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Plastic bag makers fight back against California's new ban
California Gov. Jerry Brown this week signed a new law prohibiting grocery and convenience stores from offering single-use plastic bags. Within a day, bag manufactures said they'd try to kill the law via ballot measure.
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The ink is barely dry on California’s first-ever statewide ban on plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores, but the opposition has already begun efforts to undo the newly minted law.
The American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA), an industry trade group representing plastic bag manufacturers, has announced a campaign to put a referendum on the 2016 ballot. It has begun the process of collecting the more than half a million necessary signatures.
APBA turned down a request for an interview, but said in a statement that it considers the new law a “scam” that will benefit grocery stores without helping the environment, and that the ten-cent fee for alternative bags will unduly burden low-income residents.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed the law on Tuesday. At least 127 California municipalities already are covered by plastic bag bans of some kind, according to Californians Against Waste.
However, APBA maintains that the majority of California voters do not support the ban.
“Since state lawmakers failed their constituents by approving this terrible bill, we will take the question directly to the public and have great faith they will repeal it at the ballot box,” the industry group’s statement vows.
The opposition has 90 days to collect the necessary signatures. The number gathered must be equal to 5 percent of the votes cast for all candidates for governor in the last gubernatorial election (504,760).
Upon qualifying for the ballot, the law will be suspended until voters cast their ballots in November of 2016. If voters act to repeal the law, it will end. If voters turn down the repeal effort, the law will go into effect in January 2017.
The effort to overturn this law has support from at least one Los Angeles County supervisor, Mike Antonovich, who voted against the Los Angeles ban four years ago. According to his Planning and Public Works Deputy, Edel Vizcarra, the law is an “overreach” by government.
“There are many ways to change behavior that were never tried,” he says, adding that bans are the least effective method.
While the bill includes a provision for some $2 million in loans to help manufacturers transition to recyclable bags, Mr. Vizcarra says that is far from sufficient and the law will push companies that provide some 2,000 jobs out of state.
The law provides exemptions for low-income residents who are on public assistance. But Vizcarra says that many low-income residents are not on public assistance and will be hit if they have to buy a new bag every time they go to the grocery store. Many residents do not like reusable bags, he adds, because they are seen as unsanitary.
Interviews with shoppers reveal that while many support the ban in theory, there is lukewarm support on the ground.
“I’m embarrassed to admit that it annoys me,” says retiree Wayne Norton outside the Ralph’s grocery store in Sherman Oaks. "So I keep quiet about my irritation. I’ve been coming here for years and years and now I have to pay for a bag. It’s not so much the 10 cents as the awkward moment. Who wants to be caught saying ‘no’ to 10 cents?” he adds.
Wendrif Mickens, sales manager at the same Ralphs, says, “To tell you frankly, views are mixed. Some people really like it. Others really don’t. Some of the people who don’t like it get really annoyed because they forget to bring their reusables in. Others want to save the dime so they tell us just to put everything in the cart and then they wheel it out to their car and just place everything on the seat.”


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Gor Mahia unveil new kit sponsor
Reigning Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia and global kit manufacturer Umbro have announced a new long-term partnership.
Umbro will be the exclusive technical partner of the club, supplying the K’Ogalo playing squad with training and off field apparel.
The technical and management staff will be supplied with branded apparel, equipment and luggage. Gor Mahia products will also be available for fans to purchase.
David Ricketts, Umbro South Africa Chief Executive Officer expressed his joy with the deal.
“We are delighted that Gor Mahia will be wearing the famous double diamond. They are a club with history and tradition looking to build towards the future, which goes hand in hand with our brand values. We look forward to partnering with Gor Mahia as they take on the next chapter.”
Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier said this is the beginning of Gor Mahia’s rise to becoming an African giant.
“As truly indicated by David, Gor Mahia is about to open a new chapter in the quest to begin dining with elite clubs of African football at the continental table. We are glad and excited that Umbro has agreed to partner with the club towards opening this new chapter.”
“We guarantee to you, Umbro that we will never let you down, we are the mighty K’Ogalo. We share the same values, let us grow the brands together,” he concluded
Umbro sponsors a number of top teams around the world including Everton, West Ham United, AFC Bournemouth, and Huddersfield Town (English Premier League), FC Schalke O4, Werder Bremen and FC Nurnberg (German Bundesliga), Amazulu, FC Black Leopards, Bloemfontein Celtic FC and Cape Town City FC (South African Premier Soccer League, Township Rollers FC (Botswana Premier League), Zesco United FC (Zambian Premier League), Accra Hearts of Oak (Ghana Premier League)


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2023 Toyota Hilux Release Date, Interior, Engine – If there’s a major business involved, there will be stories, gossip, and that is why word of mouth plays a crucial role, not just in the media, but also in defending an issue. However, for companies such as Toyota they can be an advantage. Recently, there was lots of hype surrounding the 2023 Toyota Hilux. Many are waiting with anticipation for the car to be on the roads.
The company hasn’t revealed or talked about its specifications. There is however an influx of excitement about the new features the company could offer.
2023 Toyota Hilux Redesign
Exterior And Interior Design
The wheelbase of this model is larger than the 2023 standard Toyota Hilux. The length for the various models will likely vary. The 2023 Hilux is reminiscent of miniature trucks from the first time you see it. Its front end has been increased in terms of size, while the headlights have been given a minor change. The front grille is Toyota’s unique three-grille design.
The car’s floor is straight, and the tailgate is accessible via the internet. The taillights could also undergo a few adjustments.
When you look at it from the outside, you can see how the brand new 2023 Toyota Hilux will make its distinction and be the most desirable of the vehicles of various companies. There is more room available due to the increased dimensions of its cabinet. The auto-dimming window pane, along with heating side mirrors has drawn all the attention away from it. The HVAC controls are a cool feature in this vehicle.
In 2023, the Toyota Hilux will be equipped with the most advanced infotainment technology. The dashboard is equipped with an LCD, navigation and radio functions including self-driving assist, an upgraded audio system, and sophisticated technology for controlling the climate. The pickup also comes with adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning systems rearview cameras, park assist, and forward-collision warning systems.
2023 Toyota Hilux Engine
There are only predictions and estimates at the moment and nothing can be found on the subject of engines. From earlier models, it could be speculated that this model is expected to include an engine of 2.8-liter of diesel engine. In 2023, the Toyota Hilux, a 2.7-liter gasoline cylinder could be included. Expect a power rating of 180 horsepower and a torque of 188 lb-ft. It can go from 0-60 speed in only 6 minutes. The maximum speed is between 115 and 120 miles per hour.
2023 Toyota Hilux Release Date And Price
There’s always excellent anticipation from Toyota. There is a lot of trust in the Toyota brand. Even with the expensive cost of the products that are kept by the company, people don’t lose the appeal of owning an item in the garage. With this model, one can expect not just to sport an appealing design and features, but also the other aspects that are expected to be top-of-the-line.
The price and specific specifications for Toyota Hilux 2023 have not been announced by the company. However, there are rumors about the Hilux 2023 model, which is expected to have an estimated price of $25,000. Prices can vary depending on the exchange rates at the date of its release.


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ISG Introduces New Digital Arabic Platform
26 April 2021
In January 2021, a new digital Arabic platform was adopted to complement existing ISG programs.
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May this holy month of Ramadan bring you joy, peace and good health.


