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Douglas to take the reins at COI
The first non-Whitehall reared Central Office of Information chief
executive takes up the reins next month. Tony Douglas, formerly joint
chief executive of advertising agency D’Arcy Masius Benton, succeeds
Hirsch takes the chair at Infopress
Infopress has named John Hirsch, 66, a former board director of Ford of
Europe, as non-executive chairman. The agency has also announced the
launch of a new IT unit, Infopress Interactive.
Sabini takes maternity break from Bass
Bass Brewers brand PR manager Jane Sabini is going on maternity leave
for six months. The post will be filled by ex-Gala Clubs PR manager
Kerry Teakle until Sabini returns.
Paragon beats three to win PowerBreaker
Paragon Communications has unseated Holmes and Marchant Counsel as the
PR agency for electrical safety and security product firm PowerBreaker
after eight years. Paragon pitched against Charles Barker, GCI and the
incumbent to land the pounds 100,000-budget and fee account.
Scott says ‘no’ to TSB move to London
Anita Scott has left her position as head of the TSB retail press office
which has been relocated from Birmingham to London as part of the Lloyds
Alpha drops Ludgate for Gavin Anderson
Alpha Airports, the flight catering, airport services and retail group,
has switched its financial PR from Ludgate to Gavin Anderson. The
business is thought to be worth around pounds 50,000 in fees.
Securicor halts search for communicator
Securicor has ‘put on ice’ its search for a head of corporate
communications. The company has conducted several interviews but has
decided to ‘re-look’ at the job specification and will not be making an
appointment for a number of months.
Royal British Legion recruits Peacock
The Royal British Legion has hired former DTI press officer James
Peacock as head of media relations and promoted Jeremy Lillies to the
new role of head of public affairs.
Franchetti Bond seeks mail order PR
Leathergoods company Franchetti Bond of Burlington Arcade is looking for
a PR agency to promote its new mail order division.
New Man picks Erica Crome for image lift
New Man, the French clothing company, has hired Erica Crome Public
Relations to boost its image. Erica Crome was set up at the end of last
year by the former fashion marketing director of Esquire.
Ballygowan hires Maurice Lovett for UK PR
Ballygowan, the Irish mineral water producer, has hired Leicester-based
PR firm Maurice Lovett and Partners to co-ordinate UK PR and
Greer v Guardian libel trial to go ahead
A judge ruled last Friday that the ‘cash for questions’ libel trial, in
which lobbyist Ian Greer and MP Neil Hamilton are suing Guardian
Newspapers, will go ahead on 1 October. Lawyers acting for the Guardian
had argued that the rules governing Parliamentary privilege would stop
vital information from surfacing.


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A decade ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to candy distributors and manufacturers, warning that the agency would take action should any sweets sold in the U.S. be found to contain a toxic amount of lead. To this day, however, you can still find candy, largely Mexican imports, with known lead content sold in stores and from ice-cream trucks mostly in Latino neighborhoods.
The Orange County Register reported in April 2004 that, despite knowing about lead-contaminated candy for years, state and federal regulatory agencies failed to notify the public. A year later, Register reporters found that a popular spicy, tart powder called Lucas Limon was still on store shelves, even after both the FDA and California Department of Health finally issued warnings about its toxicity and after the candy's manufacturer, Mars Inc., issued a voluntary recall.
The thought of anything less than a mandatory government-ordered recall of a snack food known to contain a substance that causes serious health problems in kids-including developmental disabilities and, if undetected, could be fatal-leaves Leticia Ayala, director of the San Diego Environmental Health Coalition's Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning, incredulous.
"If you leave it to a voluntary recall, nothing gets done by the manufacturer," she said.
A bill awaiting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature would impose fines and, more important, outright bans on the sale of lead-contaminated candy anywhere in California-two things the feds and the state have failed to do. Schwarzenegger has until Oct. 9 to plow through roughly 800 bills awaiting his approval. If this one passes, it will be the first legislation of its kind in the U.S., said Ayala.
The bill, AB 121, authored by Assemblymember Juan Vargas, is a long time coming. It took three unsuccessful tries to get lead-candy legislation to the governor's desk.
Earlier versions of the bill were either too specific, targeting only imported Mexican candy, a no-no under NAFTA, or too vague, mandating that all candy sold in the U.S. could be open to testing, a possibility that prompted a counterattack by candy manufacturers such as Hershey and Kraft.
AB 121 mainly targets candy containing chili and tamarind. Acidic tamarind bonds with lead in the ink used to print candy wrappers, contaminating the candy. Register reporters, touring several chili farms in Mexico, found that it wasn't uncommon for metal debris to get mixed in as dried chilies were being ground into powder. In some cases, reporters noted, metal, dirt and gravel were purposely mixed in with ground chili powder since it's sold by weight.
Under the bill, a collaborative comprising people who've worked in childhood lead-prevention, Ayala among them, would convene to determine the process and methodology for testing candy. The state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment would determine what amount of lead is acceptable (some lead is unavoidable if a candy ingredient comes from the ground). Funding would come either from fines imposed on manufacturers and distributors found to be selling contaminated candy or from a pending lawsuit against a candy manufacturer that Ayala declined to discuss.
Ayala said the goal is to work with offending candy manufacturers to get them to clean up their act-use lead-free wrappers or be more careful during the manufacturing process. If they comply, their candy is welcome in the U.S."Many candy manufacturers have implemented certain changes to get the lead out... so it can be done. We just need the pressure of our bill to send the message loud and clear: You guys can continue to make your profit, you can continue to sell your product-we love these candies-but the one condition is remove the lead."

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T-Mobile: We're Going It Alone, and We're OK With That
T-Mobile USA CEO Philip Humm today said that there are no new acquisition deals on the table and that the company is prepared to move forward without merging or being acquired by a competitor. Speaking to AllThingsD, Humm said, "There is no second AT&T deal around. Now it's really a question about restarting the business. We will give you more details probably by the end of the quarter. We are right now finalizing our plans." T-Mobile USA recently lost its bid to sell itself to AT&T. T-Mobile USA gained valuable spectrum and a roaming deal with AT&T has part of the break-up, but the company still needs to raise capital. Parent company Deutsche Telekom scored $3 billion in cash from AT&T, but it's not clear if it will reinvest that money in developing T-Mobile USA further.
Nokia 6 to Be Available from Amazon Next Month
HMD Global, the company that makes Nokia-branded handsets, today said it will sell the Nokia 6 smartphone in the U.S. via Amazon.
Kodak Ektra Improves Camera and Lowers Price As It Makes US Debut
Eastman Kodak and Bullitt Group this week launched the Ektra smartphone in the U.S. The handset was first announced in October 2016.
Alcatel Announces the Idol 5S with Stereo Speakers
Alcatel today marked the debut of the Idol 5S, the latest in its flagship series. Like its predecessors, the 5S features an aluminum frame, curved glass front and rear surfaces, powerful stereo speakers, and a rear-mounted fingerprint reader.
Alcatel's Modular A50 Parties with Light Up LED Accessory
Alcatel today followed through on its promise to bring the A5 LED to the U.S., though it has changed the phone's name to simply the Alcatel A50. The phone, first revealed in February, is compatible with a handful of modular accessories, the most significant of which features an LED-covere panel that can blink a few dozen LEDs with color.
Alcatel's A30 Plus Bumps Up the Screen, Processor, Camera and Battery
Alcatel today announced the A30 Plus, an improved version of the A30 we saw earlier this year. This entry-level Android handset includes a 5.5-inch 720p HD screen (up from 5.0 inches) and a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor (up from 1.1 GHz) with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage.
Thank you TMO, your waffling got me on a REAL network!
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Today’s special Apple event was heavily focused on the iPhone, with two new iPhones announced – the iPhone 5s and 5c.There was little to no mention of the iPad, as expected.
Even so, there is some good news for the iPad that emerged during the event. During the unveiling of the iPhone 5s it was noted that it will have a new A7 system on a chip and that it is the first-ever 64-bit smartphone. As you can see in the above screenshot, Apple also let us know that iOS 7 has 64-bit support.
I would be shocked if this year’s new iPad models – the expected 5th gen iPad and 2nd gen iPad mini – do not also have the 64-bit A7 chip. That would be one big new feature right off the bat for new iPads.
Roll on October so we can hopefully hear about those new iPad models.
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The world’s pharmacies may face a shortage of antibiotics and other drugs if supply problems from China’s coronavirus outbreak cannot soon be resolved, the head of a European business group in China warned on Tuesday.
EU Chamber of Commerce President Joerg Wuttke added that Beijing was making supply chain problems worse with a mandatory quarantine of arrivals from abroad as it battles the virus, which has killed more than 1,800 Chinese mainly in the central province of Hubei.
Chinese media reported on Friday that the capital is requiring a 14-day quarantine for all arrivals, which Wuttke said would make it difficult to fly in technical experts to help if facilities are down.
Calling the measure unreasonable and against WHO guidelines, he told a roundtable in Beijing it would “cause more harm to business than many of the other things”.
Wuttke also highlighted the difficulties faced by the auto industry due to disruption of deliveries of supplies in China, and surging inventories.
Companies are also running out of packaging material and face challenges with regulatory uncertainties, he said.
“The magnitude of the challenges is just really huge,” he said.
He added that the disruption from the coronavirus epidemic had driven home the need to diversify away from China.
“People have now woken up to the fact that you must have a backup plan.”


