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tech2 Information WorkersMar 05, 2021 13:37:16 IST
Whereas Twitter nonetheless appears to haven’t any plans to permits it customers to edit tweets, the platform is reportedly engaged on an ‘undo ship’ timer for posts. Reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong has found that Twitter is engaged on a brand new characteristic referred to as ‘Undo Ship’, which is able to give customers the flexibility to tug again the tweet for just a few seconds after they hit ‘put up’. Wong has shared a tweet with a GIF that provides us a little bit peek into how the characteristic may match.
Twitter is engaged on “Undo Ship” timer for tweets pic.twitter.com/nS0kuijPK0
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) March 5, 2021
As seen within the GIF above, the characteristic will ship customers a notification proper after they tweet a message, which is able to embody a timer button. Just like Gmail, the characteristic will give customers a buffer of some minutes to unsend a tweet.
Although, the timer appears fairly quick proper now.
Should you do Undo Ship, you can be taken again to the compose field for the tweet and you may repair or rethink your put up once more.
Nonetheless, oddly, within the GIF Wong has shared, when the timer goes off, you possibly can’t see the preview of the tweet. That is odd as a result of in all likeliness, it is solely when you’ll be able to see the tweet preview, you’d know you made an error.
The Undo Ship characteristic was as soon as talked about by social media tipster Matt Navarra too, in July 2020.
Right here’s a listing of options Twitter could also be contemplating for its paid / subscription service
Which might you be keen to pay for? pic.twitter.com/w8vYumrpx3
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) July 31, 2020
Nonetheless, as per Navarra, Twitter might provide the characteristic as a part of a subscription service.
The half concerning the subscription service does fall in keeping with a current announcement by Twitter that it plans to supply a subscription service by which customers would pay for particular content material from high-profile accounts, a part of an financial mannequin to diversify its income. Twitter additionally introduced the potential new Tremendous Follows service at its annual investor assembly.
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Date: Monday, February 1st, 1999, 00:00
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Building healthy futures: IDA's pharmaceutical suppliers
Amsterdam, 10 February 2022 - Our 50th anniversary Stories campaign continues with an insight into the role of IDA’s (pharmaceutical) suppliers. Our quality-assured products are available to our customers thanks to the strong, long-time relationships we have with suppliers who share our commitment to quality.
Many of IDA’s suppliers are currently based in India, a country sometimes referred to as ‘pharmacy of the world’. The rapid development of this industry took place over the last 30 years, enabled by the Patents Act of 1970 (taking effect around the same time that IDA was founded!). The goal of this Patent Act was to foster the development of a home-grown Indian pharmaceutical industry, and to guarantee that the Indian public had access to low-cost medicines. The Act was changed from a ‘product patent’ to ‘process patents’ (meaning changes in the way a product is manufactured allowed the product to be recreated for generic versions).
Recognising the swift development of the generic pharmaceutical industry, IDA also saw its own expansion of activities over the years. In 1990, we started working with a representative in India, Mr. Shree Rajwade. This relationship remains, as we built a strong supplier network in India and beyond, followed by the opening of IDA India in 2006. Two of these suppliers that worked with IDA from the start are Medopharm and Macleods, who grew with IDA throughout the changes in global health over the years.
With the industry still in the nascent stage in the 1990s, IDA’s experience and knowledge on quality systems and audits was highly valued by the pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Macleods Sr. Vice President Shailesh Pednekar also recognised that the regulatory oversight over quality of medicines in Africa and other low- and middle-income countries was either absent or not fully developed. “This could often lead to substandard quality medicines coming into the countries’ healthcare systems. IDA Foundation plugged this gap and by the virtue of their own QA systems, ensured that products from quality reliable sources would reach the patients who needed them the most.” With many new manufacturers trying to access the more developed markets (EU/US) in the years that followed, the bar was raised in quality standards. As Mr. Pednekar added: “IDA’s QA process and audits helped various companies to bridge gaps, upgrade their facilities and facilitate overall preparedness for entering new (developed) markets as well.”
Through IDA’s advice and guidance in their early years, many were able to meet the required (GMP) standards, said Medopharm’s CEO Udhan Chordia: “I can safely say that Medopharm has upgraded as an organisation thanks to its close collaboration with IDA’s QA team who guided us in the early years on quality, competitive pricing, market intelligence and the need for speed to deliver. We started off as a supplier of paracetamol tablets to IDA Foundation and now we supply more than 100 different products. This achievement doesn’t just say something about Medopharm, but also about the strength of IDA to support organisations like us to perform better and grow faster with them.”
IDA India’s General Manager Shree Rajwade recalls the 1990s when the industry saw strong growth, visiting multiple manufacturing sites for two weeks straight in the first and again in the second half of the year. “In those years, many were family-owned businesses, whereas now many are world leaders in the production of high-quality generic medicines. The current pandemic has been proof of the fact that India can grow, innovate and deal with challenges to continue distributing time-critical pharmaceuticals to every part of the globe where required.”
When we look at the past 50 years, as with the many changes in the global health supplier environment, we foresee continuing development and changes in the industry in the coming years. Aside from our strong supplier base in India, China, Bangladesh and beyond, we also look towards the African market which is rapidly evolving. The pandemic has shown a need and a shift towards local manufacturing.
In line with IDA’s long-term goal of Strengthened Local Capacity, we already have a broad network of agents and distributors, and have been working on extending our manufacturer base in Africa. As we did in the 1990s, IDA will provide support and quality guidance to newly approved manufacturers. Alongside our strong Asian supplier base, we look forward to growing and creating global health impact together.
We thank Mr. Udhan Chordia (Medopharm) and Mr. Sailesh Pednekar (Macleods) for their kind perspectives for this article.
Visit our Suppliers page for more information, and find our other 50th anniversary stories here:
- Ensuring access to quality essential health products in the Pacific region
- Building healthy futures in Cameroon
- Building healthy futures: agents & distributors in the spotlight
- An exciting year ahead


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SunBOTs: new sunflower-inspired technology could optimize solar panelsNovember 19, 2019
An innovative new type of solar technology has been developed by American researchers.
Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles and Arizona State University have created SunBOTs, a new type of solar technology that imitates phototropism. This is a natural process of sunflowers and other plants in which the plants follow the sun and pause their movement when they are positioned to receive optimum exposure to sunlight to achieve photosynthesis.
The artificial material is the first to be capable of phototropism.
The researchers developed stem-like cylinders of the artificial material, which they called SunBOTs. They found that the material bends toward sunlight to capture approximately 90% of available sunlight. This happens even at times when the sun is shining on an oblique angle.
The device is made up of a cylinder “stem” made from the material that reacts to the light and an energy harvesting “flower” at the top, which is composed of standard material that absorbs light, commonly utilized in solar cells. Each device is very small, not even 1 mm wide.
Essentially, the way the technology works is that when the stem of a SunBOT is exposed to light, it heats up and shrinks. This causes it to bend and direct the artificial flower toward the light. Once the flower is aligned with the light, the stem stops bending. The reason is that bending generates a shadow. While positioned in the shadow, this gives the material a chance to cool down and stop its shrinking. However, once it is exposed to light again it will bend once more.
SunBOTs were found to harvest up to 400% more solar power.
To determine just how effective the phototropism-mimicking artificial material is compared to conventional solar panels, the researchers tested the stems by building a panel of SunBOTs with and without the bending material.
What the researchers found was that the panel of solar devices that featured the bendy stems were capable of harvesting up to 400% more solar power than those without the material.
This research is considered to be a major achievement considering traditional solar panels capture only about 24% of available energy from the sun, whereas SunBOTs can harvest about 90%.


