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Bahamas Digital TV News
HBO Max to arrive in Latin America in June 2021
Feb 11, 2021 – WarnerMedia’s D2C streaming platform, HBO Max, is scheduled to launch in late June in 39 territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, marking the first availability for the platform outside the U.S.
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Cable Bahamas launches REVGO PLAY powered by Anevia
Oct 5, 2017 – Anevia has accompanied Cable Bahamas in its migration to OTT with the launch of REVGO PLAY. REVGO PLAY allows subscribers to watch live channels, plus recorded and on-demand content on any device. The offer relies on Anevia’s Cloud DVR and includes Anevia’s optimized recording engine.
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ActiveVideo and Zodiac combine to provide Cloud-delivered user experiences
Sep 12, 2017 – Zodiac Interactive and ActiveVideo have partnered on a joint solution that will enable pay-TV operators of all sizes to provide next generation user experiences and new premium services on any installed set-top box.
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Amazon Prime Video launches globally
Dec 14, 2016 – Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has announced that Amazon Prime Video is now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe. Customers can watch on Android and iOS phones and tablets, Fire Tablets and LG and Samsung smart TVs.
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Cable Bahamas expands FTTH; plans IPTV
Aug 10, 2015 – Cable Bahamas has announced the expansion of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service to over one hundred homes in Victoria Gardens. With the extra capacity, Cable Bahamas plans to offer IPTV as well as other enhancements.
News categories: Cable Bahamas, David Burrows, John Gomez, Bahamas, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV
BTC Bahamas IPTV trial to begin in December
Nov 12, 2014 – BTC, the main telecommunications provider in the Bahamas, has announced that following an upgrade to its network, it will begin testing a TV service in Bimini in December.
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BTC to test IPTV in the Bahamas
Oct 2, 2014 – At the opening of a new store in Long Island, BTC Bahamas CEO Leon Williams announced that the company is planning an IPTV trial in the Southern Islands.
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Shopping consciously is a lot easier when there are toy companies out there dedicated to manufacturing products in the U.S. While made-in-the-U.S. toys may not have been one the biggest trends at Toy Fair this year, we still wanted to round up some of the fantastic products we saw, that you all should keep an eye out for this year!
John Gessert (JG): We are starting to see more interest at the consumer level in toys that promote or support basic play patterns. We have received notes from consumers that complement our products not only for being made in the U.S., but also for providing a basis for good basic role playing that results in active play that promotes imagination. Another role-play area that seems to be increasing from initial line reviews for fall is in doll-related play. It appears that demand for doll accessories has increased for 2015.
Stephen J. Pasierb will join the Toy Industry Association (TIA) at the end of April as president and CEO. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the growth, development, and oversight of the TIA, and will succeed current president and CEO Carter Keithley, who will retire at the end of April.
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) has elected three new members to its Board of Directors and a new chairman of the organization during its Annual Business Meeting in February. John Gessert of American Plastic Toys will assume the position as chairman for a year, replacing retiring Board Chairman Soren Torp Laursen of The Lego Group.
The new members of the TIA Board are Drew Brazer, vice president of sales in North America for Lego Systems Inc.; D. Hugo Malan, senior vice president and president of sporting goods at Sears Holding Corp.; and William To, president of VTech Electronics in North America. Each elected member will serve for two-year terms, expiring at the 2016 TIA Annual Business Meeting. Laursen will become an advisor to the governance body.
The 2014 TIA Annual Business Meeting was held in conjunction with the 111th American International Toy Fair in New York City. The meeting also included accomplishment highlights from the first year of TIA’s 2013-2015 Strategic Plan and an announcement that the TIA had grown its financial reserves last year.
More than 3,000 boys and girls living with their parents on Hawaii’s Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter U.S. Army bases were treated to two days of toy giveaways on December 4 and 6,respectively. The events were hosted by the Toy Industry Foundation in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) Military Services, who brought the spirit of the season to military families complete with gifts, holiday carolers, and the lighting of two of the largest Christmas trees in the country. [Read more...]
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More than 700 buyers from around the world attended the Toy Industry Association’s Fall Toy Preview 2012 in Dallas. This is a 3 percent increase in total buyers who attended to look at the new toys and games for Holiday 2013. A 10 percent increase in foreign buyers was also noted. The top five foreign countries represented by buyers were Canada, the UK, Mexico, Australia, and Hong Kong. Roughly 348 companies exhibited their latest product lines, including Alexander Doll Company, American Plastic Toys, Famosa, Hape, Inc., Melissa and Doug, Playmobil, Ohio Art, Blip Toys, Safari Ltd., and Razor USA. In sponsorship with Techno Source and presented by Carlin West Agency/NFL Rush Zone, the opening night party for the event raised funds for the Toy Industry Foundation and allowed participants to meet with Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware.

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Lamborghini has recently released an online driving simulator for the recently unveiled Huracan.
The Lamborghini Huracan is being placed into the spotlights once again, after it was unveiled just a few months ago, and then brought to the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, this time with the Italian based automaker releasing an official online driving simulator for the supercar. The game is not providing any impressive handling or graphics but it’s still a good exercise if you’re a Lamborghini fan and you want to brag to your friends about how well to can complete an entire lap and what game you have found.
Power to the Lamborghini Huracan is being provided by an updated 5.2 liter V10 engine, which is producing a total output of 610 HP (448 kW) and it has a peak torque of 560 Nm (413 lb-ft). The unit is mated to a seven-speed dual clutch transmission which is sending power to the all-wheel drive system. The Huracan can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.2 seconds and it can reach a top speed of 325 km/h (202 mph). The Lamborghini Huracan is the official replacement of the Gallardo.


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Trade barriers, such as tariffs, could set the world economy on a downward spiral
More and more people are recognizing that Donald Trump may become the next U.S. president. He has already indicated what he plans to do in a second term, and it is not encouraging.
Trump hopes to make America great again by putting a 60 percent tariff on all imports from China (picture an empty Walmart) and a 10 percent tariff on everything else from everywhere else, including Canada. He imagines this will build up manufacturing in the U.S. with lots of good jobs, bringing back the 1950s when America was great. Instead, these tariffs would make the U.S. and its people weaker and poorer.
Tariffs and any other form of protectionism which reduces the competition that local producers face from foreign competitors increase prices. If it costs more to bring goods into the country, they become more expensive. With overseas rivals limited by tariffs, local producers can now raise domestic prices. Inflation runs rampant.
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Controlling inflation involves raising interest rates, which weakens spending, business activity and the overall economy. That does not make a nation greater. And as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has demonstrated, not raising the interest rate at such times makes prices rise even faster.
Inflation means that whatever money you have, whether from earnings or savings, now buys less than it did before. Your cost of living has gone up, and your standard of living has gone down. Sticker shock hits you when buying almost anything, from automobiles to out-of-season vegetables.
Not only do the things you want and need become more expensive, but your options also become more limited. The range of available products diminishes because the country no longer has easy access to all the products produced worldwide. And when U.S. manufacturers no longer need to maintain the same standards as their German, Korean, or other international counterparts for the appliances and equipment they offer, quality and reliability drop.
Invoking the 1950s, Trump and others imagine that the trade barriers will lead to major in-shoring of strong domestic manufacturing with large numbers of accompanying jobs. There are at least two reasons why this is unlikely to happen.
First, unlike in the 20th century, 21st-century manufacturing businesses have to be much more automated and much less labour-intensive if they are to be viable. They need a much smaller volume of workers than was required for the same output in the past.
Second, the skill level of the employees that are needed is high. Basic education in the U.S. has not kept up with the growing demand for a better-trained workforce, especially in the STEM areas; much of the U.S. labour force lacks the educational foundation that businesses now require. When a state-of-the-art chip manufacturer wanted to open a plant in the U.S., it found that the quality of staff it needed was just not available.
There is one other major factor that most political decision-makers fail to consider when they impose trade restrictions. While hoping that reduced imports will lead to more domestic production to fill the gap, they often overlook that the nations affected by these tariff barriers are unlikely to simply lie down and play dead.
A common reaction will be to impose retaliatory tariffs on the goods they import from the U.S. In the past, that may not have mattered much. As recently as the 1970s, only approximately 10 percent of the U.S. economy was engaged in international trade. Today, a quarter of American GDP is related to trade, and it went up to 30 percent pre-COVID.
Given that a substantial 25 to 30 percent of American economic activity is tied to trade, this sector plays a significant role in providing jobs and generating output. Consequently, if international markets are closed due to increased trade barriers, it will result in job losses and a decline in production. If other nations emulate the United States by raising trade barriers, the world could find itself on a similar path to economic hardship that contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Free trade and open markets have led to much of the prosperity that the U.S. and many other countries, including Canada, enjoy. The well-being of all of us is jeopardized by protectionist actions such as tariff trade barriers, which can potentially set the world economy on a downward spiral.
Let us hope that there are political leaders wise enough to prevent that.
Dr. Roslyn Kunin is a Troy Media columnist, public speaker and consulting economist.
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Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Group announced on Monday plans to grow its business in the African continent by 30 per cent annually. It also anticipated expanding into seven new countries over the next four years.
As part of its growth strategy in Africa, Tata said it planned on increasing its presence in automotive, mining, infrastructure and hospitality sectors.
According to reports, the group has been operating in Africa since 1977 and currently gets 2.3 per cent of its revenue from the continent.
“We have made investments of around US$1.7 billion in all the running projects in Africa and we will continue to augment that,” said Raman Dhawan, managing director of Tata Africa Holdings in a statement.
Tata is one of several Indian companies, including Essar and Bharti Artel Limited, that are investing in the continent to tap into new markets and expand their brand recognition. On Monday, India’s commerce minister Anand Sharma stated that bilateral trade between India and Africa is anticipated to reach $100 billion by 2015 and that Indian investments within the continent were now close to $50 billion.
Tata Group operates within seven sectors, including communications and information technology, engineering, materials, services, energy, consumer products and chemicals. Tata Africa Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata International. It was set up in South Africa in 1994 as a strategic investment arm of the Tata group in Africa.


