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If you’re starting to panic about how many plastic straws you’re using on a daily basis to fuel that iced-coffee addiction, you’ll no longer have to trek all the way to Brooklyn for eco-friendly reusables. Starting this week, Williamsburg’s Package Free shop is taking Manhattan from trashy to tasteful with a Chelsea Market outpost.
Package Free Shop Chelsea Market is 300 square feet of goods that are good for the earth. The design of the store is in line with Package Free’s zero-waste model, too—all of the shelving and modular, reusable furniture was handmade by Josh Colon using sustainable wood.
“We designed everything for what happens in the future,” said Package Free CEO Lauren Singer. “So if we wanted to move locations everything is totally reusable or it could go in someone’s house.”
Other touches in the store include a locally-made arrangement of wheat and decorative items from Singer’s own home. “I wanted to make this store really cozy and really homey, and mix old and new to make it warm and have a bit of a more vintage feel,” said Singer.
The new location’s opening comes shortly after Package Free announced that a $4.5 million investment would allow it to scale its operations. The store wasn’t funded by the venture capital, though, speaking to Singer’s sustainability-focused financial model and the rise in demand for sustainable products.
“Even if we hadn’t taken on venture capital, we would have been able to support it with cash flow,” she said. “I’m very much still flexing my muscles of bootstrapping and only spending money I absolutely have to spend.”
Package Free came to be through Lauren Singer’s personal blog, Trash is for Tossers, where she shares tips for the eco-conscious consumer. Singer opened a pop-up shop on Grand Street in Williamsburg in 2017, which is now the site of Package Free’s flagship store. With the help of online marketing, Package Free has grown from a little-known startup to a major player in the zero-waste movement.
The eco brand prides itself on waste diversion across both the store locations and the e-commerce site. Package Free says it has diverted over 75 million units of trash (including plastic bags, water bottles, straws, coffee cups and disposable razors) since its 2017 launch by making its plastic-free products more accessible.
The sustainability movement is flourishing in the city. Brooklyn-based Precycle and The Wally Shop have continued to scale up their offerings of local, package and plastic-free grocery items, while clothing retailers Zero Waste Daniel and Everlane are bringing radical transparency and waste reduction to the fashion industry.
The Chelsea Market location is another way for Package Free to expand its mission of making sustainable products more accessible in New York. Singer said that she hopes more people will visit the store since the new location is off the L, A, C and E trains as well as the highway. She also wants to educate tourists visiting Chelsea Market about the zero-waste movement.
“Around six million people walk through Chelsea Market every year,” said Singer. “So being able to let that many people know that you can reduce your waste and have a more positive environmental impact is a huge opportunity to align with our mission and help make the world less trashy.”
Package Free Shop Chelsea Market is located at 75 9th Avenue and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.


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14:00 – Science in Focus – World renowned biologist and street food vendor Yu Bum-mi debunks the popular western myth that it takes hot water and soap to ensure good hygiene around a food cart. Watch as she sanitizes with only a bucket full of cold, but not quite potable water.
16:00 – Movie – The Great Escape! – MERS quarantine becomes too much for some, leading to a delivery bike being used in a desperate bid for freedom!
18:00 – Evening News – A lawsuit to make prostitution legal in Korea is set to leave citizens dazed and confused, as they look up at the array of ANMA signs and blacked out ‘Sports Massage’ shops and wonder how it isn’t legal already.
20:00 – Stand Up Comedy – Fart jokes told by men in sequinned dresses.
22:00 – Home Shopping Infomercial – In order to attract more customers, a truck with a loudspeaker is parked in the studio, utilizing a tried and trusted Korean sales tactic.

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Influencer Marketing has become a well-established and important part of the media mix of many corporations. The COVID pandemic had a major impact on marketing and media budgets. Unsettled by the situation, many clients have cut their budgets mercilessly.
To what extent were influencers affected by such a budget cut? How has the industry reacted? Will we see an enduring change in the way brands use the tool of influencer marketing? We want to discuss the impact of the crisis, and to what degree, COVID has changed the future of influencer marketing.


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Tesla has affirmed how its puff computational plate has been discredited by hacker attack.
RedLock, the business how warned it to the violation, believes the rioters may include made the to pit cryptographic-currency – an assault named as cryptographic-jacking.
Tesla told it had aimed the exploit “during several hours” and how no client information had been kidnapped.
A representative added how the effects of the chop seemed to be bounded to inwardly utilized mechanical engineering testing cars.
“ours original inquiry found no sign how client confidentiality or car security or safety was discredited in any path,” she told.
RedLock told how Tesla’s timber-in authorities were saved on a framework how was not passcode-protected.
Cryptographic-currency mountain is the trial for creation new digital numismatics by solution facility mathematics problems. It uses big amounts of machine handling force and thus racks up big power billing.
Hacker attack can rescue cash by installation software program on some human beings’s computers to pit numismatics out of their expertise or agreement. The is named as cryptographic-jacking.
Cryptographic-jacking is proper more than common, particularly as the importance of digital currencies such a as Bitcoin continues to growth. Hacker attack include discredited services proposed by Starbucks, YouTube and the UK’s Data Commissar’s Office space.
On to RedLock, the hacker attack found timber-in detailed information to Tesla’s Amazon Web Services environmental on a Kubernetes comfort – a framework initially intended by Google to supervise applications. The comfort was according to reports not passcode-protected.
The importance of the cryptographic-currency how the hacker attack mined with kidnapped force is unidentified.
The researchers told how the hacker attack utilized “subtle subterfuge measures” to escape detect, such a as compliance their use of computational force low and masking their Web Minutes (intellectual property) adress in CloudFlare’s substance supply web facility.


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Broadview, Illinois — Team Stange Racing, LLC officially announces its 2016 ARCA Series presented by Menards Major sponsor for the #46 Ford that will be piloted by 10-time ARCA series Champion Frank Kimmel and sponsored by JUICE® Replay™. Rumors linking Kimmel to return to the #46 where he won 9 of his 10 ARCA Championships had been swirling for weeks prior to today’s confirmation.
“It’s great to see Frank back in the #46 seat,” former team owner Larry Clements proclaimed, “I will be cheering him on right alongside all his fans.”
Kimmel’s return in 2016 to the #46 Ford is being billed as an “Encore Tour” where race fans will have a final season to watch Frank compete before yielding his seat to his son Frank Kimmel Jr. that is anticipated in 2017. “We are honored to have Frank drive the #46 Team Stange/Juice Replay Ford in 2016,” Team Stange Co-Owner Ashley Stange stated, “And very grateful to JUICE® Batteries for making it possible. It is a privilege to take part in Frank’s Encore Tour. I am beyond excited.”
Short Track Racing and ARCA legend Dave Weltmeyer continues in his 3rd year as Team Stange Racing Team Manager. ASA Champion and up and coming NASCAR Racer Kelly Bires will Crew Chief the #46 Ford this season. Another new addition to Team Stange for 2016 is Kyle Shear from the Legendary Shear Racing Family as in-house Fabricator and mechanic. James Heuburger also remains as mechanic and #46 Ford Car Chief for his 3rd year with Team Stange.
The team will continue to be run by Husband and Wife Co-Owners John and Ashley Stange.
JUICE® Replay™ (www.juicereplay.com) is a new consumer brand of batteries offering consumers longer lasting “playtime” and more “replays” than ordinary single-use batteries. The official consumer brand launch is February 13th, 2016 in Daytona. The products will begin to ship to its initial Retail Partners in April, 2016. Further announcements regarding its retail partnerships and Public Relations activities will be made next week at Daytona. “I look forward to seeing everyone at Daytona next week and at all the remaining tracks throughout 2016,” Frank Kimmel concluded.
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Mother Dairy encourages consumers to make heartfelt promises over ice cream
Mother Dairy's latest campaign, #MotherPromise, aims to evoke emotions and strengthen consumer trust by featuring heartwarming scenarios where individuals make promises while enjoying Mother Dairy ice cream. The campaign comprises two TVCs created by Ogilvy India.
Manish Bandlish, managing director at Mother Dairy, said, "For decades, our consumers have reciprocated their trust in us with love and conviction. The new campaign is our attempt to live up to our promise and further strengthen the trust in a way that even our consumers can stand by, similar to honouring the highest decree of assurance - a 'Mother Promise'."
The campaign comprises two TVCs that depict two different scenarios where individuals make a promise while offering a Mother Dairy Ice Cream. The first TVC showcases an elder sister and her younger brother on their way back home after school. The second TVC features a young couple.
"We wanted to communicate these timeless values in a contemporary way," said Rohitash Srivastava, head of strategy and planning at Ogilvy India.
Mother Dairy's new campaign aims to strengthen the trust that consumers have in the brand by encouraging them to make a Mother Promise over Mother Dairy Ice Cream.


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Money Raised During Dine-Out For United Way
Last week 30 restaurants participated in the 8th annual Dine-Out for United Way.
This year double the number of restaurants participated compared to last year.
United Way communications director Michele Roth said right now they only know figures from six of the restaurants, but they have already raised over $5,000.
Last year the United Way raised $4,000 total during Dine-Out.
Roth said this years turn out was incredible.


