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How Restaurant owners are responding to vaccine mandate
Ever since the pandemic has hit the nation, restaurant business was hit the large. From being shut for the longest time to back in operations with several SOPs that were tough to be followed, restaurants faced the brunt at large. Once the restaurants were back in action, it was also mandated that the staffs must be vaccinated before they start to join the work.
Also, if we look at global data, Sixteen percent of operators in the US believe both their sales and traffic will decrease because of vaccine mandates, while 14% believe traffic will increase and 9% believe sales will increase. However, 52% believe guests will be more comfortable because of the directive.
Similarly, in India, restaurants were not sure of the vaccine mandate because when restaurant sector employ more than 70 per cent people who are less than 45 years of age and vaccination for 45 years and below started late. Hence, the sector faced staff shortage on first hand; also many staffs were apprehensive of getting the jab.
“There was definitely a shortage of staff due to the rules. However we believe that the mandate was a good move and fortunately there were enough sources to provide vaccination. This helped all our staff to get vaccinated fast and create a healthy atmosphere within our team in the restaurant. I don’t think currently this is an issue at all,” shared Aji Nair, COO, Mirah Hospityality that operate brands like Hitchki, Khandani Rajdhani and Bayroute to name a few.
Similarly Nikita Poojari of Shiv Sagar that also owns Mahesh Lunch Home appreciated the efforts put in by the government & restaurant association (AHAR), to see to it that all the employees are fully vaccinated.
“Labour’s were initially reluctant to the vaccination process, with a lot of rumours about the side effects. But we are happy to see the restaurant fraternity taking responsibility for their worker’s health,” added Poojari by pointing that with things opening up post covid , they are analysing market trends in various places. Once the travel industry picks up they may consider outlets in Delhi & Hyderabad.
Also, to operate again there were several SOPs those restaurants were following to ensure and gain customer trust because many customers were apprehensive of visiting a restaurant looking at the safety and hygiene. And, vaccination came as a savior as this not only built trust among customers but also ensured security and safety for both owners and staffs.
“The labour shortage is more due to the recent migration of manpower to their hometowns. Most of the workforce in the city is vaccinated, and we have been following strict SOPs for our staff too. All our staff has received both the shots of the vaccine and upon furnishing the certificate only they resume their work,” added Farman Beig, Co-founder & CEO of Wat-a-Burger by pointing it has been a while since the lockdown got lifted. Online delivery partners certainly contributed majorly during the pandemic, however, now the dine -in and take away is also open and footfall has increased considerably.


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OTTAWA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Canadian businesses were hopeful in the fourth quarter of 2013 that sales would increase over the next year and were more upbeat on investment and hiring than in the previous quarter, according to a Bank of Canada survey released on Monday.
But the positive outlook was not shared evenly among the senior managers participating in the bank’s quarterly survey. Details of the responses showed that companies benefiting from an improving global economy appeared more encouraged than those relying solely on the domestic market.
“The winter business outlook survey provides some positive signs for the economic outlook, notably for exports and investment, although responses do not yet appear to suggest a significant strengthening,” the central bank said in its report.
The bank cited “weak demand and domestic uncertainty” as weighing on some companies as they looked to the year ahead.
The inflation outlook has been a huge concern for the Bank of Canada as the inflation rate has been persistently below the bank’s 2 percent target. In the survey, the vast majority of businesses expected the rate to remain within the bank’s target range of 1 to 3 percent over the next two years.
Sixty-eight percent saw inflation at the bottom end of that range, between 1 and 2 percent, largely unchanged from 70 percent in the third-quarter survey. Twenty-nine percent expected inflation of between 2 and 3 percent.
Fifty-three percent of companies expected their employment levels to rise, up from 43 percent in the third quarter; and 42 percent expected investments to rise, versus 34 percent previously. (Reporting by Louise Egan; Editing by Peter Galloway)

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- Tesla reports fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financials after markets close.
- The earnings report is important as it comes amid a record-breaking rally for Tesla stock. Since the company's third-quarter earnings release in October, shares have surged nearly 120%.
- Here's what four analysts are saying about the automaker ahead of the earnings report.
- Watch Tesla trade live on Markets Insider.
- Read more on Business Insider.
Tesla, the Elon Musk-led automaker, will report its much-anticipated fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financials Wednesday after markets close.
Wall Street expects Tesla to report about $336 million in profit on $7.1 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter. The company posted $7.1 billion in revenue and $390 million in profit during the same period last year.
The earnings report is important following the stock's meteoric climb since Tesla's third-quarter 2019 results in October. Tesla reported a surprise return to profitability in the quarter, sparking a rally that's sent the stock price up nearly 120% since.
The rally continued fueled by Tesla's fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 vehicle delivery numbers, which were released in early January. In addition, there's been optimism around the company's new Gigafactory in Shanghai.
Analysts and investors will be closely watching the company's margins and full-year 2020 guidance in the Wednesday report. It's also hoped that the company will give an update on the status of its ramp-up in China, the construction of its Gigafactory in Berlin, and the timing of its Model Y launch or at least further information on the vehicle's pre-production progress.
The stock price has both re-energized investors betting for the company and roiled short-sellers, or those banking that the stock will go down. As the stock price has surged, Tesla has become the most valuable US automaker of all time, surpassed the market values of Volkswagen and the combined values of Ford and GM, and put Musk closer than ever to a $346 million payout.
At the same time, some analysts are starting to caution investors that Tesla's rally is too much too fast. In January, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas recommended selling the equity for the first time in seven years. Still, Morgan Stanley expects that the company will report strong results Wednesday, according to a Tuesday note from the bank.
Tesla has gained roughly 36% year-to-date and was $566.90 per share at Tuesday's close.
Here's what four analysts are saying about Tesla ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings release after the bell.
Roth Capital Partners: "We see outsize risk"
Price target: $249
"It is well understood Tesla will report an impressive 4Q19 result after disclosure of 112k deliveries against 105k in production," wrote Craig Irwin of Roth Capital Partners in a Tuesday note.
He continued: "The 7k units sold out of the channel should drive a ~$350m benefit to cash flows, stronger margins, and higher earnings vs. 3Q19 levels. With the $100bn mkt cap, we estimate this implies expectations of a 550k-600k 2020 deliveries guide, vs our current 460k estimate."
Still, Irwin reiterated his "sell" rating on the equity as the stock is "egregiously overvalued" at current levels. "We see outsize risk for Tesla executing on a chunky 2020 deliveries guide, which seems implied by the current $100bn valuation," he wrote.
Morgan Stanley: "Results and outlook must be strong" to support stock rally
Price target: $360
Tesla's "4Q margins and full year 2020 demand outlook will be in focus. We believe that results and outlook must be strong to support the recent rally ... and we expect them to be," Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley wrote in a note Tuesday.
Jonas forecasts fourth-quarter auto gross margin to be 19.7% before credits, versus 20.8% in the third quarter. "We believe the company has several levers at its disposal (including service revenue, revenue recognition from OTA updates and provision timing) to provide decent support in gross margins until the China plant is sufficiently ramped by mid-year," he wrote.
In addition, Jonas forecasts 2020 full-year deliveries of 489,000 units, up 36% on the year. Morgan Stanley said it believes investors will focus on any commentary around the status of the China Gigafactory ramp-up, as well as the status of construction on Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory.
JMP Securities: "It has been remarkable to watch the stock appreciate"
Price target: N/A
Rating: Market perform
"We believe the unit and gross margin outlook for this year will be the most important pieces of information to focus on," Joseph Osha of JMP Securities wrote in a Tuesday note.
He continued: "It has been remarkable to watch the stock appreciate, and even though we think some of the move is merited given TSLA's competitive position, we do not think the stock is attractively valued at this point."
"Any stock sitting on a 25x multiple of EBITDA is vulnerable to negative surprises, and even considering our above-consensus unit outlook we believe the market is more likely to react to a near-term reversal in gross margins."
Osha writes that Wall Street estimates for 2020 deliveries appear low: "it is hard to see how a company coming out of 2019 on an annualized run rate of 448K units can only ship 464K in 2020, even as a new factory ramps." He also notes that the fourth quarter of 2019 should see depreciation from Shanghai included into the P&L for the first time.


