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Tesco supermarket could soon become the first supermarket in the UK to stock meat-alternative products from US brand Beyond Meat.
Beyond Meat has big plans to roll out the Beyond Burger range across 50 countries and six continents this summer. According to a recent article published by news outlet The Guardian, the retailer is currently believed to be in the final stages of negotiating a deal that could mean Beyond Burgers are stocked in its freezers by July, just in time for summer BBQs.
Speaking to Plant Based News, Beyond Meat founder and CEO Ethan Brown confirmed that the burger may soon be available in the UK supermarket, saying: “We’re in talks with Tesco,” also adding that there are a number of international deals the company is working on “but the details aren’t clear yet”.
A Tesco spokesman said of the plans: “This is something we are looking at but cannot confirm at this point.”
In the past year, Tesco has seen demand from customers for frozen meat-free foods has increased by more than 70%, while sales of chilled vegetarian ready meals and meat substitutes are up 30%.
In January the supermarket giant partnered with pioneering chef, Derek Sarno, to create ‘Wicked Kitchen’ – a new range of irresistible plant-based ready meals and sandwiches that celebrate everything that’s ‘wicked’ and tasty about plants. Prepared exclusively for Tesco, the new range was launched in 600 stores nationwide.
The Beyond Burger has taken the world by storm with its meaty texture and taste, as well as the fact that it appears to ‘bleed’ when cooked thanks to the addition of beetroot to give the burger it’s pink colour.
In the US, Beyond Burgers are stocked alongside meat products, in a bid to expand the vegetarian and vegan market to flexitarians and encourage them to swap animal meat for plant-based alternatives.
A spokeswoman for the Vegan Society said: “Anything that gives more choice for people to eat vegan food is a positive move. Whereas sausages can be made both from animals and from plants and it’s a type of food many of us are used to, many vegans appreciate that people may simply want to have vegan versions of foods they grew up eating.
“A number of vegans believe we should move away from the idea of imitating animal products and simply consume plant-based dishes. This is great in theory but, in reality, many people still want to indulge in fatty, satisfying foods. Having vegan alternatives to animal products gives vegans yet another argument as to why there really is no excuse not to be vegan. It comes down to individual preference of vegans as there is no animal use in either case.”


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A car salesman has admitted lying over a £30,000 Ford Focus he sold but said it was only because he panicked when the buyer started asking questions - as did police.
“I was trying to buy time - it was two weeks from hell,” dealership director James Rodriguez-Lay told a jury at Cardiff Crown Court.
Prosecutors allege he tried to pull off a “fiddle”, advertising the Focus, selling it to another dealer in Essex and then asking for payment to go into his personal account while not delivering the vehicle as promised.
His “silent partner” in the Barry business, Redline Vehicle Solutions Ltd, has already told the court how the first he knew of the Focus problem was bailiffs arriving at his door.
'The business was going downhill'
Derek Knox said he told them to see Rodriguez-Lay, 38, who ran Redline Vehicle Solutions Ltd while he was away at sea with the Merchant Navy. He had hoped to get more involved when he retired.
Giving evidence in his own defence on the third day of his trial, Rodriguez-Lay said his partner had “done his bit” keeping the company going.
“Derek is a good man - his input went above and beyond - but the business was going downhill and enough was enough and our relationship broke down,” he told the court.
He said the sale of the Focus for a third party had been “a deal which went sour” but he had never set out to deceive the buyers, Toomey Motors in Basildon, who are still out of pocket.
He had expected the third party to agree the sale for £30,700 and hand over the car for delivery to Essex and accepted he did “string Toomey Motors along”, at one stage even telling them one day that he was on his way, the court heard.
'You realised you could make 30 grand for yourself'
But he said he could no longer get in touch with his seller and the money had already been handed over.
He agreed he had given Redline Vehicle Solutions Ltd bank details to Toomey’s for payment, and 12 minutes later sent them a second e-mail claiming there was a mistake and giving own personal bank account number instead, the court heard.
But he did that, because he suddenly realised the overdraft in the business account would swallow up a large part of it.
Prosecutor Ieuan Morris suggested: “In that 12 minutes, you suddenly realised you could make thirty grand for yourself.”
The dealer said that wasn’t true and went on to deny that he was “living beyond his means”, paying £1,350-a-month to rent a house in Cog Road, Sully.
“It’s a modest house and I’m a family man,” he told the jury.
“I was just buying time - I was panicking,”