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Car technology about to see this 'revolutionary' change
With many key fobs vulnerable to hacking unless they are, say, wrapped with aluminum foil, security experts say carmakers will soon require fingerprinting.
You heard correctly.
Fingerprints are required to cash checks at the bank.
Fingerprints are used to access mobile phones.
Cars are next. Not just to open the door, but to start the engine.
“This technology will be used in cars in two to four years,” said Godfrey Cheng, corporate vice president for Silicon Valley-based Synaptics. “Driver identification will be revolutionary.”
Understanding that car fobs present an increasing security risk, auto companies are following the lead of personal technology devices and moving toward vehicle access through fingerprinting, facial recognition and retina scans.
This is not Mission Impossible. This is real life.
The Free Press in July reported that cybersecurity experts recommend that car owners go online and spend a few dollars to buy what’s called a Faraday Cage to shield key fob signals from potential theft. Imagine a traditional sandwich bag made of foil instead of plastic.
This is because newer cars with keyless starting are always waiting for the fob signal. Thieves can buy legitimate devices that amplify or record and replay the fob signal sitting unprotected in a purse, a pocket, on a counter at home or even just copy the code to access the vehicle.
Copying code from key fobs isn’t difficult. And this is something the auto industry and insurance companies are monitoring closely.
The cheap (or homemade) metal protection covers, named for the scientist who figured out how to block an electromagnetic field, can prevent thieves from having access to vehicles with a wireless fob. Currently, thieves can capture fob signals from outside a home, office or hotel room.
In the near future, fobs won’t disappear; they’ll be paired with biometrics.
“You’re no longer relying just on a fob. This will be a fob and a fingerprint,” Cheng said between meetings in Detroit. “We’ll cover touch, sight, hearing and voice. We’ll cover all the senses but taste and smell.”
“We're making the car more secure. It’ll be a lot like online bank security. And if you can hack a bank or a car, wouldn’t it be more worth your time hacking a bank?" Cheng asked.
Rapidly evolving technology
Synaptics is best known as a leader in consumer technology products on items such as smart speakers that shoppers associate with Google and Amazon's Alexa.
Recently, the company developed technology that allows drivers to adjust the heat dial on touch screens in freezing temperatures without removing thick gloves. Clients using these and other features include Ford, Porsche, Jaguar, Range Rover, Audi, BMW, Honda, Volkswagen and Mercedes.
But where the industry is going — toward access that requires identifying body parts to circumvent concerns related to hacking — is unfolding rapidly.
Cheng was showing a prototype SUV to automakers and suppliers that had been modified to allow access with just a fingerprint. He snapped a photo of a would-be driver's face using a computer notebook, scanned the driver’s fingerprint into the notebook and downloaded the biometric data into the SUV system.
Then Cheng programmed the car to accept the fingerprint as a driver, just as a car dealer would upon sale. The driver pressed a fingerprint sensor on the dashboard and started the engine.
“Tesla transformed the way people looked at the car," he said. “People saw a future of cars that will be connected devices.”
Then he shut down the car to demonstrate something else. He reprogrammed the device to say that the driver who belonged to the fingerprint had skipped a car payment. Bam. Car wouldn’t start.
This sort of biometric program will allow vehicle owners to program the car to match the fingerprint — music choices, seat adjustment, navigation settings, temperature selection. This will allow parents to install “geofencing” limits, which control where teen drivers might go or how far.
“Let’s say we create the ‘teenager mode,'’’ Cheng explained. “You can restrict their access by time and you can customize the amount of horsepower the teenager has, like if they borrow a Hellcat. It’s irresponsible to lend your 707-horsepower car to a teenager. In the old days, you only had the choice of giving someone the key or not. Now you can geofence them and give them time-based access.”
So that means the car is a lot like Cinderella’s carriage that turns into a pumpkin at midnight.
“Car companies are bringing high-speed connection to the cars and biometrics are a necessary element of the connected car,” Cheng said. “Without secure biometric authentication, drivers would be distracted with passwords and pins. Fingerprint sensors offer state-of-the-art security as well as the convenience of touch.”
Biometric authentication could be in place with some products as soon as 2019, predicted Tamara Snow, director of interior systems and technology for North America within Continental.
“Vehicle access and start technology” is evolving rapidly, she said.
Convenience over privacy
While some people may be concerned about privacy, surveys indicate most consumers want convenience.
“There’s a personality that doesn’t want to give Big Brother everything; there's a discomfort about automobile companies having so much information about us,” said Holly L. Hubert, a retired FBI cybersecurity expert and founder of GlobalSecurityIQ. “This will take some getting used to. But it’s pretty exciting, thinking about how technologies can be leveraged. If you’re a parent of a teenage driver, these are great things.”
Auto companies are working cautiously but rapidly to adapt to a new security landscape.
“There was a survey earlier this year that said 25 percent of new customers buying cars are really concerned about cybersecurity,” said Faye Francy, executive director of the nonprofit Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which specializes in cybersecurity strategies.
“There’s a tension between security and convenience. The consumer really does love convenience. We recognize this is a key issue.”
In fact, her organization has more than doubled in the past year as automotive companies work to try and figure out the future and its technology.
“There are ways we can protect the critical function of the vehicle,” she said. “What we need to do is thwart the threat. Automakers are invested in getting the security literally built into the design.”
Engineers all over the planet are trying to understand what’s next.
And top cybersecurity advisers are working with the automotive industry, including Moshe Shlisel, CEO of GuardKnox Cyber Technologies.
“They need to compromise between innovation and what the public wants,” said Shlisel, a veteran of the Israeli Air Force who helped develop cyber protection for fighter jets and missile defense systems. “In some cases, price is the issue. The early birds may have the answer as soon as 2019. Companies want everything secure. This is where the industry is going.”
For now, industry leaders and cybersecurity experts say consumers must assume responsibility for their own safety.
“Be aware if you are in a rental car and upload your contact information, it will stay there unless you delete it when you turn in your rental car,” Francy said. "You might have sensitive information loaded as well. And if you sell your car? Have you deleted your data? I actually bought my new Lexus, well, a used Lexus, and I paired with my phone. When I selected the home destination, it took me to someone else’s home. Be careful with your data. We all have to be vigilant.”
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Since broaching the subject of baggage thefts two weeks ago, I've heard from about 200 airline passengers who reported that belongings such as designer sweaters, expensive dress shirts, silk underwear, watches and shoes have been stolen from their checked bags. I've also had e-mails from passengers claiming that knives -- in particular Swiss Army penknives -- have disappeared from checked bags.
Some readers have suggested that things stolen from passengers' checked bags were probably being sold on eBay. Several pointed out with suspicion that used Swiss Army knives are readily available on eBay, where one regular seller advertises a selection of knives as having been "confiscated from airline passengers." What's up with that? If you believe the dealer, nothing.
"I buy this stuff legally," that dealer replied by email to a query about where he gets the knives. In fact, most airports hold auctions to sell prohibited items confiscated from carry-on bags -- more than 11 million items so far, including more than 3 million knives, according to the Transportation Security Administration. (A passenger can pack any kind of knife in a checked bag).
Since June, more than 20 TSA baggage screeners at three major airports have been charged with stealing from checked bags. Screeners routinely open and inspect a percentage of checked bags each day, looking for explosives.
What's being done? Not a lot, it seems. Few airports have adequate theft-prevention surveillance systems in place. In fact, some airports have recently eliminated video surveillance systems in baggage-handling areas because of costs.
Early this year, the TSA announced a program that would allow passengers to lock checked bags with special locks, available through retail shops. These locks supposedly can be opened by an inspector using a code or a special tool, and then relocked as the bag continues into the hands of airline baggage handlers. But problems have dogged the program. Many passengers have complained that TSA inspectors, unable to open the locks simply break them to get access. And of course the locks have no value if some TSA screeners themselves are doing the stealing.
The airlines and the TSA have not yet been able to agree on a formula for assessing liability for claims, since checked bags pass through the hands of employees from both.
"There was a period of about a year where the TSA and airlines were involved in very serious negotiations" to work out a formula for calculating liability, said Diana Cronin, a spokeswoman for the Air Transport Association. "But the talks really didn't go anywhere," she added. Now, the TSA is trying to work out agreements with individual airlines rather than the industry as a whole, she said.
Both the TSA and the airlines accept claims from passengers. But while some readers told me they've had their claims settled to their satisfaction, usually by airlines, many more said they have gotten a bureaucratic runaround, with some claims languishing for a year or more.
The Business Traveler alternates each Sunday with Traveling With Kids.


