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A great many buyers fled from full-size body-on-frame SUVs to car-based crossovers in large measure to save fuel. But that doesn't mean there's still not a buying audience for more traditional truck-based utility vehicles, and those consumers doubtlessly wouldn't mind saving some dollars at the pump, too. According to Motor Trend, those shoppers might be in luck.
That's because the magazine has confirmed that Ford isn't walking away from the full-size SUV segment, and it's poised to do something about its offerings' economy ratings, too. According to MT, global Lincoln director Matt VanDyke has hinted that the next Navigator may drop two cylinders and go with a V6 model - the current model gets just 14 miles per gallon in the city and 20 on the highway from its 5.4-liter V8. The obvious fitment would be Ford's 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6, an engine that has spread like kudzu throughout the rest of the Blue Oval's large vehicle lineup.
Downsized turbocharged engines like Ford's EcoBoost franchise have come under fire as of late for not delivering their EPA fuel economy ratings, but their benefits extend beyond consumption - the 3.5L offers superior power and a better torque curve than the naturally aspirated V8. MT also suggests that Ford's 3.7-liter V6 could form the base engine for the next Navi - it has similar horsepower but a lot less torque than the current 5.4L. That may be less of a problem with the next generation tipped to go on a diet, which could level the playing field somewhat.
What would Batman drive for his weekly trips to Home Depot for the bits and pieces needed to keep his lair deep below Wayne Manor in tip-top condition? Certainly not the Batmobile - there's no way a 4x8 sheet of plywood will fit between the wheel wells, not to mention the fact that jet turbine engines have an unfortunate tendency to set trailers on fire when towing...
No, what Batman needs is a pickup truck. The boys from Ford teamed up with Galpin Auto Sports to build just such a machine, and it has just debuted at Comic Con. Designed by Jared Barris, grandson of the legendary kustomizer George Barris, the 2012 F-150 pickup you see here, dubbed Crime Fighter, is painted Tuxedo Black with Ferrari Red highlights and is affixed with fins on each side of the truck bed. It's nothing if not unique.
Well, it's at least unique for now. According to Ford, Galpin in Southern California is willing to take orders for customers looking to don a cape and hit the town for a night of crime-fighting action. Or trips to Home Depot. Check out our high-res image gallery and then scroll down for the official description from Ford. We're waiting for details such as pricing and build time from Ford, and we'll update this post if and when we hear back.
We often mock Toyota for building boring, soulless cars, but a new study by Consumer Reports suggests that regardless of whether that's true, the company has some of the best used cars on the market. In its report on used cars from 2004-2013, the Japanese automaker had 11 vehicles among its brands on the list - more than any other automaker.
CR breaks the list down by cost and vehicle size, and Toyota has at least one entry at every price point and in nearly every segment. To score a recommendation, a vehicle had to perform well in the magazine's initial tests and score above-average reliability results. It also tried to only suggest cars with electronic stability control. Of the 28 recommended vehicles, Honda/Acura had the second most mentions at six, and Ford, Hyundai and Subaru managed two each.
The Detroit brands also made it to the list, but not in a positive way. Consumer Reports compiled a list of 22 vehicles it wouldn't recommend because "they have multiple years of much-worse-than-average overall reliability." General Motors had the most unrecommended models on the list at six, but Chrysler and Ford weren't far behind, with five cars each from their brands not making the grade. The full list of recommendations is available on CR's website.


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MEGA Brands Reports Q4, 2012 Results
MEGA Brands, Inc., announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. Fourth quarter 2012 consolidated net sales increased 18 percent to $127.5 million compared to $108.5 million in the corresponding 2011 period. Sales were up 21 percent in Toy product lines and 1 percent in Stationery & Activities. On a geographic segment basis, North American sales rose 22 percent and International sales were up 7 percent.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased 33 percent to $13.9 million compared to $10.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Net earnings were $4 million or $0.24 per basic share ($0.01 per diluted share), compared to $0.2 million or $0.01 per basic share (loss of $0.21 per diluted share) in the same 2011 period.
For the full year 2012, consolidated net sales increased 12 percent to $420.3 million compared to $376.8 million in 2011. Sales increased 12 percent in Toy product lines and 9 percent for Stationery & Activities. On a geographic segment basis, sales were up 20 percent in North America and down 4 percent in international markets.
EBITDA increased 25 percent to $49.2 million compared to $39.2 million in 2011. Net earnings were $16.6 million or $1.01 per basic share ($0.84 per diluted share), compared to $8.3 million or $0.51 per basic share ($0.46 per diluted share) in 2011.
“MEGA Brands achieved a solid fourth quarter in 2012, with higher sales, gross margin, profitability, and cash flow compared to the same period in 2011,” said Marc Bertrand, president and CEO, MEGA Brands, in a statement. “Our brands and our financial position continue to strengthen, and we will continue to invest in product development and to increase efficiency and manufacturing capacity at our Montreal facility. Looking ahead, we expect continued sales growth based on our momentum in the marketplace and positive feedback on our product lines at recent toy fairs in Asia, Europe, and North America,” said Bertrand.
Bertelsmann Acquires BMG
Bertelsmann, the international media group, is taking full ownership of the music rights management company BMG by acquiring the shares currently held by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), and will continue to develop BMG as a wholly owned subsidiary. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is scheduled to close during the first half of this year, according to a statement released by the company. BMG administers the rights to more than one million songs, including works by such artists as Bruno Mars, Duran Duran, Gossip, Johnny Cash, and Will.i.am. It also represents the master rights (composition and recording) of artists who include Brian Ferry, Nena, and Anastacia. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Brand Sense Signs Schwinn, Mongoose for Licensing
Brand Sense Partners announced that it has entered into an agreement with Pacific Cycle, a division of Dorel Industries to represent the company’s Schwinn and Mongoose brands into additional categories around the world.
Categories available for licensing include fitness nutrition and beverages, fashion accessories and apparel, outdoor recreation, video games, consumer electronics, as well as toys and collectibles.