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While it was rumored that Death Stranding could be released sometime in March 2019 for the PlayStation 4, an industry analyst seems convinced the game could arrive on the PlayStation 5 as well, which is also rumored to launch sometime in 2020. Michael Pachter of the firm Wedbush Securities is that analyst who believes the game could miss its predicted 2019 release date.
According to GamingBolt, Pachter said he “wasn’t fully confident that that was indeed the case” in regards to a question about whether “the lack of any new announcements by Sony at E3 2018 was indicative of them shifting their focus away from the PS4 and instead ramping up for the next generation.” However, in talking with GamingBolt, he did mention that Death Stranding might end up becoming a cross-generation title, appearing on the PlayStation 5 as well as the PlayStation 4.
“It’s hard to know with Sony,” Pachter said. “Their [E3 2018] showcase was really hard to figure out, and they didn’t talk at all. My bias is that they [the PS5] will also launch in 2020, so no reason to announce any current generation exclusives other than the ones announced so far. Death Stranding will likely be a cross-generation title.”
Rumor: Death Stranding Release Likely on PS4 and PS5
There’s no information to corroborate this assessment, but Hideo Kojima and Sony Interactive Entertainment have both been pretty quiet about Death Stranding. At E3 2018, we finally got a glimpse of Death Stranding‘s gameplay, but in typical Kojima fashion, the reveal was a weird mix of CG trailers and player-controlled walking sections. Aside from that, we still know very little about the game, so it wouldn’t be surprising if it did become a cross-generation title. We’ll have to wait and see when Death Stranding releases, whenever that is.
Death Stranding is currently in development exclusively for the PlayStation 4.


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Cameroonian fintech start-up, Diool, has raised $3.5 million to scale its operations.
The funding spherical was led by Lundin Group and different present traders.
In keeping with Crunchbase, the fintech has raised a complete of $5.6 million in funding over 5 rounds.
Diool was based in 2015 by brothers Serge and Phillipe Boupda as an app that offered pay as you go recharges to prospects.
By 2018, it accomplished its evolution by pivoting right into a monetary companies aggregator that gives a number of fee strategies for small retailers to just accept funds or repay suppliers.
For them, this was maybe a key ache level they noticed whereas operating the pay as you go recharge enterprise.
Within the two years for the reason that pivot, Diool has signed up greater than 2,000 retailers, who’ve transacted greater than $120 million through its platform.
It has funds integrations with all cell cash suppliers in Cameroon, and a regulatory partnership with Société Générale.
Boupda tells Disrupt Africa its purpose was to construct a less complicated solution to entry monetary companies for small retailers in Africa.
“We’re doing Cameroon and funds first,” he says. “We’ve additionally spent a while rebuilding operational structure and processes, to match new funds laws in Cameroon – a crucial constructing block for monetary companies distribution within the area.”
With the funding on board, Diool is now engaged on increasing at house, earlier than elevating additional funding and scaling internationally.
See additionally: BLOC Smart Africa fund secures capital from Ivory Coast & Luxembourg


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the United States Congress considers terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the following statement after today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on the TPP’s negotiations.
“The Trans-Pacific Partnership represents an opportunity for American workers and businesses to sell products and services to new markets, but the rules of the agreement will define whether the TPP begins a new era in fair trade policy,” Brown said. “In ongoing TPP negotiations, American workers and businesses must be put first and our jobs not traded away in exchange for foreign policy goals.”
The TPP is a proposed trade agreement that currently includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, Canada, and Mexico. Last month, Japan expressed its intent to join the TPP. Congress has the constitutional authority to set the terms of trade and commerce with foreign nations. The Administration is conducting the TPP talks using authority which officially lapsed in 2007, suggesting it will seek renewed Trade Promotion Authority, known as “Fast Track,” to conclude TPP negotiations, as well as other trade initiatives.
Brown has long been an opponent of NAFTA-style agreements that undermine American workers and businesses. Last month Brown, U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), and U.S. Representative Sander Levin (MI-9), led a group of 49 of their colleagues in urging President Obama to put the best interests of American workers and businesses first as negotiations continued with Japan on its potential entry to the TPP. Brown and his colleagues specifically cited Japan’s longstanding efforts to impose trade barriers and block U.S. exports as actions that have hurt the American economy, domestic job creation, and specifically its auto-industry.
Earlier this month, Brown led a group of seven Senators in urging Acting United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis to craft disciplinary language in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations for actions taken by state-owned enterprises that discriminate and distort free markets. Failing to craft disciplinary language for these actions, Brown and his colleagues argued, would hurt the American economy and its workers and businesses by adversely affecting the United States’ ability to fairly compete in foreign markets as new nations enter the TPP.
In June 2012, Brown introduced the 21st Century Trade Agreements and Market Access Act that would have restored Congressional oversight to trade negotiations and ensure that American trading partners play by the same rules as the U.S. Brown announced the bill’s introduction with business and labor leaders including James P. Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and Ford Vice President of International Government Affairs Stephen Biegun, each of whom discussed the need to prioritize support for American manufacturing in the TPP.
In November 2011, Brown sent a letter to President Obama raising concerns over the existing automotive trade deficit with Japan and seeking more support for American manufacturing in the TPP. In the letter, Brown requested that the President address a variety of discriminatory policies before allowing Japan to join the TPP, including nontariff barriers and currency manipulation. Brown noted that Japan has instituted a variety of policies that have made it difficult for American and foreign automakers to gain a foothold in the Japanese market.
In October 2011, Brown sent a letter urging President Obama to change course in trade policy and rewrite trade rules to put Ohio jobs and Ohio workers first. He led the House opposition to the Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) negotiated by the Bush Administration in 2005, falling just two votes shy of blocking the agreement after the vote was held open for nearly two hours. The author of the book Myths of Free Trade and described as “Congress’ leading proponent of American manufacturing,” Brown also stood up to President Clinton during debate of NAFTA in 1993.


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30th October, 2017. OceanLED, the global leader in marine LED lighting, today announced Tecmar as the exclusive Distributor of their underwater lighting range in France and DOM-TOM.
“We are very excited about the opportunities ahead working with Tecmar in a Key territory like France,” said Charles Stuart, UK Managing Director of OceanLED Marine Ltd. “With the advancement of our products and the growth we are seeing, it’s natural that we should partner with a progressive, technically capable distributor who will work with us to service the demands of the French and DOM-TOM markets.”
“OceanLED products fit perfectly with the rest of our portfolio,” said Thierry Lambot, Managing Director of Tecmar. “The French market has become very receptive to underwater lighting in recent times, and we are proud to offer the No.1 brand to the French Market. Our philosophy is to ensure we have the right products in stock in our warehouse and offer excellent service to our customers”
Tecmar will be displaying OceanLED products on their booth at Paris Boat Show on 2nd to 10th December 2017 (Pavilion 2.1 Stand C32)


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The progress delivers Nissan nearer to acquiring CEO Makoto Uchida’s purpose of providing a sustainable 5 % working financial gain margin.
The automaker’s margin completed at 2.9 % in the 12-thirty day period time period to March 31, beating Uchida’s concentrate on of 2 percent for the fiscal year underneath his mid-expression revival prepare.
Uchida in 2020 staked his work on a productive turnaround, stating shareholders could eliminate him if he fails to supply. Yet returning to profitability is only a occupation 50 percent-finished, he mentioned on Thursday.
“Finally, we are at the starting line,” Uchida explained while announcing the company’s fiscal effects. “Now is the time to deliver larger price and increase the company.”
Uchida unveiled his Nissan Upcoming mid-phrase prepare in 2020, focusing on reducing fixed price, trimming generation capacity, launching new product or service and improving profits for each vehicle. The campaign wraps up in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, but Nissan is ahead of approach by many steps.
Nissan has minimize world-wide capacity 20 per cent, trimmed the selection of nameplates 15 p.c and slashed 350 billion yen ($2.87 billion) in mounted expenditures. COO Ashwani Gupta stated the rationalization period of the comeback program is entire, and Nissan is focused now on expansion.
Uchida and Gupta took the reins at Nissan in late 2019 while the business even now reeled from the arrest and ouster of longtime leader Ghosn and frayed relations with French spouse Renault.
Nissan slumped to an working loss that fiscal yr, which finished March 31, 2020. And the purple ink expanded into the company’s worst-at any time operating reduction in the calendar year through March 31, 2021.
For the just-finished total-fiscal year, Nissan bounded back again with internet revenue of 215.5 billion yen ($1.77 billion), reversing a 448.7 billion yen ($3.68 billion) internet reduction the calendar year earlier.
Surging gross sales and valuable international trade premiums put together to additional than offset soaring raw product charges and one-off costs similar Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Profits advanced 7.1 p.c to 8.42 trillion yen ($69.07 billion) in 12-month period of time, even as world wide gross sales declined 4.3 % to 3.88 million cars on the back of crimped production.
Income slipped 2 percent to 1.18 million units in North The united states and declined 13 % to 340,000 cars in Europe. Quantity in China, Nissan’s major current market, fell 5 % to 1.38 million.
Hunting ahead to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, Nissan forecast running earnings to advance a modest 1.1 % 250. billion yen ($2.05 billion), when internet earnings decreases.
Working financial gain will be tempered by rising raw substance charges, primarily for metals this kind of as metal and aluminum. And internet money is noticed falling because of a specific get from the sale of Nissan’s stake in Daimler, which inflated earnings in the just-completed fiscal 12 months.
Nissan expects global income to grow 19 percent to 10.00 trillion yen ($82.03 billion) in the existing fiscal 12 months. And around the globe sales are observed advancing 3.2 percent to 4. million vehicles.


