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Hyundai’s year-on-year sales are up 5.9% across the GCC and Levant, with a total of 67,353 vehicles being driven out of showrooms between January and March.
The all-new 2013 Santa Fe, launched towards the end …Read full article » United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 24 - 2013 @ 09:31
With the new Genesis Coupe, Hyundai has created a modern classic that is destined to send hearts racing and people talking.
The introduction of this breathtaking model adds a new level of customer experience to …Read full article » Bahrain: Wednesday, April 03 - 2013 @ 15:22
The collaboration between Rashid and Hyundai is part of Hyundai Motor’s continued efforts to target young, hip consumers who favour unique and emotional designs.
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Rashid is known for his creative and unprecedented …Read full article » United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 19 - 2013 @ 09:39
The Tucson and i10 were joined by the ix20, which is only available in Europe, in taking top honours in three of the five popular car classes, with each car judged on its overall ownership, …Read full article » United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 12 - 2013 @ 14:52
Auto Industry Benchmark ALG has determined that the 2013 Hyundai Azera is projected to retain more of its original value than any of its class competitors.
Hyundai’s successful residual value retention has been driven by well-executed …Read full article » Bahrain: Monday, March 04 - 2013 @ 15:11
With exterior changes to the stylish new model kept to a minimum, the interior sees a completely redesigned dashboard and upgraded, more comfortable seats. Noise reduction measures ensure the cabin is ultra-quiet, while premium features …Read full article » United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 03 - 2013 @ 11:54
The 360-degrees virtual reality driving will allow players to roam the city, detective-style, with a mission to find missing secret documents.
The game has already proved popular across the world, with players guiding the New …Read full article » United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, February 20 - 2013 @ 09:46
Available as standard to all buyers of new Hyundai Centennial and Genesis models, the programme is designed to give customers added peace of mind and is the most comprehensive programme of its type in the …Read full article » United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, January 22 - 2013 @ 14:18
Car buyers across the GCC and Levant will be the big winners as Hyundai rolls out its Certified Pre-owned Program, which has been developed specifically for the region, across its regional retail network over the …Read full article » Saudi Arabia: Tuesday, January 15 - 2013 @ 11:19
The ever-increasing popularity of Hyundai cars among Middle East customers also contributed to another landmark figure, as the Korean manufacturer sold its two millionth car in the region since it began exports in 1976.
With records …Read full article » United Arab Emirates: Sunday, January 13 - 2013 @ 13:50


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News: Five industry leaders launch 2020 Construction Startup Competition
Ferrovial, Cemex Ventures, Vinci, Hilti and Saint Gobain join forces to launch 2020 Construction StartUp Competition with the objective of identifying and fostering startups to lead the transformation of the construction industry. Are you the missing piece? You can apply via this link until 26 July.
The competition is looking for startups working in the whole value chain of the construction industry. From smart cities and buildings to optimization of supply chain management, construction with innovative materials or methods, and optimization of productivity, efficiency, safety and quality in daily project management, among others.
Under the slogan “You are the missing piece,” the five key industry players invite all entrepreneurs worldwide with innovative construction solutions to participate in this year’s edition by submitting their projects from 19 May through 26 July 2020.
Participants will be first-hand witnesses to these industry’s challenges, in addition to getting acquainted with individuals, companies, contacts in the sector, and the possibility of implementing their proposals and solutions at any of the five organizing companies. The most promising startups will have the opportunity to engage with the five host corporations through a different set of tools, from workshops to pilots or investments. In this fourth edition of the Construction Startup Competition, the winning startups will be invited to Chicago, US, to present their solutions to an audience composed of global leaders in innovation, investment, and construction, tentatively on December 2-3, 2020.
Here you can find the rules for the competition.
The three previous chapters of the competition created an ecosystem of more than 1,000 companies from 80 different countries that work in construction. The 2020 Construction Startup Competition aims to complete a vision of new emerging solutions in the industry, facilitate an efficient review of investment opportunities, and create a community of players committed to solving the industry’s challenges from an innovative, technological, and sustainable point of view.

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On September 17, the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment has issued an official dispatch no. 5727/BTNMT-TTTNMT with regard to several activities in response to the campaign named “Clean up the World 2021.” The letter has been sent to other ministries, departments, branches, associations; to the provincial People Committee and central cities.
Specifically, the campaign focuses on some activities, including enhancing tight control on gathering, transporting and treating waste induced in the area legally, tackling all the problems relating to environmental contamination which directly affect the residents’ lives and livelihoods; accelerating strict supervision and punishment on people who violate the laws concerning the waste treatment and environmental protection; concentrating mainly on hygiene to improve environmental quality in urban and suburban areas in order to actively and effectively support the disease prevention.
The campaign also aims to enhance propagation and education to raise the awareness and responsibility regarding local environmental protection of people and society; promote waste-sorting activities at source, mitigate induced waste, strengthen waste reusing and recycling; avoid using disposable plastic products and hardly degradable plastic bags; encourage people to use and develop environmentally friendly alternatives, and simultaneously propagate the theme, message and activities relating to the campaign.
The campaign itself guides and raises awareness and responsibility of supermarket chains, food supply chains, business owners, grocery stores to reduce the usage of plastic bags, packages and disposable or non-degradable plastic products (plastic straws, styrofoam boxes, plastic cups, etc…) in trading and delivering acts in the area. Moreover, this scheme also enhances using other environmentally friendly alternatives.
“Clean up the World 2021” strengthens the propagation of environment-protecting laws to offices, organizations, businesses and local residents in certain appropriate ways, following the Law of Environment Protection in 2020. In addition, the program enhances several circular economic models, green economies to build and implement socio-economic development in localities.
Press media, radio stations and television programs scale up the number of news, reports, topics, multimedia products concerning the environment-protection activities in order to approach people easily and urge them to follow. Media should specifically focus on spreading central content, following the guidance of the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, so as to respond to the campaign named “Clean up the World 2021” nationwide.
Involved parties ought to introduce outstanding activities and provide people with effective models and solutions to protect the environment. Accordingly, certain groups, businesses, individuals owning certain achievements by appropriately utilizing and managing natural resources, and coming up with pragmatic and effective ideas with respect to environmental protection should be awarded and praised in a timely manner.
The campaign “Clean up the World 2021” was launched worldwide by the United Nations Environment Programme in the third week of September annually. This campaign aims to inform, raise awareness and call for support from organizations, businesses, individuals, and groups to participate in several activities regarding environmental protection. In the last few years, the campaign launched by the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment has drawn the attention of other ministries, departments, socio-political organizations, provinces, cities, and millions of people of various classes all over the country.


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Advanced methods to dissipate heat from electronic gadgets are enormously important. A gadget with overheat means it may either dawdle or halt functioning at anytime. A researcher at the North Carolina State University has worked out a highly efficient and low-cost method to cool electronics devices easily. The technology will help an overheating device like a laser or a power device cool down quickly.
Dr. Jag Kasichainula of the NC State University, has worked behind the breakthrough invention. The new technology, that he names a heat-spreader, utilizes copper graphene, which needs to be connected with the particular electronic gadget in help of an interface film of indium graphene.
The researcher takes advantage of the high thermal conductivity of the copper graphene and indium graphene to let the devices cool down efficiently. Thermal conductivity means the rate at which some materials could conduct temperature. Therefore, the technology that ingeniously makes use of copper graphene and indium graphene can avert overheating of devices.
The researcher claims that the thermal conductivity of copper graphene film can cool a device 25 percent faster than a pure copper. In current devices, pure copper is used for the purpose. That means installation of the copper graphene film will significantly boost the efficiency of the device against overheat.
The paper from the researcher also elaborates the way to produce the copper graphene composite. It is developed through an electrochemical deposition process. What makes the material special is its low cost factor. Copper with graphene has less cost when compared to the cost of pure copper, the researcher claims.


