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In recent months grassroots campaigns have picked up steam around the country to push legislators to pass laws prohibiting the sale and distribution of genetically-engineered food unless it is labeled as a genetically-engineered food product.
A petition has been filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requesting the labeling of genetically-engineered food.
A recent poll by the University of Hawaii shows that 72% of Hawaii residents want genetically-engineered fruits labeled.
Several bills have been introduced by Hawaii legislators that seek to provide regulations that protect the general public from un-labeled genetically-engineered food.
Senate Bill 2279 was introduced on January 20, 2012, by Hawaii State Senator Gerald Gabbard. This bill pertains to the distribution, sale, fine and imprisonment of growers, distributors, packagers and wholesalers of Hawaii-grown, or imported, genetically-engineered foods that don’t “conspicuously” display the words “GENETICALLY ENGINEERED” on labels.


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We are into the next year of the pandemic and in all this time, we have hardly looked into our wardrobes or checked out the most current manner tendencies to insert to our selection. Most of us did not want to due to the fact we have all been trapped in our homes. A lot of have just slipped out of 1 pyjama into a different.
Fashion in the pandemic has turn out to be understated-still-stylish with far more concentrate on ease and comfort. At the most, we have experimented with ‘waist-up’ appears for that unavoidable video get in touch with. We have even witnessed celebs attending activities in extravagant pjaymas.
Some fashionistas, nevertheless, chose to challenge the ongoing trend of relaxed dressing by wearing a thing extravagant that they experienced to shove into the closet for so quite a few months now. Pandemic revenge dressing is all about melodrama and excessive.
I have to go do some buying
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A pattern that emerged all over the to start with wave alone has been backed by details on people’s ‘revenge shopping’ routines, of course restricted to folks with enough disposable earnings. Global vogue research platform Lyst, for occasion, recorded 197 and 176 for each cent raise in online queries for higher heels and dresses respectively in 2021, according to an Unbiased posting.
Revenge shelling out. It is a detail.
Also suburban malls are preposterous proper now. Lines outdoors of stores and not bc of Covid protocols. https://t.co/A151jmEv5a
— Michael J. Miraflor (@michaelmiraflor) June 29, 2021
Past yr, men and women in China reportedly flooded outlets to make up for the dropped time for the duration of the lockdown, foremost to an increase in luxurious shelling out. In April 2021, LVMH documented a 45 per cent boost in earnings for style and leather items in the very first quarter, as for every a GQ report. Kering, which owns Gucci and Balenciaga, recorded a 25.8 for each cent maximize.
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A equivalent trend was found at the crimson carpet situations way too exactly where extravagant attire appeared to be an antidote to the pandemic mood. Immediately after staying postponed for a although, some of the gatherings returned with a digital version and we saw celebs attending from the convenience of their households in elegant, at ease clothes. But as quickly as they started out producing purple carpet appearances, factors took a change. At Golden Globes this 12 months, we noticed a lot of celebs from Anya Taylor-Pleasure to Regina King donning gorgeous outfits even whilst some of them posed at property.
id be up for revenge buying if i had some revenge revenue https://t.co/t8LEHH3uiX
— derek guy (@dieworkwear) June 28, 2021
The artistes created a comeback in statement outfits at the Academy Awards, bringing back again glamour onto the monitor. And a short while ago at BAFTAs, we noticed our really very own Priyanka Chopra pulling off a spectacular glimpse in a risque outfit.
Is pandemic revenge dressing right here to stay? Gurus appear to be divided in this regard. Although some feel that revenge outfits will be a suggests of coping with pandemic-induced gloom, other individuals imagine the concept is much-fetched. Designer Monisha Jaising informed livemint.com in an interview, “The enormous reduction of lives that India has witnessed has built every person rethink their priorities and I do not see revenge getting repeating by itself post this lockdown.”

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Sandals Send Hundreds Home
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The economic depression sweeping the world today continues to extend its fingers into Saint Lucia’s largest foreign earner – tourism, causing many Saint Lucians to lose their jobs as a result.
Hotel workers from the region’s largest hotel chain, Sandals Resort International, were of last Friday being sent home, the reason being a decline in tourist bookings.
The Sandals Resorts International, which operates three all-inclusive hotels in Saint Lucia, says it will be sending home about 200 workers in Saint Lucia, with the announcement that it regrets the move, which had to be made because of a decline in tourist bookings.
With experts in the industry predicting a gloomy period for Saint Lucia come next year, local hoteliers have banded together seeking government assistance in what is being called a bailout.
Hoteliers want government to take another look at the taxes and the electricity they pay to see how they can be assisted.
Although no serious effort has been made to date regarding a hotelier/government round table discussion, where hoteliers would have to put all their cards on the table should they want a bailout from government and the public, leading experts in the industry say even such a bailout may not solve the looming problem facing the tourism industry.
Saint Lucia meanwhile is not the only Caribbean country the Sandals franchise is swiping with its job cutting knife.
The company says it would be sending home 285 workers from Jamaica and 150 in the Bahamas.
The company in a statement said that “the duration of this global economic downturn is so far uncertain and the coming tourism season is going to be a really tough one for the industry. However, we are confident that given the strength of our brand and our ongoing and escalated efforts in the marketplace, we will be around to see a strong recovery in the travel and vacation market.”


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China says imports of Australian wine and other goods are being processed in line with normal procedures, denying suggestions the country's customs authorities were taking longer to clear shipments due to political tensions.
"As far as we know, China's customs and quarantine departments are processing related applications in line with normal procedures," a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said late Wednesday.
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) said last week new Customs rules at China's ports introduced in April had resulted in delays getting shipments cleared. Wine producers and distributors have complained it was taking longer to get shipments cleared due to additional paperwork. Many privately blame tension in the bilateral relationship for the delays.
It was the first time China has commented directly on the issue since TWE cited customs delays after The Australian Financial Review reported on the company faced a supply glut in China. The Foreign Ministry spokesman did not elaborate.
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo said last week there had been "sporadic" cases of companies experiencing problems with Chinese customs but did not believe the problem was widespread.
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You can now buy weed on Amazon. But is it legal?
Half-ounce of cannabis will run you USD$70 and does not qualify for Prime shipping. It is unclear if and how the seller verifies the purchaser's age
Cannabis enthusiasts who wish to buy their product through a giant corporation are in luck, as sellers on the site have seemingly decided to hawk their wares through the retail giant.
The listings tout the purported therapeutic benefits of cannabis, such as “Relieves pain Reduces anxiety and depression Lowers Inflammation Aids natural sleep Creates a natural calm.”
Unfortunately, familiarity with punctuation was not included among those benefits.
A half ounce will run you USD$70, and does not qualify for Prime shipping. It is unclear if and how the seller verifies the purchaser’s age.
“This is the best thing I can think of happening!” says Mike.
“The buds are beautiful and aromatic, excellent results!! I’ve been using it for 50 years and this is the most safe way in the world to partake in the herb. This is safe, reliable, discreet and very good price. l could talk all day about the coolness and convince of the staff, excellent customer support. I win! You can too [sic].”
So far two other Amazon users have identified Mike’s description as “helpful.”
Although the possibility has been thrown around as a potential option for the future, the legality of selling cannabis on Amazon at the moment is murky at best. Recreational and/or medical cannabis are legal in many 33 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, but the drug remains illegal at the federal level.
Before getting excited about the convenience of being able to order pot alongside shampoo and ebooks, Canadians should note that moving cannabis across the border in either direction is strictly illegal— regardless of the convenience of it all.
No word yet on whether Amazon.ca will get in on the green, and with current regulations in place, it’s safe to say Canadians will be waiting a while before they can get Ama-zonked.
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PREIT Cedes Control Of Fashion District To Macerich
In order to get out from under an onerous debt load, PREIT has ceded control of its flagship asset: the $420M Fashion District Philadelphia mall.
The Macerich Co. will run the operations for the mall starting Jan. 1 as part of an agreement wherein the California-based retail REIT will pay $100M of PREIT's debt on the property, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and first reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
There is now $201M in principal remaining on the loan Wells Fargo provided for the 800K SF Fashion District, which is separate from the $913M unsecured loan to PREIT itself that Wells Fargo holds. Wells Fargo is the primary creditor for both Fashion District and PREIT, which owes about $2B in debt overall against assets valued at $2.4B, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.
PREIT emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Dec. 11 as part of a deal that allowed it more time to pay back $1B of its debt and access $130M in new capital, PBJ reports. PREIT filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 2 with a plan that was pre-approved by 95% of its creditors, which included putting up properties that PREIT owns free of debt as collateral for $891M of previously unsecured debt.
When PREIT opened Fashion District in the fall of 2019, the REIT was already in troubled waters due to the sagging popularity of indoor malls and a series of bankruptcies among its tenants. The first full year of operation for Fashion District was supposed to drive a return to glory for PREIT after a multi-year slide in value.
Instead, the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of Fashion District and every other mall in PREIT's portfolio in March. Even after reopening, business never fully recovered as safety concerns and capacity limits on indoor shopping lingered through the summer and have yet to abate.


