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A little tidbit from Lagunitas Brewing on the progress of their upcoming 32oz stubby bottles for Lagunitas Sucks. According to Tony Magee the molds have been approved and they are expecting a fall release. This will be a year-round beer with a variety of packages…perhaps even The Boss Sucks as Tony mentions. Stay tuned for the labels as they are released.
This additional photo and update from Lagunitas Brewing:
See this caged beast?
That's a 32oz bottle of Sucks on the side.
Yup. One quart.
Stay tuned for when they'll be rollin' out. Cheers!


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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/25/2015 -- Tidebuy.com, an ecommerce store that has earned its repute for offering quality women's fashion apparels and accessories, recently announced that they will offer an additional 10% discount on selected product. Dubbed as '3 Days Specials', the October sales fest will draw more buyers than ever before, the owners believe. They said that buyers can buy special occasion dresses, outerwear products, and fashionable dresses for women, kids' dresses and accessories, shoes, and bags at highly discounted rates from October 12th till October 15th. They said that the cheap dresses online will become even cheaper this October.
One of the top executives told the press that the special occasion dresses featured on their store now are from the latest collection of designer dresses for women. He said that the dresses are designed by highly skilled tailors and designers who all work in their manufactory in China. The manufactory has advanced printing and stitching machinery, the executive revealed. The executive also disclosed that they plan to build their factories in neighbouring countries of China. He said that the fashionable dresses available on the shopping site now include maxi dresses, bodycon dresses, long sleeve dresses and sweater dresses. However, they are planning to add more varieties to the beautiful dresses online, the executive said.
"We are planning to popularize our cheap dresses online in a unique way. The first step towards creating traction in the market is to offer big discounts. Online shoppers are bargain hunters by nature and we do love to retain our loyal buyers. Next, we will add more varieties to our product range. We are quite confident that we can increase our sales this year and the next with these exciting offers", said the CEO of the shopping portal during a recently held press conference.
The owners of the shopping portal also added emphatically that the offers will be valid till October 15th. However, they also hinted that new and more exciting offers on beautiful dresses online may be announced in November and December this year.
Tidebuy.com is an online women's fashion store that sells affordable apparels and accessories.
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This autumn, the Paris edition of SIAL has been held, which is constantly strengthening its status as the world's leading food exhibition. The event was attended by an AgroTransilvania Cluster delegation made up of cluster team members and representatives of members working in the agri-food sector.
Although SIAL Paris 2018 has closed its gates, the ideas, insights and inspiration proposed by this year's edition will continue to resonate for a long time on Planet Food. The Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition, the scene for SIAL Paris, was the five-day truly action-packed five-day event with ingredients, recipes and flavors, in a "French" atmosphere but with an international sensation. 5 days to provide the world's largest exhibition for Planet Food, food industry players and inventors, manufacturers, distributors, restorers and suppliers of semi-processed ingredients. "It is truly a global think tank for the food industry, the international food innovation lab in all its aspects," said Nicolas Trentesaux, SIAL Network Manager, on the opening day.
How has it been measured in concrete terms, the success of SIAL Paris 2018? First, in figures. More than 7,200 exhibitors - 87% outside France - and more brands than ever. It records participation, with over 310,000 industry representatives (73% of visitors from outside France). And among them, thousands of buyers and influences from all sides. "SIAL Paris offers a unique and comprehensive experience of worldwide food experience. For the sectors that are already today, along with those in the early stages, the young start-ups that will make news tomorrow in France, India, Canada, Brazil or elsewhere. It was a window of visibility for everyone, "said Nicolas Trentesaux.
135 official international visits, 250 event events, 2,355 innovations presented for SIAL Innovation Awards and 15 Grand Prix awards: "This year, we managed to set the even bigger bar again, to offer all professionals in the field a truly exciting event with many parties everywhere. " Over the course of the five days of the show, SIAL Paris has promoted over 400,000 products on an area equivalent to over 100 supermarkets, endowed from one end to the other! "It remains an event that keeps the human dimension, because it is food, after all!" Visitors only had to focus their eyes and tastes around the exhibition corridors to be convinced of it! Such a strong presence and impeccable investment of professionals are more needed today than ever, at a time when the agri-food industry is entering a major transition phase. Taste - True - Meaning: This was the inspired triptych of SIAL Paris 2018, illustrating the future scenario to which Planet Food and all stakeholders are transforming into a bold and engaging interaction. "This is a future that, without realizing this, we wanted at least to anticipate to provide real answers to professionals, so much in the movements of change: everything, in fact! Customer expectations for health, authenticity, transparency and food consumption have never been so strong, industry's responsibilities continue to grow and, to limit all of this, we will have 100 million people around the world fed into each year by 2050. There is no other sector in the world facing such challenges: no one else has that much in the game! "Insists Nicolas Trentesaux. So, what should be done? In 2018, even more than in previous editions, SIAL Paris has put an emphasis on innovation: in three aspects!
Innovation by Identifying Trends and Mapping Perspectives: The 2018 edition of SIAL Paris offered the opportunity to present the fourth part of the KANTAR TNS Food Food study in conjunction with the Future Food book of XTC World Innovation trends along with the study on food trends outside the house at the GIRA Conseil. Not only this, but also the future, has been illustrated by products selected in Foodtech's space, presenting the innovations of the entire French food chain. Ecotropia Europe has also provided another vision of tomorrow's food through a national and European food innovation competition: "Student Trophies for Food Innovation", a true incubator of ideas for the food industry. Finally, while respecting its commitment to "inspire and look deeper," the world's largest food exhibition has proposed, together with Future Lab, a new event dedicated to food forecasting. This was a real success with the audience during the five days of the show! An experimental tunnel, a "start-up growth" space and concepts of virtual reality: The Future Lab has allowed visitors to come to Planet Food in 2030. Innovation for SIAL Paris 2018 was also , about offering an exceptional showcase for original ideas and concepts that will soon hit the shelves in the grocery stores. Therefore, SIAL Innovation has promoted products whose justification and characteristics are perfectly aligned with this logic of the transition to a truth, taste and a greater sense. This has also been reflected in the Alimentary Sector and its Forum dedicated to this new healthy food that conquers the world and has won this year through the abundance of easy and yet indulgent innovations! Over the course of these five days, La Cuisine also offered a real culinary cocktail, especially with live culinary classes and an innovation theme dedicated to food service and conceived by SIAL 2018, chef: Yannick Alléno!
SIAL Paris was also about organizing as many fruitful meetings as stands, in forums, in corridors! Meetings that can lead to new associations, new success stories! We look forward to seeing ourselves again in 2020, taking our place and helping to build together the future of Planet Food!


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Foot Locker CEO Ken Hicks is lacing up his sneakers for the last time.
The well-regarded retail exec surprised Wall Street Tuesday as he announced he will retire Dec. 1, handing off the top job to Richard Johnson, the New York-based chain’s operating chief.
Foot Locker shares, which have surged fivefold since Hicks took the helm in 2009, tumbled 4.5 percent to $53.63.
Hicks, 61, who had joined the company from JCPenney, where he had been president, will stay on as executive chairman through the company’s annual shareholder meeting in May.
Johnson, 56, was named COO in 2012 and has been with the company since 1997.
Hicks won praise for closing laggard stores and chasing sales of running shoes as they became a hot category. He had been a candidate to replace Penney CEO Mike Ullman, according to sources.
Last month, however, Penney tapped Home Depot exec Marvin Ellison to succeed Ullman.