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A manufacturer which began in a garden shed during the Queen’s Silver Jubilee year is marking the Diamond Jubilee with a move to a new two-acre site in Warwick.
Fozmula, which is internationally known for its wide range of sensor products, started life in the chairman’s garden at Moreton Paddox, near Warwick, in 1977.
This month, as it officially opens the new factory in Tachbrook Park, the family-owned company is celebrating a phenomenal success story which has seen a doubling in size in the last 24 months.
The company manufacturers sensors for the control and measurement of liquid levels, temperature and pressure and 70 per cent of the design, test, development and manufacture is carried out in the UK.
It has an international customer base - including such blue chip names as Caterpillar, JCB and Perkins Engines - and exports half its products, counting the USA as its next biggest market after the UK.
Since being appointed managing director seven years ago, Steven Jackson has presided over an increasing product range and expanding export markets in North America,
Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and Africa and has steered the company to a £5.8 million turnover and more than doubled the workforce to more than 50.
He said: “We are seeing a growing demand for our products in the construction equipment industry and in the motorsport and commercial vehicle industries.”
Looking to the immediate future, Mr Jackson is planning further expansion in the United States – and in Brazil, South Africa and Germany – to help Fozmula towards its next target, a further 50 per cent growth within four years.
“The reasons for our success are innovation, a strong management structure – put in place by the chairman – and the fact that we are self-financing, so don’t have to rely on others to fund our growth. We have a sensible and conservative approach, and a non-executive board of seasoned advisers, headed by the chairman, which includes lawyers, accountants and businessmen who have a wealth of experience.


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The news: Microsoft, the world’s most valuable company, announced an optimized edition of Windows 11 built around the needs of the education market, as well as a new $250 laptop designed to compete with Google’s Chromebooks.
Why it’s worth watching: Microsoft is clearly targeting Google’s Chrome OS with Windows 11 SE, a lightweight version of their OS optimized for cloud management, as well as access to Office 365 and OneDrive education editions.
The bigger picture: We previously reported that the chip shortage, high demand for PCs, and a looming price hike pushed Microsoft’s Windows 11 launch into the back seat.
Refocusing on education helps Windows 11 get traction in a market long dominated by Google and affordable sub-$500 Chromebooks. Google Workspace for Education is used by 170 million students and educators globally.
What’s the catch? Microsoft is coming from behind in educational software, cloud services, and hardware and will likely need to heavily discount its services or offer additional incentives to pry away market share from Google.
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Brewer Science recognised as outstanding exporter for State of Missouri by NASBITE International
A few weeks ago, NASBITE International honoured Brewer Science as one of 31 US companies that export goods and services during the 2018 National Small Business Exporter Summit in Baltimore, Maryland. Companies from 24 states were recognised as outstanding exporters in their respective states as part of the second anniversary of these awards. NASBITE is the North American Small Business International Trade Educators organisation and aims to advance global business practice, education and training.
"Job creation is a top priority nationally and these small- and medium-sized businesses are growing rapidly, opening new export markets and producing new jobs in support of economic growth," said Tammy Marquez-Oldham, NASBITE International's president. "It is therefore a pleasure to honour these companies. They are at the forefront of job creation and exemplars for other businesses who are considering the rewards of exploring new international markets."
NASBITE International created these awards, along with the National Small Business Exporter Summit, as a way to bring top exporters from small- and medium-sized businesses together to share best practices and lessons learned.
American companies are nominated as honorees for the National Small Business Exporter Summit by members of NASBITE International and by the nation's District Export Councils. Demonstrations of exceptional export growth and an innovative approach to international marketing are significant factors in the selection of nominees.
Brewer Science was recognised as an outstanding exporter representing the state of Missouri. Under the leadership of founder and president Dr Terry Brewer, Brewer Science has become a major Missouri employer designing and manufacturing original technology products since 1981. Brewer Science specialises in technology that enables the creation of products such as smartphones, tablet computers, cameras, and games, among other electronic devices.
Caption: Doyle Edwards, director of government relations for Brewer Science, is presented with the “Outstanding Missouri Exporter Award” by Tammy Marquez-Oldham, international president of NASBITE (photo: Brewer Science)


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India's Supreme Court has asked the government of Maharashtra state in western India for information on what action was taken against police officers there who arrested two girls earlier this month for a Facebook post.
Tax police in Milan have launched a special investigation into Google Italy for a suspected tax evasion scheme involving affiliates in several countries.
A U.S. Senate committee has voted to approve legislation that would give the public new privacy protections from government searches of email and documents stored in the cloud.
The U.S. government should push for the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union to be dismantled in addition to playing defense against proposals for restrictive Internet regulations at an upcoming telecom conference, a former White Hou...
A plan by a satellite carrier to make better use of its spectrum could open up an extra channel for Wi-Fi in the U.S., though how and when consumers would get to use it isn't yet clear.
The German parliament is set to discuss a controversial online copyright bill that is meant to allow news publishers to charge search engines such as Google for reproducing short snippets from their articles.
Apple's iPhone 5 appears to have cleared the last hurdle in a series of Chinese regulatory checks, opening the way for the device to finally be sold in one of the company's largest markets.
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A blockade on WikiLeaks payments processor DataCell by Visa, MasterCard and American Express is unlikely to violate E.U. competition rules.
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The multiplex business petitioned the government to provide greater clarification on the subject after tax officials in various state jurisdictions directed cinema owners to pay GST at the rate of 18% for F&B sold inside theatres.
"The entire cinema industry welcomes the clarification issued by the GST Council today (Tuesday) that food and beverages sold at the cinemas will get covered under the definition of ‘restaurant service’ and would be liable to GST at 5% (without availing of input tax credit)," PVR Inox CFO Nitin Sood said.
"The above clarification will help resolve the industry-wide issue for the sector, which includes more than 9,000 cinemas across the country, by avoiding disputes and litigation from a GST standpoint, giving tax certainty, and restoring the theatrical business post-pandemic," he added.
Abhishek A Rastogi, founder of Rastogi Chambers, argued that the decision will create a level playing field between different classes and will certainly help all such outlets in the long run.
"This is a very welcome and pragmatic move by the GST Council, as the counters, food stalls, etc. within the multiplexes will be treated at par with all restaurants, thereby removing any sort of discrimination and arbitrariness among the two classes," stated Rastogi, who is arguing multiple writs on such arbitrary provisions before different courts.
In a statement, the GST Council stated that the supply of food and beverages in cinema halls is taxable as restaurant service as long as they are supplied by way of or as part of a service and supplied independently of the cinema exhibition service.
However, it added that if the sale of cinema tickets and the supply of F&B are clubbed together and such a bundled supply satisfies the test of composite supply, the entire supply will attract GST at the rate applicable to the service of exhibition of cinema, the principal supply.
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Coming Soon: The Most Advanced Portable Console
Life has been anything but a dolce for Sony since hackers ravaged its gaming network, but the newest version of the PSP might just change its fortunes.
Rumor has it that the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s latest version of its handheld console, is set for release October 28th.
It’s the most advanced portable gaming console ever, packed with a five-inch OLED display, two analog sticks, front- and rear-facing cameras, a built-in accelerometer, a gyroscope, a digital compass, a rear touch-sensitive pad, and 3G connectivity.
The cross-platform features are pretty sweet too. While on the go, gamers can save their game to the cloud, then come home and continue via their PS3. They’ll also be able to play against other people on their PS3s. Pricing will be in the $249 neighborhood for the Wi-Fi version and $300 for the 3G (AT&T).
But tech-heads can have the attention span of Paris Hilton in a nightclub. So while this device sounds cool, by Christmas, gamers might be on to the next one. Specs like dual quad core processors are sexy, but will do-it-all smartphones have caught up by then?
We’ll find out if dedicated portable gaming consoles can live on this fall.


