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Local Beef Feeds Fayette County Students
by Kaelin Lockhart, Alabama Farmers Federation
January 27, 2022
The Fayette County School System (FCSS) is beefing up local flavor on lunch trays thanks to a new partnership with Vista Farms and the Farm-to-School Program. The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries program encourages schools to purchase products from local farms, such as Vista Farms and its managers, Sarah Die-McElfresh and husband Scott. Vista Farms supplies beef for cafeteria classics, including sloppy Joes, chili and nachos.
From left are Fayette Elementary School (FES) Assistant Principal Brandi Davis, Fayette County School System Child Nutrition Program Director Jenna Mayfield, FES Principal Matthew Lindsey, Vista Farms Manager Sarah Die-McElfresh and Fayette County Board of Education Deputy Superintendent Mary Raines.
The Fayette County partnership grew out of recent supply chain shortages. "When we saw meat counters empty in 2020, Scott and I had to do something," Die-McElfresh said. "We decided to do a drive-thru at our community farmers market, where people drove up, gave us $20 and received a 5-pound bag of ground beef" Within the first hour, they sold more than 800 pounds. Through the drive-thru market, Die-McElfresh sparked a friendship with Jenna Mayfield, FCSS Child Nutrition Program director. Since her start as director, Mayfield has focused on promoting healthy, well-balanced meals while emphasizing food education.
FCSS implemented the Farm-to-School Program in 2019 with locals strawberries. Mayfield's next goal was to branch out from produce to protein for her six county schools. "We're wanting to get more locally grown products into schools…and expose our kids to where our food actually comes from," Mayfield said. After realizing their visions aligned, Die-McElfresh and Mayfield teamed up to make local beef in Fayette County schools a reality through Farm Fresh Fridays, where menus center on local products.
The school's first celebratory Friday fell in October, National Farm-to. School Month. “We did a cornbread bowl with Vista Farms beef chili and a little sprinkle of cheddar cheese on top," Mayfield said. "Everybody's excited to get local food into the schools." Die-McElfresh attributes the program's success to her involvement in Sweet Grown Alabama, the state's agricultural branding program. Sweet Grown Alabama creates opportunities for farmers and community members to connect and collaborate on projects such as Farm-to-School. Watching students bite into dishes like saucy sloppy Joes featuring Vista Farms beef is rewarding, said Die-McElfresh. "It's probably one of the happiest things I've ever experienced," she said. "When I see students enjoy our beef, I know I've done my job to the best of my ability."
*Visit AlabamaFarmtoSchool.org to learn more.


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Malaga, Spain, 12th January 2010 — AT4 wireless, leading test system supplier for wireless technology, appoints HCT Korea as official calibration laboratory.
In the testing industry, system downtime and turnaround times’ reduction during calibration period is crucial to excel as a service provider.
AT4 wireless, in its continuous aim to expand and improve its services, is now offering local, KOLAS accredited calibration services in South Korea through HCT Korea, one of the largest calibration laboratories in the country .
“The increasing number of AT4 wireless customers in South Korea triggered the need to expand our network of certified calibration laboratories in this country.” said Maria Carmona, AT4 wireless Customer Support Manager. “South Korea is a key country in our business due to the number of wireless manufacturers and test labs, what turns the country in one of the most important markets in the world. If we want to stand out as a service provider, we need to meet customer needs. Low system downtime, lower shipping costs and no language barriers are some of the key features we are offering through these local calibration services.”
“HCT is proud to expand the range of our calibration services, especially in the mobile communications industry.” said Mr. Eunhee Kim, HCT Calibration and Marketing Manager. “AT4 wireless test systems are well known and established in the Korean market; HCT will provide an added value with our local calibration services.”

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Sarah Jessica Parker wore Christopher John Rogers while attending the Costume Institute Gala that celebrated the opening of the exhibition "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 2nd, 2022 in New York.
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For people of a certain age, seeing Marlboro or Virginia Slims or Winston associated with the biggest brands in American sport was commonplace. Big tobacco fueled bug sponsorships, especially when the Federal Government began curtailing cigarettes from their first large-scale media investment…television…in the late 1960’s. Along with smokes, spirits also fueled the athletic coffers, turning out big time promos in print and TV and radio with stars like Joe Namath hawking their favorite alcoholic libation. No gambling of course, but everyone could drink and smoke.
Then came the FDA and the FTC and the push back and eventual ban on all vice advertising. With the ban went some moral clarity, but millions of dollars in revenue for teams and leagues. Cleaner, healthier but poorer. Now of course other categories arose to fill the void, and then the lottery became more en vogue and their advertising dollars began to fill a huge hole in sport, so the balance of vices kicked in yet again. Still even though legal federated gambling dollars, and then casino monies, were OK, still spirits were off limits. That all began to change in the last few years, as teams looked at the millions being left on the table for team sports and being channeled into boxing, MMA and other alternative options by the global spirit brands, who were more than willing to spend on international sport like soccer, rugby and cricket. There was certainly no issue with the way the brands were being sold at retail or in venues; it was a matter of perception.
Slowly but surely tests were being done to see what would pass the consumer and broadcast sniff test. Teams began adding luxury seating sections branded with spirits, brands like Captain Morgan would find experiential events to push to the sports consumer, and then TV and print advertising became OK again. Teams started to be able to sell to spirits in some very high level ways…lower targeted categories like malt liquor are still pretty much off the market…but high end brands for the high end consumer, bring it on. Most were regional partnerships, but the leagues certainly were aware of the spend, and the opportunity to grow partnerships, especially as sport looked to be more global than national.
So it is into that trend that this week the NBA launched their most comprehensive spirits partnership in history, one involving all forms of media as well as celebrity tied to teams. No active players as of yet, but lots of solid linkage to all things NBA. The deal is with Diageo as exclusive spirits sponsor, with Sean “Diddy” Combs and Diageo’s Ciroc premium vodka becoming “The Toast of the NBA.” Diageo will promote its Ciroc and Crown Royal brands across the NBA and NBA Development League while bringing Baileys Crème to a WNBA audience. Although Bacardi was the league’s first official spirits sponsor in 2010 the multi-brand partnership with Diageo really ramps up the exposure and the messaging and the dollars for the NBA in spirits.
What does this mean about categories that were one taboo for pro sports in the US? Lots. In the search for more revenue and creative partnerships, the leagues need to go to new places. Lottery, once off-limits, is now a must have, and many teams have slowly started to introduce a form of “paid” fantasy, which certainly flies in the face of but does not yet cross the line with the world of online wagering and gaming. A world where social issues are becoming more and more in the headlines could also lead to ways to introduce the uber-lucrative world of condoms and STD prevention to sport, which has easily accepted the dollars and significance of every form of ED medication under the sun. E-Cigarettes, although still unregulated and facing a lot of pushback, may also test the waters in sports like MMA and boxing first, but those may still be in the distance.
Then there is the elephant in the room, gambling, especially in the mobile space. While states like Delaware and New Jersey press on to fight the decades old federal law that prohibits sports gambling everywhere except Nevada, clubs and leagues around the world are making huge inroads with controlled and legal gaming and gambling platforms. While no league will publicly address the issue, all must be placing a watchful eye on the States because once a foothold is established, legal gambling could go the way of the other legal “vice” categories, and as a result will help push all forms of sponsorship up. It will not happen tomorrow, but it will come at some point, and those naysayers should easily look back on the history of spirits, and lottery and casinos to mark the process.
For now, the NBA and probably the rest of the leagues, can lift a glass and toast an ever-widening spirits category, one which is lucrative, interactive, well-modulated and certainly worth every dollar invested for all.