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The aim of this new collection is to help people better themselves, their finances, and their businesses so that they can have an even better future.
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After announcing the release of new holiday templates for the upcoming busy season, Davidson and his team have also added a variety of new templates for MyExcelTemplates.com that focuses on personal finance, fitness, and business marketing. Davidson was quoted saying, “The New Year is an important time, as many people endeavor to make goals and accomplish them over the next year. The aim of this new collection is to help people better themselves, their finances, and their businesses so that they can have an even better future.”
The team of writers working for MyExcelTemplates.com has put their efforts towards some of the most important topics that face our society, especially for the upcoming New Year. Their researchers have come up with ways to help with the three topics mentioned above.
Their goal is to simply help individuals and small businesses become more organized in such a way that helps them understand what problems can arise in the areas of business marketing and personal finances, helping these people succeed in their endeavors.
The New Year is a time when many people reflect on their accomplishments and resolve to improve themselves in a variety of different ways. That is the main philosophy behind Davidson’s most recent expansion. Some of the templates that have come to the site include compressive budget spreadsheets to decrease unnecessary spending throughout the year and templates that track the progress of a person’s fitness goals. Everything from meal planners to workout guides has been added to the site in an attempt to help people accomplish their 2016 resolutions.
Now, more than ever, people are looking for ways to stay on the right track to achieving their New Year’s goals and dreams. MyExcelTemplates.com is proud to announce that their goals are also focused on improvement, with their most recent collection of templates. Davidson plans to continue expanding their templates in these three categories as 2016 continues to approach.
Davidson concluded his statements saying, “Everyone has goals at the beginning of a new year, and our goal is to make sure our users accomplish each and every one of them for 2016 and every year after.”
The team at MyExcelTemplates.com plans to continue expanding their selection into multiple popular categories throughout 2016 as well. Their primary goal is to focus on topics that will help people the most, dealing with finances, education, and health as well.
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Johnson & Johnson has started to phase out the use of polyethylene microbeads in beauty products, and is working on an eco-friendly alternative, after activists from environmental group the 5 Gyres Institute found large amounts of the beads in the Great Lakes.
Microbeads are used in beauty products as a means of scrubbing away dead skin. After being washed down the drain, the plastic beads are too small to be adequately captured by wastewater treatment and end up in rivers, lakes and the ocean.
Last summer, researchers from 5 Gyres trawled lakes Erie, Huron and Superior and collected large amounts of the round pellets that “matched the same size, color, texture and shape of the microbeads found in popular consumer products," the group's executive director, Marcus Eriksen told Reuters. He also said the group plans to publish the research in a peer-reviewed journal later this year.
The organization presented the results to Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble, which prompted J&J’s pledge to eliminate the material from its products. P&G says it will phase out microbeads in products by 2017, according to Eriksen.
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5 Gyres says the microbeads can be mistaken for food by fish and ingested, which can later be ingested by humans. There currently is no practical way to remove the particles from the lakes, according to Eriksen. It also is unknown how long the particles can last.
To raise awareness and encourage companies to remove harmful plastics from their products, 5 Gyres has launched a consumer petition campaign called "Get Plastic Off My Face and Out of My Water Now!"
Last August, Johnson & Johnson announced plans to remove several potentially harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde from its line of adult consumer products by the end of 2015. The company also pledged last November to remove specific chemicals from its baby products, such as Johnson baby shampoo, by the end of this year.
Johnson & Johnson will phase out formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, which release trace quantities of methylene glycol, in addition to triclosan, a common antibacterial ingredient, and 1,4 dioxane, a byproduct of the process that makes cleansers mild and non-irritating.


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August 2, 2000
Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 wireless phone maker, said it expected to meet analysts' forecasts for its 2001 earnings, building on the strong sales seen in the fiscal first half. The company also said it was working toward a goal of delivering double-digit annual sales growth across all of its sectors. "We believe present consensus estimates for 2001 of earnings per share of $1.


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Dandong Port, a major gateway port in northeast China, has announced that the company failed to make payments on its medium term notes which expired on October 30.
Dandong Port issued the RMB1bn ($150m) three-year notes in 2014 and the company has only paid RMB58.6m ($8.85m) of interest to the trustee so far.
The company said the default is mainly due to heavy debts and high short-term payment pressure.
China Lianhe Credit Rating has lowered the company’s rating from AA to C due to the default, made worse as the company didn’t issue any warning regarding the payment default prior to the expiration of the notes.
Dandong Port also has another six upcoming note payments totalling RMB6.95bn.
Dandong Port, controlled by local multisector enterprise Rilin Group and businessman Wang Wenliang, founder of Rilin Group, is one of the few private-owned seaports in China. The port, which is situated on the border with North Korea, reported a net profit of RMB539m for the first three quarters of 2017.
In September last year, Wang Wenliang was involved in a bribery scandal in an election of representatives for the National People’s Congress, and later resigned from the group in August 2017.


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Thursday January 9,2014 : NETPLAYTV RELEASES Q4-2013 K.P.I.s
Strong quarterly performance from interactive television betting company.
The UK interactive television and mobile betting company NetPlayTV has released its Q4-2013 numbers, showing strong quarterly growth as follows:
* 33 percent increase in total net revenue to GBP 7.9 million (Q4 2012: GBP 5.9 million) and 22 percent increase on Q3 2013.
* 12 percent increase in new depositing players to 15,648 (Q4 2012: 13,974) and 1 percent increase on Q3 2013.
* 27 percent increase in active depositing players to 32,163 (Q4 2012: 25,376) and 11 percent increase on Q3 2013.
* Mobile and tablet net revenue increased 121 percent on prior year and now accounts for 30 percent of total net revenue (Q4 2012: 18 percent)
* Full year EBITDA expected to be at top-end of market expectations
Management reports that during the reporting period the Netplay acquired the Vernons brand from Sportech plc for a total cash consideration of GBP 3 million. The integration of this brand into the existing NetPlay infrastructure is almost complete and brings with it additional products in sportsbook and bingo which will be marketed through established channels from the start of 2014.
Mobile and tablet performed very well in the quarter, and marketing continues to be a key driver for growth in the business.
The company has announced that following the prior season's success, its brand SuperCasino is once again the headline sponsor for Celebrity Big Brother currently being aired on Channel 5, and in addition Vernons Bingo is the headline sponsor for Loose Women on STV throughout the whole of 2014.
The Directors are pleased with a continued strong performance and are confident that the Netplay will meet full year market estimates with full year EBITDA at the top end of expectations.
The company plans to issue its full year preliminary results on 8 April 2014.


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Nothing fires up the appetite like a vigorous workout, but it’s not often you can get to exercise and eat together. That’s part of what’s special about the second annual Tour de Farms — a bike ride through Addison County punctuated by visits to farmers and food producers. Participants, who are asked to bring both a bike helmet and a spoon, choose among 10-, 25- and 30-mile routes.
Last year, organizers and farms were overwhelmed when more than 200 riders showed up. This year, they’re easing the load by staggering the start times for the three different courses. It’s also much cheaper to participate by signing up in advance: Adults who preregister pay $15. (It’s twice as much if you wait till the big day.)
Those who pedal the full 30 miles can nab samples at 17 spots, including Vermont Cookie Love in North Ferrisburgh, Twig Farm in West Cornwall and award-winning Lincoln Peak Vineyard in New Haven. (Let’s hope the cyclists don’t drink too much vino.)
The ride ends at the Shoreham town green, smack dab in the middle of Apple Fest. According to an email from organizer Judy Stevens of Golden Russet Farm, the celebration features a “soup and bread lunch, apple desserts, farmers market [and] live Irish music.”
Based in Dedham, Mass., the Papa Gino’s restaurant chain slings pies in every New England state except ours. But that hasn’t stopped it from crafting products with “locally produced cheese from Vermont.”
Per the Associated Press, after working with the New England Dairy Promotion Board, Papa Gino’s has announced it will increase its order of an unidentified Vermont cheddar by 174,000 pounds annually. It may be stretching the definition of “local,” but our farmers ain’t complaining.
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce recently named Gerry Nooney of Sugarbush’s Timbers Restaurant “Chef of the Year.” He’s being honored for his long-term participation in the local food movement. Before accepting the ski-resort job in 2007, Nooney taught at NECI and cooked at Mad River Valley restos such as John Egan’s Big World Pub and the Tucker Hill Inn.
He’ll be fêted at a gala event today at The Essex.