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The GOOD DESIGN™ Award is the world’s oldest design prize and ranks as one of the most distinguished accolades in this field. Founded in Chicago in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Ray and Charles Eames and MoMa curator Edgar Kaufmann Jr., it is presented by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art Design and Urban Studies. For more than 60 years, this coveted prize has been awarded to designers and manufacturers in recognition of exceptionally innovative and visionary products, concepts and ideas that go beyond the normal horizons of everyday product design.
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Databricks Open Sources Project Aimed at Data Lake Reliability
- By Becky Nagel
- April 24, 2019
San Francisco, Calif.-based Databricks, original creators of Apache Spark, today announced the release of Delta Lake, an open source solution designed to provide "reliability for both batch and streaming data" for data lakes.
Data lakes are large repositories of storage, often used by enterprises, that store the data in its "raw" or "natural" format in a flat structure -- unlike data warehouses, which are generally hierarchical and store data using folders or files -- with each item tagged with a unique identifier and metadata. The data can then be pulled by a variety of uses, whether data mining applications, machine learning, analytics or something else.
According to Databricks, while the architecture of data lakes offers enterprises benefits, reliability often isn't one of them. "Data reliability challenges derive from failed writes, schema mismatches and data inconsistencies when mixing batch and streaming data, and supporting multiple writers and readers simultaneously," the company explained in its announcement of Delta Lake.
Databricks said that Delta Lake offers better reliability "by managing transactions across streaming and batch data and across multiple simultaneous readers and writers."
"Delta Lakes can be easily plugged into any Apache Spark job as a data source, enabling organizations to gain data reliability with minimal change to their data architectures," the company continued. "Organizations no longer need to spend resources building complex and fragile data pipelines to move data across systems. Instead, developers can have hundreds of applications reliably upload and query data at scale."
More information and Delta Lake code is now available for download here.
Becky Nagel is the vice president of Web & Digital Strategy for 1105's Converge360 Group, where she oversees the front-end Web team and deals with all aspects of digital projects at the company, including launching and running the group's popular virtual summit and Coffee talk series . She an experienced tech journalist (20 years), and before her current position, was the editorial director of the group's sites. A few years ago she gave a talk at a leading technical publishers conference about how changes in Web browser technology would impact online advertising for publishers. Follow her on twitter @beckynagel.


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Electric car maker Coda files for bankruptcy after sales fall flat
Electric car maker Coda Holdings Inc., which had once planned to build a battery plant in Columbus, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Associated Press reports.
Los Angeles-based Coda plans to exit the business altogether, instead focusing on Coda Energy, an energy storage business. A group of debtors plans to acquire Coda Automotive for $25 million, it said in a statement, according to AP.
The automaker had expected to sell 10,000 to 14,000 of its five-passenger sedan rolled out last year, but sold around 100. The cost - about $27,250 after federal and state credits - and a recharge time of six hours failed to interest consumers, AP reports.
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Human beings need a lot of things to effectively get through different situations in life, but there are certain elements that end up boasting more importance than others. One such element talks to our core skill of adaptability. To bring our individual, as well as societal growth more on the seamless side, we must always remain adaptable, as that’s probably the only organic way in which we can introduce newer ideas to our space. These ideas, in turn, enhance our understanding of the world over time, and the said understanding then becomes the basis for even better prospects. With a productive setup of this sort, we have successfully gone beyond every pre-established boundary. Now, if we take a moment to assess how all our progressive runs have come about, we’ll see that each of them has actually enjoyed a unique role in forming our upwards trajectory, therefore any comparisons between their impact might not be as informative as many would think. However, despite the general environment appearing unsuitable for relative assessment, there are still certain milestones on our block that stand out quite comfortably, with the most significant one going by the name of technology. Even though technology was in the works for years, it somehow still feels like an overnight success story. This is largely the case due to the breakneck pace at which it has produced fresh avenues all around us. Unfortunately, though, we have seemingly reached a point where the channels are just too many, so it’s now turning into a case of sorting the priorities out. EV startup, Bollinger had to make a similar decision only recently.
Bollinger, a Michigan-based startup, has formally announced that it is postponing the plans to manufacture electric trucks. The indefinite postponement reportedly happened after the company decided to ramp up its focus on commercial delivery vans. Prior to this announcement, Bollinger had already delayed the electric trucks’ project once. The original manufacturing schedule for the company’s two EV trucks, BI and B2, was slated to kickstart in 2020, but that was pushed back into 2021. When questioned regarding the project’s future following another postponement, this one, of course, more ambiguous, Bollinger’s CEO, Robert Bollinger said:
“As these trucks are dear to my heart, I’d never say never. If our continued development in commercial allows us to someday return, there’d be no one happier than me. But there’s no timeline for that.”
To initiate a renewed push for the development of delivery vans, Bollinger is now scouring through potential manufacturing partners. Assuming the whole operation materializes according to the plan, the company can expect stiff competition from names likes General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, and Rivian.


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Amazon says it has resolved issues that briefly caused downtime for its flagship Amazon.com retail sites, along with about 45 minutes of lost functionality for some of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) businesses.
Amazon said it experienced increased error rates for APIs for its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service in its US-EAST-1 region between 11:45 AM and 12:30 p.m. Pacific time, the company reported on its status dashboard. "The issue has been resolved and the service is operating normally," the company reported. Significantly, the problems prevented some customers from accessing the AWS Managament Console. Amazon's Cloud Formation, Elastic Beanstalk, Relational Database Services and Mechanical Turk services also reported temporary access issues.
really glad we all survived that AWS API outage. proud of all of you. how about a group hug?
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While AWS has periodic outages, downtime is rare for the Amazon home page and retail site. Amazon.com was returning a "Website Temporarily Unavailable" message briefly, but appeared to have recovered by about 3:30 pm Eastern.


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250ok adds email validation component
Following exams that show email deal withmisclassified as “undeliverable”, 250ok Validation seeks to assist online marketers meet interacted buyers.
Email analytics and also deliverability platform 250ok launched a brand new enhancement to its email optimization toolset: try this site functionalities. 250ok Validation and support marketing experts identify energetic, valid email deals withon their listings.
In screening 250ok Validation, against completing verifications devices, 250ok found out information recommending various other providers are actually underreporting valid deals with, leading marketing professionals to misclassify them as undeliverable. This leaves behind marketers vulnerable of decreasing misidentified customers coming from their initiatives. The end results of this might vary coming from a decline in open costs and also engagements to a progressive decline in advertising ROI.
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The email advertising process doesn’ t end when an email is actually sent; our company need to have to track and also assess performance in order to improve future projects or techniques. Some of one of the most irritating aspects of email metrics, having said that, is that most email company (ESPs) deliver limited insight into how the email is actually addressed once it gets to the Internet service provider (ISP) as well as what the recipient performs withit. Solutions like 250ok Validate and also others on the market might deliver much-needed insight in to misclassified email addresses. By guaranteeing marketing experts are connecting withenergetic and also authentic get in touches with, marketing experts need to expect to find an airlift in interaction – a vital factor in strengthening deliverability.
” When senders manage to receive more precise outcomes, they can easily send out additional email to deliverable addresses along withpeace of mind,” ” mentioned Alex Griffis, SVP of item at 250ok. ” The more invalid addresses on a listing, the higher the odds of damage to sender credibility and overall deliverability, whichleads to less email ROI and also missed customer opportunities.”
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- 250ok are going to quickly release real-time verification and also a web type plugin to better allow online marketers to email verify addresses as they are actually gathered. System users can be proactive concerning their list healthat the point of assortment withthe ability to tailor criteria as well as help subscribers catchflaws.
- 250ok Validation is actually the 6thfunction to be included in 250ok’ s broadening system, signing up withInbox, Credibility, DMARC, Analytics, and also very most just recently, Design.
- By integrating email deliverability, cleanliness, style, surveillance, and engagement analytics into a singular answer, 250ok currently makes it possible for marketing experts to settle multiple marketing innovation stacks.