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(The Winnipeg Free Press)
The Canada Border Services Agency says it has launched an investigation into allegations of dumping liquid dielectric transformers from South Korea after complaints filed by CG Power Systems Canada Inc. of Winnipeg and a Quebec company.
Dumping occurs when goods are sold to importers in Canada at prices that are less than their selling prices in the exporter's domestic market or at unprofitable prices.
Transformers are used to increase, maintain or decrease electric voltage in high-voltage transmission and distribution systems.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will now begin a preliminary inquiry to determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers and will issue a decision by June 22, 2012. While the tribunal is examining the question of injury, the CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being dumped and will make a preliminary decision by July 23, 2012.
CG Power System is one of only three facilities in North America capable of building large, 500-kilovolt transformers. It employs about 330 people here.
The Winnipeg plant is owned by a company called Crompton Greaves, based in Mumbai, India and has 36 plants around the world, in Belgium, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, France, the U.K. and the United States and more than 20 in India. It has more than 8,000 employees worldwide.


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Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the sixth edition of the Centrestage fashion event will be held from September 10-12 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Held virtually last time, this year’s show will be in a physical format and open to public. The event will have Chapter Infinity as its central theme.
The spotlight opening gala show, Centrestage Elites, will present the latest collections from Hong Kong fashion brand The World Is your Oyster and Korean fashion brand Youser. The design talent behind The World Is Your Oyster will talk about the latest collection at the media event on August 19, the organisers said in a media release.
Some of the key events at Centrestage include Fashion Hong Kong Runway Show, Fashionally Collection #17 and the annual Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest (YDC). Collections from a number of highlighted brands exhibiting at the fair will be showcased at the media event’s fashion parade. Celebrity artistes Panther Chan and Ansonbean will be guest models for the show.
The media event will also feature a preview of Fashion Summit (HK) 2021 by event chairman Felix Chung.


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Ford MotorFor the three months ended in September, profit of $1.8 billion was reported SeptemberThe company attributed the decline in revenue of $600 million to the global shortages of computer chips.
RevenueThe automaker reported that the automaker saw a drop of around 5 percent to $35.7 billion Wednesday. InThe same period was a year ago, when autos sales rebounded after a slump due to the coronavirus pandemic. FordEarned $2.4 billion from $37.5 billion in revenues
FordAccording to the company, its supply of semiconductors has improved markedly since the second quarter and it expects further improvement in the fourth quarter. However, the tight supply of chips will likely to continue to plague the auto industry for some time.
“I expect the constraints on chips to remain fluid through 2022 and could extend into 2023, but we do expect the severity to reduce,” Ford’s chief financial officer, John Lawler, said in a conference phone call with reporters.
DespiteThe shortage of computer chips FordIt raised its earnings outlook to 2021 and announced that it would resume paying a quarterly dividend in the fourth period.
EarlierOn Wednesday, General MotorsComputer chip shortages have also caused a decline in profits at.
While G.M. The chip shortage hit G.M. FordIn the third quarter FordIt had more difficulties earlier in this year, because one of its key suppliers was slowed down by a fire at a plant in Japan.
ModernAutomobiles need dozens of computer chips to support a wide range electronic components like engine controllers and infotainment system. ProductionThe supply of automotive chips fell significantly during the pandemic. This left automakers without enough vehicles to run their plants for weeks and dealers with fewer new vehicles.
OneThe upside to the shortage is that vehicle prices have increased, increasing profit for automakers on every truck and car they sell.
InIn the past, the companies often made more vehicles than consumers wanted. At times, each company had nearly one million cars or trucks on their dealer lots, awaiting sale. But Ford WednesdayIt had a rare backlog of orders that topped 100,000 vehicles in the United States. NewThe following models are popular: BroncoSport-utility Vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E electric car and F-150 pickup trucks
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Following his widely-publicized keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave another presentation this week, this time at a Cupertino, California, city counsel meeting, reports TechCrunch. There, the celebrity chief executive pitched plans to build a massive new Apple campus that Jobs says resembles a “spaceship.”
“Apple is growing like a weed,” Jobs told the panel. And because of this, the company has far outgrown its original campus on 1 Infinite Loop. To solve their space problem, Jobs proposes the construction of a striking circular building that is capable of providing work space to 12,000 Apple employees. Jobs says that Apple has hired “some great architects … some of the best in the world” to design the building, which will be relatively short, and mostly covered in giant panes of curved glass (something Jobs says they’ve learned how to make through the construction of the company’s retail operations).
The site of the additional planned campus is 150-acre lot, 100 of which Apple purchased from Hewlett Packard in 2010. The land is currently used primarily for apricot orchards, but also has a lot of ugly parking lots, says Jobs. About 20 percent of the land is landscaped. But because Apple plans to put the most of the parking lots required by 12,000 people underground, the property will be 80 percent landscaped, with about 6,000 trees.
Rather than use publicly available electricity, the new Apple campus will be powered by its own electricity plant, and use the standard electrical grid for backup power, in the event of an outage.
Jobs also revealed that Apple plans to increase its workforce from about 9,500 employees to 13,000 employees by 2015, the year Apple hopes to complete construction of the new building.
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Darwish, formerly a minority spouse in a New Jersey Audi dealership and a system supervisor for Napleton Automotive Group, said that following entering into an arrangement with Fuccillo in August 2020, he ran into various delays. His lawyer’s business shut down due to the fact of COVID-19, and Darwish contracted the condition.
“I practically died,” he told Automotive Information. “I was in the healthcare facility for 19 times.”
Darwish said he was on oxygen for two months but recovered. Then in June 2021, Fuccillo Automotive CEO Billy Fuccillo Sr. died.
Darwish stated he experienced minor rest about those people 20 months as he worked to meet up with with various producers and banking institutions to wrap up the deal.
He now has a personnel of much more than 400 people, whom Darwish explained as “incredibly excellent personnel.”
“The personnel that came alongside with this offer is impressive,” he claimed. “The group is a incredible group.”
Fuccillo Automotive Team just a several many years back boasted far more than 20 dealerships, but it has sold many shops in the past 12 months-moreover. In early 2021, the group bought 5 New York dealerships to Matthews Automobile Group. Then in March 2021, it bought two Kia dealerships in Florida to LMP Automotive Holdings Inc. In August previous 12 months, it sold a Nissan dealership in Clearwater, Fla., to Morgan Automotive Team.
Billy Fuccillo Jr., president of the Fuccillo group, didn’t answer to requests for remark from Automotive News. The group’s web page still lists seven franchised rooftops in New York.
Two of Fuccillo Automotive’s Normal Motors dealerships in New York closed close to the time of the Darwish transaction: Fuccillo Chevrolet-Buick at the Vehicle Mall in Adams and Fuccillo Chevrolet of Nelliston. A GM spokesman confirmed the franchises were terminated in late April and early May well. As element of his transaction, Darwish purchased the true estate for both locations.
He plans to use the web pages as made use of-vehicle stores and hopes to implement to reopen the Chevrolet shop in Adams.
Darwish, 50, who explained he is a college or university dropout, has wanted to individual a car dealership considering that he was 21.
“I sacrificed every thing to get below,” he explained. “I risked anything to get listed here.”
And he wants more. Darwish reported he wants by year’s conclude to seem for extra dealerships to obtain, as he hopes to very own 90-in addition stores in the following 7 yrs.
“At the time I get going, I want to retain going,” he mentioned.
Bob Morris with Tim Lamb Team, a obtain-market company in Columbus, Ohio, represented the vendor in the transaction, Darwish claimed.