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Panera Bread CEO Niren Chaudhary says the nearly 2,200-unit chain is going to disrupt the coffee industry. It’s an ambition many brands have declared over the years. But Panera’s assertion carries a different tone, says Sara Burnett, Panera’s VP of wellness and food policy.
“Because, in all honesty, we are the only concept that can do this,” she says.
Panera launched Thursday a nationwide coffee subscription program it says is the first of its kind ever attempted by a national restaurant company. Burger King introduced a $5 test in March 2019 where BK app members could sign up for a small cup of coffee each day. There are some key differences, however, Burnett notes, that puts Panera’s initiative on solo ground.
Firstly, it’s unlimited. Customers can show up every two hours. If they’re in-store, they can fill up as much as they want. Also, it doesn’t matter if they want a large, small, or walk in with a 32-ounce mug from their office. Panera will fill it, over and over, every day, for $8.99 per month.
The deal also includes iced coffee and tea. “I think the spirit of this is one of pure generosity,” Chaudhary says, noting the sustainability aim of Panera not giving away new cups every time.
Called MyPanera+Coffee, it’s one of the boldest initiatives Panera has ever rolled coast to coast and has the potential to completely alter its traffic patterns and the way restaurants view loyalty, Burnett says
The deal is exclusive to MyPanera members, of which there are 38 million today. The option went live Thursday on the chain’s app, with QR code, in-store sign-up arriving Monday.
Currently, more than half of Panera’s total transactions across all dayparts stem from MyPanera members. Burnett says the coffee subscription program could revolutionize that mix since it’s not the typical earn-and-burn model you see throughout the industry, where you spend x and get y. “It’s actually about providing true value to the guest that really actually matters to them. Especially things that are part of your daily ritual, like coffee,” she says.
To capture the potential at hand, Chaudhary ran through some test results. Panera piloted the program at 150 restaurants for more than three months. Several metrics stood out.
No. 1, Panera saw frequency jump by more than 200 percent for customers after they signed up compared to before. That generated a significant rise in footfall, he says.
Next, Panera witnessed a 70 percent increase in food attachment for subscribers, something Chaudhary called “staggering.” Essentially, Panera guests, drawn by the frictionless coffee convenience, started buying food once they showed up. That’s a critical part of this, he adds, considering Panera spent the last year revamping its breakfast offerings in hopes of pushing more business into the occasion. This included three new breakfast wraps, a fresh line of hot coffees and stations where employees grind beans in house, and a revamped bakery line with 10 added items.
Today, 75 percent of Panera’s business takes place after 11 a.m. It’s 10–15 percent around standard breakfast times and another 10 percent between breakfast and lunch.
Burnett says value was in the “double-digits” from a food perspective from the attachment.
Another alluring result was the fact close to 75 percent of coffee redemption occurred off-premises. When Burnett underscored why Panera is better positioned to launch a subscription program than anybody else, this was a critical reason why. “We’re the only people who have the coffee and food,” she says. “We’re the only ones who have an ecommerce platform that’s robust enough to handle this along with omnichannel ways for you to get it. So whether it’s Rapid Pick-Up, drive thru, delivery, or on-premise. And we’re the only one with a loyalty program to really enable it.”
Panera 2.0, the company’s technology label, includes, to Burnett’s point, mobile ordering, Rapid Pick-Up, delivery—both in-house and through third-party, kiosks, and other rolling changes.
Panera expanded its menu to capitalize on convenience and to-go back in 2012, which feels like ages ago in this off-premises restaurant rush. Digital assets got an upgrade, too. By 2014, Panera was testing delivery with its own drivers (outside services also covered 7–14 percent of restaurants). This past August, when the company announced it was bringing on aggregators, it estimated it had delivered more than 28 million orders, or 7 percent of overall sales.
Panera’s 38-million-member loyalty program, which connects across channels, is among the largest in the business. For perspective, Starbucks has 18.9 million active U.S. members.
And there’s reason to believe the coffee subscription feature will balloon this figure even further. In the pilot, Panera saw about a 25 percent increase in new MyPanera members asking for the deal. And a vast majority of those were new to the brand, meaning it actually drove light users into restaurants. “It is a really, very interesting a desirable value proposition for the guest,” Burnett says.
Panera also picked up one additional insight, which Chaudhary said is “perhaps the most important.”
Guests can sign up for the program month-to-month currently. Other options, like semi-annual, will likely be introduced later on. But thus far with the current model, Panera is enjoying a 90–95 percent renewal rate each month, “which is fantastic,” Chaudhary says.
Guests coming in more often, buying more food, driving off-premises orders, and renewing. Together, “it gives us a ton of confidence in the business model,” Chaudhary says.
According to a report from Acorns, the average American spends $1,100 on coffee per year. So, by Panera’s math, subscribers could save nearly $1,000.
That’s really the kicker, Chaudhary says, and the inspiration.
More than 160 million adults drink coffee every day, but nearly half are conflicted because of what they spend, per The National Coffee Association’s 2019 Data Trends Report.
“That’s where we come in as a brand,” he says. “We feel consumers should never have to feel conflicted. They should never have to compromise. Consumers should never feel conflicted about having food that tastes great but is also good for you. They should never have to be conflicted about quality at an unbelievable price and value.”
Panera is supporting the launch of MyPanera+Coffee with an integrated marketing and creative campaign, Your Cup is Always Full, which includes digital, TV, radio, OTT, Out of Home, and more. The tagline is already trademarked.
And speaking to the earlier note around Panera’s renewed breakfast efforts, the program will fuel tangible progress, Chaudhary says.
When Panera came under JAB Holding’s umbrella in April 2017 for $7.5 billion, expanding coffee seemed a natural extension. JAB runs Caribou Coffee, Pret a Manger, Espresso House, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, and now JDE Peet’s, which is a merger of Peet’s Coffee and Jacobs Douwe Egberts announced in December.
One of the first things the parties discussed, according to reports at the time, was the branding of Panera’s coffee. Rather than simply agreeing to a licensing deal with one of its coffee giants, JAB encouraged Panera to lead with its own brand. That led to cold brew, the coffee stations, and thee fresh blends—a new light roast that’s a combination of Central and South American beans with hints of citrus, roasted nuts and chocolate; and Dark Roast, a blend of Costa Rican and Colombian coffee beans that give the slightly sweet coffee a rich, mellow finish.
The two new coffee blends are freshly ground every day and made from 100 percent Arabica whole beans.
But while that felt like a catch-up move, Panera’s subscription program is something else entirely.
About 50 percent of the coffee redemption is taking place around breakfast. In turn, the food attachment is weighing heavy in the breakfast direction. And generally speaking, breakfast is one of the highest-margin, most profitable segments in quick service. It’s also one of the most competitive.
The unlock has always been, however, encouraging habitual and daily habits from consumers. Chaudhary says the test proved Panera’s coffee subscription accomplishes just that.
“We still have a lot of head room to grow and we think that this is going to be a more disruptive program to drive relevance with our customers with this daypart, with coffee being the leader,” he says. “And that will then become a catalyst to bring customers in in much larger volumes, like we described in the tests, more than 200 percent increase in frequency.”
“Those customers, a lot of them coming in for the breakfast daypart, will then see the variety and quality of food that we have and that will then grow that daypart even more,” Chaudhary adds.
How big is that 200 percent jump really? During the pilot, it meant subscribers showed up nearly half the month, or nearly every other day. That’s triple the usual figure for Panera.
In many cases, customers visited multiple times a day. Coffee in the morning. Iced coffee in the afternoon.
“We will bring better credibility to coffee,” he says. “We will drive more food attachment, particularly around the breakfast daypart. We will have this recurring revenue with our customers.”
Panera will also grow its loyalty base, which will then position it to offer more customized, personalized experiences in the future.
“We’re doing something that has never been done before in food retail,” Chaudhary says.


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VENDORS at Erima market in Port Moresby have alleged that eight members of Team Southern Highlands for the 4th PNG Games have destroyed their goods which were on sale at the market on Saturday afternoon.
The eight athletes, who were reported to be under the influence of alcohol, walked into the informal sector market at Erima and started destroying the betelnut, cigarettes and other items which were on sale by the vendors.
Their rogue behaviour led to a fight between the vendors and the eight athletes.
It was very fortunate, according to street vendor, Wayaleko Saubsmau, that the task force unit from the McGregor police barracks intervened and dispersed the crowd.
Mr Saubsmau reported that vendors lost more than K15,000 worth of their market items and cash during the melee.
They have stated the athletes were here in the capital city to play sports representing their provinces but it is unfortunate that these athletes went on the drinking spree and ended up causing problems at the informal sector market damaging vendors’ goods for sale.
Mr Saubsmau and his brother Henry Takayu are now appealing to the management of Team Southern Highlands to discipline the eight athletes, whose identities are known to them.
According Mr Saubsmau and Mr Takayu, the eight athletes were in their full team uniform when they went on rampage.
“We will be visiting the team at their camp at Gerehu Secondary School and identify those trouble makers and will make sure that these athletes are disciplined thoroughly and should not take the field,” Mr Takayu said.
Meanwhile, Team Southern Highlands chairman Robin Melike, told The National yesterday, in an interview that he was not aware of the incident involving the eight athletes.


