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A vacant space on Broadway in South Boston could become home to a Starbucks, but some in the neighborhood propose the addition. At a community meeting on Monday night, some residents expressed concerns over having the corporate coffee giant take over the 749 E Broadway storefront, as Boston.com reported.
People shared fears that Starbucks would detract money from local shops and that it would not positively impact the community, and a spokesperson for Mayor Marty Walsh apparently said the administration would not support Starbucks' license application as a result of the neighborhood response. Starbucks was set to go before the licensing board on Wednesday morning.
A proposed project involving Brian Poe, Gordon Wilcox, and Michael Norton was previously planned for the 749 E Broadway space, but they have moved on from the location to secure a license for a new space nearby, according to a rep.
There is one Starbucks close to this proposed location, at 11 W Broadway, near the Broadway MBTA station. Other coffee shops in the area include PS Gourmet Coffee, Molly Moo's Ice Cream and Cafe, Boston Bagel Company, and Sidewalk Cafe, among others.


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3 dairy products cold stores soon
The dairy development department of Uttarakhand is going to set up there cold stores in Uttarkashi, Kotdwar and Nainital soon. Besides, it will also carry out certain development works to strengthen its basic infrastructure in Chamoli, Champawat, Nainital and Kotdwar in the times to come.
At the same time keeping in view the scarcity of food for the animals particularly for the milch animals, the dairy development department would also set up three fodder banks at Rudurapur, Shyampur and Kalsi, informed the officials concerned.
These are all part of the modernisation plan of the diary development department, Uttarakhand, which is facing a tough competition from the private sector in of late. More so, the devastating basic infrastructure sector due to natural calamity that the mountain State has been facing has only edged out the competitiveness of one of the most important service sectors, the dairy department, Uttarakhand.
The dairy department has registered a declining trend in its milk production during the past few months as compared to the corresponding period last year, said P C Sharma, General Manager, mdairy development department, Uttarakhand. More so, the sale of the dairy products which are sold with brand name Anchal has also come down during the same period this year, he further said.
It seems the major challenge before the dairy development department here is to maintain its household presence with dairy products with brand name Aanchal. Apart from certain constraints like the natural disaster competition from the private sector is also a reason resulting in reduction in sale of our products, further said the officials concerned.
Meanwhile, as the officials concerned informed, the dairy development department would spend Rs 34.48 lakh on setting up three cold stores and related development works in the state soon. Out of the aforesaid Rs 34. 48 lakh while it will spend Rs 4.48 lakh on setting up cold store in Uttarkashi, the cold store at Kotdwar would be built up at Rs 7.80 lakh.
However, the department concerned would spend Rs 22.20 lakh on setting up a cold store at Nainital’s Lalkuwan areas with certain developmental works. Besides, it would also spend Rs 8.35 lakh in strengthening basicm infrastructure at Chamoli and would set up a dairy processing plant at Champawat at a cost of Rs 31.10 lakh, as the officials concerned informed.
At the same time, it will develope fodder banks at Rudrapur, Shyampur, and Kalshi at a cost of Rs 9.58 lakh, they further informed.
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In a country where women have been the subject of legislation to prove the state’s Islamic credentials, where tradition jostles with modernity, and the discourse of power prevails over social injustice, romantic melodrama has time and again proven to be a bestseller. It captures the imagination of the nation with its dreams of heroism, aspirational struggles, the fight between good and evil, the dashing hero and the damsel in distress 2011...
The person concerned (Arvind Kejriwal) should have thought on the statements. Everybody is bound by regulations.
The Congress was behind getting casinos to Goa. It is also the father of illegal mining scam in the state of Goa.
I have never been star struck in my life, but only for Jackie Chan. I touched his feet out of respect. I am his crazy and ardent fan.

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Apple and its suppliers were among the hardest hit during Tuesday's broad plunge. The selling continued across Apple's overseas supply chain on Wednesday.
Broadcom says there’s a ‘fraudulent’ memo about it circulating among Senators that’s not really from the Pentagon
The Department of Defense said the memo circulating among Senate members is "likely a fraudulent document."
Broadcom will acquire CA Technologies for $18.9 billion, just 4 months after Trump blocked its acquisition of Qualcomm
The $108 billion semiconductor company Broadcom announced the deal to acquire CA Technologies for $18.9 billion on Wednesday.
The San Diego-based chipmaker confirmed it will hold mass layoffs in San Diego, San Jose and Santa Clara around June 19, 2018.
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Qualcomm kicked its former CEO off the board after he said he might try to buy the $89.7 billion company
Paul Jacobs denounced his removal but praised the company for considering a potential offer.
News of a potential buyout comes just days after President Donald Trump blocked Qualcomm's acquisition by a rival chipmaker.
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President Trump issued an executive order Monday blocking Broadcom's takeover of Qualcomm.


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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Sears store at Ala Moana is closing its doors for good Sunday.
A liquidation sale has been going on for some time now. Very little products and few store fixtures remained inside for bargain hunters to grab during its last set of business hours.
Many stopped by just to see what was left.
The retail space being vacated by Sears in the Ala Moana Shopping Center will be replaced by a Bloomingdale's department store, according to a statement released by General Growth Properties, the mall's owner, on Friday.
GGP says it plans to reinvent the entire ewa side of the shopping center. Of 650,000 square feet of space, Bloomingdale's will take 167,000 square feet on three floors, allowing plenty of room for boutique tenants at the same end.
Bloomingdales is expected to open in the Fall of 2015.
The only Sears on Kauai at the Kukui Grove Shopping Center will also close at the end of July.


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Why We Love to Eat Cooked Meat Despite Vegetarian Alternatives
World meat demand is at an all time high, despite its lack of nutritional benefits given alternatives like beans, nuts, quinoa, and tofu.
What's the Latest Development?
A team of Dutch scientists recently presented the world's first lab-growth beef patties as a potential alternative to animal protein, recognizing the dominance of cooked meat over alternatives like beans, nuts, quinoa, and tofu. Despite its inefficient use of cropland and greenhouse gas production, why do humans crave cooked meat? "As much as 95 percent of what we think of as meat's taste is actually its aroma... And the lack of strong scents is one reason why raw meat is not very appealing." In experiments, chimps, gorillas and orangutans have been clear about their preferences: Roasting, grilling, and stewing meat adds to its appeal.
What's the Big Idea?
Vegetarians and nutritionists alike tell us that meat consumption is unnecessary for a healthy diet. Too much red meat even increases the risks of contracting heart disease. It seems the smell of cooked meat overpowers our health concerns due to a chemical reaction that occurs when foods containing carbohydrates and amino acids are cooked at high temperatures. Called the Maillard reaction, this rich combination of cooked sugar and fats is responsible for the intoxicating smell of baked breads and cookies, roasted vegetables, and brewing coffee. Because the recently lab-grown beef was all protein and no fat, the Maillard reaction also explains why it didn't taste very good.
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Universities claim to prepare students for the world. How many actually do it?
- Many university mission statements do not live up to their promise, writes Ben Nelson, founder of Minerva, a university designed to develop intellect over content memorization.
- The core competencies that students need for success—critical thinking, communication, problem solving, and cross-cultural understanding, for example—should be intentionally taught, not left to chance.
- These competencies can be summed up with one word: wisdom. True wisdom is the ability to apply one's knowledge appropriately when faced with novel situations.
This is what the world will look like, 250 million years from now
To us humans, the shape and location of oceans and continents seems fixed. But that's only because our lives are so short.
A new study may help us better understand how children build social cognition through caregiver interaction.
Researchers at UT Southwestern noted a 47 percent increase in blood flow to regions associated with memory.
- Researchers at UT Southwestern observed a stark improvement in memory after cardiovascular exercise.
- The year-long study included 30 seniors who all had some form of memory impairment.
- The group of seniors that only stretched for a year did not fair as well in memory tests.