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A man got into it with a loss prevention agent after being busted allegedly stealing $65 in merchandise from a local grocery store.
Officers from the Milford Police Department took custody of a suspect shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, following an alleged shoplifting incident from Shop Rite on Boston Post Road over the summer.
Police said that Milford resident Jayson Rotz, 28, allegedly shoplifted more than $65 of items from Shop Rite on July 22, and proceeded to engage in a physical altercation with the loss prevention agent attempting to apprehend him.
Rotz was arrested on Sunday and charged with robbery, larceny and breach of peace. He was released following his arraignment over the weekend and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 30 to answer the charges.
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Chinese giant BAIC wants to buy back Daimaler AGNovember 27, 2019
Mercedes and BAIC are closely related. In China, they are major joint business partners, and most recently, the Chinese concern bought the first 5% stake in Daimler, but wants to further increase its stake.
The German concern Daimler is popular not only for its cars. Among investors, he is considered one of the most reliable investments. Therefore, shares in free sale practically do not appear.
In the summer, it became known about a major deal to purchase a 5% stake in a German concern by BAIC, a Chinese partner. In addition, rumors appeared on the Web that the Chinese concern wants to increase its stake even more.
BAIC previously acquired its stake through HSCB, and a recent Daimler report showed that the holding increased its stake to 5.23%. There is no direct connection with the Chinese, but the facts speak for themselves.
In addition, Daimler’s largest shareholder is also from China. Geely owns a 9.7% stake. This indicates an increased interest of Chinese companies in the international market. In addition, this also indicates a significant increase in their financial capabilities.
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- Mercedes-Benz CL600 coupe from the 90s for sale
- Tesla will build a new plant to assemble trucks and sports cars
- All-new Nissan Skyline R34 sports car for half a million dollars at auction
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Amazon registered the domain name AmazonOpportunity.com on Friday, the name had been registered in the past a couple times. The name was registered back in 2007 and owned for a number of years by a registrant in New Hampshire. They dropped the name and it was later picked up by someone in the U.K. who recently dropped the domain.
Now Amazon owns it, this could be the perfect name for the crowd funding platform that was hinted at by Hacked.com.
Back in January they published an article:
One listing for a senior marketing manager asks, “Are you inspired by inventors who develop and launch new products? Do you want to market the world’s best end-to-end platform for startups? Do you see the opportunity to connect these entrepreneurs with Amazon’s hundreds of millions of customers through creative and strategic marketing?”
Sources say this move could be connected to another recent initiative the company has been pursuing. Amazon has been attempting to build relationships with startup hardware and electronic companies. Their goal has been to convince these young companies to grow their business by utilizing the large site as the main sales channel.
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A Welshpool company which has invested £5 million in state-of-the-art machinery to create 50 new jobs in the coming years has been named Powys Business of the Year.
Wipak UK Ltd, based at the town’s Buttington Cross Enterprise Park, collected the coveted overall award, sponsored by Powys County Council, at the Powys Business Awards 2022 held at Dering Lines, Brecon on Friday night.
The company, which makes sophisticated, high barrier packaging films for preserving and protecting food products, also won the People Development Award, sponsored by NPTC Group of Colleges.
Wipak UK Ltd, which has a turnover approaching £30 million and 107 employees, says its workforce is playing a key role in its mission to become the most sustainable flexible packaging supplier in the world and achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.
Following a comprehensive training programme for operators on the new machinery, several exciting new products have been developed, including an advanced, low carbon footprint, aluminium butter wrap for a new market.
Pledging to support employees to unlock their full potential, whilst also prioritising their safety and wellbeing, the company achieved Investors in People Silver Accreditation in 2019 and is going for Gold Accreditation later this year.
Responding to the award announcement, Wipak UK Ltd’s managing director Andrew Newbold said: “Wow, what an amazing honour. What I like about this award is that it’s about all our employees, not just one person or one product.
“We have won it because of what they have achieved collectively. They have embraced the development plan and are an amazing group of people.”
The judges said: “Wipak has a strong leader, has invested in local people and put them at the heart of the company. They have established themselves as market leaders by continuing to invest in their manufacturing capability and in the development of new products.
“They are making a positive environmental contribution by taking decisive action and challenging traditional methods. We believe they will be an inspirational and worthy ambassador as a standard bearer for Powys.”
Showcasing the diverse range of successful enterprises in the county, Powys Business Awards are organised by Mid Wales Manufacturing Group (MWMG) with support from sponsors.
Richard Glover-Davies, a serial winner at the awards, added another brace to his collection. He won the Entrepreneurship Award, sponsored by Welsh Government, with his companies gloversure and Montgomeryshire Homes Ltd, Welshpool.
Montgomeryshire Homes then added the Small Business Award, sponsored by WR Partners.
There was more success for Welshpool as Morland UK won The Growth Award, sponsored by The County Times and Nomadic Washrooms, based in Forden, was announced as winners of the Start-up Business Award, sponsored by EvaBuild.
Businesses in Crickhowell also collected two awards. PM Training and Assessing Ltd won the Micro Business Award, sponsored by WPG and The Cellar Drinks Company won the Small Business Growth Award, sponsored by EDF Renewables.
One of the biggest cheers of the night was reserved for The Game Change Project CIC, who work with disengaged young people from a farm base in Aberhafesp, near Newtown. The company won the Social Enterprise/ Charity Award, sponsored by Myrick Training Services.
Newtown’s biggest employer, Nidec – Control Techniques, received the Technology & Innovation Award, sponsored by ForrestBrown, for the invention of a AC micro drive complete with a revolutionary app that is operated from a smart phone.
The Judges’ Special Award, sponsored this year by CellPath, to recognise an outstanding achievement by a business or person who were not category winners, went to Radnor Hills, Knighton.
The other finalists were: Start-up Business Award: Bryndu Caravan and Camping, Brecon and Mesh Telematics Limited, Machynlleth. Entrepreneurship Award: Trudy Davies, Woosnam and Davies News, Llani Barbers and Talerddig Bakery Store, Llanidloes and Adam Watkin, Trax JH, Tyre Protector and Gresolvent, Newtown. Micro Business Award (fewer than 10 employees): Celtic Company, Welshpool and SP Filling Systems Ltd, Llandrindod Wells. Growth Award: Dawson Shanahan, Welshpool; Makefast Ltd, Newtown and Radnor Hills, Knighton. Small Business Award (under 30 employees): CMD Ltd, Newtown and Severn Transport Services Ltd, Welshpool. Social Enterprise/ Charity Award: Calan DVS, Brecon and Open Newtown, Newtown. Small Business Growth Award: Severn Transport Services Ltd, Welshpool and Montgomeryshire Homes, Welshpool. Technology & Innovation Award: CMD Ltd, Newtown and Dawson Shanahan, Welshpool. People Development Award: EOM Electrical Contractors Ltd, Newtown and SWG Group, Welshpool.


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For the flack the advertising industry gets if you are a prehistoric company at risk of extinction, its biggest businesses are demonstrating hardy beasts.
The owner of McCann Erickson, Lowe and FCB, the worldwide revenues of the big four groups grew encouragingly last year with the exception of the embattled Interpublic Group.
The biggest, Omnicom, which houses BBDO, DDB and TBWA, saw revenues up 7.8 percent. WPP, the parent of J. Walter Thompson, Ogilvy & Mather and younger & Rubicam and also the holding that is second-biggest, expanded 7.3 percent. Publicis Groupe profits soared by 58.3 percent, but this will be misleading once the figures consist of just 90 days of Bcom3 profits.
Interpublic, down 2.2 %, had been certainly one of just four of this top 20 teams to suffer income falls. But also at Interpublic the near future is wanting a brighter that is little despite first-quarter losings with this year very nearly doubling, revenue expanded 6 %. There clearly was further cheer at Omnicom too, which announced a 17 % increase in its first-quarter earnings.
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Report: Sears May Convert Some Auto Centers into Data Centers
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Sears says it could move fast if it decides data centers are the way to go
U.S. retailer Sears has a number of locations spread across the country in malls, and also has a sizeable number of standalone locations. Many of those locations have automotive service centers attached.
A new report indicates that Ubiquity Critical Environments, which is the data center unit of Sears Holdings, is currently considering a plan to convert some of its Sears Auto Centers into data centers.
Ubiquity is reportedly currently working with Schneider Electric on a proposal to build and operate mission-critical facilities in a number of markets around the country. Snyder Electric is a provider of data center equipment and services in the U.S.
Initially the exploration looked at converting old Sears and Kmart retail stores and warehouses into large data centers. However, it turned out that many of the promising locations were located near data center hubs that would have Ubiquity competing with existing providers.
Rather than competing head-to-head with the existing providers, Ubiquity changed its focus to look at converting smaller footprint locations in secondary markets. Sears believes that existing Auto Centers would be ideal for that strategy, especially stand-alone locations.
Sears has over 50 stand-alone automotive service center facilities typically located on the perimeter of shopping malls. Many of these locations are between 25,000 and 50,000 ft.² and have ceiling heights of around 16 feet. Ubiquity wants to convert some of these locations into data centers with between 1.2 MW and 2.4 MW of IT capacity.
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LOL No wanting Lots more than you NEED is greed. Do you live in a tent? if not then you earning more to move into a home or apartment ,according to you, is greed.
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HUDDINGE, Sweden — Meda has launched a new cold sore treatment made by commercialization partner Medivir, Medivir said Tuesday.
The Swedish drug maker launched Xerese (acyclovir and hydrocortisone), a topical combination product designed to treat recurrent herpes simplex labialis.
Medivir said the U.S. market for cold sore products is $230 million, and it expected the drug to be successful, given Meda’s presence in the U.S. market.