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Pilgrim Software, Inc., a leading provider of cloud and on-premise enterprise quality management solutions, recently announced it is formally changing its name to Pilgrim Quality Solutions and will begin operating under the new trade name effective immediately. With the implementation of its new name, Pilgrim has adopted a new tagline and logo, and simultaneously launched its redesigned website http://www.pilgrimquality.com.
The rebrand is the latest step in Pilgrim’s rapid transformation in response to an evolving global business environment and its customers’ increasingly complex quality and regulatory challenges. The new name is a more accurate articulation of Pilgrim’s business and more clearly defines the business paradigm that it is addressing through its products and services. The new-look website depicts the company’s commitment to the Life Sciences industry, and the new logo reflects the flexibility and connectivity of the company and its solutions.
“In the 20-plus years that Pilgrim has been pioneering quality management solutions, we’ve evolved quite a bit,” explained Thierry Durand, Pilgrim’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our portfolio has expanded, our reach has grown, and we’ve helped hundreds of Life Sciences firms achieve their quality and regulatory compliance goals. Over the last year, it became very apparent that we needed to expand on the legacy we had already built and refresh our brand to reflect who Pilgrim is today. We’re no longer only a software developer. We’re a developer and global provider of quality solutions – software solutions, cloud solutions, and consulting services – all of which address today’s demanding quality and compliance requirements.”
Since 1993, Pilgrim Quality Solutions has provided industry-leading enterprise quality software to highly regulated industries. Pilgrim helps these organizations centralize and automate data to ensure product safety and regulatory compliance, optimize their value chain and improve overall customer satisfaction. Whether implemented on-premise or in the Cloud, Pilgrim’s integrated suite of software solutions combines robust technology with industry expertise to unite enterprise quality data on a single platform for clear visibility and reliable decision-making.
Going forward, Durand said the company is supporting its promise even further by transforming for better service, responsiveness, and results.
“Pilgrim Quality Solutions’ tagline, Prepare to Succeed, is an expression of our brand promise to our customers,” Durand said. “We believe Pilgrim is the Quality Management Solution that best prepares Life Sciences Organizations to achieve success in a regulated environment.
“Our purpose is to prepare our customers for operational success, quality success, compliance success, and productivity success. When you implement Pilgrim Quality Solutions, you will succeed in automating and optimizing quality processes, you’ll be prepared for regulatory audits, and you’ll succeed with better quality information and visibility.”
About Pilgrim Quality Solutions
Pilgrim Quality Solutions is a leading global provider of enterprise quality management software and services for the Life Sciences and other highly regulated industries. For more than 20 years, our solutions have automated thousands of processes that ensure the quality of life’s most important products. Product quality and patient safety increase while risks decline. Our on-premise and cloud technologies reflect quality industry standards and include electronic signatures, audit trails and validation packs, helping customers achieve compliance and pass regulatory audits. Closed-loop integration across the solution suite tightens control and eliminates rework. With Pilgrim Quality Solutions as your partner, you are prepared to succeed.
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Tim Cook promotes the new AirPods using the iPad meme he started
No doubt anxious to advertise Apple's new AirPods, Tim Cook has chosen to participate in his own meme cycle.
On Tuesday, the Apple CEO tweeted a photo of himself writing "hello" on an iPad, which spawned a bunch of shoddily Photoshopped memes. On Wednesday, Mr. Apple brought the whole thing home (and killed the joke) with an AirPods version. The tweet went up shortly before Apple announced the new headphones model.
Sadly, people who spend a non-troubling amount of time on the internet and did not see the first version of the meme are now riffing on Cook's new tweet in the replies. Despite being only OK, the meme will probably endure for the rest of Wednesday. Read more...More about Twitter, Apple, Memes, Tim Cook, and Social Media
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The brewing debate over genetically modified crops continues to evolve.
The latest: a front page story in The New York Time today talked about the grassroots push to label foods that contain genetically modified organisms — think corn flakes and other cereals. Despite assurances to the contrary, many Americans remain skeptical and are unconvinced. They want genetically modified crops to be labeled, if not eliminated.
Closer to home, California probably will vote this year on GMO labeling. Oregon tried a decade ago, but it didn’t pass. Likewise, fights over genetically modified beets and alfalfa have been fought in Oregon, with courts eventually allowing both.


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Originally published in SDM Magazine | Anna Boudinot
November 18, 2022 – How are end users’ needs driving VMS development and deployment? Last year we posited that 2022 would be the year of the customer for VMS, where end users would more heavily dictate scalability, consistency and interface. In turn, this would push security dealers and integrators to proactively become familiar with video management software that can meet these requirements, ready to sell solutions that have high capability for integration and are easy to use.
At the manufacturer level, VMS developers overwhelmingly confirm that end users’ needs are shaping the way they are developing or iterating upon their VMS. Dean Drako, founder and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks in Austin, Texas, believes that innovation can’t happen in a vacuum.
“Collaboration fuels innovation,” he says. “Our resellers, customers and tech partners help us create even better solutions when they bring their problems to us. Together we produce solutions that will help them run their businesses more efficiently and make the world a safer place. That’s also why I believe an open system is best. We have to be able to easily and securely integrate with third-party technology partners. It’s how we provide infinitely scalable and customized security solutions.”
Read the full article on sdmmag.com!


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To say gaming consoles have come a long way is an understatement. From the early days of Nintendo to the current era of Xbox and Playstation – there’s no doubt that technology has been the driving force behind significant improvements in gaming consoles. As technology has continued to evolve, gamers have enjoyed even more immersive and realistic experiences with these new consoles.
This article will look at some of the features of cutting-edge consoles, contemplate any technological advancements in the future that next-gen gaming consoles will likely have in store and delve into how technology has changed the face of Xbox and PlayStation.
Unveiling the Cutting-Edge Features of Next-Gen Gaming Consoles
Next-gen consoles are pushing the boundaries of what was previously thought possible. In other words, next-gen gaming consoles are proving the impossible… As a result of advancements in hardware and software, these consoles are delivering stunning graphics, seamless gameplay and innovative features that considerably enhance the overall gaming experience.
One of the most notable features of next-gen consoles is their ability to support 4K resolution and even higher frame rates. This means that games will look more lifelike and detailed than ever before. Additionally, the introduction of ray tracing technology allows for more realistic lighting and reflections, further immersing players in the virtual world.
Another exciting feature of next-gen consoles is the integration of solid-state drives (SSDs). These high-speed storage devices significantly reduce loading times, allowing players to jump into games almost instantly. No more waiting for levels to load or experiencing lag during gameplay. The SSDs also enable developers to create larger and more complex game worlds without sacrificing performance.
Next-gen consoles are also embracing the power of cloud gaming. With the ability to stream games directly to the console, players can access a vast library of titles without the need for physical discs or downloads. This opens up new possibilities for gaming, as players can instantly try out new games or play their favourites on any compatible device.
Exploring the Next Frontier: Where Gaming Consoles Are Heading
As technology continues to advance, the future of consoles looks promising. Here are some areas where gaming consoles are heading:
Advancements in technology are constantly raising the bar for what great games should look like. If you’re browsing a great online casino, you’ll likely be blown away by the stunning graphics and captivating storylines of modern slot games. It’s no wonder many casino software providers are following suit and striving to emulate this trend. With high-quality games like these, the line between traditional gambling and immersive video gaming is becoming increasingly blurred.
Augmented Reality (AR)
AR has recently gained traction in the mobile gaming industry. However, its potential in console gaming is yet to be fully explored. With AR, players can bring their favourite games into the real world, overlaying virtual elements onto their surroundings. This opens up new possibilities for interactive and immersive gaming experiences.
As mentioned earlier, cloud gaming is already making waves in the industry. With the ability to stream games directly to consoles, players can enjoy high-quality gaming without the need for expensive hardware. As internet speeds continue to improve, we can expect cloud gaming to become even more prevalent in the future.
Exploring the Technological Advancements in Xbox
Xbox has come a long way since its initial release in 2001. Over the years, there have been numerous technological advancements that have greatly enhanced the gaming experience on Xbox consoles. One major advancement is the introduction of high-definition graphics.
Xbox consoles now support stunning visuals with resolutions up to 4K, providing gamers with incredibly detailed and realistic graphics. This has made gaming on Xbox a truly immersive and visually impressive experience. Another significant advancement is the integration of online capabilities. Xbox Live, the online gaming service for Xbox, allows players to connect and compete with others from around the world.
This has revolutionised multiplayer gaming and enabled gamers to play with friends or strangers in real-time. Not to mention enhancing the social aspect of gaming. Furthermore, Xbox consoles have embraced cloud gaming technology. With services like Xbox Game Pass and Project xCloud, players can stream games directly to their consoles or even play them on devices like smartphones and tablets. This has made gaming more accessible and convenient, as players can enjoy their favourite games wherever they are.
Additionally, Xbox has made strides in improving controller technology. The introduction of features like haptic feedback and adaptive triggers in the Xbox Series X|S controllers provides a more immersive and tactile experience. These advancements allow players to feel the impact of in-game actions, adding a new level of realism to gameplay. Lastly, Xbox has also expanded its ecosystem beyond consoles. With the Xbox app and Xbox Play Anywhere, players can seamlessly transition between their console and PC, allowing cross-platform gaming and the ability to continue their sessions on different devices.
PlayStation and Technology: a Match Made in Gaming Heaven
PlayStation has consistently been at the forefront of technological advancements in the industry for numerous years. With the release of each new generation of consoles, Sony has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is achievable in terms of graphics, processing power and overall gaming experience.
One of the most noteworthy technological advancements in PlayStation consoles is the implementation of high-definition graphics. Beginning with the PlayStation 2, Sony elevated gaming to an entirely new level by introducing improved visuals and more realistic gameplay. This trend continued with the subsequent releases of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, both of which offered breathtaking graphics and immersive environments.
Furthermore, the integration of online capabilities stands as another significant advancement. Through the PlayStation Network, players can connect with friends and engage in competitive gameplay with individuals from all corners of the globe. This has opened up an entirely new dimension of multiplayer gaming and community interaction. Particularly when, as of June 2023, the network had approximately 108 million monthly active users.
Next-gen consoles are taking technology to new heights. With cutting-edge features, technological advancements and a focus on immersive experiences, it’s clear that the future is bright and full of exciting possibilities. Just watch this space.