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P&G leader makes exit for Google job
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Maile Carnegie, P&G's managing director for Australia and New Zealand, will become the country director for Google Australia New Zealand on July 15.
Carnegie has been in the managing director role with P&G for three years. In her more than 20 years with the Cincinnati-based consumer goods giant she has worked as a marketing/commercial director in the Cincinnati offices and general manager for Asia Strategy, Marketing & Design.
Carnegie has often spoken on the life-work balance of women who want to advance in the corporate world and credited P&G for its support of parents.
She will replace Google's Nick Leeder, who will become country director for Google France.
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Marilyn Manson has agreed to form a joint-venture partnership between his own imprint Hell, etc. and London-based label Cooking Vinyl. The deal covers his next album, due in fall 2011, with an option for the album after that. Cooking Vinyl will handle worldwide distribution, marketing and promotion.
On the face of it, the two parties make unlikely bedfellows. Cooking Vinyl launched in 1986 as a contemporary folk label but has since broadened its repertoire and scored a major success with the Prodigy’s 2009 comeback album, Invaders Must Die.”
Cooking Vinyl managing director Martin Goldschmidt says that record — released under a licensing agreement with the Prodigy’s own imprint, Take Me to the Hospital — has generated worldwide sales of 1.3 million. The label has also had success with global service deals for established acts like Underworld, Groove Armada and the Charlatans.
Manson’s manager, Tony Ciulla of Ciulla Management in Los Angeles, says he declined offers from other labels after being impressed with Cooking Vinyl’s work on Invaders Must Die internationally. The indie’s “passion and conviction for recognizing Manson as a rock icon and genuine enthusiasm to be part of his future career was key in doing the deal,” he says.
Ciulla says the 50-50 joint venture is a “more attractive financial arrangement and allows for greater [creative] control,” with both parties sharing profits after Cooking Vinyl recoups its costs, which include an advance paid out to Manson and a “big marketing commitment.”
Cooking Vinyl expects to release the album in 45 countries, although in some territories it will license the set to local labels. Goldschmidt’s initial global sales target for the album is 500,000 units, which he expects will be Cooking Vinyl’s biggest U.S. release to date. The label released Invaders Must Die through distributor RED, generating U.S. sales of 53,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Manson’s previous set, The High End of Low, bowed at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in May 2009 and has sold 137,000 units, according to SoundScan. Manson’s total U.S. album sales stand at 8.7 million, with 1996’s Antichrist Superstar the biggest seller with 1.9 million units. He has scored two previous No. 1 albums: 1998’s Mechanical Animals and 2003’s The Golden Age of Grotesque.
Although Cooking Vinyl doesn’t have a U.S. base, Goldschmidt says he and Ciulla will link up with partners for promotion, marketing and distribution. He identifies RED as a “very strong option” for distribution and says they may work with Topspin for online fan base marketing. Manson’s strong Web presence — he has 849,000 Facebook followers — and his large fan database will play a central role in the early stages of the marketing campaign, Goldschmidt adds.
The Cooking Vinyl team has yet to hear the new record, which is being recorded in Hollywood with longtime Manson collaborator Twiggy Ramirez. But Goldschmidt believes the break with Interscope will inspire the artist.
“Manson’s in that mood where he really wants to come back fighting,” he says.
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If you’ve been following the Epic V. Apple case, you’ll know that it had a big final day of testimony Friday with the arrival of Tim Cook, there to defend his company’s practices, including the 70-30% revenue split of the App Store, the crux of the case, and what the Fortnite developer is trying to change.
As expected, Cook’s testimony had some easy questions from Apple lawyers and some tougher cross examination from Epic, and yet everyone was surprised when it was the judge herself, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who ended the day absolutely grilling Cook on many of the core issues of the case.
Here are some of her most pointed quotes (transcriptions via The Verge), such as questioning Apple preventing Epic from relaying messages about cheaper places to get V-bucks:
“If they wanted to go and get a cheaper Battle Pass or V-Bucks, and they don’t know they’ve got that option, what is the problem with Apple giving them that option?”
And on Apple absolutely raking in money from the gaming industry’s microtransctions while other apps don’t compare:
“The gaming industry seems to be generating a disproportionate amount of money relative to the IP that you are giving them and everybody else. In a sense, it’s almost as if they’re subsidizing everybody else.”
She questions the notion that Apple is doing much to earn the ongoing revenue from these games:
“I understand this notion that somehow Apple’s bringing the customers to the users. But after that first time, after that first interaction, the [developers] are keeping the customer with the games. Apple’s just profiting off that, it seems to me.”
And if the system works so well, she questions why exactly it is that 39% of surveyed developers said they were unsatisfied with Apple’s distribution services:
“How is that acceptable, and how is it — assuming those numbers are true — how is it that you’re feeling any motivation and incentive to address their needs?”
At the beginning of the case, I remember Rogers making similarly pointed statements, but more seemed to be directed against Epic, rather than Apple. But after three weeks of testimony, it sure seems like she’s giving a pretty clear picture of where her head is at regarding Apple’s defense, and it’s easy to see that it doesn’t exactly look good for the tech giant. Though what the ruling is and what specifically could or would be changed remains to be seen.
Fundamentally, what it seems to come down to is that Apple is trying to paint itself as running a benevolent system that includes a lack of choice in a closed ecosystem in order to protect users and developers. Epic has been trying to show that the App Store is full of garbage anyway despite these policies, and that Apple is mainly concerned with one thing, retaining the massive profit margin they rake in from the App Store, and competition like alternative game stores or cutting their rates for all developers would lower that. It seems pretty clear which argument the judge appears to be siding with by the end here.
We don’t yet know when a verdict will come out of this trial, but it could be a gamechanger for the entire industry, one way or another. Stay tuned.
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$4.95 individual consideration items : Shower and Body Works declares Saturday ‘Body Care Day’ deal
Shower and Body Works has reported a first-of-its-sort “Body Care Day” deal to be held Saturday, December 14, which will incorporate all close to home consideration aromas and assortments .
The one-day deal will be accessible in stores and on the web, with numerous retail stores open for broadened hours, as indicated by a Friday discharge.
“On December 14, for one day only, ALL Body Care lines are $4.95 – that’s up to a 70% discount,” the discharge says.
The deal will apply to almost 600 individual consideration items, including three aromas that will presentation or return Saturday: Christmas Cocoa and Mint, Black Amethyst, and Pink Velvet Cupcake.
Among the individual consideration items on special: lotions, chemicals, and aromas. The retailer’s Men’s Collection is likewise remembered for the deal.
“Body Care Day” follows last weekend’s “Candle Day sale,” held on Dec. 7 — the brand’s sixth-annual made-up holiday, which Bath & Body Works’ called its “biggest event of the season and the most highly anticipated day of the year for brand loyalists and candle aficionados.”
Shower and Body Works isn’t the main retailer attempting to pull in clients with mid-December bargains. As of late various retailers, including Best Buy, have started ’12 Days of Deals’ advancements in front of Christmas.
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The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday declared its intention to hold companies accountable for the collection and use of consumers' biometric information.
FTC commissioners unanimously passed a policy statement on biometric information asking companies to ensure such technologies aren't causing substantial harm to consumers. The FTC's concern is with the "increasing risks that biometric information technology poses to the public," said Ben Wiseman, acting associate director of the FTC's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, during the FTC's open meeting. Biometric information includes facial recognition, fingerprints and other biological information.
The FTC's position on biometric information anchors on Section 5 of the FTC Act, which deals with unfair and deceptive business practices.
"Just because a technology is new or innovative does not mean it gets a pass from the FTC Act," Wiseman said.
It's the second time the FTC has spoken out about how existing consumer protection laws apply to new and emerging technologies. Earlier this year, the FTC, along with other federal agencies, stated that consumer protection laws will be enforced for companies using AI resulting in consumer harms.
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The flexible nature of the FTC Act puts the agency in a position to protect consumer privacy regardless of changing technologies, FTC Chair Lina Khan said during the meeting.
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"The biometric policy statement lays out clearly how some of these traditional consumer protection authorities would apply to the risks created by biometric information technologies," she said.
Indeed, the FTC is warning businesses that false claims about the accuracy of biometric information technology used could violate the FTC Act.
The FTC will also consider other factors in determining violations, such as whether businesses fail to assess the risks or harms posed to consumers before collecting biometric information, fail to address those risks, fail to assess third-party access to biometric information, or engage in unexpected collection of biometric information.
FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya noted how multiple cities and states have banned government agencies' ability to use biometric information for surveillance. However, he said, while most of those bans apply to government use of biometric information and technologies, it doesn't apply to commercial use.
"With today's statement, I am proud that we're setting clear guideposts for how our oldest consumer protection authority, Section 5 of the FTC Act, applies to biometrics," Bedoya said.
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Speakers & Panelists attending the Seminar
The Seminar honorably has the presence of nearly 150 delegates from Vietnamese enterprises that regularly cooperate with Korean partners, Korean enterprises investigating and operating in Vietnam, representatives of business associations, lawyers, arbitrators/mediators, lecturers, etc.
Dr. Vu Tien Loc – Chairman and President of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) delivered his opening remark at the Seminar
In the opening speech, Dr. Vu Tien Loc – Chairman and President of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) – highlighted that Vietnam and Korea are both pioneering economies and their business communities, which have embraced integration and enjoy widespread access to markets, are facing enormous pressures of an unpredictable changing world.
The world has been facing the detrimental impacts of climate change, epidemics, wars, geopolitical movements, the disruption of supply chains, rising inflation rate pressure, the global recession, etc. The digital transformation revolutions, and green transformation, not only bring up opportunities but also put enormous pressures and increasingly fierce competition on economies and enterprises community, especially which in developing countries.
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"Normally, in an unpredictable and fiercely competitive world, risks and disputes tend to increase; therefore, risks management, effective dispute prevention and dispute resolution must be a core competitiveness of enterprises and economies. This is core things that businesses need to pay attention to and is also an important criterion in evaluating a business investment environment", Dr. Vu Tien Loc emphasized.
Mr. Dau Anh Tuan - Vice Secretary-General cum Director of the Legal Department of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) delivered his speech at the Seminar
At the Seminar, Mr. Dau Anh Tuan - Vice Secretary-General cum Director of the Legal Department of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) presented a comprehensive overview of the economy in Vietnam, as well as challenges and opportunities in some notable sectors and industries.
Mr. Hong Sun - Chairman of the Korean Chamber of Business in Vietnam (KOCHAM) delivered his speech in the Seminar
On behalf of the Korean Chamber of Business in Vietnam (KOCHAM), Mr. Hong Sun - Chairman of KOCHAM, also shared the concerns and investment trends of Korean enterprises in Vietnam and general observations regarding trade and investment activities between the two nations.
Speakers and panelists also discussed M&A trends in a volatile economic era from the perspective of managers of transactions and disputes.
Speakers presented at the Session 2 of the Workshop
In the Session 2 of the Workshop, the speakers focused on discussing M&A trends during economic vicissitudes from the transactional & dispute management viewpoints. Specifically, Vietnam’s real estate market is confronted with substantial challenges arising from various factors, such as the widespread impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the constraints on accessing capital and credit that numerous domestic enterprises currently encounter. As a result, projects in Vietnam, whether in progress or completed, are long delayed during the following stages. In addition, the retail market in Vietnam since the outbreak of the pandemic has also undergone radical changes, posing many new challenges but also potential opportunities for new enterprises to enter the sector (for example, the temporary closure of a series of conventional food stores has caused a significant change in behavior of consumers, leading to the shift of consumer activity from traditional channels to e-commerce platforms). The Vietnam government is also trying to respond to the new situation, focusing on attracting foreign investors and other resources from abroad. Although the current context creates many challenges and obstacles, it can also bring up opportunities for businesses and investments.
Discussion session on M&A trends during economic vicissitudes – From the transactional & dispute management viewpoints
Session 2 was moderated by Attorney at Law, Mr. Logan Leung, Deputy Managing Partner of Rajah & Tann, with the participation of speakers: Attorney at Law, Mr. Lee Myung Jae, Partner and Head of Asia Team, Yulchon LLC; Attorney at Law, Mr. Doan Nhat Minh, Senior Associate at VILAF; Ms. Vu Thi Hang, Deputy Manager of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) Secretariat; and, Mr. Steve Kim, Secretary General of Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB).
The first-ever VAW hosted by VIAC in 2020 grew into a significant series of activities that connected domestic and international arbitration practitioners and served as a forum for ADR experts to express their views for the improvement of the quality of arbitration. The Week so continues to be organized with the goal of contributing to enhance the competitiveness of the economy and business community, and facilitate the economic, trade, investment, scientific and technological cooperation between domestic and foreign entities in Vietnam.
In 2023, for the first time, the Vietnam ADR Week is co-organised by VBLC and VIAC, the two leading organisations in legal practice and arbitration advocacy in Vietnam, in association with the direct supports from reputable organisations in the arbitration and ADRs in global and Asia, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Singaporean International Arbitration Center (SIAC), Asian International Arbitration Center (AIAC), Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), etc.
The VAW 2023 focused on legal risk prevention and dispute resolution and how those activities should adapt to the vibrant Asia, strongly bouncing back post COVID. VAW 2023 is also an opportunity to extend our outreach and strengthen partnerships, enabling us to build connections within Vietnam, across the region, and throughout the world. Through these connections, we hope to enhance the significance of arbitration in Vietnam, and eventually establish Vietnam as a prominent choice for resolving disputes between parties.