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Mercedes Reportedly Shipping the ESprinter Stateside in 2023
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning to bring an electric commercial van, presumably the eSprinter, to the United States as early as the third quarter of 2023. While the all-electric van launched earlier this year in Europe, the manufacturer said it wanted to hold off on North American exports for reasons that should be obvious to anybody familiar with the industry. The model’s rather low range (up to 96 miles, depending on load and route) makes it a poor fit for North America’s wide-open spaces, as does its standard 75 mph (or optional 50 mph) top speed. Meanwhile, the necessary homologation efforts required to sell the eSprinter in the U.S. would only increase the price of a vehicle already ill-suited to the nation’s roadways.
Were it to come here now, we’d be looking at a cargo van with an MSRP dangerously close to $60,000 and the top speed and range of a small-displacement dirtbike. Regulatory incentives aside, it doesn’t seem like a worthwhile addition to the North American landscape. But analysts are worried that Mercedes-Benz needs to get a move on and ensure the vehicle comes to the U.S. market before it’s edged out by the competition. It’s a position we’d be inclined to agree with had the eSprinter arrived with more robust specifications.
Guidehouse Insights has forecast U.S. battery-powered light commercial vehicle sales hitting 623,000 units in 2030, against the 56,000 units that were estimated for 2020. “Given the rapidly increasing interest from commercial fleets in going electric, it would be foolish for Daimler not to offer the eSprinter here,” Guidehouse analyst Sam Abuelsamid told Automotive News in a recent interview. “What it comes down to is making sure the vehicle has a competitive range and performance capability.”
But that’s easier said than done. Literally, every single automotive engineer (sometimes entire teams) honest enough to level with us has stated that increasing the range of cargo-focused vehicles is a serious engineering issue. While range can be improved by chucking on a bigger battery pack, the immense amount of weight this adds starts to create a law of diminishing returns. Throwing cargo into the mix further complicates the issue and increases upfront cost — as the battery pack ends up being the most expensive component on any electric vehicle.
Daimler’s U.S.-Spec eSprinter could be powered by a 120-kilowatt-hour battery, according to insider sources. But this is assumed to be the outer limits of what the platform could accommodate. Regardless, an American van would absolutely need something larger than the 55-kWh energy pack that’s currently residing inside the European version. Ford’s E-Transit already outclasses the Mercedes-Benz van with a lower price tag and 126 miles of range and it hasn’t even gone on sale yet. But we weren’t exactly thrilled with its similarly mediocre specifications and still relatively high starting price.
Manufacturers tend to downplay the negatives of electrification, however, while prioritizing the benefits in their marketing. Numerous nameplates have attempted to convince fleet operators that the range and charging limitations (in addition to those elevated MSRPs) of EVs are more than offset by their lighter maintenance schedule and nonexistent fueling costs. Despite the recipe seeming to have limited applications for long-haul deliveries, it does appear to have some utility in urban environments with tighter delivery routes. This may explain why Amazon invested in Rivian and placed an order for 100,000 midsize electric van to be delivered by 2030. Of course, Amazon now has a grotesque amount of money and can afford to waste it. But there are plenty of other agencies ordering smaller batches of EVs to see how they’ll slot into their respective fleets.
Electric vehicles are “poised to revolutionize the commercial fleet world,” said Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of fleet maintenance and engineering.
“We’re partnered with smaller disrupters already, and we would like nothing better than seeing more players putting the innovation pedal to the metal in this space.”
Automakers are responding to the demand. Ford will offer a battery-electric version of the Transit cargo van in the U.S. and Canada for the 2022 model year. And GM will begin production of an electric van, code-named BV1, in September, according to AutoForecast Solutions.
Ford and GM are Mercedes’ largest competitors in the commercial segment, said David Ellis, general manager at RBM of Alpharetta, a major Sprinter retailer near Atlanta.
“So we have to stay competitive and release an electric vehicle that will have longer range and larger carrying capacity,” Ellis said. “The future of the auto industry is electric.”
But when exactly is that going to be? While battery capacities have improved immensely over the last decade, it’s difficult to imagine continued exponential growth over the next couple of years. Although, it rarely seems like it’s the technology or market demand that’s driving the all-electric ship anymore. Much of this is being spurred on by government initiatives and stringent regulatory measures that basically force automakers into building EVs or paying out hefty fines. The same goes for big corporations operating sizable automotive fleets.
“It would be attractive to the U.S. market because fleet customers have CO2 and sustainability targets to achieve, and many other customers could benefit from lower operational costs,” said Swickard, CEO of Swickard Automotive Group, which operates four Mercedes stores in Alaska, Georgia, Oregon, and Washington.
Daimler is intent on launching 10 purely electric vehicles and 25 plug-in hybrids globally by 2025. Last week, the company also said it would invest at least $85 billion to encourage the electrification and digitization of its products within that time frame.
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- Redapple2 I d just buy one already sorted. Too many high level skills (wiring, paint, body panel fitment et. al.) that i dont have. And I dont fancy working 100 s of hours for $3 /hour.
- 28-Cars-Later I'm actually surprised at this and not sure what to make of it. In recent memory Senator Biden has completely ignored an ecological disaster in Ohio, and then ignored a tragic fire in Hawaii until his handlers were goaded in sending him and his visit turned into it's own disaster, but we skipped nap time for this sh!t show? Seriously? We really are through the looking glass now, "votes" no longer matter (Hillary almost won being the worst presidential candidate since 1984 before he claimed the crown) and outside of Corvette nostalgia Joe doesn't care let alone know what day it happens to be. Could they really be afraid of Trump, who AFAIK has planned no appearance or run his mouth on this issue? Just doesn't make sense, granted this is Clown World so maybe its my fault for trying to find sense in a senseless act.
- Tassos If you only changed your series to the CORRECT "Possibly Collectible, NOT Daily Driver, NOT Used car of the day", it would sound much more accurate AND TRUTHFUL.Now who would collect THIS heap of trash for whatever misguided reason, nostalgia for a much worse automotive era or whatever, is another question.
- ToolGuy Price dropped $500 overnight. (Wait 10 more days and you might get it for free?)
- Slavuta Must be all planned. Increase price of cars, urbanize, 15 minutes cities. Be poor, eat bugs


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by Mitch Kokai
Senior Political Analyst, John Locke Foundation
We have, after all, been told that decarbonization of the economy is going to generate lots of new jobs. I’m not convinced, particularly, … when it comes to net job creation. To be sure, the transition away from greenhouse gases ought to create quite a large number of new jobs for regulators, lawyers, and all the rest, and maybe even some well-paid blue-collar jobs too, but it will also cost jobs. The classic example of that, of course, will be in the oil and gas business, but, as discussed last week, electric vehicles are going to represent a significant challenge to existing auto companies (and the companies that supply them) and a significant opportunity for manufacturers in China, not least because of how (relatively) easy it is to manufacture EVs. …
… According to the BLS, around 630,000 auto-service technicians were employed in the country as a whole in May 2021. So, assuming that most states, particularly the larger ones, follow California’s example in squeezing out and ultimately banning the sale of new vehicles powered by internal-combustion engines, that could be over 300,000 jobs lost. Admittedly those job losses would be phased in over time, but they are likely to be lost in a period when economic growth will (in my view) be significantly held back by the energy transition, which is, after all, not a response to consumer demand but a mandated top-down change, not typically the best way of creating good new jobs.
There is also (and again, in my view) the threat to the labor market posed by the ever-increasing encroachment of automation/AI. Certainly, technological transformations have always created more jobs than they cost, but that word “always” says nothing about the delay between the loss of old technology jobs and the creation of new work to replace them.


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Retail guru Big Bazar decided no job cuts, no layoffs
While many companies and institutions are laying off employees, amid COVID-19 and unending lockdowns, retail chain Big Bazaar is among the few institutions that have decided to stay away from the going chain. Big Bazaar, CEO, Sadashiv Nayak, who was speaking at a webinar on “The future of Retail after Covid-19” confirmed the news, Supported by BIG FM and Moneylife, this webinar with Nayak is the fifth session in the ‘India After COVID-19’ series.
“We made an internal call that no staff will lose his or her job. So, we decided to give everyone whatever little we had,” said Nayak. The employee strength of this hypermarket is 30,000.
Adding to this, he said, “If consumption grows, we don't see jobs in the sector getting affected. We will not see a long-standing dent in employment in this sector.” However, due to this pandemic, if the consumption pattern in India takes a hit, businesses like Big Bazaar are more likely to feel the pinch.
The company has been engaging with its employees from the beginning of the lockdown. “We communicated to the families of the 30,000 staff. We informed them about the safety measures taken by us to keep our staff members safe."
The company allowed the employees to stay at home if they were not confident of coming out and working at their respective outlets. “On a daily basis, over 8,000 to 9,000 staff members have been coming to work (since the lockdown),” Nayak asserted.
At such times, it is imperative to give both staff and customers a lot of assurance and give them hope through various forms of communication, said Nayak “I keep telling my team that we will survive this very well.”
At present, the chain has around 370 outlets including Fashion Big Bazaar across the country. Nayak is optimistic that this number will help the chain reach out to large numbers of customers who are availing their services online or by walking into a store.


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Emporio Armani Connected Expands Line with Sleek New Touchscreen Smartwatches
Emporio Armani Connected Expands Line with
Sleek New Touchscreen Smartwatches
MILAN – July 16, 2018 – Emporio Armani introduces a new generation of touchscreen smartwatches further expanding the brand’s innovative wearables line — Emporio Armani Connected. Concurrently with the launch of the new smartwatches, a new selection of exclusive new pictures from the ADV FW18 campaign will be unveiled, featuring renowned singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes, now face of the entire collection of Emporio Armani watches. The new smartwatches will be available for pre-sale today on armani.com, and available worldwide in early September at Armani stores and selected retailers worldwide.
Emporio Armani Connected’s latest smartwatches feature dynamic styling, the latest evolution of wearable technology, and a sleek design that honors the brand’s tradition of precision in watchmaking. Powered with Wear OS by Google and the Qualcomm® Snapdragon WearTM 2100 SoC, the new Emporio Armani Connected touchscreen smartwatches are compatible with both iPhone® and AndroidTM phones.
In addition to the classic features of the Wear OS platform, the smartwatches include added functionality, finding new ways to keep customers connected to what matters most to them:
- Heart Rate Tracking
Automatically track your heart rate across multiple types of workouts using Google Fit or third-party apps
*Tic Health available in China
- Swimproof Technology
Shower, swim, and dive up to 3 ATM seamlessly and track swim workouts through third-party apps
*Mobvoi Store available in China; Google Play Store available in select countries.
- Payment Technology
Make purchases via your NFC-enabled smartwatch using Google Pay
*Alipay available in China. Google Pay available in select countries.
- GPS Distance Tracking
Leave your phone at home when going for a walk, hike, ride, or run with built-in GPS that records the distance right on your smartwatch
- Assist on the Wrist
Ask questions and give commands directly to your smartwatch via Google Assistant
*Mobvoi Assistant available in China; Google Assistant available in select countries
The new Emporio Armani Connected touchscreen smartwatch features the new digital dial designs, a striking stainless steel case, and an eye-catching 1.19-inch AMOLED display with an ambient sensor to enhance battery life.