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Several interesting pieces of research were published this week. Sage published a report based on a significant survey of 12,000 SMB business leaders across several countries. It found that 84% are optimistic about the long-term future, compared to 2022 (69%).
iCIMS published its Class of 2023 report with some interesting insights about the cohort of graduates who spent much of their college life during COVID and lockdown.
Accenture released findings from a report titled Reinventing Enterprise Operations. The study found that 73% of firms prioritise AI over every other digital investment. The immediate focus is improving operational resilience from finance (89%) to supply chain (88%), and many are investing in generative AI.
The report assessed operational maturity across 6 dimensions and found that only 9% are fully mature. Mature organisations averaged 1.4X higher operating margins over peers, drove 42% faster innovation, 34% better sustainability and 30% higher satisfaction scores.
Yusuf Tayob, Group Chief Executive of Accenture Operations, commented, “all CEOs are under pressure to digitize faster, put more resilience in the business, and find new pathways to growth. The right investments in technology while advancing talent, data and processes is what drives a new performance frontier.”
The report highlights five actions leaders can take to evolve operations:
- Humanize AI experiences
- Define a clear strategy
- Innovate processes
- Create an agile workforce
- Drive value creation holistically, with a 360o approach
The monthly ADP National Employment Report reported that private-sector employment Increased by 296,000 Jobs in April. Annual Pay rose 6.7% in April, year over year.
Service-providing industries proved the most buoyant, increasing by 229,000, though professional and business consulting services dropped by 16,000. Product industries rose by 67,00 though manufacturing lost 38,000 jobs.
Nela Richardson, Chief Economist of ADP, commented, “the slowdown in pay growth gives the clearest signal of what’s going on in the labor market right now. Employers are hiring aggressively while holding pay gains in check as workers come off the sidelines. Our data also shows fewer people are switching jobs.”
Blue Yonder published findings from its 2023 Supply Chain Executives Survey. Key findings from the US executives sample were:
- 87% of businesses report experiencing supply chain disruptions within the last year
- 52% cited customer delays as the most frequent outcome
- 62% indicated their supply chains were reliable enough to withstand the pressure
Chirag Modi, Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution at Blue Yonder, commented, “business leaders have come to expect the unexpected. After the initial supply chain shock in 2021, organizations sprang into action and invested in tools and technology that would help them preempt and weather the storm.
“More than half (52%) of respondents have increased their supply chain investments in the last year, with 38% reporting investments of at least $10 million. Most (56%) of these investments are going toward technology.”
Inflation is top of mind for most, with 43% reporting increased costs and 48% shrinking profit margins. Organisations are mainly (56%) investing in technology, such as:
- Warehouse management systems (44%)
- Order management systems (39%)
- Supply chain visibility tools (36%)
- Transportation management (30%)
Strategic investments in technology are seeing results, with 54% of respondents achieving improved effectiveness, 42% seeing fewer disruptions, and 39% have seen revenue growth. The report also looked at talent, sustainability and the use of AI/ML.
Globant published the results of its Learning and Diversity Behind the Screen Report. The report aims to understand how Globant employees (or “Globers”) learn to design new learning experiences that are more effective, inclusive, and personalized.
One of the main reasons employees start a learning process is related to work activities such as career advancement. The report also highlighted that training should suit the employee’s learning style and be flexibly delivered. It highlighted some gender differences. Women report a greater preference for learning to improve their careers, while men more frequently report deciding to learn when they have questions about their roles and responsibilities.
Patricia Pomies, Chief Operating Officer at Globant, said, “The future of humanity depends on the solutions we create. A high-impact industry, such as technology, has the potential to influence other fields and be a game changer for society. Companies should focus on designing learning experiences that use new technologies and innovation to put employees at the center of the business. This will help ensure their employees are equipped with the skills they need to succeed according to their unique characteristics and specialities.”
Infosys unveiled the findings of the banking and financial services study conducted in collaboration with HFS Research, a leading global analyst firm. The study, “The ecosystem imperative: How to create new sources of value in BFS enterprises,” reveals that BFS enterprises, torn between macroeconomic challenges and exciting innovation potential, identify the creation of ecosystems as the new hope for driving growth and creating new forms of value.
Key findings included:
- Top business objectives are revenue growth (29%), profitability (26%) and the creation of collaborative ecosystems to drive new forms of value (24%)
- 44% of BFS respondents believe they will drive growth within 2 years through ecosystems. However, these efforts may fail without an interim stage of enterprise modernization
- Challenges such as acquiring and retaining talent, lack of centralized data governance and legacy tech hinder the ROI from innovation investments
Dennis Gada, EVP and Industry Head – Financial Services, Infosys, said, “The leading banking and financial services firms are eager to leverage the power of new technologies and create new value streams through sustainable banking, real-time payments and digital trust, but are faced with today’s macroeconomic challenges and evolving customer expectations.
“As a result, and as our study found, savvy enterprises are driving opportunities with ecosystem collaborators to help accelerate their transformation journey and make rapid progress against their innovation goals.”
A survey commissioned by MYOB ahead of the budget in Australia, found that 84% of Australians agree that supporting small businesses in the upcoming Federal Budget will be key to helping drive economic recovery and stop a recession. 54% want to see more support for small businesses than big businesses.
Priorities should be addressing the cost of living crisis (73%), consumer rent relief and affordable housing (50%), tax cuts (43%), investment in the environment (32%) and childcare rebates (27%).
Helen Lea, MYOB Chief Employee Experience Officer, commented, “Australians understand the pressures on small businesses and their place within the business landscape. SMEs make up more than 99% of Australian businesses and play a crucial role at the heart of our communities, as well as contributing $700 billion to our GDP. The research shows 80% of respondents are more conscious of shopping locally in this economic climate.
“It’s a challenging time for consumers and small businesses alike; the former are tightening their belts, which means SMEs face growing costs, inflation and rate rises as well as a reduction in foot traffic and spend. Anecdotally, local cafes are seeing their regulars come in less frequently, and high street restaurants and shops say people are spending less. This research reflects those patterns.
“Digitally advanced SMEs are 50% more likely to grow their revenue, they’re eight times more likely to create jobs and seven times more likely to scale. MYOB modelling found that helping SMEs with low or no levels of digitisation get online could lead to a $10.5 billion gain for the economy.”
Sage released more details from its ‘Small Business, Big Opportunity’ global report for the South African market. The findings reveal that 83% of business decision-makers are confident their company will be successful 12 months from now, an increase from 2022 of 76%. Over a third (41%) say working more efficiently increases business confidence.
In the next twelve months, over half (54%) of South Africa’s SMBs expect an increase in revenue, with 42% expecting to increase their workforce.
Pieter Bensch, Executive Vice President for Sage Africa & Middle East, commented, “South African SMBs have shown remarkable agility in navigating multiple crises from COVID-19 to load shedding over the past three years. They have invested in talented teams, boosted their productivity, and confronted costs head-on.
“But we should not take them for granted, given their contribution to South Africa’s economy, their central role in communities, and their potential to create jobs. With utility costs rising, an uncertain power supply, slow economic growth, and global inflation, more must be done to help our SMBs to survive and thrive.
“Government can play an important enabling role by fast-tracking economic reforms and keeping SMBs front of mind in decision making. It’s especially key to accelerate efforts to end the load shedding crises and to support SMBs with the resources and opportunities they need to exploit technology at scale, given the existing barriers around further investing in tech.”
SirionLabs released a new white paper in collaboration with KPMG, titled “Accountability for Sustainability: Weaving ESG into the Fabric of Contract Management.” The co-authored white paper explains how CLM software can help organizations integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements across their entire supplier, partner and customer ecosystems to create a seamless, value-driven organization.
Key findings included:
- Why it’s critical to incorporate ESG standards into contracts to reduce risk levels and increase resiliency across the supply chain
- What obstacles are created by a fragmented approach to ESG management across various departments
- How to leverage CLM to institutionalize ESG and incorporate it into your supplier performance management
- How CLM enables companies to manage and monitor suppliers’ ESG performance and ensure their reporting of ESG information
Rahul Sharma, Regional Head – UK&I, D/A/CH & Nordics at Sirion, commented, “Enterprise CLM software has emerged as the most effective platform for aligning processes into the ESG framework because AI-powered CLM is a key driver of cross-departmental collaboration between legal, finance, procurement, supplier management and other areas instrumental in achieving corporate ESG goals.
“This white paper provides business leaders valuable insights they need to overcome any roadblocks to maintain ESG compliance, and demonstrates that enterprise-grade CLM is critical in providing a holistic look into partner and supplier relationships that may impact ESG goals.”
Download the full white paper here.
UKG published the April Workforce activity report. It found shift work declined by 0.2% in April 2023. The Workforce Recovery Index rose to 96.4 (March 95.1), the highest since October 2022. Sectors showing strength and weakness included healthcare (0.6%); manufacturing (-0.4%); retail, food service, and hospitality (0.7%); and services and distribution (-0.5%)
Dave Gilbertson, Vice President and Labor Economist UKG, commented, “It’s surprising. The labor market continues to be resilient. April shift work displayed its strongest performance since 2019, prior to the pandemic. We’re relatively confident there will be a bump in new job creation this month compared to the past.”