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Facebook adds new camera and Snapchat-like features
Its new camera will give users more options to share and enhance photos and videos.
Social media giant Facebook on 28 March 2017 added Snapchat-like features and Facebook Camera on its app. It introduced filters, masks, frames, animation and other interactive elements to visually decorate images and video as that of Snapchat.
Its new camera will give users more options to share and enhance photos and videos. It will also be rolling out the new feature on iOS and Android over the coming weeks.
Facebook has been adding its own video features including Facebook Live, its live video streaming service which was launched in 2016. Facebook, the world's largest social media platform, has more than 1.86 billion monthly active users as of December 2016.
Snapchat is a widely popular video platform with a young demographic and pioneers camera-first sharing. It's parent company Snap Inc. last month publicly filed for an IPO with a valuation around USD 20-25 billion. Snapchat had 301 monthly users at the end of 2016.
Highlights of the new features
• The new functionality will allow users to integrate dynamic objects like falling snow.
• The Facebook camera will be accessed in-app by tapping a camera icon on the top left corner or by swiping right from the news feed.
• Among other new features are movie masks which is a branded collaboration with Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal/Illumination and Warner Brothers.
• The movie masks will be promoting new feature films including Alien: Covenant, Despicable Me 3, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Power Rangers, Smurfs: The Lost Village and Wonder Woman.
• It is also introducing Facebook Stories, which lets users combine multiple photos and videos as part of a collection which then can be posted atop the news feed.
• Another Snapchat-like enhancement is called Direct which allows users to share film or video with friends for a limited time.


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Prince Edward County Pet Food Bank
Fill The Van With Pet Food
The Prince Edward County Pet Food Bank is holding a ‘Fill The Van’ day on Saturday, April 1st, at No Frills grocery store, Loyalist Parkway in Picton, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Cat and dog food, both dry and wet needed, and treats are always welcome. No Frills gift cards gratefully accepted. County pets need your help.
Date: Saturday, April 1st
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Picton No Frills, Loyalist Parkway, Picton


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Stock futures point to sharp losses at the open, with blue chips heading to close out their worst monthly point decline in at least a year and a half; Dow -1%, S&P -0.9%, Nasdaq -0.4%.
The early losses stem from sharp declines in Europe after data showing a return of record-low inflation in the euro zone stoked deflation fears; early gains in emerging market currencies faded, with the Turkish lira, South African rand, Hungarian forint and Russian ruble weakening.
A string of disappointing earnings from the likes of Mattel (-9%) and Amazon (-6.5%), plus a profit warning from Wal-Mart (-1%), aren't helping; Google also reported an earnings miss but shares +4% as investors focus on an increase in click revenue.
In U.S. economic data, Dec. consumer spending rose a better than expected 0.4% but personal income was unchanged.
Treasurys are near their highs, with the 10-year yield down nearly 5 bps at 2.65%.
Still ahead: Chicago PMI, consumer sentiment.


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Jun 28, 2017
AAA just rolled out the 4th of July weekend forecast. This Independence Day, a record-breaking 44.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home, taking to the nation's roads, skies, rails and waterways to honor the red, white and blue. With 1.25 million more travelers than last year, 2017 will be marked as the most traveled Independence Day holiday weekend ever.
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The recall storm embroiling Takata Corp.’s airbags widened today with Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. calling back nearly 3 million vehicles to fix possibly defective inflator propellant made in North America.
Honda recalled 2.03 million vehicles worldwide, including 1.02 million in North America, 153,943 in Europe and 668,582 in Japan. The vehicles were manufactured between April 2000 and October 2002. In North America, they cover the Civic, CR-V, Odyssey and Element. In Europe, affected models are the Civic, Stream, Fit/Jazz and CR-V.
Mazda called back 159,807 vehicles worldwide, including 14,794 in North America, 90,259 in Europe and 11,832. That recall covers the RX-8 and first-generation Mazda6.
Nissan’s recall affects 755,000 units worldwide. The total includes 228,000 vehicles in North America, including the Infiniti FX35, Pathfinder and Cube, and 128,000 nameplates in Japan, including the X-Trail and Teanna. Nissan did not provide a European breakout.
The June 23 triple action pushes to nearly 10 million the number of vehicles recalled worldwide over the past five year to fix Takata airbags.
Two deaths have been linked to faulty airbags in Hondas, both of which occurred in the United States in 2009, and the company said it knows of 41 cases of ruptured airbags.
Spokespeople for Nissan and Mazda said they have received no reports of injuries.
The three companies said they will replace the defective parts. “We apologize for the trouble caused to our clients,” said Kikko Takai, a Takata spokeswoman. “We take it seriously and will strengthen our quality control to prevent a repeat of the issue.”


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JJ Beano’s has negotiated a new contract to provide its gourmet coffee and convenience foods machines to Lancashire retailer Euro Garages - number four in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 indies listing - as well as to Roadchef and First Motorway Services.
Managing director Jon Ison commented: "We are seeing continuing growth in like-for-like sales as demand for premium quality coffees and convenience foods continues to rise.
"We are able to offer excellent products at reasonable prices which satisfy today’s price-conscious consumers who are looking for quality, speed and convenience."
Meanwhile the Oxfordshire-based company announced last month that it had acquired one of its key suppliers - Bath-based Devon Savouries - for an undisclosed sum.
JJ Beano’s, which employs 20 people and has an annual turnover of more than £5m, already has vending machines in Morrisons, WH Smiths and Londis.
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This post comes from Des Toups at partner site Insurance.com.
The top 20 ticket magnets include sports cars, SUVs, old beaters and a hybrid.
Insurance.com analyzed data submitted by more than 557,000 drivers who were comparing car insurance quotes to find the car models whose drivers had the most violations.
One in 3 drivers of the Subaru WRX had a traffic violation in the past three years, ranking the turbocharged, all-wheel-drive sport compact atop the 526-model list. (See the entire Ticket Magnets rankings.)
The most-ticketed brand overall was Scion, with 27.5 percent of owners reporting a traffic conviction. The average for all vehicles was 19.9 percent.
Cars that get the most tickets, by rank, make and model, and the percentage with tickets:
- Subaru WRX — 33.6 percent.
- Pontiac GTO — 32.7 percent.
- Scion FR-S — 32.6 percent.
- Toyota Supra — 30.8 percent.
- Subaru Tribeca — 29.7 percent.
- Volkswagen Rabbit — 29.6 percent.
- Mercury Topaz — 28.8 percent.
- Scion TC — 28.8 percent.
- Toyota FJ Cruiser — 28.4 percent.
- Mazda Mazda2 — 28.1 percent.
- Hyundai Veloster — 28.1 percent.
- Volkswagen GTI — 28.1 percent.
- Suzuki Reno — 28.1 percent.
- Scion XA — 27.8 percent.
- Pontiac G8 — 27.7 percent.
- MINI Cooper S Countryman — 27.5 percent.
- Mitsubishi 3000 GT — 27.4 percent.
- Saturn Aura — 27.1 percent.
- Infiniti QX56/QX80 — 27.1 percent.
- Toyota Prius C — 27 percent.
Insurance companies pay more attention to claims than tickets when they set rates. A car whose owners have a lot of accident claims or expensive repairs will cost more to insure, even for the driver who has a spotless record.
But tickets do tend to have a dramatic effect on individual rates.
A 25-year-old male in ZIP code 94608 driving a 2013 Honda Civic with full coverage, for example, would see his monthly premiums soar with a single conviction for speeding 11 to 15 mph over the limit.
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The driver’s cheapest option with a clean record becomes the most expensive with a single speeding ticket; shopping around after a violation would save this driver $39 a month – $468 a year.
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China’s US$1.5 billion pet food market now includes 27 percent sales of natural products, plus 6 percent grain-free, according to Alfred Zhou, managing director of GfK China. He was the lead speaker at Petfood Forum China 2017, held August 23 in Shanghai.
Only 2 to 4 percent of Chinese households own pets, Zhou said, compared with about 65 percent in the US. That indicates the huge potential of the Chinese market, which is also characterized by rising incomes, especially among younger people who are more and more likely to own pets and to spend well on them.
For example, the average price per kilogram of pet food sold in China had increased to 48 CNY (US$7.22) as of the first quarter of 2017, up from about 40.5 CNY ($US6.08) just three years ago, Zhou said. That includes the fast-rising categories of natural and grain-free, as well as growth in ecommerce – it now accounts for nearly 48 percent of pet food sales in China – and increasing numbers and sales for domestic Chinese brands.
Those brands were on display in large stands as part of Pet Fair Asia, which took place August 24-27, right after Petfood Forum China, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. With rapid growth matching that of the Chinese pet market, Pet Fair Asia comprised nine halls, with at least three devoted to pet food and a large portion of another hall showcasing pet treats and snacks.
In its sixth year, Petfood Forum China attracted nearly 90 pet food professionals from China as well as several other countries. Other topics and speakers included pet food ingredients from biomass, by Dejan Miladinovic of Norwegian University of Life Sciences; strategic, global pet food marketing plans, by Vicki Lynne Morgan of Animal Brands; the global supply of marine pet food ingredients, by Meng Wang of IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organization; a universal sensory language for pet food market differentiation, by Perrine Delime, PhD, of Diana Pet Food; innovations in pet food drying, by Will Henry of Extru-Tech; the top five cat and dog nutrition concepts from consumer insight studies, by Jeff Alix of DSM Nutritional Products; and the potential for freeze-dried pet food in China, by Calvin Smith of Pet Nutrition NZ.
Petfood Forum China and Pet Fair Asia will both take place again in August 2018 in Shanghai.


