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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is to be a driver for the recovery of the ASEAN economy after the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control.
Danny Lee, former director of Community Affairs Development in the ASEAN
Major companies are not the only businesses affected by this outbreak. In fact, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are amongst the worst hit as few have the financial buffer to weather the storm.
When I was in Nanning, in southern China, at the start of February on business, only a handful of restaurants were open for service, and some of them had to restrict their business to takeaways as official restrictions tightened over the following few days. I had been travelling to Nanning every month and the severe crunch on business owners was obvious. Some of my regular eating places employ about two dozen staff and with the extended Lunar New Year break, these owners were bearing the overheads such as rentals and salaries – all without revenue as the restaurants were closed. Across the region, news of no-pay-leave and lay-offs were also emerging with alarming regularity.
At the time of writing, the words of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong loomed at the back of my head. In an interview with CNN, PM Loong cautioned that “flattening the curve” will not last for just a few months, but it could take up to a year or possibly 18 months. While governments across the world have pushed out supportive measures, it is also apparent that a collective global and regional effort is necessary not only to control and beat the pandemic, but also to pull everyone out of recession.
On that count, we are fortunate to be in the ASEAN – one of the fastest-growing regions in the world. As the director for Community Affairs Development, I used to brief visiting groups to the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. One of the points which I regularly pointed out was the fast growth in our grouping, as our cities grow. We are also blessed with a young population that is eager to explore and prosper.
This is apparent in the growth of products and services in the region. Vietnam’s G7 coffee was among the first products to gain popularity in Singapore about seven years ago. Today, the So Pho restaurant is a common sight in many of our malls, a testimony to the growing interaction in the ASEAN.
This was one of the reasons that prompted me to start a small business of my own. After talking up the bloc and our partners all these years, I am putting my money where my mouth is. And despite the dire economic conditions we are in now, I remain optimistic about the growth in our region.
In an article on the multiplicative effects of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on ASEAN trade, Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy, lead researcher for economic affairs at the ASEAN Studies Centre with the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, pointed out some important statistics. The RCEP offers opportunities in the form of a huge market of $24.8 trillion and over 2.3 billion people. In 2018, the combined GDP of the RCEP (on a purchasing power parity basis) is greater than that of other trading blocs such as the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. In Asia, the combined GDP of the RCEP is about five times that of the members of the ASEAN Free Trade Area, and about three times that of other Asian countries, including India. Within the ASEAN, we are doing pretty well too. “In 2018, the ASEAN’s total trade in goods stood at $2.8 trillion, 34 per cent of which was accounted for by the bilateral trade between the ASEAN and five of its dialogue partners and 23 per cent was accounted for by intra-ASEAN trade,” stated the report.
Moreover, it says, total inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the ASEAN were recorded at $152.8 billion in 2018 – 25 per cent of which was sourced from its dialogue partners and 15 per cent from ASEAN countries. “Taken together, values of intra-RCEP trade and investment already account for 57 per cent of total trade and 40 per cent of total FDI inflows in ASEAN, respectively,” it added.
These are the numbers which give me the confidence to continue with my business plans, despite the downturn brought by the pandemic. However, there is still a lot of work to be done. There are countless SMEs in the region and they are the backbone of many regional economies, but many do not have access to this huge network and its immense potential.
As such, platforms like the annual China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning are extremely important not only to showcase products and services, but also to know and network with fellow business people. Over the years, the CAEXPO has grown in size and I have noticed new partners participating year after year. This augurs well for the many small businesses participating in the flagship event. For countless business owners who could not participate in person, it would help greatly if their respective governments can find ways to link their SMEs with their regional counterparts, especially the new business owners. The RCEP market is huge and dynamic and member governments should see the opportunities it provides for their domestic economies. With the high penetration of mobile phones among our people, digital marketing and e-commerce is an important area which our growing urban young people can tap into.
The ASEAN is rich in products and exports – take coffee for example. According to Statista.com, two ASEAN member states are among the top five coffee producing countries in the world in 2018, with Vietnam at number two and Indonesia fourth. Despite the outbreak, coffee prices have defied the global rout with prices in Brazil close to record levels – nearing £85 ($105.2) per 60-kilogramme bag, according to the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail. Within the RCEP, China’s coffee market will continue to be a huge engine for growth. The revenue of the country’s coffee market is expected to be $9.12 billion in 2020, with instant coffee accounting for $8.3 billion.
Amidst the difficulties which the world is facing, the ASEAN is presented with the golden opportunity to get the RCEP endorsed. For the countless SMEs who are reeling or even sunk by the pandemic, the signing of the RCEP could not come sooner as it may provide the kick-start which all economies needed now, and we are counting on that auspicious moment in Vietnam this year. VIR
Enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and investment towards a cohesive and responsive ASEAN is one of the shared topics by many regional officials, researchers and policymakers.
Luong Hoang Thai, director of the Multilateral Trade Policy Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade, speaks about Vietnam's initiatives for ASEAN 2020.


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Oracle has delivered a better-than-expected fourth quarter courtesy of strong hardware sales, notably an operating profit at Sun and strong sales of Exadata database machines.
The company on Thursday reported earnings of $2.4bn (£1.6bn), or 46 cents a share, on revenue of $9.5bn, according to a statement. Non-GAAP earnings were 60 cents a share, well ahead of the 54 cents a share expected by Wall Street. Sales were in line with expectations, but Oracle's profit got a boost from better-than-expected hardware sales.
Sun contributed about $400m in non-GAAP operating income. In a statement, Oracle chief financial officer Jeff Epstein said Sun had $1.2bn in systems revenue.
For more on this story, see Oracle: Sun profitable; Exadata sales pipeline nears $1 billion on ZDNet.com.