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Netizens kept the memes coming as Airtel users reported service outage across India. Customers took to Twitter to complaint about the outage. A user named Abhishek tweeted, “No service since 5 hours. have tried all the possible troubleshooting, yet no change in the issue. Is it only me or anyone else facing this issue? What should one do at this point?”
Jio, BSNL and Vodafone users also gloated over this besides other memes. Online shopping app Myntra also cashed in on the trend and shared a tongue-in-cheek tweet on the same. “Hang on to your wishlist guys and let’s start shopping as soon as things get back on track,” Myntra tweeted.
From Ashneer Grover’s ye sab doglapan hai to ye to kuch bhi nahi, here’s how Internet users reacted:
Users from Gurugram and Bangalore, however, said that Airtel services are back in their cities. A user named Ishan Agarwal tweeted, “The freak out with Airtel being down was real haha. Thankfully, didn’t last too long. Both fiber and 4G are back up at least in Gurugram.”
As of 11:31 am, there were 6,994 complaints of Airtel’s Wi-Fi, broadband and mobile Internet services being down. As per Downdetector, 48 per cent users reported total blackout, 35 per cent reported issues with accessing mobile Internet and 17 per cent users said they had no signal.
Soon after the disruption in Airtel’s services right in the middle of work rush became a cause of concern for users, Airtel clarified that everything is back as normal and the teams are working to deliver a “seamless experience to our customers.”
“Our Internet services had a brief disruption and we deeply regret the inconvenience this may have caused you. Everything is back as normal now, as our teams keep working to deliver a seamless experience to our customers,” the company said.
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The space has been secured, the retailers selected and the marketing is in place. Now it's up to Chattanoogans to make or break the five retailers selected to participate in Project PopUp.
A program sponsored by the River City Company, Project PopUp will give five independent local retailers the opportunity to operate their small business downtown rent-free for six months. Each of the retailers will operate out of contiguous retail space located at the 800 block of Chestnut Street, also known as Citipark. It is currently owned by local realty and asset company Berry & Hunt.
"We noticed places like the Small Business Incubator that help office-based business and the Co.Lab that is for technology companies, but we realized that there was no one focusing solely on retail," said River City Company program manager Tiffanie Robinson. "During the six months we will be doing as much as we can to help support them grow and expand through business development seminars, marketing and creating animation on the street."
After reviewing approximately 25 applications and conducting several rounds of interviews and discussions, Iron Labs, Go Bagel, Sewn to the Sky, O.C. Buckels & Co. and Tasty Daylight Donuts have been selected to fill the retail spaces. Robinson said all of the Project PopUp businesses will open at the same time with a special event. That timeline has not yet been set, but she said she hopes to see them open by the end of August.
With the five retailers ranging from lunch and breakfast providers to an interactive gaming lab and handcrafted goods providers, the participants were selected with a purpose in mind.
"Typically people leave downtown after five, and we're looking to reverse that," said River City Company retail recruiter Blair Waddell. "With these retailers we really tried to create an experience. We've got the breakfast tenant that brings people to the area in the afternoon and then the other retailers and restaurant that will keep people there from noon to night."
Project PopUp is one way River City Company is working to activate downtown and make it a more vibrant place to live work and play, said Robinson.
"I'm excited to see the city center become more animated and the potential of seeing more feet on the street," she said of Project PopUp's potential impact. "It's going to be an opportunity for people to discover an area they never should have been missing out on."
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Editor's note: This is the 123rd in a series of articles recalling vanished Huntington landmarks.
HUNTINGTON - They were places where the pharmacist knew almost every customer by name and you didn't have to wait in a long line to get your prescription filled.
But, like mom-and-pop grocery stores and neighborhood movie theaters, America's corner drugstores are mostly gone now, replaced by big fancy modern stores operated by chain drug companies.
One of those iconic corner drugstores was Niermann's Pharmacy at 350 Norway Ave. in the heart of Huntington's Beverly Hills neighborhood.
The Niermann's building, with its big Pepsi sign on the side, looked much like something out of the 1940s. And perhaps that was understandable in that 1940 was the year W.J. Niermann opened the store.
Marion J. Coleman bought the drugstore when Niermann's wife died in 1971. Coleman then operated the store for nearly a decade during which neighborhood residents could fill prescriptions, maybe enjoy a fountain Coke and pick up stamps or other odds and ends. But as the years went by, the store's sales steadily declined.
In 1980, Coleman reluctantly closed the store. Interviewed by a reporter for The Herald-Dispatch, he pointed to the lack of parking as one factor behind the diminished sales. Neighborhood stores, he noted, dated from an era when people walked to their shopping places. When Niermann's opened, he said, only a few neighborhood residents had cars. Forty years later, only a few didn't.
Coleman said he thought the neighborhood was genuinely saddened when the drugstore closed. "It was strictly an institution in the community. People were taken aback, really disappointed."
After the store closed, an eye doctor moved into the building. Dr. William Lewis had to close his nearby office when it was displaced by construction of the Gallaher Village branch library. The former drugstore building is still standing.


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In a recent interview, Project Runway host and everyone’s favorite father figure, Tim Gunn stated that if it were up to him, the hit reality show’s next season would feature exclusively models size 12 and above. Hear that? It's us giving Mr. Make It Work a round of applause.
Maybe if budding designers were made to craft clothing for people with all sorts of bodies, the fashion industry would be forced to face its fear of body diversity. Don't discount the show as just a lazy-day marathon staple — it's been on for 12 seasons, so it must have some sway. Read the rest of Gunn's interview over at the Huffington Post. (Huffington Post)


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Ambassadors Cruise Group has named cruise industry veteran Diane Moore Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales for Windstar Cruises and Majestic America Line. Moore will report to David Giersdorf, President, Ambassadors Cruise Group. The appointment is effective April 2007. Ambassadors recently purchased Windstar Cruises from Holland America Line. Moore will be responsible for the planning and implementation of all marketing and sales initiatives for Windstar Cruises' fleet of three luxury sailing vessels and Majestic America Line's fleet of seven river and coastal cruise ships.
The Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity has jointly honored Philip Calian, CEO of American Classic Voyages Co. (AMCV), and Jerry St. Pé, COO of Litton Ship Systems, with the Council's Man of the Year Management Award for 1999. Calian and St. Pé were recognized for their roles in returning the construction of major, ocean-going passenger ships back to the U.S. for the first time in 40 years, and for growing the U.S
Electronics Leader Unveils New Multifunction Instrument for Coastal Cruising and Club Racing. B&G – the world leader in marine instruments, autopilot systems and tactical software solutions for the sailing market – announced today its next-generation instrument and autopilot solution – the Triton. Sporting a striking mechanical design and employing the same innovative interface developed for its Zeus multifunction navigation system, the B&G Triton T41 is a single
Mercury Inflatable Boats, a division of industry-leader Mercury Marine, is unveiling its remarkable new line of V Series Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) Nov. 3-6 at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. International Boat Show. The V Series includes five center-console RIBs built to fit a plethora of applications. The entire line - from the seven-person V-400 at 13 feet, 1 inch, to the 17-person V-620 at 20 feet, 2 inches - is loaded with standard features typically found only on the most expensive RIBs
Image Marine has delivered White Rabbit, a 118 ft. (36m)-cruise catamaran for private operation in Asia. Image has a background in supplying high quality customized vessels to the commercial live-abroad sector, however, White Rabbit is the first to be built exclusively for private operation. With a cruising speed of approximately 20 knots, the vessel is based in Singapore and will be used for coastal cruising to destinations such as the Philippines, Indonesia and the Asian Region
Following an investigation, the Broward County Sheriff's Office has cleared Tampa-based Coastal Gaming Group, Inc. of allegations of unlawful gaming activities aboard gaming boat Monte Carlo. The investigation revealed management of Coastal Gaming neither approved, nor had any knowledge of such activities. The company, which provides casino management, consulting and operating services to cruise ships, has filed suit against Boca Casino Cruises, Inc
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The extensive global network of Furuno service centers, subsidiaries and distributors was one of the reasons that Holland America Line (HAL) chose Furuno when it was time to retrofit their cruise ships with the very latest in a fully integrated navigation system.
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Dublin Port welcomed four luxury cruise liners within a four-hour window this morning, bringing some 13,000 tourists to the city, making it the city's biggest-ever day for cruise tourism. The passengers from the four ships - the Celebrity Silhouette, the MV Horizon
CoCo Yachts and AFAI Southern Shipyard Guangzhou Panyu ltd have been awarded a new building contract with Cosco Xiamen for a Coastal Cruiser 322 aluminum fast ferry. The newly built Coastal Cruiser 322 will replace Cosco Xiamen’s current fast ferry with on the passenger
A fully-fledged cruise terminal is to be set up at Colombo port given the increasing number of calls by cruise vessels, according to Lakdas Panagoda, chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). The SLPA plans to convert the Bandaranaike Quay (BQ) of Colombo port into a
Crystal Cruises announced an expansion plan under new owners Genting Hong Kong that includes three 1,000-passenger vessels, its first new ships in decades. Plus, Crystal will expand into adventure, yacht and river cruising, and luxury jet trips.
Mumbai-based Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd (SSL), part of global conglomerate Transworld Group, has acquired two container ships to boost its fleet to 8 vessels from earlier 6 vessels. In a filing to the stock exchange, the company said that the newly acquired ships would be
American Cruise Lines announced the name of its new Mississippi paddlewheeler – America – currently under construction at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md. The America is American built, flagged and crewed, which is symbolic of the true all-American experience