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Realme X50 Pro launched in India: Specs, prices and all details
With prices starting from ₹37,999 the Realme X50 Pro comes in two colours. It is available for sale starting 6PM today
Realme launched its first 5G phone in India, the Realme X50 Pro, today. This is the device Realme was scheduled to launch in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020. After MWC got cancelled amidst Coronavirus fears, Realme has launched the smartphone in India via a livestream.
Realme has launched the smartphone in India in two colours - Moss Green and Rust Red. With prices starting from ₹37,999 the Realme X50 Pro comes in three variants - 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB and 12GB/256GB. Realme is calling the X50 Pro the first 5G smartphone in India, competing with the Iqoo 3 and the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha.
Moving to the specs:
The Realme X50 Pro comes with the Snapdragon 865 under the hood and has full 5G capability. The smartphone also supports all other bands so it can be used across countries where 5G is not available yet.
The smartphone comes with a 4,200mAh battery and a 65W SuperDart flash charge support and the company claims it can fully power up the device in 35 mins. The X50 Pro also supports 18W QC/PD charging and 30W VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge. The device is also equipped with GaN charger adaptor that improves charging efficiency with a smaller charger volume and reduces heat generation at the same time.
The X50 Pro sports a 6.44-inch Sumsunf Super AMOLED 90Hz dual punch-hole display. The display has a 90Hz refresh rate and a 180Hz sampling rate and a 92% screen-to-body ratio. There is an in-display fingerprint scanner for security. Realme claims that with this G3.0 fingerprint recognition and unlocking solution they have doubled the touchsensitive area and increased signal intensity by 40%.
As a part of the upgrade's safety mechanism, the G3.0 solution now also projects white light during the identification process, to enhance the safety and accuracy of fingerprint recognition, says Realme.
The X50 Pro comes with five-dimensional vapour cooling tech which includes a vapour chamber and multilayer solid graphite.
The shooters on the X50 Pro
The Realme X50 pro comes with six cameras - four on the back and two in front. On the front there is a 32MP main shooter and a 8MP 105°super wide-angle camera for your selfies.
On the back there is a 64MP lens, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 12MP telephoto lens with 20x Hybrid Zoom and a 2MP depth sensor. the X50 Pro comes with Nightscape 3.0 support for better photos in low-light conditions and dual stereo speakers.
The X50 Pro rund the Realme UI that is based on Android 10.
The prices of the X50 Pro are as follows: ₹37,999 for the 6GB/128GB, ₹39,999 for the 8GB/128GB and ₹44,999 for the 12GB/256GB. They are available for sale on Realme's website and on Flipkart starting 6PM today.
Realme also announced that the Realme band is launching on March 5.
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The final stretch of 2021 was solid overall, despite some concerns that supply chain and staffing issues would drag down holiday spending. And while the majority of retailers didn’t break any records, most reported steady growth and in-store traffic improvements compared to 2020.
However, this doesn’t mean that the industry is growing complacent. Retailers are very aware of what they need to do to maintain their positive trajectories, and several are taking notable steps to meet shoppers’ needs:
- Walmart reported 5.6% comparable sales growth, including growing market share in grocery, and it will continue building its share by expanding pickup and delivery capacity by 35% in the coming year;
- Foot Locker posted total sales growth of 6.9% to $2.3 billion, but the retailer’s plan to ride its momentum by diversifying suppliers and shifting efforts toward DTC have some investors spooked; and
- Nordstrom was one of the quarter’s success stories, with net sales up 23% — and a new push into retail media may help the retailer keep that momentum going by growing this existing revenue stream.
Walmart Looks to Last Mile to Fuel Further Growth
Walmart’s Q4 results were characteristically solid for the retail giant; with such massive market penetration, it’s difficult to achieve the truly explosive growth that smaller companies can achieve. The one exception? Ecommerce. While sales were up just 1% year-over-year, they rose 70% on a two-year stack. Walmart is planning to tap into this growth by leveraging its massive brick-and-mortar footprint to further grow its last mile capabilities.
As Walmart executives are fond of saying, its 4,700 stores put it within 10 miles of 90% of the U.S. population, creating a potential delivery network that is nearly unparalleled. Innovations in using stores as pickup and delivery hubs increased Walmart’s last mile capacity by 20% last year, and its ambitious goal of a further 35% growth will leverage some of the technology and services that it’s been developing.
One of the key elements will be the usage of Market Fulfillment Centers (MFC), automated fulfillment centers located within stores but stocked with a separate inventory. This setup enables both the store and the MFC to handle customers’ orders together, making the process more convenient for both in-store or online shoppers.
Walmart also is improving its last mile capabilities by scaling up InHome to 30 million U.S. homes. Additionally, the company will hire 3,000 additional associates to drive an entirely electric fleet of delivery vehicles. Walmart GoLocal, which offers last-mile delivery services to other retailers, also will benefit from these investments.
“As we continue to create new delivery options for customers and members, and new capabilities for Walmart GoLocal clients, we add density to the last mile,” said Tom Ward, Chief Ecommerce Officer at Walmart U.S. in a statement. “With more density comes more opportunities for drivers, and more opportunities result in increased speed. This means we can get customers and clients their items even faster, all while helping lower costs. It’s a happy cycle.”
Foot Locker’s Shift From Nike Trades Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Safety
Foot Locker’s steady quarterly sales growth doesn’t quite tell the whole story. Overall growth was solid, but comparable store sales grew just 0.8% and apparel significantly outpaced footwear. Seen in this light, moving toward DTC, which drove the majority of sales, and diversifying its product selection even further makes sense as a business strategy.
Nike, which is by far Foot Locker’s biggest vendor, represented nearly two-thirds of total supplier spend in Q4 2021. Foot Locker’s diversification plan calls for reducing the maximum spend for a single supplier to cap out at 55% by Q4 2022, which would result in no single vendor representing more than 60% of total purchases for fiscal 2022. This figure is down from 70% in 2021 and 75% in 2020 and represents an accelerated strategic shift to DTC led by both Foot Locker and “one of the Company’s vendors.”
Achieving the right mix will include deepening existing brand relationships with new partnerships and expanding further into apparel. The recently launched partnership between Reebok and Foot Locker, which will include exclusive access to styles from Allen Iverson and Shaquille O’Neal, was held up as an example of this effort.
“Our journey to diversify our mix of business and expand our reach as a house of brands and banners is ongoing,” said Richard Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Foot Locker in a statement. “We look forward to continuing to build on the important areas of success from the past year that strengthen our position at the heart of the youth, sports and sneaker communities.”
The news that Nike will play a smaller role in sales, however, was poorly received by investors. Shares of Foot Locker fell 30% on Feb. 25 after the retailer stated that it expects 2022 revenue to take a hit from the restructuring effort, according to CNBC. However, this move makes long-term sense — Nike is moving away from wholesale and Foot Locker likely wants to reduce its reliance on a brand that is increasingly focused on its own retail/DTC ecosystem.
Foot Locker also will look to build a bigger off-mall brick-and-mortar footprint. The retailer will increase its planned rollout of community-focused Power Stores to approximately 300 locations over the next three years. WSS, which Foot Locker acquired in August 2021, is expected to reach $1 billion in annual sales by 2024 due to accelerated store openings and anticipated strong same-store sales growth. atmos, which was acquired around the same time, is expected to grow its annual sales by approximately 50%, to nearly $300 million over the next three years, by scaling in existing markets and expanding internationally.
Nordstrom Rack’s New Strategy is Starting to Pay Off, but Work Remains
Nordstrom’s overall Q4 performance was strong, and even its one miss was better than expected: Nordstrom Rack sales fell 5% compared to Q4 2019 but were up 23% from Q4 2020. This could be encouraging news for the banner, which has been dragging down the retailer’s overall results.
Improvements to Nordstrom Rack are the result of its year-long strategy of expanding the range of price points offered at the off-price banner. The retailer also worked to connect physical and digital inventory in order to increase selection.
“We advanced our strategic initiatives this quarter, with sequential sales improvement, strong digital growth and a significant increase in profitability,” said Erik Nordstrom, CEO of Nordstrom in a statement. “Our team continues to work with urgency to accelerate our progress and invest in our capabilities to better serve customers and profitably grow sales. Our primary focus is on three areas: improving Nordstrom Rack performance, increasing profitability and optimizing our supply chain and inventory flow.”
The retailer also is expanding the Nordstrom Media Network to off-site channels, including paid social and display ads and YouTube video, as retail media booms. NMN’s programs generated $40 million in revenue in 2021 and are likely to help both the retailer and its brand partners drive additional business in 2022. The retailer also has launched a podcast, The Nordy Pod, hosted by President and Chief Brand Officer Pete Nordstrom.