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the top-line results still point to uncertainty on the expected sharp rebound. Their stock prices have been suffering since going public. Are investors shorting Lyft? ET by Philip van Doorn Lyft stock price target raised to vs. Collectively, analysts expect Lyft to reach positive EBITDA by.
Both companies went public last year, Lyft in March, Uber in May, with many early employees. Analysts expected Lyft to lose 93 cents a share on revenue of 7. The company’s stock has gained about 56. Term Box: Best Lyft Inc Cls A forecast, LYFT stock price prediction, LYFT forecast, Lyft Inc Cls A finance tips, LYFT prediction, Lyft Inc Cls A analyst report, LYFT stock price predictions, Lyft Inc Cls A stock forecast, LYFT forecast tomorrow, Lyft Inc Cls A technical analysis, LYFT stock future price, Lyft Inc Cls A projections, Lyft Inc Cls A market prognosis, LYFT expected stock price. is expected to price its shares above the targeted range for its initial public offering, in a sign of strong investor demand ahead of the ride-hailing service’s imminent debut. (LYFT Quick Quote LYFT - Free Report) incurred a loss (excluding 56 cents from non-recurring items) of 90 cents per share in the third quarter of, wider than the Zacks Consensus. The company previously expected to price its shares between and .
Lyft stock price – technical analysis Lyft continues in a long-term downtrend from its initial public offering (IPO) price. Lyft increased its expected IPO share price range to between and per share in a new filing Wednesday. Lyft - Get Report.
83 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 150% over the last reported sale price of Lyft’s Class A common stock of . The stock price of ride-sharing company LYFT Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) is trading more than 9% over the past week. Lyft was the first in a string of technology IPOs expected this year, including food delivery service.
Lyft priced its offering at per share, good for a valuation of . 53 per share on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the. For the last reported quarter, it was expected that Lyft would post a loss of .
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Shares of American ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are sharply higher in pre-market trading this morning on the expected passage of Proposition 22, a California ballot measure that allows tech. View analysts&39; price targets for Lyft. The stock trading under the ticker “LYFT” closed at . 6 billion for all of, or 44% of full-year revenue.
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Uber had announced they expected to be profitable by Q4 of this year, however the coronavirus epidemic may push that back a bit. Uber and Lyft have eased up on promotional pricing and have focused on getting to unit profitability. On average, they expect Lyft&39;s stock price to reach . Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when Lyft (LYFT Quick Quote LYFT - Free Report) reports results for the quarter ended September. The publicly traded saga started two Fridays ago, when underwriters priced Lyft&39;s IPO at , valuing the company at more than billion. Lyft’s stock has had a bumpy ride since it went public at the end of March. 7 percent from its offering price of . Lyft had priced its shares at a range between and , but the stock soon climbed to .
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In what could well be one of the oddest statements issued by the CEO of a major tech company this year, Satory Iwata, the President of Nintendo, said that the 3DS console was delayed because of fears it would not be able to produce enough units to meet demand.
He told the WSJ that "One hurdle is that people cannot understand the positives of the 3DS without getting their hands on it." after prudently saying that "While the 3-D has been well-received, we are not overly optimistic".
Iwata did confirm that the company wanted the 3DS to go on sale in time for the holiday retail window but this won't happen, leaving Nintendo with no other option than shipping it in February 2011, at a time where most shoppers will still be recovering from having spent too much in the previous months.
Arguably, the same principles did not prevent Nintendo from launching the Wii gaming console, a device that was so popular that even nearly four years after it launched in Europe, it is still regularly plagued by stock issues.
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Chanel has bought minority stakes in two Italian leather goods makers and a French clothing manufacturer in a bid to bolster the speciality ateliers that make up its supply chain. Building out its network of artisans cost the business $169 million (£138 million) when the deal was made in January.
The new acquisitions consist of Renato Corti, one of Italy’s largest leather manufacturers based in Florence and Milan, and Mabi, which produces luxury handbags in factories in Florence and San Daniele. Chanel now holds a 40 per cent stake in both. The French company Grandis, which the house bought a 34 per cent stake in, is comprised of 12 workshops creating tailoring, flou, lingerie, swimwear and leather.
“If we want to remain the leader in luxury over the next 20 years, we have to make investments and take risks in areas we consider key for the future,” Bruno Pavlovsky, Chanel’s president of fashion, told WWD. “We are not necessarily looking to buy more companies, but rather to ensure these suppliers remain important contributors to the development of our products.”
Chanel is doubling down on skilled leather manufacturers and tanneries after it halted the use of exotic skins in December 2018. “There’s a lot we can do with leather right now,” Pavlovsky continued. “I think the secret in the future will be a mix of approaches blending traditional leather, as we know it today, with new materials and finishes.” The house has invested in research around alternatives to skins, but predicts the resulting leather substitutes will not be ready to share for at least a decade.
Pavlovsky also added that the house will do whatever it takes to safeguard the yarn suppliers of its signature tweeds, whether that means the company making more acquisitions, or signing purchasing agreements. Upping its investments supports the reiterations of Philippe Blondiaux, Chanel’s global chief financial officer, that “Chanel is not for sale”.
Progress on the structural work around a new craftsmanship headquarters in Aubervilliers, France, is also being made. Slated to open in the third quarter of 2020, the site has officially been named 19M – after the number of Parisian districts adjoining the sprawling centre, and the French words in the fashion vocabulary beginning with M, such as “mode”, “main” and “métier”. Six hundred employees of the ateliers that Chanel is famed for working with – including embroiderers Lesage and Montex; feather and flower specialist Lemarié; and milliner Maison Michel – will all be housed in the five-floor building with two additional basements.


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SuperGroup has reported a 21.8% rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £17.9m in the 26 weeks to October 27 with womenswear and online sales driving growth.
However pre-tax profits including exceptional items such as the set-up of the group’s new retail distribution centre at a cost of £1.6m, and the buy-out of the Spanish distribution agreement at £2.1m, fell 28.8% to £9.9m at the company.
Full price online sales jumped 29.3% while overall ecommerce sales, including its presence on Ebay, climbed 18.7%.
Like-for-like sales for the period increased by 8.1%. Retail revenue was up 19.3% to £117m and wholesale turnover grew by 25% to £75.1m.
Strong revenue growth in both divisions delivered total group revenue of £192.1m, up 21.4% on the same period last year.
SuperGroup opened eight new stores over the half adding 38,000 sq ft to the company’s portfolio. The business also launched 35 new international franchise and licensed stores and opened its first eight Spanish concessions in department store El Cortes Inglés.
Superdry products are now sold globally through stores in 41 countries and 16 international websites.
SuperGroup chief executive Julian Dunkerton said: “The product developments across the two most recent seasons, in particular in womenswear, have helped to deliver like-for-like growth. I am also pleased to report that the spring/summer 2014 order book is showing growth of circa 26%, demonstrating the continuing momentum in the wholesale business.”
He added: “Ecommerce continues to thrive and international sales represented a greater proportion of internet sales than the UK, indicating strong global demand for the brand.”


