green infrastructure spending, rising military spending, near-shoring as well as demographic trends in places like South Korea, Japan, China and Europe that limit the number of new entrants in the global labor market could potentially keep upward pressure on inflation. For the moment, however, any inflationary impacts from geopolitical or demographic factors appear to be overwhelmed by the usual set of factors keeping inflation contained including technological advancement and large labor cost differentials among nations.
So, what does this mean for investors? As we begin 2024, fixed income investors are pricing about 200 basis points (bps) of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve over the next 24 months, and the S&P 500 is trading close to a record high. Be warned, however, interest rate expectations have been extremely volatile over the past 12 months, oscillating between expecting rate hikes to rate cuts by as many as 200 bps or more (Figure 5). If we continue to see strong employment and consumer spending numbers combined with weakening inflation numbers, this may keep rate expectations caught in a volatile crosscurrent.
Figure 5: Investors price steep Fed cuts but rate expectations are extremely volatile
Moreover, while equities did well in 2023, their rally was narrow, driven by only a handful of large tech and consumer discretionary stocks, while most other stocks including small caps were largely left behind. Finally, the stock market itself isn’t cheap. The S&P 500 is trading at 23.37x earnings and the Nasdaq 100 at 59x earnings. As a percentage of GDP, the S&P 500’s market is still close to historic highs. Finally, even with 2023’s rally, the indexes are trading at basically the same levels at which they ended 2021 (Figure 6). Part of the reason stocks did so well in the 1990s and 2010s is that they started out those decades cheap. The same cannot be said of the starting values for 2024 (Figure 7).
Figure 6: Nasdaq and S&P 500 are near end of 2021 levels but the Russell 2000 lags behind
Figure 7: Going into 2024, equities aren’t cheap like they were in 1994 or 2014
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Sally Cope has been named as new UK regional general manager for Tourism Australia.
She joins from Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia, where she is executive officer responsible for the leading wine tourism consortium.
Cope replaces Denise von Wald who is retuning to Australia after five years and leaves Tourism Australia on July 1.
Cope, who starts the London-based role on September 3, has 25 years’ experience within the travel and tourism industry, previously holding leadership positions at Anthology, Voyages Hotel and Resorts and Qantas Holidays.
Tourism Australia managing director John O’Sullivan said: “Sally is a highly respected and connected tourism expert who has been marketing Australia to the world for over 25 years.
“From start-ups and scale-ups to major industry heavy-weights, her commitment to driving a positive culture both within organisations and beyond has resulted in consistently strong commercial results and exceptional customer experience.”
He added: “The UK is a critically important market for Tourism Australia and we’re delighted to have secured such a credentialed destination marketer to lead the team.”
Cope added: “In my role at Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia, I’ve had the opportunity to get involved in some of the exciting work Tourism Australia does off-shore in promoting Australia, including in the UK.
“We know the Brits love Australia, but there’s still so much more of our great tourism story to share and that’s certainly one of the big attractions of this role.”
The UK is Australia’s fourth largest inbound market, delivering 733,000 visitors last year and worth A$3.5 billion annually in tourism spending.
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Celebrating diversity during Hamden’s Restaurant Week
Last week Hamden held its 9th annual Restaurant Week which was sponsored by Bankwell for the fifth year in a row.
“We felt Hamden has such an array of different types of restaurants that we wanted to be able to spotlight and have a week where we were celebrating all the diversity of our restaurants,” Chamber of Commerce President, Nancy Dudchik, said.
Restaurant week gives residents and business people from town and the surrounding towns the opportunity to support local restaurants. According to Dudchik, around 15 restaurants participate each year. She said it varies each year because new restaurants open and new businesses come to town, which gives the owners the chance to bring new customers into their restaurants.
Hamden has a diverse group of restaurants. There’s Indian, Mediterranean, Greek, Italian, American and many more.
“This diverse list of different restaurants showcase what our town is like,” Dubchik said. “The diversity of our town. This really is a reflection of who are as a business community and as a community.”
HQ Press is highlighting three restaurants. One of the restaurants is a new addition to Restaurant Week, Bomb Wings and Rice, and two of the restaurants have been a part of Restaurant Week since the very beginning.
Bomb Wings and Rice
This week at Bomb Wings and Rice the Restaurant Week special included 12 piece wings, two sides and sweet potato cornbread.
“We knew that a lot people wanted to try different types of wings so our 12 piece combo comes with two flavors and then also comes with two sides and you get cornbread.” The manager of Bomb Wings, Shanikqa Waston said. “ A lot of people really enjoy our cornbread so that’s why we decided to put that in there as well.”
Bomb Wings and Rice has a very cozy and simple layout. This is not a regular seating restaurant. At Bomb Wings you take everything to-go. You order your food at the counter and wait for your food on the benches inside the restaurant or you call ahead and pick it up when it’s ready.
“We did a couple of events for the Chambers and we thought it would be the opportunity to join and also to bring new business to the restaurant, especially with us just opening up,” Waston said.
B&D Deli Works
This week at B&D Deli Works the Restaurant Week special included a lunch sandwich, a side, a drink and a homemade cookie.
Mark, the owner of B&D, said, “We’ve had a few people take advantage of the fixed price combo option you know it seems to generate a few new people through the door, that’s what it’s about. It’s about getting new faces in that we haven’t seen before and to some degree it has done that.”