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Renovations on Park Lane Towers, the terrace-ringed Upper East Side high-rise that symbolized luxury living for George and Weezy on “The Jeffersons” has current real-life tenants so outraged they’re planning to halt rent payments starting Tuesday.
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It’s undeniable that cannabis use – from flowers to softgels and everything in between – is becoming the new norm. Europe alone is seeing a steadily increasing number of medical cannabis patients and the EU market is expected to be the largest within the next few years. We’re looking at a total market value of €58 billion for European medical cannabis. This is why these educational and networking events are becoming increasingly important.
One such event is Cannabis Europa, which was founded last year with their inaugural conference taking place in Barbican, London. Although only in its second year running, Cannabis Europa is already a well-known event with many prominent industry speakers and big-name sponsors to boast. There will be a total of 18 talks covered by 80 panelists including politicians, medical professionals, business owners, advocates, professional athletes and other stakeholders.
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The program will be broken down into four different categories: culture and society, science and health, policy and politics, and finally, business and investment. Speakers will look back over the last twelve months to discuss the most important issues and developments that fall into one of those four areas.
Cannabis Europa will be held from Monday, June 24th to Tuesday, June 25th 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room at London’s Southbank Centre – right in the heart of the city! The Southbank Centre is the largest art centers in the United Kingdom.
At an impressive 17 acres, it’s considered one of the top five tourist attractions in the country. It’s right in the cultural epicenter of the city with vibrant theaters, top-notch restaurants, historic pubs, and close proximity to the River Thames.
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3D Hubs enables everyone with a 3D printer to join building the largest production network in the world. Exclusive interview by Andrew Walker
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“I’ll cut to the chase. I love the store. I love the kit. But I wouldn’t buy anything there… yet” says designer Andrew Walker
3D Systems have revealed a series of high end 3D printers that can produce models in virtually any colour combination
Exclusive – 3D Focus talks to iMakr founder & director Sylvain Preumont ahead of the iMakr 3D print store opening in central London on April 30th.
The iMakr Store will open in London on April 30th with two floors dedicated to 3D printing
3D printing and online marketplace Shapeways has announced a service to produce professional grade silver jewellery.
Microsoft’s annual three day TechFest started on March 5th and already revealed some interesting concepts covering AR, 3D printing/scanning and haptic feedback
Nanoscribe launch the world’s fastest and highest definition 3D printer that can print at a sub-micrometre level.
A device that looks like a pen and allows you to draw 3D objects in the air will retail for $75 if crowd-source funding is successful.
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Bookham Buys Nortel's Components Biz
Light Reading predicted the purchase three weeks ago (see Nortel Close to Components Sale ).
Bookham refers to the proposed arrangement as a "combination" with Nortel's optical transmitter and receiver and optical amplifier businesses. This is because of the size of the deal relative to the size of Bookham. Based on the midmarket closing price of Bookham's ordinary shares last week, the total consideration of the "combination" is valued at $111.6 million (£71.2 million), according to a statement issued by the company. Bookham's market capitalization is approximately $89.8 million, according to StockPoint.
As a result, and to comply with U.K. regulations, Bookham's shares have been suspended from trading today. The combination is subject to shareholder approval at a meeting scheduled for November 5.
It's interesting to note that Nortel will receive 61 million new ordinary shares in Bookham, giving it 29.78 per cent of the issued share capital, and making it the company's largest single shareholder. However, Nortel has agreed to abstain from using its voting rights -- unless the business affects Nortel's own share price directly -- so that Bookham may continue to carry out its business independently.
In addition to the $44 million in new shares, Nortel also gets warrants for a further 9 million shares and loan notes worth up to $50 million, plus a smallish amount of cash -- $10 million -- in respect of restructuring costs.
The question on everyone's lips is whether Bookham can make this purchase work. Large, ailing components businesses like Nortel's may be relatively cheap to buy but very expensive to own.
A key part of the deal, from Bookham's point of view, is a supply contract with Nortel worth a minimum of $120 million over the next 18 months. In addition, Nortel has agreed to purchase a fixed percentage of its components requirements over a three-year period following completion of the deal.
Although the deal is much bigger, Bookham appears to be trying to repeat the apparently successful formula of its purchase earlier this year of Marconi plc's (Nasdaq/London: MONI) components division, which also included a supply agreement (see Bookham Gets a Bargain). The formula proved successful inasmuch as Bookham is projecting a threefold increase in third-quarter revenues compared to a year ago (before the acquisition), in results to be announced later this month.
Before the acquisition by Bookham, Marconi's components group was viewed with suspicion by many potential customers, since the parent company was a competitor, says Steve Turley, Bookham's chief commercial officer. Branding those components with the Bookham logo has opened up a much wider customer base, he contends.
The same is true of Nortel's components business, which currently supplies most of its wares to the parent company. Turley reasons that if those products can compete on a level playing field with other independent components vendors, then it represents a good business opportunity for Bookham.
Even if these outside markets don't materialize, Nortel should contribute a minimum of $20 million per quarter to Bookham's revenues following closure of the deal, according to Bookham's CFO Steve Abely. That's a substantial boost over the next quarter's predicted revenues of $11.7 million (£7.5 million) and brings the company's break-even target of $75 million significantly closer.
But what of the financial impact of integrating the Nortel units into Bookham? Although it isn't taking on any debt obligations associated with the two loss-making Nortel divisions, Bookham will gain around 1,300 more employees.
Nortel's transmitter and receiver business, based in Ottawa and Paignton, U.K., employs about 940 people, while the optical amplifier business, based mainly in Paignton and Zurich, Switzerland, employs a further 380 people. The majority of these staff will be transferred to Bookham, the company says, although there will be some consolidation and redundancies.
Bookham claims the financial impact of the integration will be minimal. "We have been working on this transaction in order to get a cost reduction that will work for us," says Abely. "We are planning a 25 percent reduction in overheads by the end of the first quarter" (following closure of the deal).
Abely also points to the fact that the Bookham's burn rate was lower in the quarter following the Marconi acquisition than it was the previous quarter. "We learnt a lot going through that exercise, and we can apply that learning to do it better next time.
"Our business plan doesn't depend on an industry recovery any time soon."
Analysts think it could go either way. "It really comes down to a market timing issue," says Jay Leibowitz, president of Leibowitz Strategies. "Short-term the risk is the danger of added burn for Bookham. Long-term the advantage is Bookham strengthens its actives line and its amplification product line, so it strengthens its ability to be one of the few remaining full product-line supplier for optical networking applications. How long the market takes to grow again will be critical to determining whether the short-term risk outweighs the long-term benefits."
If the sale goes through, Nortel will have rid itself of virtually all of its components activity, as it intended. The other major components group, Coretek, was closed down two weeks ago (see Coretek Is Closed).
Bookham's Turley says Bookham wasn't interested in Coretek because the company has its own tunable laser technology, acquired from Marconi, which it considers superior (see Marconi Claims Tunable Laser Advance).
With Nortel out of optical components, attention will now turn to Agere, which is also aiming to quit the market and focus on electronic components (see Lights Out for Agere's Opto Biz and Agere's Exit From Opto: Sad but Sensible). When and if Agere finds a buyer or shuts down its optical business, Bookham could end up as the World No. 2 in optical components. Gulp.
— Pauline Rigby, Senior Editor, Light Reading


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Every year, hundreds of millions of people use Amazon.com, and undoubtedly the company offers great benefits to an average customer.
Convenience – thanks to products such as Prime, many customers can get their products shipped quickly and without additional costs.
Massive selection – yes, Amazon offers millions of products allowing us to have more choice than almost anywhere else.
Competitive prices – they have great prices on many products, many are cheaper than elsewhere.
It all seems great, they seem to care for the customers, but this all comes at a cost. Unfortunately, once you start studying their practices you will learn about the dark side of Amazon.com.
Here are a few examples of their unethical practices that might make you reconsider using their platform. And before we start, let me say that this is just the tip of the iceberg, you could write books about the unethical practices of Amazon.
1. Amazon’s Use of dirty tactics to crash competitors
In 2009 and 2010 Amazon was playing dirty tricks on a competitor Diapers.com. They would cut the prices of diapers and sell them below the cost to crush their competitor Diapers.com. They apparently lost 200 million dollars to destroy Diapers.com.
“Emails published by the House Judiciary Committee this week confirm an accusation that critics have long leveled against Amazon: that the company’s aggressive price-cutting for diapers in 2009 and 2010 was designed to undercut an emerging rival.” (source)
So what happened was that in 2009 and 2010 Amazon really wanted to be the leader of the diapers market. This is totally understandable as diapers are products that moms order regularly and a lot of Amazon’s strategy with services such as Amazon Prime has to do with regular purchases. At that time, Amazon had a major competitor called Quidsi that owned Diapers.com. Amazon decided to lower their prices to the point where they were losing money (sources claim that they lost around 200 million dollars). And once Quidsi “were on their knees” and couldn’t compete anymore, Amazon bought them out. Bezos was recently questioned about this incident however he said that he doesn’t remember any specifics.
To me, this shows the culture at Amazon promoted by Bezos, “get to the top no matter at what cost”. And this approach is visible in so many other cases and situations.
2. Pushing workers to the limits
Amazon is known for their poor treatment of workers and pushing them to the limits. This has been an ongoing issue for many years. Let me quickly give you a few examples.
Amazon initially denied that the workers urinate into the bottles due to a lack of time to use the bathroom. However many workers shared that they have to pee in the bottles to meet quotas, some even defecated in bags. This has been confirmed by many workers and in confidential documents obtained by The Intercept. And the management is fully aware of this.
Imagine so much pressure that you don’t have the time to use the bathroom and have to pee in the bottles.
Amazon also does a really good job to break unions and make sure people aren’t organizing protests against their ruthless practices.
“Dozens of leaked documents from Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center reveal the company’s reliance on Pinkerton operatives to spy on warehouse workers and the extensive monitoring of labor unions, environmental activists, and other social movements.” (source)
Below is an example of the treatment that one former worker experienced when he got ill
“Amazon operated a draconian disciplinary points system, whereby points were given to workers for things like missed productivity targets, “idle time” and clocking in a few minutes after the start of a shift. We were warned that talking to co-workers could also result in the acquisition of a point. Should you receive six points you would lose your job. Illness was punished as a misdemeanour by the company. I took a day off sick and was given a point for it – despite notifying Amazon several hours before the start of my shift that I was ill and offering to provide a note from the doctor. When I returned to work I asked an Amazon manager how they could justify such a policy, which effectively punished people for being ill. “It’s what Amazon have always done,” he replied blandly.” (source)
3. Paying little or no tax
They are extremely good at navigating the system with the use of their army of lawyers and accountants to make sure that they pay very little income tax.
“After two straight years of paying $0 in U.S. federal income tax, Amazon was on the hook for a $162 million bill in 2019”
“Of course, $162 million is still just a fraction of the $13.9 billion in pre-tax income Amazon reported for 2019 — roughly 1.2%, in fact. The federal corporate tax rate is 21%, but as in the past, Amazon likely employed various tax credits and deductions to reduce its federal tax bill. Amazon also reported $280.5 billion in total revenue in 2019 “ (source)
4. Amazon’s environmental impact
One of the more shocking revelations that came out recently is the fact how Amazon destroys millions of unsold items in the UK every year. Some products that are often new and unused are dumped into landfills. ITV News did an investigation recently in one of their 24, UK-based fulfillment centres.
“Products that were never sold, or returned by a customer. Almost all could have been redistributed to charities or those in need. Instead, they are thrown into vast bins, carried away by lorries, and dumped at either recycling centres or, worse, a landfill site.”
“An ex-employee, who asked for anonymity, told us: “From a Friday to a Friday our target was to generally destroy 130,000 items a week.”
“”Overall, 50 percent of all items are unopened and still in their shrink wrap. The other half are returns and in good condition. Staff have just become numb to what they are being asked to do.”
It is hard to imagine the level of waste here, millions of goods that could be distributed to charities and people in need are being thrown into landfills.
You might be wondering, why do they do it? According to ITV News, the reason is that many vendors that work with Amazon keep their products at their warehouses for shipping. Some goods remain unsold and these companies are charged by Amazon to store them. It becomes cheaper to dispose the goods, especially stock from overseas than to continue storing the stock.
Here are just 4 examples of some of the unethical practices of Amazon.com.
And keep in mind that this is really just the tip of the iceberg. They have a lot more unethical practices and I wanted to keep this article short. The final message I want to share is that each time we shop at Amazon we contribute to all that and a lot more. If we allow these companies to grow through our participation and our use of their products we might see a society that won’t be very friendly in the near future. Taking away our jobs through automation, spying, and surveillance, crushing smaller businesses, environmental degradation, and a lot more…
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The Fruitables brand grew out of university research performed with the goal of solving pet obesity using low-calorie pumpkin as a fortified food supplement. The research produced a successful weight loss program and the underlying philosophy became the foundation of the company’s CalorieSmart ethos for pet wellness and health. Today, the Fruitables brand has evolved into a full line of CalorieSmart treats, broths and toppers.
The acquisition follows several other pet company acquisitions by Manna Pro that have expanded their product lines into the wellness, grooming, oral care and flea and tick categories.
“Fruitables treats and supplements will be a strong addition to our portfolio of premium pet products,” said Manna Pro president and CEO John Howe. “Consumers are feeding their pets similarly to how they are eating, and Fruitables has been an early leader in offering healthy options. Working closely with independent pet retailers, Fruitables have helped pet owners address health conditions and provide preventive care. We remain committed to those retailers and Fruitables loyal followers.”
Research shows functional pet treats on the rise
Functional pet treats are growing more popular among pet owners focused on nutrition and wellness. Pet treat manufactures are reaping the benefits of the growing health and nutrition trend. Over the last five years, pet treat sales in the US have outpaced dog and cat food sales, with treats sales increasing 29 percent between 2012–2017 to reach US$4.39 billion, according to recent data from Mintel.
The pet treat category is out-performing the overall pet food market while following many of the same trends, such as “humanization, natural, grain-free, limited ingredient, made in the USA, functional ingredients and exotic proteins,” according to a 2017 report from Research and Markets.
“As in the pet food market, health and wellness concerns are a primary driver, with more and more pet owners turning to functional treats for health conditions that are often age- or weight-related, including joint/mobility, skin/coat and cognitive,” said the Research and Markets report. “Additionally, as the chews segment recovers from the wave of recalls in recent years, consumers are looking for options with simpler and fewer ingredients and demanding transparency when it comes to ingredient sourcing.”


