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AH: Low earnings seen for chipmakers
New York Earnings for the nation's semiconductor companies should fall significantly short of the levels they reached a year ago, as a tenacious industry slump intensified in the second quarter.
Several chip companies and their suppliers, including Atmel Corp. and Applied Materials Inc., have warned Wall Street that earnings would come in below expectations. (Dow Jones)
EU approvesMCI purchase
Brussels WorldCom Inc.'s $46 billion purchase of MCI Communications Corp. received approval from European Union regulators, clearing a major antitrust hurdle to creating the second-largest U.S. phone company and a formidable international competitor.
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The decision by the 20-member European Commission, the EU's executive agency, comes after MCI agreed last month to sell its entire Internet business, which analysts said could fetch more than $1 billion. The companies must find a buyer for the Internet business, complete the sale within a certain period of time and not try to win back former MCI Internet customers. (Bloomberg)
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Richmond, Va. The McKesson General Medical unit of McKesson Corp. has received an 11-year, $220 million contract to provide medical and surgical supplies to the Orlando Regional Healthcare System in Orlando, Fla.
Under the contract, General Medical said Wednesday it will supply products and provide inventory control services to five Orlando Regional hospitals.
McKesson, based in San Francisco, is a distributor of medical products. (Dow Jones)
Crown Books Corp.talks bankruptcy
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ESET, the leader in Cyber security research has announced the launch of a new mobile security product specially designed for Airtel Nigeria subscribers.
According to ESET, the new value offering will provide smartphone users with world-class features for prevention and management of cyber risks associated to Android mobile devices.
The ESET Mobile Security product already exists globally on Google Play Store with over ten (10) million downloads and offers fast and precise detection of known and unknown mobile threats with complement of advanced features such as Anti-Theft, Security Audit, App Lock, SMS and Call Filter and Password Protection, amongst others.
Speaking on the launch of the ESET Mobile Security product, the Country Manager, ESET, Olufemi Ake, said, “This is a first of its kind in Nigeria. We understand the need of average smart mobile device users in Nigeria especially
these days where sensitive information is stolen to commit fraudulent activities for personal and commercial gains; hence, the introduction of the first telecom-focused security product optimized for Android and bringing both unmatched performance coupled with proactive protection.”
Dinesh Balsingh, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, noted that Airtel is committed to making lives better for telecoms consumers and will continuously explore exciting partnership opportunities that will ensure customers’ data/information are safe and secured.


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We posted a few weeks ago a recall that mysteriously showed up on the manufacturer’s site (Summer Infant) and on Toys”R”Us, but not on CPSC’s list of recalls. Many parents get their news of recalls from CPSC — without that listing, parents using the product might be unaware of the dangers.
So today CPSC did list the recall for overheating batteries in Summer Infant Slim & Secure Baby Video Monitors. Summer Infant will provide new battery units for affected units.
But in addition, CPSC listed a recall of most Summer Infant baby monitors for cord strangulation hazards. Summer Infant will provide new instructions and warning labels to let parents know that a monitor should never be placed within three feet of a crib.
We’ll have more on this, but wanted to get the links out — here is CPSC’s warning on monitor cord dangers.


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Thanks to an ambitious Cargill Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot, by the end of 2018 the company’s customers should be one step closer to providing consumers with beef from operations that have been audited from ‘birth to burger’ using an industry developed sustainability standard. The newest initiative, which kicks off this month, has significant scale and will incorporate, and explore, new technologies. It will include only Canadian cattle, starting with animals processed at Cargill’s High River, Alberta, facility.
Using the Canadian beef industry’s existing radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag system, cattle will be tracked by the Beef Info-Exchange System (BIXS) from the time cattle producers tag them, through processing at Cargill’s High River beef plant. Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) – overseen by the Beef Cattle Research Council and operated with the assistance of provincial cattle organizations – will be the first certification body utilized to audit cattle producers who choose to participate.
A unique aspect of this pilot involves rewarding participating cattle producers as a way to help offset the increased costs associated with implementing and running the pilot. McDonald’s Canada, Loblaw Companies Limited and the Swiss Chalet Rotisserie and Grill restaurant unit of Vaughan, Ontario-based CARA Operations Ltd., are the Cargill customers initially participating in this pilot.
“Ever-more-frequently, our retail and restaurant customers ask us questions about where Canadian beef comes from and how the cattle are raised,” said Gurneesh Bhandal, Cargill’s beef sustainability manager based in Toronto. “Consumer research tells us there is a thirst for this type of information. We have been listening and learning, and our yearlong 2017-2018 sustainability pilot will help create the infrastructure needed to implement the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s standard in our supply chain, providing our customers and consumers with an increased level of trust in the beef they purchase and eat.”
During the yearlong pilot, a variety of technologies will be explored, such as DNA testing and blockchain – a shared, continually reconciled, decentralized and highly accountable Internet database tool – to determine their long-term value. Ultimately, the intention is to create a process that is robust while still being practical, scalable and cost-effective. “We want this to be the best possible model for beef from verified sustainable sources in Canada, and we are energized about the potential benefits for stakeholders across the entire beef value chain,” stated Bhandal. “Any technology that could potentially make this process better for the Canadian beef value chain will be considered.”
Cargill’s 2017-2018 pilot builds on learnings from the McDonald’s beef sustainability pioneering effort completed in 2016, in which nearly 9,000 cattle were tracked through the entire supply chain. The new pilot is also designed to test – for the first time – the standards and guidance developed by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Cargill is a founding member of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and its Canadian and U.S. offshoots, and is the largest beef processor in Canada.


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Tiny's Nail Shop Burns to the Ground!
It burned so much that it is no longer. According to TMZ, Tiny's lawyer stated the fire that torched Tiny's Nail Bar in Stockbridge, GA earlier this month cause $50,000 in damages... destroying custom furniture and irreplaceable property.
The salon is located inside a strip mall but thanks to the quick response time the fire was contain in Tiny's Nail Bar.
At the current location the salon is a total loss, but Tiny is on a mission to find a new location for her customers. According to TMZ Tiny hopes to reopen in 30 days.


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Tesla has cut a deal with the Chinese government to build a factory in Shanghai without a local partner, which would be an industry first, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Sources tell the newspaper that the agreement will allow Tesla to set up a facility in the city’s free trade zone. Cars manufactured there would still be subject to a 25 percent import tariff if sold in China, but the lower production costs would make them more cost-effective to sell in the country than cars imported from Tesla’s California factory. Tesla exported roughly 11,000 cars in 2016 to China, where they sell for 50 percent more than they due in the United States.
According to The New York Times, the ownership arrangement will allow Tesla to retain full control of its trade secrets.
Current Chinese rules require foreign automakers to partner with a local company if they want to build cars in the country, but the government suggested a plan similar to the reported Tesla deal for any automaker interested in entering the electric car market. The government is heavily promoting electric cars in an effort to reduce pollution and a reliance on imported oil, and has set a goal of 7 million battery-powered car sales annually by 2025.
Neither Tesla nor Shanghai officials have yet confirmed report, but the automaker had previously said it was in discussions with the city and that it would have Chinese production plans “clearly defined” by the end of the year.