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NFTz Becomes The Only On-Chain Social NFT Marketplace With All New User Experience – MarTech Series
NFTz, the only on-chain NFT industry and also neighborhood, that incorporates on chain commenting, has actually turned out a completely brand-new interface as well as individual experience to prepare for numerous significant function updates as well as cross-chain assimilation.
As NFTz commemorates its 1 year wedding anniversary, they introduce the launch of their brand-new interface as well as customer experience, propelling them ahead to ending up being the only on-chain social NFT industry.
After increasing pre-seed financing from the Octane Fund back in January, NFTz has actually been striving to come to be the future generation of NFT markets, satisfying the masses, by incorporating on-chain social communications with the present NFT industry ecological community.
Marketing Technology News: Domo as well as Walker Edison Named 2022 Nucleus ROI Winners
” We watch it as a standard change,” clarified NFTz CEO Edward Krassenstein. “The NFT area has actually come to be a substantial fractional frustration since late, with areas basing on different web2 social networks sites as well as conversation applications, while the industries exist in an internet 2.5 atmosphere totally discon


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Business groups, including CBI, FSB, BCC showed their reaction to the Chancellor’s announcement of the expansion of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
The Chancellor announced that the CBILS has been extended ‘so more small businesses can benefit’, and not just those unable to secure regular commercial financing. Additionally, Mr Sunak announced a new scheme to ‘bolster support for larger firms not currently eligible for loans’.
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Director-General, CBI (Confederation of British Industry) said on changes to CBILS:
“The Chancellor’s measures are a big step forward. They will help deliver cash faster to firms battling for survival in the headwinds of the pandemic.”
“By providing more support for mid-tier companies, they are backing our most significant and iconic regional employers. These firms number in the thousands and make a huge contribution to the economy, so it’s good to see them getting the support they deserve.”
He hugely welcomed changes to CBILS and wished for more detail and a clear time frame. He also praised the government’s announcements for an unprecedented level of economic support each week.
Dame further stated, “Reforms to CBILS for firms up to £45 million will simplify the process. And make it easier for loans to reach smaller businesses struggling for cash. Alongside, banks are working at breakneck speed to deliver loans to firms most in need.”
Business groups’ positive and constructive reaction on CBILS will definitely help the economy.
BCC is also glad that the Chancellor is listening and responding to the real-world concerns of the UK’s firms.
Adam Marshall, Director-General, BCC (British Chambers of Commerce) stated:
“Improvements to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme will help firms get access to cash more quickly. And the announcement of a new loan scheme for mid-sized companies closes a significant gap in existing support.
“Chambers of Commerce will continue to work with the government and the banks to ensure that support reaches businesses at the front line.”
The FSB too welcomed the overhaul of the Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
Mike Cherry, National Chairman of the FSB, commented:
‘Time is of the essence, and therefore we welcome government action in ensuring that any viable small business that has been negatively impacted by the coronavirus can now directly access the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) rather first being offered a bank’s own standard commercial lending product.’
Removing personal guarantees for all commercial loans below £250K is also very welcome. Taking on debt at the current time is a daunting prospect for many small businesses and the self-employed.
He furthermore added, ” We look forward to continuing our constructive engagement with the government to ensure that debt can be repaid in an affordable way that allows small businesses to recover from this crisis and to thrive again.”


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Haleem boys creating traffic jams at Tolichowki
Young haleem salesmen representing their hotel brand line on either side of the roads to capture the customers. Customers park their vehicles midway to order their box of haleem and stay put until their meal is finished, creating traffic issues between Tolichowki and Shaikpet.
Tolichowki: Young haleem salesmen representing their hotel brand line on either side of the roads to capture the customers. Customers park their vehicles midway to order their box of haleem and stay put until their meal is finished, creating traffic issues between Tolichowki and Shaikpet.
• Hotels selling haleem recruit boys to catch commuters on the go
• Boys run in front of vehicles forcing them to slow down and stop
• The trend of selling haleem to commuters on the go was started by Pista House
• Now many haleem bhattis follow the trend
• Tolichowki wears ‘haleem festival look’ during iftar
The trend of haleem selling to commuters on the go started a few years ago with Pista House. Now the trend is followed by many eateries. Tolichowki is surrounded by such eateries with which haleem makers turn into trouble makers for traffic police at Tolichowki. Haleem salesmen in order catch the customers run on the road in front of vehicles forcing them to slow down and create traffic jams.
The area wearing a haleem festival look becomes chaotic for road commuters.
There are several restaurants like Shah Ghouse, Shezaade, 4 Seasons, Mandar, Al Zaara, Pista House, Al Baik and Rumaan who offer haleem for vehicles on the go. The traffic police of Tolichowki division is already annoyed by these services because it is leading to severe traffic clogging in the area during the iftar hours.
An auto driver from Tolichowki, Mohammed Izhaar said, “This traffic jam will continue for one month of Ramzan and will keep annoying the commuters and drivers. The traffic problem is because of car drivers who park their vehicles on the road and the Haleem boys who appreciate them to do so.”
A restaurant manager from Shah Ghouse without revealing his name said, “There is a lot of competition in this market the hotels are on the either side of the road, and our business cannot run without the help of haleem boys.”
Tolichowki Traffic police station house officer Satish Kumar said, “The Haleem business is running low but there is a bit of hustle in the evening and we are doing our best to manage the traffic in the area. We have cleared the corners of the Tolichowki creating space for the cars to be parked which has significantly reduced the volume of traffic.”


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While we all tucked into hot cross buns over the long weekend, around the world people enjoyed the Easter tradition in a variety of food forms.
Marketing, advertising & media intelligence
The Health Promotion Agency for alcohol and pregnancy and FCB have released a campaign called ‘Don’t know? Don’t drink’ produced by Flying Fish, highlighting the fact that there is no known safe amount and no known safe time to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
When it comes to alcohol, the tastes of the nation are changing, with wine, cider and more expensive, more interesting, high alcohol beer all on the increase. And this has led to a decrease in the consumption of mainstream beer. As president of the Brewer's Guild Ralph Bungard says: “New Zealanders still love beer, there's no doubt, but they don't want to drink those classic big brands by the crate-load anymore." So, as we head into prime drinking time, here are some trends on New Zealand beer consumption taken from ANZ's report on the craft beer industry, which have been brought to life by Dot Loves Data.
FCB has continued poking fun at beer drinking culture with a series of three satirical videos that showcase the Not Beersies versions of home brewing, pouring that perfect drink and hosting a beer garden.
What’s in your fridge at the moment? According to Smirnoff’s new campaign, ‘Pure Potential’, it can see the potential in any ingredient to make a great drink.
If you believe the headlines, the world is going to hell in a handbasket. But if you believe some of the data (or Bill Gates), things have never been better, with fewer wars, more wealth and better health. Auckland University talked to New Zealand secondary school students about a range of things in 2001, 2007 and 2012 and here's how their behaviour is changing.
Listen: Airbnb user design experience manager Jenny Arden on design building trust, design-thinking and designer-founders
To some, the term corporate social responsibility is an oxymoron; more keeping up appearances than a legitimate attempt to make the world a better place. Nigel Latta looked into what the booze companies are doing in terms of promoting their products and, to a lesser degree, responsible drinking, in his recent series. And South Park has shown the paradox of the alcohol-funded 'drink responsibly' message perfectly (NSFW)
Given that most of us are ill-equipped to taste the intricacies that go into a sip of wine, US-based Union Wine Company has decided to mock the wine snobs that turn their noses up at anything that doesn't come out of the finest bottle. Over the course of four spots, a variety of characters share their largely vacuous insights, littered with sommelier vernacular, on the drink they are holding. Although some of the spots do tend to be a bit long-winded, they serve as a great reminder as to why we should always be suspicious in the company of people who use the words 'notes' or 'tones' to describe anything other than music.
HPA and DraftFCB's ultra cringey dad pulls out all the moves to alert parents to upcoming alcohol law changes
We're big fans of dad dancing—and of the powerful parenting technique of embarrassment—here at StopPress. And those two things have been combined to good effect in a new campaign for the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) via its agency DraftFCB that aims to draw attention to an upcoming law change around the supply of booze to young'uns.
There's a perception that canned-beer is of lower quality than the bottled variant and makes the drinker look like a lout – an image that Boundary Road Brewery (BRB) and its agency Barnes, Catmur and Friends are attempting to push aside with their 'Blind Taste Test' campaign.
Tui is breaking years of tradition by adding some colour to its usually stoic black and orange billboards, in honour of duck shooting blokes everywhere.
Hitting the front page of Reddit is usually like hitting marketing gold, bringing with it the sweet sweet traffic generated by the never-sleeping internet horde. DraftFCB has had a taste of that delicious Reddit link love for its 'Say Yeah, Nah' alcohol responsibility TVC for the Health Promotion Agency – although many denizens of the online community are left confused if what they've watched is actually a beer commercial in disguise.
DraftFCB continues its 'Ease up on the drink' campaign for the government with a new take on an old problem in the New Zealand drinking psyche: peer pressure.
As all regular pub-goers know, alcohol often acts as a performance enhancing drug when it comes to playing darts, pool and, on rare occasions, 'the field'. And while it's generally accepted that it's the opposite of a performance enhancer for practically everything else, and particularly rugby, infographics.co ...
The recent Law Commission report Alcohol in Our Lives: Curbing the Harm, made 153 recommendations to the National government. Some of those suggestions have formed the basis of the Alcohol Reform bill. And, now that the government's position on booze has been clarified somewhat, the Advertising Standards Authority has decided the time is right to establish an independent panel to review the Code for Advertising Liquor.


