text:
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Oregon's minimum wage increased at the start of the year, and while that means good things for workers, it also means that businesses with workers making minimum wage will have to shell out a few more bucks to stay at the same level of service.
Starting on January 1, the minimum wage raised 30 cents to $8.80 an hour.
Local business owners say that the wage increase could add a small speed bump, but they don't think it will impact their operations all that much. "I think any time costs go up we have concerns, and try to keep it in mind however, when everything goes up, that's something we'll have to address," said Misty Russell, owner of Brix 527. "You know, I think food service is a tough business and I wouldn't want to shortchange any of my workers right now."
The owner of My Coffee, Debi Waldron, agrees with Russell, but says that she will probably have to make a few adjustments. "I will definitely have to raise some prices to compensate for not only that, but other items that are going up," she said.
Waldron adds that she may also have to pick up a few extra hours herself.
The wage increase mirrors a nearly 3.8% increase in the Consumer Price Index since August 2010.
Ballot measure 25, which was enacted by Oregon voters in 2002, requires an annual minimum wage adjustment based on inflation.
Both women said that with continued community support, they believed that their businesses may not notice the pinch from the wage increase.


text:
(Photo by Flickr user Sergey Galyonkin, used under a Creative Commons license)
We mentioned Tapp Network recently when we were talking about Wilmington’s new open data website, which they created.
And just who (or what) is Tapp? It’s a four-year-old digital marketing company based in Wilmington, and it’ll soon be a tenant at the new coworking space The Mill.
Delawareans Joe DiGiovanni and Kyle Barkins founded it because they saw a lack of options that linked marketing, sales and technology, DiGiovanni said.
“That’s what our secret sauce is, we came together to fill that need,” he said.
The company — which has grown to six people — builds websites for clients and continuously works with them in updating the latest apps and tools (think HubSpot, Salesforce, QuickBooks) instead of waiting for 6-month or yearly upgrades. The goal, DiGiovanni said, is to create online strategies the produce more traffic and convert to more leads and sales.
Half of their clients are B2B companies while the other half are nonprofits, he said. That includes local groups like Tech Impact and Zip Code Wilmington and others around the country like TrafficCast and Nonstop Wellness.
But Tapp wasn’t always focused on nonprofits.
It wasn’t until last year that they were at a tech week for nonprofits in San Francisco, and DiGiovanni and Barkins realized nonprofits were struggling to convert business from their websites.
Now, DiGiovanni said, a lot of their clients are B2B companies who want to target nonprofits.
He said he’s proud of Tapp’s growth and is excited to join The Mill in April. “We’ve assembled a really great team here and will continue to bring business to the city.”-30-
Veterans-serving nonprofit Heroic Gardens comes to Delaware
How the founder of OpportuniMe wrote her first book while attending her first year of college
This Odessa-based software helps students tell their stories
Hear from the privacy pros at Security by the Schuylkill
This Delaware-born app uses tech to spread kindness to strangers
From insecurity to insight at this entrepreneur’s first tech showcase
Horn Entrepreneurship’s Summer Founders launches a promising fourth cohort
Learn to lead digital transformation at Phorum 2019
Sign-up for daily news updates from Technical.ly Delaware

domain: news


text:
With its upcoming Rift Core 2.0 update, Oculus Rift will only officially support Windows 10. Windows 7 and 8.1 support isn’t being taken out immediately, but they’re no longer seeing any new features, either.
Microsoft’s Chief Marketing Officer has confirmed VR won’t come to the Xbox One X or Xbox One, despite previous comments from Microsoft on the matter.
Subscribe Today to get the latest ExtremeTech news delivered right to your inbox.
This newsletter may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our


text:
THE LOWRY HOTEL INTRODUCES MENU OF MODERN TURNDOWN SERVICES FORGET chocolates on the pillow, the latest hotel turndown services include yoga mats, Kombucha and luxury face creams.
– Swissôtel’s ‘Kids For Kids’ encourages guests to contribute to SOS Children’s Villages at any Swissôtel property throughout October – SEPTEMBER 16, 2019, PARIS – Filling up hungry tummies and putting smiles on the faces of children are some of Swissôtel’s favorite activities, especially when it means giving more kids the chance to grow up […]
This Christmas, Vista @ 23 will launch Après 23: an enchanting pop-up alpine lodge events space featuring an alcoholic chocolate fondue, winter warming cocktails, cheese fondue, a raclette and Jägerbomb station and spectacular panoramic views of London’s most impressive architectural icons.
London, October 2019: The Student Hotel – the uncontested pioneer in hybrid hospitality globally – opens its doors to its brand new Berlin location this October. Creating waves in the hospitality world, The Student Hotel brings their award-winning and unique concept which unites co-living and co-working under one roof, to the iconic landmark location of […]
September 2019…/ RPW Design is delighted to announce the opening of their most recent project, the Mezemiso Restaurant at the Crowne Plaza Hotel of the Albert Embankment. Located on the 15th floor of the panoramic hotel, Mezemiso’s unique amalgamation of Japanese and Lebanese cuisine is incorporated into RPW Design’s striking design. The restaurant’s spectacular view […]
With the newly released Michelin guide revealing acclaimed Cornwall restaurant, Driftwood, no longer has its Michelin star, the team behind the eatery remains upbeat – with its newly appointed Head Chef heralding a new culinary direction.
As Christmas approaches, get into the spirit of the season at some of the UK’s finest hotels. Whether it’s a winter getaway to soak up the festivities or an indulgent Christmas break, Pride of Britain Hotels’ collection of 50 luxury properties has it all.
LONDON – 8th October 2019 – This autumn, the London Hilton on Park Lane has a wickedly delicious Halloween afternoon tea in store for their visitors to the iconic Mayfair Hotel. Served in the stylish Podium Restaurant and Bar and available from 21st to 31st October, the frightfully good afternoon tea is sure to have […]
A Manchester-based commercial coffee machine retailer is the first UK coffee brand to develop and launch a disposable coffee cup which can be recycled in conventional mixed-paper recycling bins, as well as composted alongside food waste.


text:
One of the selling points to management on software as a service (SaaS) is the assertion that it will eliminate internal support costs. A few companies I'm working with are finding that support costs don't always go away, and that's especially true for larger companies. Effective SaaS programs require more internal support than many realize. Here are three areas to consider.
In a recent blog, Nicholas Carr writes that "large companies appear to be jumping en masse onto the software-as-a-service bandwagon." He cited a McKinsey survey that found that 61% of North American companies with sales over $1 billion plan to adopt one or more SaaS apps over the next year. What's significant is that SaaS is gaining acceptance within businesses that once rejected SaaS.
With the release of Windows Vista, I'm reminded of the release of Windows 95 more than ten years ago. The hype was huge, and many felt the world would change forever. It did not. OS vendors are finding it harder and harder to make new releases compelling, but it could be different for Windows Vista when considering software as a service.
SAP, in the light of weakening demand for its software, has announced plans to expand faster into the on-demand market. "SAP AG used its fourth-quarter conference call to trickle out more details about its forthcoming mid-market product, promising a 'game-changing' offering that combines SOA technology with a new business model...
IT's Reputation: What the Data SaysInformationWeek's IT Perception Survey seeks to quantify how IT thinks it's doing versus how the business really views IT's performance in delivering services - and, more important, powering innovation. Our results suggest IT leaders should worry less about whether they're getting enough resources and more about the relationships they have with business unit peers.
What The Business Really Thinks Of IT: 3 Hard TruthsThey say perception is reality. If so, many in-house IT departments have reason to worry. InformationWeek's IT Perception Survey seeks to quantify how IT thinks it's doing versus how the business views IT's performance in delivering services - and, more important, powering innovation. The news isn't great.


text:
The Sebastian Lifts Guest Confidence with Low-Touch
The Sebastian lifts guest confidence with low-touch!
Popular mountain resort The Sebastian in Vail is doing its part to restore confidence in the hospitality sector following the COVID-19 pandemic with the introduction of low-touch technology.
“Establishing a safe and sanitary environment for guests is paramount to Timbers Resorts, and the introduction of RoomOrders is just one of the ways we intend to reassure guests and improve their experience,” said Jesse Geremia, Managing Director of Hospitality at Timbers Resorts.
RoomOrders is a mobile ordering and payment platform that allows guests self-service via their own smartphones.
RoomOrders does not require app download, guests simply scan a QR code or tap an NFC tag to order food and beverages through a digital menu in the cloud. The solution is used in hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes, in a variety of locations, including lobbies, suites, rooms, poolside deck-chairs or rooftops.
The coronavirus has had a major impact on hospitality providers, with many forced to close completely in nationwide lockdowns. Many surveys indicate that one of the first things people want to do emerging from weeks or even months of seclusion is to go and dine with friends.
Hoteliers have resisted digitalisation fearing it would remove a key ingredient of hospitality - ‘human touch.’ However, many hoteliers now can quickly and safely give customers an upgraded digital version of the menu, offering a new way to order on a familiar experience.
“We want to reassure our guests that we have their best interests in mind and that their experience will continue to be outstanding,” said Danielle Pollock, Director of Food and Beverage.
RoomOrders is used in more than 100 leading hospitality brands across the world, from Hilton to Marriott and Accor, including hotels and resorts in Boston to Belgrade and Barcelona.