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Washington state has made $70 million in tax revenue from its marijuana sales
Dispensary owners say they are seeing noticeable shift in attitude toward marijuana
This week marks the one-year anniversary since sales of marijuana for recreational use began in Washington state.
In the first year, $70 million in tax revenue has been generated statewide from marijuana sales. The Washington State Liquor Control Board, which oversees the state’s cannabis industry, reports that dispensaries sold more than $257 million worth of marijuana.
Chip Boyden, who owns a medical marijuana dispensary in Tucson, Arizona, jumped at the thought of expanding his marijuana business with family in Washington after the first dispensaries started to open in July 2014. Washington voters passed a law in 2012 to legalize marijuana for adults over 21.
When Boyden first opened his shop in Tucson, he said the attitude from the surrounding community was less than supportive, although the state permits medical marijuana usage. “We had people come up and say they aren’t against it, but they were unsure who was going to be the demographic for our business,” he said.
But in Seattle, Boyden said he noticed a difference in attitude at Hashtag recreational cannabis, a pot shop that Boyden started in April with co-owner Logan Bowers and shop manager Michael Bowers.
“We had great support. We didn’t have anyone come in a get upset,” Logan Bowers said.
Boyden said there’s a cultural shift happening in Washington, Colorado and other states that have started to legalize marijuana use.
“The recreational market allows people, those who were interested in trying cannabis, to be able to come in and sample different flavors,” he explained. “It’s more like going into the store and buying a bottle of wine.”
Washington allows individuals over the age of 21 to possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis, or up to 16 ounces of marijuana-infused solid products and 72 ounces of marijuana-infused liquid products for personal use.
However, using marijuana in public in Washington is still a civil violation, and people could face a fine.
The Portland, Oregon, airport will now allow guests to fly with marijuana in-state, provided fliers are carrying the legal amount, according to CNN affiliate KPTV.
There’s also a shift in opinion when it comes to cannabis usage.
A 2014 CNN/ORC International survey found 55% of those polled supported legalization, and 44% opposed it.
But under federal law, marijuana remains a Schedule 1 narcotic – and therefore its use is a federal crime.
Some House Republicans were shocked in February after Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser defied congressional Republicans’ threats and implemented D.C.’s local law, which allows its residents to smoke and possess small amounts of marijuana.
Kris Krane, president of 4Front Ventures, which provides consulting and support for marijuana dispensaries across the United States, said that marijuana legalization and sales will start to become a larger political discussion.
“I think 2016 is the year where this is actually an issue in presidential policy that candidates have to answer to,” he said.
As for Washington state’s first year of marijuana sales, Krane said $70 million in tax revenue actually seems a bit low. “It’s important to know that number is not indicative of what we will see in year two or three.” He is predicting that those numbers will increase, especially if the excise tax is lowered in the state.
But for dispensary owners and operators Logan Bowers and Michael Bowers, it’s not the money that’s drawing them into the business. Rather, it is the change in attitude they are seeing.
“One thing that struck me most as a manager, is the wide variety of people who come in,” Michael Bowers said. “We see older customers bring in their adult children. It’s normal people using it. It’s everyday people in your neighborhood.”


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By having a presence near Paris, Andrews Sykes says it will be able to guarantee a shorter response time to customers in and around the capital city. The company’s Lille depot, which opened in 2013, also serves to satisfy demand in northern regions, including Calais, Picardie, Normandy and Champagne-Ardenne. As a result of opening the new depot, Andrews Sykes says it is now in a position to reach clients within four hours of initial contact.
The company’s hire fleet has been increased to support the growth of its business in Paris. This includes the addition of new portable air conditioning units, heaters, chillers and boilers. Sales, engineering and delivery staffing levels have also been increased and new vehicles added to its fleet.


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Asia Cup 2014 is just around the corner, the official broadcaster Star India is on its toes to reel in big brands and cash in on the event’s mega fixtures like India vs Pakistan.
Being held in Bangladesh, Asia Cup is expected to deliver a spectacular show of skill and entertainment especially when the lifelong rivals India and Pakistan come face to face with each other on the pitch.
This year, Asia Cup is all set to be jointly sponsored by big names like Nokia India and Idea cellular along withUnited Spirits.
In 2012 Micromax was given this opportunity but it looks like the broadcasters now are looking to make serious money and are looking forward to make this a mega event for the sponsors this time around.
Sources say that during Asia Cup a ten-second ad spot will be charged at INR 1.8 – 2.5 Lakhs. The package is an attractive one and the associated brands are convinced that the event will deliver on its expectations.
The Asia Cup is said to be a build up for this years T20WC which will also be hosted by Bangladesh this year.
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Nitin Kukreja, the Head of sports business for Star india is pleased with the enthusiasm and interest showed by the sponsors for the event, as he believes that brands have finally realized the potential of the game and are willing to be a part of it.
“We are delighted with the traction that Asia Cup 2014 has been able to generate with the advertisers”, he added.
The list of associate sponsors has also been finalised. Tata Motors, Birla Sunlife Insurance and Perfetti Indiaare on-board as the associate sponsors for the event, where big names have already bought the major ad spots other small names are also trying to get their hands on any ad spots available on-air or on-ground.
The on-ground sponsors include Arise India, Cycle Pure Agarbathies, Daikin, Savsol lubricants, and Peps Mattress.
Asia Cup will start from 25th February and will continue till 8th March, So get ready for an action packed cricket which is sure to be a treat for all the cricket fanatics out there.


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At the launch of the Volvo S90 T8, Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has expressed that the locally assembled flagship premium sedan will be exported to five markets in the ASEAN region with more markets under consideration. This business move supports the Government’s policies to transform Malaysia to a regional hub for Energy Efficient Vehicles (EEV).
Among the countries that will receive the Malaysian assembled include Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Laos and Cambodia have been marked as potential export markets as well. VCM estimates that annual export volumes will be close to 5,000 cars within the next few years.
Despite the S90 being built on the company’s all-new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform, VCM is able to assemble the premium sedan at their Shah Alam facility thanks to the continuous investment made to modernise the 50-year-old plant. The continuous upgrades are critical for the Malaysian plant to produce future Volvo models especially when the Swedes has plans that all Volvo cars will be hybrids from 2019 onwards with the brands first full EV to be built in China.
Chairman of the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation, Tan Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui, said at the launch, “Malaysia is a strong proponent of sustainable mobility as it is the future of the transport industry. IGEM is proud to have hosted the launch of the new Volvo Car Malaysia’s new entry into the sustainable transport market. I am certain that the new Volvo S90 T8 Twin Engine will convert more drivers into green enthusiasts.”


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A few days ago a tipster told us about the release of the 16-inch MacBook Pro along with the expected minor upgrades it will be receiving. He also pointed out the details of the upgrades and updates that will be available in the new 16-inch MacBook Pro. Let’s get into the details.
Three main upgrades will be given to the 16-inch MacBook Pro as per the tweet by Komiya. The first main upgrade is the 1080p FaceTime camera as compared to the 720p camera offered in the previous MacBook Pro.
The second upgrade is the CPU and GPU both. The Intel 10th-generation processors are expected to be used that are currently being used in high-end gaming notebooks and powerful workstation-based laptops. Intel Core I9-10980HK has 8 cores that operate at a base clock speed of 2.40Ghz. However, Intel has released a budget variant of the Core I9 processor. The Core I7-10875H also has 8 cores. It will be the mainstream choice for consumers as the decision will save them a few bucks.
As far as the high-end GPU option is concerned, Radeon Pro 5600M is the option being considered. The final decision depends on the fact that AMD will provide more upgrades in the future. The third upgrade is the T3 security chip. It is not clear what benefits will it bring over its predecessor T2 security chips. Apple custom chip based 16-inch MacBook Pro will be launched in Q2 2021 and a new design can be expected.