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Cohesity is looking to move beyond its hyper-converged backup roots with an aggressive drive to attract customers looking for file and object storage as principal use cases.
Last summer, hyper-converged secondary storage vendor Cohesity announced the release of the Orion 5.0 release of their platform, which added file and object storage support to their platform and allowed it to serve as a searchable archive. Now they are making a concerted push into that space, which includes publicizing customers who purchased Cohesity principally for those use cases, or who have added them since.
“With the introduction of 5.0, we added the capability of doing file and object storage,” said Raj Dutt, Product Marketing Manager at Cohesity. “Since then, we have added additional functionality and seen an uptick in customer adoption for these uses. Now we are announcing that we are actively open for business in file and object storage.”
Dutt said that while most of their customers who are using the platform for file and object storage started with the traditional data protection use case, and branched out from that, they are starting to see customers whose first use case was these newer functions.
“One of these customers – a law firm which had acquired other law firms – started looking at us when they were looking for a solution that would help them manage their files,” Dutt said. “They did a proof-of-concept on us, and we were successful. While the opportunity started as a file storage opportunity, and started at the edge, their backup was coming up for renewal in the next six months, and we moved into that. So while most of our customers started with data protection and added file storage, we are now seeing others start with files.”
Manhattan Associates, which provides inventory, supply chain and omni-channel commerce technology, is a more typical reference customer, which started looking for backup, and wound up replacing their legacy backup with a platform that combined data protection and file storage and long-term archiving.
“Manhattan saw the benefit of an HCI platform and using us to consolidate all their secondary workloads, including file storage,” Dutt indicated. This included long-term archiving in AWS, allowing Manhattan to eliminate the use of tape for archiving.
Dutt stressed that the enormous rate of growth of data assists Cohesity’s value proposition more than ever.
“It’s not news any more that the data is growing – but the rate – 800 per cent over the next five years, continues to be very high, with most of that being unstructured data,” he said. “Organizations now have fragmented environments with dark data – even cloud providers have siloes with different clouds to manage different workloads. We consolidate everything on a single platform that runs from the edge to the cloud, eliminating the licensing siloes, and provide customers with a huge advantage because they can work on data in the cloud.”
“We are robust and enterprise-ready, so we can sell aggressively into the file and object space,” said Patrick Rogers, Cohesity’s Head of Product Management and Marketing. “We are now ready to go into that market.”


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The Dutch government on Wednesday proposed to impose the first nationwide curfew after World War II and ban flights from South Africa and the UK.
Reported by Reuters.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the proposal must first be approved by parliament, which will discuss the strict restrictions this week.
The government-proposed curfew is to be introduced on Friday night and will run from 8:30 pm to 4:30 am.
The flight ban, which Rutte said will also apply to all South American countries, will begin on Saturday.
Schools and non-industrial stores have already been closed since mid-December, following the closure of bars and restaurants two months earlier. The restrictions will be valid until at least February 9th.
The imposition of a curfew for the first time since Germany occupied the Netherlands during World War II is highly controversial, and various political parties have already stated that they will never support it.
Following the government’s announcement, parliamentary debates will take place on Wednesday. However, the curfew can be imposed without the support of opposition parties.


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Qatar's economy witnessed a marginal slowdown during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019 with the real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) edging down 0.6% year-on-year, mainly dragged by the hydrocarbons and manufacturing sectors.
Faster expansion in non-hydrocarbons – especially hospitality, logistics, utilities and financial sectors to a great extent salvaged the weakened mining and manufacturing that it limited the fall in overall real growth, according to figures released by the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA).
The country's GDP at constant prices (base year 2013) shrank 1.4% against the third quarter of 2019 on precipitous weakening in the hydrocarbons and manufacturing sectors.
On a yearly basis, the mining and quarrying sector is estimated to have fallen 3.4%, even as non-hydrocarbons had gained 2%. On a quarterly basis, the mining sector saw a 3.4% decline; whereas non-mining and quarrying sector edged up 0.3% during the review period.
Within non-hydrocarbons, the utilities (electricity, gas and water supply) witnessed a 40.3% yearly surge; accommodation and food services (14.3%), transportation and storage (9.4%), financial and insurance activities (5.2%), wholesale and retail trade (0.7%) and real estate (0.2%); while information and communication sector saw a 9.4% decline, construction (1.8) and manufacturing (1.5%).
On a quarterly basis, the accommodation and food services sector is estimated to have grown 8.5%, finance and insurance (7.9%), transportation and storage (4.2%), wholesale and retail trade (3.8%), construction (2.2%) and real estate (1.8%); whereas utilities, manufacturing and agriculture sectors fell 17.8%, 5.7% and 3.9% respectively.
On a nominal basis (at current prices), Qatar's GDP is estimated to have declined 7.2% year-on-year but was up 0.2% quarter-on-quarter at the end of Q4, 2019.
The hydrocarbons saw 19% and 1.9% shrinkage year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter respectively during Q4, 2019; whereas the non-hydrocarbons saw a marginal 0.1% dip on a yearly basis, while it grew 1.2% on a quarterly basis.
The utilities sector reported a stupendous 39.6% yearly surge; 19.8% for food and accommodation services, 7.9% for transportation and storage, 7.4% for financial and insurance services and 1.7% for wholesale and retail trade; even as there was a 13.9% fall in manufacturing, 9.7% in information and communication, 6% in construction and 3.2% in real estate.
On a quarterly basis, the accommodation and food services sector is estimated to have grown 13.2%, financial and insurance services (11.3%), construction (5.2%), wholesale and retail trade (4%) and real estate (1.2%); while utilities declined 10.8%, information and communication (10.7%), manufacturing (9.2%), agriculture (5.5%), and transportation and storage (4.5%).
The import duties, on real terms, are estimated to have grown 7.3% and 6.3% on yearly and quarterly basis respectively at the end of Q4, 2019. On nominal terms, their growth is estimated to be 5.3% year-on-year; while it shrank 4% quarter-on-quarter during Q4, 2019.


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TOKYO -- People planning a trip to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics are already having trouble finding accommodations.
Some hotels in and around the capital have stopped taking reservations for the period of games, as organizers have many places booked solid from July 24 through Aug. 9, for the Olympics, and from Aug. 25 to Sept. 6 for the Paralympics. Many locations in Greater Tokyo, even those far from the city center, are short of rooms.
Despite the squeeze, it is unlikely that spectators will be sleeping on the streets: New hotels are going up, and Olympic officials will cancel many tentative reservations once they have a better idea of how many people will actually make the trip. Local governments are also responding with stopgap measures, such as hiring out cruise ships to serve as floating hotels.
In the short to medium term, however, the lodging shortage is a problem. A search on one hotel booking site for rooms in Tokyo's Shinjuku and Ginza shopping districts for late July 2020 shows many properties fully booked. When rooms are available, prices are often sky high. The difficulty finding vacancies during the games contrasts sharply with a three-day holiday next February, when open rooms are plentiful.
The shortage is not limited to Tokyo. North of the city, the Hotel Metropolitan Saitama-Shintoshin, which is near Saitama Super Arena, the Olympic basketball venue, has a message on its website that reads: "We are not taking reservations" for the period of the Olympics. The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has booked the entire hotel. Once the committee confirms the guest list, the hotel says it will start offering rooms to the public.
Some hotels around the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture have had at least half their rooms reserved by the organizing committee. The convention center will host a number of events, including fencing and wrestling. "We can hardly accept reservations until we know how many rooms the organizing committee will actually need," said a booking manager at one hotel in the area.
The shortage is forcing many fans to look for accommodations far from the venues. The Hotel Garden Palace, in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, says it has been handling inquiries for the last two years despite being more than an hour by train from Saitama Super Arena.
In Tokyo, prices for Airbnb-style minpaku lodgings are also soaring, with some charging more than double their usual rates for the Olympic period.
The crunch is no surprise. Last year, Mizuho Research Institute estimated there would be a shortage of up to 13,700 rooms in Tokyo in August 2020. The organizing committee has tentatively reserved tens of thousands of rooms near Olympic facilities for members of sports governing bodies and others involved in the Summer Games, making it harder for spectators to find places to stay.
Mizuho Research Institute predicts that people who would normally visit Tokyo in the summer will avoid the city during the Olympics, which could lead to a shortage of accommodations in November and December next year.
Many hotel operators are building new accommodations to meet the surge in demand, and to take advantage of the boom in Japan tourism more broadly. Tokyo's 23 wards will have 29,000 more rooms in 2021 than in 2018, a 24% increase, according to CBRE, a real estate market specialist.
Areas near Tokyo's Haneda Airport, in particular, are seeing a lot of building. Sumitomo Realty & Development is constructing a hotel next to the airport that is scheduled to open next April. Railway operator Keikyu plans to open a Keikyu EX Inn one stop from Haneda Airport International Terminal Station. In Yokohama, business hotel chain APA Group in September finished construction on a property with more than 2,000 rooms near Yokohama Stadium, which will host baseball and other Olympic events.
Some analysts warn that the hotel construction boom could lead to a glut of rooms once the games are over.
Fears of a shortage during the Olympics have led some local governments to scramble for temporary accommodations. The Kawasaki municipal government is working with a private-sector partner to make a cruise ship available to tourists during the event. The ship will be docked in Kawasaki port for 18 days, adding 928 rooms capable of housing a total of 1,870 people.
The municipal government in the city of Chiba is looking to its citizens for help. It has started recruiting people willing to rent out their spare rooms for the Olympics. The local government hopes to have 100 private houses registered for the program by the start of the games.
The recent Rugby World Cup held in Japan has some hoteliers looking forward to a profitable Summer Olympiad. Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori, a Japanese-style inn in the hot spring resort town of Hakone, southwest of Tokyo, will begin taking reservations for the Olympic season in March or April next year. It had not expected an increase in guest traffic during the games because it is far from central Tokyo, but the large number of overseas guests it accommodated during the Rugby World Cup has raised its expectations.
An association of hotels and inns in Tokyo offers tips for tourists struggling to find a place to stay during the games. Some hotels and inns actually accept reservations over the phone, even though their websites may say they are full, according to the association.