text:
Puma has a new comfort-driven and aesthetically bold cushioning technology on the way, an innovation created in collaboration with the MIT Design Lab. And the new compound will debut this month on the German sportswear giant’s latest lifestyle shoe: the Calibrate Runner.
Xetic is the new cushioning platform from Puma, an innovation that has the appearance of 3-D printing but is made with foam rather than plastic. The brand said the name is derived from “auxetic materials,” which are structures that have specific behaviors when subjected to mechanical stresses such as compression. Xetic, according to the company, was made to offer improved comfort for all wearing occasions.
“Puma’s innovation department teamed up with MIT Design Lab because we needed their high-expert engineering capabilities,” Puma senior head of innovation Romain Girard said in a statement. “MIT has computer simulation possibilities, which enabled us to see the behavior of the material and quickly find the optimal structure for calculated cushioning.”
To create Xetic, Puma said it worked with the MIT Design Lab in speaking with runners to “analyze individual running specifics” such as pressure points. Then, from the data that was accumulated, they created a structure — which resembles the horizontal number “8” — that allows for “progressive cushioning.”
Although this is a comfort-driven innovation and has apparent benefit to athletes, its bold look provides an atypical futuristic aesthetic that the brand believes will appeal to the tech-loving streetwear consumer — hence the tech making its debut on the Calibrate Runner lifestyle shoe.
“This will definitely cater with the first drops to the tech lover, the sneaker lover who really likes the technical, futuristic look,” Puma global creative director and innovation Heiko Desens explained during a live-streamed media event revealing the tech today. “However, the other [upcoming] designs feature a little bit of the nostalgic part of our archive. We have very interesting ’90s color blocking, we play with synthetic suede, some hiking details — we really looked into that. [This will] speak to a different consumer, more this streetwear lover who’s really into old designs and references from the past.”
The Puma Calibrate Runner featuring Xetic tech arrives in the U.S. on Aug. 28 via Puma.com, at the brand’s stores, Foot Locker and select retailers. The shoe will retail for $140.
Prior to its release stateside, the shoe will be available in Asia on Aug. 7 and in Europe on Aug. 15.


text:
19 posts tagged "David Bowie"
Following his blockbuster V&A exhibition; his first new album in ten years, The Next Day (not to mention a music vid with Tilda Swinton); and being named the best-dressed British man in the history of the world, David Bowie continues his hot streak today, as Louis Vuitton has announced that the legend will star in its new L’Invitation au Voyage Venice accessories campaign. The first segment of the series launched last November and featured Arizona Muse running through Paris’ Louvre Museum (The Mona Lisa made a nice little cameo) before being whisked off in a hot air balloon—Wizard of Oz style. In the second installment, Muse’s balloon lands smack-dab in the center of Venice’s Piazza San Marco. The catwalker ventures into a decadent masked ball, where she meets none other than Mr. Ziggy Stardust himself.
Bowie is much more than just a pretty face for the band. In addition to appearing in the campaign’s print ads, which will roll out on November 10, the musician sings “I’d Rather Be High” in the campaign’s Romain Gavras -directed film, and even tailored the tune to match the short’s enchanting vibe by adding a harpsichord. The full-length movie will premiere on November 7 via the house’s new Louis Vuitton Pass app (available from iTunes and Google Play November 4). However, Vuitton has given us a sneak peek at the L’Invitation au Voyage Venice trailer, which debuts exclusively above.
Fashion academics and historians came together in the October issue of BBC History Magazine to name David Bowie the best dressed Britton of all time. Bowie’s stiff competition included Queen Elizabeth I, 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys, and famed dandy, Beau Brummell. Surprisingly, Ziggy Stardust’s dapper doppelganger (and “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” video co-star) Tilda Swinton was not in the running.
Few brands command such a cult following as New York-based Hood By Air. Helmed by Shayne Oliver, the label has acquired such a cool crew of fans that the mighty retailer Selfridges cherry-picked it to be one of the twenty brands featured in the department store’s new men’s contemporary concept floor, which, opening this week, will offer plenty of street, skate, and attitude.
By way of celebration, then, last night the Selfridges parking garage was transformed into a skate-park-cum-nightclub, and on display were pieces from HBA’s Spring ’14 collection with an Anglo twist. The label partnered with British heritage knitwear brand Corgi to create some sumptuous one-offs. “I wanted to collaborate with a brand that was steeped in tradition,” explained Oliver. “The idea was to pull together a contrast between that and our rebellious nature. You know, that old craftsmanship and handmade stuff. That’s something that we lack a little bit in America, and I wanted to work with a brand that represented the opposite of fast fashion. It was a little tribute to our coming to the UK and to Selfridges.” Continue Reading “Hood By Air Hits the UK” »
Considering he’s best known for designing David Bowie’s—or, should we say, Ziggy Stardust’s—iconic striped bodysuit for the 1973 Aladdin Sane tour, it seems fitting that Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto would choose now to make his comeback. Last Friday in Tokyo, WWD reports, Yamamoto, who had seemingly abandoned fashion to “focus on entertainment,” held his first runway show in nearly twenty years. Naturally, it featured a repro of the Bowie suit (the original is currently on display in the V&A’s David Bowie is exhibition, along with a host of other outfits Yamamoto custom-made for the rock star). The designer first launched his range of high-concept, Kabuki-inspired wares in the early 1970s, and became famed for what he referred to as Super Shows. Staged all over the world, including in Moscow’s Red Square, the veritable fash-stravaganzas featured everything from acrobats and dancers to “cape pants” and cartoon-printed clothing. Apparently, Friday’s event wasn’t quite as grand as his previous spectacles (although there were trumpet players and martial artists). Nonetheless, we’re happy to see that Mr. Yamamoto—whose new looks included graffiti-print batwing sweatshirts and drop-crotch comic-strip trousers—is back in action.
Last night in Chelsea, Out magazine threw a bash at the Americano to toast its April David Bowie issue. The party drew a pretty diverse crowd of fans, from Ladyfag—who credits Bowie as inspiring her to “go that extra mile, in twenty pounds of makeup”—to Italo Zucchelli, who said that Bowie’s glam rock was one of the reasons he became a designer. “When I discovered him, my world changed,” the Calvin Klein Collection men’s designer told Style.com.
Bowie himself wasn’t in attendance last night, but his influence was omnipresent. Guests painted lightning bolts across their faces and sipped on Ziggy Stardust-themed cocktails, and Bowie’s longtime friend, drag queen Joey Arias, gave a knockout performance. As the night grew late, Out editor in chief Aaron Hicklin opened up about the challenges of doing a David Bowie issue with no David Bowie (the artist has been famously quiet lately in an attempt to let his new album stand on its own). But instead of seeing it as problem, Hicklin saw it as an opportunity—he ditched the idea of the usual cover shoot and feature, and instead commissioned personal essays on Bowie from Jean Paul Gaultier, Dries Van Noten, Jake Shears, Chuck Palahniuk, and more. Said Hicklin, “It was an editor’s dream. I don’t think we would have gotten there if we didn’t have to get there—the journalism had to be much more interesting and creative.” Out‘s new issue is on newsstands now.


text:
Ford Motor Co. (F) plans to roll out a 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine within the next two years that may replace the widely used four-cylinder engines, having an edge in fuel efficiency and lower emission. It would be the smallest engine ever produced by the automaker incorporating EcoBoost technology, which includes turbocharging and direct injection.
The engine, developed by Ford engineers in U.K., was first introduced in the Ford Start concept car, debuted at Beijing in 2010. Recently, it was unveiled in Europe in the Ford B-MAX at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
Ford intends to use the three-cylinder engine in its vehicles worldwide but is not very clear about the models. It will be manufactured at more than one plant, however, the company did not reveal the plants. The company will reveal more details about the engine in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany.
These apart, Ford plans to develop its own hybrid transmission at its Van Dyke transmission plant in Detroit. It will replace the one manufactured by Japanese company, Aisin. Production of the engine will begin this year and full output is scheduled to start in early 2012.
Ford also plans to develop an eight-speed transmission. The company stated that it will be manufactured in an unspecified location in the U.S.
Ford intends to meet strict federal standards regarding fuel efficiency by developing advanced powertrains and engines. According to new federal fuel economy standards, cars and trucks are required to achieve 35.5 miles per gallon on average by 2016. In 2010, however, vehicles made by the top 14 automakers averaged 22.5 miles per gallon.
On the other hand, Ford’s effort to build advanced engines would surely raise its research and development costs, which is likely to push up its vehicles prices. Recently, the company raised prices of its vehicles by an average of $124 or 0.4% per unit on the back of higher commodity costs.
This is the third time the automaker has hiked prices of its vehicles in the year after January and April. On an average, the price rise was 1.3% or $375 per vehicle this year.
Higher commodity costs have been bothering Ford for a long time. In the first quarter of 2011, the automaker’s structural costs went up $400 million and commodity costs increased by $300 million from the first quarter of 2010.
Ford expects commodity costs and structural costs to increase by $2 billion from 2010 in order to support higher volumes in the short term as well as expand and improve its lineups.
The Zacks #3 Rank (Hold) company posted a roaring 48% rise in profit to $2.61 billion in the first quarter of 2011 from $1.76 billion in the same quarter of 2010. On earnings per share basis, profits rose 35% to 62 cents per share from 46 cents per share a year ago, thereby topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12 cents per share.
It was a turnaround performance with respect to the fourth quarter of 2010, when the automaker recorded a 24% fall in profit. However, the company did not deprive their stockholders from enjoying a profit for seven straight quarters after years of losses. In fact, it posted a profit during the quarter that was the best since the same quarter in 1998.
Total revenue during the quarter escalated 18% to $33.1 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $30.5 billion. The increase in revenues was attributable to a 12% rise in sales to 1.40 million vehicles. In March, the automaker topped General Motors (GM) for the second time since 1998.
During the quarter, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales was 13.4 million in the U.S. and 15.9 million units for the 19 markets that Ford captures in Europe. These led to a market share of 16% in the U.S. and 8.5% in Europe.