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The new store will include the Lego Pick a Brick Wall, where customers can purchase specific single bricks, and a station where shoppers can mix and match from a wide selection of bottoms, tops, heads, hair pieces and accessories to customise Lego mini figures.
Amy Pearson, marketing director, commented: “The launch of the Lego store on Grafton Street proved how loved the Lego brand is here in Ireland, so we are absolutely delighted to be bringing a second store to the Irish market this autumn.”
Sharon Walsh, leasing director at Falcon AM, asset manager for Blanchardstown Centre, stated: “Creating unique customer experiences is increasingly important, and this interactive, fully-immersive store speaks directly to that.”
Blanchardstown Centre has welcomed a number of new stores in recent months, including a Nike concept store.
The centre was acquired by Goldman Sachs Asset Management in 2020, who appointed Falcon AM as lead asset manager, with Global Mutual acting as advisors. Colliers and Bannon are the retained leasing teams for the Blanchardstown Centre.


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FDA proposes rules for safer imported foods
The Food and Drug Administration proposed new steps Friday to ensure that fresh produce, cheeses and other foods imported into the United States are safe.
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#1 Jul 26, 2013
The wonderful produce from Calif. is sold to Japan for top dollar and the citizens here are forced to eat crap from Mexico.
#2 Jul 26, 2013
Not to mention the fact that most farmers do not provide workers with restroom facilities so they pee and poop in the fields on the produce spreading e-coli in the process!!
#3 Jul 26, 2013
The GOP is safe from harm. Beer and pork rinds are not affected.
“i hope we can change this!”
Since: Aug 08
#4 Jul 26, 2013
not as safe as you... intestinal parasites won't affect you or your loony pals... professional courtesy
#5 Jul 27, 2013
Imported fruit and cheese has been responsible for many recent outbreaks, including 153 recent Hepatitis A illnesses linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco last month as well as four deaths last year that were linked to listeria in Italian cheese. Imported fruits or vegetables are also the top suspect in an ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal infection that has so far sickened 321 people in 13 states.
The proposed rules, required by a sweeping food safety law passed by Congress in 2010, are meant to establish better checks on what long has been a scattershot effort to guard against unsafe food imported from more than 150 countries. Only around 2 percent of imported food is inspected by the government at ports and borders.
A farm bill passed in the House this month included an amendment sponsored by Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Mich., that would delay all of the food safety rules. Some farmers and food companies covered by the rules have expressed concern that the rules will require too much time, cost and paperwork.
Yes, too much time, cost and paperwork.
When the idiot teabagger is stuck on the toilet with a bucket in his lap or winds in the hospital for days, his opinion might change.
Being a teabagger, probably not.
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"For most of the people out at the fair they are going to be walking around they are going to be checking out all these cool new items that people are trying to sell," said Reanna Smith-Hamblin of the Better Business Bureau.
New products on display meant to make life easier could be enticing to purchase but you need to ask questions about the product, and the company selling it.
The BBB suggests asking the following questions:
How long has the company been in business?
Does the exhibitor have a telephone number and address where they can be reached should the product be defective?
Is there a warranty or guarantee covering the product?
How long is the product covered?
If the product is defective, can the consumer get their money back or do they have to trade the damaged product for a new one?
Can you get the refund or exchange policy in writing?
Guarantees may give consumers a false sense of security, as a guarantee is often only as good as the company that stands behind the guarantee.
"So you're taking your chances either way but there's a lot of great little products out here a lot of fun stuff that people can purchase," said Smith-Hamblin.
Before you buy, you should also check the product itself. Make sure the product inside the packaging is what you wanted to buy. Packaging can be misleading and the item inside could be a counterfeit.
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SAFARICOM UNVEILS LANDMARK ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Monday, November 8, 2010…Kenya's leading telecoms operator Safaricom has unveiled a major brand campaign aimed at further cementing its connection with the Kenyan market.
The campaign, which builds on the existing Niko na Safaricom tagline which has been hailed for its resonance with the firm's over 16 million subscribers and other Kenyans, is by scope and outlay the biggest brand commercial ever executed in the country.
The commercial, shot with a huge cast of Safaricom staff, who are members of the Safaricom Choir, and put together by the firm's advertising agency Redsky, will be relayed through a fully integrated 360 degree execution that will see it on TV, radio, retail units, press, billboards, websites, cinema screens and digital media platforms.
Former Safaricom CEO and brand champion Michael Joseph said the new campaign was a deliberate move by the company to deepen its emotional connection with Kenyans.
"This campaign is a celebration of our Kenyanness. It portrays Safaricom as a brand for everyone. It is a metaphor for the diversity of our customer base and our deep-rooted connection with the Kenyan market, which has been Safaricom's winning strategy for the 10 years we have been here," said Mr Joseph.
The new campaign comes at a time when Safaricom is celebrating 10 years of immense success. It covers every bit of the journey Safaricom has been through to get where it is today as the country's leading telecoms operator.
It took slightly over four months to assemble the commercial that is unique in every sense. It is the most ambitious commercial ever shot in Kenya and Africa outside South Africa, given the manpower and equipment involved. Featuring a longer-than-usual 90-second take, it is a showcase of the diversity of the Kenyan culture and brings together literally all the aspects of the country ranging from social to economic lifestyles.
"We are keen on highlighting what Safaricom stands for, which is the wellbeing of all Kenyans. We have over the years touched Kenyan lives in ways never seen before and made a tangible impact on Kenyan communities and Kenyan lives. This is what this commercial is all about," added Mr Joseph.
Safaricom, through its diverse product and services portfolio, including the award winning M-PESA has won the loyalty of most Kenyans, currently controlling close to 80 per cent of the market. This constant connection is further reinforced through the company's corporate social investment arm, the Safaricom Foundation, which is engaged in various projects and causes aimed at improving lives among Kenyan communities.
Safaricom runs the biggest budget in the Kenyan advertising industry and the latest campaign, which will run for the balance of the year, is likely to spawn a major revenue stream for media organizations. According to ad-trackers Synovate, Safaricom was able to gross ad exposure worth about Sh3.55 billion in the first nine months of 2010 compared to Sh2.33 billion grossed over a similar period in 2009. Actual ad-spend is likely to be much lower. Exposure would vary year-on-year, depending on our messages and strategic objectives.
"There is nothing quite as beautiful as Kenyans coming together, wherever they are all over Kenya to speak with one voice, to sing one song. I thank all those who have been involved in this venture for capturing the true spirit and genetic core of the Safaricom brand," said Mr Joseph.
Subscribers will be able to assign the campaign jingle as their Skiza tune or ringtone, at no charge. The jingle or wallpapers related to the campaign can also be downloaded from the Safaricom web portal free of charge.
Safaricom commercials started out with The Better Option campaign in 2000, which led to many Kenyans choosing it as their preferred service provider. This would later be followed in 2006 by the landmark "Masai Mara" campaign whose aim was to deepen the connection with Kenyans. With a tourist, tour guide and Maasai herdsman as its characters, it showcased the beauty of Kenya, the recognition and inter-dependence of her people and deep respect for one another.
A 2007 execution sought to celebrate Kenya's different cultures with different renditions specific to Western, Eastern/Nairobi, Central, Rift Valley and Coast regions. This campaign was particularly apt in an election year. A collage of the five campaigns would later be aired during the period of the post-election violence, underlining the ability of Kenyans to live harmoniously together and appealing to them to uphold peace.