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Of us utilizing Dash’s legacy 3G CDMA community could have simply gained a slight reprieve, with a brand new report revealing that T-Cellular has pushed again the date of its shutdown by one other two months. T-Cellular, which merged with Dash in 2020, had deliberate to decommission the ageing 3G community on March 31, 2022. Nevertheless, The T-Mo Report has found that the service has quietly prolonged the deadline to Might 31, 2022, as a substitute.
The change initially got here to mild through a publish on Reddit, the place somebody seen the brand new date on the website of Softbank, which beforehand owned Dash. Though T-Cellular hasn’t made a public announcement, The T-Mo Report confirmed that a number of Dash prospects with older telephones acquired an e mail straight from the service. These with telephones that may’t use LTE have been instructed that they now have till Might 31, 2022, earlier than the Dash CDMA community shuts down. Nevertheless, even this date might not be closing. A footnote on the Softbank web page provides that “there’s a risk that the date of Might 31 will likely be rescheduled in [the] future.”
Sunsetting legacy 3G companies
T-Cellular initially needed to close down the Dash 3G community on January 1, 2022, however delayed it to March 31, when its associate, Dish, raised issues that it didn’t have sufficient time emigrate its legacy prospects over to the Increase Cellular community. When Sprint merged with T-Mobile in 2020, it was required to divest itself of its prepaid services, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile, which were sold off to Dish to ensure the industry remained competitive. Regulators hoped that Dish could rise from the ashes of Sprint to take over the vacated fourth-place spot on the top carriers list.
With the acquisition of Boost Mobile, Dish was also permitted to piggyback on T-Mobile’s network for seven years. Although nothing in that agreement prevents T-Mobile from shutting down legacy 3G services such as the old Sprint CDMA network, it’s been under pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice to work with Dish to reduce the impact on the many customers who rely on the older 3G technology.
Dish has been scrambling to upgrade customers to newer phones, but it’s not moving fast enough for T-Mobile. In a blog post final summer time, T-Cellular CEO Mike Sievert accused his “associates at Dish” of “dragging their toes in getting their prospects upgraded to the superior 4G/5G world,” calling the problem a “manufactured disaster, orchestrated by Dish.”
In October, when T-Cellular prolonged the shutdown for the 3G CDMA community to March 31, the corporate released a statement that it was “stepping up” on behalf of companions that hadn’t “adopted by on their duty to assist their prospects by this shift.” It appears evident that one of many “companions” in query was Dish.
In the meantime, Dish executives have pointed to COVID-related points and provide chain issues as causes for the delays. Nevertheless, T-Cellular has been fast to level out that it’s been efficiently transitioning its Dash CDMA prospects since early final yr, offering them with new 5G telephones without spending a dime on plans that can present higher service at no further value.
It’s not clear if Dish is the rationale for this newest extension, as T-Cellular hasn’t made any official announcement but. T-Cellular has but to update its Network Evolution page with the brand new date, which nonetheless reveals March 31, 2022. T-Cellular additionally plans to decommission its personal 3G UMTS community by July 1, 2022, and Dash’s LTE community by June 30, 2022. Though the corporate plans to retire its even older GSM 2G community ultimately, it has but to set a date for that.


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Shell Pakistan collaborates with PakWheels to launch an exclusive portal
KARACHI - Shell Pakistan has announced to kick start a new project with PakWheels to launch an exclusive portal. Through this alliance, Shell Pakistan and PakWheels will provide a holistic gateway offering authentic and relevant information regarding Shell’s consumer lubricants.
Shell offers a wide range of consumer and industrial lubricants and has collaborated with PakWheels to engage its visitor base of over 30 million to disseminate relevant information to a highly targeted audience.
Shell-PakWheels portal will host exclusive features such as ‘Know your Oil Web Series’, an ‘Independent Workshop & Station Locator’, and an ‘Exclusive Lubricant Guide’. The portal is designed to help consumers choose the right lubricant for their vehicle and locate the nearest oil purchase and change facility in their vicinity.
Speaking regarding this collaboration, Ms. Nadia Haseeb, Marketing Manager for Shell Pakistan stated, “We are excited to be working with PakWheels for the launch of this portal. Shell Pakistan Limited ensures that each collaboration will prove to be the best for their consumers. PakWheels has over the years gained an engagement of approx. 4.5 million automobile enthusiasts, who will benefit from this portal when it comes to the needs of their automobile.”
The alliance has been lauded by Suneel Sarfraz Munj, Chairman PakWheels, “Collaborating with Shell Pakistan Limited is a natural step for PakWheels. It is important for us to provide reliable information and reviews to our readers. We believe this portal will provide our readers with the best solutions.”
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Taste of Brookside set for Tuesday with 17 neighborhood eateries
BY NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON World Scene Writer
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
11/07/12 at 3:15 AM
Location can make or break a restaurant.
That's why Pauly Sorrentino, one of the partners of the R Bar and Grill, is glad that they chose Brookside.
"I love Brookside, and I especially love our spot on Brookside," Sorrentino said. "Right around 35th Street, with our big deck, is just a good action spot."
Brookside is one of the hot spots in Tulsa now for restaurants. And one of the goals of an upcoming event, Taste of Brookside, is showcasing what the restaurants there have to offer.
The Brookside Business Association launched the new event, and this year it will benefit Youth Services of Tulsa. Tickets are $50 per person and include a wine reception and tastings at the participating restaurants.
Taste of Brookside is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The wine reception and registration will start at 6 p.m. at 33forty, 3340 S. Peoria Ave., with the tasting kicking off at 7 p.m.
There will be trolleys available to transport attendees up and down Brookside.
The event includes a contest for the participating restaurants in three categories: appetizer, entrée and dessert. Ballots will be available at the wine reception/registration.
"Our vision for this event was to create an opportunity to provide Tulsans with a way to experience the Brookside community and the many excellent restaurants that we have to offer," said Jake Regier, event coordinator and general manager of Charleston's Restaurant.
About 20 restaurants are participating, Reiger said. Coordinators plan to create a menu with a map so guests can plan which locations they will go to.
Many Brookside restaurants are prospering, and Regier said that Charleston's is enjoying its best year on Peoria Avenue.
Part of the success of the Brookside eateries, as well as many others in Tulsa, is the effort put into making the ambiance unique, he said.
"When a restaurant moves into a space, they aren't just repainting anymore. When we moved into R Bar, we completely gutted it," Sorrentino said. "I think it is a good thing when you make it your own and people come in and say they don't even recognize it from before."
TASTE OF BROOKSIDE
Tickets: Tickets are $50 and are available at tulsaworld.com/yst.
Restaurants participating include:
Wolfgang Puck Bistro
Keo Asian Cuisine
Doc's Wine and Food
Cosmo Cafe and Bar
Blue Moon Cafe and Bakery
Whole Foods Market
Hibiscus Caribbean Grill
Old School Bagel Cafe
Sonoma Wine Bar and Bistro
Original Print Headline: Flavors of Brookside star of new event
Nicole Marshall Middleton 918-581-8459
Customers enjoy the weather on the patio at the R Bar & Grill on Brookside. The Brookside Business Association will put on the inaugural Taste of Brookside event from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. MATT BARNARD / Tulsa World file