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Today Sony's second quarter (fiscal 2018) financial results were made public and the message is overall positive. Sony has posted a $2.93 billion profit this quarter, a 44 percent increase over the same quarter a year ago.
Sony Fiscal 3Q2018 results:
- Revenue for 3Q was $21.3 billion, down over 10 percent from a year ago
- $3.78 billion net profit
- Earnings per share of $2.93 versus $1.90 consensus estimates
Gaming (PlayStation) Division Falters While Music Improves
Sony was able to report a 10 percent gain on sales for its Gaming division, however, profit fell due to lagging PS4 console sales as the system enters its sixth year and is facing increasingly strong competition from the likes of the Nintendo Switch. Sony also said that holiday sales and promotional pricing hurt its average selling price for systems which further hindered profitability.
Probably the biggest takeaway from today (and why the stock price plummeted .. more on that at the bottom), is that their gaming division saw operating income plummet to $667 million, down from $779 million in the year-ago quarter. Cheaper unit prices and selling less than the previous holiday season will do that, it seems.
PlayStation Plus subscriber numbers are at an all-time high at 36.3 million users paying to receive the benefits of the service such as free monthly games. The previous quarter about 34 million subscribers were claimed, so in three months Sony added about two million PS Plus accounts.
Adding to that, as we reported for the previous quarter where Sony totaled 86 million PS4's shipped, the company sold an additional 8.1 million units, bringing the total to about 94 million consoles sold. Sony will likely eclipse 100 million PlayStation 4 consoles sold worldwide later this year.
Lastly, for the gaming division, 87.2 million PS4 titles were sold, and 37 percent of those were digital downloads. Spider-Man shipped 9 million units in the quarter, impressive considering the game had a full month of sales in the previous quarter, and about 5 million GOD OF WAR titles were shipped as well.
Music was also a contributor to Sony's strong earnings with $1.06 billion in profit thanks largely in part to the EMI "re-measurement gain" that saw the firm consolidate the new catalog from EMI.
Sony recently added EMI Music Publishing to its total catalog which brings the number of titles it can collect royalties on to 4.36 million tracks, up from 2.3 million.
Travis Scott's 'ASTROWORLD', Bob Dylan's 'More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14', and George Ezra 'Staying at Tamara's topped the charts for Sony.
The Music segment as a whole booked $1.85 billion and about three-quarters of that was purely digital with the remaining quarter coming from physical media sales. The company noted a slight decline in paid-for downloads, however, this was mostly offset by an increase in streaming according to Sony.
Sony Mobile continues to disappoint while Pictures Were Up Thanks To Venom and Others
There's really one story to report on when it comes to Sony's Pictures division and that is 'Venom'. The film grossed $855 million worldwide, easily eclipsing the next Sony movie: Spiderman: 'Into the Spider-Verse' which totaled $225 million in the quarter. Pictures managed to eke out a $100 million profit for a segment infamous for razor thin margins.
The largest blight remains Sony's Mobile Communications segment. Sales dropped a further 32 percent YoY, with the company citing plummeting demand in Europe, Latin America, and the company's home turf - Japan, for its smartphones.
Mobile Communications actually lost money this quarter compared to a year ago with a loss of $130 million on the back of about $1.2 billion in sales.
The company cited a worldwide slump in smartphone demand coupled with consumers turning to other options such as Samsung's Galaxy line of Android devices.
Looking ahead for Sony
Sony's older businesses, such as its home entertainment division, has been ravaged by a decade-long onslaught of cheaper Korean and Chinese alternatives and has been cutting its once lofty margins for years now. The segment actually showed an improvement, with an ever-so-slight improvement of 3 percent in terms of operating income. Sony said that they were focusing on actually selling less volume of TV's but at higher prices (read: not pursuing budget TV sales) and it appears to be paying off. The Home Entertainment segment actually did about 10 percent less in sales yet posted the 3 percent improvement in profits.
Sony Pictures, while not earning super well at the moment, is in a good place with profitability improving despite flat revenue, and the firm has refocused on growing its great portfolio of IP. Ten years ago Sony wouldn't have had the wisdom to expand its Spider-Man franchise with a Venom release. Now, Marvel has shown how its done when it comes to cinematic universes and Sony is following suit. Pictures are going to continue to be a consistent pillar for Sony moving forward.
Nothing needs to be said for Gaming except that its a great time to be the owner of the world's number 1 gaming brand. Gaming continues to grow globally and PlayStation is very nicely positioned in the market. While Wall Street may have reacted poorly to slipping Gaming profits, its natural in a console's lifecycle, especially in its sixth year, to get hit with promotional sales and the like. It doesn't help that currently, the Nintendo Switch is the hottest item on the marker.
Sony is well aware of this - just days ago our reporters detailed how Sony is focused on PlayStation 5 development now, as the firm looks to keep its cash cow alive and well.
A large question mark for the firm is its Xperia business. The Mobile Communications division is bleeding cash and quarter after quarter the outlook grows even dimmer. There isn't a single reason why the firm can't compete with the best out there; they have all the technology they need to make a compelling mobile haIt'set. Its going to be tough, they aim to slash costs by half and yet somehow make their products even more competitive. Only time will tell on this front.
After the news hit today, Sony's shares fell off a cliff, mainly due to the fact that the Gaming division saw its profits reduced by $100 million versus a year ago. Sony (NYSE:SNE) stock closed today down almost 8 percent.


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Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking has denied rumors that there’s a new Porsche SUV in development positioned below the Cayenne. Speaking at the general meeting in Stuttgart on Tuesday, Wiedeking said that there will be “no baby Cayenne” and that all focus is centered on the successful launch of the new Panamera four-door sport-coupe for 2009.
Last month, Germany’s Autobild
reported that Porsche was building a new SUV based on the platform developed for the new VW Tiguan and Audi Q5, and even proposed that it could be called the ‘Roxster’.
Wiedeking has previously mentioned that he’d like to see further utilization of the new production facilities being set up to accommodate the Panamera, so we may still see a new model from Porsche. This will most likely be a front-engined GT Coupe running a shortened Panamera platform, a true successor for the original Porsche 928.


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The Village of Pleasantville sayd Hurricane Sandy will likely hit the area late Monday and they officials are offering tips to locals in case of emergency.
"Pleasantville Emergency Preparedness Officials encourage residents to follow three basic measures in the event of a severe storm," the village wrote in a press release today.
The measures include:
- Pack a Go-Bag, a collection of items you may need in the event of an evacuation. A Go-Bag should be packed in a sturdy, easy-to-use container such as a backpack or suitcase on wheels. Items to be considered include, but are not limited to, copies of important documents in a waterproof and portable container, bottled water and non-perishable food, flashlight and battery operated AM/FM radio.
- Develop a Disaster Plan, which will ensure your family members know what to do, how to find each other and how to communicate in an emergency.
- Prepare an Emergency Supply Kit; keep enough supplies in your home to survive on your own, for at least THREE (3) days. If possible, keep these materials in an easily accessible, separate container or special cupboard.
In addition, the village stated, "In anticipation of Hurricane Sandy, we are requesting all residents NOT put leaves or debris on or near the curb line."


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Tata group firm Infiniti Retail is planning to expand its range of private label items by introducing 3G-enabled tablet.
As per the understanding, customers will place the orders on a new site and it will be then delivered through Croma's route.
Currently, raising new Basel III-compliant debt instruments in India is going to be a challenge due to stringent investment guidelines of key investors.
Food retail sales slowed down by 5% in the January to March quarter compared with the year-ago period, prompting the industry to dole out its most aggressive promotion and value deals since 2008.
Ratnakar Bank is currently implementing its aggressive growth plan based on a robust platform of professional governance, relationships.
Coca-Cola is working on a strategy to push sales of its soft drinks across all seasons rather than just the summer, says Venkatesh Kini.
This collaboration will help us widen our horizons to reach customers who are looking for attractive deals on gadgets without compromising on the quality. It blends perfectly with our corporate philosophy and we are looking forward to a successful journey ahead
Nothing is planned as of now. The existing microsites on fashion and getaways are doing well and we may look at more in the future. But at present, we have not zeroed in on any category.


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The boss of high-street bookseller Waterstones is predicting a marked recovery in its fortunes this year as a drive to run the chain of bookshops in a way tailored to local tastes rather than identikit stores encourages book lovers to set down their e-readers.
“We are heading towards break-even in the current financial year,” said managing director James Daunt. “If we have a decent Christmas, that is where we will get to.” Break-even would be an important milestone for the retailer, which narrowed its losses to £23m last year.
Waterstones was also a surprise beneficiary from last week’s Black Friday promotional extravaganza.
“We had a sensational day, which I must say slightly surprised us,” he said, highlighting a strong run on children’s fiction with the most recent instalments of Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and Guinness World Records annual among the most popular choices. “We saw a huge sales uplift which was very nice.”
Daunt reported strong sales of Girls Online, the debut novel by YouTube phenomenon Zoe Sugg, known as Zoella, with a recent event at its leading store in London’s Piccadilly attracting thousands of her teenage fans. Predicted Christmas bestsellers include autobiographies from footballer Roy Keane and comedian John Cleese. Daunt expects 23 December to be its busiest day of the year as Britons make a dash to the shops for last minute stocking-fillers.
Daunt, the founder of Daunt Books and a former banker, was parachuted in to lead Waterstones in 2011 after it was sold by the stricken HMV Group to Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut for £53m. He set about overhauling the chain, cutting 200 management roles to hire “highly motivated booksellers” and closing some stores.
He also took the tough decision to end deals with publishers worth tens of millions of pounds each year, that determined which titles were displayed prominently in its stores or shop windows. The change means store managers can select the titles they think will strike a chord in their catchment, with no two of its branches stocking the same range books. In another move, staff are no longer obliged to wear uniforms.
“The bet was that we would sell more books if the shops were interesting rather than homogenous,” said Daunt, adding that the risk had been borne out. The retailer is now making “encouraging market-share gains” with a modest growth in book sales in both volume and value terms, he said.
He believes demand for ebooks has started to level off. “Ebooks have their place – we even sell them,” he told the Mail on Sunday, – referring to its 2012 deal to sell Amazon’s Kindle device – but added:“Reading digitally can’t compete with the delights of the tactile feel and smell of paper and the lasting pleasure of owning a treasured possession.”