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Sentosa is having a special illumination show with Sanrio characters at Siloso beach.Continue reading “Sanrio × Sentosa: ISLAND LIGHTS illuminations!”
“Crayon Shin-chan” is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. “New Crayon Shin-chan”, which is currently serialized in “Monthly Manga Town” (published by Futabasha), also celebrates its 10th anniversary. “Crayon Shin-chan 30th Anniversary Project” will be launched to celebrate the milestone of the national character that continues to be loved worldwide.Continue reading ““Crayon Shin-chan 30th anniversary project” started!”
Morinaga Seika will launch a new browser game “Morinaga Pac-Man Mini” in collaboration with the popular game “Pac-Man”, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, with the renewal of the chewing candy “Hi Chew Mini” and “Caramel Mini” from March 9.
Syntrend Creative Park launched many pop-up stores on the first floor from March 3 to 31, including the PostPet’s character MOMO bear and the “Final Fantasy Premium Store” will sell extremely popular game-limited products.
Keihan Electric Railway will start operation of the train “Keihan Electric Railway Thomas & Friends No. 2020” on March 28, which depicts the characters of Thomas & Friends.
The popular picture book series “The bear school” developed by Chara Labs will launch a collaborative project with Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture in April to support child care.
“MARC JACOBS” is a store that collaborated with the American comic “PEANUTS” drawn by Charles M. Schulz from the “THE MARC JACOBS” line to open a pop-up shop from February 19 to March 3 at Ginza Mitsukoshi 1F.
Korea’s hottest character KAKAO FRIENDS comes to Taiwan to launch a pop-up shop from January 22 to March 8 in Dream Mall Kaohsiung 1F.
“Sonic the Movie/Sonic the Hedgehog”, a Hollywood-based live-action movie of popular characters from Japan, with a cumulative total of about 9.2 billion series (including DL) worldwide, will be released on March 27.
Sanrio will hold an exhibition “60th Anniversary Sanrio Character Museum” in the summer from 2020 to 2025, celebrating its 60th anniversary in August this year. First of all, starting with the Tokyo City View Sky Gallery on the 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, they plan to hold nationwide tours at museums and museums.
There is a secret movie is now making in Songshan Culture and Creativity park named “Capsule Planet”! The main actors are Sanrio characters, such as HELLO KITTY, Gudetama, and also popular capsule stars.
The popular picture book the bears’ school started its first exhibition aboard to come to Taiwan from December 30, 2019, to March 8, 2020.


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Apple’s Design Genius Jonathan Ive Profiled by the Daily Mail UK
What is the secret to Apple’s success? Most will answer Steve Jobs, but others will answer Jonathan Ive, Apple’s lead designer who time after time, has crafted some of the most remarkable products we’ve seen.
The Daily Mail has a fascinating article about Jonathan Ive, that sheds insight about the famed Apple designer. It’s a compelling read that details Ive’s younger years and his journey to Apple.
And so it has been for nearly 14 years â€“ the time Ive has been Appleâ€™s star designer, a fact little known and less publicised in his native Britain due to the obsessive culture of secrecy at Apple. (His laboratory remains sealed off even from the rest of Appleâ€™s leafy corporate â€˜campusâ€™ in San Francisco.) The impact of the 44-year-old, Essex-born, Staffordshire-raised graduate of Newcastle Polytechnic has been incalculable.
He is worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the company, which is itself currently valued at a staggering Â£200 billion. The last decade has belonged to him: his designs for the Californian company have revolutionised everything from music and television to mobile phones and hand-held computers.
Robert Brunner, Apple’s former chief of industrial design:
â€˜I often joke that my tombstone will say, â€œThe Guy Who Hired Jonathan Iveâ€…
…He was a consummate designer on all levels, especially around form, detail, materials and refinement and how that extends into manufacturing.â€™
Jony Ive is NOT Returning to the UK
This ought to squash rumours that Ive is leaving Apple:
Speculation that Ive would leave Apple to return to the UK is also false, says a former colleague: â€˜Iâ€™m not sure there is any truth he wants to come back. My last conversations with him were that he was planning to sell his house in the UK.â€™
I won’t ruin the juicy bits, so check out the full article here. It’s a great read, that is very ‘Instapaper-worthy’.