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There's no doubt that The Witcher franchise has firmly cemented itself into the collective consciousness of gamers around the globe, especially now that a Netflix series is on the way following CD Projekt Red's release of the franchise's third entry, Wild Hunt, back in 2015. Now, it looks as if the action-RPG property's protagonist Geralt of Rivia could be stepping out of The Witcher world in a different way and walking into the realm of Bandai Namco's fighting game SoulCalibur 6 as a guest character later this year.
As seen in the tweet below from CD Projekt Red's community lead Marcin Momot, the developer hints that The Witcher's Geralt is set to "make an appearance in one of the upcoming games later this year," leading many to speculate that it would be as a character in SoulCalibur 6. What's more is that a recent report published today by Let's Play Video Games has stated it received a tip from anonymous sources a few weeks ago saying that Geralt will be included in the next numbered entry in the Bandai Namco fighting game franchise.
While the tweet from CD Projekt Red's Momot and the report from Let's Play Video Games will surely get fans excited to see The Witcher's Geralt in SoulCalibur 6, it's important to remain skeptical until all of the evidence is in to confirm as much. Nevertheless, Geralt's inclusion in the roster of the forthcoming fighting game would be a great fit, as his weaponry and supernatural skill set would serve him well against opponents like Mitsurugi, Sophitia, Ivy, Zasalamel, and others.
Taking all of this into consideration, there's really no telling at this point in time if Geralt will take leave of The Witcher world to appear in SoulCalibur 6, as Bandai Namco could be considering completely different guest characters altogether. After all, a SoulCalibur 6 guest roster leak for PS4 and Xbox One has intimated that the former platform will have a Bloodborne figure as a visiting fighter, while the latter console will include a Killer Instinct brawler.
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Nintendo's Wii U, the new game system that operates as a controller for games, online television and social networking, goes on sale beginning Sunday.
Brad Goode, the morning news anchor with the Puget Sound Business Journal's news partner KOMO-TV, recently tried out the $300 system and interviewed Reggie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo of America.
The system is launching with about two dozen games, and Nintendo hopes to have 50 games available within a year.
Fils-Aime told Goode the company's strategy is to compete with the growing mobile-game market by appealing to fans of Nintendo's beloved characters:
"So Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong – all these fantastic franchises are not available on a tablet, on a mobile phone," he said. "They only are going to be available on the Wii U. Plus they're available on the DS. So that's how we win the consumer over – based on the content."
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Building industry targeted by thieves as material prices skyrocket
While retailers have been hit hard by shipping delays, increasing freight costs, container shortages and factory shutdowns, another sector struggling as a result is the building industry with the price of some materials skyrocketing.
It has resulted in an increase in theft from construction sites and public and private properties.
Braven Group Services, is a company which provides security for building sites and its director, Craig Pages-Oliver, told A Current Affair "we've seen a big increase, 60 per cent increase in the theft of building material".
The thefts are carried out in broad daylight or the middle of the night.
The thieves are stealing everything from copper wire to timber and even a swimming pool.
Supply shortages and price hikes combined with items sitting on site for longer periods of time has created the perfect storm for an increase in theft.
Sometimes the culprits can be fellow tradies.
"Especially in a new estate where there's lots of builds, they'll just go to another site and take a door frame or take a lintel or take an extra piece of timber," Mr Pages-Oliver told A Current Affair.
Braven Group Services offers various strategies to reduce theft including security patrols, CCTV cameras and the installation of tracking devices.
"Since its inception since mid-2018, I think there's been a total of 22 people arrested in regard to GPS tracking and we install them into hot water systems, ovens, hot plates, generally high prices items," Mr Pages-Oliver said.
As soon as the item is moved, an alert is sent to the company.
"We'll have an operative looking at that on the computer and updating. As to location and we can also track that on the mobile phone and then we liaise closely with the local police," he said.
Being under the watchful eye of cameras doesn't seem to deter some thieves.
In recent CCTV vision a truck being driven into a construction site could be seen with the tray visibly empty.
When it left 26 minutes later there was a $14,000 fiberglass pool on the back. "Someone took a pool fence, it was on site being erected and it disappeared overnight," Paul Bidwell said.
Mr Bidwell from Master Builders Association Queensland said theft is common.
"We normally see sort of five to 10 a week across Queensland," he said.
Doors were jimmied open and padlocks were cut by offenders at sites on the Sunshine Coast, before the thieves allegedly helped themselves to items ranging from hammers to hot water systems.
One opportunistic thief was even caught strolling up to a tradies ute parked at a work site on a busy Brisbane road back in March.
He jumped straight into the driver's seat but barely got a metre before a quick-thinking worker sprung into action, ripping the door open and pulling him from the vehicle.
Other culprits set their sights on a sporting complex in Ipswich last month.
They casually walked empty handed into the BMX club around 6am.
But moments later they left with an estimated two kilometers of copper wire.
It's understood it can fetch up to $40/ kilogram. "Commonly the motive is greed.
The copper is stolen and then sold at scrap metal dealers and on the secondhand market and sold for profit," Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Wayne Francis, from Ipswich police said.
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Francis is investigating the case.
"We've been able to arrest and charge a 38-year-old man from Silkstone in relation to multiple offences including this one," he said.


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Berklee College of Music in Boston said Wednesday it plans to launch a new entrepreneurship-focused center this year, to be headed by Sonicbids founder Panos Panay.
The center, the Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship, is expected to open in the fall.
The institute will offer an academic curriculum, research projects, online courses and an incubator to foster new music-related startups, Berklee said.
Panay will serve as founding managing director of the center, the college said. He founded Boston-based SonicBids, which connects bands with promoters online, in 2001.
A native of Cyprus, Panay launched SonicBids after initially coming to Boston to study guitar at Berklee.
From the news release from Berklee:
Berklee ICE will inspire innovation through outreach to other Boston-area universities, such as MIT, Harvard or Northeastern in order to offer Berklee students the unique chance to conduct joint research projects under the umbrella of the new Institute. Plans are underway to begin introductory lectures in this spring, leading to the Institute’s full launch in the fall.
The Institute will foster entrepreneurialism within the Berklee community and prepare graduates to be professionals at the intersection of creativity, technology and business. Through a blend of academic backgrounds, Berklee ICE will leverage Boston’s research ecosystem to unearth new opportunities within the music industry related to audience engagement on social media, identifying emerging artist trends or new channels of music discovery. Additionally, it will prepare students to self-manage and promote their careers as performers, writers or producers.
The institute's advisors include Bill Kaiser of Greylock Partners, Newbury Comics CEO Mike Dreese and Dolby chairman Peter Gotcher.
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Student ingenuity at finding jobs has created some interesting enterprises tapping into the Hamilton market.
The Hamilton Spectator reports that the 15 successful local candidates of the 2010 Ontario Summer Company program have businesses ranging from organic garlic growing to autism intervention for parents.
Robin Hallett, a McMaster University PhD biochemistry student, had a vegetable garden last year at his student housing when the idea struck to grow organic garlic as a business.
“Ontario imports almost 90 per cent of its garlic. “What you get in grocery stores comes from China and Argentina … which is on a boat for a month before it gets here.”
It doesn’t compare with fresh garlic, which has “way more taste,” Hallett says. So, the 26-year-old formed Solidago Farms to grow high-quality garlic, something he himself appreciates.
“It has a long history. It has medicinal value and almost every culture in the world uses garlic as part of its cuisine.” He chose to grow organic because “I just think it’s important to respect the Earth, and also that if you are good to your body, it’ll be good to you.”
But his goal is to sell to a restaurant interested in locally- grown, fresh organic garlic to season its cuisine.
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Justice is back in business.
The tween apparel brand on Monday launched a new website, Shopjustice.com, that features an assortment of apparel and accessory products for young girls. In November, Bluestar Alliance acquired the intellectual property of Justice for $90 million at an auction conducted by the brand’s bankrupt parent, Ascena Retail Group. Ascena had previously closed about 600 of Justice’s 820 stores, with the remaining locations shuttered early this year.
“Our goal is to create the best shopping experience with the best products for the tween girl, while also expanding Justice's reach and footprint," said Ralph Gindi, co-founder of Bluestar Alliance. Shopjustice.com is our opportunity to speak directly to our consumer and is an important channel to easily reach our dedicated customer, and mom, where she is already shopping – while providing the latest on-trend products across a wide variety of categories."
Bluestar is a brand management and marketing company whose brand portfolio includes Hurley, Bebe, Tahari, Brookstone, Limited Too and others. The company’s retail footprint includes more than 250 stores, shop-in-shops and distributors in North America and around the globe.
In a release, Bluestar said it plans to expand the Justice brand into new product categories, including “unexpected” accessories, tech, home and more.
"We are very excited to bring the Justice brand and products back to our customers,” said Brad Hollo, senior VP of marketing and e-commerce. “We have a strong connection to our customer and have been working hard over the past months to bring both Mom and girl the assortment, quality and experience they expect and are looking for from Justice.”