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Canada's annual rate of inflation rose to 4.0 percent in November from 3.4 percent in the previous month mainly due to higher prices for gasoline and new automobiles, the government said yesterday.
November marks the first time since July that the inflation rate is back up to the 4 percent range. After starting the year at 5.3 percent, inflation rose briefly then declined to 4.2 percent by July. In August it was down to 3.7 percent. It rose to 3.8 percent in September, then dropped to 3.4 percent in October.
The government agency Statistics Canada said prices for food remained relatively stable between October and November, but private transportation costs rose 2.4 percent -- both new car prices and gasoline prices.
The consumer price index compiled by Statistics Canada is based on a monthly survey of price changes in a fixed shopping basket of hundreds of consumer goods and services.
The index is based on 100 points being equal to the average price for these items in 1981. In November, the index was 124.0, up from 123.2 in October, 123.0 in September and 122.9 in August. That means the same goods and services that cost $100 in 1981 cost $124 last month, $123.20 in October and $123 in September.


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Throughout The Car Industry
Thanks to General Motors and Toyota, recalls are standard fare in the world of automotive news. The effects of the delay in reporting potential life-threatening flaws in their products is having a domino effect in the industry.
Tags: recall, gm, toyota, nissan, honda, chrysler
GM has cars with faulty ignition switches. Toyota has airbags that don’t work properly. Chrysler has accelerator problems. Mazda has an insect infestation.
The sun came up this morning which is the cue for GM to issue another recall. This one affects 172,000 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles from model years 2013 and 2014. All the cars have a 1.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine. One of the axles can fracture and separate without warning during normal driving.
Toyota has issued a voluntary recall on 119,000 '03/'04 model year Avalon sedans. The problem with these vehicles,according to a statement made last week by Toyota, is that the “front airbag or seat belt pretensioners could inadvertently deploy.”
You couldn’t avoid the latest GM recall and the storm of media coverage around it even if you lived under a rock! As the saga unravels in front of our eyes, it’s hard not to wonder what the future will hold for GM. This is, after all, the same company that was already struggling to keep up in the most important class in the industry, the truck market. This isn’t, however, GM’s first rodeo and, to be fair, there isn’t a major auto maker out there that hasn’t had a scandalous recall of some kind... so here’s a look back at GM’s history of recalls.
Is there a car sitting in your driveway or garage? Do you depend on it to get you to work, school, doctor’s appointments and other necessary destinations? Most of us do. We count on the safety and dependability of our vehicles and trust that as long as we take care of them they will take care of us. And where does this trust come from? Manufacturers build it through information provided to us from advertisements and also word of mouth.
Tags: recall, gm, ford, toyota, chrysler, aston martin, gm, mitsubishi
If you follow automotive news you may already know about the huge fiasco at General Motors over faulty ignition switches in 1.37 million vehicles spanning six models and five production years from 2003-2007. This defect has caused more than 10 deaths to date and has spawned investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, two congressional committees, and the US Department of Justice. That’s not GM's only predicament at present though. There are three more recalls in the works which will encompass 1.5 million more vehicles due to a fault in the brake and airbag wiring harnesses.
The National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed an investigation into problems with coolant leaks, which included 24,635 Porsche 911s from model years 2001-2011. All were equipped with Turbo, GT2 or GT3 engines.
On March 3rd, Toyota Motor Sales USA issued a “stop delivery” order to dealers for its 2014 Toyota Highlander Crossovers. This means dealers were asked not to sell any of these vehicles until further notice. The cause of the request is the seat belt in the center of the third row, which apparently was not installed properly at the factory and may not be secured to the vehicle floor. It can come loose during a crash and send the occupant of this seat flying through or out of the vehicle, depending on the severity of the accident.
Tags: highlander, toyota, lexus, seat belt, 2014
Legalities baffle me sometimes. They seem to go against common sense, and those who resort to splitting hairs over what’s “legal” and what’s “right” annoy me to no end. GM is teetering on the edge of falling into this category.


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Shares of Chico’s FAS Inc. rose Friday after the retailer revealed plans to shutter stores and build its digital platforms.
The women’s apparel and accessories retailer said it would close at least 250 stores in the U.S. over the next three years. The store closures will be across all three of Chico’s divisions, including the namesake division, White House/Black Market and intimates brand Soma, and represent about a fifth of the company’s roughly 1,430 brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. and Canada. The exact time of each store closure is still to be determined, but “weighted to years two and three,” according to a company statement.
“Our focus is on implementing those initiatives that drive the greatest levels of growth and profitability of our business,” said Shelley Broader, Chico’s chief executive officer and president. “This includes continued improvement in each of our differentiated brands, increased flexibility and efficiency across our organization and fully leveraging the capabilities of our robust omnichannel platform.”
The company said it would continue to invest in new technology, giving shoppers options like the ability to buy online and pick-up in store or find products that have sold out. The closures will also let the company take advantage of its lease expiration cadence.
Investors might be sold. Company shares rose 5.4 percent to $6.25 in midday trading Friday. Chico’s also updated its fourth quarter 2018 guidance for the period ending Feb. 2, saying sales were trending better than expected.
Chico’s needed a boost. The stock has fallen about 36 percent over the past year. In an effort to turn things around, Chico’s began pivoting away from its neutral tones with brighter colors. But as the downturn continued, the company decided it needed to focus on what its core shoppers want: classic silhouettes and basics.
Then the company fell short on both top and bottom lines during its most recent earnings. That might help explain why Diane Ellis left her post as Chico’s brand president in November after only two years on the job.
Even so, changing mall patterns and consumer shopping habits have negatively impacted many retailers. In November, Gap Inc. said out of the 775 Gap brand locations globally, it would close “hundreds” of unprofitable stores in the near future to focus on the web site, including its three-level flagship at 680 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. J. Crew, Abercrombie & Fitch, Macy’s and Ralph Lauren also all closed stores in 2018.


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Thanks to the help of the South Australian Government Tourism Industry Development Fund, Victor Harbor Holiday and Cabin Park will soon be introducing a new giant “Hurricane Vortex” slide and double bucket tower, with each bucket holding over 300 litres of water, as part of the expansion of our water-play area.
The double bucket and Hurricane Slide are believed to be the first of their kind ever installed in a holiday park in Australia.
With help of funds from the Tourism Industry Development Fund Grant, we will also be installing additional cabins and ensuites and enhancing existing recreational facilities by doubling the size of the current waterplay area with the addition of these new and unique features.
Look out for updates on our socials in the coming months. We’re aiming to have it open in December 2021.


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To support the industry, Roseate Hotels & Resorts has taken an initiative, where they are organising a bike ride from New Delhi to Kanyakumari. The bikers will pass through different states, stay at different locations, and help achieve the goal of pushing tourism in India.
Travelling from Delhi to Kanyakumari, the bike riders will cover more than 3700kms, and cover the route --- Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Nashik-Mumbai-Goa-Gokarna-Bengaluru-Wayanad- Alleppey-Kovalam-Varkala-Kanyakumari.
The aim of this campaign is to promote safe travel within the country and boost domestic tourism. The Ministry of Tourism has come forward to support Roseate Hotels & Resorts in this endeavour, with the Director General of Tourism flagging off the ride on October 25.


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Upswing in flow of cruise ships between Europe and Panama
Friday, November 10, 2017
The growing stream of cruise ship passengers arriving in Panama from Europe will continue this season when Aida Mar, of the German shipping company Aida Cruises, arrives at the Colon Harbor 2000, on Friday, November 17, with 3,000 passengers.
In the early hours of Monday, November 20, Mein Schiff 6 of the German TUI group will dock with 3,500 passengers in the province of Colón.
Source: Newsroom Panama


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Rourkela was chosen from among 631 applications from 99 countries to become one of 50 champion cities to test their idea. The city rose to the top of those 50 champion cities to become one of 15 grand prize winners.
The 2021 Global Mayors Challenge was the fifth edition of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ innovation competition that supports and spreads cities’ most promising ideas. The winners were selected based on four criteria: vision, potential for impact, feasibility and transferability. The ideas provide a powerful snapshot of the innovation priorities of hundreds of the world’s cities.
He said Covid-19 pandemic has affected people, especially those who are at the lower side of the economic strata. There are around 700 registered small street vendors in the city who sell perishable goods like vegetables and fruits. Of them, 300 are women vendors. Due to lack of proper storage, they try to sell the goods (having low shelf life) on the same day and resort to distress sale, he added.
“We came up with an idea to construct cold storages for these vendors at some selected places in the city to solve this distress sale issue. We have also decided to use solar power (green energy) in the cold stores for the benefit of the environment. We will also operate electric vehicles (e-rickshaw) for transportation of the goods. These vehicles can be monitored through internet of things (IoT) based devices.
"The entire system will be operated and managed by a women federation, providing them a new livelihood opportunity. Senior and physically challenged citizens will have the option to order and receive commodities,” he added.
Sources said the RMC will set up the cold stores in a decentralized manner across the city. Though the number of cold stores is yet to be finalized, the civic body has zeroed in on five locations in the city.
Michael Odermatt, program manager, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Global Mayors Challenge, told TOI that food insecurity and waste is an important issue for cities around the globe. “We are eager to see Rourkela address these two important topics, help local residents, and build a model for other cities to follow,” he added.
He said many Indian cities had applied to the challenge and two of these cities made it into the champion phase. These were Pune and Rourkela. But Rourkela entered into the winner’s list. “Over the course of the next three years, we will work closely with the 15 winners to support their work to implement and scale their ideas,” he added.


