text:
Posters depicting the impact of 5 latest Bootcamp projects is on display in a “traveling exhibition” across public spaces in Singapore to spur youth and members of the community to come together to take collective action. It is making its rounds in the National Library branches till September, 2021. Pictures here. Follow us on FB and Instagram to follow the journey of the exhibition. When we launched our flagship outreach program, the Zero Waste Bootcamps …[Read more]
Zero Waste Bootcamp How 5 youth-led initiatives created meaningful impact in Singapore
Eco Brands LataSita makes zero waste clothing a fashion statement
With growing awareness about the ‘beautiful face but ugly heart’ of the fashion industry, seemingly all players – from big brands to small design houses – are making the effort to move towards a more ethical and sustainable fashion world. And then there are brands like LataSita that promote zero waste and ethical fashion from the word go. Founded in 2012, this studio has always been a fierce supporter of some of the most important …[Read more]
Eco Home Tea seed powder – for natural cleaning wherever you are!
[Article updated in Jan 2020; originally published May 2018] Our guest author today is Sandra Zhang, a zero waste practitioner in Singapore. Sandra’s interest in environment issues led her to set up Mono + Co, where she experiments with zero-waste lifestyle and journals these experiences. Currently working as a Senior Manager (Marketing and Communications) at a Singapore-based charity, she nevertheless makes time to work magic with leftover or near-expiry ingredients to eradicate household food waste. …[Read more]
Zero Waste Bootcamp Team Oath seeks to close the fashion loop
As we at Secondsguru brace up for meeting a new cohort of eco initiated youngsters at the Zero Waste Bootcamp #5– kickstarting on Nov 21, 2020 and running for 16 weeks thereon, we wanted to put the spotlight on Team Oath, the winners of the Zero Waste Bootcamp #3. The team has come a long way, translating their passion for the planet to a meaningful proposition of a “clothes swap library” that allows one to …[Read more]


text:
Will the Shenandoah Valley find fulfillment in the new Amazon fulfillment center?: Column
One million square feet. Five hundred new jobs. What’s not to like about the new Amazon fulfillment facility under construction near the I-64 interchange in the Fishersville area of Augusta County?
Apparently nothing, judging from all the praise in Gov. Youngkin’s Feb. 23 press release. Everyone is pleased, from the chair of the county board of supervisors on up to our state senator and district delegates.
"The Valley is open for business,” stated Delegate Runion.
Senator Hanger is “really excited” about “locating a major distribution hub here in Augusta County.”
And Delegate Avoli said the new Amazon facility “will greatly benefit our economy in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley.”
“Hold everything!” That’s what cartoon character Dick Tracy used to yell when trouble arose, and the action would suddenly freeze. Well, nothing is going to stop the Amazon facility from being built, but let’s pause for a moment and consider what’s not being said in all the excitement about Amazon coming to town.
First, Gov. Youngkin cited “jump-starting the economy” as one of his top priorities, which implies that Virginia’s economy is somehow in bad shape. That’s interesting, because the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis indicate that Virginia’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased at a higher rate than the national average (2.9% versus 2.3%).
And the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics as of December 2021 show Virginia’s unemployment rate at a low 3.2%, well below the national average. You’d have to go back to 2007 for the last time Virginia’s unemployment rate was lower.
Moreover, the last I heard, we had a shortage of workers, not jobs. So, does Virginia’s economy really need “jump-starting” or is this misleading political hyperbole?
Now, about Amazon, that company portrayed in glowing terms by our elected officials. The governor’s press release failed to give a balanced view. Truth is, Amazon is rife with serious criticism, much involving treatment of its workers.
Amazon has been called out by numerous sources for its employee mismanagement, including mishandling of paid and unpaid leave, and hazardous warehouse conditions. Amazon made the National Council on Occupational Safety and Health’s “Dirty Dozen” list of the most dangerous employers in the United States. No wonder a NYT investigation found the turnover rate for Amazon’s hourly workers to be nearly 150% a year.
Don’t take it from me. Read the many reports about Amazon including the article by Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter Jodi Kantor and her colleagues on “Inside Amazon’s worst human resources problem” published in the NYT last October.
So, local folks considering work at the new Amazon facility might do well to do their homework first.
And finally, about the “quality of life and attractiveness our community offers” mentioned by Delegate Runion. The relatively unspoiled countryside and way of life we enjoy out here in the Valley is changing. There are plenty of once-rural valleys across the country that are now over-developed shadows of their former selves. Are you OK with that? Have your elected officials reached out and asked what your vision is for our Valley?
I don’t know about you, but when I look out my window, what I want to see is open land dotted with farms not mammoth distribution centers. Just take a spin up I-81 toward Harrisonburg if you want to see the ugly transformation that awaits us here if pro-growth politicians and developers have their way. Ironically, Augusta County leadership doesn’t mind the view of a giant Amazon facility yet voted for limits on large-scale solar projects that would benefit climate change.
When I drive around the Valley, I want roads that aren’t congested and choked with stop lights every quarter mile. The I-64 interchange by the new Amazon facility is already clogged when the UPS and other shippers’ trucks roll out each morning. It’s really going to be a mess once the Amazon center is up and running. And for the increase in accidents that will surely follow, the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is already stretched too thin.
We tend to take growth for granted, but is it always a good thing? Consider other inevitable negatives such as higher crime, increased taxes, overburdened public services, not enough childcare, etc. And consider who you vote for in coming elections.
— Randy Smith is a local guest columnist for the News Leader.

domain: news


text:
VICTORIA, BC – Phillips Brewing is making plans for a third annual benefit beer for a local charity, and for the first time, the brewery is asking the community to help select a worthy charity to support.
From the press release:
Phillips will design and produce a short-run specially-crafted beer complete with a custom label for the chosen group. The campaign is aimed at both raising awareness, and providing financial support by donating the net proceeds of the benefit brew to the chosen cause.
Charities can be nominated online at www.phillipsbeer.com/benefitbrew. Nominations are open for 3 weeks from August 1st-21st. On September 8th a short-list of 10 applicants will be announced, and an online vote running from September 9th-23rd (2 weeks) will determine the winner. The benefit brew will be announced on October 1st and is expected in stores by early November.
Details of the selected charity and the beer itself will be announced here on CBN when the information is made available.


text:
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Lidl is opening its second location in Virginia Beach on Thursday, October 26.
The new store is located at 3248 Holland Road.
It will open at 8 a.m., right after the ribbon cutting ceremony at 7:40 a.m.
The Holland Road store will be Lidl’s eighth location to open in the Hampton Roads area this year.
Customers will be able to take advantage of grand opening special offers at the new store. The first 100 customers to arrive will receive a wooden coin for a chance to win up to $100 in Lidl gift cards.
Shoppers can also sample some of Lidl’s products and get a complimentary Lidl reusable bag while supplies last. The celebration will continue the festivities through grand opening weekend with games, activities, prizes, special deals and giveaways.


text:
We speak with the CEO and founder of the MENA's largest investments data platform about the company's plans for 2018.
Dubai-based investment data platform Magnitt just announced it has raised almost $1 million in funding from both international and Gulf based investors. The pioneering platform, founded by Philip Bahoshy, has been one of the first in the Middle East to provide investors, entrepreneurs and corporates with data and reports on the growing investment scene in the MENA startup landscape. The funding is expected to accelerate Magnitt's platform development and expansion plans both regionally and across emerging markets.
“The funds raised will allow us to accelerate our growth, by further enhancing our platform to better serve our existing markets in the first instance,” says Bahoshy. It will also allow the region’s largest investment data platform to consequently extend its geographical reach by expanding outside the region where it looks to solve similar pain points.
The entrepreneur tells Startup Scene that startup founders across the region struggle from isolation in environments where the offline infrastructure is disconnected. “Magnitt looks to support such ecosystems with an online environment that allows founders to connect to stakeholders via the platform,” he adds. “These continue to be issues of funding, talent and services. Data transparency and analysis will further support growth, awareness and development of such ecosystems.”
Moreover, Magnitt has just released its new website, fashioning enhanced user profiles, investment tracking notifications, research and analytics tools and a startup job portal for startups and VC portfolio companies. “We will continue to enhance and improve that proposition based on the needs and requirements of our clients. This will include further research and reporting as well as technological enhancements including APIs, export functionality and notifications for them to better access what they are looking for, to name a few,” Bahoshy says, adding that the company is upgrading its technology progress by hiring tech experts. “We also look to continue to collaborate with VCs, Accelerators and Incubators to develop a deal flow tool for them to curate startups and services,” he concludes.
Having released more than 20 reports since its launch, a core focus of MAGNiTT is education through data-driven analysis. According to the press release, the data platform is currently hosting 5,500 startups, over 12,000 users including over 300 individual investors and over 150 funding institutions, be it VCs or Angel Investors.
Main photo: @MO4Network's #MO4Productions.
Photographer: Mo Ezaby.
Sign up for the daily Startup Digest.


text:
Automotive Industry Experiences Significant Growth in the Sales Figures Even After the Holiday Period
Published By : 17 Mar 2015 | Published By : QYRESEARCH
CAMPI - The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. has recorded a rapid growth in the car sales in the first two months of the year even after the slowdown after ye Yuletide season. Rommel Gutierrez, the President of CAMPI stated that in general cases they experience a decline in the sales as a result of the consumers spending a huge amount during Christmas season. However, in this year they were surprised to see significant growth in the sales.
The month of February has delivered positive figures for the automotive industry owing to the sales figures which were recorded at 16828 units which are approximately 17% more than that of the figures of last year which were 14439 units. As per the association, all the product categories have recorded huge sales.
The new models of passenger cars gave customers special offers which they enjoyed since the final quarter of 2014. Owing to that, the sales of passenger car went up by 22% to record 5620 units in the month of February.
Rommel Gutierrez further added that they had anticipated a growth of 15 percent in the entire year. Looking at the sales figures of January has given a hope to the company that their targets are within an achievable limit with the help of new product launch and promotional events.
CAMPI has recorded around 19 percent rise in the sales in the last January referring to the figures from the joint marketing committee of CAMPI and TMA (Truck Manufactures Association). In the previous year the sales were around 15647 units whereas, this year the sales were recorded at 18662 units in the month of January. The figures of January sales had set a record in the last 10 years that the industry has achieved. This situation has happened in spite of the fact that in general cases, the sales of January is always down due to the spending spree of the customers for the Yuletide season.