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Recommendation on Tackling Illegal Content: A Missed Opportunity for Evidence-Based Policy Making
Brussels, March 1, 2018 EDiMA* is dismayed by the European Commission’s decision not to engage in crucial dialogues and fact-finding discussions with stakeholders before issuing the Recommendation on Tackling Illegal Content Online today, and regrets that it is a missed opportunity for valuable evidence-based policy making.
EDiMA acknowledges the importance of these issues but feels the need to highlight the fact that the industry has been rising to the challenge. Overall success in tackling terrorism both online and offline is dependent on partnership and collaboration, and our sector has shown leadership in this regard through the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism and wishes to highlight that valuable collaboration is underway via the Hash Sharing Database. Our sector accepts the urgency but needs to balance the responsibility to protect users while upholding fundamental rights – a one-hour turn-around time in such cases could harm the effectiveness of service providers’ take-down systems rather than help.
Whereas a harmonised approach at EU level on notice and action procedures would be welcome, EDiMA fails to see how the arbitrary Recommendation published by the European Commission, without due consideration of the types of content; the context and impact of the obligation on other regulatory issues; and, the feasibility of applying such broad recommendations by different kinds of service providers can be seen as a positive step forward.
EDiMA will continue to engage with the stakeholder community at large in the coming months to seek a pragmatic and workable way to tackle illegal content online.
For more information and for the report, contact:
+32 2 626 1990
* EDiMA is the European trade association representing online platforms and other innovative businesses. It is an alliance of new media and Internet companies whose members include Airbnb, Allegro, Amazon EU, Apple, eBay, Expedia, Facebook, Google, King, Microsoft, Mozilla, Oath, OLX, TripAdvisor, Twitter, Veon Digital and Yelp. EDiMA’s members provide Internet and new media platforms offering European consumers a wide range of online services, including e-content, media, e-commerce, communications and information/search services.
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The Philippine Embassy in Australia held the exhibit, “Philippine Heritage: Fashion, Textiles and Accessories” on 25 and 26 May 2018 in Canberra. Among the Filipino brands presented is Lumago, a social enterprise that employs artisans to handcraft and design upcycled jewelry in the Philippines. The designs are made from assorted recycled paper, pull tabs and scrap leather.
In celebration of Philippine Heritage Month, three (3) Filipino social entrepreneurs, Mr. Francis Sollano, Ms. Sheila Lamayo and Ms. Joy Anya Lim, visited Canberra to represent Filipino brands that embrace Filipino craftsmanship and promote indigenous materials.
Filipino products created by Lumago, Romoza, W&C Crafts, Ditta Sandico and Anthill Gallery were presented during a two-day exhibit on Philippine Heritage: Fashion, Textiles and Accessories on 25 and 26 May 2018. Their products range from socially and eco-friendly jewelry, and contemporary fashion incorporating Philippine weaving traditions to hand-crafted homewares celebrating iconic Filipino symbols. The social entrepreneurs had an opportunity to engage with Australian government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, the Filipino community and the general public and present their business models that support social development, environmental sustainability and community building.
Philippine Ambassador to Australia, H.E. Minda Calaguian-Cruz said, “These social entrepreneurs are especially laudable because they provide sustainable livelihood to local communities, from the T’boli tribe in South Cotabato, to the Ibaloi tribe of Cordillera and the Maranao tribe of Bukidnon, among others."
Through this showcase of fashion, textiles and accessories, the Philippine Embassy in Australia hopes to encourage our micro, small and medium size enterprises to create globally-competitive products and services that are inspired by their unique Filipino heritage.
This celebration was made possible by Cebu Pacific Air, the Department of Tourism of the Philippines and Austal.


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Marriott International has been ranked best company in the hotels, casinos and resorts category in Fortune magazine’s 2023 list of the world’s most admired companies.
It marks the 23rd consecutive year that the hotel giant has been named in the list. In the main list – which takes in all business categories – Marriott ranked 16th in the 2023 rankings.
“We are honoured to be named to this year’s list and proud to represent the best of our industry,” said Anthony Capuano, chief executive of Marriott International.
“As a company that cares deeply about people, I am proud of our associates around the world who made this recognition possible by living our core values, putting people first and caring for our guests, each other, and our communities.”


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"We have a couple of challenges in front of us," said Jim O'Donnell, president of BMW of North America. "First, Mini has its own unique platform. Does that make sense going forward? Second, whatever comes from changes in fuel economy and mileage requirements, we think the regulations will encourage manufacturers to downsize by bringing into the marketplace front-wheel drive."
O'Donnell said the final front-drive concept of the new small vehicle is in discussion now. "This could be a new price segment for us, attracting younger buyers in the future," he said.
This summer, Mercedes-Benz will begin leasing about 70 fuel-cell-powered B-class cars on the West Coast. Besides assessing a fuel cell car in real-world conditions, the pilot program will test consumer reaction to a small Mercedes.
The next-generation B class debuts in Europe late next year. It will include new variants, such as a small wagon and coupe, and has been homologated for U.S. sales.
The styling "will be more appealing to a North American buyer," said Ernst Lieb, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA. "A few years ago, an American consumer wouldn't even look at the car."
Dealers also appear more open to a small car, Lieb said. Several years ago, the company planned to sell the current B class here. But Mercedes pulled the plug because of dealer opposition and exchange rates that would have made the price too high.
Mercedes is bringing key dealers to Stuttgart this month to show them the new B class. Later, it will clinic the vehicles with U.S. consumers. Lieb said the key to greenlighting the B class for the United States is pricing--and that will hinge largely on exchange rates.
Volvo, meantime, is considering a U.S. vehicle that would be smaller than the compact S60 sedan that goes on sale this fall.
"There is a new focus on fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions that will affect weight and size," said Doug Speck, CEO of Volvo Cars of North America. "We assume consumer demand will go there, legislative demand will go there, and you need that smaller vehicle in the range."
Last year Audi decided not to bring its new A1 subcompact to the United States. "Americans still equate small size with a small price," said Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen.
But Audi could bring the slightly larger A2 to America if a new generation of the vehicle is approved for production.
Said de Nysschen: "We anticipate that with the regulatory environment, downsizing may become an issue."


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Which would you rather do? Sit back and relax as a gondolier slowly poles your gondola through Venice’s canals or wait in a Venetian police station for two hours while the officer in charge writes you up? Well, that depends on how much you want a very-real-looking-but-totally-fake designer handbag.
One lady on Carnival Breeze apparently really wanted the bag.
Despite warnings from John Heald, Carnival Cruise Line’s senior cruise director, currently serving onboard Breeze, this passenger attempted to buy a fake designer handbag while in Venice. Unfortunately for her, the merchant turned out to be an undercover policeman. She was taken to jail where she had to wait two hours and pay a 350 euro fine.
On his Facebook page, Heald says he warns guests every time his ship is in Venice about the dangers of trying to buy fake designer goods. The police there, he says, are very, very strict. Dan Askin, Cruise Critic’s senior editor who was on Carnival Breeze a few weeks back, said he very clearly remembered hearing Heald’s warning over the PA system when they were in Venice.
So anyone who insists on doing some fake designer goods shopping really doesn’t have anyone but themselves to blame. But we understand the temptation: While 350 euros definitely isn’t a bargain — especially for a fake Gucci bag — it’s still way less than what a real Gucci retails for. A quick look on the designer’s site revealed that the traditional GG-design bag costs upwards of $820. Before you’re tempted to test your luck, you should also know that, according to the results of a Google search, tourists have reportedly been fined even higher amounts (ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 euros) for purchasing knockoffs. For that much money, you might as well buy the real thing.
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The balloon industry has reached an agreement with Senator Scott (bill author) and his staff on SB 1499, and it does NOT include a ban on helium-filled foil balloons. The bill was amended 7/15/2008. SB 1499 had a hearing today in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, where it went to the “suspense file”. The suspense file is a routine method by which the committee prioritizes bills. This bill still has to pass Appropriations, the full assembly, go back to the senate and then be signed by the governor to become law.
Both sides agree that consumer education is going to be a very important piece to making the revised California Balloon Law effective. The compromise worked out will increase public awareness about the appropriate use and disposal of foil balloons without criminalizing their sale or otherwise harming the California residents who bought 45 million of these balloons last year or the tens of thousands of small local businesses that sold them. In keeping with the spirit of this bill, we, as an industry, will be working to further increase public awareness of appropriate use of foil balloons. This is a meaningful compromise that will serve the public well.
The amendments to the current bill includes:
- Increase the size of the warning on the balloon so all manufacturers are consistent.
- Fund a study to research a new material to possibly be used in place of foil in the future.
- Educate retailers on the California Balloon Law.
- Include information on the California Balloon Law in every shipment to customers in California.
- Inform consumers of the California Balloon Law via store posters or other means.
- Toys and edibles will not be considered weights; therefore, you must attach a weight in addition to any toys and edibles.
- The fine for not following any of these rules is increasing from $100 to $250.