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Our analysis vividly illustrates that—regardless of the modeling approach used—flatlining the standards in 2020 dramatically slows adoption of advanced technologies in almost every vehicle subsystem and cuts demand for products made by hundreds of manufacturers and hundreds of thousands of workers all across the country.
The threat appears particularly acute for those that make the most advanced technologies and materials, but a rollback threatens jobs and investment across the industry. These immediate impacts understate the longer-term impact of losing the competitive technology edge to other nations. Stepping back from leadership on efficiency and emissions reductions in the global vehicle sector means both U.S. jobs lost making the advanced engines, transmissions, components, and materials that consumers count on to deliver fuel savings in popular SUVs, cars, and trucks today, and jobs and business opportunities lost in building the domestic supply chain in emerging and electric vehicle technology for today and tomorrow.
Our analysis finds between 89,000 and 202,000 of tomorrow’s jobs would be lost or foregone as a result of the rollback.


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There’s a new target in California’s war on plastics: those handy bottles of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and lotion that hotels hand out to guests.
Assembly Bill 1162, approved by the Natural Resources Committee and surely to get the same favorable treatment from the full chamber, save for a few votes of opposition, would ban hotels “from providing a small plastic bottle containing a personal care product to a person staying in a sleeping room accommodation” after Jan. 1, 2023.
But wait, there’s more. There’s always more to the state’s efforts to manage our private lives. Under the law, scolds of the bureaucracy will send out agents “with authority to inspect sleeping accommodations in a lodging establishment to notify lodging establishments of this requirement.”
Violating the directive could result in citations, and penalties of up to $2,000 a year.
While policymakers race to eradicate plastic from California, piece by piece, the private sector has moved ahead of them. Marriott hotels are already transitioning from the small complementary containers of personal products to refillable bulk dispensers. The hospitality giant says a 140-room hotel will use 250 pounds less plastic in a year due to the change. That’s the marketing department speaking. Marriott, a for-profit company, is likely more interested in the cost savings, which could be $1,000 to $2,000 for each hotel owner.
Marriott’s bulk dispensers have not been universally accepted, though. There has been some backlash among guests. They’ve been called “madness,” “highly unsanitary,” and unbecoming of a hotel of Marriott’s stature.
Concerns about cleanliness are legitimate. A study published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology a few years back found that “bulk-soap-refillable dispensers are prone to extrinsic bacterial contamination.” It further reported “approximately one in four dispensers in public restrooms are contaminated.” If “liquid soap can become contaminated with bacteria and poses a recognized health risk in health care settings,” so can shampoo, conditioner, and body wash mounted to the wall in a hotel shower.
Of course, if there’s enough opposition to refillable dispensers, the company can return to the traditional small bottles, which feel more personal and remind guests less of prison showers.
But not in California, not if AB 1162 becomes law. That choice will be taken away from private citizens. Marriott will be forced to continue using the community dispensers that irk some guests (or simply stop providing personal products altogether), and every other hotel in the state will either have to comply or face fines. It appears the law would also bar homeowners who rent out a room or second/vacation home via Airbnb or Vrbo from offering the courtesy. Businesses will hope to avoid unexpected and unwelcome “visits” from the plastic police as much as possible.
Kerry Jackson is a fellow with the Center for California Reform at the Pacific Research Institute.


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Plug in an SUV
Imagine an Outlander with batteries, writes Neil Dowling
BATTERY technology is choking the electric car movement so carmakers are turning to new-wave plug-in hybrid vehicles as a stop-gap measure. Mitsubishi— which is marketing Australia’s first volume electric car, the i-MiEV — says it will release a production version of its PXMiEV SUV concept as a plug-in hybrid by 2013.
The Outlander-based wagon is a range-extender: it can use its petrol engine or an overnight plug-in system to recharge its batteries for the electric motors.
Power to the people: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger likes the feel of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV.


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Flavored waters run deep
Sales of plain PET bottled water may be flat, but there’s significant action in flavored and enhanced waters. Glaceau’s Vitaminwater Zero saw triple-digit sales increases in all three channels (excluding Walmart) for the 52 weeks ended Aug. 7, according to the SymphonyIRI Group. Sales of the company’s Smartwater jumped 25% during the same period.
Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s also have introduced private-label electrolyte-enhanced still waters.
More growth could be coming from unsweetened products. John Sicher, editor and publisher of Beverage Digest, said that while unsweetened flavored and enhanced waters remain a small part of the business, they are a segment worth watching. “I think we’ll see more of these products that offer a bit of flavor over the next year,” he said.
Gary Hemphill, SVP information services at Beverage Marketing Corp., called the products a “reflection of the innovation in the marketplace and the continued movement toward healthier refreshment.” Sicher sees more consumer interest in functional beverages, and this segment appeals to consumers’ desire for “hydration.”
Ayala Laufer-Cahana, founder of Herbal Water, believed consumers want flavor but not calories. Herbal Water unsweetened still and sparkling waters, sold in national supermarkets, come in sophisticated and complex flavors, such as cloves/cardamom/cinnamon and lemongrass/mint/vanilla.
Hint, another naturally flavored still water, has had sales increases of 50% per year, according to COO Theo Goldin. The product is sold in Duane Reade stores and in supermarkets. Both Herbal Water and Hint recently introduced sparkling water line extensions.
The article above is part of the DSN Category Review Series. For the complete Beverages Buy-In Report, including extensive charts, data and more analysis, click here.
Spartan brand products to feature Facts Up Front nutrition labeling
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores has announced that its Spartan brand packaging now will include front of packaging nutrition icons to help busy consumers make informed decisions when they shop. The new labels support the voluntary Facts Up Front nutrition labeling system designed by the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturing Association.
Spartan Stores has voluntarily placed the Facts Up Front nutrition icons on the front of products to highlight calories, saturated fat, sodium and sugar per serving, the daily value percentages for saturated fat and sodium, plus up to two icons showing "nutrients to be encouraged," such as fiber, protein, calcium and vitamins.
Spartan Stores was in the process of redesigning more than 2,000 Spartan brand labels in January 2011 when the GMA and FMI boards of directors — which together represent more than 80% of packaged food and beverage sales in the United States — unanimously endorsed the Facts Up Front (formerly known as Nutrition Keys) initiative. The $50 million Facts Up Front consumer education campaign will launch in early 2012, when consumers will see the new icons on a majority of products in the marketplace.
"Spartan Stores is committed to providing its D&W Fresh Market, Family Fare, Glen’s, VG’s and 375 independent Spartan Stores’ customers with easy-to-read and understand nutrition labeling on more than 2,000 Spartan brand products. This is a tremendous voluntary undertaking, but we believe our customers will appreciate the Facts Up Front labeling as they can help them quickly make healthier decisions on food and beverage choices. We wanted to get the labels on products as quickly as possible,” stated Alan Hartline, Spartan Stores EVP merchandising and marketing.
Rollout of the Facts Up Front new labeling system already is on the following product categories:
- Spartan Frozen Chicken — in stores now;
- Spartan Baked Beans — in stores now;
- Fresh Selections Salads — will be among one of the first categories to have the Facts Up Front;
- Spartan Canned Fruit — coming soon; and
- Completed on all Spartan private brand and Spartan Fresh Selections packaging by January 2013.
Getting down to ‘Just the Basics’ pays off
Private-label penetration at CVS/pharmacy locations is expected to grow to more than 20% in the next two to three years, and to help drive that growth, the retailer has developed its new Just the Basics line of store-brand products.
Officially launched in February 2011, the brand represents a functional, value- priced, smart-simplicity positioning. It is comprised of nearly 100 items, and there are plans to expand the line going forward.
In developing the line, CVS/pharmacy conducted customer focus groups where it identified the need for an opening price point value brand. It then defined that the brand would consist of everyday essential products that would help get her through her day.
Just the Basics offers shoppers a large selection of practical items from a variety of categories throughout the store, including household, beauty, baby and personal care. The products start at 67 cents and can be found at store locations nationwide and online at CVS.com.
At CVS/pharmacy, store-brand and proprietary products made up 17.2% of front-store sales as of the second quarter ended June 30, up 70 basis points from the prior year, as shoppers remain value-conscious.


