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Ivanka Trump is set to arrive in Hyderabad, India, on Tuesday for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, a three-day gathering sponsored by the State Department, amid questions over her clothing label’s manufacturing practices and use of overseas facilities.
The first daughter and presidential adviser is leading the U.S. delegation to the annual summit, which this year is focused on “supporting women’s entrepreneurship.” News of the trip sparked multiple controversies, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson not sending senior officials on the trip and Hyderabad police rounding up beggars from city streets in anticipation of Trump’s arrival.
Trump’s visit to India has also drawn scrutiny because of her clothing line’s relationship to the country.
As The Washington Post reported in July, Trump’s brand — which saw wholesale revenue rise to $47.3 million in 2016 — is manufactured entirely overseas. The Post’s investigation concluded that some of Trump’s clothes are made in India, as well as in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Her company’s use of facilities in these countries clashes with the White House’s public promotion of products made in the U.S., which President Donald Trump highlighted during “Made in America” week in July. (That move also drew plenty of ire, with critics pointing out that many Donald Trump–branded products aren’t actually manufactured in the U.S.)
Manufacturing clothing in India and Bangladesh has also raised questions over Trump’s commitment to female empowerment in the workplace — a cause she’s claimed to champion in her father’s administration.
In India, for example, the garment industry’s 45 million workers — most of whom are women — face extremely low wages (in some cases, as low as $100 a month) and dangerous working conditions. Sexual harassment and assault is also rampant. A 2016 report revealed that one in seven women garment workers in Bengaluru say they’ve either been raped or forced to perform a sex act while at work.
In neighboring Bangladesh, garment workers are paid even lower wages, on average, than their counterparts in India. And while building regulations for factories have improved somewhat since the 2013 factory collapse in Rana Plaza that killed more than 1,100 people, many facilities have much more work to do to improve working conditions.
Trump’s brand also came under fire from a labor rights group for producing goods at Chinese facilities that allegedly paid workers roughly one dollar an hour. As in India and Bangladesh, the Chinese garment workforce is predominantly female.
Trump, as The Washington Post pointed out Sunday, has not commented on the working conditions the women who make her brand’s clothing face, even as she has spoken out on empowering women in other industries.
In response to allegations of ties with unsafe factories where workers are underpaid, the Ivanka Trump company said in May that the brand is “committed to only working with licensees who maintain internationally recognized labor standards across their supply chains.” Trump still owns the company, but is not involved in its daily operations.
“Our licensees and their manufacturers, subcontractors and suppliers must comply with all applicable local and international labor laws, and the legal and ethical practices set forth in our vendor code of conduct,” said Abigail Klem, the brand’s president.
The company, however, didn’t immediately respond to HuffPost’s questions about what facilities the brand uses in India and what became of the company’s inquiry into hiring a nonprofit workers’ rights group to aid with oversight efforts at those facilities.


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One of the raps against Iowa's bottle bill is that grocery stores are in the food business, not the recycling business. But folks who are in the recycling and redemption center business say expanding the container law to cover more items would help the state's recycling rate.
"When you look in the ditches and the landfills, you see water and juice bottles," said Jim Hansen, co-owner of the Can Shed in Cedar Rapids. "Those are products that didn't exist 28 years ago" when Iowa passed the bottle bill.
Hansen told Iowa Independent that the economy has also changed a lot in 28 years. "Labor costs, fuel costs, all of our costs have increased, and because the law limits us to a penny (per container), there is nowhere we can go to increase revenue," he said. "From a redemption and cost standpoint, increasing the handling fee would be the best solution."
"We're still unclear about the guts of the Governor's proposal," Hansen said of Governor Culver's proposal to raise the deposit to ten cents, return eight cents to consumers, and target the rest for environmental programs. That proposal appeared dead on Thursday, but the governor still expressed interest in expanding the law to cover additional containers.
Expanding the types of containers covered by the deposit is another option on the table. And even though it would take material out of his bins, Andy Ockenfels likes the idea. "Whatever pulls material out of landfills, we're definitely for."
Ockenfels is president of City Carton Recycling in Iowa City. City Carton is not in the redemption business, but Ockenfels said "we get a tremendous amount of non-deposit containers now through curbside recycling and drop-off sites. We've seen a change over the years with more water and juice."
"If they go back to a redemption site, I think there would be an increase in the containers going back," he said. "The current bottle bill historically has been effective. Anything they can add to that is good for recycling, and that's what we're all about." He added that expanding the types of containers covered by the deposit would particularly help recycling rates in areas without curbside recycling.
Jerry Fleagle, head of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association, calls the proposed deposit increase "a per beverage tax, surcharge or fee. A deposit is only a deposit when it can be fully recovered by the depositor."
But Hansen disagrees. "It's not a tax on consumers, it's a self-funding recycling effort. We see over 90% recycling in states with bottle bills. States with no bills, it's 30 to 40%."
"If no deposit was required on cans and bottles, but curbside recycling was available statewide, would we recycle our beverage containers?" Fleagle wrote in an editorial that's appearing in state newspapers. "In the end, it becomes clear that a well conceived and comprehensive recycling strategy does not need to include mandatory deposits on a select set of items."
"The Grocer's Association maintains that their business is selling groceries, not redeeming cans," said Hansen. "But when they get down to it, trying to get rid of the bottle bill is not pro-recycling."

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Skip to comments.CEO: Dish "Open" to Being Sold
Posted on 01/14/2012 1:16:27 AM PST by Las Vegas Dave
Dish CEO Joe Clayton raised eyebrows yesterday when he said the satellite TV service is "open" to being purchased by another company.
"We're open to all possible options," Clayton told Bloomberg News after being asked about possible merger plans. "We could be acquired or we could be the acquirer."
Clayton, who was interviewed at the Consumer Electronics Show, did say the company would be "open" to those options after it finished 'building out' its wireless spectrum and entertainment businesses. There has been speculation that Dish might be interested in buying T-Mobile.
Clayton, a long-time executive in the satellite and TV business, is known for his candor, but it's somewhat unusual for a company CEO to acknowledge so openly that his company is "open" to being purchased. Normally, the CEO dodges such a question with generalities and industry-speak.
But for Clayton to say his company could be purchased suggests that Dish could be actively soliciting bids as well as discussing possible acquisitions of its own. The Dish executive almost seems to setting the stage for a major change to the company's status.
Of course, over the years, there have been countless rumors that Dish would be purchased by another company, or merge with ne. And only twice did the rumors come true: In 1997, Dish began merger talks with News Corp, but they collapsed when company executives butted heads. And in 2001, DIRECTV and Dish Network agreed to merge, but the deal was killed by federal regulators on anti-competitive reasons.
And with Dish as the nation's second leading satellite TV service, any deal would likely again be carefully reviewed in Washington.
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What’s Hot and What’s Hype
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is the Super Bowl of new TV technologies. And this year’s big event promises lots of new products. Big OLED TVs, 4K and 8K TVS, gesture control and maybe the first contender for a glasses-free TV that really works.
The most beautiful sets at CES are OLEDs: Organic Light Emitting Diodes. They have much higher contrast than current LED sets; light can be turned off on a per pixel basis. Dark scenes offer the blackest of blacks rich deep colors without the blooming of light that affects other LCD and LED TVs.
OLEDs are super thin: 3/16ths of an inch. Some are so thin that the power ports and connectors need to be housed in the stands, not on the set itself. OLEDs use half the power of current HDTVs and some sets will consume less energy than a 50-watt bulb. And finally the dreaded motion blur of LED and LCDs (when sports and fast action appear blocky) almost completely disappears with OLEDs.
I’ve seen small 12 and 20-inch prototype OLEDs in past years at CES, but never a true big screen option that is in production and planned for release. This year is different: LG has a 55-inch OLED on display, and Samsung is rumored to have another OLED debuting this week. The prices on these sets will be ridiculous $8,000-10,000 but predictions from analysts say that by the end of 2013, they’ll be more like $4000. Availability is still a little unclear, although rumors of late 2012 offerings are in the air.
4K and 8K Resolution
Another trend at CES: higher resolution TVs than ever. 4K and 8K respectively double and quadruple the resolution of the highest high definition sets on the market. Panasonic, Sharp, Samsung, and most other TV manufacturers are going for this crisper, more vivid resolution as an incentive to get consumers to trade in their old TV sets. But this technology is still a ways from every day reality, and CES may prove a litmus test on whether attendees think the 4K sets are that much more visually compelling. An even greater inhibitor to widespread 4K/8K TVs any time soon is that they will mandate all new source video and new cameras and infrastructure from TV networks and production companies. Today, very little content is produced at such high resolution.
3D Is Dead Long Live 3D!
In the early press releases from manufacturers, there has been very little mention of 3D. It seems they now understand that most consumers aren’t willing to pay much more for a TV with 3D. It’s being seen as less of a feature, more of a gimmick. That being said, there is early buzz around Toshiba, who is saying that they will have a glasses-free, big-screen 3DTV available for sale within the year, according to CNET news. This is a big departure from other manufacturers like Samsung, which has managed expectations, saying they don’t expect to have glasses-free technology ready for market within 10 years.
Gesture Control An End To The Remote Control?
The success of the XBOX Kinect, which tracks the player’s movements to control gaming, has spawned a whole new idea for interacting with your TV: gesture control. Imagine flicking your wrist to mute the volume, raising your arm to pull up the guide and grabbing or swiping to select a show. Such sets could even have facial recognition to turn on your favorite channels and volume presets when you walk into the room.
PrimeSense, the company behind the Kinect’s gesture control, is showing off a TV driven with the same technology, and Samsung is rumored to be debuting sets with this same type of user control.
Smart Internet Connected TVs
Internet connected sets are becoming completely mainstream, so expect a lot of products to tout Google TV and Yahoo! Connected TV built into their sets. Apple is rumored to announce later this year a full-fledged, big screen TV with all the Apple content access built in. Yet more than 8 million consumers have already purchased TVs with the Yahoo! Connected TV platform. One cool product for people whose existing sets aren’t connected yet, and who don’t want to upgrade, is a new product from Roku. It’s a small stick about the size of a USB stick that you plug into your TV through a slot called the MHL port (many TVs have these ports- check your spec sheet or the back of the T for something that looks like a micro USB port) for wireless access to Netflix, YouTube and a whole host of independent Internet content providers. No price yet, but estimates are centering on the $50 range.
2nd leading satellite TV provider? Yes in a field of 2 providers. hee hee hee
(BTW: I have two receivers boxed and in my basement!)
(BTW: I have two receivers boxed and in my basement!)
Shows I don’t watch TV (wife does).
Never heard of VOOM.
Every company is for sale, it’s just a matter of price.
I’ve been thinking about switching to Dish lately. I never watch FOX anymore, I’m sick of Rupert Murdock and Roger Ailes getting my money, so Dish would give me what I need for a lot less each month.
A couple of items. The LG display at CES was interesting on one level, I’m thinking every single display tv was in 3D with glasses not needing to be tied to the tv. I turned mine in after viewing the huge entry display and the crowds were so bad I couldn’t get another pair till I reached the other side of the booth. I wasn’t going to fight the crowds to reverse course.
Voom sorta is still available, as dish bought the uplink facility and the channels. Don’t know exactly how many made the transition, but I think the whole package did. Just access by VOOM box became access by Dish receiver. I could start a museum with all the old big dish and ancient little dish receivers in my basement
Trivia: The VOOM uplink facility was outside Rapid City, and is still operational but unmanned. An additional uplink antenna has recently been added to the two already there.
T-Mobile may be a good fit. AT&T deal fell through. And T-Mobile is weak in certain areas of USA.
Just don’t take away my dual DVRs.
I found the VOOM lineup.
BTW: I signed up with VOOM knowing that they “may” go dark. Well they did, one month after installation. DISH did pick up a few VOOM stations but that didn’t last long. (We eventually went back to DISH.)
Way-back machine: CNET Review of Voom’s standalone HD service (2004):
I no longer have cable or satellite and wouldn't want to be invested in any of the companies.