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Bookatable.com rolls out first TV campaign
By Sarah Shearman, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Friday, 10 June 2011 09:30AM
Restaurant-booking and deals website Bookatable.com is embarking on its biggest marketing push to date, in a drive to differentiate itself from rival services.
The site, which launched in 2007, is rolling out its debut TV ad, created by production company iCreate4, to promote the restaurant booking tools it offers.
The ad, which breaks this week, features an animated character struggling to book a table at a restaurant by phone. He then uses Bookatable’s live booking and confirmation tool to make a reservation. The ad ends with the character enjoying a meal with his wife.
The company will also use the campaign to introduce its strap-line ‘If you’re eating out, Bookatable.com’.
The campaign will be supported by digital activity and a social-media competition. The site will give its fans on Facebook the opportunity to win restaurant-themed prizes by identifying when and where they have spotted the TV ad.
Village Green is handling the media planning and buying for the campaign.
To date, Bookatable’s marketing has relied on CRM, paid search, social media and SEO. According to Celia Pronto, the site’s managing director of consumer marketing, while Bookatable enjoys significant brand awareness online, it is looking to ‘spread its message’ to a mass audience.
‘Bookatable is better-placed than rivals because it offers the widest range of choice, from everyday restaurants to Mich-elin-starred ones,’ said Pronto.
The campaign will run for five weeks, with another burst of activity planned for later this year. The brand, which offers iPhone and Android apps, also plans to make mobile a primary channel.
Rival services including 5pm. co.uk, TopTable, Square Meal, OpenTable and Lastminute.com also offer restaurant deals.
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
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Jio GigaFiber registrations: 900 cities to get early access to Jio GigaFiber connections?
Jio GigaFiber broadband services are expected to completely disrupt the Indian broadband market with its affordable pricing and high-speed data, and while Reliance Jio’s FTTH broadband services are expected to become an instant hit in the country, Jio GigaFiber broadband is confirmed to have received a huge interest from around 900 cities and towns across India.
For the unknown, Reliance Jio had confirmed that the initial rollout of Jio GigaFiber broadband services will be limited to 1,100 Indian cities and since the company has received such a huge interest from 900 cities, Jio GigaFiber already seems to be a success story for the company.
On the other hand, the biggest factor behind this response can be the fact that the Jio GigaFiber registrations are free and users can show their interest without paying any registration fees. On the other hand, Reliance Jio has also said that the Jio GigaFiber rollout will be on a priority basis based on the number of registrations received from a particular locality.
Meanwhile, a report by Economic Times suggests that Reliance Jio has confirmed getting a great response from 900 India cities and towns, however, it further adds that the company is facing some last mile connectivity issues since the local cable operators (LCOs) in key markets are showing some resistance by not partnering with Jio GigaFiber.
LCOs in Maharashtra, Delhi, and Karnataka regions have highlighted that the main reason of this last mile problem for Jio GigaFiber is a result of Jio not partnering with LCOs and instead directly approaching resident welfare associations (RWAs) and housing societies for their home broadband services.
On the other hand, the ET report also adds that the local cable operators also fear they won’t be able to compete with Jio GigaFiber which is expected to offer high-speed connectivity at dirt cheap prices.


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The deal is being signed in the midst of a very competitive grocery market in Houston. Stores big and small are expanding their reach in the area, and most notably, specialty grocers are finding their niche among the booming big players in the market. The top three grocers, based on Houston market share, are Kroger Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and H-E-B Grocery Company LLC.
California-based specialty food retailer Trader Joe’s has opened three stores in the Houston area in the last year; Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market, an organic specialty foods grocer, has opened two of its five planned stores in Houston; and Greensboro, N.C.-based specialty grocer the Fresh Market Inc. (Nasdaq: TFM) plans to open four Houston locations this year.
In addition, discount grocer Aldi Inc., based in Illinois, plans to open 30 stores in the Houston area during the next two years.
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Can Dover Street Market Catch Lightning in a Bottle Twice?
When Dover Street Market first launched in 2004 with a creative bazaar that deftly offered a mix of high-demand luxury fashion, niche independent labels, and in-store activations and art installations, multi-brand retail was changed forever. Innovative at the time, the concept is ubiquitous in today’s shopping landscape. As a division of Comme des Garçons, the Japanese group whose namesake is itself a cult name, Dover grew to account for nearly one third of revenue over the years that followed. Then Covid-19 hit, and sales plunged 25 percent. Business has returned to pre-pandemic levels, CEO Adrian Joffe says, but that doesn’t mean the trailblazing retailer is resting on its laurels.
As Dover Street Market Paris prepares to debut next year inside a sprawling 17th-century mansion in the Marais, the company recently announced the launch of a new events arm, 3537. In addition to being its last, the location in the City of Lights will serve as a proving ground for a new approach that flips the emphasis from a store with cultural programming to an experience-centric platform with retail integrated into concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, and more. That includes events outside of Dover’s physical locations in London, Tokyo, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Los Angeles, and soon Paris. This month, for instance, it organized artist Serkan Sarier’s exhibition opening in a Berlin church. It’s a bold move for a revered staple of the fashion world, but one that leaves Dover Street Market poised to reinvent retail yet again.
Berlin’s skateboarders petition against a newly imposed ban at the Neue Nationalgalerie.
Before the Neue Nationalgalerie—a steel-and-glass Modernist masterpiece by Mies van der Rohe—closed for a six-year renovation by David Chipperfield Architects, its surrounding paved terrace fostered a lively skating culture. Now that the institution and plaza have both reopened, the skaters have returned. Museum authorities quickly banned them from the site in late October, sparking backlash and provoking the community to launch a petition to reverse the decision that has since been signed by 2,500 people. It calls for “the preservation of the skate culture at the Neue Nationalgalerie” and an agreement that would allow skaters on the site after hours.
According to a study, one architect generates the same carbon emissions as 162 people.
At the Danish pavilion, the head of innovation at Copenhagen-based Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Enlai Hooi, spoke on “Adaptive Transformation” in which he noted that a traditional architect generates carbon emissions equivalent to the lives of 162 Americans with only three buildings. The way forward? Referencing the AJ’s RetroFirst campaign, Hooi proposed a band-aid solution that seeks to affix existing structures with eco-friendly systems that tackle the economic roadblocks of steel and concrete. “We have an obligation as architects to ask: what qualities exist in the [existing] building? The qualities of existing buildings can offer much more than what can be built from scratch from an economic framework but also from a historical, heritage framework as well,” he says. “What’s the least we can do for the greatest effect?”
In a push to become carbon-neutral, Thailand unveils the largest hydro-floating solar farm.
As part of the nation’s push to become carbon-neutral by 2050, Thailand has crafted a $34 million solar facility in the Sirindhorn reservoir that spans roughly 410 miles. With dual energy producing schemes, the $34 million solar farm employs 145,000 panels and three wind turbines to harness the power of the flowing tides at night. The initiative is a part of 16 installations in capital Thai water bodies that intend to shift the nation’s reliance on natural gases to renewable sources.
Vetements’ new label hopes to bring the luxury of fashion houses to the next generation.
The newly launched brand, called VTMNTS, intends to share “quality feeling that Hermès gives their sophisticated clientele” to its mostly Gen-Z client base through unisex staples that mirror the look and feel of Vetements. With the philosophy of “buy less,” VTMNTS is marketing its debut collection with focus on craftsmanship that trades logos for barcodes—perhaps the only difference from its holding company as the drop features its hoodies, graphic tees, and branded tops.
Kering appoints Matthieu Blazy to succeed Daniel Lee as Bottega Veneta’s creative director.
Shortly after Daniel Lee’s abrupt departure from Bottega Veneta this past week, Kering has already named a successor. Matthieu Blazy will take the lead—not a particularly surprising decision given how the Belgian 37-year-old served as Lee’s right hand. He first gained attention at Maison Marginal Artisanal, where he unveiled crystal-encrusted masks for the fall 2013 couture show that Kanye West used for his Yeezus tour. He then enjoyed a stint at Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, where his partner Pieter Mulier worked as creative director under Raf Simons. “I’m confident that Blazy’s wealth of experience and broad cultural background will allow him to bring his creative impetus to the task of carrying on the legacy of Bottega Veneta,” Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering, said in a statement. Blazy’s first collection will be shown at Milan Fashion Week in February 2022.
The head of Mana Contemporary Arts is charged for an alleged $7.8 million tax evasion.
Placed on leave following his indictment, founder and executive director Eugene Lemay has been slapped with one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS alongside accountant Joel Lingat. The duo “ran a scheme that involved paying shell companies and misclassifying workers as independent contractors in order to dodge payroll taxes,” between 2010 and 2016 as recorded by attorney Damien Williams. Lemay was hit with additional evasion charges for avoiding personal income taxes in 2014 and 2015. If convicted, both parties face a five-year sentence in prison for each count.
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Ford takes top spot for quality, says report
DETROIT - Ford supplanted Toyota as the leader of the pack in initial quality rankings, taking the top spot in five of 19 segments in the 2007 survey by J.D. Power and Associates, released Wednesday.
Porsche again dominated the overall ranking of brands, averaging 91 problems per 100 vehicles as it had last year. That compared with a 2007 industry average of 125 problems per 100 vehicles. Last year it was 124.
Ford Motor Co. earned segment awards for the Ford Mustang, Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln MKZ, Mercury Milan and Mazda MX-5 Miata. Mazda is 33.4 percent owned by Ford.
Ford's Lincoln brand took third in overall nameplate rankings, averaging 100 problems per 100 vehicles. It was behind Porsche and Toyota's Lexus luxury brand, which averaged 94 problems per vehicles.
Bernanke: Rebound hinges on home sales
WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday lowered its forecast for economic growth this year even as it slightly upgraded its outlook for unemployment.
Under the administration's new forecast, gross domestic product, or GDP, will grow by 2.3 percent as measured from the fourth quarter of last year to the fourth quarter of this year. That's down from a previous projection of 2.9 percent.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the administration and private economists expect the economy will rebound in the months ahead. The one wild card, though, is whether the nearly year-long housing slump gets worse.
Worker productivity, wage pressures slow
WASHINGTON - The productivity of U.S. workers slowed sharply in the first three months of this year but wage pressures eased as well, providing evidence that inflation is being restrained.
The Labor Department reported that the amount of output per hour of work for nonfarm businesses rose at annual rate of 1 percent in the January-March quarter. That was the slowest advance since the third quarter of last year and was below the government's initial estimate that productivity rose at a 1.7 percent rate in the first quarter.
Price for gasoline continues to decline
NEW YORK - Gasoline futures fell Wednesday after the government reported an unexpectedly large increase in gas inventories and a surprising decline in refinery utilization.
Oil futures jumped when news broke that several thousand Turkish troops had crossed into northern Iraq to chase Kurdish guerrillas. Light, sweet crude for July delivery recovered from early losses and rose 35 cents to settle at $65.96 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gasoline futures for July dropped 1.69 cents to settle at $2.1904 a gallon on the Nymex.
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PlatinumGames CEO Atsuhi Inaba has recently shared the studio’s plans for the future specifically in developing new games.
Inaba was recently interviewed by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu (via VGC) talking about its plans for the company’s future. He revealed their priorities and plans.
PlatinumGames, Inaba started, will still continue to release single-player games that they are known for. They are also looking into creating titles that can be enjoyed and loved for a longer period of time. One of the titles that are in development is Project G.G., which started from Hideki Kamiya.
According to Inaba, Project G.G. is still at the stage of testing various things, which made it impossible for him to divulge more details. He does say that the studio’s plans include focusing on creating games that are different from the past.
Inaba explained that their future games will be vastly different than their past titles in terms of their structure. One of the reasons they are planning to do this is due to the changes in the market. They want to go back to their original reason for doing this, which was to create new games on a larger scale, but now in a pure manner.
“I want to lead PlatinumGames in a direction that is pure and unadulterated, and never look back. I think that’s my role now,” closed Inaba.


