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Racy outfits, marijuana paraphernalia, that tongue—Miley Cyrus has featured it all on her Instagram account. On Sunday, she found a way to shock her followers all over again by posting a photo of herself with…armpit hair.
Never mind that Miley was wearing only a topless jumpsuit and pasties. People immediately zeroed in on her armpit hair and promptly freaked out. Miley’s armpit Instagram post received more than 12,700 comments in less than 24 hours, and Twitter was flooded with remarks about it.
Of course, it’s just hair. Why do we have such a strong reaction to it?
“We learn reactions based on the era and time that we’re growing up in, and we’ve been taught that body hair on women isn’t attractive,” says psychologist Simon Rego, PsyD, director of psychology training at New York’s Montefiore Medical Center.
Even though body hair is completely normal in other cultures, when we see something that we’ve been taught is unattractive, it can provoke a strong, instinctive response in us, he tells Yahoo Health. He compares our reaction to armpit hair to our response to the idea of eating cow’s tongue or chicken hearts—it’s considered a good thing in other cultures, but completely disgusts the majority of Americans. (It’s worth noting that Madonna went through the same thing last year when she posted a similar picture on Instagram.)
Our overall feelings of disgust toward body hair may also be linked to evolution, Rego says. Evolutionary psychologists have thought that we once had more hair on our bodies than we do now, and that body hair could potentially carry various parasites, bacteria, or impurities that could spread disease and impact our overall health. Therefore, our disgust toward hair near the genitals and armpits could be rooted in something deeper.
But while armpit hair is something that we’re born with, does it actually serve a purpose?
Surprisingly, yes. Among other things, armpit hair can help regulate our body temperature. “The hair facilitates a sweat and cooling response,” women’s health expert Jennifer Wider, MD, explains to Yahoo Health. When you sweat, your armpit hair can help wick away the moisture from your body, helping you to cool down faster.
The sweat wicking action performed by armpit hair may also prevent body odor, she says. When moisture is pulled away from your body, it takes bacteria with it that can colonize on your skin and create a smelly odor.
While underarm hair can keep B.O. at bay, it can also amplify a musty smell created by the aprocrine sweat glands of the armpits, Wider says. That pheromone-laden smell can attract a member of the opposite gender on a more subconscious, instinctual level.
So, while armpit hair may shock us as a culture, there’s no reason why someone shouldn’t have it.


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Conotoxia’s app enabling fast and easy currency exchange hits 1 million downloads on Google Play Store.
1 million downloads of Conotoxia’s app proves the company is more than serious about competing with other global industry leaders. Some of Conotoxia’s competitors operating globally have already reached the same volume of downloads, whereas others have not even crossed the half million barrier.
“In comparison to the global competitors backed by the largest investment funds, we are doing extremely well. Conotoxia reached the same level of app downloads as key industry players with huge marketing investments all over the world. This only proves that we are able to compete with the best,” says Piotr Kicinski, Vice-President of Cinkciarz.pl, part of Conotoxia Holding. “Now, our objective is to reach 10 million downloads within the next two years,” he adds.
The spectacular success of Conotoxia’s app was mainly due to the high interest of users from many European countries and its advanced functionalities: fast and secure currency conversion, exchange rate tracking and other useful tools, including standing orders, text message notifications and currency alerts.

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NEW DELHI – Three new labor codes were pushed through parliament here near the end of last month, leaving the industry to decipher the implications for factories and production units across India.
The labor codes have both invigorated and disturbed the garment and textile industry, being received with a mix of anger at the speed with which they were rushed through parliament, gratitude by manufacturers that there is some simplification to the complex web of laws, and flat-out protest by some trade unions that they don’t do enough to support labor.
This is the latest wrinkle set upon an industry beleaguered by the pandemic-related flurry of cancellations of more than 80 percent of orders in April and May.
Big picture, Rahul Mehta, chief mentor and past president of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), noted that, “the revised codes have benefits for all the stakeholders, the biggest positives being in the simplification and clarification of various terms, acts and definitions.”
“These simplify several aspects–the biggest being the reduction of the plethora of Acts into four codes. Complexity of regulations has always been highlighted as one of the greatest banes of industry all these years,” he said.
However, voices from the worker’s perspective are concerned at seeing their rights diminish even further.
The new labor codes highlight some important issues. Units employing less than 300 workers no longer need prior permission of the government for layoffs, retrenchment and closure. What’s more, unions will be recognized by management for collective bargaining only if they have 75 percent of the workforce as members. In order to organize a strike, participants must give 14-day notice and the definition of “right to strike” has been broadened to include “mass casual leave.”
The new codes also introduced contracts with fixed end dates, meaning factories no longer have to lay off workers when the time come to part ways. Safety standards are not defined in the OSH code, but have been left to notifications that need to be issued by the government, potentially putting the safety of workers at risk.
“Garment workers will now face these regulations, among other several other issues. And since most of the workforce in garment factories are women, and usually non-unionized, the effects will be exacerbated,” said Apoorva Kaiwar, regional secretary – South Asia, IndustriALL global Union, referring to the implications of the labor law reforms.
“NGOs are saying the new labor code is bad for labor, and unfair, and pushed through too hastily,” added Anjani Singhania, director, J.J. Expo-Impo, a mid-sized garment manufacturer in Noida, in the New Delhi region.
“On a humanitarian ground, I completely understand what they are saying. It is not good for the labor. But honestly, even when we sit on an aircraft, the first announcement is that in case of trouble first put on your own face mask, then try and help someone else out.
“So the survival of the industry is the most important thing, and it is going to help the labor. If we don’t help and the industry itself perishes, then we will be in a very bad situation,” he said.
As India’s gross domestic product crashed to negative 23.9 percent in the first quarter of the new financial year (April to June), from growth of 5 percent to 8 percent for the last decade, the government has been looking at ways to support business and rev up markets.
“Right now, the future for the industry is not very bright. But one should be practical and understand we need to get the GDP back on the growth track and that is only possible if we get the industry rolling and get the confidence back. Right now, the confidence is just not there,” Singhania added.
Singhania also noted it is hard to say how much the new labor code would even help because of the lack of clarity in terms of actual implementation, as well as the confusion that often happens between the central and state governments.
“On paper they do sound positive. But one can only comment on them after they get implemented,” he said. “They are a glimmer of hope, for sure.”


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A FOOTPATH which has been the subject of much complaint in recent months has been revamped.
The path runs along the northern boundary of the former Clinton Maltings site in Worksop, where Tesco has been granted permission for a new superstore.
The unofficial footpath was being used as an alternative to the original path which crossed the land, from South Parade to Carlton Road. This was ‘stopped up’ earlier this year to allow work to begin on site.
Residents’ frustrations have been running high over the lack of a suitable footpath, and the lack of work on the derelict site between Blyth Road and Carlton Road.
It came to a head last month, when Worksop woman Lesley Jones was mugged at knife point while using the new path.
Now Tesco has ploughed some money into improving the path for local people to use.
It provides a three metre wide route surfaced with asphalt and suitable for pedestrians, bicycles, prams and wheelchairs.
The path is also lit with lighting bollards so it is safer to use at night.
Anthony Coupe, from Worksop East Tenants and Residents Association, said the new path was a ‘great result’. “There are at least a dozen lights all the way down the path. It’s much better for people to use,” he said.
“It’s a good gesture from Tesco. They have responded to local people’s worries and are taking responsibility for the path.”
It is anticipated work on building the new store will start within weeks.
When plans for the new store were first announced, Tesco hoped the new store would be up and running by this Christmas.
Once built, the supermarket will be a 8,121 sq m store, plus service yard, car park and recycling centre. It will replace the existing Tesco store on Gateford Road.