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U.S. September Manufacturing Output Rises on Broad Demand
(Bloomberg) -- U.S. factory production expanded in September for a fourth consecutive month on broad-based demand as the sector accelerated in the third quarter, Federal Reserve data showed Tuesday.
Highlights of Industrial Production (September)
The report showed most categories are supporting industrial output with gains across consumer goods, business equipment and industrial materials.
Factory output increased 2.8 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter, up from a 2.3 percent pace in the prior three-month period, the Fed said in the report. That’s in sync with the Institute for Supply Management’s factory index, which remains near the highest level of this expansion.
Overall output growth in September was held down slightly by Hurricane Florence, with an estimated impact of less than 0.1 percentage point, the Fed said. Florence, which made landfall Sept. 14, caused widespread devastation and power outages in North and South Carolina.
Economists expect continued data volatility because of Hurricane Michael, which shut down offshore oil production in parts of the Gulf of Mexico and led to power outages in the Florida panhandle this month.
Excluding motor vehicles, manufacturing production rebounded 0.1 percent after a 0.1 percent decrease the prior month. Industry reports show vehicle sales grew in September at the fastest pace since March.
While strong consumer demand and lower corporate taxes signal manufacturing will keep expanding, the sector faces headwinds including rising costs for materials and supply constraints linked to tariffs and trade tensions with China.
The Fed’s monthly data are volatile and often get revised. Manufacturing, which makes up 75 percent of total industrial production, accounts for about 12 percent of the U.S. economy.
What Our Economists SayIndustrial production picked up in September, due in part to strength in volatile components such as the auto sector. And while some of the strength in the 12-month growth rate is likely to reverse next month due to base effects, the underlying message is that conditions remain strong, and should be a tailwind to growth in the final quarter of the year.
-- Tim Mahedy and Carl Riccadonna, Bloomberg Economics
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Market analysis: How the passenger car market is faring in 2020 and beyond
As markets across the world slowly start to recover, what does the road ahead have in store for the automotive sector? We take a look at the latest data and predictions.
The automotive market is experiencing challenging times as a result of Covid-19. Light vehicle sales were down by a fifth in the first quarter of this year compared to 2019, with export and deep sea volumes declining.
Carmakers’ plants across the world are now gradually re-starting with new restrictions in place to protect the health of employees, but recovery is expected to be slow.
So what does this mean for the automotive industry? We’ve gathered the latest data on the market from industry experts. Click through the gallery below for insights from IHS Markit:
The figures tell their own story. Globally, total sales of light vehicles in the first quarter decreased by 20.7% compared to the same period last year. Total sales of light vehicles in the first quarter were also down 23.9% from Q4 2019. Total exports of cars decreased 12.9% in the first quarter compared to last year, while total exports of cars in the first quarter were down 17.2% compared to the final quarter of 2019.
What are some of IHS Markit’s predictions for the automotive sector in 2020?
- Global light vehicle sales could drop by 22% this year compared to 2019.
- IHS Markit expects sales of light vehicles to total 70.3 million in 2020.
- Deep sea light vehicle volumes could decline from 14.9 million to 11.4 million in 2020 – a drop of 23% compared to 2019. This estimate may be further revised downward.
- Deep sea volumes could take until 2023 to recover to 2019 levels.
- Light vehicle sales could take until 2024 to recover to 2019 levels.
At Wallenius Wilhelmsen, our focus is on supporting automotive customers during this period of recovery and ensuring a safe return to normality. We’re continuing to operate sailings across our global shipping network and operations at our vehicle processing centres to serve demand.
As automotive manufacturers restart production and gradually increase manufacturing output, we will adapt our service levels to meet the needs of carmakers everywhere.


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Central Canada's pizza-making giant Pizza Pizza has received the go-ahead from its unitholders to tread into Western Canada with the $70.3-million acquisition of Edmonton-based Flying Pizza 73 Inc.
Daniel Vukovich, the chief operating officer of the Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund (TSX: PZA.UN), said Friday that unitholders have voted more than 99 per cent in favour of the deal, which will give them the popular Pizza 73 label.
"We'll be operating Pizza 73 under its own brand and growing that brand in Western Canada," Vukovich said in a telephone interview.
"The current management team has agreed to stay in place for a minimum of a year."
The transaction is expected to close next Tuesday.
Pizza Pizza, based in Toronto, currently operates 532 restaurants, primarily in Ontario and Quebec and is one of the region's most familiar retail food brands through aggressive TV and radio advertising.
Vukovich said the company's next plan is to explore marketing synergies for the two companies. Pizza Pizza is known for its sponsorship of sports teams and other local events.
The fund's shares were even at $9.90 on the Toronto Stock Exchange in trading late Friday.


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CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced the launch of ScriptSync™, a new pharmacy service that enables patients with multiple medications to pick up their eligible maintenance prescriptions in a monthly CVS/pharmacy visit. In addition, patients or caregivers can manage their ScriptSync prescriptions 24/7 using innovative online support tools. By aligning prescription fill schedules for patients, CVS Health aims to make it easier and more convenient for patients to take their medications as prescribed. ScriptSync is currently available in all CVS/pharmacy stores and will be available through CVS/caremark Mail Service Pharmacy in 2016.
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A SECRET shopper has found that shopping for 33 everyday items was £4 cheaper at ALDI than it’s nearest rival, ASDA.
The Grocer, carries out a weekly survey that checks the prices of 33 everyday items at the five major supermarket chains, and this week they included Aldi.
Next came Sainsbury’s at £39.51 which was £6.37 more expensive than Aldi followed by Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose.
“Aldi claimed a convincing win over its traditional supermarket rivals this week – and in doing so illustrated one of the key reasons why Asda and Sainsbury’s feel the need to merge.” said The Grocer.
“Aldi’s £33.14 total was £4.41 cheaper than Asda, helped by offering the lowest price for 27 of the 33 items on our list.”
“Twenty three of these were exclusively cheaper than any of its rivals.”
“This makes Asda 13.3 per cent more expensive and while the gap has closed from 16.5 per cent in January, drastic measures appear to be needed if Asda is to genuinely close the price gap to the discounters.”
Sainsbury’s managed to grab third spot with £39.51 but still it was £6.37 more expensive than Aldi.
The Tesco shop cost £40.70, and a whopping £7.56 more expensive than the budget retailer, and said it’s price guarantee scheme didn’t make much of a difference as the list focused on own brand products.
Their shopper had 45p taken off her bill at the checkout which still left it £7.11 more expensive than Aldi.
Morrison was £11.46 more expensive and unsurprisingly, Waitrose had a difference of £14.86 more on the discounter’s grocery bill.
When they carried out the test, Waitrose only had two of the products on offer, compared to Asda’s nine, Aldi’s eight, Morrisons’ six and four each at Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
The difference in price hints at some of the reasons behind the proposed Asda merger with Sainsbury’s.
Top bosses have promised a 10 per cent price drop on everyday items but experts are warning that this might not be possible.
Many Brits are switching to the discounters like Aldi and Lidl – but just because some of their own brand products look the same, do they actually taste the same?


