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THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; Seagram Works For a Bright Holiday
By STUART ELLIOTT
Published: November 18, 1994
Everyone hopes for a bright holiday season, but the Seagram Company is trying to do something about it -- commercially, anyway.
For its Chivas Regal brand of Scotch whisky, Seagram will run an extravagant print advertisement that lights up in the Dec. 12 issue of The New Yorker magazine. The ad, which will appear in 300,000 copies of the issue, includes 23 tiny red light-emitting diodes that glow when a button is pressed. It cost more than $1 million to produce and was created by Bronner Slosberg Humphrey in Boston, the Seagram direct marketing agency, and Intervisual Communications in Santa Monica, Calif.
The ad, which carries the theme "Not everyone is looking for reindeer," features a Chivas bottle in the sky above a winter's evening scene; the bottle lights up as if it were a new constellation. The ad will appear randomly in 300,000 copies of The New Yorker sent to subscribers; limited availability of the diodes meant the ad could not appear in all 776,389 subscriber copies or in any of the almost 40,000 copies that are sold on newsstands.


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Financed and built by Chinese state-run companies, the soon-to-be-finished overhead railway through Lahore is among the first projects in China’s $62 billion plan for Pakistan. Beijing hoped the $2 billion air-conditioned metro, sweeping past crumbling relics of Mughal and British imperial rule, would help make Pakistan a showcase for its global infrastructure-building spree.
Instead, it has become emblematic of the troubles that are throwing China’s modern-day Silk Road initiative off course.
China’s global plan, called the “Belt and Road Initiative,” involves some 70 countries and has been likened to the U.S. Marshall Plan that helped rebuild Europe after World War II. By building a network of ports, railways, roads and pipelines, China aims to open new East-West trade routes, generate business for Chinese companies and expand its strategic influence.
While the Americans mainly used grants in Postwar Europe, China has mostly extended loans in opaque deals often contingent on using Chinese contractors. Pakistan is now one of several countries grappling with the financial and political fallout of taking on so much Chinese debt.
With a general election in Pakistan scheduled for July 25, an ascendant opposition is pledging to publish secret details about the financing of Chinese projects, including the Orange Line, and Pakistani industry is agitating for less-generous perks for Chinese companies.
Well, this is getting sticky.
- This is the future they have planned for us…
- Are They Essentially Erasing Most Of The Internet?
- Heads Up: Something big is going down. Just about every commodity is collapsing in price. Things deteriorated so much that all the supply chain metrics have become way less constrained
- Bill Gates: Social Credit Scores Are An “Asset”
- Horrific news from Sodom Island
- China’s Warning ENTIRE Economy Will Collapse In 34 Days
- The Dead Internet theory just got even creepier….
- People Are Going To Go Absolutely Insane When Food Prices Double Or Triple From Current Levels
- CDC is quietly deleting misleading information from their website. The following statement was removed from their website between July 16th and July 22nd
- If you are waiting for recession, inflation down, FED pivot, etc., by the time it happens, markets would have already priced most or all of it in. Right on schedule… Michael Burry says the Big Crash is anytime now!

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Telia tests 5G and face payments with Finland's OP Bank
In a double-teamed effort to showcase new technologies, Finnish telecom operator Telia demonstrated the use of 5G wireless service in an open-to-the-public face payments pilot with OP Bank.
The pilot builds on a previous effort by the Helsinki-based OP Bank, where it had been testing face payments in its headquarters restaurant with OP employees and an additional demonstration at the Slush 2018 fintech conference. The pilots leveraged a third-party solution called Pivo Face Payment.
”Besides security, a smooth user experience is important for customers. 5G makes the service faster and is therefore the perfect partner for Pivo Face Payment. We believe that the trial with Telia opens a new window to the future,” Kristian Luoma, head of OP Lab at the bank, said in a blog post.
The pilot was run last week using an ice cream truck in Vallila, Finland, and was later moved to OP Bank’s headquarters.
According to OP Lab, the Pivo Face Payment technology scans people’s faces and turns them into biometric templates consisting of 200 minute data points. The biometric template and credit card details are stored in an OP Bank mobile app, which is then used to communicate when making an in-store purchase. The store needs to have a locked tablet with a front-facing camera that communicates with the customer’s mobile device to validate the biometric template stored on the phone. The transactions take about 7.5 seconds.
Face payment technology is evolving as more financial institutions are exploring its mainstream application for payments. This month, Shinhan Card began a face payments pilot with South Korea’s largest convenience store operator, BGF Retail.
Alipay has supported face payments since 2017, when it launched Smile to Pay in China with YUM China’s KFC restaurants. Smile to Pay is currently in use by tens of thousands of merchants across 300 cities in China. In December Alipay upgraded its face payment technology with the launch of its Dragonfly solution, which is about one-tenth the size of Smile to Pay and does not require an integration with the store’s ERP system.


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It's no secret that Cambridge shoppers are a fan of the budget supermarket Aldi, with the city now having two different branches, one on Histon Road and another on Newmarket Road.
But one downside to the supermarket is the inability to order your groceries online, like many other major supermarkets offer.
But now, shoppers in Cambridge can have their favourite Aldi products delivered to their door in as little as half an hour as the supermarket teams up with Deliveroo.
The Histon Road store is one of the first in the country to trial the new service which will offer local residents a selection of more than 200 Aldi products via the Deliveroo app.
These products will included a range of essential items, such as bread, milk and fresh produce, which will be picked and packed by Aldi colleagues for delivery by one of Deliveroo's network of riders and drivers.
The new on-demand service has been introduced to offer customers greater flexibility and access to affordable Aldi groceries.
The trial was initially launched at eight East Midlands stores, but was then extended to one store in Camden and is now being rolled out to 11 more.
Among the stores now offering the speedy service is the Histon Road store in Cambridge, which launched the service this week.
If the trial proves successful, the rapid delivery service could roll out to further Aldi stores by the end of the year.
Richard Thornton, Communications Director at Aldi UK, said: “We hope the new trial with Deliveroo will provide more customers in Cambridge with access to great quality food at Aldi’s unbeatable prices.
“This is a new and exciting venture for Aldi and we will be constantly reviewing how we can best serve our customers during these challenging times.”
Though lockdown restrictions are easing, and those who have been shielding are able to leave their homes for the first time in months, many people are still trying to leave the house as little as possible - including for things such as food shopping.
Across the sector, UK supermarkets have been working hard to ensure more online delivery slots are made available, with a priority for customers who are vulnerable and those who are shielding.
The new service from Aldi means that those people who do not wish to leave the house to visit the supermarket due to health concerns can now order the basics, and possibly even do their weekly shop through Deliveroo, having it delivered straight to their door, contact-free, the very same day.


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Horwath HTL launches new practice in the UK
Date: July 14, 2021
London, July 15th 2021
Horwath HTL, the world’s largest and most experienced hospitality consulting brand, announced the opening of a new practice in the United Kingdom headed by industry veteran Malcolm Kerr. Malcolm is supported by a team of professionals principally out of Crowe UK’s new headquarters at 55 Ludgate Hill in London.
Horwath HTL UK is part of Crowe UK, a leading audit, tax, advisory and risk firm with offices across six locations in the UK and an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world.
Malcolm Kerr is a well-known figure in hospitality and real estate, having previously worked for global giants Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Mövenpick hotels as well as having a successful business in Asia for many years. Malcolm and his team will work across all aspects of HTL consulting including planning and development, hotel asset management, management and brand contract negotiation, transactional advisory services, and tourism.
Malcolm Kerr said “At a critical juncture for the industry, it feels like the right time to open a business that will help navigate these difficult times. The combination of our expertise, in partnership with the complementary services of the Crowe UK team, provide an incredible platform for our clients.”
Nigel Bostock, Chief Executive of Crowe UK said, “Real Estate is a key area of our business, so taking the Horwath HTL brand, for so long synonymous with hospitality the UK, adds a significant dimension for us. Malcolm and his team are well placed to offer insight and value to our clients, further strengthening our market-leading services.”
James Chappell, Global Business Director of Horwath HTL said “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Malcolm Kerr, Nigel Bostock, Peter Varley, and their team to Horwath HTL. In many ways, Horwath HTL started in the UK with Crowe, so it feels right that they are the ones to bring the business forward.”


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Twitter has decided that it needs to find additional revenues outside of its famed micro-blogging site and is looking to TapCommerce to offer promotions on tablets and smartphones. According to sources close to the deal, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will pay nearly $100 million for the New York-based TapCommerce which sends promotions to those who have looked at goods to purchase but failed to finalize the sale.
Reliant on advertising
Twitter, since right around the time of its initial public offering, has seen user numbers slowing and has shifted towards acquisitions to find additional audiences for its advertisers. Twitter’s first quarter ad sales broke $250 million this year representing a near doubling of sales year-over-year. While Twitter relies on advertising for nearly all of its revenues, it’s still yet to make a profit.
According to Richard Alfonsi, Twitter’s vice president of global online sales, TapCommerce sends ads to over 50,000 mobile applications. The acquisition follows Twitter’s acquisition of MoPub last October for $350 million. The latter was Twitter’s largest and allows the company to offer an ad exchange to advertisers that reaches over a billion mobile devices.
The acquisition of TapCommerce will give advertisers “access to additional off-Twitter inventory and buying opportunities,” Alfonsi said in an interview Sunday, “It’s another step in this bigger vision we’ve started to put together about mobile advertising.”
Slowing user growth
Just as Facebook will require years to reach its second billion users, Twitter faces a battle to reach its first. Those slowing growth numbers recently saw the departure of the company’s chief operating officer Ali Rowghani and the promotion of Alexander Roetter to head of engineering in May due to his advertising experience.
Perhaps more importantly (certainly for investors), Twitter has seen its stock price drop nearly 40% this year as analysts fear the company is mired in stagnant growth in both users and ad sales.
“Being a part of the Twitter team will allow us to dedicate more resources to developing our product and expanding our services, so that you can continue to deliver even more value from your campaigns,” Brian Long, chief executive officer of TapCommerce, wrote in a blog post yesterday.