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Fintech startup Open has bagged $250k in a seed funding round led by PayU India CEO Amrish Rau and managing director Jitendra Gupta. The firm plans to utilise freshly infused funds for branding and expansion of the 12-member team.cp_two_third]text[/cp_two_third]
Set to launch in August 2017, Open is co-founded by Anish Achuthan and his wife, Mabel Chacko in May 2017.Open is all set to offer digital banking, bookkeeping, invoicing and other services to micro-entrepreneurs. Earlier in 2015, Achuthan and Chacko had founded Zwitch, a payment startup which was acquired by Citrus Pay.Commenting on the development, Amrish Rau told ET, “Small businesses and entrepreneurs have started moving to app-based banking, and Open offers a whole range of services.
Commenting on the development, Amrish Rau told ET, “Small businesses and entrepreneurs have started moving to app-based banking, and Open offers a whole range of services.The company is tying up with a private bank for backend account
The company is tying up with a private bank for backend account servicing and has also partnered with a GST Suvidha provider (GSP) to offer small businesses help in filing invoices under the new GST regime. The company will also tie up with an NBFC to offer lending products to these businesses.
“We want to provide a complete solution for micro-entrepreneurs, freelancers and startups with only a handful of employees to manage their business banking and also offer analytics. We aim to reach about 10,000 such small entrepreneurs in six months,” concludes Achuthan.


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The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) reopens recreational and entertainment centres. ADDED has given permission to the owners and managers of recreational and entertainment play halls inside and outside commercial centres and malls in Abu Dhabi to re-establish their activities and open them to the public. This is in accordance with specific instructions and requirements that protect the health and safety of members of the community, in line with the directives of The Abu Dhabi Emergency Crisis and Disasters Committee for Covid-19 Pandemic.
Rashed Abdul Karim Al Balooshi, undersecretary of ADDED said that this announcement falls within the procedures and circulars recently issued by ADDED for the return and resumption of economic activities in Abu Dhabi in accordance with specific rules and guidelines that must be implemented and followed in order to preserve the security, health and safety of all members of the community.
Al Balooshi also stressed that the ADDED’s keenness to resume all economic and commercial activities in Abu Dhabi and return to previous operating levels, prior to the COVID-19 crisis. This aims to contribute to strengthening the business sector and re-establishing its activity, while the safety and security of the community remains a priority for the Government of Abu Dhabi.
As ADDED reopens recreational and entertainment centres, he stated, “The restoration of amusement and entertainment centres and electronic gaming venues represent an important step towards revitalising the community and the gathering areas of the members of the Abu Dhabi community and providing safe and entertaining means to enhance the public’s confidence to return to recreational and tourism activities.”
“We are keen to emphasise the application of all precautionary and preventive measures and controls that allow the restoration of all economic, recreational and service activities to the public, which requires the collaboration and cooperation of the business sector and members of society, and their full commitment to the conditions and controls that are set. We hope that the reopening of recreational and entertainment play halls will proceed smoothly like all other activities that have been successfully reopened,” Al Balooshi added.
ADDED specified, in detail, in its circulars to the owners and managers of recreational and entertainment play halls, the various precautionary measures and controls; the most important of which is to adhere to the daily and periodic sterilisation procedures, to make hand sanitisers available in all public spaces and payment points and to disinfect all children’s games and equipment. These include the seats, handles, seat belts, game buttons and others, in addition to sterilising all places that are in direct contact with children’s hands and using effective disinfectants after each use.
In its circular, ADDED stressed the need for all workers in these halls to undergo a COVID-19 examination and not start working before making sure that they are all free from any infections. The staff must wash their hands periodically and take into account appropriate social distancing between workers and visitors by at least 2 meters, as well as use signs set on the ground to indicate the necessity of physical distancing, measuring the temperatures of all workers periodically during the day and committing to wearing masks and gloves at all times, and changing them periodically during the day. They should also be trained to implement and apply precautionary measures.
The Department directed hall owners to ensure that their workers encourage the visitors to pay using the contactless features to avoid the transmission of infection through contact, to measure visitor temperatures before entering the halls located outside the commercial centres and to deny entry to any visitor if they show any symptoms of COVID-19, while also preventing visitors who do not adhere to wearing masks from entering the premises.
The Department detailed out the procedures and controls specific to the areas and games that use plastic balls, as it indicated that the children’s game dedicated to plastic balls should not exceed 30% of the total game capacity, with deep sterilisation of the place of plastic balls games once every hour and at the beginning and end of the working day. In addition to taking all the protective measures used inside the hall, represented by the plastic head mask, the presence of hand and elbows protection pads, knee protection pads and belts inside the games, with the need to be sterilised after each use.
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Feeling blue? Food choice and prep might help.
Everyone knows ‘five-a-day’ is good for our physical health, but researchers at the University of Otago have found a rainbow of raw fruit and vegetables may be better for your mental health than cooked, canned and processed fruit and vegetables. The reason may be the nutrients that are essential for optimal emotional functioning are lost in cooking and processing. The study found that for mental health in particular, it may be important to consider the way in which produce is prepared and consumed.
More than 400 18-25 year olds from New Zealand and the USA were surveyed, the age group with typically the lowest fruit and vegetable consumption and at high risk for mental health disorders. Allowing for variables, including exercise, sleep, unhealthy diet, chronic health conditions, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and gender, raw fruit and vegetable consumption predicted lower levels of mental illness symptoms, such as depression, and improved levels of psychological wellbeing including positive mood and life satisfaction. Further, benefits were significantly reduced for cooked, canned, and processed fruits and vegetables.
When it comes to mental health – keep it fresh.
Top 10 raw foods related to better mental health: carrots, bananas, apples, grapefruit citrus fruits, fresh berries, kiwifruit, cucumber, dark leafy greens such as spinach and lettuce.
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The Story City Farmer’s Market will be here on Thursday, Sept. 7, from 4-7 p.m. in South Park along the grass near the parking area. If you didn’t have an opportunity to make it for the last market, come down for this one! The baked goods were amazing, the produce was incredible including some fresh sweet corn, and there was a food truck as well. Come out and check local vendors this week to see what amazing items you can get from people you may even know! The Market is growing, but the GCC is still looking for more vendors to participate and continue to “grow” the market with locally homegrown, homemade items. Please call the GCC office at 515-733-4214 or email info@storycity gcc.com if you would like to reserve a spot.
Customer appreciation grill out
GNB Bank, 629 Broad St., will hold its customer appreciation grill out on Friday, Sept. 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu will include hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, chips, cookies and drinks. There will also be door prizes.
On Friday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m., at the Story City Community Center people age 55 and over are invited to play bridge club and/or the card game “Hand and Foot.” No reservations or charge required, but a snack to share is appreciated.
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, a Fellowship Luncheon will be held at 11 a.m. at the Story City Community Center. The cost is $4 per person age 55 and over. Menus can be picked up at the community center. Reservations can be made by calling Ruby Olson at 515-733-9278.