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South Korea Plans to Ban Bitcoin Trading
South Korea said on Thursday it plans to ban trading of cryptocurrency, including the popular bitcoin.
The announcement sent bitcoin prices much lower and created unrest in the cryptocurrency market.
Justice Minister Park Sang-ki said the government was preparing a bill to ban trading of the virtual money on South Korean currency exchanges.
He said, "There are great concerns regarding virtual currencies and the justice ministry is basically preparing a bill to ban cryptocurrency trading through exchanges."
The price of bitcoin in South Korea dropped as much as 21 percent immediately after the minister's comments.
Around the world, one bitcoin was valued at about $14,000 on Thursday, January 11. Over the past year, the price moved from less than $1,000 in January 2017 to a high of $19,000 last month.
Bitcoin is different from national currencies, which are supported by governments and national banks. It is stored as a line of computer code. It is not printed on paper or something you can hold.
Bitcoin is similar to real money because you can spend it without using your real identity, as you do with a credit card. People who want to buy and sell things anonymously like bitcoin.
Exchanges of bitcoin in South Korea
By Thursday afternoon, more than 55,000 South Koreans called on the government to stop the proposed ban.
After the price drop, the South Korean president's office said a ban on cryptocurrency exchanges had yet to be finalized. It said the ban was one of the measures being considered.
A press official at the justice ministry said the proposed ban on cryptocurrency trading came after "enough discussion" with finance ministry and financial officials.
Once a bill is written, legislation for a ban of virtual coin trading still requires a majority of the vote in the National Assembly. It is a process that could take months or even years.
Mun Chong-hyun, chief analyst at EST Security, told Reuters the ban "will make trading difficult here, but not impossible."
Mun added, "Keen traders, especially hackers, will find it tough to cash out their gains from virtual coin investments in Korea but they can go overseas, for example, Japan."
Park Nok-sun is a cryptocurrency expert at NH Investment & Securities. Park said "Some officials are pushing for stronger and stronger regulations because they only see more (investors) jumping in, not out."
South Korean officials are worried that the rising value has fueled huge demand for cryptocurrency in the country. They fear college students and housewives are hoping to get rich quick by investing. They likened it to a game of chance.
The news of South Korea's proposed ban came as governments around the world are looking to control the trading of cryptocurrencies.
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1.justice minister 司法部
Paola Severino, a law teacher and courtroom advocate, is the justice minister.
2.credit card 信用卡
He lost his credit card, and hurried to the bank to report it.
3.get rich 发家致富
You don't get rich, but you can get a modest living out of it.
4.jumping in 投入
Wait for the lab results come back before jumping in.
5.Bitcoin is similar to real money because you can spend it without using your real identity, as you do with a credit card.
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The accident was similar to one that happened in 1973.
His stance towards the story is quite similar to ours.
6.Once a bill is written, legislation for a ban of virtual coin trading still requires a majority of the vote in the National Assembly.
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韩国司法部长朴相基（Park Sang-ki）表示，韩国政府欲出台法案，禁止外汇交易所交易虚拟货币 。
他说：“虚拟货币存在很大隐患 。司法部正在准备一项立法，禁止加密货币通过交易所交易 。”
周四（1月11日），全球范围内的比特币单价约1.4万美元 。过去一年里，比特币价格从2017年1月的不到1千美元飙升至上个月的1.9万美元 。
比特币与获得政府、国家银行支持的国家货币不同 。它被存储为一行计算机代码 。这类货币不是纸钞或其它可直接持有的东西 。
比特币具备真实货币的功能，消费比特币时无需像刷信用卡一样验证真实身份 。和比特币一样，买卖双方的身份也是匿名的 。
一旦法案被起草，对虚拟货币交易禁令的立法还需获得国民议会多数票数的支持 。这个过程可能需要几个月甚至几年 。
EST Security首席分析师Mun Chong-hyun对路透社表示，禁令“会导致韩国的数字货币交易难度增加，但不是无法交易 。”
Park Nok-sun是NH Investment & Securities的加密货币分析师 。Park表示，“有些官员正在推动更加强有力的监管措施，因为他们看到投资者只增不减 。”
韩国官员担心，比特币价格飙升推动了国内加密货币的巨大需求 。他们担心大学生和家庭主妇都希望通过投资比特币一夜暴富 。他们将这比作一场博弈 。


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WASHINGTON, DC (October 25, 2004) – Sanofi-Aventis plans to build a more than $1 billion generic business to help enhance its ability to contract with managed care, The Pink Sheet newsletter reported this week.
As the largest pharmaceutical company in Europe and the third largest worldwide, Sanofi-Aventis “has to make a strategic offer to health care providers that is not unilaterally based on high-priced innovative products,” Hanspeter Spek, Pharmaceutical Operations president, said during an October 21 earnings call.
The ability to contract across a broad product line is one of two reasons for building a generics presence, Spek said. The other is the recognition that all of Sanofi-Aventis’ current blockbuster brands will lose patent protection “during the next 10-15 years.”
Most brand name companies are once again experimenting with offering in-house generics, at least in cases where a blockbuster product foes off patent. However, Sanofi-Aventis appears to be the first major branded company to express a desire to offer a full-scale generic product line.
In the early 1990s, many brand companies pursued that strategy in response to the emergence of managed care. However, by the end of the decade, most had abandoned those efforts, according to The Pink Sheet, an authoritative prescription pharmaceutical and biotechnology newsletter (http://www.thepinksheet.com).


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Kauai County has become the second county in Hawaii to ban plastic carryout bags at retail establishments.
Meanwhile, in Alaska, the Fairbanks North Star Borough has rescinded a 5-cent tax on disposal plastic carryout bags that officials approved four weeks ago.
The Kauai ban, approved Oct. 7, applies to all retailers in the county and mandates that they only offer shoppers at checkout lines reusable bags; non-petroleum-based, biodegradable plastic bags; and 100 percent recyclable paper bags that have a minimum of 40 percent recycled content and which contain no old-growth fiber.
Both the Kauai County ban and a ban in Maui County, Hawaii, which was approved in 2008, are scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2011, effectively banning plastic carryout bags on two of Hawaii's four largest islands.
The Maui ban prohibits all plastic carryout bags, including those made from bio-based resins. Kauai retailers have the option to charge customers for the bio-degradable and paper carryout bags, and the county plans to distribute 25,000 free reusable bags to residents this month.
Assembly members in the Alaska borough voted 8-1 on Oct. 8 to rescind a planned 5-cent fee on plastic carryout bags reversing a 5-3 vote taken four weeks ago. The 5-cent tax would have applied to grocery stores, discount chains, and bookstores with $1 million or more in annual sales.
The only U.S. city that has approved a tax on plastic bags is Washington, which passed a 5-cent tax on all paper and plastic carryout bags at grocery stores, drug stores, and retail food establishments that will go into effect in January.
There are 11 plastic carryout bag bans in the U.S., six of which were enacted this year.
Ocean City, Md., will have a public debate Oct. 15 on whether to ban plastic carryout bags.
Toronto, Canada's largest city, has a 5-cent tax on plastic bags.
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At first glance, the artificial intelligence industry seems to be on fire, with tons of consumer demand and ample investor interest. In fact, VC investment in AI startups rose from $3.2 billion in 2014 to more than $9.5 billion in just the first five months of 2017. There are countless exciting prospects for AI development, including applications for health care, agriculture, and other realms of technology, but the AI industry isn’t a runaway train just yet.
The biggest hurdles
AI has plenty of excitement backing it, but a few significant hurdles are keeping it from even more explosive growth:
One of the greatest advantages of young startups is their flexibility; big companies often suffer from protracted decision-making and an inability to pivot, but smaller, nimbler companies can react quickly and more efficiently to new circumstances. However, AI startups don’t necessarily enjoy this advantage because AI is so complicated, and depends on so many unknown variables, that it’s hard to shift gears in the middle of a project. This can leave some AI startups dead in the water, or delay projects far past their original timelines.
2. Talent shortages
The number of professionals well-versed in machine learning and innovative enough to create new features is very small. There’s a talent shortage in AI, and it’s having profound effects on the pace of development in the industry.
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Proficient AI developers can demand huge salaries, making it hard for startups to afford them, and even startups with enough cash may struggle to fill their AI positions.
There are hundreds of interesting AI startups on the horizon or in the middle of development. That sounds like an exciting prospect for consumers hoping to get their hands on some next-generation technology, but it also presents an important problem: competition. Startups are forced to make faster decisions, go to market faster, and trim features in order to beat their competitors. This is causing some startups to burn out faster and others to launch with inferior products.
4. Sales cycle unpredictability
Few AI products have a clearly defined sales cycle at this point. For one thing, AI is still a relatively new field, so its market isn’t clearly defined. Many applications could do well to target either individual users or companies, and it’s hard to predict exactly what your product will look like at the end of its development cycle — even if you have a visionary plan in place. This makes it difficult for AI startups to predict their revenue streams accurately, and even more difficult to ensure enough revenue to stay afloat during their early stages of growth.
5. Machine learning complexity
It should go without saying that programming advanced AI features is ridiculously complicated. If you follow existing formulas and rely on the collective knowledge that we already have, machine learning becomes a simple matter of copying, pasting, and then tweaking. But to truly innovate in this field, you need a wealth of knowledge and experience, along with the spirit to try new things.
6. Processing power
Most AI systems demand huge amounts of processing power to work. Until recently, this has been a significant limiting factor; many startups didn’t have access to the processing units necessary to get the job done. Now, companies like Nvidia are enjoying the demand for processing chips for AI applications, and reporting record sales and interest. However, in general, processing growth hasn’t been able to fully keep up with the latest AI technology, and that fundamental limit may continue to be a problem for developers.
Will AI see a slowdown?
So is it likely we’ll see a slowdown in the advancement of AI technology? In the short-term, it’s possible, though the high levels of consumer excitement and venture capital available will likely counteract some of these effects. As the tech becomes more accessible and easier to grasp, innovators in the field will naturally overcome many of these problems. Until then, they’ll continue complicating an already complicated industry.
Larry Alton is a contributing writer at VentureBeat covering artificial intelligence.
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In addition to peer-to-peer sales, Marimekko Pre-loved enables independent B2C vendors to sell pre-owned Marimekko in one simple marketplace. With the launch of the market, we aim to further extend the life of our products.
Finnish lifestyle design company Marimekko will launch Marimekko Prelabd, a community-driven marketplace for Marimekko vintage and second-hand goods, on August 25th. To mark the launch, Marimekko will sell on the platform the brand’s archives from the 1960s to the 2000s.
To celebrate the brand’s 70th anniversary, Marimekko Pre-loved has sold 60 unique vintage pieces online following the Pilot Concept, launched in August 2021. Initially, Marimekko Pre-loved will only be available in the brand’s home country of Finland, but it plans to expand the service to other markets in the future, the company said in his media release.
“Marimekko’s design philosophy and operations are always based on a sustainable approach. We want to offer our customers timeless, functional and durable products.These products are Marimekko Preloved allows our community to find second-hand treasures, bringing joy to people’s daily lives through color and print, creating new conscious and convenient products. It’s an example of our timeless design that offers a wide range of choices.” Svi-Elina Enqvist, Head of Innovation, Marimekko.
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In what comes as quite a shock to the film and fashion fraternity, designer Masaba Gupta and producer Madhu Mantena have announced that they were parting ways.
The couple took to social media to share that they were going on trial separation and that their decision was in 'consultation with professionals' and their parents.
Masaba wrote in a heartfelt post on Instagram, "With a lot of sadness, Madhu and I have today decided to go on a trial separation in our marriage. Both of us have taken this decision in consultation with professionals and our parents."
The fashion designer went on to say, "The only thing we are ready to say for now is that 'What we both want of life individually and separately is putting unnecessary pressure on the marriage and love that we share. Hence, we would like to take some time off from our marriage to figure out for ourselves what we want out of this life."
Masaba also added that she and Madhu "still hope to find reconciliation."
The joint statement from the couple went on to read, "We are not strong enough to explain ourselves to even friends who deserve an answer from us.... All we can say to them is to give us time and to give us love when we reach out to you. We now need a lot of it :) (sic)"
Masaba, daughter of actress Neena Gupta, tied the knot with Madhu Mantena in a private ceremony in 2015.