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The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)’s annual conference for retail supply chain executives—LINK2022: The Retail Supply Chain Conference—will feature a panel discussion with leaders of key US ports. Executives from the Port of Long Beach, Northwest Seaport Alliance (Seattle-Tacoma), and Virginia Ports Authority will share insights into how ports are managing today’s heightened demand and preparing for the future.
“Disruption has been the name of the supply chain game for the last few years now, but this is an opportune moment for retailers and port executives to have a frank dialogue about the future of the nation’s supply chain,” said RILA Vice President of Supply Chain Jess Dankert. “Consumer demand is strong and still growing; that represents a challenge but also a huge opportunity for retailers. This session is a great chance for retailers to hear directly from the ports, ask questions, and learn how they can best prepare to meet the evolving needs of the consumer in the years ahead.”
The session, Navigating Disruption: A Conversation with Port Leaders, will feature Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero, Northwest Seaport Alliance Chief Operations Officer Tom Bellerud, and Virginia Ports Authority CEO Stephen Edwards.
The port leaders will also engage in small group meetings with retailers for candid discussion and feedback about supply chain challenges.
“We’re thankful to have these leading port executives join us at LINK,” Dankert said. “After the last two years, this conversation can be another step toward shaping a better future for retailers and our partners at the nation’s largest ports.”
RILA’s LINK2022: The Retail Supply Chain Conference will take place February 20-23 in Dallas, Texas.