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Budget ups luxury tax on high-end goods, servicesFive-star hotel services, foreign travel, precious metals, alcoholic products will be more expensive.
The government had imposed a blanket ban on the import of some goods considered as luxurious items. The financial Act of the current fiscal year 2022-23 was introduced last May.
But the government corrected its approach by leaving certain taxes intact on goods and services considered to be luxury to discourage their imports and consumption.
The Financial Bill presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat alongside the annual budget on Monday levied a 2 percent ‘luxury tax’ on all such goods and services.
They include services provided by five star or above hotels and resorts; imported liquor; diamond; pearls and precious stone embedded with gold and jewelry worth more than Rs 1 million.
“The high-end hotels and resorts should charge luxury taxes during the time of service delivery,” the Financial Bill stated. “The tax on imported liquor should be levied at the customs points and luxury tax on precious metals should be levied during their sales.”
Luxury taxes collected should be submitted to the tax office by the 25th day of the next month. “Otherwise, the tax office will impose an interest of 15 percent to recover the tax,” the Financial Bill says.
Packages for foreign visits by Nepalis will also be expensive as the financial bill has made a provision that Nepalis going abroad for a visit will have to pay as much as 5 percent of the total payment they make as ‘tourist tax.’
“Sellers of the foreign tour package should charge such tax at the time when the package is sold,” the financial bill said. Companies that send local individuals to foreign lands for the promotion of goods and services also need to pay this tax. “But the payment should be made during the accounting process,” the financial bill added.
Migrant workers may have to pay more to go abroad with the government deciding to charge foreign employment service charges. According to the financial bill, companies facilitating the foreign employment need to pay 1 percent of the total fee they receive from migrant workers as foreign employment service charge.
The government has also hiked excise duty on beer and liquor. Excise duty on beer without alcohol has been fixed at Rs35 per litre from Rs30 per litre earlier, according to the financial bill. Excise duty on barley beer will be charged at Rs235 per litre from the existing Rs228 per litre.
Likewise, excise duty on liquor has also been increased. For example, excise duty on 15 UP liquor will have to be charged at Rs1,800 per litre from Rs1,750 per litre earlier.
According to the financial bill, people who are operating their mobile phones without registering, can register such mobile phones on the mobile device management system by paying certain charges.
As much as Rs10,000 needs to be paid for the registration of an iPhone and phones worth more than Rs100,000, while Rs3,000 will be charged for other smartphones and Rs200 for bar phones. Registration should be done by mid-July this year.
The budget has announced a customs waiver on a television set of any size for migrant workers. For a person having an annual income of more than Rs5 million, the income tax has been hiked, according to the budget.
Imported cement, iron and steel, iron and plastic pipes, zinc sheets and electric cables will be more expensive after the government announced that there is no customs duty exemption on the import of such goods.
The budget said the move was aimed to protect domestic industries producing similar goods.
The budget for the next fiscal year provisioned for charging only 1 percent customs duty on the import of machinery used in production for the protection and promotion of micro, cottage and small-scale enterprises.
The government through the budget for the coming fiscal year has also made a provision that it will provide 50 percent tax exemption on foreign currency earnings made by business-process outsourcing (BPO) companies operating in information technology, software programming and cloud computing service exports.
The non-Nepali companies providing digital services in Nepal are to be levied a 2 percent digital service tax. But such a tax will not be levied on companies whose annual transactions are below Rs2 million.
2 percent luxury tax on high-end goods and services
Luxury hotels and resorts should pay luxury taxes
Nepalis going abroad for a visit should pay 5 percent tourist tax
Companies facilitating foreign employment should pay 1 percent fee
Rs10,000 registration fee for iPhone worth over Rs100,000
Rs3,000 registration fee for other smartphones and Rs200 for bar phones
Customs waiver on import of a TV set of any size for a migrant worker
Non-Nepali firms providing digital services will have to pay 2 percent digital service tax
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Without stating the obvious, the pandemic has changed our world forever, from accelerating trends to the emergence of entirely new markets.
Existing industries are being reshaped and new approaches created, as inherent risks are laid bare – for example, dependence upon global supply chains, customer behaviours, centralised workforces, the nature of selling and the importance of reskilling.
Central to all of this are dozens of new market leaders and numerous innovative opportunities being born – making this current period, arguably one of the best moments ever for investment opportunities, and subsequently, for founders seeking investment for start-ups.
For investors looking for investment opportunities and companies to invest in the UK, the timing could not be better – a surge of innovation, leading to more start-up opportunities and increased competition for investment on the one hand; and savings at levels we have not seen in years, on the other.
And history tells us that the best ventures emerge from serious downturns – Microsoft, FedEx, Uber, Square, WhatsApp, Roku, Pinterest, Slack and Groupon are all great examples of this.
Notable UK successes following a downturn include Adam and Eve, Crunch Accounting, MVF, Farfetch, Lendinvest and Funding Circle (conceived in 2008 launched in 2010); all of which launched or accelerated their growth in a downturn.
Crowdfunding itself came out of the last global recession following the banks’ unwillingness to deploy capital to start-ups.
The current crisis has disrupted the world socially and economically, highlighting the value of goods and services to consumers, that were previously under-appreciated. As a result, we are seeing a major shift in economic paradigms and consumer lifestyles and behaviour.
And as countries battle their ways out of lockdown, new innovations are popping up every day, to take us into a new normal and provide paths for us to return to (relatively) normal ways.
Inevitably many traditional companies have already folded and will continue to do so. Our future economy will be more digital and less personal. High street retail, which was already in serious trouble before the crisis, may well never fully recover.
Other sectors that have taken a massive hit include International trade, travel, tourism, hospitality and airlines, but all of these are being set back on the path of normality, through new innovations and creative start-ups.
The technology revolution has been expedited, such that we are possibly 10 years further down the technology track, then we were this time 12 months ago. Concerns over personal liberties seem to have gone out the window, in favour of security and safety, opening the door for yet more disruptive innovation.
Things have changed – big time! And it all points to a buyers’ or “Investor Market”, with terms turning back in favour of investors. More innovation means more opportunities and increased competition.
Meanwhile, cashed-up VC investors are deploying capital less frequently and more selectively, meaning start-ups are not able to negotiate advantageous terms and clauses, and valuations are coming back down to earth.
Consequently, investors are in a great position to negotiate favourable terms and increase their protections. And with savings at a record high thanks to the generous furlough scheme and our relative inability to spend over the past 12 months, angel investors too are cashed-up and looking for ways to invest wisely.
Finally, after several years of founders dictating the terms, the tide has turned; and investors have the power. Perhaps now is the best time ever for investment opportunities into UK Companies.


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Immersive Games Opportunity
According to a forecast by Digi-Capital, virtual reality will generate $30B in revenues by 2020. The major sectors forecasted to be VR games, VR hardware, VR film and VR theme park. VR is the right medium for gaming and entertainment. According to Grand View Research, Inc., the global virtual reality (VR) in gaming market size to reach USD 45.09 billion by 2025. According to Research and Markets, The AR Gaming Market to reach $284.93 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 152.7% during 2017-2023
We are excited about the potential that VR and AR bring to the table for creating new and exciting experiences and we believe the adoption rate will be higher than expected increasing exponentially sometime soon.
We are a team of enthusiastic game designers, developers, artists, marketers, and publishers capable of developing and publishing VR games for various platforms such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PSVR, Google Daydream, and Samsung Gear VR headsets. If you are an investor believing in the future of VR games, you are a VR developer, artist, or game designer looking for a talented team to join, or you are simply looking for a reliable partner for your VR game project Contact Us!