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Canadian Appeal allows MP-5 Megatron to be sold
Monday, August 11th, 2008 10:23pm CDTCategories: Toy News, Editorials
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A recent Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruling has paved the way for a contentious Transformers action toy to be imported into Canada.
At issue was an "MP-5 Destron Leader Megatron" plastic action figure, which the border agency classified as a prohibited device.
The toy can be transformed from a model robot into a purported replica of a Walther model P-38 semi-automatic pistol. Under Canadian customs tariffs, replica firearms cannot be brought into the country.
You can view the complete, original article printed here:
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/ ... 64653dd442
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Mary Ann Naples will be the next publisher of Rodale Books, starting in her new post on March 4, 2013. Previously, Naples served as chief of business development for Zola Books.
Here’s more about the post: “As VP/Publisher of the Books Group, Naples will oversee North American trade and direct book publishing operations, including editorial, marketing, and distribution channels.”
It has been a week filled with publishing job moves…
Angela Baggetta has also been named managing director of of Goldberg McDuffie Communications, the public relations firm for authors, publishers and books.
After ten years at the company, Baggetta was made a partner in the firm along with Megan Beatie and Kathleen Zrelak.
Finally, Reagan Arthur was named the next publisher of Little, Brown.


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Last week, Kilimall Uganda set a new record in the number of sales in a single day, receiving more than 1,000 orders within less than 24 hours following a Black Friday promotion that had been running that week. The online shopping mall offered exclusive deals of up to 70% discounts on a variety of items like electronics, home appliances and fashion.
Black Friday is the biggest online shopping day event in the year globally, where overwhelming discounts are offered on goods – and Ugandans were sure to jump on the boat.
Kilimall Uganda offered exclusive Black Friday deals, giving customers ample time to secure their deals in time. Although best of the deals were unlocked on the D-Day.
Kilimall Uganda Managing Director Mr Wang Chengyeng said “We received more than 1000 orders ON FRIDAY with more than 2000 items sold out and over 100,000 unique visitors that day.”
“We only launched our Uganda site 6 months ago, and have reached an unbelievable order number this Black Friday. And are very thankful to all our customers and site visitors.” Mr. Wang added.
Mr Wang attributed the successful Black Friday sales to the affordability and variety of products available on Kilimall. “Kilimall offers global shopping which cuts off the middleman so we can offer high quality products to our online buyers at the lowest prices”. Mr Wang told PC Tech Magazine.
The online shopping mall partnered with a variety of local and international manufacturers for their Black Friday promo like shoe marker Bata, smartphone manufacturers Samsung, Tecno, Huawei, HTC, iDroid, Nokia, LG and many more.
Kilimall Uganda also partnered with Infinix Mobile, to exclusively launch the Infinix HOT 4 and NOTE 3 smartphones at an amazing discount offer. Kilimall will still be the only official online store to sell the Infinix smartphones in the country.[related-posts]


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Imagine you are in your kitchen one morning and the kettle has just boiled ahead of welcoming in the new day with a cuppa.
Except, there is no coffee or tea in the cupboard, so you make a quick dash for the shop and find they are missing from the shelves there as well. The same thing happens in the next shop and so on.
You head home with a thirst still unquenched and wonder what on earth is going on?
That may seem an unlikely scenario in 2021, but what about at some point in the future, if we don’t get our act together on climate change?
Luckily, there is a marvellous opportunity coming up for people to play their part in Wales. Fairtrade Fortnight runs from February 22 to March 7, although this time, of course, it will be very different from previous years.
Opening up horizons to a new audience
Organisers just managed to get last year's Fairtrade Fortnight in before lockdown, but, with an online platform only this time, there becomes a chance to attract new people to the cause.
The pandemic has shown how interconnected we are globally, so what affects people in one corner of the globe can affect others thousands of miles away.
Fairtrade Fortnight will highlight the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities the organisation is involved with.
Put simply, those helping the production process in countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Honduras and who have done the least to contribute to climate change, are disproportionately affected by it. Issues range from deforestation and changing weather patterns to rising temperatures, water scarcity and contamination.
And as farmers in these countries manage over 80% of the world’s 500 million farms, the gravity of the situation is plain to see. Crops of coffee, cocoa, honey, and vegetables in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua have been completely devastated.
By 2050 as much as 50% of the global surface area currently used for coffee farming may no longer be suitable and many cocoa growing regions in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire – which produce over half of the world’s cocoa – will become too hot to grow the crop.
Fair Trade Wales events and support coordinator Emina Redzepovic said: "Climate justice, fair trade and farmers rights go hand in hand. Fairtrade has always believed that there is no climate justice without trade justice. The climate emergency strikes at the very heart of Fairtrade’s mission to support and empower smallholder farmers.
"In 2019, landslides hit the Mbale region of Uganda. People lost their lives, homes, crops and their livelihoods. Deforestation, soil erosion and changing weather patterns can all contribute to landslides. The rains are now irregular, and when they come, the heavy rainfall causes landslides.
"Farmers and workers are on the front line of the climate emergency. Choosing Fairtrade supports higher incomes so that farmers can adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change."
How Fairtrade Fortnight can help
Wales, which made history by becoming the first ever Fair Trade Nation in 2008, has strong links with smallholder coffee farmers that are part of the Mt Elgon Agroforestry Communities Cooperative Enterprise (MEACCE), and has hosted many Fairtrade producers from Mt Elgon across Wales over the past 10 years. Most recently, the chair and vice chair of the Fairtrade coffee co-operative, Nimrod Wambette and Jenipher Wettaka, came to Wales in October 2019 to address the International Fair Trade Towns Conference about the impact of climate change in their communities.
It’s important that people continue to highlight problems caused by climate change. These issues are occurring more regularly and hit rural and poor communities hardest.
Fairtrade is about social justice. A root cause of farmers’ inability to adapt and mitigate climate change is poverty. More money means more climate resilience into the future. Choosing Fairtrade means choosing improvements in producers' livelihoods with collective strength through co-ops and their bargaining power, the protection of a minimum price and Fairtrade Premiums.
Fair Trade Wales is partnered by Hub Cymru Africa and funded by the Welsh Government.
Deputy Minister Jane Hutt said: “The global pandemic has shown how vital more resilient, fairer and more sustainable supply chains are as a focus for international development and in mitigating climate change.
“The Welsh Government have been committed to Fair Trade since 2006, with Wales proudly becoming the world’s first Fair Trade Nation in 2008. More than a decade on, we’re still resolute in our support for the fair trade movement and putting people and the planet before profit.”
What you can do
Buy Fairtrade products to support the right for farmers to be paid fairly for their work, meaning they have the chance to fight the challenges of the climate crisis right now.
Support the Fairtrade movement to work with policy makers, businesses and government to influence change that will protect the most vulnerable. You can sign up to stay in touch.