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Nvidia’s Next Gaming Cards Could Be The GTX 11 Series
Nvidia launched GeForce 9 in 2008, it gets grand success and after that, they introduced the GeForce 100 series in 2009. The company’s naming system progressed by the hundreds since the 100 Series hit the streets, ending with the 900 Series in 2016. Then Nvidia jumped to the 10 Series in 2017 seemingly because it’s simply easier to read and type than the “GeForce GTX 1000 Series” even though the cards have four digits.
The Nvidia’s next gaming cards could be the GTX 11 Series, might not be the GeForce GTX 20 Series.
An unnamed scours claims, Nvidia will use the GTX 11 Series brand instead. If the source is correct, Nvidia doesn’t plan to label the new cards by tens, such as the current 1080 or 1070 models. Instead, Nvidia may go with the GTX 1181 or the GTX 1185.
In 2018 Nvidia’s naming scheme could go either way and it works just fine in the overall big picture: GTX 11 Series or GTX 20 Series. The company typically relies on product names that end with zeroes and fives, which seen from Nvidia’s branding history. That’s why the new unannounced cards will likely end with a five as a logical differential from the current GTX 10 Series models.
The next family will appear is unknown, but all bets are placed on the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) starting on Tuesday, March 27, in San Jose, California. The company may reveal the GTX 11 Series (or GTX 20 Series) during the keynote that is reportedly based on a new architecture dubbed as “Turing.” Rumor points to a possible July release along with cards dedicated to cryptocurrency mining. During the keynote, Nvidia could reveal new graphics cards slated for the enterprise and data centers based on a new architecture dubbed as “Ampere,” this design is to replace the current “Volta” architecture used in the Telsa V100 and Titan V add-in cards.
GTC 2018 is the ideal launch platform although it’s more fitting for Nvidia’s enterprise-targeting products whereas the E3 2018 show in June is a better launchpad for its gaming cards and with a possible availability in July, the E3 2018 show seems more likely to be the GTX 11 Series big reveal.
Again, look at the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070, Nvidia introduced those 2 cards at a special event in early May 2016 followed by a retail launch at the end of the month and since then the company has rolled out a large selection of GTX 10 Series cards, with GTX 1080 Ti serving as the latest and final GTX 10 Series product.
On March 27 at 9 a.m. PT Nvidia’s keynote started.
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Syracuse, N.Y. — CenterState CEO in partnership with the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance (UMEA) is pleased to announce Dreissig Company as its 2021 Minority-owned Business of the Year awardee. The Minority-owned Business of the Year winner, along with winners in four other categories, were announced at CenterState CEO’s Annual Meeting on April 29.
“On behalf of the UMEA Board of Directors we are proud that our member Dreissig Apparel has won the Minority Business of the Year Award,” said Calvin Corriders, president of the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance and regional president, Syracuse Market, Pathfinder Bank. “Dreissig and its President/CEO Marc Jones have been a valued business partner and a tremendous asset to the community. As we all know 2020 was an incredibly challenging year for us all and Dreissig Apparel was able to pivot and continue to grow and maintain the high levels of customer service they are known for. Congratulations, Dreissig Apparel.”
“Congratulations to UMEA Member Marc Jones and his staff at Dreissig Apparel, not only for weathering the storm and pivoting during an unprecedented pandemic year, but also for Marc’s exemplary philanthropic contributions to the community,” said Me’Shae Rolling, executive director, Upstate Minority Economic Alliance.
The Dreissig Company, which offers products and services focused on apparel/uniforms, textiles/linens, industrial supplies, paper products and janitorial supplies, is being recognized for exemplifying business leadership, innovation, high standards of service, and resilience in the face of uncertainty. In 2020, Dreissig lost 60% of its revenue because of COVID-19. The company pivoted its business model to distribute PPE supplies to hospitals, state agencies and local customers, thus greatly reducing its revenue loss for the year. Dreissig continues to successfully serve corporate and athletic customers across the nation. It also focuses on local talent, recruiting and training from local colleges and universities. Dreissig Owner Marc Jones co-founded the Willow Street Foundation, established in 2011, to provide quality education and leadership development, to financially disadvantaged youth, via partnerships with premier academic institutions and community organizations. In 2020, Dreissig received the first NAACP Onondaga County Chapter Muhammad Ali Sports Entrepreneur and Business Award.
Nick’s Landscaping was recognized as a finalist alongside Dreissig for its role as a model of success within the minority-owned business community.
CenterState CEO recognized four additional Business of the Year Award winners for their outstanding achievements, including:
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“We are proud to partner with UMEA to celebrate these leaders of the business community and present the Minority-owned Business of the Year award during our annual meeting,” said Robert Simpson, president, CenterState CEO and UMEA board member. “We extend our sincere congratulations to all of these finalists for their outstanding achievements.”
Visit www.youtube.com/CenterStateCEO to watch video from the event, including Business of the Year recognitions and remarks from Aisha Glover and Rob Simpson. Download CenterState CEO’s 2020-2021 Annual Report at www.centerstateceo.com/AnnualReport.
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To the youth TV channel that recently created this safe sex awareness advertisement for World AIDS Day, we are sorry for spoiling the punchline. But given that they can now only air this campaign only between 10 pm and 6 am which means their young audience must look for it online during the day, we should probably be saying: “You’re welcome”.
Apart from supplying standup comedians and Twitterati fodder for jokes, the government’s recent curfew on condom ads because these are “indecent especially for children” and can “create unhealthy practices” has, quite predictably, divided the advertising industry. Some veterans describe the move as “archaic” and “last century”, reminding them of the 80s when sanitary napkin ads were banned before 11pm, and Nirodh was distributed free to curb population. That last product, in fact, was seen as so “thick and ugly” recalls ad guru Alyque Padamsee that it inspired him — as then head of Lowe Lintas — to create a “sexy” antithesis in the 90s: he named his client’s condom brand KamaSutra and ended its TV ad — showing models Pooja Bedi and Marc Robinson in the shower — with the tagline “For the pleasure of making love”. When the then chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) called him into their Lower Parel office and objected to the tagline, Padamsee shot back: “If not for making love, what is it for? Blowing balloons?”
Interestingly, while the condom ad curfew has given rise to concerns in a section of the industry about a culture policing malaise out to stifle creativity, many stalwarts are also welcoming the “jolt” that they believe would compel creative types to up the quality of advertisements and make them more family friendly. “It tells the industry to behave itself,” says ad guru Piyush Pandey, the moustachioed executive chairman and creative director of Ogilvy & Mather India and South Asia, who has yet to find a single Indian condom ad that “is creative in any which way”. Pandey — who believes that there is a thin line between provocative and crude — finds that innerwear brands and fragrance brands sometimes get it right. For instance, he enjoyed Wildstone’s recent “Lasting First Impression” ad in which a boss introduces his young daughter to his male employees at a party, appreciates an employee Kunal’s perfume and, the next morning, greets his daughter only to be baffled by her scent. “Kunal,” he mutters under his breath. “It’s naughty but nice,” says Pandey.
Many products — from watches to mango juices — have lent themselves to both lip-biting sensuality and covert innuendoes. “The story is dictated by the positioning and the target audience,” says brand consultant Sourabh Mishra, who during his ad agency stint, once linked biscuits aimed at teenagers with the idea of romance — a thought he saw playfully being carried forward in the ad for Milano cookies featuring Hrithik Roshan in which raw materials such as flour and milk embellish a playful physical interaction between a couple. Mishra — who fears such curbs might see the industry “falling in line” and lapsing into “mediocrity”— even relished the exchange in a Fastrack watch advert where a girl asks a sweaty boy: “Burnt enough calories for the day?” “No I need to burn 350 more,” he says. “I can help,” she quips and he does a double-take. “But these are encoded little hints of the copywriters having fun, and don’t have a wide reach,” says Mishra.
Take the ad for Moods Condoms which shows a group playing the spin-the-bottle party game where a man is about to kiss a girl on the lips but decides to kiss her hand instead to flow into the tagline: “Play It Right.” Hari Ganesh Desikan of Chennai’s Rediffusion Y & R, which carefully created the family-friendly ad for the public sector brand, says the ad wasn’t just targeted at the easy-to-please urban male but at “a small-town male who thinks that a condom is a sign of male weakness”.
Govind Pandey, CEO of TBWA India, says there is a constant search for the sweet spot between “classy and salacious”. “There is beauty in handling taboo subjects in a nuanced way,” says Pandey, who was recently as impressed by a jewellery brand showing a woman prepping for her second marriage as he was appalled by a cement brand’s “desperate, lazy” TV commercial showing a woman emerging from the water in a swimsuit for no reason.
Abhijit Avasthi, former Ogilvy CCO and founder of Sideways Consulting, feels fear of a social media backlash is the bigger threat to creativity than the recent curb. “So many advertisers have started to play it very safe. They constantly worry about repercussions of pushing the boundaries,” he says. “Earlier we had just one filter: “Is the campaign true to the brand?” he says. “Today, people can make an issue out of a non-issue which has added another filter: Will they object?” says Avasthi, a bit weary of the increasing tendency towards political correctness that has not only crept into the portrayal of women, religion and mythology in adverts but also seemingly light subjects such as children’s behaviour. He recalls a particular script revolving around kids being met with: “How are you showing kids speaking to elders like that?”
However, the public alone have the right to reject an ad, believes industry veteran KV Sridhar aka Pops, who calls “ignorance” the greater evil. He was part of a team that once designed an ad to show a bike that was so comfortable that the rider gets his shoe polished while seated on it and then, turns the bike around to get the other shoe polished but it was pulled out as it “showed child labour” which Sridhar says “wasn’t our intent.” However, ads must keep up with social transitions, points out Sridhar, chief creative officer at Hyper Collective, who was also one of the brains behind the fictitious, faceless character called Balbir Pasha that warned truck drivers and class four workers about the risks involved in unprotected sex and in turn, spawned enough parodies to become a cultural icon. He has also worked on sanitary pad ads at a time when they were not allowed to air before 11 pm. “In a free country,” says Sridhar, “if you are allowed to make a product, you must be able to advertise it”.
But creative concerns and moral arguments aside, Ganesh points out the larger problem that condom advertising must deal with: low market penetration. “Only five per cent of Indian men buy condoms as of now,” he says. “So even a Sunny Leone couldn’t get enough men to buy them.”
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Philip Green has paid off about£500 million of the£808 million debt he borrowed from Bank of Scotland last year to buy Arcadia.
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Texas legislators are likely to pass a few minor revisions to the state’s franchise tax, but a true overhaul of the controversial tax system looks out of reach, lobbyists said.
The franchise tax — also known as the margin tax — has been criticized as complex and too harsh, especially by the small business community. But others, such as the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Texas Oil & Gas Association, see the tax as an acceptable part of the state’s revenue system.
“I think we’ll hear a lot of complaining about the tax,” said Dale Craymer, president of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, but “the prospects of rewriting the tax are very low this season.”
Texas’ current margin tax was restructured in 2006 to help save the Texas school budget. Businesses determine their tax base by adding total revenue — with a few exceptions for flow-through income — and subtracting the highest of the cost of goods sold, compensation or 30 percent of total revenue.
Texas then taxes the amount of that revenue done in the state at 0.5 percent for wholesalers and retailers and 1 percent for all others.
The system has drawn criticism from several industries. Small businesses argue that the complexity increases the cost of compliance and asks them to foot too much of the bill. Many service businesses argue that the tax doesn’t offer them many deductions and leaves them with a higher, 1 percent rate.
“Another key criticism of the tax is that it pyramids,” Craymer said. “We tax certain transactions on multiple levels in the economy.”
But the franchise tax also has its advantages, Craymer said. Because it’s not dependent on profits, it offers the state a reliable stream of income even during economic downtime.
The franchise tax is supported by manufacturing, mining, utilities and transportation sectors.
Those industries argue that the tax shifts some of financial burden from property and sales taxes — which hit those industries hard — to the service industry.
That shift is important, said James Lebas, a lobbyist who helped create the tax’s current version, because the service industry’s rapid growth means it should shoulder more of the state’s tax burden.
“The Texas tax system remains quite heavy on capital-intensive industry,” Lebas said. But with the franchise tax, “it’s closer to what the actual makeup of the economy is.”
The system still isn’t perfect, Lebas said. The mining industry, which employs about 250,000 in Texas, pays about $29,000 in tax annually per employee while the service sector pays $2,036 per employee on its 4 million workers.
The Texas average is $5,039 per employee, he said.
While opposing viewpoints are likely to cripple efforts for a rewrite, many expect legislators to enact small changes to the code.
During their last session, legislators passed three changes. Since 2009, the franchise tax has been altered to save small businesses about $270 annually, according to figures from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.
“I could see a small handful of changes being passed,” Lebas said. “I would describe those as taking the sharp edge off the tax.”