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Erim Kaur was inspired to start her luxury hair care brand ByErim after watching her mother fight cancer – and now she’s helping other people suffering from hair loss
A woman who started a haircare brand after watching her mother battle cancer has found great success with her family-inspired business – as it now turns over millions of pounds every year.
Erim Kaur, 26, founded Luxus Hair and beard care business ByErim in 2019 after testing hundreds of different recipes in the kitchen with her grandmother for over a decade.
The company turned over £1.5million in its first year and is now valued as a multi-million pound company – and Erim told the tale the day star that her successful business trip would not have been possible without the support of her family.
Erim watched her mother struggle cancer and lost her hair as a result of chemotherapy before sadly dying when Erim was just eight years old.
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And the woman now wants to help others struggling with hair loss through her company, which sells oil products thought to promote healthy hair.
She said: “[My mother’s death] was huge for me. We were very close and losing her was something I’ve never forgotten. I was only eight when she died and she was one of the biggest female influences in my life.
“Losing my mother when I was so young was such a painful process and something that shaped me tremendously as a person.”
Erim admitted it was difficult watching her mother lose her hair as her mother had a deep connection to her “beautiful long hair” – which is also held dear in her Sikhism beliefs.
And the businesswoman also battled hair loss herself after developing stress-induced alopecia, and teamed up with her grandmother to find a solution.
She added: “I was 11 when I first noticed that I was falling out due to PTSD and I found that the hair oil recipe we now use in ByErim helped to close the hair at my root anchor and bring it back faster every time I noticed periods of hair loss.
“Your hair is part of your identity, not just your image, and it’s hard to lose. When it started I was already working with grief and understanding how to live without my mother, so losing my hair was part of it. ”
The beauty influencer – who has over 245,000 followers Instagram – was already used to attending weekly homemade hair oil masks at home due to her South Asian roots and was keen to bring this tradition to her shop.
Hair oiling is the practice of gently applying oil to the scalp and smoothing it through the lengths of the hair to increase moisture, shine and shine.
It has been practiced for years, and many South Asian families do it at home as a bonding exercise.
Erim explained, “Hair oiling has always been a staple of my routine and finding the perfect balance to keep my hair healthy and strong is something I’ve been crafting for years.
“I suffered from alopecia and found that the hair oil I made with my grandmother and the women in my family really helped. I’ve been using this recipe since I was 14 and I couldn’t live without it. ”
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Before starting her business, Erim worked in a nightclub and collected her tips to start ByErim with £10,000.
On launch day, the first 250 bottles of ByErim sold out within four hours, while the next batch of 500 bottles sold out just two hours after being made available.
And almost three years later, Erim is still excited to be able to help others on their journey to healthy hair.
She said: “This is still something that excites me as it proves we have found a demand and are helping people get the healthy, strong hair they want.
“I’ve seen results myself, so it’s been great to see how it’s helped others and how much our customers love it.”
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Bloggers — especially those whose traffic volumes can rival a minor newspaper’s — are getting used to the royal treatment. Consumer electronic vendors, hotels, auto manufacturers — heck, even politicians — are reaching out to the people who have made it their avocation to blog about them. Everywhere, it would seem, except in the CRM industry.
Vendors have typically ignored the bloggers who cover the CRM space — at least in the run-up to a product release. That changed a few weeks ago, though, when Oracle gave a group prebriefing to CRM bloggers about its On Demand version 15.
The bloggers who attended should be commended for not breaking Oracle’s embargo. So far, it seems that none did. What they did do, though, was talk about their amazement at being included in the first round of briefings.
It was something that simply never happened before — at least, not to him, said Brent Leary, cofounder and partner of CRM Essentials and author of Brent’s CRM Blog.
“They treated the bloggers almost like we were analysts,” he told CRM Buyer.
“They had a senior vice president on the call (Anthony Lye) who took our questions,” which, Leary admitted, were few. (Or as hewrote in his blog, “Thank God Paul Greenberg was at the ready.)” Note to Lye from Leary: Don’t take any of this personal Anthony, we’re just not used to being treated like real people….
Yes, Greenberg was on the line and equally pleased to be getting briefed — although as one of the industry’s lead analysts and author of CRM at the Speed of Light, he probably could have landed a briefing anyway.
“It was run as if it were ajournalist call or even to some extent an analyst call,” Greenberg wrote. “I don’t know how many bloggers were on it but it was, to my knowledge, the first time a major CRM vendor (or for that matter, any CRM vendor, large or small) treated bloggers the way they should be treating them — as influencers who might have an impact on the vendor’s products, services, and company,” he said.
“We are briefing all CRM ‘experts’ and ‘market influencers’ going forward,” Lye told CRM Buyer. “We see the increasing importance of social media; expertise in CRM exists in more places that just the analyst community, and we see this as a mutual relationship.”
There’s more to it than briefing bloggers, he continued. “We want to … build strong working relationships with them — solicit their opinions and feedback on the future of CRM, and the product road map at Oracle. The bloggers live more on the leading edge that some analysts … and we hope to do this with every new product release in CRM.”
Web 2.0 and CRM
Although Oracle’s latest On Demand version has added a number of Web 2.0 features for users this time around, Danny Kolke, founder and CTO of Etelos, registered incredulity that anyone would bestow Web 2.0 bona fides on Microsoft.
“It is interesting to me to hear and/or think of Microsoft as ‘steamrolling’ the Web 2.0 market,” he writes in his post,“Forrester, Microsoft SharePoint and Web 2.0.” “Because of the sheer numbers of customers that Microsoft has, merely announcing functionality that claims to be Web 2.0 gives them potential adoption that newer companies will envy. Does this really make them Web 2.0? Will they really ‘steamroll’?”
His answer, in case you haven’t guessed it already, is no.
“I think Microsoft sees the trending in Web app adoption disconcerting and they are moving quickly to devise new strategies to lock in their customer bases before they abandon ship,” Kolke continues. “A vast population of existing Microsoft users will use the newer Microsoft devised solutions because they justify it as being more familiar or less scary. These numbers are big, and on the surface will look like Microsoft is doing great. But the challengers are growing in large numbers and innovating at a pace that Microsoft won’t be able to compete with. The net result is that SharePoint is sounding like a ‘me-too’ technology and that’s the game Microsoft is playing now.”
“Cloud computing” is the latest buzzword in CRM circles, thanks in no small part to Salesforce.com’s recent endeavors in this space. Despite the growing interest in the concept, though, the cloud computing and hosting choices available to people — whether they’re independent software vendors, enterprise developers or business users — are still poorly understood, argues Phil Wainewright, co-owner and director of Procullux Ventures, in his blog post“A plethora of PaaS options.”
“There’s been a veritable explosion of platform-as-a-service choices coming onto the market in the past month or two, and the pace of introductions is accelerating rather than slowing,” Wainewright notes. “It’ll all settle down eventually, because at the end of the day people tend to coalesce around just one or two dominant providers, or a handful at most. But ISVs perhaps want different choices than enterprises and indeed solution providers. So I think there may be several different categories of platform where we’ll see those clusters of long-term dominant players getting established.”
Wainewright divides the options into five choices: do it yourself; managed hosting; cloud computing; cloud IDEs (integrated development environments); and cloud application builders.
Each of these layers has its own pluses and minuses, he says. “For rapid results, especially when automating business processes and workflow rather than simple data processing, the cloud IDEs and application builders win through.”