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Meizu, the China based Smartphone giant has been attempting to tap into the booming potential of the Indian mid-to-high range market over the past few months. The company often lauded for its superior design quality and boasting of one of the better after sales service launched its new flagship MX5, in India.
This phone is not at all far behind for the avid photographer, with a 20.7-mega-pixel rear camera with Sony IMX220 Exmor RS BSI sensor, laser autofocus and dual-tone LED flash. The rear camera can record videos at 4K resolution. There is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture also on board. The MX5 comes with Android 5.0 based FlymeOS 4.5 and supports Dual SIM, and also supports 4G. It has a vast array of connectivity options, including 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, Glonass, and micro-USB.
In a market which each smartphone maker is trying to achieve a foothold of supremacy, the dynamics of this ever-changing market is being reflected in the high quality standards which each OEM is stressing on and is trying to appease their old customers and the first time smartphone buyer alike with a vast array of features while also aiming to keep it simple, as the critical management mantra goes.
All in all, it sounds like a great phone, and as recently announced by Meizu they have established 40 service centres in 20 Indian cities and are also implementing a pick-up delivery service for repairs and such, so it seems to be covered on that base as well. With top notch hardware and software, it is indeed a compelling buy at Rs. 19,999 for the 16 GB variant.


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After the huge success of the recent Shein pop-up shop in Sydney, the popular clothing brand is opening one in Melbourne next month.
The pop-up shop will be located on Flinders Street in Melbourne CBD – the same location a previous SHEIN pop-up shop was at in May this year. It will open from Friday, December 16, to Sunday, December 18 2022 – just in time to get some new outfits for the holiday season.
The pop-up shops are hugely beneficial to customers because SHEIN is primarily an online e-commerce store, so it gives shoppers the opportunity to try products on and check out the fabrics and cuts in person, rather than via an image.
The POP-UP store will stock men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, accessories, footwear, beauty, home/interiors, pets, and electronics. The store will showcase SHEIN brands Dazy, Motf, Emery Rose, Shein X, Glowmode, Luvlette, Romwe, Sheglam, And Petsin.
Due to the overwhelming popularity of SHEIN POP-UP stores in Australia, the brand recommends that shoppers pre-register on Eventbrite from December 11 to skip the queues and access the Express Entry Lane on arrival. Keep in mind, there are only 90 ‘Express Entry’ spots available, so they will sell out quickly.
Details of The SHEIN POP-UP Melbourne Store
What: SHEIN POP-UP Melbourne Store.
When: Friday, December 16 – Sunday, December 18, 2022.
Times: 10 am – 6 pm.
Where: 340 Flinders Street Melbourne CBD.
Cost: Free entry.
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For those living in and around London, and who have an afternoon to spare on Friday, you can head down to London’s West End to celebrate the launch of Mario and Sonic at the Olympics for the Nintendo Wii at the Oxford Street HMV.
The official British launch of the game will take place at 12:00pm noon, with festivities going on until around 3:00pm.
There is also an opportunity to see Radio 1 DJs Dick and Dom battle it out on the big screen, and no doubt get a snap of yourself with Sonic and Mario themselves. Try not to clothesline Mario though.
For anyone in Newcastle on Friday, the Northern M&S launch party is going down in my living room from 7:00pm onwards. Bring beer.


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In support of breast cancer awareness, Sovereign Foods has rolled out an in-store and on-pack awareness campaign on its Country Range to encourage people to not be chicken and check ‘em.
A proactive concept created by Boomtown for Sovereign Foods, the campaign is a CSI drive where the popular food brand will donate R2 per pack sold to PinkDrive. “The first drive of its kind for Sovereign Foods, the connection with its product and the cause makes for talkability and positive engagement,” remarks the creative behind the campaign, Meagan Viljoen. “To be able to understand a client, its consumer and know we can have fun with a campaign that makes a difference to a special cause is incredibly satisfying.”
Running in-store with point of sale touch-points, customers who purchase Country Range fresh chicken breasts receive a pink ribbon and a thank you card at the till. Supported by a digital campaign and radio promotion “Don’t be chicken, check them” will run throughout October in Eastern Cape Spars.
“There’s value in goodness, and that’s what Sovereign Foods is all about,” remarks Gerald Walter, Marketing Director at Sovereign Foods. “We aim to care, make a difference and make a real impact on people, lives and business; and this is one way for us to give back.”
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2020 Chicago Auto Show, new LC 500 Convertible will showcase a new body finish that would be accompanied by tons of new and upgraded features.
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Lexus team announces new Blackline Special Edition lineup, based on the IS F SPORT trim level. Limited to mere 900 units, 2020 IS F SPORT Blackline Special Edition is already available for purchase and comes with a rear-wheel driver or all-wheel drive system. Let’s check out more, shall we?
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Zhoushan, China - Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical has started up the remaining units of the first phase of its 40-million-tonne/year refinery and petrochemical complex, the company announced 31 Dec 2019.
The €21-billion (Yuan160 billion) project in eastern China started in 2016 and phase 1 start-up was set for end of 2018, according to the the website of Rongsheng Petrochemical, Zhejiang's parent company.
The company website did not provide further details.
In an environmental impact assessment report issued in 2016, Zhoushan's local government said that the project is expected to produce a range of chemicals, including ethylene, propylene, and styrene butadiene.
The plant, the report said, will have the the capacity to produce 200 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa) of butadiene in the first phase, and another 200ktpa in the second phase.