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Industry Desk: Jewellers have demanded a ten-year tax holiday for gold refineries in the country to flourish the industry of the precious metal.
At a pre-budget press conference yesterday, the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (Bajus) wanted the government to provide the businesses with a 50% cash incentive for a minimum 20% value addition to promote the exports of gold bars, coins, and ornaments.
It also called for reducing the value-added tax (VAT) to 3% from 5% at present on retail sales of gold, silver, and diamond ornaments to make them competitive with theneighbouring country of India.
Bajus Vice President Anwar Hossain presented the budget proposal at the press conference held at the Bashundhara City Shopping Complex in the capital.
SayemSobhanAnvir, president of the association and managing director of Bashundhara Group, was also present on the occasion.
Anwar Hossain claimed that local jewellers are facing setbacks when attempting to import capital machinery as their customs duty ranges from 30% to 60%.
Bashundhara Group has already set up the first ever gold refinery in South Asia, according to Bajus.
“Bangladesh will export locally manufactured gold bars soon, which may add more foreign currency to the national reserves,” said Anwar Hossain.
Bajus leaders hope that the gold industry has the potential to attract more investment if the customs duty on importing gold ore goes down from 5% to 1%. Besides, the duty on importing semi-refined gold can be reduced from 10% to 5% to flourish the local industry of gold bars and hand-made ornaments.
Apart from the gold sector, Bajus also mentioned that diamond ornaments can make a 40% value addition if they get an affordable duty structure on importing raw materials.
Bajus former president Dilip Kumar Roy, vice-president Repnul Hasan, general secretary Dilip Kumar Agarwala, assistant secretaries Masudur Rahman and Samit Ghosh Opu, and taxation standing committee member secretary Paban Kumar Agarwala, among others, were present at the press conference.
Bajus Adviser Ruhul Amin Rasel moderated the session.
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AU official urges closer Africa-China collaboration in infrastructure dev't as AfCFTA takes effect
A train runs on the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway during an operational test near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Oct. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
A senior African Union (AU) official has called for deepening Africa-China collaboration to contribute to the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, which took effect on May 30.
"Africa is more ready than ever" to further strengthen cooperation with China, with particular emphasis given to infrastructure connectivity in Africa, which is "highly important" for trade facilitation under the continental free trade agreement, AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga told Xinhua.
"Under the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, we have an action plan toward boosting intra-Africa trade," Muchanga said. "The action plan has a cluster on trade-related infrastructure development in Africa, which aspires infrastructure connectivity in all corners of Africa."
Noting that infrastructure development "is part and parcel" of the free trade pact," the AU commissioner stressed that the African continent "needs large scale infrastructure projects in order to allow AU member countries to reach out to the market that the AfCFTA aspires to create."
According to Muchanga, China and Africa, which are currently cooperating in various sectors, including in the development of infrastructure projects across the continent, are expected to further expedite their engagements in a bid to realize the promises of AfCFTA.
"We are now working with the government of China to ensure that we connect the whole of Africa to facilitate trade on continental, regional, and sub-regional levels," he said.
Muchanga also reiterated that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a catalyst to spur China-Africa cooperation to accelerate the AU's ambitious infrastructure connectivity drive.
The AfCFTA Agreement was approved by 22 countries last month, meeting the threshold for it to take effect. It has laid the foundation for what could be the world's largest free trade zone by the number of participating countries, covering more than 1.2 billion people with a combined gross domestic product of 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars.
On Thursday, Liu Yuxi, head of the Chinese Mission to the AU, told Xinhua that the African free trade pact will help forge closer economic and trade ties with China.
China welcomes progress in building the free trade area, support Africa to advance interconnectivity and is ready to work with Africa to promote the free trade regime, Liu said.
"Unimpeded trade and facilities connectivity are the core content of the joint construction of the Belt and Road by China and Africa," Liu said. "The two sides are expected to build closer economic and trade ties by developing the free trade area and promoting the Belt and Road cooperation."
Passengers queue to board an electric train at Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, March 25, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Shoubao)
China has been Africa's biggest trading partner for 10 consecutive years, with an accumulated investment of over 110 billion dollars in the continent.
China has signed memorandums of understanding with 39 African countries and the AU Commission on cooperation under the BRI framework.
Also on Thursday, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Amani Abou-Zeid also stressed the positive prospects of deepening partnership between Africa and China.
"Africa and China believe that Africa is an important partner in the Belt and Road cooperation," Abou-Zeid told the Belt and Road Dialogue for China-Africa Cooperation, which was jointly organized by the AU and the Chinese Mission to the AU, in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.
"We look forward to working closely and diligently with China under the Belt and Road Initiative to enhance the envisaged infrastructure connectivity as well as people to people connectivity for the good of our two peoples and the world at large," she said.
Once operational, the African free trade accord is projected to boost the level of intra-Africa trade by more than 52 percent by the year 2020, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.


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Anyone planning to visit next year’s Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) should hold off making reservations at their favourite fondue restaurant and can forget slipping away for a spot of skiing, as in 2023 it will exclusively take place in Doha, Qatar. The Comité permanent du Salon international de l’automobile de Genève foundation has announced the cancellation of the event planned for Geneva in February 2023.
The organiser of the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) has announced the event’s cancellation for a second year. Comité permanent du Salon international de l’automobile states that it was “forced to postpone the event to 2023” due to “industry-wide issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The Committee and Council of the Foundation “Salon International de l’Automobile” has today decided it will not organise a Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) in 2021, it will not accept a loan from the State of Geneva and moving forward the sale of GIMS to Palexpo SA is the preferred solution. Organisers had previously said the 2021 show was “very uncertain”.
A 2021 edition of the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) is “very uncertain” and therefore the next edition is not likely to take place until 2022. The news emerged on 26 May after the Foundation behind GIMS declined financial support from the Canton of Geneva because the rescue package stipulated that the even should plan for a 2021 event.
Yokohama Rubber has long been one of the most significant firms within the tyre industry to exhibit at the Geneva International Motor Show. Although this year’s event was cancelled, the tyre maker has proceeded with the virtual launch of no less than five products destined for European markets. The new additions to the Yokohama range are the BluEarth-GT AE51, BluEarth-XT AE61 and Geolandar CV G058, as well as the BluEarth Winter V906 and IceGuard Studless IG53 winter patterns.
The Lexus LF-30 Electrified concept first seen at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show was a highlight of the car maker’s streamed press conference during the cancelled Geneva International Motor Show 2020’s Virtual Press Day last Tuesday. The concept car, which celebrates the brand’s 30th anniversary and is designed to promise a dynamic driving experience like no other, sits on four bespoke Goodyear concept tyres.
It takes more than the cancellation of one of Europe’s largest motor shows to hold a good concept back – car makers are going ahead and presenting the new products and visions for the future they’d intended to display in Geneva this week. Tyre maker Goodyear is too, and has unveiled what it calls a “revolutionary self-regenerating concept tyre that can adapt and change to meet individual mobility needs.” Meet the Goodyear reCharge.
On the first press day of the cancelled Geneva Motor Show, the organisers are promoting a ‘virtual press day’ made up of livestreamed carmaker presentations instead of what would have happened at the physical show venue today.
It’s official – the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) won’t take place next month. The decision to cancel GIMS follows an announcement made earlier today by the Swiss Federal Council. The Council has decided to prohibit large-scale events involving more than 1,000 people. The ban comes into immediate effect and will apply at least until 15 March 2020, the day GIMS 2020 was scheduled to conclude.
The so-called coronavirus (Covid-19) is threatening Europe’s largest motoring events, with some sources suggesting that March’s Geneva Motor Show won’t be able to take place. However, a statement published by Palexpo (the Geneva Motor Show’s organising company) said the show will go on and that the exhibition is taking all recommended steps.
When Rinspeed presented its microSNAP, a vehicle system with interchangeable chassis and bodies, at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, eagle-eyed visitors may have spotted the display vehicle’s Hankook rubber. It wouldn’t wear anything else: Hankook Tire has been named official tyre partner to the microSNAP project, and the vehicle is kitted out in size 195/40R17 Hankook Ventus S1 evo tyres.
Seat has chosen Bridgestone as its preferred tyre partner to equip its new Minimó electric concept car, presented at the Geneva Motor Show. Minimó sits on specially designed tyres that apply Bridgestone’s ologic technology. Anticipating the design lines of a tyre oriented towards micro-mobility and CASE (Connected Autonomous Share Electric) vehicles, the tyres were developed for the car brand at Bridgestone’s R&D Centre in Rome.
Goodyear’s latest concept tyre, introduced at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show in March, once again sees the company look forward in a bid to lead discussions relating to the future of mobility. However, this also has an inevitable impact on the future of the tyre industry – which is where Goodyear’s FACE (Fleet Autonomous Connected Electric) acronym comes in. More on that later. First, the headline grabbing products – the Oxygene and the EfficientGrip Performance with Electric Drive Technology.