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COOPERATION WORTH $ 400 MILLION: Cybertruck will have Samsung cameras
The cooperation between Samsung and Tesla will be of great importance for the autonomous driving of Cybertruck vehicles.
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All future owners of the Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicle will rejoice at the fact that Samsung will be in charge of the cameras.
According to the Korea Economic Daily, Samsung and Tesla have achieved a cooperation worth a massive 436 million dollars.
The popular manufacturer of electronic devices will prepare cameras for Cybertruck for the largest manufacturer of electric vehicles in the United States. The same source states that Samsung will equip this electric truck with eight cameras that will also be used for autonomous driving, while some cameras will also be used as side mirrors since Cybertruck does not have them (see the picture gallery of that vehicle).
Using a camera instead of a mirror is not allowed in America either, but Tesla hopes that something like that will change. They introduced Cybertruck in November 2019, and the production model should not differ significantly from the original prototype, as suggested by a report from Korea indicating that Cybertruck will not have rear-view mirrors.
It is interesting that some cameras will be found on the fender of this vehicle, while it is already known that one camera is under the front bumper. This is not the first time that the two companies have cooperated when it comes to electric vehicles. The Korean giant also supplied Tesla with other technologies related to electric cars, including batteries, as well as a new PixCell LED headlight developed by Samsung, which will be found on future Tesla vehicles.
Although it has been announced that Cybertruck will arrive by the end of 2021, it is somewhat more realistic that it will appear over the next year.
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Over the weekend, we reported that Best Buy was planning on something big happening with Apple products on October 21. Naturally, our site and others picked up on this and concluded that this event probably had something to do with the iPhone 5 launch. However, it now looks like this isn’t the case, according to MacRumors. According to “several” Best Buy sources, the “C2 end display” cited in the original articles is nothing more than a routine update to how the retailer's stores are laid out. In other words, the retail refresh has nothing to do with the rumored launch of the next-generation iPhone. However, we are still being told that the October 10 meeting for Best Buy Mobile managers is still on. Therefore, this could be a meeting where the iPhone 5 launch is discussed amongst Best Buy employees. There is also some indication that this is when the company will discuss how to implement a Sprint-supported iPhone. We are pretty certain the iPhone 5 will debut very soon, with an announcement coming in September. Of course, until we hear from Apple, this is pure speculation. We'll keep you updated.


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SEATTLE -- Veridicom International Inc announces that it has received additional orders from its Korean partner, Real ID Technologies. These orders follow the previously announced integration of Veridicom's fingerprint sensors in Korea by one of the major financial institutions.
"We believe that we now have "winning solutions" which are a combination of in-house hardware, middleware, and out of the box software applications that appear to be very attractive to financial institutions, enterprise customers, and OEMs worldwide. We look forward to significantly increasing our international business in the very near future."
"We are excited as there are further opportunities for Veridicom's products in Korea," stated GM Kim, CEO of Real ID Technologies. "We have an excellent comfort level with Veridicom products and technology and look forward to announcing additional business over the coming year," added Mr. Kim.


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Nutritional benefits of onions with nutritionist Jen Avis
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Today Nutritionist Jen Avis was back in the Good Morning ArkLaMiss studio talking about the nutritional benefits of foods. This week the food item was a popular item used in many dishes and it can even make you cry, onions.
Avis told us why onions have that effect on people. She says when you cut an onion and it hits the air, the sulfur compounds turn into sulfuric acid, which irritates the eyes and causes them to water.
Avis also talked about the nutritional benefits of onions. She says they are good for the bones as well as the heart. Onions contain inulin, which is good for the gut and it also contains Vitamin C. Avis says onions do a lot for a person’s health; she even says consuming onions helps prevent cancer.
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A recent poll asking whether or not people would date someone that their pet didn't like has found some interesting results that may be of interest to those in the dating game.
A recent poll undertaken by http://www.vetshopaustralia.com.au has revealed that pet approval is the newest criterion to make the unwritten list of dating rules.
This result was recently discovered by asking pet owners whether they would date someone their pet didn’t like. Respondents indicated that their pet’s approval of the potential boyfriend/girlfriend must be given before they will date them.
Australia-wide results of the poll showed that 82% of respondents answered that they would definitely not date someone their pet didn’t like, only 3% said that it wouldn’t bother them, 10% would only if the date looked like George Clooney, and 3% only if the date looked like Angelina Jolie.
USA poll results also showed this to be a global trend as 75% of respondents answered definitely not, 15% said it wouldn’t bother them, 5% answered only if he looked like George Clooney and 5% if she looked like Angelina Jolie.
Dr. Mark Perissinotto, head vet at VetShopAustralia.com.au believes that because pets have now become accepted as family members and even replacement children, their opinion is valued greater when making decisions such as whom they should date.
“Pets are very loyal and loving, which is why owners trust their opinion just as they would one of a good friend,” Dr. Perissinotto said. “They are also a good judge of character, which is why the majority of pet owners said they wouldn’t date someone their pet didn’t like.”
Dr Perissinotto suggested that some ways to make a good first impression when meeting your date’s pet include letting the pet approach you first, staying confident to avoid the pet sensing any anxiety, bringing treats along and crouching down at eye level upon first meeting.
“Impressing a date is no longer just about roses, chocolates and candlelit dinners; it’s seems getting the bark of approval from a certain furry friend might now be the secret to scoring yourself a second date,” Dr Perissinotto said.
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Having designed the charger control unit and power module, the Automotive Research Association of India said that the charger will considerably reduce the charging time of electric vehicles
At a recent launch event of a 100 kW DC fast charger designed and developed by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was exchanged between ARAI and ARAI-Advance Mobility Transformation and Innovation Foundation (ARAI-AMTIF) while ARAI-AMTIF signed MoUs with ten startups and micro, small and medium enterprises. It must be noted that the ministry of heavy industries has supported the initiative of an industry accelerator through its capital goods scheme.
Pandey remarked, “We support e-mobility and green energy initiatives. The 20 per cent of ethanol blending has also been achieved much before time. Our country’s youth should become job-givers instead of being job-seekers and the MOUs signed today are a step in the same direction.”
It is learnt that the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) will soon launch advanced driver assistant systems verification and validation test facility, cylinder test facility and Heit facility in Pune. Union Heavy Industries Minister, Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey said that the facilities will be ready in the next two years.
The minister pointed out that the USP of ARIA’s fast charger is that it charges a vehicle for a range of 300 km in half an hour. He added, “Our ministry along with the petroleum and road transport ministry has identified 22,000 petrol pumps where the process is on to have charging stations. In this direction, this fast charger will be useful.”
Automotive electronics department GM at ARIA, Abhijit Mule said, “The charger control unit and power module were designed by ARAI and the charger will considerably reduce the charging time of electric vehicles.”
The joint secretary of the heavy industries ministry, Hanif Qureshi, ARAI director Reji Mathai, ARAI president Rajendra Petkar, and ARAI senior deputy director Nitin Dhande were present during the launch.
Established in 1966, the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is the leading automotive R&D organization in the country set up by the Automotive Industry with the Government of India. ARAI is an autonomous body affiliated with the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, has recognized ARAI as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO).


