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ATCUAE chief delivers FIA letter, holds talks with Nissan President and CEO, Carlos Ghosn
Mohammed Ben Sulayem is hoping that a flying visit he made to the Nissan headquarters in Japan may help lure the manufacturer back into the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, the series which reaches its annual climax in the UAE.
Sulayem, President of the Automobile and Touring Club for the UAE, had lengthy discussions with senior Nissan executives, including the company’s President and CEO, Carlos Ghosn, and high on the agenda was Nissan’s involvement in the FIA World Cup series.
During his recent week-long visit to Japan, Sulayem delivered a letter from Derek Ledger, the FIA’s Vice President, Sport, and President of the Cross Country Rallies Commission, urging Nissan to re-enter an official factory team in the Cross Country Rally World Cup after a two-year absence.
“This was one of the many issues I discussed with Nissan in Japan, and it was an extremely interesting and worthwhile visit,” said Sulayem, who launched the UAE Desert Challenge in 1991 and has made it into an event which sets the standard for World Cup rallies.
“During the time I spent with Carlos Ghosn we talked a great deal about motor sport in the Middle East, and of course about Nissan’s loyal support over the years for the Desert Challenge,” added Sulayem.
“Like Nakheel, Nissan are a now a well established partner who not only help us to make the event happen every year, but work with us to plan its future development. We’re working to reinforce these partnerships for the benefit of motor sport overall.”
Sulayem joined Ghosn for a test drive in the Nissan GTR. He also visited the Nissan design centre with Simon Sproule, Corporate Vice-President, Global Communications Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Sulayem also had discussions with senior members of the Nissan design team regarding the new generation Nissan Patrol, and modifications planned for the Middle East market.
“I’ve spent a lot of time driving and testing cars over the years,” said the 14 times Middle East rally champion. “I hope the feedback I’ve given has helped to make cars better, and safer and I’m always ready to offers my input to Nissan, particularly on the design and development of vehicles for the Middle East.”
Nissan Middle East has sponsored the UAE Desert Challenge for the last three years, and the Nissan Patrol is the rally’s official car. As part of the sponsorship agreement, a fleet of Nissan Patrols is put at the disposal of the rally organsing committee, of which Sulayem is Chairman.
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Nearly £27 billion (31.2 billion euros) will be lost from the UK economy if the government delays restarting international travel until May 17, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says.
The date was set by Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he unveiled the highly anticipated roadmap out of lockdown last week. According to the government’s plan, two households will be able to mix outdoors from March 29 - a date which many believe should also mark the start of international travel.
Allowing journeys overseas just seven weeks earlier, to coincide with the Easter holiday break, could save struggling businesses who rely on travel and tourism, they say. It could also provide a much-needed boost to the economy.
WTTC fears delaying the revival of international travel for another seven weeks will quicken the collapse of the sector. It contributes 2.3 billion euros annually to the UK economy, and is responsible for almost four million jobs.
While the government’s rapid vaccine rollout has been widely celebrated, the global tourism body has called upon the Prime Minister to give greater clarity about what May 17 will look like. This would enable businesses to prepare for the restart and consumers to book with confidence.
There is a belief that international travel can safely resume with a comprehensive, coordinated regime for testing upon departure and arrival. This should be done alongside the global vaccine rollout, enhanced health and hygiene protocols. One of the most important measures is mandatory mask wearing, which experts say can cut down transmission of the virus by more than 80 per cent.
The introduction of vaccine passports could also support the recovery of the industry. Vaccinations and testing, alongside other precautions, should prevent blanket quarantines and remove the need for potentially confusing air corridors, which could affect people’s confidence in travelling, WTTC claims.
“While the UK government’s announcement that international travel could resume on May 17 gives us grounds for optimism, it will come as cold comfort to struggling travel and tourism businesses up and down the UK,” says Gloria Guevara, WTTC President and CEO.
“It would be far less economically damaging to invest in testing and biometric technology which could safely reopen the doors to travel and save the millions of jobs at risk.
“In the same way widespread community testing is being provided through rapid test kits twice a week to pupils and anyone in their household or support bubbles, so extensive testing will also permit the safe restart of international travel.”
To combat the damage done to the industry in the past 12 months, London’s Heathrow Airport has recently announced plans to introduce additional charges to passengers.
In 2019, the airport handled a record 80.8 million travellers and almost half a million flights throughout the year. But Heathrow has been hit badly by the pandemic. Its main clientele is the long-haul market - a niche that has been wiped out by COVID-19.
Last week, its parent company Heathrow Airport Ltd. reported a 2.3 billion euro loss for 2020 after passenger numbers dropped 73 per cent. The air company claims this loss means it will be unable to provide some services in the future without the levy being added.
“Every day we delay will see many more cash-strapped businesses join the growing list of companies which have already disappeared due to the demise of international travel,” explains Gloria.
She also argues that vaccines should not become a requirement to travel, stating it would discriminate against less advanced countries and younger travellers - or those who simply can’t or choose not to be vaccinated.
“Mask wearing should not be a choice; it has been proven to provide the highest level of protection against transmission of the virus. This, combined with a comprehensive testing regime, enhanced health and hygiene protocols, digital passes and the global rollout of vaccines will allow the safe restart of international travel.”


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The government’s package of Rs. 6,000 crore will boost the apparel and made-ups sector and strengthen the entire textile industry, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said on Saturday.
Challenges to industry
Speaking at an awards function organised by the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) here, Ms. Irani said, “The textile sector has huge growth potential. However, the industry faces challenges in terms of production and technology because a lot of small-scale players don’t have fiscal support.” She said the government was providing support so that the sector will achieve its full potential in the years to come.
The country’s synthetic and rayon textile exports was expected to touch the $6-billion mark in fiscal year 2018, up from $5.7 billion in the last fiscal, said SRTEPC chairman Narain Aggarwal.
Mr. Aggarwal said India is the second-largest producer of man-made fibres (MMF) and is poised to drive the growth engine in the MMF textiles globally.
At present, India produces over 1,441 million kg man-made fibre and over 3,000 million kg man-made filament yarn.
The global end-use demand for textile fibre was forecast to expand by an average of 2.8% per annum to 119.2 million tonnes by 2025, Mr. Aggarwal said.