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Giant Group BOD today (Aug. 4) approved the 2023 first half consolidated financial report. The consolidated revenue came in at NT$42.6Billion, a decline of 5.4% YoY. Due to the impact from European and N. American markets to reducing inventories, Gross Margin rate decreased to 21.3% at pre pandemic level. Net profit before tax came in at NT$3.35Billion, a decline of 32.9% YoY due to lower gross margin and less FX gain as well as higher interest expenses in non-operating expenses. Net profit after tax came in at NT$2.02billion, a decline of 44.3% YoY. First half tax expenses increased due to the increase in undistributed earnings and less tax benefits. First half EPS was at NT$5.15.
Due to Strong sales in China market, the second quarter consolidated revenue came in at NT$22.46Billion, slightly down 1.2% YoY. Gross Margin rate decreased to 20.8% due to sales discounts and higher inventory provision. The favorable currency offset the higher interest expenses, NIBT came in at 1.82Billion, a decline of 23.8% YoY; NIAT came in at 1.18Billion, a decline of 34.4%. EPS of the second quarter was at NT$3.02.
Looking at Giant Group’s own brand performance in first half based on local currency, China domestic sales had the best performance. There is an increase in cycling populations which drove demand for mid to performance level cycling products that led to first half sales increase 70%. Giant Europe and US sales were affected by higher inventories in the entry to mid-level products, hence sales declined 12% and 44% respectively.
First half E-Bike sales contributions to the group at 35%, representing 6% growth YoY. With innovation of technology and diversity of products development, E-Cargo and E-Mobility will create new trend and expand cycling population to drive E-bike growth momentum.
Consider global economy situation as well as the current market is undergoing inventories adjustments, this year would be a year to adjust production, sales and supply back to normal, and it is also a test of the company’s operating capabilities. Giant Group has been cultivating its production, brand and channel advantages for a long time. Recently, the well-known Australian consumer service website (Finder.com.au) selected GIANT as the best bicycle brand in Australia, which shows consumers’ affirmation of GIANT’s product quality and service. In the long run, people’s awareness of ESG and health has greatly increased, and governments around the world are actively building a friendly cycling environment, it would continue to increase the global sports and leisure population. The bicycle industry is still full of unlimited business opportunities.


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Andy Warhol’s 1964 portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 million at Christie’s Monday night, becoming the most expensive work of American art ever sold.
The price suggests that the art market, at least at the very high end, is largely holding up to the pressures of falling stocks and rising interest rates. Christie’s and Sotheby’s plan to sell more than $2 billion worth of art in the next two weeks, and the historic price for the “Marilyn” could boost the confidence of wealthy buyers for other works.
While slightly below the $200 million estimate, and well below the $250 million to $300 million whisper prices many dealers had been hoping for, the sale is still seen as a vote of confidence for art as a long-term store of value amidst volatile market cycles. The buyer was not identified.


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Early booking numbers for the 2015 vacation rental season on the Cape and Islands are significantly improved over those from the same period last year. Bookings on the Cape rose 8%, Martha’s Vineyard as much as 22.4%, and Nantucket’s increased 11.9%. The spring and fall seasons have posted even more dramatic increases with spring bookings up an astonishing 46.4% for the three regions combined and fall bookings up 33.8%.
Although it’s unrealistic to assume that this strong pace will be sustained throughout the entire booking season, it’s certainly a positive start.
Weekly pricing set by homeowners for the 2015 season has held strong, too. Although prices didn’t jump as significantly as last year (see our 2014 Pricing Report), they rose this year by a little over 2%, which is a fairly normal increase during relatively healthy economic times.
Read our full February 11 2015 Press Release.


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OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Strawhecker Group (TSG), a management consulting firm focused on the global payments industry, released survey results today that estimate 44 percent of U.S. card-accepting merchants have EMV terminals. TSG also found that less than a month away from the anniversary of the EMV liability shift, 29 percent of U.S. merchants are actually able to accept chip-based transactions.
TSG’s previous survey of payment processors and other payment providers completed in January estimated that over 50 percent would have an EMV terminal by this time, showing a slower pace of implementation than expected.
“EMV merchant adoption has slowed down a bit, at least comparatively speaking to our last EMV survey results in January 2016,” said Jared Drieling, Business Intelligence Manager at TSG. Approximately one-third of merchants have activated EMV systems (ability to accept chip on chip transactions) despite the larger base of U.S. merchants with EMV terminals in place. “EMV terminal vendor supply and delays in the terminal activation/certification process are the bottlenecks in the migration,” says TSG’s Drieling.
By December 2016, it is estimated that consumers will be able to use their chip-based credit and debit cards at 51 percent of U.S. merchant locations. “It is also important to note that EMV adoption by merchant industry can vary drastically; for example, quick service restaurants are suspected to be laggards in the transition,” said Drieling.
The survey also indicated that over 60 percent of respondents have experienced an increase in the number of chargebacks due to a lack of EMV compliance. “It is clear that non-EMV compliant merchants have felt the impact of the liability shift,” says Drieling. “The good news is that as merchants refresh their terminals for EMV, they are also adopting the contactless capability which lays down the foundation for future payments such as mobile proximity payments,” Drieling added.
EMV is a globally accepted card standard that uses an embedded microchip to provide unique data protection when the card is inserted into a chip-card reader. EMV is an acronym for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa. After the October 2015 liability shift, U.S. card-accepting merchants without the ability to accept EMV cards may be liable for fraudulent transactions.
TSG’s sample included 79 payment service providers that service more than 3.4 million merchants, or nearly half of the U.S. card-accepting market. In conjunction with this release, TSG has published an infographic to express the findings: http://bit.ly/EMV-Anniversary.
The Strawhecker Group (TSG) is a management consulting company focused on the payments industry. The company specializes in providing financial institutions, merchant acquirers, card associations, ISOs, processing companies, large merchants, and the investment community with advisory services to maximize their growth and profitability. TSG is also a source of consumer spending data, industry research, benchmark studies and developing trends. For more information, please visit www.TheStrawGroup.com.


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While Google may have shelved their Google Glass devices earlier this year, nobody really believed that it would be the end of the product. It seems like that might be true after all, though maybe not in the way you might expect.
Google's self-driving cars have received the green light to begin testing on public roads in Mountain View, California, this summer.
Reports are rife that Apple is currently pressuring major music labels to stop licensing free music to services like Spotify and YouTube ahead of its rumored Beats music streaming service relaunch.
Google has rolled out Project Fi in the US, a wireless service that allows users to switch seamlessly between Wi-Fi hotspots and 4G LTE networks wherever they go. Users can also use their phone number on multiple mobile devices and do things like send texts from their tablet or laptop!


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Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Oxnard, Calif.-based KeVita, a producer of fermented probiotic and kombucha beverages. The transaction will expand PepsiCo's health-and-wellness offerings in the premium chilled beverage space, the company says.
The Washington, D.C.-based American Beverage Association (ABA) announced the election of Jeff Honickman, chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola & National Brand Beverages Ltd., Pennsauken, N.J., as chair of its Board of Directors, as well as other officers and members to the Board.
Agenda designed to meet changing consumer, societal needs
October 17, 2016
Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc. announced a global sustainability agenda designed to foster continued business growth in a way that responds to changing consumer and societal needs. The company’s efforts, which focus on creating a healthier relationship between people and food, include specific 2025 goals to continue transforming PepsiCo’s food and beverage portfolios, contribute to a more sustainable global food system and help make local communities more prosperous, it says.
As the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of PepsiCo Inc., Indra Nooyi serves as a role model for women’s leadership. I’d argue that Nooyi, ranked second on Fortune’s list of “Most Powerful Women,” has done more to smash the notion that women can’t be strong leaders than anyone else in business today.
PepsiCo and Target are first to support NEW Future Fund
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The Chicago-based Network of Executive Women (NEW), which represents nearly 10,000 members from the retail and consumer goods and services industries, announced that it launched the NEW Future Fund, a campaign aimed at achieving 50/50 gender parity in the industry, it says.