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When Mohammed Alyakoob began his doctoral studies at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, he was poised to study information systems and digital platforms. But, he said he was struck by discussion of the democracy of the internet. “I kept hearing about how the internet democratizes everything,” Alyakoob said. “I didn’t think it was that straightforward.”
Now a USC Marshall Assistant Professor of Data Operations and Sciences, Alyakoob studies the role of local factors, such as market structure and demographics, on the digital platform model.
While the internet facilitates the growth of alternative business platforms, offering new opportunities to previously untapped populations, it also behaves in traditional market patterns.
“In the democracy of the internet, I can be a hotel too, everyone can benefit!” Alyakoob said. “Our research shows that’s not the case. The people with more advantages potentially benefit more, and those with less may not benefit in the same way.”
Alyakoob published these findings online, along with Mohammad Rahman of Krannert in the 2018 paper, “Shared Prosperity (or Lack Thereof) in the Sharing Economy.”
In the study, the researchers looked at the economic impact of Airbnb rentals on restaurants in New York City’s non-traditional neighborhood destinations. Generally, research has shown that Airbnb can be a catalyst for increased economic activity across several industries in the neighborhoods it enters.
“But,” said Alyakoob, “it is ambiguous whether or not visitors actually only use the neighborhood for lodging without prompting a spillover economic effect on adjacent industries.”
“We’re thinking about how platforms like Airbnb expose biases. We see many offline factors that make digital platforms less of a democracy. Online, people benefit differently due to offline realities.”—Mohammed Alyakoob, Assistant Professor of Data Operations and Sciences
Using Airbnb and Yelp reviews, as well as employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics over a 10-year period, Alyakoob and Rahman found, “a salient and economically significant positive spillover effect on restaurant job growth in an average NYC locality,” according to the paper. “A 1 percent increase in the intensity of Airbnb activity (Airbnb reviews per household) leads to approximately 1.7 percent restaurant employment growth.”
This would seem to be good news. But the team also investigated the role of demographics and market concentration on the economic spillover. In this case they found that restaurants in areas with a relatively high number of white residents disproportionately benefit from the economic spillover of Airbnb activity; the impact in black areas is not statistically significant.
Now, Alyakoob said, “We’re thinking about how platforms like Airbnb expose biases. We see many offline factors that make digital platforms less of a democracy. Online, people benefit differently due to offline realities.”
Alyakoob will be presenting his work at the National Bureau for Economic Research Digitization Workshop this spring. In the meantime, his study of bias on Airbnb is focused on visitor behavior.
His next paper examines how people decide which Airbnb to use. “How much does the host play a role in the decision to stay somewhere?” Alyakoob asks. “Does a picture of the host make a difference? People say yes. But why does the picture matter in terms of overall impression? If you’re comparing two places in order to understand the best value for you, why take the picture into account? The point in my subsequent work is to understand whether host profile pictures make a difference. This would imply that there might be biased behavior by platform users. Then we will try and understand what the platform can do to mitigate the role of such biases.”
peer-to-peer loans and their promise to democratize credit. Originally seen as the solution to geographic, economic and other constraints on some populations when it comes to getting credit, Alyakoob has found this effect doesn’t last. His 2019 online paper, “Where You Live Matters: The Impact of Local Financial Market Competition in Managing Peer-to-Peer Loans,” with co-author Mohammad Rahman and Krannert’s Zaiyan Wei, shows that after the initial access provided by peer-to-peer credit, banks in competitive areas, end up taking over the peer-to-peer market.
“Traditional players look at these peer-to-peer platforms and create their own online peer-to-peer system,” Alyakoob said. “They retake over the market and if the strategic reaction of traditional institutions continues the legacy of being territorial, borrowers will ultimately gain unevenly from the competition. That is, where a borrower lives may still matter.”
Alyakoob said these days his work is a blend of data science tools and the economics of information systems. He’s found that using this lens to study digital transformations provides opportunities across many industries. “That’s the fun part.”


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Data Shows 2017 Was a Very Good Year for Israeli Tech, Says Commerce Official
600 startups were founded, acquisitions of Israeli companies reached $24 billion and research and development amounted to 4.3% of Israel’s gross domestic product, said the CEO of Israel’s Innovation Authority
Hagar Ravet | 12:13 14.03.2018
2017 was a very good year for Israel’s tech industry, said Aharon Aharon, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority, Israel's government innovation investment arm, who spoke at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech conference in New York on Tuesday.


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The seven deadly vids: Video content to amplify and generate leads on social media
Today’s marketing departments are creating more videos than ever before – and with good reason as such content attracts more organic traffic from search engines, keeping prospects on websites for longer.
The figures speak volumes too as nearly 60% of executives said they would choose video over text content if shown both, and
Is social video about to explode with the launch of foldable and 5G?
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Blink and you’ll miss it: How to get the most out of short-lived social content
It is no secret that social media marketing is an ever-moving target. Up until recently there was a firm belief that the longer content remained accessible the more impactful it would be. Now, as counterintuitive as it may sound, there is a swing towards short-lived content, which has to do with Instagram’s rise in popularity.
Instagram is increasingly being seen by brands as a dynamic platform from which to share their more informal...
How to generate new subscribers and real revenue from your video content
Over the last few years, video has become a key medium to drive engagement with users, underpinning the content strategy of companies that are looking to increase their reach and audiences across digital platforms.
Whilst YouTube still dominates the landscape, Ooyala, Brightcove, Kaltura and Vimeo are all strong competitors, allowing creators to monetise their subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) and live-stream services via their own channels, using a range of options including micro-purchases and...
More than half of retailers look to utilise Internet of Things in next three years, report claims
A new report released by Boston Retail Partners (BRP) has argued that in order to offer customers a unique personalised shopping experience in every retail channel, stores must blend physical and digital strategies – including the Internet of Things (IoT) and augmented reality (AR).
Customers are interested in trying new technologies if they find improvement in their in-store shopping experience, the report notes. The...
Why 2019 will be the year that advertisers successfully adopt digital personalisation
As an industry we’ve long discussed the exciting promise of combining data, with adtech and creative possibilities, to enhance the experience of digital advertising. Although frequently discussed, dynamic creative optimisation (DCO) is yet to fulfil the promise of large-scale, relevant digital communications, meanwhile technology has progressed to differentiate between ‘personalisation’ and ‘dynamic...
Measuring the customer success of live chat: Tips, strategies and best practice
Online marketing offers many advantages over its traditional brethren from a metrics perspective. You can, for example, examine click-through-rates to a promotion, to a blog or to an article to your website, and with eCommerce you then analyse whether that online interaction has led to a number of sales. At the core of this marketing effort is also the ability to collate customer data, which can be used with the help of a customer relationships management (CRM) system...
Why generation Z will drive the growth of visual search
eCommerce navigation and exploration has remained largely unchanged in recent years, even as retailers have scrambled to pinpoint more effective and personal ways to engage their customers in the process of product discovery.
This is likely why there’s been no shortage of hype surrounding voice search technology, despite ample grounds for skepticism: A recent
How brands need to get to grips with voice search – before the opportunity disappears
Voice-enabled search is here – and if your organisation is not up to speed yet, there may be trouble ahead.
That’s the key finding from a new report by marketing agency BrandContent. The report, which combined analysis with a survey of more than 2,000 consumers, found that while men (28%) are significantly more likely than women (13%) to utilise voice search frequently, more than two in three polled had access to either...


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SANFORD, NC – Dec. 4, 2019 – DisposeRx—through its vast network of more than 2,000 pharmacies in Texas—is working to help pharmacists and pharmacies ensure compliance of HB 2088 through the availability of its safe, at-home disposal packets and patient education.
In July, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 2088, which requires that all pharmacists who dispense Schedule II controlled substances provide written notice on the safe disposal of controlled substances unless the dispensing pharmacy is authorized to take back those drugs for disposal, regularly accepts those drugs for safe disposal or provides the patient—at no cost—”chemicals to render the unused drugs unusable” or a mail-in pouch. This law goes into effect on January 1, 2020.
“Texas legislators understand that leftover medications pose a risk to their communities,” said William Simpson, DisposeRx President. “We applaud their efforts to address those risks and eradicate unused prescriptions—the same commitment we see from our retail pharmacy customers. We are in the infancy of educating patients about medication management and proper disposal, and it will take a consistent and collaborative effort to change behavior.”
DisposeRx packets are currently available in pharmacies throughout Texas including Albertson’s, H-E-B, Kroger/Harris Teeter, Walgreen’s and Walmart/Sam’s Club, with more retail pharmacies being added later this year and early 2020, including Health Mart and CVS.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Texas ranked 12th in the country in the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in 2016 with 1,375, and second in the country for total health care costs from opioid misuse at nearly $2 billion per year.
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy will be required to keep a list of locations at which controlled substance prescription drugs are accepted for safe disposal and must make that list available on the Board’s website.
About DisposeRx Packets
DisposeRx packets are comprised of materials that are FDA-approved for oral medications and provide a simple, convenient and effective solution for the disposal of unused or expired medications. The active ingredient in the medication is chemically and physically isolated in a polymer gel when water and the DisposeRx powder are added to a prescription vial and shaken. Patients can use the product with pills, tablets, capsules, liquids and powders and can then throw away the vial in the household trash.
About DisposeRx, Inc.
DisposeRx, Inc., a North Carolina-based company, is dedicated to eradicating the misuse of leftover medication in order to decrease the risk of drug diversion, accidental poisonings, overdoses and death by targeting the site of the problem—the home medicine cabinet. For more information, please visit DisposeRx.com.