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Designed as an alternative form of finance and transaction, the coin is free to use, 100% secure and self-governing. It does not rely on any interaction with an authoritative body or government, putting Filipinos in control of their own finances.
The Philippines is considered to have a high rate of cryptocurrency acceptance among its Southeast Asian neighbours making it a promising territory for crypto tokens. This unique combination of openness to crypto and the lag between the banking services and financial exclusion puts Online Blockchain and its ManilaCoin in a favourable position.
ADVFN, the global stocks, shares and crypto information website and sister company of OBC, has a website in the Philippines, Finance Manila. The site represents a solid platform for OBC and the Board saw the opportunity to leverage its relationship with ADVFN’s financial communities.
The CEO of Online Blockchain, Clem Chambers, commented: “OBC is applying the tried and true strategy of thinking globally but acting locally. We are looking at different opportunities for crypto projects locally where we see a need and a community to serve. The Philippines is one of those.”
The internet never forgets: a lesson all too quickly learnt when sharing opinions online. Nowadays, as a great deal of interpersonal communication takes place on the web, personal exposure in the form of social media interaction cannot easily be taken back if you have been less than careful with your words.
South African presenter Trevor Noah knows this far too well. Five years ago, he told a joke perceived by many as racist. The clip resurfaced on the web only a while ago, prompting an outpouring of hate towards him on social media. Angry users hit back at Trevor over his comments, launching a campaign in Australia to boycott his upcoming tour.
Privacy boundaries are blurred in the online world. It is not uncommon to hear about cases of job applicants who miss out on employment opportunities because pictures and posts of a personal nature — which could be considered inappropriate for their professional image — are in the public domain.
Protecting our online reputation is indeed a tall order even for those who are not in the spotlight or have not supposedly compromised their image with polemical comments. The internet is full of trolls: those who purposely bully and offend other users online, sometimes in exchange for cash.
Just as individuals need to be mindful about their exposure online, companies’ reputations can also take a hit when they open themselves up to reviews. Over two million negative comments about businesses are made daily on social media platforms in the United States.
These days, when consumers can search and review businesses all too easily with their phones, online brand reputation is one of the most important assets a company can have. A study from Invesp pointed out that nearly 90 percent of customers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations.
As web-based interaction becomes ever more intrinsic to our lives, authorities have recognised the importance of preserving online reputation, and as such are working towards protecting users from trolls and malicious activity online.
Right of Reply, a leading innovative online reputation platform, believes that empowering individuals to regain control and ‘tell their truth’ is the key. “The right of reply is a legitimate right granted by law. yet exercising this right is difficult, time consuming and expensive. even when exercised, the reply tends to come too late to have sufficient impact in balancing out the damaging content. it is important that every individual is in a position to reply to any kind of online content in easy, timely and cost-effective manner proportionate to the wrong or misleading content. this applies to every medium by which reputation can be damaged: press and media statements, blog articles, credit reports and social media” Right of Reply commented.
The EU has put some regulation in place to protect individuals in their battle to preserve their online image: since 2014, after a case in Spain, the European Court of Justice established the ‘right to be forgotten’, meaning that a person has the legal right to have sensitive, personal online content removed.
If a European citizen asks Google to remove certain pieces of personal information from the web, Google has the obligation to comply. Since this right was established, there have been more than 700,000 requests to Google to remove sensitive content from its search engines.
“I often think of the right to be forgotten as an obligation that falls on companies like Google,” said Michael Douglas, senior law lecturer at the University of Western Australia, as he highlights that data braches and scandals such as that of Cambridge Analytica are attracting the attention of regulators and authorities all across the world.
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it”
- Warren Buffett
For hundreds of years, a person’s reputation has been their most important asset. A reputation is something that can take years to build, but only seconds to crumble. We’ve seen this time and time again in the new age of social media. A study even found that 87% of executives rate online reputation management as more important than other risks. So why is our reputation so hard to protect?
Despite constant advances in technology and social media, there is still no integrated platform or service an individual can use to protect themselves from the spread of false information on the web. Unverified media sources can produce false content, with virtually no recourse. This increasing inability to determine the truthfulness of online content can be incredibly damaging to people and companies. For example, a rumour was spread years ago that Starbucks refused to send coffee to troops overseas. Despite this having been confirmed as false by the Company, it still appears frequently on social media, and the Company is still responding to queries.
@LouTiano1 From time to time this rumor seems to circulate online, but there is absolutely no truth to it. We are in complete support of our troops. For more information, please visit https://t.co/ivnLVmaKZS.
Right of Reply has a new, innovative solution that empowers individuals to directly control their online reputation. Underpinned by a team of serial entrepreneurs with solid experience in technology, a proven track record and access to capital, Right of Reply (ROR) positions itself as an innovative leading player in the online reputation space. Right of Reply brings expertise and cutting-edge technology to what is often the wild terrain of online reputation management — empowering its clients to regain control of their reputations by telling their truth.
The concept of ‘Right of Reply’ offers individuals the right to respond to any criticism made about them — in the same place that the original criticism was published. This concept is not new, yet not law in most countries. In many jurisdictions, there is no legally backed, systematic way to protect one’s reputation. Even when no one is trying to undermine the value of one’s reputation, it certainly appears that the right tools are not being made available for one to protect themselves if the potentially catastrophic spread of false information does start. In fact, 88% of adults agree that it’s very difficult to remove inaccurate information about themselves online. This is the exact problem that Right of Reply are tackling. Right of Reply offers three distinct services (RoR, RoCC and RoRKEY) that grant individuals the freedom to respond to anything posted about them on the internet in a timely, legally sound manner. Right of Reply believes that everyone should be able to tell their truth, and that their low cost, legally sound service will revolutionise the way that people manage their online reputations.
Right of Reply understands that more and more employers are checking applicants’ social media accounts, searching applicant’s names on the internet, and using the internet to find out as much as they can before hiring a person; in fact, 70% of employers admit to not having hired an employee because of online content. In 2018, we are seeing an unprecedented ability to access information that we would never have seen before. Right of Reply wants to help people everywhere make sure that the information about them on the internet is accurate and represents their truth.
Right of Reply, or RoR
ROR empowers individuals to respond to negative or erroneous online content through its suite of patented search, respond and publish tools. RoR enables the general public to access multiple perspectives on specific content, and offers media outlets protection against defamatory lawsuits.
Reply on Credit Check, or RoCC.
Typically, when banks and other financial institutions are deciding whether to grant loans, they complete a credit check to assess the risk factor of any given person. These credit checks do not reflect the unique situation of the person, and do not offer the ability to justify and explain credit history or offer any extra details. RoCC will revolutionise the way that money is borrowed by allowing individuals the ability to respond to information found on a credit check. Financial inclusion in the 21stcentury is a huge issue, and by giving individuals the power to respond to information on their credit check, add new information, and provide documentation to challenge inaccurate information, we can take a step towards a society based on fair financial assessment. This service could help countless people around the world access credit. For example, 20% of Americans have an error on their credit report. With RoCC, they will be able to correct these errors.
RoRKEY. Register of Reputation Keys
A decentralised register of reputation powered by blockchain technology, allowing anyone to store the proof of any digital content associated to their identity.
Powered by cutting-edge blockchain technology, RoRKEY has created an ecosystem centred on reputations, where users will have their own unique digital identity linked to a personal public key on blockchain.
RoRKEY gives users an online platform where they can quickly and easily address and personally reply to any negative online content, especially on unregulated media like social networks and blogs.
The software is quickly and easily integrated into many online media platforms. Platforms benefit from these innovative and easy-to-use tools by ensuring the accuracy of their content and avoiding time-consuming and expensive legal consequences from people mentioned in their content.
RoRKEY aims to become the foundation of the biggest ecosystem for decentralized and independent protection of personal rights in the realm of communication.
Social Enterprise UK is the largest social enterprise network in the UK, they are the leading global authority on social enterprise, paving the way in promoting equality through business. They firmly believe that social enterprise is the best way to create a truly equal society. This vision is something that Right of Reply enthusiastically shares — which is why they have become a certified member of SEUK.
“All businesses regardless of their set up have a role to play in creating a fairer, more sustainable world” — Social Enterprise UK
Social Enterprise UK works with some of the largest companies across both the private and public sectors. This unrivaled platform means that they can create real, lasting change. Some of the companies Social Enterprise UK work with include Santander, Johnson&Johnson, NHS England, the British Council and many more.
The services Right of Reply bring to the market come at an important point in time. It is becoming increasingly difficult to determine the truthfulness of online content and this poses a huge risk to personal reputations. RoR services finally offer low-cost and easy protection of your most valuable asset — your reputation.
Online Blockchain plc, a leading UK blockchain company, launches Buenos, a cryptocurrency for financial inclusion and challenge in Argentina. Designed to be an alternative form of finance and transaction, the coin will empower Argentinians, giving them full control of their finances.
Argentina is sliding into financial recession after three years of stable economic growth. The inflation rate for 2018 is at 25.4%, over ten percentage points above the estimates from the Central Bank. Since the start of the year, the Argentine peso is down over 20% against the US dollar, and President Macri has recently approached the IMF to close loan agreements. The Argentinian population has a history of mistrust towards banking institutions since the country’s crisis in 2001. As another recession looms, alternative forms of cash are gaining popularity.
Buenos is part of Online Blockchain’s strategy to address the opportunities in emerging markets worldwide where cryptocurrencies are gaining ground.
OBC, alongside ADVFN Brazil — a joint venture between ADVFN PLC and InfoAdvanced Ltda- recently launched Brazio, a new cryptocurrency for Brazilians. OBC has a global strategy to deploy a variety of digital currencies at a local level as it believes the real success of each application starts from the local user case and endorsement by the local environment.
By rejecting traditional banking institutions, Buenos allows its users to enjoy freedom and full control over their finances with no extra costs or hidden fees. Buenos coins can be mined by anyone with a PC or Smartphone at a 0% mining fee, and managed via the Buenos Wallet, a platform to store and transact Buenos freely and securely. Furthermore, the cryptocurrency has a mining cap at 500,000,000 coins, which is a natural anti-inflationary tool to keep valuation and exchange rates stable. OBC is planning to build up different applications on the coin as the market and the network becomes established.
Online Blockchain has pre-mined 20% of Buenos coins, which are directed into further development to ensure a full infrastructure for Buenos.
Buenos is listed on SouthXchange, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in Argentina. SouthXchange is a solid and expanding trading platform for digital currencies. It is built to support the emergence of crypto coins in South America as alternative means of finance.
The CEO of Online Blockchain, Clem Chambers, commented: “There’s plenty of potential for Buenos to succeed and become an important financial tool for the people of Argentina. Buenos is more than a cryptocurrency: it has been developed with a view to functioning as a second local coin in the long run. We think globally but act locally.”
About Online Blockchain Plc:
Revolutionising the world with cutting-edge research and development, Online Blockchain is leading innovation in cryptocurrency and decentralised ecosystems via various applications of blockchain. It is incubating exciting cryptocurrency start-ups, developing technical innovation in the blockchain space and setting the standard for the decentralised tomorrow. The company also provides continuous development and maintenance for a number of cryptocurrency projects worldwide.
The Online Blockchain team have been pioneers in the tech sector for over 20 years . Born as On-line plc, the company added Blockchain’ to its name in 2017 to reflect its new direction towards joining the blockchain revolution and its main focus in developing cryptocurrencies.
“Creating a smart network between the farmers and the outer environment is now achievable because of technology… These things are now available for us to use and create a unique solution for farming problems in Africa,” says Chris Cleverly, Chairman of Block Commodities, the UK company empowering African agriculture through blockchain-based technologies and sustainable development.
In today’s world, where traditional barriers are constantly being broken down by the latest technological and scientific advancements, we can start to see how these new innovations can be used to challenge long-standing centralised establishments that have until now towered over all sections of society.
Understanding the particular economic strengths and resources at a more local level is key to tailoring a growth plan that can addresse the untapped potential and develop a sustainable and efficient ecosystem in each country.
In Africa, a continent of more than 30 million square km, land availability is certainly not a problem. The hindrance to economic growth is found in poor management of land resources coupled with inefficient banking practices bound in red tape, leaving most of the farming population on the margins of financial inclusion.
The lack of access to services that developed countries would take for granted leaves millions of Africans unsupported when it comes to financial infrastructure. Loans, credit lines and savings accounts are some of the opportunities which remain unavailable to many.
The rise of new technological structures is here to shake up the status quo, just in good time.
Defining the problem: “Underdevelopment” due to inadequate systems and untapped resources
Agriculture is indeed a huge market in Africa: 700 million Africans are farmers. Yet, despite this figure, Africa is a net food importer, with its annual bill being $35billion, estimated to reach as much as $110 billion by 2025.
The food deficit in sub-Saharan Africa has grown 570% since 2001, reaching over US$40 billion in 2015. Twenty million Africans face food insecurity, a reality particularly tough in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda.
The region’s largely unsustainable and inefficient agricultural infrastructure, commodity trading systems, and poor resources management have left farmers producing only 50% of the potential that an optimised structure could bring about.
Most farmers in Africa can produce just enough to feed their own families, unable to generate any further income. In Sub-Saharan countries, smallholder farmers represent 70 percent of the population.
On top of that, banking and financial services are a privilege for many in the developing world: there are 3.5 billion of unbanked people worldwide.
The cavalry arrives: Blockchain, technology and innovation
Block Commodities, in a joint venture with FinComEco, a fully integrated financial and commodity ecosystem, and supported by Swarm, the leading blockchain private equity fund, is working to tackle the inefficiencies within the African farming supply chain, ultimately maximising production and creating a leading Agritech ecosystem powered by blockchain technology.
Deploying blockchain technology to create an integrated commodity ecosystem, Block and its partners have developed FarmCoin, a security investment token that provides a fully regulated infrastructure to the commodity ecosystem working together for ultimate financial inclusion for unbanked farmers in Africa.
Both having extensive experience in the region, Block and FinComEco have identified the opportunity to deploy blockchain and cryptocurrencies to streamline the agricultural supply chain, with the first step being to tackle the extortionate interest rates for farmers who not could otherwise increase their production. Combining their expertise, they have designed an ecosystem aimed at increasing agricultural output within a permissionless environment, free from the constraints of financial institutions; simply empowering individuals.
However, the project is not only about making interest rates more affordable with blockchain. FarmCoin also enables a whole system with conditions which are much more conducive to optimised farming performance.
FarmCoin is about investing in infrastructure to spur economic growth in African countries via optimal farming performance. The token will provide more efficient and smoother transactions, movement and logistics, empowering wi-fi connections, data processing, soil analysis, transport and vehicle maintenance, drones and satellite — as well as supporting the development of leapfrogging technologies.
Farmers will be able to bring surplus crops to a warehouse to be sold via a FinComEco- facilitated commodities exchange. Once the crops are sold, the warehouse fees and loan interest are paid and the net profit credited to the farmer in FarmCoins, which can be exchanged for goods and services, including at educational and medical institutions.
Blockchain applications also improve the flow of information, allowing farmers and suppliers to keep production records and analyse the farming market more efficiently. Moreover, with increased consumer awareness about sustainability, carbon footprint and responsible farming, blockchain comes in handy as it allows the food chain to be tracked transparently from harvesting all the way to the end consumer.
“The whole development chain can benefit from this token,” says Hirander Misra, from FinComEco, highlighting that increased farming output has the potential to cause a significant increase in African GDP.
“It is all about getting farmers access to fertiliser and develop an efficient ecosystem where they can trade easily. Making use of an integrated supply chain and alternative means of finance, African farmers are now equipped to lift from subsistence farming to commercial level, perform commodity trading and access services to support production growth.
If we can demonstrate we can improve access and efficiencies, we can make a substantial impact in Africa” commented Chris Cleverly, Chairman of Block Commodities and co-founder of FarmCoin.
The pilot project is starting in Uganda end of the summer with 50,000 farmers, and it has full government support.
Rapid technology take-up in Africa has also helped with the success of implementation of FarmCoin. In Uganda, over 70% of people now own a mobile phone. In 2014, this figure was 52%.
FinComEco counts on the support of key technology partners, like GMEX, Saescada and Codel, who provide applications, banking platforms and software to ensure the smooth running of FarmCoin projects.
FarmCoin is designed to provide a strong foundation for farming economies across Africa and beyond, leading the Agritech sector and promoting financial and economical inclusion and growth.
The blockchain revolution keeps gaining ground worldwide. Offices in developing countries are deploying the technology to upgrade land registry systems and ensure legal compliance over property rights.
The adoption of blockchain indicates that societies are turning to alternative protocols and embracing more decentralised governances in various sectors. Among the many setbacks in developing economies is the lack of proper property registration systems. Most of the existing systems are old-fashioned and inefficient, so lack credibility to ensure legal compliance.
Land disputes are common and very often hurt the most financially vulnerable because without any legal documentation, poorer families have little resources and government support to protect their properties.
Even in otherwise legally protected territories, there can be abuse of power and lack of accountability. In the Amazon rainforest, illicit land grabbers have used fake identification to exploit local resources.
Land and farming is an important means of production and source of income for many families in the global south. The 'dead capital' which is lost due to undocumented properties is estimated at US$20 trillion around the world.
In Ghana, 78% of land is not officially registered, and in Brazil, there is no central registry for properties; these are managed instead by more than 3,000 private registry agents.
Blockchain-based systems are indeed feasible solutions for such issues. Authorities in countries in Latin America, including Brazil and Honduras have partnered with blockchain developers to introduce innovative measures to manage property rights.