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After a data breach, it's consumers left holding the bag
Shoppers have launched into the holiday buying season and retailers are looking forward to year-end sales that make up almost 20% of their annual receipts. But as you check out at a store or click "purchase" on your online shopping cart ...
The significance of digits: just how reliable are reported numbers?
When numbers of any sort are presented in mathematics, science, business, government or finance, it's fair to say a reader assumes that the data are reasonably reliable to their last digit.
Golden Ratio offers unity of science
It is said to represent a "cosmic constant" found in the curvature of elephant tusks, the shape of a kudu's horn, the destructive beauty of Hurricane Katrina, and in the astronomical grandeur of how planets, ...
Autopsies from space: who killed the sea lions?
A decade ago, we set out to unravel deep ocean crime scenes we weren't even sure existed. The crime? Endangered Steller sea lions were rapidly disappearing in parts of Alaska. Their numbers dropped by 80% in three decades, yet only rarely did anyone see or sample dead sea lions. Live sea lions stu ...
Research promises innovations in secure communications technology
Dr Zhang Yixin of Nanjing University, China, talks about his development of a true random number generator using only the camera of a smartphone, with no other specialized equipment. To date, true random number generators ...
Snapchat lets friends send cash in a snap
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Beer could soon be twice as expensive as it is in North
Coalition to introduce minimum unit pricing within weeks, but drinks industry says move should not go ahead until there is a similar law in Northern Ireland
Beer could be twice as expensive in the South compared with Northern Ireland under the government’s plans to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) within weeks.
The public health initiative is designed to lower alcohol consumption by banning offers on cheap drinks and setting a minimum price of 10 cent per gram of alcohol.
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The mission of CARE for Pets™ (a leading consumer advocate for the PET CARE INDUSTRY) is to advance the health, safety and wellness of all pets by improving transparency and accountability; and seeks to strengthen the human-animal bond to improve the lives of people and pets.
A growing number of pet owners are shopping at online pet pharmacies to save money on both prescription and non-prescription medication for their pets. Our research shows there are potential risks when buying pet medications from an online pharmacy.
Approximately 2.16 million pets were insured in the United States at the end of 2018 according to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA). This marks an increase of 18 percent from 2017. The average Accident and Illness premium for dogs in 2018 was about $566 and $354 for cats.
A growing number of pet owners looked for an accredited hospital the last time they chose an animal hospital. Unlike human hospitals, not all veterinary hospitals are required to be accredited. Word-of-mouth is still the primary factor for selecting a new veterinary practice.


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Waiting for Vera Wang to go on sale?
The new Simply Vera Vera Wang line officiallly debuted at Kohl's Sunday, at full price. But loyal Kohl's shoppers know that everything goes on sale, and they never pay full price.
So how long do we have to wait for the Vera markdowns? It happens Thursday, Sept. 13, according to Kohl's chairman Larry Montgomery. I talked with him this afternoon and asked him how Vera is selling.
"I'm expecting results to be very good," Montgomery said. "But you really don't know until it goes on sale."
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Madison — Menard Inc. has agreed to change some practices after the National Labor Relations Board found it was violating federal labor law.
The board found in April that the Eau Claire-based retailer has been improperly requiring employees to sign mandatory-arbitration agreements that bar them from engaging in class-action lawsuits. The board also found that Menards has withheld merit pay raises for workers engaged in protected union activities.
In a settlement agreement with the board Wednesday, Menards agreed to rectify those issues.


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A new, still unannounced Samsung phone has been caught in the wild – Samsung Intensity II (SCH-U460). We don’t have all the details, but we do know the basics.
First of all, we’re talking about a low-to-mid range device made for heavy text and instant messaging users. Moreover, I would expect it will also come with some social networking app pre-installed to allow users to keep up with their buddies on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.
Specs wise, there’s a 2-megapixel camera, side-sliding QWERTY keyboard that’s coupled with a regular numeric keypad, Bluetooth and I guess a microSD memory card slot.
Once released, Verizon will ask only a buck ($1) for the phone with a two-year contract. Alternatively, customers will be able to grab the Intensity II contract-free for $249.
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Traditional research is in trouble. It is suffering from what we call the “can’t say/won’t say” problem. With 95 to 99 percent of all cognitive processes occurring below conscious awareness, consumers often can’t or won’t tell us the real reasons behind their preferences and behaviors.
This is troubling for the multi-billion dollar market research industry which still largely relies on self-reported data to figure out the “whens” and “whys” behind consumer decision-making.
In this interview on the CMO Advantage, we discuss the trouble with traditional research and why the industry needs new methods for tapping the consumer subconscious.