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US-based digital payments company Stripe is reportedly planning to embark on Asia expansion after increasing its total number of employees in the region by 40% this year.
Stripe aims to expand in Southeast Asia, Japan, China, and India markets after hiring over 200 people in the region, Reuters reported.
Stripe APAC business head Noah Pepper said that the company was rapidly adding engineers to its workforce.
Its job postings on the employment platform LinkedIn suggest that Stripe is looking for experienced people in the said markets, the report added.
Pepper said: “APAC is not just the world’s fastest-growing market, but it’s such a fragmented market with different laws, languages, currencies, and in some cases currency controls.”
Pepper added that the company was working to adapt the regulations and preferred payment methods of each country.
In particular, in Japan, Pepper said that Stripe was onboarding merchant partners by shortening the payment processing time from weeks to days.
He said that Stripe is preparing to facilitate “konbini” payments method for merchants, through which customers can shop online and pay in cash in-store.
Earlier this year, the payments firm launched a pilot project in Indonesia to enable interbank transfers for businesses.
Launched in 2010, Stripe provides merchants with digital payments acceptance solutions and other business banking services.
Last month, Stripe was in the news for holding talks to raise fresh capital at over two-fold increase in its valuation than the previous funding round.
Back in April 2020, Stripe secured $600m funding at a valuation of $36bn.


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More than two-thirds of the 914 polled by MLIV Pulse think so The technology company’s profits will disappoint the market throughout 2022. Advertisers risk cutting spending as the global economy struggles, while streaming services face a mass influx of price-sensitive subscribers as consumers tighten their belts.
These two components respond to Recession fears Some investors see the face of persistently high interest rates, which seek to achieve the goal of curbing inflation, but could generate a freeze in economic activity due to the increased cost of financing.
besides inflationwhich is still present in many countries despite their monetary policies, is adding pressure on the cost of living of citizens, especially in Europe, which is going through historical price levels that have led to European Central Bank We note that there will be a new increase in prices: the head of the entity said that “the situation will get worse before it starts to improve”, Christine Lagarde In an appearance before the European Parliament. They also expect prices on the continent to remain above 2% in 2024, driven by energy and food.
The The Nasdaq 100 is down 31% so far this year, wiping out trillions of dollars from market value, as investors reassess the post-pandemic value of many business models. Retailers like Amazon has found that some of its responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, as the huge investments in warehouses and workers in product packaging return to hit them. FedEx, one of the major US logistics companies, has warned of a freeze in activity due to lower demand.
Apple said it will increase the price of your App Store purchases in Asia and countries that use euroWhere the value of foreign currencies in relation to the dollar collapses. Microsoft It lowered its forecast due to currency strength in June. Sony Investors have warned of the impact of the global economic slowdown, especially in Europe, and the negative effects of a strong dollar on its financial results.
Technology earnings are expected to lag behind the S&P 500 in the third and fourth quarters. IT stocks expected to fall 6.6% in the third quarter, compared with a 3.2% gain for the broader S&P 500 index, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence. The 12-month Nasdaq 100 stock index futures are down about 2.9% since June 1, compared to a 0.8% drop for the S&P 500.
Individual and professional investors too Guitar in Metaverse. more than 70% of the respondents From MLIV Pulse said that They knew what the metaverse was, but it wouldn’t change the way they interact With people and companies in the next two years. The sentiment doesn’t fit the way Mark Zuckerberg described the potential of the metaverse as “the next frontier” when he changed his company name from Meta (Facebook).
The company said investments in Reality Labs, the division that makes the devices, cut operating profit by $10 billion in 2021. Several tech companies, big and small, have big ambitions for the company. metaverse. However, despite the promises of industry leaders, toResponders to MLIV are unenthusiastic about its potential.
On the plus side, it’s likely that Tech companies focused on sustainable and energy-efficient products are benefiting from the energy crisis unprecedented in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After Russia imposed restrictions on natural gas supplies to heavily dependent neighboring countries, electricity prices soared to record levels and governments face potential economic collapse. In the case of Europe, the impact is particularly profound, and governments are promoting energy-saving measures while trying to lower the cost of energy on the cost of living of citizens by freezing tariffs for consumers or industries.
for investors, High electricity bills and fuel shortages are driving the development of environmentally friendly solutions. 63% of those surveyed said they believed the oil and gas crisis would encourage the development of sustainable electronics. “If we invest more in energy efficiency and invest more in renewable energy, we will be in a better position,” he said. Rachel Kate, Dean of Fletcher College at Tufts University, in a Bloomberg TV interview.
“The nearly fivefold increase in gas prices in Europe over the past 12 months is providing a good tailwind for clean energy equipment providers with companies like SolarEdge or Enphase on track to increase sales by more than 50% this year,” Clean Energy Analyst Rob Barnett.
A third of those surveyed said so Planned to increase their exposure to tech stocks, just under a third said they would cut it and the rest said they would stay stable for the next six months. Technology remains attractive in some measures, such as share price ratio Stream Compared to an average of 10 years, while companies like Apple remain great cash generators. Technology remains the largest sector in the S&P 500, accounting for approximately 27% of the index.


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IMC Promotes Four in Leasing
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HIGH POINT, N.C. and LAS VEGAS-International Market Centers has promoted four members of its High Point- and Las Vegas-based leasing teams.
Julie Messner, Craig Staack, Lee Hershberg and Margaret Powers were promoted to vice presidents, responsible for advancing new business opportunities.
Staack has been named vice president of business development, handling home furnishings leasing for Las Vegas. Before joining World Market Center's leasing team in 2009, Staack owned and operated three furniture stores in Las Vegas.
Messner and Staack report to Tom Mitchell, IMC president of home furnishings.
Hershberg has been named vice president of home decor. Based in High Point, Hershberg most recently served as IHFC's vice president of accessory leasing since 2008, where he was responsible for the 100 percent occupancy rate for 560,000 square feet of space, the company said.
Powers has been named vice president of tradeshow/Las Vegas and will oversee the sales and management of the temporaries division at Las Vegas Market. Before joining World Market Center as director of business development in 2008, Powers served as a director of leasing for Merchandise Mart Properties, handling exhibitor sales for LA Mart, 7 W New York and The Chicago Market.
Hershberg and Powers will report to IMC's president of Gift+Home, currently held in an interim capacity by Georgia Davis.
"We are confident in the track records of these key team members," said Mitchell. "They represent some of the very best talent in the country and are incredibly in tune with the business, our industry, and our customers. We believe in their abilities to lead IMC's leasing teams to success in both cities and nationally."
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Facebook has launched a very Twitter-esq ‘Verified Pages’ system that allows users to know when they are checking out the official fan sites and pages for sports and entertainment celebrities.
The feature will alert Facebook users to which pages are officially verified by Facebook by placing a small blue checkmark next to their name, thus meaning this person has become ‘verified’. The verified system works for both Pages and Profiles of popular individuals and businesses and should limit the amount of fake profiles which are online for celebrities and people in the spotlight.
“Verified Pages belong to a small group of prominent public figures (celebrities, journalists, government officials, popular brands and businesses) with large audiences,” wrote Facebook on its Newsroom page, where it also posted an example using the Selena Gomez Facebook page.
The system itself will be managed by Facebook so people who want a verified account cannot request this feature, it will just be bestowed on them automatically by those at Facebook. Additionally, users can report fake accounts that are impersonating someone, a business or a brand, and then Facebook can remove any offending pages.
Fake Facebook profiles and pages can be big business for some people, as a page that has been given a large amount of likes can be sold on to other companies for them to then have a direct link to thousands of users all at once.
Verified Pages is rolling out to profiles starting today and you can read more about the system on Facebook’s Help Center.