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The month of February 2021 has set a new record in the accumulated monthly investment in Spanish startups: more than €624 million. A figure that represents more than half of the investment obtained in Spain during 2020 (more than €1100 million), and never seen before. This is partly due to the three mega-rounds announced last […]
The Spanish leader in the plant-based drinks sector, Liquats Vegetals, and Ypsicon Advanced Technologies have announced the signing of an agreement aimed at the development and market testing of a new generation of high added-value plant-based products, through the implementation of UHPH technology in the production process of Liquats Vegetals. This new technology is based […]
2021 has started well. The month of January exceeded €150 million invested in startups in Spain, €152.267 million in a total of 31 public operations to be exact.
The Water Tower, the new water innovation center in the United States, located in Georgia, announces a partnership with GoHub, Global Omnium’s corporate venturing, with the aim of investing in the best water technology companies. With technology playing an increasingly critical role in the water industry, the acceleration of the development of novel technologies is […]
Samaipata, a European entrepreneur-led fund investing in seed stage platforms and marketplaces across Europe, announces today a €100m second fund, with c.€75m of commitments already received. They did their 2nd closing over the summer.
TheVentureCity announces the addition of five new startups to their Growth Program in September 2020
TheVentureCity combines a new investment and acceleration model that helps entrepreneurs achieve global impact. Its objective is to offer tech entrepreneurs an environment with a global mindset that is transparent and fair.
Traspacar is an agency specialized in processing vehicle documentation online. In 2019, the entrepreneur Jan Amat decided to set up a service, with the support of the “Full of Tradition” incubator, to facilitate and speed up the processing of documents with the DGT. This is how this company was created. The name is a combination […]
Genética Avanzada DNActive was born in late 2015 by Juan Antonio Martínez Fiestas, with the mission of democratising genetic information among the population.
The Hospitality Challenge in collaboration with Sommet Education is a global call aiming to receive projects that can help hospitality sector reboot. This competition is designed to identify ideas and individuals capable of accelerating recovery while promoting inclusivity and sustainability in the sector to invent the hospitality of tomorrow.
Medicsen is a startup that works in an artificial, non-invasive pancreas for those suffering from diabetes. It is capable of predicting future glucose values for the patient an hour ahead of time with a margin of error of less than 10 glucose units, while at the same time providing practical lifestyle advice to control illness.


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The June issue of AM magazine is here in digital form, free to read, full of insights that will get dealers thinking about their strategy for the future.
A spotlight section on The Future of Motor Retail explores some prospective new revenue streams as higher volume of electric car sales begins to impact aftersales revenues and drives dealers to optimise their cost base.
We reveal the problems in store for dealers caused by carmakers' switching specifications or deleting equipment to continue new car supply while they battle the shortage of semiconductors.
Adam Turner, the second generation boss of family-run AM100 dealer Chorley Group, shares his views on how a family-led culture helps drive dealership staff to give their best.
Carwow's chief executive James Hind outlines why the car marketplace changed its business model to help motor retailers access more used car stock.
Our poll reveals widespread industry sentiment that, despite technology such as video, sales success is still dependent on face-to-face appointments.
And in a special section, Top Tips To Running A Profitable Dealership, experts share their advice on common topics and issues.
We’re only a little way into this decade which seems intent on going down in history as ‘the troublesome twenties’. But as we all navigate the ongoing challenges, many stemming from pandemic- or Russia-forced disruptions, we mustn’t lose forget the importance on another T-word: trust.
Trust may not be a priority with the UK’s leadership at presence but in your individual businesses and communities it must remain critical. There’s a saying “Trust is a fragile thing – hard to earn, easy to lose” and nowhere is it more evident than in transactions where consumers are committing thousands of pounds while simultaneously being assailed by rising costs and wavering economic confidence.
Our news insight on p6 reveals the trouble that the motor retail industry may be storing up for itself as carmakers battle to continue new vehicle supplies amidst component shortages.
We reveal that one in three car buyers are renegotiating because the car they’ve ordered no longer meets the original specification.
By the mid-2020s, in the used car market – often where trust is hardest earned – dealers and consumers may lack 100% confidence whether a car they’re looking at conforms to the published specification.
Clear and open communication will help maintain the trust. But this is tomorrow’s problem that needs tackling by OEMs today.
Otherwise trust will disappear.
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Safaricom to roll-out utilities payment service in Kenya
Kenyan operator Safaricom will launch a mobile service later this year to enable subscribers to pay for electricity and water bills. The company is in talks with Kenya Power and Lighting Company as well water service companies to search for methods for the launch of the service.
In related news, Safaricom’s SMS-based mobile payments service M-Pesa has reached 5 million registered customers, with M-Pesa person-to-person transfers totalling EUR 135, 558 million (KES 14 billion) in December last year. Though M-Pesa is supposed to merely be a money transfer system, the service is also used by clients to store money, to settle bills and buy services.
The success of M-Pesa has resulted in accusations made by the local banks. In December 2008, Finance minister John Michuki ordered an audit of Safaricom’s M-Pesa due to safety concerns regarding users’ money. Safaricom’s CEO Michael Joseph recently told a media briefing that the planned M-Pesa audit by the government is yet to take place a month after Finance Minister John Michuki instructed the Central Bank of Kenya to scrutinise the domestic money transfer service. Safaricom also plans to launch an international money transfer service to tap remittances flowing into the country from UK, which is still awaiting the approval from the banking regulators.


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VCN - The official conclusion of negotiations for the Vietnam-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected by enterprises to expand export opportunities for many industries.
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The smartphone market is already huge, but things are expected to get even bigger in the coming years.
By 2017, worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to hit 1.5 billion, new data from research firm IHS suggests. By the end of this year, IHS expects worldwide smartphone shipments to to reach nearly 900 million units.
The total install base for smartphones worldwide surpassed 1 billion in the third quarter of 2012, an important milestone for the smartphone industry.
As expected, Apple will ship a boatload of smartphones this year, reaching 150 million units, according to IHS. However, the research firm was quick to point out that the figure is “essentially flat,” since shipments hit 134 million units last year.
“The possible slowing growth of the iPhone and the rapid pace of competitive smartphones releases speak to the ferocious nature of the handset business, especially now as the market continues to pivot from a market dominated by lower-end handsets known as feature phones to one that is increasingly smartphone-centric,” IHS senior analyst Wayne Lam said in a statement on Wednesday.


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Drinking and driving don’t go together. But what if you’re just hauling a load of beer from the brewery?
In a potentially groundbreaking first, Otto, a self-driving truck start-up, delivered a load of 45,000 cans of Budweiser to a warehouse in Colorado with no one behind the wheel. The 120-mile run is being hailed as the first in what could begin a routine way of life in the not-too-distant future as autonomous and fully driverless vehicles take over the highways.
The early morning delivery was set in motion by Budweiser parent Anheuser-Busch working with Otto, the start-up recently purchased by Uber. The ride-sharing giant has become a leading proponent of autonomous and fully driverless technologies, arguing that these systems will eventually make American roadways safer, faster and cleaner – while also lowering the cost of driving.
The test drive began at the Budweiser plant in Fort Collins, Colorado, and ended, about two hours later, at a warehouse in Colorado Springs, the vehicle averaging about 55 miles an hour. While there was no driver behind the wheel, there was a specialist seated in the truck’s sleeper berth to monitor things along the way. Eventually, the goal is to take humans out of the truck entirely.
How soon that could happen on a regular basis is far from certain. Otto and Anheuser-Busch were able to line up special permission from the State of Colorado to run the test drive – with state police vehicles monitoring the project closely. But Colorado, like most states, has so far specifically barred driverless vehicles from operating on public roads.
California regulators recently reversed themselves, announcing tentative rules that would allow the testing of driverless vehicles on highways.
A number of other states, including Florida, Nevada and Michigan, have enacted more limited regulations allowing public tests of more limited autonomous vehicles – but only with a trained “operator” behind the wheel ready to take over in an emergency. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, meanwhile, revealed the first federal autonomous vehicle guidelines last month, including model rules for states to adopt.
(October car sales expected to drop again. Click Here for the latest.)
Most major automakers now expect to have their first autonomous vehicles on the road by the beginning of the decade and Tesla last week announced it will build self-driving technology into all future vehicles, including the Model 3 set to debut late next year.
But only Ford, among automobile manufacturers, has specifically set a goal of going fully driverless, with its first model set to go into production in 2021. The automaker says it will initially target ride-sharing services, such as Uber, as well as delivery services, only eventually offering such technology to the public.
Ford hasn’t said what sort of delivery vehicles might use its driverless system, though many analysts expect it to focus on its Transit Connect and bigger Transit vans.
When it comes to bigger vehicles, Freightliner, the U.S. subsidiary of Daimler AG, last year revealed a prototype autonomous 18-wheeler, dubbed the Inspiration, that is now being tested on public roads in Nevada. At the time, however, Freightliner officials told TheDetroitBureau.com that they did not have a timetable for going fully driverless.
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Until recently, few experts believed such a big leap would happen before the end of the next decade – or later. But proponents contend the enabling technology is coming into reality sooner than predicted. The big challenge, they contend, will be winning the support of the public, as well as government regulators.
The successful Budweiser run could help soften consumer concerns. Proponents certainly needed something positive to focus on after a series of recent setbacks. That includes more than a dozen relatively minor crashes involving the autonomous prototypes being tested by Google, as well as a fatal May 9 crash in Florida in a Tesla Model S running in semi-autonomous Autopilot mode.
This week’s unprecedented delivery run was the work of Otto, a start-up founded by two Google Car veterans, Ron and Anthony Levandowski. The company was purchased in August by Uber for $670 million.
Rather than building its own trucks, Otto is developing aftermarket technology using radar and other gear that would provide a “sensor fusion” to monitor what’s happening around the vehicle and then take control of its steering, brakes and throttle.
“There won’t be one giant leap forward.,” Derek Rotz, the director of advanced engineering for Freightliner’s U.S. parent, Daimler Trucks North America, told TheDetroitBureau.com earlier this year. “There will be incremental steps.”
But trucking industry officials say it is just a matter of time before self-driving rigs become commonplace on America’s roadways. They contend the technology will lower costs – Budweiser was charged just $450 for the delivery – while also improve safety on the roads. When NHTSA announced its new autonomous vehicle guidelines last month, U.S. Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx said a key goal is eliminating all highway deaths within the next 30 years.
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Experts also say driverless trucks will be critical simply to keep America’s freight moving. Industry officials note that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find young drivers to replace those now retiring. Without driverless systems, they contend, there simply won’t be enough trucks on the road in the decades to come to meet the nation’s needs.