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Google and YouTube will be live broadcasting the Election day, as the Google company reports.
Youtube videohosting will be broadcasted live on world major TV channels, among which NBC, PBS, MTV, Bloomberg, and Telemundo. Right after the polls closed are, users we be able to see the results of the elections that are integrated into a Google search introduced in 30 languages around the world. Live broadcast will also present a detailed updates and results of the presidential election, senators, congressmen, governors and other information.
The voting will begin on November 8 at 14 or 15 p.m. Moscow time.
We should remind you that in September 2016 US presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump has accused Google of concealing negative information regarding Hillary Clinton. And in early November, it was reported that a detailed plan for the campaign in the US presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton was composed by none other than the Google head of the board of directors, Eric Schmidt back in 2014.
Check Point Israeli company specialists have found a malware that has cracked over a million Google accounts. The number of affected users is still growing, which equals about 13 thousand people a day.
The virus was named Gooligan. It infects devices running Android 4 (Jelly Bean, KitKat) and 5 (Lollipop) and steals email-addresses and authentication data that is stored on them.
The resulting information can be used by hackers to gain access to user data in Google Play, Gmail, Google Photos, Google Docs, GSuite, Google Drive and other services.
The report says that about 57% of infected devices are found in Asia, whereas in Europe this number equals 9%.
The CheckPoint immediately contacted Google security service having detected the malicious activity. At the moment, the experts are looking for the source of both Gooligan campaigns.
Facebook starts testing video ads sales on Apple TV and Roku sets in Audience Network this week.
"We want to test the way to the best video ads delivery across Audience Network users connected to the Internet TV devices. Our goal is to provide relevant ads to both Facebook and Social Networks users", the company comments.
Testing will be held with a limited scale.
We should also remind you that early this year Facebook Audience Network has expanded ad views on the mobile Internet. Previously, he was made only in the annexes.
In May advertisers were able to target non-Facebook users, but who visits the websites and applications included to the FAN.
38% of mobile users search at least one time per month for a local business. (Source: BrightLocal)
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Soaring costs coupled with more cautious consumer spending had led to fears that Britain’s food and drink outlets would see a sharp drop-off in performance.
That has certainly been the case for restaurants, with Jamie’s Italian, Prezzo, Byron and others all being forced to pursue controversial rescue plans called company voluntary arrangements (CVAs).
Helped by the hot weather over summer and England’s longer-than-expected run at the World Cup, UK pubs have fared considerably better, with Greene King PLC (LON:GNK), Marston’s plc (LON:MARS) and Mitchells & Butlers PLC (LON:MAB) reporting solid trading of late.
‘Spoons followed suit on Friday, although analysts noted that the smaller beer gardens and lack of TV screens in its pubs meant the warm weather and football actually hampered sales somewhat.
The FTSE 250 group posted a 4.3% rise in pre-tax profits to £107.2mln (2017: £102.8mln) in the 12 months to the end of July, on revenue of £1.69bn (2017: £1.66bn) – a 2.0% year-on-year increase.
Despite the rising costs and some price competition in the sector, Wetherspoon managed to improve its margins which rose to 7.8%, up from 7.7% last year.
Like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new or closed stores, climbed 5.0%.
4% LFL sales growth needed
With costs set to rise again in the year ahead, the value pub chain warned that like-for-likes would have to rise by around 4% this time around for it to match last year’s record profits.
“Like-for-like sales in the six weeks to September 9 increased by 5.5%,” said chairman Tim Martin.
“The company has had a reasonable start to the financial year, but taxes, labour and interest costs are expected to be higher than those of last year, so we estimate that like-for-like sales growth of about 4.0% will be required for the company to match last year's record profits.”
In his usual Brexit rant, Martin said parliament should reject the Chequers deal and added there would be a “huge gain” if the UK adopts a similar free trade approach to countries such as Australia and Canada.
He also used his company’s results to tell the government to create tax equality among supermarkets, pubs and restaurants.
“JD Wetherspoon full-year results were very much on the positive side, but we have seen some impact on the chain from the hot summer weather and the FIFA World Cup,” said Markets.com analyst Neil Wilson.
“Growth cooled off over the hot summer – full-year sales growth came in at 5% on a like-for-like basis, slower than the 5.2% registered in the nine months to the start of July.
“There was clearly an impact from the hot weather as JDW pubs tend to lack the outdoor spaces customers seek when it’s sunny, while arguably the biggest hit came from not showing the World Cup, which has been noted at past tournaments.
He added: “It is churlish to focus on the final quarter [though] as the results show continued positive momentum over the year and record profits.”
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Samsung fans waited for the company to unveil the new Galaxy Tab S3 last September, as the current device, the Galaxy Tab S2, was released on Sept. 3, 2015. But the Galaxy Tab S3 was a no-show at the event which saw the launch of the company’s now infamous Galaxy Note 7. However, new reports claim that the tablet will be released in only a matter of months, and it is rumored to be announced alongside Samsung’s upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S8.
It was claimed that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 could be released at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in February. Neurogadget notes that the tech event seems like the perfect time to make the announcement, but if the tablet does not make an appearance at MWC, it’s likely that the Galaxy Tab S3 could be released next summer.
According to reports, there are two Galaxy Tab S3 models which will be launched next year, bearing the model numbers SM-TB825 and SM-TB820. It is believed that one version will be a Wi-Fi only variant, while the other will be the LTE device.
The Galaxy Tab S3 is rumored to come in 8-inch and 9.7-inch versions, and both devices will have AMOLED screens and a resolution of 1,536 x 2,048 pixels. It is expected that the device will be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 8890 octa-core chip, which is the same processor found in the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. The tablet is also said to have 4 GB of random access memory (RAM) and will likely come in 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory options.
The device will have an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The tablets are also expected to have a thin metallic design, just like last year’s Galaxy Tab S2.
No details have been released with regard to pricing, but it is estimated that the upcoming tablet will start at about $249.99 for the 8-inch version. Stay tuned for more news about the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.