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Samsung’s Target , Focus on Contributing to a Sustainable Future , Samsung Electronics shares its vision for a connected world through cutting-edge technologies that improve the quality of life for users by providing smarter and more intuitive experiences. They conveyed all of this at the 2023 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas last week.
To do this, the company focuses on connecting devices seamlessly and designing products to make the everyday use of technology more sustainable. Samsung highlighted how the company continues to prioritize the environment through a combination of sustainability targets, innovative product designs and strategic partnerships.
In a shorter period of time, the DX Division will transition to 100% renewable energy in 2027 and achieve zero carbon emissions in 2030. To expand the company’s sustainability targets, the company describes how Everyday Sustainability , namely by embedding sustainability features in products and services the most popular for contributing to a healthier environment.
This includes creating more sustainable products through innovative designs at energy and material efficiency.
“By embedding sustainability into the product experience, we, and the many people around the world who use our products, can contribute to a healthier planet,” said Inhee Chung, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability Center at Samsung in an official statement received by Marketeers .
Samsung announced that most of its TV and smartphone products use recycled materials, including recycled plastic from abandoned fishing nets. Meanwhile, home appliances , memory and 5G radio network chipsets contribute to energy saving for consumers.
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- Tesla (TSLA) surges to new highs, valuation now reaching close to half a trillion dollars
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- Elon Musk talks new Tesla model to be designed in Europe: likely a small electric hatchback
- Tesla’s first full battery cell factory will produce up to 250 GWh — roughly the current world capacity
- Tesla boosts Model S range again, now beating Lucid Air
- Tesla Model X gets hacked through new relay attack, Tesla says it is pushing a patch
- Tesla recalls over 9,000 Model X SUVs over small pieces that can detach while driving
- Tesla recalls 437 Model Y SUVs over loose bolt in steering control
- Tesla is now under NHTSA scrutiny over Model S/X suspension after disputing recall in China
- Ford Mustang Mach-E delivers on EPA range with up to 300 miles
- VW ID.4 electric SUV gets official EPA range: 250 miles
- GM drops out of Trump’s lawsuit against California’s emission rules in suspiciously opportunistic move
- Nissan is looking to build electric Titan with the help of a little-known electric pickup startup
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Despite A Solid 2x Rally, FedEx Stock Likely To See Even Higher Levels
The stock price of FedEx Inc.(NYSE: FDX) is now up over 2x from the levels it was on March 23, 2020, when broader markets made a bottom due to the spread of Covid-19. This marks a significant outperformance compared to the S&P which moved 68% since its March 2020 lows, with the resumption of economic activities as lockdowns are gradually lifted and vaccines are being approved in multiple countries. This outperformance can be attributed to strong growth in FedEx’s Ground services amid an increase in home delivery orders in the wake of the pandemic. FDX stock is also up 50% from levels of around $160 seen in early 2019.
Most of the 50% growth of the last 2 years can be attributed to an expansion of the company’s P/E multiple. Looking at the company’s fundamentals, its total revenue grew 6% from $65.5 billion in fiscal 2018 to $69.2 billion in fiscal 2020 (fiscal ends in May), primarily led by higher FedEx Ground revenues. FedEx’s Net Margins though have declined from 6.4% to 3.6% over the same period. This clubbed with a 4% decline in total shares outstanding due to share buybacks, meant that the company’s earnings declined 38% to $9.52 in 2020, compared to $15.33 in 2018, on a per share and adjusted basis. The margin decline in 2020 can be attributed to an increase in operating costs, including purchased transportation, primarily due to the pandemic. Despite the lackluster performance in 2020, we believe FDX stock is likely to see more upside in the near term. Our dashboard, ‘What Factors Drove 50% Change In FedEx Stock between 2018 and now?‘, has the underlying numbers.
FedEx’s P/E multiple expanded from 10x in 2018 and 2019 to 27x in 2020. While the company’s P/E is 25x now (based on trailing EPS), there is a potential upside given the expected growth in EPS over the coming years, as well as comparing the P/E multiple to that of its peers, as we discuss in the below section.
So what’s the likely trigger and timing for upside?
Despite the challenging current environment given the pandemic, FedEx has managed to grow its revenues as well as margins, led by an increase in home delivery orders. As we look into fiscal 2021, FedEx has seen a strong revenue growth of 16% in the first two quarters, led by higher demand for the FedEx Ground segment. The company has also managed to grow its Net Margins (Non-GAAP) by a strong 55% to 6.5% for the six month period ending November 2020. A solid revenue growth clubbed with margin expansion has meant that FedEx’s Adjusted EPS grew 74% over the same period.
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Beef prices skyrocket as grilling season kicks off
Content Summary: Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the kickoff of grilling season, but the rising sticker price for beef has some consumer reeling.
For Americans, Memorial Day is a somber reminder of the men and women who bravely made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms and liberties in this country.
For our family, and for so many others, good meat is a cornerstone of a good Memorial Day celebration. Unfortunately, many are reeling from sticker shock as they went grocery shopping for their favorite beef cuts for the weekend.
This is highlighted by many mainstream media reports, indicating the frustration shared by both producers and consumers. Here is a roundup of some recent headlines that paint a picture of the growing concerns.
According to an article from Rabobank, “Renewed competition between foodservice and retail, and strong exports have put the US beef sector squarely in a demand-driven market. In April, beef prices were 18.5% higher at wholesale and 11.5% higher at retail compared to levels seen in 2019.
“Fed cattle supplies have averaged 120% of operational packing capacity since April 2020, so despite record strong beef demand, cattle prices have been depressed throughout the pandemic.
According to Rabobank, U.S. retail beef prices could see increases through much of May and even June, and wholesale prices should begin to moderate in the near future. However, cutout prices could remain 5 to 10% higher than pre-pandemic levels for much of 2021.”
Reuters also reports, “Beef prices are surging worldwide, taking meat off the menu in steak-loving Buenos Aires and spoiling summer barbecues in the United States as Chinese imports rise and the cost of feeding cattle soars.
“Globally, the surge is contributing to the highest food prices since 2014, according to the United Nations food agency, hitting poorer consumers particularly hard as they struggle to recover from economic shutdowns triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The Washington Post says, “As food prices continue to rise, beef and pork have surged out front. Overall food prices rose 0.4% from March, and are up 1% from a year ago, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
“The price of pork soared 2.6% in the month of April and 4.8% from a year ago, adjusting for seasonality. And while beef and veal prices stayed fairly flat for the month, they are up 3.3% from a year ago. In a season that routinely sees increased demand for beef and pork, this goes far beyond people excited to get back outside to barbecue.”
And an excerpt from The Gazette summarizes the issue, saying: “It’s not just consumers who getting riled up about rising beef prices. Cattle producers are, too. Cattle feeders are seething over a pattern they now consider all-too-familiar: the cost of hamburgers and steaks soar at the grocery store, yet the prices they get for the animals barely budges. The market is dominated by four giant meatpacking companies that together control most of the U.S. beef processing.”
“The current state of the cattle industry is egregious, and must be addressed immediately,” wrote Richard Godfrey, president of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, in a May 17 letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“Since August 2019, the cattle industry has suffered multiple extreme market disruptions, often referred to as ‘black swan events.’ These disruptions are unpredictable, such as the Tyson plant fire in Holcomb, Kan., or the supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and are often accompanied by a ripple effect directly or indirectly affecting the cattle industry for an extended period of time. Every market disruption comes with a significant price — some more than others.
“The cattle industry is particularly vulnerable due to few buyers in the market. In the current, an oligopsony of four meatpackers control approximately 85 percent of the processing industry. The concentration of processing power between Tyson Foods, JBS, National Beef, and Cargill has created a severe bottleneck in the beef supply chain during black swan events and has also opened the door for market manipulation.”
Beef is still what’s for dinner, but unfortunately for consumers, inflation, and other factors, appear to be making it harder to afford this grilling season. My best recommendation is to get in touch with a local rancher, and fill your freezers!
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Indonesia offers more aggressive tax perks for electric vehicles
Indonesia, a top supplier of a key battery metal, will aim to boost sales of electric vehicles with a new regulation that will cut tax breaks for hybrid cars.
Battery-powered electric vehicles will retain their 0% luxury tax rate, while plug-in hybrid vehicles will see their tariff increase to 5% from 0%, according to a draft regulation issued by the finance ministry on Monday. Full and mild hybrid types will be taxed at a rate of 6%-12%, compared with a previous range of 2%-12%.
The new rates will apply only to locally-produced vehicles.
This is the latest in a series of initiatives that Indonesia has unveiled to meet its ambition to become a global EV battery hub. The country wants to expand its role as a major source of nickel -- used in the batteries -- to also producing other components as demand for greener transport skyrockets across markets like the US, China, Japan and Europe.
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Higher rates will kick in in two years after the battery-powered EV sector realizes investments of 5 trillion rupiah ($347 million), or when it starts commercial production with an investment of the same amount. After this, plug-in hybrids will be taxed at a rate of 8%, while other hybrids will see a tariff of 10%-14%, the draft rules showed.
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While Southeast Asia’s largest economy has caught the attention of the world’s major battery makers, the government is also keen to prop up the usage of electric vehicles in the fossil-fuel dependent country, especially where traditional and hybrid cars remain cheaper. Only 120 electric vehicles were sold there in 2020, about a tenth of the sales of hybrids, industry data showed.Indonesia, among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, has shown renewed focus on reducing its carbon emissions, with the government weighing incentives for clean-energy use and expanding its renewables sector.
The transport sector accounts for nearly 30% of the country’s total emissions, with land transport comprising bulk of it. Indonesia has committed to reduce its emissions by at least 29% by 2030 under the Paris Agreement.