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Light Vehicle Free Trade Agreement Brings New Auto Opportunity to Mexico
May 08, 2019
A landmark free trade agreement between Mexico and Brazil opens the doors for new automotive opportunity and strengthens Mexico’s value as a top destination for manufacturing operations.
Opening the doors for automotive opportunity
In March 2019, the Mexican government announced that an agreement had been reached with Brazil on light vehicle free trade, according to Reuters. The agreement, which is part of the Economic Complementation Act No. 55 (ACE 55), takes effect in March, and dramatically paves the way for increased open commerce and new automotive opportunities between two of Latin America’s largest economies.
As the 7th largest vehicle manufacturer in the world – and the 5th largest auto parts producer – the agreement further strengthens Mexico’s position as a worldwide hub for automotive manufacturing, especially as the agreement brings Mexico’s total partnership in free trade agreements to 14.
The light vehicle agreement is of particular importance at a time when concerns about the terms and even possible conclusion of NAFTA are high. With 41% of Mexico’s goods being exportedto the United States as of 2016, free trade with Brazil represents the opportunity to diversify interests – with a considerably profitable result. According to Reuters, the economy ministry valued Mexico’s trade surplus with Brazil at $868 million last year, which is three times the amount reported in 2017.
What is ACE 55 – and why is free trade with Brazil so important for the auto industry?
Mercosur (currently the nations of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and Mexico originally signed ACE 55 on September 27th, 2002 as part of the 1980 Montevideo Treaty, and it took effect as of 2003. ACE 55 was instrumental in the development of automotive manufacturing for all countries involved; the legislation improved trade relations, protected and expanded existing trade between Mexico and Mercosur, and ultimately laid the groundwork for the free trade recently established with Brazil.
Dynamics of Brazil’s auto market, such as higher local taxes and lower economies of scale for Brazilian manufacturing plants, create a price differential that makes Mexican auto imports highly attractive to Brazilian domestic buyers, even with the costs of transport and delivery. Nearly 10 years ago, Mexican cars accounted for almost 20%of the more than 850,000 autos and light commercial vehicles imported into Brazil – and that percentage has the potential to drastically increase with the benefits of free trade.
Mexico’s largest trading partner in Latin America, Brazil’s bilateral auto trade relationship with Mexico represented 46% of all trade flowsin the region. In 2014, light vehicle exports reached $1,608,000 million and auto part exports reached $977 million.
Given the volume of trade – and Mexico’s growing trade surplus, the Brazilian government for years sought to protect local manufacturing. As of 2015, ACE 55 allowed Mexico privileged accessto the Brazilian auto market – and Mexico was the only non-Mercosur country with this type of agreement. This unprecedented but beneficial move that ensured tariff-free access for light vehicle exports from Mexico to Brazil. Beginning in 2015, this access allowed amounts of up to USD $1,560,000 million, which increased marginally every year until 2019.
For both countries, harmonization of trade initiatives helps encourage economic growth in the automotive sector. For Mexico in particular, the move to free trade with Brazil is the culmination of several years of planning and negotiation, and is a landmark agreement for Mexico’s fast-growing auto industry with regard to exports to Brazil.
Big benefits to carmakers
With the road to increased Brazilian trade volumes paved by free trade, big benefits will open to automakers manufacturing in Mexico. The 8th largest car sales market in the world, Brazil outranks Italy, Canada, South Korea, Iran, and Russia, according to the International Organization of Automobile Manufacturers (OICA). Big automakers benefit General Motors (GM), Volkswagen, Nissan, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and KIA, for example, will have the immediate opportunity to increase exports to a Brazilian market in which they are already thriving. In 2018, combined exports from these manufacturers represented 93.5% of total Mexican auto exports to Brazil.
In particular, the novel truck and SUV segments are expected to show the most promise. GM placed over 38,500 units in Brazil, with the Chevrolet Equinox and Trax models being the most representative. Similarly, Volkswagen showed success with its Tiguan model. As the free trade agreement removes caps previously imposed on Mexican exports and the market fully dictates demand, automakers manufacturing in Mexico have an opportunity to dramatically increase their business in Brazil.
NAFTA and diversification: the benefits to Mexico
With uncertainty around NAFTA’s future, diversification is a necessary step in ensuring Mexico’s strength as an auto manufacturing powerhouse. The current auto manufacturing industry in Mexico is highly dependent on the U.S. economy. In recent years, global recession exposed auto makers in Mexico to increased risk, as a significant portion of their business was tied to U.S. exports.
For Mexico, Brazil’s rapidly developing domestic auto market is a highly attractive outlet that could help mitigate this type of risk. Diversifying the network of auto exports allows the manufacturing industry to continue to thrive, with less reliance on particular global partners for stability.
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For all, you gaming lovers out there – one of the most anticipated gaming events of the year is now available to the public
In the past E3 has been the platform on which some of the biggest games in the industry have been launched. Right from Assassin’s Creed to Fallout 4, E3 is regarded as one of the most major gaming showcases in the world. But in the past, the event received much criticism because E3 was an invitation-only event, and gamers all over have been pretty much excluded from the entire event, and have to resort to watching it on television or their computers.
However, this year’s E3 has decided to give the gaming industry exactly what it wants and open its doors to the general public, to attend one of the biggest gaming showcases of 2017. The event, which was only open to media professionals and top game dev companies will now allow gamers from all over to have a chance to witness the unveil of some of the biggest games that are yet to come. Tickets for the event will go on sale on February the 13th, starting out with a special early bird price of $150 USD, and will go up to $250 USD after that. Attendees of the show will get access to the show floor which is where the gaming booths and stores will be present. Also, attendees will have access to panel discussions and a few other unique benefits that views at home won’t have access to like special interviews with game designers.
The decision to let the general public enter the event was taken after the game company’s managers received numerous feedback from fans regarding a provision to be made to allow fans to come. Also, game developers also encouraged E3 to open its doors so that fans and attendees would get access to the premier of some of their most loved games. In short, fans wanted to be there, and game companies wanted their fans to be there.
Since the last E3 convention, there have been numerous large game companies like EA which have decided to drop out of the event owing to the disorderliness and unsuccessfulness of the last event. Critics have speculated that the decision to open its doors to the general public could be because it has had a significant decline of investors and sponsors of the convention.
In Spite of the fact that EA has decided not to release any of its games at the conference, there are still a lot of games that will be showcased at the event. The lineup of games this year is kind of interesting, with a healthy mix of original games and a newer take on some of the most loved older ones. If you are still undecided if you want to make a trip to E3, you can have a look at some of the games that will be making their entrance at the convention:
Agents of Mayhem
Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild
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LONDON Customs authorities in the U.S. are set to start blocking the import into the country of Epistar Corporation's LEDs that infringe patents held by Philips's Lumileds lighting operation.
The move follows the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denying Epistar's motion to stay an International Trade Commission exclusion order prohibiting importation of Epistar's OMA, MB, and GB products into the United States.
The ITC had already denied a similar request by Epistar (Hsinchu, Taiwan).
The exclusion order also prohibits any other Epistar LEDs that infringe Philips Lumileds' U.S. Patent No. 5,008,718, as well the importation of packaged LEDs containing the infringing Epistar LEDs and boards consisting primarily of arrays of such packaged LEDs.
Philips is warning that companies that use, import, or sell these unlicensed infringing products, even unknowingly, are direct infringers of Philips Lumileds' patent and subject to the exclusion order.
The Dutch conglomerate acquired control of Lumileds, the Agilent spin-off that pioneered many of today’s LED technologies and applications, almost two years ago.
In denying Epistar's request to stay the exclusion order, the Federal Circuit concluded that Epistar did not meet the key criteria, such as "likelihood of success on the merits" of its appeal or the demonstration of "a substantial case on the merits" to obtain a stay.
Philips says these comments and the ruling reinforces Lumileds' confidence that the appeals court will ultimately agree with the ITC's findings of infringement and reject Epistar's appeal.
Philips Lumileds also has a pending action in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in which it is asserting its patent rights against Epistar and seeking both damages and an injunction.
Late last month Epistar said the U.S. Customs ruled that its latest generation of ultra bright AlGaInP LEDS, sold under the Phoenix and Aquarius brands, are not subject to the same, limited exclusion order from the ITC and the company will continue to supply these for use in the U.S. market.
The two companies have been fighting one another in the courts for several years over the vailidty of patents related to LED technologies.