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Before you start spooning up your next bowl of Frosted Flakes, ponder this: driven partly by the demand for ethanol, the price of the corn in your flakes is about 40 percent higher than it was a few years ago; the sugar easily cost you more than double the world price; and your milk is at least 15 percent more expensive than it would be in many other countries.
Americans pay much more than they should for their food. Thanks to a thicket of subsidies and tariffs that support American farmers and tilt the growing field against cheaper foreign producers, we get ripped off twice: first as taxpayers who ante up for roughly $25 billion in agricultural subsidies each year ($4 billion for milk alone in 2006); then as consumers who pay higher prices at the checkout counter because we can't take advantage of low-price imports.
Subsidies and tariffs were originally intended to help protect small farmers--a purpose they've largely outlived. They keep rolling on, though, because the only people who focus on them tend to be their direct beneficiaries. Spread over tens of millions of consumers, the costs seem small: the average American taxpayer, for example, pays only $322 each year to fund subsidies. But for some of the thousands of farmers who get such payments, the benefits are huge: from 1995 to 2005, roughly 75 percent of subsidy payments went to just 10 percent of the subsidy recipients, who took in an average of $91,000 a year; and 55 farmers received more than $1 million each. Talk about a green thumb.
Given the megadeficit now darkening our fruited plain, $25 billion each year is real money; so is the roughly $2 billion in economic benefits that the U.S. International Trade Commission estimates we would get each year if we lifted all tariffs on food and agriculture items. We'd bring in more than $800 million by lifting tariffs on sugar alone. What's more, by ending this kind of subsidy profiteering and opening our markets, we would not only save money but enable some of the world's poorest agricultural producers to make a buck in the bargain.
So, how can we get more Americans to look up from their feedbags and demand that Congress restore some sense to the marketplace? I recommend a little truth-in-packaging. Just as food manufacturers now list their products' ingredients and nutritional value, they should also disclose their "free-market" value.
To wit, every product whose ingredients benefit from a subsidy should include the following language on the label:
"This product has been subsidized by the U.S. government at taxpayer expense. For more information, please visit usda.gov."
And every product that benefits from tariff protection should have the following language on the label:
"This product is protected from foreign competition by U.S. import tariffs. Its price is higher as a result. For more information, please visit usitc.gov."
Ideally, the Web sites of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and International Trade Commission would provide not just specific information on subsidies and tariffs, but contact information for the relevant congressional committees that oversee them--hmmmm, perhaps even their chairs' home phone numbers.
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Additional than 3 million Walmart consumers are diabetic, and the retailer currently gives human insulin to them for about $25. But that variety is inferior to analog insulin, a man-manufactured range that is developed to greater mimic the body’s own blood-sugar generation and regulation. Although commonly thought of the favored alternative, analog insulin is highly-priced, prompting pleas from people and Congressional investigations to decrease the expense of the lifesaving drug.
“Diabetes is one of the most promptly increasing diseases in the state,” Cheryl Pegus, govt vice president and head of Walmart’s wellness and wellness company, stated on a meeting simply call. “We know from our clients that expense is a important factor in how you deal with well being treatment.”
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The medication is remaining manufactured by drugmaker Novo Nordisk A/S as aspect of a partnership than took 2 1/2 years to finalize. It can be utilized by all those with Sort 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
Walmart’s insulin launch will come 15 many years just after it disrupted drugmakers and pharmacy chains by introducing a vary of generic medication for frequent illnesses like allergic reactions and significant cholesterol, with the therapies costing just $4 for every prescription. The retailer expanded the generic presenting in 2008, claiming then that it experienced saved people a lot more than $1 billion.
More lately, Amazon has moved aggressively into the $465 billion U.S. prescription-drug market by opening an on the web pharmacy in November and by featuring six-thirty day period prescriptions starting up at $6 before this thirty day period.
Value is a significant barrier for diabetics who need to just take insulin to take care of glucose stages and avert complications. About 34 million people today have diabetic issues in the U.S., according to the American Diabetic issues Affiliation, and 1.5 million Us residents get identified with the illness each individual calendar year. Walmart’s solution will expense $72.88 if administered by vials and $85.88 for a FlexPen version. It’s accessible in pharmacies inside Walmart retailers this week and will be obtainable in Sam’s Club warehouse areas in mid-July.
The go could be “a truly significant deal” for folks with diabetic issues, reported Dawn Davis, an affiliate professor and endocrinologist at the College of Wisconsin at Madison. Walmart’s $25 insulin has offered a lifeline for some patients, notably those people who are uninsured, she explained. Introducing an analog version will give persons a considerably less expensive way to entry contemporary insulin. Nonetheless, individuals working with Walmart’s brands will possible however require to use the more mature style due to the fact most persons require both equally a speedy-performing and a more time-motion version, she stated.
A Walmart consultant mentioned that “treatments fluctuate by affected individual and service provider.”
Brand name-identify insulin under Novo Nordisk’s NovoLog and Eli Lilly & Co.’s Humalog labels can operate extra than $300 a vial, according to a 2020 overview of dollars prices from GoodRx Holdings Inc., a organization that provides coupons and publishes investigate on prescription medicines. Novo and Lilly, the major insulin suppliers, have released generic variations in recent years. These commonly sell for fewer than 50 percent of the branded formulations, according to GoodRx.
The sum of insulin that the ordinary man or woman with diabetic issues demands can vary commonly, Davis said. Even if a human being demands only five vials a month, the expense for the rapid-performing insulin by yourself would whole $375. Sufferers also have to have all the other provides like glucose take a look at strips and needles.
Walmart opened its to start with pharmacy in 1978, and drug gross sales make up the bulk of its wellbeing and wellness company. In 2020, it had 4.7% of U.S. prescription revenue, behind CVS Well being Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., according to the Drug Channels Institute.
Over the previous two many years, the firm has also opened 20 minimal-priced professional medical clinics in states like Ga and Illinois in an effort and hard work to seize a bigger slice of the nation’s $3.6 trillion in health and fitness paying out. The concept is to harness its best asset: the 150 million men and women coming by means of Walmart’s 4,743 U.S. retailers just about every 7 days. The chain also obtained MeMD, a telehealth enterprise, in a deal that Pegus stated closed Monday.
Even so, the company’s force into health and fitness care has been hobbled by a revolving doorway of executives, just about every with distinctive ways. Pegus, who joined in December, is the sixth particular person to operate the business considering that 2014.
Walmart’s health and wellness unit amplified profits additional than 5% in the final fiscal 12 months to $38.5 billion, but its growth charge lagged behind those of its grocery and basic-goods departments, which combined, account for the majority of its U.S. earnings.
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Tourist police seized THB30 million (about US$919,000) worth of knock-offs at Chiang Mai’s famed Night Bazaar and Anusarn Market last night.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Surachet Hakpan, deputy commander of the Tourist Police (aka.Thailand’s self-proclaimed “crime buster”) led a team of a hundred officers to investigate a pair of popular night markets in Chiang Mai’s Muang District after getting a tip about stores smuggling in and selling pirated goods.
To be honest, we’re not sure how necessary a “tip” was given that these markets have always sold knock-off brands.
Over the course of the raids, authorities seized 27,000 fake brand-name goods including electronics, hand bags, clothes, glasses and shoes, according to Workpoint.
Twelve retailers were also arrested for violating the 1991 Trademark Act.
Speaking to Channel 7 news, Gen. Surachet said the bust is part of the government’s effort to eliminate the country’s intellectual property infringement.
They now plan to focus their effort on tracking down the source of production, importers, investors and online marketers in order to put an end to the industry from its roots, he said.
Forgive our cynicism, but given the fact that access to easily obtainable knock-offs is sort of a given here, we can’t help but wonder what prompted the timing of this particular inspection.
There are plenty of markets all over the country selling fake goods in broad daylight, so why did this particular one get so unlucky?