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Jeffrey Gitomer named MDCE Keynote Presenter
MINNEAPOLIS –Best-selling author and renowned sales and leadership guru Jeffrey Gitomer has been named the keynote presenter at the 2013 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo in November.
Author of four New York Times best sellers and 11 books in all, Gitomer has sold millions of copies of his books worldwide. His sales and leadership expertise reaches millions of people every week through his syndicated column, Sales Caffeine ezine, corporate seminars, public seminars, webinars, and, of course, his books.
“We are incredibly excited to bring such a well-known, high-level speaker to the MDCE,” says Liz Walz, Director of Membership and Education for the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, which produces the annual event in partnership with Boating Industry. “We promised we would deliver the strongest educational line-up in the MDCE’s history this year, and bringing Jeffrey Gitomer is a giant step toward delivering on that promise.”
In his keynote presentation, Gitomer will map out cutting-edge strategies that your business can adopt to attract and keep today’s consumers. He will offer insights into how you can set your business apart from the competition and how you can coach your team to deliver what Gitomer describes as symphonic harmony.
“When you and your employees know your individual talents and practice using them to win the sale and deliver a memorable customer experience,” Gitomer explains, “your team can perform at its peak. That’s what will win you the revenue increases, the boost in customer loyalty, and the advantage in the marketplace that you seek.”
Whether you are a marine dealer, manufacturer, distributor, sales representative or service provider, Gitomer’s message will provide critical takeaways to help you drive success immediately. His sales and leadership expertise has been retained by the likes of Coca-Cola, BMW, IBM, Wells Fargo, and hundreds of others.
“It has become a cornerstone of the MDCE to provide outstanding presenters, but we believe that adding Jeffrey Gitomer to the mix takes the entire educational line-up to a whole new level,” says Jonathan Sweet, Editor-in-Chief of Boating Industry. “The MDCE’s continued growth, both in dealer attendance and the support of exhibitors and sponsors like that of this year’s educational sponsor, the National Marine Distributors Association, are what make it possible to build an agenda like the MDCE has to offer this year.”
The MDCE offers more than 20 core educational sessions, including Gitomer’s keynote presentation, which starts at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 18th. For those dealers that want to dig even deeper into the factors that will most impact their businesses in the year ahead, the newly added MDCE Pre-Conference Workshops on Monday morning will enable them to construct a plan in areas like dealership management, boat show sales, service menus, search engine marketing, and the customer experience. Over the following days, individual sessions in the MDCE’s three educational tracks will help attendees enhance their plans for 2014.
The MDCE is scheduled for Nov. 17-20, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. It has attracted an increasing number of dealers every year since 2007, and this year, the event attracted more than 250 registrants prior to the May 1, a record for the event. The most registrants MDCE had ever accumulated prior to May 1 was 92 in 2012.
About the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo
The Marine Dealer Conference & Expo is the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas’ annual conference and member meeting. As the marine industry’s only dealer-specific educational conference, the MDCE features an in-depth line-up of educational topics, a full-featured expo hall, and a series of fixed networking opportunities, all of which are designed to help marine dealers connect with and learn from others who can foster their success. The MDCE is co-produced by the MRAA and Boating Industry, and it offers a keynote presentation, three tracks of educational content, and more than 20 sessions in all. It will be held Nov. 17-20 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Learn more at www.mraa.com/event/MDCE.


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- The Port of Virginia launched a truck reservation system (TRS) Thursday, the port said in a press release emailed to Supply Chain Dive. The first phase rolls out at Norfolk International Terminals, and the next phase will come this summer at Virginia International Gateway.
- Under the TRS, trucks must have reservations if arriving between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Saturdays. If a truck arrives during those hours without a reservation, the Port of Virginia says it will be turned away.
- The TRS serves as a planning tool that allows the port to manage the flow of trucks. "It creates efficiency for our terminal operations teams and for drivers, [and] it provides greater visibility to cargo owners," the release stated.
With container volumes growing at the Port of Virginia, it will be critical for the port to manage intermodal transport to avoid lines and congestion at its terminals.
Container volumes at the port grew more than 7% last year — and that growth is expected to continue. The Virginia Port Authority projects annual container capacity at Norfolk will increase 46% by 2020. That's in part due to a $375 million expansion at the terminal.
Port congestion can create serious delays across the supply chain, spawning the need for ports to manage their truck flows. Several ports in the U.S. — including New York and New Jersey, Los Angeles and Oakland — have adopted a truck reservation system to manage congestion and traffic flows.
From the trucking industry's perspective, the TRS adds an additional level to what could be seen as bureaucracy and red tape, adding even more fuel to the fire surrounding the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate debate.
At the same time, however, having a reserved time to drive to a port increases efficiency for trucks and allows transports to happen more quickly. That means drivers wouldn't have to wait around as their clock continues to tick.
That could also mean fewer delays overall, which is good news all around for the carrier, the shipper and the port.