text:
SeeSaw CEO leaves as costs cut
March 8, 2011
The CEO of SeeSaw, the catch-up TV service run by transmission infrastructure company Arqiva, is leaving. Pierre-Jean Sebert’s exit comes as Arqiva recently merged its three divisions into two.
SeeSaw was created when Arqiva bought Kangaroo, the commercial VOD project of BBC, ITV and C4, which was forced to shut down by the UK’s Competition Commission.
SeeSaw will not disclose its traffic figures, but the site doesn’t figure high in the list of online video destinations. Arqiva is seeking to sell SeeSaw or at least find an outside investor.


text:
Kia is bringing back the hamsters!!! They will appear in a 60-second “Soul Jam” ad that will debut on more than 34,000 movie screens today. It will bring together 30 different musical instruments representing more than 20 cultures around the world, promoting the Kia Soul, or what the maker calls an “urban passenger vehicle.” It begins with Nathaniel Rateliff, front man of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, trading guitar licks with a banjo-playing hamster. You can see an extended version of the ad on YouTube.com/Kia. This should be fun.
GM has confirmed it will stop making the Buick Verano, the brand’s entry level sedan. Production will end in October after a short output of 2017 models. The Detroit News said sales were off nearly 12 percent through April. GM said it wants to put more investment dollars into development of hot selling SUV’s.
Ford said it has a plug-in hybrid that can go further than any other. The 2017 Fusion Energi can travel 610 miles on a full tank of gas and battery charge, according to EPA estimates. That would mean it could travel from San Diego to San Francisco with 110 miles of range remaining. Changes to the car’s hybrid powertrain software and regenerative braking were cited for the range extension.
Even with the price of premium gas hitting $3 a gallon in many locations, many consumers are not worried about the price of a fill up as they hit the road for the long holiday weekend. If you are, Consumer Reports said the Toyota Prius gets the best mileage of many mass produced car it has ever tested at 52 mpg. That is a single mpg over the 2000 Honda Insight.
Hyundai is adding smartphone integrations to several existing models via a do-it-yourself installation. The software update is compatible with CarPlay and Android auto and is available free through MyHyundi.com. Existing owners can now get the most out of their smartphones, by simply loading new software into their cars’ infotainment systems. Just a few years ago, they would have had to buy a new car to get such an upgrade. Hyundai said.
I will bet a lot of us did not have this expectation, but a new survey concludes that one in three teens expect to receive a car or truck, or help paying for one, as a high school graduation present. That according to a survey conducted by Junior Achievement and Honda Finance. But only 14 percent fully understood the cost of vehicle ownership.
My best wishes for an excellent and safe holiday weekend. But do take a moment to reflect on the meaning of this holiday and remember the men and women who gave their lives in defense of our country. We should never forget those who gave their all.
The Auto News column will resume on Tuesday, May 31.


text:
Honda’s models have always been famous for excellent engineering, especially when it comes to powertrain and overall refinement. On the other hand, this Japanese manufacturer has never been known for making off-roaders, although there were a few attempts back in the day. Even the SUVs Pilot are primarily family haulers but this started to change last year, with the introduction of Trailsport trim. So, we are now the next generation to come in this trim level and bring more serious off-road upgrades. This model should hit the market as the 2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport, sometime in the next year.
At this point, we don’t have details but we know this version will bring all kinds of upgrades and make the Pilot off-road capable. We also count on a couple of exclusive exterior and interior styling solutions, while the rest of the design should be pretty similar to the rest of the lineup, which is also getting a full redesign.
The 2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport will most likely hit the market in the first half of 2023.
2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport Design
The Pilot will get a full redesign soon and we already know several details about it. First of all, it will ride on a new platform, which will bring various improvements, including a size increase. From what we know so far, the new generation will feature a 2.8-inch longer wheelbase, which promises more passenger space, especially in terms of legroom.
In the case of the 2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport, the company presented a couple of teaser photos, which show a more rugged design than before, with some inspiration taken from the recently refreshed Passport. What’s important to say is that the new iteration of Pilot Trailsport will feature more off-road upgrades than the current one. The company promises off-road suspension, with an additional 1 inch of ground clearance. Furthermore, you may expect to see skid plates, all-season tires and an upgraded AWD system. Finally, this version will offer an additional drive mode, called Trail.
When it comes to interior design, the 2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport will benefit from all the updates and upgrades from this redesign. We are about to see a completely new cabin, with nicer materials, more modern features etc. Also, this particular version will bring a couple of exclusive details, such as upholstery, orange stitching, rubber floor mats and more.
Just like the rest of the lineup, the 2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport will come with three rows of seats. It will have the capacity to accommodate eight passengers and, as we already mentioned, the longer wheelbase should be highly beneficial in terms of legroom. The current model already features a pretty impressive volume, so we expect nothing less from the new model.
Naturally, the new generation will also come packed with all kinds of new tech features, starting from the new infotainment system, new connectivity features and more.
2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport Engines
The current Trailsport features the same powertrain as the rest of the lineup, so we expect the same from the new generation. Most likely, the current 3.5-liter V6 will carry on, though we wouldn’t be surprised if we see a slight power upgrade. For example, the max output could go up from 280 to 290 horsepower.
It’s quite likely that this won’t be the only powertrain on offer. Many sources speculate about the hybrid version. Details are still unavailable, but rumors suggest a new system, based on a turbo-four engine. Finally, some reports speculate about the performance version, which would feature a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6, which is good for about 355 horsepower.
Finally, we expect to see a new 10-speed automatic transmission, which will be another big novelty of this redesign.
2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport Release Date and Price
According to the latest reports, the 2024 Honda Pilot Trailsport will arrive sometime in the first half of 2023. Details about the price are still unavailable, but we estimate it could start somewhere around 46.000 dollars.


text:
Rising food and energy bills, not to mention the tougher credit climate, which is lifting mortgage costs, are all having an impact on spending.
Although the British Retail Consortium’s January figures were stronger than many expected, fashion seems to be getting the worst of it, with sales dropping despite heavy discounting to clear leftover stock.
Retailers trading close to their banking covenants will be finding it tougher than ever to renegotiate facilities with banks concerned about a consumer slowdown. As a consequence, savvy indies will be putting their expansion plans on hold, looking for ways to cut costs while some may be thinking of selling up.
The government’s planned changes to capital gains tax, due in April, are already pushing many small firms towards an early sale of their business to avoid paying a set 18% on the proceeds, compared with 10% under the old rules.
But who wants to give up on their dream business so easily? After all, none but the most pessimistic analysts are predicting a protracted recession. Sales are likely to be slower for the next few years, but the UK still has high employment and the outlook for 2008 is looking distinctly grey.
Shoppers may be choosing how to spend their cash more carefully, but they do have money to spend when tempted, as the likes of Asos and Ted Baker showed over Christmas.
In the fashion market the art of selling has never been so important. The small retailer, which knows the value of a bright spring frock in the fight against mortgage woes, has a definite advantage.
Sarah Butler is a freelance retail commentator


text:
Thursday, November 22, 2001
Booking your LOTR ticket: Bargains and deals
- Tehanu @ 05:44 PST
LOTR fans in Pennsylvania might want to check out Peregrin T's lineparty. If 200 people get together there, it'll cost just $4.50! [More]
Also a message from Steve: "Radio Times Magazine in the UK is running a competion in next week's issue to win the use of a cinema for a night for a private screening of FOTR and as many friends as can fit in." Or, says Muttley, you can book a normal ticket at WarnerBrothersUK Meanwhile still in the UK the Odeon chain offers, "if you pre-book, you get entered in a competition to win tickets to the premiere in London," according to Anthony.


text:
Computex 2015 – While at the ZOTAC stand, a certain graphics card caught our eye. If you remember back to this article, it includes the render of a new hybrid cooling solution for ZOTAC called the Arcticstorm. This featured a typical heatsink and fan cooling design like the AMP! graphics card, but also had a water cooling block integrated. Well, I think I can safely say that it is now real and looks awesome. The article regarded a custom design fitted to a Titan X graphics card, this model is the GTX 980ti, but it shows that the design is real and could make its way to the Titan X if the ban has indeed been lifted.
We will keep you updated with any news and events from the rest of Computex 2015.


text:
Business Wire really is an international company and today we strengthened our expansive European news distribution network today by entering into a reciprocal relationship with ANSA, Italy’s largest and most prestigious news service.
Under the agreement, Business Wire’s full-text news releases will be transmitted to ANSA subscribers, which includes media, government, corporate and others. ANSA has some 1,400 subscribers worldwide.
Business Wire’s content also will be posted on a dedicated section of www.ansa.it , Italy’s third largest real-time information portal. ANSA’s website generated more than a half-billion page views in 2006, attracting millions of demographically desirable unique visitors each month.
ANSA is among the largest news agencies worldwide, with nearly 1,000 employees working in more than 100 bureaus worldwide in 74 countries. The agency’s multimedia file includes some 2,000 daily news items transmitted in Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic.
ANSA also will serve as Business Wire’s commercial representative in Italy. ANSA’s sales team will proactively market Business Wire’s global media and investor relations networks to Italian corporates, and other potential clients. Italy is the fourth largest economy in the European Union.
Cathy Baron Tamraz, Business Wire’s president and chief executive officer expressed that “We are proud to be aligned with ANSA, which is widely regarded as the authoritative voice of Italy. ANSA buttresses our already powerful and robust European news distribution platform, clearly the class of the industry.”
ANSA joins more than a dozen other major European news agencies that have opened their networks to Business Wire. In addition to Europe’s leading national news services, Business Wire is the only commercial newswire that distributes via the respected European regional networks of Agence France-Presse and Associated Press


text:
President Barack Obama announced a new strategy to encourage travel and tourism in the United States. The travel industry in the United States represents 1.8 trillion dollars in economic output, as well as 14 million American jobs (source: U.S. Travel Association). “The more folks who visit America, the more Americans we get back to work. It’s that simple,” Obama said.
Among Obama’s initiatives are rule changes for visa processing in China and Brazil, a final rule to expand and make the Global Entry program permanent, and the Nomination of Taiwan to the Visa Waiver Program. International travel is key to the U.S. economy, particularly when it comes to travelers from economies with emerging middle classes. The number of travelers coming from countries like China, Brazil, and India is projected to grow by 135%, 274% and 50% respectively by 2016 when compared to 2010.
This is especially good news for California, which has been one of the hardest hit states in the recent economic downturn. The travel industry in the golden state employs 815,000 people, making it a cornerstone of the state economy – and over 100,000 of these jobs are in Los Angeles.
UCLA Conference Services supports the U.S. Travel Association in its efforts to increase travel to and within the United States. As President Obama said, “America is open for business!”