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Discover the latest updates on China’s Gold Rates. Stay informed about the fluctuating prices and market trends of gold. The local premium then jumped in August (as Chinese households’ household gold buying recovered from Covid lockdowns). This is when Shanghai-London futures spread short covering helped to boost the premium.
As a result of this and other factors, China’s gold market now trades at a record-high relative premium over New York or London prices.
As a volatile asset, gold prices can react quickly to changing economic and political conditions. This makes it an excellent proxy for investor sentiment and the risk of financial instability. In addition, the size of private and official gold holdings is relatively large compared to current production. This means that small shifts in expectations about future changes in stocks can engender large price movements.
As such, gold is often viewed as a safe haven in times of uncertainty and turmoil. The surge in China’s premium reflects this view. The premium has risen to more than $100 over international prices, the highest in more than a decade.
This is mainly due to the growing sensitivity of Chinese investors toward global instability and economic uncertainty. This has led to a strong investment demand for gold as an alternative to equities. However, there is also a sense of caution among Chinese investors about the stability of the country’s economy and currency. As a result, they are avoiding equities and investing in gold instead.
One way to understand these trends is to examine the relationship between the prices of international gold and the prices of gold stocks in Shanghai and Shenzhen. According to Granger causality test, the price change of international gold market has a direct impact on the price of Shanghai and Shenzhen gold stocks. However, the impact is not as great as one might expect.
China’s sagging yuan and its effort to prop up its ailing economy, outflows of capital, rising deflation, and weakening sentiment can all lead to increased demand for gold as an alternative to equities. In addition, China’s hedging activities could add to this demand.
The fact that Chinese household gold demand has remained robust even in the face of slowing GDP growth is another sign of this increased demand. If the Communist Party abandons its ill-judged zero Covid policy, this will likely be another boon for gold. This will be a particularly important factor during the Lunar New Year holiday, when Chinese families typically give and invest in gold alongside cash gifts.
With global demand for physical gold returning to pre-Covid levels and Chinese household purchases of the metal re-accelerating, a structural change is underway. The decade-long negative correlation between real yields and gold is fading, softening the metal’s pricing power in a faceoff against Western debt issuance. This is a positive development for gold investors, as higher real interest rates should boost global economic growth and reduce the need for risk-averse consumers to seek out alternatives like gold.
Nevertheless, the weaker dollar and weak local stock and property markets are encouraging consumers to re-patronise gold. In fact, Chinese consumers (according to the China Gold Association) are now buying almost twice as much gold in a year as the People’s Bank has reported.
The central bank is also a huge buyer of gold, and its official purchases may be significantly larger than officially reported. The World Gold Council estimates that China bought 129 tonnes more in the third quarter than it reported, taking total official sector buying to 337 tonnes.
Meanwhile, the renminbi is at a record low against the US dollar and a host of other currencies. The tumbling Chinese currency is helping to make US-listed gold more affordable for Asian investors. This should help to boost investment demand for the metal, which is a traditional store of value in Asia.
Despite the low level of Chinese consumer spending, the country’s households save a large proportion of their income. This, combined with a weak yuan, vapid local stock market and troubled property sector, has encouraged many to buy gold to preserve their wealth.
In the long term, Chinese households’ demand for gold is likely to be capped by its high price volatility. However, the re-opening of the economy and deep cultural appetite for physical gold could provide some support in the short term. Moreover, a rush to foreign markets by emerging economies to avoid the pitfalls of the US dollar should also strengthen the hand of the yellow metal. This could be a key driver for higher prices next year. In addition, a low level of inflation globally should also support gold prices, although there is a risk that it will be less attractive than other asset classes when inflation does pick up.
The gold market has been transformed since China liberalised its domestic bullion trading in 2002. It is now the world’s biggest producer and consumer, which has had a major impact on the structure of the global bullion market in terms of key players, refining centres and vaulting locations. It has also significantly influenced global bullion demand and prices. Chinese demand is especially significant because, based on China Gold Association figures, China’s private households have accumulated more than 2,000 tonnes of gold in the last two-and-a-half years alone – far more than the gold that the PBoC has added to its national reserves in the same period.
As such, it is important to understand how the price of gold in China influences the global markets and how China’s domestic market is related to international markets. This can be done using time-series analysis, in which the price of a commodity is plotted against time to identify trends.
To do this, we analysed the daily gold prices of the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) and the Comex gold futures traded in New York. We used a daily moving average for the SGE and a monthly moving average for the Comex. We then plotted the prices of the two commodities against each other to see if there were any trends.
We found that there were some significant day-of-the-month effects, as well as month-of-the-year effects in both cases. However, we found that the month-of-the-year effects were more important in the SGE data than in the Comex data.
This was because the SGE data only includes gold bought with renminbi, while the Comex data covers both renminbi and US dollars. As such, the SGE data is more sensitive to changes in renminbi-denominated pricing, which means that its price movements have greater effect on the international gold market. This would be expected given that the PBoC’s current strategy is to diversify its foreign exchange holdings by buying gold in both US and renminbi-denominated terms. This is an important reason why the SGE’s premium – which is an indication of a supply-demand imbalance in the domestic market – is so much higher than the international gold price.
Gold is one of the most popular financial assets worldwide. This precious metal is a safe haven asset against inflation and currency depreciation. Moreover, it has a long history of being used as jewellery and investment. However, the price of gold has fluctuated over time due to several reasons. Nevertheless, analysts forecast that gold will continue rising in 2025. This will be mainly driven by the growing demand for this asset. Furthermore, the rise in geopolitical tensions will further push the demand for gold.
In addition, emerging market central banks are increasing their holdings of the precious metal to gain more independence from the US dollar. This is in response to the shifting global economic outlook, which has increased the risk of inflation. This has led to a weakening of the decade-long correlation between real yield levels and gold. In our view, this reflects a stronger structural demand for gold and softens the historical influence of real yields on the price of the commodity.
China’s household gold demand has been strong throughout the pandemic, even as GDP growth sagged. In fact, Chinese households saved 0.33% of GDP in dollar terms, which is hugely larger than the 0.06% of GDP spent on gold by consumers in the US or Germany. This is a reflection of the lower level of income that Chinese households take home, coupled with weak social security safety nets for retirement and health.
As the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, gold demand is likely to return to normal levels. However, it may take some time for this to happen. This will be a good time to buy gold, as it will be cheaper than during the peak of the pandemic. Furthermore, the rising inflationary environment in developing countries will boost demand for gold as a hedge against inflation. This will further drive the XAUUSD rate higher.


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The latest Fedrigoni 365 is 'most ambitious and inclusive' to date, supporting 1,000 creatives
Every December, the creative community eagerly awaits the release of Fedrigoni 365, the much-acclaimed calendar project. And this year – despite the challenges of the last 12 months – it promises to be its most ambitious yet with an ode to "community and togetherness".
The annual book, made by Fedrigoni in collaboration with Ricoh and TM, asks 365 UK-based designers, illustrators and photographers to contribute a piece of work, which will be featured, always answering to a certain theme. For 2021, the brief was based on current world events, and – "because so many creatives are at loose ends" – Fedrigoni 365 went digital for the first time so that it could include as many people as possible.
"Going with digital print has allowed each book to be entirely unique, from cover to cover," says Danny McNeil, creative director at TM – the studio behind its design. "No two copies are the same – we're not aware of any other book that has ever been produced in this way before."
Each participating creative has produced a numeric design from 1–31 (rather than a specific date) and every book is a programmatic compilation from the overall pool of submissions. "As a result, there was no limit on the number of creatives who took part – we included just shy of 1,000 designs," adds Danny.
Fedrigoni 365/2021 is once again being sold via Counterprint with all profits going to charity. You can grab a copy from today and look forward to a new (hopefully brighter) year.
"To date, the success of the Fedrigoni 365 project has been its sense of inclusion and positivity, bringing together creatives of all generations and styles in an endlessly collaborative project," Danny continues. "It has given designers the opportunity to set their own brief, to be as creative as they can be and to see their own work on the printed page."
For those who simply must know, Fedrigoni 365/2021 is printed on Ricoh digital five colour Pro C7200X machine, allowing each book to be entirely unique from cover to cover. It is printed using neon and CYMK inks onto a range of papers from the Fedrigoni digital collection.