text:
Facebook brings Instagram video to Android and iPhone
Facebook brought video to Instagram last night – allowing users to film up to 15 seconds of video with the choice of 13 different filters – specially created for the update. 15 seconds of video is 9 seconds more than competitor Vine, which was recently released on Android. Vine are already updating the app in a bit to compete with Facebook, but with Instagram’s 130 million monthly active users it will be interesting to see who wins the battle.
Read the full story on The Next Web.
What do you think about the post Facebook brings Instagram video to Android and iPhone?
Latest posts by Sami Colenutt (see all)
- iPhone 6 Owners Complain Displays Scratch Easily - November 26, 2014
- Is Siri Really Distracting People While They’re Driving? - November 25, 2014
- Apple to Pre-Install Beats Music in Future iPhone Updates - November 20, 2014


text:
The Australian food industry is constantly evolving with many factors influencing how we eat, including immigration, generational shifts, and lifestyles. These factors are leading to a strong push from many consumers to understand where the food they are eating is from, a move towards Australian grown and made food, and a growing social conscience.
Following these trends is important for foodservice operators to understand so they can respond to what their customers may be seeking including the type of information they’ll require.
Diners are demanding greater transparency about where food is from
Increasingly, consumers are seeking information around how their food is produced, proof of where it comes from, and assurance that it is safe.
Rather than see this trend as a hinderance or annoyance it’s an opportunity for savvy foodservice operators to extol the virtues of the food they offer. For example, buying an Australian-made whole egg mayonnaise like Steric’s Plate & Platter means you can confidently tell customers that your mayonnaise is manufactured in Australia.
By providing customers with the transparency they seek, the industry as a whole can build trust with consumers. The changes are also being driven by regulatory changes and the increasing complexity and globalisation of food supply chains.
Consumers have become more educated when doing their shopping and are putting that knowledge to use to make careful and informed purchasing decisions. Over the last decade, shoppers have become increasingly health-conscious and concerned about the presence of additives, artificial and genetically modified ingredients.
The spotlight on food safety issues in the past has created a heightened awareness of the potential safety risks behind what we are consuming and is driving increased demand for transparency.
The growing popularity of Australian-made
Alongside the need for greater supply chain transparency, Australians are seeking more Australian grown and manufactured foods. The COVID pandemic has shone a stronger spotlight on this trend but even before the pandemic, research showed that Australians preferred Australian grown and produced food.
Consumer research conducted by Roy Morgan Research in 2019 showed that Australians prefer Australian-made products across a wide range of product categories. The research found that 80 per cent of Australians prefer Australian-made food and beverages, and that the most important reasons for buying Australian-made products were better quality, support for local businesses/communities, and local job creation.
Consulting firm McKinsey also looked at the growing desire for Australian products and concluded that Australian consumers are expressing a deeper need to exercise control in day-to-day life decisions, and this is in part shown by an increased interest in local brands. They are also increasingly making purchase decisions that align with their values.
They also concluded that many Australians are also expressing an increase in emotional needs that go beyond price. The survey McKinsey conducted found that consumers are continuing the move towards local by supporting their local neighbourhood businesses and increasingly choosing Australian brands—which could symbolise trust and security in a time of global flux.
This is once again an opportunity for the foodservice industry to step up and promote its Australian food products, and an opportunity for food outlets to tell their customers about the great Australian food products they are serving.
“The COVID pandemic has shone a stronger spotlight on this trend but even before the pandemic, research showed that Australians had a preference for Australian grown and produced food.”
Change driven by the millennial generation
Research has shown that the millennial generation which includes those who were born from the early 1980s to early 2000s are motivated by causes in both their work and in their personal lives.
According to a report released by research company the NPD Group, millennials are now the largest ‘healthy-eating’ consumer group in Australia at an unprecedented 32 per cent claiming to be focused on healthy food.
Of course, millennials are not the only customers demanding change in the food industry in Australia. There are consumers of all ages who have become socially conscious about the food they put in their mouths, but also the impact the food production has on the environment, and on society as a whole.
According to Canadian Dietician Cara Rosenbloom, millennials value the planet more than older generations so they are more interested in how the food was sourced and grown, and how that affects their carbon footprint. Sustainability is a priority for them when buying food at supermarkets or restaurants. Millennials’ awareness of environmental issues has influenced food manufacturers to institute better earth-friendly practices.
Buy Australian made Sunshine and Plate & Platter from Steric
While most Australians have not heard the Steric name there’s a good chance that most have consumed our products, with a foodservice range of 50 key products that are supplied to the foodservice and hospitality industry. This includes restaurants, cafes, hotels and more with a wide range of essential food products, including sauces, toppings, cordials, dry ingredients and even beverages.
Steric also produces private label food products for the biggest customers across Australia and New Zealand.


text:
News that Steve Jobs was stepping down as CEO of Apple led to a drop not only in the company's stock, but also in the shares of many of Apple's suppliers and partners.
After all, Apple dominates in the tablet space and is the second biggest player in smartphones. It also sells one out of every five new personal computers in the U.S., according to the latest research from NPD Group. In fact, Apple's revenue has beaten Wall Street expectations for nine straight quarters, according to Reuters.
Behind Apple's successful business lies a web of suppliers and distributors. These companies have profited from Apple's phenomenal success. Some of these firms have released statements commending Steve Jobs and voicing confidence in new Apple CEO Tim Cook and his management team.
We've drawn up a list of some of the biggest players in Apple's value chain.
Some companies are more reliant on Apple than others, but one thing binds them all together—in one way or another—they profit from Apple's continued success.
Here are 10 companies that will surely be impacted by changes at Apple.
By Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani & Deepanshu Bagchee
Posted: 25 August 2011


text:
Seattle, Washington -- The Governor of Washington Jay Inslee has signed an act banning the sale of home furniture and kids’ products containing flame retardants.
The Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act was signed on Friday, 1 April, 2016 and marked the first ever ban on the brominated flame retardant TBBPA (tetrabromobisphenol A).
According to a statement issued by the Governor’s office, the bill won the support of more than 60 groups and organisations including the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, Washington Fire Chiefs, Earth Ministry and the Academy of Pediatrics—WA State Chapter.
The signing also established a state process for addressing a number of flame retardants in the future.
Flame retardants used in children’s products and furniture – namely HBCD (hexabromocyclododecane) , TCEP (tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate), TDCPP (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate), Deca-BDE (decabromodiphenyl ether) and TBBPA will be banned from products sold in the state from July 1, 2017.
US furniture manufacturers Ashley Furniture stopped selling furniture containing toxic flame retardants in 2015, and, the statement said, Macy’s is in the process of eliminating products with FRs from its range by checking with its suppliers that the chemicals are not being used.


text:
The Disney Parks Blog has revealed new designs for the Disney Parks Designer Collection of Mickey ear hats and Minnie ear headbands – all designed by celebrities, designers, Imagineers, and artists.[Read more…]
The Walt Disney Company has launched its 2018 Share Your Ears campaign, which will benefit critically ill children and their families with Make-A-Wish.
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, Disney’s Glow With The Show ears premiered at Walt Disney World, glowing to the beats of Fantasmic, which celebrated its 15th anniversary at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. [Read more…]


text:
Limerick Gardaí have issued a warning about a courier scam.
It involves the target receiving a text message claiming a small delivery fee is owed for a package that has been shipped from overseas.
Bank details are then requested.
This type of scamming has gained traction in recent weeks with the increase in online shopping due to the pandemic.
Garda John Finnerty is from Henry Street Garda Station is reminding people to be careful.


text:
The flurry of stories ahead of the release next year of a wave of electric cars has got the internet's lurking trolls in a proper hump over the use of the term "zero emission".
"Electric cars aren't zero emission," they harrumph. "Think about where the electricity comes from - you're just trying to trick people." Although that is the polite version, other versions tend to invite environmental reporters to admit they are committing treason and as such should be shot.
The old "zero emission vehicles aren't zero emission" argument is utterly facetious given the term clearly means electric vehicles are zero emission at the point of driving. No one is pretending the cars are "zero carbon" and if they did anyone with even the most remedial understanding of how energy is produced would quickly put them right (although it is worth pointing out that every independent study has shown electric cars still have a lower carbon footprint than conventional cars even when emissions from power plants are taken into account).
Luckily the Sceptic Tank has come up with a fool proof challenge to help the anti zero emission brigade see the error of their ways.
Anyone insisting a zero emission car is not zero emission is invited to choose between spending five minutes in a locked garage with an electric car with its engine running or spending five minutes in the same garage with a conventional car with the engine running.
Assuming no one taking the challenge has a death risk or an oxygen tank to hand, we're guessing most people would quickly accept that "zero emission" is a fairly accurate description of a car that has zero emissions.
Global Briefing: Coronavirus crisis will have 'negligible' impact on emissions without green recovery, study warns
All the green business news from around the world this week
Deal to enable rollout of 100 EV charging hubs hailed as an example of 'private sector green recovery at its most promising'
The tech giant is looking to turn the Just Transition concept into a clean energy investment reality
Some of America's largest retailers have teamed up to help accelerate efforts to curb plastic bag waste


text:
The world's most significant luxury items maker Louis Vuitton today introduced 1st half earnings. The report shows that Louis Vuitton initial-50 % gain rose 20 %, the firm said self-confidence in the final results louis vuitton bags for the second 50 % of the calendar year.
Paris-dependent Louis Vuitton explained in a record from the standard functioning actions in the very first 50 % of the company's profit of two.sixty six billion euros (about $ three.27 billion), much less than analysts experienced anticipated. Bloomberg survey showed the average, 6 analysts polled expected the Louis Vuitton in the first 50 % of the profits from the normal functioning discount louis vuitton handbags routines of â¬ two.71 billion (about $ 3.29 billion). Louis Vuitton in the 1st half product sales of 12.ninety seven billion euros (about fifteen.73 billion U.S. dollars), up 26% in excess of the very same period last cheap louis vuitton handbags yr, excluding the influence of trade charge adjustments and mergers and acquisitions for an increase of 12%.
Globe-well-known luxurious fashion manufacturer Hermes (Hermes Worldwide) (RMS) introduced final week, Choi noted that the company's earnings grew thirteen%, hence weakening the marketplace slowdown in the euro zone sovereign debt crisis and China's economic development louis vuitton outlet fee is leading to substantial end desire for luxury goods annoyed fears. Louis Vuitton holds a stake in Hermes. According to the Financial commitment Company CA Cheuvreux analyst Thomas - Mai Siming (Thomas Mesmin), forecast, 2012 world-wide luxury revenue could grow by seven%.
Louis Vuitton, chairman and CEO Bernard - Arnott (Bernard Arnault), stated in a report: "We have self-confidence in the final results for the second fifty percent of the year, is to be dependent on creativeness and top quality and the performance of the group to search for louis vuitton handbags even more enhance its industry share, not only concentrate on enhancing the share of history has been on the industry, also ideas to bring up the share of higher-likely rising markets. "
More Articles in Community Articles
Claude Diallo - Across the World on a Passionate Musical Journey
PREVIEW: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL OCEAN CITY BEACH (NC) JAZZ FESTIVAL SET TO SIZZLE!! by LARRY RENI THOMAS
Larry Reni Thomas
Chat Noir Re-Imagines the Piano Trio On New RareNoise Outing "Nine Thoughts For One Word"
M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES Releases FUNKCRONOMIC featuring Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Karsh Kale (Digital Incunabula Series)
PREVIEW: SPOLETO 2016 LOOKS LIKE JAZZ HEAVEN!! by LARRY RENI THOMAS
Larry Reni Thomas