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India’s Rank In Valuable Nation Brand List
India Slips to 8th Rank in Valuable Nation Brand List
According to the Nation Brands 2017 report of Brand Finance, India is ranked 8th on the latest list of most valuable nation brands, slipping one spot this year and ceding its previous spot to Canada while United States retains its top position.
While India’s ranking reflects on the current economic slowdown in the country, Canada saw a growth of 14 per cent in its brand value.
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- India, however, did not make it to the list of 10 best performing nation brands.
- In 2016, India’s rank of Brand Value was 6, while, this year, India has ranked 7.
- India went down one spot over the previous year because the economy grew at its slowest pace. India switched places with Canada and its brand value dropped by one percentage point while that of Canada’s rose 14 per cent.
- In 2016, the Brand Value of India was USD 2,066 billion, while in 2017, the National Brand Value is USD 2,046 billion.
- However, the brand rating of India has improved. It has raised from “AA-” to “AA”.
- In 2017, India has failed to make it into the top ten ‘best performing’ or ‘strongest’ brands. Moreover, India has been looked weaker in attributes related to business, whereas, in stronger in attributes related to culture.
- In India, there is a big requirement of rapid economic growth, a do-or-die spirit of enterprise, accelerated employment, exponential increase in infrastructure.
China, the fastest growing nation brand in 2017, saw valuation grow 44 per cent. China’s nation brand value is half of that of the United States.
The United States, with its macroeconomic challenges and slow Gross Domestic Product, has recorded a meager growth of 2 per cent.
America is followed by China, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. Countries like Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, and Austria saw either a decline or a negligible growth of value.
Iceland made it to the top of the 10 best performing nation brand’s list due to a hit TV show. The report said that Game of Thrones, which films most of its winter scenes in Iceland, is the reason for the country seeing a record 1.8 million foreign visitors in 2016. This is an increase of about 40 per cent from 2015.
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Adding more momentum to the "quantified self" trend, nutrition tracking tool MyFitnessPal LLC has closed a whopping $18 million Series A round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with participation from Accel Partners .
The profitable company, which until now has been bootstrapped, has attracted more than 40 million users who input their meals and then sync that nutritional content data to other exercise apps and hardware devices that track their habits.
The infusion, which is nearly nine times the size of the average first round completed during the first half of this year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, will be used to attack what Kleiner Perkins General Partner and new MyFitnessPal board member John Doerr calls a "massive" opportunity.
"This is not just a consumer fad. This is an important medical problem," said Mr. Doerr, adding that Kleiner partners who specialize in medical and health investing may also lend their expertise. "I promise you those 40 million users who have lost a combined 100 million pounds are living better lives."
Created by Mike Lee as a side project in 2005, MyFitnessPal quickly attracted a following as a way to quickly and accurately track meals and calories. The website and smartphone apps tap into a massive database of nutritional content for some 3.3 million food products--a dataset that grows every time a user adds a new food product--and replaces the laborious and often inaccurate analog food journals.
By late 2008, Mr. Lee decided the project needed more resources than he could provide on a part-time basis. So he quit his job as president of online community site NextC Inc. and recruited his younger brother Albert Lee to help him build MyFitnessPal.
The duo set up shop in San Francisco and bootstrapped the company to profitability through advertising while growing the team to 40 members. MyFitnessPal opened up its APIs to select partners including Fitbit Inc ., Netpulse Inc ., RunKeeper and Jawbone and is available in a handful of languages besides English.
"Being bootstrapped has really served us well. It has forced us to be very disciplined and do a lot with very little," said Mike Lee . "I would joke that we had a 1,000 item 'to-do' list and we could do about three of them. It was true though, we had to let a lot of things go."
For example, when a company approached MyFitnessPal about creating a corporate fitness tool for its 250,000 or so employees, the Lee brothers considered it but ultimately passed because it simply wasn't a large enough opportunity.
Said Mr. Lee: "We found that the things that were dropping off our list kept getting bigger and bigger."
With the $18 million infusion, the company plans to more than double the team with new product and engineering talent over the next year and open at least one new office in Berlin or another European hub.
"Besides expanding globally, the next step is to forge a lot of partnerships. They have a terrific roadmap which I can't disclose," said Mr. Doerr, who indicated he saw the company as blending consumer enthusiasm with medical benefits. "
Accel Partner Andrew Braccia also joins the board.
"The popularity is undisputed," Mr. Braccia said. "What makes me even more excited is the data set."
Valuation was not disclosed.
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There is a new trend on the rise in Northern California, and that trend could result in the need to purchase a larger home or make several additions to your existing home. More and more people are moving mom and dad into their home, and this trend is only expected to continue into 2015.
Analysts are saying that baby boomers have turned roles and are now providing care for their aging parents and in-laws. This increase began back in 2012 with the addition of in-law suites being added on to homes. In 2014, 46% more homeowners were adding in-law suites to their existing homes. In addition, the need for ramps and elevators increased to 38% in 2012 to a whopping 51% in 2014. These are just some of the additions that are becoming more popular with those who are looking to add in-law live- in suites to their homes. There was also an increase in the size of the home being purchased, particularly in San Francisco.
An in-law suite is an addition that adds a master bedroom and a bathroom to the home. This type of arrangement gives all individuals privacy, yet still keeps them close together. It is also far more affordable than selling a home and purchasing something new.
Although approximately 80% of all seniors in the Northern California reside in their own home, the increase in parents moving in with their children is certainly worth noting. The new trend has saw a 5% increase in the number of baby boomers caring for their aging parents inside of their home, with an expected increase to 7% for the coming year. There are a number of benefits found with parents moving in with their children, including less worry and far more convenience. In addition, less medical costs are endured when parents are in the home with children.


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NRA, Share Our Strength partner to triple No Kid Hungry campaign funds
The National Restaurant Association has announced that it is committing to work together with Share Our Strength to triple the funds raised for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign through 2013, raising an incremental $5 million to end childhood hunger in the United States.
“The restaurant industry has always been committed to fighting hunger and improving the well-being of our nation’s children,” said NRA president and CEO Dawn Sweeney. “America's restaurants are cornerstones of local communities—more than nine out of 10 restaurants are actively involved in charitable causes, including the No Kid Hungry campaign.”
Through increased and targeted outreach to member restaurants, the National Restaurant Association intends to increase restaurant participation in the Dine Out For No Kid Hungry campaign, of which the Association has been a longtime supporter. Every September, thousands of restaurants across the U.S. employ creative fundraising techniques to engage their employees and customers in the No Kid Hungry campaign. The program raised $2.4 million in 2011 and the NRA aims to help grow the program’s proceeds to $5 million by the end of 2013.
“Restaurants and chefs have been the backbone of our organization since its founding in 1984, and the National Restaurant Association’s commitment to the No Kid Hungry campaign takes this partnership to new levels,” said Share Our Strength co-founder Debbie Shore. “Participating restaurants tell us that Dine Out For No Kid Hungry is good for their business as well as their community, and that it’s a cause their customers and employees understand and embrace. This is why we believe the program has such tremendous growth potential, and why the support of the National Restaurant Association and its members is so absolutely critical.”
Through its No Kid Hungry campaign—a national effort to end childhood hunger in America—Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in effective federal nutrition programs; invests in community organizations fighting hunger; teaches families how to cook healthy, affordable meals; and builds public-private partnerships to end childhood hunger, at the state and city level.
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The Machine: Here’s How You Can Watch the Latest Action Comedy Starring Mark Hamill and Bert Kreischer
The Machine is the latest action comedy movie directed by Peter Atencio and stars Mark Hamill and comedian Bert Kreischer, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. The movie is based on Kreischer’s 2016 stand-up comedy routine of the same name and follows the comedian and his father, played by Hamill, as they are kidnapped by those Kreischer wronged decades earlier during his booze-filled college trip to Russia.
However, the big question is – how can you watch The Machine?
As of now, the only way to watch The Machine is to head out to a movie theater when it releases on Friday, May 26. You can find a local showing on Fandango. Alternatively, you can wait for it to become available to rent or buy on digital platforms such as Amazon, Vudu, Apple, and YouTube, or become available to stream on Netflix.
Yes, The Machine will likely be available to stream on Netflix eventually. This is thanks to a deal inked between the streaming platform and its distributor Screen Gems’ parent company, Sony Pictures. The deal gives the streamer U.S. rights to all the company’s theatrical films starting in 2022.
While a streaming release date for The Machine has not yet been announced, we can make an estimate based on another recent Sony film. The Woman King was released in theaters on Sept. 16, 2022, before it came to Netflix on Feb. 16, 2023 – around five months after it debuted. If The Machine follows the same pattern, we could be watching it from the comfort of our homes by late October 2023.
However, a digital release date should arrive much sooner. The Storm Reid-led thriller Missing was released in theaters on Jan. 20 before becoming available to purchase or rent on March 7 – about 45 days after its debut. By that logic, The Machine should come to digital by mid-July 2023.
Finally, it’s worth noting that The Machine will not be available on HBO Max as it’s not a Warner Bros. movie. In the meantime, your only options are to head out to a movie theater or wait for it to become available to stream on Netflix.


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No, Facebook is Not a Monopoly
Facebook is just like the pre-1984 AT&T monopoly, says The New York Times in a June 5 editorial. Thus it might be time for the government to “break away some of its components and chop it down to size,” suggests The Times, in order to “unleash a wave of competition and innovation” that would benefit consumers and the economy like the dissolution of the telephone monopoly.
The editorial further suggests that cutting Facebook down to size would bolster user privacy, though it doesn’t say much about how this might happen. That's just one of several false assumptions and common misconceptions in the editorial.


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Verizon is increasing the fee they charge customers who upgrade to a new, subsidized iPhone -- or other mobile device -- as part of a 2-year contract renewal. The new fee will be $30 and takes effect on April 22.
This fee will help us continue to provide customers with the level of service and support they have come to expect which includes Wireless Workshops, online educational tools, and consultations with experts who provide advice and guidance on devices that are more sophisticated than ever.
Verizon offers their eco-friendly trade-in program as a way to hedge against the costs.
We've already heard that carriers are starting to push back on the costs of premium devices, like the iPhone, which cut their incredible profits down to only fantastic sizes. They successfully, and unsuccessfully, tried to increase other costs to try and get more money out of consumers for a while now. They'll likely keep trying until they find the paths of least resistance.
Does the new upgrade fee bother you? Will it change your mind about upgrading on Verizon? Jump into our Verizon Forum and let us know!


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FORT WORTH, Texas (CBS.MW) - RadioShack Corp. reported a better-than-expected 22 percent jump in earnings for the second quarter, beating Wall Street’s best guess by 2 cents per share.
At the open of trading, shares of RadioShack (RSH) were up 3/4, or 1.3 percent, to 57 7/16.
The consumer electronics retailer said earnings per share for the second quarter were 38 cents or $74.5 million, up over last year’s 30 cents per share, or $61.6 million. Analysts surveyed by First Call Corp. came to a consensus that RadioShack would report 36 cents a share.
Sales vaulted 15.4 percent to $1.02 billion from $886.7 million in the same period a year ago.
“As we look ahead,” CEO Len Roberts said in a statement, “we anticipate continued strength in the digital product cycle, led by an explosion of consumer interest in digital audio/video products and in broadband Internet access.”