text:
Smoking ban in restaurants and Internet cafes gets little effect in Sanya
Since the national enforcement of indoor smoking ban took effect from May 1, public places in Sanya, such as hospitals, bus stations and supermarkets, have done quite a good job in banning smoking. However, the smoking ban in small restaurants and Internet cafes has had little effect, reports hainan.net.
In Sanya, a no-smoking sign can be found in many hospitals, supermarkets, bus stations and other enclosed public places and a special outdoor smoking area has been set up for those smokers.
“As smoking in the waiting room is not permitted, every day we will run regular checks on the waiting rooms. Since the indoor smoking ban started on May 1, more and more people are becoming conscious and few found smoking in the waiting room.”, said Ms. Luo, the Vice Director of Sanya Bus Station.
However, the situation in small restaurants and Internet cafes has failed to meet the smoking ban’s requirements. Customers still light up the cigarettes and even had the service of ashtrays from servants. "If I say no to them, most of the customers will never come and consume here. Unlike hospitals and supermarkets, we are just running small busniess," said a small restaurant owner.
At present, according to Hainan relevant regulations, people who continue to smoke in areas affected by the smoking ban will be fined from 500 to 1,000 yuan.
Translated by WOS Team
News translation appearing here is the property of www.whatsonsanya.com, however, for those who wish to copy the contents in part or in full, please make reference and link the article copied to our site. Whatsonsanya.com does not necessarily endorse their views or the accuracy of their content. For copyright infringement issues please contact email@example.com


text:
IMC reveals the theme concept of “The 37th Thailand International Motor Expo 2020” supporting technological development and the use of motor vehicles without limitation.
Kwanchai Paphatphong, President and CEO of Inter-Media Consultant Co., Ltd. and Organizing Chairman of Motor Expo 2020, reveals the background to the theme concept this year, “After over a century of continuous development motor vehicles are entering an era of a major technological change that does not need fuel and internal combustion engine anymore.”
“The most prominent energy replacing oil today is electricity, starting from supplementing a conventional engine with electricity to become a hybrid and plug-in hybrid, and eventually an all-electric vehicle that is economical and non-polluting. Although still under development, the electric vehicle market is growing rapidly in many countries around the world.”
In addition to electric power, makers are also seeking other kinds of energy to replace oil – hydrogen, fuel cells, solar power, etc. Commercial production of vehicles running on these energies have begun and they are expected to be viable alternatives to electric vehicles in the future. However, up until now, internal combustion engines are still the mainstay of most motor vehicles. And manufacturers are able to satisfactorily reduce pollution caused by the use of fossil fuel which is a weakness of the system.
At the same time, from the consumer’s perspective, although technology has changed the purpose of driving has not – to travel from one point to another quickly, safely and without damaging the environment. Importantly, whether the future motor vehicle will run on oil, electricity, hydrogen, fuel cells or solar power, and whether it is controlled by a human or is self-driving, the charm of the motor vehicle – given its comfort, safety, environmental friendliness, including styling beauty and amazing technology – will always enchant us who never tire of travelling in it.
The theme concept of “The 37th Thailand International Motor Expo 2020” is “Whatever Changes will be…Move on” to encourage makers to create motor vehicles that run on various kinds of energy without limitation and exhibit them at the event which will be held at IMPACT Challenger, Muang Thong Thani during 2-13 December, December 2020.


text:
Vegetarian pizza, climate-friendly meals, tempting chocolate flavours and detergents in environmentally friendly packaging are among this autumn’s many new products from Orkla.
Numerous new products are now on their way to store shelves in the Nordic countries and the Baltics.
“Across Orkla we see many innovative new products which make it easier for our consumers to make healthy, more sustainable choices every day. This is very inspiring” says Nils Goller, Senior Vice President, Orkla Marketing & Innovation.
“Another important trend is that several of our innovations are now travelling across borders, being launched by Orkla companies in other home markets”.
In Sweden, Anamma is launching a vegan stone-baked pizza, as well as VegoTexmex and VegoVesuvio versions of its mini-PanPizza. Felix Veggie has developed tasty new pies, while Göteborg’s Utvalda is offering consumers two flavours of thin crispbreads made from root vegetables. OLW is also launching plant-based snacks: cheese pops and crispy balls made from broad beans.
“Following the highly successful launch of lentil and chickpea crisps, we are maintaining our momentum in the healthier snacks segment, with the development of exciting new plant bases,” relates Eric Nilsson, Marketing and Innovation Director, Orkla Confectionery & Snacks in Sweden.
Other new items include crispy vegetable balls from the Danish company Beauvais. In Norway, TORO is launching its first soups marked as climate-friendly, as well as gluten-free versions of customer favourites tomato soup, Bergen fish soup and cauliflower soup.
Grandiosa’s Mandagspizza (Monday pizza) has been developed in response to the “MeatFreeMonday” initiative, and is designed to help customers reduce their meat intake. This colourful, tempting, new vegetable pizza will be launched in Norway. The Swedish vegetarian food range Anamma, which is already available in a number of countries, is now also being launched in Latvia.
Favourites in new markets
The Norwegian chocolate Smash!, which has already become a customer favourite in Sweden and Denmark under the OLW and KiMs brand names, will now be available in larger bags. Panda is introducing Bamsemums chocolate to the Finnish market, and is also launching an entirely new vegan product: Panda strawberry liquorice made from natural ingredients.
Maxim has developed a new range of protein bars called Hero, Hunky and Freaky. Other new items include Odense Marcipan Lakrids (marzipan liquorice) and Odense marzipan with no added sugar.
Healthy and tasty
In the breakfast segment, Pauluns has developed a new type of soft muesli.
“Nötsmörsbakad SOFT Müsli is an entirely new, very healthy taste sensation from Pauluns. The muesli, which is made using protein-rich nut butter, contains a high proportion of nuts, fruits and berries, resulting in a product which is both healthy and very tasty,” says Helena Wallentin, Marketing Manager Breakfast and Beverages, Orkla Foods Sweden.
The new muesli will be available in two flavours, and will be launched in several countries, including under the Bare Bra brand name in Norway. Another Paulun innovation introduced this autumn is Glutenfri Supergranola (gluten-free super granola). The Swedish favourite Felix unsweetened tomato ketchup, which is free of both added sugar and added sweeteners, will now be available in a smaller, 480 gramme bottle. The Czech company Vitana is introducing protein porridges and shakes, as well as a range of chilled vegetable soups.
Detergents in environmentally friendly packaging
The Norwegian detergent brands OMO (washing powder) and Comfort (fabric softener) are launching larger bottles of their products, made of 100% recycled plastic. Other innovations on the detergents front include OMO Trippel Dose (triple dose) washing capsules, sold in a container which includes 20% recycled plastic. Define’s Rå (raw) series offers consumers moisturising seaweed shampoo, balsam and a leave-in treatment, while Klar is launching a specialist detergent for wool and silk.
These and several other new products are now on their way to store shelves.
Director, Corporate Communication
+47 924 460 60


text:
Tim Wellborn’s two-story garage in Alexander City, Ala., spans 14,400 square feet and can fit 12 cars upstairs and six below. The walls are made of New Orleans brick, and the concrete floors are stained to look like stone. For entertaining, there’s a Cuban mahogany bar with granite countertops and an eight-seat theater.
The total cost: over $1 million. “It’s more than our house,” says Mr. Wellborn, co-founder of Wellborn Forest Products, a kitchen cabinet manufacturing company that he sold in 2006.
Once seen as a catchall space to store bicycles, trash cans and lawn tools, garages are being rediscovered as the ideal place—who knew?—to park cars. Increasingly, many of these spaces are also becoming more lavish—loaded with high-end finishes and man toys, such as flat-screen TVs, underground car lifts and welding equipment.
“People are beginning to see that garages can be as cool as the rest of the rooms in the house,” says Lou DesRosiers, president of DesRosiers Architects in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., who has seen a 15% to 20% uptick in garage projects in the past five years.
In luxury homes, three bays, finished walls and floors, hot and cold running water and heating systems are becoming standard in the garage, says David Pekel, president and chief executive of Pekel Construction & Remodeling in Milwaukee. Advances in technology and materials, such as iPad-controlled design elements and quieter car lifts that can hold more tonnage, are producing sleeker, more modern spaces.
Rick Krug, co-owner of TR Building & Remodeling in New Canaan, Conn., says his company has seen an estimated 50% increase in garage projects over the past three years. “People want more space, either additions or new construction,” Mr. Krug says. “With all the junk you have these days for families, you need that additional bay or additional half-bay to store everything.”
Last year, Mr. Krug says, he built a 1,500-square-foot garage in Fairfield County, Conn., that holds four cars above ground and one below via subterranean lift that opens into a wine cellar. A lofted living area, complete with a kitchen area and full bathroom, overlooks the space where the cars are parked. The homeowner, who works in sustainable energy, wanted different viewing spaces to look at his high-end electric cars, Mr. Krug says. He put a glass door in between the wine cellar and underground parking space so the owner can “walk into the lift and touch and feel the car from the wine cellar,” he adds.
The barn-style garage features carriage doors, eastern white pine walls and chestnut stairs and railings. It’s outfitted with high-tech gadgets, like two charging stations for the electric cars and iPad-controlled surround sound and lighting. Mr. Krug declined to give the exact cost but said it was more than $1 million.
Read more in WSJ Mansion.