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Shanshan Property won the fourth place in the top 100 service industry enterprises in Ningbo City in 2021!
Today, the Ningbo Enterprise Federation, Ningbo Entrepreneur Association, and Ningbo Industrial Economy Federation jointly released the 2021 Top 100 Service Industry Enterprises in Ningbo. Shanshan Property Group Co., Ltd. ranks fourth on the list with a revenue of 31082.18 million yuan and has been in the top ten for several consecutive years. In the face of the impact and impact of the epidemic in 2020, Shanshan Property has always adhered to the principle of risk control, respected the market, respected risks, operated steadily, and achieved good revenue growth compared to the previous year. In the future, our company will continue to contribute to the economic development of Ningbo. Attachment: 2021 Top 100 Service Industry Enterprises in Ningbo City
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The European Commission has said it wants to support e-commerce and online businesses more.
Latest studies show the Internet creates 2.6 jobs for every one it helps destroy.
Speaking at the ‘‘Single Market Opportunity 2012’‘ in Brussels, EU Industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani said: “If we want to win the battle against the economic crisis, it’s clear we must fight debt, but at the same time, it’s necessary to work towards growth. Company competitiveness is essential and at the heart of that is technology.’‘
The business forum aims to bring small and medium sized technology companies and start-ups together. The US web giant Google was also there.
Matt Brittin, Google’s Vice-President for Northern and Central Europe said: “We have seen that small businesses are taking a huge advantages of the Web and we have done some research that shows the Internet economy, in Europe, is already between 3% and 7% of GDP, depending on which country and it is already creating millions of jobs. “
Representing Portugal in Brussels was Amen, a company that manages Internet domains and supports companies who want to create web sites. Nuno Matias told euronews that the firm has witnessed remarkable growth and now has over 30 000 customers. In 2010 to 2011 the number of people using Amen grew by 30% while its turnover has seen a 6% percent rise.
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Star Wars is the kind of world that followers wish to immerse themselves in, and with video video games, that’s precisely what you are able to do. The newest recreation to launch a trailer is Star Wars: Hunters and it doesn’t disappoint in attractive followers into the galaxy far, distant in an arena-style combat recreation that gamers can hop on with buddies in real-time.
The trailer for ‘Star Wars: Hunters’ simply got here out and it’s filled with preventing motion
The trailer dropped on Sept. 14 from the online game manufacturing firm Zynga’s YouTube account. It showcases a flashy, vivid world on the planet of Vespaara in response to a press launch from the corporate.
The characters embrace a Mandalorian, a Darkish Facet warrior (crimson lightsaber and all), a Wookie, Jawas, and extra as they battle by the streets of Vespaara. They chase Rieve — the one with the lightsaber — as they make it to The Enviornment. That’s the place the motion goes down within the precise recreation that gamers spar in throughout Star Wars: Hunters.
“Today’s reveal gives viewers their first look at the Arena, a competitive, spectator stadium attracting Hunters from the far reaches of the galaxy to seek their fortunes,” Bernard Kim, President of Publishing at Zynga, stated in an announcement. “Giving a brief glimpse of the Arena’s high-stakes, team-based action, this trailer showcases just a few of the dynamic characters inspired by the Star Wars galaxy that fans will experience in the game.”
It’s set to be launched in 2022.
It is going to be a free-to-download cell and Nintendo Change recreation you possibly can play with buddies
On the Star Wars: Hunters web site, followers can take a look at the characters they’re going to have the ability to play as together with a recreation overview and extra. There’s additionally a piece the place gamers can pre-register for the sport to “unlock exclusive items and join the Hunters news network” for notices concerning the recreation.
Once more, it’s a “team-based action game” and it’ll “connect players in real-time to battle” it out in well-known Star Wars locations.
Star Wars: Hunters shall be free to obtain when it’s launched and be out there for Nintendo Change and cell, together with the App Retailer and Google Play shops. Plus the sport will help “cross-play across all platforms.” And followers don’t want a Nintendo Change On-line membership to obtain or play.
That is certainly one of many present and upcoming ‘Star Wars’ video video games
This trailer comes lower than per week after the tiny teaser for the Star Wars: Knights of the Previous Republic — Remake got here out, inflicting a stir amongst followers who’ve needed the sport that launched Darth Revan to return since 2003. That’s coming again on PlayStation 5 however doesn’t have a set launch date.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga additionally dropped a trailer in late August as Gizmodo reported, promising an early 2022 launch date, and a hilarious, but thrilling story and recreation as all the time.
And all these video games are in good firm, as Star Wars gaming has actually hit a excessive just lately due to video video games like Star Wars: Squadrons and Jedi: Fallen Order. So not solely are followers of the franchise getting extra TV content material quickly, the gaming decisions are rolling in too.


text: The Adidas 4D, a 3D printed cushioning solution informed by data, promised unrivaled tuning for an individual’s needs. The first proposition of the technology was the Adidas FUTURECRAFT back in 2017, which is set to return on March 19th of this year. The model was highly coveted by UltraBOOST and NMD, but it boasted a high price tag with limited quantities. Its “Core Black” Primeknit upper, grey profile stripes, and “Linen Green” sole put Adidas’ proposition on countless “grail” lists. Over the last few years, the brand’s 3D printed cushioning has emerged on many silhouettes, at a reduced price point, leading to exchange BOOST for 4D tooling. Many collectors paid a pretty penny on the aftermarket but keep an eye out for this 3D shoe towards the end of this month. It is another beautiful innovation in the world of 3D printed shoes.