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Data and analytics provider, BMLL Technologies announced on Thursday the appointment of Neil Mackenzie and Phiona Tam as sales directors. According to the company, this will strengthen its sales division as demand for its products is increasing and support its ‘Go-to-Market’ strategy.
Mackenzie joined BMLL from Societe Generale. There he served as its director of quantitative electronic sales trading for more than five-and-a-half years.
Before that, he spent over six years with MF Global in various leadership roles, including global equities execution specialist, European head of electronic trading services, and European head of equity trading and ETS.
He started his financial career with UBS and has brought almost two decades of industry experience to BMLL.
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Commenting on his new role, Mackenzie said: “I am delighted to be joining an ambitious firm that brings cutting-edge data and analytics engineering to the market, allowing clients to analyze historical data in order to provide insight on trading performance and optimize existing workflows.”
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Tam, on the other hand, joins the data and analytics firm from Liquidnet, where she worked as a product manager for electronic trading and specialized in algo and block trading products. Additionally, she spent years at Credit Suisse as a business analyst, technologist and developer.
“BMLL’s unique data sets and analytical capabilities play a key role in improving the efficiency of the market for all participants,” Tam said. “The BMLL team’s passion to evolve their data product and service model is unmatched.”
“We are delighted to welcome Phiona and Neil to the BMLL team,” Ben Collins, head of sales and CRM at BMLL, added. “Working with the wider Go-to-Market team, their industry expertise will be invaluable in making our data and analytics capabilities available to a much wider segment of the market.”


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A Christmas fair will be held at Caerphilly Miners’ Community Centre on Saturday, November 30.
The event, which will be free to enter, will begin at 10am and run until 1pm.
The fair will be attended by Father Christmas.
A variety of refreshments will be available, including coffee and cake, while craft stalls will be set up at the event.
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Stitch Emoji Disney Pin Set
Disney Parks Blog previewed new Disney Emoji pin sets earlier this year, and now they are appearing in Disney Parks. The first set spotted was Minnie Mouse, now Stitch has been released!
It was spotted at Disneyland® Resort on May 23, 2017. The retail price is $29.99. Keep an eye out for this booster pin set on your next visit. Additional characters in the emoji style will be released soon.
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Ofcom demands price cut
BT customers who buy only a landline telephone service will see their monthly bills slashed ..
Retailer failed to assess customers
A quarter of a million customers of the household goods retailer Brighthouse will receive refunds..
Amsterdam is a bustling city of contrasts, a busy commercial hub wrapped around gabled 17th century streetscapes.
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Edinburgh retail and leisure destination Fort Kinnaird is welcoming a range of additional stores..
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Labour leadership contender Anas Sarwar wants cross-party talks to help bring a resolution to the dispute over women’s state pensions…
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A snapshot poll of business leaders has revealed some support for an increase in the basic rate of income tax…
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Hargreaves Lansdown has seen a surge in new business which is being partly attributed to Barclays’ disastrous overhaul of its stockbroking services..
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Ryanair said it carried more passengers last month despite the crisis over cancelled flights.
A whisky distillery and a technology firm have formed a pioneering partnership to help safeguard the industry against counterfeiting…
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The Hartford Group, owner of Jamie's Wine bars and Henry J Beans grill restaurants, will change its name to the Food & Drink Group later this year.
Company chief executive James Kowszun said that over the past few years the Hartford group had changed its style of business, which made it the right time to close a chapter in its history with the name change.
"We now have a stable business, with an exciting growth story in the form of Henry J Beans," said Kowszun.
The company, which will change its name around April, has just signed a new Henry J Beans franchisee in Mexico City, taking its total to 18, four of which are in the UK.
Having completed the integration of the restaurant business, Kowszun is looking to add to the five managed restaurants and bar purchased last September in the £5.8m Henry J Beans deal.
"We're currently having conversations for several sites. We're looking at university and cathedral towns and cities south of Birmingham. However we are in no rush. I'd rather do one or two sites brilliantly, than open eight badly and screw them up," said Kowszun.
Turnover for the 52 weeks to 24 September 2005 was 10.4% higher than last year at £13.3m (2004: £12m), helped by acquisitions and strong Christmas trading.
Pre-tax profit increased 40.2% to £401,000 (£2004: £286,000) while like-for-like sales rose by 3.7%.
As a result of last year's restructuring of the business the position of operations director was made redundant and Jeremy Spencer left the business at the end of 2005.
Mark Crowther, previously divisional managing director of Brakes Foodservice, has joined the company in the newly created role of trading director.
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Traverse City, Mich. — North American tool-and-die makers are facing a business downturn in three to four years that will be severe enough to put many of them out of business, one of the segment's leading consultants forecasts.
“After 2020, the tooling business is going to fall through the floor,” warns Laurie Harbour, CEO of the suburban Detroit auto manufacturing consultancy Harbour Results. Harbour works closely with tool-and-die companies and monitors their business conditions.
Harbour bases her dire outlook on the flow of orders for new North American vehicle models, which she said is about to plummet by half.
“The average age of tool shop owners in North America is now over 60,” Harbour said Tuesday in an interview on the sidelines of the CAR Management Briefing Seminars. “They barely got through the 2008-2009 economic crash. When this next trough hits, they're not going to want to go through it again, and they will just close or sell out.”
Orders for new tooling and dies run 18 to 20 months ahead of new model launches, as tool shops produce the hardware to make new or redesigned auto parts. Harbour cites industry forecasts that automakers are about to wind down a huge multiyear campaign to redesign their platform architectures and powertrains to meet 2025 fuel-economy goals.
As automakers complete that wave of vehicle redesigns, Harbour forecasts, the need for new tooling will drop to lower levels for several years.
“We are at the top of the bubble right now on model launches,” Harbour said. “It's about to fall off a cliff.”
Harbour said the North American tooling industry has about $13.5 billion a year in sales. That is far above its normal volumes of the past, which averaged between $9 billion and $10 billion, she said.
“We're forecasting that in 2020 to 2021, the volume is going to fall to less than $7 billion.”
Harbour said that because most North American tool-and-die shops are small, privately owned companies, many of the proprietors will simply sell their companies or close and retire. In many cases, she adds, there is no clear family or management succession plan in place.