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What are marketers expecting in 2017 ?
6 Media Digital Advertising trends :
Digital advertising spend continues to grow rapidly all over the world. Global advertising spending through automated trading could reach $ 24 billion by 2017, posing a challenge for advertising agencies and advertisers, including risks such as disintermediation and the possibility of fraud.
The lack of transparency in the relationship between Council and media buying agencies as well as the existence of major dysfunctions in the market proving, once again, failure of the contractual arrangements between advertisers and media agencies. A recent survey by the World Union of advertisers shows digital derivatives by estimating that 60% of the budget invested in online media by an advertiser is picked up by intermediaries. Indeed, some agencies use their own Board, often a subsidiary, to buy and sell media space. Marketing professionals need to know that airtime and impressions are delivered as promised. If agencies receive payments or other benefits from the media, clients should receive the benefit of such payments as appropriate. Marketers, on the other hand, need to pay proper prices for media space, especially as expenditures reach hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. Today it has become essential for advertisers to have certainty about how their investments are being used and to ensure compliance with signed contracts.
3. The desintermediation
The level of disintermediation is increasing year by year. This trend, which is linked to agency changes, is more important in 2017, as 58% of marketing professionals plan to internalize several activities previously entrusted to the agencies and to reduce the number of agencies with which they collaborate. Regarding media provision, 73% of marketers plan to contact the media and technology companies in the future. Growth in programmatic advertising purchases is expected to accelerate by 2017, spurred by a continued shift in advertising budgets to digital formats.
4. Native Advertising
IAB estimates that global investment in Native Advertising is expected to reach $ 85.5 billion by 2020. North America will still be the largest market with $ 31.7 billion invested, followed by Asia Pacific, Western Europe with Great Britain, Germany and France. The objective for the advertising players will then be to achieve a certain stabilization of ad blockers by turning to innovative formats more immersive and distracting.
5. Ad Blockers
While the extent of the use of smartphones bodes well for advertisers for this category of mobile consumers, the ad-blocking becomes problematic: the 18-34 years old, the most targeted, are more willing to block ads. More than half of 18-24 years state have already installed an Ad Blocker on their telephone while 36% of 25-34-year-old plan to do in the year. However, micro-targeting will continue to grow and become increasingly sophisticated through native advertising, which will reduce the number of advertisements while increasing their efficiency. By making it less intrusive and by promoting new formats, advertisers try to improve the consumer experience.
6. Power of Mobile
As advertising spend grows, it also shifts to mobile. In 2017, it is advisable for e-merchants to no longer ignore the mobile user experience! The smartphone is in the process of dethroning the PC within families. Over 1,2 billion people access the web from their mobile devices. That’s why mobile traffic now accounts for more than half of the world’s web traffic. Mobile marketing continues to grow thanks to the ease of use of devices with which increasingly people feel at ease. Thus, internet searches, online shopping, communication via social networks can now be done everywhere and all the time. 74% of millennials are now able to receive alerts related to the geolocation of their mobile. Nowadays, 4 out of 5 consumers use their smartphones while shopping.


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Would YOU have invested money in a company with THESE numbers? I can’t believe a firm with only four employees (at that time) had that much debt!!!
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MORE: Russell Brand’s book deal hits a snag after assault allegations; Amazon to crack down on self-publishers using AI-generated content; Report by Congress shows “pervasive degradation” of First Amendment rights at colleges; John Grisham and other top authors sue over AI copyright violations.
“I learned today that there are books, articles, and even an old movie with the same title as my book…”
MORE: Woman sues after AI results in her arrest; State pulls funding from the American Library Association (ALA) after they elect an openly Marxist president; Shame on College Board!; and Obama biographer probably won’t be getting any new biography jobs after he spilled the beans.
I’ve written about this scam before. I received two such emails this past week. I’m sharing one of them with you today. They sure look legit! But, don’t fall for it.
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“It seems wrong that this seller is allowed to do this. Is there anything I can do about it?” YEP!!!
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Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter
HARARE City Council has fired seven employees, while another has been arrested for manipulating the city’s billing system to swindle unsuspecting ratepayers of thousands of dollars.
The scam, which threatened to undo Government’s progressive arrears write-off, raised the ire of ratepayers.
Council’s business development director Mr Cosmas Zvikaramba said the eight where from the revenue and central accounts department.
“They have been discharged from council after an internal hearing in which they gave their sides of the story. The other case is still pending at the Harare Magistrates Court and we will be guided by the outcome of the court,” he said.
The workers allegedly issued fake receipts and made residents pay for their accounts to be credited.
In some cases, the workers would reportedly copy information from the BIQ system and place it on their personal laptops because the system has a loophole of auto credit or debit and they could tamper with the information and credit consumers with approximately US$5 000 before approaching them for a bribe.
Mr Zvikaramba said to avoid further cases of this nature, council introduced new receipts with added security features and have ensured that only machines recognised on the council system could access the system.
Council also removed the auto credit system and authorised a limited number of people to use journal vouchers to mitigate the criminal activities.
Personnel from the City Treasurer’s Department were scanning and issuing fake receipts to consumers and it became difficult for the loss control section to detect the culprit as the hacker would illegally use the password of a colleague who would be on leave and sign in.
This was disadvantageous to the consumer as his/her account would not be credited and he/she only got to realise it three weeks later.
The workers in question also used a journal voucher — a complete reversal book entry which they manipulated through reversal of charges that could have been found out if the consumer had been overcharged as a result of human error like meter reading or data capturing and authorities were then asked to do complete reversal to rectify the challenges.
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Main Bite, coming soon to Covington’s MainStrasse Village, will be a
small plates restaurant. Not tapas, where you order four or five, but plates that are closer in size to European entrees than some of the larger portions served in American restaurants, owner Margie Potts said.
“This type of eating is really big on both coasts now,” she said. “I think it’s a really great way to eat.”
Food will be seasonal and made from scratch, using ingredients that Potts grows in a community garden and in an herb garden at the restaurant.
“I’ve always liked food that is really fresh and vibrant,” she said.
Though the menu isn’t 100 percent set, “first bites” – appetizers — might include artichoke pastrami dill dip and shrimp and guacamole nachos; “main bites” might include orange sesame seared scallops, blackened tilapia tacos and reuben flatbread.
Wines from small wineries, beer and “culinary cocktails,” made with fresh fruits and herbs, will be served.
Potts has renovated the space at 522 Main St., previously Lime Taqueria (that restaurant closed in December, according to its Facebook page), adding vibrant colors both inside and out. The dining area will seat 42, but the outdoor courtyard can hold 58.
She previously owned MJ’s on Main in Milford but sold that restaurant about two years ago, she said. She also taught cooking for 20-plus years and did cooking segments on Channel 9 and the Food Network (back in the 1990s, before it was popular, she said).
Potts said she hopes to open May 14 if all goes well.
Hours will be 4-11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 4 p.m. midnight Friday; 11:30 a.m.-midnight Saturday; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, though she may stay open later.


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Houston-based DiCentral has received a $15 million investment from Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP to boost the company's supply chain management software.
DiCentral's products cover a variety of different industries including retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, health care, energy and financial services. DiCentral focuses on electronic data exchange, which includes compliance management, order fulfillment and secure document transfer, according to its website. The company was founded in 2000 and in addition to Houston, it has offices in Wisconsin, Canada and several countries throughout Asia.
The $15 million Series A will be used to grow organically, as well as fuel future acquisitions, according to a statement.
Kayne Anderson has made several plays in the Houston market in recent history, including Phoenix Natural Resources, which received a $250 million investment as part of its formation, and was part of the funding vehicle for Anadarko's billion-dollar acquisitions it made in February.
DiCentral has ranked on the Houston Business Journal Fast 100 List several times and ranked No. 8 on the HBJ's Largest Houston-area Business-to-Business Software and App Developers List. The company had $25.5 million in revenue during its 2015 fiscal year and has a 145 employees in Houston, according to HBJ research.