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Price increases and supply chain disruptions cripple corrugated box industry
Corrugated boxes (also known as carton boxes) are a key packaging material for pharma, FMCG, food products, automobiles, electrical appliances and the like. Kraft paper is the main raw material for the industry and its prices have shot up almost 9...
Corrugated boxes (also known as carton boxes) are a key packaging material for pharma, FMCG, food products, automobiles, electrical appliances and the like. Kraft paper is the main raw material for the industry and its prices have shot up almost 90-100% since 2020 and almost 25% in the last couple of months alone.
"The situation has gone from bad to worse," Kirit Modi, President Emeritus of the Indian Corrugated Case Manufacturers' Association (ICCMA) said. "Prices have really skyrocketed and it has now gone beyond last year. The availability of imported raw materials, the price increase, European countries banning export of some grades of waste paper to India is all worsening the raw material availability."
Sources said that Kraft paper prices are at life time high driven by sharp increase in waste paper prices along with erratic supplies, exponential increase in shipping costs as well as fuel and starch costs. Imported Waste Price as on January 1, 2020 was $100 per metric tonne and on March 1, 2022 it was $350 per metric tonne, signaling a 3.5x increase.
"Container costs have gone up by 300%," Vinod Patel, Managing Partner, Suryaans Paper said. "There is no availability for containers from the US and UK either. Coal prices have also gone up from Rs 4000 to Rs 11,000, so it has more than doubled. On top of all this the custom duty that the government has imposed is of 2.5% which comes to around Rs 1,000 which is also causing a lot of problems for us. And I don't think it is going to be solved within a month or two. It will take at least three to four quarters."
In order to tackle the challenges, the industry said that there is no way out except to increase the costs. Vikash Goyal, a box manufacturer said that the cost impact is to the extent of 35% in the last one month and that paper costs have almost doubled since the pandemic
"Price approval process in corporations takes time while the mills are able to implement the prices on an immediate basis with us. Many customers feel this is a temporary thing and are expecting us to hold on but this is not right as it is only going to get worse from here. This is going to be the case for the times to come and we will need a price increase," Goyal said.
Patel added that in the South, only 40-50% of the mills were running and that too only for 15 to 20 days because of the shortage of raw material.
"While we have to make sure that our customers' lives are not affected, we are not assured of any price fixation or even delivery confirmation from our suppliers - the paper mills. So it's really very challenging for us to keep our plants running," Sanjay Rajgarhia, President of ICCMA said. "Our customers and the market are not understanding the seriousness of the situation. We have our backs totally against the wall."


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MarTech Today is a new industry publication, and companion mobile app, dedicated to marketing technology (martech) news. It covers a variety of trending topics in the martech space, including advertising technology, data management platforms, CRM and marketing automation technology.
The MarTech Today website, announced in mid-October, is a product of Third Door Media, the leading digital marketing publisher. It is aimed at CMTs, CMOs, CIOs, CTOs and marketing operations professionals, and seeks to be their go-to daily news and resource site.
The publication includes expert insights on the intersection of marketing and technology, and issues comprehensive stories on customer experience and relationship management, account-based marketing, content management and more. As a news source, MarTech Today’s goal is to deliver all the latest updates from tech platforms, as well as industry acquisition intelligence.
A corresponding daily MarTech Today newsletter—which is already distributed to thousands of subscribers from associated site Marketing Land—curates a digest of top headlines and article abstracts for easy absorption.
Editor-in-Chief Matt McGee expounded, “The new website will guide senior marketers to be more successful by gaining a deeper understanding of marketing technology through the latest breaking news, expert analysis and in-depth features.”
The MarTech Today launch is strategically aligned to the increasing use of technology solutions by marketers. These solutions are bringing greater efficiency and scale to marketing campaigns—so long as system complexity issues are resolved. The new publication intends to help marketing professionals navigate the space.


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Through-the-line advertising agency Decimal Agency has won Time Anchor Distillery`s Mirari Gin ? its first alcohol brand since the agency`s inception in 2013.
Time Anchor Distillery's special Shimmer edition is gin that's been dressed up for the party season
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Part of Whirlpool UK Appliances, Indesit has scooped a customer service award at Domestic & General’s (D&G) annual Total Excellence and Quality (TEQ) awards.
Now in its 22nd year, the TEQ awards recognise companies that have delivered consistently high-quality repair services and customer experience to D&G’s customers.
The results found the net promoter score (NPS) for Indesit, which refers to the likelihood of a customer recommending the service to a friend, has risen to +72.
This is the highest score of any D&G appliance partner in the history of the TEQ Awards.
Over 86,000 customers were surveyed by D&G to reveal this year’s top performing brands.
Hotpoint, another brand part of the Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited group, came third.
The survey was sent to customers following a repair of their appliance and covers every stage of the repair process, from the customer’s initial contact to the engineer’s courtesy, appearance, and the effectiveness of the repair.
Sales service director for Whirlpool UK Paul Lewis said: “We’re thrilled to have won the award for the best customer service at D&G’s TEQ Awards.
“We always put the customer at the heart of everything we do, ensuring their journey from choosing, to purchasing, to care and maintenance of their appliance is as smooth and seamless as possible. We’re so proud to be recognised for this accolade.”
Service director at D&G Juan Viviani said: “Millions of customers rely on us when their home appliance breaks down and we want them to have a high-quality experience.
“These awards are a chance to recognise the brands that are high performing in the service sector, as well as an opportunity to encourage the whole industry to keep focusing on perfecting the customer journey.”
Indesit has recently been working with influences for its #DoItTogether campaign.