The inside of B&D is small but classy. It is white and blue with a very clean atmosphere. The employees are very friendly and welcoming. You have the option of sitting down inside B&D or taking your food to-go. The counter has snacks and baked goods on top of them. Be wary of what time you go because the hours between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. are the busiest.
B&D Deli Works is known for its sandwiches, specifically its lunch sandwiches, which were a part of the Restaurant Week special.
Mark took over B&D Deli a year ago. The previous owner had always participated and now Mark is continuing the tradition.
“I simply wanted to feature a representative sample of the menu and items that we can quickly and easily prepare,” Mark said.
This week at Ixtapa the Restaurant Week special included an appetizer, an entrée and a desert. Ixtapa is one of the restaurants this week that decided to make a Prix Fixe All-Day Menu for dine-in only. The inside of Ixtapa is very symmetrical. There are booths all along the sides of the restaurant with tables in the middle. The walls are a different color from the ceiling and floor. The booths and walls are contrasting colors making it appealing to the eye.
Ixtapa’s regular menu includes all of their well-known foods. Just because Restaurant Week is over, that does not mean you can’t try all of their dishes.
Restaurant week has a variety of deals that benefit the customers and allow businesses to reach new customers. Get ready for next year because it’s the 10th anniversary and the Chamber of Commerce is planning something big!


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The grizzled gravedigger in a prior quit-smoking ad by ClearWay Minnesota is back, this time in a freaky roller-coaster ad designed to scare kids and teens about the addictive dangers of smoking. The ad hits the airwaves today.
ClearWay spokesman Mike Sheldon said the ad campaign reflects the organization's concern about apathy in Minnesota following successful legislation and other efforts to cut down on public places in which people can smoke. Of particular concern, he said, are the latest estimates that 77,000 young people in Minnesota smoke daily.
"Some people think that we've taken care of the tobacco issue and that we don't need to worry about it anymore," he said. "That's not the case."
An ad with a similar message, featuring children smoking on a school bus, will launch in January. All three ads in the new campaign are viewable here. The coaster ad was shot at an amusement park in Pennsylvania. Sheldon said ClearWay sought out the California-based actor who "personified the tobacco industry" in the grave-digger ad.
The campaign's choice of an amusement park as the setting for its first ad is interesting, because there has been continued discussion over whether smoking should be banned from such kid-focused attractions. Most parks such as Valleyfair limit smoking to designated areas in their parks, but the issue surfaced this summer when a smoker accidentally stuck a lit cigarette in a girl's eye at the Minnesota State Fair.


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OCEAN CITY — The Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) last week announced the nominees for its annual awards gala later this spring and once again the resort area is well represented with nominees in several categories.
Ocean City’s restaurant community has brought home more than its share of the annual RAM awards and will have ample opportunity to add to the growing list again this year. RAM’s annual industry awards recognized establishments across Maryland for excellence in the hospitality industry in several categories. In many categories, the winners are chosen by the dining public, while others are chose strictly by association members.
In the Maryland’s Favorite New Restaurant category, Sello’s in West Ocean City is among the five finalists. Joining Sello’s on the list are Alchemy Elements in Bel Air, Duck Duck Goose in Bethesda, Rock Salt Grille in Westminster and Slice New York Pizza in Towson.
In the Maryland Favorite Bar or Tavern category, Harborside Bar and Grill in West Ocean City has been nominated this year. Joining Harborside among the finalists are Dock Street Bar and Grill in Annapolis, Fish Head Cantina in Halethorpe, Nottingham’s in Columbia and The Point in Fells in Baltimore.
In the Wine and Beverage Program of the Year category, Jules in north Ocean City has been nominated. Joining Jules on the list of nominees is Dry 85 in Annapolis, Bond Street Social in Baltimore, The Tasting Room in Frederick and the Wine Market Bistro in Baltimore.
The winners will be announced at the annual RAM Stars of the Industry Gala-Cirque on April 30. Each winner will earn statewide bragging rights for the next year and the opportunity to display their 2017 award-winning logo on their website, menus and other promotional materials.
The voting opens on March 8 through March 29. The dining public can vote for their favorites online at marylandrestaurants.com/awards and on Facebook at facebook.com/marylandrestaurants.


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Nightingale Health Oyj restructures its Management Team and announces a strategic partnership with Reaktor to accelerate the implementation of its global expansion plan. The company's Chief R&D Officer Dr. Salla Ruosaari has been appointed to lead the company's product organization, and the company's Chief Product Officer Osma Ahvenlampi will be leaving the company to pursue other career opportunities.
In her role, Ruosaari is responsible for developing services based on the company's Health Data Platform and delivering such services to customers using superior digital solutions. With this change, Nightingale's key assets will be even more integrated to rapidly build products and create value for Nightingale's partners and consumer customers. The company's product organization will be further strengthened by the strategic partnership with Reaktor.
After the changes, members of the Management Team are CEO Teemu Suna, Chief Operation Officer Satu Saksman, Chief Technology Officer Antti Kangas, Chief R&D Officer Salla Ruosaari, Chief Legal Officer Minja Salmio and interim Chief Financial Officer Laura Pulkkinen. The changes are effective immediately.