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SendMeHome.com Takes Lost & Found into the 21st Century
Santa Barbara Start-Up Company Relies on People's Good Nature to Return the Stuff You Lose
Lose $5, you’re bummed.
Lose your wallet, you’re bummed and annoyed, because you’ve got to spend the next hour canceling credit cards and protecting your identity.
But lose your cell phone or your camera or your laptop, and the world feels like it’s crashing in on you. That’s not just because those items cost so much more than pocket change, but because they contain friends’ phone numbers you never memorized, priceless photographs of your honeymoon, one-of-a-kind videos of your newborn, the screenplay you’ve been working on since college, and other entirely irreplaceable information that we 21st centurions now house digitally, and often, albeit stupidly, in one place.
With so much to lose, there’s never been a better time for a global lost and found department, and thanks to Santa Barbara residents Andrew Lee and James Tamplin, that dream is now a reality. On September 16, Lee and Tamplin unveiled SendMeHome.com, which they are billing as the world’s first entirely free online lost and found recovery service. One week later, their Web site’s been looked at more than 5,000 times, and more than 500 folks have signed up to register their valuables in the hope that, if lost, the person who finds them will be honest enough to return them. And in a confident test of their business, the duo – who met during their high school days in Minnesota and recently reunited after going to different Midwestern colleges – is giving Independent.com 10 of their personal items to lose. We’ll be tracking their recovery for the next couple weeks.
How It Works
Signing up for SendMeHome.com is easy: Simply go to the Web site, create an account with your email address and a password, and then start registering the items you’d like to protect. Then either purchase a set of sticky, weatherproof labels from the company (their only source of revenue, and not much at $2.50 for a sample pack, $17 for a 60-pack, and all combos and sizes in between) or print out the labels yourself; write on the labels the tracking number provided by the Web site; affix them to your items; and carry on with your life. When life deals you a lost item, tell the Web site it’s missing and cross your fingers that some good-hearted or karma-concerned soul finds your stuff, logs onto the Web site, and follows the easy steps to return your property.
While that’s easy enough – so long as the finder has Internet access, recognizes the SendMeHome.com URL address, and knows what to do with it – the bigger question is whether people will actually return lost items, especially ones with inherent value, such as a laptop or cell phone or camera. “We’ve been getting feedback like, ‘No one’s going to give that stuff back,'” explained cofounder Andrew Lee while dropping off his items-to-lose at The Independent‘s offices on Tuesday. “I don’t really think that’s true.”
Lee’s optimism, who initially moved to Santa Barbara to work for Green Hills Software, is reflected in the eyes of his friend and cofounder James Tamplin, who came up with the idea in July after losing his cell phone in a bar in Madison, Wisconsin. In the company’s press release issued on Monday, Tamplin explained, “We believe that our users will be thankful for the money and hassle they are spared, but I think they will be even more pleasantly surprised by the kindness of strangers.”
There is, of course, evidence that people are honest – nearly every school, airport, hotel, library, concert venue, restaurant, and bar in the country has some sort of lost and found protocol, if not an entire department, and entire newspaper sections are even devoted to the exchange. And that lost and found tradition has extended to modern technology as well. “We’re using craigslist as a precedent for this,” said Tamplin, referring to that site’s successful though very simple lost and found service. As well, a number of competing companies exist, but Tamplin and Lee said they charge for their services both up front and when an item is recovered. Presumably, so many options for returning lost items wouldn’t exist if people didn’t actually do such a thing.
But despite all this history of losing, finding, and returning, the prevailing notion around town is that people won’t return items of value. Even here in the halls of The Independent, where sentiments generally lean toward the positive – at least when not on deadline – staffers were pretty pessimistic about the chances of getting valuable items returned. One opinionated employee even went so far as to call the entire idea “foolish.”
To combat the naysayers and test their business, Lee and Tamplin have given Independent.com 10 items to lose, ranging from cell phones and hard drives to an iPod and two wallets full of money. “We’ve already got the rest of our lives invested in this thing,” explained Lee, “so we might as well put in our wallets too.” Tamplin, who left his credit cards in his wallet and gave away his only cell phone, summed it up as “the life of a start-up company.”
Specifically, these are the items:
- two leather wallets with cash and credit cards
- three functioning cell phones
- one functioning Skype phone
- one portable hard drive
- one compact flash card for a Nikon camera
- one USB flash drive
- one iPod shuffle
All the items are labeled with tracking numbers. When one is found, presumably The Independent will be emailed and we will retrieve the item. Unlike other lost and found companies, SendMeHome.com is not involved in retrieval, because the founders thought it too costly and a delay in the return of an item. “We don’t get involved in returning the items,” said Lee. “All we do is facilitate anonymous conversations.”
Once an item is lost, the Web site allows a user to explain where the item might have been misplaced and offer a reward for the return. The Indy won’t be offering any money for returned items, but SendMeHome.com is offering a free pack of labels.
By this article’s dateline, a handful of items have already been “lost” and reported on the Web site. When items are returned, we will write an update and keep this experiment ongoing as long as needed.
And before the blogosphere starts attacking our flawed scientific method, all involved are aware that results could be skewed simply by making this test public. But for the sake of fun and community awareness, we’re ready to take that chance.
So be on the lookout for lost items, and be kind enough to give them back.
Check out SendMeHome.com for more info, and keep tuning in to Independent.com for reports on the “lost” valuables.


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How do you advertise a $65,000 custom-built automobile, of which there are only 5,000 produced each year? For Burkhardt & Christy, one strategy is a print ad that says, ''You can't buy this car.''
While the ad refers only to the fact that the German-made Bitter will not be available in the United States until next year, it is meant to set a tone of exclusivity, said Ron Burkhardt, president of the small New York agency, which won the account for the Bitter sports car two weeks ago.
Named for its designer, Erich Bitter, a former race car driver, the Bitter is a two-seat convertible that comes equipped with a cellular phone. Its first model will be rolled out this fall in Europe with a price tag of $53,000; a more expensive four-door model will be introduced in mid-1990.
The ads for the car will appear in magazines like Town & Country and Connoisseur starting in the fall, Mr. Burkhardt said. They emphasize that the car ''is just for a few people,'' he said. ''Erich Bitter says he only wants to sell the car to people he likes.''Continue reading the main story


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Tickets available for 58th Presidential Inauguration
November 21, 2016
Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has a limited number of tickets to the 58th Presidential Inauguration available to Colorado residents through his office upon request.
President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The tickets will be for a cordoned-off outdoor area and are standing-room only, stated a news release from Gardner's staff. Colorado residents interested in attending should email Tickets_Gardner@gardner.senate.gov and include their full name, address, phone number and the number of tickets requested. All requests must be submitted by Dec. 1, and tickets will be available to be picked up in Gardner's Washington, D.C., office between Jan.17-19.
As there are a limited number of spaces, tickets are not guaranteed.