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AT&T, the biggest USA pay-television operator after its $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV, reported its linear video business lost 233,000 customers in the quarter. For the quarter, AT&T said that new DirecTV Now customers helped offset declines in linear television subscribers, which fell by 233,000. Free cash flow - cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures - was $3.2 billion for the quarter.
( T ) Tuesday reported a first-quarter profit that dropped from a year ago, reflecting lower-than-expected revenues.
AT&T posted 2.7 million wireless net adds in the latest period, with 2.1 million of those coming from the US, and 633,000 in Mexico.
Stephenson also answered a question about AT&T's DirecTV satellite business, which has been bleeding subscribers along with other traditional pay-TV services as cord-cutting gains in popularity. In the competitive consumer wireless market, AT&T has been focused on retaining its most profitable customers and shying away from promotional offers to grab market share. Earnings per share came in 74 cents, matching the expectations of Thomson Reuters, CNBC reported.
In all for the March quarter, AT&T's earned $3.5 billion, or 56 cents a share, down from $3.8 billion, or 61 cents a share, a year earlier. The customer erosion still weighed on sales, with the company posting revenue of $39.4 billion, trailing the $40.6 billion seen by analysts.
Authorities say 5 dead in New York City fire
"My babies! My babies!" screamed a woman who neighbors said lost her 2-year-old son and 9-year-old brother in the blaze. A neighbor told the New York Post that she saw a baby who was very badly burned being carried from the home.
Business wireless revenue was down 2.1 percent year over year to $9.4 billion, reflecting lower equipment revenues from lower sales.
AT&T is fighting to both keep and add customers and increase revenue amid a price war with smaller rivals T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp.
Shares of AT&T Inc.
Updated full-year 2017 guidance including mid-sing-digit adjusted EPS growth and free cash flow of $18 billion.
AT&T stock is up 48 cents, or 1.2%, at $40.42, in late trading. However, the company said it is "no longer providing consolidated revenue guidance primarily due to the unpredictability of wireless handset sales".


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Toronto, Ontario – Canadian buyers are keeping their vehicles longer and delaying new-vehicle purchases when compared to a year ago, according to a new report by J.D. Power and Associates. The report found that the percentage of both new- and used-vehicle transactions with trade-ins at new-vehicle dealerships are falling when compared to last year’s transactions.
As well, the average age of traded vehicles is rising and their odometer readings are also higher, both on new and used transactions. The findings are supported by the recent softening in retail sales overall.
The percentage of trades coming in on new-vehicle purchases for which the trade is “upside down” (the amount still owing on the vehicle is more than its cash value) has risen from a year ago. This finding follows the recent substantial deterioration in the values of most SUVs and pickups due to the price of gasoline. The situation is illustrated further by the fact that some dealerships have publicly announced that they will not accept trades of any large pickups or SUVs, the report said.
The report also found that the percentage of same-franchised used-vehicle sales has eased slightly, suggesting that franchised new-vehicle dealerships are now selling a wider range of products than they did a year ago.


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Michigan lawmakers considering bill that could reduce the price of electric bicycles
An electric bike is a bicycle equipped with a rechargeable electric motor to make pedaling easier. The average price of an e-bike can run around two thousand dollars.
Now, a recently introduced bill could cover part of those costs by offering discount vouchers to buyers. Democrat Michigan State Representative Julie Rogers is a sponsor of the bill. She says those with greater need would receive higher discounts.
“So $500 voucher, or 90% of the retail price of a purchase of an E bike. But if you are low income and already qualify for SNAP benefits, the voucher would be a larger amount $1,250.”
The bill is now awaiting approval from the legislature’s committee on tax policy.


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San Diego bans retail sales of dogs, cats, rabbits
San Diego is banning the sale of cats and dogs in an effort to curb puppy mills.
U-T San Diego ( https://bit.ly/11A4IID ) says the City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance prohibiting retail stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. Los Angeles and dozens of other cities already have such bans.
Violators could face fines of $250 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for repeat offenses.
Only two pet stores in town will be affected. They have six months to comply. The stores can still offer animal adoptions in partnership with a shelter or rescue group.
Animal rights-activists backed the measure, saying some large-scale breeders raise unhealthy animals in crowded conditions.
Information from: U-T San Diego, https://www.utsandiego.com


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IPhone developers will be able to compete at IGF 2011 – Macitynet.it
With an official announcement, UBM TechWeb Game Network, the company that organizes the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, has announced the opening of registrations for the 2011 edition of the Independent Games Festival, the largest development contest dedicated to independent developers. From now until October 18, all video game developers will be able to register their works (whether complete or still in development) to participate in a competition that sees the huge sum of $ 50,000 at stake, distributed among the winners of the various categories.
In addition, the next edition of the IGF introduces interesting news for developers of iPhones and other smartphones: if until last year mobile games could compete only in a skimpy Mobile category, from now on they will be valued on the same level as games for console and PC, competing on equal terms in the main categories. The finalists will be chosen by a jury of over 170 representatives from the video game industry and the specialized press, and will be announced on January 3: all will be made playable at the Game Developers Conference, while the awards ceremony will take place on March 2. This is an interesting opportunity for all iPhone and iPod Touch game developers, as the contest finalists will be in the spotlight of the international press. For more information on how to register, please refer to the official website of the event.


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Yahoo showed its new “It’s You” marketing campaign to advertisers Tuesday, ahead of its launch next week.
The ad is heavy on images of dancers, Dalmatians, soccer and kids blowing bubbles, and highlights the Internet company’s array of services and customization options. It breaks online and on television in the U.S. Monday and will be featured prominently on Yahoo’s home page the following day, said Elisa Steele, the company’s marketing chief, at the Mixx conference in New York.
“Don’t we all just expect the Web to be our own?” she said, explaining the idea behind the campaign. “That’s what consumers say they feel, and that’s what they want more of.”
The rebranding effort includes a modified version of Yahoo’s well-known yodel, something she called “an essential part of Yahoo’s DNA, but I think we have to admit it’s a bit dusty.” Yahoo will use several new yodels, and the new campaign ends with one sung by a choir that ends with children’s laughter.
The campaign uses new taglines as well, including “The Internet is under new management. Yours,” “Now the Internet has a personality. Yours,” and “There’s a new master of the digital universe. You.” They’ll be used in a series of accompanying static ads featuring nonprofessional models taken from the cities where the ads will run, Ms. Steele said.
Her presentation ended with a brief appearance by Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who thanked the advertisers in the room and promised that the company would be easier for them to do business with.
“Yahoo is an asset to our users out there, and Yahoo wants to be a tremendous asset to all of you,” she said. “The ‘You’ is also you.”


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More than a third of European road transport businesses that took part in a survey from legal firm DWF are thinking about expanding their operations into other countries, with the UK leading the list.
One Poll carried out the survey for DWF in Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany and Poland. It found that despite the challenges of the last year – new regulations, the impact of Brexit and business disruption caused by Covid-19 – transport companies are positively looking ahead to expansion. 38 percent of haulage decision makers who transport goods to the UK said their company is currently considering relocating or establishing new bases there.
The UK was closely followed by Italy (31 percent), Germany (30 percent), Poland (30 percent) and Spain (26 percent) as other destinations where haulage companies were considering launching or expanding operations.
While the desire to expand into other European countries may be partly driven by opportunity, some companies are being forced to reconsider their business models to deal with the changes to EU Drivers’ Hours’ regulations.
According to DWF, new EU regulations mean that operators will have to organise the workloads of international drivers to ensure they return home more regularly. An international driver can no longer spend weeks away from home. The survey found that 63 percent of those polled said they will arrange transport home to base for international drivers, while 36 percent of those surveyed said they will look to establish one or more additional bases with a view to drivers completing shorter legs of international journeys as a result.
Vikki Woodfine, partner and head of road transport and logistics at DWF, said: “Our survey clearly shows that European road transport decision makers are gearing up for expansion and change. There has been a period of consolidation and change in the market in this turbulent year, and as things settle down, opportunities from the reshuffle of the market emerge.
“It is positive to see a strong appetite to expand into the UK logistics market, despite Brexit and border concerns this year. Some of this will be driven by the opportunities arising from a post Covid/post Brexit market, others are driven by the need to react to EU regulation changes requiring drivers to return home more regularly.”
Despite optimism of some companies, some perceived barriers to the market remain. The survey found that Brexit and lack of free movement within the EU was a concern for 39 percent, while 42 percent of haulage companies consider the complexity of regulation involved in setting up operations in the UK to be a barrier to establishing a base here.