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Google would have been crazy not to build out Hangouts. Helpouts combines some of the best tools, services, and features Google has to offer, and it’s more than the sum of its parts.
It’s video chat plus scheduling plus payments plus ratings — it’s Google Helpouts. Based on the best of Google+, it’ll connect you with all kinds of experts.
Also, in terms of momentum, the company told us that Google+ has accrued more than 300 million monthly active users and sees around 1.5 billion photos uploaded each week.
“Plus, being in the Google Hangouts ecosystem you can mix us with other apps,” Lahoutifard told me. “You can activate a prepared logo, namebar, and presentation title, or you can show a PowerPoint.”
Google Hangouts is already a good option for casual connections or business meetings, but now the service is getting an upgrade to 720p HD video.
Vidyo already provides the software that powers Google Hangouts on Google+.
“We want to price equivalent to a voice call,” Shapiro says. “Our competitors offer an inferior product for more money: Blue Jeans 15 time more, and other competitors 300 times more.”
Ever wanted to hangout with astronauts? Well, today’s your lucky day.
Editor’s Pick “Imagine the yoga teacher doing online yoga to 50 people,” Shapiro said. “Think about an audience of 100 million people … for instance buying a subscription for an online Zumba class.”
Google really, really wants you to use Google+. And we know one thing for certain: Resistance is futile.
Google recently revealed its social network Google+ will support check-ins for businesses providing discounts through their Google Places page. Today, the capability was launched, but only through the Google+ Android application.


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The creation of "smart lanes" would greatly ease congestion.
VW might also have to pay for hydrogen stations for cars it doesn't sell.
Uber's self-driving vehicles have been unleashed.
Mobile taxi service Uber has exploded in popularity recently, with major investments from Google and even partnering with the latest Transformers movie, but the meteoric rise has been tempered with controversy. In Europe and Asia, the app Chris Bruce
The ridesharing service Uber promises to connect people needing a lift with drivers offering one, and it appears to be pretty useful. After all, you can use it to summon Optimus Prime. For many cab drivers around the world, though, the app is basically the bane of their existence. The Chris Bruce
Daimler is launching car2gether, a pilot carpooling project in the city of Ulm, Germany that pairs ride sharing with social media and brings hitchhiking into the 21st century. Car2gether, a service that stems from Daimler's successful car2go
Sharing cars in one way or another has grabbed quite a few headlines lately. From iPhone apps that help you line-up carpooling buddies to private companies that find vehicles available for use, several options exist to help you either find a ride or share your vehicle with some
Earlier this month, we found out that the city of Mumbai in India was offering some cool perks for those willing to carpool. We thought that this was a pretty cool idea, so we are pretty keen on the thought that the U.S. is getting something similar. So far only available in one state, NuRide and Jeremy Korzeniewski


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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Marathon races boost local economy...
“This shows that the Columbus Marathon is not only the largest marathon in Ohio, but also one of the most impactful events affecting the local economy,” said Kurtis J. Roush, JD, MBA, Executive Director of Fisher Professional Services. “My team determined that on average, each dollar of participant registration dollars generated $10 of positive impact on Central Ohio.
Bill Burns, Chairman of the Columbus Marathon Board of Trustees, added: “We also recognize that our impact goes beyond economics, and generates wonderful benefits in terms of the improved and sustained health of our athletes – many of whom change their life by training for and taking part in our event.”
The portion of the study that tracked the economic benefits of increased fitness levels of event participants focused on central Ohioans who trained for the event and, in the process, became healthier. The study found that the estimated healthcare savings for central Ohio was $687,055 in the first year alone based on an estimated 2,005 central Ohioans becoming physically active as a result of the Columbus Marathon. Participants were also surveyed for demographic information, residence location, retail expenditures, nonprofit fundraising, travel expenditures, food and beverage expenses and number of guests/supporters.
On a more local level, I wonder what is the economic impact of the half and full Marathons held in Ireland? While the obvious focus might be on entry fee's, what about the economic boost it gives to an area? What about the likes of say Bantry or Dingle where the races there are outside the normal tourist season? Is it a 10:1 ratio like the example in Ohio?
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Wichita used car dealership banned in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – iDeal Motors, LLC, a south Wichita used car dealership, has been barred from doing business in Kansas, District Attorney Marc Bennett said in a news release Friday.
The press release indicates that a default judgment of $159,328.41 has been entered against iDeal Motors and its owners, Adam and Andrea Newbrey, for violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA).
The Consumer Protection Division said it received two complaints that iDeal Motors, which was located at 4435 S. Broadway Ave., failed to provide titles to buyers.
An investigation found in a transaction, iDeal Motors sold a scrap vehicle to a customer without proper authorization, used an unlicensed seller in the transaction, deliberately concealed from the buyer that the vehicle was a scrap vehicle and falsely told the buyer that the vehicle was a recovery vehicle.
In the second transaction, the Consumer Protection Division said iDeal Motors sold a vehicle with open safety recalls and did not disclose that information to buyers.
The press release says that in both transactions, iDeal Motors failed to deliver title within 60 days and issued multiple sixty-day temporary registration permits in violation of Kansas law.
In 2019, iDeal Motors and Adam Newbrey entered into a consent judgment with the attorney’s office, promising to make a good faith effort to resolve new consumer complaints. The Consumer Protection Division alleged that the dealership and Newbery willfully failed to cooperate with the investigation.
The default judgment asks iDeal Motors to pay more than $24,000 in restitution to customers and $90,000 in civil penalties for KCPA violations, in addition to other costs and expenses.
The court also fined iDeal Motors and Adam Newbrey an additional $40,000 for breaching the prior consent judgment.
The judgment revoked iDeal Motors’ business license and permanently barred the Newbreys from selling motor vehicles in Kansas.
When buying a used car, the DA’s office offers the following advice:
- Make sure you know as much as you can before buying
- Consider asking to take the vehicle for an independent inspection before buying the car.
- Have the car inspected, request a vehicle history report and check for recalls by clicking here.
The prosecutor’s office says recalls are free and repairs are covered by the manufacturer. Other safety issues may also affect your decision to buy the car.
Default judgment was filed on August 26, 2022.
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Pirate IPTV: U.S. Helped Taiwan Track Chinese Pirates…..Back to the U.S.
The suspected local head of notorious pirate box manufacturer Unblock Tech has been indicted in Taiwan. He stands accused of conspiring with Chinese partners to illegally obtain video content from 72 legal suppliers before illegally distributing it online via ‘overseas’ servers. The USDOJ got involved when servers were traced right back to the United States.
For the past several years, Chinese-manufactured Ubox IPTV boxes have flooded the market in Taiwan.
With more than 30% of the population using the devices, which grant access to more live streaming content than most people can consume, Taiwan came under pressure from the United States.
Taiwan made amendments to copyright law that outlawed piracy-configured devices. Unsurprisingly, that did little to stop the flow or prevent China-based manufacturer Unblock Tech carrying on regardless.
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Residents of Dublin, Ireland had trouble sleeping due to chaos at a nearby Krispy Kreme drive-thru. The newly opened Krispy Kreme in the area apparently had a huge waiting line at their 24-hour drive-thru, with the cars in line reportedly blasting their horns incessantly in the middle of the night. After video of the incident surfaced, the establishment started closing the drive-thru at 11:30 p.m.
Ireland just got its first Krispy Kreme store. The result? Chaos. https://t.co/HxWu4S9HWA— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) October 4, 2018
Krispy Kreme opened its first location in Ireland. This was the drive-thru pic.twitter.com/JSl70Urz1S— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 7, 2018