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One of the highlights of this month’s CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2012 in Yokohama was Nikon’s new D800 digital SLR camera, aimed at multimedia photographers and videographers. The 36-megapixel monster is once again spurring the debate over how many megapixels is too many megapixels.
The D800 is the successor to Nikon’s D700, which was released in July of 2008. That was a 12.1-megapixel camera, and the D800 is exactly three times that, with a 36.3-megapixel FX sensor, and is capable of shooting at 7360 x 4912 pixel resolution. It has a native ISO range of 100-6400, but is expandable to ISO 25,600.
The company’s director of marketing, Bo Kajiwara, noted that the D800 is a response to the quality that consumers are demanding from cameras these days: “The Nikon D800 re-imagines what is possible from this level of D-SLR, to address the needs of an emerging and ever-changing market; this is the camera that is going to bridge the gap for the most demanding imaging professionals, and provide never before seen levels of SLR image and video quality.”
While I’m sure there are many photographers who can use that kind of image quality, I can’t claim to be one of them. But that said, even I sometimes find myself trying to crop parts of images and finding that the resulting quality is just not good enough. By putting image quality first with this new model, Nikon notes that photographers can “crop liberally with confidence.” All the same, I’m sure many folks are wondering whether Nikon’s megapixel push is more about marketing, or if it’s actually intended to meet a real consumer need.
With the chassis composed of a lightweight magnesium alloy, the D800 is compact and portable. The camera features two card slots, one for Compact Flash (CF) and one for SD/SDHC/SDXC cards, giving photographers the to ability to backup, have overflow storage for when one card fills up, or even have still photos go to one card and video to another.
On the video side, the camera can shoot 1080p at 30 fps or 720p at 60 fps, and for your audio there’s a built-in mic plus stereo mic and headphone jacks. There’s uncompressed HDMI output too for those who want to watch their video on an external display.
The D800 will be selling for about ¥300,000, and will be available in late March. The D800E, without the anti-aliasing filter (which trades off some image quality to prevent undesirable Moire patterns), will follow in April with a price tag of about ¥350,000.
Of course, not everyone is going to want that sort of power, and there were more than a few alternatives for the casual shutterbug at the CP+ exhibition. Just a week before the event, Panasonic had announced a number of new Lumix point-and-shoot cameras, so it was no surprise to see them featured at the show. One of the standouts is the Lumix DMC-TZ30 (known as the ZS20 in America), the successor to the TZ20. Panasonic is pushing this one as a portable, yet powerful travel camera that gives very high-quality images thanks to its 14.1-megapixel sensor, but with far less noise than the the TZ20.
The camera is capable of full HD video recording, as well as high-speed continuous shooting at 10 fps. It also boasts a 20x optical zoom Leica DC lens, with a 24mm wide angle of view — a big plus for capturing landscapes while traveling. It’s equipped with a new touchscreen LCD display, and for those who do opt to take the TZ20 on the road, its Global Positioning System is upgraded with map information covering 203 countries that can be installed via DVD. The TZ30 will arrive in mid-March and is expected to be priced at about ¥40,000.
For those who prefer something a little more stylish, Panasonic also has the DMC-FX80, another great portable solution which just went on sale with a price range of about ¥21,000 to ¥25,000 (varies by retailer). This also brings a touchscreen and 24mm f.25 wide-angle view to the table, but the optical zoom is just 5x. It has a 12.1-megapixel sensor, and can also shoot full HD video.
The FX80 features an array of photo filters, like retro, miniature effect, toy effect, and soft focus — perhaps in response to the huge popularity of smartphone photo-filter apps. There’s also touch autofocus, so if you’re a user who wants something that’s a step up from your smartphone, this might be the ticket.