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- Food companies are still making efforts to fight racial injustice through new partnerships, donations, and other innovations
- Trader Joes will repackage international foods with ethnic-sounding names
- Plant-based meat companies Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are partnering with social justice organizations
- Pastry chefs and bakers across the U.S. are leading the industry into activism
Food companies across the U.S. are still doing their part to combat social inequality. Major companies such as Trader Joe’s, Impossible Foods, and Beyond Meat, are making changes and new partnerships, while individual bakers across the globe are getting innovative and making a difference in the industry.
Trader Joe’s is nearing the end of a year-long process of repackaging international foods with ethnic-sounding names, reported NPR (July 20).
It will get rid of product names such as Trader José’s, Arabian Joe’s, and Trader Ming’s that critics say “perpetuate harmful stereotypes.”
“We made the decision several years ago to use only the Trader Joe’s name on our products moving forward,” spokesperson Kenya Friend-Daniel told NPR by email. She added that the company “had hoped that the work would be complete by now but there are still a small number of products going through the packaging change and we expect to be done very soon.”
The branding announcement follows a Change.org petition, which had over 2,800 signatures, demanded the company “remove racist branding and packaging from its stores.” It indicated the labeling “belies a narrative of exoticism that perpetuates harmful stereotypes.”
The petition also added that “the Trader Joe’s branding is racist because it exoticizes other cultures—it presents ‘Joe’ as the default ‘normal’ and the other characters falling outside of it—they are ‘Arabian Joe,’ ‘Trader José,’ and ‘Trader Joe San.'”
The change was reportedly not in response to the petition, but was already in progress, according to Friend-Daniel, who said the controversial approach to naming “may have been rooted in a lighthearted attempt at inclusiveness.” Friend-Daniel noted that the company realizes this may have had the opposite effect, one that is contrary to the experience Trader Joe’s strives to create.
Impossible and Beyond
Impossible Foods partnered with social justice program Know Your Rights Camp, founded by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, in the San Francisco Bay Area, reported Veg News (July 9). Know Your Rights Camp’s mission is to empower Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization, and leadership.
Impossible donated its plant-based meat to food truck Al Pastor Papi, which distributed meals at the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in the Bayview District. The Marin Food Bank will distribute additional Impossible meals to communities in need, while Impossible will also donate to Know Your Rights Camp’s events in Los Angeles and New York City, among other cities.
Impossible also plans to extend donations to other organizations fighting for social justice.
“Impossible Foods’ mission is to reverse the clock on climate change, restore biodiversity, and expand natural ecosystems-results that will literally transform the way earth looks from space,” Impossible Foods’ CEO Patrick O. Brown, MD, said. “At the same time, as an essential business in an unprecedented challenging time, we also exist to serve the most basic and immediate needs of our community-including the food insecurity crisis and social justice struggles in our hometown region of the San Francisco Bay Area and communities throughout America.”
Impossible competitor Beyond Meat also recently partnered with the Social Change Fund to fight racial inequality. The Social Change Fund was created by Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and a group of Black industry executives in response to the continued issue of racial injustice. Beyond Meat and the Social Change Fund both share the goal of creating lasting, systemic change for Black communities across America and fighting for justice on all fronts.
“Beyond Meat is dedicated to serving broader social goals, using what’s on the center of the plate as a critical starting point,” said Ethan Brown, founder and CEO, Beyond Meat. “And we are excited to support and work with the Social Change Fund initiative to address racial inequalities in nutrition access and health outcomes in America.”
Bakers and Pastry Chefs
Several pastry chefs and bakers have been transforming bake sales into political fundraisers for a variety of causes, reported The New York Times (July 21).
Bakers Against Racism, a global online bank sale, has raised nearly $1.9 million for Black Lives Matter chapters and hundreds of other groups working for racial justice. The group was organized by Washington pastry chef Paola Velez, who recruited two other Washington-based founders: pastry chef Willa Pelini, and the chef and baker Rob Rubba.
On June 4, Bakers Against Racism went public on Instagram and changed the bake-sale model by not collecting any of the money that was raised—which ultimately allowed it to go viral.
The founders created the name and hashtag, shared images and language that bakers could use on social media in a Google Doc, and suggested organizations to donate to-allowing each baker to decide where to direct the funds. Individual bakers connected with local communities for orders and deliveries.
“We didn’t want it to have to be slick and sponsored,” Rubba said. “The bakers and the buyers are equal participants in this movement.”
More than 2,500 bakery owners, pastry chefs, and home bakers participated, including some in Berlin, Paris, and London, even reaching as far as Australia, Tanzania, and Turkey.
Additionally, Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice, a new group started by three pastry chefs-Lisa Marie Donovan in Nashville, Sarah O’Brien in Atlanta, and Cheryl Day in Savannah, GA-raised $100,000 for Color of Change, a racial justice advocacy group, with a Father’s Day bake sale.
On Juneteenth, more than 50 Los Angeles-area chefs and bakers also contributed to Pies for Justice, which raised $36,000 before selling out in only five minutes after going live online. In a global bake sale the next day, more than 2,000 people contributed baked goods to Bakers Against Racism and raised $1.9 million in donations.