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By Chris Mennel, audit manager, Alerding CPA Group |
Millions of people have tuned into ABC’s “Shark Tank” to see whether amateur and experienced entrepreneurs can land a deal with one of the millionaire or billionaire sharks. We may watch for the entertainment value; but after seven seasons, there are real-life lessons to be learned.
In fact, selling ownership in a company isn’t much different than pitching an idea to a new program partner, potential donor or board of directors. To be effective, you have to know your numbers, be direct and exude passion.
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems and applications are improving at a rapid pace. According to Business Insider Intelligence, the IoT market is expected to grow to over $2.4 trillion annually by 2027, with more than 41 billion IoT devices projected.
Providers are working to meet the growing needs of companies and consumers. New technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), and machine learning make it possible to realize massive gains in process efficiency.
With the growing use of AI and its integration into IoT solutions, business owners are getting the tools to improve and enhance their manufacturing. The AI systems are being used to:
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A Bethlehem man has launched an online consulting business to help people build their personal brand.
Dave Burrington started Dave Burrington Consulting this month to help clients understand the value and importance of having credible online profiles. He consults on such areas of online presence as personal blogs and social media.
“With more and more employers plugging candidates into search engines, it is imperative that applicants provide them reasons why they would be a good fit,” said Burrington.
Burrington, who also works in the restaurant industry, said he sees his company use Google and social media to screen candidates for managerial and other positions. And he said it’s a good tool.
“Applicants can say anything on their resume or in their interview,” said Burrington. “Then you go on their social media and find a totally different person.”
He said the key is to have the person you’re showing online be in line with the type of person a company wants to hire.
He said he helps to build a client’s online profile with basic search engine optimization tools and relevant skills and experience, hopefully to increase the response rate for potential jobs.
For more information, call (610) 657-1525.
Hydro-ponics store blooms in Bath
Hydro-Ponics of the Lehigh Valley is now open on the Beth-Bath Pike (Route 512) in Bath. It is the third location for the company, which also has locations in Harrisburg and Alabama. Tom Fine, co-owner and general manager of the Lehigh Valley store, said the new location seemed like a perfect fit.
“It’s a good area, plus there are a lot of greenhouses around here. For example, Amore Farms is right down the road,” he said.
Fine said he hopes the addition is one step in future growth for the company and the industry.
“We definitely plan to grow,” he said. The store targets small pocket farms, which are becoming increasingly popular in the region because of their ability to specialize and farm year-round in greenhouses or indoors using lighting.
The store sells nutrients, lighting and systems for all hydroponic gardening and farming.
Hydro-Ponics of the Lehigh Valley is at 7576 Beth-Bath Pike, Bath. For more information, call (610) 837-7500.
Salon opens second shop
J. Morgan Salon and Home will celebrate the grand opening of its new location in Easton on March 9.
This is the second shop for J. Morgan; it has nearly 4,000 square feet of space.
On its website, the salon describes itself as a Redken and Pureology salon with a blow-dry bar and a home decor shop on the second and third floors of its building.
The address is 252 Spring Garden St., Easton.
Vendor joins market
The Easton Farmers’ Market winter market is getting a new vendor. Eat This is a family-owned business specializing in made-from-scratch preservatives and desserts. The business has been in operation since 2011 in Erwinna.
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Time Inc. Acquires Sports and Lifestyle Network FanSided
Deal grows out of a two-year partnership between the two companies.
Time Inc. has turned a two-year partnership with sports and lifestyle network FanSided into a full-on acquisition. The company announced today that it bought the network of 300 websites, which collectively reach an average of 15 million monthly unique visitors.
Terms of the deal were not released. As of now, FanSided counts more than 1,500 contributors to its network.
FanSided also has a mobile app and personalized newsletter that is gaining traction with millennials. Mobile traffic accounts for more than half of FanSided's overall traffic.
Time Inc. says that FanSided co-founders Adam and Zach Best, along with partner Matt Blake, will continue to manage the business as a division of Sports Illustrated Group. It is unclear whether Time Inc. will retain all of FanSided's staff, considering there will likely be editorial cross-overs between the two brands. FanSided did post a story to its site today, stating it will retain its "core team."
This is not a new partnership for Time Inc. Earlier this year, the company, along with 120 Sports, began syndicating videos across the FanSided network.
Sports Illustrated is also expanding into new categories such as fitness and adventure sports, which overlaps with FanSided’s contributor community that also covers men’s lifestyle and entertainment. Sports Illustrated will not be the only brand to tap into their content, as FanSided mentioned they will be a sibling brand to other Time Inc. titles like Entertainment Weekly and People.
“This deal is the latest in a series of new products and programs set to roll out from the Sports Illustrated Group, which looks to be very active throughout 2015,” says an internal memo to employees from CEO Joe Ripp and EVP Evelyn Webster.
We will have to wait and see what the group has in store for the remainder of the year but in the meantime, FanSided promised their fans there are no "immediate plans to change the way you [the readers] currently access and use our FanSided sites."


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Administrators to your folded book-to-individual organization BrightHouse, and this specialised from inside the loans having larger-violation issues such refrigerators and you will sofas, possess informed they don’t can pay for to compensate many out-of consumers have been remaining having unaffordable expenses.
The fresh declaration about accounting firms Give Thornton, that is managing the government, reveals a decide to reserved ?600,100 to possess profits to help you people who’s been mis-offered expensive fund of the BrightHouse could have been scrapped.
Meanwhile, plenty of creditors have obtained huge amounts. It include the supply strings funds enterprise Greensill, that is by itself in management once collapsing just last year. Greensill – otherwise the creditors – have received almost ?31m.
Before it went boobs inside 2020, BrightHouse offered highest-focus lease-to-individual deals to help you consumers who otherwise struggle to spend the money for initial costs off household goods such as for example fridges, ovens, Tvs and couches. It energized appeal all the way to 69.9%, and this, towards the top of service and you can insurance costs, you certainly will indicate users was basically using 2 to 3 times the purchase price of items toward high street. Certain users was in fact never ever capable own the goods once they dropped at the rear of to your money.
BrightHouse users was basically generally regarding reduced-income property acquiring state pros. The selection means some of the UK’s very vulnerable consumers you may feel missing out on essential finance, much like the cost-of-living crisis pushes finances.
Offer Thornton to start with kepted to ?600,000 to deal with more than 11,000 affordability says off users which fear they might had been mis-sold fund. But its current declaration, penned when you look at the late April, suggests that the administrators intend to seek judge consent so you’re able to trash the latest settlement container just after determining your costs would-be also highest.
“Given the almost certainly extreme frequency and difficulty out-of customers’ value states … it is the administrators’ presumption your cost for the determining these types of says perform far surpass the amount of money designed for shipment,” the brand new statement told you.
“Considering the above, the administrators are searching for while making a credit card applicatoin to your judge regarding the upcoming months to get to help you disapply the latest prescribed area,” they extra.
Within the totally new plans, people might have been due refunds having fees and you may attention, plus an additional 8% interest thereon contribution going back the beginning of their mortgage.
Meanwhile, directors confirmed they’d payday loan Oregon hired a commercial collection agency department to “improve” money off customers and you can “maximise” earnings to have creditors. Those individuals loan providers has included Greensill Funding, whoever failure this past year stimulated a wave out of governmental scandals.
Greensill, and that specialized in giving enhances on business statements to possess a fee, granted financing so you’re able to BrightHouse when you look at the 2018. The fresh new administrators’ statement verified that Greensill is paid down entirely, getting a total of ?yards inside 2020 – a year before it collapsed into the administration.
Sara Williams, a personal debt agent and composer of your debt Camel blogs, said: “New thousands of consumers whom need had a reimburse for expensive lending can get nothing. The money you to customers was indeed pushed with the purchasing during the government is perhaps all going to the shielded financial institutions.”
Since the a lender, Greensill is actually measured as a secured creditor, placing it in front of queue having installment when the customer, BrightHouse, went chest
She extra: “The government plus the Insolvency Solution need certainly to alter so it. Clients will be the simple victims right here as well as will be offered consideration. ”
Directors should not seek to assemble expense rather than considering earliest in the event that the loan try mis-sold
The problem is particularly acute to have users out of lease-to-own businesses, that are typically more youthful, women, or single mothers, surviving in leased accommodation.
Consumers has experienced equivalent troubles whenever talking about the collapsed payday loan providers such Wonga. Thousands of the former individuals who have been mis-marketed fund by team was told they might only discovered 4.3p for each and every ?1 due in the compensation.
A spokesperson to have administrators in the Offer Thornton, coincidentally dealing with Greensill’s breeze-off in the uk, said they were carrying out its loans in line with British insolvency laws while having distributed assets out-of BrightHouse “as needed by the guidelines”.
The new spokesperson said.“Whilst Greensill Capital (UK) Ltd used to be a protected creditor to help you BrightHouse, people financial obligation it was owed as an element of BrightHouse’s government had been paid off in order to it according to the law and you can ahead of they getting into management alone. I’ve no further statements outside the items in brand new administrators’ filings in respect out-of one another issues.”
A representative into the Insolvency Services told you: “The insolvency build is designed to make sure the creditors off a keen insolvent team found as often of its cash back since it is possible to, and is also the responsibility out-of insolvency practitioners to adopt the fresh hobbies of all of the financial institutions in starting what they do.”