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Imagine being able to scan a QR code on a jacket that is no longer wearable and receiving clear directions for how to recycle it. Or being able to scan a code that will allow you to make sure a Telfar bag is authentic.
That’s the type of future Avery Dennison envisions for apparel and other consumer goods. And it’s a future that might not be too far off. In early October, the label manufacturer announced a partnership with Certilogo, the digital authentication platform, to enable the latter application.
GreenBiz caught up with Michael Colarossi, vice president of product line management, innovation and sustainability at Avery Dennison, to discuss how the company sees its technology addressing the issue of textile waste and solving the apparel industry's broader sustainability challenges.
"I would say the primary route that we're thinking of the technology helping to address, that it's really an enabler, and to be that provider of information,” Colarossi said. "There is really only one thing on a garment that communicates, and that is the label. Whether it's providing brand identity or whether it's providing technical information on the garment itself, that is the only communication device that brands and consumers — or anyone in the supply chain — has to really understand more about that garment. So, we see that label as a communication vehicle to help enable some of the solutions."
While this technology will help drive the circular economy and it will provide or help shine a light on some of the other areas, it is one part of solving the bigger challenge that the industry faces in terms of sustainability.
But Colarossi acknowledged that labels are just one piece of the solution puzzle.
"While this technology will help drive the circular economy and it will provide or help shine a light on some of the other areas, it is one part of solving the bigger challenge that the industry faces in terms of sustainability," he said. "It's important that we don't lose sight of the other things that we have to go target to make certain that this industry continues to reduce the impact that we have on the environment and improves the impact that we have on the communities in which we operate."
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Deonna Anderson: Can you give me an overview of where Avery Dennison is with this new technology? I heard one of your colleagues talk about it at Circularity 20, so I'm curious about where things stand.
Mike Colarossi: We have the capability today of creating a unique digital ID for, really, any piece of apparel, footwear or — in the future — really any consumer good. And then, we have the ability of printing that in a variety of formats, whether that's on a label, on a hangtag, on a fabric label, or we have the ability to create a technology trigger — for example, with our RFID technology. Through the combination of a unique digital ID and a variety of digital triggers, we can enable different consumer experiences.
The capability exists today to do it. We partnered with Ahluwalia [a ready-to-wear fashion company] for Copenhagen Fashion Summit to create a label that was entered into her garments with a specific purpose of creating or enabling the circular economy, which is one of the use cases that we're exploring. But you can imagine that there's a variety of other use cases that we're looking to unlock as well — anything from consumer engagement and creating and working with brands to create a unique story or a different way to engage with a consumer or to provide sustainability information in a digital way on a product; or to provide care and content information on the product; or to enable the circular economy or to even think about the future of retail and how are consumers going to engage in a store, whether it's with customization of personalization or engaging in a store to provide information on a product and thinking through how that technology can annihilate that. The technology exists.
We can make it happen today, and what we're doing is we're standing up, over the next several months, a series of what we call "Lighthouse Projects" to really test out the different hypotheses and use cases that we have.
Anderson: Are those pilot projects?
Colarossi: Yes. Think of it like in the agile sort of framework where we've got pilot projects that we're going to get into the market. We're going to test, we're going to learn and then we'll continue to iterate the solution as we go forward. But we're talking with a number of the major sports brands in Europe and in the United States, some of the fashion or luxury brands in Europe, and then, we're also engaged with organizations like the United Nations or the [European Union] who are looking to change regulations as it regards to transparency of information that brands are required to supply consumers with. We've got a number of these use cases or partnerships that we're developing to stand up the technology and demonstrate it in a variety of these different formats.
Anderson: As you test and develop these partnerships and continue to iterate the technology, what do you hope the impact is overall?
Colarossi: The vision first is that every product will be born with a unique digital ID. And then, the hope is, once you have that unique identifier on a piece of apparel or a piece of garment, we can then enable or solve some of today's biggest challenges.
For example, today, it's very difficult to recycle garments because a consumer either doesn't know how or where to return a garment to be recycled or the recycler themselves doesn't know the content of that garment so they don't know what recycling methodology they should be using. That's an example of solving one of the biggest challenges that we have in terms of waste within the apparel supply chain.
Another one is the resale market. One of the biggest challenges that resellers have — particularly in the luxury space — is understanding if a product is authentic or not, and the consumer has the same challenge. In an attempt to enable that circular economy or the resale side of that economy, providing a unique ID would allow that consumer or allow that reseller to immediately authenticate it with a scan of their phone. [We’re] really looking [to address] some of those big challenges with the unique identifier that we're able to apply to a garment.
Anderson: You mentioned working with a company in Copenhagen, and I know that partnering with other companies and organizations is going to be the way that you really drive this solution forward. I'm curious if you can share any other examples of folks that you're already working with?
Colarossi: I shared Ahluwalia, of course. We’re [also] working with the U.N. They have an effort where they're looking to change the way in which you communicate information or the requirements that you have — or brands have — in terms of communicating how a garment was made. So, we're involved in helping establish that standard for the industry. We've also engaged with a recycling network on the east coast of the United States. It's looking to bring together brands, recyclers, and in companies like Avery Dennison, to create a complete circular system in the U.S.
And that's interesting because that's a consortium of companies that represents all different supply chains. And so, we're working with that organization to develop and basically be the provider of all that shared content information and enabling the circular economy. Those are two examples.
Anderson: Living in the age of coronavirus, it seems like consumers might be getting more comfortable with QR codes and the different types of codes they can scan with their phones. Since consumers might be more aware of how these types of technologies work, do you think adoption will be easier when brands start using these labels at scale?
Colarossi: I would say it depends on the region of the world. For example, in China, where people are now accustomed to using WeChat to pay for everything via QR code on their phone, scanning a QR code is second nature. In the United States, where that technology hasn't proliferated as much, there still is an education effort required. We even noticed that with some work that we've done with brands, we still have to provide the hint or the identifier on the garment that says, "Hey, you need to do something" or "You could engage."
I think COVID will change it from the perspective that more people are going to be using technology to get information. It will change it from the perspective that a lot of us are going to be doing things online, more so than ever. I think there are those sets of opportunities. But I still think there's an education effort required.
Anderson: What do you think it would take for QR codes and RFIDs to be just a widely adopted part of a label on products across brands? And when do you think it will get there?
Colarossi: I think many brands today are considering it. But I think it's still a very new space, and companies like Avery Dennison, we have an obligation to help the industry imagine what's possible. So, the QR code is interesting, and putting a QR code or RFID or MSC or Bluetooth or any technology into a garment is interesting. What's more interesting, though, is what does it enable? And what we're finding is that because it could enable so many different things, that could be an overwhelming problem and challenge for brands, for factories, for recyclers — for anyone in the supply chain to really imagine.
We recognize that the industry is on the cusp of change — whether that is the trend on consumption, the issues that the industry faces on waste, or the issues that the industry has historically struggled with on transparency of their supply chains.
I think we're still fairly early in adoption. My belief is within the next three to five years, you're going to see it proliferate. ... It will be aided by a few of the brands that are going to be standing up pilots in 2021 and consumers getting comfortable with seeing that and understanding what we are supposed to do with this. And then, I think there are likely to be changes in regulations that are going to require us to think differently about the value of a QR code and communicating a lot of information in a very little amount of real estate on a garment. So, I think those three things combined: You'll probably start seeing it move here in the next three to five years.
Anderson: Why is it important for Avery Dennison — and also for the companies that you will eventually partner with and that you're already partnering with — to be doing this type of work right now?
Colarossi: I think that there are probably two or three reasons. The first is that we recognize that the industry is on the cusp of change, whether that is the trend on consumption, the issues that the industry faces on waste or the issues that the industry has historically struggled with on transparency of their supply chains. We're seeing a trend where brands and consumers alike are placing a lot more importance on addressing those things. And if Avery Dennison can be part of the solution through technology, that is a space that we want to be investing in and we want to be enabling for the industry. So, I think that's the first reason.
I would say that the second reason is that we do believe that the industry — and all industries, frankly — will become more digital. And we, as a business, need to figure out how we are going to play in that market as well. So whether it's digital solutions, whether it's digitizing our supply chains, whether it is creating new customer experiences through new digital transformation, this is part of an overarching strategy that Avery Dennison has to become more digitally oriented and data-centric in the future. And I think that will help us just continue to be a sustainable business in the broadest of terms.
The company's been around 80-plus years. We plan to be around 80-plus more years. And this is part of our strategic vision that we need to continue to invest in the space of digital.


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It has often been assumed that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has generally treated the PTCL with kid-gloves, since about 62 per cent of the company is owned by the federal government. So it is quite encouraging to note that the PTA is investigating an allegedly unauthorised 50 per cent price hike by the PTCL in the rates that it charges consumers for landline phone calls.
The PTA claims that it is acting in the interest of consumers against an alleged violation by the PTCL of the Fixed Line Tariff Regulations 2004. And indeed, according the show-cause notice, it seems that not only did the company fail to inform the regulators, it even failed to inform its customers about when the new pricing formula would go into effect. Should the company fail to cooperate with the telecom regulator, it faces a fine of up to Rs350 million. Yet, as with so many things in Pakistan, all is not what it seems.
In recent months, the government has been having a significant disagreement with its minority partner in PTCL, Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, or Etisalat, to which it sold a 26 per cent stake as well as management control in 2006 for $2.6 billion. This recent action by the PTA might be a salvo by the government in a larger battle against Etisalat. PTCL has allegedly increased its landline tariffs at least twice before without regulatory approvals and neither of those actions had triggered a response from the PTA.
For the regulators to come to the company now with a showcause notice seems to be nothing more than a case of misuse of government authority. The overriding criterion should be safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders, in particular PTCL’s customers, especially in the matter of call tariffs. The company has a long track record of surreptitiously raising call tariffs and disguising their increase through slick advertisements.
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More than 11,500 branches of the Post Office in the UK are to be converted to accept contactless payments by October this year, marking the largest rollout of contactless POS terminals in Europe to date. “Contactless will bring huge benefits to our customers by increasing choice and reducing transaction times,” says Lesley Sewell, the Post Office’s CIO.
- Shanghai Metro installs QR code readers at ticketing gates
- National Australia Bank integrates with Amazon Alexa
- Westpac adds support for Amazon Alexa
- Ride-hailing app Grab acquires mobile payments startup iKaaz
- Starbucks tests cashless store concept in Seattle


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01 Sep 2020 in SynthsNative Instruments has announced Komplete 13 bringing together everything that's appeared since version 12 plus a handful of previously unseen sources of sound and a brand new version of Guitar Rig.
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12 Feb 2019 in GuitarOverloud has updated its TH virtual guitar rig software, adding features like the Rig Player, a function to swap out the virtual tubes as well as a variac simulation.
17 Jul 2016 in SynthsA promotional image for Komplete 11 Ultimate emerges from the depths of the internet. Is it for real? Probably!