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The hacking campaign RevengeHotels returns dynamically and targets it tourism industry.
Hotels, restaurant chains, various stores are considered an ideal target because cybercriminals can do different things. attacks and affect a large number of victims. Some of the most common practices of hackers are infringement of PoS systems (for collecting customer / tourist data), the mission Phishing emails staff (who can give access to internal systems) and the Man-in-The-Middle attacks through the public WiFi hotspots of the hotels.
The data, collected by hotels and generally all relevant services, they are valuable. They hold a large number of personal information such as identity and financial information, which hackers can use for various scams, such as spear-phishing attacks, selling data, creating payment card clones. customers.
Before long, Kaspersky had described one hacking campaign, which included spear-phishing, spyware and malware and targeted hotels. It was called DarkHotel. Yesterday, however, it published a new research into another targeted campaign, named RevengeHotels.
2015 was first detected, but most of the attacks took place this year. So far, 20 victims have been found. The main target is hotels, hostels and Companies hospitality and tourism.
The RevengeHotels campaign has affected hotels in: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Portugal, Mexico, Spain, Turkey and Thailand. Most of the attacks, however, have taken place at Brazil.
The hackers behind the campaign are violating hotel systems and using them Trojans to steal customer credit card details as well as other financial and personal information information, which receive hotels from third parties, such as booking sites (eg Booking.com).
The attack usually starts with one Phishing e-mail shipped to hotels (or other hosting services). According to researchers, hackers send highly detailed and detailed emails that look legitimate. They imitate real and trustworthy companies.
If a vulnerable system is detected, they will be used VBS or PowerShell scripts exploiting errors and leading to their development RevengeRAT, NRAT, NanoCoreRAT, 888 RAT, ProCC and other malicious programs.
Trojans invade infected computers, creating "tunnels" that connect the computer to the attackers' command-and-control (C2) server. The hackers have created another feature, the ScreenBooking, which is used to record payment card information.
According to the researchers, the original versions of the trojans in the RevengeHotels campaign included two functions. One backdoor and one function for taking screenshots. “We have recently noticed that these functions have been merged into a single one backdoor, capable of collecting data from the clipboard and recording screenshots ”.
In addition to RevengeHotels hackers, Kaspersky also revealed another group, the ProCC, which also targets the tourism sector. The ProCC team uses a more sophisticated backdoor that steals more information.
“If you want to stay safe while traveling, it is recommended to use one virtual payment card for OTAs booking, as these cards usually expire after a charge, ”says Kaspersky. “When paying for your hotel, it is a good idea to use one virtual wallets like Apple Pay, [or] Google Pay. If this is not possible, use a minor or less important credit card, as you cannot know if the hotel system is clean. "
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The digital payment option is produced offered via Coinbase Commerce, 1 of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges. The operate sold for US$12.9 million, but it was not clear no matter whether the buyer paid in fiat currency or cryptocurrency. “This is a genuinely symbolic moment,” Wenhao Yu, deputy chairman of Sotheby’s jewelry in Asia, mentioned in a statement. The diamond will be provided as a reside single-lot sale in Hong Kong on July 9, and also at Sotheby’s online, opening for bid from Sunday. “Over the past year we’ve seen a voracious appetite for jewels and other luxury things from collectors across the globe,” Josh Pullan, managing director of Sotheby’s global luxury division, mentioned in a statement. Sotheby’s is the initially main auction home to accept cryptocurrencies as a payment approach for physical artworks, also in collaboration with Coinbase Commerce, with its sale of Banksy’s painting Love is in the Air in May. This pear-shaped, D colour, flawless diamond is a pretty rare supplying: fewer than ten diamonds weighing extra than 100 carats have ever come to auction, and only two of them are pear-shaped, according to Sotheby’s. Last week, Sotheby’s sold a 50.03-carat, round diamond for US$2.7 million at a single-lot, on the web-only sale, generating it the most expensive jewel ever sold in an on the net auction. Since then, Phillips also announced that it would accept cryptocurrency for Banksy’s Laugh Now Panel A, which sold at a Hong Kong auction earlier this month for HK$24.5 million. Christie’s was the initially auction house to accept cryptocurrency for a digital art, with its US$69 million sale of Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days in March.
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January 6 marked a full year since Impact’s data scientists began tracking the performance of key metrics across the partnership channel. Few predicted that we would still be seeing record numbers of deaths from the disease, but even fewer would have bet on safe and effective vaccines being administered less than a year after the first case was reported in the United States.
We published our partnership benchmarks for the first time in May of 2020 and continue to provide a monthly analysis of eight key verticals in the United States. Each month, we compare these verticals to previous months and to Impact’s benchmarks based on pre-pandemic data. With this data, our advertisers and their partners can stay informed, benchmark their campaigns, and calibrate their decisions as needed.
What the data shows for January:
Clicks and conversions stabilize after end-of-year volatility
After plummeting in December, overall clicks and conversions largely stabilized in January, with clicks about where we saw them through summer months and conversions just slightly higher. Both clicks and conversions show modest year-over-year (YoY) gains.
Conversion rate picked up after December’s drop but remains below baseline. AOV has returned to approximately 25% above baseline, about where it was in October.
Revenue and commissions flatten
After peaking and dropping around the holidays, both revenue and commissions flattened in January to about +50% YoY. Commissions performed slightly higher relative to revenue, showing that retailers were sharing more of their profits with partners in the first few weeks of the new year.
A recap of the methodology behind the results
This report features week-over-week (WoW) benchmarking on eight verticals to show how events around COVID-19 have impacted partnership metrics.
Impact’s analysis started the week of January 5, 2020 and goes through the week of January 24, 2021. This timeframe offers a full picture of U.S. consumer behavior from:
- Before the World Health Organization’s March 11, 2020, announcement of COVID-19 as a global pandemic
- During subsequent weeks as states declared stay-at-home orders
- Throughout May 2020, when most states began lifting stay-at-home orders and allowed brick-and-mortar businesses to reopen, including retailers, restaurants, gyms, spas, and salons
- June 2020, as the United States surpassed 2 million cases and infections were on the rise in many reopened southern and western states
- July 2020, when the United States hit 3 million cases on July 8 and 4 million cases on July 23. Many southern and western states started reversing or pausing their reopenings
- August 2020, as the United States surpassed 6 million cases, some states saw less than 1% infection rates and began reopening indoor dining
- September 2020, as infection rates in most U.S. states start rising again as many schools and universities partially reopen, causing numerous localized outbreaks
- October 2020, when infection rates began to rapidly increase, resulting in new daily records for confirmed cases and marking the start of a much-feared “second wave”
- November 2020, when the country participated in a crucial election, the monthly case count hit 4 million, double the previous month’s total, and Black Friday marked the beginning of the holiday shopping season
- December 2020, when cases and deaths continued to set new records but the first doses of newly approved vaccines were administered
- January 2021, when new variants of the virus began casting a shadow despite rising vaccination rates nationwide
Impact’s data scientists pulled data using the same cohort of brands across groups, remaining consistent across each week. They ran a statistical analysis to determine the number of brands to include in each category, identifying and filtering out outliers that drove entire categories.
Apparel, Shoes, and Accessories
Clicks and conversions returned to their pre-holiday levels and hovered around baseline by the end of the month.
Average order value (AOV) remained relatively strong in January in the apparel sector, staying close to 50% above baseline. Conversion rate recovered slightly after its December tumble but remained well below baseline and at about pre-holiday levels.
Both revenues and commissions halted their swift December drop above baseline and remained fairly steady through January. Retailers in this segment were sharing a slightly smaller share of their revenue with partners than they had through most of 2020, however.
Arts and Entertainment
The Arts and Entertainment category includes a wide range of subcategories — from books, art, photography, and music to tickets and shows, dating services, online gaming, and digital TV and video-on-demand services, some of which were severely hurt by the pandemic, while others experienced windfall gains.
Clicks have stayed very consistent since last summer in this category, spending most of January at about 30% below baseline levels. Conversions in this vertical dropped in January but remain strong compared to most 2020 benchmarks.
January was another month of flat clicks and relatively high conversions in this sector, contributing to lower but strong conversion rates. AOV was up slightly from the end of 2021 but still significantly below baseline.
Arts & Entertainment revenue and commissions extended their December decline through January, but high relative partner commissions may help keep this sector active into February.
Computers and Electronics
Clicks were down and conversions were up for the computers and electronics sector by the end of January, signalling high conversion rates and overall conversion performance at about 40% above baseline.
This sector is important for the stay-at-home economy, so while AOV was down from December, it remains well above baseline. Conversion rates also ended January about 15% above baseline.
Commissions popped back up from low points at the end of December, converging with revenues to signal more sharing of profits with partners and strong partnership performance YoY.
Flowers, Gifts, Food, and Drink
January returned this sector to levels just above those of late summer and, with luck, is headed toward higher performance for Valentine’s Day and springtime holidays.
Conversion rates in the category stayed below baseline for January, while AOV returned roughly to its April position.
Revenues and commissions in this vertical stayed in tight synchrony during January, slightly rising after losing most of their holiday gains.
Health and Beauty
After dropping fast during December in the health and beauty sector, clicks and conversions were stable during January. Nevertheless, clicks remained below baseline.
Conversion rate and AOV both flattened out during January for the health and beauty sector, with AOV modestly above baseline and most of 2020.
Partnership revenue landed around 50% above baseline for January, commissions barely outpaced baseline and revealed one of the biggest gaps between revenue and partner payouts since January 2020.
Home and Garden
Conversions in this sector ended the year right where they began, while clicks stayed at levels about 85% above January 2020.
High clicks relative to conversions kept conversion rates at their lowest levels in the past 12 months in January. AOV in this sector stabilized at about 35% above baseline.
In terms of sharing profitability with partners, this sector was a relative leader for most of 2020. The gap widened in December and remained disproportionate in January.
Telco and Utilities
Telco and utilities experienced pandemic peaks in conversions in late April and during the holidays. Clicks were slightly more consistent month-to-month and remained at or above baseline all year. Both remained roughly +10% YoY in January as we enter a new year reliant on remote access.
AOV for telcos and utilities rose steadily over the course of 2020 and entered January on a slight downward trend but well above baseline. CR came in about +3% YoY for January.
Revenue diverged significantly from commissions paid over the holidays. In January, there was a shift toward alignment as revenue fell to about +38% YoY and commissions crept slightly upward.
Unfortunately, the travel sector remains consistently and predictably suppressed, with January figures for conversions barely rising and clicks flatlined at a tiny fraction of their baseline numbers.
Meager clicks pushed conversion rates to their 12-month high for the year for the travel sector, and AOV was trending upward for January.
Throughout 2020 and into January, commissions and revenue have remained tightly aligned in this segment, despite overall sector depression. That trend remained in January. Let’s hope when the industry can emerge from pandemic lockdown, the spoils are shared with brands and partners alike.
Brands seek solid ground
A year ago we were just beginning to fathom what 2020 had in store, and 12 months later there is no uniformly positive news to report. As vaccinations continue, understanding of the virus grows, and weather warms, we will continue to track progress in the partnership sector in 2021 and hope for a turning point we can celebrate.
To see how you can connect with your audiences in authentic and valuable ways through partnerships, reach out to an Impact growth technologist at email@example.com. We’ll help guide you through.