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This summer, a new drink reigned supreme: hard seltzer.
Myriad alcohol brands, from Pabst Blue Ribbon to Natty Light to Smirnoff, aimed to win over consumers and beat the White Claw, which is reportedly the top brand in the category, with their own versions of hard seltzer.
Now, heading into fall, Anheuser-Busch is looking to take its hard seltzer, Bon & Viv, beyond the summer seltzer wars. To do that, A-B InBev has inked a deal with the NFL and plans to spend 80% of Bon & Viv’s fall marketing budget on the partnership. That includes TV spots during NFL games, digital banners and spots on NFL.com as well as a partnership with Twitter.
“What we’re really trying to do is reach the 60% of Americans who are still unaware of hard seltzer,” said Chelsea Phillips, vp of Beyond Beer brands at Anheuser-Busch. “We might think of it as a seltzer war but that’s really only being waged on the coasts of the country. There’s a lot more ground to cover as far as introducing this new product to people across the country.”
Working with the NFL to bridge that gap makes sense as it has a high reach and a co-ed audience of various ages, explained Phillips. While summer “is a more intuitive” time for drinking hard seltzer, she added, the company is looking to get people accustomed to drinking the beverage during other times of the year, like while watching football or during the holidays.
This fall isn’t the first time Bon & Viv has advertised with the NFL. Last February, the brand made its Super Bowl debut with a 30-second spot. In the second quarter of 2019, Bon & Viv spent $9 million in media, up from the $6.5 million it spent during the first quarter, according to Kantar, which doesn’t track social spending. It’s unclear exactly how much the brand will spend on this fall as it did not immediately respond to an email.
Branching out from a summer focus and making Bon & Viv relevant year-round is logical for the brand, noted Matthew Zehner, CEO and co-founder of full-service commerce shop Zehner, adding that A-B InBev likely wants to have high-performing non-beer brands as that’s where consumer tastes are moving. Plus, making a play to win in hard seltzer is an obvious move for the company. The category is reportedly already worth $550 million and financial firm UBS estimates that by 2021 it could be worth $2.5 billion.
While Bon & Viv works with agencies — Bullish serves as its agency of record — as well as the company’s in-house shop, when it comes to creating content for its NFL partnership, the lion’s share of that work will go to the A-B InBev in-house agency Draftline. That’s due to the nature of the fast-paced NFL season and the need to create content that can respond in real-time, according to Phillips.
“When you think about branded content, you’re producing months in advance of when you’re actually going to be running it,” said Phillips. “In this case, with what we can do with social and digital environments and Draftline’s capabilities, we can respond very quickly with new creative to current events that are happening in the sport. That’s a really exciting way for us to insert ourselves in the conversation and have people be more aware of who we are as a brand to leverage the sponsorship and partnership.”
Overall, Bon & Viv currently spends 60% of its marketing budget on TV and 40% of digital and social channels. The company declined to provide figures on how it breaks up that social spending but did note that Instagram was its top social channel.
“This is still a very young category and young product,” said Phillips. “We’re trying to drive awareness through TV. It’s the easiest place to reach people with an introductory message and then through retargeting on social.”
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If you own your own practice, you’re already an entrepreneur. Now, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and the Wharton School hope to help you develop the skills you need to leverage that inborn entrepreneurial spirit in ways that will improve your hospital and your community through a new veterinary entrepreneurship program.
You try to do the right thing. In this case, the right thing was an animal-rescue group saving dogs from a Korean meat market and shipping them to North America last October so they could be adopted out to forever homes. Only one of the dogs turned out to be something of a forever home himself: He was likely acting as host to the Asia-1 strain of canine distemper virus (CDV), which had not previously been reported in North America.
From organically grown pet food to ecologically friendly chew toys, the pet industry is feeling the pressure to produce more socially and environmentally sustainable pet products. The Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC), in collaboration with the World Pet Association, interviewed more than 250 pet industry professionals to find out their views of corporate sustainability, insights on consumer demand for environmentally friendly pet products, and suggestions on how the industry can meet the challenges of a changing business landscape.
The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) announced yesterday the results of its 2018 Cat Friendly Practice (CFP) Survey.The results are encouraging, including a 99% satisfaction rate among participants.
“Veterinary nurse” is one step closer to being a legally recognized job title. In a future-focused move, AAHA last week came out in support of the Veterinary Nurse Initiative (VNI). In 2017, National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) formed the VNI coalition to unite the profession under a single title—including credentialing requirements and scope of practice—with the goal of instituting a single, standardized title in all 50 states.
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA), has proclaimed October 14–20, 2018, to be National Veterinary Technician Week (NVTW). This annual event recognizes veterinary technicians for their contributions in pet healthcare. This year, Hill’s Pet Nutrition is sponsoring the week-long celebration.
Today is World Rabies Day, a global health observance started in 2007 to raise awareness about rabies prevention and control efforts worldwide. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that while the number of rabies-related human deaths in the US has declined considerably over the last century—with only 1 to 3 reported per year, and a total of 23 reported cases in the last decade—it’s a much bigger problem in the rest of the world.
Stay away from water-based King Bio brands. That’s the warning the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave to veterinarians, pet owners, and parents last week. “These products may pose a safety risk to people (especially infants, children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems), as well as to pets due to high levels of [waterborne] microbial contamination identified at the manufacturing site,” the agency said in a statement.
As a veterinary professional, you’ve probably got a better handle than most on the cost of owning a dog. Because it turns out that most Americans don’t have a clue. According to a new survey of 1,500 US adults by the dog-walking app Rover, most people think that getting a dog is going to cost them between $26 and $75 a month. Not hardly.
Is consolidation good or bad for small veterinary practices? It’s an old question, and a new report on the state of the veterinary industry doesn’t shed much new light on the subject—according to the report, the answer is . . . it’s both.


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With the forthcoming launch of Google TV the first devices for the service, which launches in the fall of 2010 have just been announced. Techradars Patrick Goss is reporting that Logitech and Sony will be launching devices for the service.
Logitech will be releasing a box that can be plugged into existing setups and has a controller that has a keyboard combined. The box also has Logitech’s Harmony remote control technology. Logitech also have plans for video chat and a HDTV camera for Google’s new service.
Sony is set to release a Blu-ray player and a range of televisions with the Google TV built in. Howard Stringer of the Sony Corporation was quoted as saying “I am delighted to announce the unique alignment of Google’s rapidly growing, open source Android platform with Sony’s unparalleled expertise in the field of TV design and technology”.
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Everyone was expecting Nokia to unveil EOS, their so-called Lumia PureView 41-mega pixel camera phone on July 11 in New York City. Experts say the Lumia EOS and the 808 PureView phone that Nokia previously released are sharing the same camera technology.
In a blog post, the company has put up a teaser that says there will be “41 million reasons” to attend the July 11 event. “41 million” is a clear hint towards the 41MP camera, as it is the same number of pixels in the sensor of the upcoming Lumia phon
The images that have so far leaked on the internet suggest a body similar to Lumia 920’s made of polycarbonate and a huge camera sensor hump on the back. This camera is said to run on Windows Phone 8 operating system, have speaker grilles at the bottom, support wireless charging via a strap-on supported covers and come in red, white, yellow and black colours.
The phone might also sport a 4.5-inch AMOLED display with 720p HD resolution, 32GB of internal memory with no expandable slot, and long battery life. It will also arrive with updated camera user interface (UI) – Nokia ProCamera.


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Belarus is the latest country to adopt NFC payments, as mobile network operator, MTS, announced a partnership with Belgazprombank to launch mobile payment services, reports NFC World. The new service will allow subscribers to make mobile payments to merchants in Belarus that accept MasterCard PayPass contactless payments. It was also announced that four other banks in the country would join the payment service by the end of 2013.
Some of the merchants in Belarus that will participate include MTS stores, grocers and fast food stores. Subscribers will also be allowed to pay for toll charges, taxis and parking tickets.


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Dell Technologies Ireland appoints Jason Ward as MD
Former Nordics MD takes over in Ireland to drive digital transformation, AI, 5G and multicloud
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Dell Technologies Ireland has appointed Jason Ward as managing director.
The company said that Ward will assume overall responsibility for the commercial and enterprise businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
According to the vendor, the focus for the new MD will delivering solutions to public and private sector organisations of all sizes throughout the island of Ireland – helping them to leverage the latest technologies in areas such as Digital Transformation, Cloud Managed Service, AI, 5G and Multi-Cloud to support their transformation goals and overarching business agenda.
Ward will also take the lead on delivering Dell’s 2030 goals in Ireland to advance sustainability, cultivate inclusion and transform lives through the power of technology, the realisation of which supports Dell Technologies’ stated mission to drive human progress and accelerate business transformation.
Ward has more than thirty years’ experience in the industry, and has held several leadership positions within Dell Technologies, and previously with EMC. He assumes the Irish MD role from his position as managing director of Enterprise in the Nordics for Dell Technologies, where he was responsible for doubling revenue for the enterprise business across the region. Previous to that, he held the role of director of Enterprise Sales for EMC across Ireland and UK.
“I’m delighted to take up the role of managing director at such an important time for Dell Technologies in Ireland, “said Ward. “Despite the current strong performance of the economy, companies and organisations continue to face significant challenges and opportunity in the year ahead. The team here at Dell Technologies are well positioned to provide market leading solutions to our customers which will help them navigate change, identify opportunities and fundamentally embrace a digital future. Working with our global and regional experts in our campuses in Cork, Limerick and Dublin we are uniquely positioned to deliver real impact for our customers.”
The company said that Ward’s appointment follows a recent decision to integrate and simplify its sales structure globally. These changes have led to the appointment of Aongus Hegarty as president of International Markets responsible for all markets outside of North America and Adrian McDonald to EMEA president for Dell Technologies with responsibility for all businesses, including PCs, server, storage and services, across the Europe Middle East and Africa region. Mark Hopkins, former general manager of the Commercial business in Ireland, has been appointed VMware director for the Western Europe region at Dell Technologies.