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In today’s age of the selfie and self-care, it seems only fitting that the watch industry would do some reflecting of its own: Several fashion savvy watch brands are creating timepieces with mirror dials.
“A mirrored surface is a reflection of the contemporary woman and our modern times,” said Carolina Bucci, the London-based jeweler who has been collaborating with the watchmaker Audemars Piguet. “We live in a world where we are attached to our phones the whole time, taking pictures, reflecting our world and bouncing it off to everyone else.” In 2016, Ms. Bucci shook up the cult classic Royal Oak, creating a limited edition with a bejeweled frosted finish in either white or rose gold.
Now, she has introduced yellow gold — and a mirror dial. “I wanted a complete contrast, with a perfectly slick dial,” Ms. Bucci said.
The idea wasn’t an immediate hit with Audemars Piguet. The Royal Oak, created in 1972 by the legendary designer Gérald Genta, features a dial with a tapisserie, or geometric pattern, motif — a signature detail that Ms. Bucci wanted to turn into a reflective surface. When the watchmaker resisted, Ms. Bucci quoted the brand’s own tagline to executives.
“I almost felt like I put a mirror in front of them, saying, ‘Your motto is: To break the rules, you must first master them,’” Ms. Bucci recalled.
To be fair, she added, the new dial style was a technical nightmare.
“There is no room for mistakes — not a speck of dust, not a fingerprint,” she said. “Once you put the crystal on, it’s trapped in there forever.”
Also, it’s an actual mirror and not just a highly polished surface.
“To ram it home, I brought in my Ray-Ban sunglasses and said, ‘I want this kind of mirror,’” Ms. Bucci said. “I really need to use it to check I don’t have spinach in my teeth.”
The result was a 37-millimeter model priced at ,600 and limited to 300 pieces. The dial seems to take on a life of its own, depending on the surface it is reflecting — it can look black, blue or even gold. It echoes a current jewelry trend for transformable pieces, as well as Ms. Bucci’s own approach: “The last thing I want — for jewelry, watches, clothes, anything — is to get bored.”
A mirror dial may have a contemporary, on-trend look — consider the Apple Watch, with its reflective, black-screen face — but the idea is certainly not new. In the 1960s, the Danish silversmith Georg Jensen collaborated with the unconventional Swedish designer Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube, known as Torun, who dreamed up a super simple watch with a mirror dial.
The Vivianna, in fact, was conceived as part of a competition: Design something you despise. Ms. Torun “hated everything about time — the conventions of keeping time and being a slave to it,” said Nicholas Manville, Georg Jensen’s senior vice president of design. A mirror-faced watch was a reminder not give in to the rigidity of timekeeping, Mr. Manville said: “Whenever you thought about time, you saw yourself.”
Today, the Vivianna watch — a sculptural slip-on bangle of a timepiece — has had several iterations and remains a best seller for the house.
Chanel, as with Carolina Bucci, is using mirrors to inject modern cool into its watches. Last year, the Première — a wraparound chain bracelet watch created in 1987 as Chanel’s first watch exclusively for women — was given a golden mirror-dial treatment. The limited edition had 1,000 pieces, each at ,600.
But that wasn’t its first venture into reflection: In 2016, Chanel’s signature J12 also got a mirror makeover in white ceramic and steel.
For Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday in November, Swatch collaborated with the celebrated British artist Damien Hirst on a reflective dial, with America’s most famous mouse rendered in a minimalist dot design (5 and limited to 19,999 pieces, now sold out). And at Chaumet, a mirrored dial is an especially sleek addition to the Hortensia Eden collection of steel cocktail watches, which has asymmetrically placed, hand-sculpted flowers decorating the dial and a flat mesh Milanese bracelet (4,310 pounds, or ,515).
Neon colors are also trending, Ms. Kepa said, adding that Storm’s Cody watches (from £119.99) come in a range of vibrantly colored reflective dials that surely would pass Ms. Bucci’s spinach-in-teeth test. But “from far away,” Ms. Kepa said, “it doesn’t even look like a watch but more just an accessory.”
The Swiss house Movado also has played with highly reflective faces, and notably via pitch-black dials, such as the ultra-classic 1881 Automatic (,195), in 39.5 millimeters with a self-winding Swiss movement. The Movado Bold range is more fashion forward — its dials combine a sun-ray polished steel center with a mirrorlike ring that takes on the look of a bezel. Most eye-catching are an edgy, monochrome version with a chain-stitched black leather strap, and a warmer gold version with eyelet detail on the strap (both 36 millimeters, 5). More classic models come courtesy of the men’s all-around gold-plated watch with a matching Milanese strap (5).
What’s best about mirror dials is their flexibility. As Jasmine Audemars, chairwoman of Audemars Piguet’s board of directors and fan of the new mirror-dial Royal Oak, said, “Who needs a selfie when you can look at yourself in your watch?”B:
九龙心水:1715:CC【白】【素】【贞】【突】【然】【看】【向】【法】【海】，【面】【色】【不】【善】，“【绝】【对】【是】【他】【搞】【的】【鬼】，【否】【则】【官】【人】【怎】【么】【会】【想】【到】【出】【家】【当】【和】【尚】。” 【这】【其】【中】【绝】【对】【有】【法】【海】【使】【乱】【子】。 【或】【者】【说】【是】【教】【唆】！ 【不】【然】【的】【话】，【许】【仙】【又】【没】【有】【变】【傻】，【怎】【么】【会】【想】【到】【来】【金】【山】【寺】【剃】【度】【出】【家】【为】【僧】。 “【好】【你】【个】【法】【海】，【我】【不】【去】【找】【你】，【你】【反】【倒】【找】【到】【我】【头】【上】【来】，【你】【就】【教】【唆】【我】【官】【人】【剃】【度】【出】【家】，【真】【是】【岂】【有】【此】【理】
【电】【话】【那】【头】【传】【来】【一】【个】【大】【叔】【声】【音】，【如】【果】【时】【遇】【五】【人】【在】【场】，【肯】【定】【一】【下】【就】【能】【听】【出】【是】【来】【检】【测】【设】【备】【的】【那】【个】【人】。 “【没】【问】【题】，【马】【上】【就】【搞】【好】【了】。”【大】【叔】【用】【着】【自】【信】【的】【语】【气】【回】【道】。 “ok，【麻】【烦】【刘】【叔】【了】，【比】【赛】【结】【束】【我】【请】【你】【吃】【饭】。”【孟】【傲】【川】【扬】【起】【一】【抹】【得】【意】【笑】【容】，【低】【声】【说】【道】：“【这】【漫】【展】【场】【地】【几】【乎】【全】【都】【是】【我】【认】【识】【的】【人】，【跟】【我】【斗】？【你】【们】【还】【不】【够】【格】。”
“【猎】【物】【看】【这】【阵】【势】，【被】【啃】【得】【都】【骨】【头】【散】【架】【了】，【魔】【兽】【必】【定】【体】【型】【硕】【大】，【而】【且】【凶】【残】。【只】【是】，【为】【何】【还】【有】【一】【人】【被】【倒】【挂】【在】【了】【树】【上】。【而】【且】，【以】【魔】【兽】【的】【利】【爪】，【想】【要】【精】【准】【剥】【去】【人】【皮】，【恐】【怕】【不】【可】【能】【吧】” 【毕】【竟】【是】【军】【伍】【出】【身】，【方】【焕】【兰】【在】【众】【女】【中】【第】【一】【个】【调】【整】【好】，【也】【来】【到】【了】【最】【前】【方】，【开】【始】【打】【量】【此】【处】【血】【腥】【的】【场】【面】。 “【四】【周】【找】【找】【看】，【有】【没】【有】【别】【的】【什】【么】【线】【索】九龙心水:1715:CC【接】【下】【来】【的】【十】【分】【钟】，【徐】【立】【详】【细】【地】【询】【问】【了】【他】【那】【只】【不】【知】【道】【被】【忘】【了】【多】【久】【的】【驴】【的】【身】【体】【状】【况】，【健】【康】【与】【否】，【有】【没】【有】【成】【亲】，【是】【否】【突】【破】【成】【灵】【驴】【等】【等】【一】【系】【列】【的】【问】【题】。 【青】【木】【长】【老】【也】【是】【不】【厌】【其】【烦】，【一】【张】【老】【脸】【都】【快】【笑】【得】【抽】【搐】【了】，【让】【徐】【立】【也】【是】【十】【分】【佩】【服】。 【就】【凭】【这】【张】【脸】，【当】【初】……【该】【逃】！ “【行】【了】！【青】【木】【老】【头】，【让】【白】【玉】【大】【爷】【跟】【他】【说】，【小】【子】，【你】【的】
【越】【泽】【神】【色】【一】【凝】，【这】【件】【事】【除】【了】【他】【和】【赵】【中】【诚】【外】【无】【人】【知】【晓】，【可】【却】【如】【此】【轻】【巧】【地】【被】【另】【一】【个】【人】【说】【出】【来】。 【因】【为】【不】【知】【道】【眼】【前】【女】【子】【的】【意】【图】，【越】【泽】【并】【没】【有】【开】【口】，【只】【是】【紧】【盯】【着】【她】，【等】【待】【她】【的】【下】【一】【句】【话】。 【云】【栀】【说】【完】【也】【紧】【紧】【盯】【着】【越】【泽】，【却】【发】【现】【他】【的】【眼】【眸】【沉】【如】【浓】【墨】，【仿】【佛】【能】【一】【眼】【望】【到】【底】，【可】【又】【仿】【佛】【什】【么】【也】【看】【不】【出】。 【这】【个】【男】【人】，【从】【头】【到】【尾】【把】【自】
【云】【至】【风】【听】【罢】，【当】【即】【回】【头】【对】【卓】【溪】【源】【和】【清】【澜】【道】：“【传】【令】【下】【去】，【不】【得】【擅】【自】【行】【动】，【等】【本】【尊】【号】【令】。” “【是】。”【卓】【溪】【源】【和】【清】【澜】【齐】【声】【应】【道】。 【随】【即】，【云】【至】【风】【又】【大】【步】【走】【到】【白】【雨】【舞】【面】【前】，【柔】【声】【道】：“【等】【我】。” 【白】【雨】【舞】【闪】【动】【着】【一】【双】【纯】【净】【澄】【澈】【的】【眼】【睛】，【将】【如】【玉】【一】【般】【洁】【白】【的】【小】【手】【放】【在】【了】【云】【至】【风】【那】【结】【满】【黑】【鳞】【的】【大】【掌】【上】，【轻】【声】【道】：“【恩】。”
【就】【在】【这】【个】【时】【候】，【整】【个】【忍】【界】【都】【震】【动】【了】【起】【来】。 【水】【之】【国】。 【这】【是】【一】【个】【四】【面】【被】【海】【水】【包】【围】【的】【岛】【国】，【周】【围】【有】【不】【少】【的】【群】【岛】，【不】【同】【的】【岛】【上】【有】【着】【不】【同】【的】【风】【土】【人】【情】，【因】【为】【远】【离】【忍】【者】【大】【陆】，【颇】【有】【一】【种】【独】【立】【于】【世】【的】【感】【觉】。 【轰】【轰】【轰】！ 【一】【股】【股】【磅】【礴】【的】【海】【啸】【惊】【起】，【向】【着】【水】【之】【国】【的】【海】【岛】【上】【冲】【去】，【每】【到】【海】【浪】【都】【足】【足】【有】【三】【四】【十】【米】【高】，【冲】【击】【过】【来】【的】【势】


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Experts from the animated cartoon industry predict in local media that the coming three to five years will be a golden period for the development of China's animated cartoon industry and the total market value will reach CNY100 billion during the same period.
Lu Xuewu, director of the School of Animated Cartoons from Chinese Media University, says that there are about 500 million cartoon consumers in China, of which about 320 million are youngsters. Lu says that this huge market demand will drive up China's animated cartoon industry.
Cina's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has designated 15 national-level cartoon industry bases. 50 cities in the country say they will also develop the cartoon industry during the 11th Five-Year Plan period.