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Jul. 19, 2017 - Since January, papermakers around the globe have been able to purchase Voith products and services around the clock in the Voith Paper Webshop. But the new online platform offers more than just an easy way to purchase replacement parts — it also enables all information about a machine, from the original delivery to the order history and operating instructions, to be viewed at a glance, says Voith.
Jul. 4, 2017 - This June, the results of a unique survey to determine the preference for the use of paper over digital communications were released after a yearlong process that involved the input of more than 7,000 consumers across 10 countries.
Published in Innovation
Jul. 4, 2017 - Catalyst Paper, headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., has launched Trident, a wet strength label paper produced at its Rumford mill in Maine. Trident is a full wet strength label paper for application on water bottles, craft beer, juice bottles, wine bottles and large format containers.
Jun. 21, 2017 - Local and state officials joined Georgia-Pacific Brewton mill employees and their families to celebrate the completion of a $388-million energy improvement project after two years of construction.
Jun. 20, 2017 - Kruger Products provided an update on the new No. 8 Paper Machine (PM8) Project at its Crabtree Plant in Quebec and invited a few media and partner representatives in Lanaudière to visit the soon-to-be-completed project.
Jun. 20, 2017 - Asia Pulp & Paper Canada (APP Canada) has expanded its sales network to provide paper and packaging products to printers, publishers and paper converters in Eastern Canada.
Jun. 13, 2017 - Paper and wood fibre producer Domtar pleaded guilty and was fined $50,000 in court after a worker suffered a permanent injury caused by a machine.
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Jun. 12, 2017 - As evidenced by a recent Canopy webinar – co-hosted by the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – agricultural residue pulps and papers are clearly ready for prime time. The message from the market: Launch commercial-scale production in North America and watch the sales take off.
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Jun. 5, 2017 - Kruger Publication Papers has announced Paul DeRose as its new vice president of sales, bringing with him more than 35 years of experience in the industry, including 15 years at Kruger.
Jun. 4, 2017 - The supervisory board of Voith GmbH has appointed Andreas Endters as chairman of the board of the Group Division Voith Paper, effective October 1, succeeding Bertram Staudenmaier who will be leaving the company at the end of this year upon his own request.
May 31, 2017 - International technology Group Andritz has signed a contract for acquisition of Paperchine Inc., owned by AstenJohnson Holdings Ltd., headquartered in Charleston, S.C.
May 23, 2017 - Mohawk, a North American manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, has introduced its new fine paper line made with pure cotton fiber — Strathmore Impress.
May 23, 2017 - Canopy of Vancouver, B.C., has launched its updated Ecopaper Database, described by the non-profit organization as the Holy Grail of directories for North America’s Best Environmental Papers. The 2017 iteration of this online resource features more than 450 printing and writing grade papers, office stationery products and packaging with high recycled, agricultural residue/alternative or Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) fiber content.
May 22, 2017 - Andritz says it has received an order from Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd. to supply a total of five circulating fluidized bed boilers (Powerfluid) for utilization of in-house residual materials.
May 16, 2017 - Verso Corporation, a producer of flexible packaging, technical, and label and converting papers, has introduced its GlazeBag NK and GlazeWrap NK products, joining its NK Series of machine-glazed natural kraft papers manufactured using unbleached virgin fiber.
May 16, 2017 - Catalyst Paper has relaunched Rumford Offset, describing it as a “new and improved” uncoated freesheet paper produced at its Rumford mill in Maine.
May 5, 2017 - Catalyst Paper has announced two senior executive appointments that involve Ned Dwyer and Om Bhatia.
Apr. 25, 2017 - Supremex, a North American manufacturer and marketer of a range of stock and custom envelopes and provider of packaging and specialty products, has named Bertrand Jolicoeur chief financial officer and corporate secretary.
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Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is going to sell its entire 88.6 percent stake in Vinalines Shipyard Company via an auction as part of its restructuring process.
Vinalines announced in December 2016 that it planned to transfer its stake in the shipyard, valued at VND262.5bn ($11.9m), to the other stakeholder of the shipyard Vietnam Maritime Development JSC (Vimadeco).
However, Vinalines couldn’t reach a deal with Vimadeco and has decided to sell the shares via auction.
The auction will start on April 24 at Hanoi Stock Exchange and bidders are required to deposit a fund guarantee between March 27 and April 17. The starting price for the auction will be VND82bn ($3.7m).
The loss-making yard liquidated all of its labour contracts in June last year and is currently keeping the minimum required personnel until the fate of the yard is decided.


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Is your bottle of Poland Spring water really from a spring?
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Connecticut earlier this week alleges it isn't, calling the Nestle-owned brand label that reads "100% Natural Spring Water" a "colossal fraud."
The complaint, which seeks class-action status, claims Poland Spring parent company Nestle Waters North America is actually selling water that doesn't meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration definition of spring water.
It also alleges water in Poland Spring-labeled bottles isn't "collected from pristine mountain or forest springs as the images on those labels depict." Rather, they contain "ordinary groundwater" collected from wells drilled in "saturated plains or valleys where the water table is within a few feet of the earth's surface."
None of the eight "natural springs" Nestle purportedly uses qualifies as a genuine spring under FDA rules, the suit further claims. "To feign compliance with FDA regulations, defendant has gone so far as to build or maintain phony, man-made 'springs' at all seven of its other sites," according to the complaint.
The "false and deceptive product labels" let Nestle overcharge consumers, the suit alleges.
The claims are without merit, a Nestle spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement. "Poland Spring is 100 percent spring water" and meets FDA regulations that define spring water, as well as federal and state regulations governing spring water, according to the company, which also posted a response to the suit on its website.


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Responding to reports from Brussels, IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed the removal of some sensitive products, in particular beef, from the draft offer on Mercosur being considered by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström.
Joe Healy said IFA had raised grave concerns over the inclusion of beef in the Commission’s draft offer and had taken up this matter directly with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Agriculture. Mr Healy said within 36 hours of being elected, he had travelled to Brussels to raise the matter with the EU Commission at the highest level.
Joe Healy said any negotiating strategy based on concessions on sensitive products including beef was totally flawed and this was clear from the growing opposition that had emerged to the inclusion of beef among 20 Member States at the Farm Council. IFA will continue to build alliances with other countries which share our real concerns about the impact of these negotiations”.
The IFA President said the new Government must be vigilant and make it clear in Brussels that there is no justification for re-introducing beef into the Mercosur negotiations.


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CLINTON, Ark. (PRWEB) March 21, 2020
Cowboy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is adapting to the ever-changing world of the automotive industry. This dealership is offering new services that shoppers can enjoy right from their home. Online car shopping is a growing trend across the country. Cowboy CDJR now offers drivers online financing options to purchase a new car, SUV or truck. Shoppers can access this technology by visiting the dealership website.
Cowboy CDJR is also offering other services like at-home test drives to shoppers who live nearby. This added convenience is designed to help drivers find a new vehicle while making time for their busy schedule. Shoppers who want to schedule an at-home test drive can call the dealership at 501-745-5333 for more details.
Keeping up with other changes, Cowboy CDJR has increased its best practices when it comes to health and safety. The showroom at the dealership is offering hand sanitizer stations to help guests and staff uphold sanitation standards. The showroom is also regularly cleaned with hospital-grade cleaning supplies. This deep cleaning occurs twice a day on all surfaces and vehicles to help negate the spread of germs. Cowboy CDJR team members are also up to date on best practices for hygiene. All of this is designed to help shoppers who visit the dealership to have a satisfactory car shopping experience.
Interested parties can learn more about these online services by visiting the specific web page on the dealership website: cowboycdjr.com. Shoppers are free to ask questions about the available vehicles and services at Cowboy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram by speaking with one of the team members by calling 501-745-5333 or by visiting the dealership at 2799 Highway 65 South Clinton, AR 72301.


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LG Optimus 3D Max, New 3D Android Smartphone
LG Electronics has just introduced a superior smartphone that will be presented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in 2012, the world’s largest mobile exhibition. LG Optimus 3D Max, a smartphone with a 3-dimension map can be seen without using 3D glasses.
The Optimus 3D Max is the successor to LG Optimus 3D that have circulated about a year. This Android smartphone has a thickness of 9.6 mm and weight 148 grams.
The New Optimus 3D Max equipped with 1.2 GHz dual core processor, The key specs are 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 4.3 inch WVGA 3D screen, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, NFC, HDMI and DLNA. It has an 1620 mAh battery powered. There is a 3D converter for various applications including Google Maps.
This Smartphone using 5-MP dual camera on the back that is capable of recording 3D images or video. It also runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread which will be upgraded to The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The LG Optimus 3D Max planned to be available next month in South Korea first, then shipped to other countries around the world. Unfortunately, the price range has not been mentioned.


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Read all about "Google Search Engine YouTube augmented reality" or how Google expands the marketing tools of its Search Engine and YouTube with augmented reality and loyalty programs.
Google wants to recover from the effects that Apple's blocking of tracking of third-party applications on iOS had on its advertising business and has released a series of novelties for companies using its marketing tools.
The American company held its Google Live Marketing event on Tuesday, focused on its news for the advertising sector in Google Ads, its transversal tools for all its products such as the Search Engine or YouTube.
Every day more than 1,000 million purchase processes go through Google in which users search for information before getting a new product, as Google has reported in a statement sent to the source.
Google Search Engine YouTube augmented reality
Google Shopping ads receive new capabilities such as search results with a new, visually more attractive design, although now this will only be available in the United States.
The company has also recalled some of the functions that it already showed at its annual Google I / O developer event a few weeks ago and has launched multiple searches in its Search Engine for nearby businesses with products for sale.
Another of the novelties was also announced at Google I/O, as is the case of ARCore's augmented reality tools.
For advertising, this novelty will allow companies to introduce immersive shopping experiences through the smartphone camera and directly from the Google Search Engine.
Discover Google Search Engine YouTube augmented reality tools
In this way, users will be able to use the Google tool to see, for example, how a piece of furniture looks in their home before buying it, although it can be extended to different product sectors such as cosmetics, as spokespeople for the American company have recognized.
Google's advertising tools are completed with the arrival of customer loyalty programs, which from now on can be integrated into Google Ads, although for now only for users in the United States.
YouTube is the other service that, after the Search Engine, receives more advertising news within the Google ecosystem.
The Google Search Engine YouTube augmented reality expansion revealed
From now on, video and application campaigns will also be automatically uploaded to YouTube Shorts, the vertical short videos for mobile section of the Google-owned video platform, which already has four times more views than a year ago and exceeds 30,000 million daily views on average.
Companies that decide to use Shorts for their marketing campaigns will also be able to connect their product feed with their campaigns to facilitate product purchases by users who receive the ads. This is a feature that is gradually spreading around the world, according to Google.
The announcements of new advertising features are completed with an extension of the automation and statistics data functions, both for peak performance campaigns and for the Google Ads statistics page.