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Jan 13, 2012
Facebook’s 2012 Advertising Changes are Good for Business
Advertising | SFBJ | Social
Reprinted from South Florida Business Journal
While many business marketers have put their toes in the water with LinkedIn, there is much more to do in the online social world – especially with Facebook’s upcoming advertising changes.
A fact proven over and over again in business-to-business (B2B) marketing is that case histories of good customer experiences outsell companies touting their own products.
Sharing experiences both personal and company-related is what social media is all about. A recent study of 1.2 billion unique Web users by Clearspring indicated that Facebook held a 52.1 percent volume share of consumers passing along information – including everything from interesting events to videos, ad campaigns and products. So, whether or not you know how to use it for your business today, you need to put Facebook on your agenda for 2012.
Another recent study by the national Business Marketing Association, headquartered in Naperville, Ill., reported that 89 percent of its members included social media in their marketing mix and 50 percent of its members are using Facebook for business marketing.
It is the power of “liking” that makes Facebook so impactful for driving traffic. So, your business needs a page for your happy customers to “like” today. Whether you are a boiler control manufacturer or a medical device company with only 10 customers who then distribute your product to the end-user, your company needs to be a part of the global conversation provided by Facebook and other social communities.
Major benefits of adding Facebook to your media plan are customer interaction and intelligence. Facebook not only allows you a forum to converse with customers, but it also provides opportunities to survey, test and research customer reactions to new and existing products. You can also use Facebook to test advertising messages that you plan on placing in traditional media.
A new benefit to Facebook advertisers is slated to start at the beginning this year. Facebook says its sponsored ads can now be inserted into member news feeds. With sponsored ads, companies can republish user posts related to brands or products in the form of small display ads. This helped to nearly double Facebook advertising revenue in 2011. These ads currently appear in the right column on Facebook. In 2012, they are planned (for an increased price) to be able to be inserted into member news feeds, which include products “liked” by their Facebook friends.
In the world of B2B, thought leadership in industry segments is a position sought after by many competing companies. Sponsored ads on Facebook are another way to stake out that thought leadership claim.
Most business marketers don’t consider social media as a way to reduce advertising spend; rather, it’s a way to make what they are spending more effective. Only 14 percent of Business Marketing Association members said social media lowered the cost of advertising or media spend.
There is no doubt that we are all wading in new waters as we approach our use of social media in the marketing mix. Today’s marketers, as a group, are only half as likely as Facebook members themselves to say a “like” represents a loyal customer.
If marketers are willing to work at delivering social media content that is pleasing, or at least agreeable, to their customers and prospects, then keeping up the interaction will lead to loyalty over time. With the noise of the media today and the rising costs of acquiring new customers, if the only benefit of social media were customer loyalty, it would no doubt add considerably to company profitability each year.
It’s time for all businesses that wish to market their products or services effectively to embrace social media, especially Facebook, as a part of their advertising media mix for 2012.


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There's a reason WhatsApp is valued at $19 billion.
The question of the week: How could a messaging app possibly be worth $19 billion? It seems that Facebook is betting big—huge—that consumers are looking to “communicate one-on-one or with very small groups, rather than sharing information more widely,” as The New York Times reports today. Younger users, especially, have reportedly become more enamored of other platforms.
Deloitte forecasts that in 2014, messaging services will deliver some 50 billion messages a day globally vs. around 21 billion SMS messages. But these apps are also becoming much more than just messaging tools—as we point out in our 100 Things to Watch for 2014, they’re evolving into retail channels as well. Japan’s Rakuten, an e-commerce giant, just made a $900 million deal for the messaging app Viber. Some apps, like China’s WeChat, also offer payment functions.


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FRANKLIN, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A novel wearable injector slightly larger than an Oreo cookie may soon make it easy and painless for patients to self-inject prescription drugs in the large doses required to treat a wide range of disorders, including cancer, blood diseases, autoimmune deficiencies, and genetic disorders.
An emerging biologic drugs market is expected to grow to $220B by 2018, according to analysts. Many of these drugs will require a new type of injector that does not exist today for self-administration of high volumes and high viscosities.
Mike Hooven, Enable Injections LLC's founder and CEO, will present a new drug delivery technology that addresses these needs to pharmaceutical executives at two meetings this month:
- PepTalk, a meeting for developers of protein and antibody therapeutics, January 13-17 in Palm Springs, CA
- Drug Delivery Partnerships, for developers of new and repurposed drugs, January 27-29 in Boca Raton, FL
"Having an injector like this, especially one that decreases pain, opens the door to new pharmaceuticals that wouldn't be possible without this revolutionary device," says Gary Ansel, MD, Associate Medical Director of the OhioHealth Research and Innovation Institute in Columbus. "We're talking potential for huge cost savings, reduced hospital stays, and increased patient compliance—all at the push of a button."
Currently available for investigational use only, Enable's bolus injector uses standard vials, can automatically mix powdered/liquid vials, and may deliver doses as large as 20cc. Patients would wear the disposable device under their clothing and comfortably go about their business during the infusion.
"Enable has a world-class design team that has developed a unique technology to address this exciting new opportunity. We're looking forward to working with our pharmaceutical partners to introduce these products to market," says Hooven, a medical device veteran who previously founded AtriCure, the first device company to obtain FDA clearance for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
About Enable Injections
Enable Injections, LLC develops wearable bolus injectors for investigational use in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to deliver high viscosity, high volume payloads up to 20cc to the subcutaneous tissue. The system uses a standard vial container closure, and can automatically mix lyophilized solutions. Founded February 2010 by medical device industry veterans, the company has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Franklin, Ohio.
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Eradicating extreme hunger with food banks
Hunger hurts and takes away hope. When hunger pervades a country’s landscape it not only threatens the future of its inhabitants, it hampers their prosperity.
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Africa to get state-of-art HIV drugs for $75 per patient a year
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Ramón Fernández, a Spanish photographer, has expressed his love for Vietnam through nearly 40 black and white photos which are on display at an exhibition in Navia city in the Asturias Autonomous Region of Spain.
The Spring Newspaper Festival 2012 and a photo exhibition entitled “Ha Giang – The City I love,” co-organized by the Ha Giang provincial Journalists’ Association and the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Department of Information and Communication, opened on February 2nd 2012.
More than 6,000 flowers, 3,000 bonsais, nearly 3,500 wood and rock products and about 725 calligraphy works are on display at the Da Lat international bonsai and flower festival from December 30-January 3
Nearly 6,000 plants and products will be on display at the flower festivals at Quoc te Square in District 3 and Tao Dan Park in District 1 during the Tet holidays from January 18-28, reports Sai Gon Giai Phong.
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One of Bristol’s best breweries and the owner of some of Bristol’s most characterful pubs has launched a campaign to save their business after they announced Covid-19 has destroyed most of their revenue over the last 12 months.
Based in Easton, Dawkins Ales supply more than 100 pubs and restaurants, but brewing has been suspended because of low demand during the pandemic.
The brewery also owns a handful of much-loved small pubs across the city, including The Miner’s Arms in St Werburgh’s, The Hillgrove and The Green Man in Kingsdown, The Victoria and The Portcullis in Clifton. These traditional boozers are known for serving real ale with less emphasis on frills like comfortable seating or gastro food.
Yet the future of these Bristol institutions and the brewery behind them is now under threat – the latest casualty of the ongoing Covid crisis. Today, owner Glen Dawkins and his team are launching a crowdfunding campaign to save the brewery from going under.
Glen is making a heartfelt plea to the local community, admitting in a sombre tone: “It’s tough… and we’re hanging in there, but the truth is we’re struggling and we need your help.”
When I video call him, he is surprisingly energetic, positive and humorous – he doesn’t look like a person whose business could be about to go down the spout after 20 years.
“Pubs and independent shops were 99% of our trade before the pandemic,” he says. “Once pubs closed in March of last year, we pivoted towards home deliveries but we still lost about 90% of our trade.”
Business picked up last summer and when pubs could sell takeaway drinks, but this hasn’t been possible since before Christmas. “Unfortunately we’ve gone through our reserves, but we’ve still managed to hold onto all our 5 members of staff – who are employed and not furloughed – so we’re doing the crowdfunding to bridge the gap before pubs can reopen again,” he says.
Dawkins Ales is just the latest hospitality business in Bristol to speak out about the struggle to survive the pandemic. Before Christmas, the Bristol Association of Restaurants, Bars and Independents (BARBI), told the Cable thousands of jobs were at risk if businesses didn’t receive more financial support. BARBI have since launched a new app to challenge Deliveroo by helping food businesses get better value for money on takeaway orders.
Looking ahead, Glen says: “The pubs will probably open late Spring or early Summer and I hope that we just scrape through to then. If we went beyond a few months then it would be a real risk as we’d have no cash left.”
Pubs in peril
Another problem is the tenants at their pubs: “Some are deferring rents but we’re still having to pay rents on all the sites,” Glen says. “If I can keep on the good side of the freeholders then things should be OK, and most tenants pay their rent every week, but obviously the pubs are making no income, there’s still utilities to pay so it is difficult.”
“For most of our pubs, it is the tenant’s business so they are really hit, and like a lot of self-employed people not all of them have had help from the government and so they have fallen through the cracks.”
Dawkins Ales, which started brewing in 2009, was one of the first of the new wave of smaller breweries set up in Bristol since the turn of the century. Best known for their Easton IPA, Dawkins have won awards for several of their beers.
“There were only four or five small brewers when we started, such as Bath Ales,” says Glen. “People then were making traditional real ales and now there are at least 30 breweries in Bristol and styles have all changed.”
In return for donating to Dawkins, the brewery is offering various ‘rewards’ each one named after one of their beers, from a £10 ‘Bristol Best’ Summer Beer Fest Ticket to a £500 ‘Holy Mole’ reward where you can hold your own private party at the brewery.
Glen hopes the local community will be able to offer support. “It’s because we’ve been part of Bristol for so long and it’s home, we feel as though we’re part of the community, so hopefully people will want to invest money and then they’ll get something back.”