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What should be the reasonable price of rice at the consumers' level? Answers to this question would surely vary. The growers would quote a price that suits them best while the consumers would like to see the price of the main staple at an affordable level. Then again, affordability varies from person to person.
However, for a section of consumers the rice price is not an issue, for they can afford any price of the item. They have many other important issues to look into. But the problem is that the number of such consumers is very small. For most other consumers, rice price does matter.
People consume lots of items daily and a few of them are considered essentials. Rice is one such essential item and the price of the item has been politically sensitive one. The people in power always watch price movement of the item and any abnormal rise in its price usually makes them concerned.
A couple of statements by two senior ministers - Finance Minister AMA Muhith and Commerce Minister Tofael Ahmed - substantiate that view. The current level of rice price provoked them to make statements on two separate occasions. But the statements have definitely raised a few eyebrows.
The commerce minister speaking at an event in Dhaka last Thursday said rice price at Tk 40 per kilogramme (kg) is justified and fair for the sake of protecting the interest of the rice growers. Next day, the finance minister also backed Mr. Tofael's observation. Mr. Muhith, while speaking at a food safety day function, found the rice price at Tk 40 'tolerable' for both growers and consumers.
Whether the price is justified or not is a debatable issue, but the fact remains that the prevailing rice price is well above the mark mentioned by the two ministers. The minimum price of coarse rice is now hovering between Tk 45 and Tk 50 a kg. Moreover, there should be no reason for the rice price to come below Tk 40 when the government has set its procurement price at Tk 39 a kg during the current Boro season.
Many tend to ask one question: Is there any valid reason to be specially concerned if the price of rice goes up when prices of many other essentials are also maintaining an uptrend?
Logically speaking, there should not be any reason for raising alarm by the middle, upper middle class and affluent sections of people over rice price hike, for this kind of hike does not make that much difference in their cost of living. In the overall cost of living, the money spent on rice has never been a big deal for these sections of people.
But for the poor and lower-middle class people, the price of rice is a critical issue. A good number of them prefer taking rice three times a day and they, in most cases, consume the commodity in far greater quantity than the people belonging to the middle and upper-middle classes. So, the former are required to spend a substantial part of their earnings on rice. They have reasons to be concerned.
There is no denying that the people's income has risen over time and none is starving these days. This has been true for more than three and a half decades. But the living in affluence cannot be compared with living from hand to mouth. While mentioning the rise in income, one can hardly miss the issue of the widening income inequality.
All people, except the poor and low-income ones, do save big or small of amount of money. The poor people do also aspire to make such savings after meeting their daily expenses. But when prices of essentials and expenses on transportation and healthcare, etc., go up their hope to make savings gets dashed. Rather the process of pauperisation comes into play in the event of hike in the cost of living. Many people who managed to come out of poverty are again thrown into old poverty cycle by the rising prices of essentials, including rice.
Moreover, the price level of rice or any other essential item has a bearing on the prices or cost of many other non-food items/services. The people involved in management and operation of non-food items do very often cite the rise in the prices of essentials in support of their move to increase the prices and rates of their own items or services.
However, there is no scope to see rice price in isolation. If the prices of other consumables go up, naturally the same would happen in the case of rice. But problem arises when people in authority, unnecessarily, tend to raise a few false expectations about low price of rice or any other essential item.
Under the prevailing food production scenario, cost of production at the growers' level and cost of import, it would be unrealistic to expect rice selling at cheaper rates. But the government cannot be oblivious of the purchasing power of the poor and low-income people. The official open market sale (OMS) of rice at subsidised rate is now almost stalled. Since the government's food stock has improved, the food directorate should start selling OMS rice without any further delay.


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Facebook gets a permanent makeover as the company will make permanent cosmetic changes to its interface, removing the opt-out alternative from users’ settings. As of September, all of facebook’s users will be enjoying a new user interface on desktop displays.
In May 2020, Facebook changed its homepage look and feel for a more stylish, refreshed one, leaving many users in confusion as they are normally accustomed to Facebook’s old display. The new-look enjoys better navigation, akin to the mobile app version of the popular social network website.
Dark Mode and New Locations
With Facebook’s new cosmetic upgrades, pages like the Marketplace, Groups, Watch, and Gaming went from the left side to the top of the page. The designers moved the notifications, settings, and messenger icons to the right of the page. On profile pages, Facebook now displays the picture in the center with the name and bio details below. In the horizontal bar, there are no changes, and users will find options for About, Friends, Photos, Archive, Timeline.
Another good upgrade to Facebook’s looks is the inclusion of Dark Mode, for the social network’s classic white background becomes a strain in the eyes.
Facebook is a tech company giant, despite its colossal size and reach. The company finds many troubles regarding oversight. Mark Zuckerberg has had to appear in front of US legislators multiple times in many congressional probes regarding cybersecurity. The company’s dramatic financial stagnation — frequently overshadowed by their executives in front of potential investors—, along with the now old-fashioned, repetitive model of acquisitions took its toll on the tech giant.
Facebook’s cash-cow —ads— evolves, the coronavirus pandemic spike-shaped shopping and commerce into new ways. Zuckerberg’s empire must find a way to understand, monetize, and invest in emerging forms of communication. These new ways to keep in touch will turn into important sources of revenue.
Instagram and WhatsApp Major Players, No Longer Cash-Cows
While Instagram, the photo and video sharing app, and WhatsApp, the instant messaging app are major players in the social networks game for Facebook, these apps are stagnant in their growth. WhatsApp faces major revamp challenges as their developer team catches up with features that rival apps offer, and Instagram became a business model for ads and marketplace promotion.
Facebook’s app repertoire faces a tough challenge against apps like TikTok on the Millennial, Teen, and Generation Z segment of the population. These demographic groups are very prone to migrate from platform to platform according to trends.
WhatsApp is a proving ground for adaptation to new ways of commerce, in Brazil, where the app has millions of users, they partnered with the local banking system to roll out a payment processing platform from within the app. An idea which could rake in a lot of money for Facebook if it is well-pitched towards banking authorities and regulators in other parts of the world.


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Apple is understood to be finalising a deal with China Unicom, the state-owned mobile company that is developing a 3G network based on the same technology as the iPhone. China Unicom’s network is expected to be in place by October, at which point Apple could release a basic 3G version of the smartphone to get around current regulatory issues.
Duncan Clark, chairman of Beijing-based consultancy BDA, said: “Something’s brewing for the end of the year.” A more sophisticated version of the iPhone, with Wi-Fi similar to the Western model, could then come out in 2010.
The Chinese mobile handset market is worth an estimated $34 billion (£21 billion), projected to rise to $53 billion (£32 billion) by 2013, by which time smartphone sales will account for almost two-thirds. There are already an estimated 2 million “unlocked” iPhones in use in China. Many of them have been smuggled in, indicating the strength of demand.


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Olympia Sports is going out of business.
The Maine-based sporting goods chain announced last week that it will be closing its remaining 35 stores by the end of September and liquidation.
Liquidation sales have begun at all locations, including ones in Littleton and Route 5 in Newport.
“It’s incredibly disappointing and heartbreaking, not only for the employees but also for the loyal customers and everyone that has done their best to help us thrive,” said one employee, who declined to give their name.
Added another employee, “I was pretty bummed and sad. And shocked.”
Olympia Sports was founded in 1975. Its first store was at the Maine Mall in South Portland. By 2013, it had 226 locations from Maine to Virginia.
Denver-based running and active lifestyle brand JackRabbit bought the company in 2019.
JackRabbit immediately closed half of the Olympia Sports stores at the time, including one at the Green Mountain Mall in St. Johnsbury.
JackRabbit, owned by a private equity firm, was sold in December to North Carolina-based Fleet Feet. An email to Fleet Feet on Saturday was not immediately returned.


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In the spring of 2008, HP told the world it had done something that computer wonks had dreamed about for nearly four decades. The hardware giant announced that researchers inside HP Labs had built a memristor — a new type of electrical building-block — and it said this hardware missing link would reinvent computer memory as we know it.
“To find something new and yet so fundamental in the mature field of electrical engineering is a big surprise, and one that has significant implications for the future of computer science,” said HP’s Stan Williams, the man who oversaw the project.
Now, HP says it’s less than three years away from introducing commercial memristor hardware, predicting it will provide far more efficient machines than flash memory and other hardware used in today’s systems.
But Blaise Mouttet says the hardware giant is full of hot air.
Mouttet — a former U.S. patent officer who specialized in nanotechnology — has long argued that HP’s technology is not really a memristor. He says that other companies — including big names Panasonic and Samsung — were developing similar technologies well before HP’s 2008 announcement.
“All HP is doing, in my opinion, is skewing the history to make it look like they were the originators of this technology and it is really not true,” Mouttet tells Wired. “To me, this is unethical.”