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Kuehne + Nagel International, the Swiss logistics company, has been fined $3.1 million plus costs for its part in the so-called "Gardening Club" freight forwarding cartel case brought by the Commerce Commission after an investigation begun seven years ago.
Kuehne + Nagel was the last defendant in the case involving six firms, who referred to themselves as the "Gardening Club" and used horticultural code to discuss anti-competitive practices among them.
The regulator's investigation uncovered emails the referred to the agreed surcharges as "the new price for asparagus for the forthcoming season" or "the price of marrows,"
The other five firms admitted to their role and paid penalties in 2010 and 2011. The Swiss firm chose to challenge the regulator's jurisdiction but was unsuccessful in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Today's fine brings total penalties in the case to $11.95 million "and send a strong message to the business community that cartel behaviour is unacceptable," the commission said in a statement.
In the High Court in Auckland, Kuehne + Nagel admitted to being part of a secret cartel that called itself the Gardening Club which agreed to fix surcharges on air freight forwarding from the UK to countries including New Zealand, the commission said. Cartel members agreed to pass on certain costs to customers rather than compete and set their own pricing.
The Gardening Club was "a classic hard-core cartel" whose members attended secret, offsite meetings outside business hours, using gardening related code words for their agreed surcharges, commission chairman Mark Berry said.
When a member didn't appear to be adhering to the illegal agreement, it was referred to as "operating as a charitable cooperative for the benevolence of vegetable eaters rather than growers," Berry said.
"This case involves deliberate and secretive conduct by the freight forwarding companies, but it's important for businesses to recognise that cartels can also take on a less obvious form, like a conversation about pricing at a trade association meeting or a nod and a wink between competitors not to discount a certain product," Berry said.
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The locally based brewer is referring to the location, which will be open from mid-September through mid-January, as the “Boulevard Dry Goods Store,” said Jeremy Ragonese, director of marketing. Translated: Don’t expect to get your beer there.
The announcement came this week in a low-key manner — a sign hung in the window.
“This is a unique opportunity to further reach new consumers with our brand,” Ragonese said, adding that places such as the Plaza were where people first discovered Boulevard beers.
Wares will include Boulevard merchandise, apparel and bar goods for the home, as well as books. Also, locally sourced products will be available, such as Hammerpress posters and coasters, Scarlett Garnet customized jewelry that incorporates some Boulevard items, and some Baldwin denim.
“We’ll have some things that we won’t necessarily carry in the gift shop at the brewery,” Ragonese said.
The scheme began earlier this year, when Plaza owner Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE: HIW) contacted Boulevard about its interest in a seasonal location. The 1,277-square-foot space is at 4703 Broadway St., next to Chico’s and across from Lucky Brand Jeans and the Apple Store.
Initial hiring is complete for the Boulevard store, but staffing demands could change after the opening, Ragonese said. The general manager is Amber Ayres, who also manages the gift shop at the brewery.
Boulevard doesn’t have specific sales expectations for the merchandise store because it’s so different in scale from the gift shop.
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Information in TMP is synced seamlessly with Jesta’s flagship Vision Sourcing & Demand and Vision Merchandising platforms eliminating the need for any manual entry, which can be both time consuming and error prone, said a press release by the company. TMP features role-based views for head office employees versus suppliers so the information and tasks displayed are always specific to each collaborator. The platform facilitates communication between vendors, buyers and other parties via a dedicated comments and questions section that is updated chronologically. It also enables easy document exchange and the printing of all required shipping documents by anyone anytime. Finally, the dashboard features notifications for late, new, ready-to-ship and cancelled orders.
“Through our ongoing work with brands around the world, we quickly identified the need for procurement and collaboration platform that would give global supply chain partners unparalleled agility, visibility and control over orders and shipments,” said Arvind Gupta, Jesta’s president. “We’re excited about the launch of Jesta’s Trade Management Portal, which accomplishes this goal via a single, cloud-based, shared platform while streamlining and optimising the movement of goods and enabling real-time communication among all stakeholders in the supply chain.” (PC)
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Sometimes, diehard fans of Japanese animation just gotta have it. Now, thanks to a new innovation, anime will be as accessible as a can of pop.
According to Gamespot, next month in Japan a company called am3 will begin testing anime vending machines. The short films will be downloaded on a smart card, then played back via an Advance Movie peripheral for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. It sounds like something out of a William Gibson novel, but it’s hoped to be a successful real thing; Am3 aims to have 10,000 of the machines around Japan by next year. Am3 also makes a GBA peripheral for viewing Japanese comics or manga.
Pretty cool stuff. The idea of using a gaming handheld to do more than just blast zombies is a keeper. And we’ll surely see some manifestation of this when Nintendo rolls its new DS handheld in the coming months. Sony is also getting into the handheld game with its PSP, due later this year in Japan and available in the US next year. Nokia has tried to add some convergence with its N-Gage mobile gaming system, but with mixed results. The handheld battle is shaping up to be a good one.
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Samsung used the launch of its new Jet phone to tell the world that it believes its new proposition, the Jet, is better than the iPhone.
In a Q&A session with the media, Samsung MD for UK and Ireland Derek Williamson said he considered the new Jet phone, which is not a smartphone, to be something consumers would be more interested in than Apple's iPhone.