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Apple could lose the right to sell their iPad in the country that they use to manufacture most of the device, is this sweet irony or is there another reason why they have pulled the iPad from Amazon China?
The 4G spectrum auction in the UK has been delayed for a long time now. With networks and governments being slow to bring anything closer to a sale, criticism is directed at these parties over the delayed introduction of 4G to the UK with associated lost revenues for the UK taxpayer.
Kodak are annoyed with Apple and HTC and have submitted legal lawsuits that claims that their patents on certain imaging technology have been used without licensing and therefore constitute patent infringements. But with the NYSE threatening to delist the company, something even worse is going on at Kodak, we take an in-depth look at the fall of the once mighty imaging giant.
Could teh Steve Jobs doll that has caused so much controversy actually only be banned on twelve US states and a few countries, Apple will not be pleased as we learn more about after the death rights for humans!
Kodak the once great imaging and technology company who invented the worlds first digital camera, look set to file for bankruptcy according to the Wall Street Journal. We examine the downfall of a tech giant.
Asus are going to release a host of new models at the CES if rumours are to be believed but Hasbro are still very unhappy with the terms “transformer” and “prime”. So should Asus change the name of the rumoured Asus transformer mini now?
Do you think that HASBRO can successfully sue ASUS over using the term “transformer” and “prime” in their new tablet pc line? HASBRO are going to have a go at suing ASUS anyway.
BT sues Google, yes Google are under attack from BT after yet another technology company enters the legal landscape and attacks the big G over alleged patent misuse and theft. What will be in store in 2012 for litigation in mobile land?
Do you think you should be able to tweet while driving or update your facebook status, you may already live in a state that has banned talking on your mobile while driving, but what about a complete ban on mobile phone use while driving?
Samsung have taken a beating globally over patent issues with Apple, but could the tide of fortune be changing for the South Korean tech giant as more rulings start to favour Samsung?
Are your mobile phone actions and movements being tracked? We tap into the real news on what carrier IQ really is all about and tell you if you should be concerned or not.
AT&T will be allowed to stop the planned T-Mobile USA takeover so they can deal with a court case brought against them by the DOJ.
Was the AT&T takeover of T-Mobile always gong to end up being a complete mess? We take a look at the collapse of the huge Telecoms deal, that looked to be such a huge event for the US market.
Legal issues force Samsung to redesign their Galaxy tab for the German market: Samsung bowed down to a court ruling related to the sale of their popular tablet in Germany after a ruling many weeks…
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Chevy has done a fine job making sure there is plenty of hype for the upcoming mid-engine Corvette. As the much-hyped model loses some of its camouflage, we can’t help but think it’s close to the reveal. However, it seems Chevy won’t reveal the mid-engine Corvette at the Detroit Auto Show in January.
Carscoops contacted the American manufacturer to see if the C8 Corvette would make an appearance in Detroit. Chevy’s official response stated Chevrolet, “will not be hosting a formal press event at NAIAS”. It seems the mid-engine Corvette, and any other new Chevy models will not be coming out in Detroit.
Why not Detroit?
We’re certain the new Corvette is going to come out next year. So why not start the year off with a bang and reveal a mid-engine Corvette in Detroit? We think that Chevy doesn’t want their thunder stolen by another American manufacturer. Ford made it clear recently that the 2020 Ford Mustang GT500 will make its debut in Detroit. While it would be difficult to out-hype a brand new Corvette, the GT500 may be one of the few cars that could successfully rain on Chevy’s mid-engine parade.
That’s not the only important sports car making its debut in Detroit, either. We also know that Toyota will use the Detroit show to debut the all-new Supra. Once again, this is a car that could possibly steal the show.
If I were Chevrolet, I would want my new mid-engine Corvette to make as big of a splash as possible. Revealing the C8 at this Detroit show may not be a great idea, given what else we already know to be coming out. Clearly, they agree.
Ok, so when?
Given we expect the car to go on sale next year, there are a limited number of places where we could see the new mid-engine Corvette. The next show after Detroit is Chicago in February. This could be a good place to reveal the C8. However, the Chicago show typically focuses more on new trucks. I think the more likely option is the New York Auto Show, due to its larger scale and car focused history.
Of course, Chevy could surprise us and reveal the car somewhere else in the world. But, New York feels right. Of course, we’ll just have to wait and see what Chevy decides for themselves.
While we wait to find out where the new mid-engine Corvette will make its debut, stay tuned to TFLcar.com for the latest news, views & real-world reviews and even more information about the much anticipated Corvette.
Fortunately, Colorado is a hotbed for prototype testing. We were able to catch one of the unicorn mid-engine Corvettes up here in the mountains while it was doing some testing. Check out the video below to see and hear the mid-engine ‘Vette in action:


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New York – The stage has been set for a battle of the IT shows this fall with Jupitermedia announcing today that it will launch a trade show that will directly compete with the struggling Comdex/Fall.
Jupitermedia’s Computer Digital Expo Fall 2003 is scheduled to run Nov. 17-21 at the new Mandalay Bay Convention Center, directly overlapping with Comdex/Fall 2003 that will take place from Nov. 15-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Jupitermedia’s announcement comes one day after Comdex organizer Key3Media Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Key3Media received $30 million in debtor-in-possession financing from Thomas Weisel Capital Partners (TWC) and said TWC will fund the company going forward through its reorganization, Key3Media reported. The funding will allow Key3Media to hold Comdex/Fall 2003 and other scheduled shows, said Frederic Rosen, chairman and CEO of Key3Media.
Alan Meckler, Jupitermedia’s chairman and CEO, said the Computer Digital Expo was launched in direct response to Key3Media’s filing. A second Computer Digital Expo is planned to run in the spring in Boston, although no dates were announced.
‘The computer and IT industries require a dynamic exhibition and conference that covers the expansion of technology from computers to the numerous devices that are driving today’s information technology and that is assured of being in place this November,’ he said.
Rosen vociferously countered that Jupitermedia is incorrect if it thinks Comdex is on its last leg due to its’ parent organization’s financial problems.
‘I can’t take it [Computer Digital Expo] seriously,’ he said, ‘We think that now that Comdex is on a strong financial footing we will put on a strong show. The company is now stabilized and that will take the uncertainty out of the show.’
The new event will focus on next generation technology encompassing computers, portable devices and hosted services. Jupitermedia hopes to leverage its standing relationships with the IT community from its research arm Jupiter research and conferences.
Jupitermedia has wasted no time pouncing upon Comdex, which has suffered through two years of falling attendance.
At www.computerdigitalexpo.com there are several references to this show replacing the ‘old Comdex’ with statements like, ‘Comdex week is now Computer Digital Expo week.’
Rosen defended every aspect of Comdex saying it is and will be a huge draw and has nothing to fear from any other show.
One indicator that Jupitermedia, which owns Jupiter Research and Internet.com, expects its show to be around a few years is that its asking potential exhibitors to lock in rates for the 2003, 2004 and 2005 shows. The floor space rate is $44.95 per square foot and exhibition space of 400 square feet or more includes hard-walled office space at no additional cost. Key3Media is charging $15 more per square foot.
As of Feb. 4 only two exhibitors were signed up: Jupiter Research and Internet.com.
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SUPERIOR — Eight months after the Marshall Fire forced its closure, the Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) store in Superior is reopening on Tuesday, Aug. 30.
Superior Mayor Clint Folsom on Tuesday posted a Facebook comment that referenced the reopening and a Target spokesperson confirmed to BizWest that Aug. 30 is the target date. The Daily Camera first reported the reopening on Tuesday evening.
“It’s official…Superior’s TARGET store is re-opening next Tuesday, August 30th!” Folsom’s Facebook post said. “… The heat from the roof fire activated the fire sprinklers inside the store, but due to a malfunction, the sprinklers did not shut off for several days and the entire store was severely flooded. Days after the fire, I recall stopping by Target while surveying the town with the town manager and sheriff’s sergeant and we saw water flowing out of the front doors as crews were working frantically in the below freezing weather trying to get the water shut off. Now, eight months later, the store has been reconstructed, restocked and it will be opening next week!”
Target has renovated, remodeled and modernized the store during the eight-plus months it was shuttered.
The Marshall Fire, which was sparked in the late morning hours of Dec. 30, 2021, and scorched more than 6,000 acres in Boulder County, burned more than 1,000 homes and businesses in Superior, Louisville and nearby sections of unincorporated county land. Investigators have yet to pin down a cause for the blaze.