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Prudential is planning Prudential Magazine and the online travel brand Lastminute has combined online with offline communications to launch a customer title.
Orange replaced its O titles, withdrawn last year, with three new magazines.
Glow, with a print run of 500,000, is a quarterly aimed at 20- to 44-year-old pay-as-you-go and pay-monthly customers.
The Little Orange Mag will target 120,000 16- to 20-year-old pay-as-you-go customers. Both titles are expected to post ABCs next year. A mini-magazine called Inside, which will go out with bills, focuses on sport, film and music, and will be sent to Orange's 1.8 million customers.
There is also news of pitches for big brands such as Apple and the Post Office, suggesting that the level of activity seen in the first half of the year will continue.
The health of the sector was once again underlined by the enduring presence of customer magazines at the top of the circulation rankings in the latest ABC figures.
There was no change in the first three places in the top 100. BSkyB's UK customer title, Sky the magazine, leads with an almost flat circulation of 6,783,581, an increase of 1.1 per cent period on period. Its circulation reflects the steady growth of its customer base, which is being boosted by increased investment in direct marketing and advertising.
Spots two and three were occupied by retail titles from Asda and Boots.
Asda the magazine, published by Publicis Blueprint, posted a circulation of 2,631,293, up 1.8 per cent over the past six months, despite facing competition from a rejuvenated Sainsbury's. Redwood's Boots Health & Beauty was down 0.1 per cent to 1,765,387.
Further down the table, retail's heavy presence continued, showing how much companies value their contribution to increasing loyalty and shifting products off shelves.
Debenhams Desire, which Publicis Blueprint launched at the end of last year, is testing its circulation before settling on a print run. This resulted in a drop of 23.4 per cent on the last period to 745,126. The launch of the title does provide encouraging signs that there is potential for customer titles among non-food retailers.
The Somerfield Magazine was up 1.7 per cent to 1,134,364, while New Crane's Sainsbury's: The Magazine, which is 98.9 per cent actively purchased, rose 2 per cent over the past six months to 346,898. This figure could be boosted by the chain's purchase of nine Safeway and Morrisons stores, adding 100,000 customers.
Waitrose Food Illustrated was up 14.6 per cent year on year, reflecting its purchase of 19 stores from Morrisons.
Healthy, Holland & Barrett's in-store, paid-for magazine, came in just ahead of Waitrose Food Illustrated with a circulation of 300,331, up 7.2 per cent on the last period. However, Homebase Ideas dropped 10.3 per cent after the title wasn't allowed to account for 150,000 promotional copies that were sent out with BBC Good Homes and Ideal Home.
Some of the automotive titles fared well. The Vauxhall Magazine was up 0.8 per cent in the past six months to 394,846, while BMW Magazine rose 6.4 per cent to 283,118.
In the slimming sector, Weightwatchers Magazine was up 2.6 per cent to 249,261, while Slimming World Magazine was up 1 per cent to 264,081.
Although ABCs are only relevant for customer titles that carry ads, the figures show companies continue to plough investment into the medium.
"Companies are continuing to shift from mainstream advertising to more one-to-one, targeted ways of communicating," Andrew Hirsch, the chief executive of John Brown Citrus Publishing, comments. "The magazines in which we sell advertising are performing well against expected figures at a time when mainstream advertising is struggling."
The figures are complemented by research from the Association of Publishing Agencies that shows the medium is gaining credibility. This has long been a moot point between publishers of newsstand and customer titles.
Julia Hutchison, the director of the APA, says: "Titles from Waitrose and Boots show that consumers engage with customer magazines. There's also more acceptance of free media."
The research shows that 25 per cent of consumers keep titles for more than a month. There is an 8 per cent uplift in sales among customers who receive such titles and 44 per cent of consumers take some form of positive action after reading a customer title.
Verdict: The ABCs provide strong proof of a sector in rude health. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that this medium will grow and grow for some time yet.
CUSTOMER MAGAZINES TITLE PUBLISHER Total ABC Period-on- Year-on- period year % change % change Sky the magazine John Brown Citrus Publishing 6,783,581 1.1 2.8 Asda the magazine Publicis Blueprint 2,631,293 1.8 7.3 Boots Health & Beauty Redwood 1,765,387 -0.1 -3.8 U Unison 1,465,833 n/a n/a Saga Magazine Saga 1,245,006 -0.2 0.1 The Somerfield Magazine Rare 1,134,364 1.7 0.3 Debenhams Desire Publicis Blueprint 745,126 -23.4 n/a Emma's Diary Pregnancy Guide Lifecycle Marketing 416,140 3.6 n/a Homebase Ideas Publicis Blueprint 399,348 -10.3 -10.8 The Vauxhall Magazine Brooklands Group 394,846 0.8 -6.6 The Garden RHS Publications 348,567 0.8 5.0 Sky the magazine John Brown Citrus Ireland Publishing 348,136 6.6 10.9 Sainsbury's: The Magazine New Crane 346,898 2.0 23.5 Unlimited BBC Origin Publishing 338,000 1.4 2.3 Healthy River 300,331 7.2 34.0 Waitrose Food Illustrated John Brown Citrus Publishing 299,474 -0.2 14.6 BMW Magazine Cedar 283,118 6.4 9.7 Slimming World Magazine Miles Bramwell Executive Services 264,081 1.0 -1.2 Weightwatchers Magazine Castlebar Publishing 249,261 2.6 n/a Heritage Today John Brown Citrus Publishing 236,794 -1.7 5.0


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MT6595 benchmark results show a chipset that outperforms the current competition – Tegra K1 and Snapdragon 805 chipsets.
This week, system on a chip maker MediaTek announced its 64-bit line-up for 2014, including the MT6595 which is an absolute beast according to the company’s slide shown off during the official launch of the new SoC’s earlier this week.
In a slide presentation on stage at MediaTek conference, which took place in Shenzhen, China, MediaTek representatives revealed MT6595’s (four Cortex-A17 cores + four Cortex-A7 cores) AnTuTu benchmark diagram showing a score of 47,233 points, which beat Nvidia’s Tegra K1 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 805 chipset score.
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“We are approaching the date the British will leave the EU. That is why we must prepare for the post-Brexit period so that trade can continue as it is today, and that the market access for seafood to the UK will be the same,” Nesvik said in a press release.
The UK is an important customer for Norway’s seafood industry, and Brexit was also on the agenda during the annual conference of the Norwegian Seafood Council on January 7, where Nesvik said he had had several meetings with Eustice and Norway had a close dialogue with the UK.
Danger of surprises
“We can hope for an organised Brexit, not a hard Brexit. We don’t know yet. We are approaching a deadline now, January 31,” said Nesvik.
He adds that the danger with such situations is that one may be prepared for what one knows, but that there may be surprises that can be linked to logistics.
“With an organised Brexit, things will move forward in the transition period. Then we must go ahead and get a permanent trade agreement in place,” said the minister.
‘We can compete’
Nesvik told Fish Farming Expert’s Norwegian sister site Kyst.no that during the 11-month transition period following January 31, Norway will be charged the same rate of duty on seafood as the countries that process the product in the EU.
“This is positive and means we can compete with processed product towards the UK.”
Asked what he was working on with regard to Norwegian exports of salmon to the UK, Nesvik told Kyst.no: “The UK cannot negotiate trade agreements with countries until they are permanently out of the EU. So, of course, we have these agreements related to the transitional arrangement, and not least upon resignation, so that one does not encounter a trade barrier from the day they sign out. We really control these things.”
Nesvik also said that he has worked with transitional agreements for one year and has already been to London three times because there is a lot to discuss.
He added that because they have good dialogue and good agreements in place regarding fish health certificates, veterinary checks and more, there are no changes related to Brexit that have immediate effect.