text:
When will Kawasaki launch the Ninja 125 भारत में?
The global launch for the Ninja 125 is scheduled in November 2018. तथापि, there are no current plans of the company to bring in the bike in India since they would have to enter a segment that is already dominated by Honda, बजाज, and Hero. To maintain their brand as a premium offering company, they will not bringin the Ninja 125 to the Indian markets.
डिफ़ॉल्ट भाषा के रूप में सेट करें


text:
NJPW welcomes you to the Copper Box Arena in London’s historic East End as we host our first major event in Europe!
NJPW Royal Quest will take place on 31st August 2019 in London!
Three of our top Japanese wrestlers have confirmed they will be on the card and they will be bringing New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s fighting spirit to the heart of the UK’s capital. We’ll let you know who they are next week at the same time that we announce the ticket sale!
Information about ticket sales will be announced next week, but make sure that you sign-up to the ticket sale mailing list to make sure you get first access to tickets for the event!
More information will be released over the coming months including more wrestlers, meet & greet information and more!
Get ready for NJPW Royal Quest!


text:
“We have always stayed ahead of our competitors by introducing new innovations in our denims every season,” says Sameer Patel, Chairman, Deal Jeans. “This season, we are launching embroidered and printed denims with ripped and unique washes,” he adds. The frayed and uneven hems in these jeans add the perfect amount of edge to these casual pairs. Studded and embellished denims are also ruling the denim trend this season.
Denim market to grow exponentially by 2023
From being a style statement to comfort clothing, denim has become an inseparable part of the woman’s wardrobe. “Jeans are the most popular amongst all types of denims as they are comfortable, functional, and durable. Women who are not comfortable with western wear, can pair jeans with Indian ethnic wear. Mix and match style is picking among women in small towns who come from a traditional background,” notes Patel. He reveals India’s current denim market is worth Rs 30,000 crore and expected to grow at a CAGR of 15 per cent by 2023 to reach Rs 54,000 crore.
Patel feels influenced by the social media, blogs and other factors, women have become more fashion conscious. To cater to this need, Deal Jeans introduced the concept of designer denim in India. “Our collections offer customer centric styles and are on par with international standards. They bridge the gap between the production and distribution timelines thus leading the competitive market,” he adds.
Eyeing international market through retail expansion
Starting with MBOs as its first distribution channel, Deal Jeans captured the denim market through its presence in MBO’s and LFS before introducing standalone stores to increase its market penetration. “We now have 15 exclusive outlets across India and three international outlets. Deal Jeans is available at 1,000+ MBO’s, over 100 LFS and all leading online shopping portals,” notes Patel. The brand is currently expanding its exclusive brand outlets in India and internationally. It recently launched 15 EBO’s in India & three EBO internationally and plans to launch another five EBOs by this fiscal end. “We are also exploring overseas markets as we foresee immense potential that can be capitalised,” Patel concludes.


text:
Sydney Boat Show Confirmed For Five Days
Published: Tuesday, 05 July 2016
The Sydney International Boat Show (Jul 28-Aug 1) in Australia will be the hub of boating for many experienced recreational boaters as well as those looking to learn more about the lifestyle. The 49th edition has been confirmed to run for five days only.
(Photos: Sydney Boat Show)
The show will operate across two locations, with the large on-water vessels hosted at the Darling Harbour only a few minutes’ walk from Sydney’s CBD, and the undercover displays housed at the Sydney Exhibition Centre on Glebe Island. Connecting the two is a complementary ferry service that also gives show visitors a bonus voyage across the Sydney Harbour.
The event is known for delivering a comprehensive variety of products, across all boating sectors. The show also has a large number of guests from across the country as well as overseas, making it the ideal location for the marine industry to use as a base to launch new products and services.
The Sydney Exhibition Centre on Glebe Island will host a haven of trailer boats and all the gear for them. Catering for many of the diverse boating tastes, sports boats such as water ski, wake and PWC’s, will be accompanied by family cruisers and fishing vessels. Show research showed than more than half of all visitors to the event have a primary interest in fishing, so fishing rigs and gear for them feature heavily. Kayak, canoes and all sorts of craft will also play a part in a large display of recreational boating fun.
Transport for New South Wales (NSW) will join as Partner in Safety. The department will provide support information at the Boating Safety Zone in the show.


text:
Aggregated Design News Articles
- The new Royal Academy review: A great addition
In its 250th year, the Royal Academy has undergone a very substantial redevelopment at the hand of David Chipperfield, who designed the lauded Neues Museum in Berlin.
Daily Mail. Sat, 26 May 2018 22:02:25 +0100.
- A DTLA jewelry designer's studio and showroom get a shining makeover
Maya Brenner decided to stop apologizing whenever clients showed up at her Pershing Square office, which looked ramshackle and unprofessional. She paired up with an L.A. interior designer who specializes in elegance on a budget. ...
Jessica Ritz. Los Angeles Times. Sat, 26 May 2018 05:00:00 PDT.
- Working Remotely Is The Secret To This Design Star's Success
According to a recent study from Hawaii Tourism United States working out of the office and from vacation has great benefits, especially when it comes to enhancing productivity and creativity. ...
By Jeryl Brunner, Women@forbes. Forbes. Sat, 26 May 2018 07:38:00 -0400.
- Trump signs executives orders making it easier to fire federal workers
President Donald Trump on Friday signed three executive orders designed to make it easier to fire federal government workers and to crack down on the unions that represent them.
Daily Mail. Sat, 26 May 2018 03:25:59 +0100.
- Brexit 'Tube-style' map designed by Essex academic
An Essex academic helps create "Tube-style" maps so people can better understand Brexit.
BBC News. Fri, 25 May 2018 23:25:49 GMT.
- People Are Rattled By How Much This Nigerian Man Looks Like Chadwick Boseman
Suleiman Abdulfatai is a native of Nigeria, 31 years old, a graphic designer
Yahoo. Fri, 25 May 2018 17:08:48 -0400.
- Royal Wedding 2018: Meghan Markle coat of arms revealed
The design reflects the Duchess of Sussex's Californian background, Kensington Palace says.
BBC News. Fri, 25 May 2018 16:39:11 GMT.
- New Concept Store 50M Opening In London To Support Emerging Designers
Art collective Something & Son are rethinking the traditional retail model to provide an exciting fashion destination that gives emerging designers an opportunity in one of London's most expensive neighbourhoods.
By Olivia Pinnock, Contributor. Forbes. Fri, 25 May 2018 10:12:00 -0400.
- Inuit 'wear their culture on their sleeve, literally': Inuk designer gears up for Indigenous fashion week
Inuk designer Nooks Lindell didn't always feel like he fit in in Arviat, Nunavut. Now, the 28-year-old is heading to Toronto for the city's inaugural Indigenous fashion week.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Fri, 25 May 2018 05:30:00 EDT.
- Samsung owes Apple $539M for infringing iPhone design patents, jury finds - CNET
The jury goes halfway between what Samsung and Apple want. Samsung isn't happy one bit.
Stephen Shankland. CNET. Fri, 25 May 2018 01:39:01 +0000.
Contemporary Design Rendering
Information about Design and Designers
The News - News and Commentary about Design and Designers


text:
» View Roket Indonesia Terbaru Page 2
View Roket Indonesia Terbaru Page 2
We are sorry, article about "View Roket Indonesia Terbaru Page 2" is not found or may be has been deleted. You may read other articles below or searching by type keyword in search form above!
Right now who do not know Instagram, a photo sharing application. If you include people who have an account Intagram, here’s how to play smart application.
Not a photographic aesthetic interest to many people but that enshrined [...]
If the server Mega returning confiscated or hacked by anyone, files and data in it is not accessible at all.
Step Kim DotCom as lord and founder of MegaUpload seems difficult to be stopped by anyone.
A number of media and internet analyst is reporting [...]
Seven planets in the Milky Way that have environmental conditions similar to Earth.
Search for life in outer space does not seem to need to reach planets beyond our galaxy, the Milky Way. Seven planets in the Milky Way has a huge potential to life after [...]
The observations made by Repair Labs under a microscope.
According to a report released by Repair Labs, the quality of the screen which is owned by iPad mini, it is still above iPad second generation.
It is based on the quality of each screen tablet [...]
Stylish phone with a sleek body parts excellence and performance backed-powered phones.
Continuing the successful launch of the previous series, the LG Optimus L3, LG Optimus L5 and LG Optimus L7, LG Mobile Indonesia is taking the stylish range of phones [...]
BlackBerry seems very serious enrich the application ecosystem. This is evidenced by the achievement of 100 thousand apps in the app store BlackBerry World.
Quoted from Slashgear, Friday (22/3), this means that BlackBerry has added about 30 thousand [...]
Map of Japan and Korea also did not show up.
Among users of Bing Maps in a number of countries, was shocked by the disappearance of the map of the three influential countries in the world, Japan, Korea and Israel from the map application.
Google Drive Users get 5GB for free rations from Google.
Google announced on Tuesday (11/27), will integrate Google Drive into Gmail. The move will create a Google e-mail service users can send files of up to 10 GB.
Requirement Gmail users also must [...]
Microsoft said it will display the Xbox 720 or Durango on 21 May. Durango is the next generation of the Xbox 360.
As written on the website Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Campus in Redmond, Washington, United States (U.S.), will be the location of the emergence [...]
Researchers from IBM managed to break the record by making the world’s smallest movie.
The film uses atoms as an actor in a movie called “A Boy And His Atomic” lasted 1 minute 35 seconds.
The film is made using stop-motion technique, [...]
Computer’s security applications are competing to produce the best protection applications. One of them Kaspersky Lab, which has launched the latest version of its flagship product, Kaspersky PURE Total Security 3.0, on Wednesday (03/13).