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According to the latest Gartner study that ended the second quarter in 2013, smartphone sales have finally passed the feature phone and they should only continue to do so in the future. It was simply a matter of time, not so much because everybody wants a smartphone, the carriers do not offer but a few feature phones from which to choose. I know many people that are not tech savvy and simply want a basic phone, but carriers make their real money on data packages/plans that cost more with a smartphone. You cannot download a movie, access the internet, or send email on a feature phone, it is that simple.
Smartphones accounted for 51.8 percent of mobile phone sales in the second quarter of 2013, resulting in smartphone sales surpassing feature phone sales for the first time. Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Eastern Europe exhibited the highest smartphone growth rates of 74.1 percent, 55.7 percent and 31.6 percent respectively, as smartphone sales grew in all regions.
The research also shows that Samsung continues to lead in market share of worldwide Smartphone sales at 31.7 percent, up from 29.7-percent, followed by Apple's 14.2-percent, down from 18.8-percent in 2012. Apple did however, have sales of 32 million units, up 10.2-percent from last year. The reduction in market share is due to LG and Lenovo climbing the charts with a higher percentage this year.
For years smartphones dominated in richer, more developed countries, due to the premium price they commanded and the more expensive monthly contracts. This study indicates that the largest sales growth was in the Asian, Latin America, and Eastern European countries, as all manufacturers, except Apple, are making a lower-end smartphone to attract sales and doing away with the featured phones. Faster growth in those areas could also signal that the UK, Canada, and U.S. may be starting to reach their saturation point as far as smartphones…almost everybody has one.
Sales by Operating Systems (OS) show that Microsoft took over BlackBerry for the first time to become the third most popular OS for smartphones, grabbing a 3.3-percent share. Android easily stayed in first place grabbing 79-percent of the market share, while Apple is in a solid second place with 14.2-percent. One noteworthy item is Lenovo, that just recently joined the smartphone market, grew 60.6-percent from last year. Lenovo currently relies heavily on their home market of China, but have announced that they will start to expand across the globe and into the U.S.
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The Cranbrook Farmers’ Market is reporting a successful season this year, as they begin preparations for their winter market on November 27th and 28th.
Jessica Kazemi, Manager of the Cranbrook Farmers’ Market, says that because of COVID-19, the market opened their outdoor season earlier than usual which proved to be successful.
“Due to COVID, we weren’t able to have indoor markets [at the beginning of the season],” Kazemi explained. “We opened our outdoor market early this year – May 1st – and ran for 27 weeks straight until our October 30th Spooktacular Halloween Market.”
She says that weekly attendance increased from last year, with an average of 1,500 to 2,000 shoppers each week. Specialty and long weekend markets saw closer to 3,000 visitors.
“Once some of the COVID health orders were lifted, we were able to have music at the market again,” Kazemi said. “This program was sponsored by many generous Cranbrook businesses and organized by Bill Cleland. From July to October we featured a different local musician each week including Maddisun, Slow Joe Crow, Handsome Devils, 2 Ticks and Family Soul.”
There were 151 vendors this year, with an average of two to five new vendors each week.
“We had 60 to 65 vendors a week and featured a wide variety of local produce, eggs, meat, ready to eat food and drink, mead, wine, spirits and cider as well as handmade goods made by local artisans,” Kazemi adds.
The Farmers’ Market Nutritional Coupon program is an important aspect to the local market, and this year over $52,000 worth of coupons have been redeemed.
“These coupons are a wonderful support for our community and the money goes directly back to our local farmers,” said Kazemi. “Coupons can be used for fresh produce, eggs, meat and plant starters. If anyone has coupons left over, they are welcome to use them at our winter market.”
Speaking of the winter market, Kazemi is pleased to have the indoor market return with over 95 different vendors.
Last year the winter market wasn’t possible because of pandemic restrictions.
The market takes place at Western Financial Place on November 27th from 12 noon to 6p.m., and November 28th from 11a.m. to 3p.m.
The market will have produce, baking, preserves, Christmas crafts and decor, jewelry, beauty products and more.
“You’ll be able to find some unique gifts that you wouldn’t find in a mall,” Kazemi said. “Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Operation Street Angel. Put something local and made with love under the tree this year from the Cranbrook Farmers’ Market.”
Kazemi says that there is a possibility of more winter markets and early spring markets in 2022. Of course, the market will be back on 10th Ave S in May next year.
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Welcome to Koodbloe Artist Agency, a brand new web site delivering all the latest news of our artists. The music industry is changing fast and Koodbloe is ready to take on all of the challenges that lie ahead. Despite of the problems big entertainment companies have with the internet and free downloading, we see these challenges as great opportunities. More people than ever are enjoying music and performance nowadays and they have a lot of things to choose from. We see it as our goal to provide them with the best entertainment the dance scene has to offer.
Having kicked off the year in style with the release of his latest single ‘Another Man’, 2015 is getting even bigger for Lodewijk Fluttert AKA Bakermat, with the announcement that he has won ‘MOST VALUABLE PERSON’ at the Fun Radio DJ Awards!
The rumours are true. The two legends Chocolate Puma made a guestmix for the newest Mr. Belt & Wezol's Music Club!
Goldfish did a collaboration with the french artist DIMMI last year. The track will be released on Spinnin' Records in the beginning of June.
Why do producers have those panels on their studio walls? Find out in this new video of The Voyagers where they show the difference cheap acoustic panels make to your studio.
The Tailors made a brand new mixtape called 'Black Suited'.


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Ever wanted to take to the skies in something that's not a plane in Microsoft Flight Simulator? You might be in luck.
In an update from the development team earlier this week, a feedback snapshot reveals the community's top wishes, and the top-voted one is the addition of helicopters.
What's so exciting about this is that the feature is apparently "planned" for a 2022 release. While helicopters have already been added to MFS as free mods, this would presumably be something more official.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now on PC and will launch on Xbox Game Pass for Series X and Series S on July 27th. Would you like to see helicopters added to this game? Leave a comment down below.


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Casey's General Store unveils its new Midwest-inspired pizza
You can’t get more Midwest than pulled pork, corn and barbecue sauce — other than putting it all on top of a Casey's General Store pizza.
After spending two weeks hinting at its newest pizza creation, Casey’s General Store announced that it’s launching a new Midwest-inspired pizza, complete with pulled pork, bacon, fire-roasted corn and Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce.
The new, yet-to-be-named mystery Midwest pizza will go on sale starting Sunday.
“We take our pizza seriously here,” said Art Sebastian, Casey’s vice president of digital experience. “It really is Midwest inspired. The ingredients are sourced in the Midwest, which is important to us.”
Casey’s culinary staff studied food trends and what items were popular with consumers, Sebastian said. What's retained popularity with people? Barbecue sauce and bacon. Combined with the popularity of pulled pork in Midwest cities like Kansas City, Sebastian said the company feels like it has a new winner.
A naming contest for the new pizza will run between Sunday and Sept. 14. The person who submits the winning name will be announced Sept. 28 and get a yearlong supply of Casey’s pizza.
The specialty pizza will go on sale for $15.99.
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The time has come for Millennial to publish it’s latest Mobile Device Mix for June, in which it shows impressive growth for Android-based ad requests, while Apple’s OS remains the top smartphone OS.
For June, iOS retained a 56% share of impressions and an 8% growth month-over-month, while Apple-based ad-requests increased 36% month-over-month. The iPad showed the largest increase, however, with 206% growth month-over-month- proving increased advertiser-interest in the iPad and tablets in general.
While Android ad-requests showed slower growth than Apple — at 23% month-over-month — Android has grown a whopping 439% since January, proving Android’s continued encroachment into a once Apple-dominated space.
Other notable stats from this month’s report include Motorola moving into the number four position of the top 15 manufacturers in June, bumping HTC and LG from their previous positions. Gaming apps also continued in the number one spot in terms of apps on Millennial’s network, with a 41% overall share. For June’s “Device Input Mix,” touch screens remained the primary input method, with a 54% share of impressions and 6% growth month-over-month.
As always, there’s much more info in the report itself, which can be downloaded here.