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A so-called "Mediapalooza" shook up adland in 2015-16 when a seemingly historic number of brands put their media accounts up for review, with an estimated $26 billion in spending collectively on the move. In the first half of 2018, high-profile account reviews and account changes from marketers, including American Express, Ford and Fiat Chrysler, has lent credence to some analyst speculation that this year will mirror, and potentially surpass, the original Mediapalooza.
But is a sharp uptick in reviews this year really an indication of another cataclysmic industry event, or just a signal that traditional ad agencies are feeling a greater pinch from cyclical business pressures as they continue to adjust to digital disruption and a growing number of outside competitive threats? The answer might be somewhere in the middle.
It's not uncommon for agency pitch cycles to run every three or four years, Greg Portell, a lead partner of the consumer industries and retail practice arm at the strategy and management consultancy firm A.T. Kearney, told Marketing Dive. Other experts interviewed for this piece noted that pitches are a good means to test the market and assess whether partners are the right fit for a brand's requirements. However, there's also a sense that long-standing issues continue to be band-aided over rather than properly fixed by agencies, leading brands to reinvent their approach to marketing services altogether.
"There's a huge amount of discussion within the industry about the old topics that we talked about for many years, whether that's transparency, viewability, ad fraud or data," Gerhard Louw, the head of international media management at Deutsche Telekom AG, which owns the wireless carrier T-Mobile, told Marketing Dive in a phone interview. "Clients are, I wouldn't say fed up, but getting to a point where they're saying these issues haven't been addressed.
Our agencies, as agents who are supposed to act on our behalf and in our best interests, they haven't helped us to solve these problems," Louw said, speaking on agencies broadly and not his company's partners, specifically. "We've either a.) haven't solved them or b.) have had to solve them on our own. The level of love or trust [is] at this point pretty low."
Looking at the trend lines, it's perhaps unsurprising that 2018 has made for another notable year in terms of pitches and agency account reviews. The rumblings were apparent last fall, when high spenders like Amazon, AB InBev and Lego put their accounts under review.
"The past three years have been full of stories talking about how the market has changed. It's natural for the advertisers to want to know if their agencies can operate in that new environment. "
Lead partner, consumer industries and retail, A.T. Kearney
The momentum only appeared to pick up in the first half of 2018, with AmEx, Fiat Chrysler, Shell, Mars, Puma and GSK, among others, putting parts or all of their media businesses up for review. Other large media accounts, from names like HSBC, KFC, Macy's and Marriott, have changed agency hands in recent months.
"It's both significant and expected. You have a significant amount of dollars that are being invested and moving around," A.T. Kearney's Portell said.
"There's a cyclical piece to it that's hard to dismiss, but the reality is, we all cover the media market and talk about how it's changed," he added. "New platforms jump up, digital grows, linear TV changes, programmatic starts to go into video — the past three years have been full of stories talking about [these issues]. It's natural for the advertisers to want to know if their agencies can operate in that new environment."
WPP, by virtue of being the world's largest ad holding company and recently losing founder and leader Martin Sorrell, the man who helped turn what was once a wire basket company into a business empire, has felt the churn particularly sharply. Ford, which has worked with WPP for decades and is estimated to have generated more than $500 million in annual revenue for the agency, put large parts of its account up for review in April. The hits kept coming in May, when AmEx decided to do the same for its global media business after 20 years with WPP's Mindshare. Later that month, Mindshare also lost HSBC's estimated $400 global million media account to Omnicom.
But WPP's struggles, though significant, are far from unique, and if anything might serve as a bellwether for the agency landscape overall.
"They're the largest media agency, so they're going to take the disproportionate amount of incumbent positions," Portell said. "All of these companies are struggling with how to integrate their portfolio assets."
No clear catalyst
Indeed, what's potentially worrying for media agencies broadly is that there's less of a clear catalyst for change than in the past. While a number of factors contributed to the original Mediapalooza, the event's global scope and longevity were attributed by some to a bombshell report by K2 Intelligence commissioned by the Association of National Advertisers that uncovered widespread non-transparent agency practices related to the handling of client fees and cash rebates.
In 2018, many of the frustrations stemming from K2's report linger, and CFOs and other brand executives want greater assurances that their money is being spent in the right way, per Portell. Coupling that with the encroachment from newer competitors like global management consultancies and the challenges of a rapidly evolving digital media landscape makes for a particularly potent combination — one that could throw into question the value of what media agencies have to offer in their current model.
"Media buying is shifting toward programmatic and formulas — that's very different than upfront parties and figuring out how to have a glitzy ad campaign," Portell said, posing a hypothetical: "As a marketer who owns a brand, I need someone who can inspire me but also make sure I know what the trade-offs are of different channels. It's an incredibly difficult balance."
Trimming the rosters
The move away from parties and glitz has been reflected in a smaller, quieter presence for agencies at the events and in the conversations they used to dominate. Deutsche Telekom's Louw noted a "complete lack" of agencies at some of the Cannes Lions advertising festival this year. Attendance for Cannes Lions was estimated to be down 20-25%, in part due to the absence of agencies, including Publicis Groupe, which took the year off to focus on developing its artificial intelligence platform Marcel. Revenue for the 2018 show dipped 9%, according to Ascential, the organization that puts on the festival.
"[At Cannes Lions] there was a complete lack of agencies. It's interesting to see [how] the agencies, certainly the media agencies, weren't very present."
Head of international media management, Deutsche Telekom AG
Tensions have also manifested sharply in agency-client relationships. Seventy-four percent of major multinational marketers are reviewing their current agency arrangements, according to a recent report by Observatory International and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), whose members include companies like Procter & Gamble (P&G), Nestlé and Mastercard. The report, titled "The Future of Agency Rosters," found that brand clients rate their current arrangements, on average, at 5.7 on a 10-point scale gauging marketing service providers’ "fit for purpose." Cited shortcomings extended beyond the media business to encompass areas like marketing technology and a demand for more specialist shops.
"It's about people starting to look at how they can start to readdress the creative process [...] but within the whole integrated roster that you have at your disposal," Robert Dreblow, the global head of marketing services at the WFA, told Marketing Dive. "It feels to me that some of these questions are much bigger picture rather than being focused more on the media side.
"At Cannes [Lions], this was the topic our global CMOs wanted to focus on, around rosters, whereas last year, it was much more about media governance driven by the brand safety challenges," Dreblow added. "It feels like it's higher on our CMO agendas than it has been in the past."
Nearly 60% of marketers surveyed by the WFA reported wanting to slim down their agency rosters, and a handful of big-name marketers are already doing so. P&G has been maybe the most noteworthy example, being the largest brand by media spend in the world. The packaged goods giant plans to cut its agency roster by 50% over the next several years, having already reduced it by 60% since fiscal 2015. Nestlé, another big spender, in April reportedly launched a review to trim the number of its agency partners from eight down to six or even as little as four. It previously reduced the number of digital agency partners it works with from 20 in 2014.
A bespoke approach
Despite the client dissatisfaction uncovered in the WFA report, 82% of marketers noted they still view agencies as relevant to their business operations, but an emphasis was put on flexibility and willingness to evolve.
"Advertisers need to take the lead in developing a new kind of partnership if they truly want to achieve one to one marketing at scale," Roel de Vries, the global head of marketing, communications and brand strategy at Nissan, said in a statement included in the WFA report. "That requires new skills but also involves working closely with their agencies, which often have huge knowledge about the companies they work with."
WFA's Dreblow noted that more traditional agencies are starting to move into consulting services, and might end somewhere in the middle between where they started and what companies like Accenture and Deloitte have to offer. He noted that WFA now has more roster models than actual members, and that that number is only increasing in a reflection of the demand for bespoke services.
"The truth is there are probably as many [agency roster models] as there are WFA members, and that's only increasing. I think that's a reflection of people trialing out new, bespoke approaches that suit their business."
Global head of marketing services, WFA
More brands, including P&G and Unilever, are piloting newer, hybrid models that combine talent from across rival holding groups to try and work out different approaches to creative and media strategies. Deutsche Telekom takes a hybrid approach to handling its media business, but Louw noted there's no ideal model or one-size-fits all approach.
"It will require much more flexibility from the partners," Louw said of the future. "Agencies [...] developed over time to more or less have the same services, and more or less package it in the same way.
Of course, the faces are different and the faces are important because we work in a people-led business. But what they're offering and how they're offering it — front-end, back-end, account management, consolidating, buying — are pretty similar," he added. "The demand from large organizations will be much more differentiated than in the past."
Whatever end result comes of a looming second round of Mediapalooza, some things are concrete: there's no going back to the old ways of things, and the pace of change is unlikely to slow anytime in the near future.
"A lot of it is coming to the realization that we're still applying very old-world techniques in a completely different context and it feels like the time has come to change," Dreblow said. "More questions are being asked, which then has a bit of knock-on effect. Everyone starts asking questions of their own rosters and their own approach."