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As of the shut of U.S. markets on Monday, December 27, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sported a staggering market worth of $2.94 trillion. Maybe virtually as staggering is the iPhone maker’s practically 7% weight within the cap-weighted S&P 500 Index.
That index is meant to be various, however with two shares — Apple and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) — combining for north of 13%, focus threat is working at its highest ranges in a while — maybe ever. Buyers can deal with that with equal-weight change traded funds, such because the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP).
Look, nobody is saying to not personal Apple. It is clearly on tempo to be the primary $3 trillion firm in U.S. historical past, however at that dimension, it is bigger than a slew of venerable corporations mixed. Plus, as Apple’s market cap expands, so does its footprint in cap-weighted indexes, in flip rising focus threat in these benchmarks.
“Considering of it when it comes to shopping for a complete enterprise is useful: Would you somewhat personal the iPhone maker or all of McDonald’s, Walmart, AT&T, Philip Morris, Berkshire Hathaway, Procter & Gamble, JPMorgan Chase, Starbucks, Boeing, Deere and American Express mixed? Lots must go mistaken all of sudden to torpedo that diversified group of blue-chip shares,” reports Spencer Jakab for the Wall Street Journal.
What’s fascinating about RSP’s lack of publicity to Apple, and different tech titans for that matter, is that it is not hindering the equal-weight ETF’s efficiency. 12 months-to-date, the cap-weighted S&P 500’s lead over RSP is negligible, which means that the equal-weight ETF is providing comparable returns (with comparable annualized volatility) whereas sustaining a superior diversification profile. There are additionally historic classes in the advantages of the equal-weight methodology.
“Other than the focus threat, the rise of megacompanies has been unhealthy for inventory returns generally. Apple and the opposite 9 largest constituents of the S&P 500 comprise practically 30% of its market worth, nicely above the earlier focus peak seen on the peak of the tech bubble earlier than a brutal bear market,” based on the Journal.
At present, the tech sector is way completely different than the go-go, wild west days of the late Nineties main as much as the tech bubble. Nevertheless, that does not restrict the attract of RSP.
The very fact is that when the highest 10 S&P 500 elements mix for roughly 30% of the cap-weighted index, it is not as various because it as soon as was, and if only one or just a few of these names droop, the entire index may very well be harm. Conversely, RSP’s prime 10 holdings mix for simply 2.27%. Now that is various.
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Consumers' Gloom Deepens in February
With a looming war, sluggish economy, and shaky labor market, a darkening outlook on the part of U.S. consumers would not be surprising. But the magnitude of the plunge in the Conference Board's widely followed consumer confidence gauge for February, released Feb. 25, came as quite a shock. The February reading plummeted to 64.0 from 78.8 in January, leaving the index near its lowest level in nearly nine years.
While the 15-point drop was much larger than expected, the level is not that surprising -- given that it leaves all of the consumer confidence measures hovering at the lowest levels since late 1993. Overall, the intense level of geopolitical risk, not to mention a sputtering economy, weakness in the stock market and surging energy prices, are clearly weighing on consumers' assessment of conditions.
The present situations component dropped to 61.6 from 75.3, while the expectations component plunged to 65.6 from 81.1. Also worth noting is that the "jobs plentiful" subcomponent dropped to a low last seen in late 1993.
Overall, the data suggest further downside risk to February employment and consumption data, which were already likely damped by the blizzard over the Presidents' Day weekend. Nonetheless, despite the near-term downside risk presented by the fear and pessimism evident in these data, the hope is that respectable trends in income growth, some stability in employment, and the surge in real-estate refinancings should still help support consumption in the first half of the year.
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Last week, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, 49%-owned by Publicis Groupe, won Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Light in Singapore, in a review overseen by consultant R3 Asia Pacific. F&N Coca-Cola split its $6 million Singapore account between Bartle Bogle and, for non-cola brands, M&C Saatchi, after a pitch that also included Interpublic's Lowe & Partners Worldwide and Omnicom Group's DDB Worldwide. "We periodically evaluate creative resources in order to get the best work on our brands," said Karen Wong, marketing director, F&N Coca-Cola, Singapore.
McCann was agency of record but had been inactive on Coca-Cola business since M&C Saatchi started doing projects for the company in early 2002. "We will continue to work with the Interpublic Group, and value their expertise," said June Kong, a Coca-Cola spokeswoman in Singapore, despite its division of brands between Bartle Bogle and M&C Saatchi. She declined to be more specific about McCann's role.
McCann has won just one of five Coke brand reviews held in Asia in the last seven months, a seven-agency pitch in China that involved shops from three different holding companies and a Taiwanese creative boutique (see chart, top right).
In Asia's biggest market, Japan, Coca-Cola works with Dentsu and other agencies. Coca-Cola watchers say that the company has an unhappy relationship with McCann in South Korea, and that McCann is likely to lose the $13.4 million account there. McCann executives in the region referred calls to Coca-Cola; a company spokeswoman in Atlanta said she was aware only of the Singapore review.
In the U.S., WPP Group's Berlin Cameron/Red Cell was named North American agency for Coke Classic earlier this month (AA, Feb. 3). In Latin America, Coke hasn't held formal reviews but has begun assigning project work for the Coke brand to Lowe in Brazil and Argentina, where Lowe's Agulla & Baccetti, Buenos Aires, has become the marketer's biggest agency, a Lowe executive said. In the U.K., Mother handles most Coca-Cola products and has been asked for creative input on Classic.
"There's no consistency," said an executive familiar with the company. "In some markets ... they appoint agencies on a project basis, so each project becomes a pitch, which McCann may or may not win. Atlanta doesn't have the sway it used to, so there doesn't seem to be a cohesive global strategy."
Coca-Cola spends $980 million-more than two-thirds of its global ad budget of $1.4 billion-outside the U.S., and 68% of its 2002 revenue came from outside North America.
In Australia, Singleton Ogilvy & Mather won Coca-Cola's business after a round of top-secret pitches late last year. It won with the "You know you want it" theme for Coke Classic that's now the center of its $12 million campaign.
A Coca-Cola spokesperson credited McCann with producing the Australian commercials, but according to the credits on the commercial, McCann's sole contribution was a TV producer.
McCann did get a vote of confidence in Germany, where Coke spends $120 million a year on advertising, more than any other market except the U.S. Helmut Sendlmeier, McCann's CEO-chairman in Germany, said he received a letter from the marketer expressing satisfaction with the agency's work.
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- New research involving more than 3,000 people found a link between regular consumption of artificial sweeteners and higher levels of fat in the body.
- The study comes after the World Health Organization raised concerns about aspartame, a non-nutritive sweetener, being a possible carcinogen.
Non-nutritive sweeteners, such as aspartame and saccharin, have become common sugar substitutes in a variety of foods and beverages — from diet soda and “light” yogurt to sugar-free cereals and syrups — since the mid-1970s.
Despite their ubiquity, long-term consumption of these artificial sweeteners may have a negative effect on how your body stores fat, according to research in International Journal of Obesity.
Looking at more than 3,000 men and women who have enrolled in studies on coronary artery risk development over the past 25 years, the researchers assessed data on dietary habits as well as three types of fat: visceral, intermuscular, and subcutaneous.
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Of the three, visceral fat, which isn’t visible but is stored in the abdomen and surrounds the organs, has been highlighted the most in previous studies for its role in increasing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke. But that didn’t let the other two off the hook. Too much intermuscular fat is thought to be a predictor of reduced muscle strength and functional mobility, and subcutaneous fat — the kind that sits just under the skin — can be protective to some degree, but too much can also increase health risks.
In a recent study, researchers found that participants who regularly consumed artificial sweeteners had higher levels of all three types of fat, even after taking into account other factors such as the quantity and quality of food.
“The takeaway here is that it’s important to find alternatives to artificial sweeteners in food and beverages, especially since these added sweeteners can have negative health consequences,” said lead researcher Lyn Steffen, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Public Health. . at the University of Minnesota.
He says Runner’s World that further research is needed to better understand the link between consumption of artificial sweeteners and increased body fat, but the findings raise concerns about recommendations from the American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association that promote replacing added sugars with these sweeteners.
The study’s findings are in addition to important findings released in mid-July by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, which suggested that aspartame is a probable carcinogen.
However, another WHO group, the Committee of Experts on Food Additives, argues that the current daily amount is still safe for consumption. The daily threshold is 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight for adults. For someone who weighs about 150 pounds, that’s the equivalent of nearly 14 cans of Diet Coke.
The Food and Drug Administration, which has set daily limits slightly higher than 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight, noted in a statement that it disagreed with the WHO cancer group’s conclusions.
“Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply,” writes the FDA. “FDA scientists have no safety concerns when aspartame is used under approved conditions. The sweetener is approved in many countries.
As the debate swirls about the effects of these sweeteners, with more research likely in the near future, what individuals can do is assess how these sweeteners may affect them, suggests dietitian Tamara Duker Freuman, RD, author of the book. Flatulence Whisper. Even if deemed safe by the FDA, these sweeteners may not be suitable for everyone in terms of digestion and tolerance.
“There are many artificial and natural sweeteners, including stevia, aspartame, sucralose, xylitol, erythritol, and others,” says Freuman. Runner’s World. “For some people, these sweeteners tend to cause gastrointestinal discomfort such as gas or an upset stomach, so pay attention to how you feel if you add more of these sweeteners to your diet.
Also, as with most foods and especially processed foods, it is always best to eat in moderation, which means limiting your intake as much as possible.
Elizabeth Millard is a freelance writer focused on health, wellness, wellness and food.
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Superdrug opens vegan pop-up store
Superdrug has opened its first ever vegan beauty pop-up store in London’s Shoreditch, offering a complete range of vegan and cruelty-free make-up, skincare and grooming.
The retailer launched the store on Tuesday at pop-up mall Boxpark, which regularly houses temporary stores of hundreds of fashion, accessories and lifestyle brands.
The opening comes as more consumers opt for vegan and natural beauty products as a result of social media campaigns and a move towards wellbeing-focused lifestyles. According to NPD Group, a global information company, the natural beauty market grew by 16% in 2017, ahead of the wider beauty market which increased by 7%.
Superdrug said: “As a brand, we listen to our customers. With Veganuary being such a hit and there being over 3.8 million posts on Instagram tagged with #veganlife it’s clear to us that people are after more vegan-friendly products. You might be thinking ‘Wow, what a challenge,’ but we’ve got nearly 1,000 own-brand products that are already vegan – it was less ‘OMG, this is gonna be a struggle’ and more ‘duh, what a no-brainer’”.
In addition to Superdrug’s own B.Cosmetics range of natural make-up and skincare, the store sells charcoal toothpaste, make-up wipes and avocado shower gel.
The Little Vegan Pop-Up Shop will be open for three months.
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Since Microsoft launched its own HoloLens augmented-reality wireless headset, customers have already mostly forgotten about This.
And now it’s getting a grip amongst an extremely unlikely target market: Vehicle Manufacturers.
Toyota is among an expanding number of car manufacturers believing augmented-reality wireless headsets may enhance every little thing from manufacturing automobiles to production and even repairing them.
For instance, Ford & heavy-duty pickup producer Paccar, are definitely amongst those making use of these HoloLens to design cars and trucks, Daimler just recently stated it “bought in excess of 100 HoloLens head sets in order to teach its own auto mechanics to use 3-D designs on cars” and also components such as “brake devices”.
However the augmented-reality market place is still tiny: Eric Abbruzzese, an enhanced- virtual-reality expert among ABI Research, anticipates more than 2 million headsets & smart eyeglasses are going to ship this year.
The majority of the industry is literally comprised of companies still evaluating the technological innovation.
Abbruzzese forecasts that it is going to expand to 29 million by 2023.