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Switzerland's Barry Callebaut AG, the world's largest chocolate maker, wants to sell U.S. candy maker Brach's, according to a Reuters report.
Barry Callebaut supplies chocolate to makers of Nestle, Hershey and Cadbury chocolate candy. It posted a 4.1-percent rise in group sales to $2.7 billion for the first nine months of its 2006-2007 fiscal year, below analysts' expectations.
"Brach's is suffering from strong competition and the fact that the candy market in the USA is not growing," the company said in a statement. "If we decide to sell, the process would last more than six to eight months."
The company is looking at a joint venture or a partial or full sale of the Brach's business, which makes products such as fudge nut goodies and peanut butter clusters, and that a sale would be the most favorable outcome.
"We have received nearly a dozen statements of interest," the company said.
In other news, Callebaut expected higher cocoa prices in the medium term and said demand for dark chocolate was growing globally as consumers become aware of the health benefits of chocolate with a higher cocoa content. The company said it was confident it would reach its financial targets for the three-year period ending in the 2007-2008 fiscal year, but reiterated higher commodity prices would weigh on the outcome.
"Higher milk prices will also weigh, but are expected to be partly offset by price increases," the company said.


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China has ranked first in the world for three consecutive years in terms of the three major indicators of shipbuilding completions, new orders received and orders in hand. In addition to the amazing data on the global market share of the shipbuilding industry, we can also see some other confident trends. For example, the dawn of industrial upgrading.
In addition to being a labor-intensive industry, modern shipbuilding is also a high-tech industry. The global rise of China’s shipbuilding industry represents a unique approach to China’s industrial upgrading. In terms of labor, China’s shipbuilding industry has a cost advantage over Japan and South Korea, which rank second and third. In terms of technology, the launch of the Fujian ship last year also shows that the marine capabilities of Chinese ships are constantly increasing. Under the influence of the complementarity of labor force and technology, the leading competitiveness of China’s shipbuilding industry with “high quality and low price” has finally been created in the world.
From an extended point of view, the shipbuilding industry is still the stone that other large manufacturing industries in China feel when crossing the river of industrial upgrading, and its symbolic significance is greater than the actual profitability of the industry.
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Dentsu's Aegis takeover to go through by Thursday
The £3.2bn takeover of Carat and Isobar-owner Aegis by Dentsu is expected to go through by Thursday 28 March, after Chinese regulatory authorities confirmed it had passed the deal.
In a statement published today, the Japanese holding company Dentsu and Aegis said clearance from the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China had now been received and the relevant conditions have been satisfied.
Last week, Aegis said that subject to court approval at a second court hearing in London today, and the timing of the delivery of the court orders to Companies House, the deal would go through on or before 28 March.
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Hyundai net income falls 11th straight quarter as strikes cut productionWed, 26, Oct 2016
Hyundai posted a drop in quarterly profit after labor strikes hurt domestic production and a stronger currency eroded repatriated earnings. Operating profit declined 29 percent to 1.07 trillion won ($943 million) while net income fell for an 11th consecutive quarter to its lowest level in more than four years.
GM's Q3 net more than doubles to $2.77 billionTue, 25, Oct 2016
General Motors today said its net income more than doubled to a third-quarter, post-bankruptcy high of $2.77 billion, as its focus on retail sales in the U.S. bolstered transaction prices. Despite weakness in Europe, GM said its earnings for the year would be at the "high end" of forecasts.
Asbury Q3 net drops 37 percent on lower salesTue, 25, Oct 2016
Asbury Automotive Group's third-quarter net income fell 37 percent to $32.4 million in part because of lower new- and used-vehicle sales, the company said today.
Fiat Chrysler Q3 adjusted earnings rise 29 percent, recall costs weighTue, 25, Oct 2016
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles today reported adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of 1.5 billion euros ($1.63 billion) for the third quarter, up 29 percent, on flat revenues and despite some headwinds in North America, its largest market.
Daimler quarterly profit jumps 10% on Mercedes car demandFri, 21, Oct 2016
Daimler reported a 10 percent rise in third-quarter profit, buoyed by robust demand for Mercedes cars in China as the brand rolls out the new E-class sedan.
Group 1's Q3 net falls 22% on soft energy, UK marketsThu, 20, Oct 2016
Group 1 Automotive's net income fell 22 percent in the third quarter to $35.4 million, hurt by sales weakness in energy-dependent markets and soft sales in the U.K. following the Brexit vote to leave the European Union.
Gentex posts 18% gain in Q3 net incomeThu, 20, Oct 2016
Mirror and electronics supplier Gentex saw its third-quarter net income climb 18 percent to $92.1 million as sales at its automotive unit increased. Gentex typically serves as a bellwether for suppliers as it is one of the first of its peers to release its quarterly results.
Lithia’s Q3 net rises 25 percent on broad revenue gainsThu, 20, Oct 2016
Lithia’s third-quarter net income rose 25 percent from a year earlier to $54 million, as revenue rose 8.9 percent to a third-quarter record $2.27 billion, the company said today.
Dana Q3 net income drops to $57 millionThu, 20, Oct 2016
Dana, the longtime supplier of various drivetrain components, today reported net income of $57 million in the third quarter, down 52 percent from the year-earlier period as sales from its commercial-vehicle units fell again.
VW targets $4.1 billion in cost cuts, report saysThu, 20, Oct 2016
Volkswagen is targeting about 3.7 billion euros ($4.1 billion) of cost cuts at its core VW brand by 2021 as it wrestles with labor leaders over a turnaround plan, sources told Reuters. The targeted savings would be in addition to a 5-billion-euro efficiency program announced by VW in 2014.
Continental cuts profit guidance on warranty cases, supply disruptionsMon, 17, Oct 2016
German car components supplier Continental AG trimmed its profit forecast for the year, citing warranty cases and possible expenses for antitrust proceedings as well as supply disruptions following earthquakes in Japan.
GM, despite record profits, struggles with Wall Street cynicismWed, 05, Oct 2016
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NFT marketplace OpenSea will ban Cuban artists and users from the platform to comply with US sanctions.
In the industry that emphasizes decentralization, companies that comply with the sanctions of the states bring some contradictions.
OpenSea Complies with Cuba Sanctions
An OpenSea spokesperson used the following statements in a statement to Artnet News:
The confirmation from a company spokesperson came after a Twitter account named NFTCuba Art shared a screenshot of an email announcing it was “disabled due to activity contrary to our Terms of Service.”
Sanctions in the “Decentralized” Industry
While distributed ledger technology is decentralized in nature, the crypto industry still has huge centralized platforms that comply with international sanctions.
Earlier this month, the US Department of Justice considered the possibility of accusing Binance of money laundering and sanctions violations, Reuters reported.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken also agreed to a $362,000 deal on the grounds that it violated US sanctions on Iran.
Dapper Labs had frozen NFT withdrawals for users with connections to Russia to comply with EU sanctions. However, he later allowed it.


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The free streaming service DistroTV is expanding its channel library with the addition of Hollywire, a leading celebrity news outlet with 24/7 programming. The network covers red carpets, music festivals, celebrity events and more. DistroTV will broadcast live shows from Hollywire Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays 12-1 PM PST.
“Around the globe, fans are eager for information on their favorite celebrities and personalities; Hollywire is a favorite go-to for fans who want the latest celebrity news gossip and entertainment,” said Navdeep Saini, CEO of DistroTV. “We’re thrilled to add Hollywire to our growing lineup of pop culture content.”
This comes after DistroTV significantly grew its music genre offering with the addition of 19 new music video channels for viewers in the US, Canada, and the UK. The streaming service will also see upcoming content from Loop, including movie trailers for new releases and top movie trailer compilations, as well as drone footage from AirVūz
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Consumer appetites have been dampened this year by interest rate hikes and rising energy prices, with China’s economic slowdown and Covid-19 lockdowns playing a key role in sapping momentum for smartphone sales.
The global smartphone market experienced its worst third quarter since 2014, as economic headwinds forced consumers to postpone discretionary purchases such as personal electronics.
According to market research firm Canalys, smartphone shipments worldwide fell 9% in the three months that ended September, extending a decline that has lasted the entire year of 2022. According to Canalys, the downward trend in demand is likely to continue for another nine months.
Consumer appetites have been dampened this year by interest rate hikes and rising energy prices, with China’s economic slowdown and Covid-19 lockdowns playing a key role in sapping momentum for smartphone sales. Domestic players such as Xiaomi Corp., Vivo, and Oppo have all reported double-digit sales declines this year, with only Apple Inc.’s iPhone demonstrating market resilience.
According to the data, Samsung Electronics Co., which does not have a significant presence in China, maintained its global leadership with 22% of the market, aided by heavy discounts and promotions. Apple, whose iPhone 14 series went on sale in September, increased its share to 18%, while Oppo and Vivo both saw lower shares than the previous year.
“As the holiday season approaches, consumers who have been delaying purchases can expect steep discounts, bundling promotions, and significant price reductions,” Canalys analyst Sanyam Chaurasia said. “In comparison to the previous year’s strong demand period, a slow but steady festive sale is expected” in the fourth quarter.
Despite being the leading market share winner in the third quarter, Apple has abandoned plans to increase production of its iPhone 14 product family, Bloomberg News reported last month.