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Agrahyah Technologies launches "AOP App" to access Amazon Alexa
Agrahyah Technologies has announced the launch “AOP App” for Android. The app lets users access Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa on the go.
AOP which loosely translates to Alexa on phone is developed by Agrahyah Technologies to help people access Alexa, the voice assistant even when they are away from home or office where they have usually access Alexa through Amazon’s Echo range of smart speakers.
AOP app is free to download and to use, a user just needs to login with their Amazon ID. AOP app is also available across the globe and works in multiples languages, including Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian and English (Indian, US, UK, Australia, and Canada).
Around the world, millions of people are habituated to use Amazon’s Alexa at home, work and more locations, but when they are on the go, say while at a coffee shop or transiting between two places, they may have a void moment where they can invoke their favourite voice assistant to get things done or add things to shopping basket or add a crucial reminder and so on. AOP App aims to bridge this gap by making Alexa available on Android phones.
Agrahyah Technologies, the Mumbai-based technology solution provider for the emerging “voice” platforms, has been working closely with Amazon’s Alexa teams including ASK (Alexa skills kit) and AVS (Alexa voice services. Agrahyah is among the handful of recommended agencies by Amazon for Alexa Skills development in India.
Sreeraman Thiagarajan, Co-Founder, Agrahyah Technologies, says, “Increasingly, people are using Alexa at home and getting used to the comfort of getting things done from a virtual voice assistant, and we wanted to empower people with a choice where they can summon Alexa independent of a device tethered to a wall socket.”
With AOP app installed on a phone, people can invoke Alexa to call a cab, listen to jokes, play a quiz, or get answers to their questions. In other words, the skills they have enabled on their Amazon ID will seamlessly work here too.


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SiliconNooB returns from a week-long matrimonial booze-up thoroughly disinfected with alcohol, but also losing his ability to function as a gamer, and increasingly inclined to use of ‘easy mode’ and ‘golden feathers’, much to the consternation of Caspius.
Lusipurr, SiliconNooB, and Imitanis comment on the past, present, and future of the role of the President of Nintendo of America, and then delve deep into handheld console games and hardware, and whether they are played out of necessity or by design.
Bowser takes over Nintendo, Xbox is becoming a third party developer for Nintendo, and Bioware is probably shutting down in the news of the week!
Lusipurr is joined by Imitanis and SiliconNooB, resulting in an international panel of video game experts, to discuss Sony’s decision to avoid E3 in 2019, the future announcement and release of the PlayStation 5, and the value of Nintendo Switch Online.
Nintendo wins twelve million dollars in damages from a couple of ROM archivists, Sony’s Playstation Classic uses PCSX to emulate the games, and Sony’s absence for E3 2019 says a lot about their PS5 plans in the news of the week!
Nintendo pushes Labo on schools, the Vatican releases Follow JC GO!, and Sony warns about the risks of changing PSN IDs in the news of the week!
Nintendo completely fucks the Switch online experience, Reggie attempts to justify the Switch voice chat setup, and Telltale is now completely kaput in the news of the week!
When the frigid cold (0c) of the Australian winter agitates SiliconNooB into attacking the readers with demands of hard currency and frosty beer, Lusipurr valiantly checks the S’NooB assault with the sharp-tongued verse of the Roman poet Catullus.
Big poz was well and truly in ascendance at E3 2018, Sony had a conference, Nintendo had a conference, and the new games are summarized in the news of the week!
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Toshiba Corp. posted a net loss for the first quarter as sales of televisions and personal computers slumped and profit fell at its division that makes chips.
The net loss was ¥12.3 billion for the three months ended June, the Tokyo-based industrial group reported Monday in a statement. Sales were ¥1.35 trillion, the lowest since the quarter ended December 2012.
President Masashi Muromachi pledged this month a “bold restructuring” of its chipmaking and lifestyle divisions after reporting an annual loss and restating six years’ worth of earnings. Toshiba is releasing its second earnings report in as many weeks after delaying results amid an accounting scandal.
Separately, the Tokyo Stock Exchange said Toshiba shares would be put on alert starting Tuesday because trust in the company was damaged by the accounting irregularities. The exchange fined Toshiba ¥91 million, Japan Exchange Group Inc., which operates the bourse, said in a statement Monday.
Companies put on alert post are required to submit an improvement report to the exchange before being removed from the list. Olympus Corp. was put on alert after its accounting scandal in 2011.
First-quarter profit for the electronic devices and components segments, which includes chips, fell 13 percent to ¥35.6 billion.
The lifestyle business, which makes personal computers, televisions and appliances, had a ¥20.7 billion operating loss in the quarter, according to the statement.
The company plans an extraordinary general meeting Sept. 30 and has said it intends to give a forecast for the current fiscal year in October.
On Sept. 7, months after the initially scheduled filing, Toshiba reported a net loss of ¥37.8 billion for the 12 months ended March, compared with revised net income of ¥60.2 billion a year earlier.
Toshiba’s chip business has been its most profitable segment, with the electronic devices and components division accounting for more than 100 percent of operating income in the year ended last March. Its lifestyle segment accounted for an operating loss of about ¥110 billion in the year.
The industrial group has set aside ¥8.4 billion to cover possible fines related to the accounting irregularities.
Investigations by the financial regulator into Toshiba’s financial records will continue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Sept. 7. The company’s failure to provide correct information was “a big problem,” he said.
No charges have been filed and the regulator has yet to impose any fines.
Toshiba shares fell 2.1 percent to ¥314.80 Monday in Tokyo. The shares have dropped 39 percent this year, compared with a 3.9 percent gain for the Topix.
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Ajman: The many outlets are being fitted out round-the-clock ahead of next week's grand opening of the China Mall in Ajman.
Not wanting to miss out on any opportunity, some of the more enterprising shopowners have even started selling from their makeshift premises. Even now, there are many thronging the Ajman Free Zone offices to sign up for a location in the mall.
Any which way one looks at it, there's no denying the China Mall at some point in the near future will emerge as one of Ajman's leading commercial destinations and in its economy as well. But the Ajman authorities are not leaving anything to chance.
And this is where "The Road" — for the mall's promoters there is only one that matters and hence the emphasis — will come into play. This is the one being built adjacent to the mall and which would connect Ajman to the Emirates Road.
"At the rate work is going on, the road could be open in the next six months itself," said Adnan Dahnous, director at the Gulf Chinese Trading Corp., which is the developer of the mall. "That for us will be the game changer when it comes to realising the full potential of China Mall."
With the road opening, in one stroke, the mall would have expanded its catchment area immeasurably. Driving down from Dubai would take less than 30 minutes or so, and also brings it figuratively closer to its target consumers in Sharjah and the other northern emirates. A parking bay for more than 2,000 vehicles will be ready in the next 30 to 45 days.
The more than 1,000 outlets — representing a broad swathe of building materials — that will open in the first phase will certainly agree that the new road represents its lifeline for better things to come. These retailers will be spread out across the four interconnected halls and sell a range of wares of Chinese origin.
The China Mall does not end there. There will be a wholesale component as well for which the Gulf Chinese Trading Corp. is in advanced negotiations with the Chinese provinces of Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The intention is to host furniture companies from these provinces in the five halls set aside for the wholesale trade.
"If all goes according to plan, these will be permanent exhibition centres for the Chinese companies looking to secure more markets in the Middle East and Northern Africa," said Dahnous. "In the Gulf itself, there's a lot of demand that can be met in Kuwait and Qatar, with the latter especially having shortages of construction materials." At an average Dh30,000 a year in rentals, Dahnous believes this will prove a decisive influence in attracting tenants. "The services that we offer are not limited to offering physical space; they can come to us for everything related to the issuing of licences, visas and residency permits," he added.
"We have the full backing of the emirate in this enterprise and we are passing that advantage on to our tenants."
Some of the retailers who were setting up their shops agreed. "The rentals are just right for a business new to this market and most of us are," said one, who declined to be identified. "What we pay as rent will have a telling impact on our profit margins, which is why getting in low is of such a benefit for our future operations here."
The China Mall may well be Ajman's largest development of the year. Upfront investments on developing the location have crossed Dh300 million, and once it reaches full potential would stock goods valued at more than Dh2 billion.
Obviously, comparisons will be drawn towards the Dragon Mart in Dubai, which was launched in 2004. But Dahnous does not want to get into that debate, but did say that there's room to spare for two such mega developments located within an hour's ride of each other. "The feeder markets that we are going after are substantial and the demand from there will only grow," said Dahnous. "It's a project that we have given a lot of thought and not developed in a hurry."
Dahnous is quick to assure that the quality parameter will not be lost sight of, a perennial issue dogging Chinese goods. "Only merchandise that meet the strictest quality benchmarks will be exhibited at China Mall, and as promoters we cannot overlook such a decisive issue," he said. "We are well on top of any issues of quality."
While the China Mall creates an instant platform for Ajman's retail and wholesale sectors, other elements of its economy stand to reap dividends as well. First up would be the property market, which in Ajman had been going through an extended downturn for some time.
All the new businesses that are being set up in China Mall would require apartments for the staff. While there are residential premises located next to the mall itself, these number only 500 rooms. Many multiples of that would be required to cater to the growing community.
According to property market observers, no intimation of such a demand is yet to show up in the market. "It may take another couple of quarters for this to translate into active orders," said one industry observer.
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Webcasting and virtual events vendor, ON24, has announced the winners of its first-ever ON24 Virtual Event Excellence Awards. Among the winners was Lithium Technologies for Best Attendee Engagement, along with IBM (Best International Virtual Event), Oracle (Best Partner/Customer Event), Sodexo (Best Virtual Training), and UBM (Best Virtual Event Innovation). Nominee evaluations were based on ROI, “immersiveness," branding impact, achievement of business objectives, and overall quality, ON24 said.