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Fabrinet 4Q profit falls in aftermath of floodsThe Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Fabrinet, which assembles optical, electro-mechanical and electronic devices for other companies, said its fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell 55 percent from a year ago because of flooding at its factories in Thailand.
Fabrinet, which has its operational headquarters in Bangkok, was one of many technology companies that had factories devastated this winter by flooding. It now says that production capacity is back to pre-flood levels.
The company said late Monday that it earned $7.5 million, or 22 cents per share, in the quarter that ended June 29, compared with $16.7 million, or 48 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 25 percent to $142.8 million.
Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings were 31 cents per share in the latest quarter.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected an adjusted profit of 29 cents per share on revenue of $142.5 million.
For its fiscal first quarter, the company expects to earn between 30 and 32 cents per share on revenue of $145 million to $149 million.
Analysts expect a profit of 28 cents per share on revenue of $152.8 million.
For the full fiscal year, the company lost $56.5 million, or $1.64 per share, compared with net income of $64.3 million, or $1.87 per share, in the previous fiscal year.
Revenue fell to $564.7 million from $743.6 million.
Fabrinet shares rose 35 cents, or 2.6 percent, to $13.72 in Tuesday midday trading.


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Cecil County Cannabis Grower SunMed Completes $18M Expansion
Cecil County-based SunMed Growers has completed a $18M expansion of its cannabis greenhouse facility. The expansion has tripled the company's facility to 250,000 sf and includes the creation of at least 50 new jobs this year. Construction began in July 2019 and includes new LED lighting, storage and water filtration systems, and state-of-the-art climate controls to make cultivation more efficient and eco-friendly. SunMed is the latest licensed firm to significantly expand cannabis growing operations in the state, as both demand and the number of patients participating in the market continue to rise. Via Baltimore Business Journal.


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VISAKHAPATNAM: At a time when the country is largely dependent on road and rail networks for transportation of cargo, industry and logistics experts opine that the plans of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to move food grains through the sea route from Kakinada to Kochi could be a shot in the arm for coastal shipping.
The Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution has approved the container movement of 20,000 MTs of rice per month from Kakinada to Kochi. While tenders have been finalised and operations are expected to begin from February, the ministry has said that the decision has been taken to utilise the sea route to reduce bottlenecks and stress experienced in inland transportation.
Also, it said that it opens up multi-modal transportation methodology, which would be cheaper and easier in the long run. Furthermore, it will help explore if more ports could be utilised for transportation of food grains.
According to the ministry, Kerala receives 70,000 to 80,000 MTs per month of boiled rice from AP. Initially, the depots in southern Kerala such as Kochi, Alleppey, Arakkulam, Mavelikkara, Chingavanam and Anagammally will benefit through the movement of food grains from Kakinada through Vallarpadam Container Terminal of Kochi Port.
Speaking to TOI, director of Reveille Allied Engineers Private Limited, Sitaram Nadimpalli said, "It's a good beginning for now. Once the feasibility of transporting food grains through the sea route is established, then it can open up other sectors."
While traditionally, coal, iron ore, cement, petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL), have a major share in coastal shipping, he said, "When it comes to commodities like coal, they are sector specific and are dependent on a particular steel plant or a power plant. But when you take food grains through the shipping route, it can be distributed to an even larger customer base."
As per the Planning Commission's total transport system study carried out in 2007-08, coastal shipping had only a 2.31% share in domestic cargo movement as compared to 61.01% share of road and 30.08% share of railways.
Even though initially only 20,000 MTs will be transported per month by FCI, Sula Logistics assistant manager (business development and operations) Umesh Bhatia said, "Initially the quantity is always less. Once the medium becomes viable, then the volumes will increase. If you take the case of transporting coal to NTPC Farakka, we have seen that the alternate medium of transport using national waterway-1 can be feasible. The dependence on trains has reduced and it is much cheaper to use the shipping route."
Another industry source involved in container operations said, "The major problem related to railways transport is the non-availability of rakes. Nowadays, if you want to transport cargo through train, you have to wait for a couple of days for the rakes. In case you use coastal shipping, you can transport a much larger quantity of cargo in one go." Citing an example, he said, "In one rake you can handle at the maximum about 3,000 to 3,500 tonnes of cargo. But FCI can now move the entire lot of 20,000 tonnes in one go."
Continuing, he said, "While there might be some unforeseen issues that may crop up, it will prove to be beneficial as we can ease the rail and road traffic. More importantly, the reduction in cost will eventually prove to be in the larger interests of consumers."
Visakha Container Terminal Private Limited COO Sushil Mulchandani said, "FCI's initiative is quite encouraging and can spur others also. Tomorrow it might be steel plants, who will be moving their cargo through shipments." Pointing out that the earlier cap on the number of Indian vessels that can engage in coastal shipping was a hindrance, he said the government has done away with that cap and is now giving concessions to make coastal shipping more viable.


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EUROPE: Alcohol advertising compliance hits 95.6% in 2007 - research
Alcohol advertising in Europe so far this year has registered a very slight slip in overall compliance, according to a recent survey.
The monitoring of almost 5,700 adverts for alcoholic drinks across the continent found an overall compliance rate of 95.6%, compared to 96% in 2006 and 96.4% in 2005. The survey, published yesterday (25 September) by the European Forum for Responsible Drinking (EFRD), was conducted by National Advertising Standards bodies and reviewed by an independent panel of reviewers.
"The 2007 monitoring shows again that the industry abides by the self-regulatory rules," the EFRD said. "The report looked for the second time at the inclusion of responsible drinking messages in print and TV ads to remind and inform consumers about risky use of alcoholic beverages and to promote responsible consumption. The compliance rate in this area is at 85%."
EFRD chairman Alan Butler added: "The high compliance level shows that marketers understand that responsible marketing is sustainable marketing."
The benchmarks for the monitoring are the EFRD Common Standards, which apply to all commercial communications channels, and national and sector frameworks.
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Cosmetics brand Avon to leave Australia ‘by end of 2018’
IT’S one of the biggest and best-loved beauty and cosmetic brands in the world, and it’s about to leave our shores for good - and its own representatives are furious.
MOST of us probably grew up with a stash of Avon cosmetics in our cupboards.
But today the company announced it would be completely withdrawing from Australia by the end of 2018.
In a statement, the company confirmed Avon would close its operations in Australia and New Zealand by the end of the year, leaving the company’s 220 staff and more than 21,400 representatives facing an uncertain future.
The statement read: “As part of the company’s strategy to return Avon to long-term sustainable profitable growth, the focus will be on markets with the greatest potential for future growth to support its vision of becoming the world’s leading social beauty company.
“In line with this, after a thorough deliberation on our performance, the direct selling conditions in the market, and potential for growth, we have considered all options for the business and it is with much sadness that we are announcing our decision to exit the Australia and New Zealand markets.”
Current and former Avon reps have bombarded the Avon Facebook page with messages of disapproval.
Avon ANZ president and managing director Sharon Plant said it was a “sad day” for the company’s employees and representatives.
“As a management team our commitment and focus over the coming days, weeks and months is to support our people and the wider Avon community who are impacted by this decision,” she said.
“I would like to thank all the employees, representatives and customers who have supported Avon in Australia and New Zealand over the years.”
The cosmetics company, which was founded in New York in 1886, is famous for its direct-selling method.
It has branches throughout the globe, reaching Australia in 1963.
In 2016 the company had annual worldwide sales of $US5.7 billion — but the brand has struggled with plummeting sales for the past five years.
It remains the world’s fifth-largest beauty company and the second-largest direct selling enterprise, although in 2016, the company sold off its American business with all operations now outside the US.