text:
Following a speech Friday at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in which President Obama discussed an executive order that would require security upgrades to government-issued debit and credit cards, the commander in chief shared one of his own experiences with credit cards… and not a positive one. He discussed an awkward moment at a restaurant with the first lady. He presented his credit card for payment, and it was declined.
“It turned out I guess I don’t use it enough, so they thought there was some fraud going on. Fortunately, Michelle had hers,” President Obama said. “I was trying to explain to the waitress, ‘No really, I think that I’ve been paying my bills.’ So even I’m affected by this.”
During the speech the president also announced a number of measures designed to make consumer credit card payments more secure as well as consumer protections in the event that credit card fraud or other forms of identity theft have occurred. He rattled off a list retailers that would be incorporating chip and pin technology into their retail stores and announced that CITI would join other financial institutions in providing consumers with free credit scores. [Read more about this executive order here.]
Consumers can already get copies of their credit reports for free once a year at AnnualCreditReport.com. In addition, there are number of sites, including Credit.com, where consumers can get their credit scores for free (we each have dozens of them, after all) and a breakdown of why they are what they are.
More on Credit Cards:
- 6 Smart Credit Card Strategies
- Tips for Paying Off Credit Card Debt
- How to Get a Credit Card With Bad Credit
Image courtesy WhiteHouse.gov


text:
Google is working on a new technology called VP10 that will allow it to squeeze higher-quality video over broadband and mobile networks. And thanks to patent issues with a rival standard, it has a chance to catch on.
The Chinese company's newest television has the specifications to compete against the best OLED and LED LCD TVs, for a lot less money.
Startups catering to religious groups promise more parishioners -- and donations.
The famously youth-focused tech industry has written big checks recently to companies built around the problems of aging.
In projectors designed for both the cinema and at home, lasers are starting to replace traditional lamps as the light source of choice. This is potentially awesome. Here's why.
Samsung has launched "SUHD" TVs, but despite the new term they're based on good old LCD technology. Here's what you need to know.
LED LCD and OLED are the two major TV technologies that will fight for your TV buying dollar over the next few years. Here's how they compare.
Technically Incorrect: One glorious part of the upcoming Windows 10 is the middle finger emoji, something that has been missing from iOS and Android.
Technically Incorrect: Appearing with Jimmy Fallon, Tony Stark brilliantly demonstrates the breadth of spontaneous feeling that lives within his talent. Watch what happens when he smells bacon.
Details on pricing and availability are now official for Sony's 2015 televisions, and the company is focusing on 4K and charging a mint for many models. New for many sets is Android TV, while HDR arrives on the flagships.


text:
India’s rice export ban poses challenges for U.S. farmers
India recently placed a ban on long grain rice, excluding basmati and parboiled rice, in an effort to fight domestic food inflation.
The latest ban on rice exports will likely help U.S. rice exporters in the short term by driving up global prices, according to USA Rice Federation Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs Peter Bachman.
But the long-term impact will cause challenges and lower prices for U.S. rice farmers when India later sells its stocks of rice on the international market.
“This is just another example of India playing games with global food security, citing concerns over domestic supplies despite tens of millions of metric tons in government stocks in addition to what’s stored privately,” Bobby Hanks, chair of the USA Rice Federation’s International Trade Policy Committee, said. “With this action, India can quickly build more stocks that they’ll eventually dump back on the world market at dirt cheap prices and continue this cycle again.”
India is the world’s leading rice exporter, accounting for 40% of the global rice trade.
Bachmann expects major rice exporters like Vietnam to shift their exports to affected importers like Africa. This would allow U.S. exports to regain market share temporarily.
“We see this as a short-term positive for U.S. exports, a negative for global food security, and then a long-term problem for the horrible cycle of India building stocks way up and then dumping on the world market the same way China’s done with cotton in the past,” Bachmann said.
India’s ban also will force other rice-exporting countries to try to make up for the roughly 20 million tons India exports annually.
Bachmann noted U.S. rice farmers wouldn’t have an issue with India’s ban if the county would hold on to its stockpiled rice.
“If they’re stockholding to keep it there for people to eat and it’s a closed system…that’s fine,” Bachmann said. “Subsidize all you want, but don’t dump it.”
India’s rice ban will add large quantities of cheap grain to the international market and ultimately push down prices American farmers get for their crop.
Earlier this month, India removed retaliatory tariffs on selected U.S. agricultural products, including apples, walnuts, almonds, chickpeas and lentils.
India is America’s thirteenth largest trading partner, exporting roughly $2.4 billion a year of agricultural products.https://texasfarmbureau.org/indias-rice-export-ban-poses-challenges-for-u-s-farmers/
Published Date: July 31, 2023


text:
Senior Chinese officials voice concerns on US tariffs, investment curbs in ‘candid’ bilateral meeting
- Third meeting of Economic Working Group also covered financial cooperation within the G20 framework, industrial policies and debt issues
- US delegates in Beijing raised issues with China’s overcapacity and its impact on American workers and firms
Senior Chinese economic officials meeting their US counterparts in Beijing this week voiced concerns over tariffs, investment restrictions and sanctions on mainland firms, according to China’s Ministry of Finance.
In the third meeting of the Economic Working Group between the world’s two largest economies, officials held “in-depth, candid, pragmatic and constructive communication” over the domestic macroeconomics and policies, a statement from the ministry’s website said.
The US delegates raised their concerns about China’s industrial policy practices and overcapacity as well as the resulting impact on American workers and firms, according to a readout from the US Treasury Department.
“US officials reaffirmed that the US is not seeking to decouple the two economies and instead seeks a healthy economic relationship that provides a level playing field for American companies and workers,” the readout said.
The meetings concluded with both sides agreeing to meet again in April, it added.
China’s finance minister, Lan Fo’an, attended this week’s meeting and “had a brief exchange” with the US delegation, which also met with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng while in Beijing, according to the statement from both sides.
Both working groups were launched in September last year and led by He and Yellen, aiming to facilitate progress on bilateral economic and financial policy matters.
At the same time, it has been diversifying American supply chains away from China.
It found that counterfeit and pirated goods from China, together with transshipped goods from the mainland to Hong Kong, accounted for 60 per cent of the value of counterfeit and pirated goods seized by US Customs and Border Protection in 2022, down from 75 per cent in 2021.
AliExpress, an e-commerce platform that connects China-based sellers with overseas buyers, was removed from the latest list after being included since 2021.


text:
Most Recently Published
Social media gives pastors a new ability to point out the presence of God in the day-to-day of people’s lives, says the co-author of a new book on digital ministry.
Money raised through the Rare Genomics Institute is funding Robert Stone's whole-genome sequencing. His family hopes this will help them understand the disease that began affecting him around 13 months. Photo courtesy of the Stone family
Jimmy Lin -- a scientist and part-time seminarian -- founded the Rare Genomics Institute to blend science research with crowdfunding to help families of children with rare diseases.
Hans and April Hess, founders of the Elevation Burger restaurant chain, offer some tips on how to change an organizational model without rejecting it altogether.
Is it possible to change the world one organic hamburger at a time? The founders of the Elevation Burger chain are going to try. They felt called to build on the positive aspects of the fast-food model to create an Earth-friendlier restaurant that offers healthier food at affordable prices.
Tulane University architecture students design and build homes through an unusual professional training program that gives them the opportunity to lead a collaborative project that connects the ideas in the classroom to the needs of the community.
Throughout Africa, KickStart is lifting thousands of families out of poverty by helping them address their greatest need: finding a way to make more money, says the nonprofit's CEO.
Leadership Education at Duke Divinity teaches a way of thinking that holds the past and future in tension, not in opposition.
Learn more »


text:
The specification, known as the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP), proposes a method for allowing various hardware devices and encryption systems to communicate with one another and manage multiple encryption keys.Other companies backing the standard include Seagate, LSI, Brocade and Thales.The companies hope that the KMIP specification will allow users to more efficiently decrypt data and manage secured hardware without reducing the security level of encryption systems.Those behind the specification said that they now intend to submit it to Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) in hopes of eventually establishing KMIP as a security industry standard for encryption key management. OASIS has already come out in favor of the move."The IT community is asking for open standards and interoperability to help meet the increasing demand for encryption," said OASIS executive director Laurent Liscia."We applaud Brocade, HP, IBM, LSI, RSA, Seagate and Thales for choosing to advance KMIP through the open standards process, and we encourage others in the security community, both users and providers, to participate in the standardisation of this very important work."
Processing registration... Please wait.
This process can take up to a minute to complete.
A confirmation email has been sent to your email address - SUPPLIED GOES EMAIL HERE. Please click on the link in the email to verify your email address. You need to verify your email before you can start posting.
If you do not receive your confirmation email within the next few minutes, it may be because the email has been captured by a junk mail filter. Please ensure you add the domain @itnews.com.au to your white-listed senders.