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The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate of inflation climbed to 2.6% last month, from 2.4% in June.
It represents the first rise in inflation in four months.
Analysts had anticipated a marginal fall in the CPI rate, which was as high as 5.2% in September last year before starting to fall.
The Retail Prices Index climbed to 3.2%, from 2.8% in June.
The Bank of England has previously forecast that inflation would fall to around 2.1% in the final quarter of 2012, but then might rise slightly before averaging below the 2% target from late 2013 onwards.
72% of people do not want pay for financial advice
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E-mail Scams Likely to Rise This Year, Says IRS
The Internet Revenue Service (IRS) has released a warning that the e-mail scams are expected to increase this year because of economic stimulus package.
Peggy Riley, IRS Spokesperson, New England, said that a new wave of e-mail scams has been noticed that informs recipients about economic stimulus package or a specific tax refund based on their eligibility, as reported by dailynewstribune on October 31, 2008.
The e-mail also includes the IRS address and encourages recipients to follow the link provided in it for getting the money. The links take users to a page where recipients' personal information is sought, including credit card number and bank account details. The offer seems very lucrative and hard to resist, actually too good to be true.
Further, some customers of tax service providers got the e-mails pretending to have come from the IRS. These e-mails attract recipients by saying that they are entitled to get $600 as a part of the economic stimulus package, but the link given in them takes recipients to a fake Web page where information like account details and social security number are asked to transfer the refund. Though the site does not look like the IRS Website, these e-mails come from IRS reply-at e-mail, so they look legitimate.
The IRS said in a statement released in July 2008 that it received 700 identity theft e-mails from taxpayers during May and June 2008. By July 2008, the figure reached nearly 1,600.
Moreover, the Internet has made task of stealing identity details easier, letting scammers to target anyone by just sending an e-mail. Previously, scammers rely on letters and phone to target their victims, particularly elder people.
In addition, the IRS made clear that it does not contact taxpayers by e-mail, and funds can only be obtained by submitting a tax refund form.
It has become very common that scammers are targeting taxpayers by sending fake e-mails using IRS name. In similar news, Arkansas Attorney General warned consumers in early October 2008 about the e-mail scam that used refunds as bait and had IRS name along with its logo to make it look more genuine.
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Solar industry in China and Taiwan is expected to show evident growth starting the end of 2010. Many major Japanese and Korean big-name enterprises are entering the solar industry. Relevant plants and cooperation are underway. Furthermore, numerous panel, semiconductor, and electronic manufacturers announced joining the solar industry. The industry will certainly become more competitive.
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Which disinfectants are effective against Covid-19
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As soon as the information about the deepening coronavirus crisis spread, people began buying various detergents and gels for disinfection. The antibacterial gels we use to clean our hands when we are outdoors sold out in many shops. However, it turned out that they are not effective against viruses.
The citizens do not have enough information about the disinfectants, the owner of a Bulgarian company producing detergents for disinfection Viktor Azmanov said. In an interview for BTV he explained that each manufactured product is subject to testing which has to prove its effectiveness. Then, the product receives the necessary licensing.
Bacteria are the easiest to eliminate. This can be done with lowest concentration of active ingredients. Then come the fungi and the tuberculosis bacteria and then- the viruses. This means that detergents that destroy bacteria and is certified as antibacterial gel do not have virusocidal effect, because they are not registered as such and no institution can guarantee its effectiveness. In other words, antibacterial gels are proven to kill bacteria and biocidal disinfectants have antiviral effect, Viktor Azmanov explains.
That is why the Bulgarian Ministry of Health has published a register of authorized biocidal products and the names of the registered companies that manufacture disinfectants.
We must make sure that we buy disinfectants or biocides, not antibacterial gels, because antibacterial products are registered as cosmetic products and are not subject to this type of testing.
When we buy disinfectant, we have to make sure that its registration is written somewhere on the packaging. Then, we can check its registration quickly on the web site of the Health Ministry, Viktor Azmanov advises.
Viktor Azmanovalarms that during the COVID-19 pandemic many companies selling different products appeared on the market. He voiced concerns that some of these companies have not been duly tested and registered.
It is important to know that disinfection is done on a clean surface. This means that we have to wash our hands with soap first and then use disinfectant. If we cannot wash our hands with soap and water we can apply disinfectants directly on our hands, but need to rub the substance into the skin for at least 15 seconds.


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Declining global demand sends shock across the continent.
Asia, the manufacturing powerhouse of the last few decades, is experiencing a plunge in exports unprecedented in modern history, the Washington Post
reports. Japan, the world’s second-largest economy, reported yesterday that exports dipped 27% in November, while Thailand’s exports shed 19%, the most in 17 years. Taiwan’s...


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After months of preparation, Cequent Performance Products has moved its Canadian warehouse. The distribution site, previously located in Burlington, is now housed in a larger facility in Mississauga.
“The move was originally planned for later this year, but we decided to move up the date when the building became available earlier than planned,“ said Paul Lashmit, director of distribution and logistics, in a press release. “This new facility showcases Cequent’s growth in the Canadian marketplace and allows us to better serve our customers.”
The new warehouse is nearly 42,000 square feet, more than double the size of the current facility. It includes twice the space for product containment, nearly 4,000 square feet of office space, additional room for training and four dock doors, significantly improving Cequent’s ability to ship product quickly and efficiently.
“Our customers are the most important part of this equation, and we want to do everything in our power to make sure they have the products they need to run their businesses smoothly,” said Lashmit, noting the move took place Sept. 29-30.
Shipping ceased during this time to allow all components of the warehouse to be moved to the new location. However, shipping has now resumed.


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After years of neglect, the lack of investment and support for the UK food industry is coming home to roost. Of course covid and Brexit are having a major effect, but the root causes stem from much deeper.
Successive governments have allowed and supported the systematic reduction in the supply of home- grown food. We’re now little more than 50% self- sufficent relying more and more on cheap imported food from across the globe, often of dubious provenance and standards of production. As a result, our supply chains and ability to process food has also reduced. We have seen the demise of almost all small and medium sized abattoirs in the UK (gold- plated regulation) killed them.
Supermarkets have (until now) run highly efficient, trimmed down national supply systems designed to maximise profit and minimise cost. That is one of the reasons why we can’t buy much locally produced, locally processed food from the Major multiples. It has of course been very successful at delivering relatively cheap food to the masses, which government positively supports.
This is the root cause of the issues we are seeing today. Brexit has not caused the problem, it has simply brought into focus the fact that in the government’s eager pursuit of cheap food for the masses, it turned a blind eye to the practices of using the cheapest drivers that can be found for transport sector, thereby driving down the market for UK drivers. Now there is a shortage. Lamb from Cumbria goes to Wales for processing to be brought back to Cumbria to be sold. Most of Cumbria’s milk goes out of the county for processing. One of the major multiples announced in sping 2021 that it was centralising all of its bread production to one “Ambient” bakery to serve the whole of the UK. That’s a lot of haulage and driving miles for one crust.
Today some milk is being tipped down the drain by farmers because there are no collection drivers. I say again this is a result of driving down costs in every part of the food chain. Now all of a sudden supermarket shelves are emptying and there is talk that there may be christmas shortages of pigs in blankets, most of which are imported. Don’t be fobbed off. British farmers with the right backing, the right support and a decent level of profit to ensure a viable farm business, can produce more great food to feed LOCAL people and improve the natural environment at the same time. it can be done but it comes at a cost.
What we see on the horizon are more plans to downsize UK food production, import even more food and concentrate in large rural areas of the UK on looking after the natural environment. This is not joined up thinking. We need to work together to produce the best environment we’ve had in decades, cleaner air, cleaner water and produce more food to feed a rapidly growing UK population. This is the greatest challenge of all. Instead Government is set to focus on nature recovery and significant landscape change, the latter suggesting little room for farming! The writing is on the wall.
We need investment in food production across the length of the food chain from field to fork. Farming, conservation, processing, shortening the supply chain and delivery journeys, seasonality of produce, education about food production and healthy eating. We need this now! i’m afraid the excuses about covid and Brexit will wear thin in time. This issue is synonomous with a much greater problem, the demise of UK food production and who has control of the food chain.
Meanwhile we have a brilliant farming community currently under- resourced, under- utilised, under- appreciated and being taken down a path that may lead to a much worse place in future, possibly the opposite of what government hopes will happen.
I am realistic to know that farming in the UK is going to be different in future and perhaps it needs to be. We all want to see a better natural world, more birds bees, butterflies, wildlife, more trees of the right type and in the right place. We also want to see cattle in the fields, sheep on the hills and more local food to local people.
Right now as world demand for red meat grows and supply falls, UK farmers are enjoying record prices in the sheep sector. This should be another wake up call as to why sustainable red meat and dairy production is vital.
There is a balance to be achieved between farming and nature and we are a long way away from it. It sometimes feels like banging your head against a brick wall.