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Mar 17, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's exporters will soon see the setting of an Exim Bank for their credit purposes with the help of Commonwealth Secretariat, a senior official from the Secretariat said.
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Loto-Quebec lays focus on online sales after the suspension of retail sales
- Loto-Quebec goes online with its services after the government orders the closure of its physical retailers and kiosks
- Customers to now purchase tickets through its online platform and the physical tickets already bought to remain valid
- 2,792 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada as of Wednesday, 25 March 2020 with 26 deaths recorded
- Quebec becomes the latest jurisdiction to shut down its retail betting and gaming operations after state governments in the US
- The UK and Australia governments also order a shutdown of the gaming operations in their countries until further notice
In a bid to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Loto-Quebec has laid its focus on online sales after the provincial government laid out measures that saw the suspension of retail sales.
As a consequence, the Canadian lottery operator will stop its ticket sales and have its sales terminals deactivated at the kiosks, operated by the non-profit organizations, and retailers.
This comes after the Quebec government took the decision that would see a wide range of businesses and public spaces including libraries, gyms, interior mall stores, bars, sample counters, and cinemas closed.
Communication to its 8,500 retailers and kiosks is expected to be done by the operator informing of the new measures taken by the government. Additionally, the lottery operator will coordinate with the other Canadian provinces in relation to lottery activities offered in the country.
Loto-Quebec to go online
Speaking after the new developments, Loto-Quebec stated that it would lay its focus on the online space where customers would still purchase their online tickets through its online platform. For those customers who had purchased their physical tickets for the upcoming draws, they would still remain valid.
In its address, Loto-Quebec stated that the health and well-being of their customers was a priority and that the operator took the current situation seriously. They also stated that they would not hesitate to put additional measures where needed. ‘We will inform the public as soon as possible concerning the implementation of this new measure.’ They explained.
As of Wednesday, 25 March 2020, Canada had confirmed 2,792 COVID-19 cases, 112 recovery cases, and 26 deaths countrywide.
US, UK, and Australia shutdowns
Quebec becomes the latest jurisdiction to temporarily shut down its retail betting and gaming locations from the widespread coronavirus outbreak. Last week, the US state governments also ordered the closure of the land-based casinos across the country, banned any large gathering, and advised the residents to stay at home to minimize the spread of the virus.
The same case has also applied to the UK casinos, bingo halls, and betting shops after the government ordered their shut down until further notice. Australia has also taken the same direction with the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, also ordering the closure of the casino operations in the country.