text:
Being held at gunpoint in Africa, regular 4am bedtimes and cold-calling prospects without a cent to your name are a few of the obstacles overcome by three Young Rich Listers interviewed at The Australian Financial Review Business Summit.
The ability to "push through" such pain was a must for any budding entrepreneur, said Nick Bell, who sold WME, the digital marketing business he started with $360 in 2008, for $39 million to Melbourne IT last May.
"Luckily I'm somebody who enjoys the pain. Cold-calling the businesses on the second page of a Google search was fun to me, but it's not for everybody. The good news is it get better after the first couple of years."
Mining entrepreneur Tolga Kumova has been robbed, held at gunpoint by African warlords and almost killed by an infectious disease thanks to his policy of personally visiting the sites of his investments, including the Mozambique graphite mine which made his fortune in 2016 while he was working at Syrah Resources.
"These are just the things you do in order to get lucky," Mr Kumova told the Young Rich Listers panel. "The people who sold me that graphite site for $300,000 thought they were ripping me off. In 2016 we raised $194 million to develop it."
The hands-on approach continues to pay off for Mr Kumova, with his copper miner Alderan Resources up 200 per cent since its June 2017 listing.
He was convinced to invest in Alderan after travelling to its asset in Utah and seeing the blue rocks on the surface, which you'd usually have to travel 500 metres underground for".
Meanwhile Emily Skye, the workout guru who has just sold a slice of her eponymous fitness business to Quadrant Private Equity, said she preached "balance" to her 200,000 subscribers and 15 million social media followers around the world, but the opposite to wannabe entrepreneurs.
"You'll never build a business without getting obsessive about it," she said.
"I regularly went to bed at 4am for years while working on my latest collaboration with someone."
Obsessiveness was not something that a true entrepreneur could control, said Nick Bell.
"After I sold WME I told myself I'd have six months off. I lasted two-and-a-half weeks," he said.
"I feel flat when I'm not building a business, putting a new team together. I just love it."
Mr Bell advised serial entrepreneurs to build businesses that were complementary to each other. For instance, since his comeback he has started another digital marketing business, which feeds leads to an app business, and draws potential customers for a web hosting business.
Mr Kumova said he thought thematically as well. His current suite of mining investments encompasses all the components of a lithium ion battery, making the most of the current boom in the battery-building space.
While Mr Kumova has made his fortune thanks in part to globetrotting, Ms Skye said in 2018 it mattered less than ever where an entrepreneur started out and was based.
"I'm from the NSW central coast and I've built a global business thanks to social media," she said.
"The advice I'd give to any entrepreneur is not to take social media for granted. Yes, it's more expensive and more competitive to stand out and get reach than it used to be, but used well, it's still a great tool."
Expert advice for getting ahead in the new world of work left by COVID-19
Sign up to our weekly newsletter.
- Matthew Drummond, Lauren Sams, Philippa Coates and Julie-anne Sprague
- Sally Patten
- Life & Leisure


text:
RISING local brand CloudFone has teamed up with industry giants Intel and Globe to expand its market share for tablets and smartphones in the country.
“As the fastest rising local brand, CloudFone is proud to tie-up with such industry giants as Globe and Intel, which signifies our strong commitment to the Philippine market and demonstrates our ability to develop world-class tablet and smartphone designs,” said CloudFone Chief Executive Officer Eric Yu.
Yu added, “We continue to explore different ways of offering the best devices through collaborations that make the best technology innovations available to more Filipinos than ever before.”
He said the growth in mobile devices will be largely driven by smaller and lower-priced tablets.
Shipments of smaller tablets will continue to increase as consumers realize that these small devices are often more ideal for their daily consumption habits.
With this, CloudFone, Intel, and Globe Telecom have joined forces to further grow tablet penetration in the country with the launch of the newest CloudFone Epic 7.0 Intel-powered tablet. This is the first local tablet brand powered by Intel to be launched with a postpaid plan from Globe.
The CloudFone Epic 7.0 is available exclusively for free at Globe mySUPERPLAN 499, complete with a CloudFone Excite 400dx handset and Bluetooth keyboard.
The postpaid plan comes with 100 MB of data, calls and texts to all networks, all-month access to productivity apps such as Gmail, Yahoo mail, and Evernote, and 10GB of Globe Cloud storage.
CloudFone Epic 7.0 is equipped with dual core Intel Atom Z2520 processor in 1.2GHz, 8GB of storage, 1GB of RAM and can support external drives like Micro USB 2.0 and Micro SD. These functionalities deliver hours of productivity for home, school and business use with its smooth web browsing capacity and extensive battery life.


text: Taiwan\'s central bank on Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged, saying the island\'s economy was being hit by weakening overseas demand. \"The global slowdown is affecting our economy... and the central bank will maintain the current rate in order to boost economic growth and stabilise consumer prices,\" it said in a statement after its quarterly board meeting. Taiwan\'s trade-dependent economy has shown signs of weakness in recent months as demand slows from its major markets in China, the United States, and debt crisis-hit Europe. Last month, Taiwanese industrial output fell for the first time in two years while export orders grew at their slowest pace in 27 months due to sluggish overseas demand for its signature high-tech products. Taiwan\'s economy grew a slower-than-expected 3.42 percent in the third quarter and the government has lowered its 2011 forecast from 4.56 percent to 4.51 percent.


text:
Jardine Pacific Photo
Based in Hong Kong, Jardine Pacific recommitted itself
to China after years of rocky government relations.
In Hong Kong,
for Hong Kong
Despite economic turmoil,By Susan Kreifels
the company is keeping its focus
on the Asian market
HONG KONG -- Jardine Pacific has been reminding people that its heart still beats in this city.
It's part of a strategy that refocuses on Hong Kong, the Asia-Pacific region and industry-leading businesses rather than small ones. It's a plan that works well in its Hawaii company, Theo H. Davies & Co.
Jardine Pacific's advertising slogan, "In Hong Kong, For Hong Kong," has shown up in newspapers, televisions and slick brochures for more than a year as the former British colony prepared for its handover to China last July.
"It's really a Chinese campaign reminding people that this is our home," said Blair Pickerell, managing director of Jardine Pacific, parent company of Theo Davies. "Our hearts are in Hong Kong."
Jardine Pacific employs 30,000 people in Hong Kong and has roots that date back 166 years. But to the Chinese, it may have seemed the company's heart had gone astray.
The current reminder of the company's commitment here follows years of moves away from the city and outside the region by Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., whose businesses include distribution, shipping, retailing, financial services and property. Those moves brought shrinking profits and media reports that the giant had fallen into disfavor with Beijing. Investors were unsure where the British giant was headed.
In a recent interview, however, Pickerell said the focus of Jardine Pacific, while not necessarily ever shifting from the region, is "certainly back on Asia." And rather than smaller businesses, the trading and services arm of Jardine Matheson is concentrating on big businesses that can be regional industry leaders. That focus has not changed as the economic crisis in Asia deepens.
The strategy is evident in Hawaii's Theo Davies with its concentration on Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Caterpillar and the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Pickerell said.
"We're more focused on fewer companies that are more sizable and among the industry leaders, not dozens of small businesses," said Pickerell in a spacious office overlooking Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor. "We're getting rid of the poky ones."
Jardine's Pizza Hut business, which started in Hawaii, has mushroomed in Hong Kong, where it serves more than 12 million customers every year, making it the largest pizza chain in the city. Caterpillar has also done well in China.
Pickerell said Hawaii applies cutting-edge trends in America and then shares its expertise with Asia operations. Country managers from around the region have met in Hawaii to study operations and techniques. Middle managers trained in Hawaii move on to senior positions in Jardine's operational region, which has shrunk in size.
The company has "drawn the net tighter, from Hawaii to India," Pickerell said. "We allowed ourselves to invest in more places than we should have."
But the British company's new focus also comes under a new flag in Hong Kong, which could make a comeback more difficult -- not to mention Asia's current economic crisis. The Union Jack has been replaced by China's five stars, and that will crimp the company's status and competitive edge, some economic analysts say. Jardine faces tough competition from Chinese companies that hold greater clout.
"Everyone knows British businesses did better during the colonial period," said Ken Davies, a Hong-Kong based analyst who works in the Country Analysis and Forecasting Division of the Economic Intelligence Unit. "If there are choices, Chinese companies will do slightly better."
Davies said rather than "crude political moves," the Chinese will gain power through the normal process of stock buyouts, mergers and takeovers in the long-term future. "They probably will be overtaken in size and prestige by mainland China," Davies said.
Jardine started off in 1832 on a bad foot in China, where the company's founders made their fortune selling opium from the colonial outpost of Hong Kong. But neither did Jardine do itself any favors in the recent years leading up to the handover.
Within months of the 1984 decision by the British to hand back Hong Kong to the Chinese, Jardine moved its legal domicile from here to Bermuda, saying it wanted to ensure "freedom from politically influenced regulation." The move infuriated China, which saw it as disloyal and showing a lack of faith in Hong Kong's future.
Feelings soured more after the 1989 Chinese crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. While competitors poured money into China as a show of support for the embattled Beijing, Jardine Matheson invested in Europe and Australia and later sold businesses there for a loss. In 1992 Jardine moved its primary stock listing to the London Stock Exchange and its secondary listing to Singapore two years later, saying it was necessary to protect itself from hostile takeover attempts. But Pickerell said the company's relationship with China has "righted itself in the past year" amid a smooth handover. Jardine Matheson has at least 76 joint ventures in China.
And Beijing promised Jardine Matheson's top executive, Henry Keswick, that the firm would be treated fairly when Keswick visited there last May.
"At the working level there is no problem," Pickerell said. "People in China want to be our partners. They're coming to us."
As for competition, he said Hong Kong is a city built "on waves and waves of it. We're used to it. I'm not saying we're not worried about Chinese competition. But we're not worried about who owns the business. Remaining competitive is the real issue."
Jardine Matheson is still a giant in Hong Kong. It owns prime real estate in Central Hong Kong and is the largest employer in the city. Jardine Pacific employs 30,000 people in Hong Kong. Throughout the region more than 200,000 people are on the work force in 30 countries.
Dennis Yau, deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, believes any political problems between China and foreign companies like Jardine will become a thing of the past. "The handover went very smoothly. The issues are behind us. We're going back to what we're good at -- doing business."
Jardine Matheson in ChinaBy Susan Kreifels
predates Hong Kong treaty
HONG KONG -- The movie "Opium War" was packed last year by Hong Kong residents who never learned this part of their history in colonial schools.
The founders of the giant British firm Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. were key players in that war, part of the long, colorful and sometimes controversial relationship between the firm and China.
According to the company's book, "Jardine, Matheson & Company . . . an historical sketch," the firm has been doing business with China longer than any other -- even before the 1842 treaty that made Hong Kong part of the British Empire.
William Jardine was born in Dumfriesshire in 1784 and served as ship's surgeon from 1802-1816 in the East India Company, which monopolized the tea trade between China and Europe. He later formed a partnership to own and operate the new ship Sarah from Canton.
James Matheson was born in Sutherlandshire in 1796. After leaving his uncle's firm in Calcutta, he became an independent merchant in Canton. In 1832, Jardine, Matheson & Co. opened its doors there.
Two years later, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company's monopoly and Jardine Matheson sailed the first private shipment of "Jardine's Pickwick tea mixture" back to the United Kingdom, eventually capturing much of the East India Company's market.
By the 1820s, opium grown in India had become an important part of trade between England and China. Although opium was forbidden by Chinese Imperial edict, the ban wasn't enforced because so many Chinese merchants and officials were making money on the illegal drug, smuggled into the country by the British. In turn the coveted tea and other Chinese products were exported to England.
In March 1839, Chinese officials seized 20,000 chests of opium from British merchants in Guangzhou, and the Qing Dynasty began enforcing the ban on opium sales in Canton. Jardine visited Lord Palmerston, the British foreign secretary, and the country sent warships to reopen the markets. The Opium War broke out between the two countries, and Great Britain claimed easy victory by 1842. The Treaty of Nanjing, the first of what the Chinese called the "unequal treaties" with Western powers, gave the British Hong Kong and opened five Chinese ports to British residence and trade. Jardine Matheson was back in business.
It became Hong Kong's dominant company and an integral part of the colonial government. The company's taipan, or "great boss," was the leading person of Hong Kong society and showed up in James Clavell novels.
Today, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., which has businesses including distribution, shipping, retailing, financial services and property, is the largest employer in Hong Kong with close to 60,000 employees and major property in Central Hong Kong.
THEO DAVIES BUSINESSESPizza Hut: 59 restaurants in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan
Taco Bell: 28 restaurants in Hawaii
Pacific Machinery: The largest industrial equipment distributor in Hawaii and Micronesia representing Caterpillar and others
Hawaiian Fluid Power: A division of Pacific Machinery. Designs, fabricates and services hydraulic equipment
JARDINE HAWAII MOTOR HOLDINGSTheoDavies Euromotors: Mercedes-Benz dealer, also sells Honda
Jaguar of Honolulu
TheoDavies Landrover, Porsche, Audi, Volvo and Ferrari
Sig's Auto & Paint