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BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is pushing for harsher punishment for convenience stores caught cheating the EBT system.
According to the Boston Herald, Coakley is suggesting that stores caught ripping the system off would be banned from selling cigarettes, alcohol and lottery tickets.
Coakley said that stores caught stealing money from the Commonwealth shouldn't be allowed to make money through state licenses.
Critics say the move would be crippling for neighborhood corner stores.
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HOOD RIVER, Ore., Nov. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Collar Agency has partnered with the Oregon Humane Society to sell custom-illustrated, limited-edition men's and ladies' t-shirts. 20% of the profit will be donated to adoptable cats and dogs in Portland, Oregon. Shop and find the direct donation link here: http://www.bluecollaragency.com/workergrade/.
Blue Collar enlisted the talents of Philadelphia-based illustrator, Kevin Cornell, to create the yin and yang art that's emblazoned on the front of the tees. Each shirt is designed, made, and printed in the USA, and ships right to your doorstep with a burly, brand new BC koozie.
"We want to go tell the dogs and cats the good news for ourselves, so our team is slated to visit the Oregon Humane Society in mid November at their location in Portland," said April Donovan, Partner/Creative Director with Blue Collar Agency. The volunteer day calls for the BC Mechanics to help work on animal socialization—one big cuddle puddle.
The 'why' behind this project can be illustrated with a few short facts courtesy of ASPCA.org and Center4Research.org:
- 7.6 million pets enter U.S. shelters each year
- There are 5x more homeless pets than people
- 31% of shelter animals are euthanized
- On average, people with pets have lower resting heart rates, lower blood pressure, less anxiety and are less likely to be obese
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African ports back on track after short period of decline in mid-2019
The latest throughput figures in containerized cargo show that the African ports on both, the north and the south, side of the continent show signs of a recovery after experiencing a decline in their numbers of handled TEUs in the beginning of the year 2019.
USA/CHINA TRADE DISPUTE ALSO AFFECTS JAPANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN PORTS
Japan, the third largest economic power in the world, is extremely dependent on its seaborne foreign trade. The development of cargo handling in its ports is therefore a particularly sensitive indicator of the development of the Japanese economy, which shows the effects of the weakening global economy and trade conflicts.


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In the wake of the 2008 recession, many American families and businesses filed for bankruptcy, leaving a black mark on their consumer credit reports. According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the fallout peaked in 2010 when around 1.6 million bankruptcies were filed.
Since then, those who filed have had to live with low credit scores and the negative effects they have on securing affordable credit products or any at all. The severity of a bankruptcy may lead to deductions of as much as 220 points off a related credit score.
Thankfully, bankruptcy is not forever. Eventually these credit blemishes disappear, usually in about seven to 10 years. So for those 1.6 million who filed in 2010, as well as the millions of others who filed around the same time, the wait is almost over.
Better yet, the best years for credit scores in America may be close at hand.
Bankruptcy filings slow as the economy recovers
As the nation heals from the most painful economic downturn felt this generation, fewer people and businesses today are filing for bankruptcy than in years previous. A lot fewer.
Between 2012 and 2016, the number of business bankruptcy filings fell by more than 42 percent, while non-business filings dropped by more than 37 percent - again, according to analysis from the Office of U.S. Courts. In 2016, total bankruptcy filings capped at a little over 819,000, which is about half of the worst we saw post-recession.
Bankruptcies coming off credit scores en masse
In turn, credit scores in general are on a marked upswing. A Barclays PLC Annual Report for 2016 stated the next five years will herald a steep dip in bankruptcies on personal credit reports. The multinational bank published analysis in May that estimated more than 6 million adults in the U.S. will shed handicaps incurred upon filing for bankruptcy between now and 2022.
This massive shift has already begun to raise the national credit score average. A recent FICO study revealed the national credit score average hit an all-time high at 700 this past April, and the number of Americans with suboptimal scores - lower than 600 - fell to a record low of around 40 million.
What is the takeaway here?
Over the last decade, lenders have had to make difficult decisions regarding extending loans or lines of credit to those who suffered from extraordinarily adverse economic conditions. But as more Americans bounce back from the recession and their credit scores improve, lenders should consider whether they're using every resource at their disposal to measure and interpret lendee risk.
Alternative credit data - assessed through payment of energy bills, smartphone bills, etc. - has not factored into traditional credit scoring models, but it does paint a clear picture of a person's solvency and financial responsibility, especially those millions of adults who lack credit altogether, known as credit invisible.


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South Australian wine producers are seeing unexpected new markets open up in the wake of the great wall of tariffs implemented by China last year.
- A South Australian wine company has begun exporting to Ukraine after success in Poland
- Wine producers are starting to plan international trips to support their push into new markets
- Chinese tariffs have been the biggest concern for large businesses, while smaller businesses lost domestic customers during COVID
Angove Wines joint managing director Richard Angove says the business has received its first order from Ukraine.
He said the country showed an interest in his wines after they developed a good reputation in neighbouring Poland.
“It was almost more of a market pull than a production push,” Mr Angove said.
With a population of more than 40 million and a flourishing food culture, Mr Angove said the company’s future in Ukraine looked promising.
“Like most world economies, it has been very hard hit by lockdowns and COVID-19 … but they are also reopening, so it is the perfect time to engage with retailers.
Mr Angove said the company had also refocused on traditional markets in the United Kingdom and the United States.
According to the latest Wine Australia report, exports to China fell by 77 per cent to $274 million in the year to September 2021, down from the previous average of $1 billion a year.
Mr Angove said while his business had a diversified export strategy before the Chinese trade ban, it had still suffered a loss.
“It has taken us a bit of time to reallocate and rethink how we are approaching other export markets and we hope that market will open again in the future,” he said.
“We will be ready for it when it does.”
COVID-19 and Chinese wine duties were the top concerns cited by growers in the latest South Australian Wine Industry snapshot.
The loss of international customers has had the greatest effect on large businesses, while micro and small wine businesses were the most impacted by loss of domestic customers.
South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAIWA) chief executive Brian Smedley said at least 300 businesses across the state had been exporting wine to China, with the vast majority significantly impacted by tariffs of up to 220 per cent.
He said the World Trade Organisation (WTO) probe into the tariffs could take two to three years.
In the interim, Mr Smedley said sales to South-East Asian countries, such as South Korea and Singapore, as well as the UK and US markets had been promising.
Mr Smedley said federal and state governments had played a positive role in supporting businesses by negotiating free trade agreements, domestic tourism promotion and providing businesses subsidies to enter new markets.
“So we need to make sure that our products do stand up to what the competition is offering in the market, particularly in price but also varietal,” he said.
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As part of Climate Week NYC, two partners from RE100 - an ambitious global campaign led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, to engage, support and showcase influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity - Mike Barry Director of Sustainable Business Marks and Spencer and Jeff Seabright Chief Sustainability Officer Unilever who are also Co-chairs Consumer Goods Forum Sustainability Steering Group, write about their low carbon journeys in a three-part blog series.
Tackling climate change is now of huge importance to many consumer goods companies.
They see the growing impact of extreme weather events such as drought and floods on their supply chains and operations. They understand that nature is their biggest ‘factory’, because the plentiful supply of high quality water, soil and crops underpins so much of what they do.
And they recognize the growing expectations globally from consumers and other stakeholders, that they are seen to be part of the solution – not the problem – for climate change.
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), which both of us are on the steering committee of, has already made 3 significant climate commitments:
- To halve food waste in its members’ operations by 2025 and contribute to the UN goal to halve per capita food waste by 2030.
- To ensure net zero deforestation in a key commodity in supply chains (palm oil, soy, beef, paper/pulp) by 2020.
- To begin the phase out of HFCs (potent greenhouse gases) in refrigeration systems by 2015.
Individual CGF members are complementing this collective action on climate by taking a bold stance on renewables.
For manufacturers like Nestle and Unilever this involves investing in new renewable solutions for their factories. For retailers like Marks and Spencer the solution is more about green electricity procurement.
For example, at Nestle the share of renewables in energy consumption is increasing quickly (+8% year-on-year in both 2013 and 2014) across its global operations.
The gas boiler at their Mousline mashed potato factory in Rosières, France, was replaced with a wood-fired boiler, which now provides approximately 95% of the plant’s fuel needs and reduced GHG emissions by 23,000 tonsCO2e a year. In total, three new wood boilers installed in France together save 25% of Nestlé France’s GHG emissions.
Another boiler at Nestlé Chile’s Osorno factory now uses wood sourced from local forests certified by the National System of Wood Certification of Chile; this prevents the emissions of approximately 10,000 tons of CO2e per year compared to an equivalent boiler using non-renewable sources.
All Nescafé coffee factories worldwide are using coffee grounds from the manufacturing process as a source of renewable energy.
In Switzerland the natural heat created by the source of their mineral water brand Cristalp, which emerges from the ground at 25˚C, is used to provide heat to the bottled water factory and local municipal buildings. The Cristalp factory has been running on 100% renewable energy since October 2014.
In California, US, Nestlé Waters has introduced two wind turbines at its bottling plant in Cabazon. The turbines provide wind power to generate some 30% of the facility’s electricity needs, reducing GHG emissions equivalent to more than 20,000 barrels of oil.
In Mexico, 80% of the electricity consumed by Nestlé’s factories is renewable – generated with wind power – following a power purchase agreement signed in June 2012. The project reduces GHG emissions by an estimated 120,000 t CO2e per year.
Meanwhile Unilever has a target to reach 40% renewable energy by 2020 and is working toward a 100% target. This is supported by work to reduce energy consumption. In May 2015 Unilever reached a new milestone of 1 million tons of CO2 savings since 2008 from its manufacturing network. Energy consumption has been reduced by 20% - the same energy used to run 40 factories or the equivalent in carbon of over 800,000 acres of forest in one year. This has also resulted in significant cost savings of €244 million.
Unilever has made a big move into renewables in Europe and North America where all of the electricity purchased by Unilever factories is from renewable sources. In some developing markets like Mexico they will soon be using 100% renewables. Across the globe, 28% of the energy used by Unilever factories comes from renewable sources, including 39% of all electricity.
As a retailer Marks and Spencer has fewer opportunities to invest in on-site renewables. Retail stores are much smaller consumers of electricity than food factories. There are many more of them and typically they are squeezed into high streets and lack roof space.
So the focus has been on reducing electricity use (36% less electricity per square foot compared to 2006-07) and investing in on-site renewables where it’s practical. For example, M&S has just installed the UK’s largest solar roof at its Castle Donington Distribution Centre with 24,272 panels.
All the electricity used in its stores and offices in the UK and Ireland is procured from renewable sources. Crucially 21% of this electricity comes from small-scale generators such as farmers supported by procurement contracts. It also has a customer energy supply business serving 250,000 customers, with all electricity it supplies now from renewable sources. M&S Energy has also just launched a scheme to support community renewable energy projects in the UK, with over 200 projects in the running for £400,000 of support over the next 12 months.
Nestle, Unilever, Marks and Spencer. Three different consumer goods companies but all united as members of RE100 and through their commitment to take practical action from factories, to stores to the consumer’s home, to support the uptake of renewable energy.
We all know there is more to do but we hope that by participating together in RE100 with many other companies, we can accelerate the uptake of renewable energy, reducing carbon emissions, encouraging a stable global policy framework and driving down deployment costs.
by Mike Barry Director of Sustainable Business Marks and Spencer and Jeff Seabright Chief Sustainability Officer Unilever, Co-chairs Consumer Goods Forum Sustainability Steering Group
You can chat live to Thomas Lingard, Climate Advocacy & Sustainability Strategy Director, Unilever and Mike Barry, Director of Sustainable Business (Plan A), Marks & Spencer on Twitter today to discuss how they’re switching to 100% renewable power as part of the RE100 campaign. Ask questions using #RE100 at 3.30 pm BST/11.30am EST September 23.