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The Indian market is so big that if you are creating something for India, you are creating it for the world, says Brian Acton, co-founder of Signal. He was speaking in an interview with NDTV.
“India is a multicultural country, so Signal is being made available in 12 languages, including Hindi. My Indian colleagues give me a lot of useful information about the market here. It helps to predict ideas. India is such a major country in the world that if you create something for India, you create it for the world. ”
Brian Acton said, “WhatsApp has 400 million users in India. So India is a huge market. We look forward to making more signal users in India. We are trying to give users an option so that they do not compromise with their digital privacy.”
Brian Acton further said, “We are expanding the capacity of our servers. Now the number of our users is growing exponentially and we have succeeded in managing it. And this is an opportunity for us. ”
The signal is being compared to WhatsApp. Speaking on the occasion, Brian Acton said, “We have features like privacy features, disappearing messages. All signal messages are encrypted, including metadata.”
Brian Acton, the co-founder of Signal, was also the founder of the WhatsApp. Brian Acton and Jan Koum sold ownership of the WhatsApp to Facebook in 2014. He then decided to leave the company in 2017 after some disagreements with Facebook.


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Google Broadens Its Wallet Through Acquisition Of Softcard Tech
Google announced Monday that it had struck a deal with three of the country’s major cellular carriers Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile to procure “technology and capabilities” from Softcard. Which, before giving up on mobile payments, was a competing mobile wallet app.
The first fruit of success for Google will be the unblocking of Google Wallet on new Android phones as Verizon, AT&T and T-mobile will start preinstalling Google Wallet on position vacant by the former Softcard app.
Why Softcard app, which was built after the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, was sold? Earlier, TechCrunch reported that Softcard was using up $15 million a month. Plus the sale price would be less than $100 million, the aforementioned report says, which means a big loss of capital for the carriers.
Commenting about its future, the company said in a report that “For now, Softcard customers can continue to tap and pay with the app. We will share more information with customers and partners in the coming weeks.”
Although it was speculated that everything was not smooth for the carriers, nobody could actually imagine that the service was going to make its enemy its master.
Google’s acquisition of Softcard has indeed eliminated the confusion factor — different brands for same tasks. Softcard was giving tough time to Google Wallet in mobile payments. That, perhaps, is another reason Google decided to encroach its competitor Softcard so to make its battle focused on Apple Pay.
Apple Pay was launched last year but has become a serious competitor to Google Wallet which was initiated in 2011.
Both services used the same contactless payment technology for operations. Precisely, NFC (near-field communication) is used to accomplish the transactions. However, there are few differences as well. At the heart of differences is the way a transaction is completed.
In case of Google Wallet, the transactions are routed through Google which enables Google to know in depth of its users — an ability which Apple Pay lacks. Apple Pay can not see much details of the transactions made.
Tap and Pay seems to be getting trendy in the US. After serious course of action being followed by Google and Apple in the market of mobile payments, Samsung is also ready to acquire a startup named LoopPay, through which users can make payments using phones on any payments terminal.
Abubaker Zahoor writes on diverse topics with special interest in innovations, tech-ethics, and inter-and intra- organizational business relationships.


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Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has announced that its first quarter revenues decreased by 57.8 per cent to $2.18 billion as compared to the same period in 2022.
This figure sets out the unaudited operational update for OOCL’s first quarter, ended 31 March 2023.
Total liftings decreased by 3.2 per cent but the loadable capacity increased slightly by 0.7 per cent.
The overall load factor was 3.3 per cent lower than the same period in 2022.
The average revenue per TEU decreased by 56.4 per cent compared to the first quarter of last year.
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This announcement comes less than a month after Orient Overseas (International) Ltd, released the annual results for 2022, announcing a container throughput of 7.1 million TEU, a drop of almost 450,000 TEU from 2021.
Yearly figures also showed a revenue of $19.82 billion for 2022, reflecting an almost 18 per cent year-on-year increase, while, operating profits came at $10 billion for the full year.
Additionally, OOCL achieved a revenue of over $18.5 billion for 2022, despite experiencing a decrease of 34.8 per cent in total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022.


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By Dr. Elaine Young, Assistant Dean, Division of Business, Professor, Marketing, Champlain College
Coca-Cola gets social. What do I mean by that?
Let’s start by looking at a recent Covario study focusing on the Facebook health of 100 leading advertisers, in which Coca-Cola ranked as the world’s number-one brand. According to the study, Coke has a huge following on Facebook of more than 34 million fans, which is growing at a monthly rate of nearly three percent. The leading beverage brand also has strong fan engagement, typically running seven posts a month, each one of which garners more than 235 comments and nearly 1,750 “likes.”
Now, let’s look at the history of the official Coca-Cola Facebook page. This Coca-Cola branded Facebook page started out as a fan site that was created several years ago (2009) by several individuals who just loved the brand (call them brand evangelists; here’s an AdAge article that tells the story). As a large brand, Coke had the option to take over the site—but what they did actually shows just how much value they put in engagement with their customers.
They co-managed the site, working with the initial creators and actually celebrating how the page was born (when you go to their Facebook page, you are given the option to see the history—and some other fun videos like this one).
They actually celebrate how their Facebook presence was created by, and is now driven by, the fans.
They have fully integrated their web presence with their Facebook presence, as well. Take a look at the screenshots. From the main page of the Coca-Cola website, you see the option to “give a coke”—and when you click on that link, it takes you directly to their Facebook page.
There, you access a special application that allows you to send a fun message to a friend. Notice how on their website, they show their Facebook posts, as well. It’s a fully integrated experience between the website and Facebook with a focus on brand cohesiveness.
Creating a strong social media presence takes a great deal of work, intentionality and strategic focus. Coca-Cola has always been a social brand—one that is focused on their customers and building a sense of loyalty and community. Facebook is but an extension for this brand that already understands the importance of engagement with their customers. They are global in their approach and fully integrated. Even their Twitter feed and YouTube channel highlight their commitment as a global brand.
I’m not surprised that they are #1 in Covario’s study. Social is not something new for this brand. If the belief is there and the values are there, then the team of individuals who are responsible for implementing the social interaction opportunities across all properties (Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter) will be able to fully capitalize on the opportunities that communication technologies provide. It’s not rocket science for Coca-Cola, and it’s not work—it just comes naturally.


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Following its IPO SuperGroup has outperformed the market, but recently some not-so-impressive figures suggest the bubble might have burst. Is this the case or is the City overreacting?
Why are we asking this now?
It’s been the uber-cool brand of the last few years but last week owner SuperGroup’s shares went rapidly out of fashion after slower than expected growth unnerved the City. The business lost more than a fifth of its value in a day.
An FCUK moment then?
Some fear the brand might have lost its cachet. In the same way that it’s said Londoners are never more than 20 yards away from a rat, the same might be observed across the country of Superdry’s togs. When the target customers’ dads are wearing the brand, some worry about its longevity.
Hang on a moment, isn’t the reaction out of proportion? SuperGroup’s retail sales were still up 39% last quarter
Yes, and wholesale was up even more – 89%. Both numbers would indicate that there’s plenty of appetite at home and overseas for the brand. SuperGroup founder Julian Dunkerton remained bullish and described the last year as “excellent both financially and in terms of our development”.
What did he put the slowing growth down to?
He acknowledged SuperGroup had been too slow to get the full range of new season’s stock into its stores and lost out as a result when the sunny weather and bank holidays drew out shoppers. SuperGroup also only opened one shop in the quarter compared with six in the comparable period last year.
Was the City convinced by those reasons?
Opinion was mixed. Several brokers, while expressing disappointment, still bought in to the SuperGroup growth story. Oriel’s Jonathan Pritchard was concerned by “the inability of the supply chain to switch the stores over to spring/summer quickly enough” but said: “Commentators will doubtless ignore this explanation and take delight in calling the turn in Superdry’s image. We think it’s a management error but the brand remains in very
“Missed sales won’t come back and management will have to accept the market’s rap on the knuckles for this. But there’s no lasting damage done, with lessons learned.”
And Numis’s Andy Wade, who calculated that SuperGroup’s store like-for-likes may have suffered a double-digit fall in the quarter, took a similar view.
He said: “We will need reassurance from future updates that this was a seasonal mishap rather than a far more concerning slowdown in brand momentum.”