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The new Raptor is no longer an SVT model, as the Special Vehicle Team has been folded into the global Ford Performance brand, so, now it is called 2017 F-150 Raptor. The F-150 was redesigned in 2015 when it first reveald. Ford Motor Company officials were mum on plans for a new Raptor performance model, leaving enthusiasts disappointed. But now, let’s talking a bit more about the new Raport. The new Raptor is powered by a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6, coupled to a 10-speed automatic transmission. his marks the first use of the long-anticipated 10-speeder Ford and General Motors Company have been developing for trucks so it may eventually find its way into the Mustang as well. As for the V-6, Ford says it will produce more power than the outgoing Raptor’s 6.2-liter V-8, which is rated at 411 horsepower and 588Nm of torque. It will also have less weight to push around, thanks to the new F-150’s aluminum body.
The Raptor comes standard with Fox Racing Shox, but they’ve been enlarged and allow for more suspension travel. A Torsen limited-slip front differential, a new transfer case that’s supposed to offer more flexible power delivery, and a Terrain Management System with mulitiple driving modes—including Normal, Street, Weather, Mud, Baja, and Rock—that alter vehicle parameters under different conditions is also available.
A few exterior hardware to mention are stuff such as the “Ford” stamped grille and fender flares. The Raptor also boasts a massive six-inch wider track compared to a standard F-150.
The interior has some novel features, including paddle shifters for the 10-speed automatic, and roof-mounted switches for aftermarket equipment like extra lights.
So we can bet that all pick-up lovers are so enthusiast for the new Raptor. But, here comes the bad news. It won’t go on sale until the fall of 2016.
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Sony skipped gaming’s biggest event, E3, this year and Microsoft pounced. Xbox stormed the stage with a veritable bevvy of announcements about new games and services, and a slew of details about its next generation console — dubbed Project Scarlett. It was a fantastic showing for what will surely be the next generation’s console war loser.
I know it’s pretty gauche for fan-people to declare one system better than the other – especially considering none of us have played either unreleased console. Just to be clear though: I’m not a PlayStation fanboy, I’m an Xbox One-lover. But I can see the future of gaming, and it is VR. And the longer Microsoft ignores that, the bigger its mistake will be.
I’ve seen the future before, the kind that changes the video game world forever. It was when I beta tested Xbox Live in 2001. I knew it was only a matter of time before what was once only a handful of people playing NFL Fever 2003 online would become millions of gamers from around the world connecting over the internet to share experiences and play together everyday.
Xbox Live wasn’t the first service to let people play multiplayer games, but it’s the one that broke it open for the console market. PSVR did that for VR when it launched on PS4.
VR is a literal game-changer. It may not be for everyone, but here’s a fun fact: the PS4 is the sixth-highest selling console of all time, and one in 20 owners also have PSVR. That means developers have a better chance of seeing their work get played, and making money off it on PSVR than most VR platforms. And good games require passionate, motivated developers.
What does this have to do with PS5? Well, so far Sony’s keeping mum on the subject. But it feels a bit like when your parents won’t tell you what they’ve gotten you for your birthday, and not so much like the company has nothing to say. We do know that PS5 will support VR, in the form of the existing PSVR headset.
This should quell any idea that PSVR 2 will launch with the next console, but that’s not a bad thing. VR hardware is expensive and we’ve reached the point of saturation when it comes to early adopters. The current PSVR headset competes well against the most popular headsets already — knowing it’ll work with PS5 makes it even more worthwhile.
Putting aside the Sony-Microsoft rivalry, PSVR is currently the best option for VR gamers who can’t afford a top-tier PC. And even if you can, only Viveport Infinity beats it in terms of gaming value. And the only killer feature that Rift and Vive have over PSVR is the ability to go wireless. You can pay top-dollar and get better fidelity, but you’ll still need a massive rig to run it. A massive rig that won’t play MLB: The Show 19 or Everybody’s Golf VR.
Judging by Sony’s commitment to VR, it’s likely that PlayStation is building the PS5 with PSVR firmly in mind. Nobody’s going to be surprised to see a wireless PSVR headset with a modest increase in specs launch on the new console eventually.
What is surprising, however, is Microsoft’s seeming lack of interest in the space altogether. In this case, it does feel like the company has nothing to say. It owns Minecraft, for crying outloud, and it debuted the new AR version of it at Apple’s developer conference.
Without VR on Xbox, we’re looking at another console cycle where Microsoft can’t come up with enough reasons to convince anyone to jump ship, while Sony uses PSVR to beckon gamers away from the house that Masterchief built.
PSVR has always been a good investment for PS4 owners. But Sony’s commitment to carry it over to the next console generation means more than just an extension of your investment. It means VR has found a home with PlayStation — and so have I.
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The recent Peacock deal for broadcasting NFL games exclusively on their streaming platform has created a significant impact, particularly on sports bars. Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins outside their cities must now subscribe to Peacock to watch the Super Wild Card Round. This move, costing bars additional expenses for streaming devices and licenses, reflects a major shift in sports broadcasting and viewer habits, emphasizing the growing trend of cord-cutting and streaming services over traditional cable networks.
Kelly O’Brian’s sports bar in Colorado Springs, known for broadcasting every NFL game, was caught off guard by this new streaming requirement, leading to unexpected costs and logistical challenges. The bar’s efforts to adapt reflect a broader trend in sports broadcasting, where streaming services are increasingly gaining ground over traditional cable networks.
A Historic NFL Playoff Game Exclusively on Peacock
Tonight’s Wild Card matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins will broadcast exclusively on Peacock outside of the Kansas City and Miami markets, making it the first-ever NFL playoff game to be broadcast only on a streaming service—the product of NBCUniversal’s big bet on the game as a potential gateway to more Peacock subscribers.
NBCUniversal’s Ambitious Move to Boost Peacock
NBCUniversal has envisioned sports as a key to growing out its Peacock streaming service, which at 30 million subscribers, remains a relatively small player in the streaming wars. In May, NBCUniversal announced a deal with the NFL to stream one playoff game this season, which was valued at $110 million, the Wall Street Journal reported.
By sacrificing substantial ad revenue, NBCUniversal hopes to offer a premier sports experience that might draw in Peacock subscribers. The company previously broadcasted last month’s Bills-Chargers game commercial-free in the fourth quarter on Peacock and plans to do the same with tonight’s playoff game.
The Impact on Sports Bars and Fans
The Peacock deal has significant implications for sports bars and NFL fans across the country. Fans outside Miami and Kansas City who wish to watch the Super Wild Card Weekend match must now subscribe to Peacock. This change has left many avid fans disgruntled as they flock to social media to express their frustrations.
Kelly O’Brian’s sports bar, among many others, is facing unexpected costs and challenges due to the new streaming requirement. From acquiring streaming devices to obtaining necessary licenses, these establishments are forced to adapt quickly to stay in business.
The Future of Sports Broadcasting
The Peacock deal serves as a striking example of the ongoing shift in sports broadcasting. Increasingly, streaming services are gaining ground over traditional cable networks. As more people cut the cord and opt for streaming options, it is likely that similar exclusive deals will become more common in the future.
While the transition poses challenges for sports bars, it also opens up new opportunities for streaming platforms like Peacock. By securing exclusive rights to live sports events, streaming services can attract more subscribers and provide a unique viewing experience.
As tonight’s historic game unfolds on Peacock, the world will be watching to see how this bold move impacts the future of sports broadcasting and the viewer habits that continue to evolve in the digital age.


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Sport’s London 2012 special issue distributed throughout the capital at the end of last week is now being handed out along the parade's route, complete with a cover wrap from BBC Worldwide to promote the official London 2012 DVD.
The edition dedicates 26 editorial pages to interviews with every Team GB gold medallist including Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis, Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, Bradley Wiggins and Andy Murray.
Simon Caney, editor-in-chief of Sport, called the issue "our way of recognising some of their fabulous achievements".
Throughout the last two months, Sport has featured cover wraps and creative executions from Locog sponsors BT, BA, P&G and GSK, in addition to its long running relationship with worldwide Olympic partner Samsung.
However, Adam Bullock, managing director of Sport, told Media Week that while commercially the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games had provided a "decent lift", growth had not been as stellar as he had hoped.
"We have seen a decent uplift in advertising spend with good support from most official sponsors, but we are not talking double-digit rises year on year," he said.
The sentiment echoes the views of many in the press, who have told Media Week that while London 2012 has been good for their editorial content, and, across the qualities in particular for copy sales too, ad spend lifts have been modest.
Bullock said: "I think Locog barriers on activation of ads in and around the Games has definitely prevented some of the more creative ad solutions being produced.
"There were some late deals coming through but in the height of August, with the summer holidays and during the Olympics, approval processes were harder to finalise with many people away from their desks.
Bullock added: "In addition, many regular advertisers who were not sponsors of London 2012 simply walked away from marketing during the period entirely. I don't think we were anticipating such a drop off. All of this combined to keep our ad revenue growth within single figures."
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