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Soda pop, Indian spices set flavors of 2012
Bold mixologists and chocolatiers have been experimenting with the punchy flavors of Indian spices by adding them to savory cocktails and spicing up premium, luxury chocolates.india Updated: Dec 11, 2012 17:44 IST
Soda pop made headlines this year as an antagonist of healthy living, while consumers and brands couldn't get enough of a certain dairy product, described as the ‘food of the decade.’ A look back at some of the biggest food stories and trends that shaped what we ate in 2012.
Soda pop vilified
Soda got a bad rap this year, particularly from New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose proposal to impose a limited ban on super-sized pop was implemented this year and got the whole city -- and country -- talking. The bylaw restricts soda servings to a maximum of 16 ounces -- about half the size of the biggest, bucket-like containers offered at cinemas and sporting arenas. The move sparked a raging debate about the role of government in citizen's private lives. Expect the soda ban to be a precedent-setting case that could be mimicked in other municipalities.
Market research group NPD calls it the food of the decade for its exponential growth over the last 10 years in the US: consumption has doubled there, with one in three people eating yogurt regularly. In New York, artisanal yogurt bars and boutiques where consumers can build their own parfaits and smoothies have also been trending, with the opening of shops like The Yogurt Culture Company and Chobani SoHo.
What do we mean by retro desserts? Think candy corn, the tri-colored bite-sized kernel that inspired Nabisco to create orange- and cream-colored Oreo cookies, and M&M's to do the same with its candy-coated chocolates this Halloween. In Yahoo!'s list of top search terms of 2012, candy corn Oreos also topped the category for "The Most Appetizing Yet Stomach-Turning Searches on Yahoo! in 2012." Meanwhile, news that the iconic American sponge cake, the Twinkie, was on the verge of extinction due to labor strife within the Hostess company likewise ignited a newfound appreciation for the 82-year-old snack food.
Turmeric isn’t just for curry anymore. Bold mixologists and chocolatiers have been experimenting with the punchy flavors of Indian spices by adding them to savory cocktails and spicing up premium, luxury chocolates. There are a few reasons for this. The first is that India has become the world’s fastest growing market for chocolate in the world, with sales nearly doubling in the span of three short years, from $418 million in 2008 to $857 million in 2011, according to market research group Mintel. The result? Chocolates spiked with the familiar and heady aromas of their native cuisines. Likewise, in the ongoing trend for savory cocktails, mixologists are also kicking things up a notch from the usual herbaceous notes of basil and mint and reaching for spices like garam masala and cardamom to flavor their drinks.
Low-alcohol wines, low-calorie spirits
Demand for low-alcohol wines has seen growth within the industry, due predominantly to health reasons and cheaper price points. Low-calorie alcohol, marketed specifically for the lady drinker, has also experienced growing popularity. The leader in this domain is undisputedly Skinnygirl Cocktails, created by US reality TV star Bethenny Frankel of Real Housewives of New York City fame.


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London Concours 2021 to celebrate Porsche in ‘Great Marques’ Class
The London Concours has announced Porsche as the first of the ‘Great Marques’ classes to appear at the Honourable Artillery Company HQ from 8-10 June.
Celebrating over 70 years of from 1948 to the present day, the display will feature 12 of the rarest Porsches ever made.
Models such as the iconic 911 930 Turbo, one of the most sought-after 911s of the modern era, and a ’55 Porsche 356 T1A GS Carrera Coupe – one of the earliest GS Carrera Coupes ever built.
There will be a lightweight 911 2.7 RS, built as a homologation special, only 500 of the early ‘thin-gauge’ lightweight 2.7 RS models were ever built. The first model to wear the ‘RS’ moniker.
Another road-going homologation car, the Porsche 959 was originally designed to compete in the infamous ‘Group B’ rally class. The 959 destined for the London Concours is one of just 292 cars produced. When it was launched, the 959 was ‘the fastest road-legal car in the world’ serving as a testbed for Porsche for both turbocharged power and all-wheel drive – technologies which have made their way into many modern Porsches.
The 997 GT3 RS 4.0-litre’s rear wing, and front splitter provide a visual nod to the car’s ‘RS’ pedigree. Paired with an exquisite six-speed manual gearbox, the RS 4.0-litre’s 493hp and 460Nm of torque and low 1,360kg weight, mean it is capable of propelling itself to 60mph in just 3.5 seconds.
These five cars are part of a 12-strong line-up of the most significant cars from the marque’s 72-year history, which itself is one of eleven classes and features that will grace this year’s London Concours, hosted 8-10 June at the Honourable Artillery Company HQ.
Andrew Evans, London Concours Director, said: “When it comes to significant marques in the world of motoring, they don’t come much bigger than Porsche. Throughout the marque’s history it has created some of the most important and collectable cars in the world, and undoubtedly some of the world’s greatest driver’s cars. We’re thrilled to welcome an eclectic selection of some of the company’s rarest and most interesting vehicles from the past seven decades, to the London Concours this summer.”
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Hot Toys revealed an early design for the upcoming 1/6th scale of Spider-Man limited edition collectible figurine, the design is based on the new movie The Amazing Spider-Man and head sculpt based from actor Andrew Garfield. The head sculpt is blurred on the photo showing a battle scar Peter Parker and this will be revealed soon. The toy release is inline with the celebration of the new movie release.
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HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee— The U.S. hotel industry recorded an 11.6% revenue-per-available-room gain for the week ending 21 May 2011, according to data from STR.
The increase pushed RevPAR to US$67.52 for the week. The industry’s occupancy rose 6.2% to 65.4%, and its average daily rate increased 5.1% to US$103.23.
"The U.S. hotel industry reported its strongest weekly performance since early April," said Steve Hood, senior VP at STR. "We are hoping this momentum will continue through Memorial Day weekend and into the summer travel season."
Among the chain-scale segments, the upper-midscale segment reported the largest occupancy increase with an 8% jump to 68%, followed by the luxury segment (+6.8% to 77.3%) and the midscale segment (+6.7% to 58.5%).
Two segments experienced ADR increases of more than 5%: the luxury segment (+8.5% to US$260.71) and the upper-upscale segment (+5.9% to US$154.50).
The luxury segment jumped 15.8% in RevPAR to US$201.62, reporting the largest increase in that metric. The upper midscale segment followed with a 12.3% increase to US$64.96.
Among the top 25 markets, four achieved double-digit occupancy increases: Denver, Colorado (+20.4% to 81.2%); Detroit, Michigan (+20.2% to 66.1%); Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (+18.8% to 62.9%); and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey (+10% to 81.9%). Nashville, Tennessee (-7.7% to 67.7%) reported the largest occupancy decrease.
San Francisco/San Mateo, California, jumped 21.2% in ADR to US$163.11, reporting the largest increase in that metric. New Orleans fell 2.7% in ADR to US$130.02, posting the largest ADR decrease.
Three markets experienced RevPAR increases of more than 25 percent: Denver (+37.6% to US$87.68); San Francisco/San Mateo (+31.8% to US$150.11); and Tampa-St. Petersburg (+28.2% to US$61.03). New Orleans reported the only RevPAR decrease, falling 8.5% to US$90.24.