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NEW DELHI—India’s finance minister defended the country’s stepped-up purchases of discounted Russian oil, saying the government is simply doing what is best for the economy.
“My national interest tells me I should buy it where it is cheaper,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Plus, “I don’t see any sanctions on oil,” she said, pointing out that Western European countries continue to purchase oil, natural gas and fertilizer from Russia.
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The best paid CEOs in the world have salaries that state presidents or business owners only dream brand. In most large companies, the post of Chairman (CEO) is the function you want and a lot of employees, but is not so easily obtained, being the highest executive position in the administrative management of a company.
See 10 best paid CEOs of 2014 below:
Gerald Rubin – 41,6 mln dollars
Helen of Troy, the company that distributes name brands such as Gross and Pert Plus, had record sales at the end of the fiscal year in February 2013, helping him Gerald Rubin to go home with 29 million dollars.
Richard Bracken – 46,4 mln dollars
It pays generous to drive the largest chain of hospitals nation. Bracken retires at the end, after spending more than 30 years at HCA, but definitely the 21.4 million dollars of shares will help in retirement.
E. Hunter Harrison – 49,2 mln dollars
Hunter Harrison’s salary is very swollen in large part because of an agreement with Canadian Pacific in the firm she finances a pension that he lost when he left the former company in 2012, but he still receives eight digits of the shares only for his work .
David Zaslav – 49,9 mln dollars
Research firm Morningstar called Discovery Channel “the largest distribution brand in the world”. Reach in over 200 countries and profitable cable channels such as Animal Planet and TLC, all thanks to David Zaslav.
John Hammergren – 51,7 mln dollars
John Hammergren, CEO of distributor of medical devices and pharmaceuticals McKensson, not only has one of the highest salaries of an American corporation, but also has one of the most generous “golden parachute”. Could make 303,400,000 dollars if he leave the company.
Leslie Moonves – 62,2 mln dollars
That Moonves drive the most viewed television network in America is a good reason for wage to be generous.
Robert Kotick – 64,9 mln dollars
Activision Blizzard – the maker of success game Call of Duty and World of Warcraft – rewarded CEO, Robert Kotick by more than 60% of the shares in 2013.
Mario Gabelli – 69 mln dollars
The ownership of 99% of Gamco Investors, founder and CEO, Matio Gabelli has almost total control over his company. The take home 69 million dollars in 2012, representing 20% of total revenues of Gamco
Larry Ellison – 77 mln dollars
Ellison, founder and CEO of software maker Oracle’s long on lists of the best paid CEO.
Elon Musk – 78,2 mln dollars
CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk made the first million through PayPal payment platform development and the success of his fame only grew.


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SAN FRANCISCO — China was the most important marketplace for Tesla’s Mannequin Y electrical sport utility autos, serving to it develop into the world’s high promoting car within the first quarter of this 12 months, in accordance with knowledge from market analysis agency JATO shared with Reuters.
Elon Musk on Tuesday visited China for the primary time in three years, highlighting the significance of the world’s greatest electrical market.
Tesla bought 267,171 Mannequin Ys within the first quarter of this 12 months, of which 94,469 have been bought in China, larger than 83,664 in the USA and 71,114 in Europe, in accordance the information. General, the USA was the most important marketplace for Tesla, which doesn’t present regional breakdown of its international gross sales.
Mannequin Y ranked first in international gross sales, adopted by the Toyota Corolla, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Rav4 and Toyota Camry, in accordance with the information. Mannequin Y is the one pure electrical automotive within the checklist.
Musk just lately advised CNBC that rising tensions between China and the USA “ought to be a priority for everybody.” Tesla additionally just lately held talks with Indian officers about constructing a brand new manufacturing facility in India.
JATO Senior Analyst Felipe Munoz expects the Mannequin Y would be the world’s top-seller by the year-end in 2023 due to value cuts that allow the mannequin to entry the advantages of public incentives for EVs.
Extra manufacturing from Tesla’s new vegetation in Texas and Berlin and easing provide chain points, in addition to growing EV demand within the developed economies, must also buoy Mannequin Y gross sales, he stated.
In contrast to many automakers, Tesla has a restricted variety of fashions and their variants, which helped the Mannequin Y develop into the most important vendor.
Barclays analyst Dan Levy stated there are issues about Tesla being too reliant on simply two fashions, Mannequin Y and Mannequin 3, including Tesla might have extra fashions and variants to develop its market.
Tesla this 12 months aggressively lower costs, underscoring intense competitors particularly within the SUV section, the place Tesla’s ageing Mannequin Y faces a variety of newer rivals, in accordance with Ford CEO Jim Farley.
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New data from Accenture Consulting reaffirms “the primacy of people in the age of digital health.” For those in senior care and senior living, technology offers particular benefits to patients and residents who are typically less mobile and less able to access health services.
An overview of the study’s findings outlines five digital trends currently changing the ways healthcare workers work:
According to the study’s author, Kaveh Savafi, intelligent automation means using technology to help us work more efficiently and productively. IT automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning can all be leveraged to save health care workers time and energy, allowing them to focus more on personal interactions.
A liquid workforce addresses patient needs with targeted skills wherever and whenever they’re needed. Through Skype technology, doctors and patients can consult cross-country or globally. They can reach patients unable to come to them and all but eliminate in-person visits for treating many chronic conditions. This trend also affects everything from professional development to employee work-life balance with its options for remote learning, crowdsourcing, and virtual care.
Platforms have the potential to link entire healthcare ecosystems. Accenture predicts that health plans will use platforms to connect with consumers in more meaningful ways and to reduce out-of-pocket costs by supporting healthier consumer lifestyles. Platforms allow for scaling and integration of wellness programs and other initiatives, but they still require people to develop these programs and maintain their connection and relevance to consumers.
The digital economy thrives on disruption. For healthcare, that means startups, wearables, and device manufacturers–even virtual reality and gaming developers–are noticing consumers’ needs and looking for ways to address them. Competitive healthcare leaders of the future will be the ones who look outside of their industry, relinquishing their dependence on legacy models, and seizing opportunities to anticipate and partner with the disruptors.
According to the report, 87% of healthcare executives agree that data ethics breaches pose similar risks to their business as security breaches. At the same time, 65% of consumers believe that the benefits of digital access to their medical information outweigh potential privacy risks. As expectations for digital trust rise and become more complex, healthcare companies must establish solid policies and procedures for governing ecosystems.
Rather than eliminating jobs, Accenture maintains, the age of digital health will both allow and require workers to function more efficiently and knowledgeably, consult across distances, centralize records and care plans on common platforms, and stay attuned to disruptive technologies that will continually refocus–but not replace–human skills and capabilities.
Savafi emphasizes, “the outcome of a people-first, digital health strategy is that it liberates the healthcare workforce to focus on more meaningful work that requires judgment and personal interaction.”
This infographic gives a visual overview of the five trends indicating how people will drive success in health care’s digital age.
Each of the five trends’ overviews includes a case study that highlights the trend’s development in real time.
For more information on the Accenture report, register for their Tech Vision Webcast on June 28.