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Rumour: Nintendo of Italy Teases Another Potential Donkey Kong Game - NewsVGChartz Staff , posted on 30 March 2018 / 4,585 Views
The official Nintendo of Italy Twitter page has posted the image below yesterday:
Translated it says, "There's no two without three." It looks like Nintendo of Italy subsequently took the image down, but not before some found it and started sharing it.
Many are taking this to mean that there will be a third Donkey Kong game (a sequel to Tropical Freeze). What do you think it means?


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One of Auckland Council’s recycling facilities – Visy, in Onehunga – has introduced the use of optical sorters to allow for more plastic to be processed in New Zealand, rather than shipping it offshore.
The upgraded machinery uses light and near-infrared technology to sort #2 from #5 plastics. In short:
#2 = HDPE (high-density polyethylene) = milk jugs, detergent bottles, plastic water/juice bottles
#5 = PP (polypropylene) = yogurt containers, plastic bottles tops, disposable plates, cups, cutlery
Optical sorters work by using light and near-infrared technology to read the reflective signal from each object. Each plastic grade produces a different image or signal which identifies what it is made from. Air jets then direct that object into the correct grade stream for baling.
Previously, #2 plastic was going to overseas markets, and #5 ended up in landfill. But the new sorting capabilities mean these plastics can remain in New Zealand for re-use.
There is a great demand in New Zealand for good quality recycled #5 PP (rPP) for a range of non-food contact products that are produced locally. Pharmapac’s PP bottles and caps are perfect for this recycle stream due to the high-grade nature of the product and the fact that it is mostly uncontaminated after consumer use.
Until recently, however, manufacturers in New Zealand had to import this type of plastic, with a large percentage of this rPP being imported.
This capability upgrade means that about 35 per cent of the plastic picked up from Auckland’s kerbs will now be recycled in New Zealand. According to an Auckland councillor, this is a big improvement from when almost all of it was being sent overseas.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says, “Up to 35 per cent of Aucklanders’ kerbside plastics are now forecasted to be recycled in New Zealand, helping to create a more sustainable, circular economy. The new optical sorters will ensure that 99 per cent of the 7700 tonnes of recyclable plastic that Visy, Council’s recycling facility, processes each year can now be correctly sorted and recycled.
“As well as the environmental benefits, recycling is more cost-effective than sending material to landfill. The new equipment will also result in a higher-quality product for use in New Zealand manufacturing,” Phil Goff said.
Councillor Richard Hills, Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, says, “Building the capacity for over a third of our plastics to stay in New Zealand is a great milestone that can reduce our emissions.


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Netease technology news on March 26, according to 9to5mac, according to the latest report released by the rumored website macotakara, apple is preparing to launch a new color iPhone x to 'boost sales'. Although there are no specific details, this is not the first time we have heard such rumors.
The latest report simply said: 'to boost iPhone x sales, Apple plans to release new color options' as a way to drive extra sales. Unfortunately, the report lacks details about what the specific colors are or when they might be released.
Before the publication of Macotakara's report, Benjamin ·, a well-known designer of iPhone spy photos, claimed that Apple had started producing a iPhone X of the color of Blush Gold (Benjamin Geskin).
In addition, Steve Hemmerstoffer, who runs onleaks twitter account, said Apple is planning to launch red versions of iPhone 8, iPhone 8 plus and iPhone X. However, the information is said to have come from an 'unconfirmed' source, so it may be less certain.
IPhone x currently has two colors to choose from, dark gray and silver, so it can't compete with other iPhone products in terms of color usability.
In addition, macotakara reported that Apple plans to launch its sixth generation iPad in the third quarter of this year. The fifth generation was launched in March last year for $329. According to reports, the new model maintains the same shell and screen size as the current iPad, indicating that it will not use functions such as borderless display.
Apple will hold a field trip in Chicago this week. The new iPad is aimed at schools. The iPad mentioned by macotakara is likely to be launched later this year as an iterative update for the $329 model.


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October 2, 2020
Fresh Routes removes socio-economic barriers to nutritious food
It’s early evening on a Thursday in mid-summer and perfect T-shirt weather — not too hot and not too cold. Wispy clouds drift across a sky of brilliant blue; behind them, the sun is still high above the horizon. There is a slight movement in the air that could charitably be called a breeze. As a constant stream of traffic hums along 118th Avenue, cyclists and pedestrians pass local businesses and buildings adorned with colourful street art. This is a neighbourhood embracing summer while still finding its way through the social and economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the parking lot of the Alberta Avenue Community Centre stands one such sign of reawakening. A delivery truck is parked beside tables covered with boxes full of fresh produce, bread and eggs, manned by volunteers. A sign on the truck proclaims that the Fresh Routes mobile grocery store is back, enticing a steady stream of customers to scout its offerings.
Fresh Routes, a not-for-profit social enterprise, began in Calgary in 2018 as a pilot project of the Leftovers Foundation. Since 2019, the organization also operates in Edmonton, with more expansion on the horizon. The goal of Fresh Routes is to bring fresh, nutritious and affordable food — sourced in Edmonton, primarily from H&W Produce — into communities where low incomes, residents’ limited mobility or lack of transportation options can create barriers to shopping. The feeling is something like a neighbourhood farmers’ market, and that is no accident.
Fresh Routes’ co-founder and CEO Lourdes Juan believes the organization can play a vital role in community-building.
“By focusing on food access, one of the pillars of food security, we aim to work as part of a larger system towards realizing a vision of building sustainable, equitable and inclusive systems that enable all Canadians to live healthy lives,” Juan said in an email interview.
While the mobile grocery store might be the most visible, it is only one of several Fresh Routes programs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mobile grocery store program was suspended from March until early June. In its place, an emergency delivery service and a door-to-door delivery service for seniors and high-risk customers continued to supply groceries while keeping vulnerable people safe. In addition, the ongoing Fresh Baskets program remains available to Indigenous communities and low-income housing complexes that are isolated from grocery supply chains.
What all the Fresh Routes programs have in common is a commitment to fill gaps in nutritious food access, regardless of customers’ resources.
“One of our primary values as an organization is ensuring dignified food access,” said Morgan Allen, Fresh Routes Edmonton City Lead. “Part of that is allowing people choice and not creating barriers through excessive disclosure about someone’s circumstances, which can make it feel anxiety-provoking.”
In addition, Allen said, all community members regardless, of income, are encouraged to shop at the mobile grocery stores. As a non-profit social enterprise, Fresh Routes seeks to generate revenue that can then be put back into its operations, allowing expansion into other areas. It also helps with the community-building that drives the Fresh Routes idea.
“It’s really important to us that we’re creating spaces where folks don’t feel a sense of stigma,” Allen said. “We’re all going to come together and enjoy this vibrant social base, hopefully get to know our neighbours and build some community there as well.”
The community-centric approach has led to a number of valuable partnerships with other organizations. Craig Stumpf-Allen, director of grants and community engagement for Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF), said ECF’s support was a direct result of that aspect of the business model.
“Our committee really appreciated that this project simultaneously addresses multiple issues: food deserts and access to nutritious, affordable food, social connection, waste reduction and local food production through their partnerships with farmers,” Stumpf-Allen said.
Back at the Alberta Avenue location, the customers circle the table, checking out green peppers, strawberries, apples, jalapēnos, cucumbers and onions. A few metres away, a white-haired man in a baseball cap sits in a lawn chair, holding court and engaging three or four passersby in conversation. Laughter rings out at his repartee. If Fresh Routes’ goal was to bring healthy food to underserved communities, it’s definitely created that farmers’ market feel: part shopping excursion and part community block party.


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Airtel Payments Bank has reportedly removed nearly 1,000 retailers from its network chain for not following the correct procedure while signing up customers. Airtel has conducted an internal investigation to minimise such errors in the future. For the unaware, Airtel recently received a temporary eKYC license suspension for opening Airtel Payments Bank account of customers without their notice.
People familiar with the matter told Economic Times that Airtel "levied a penalty of around 50 times the commission paid on several retailers who violated the guidelines for the first time, and removed repeat offenders from the network besides imposing a fine on them."
Furthermore, Airtel also warned all the retail partners of strict action would be taken for any violation of the guidelines. During Airtel's investigation, “it was observed that some of the retailers that were also acting as designated banking points had not informed customers about savings account opening and direct benefit transfer (DBT) receipts in an upfront manner. Wherever multiple violations have been found, relationships have been terminated,” said one of the people to the publication.
As of December, only 1,000 retailers were removed from the network, and the number may increase going forward. It is also revealed that Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank did not respond to the queries sent by ET. Earlier, UIDAI imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 crore on the payments bank, and it later allowed Bharti Airtel to resume Aadhaar-based e-KYC verification till January 10. It is unknown whether UIDAI will extend the license for Airtel or not.
The Aadhaar body UIDAI also asked Reserve Bank of India, Department of Telecommunications and PricewaterhouseCoopers consultancy firm to perform audits of Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank and check whether their systems, documents, and entire eKYC process are compliant with license conditions. These reports are expected to come out by January 10, following which UIDAI will decide the future of eKYC license of Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank.
Currently, the eKYC license of Airtel Payments Bank remained suspended, and Airtel has already deposited the Rs 2.5 crore penalty to the authority. It even returned the entire Rs 167 crore with 7.25% interest rate to 55.63 lakh beneficiaries.