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In the war for deposit growth, upstart digital platforms, splashy rates and the ability to reel in billions of dollars in balances from scratch tend to inspire fear and envy.
But in the competition for retail checking accounts — arguably the cornerstone bank product on which the most profitable customer relationships are built — big incumbent banks have shown that high-profile brands with national reach and enormous technology budgets can provide dominant advantages.
As of Sept. 30, 2019, Bank of America Corp.'s principal bank subsidiary, Bank of America NA, held a remarkable 34.6% of the total amount of consumer interest-bearing transaction balances deposited at U.S. banks with more than $1 billion of assets, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. That represents an increase of more than 20 percentage points since the first quarter of 2017.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s principal bank subsidiary, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, led in consumer noninterest-bearing transaction deposits, with a 19.6% share at Sept. 30, 2019, which also represents a dramatic increase of more than five percentage points since the fourth quarter of 2015. Data on deposits held by consumers is not available at the holding company level in regulatory reports. Only banks with more than $1 billion of assets are required to provide the information.
Roughly two-thirds of domestic retail transaction deposits across the industry are interest-bearing, as are the vast majority of BofA's, so its share of total retail transaction deposits has followed a trajectory similar to its performance in the interest-bearing category.
Trends are less pronounced in total domestic transaction deposits, where businesses account for about 70% of those balances, but JPMorgan and BofA have both generally increased their market share since early 2015. At Citigroup Inc.'s principal bank subsidiary, Citibank NA, businesses accounted for a relatively large 86.2% of its domestic transaction deposits at Sept. 30, 2019. It also gained share of total domestic transaction deposits in 2015, and breached the 7% level at the end of 2017.
The share held by the other banks with more than $150 billion in domestic deposits is about flat since 2015, including at Wells Fargo Bank NA, the principal bank subsidiary of the scandal-staggered Wells Fargo & Co. That means the rest of the industry has been losing ground.
Big banks build moats against competitors
The consumer checking dominance of BofA and JPMorgan suggests they have strong defenses against challenges from new digital entrants.
Ron Shevlin, director of research at the consulting firm Cornerstone Advisors, said that surveys he has fielded show that the "Big Four" have a powerful hold on millennials, reflecting the appeal of the largest banks' mobile technology and their extensive networks of physical branches.
The giant banks have been able to "rack up a lot of deposits by virtue of being big and having good mobile tools," Shevlin said in an interview. Customers value "a branch presence because there are problems that always occur," and account holders want to be able to go somewhere in person to have them resolved.
Digital challengers that approach the market in the belief that customers are fundamentally dissatisfied with the major banks are making a mistake, Shevlin argued. "There's no pent up frustration," he said. The digital tools the big incumbents offer are "excellent."
Lane Martin, a partner in the North America banking group at the consulting firm Capco, also underscored the importance of physical branches, even as banks work to lighten their footprints and reduce costs.
"You can't argue with the value of marketing and branding from a branch that you can physically walk into, and interact with and have people be on the other end of your money that are accountable for it," he said in an interview.
Martin also observed that digital platforms have been able to offer high rates because they have traditionally offered a narrow range of products and services that keep overhead low.
"When you start introducing things like bill payment, when you introduce debit cards, things that require much more sophistication from a fraud monitoring perspective, from an infrastructure and servicing perspective, that's where the costs come in," he said.
Still, as challengers add to their offerings, they will have the advantage of starting from leaner, nimbler systems, Martin argued. Big banks, by contrast, face the drag of having to deploy new technology across disparate legacy systems.
"Any bank that has global operations across a lot of customer segments — commercial, private banking and retail — they're going to bear the brunt of the change management that will occur," Martin said. "They still have a business to run."
The biggest incumbents may have the ability to massively outspend competitors, but they need their deep pockets just to modernize, Martin argued. "It's required."
When asked about the fintech threat at an industry conference in December 2019, JPMorgan CFO Jennifer Piepszak said that "only the paranoid survive."
She noted, however, that her company brings "to the table something that is very challenging for fintechs in some cases, which is scale and a lot of capabilities and distribution." JPMorgan Chase has cranked up its technology budget to about $12 billion a year.
Banks target checking accounts as key to profitable customer relationships
Interest expenses for transaction accounts increased faster for Citi, JPMorgan and BofA than for the industry as a whole when the Federal Reserve was raising rates. But the increases include prices for commercial depositors, which banks have said were highly competitive during the tightening cycle, and which they are targeting for aggressive cuts now that benchmark rates have fallen. Data on interest expenses for consumer transaction accounts alone is not available in regulatory reports.
In the third quarter of 2019, the cost of domestic transaction deposits fell by 10 basis points from the previous quarter at BofA, and 4 basis points at JPMorgan Chase, compared to a decline of 2 basis points for the industry as a whole, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
BofA has reported that the rate paid on its entire consumer deposit portfolio was just 11 basis points in the third quarter, and that its total cost of consumer deposits — primarily noninterest expenses — has steadily declined from 1.83% in the third quarter of 2015 to 1.5% in the third quarter of 2019 as it has trimmed overhead by cutting branches and driving customer activity to digital, self-service channels.
The company says it sets rates to achieve deposit growth of about 3% a year, a pace that is faster than economic growth and implies that the bank is adding market share.
There is reason to believe that checking accounts are not as important a relationship tool as they once were, as money has become more mobile and as consumers have become increasingly likely to leave funds in peer-to-peer payment accounts and with discount investment providers.
"Almost everybody still has a checking account," Shevlin said, but they have become "paycheck motels."
Even though big banks have tended to abstain from competing on rates in the retail sphere, they have courted new customers aggressively by offering account-opening bonuses and instituting generous rewards programs.
In an investor presentation in December 2019, BofA Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan said that massive investments in technology and services have helped the bank transform the makeup of its retail checking business. About 92% of its customers now use their BofA account as their primary account, up from 82% a decade ago, according to numbers he gave. That, in turn, helped drive average balances per consumer checking account up from $3,700 to $7,600 over the same time frame, Moynihan said, and BofA began to increase the number of its checking accounts again "in the last couple years."
"Those checking accounts tend to be newer people, younger people," Moynihan said. With BofA’s tight hold on primary account relationships, "the average balance continues to grow."


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China's top drone manufacturer is selling technology and components to Iran, suggesting the Chinese Communist Party is more active in Tehran's drone production than previously known, according to a watchdog group.
China's Da-Jiang Innovations Science & Technology Co. (DJI)—a global leader in drone technology with a large presence in America—has been marketing its equipment in Iran, according to evidence collected by United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI), a research and advocacy organization.
UANI researchers discovered "multiple and explicit examples of DJI products being sold in Iran," according to a March 28 letter sent from the watchdog group to DJI's North American office in Los Angeles. These examples include at least three Farsi-language websites branded with DJI's logo and selling drone equipment that appears to be produced by the Chinese company. Each of the websites remains active at the time of this writing. The sites include DJI Tehran, Pro-DJI, and DJI Land—all of which appear targeted at an Iranian audience.
This evidence could subject DJI to U.S. sanctions as the State Department ramps up efforts to crack down on Iran's drone procurement networks in light of the country's support for Russia's war in Ukraine. DJI is already sanctioned by the United States for helping China's Communist government surveil the embattled Uyghur community. DJI's presence in the Iranian marketplace could in part explain why Chinese-made parts have been discovered in Iranian military drones used in Yemen and Ukraine. DJI drones are being used by Russia, even after the company claimed to have halted sales in April of last year.
Daniel Roth, UANI's research director, said the Biden administration's lax enforcement of sanctions during the past several years has encouraged Chinese companies like DJI to market products in Iran. The State Department has only moved to crack down on these networks in recent months, primarily due to Iran's involvement in the Ukraine war.
"China has no reason to fear any consequence for funding and equipping the Iranian regime," Roth said. "For more than two years, Washington has sat on its hands while Beijing sends Iran billions for discounted oil and allows companies to sell the regime surveillance and drone technology."
DJI denies that it is selling products in Iran, telling the Washington Free Beacon that it does not operate in sanctioned countries. "DJI and its dealers abide by a robust compliance policy which strictly prohibits the sale of our products to sanctioned countries," the spokesman said.
DJI also provided the Free Beacon with a March 2022 letter to UANI, which claims the company's investigators determined that at least one of the Iranian sites flagged by the watchdog group does not "have genuine business related to DJI products."
UANI first raised concerns to DJI about that site, Bal Golstar Negah Aseman Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, in February 2022.
Bal Golstar advertises a large number of DJI drones on its website and has extensive ties to Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which relies heavily on drones for strikes across the Middle East, according to the watchdog.
DJI denied any links to Bal Golstar, saying that "there is no proof that this website and the underlying firm have any business relationship with" the company—but it has not addressed the three Iranian sites flagged this week by UANI.
When asked about DJI's denial, UANI's Roth said it "seems dubious at best, given that the site flagged in 2022 still extensively features DJI products, more than one year later."
"Ultimately," Roth said, "how 'robust' and 'strict' can a compliance policy really be if products are seemingly readily available in sanctioned countries, even after being flagged by a third party?"
"Given DJI's position as the number-one supplier of drones in the U.S. market, including a retail presence at more than 100 stores and resellers throughout the country, we must restate that doing business of any kind in Iran is simply not acceptable," UANI wrote in its latest correspondence with DJI.
Two other Chinese companies—CUAB Tech Inc. Ltd. and Beijing MicroPilot UAV Flight Control Systems—also "have sold Iran components for its military drones program," according to UANI.
A State Department spokesman would not preview any potential sanctions on Iranian procurement networks, but he told the Free Beacon that U.S. officials are "closely watching and regularly taking actions against actors supporting Iran's production of UAVs and their transfer to Russia for use in Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine."
The Biden administration, the spokesman said, "will continue to use every tool at our disposal to disrupt Iran's efforts to supply Russia with drones for use in Ukraine, and will work with allies and partners to hold Iran accountable for its actions."
Since January, the State Department has authorized several new sanctions on Iranian drone networks, including more than 10 tied to China. A March designation, for instance, was issued on a Chinese national and four other entities for "sale and shipment of components to the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), which was itself sanctioned in 2008," according to information from the State Department provided to the Free Beacon.