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26 June 2019
Recognising and rewarding excellence in British business, the Chamber Business Awards is one of the UK’s most contested and prestigious business award programmes. Each year, from Aberdeen to Cornwall, organisations of all sizes and sectors compete for the coveted titles and the national recognition they bring.
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Private hire firm Addison Lee is looking to put fully autonomous taxis on the streets of London by 2021.
A partnership with software company Oxbotica will see them work together on developing, testing and operating the vehicles, exploring “self-driving car services that are safe and environmentally friendly, and which still deliver the exceptional customer experiences Addison Lee is known for,” said the taxi company.
The British firms will go up against the ride-hailing app Uber, which also intends to use driverless cars. Uber’s programme is well underway, and continues despite one of its autonomous vehicles killing a pedestrian in Arizona in March, although it has ceased testing for the time being.
Addison Lee intends to create detailed digital maps of ‘more than 250,000 miles of roads’ in and around London. They will help the cars navigate not just the road layout but will also point out the location of all kerbs, traffic lights, landmarks and street furniture, helping autonomous vehicles avoid collisions.
The brand points to declining private car ownership, particularly in large cities, as a reason for the move. Andy Boland, chief executive of the Addison Lee Group, said: “Urban transport will change beyond recognition in the next 10 years with the introduction of self-driving services, and we intend to be at the very forefront of this change by acting now.
“Autonomous technology holds the key to many of the challenges we face in transport. By providing ride-sharing services, we can help address congestion, free space used for parking and improve urban air quality through zero-emission vehicles.”
The driverless car industry in the UK will be worth £28bn by 2035, according to government estimates. Many companies worldwide – from car brands such as Ford and General Motors to technology firms such as Google and Dyson and component suppliers such as Bosch – are investing heavily in the science in the hope of being at the forefront of the new market.


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UK-based EDM has won the Greater China Business of the Year Award 2017.
The Newton Heath based company beat a host of other businesses to the prestigious award. Organised annually by the UK Department of International Trade, the award recognises the achievements of businesses that have been successfully exporting products or services to the Greater China region for over three years.
Having won orders in excess of £25m since 2008 and establishing itself as the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of cabin crew training simulators to airlines in Greater China, EDM was again successful having last won this award in 2012 and coming runner-up in 2013.
Earlier in the day, EDM's Sales and Business Development director and Department of Trade Export Champion, Mick Bonney, gave a presentation to over 100 delegates looking to learn more about how to enter the Greater China market entitled: 'More Cooperative Success With Greater China'.
Philomena Chen, North West Head of Asia Pacific Business for the Department of International Trade said: "EDM has demonstrated innovation, drive and long term commitment to the Greater China aviation market over many years now and their award win is very much deserved. Everyone at the Department of International Trade is committed to ensuring the Year of the Rooster is the most successful twelve months yet for North West businesses operating in Greater China."
"It's an honour to win the 2017 Greater China Business of the Year Award," said Tony Bermingham, managing director of EDM. "We will continue to focus on this region to help support our ambitious growth targets and retain our position as the number one manufacturer of cabin crew training simulators in the world. We hope that our success in Greater China will encourage other UK companies to explore this exciting market."
EDM counts Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines amongst its client base in mainland China as well as Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong. EDM has doubled in size over the past three years and is forecast to achieve further growth in 2017.


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The best holiday in the world – April Fools Day – has come and gone. Of course, as we do every year, we can’t help but participate. And in case you haven’t figured it out yet, Cadillac is not spinning off Escalade, Chevrolet is not reducing the Bolt EV price to $20, nor has it released an update for Teen Driver Mode, and Vauxhall is not going to build a wind-up Adam.
Lastly, Opel will not be making new sewing machines.
Historically, Adam Opel began his career as a locksmith’s apprentice, and eventually made his way to the sewing machine. In fact, the Opel Motors company was originally founded with the sewing machine, and the German-crafted machines have been famous since 1862 thanks to their high quality and durability.
Playing off this history for their April Fools story, Opel claims that its Management Board decided to introduce two sewing machines to the product portfolio in an attempt to attract new customers, going on to claim that they will be the most precise as well as the fastest sewing machine ever built.
The GT Concept-inspired sewing machine you see in the photo will make its “world debut during the 2016 Paris Fashion Week.” With the “Umparken im Kopf” campaign Opel has sparked an appreciation for diversity throughout Rüsselsheim, and these new machines help the automaker to capitalize on all the buzz. Yup. Sure.


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Innovative pumps that reduce overall energy consumption and promote cost savings to make strong gains
As end users increasingly focus on energy-efficient production, pump manufacturers for the food and beverage industry will need to direct their efforts towards designing novel, cost-effective offerings that support energy optimisation.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of the European Pumps Market for Food and Beverage Industry, finds that the market earned revenues of $648.6 million in 2012 and estimates this to reach $697.5 million in 2017.
With the current economy, end users are focusing on maintenance of existing pump installations, rather than purchasing new ones. The challenge for pump manufacturers is to develop innovative and economical products that address the needs of budget conscious end users.
“At the same time, pump manufacturers are expected to focus on designing environment-friendly, energy-efficient pumps that reduce overall energy consumption and offer cost savings to end users,” noted Frost & Sullivan Industrial Automation & Process Control Research Associate Niranjan Paul. “Products that are customised to suit end-user requirements are expected to become the benchmark within the industry.”
Although the ongoing economic turmoil in Europe means that market participants are in for a bumpy ride, the processed food industry is set to bail out the European pumps market for the food and beverage industry over the short-term.
“A burgeoning processed food industry is expected to result in increased demand for positive displacement pumps, such as gear and lobe pumps, used in the production of processed food,” noted Paul. “While such demand will support market growth over the short- to medium-term, the anticipated recovery of the European economy is set to sustain long-term market expansion.”
Investments in the pumps market for the food and beverage industry across Central and Western Europe are projected to be limited. In contrast, growth opportunities are set to increase in Eastern Europe as end users relocate their manufacturing facilities to this low-cost region.
To strengthen their foothold in the high-growth East European market, pump manufacturers should forge relationships with local companies. Top market participants are favouring the mergers and acquisitions route to expand their geographic reach, product portfolios and increase their market share.
Frost & Sullivan has recently organised a web conference entitled “Pumps in European Food and Beverage Industry: Aligning Obligation with Opportunity” The research expert led a short teleconference about the new findings that are likely to impact the market.
To receive the pdf presentation of the web conference and a link to the recording, please send an email to Julia Nikishkina, Corporate Communications, at firstname.lastname@example.org, with your full contact details.


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Public Battlegrounds, more commonly known as PUBG, is the original hit battle royale game. While the concept of battle royale was not created by PUBG, the formula that was created from PUBG has been emulated everywhere. Players drop down onto a map, a circle appears, the circle will continually get smaller as the game goes on, and the final player or team standing wins. This formula first popularized by PUBG is eventually what led to Fortnite, Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, and many other battle royales. Of course, each game brings its own spin on the formula to make it unique from one another.
There is one major difference however between PUBG and other popular battle royale games: While PUBG has historically cost money to play, Fortnite, Warzone, and Apex are all free-to-play. That means a lower barrier to entry and more people have been able to get into the game. Despite being the game that started it all, PUBG quickly fell behind those three in the genre. Why that happened can be argued, but it definitely can be argued that the cost to entry barrier was holding PUBG back.
As of Wednesday, though, PUBG is no longer going to have that barrier, as the game has decided to go free-to-play.
— PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS (@PUBG) January 12, 2022
Dave Curd, the creator director of PUBG, claims this was decision was not made in response to the popularity of other games. Curd said in an interview with GamesRadar that the change to move to free-to-play was entirely about their own interests.
“We came to the decision to make PUBG: Battlegrounds free to play because we feel that it is truly the right time,” Curd said. “Our game is in a great place with eight maps, an engaged community and our deep gun mechanics, so this is the natural next step and a great way to introduce more players to our universe. I know there are a lot of people who are interested in PUBG: Battlegrounds but have never gotten around to playing it for various reasons – now is the perfect moment to get started.”