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MAYBELLINE REPORTS QUARTERLY RECORDS FOR NET SALES AND OPERATING INCOME; MARKET SHARE OF U.S. COSMETICS RISES TO 18.8%
Highlights for the three months ended June 30, 1995:
-- Quarterly consolidated net sales were a record $97.3 million, up 7.7 percent over sales of $90.3 million for the second quarter of 1994. By business division, net sales for Maybelline USA were up 10.3 percent to $82.2 million; Maybelline International, down 1.1 percent to $11.2 million; and Yardley North America, down 12.9 percent to $3.9 million versus the second quarter of 1994.
-- Operating income of $11.7 million, also a record, was up 7.9 percent over operating income of $10.9 million for second quarter 1994.
-- Earnings per share rose to $0.38 from $0.37 per share in the prior-year period, reflecting fewer shares outstanding. Net income of $5.3 million was down 3.4 percent from $5.5 million in second quarter 1994, largely due to increased interest expense as the result of additional borrowing to repurchase shares of common stock.
The Maybelline USA division reported improved market share, with gains for both the Classic Maybelline and Revitalizing businesses in the most recent three months. A.C. Nielsen figures for the year through June 17 show Maybelline with an 18.8 percent share of U.S. mass-market cosmetics, up 0.8 points compared to the same period a year ago. Maybelline U.S. dollar sales to the consumer for the same period grew 8.2 percent, compared to growth of 3.8 percent for the total mass-market cosmetics industry.
The Maybelline Board of Directors also announced a regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share to be paid on September 29, 1995, to shareholders of record at the close of the business on September 8.
Highlights for the six months ended June 30, 1995:
-- Consolidated net sales were $190.0 million in the first half of 1995, up 4.2 percent over sales of $182.3 million for the first half of 1994. By business division, net sales for Maybelline USA were up 5.3 percent to $160.5 million; Maybelline International, up 3.3 percent to $21.4 million; and Yardley North America, down 11.4 percent to $8.1 million versus the first half of 1994.
-- First-half operating income of $22.9 million was up 4.7 percent over operating income of $21.9 million for the first half of 1994.
-- Earnings per share rose to $0.74 from $0.72 per share in the prior-year period, reflecting fewer shares outstanding. Net income of $10.4 million was down 11.7 percent from net income of $11.7 million for the first half of 1994, largely due to increased interest expense as the result of additional borrowing to repurchase shares of common stock.
"We are pleased that Maybelline USA -- our largest business division -- has resumed its growth in sales and market share," said Robert N. Hiatt, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We see this strong growth as confirmation of the consumer appeal of our new products, such as Lash by Lash mascara, Natural Accents blush and shadow, and Natural Defense foundation. We have also seen the positive impact of our new Vista 1-2-3 retail display system, which has been installed in 90 percent of our targeted stores."
Hiatt said he was pleased with continued growth in consumer sales and market share for the Revitalizing line of cosmetics and skin care products. Added to the technologically-advanced line this year is Revitalizing Alpha Hydroxy Make-up, making Maybelline the first major mass-market brand to combine true Alpha Hydroxy skincare in a cream foundation. Nielsen figures show that consumer sales of Revitalizing products are up 54 percent for the year through June 17 versus the comparable year-ago period.
"Mexican economic problems affected our Maybelline International performance in the first half," Hiatt said. "Sales including our Mexican subsidiary are up only 3.3 percent for the first half, but excluding Mexico our International sales increased 13.2 percent."
"Maybelline International accelerated its pace of market expansion in first half, introducing Maybelline products in China and South Korea through a strategic alliance," Hiatt added. "The Chinese government has granted the approvals necessary for the manufacture and sale of Maybelline cosmetics and other personal care products, and sales of imported products have already begun in the Guangdong province. Sales in additional regions are planned, and construction has begun on a manufacturing facility, which should be operational later this year."
While the company is pleased with first-half results, Hiatt added that interim period results are not necessarily indicative of full-year performance.
Headquartered in Memphis, Maybelline, Inc., is a leader in the mass- market color cosmetics business, manufacturing and marketing eye, face, lip and nail cosmetics and other personal care products for sale in the United States and in selected international markets. Maybelline products are carried by virtually every major U.S. mass-market retailer -- including drug stores, discount stores, supermarkets and cosmetics specialty stores -- and are distributed in approximately 47 countries. The company also manufactures and markets Yardley soaps and the Yardley Bath Shoppe line of specialty bath care products in the United States and Canada.
MAYBELLINE, INC. Unaudited Financial Highlights (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Financial Data First Second Third Fourth Year Net sales $92,712 $97,280 Cost of sales 31,292 33,349 Operating income 11,205 11,713 Net income 5,026 5,330 Net income per common share 0.36 0.38 Average shares outstanding 13,906 13,909 Dividend per common share 0.07 0.08
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Launched in the U.S. in January 2009, the campaign is running across point-of-sale, promotions, outdoor and print advertising, and digital media and a hit song by Leehom.
Coke wants "to bring positivity, optimism and fun into their lives," said Joe Tripodi, Coke's chief marketing and commercial leadership officer in a statement.
Coke and Pepsi ramp up competition in China
The campaign is part of the battle to control China's soft drinks market. Over the next three years, Coca-Cola will invest more than $2 billion in infrastructure, marketing and operations across China.
Last month, the U.S. company opened bottling plants in two Chinese provinces, Jiangxi and Xinjiang, as well as in Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia. In May, it signed up as a sponsor of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
Coke's arch rival PepsiCo, meanwhile, plans to invest $1 billion in China over the next four years to grow and broaden its portfolio of beverage and food products in one of the most important emerging markets. The company plans to increase manufacturing capacity, particularly in interior and western areas, expand local research and development facilities and build up Pepsi's sales force to broaden product distribution.
During a 10-day tour of China last month, Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi opened the company's first overseas "green" plant in Chongqing. The factory uses more than 35 water and energy-saving designs, such as a high-pressure cleaning system and water-free conveyor belt lubricant. As part of its massive spending commitment, Pepsi plans to build five more plants in China in two years.
Leehom remixed U.S. song
Leehom appeared at a July 10 launch event in Shanghai attended by more than 2,000 fans. He performed "Open Happiness," a remix of a song created for Coca-Cola.
"Our ambition with this song is to invite Chinese youth to join us and celebrate summer with a powerful song that will help them energize and open up happiness," said Shanghai-based Andres Kiger, Coke's senior director of marketing in China.
The single has hit the No. 1 spot on four major music charts: Baidu.com's Top 100 chart, China Mobile's music chart, the Pioneer Music Chart, and the China Original Music Chart. The remix, re-arranged with Chinese lyrics, is based on a soundtrack released in the U.S. in March for Coke's global "Open Happiness" campaign.
A Coke spot featuring Leehom was created by Red Lounge, an in-house agency based in Shanghai and staffed by Coke roster agencies like Publicis Groupe's Leo Burnett and Interpublic's McCann Erickson. Leehom fans can also download the video with Bluetooth technology at interactive outdoor advertising panels at bus stops. Coke has distributed a sing-along version for use in karaoke lounges. Consumers can also download the ringtone on China Mobile's music platform. Ten percent of the revenue from the ringtone downloads will be donated to the Coca-Cola Yunnan Aids Orphan program.
Aegis Group's Wwwins Consulting oversaw the digital aspects of the campaign and Heartland, partly owed by Aegis, was in charge of outdoor media. The rest of the media planning and buying was handled by Publicis-owned Starcom. Best Shine and Sony BMG organized the music and event planning.
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Published on : Friday, July 21, 2017
In 2016, the tourism for Jacksonville area offered a major augment to the domestic economic growth of the state. From 2015 to 2016, as per the statistics released by the Illinois Office of Tourism disclosed that domestic and international travel expenditures increased more than half a billion dollars, attaining almost $38 billion respectively.
In terms of local area tourism in 2016, Jacksonville played a key role in the overall development of the state. Particularly, in travel expenditures, Jacksonville area tourism welcomed more than $50 million and almost $1 million in local tax revenue.
In comparison to 2016, local travel expenditures grew almost 7 percent whereas local tax revenue witnessed an increase close to 12 percent respectively. Brittany Henry, the Executive Director of the Jacksonville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau explains that 2016 was a significant year in terms of local tourism.
To quote Henry, “This is the biggest increase we’ve had in our tourism numbers, a 6.9 percent increase (in travel expenditures) is a huge increase, that’s a lot of money being spent in our community on tourism. If you think about $50.28 million in travel expenditures for a community of our size, that’s a lot of money being pumped into the community by business travelers, leisure travelers, education, sports, everything that makes Jacksonville so diverse. People are spending money in our community, and tourism is definitely on the uprise and we’re excited to be a part of that community.”