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3Com may not be selling any new cable modems, but for those who have already deployed them, A Novo Broadband Inc. has agreed to maintain and repair them. 3Com has about 1.3 million of the modems installed.
Under the deal, A Novo will repair, refurbish, and do software upgrades and general maintenance in its service centers in Florida; Ohio; California; and Montreal, Ontario. The service starts immediately, A Novo says.
Two weeks ago, observers said 3Com would sell several facilities, including its headquarters. The company reduced its workforce by 30 percent this year and in March, announced a $1 billion restructuring plan that included discontinuing its Net appliance projects.


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Oregon brewers are no strangers to award stages and the 2018 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) was no exception.
“We are in arguably one of the greatest states to be a brewer,” says Dustin Kellner, brewmaster at Worthy Brewing in Bend, whose Strata IPA won silver. “Our peers in the greater Portland area, the Gorge, the Willamette Valley, and Central Oregon are some of the best brewers in the world. That keeps you on your A-game for sure.”
Held in September in Denver, the 37th GABF judged 8,496 entries from 2,404 breweries across 49 states and Washington D.C. (Mississippi had no entries). Out of 306 medals awarded in 102 different categories, Oregon’s craft breweries took home 22 medals. Only two states earned more: 72 for California and 30 for Colorado. Oregon breweries received five gold medals, 10 silver medals and seven bronze medals. Among the accolades, Hood River’s pFriem Family Brewers received Mid-Size Brewing Company of the Year. In addition, Eugene’s Alesong and Bend’s 10 Barrel were two of only three breweries nationwide to win more than two medals.
Since its founding in 2012, pFriem has racked up many awards and accolades from around the world for its innovative Northwest and Belgian-inspired beers.
“We do not make beer to show up on a judging table,” says Josh Pfriem, co-founder of the brewery. “When beer judges see our submissions as a whole beer, we normally do well at competitions. Judging lined up well with our beers at GABF this fall, as well as some good luck and chance.”
Located next door to King Estate Winery in the rich wine country of the southern Willamette Valley, Alesong has medaled at GABF every year since the brewery’s opening in 2016. For 2018, Alesong’s beer/wine hybrid Terroir farmhouse series incorporated wine grapes, blurring the boundaries between beer and wine — and GABF judges took note with two silver medals, plus a bronze for the brewery’s dry-hopped brett saison Touch of Brett: Mandarina. Terroir: Pinot Gris was ale-aged and conditioned with King Estate Pinot Gris juice, and Terroir: Pinot Noir underwent a second fermentation on Pinot Noir must from Benton-Lane Winery — both silver medalists.
“By virtue of location, we probably have better access to high-quality wine grapes than almost every other brewery in the nation,” says Alesong co-owner Doug Coombs. “Our work with mixed-culture fermentation and barrel-aging makes us well-suited for forays into wine-grape-centric beers. This emerging style is something we’re really passionate about.”
It doesn’t hurt that Oregon is home to Oregon State University’s extensive brewing sciences and hop breeding programs. Kellner designed Worthy’s Strata IPA to showcase OSU’s new Strata hop, released last year and grown by Indie Hops. “We knew its tropical fruit profile would show well in the category we medaled in,” Kellner says.
Many categories in the competition can be highly competitive. Out of 91 entries in the robust porter category, Lompoc’s Lomporter took gold, the brewery’s second GABF medal win after receiving a silver for 2015’s Proletariat Red.
But Oregon brewers often keep a humble perspective about competing and winning. “Beer competitions are subjective,” says Bryan Keilty, head brewer at Lompoc Brewing in Portland. “In every category, there are dozens of beers that could medal. There is so much good beer out there.”
It’s a sentiment pFriem Family Brewers echoes. “We got into the beer business because we wanted to make great beer and push the envelope,” Josh Pfriem explains. “It is important for us to keep this mantra at the soul of the journey and let everything else fall into place.”
Oregon’s GABF winners also cite Oregon’s beer-loving populace as driving their medal-worthy brewing excellence.
“Consumers and brewers have high standards and that pushes everyone to improve,” says Coombs. “With a more mature beer scene and such a concentration of breweries, there’s constant experimentation and evolution that results in pushing the boundaries to create new styles and flavors.”
Brewers also see competitions such as GABF as opportunities to see what competitors are doing and continue raising their own brewing game.
“I’m always excited to read the judge’s notes on the beer, win or lose,” says Keilty, a sentiment repeated by Coombs. “You get real, blind feedback on every beer from highly trained palates,” he explains. “A suggestion to simplify a blend of spices that came across as muddled was one useful piece of feedback. Another was a positive comment we got about elements we were able to create by using some non-traditional techniques with Terroir: Pinot Noir, which tells us ‘keep doing what you’re doing.’ That can be extremely useful feedback.”
For Kellner, like most Oregon brewers, it comes down to always improving. “Whether we win or not, the objective feedback is worth the pursuit,” he says. •
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Lower rainfall over the four years through 2014-15 is anticipated to lift demand for hay feed.
Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) February 11, 2015
Operators in the Hay and Other Crop Growing industry in Australia have encountered difficult trading conditions over the past five years, exhibiting large swings in revenue. This is due to fluctuating demand from livestock farmers, caused by changing rainfall levels. Industry revenue is projected to decline by 11.2% annualised over the five years through 2014-15, to reach $1.4 billion. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Brooke Tonkin, “this poor performance is due to the combination of a high revenue base year and severe revenue decline over the two years through 2011-12.” Demand for hay, which accounts for the majority of industry revenue, tends to peak during adverse weather conditions. Drought conditions typically reduce pasture quality for livestock industries, making them reliant on alternative feed such as hay, which helps boost industry demand. Drought conditions also increase the cost of maintaining livestock, which can prompt farmers to increase slaughter numbers in order to cut costs. Higher livestock slaughter numbers also support demand for hay, as it is used for finishing animals in feedlots. However, demand for hay is moderated by the availability of substitutes such as wheat feed, the price of which has declined over much of the past five years. A decline in the price of alternative feeds leads livestock farmers to use less hay, to the detriment of the industry.
When the drought broke in 2009-10, heavy rainfall increased water availability and improved pasture conditions for farmers. Persisting high rainfall the following year contributed to plummeting industry revenue over the two years through 2011-12. “Ongoing soil moisture and high pasture quality led to reduced demand for hay, depressing prices and industry revenue,” says Tonkin. Lower rainfall over the four years through 2014-15 is anticipated to lift demand for hay feed once again, as pasture feed conditions deteriorate. Industry revenue is forecast to increase only 0.5% in 2014-15, due to an anticipated reduced harvest. The industry displays a low level of market share concentration.
Rising demand for quality beef among a growing Asian middle class is projected to boost a key downstream market, indirectly reinforcing demand for hay feed. However, reduced water availability over the next five years is anticipated to increase operating costs for Hay and Other Crop Growing industry players, as the Murray-Darling Basin plan is expected to increase water costs. Consequently, industry profitability is forecast to weaken.
For more information, visit IBISWorld’s Hay and Other Crop Growing industry in Australia report page.
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Paytm Share Price: RBI had actually additionally disclosed data violation along with information streaming in between the repayment bank and One 97 Communications. TOI record exposed that purchases worth crores were being carried out in several accounts without KYC.
Paytm Settlements Bank Violations: The Reserve Bank just recently prohibited Paytm Payments Financial institution from producing brand-new consumers. After this, Paytm owner Vijay Shekhar Sharma assured the customers that Paytm solution will continue also after February 29. But now Bloomberg has claimed pricing quote sources that RBI is thinking of terminating the certificate of the bank. Sources connected to this whole matter declared that RBI had recently educated ED regarding the instance pertaining to money laundering in Paytm. Info related to this has been given up the information published in Economic Times. The bank is likewise charged of not following KYC policies.
Information violation was also disclosed
According to ET, the Home Ministry had actually additionally informed the PMO about protection issues associated with financing flow with a business connected to China. An individual knowing pertaining to the instance claimed, information has been offered to ED regarding anti-money laundering stipulations and KYC rules. RBI had additionally revealed data violation along with info streaming between the payment bank and One 97 Communications. TOI record disclosed that transactions worth crores were being carried out in several accounts without KYC. Lakhs of pre-paid cards were provided without KYC, due to which huge cash was moved.
The bank will not be able to approve new down payments.
Currently the order provided by RBI on January 31 has actually gotten to stop the financial solution of Paytm Repayment Financial institution clients from February 29. According to this order, Paytm Payment Financial institution will not be able to approve brand-new deposits. Acting versus Paytm Settlement Financial Institution Limited, the Reserve bank has actually bought not to permit deposits or credit rating purchases or topups in purse, Fastag, NCMC card from any type of consumer after February 29. A person related to this whole issue stated that not following the policies is significant.
One PAN for KYC of 1000 clients.
Experts state that in such a case, even assigning a manager will not resolve the problem. If there is hold-up in this matter, it might have serious repercussions. TOI record asserted that the very same PAN card was utilized to do KYC of 1000 customers in Paytm Payments Financial Institution. This is not the very first time that RBI has actually taken this action. Even before this, RBI has actually taken action versus Paytm Settlement Bank. Let us know when action was taken versus the bank?
When and when was the action taken
In November 2022, a fine was enforced by RBI on Paytm Settlements Financial institution for breaking some rules. At that time, the bank was associated with misuse of information and poor confirmation of consumers.
Also in March 2023, RBI had actually banned Paytm Settlements Bank from including new customers.
In October 2023, a fine of Rs 5.09 crore was imposed on the bank for offense of KYC guidelines.
In January 2024, RBI stopped Paytm Settlements Bank from transferring money, transferring funds and providing fundings.