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The RHA is warning that customs posts on either side of the Irish border would harm the economy. The warning has been prompted by reports that the government is proposing customs clearance zones be set up to check goods and paperwork. The RHA responded to the reports by warning that any customs formalities would lead to delays and increased costs. Read more No-deal Brexit will cause ‘paralysis at the border’ in Northern Ireland with lengthy delays for HGVs seeking passage […]
A weak pound combined with rising demand for cheap Chinese trucks in Commonwealth markets has hit profit at international haulier and truck sales firm EM Rogers.
The government has quashed hopes for a new HGV driving Trailblazer apprenticeship by rejecting the standards for a third time.
RHA and FTA say Transport Committee report on driver shortage is “fair reflection” of industry’s issues
The RHA has said the Transport Committee report into the driver shortage, which said that current measures to tackle the issue are not enough to resolve it, is a “fair reflection” of the industry’s problems.


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One can argue that while Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin, it is India that may well be the first country to entrench its credibility as an alternative monetary system.
Back in 2013, India distrusted Bitcoin as “Wild West territory”, where scams like Silk Road, a darknet market for smuggling drugs, thrived, and where greedy geeks conned gullible individuals into wasting their money.
Although India didn’t know it at the time, its political and economic conditions made the country a perfect match for Bitcoin. Recent news shows India poised to become the first nation to regulate cryptocurrency.
On November 8, 2016, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removed 500 and 1000 Rupee notes from circulation, stripping the nation of 86% of its currency. India aimed to quell its shadow economy and to defeat its never-ending illicit activities. At the same time, this economic crisis indirectly taught its 1.3 billion people that cash was unreliable and that there was a nationwide frenzy with the stock market falling by 7 percent, cash shortages and several deaths from people queuing to exchange their worthless money. A significant disruption to the economy occurred with more of India’s largely younger population turning to Bitcoin. At the time, a large number of industries were already using Bitcoin and shortly, thereafter, the number of investors grew to the point where mid-2017, 2,500 Indians invested in Bitcoin daily, according to The Economic Times. The digital coin attracted people in India since it offered a safer system for their money, a haven from inflation, refuge from government regulation and interference, and a system that avoids political and economic turmoil.
India: Unbanked Country
India may be the 7th largest economy in the world with its GDP of $2.5 trillion but a 2016 study by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that 233 million people in India, or 40% of its population, still has no bank account. To put this in perspective, 65 million people live in Britain. This means that there are 3.5 times more unbanked people in India than people who live in the U.K. The fact that so many Indians are unbanked is because you need a form of identification and a fixed address, among other information, which for many homeless Indians is impossible. These individuals, then, rely on cash which hinders their spending abilities. Along comes Bitcoin which allows you to make deals all over the world quickly, cheaply and securely – without needing a bank account. No wonder, then, that to date more than 600,000 Indians use Bitcoin, according to several bitcoin outlets.
Indian companies using Bitcoin
Last year, more than 500 merchants in India and five of India’s largest companies, including Dell, accepted the cryptocurrency as payment, according to GBminers co-founder Amit Bhardwaj. The number grows by the day. True, that Bitcoin is far from popular, and most Indians prefer fiat money, but a recent Forbes article reports Bitcoin’s craze is catching on and that, to date, there are more than 600,000 users in the country.
Although India’s RBI has long warned cryptocurrency users and traders of its perils, Indian President, Narendra Modi, indirectly promoted Bitcoin, on July 2, 2015, with his ambitious Digital India. Plans included digitizing government data, improving India’s digital infrastructure, and optimizing its online connectivity. Last month, the government formed an inter-disciplinary committee to examine the framework on virtual currencies and set up a forum MyGov for public opinion on virtual currencies.
Last week, India’s Department of Economic Affairs in its Ministry of Finance met to discuss how Bitcoin could be regulated. The committee suggested the following: that cryptocurrencies should be governed by the Reserve Bank of India Act of 1934; that Bitcoin investors should be taxed; that guidelines for buying and investing in cryptocurrencies should be drafted; that the IRB should extend FEMA to cross-border cryptocurrency deals; and that users should be taxed on their cryptocurrency returns.
And the future?
Observers predict that India’s government will regulate Bitcoin in stages. India’s Bitcoin industry welcomes these changes knowing that government acceptance will give the cryptocurrency the backing it needs. In fact, India’s Bitcoin industry has long tried to popularize Bitcoin with strategies that include conducting security checks, requesting identification from users, such as government-verified address documents, Permanent Account Numbers (PAN) or Aadhaar IDs, and sometimes even checking bank details. Private Bitcoin companies have also launched an association, called the Digital Assets and Blockchain Foundation India (BFI), to educate lay people on Bitcoin benefits and usage. Government intervention credits their efforts.
On the other hand, experts wonder whether some of these intended regulations will harm Bitcoin in that government interference contradicts Bitcoin’s allure, while other rules may hamper the blockchain innovation and development. #24x7newsalert


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Honda is desperately trying to change Acura’s image into a “Tier 1” brand. This year the automaker is redesigning all three of its current sedans. A new NSX is also in the works, but according to execs another all-new vehicle is going to be released before the NSX in 2010.
“We will have an all-new vehicle,” said Dan Bonawitz, vice president for corporate planning and logistics at American Honda Motor Company
The details about the “new vehicle” are scarce, but according to sources the vehicle could be a four-door coupe to compete with vehicles like the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class. Pricing is expected to be around $50,000 and a hardtop convertible could also be in the works. A coupe has been missing from the Acura lineup since the RSX and CL were killed.
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To set up a long-term effective system for the management of Internet information, China's Hubei province now plans to promote the real-name system for users wishing to create websites and blogs.
Recently, libel cases and privacy infringement issues have become serious problems on the Chinese Internet, especially in the blog and video sharing sectors. To solve these problems, Hubei plans to introduce the background real-name system into the blog sector. With this new measure, netizens who want to open blogs should register with their real names and their names will be submitted to the website administrators. However, their real names will not appear to other netizens, so as to maintain a certain level of privacy for Internet users.
In addition, the province will launch a large scale rectification campaign to purify the contents on mobile phone websites, mobile phone newspapers, video websites, chat rooms, and instant messaging groups to eliminate spoof information. This means new technologies that will soon be introduced to help monitor how Internet users are abusing the Internet's resources in China.


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SCS Global Services (SCS) has announced the expansion of its third-party environmental certification services into West Africa. Dr. Richard Bonsi, who has worked at the company's Emeryville, Californiaheadquarters for the past four years in the natural resources division, will relocate to Ghana to head up the company's West African operations.
"There is a strong demand for high quality, third-party certification of products and businesses in West Africa," said Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Executive Vice President of SCS. "As the African natural resources sector grows, SCS certification will give buyers confidence that the environmental and sustainability claims made about the products they purchase are accurate."
SCS West Africa will offer a full range of environmental certification services, including:
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification
- Timber legality verification
- Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification
- Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification
- Food safety auditing and training
- Responsible biofuel certification
- Carbon offset verification for REDD projects
"Timber legality verification, FSC certification and greenhouse gas verification have a particularly promising future in Africa," said Bonsi. "Africa accounts for 17% of global forest area, but less than 2% of the FSC certificates to date, signaling a great potential for growth of responsible forestry. Exports of agricultural products are also on the rise, indicating a growing need for certification of crop production and food handling systems."
Dr. Bonsi brings extensive experience to his new posting. Having worked in the forest products sector for over 15 years, his experience includes manufacturing management, applied research, change management, marketing and trade. Dr. Bonsi's hands-on industry experience and familiarity with the Ghanaian and African natural resources sector will serve SCS' customers well. An expert in certification and timber legality verification, Bonsi will look to support Africa's responsible forestry industry, and grow other areas of certification within SCS' portfolio of services. Dr. Bonsi holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resource Business Development, Marketing and Trade from Virginia Tech and an M.B.A. from TU Bergakademie Freiberg in Germany.
SCS Global Services (SCS) is a global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing and standards development, operating for nearly three decades. SCS programs span a wide cross-section of industry sectors, recognizing exemplary performance in natural resource management, green building, product manufacturing, food and agriculture, retailing and more. SCS is a Certified B Corporation™, reflecting its commitment to socially and environmentally responsible business practices.


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A class-action lawsuit alleged TV manufacturers conspired to fix the prices of technology in conventional TVs.
Many companies have denied any wrongdoing.
The retailer is trying to make amends with customers for a bread price-fixing scheme.
The Supreme Court of Canada has allowed wiretap recordings from a criminal case to be used in a civil suit against a group
It is easy to bash banks (the NDP obsession), or telecommunications and internet service providers (the Tory preoccupation) but some competition already exists in both those sectors though more is preferable to less. In contrast, both parties miss obvious policy areas that could save consumers a small fortune -- but where prices are currently jacked up in favour of existing producers.
This app problem is just one skirmish in a long-brewing war between the ebook distributors. Consumers may not realize that ebook distributors have another weapon -- a dirty little secret actually -- to use in their fight: censorship. Yes, censorship.