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Tag / vehicle safety
Press releases • Nov 30, 2016 09:00 GMT
Buyers of the new Suzuki Ignis and SsangYong Tivoli urged to spec their cars carefully, read the small print and choose optional safety packs for optimum safety Ford Edge and Hyundai Ioniq rated 5 Star Euro NCAP but concerns over rear passenger safety that exceed safe limits Audi Q2 awarded 5 Star Rating and praised for high scores in all areas and effective safety systems as standard
News • Nov 28, 2016 16:08 GMT
• Thatcham Research sponsors What Car? Safety Award for third year running • Award continues to recognise car manufacturer safety innovation to drive the adoption of safer cars on UK roads • Nominees required to have AEB fitted as standard, preventing up to 38% of rear end crashes and saving 110 lives every year • Long list to be announced 06 December 2016 - winners announced 11 January 2017
Press releases • Oct 26, 2016 09:01 BST
Latest Euro NCAP test result confirms that consumers cannot assume all new cars launched include a full range of Safety Assist features as standard
Press releases • Sep 28, 2016 09:01 BST
Safety experts at Thatcham Research have welcomed the addition of two more Euro NCAP five star performers, the Peugeot 3008 and Mercedes E Class. However, with much of the latest advanced technology costing extra, safety still comes at a price.
Press releases • Aug 31, 2016 09:05 BST
New cars that will appeal to family-oriented buyers are leading the way in prioritising the highest levels of safety as standard, according to test results issued today by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP).
Press releases • Aug 04, 2016 13:31 BST
Tom will lead a team of 32 technical repair experts with a focus on ensuring Thatcham Research’s Repair Methods offer unrivalled technical information, continue to be relevant and easy to use for Bodyshops, and provide thought leadership around the impact of car technologies on Bodyshops in the future. The appointment reflects Thatcham Research's continual drive to invest in top talent.
Press releases • Jul 19, 2016 00:01 BST
As the UK’s top 10 ‘Safest Used Family Cars 2016’ are revealed by Co-op Insurance, safety experts at Thatcham Research back fresh calls to make safety information more accessible to car buyers.
Press releases • Jul 06, 2016 09:17 BST
New car sales figures released today reveal that the majority of the most popular cars in Britain now offer five star crash protection, but standard fitment of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) is still only available on half of them.
News • Jun 28, 2016 12:07 BST
Matthew Avery, Director of Research at the UK’s leading independent vehicle safety organisation, Thatcham Research, will this evening feature on ITV4’s 'Goodwood First Glance' in an interview with Nicki Shields, explaining the key stages in the move towards full vehicle autonomy and why safety has to be the priority.
New Euro NCAP Five-Star Cars Embrace Safety by Featuring Advanced High Performance Automatic Braking Systems
Press releases • Jun 22, 2016 09:08 BST
Vehicle safety test results issued today by Euro NCAP reveal that car makers are embracing the importance of offering a full range of advanced safety technologies on new vehicles and accepting that standard rather than optional fitment is the best policy.
News • Jun 15, 2016 12:32 BST
Chief Executive of Thatcham Research, Peter Shaw welcomed the continuing efforts to promote life-saving crash avoidance technologies across the globe, as the #STOPTHECRASH partnership hosted its Latin America Launch.
News • Jun 06, 2016 13:13 BST
BBC Radio 4’s consumer affairs programme, ‘YOU & YOURS’, today (6 June 2016) featured discussion on the importance of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) as a crucial car safety technology – highlighting the role of consumers in insisting it is a key feature on their cars, and the responsibility that car makers have to make it more widely available...
News • May 17, 2016 15:16 BST
A look forward at the expected stages of vehicle automation that are relevant to a new Transport Bill to be announced in the Queen's Speech that will help pave the way for driverless cars.
Press releases • May 04, 2016 10:00 BST
Four major automotive names will join forces at the London Motor Show as part of the Global NCAP #STOPTHECRASH partnership to ensure that consumers considering buying a new car know the life-saving questions they must ask their dealer before making their choice.
Press releases • May 03, 2016 07:00 BST
The arrival of autonomous vehicles will transform the way we drive, but there is a danger some accidents could be caused by motorists thinking they can stop paying attention to the road before the technology is sufficiently advanced. Unless a vehicle is fully autonomous and able to respond appropriately in an emergency, drivers still have to be ready to take back control at a moment’s notice.
Thatcham Research welcomes Volvo Cars UK’s largest and most ambitious real world autonomous driving trial
Press releases • Apr 27, 2016 00:01 BST
Thatcham Research welcomes Volvo Cars’ UK-based autonomous driving trial announced today - called ‘Drive Me London’ – that significantly differentiates itself from other autonomous driving trials by using real families driving cars on UK public roads.
News • Apr 20, 2016 13:20 BST
The Toyota Prius is the first car to have undergone Euro NCAP’s newest test of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) technology for pedestrians.
Press releases • Apr 15, 2016 16:57 BST
Thatcham Research welcomes the United Nations General Assembly adopting a resolution which represents the strongest ever commitment on road safety made by UN Member States. Peter Shaw, Chief Executive of Thatcham Research available for comment.
Press releases • Mar 22, 2016 10:53 GMT
Responding to the European Transport Safety Council’s (ETSC) call for an overhaul of the European car safety framework, Thatcham Research supports the need for regulatory intervention to ensure that lifesaving technologies such as Automated Emergency Braking (AEB) is standard on all vehicles.


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HomeGoPro Supplier Ambarella, Qualcomm Set For Drone Duel
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) could mount an assault on GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) chip supplier Ambarella‘s (NASDAQ:AMBA) robust drone sales, Needham analyst N. Quinn Bolton wrote in a research report Friday.
And, as GoPro sales slough off despite holiday season shopping, Ambarella will be more dependent on robust drone camera, IP security camera and dash camera sales to stave off “competition from traditional semiconductor manufacturers,” Bolton wrote.
Ambarella stock seesawed on the stock market today, but shares were down almost 3% in afternoon trading, after the company late Thursday gave weak guidance.
For the current quarter, Ambarella guided for $65 million to $67.5 million in sales, falling far short of Wall Street expectations for $76.3 million. Sales would be up 2.4% at the midpoint, indicating Ambarella’s slowest year-over-year growth since July 2011.
The poor guidance followed a stellar beat. For fiscal Q3 ended Oct. 31, Ambarella reported $1.08 earnings per share ex items on $93.2 million in sales, up 59% and 42%, respectively, vs. the year-earlier.Analysts had expected 86 cents and $90 million. Three months ago, Ambarella guided for $90 million to $93 million.
GoPro Weakness To Continue
Yet Q3 was plagued by a sharp decline in wearable sports camera revenue, which fell vs. the year-earlier quarter and sequentially. IP security camera, drone and dash camera sales, on the other hand, buoyed Q3.GoPro inventory has built up significantly, Ambarella CFO George Laplante told analysts.
“In the wearable sports camera market, high customer inventory levels at the end of calendar Q3 are extending into Q1 of fiscal 2017,” he said.Laplante guided to 15%-20% year-over-year revenue growth for fiscal 2017, which ends Jan. 31, 2017, compared with the company’s overall 20%-25% growth goal. He anticipates better wearable sales in the second half of 2017, when GoPro is expected to release its Hero 5 camera.
FBN analyst Shebly Seyrafi cautioned patience on Ambarella stock. He maintained his outperform rating on Ambarella but cut his price target to 70 from 110.”GoPro, and therefore Ambarella, will benefit in (the second half of calendar 2016) with the release of a Hero 5,” he wrote in a research report. “So, investors need to be patient for now.”