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COLLEGEVILLE, PA —Allied Wire & Cable was a recipient of the 2017 National Small Business Exporter’s Summit Award as an Outstanding Exporter.
The National Small Business Exporter’s Summit meets each year as a celebration of World Trade Day. This year, Allied Wire & Cable was lucky to be nominated and awarded as an Outstanding Exporter for 2017. This summit recognizes top small and medium sized business exporters in the U.S.
Allied has a strong background in showing its exporting efforts; the company previously won the Presidential “E” award in 2014. President and CEO, Tim Flynn has openly stated how important fair trade agreements and exporting is to the American economy. By serving new international markets through exporting goods, it allows the U.S. to provide more jobs and build up the economy.
Natalie Beers, Director of Marketing, accepted the award on behalf of AWC and addressed the audience on best practices and lessons learned in regards to lead generation. Allied welcomed the opportunity to share its knowledge with industry members on how to improve exporting capabilities to provide top quality “Made in USA” products abroad.
For more information, please visit: www.awcwire.com.


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A little potential bonus for those thinking of picking up an Apple TV for the holidays. As of this week, streaming from the satellite radio giant SiriusXM is available to owners of the 4th generation Apple TV and Apple TV 4K — assuming, of course, you’ve already got a subscription to the service.
The partnership brings SiriusXM’s 200-odd stations to the set top box, including all of the music, sports, shock jocks and the like. The new app brings an Apple TV optimized interface for the Apple TV and the ability to customize listening experiences based on favorite artists, stations and comedians. The app also syncs across different devices, so users can pick up where they left on in the car.
The Apple TV was a bit of a hold out for the satellite service. It’s already available on smart TVs from manufacturers like LG, Samsung and Sony, Roku’s set top boxes and Amazon’s various Fire TV offerings, among others. It’s probably more of a nice bonus for Apple TV owners who’ve already bought into SiriusXM’s $16 monthly fee (though there are also some seasonal deals at present), but if your TV also happens to be the best sound system in your home, why not go ahead and bring it to the big screen?
The app’s available now as a free download through the Apple TV App Store, just in time to stream Christmas carols on a 24/7 loop in your living room.
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Google News Nigeria
On Wednesday, April 14th, Google unveiled a Doodle to posthumously mark the 74th birthday of one of Nigeria's music legend and highlife maestro Oliver de Coque.
A young Nigerian lady, Chidera Olibie, has taken to social media to celebrate her win after landing a job at Google. Nigerian tweeps joined in celebrating her.
Few days after Easter celebration, food prices have risen and others stable. Legit.ng visited the market this week, to find out patronage level during Easter.
Ahead of the Easter celebrations and holiday, traders in popular markets across the state, reveal the cost price of rice and gave comparism of rice per brand.
Motherhood and women’s rights, entertainment in the form of movies, music and celebs, reflected the mood of Nigerians in March, according to their Google Search
Days after northern food dealers lift the ban on food supply to the south, Legit.ng visited the market this week to find out the impact so far on food prices.


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Volvo Cars welcomes former Mercedes-Benz designer Claudia Braun and former Facebook web designer Thomas
Volvo is intent on walking the talk when it comes to phasing out internal combustion engines (ICE).
Volvo Malaysia has just refreshed their best selling large SUV, the 2020 Volvo XC90.
Volvo Cars and Geely announced that they have plans to create a standalone business focused on developing
The locally-assembled (CKD) Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 will be launching this month!
Volvo Cars Thailand (VCT) has taken quality control to the next level with the opening of a new warehouse
Is Volvo a true rival to Mercedes-Benz and BMW? Can Volvo take the spot currently occupied by Audi?
From dropping its cars from the air to implementing a 180 km/h speed limit, Volvo Cars has been always
A recent check on Volvo Car Malaysia’s website has shown that the pre-facelift Volvo S90 has been
Volvo Car Malaysia, the premium car maker, has appointed Pekin Auto Sdn Bhd (“Pekin Auto”
Volvo Car Malaysia has revised its warranty programme to a factory five-years/unlimited mileage for all
wheels; which makes this Volvo 480 just plain bonkers.
There’s a new Volvo 3S centre in Malaysia and this time it is located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Volvo Car Malaysia has partnered with E-waste Recycling Through Heroes (ERTH) to provide E-waste Green
There are 3 variants available for the Volvo XC60 – T5, T8 Inscription, and T8 Inscription Plus
Volvo Cars have just announced its biggest global recall ever.
Volvo is stern in its direction towards the electric future with the introduction of the fully electric
Volvo’s Android-based infotainment system that first made its debut on the Volvo XC40 Recharge
Following Volvo’s announcement that all of its models will be limited to 180 km/h starting from
The Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric is due to launch in Thailand in March 2021.
To recharge or not to recharge, that is the question that all Volvo XC40 buyers will have to answer when
Close to sixty percent of all Volvo vehicles assembled at the Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia (VCMM)
We previously reported that Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has plans to launch the locally-assembled (CKD)
Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has just launched the 2021 Volvo XC40 T5 Recharge in Malaysia.
’s Volvo Car 3S Centre in Skudai is now open for business.Located in the outskirts of Johor Bahru
Volvo Car Malaysia today paved a new path for customers with the launch of its 360 total-care used car
Volvo Car Malaysia will be launching the new 2021 Volvo S90 facelift, now wearing the new ‘Recharge
Volvo Malaysia released a special teaser for the third generation S60 on their social media platforms
Volvo Cars has issued a recall for a total of 700,000 cars globally after the discovery of a possibly
Volvo Cars have taken the bid for better air quality in the cabin another step further with their new
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This Valentine's Day, show your loved ones just how much you truly care for them with Hallmark's "The Walking Dead" e-cards.
With the popular series' mid-season debut slated for February 14, the AMC drama has teamed with the world's largest greeting card manufacturer for a special, free-to-send series of holiday-themed, animated e-cards. This is the first time the company has partnered with a television series in this fashion.
Fans can customize and send their cards here: https://www.hallmarkecards.com/thewalkingdead
"We're honored that the #1 show on television is the first to partner with Hallmark in this way," said AMC senior vice president of promotion and activation Theresa Bayer in a statement. "[We] know our fans who are counting down the minutes to a truly action-packed Valentine's Day premiere will love sharing these cards with family and friends."
Based on the Image Comics series of the same name, "The Walking Dead" returns Sunday, February 14 at 9 pm EST on AMC.