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How businesses can better adapt to meet the changing demands of customer experience
While it will take time for the long-term effects of the pandemic on businesses to be fully realised, some of the most significant impacts that have emerged are in the customer experience (CX) arena.
Consulting companies are growing, but so are skill gaps according to new study
In a record-breaking quarter, a new Cinodes Q3 report has revealed that one-third of listed consulting companies have grown by over 20%, and the median turnover rate has had an increase of as much as 13.4% compared to last year.
Maximising your investments through security automation
Let’s face it, we’ve talked about security automation for years. We’ve grappled with what, when and how to automate. At certain points we’ve wondered if there’s any place at all for automation. But in our heart of hearts, we’ve known for years that automation is the future. Now the future is here.
Gartner reveals worldwide AI software revenue to hit $62.5bn, up 21.3%
Gartner forecasts that the top five use case categories for AI software spending in 2022 will be knowledge management, virtual assistants, autonomous vehicles, digital workplace and crowdsourced data.
Research reveals CFO 4.0 instrumental in building the factory of the future
SYSPRO has announced new research into CFO 4.0, revealing that manufacturing chief financial officers will play a critical strategic, innovative and financial role in the business moving forward.


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Every once in a while fashion surprises and titillates us, that said French rugby team Stade Francais is going for something all together different. One thing is for sure- it’s either bound to excite you or heavily disappoint you. Styleite explains….
Styleite: French rugby club Stade Francais is probably better known for its racy Dieux du Stade calendars than anything it actually does on the pitch, but Max Guazzini, the club’s owner, might just change that with his design for a new team uniform.
Called “The Crowd,” the jersey features caricatures of fans, and one of Guazzini himself. It looks like a really bad present-day version of Mexican Revolutionary War-era murals. Many of the characters are wearing pink, which Guazzini made an official team color to make the club look more gay friendly (because apparently a calendar featuring photos of naked, muscly rugby players wasn’t already sending that message).
Who would’ve thought images of fierce muscly rugby players wasn’t turning on the gay contingent? But pink? But then again this is France and the French have their own ways. Of course the more you look at the jersey the more you are appalled by it and the more you are pleased by it, the way an aspiring fashionista feels about squelching down a chocolate sundae that isn’t fat free…
What’s even worse is that the shirts are on sale for €78, which is just over $100. We know that Adidas-branded official sports gear doesn’t come cheap, but we don’t know anyone who’s going to pay that much money to look so bad.
Mmh. 78 pounds to look like a mistake. We’re sure there are people out there who pay way more than that to look like a tragic faux pas. Just look out your window this afternoon…
Either way, the club in the top 14 is not to be sneered at, and maybe now we’ll all sit back and rejoice as muscly men trample each other on the field with pink gurneys while the rest of us look on with our chocolate sundaes.


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F1 ACADEMY™ has today announced that leading sport and athleisure brand, PUMA, will become an Official Partner of F1 ACADEMY ahead of the series’ second season, which begins in Saudi Arabia on 7th March.
The multi-year partnership will see the racing series join forces with one of the world’s foremost sports brands, in a collaboration that unites PUMA’s rich motorsport history with F1 ACADEMY’s goal to increase female participation in motorsport, on and off the track.
For nearly 40 years PUMA has been an industry leader in developing motorsport clothing – pioneering fireproof overalls, race shoes and other high-performance gear - before more recently designing team and fan clothing, as well as lifestyle collections that attract a new generation of fans.
As an Official Partner of F1 ACADEMY, PUMA begins a new chapter in its motorsport legacy with a designated partner livery for 2024. Ferrari Academy driver Aurelia Nobels will also make her category debut under the PUMA livery for ART Grand Prix.
Through the partnership, F1 ACADEMY will connect with PUMA’s established global audience, targeting its younger more diverse segments to drive forward its mission to increase female participation in motorsport.
Under the agreement PUMA will also supply race gear to F1 ACADEMY Wild Card entries and drivers racing under a partner livery along with footwear for F1 ACADEMY staff.
Susie Wolff MBE, F1 Academy Managing Director, said: “Through its collaborations with the world’s biggest artists and creators, PUMA has been able to push the boundaries between sport, lifestyle, and fashion to create streetwear which reaches a wider and more diverse audience. This, coupled with PUMA’s strong motorsport legacy and its commitment to innovation make it the perfect brand to collaborate with F1 ACADEMY as the series looks to inspire a younger generation of fans.”
Maria Valdes, PUMA Chief Product Officer, said: “PUMA's collaboration with F1 Academy is so much more than just a sponsorship; it's a continued commitment to the advancement of female in sport, specifically Motorsport. This partnership feels natural to our brand as we continue to push sport and culture forward.”


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Let’s hear it for Moneybook … oops … we mean Facebook.
The social media megalith now commands 7.5 percent of global digital spending. Facebook recently reported a 53 percent YOY increase in quarterly revenue, 69 percent of which came from its moves into mobile advertising.
“The social media giant has continued to pursue its digital ad strategy on top of a daily active user base of 890 million in Q4 of 2014,” according to Marketing-Interactive. “During the period, revenue from advertising was US$3.6 billion, a 58 percent increase from the same quarter last year.”
Don’t count all the chickens until they hatch, however. Though Facebook has racked up some impressive numbers, it is still trailing mobile ad leader Google, whose share of mobile accounted for 40.5 percent in global mobile ad revenue (with — true — a slight drop from its 46.46 percent share in 2013).
“The bigger Facebook gets, it cements its position as one of the most dominant players in digital media, and it has the size and reach to change the rules of digital advertising and convince others to play by them,” said eMarketer principal analyst Debra Aho Williamson.
How is Facebook netting that bigger share? For one thing, by ramping up its ad tools and measurements in an effort to end the click-based metrics that never seem a true measurement of ROI.
“Most recently the social giant has given a lift to its measurement offerings with a new method to allow ‘conversion lift’ measurement data from Facebook ads in an effort to more accurately measure the impact of Facebook ads exposure across different platforms,” the report concludes. “According to consumer data collection firm Datalogix, 90 percent of people who saw a Facebook ad and purchased in-store never clicked on an ad at all.”


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A few months back, we shared the story of a bitcoin entrepreneur by the name of Simon Byrne, who had converted his BMW i8 hybrid sports car into a crypto mining rig. It looks like even automakers found the idea interesting enough to be explored. Canadian light electric vehicle (LEV) specialist Daymak has announced that it will build the world’s first production car that can mine cryptocurrency. You might remember Daymak as the company that launched a crowdfunding campaign for its three-wheeled EV named Spiritius that can out-accelerate a Tesla Roadster. The Canadian manufacturer said that the upcoming Spiritus model would be equipped with a patent-pending Daymak Nebula infrastructure consisting of Nebula Miner and Nebula Wallet. Every Spiritus vehicle will be a node on the blockchain, and it will be able to mine cryptocurrencies such as Dogecoin, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cardano.
“The Spiritus car is for those who want more in life, and we are committed to putting our customers ahead of the curve,” said Daymak president Aldo Baiocchi in a statement.”We envision a future where your highway tolls, your parking, and your drive-thru order will be paid directly on the fly with crypto. Your online bills and your banking can be handled through the same software platform paid in crypto. And whereas most vehicles are depreciating while they sit in your garage, the Nebula Miner will make you money while your Spiritus is parked. The potential applications are limitless.” The company also announced that it has started accepting pre-order payments in cryptocurrencies. Daymak began accepting a $100 deposit a few months back to allow people to lock in their pre-orders. The Canadian company says it has already raked in $340 million in deposits for the Spiritus three-wheeler set to launch in 2023.