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A lowering of the tax rate would provide a much needed jump start to the overall economy. It’s long overdue and would able companies to use the savings for many endeavors including hiring additional staff across business lines and the country as a whole. This type of hiring on a macro level could only help bolster the economy and increase consumer spending. The next issue to tackle in order to push the economy even further forward would be a moderate de-regulation of the financial sector in an effort to make access to capital a bit easier.
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An Israeli company Kanabo Research wants to turn vaporizers from mostly recreational gadgets to medical devices. The company works on releasing its first medical vaporizer called VapePod. Kanabo is also developing a series of medical cannabis formulations for vaporizers.
Kanabo Research creates its vaporization formulations based on feedback from medical cannabis patients. The new products will be able to treat different disorders, including insomnia and anxiety.
In contrast to other pharmaceutical companies, Kanabo Research focuses on less known and popular cannabinoids present in the marijuana plant, like CBN (cannabinol). They try to increase the level of minor cannabinoids in their extracts, while still using all the benefits of THC and CBD.
Currently, the company works on seven different vaporization formulations. Five products are still under development and the two other formulations are patent-pending.
As for Kanabo's VapePod, the company tries to certify the vaporizer as a medical device. The main feature of this vaporizer is its ability to deliver precise and consistent doses of cannabis. The device activates when the user makes the first inhalation and keeps vibrating until the needed dosage of the extract is delivered.
The company wants to sell their products not only in Israel but also in Europe and in the US. Now, Kanabo hopes to get approval for both their cannabis extracts and medical vaporizer from the Israeli regulators. Then, the company will start working on getting approval from European regulators and FDA.


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Global semiconductor sales revised downward to $311B in 2013
Semiconductor sales worldwide are expected to reach $311 billion in 2013, a 4.5 percent increase over 2012 revenue, according to Gartner, which follows the semiconductor industry.
Gartner expects 2012 to end with semiconductor revenue hitting $298 billion, down 3 percent from 2011.
Gartner revised its 2013 projection down from $330 billion because of “the looming fiscal cliff, [the] ongoing European debt crisis, slower emerging market growth and regional tensions,” said Peter Middletown, Gartner’s principal analyst. “Inventor levels were already high at the start of the second half of 2012, and as PC demand rolled off, supply simply overshot demand.”
Still, Gartner expects what it calls the “Apple effect” to “remain pronounced” in 2013, good news for companies targeting the mobile market, such as computer-chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries.
GlobalFoundries, which is the fastest-growing semiconductor in the world, said in August that it had teamed up with ARM Holdings, the UK-based firm behind Apple’s iPhone and iPad, for future chip development. GlobalFoundries' revenue is expected to be up 31 percent this year, according to industry forecasts.
Mobile phone production is projected to soften this year and next, but media tablet production will grow 38.5 percent in 2013 to 207.1 million units. That forecast was revised upward from 169.8 million units that Gartner forecast in the third quarter.
Meanwhile, Gartner said PC production will be down 2.5 percent this year and remain weak in 2013.
The forecasts are closely watched in New York, which ranks sixth in the nation with 7,600 semiconductor jobs, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). California leads with 47,100 jobs, followed by Texas (28,800), Oregon (23,400), Arizona (18,800) and Massachusetts (10,100).
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The company is moving ahead with a strategy for carbon-neutral products in two years.
As a part of Apple’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the length of its supply chain and product life cycle by the end of the decade, it is promising rechargeable batteries made with 100 percent recycled cobalt in its devices.
This step is a strong one along the road to reaching the company’s sustainability goals.
Apple announced that it would have the recycled cobalt in its rechargeable batteries by 2025. Furthermore, the iPhone maker also announced that it would be working recycled rare earth elements into magnets for its devices. At the same time, the printed circuit boards designed in-house will use recycled gold plating and tin soldering.
Each of these efforts is another step along the path Apple is taking to reduce its carbon and overall environmental footprint while promoting supply chain sustainability.
This announcement follows closely on the heels of another when it announced the doubling of its financial pledge to a fund it created in 2021. That fund’s purpose is for investments into projects working on the removal of carbon from the atmosphere. This aligns with Apple’s ongoing carbon footprint reduction strategy to fight climate change.
Cobalt is a particularly important change for recycled rechargeable batteries, as there is a social responsibility as well.
Tech companies have faced massive criticism in recent years for the role they played in the deaths of kids in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who were forced to mine cobalt. This vital component in rechargeable batteries is found in all sorts of common consumer electronics. Increased demand has only worsened child labor exploitation in the DRC.
Though most cobalt production occurs as a copper or nickel mining byproduct, southern Congo’s artisanal miners are reliant on mining abundant deposits just under the surface. As a result, concerns have skyrocketed over child labor use among a long list of other unethical practices that are woven into the supply chain for cobalt.
Apple has been raising the amount of recycled cobalt it has used in its products as a part of an effort to address those serious concerns. By last year, one quarter of all cobalt used in the company’s devices was recycled, representing a 13 percent increase.


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Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter told a panel at GDC last night that he believes this is the last of the console generation.
"I think we've seen the last generation of consoles," he said.
"[Third party publishers] are not going to support a PS4 or Xbox 720," he added.
"The content is not going to change in any meaningful ways because the publishers can't afford it."
Pachter's comments resonated with the general overriding theme of GDC so far, that of console-less Cloud gaming.
He went on to say that companies like Sony simply aren't in a position to launch new machines.
"Sony is not going to put out a console until they make a profit on this generation, and my math puts that at around 2015," Pachter said.
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Adidas adds 3D-printed insole to ocean waste shoe
Sportswear giant Adidas has created the world's first sports shoe made entirely from reclaimed and recycled ocean waste, which now includes a 3D-printed midsole made from recycled polyester and fill net content.
Adidas unveiled its latest prototype at the Parley Talks at COP21 in Paris, where the company serve as sponsors for ‘Parley for the Oceans’ – an educational company intent on ending plastic pollution of the oceans.
Adidas group executive board member for global brands Eric Liedtke said: “World leaders forging an agreement is wonderful, but we shouldn’t need to be told to do the right thing. The industry can’t afford to wait for directions any longer.
“Together with the network of Parley for the Oceans, we have started taking action and creating new sustainable materials and innovations for athletes. The 3D-printed Ocean Plastic shoe midsole stands for how we can set new industry standards if we start questioning the reason to be of what we create.”
The plastic and net filaments were retrieved by Parley’s partner organisation Sea Shepherd which retrieved the recyclable waste from a 110-day tracking expedition of an illegal poaching vessel off of the coast of West Africa.
Cyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans, said: “2015 is our year, the year of the Oceans: the ocean movement successfully brought the cause onto the COP21 agenda in Paris. Protecting life underwater became the 14th development goal of the United Nations.
“With a framework of political goodwill in place, it is the right moment to transform words into action. Therefore, Parley in Paris is all about updating knowledge, sharing visions, fine-tuning strategies, creating concepts and forging collaborations in order to kickstart change.”
The new prototype will be consumer ready along with other ocean plastic products by the end of the year. The concept shoe was originally showcased in June but adidas have since add 3D printed soles to the prototype.
Adidas has also announced it will phase out the use of plastic bags in its own retail stores. This has already started in some stores and is expected to be fully-integrated by early 2016.
The company will also phase out the use of plastic microbeads across all its body care products by 31 December, 2015. In its 2014 sustainability progress report, Adidas highlighted reductions in water use and carbon emissions.