text:
Send this profile to a friend
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
News from The Business Journals
Jun 11, 2012, 6:59 am EDT
A little-known loophole in the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act is permitting Goodwill Industries, one of the best-known nonprofits in the world, to pay some…
May 30, 2012, 4:28 pm EDT
The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce selected 11 new board members and the board chose David Bruno of DHR International as board chair for 2012-2013.…
May 18, 2012, 4:42 pm EDT
As part of the product launch of its new Fruit of the Loom Gray Sole sock product for men, Mt. Airy-based Renfro Corp., Fruit of the Loom’s sock licensee,…
May 15, 2012, 3:37 pm EDT
There was no winning Tuesday, several council members indicated, as the Wichita City Council tried to determine whether to reduce hours and routes to shore…
Apr 9, 2012, 1:22 pm EDT
Best of Biz Leads features items from our Friday paper in the Biz Notes, Awards & Achievements and Charity sections of Biz Leads. This week’s highlights…
Mar 9, 2012, 6:00 am EST
Brad Clothier traces his interest in the health insurance industry to a paper he wrote in college about the emergence of health maintenance organizations.
Dec 28, 2011, 8:32 am EST
Local nonprofits are seeing a rush of donations at the end of the year as Wichitans seek to qualify for tax deductions.
KWCH News reports Goodwill Industries…
Dec 9, 2011, 6:00 am EST
As tax year 2011 comes to a close, Washington-area residents will see and hear an escalating number of advertisements that go something like this: “Donate…
Nov 11, 2011, 6:00 am EST
Levi Strauss & Co. has shipped 2 million pairs of its jeans made with “sustainable” cotton.
Levi joined the Better Cotton Initiative two years ago,…
Oct 7, 2011, 6:00 am EDT
One year after taking a collective 2 percent pay cut, the top executives at Oregon’s 25 largest nonprofits got a collective 7 percent raise in 2009,…
Aug 12, 2011, 6:00 am EDT
A Huber Heights shopping center is bustling with new activity.
In the past month, two new stores have opened their doors in Lofino’s Plaza on Brandt…
Jul 8, 2011, 6:00 am EDT
Goodwill of Silicon Valley’s Wellness Center has been serving the area’s mentally ill, disadvantaged, unemployed veterans, homeless, uninsured and…
Apr 18, 2011, 6:24 pm EDT
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., parent company of Boston Store, collected 3.8 million pounds of clothing in its spring Goodwill Sale, the company said Monday…
Jan 25, 2010, 12:00 am EST
The recent recession has left a trail of empty big-box stores throughout the suburbs of America.
In better times, such vacancies often were created when…
Jan 15, 2010, 3:37 pm EST
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Goodwill Industries International a $7.3 million grant that includes funds earmarked for the organization’s…


text:
C3 Entertainment, Inc. announced that CARD.com is coming to market with a Monica Warhol prepaid Visa debit card. C3 represents the renowned artist for licensing and merchandising.
Ani Khachoian, C3’s Executive Vice President of Licensing & Consumer Products said ‘When we did the license deal with CARD.com last year, we included The Three Stooges® brand, which C3 owns, Monica Warhol and the Grizzly Adams® brand that we also represent for licensing and merchandising.
Continuing she said ‘The new Monica Warhol debit cards will come to market in August with several designs available featuring Monica’s unique art. CARD.com is already at market with The Three Stooges® cards and we are working on getting the Grizzly Adams® brand cards to market.’
Ben Katz, CEO and Co-founder of CARD.com says, ‘This gives fans of Monica and her art an entirely new way to show their own artistic expression every time they use their card. Our aim is to bring consumers an easy-to-use and affordable banking experience that reflects people’s passions.’
The Monica Warhol prepaid card can be used everywhere Visa is accepted, is fully FDIC insured and offers fully-featured online banking services like bill pay, cash transfers and transaction history — just like traditional branch banking.
The growing trend in prepaid cards is increasingly embraced by leading financial institutions like Chase and American Express, and even retailers like WalMart, 7-Eleven and Walgreens.
According to the New York Times article from May 23, 2012, ‘In 2009, borrowers had roughly $29 billion worth of prepaid cards, according to the Mercator Advisory Group, which provides research for the payments industry. By 2013, the volume of money on prepaid cards is expected to swell to $90 billion.’
As with all the leading prepaid cards, the Monica Warhol brand prepaid card has a $5.95 per month fee, but no overdraft or late fees, 100% FDIC insurance and fraud liability and even a fully-featured online-banking experience.
Users can sign up for the Monica Warhol prepaid card online at Card.com
About C3 Entertainment, Inc.
C3 Entertainment, Inc. is a diversified entertainment company involved in television and motion picture production, retail sales and licensing and merchandising great celebrity and classic brands. For more information, please visit www.c3entertainment.com.
Card.com is on a mission to make prepaid cards simpler and more fun.personal finance with the aim of creating a consumer financial product that spoke to the passions of consumers and brand advocates. On Card Corporation’s board of advisors are QED Investors which includes Nigel Morris, co-founder of Capital One, as well as Danny Simon, head of LIMA, and Raja Doddala in New Business Ventures at 7-11.


text:
Ahead of the opening ceremony to kick off this summer's tournament in russia, goal takes a look at who will perform and where it will be held. オープニングセレモニー（opening ceremony）の最新アイテムを海外通販！オープニングセレモニー（opening ceremony）の定番から. Buy opening ceremony clothing & accessories and get free shipping & returns in usa shop online the latest ss18 collection of opening ceremony for.
You look like someone who appreciates good music listen to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial play on spotify. Carrying the torch is jackson's kathy thibodeaux 1982 usa ibc silver medalist. Russia declared the football world cup open on thursday at an understated ceremony in moscow headlined by british pop star robbie williams and russian soprano aida. Watch live action from the 2018 pyeongchang olympic games, check event schedules and set alerts on nbcolympicscom.
Please allow me in opening this consultative meeting to express to you in my name and on behalf of the government and people of tanzania our feelings of pride and. The opening words and introduction of the wedding ceremony sets the tone for the wedding. It’s almost time for the 2014 olympics, and all eyes will be on the sochi's opening ceremony the big event takes place at sochi’s fisht olympic stadium on feb 7. The latest tweets from opening ceremony (@openingceremony) opening ceremony was founded in 2002 by carol lim & humberto leon as.Thousands of delirious russians let robbie williams entertain them as the world cup got off to a lavishly costumed start. While conventions, political gatherings and sporting events use opening ceremonies to set the mood for the upcoming event, business owners should use an opening. Learn about working at opening ceremony join linkedin today for free see who you know at opening ceremony, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Shop the opening ceremony collection, opening ceremony torch collection and collaborations including vans, vault by vans, alyx, esprit, adidas originals by alexander. Opening ceremony: on 4 april 2018, the gold coast will welcome thousands of fans, athletes and officials for the xxi commonwealth games this will be a.
The world cup gets underway this week, with all eyes on russia as the country readies to stage the greatest show on earth of course, any world cup would not be. 11m followers, 1,361 following, 4,541 posts - see instagram photos and videos from opening ceremony (@openingceremony. Shopbop - opening ceremony clothing fastest free shipping worldwide on opening ceremony clothing & free easy returns. The world cup got under way this afternoon in a short and sweet opening ceremony, with robbie williams dominating the centre of the park with a medley of his hits.
Thursday's world cup opening ceremony will fulfil a boyhood dream for the singer but others say he is selling his soul to a dictator 'blood. It reached a climax with the olympic games opening ceremony on 27 july 2012, starting a 60-day festival of sport and culture across the uk,.
The opening ceremony of the 2012 summer olympic games took place on the evening of friday 27 july in the olympic stadium, london as mandated by the olympic charter. Emulate a fanciful, contemporary aesthetic with the opening ceremony collection discover casualwear in a range of shapes and colors online at farfetch. Everything you need to know for friday's opening ceremony at the 2016 rio olympics. The 2016 olympic games officially get under way in rio on friday with the opening ceremony at the maracana stadium.Download
2018. Term Papers.