"In terms of this device, which you'll see the proof of when you get your hands on it, [we believe] it's a superior product than the iPhone, due to the brilliance of the [AMOLED] screen, and the faster processor speed.
"We're very proud of this device."
The sentiment was echoed by DJ Lee, head of sales and marketing for Samsung Global:
"[The Jet has] unique features, and naturally in a field like the mobile industry when you release this kind of product it will be compared to others. However, we believe that with our uniqueness, it will be successful.
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Lee also announced that Samsung would have an app store to rival the likes of Nokia and Apple in the near future.
"Currently Samsung does not have an open source platform, so we cannot broadly supply applications for the Jet, although we have online widgets.
At the same time, ww are working internallyt to have something [like the Nokia Ovi Store] in the near future, our own service at Samsung, so wait and see to find out a little more."


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Video Billboard in UK Specifically Targets Women
February 24, 2012 10:44 AM
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Billboard knows what sex you are
Generally speaking, most people find billboards to be boring. However, a new high-tech billboard has surfaced in the UK that has advertising aimed specifically at women. The interesting part is the billboard can recognize if a male or female is trying to view the ad it shows and provides each sex different content. The smallish billboard was on display at a bus stop in London this week and it is sure to have generated some attention.
The small billboard has an HD camera inside that looks at people in front of it and determines male-female characteristics. Women who view the ad are greeted with a full message offered by a company called Plan-UK.org. The ad running is titled "Because I am a Girl" is attempting to support girls in developing countries in an attempt to provide them more choices of what to do with their lives.
The message states that roughly 75 million girls around the world are denied an education each year, and 10 million girls were forced into marriage under the age of 18. The ad hopes to raise awareness and get women to support the cause to change things around the world for girls.
Ladies who view the ad are greeted with a full video. However, men and boys that look at the billboard are offered a much shorter version and pushed to the website to learn more.
“Millions of girls across the globe are being denied the right and choice to have an education. This ad is a deliberate attempt to raise public debate on this issue. Plan’s Because I am a Girl campaign works with women and men, girls and boys, to challenge the discrimination that girls face as a result of their sex. We work to challenge negative stereotypes,” says Plan UK CEO Marie Staunton.
It seems the point is for the man to get some sort of feeling of what it's like to be a woman and discriminated against. According to
, the billboard is estimated to cost $47,000. The campaign using the billboard hopes to raise about $391,000 in donations over the next four months.
“Although we’re not giving men and boys the choice to see the full ad on this occasion – so we get a glimpse of what it’s like to have basic choices taken away – boys and men play a vital role in helping girls to be all they can be. Men and boys are also invited to join ‘the Plan’ to give girls choices. We look forward to hearing the public’s thoughts at #choicesforgirls.” adds Ms Staunton.
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I have 2 problems with this ad really. The first that it's in the wrong country, the second it's the wrong way around.
Of those 75 million that don't recieve education, and those 10 million that are forced to marry before the age of 18, how many exist in the UK? Or in europe in general?
I'm not gonna say that female emancipation is complete but it's damn far in europe, especially northern europe.
I'd think the campaign would be way more effective if they played the ad in full for men in those countries where it's actually a problem, to raise awareness. Women don't need the full ad - they already know.
But i have a feeling it wouldn't even take a week before a man destroys that screen. Proving exactly why women are discriminated against in those countries and not men. Somehow i doubt more money is going to change that.
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Specsavers in Larkhall has received national recognition for its customer service standards.
The Union Street store received the Overall Excellence Award at the Specsavers Awards for Excellence, held at the ICC in Birmingham.
The Larkhall store was the only Scottish store to be nominated in any of the awards categories.
The excellence honour recognises success in the Specsavers Customer Service Index survey (which collates positive feedback from customers) and also monitors involvement in fundraising activities, success in audiology, success in domiciliary service and corporate partnerships.
Specsavers Larkhall store director Jill Keenan, said: “This is a tremendous achievement for everyone involved with the store.
‘We only opened 10 months ago, so this recognition so soon into the life of the store is testament to the hard work we’ve all put in.
‘I’ve been with Specsavers for 13 years and this is the first time I’ve been involved with a store that’s received a nomination.
“The awards are highly contested so to receive a nomination in any category is a great achievement.
“We’re absolutely thrilled and will use our success to grow and develop our business for many years to come.”


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Cargo volume rises 3 percent for Virgin Atlantic Cargo in H1 2018
Sep 28, 2018: UK-based carrier Virgin Atlantic Cargo has reported 3 percent year-on-year growth in cargo tonnage in the first half of 2018. Overall, the airline carried 116.3 m kg to the end of June 2018, building on its strong performance in 2017 when volumes reached a five-year high.
The airline states that life science, express, valuable and automotive shipments all contributed to the growth.
Adding to it, the airline said its cargo business continued to benefit from closer alignment with its transAtlantic joint venture partner, Delta Cargo.
Pharma, the main driver of the growth in tonnage, grew more than 50 percent compared to the first six months of last year. The opening of the airline’s Pharma Zone at Heathrow in Q4 2017, and confirmation of its Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliance in April, helped to grow Virgin Atlantic’s pharma business. The airline saw double-digit growth in bookings from its leading pharma freight forwarding customers.