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You may have noticed that not everyone is a massive fans of the iPhone.
That doesn’t mean that there aren’t millions of people who are.
One such is tech-chum Richard Lai.
Not only is iPhone fandom in his blood, but so it writing, photographing and documenting.
Continue reading Live blogging iPhone 3GS UK Launch
Apple has announced the latest update to its hugely successful iPhone range at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
The new iPhone 3GS offers several new features and upgrades, including onboard memory capacity doubled to 32GB, voice activated dialling, MMS messaging, 3-megapixel camera, a digital compass, Tom Tom compatibility and – finally – the ability to record videos and copy and paste text.
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April has proved to be another gloomy month for the cats at Apple as retail sales continue a downward arc, according to figures from the NPD Group.
Analyst whizz Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray cast his beady eyes over the sales data and noted that Mac sales were down 1.8 percent compared to a year ago.
Continue reading Apple: Mac And iPod Sales Down
Championship Manager, one of the most hideously addictive games ever created by humans has been released for the iPhone.
Simultaneously wonderfully playable and hideously anti-social, we had to force ourselves to give up playing the game way back when it was an Amiga title.
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Call us cynical old rascals if you will, but we can’t help suspecting that there’s been a few palms greased along the way to make this happen.
The University of Missouri journalism students are now being ‘required’ to purchase an iPhone or an iTouch for their next college term.
Continue reading US College Requires Students To Buy iPhone Or iTouch
Apple’s runaway success of their App Store continues at a rate of knots, and to celebrate the one billionth download the company has released two lists showcasing the top 20 free and paid iPhone apps.
Incredibly, it’s just three months have passed since Apple’s iTunes store shimmied past the 500 million download landmark
Continue reading Apple Lists Top 20 Free And Paid iPhone Apps
Expect Apple’s over-worked legal department to go into overdrive if the strictly non-official Cydia App Store ever appears online.
The Wall Street Journal has reported that a developer is planning to launch the Cydia service soon, and it will sell hundreds of iPhone applications for “jailbroken” iPhones.
Continue reading Apple Unapproved Cydia App Store For iPhones Emerges
If there’s one thing sure to set Mac fanboys into palpitations of leg-quivering, gusset-moistening excitement, it’s the ludicrous pretend ‘post-it note’ that Apple slaps on their site whenever a new product is due to be announced.
This pantomime – acted out several times annually – sees all the contents of a product page swept aside to be replaced by a yellow ‘sticky’ note proclaiming, “We’ll be back soon,” penned in a ghastly Comic Sans-alike font. Accompanying the note is the message, “We are busy updating the store for you and will be back shortly.”
Continue reading Apple And The Daft Yellow Sticky Note
New figures for the operating systems used to access the web show Microsoft registering a rise while Apple’s share takes a bit of a downward shimmy.
Continue reading Microsoft Gain Browser Market Share, Apple Dip
January has proved to be a good start for Apple, with around 10 percent of Web users running the operating system, according to Web metrics company Net Applications.
Microsoft’s new Windows 7 OS – currently in its first public beta – also enjoyed a surge of popularity. The company first made the beta available for download on January 10, although it suffered an inauspicious debut, with servers crumbling under the demand.
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When John Tapogna, president of the Portland economic consulting firm ECONorthwest, spoke to the Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce in November, he said the unprecedented growth and record low unemployment Oregon was experiencing had one potential downside: the chance of a recession in 2020.
Although Tapogna acknowledged that economists have a “terrible” track record when it comes to making predictions about a possible recession, he said there was a 1-in-3 chance that the nation will experience one in 2020.
“This is a fascinating time to be discussing the economy, we’re in historic times,” Tapogna said back then. “This is the 11th straight year of economic expansion in Oregon and that’s never happened. We are now in unchartered waters.”
As Oregon’s strong economic engine rode into 2020 — the state’s unemployment rate declined to 3.3% in January, the lowest on comparable records dating back to 1976 — Tapogna lowered his predictions for a possible recession to a 1-in-4 chance, according to media reports.
But that all changed with the outbreak of the coronavirus and its implications not only for our physical health, but the economic health of the state and, also, the nation.
In an interview this week with Mike Rogoway of The Oregonian, Tapogna upped his odds of a recession coming this year to 50-50.
A big reason for the potential economic downturn — workers in China and other Asian countries being quarantined and therefore staying away from work, and the ripple effect that would have on the international supply chain.
“Even if people have money in their pockets, they may not have the new smartphone they want to buy or the new, fancy sneaker because the supply chain can’t create them,” Tapogna said.
Add to that the fear factor, and how that may very well cause consumers to tighten their wallets, and you have the makings for a tight economy, Tapogna said in the interview.
“That uncertainty is playing in every consumer’s mind,” he said. “They are less certain about their wealth at this moment. They are going to think twice before starting a remodeling project or making a substantial investment they might have been confident about two or three weeks ago.”
Bob Whelan, another senior economist with ECONorthwest, generally agreed with Tapogna.
In an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Whelan said while the economic outfall from the Coronavirus is a bit of a moving target, he expects it to slow the local economy.
The biggest initial impact will be felt in the tourism industry with the loss of Asian tourists, Whelan said. That prediction hit close to home this week when delegates from Kuki, Roseburg’s Sister City in Japan, announced they had cancelled their planned annual summer trip here due to travel restrictions put in place in Japan.
Whelan also said we should expect a loss of European tourists due to the double-whammy of a lingering recession there and general nervousness over the Coronavirus.
The outbreak has already impacted airline travel, with Delta Airlines announcing this week that it had scuttled plans for daily flights between Portland and Tokyo due to lessened demand as a result of the Coronavirus. The outbreak also prompted United Airlines to reduce international flights by 20% in April, and domestic flights by 10%.
Whelan also hit at the expected squeeze on the supply chain, which could impact the Oregon economy particularly hard — things could get “terribly bad,” he said — although just how bad and for how long is difficult to predict.
Oregon’s top three export products — integrated circuits, such as parts from Intel; heavy machinery; and agriculture, particularly wheat, could all be affected if the Coronavirus continues to spread here, Whelan said.
The virus is also impacting sales of Oregon-based brands like Columbia Sportswear and Nike overseas. Columbia CEO Tim Boyle said in a news release that China represents 5% of the company’s sales, and with about half of Columbia’s stores in China closed, those sales are certain to drop, he said.
Nike also announced it had closed at least half its stores in China.


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Uptown at the Harvard Club, the Marc by Marc Jacobs team celebrated a successful fall 2013 show. Jessica Stam talked about gearing up to host the Marc Jacobs preshow on Thursday. “I’m excited!” she said. “I love interviewing people instead of talking about myself for a change.” Speaking of change, the model debuted a newly cropped, bleach-blonde look, courtesy of hairstylist Garren Defazio, who gave Karlie Kloss her now-famous chop. “I love it way more than I thought I would. It’s very short for me, but now I maybe want to go even shorter!” she said, before heading into the DJ booth to give Alison Mosshart, who was manning the equipment, a big squeeze. Penn Badgley and Zoë Kravitz, keeping a low profile in matching black beanies, rounded out the guest list.
Meanwhile, a largely European crowd gathered at the Standard’s Penthouse in the East Village, where the Webster Miami’s Laure Hériard Dubreuil cohosted a dinner with the London-based brand Saloni to launch the book A Nomadic Interlude. Decorated along the same lines as the coffee table book’s theme—Marrakech—the affair, which drew the Clarins girls in full force, had a laidback vibe with Moroccan stools and even a palm tree thanks to Saloni’s resourcefulness. Having borrowed furniture from a shopkeeper at a local store, she said, “I think he thought I was mad when I asked him for the palm tree.”