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The Port of New Orleans surpassed the half-million mark for twenty-foot-equivalent units handled in a 12-month period for the first time. Port President and CEO Gary LaGrange made the announcement during the 29th Annual State of the Port Address Tuesday, November 10, 2015, hosted by the International Freight Forwarders and Customs House Brokers Association of New Orleans. The most recent 12-month container data through September found the Port handled 537,285 TEUs, a 13.6 percent increase over the same period one-year ago. Those figures reflect a more than doubling of container volume in the Central American trade lane through September, buoyed by banana imports and paper and chemical exports.
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Press coverage about Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) has been trending somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Dillard's earned a media sentiment score of 0.25 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media headlines about the company an impact score of 46.0112555100247 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next few days.
Shares of Dillard's (NYSE DDS) opened at $69.50 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1,975.94, a P/E ratio of 18.48, a PEG ratio of 7.45 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 1.42. Dillard's has a 52 week low of $45.51 and a 52 week high of $83.44.
Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 9th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.35 billion. Dillard's had a return on equity of 7.40% and a net margin of 1.92%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. research analysts expect that Dillard's will post 3.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
A number of brokerages have weighed in on DDS. ValuEngine lowered Dillard's from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 13th. Zacks Investment Research raised Dillard's from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $52.60.
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At least 11 people have been sickened and two hospitalized resulting from a multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the California-based company Wonderful Pistachios issued the recall voluntarily due to concerns of contamination.
The pistachios were sold under the brand names Trader Joe's, Wonderful, and Paramount Farms and were distributed across the U.S. and in Canada.
"Wonderful Pistachios takes food safety matters very seriously and is working closely with health officials to identify the source of the problem," the company said in a statement.
The affected states include Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Virginia, and Washington. The CDC says the investigation is ongoing.
Trader Joe's says the recall affects products it sold with "Best If Used By" dates between 2016 OCT 27 and 2016 NOV 04, along with the following code numbers:
- Trader Joe's Dry Roasted & Unsalted Pistachios (UPC 0007 9990)
- Trader Joe's Dry Roasted & Salted Pistachios (UPC 0007 9983)
- Trader Joe's 50% Less Salt Roasted & Salted Pistachios (UPC 0011 1348)
Trader Joe's says it has not received any reports of illness related to these products.
Pistachios sold under the other brand names can be identified by a lot code number found on the lower back or bottom panel of the package. A complete list of the codes can be found on the FDA's website.
People began getting sick in December, the CDC reports, and those infected range in age from 9 to 69.
Officials say the products have a long shelf life and may still be in people's homes. Consumers are urged not to eat the pistachios and to either throw them away or return the nuts to the store at which they bought them for a refund.
Each year, salmonella is estimated to cause one million cases of foodborne illness in the United States, with 19,000 hospitalizations and 380 deaths.
Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps, which typically appear between 12 to 72 hours after the infection. Though the illness usually lasts four to seven days, sometimes the diarrhea may be so severe that patients need to be hospitalized, and it can lead to further complications and even death.
Children younger than five, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections.
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Cointelegraph has announced that Metropolis has become the latest participant in the Cointelegraph Accelerator program. Metropolis is a 360-degree curated universe that blends commerce, properties, avatars and gaming with experiences that span both the digital and physical worlds.
While general-purpose nonfungible token (NFT) marketplaces such as OpenSea cater to a wider range of users, the NFT space is witnessing a shift toward platforms that offer a tailored experience for both newcomers and pro users, and brands who want to tap into the world of NFT have already started taking notice. Famous brands like Nike and Gucci are known for creating a $260 million side business via branded NFT sales.
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Metropolis’s core platform, Metropolis X, aims to revolutionize social commerce, offering a gamified marketplace where digital collectibles unlock real-world products and experiences. It is supported by a network of over 350 top creators and brands.
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Tata's Nano, the World's Cheapest Car, Is Sputtering
The old adage says a person can’t be too rich or too thin. Given Tata Motors’ disappointing experience with the Nano, the $2,000 compact it introduced with great fanfare in 2008, it’s clear a car can be too cheap—at least for consumers who don’t want to be associated with a low-end ride. Ratan Tata, then chairman of parent Tata Group, made headlines a decade ago when he ordered up a “people’s car” that would appeal to Indian families who previously could only afford to travel by scooter. But Tata Motors has sold just 229,157 Nanos since deliveries began in 2009, and sales in March were off by 86 percent from a year earlier.
Tata Managing Director Karl Slym insists the company won’t kill the tiny, egg-shaped car. It will soon add improvements to breathe new life into the model, a move that would ultimately bring its price closer to those of rivals. The Nano’s marketing “didn’t jell with anybody,” Slym says. Scooter drivers weren’t attracted because others “don’t think I’m buying a car, they think I’m buying something between a two-wheeler and a car. Anyone who had a car didn’t want to buy it, because it was supposed to be a two-wheeler replacement.”
Slym points to the Pixel, a Nano-based concept vehicle Tata first showed in 2011, as an example of how the brand could evolve. The two-door hatchback takes the skeleton of the Nano and adds innovative doors that rotate up rather than open out, automatic transmission, and a diesel engine. Yet Haritha Saranga, an associate professor at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, says in an e-mail that “just creating variations is not going to help increase sales. It is important to change the current image of Nano as a cheap car.”
With Nano sales in free fall, Tata’s passenger vehicle sales dropped 15 percent in the year ended March 31, even as industrywide sales rose 2.2 percent, according to the Society for Indian Automobile Manufacturers. For the year through March, Nano sales were off by 28 percent, to 53,848 cars.
When Ratan Tata conceived the people’s car in 2003, after seeing an entire family precariously riding a scooter, he established a target price of 100,000 rupees, a bit more than $2,000 at the time. The price has crept up to about 142,000 rupees ($2,600) for a stripped-down model and as much as 200,000 rupees for a version with air conditioning and power windows. These days, Nano buyers are more likely to be wealthy Indians rather than families upgrading from a two-wheeler. “People are buying the Nano for their mothers, fathers, children, second cars,” says Slym, a General Motors veteran who took charge at Tata in October. “That’s actually a good thing, because it allows us to do a lot more with the car than just make it at a low price.”
Tata will have to change the exterior and interior of the Nano and add features such as power steering to compete with cars from Maruti and Hyundai Motor, says Umesh Karne, an analyst at Brics Securities in Mumbai. That would require raising the sticker to about 250,000 rupees, says Karne, about the level of rival hatchbacks. Instead of selling solely on price, he says, the Nano must be “more aspirational.” Yet the automaker is still playing to financial concerns: In a bid to woo consumers unwilling to take out bank loans, Tata in March started accepting credit cards for Nano payments.


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Beiersdorf has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Coppertone business from Bayer for $550m.
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LG Household & Health Care has signed a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management (Cerberus) and Avon Products (Avon Worldwide) to buy New Avon (Avon North America)...
24 April 2019
Dr Roebuck's, an Australian skin care brand launched in 2016, has completed a financing round with Unilever Ventures.
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SOL Global Investments has acquired a 10.3% interest in US-based hemp manufacturing company Sacred Hemp, for an undisclosed sum.
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India-based private investment firm Samara Capital has announced its plans to invest $29m in skincare and haircare products manufacturer Nature's Essence.
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Brazil-based cosmetics manufacturer Natura Cosmeticos is in talks to acquire beauty products firm Avon Products.
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Glossier has raised $100m in Series D funding round that was led by Sequoia Capital and saw participation from Tiger Global Management, Spark Capital, along with existing investors Forerunner Ventures,...
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Procter & Gamble-owned brand Gillette has entered into a partnership with TerraCycle to offer to recycle for razors across the US.
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Charkit Chemical Company has signed an agreement to distribute hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products of US-based Panacea Life Sciences to cosmetics, personal care and beauty industries.
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JAB has submitted an offer to acquire a 20% stake in American cosmetic firm Coty in a transaction valued at approximately $1.75bn.