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Online retailer Fanatics said that in the 48 hours after Super Bowl XLVIII, sales of Seahawks gear were 200% better than those of Ravens items last year, and 150% "more than sales generated by Giants fans" after Super Bowl XLVI in '12, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell. Rovell said, "It has been a rough stretch for Seattle fans, losing the Sonics, losing the bid to get them back and many lean years for the Seahawks and the Mariners. But that's one of the reasons why fans have stepped up to the cash register to buy green and blue merchandise. It's also one of the reasons why you can't go anywhere in Seattle without seeing the Seahawks logo." Rovell cited Fanatics data as showing that from September through the Super Bowl, only Broncos QB Peyton Manning's jerseys sold better than Seahawks QB Russell Wilson's, and jerseys for Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch and CB Richard Sherman finished in the top seven in sales. In recent weeks, the "hype around Sherman allowed him to leap past" Packers QB Aaron Rodgers in jersey sales. Rovell: "Consider this: Before this year, no Seahawks player had ever finished the season in the top 10 since the league began collecting data for its best-selling jerseys in 2001. Another reason for the Seahawks' rise: The team was the only franchise to aggressively change its jersey when Nike came aboard as the NFL's official apparel supplier two years ago. The move paid off as the Seahawks became more of a national buy" ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 2/5).
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All Google Nexus 7 tablets receive update that brings Google Wallet to the tablet
the same update is being sent out to these Google Nexus 7 owners. The announcement was made on Google Wallet's own Google+ page. While we're all for mobile payments functionality to help everyone make it through the day quicker, without fumbling for their wallet, cash or credit card, we're not sure that we can see too many people using a tablet to make a mobile payment, even a 7 inch one like the Google Nexus 7. Now that Google Wallet seems to be working on the HTC EVO 4G LTE after a software update was sent out, perhaps the Mountain View tech titan will be able to battle the competition from ISIS and Sprint.
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Bump has always been a strange yet indispensable app for many users. It doesn’t rely on NFC or any direct-connect voodoo, but rather allows users to transfer files over the ‘net by knocking two devices together.
The Android app has received a nice update this week, bringing file transfers to the table. Called Bump Files, the app now allows users running Android phones to transfer documents, photos, videos and more, which is a big upgrade from previous versions.
The company is also boasting that it peaked above 112 million downloads yesterday, on 12/12/12, which is quite a pleasant coincidence, as well as a monumental feat.
Download Bump for Android.
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Latest data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) showed that the NBP in November for life insurers came at ₹19,159 crore against ₹26,221 crore in the same period last year, recording a fall of 27%. The industry had recorded a 32% growth in NBP in the month of October.
NBP is the premium acquired from new policies in a year and is a metric to gauge business growth.
LIC’s NBP declined more than 35% to ₹12,092.66 crore against ₹18,770 crore in the same period last year, the data showed. Meanwhile, private insurers saw their NBP fall by 5.15 % to ₹7,066.65 crore.
According to a note by Kotak Institutional Equities, private sector players Aditya Birla Life and ICICI Prudential had a “weak” month in individual APE (annual premium equivalent), whereas HDFC Life, Max Life and Tata AIA performed better than the industry. SBI Life and Bajaj Life were broadly in line with industry averages, it added.
Individual APE for the private sector declined 7%, while group APE was down 12% — around 7% decline in overall APE.
“This may be due to a high base effect; November 2019 was a strong month for the private industry with 27% growth as compared to 3-4% growth in September and October 2019,” according to Kotak Institutional Equities.
For the listed insurers, HDFC Life saw its total premium collection in the month of November dropping by 11%, ICICI Pru's November APE fell by 30%. Max Life’s November premium grew by 13%, the data showed, while SBI Life’s premium grew by 3.4% in the reporting period.
“In November ’20, Max Life grew by 8% YoY in terms of Individual Adjusted FYP, making us one of the top players with a positive outlook when the private industry de-grew by 7%,” said Prashant Tripathy, MD, Max Life Insurance.
“The steady uptake of protection products and customers’ growing focus towards securing the future of their loved ones during uncertain times have acted as catalysts,” he added.
According to experts, a lower base in FY22 due to the impact of the lockdown on the sales of life insurance products could paint a better picture for the industry.
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Article: Sustainability Focus - Can the EU cut deforestation from its agri-food sector
This article continues IHS Markit's monthly series focussing on the future of sustainability in the agri-food sector.
The European Commission wants to use the EU's single market to fight deforestation around the world, but will its new policies address the legal blind spots in global agri-food supply chains?
In this edition of Sustainability Focus, IHS Markit explores how the EU executive could raise the sustainability bar around the world and how businesses can already get a head start.
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MD Elektronik expands its production in Bulgaria
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MD Elektronik announced its plans to establish a new location in Vratsa, Bulgaria. The automotive supplier intends to build a production plant near Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, where data cables and electronic components for numerous car manufacturers and system suppliers will be manufactured.
South Korean company Yura plans a manufacturing facility in Albania
Daimler opened a new gearbox production line in Romania
German company Boysen to build a 65 million euro plant in Subotica
Outsourcing Electronic Manufacturing in Bulgaria
Remus to build a new production facility in Sanski Most
“The location in Bulgaria and the associated increase in flexibility play an important strategic role in our global production network, in particular, for our customers in Europe”, said Ralf Eckert, member of the Management Board.
“The location in Bulgaria has been primarily selected for the good educational level, its central location, well-established infrastructure and logistical framework conditions. The plant is located in the industrial area of the city of Vratsa. The establishment will already be starting in the course of 2019, on a production and logistics area of 10 000 square meters. Production is expected to start in 2020, and will create approximately 300 new jobs in the medium term”, the company announced on its website.
Keywords: MD Elektronik, automotive industry, data cables, electronic components
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Apple Moves iPhone 14 Production From China To India
Apple takes part of the production of the iPhone 14 from China to India. A transfer that occurs in full escalation of tensions between the Asian giant and the United States and after the announcement of the manufacture of the Apple Watch in Vietnam.
This is a historic decision, as it is the first time that an iPhone generation has been produced at the same time in more than one country. According to the company, the objective is to reduce the technological gap between the two countries and cover the local market demand.
Apple has long been manufacturing most of its most important products in China. However, the country presided over by Xi Jinping has had several clashes with the United States over time, which adds to its ‘Covid zero’ repercussions policy that has had negative repercussions on the country’s economic activity and has caused delays in the manufacture of the iPhone 14.
As reported by Bloomberg , Apple expects the first phones to be finished by the end of October or November, after their launch in September. This already supposes a delay in the points of sale. Similarly, taking into account the company’s plans, this process is expected to include not only the iPhone 14, but also the iPhone 14 mini, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Still, Apple is working to diversify its supply chain and plans to ship the latest iPhone from both countries at the same time. To do this, the company has focused its operations on China and later on India.
The North American multinational has chosen India because Apple suppliers have been manufacturing their products in that country since 2017. Also, it is the second largest smartphone market and it is estimated that some of the iPads will be produced there. Likewise, Apple offers support and financial incentives for the country’s administration to bet on the production of technology under its Made in India program .
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Foxconn Technology Group, the main manufacturer of iPhones, has studied the process of shipping components from China and the assembly of the iPhone 14 device in India. But as reported by Bloomberg , this simultaneous production in both countries is not realistic for this year . .
In order to become less reliant on China, Nikkei Asia reported last week that Apple was negotiating production of the MacBook and Apple Watch in Vietnam. However, that country is one of the main production centers, since iPads and AirPods were already manufactured.
The novelty is that the production of the Apple Watch requires a more complex and advanced process due to the miniaturization of the components. In addition, other products such as smart speakers, HomePod, are also expected to start manufacturing in Southeast Asia. On the other hand, other regions such as India and Mexico are becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American brands as they seek to diversify production outside of the Asian giant.
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Balthazar, an NFT gaming platform, has recently conducted a survey among its Discord community of 1,103 members who are predominately from the Philippines. One-third of the respondents admitted they were ready to quit their workplaces for NFT gaming, while 59% said they would play games full-time and continue working side jobs. To make NFT games their prime source of income, 65% of respondents would need to earn a minimum of $42 on average.
“I’m not surprised by these findings because, just like us, our community is incredibly excited about the future in NFT gaming and the potential earning opportunities offered through Balthazar. They love play-to-earn games and many are ready to quit their other jobs to play NFT games instead, as they could potentially be earning the same, if not more from playing NFT games,” said Balthazar CEO John Stefanidis.


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– Upcoming Ubisoft blockbusters playable for first time in the UK –
More UK first plays have been added to the list of upcoming games available to play at Insomnia61 this August bank holiday weekend. Ubisoft will be showcasing its latest titles at the UK’s biggest gaming festival, with games for all tastes and ages including The Crew 2, Far Cry 5 and Just Dance 2018.
The Crew 2 is the much-anticipated first full sequel to 2014’s The Crew and is taking open world racing to a new level. The game allows players to race vehicles across the widest range of motorsport disciplines in unrestrained exploration on ground, sea and sky. The Crew 2 does not launch until early 2018, and Insomnia61 attendees will be the first in the UK to play it.
Far Cry 5 is the latest iteration in the popular action-adventure first-person shooter series and is set in Montana with the largest customisable weapon and vehicle roster ever. The title is due out 27 February 2018, and players must be aged 18 to try this title as well as South Park: The Fractured but Whole. This is the sequel to 2014’s award-winning South Park RPG adventure and is set to be as hilarious and outrageous as the first.
For more family-friendly titles, fans of Mario will be able to try out the new Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for the first time, ahead of its launch on 29 August 2017. The two worlds of Super Mario and Rabbids collide in the game designed exclusively for Nintendo Switch and is filled with turn-based combat and co-op challenges. Plus Just Dance 2018 will get the party started at Insomnia61, and will be the first chance for UK fans to try out the latest title featuring 40 brand new tracks before its release on 24 October 2017.
Insomnia61 is taking place at the Birmingham NEC from 25-28th August and features the latest games and technology, including the Minecraft Zone, Cosplay Zone, Retro Zone, Zombie Zone and a dedicated VR Zone. Top YouTubers will be attending and Insomnia61 will be hosting the first ever grand final of the iSeries 2017 Season – the UK’s only indoor drone racing league – and esports tournaments.
To be the first to play the biggest upcoming titles, book tickets online at: https://insomniagamingfestival.com/tickets/
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SINGAPORE, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Triterras today announced that its Kratos™ marketplace has surpassed $6.6 billion of trade and trade finance transaction volume since going live in June 2019.
Kratos is one of the world’s largest commodity trading and trade finance platforms that connects and enables commodity traders to trade and source capital from lenders directly online.
As of its fiscal year ended February 29, 2020, Triterras reported over $3.7 billion in transaction volume for trade and trade finance on the Kratos platform with an average monthly transaction volume over $420 million.
In the first four months of fiscal year 2020, Kratos has captured an additional $2.9 billion of transaction volume with an average monthly transaction volume of $720 million — a more than 70% increase over fiscal year 2019 levels.
Triterras Founder and Chairman Mr. Srinivas Koneru said: “Our Kratos platform’s growth has been exceptional. It shows that more and more traders and lenders are recognizing the value-added benefits of our technology platform.”
Triterras expects the growth of Kratos to continue well into the future. In fact, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the platform has experienced an increase in trading and trade finance activity as more activity shifts online.
Koneru added: “In order to survive the current crisis and even a post-pandemic world, participants in the trade and trade finance industry will have to embrace digitization. Triterras helps traders, borrowers, and lenders transact cheaper, more secure, and faster through the Kratos platform.”
Last week, it was announced that Triterras received a non-binding letter of intent to merge with Netfin Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: NFIN, NFINW). The transaction, which is expected to be announced definitively later this month, would provide Triterras the strategic capital to further accelerate its growth.