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EPA Recognizes Electronics Manufacturers, Retailers and Brand Owners for Making Electronics More Sustainable
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will recognize leading electronics manufacturers, retailers, and brand owners for their significant contributions in diverting electronics from landfills. The winners will be honored during an event at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
“The successful practices spearheaded by our Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge participants are inspiring examples of how other manufacturers, retailers and brand owners throughout various industries can make their products more sustainable throughout their life cycles,” said Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. “I am proud to recognize the awardees and all SMM Electronics Challenge participants who are leading the industry in creating innovative ways to meld environmental responsibilities with sound business practices, which are necessary for future growth.”
“CTA is honored to host EPA at CES 2017 and recognize the winners of the annual SMM Awards Challenge,” said Walter Alcorn, vice president, Environmental Affairs and Industry Sustainability, Consumer Technology Association. “These awards help demonstrate our industry’s focus on advancing sustainable operations to reduce e-waste and our industry’s overall environmental impact. In fact, through the consumer tech industry’s leadership, EPA research shows electronics recycling has increased more than that of any other product stream in the U.S.”
Electronic products are a global economic driver, with supply chains reaching around the world. By designing with the environment in mind and through a lifecycle lens, the product can be made to be more readily repairable and reusable, while toxic materials can be designed out of the product, which extends product life and facilitates recycling.
In the spirit of innovation, the EPA is unveiling a new award this year: The Cutting Edge Award. This award promotes bold ideas that have the potential to make a huge impact on the future of sustainable electronics management across a product’s full supply chain. It is designed to encourage life cycle thinking while creating ambitious and new ideas that have the potential to be game changers in addressing sustainability in electronics.
Leaders from Best Buy (Gold Tier Award), Dell (Gold Tier), LG Electronics (Gold Tier), Samsung (Gold Tier), Sony (Bronze Tier), Sprint (Gold Tier), Staples (Gold Tier), and VIZIO (Bronze Tier) will gather at CES to celebrate their environmental achievements, which include diverting more than 256,000 tons of used electronics from landfills in 2015 – equivalent to taking 129,000 passenger vehicles off of the road for one year. Of the used electronics collected, almost all (more than 99.9 percent) were sent to third-party-certified recyclers, which helps to ensure that used electronics are handled in a manner that protects human health and the environment.
EPA is also honoring Dell, Staples and Samsung as the SMM Electronics Challenge Champion Award winners for exemplifying exceptional leadership and innovation in the sustainable management of electronics. These three companies serve as examples in demonstrating significant environmental, social, and economic outcomes for their organizations and the public that go above and beyond the requirements of the SMM Electronics Challenge.
Dell is receiving an award for its pioneering use of post-industrial recycled carbon filled polycarbonate in the Latitude E7450 laptop.
Staples is receiving an award for its “Make More Happen” initiative, an outreach and public education campaign that has provided information on Staples’ Technology Recycling Program to more than 6 million people.
Samsung is receiving the inaugural Cutting Edge Award for its Cadmium-free Quantum Dot ultra-high-definition televisions.
Mr. Stanislaus will also introduce a CES panel, “Can Sustainability Payoff in Tech?” The panel will bring together policymakers, researchers and leaders in the industry to discuss sustainability issues.
Both the SMM Awards and the sustainability panel are open press.
WHEN and WHERE:
10:00 -10:30 a.m. PST – Saturday, January 7, 2017
LVCC, Grand Lobby Consumer Technology Association Center Stage
Tech East Las Vegas Convention Center
3150 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PST – Saturday, January 7, 2017
North Hall N254 Las Vegas Convention Center
3150 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109
RSVP: Credentialed press who would like to attend should email email@example.com to RSVP with your name, cell or email info and media affiliation. Please note updated CES security measures on CES.tech, including bag check points, bag restrictions and exceptions and badge pickup locations for CES 2017.
More information for consumers to find a location to donate or recycle their electronics: http://www.epa.gov/recycle/electronics-donation-and-recycling
More information on the SMM Electronics Challenge and how to participate: http://www.epa.gov/smm-electronics
Read Mathy Stanislaus' blog on electronics sustainability: https://blog.epa.gov/blog/2017/01/electronics-the-next-frontier-in-sustainability/


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Ireland’s Ryanair has launched a new end-of-summer offer available across its network. The airline, which operates more than 650 routes, will put 500,000 seats on sale for €12.99.
Routes include Malaga, Bari, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Rome, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Ibiza, Marrakech and many more, for weekday travel for only €12.99. These low fares will be available during this Thursday and until sold out on the airline’s website.
“We are very pleased to announce this “lightning” seat sale for all those customers who want to enjoy the last rays of summer sunshine. As the vaccination programs continue over the coming months, air traffic is set to return to pre-pandemic levels and we are delighted to offer this incredible deal to our customers, who will be able to fly to sunny destinations such as Palermo, Chania and Valencia, as well as explore new urban destinations such as Vienna, Edinburgh and Berlin in September and October from just €12.99,” said Dara Brady, Ryanair’s Director of Marketing.
Plataforma Informativa de Aviación Comercial líder en América Latina.


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Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive businessPausing Investments
Reducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing othersScaling Back
Pause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options openSuspension
Clean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting RussiaWithdrawal
Exit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the marketExit Completed
Stopping all non-essential business in Russia and Belarus, while ensuring continued access to health and agriculture products. In this regard, the company decided to continue supplying agricultural products to Russian farmers. Bayer added that it expects Russian authorities to help protect the free flow of agricultural products, expressing the hope that they will not use the food to put pressure on other countries.
Continues to operate manufacturing in Russia. SC J stated they have scaled back production, however did not provide details. They still produce Duck toilet-bowl cleaner, Mr. Muscle glass cleaner, and Glade air freshener. No new investments in current Russian operations and has suspended advertising. Donated over $700K, offering employee matched funds, to Save the Children, Red Cross, UNICEF, and others.
Fuchs Petrolub, the world's largest independent lubricant manufacturer, told Lube Report in June that it “no longer supplies raw materials and finished products to Russia. The local business in Russia operates on a limited basis and products are only produced locally for the Russian market."
Reducing some customer deliveries and divesting industrial assets (no details). Continuing to provide medical and safety critical products. Suspending sanctioned projects and planning for new projects in Russia. Statement condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Five offices in Russia; one in Belarus. Ammonia production factory joint venture with JSC KuibyshevAzot. One of the partners in a Novatek contract for the Arctic LNG 2 export project)
BASF decided to wind down the company’s remaining business activities in Russia and Belarus by the beginning of July 2022. Exempt from this decision is business to support food production.
Left Russia. 24.06.2022: Pavel Valentinovich Zibarev becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founders of "KEMINOVA A/S" and "KROPTEKH LLS, LTD" has been removed from the register
Reducing operations in Russia due to deteriorating business conditions and regulatory restrictions. Suspending sales to Russian state-owned entities, aerospace markets, and other sanctioned parties. Suspended new investments. Continuing to supply of coatings to food and beverage packaging customers. Continuing sales of essential products in Russia to generate local currency in order to maintain employment and meet payroll. Pledge of donation of net profits generated in 2022 from Russian operations to NPOs for humanitarian support.
Teknos Group suspended its Russian operations in March 2022 and in April 2022 announced planning of controlled exit from Russian market. The process has been completed on 11th of July 2022 as 100% of shares in Russian entity – Teknos OOO - were sold.