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Dubai Municipality has honored Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat" for its active participation in the World No Smoking Day and its prompt response to stop the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at the Corporation's convenience stores during the day, in addition to the launching of awareness campaigns at Emarat's service stations in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
Dubai Municipality honored Mr. Mohammed bin Tameem, Retail Marketing Executive at the retail sales department of Emarat, who represented the Corporation on this occasion. Dubai Municipality acknowledged and honored other establishments that contributed on the day in a special event organized by the Municipality at its offices, which was attended by a number of the Municipality's officials and media personnel.
Dr. Rahma bin Mohamed Al Shamsi, Retail Sales Manager at Emarat, said that the Corporation's participation in this day arises from its deep belief in the importance of combating smoking which is one of this age’s most dangerous vices. Scientific research has shown that tobacco kills four million people around the world each year, and its negative effects do not only target the smoker, but his whole community as well. All these facts, in addition to other statistics, prove that smoking is extremely unhealthy habit.
Through its participation in this day, Emarat endeavored to call for combating smoking by all available means in order to remove it entirely. Emarat has also pointed out that the launch of No Smoking campaigns in its service stations aims to raise the awareness of the society regarding the dangers of smoking and its adverse effects on the smoker, his health and environment.
Emarat undertakes numerous procedures to ensure general safety and environment protection at all its stations. Smoking is forbidden in all Emarat's premises, the service stations are well equipped with fire extinguishers, and all of Emarat's staff are trained on first aid procedures and the use of fire equipment and emergencies.


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Supply chain’s better world
From the October 2019 print edition
Supply chain professionals from around the world gathered in Las Vegas from September 16 to 18 for the Association For Supply Chain Management (ASCM) 2019 Conference. The event, which hosted about 2,000 attendees, featured seminars, speakers and keynotes along with networking opportunities.
During the conference, Supply Professional magazine spoke with Abe Eshkenazi, ASCM’s CEO, to discuss the organization’s focus, the supply chain field’s direction and more.
The ASCM, formerly known as APICS, has 60 years of history and has transitioned over the years, Eshkenazi said. Previously, its focus has been purely on the supply chain professional. But that has changed as companies now view their supply chains as an integrated activity rather than several disparate parts. It’s now companies that promote workforce development, rather than just individuals.
“It has really challenged us to ask the question, ‘who do we represent and what is the outcome of our efforts as an organization? What our value proposition to the companies?’” he said.
To represent professionals and their companies from an end-to-end supply chain perspective, APICS began several mergers and consolidations with other associations starting in 2010 and 2011. But since launching ASCM last year, the organization has realized it’s actually at the beginning of its journey, rather than the end. It must now focus on the impact that supply chains have on people, economies and patients.
“We truly believe that we can make a difference in the world through supply chain, that we can have a better world through supply chain,” Eshkenazi said. “Our focus right now is to use supply chain to drive positive results for consumers and patients across the globe.”
The supply chain field has changed during that time, Eshkenazi said. Previously, technical competency and subject matter expertise were enough. Now, he says, that’s the price of entry. Other skills, such as advanced management skills, collaboration ability and developing cross-functional relationships are the keys to advancement.
Academia, businesses and industry associations must now work together to address issues such as the skills shortage, which Eshkenazi said involved not only the competencies that supply chain professionals need but the number of those in the field. As well, the fact that supply chain has multiple entry points into the field with no one career path to leadership is both a benefit and a challenge.
“This is a rewarding career, but the awareness is just not where it needs to be in terms of job opportunities, leadership opportunities and making a difference in an organization,” he says. “I think we have a significant challenge.”
The ASCM has also partnered with Supply Chain Canada, Eshkenazi said. Such partnerships give an opportunity to leverage the resources that organizations like Supply Chain Canada have, which can benefit both sides. It also affords the chance to co-develop, and perhaps even co-sponsor, events or research studies, he noted.
There are also several trends currently challenging supply chains, Eshkenazi noted. These include sustainability, which goes beyond just the environment to cover other factors like geopolitical unrest that threaten organizations’ ability to continue their supply chains. It’s difficult to prepare for circumstances when there’s little clarity into what the impact of those circumstances will be.
“Organizations are taking the necessary steps to mitigate their risk of disruption to their operations, through a variety of different strategies—whether technology or through disparate manufacturing or sourcing, we’re seeing a greater response to that,” he said.
Talent development and the skills shortage is another challenge, with ASCM anticipating a gap in supply chain of about two million people by 2025. While there are more graduates, their competency and capabilities aren’t consistent with what employers are looking for. They must therefore spend time and effort training new employees in fundamentals they should have learned during their education.
Still, ASCM is excited about supply chain’s role in making a difference in the world, Eshkenazi said. “We’ve found our true north as an organization, and that’s connecting the supply chain professionals as well as the companies to the impact that they’re having on people, on patients, on economies across the globe,” he said. “We can grow the organization and we can make a difference in the world.
The conference featured several education seminars, including one focused on supply chain risk and resiliency, presented by Gregory L. Schlegel, founder of the Supply Chain Risk Consortium and executive-in-residence at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
Schlegel began his session with a definition of supply chain risk and resiliency, which he noted is “the implementation of strategies to manage every day and exceptional risks along the supply chain through continuous risk assessment with the objective of reducing vulnerability and ensuring continuity.”
He also encouraged the seminar’s several hundred attendees to think of supply chain risk management as the intersection between supply chain management and risk management.
Schlegel discussed a 21st-Century supply chain risk maturity model, a four-stage approach with visibility as the first stage. The second stage is predictability, which involves digitizing the supply chain in order to do planning and what-if scenarios. The third stage is resiliency and the fourth is sustainability. Each step in this process is about two-and-a-half to three years, although they may take longer depending on the organization. “Throughout this journey, you have to constantly think about identifying, assessing, mitigating and managing risk,” Schlegel said.
As supply chain maturity grows, the risk decreases although never disappears, Schlegel said. The supply chain risk management landscape is large, and organizations must know where they are. He also shared Allianz’s top-10 risks for 2019, which includes cyberattacks, geopolitical unrest, market volatility and, at number one, business interruptions. “That’s us, folks,” he told the audience about the number-one spot. “Good, bad or indifferent, we’re at the top of the food chain when it comes to chief risk officers’ concerns.”
Schlegel defined risk appetite as what level of risk a company is comfortable experiencing or embracing. Risk appetite is tied to company culture, so it’s important to understand that culture relative to how much change it can handle and how it embraces change.
Schlegel also noted five cognitive biases related to risk from a McKinsey & Company report, which include: action-oriented bias, prompting people to take action with less thought; interest bias, arising from incentives within the organization that tend to be conflicting and misaligned; pattern-recognition biases, causing people to see non-existent patterns in data; and confirmation bias, meaning to see patterns that support existing beliefs. As well, stability bias is a tendency towards inertia in uncertain environments; and social bias comes from our preferences for harmony over conflict.
Risk is also a matter of perspective, Schlegel said, highlighting four perspective archtypes commonly used to look at risk: maximizers (who don’t consider risk to be as important as profits); conservators (who view increasing profit as not as important as avoiding a loss); managers (who are careful to balance risks and rewards); and pragmatists (who avoid commitments and keep options open).
There are also four strategies that tend to align with the four perspectives: loss controlling, favoured by conservators, which looks to identify and mitigate the firm’s most significant risks; risk accepting, which is favoured by the maximizers; risk steering, favoured by academics and consultants in which decisions go through rigorous analysis; and diversifying, meaning exposure is spread among various risk classes to avoid concentration in the same class (favoured by pragmatists).
Looking at these factors helps to increase awareness of risk appetite, Schlegel said. He quoted management consultant and author Peter Drucker, who said that “culture easts strategy for breakfast.” Risk is all about culture and tends to be a very emotional arena, he added. “We’re trying to give you some firepower and ammunition if you’re going to move into that arena,” Schlegel said.
Schlegel also focused on resiliency, noting that a resilient enterprise can overcome disruptions and transform itself to meet changing needs and expectations of customers, shareholders and stakeholders.
Schlegel also discussed a PWC study from 2016 discussing resiliency and agility, which covered almost every major industry sector. The company asked questions about where respondents fell on agility and resiliency maturity curves. Agility is proactive and better prepared for supply chain risks, while resiliency is reactive and more responsive to those risks.
The ASCM 2020 Conference takes place in New Orleans, September 13-15. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2Boaenk.