text:
Livestock producers have embraced electronic selling, with millions of sheep and huge numbers of cattle sold this way each year, but woolgrowers have largely resisted the digital age.
In 2017-18, 2.9 million sheep and 375,000 cattle were listed on Auctions Plus but only 11,116 bales of wool were traded online – a fraction of the volumes in one week’s auction catalogue.
But 2019 could be the turning point with WoolQ Market, an online trading portal, expected to be launched in March.
AuctionsPlus is also focused on lifting its offer board wool volumes and plans to hold regular online auctions. It relaunched WoolTrade in December as AuctionsPlus Wool.
Australian Wool Innovation has invested more than $3 million of growers’ money building and launching WoolQ in an attempt to encourage an online wool selling culture.
In 2018 it delivered the industry’s first electronic specification plus an online woolgrower directory.
To-date more than 350 electronic wool specifications have been created involving more than 5500 bales.
There has been plenty of discussion about AWI’s involvement in an area of and potential duplication with AuctionsPlus’ plans, but many believe the next phase WoolQ Market will be the measure of its success.
WoolQ chairman Will Wilson says they are conducting pilot trading sessions with Australian brokers and buyers for WoolQ Market.
“With more than 1700 individual woolgrowers registered, when launched around the end of the first quarter of 2019, WoolQ Market will provide the market with a fully automated online wool trading platform,” he said.
It will provide two buying and selling opportunities, an online bulletin board available 24 hours a day as well as an online auction that will operate at specific times outside the traditional open cry auction.
Michell Wool chief executive officer Steven Read says they are supportive of the WoolQ concept and keen to trial it when online trading commences.
“Online selling of wool is nothing new. A big part of our business is selling processed wool online – we don’t run off to the airport to visit our export market clients with a sample of wool every time we want to sell them a container of wool,” he said.
But Mr Read says WoolQ’s success will come down to clear trading guidelines for how the wool is typed and valued and how disputes will be resolved.
“If we are spending $3000 on a bale of wool you want an idea of what it is – a simple return policy such as ones that exist in the case of buying a gadget from Amazon is not likely to work in our part of industry,” he said.
“The trade needs to understand if you have a problem with the wool bought through the system do you go back to the grower, to AWI or to WoolQ or the broker if he is still involved in the transaction – ultimately the trade needs to understand who is going to stand behind the sale.”
AuctionsPlus chief executive officer Angus Street says growers will be the “winners” from increased choice.
“Many of our clients are offering Merino sheep so as an extension they are growing and selling wool,” he said.
“We are working out how we can integrate our AuctionsPlus Wool into the AuctionsPlus livestock section so they can jump on and follow wool they have on offer.”
Mr Street does not expect wool online trading volumes to overtake the number of bales sold at auction anytime soon but believes it should be viewed by growers as a “complementary service” to manage risk and market volatility.
“The speed of change is growing exponentially, especially with technology and whether we like it or not livestock producers, woolgrowers and even poultry, will all be impacted,” Mr Street said.
“The feedback from buyers is that they would like more wool to help fill an export order.”
WoolQ to solve in-shed errors
WOOLQ is a great way for growers to build their networks across the wool industry, according to Lucindale-based woolgrower, classer and broker Steph Brooker-Jones.
“Growers can create their own business profiles and interact with other growers and possibly in the future, direct with the trade,” she said.
The Elders district wool manager was early to register for WoolQ, seeing it as important.
“The majority of business and commodities now have online access and trading platforms,” she said.
In the past few months she has filled out e-specifications for her own shearing as well as encouraging several of her clients and woolclassers have a look at the WoolQ site and register for further information
“We have to get woolgrowers, woolclassers and even the pressers in the shearing shed on board,” she said.
She has found it user friendly with good support from Wool Q staff as well as on-line tutorials.
“It is no different to other computer programs- the more you use it the better you get,” she said.
Ms Brooker-Jones says it should solve one of the industry’s sginificant challenges – discrepancies in paperwork.
“We have so many errors with duplicate bales, misdescribed bales or bales not turning up in store but with WoolQ you cannot duplicate bales and allocate bales to the wrong lines,” she said.
The brokers’ role may change if increased numbers of bales are sold online but she does not see them becoming obsolete.
“Wool still has to be received and tested somewhere. If you are selling wool overseas, exporters require wool test certificates and letters of credit, so we still need brokers and stores,” she said.
“There will continue to be other marketing options and outlets outside of the auction system that need to be assessed and accessible to growers and buyers.”
- Details: woolq.com


text:
A spokeswoman for BC Partners told FoodManufacture.co.uk: “We are working with Blackstone.” But she refused to confirm or deny press reports of a joint bid for Iglo, which valued the group at $3bn.
Iglo, owner of the Birds Eye brand in Europe, was bought by present owner Permira from Unilever for €1.7bn six years ago.
If the deal goes ahead, BC Partners and Blackstone will both hold a 50% stake in the business.
Iglo produces and markets premium branded frozen food products in 11 countries and distribute across a number of other countries in central and eastern Europe.
The group’s core brands of Birds Eye, Iglo and Findus in Italy.


text:
Another day, another tech company CEO is stepping away. Famed serial entrepreneur Ev Williams is stepping down from his role at Medium, an online platform that has transformed publishing on the Internet.
Williams knows more than a thing or two about publishing. In 1999 he co-founded Blogger, which made blogging mainstream and was sold to Google four years later. In 2006, he co-founded Twitter, which is at the moment going through a volatile phase.
The 50-year-old called Medium — when it debuted in 2012 — “A beautiful space for reading and writing — and little else.” And it did. In a 2014 interview with The New York Times, he said he wanted to create a company that focussed on quality content rather than relying on speed and quantity. For independent publishing, Medium has been a role model. It was among the first online publishing companies to have moved away from advertising in 2017. That year, the company focused more on subscriptions, starting a programme that gave writers compensation determined by an algorithm that factored in the number of “claps” they received from readers. According to The New York Times, read time became the primary factor that determined compensation. In the last few years, Substack has become popular, allowing solo creators to develop thriving careers by offering individual subscriptions.
“To be clear,” Williams writes, “Medium’s story is far from over. The team today is probably the most capable I’ve seen at this company. I’m excited to see what they do.” He is replacing himself with Tony Stubblebine, the chief executive of the online coaching company Coach.me.
Williams is also a venture partner with the venture firm Obvious Ventures and he plans to launch a new “holding company/research lab” that can be helpful to Medium and other companies.
CEOs who have stepped away recently
- Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as the CEO of Twitter for the second time late last November
- Pinterest co-founder Ben Silbermann stepped away as CEO of the company late last month
- Glossier founder Emily Weiss has stepped away as CEO in late May
- JD.com founder Richard Liu has stepped down as CEO in April


text:
Untethered iOS 6.x Jailbreak released
Tutorials for iOS 6.0 - 6.1.2 untethered jailbreak
Apple Releases iOS 6.1.3 With Evasi0n Fix
iPhoneRoot group in VKontakte
Step-by-step tutorial: jailbreak and unlock
Right after Sprint iPhone 5 WiMax/LTE rumors here goes another one: the Wall Street Journal reports that people familiar with the company’s plans claim the device “won’t operate on long-term evolution or WiMAX fourth-generation networks”:
The people said the device will work on 3G networks, which are broadly in use today and are the standard for the current iPhone 4. AT&T says its HSPA+ network has 4G-like speeds.
Leave a comment
Written by admin
Tuesday, October 4, 2011. 18:02
Posted in All,rumors
Tagged with 3G, 4G, app, Apple, AT&T, exclusive, iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone 4G, iPhone 5, less, Opera, report, rumors, Sprint, test, Wall Street Journal, WiMax, WSJ, айфон, айфон 4, айфон 4g, айфон 4г, айфон 5
Mail (will not be published) (required)
You can login with iPhoneRoot account here.
Типовой договор услуг генподряда
Предложение коммерческих услуг. Калькулятор стоимости услуг
All contents copyright © 2008-2011, By Victor Ivanov and iPhoneRoot.com. All rights reserved.