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Paypal Holdings Inc. on Tuesday confirmed that the company would allow its users to transfer cryptocurrencies. Moreover, between Paypal and other wallets and exchanges. Also, they have introduced this feature on the application almost after two years. Since the company started allowing the customers to buy digital currencies using Paypal.
“We are thrilled to announce that starting today, PayPal supports the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges. This feature has been consistently ranked by users as one of the most requested enhancements since we began offering the purchase of crypto on our platform”, as commented by Jose Fernandez da Ponte, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Blockchain, Crypto & Digital Currencies.
PayPal allows users to transfer cryptocurrencies
This feature is currently available to only a select few customers in the U.S.. But the feature will be ruled out to the rest of the U.S. states in the coming months. The new feature has a few users to the customers:
- PayPal may be used to deposit supported coins.
- Transfer cryptocurrency from PayPal to external addresses, such as exchanges and hardware wallets.
- Send cryptocurrency to relatives and friends using PayPal in seconds, with no fees or network expenses.
Talking more on the subject Mr Fernandez has mentioned. That this feature is mainly implemented to increase accessibility to the customers and. Also for the functioning of the applications effectively.
In this context, reports confirm that Paypal has been granted full Bitlicense by the New York Department of Financial Services. The company has made a record. Of being the first ever to have converted a conditional bitlicense to a full bit license.
“PayPal has also been exploring the launch of its own stablecoin, and is interested in connecting users with web3, the catchall term for decentralized finance, nonfungible tokens, and other crypto applications, though no specific decision has been made,” Mr Fernandez told Bloomberg.
Thus Paypal might increase its market cap as well as ease many difficulties that cryptocurrencies have been facing since their popularity has increased in the market. This feature might prove very useful for a lot of people who deal with crypto.


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Analysis: The long road ahead for retail in New York state
When Albany deems shopping centers in New York state safe to reopen, they may look vastly different, not to mention emptier, than before the coronavirus pandemic.
While changes to the national economy prompted analysts to estimate that as many as 20,000 stores may close in the U.S. this year, Albany’s directive for restarting the economy in New York state allowed retailers, except in New York City, to reopen on this week after a 2½-month mandated hiatus.
Of those closings, more than half are predicted to be in malls.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening plan now allows in-store shopping for retailers that typically occupy a large footprint at malls – also known as anchor tenants – that have their own external exits.
Stores inside malls have not yet been allowed to open, and they are likely part of the last of four phases of reopening that would be weeks away in New York.
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Customers are still not allowed inside shopping centers with over 100,000 square feet of public space.
And stores inside malls that do not have their own external exits can only offer curbside pickups to customers.The reopening plan is sure to begin easing the economic burden of the pandemic on mall owners and retailers, but economists caution that brick-and-mortar retail in New York state will need to take into consideration the changes to the broader retail world.
“Is it possible the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us? Maybe, but we are not out of the woods yet, and uncertainty abounds,” said Jack Kleinhenz of the National Retail Federation.
“While history often helps guide us, previous downturns offer little guidance on what is likely to unfold over the next six to 12 months.”
Kleinhez, the chief economist for the retail federation, said record drops in employment, gross domestic product and retail sales have resulted in an economic downturn unlike anything brick-and-mortar retail has experienced in recent history.
The economy, he said, “changed course almost overnight from the longest expansion on record to a historic economic slump.”
Government officials in the Hudson Valley told The Journal News/lohud their local economies are being hampered by Albany's restrictions.
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann said they have asked Albany to move the reopening of indoor malls ahead of schedule as these properties employ thousands of their residents and provide millions of dollars of tax revenue.
The coronavirus pandemic and mandated closures nationwide, coupled with changing economic conditions and various retail brands’ own weakening due to ecommerce, prevented retailers like J.C. Penney and Pier 1 Imports from operating and paying down their outstanding debts. Ultimately that pushed them and several others into bankruptcy.
These retailers, J.C. Penney and Pier 1, comprise a fraction of the 4,005 store closings announced to date, according to retail and tech advisory firm Coresight Research.
But the next 12 months may see even more national brands undergo restructuring.
“We estimate that U.S. retail will see between 20,000 and 25,000 store closures in 2020, with the 22,500 midpoint of that range representing a significant uplift from our previous estimate of up to 15,000 closures,” Coresight’s U.S. Store Closure Outlook for 2020 said. “We anticipate that approximately 55–60% of all store closures will be mall-based.”
Coresight’s estimates for the number of retail closures this year is at least double the number of closures seen in all of 2019, which the tech advisory firm pegged at over 9,800.
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The road ahead in New York
“Given that recovery to pre-crisis levels may be gradual, retailers that were struggling to stay in business pre-crisis are unlikely to have the wherewithal to stay the course on the road to recovery and could end up closing a number of stores,” Coresight’s 2020 Store Closure Outlook said.
USA TODAY reported 24 out of 450 Pier 1 Import stores slated to close are in New York state, including locations in Bedford Hills, White Plains, Larchmont, Mohegan Lake, Cheektowaga and Rochester, to name a few.
J.C. Penney said seven out of 242 stores slated to close this year are located in New York and they include J.C. Penney's location in the state’s largest mall, Destiny USA in Syracuse, as well as in New Hartford, Auburn and Oswego.
Other retailers slated to close stores this year include Macy's, Gap – which owns Old Navy and Banana Republic — Modell’s, A.C. Moore, Sears and Bed Bath & Beyond, to name a few.
Approximately 250 Victoria's Secret stores are also scheduled to close in the U.S. and Canada, and Bath & Body Works will close 50 stores in the U.S.
On the other hand, legal battles over bankruptcy proceedings and outstanding rent payments may leave some retailers in a tenuous relationship with their landlords.
The Indianapolis Star recently reported Simon Property Group, the largest mall owner in the country and the owner of seven malls in New York state, has filed a lawsuit against Gap for over $65.9 million in outstanding rent payments.
Gap Inc. said back in April that it would suspend rent payments for stores forced to close due to the virus.
The Cheesecake Factory told its landlords it would suspend rent payments due to the virus and Starbucks sought rent concessions for its stores forced to close during the pandemic.
Coresight said department stores and apparel chains represent the majority of occupants of mall space in the U.S.. And if anchor tenants are forced to close due to low sales numbers, record unemployment, ecommerce and an overall economic recession, smaller tenants may follow suit.
“Brick-and-mortar retail in the U.S. — especially in malls — is set to see a correction that has long been overdue,” Coresight said.
“In the interim, retailers across sectors will have their resources and resolve tested, regardless of their financial and operational health, as they seek to emerge out of the current chaos with minimal adverse, long-term consequences.”
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Equipment Suppliers Keep Pace With Foodservice Growth
ANAHEIM, Calif. — With foodservice sales growing faster on a percentage basis at convenience stores than at restaurants, it’s no surprise that many exhibitors at this year’s NAFEM Show — held here Feb. 19-21 by the National Association of Foodservice Equipment Manufacturers — were showing products to improve the operations of c-store chains.
From quick-cooking ovens to new coffee systems to iced tea makers, c-store retailers were sure to find something new and exciting to help them grow their foodservice business.
Guy Strayer, foodservice director for Country Fair Inc., the Mid-Atlantic convenience store chain owned by United Refining Co., told CSNews Online he attends the NAFEM Show so that he is “aware of all the many facets of equipment and services provided to the foodservice industry.”
This was Strayer’s third time at the NAFEM Show. His goal this year was to find services that would make his company’s foodservice operations more efficient and productive.
“I have always found something unexpected that has given our company an opportunity to become more profitable,” he said.
COFFEE, ESPRESSO, ETC.
“When it comes to espresso in the c-store world, retailers are trying to figure out if they are competing with McDonald’s or if they are competing with Starbucks,” said Jon Shalen, president of Espresso Soci, an importer of premium espresso machines. “They are torn between self-serve and employee-served systems.”
The company recently installed its Faema XI espresso machine with patented auto-steam technology at about 100 QuickChek stores. Shalen said QuickChek Corp. is expected to roll out the machine chainwide by the end of the year. The employee-served machine is so easy to use that he remarked: “I trained a QuickChek manager over the phone.”
Meanwhile at the Bunn-O-Matic Corp. booth, Strategic Account Manager Randy Vickery said specialty drinks and regional coffees (think blends from Sumatra, Ethiopia, etc.) are in greater demand by consumers, and c-stores are broadening their hot coffee offerings to meet this demand.
Bunn was showing two units of particular interest to c-store retailers: the Trifecta, a brewer that uses air infusion to brew a superior cup of coffee; and the Sure Temp, a self-serve espresso machine with an intuitive touchscreen interface for easy use.
Another popular c-store supplier of coffee brewing equipment is Wilbur Curtis Co. Getting a lot of attention from retailers at the company’s booth was Curtis’ TFT Freshness Monitoring System. The system includes a digital timer, volume indicator and flashing LED lights to alert store employees to refill the urn, ensuring fresh coffee is always available to customers.
Frozen yogurt continues to be a rising trend in the c-store industry, said Tricia Bennett, senior director, global marketing for Rockton, Ill.-based Taylor Co., which makes a broad range of foodservice equipment for frozen treats, frozen dispensed beverages and grilled specialties.
Fun and tasty treats, like frozen yogurt and frozen carbonated beverages, get the coveted Millennials involved and offer them the ability to customize a frozen treat of their choice, Bennett added, predicting that smoothies are likely to become the next big c-store hit in the not-too-distant future. These products can create an environment for repeat traffic visits that customers enjoy, while increasing daypart sales for the c-store operator.
The growing use of blenders to make a variety of products, from smoothies to specialty coffee drinks, was not lost on Vitamix Corp., which introduced a new line of color-coordinated blender containers at the NAFEM Show. The containers make it easy, by sight, for operators to keep food and drink ingredients separated to avoid cross-contamination. All the containers work with the company’s The Quiet One blender, a popular c-store item.
Vitamix was also showing its Modular Blending System (MBS), which debuted last October at the NACS Show. Taking up only 30 linear inches of countertop space, the MBS provides precise measurements of ingredients, improves speed of service and reduces waste, while being able to make a wide variety of customizable drink options.
FIT TO A TEA
Despite recent news reports about research extolling the healthful benefits of coffee, tea remains consumers’ top-of-mind choice for a healthy beverage, according to Larry Greenberg, director of national accounts, Western U.S. and Canada, for FETCO Corp.
“Hot water is not sexy, but its revenue streams are,” said Greenberg, pointing out that the company’s Temperature On Demand instant four-temp machine can be used for a wide variety of menu items, from tea and soup to ramen noodles, oatmeal and even instant mashed potatoes.
Brewed iced tea is also becoming more of a year-round beverage in many parts of the country, said Greenberg. “It’s no longer just a summer drink in many markets.”
A few years ago, Ovention Inc. introduced its Matchbox fast-cook oven and then its Shuttle conveyor oven — both of which have become mainstays of c-store foodservice programs.
This year, the company is introducing the Matchbox 360, its smallest footprint rapid-cook oven yet. Ovention can only hope to match the success of its earlier models — QuikTrip has installed two Shuttle ovens in all of its foodservice model stores, while the Matchbox is a mainstay at such c-store industry giants as Speedway and Kum & Go.
A lot of companies at the 2015 NAFEM Show were displaying new equipment inspired by smartphone technology as well. Digital operating interfaces were everywhere.
“Buttons are expensive and they break,” said Chad Vendette, director of marketing for Broaster Co. The company’s popular line of pressure fryers, for example, features new touchscreen digital controllers and even has USB connectors to allow for easy and quick reprogramming of each unit.
Alto-Shaam Inc. also introduced a new high-speed oven called Xcelerate Hi-Speed, offering one-touch programmable cooking with product photos on the display.
“This is a new category for us,” said Kellee Johnston, director of marketing for Alto-Shaam. “C-stores are a small, but growing part of our overall business.”
When it comes to clean up, Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc. has it covered, especially with its new Maximizer color-coordinated mop that is billed as 25 percent lighter than a normal mop, while offering 30 percent more floor coverage with every sweep.
Rubbermaid was also showing its line of Slim Jim utility bins; its Brute line of heavy-duty refuse containers; and its new Executive series of cleaning carts, the X-Cart and the Quick Cart — a line of products that looks more like luggage than a holder for cleaning tools.