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GLOBAL CHROME WRAP: Chinese prices climb again on strong stainless sentiment; European market tracks
Chinese chrome ore and ferro-chrome prices have increased in the past week on lower import levels and limited domestic supply amid strengthening stainless steel and nickel prices.
- Chinese spot ferro-chrome prices rise 7%
- Chrome ore jumps 13%, tracking alloy higher
- Alloy prices edge higher in Japan and South Korea
- European alloy market stirs
Metal Bulletin’s price quotation for spot Chinese domestic high-carbon ferro-chrome (6-8% C, basis 50% Cr) increased nearly 7% to 8,500-8,600 yuan ($1,276-1,291) per tonne on Friday August 25, equivalent to about 98-100 cents per lb.
UG2 chrome ore prices also followed the increasing trend, with deals reported done at $220-240 per tonne cif China. The index was calculated at $215 per tonne on Friday from the previous week’s index at $190 per tonne.
Metal Bulletin’s price quotation for Turkish lumpy chrome ore edged up $5 at the high end of its trading range to $310-330 per tonne.
“We believe as alloy prices increase, ore prices will continue to do so as large producers show they are in no need of cash and prefer to keep tonnes in the ground than allow depressed pricing,” a chrome supplier told Metal Bulletin.
China’s ferro-chrome imports fell to a 2017 low of 170,350 tonnes in July, down 50.21% year on year and 9.95% from June, according to Chinese customs data.
Ferro-chrome imports from South Africa came in at 72,265 tonnes, down 70% year on year and 45% in a month, leading to further expectations of higher ferro-chrome tender prices for September.
Metal Bulletin’s charge chrome index, which tracks South African imports to China, rose 7 cents to 99 cents per lb, cif Shanghai.
“Imports from South Africa have been lower than market participants’ expectations,” a ferro-chrome trader said.
Another trader said: “Amid robust demand from Chinese stainless steel sectors, the lower-than-expected import ferro-chrome data has exacerbated concerns of ferro-chrome supply tightness.”
Market participants expect higher tender prices from stainless steel mills in the near term. China’s determination to improve air quality in the country ahead of the autumn and winter seasons is also supporting domestic ferro-chrome prices because the government policies mean cutting or shutting production for environmental checks.
“Production in Qinghai and Sichuan provinces is still limited by environmental inspections, while Hunan province and Guizhou province produce at higher costs. Volume increases may mainly come from Inner Mongolia. But increasing volume in the near future won’t change the tight supply situation today,” a third source said.
A major stainless steel mill said: “The [ferro-chrome] supply is indeed tight and we think 8,500 yuan per tonne is a reasonable tender price if stainless steel prices can be sustained in the next week.”
Metal Bulletin’s price quotation for contract prices of Chinese domestic high-carbon ferro-chrome (6-8% C, basis 50% Cr) have been flat at 6,800-7,500 yuan per tonne in the past week, with no new tender prices for September, equivalent to about 79-87 cents per lb.
Downstream, China’s domestic stainless steel prices increased further in the past week on low inventories and costlier nickel. Metal Bulletin’s assessment of prices for benchmark 304 stainless cold rolled coil was 16,200-16,700 yuan ($2,432-2,507) per tonne (including VAT) in the major market of Wuxi for the week ended Thursday August 24, up 800-900 yuan per tonne from a week before.
Meanwhile, another stainless steel raw material, nickel, has seen prices climb. The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange reached $11,825 per tonne further on August 23 – the highest level since December 2016.
Elsewhere in Asia, ferro-chrome prices continued to strengthen on the back of price performance in China.
Metal Bulletin’s price quotation for high carbon ferro-chrome, cif Japan rose to 93-96 cents per lb on Thursday August 24, up 3 cents at both ends of the range.
Metal Bulletin’s price quotation for high carbon ferro-chrome, cif South Korea rose to $0.95-1.00 per lb on Thursday, up from 88-95 cents per lb previously.
Europe picks up after seasonal slowdown
The European market, which had been bucking the strengthening trend in Asia and the USA, has increased in line with buying enquiries after the seasonal slowdown. Metal Bulletin’s price quotation for high-carbon ferro-chrome, delivered in Europe is up to $1.15-1.22 per lb, from $1.10-1.20 per lb. One supplier reported selling 400 tonnes of high-carbon ferro-chrome at $1.22 per lb delivered, and another 200 tonnes equivalent at $1.20 per lb delivered.
“European consumers and traders may expect additional imports to serve the spot market after the summer break but looking at the movements in China this becomes rather unlikely,” a source said.
“Availability of spot volumes in Europe are zero...as producers are giving preference to Asian and US spot markets. European-based traders have been enquiring non-stop in the past week and are willing to pay $1.15-1.25 per lb fca [free on truck] warehouse Europe.”
Consequently, European price levels are expected to increase in the coming weeks, particularly as the traditional end-user spot buyers come to the market from September after the traditional slower summer trade.
US high-carbon ferro-chrome prices hold despite inactivity
The US high-carbon ferro-chrome market remained steady as the market remained quiet as the summer nears an end.
Spot prices for US high-carbon ferro-chrome held flat at $1.40-1.48 per lb on August 24, unchanged from the previous week, according to Metal Bulletin sister publication AMM’s latest assessment.
Spot market demand remained limited, but prices continued to see support on tightened supply.
“We’ve seen a few bits and pieces of business this week, but prices are all firmly in the $1.40’s [per lb]. It really shows how scarce material is in the trade’s hands,” a supplier source said to AMM.
Improving sentiment overseas has also provided support, mitigating concerns over whether pricing would slide, closing the significant gap between US prices and the global markets.
“We haven’t seen much of a difference yet, but it is definitely good to have the positive developments in Asia. At least there won’t be talk of a negative price correction in the US,” a second supplier source said.
“It is clear that the market is gaining more confidence in current price levels. We could even see upside if global prices keep running,” a third supplier source said.


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Consumer Product and Safety Commission recently launched “Anchor It!” – a national public education campaign to prevent furniture and TV tip-overs from killing and seriously injuring children. This is one of the top hidden hazards in the home, and CPSC’s new safety campaign is aimed at reducing the number of deaths and injuries from tipping furniture and TVs.
Recent studies performed in 7 different countries revealed that falling televisions caused harm to Tens of thousands of youngsters. Due to their small stature, there is a greater risk that when the television falls, the head will be the first part of the body to get hit. Many of the accidents were preceded by the child colliding with or attempting to climb the piece of furniture serving as a base, thus, we at Draper Consulting Service recommend preventative measures include securing the television to the wall. Tethers, anchors, and L brackets are a few of the inexpensive and readily available means suggested.
It’s also advised that large screens be placed on lower furniture instead of pieces that are tall, or too small and unstable.


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HTC has spoken to Pocket-lint about the British High Court ruling that will see HTC One mini smartphones withdrawn from sale and the HTC One to follow pending an appeal.
It thanked Judge Richard Arnold for delaying the injunction against its flagship phone while it prepares an appeal and said that it is looking to alternative chip solutions to possibly replace those in its phones found to have infringed on Nokia's patents.
"HTC is pleased by the decision of the High Court of England and Wales to stay an injunction against certain chipsets, including those in our flagship HTC One, pending the outcome of our appeal against the validity and infringement of Nokia's EP 0 998 024 patent," it told us in a statement.
"Whilst the Court also granted an injunction that affects other third-party chipsets, we have filed urgent application to appeal. In the meantime, we are working with our chip suppliers to explore alternative solutions.
"As always, HTC's primary focus is on supporting our customers and ensuring minimal disruption to them and our business. Rest assured that our award winning HTC One handset will be available as usual."
Nokia said after the ruling today that it will be proceeding with financial compensation claims.
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Mexican Sugar, the restaurant with a Latin-inspired twist, will open its second DFW location in Spring 2020 in Las Colinas at 3215 Regent Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75063. The restaurant currently has one other location which is in Plano at The Shops at Legacy. Continue reading
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In our long journey to discover the ideal Indian-style restaurant in the Dallas area we were directed this week to yet another offering in the Las Colinas area. Irving and the surrounding region is a hot bed for delicious Desi cuisine. This week we ventured to one called Bombay Sizzlers, now located at 397 E. Las Colinas Blvd. We say now because they recently moved from a freestanding location nearby that was razed to make way for yet another service station. In speaking with the owners they seemed much more pleased with their new plush environment. Continue reading
Water Street, a pedestrian-friendly mixed-use community with 60,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, green space and views of Lake Carolyn, is celebrating the grand opening of Big Little Market, the neighborhood’s pantry and beverage bar, with a fall farmer’s market. The celebration will take place on Saturday, October 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 5270 N. O’Connor Blvd. Continue reading
Water Street is a pedestrian-friendly project with 60,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 316 apartment homes, green space and lake views, all located within walking distance of the DART Rail System, Toyota Music Factory and the landmark Mustangs at Las Colinas. An impressive variety of pubs, restaurants and foodie destinations are now open or coming soon to Water Street, a mixed-use development on the shores of Lake Carolyn in Las Colinas. These include a popular local pub, a new concept restaurant from a Meso Maya veteran and a made-to-order, liquid nitrogen ice cream shop.
Even customers of the four-legged variety get their own treats with Homegrown Hounds, a nonprofit doggie deli and bakery benefiting a local dog rescue organization. Continue reading
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar is bringing its craft cocktails and farm-fresh comfort food to 3225 Regent Blvd. in Las Colinas on today, June 4.
The popular neighborhood restaurant known for sourcing its flavors, ingredients and ideas straight from local farms, will celebrate its grand opening by donating 50 percent of the proceeds today to Farmers Assisting Returning Military (F.A.R.M.). Continue reading
El Famoso – a Southern California-Mexican inspired diner and bar – will open to the public on Friday, February 16 for lunch and dinner at Gables Water Street, a mixed-use development in Las Colinas.
After traveling around Southern California exploring the origins and evolution of Mexican street food in that part of the country, owner and creator Charlie Green (better known for bringing Olivella’s to the Dallas Fort-Worth market) identified a forgotten niche in the fusion of Mexican comfort food with its American counterpart. Continue reading