text:
Skiing in Wyoming Brings Jobs to the State
Tourism in Wyoming generates about $2.5 billion annually and supports 29,000 jobs, and much of that money is spent by out-of-state visitors during the winter months.
Tourism in Wyoming generates about $2.5 billion annually and supports 29,000 jobs, and much of that amount is spent by out-of-state visitors during the winter months.
Wyoming is an outdoor recreation destination, thanks to its open spaces and natural attractions that draw hikers, bikers, anglers and river rafters. Outdoor recreation doesn't take winters off in the Cowboy State, where renowned ski resorts, skiing and snowboarding are accessible in every corner.
Perhaps the most well-known winter destination is Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, which welcomes 500,000 visitors a year – only 15 percent of whom are locals.
Jackson Hole is unique because its location in Grand Teton National Park means its commercial airport is the only one in the world inside a national park, says Jerry Blann, president of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. "About 85 percent of our skiers and snowboarders get to our resort after landing at the airport,” he says.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is a perennial award winner for its well-groomed terrain, which has seen $4.5 million in investments in recent years to make skiing and snowboarding more enjoyable.
“We have groomed runs and open bowls for beginners, intermediates and experts,” Blann says. “We are now in our 47th season of showcasing winter recreation.”
Catch Their Drift
On the back of the Tetons in Alta, Grand Targhee Resort offers a slower pace for new and family skiers, and boasts 500 inches of the lightest snow each year. And in Cody, near the entrance to Yellowstone National Park, Sleeping Giant Resort is one of the oldest ski areas in the United States, having opened in 1936.
"Sleeping Giant actually closed in 2004 largely due to the reduction in snowmobile traffic utilizing Yellowstone Park, then reopened in 2009 thanks to a $3.5 million investment by our community,” says James Klessens, CEO and president of Forward Cody Wyoming.
The first reopened season of 2009-10 saw 7,000 skiers visit the resort, and that number increased to 12,000 for 2010-11.
"Recent ski magazine articles have rated the terrain on our little hill among the best in the country, and that acknowledgment should bring us a lot more snowboarders in 2012,” Klessens says. "Cody has good restaurants and nice hotels, and visitors are almost guaranteed to see spectacular wildlife when driving from the hotels to the ski area.”
This Run's for You
Other popular winter wonderlands include Hogadon Ski Area on Casper Mountain in central Wyoming, which offers a 600-foot vertical drop and 18 major trails. Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area is just a short drive from Laramie in southeast Wyoming, in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Meanwhile, Pine Creek Ski Resort in Cokeville has 30 runs and is easily accessible off Interstate 30.
"My kids like Pine Creek because the snowboarding slopes are fun, but not too difficult,” says Elaina Zempel, Wyoming Business Council regional director. “Pine Creek isn't too crowded, so you can get onto the lift and to the hilltop quickly, which gives skiers and snowboarders many more opportunities to enjoy our great outdoors.”


text:
Royal Caribbean Group Appoints Rebecca Yeung to Board of Directors
Today, (March 20, 2023) Royal Caribbean Group announced the appointment of Rebecca Yeung, corporate vice president, operations science and advanced technology at FedEx Corporation, to its Board of Directors, effective March 15, 2023.
“Ms. Yeung brings a valuable combination of skills to our board, as she is well-versed in technology, digitization and business strategy,” said Richard D. Fain, Chairman of the Board, Royal Caribbean Group.
“We’re excited to welcome Rebecca Yeung to the Board of Directors as we continue to deliver the world’s best vacations, responsibly,” said Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. “We believe her experience in technology, automation and innovation will be a valuable addition to the board as we usher in the next phases of our growth.”
Yeung has nearly 30 years of global experience in both strategy and operations technology. She joined FedEx Corporation – a global logistics company with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services – in 1998 and has served in various marketing, innovation, and technology roles.
In her current role, Yeung is responsible for advancing FedEx’s innovation and transformation strategy, including scaling robotics and automation technology, autonomous vehicles, decision science, and electromobility. Prior to this role, she served as vice president, advanced technology & innovation at FedEx since 2015. Yeung also serves on the Board of Directors of Columbus McKinnon.
Yeung is a graduate of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and has an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.


text:
LG has quickly risen to the top of the smartphone market and while they're a company – like Samsung – that produce many of their components themselves, like their displays and batteries, they still rely on Qualcomm for their mobile processors. Many of the high-end devices from big names in the industry do rely on Qualcomm's Snapdragon CPUs, but Samsung has recently found a way to produce processors using a smaller 14nm process and more importantly they're ready to move away from their reliance on Qualcomm in their upcoming Galaxy S6 smartphone. LG tried to create their own processors and were successful in shipping a device with their own silicon in it, the G3 Screen, which featured LG's NUCLUN processor. Now, reports are that LG is looking further forward to perhaps reduce their reliance on the likes of Qualcomm.
According to Korean reports, LG has recently scrapped plans for an octa-core CPU based on the ARM Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 pairing and is looking ahead to the more powerful Cortex-A72 core designs. It's rumored that this CPU was scrapped due to a number of problems which could have led to overheating and that sort of thing. Now LG is said to be working on a chip using the very latest Cortex-A72 core designs from ARM and will be looking to ship devices using this new chip come 2016 or so. As such, there's a long wait to see just what LG have been up to, but it's an interesting development nonetheless.
With Qualcomm facing troubles with the Snapdragon 810, it's no surprise to see people like LG look ahead to a possible future with less devices using Snapdragon chips. LG have already proven with the G3 Screen that they can still ship devices with fast LTE modems, so that problem is essentially already taken care of and while TSMC will need to produce the chips on behalf of LG, it will still help them get out from under Qualcomm's monopoly on the mobile application processor world.


text:
DeeperBlue.com DEMA Team
Join the DeeperBlue.com crew on location and reporting live at DEMA - the biggest diving trade show in the world. Keep abreast of all the latest developments at the DEMA Show.
TUSA showcased its HyFlex Switch PRO fins at DEMA Show 2018.
Garmin showcased its Descent Mk1 dive computer which is now available with a gray titanium bezel, sapphire lens and black silicone band at DEMA Show in Las Vegas.
- advertisment -
The prestigious Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition, organized by the Underwater Photography Guide, has announced its 2018 winners.
Courtyard By Marriott in Bonaire is now offering Kayak and Paddleboard rentals.