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BRC Inc. (“The Company”, “BRCC” or “Black Rifle Coffee Company”; NYSE: BRCC) a rapidly growing and mission-driven premium coffee company founded to support Veterans, active-duty military, first responders and serve a broad customer base by connecting consumers with great coffee and a unique brand experience, today announced that it will report first quarter 2022 financial results before the U.S. stock market opens on Thursday, May 12, 2022. On that day, management will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results.
First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
When: May 12, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m. ET
Live Call: (877) 407-0609 or (201) 689-8541
A webcast of the call will be available on the investor relations page of the Company’s website at Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC). For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available after the conclusion of the call on May 12, 2022 through May 19, 2022. The U.S. toll-free replay dial-in number is (877) 660-6853, and the international replay dial-in number is (201) 612-7415. The replay passcode is 13729159.
About Black Rifle Coffee Company
Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC) is a veteran-founded coffee company serving premium coffee to people who love America. Founded in 2014 by Green Beret Evan Hafer, Black Rifle develops their explosive roast profiles with the same mission focus they learned while serving in the military. BRCC is committed to supporting Veterans, active-duty military, first responders and the American way of life.
To learn more about BRCC, visit www.blackriflecoffee.com, follow BRCC on social media, or subscribe to Coffee or Die Magazine's daily newsletter at https://coffeeordie.com/presscheck-signup.
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October 18th, 2007, 11:40 AM #1OutdoorCooking/AvantLink Press Release
Just a quick thread to announce another co-brand news release we did today with the OutdoorCooking Affiliate program. We highlight the benefits of promoting this new and exclusive AvantLink program, and their $100 cash bonus activation campaign going on right now.
AvantLink recently announced the addition of OutdoorCooking.com to their Affiliate marketing platform. OutdoorCooking.com has many years of experience in the industry, and they offer an extensive range of products for everything consumers need to cook outdoors; From RV'ing and tailgating to day hikes and backcountry camping trips.
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- Event to coincide with triggering of Article 50
- Cunard's Queen Mary 2 to act as centrepiece in Shanghai
As the Prime Minister triggers Article 50, Maritime UK and the UK Government will lead a first-of-its-kind three-day trade mission to Shanghai (28-30 March), aimed at boosting maritime ties between the UK and China.
Attended by senior industry and government leaders from both countries, including Shipping and Ports Minister, John Hayes MP, and Trade Minister, Mark Garnier MP, the mission has been timed to coincide with Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 calling in Shanghai. The legendary vessel will be used to promote the UK’s world-leading maritime position, and boost trade and investment between the two countries.
Image courtesy of Maritime UK
“The UK and China are two of the world’s leading maritime and trading powers, and our mission is designed to further strengthen relations between our two countries," says David Dingle CBE, Chairman of Maritime UK.
“On Wednesday the Prime Minister will trigger Article 50. More than any industry, maritime has a unique role to play in making Brexit a success.”
“As Britain goes out into the world, determined to increase exports and sign ambitious trade deals, we have a unique responsibility to make ‘Global Britain’ a reality, and are ready to do so,” added David Dingle.
The trade and investment relationship between the UK and China has deepened over recent years, and during the visit Maritime UK and the Department for International Trade will be collaborating with the Chinese government to identify new maritime trade and investment opportunities for both the UK and China.
David Dingle, who is also Chairman of Carnival UK adds, ”A significant number of world-leading British maritime companies are already working with China and we are looking forward to opening new chapters in these relationships, and beginning others.”
Following the Shanghai visit, the Maritime UK Chairman and Shipping and Ports Minister will visit Hong Kong to meet with the Hong Kong Shipowners Association.
Maritime critical to Brexit success
Leaving the European Union, the UK will have the opportunity to forge new trade deals with countries around the world, including some of the most exciting, dynamic, and fastest growing economies.
The maritime industry is the engine and enabler of international trade, and as other industries resolve to boost their own exports to make a success of Brexit, the UK maritime industry is ready to deliver British goods to the rest of the world on UK ships and through UK ports.
Directly supporting 500,000 jobs, the maritime industry contributes £22.2bn to UK GDP and drives exports and inward investment throughout the UK.
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UKRI has introduced a £1.5 million competition for Liquid Food and Beverages in Refillable Packaging to its Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, hoping to incentivise brands, retailers, and consumers to make use of reusable and refillable packaging.
Business-led innovation projects that pursue in-store, at-scale refill systems for high-volume liquid foods and beverages are encouraged to take part. Every entrant must involve one brand owner or large retail chain in their project, as well as run in-store trials in five or more stores that have lasted for at least six months.
The SSPP Challenge offers £60 million in funding and aspires to achieve complete sustainability for plastic packaging. By bolstering an uptake in reusables and refillables, it hopes to contribute towards this overall goal.
“Supporting reuse and refill is critical to reducing single-use plastic packaging,” says Paul Davidson, SSPP Challenge director. “For this competition, we are looking for bold and ambitious innovation proposals that can help to bring refill into the mainstream for every-day liquid products such as milk, soft drinks and sauces. It is about making it easy, convenient and cost-effective for consumers, retailers and the retail supply chain.”
The competition will run until 25th October 2023. Registration for the competition briefing webinar, further information about the scope and application process, and details of further Innovate UK support for applicants can be found here.
Xampla’s plant protein-based coating for paperboard packaging applications, CLUBZERØ’s ‘Sustainable-Packaging-as-a-Service’ concept, and TOPUP TRUCK’s mobile, zero-waste shop are amongst the refill solutions that have received funding from the SSPP Challenge this year.
REFORM, a female-led research project, also hopes to utilise a combined €4.99 million through UKRI and the EU’s Horizon Europe funding programme to replace metal and copper wiring in electronic devices and optimise sustainability in the functional electronics supply chain.
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A Lehigh Valley Fortune 500 company spins off a sizable chunk of its business, creating a multibillion-dollar company in the process. Where will the new company set up shop?
That was the big question more than a year ago when PPL Corp. of Allentown decided to spin off its generation business, creating Talen Corp.
And that is the big question today as Air Products of Trexlertown, the world's largest hydrogen producer and a top local employer, prepares to unload its Materials Technologies Division. So far company officials have yet to give any hint of what — or more precisely, where — they have in mind.
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See on Scoop.it – Health Care Social Media Monitor
It looks like the shine is starting to come off the number one social media site in the world, Facebook. Now comes word in a big shift from the stance Facebook took a year ago, when agencies called out the fact that posts published by clients were being seen by fewer of their fans, that marketers are going to have to pay for reach on Facebook via ads as organic posts are seen by less than 1% of users. Is this a sign that social media doesn’t hold promise for pharma marketers ? No, not at all. It’s a sign that you need to better understand your patients and the channels they use to get health information and make decisions.
The very thing that makes marketers want to have a presence on Facebook— the sheer number of users— makes the platform a marketing challenge. You’d better create content that’s relevant, fun, and useful.
In a recent survey 21% of executives surveyed say their employees are mediocre or weak across all digital areas. Only 8% of survey respondents say their employees are strong in all areas of digital marketing. Nowhere is this more true than within pharma where most organizations are content to be stuck in Web 1.0 while consumers are turning more and more to the Internet for health information. Pharma needs technology people who can strategize and separate hype from reality to both need consumer needs while providing a good ROI.