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In a previous post, I highlighted how Apple sued HTC and ended up getting nothing but a technicality, which HTC were able to bypass without too much of a fuss. Apple have now launched an appeal with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) asking the court to include at least one other patent infringement from the previous case as it feels HTC is still getting away with selling phones that have too much similarity with the iPhone in the US market.
The filling, which was uncovered Wednesday by Florian Mueller, was lodged by Apple as a supporting document in the ongoing Motorola case in which Motorola is suing Apple over patent infringements. The appeal case seeks to have at least one extra patent included in the ban, something that will make it harder for HTC to circumvent. In the previous case, the feature that Apple wanted HTC Android phones banned over was easily rectified by HTC through a software update. But in this new twist of events, Apple want to make it more difficult, if not impossible, for Android HTC phones to get into the US market.
The appeal has to do with U.S. patent No. 6,343,262, which details “a real-time signal processing system for serially transmitted data.” The patent had been declined for inclusion in the previous ban but Apple seem determined to have it included or at least considered in any future rulings. In Mueller’s opinion, if this new patent is included, it will make it very hard for HTC to work around this time. He however says that appeal cases take a long time to be resolved and as such, Apple will have to dig in for the long haul, something that may not be entirely difficult given the $100 billion pile of cash they are currently sitting on.


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Vauxhall’s future in Britain questioned following Brexit
Source : Vauxhall’s future in Britain questioned following Brexit
refers LMC report General Motors may transfer UK production types to Poland have been made
, analysts say within the report which the mother company Vauxhall in addition to General Motors (GM), is usually the most likely company to move its production to continental Europe because of the high costs soon as you leave the UK to the EU.
as GM’s Opel, which produces almost exactly similar to the Vauxhall types possess, however left for the markets drive.
claims LMC report production types moving bound for the United Kingdom Polish factory Opel, therefore, be applicable through the financial point of view, in addition to could happen as soon as in 5 years, to coincide with the launch of the next generation of Astra .
Opel Astra already produced in Gliwice factory. which consists British-made equivalent of hand-correct engine currently within the Vauxhall Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, which employs more than 2,000 people Station. Vauxhall van VIVARO her in a facility also produces in Luton, which employs more than 900 people.
Despite suggestions report LMC, Vauxhall Autocar said which the work will be charged as usual until the British government reveal plans Brexit’s
when which was detected as a result of the referendum the EU last month, Vauxhall said: ” which is usually important which the work continue to benefit through the free movement of goods in addition to people through the transition period] [through Brexit]
“communications on the development of the future relationship with the EU should be clear in addition to transparent. We fully support the remaining part of the European Economic Area. “
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We love our high heels, but a new study has found that stilettos can ruin our legs and the way we walk.
An Australian team of scientists has shown that women who wear heels over 2 inches for 40 hours a week over two years have forced their feet into a ‘plantarflexed’ position – or downwardly-pointed toes, as seen on Victoria Beckham when she attended last year’s Royal Wedding.
This position can permanently damage leg muscles and change the way you walk, even if you go back to wearing flats.
The study found that high heel wearers take short, hard steps, which puts more pressure on the calf muscles. This leads to strain injuries, muscle fatigue and back problems. Flat shoe devotees take longer strides, which engages the tendons instead of the calves.
Doctors recommend taking a break from wearing high heels as much as possible. Ideally, wear heels only for special occasions and at best once or twice a week.
Are you a high heel devotee? Would a study like this change your shoe wearing habits?


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Now Hillary Clinton seems to be embracing the idea that U.S. Postal Service could begin offering financial services can we believe her?
With the Democratic Presidential nomination wrapped up she may be able to ignore many campaign platform ideas put forward by former competitor Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that included strengthening and preserving the U.S. Postal Service. These include establishing financial services intended to serve the needs of lower income people shunned by traditional banks.
All too often political parties ignore their platforms—which are nonbinding anyway– as they move into campaigning in the general election.
Even if the financial powers that be accept idea of a postal bank, they are adamantly opposed to reviving the Glass-Steagall Act, the Great Depression-era legislation that separated retail banking from investment banking, as CNBC points out http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/24/why-hillary-clinton-thinks-making-the-postal-service-a-bank-too-is-a-good-idea.html.
And how could the USPS even get it off the ground and wouldn’t take years before a postal bank would be operation and wouldn’t Congress have to approve such a major undertaking anyway?
Agreed. But you’ve got to start somewhere.
Remember, the Office of the USPS Inspector General estimated such a financial services operation could easily reach people through its network of more than 31,000 post offices across the country. What’s more such an entity could reap potential revenue of more than $1.3 billion a year.
Just the same, the USPS still wants to cut back on providing basic door-to-door mail delivery services in selected areas
One of the biggest examples of this is the practice of installing cluster boxes in places like suburban developments. . Instead of delivering to each door as it has for more than 200 years, the USPS would deliver mail only to centralized drop boxes, in effect ending the privacy of personal—and business—mail delivery.
Doing this would effectively lower service standards to what exists in counties like Pakistan where everybody’s mail is delivered once a week in large piles in village squares.
This issue has been seething for nearly two years now when it was reported that the USPS had begun doing this in at least one housing development in eastern Pennsylvania.
What’s worse is that gradually shifting delivery to cluster boxes has been proposed in bipartisan bills now pending in Congress. Surprisingly, the National Association of Letter Carriers seems to largely go along with these measures, although the labor group does oppose the cluster box provision, according to The Hill http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/289933-bipartisan-usps-reform-legislation-will-strengthen-agency.
Meanwhile, the postal service wants to broaden its new experimental grocery delivery service to more cities. The postal service teamed up with Amazon.com more than a year ago. While the parties are keeping financial results under wraps, the mere fact that they’re looking to expand the venture strongly suggests profitability potential, reports Consumerist https://consumerist.com/2016/07/12/u-s-postal-service-asks-to-continue-grocery-delivery-experiment-until-fall-2017-expand-to-more-cities/.
This experiment shows exactly what the postal service can do through its vast presence and historically well-proven delivery abilities. Building on these strengths makes more sense. Scaling back services can only make overall matters worse.


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Biodiversity is not only a question of nature’s wellbeing, but also of economics – especially for the bioeconomy business. But how can it be measured, and what might bracket fungi and ospreys tell us about the condition of our forests? Last autumn, researchers with paper bags in their hands, bent over, intently examining samples of bracket fungi could be spotted by various creatures in the forests of Southern Finland and Kainuu. Some human berry-pickers may have spotted them, too. Occasionally the researchers were joined by Reijo Penttilä of the Natural Resources Institute Finland. Penttilä leads a bracket fungus transplantation project and has been researching bracket fungi for over 30 years. Researchers from the University of Helsinki and Luke completed a transplantation feasibility study using ten species over a period of nearly ten years. Click "read more" below for additional information.
UPM joins 4evergreen which is a new initative by Cepi, the European association representing the paper industry, to boost the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular and sustainable economy. 4evergreen was created as a forum to engage and connect industry members from across the fibre-based packaging value chain, from paper and board producers to packaging converters, brand owners and retailers, technology and material suppliers, waste sorters and collectors.
There is an increasing need for sustainable packaging solutions. UPM engages with customers constantly to develop new innovative solutions. “We welcome this initiative as it brings together the whole value chain and has the potential to provide strong facts in support of fibre-based packaging. We believe that we can speed up the development of improved, sustainable products and recycling solutions when we increase information sharing and collaboration between the packaging value chain members”, says Mikko Rissanen, Director, Business Intelligence and Development, UPM Specialty Papers.
Along with UPM, 4evergreen members include Nestlé, Danone, Stora Enso, Metsä Board, Smurfit Kappa, Sappi, Mayr-Melnhof Group, Reno de Medici, Kotkamills, Ahlstrom Munksjö, International Paper, BillerudKorsnäs, Huhtamäki, SEDA, SIG Combibloc, Tetra Pak, Elopak, Walki, Schur Group, Cardbox Packaging, Firstan Ltd. The alliance is welcoming more organisations to join the collaboration.