text:
* Wal-Mart "Black Friday" deals at 8 p.m., Target open at 9
* NRF sees holiday sales up 4.1 pct, down from 2011 increase
* Waiting in tents at Best Buy in Florida, but some just look
By Martinne Geller and Phil Wahba
NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers took advantage of retailers offering a Thursday night start to the traditional post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping season, lining up at stores to get deals on electronics and other items or to just see what the fuss was about.
"I like watching the insanity, honestly," Jon Stroker, 40, of Littleton, New Hampshire, said after spending about $280 at a Walmart store in town and taking advantage of the retailer's 8 p.m. Thursday start of "Black Friday" deals.
This year, Target Corp joined Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Gap Inc in being open at least part of the day on Thursday and some retailers will be open throughout the day, a trend that began to take hold in 2011.
Wal-Mart's U.S. discount stores, which have been open on Thanksgiving Day since 1988, offered some "Black Friday" deals at 8 p.m. local time and special deals on some electronics at 10 p.m. Target has moved its opening from midnight to 9 p.m. on Thursday and Toys R Us is opening at 8 p.m.
"It's a recognition that retailers need to be more aggressive and want to show their physical stores are important," Moody's senior analyst Charles O'Shea said.
While he didn't see enormous crowds out in Vauxhall, New Jersey, he did see about 15 people lined up already at a Best Buy, which opens at midnight. At a Target in Westbury, only two shoppers were in line for a 9 p.m. opening. Still, for retailers, any crowd could make the effort worth it.
"It's a finite pie; if you can get a bit more by being open, then do it," O'Shea said.
The National Retail Federation, an industry trade group, forecast a 4.1 percent increase in retail sales during the November-December holiday period this year, down from the 5.6 percent increase seen in 2011.
In a separate survey, NRF said 147 million people would shop Friday through Sunday, down from 152 million on Black Friday weekend last year. The survey did not say how many shoppers planned to hit stores on Thursday.
Some retailers, like Best Buy Co Inc are keeping Black Friday on Friday, waiting until midnight to open.
At a Best Buy in Orlando, people had camped out in tents for days waiting for the doors to open.
Gabriel Esteves, 33, a self-employed car audio installer, waited in line with a bag of Cheetos and a Coke while his brother and sister went to their homes for Thanksgiving feasts with their families.
"They told me to take a break and go to the house, but today's the worst day to leave the line. People come and cut in line," said Esteves, who got in line Monday to buy some small electronics and a 50-inch television.
Best Buy, which is trying to stem falling sales under new CEO Hubert Joly, is one of the retailers in the spotlight this season.
At some stores, workers were not so happy to have early openings encroach on their Thanksgiving holiday. A petition asking Target to "save Thanksgiving" had 371,606 supporters as of Thursday afternoon.
Some shoppers agreed.
"I don't think it's good," Carol Lucas, 61, of Sugar Hill, N.H., said while her husband waited for a 32-inch television on sale at Walmart. "You're messing up Thanksgiving."
Still, at a Target on Chicago's Northwest Side, the first person waiting in line Thursday night was someone who worked at the store, Elsa Acevedo, 46, who finished her shift at 4:30 a.m. and lined up at about 2:30 p.m. to buy a 50-inch Westinghouse television.
As for the earlier opening, "I just think it takes people away from their families," she said. But she added that a midnight opening also pulled workers away from Thanksgiving celebrations because they had to prepare the stores to open.
Many shoppers lured into stores by earlier openings on Thursday may just be window-shopping.
More than 50 percent of consumers will do some form of "show-rooming" during the Black Friday weekend, said Kevin Sterneckert, vice president of retail research at Gartner Group.
"They will buy things because they looked at it in the store. They will touch and feel what they are interested in and then buy it online on Monday, either from the same retailer or a different online retailer," Sterneckert said.
At a Kmart on 34th Street in Manhattan earlier on Thursday, Charles Montague, a 55-year-old mover, was browsing the aisles just to kill time.
"I don't holiday shop," he said emphatically. "I buy stuff all year long, not during some man-made holiday."
Some were not waiting for Monday to buy on the Internet. Online Thanksgiving 2012 sales were already up 17.8 percent over Thanksgiving 2011 for the same period, measured through 9 p.m. EST, according to IBM.
THE RESULTS MATTER
The stakes are high for U.S. retailers, which can earn more than a third of their annual sales in the holiday season.
Consumers heading into the holiday shopping season remain worried about high unemployment and possible tax increases and government spending cuts in 2013. Also, lasting effects of Sandy, the storm that lashed the densely populated East Coast in late October, could cut into how much shoppers can spend on the holidays.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, two-thirds of shoppers said they were planning to spend the same amount as last year or were unsure about spending plans, while 21 percent intend to spend less and 11 percent plan to spend more.
"My family decided not to buy (Chanukah) presents this year - only for the kids. It's too expensive," said graduate student Danielle Slade, 29, from Jericho, Long Island.
Still, the Standard & Poor's retail index is up almost 27 percent this year, compared with a 10.6 percent increase for the broader S&P 500.
In New York's Times Square, a mix of locals and tourists lined up at Toys R Us.
"We just want to see what's happening," said a man who arrived Thursday from Paris. "We want to see what Black Friday is." A Santa hat-wearing expeditor quickly whisked him and his companion away before they could give their names.
For more Reuters holiday coverage:
BEFORE YOU GO
11/23/2012 10:21 PM EST
Return Policies You Need To Know
The holiday shopping season is in full force. And we bet you're endlessly looking for the perfect gift for mom, dad and everyone in between. (If you need a little help, check out our Gift Guide page for some awesome suggestions.) And while we love the idea of giving and receiving, we don’t always end up with the right item.
Head over to HuffPost Home for details on Walmart, Target and other major retailers.
11/23/2012 8:24 PM EST
Black Friday Mobile Sales On The Rise
Here's a quick Thanksgiving/Black Friday question for you.
In the run-up to Christmas, Hanukkah, and all the other gift-laden winter holidays, would you rather go after a bargain by letting your fingers loll about on the screen of a smartphone or tablet -- or mix it up with the punch-throwing, gun-toting, um, customers at your local big box store?
We thought so. And if numbers from eBay are any indication, that instinct toward self-preservation is strong in many of us (or at least an increasing number of us). For the numbers show that, since last year, Thanksgiving and Black Friday have -- not surprisingly -- seen significant jumps in the number of people shopping via mobile device.
Read more here.
11/23/2012 7:37 PM EST
For A National Guardsman, $330 A Week At Walmart
A HuffPost reader from Alabama writes:
"My son is a member of the Alabama National Guardsmen! He also works for Walmart in the Shipping and Handling Department. My son works 40 hours a week and is paid $8.25 an hour. My son has a wife and four children, two of whom are disabled. How can Walmart billionaires be allowed to get away with their slave labor ways of doing things?"
11/23/2012 6:50 PM EST
Walmart Strikes Fail To Distract Black Friday Shoppers
HuffPost's Alice Hines reports:
DALLAS and LOS ANGELES -- As she neared the entrance of a Dallas-area Walmart shortly before midnight on the eve of the shopping frenzy known as Black Friday, Tammy was both shocked and thrilled to encounter a group of more than 40 protesters.
Having worked for a dozen years as a cashier at another national retail chain, Walgreens, Tammy said she felt an immediate sense of solidarity with the Walmart employees.
"Walmart cuts hours and benefits to push people out," said Tammy, using her phone to capture video of the protest. "It's the same thing at Walgreens. The workers are suffering while billionaires make all the money."
But despite her professed anger at corporate greed, Tammy -- who declined to provide her last name lest she jeopardize her job -- was not deterred from entering Walmart to purchase a TV on a layaway plan. Her own low wages made her feel a sense of community with the striking Walmart workers, but those same wages also generated pressure to find and buy goods at low prices -- precisely the demand that Walmart has fed to turn itself into the world's largest retailer.
Read more here.
11/23/2012 6:16 PM EST
LOOK: Walmart Protesters Tweet Black Friday Photos
From HuffPost Business:
Never imagine you'd see Walmart workers striking against their employer? Now you can, using the Twitter hashtag "#walmartstrikers," a phrase accompanying many photos tweeted out by the protesters during the Black Friday protests.
Walmart doesn't appear overly concerned. In a Friday morning press release, the retail giant said planned protests haven't affected the company's Black Friday plans so far:
"Only 26 protests occurred at stores last night and many of them did not include any Walmart associates,” Bill Simon, Walmart U.S. president and chief executive officer said in the release. “We estimate that less than 50 associates participated in the protest nationwide. In fact, this year, roughly the same number of associates missed their scheduled shift as last year."
The strikes are being organized by OUR Walmart, a labor group backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Check out some photos from Twitter here.
11/23/2012 6:02 PM EST
'The State Has No Qualms About Leaving Us Penniless'
In an email to HuffPost, Dawn Bess in Missouri writes:
"No one is striking here. Missouri is an 'at will' employment state and the employers pay the unemployment insurance. It no longer is deducted from our paychecks like it was 5 or 10 years ago, so if you are fired in Missouri for ANY reason that your employer can conjure up, the state denies us unemployment compensation. We can file a protest but the state always takes the employer's side and we lose. It's a horrible situation here in Missouri and everyone is terrified of losing their jobs for any reason because the state has no qualms about leaving us penniless and homeless. There is no security net in MO for workers who lose their job. So short of the long, no, there are no strikes here."
11/23/2012 4:48 PM EST
Look: Demonstrators Arrested Outside Walmart
Demonstrators are arrested by police after protesting outside a Walmart store Friday Nov. 23, 2012, in Paramount, Calif. Wal-Mart employees and union supporters are taking part in today's nationwide demonstration for better pay and benefits A union-backed group called OUR Walmart, which includes former and current workers, was staging the demonstrations and walkouts at hundreds of stores on Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
11/23/2012 4:31 PM EST
Man Threatens To Stab Kmart Customers
One man's frustration with Black Friday crowds reached a boiling point early Friday morning when he was caught on video threatening to stab anyone that came too close to him.
According to CNN, the crowd at a Kmart in Sacramento, Calif. took on a "mob mentality" as the store opened its doors to shoppers who had been in line for hours.
11/23/2012 3:57 PM EST
Two People Shot Outside Florida Walmart
Two people were shot outside a Walmart in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday, police confirmed to WCTV.
The victims were a man and a woman, according to witnesses. Neither have suffered life-threatening injuries, say police.
The scene was described to the Tallahassee Democrat as such:
Kollet Probst said she had finished much of her holiday shopping when she returned to the Walmart on Apalachee Parkway to make a return.
She said she was waiting in the customer service department when a crowd of people came running into the store from the parking lot. Shots started going off, and customers ducked for cover.
"Everybody started trying to find a place to hide," she said.
While police have not yet commented on the cause of the incident, witnesses at the scene told WCTV that "two couples were arguing and one of the men stared firing," before fleeing the scene in his car.
The suspect is still reportedly on the loose.
11/23/2012 3:52 PM EST
Dallas Police Subdue Shoplifter Suspect With Taser
Witness Gloria Lira provided WFAA with a cell-phone video recording of the incident. According to WFAA, one can hear the police order the suspect to put his hands behind him and the sound of the stun gun.


text:
The latest digital comics update will be the last for the PlayStation Portable, Sony has announced on the PlayStation Blog. No reason was given, but Sony says that "the Digital Comics Team will continue to work on bringing the comic service to other Sony devices" and promises updates on the PS Blog. That may point to a return of digital comics on the PS Vita when it launches, but no specific plans were mentioned.
The store has more than 4,000 available comics in total, and this week's final update brings heavy-hitters like Batman: Arkham City #1, Dr. Who, Ender's Game, and Locke & Key. If you get hooked on any of those series from the PSP store, you'll have to rely on the comics on your smart phone, or PC, or this strange thin substance they call "paper."
Steve Watts posted a new article, PSP digital comics updates ending.
Sony has announced that this week's digital comics update for the PSP will be the last, but implied that the storefront may return to other Sony devices.
other devices like that playstation phone they keep advertising on the teee veeeeeee?


text:
Stella McCartney will co-host a virtual anti-fur protest next month in the online fantasy world known as Second Life.
The weeklong protest will begin July 12 on a dedicated island in the computer-generated alternative universe, it was announced this week by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The island will feature stables, a lake, picnic tables and Linda McCartney mini-veggie-burger stalls.
“Sometimes it’s nice to have a bit of humor on serious subjects,” the 35-year-old British designer said in a statement.
Like her late mother, Linda, McCartney is a longtime supporter of animal rights. She doesn’t use leather or fur in her designs.
Visitors to SecondLife.com will be able to clothe their digital proxies, called avatars, in T-shirts bearing the slogan: “I’d Rather Be Pixelated Than Wear Fur.”
They can also enter a competition to come up with alternatives to PETA’s famous tag line, “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur.” The best three, judged by McCartney, will win prizes, including two tickets to her fashion show in Paris in October.
Millions of players, called residents, interact with each other in the Second Life virtual world. They can do basically anything that people can in real life, including buying and selling property, participating in group or individual activities, or socializing.


text:
August 18, 2016
Ecuador's government vows aid to quake-affected shrimp farmers
Ecuador's shrimp farms have been severely damaged by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April this year. With reconstruction as priority, the country's third-most important sector for exports may soon receive government aid consisting of loans and technical assistance.
The Ecuadorian government has stressed the importance of fully restoring the condition of shrimp farms damaged by the strong earthquake some four months ago as shrimp, it said, represents a very high "opportunity cost" in terms of the payment balance of Ecuador.
According to the Aquaculture and Fisheries Deputy Minister Pilar Proaño, shrimp is the third-most important exported product of Ecuador, generating US$975 million in revenue during the first five months of this year. It represents 15% of the country's total exports and 20% of primary exports.
The powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which struck on April 16, damaged around 12,600 hectares of shrimp farms in the devastated provinces of Manabi and Esmeraldas, which both host around 30,000 hectares of shrimp ponds. The damaged ponds represent a loss of five million pounds of shrimp, according to the government.
Around $24.6 million would be needed to repair direct damage to shrimp farming infrastructure, a news report by El Telegrafo stated. To accelerate economic recovery in Manabi and Esmeraldas, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries has submitted a "proposal for transformation" that includes loan grants, technical assistance and machinery facilitation, fis.com reported.
Proaño made the assurance that the government was working to offer aid to all affected stakeholders so that they could rebuild their production facilities and maintain their export levels.
Ecuador is one of the top shrimp producers in the world and is currently the third-largest shrimp exporter to the US. The industry, however, has been hampered by disease outbreaks.