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Apple is hearsay to be gearing up to announce its homegrown tracing device called AirTags someday this year. The new location tech added to its arsenal of cutting-edge products come questions about users’ privacy and protection.
Apple blogger Benjamin Mayo tweeted a screenshot of the recorded safeguard.
Mayo says Apple will use the feature to “prevent ‘stalking’ with AirTags.”
“If someone secretly hides a tag in your possessions, your phone will notice and warn you about it,” he added.
It’s unclear when the new AirTags might be launched or what they will look like. In January, SPIGEN‘s sub-label Cyrill posted — and quickly removed — keyring style protector designs for the as-of-yet unreleased AirTags.
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THE NEW Jaguar F-Space SUV will be so popular in Australia that it will double the brand’s sales, says the company’s Aussie boss.
Pitched as a rival for the BMW X5, Porsche Macan and Audi Q5, the F-Pace is Jaguar’s first ever SUV and arrives Down Under in July 2016.
Jaguar expects to sell “well in excess of 1000” F-Paces a year to SUV-hungry Aussies, a move that will see at least twice as many Jaguar-badged cars on local roads. Last year, Jaguar’s total volume was 1292 cars, but Wheels’ exclusive report card predicted the brand could see 3000 in 2016.
“It will absolutely be our best seller,” said Jaguar Land Rover managing director Matthew Wiesner. “We’re not far shy of 100 customer orders already, and I’m surprised by the amount of interest and commitment we’ve had and we haven’t even launched our pre-launch campaign. F-Pace will easily be in excess of 1000 units a year.”
Wiesner says the F-Pace, which will be priced from $74,340 for the entry-level diesel-powered 20d Prestige, will bring new customers to the brand.
“We’re kind of skewed towards male customers with our offerings today, so what F-Pace does is open our brand up to a far wider audience,” he said. “Female buyers for example, and that not just helps F-Pace but brings more focus on the rest of our products.”
Built on the same aluminium-intensive architecture as the new Jaguar XE and XF sedans, and powered by the same suite of four- and six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, the F-Pace and will have a strong focus on performance, rather than off-road ability.
“It is very much a Jaguar and what our brand stands for,” said Wiesner. “It’s job is very different to, for example, what a Range Rover Sports is, it’s more crossover than hardcore SUV, it’s not designed to go off-road. It’s a performance SUV. It’s going to drive like a Jaguar, it’s going to be dynamic. We want you to step out of an F-Pace and have a similar feeling to when you drive an XE or an XF.”
F-Pace will also be a prime candidate to be worked over by Jaguar’s Special Vehicles Operations performance arm, which is rumoured to have started work on a range-topping variant powered by the same 5.0-litre V8 as the F-Type sportscar.
“F-Pace fits into the SVO space,” said Wiesner. “If you look at F-Pace and its markets and trends, you would say the guys at SVO would be very keen to get hold of it and do something with it, because it’s such an important car from a Jaguar perspective and it’ll have such a big role in driving the volume of the brand.”
Wiesner sited the success of AMG, which sold more than 4000 vehicles in Australia last year, as proof that a SVR-badged F-Pace would sell well here.
“It will be significant for us, to say the least,” he said.
Jaguar will launch the F-Pace in Australia in late July or early August, and Wiesner is confident that supply from the British brand’s Solihull factory, will keep up with demand. This despite reports in the UK that customers face a nine-month wait for their cars to arrive, such is the new SUV’s popularity.
“From everything we’re hearing it’s such an important car for the Jaguar brand, especially in North America, that there’s a big focus that F-Pace is right and ready to go and it’ll be on time,” said Wiesner. “I’m not worried.”
Large luxury SUVs were one of the stronger-growing segments in last year's bumper 1.15 million sales-strong new-car market. Audi's Q7, replaced late last year with an all-new lighter model that made it into the top three in the 2016 Wheels Car of the Year, is the segment leader, with rivals including the BMW X5, Range Rover and the Range Rover Sport, and the new Mercedes-Benz GLE wagon and coupe chasing it hard.
The segment grew 8.7 percent last year as SUV sales continue to eat into tradtional passenger car sales.
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What is a licensing deal in the gaming industry? How to get publishers on board? What is the importance of growing the community of your game? Jay Powell the CEO and Founder of The Powell Group, explains for you.
Jay Powell consults game studios with over 20 years of experience in the game industry
For a game company, developing games is only a certain part of the job. When it comes to publishing the game and acquiring new players, things get change a little. Jay Powell, CEO and Founder of The Powell Group, which has been advising game studios around the world for years, spoke to Mobidictum about some points that could be important for developers. You can watch the full interview of Mobidictum founder and manager Batuhan Avucan with Jay Powell below.
Since 2010 The Powell Group has been helping developers, publishers, technology companies, conferences, and others grow and succeed in the world of video games. Their network of over 4,000 game developers and more than 600 publishers ensures they have a broad reach in the game industry.
Jay Powell consults game studios with over 20 years of experience in the game industry. Talking about his experiences in our interview, Jay explains how game developers can improve themselves. Moreover, he aims to create a network of game developers who wants to exchange knowledge and find team members with IndieGameBusiness which will take place on March 2-4.
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Sat 14 January 17
The new Tackle Guru website is now live!
Guru have been at the forefront of the digital media revolution over the past few years. So it comes as no surprise to here that the Essex based company have now launched a brand new website for 2017. The UKMA team spoke to the powers that be who made the following statement.
“Tackle Guru aim to create the ultimate hub of information with the launch of our brand new website! Using our vast library of video content, articles and features from top anglers to stand out, you can rest assured that the new site will feature the latest news and product information to give those that matter most, our customers, an informative and enjoyable experience! This Friday we announce who will be joining the growing team of fishing Guru’s helping to bring even more exciting content to your screens this year”.


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- Signal and Telegram offer the same end-to-end encryption as WhatsApp and work on iPhone and Android.
- Facebook now tells customers that it’s WhatsApp business and commerce features that will lead to data sharing with Facebook.
Facebook confirmed a few days ago that it’s about to ruin WhatsApp, as users discovered prompts on Android and iPhone telling them the chat app would start sharing personal data with Facebook. Facebook has been trying to make it seem like it cares about user privacy and security for its users, but its moves say otherwise. The recent attack on Apple following the introduction of the app privacy labels that tell users exactly how terrifying data collection practices can prove that. The decision to start grabbing data from WhatsApp users is also controversial, considering that the only option to opt out is to leave WhatsApp completely. Millions of users have responded to WhatsApp’s notification by flocking to competing apps that offer similar services. And now Facebook is already putting up defenses, proving it’s afraid of the backlash.
The reason WhatsApp is so popular is quite simple. The app offers end-to-end encryption, just like iMessage and works on both iPhone and Android. It’s the perfect app on your phone, tablet, and desktop to keep in touch with all your friends and family, no matter what devices they might use. But WhatsApp isn’t the only chat app that can do that.
Signal and Telegram both support end-to-end encryption and work on iPhone and Android. Like WhatsApp and iMessage, they also offer the same features you’d expect from an instant messaging client, including file-sharing, phone calls, emoji, and many of the bells and whistles you’d want from an iMessage alternative.
Both Signal and Telegram have seen massive surges in downloads since the WhatsApp privacy prompt hit phones, with millions of people flocking to download the apps. Even the CEOs of Tesla and Twitter took sides, with Elon Musk endorsing Signal and Jack Dorsey retweeting it. WhatsApp’s dominance isn’t likely to be threatened anytime soon. But if more people start using competing services like Signal and Telegram, they could move more of their contacts to those platforms in time.
We want to address some rumors and be 100% clear we continue to protect your private messages with end-to-end encryption. pic.twitter.com/6qDnzQ98MP
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) January 12, 2021
Facebook is already addressing the privacy problem it created, proving it’s very aware of the backlash. The company posted a FAQ section that explains exactly what WhatsApp data Facebook will not be able to collect from users and shared the infographic above on social media.
Facebook will not be able to see your private messages and hear your calls. That was never a worry, as Facebook doesn’t intend to remove end-to-end encryption from the app. Facebook also says that WhatsApp will not keep messaging and calling logs and won’t see shared location data. WhatsApp will not share contacts, and groups will remain private. The app will support disappearing messages, and users can download their data.
These are all good things, of course. But Facebook doesn’t include in the infographic the data WhatsApp will share with Facebook, even though the FAQ section does contain more details about the new WhatsApp privacy update.
“We want to be clear that the policy update does not affect the privacy of your messages with friends or family in any way. Instead, this update includes changes related to messaging a business on WhatsApp, which is optional, and provides further transparency about how we collect and use data,” the page reads.
Facebook explains that WhatsApp users who choose to communicate with businesses will have some of their data shared with those companies. “Whether you communicate with a business by phone, email, or WhatsApp, it can see what you’re saying and may use that information for its own marketing purposes, which may include advertising on Facebook,” the FAQ section reads.
“If you choose to interact with Shops, your shopping activity can be used to personalize your Shops experience and the ads you see on Facebook and Instagram, the FAQ says. “Features like this are optional, and when you use them, we will tell you in the app how your data is being shared with Facebook.”
Discovering businesses on Facebook and then contacting them via WhatsApp could also lead to more data tracking. “If you have WhatsApp installed on your phone, you’ll have the option to message that business,” the page reads. “Facebook may use the way you interact with these ads to personalize the ads you see on Facebook.
UPDATE: Telegram does not offer end-to-end encryption by default. Users need to enable Secret chats to take advantage of the extra protection.