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Grab: Ride-hailing market in provinces to be industry driver
TRANSPORT network company Grab Philippines said areas outside greater Metro Manila present one of the biggest opportunities for the ride-hailing industry.
Grab Senior Director for Operations Ronald G. Roda said during a media roundtable meeting on Friday that areas outside the nation’s capital need additional transport network vehicle services (TNVS).
“The fresh allocation of TNVS is truly a welcome development,” he said. “Historically, Grab noted strong contributions to the local economies of the cities where it operates, as it creates a domino effect on growth — from driver-partners, merchant-partners and down to the consumers.”
At present, the company’s ride-hailing services are available only in eight to nine cities and municipalities, while its food delivery services are available in 45.
“Lipa City and other Batangas cities have super strong GrabFood and GrabExpress presence but no GrabCars nor motorcycle taxis,” said Mr. Roda.
“We have asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to open [TNVS] in new cities,” he added.
Grab is aiming for the opening of TNVS slots in Iligan City, Cagayan de Oro City and Davao City, which it previously requested from LTFRB.
“Davao has already issued a city resolution asking for TNVS, while Cagayan de Oro and Iligan are currently in the process of issuing,” said Mr. Roda.
The company is also asking for additional TNVS slots in the cities of Cebu, Iloilo and Bacolod, as well as in the provinces of Pampanga, Albay and Camarines Sur to meet the growing demand for ride-hailing in the said areas.
In Grab’s estimate, up to 35,000 TNVS licenses should be supplied in provinces based on the total addressable market and activity levels of the current driver pool in December 2022.
Meanwhile, Grab said it is planning to expand the serviced locations of its delivery platform, GrabFood, to 60 this year, from the previous 45.
“We are already expanding. We will expand to an additional 15 cities and municipalities this year, “ Mr. Roda said.
Most of these openings will be in the Visayas and Mindanao, according to Mr. Roda, as the GrabFood service “is fairly everywhere” in Luzon. — Justine Irish D. Tabile


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GST on Online Gaming Should be Increased
Nearly eight out of ten respondents, according to a Local Circles online survey, want the goods and services tax (GST) rate on online gambling, casinos, and horse racing to be at least 28 percent. Casino games and online gaming both currently have an 18% GST. 27 percent of respondents preferred a tax slab of more than 50%, compared to 7% who preferred a 40% tax slab. Only 1% of respondents thought that online gambling, casinos, and horse racing should be subject to GST, with 6% disagreeing.
The GST Council, which is composed of a GoM led by the chief minister of Meghalaya, Congrad Sangma, has agreed to raise the GST rate on gaming-related products sold in casinos, racetracks, and online to 28%. However, ultimate confirmation of this must come from the GST council. The tax will be assessed on the complete face value or bet amount rather than the total transaction value, according to a decision by the committee of ministers. The game money or net commissions (revenues) that are paid to gaming businesses are included in the overall transaction value.
The position of the law with regard to the legality of online fantasy gaming is a crucial component of gaming law in the modern day as more and more fantasy gaming mobile applications and websites become big players in the online gaming and sports industry. Whether a game is primarily a “game of skill” or a “game of chance” is one of the most important factors in assessing whether it is allowed to play fantasy games online.
Different courts have adopted varying positions on how to address internet games because there is no common code regarding gaming. The GST authorities have, in the meantime, sent notices to several industry participants proposing to reclaim additional GST as a result of the valuation dispute.
“A centralized regulatory body or framework to overlook the online gaming industry would help to ensure uniformity in application of law across the states,” according to Adarsh Somani (partner) and Sahil Kothari (principal associate) at Economic Laws practice.
The online gaming sector, which creates games like e-sports, rummy, poker, chess, and fantasy games, has been advocating for a GST maximum of less than 18%. In contrast to online gaming, 60% of individuals prefer a higher price for cryptocurrencies and a GST rate of at least 28% for them. A 28 percent tax on digital currency is also being considered by the GST council. The Good and Services Tax (GST) should be increased from 5 to 7-8 percent and from 18 to 20 percent, according to more than seven in ten Americans.
“Given the high inflation and 7 in 10 households in the country facing a squeeze, any change in the 5% rate structure to 7-8% will have a direct impact on household budgets and hence majority of the household consumers are explicitly against such increase. Similarly, in the case of services according to people, the 18% GST rate leads to high evasion where most small and even mid-size contractors do not issue a GST invoice and take payments in cash or in bank accounts of family members. By increasing tax on services from 18% to 20% there is a high risk that most people will likely avoid GST invoices with mostly only leaving businesses paying the higher rate of 20%,” said the survey.
Seventy one per cent of those surveyed were also against raising the GST of household items such as shampoos, hair oil, toothpaste etc.
Majority of the households are instead seeking a relief in GST rates given the high levels of inflation with 70% reporting an over 10% increase in monthly costs in May.


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FirstWave inks global partnership with NTT Data UK
- 21 February, 2019 07:00
FirstWave's Sundar Bharadwaj and NTT Data UK's Scott Taylor.
Australian cloud technology company FirstWave has taken another step in its international expansion plans through inking a partnership with global system integrator NTT Data UK.
The deal will see NTT Data UK have access to on-sell cloud security solutions via FirstWave’s Cloud Content Security Platform (CCSP) to its enterprise, public sector and telecommunications service providers across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, India and Asia Pacific.
CCSP applies machine learning techniques and integrates with virtual appliances from vendors such as Cisco, Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet. It provides security for customers using public and private cloud business applications and provides operational efficiency.
FirstWave is forecasting three-year recurring revenue from the UK and Europe to sit between $8 million and $10 million.
FirstWave CEO David Kirton confirmed it was the first deployment of the platform in the UK with revenues expected in the second half of FY19.
Recently appointed business head for EMEA and North America, Sundar Bharadwaj added the partnership was an important pillar of its global growth strategy.
NTT Data UK CEO, Simon Williams, said it will provide the cloud security solutions to its global clients in areas such as insurance, financial services and government sectors.
“Our clients, including telco service providers and data centre providers, will also benefit from this unique platform to deliver their own branded security as-a-service proposition on a consumption based monthly pricing model to all their business customers,” Williams said.
“Together with FirstWave and our service provider clients, we are targeting a 5-10 per cent market penetration of our SP customer base in the initial 12-18 months.”
Recently, FirstWave appointed Shelt Global as its first reseller to cover the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions.
Shelt is a cyber security managed services provider, offering online and cloud-based security services to global clients through a cyber security-as-a-service model.
Publicly-listed FirstWave has begun proof of value trials with what it claims to be one of Africa's major data centre and cloud company.