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A proposed Children's Food Bill, developed by lobby group Sustain and supported by 114 national organisations ranging from the British Heart Foundation to Compassion in World Farming, will be presented to the UK Parliament by MP Debra Shipley, and if passed, would effectively prevent the food industry from marketing a range of so-called 'unhealthy' foods to children.
According to Sustain, the bill is designed to "improve children's current and future health and prevent food-related ill-health, such as childhood obesity and the many other diseases which are linked to children's junk food diets", but the food industry has already criticised the proposed legislation for 'demonising' certain types of food.
Sustain's proposal is that the government's Food Standards Agency specify criteria for unhealthy and healthy food, taking into account nutritional content and other criteria such as the presence of additives and contaminants. Based on these criteria, the marketing to children of 'unhealthy' foods would be prohibited.
At the same time, the government would also be required to publish an annual plan to promote healthy foods to children, such as fruit and vegetables.
But Martin Paterson, deputy director general of the body which represents Britain's food manufacturing industry, the Food and Drink Federation, called the proposal to divide foods into 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' categories "simplistic and out of date".
"All foods can play a part in a healthy balanced diet, and demonising individual foods is pointless. Government and industry must work together to produce a generation of informed consumers who can make informed choices about the foods they eat and the lifestyles they adopt. Positive, non-prescriptive messages about how to create a balanced diet and a more active lifestyle is the way to help consumers," he added.
The bill also addresses the types of foods which are available to children at school. It includes proposed regulations to set compositional standards for school meals, improve food education and skills and prevent 'unhealthy' foods from being sold in school vending machines.
Paterson suggested that co-operation rather than regulation was the best way to go. "The food industry is ready and willing to do more to help ensure that marketing is responsible. FDF is clear that we need tight, workable advertising codes and we are working with Ofcom [the advertising regulator] in its review. However, restrictive action rarely delivers positive results. Advertising bans in Sweden and Quebec for example, saw no effect on children's levels of obesity."
But Sustain remains sceptical that a voluntary code would work. "As huge profits are at stake, calls for the junk food industry to act voluntarily are simply naïve," said Charlie Powell, Project Officer at Sustain. "Our coalition of 114 national organisations recognises that statutory measures to improve children's diets are urgently needed."
Problem needs to be tackled
That there is problem with the diet of UK children is clear. Sustain said that the government's own Chief Medical Officer had described childhood obesity as a "public health time bomb" which needs to be defused, and cited data from a 2001 health survey in England suggested that obesity in six year olds had doubled (to 8.5 per cent) and trebled among 15 year olds (to 15 per cent) over a 10-year period.
But what is less clear is what exactly the causes of the obesity 'epidemic' are. Groups such as Sustain and the Food Commission have been quick to designate the food industry as the main culprits, and while there is evidence to suggest that advertising does play an important role in dietary choices (as we reported last year), it is likely to be only one of several factors contributing to declining health levels.
For example, the FSA's research last year suggested that adverts during children's TV times or through promotional tie-ins with programmes, movies or toys did influence what children wanted to buy, but different research from the independent Food Advertising Unit (FAU) showed that parents were generally unswayed by what their children pestered them to buy - suggesting that as long as mum and dad hold the purse strings, advertising directly to children will not necessarily have a direct impact on what they eat.
But the FAU's research also showed that while parents were largely responsible for deciding what their children eat, they were also increasingly unsure of what was good and bad for their diet, suggesting that much more detailed (and clear) nutritional information on labels, and much better education about healthy eating, would have as much of a positive influence on improving diets as any potential ban on junk food ads.
Government to get involved?
The current UK government has largely pursued a 'hands off' policy towards industry - much to the chagrin of numerous lobby groups - and the chances of Sustain's bill garnering sufficient support to be passed are slim, not least given the number of high profile food manufacturers based in the UK, their international reputation and their own not insignificant lobbying power. It would also be bad for the image government which has already been frequently accused of trying to create a 'nanny state'.
But there is also an increasing understanding among the powers-that-be that letting the levels of childhood obesity and other health problems continue to rise unchecked will put even greater pressure on a National Health Service already unable to cope with the worsening health of the nation, and this could prompt the government to take more of a direct role in influencing the nation's diet, though whether this would be through as heavy-handed a measure as banning junk food ads remains to be seen.
More effective government involvement is likely to involve improving education and understanding about dietary requirements and excesses, although the relative lack of success of earlier government-led schemes to promote healthy eating (such as the Five-A-Day programme designed to encourage consumption of five pieces of fruit or vegetables each day) suggests that any such involvement would have to receive far greater support to be effective.
Improving the quality of food labelling information is another possible way for the government to get involved, but any major changes are likely to be opposed by the powerful food manufacturing lobby, and in any case the jury is still out on whether more information on labels is helpful at all in deciding whether to buy a particular food product - without the necessary understanding of what the information means, consumers are unlikely to be any better off.


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The Honda Element, long a favorite of dog owners, outdoor enthusiasts and people seeking vast cargo space in a small package, is reaching the end of the line. Honda Motor Co. says it will stop building the boxy compact SUV after the 2011 model year.
First introduced at the Detroit auto show in 2001 as the Model X concept, the Element stood out because of its extremely boxy shape, unusual “clamshell” door design and a rubber-lined interior that could almost be washed out with a garden hose. It was never a huge seller, but U.S. customers bought nearly 60,000 of them in 2004. The vehicle also gave a slight hipster boost to Honda’s conservative image and seemed to spawn a wave of similarly angular cars including the Scion xB and Kia Soul.


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Smartphones arriving in 2019: Samsung foldable phone, Google Pixel 3 Lite
Snapdragon 855, 5G, are some of the things that may rule smartphones in 2019.
As Samsung gears up to unveil the foldable phone, there is buzz that Apple is working on new iPhones that are likely to be a departure from the iPhone XS and XR. Here’s a peek at what else is likely to make tech news in 2019.
Samsung Foldable Phone
Samsung's much awaited and talked-about foldable smartphone would offer the functionality of a tablet complete with multi-tasking and a big screen. While the price of the foldable smartphone is still not out, industry watchers say it may cost around $1,770, which could end up limiting sales. Samsung has said that the upcoming foldable smartphone will fold inward and sport a 7.4-inch screen when unfolded, and have a 4.6-inch display like a regular smartphone when folded.
Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, S10 Lite
The Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 Lite could well boast of the slimmest bezels ever on a flagship from the South Korean firm, if leaks doing the rounds are to be taken seriously.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is rumoured to feature a full HD, 1080 x 2280 display, while the Galaxy S10 Plus screen is expected to be a QHD, 1440 x 3040 offering. An increase in height of the displays on the Galaxy S10 trio hints at a reduction in bezel size above and below the display. And the phone's camera might have a night mode.
Cupertino's future handsets will continue the dual-camera lens setup and probably ditch the 3D Touch in an effort to keep costs down. Apple may change the design after two years of the notched iPhone X look, but then again, the iPhone 6, 6S and 7 all looked functionally the same.
Foldable Phones, Notch-Free Display: Smartphone Tech To Watch Out For In 2019
Three, Four & Five Rear Cameras
Google Pixel 3 Lite
Keeping up with the Pixel trend, this new smartphone is likely to be packed with a wonderful camera, strong configuration and stunning design. This will be a mid-range, low-cost handset - and likely to carry 32GB of internal memory and a battery about as large as the Pixel 3s. There is also buzz of a 12.2-megapixel rear camera. There might even be an XL version of the Lite, sans the notch.
Huawei Mate 30
Huawei plans to push harder on its camera dominance this time around – which means more visible hardware on the back. Leaks so far point to four cameras on the back, all vertically arranged in a module. And Huawei could be going big on the flash, as well, since renders show a pretty sizable flash node right alongside.
The OnePlus 7 could be the most exciting smartphone for 2019, packing in top specs but at a more affordable price than the competition, much as the OnePlus 6T has done this year.
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The smartphone will have a triple lens rear camera, which seems to be the trend for 2019 phones. What's got geeks excited is the fact that the front-facing camera is hidden behind the sliding screen, which in turn means there may be a true all-screen display with no bezels or notches at all.
Oppo 5G Flagship
Oppo may just become the first one to mass-produce 5G compatible handsets in 2019. OPPO’s R&D department has been busy in the past few years churning out tech such as triple cameras, variable aperture, AI, Face Unlock, and even Super VOOC in its 2018 smartphones.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
The 5G Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 was confirmed in late October and, in the UK and Europe at least, is currently set for an early 2019 release. This would put it near the front of the 5G smartphone release schedule, with the device likely to hit store shelves either just before or just after MWC 2019. 5G aside, the Mi Mix 3 already looks like a strong device, with a magnetically sliding 6.39-inch OLED display embedded in a sleek bezel-less design (93.4% screen-to-body ratio), and a suite of hardware that includes a maximum of 10GB of RAM and 256GM of storage space, as well as a dual rear camera system (24MP + 2MP).


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At the Jackson Hole Summit, Jerome Powell made it clear the Federal Reserve remains focused on combatting inflation despite recession signals rising in tandem. To wit:
“Restoring price stability will take some time and requires using our tools forcefully to bring demand and supply into better balance. Reducing inflation is likely to require a sustained period of below-trend growth. Moreover, there will very likely be some softening of labor market conditions. While higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor market conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and businesses. These are the unfortunate costs of reducing inflation. But a failure to restore price stability would mean far greater pain.”
While the Federal Reserve is focused on fighting inflation and willing to cause “some pain” to achieve victory, they hope to do so without evoking a recession. Such may be a challenge for two primary reasons:
- The Fed remains focused on lagging economic data, such as employment, which are highly subject to future revisions, and;
- Changes to monetary policy do not show up in the economy until roughly 9-12 months in the future.
The second challenge is the most important.
There is little doubt we are amidst an economic slowdown. With the Federal Reserve focused on combatting inflation by tightening monetary policy, thereby slowing economic demand, logic suggests that economic data trends will continue to decline.
As the Fed continues to hike rates, each hike takes roughly 9-months to work its way through the economic system. Therefore, the rate hikes from March 2020 won’t show up in the economic data until December. Likewise, the Fed’s subsequent and more aggressive rate hikes won’t be fully reflected in the economic data until early to mid-2023.