The booming e-commerce market continued to boost express shipments, while Virgin Atlantic’s expertise in moving high value prestige cars as well as car parts for manufacture and sale also increased its share of the automotive cargo market.
Dominic Kennedy, managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, said: “We have achieved a very positive start to the year with most markets reporting growth. We continue to see benefits from our strategic focus on pharma as well as other core products and services, including express, high value cargoes and automotive. Exchange rates and other external factors may slow some parts of the air cargo market in the second half of 2018 but with the momentum we have built, alongside the benefits of our partnerships with Delta Cargo and Virgin Australia, our expectations for the rest of the year remain positive.”
Growth in Virgin Atlantic’s load factor for the first six months of 2018 was helped by high demand from the UK to the US as well as to Delhi, Johannesburg, Dubai, Shanghai and the Caribbean. Business generated by Virgin Atlantic in support of its long-haul international cargo sales and management agreement with Virgin Australia contributed to the airline’s strong half-year performance. Volumes ex Australia were 22 percent above target, with routes to Los Angeles from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane all recording growth, coupled with strong demand for cargo capacity on Virgin Australia’s Melbourne-Hong Kong services.
Half-year volumes from across the Virgin Atlantic network to the UK rose 2.9 percent overall. Higher demand for US-UK capacity saw tonnage climb 7.7 percent thanks largely to double-digit growth from the West Coast and South East of the US.
Cargo revenues from Nigeria, India, Hong Kong and Dubai all rose, although business ex Shanghai saw currency movements impacting demand.
Traffic on Virgin Australia’s long-haul international routes to Australia was up by more than 35 percent over the same period last year, helped by thriving e-commerce volumes ex Hong Kong to Melbourne.
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With a focus on regions with long response times, Everdrone expects to reach more than 100,000 residents in 2021 with the service
Historically, this route has seen transit of mangoes, berries, minerals, leather products, veterinary equipment and footwear, and will offer forwarders additional access to Europe.
India’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has witnessed movement of 72000 tonnes of general cargo in the April-August period.
The airline continues to gradually and safely restore its network, delivering on its health and safety promise as it responds to growth in passenger demand across the globe.
All of them are certified by the IATA CEIV Pharma or by the British MHRA, making them benchmark operations in the Swissport network.
The airline’s variety of fuel-efficient efficient aircraft and strategic network management has enabled it to quickly resume flights and expand services in line with passenger demand.
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Eastern Airlines has roped in Mike Duggan as director of International Cargo Business Development. Duggan will also be responsible to lead and support the carrier’s move into freighter operations.
Amid over 18 per cent and 19 per cent drop in the overall market tonnage and FTK (freight tonne-kilometres), respectively, the Group managed to hold on to 5 per cent and 10 per cent decrease.
The announcement on September 16 was welcomed by the country’s beleaguered airline sector, which has been lobbying for months for the reopening of international travel.
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Samsung has introduced BIG TV offers on its premium good TVs 55 inches and above in dimension. The offers will probably be obtainable until January 31, 2021 throughout all client retailers throughout the nation. If you need to purchase a brand new TV in your front room, leisure room or giant bed room as watching films remains to be a danger through the Covid-19 pandemic, you may take a look at the offers from the South Korean firm. In addition, consumers will stand up to 20 per cent cashback and an prolonged guarantee. EMIs beginning at Rs 1,990 can be found as nicely.
For the subsequent few weeks, clients shopping for will get a Samsung Galaxy A51 free with 65-inch QLED TV and 75-inch Crystal 4K UHD TVs. For consumers choosing 55-inch fashions of QLED TVs and 65-inch Crystal 4K UHD TVs, Samsung will give a Galaxy A31 smartphone complimentary.
Additionally, individuals shopping for 75-inch, 82-inch and 85-inch QLED TVs will get both Soundbar HW-Q800T or HW-Q900T. The QLED TVs from the electronics big will even include a 10-year no display burn-in guarantee, one-year complete guarantee and one-year further guarantee on the panel.
“In 2020, there was a rise in demand for bigger screen smart TVs, above 55-inch, in top cities as well as small towns and rural markets. Consumers want to buy bigger TVs that offer cinematic viewing experience at home amid availability of high-quality OTT content and need for entertainment at home. The ‘Big TV Days’ promotion is aimed at creating great consumer offerings as we enter the New Year,” mentioned Raju Pullan, Senior Vice Present, Consumer Electronics Business, Samsung India.
“Consumers wishing to upgrade their lifestyle and looking forward to enjoying their big TV viewing experience will be delighted by the ‘Big TV Days’. We are confident that our unique offers will not only meet their expectations but also enrich their lives and make their homes ready for quality family time,” he mentioned.
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Sixteen years after she opened Kate’s on State at 1810 State St., and six years after she moved it to 333 Main St., Kate Gerrard has transformed the restaurant into Shady Kate’s.
Shady Kate’s made its debut on Oct. 19. Its last day as Kate’s on State was Oct. 13.
There have been changes in the restaurant’s decor, such as the addition of creative lampshades that Gerrard crafted.