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Record Number of New Jerseyans Expected to Travel Over Labor Day Weekend
Travel in New Jersey is projected to reach a post-recession high over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
According to AAA New Jersey, more than one million New Jersey residents plan to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Labor Day holiday weekend, up nearly five percent over 2012's numbers.
"This really is a good sign that people are comfortable with where they are, and comfortable with taking vacations, and getting back out there and traveling," said Cathleen Lewis, regional director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for AAA New Jersey Automobile Club.
Overall, 886,120 New Jersey residents plan to travel by car, an increase of five percent from last year. Nationally, 29 million people plan to travel by car. Air travel is also projected to rise, with 89,655 expected to fly, a three percent increase from 2012.
Unlike in previous years, gas prices are unlikely to be a major factor for people determining whether they will travel this Labor Day. The current average price for a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey is $3.45, 20 cents lower than last year.
"We have seen some strange things in gas prices this year. We really peaked back in February, and we never see peaks that early. We're all used to the traditional peaks during summer travel season and then the holidays. And really that's not the way the market is working anymore. Prices have stayed low so people are comfortable and confident that they can take that road trip," said Lewis.
Fifty-three percent of New Jerseyans are projected to travel to the shore according to the survey.
"In a poll conducted prior to Memorial Day, 50 percent of New Jersey residents polled planed on making an effort to visit shore towns impacted by Sandy to increase tourism and support local business. We are pleased that the trend has continued to Labor Day," said Tracy Noble, a spokesperson for AAA Mid-Atlantic.
The close of the summer season also continues a trend of New Jerseyans traveling at a higher rate than the nation and the region.


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DALLAS — Super Bowl tickets sold to National Football League players for their personal use are often resold for an exorbitant profit against the wishes of the league, according to players who spoke on the condition they not be named. They said the majority of their teammates scalp tickets for easy money and contend it`s their right.
Players are given the option, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement, to buy two Super Bowl tickets from their team at face value of $75 each. They have turned this into a tax-free gold mine through sales to ticket brokers, travel agencies, scalpers and business associates.
For the Super Bowl three weeks ago, one player said he sold two end-zone seats for $1,600, a profit of $1,450. A former Pro Bowl player said it was easy last year to sell 10 tickets for $4,000.
``You`re looking at a clear profit. It`s so tempting, your mouth waters,`` he said. ``And Uncle Sam doesn`t get any of it.``
At the end of the 1985 season, a ticket broker in Los Angeles called a Dallas Cowboy player and offered $400 for each Super Bowl ticket he could provide. The player told teammates and came up with 18 tickets. Each player involved made a $325 profit per ticket.
Although the players` average salary for 1986 was close to $250,000, one said: ``Selling Super Bowl tickets is part of the gratuity that comes with playing.``
NFL policy prohibits management personnel, coaches, NFL staff members and game officials from selling Super Bowl tickets for a profit. The policy, since it is not in the collective bargaining agreement or constitution and by-laws, does not include players, although several teams have their own rules in that regard. NFL officials say they want a policy written into the next bargaining agreement that would apply the ban to players. The league considers the scalping unethical, but commissioner Pete Rozelle admits ``it`s impossible to stop the resale.`` In many states, scalping is legal.
``This has been going on for so many years,`` Rozelle said. ``But we can`t take any sanctions against them. It`s not spelled out in the contract. That`s something for the future. There`s nothing to stop the players except not give them the tickets.``
Scalping is not limited to players. Dominic Frontiere, husband of Rams owner Georgia Frontiere, is serving one year and a day in federal prison for income tax evasion and lying to federal authorities, stemming from the sale of thousands of scalped Steelers-Rams 1980 Super Bowl tickets.
All NFL clubs except New England, Tampa Bay and San Diego allow players to pick up Super Bowl tickets at team headquarters or by mail. The Bucs and Chargers require players to show identification at the stadium will-call window on game day to get their tickets. The Patriots must pick them up at the hotel of their general manager during Super Bowl week.
In addition, 18 of the 28 teams require players purchasing Super Bowl tickets to sign a letter acknowledging it is a violation of team policy to resell the tickets for monetary gain.
A Dallas player who for the last seven years has sold his tickets to the same person for $400 each said he doesn`t read the letter. ``Who`s going to turn down $800 for two tickets?`` Another player said he sold two end-zone seats this year for $1,000 cash.
Cowboys president Tex Schramm said: ``There`s nothing we can do about it. It bothers you, but that`s life. They were taught that in college.``
As for this year`s Super Bowl contestants, each of the Giants was supplied with two complimentary tickets and given the option to purchase an additional 23 at face value. Each of the Broncos got two complimentary tickets and the option to purchase 14 more.
The NFL considers an even larger problem to be controlling the tickets sold to season ticket-holders on the competing teams. Each team receives 25 percent of the available tickets. Many of those tickets are sold by lottery to season-ticket holders who have no intention of attending the game. They often wind up with ticket brokers and travel agents.
Bob Edson, a California broker, said he purchased about 30 tickets for this year`s Super Bowl through middlemen whose tickets originally were bought by NFL players.


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After Samsung president TM Roh informed Korean newspaper Yonhap that it might be pruning advertisements from a number of the firm’s default pre-installed apps, Samsung has now confirmed that it’s going to start eradicating the annoying promotions later this yr.
In response to Yonhap, the subject was introduced up by a Samsung worker throughout a current Samsung “city corridor” assembly, after which Roh responded with a call to take away advertisements from quite a lot of first-party Samsung apps.
Following Roh’s resolution after the city corridor, in a press release given to The Verge, Samsung has now confirmed that it will likely be eradicating advertisements someday later this yr through a forthcoming replace.
“Samsung has decided to stop the commercial on proprietary apps together with Samsung Climate, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme. Our precedence is to ship progressive cell experiences for our customers primarily based on their wants and desires. We worth suggestions from our customers and proceed our dedication to offer them with the very best expertise from our Galaxy services and products.”
For customers of Samsung telephones, the removing of advertisements from a number of the company’s first-party apps is an encouraging signal, as these advertisements have been the supply of long-running complaints from prospects over the previous few years, significantly on extra premium units just like the Galaxy S21 Extremely or Samsung’s foldable Z-series telephones. And whereas Samsung has not set a selected date for when the replace will arrive, there’s probability it’ll be a part of Samsung’s annual One UI revamp, which over the previous few years has usually been launched someday in late fall.
Whereas it’s a promising improvement, hopefully, this alteration is merely the beginning of a extra complete effort to pare again advertisements in different Samsung apps and units, particularly Samsung TVs, which have confronted similar criticism in recent years for surfacing ads within the menus for its premium TVs.
After which there are different instances just like the notifications that Samsung typically sends out to Samsung units following main product launches or notifications from apps like Samsung World Targets that attempt to immediate you to choose into its program.
Ideally, Samsung would do away with advertisements in all of its apps and units except expressly given permission to show promotions by the consumer, which is extra tolerable on units like Amazon’s Kindle e-readers the place units with advertisements are clearly labeled and include a reduced value.
However sadly, with corporations usually making an attempt to eke out each final little bit of revenue wherever they’ll, as we’ve seen in different conditions like a current Android TV replace for the Nvidia Defend, seeing advertisements in menus would possibly simply be the brand new regular.


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Samsung plans to add a new one to the popular A series. According to the emerging information, Galaxy A33 is coming!
Samsung continues to expand its smartphone family. According to the leaks, the company is working on new models that it will add to the affordable and popular A series. The South Korean technology giant, which has already developed several new devices such as Galaxy A13, Galaxy A53, Galaxy A03 and Galaxy A73, is preparing to make a quick start to 2022.
New information shared by GalaxyClub.nl revealed the company’s new model Galaxy A 33. The phone, which is the continuation of the Galaxy A32, which was released at the beginning of the year, seems to appeal to price / performance users in particular. Here are the details…
Samsung Galaxy A33 will be available in the first months of 2022
Samsung, which has recently brought 5G technology together with affordable models, launched the 5G version of the Galaxy A32 last January. Therefore, it is quite possible that the phone will support this connection type. Also, unlike the A32 series, the Galaxy A33 may only come with a 5G version. Unfortunately, the remaining technical specifications of the product have not yet been revealed.
Fortunately, the A33 isn’t the only phone the company is working on. The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is also expected to launch in January. For this reason, it is estimated that the flagship will be the priority and affordable devices will be introduced in the future. It is also speculated that more information on the subject will emerge in the coming days. If we recall the features of the Galaxy A32 5G introduced this year;
- 6.5 inch TFT display offering 720 x 1600 HD+ resolution
- MediaTek Dimensity 720 processor
- 8GB RAM and 128GB storage
- One UI based on Android 11
- 13 Megapixel selfie camera
- 48 Megapixel main camera, 8 Megapixel ultra wide lens, 5 Megapixel macro camera and 2 Megapixel depth sensor
- 5,000mAh battery supporting 15W charging


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Google has released a new version of their Car Home application for Android devices. Already awesome in the way it turns your devices into a personal navigator/assistant for your on the go needs, it gets better with customizable shortcuts and personalized settings. Effective today, Nexus One andMotorola Droid owners can start tweak the colors and background images as well as pick apps for display. Now it’s possible to put Pandora or Slacker Radio one safe touch away.
Read more at the Google Mobile blog. It should be noted that the original post indicated this would be available for Android 2.2 devices in general, but the update now refers to the Droid and Nexus One. Look for a rollout to other phones in the near future.