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Coke to invest $3 bn more by 2020
Coca-Cola had indicated in November last year that it would invest $2 billion over a five-year period. On Tuesday, the cola giant confirmed it had put to work $2 billion between 1993 and 2011.
“Coca-Cola will invest $5 billion in India between now and 2020, which is part of a $30-billion global investment plan,” chief executive and chairman, Muhtar Kent said. He said the idea was to make India the fifth largest among Coca-Cola’s markets worldwide.
Compared with Coca-Cola, PepsiCo has lagged behind in scaling up its business in India. Since 2008, PepsiCo has invested $1 billion in two tranches, the first in 2008 and the next September 2010.
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You’ve probably seen an electric bike whizzing past while you sit in traffic.
Or perhaps you’ve been on a push bike labouring up a hill when a fresh-faced rider zoomed around you.
There’s no denying eBikes are the next big thing.
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Uptake in Australia has doubled each year since 2017 and there’s ongoing government support and incentives for users. There’s just one big obstacle.
A new eBike could set you back thousands and this limits most people from trying one, which is where Jot Bikes come in.
The brainchild of two former product managers from tech giants Uber and Canva, Jot Bikes is an electric bike company that allows riders to rent electric bikes on an affordable and flexible subscription model.
You might want one to commute, to use for courier work or just for fun.
Whatever the reason, the bikes are there and are even backed by theft waivers and supported with ongoing maintenance.
Renting starts at as little as $39 a week and cyclists love them.
“Best ebike service in Australia,” said one happy customer.
“The bikes are great, price is fair and team very helpful and friendly!”
“The bike itself is one hell of a beast. It made climbing so easily and I never run out of juice the whole time. Loved it,” said another.
Jot Bikes currently operates in Sydney and Melbourne and with 5,000 subscribers and over $6,000,000 in revenue in just four years the company has decided now’s the time to expand nationally.
Its founders, Clifton Hodgkinson and Dylan Coyne, are on a mission and it’s one that could involve you.
They’ve launched an equity crowdfunding campaign through Birchal, the largest equity crowdfunding platform in Australia and are hoping that people who are as passionate about eBikes, and the benefits of them, will jump on the journey to expand Jot Bikes throughout Australia with them.
“We want Jot Bikes users to be more than riders; we want them to be stakeholders. Equity crowdfunding allows us to bring our community into the fold,” Hodgkinson, told 7Life.
The funds raised will be used to scale up production, expand the product line and reach a wider audience.
“Our vision is to make electric bikes the go-to mode of urban transportation,” co-founder, Coyne said.
“We believe we can accelerate the shift towards more affordable and accessible electric commuting.”
Investors who believe in the potential of Jot Bikes and want to be part of their journey can visit their crowdfunding campaign page at Birchal here.
Disclaimer: This story contains general information about a product and is not intended as financial advice. Before acting on any investment information that may be included in this article, consider your financial situation and objectives, and seek your own professional advice.


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Sberbank, the leading bank in Russia, is unsatisfied with the system’s speed, security and overall efficiency after testing it.
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Key Executive Appointment to Focus on India Market Growth and Global Products and Technologies
Singapore and Bangalore, 30 January 2018 – MatchMove, one of Asia’s fastest growing and leading fintech companies, today announced the appointment of Mr Kumar Srinivasan as CEO of MatchMove India. Kumar is a veteran of driving innovations and developing new technologies and products with almost 20 years of experience in the United States, India and Southeast Asia. Prior to joining MatchMove, Kumar was the Chief Operating Officer at Hike, an India-focused mobile messaging service, where he led the company’s overall business operations as well as its growth strategies.
In one of his earlier roles, Kumar served as the VP & General Manager of Flexible Payments Services at Amazon.com where he successfully launched and grew Amazon Web Services’ payments business. While based in the United States, he also held other leadership positions at notable companies including Travelocity, Drugstore.com and Wal-Mart Inc.
Based in MatchMove’s Bangalore office, Kumar will play a vital role in accelerating the company’s expansion in India to capitalize on the country’s fast-growing digital payments scene. Kumar will also join the C-Level team in MatchMove’s Headquarters in Singapore and lead the Global Product and Technology Division, as MatchMove transits to a best-in-class product and platform-driven company servicing more than 100 current and potential enterprise customers across India, Southeast Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Shailesh Naik, Founder and CEO MatchMove said, “We are delighted to welcome Kumar on board, as having someone of his caliber further underlines our ambitions to rapidly expand our business and scale up our operations so as to meet the urgent needs of the huge uncarded population that wants access to bank-grade mobile payments, while also addressing the demands of established corporate customers that want a better solution for payroll as well as loan and expense disbursements. We are certain that with his global experience and deep understanding of technologies and payments landscape, Kumar will contribute significantly in positioning MatchMove as the leader in India’s mobile payments scene as well as driving our product development for global markets. He has a proven track record in driving innovations, developing new technologies and managing product developments with the mindset of a businessman and an end user. Exactly who we need at this stage of our evolution into a global fintech leader.”
Commenting on his new role, Kumar Srinivasan, CEO of MatchMove India said, “It is an opportune moment for me to join MatchMove and contribute as a leader in this hot space, especially as we at MatchMove have our own unique, unrivalled and proven positioning in the B2B2C space within the mobile payments ecosystem. I am extremely excited about the immense opportunities where many businesses, particularly those in the e-commerce, retail, microfinancing, online lending, logistics and payout disbursement space, are reaching out to us. They know that our solutions can help them to build brand awareness, monetize their customer database, create additional revenue streams and reduce business costs and risks as they ride this wave of the digital economy.”
MatchMove enables companies to offer a fully branded secure mobile wallet solution, increasing revenue and user engagement. A member of the Mastercard network, MatchMove proprietary Wallet OS™ is built with the vision of strengthening financial inclusion through enabling its Spend, Send, Lend™ capabilities across developed and developing markets. The MatchMove Wallet OS™ includes services such as Payment Cards, Cross-Border Money Transfers, and Credit Scoring.
MatchMove has been recognized internationally with awards including ‘10 Fastest Growing Banking Solution Provider 2017’ by Insights Success, ‘20 Most Admired Tech Leaders in Business 2017’ by Insights Success, ‘Most Promising Solutions Provider, Banking and Software 2016’ by APAC CIO Outlook, ‘Most Innovative Financial Technology Provider in Singapore’ at Global Business Outlook Awards 2016, ‘Top FinTech Disruptor’ at FST / ASEAN Future of Banking, Singapore in 2015, ‘Top Global Innovator 2014’ in the Global FinTech Competition, ‘Singapore’s Fastest Growing Technology Company 2013’ in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific, ‘Global Top Innovator’ at SIBOS Innotribe Boston Award 2014, ‘Company Most Likely to Grow to Represent SE Asia’ at CyberAgent Japan Award 2014, and ‘Top Innovator in European Finals’ at SWIFT Innotribe London Award 2014.
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IMPAQT, a Merkle company, announced Brian Connor, former Director of Analysis and Decision Support, has been promoted to Vice President.
RKG (Rimm-Kaufman Group), a recognized leader in online marketing, with services including PPC and SEO has been listed in Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500, an annual compilation that ranks the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and clean technology companies in North America. In achieving a growth rate of 263%, RKG lands at #320 on the list, joining a select group of companies that are innovating and growing despite a challenging economy.
IMPAQT, a Merkle company, was named one of the best places to work in the Pittsburgh region.
Merkle announced the introduction of the Merkle Monitor, a customer insight study.
CognitiveDATA annouced that Cuddledown, America's premier source for fine home fashions, has selected IntelliBASE as its customer relationship marketing (CRM) platform.
Merkle announced the hiring of Patrick Hounsell as Chief Digital Officer.
Merkle's Ozgur Dogan to speak at DMA2011 Conference with Trish Mathe, Life Line.
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