Gerrard said she kept about 20 percent of the items from her previous menu. “And there have been a few things that have been revived from Crunch (another restaurant she operated at the Main Street location until 2012),” she said. “A few things have been revived from our days back on State Street, and there are some brand new things” on Shady Kate’s menu.
“There is comfort food,” Gerrard said of some new items. “There are sandwiches. There are burgers. There is homemade meatloaf, homemade chicken pot pie, fresh salmon, walleye, more steaks.” And the restaurant has added a soup and salad bar. “I would like to think there’s something on the menu for everyone and everyone’s budget,” Gerrard said.
She added, “I’m a firm believer that businesses have an expiration date and that you need to freshen things up. This is something new, something fun, something creative.”
Gerrard opened Kate’s on State at 1810 State St. in 2002 and moved it to the current location in 2012. She also owns Pizza Amore, which opened downtown in 2009; and Kate’s North, a seasonal drive-in that she opened in April in Holmen.
Shady Kate’s opens at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and is closed Sunday and Monday. For more information, call 608-784-3354 or visit www.katesonstate.com or www.shadykateslacrosse.com or the restaurant’s Facebook page.
Cory and Andreia Schultz of La Crosse have started NovaCor Clean, which offers carpet and upholstery cleaning, and general cleaning services, to businesses and residential properties.
The business began this past spring, although Andreia has been cleaning homes and businesses in the area for eight years.
Cory said the carpet cleaning part of the couple’s business started with the help of Virgil Olson of Olson’s Carpet Cleaning in La Crosse. “I started working for Virgil in 2017,” he said. “And I purchased a van with a truck mount from him this year. He still has a van of his own and is semi-retired,” and the two men work together.
Cory said he uses a truck mount hot water extraction system for carpet cleaning. He uses warm water mixed with a non-soap, non-toxic cleaning agent to pretreat carpets. About 20 minutes later, he uses very hot clean water and a powerful vacuum to rinse and extract the excess water and all the dirt and stains from the carpet, he said.
Peoples State Bank, which is based in Prairie du Chien, has started construction on its 20th location, at 415 Chestnut St. in Harpers Ferry, Iowa. It’s being built at the former site of the Harpers Cafe and Hotel building, which has been demolished.
The new office will open later this year and will be the bank’s second Iowa branch. Its other locations are in southwest Wisconsin.
The Harpers Ferry location will be a full-service bank with two customer service representatives and a loan officer able to serve both personal and business banking customers. The office also will have drive-thru and ATM services.
“We’ve had a long-standing desire to expand into northeast Iowa,” bank board President Tom Farrell said in a news release. “We’ve also enjoyed close ties with many in the Harpers Ferry area so when the opportunity to establish this office presented itself, we jumped at the chance.”


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Cyberpunk 2077 was announced a few years back and the game is still in development at CD Projekt Red with many claiming that the game will launch in 2018, however, a new rumor is making rounds on the internet suggesting that Cyberpunk 2077 will be 4 times bigger compared to The Witcher.
According to the rumor, Cyberpunk 2077 will be 4 times bigger compared to The Witcher 3 and all of its DLCs combined. The rumor also suggests that the game will also use The Witcher 3’s seasonal system for generating massive scales and will also feature dynamic destructible areas.
However, given that it is just a rumor take it as a grain of salt but, it would also explain why CD Projekt Red is taking so long on the project.
As for the destructible environments in Cyberpunk 2077, this is not the first time a rumor has suggested that as a recent job listing for an “Environmental Artist” for the game revealed that the devs are looking for a talented Environmental Artists who will work with the studio and create destruction models for objects.
CD PROJEKT RED is currently looking for talented artists to join our environment art team in Warsaw to work on Cyberpunk 2077. The Environment Artist will create a wide range of photorealistic environments in futuristic settings, covering also physicalized objects and destruction models.
The studio has also revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will feature different classes, however, these classes will be unconventional.
While Cyberpunk 2077 will not launch this year but the next game to be released by CD Projekt Red is GWENT The Witcher Card Game. GWENT has been very popular among the community but, the developers did not anticipate that this mini game would be so popular among the players.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a Sci-fi action RPG in development at CD Projekt Red for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.


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Sony has filed a trademark for something called The Sentinel in Europe.
The trademark was filed today, April 26, with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (via Gematsu) under Class 9 for computer and video games software, as well as Class 14 for internet-related electronic games.
Sony has yet to announce anything related to this new trademark, so stay tuned to IGN in the event The Sentinel is a new first-party title from the company. After all, Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida previously said PS4 owners can expect an "unprecedented rush" of big releases this year.
In addition to The Sentinel, the company also filed a trademark for Days Gone back in January.
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If you’re concerned about your car and you’re thinking about locking it out of your garage Alplaus NY has a solution for you. “We offer a full range of automotive services including lock changing in New York, cutting a new style in-house, providing universal remote key access and more. Our lock-changing experts are committed to providing customers with a quality product and exceptional customer service,” says Rita Rappaport. “We are pleased to offer Alplaus citizens a chance to experience this quality when it comes to their own cars.”
At “The Garage Door Services”, customers have the option of having a professional come out to their home and automobile and change the key without the need for a drill, jumper, or specialized equipment. “This is a new innovation that we have seen a lot of success with,” says Rita. “We believe it gives people peace of mind because it’s so simple to do.” The lock can be changed in a matter of minutes. It sounds like a job that could be done by teenagers, but Rita assures us that this is a job that is performed by an experienced technician.