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The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which has been a priority for President Trump, is one step closer to replacing NAFTA. Amid the impeachment hearings, the House of Representatives passed the USMCA by a vote of 385-41. The Senate must still approve the agreement, but according to CNBC, once the Senate gets back in session in January 2020, the agreement will pass.
The USMCA is a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It was informally agreed upon by President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in 2018. However, each country’s legislature must approve the agreement before it is ratified. Mexico’s legislature has ratified the agreement, but Canada has not. It is anticipated that the agreement will be re-introduced to the Canadian Parliament this session.
What’s the difference between USMCA and NAFTA?
NAFTA was created to reduce restrictions on trade between Mexico, Canada and the United States. It was to increase market access and investments between the North American countries. President Trump has referred to NAFTA as “the worst trade deal ever made.” The USMCA builds on NAFTA, but does alter some of the provisions. It’s unknown when the agreement will go into effect. Canada has not ratified the agreement.
How will the USMCA affect small businesses?
The official text of the USMCA hasn’t been released, but we do know a few of the provisions. The biggest impact for businesses may be in the automobile industry. Under USMCA, 75% of auto components must be manufactured in Mexico, U.S. or Canada to be eligible for zero tariffs. Under NAFTA, the figure was 62.5%. In addition, by 2023, 40% of workers who assemble cars or trucks must make at least $16/hour.
The USMCA reduces the timeline for brand-name biologic prescription drugs to be produced as generics. Some popular biologics include Humira, Lantus and Botox. Another key component of the agreement is opening the Canada dairy market. US farmers can now export up to 3.6% of Canada’s dairy market. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) supports the USMCA because it will make it easier for real estate investors to travel between the countries.
Although the USMCA is not in effect yet, it does seem likely that it will be ratified this year to provide more opportunities between Canada, Mexico and the United States.


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Hilton Worldwide has announced that its digital check-in and room selection technology is now live across more than 4,100 hotels spanning 11 brands worldwide.
This includes more than 119 hotels in UK & Ireland.
Through their Hilton HHonors accounts, guests will be able to check-in and choose their exact room from digital floor plans, or lists, on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. They will also be able to further customise their stay by requesting upgrades or making special requests with the simple click of a button.
Geraldine Calpin, the company's global head of digital, said, “Digital check-in and room selection puts our guests in the driving seat and gives them unprecedented choice and control across their entire stay. Never before have guests been able to check-in, select their room from a digital floor plan and customise their room ready for arrival.”
To coincide with the global rollout, the company has also launched an update to its Hilton HHonors iOS app, which now provides a new interface and improved functionality.


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Mumbai and New Delhi: Dream Sports, the parent company of Dream11, leading online fantasy sports company Dream11, secured fresh funding of $ 225 million from Tiger Global Management, TPG Tech Adjacencies (TTAD), ChrysCapital, and Footpath Ventures. Dream11 recently acquired the title sponsorship rights for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) championship for Rs 222 crore.
The funding, which is largely secondary in nature with a smaller primary component, is expected to further reduce Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings' stake in the company to single digits. People familiar with this said the investment estimates Dream Sports at about $ 2.5 billion.
At least two other early investors in Dream Sports, Kalaari Capital and Renuka Ramnath-led private equity firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management, are also believed to be shedding a portion of their holdings. Tencent led the $ 100 million D funding round in September 2018, alongside investors such as Kalaari and Multiples.
Additionally, the investment by New York-headquartered Tiger Global Management is the third in an Indian unicorn in the calendar year. Tiger Global announced investments in Ed Tech Byju's in January and in online food delivery company Zomato earlier this month.
In addition to being the title sponsor, Dream11 also co-sponsors the IPL on Star Sports with an estimated outgo of Rs 100 crore. The event begins on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates.
"We are very pleased to welcome our new partners, who share our passion for sports and have extensive experience in building high-value technology companies in India," said Dream Sports CEO and Co-founder Harsh. Jane The company has grown beyond fantasy sports to sports content, merchandise, live streams, and experiences in the last two years, and "there is a lot to come," he said.
Dream Sports also has a multi-sports complex, a FanCode fan sharing platform, and a DreamX sports accelerator company.
The company raised $ 60 million from Steadview Capital in April last year, making it the first Indian sports startup to join the coveted Unicorn Club.
Avendus Capital was Dream Sports' financial advisor on the latest transaction.
"The sports sector has high growth potential in India," said TPG Managing Director Akshay Tanna. "There is a great opportunity to enhance the fan experience and we are excited to partner with Dream Sports to leverage technology in ways that deepen the relationship between Indian fans and the sports they love."
Dream Sports was launched in 2008 by Jain and Bhavit Sheth and has grown from one brand to multiple brands and from 200 employees to more than 450 employees in the last two years. "I am proud of our extremely lean and efficient team that has been the driving force behind the creation of 'Sports Tech' as a new industry category in India," said Sheth, COO.
Fantasy sports have grown rapidly in recent years in India. According to industry estimates, there are approximately 100 million gamers in the country, of which 82 million use Dream11. According to Jain, the total potential in the next two years will be around 250 million users in India. The growth of the sector has also led to a proliferation of companies in this sector. From around 30 in 2016, the fantasy sports sector now has over 200 companies.
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German Economy Minister, Peter Altmaier, announced that Germany would buy stakes in foreign companies to prevent the sale of key technologies. Germany has developed a national industrial strategy aimed at supporting local exporters. German companies face competition from the US and China, and buying assets in foreign corporations can help them remain in the market. German automakers, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, were left behind Tesla after the company released viable cars. The popularity of electric cars threatens the competitiveness of the automotive industry in Germany. The German government will also strengthen competitiveness by controlling foreign investment. China has already merged some of Germany’s electricity and equipment companies. Last summer, the German government vetoed the purchase of Leifeld Metal Spinning AG by a Chinese investor.
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William Goodson to lead fed sales at Autodesk
- By David Hubler
- Dec 07, 2006
William Goodson has joined Autodesk as vice president of sales for Autodesk Government, a unit of the company that has served federal, state and local government agencies for more than 24 years.
Autodesk is a provider of building information modeling, an emerging technology that involves creating a structure as a 3-D virtual model and linking it with data.
Goodson will be responsible for boosting Autodesk’s presence in the government market and managing the business in critical federal sectors, including defense, homeland security and civilian agencies. He will also be responsible for expanding Autodesk’s partnerships that support the federal government.
Goodson brings more than 20 years’ experience in public-sector sales and management.
Most recently, he was vice president of worldwide sales at Razorsight. Before that, he was managing director of North America and Canadian public-sector sales at Adobe, where he was responsible for building an enterprise sales organization.
He was also vice president of federal sales at PeopleSoft.
David Hubler is the former print managing editor for GCN and senior editor for Washington Technology. He is freelance writer living in Annandale, Va.


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At Chrysler, top brass take the hitDavid Welch
Is Chrysler taking a cue from its old CFO? On March 15, Chrysler Group said the company would cut salaried-employee and retiree health care benefits, with top execs taking the biggest hit. Chrysler Group CEO Tom LaSorda wanted an equitable solution to cutting health care costs, which are expected to jump 8.5% this year to $2.3 billion at Chrysler. That sounds a lot like the “equity of sacrifice” that former Chrysler Corp. CFO and now General Motors board member Jerome B. York prescribed for that company in January.
Alas, Chrysler says York’s advice for GM had nothing to do with its execs making the biggest contributions to their medical benefits. It looks like a legit explanation. They cited a study from Mercer Human Resources Consulting that says 6% of Midwestern companies and 12% of U.S. manufacturing firms are making similar moves. In this case, top executives like LaSorda will pay 100% of their medical insurance premium. The average Chrysler exec will pay $1,500 more toward health care coverage on top of the $3,000 in costs they pay now. Mid-level managers will pay an average increase of $450 a year. Administrative staffers won’t suffer an increase when the action takes effect in 2007.
Chrysler did, however, offer one new spiff to its employees and retirees. Some who weren’t eligible to get company cars can now lease them at low rates—1.4% to 1.6%—and they can get up to two cars at a time. Chrysler says the move will improve morale even as the company does some belt tightening. There’s another benefit: Leasing cars to employees and retirees will give Chrysler a way to purge a few thousand cars worth of excess inventory that the company has sitting on lots around the Detroit area.