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It closed almost 250 stores in 2020, and L brands is planning an additional closure of 50 stores for Victoria’s Secret this year.
The move comes as the company announces plan to open 49 new Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. as well as one in Canada. Sales of soap and hand sanitizer helped drive L brands to post a record fourth quarter. Shares of L Brands (LB) traded higher in Thursday’s lat morning session, up 2.21% at 52.79.
Meanwhile, the retailer says it still aims to spin off its Victoria’s Secret brand into a separate company within the next six months. Goldman Sachs is expected to begin pitching private equity firms about a potential takeover, according to a report in the New York Times.


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Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has been awarded a spot on Indeed’s ’50 Best Places to Work in the Fortune 500’ list, reaching number 21 on the coveted list.
Hugh Pile, Marketing Officer for L’Oréal Western Europe, is to be replaced as he takes a year off from the company to work on branding for his family business.
Wal-Mart has announced a new program named ‘On-Time, In Full’, which will see suppliers penalised if they deliver goods early, late or without the full shipment.
Hindustan Unilever has reported a sales increase of 9 percent in 2017 Q1, despite experiencing difficulties in rural growth.
Sulzer has announced an expansion of the GEKA site, located in Bechhofen, Germany, a move which will create 250 new jobs at the site.
Church & Dwight has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Waterpik for approximately US$1 billion. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of the year.
Hair color specialist Bleach London has launched a make-up line that echoes its approach to high-color dos, according to a report published by Refinery 29.
The Singapore Economic Development Board has appointed Heinz-Jurgen Bertram, CEO of Symrise, Economic Ambassador to Singapore for small and medium-sized companies.
AkzoNobel has announced this morning that CEO Ton Buchner is stepping down ‘with immediate effect due to health reasons’. The company has appointed Thierry Vanlancker as his replacement.


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New ‘super bug’ threat: Nano-silver
For Immediate Release
New ‘super bug’ threat: Experts warn nano-silver in consumer products may be leading to resistant bacteria
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public health and environmental experts are warning that the increasing use of nano-silver as an antimicrobial agent in consumer products may be hastening the spread of resistant microorganisms, according to a report released today by Friends of the Earth.
The report, “Nano-silver: Policy failure puts public health at risk,” can be found at: /news/blog/2011-09-nano-silver-and-bacterial-resistance
“Nano-silver is a potent antimicrobial agent, and corporations are increasingly putting it into consumer products such as clothes, toothpastes and toys. Unfortunately, such widespread use may be leading to the spread of resistant bacteria, which threatens public health,” said Ian Illuminato, one of the report’s authors and the health and environment campaigner at Friends of the Earth U.S. “Just as we wouldn’t put antibiotics into consumer products, we should refrain from putting antimicrobial nano-silver into them.”
Experts interviewed in the report warn that using nano-silver in so many consumer products could breed bacterial resistance, ruining its use in hospitals — where it is needed most — and speeding the development of super bugs. Bacterial resistance is already a killer in hospitals around the world. Close to 100,000 Americans die each year because of untreatable infections — more than two times the annual road toll.
Silver has long been used for its antimicrobial properties, and in recent years studies have indicated that nanoscale (extremely small) silver particles are particularly potent antimicrobial agents. According to the experts interviewed in the report, nano-silver use may be merited in some circumstances, such as in medical dressings used in hospitals, but its widespread use in consumer products could cause more harm than good, leading to the spread of resistant bacteria.
While the commercial use of nano-silver is a relatively new phenomenon, there are already more than 300 commercially available products containing nano-silver, including water filters, pet shampoos, bath towels, shoes, socks, cosmetics and food containers. These products containing nano-silver are not labeled as such.
The report notes that early evidence of nano-silver resistance in bacteria has already emerged, and that resistance is not the only threat posed by nano-silver, which may also pose health risks because of its toxicity.
In writing the report, Illuminato of Friends of the Earth U.S. and Dr. Gregory Crocetti of Friends of the Earth Australia interviewed seven academics as well as public health and environmental experts.
Friends of the Earth fights to defend the environment and create a more healthy and just world. Our campaigns focus on promoting clean energy and solutions to climate change, keeping toxic and risky technologies out of the food we eat and products we use, and protecting marine ecosystems and the people who live and work near them.


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The "new News Corp," as it is now know, set aside $1B to fuel an acquisition spree. It will apparently use the money to
experiment with new digital ideas to rocket growth, which means buying up digital companies and video rights. Will Lewis, who heads up News Corp’s investigation into the News of the World
phone hacking scandal, has been appointed chief creative officer and is responsible for buying.


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'Tis the Season For…A New Year of Cyber Threats
For the cyber security industry, 2014 was a year of high-profile hacks. Data breaches hit every sector, from retail stores and financial instiutions to health care providors, and the fall-out was felt from the C-suite to the man in the street. As we begin a new year of threats in a world where just being connected means being vulnerable to attack, predicting what’s next is a cottage industry all its own. While no one can be 100 percent certain what hackers will target next, you can bet breaches will continue to be a concern in 2015.
Year over year, data breaches are increasing in frequency. In a September 2014 survey by the Ponemon Institute*, sixty percent of respondents said their companies had more than one data breach, up eight percent from the year prior. Along with these intrusions, the amount of data being stolen is also on the rise. In the same sample, forty-three percent of respondents claimed a data breach involving the loss or theft of more than 1,000 records, an increase of 10 percent from 2013.
An industry that will likely continue to be an attractive target for cyber criminals is health care. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, healthcare data accounted for 43 percent of major data breaches reported in 2013 and didn't slow in 2014. As noted in Websense Security Labs (WSL) 2015 Security Predictionsreport, the detailed information hospitals and other providers are required to collect and keep for the patients they treat –including names and addresses, financial details and insurance information – make them a one-stop shop for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and losing that information isn’t cheap.
A June 2014 calculation by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated the annual cost of cybercrime and economic espionage to the world economy at more than $445 billion. In the United States health care industry, a large portion of that number results from government levied Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) fines of anywhere from $100 to $50,000 per violation. According to the 2015 workplan of US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), HIPAA compliance will be a primary focus over the coming year with OIG comparing hospital contingency plans in the event of a breach against government -and industry-recommended practices and performing audits of other service providers to ensure regulatory compliance. While no organization can afford to ignore the importance of effective information security, the enormous regulatory pressures faced by the health care industry make Data Loss Prevention (DLP) execution and strategy paramount.
It’s been said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. While security technology continues to evolve, so do the aims and tactics of cyber criminals. Knowing what information you need to protect and having a strategy to do so is key to avoid becoming another casualty in this modern day conflict.
To read more about DLP risk reduction and execution visit: http://www.websense.com/content/dlp-practical-executives-guide.aspx and to explore further forecasts for 2015, see Websense Security Labs (WSL) 2015 Security Predictions report.
*Ponemon Institute (September 2014). Is Your Company Ready for a Big Data Breach? The Second Annual Study on Data Breach Preparedness


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Will Yates has been announced as the new Managing Director, Groupe SEB UK&I, effective 1st September 2019.
Will joined Groupe SEB in January 2016 as Sales Director, followed by his promotion to Commercial Director in June this year, and his now imminent move to Managing Director. During his tenure the business has strengthened further through key initiatives & successful product launches resulting in strong sales growth.
Will has a genuine passion for ‘Change’ through his leadership and strategic skills and the ability to stimulate sales in mature markets, through good understanding and strong partnerships.
Commenting on his new elevation, Will said “This is a fantastic opportunity in a amazing business, with great people, to further build on the successes we have seen over recent years. We will continue to deliver market leading innovation, category driving initiatives and best in class execution to further establish our leadership positions.’
Previous positions include Sales Revenue Controller (Northern Europe) and Field Sales Director Mondelez International.
Will Yates succeeds Richard Joaristi who is moving to take up a new role within Groupe SEB as VP South East Asia.