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The International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the Video Game Capital of the World, is pleased to announce the Class of 2016.
The 2016 class of inductees were selected by accomplished gamers, journalists and video game industry executives who have extensive knowledge of the achievements in gaming. There were three phases in the decision process: Open nomination, public and board input for narrowing down of the ballot and a final voting pool which decided which gamers, games, developers and industry leader would be inducted. The Community Action Award and Walter Day Lifetime Achievement Award were determined by open nominations and input from attendees of the Class of 2015 induction with the board selecting the inductees.
We are pleased to announce the following individuals and video games are being inducted:
Golden Age Gamers
Lonnie McDonald has a number of world records on Joust, was a U.S National Videogame Team member and has rolled over the score on a Joust machine in all 50 states.
90’s eSports Competitor
Chris Tang is an accomplished gaming tournament champion and game designer who is best known for winning the Sega World Champion competition on MTV and as a Nintendo World Championship City Champion. He was a designer and consultant for Sony and eBay in the past and is currently a Senior Game Designer on the “Stroke Harbringer” project.
2000’s eSports Competitor
Isaiah “TriForce” Johnson is an accomplished, record holding gamer and founder of Empire Arcadia, which holds the record for “most documented tournament wins for a gaming team.” Johnson has been a part of several gaming documentaries and recently retired from competitive gaming.
Golden Age Game
Super Mario Bros.
90’s Era Game
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
2000’s Era Game
World of Warcraft
Current Era Game
Hideo Kojima is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer who is best known for the Metal Gear series. He is the director of Kojima Productions and former vice president of Konami Digital Entertainment. He also directed or produced games in other series, including Zone of the Enders, Boktai, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
Satoru Iwata was the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo and broadened the appeal of video games to a larger audience with the types of games he developed. He is most well known for working on the development of Pokemon and the Super Smash Bros. series. Satoru passed away July 11, 2015.
Community Action Award
Patrick O’Malley has been a force in planning gaming events, both large and small, which contribute to his local community and the gaming community as a whole. He has sponsored numerous events and fundraisers in support of gamers, industry pioneers and his community.
Walter Day Lifetime Achievement Award
Steve Wozniak has an incredible history as a competitive gamer, game designer and developer of the Apple computer which was a driving force in early gaming. Steve’s contributions as a competitive player, game developer and system designer set him apart as one of the most accomplished people in the history of gaming.
The induction ceremony will coincide with the annual ICON Trading Card Event to be held in Ottumwa, Iowa, in August 2017 with a date to be announced in the near future.
For more information: http://www.ivghof.info/
About the International Video Game Hall of Fame
Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to honoring excellence in the field of electronic gaming by recognizing the champions, industries and professionals related to this popular activity. We will build and maintain a state-of-the art interactive facility containing historical archive exhibits describing the historic milestones of the video game industry, and preserve significant video gaming relics, memorabilia and artifacts of the times past and present.
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WA’s best cake recipe finalists unveiled
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We have learnt over the past two weeks that West Australian cake makers have clear favourites. Banana cake recipes accounted for a significant proportion of entrants, followed by fruit cakes and chocolate cakes.
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After months of being unable to splurge on things like a vacation or even a night at the movies, experts say many Americans have hit a point of “frugal fatigue.” In fact, a new report by Comscore Inc. shows impulse spending is at the highest ever.
With store closures and in-person shopping concerns, many consumers have moved more of their spending online. On average, they’re now spending roughly 25% of their discretionary income there.
“When people are cooped up at home, there’s the tendency for impulse buying,” said Greg McBride, the Chief Financial Analyst at Bankrate.com.
“I think the pandemic has moved us forward seven years in the last seven months, in terms of certain trends particularly towards digital,” he added.
While online shopping has been around for a long time, McBride explained that in the last seven months, more retailers have gone online. Those already there have invested significantly in making their shopping experience easier and more convenient, so that people could spend more and more often.
An easier online shopping experience eliminates the "old buffer" of someone getting in their car, driving and browsing around their favorite stores. The old way provided time to reconsider a purchase or how much to spend.
“The tendency for emotional or impulsive purchasing can be really devastating towards your financial goals and unwind a lot of progress you may have otherwise already made,” McBride added.
A little impulse spending won’t hurt, but these numbers are concerning some experts like McBride.
“It’s really important to identify what is your trigger? Is it sadness, is it boredom, is it 'Keeping up with the Jones?’” he said. “Then developing strategies that can distract you from that.”
Two simple strategies he suggests are, first, do not show up without a list or only shop for specific item. This goes for in-store shopping and, especially, online.
Secondly, you should set a personal threshold for spending and impose a 24-hour waiting period for purchases above that threshold. It recreates a buffer and gives you time to sleep on the financial impact of bigger purchases. That impact could be more significant during this pandemic.


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After a four-year transformation, the Nassau Cruise Port will officially open on May 26, according to a press release.
Nassau Cruise Port and Global Ports Holding revealed that phase one of the project is completed.
The $300 million project includes the addition of a new berth and refurbishment of all piers.
The reimagined port will be able to accommodate six cruise ships daily.
“After three years of planning, and three years of development and construction, we are so thrilled to be able to unveil the new Nassau Cruise Port to cruise passengers, tourists and the Bahamian community,” said Mike Maura Jr., CEO and director, Nassau Cruise Port.
“Nassau Cruise Port will proudly showcase the best of The Bahamas over its 11 acres of reimagined waterfront development, creating a new downtown Nassau destination. We want each and every visitor to have a remarkable, memorable experience in Nassau, and we are excited to proudly display Bahamian goods, culture and warm hospitality to our guests. Cruise tourism is a critical part of the Bahamian economy, and the cruise industry is equally dependent on The Bahamas.
“The Government of The Bahamas was cognizant of the material growth occurring in vessel size and quantity and the advantage that could be gained by undertaking a redevelopment and expansion of its cruise port infrastructure. As we unveil the new Nassau Cruise Port, the steady counsel of the Government of The Bahamas has ensured the project’s success. Additionally, the valuable support and input from the cruise industry, Bahamian and international capital markets, and the fundamental leadership and commitment of the GPH and NCP teams have ensured this project is best in class. This is indeed a very proud moment.”
The completion of the project is forecasted for 2024 and travelers can look forward to the addition of a signature restaurant and a range of family-friendly attractions.


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Ti for two
Nivdia has been talking about replacing its Maxwell graphics cards with something new for a while.
$199 for 16GB, $299 for 500GB Android TV Pro
Nvidia just launched a product that we use to know as the Shield Console. These are Tegra X1 based products developed under the Shield Console codename. They launched as Shield Android TV in the US.
To launch soon according to reports
It appears that Nvidia might launch the Geforce GTX 980 Ti even earlier as expected as we are now hearing plenty of new rumors regarding it, including most of the specifications.
GTX 970 with white blower fan cooler
In addition to the new GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition graphics card, Asus has unveiled yet another Nvidia GM204 Maxwell based graphics card, the white GTX 970 Turbo.
Highest factory-overclocked GTX 980 from ASUS
Asus has now officially announced its new Geforce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition graphics card, a special edition card released to mark the 20th year of the company's presence in the graphics card market.
First GTX 980 with liquid+air cooler
EVGA has unveiled its latest Geforce GTX 900 series graphics card, the EVGA GTX 980 Hybrid, which comes with an all-in-one liquid and air cooler.
GTC 2015: Volta back in roadmap, due in 2018
Pascal is Nvidia’s next generation architecture and it is coming after Maxwell of course. The company says it will launch next year, but details are still sketchy.
GTC 2015: GM200 GPU, 3072 CUDA cores and US $999 price tag
After a few teases at the Game Developers Conference earlier this year, Nvidia has now formally unveiled its new Geforce GTX Titan X graphics card based on the 28nm GM200 Maxwell GPU.
Full GM200 specifications and pictures
First teased during GDC 2015 last week, we now have full specifications of the upcoming Nvidia Titan X graphics cards, as well as a bunch of pictures showing the graphics card in all its glory.
Bringing Maxwell to mid-range notebooks
While the mobile GTX 980M and GTX 970M GPUs can be seen in plenty of high-end gaming notebooks, Nvidia has now unveiled a couple of new mid-range mobile Maxwell GPUs, the GTX 960M and the GTX 950M.