“This is a great way to get that important vehicle in and out of the garage quickly,” says Bill Kline, a delivery driver from Farmingdale, NJ. “When you call us, we are always on hand and our agents are ready to help. They are able to give valuable information and advise customers on the best lock changing services New York has to offer.” Lock changing is now available through “The Garage Door Services.”
What makes this new technology secure? “When a car key is removed from the ignition, either by breaking it in half or through a tool known as a keystripper, only the ignition is unlocked. This new technology allows us to provide fast, efficient, convenient and safe changing of car keys,” says Rita. What’s more? “We guarantee you the results, no questions asked, satisfaction guaranteed,” she adds. Lock changing through “Lock Changing in New City NY” will begin immediately.
The process is very simple. “Upon receiving your new key, simply take it to the local office and turn it in,” explains Rita. “We want to make sure our customers are satisfied and we thank them for their business. We want to ensure that we provide a high level of service and customer satisfaction,” she continues. So go to “The Garage Door Services” at “Personalized Office Car Lock Keys” online.


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New risk add to range of hazards in common, uncontrolled plastic
New research adds to the weight of known risks from BPA, the controversial compound used in many plastic food and drink containers.
BPA is banned or restricted in many parts of the world, but allowed in Australia.
An international research team involving experts from Australian universities have discovered a new pathway for bisphenol A (BPA) to spread through the body via a protein known as ERRy (oestrogen-related receptor), which plays an important role in metabolism.
The involvement of ERRy adds to the possibility that BPA could be a cause of obesity and diabetes.
“We know that there are links between BPA exposure and diabetes and obesity but we do not know how it works. With what we have discovered about this new receptor we may well have found the missing link,” said Dr Yann Gibert, a member of the global team and researcher with Deakin University’s Metabolic Research Unit.
“Before now it was believed that BPA only affected oestrogen receptors and therefore only had an impact on this hormone function. Now that we have found this new receptor we can expand the targets of further research to developmental effects and metabolism.”
“It is time for Australia to re-evaluate the use of BPA and follow the lead of Europe, the US and Canada where the product is banned,” Dr Gibert said.
BPA is commonly used in plastic products such as baby bottles and food and drink containers.
It leaks from the container and into the food or drink, particularly when heated.
Current guidelines say it is safe to ingest up to 50 micrograms of BPA per day. However the science tells a different story and Dr Gibert says that these guidelines need to be revisited.
“As the current guidelines are based on the activation of estrogen receptors, we need to rethink the tolerable daily intake as BPA will induce effects at a lower dose than currently acknowledged. In Europe this is already happening with the intake soon to be dropped to 5 micrograms per kilo per day,” he said.
In previous studies, evidence of the health risks associated with BPA have been found to include breast cancer, reproductive disorders, brain function and inner ear development.
Results of this study have strengthened Dr Gibert’s resolve to reveal the true health impacts of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenol derivatives, BPS and BPAF.
“While BPA is banned in many parts of the world and in Australia there has been a voluntary move away from using BPA in baby bottles, the plastics industry has started using other bisphenol compounds,” he explained.
“No one has looked at the health impacts of these other bisphenols, which could be as dangerous as BPA. This is why we are including them in our research.”
The latest study has been published by the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.


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Over 708,000 Honda and Acura vehicles are being recalled to replace their DENSO fuel pumps.
The pumps have a defect that'll cause them to stop pumping fuel to the engine. You don't need to be a mechanic to see why that's a problem.…keep reading article "Honda Recalls More DENSO Fuel Pumps That Are Really Bad at Pumping Fuel"
Those replacement PSDI-5D Takata inflators that were supposedly safe? Now they're exploding too.
The desiccated replacements were exposed to excess moisture during assembly. This rapidly degrades the propellant and allows pressure to build up over time, turning the inflator into a mini-grenade that explodes during airbag deployment.…keep reading article "Honda Recalls Replacement PSDI-5D Takata Inflators for Exploding"
Clips designed to hold the 2019 Pilot and Rideline’s b-pillar panels in place have mounting holes that are too big.
Why does that matter? Because it could stop the side curtain airbags from deploying in a crash. Seriously.
Honda says the side curtain airbags may not deploy properly if the panels interfere with the curtain airbags.
About 400 vehicles have been recalled to install brackets … to hold the clips … to hold the panels.
Efficiency at its best.keep reading article "2019 Pilot and Ridgeline Have Trim Panels That Interfere with Airbags"
The 4th phase of Honda’s Takata airbag recall is set to get underway next month.
Honda says itkeep reading article "The Next Phase of Honda’s Massive Takata Recall is Ahead of Schedule"
has made a lot of progress with existing recall repairs because plenty of replace airbag inflators are available. The 77.7 percent completion rate out of nearly 13 million recalled vehicles has allowed Honda to issue the recall now instead of waiting until December.An automaker that’s actually ahead of schedule on a recall? What world is this?…
2001-2002 Accord. 2001-2002 Civic. 2002 CR-V. 2002 Odyssey. 2003 Pilot. If you own one of these vehicles and you haven't replaced their Takata inflators, the next knock on your door could be from a Honda representitive.