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PARIS - “It was an intense challenge but absolutely awesome!” says actress Ellen Page (Juno, Inception) about the new PlayStation game Beyond: Two Souls. Page interprets every scene using the same performance-capture technology as Avatar, which records movement and voice.
The game, created by French developer Quantic Dream, and to be released in October, pushes the boundaries between movies and video games. In the 1970’s, video games were first considered as a new opportunity for merchandising. Many movies had video game versions, which were sometimes very unimaginative. Later, the opposite happened, with video games being made adapted for the silver screen, like Tomb Raider or Resident Evil.
French video game giant Ubisoft contributed to blur the boundaries between the two worlds – going as far as to open their own film studio. They are working on adaptations of their biggest successes, Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell, with Michael Fassbender for the former and Tom Hardy for the latter.
“We don’t want to make pop-corn movies, but to create new adventures, which respect the games’ DNA,” explains Jean-Julien Baronnet, the studio’s director.
Beyond: Two Souls is a perfect example of the enthusiasm of actors for video games. From Samuel L. Jackson to Gary Oldman and Michelle Rodriguez, the number of Hollywood stars appearing in video games is growing. Most of the time, they are just lending their voice to their virtual avatar.
“I loved immersing myself in this codified universe to make it come alive,” says French actress Virginie Ledoyen, who lent her voice to Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
But not everyone likes the experience. Actor Michael Lonsdale isn’t as enthusiastic after dubbing a character for the French version of 007 Legends. “It was totally foreign to me… I had never seen a video game before. It’s very violent; it doesn’t stop shooting, killing and exploding,” he says.
“Dubbing video games is a very difficult exercise,” says Stephane Gonizzi, who heads the sound department for the Around the World studio. “Ninety-five percent of the time we have to do the recordings without any visual elements, we have to try and follow the rhythm of the English text,” he says.
More and more editors want French versions of their games, and these have to be done quickly, to be ready for the international release of the game. It takes two to four weeks to dub an action game like Call of Duty, but other role-play games can take up to six months to dub.
Silver screen stars aren’t put off by video games – they see there an opportunity to reach a larger public. “It’s a fact, today there are more gamers than there are spectators in movie theatres,” says Virginie Ledoyen. She dubbed Chloe Lynch, a soldier in the French version of Black Ops II, which sold over a million copies in France.
There are 28 million gamers in France, netting three billion euros in revenue. Movie theaters only rake in 450 million euros in revenue, and attendance has decreased by 6%. This motivates actors to make the move to an industry that is not as affected by the crisis.
“Is it worth it financially? Yes” says Michael Lonsdale. An actor is paid from 600 to 1000 euros for a day of dubbing. “Official” voices, like the French voice of Al Pacino are the best paid – they can get around 3000 euros a day. Famous actors, on the other hand, who on top of lending their voice also promote the video games, can earn tens of thousands of euros.
Watch the trailer for Beyond: Two Souls.


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Halifax Public Libraries unveiled their new five-year strategic plan on Monday along with a new brand which they describe as being both “playful and modern.”
“It feels like the library is moving forward at a really quick pace,” said Åsa Kachan, chief librarian and CEO of Halifax Public Libraries.
“Libraries are such vibrant places in our community, we really wanted a visual identity that reflected that.”
A promotional video for the brand’s launch explains the new colourful, more modern design as being representative of “the many cultures of our community.” It’s also reflective of a strategic plan, which Kachan says is “people-centric and purpose driven.”
“I often say to my team we’re in the people business more than the book business,” Kachan said.
“There might still be books and materials that we share with people, but in fact it is that coming together with our community, the sharing of knowledge with our community, the lifting up of our community. When we do that well, we’ve really succeeded as a library.”
Halifax Public Libraries say they collected public and staff input throughout the summer and received 1,960 survey responses and 650 in-person conversations at community pop-ups to help shape the plan. The new visual identity was created in partnership with local design company Breakhouse.
New library cards with the colourful branding are expected to be available this spring.


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The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) will present feature presentations on several of the warehousing industry’s most prominent legislative and regulatory issues at its 27th Annual Conference. Sessions will cover C-TPAT, Trucking Hours of Service Rules (HOS) and Warehousing’s Legal Issues. The conference will be held on May 16-19 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta.
Barry Brandman, president, Danbee Investigations, will lead a feature presentation on "C-TPAT: Strategies for Securing the Supply Chain." The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) initiative has had a major impact on logistics. Brandman will provide a clear explanation of the C-TPAT program including strategies for receiving (and keeping) C-TPAT certification and how to get logistics partners to support C-TPAT security efforts. Attendees will learn the distinct financial benefits certification offers companies as well as what top companies are doing to protect their imports from terrorism, sabotage and contamination.
George Grossardt, VP Alliance Services, Schneider Logistics, will lead a roundtable discussion on "Trucking Issues & Warehousing." The trucking industry is being challenged with a convergence of issues that will eventually have an impact on the warehouse cost of transportation services. Topics include driver shortages, new hours of service rules (HOS), insurance costs, Homeland security and more.
Ann E. Christopher, vice president & general counsel for Kenco Group Inc., will share her expertise during a roundtable discussion on "Warehousing’s Legal Issues." Attendees will gain an informed perspective on laws and regulations as they impact warehousing businesses and learn how to best address risks and challenges to their operations. This discussion will address legal issues that impact the warehousing industry.
"It is important for all warehousing and distribution professionals to stay on top of new laws and regulations and to understand their impact on the industry. These sessions, among others, will offer the most up-to-date information as well as practical tips that attendees can implement in their own organizations," says Robert Shaunnessey, executive director, WERC.
For more information about these and the other 70+ warehousing-focused sessions at WERC’s Annual Conference, visit www.werc.org/conference.com.


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The possibility of a crypto-derived ledger system overtaking the U.S. dollar as a global reserve currency has been forecasted by Billionaire hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller
He said that it “would be some kind of ledger system invented by some kids from MIT or Stanford or some other engineering school that hasn’t even happened yet, that can replace the dollar worldwide, however it will be premised if there were to be a U.S dollar replacement.
Druckenmiller noted that crypto is often promoted as a hedge against inflation, which has become more relevant of late via a comment on CNBC’s Squawk Box.
According to the billionaire, he said that that crypto was a solution in search of a problem. And that’s why I didn’t play crypto the first wave because we already have the dollar and which was a statement he made ten years ago and maybe people no longer remember the joke.
But he went on to add that ongoing financial stimulus was an issue: “Well, the problem has been clearly identified. It’s Jerome Powell and the rest of the world, central bankers. There’s a lack of trust. So sort of groping for an answer for a central case.”
Druckenmiller reportedly invested in Bitcoin earlier this year and told Squawk Box that it’s unlikely that he believes it’s Bitcoin will be usurped by other cryptocurrencies as the top store of value asset:
“It’s going to be very hard to unseat Bitcoin, as a store of value asset, because it has a 14 year old brand, it’s been around long enough, and obviously, there’s a finite supply.”
Druckenmiller noted that while Ethereum is leading the way when it comes to building smart contracts, he does not see it dominating everyday transactions. He believes that the next generation of developers is likely to improve on current blockchain technology leaving current solutions behind.


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Urban Outfitters' upbeat quarterly forecast spurs price target hikes
Jun 13, 2018
Shares of Urban Outfitters Inc rose nearly 4 percent on Tuesday after at least four brokerages raised their price targets following the company’s upbeat quarterly same-store sales forecast at its retail business.
The owner of Anthropologie and Free People clothing chains said same-store sales so far in the second quarter had climbed to the mid-teens percentage range. The company’s stock rose to $48.79 pre-market after the news from a regulatory filing.
The forecast was a nice surprise for analysts, who were bullish on the company’s outlook.
KeyBanc analyst Edward Yruma said the same-store sales growth was an acceleration of at least 4 percentage points compared to first-quarter comparable sales growth.
“The company has been very disciplined in its store footprint and, most importantly, is well positioned given its already high e-commerce penetration,” Yruma, who raised his price target on the stock by $10 to $55, wrote in a note.
“Believe Urban Outfitters remains one of the best positioned companies in apparel.”
J.P. Morgan analysts also said the forecast had exceeded their expectations of low-double-digit growth.
All brands under the Urban Outfitter umbrella reported better-than-expected same-store sales growth for the first quarter, last month.
While many retailers including Urban Outfitters struggled with unseasonably cold weather in the first quarter, hampering same-store sales growth, they have all cited improvement with the start of the spring season.
“We see Urban Outfitters’ update as an additional indication that the second quarter is off to a solid start across the group,” Telsey Advisory Group analyst Dana Telsey wrote in a note. She boosted her target to $53 from $42.
The median target price on Urban Outfitter’s stock is $47, up 18 percent from just a month ago.
Still, some analysts are on the fence in recommending the stock. At least 12 out of 22 brokerages rate the stock “hold,” while nine rate it “buy” or higher. One analyst has a “sell” rating.
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U&i, an Indian gadget accessory brand, has today announced the launch of its latest wireless earbuds in India. Dubbed as U&i TWS-3330 Airplane Wireless Earphone, the earbuds come with a price tag of Rs 2999 and it is available for purchase from leading retail stores and online platforms.
The latest wireless earphone comes with a host of interesting features. To start with, the company claims that the earbuds deliver high bass and HD sound experience while listening to music or attending calls. The device comes with LED indicator on its case for displaying the charging process to the users.
It features Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity option which gives a coverage distance of 15 metres.. The earbuds come with 12 hours of battery life and music time. The earbuds come with a battery capacity of 25mAh, while the charging case has a battery capacity of 300mAh.
Speaking on the launch, Paresh Vij, Founder, and Director, U&i commented “As the nation is witnessing the stressful time, U&i has brought in value for money devices for providing our users with an unmatched music experience during these testing times. Through this launch, we are expanding our wireless earphone range and will also be restarting our operations post lockdown.”