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Costa Rica’s social and political stability has much to do with its economy, which has changed with the times, moving from a primarily agricultural base to a diversified economy with increasingly important knowledge-based sectors.
Today, the government is discussing taking this one step further, pushing for a transition from ‘made in Costa Rica’ towards ‘created in Costa Rica’.
While coffee, bananas, and pineapples are still huge commodity exports, financial and tourism-related services, along with light manufacturing of electronics, software, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, are gaining momentum, thanks in large part to the country’s free trade zones and trade agreements that have lured in and satisfied global giants such as Intel and Acer.
It has only been in the past 25 years, however, that Costa Rica has opened up and experienced noticeably strong economic development and growing integration with the global economy. And although it didn’t make it through the world economic downturn unscathed, Costa Rica is making a steady recovery, with GDP growth at over 3.5% for 2010. Forecasts for 2011 place growth closer to 4%. Worthy of note is Costa Rica’s high level of foreign investment, which has not fallen in spite of the recession.
Accounting for more than two-thirds of FDI, as well as nearly half of Costa Rica’s imports, exports, and tourism
arrivals, the U.S. is by far the Central American country’s most important trading partner.
Below, Minister of Economy Mayi Antillon discusses Costa Rica’s economic goals and the role that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the country’s foreign trade agreements (FTAs) play in the economy. What are Costa Rica’s economic goals for the medium term, and what is the government doing to boost the growth of SMEs, a segment that comprises 95% of the country’s companies?
It’s important to highlight that Costa Rica has been investing heavily in education for many years now. And this investment has afforded us excellent human capital and thereby greater visibility in the business world.
Among our most relevant efforts from recent years you’ll find we’ve signed several FTAs with important markets. Although we’ve focused mainly on the United States, we haven’t ignored countries like Panama, who despite being our next door neighbor, historically hasn’t been as close to us economically as we would have liked. Our next steps led us to the European Union and China, where we’ve presented a solid image of Costa Rica as a country where democracy reigns and where each and every day we work towards the preservation of the environment.
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MAYI ANTILLON, Minister of Economy
President Chinchilla is pushing an ambitious policy to attempt to convert Costa Rica into one of the region’s most developed countries by the time we reach our 200th anniversary, in 2021, and she’s starting by encouraging and helping SMEs to take their place in the global market. We are an exporting country with an impressive diversity of products; a country that has moved on from exporting commodities to high added value products, such as our Intel chips. How has the FTA with the U.S. helped Costa Rica’s economy?
Having an FTA with the United States has served as a valuable cover letter for us in our dealings with other countries. The fact that a country as small as ours is able to negotiate with the superpowers has opened the way for agreements with the EU, China, and Singapore.
Foreign investment in Costa Rica has helped supply the products, goods, and services that we required, and Costa Rican companies – more often than not SMEs – then began supplying these foreign companies. This further proved that all businesses, no matter their size, are capable of exporting directly or indirectly, and through these efforts, we’re making possible a social policy that generates jobs of the highest quality. What is your final message to our readers?
We’ve opened up sectors, such as telecommunications and energy, both key to our country’s development, to private investment. And the most important thing here is that we’ve done it well, following a model that demands transparency and allows new competitors to enter on a level playing field. The government has also proven that our public and regulatory institutional framework offers guarantees and the right climate so that participation is possible in all markets and sectors throughout the country.
We’d like to show Costa Ricans and the entire world that a country with just 4 million inhabitants is capable of reaching sustainable economic and social growth, in line with our objectives of remaining neutral and that can offer potential investors parameters in every single area – labor, social, environmental, economic, and political stability – that guarantee good business.


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Kogan lashed by investors after share price plunge but dodges board spill
Investors have lashed out at Kogan over executive salaries, saying they should have been slashed after the share price plunged.
Online-only retailer Kogan has been blasted by angry investors who suffered a huge share price plunge this year, suggesting executive pay packages should have been slashed accordingly but stopping short of rolling the board.
At the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday, almost 42 per cent of votes were cast against the remuneration report.
It was the second year running the protest vote result exceeded the 25 per cent threshold needed to trigger a board spill motion.
But the board survived, with just 2.11 per cent votes cast in favour of ousting Kogan’s executives, well below the required 50 per cent threshold.
Chairman Greg Ridder had been bracing himself, saying in his opening address that the board was “always listening to the feedback from our shareholders”.
During questions, one investor suggested executives should wear the same losses as they had after overzealous stocking up after the initial pandemic-induced online shopping frenzy incurred big storage costs and sent the company’s share price into free fall.
“Remuneration policies are meant to demonstrate a clear relationship between key executive performance and remuneration: Shouldn’t then the executives be receiving a 60 per cent reduction in their remuneration to reflect the 60 per cent share price drop?” the investor asked.
Mr Ridder said it was “clear” Kogan would “look at” the packages of key personnel but rejected the suggestion they hadn’t performed as promised.
“We have done exactly as was said last year,” he shot back.
“The actual remuneration achieved for our two most senior executives was in the order of less than $500,000 in both cases last year.
“There is still undelivered time on their long-term incentives, which takes us through to this annual general meeting in 2023. It’s moot until that time.
“I will be delighted if they are well rewarded for the enormous work that they do because all of us as shareholders will be well remunerated in that case.
“And there is an absolute transparent link between the LTI and what every one of us has in terms of visibility of the share price and the delivery of value.”
Chief executive and founder Ruslan Kogan was unrepentant about the overstocking after a shareholder asked if the “relevant parties been held accountable for this decision”.
He said the company had been faced with fluctuating demand and major supply chain disruptions, and while the stockpiling hadn’t played out well, he wouldn’t have done things differently.
“All of our systems and all of the predictive mechanisms we use said ‘if you’re going to have a fuller inventory position, now is the time to do it’.
“Had we had our time again, we would have made the same identical position: we’re a better business for it operationally.
“There’s a lot of systems that have improved in the business as a result of it and we were actually put into a very good position off the back of that where we learnt to deal with some of those scaling issues.”
He said the company had “right-sized inventory levels” since the end of last financial year and brought warehousing costs down as a result.
He then described Kogan’s inventory position as “very healthy” ahead of the all-important festive trading period, including Black Friday on November 26.
Mr Kogan also outlined moves by the company to speed up deliveries, using smart software to provide the most efficient routes.
“We’ve been developing our own last mile delivery service, fully operated by Kogan.com,” he said.
“Kogan Delivery Services is currently operating in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
“Customers who have experienced it so far have been able to track their delivery vehicle once the order has left one of our hubs, knowing exactly when to expect delivery.
“It’s early days, but feedback from our customers has been great and we’re excited about scaling this.”
On the broad outlook, Mr Kogan said there was “a lot of runway ahead” for online shopping in Australia, which was still in its infancy at about 13 per cent of total retail sales, far lower than comparable economies.
He said the company aimed to achieve $3bn in annual gross sales and one million subscribers to its loyalty scheme Kogan First by the 2026 financial year.
Kogan shares closed 4.28 per cent weaker at $8.49.