And you should answer ... it might just save your life.
In addition to going door-to-door with about 550 teams of representatives, Honda says it has made more than 35 million phone calls to customers and sent more than 1 million text messages, trying to convince owners to get the vehicles repaired.
Desperate times. Desperate measures.keep reading article "550 Honda Representitives Are Going Door to Door, Begging Certain Owners to Replace Their Takata Inflators"
The 2018 Pilot and Ridgeline have been recalled because of a dangerous seat issue.
The seat rivets can fail to secure the seat slide rails to the forward part of the seats, something that could cause the front seats to separate from the floors in a crash.
As if Honda owners didn't have enough to worry about during a crash.keep reading article "Faulty Rivets Might Allow 5,800 Honda Seats to Detatch From the Floor"
It's a new year, so we're out with the old and in with the ... ahh, crap. There's another Takata recall for Honda owners? 2018 ... 2017 ... it's all the same.
This recall involves 717,000 vehicles which, I believe, brings the grand total of recalled vehicles to 72 quadrillion or so.
keep reading article "Honda Vehicles Need Passenger-Side Takata Replacement"
The Takata airbag inflators are at risk of exploding due to the metal inflators that contain the explosive chemical, ammonium nitrate. The chemical can become unstable due to heat, time and moisture, something that has already killed at least 21 people worldwide, most of those deaths occurring in Honda vehicles.


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Fancy the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet? Or the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch. How about both? Well, Samsung has officially kicked off pre-booking for the duo (combo deal), for a low price of just Rs. 2,000, which is about $33. Mind you, the pre-booking amount is no indication of the final price, and that statement was confirmed later this afternoon when the same source unearthed from Indian online retailer Saholic's website that the Galaxy Note III will cost Rs. 47,990 (roughly $800, a bit overpriced, ouch!).
The Galaxy Gear on the other hand is expected to sell for about Rs. 20,000, although it could be higher than that as we have no official confirmation. Final prices will be revealed next week, but don't expect the prices to drop from the amount listed in this article. Having said that, Rs. 47,990 sounds just too high for a phablet, whereas the older generation Galaxy Note II can be had for just Rs. 27,000 now.


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"’You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take." — Wayne Gretzky’ — Michael Scott"
They’re wise words from
Scott Gretzky, no doubt — and Dunkin’ Donuts is hoping all its customers give their new Shot in the Dark dark coffee espresso canned beverages, well, a shot.
A little less than two years ago, Dunkin’ Donuts launched its first bottled iced coffee drinks. And now, the doughnut-and-coffee chain has launched its first-ever coffee beverage served in a can, Shot in the Dark.
Shot in the Dark’s espresso drinks come spiked with cream and sugar, and they’re available in three different flavors: caramel, mocha and vanilla.
"Our fans have loved our ready-to-drink iced coffees as a great way to power through their day with Dunkin’ anytime and anywhere," said Brian Gilbert, Dunkin’ Donuts vice president of retail business development, in a press release. "Now, for the coffee-loving consumers who want something a little bolder than a traditional cup of coffee, but not as strong as a shot of espresso, our Shot in the Dark creates an exciting and energizing new option when on-the-go."
So far, Shot in the Dark is available in select retail locations, including Target, retailing at $2.49 per can; but Dunkin’ Donuts plans to expand through 2019 to convenience stores and grocery stores across the U.S.
Dunkin’ Donuts’ new canned coffee drink isn’t a horrible way to start the day either. Each 8.1-ounce can has just 80 calories.
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Reports Magazine recently published information on how consumers
can combat spam, or unsolicited e-mail advertisements.
information was published in its August 2003 cover story, "E-mail
Spam: How to stop it from stalking you."
battle between those who send unsolicited e-mail advertisements
and those blocking them has become an arms race, the magazine
said. On one side are hordes of spammers finding ways to penetrate
consumers' inboxes. On the other are Internet providers with industrial-strength
spam-blocking software, organizations that blacklist spammers
and consumers armed with retail spam-blocking programs.
is an issue not only for the general public, but for truckers
specifically. John Siebert of the OOIDA Foundation says that according
to the organization's most recent member survey, 57 percent of
the group's trucker members own a personal computer. Half use
the computer for business records, and 14 percent have a computer
in their truck.
a typical day America Online prevents 1.5 billion spams from reaching
its 35 million customers. The company averages 7 million complaints
daily about spam that reaches customers. There are four common
ways in which spammers get your e-mail address: public Web pages;
chat rooms; use of "dictionary attacks" or common combinations
of names and numbers; and online registration at Web sites.
magazine said in a release that its experts studied hundreds of
spams, used decoys to attract yet more spams, tracked down spammers
and tested products that filter spam on a home computer.
the heart of spam, the magazine reported, is money.
is far cheaper than conventional mail," Consumer Reports'
Senior Project Editor Jeff Fox said. "Spammers can broadcast
a million messages for a little as $500. If even a few recipients
buy what's advertised, the campaign most likely pays."
must spend time sifting through spam and can feel violated when
pornographic spam invades their home. They can miss out on legitimate
e-mail that's mistakenly blocked from delivery by their Internet
provider or they themselves hurriedly delete in the course of