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WASHINGTON — Wholesale prices on U.S.-made women’s and girls’ apparel rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in August and were 0.4 percent ahead of a year earlier, according to the Labor Department’s Producer Price Index.
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The monthly report, released Tuesday, also offered evidence a slowing economy has helped keep inflation in check. Prices on all domestically made goods inched up 0.1 percent last month, following an identical rise in July and a jump of 0.5 percent in June.
After stripping away volatile food and energy goods, the so-called “core” prices slid 0.4 percent for the month, after a 0.3 percent decline in July and a 0.2 percent rise in June.
Many economists expect the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee to keep the benchmark federal funds interest rate at 5.25 percent when it meets today. The committee ended a two-year string of 17 consecutive interest rate hikes last month and said it would wait to see where the economic indicators pointed before making further changes.
“Signs of a slowing economy, coupled with anchored inflation expectations, led the Fed to suspend its two-year credit tightening campaign in August,” Kenneth Beauchemin, Global Insight U.S. economist, said in a report. “Back-to-back monthly declines in the core PPI, coupled with two consecutive monthly consumer core inflation readings of 0.2 percent, vindicates that decision. The likelihood of further rate hikes this year is falling.”
There were also new signs of the cooling housing market, as housing starts dropped 6 percent in August to an annual rate of 1.7 million, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
The drop in core inflation and a slowdown in housing starts make it more likely the Fed’s next move will be to reduce interest rates, said John Lonski, team managing director of Moody’s Investors Service economic group, in a report.
“Fears of core price inflation have now been supplanted by worry over home price deflation,” said Lonski.
Within the women’s and girl’s category in August, woven shirts saw prices increase 2.1 percent against a year earlier, as jeans and slacks prices were 0.9 percent more and underwear was up 0.7 percent. Nightwear saw a 4.2 percent decrease. In the textiles area, prices on synthetic fibers rose 1.7 percent in August, as yarns were up 2.7 percent and greige fabric prices increased 5 percent.


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Nagravision announced a strategic licensing agreement with Intel involving Nagravision's On-Chip Security (NOCS) technology and Intel CE media processors.
Through the agreement, Intel's CE customers will be able to design hybrid and IPTV set-top boxes and secure digital video home products using the Nagra Media Access technology to secure content on pay TV networks. The companies said Nagravision-certified Intel CE media processors are expected to be available to Nagravision licensees during the first half of 2010.
"Content protection is essential for today's designs," Keith Wehmeyer, general manager of the IPTV unit within Intel's Digital Home Group, said in a statement. "NOCS technology combined with Intel CE media processors provides the security and processing power necessary to deliver rich media applications such as 3-D graphics to the television. The incorporation of Nagravision's NOCS technology will provide CE customers with a comprehensive solution for advanced set-top- boxes."
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John Hopkins University’s Steve Hanke: Bitcoin Is Vulnerable To Fraud, Reliability Questioned
Steve Hanke – Bitcoin Is Unreliable And Vulnerable To Fraud
Prominent economists have had differing opinions over various issues concerning Bitcoin and other digital currencies, such as hash rates, block sizes, and interest rates. Traditional market analysts, on the other hand, have generally maintained that it is impossible to decentralize the financial system using cryptocurrencies.
Steve Hanke, an economist at the John Hopkins University, recently called out Bitcoin as an unreliable digital asset that is extremely vulnerable to fraud. He went in to say that he doesn’t regard Bitcoin as a currency – rather, he marked it as a highly-speculative asset, despite having a market cap value exceeding $100 billion.
Furthermore, Hanke warned investors of falling victim to Bitcoin’s recent price surge. In this regard, he pointed out that the 6% price gain is paltry as compared to the massive plummeting the coin experienced throughout 2018. Last year, the entire crypto market underwent a huge slump that resulted in the overall market cap dropping drastically from $800 billion to $100 billion in the space of 12 months.
The price of Bitcoin has fluctuated massively since the beginning of the year. In February, the cryptocurrency hits its lowest prices in over a year, trading at $3,400. In the following months, the value increased steadily. The asset is currently approaching the $5,900 mark, representing a remarkable 72% increase from February’s record low. Contrarily, traditionally stable such as gold have been plummeting in value, resulting in investors abandoning them in favor of improving digital alternatives.
Although he is overly critical of cryptocurrencies, Hanke entered a partnership with a crypto-based startup in November last year. The project, known as AirTM, is a digital trading platform that is working with the economist to develop price-stable crypto assets (stablecoins) for the Latin America market.
So far, Hanke and AirTM have launched an initiative known as ‘Airdrop Venezuela’, which intends to raise $1 million worth of virtual currencies. Once attained, the funds will be disbursed to Venezuelans who are currently experiencing economic hardships resulting from hyperinflation and a subsequent devaluation of the local fiat currency. The money will be retrievable using AirTM digital wallets. By participating in this drive, Hanke demonstrated one of the key benefits of cryptocurrencies, which is facilitating the seamless cross-border transfer of funds.
As expected, pro-Bitcoin analysts have opposed Hanke’s recent opinion. Nic Carter, an expert from CoinMetrics, said that he was shocked by Hanke’s dismissing comments on Bitcoin, especially given its useful impact in countries affected by inflation. On their part, Civ Ekonom pointed out that the price of Bitcoin is insignificant provided that it serves its intended purposes of promoting financial freedom and enhancing decentralization. Lastly, popular cryptocurrency influencer, Crypto Bitlord, said that price fluctuations are a norm for any currency, alluding to the basic principles of economics.


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PE Sequoia Capital to invest $4 million in FreeCultr
The firm will invest $4 million in FreeCultr which is backed by internet entrepreneur Harish Bahl of Smile Group and a founding team that includes Sujal Shah former Fashion Head at IMG India.
FreeCultr is the latest in a clutch of internet-only brands backed by private equity money that have come up in India’s booming e-commerce space. In June SAIF Partners pumped in $ 5.5 million to seed Zovi, an internet-only menswear brand.
“I am a big fan of online private label brands, these companies are shipping to 500 towns in India which offline brands cannot claim, the shift to online is happening” says Aashish Bhinde, Executive Director, Digital Media & Technology. In a recent report Avendus estimates the size of the Indian ecommerce industry at $6.3 billion and projects that it will grow four-fold by 2015 backed partly by rising consumption in smaller cities.
“Internationally women are bigger buyers of premium apparel but our brand will offer everyday wear for both men and women created in India for a global audience”, says Sujal Shah, CEO and co-founder FreeCultr who expects to start shipping in global markets alongside Indian sales which began ten days ago.
For Sequoia this deal follows its participation in the $ 40 million investment in Fashion &You, also backed by Smile Group’s Bahl in November, which was led by Norwest Venture Partners and Intel Capital.
There has been a sharp spurt in risk capital investments in e-commerce firms through 2011, with 37 announced deals amounting to $305 million, according to data from private equity research service Venture Intelligence. In 2010, there were just 11 deals totalling $49 million.
“We are bullish about the prospects of apparel retail in India both online and offline as we see a big shift from unbranded to branded wear across India”, says Shailendra Singh, managing director Sequoia Capital.


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Professional Community for Car Dealers, Automotive Marketers and Sales Managers
Social media represents a new dawn for the marketing industry. The level of interaction it enables between business and consumer is nothing short of revolutionary. Most would agree that this is a step forward; more communication is always preferable to less. However, it is not an avenue of communication that…Continue
Team Velocity Marketing is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of AutoCon 2012 in what is sure to be the industry’s largest event for the automotive industry.
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As an active Google user, my search results are always personalized. Thanks to Google's social search, I find results that fit me as a user:
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Here is the latest data on the used-car market from Ricky Beggs, analyst at Black Book USA.
This past week has presented some amazing insights and situations within the market and the resulting used vehicle values. As the calendar turned to a new month, there were some more aggressive efforts from some of the buyers. The number of adjustments that were increases at 19% was the …
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Google recently released guidelines for their Google+ Local Pages, outlining what you can and can’t do with the main picture on your Local page. It is important to stay on top of these announcements from Google, make sure you read over these guidelines to make sure you aren’t hurting your local page, it could…Continue
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To increase the sales of your dealership by delivering the highest quality of online customers.
Every lead we get is called and verified by a live agent to ensure you get the highest quality lead delivered in real time within minutes of us receiving it. We guarantee that every lead you get is a live customer looking to PURCHASE NOW, IF NOT WE WILL REPLACE IT FOR FREE. We will never duplicated a lead, our focus is not just to provide you…Continue
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Twitter is growing quickly as a social network, and as it does, businesses are cluing into the fact that they can connect with a whole new market by maintaining a Twitter account. It can be tough to get the hang of posting on the site, but remembering a few simple tips can help.
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Insignia has been shouting it from the roof tops for over 10 years. Auto parts stores and Ebay have heard the word, it’s taken root and produced bountiful profits. And now automakers are recognizing the trend and developing new vehicles with thousands of OEM accessories and customization options. Check out how Dodge is doing this with the Dodge Dart, click the link and read the article by…Continue
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I remember my first off-site used car super sale and the sales meeting that preceded it. “Guys, forget about the sales process. Don’t worry about demo drives. When customers walk in, sit them down, ask a few questions and qualify them for a payment.” Those weren’t the exact words, but I’m pretty sure I took away the right message. With 1500 cars to choose from and hundreds of customers pouring into the stadium every hour, expediting the process and making it as easy as possible just made…Continue
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A new survey reveals that mobile and social media have a growing influence on retail purchase decisions. Here is a summary of the Consumer Insight Panel survey results conducted by Empathica, Inc. and published in a recent blog on Loyalty 360 (Loyalty Marketer’s Association):
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In the city I live in, there is a run down, nasty looking house taking up some prime commercial real-estate that I'm pretty sure every Realtor in town has taken a crack at trying to sell. Seriously! Every couple of months there is a new sign out front from some poor real-estate…Continue
A Case Study: Elder Ford of Tampa, FL
by Scott Empringham, Flash Point Communications
Lead-generating Facebook Content?
More and more Dealers find themselves struggling to produce compelling Facebook content. Even more are struggling to generate a Return on Investment. Some have even given up trying. (Social is about community, not sales, right?) Elder Ford of Tampa (…
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Dealers United Selects KPA from 70 Website Vendors for August Member Deal
In addition to the website deal, current Dealers United members can take advantage of SEO services offered by KPA
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"If it's down two weeks in a row, I think there is a good chance it's already peaked," said Leerink Swann health care analyst Jason Gurda, who's been tracking the numbers. The peak in flu could also mean a more muted impact on medical costs for hospitals and insurers in the current quarter.
"At this point, I am not expecting a big impact on my health care service companies," he said.
New Tamiflu, Vaccine Supplies
Swiss drugmaker Roche AG said U.S. regulators will allow the company's Genentech unite to tap into its reserve supplies of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu in order to meet the elevated demand for the influenza treatment. The company said it received FDA clearance to release stock of adult dose 75 milligram Tamiflu capsules which carry different packaging from what it currently sold in the U.S. market.
(Read More: Major Flu Outbreak Threatens to Slow Economy Further)
"With the addition of these reserve supplies, we anticipate having sufficient supply of Tamiflu capsules to meet demand for this flu season," said spokesperson Tara Iannuccillo, but she added that that spot shortages of the liquid version of the drug used to treat children continue.
Vaccine providers have also been caught short, trying to meet the late-season surge in demand for flu shots.
Drugstore chain Rite Aid said Thursday that it had secured 400,000 additional doses of seasonal flu shots that it would deploy to areas based on current or anticipated high flu activity. The chain said to date it had administered more than 2 million doses of vaccines this flu season.
Even if the flu is near peak, JPMorgan analyst Lisa Gill expects the demand for vaccinations and other flu-related items have already provided a boosts for the two largest drug store chains, Walgreen and CVS Caremark.
"The vaccine business has been nicely incremental for both Walgreen as well as CVS," she said, adding "they make nice margins on administrating flu vaccines."
You can read the CDC's weekly flu update here.