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Rebel pig farmers say they hold Asda responsible for their ailing fortunes and will make the chain a primary target for action.
Members of the British Pig Industry Support Group blockaded an Asda in Wakefield last week, preventing deliveries.
They were angry at what they claim is downward price pressure on processors to supply ever-cheaper pork, which is feeding through to farmers in the form of declining prices. They also claimed rising levels of pork imports were on sale in supermarkets.
BPISG chairman John Rowbottom said that other multiples were guilty of driving prices down but claimed Asda was the ringleader. He added: "They have cheapened the pork sector."
Rowbottom said more protests were to come unless Asda took steps to increase pigmeat prices. "We've lost 40% of the industry and don't want to lose another 40%. Our lives depend on pork, but Asda wants to sell it like a bottom-end commodity."
Asda said senior staff would meet with the BPISG. "Value is very important to us, but we're not interested in devaluing any produce," said a spokeswoman. "We will have a good, frank discussion."


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Mixed results for IPOs
Hong Kong's new-listings market is winding down its first half on an off note. No fewer than 14 IPOs were pulled from the Hong Kong market in the first six months. And of the 34 new listings that priced in the market in that period, only 10 are trading above their offer price, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Most recently the US$6 billion Hong Kong float of China Everbright Bank was put on hold, likely to be picked up in September.
Everbright joins China Outfitters, Hosa International and Xing Yuan Power among other recently pulled or postponed floats.
On a brighter note, Samsonite (1910) is up 0.7 per cent and Prada (1913) is up 18.9 per cent.
Restaurant chain group Tang Palace (1181) is the top-performing IPO of the first half, gaining 62 per cent over its initial listing price, aligning with the strong appetite for consumer product listings.
The best debut performance this year has been Milan Station (1150), a distributor of second-hand luxury goods that saw its share price surge 95.1 per cent on the first day. The share price is now up 52 per cent.
The four foreign listings in Hong Kong so far this year were Glencore (805), Prada, Samsonite and SBI Holdings (6488), which together accounted for US$3.9 billion in proceeds. This is a small increment over last year's foreign listings UC Rusal (486), L'Occitane (973) and SouthGobi Resources (1878) - that totalled US$3.4 billion at the close of the first half 2010, according to Thomson Reuters.


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Most Canadians support a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics because of China’s record of human rights abuses and many concerns for the safety of the athletes participating in the Olympics, according to a new poll.
According to a poll of Canadians conducted by the Vancouver-based Research Company, 56% of Canadians support boycotting the Olympics.
Research Co.’s president, Mario Canseco, said the poll results show that the Canadian public has not changed their negative views toward the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) so far.
Canseco told the Toronto Star that most people want to boycott the Olympics. But 56% of people said, let’s do something more meaningful.
The data indicates that 70% of Canadians are worried about the safety of the country’s athletes when traveling to China to compete in the Olympics.
Nearly three-quarters of Canadians (or 74%) think that athletes have the freedom to boycott the Olympics to protest China’s human rights abuses, and 71% believe that the International Olympic Committee should not punish those who speak out.
Ethnic Groups subject to human rights persecution by the CCP include Uighur Muslims, Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, and pro-democracy Hong Kong activists.
After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada would boycott the Olympics, Canadians responded in other ways to protest the CCP’s human rights abuses. At the same time, they expressed support for boycotting the Olympics.
45% of respondents said they would refrain from watching the event’s broadcasts.
Canadian consumers are also protesting the CCP’s human rights abuses, which is reflected in actions such as 68% of Canadians claiming to check labels “all the time” or “most of the time” to see where the products they buy are made. If it’s Chinese, they won’t buy it.
A survey by Research Co. was conducted online from December 4—6 with 1,000 Canadian adults. The margin of error is +/- 3.1%


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REDLANDS - State Street Winery kicked off its first day of a two-day event on Friday celebrating its one-year anniversary.
Wine, music and drink specials were the rage for patrons, many of whom have frequented the business since it opened last July.
Owners Robin and Janet Harter wanted to thank the city and its customers for a successful year with the celebration, which is free and includes three complimentary tastes.
In downtown Redlands, the winery is one of the district's most visited business and sells a variety of wines - from whites, reds and fruits.
All wines are bottled, produced and labeled at the Eighth and State street store.
The celebration continues from 1 to 10 p.m. today.
For more information, visit statestreetwineryredlands.com or call 909-798-4300.


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After middle-of-the-night wake-ups at 1am, 4am and a grand start to the day at 5.30am (thank you dearest children), we’re firm believers that coffee is a nectar sent to us from the higher powers. A cup of instant helps us power blearily through the first hour of the day, whilst a takeout flat white sees us through til lunchtime. Which is why we breathed a sigh of relief when we spied a new study that proves that coffee is in fact, good for us.
The study – which was conducted over a decade and included 500,000 people so you know it’s a meaty one – found that those who enjoyed up to three coffees a day were 20% less likely to develop cardiovascular disease or suffer a stroke, compared to those who didn’t drink coffee at all.
The delicious study was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology and involved following participants who drank varying amounts of coffee each day. 22% of them drank no coffee, 58% drank up to three cups and the remaining 22% drank over three cups a day.
The results of the study also found that the moderate coffee drinkers (those who consumed up to three cups a day) were less likely to develop diabetes compared to the non-drinkers and also were 12% less likely to die from any cause.
There have also been previous studies which have shown other health benefits to enjoying a moderate amount of coffee each day. These include cancer, dementia and Parkinson’s.
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click to enlarge Instagram / doghausdogsWest Coast chain Dog Haus will officially open its first San Antonio location this weekend. California-based Dog Haus will open the doors of its first San Antonio location this weekend, giving local diners a shot at its award-winning gourmet hot dogs and handcrafted sausages.The grand opening of Dog Haus Biergarten Stone Oak will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, according to a Facebook event listing . The new spot is located at 20907 Stone Oak Parkway.The chain's eats and drinks center around fresh, hormone-free wieners and burgers served in a biergarten-style pub that offers 24 beers on tap and an array of signature cocktails. The new location’s dogs will include fan favorites such as the Sooo Cali, which features wild arugula, avocado, tomato, crispy onions and basil aioli atop a juicy frank.Dog Haus' all-beef hot dogs and sausages, handcrafted exclusively for the company by wurstmacher Adam Gertler, are free of added nitrates and come served on grilled King’s Hawaiian rolls.During the grand opening festivities, Dog Haus will donate 15% of sales to The Veteran Initiative , which helps vets find gainful employment and places flags on fallen soldiers’ graves on Memorial Day.The Stone Oak store will be open Sundays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to midnight and Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.sacurrent.com
Dog Haus Biergarten grand opening this weekend in Stone Oak
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“Team Startupfest prides itself on creating real value for all attendees. We try to be quirky and fun in our approach, but we always aim to be relevant,” said Phil Telio, founder of Startupfest and ResolveTO. “At ResolveTO we’ll have fun in a speed dating lounge, but what could be more relevant to startups than a good challenge and a real prize — like an investment, a client, or access to resources.”
The $100,000 investment prize, a staple at Startupfest, will also be up for grabs in the form of a convertible note to anyone registered to the event. Startups have until 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 26 to pitch to judges.


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Windows 10 is just around the corner, and Microsoft would be hosting fan events across many countries to celebrate the launch of their milestone release. And of course, the company is all set for a mega celebration in India as well.
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