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June 6, 2023
Kroger is adding smart screens to 500 of its stores across the U.S., in an expanded partnership with Cooler Screens.
The announcement follows the success of a three-year pilot Kroger conducted with Cooler Screens’ technology, to enhance the in-store experience using interactive screens and merchandising.
The screens will replace doors in the refrigerated aisles, displaying product information in front of refrigerated products and allowing grocers to promote deals and special offers. A system of sensors and cameras is used to identify stock levels, with information displayed adapting in response to changing availability.
By displaying information about the products for sale, shoppers can make better-informed purchases based on the needs of their diet, lifestyle and budget, according to Kroger.
“We’re excited about this continued collaboration as it extends our vision for the future of retail media, offering brands another powerful marketing lever inside the store,” said Cara Pratt, Kroger’s precision marketing senior vice president.
Cooler Screens has estimated that its advertising platform reaches more than 90 million monthly viewers across multiple retailers nationwide and is projected to reach more than 200 million monthly viewers in early 2024.
The company’s smart screens are already used by Walgreens, which began testing the technology in 2018 and rolled it out to thousands of stores in 2020.
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Scarlett Evans is the assistant editor for IoT World Today, with a particular focus on robotics and smart city technologies. Scarlett has previous experience in minerals and resources with Mine Australia, Mine Technology and Power Technology. She joined Informa in April 2022.
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Justin Bieber and Lots of Other Celebrities to Appear at the CES 2012. A few days ago we talked about Justin Bieber and the Vietnamese manufacturer of robots and high-tech toys that the young pop star is going to help to promote its new product at the CES 2012. It turns out that Justin Bieber will not be the only celebrity who will appear at the show. People who go to the CES 2012 can expect to see Jordan Rudess, Chicago, LL Cool J, and 50 Cent. There are also celebrities that are not from the music industry who will appear at the show, such as Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Dennis Rodman, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Horry, John Salley, Alison Fishman, Eliza Dushku, Teresa Scanlan (Miss America 2011), Jamie Michelle, and more.
Just like what we have reported a few days earlier, Justin Bieber will be promoting a new robotic toy at the show. Each celebrity who will appear at the CES 2012 has his or her own product to promote. Rappers LL Cool J and 50 Cent, for example, will be promoting their music-related projects. Seeing the fact that the CES 2012 will feature many celebrities, including the famous Justin Bieber, we can be sure that the show will be a great success.
We all know that Justin Bieber love to spend his time at the beach. But recently, the young pop star spent his time at the beach in a slightly different way. Justin Bieber was spotted at Venice beach, California, wearing a golden mask. Did the disguise work? Well, a young man wearing a golden mask at the beach definitely attract people’s attention, so if the young pop star didn’t want to be seen, his disguise failed big time. However, the mask did cover his whole face, so people weren’t able to see who the young man really was.
Anyway, the mask was just one of many funny stuff that Justin Bieber does during his spare time. The young pop star tweeted about it, saying: “i am the #masterofdisguise.” You can check out the photo yourself to see how the young pop star looked like when he was wearing a golden mask at the beach.
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The plastic schoolwear: M&S introduces first uniform made from recycled bottles
Changing trends: Marks & Spencer is moving away from the traditional school uniform, as modelled by this boy, in favour of a greener alternative
The first school uniform made entirely from recycled plastic bottles is to go on sale today.
Used bottles are chopped up, melted and turned into polyester to create items including blazers, shirts, trousers, skirts and shoes for Marks & Spencer.
Recycled polyester is made by chopping up used plastic bottles into flakes, melting them and then squeezing them through tiny holes to make a polyester yarn which is then woven into fabric.
The shoes are made from E-leather, a recycled fibre which is made from chopped up waste leather shavings that are normally sent to landfill.
Shavings are then air-laid, water-sealed and re-dyed to make robust, smart and affordable shoes
The range is part of the store's 'Plan A' initiative to cut back on waste and its carbon footprint.
A large blazer costs £17, a pack of two blouses starts at £10, a button-detail skirt is £9 and the scuff-resistant shoes are available from £19.50.
Scott Fyfe, the M&S director of Kidswear, said the company was always looking for ways to innovate for its customers.
'We are number one for schoolwear on the High Street and are always looking at ways to give our customers the most innovative, best value and highest quality schoolwear.
'This top to toe recycled uniform is another way that we’re doing this, letting customers do their bit for their environment as well as getting the great M&S quality that they can rely on.'
In addition, M&S is supporting over 400 schools in eight cities across the UK for a one day environmental education event today, World Environment Day.
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Mdantsane, Eastern Cape - Two men were arrested in Mdantsane after being found in possession of stolen goods worth R100 000 on Tuesday, Eastern Cape police said.
The men, aged 26 and 38, were believed to be involved in a syndicate stealing from furniture stores in King William's Town and surrounding areas, Lt Nkosikho Mzuku said.
They allegedly used stolen IDs and payslips to buy furniture on account.
Their arrests came after furniture stores in King William's Town opened numerous cases with the police.
Double beds, dressing tables, plasma television sets, refrigerators and music systems were among the items recovered at a house in Mdantsane.
The two were expected to appear in the King William's Town Magistrate's Court on Wednesday to face charges of fraud and possession of suspected stolen property. - Sapa