Although consumers have integrated social media into their daily online lives the popularity of these sites has made it harder to cut through the clutter. In addition not all disease states warrant a social media presence as there are significant privacy issues. For example Twitter will now show people ads based on their browsing history. It’s now more important than ever for DTC marketers to understand their target audiences to determine if they can add value to patients via a social media marketing campaign.
Read at: http://worldofdtcmarketing.com/is-social-media-right-for-pharma/social-media-and-healthcare/
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From RMM and PSA software to BDR solutions and networking hardware, Datto has lots of products to sell you. Would anyone really be surprised if the company tried to discourage you from buying comparable products from other vendors by locking competitors out of the DattoCon expo hall?
Yet Continuum, ConnectWise, and SolarWinds were all DattoCon sponsors, as was Kaseya’s ID Agent unit and BDR vendor Carbonite’s Webroot unit. “Everybody is welcome and can buy the corner booth,” Weller says. Datto fully intends to continue integrating with those companies too. For software makers, according to Weller, openness is a virtue
“Open drives choice, and choice drives competition, and competition drives innovation,” he said Tuesday in a keynote address at DattoCon.
Rae, for his part, is determined to resist the temptation to build Datto up by tearing other companies down. “Instead of us fighting it out, and me telling everybody that you suck, and you telling everybody that I suck, why don’t we just be better?” he says. “Let’s be a better product. Let’s be a better company. Let’s have a better channel program. Let’s put on a better conference.”
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — The average price of a used vehicle for model years 2011-2015 depreciated 2.4% during August, noticeably more than July’s 1.5% decline, according to Black Book.
The decline is also notably more than what was recorded the last three years during the month of August — even higher than August 2014’s 1.9% depreciation rate. Cars overall recorded the highest depreciation, with prices falling 3.1% compared to 1.9% in July. Truck segment showed depreciation of 1.8% for the month, with all vehicles currently averaging a 12-month depreciation change of 16.2%.
Depreciation for near-luxury cars, including the Acura ILX, Audi A4, BMW 3-Series, Cadillac ATS, and Lexus IS250, was the highest at 3.7%. Vehicles in this segment finished the month with an average price of $18,112, a 19.5% decline from year-ago levels ($22,501).
Full-size pickups, including the Chevy Silverado, Dodge Ram, Ford F150, and GMC Sierra, recorded the highest retention, with prices depreciating only 0.6%. Vehicles in this segment finished the month with an average price of $24,372, a 10.2% decline from a year ago ($27,152).
Four other vehicle segments saw depreciation of 3% or greater in August. Those segments were the sub-compact car (3.5%); sporty cars (3.4%); luxury cars (3.3%); and compact cars (3.3%).
The top six segments with the weakest retention during August were all cars. And while prestige luxury cars recorded the strongest retention among all car segments, its 2.2% depreciation rate made it just the eighth best-performing segment overall for the month. In fact, just two car segments ranked in the Top 12 among retention for the month (premium sporty car depreciated 2.7%).
“As fall approaches, depreciation trends continue to accelerate as we head toward the last few months of the year,” said Anil Goyal, senior vice president of automotive valuation and analytics for Black book. “We can expect to see lower retention in cars across all segments as the year continues, and we’ll continue to monitor truck levels to see if they also see weaker retention overall.”
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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin imported less goods from its partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during the first quarter this year, the National Statistic and Economic Analysis Institute (INSAE) said here Wednesday.
Benin’s imports from ECOWAS countries dropped by 28.6 per cent, compared to the first quarter this year, according to the quarterly bulletin on foreign trade released by the INSAE.
In the previous quarter, they dropped by 34.4 per cent, compared to the fourth quarter, last year.
From 42.0 per cent of the total value of imports from the economic zone in the first quarter this year, Togo, Benin’s first supplier within ECOWAS, accounted for only 39.6 per cent of the value of acquisitions of goods from the economic zone, three months after.
The main products bought from Togo were 7,239.9 tonnes of palm oil for 4.1 billion CFAF, oil bitumen or bitumen ores that contain 70 per cent or more of oil or bitumen ores weighing 9,516 tonnes for an overall value of 1.9 billion CFAF, and finally motorcycles and cycles equipped with auxiliary engine for 0.7 billion FCFA.
In addition to Togo, Côte d’Ivoire also maintained its position in the second quarter this year. The value of purchases of goods from this country was estimated at 7.9 billion CFAF, representing 20.6 per cent of the value of imports within the community, as against 22.2 per cent the previous quarter.
Nigeria, with 16.2 per cent of the value of purchase of goods, and Ghana, with 13.8 per cent of goods as against 13.9 per cent previously, are Benin’s main suppliers over the second quarter.
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Mexico shows robust filing figures, as services overtake goods
In the first of a new regular magazine section focused on data-led trends we look at Mexico and how brands fare in the country, examining key filing statistics, top industries and the performance of the Mexican Trademark Office to determine areas of opportunity and risk
Mexico is verymuch a branding force: in the latest annual report of the world’s most valuable nation brands by Brand Finance, it ranked 13th overall (see http://brandfinance.com/images...) and is not only the most valuable nation brand in Latin America, but also the strongest. It also appears among the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s top countries for trademark registration activity and is marked for its huge potential in economic growth, alongside other key Latin American jurisdictions. The appeal of Mexico as a business location has helped to draw in myriad brand owners hoping to expand their influence in the country and the wider Latin America region. For example, the country has become a key target market for Nike, adidas and other international sports brands. Bloomberg has even recently named it the most alluring emerging market for investors; according to several projections, Mexico is on track to be the fifth largest economy in the world by 2050.
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Volkswagen India has recorded a strong sales performance by doubling its sales volume in H1 2022 vs. H1 2021. The outstanding performance is attributed to the youngest and freshest product portfolio offering from the Brand in the Indian market, which includes the newly launched striking VW Virtus, the globally acclaimed Tiguan and growing demand for the most-awarded SUVW Taigun.
In H1 2022, VW sold 21,588 units of its product portfolio versus 10,843 units in H1 2021 which has led to the growth. The performance has been enabled by the India 2.0 products, the bold & dynamic Taigun and the striking & exhilarating Virtus.
The overwhelming and impressive customer response to the newly launched Virtus has reignited the premium midsize sedan segment, leading to the organization of mega delivery programs across India. Since the day of the India global launch, Volkswagen delivered over 2,500 Virtus models through the mega delivery program.
Speaking about the results, Mr. Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India said, “Our newest entrants, the bold & dynamic Taigun and the striking & exhilarating new Virtus have received a phenomenal response from customers since their introduction. The love and growing demand have resulted in us doubling our sales in H1 2022 as compared to H1 2021. Amidst the industry challenges that are impacting the supply chain, we are witnessing a high demand for our youngest and freshest product portfolio in the Indian market. This overwhelming response coupled with our 360° efforts will make 2022 a highly successful year for Volkswagen in India.”
Volkswagen boasts of a strong and performing network of 152 sales touch points, 120 service facilities present in 114 cities that covers more than 80% of India’s geography. It has also launched several initiatives under the Sarvottam 2.0 program that ensures the Brand is accessible across its interfaces throughout the customer journey.


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Italy will be the sixth playable nation, represented with its own vehicle tree.
New update will add modern warplanes, tanks and attack helicopters in to the mix.
VR compatible videogames make the 2016 Steam best-sellers list.
The Imperial Japanese Army now gets an additional 30 vehicles to improve their trees.
Halloween races are in store for War Thunder players.
New tanks, airplanes and anti-aircraft vehicles have been added.
Cross-platform play is good for everyone. How does VR fit into the equation?
New screenshots showcase two of the vessels in the upcoming update.
A closed beta will launch later this year.
War Thunder features 40 Steam Achievements to unlock.