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Breakthrough Starshot ‘Sprites’ in Orbit
Centauri Dreams.org - Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration. 'Sprites' are four-gram spacecraft that was just launched on the Venta-1 satellite.
'Sprites' are four-gram spacecraft, developed and tested at Cornell since 2007. This technology is now at the core of the Breakthrough Starshot project, whose goal is to send a small probe to the nearest star system. MAE Professor Mason Peck and Dr. Zac Manchester, who received his Ph.D. from Cornell MAE in 2015, are currently on the Advisory Board for the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. The Foundation just launched a Sprite on the Venta-1 satellite, the first successful demonstration of Sprite communications from over 1000 km away.
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2016 SHOT Show Selected for
International Buyer Program
NEWTOWN, Conn. — For the third year in a row, the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s® (NSSF’s®) SHOT Show® has been selected by the federal government’s International Trade Administration (ITA) as one of just 23 trade events chosen to participate in the ITA’s International Buyer Program (IBP) in 2016. U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Stefan M. Selig made the announcement in a press release Monday.
The IBP is a joint effort between the U.S. government and industry to bring thousands of international buyers to the United States for business-to-business matchmaking with U.S. firms exhibiting at major industry trade shows. An integral component of SHOT Show, the IBP serves as a value-added service to U.S. exhibitors at the show. The IBP recruited more than 420 international buyers representing 28 countries to the 2015 SHOT Show, where they participated in defined networking opportunities geared to maximize import/export potential with U.S-based manufacturers. Those opportunities included:
- Showtime Program: U.S. exhibitors have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with U.S. Department of Commerce industry specialists from its overseas embassies. During these meetings, these specialists will brief attendees on individual market opportunities as well as discuss the challenges related to the safety/security and textile/sporting goods sectors and market potential for SHOT Show exhibitor products and services.
- B2B Matchmaking Program: This focused business-to-business program allows the IBP to promote U.S. businesses to overseas delegates before and during the show. Exhibitors who register for this service have their company profile shared with pre-screened international buyers recruited to attend the 2015 SHOT Show by U.S. Department of Commerce industry specialists. More than 300 SHOT Show exhibitors participated in this service.
- Export Counseling: At the International Trade Center, exhibitors to SHOT Show can visit and receive expert trade counseling from Department of Commerce trade specialists who help U.S.-based SHOT Show exhibitors identify the best markets for their products and introduce those companies to those international delegates seeking goods from these makers.
“We are extremely pleased that the ITA has recognized once again the potential for expansion SHOT Show provides its American exhibitors through the connections they make in the IBP program,” said Chris Dolnack, NSSF Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “This program grew 30 percent from its inaugural event in 2014 to its second gathering last year, simply enormous growth, and growth that plainly shows the firearms industry is fully engaged in capturing new markets and exploring new opportunities for profitability. Thanks to the continued support from the ITA and the renewal of the IBP program, we expect the expansion of this program to continue its strong, upward trend in the years to come.”
The 2016 SHOT Show will be held Jan. 19-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Sands Expo. More information on the 2016 SHOT Show and the IBP program can be found at shotshow.org. Registration is expected to open in August.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 12,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, visit nssf.org.


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Under Armour, a Baltimore-based sportswear apparel company, announced on Aug. 14 it will be losing another high-ranking executive.
Janet Fox plans to step down as senior vice president of sourcing of the sporting brand, effective Aug. 24, “to pursue other interest,” the company said in a press release.
Chief Supply Chain Officer Jim Hardy will take over Fox’s responsibilities, which include overseeing the company’s apparel sourcing operations. Hardy, to whom Fox reported, has more than 26 years of managerial experience in supply chain operations.
Fox came to Under Armour in 2011 after working for J.C. Penney Co. for almost 30 years. According to the Baltimore Business Journal, Fox is the latest high-ranking executive to resign from the company, following suit of Stuart Redsun, former senior vice president of global marketing, and Mark Dowley, former international chief.
Under Armour is quickly making a name for itself. Founded in 1996 by former University of Maryland alumni, Kevin Plank, the apparel company saw a 21 percent increase in profits in its 1st quarter sales this year and 27 percent increase in its 2nd quarter.


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New Delhi, Dec 14: As many as 10,500 restaurants have been de-listed by e-commerce firms like Zomato and Swiggy for not having license or registration under the food safety law, Parliament was told Friday.
Minister of state for health Ashwini Kumar Choubey said the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India or FSSAI in July directed food e-commerce firms to de-list the the restaurants which don't have registration under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006.
"The Food delivery aggregators informed that they have already initiated action against the defaulting partner hotels/restaurants.
"As per information received, Zomato has delisted 2,500, Swiggy 4,000, Foodpanda 1,800, UberEats 2,000 and foodcloud 200 unlicensed/unregistered FBOs," he said in reply to a question.
The implementation and enforcement of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 Rules and Regulations made thereunder, primarily rests with state and UT governments, he said.
Commissioner of Food Safety of all states and UTs have been requested to take necessary action to bring all such FBOs or food business operators under the ambit of FSS Act through registration.
No one shall commence or carry on any food business without license or registration under the Act, he said.
Choubey stated further regular surveillance, monitoring, inspection and random sampling of food products are carried out by officials to check compliance of the standards and norms.
In case where the food samples are found to be non- conforming, penal action has been initiated, he stated.
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Ankara (AP): A moderately strong earthquake struck northwest Turkiye on Monday, sending people out into the streets in fear. There was no immediate report of injuries or damage.
The magnitude 5.1 earthquake was centred in the Sea of Marmara, off the town of Gemlik in Bursa province, according to the disaster management agency, AFAD. It struck at 10:42 a.m. local time (07:42 GMT), at a depth of some 9 kilometres.
HaberTurk television said it was felt in Istanbul and other nearby regions where people left homes and offices in fear.
In February, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated 11 southern and southeastern Turkish provinces as well as part of northern Syria. More than 50,000 people were killed in Turkiye.