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In an article about the D.C. Better Business Bureau in the Feb. 25 edition of The District Weekly, Ana Aldama was misidentified. She is the director of the Consumer Education and Information section of the D.C. Office of Consumer Protection.
At one time, one of the strongest weapons a consumer had against a company's bad business practices, other than a court suit, was to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. The bureau couldn't force a business to take positive action, but a negative file at the BBB was considered a blemish on a business' reputation and a deterrent to future customers.
But with the advent of city- and state-run consumer protection agencies in the 1960s and '70s, many consumers turned to government agencies with power to take businesses to court or to enforce local legislation governing how companies conduct business.
Now that the Reagan administration has proposed cutting back on funds for consumer protection agencies and their staffs have been reduced severely, the head of the Washington Better Business Bureau says the agency will have a greater role to play in the consumer protection field.
Bureau president Douglas W. Tindal said he expects that because of the local impact of budget cuts, his agency will receive even more than the 100,000 calls received last year. He said the bureau plans to install a computer system to help handle the anticipated increase in calls more efficiently.
Ana Aldama, head of the city's Office of Consumer Protection, an agency that mediates disputes between consumers and businesses and take cases to court, said that budget reductions have cut her staff in half.
"We're really at bare bones," said Aldama. "We had about 18 CETA [Comprehensive Employment and Training Act] people working for us and they all left. We're working with interns and volunteers because we don't have money to hire."
While the city's consumer agency has funding problems, the privately funded bureau has not been cut back. Currently, 18 part-time and 12 full-time staff members maintain the bureau's operations. In addition to handling complaints--which the public is most familiar with, according to Tindal--the BBB handles consumer inquiries, reviews advertisements, randomly shops at area stores to check for accurate pricing, arbitrates disputes between customers and businesses and distributes information on charitable organizations. Still, its role is largely advisory, without legal enforcement power to mediate disputes.
Washington's Better Business Bureau, established in 1920, has about 3,200 member businesses, including most of the area's large department stores, thrift institutions, public utilities and media organizations. Most of the members, however, are small businesses. Member businesses pay yearly dues based on number of employes--ranging from $115 to about $8,000--and that money is used to operate the bureau.
The bureau is governed by a board of 50 directors, some of whom are top executives of local department stores, public utilities, banks and media organizations. Others are selected from smaller member businesses. The board, which doesn't get involved in casework, according to Tindal, sets policy for the bureau and concerns itself with financial matters.
The BBB is autonomous, Tindal said, and does not endorse any business, including its own members. "We very jealously guard our name," he said. "We don't allow our members to use us as a reference or put us in their advertising and you don't see the Better Business Bureau name on the side of trucks."
"Probably the greatest perception the public has is the BBB is a complaint bureau," Tindal said. "What's not as well known is that for every customer complaint we handle, we're handling probably 10 times as many inquiries."
Of the complaints the BBB receives, said Tindal, the mail-order industry claims the greatest number and has for at least the past 10 years. Right behind mail orders, in number of complaints against businesses, are franchise auto dealers, auto repair shops (except transmissions), magazines, other automobile businesses (used cars, transmission repair), home remodeling contractors, dry cleaning and laundry companies, department stores, home furnishings and clothing specialty stores.
Complaints aside, Tindal said, inquiries--calls from consumers who want to know about a business' reputation--are the bureau's "club" to keep businesses in line, so to speak.
"If you [a business] don't take care of your complaints, that's exactly what we're going to tell your prospective customer," Tindal said. "We might say--depending upon the gravity of a [particular business'] file--this company does not meet the Better Business Bureau's standards of business performance, specifically because they don't answer their complaints, or they fail to address the cause of complaints, or whatever the situation may be.
"Now, if you heard that," Tindal added, "I don't think you'd be inclined to do business with" that company.
Evidently, the threat of a bad reputation is enough to get many businesses to cooperate. The BBB manages to close between 70-75 percent of its cases each year, according to Tindal. Closing a case, the BBB president says, means resolving a complaint to the complainant's satisfaction.
"Most companies are honest," Tindal said, "despite what you sometimes read. They want to make a living. They want to take care of their customers and most of them do.
"Then there are a few that are going to say, 'The hell with it,' and won't answer anything. They are just out-and-out charlatans," he said. "If we get complaints that indicate that customers are being cheated by a business doing something unlawful, we don't process complaints against them or write letters. We turn that over to the appropriate government agency."
The D.C. Office of Consumer Protection is the only agency that approaches the BBB in volume of cases. According to Aldama, that office receives about 3,000 complaints a year and "90 percent are resolved in one way or another.
"The difference between the two offices," Aldama explained, "is we have the law behind us. We have a mandate to exercise and administer the law. We prosecute, we can mediate, we can go all the way to the courts.
"We talk with the BBB and we exchange information. Sometimes we can't handle some things, because of limits of the law, and we refer" complainants to the BBB.
One of the BBB's more ambitious undertakings has been its arbitration program. The program has been in place for the past eight years, but it has been accorded greater emphasis since corporate giant General Motors agreed in 1980--and most of its local dealers concurred--to allow the BBB to arbitrate in cases of customer disputes with GM. The program has since been expanded to include Volkswagen of America.
"The arbitration is binding and it has held up in court," Tindal says. "We have never had a party, in the eight years we have operated the program , that has not followed through with the arbitrator's decision.
"I would hope to see more industry programs like GM's, perhaps in other industries like the moving and storage industry, which has its problems, and the airlines," Tindal says. "I think it is one of the most important new programs that has come across the bureau in years."
"I think Better Business Bureaus will be more aggressive in promoting arbitration," says Bob Hughes, an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Federal, State and Consumer Relations.
"They've been conscious of the need to be effective and do things on their own without sitting, waiting for the phone to ring," Hughes said. The BBB "is very efficient in acting as a dispute resolution mechanism."


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Three Osaka Neighboring Prefectures Select "Sengoku BASARA" Characters for Auto Break-in and Other Vehicle-related Crime Prevention Program
– Warlords representing Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures will help improve public safety –
Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that three characters who appear in the popular game "Sengoku BASARA" will serve as the symbols for a joint campaign by the police departments of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures to prevent auto break-in and other vehicle-related crimes. The characters are Yukimura Sanada, Keiji Maeda and Kanbei Kuroda.
The "Sengoku BASARA" series consists of action games that are based on warlords and events during Japan’s era of the warring states. The games represent unique and revolutionary worldviews in this era while allowing players to create stylish heroes. Since the first title of this series was released in 2005, "Sengoku BASARA" has shipped a total of 3.6 million copies in Japan and overseas (As of September 30, 2014). Coming up on its 10th anniversary this year, the captivating worldview of this series has been used in a broad spectrum of applications, which extend from animated programs and stage shows to collaboration with local governments. Further, the new release "Sengoku BASARA 4 SUMERAGI" for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 is scheduled to go on sale in the summer of 2015.
The Osaka prefectural police have been using "Sengoku BASARA" in two automobile break-in and other vehicle-related crime prevention campaigns that began in April 2013 and February 2014 respectively, and the number of break-ins to steal cars and parts such as number plates has decreased. However, Osaka ranked first in 2014 among Japan’s prefectures in the number of automobile crimes, particularly car break-ins involving theft of articles from cars.
Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures have decided to start a joint campaign this year with the goal of reducing the number of these crimes. All three prefectures will use posters and other promotional activities that feature a warlord who is associated with each prefecture: Yukimura Sanada, Keiji Maeda and Kanbei Kuroda. The three prefectures plan to produce 10,000 posters and distribute 250,000 flyers through police stations and distribution outlets including auto-supply shops.
Capcom has a strong commitment to serving as a responsible and trusted member of society. The company will continue to conduct extensive CSR activities that include the use of its games to invigorate communities and prevent crime.
【Media for the campaign (tentative)】
Poster (automobile break-in)
(reverse side, face side is same as the poster)
【Worst three prefectures of auto-crimes (as of December 31, 2014)】
|Automobile break-ins||Thefts of components||Automobile thefts|
【Summary of the "Sengoku BASARA 4 SUMERAGI" home video games】
|1. Title||Sengoku BASARA 4 SUMERAGI|
|2. Genre||Stylish Hero Action|
|3. Platform||PlayStation®4 / PlayStation®3|
|4. Release Date||Summer 2015|
*"PlayStation®" is registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.


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Aston Lark is reporting a 75% growth in revenue, growing to £160.1 million, and 82% growth in EBITDA in 2021, according to its latest results.
The company’s organic growth in commission and fees of 11%, was mostly due to a positive result against a backdrop of the economic environment during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a highly competitive market with hardening rates in certain sectors.
At the same time, Aston Lark reported a 9% like-for-like organic EBITDA growth, which included a full years’ worth of acquisitions.
The company completed 32 acquisitions in 2021 across retail broking, employee benefits, Ireland and the London Market: This included twenty seven share purchases in 2021, four book purchases in 2021, one trade & assets purchase in 2021, and a further seven acquisitions to date so far in 2022.
Meanwhile, in April 2022, Aston Lark was acquired by international insurance broker, Howden.
Peter Blanc, Aston Lark Group CEO, commented: “In April 2022, Aston Lark formally joined Howden Group, becoming part of the most exciting insurance broking and employee benefits business in the market.
“With over 12,000 employees worldwide, over 3,500 of whom are shareholders, I’m very much looking forward to continuing the growth trajectory as we join forces with A-Plan and the wider Howden business. Our client offering goes from strength to strength!”


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Two cousins who run a small bakery in Coventry have seen their new online baking magazine rise to global success.
Smart cookie cousins and business partners Andrea Daly-Dickson and Leigh Ashby own and run Two Cousin Bakery in Allesley.
Disappointed by the quality of “traditional” baking publications, they decided to whisk into action and create their own monthly iPad magazine called Brilliant Baking, with backing of top publishing company SBO International Limited.
And the proof is certainly in the pudding after their magazine rose through the book charts when it was released on the iPad Newsstand early last month – and has gained the support of some of the biggest names in the industry.
The entrepreneurs, who were born just five days apart and are aged 43, said Two Cousins Bakery had been born out of a “mutual love of baking, creating and eating cakes”.
And they seem to be riding the crest of the current craze for baking with their magazine, which has included a good measure of baking tips, recipes, competitions and celebrity interviews.
“We came up with the idea for Brilliant Baking Magazine in October and, with the help of SBO International, launched just six weeks later,” said Andrea.
“We’ve been thrilled with the immediate global impact.
“The magazine is already ranking in 83 countries, we’ve made it on to the ‘What’s Hot’ section of the Apple iTunes Newsstand and reached number eight in the top 200 cooking, food and drink magazine charts too.”
The women have contacted some of the baking industry’s biggest names and have been taken aback by the generosity and support they have received.
Andrea added: “We’ve already interviewed the queen of couture cakes Mich Turner MBE, whose high-profile clientele include Her Majesty The Queen, Madonna, Pierce Brosnan, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Cheryle Cole and David Beckham. She was lovely.
“And Ross Blair, the Bafta-winning producer and director of TV favourites such as The Great British Bake Off and Britain’s Best Bakery, wrote the foreword for the first issue.
“We really can’t believe how enthusiastic they are about the magazine. They’ve been wonderful towards us.”
Leigh added: “Our magazine has something to offer everyone who wants to be a brilliant baker, whether they are baking for fun, or for profit.
“Apart from the recipes, we’ve also included a section on gluten-free and specialist baking and interviews with celebrities from the world of baking who share their insights and tips.
“It’s packed with interesting articles and, because the magazine is digital, there are brilliant video tutorials too.”
The pair make bespoke cakes for any occasion – including gluten-free and low fat options – and also run cupcake making workshops and parties for children.