text:
Coinbase Discloses $1.28 Bln in 2020 Revenue in its Filing to Go Public on Nasdaq
The exchange also reported 43 million verified retail users, 7,000 institutions, and 115,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries. In terms of coin storage, BTC has the highest share at 70%, but it remains the same, unlike ETH, whose share jumped 4%.
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on Nasdaq via a direct listing. The document reads,
“While the internet has transformed how we communicate and purchase goods and services, the existing financial system has hardly changed. We have reached a tipping point for the need for a new, natively digital financial system.”
The company will have two classes of common stock, Class A and Class B, with the rights of their holders identical except with respect to voting and conversion rights.
The prospectus shared with the SEC is part of Coinbase’s registration statement on Form S-1 using a “shelf” registration or continuous offering process, under which registered stockholders may, from time to time, sell the Class A common stock.
In its filing, Coinbase disclosed that they have 43 million verified retail users in Q4 2020, up from 32 million in Q4 of 2019 and 26 million in Q4 of 2018.
2.8 million monthly transacting users were also reported in 4Q20, which had increased from 1 million during the same period in the previous year. These numbers are near to those recorded in Q1 of 2018 at 2.7 million MTUs.
The company also reported 7,000 institutions and 115,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries.
As of December 31, 2020, the company had $456 billion in total trading volume in its entire lifetime so far and $90 billion in assets on the platform. Median quarterly trading volume increased from $17 billion to $21 billion to $38 billion in 2018, 2019, and 2020, respectively.
When talking about its competition, the exchange said they compete against a growing number of decentralized and noncustodial platforms as such presenting a risk if “we fail to compete effectively against them.”
Coinbase generated more than $3.4 billion in total revenue, since its inception, largely from transaction fees. Interestingly, 2020’s transaction revenue represented over 96% of their all-time net revenue.
The exchange generated a total of $1.3 billion in revenue, up from $533.7 million the previous year. “A majority of our net revenue is from transactions in Bitcoin and Ethereum,” notes the company.
While Bitcoin BTC -0.37% Bitcoin / USD BTCUSD $ 28,881.14
-$106.86-0.37% Volume 31.95 b Change -$106.86 Open $28,881.14 Circulating 19.05 m Market Cap 550.23 b 4 mon SEC Commissioner says NFTs Might Fall Within Their Jurisdiction, Gensler Hires Senate Aid for Crypto Policy 4 mon A Possible Crypto Recovery Moving Into New Year, Risk-on Sentiments Send The Stock Market to Another Record High 4 mon Bitcoin and Ether Dump More Going Into Year-End, ETH Killers Showing Great Momentum has the highest 70% concentration on the platform, it remains the same, unlike Coinbase’s Ethereum ETH 0.07% Ethereum / USD ETHUSD $ 1,767.46
$1.240.07% Volume 20.43 b Change $1.24 Open $1,767.46 Circulating 120.95 m Market Cap 213.78 b 4 mon Coinbase Predicts Substantial Growth of Newer L1 Chains & Institutionalization of Regulated DeFi 4 mon A Possible Crypto Recovery Moving Into New Year, Risk-on Sentiments Send The Stock Market to Another Record High 4 mon The Sandbox Game Is Migrating to Ethereum Sidechain Polygon and Launching A DAO in 2022 storage which jumped 4% from the previous year to now 19% share. Both fiat and other crypto assets saw a decline.
Interestingly, a fewer number of people traded BTC this year, recording a 17% drop, while ETH saw just a 1% rise to 15%. In comparison, other assets account for 44% of Coinbase’s trading volume concentration in 2020.


text:
In Alien Hominid HD, you'll take on the role of a diminutive but hilariously deadly alien who must recover his spaceship from Earth. Available on XBLA This week.
I downloaded the demo today. Meh. I just didn't get what all the fuss is about.
the game never was FUN.
in decent titles for xbla. This one release per week or every other week has got to stop. It's nausating how slow they have been at clearing titles for release, yet it seems every month 20 new titles are being announced with 2-3 every coming out in a given month.
N4G is a community of gamers posting and discussing the latest game news. It’s part of NewsBoiler, a network of social news sites covering today’s pop culture.


text:
"We believe HD remains one of the best long-term stories in retail given company-specific sales and margin initiatives, the duopoly/Amazon (AMZN - Get Report) -resistant nature of the industry, and significant financial and operating leverage that amplifies EPS growth in better sales environments. With internal momentum building, we expect HD to benefit from its refocused branding and value proposition, which has driven favorable traffic and ticket trends at the retailer," JPMorgan said in a note to investors.
In October 2018, JPMorgan warned of a home repair softening that could impact Home Depot and Lowe's Cos. (LOW - Get Report) . But it was this week's Sherwin-Williams Inc. (SHW - Get Report) negative preannouncement that prompted the cut, according to the note.
The paint seller on Tuesday released disappointing preliminary fourth-quarter results below consensus estimates. Deutsche Bank analyst Mike Baker said the latest paint sales figures do not bode well for Home Depot and Lowe's, Barron's reported.
Home Depot shares were off 1.23% to close at $174.87 Thursday. Lowe's, which is one of Sherwin-Williams' exclusive partners, was down 2.03% to $92.05.


text:
A new study by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) into perceptions and behavior regarding the security of connected devices has shown that most U.S. consumers have confidence in the security of the connected devices they own.
However, the survey of 1000 respondents in two age groups (500 persons aged 18-34 and 500 persons aged 50-75) shows that this confidence can be lost, as well as interesting differences between generations.
While 81% of consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 have moderate to high confidence in the safety of the connected devices they own, only 77% of consumers between the ages of 50 and 75 feel this way.
None of the age groups has a monopoly on bad safety habits. More than a third (36%) of Americans aged 50-75 say they rarely or never check for software updates on the devices they connect to. 54% of 18-34-year-olds often connect their devices to unsecured WiFi networks to access corporate servers, bank information, and email.
In addition, half of 18-34-year-olds sometimes or never turn off unnecessary manufacturer features such as tracking location and sharing data in recently purchased connected devices. In addition, 44% of this demographic group still accepts push requests, such as requests for access to a location or contact information.
According to Kelvin Coleman, executive director of NCSA, there is a gap between the safety consumers expect from connected equipment and the hygiene safety standards we monitor. While most respondents understand the most basic privacy protection, such as the importance of multi-factor authentication and updating default password settings on new devices, more needs to be done to raise awareness and reduce the vulnerability gap between users.
Read Also: 14 Best Document Management Software of 2020
Older users are usually more vulnerable: 42% of the 50-75 respondents never use public WiFi with their connected devices to access company data, bank details or email. 68% of these users only download applications from trusted sources and only 23% use cloud storage to easily back up their data.
Older respondents are more calculating when it comes to the risks associated with using connected devices, staying away from public Wi-Fi when accessing sensitive personal information, downloading applications from trusted sources only, and largely avoiding cloud storage solutions. Since the threats posed by these practices are well documented, the decision to avoid such behavior is wise, Coleman adds.
Looking at the almost inevitable patterns of distant workers, 64% of older distant workers say they feel partially or very willing to switch to WFH, compared to 83% of younger respondents. Yet 49% of 50-75 employees provide better WFH security by regularly updating the anti-virus, antivirus, and firewall software on their devices, and only 33% of younger employees do the same.
The full report is available on the NCSA website.
cybercrime report 2019,top cyber crimes in the us,cyber security crimes,corporate cyber crime,norton, lifelock download,norton cyber security insights report 2019,dcms iot consultation,consumer internet of things security,iot code of conduct,code of practice for internet of things,iot regulation uk,etsi ts 103 645


text:
ICYMI, Purina is in crisis mode. Back in February, more than 3,000 dog owners filed a class action suit claiming the brand’s Beneful food had led to health problems or even death for their canines.
At the time, there wasn’t much to the response beyond a statement about how “Beneful is occasionally the subject of social media-driven misinformation.”
That wasn’t quite enough for Purina. Yesterday the company put out a multimedia press release including this TV ad:
The company statement claims that the spot above “began as an internal rallying cry” but became so popular that they felt the need to share it with “fellow pet lovers, retailers and critics.” Coincidentally, Purina also ran a full page ad in The New York Times on Sunday to promote the campaign, titled “I Stand Behind Beneful.”
From the release:
“The class action lawsuit, filed in February, included false and unfounded allegations about a popular product that has never been the subject of recall. More than 9.5 million households feed their dogs Beneful each day and in 2014 alone, 1.5 billion Purina Beneful meals were served to 15 million happy, healthy dogs.”
The best line, though, describes the campaign itself:
“Purina associates share a ‘not on my watch’ sentiment that lives up to Purina’s long-standing values and standards…”
The idea is that Purina employees who own dogs feed their pups the food they make–so it can’t possibly be bad. This message obviously won’t sway the plaintiffs, but it does get to the heart of the matter.
UPDATE: Purina tells us that its PR agency of record Burson Marsteller had nothing to do with this particular campaign, which was led by the company’s internal comms team.
On a lighter note, here’s a dog jumping into a car:
— Ford Motor Company (@Ford) June 8, 2015


text:
Costumes, comedians and cocktails will take over the Shimkat Motor Co. showroom next weekend for the Fort Dodge Halloween Masquerade Community Health Center’s annual fundraiser.
The October 30 event will feature comedian Steve Byrne, who appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel”, “Conan”, “The Late Late Show” and “The show tonight.”
“We are excited to host the event again this year – in 2020 we have gone completely virtual for our fundraiser,” said Regina Suhrbier, outreach services coordinator for the CSC. “This year, we again hosted a fun costumed event in conjunction with hosting part of our online auction.”
The social evening will start at 6 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by entertainment and an auction. Tickets are $ 45 in advance or $ 50 at the door. There will also be a cash bar and a dessert auction.
Tickets are available at Shimkat Motor Co., 3126 Fifth Ave. S .; at CHC, 126 N. 10th St .; or online at www.biddingforgood.com/chcfortdodge.
“Our mission is to provide quality health services to all”, said Suhrbier. “This fundraiser will help us raise funds for new equipment that will help us in our mission. “
CSC CEO Renae Kruckenberg noted that the CSC is a non-profit clinic and “Every dollar goes to a good cause.
The funds will be used to purchase a Butterfly IQ ultrasound machine.
“The Butterfly IQ will allow us to perform ultrasound assessments on everything from the lungs and heart to the bladder and vascular system” Kruckenberg said. “Having this on site will reduce the need for patients to have to travel elsewhere for imaging.”
The CHC aims to remove barriers to healthcare, Suhrbier explained. These obstacles could be transport, finance, insurance and work leave.
“The more services we provide, the easier it is for our patients to take care of their health. “ she said. “When we can provide what they need, they only need to travel once or be absent from work once to come visit us. “
Fundraising will begin on Monday, when many auction items will be posted for online public auctions throughout the week. The online auction will end on Saturday and the items can be found at www.biddingforgood.com/chcfortdodge.
Raffle tickets will also be available online, at CHC and Shimkat Motor Co. Raffle tickets cost $ 25 each or five for $ 100. Prizes include a $ 1,000 Visa gift card, $ 800 Shimkat prize, and a $ 500 grocery gift card to Hy-Vee or Fareway.