text:
SEO Positive, a leading innovator in ethical search engine optimisation, has announced the opening of its new central London office. This new office will enable SEO Positive to improve its service delivery and continue its expansion, which has seen it leap to the forefront of the UK’s search marketing industry in the last year.
The new office is located at London CityPoint, a prestigious and eye catching office facility in the heart of the city’s financial district. SEO Positive’s technical and pay-per-click teams are to be based at the new office initially, with plans to expand the London based team to suit demand.
The move to a new office comes at a time when SEO Positive is continuing to expand its team at a rapid pace to meet the demands of its growing client portfolio. In the last few months it has added a new senior web developer, Pay-per-click expert and a new client services manager to its team. SEO Positive has also had to move offices twice in the last year to meet the demands of its rapid growth.
“We’re looking forward to moving into our new London CityPoint office and establishing a more prominent presence in the capital,” said SEO Positive’s Operations Director Ben Austin, “We’ve been delighted at the amount of growth we’ve experienced in the last year, which has seen our client base expand rapidly. We put this down to our ethical and transparent approach to search marketing, which is an attraction to businesses that want to know exactly how their budget is spent and how it translates into higher rankings and website traffic.”
SEO Positive has won a number of awards in the last year for its search marketing services. This includes being ranked as the #1 provider of integrated search marketing services in the UK. The ranking was awared by TopSEOs, and independent authority on search vendors, following an extensive evaluation of SEO Positive’s service levels and result.
SEO Positive also recently became Google Adwords certified and Google Analytics certified. These certifications were awarded by Google following a rigorous assessment of SEO Positive’s expertise in delivering effective pay-per-click campaigns and analytical services to its clients.
The SEO Positive team will be hosting an 18m² stand at this year’s Internet World Exhibition (10-12th May). At the start they will be providing free advice to businesses and attendees on how they can improve their search marketing strategy. SEO Positive is also the official sponsor of the Internet World Exhibition website for the month of January.
For more information on SEO Positive’s online marketing services visit www.seopositive.com, where you can also request a free online quote. Alternately, you can contact SEO Positive directly on +44 (0)800 879 9000


text:
Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend S.Agayeva / More than 75% of the participants of the second Polish national exhibition which will take place in Baku on 7-8 November will be represented in Azerbaijan for the first time, the Ambassador of Poland to Azerbaijan, Kshishtof Kraevski, briefed the media on 5 November. Organized by the Assistance Center of Polish Economic Chamber through support of the Economy Ministers of Azerbaijan and Poland, the exhibition will be attended by the companies specialized in construction, industrial, metallurgy, energy, furniture production, pharmaceutics, chemical and other spheres. Generally 40 leading Polish companies will be represented. The Ambassador said that the business people of the two countries will gain new opportunities to significantly expand their business.
According to the diplomat, the first national polish exhibition organized last year led to numerous contacts and contracts, significantly increased the interest in Azerbaijan towards Polish export proposals.
Attended by the Economic Ministers of Azerbaijan, Heydar Babayev and Poland, Petr Voznyak, the meeting of the Inter-Governmental Commission for Economic Co-operation is planned to be held during the exhibition in Baku. The Ambassador said that a protocol is expected to be signed as a result of the meeting.


text:
Tyre manufacturer Sailun was established 20 years ago in eastern China’s Qingdao Economic & Technical Development Zone, which is known beyond the country’s national borders for its Tsingtao beer.
While the company initially started out as a tyre technology and testing platform provider, Sailun has itself long since become a recognised tyre manufacturer. Its six running state-of-the-art production facilities (four of which are in northern China, and the fifth of which is in Vietnam) have an annual production output of more than 60 million tyres.
The Chinese firm is already ranked 16th among the world’s largest tyre manufacturers. Considering that around 400 tyre manufacturers with some 800 tyre brands worldwide are competing for motorists’ custom, this is already a pretty prime position and performance.
But Sailun isn’t content to rest on its laurels. The company has got its sights set on achieving sustained growth and continuous improvement and becoming the smart alternative to the established premium manufacturers.
To this end, Sailun is investing around 20 per cent of its resources each year in further developing its tyres and is joining forces with Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST) to continuously improve its products. The National Engineering Research Center, where 300 specialists are conducting research into future generations of tyres, was established at QUST a few years ago.
Sailun is already exporting tyres to over 180 markets worldwide, including European markets, where it sells around seven million tyres annually. Again, though, the company is aiming for figures higher than that. Sailun’s goals are ambitious, and the company is bolstered by high customer satisfaction levels.
The Chinese firm is keen to convince European customers of its products in the coming years by introducing innovations created in line with the very latest in manufacturing technology.
Gareth Passmore, Sailun Europe’s Senior Vice President (PCR and TBR Tyres), stated: “We are developing tyres for the cars people drive today and also for cars they will drive in the future. We offer smart solutions customers can rely on.”
- First Chinese A listed private tyre enterprise to enter the Shanghai Stock Exchange (601058)
- First Chinese manufacturer to use modern, intelligent, manufacturing centres in Qingdao, Dongying, Shenyang, Weifang, Vietnam and Cambodia.
- Sold in over 150 countries and regions including Europe, NA, AMEA
- Sailun is the research and demonstration base of the National Engineering Research Center for Rubber and Tires
- First Chinese brand to integrate an entire industrial chain covering new materials, processes, technology, equipment, modern management, talent development, and Big Data application
The 16th “Asia’s 500 Most Influential Brands” ranked Sailun’s brand value at 58.7 billion RMB, ranking it at 335th. This is the third year Sailun has been ranked in the top 500 with gradual increases in rankings each year.
In the “2021 World Brand Summit”, Sailun’s brand value increase by 7.8 billion up to rank 121, and is the fastest growing within the tyre industry. Through various measures such as improving internal management, strengthening basic research, and optimising resource allocation, by 2025, Sailun will initially realise technological autonomy, manufacturing intelligence, and brand internationalisation.
These top tier products, marketing, and competitiveness will allow the group to enter the ranks of international tier 1 brands and become a globally respected, trusted and influential tyre company.
Sailun Group has invested significantly to establish research centres in Qingdao, Vietnam, Europe, and North America to form a global R&D network that understands local user needs and to pioneer new technology.
These centres possess independent research and development capabilities including market research, product planning, compound R&D, tyre structure design, product testing, and a full process development system.
- Sailun PCR currently partners with 50 OEM customers for hundreds of models, with more than 100 different sizes. TBR already partners with China mainstream commercial vehicles covering light trucks, medium trucks, heavy trucks, busses, coaches, in over 20 sizes.
- Specialty partners with the world’s largest construction machinery manufacturer “Caterpillar” and the Chinese construction machinery manufacturer. Also with 20 mines in China and in more than 30 foreign countries.
In June 2020, Sailun Group launched the “Eco-Rubber Cloud” industrial Internet platform to address the pain points of the traditional tyre industry such as complex manufacturing processes and difficulties in digital transformation, making it the world’s first rubber industry internet platform to be put into use.
Bantry Tyres has recently been appointed as the sole distributor for the Sailun PCR, Van, and 4×4 ranges, on the island of Ireland. For more information on the Sailun PCR range, contact Bantry Tyres sales manager Brendan Brennan on 086 7766 846.


text:
Fellow model Helena Christensen also came out to support Beckham at the fashion event
Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham. PHOTO: MATTEO PRANDONI/BFA.COM/SHUTTERSTOCK
Victoria Beckham got an assist from her friend Katie Holmes while celebrating the launch of her new watch collection with Breitling on Friday.
“Such an amazing evening celebrating the new Victoria Beckham x @Breitling collection in NYC!!” the former Spice Girl, 49, captioned a post on Instagram which featured a carousel of photos of her posing in front of a neon sign announcing her collaboration with the Swiss watch company.
Victoria posed alone in one photo and with Holmes, 45, in another. Both women wore black outfits, with Victoria telling her fans that her suit was from her eponymous clothing brand.
“I’m wearing my signature #VBSS24 tailored suit (coming soon!) and B Frame Belt! Kisses,” she wrote.
Holmes wore a back top with a cutout at the midriff, and paired it with a black blazer, a white skirt and black heels.
Katie Holmes, Victoria Beckham and Breitling CEO Georges Kern.MATTEO PRANDONI/BFA.COM/SHUTTERSTOCK
Victoria Beckham Says Recent Beckham Docuseries Felt ‘Quite Liberating’
Victoria also tagged Holmes and the other friends she posed with, including model and designer Helena Christensen, model Annemary Aderibigbe and model-turned-entrepreneur Isabela Grutman.
Christensen, 55, wore a long off-white dress with black heels. Aderibigbe chose a simple black sleeveless dress with a plunging neckline, and Grutman wore a red floor-length turtleneck dress.
Victoria’s husband, David Beckham, expressed his support for his wife’s latest venture in the comments of the post. “Looking lovely as ever ❤ @victoriabeckham,” he wrote.
The couple has been quite busy with solo projects and collaborations lately. As they teased on Instagram Tuesday, they’re gearing up for the premiere of their Super Bowl commercial with Uber Eats, which will also feature Jennifer Aniston.
Helena Christensen and Victoria Beckham.MATTEO PRANDONI/BFA.COM/SHUTTERSTOCK
Victoria Beckham Goes Makeup Free as She Reveals Her ‘Morning Skincare Routine’ : Watch
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
David and Victoria announced the project with a video spoof of a viral moment from their Netflix docuseries Beckham. During a sit-down interview in the series, Victoria says she grew up “very working class,” prompting David to peek his head around a corner to implore his wife to “be honest” about her upbringing. After a bit of teasing from her husband, Victoria admits that her father drove a Rolls-Royce.


text:
World famous rapper Drake is a known auto enthusiast. The hip hop artist has been seen driving around in some absolutely awesome luxury vehicles including a beautiful black Bugatti Veyron. Now, thanks to a very generous friend, Tony Bet at Driving Emotions Motorcars, Drizzy has just added a brand new Rolls Royce to his stable of vehicles. The special Tony Bet Edition Rolls Royce Wraith was gifted to the "6 God" at the commencement of this year's annual OVO Festival in Toronto.
Massive black ADV1 wheels and chrome delete details were added to the vehicle after Drake picked up the car. The rapper was spotted cruising around in his brand new toy just before the extra modifications were installed. Check it out.