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Google’s parent company Alphabet released YouTube advertising revenue figures this week for the first time ever. Bringing in over $15 billion, YouTube’s ad sales rose 31% year-on-year in the last three months of 2019 and accounted for almost 10% of their overall revenue. (Source: BBC News)
As marketers, keeping on top of trends and social movement is obviously key, and it’s probably not escaped anybody (marketer or not) that visual content has never been more popular! This obviously presents a massive opportunity for organisations to use video platforms to get in front of a large, captivated audience. YouTube dominates as a… Read more »
We’ve all heard of Instagram Stories, Snapchat and Facebook Stories but now there’s a new player on the field as YouTube have launched their own version of Stories! Let’s start with the basics.
Understanding your data is what’s behind a great marketing strategy. Creating a plan that works with the information you already have established will help you build a practical and workable Twitter marketing strategy that creates the best results.
This week has seen Facebook testing video covers as a new option for Pages, allowing businesses to create an eye-catching video about their products or services between 20-90 seconds long.


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Investors wanting to achieve maximum gains should focus on growth stocks that have support from secular trends. Think of Apple during the rise of smartphones, Amazon during the early days of the internet, and Tesla before electric vehicles really became mainstream. Investors that got into those companies early have seen massive returns. In this article, I’ll discuss three top stocks that are riding massive secular trends. These companies could produce outstanding returns from here.
The retail landscape is rapidly changing
Since 2000, and the rise of the internet, online retail has slowly been adopted by consumers. By the start of the 2020s, e-commerce had successfully penetrated most of western society. However, it still only represented a small proportion of all retail sales in some countries, Canada included. Then in mid-2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic ripped across the world, e-commerce saw a massive increase in adoption. This was mostly a result of governments around the world imposing business lockdowns.
One company that has really benefitted from the shift towards online retail is Shopify (TSX:SHOP)(NYSE:SHOP). The company provides merchants with a platform and all the tools necessary to operate online stores. Although it originally targeted smaller businesses, Shopify now has the capability to serve large-cap companies like Pepsi and Netflix. Shopify stock has already produced massive returns since its IPO, but it could still be at the very beginning of its growth story.
Digital payments are becoming more common
Going hand in hand with e-commerce, digital payments have gradually been penetrating many markets around the world over the past decade. Nuvei (TSX:NVEI) is a major player in the industry and the most intriguing pureplay payments company in Canada. It offers an omnichannel payments processing platform to businesses. Nuvei is currently present in more than 200 global markets, accepts 470 payment methods, 150 currencies, and 40 cryptocurrencies.
Nuvei made waves on its first day of trading when it closed the largest tech IPO in Canadian history. Despite having gained more than 122% since its IPO, the stock is still only valued at $15 billion. While that’s not a very small company, it is small compared to its peers. With the continued prevalence of digital payments, it could be safe to assume that Nuvei has a chance to be much bigger by 2030.
This will power our society moving forward
The final secular trend that investors should keep in mind is the shift towards renewable energy. Within this large umbrella of renewable tech, investors have many different routes they can explore. As mentioned previously, you have companies like Tesla pushing electric vehicles to new frontiers along with many other companies exploring things like hydrogen fuel cells and so on. However, I think one of the most intriguing industries within the broad renewables landscape is the renewable utility market.
Brookfield Renewable Partners (TSX:BEP.UN)(NYSE:BEP) is a global leader in this industry. The company operates a diversified portfolio of assets capable of producing 21,000 MW of power. Although this portfolio has been very concentrated towards hydroelectric power, previously, Brookfield Renewable has done an excellent job of diversifying into other energy generation methods in recent years. As countries around the world continue to embrace renewables, expect Brookfield Renewable to be a major player.


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Viridipharm Releases New CBD Vape; Is There Still a Market for Alternatives?
The CDC reports the number of hospitalizations has steadily declined since the vape health scares in late 2019.
Elmwood Park, NJ: As brume, Viridipharm’s new CBD vape goes on sale today, many questionable vapes remain on the market. After health scares regarding vape use began to rise around August and peaked in September of 2019, the CDC has recently released a report stating that the number of patients hospitalized has decreased. The culprit for these hospitalizations is believed to be vitamin E acetate in both THC-containing and nicotine-containing vape products.
With all the negative press regarding low-quality vape products, higher quality products will inevitably get looped in. However, Viridipharm has taken multiple precautionary measures to bring a superior vape to the market.
Enter brume, Viridipharm’s CBD Vape
Quality doesn’t only start with using the best ingredients; it means leaving out nonessential ones that may do more harm than good.
- Our hemp is grown organically and made in the USA.
- All of our CBD is broad-spectrum and features an array of cannabinoids and terpenes — but zero THC.
- Our vapes contain no cutting agents and additives.
- We don’t just claim to have high-quality CBD, we have the third-party labs to prove it. Each CBD vape has been batch tested, and the lab reports are easily accessible on our website.
What does Viridipharm test?
All of our third-party lab reports test essential aspects to ensure quality. We test for contaminates, including residuals, heavy metals, and microbial presence. Further, we test our oil for a range of terpenes, cannabinoids, and potency. By removing unnecessary ingredients, and completing vigorous testing for the CBD oil inside each vape, Viridipharm aims to offer an alternative in a questionable market.
Viridipharm is a CBD company deeply rooted in the healthcare space with pervasive knowledge of the pharmacy and medical community. Similar to the ever-changing health industry, Viridipharm continues to innovate and work tirelessly towards developing new, quality products. Viridipharm’s headquarters is located in beautiful North Jersey, but Viridipharm’s products can be found in countless stores nationwide. Join the social conversation on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.


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Tourist Arrivals to the Maldives has reached 7,628 on August 2020. with an average of 218 visitors to the island archipelago per day. The United Arab Emirates led the figures with 1,627 arrivals followed by the United Kingdom with 715 arrivals. 674 arrivals from the United States and 513 arrivals from Spain were recorded respectively.
According to the Maldives Immigration, the most number of tourists arrived on a day in August was 373. Likewise, Tourist Arrivals to the Maldives have been on the rise since the Maldives opened its borders to all travelers. Furthermore, the numbers are expected to rise higher with the reopening of additional resorts and resumption of guesthouse tourism in October.
Meanwhile, Newly-appointed tourism minister Dr. Abdulla Mausoom earlier revealed an ambitious goal to welcome 500,000 in 2020. Likewise, the minister further indicated 120,000 is the lowest figure for the remainder of the year.
Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) continues the effort to promote the Maldives in different markets. MMPRC has been participating in and conducting several marketing campaigns. This includes “Maldives, The Sun Will Shine Again” Facebook Live Event, “Dream to Travel Festival”, an online event organized by Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), webinar sessions targeted to Chinese and Indian travel trade, an online campaign with Kayak, a global advertising campaign with CNN and more.
Most recently, MMPRC launched a webinar campaign aiming to strengthen Maldives’ market presence and welcome tourists back to the Maldives. This is a component of the crisis recovery action plan, targeted to reconnect with the travel trade and the media of specific markets globally.
The popularity of Maldives in different markets remains strong as proven according to different statistics. In Google’s Year in Search 2019, Maldives has grown to become the favorite vacation destination for US holidaymakers. Likewise, according to recent data from Google Trends, the Maldives is the Europeans’ top holiday destination for 2021.