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Zoe Sugg (aka Zoella, the original YouTube sensation), together with American bloggers, Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman, have created a brand new video editing app, Filmm.
Filmm was created and designed as a reaction to the huge increase and demand in high quality short form video content and the girls spotting a gap in the market for a simple and effective way to create bespoke fun content. With simplicity and ease of use at its heart, users can easily produce unique and personalised short video clips with incredible effects and filters.
“Working with Elsie & Emma has been a dream come true as I already use and adore the photo editing apps they have created. As a huge lover of video and always searching for the best way of getting creative when it comes to video editing, working on Filmm has been so much fun and is already the app I was desperately in need of!” Zoe said.
Filmm makes it simple to mix and stack professional colour grading filters with authentic film textures, light effects and subtle distortions. There are over 100 filters and effects that users can utilise once the full app has been purchased. This includes the Camcorder effect for example, which will transport your video authentically back to the 1950s.
Elsie commented: “I’ve been so inspired by 70s tones and textures in my photography lately, but I didn’t have a way to translate that to the videos I wanted to share. We have big plans for Filmm, but out the gate we really wanted to focus on offering effects you can’t find anywhere else.”
Additionally, the new app includes advanced adjustment tools (including curves), story splitting save options, crop detection, pre-ready for social media dimensions and easy, frame-accurate clip trimming. With the help of Filmm, all aspiring video makers will now be able to create the perfect content.
Emma Chapman said: “Video is really taking over my social media, but we just couldn’t find a more subtle, adjustable way to make quick video edits that look really good. But if we’re being honest, video is a little outside my comfort zone at A Beautiful Mess or A Color Story. So having someone like Zoe—who built a career around video—having someone like her as a partner was crucial to creating Filmm and getting it right.”
All three women are at the top of their game in the digital content creator industry and could see a clear gap in the market as the rise and popularity of Instagram stories and IGTV continues to grow. On a daily basis, Zoe, Elsie and Emma are questioned by their loyal followers for their best video editing tips and tricks so that they can produce professional videos too. They didn’t have many options and as a result, directed their fans to either really expensive or very complicated sites. This led the influencers wanting to create a video editing app which is user friendly so the everyday content creator can produce a fun and unique profile.
Filmm was launched on the App Store on Thursday 9th May worldwide for iOS customers and will be free to download. The free version will give you two packs of incredible editing filters, including over 20 filters and effects as well as advanced adjustment tools, including curves and chroma split. There will also be an in-app purchase and subscription option for $19.99 a year which gives you access to hundreds of other gorgeous filters, cool effects and watermark control and early pricing on upcoming features.


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The US company has made a strategic investment in order to tap into “the world’s vast, tech-savvy Latino audiences”.
Revolution announced on Monday it had invested in Latin Everywhere and has licensed Spanish-dubbed versions of titles from its 120-film library for distribution through the latter’s global OTT platform, Pongalo. They includexXx (pictured), Maid in Manhattan and Black Hawk Down.
Latin Everywhere’s library includes more than 50,000 hours of film and TV content anchored by its award-winning telenovelas such as Juana La Virgen, the basis for hit US show Jane The Virgin.
Latin Everywhere will use Revolution’s strategic investment to expand Pongalo OTT, which is currently free, by adding a subscription service.
Subscribers will gets access to Pongalo’s premium content and the most popular titles from Revolution’s library.
“In our continued effort to seek innovative revenue opportunities for the expanding Revolution library, we are acutely aware of the importance of tapping into the world’s vast, tech-savvy Latino audiences,” said Revolution CEO Vince Totino.
“Based on the value and enormous growth potential we see in the Pongalo platform’s ability to reach these audiences, we have decided to make a strategic investment in Latin Everywhere.”
“In addition to being the fastest growing demographic group in the US, Latinos are also the biggest consumers of online entertainment and the most avid smartphone users,” added Revolution COO Scott Hemming. “We are extremely excited to be a part of a company devoted to bringing Latinos here and around the world a wide range of Internet and mobile entertainment content, including beloved films from the Revolution library.”
“We are thrilled Revolution has decided to invest financially in Latin Everywhere and license to us its library of award-winning and commercially successful feature films,” said Latin Everywhere chairman Rich Hull and CEO Jorge Granier.
“The inclusion of these popular titles will add tremendous value to the content we offer our users as we add a subscription component to Pongalo’s OTT platform.”


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Canon opens its first official selling store in Pakistan
Published On 02-May-2017
Recently Canon has proclaimed its foray into the retail space along with the launching of its exclusive brand retail store known as the Canon Image Square in Pakistan.
The first store of Canon in in Karachi, located at Zamzama Street was inaugurated by the director of MBM Int. Mr. Manzoor Khan, President of Canon Singapore, Ms. Noriko Gunji and Country Manager of Canon Mr. Sarshar Ali.
The newly made store of canon covers an area of almost 1,450 square feet and is based on the franchise model accompanied by the Canon Imaging Academy.
Actually it is 1 stop destination for people along with the photography requirements, enabling increased visibility as well as reaches crosswise the country along with an aim to increase sales and customer satisfaction.
The main feature of these Canon Image Square stores is that these are the just camera stores in Pakistan which take on the touch and try concept for their complete range of professional, semi-professional, hobbyist cameras along with all the equipment relevant to the photography.
In Pakistan, Canon plans to inaugurate these kind of five 5 more stores before December 2017, followed by 10 retail stores in next year, 50 in 2019 while another 50 stores in 2020, taking the count to total 100 Canon stores in the next 3 years.
The first year which is 2017 will see the launch of three Canon stores in Karachi afterwards one more store in Lahore and the other one in Islamabad.
The area covered by every store will vary from a minimum of 800 square feet to a maximum of 1300 square feet.
While conversing on the event President of Canon Singapore Ms. Noriko Gunji said, the consumer of today is well informed and well educated, and we are continuously evolving to provide them along with the right selections by understanding their requirements.
The Pakistani consumers demands better items, higher lifestyle quotient, good quality selling interface as well as the state-of-art after retails service identical to the international standards.
The store would provide the solutions for the consumers looking for the top notch photography as well as printing solutions where both click and also the print items from Canon would be available.
The first selling store launched today in Karachi while the second in Pakistan is targeted at offering the consumers along with one-stop shop for their digital requirements that would result in satisfied as well as stronger consumer base, hence helping the business substantially of the firm.
We have had record the growth of almost fifty percent in 2016 and expect more in 2017. The CIS, an exclusive concept by Canon, displays an extensive range of consumer items that involves cameras, camcorders, D-SLRs, lenses as well as other accessories.
Every store has more than 40 SKUs on display.
The huge display of items will permit the consumers to enjoy a rich technological experience along with an environment to make a purchase. The consumer will be able to touch, feel as well as get information about the product and afterwards make an informed purchase.
While speaking on the event Country Manager Canon / MBM Int., Mr. Sarshar Ali, said:
It is actually a moment of pride for us at Canon to introduce our first store in Karachi, completely designed on international attraction, named Canon Image Square (CIS).
This store will not just assist us in increasing the sales however also permit us to educate the masses regarding the innovative technologies of Canon.
The Senior Director and General Manager ICP Sales & Marketing Canon Singapore, Mr. Naohiko Hayashi said, the brand Canon is synonymous along with reliability, durability as well as commitment. Along with the launching of canon store today, I am confident that this brand will move nearer to the people of the state as these stores wouldn’t just sell Canon items however will also educate all the consumers regarding the extensive range of Canon products.”


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Equinox President Sarah Robb O'Hagan has left the company to start a new venture.
On Monday, O'Hagan announced that Friday was her last day with Equinox as she is moving on from her "dream job" to pursue writing her new book, "EXTREMEYOU," and to launch an accompanying content platform of the same name.
"The decision to move on from my dream job running Equinox, the world’s top luxury fitness company, was one of the toughest I’ve ever made," O'Hagan wrote in a posting on EXTREMEYOU.com and on LinkedIn's Pulse. "Simply put – the Equinox team is family to me, and it is their energy and commitment to making people’s lives better that has inspired me to see I can do even more."
EXTREMEYOU is based on O'Hagan's experience along with personal stories of a collection of over-achieving, high-profile "extremers" from all walks of life, O'Hagan wrote. The book, published by HarperCollins, is expected to publish in early 2017.
The content platform will have inspirational and educational articles, along with programs, tools, workshops and experiences for all "extremers," O'Hagan wrote. The platform, which O'Hagan formed with former Atari executive Lauren Schectman, is set to launch in the second half of this year, according to a Fortune report.
O'Hagan told Fortune that the inspiration for the content platform came while she was working on the book and discovered the insights from it would be helpful to young professionals beginning their careers.
"Nothing inspires me more than the pace of innovation that exists in business and society today – driven by the awesome young minds who can see opportunities that their predecessors didn’t, and who more importantly have the imagination and real desire to improve the world we live in," O'Hagan wrote. "At the same time, I am becoming more and more concerned that we have simply not equipped these young people to reach their huge potential."
O'Hagan was hired as Equinox president in August 2012 after spending four years as president at Gatorade. Prior to Gatorade, she was the marketing director at Nike from 2002 to 2008, the vice president of marketing at Atari Interactive from 2000 to 2002, the director of marketing at Virgin Atlantic from 1998 to 2000 and the marketing manager at Air New Zealand from 1993 to 1998, according to her LinkedIn profile. Her title at EXTREMEYOU is founder and chief extremer.
"I’ve always believed you should break yourself to make yourself, because real personal growth happens in our discomfort zones," O'Hagan wrote. "While leaving a great job and an amazing team who I tremendously respect and utterly adore is scary and lonely - I know that now is one of those times when I need to walk my own talk because I believe I am walking towards the most exciting and valuable work of my life."