text:
Trade secretary Peter Munya has directed the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) to draft legal amendments lowering the age limit and raising allowable exhaust emission standards for all vehicle imports.
The new regulations, which Mr Munya has directed Kebs to draft by tomorrow, January 15, will pave the way for gazettement and official enforcement of the changes after Treasury secretary Henry Rotich’s Budget presentation in June.
Implementation of the order will immediately raise the price of almost all second hand vehicle imports to above Sh1 million, with the cost increase ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of shillings depending on the model.
Second hand car imports are highly popular with majority of Kenyans owing to their affordability compared to locally assembled units or new imports.
“Be advised that government has already committed itself to developing a National Automotive Policy Framework and at the same time, review the emission levels and age limit on imported used motor vehicles from the current eight (8) years to five (5) years effective July 2019,” Mr Munya wrote in a December 20, 2018 letter to Kebs.
A vehicle manufactured in 2012 is the oldest that can be imported into the country this year based on the current eight-year age limit but the change to five years means the year of manufacture will be from 2015.
Newer vehicles cost more to buy from overseas markets such as Japan, with the units also attracting higher taxes since the custom value forms the basis for a series of cumulative levies.
A 4.6-litre petrol Toyota Land Cruiser VX manufactured in 2012 is currently retailing at Sh7 million while a similar 2015 model will be priced at about Sh11 million, inclusive of dealers margins.
A non-hybrid, 2.4-litre petrol Toyota Harrier made in 2012 is being sold for Sh2.8 million while a similar 2015 unit is expected to retail at Sh4.3 million.
A one-litre petrol-powered Toyota Vitz manufactured in 2012 is going for Sh612,000 while the same model produced in 2015 is estimated will cost Sh1 million.
“Prices will rise even higher if the proposed age limit is implemented because newer models are fewer and sellers in Japan and other markets will respond to increased demand by raising prices,” said the secretary-general of Kenya Auto Bazaar Association, Mr Charles Munyori.
Mr Munya said the changes are intended to boost local motor vehicle assembly, terming it a priority sector under the government’s Big Four agenda and also at the East African Community (EAC) level.
Volskwagen and Peugeot are the latest automakers to begin limited assembly of their cars in Kenya, with new vehicle dealers having lobbied the government for years to curb importation of used vehicles.
Used vehicle dealers complained that the move would punish the majority of buyers and second-hand car dealers and benefit only a few new vehicle assemblers and dealers. “Government policies should be about promoting the interests of the public. In this case, a few assemblers are to be protected by raising the cost of vehicles for most Kenyans,” argued Mr Munyori.
He added that the July implementation target is also not feasible because the process of changing the motor vehicle standards needs public participation ‘which can take up to one year.’
One of the bodies that needs to be involved in making the changes is a technical committee whose membership includes the transport ministry, Kebs, insurers and motor vehicle dealers.
“The current push by the cabinet secretary (Mr Munya) may not work unless he intends to bypass the technical committee, thus exposing the government to legal challenges,” said Mr Munyori.
Official data shows that Kenya imports an average of 7,600 vehicles per month, with the average assembled units standing at about 430.
Assemblers mostly produce commercial vehicles such as buses and pick-ups, with their range of passenger cars severely limited.
The age limit for imported second-hand cars is set to drop from eight to five years starting July, setting the stage for a steep increase in prices and taxes payable on the units.


text:
ANNOUNCED AS TEMPORARYNo
Public procurement localisation
In a notice published in the April 27, 2020 edition of the Federal Register, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the availability of $3 billion in funds for the purchase and distribution of fresh produce and dairy and meat products. AMS said that it is utilizing existing authorities and procedures “to streamline and expand delivery of fresh produce and dairy and meat products to non-profit and governmental organizations that can distribute the commodities to Americans in need” during the COVID-19 national emergency. AMS did not waive the existing requirement that it purchase only 100% American-grown and -processed foods.
⚑ Please report this page in case you detect an inaccuracy in its content.


text:
Oil company Chevron is testing NFC mobile payments, including Apple Pay, for direct fuel pump sales at a service station in San Ramon, California. The pilot is expected to expand to Cupertino “soon”, Chevron adds.
- BNP Paribas launches HCE mobile payments
- India Post to enable Aadhaar money transfers
- Barclaycard adds contactless payments to watches and fashion jewellery
- Samsung Pay goes live in Malaysia
- Metro Bank adds Android Pay in UK


text:
db green issue out now
8th January, 2013 by db_staff
The drinks business’ annual green issue is out, with our most comprehensive look ever at the commercial impact of environmentally friendly initiatives.
From producers installing solar panels to logistics firms in search for more efficient ways to ship wine around the world and UK merchants keen to minimise their own environmental impact, the balance between good intentions and good business sense is crucial to get right.
With water management one of the most pressing issues for vineyard managers around the world, Sally Easton MW examines the latest developments in irrigation practices.
This month also sees db shine the spotlight on Australia, highlighting the new generation of wines that are currently emerging from Down Under – not to mention how these are being received in a UK market that has been slow to recognise the exciting evolution taking place.
Finally, we report on the recent Guala Closures Anti-Counterfeiting Seminar, take a look at the burgeoning wine production in evidence on the East Coast of the US and help you to get the most out of 2013 with our round up of this year’s major drinks trade exhibitions.
To receive a copy of the drinks business magazine check our Subscriptions page or email: firstname.lastname@example.org


text:
The Next Web (TNW) talks to Andrew Shikiar, executive director and chief marketing officer of the FIDO Alliance, and its partner and hardware security key maker Yubico, about authentication without passwords through the FIDO2 standard. But before TNW looks at what companies are doing to allow users to login to services in different ways, they take a look at what FIDO2 is and how it works.
MORE FIDO in the News
Intelligent CISO: Passing on passwords in 2023 (finally)
Passwords are often an organisation’s weakest link. On World Password...


text:
On 25th July 2014, TAPMI students had the privilege of attending the guest lecture by Dr. K Ganesh and Manish K Agarwal from McKinsey & Company. The guest lecture was organised as part of the ongoing Expert Talk series and the topic was Next generation supply chain. Dr. K Ganesh is Knowledge expert at McKinsey & Company and has 10 years of research and consulting experience in supply chain domain. He also has published and presented many papers in leading international Research journals and conferences. Mr. Manish Kumar Agarwal is Research Manager at McKinsey & Company.
The session began with Dr. Ganesh giving an idea about the accelerating pace of technological advancement and shortening timeline of market adoption of new communication and energy technologies. He said that Knowledge repository was very important for any organization and companies now a days have specific team to collect and create information or knowledge. He was of the opinion that today, data is widely available but the ability to extract wisdom from them is scarce. He also stressed on the role analytics and data mining can play in increasing the efficiency in the supply chain. Dr. Ganesh considers Finance and HR to be very important functions and believes need of the hour was to understand the tax complexities and finding right people with right skills. He explained the three key elements in supply chain namely; cost, service and capital and various concerns in supply chain was also looked into.
With business cycles becoming shorter and tougher and rapid urbanisation acting as the driver of growth, Dr. Ganesh opined that new urban centres would evolve and companies needs to be smart in prediction to be successful in business. The session ended with Dr. Ganesh and Mr. Manish stressing on the importance of skills like initiative, risk-taking and good communication to be successful supply chain managers.
The session was very interactive and the students of TAPMI got an opportunity to clear their doubts from the industry experts. The enthusiasm of the students in the classroom was palpable.


text:
PRESS RELEASE: 16 March 2011
Restaurant and Catering Workers Forum
The Restaurant and Catering Workers Forum, established by SIPTU and the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI), staged a public protest today outside Burger King, Supermac’s and Eddie Rockets outlets. These fast food chains form part of the Quick Service Food Alliance, an industry group mounting a legal challenge to the JLC (Joint Labour Committee) system which sets minimum wages and conditions for workers in the restaurant and catering industry. The protest took place as the Food Alliance’s legal challenge was being heard before the High Court.
Although many fast food restaurants saw big profits in Ireland last year, they are joining other restaurants in challenging minimum wage protections for their workers. For example, Supermac’s, a leading member of the alliance, last year reported that pre-tax profits were up 18 per cent to €6.2 million and added six new outlets in 2010. Eddie Rocket’s last year reported pre-tax profits of €1.5 million.
Restaurant and catering workers are the lowest paid of any sector. Their average weekly pay is €351 (just half of the national average). The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) has also reported that an overwhelming 79% of all catering establishments inspected in 2009 were found to be out of compliance with laws governing minimum rates of pay, payment of wages, and related employment protections.
According to Pat Ward of SIPTU, “The restaurant industry is driving an attack on minimum wage rates and basic protections for workers. This is not about saving jobs - companies like Supermac’s have actually seen their profits increase, while lower-wage workers are struggling to survive. The industry’s attack on wages for the poorest workers is shameful. Now, more than ever, we must ensure protections remain in place for those who need them most.”
According to a 2010 TASC report, A Square Deal, wage rates in the restaurant sector are competitive and one of the lowest in the EU-15. The TASC report also states that abolishing JLC pay scales for general workers would result in insignificant reductions in the price of a meal that would not increase customer demand. For example, the cost of a €60 meal for two would reduce by just 61 cents per customer. The report states that it is doubtful that these minimal price reductions would increase customer demand and address the primary issue of commercial rent.
“We have heard from hundreds of restaurant workers reporting unfair treatment and conditions of exploitation over the years,” according to Siobhán O’Donoghue, Director of MRCI. “Yet restaurants like Supermac’s and Eddie Rockets are looking for a reduction in wages and protections for workers. The restaurant industry is driving an agenda that is bad for low wage workers and bad for Ireland.”
Oktay Gencoglu, a restaurant worker in Naas originally from Turkey, says, “Restaurant workers are already suffering to support our families. Our hours have been cut and many of us have seen our wages cut too. Any more cuts would be disastrous for us. We are calling on the Quick Food Service Alliance to drop its challenge and for the Government to defend our wages from further attacks and cuts.”


text:
Inspire Brands, Atlanta, announced plans to acquire Jimmy John’s Sandwiches, Champaign, Ill.
“Jimmy John’s has found the ideal home at Inspire,” says Jimmy John Liautaud, founder of Jimmy John’s. “Inspire’s long-term approach, culture of innovation and commitment to helping brands grow sets it apart from the rest. I couldn’t be prouder of the company we’ve built, and I can’t wait to see what Jimmy John’s is able to accomplish under Inspire’s leadership.”
“Jimmy John’s is a great fit for the Inspire family,” says Paul Brown, co-founder and CEO of Inspire Brands. “What started in 1983 as a sandwich shop in a converted garage in Charleston, Ill., has grown into a national, differentiated brand with a passionate fan base. We are excited to welcome the Jimmy John’s brand to Inspire, and look forward to working with their team and franchisees to help the company achieve its next stage of growth.”
At the close of the transaction, James North will serve as president of the Jimmy John’s brand, and Liautaud will step down.