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Dunkin' Brands Group has agreed to a multi-year marketing partnership with Liverpool Football Club to support global expansion of both its brands, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Under the agreement, Dunkin' Donuts will become the official coffee, tea and bakery partner for Liverpool FC, and Baskin-Robbins will become the official ice cream partner, according to a company press release.
The partnership will help both Dunkin' Brands and Liverpool FC further engage with their fans around the globe through joint promotions, digital and print advertising, and appearances during pre-season tours, according to the release. Dunkin' Brands has more than 18,000 points of distribution in nearly 60 countries worldwide, including nearly 11,000 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in 33 countries and more than 7,250 Baskin-Robbins shops in nearly 50 countries.
In 2013, Dunkin' Brands opened 790 net new restaurants around the world, with 415 of these restaurants located outside the U.S. As a testament to its global fan base, Liverpool FC, an English Premier League football club, has more than 200 Official Supporters Clubs all over the world in 62 different countries, including the U.K., the U.S., Spain, Germany, Brazil, China, Japan, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Australia and South Africa, according to the release.
"With 18 English league titles and five European Cups, Liverpool FC is one of the world's most renowned football clubs, so we're very excited to partner with them as we continue to grow our two winning brands, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, around the world," said John Costello, president, Global Marketing and Innovation for Dunkin' Brands. "We look forward to working with Liverpool FC on a number of exciting marketing initiatives and engaging with football fans worldwide in the coming years through this partnership."
Dunkin' Brands' marketing partnership with Liverpool FC continues the company's strong and ongoing relationship with Fenway Sports Group, owner of Liverpool FC and the Boston Red Sox, according to the release. The company also has a long-standing marketing partnership for Dunkin' Donuts with the Boston Red Sox.
"We're delighted to be joining forces with Dunkin' Brands, one of the world's most iconic quick service restaurant names. Dunkin' Donuts will be our official coffee, tea and bakery provider and Baskin-Robbins will be our official ice cream provider, and we welcome both to the LFC family," said Billy Hogan, chief commercial officer for Liverpool FC. "Fans across the globe will benefit from this partnership as Dunkin' Brands looks to expand their business, bringing exciting partnership activation to new territories and ultimately helping to bring fans closer to the Club no matter how far away from Anfield they live."
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Gardeners in the Burnham-On-Sea area will be able to pick up advice on how to plant flower beds and containers with British-grown bedding and plants in readiness for this Spring’s Jubilee celebrations at a special event next month.
Sanders Garden World in Brent Knoll is holding the event on March 3rd and 4th to showcase young plants grown in Britain and to offer related planting tips.
Peter Burks, General Manager, said: “There has been a recent resurgence of interest in bedding and plug plants, which were exceptionally popular for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in the 1970s. People are looking to create traditional planting schemes using patriotic colours to mark the Diamond Jubilee weekend from June 2nd until June 5th.”
“Those who attend our free weekend will be able to receive advice on what bedding and plug plants to grow and how they can bring colour to their gardens in time for the Jubilee celebrations.”
“Staff will be on hand to give visitors complimentary ideas on spring gardening, as well as giving advice on planting and colour schemes for all bedding plants.”
The event will take place during normal garden centre opening hours.
Pictured: Imogen Hansen, Sales Assistant at Sanders Garden World, getting ready for the weekend


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STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. - Teddy Ahn thought it was a friend playing a joke when he saw a man enter his store wearing a bandana and baseball cap. Then he realized it was a robber who pushed through, showing what appeared to be a gun, demanding money at the counter.
"I didn't really see the gun actually he was trying to hide it. What could I do, yeah I gave him the money," said Teddy Ahn.
He said the masked man then forced him toward the back of the store, but left midpoint since customers were arriving. Ahn followed him, snapping a cell phone picture of a somewhat casual get away.
"He was a little faster than normal but he wasn't like rushing," said Ahn.
Police said perhaps that's because the bandit turned into a quick change artist at the Walmart next door.
"When he went into Walmart he went into the bathroom and he changed. He's blending in with all the rest of the folks in Walmart then exited the store and he's wearing something completely different," said Lt. Mike Ireland with the Henry County Police Department.
He said the bandit fooled police the first time after robbing the Shoe Department store last Wednesday. Two days later police figured it out when the quick change crook stole from Teddy Ahn at the Angie Beauty Store and left his shirt behind.
"It has his hair and all that so it's easy to find the DNA and stuff," said Ahn.
Now concerns are the bandit with a flair for wardrobe changes will rob again.
"We do not want to take a chance he might have a weapon and go into one of these stores and it might escalate into someone getting hurt," said Lt. Ireland.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Henry County Police Department.


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After nearly 20 years, Starbucks will stop selling newspapers at its more than 8,600 shops in the U.S. On Sept. 1 the coffee giant will no longer sell The New York Times , the Wall Street Journal or USA Today. Starbucks started selling newspapers, beginning with the Times , in 2000.
At the end of March, the state’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development directed essential big-box stores including Walmart , Costco, and Target to stop selling nonessential items not listed in the governor’s executive order outlining essential services.
Kroger , which is America’s largest supermarket chain by revenue, will no longer carry free newspapers and magazines as of October 15, after carrying them (and giving local publishers exposure) for 20 years.
Walmart U.S. stores will adjust operating hours to 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Stores that open later than 7 a.m. will continue their regular starting hours.
Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy says the big Sunday newspaper still costs the same: $5 in the New York area and $6 in the rest of the country. And the cost of digital subscriptions remains the same. The price of home delivery is up by about 4 percent.
I’d say it is pretty much worth it . It is arguably the best newspaper in the world, or at the very least the most important. I’d say it is pretty much worth it . They have great “traditional” coverage and usually are on the forefront of digital journalism, making interesting experiments in video, data, podcasting etc.
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In addition to the specific retailers listed above, we found the following stores do not sell newspapers from the previous day: CVS . Rite Aid. Target.
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Mexico indigenous group sees racism in Coca-Cola ad
Coca-Cola pulled the ad from social media websites late Tuesday after complaints emerged over the images.
Human rights organizations and members of the Mixe indigenous group called on the government’s National Council to Prevent Discrimination to sanction the U.S. soft drink company over the ad.
The ad shows the youths driving to the village of Totontepec, in southern Oaxaca state, bringing a cooler of Coca-Cola and building a Christmas tree made of the red-top bottles under the theme “Let’s stay united.”
“This type of ad promotes acts of discrimination and racism,” said Elvira Pablo, who is Mixe and a member of Aser Litigio, a group that defends the rights of indigenous communities.
The ad, Pablo added, “promotes a rupture of the social fabric by trying to impose a consumer culture which is foreign to the communities.”
Aser Litigio and other non-governmental organizations, including Consumer Power and the Friar Francisco de Vitoria Center, a human rights group, urged the authorities to take action because the ad reinforces “stereotypes that consider indigenous people as culturally and racially inferior.”
Coca-Cola said in a statement to AFP that the Christmas campaign in the Mixe town sought to “give a message of union and happiness between communities.”
“We never sought to offend or belittle this or any other indigenous group,” the statement said, adding that Coca-Cola has worked on promoting messages of unity and friendship in its nearly 90-year presence in Mexico.
“We deeply regret that the message was misinterpreted, when our intention was exactly the opposite of the criticism we received,” it said.
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