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Samsung’s latest event saw new versions of their folding phones, and they might have Brianna switching sides. Then, yeah, we have to talk about Elon Musk rebranding Twitter as X. But then it’s the marketing event we’ve all been waiting for, Rocket Does Barbie. Greta Gerwig’s latest film is out now and the reviews are unpredictable!


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McDonald`s to pay 700,000 dollars to US Muslims to settle food suit
London: Food giant McDonald`s and one of its franchise owners has agreed to pay 700,000 dollars to members of the Muslim community, following allegations that a Detroit-based restaurant had falsely advertised that its food is being prepared according to the Islamic dietary law.
Dearborn Heights, Michigan resident Ahmed Ahmed had sued the food chain and Finley`s Management Co in view of allegations that Ahmed had bought a chicken sandwich in 2011, which was later found out to be non-halal, reports the Telegraph.
Along with Ahmed, a Detroit health clinic, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn and lawyers, will also be partners in the money from the settlement.
According to Ahmed`s lawyer Kassem Daklallah, there are only two McDonald`s in the United States that sell halal products and both are in Dearborn.
He alleged that one of the locations had sold non-halal products when it ran out of halal meat.
An investigation conducted with the help of Ahmed revealed that the restaurant had sold non-halal food on many occasions, after which a letter was sent to McDonald`s and Finley`s, Daklallah said.
He added that a lawsuit was file only after they received no response for the letter. However, Finley`s have said in its settlement notice that the company has trained its employees on the preparation of halal food, with strict adherence to the process.
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Samsung is reportedly working on a new smartphone dubbed the Samsung Galaxy A51. The device is tipped to launch on December 12 and is expected to be a major improvement over its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy A50. Well, thanks to an exclusive report from SamMobiles, we have a working clue as to how the device is going to look like. The website has shared a couple of press renders of the device. Furthermore, in yet another bunch of leaks, we have got the specifications and the marketing video of the Samsung Galaxy A51. Let’s have a look at all of these.
Samsung Galaxy A51 leaked renders and marketing video
The marketing video for the Samsung Galaxy A51 pretty much sums it all up. Starting off with the color variants, we will get 4 color variants of the Samsung Galaxy A51 – Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Pink, and Prism Crush White.
The screen size of the Samsung Galaxy A51 is 6.5-inch. The display is Super AMOLED and features a Full HD+ resolution. The display has a pretty small punch-hole which is centrally aligned. The bezels appear to be pretty tiny, but that could very well be a result of marketing angles, so we would have to see the actual product to talk about it with authority. Nevertheless, the device will measure 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9mm and will weigh in at 172 grams. All the physical buttons will be on the right side of the device.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 will come with a quad rear camera setup. We will get a 48MP primary camera, a 12MP ultra-wide camera, a 5MP depth sensor, and a 5MP macro lens. The front camera will be a 32MP f/2.2 unit.
Speaking of the battery, a 4,000mAh battery will keep the lights of the device on. The Samsung Galaxy A51 will come with support for up to 18W fast charging.
Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy A51 will be powered with an Exynos 9611 processor which will be coupled with 4GB/6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of onboard storage. There will be an external SD card slot coming up with the device.
A little while ago, we got to know that Samsung was planning on launching a Samsung Galaxy A 2020 series lineup on December 12. So far, we were not so sure as to which upcoming A-series smartphone would be unveiled on the said date, but not the source has confirmed that it is indeed the Samsung Galaxy A51 smartphone that would get launched.
Just in case you are unaware, the company is also reportedly launching the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite and the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite in the month of December. Both the devices recently received the Bluetooth certificate as well. To know more about the two devices, you can head to our existing coverage of the same.
We now know pretty much everything about the device and the only thing that is still not disclosed is the price. Well, we won’t have to wait for much longer to know that too as the launch date is just under a week from now.
What are your thoughts on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A51? Do let us know in the comments section below.


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Appeals court backs Dish in Fox's effort to block Hopper
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A federal appeals court Wednesday rejected a bid by Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. to temporarily block Dish Network Corp. from selling its commercial-skipping Hopper television set-top box while Fox's lawsuit challenging Dish goes forward.
The ruling by the California-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a decision last November by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee to reject Fox's bid for a preliminary injunction to block Hopper sales by Dish (Nasdaq: DISH), Charlie Ergen’s Douglas County-based satellite-TV service.
Fox challenged the Hopper's PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop features.
PrimeTime Anytime lets Hopper users record prime-time shows on Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC and store them for up to eight days for later viewing. AutoHop lets Dish customers bypass commercials on those stored programs.
The features are controversial with broadcasters who say they're harmful to their business. Fox is suing Dish, claiming breach on contract and copyright infringement; it’s one of several suits by broadcasters brought over Dish’s technology.
Gee refused to issue a preliminary injunction last fall, saying that Fox had not demonstrated that continued sales of the Hopper would cause Fox irreparable harm or that it would prevail in its lawsuit against Dish.
"The courts continue to reject Fox’s efforts to deny our customers’ access to PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop — key features of the Hopper," said Dish in a statement Wednesday. “This decision is a victory for American consumers, and we are proud to have stood by their side in this important fight over the fundamental rights of consumer choice and control.”
In a statement, Fox said: “We are disappointed in the court’s ruling, even though the bar to secure a preliminary injunction is very high. This is not about consumer choice or advances in technology. It is about a company devising an unlicensed, unauthorized service that clearly infringes our copyrights and violates our contract. We will review all of our options and proceed accordingly.”
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Ahead of Ganeshutsav WE7CARE Foundation, a city based NGO for women will be starting an awareness campaign against use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols it is to be mentioned here that Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has time and again appealed the citizens to stop the use decorative plastic items, PoP idols for conservation of environment.
Supporting NMC’s decision, the NGO will spread awareness about the use of clay idols during the festival season. PoP idols, which are hugely popular, contain harmful chemicals like sulphur, phosphorus and magnesium. Also, such idols take many years to completely dissolve in water.
Dyes used in for colouring these idols contain mercury, cadmium, arsenic, lead, carbon, etc. which are unhealthy for aquatic ecosystem. Ganesh idols made with pure clay are easily dissolving in water and are also easily available in the market.
Some of these alternatives are very. innovative and cost-friendly as well. Such natural clay idols also give a sense of pride and satisfaction to the households bringing them home. One of the innovations include clay idols with plant seeds added to them.
Another product in the series of these products is the â€˜Do It Yourselfâ€™ idol-making kit which is also easily available in the market.
These products not only promote ecofriendly way of living amongst masses but also inculcates cultural values and boosts creativity amongst children and the
youth. The best part about the awareness campaign on ill effects of PoP idols is that itâ€™s inspiring more and more households to switch to eco-friendly alternatives.


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WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to protect small businesses from the excessive compliance costs of online sales tax collection, Congressman Bob Gibbs re-introduced legislation to set guidelines for states expanding their sales tax to non-nexus online sales.
WASHINGTON, DC - With the shutdown forcing federal essential employees to work without pay, Congressman Bob Gibbs introduced the Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act this evening.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) and Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) led a bipartisan group to pass the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, which codifies the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Integrated Planning” initiative into law.
WASHINGTON, DC – Shortly after passage of HR 2, the Farm Bill, Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday afternoon, Congressman Bob Gibbs co-sponsored the introduction of the Regulatory Certainty for Navigable Waters Act, which will fully repeal the Obama Administration’s Waters of the United States Rule issued in 2015. Gibbs has been at the forefront of stopping this bureaucratic overreach since its inception.
WASHINGTON, DC - After the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision in June making it easier for states to mandate collection of tax for online sales, Congressman Bob Gibbs introduced legislation that will ease the burden for online vendors to comply with any new online sales taxes. Considering input from local businesses who could be severely impacted by the ruling, Gibbs’ bill will set guidelines fo
Washington, DC – In an effort to bolster the security and integrity of federal elections, Congressman Bob Gibbs introduced legislation to prevent foreign nationals from fraudulently registering to vote. The Ensuring American Voters Act will require proof of citizenship for the voter registration process.
WASHINGTON, DC - After being named to the conference committee for the 2018 Farm Bill, Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC - The Office of Congressman Bob Gibbs will be at the Medina County Office for Older Adults from 9 AM to 4 PM on Friday April 6th for a recording session of the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project (VHP). The VHP collects and preserves the personal stories of American war veterans.