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Security Threats Emerge
That said, two-thirds of respondents are concerned about privacy. In fact, across age, gender and income, 66 percent of survey respondents express concern about privacy. Researchers say this finding highlights the need for industry participants to mitigate privacy and security concerns to drive the industry forward.
"Data security and identity protection are clearly top of mind for consumers looking at IoT products and services," said Jack Ogawa, Director of Marketing for NXP Semiconductors. "The developing IoT industry has an opportunity to utilize state of the art software and semiconductor technology to set the standard for secure connections, both in the Cloud and in the connected IoT products themselves."
Adam Kujawa, head of malware Intelligence at anti-malware and Internet security software firm Malwarebytes says we'll see the first major IoT attack in 2015.


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An association of Europe-based independent financial advisers has produced a YouTube clip warning consumers about the quality of advice offered by banks.
The European Federation of Financial Advisers and Financial Intermediaries (FECIF) has produced an advertising video hosted on its website and YouTube, which makes the case for non-bank financial services.
The video, entitled ‘Better without rose-tinted glasses’, shows an anonymous banker telling bank customers he has the “right product” for them and asking them to “sign here”, while a young girl asks the banker why every customer is being presented with the same product.
It also contains a disclaimer which suggests the video is “satirical” and that its aim is to “encourage people to assess offers critically and make use of individual advice”.
“We do not want to allege that companies aim at advising their customers without taking their individual desires into account,” the disclaimer said.
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It's the longer Lexus RX we've been waiting for.
Rumors of a larger, more luxurious Lexus RX have been long in the making. Thankfully, at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, we’ll get to see that stretched SUV in full. Lexus today teased the new RX 350L and RX 450hL in a duo of images that don't give much away as to its final look.
Initially rumored to make its debut last month at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Japanese marque has seemingly forgone its hometown auto show and instead opted to debut the new SUV in North America. Reports suggest that the new RX 350L will ride on the same platform as the current RX, with only a slight increase in rear overhang.
The back window will be moved further towards the rear, the size of the current rear tailgate opening will remain the same, and of course a third row of seats will be added. Our spy photographers captured an extended version of the RX back in August, which previews the proposed update, albeit underneath a heavy amount of camouflage.
"The RX that paved the way for the luxury crossover segment 20 years ago will retain its stylish figure while also providing more flexibility for passengers," said the company in a statement.
Two versions of the longer RX will debut in L.A., a standard gas-powered RX 350L, and a hybrid RX 450hL. The former option will undoubtedly use the same 3.5-liter V6 producing 295 horsepower (219 kilowatts) and paired to an eight-speed automatic, while the latter will see the same hybrid engine producing 308 hp (229 kW) and returning 30 average mpg carry over. Doors to the L.A. Auto Show will open to the press on November 27.
Gallery: Lexus RX Three-Row Spy Shots
How can the top-selling Lexus RX get even better? Make more of it. The all-new 2018 RX 350L, now featuring three rows, will make its World Premiere at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. The hybrid model, the RX 450hL, will also be announced. The RX that paved the way for the luxury crossover segment 20 years ago will retain its stylish figure while also providing more flexibility for passengers.
The RX 350L will be revealed at the Lexus Press Conference taking place on November 29, 2017 at 10:00 am PST in the South Hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center.


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Google Business Photos Brings Street View Inside
Marissa Mayer, Google VP of Location and Local Services, told a crowd at the Social Loco social networking conference that Google Business Photos will soon be bringing Street View indoors. With the new service, users will be able to explore restaurants, stores and other businesses in a panorama interface that’s very similar to Google’s Street View. While sites like Yelp let businesses and users upload photos, Google Business Photos is relying on its own photographers to populate the pages, and Google requires businesses to opt in before letting photographers visit businesses. Think of the photographers like flesh and blood Googlemobiles.


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Parsons School of Design alumnus with a BFA in fashion, who has worked in the menswear industry for several years. Past lives have been in the East Village and Lower East Side of Manhattan; more recently transplanted to Harlem. Currently living in a 1907 "French flat," an Edwardian era middle-class apartment.
A reader sent in a photo of 293 Lenox Avenue which formerly housed a beauty salon but will now be the new home of Metro PCS. The ubiquitous cell phone provider will now be making its presence in Central Harlem, just north of 129th Street and is another more commercial element arriving recently. A Little Caesars Pizza is also opening on Lenox just a couple of blocks south so there seems to be a mixing of better establishments and mass commercial retailers (that are usually seen on 125th Street) making its way to this part of Harlem.


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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced the Trump administration will reverse a decades-long policy and create a way for Americans to import prescription drugs from Canada.
Azar says that by moving forward on reimportation, the administration is putting Americans patients first. But IPI experts agree that the practice has been illegal chiefly because it puts Americans in harm’s way. Importantly, drug manufacturers cannot guarantee the safety of prescription drugs reimported to the United States.
“It is virtually impossible for brand name manufacturers to monitor their products after they leave the U.S.,” wrote IPI resident scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews in the Legislators Guide to Prescription Drug Importation. “It can even be difficult trying to monitor the drugs in this country once they go into the secondary market, where they may pass through a number of middlemen before finally landing up in a pharmacy.”
The U.S. often restricts the trade of dangerous products that can harm humans, animals and the environment, Matthews explains. “Prescription drugs are not like many other consumer products: they are inherently dangerous. That is why it requires a prescription to purchase them.”
“The importation issue is not about a small number of patients crossing the border, going to a reputable pharmacy with a licensed pharmacist and buying a small amount of a prescription drug for personal use,” he said. “It is about millions of consumers trusting drug vendors they have never seen; having no idea if their facilities are safe and located where they claim to be; and, knowing whether the drugs are counterfeit, diluted, mishandled, mislabeled or unapproved.”
For example, a 2017 amendment to PDUFA proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders would have allowed for the importation of drugs from Canada and consequently opened the floodgates for criminals involved in counterfeiting drugs to have a legitimate opening to the U.S. market. “The FDA struggles now to meet its obligations to ensure the safety and efficacy of prescription drugs being manufactured and sold to Americans without having to also become the guarantor of Canada’s pharmacies,” said Matthews.
Bottom line, says Matthews, if reimportation becomes widespread, some Americans will be harmed — it is only a matter of time. “And then the question will be who will be held responsible?”
Matthews is also the author of Prescription Drug Importation: Unsafe, Unnecessary and Unwise, Prescription Drug Importation of Prescription Drugs: A Bad Idea; and Five Reasons to Oppose Reimportation.