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It is no secret that video can be the most effective part of any successful online marketing strategy. If you haven’t already incorporated video into your long term vision, you may quite far behind you rivals and competitors. In a benchmark research report published by Vidyard, the stark reality of video marketing comes in to immediate focus. The following is taken directly from that benchmark report.
- Where both video and text are available on
the same page, 72% of people would rather use video to learn about a product or service and 79% say a brand video has convinced them to buy a piece of software or app, according to research from Wyzowl. Video is also the format of choice for millennials: When researching a new B2B product or service, 29% say they prefer video-based content over other formats, reports Merit. And almost one-fifth (19%) of B2B buyers say that one-to-one video is their media of choice when solving business problems, reports Sales Hacker.
- On average, 52% of viewers watch a video all the way through, regardless of the video’s length.Over two-thirds (68%) of viewers watch a video to the end if it’s less than 60 seconds, but only 25% will finish a video if it’s more than 20 minutes.
- This year, more small and medium companies moved towards using a mix of internal and external resources for video production than the previous year. Now 52% are using both.
- The majority of video views still take place on desktop (87%), but mobile views are growing. This year, 13% of business video views happened on mobile, a small increase from the previous year’s 11%.
- Mid-week is the most popular time for business video views, with Thursday seeing the most views overall. Views peak in the morning, regardless of the day of the week, typically between 9 and 11 a.m. PST (12 to 2 p.m. EST).
- The most common types of videos are webinars, demos, and social media videos. Websites, social media, and landing pages are three of the most popular places to embed video content.
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Delivering food to York’s shielded and vulnerable
|Getting food to the most vulnerable people in the city is being co-ordinated with hundreds of food parcels and meals being delivered daily.|
|A city-wide operation encompassing York’s foodbank, the Council’s community hubs, community meal providers and local food businesses are helping ensure people get the food they need.|
To service the council’s community hubs with food for the medically shielded, the Council has created a central depot with volunteer drivers and vehicles to transport goods to the hubs. There, food boxes are put together and delivered to people identified through the Council’s dedicated support line.
From making phone calls to thousands of residents, the volunteers in the hubs are building a picture of the amount of food needed and how urgently, meeting special dietary needs and adding to the Government-supplied food.
A Council team has been set up to manage food purchasing and donations. It is buying food for the hubs from local suppliers and is shopping locally for those with special dietary requirements. It has also put in place a system of pre-loaded cards and a supermarket email voucher system to support local shopping.
The council’s support line is also helping people who can afford to buy their shopping but can’t get a delivery slot, or who people who can’t order online. With a local news provider, we have compiled a list of businesses which are able to deliver food and other services, and this is shared with all residents.
Working with Business in the Community, the council has connected to LNER which is donating 2,000 sandwiches each week. These are being shared and distributed by York Pullman buses to schools, community hubs, hostels and partner charities such as Kitchen for Everyone and Carecent.
Working with the Trussell Trust foodbank, which runs four distribution points in York, an extended voucher system is in place for council staff to allocate vouchers when making the proactive welfare calls.
Community groups are adapting to the emergency with a number offering a takeaway and/or delivery style service sourcing food through existing arrangements with supermarkets and donated food including ingredients given by Abundance York. Among them are Choose 2 Youth Café based in Hull Road Park.
Some local food businesses are also providing free meals for local people and volunteers are delivering them – donations are welcomed. These include the ‘Supper Collective’ which is cooking between 60 – 100 meals each day with ingredients donated by local businesses and delivered free by cycle couriers. It’s also been sharing ingredients and supporting residents together with Tang Hall Community Centre’s Food Circle. Bellfarm Community Association are also running a foodbank-style operation while also advising the council on its own arrangements.
Other groups which have previously offered street kitchen-style meals are now supplying and delivering food to people who were homeless and have now been found accommodation. These include Carecent and Kitchen for Everyone York.
Lots of local shops are now delivering to their communities, while supermarkets have increased their delivery capacity and put in place social distancing rules.
Cllr Keith Aspden, Leader of City of York Council, said:
“This is an excellent response from our partners to support those in most need. The commitment and coordination behind each of these groups is encouraging and we’re pleased to be working alongside them.
“The Council is distributing a printed list of local food suppliers to all households across the city in the next two weeks, in order to ensure residents know their closest local suppliers.
“Crucially, if anyone is struggling financially, or cannot access the internet to order food, then I would encourage them to contact the Council on 01904 551550 or email email@example.com. The helpline is open on weekdays and at the weekend from 8.30am – 5.30pm. ”
Cllr Andy D’Agorne, Deputy Leader of City of York Council, added:
“The Council is making every effort to maintain links with community groups and we are sharing good practice on volunteering safely and operating a food takeaway or delivery service.”
“Our community hubs will continue to focus resources on supporting the most vulnerable in the city during this difficult time.”
Debbie Cousins, Headteacher at Hob Moor Primary Academy which is among the organisations benefitting from this, said: “Sandwiches, Easter nests and a ‘Poem of Hope’ written by some of our Year 6 pupils, were delivered to just over 200 children, and their smiles were amazing! Thank you so much for giving us this resource to make a real difference to our families.”
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Google's (GOOG) Moto X smartphone, announced Thursday, is part of a renaissance of consumer electronics manufacturing in the U.S.
The Moto X, from Google's Motorola unit, is being built by contract manufacturer Flextronics (FLEX) at a factory in Fort Worth, Texas. Motorola proudly proclaims that the Moto X is "the first smartphone assembled in the USA."
Consumer electronics manufacturing long ago shifted to Asia, particularly China and Taiwan. But U.S. corporate executives are finding good business reasons to bring some manufacturing back home, beyond just national pride.
The Moto X is the new flagship smartphone for Motorola and the first developed from the start under Google's ownership.
Motorola says building the handset in the U.S. will let it make changes faster and better respond to market demand.
"There are several business advantages to having our Illinois- and California-based designers and engineers much closer to our factory," Motorola said in a statement. "For instance, we'll be able to iterate on design much faster, create a leaner supply chain, respond much more quickly to purchasing trends and demands, and deliver devices to people here much more quickly."
Having a U.S.-built smartphone is playing into Motorola's marketing campaign for the new handset, the New York Times reported.
Google also is manufacturing its Google Glass — a computer that people wear as a headset — in the U.S., according to media reports. Google Glass will be assembled by Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn at a factory in Santa Clara, Calif., the Financial Times reported.
By manufacturing near its headquarters, Mountain View, Calif.-based Google will be closely involved with the production process, and its engineers can make last-minute changes to the product.
Meanwhile, Apple (AAPL) is assembling its newest Mac Pro desktop computer at a factory in Texas. Apple CEO Tim Cook told a Senate subcommittee in May the company is investing $100 million to build the Mac product line.
"The product will be assembled in Texas, include components made in Illinois and Florida, and rely on equipment produced in Kentucky and Michigan," Cook said.
The next-generation Mac Pro features a radical cylindrical design and will go on sale later this year.
In June, China's Lenovo opened its first U.S. computer manufacturing line. The world's largest PC manufacturer, Lenovo is making desktop and notebook computers at the North Carolina factory.
National Public Radio reported that the plant's opening ceremony was a patriotic affair with a large sign on display featuring the American flag and the words "Assembled in the U.S."


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Moving forward from overt sexual innuendos and slapstick comedy, SuperBowl XLIX advertisements took a refreshingly serious turn this year by treating a range of somber subjects with inspiring messages of empowerment.
In addition to NO MORE, whose PSA we featured last week, UltraViolet also addressed the often sidelined subject of domestic violence. Their 15-second spot, with the hashtag #GoodellMustGo, singled out National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell who has been criticized for being an enabler of domestic violence within the football fraternity.
Feminine hygiene brand Always instigated a viral conversation around women’s empowerment by asking viewers to redefine antiquated connotations associated with the phrase #LikeAGirl, while Toyota starred world-class snowboarder and 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist Amy Purdy conquering the streets, slopes and dance floor to the triumphant words of Muhammad Ali.
Toyota’s second ad in the same series highlighted the importance of a father’s influence on the choices his children make, a sentiment echoed by Dove For Men, who payed tribute to loving dads at all stages of life.
Spotlighting technology, Coca-Cola tackled digital bullying and Internet trolls with #MakeItHappy, while Microsoft introduced the world to Estella Pyfrom, a remarkable woman who uses her ‘Brilliant Bus’ to empower young, underprivileged students by giving them access to digital resources and jubilant affirmations.
Why all the seriousness amidst a celebratory atmosphere? Because “marketers are trying to win over Millennials”, advertising executives tell The Wall Street Journal, “who researchers suggest are more likely to be drawn to brands that have a history of giving back to their communities.”
WATCH MORE SUPER BOWL XLIX ADVERTISEMENTS HERE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT PANTENE’S #SHINESTRONG CAMPAIGN HERE
This October Vogue India launched its 7th Anniversary issue with Vogue Empower, an inspiring social awareness initiative dedicated to fostering women’s empowerment in India. With pledges from Bollywood stars, celebrated Indian designers, passionate activists, artists, athletes, business leaders and more, Vogue Empower’s message is: “It starts with you.”
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen appears as the latest spokesperson for international activewear company Under Armour in their new video, in which she battles negative internet commentators with a lone punching bag as part of the brand’s empowering “I Will What I Want” campaign for women.
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