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For the weekend of 20/21 November, all visits to Chatsworth, including the Christmas market, must be booked in advance.
This is to ensure they can safely manage the number of visitors on site, and minimise disruption to local communities. This information is being communicated via Chatsworth’s website and social media channels.
Parking wardens will continue to patrol local villages for the duration the market is open, and will issue tickets to any vehicles parked contravening the Highway Code.
Car park tickets to visit the Christmas market can be booked here: www.chatsworth.org/market
Tickets to Christmas at Chatsworth are available here: www.chatsworth.org/christmas


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by Stephen Schenck | December 17, 2013 11:00 AM
Mobile gaming – or more specifically, hardware made with mobile gaming in mind – has been an exceptionally tough nut for the industry to crack. Devices like the Sony Xperia Play or even the new NVIDIA Shield have failed to catch on in any appreciable way, and add-on gaming accessories continue to remain a very niche product. A big OEM just might have the muscle to do something about the latter one there, and we've been hoping to see Samsung take a stab at the market ever since it introduced its Bluetooth GamePad accessory when announcing the Galaxy S 4. You might remember the ...
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PARKING restrictions which were recently implemented in a Bucks village have been damaging trade, according to some shop owners.
A number of businesses in Flackwell Heath have complained after UK Parking Controls issued 20-minute parking limits in Swains Lane, believed to be at the request of other companies.
Catering shop Rounds Sandwiches and new toy shop Fun Junction have told the Bucks Free Press they are concerned the restrictions will hamper their business.
Jane Davies the owner of Fun Junction said she was surprised to see the signs erected just weeks after she moved into the premises, having not been told of the decision.
She said: “It was all agreed before my shop came here. The problem is shops like ours and the charity shop are browsing shops and I don’t think 20 minutes is long enough for customers.
“Personally, I think it should be at least an hour, which would stop people parking here all day but would also allow enough time for shoppers.
“We were only opened for a couple of weeks when the sign went up.
“The problem is you don’t know how many people it is frightening off or how much it weighs on people’s minds when they are in the shop.”
Although restrictions have not been placed outside Rounds Sandwiches (which is on the corner of the parade), the companies managing director, Steve Colley, has echoed Mrs Davies by suggesting the signs can often scare-off the passing trade.
He said: “As far as I understand it UKPC have supposedly been asked by all shop owners to have restrictions put in, but that isn’t true.
“The lady in the toy shop wasn’t here when the decision was made and I objected it and therefore there is an arrow to show you can park outside my shop.
“However, this isn’t obvious from the road and some people just don’t drive in now.”
He added one day last week a traffic warden stood out there all day, I watched at least three cars in a short period of time pull in and go again straight away without getting out.
Frackle Fryers owner, Dal Singh, said he didn’t feel strongly about the problem either way but acknowledged he understood why people felt annoyed by it.
Not all of the shop owners were able to comment before we went to press, so it is not known if other businesses were in favour of the parking limits.
UKPC were also unable to comment on who had asked for restrictions to be placed.


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Google on Monday mentioned it was extending the deadline for builders in India to combine with the Play Store billing system by six months to March 2022, whereas including that it will even be organising “listening sessions” with main Indian start-ups to perceive their considerations.
The improvement comes after a number of Indian start-ups voiced their displeasure towards Google over the corporate’s requirement that apps mandatorily use the Play Store’s billing system for in-app purchases of digital items. Paytm, which competes with Google’s digital funds software GPay, on Sunday launched its personal ‘mini app’ retailer to help Indian builders.
“First and foremost, we want to reiterate that we are deeply committed to the success of the Indian ecosystem — we do not succeed unless our partners succeed,” Google mentioned in a blogpost. “Being mindful of local needs and concerns” the agency mentioned it had taken steps together with planning workshops to make clear its insurance policies.


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KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President M. Shariq Vohra has told shopkeepers and small traders that instead of demanding enhancement of business hours from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, they should change their habits of opening businesses belatedly and start all types of business activities early in the morning in order to save the countrymen from the lethal coronavirus pandemic.
Exchanging views with a delegation of the Alliance of Arambagh Market Association, the KCCI president said, "KCCI fully realizes and is well aware of all the hardships and losses being suffered by shopkeepers and small traders due to curtailment of business hours but they must also realize that our beloved country is also going through an extraordinary situation. Hence we all have to make some inevitable adjustments in our lifestyle and strictly comply with SOPs and business hours in order to save our brothers, sisters, senior citizens and kids from the life-threatening COVID-19 pandemic."
He said the KCCI had always tried its best to resolve the issues being faced by the small traders and shopkeepers.
He advised shopkeepers that any issue being caused by the police or city's administration should immediately be brought to KCCI's notice so that its Police Chamber Liaison Committee and other relevant subcommittees could intervene in the matter to minimize the grievances of the traders.
"We have to act responsibly by strictly adhering to SOPs but the police department, LEAs and city's administration must also ensure that all shopkeepers and traders are being treated equally, and no injustice is done to anyone which, if happens, will not be tolerated and taken up at the highest level," he added.
Chairman Alliance of Arambagh Market Association Asif Gulfam, while referring to the sincere efforts made by Chairman BMG Siraj Teli who struggled really hard for minimizing the hardships of the small traders as soon as the lockdown was imposed in March 2020, hoped that KCCI would once again raise its voice for the small traders who were very disturbed by the limited business hours. "Instead of allowing business hours from 6:00am to 6:00pm, the government should allow business activity from 8:00am to 8:00pm which would help in minimizing the losses to some extent," he added.
He said that although shopkeepers, salesmen and other staff at shops were strictly adhering to all the SOPs, yet it was the general public and customers who usually ignored the SOPs which was the basic reason for the upsurge in COVID-19 cases.
The government, instead of making shops close earlier, must come up with some kind of an effective strategy to compel the masses to strictly comply with the SOPs which would yield positive results, he said, adding that instead of curtailing, the government should look into the possibility of enhancing business hours which was the best possible solution for dealing with overcrowding at markets.
Vice President of KCCI Shamsul Islam Khan, Chairman of Special Committee for Small Traders Majeed Memon, KCCI Managing Committee members and representatives from various commercial markets were also present at the meeting.
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If you’ve ever wondered what the best serum for your skin is, whether a toner is really worth it, and what makes a face mask effective, you’re not alone. Surrounded by thousands of skincare products and brands, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Shop With Us spoke with New York City esthetician Jordana Mattioli to get the real skinny on what specific ingredients you should look for in skincare products to get the most effective solution.
Mattioli breaks down the important ingredients in moisturizers, anti-aging serums, and chemical peels – And you might be surprised at what you learn. We definitely were. Parabens and sulfates, for example, Mattioli says may not be as harmful as you think.
“Most scientists, cosmetic chemists, and regulatory bodies agree they aren’t worried about parabens,” Mattioli says, adding, “There still hasn’t been any research showing a link between parabens and negative health effects aside from the very few people that have allergies to them.” And as for sulfates, Mattioli says that some research has shown them to be irritating to the skin and eyes in certain amounts, but they don’t pose a health risk.
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Provocative creatives add punch to Square Yards’ campaign
By M4G Bureau - October 26, 2021
Platinum Outdoor helped the brand achieve clutter breaking impact with a guerrilla marketing approach and 500+ high impact media, including the largest outdoor media in Asia -- the 120 ft x 122 ft hoarding on the busy Bandra ROB in Mumbai.
Real estate platform Square Yards has unveiled its new OOH brand awareness campaign for Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru cities and Madison World’s outdoor specialist agency Platinum Outdoor helped the brand achieve clutter breaking impact and visibility.
The campaign objective was to increase brand awareness and increase traffic on the web by establishing Square Yards as the first choice amongst users in the property search space. This is the second campaign to be launched by the brand – unfurled on October 15. The first campaign, done in mid-September, witnessed a 30% increase in direct traffic, according to the company release.
500+ media are used in the current campaign across Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Impact sites have been taken at airports, key congregation points like Western/Eastern Express Highway, Juhu, Mahim Causeway, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Moti Bagh Ring Road, MG Road, Dhaula Kuan, Rajouri Garden, DND, CP, Hebbal flyover, Mysore road to name few across these cities.
The agency has used a guerrilla marketing approach to make the campaign unmissable and the talk of the town with 4 interesting and provocative creatives: “Can We ask your Wife out on a Date?”, “Threesome on your bucket list?”, “S**t just got real” and “Your dream home doesn’t exist.”
What’s more, the agency has taken up the largest outdoor media in Asia, a hoarding of size 120 ft x 122 ft in Mumbai, on the busiest location of Bandra ROB that caters to the traffic from South Mumbai and Worli Sea link towards the Western Express Highway.
Yashdeep Singh, Principal Partner and Head of Marketing, Square Yards, said “Square Yards’ grand OOH brand awareness campaign across cities is expected to strike the right chord with home buyers this festive season and catapult our brand as the first port of call among property seekers. We are in the thick of disrupting the property industry through our digital homebuying services and this impactful mega innovative outdoor blitz will educate, inform, and equip people to experience these services when they buy a home. We are happy to have had Platinum Outdoor on board as our outdoor media partner as their immense experience has ensured smooth planning and execution for us. We are sure that we will be able to light up the outdoor space with our visual branding displays by leveraging their valuable expertise."
Says Dipankar Sanyal, CEO, Platinum Outdoor and MRP, “The Square Yards campaign checks all the boxes for a great outdoor campaign, it has been very exciting for our teams to plan and execute this mega campaign. The campaign has already done wonders for the brand.”


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LAKELAND, Fla. — The Florida Water Quality Association has announced its 2014 Convention and Trade Show, scheduled for June 5-7 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, according to a press release.
Thursday will offer networking opportunities with fellow water conditioning professionals, noted the release.
The trade show on Friday will feature vendors with the latest technologies and products, reported the release.
Problem-solving roundtable discussions and educational seminars are also available on Friday, the release continued, on a range of topics including different types of media, hands-on valve teardown, and more.
According to the release, Saturday, will wrap up with a review of water treatment and service fundamentals in the morning and WQA Certification exams on Saturday afternoon.