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Accounting jobs to go as Philips restructures
Electronics giant Philips will make several thousand employees working in back-office functions redundant, including those working in accounting.
Philips, the largest European electronics manufacturer, said accounting, IT and HR positions would bear the brunt of its ongoing restructuring, as its back-office functions are overhauled.
The announcement, made by Gerard Kleisterlee, president and chief executive, is set to affect ‘several thousand’ of the Dutch company’s 184,000 employees, the FT reported today.
‘There is a huge amount of work for the organisation and it is going to create major change. Globally this is going to affect several thousand people. They may lose their job, move to another location or move to another job,’ Kleisterlee said.
The restructuring is part of Philips’ plans to weed out non-core activities in its five business lines: consumer electronics, medical systems, lighting, semiconductors and domestic appliances


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There was a new twist in the Satyam fraud case on Monday. The CBI accused PriceWaterhouse auditors of intentionally failing to apply appropriate audit standards to Satyam. It claims this allowed Satyam’s founder B. Ramalinga Raju and others to carry out their accounting fraud.
On Tuesday, Volkswagen announced it would acquire a 20% stake in Suzuki Motor in a deal that could be a game changer for India’s car market. While Volkswagen’s Indian subsidiary is relatively new, Maruti Suzuki accounts for half the auto sales in India and fifth of Suziki’s global sales. And analysts say the deal could also push Maruti to switch to Volkswagen’s diesel engine technology from its current supplier Fiat.
In another major deal this week, Japanese company Panasonic has bought a 50.2% stake in Sanyo Electric for $4.6 billion. Sanyo Electric is the world’s largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries and a major manufacturer of solar cells.
A division of Reliance Industries has received global safety and quality certifications for about 20 photovoltaic modules. Testing and certification help confirm the reliability of Reliance’s product and enables it to access funds.
Suzlon Energy says it has received an order for 15 wind turbines from a state-run company. The 15 turbines will be installed near Jaisalmer for Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited.
Cutting emissions could be harder than expected for India. A yet to be released report from the World Bank analyses three scenarios of fuel use in India between 2002 and 2032. It concludes that unless the carbon-neutral technologies required for reducing emissions intensity are cheap, the overall costs will be huge. Earlier, India announced it would strive to reduce its emissions intensity by 20-25% by 2020.
Royal Bank of Scotland, or RBS, has finally found a buyer for some of its businesses in India, China and Malaysia. HSBC will now acquire RBS’s retail and small and medium enterprises in all three countries. The two firms have approached the RBI for approval of the deal in India.
The Department of Telecommunications has lowered its revenue expectations for the fiscal year. The move has been sparked by the continuing tariff war between telecom firms. Another reason for the lower expectations is the ban on phones without IMEI numbers. India’s telecom firms pay the government a percentage of their adjusted gross revenues as part of their license and spectrum fees.
India’s job market could be looking up. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the first quarter of 2010 is out. And it indicates India has an adjusted net employment outlook of 39% for the period from January to March. This is the highest figure for India in five quarters. The Manpower survey concludes Indian companies are the most optimistic out of the companies in 35 countries that were surveyed. The results also confirm anecdotal evidence that Indian IT companies are preparing to hire in the coming months.
The food price index rose 19.05% in the week ending the 28 November, the highest it has risen in 11 years.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India needs to increase public spending on agriculture. He said investment in irrigation and technology was crucial for increasing food output.
Scientists from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research announced that they had, for the first time, decoded the entire DNA sequence of a person. India is now the sixth country in the world to be able to map a human’s genetic code by using local expertise.


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The hack into Target's computers has spawned attention, law suits, and investigations. Now, Target has put its state investigations behind it, by entering into a settlement with 47 states and the District of Columbia.
The settlement highlights a few things that those doing business in the US should be mindful of:
1) When you are dealing with data, you are dealing with a wide array of regulatory frameworks -- at least one per state. So, when you have issues, you need to think of all 50 states, and the federal system.
2) Fines for data-related breaches can be large -- Target agreed to pay $18.5 million. Although sizable, this is not the largest fine ever imposed for a US data breach. AT&T was fined $20 million in 2015, for instance.
3) The fine was not the only expense Target faced. Target has settled one of its breach-related lawsuits for $39 million.
Target has reached an $18.5 million settlement with 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve the states’ investigation into the company’s 2013 data breach — the largest multistate data breach deal ever reached, according to a statement by multiple states’ attorneys general on Tuesday


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Ethnic & ethics go hand in hand: India tells US
India has taken up with the US the issue of protecting Indian traditional knowledge from being patented in that country.
India wants the US to sign an agreement on sharing the Indian traditional knowledge digital library so that it can cross-check with India before granting patents on products and their properties and uses that have been known in India for centuries.
According to estimates by the Indian commerce department, close to 2,000 patents per year being granted in the US are for traditional products in use in India. While the US has agreed on the need to be cautious and shown interest in signing the agreement, it might take some more persuasion before signatures are put on the dotted line.
Sources said the commerce & industry ministry had recently held discussions with representatives of the US patent office and commerce department on the issue. “We told them that since India has managed to create a digital library on traditional knowledge, the US should cross-check with us before granting patents in their country,” an official said.
Sources added an agreement needs to be signed between the two countries to give the US access to India’s digital library.
Indians based in the US have been patenting Indian herbs and agriculture products and also yogic postures. A US patent was granted for Basmati rice about a decade ago and India had to fight it out with the US patent office before it was revoked.
Similarly, patents were also granted for the medicinal properties of turmeric and neem that are being used in India for as long as one can remember. “We certainly do not want to pay royalty for a knowledge that has been handed down to us by our ancestors,” the official said.
India has come up with a traditional knowledge digital library to protect its knowledge system. Millions of pages of India’s traditional medicinal knowledge of the Unani, Ayurveda and Siddha systems have been documented. The exercise has been carried out under the guidance of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
“We hope the US will soon sign the agreement on the data sharing library with us. The more it is delayed, the greater will be the danger of our traditional knowledge being usurped by unscrupulous individuals,” the official said.


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Though COVID-19 has dominated headlines and legislative priorities for the better part of a year, 2021 will likely see the reemergence of a different political flashpoint: arbitration. Frequently the target of attacks from the plaintiffs’ bar, arbitration is a near-century-old method for efficiently resolving legal disputes without resorting to lengthy and expensive trials.
The latest research from ndp | analytics demonstrates that in disputes initiated by a consumer, consumers fare much better in arbitration than they do in litigation. Specifically:
- Consumers are more likely to win in arbitration than in court. Consumers initiated and prevailed in 44% of all consumer arbitrations that were terminated with awards during January 2014 – June 2020. During the same period, consumers initiated and prevailed in 30% of all consumer litigation cases that were terminated with judgments.
- Consumers receive higher awards in arbitration than in litigation. The mean award in arbitrations that consumers initiated and won was $68,198, compared to $57,285 in litigation. The median award in consumer-initiated arbitrations was $20,019, compared to just $6,565 in litigation they initiated.
- Consumer arbitration is faster than litigation. It took a mean time of 299 days for consumers to initiate and terminate a dispute with an award in arbitration compared to 429 days in litigation. The median number of days for consumers to initiate and complete a dispute with an award was 251 days in arbitration compared to 311 days in litigation.
These results reinforce similar findings from ndp’s 2019 research on employment arbitration: resolving disputes through arbitration is clearly more effective than filing lawsuits.


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NHDSC Launches Hot Dog Month Celebration Promotion EffortsThursday, July 9, 2015
(North American Meat Institute)
The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) kicked off July's National Hot Dog Month highlighting July 4th as biggest hot dog weekend of the year and generated extensive media coverage over weekend. The NHDSC was interviewed by more than a dozen media outlets including CNBC, the New York Post and radio stations in markets such as Los Angeles, Detroit, Minneapolis and Hartford, as well as nationally on NBC Sports Radio and in many smaller markets. Altogether, stories mentioning NHDSC materials or data appeared in more than 1100 outlets nationwide.
The NHDSC is also holding a bumper sticker slogan contest . Hot dog fans are encouraged to send creative slogan ideas to email@example.com by July 10. The best submissions will be featured as finalists on the NHDSC Facebook page , where fans will choose their favorite slogan. The winner will be announced on National Hot Dog Day, July 22, and will receive a $100 gift card for their favorite hot dogs plus a curl-a-dog spiral hot dog cutter . Second place will win a $50 gift card for their favorite hot dogs, while the top three choices will each receive NHDSC t-shirts and a bumper sticker with the winning slogan. The NHDSC also has a variety of resources for those celebrating National Hot Dog Month including full details on how hot dogs are made, a hot dog etiquette guide, hot dog history, trivia and more on its website .share on facebook share on twitter


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Lotus claims to have made a critical breakthrough in ensuring security for electronic commerce over the Internet. Its Notes Public Network team, which is concerned with secure messaging over public networks,...
Companies are challenging Amazon in retail and cloud
Cosmetics firm is undergoing a top-to-toe tech refresh with GDPR compliance thrown in
DFS resorts to cloud to help handle spikes in online demand
Economy and business performance not a problem, reckon small firms
Charity engages Braintree to move away from previous payment system which was in danger of failing and losing millions of pounds of donations, admits CTO