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16 Apr 21 | Weekly podcast
Mars and its value chain values, Supply Shift on corpoate sourcing trends, plus all the latest news and views
This week, Mars’s climate and land senior manager Ashley Allen talks with Toby Webb about commitments to climate change and how the business has developed science-based targets for its full value chain, and its Sustainable in a Generation plan. Plus Jamie Barsimantov, chief operating officer at Supply Shift, and Ian Welsh discuss supply chain best practice trends. And, in the news roundup: new livestock sector index that demonstrates concerning lack of progress on impacts, evidence why a 1.5C global temperature limit makes real financial sense, and good news from Thailand with the quashing of human rights defender Andy Hall’s conviction relating to his work on forced labour.
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Innovative million pound inverter testing equipment has been developed at the University of Warwick’s School of Engineering, with almost £1m funding from the Driving the Electric Revolution challenge at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to help speed up the development of electric vehicles (EVs) and reduce testing costs for British manufacturers.
The inverter testing facility has been used for the first time by premium car manufacturer BMW to test a new power inverter.
Developed by Professor Phil Mawby and his team from the University of Warwick, the new inverter testing facility was made possible with almost £900,000 from the £33m Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres (DER-IC part of the Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge at UKRI.
DER-IC has been designed to support the UK in becoming a centre of excellence in power electronics, machines, and drives (PEMD) manufacturing processes driving the electrification of society. The WMG Centre High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC), at the University of Warwick, also contributed £300,000 of funding.
Previously, car manufacturers tested inverters with motors at high-cost dynamometer facilities with concrete bunkers that contained high speed equipment failures. The newly designed equipment at the University of Warwick is smaller, less costly, easier to access, and allows manufacturers to test components in isolation – i.e., the inverter – without the motor. This technology is also applicable to applications in other sectors.
The University of Warwick School of Engineering’s new inverter testing equipment in action. Credit: University of Warwick
BMW is one of the businesses behind @FutureBev, a project group made up of six partners including the University of Warwick, who have come together to develop a UK supply chain that can support the transition of BMW to SiC-based power electronics in their future generations of BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle).
BMW Group’s David Bock, who is Project and Technical Lead for @FutureBEV, commented: “@FutureBEV with Warwick University is demonstrating the ability of industry and academic partners coming together to deliver accelerated technologies to market. The access to a strong academic base with matched development and test hardware enables rapid implementation of ideas from drawing board to real hardware.
“The investment from DER-IC is one of the enablers for this ensuring the facility is tooled with the latest test equipment, meaning the university is ready and able to support business. The @FutureBEV team directly benefit from quick access to the BEV specific test equipment enabling risk reduction as well as improving the change of emerging technologies to be implemented in new designs.
“The net benefit is through this collaboration we can bring these CO2 reducing technologies to the road quicker whilst keeping the business case and enabling a next generation of engineers. It’s an exciting time for powertrain and showing well targeting investment from Warwick University and the @FutureBEV partners.”
‘On-shoring’ all aspects of the EV manufacturing supply chain, and building capability, capacity and competitiveness, is fundamental to the DER-IC vision. Jon King, from the WMG Centre HVM Catapult and Centre Lead, DER-IC Midlands said: “Companies across the UK, from many sectors including automotive, aerospace and energy, can benefit from the increased flexibility and easy access of this new equipment.”
Phil Mawby, Professor of Power Electronics at the University of Warwick and Principal Investigator on the project explained: “Through innovative knowledge and skills we have been able to develop an essential piece of equipment for testing inverters. At a fraction of the size and cost of its commercial competitors, this equipment will help revolutionise inverter testing.
“Funding from Driving the Electric Revolution and HVMC made it possible for us to procure crucial pieces of equipment, including parts of the cooling system and battery emulator. I also couldn’t have completed it without the fantastic team I work with, who have all contributed immense effort and value to drive the project forward and produce this unique facility, which will help encourage businesses from an array of industries to use the UK as a base for product testing.”
Following the launch of the new equipment several other UK carmakers have expressed interest in accessing the facilities. DER-IC offers open access facilities to all corners of industry looking to transition to electrical systems.
To find out more visit: www.der-ic.org.uk
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By AFP Staff
It is not hyperbole to say that globalists are in a tizzy over the tariffs pushed by President Donald Trump on steel, aluminum, and other foreign goods. Tough talk over trade is resonating in many parts of the United States, however, where blue-collar workers and local shop owners have suffered for decades at the hands of multinational corporations and bought-and-paid-for politicians.
Since the passage of so-called “free trade” deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement in the 1990s, the United States has lost millions of good-paying jobs. Thousands more locally owned stores and manufacturers have been forced to close their doors, and the truth settled into America: Global trade was neither free nor fair for average Americans.
In trade deal after trade deal pushed by previous presidential administrations that were in the pockets of big business, the United States was forced to jettison any and all worker and industry protections while countries like South Korea, India, and China were allowed to keep theirs. Even wealthy European countries were allowed to keep their value-added taxes that make foreign goods more expensive and help local businesses and workers since, technically, they were not direct barriers to trade.
Then came Trump, who called the world’s bluff and initiated trade policies that put America—and its hardworking middle class—first.
Evidence of all of this came recently when Trump announced that the U.S. was placing tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. Soft-handed executives from multinational corporations howled in pain, blasting the tariffs as violations of free trade. Undaunted, the Trump administration moved ahead with the plan, but not everyone is crying about it.
According to a recent report in the UK Guardian newspaper, steel workers in the Rust Belt say they are happy that Trump is following through on his campaign promise of putting America first.
Bruce Haines, a former US Steel executive, told the Guardian that the tariff was “long overdue.”
He added: “Steel and aluminum tariffs are necessary to protect from unfair dumped steel. . . . Like the tax cuts, only Trump has the balls to pull this off. In this case he is fulfilling his campaign promise to Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri, while also helping West Virginia and Kentucky reopen coal mines needed for steel, as well as getting the Minnesota iron ore mines back up and running—all employing the forgotten American worker that crossed the aisle to vote for Trump.”
The problem, however, is that many are wondering, after nearly four decades of free trade, if it’s too late for the tariffs to help U.S. workers.
“Many of my brothers think it’s about 30 to 40 years too late,” Larry Neff, who worked at Bethlehem Steel for 25 years, told the Guardian. “None of the older plants could be started up again, and many of the mills producing steel now are owned by other countries.”
You can read the Guardian article here.
Tell us what you think about the tariffs on foreign imports in the comments below. Are they good for America, or will they just lead to a trade war that will cost struggling Americans even more money?


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IBM has launched a line of Tivoli appliances in the UK, designed to deliver the benefits of the Tivoli management suite to mid-sized firms which have found it too costly or complex in the past.
The two models, Tivoli Foundations Application Manager and Tivoli Foundations Service Manager, are both available immediately from systems integrator Pirean, IBM's UK launch partner for the products, which is offering them as part of a managed service.
While IBM's Tivoli has been in use in large organisations for many years, the cost of implementation can be prohibitive for smaller companies, which might also lack the necessary skills to configure and operate the system.
The new appliances are designed to offer an easier-to-deploy and more cost-effective solution, according to Pirean.
"IBM has relieved the two biggest problems, which are complexity and on site support, plus cost, and you can manage the appliances remotely," said Pirean managing director Stuart Wilson.
Customers can choose to deploy an appliance themselves, a process that should take just a few hours, or Pirean can take care of everything including installation and configuration.
Each appliance is a multi-processor system with its own Raid array, tuned to meet the demands of companies with up to 150 servers - the limit set by IBM for a mid-sized company.
This gives customers a ready-to-roll service desk with the workflow ready configured and needing just to be populated with user and asset data, according to Pirean.
"You very quickly have a working service desk, whereas Tivoli traditionally required you to go through the process of configuring everything and designing screens," said Mike Cartwright, Pirean's chief technology officer.
Pirean said that it can provide a 'light' managed services offering with remote support for either Foundations Application Manager or Service Manager for £1,000 per month. This would fit out a helpdesk solution to support a team of up to five people or a monitoring solution for up to 10 servers.
For a larger, more complex estate, Pirean can provide a managed service delivery through its Solution Assured Managed Services business.
Supporting a helpdesk team of up to 10 people in this situation will cost from £2,580 per month, while Foundations Application Manager providing Systems Management for up to 50 servers or network devices will cost £2,665 per month.
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