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Plastics to save the planet: edible packaging
Image credit: Skipping Rocks Lab
Be it from seaweed, sugar cane or seafood, edible packaging is coming to a food outlet near you soon.
Nearly 10 years ago, Professor Nory Mulyono started making packaging from seaweed in a room in her fiancé’s house. Heavy rains in her home city of Jakarta had yet again highlighted the painful problem of plastic, with piles of waste swept away from municipal landfills and washed up on shorelines.
Now head of the Food Technology Department at the Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Mulyono says: “The rains bring floods, huge economic losses and many health problems.
“I knew that if we could reduce the amount of plastic waste, heavy rains wouldn’t bring such serious problems,” she adds. “So my fiancé and I converted a room in his home into a mini laboratory and started to develop biodegradable packaging.”
Fast-forward to 2019 and Mulyono is now also co-founder and chief of research and development at Evoware, based in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. Launched in 2016, the start-up has had significant success in selling edible cups called ‘Ello Jello’, as well as edible packaging including food films, burger wraps and coffee and noodle-flavouring sachets. The products are odourless, tasteless and, importantly, meet stringent food safety standards.
“Our coffee sachets are routinely ordered by Indonesia ‘coffepreneurs’,” says Mulyono. “Australia-based companies have also approached us, but they wanted the packaging in a roll and currently we only produce sheets and sachets. We are collaborating with them.”
Why seaweed? Indonesia is the second largest producer of seaweed in the world, next to China, with production rising by some 30 per cent a year. Evoware sources Eucheuma seaweed, which Indonesia farms in abundance and, as Mulyono points out: “By using this we can improve the livelihoods of local farmers.
“It is also a healthy food, has no allergy risk, is organic and cheap – we are optimistic that it is feasible to use on a mass scale,” she adds. “Seaweed cultivation is also really fast compared to terrestrial plants, with one cycle taking only 45 days.”
Crucially, package manufacturing is relatively straightforward; under controlled conditions the seaweed is hydrated and made into a slurry, which is then cast and dried. The end product delivers good properties, although, says Mulyono, the tensile strength of the films doesn’t yet match that of cling-films as she wants to avoid using additives such as the polypropylene elastomers that promote elasticity and toughness.
Soil tests indicate the plastic-alternative biodegrades within a week, while shelf life is around two years. And as Mulyono is keen to highlight: “Our packaging is also 100 per cent water-soluble so when it is used as a coffee or noodle-flavouring sachet, it dissolves in your hot water in less than 40 seconds.”
Mulyono and Evoware colleagues now expect to ramp up and automate production while reducing costs by some 30 per cent, so their edible packaging becomes more cost-competitive with plastics.
“I would like to see us with a seaweed-packaging manufacturing facility very soon, as well as a quality control and research and development laboratory for characterising the biopackaging,” she says. “Developing a bioplastic in Indonesia hasn’t been easy... but it will be more difficult to recover our entire ecosystem if this pollution isn’t stopped.”
‘The more we develop our technique, the more we see opportunities beyond our original plans.’
Evoware is not alone in its designs to serve up edible alternatives to plastic packaging. Staying with seaweed, UK-based Skipping Rocks Lab has developed edible and compostable ‘Ooho’ drinks sachets, while in the US Loliware has introduced edible straws in several flavours including vanilla and rose.
Professor David Edwards from Harvard developed edible ‘Wikicells’ from isomalt or sugar cane several years ago; the packaging is now used with fruit snacks and frozen desserts from Incredible Foods.
Then last year, researchers led by Professor Indrawati Oey at the University of Otago, New Zealand, started tests on their biodegradable, edible wrapping whipped up from corn and seafood by-products, zein and chitosan. Food scientist Oey says toxicology results look promising, physical properties are sound, and she reckons many companies are keen to see what happens next.
“We have developed a hundred different formulations with different applications,” she says. “The more we develop our technique, the more we see opportunities beyond our original plans.”
Yet corn, seaweed, sugarcane and seafood aside, a host of researchers have long been tapping into the global dairy industry and developing milk-based edible food packaging.
For example, researchers from India’s National Dairy Research Institute in Bengaluru have developed films from the milk protein, casein, and whey protein concentrate (WPC) as a wrap for cheese.
In a similar vein, France-based Lactips recently unveiled a water-soluble film from casein that is produced as small pellets and can be processed on existing plastic lines.
The film takes just three weeks to biodegrade and as chief financial officer Jean-Antoine Rochette, says: “We can manage the product with [existing] industrial processes and do this at the same price [as oil-based plastics].”
However, just as one man’s meat is another man’s poison, not everyone is going to want to eat their packaging. What’s more, replacing petroleum-based products with biodegradable alternatives keeps plastic away from landfill, but what about the waste that is already out there?
Professor Julian Eastoe from the UK-based University of Bristol, Professor Rodrigo de Oliveira, State University of Paraiba, Brazil, and colleagues, might just have an answer. In a double-whammy, they take waste polystyrene and convert it into a ‘nanofoam’ that tackles water pollution.
Crucially, the nanofoam contains a photocatalyst that breaks down toxic dyes, such as rhodamine B, that leak into industrial wastewaters. Rhodamine B is banned in food production, but is widely used as a tracer dye in sewage treatment.
“This research suggests a promising approach to re-purpose some of the vast amounts of waste plastic into a resource for tackling environmental damage elsewhere,” says Eastoe. “The rhodamine B dye that we have used as an example here is a very real pollutant that comes out of many factories, and [our foam] could also work with many similar chemical structures.”
To create the nanofoam, the researchers first convert polystyrene into a porous solid by dissolving it with the solvent cyclohexane. The solution is then cooled until the cyclohexane freezes at around 6ºC.
“Polystyrene is, chemically, very tough, which is why it’s so good as a packaging material,” explains Eastoe. “But cyclohexane can actually dissolve it into a solution.”
On freezing, solid cyclohexane pockets are formed, just a few microns in diameter, which are separated by a mesh of interwoven polymer molecules. The cyclohexane is then removed at low pressure, leaving a foam-like structure of polystyrene that has the same mechanical properties as its original polystyrene block.
Eastoe and colleagues infuse the foam with a tin oxide nanoparticle photocatalyst that can break down toxic dyes on exposure to ultraviolet light. Indeed, experiments reveal their nanoparticle-foam can remove around 98 per cent of rhodamine B from contaminated wastewater samples. The nanofoams can be re-used up to five times.
“We then re-dissolve the polystyrene back into the cyclohexane solvent, the nanoparticles drop away as they aren’t soluble, and we can re-form the polymer all over again,” says Eastoe.
Where next for the researchers and their promising nanofoam? Unlike edible plastics, commercial interest hasn’t yet been forthcoming for this re-purposed polystyrene pollution treatment.
Still, Eastoe and colleagues are working with different structures and materials, such as silver and gold, to treat more pollutants. De Oliveira would also like to harvest waste polystyrene from cities across Brazil and convert it into a nanofoam to purify water in remote regions.
“The infrastructure is so poor in some parts of Brazil and people’s water can be contaminated by their own industrial activity,” says Eastoe. “But this could be developed into a portable water purification system that at the same time re-uses [discarded] polystyrene.”
“We welcome commercial interest... and our breakthrough [nanofoam] should be of interest to water companies worldwide,” he adds. “Developing processes to break down, recycle or re-use waste plastics is now of critical importance.”
Packaging from milk
In a bid to exploit the over-production of milk in the US, Peggy Tomasula and Laetitia Bonnaillie from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been working on casein wraps for more than 10 years. They reckon their latest films are up to 500 times better at keeping oxygen out of food than petroleum-based packaging, thanks to small pores that form an airtight network, keeping oxygen penetration at bay.
“These are powerful protein oxygen blockers that help to prevent food spoilage,” says Tomasula. “[And being edible] adds to the material’s appeal as it will reduce the amount of food-wrapping waste that goes into landfill.”
As the researchers point out, their original pure casein film wasn’t easy to handle and dissolved in water too quickly. However, they have now added an alkali compound, giving a stronger, stretchier material that is more resistant to humidity, temperature and moisture.
Tomasula and Bonnaillie are now refining the film’s process and formulation to make it more versatile.
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The reality star takes part in Throwback Thursday! Check out other cute and candid moments from the stars
Jan 10, 2014 at 11:06AM
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So cute! With Halloween just around the corner, Lindsay Lohan shared a vintage Halloween photo of her dressed as Jasmine from Aladdin. “#tbt #jasmine #Disney,” the actress posted on Oct. 24.
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Truck carrying India's first newsprint to Pakistan crosses Attari-Wagah checkpost.
Khanna Paper Mills (KPM) of Amritsar sent its first truck to Pakistan's leading dailies-The Dawn and the Jang Group.
Till now, Pakistan had been receiving newsprint via Dubai for which they had to pay a high transportation price.
With the opening of the ICP and the inclusion of newsprint in the Positive List, the material can now be sent directly to Pakistan.
"The beneficiaries are on both side as they already has been importing the newsprint from Europe and other countries where as we are just 60 km from them and able to sell our product on much lesser price they have been getting in the past", said Brij Mohan Khanna Chairman and Managing director, (KPM).
It is pertinent to mention that as far now a Newspaper in Pakistan costs Rs 28 per piece whereas it's readily available in India for mere Rs. 2 per piece. Traders opine that if Pakistan traders will continue to get newsprint through Wagah the costing price of the newspaper will obviously comes down.
Khanna Paper is fourth largest paper Mill of India and very few of the companies in India manufacturing Newsprint Paper. Rahul Khanna, director of the Khanna Paper Mill expressed that though initially it's a small volume they are sending but he is taking this as a stepping-stone in trade with Pakistan.
"Our long term target is to send more than 2000 tons of newsprint to Pakistan which is about 30 percent share of the Pak consumption and God willing we would establishes the market in coming months, added Rahul.
Yet there has lot to do more to make fully operationalised the ICP however Traders on both sides are in up mood for opening of ICP to enhance trade between the two age-old rival countries.
Suneet Kochhar, Chairman, Zonal Council CII said that Importing from India, Pakistan will get the International Products at Lower Logistics Cost at the same time, with better margins to industry and ICP will generate more revenues for Indian Economy too.
He is enthusiastic that a new era has begun infusing peace and prosperity for South Asia. ( ANI )
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