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After nearly a year and a half of waiting, the last six months of which were filled with constant rumors that mostly proved to be accurate, Nintendo finally unveiled its next games console yesterday in a three-and-a-half-minute video.
The video answered a lot of questions about how the hybrid home/portable console will work, what it looks like and even seemingly confirmed a new Mario platformer and possibly a new Mario Kart game. It also left many other questions — hardware specs, launch lineup, price — unanswered. And although some tidbits have continued to trickle out, Nintendo apparently plans to wait until 2017 before it will make any game or hardware spec announcements.
Taking to Twitter yesterday evening following an interview with Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima, the Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki tweeted that Nintendo had confirmed to him there would not be any official announcements on either front until the calendar flips over to next year. Mochizuki noted that the hardware silence extended to region-locking, which is interesting because the Nintendo Switch has long been rumored to be a region-free device.
Switch has already been confirmed to be running on NVIDIA technology. Specifically, the console uses a new custom NVIDIA Tegra processor that’s “Based on the same architecture as the world’s top-performing GeForce gaming graphics cards.” As opposed to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4’s PC-like x86 architecture, the Switch is powered by an ARM system-on-a-chip, which is used in smartphones and tablets.
Lacking more concrete info from NVIDIA or Nintendo, which apparently will not come until 2017, many have speculated that the console will have graphical oomph that’s similar to the NVIDIA Shield console, which is more or less like an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 in terms of power.
As for games, in addition to the potentially new Mario platformer and Mario Kart games, yesterday’s reveal trailer also showed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Splatoon being played on the Switch.
Of course, it has long since been clear that Breath of the Wild would release as a Switch launch game in March 2017. The Splatoon footage, meanwhile, appeared to be grabbed from the Wii U game to give viewers an example of the new console’s esports friendliness without announcing a new game. Finally, both Nintendo and Skyrim developer Bethesda Softworks have refused to confirm that the game is coming to Switch, saying instead only that Bethesda is a development partner on the console.


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The website of the World Economic Forum has published an article entitled "fastest growing economies in the world in 2017."
The article presents 10 countries with the highest projected growth rate of GDP in 2017. The information was based on World Bank report "Global economic prospects".
According to the article, Uzbekistan's GDP in 2017 is projected to grow 7.6%. Thus, according to the World Economic Forum, Uzbekistan is placed 2nd in the list of countries with the fastest growing economies in the world.
Ethiopia was named the fastest-growing economy in 2017, with its GDP is forecast to grow by 8.3% in 2017.
Read also other Economic news of Uzbekistan on www.UzReport.uz


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A major step in a new direction for Aston Martin has been made, with the first development prototype of DBX, the brand’s first SUV, being put through its paces along a demanding Welsh Rally stage in the hands of the company’s chief engineer, Matt Becker ahead of its launch in the last quarter of 2019
Though simulation has formed a large part of the DBX’s early development phase, this first prototype drive in Wales signifies the start of ‘real world’ testing, in which development prototypes will be subjected to tackle some of the world’s harshest environments, from the frozen Arctic , to the deserts of the Middle East, to high Alpine passes, high-speed German autobahns, and of course the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
Being the marque’s first SUV, the DBX requires a dedicated test program, with new processes, procedures and standards. Also, its dynamic envelope has to extend into areas previously unnecessary for the marque’s sporting roots, including multi-terrain and towing capabilities.
Matt Becker gave an update of the program: “We have already developed and tuned DBX in the driving simulator, which has enabled us to make excellent progress in advance of the first physical prototype cars being available. Still, it’s always a big day when you get to put the first actual miles on an early prototype and I’m delighted with the near perfect correlation between the simulator and this prototype. As an engineer, it’s genuinely exciting to get a feel for the car you’re working to create. DBX is a very different kind of Aston Martin, but we will be testing it in all conditions and across all terrains to ensure it delivers a driving experience worthy of the wings badge.”


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With business comes ethical issues and behind-the-scenes transactions, in this case the Cupertino company has been doing business with Ireland for more than 10 years due to the low tax rate compared to other countries. That being said, the European Union has requested Apple to pay them in $14.6B in taxes that were not paid.
In today’s announcement by the European Commission, it was revealed that Apple had only paid a 1% tax rate in 2003 and eventually dropped to 0.005% in 2014. The issue here is that Ireland’s corporate tax rate is 12.5% and even in 2003, Apple had still been paying taxes well under the country’s requirement. Furthermore, the ruling stated that Ireland made an agreement with Apple to pay lower tax rates. This is a violation of the European Union state aid rules and that, “Member states cannot give tax benefits to selected companies”.
In response, Ireland has made it a point to appeal the ruling and Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has denied that the company has failed to accurately pay taxes and has stated, “there is no basis or fact in law”
Unfortunately if the ruling is true and everything is proved, not only will this be a detriment to Apple, but it will also be a huge detriment to American businesses both current and future and the relationship between them and the European Union.


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Digital Identity and Financial Inclusion: How Digitizing Customer Due Diligence Can Strengthen Providers During COVID-19 and Beyond
Customer due diligence requirements are a major barrier to financial inclusion, since in some countries up to half the adult population can't open a bank account because they lack the necessary identity documents. With COVID-19 placing this obstacle in the spotlight, analysts at Cenfri explore how digital ID systems can benefit providers and customers, during the pandemic and beyond.
India faces an annual financing gap of US $565 billion in achieving its SDG targets - which creates a huge opportunity for impact investors. But according to Mohit Sahini at the Fletcher School, the country's investors have no specific, well-accepted definition of impact. He discusses this challenge, and how standardized, sector-specific metrics could help address it.
Tackling the Creative Economy Financing Gap: How Short-Term Capital Can Unlock Long-Term Impact Among Artisan Businesses
An estimated 3% of global GDP comes from creative industries – and the sector is growing quickly in the developing world. Laura Callanan at Upstart Co-Lab and Christopher van Bergen at Nest Inc. argue that now is the time to shape the creative economy to be more inclusive and sustainable. But for that to happen, the industry must first address its funding gap.
Though its profile is somewhat lower than in its heyday, microfinance remains a relevant player in the development sector, supporting some 200 million people worldwide. A new book, “The Future of Microfinance,” contemplates the industry's tumultuous evolution and future development. NextBillion spoke with Ira W. Lieberman, a co-editor of the book, to discuss its thought-provoking insights.
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Mexico's 2.1 million 'tienditas' (small shops) drive most of the country's retail sales – yet 83% of them only accept cash, even though e-payment technology is cheaply accessible. Shreya Kankanhalli at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and Luz Gomez at Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth explore findings from a field study that's testing ways to promote e-payments.


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According to two UN organisations, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill every day as a result of eating contaminated food, which kills approximately 420,000 people each year.
Dr Maria Neira, WHO Assistant Director-General, stated in a video message on the eve of World Food Safety Day, observed every year on June 7, that food safety has a direct impact on human health.
Pointing out that eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemicals causes over 200 ailments ranging from diarrhoea to cancer, Dr Maria Neira in her video message said, “We tend to think about food safety only when we get sick, and we should think (about it) more often because foodborne diseases are entirely preventable.”
Stressing that no one should be allowed to die from eating food, she added, “Safe food allows the uptake of nutrients and promotes human development. These are preventable deaths.”
WHO has urged several sectors, including policymakers, to build effective national food safety systems that adhere to established criteria.
|- Food adulteration will be not tolerated: Health Minister|
Calling upon the food manufacturing companies to build "a food safety culture" with their employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders, the UN Health Agency official said that educational institutions and workplaces should promote safe food handling.
She also called upon the consumers to play a proactive role, including practising safe food handling at home and according to WHO standards, such as washing hands before making meals and using separate equipment and utensils, such as knives and cutting boards, when handling raw foods.
The Agencies informed that meanwhile, the FAO would develop a website called “Toolbox” to help the food industry fulfil international food hygiene standards while protecting consumer health and promoting fair practices in the food trade.
The agencies further said that the website would be developed in such a way that small companies and farmers in poor countries can access it via handheld mobile devices, which are significantly more common in these countries than laptops or other PCs.
The website provides personal hygiene advice, such as how to educate visitors approaching a food manufacturing site, the proper method and frequency for hand washing, and clothing choices.
"Going forward, the plan is to collect feedback and possibly expand the toolbox to provide more in-depth guidance for other sectors of the agrifood system, such as fisheries," the FAO said.