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Export: Sarpang may be the highest areca nut producing dzongkhag but poor market has left farmers without much option than selling them all to Indian contractors.
Nuts are marketed back to Bhutan in different forms such as doma, supari (sweetened beetle nut) and paan masala, among others.
Farmers said they tried selling the nuts directly to local shopkeepers but they were so used to buying from Indian sellers that they would not have it. So, unable to sell the nuts, farmers hire their orchards to Indians.
Former gup LB Ghalley has over 250 areca nut palms in Dekiling which gives him about 60kg nuts every year. Last year, he sold the nuts to a buyer in Dadgiri, Assam at Nu 2,000 per sack.
“We harvest the nuts, pack them and take them to Gelephu for Indian buyers,” said LB Ghalley. “It is difficult to find buyers within Bhutan.”
It is interesting to note that despite owning more than 200 areca nut palms LB Ghalley has to buy doma from third person.
Last year, LB Ghalley’s neighbours took 10 sacks of nuts to Thimphu and Paro. However, they could not sell the nuts and returned home with two sacks entire.
LB Ghalley has hired three orchards. He intends to sell the nuts to buyers from across the border.
This year was not a good year for areca nut growers. Price fell sharply. From Nu 2,000 a sack last year it came down to Nu 1,400 for a sack.
Dasarath from Chuzargang said he has about 150 areca palms. He has been hiring out his orchard at Nu 50,000. This year, however, he could not do so because of bad price. Gombu Dorji, an Indian contractor who was born and brought up in Bhutan, hires most of the orchards from Chuzargang.
Gombu Dorji said the price of areca nut has fallen this year because demand for products such as varieties of supari, paan masala and gudka has fallen in India. This happened because of rise in tax for gudka sometime in January last year, he added.
Areca nuts from Bhutan are transported to Bjini camp in Assam. After chopping them into pieces they are then sent to factories in New Delhi. However, some of it comes back to Bhutan as unpeeled doma.
“What we take from Bhutan, after modifying it is marketed back to Bhutan,” he said adding that the final product is marketed within India and exported to Bangladesh as well.
According to Bhutan RNR Statistics, 2015, Sarpang produced 3,513 metric tonnes of areca nuts in 2012, which fell to 2,506 metric tonnes in 2013. Samtse produced 2,857 metric tonnes in 2012 and 2,180 metric tonnes in 2013.


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The drink 5-Hour Energy is viewed for sale at a grocery store in New York City on Nov. 15.
這張十一月十五日攝於紐約市的照片，是陳列在一間雜貨店的「5-Hour Energy」機能飲料。Jan 01, 2013
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A senior FCC official told reporters on a conference call that these breaches resulted in an unauthorized disclosure of names and full or partial Social Security numbers and illegal access to account information of about 280,000 U.S customers of AT&T.
According to U.S. Federal Communications Commission, the employees at call centers sold hundreds of thousands of AT&T customer records, including names and Social Security numbers, to criminals who attempted to use the customer information to unlock stolen mobile phones.
AT&T said in a statement: “We are terminating vendor sites as appropriate. We’ve changed our policies and strengthened our operations.”
More than 279,000 U.S. customers of AT&T were affected by the data breaches, originating in call centers in Mexico, Colombia and the Philippines, the FCC said. In addition $25 million civil penalty levied on the No. 2 wireless carrier is the largest data security enforcement action to date.
In October, the FCC imposed a $10 million fine on telecom companies TerraCom and YourTel for consumer privacy breaches.
AT&T has “no reason to believe” that the stolen customer records were used for identity theft or financial fraud, the company said in a statement.
The FCC initiated an investigation into improper disclosure of customer information at AT&T’s Mexico call centers in May. Soon after that AT&T informed the agency of additional data breaches in Colombia and Philippines, the official said.
AT&T will notify all affected customers, will pay for credit monitoring in many cases, and hire a data security compliance manager as part of the settlement with the FCC.


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TVNZ and Spark have partnered to bring audiences the 2019 Rugby World Cup, free to air, giving "consumers choice, and giving them control".
For the first time since the 2007 edition of the tournament, audiences will be able to view the All Blacks' bid to become world champions free to air.
New Zealanders will be able to view all RWC2019 matches live or on-demand via Spark streaming over their broadband or mobile connection. It won't be restricted to Spark customers.
The tournament will be offered on a pay to watch basis, with packages to include a tournament pass and passes for individual matches.
TVNZ will screen selected matches free-to-air and won't break to ads in live game time.
Next year's World Cup isn't the only global tournament secured by the TVNZ-Spark partnership, with the 2021 Women's World Cup, 2018 Sevens World Cup, and 2018 and 2019 U20 tournaments also to be free to air.
In a media release, TVNZ CEO Kevin Kenrick spoke of his delight at being able to bring New Zealanders coverage of next year's global rugby showpiece.
"Our agreement will broaden the availability of New Zealand's biggest sport and give viewers even more choice."
"Together we're committed to delivering a fantastic viewing experience for all New Zealanders – making the most of Spark's leading digital technology and distribution capabilities and TVNZ's unrivalled audience reach and content expertise."
Speaking on TVNZ 1's Breakfast today, Kevin Kenrick and Spark managing director Simon Moutter detailed the process of broadcasting next year's tournament.
"This is the new world coming at us in video," Moutter said.
"We're going to deliver it primarily through an online streaming platform.
"They'll be delivered in a range of packages, people will be able to buy a single match, a tournament pass - at very affordable prices."
"The critical thing here is giving the consumers choice, and giving them control," Kenrick added.
Kenrick also said that the televised live coverage would differ from that of this year's Commonwealth Games.
"The Comm Games has been brilliant - we've had a great opportunity to learn by getting back into live sport in a big way."
"One of the lessons for us is about the placement of ads. I can tell you there will not be ads during live games of the Rugby World Cup.
"We've learned some lessons around that, and we're pretty keen to build on those."


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The discount grocery-chain Ruler Foods expects to open a new location in the metro-east before Jan. 1.
Fairview Heights Economic Development Director Mike Malloy said the city expects to Ruler to move into Crossroads Centre at 10850 Lincoln Trail.
The space was previously occupied by Hobby Lobby before the craft store moved across the street about a year ago.
Ruler will set up shop between Big Lots and Sky Zone. The Fairview Heights store will be the fourth Ruler Foods in the metro-east. The other stores are in Belleville, Collinsville and Highland.
Malloy expects construction to wrap up inside of the space by mid-November.
The store is part of Kroger’s JayC Food Stores operation. The Ruler format offers “very low pricing on quality products” with a strong emphasis on the Kroger brand. However, the store will also offer national brands, as well as fresh meat and produce.
To keep overhead low, customers at Ruler stores bag their own groceries and “rent” a shopping cart for 25 cents, which is returned when the cart is returned, similar to Aldi stores.