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TORONTO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/11/13 -- Consorteum Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Consorteum" or the "Company") (OTCQB: CSRH), today announced that it has entered into a binding term sheet with AIC Group Holdings Limited for a $30,000,000 funding commitment. A private equity group, AIC Group Holdings Limited is a corporation organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.
Consorteum has entered into this agreement to provide working capital, fund the sales & marketing budget and to allow the Company to identify potential merger and acquisitions that will strengthen its ability to compete in the online and mobile gaming market place. Consorteum will focus on its new partnership with Knockout Gaming Inc., an Isle of Man Limited corporation, which has a full online casino gaming platform, and its existing licensing agreement with Tarsin Inc., a Nevada corporation.
As reported previously, Consorteum and Tarsin have reached a licensing agreement to partner in the continued release of mobile gaming solutions, releasing solutions on Tarsin's CAPSA platform, which is already in the global market and servicing millions of mobile consumers.
The Company has also reached a joint revenue share agreement with Knockout Gaming, Inc. ("Knockout"), a Nevada corporation. The partnership allows Consorteum to resell Knockout's licensed online gaming platform called FirePlay. Knockout has spent the past two years completing a rigorous testing program in order to achieve its gaming license from the Isle of Man. This license approval was only the 47th such license ever granted, and it is critical in differentiating the platform from other competitors.
Craig Fielding, Consorteum's CEO, stated, "Player protection is a crucial issue in the world of online gaming and the license allows us to market our brands as 'player protected' in which the payouts are strictly controlled. Our agreement with Knockout will allow Consorteum to provide customers with a single integrated solution to the complex problems of online gaming with mobile capabilities. In our initial discussions with casino operators, they have indicated that our approach is the total 'one-stop solution' that they are looking to deploy."
"Consorteum is continuing to identify opportunities in which we can utilize the proven CAPSA platform and validate the revenue potential that online and mobile gaming and wagering represents," continued Mr. Fielding. "We are in discussions with several international offshore properties and we hope to be able to reach definitive contracts with several new casinos in the near future. This ultimately is a win-win for both companies. With access to capital, Consorteum will be able to execute on its business plan and aggressively pursue opportunities that it has been developing throughout Canada and Internationally. We now have the resources to go to market and educate the online and mobile gaming customers about our total solution."
Consorteum is a transaction management and mobile publishing company focused on transaction processing, including its suite of mobile offerings, delivery of mobile content, and mobile payments solutions and products, through a mix of on-deck partnerships, license agreements, and joint venture revenue share arrangements. It operates as a technology and services aggregator to meet the diverse needs of its client base by leveraging a wide range of products and services to develop end-to-end, turnkey card and payment transaction processing solutions. The Company has extensive expertise within the Payments and Transaction Industry in North America and internationally. For more information about the Company, please visit: www.consorteum.com
Tarsin takes brands mobile, providing casinos and gaming operators with the runway to execute their mobile strategy. With CAPSA, operators can now de-risk launching and monetizing innovative mobile wagering products and services quickly and robustly, and reach broad new revenue streams through a comprehensive mobile suite of distribution, marketing, location and payment capabilities.
CAPSA features and facts
The CAPSA wagering platform offers a suite of fully featured and proven technology solutions that are critical to the nature of placing a wager. Not least are identity confirmation, geofencing by state or region, a suite of consumer billing options, and a high level of personal and corporate security including device authentication prior to each m-commerce transaction. Supporting professional services, design services and project management services enable full systems integration with back-end gaming infrastructures, web front ends and bricks-and-mortar operations. The platform supports marketing program integration and execution, ensuring high levels of distribution for operators, and ease of adoption for consumers. Its inbuilt scalability and resilience supports propositions launched on both national and international footprints.
With an ever-increasing rate of handset development and new device release, as well as an increasing number of manufacturers entering the mobile space, CAPSA ensures that hardware is supported upon production release, maximizing the addressable mobile market in real time. As of January 2012, CAPSA supports over 1,500 handsets, smartphones and tablets from 49 manufacturers, is interoperable with 796 carriers and mobile operators worldwide including 51 in North America, and designs and publishes seamlessly across multiple variants of operating systems based on Apple, Android, Windows, Rim, Nokia, Java and BREW. Tarsin services operate in 32 languages plus a further 5 regional variants, publishing over 3 million mobile applications to consumers.
For more information, visit www.tarsin.com
About Knockout Gaming
Knockout Gaming, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, is dedicated to leading the online gaming industry worldwide by providing innovative i-gaming turnkey solutions in an explosive and expanding industry. Online Gambling licenses are only awarded to companies that have passed a rigid vetting process. Knockout Gaming understands the complexity of managing an international online gaming operation in different jurisdictions with its expertise while adapting to different cultures in both regulated and newly regulated markets. Knockout Gaming's ready to operate system, FIREPLAY, is a full back-office technology platform that offers advanced customized solutions, fully secured payment processing with fraud prevention, and ensures a 24/7 support system while providing players with a portfolio of over 100 quality cutting edge animated 3D high definition graphically attractive games to choose from in any language. Knockout Gaming is committed to delivering the very best in 3D video slots, classic slots, poker, bingo, scratch & win and sports betting games that will keep players consistently returning for more.
For more information, visit www.knockoutgaming.com
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MSCHF's Big Yellow Boots are actually a rendition of their previous Big Red Boots, now with holes in them, in a collaboration with divisive footwear brand Crocs.
Their Big Red Boots made headlines earlier this year after being featured in New York Fashion Week as well as on the feet of celebrities such as Ciara, Doja Cat, and Janelle Monáe, Diplo, and more.
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Hilton showed off the shoes in a video posted to Instagram. She wore a Kill Bill-inspired yellow outfit to go with her big yellow boots, and later changed into a yellow jumpsuit emblazoned with her iconic catchphrase, "Sliving".
But in a behind-the-scenes video, Hilton struggled to get the boot off and needed a team member to get down on the ground to pull the huge shoes off her feet.
Similarly, Victoria Beckham made headlines earlier this week for rocking the boots with an otherwise inconspicuous slinky black dress, which she showed fans on her Instagram stories.
Given the boots are a Crocs collaboration, followers were quick to dig up a past remark she had made after being sent a pair of lilac Crocs from singer Justin Bieber from his 2021 Drew Fashion House line.
"Okay, this is so kind of Justin to send me some Crocs, errm I've never worn a pair of Crocs!" she said upon receiving them.
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She put the question to her fans via an Instagram poll, resulting in a very close vote that surely had the fashion designer sweating.
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HUNDREDS of workers at a car parts firm have been told the company has gone into administration after its largest customer also folded.
British firm Sonas Automotive employs 200 people in the UK at plants in Tyseley, Birmingham, and Wantage in Oxfordshire.
It also has four plants in France and supplies car-makers like BMW, Ford and Honda with components.
It reports an annual turnover of £143 million and employs 1,100 people across the UK and France.
Sonas was formed in a management buy-out of elements of Birmingham-based components group Wagon, which has itself put its UK operations into administration.
The company bought the old Bloxwich Engineering business in Walsall but closed it and moved operations to Tyseley.
Administrators, PricewaterhouseCoopers said that Sonas was placed into administration “due to the current uncertainty in the automotive sector”, and as a result of the failure of customer Wagon Automotive.
Matthew Hammond, partner and joint administrator at PwC, said that while they were looking for buyers to rescue the business, “the enormity of this task in the current environment cannot be over-emphasised, particularly as much of the industry is now in a prolonged holiday period shut-down.”
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Successful winemaker-filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, who financed and is distributing the independent movie Tetro, told the Los Angeles Times that “everyone who buys a bottle of [Coppola] wine is a participating producer of my movie.” To help promote his latest flick, the director took out a full-page ad in the Timesthat features a big picture of star Vincent Gallo and a bottle of Coppola’s Claret Diamond red wine. The Napa Valley-based director and Hollywood outcast by choice says, “I wouldn’t be able to make and finance personal independent films without having a very successful business behind me.”
Tetro, a mostly black-and-white film about an Italian-American family, is set in Buenos Aires and is playing for a week in limited release in Los Angeles and New York. It will expand this week into other cities including Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco. Coppola told the Times that he hopes he can expand the run of his movie if his ads sell enough bottles of wine.


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Los Angeles – October 17, 2017 – Cooley advised RBmedia on its acquisition of Gildan Media, a leading audiobook publishing company. By joining forces, Gildan Media can now access RBmedia's unique multi-channel distribution model, including direct-to-consumers via Audiobooks.com, through 10,000+ library partners and via consumer digital resellers like Amazon's Audible.
“The audiobook market continues to experience growth of over 30% annually in the US and the business and professional development category is one of the fastest-growing segments within that market,” said Troy Juliar, chief content officer at RBmedia, in a news release. “For the last decade, Gildan Media has dominated the business audiobook sector. With the power of RBmedia’s global distribution platform behind it, the company is now positioned to extend its reach to millions more consumers.”
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Put the Happy Back in Your Holidays: Finding gifts for kids to avoid screen time
SPOKANE, Wash. — More studies are proving what parents already know: too much screen time has negative impacts on the development of a child’s brain. And with Christmas fast approaching, getting children gifts that avoid those screens could be very beneficial.
Screens are almost impossible to avoid. They dominate nearly every aspect of our lives, from work to pleasure. And our kids are using them earlier and earlier, which is having big impacts on their development, especially their attention span.
“They’re not getting that same level of input, so their brains start to look for that same level of stimulus elsewhere, and it presents its form of attention defecits, fidgeting and just an overall more difficult time attending to whatever it may be,” said Miles Pfaff, an occupational therapist with Achieve Center in Spokane.
These are important things to keep in mind while doing your christmas shopping.
So, what are some gifts your kids will enjoy and also help stimulate their minds?
“Legos, probably first and foremost. Again, no screen, but at the same time it works on fine motor skills, visual developmental skills. Any kind of board games, card games, really good for social skills,” Pfaff said.
Pfaff says you also can’t go wrong with the classics, like dolls and action figures. Look for toys that require them to use their imagination.
“That imagination, that ability to self entertain becomes so important later in life,” he said. “And if their at that age just getting that input from a screen, it’s cheating in a sense.”
That’s not to say your kids can’t spend any time on the screen. But as they age, it’s important to monitor how much time they are spending looking at devices.
“The biggest thing, I think, is using it in moderation,” said Pfaff
And of course, make sure whatever gift you get is age appropriate. That could require some research.
“Maybe looking at it online, looking at reviews, looking at things that other parents have said. There’s a lot of websites out there that do give you that information,” Pfaff said.
There are plenty of toys out there that can be great gifts for children. Just look for things that focus on skills like building, problem solving or working with others. These could all have a big benefit on your child’s brain.
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