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Airlines and logistics groups are rushing to catch sniffer dogs to meet new regulations for screening cargo on cargo flights as part of tougher rules to crack down on terrorism.
Demand for K9 or police dogs, capable of sniffing explosives, has increased with concerns over shipping delays as operators struggle to find animals and x-ray screening equipment in time for a deadline July.
It is the latest threat to supply chains, already strained by the coronavirus crisis and surge in online shopping that have driven up demand for international shipping.
Air freight has also been in demand due to the surge in demand for cargo at a time when many passenger planes, which typically carry half the cargo volume, remain grounded.
The rules, which mean that all goods on international cargo flights must be screened, were introduced by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The delay poses particular problems in the United States, where groups fell short of ICAO rules and there was uncertainty over responsibility for controlling the cargo.
It expands existing requirements to check cargo in the bellies of passenger planes in response to a printer cartridge bomb plot in 2010 that targeted two cargo planes bound for the United States from Yemen.
“This will double the size of dog companies,” said Eric Hare, managing director of Global K9 Protection Group, which plans to expand its dog handling teams for air cargo to around 225 from 125 by the end. July.
Rival Cargo Screening K9 Alliance said it received double the number of dog quote requests from airlines, ground handlers and logistics groups in the first five months of the year compared to 2020.
Strong demand is now likely to exceed supply, industry figures show.
“The question is will there be enough dogs and trained teams ready for the deadline?” said Brandon Fried, chief executive of the Airforwarders Association, a trade body.
Although dog suppliers insist that there are a large number of suitable animals out there, the sudden surge in interest means getting them ready on time could prove difficult.
It takes about six to eight weeks and $ 100,000 to train and deploy a dog with its handler. “There are enough dogs to do the job, but not enough time to do it,” Hare said.
Express carriers such as UPS said they were prepared well ahead of the July deadline, but smaller air cargo carriers and ground handling agents are more likely to struggle than some of their larger competitors.
A lack of dogs or x-ray machines by the deadline could cause significant delays, as goods stacked on pallets would have to be taken apart for human examination.
Exporters and importers face price increases to cover the costs of testing.
Glyn Hughes, chief executive of the International Air Cargo Association, said sniffer dogs were unprecedented in their ability to detect dangerous cargoes. “Canine detection systems are so precise,” he says.
While the deadline is too tight to deliver automatic filtering systems on time, the stricter security regulations are expected to trigger a boom in demand for security scanner manufacturers as operators seek long-term solutions.
Richard Thompson, director of aviation industry at Smiths Detection, whose x-ray machines are used in airport security, estimates double-digit growth in his air cargo business of £ 50million due to regulation in a sector of increasing demand.


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How could this year’s hurricane season affect agriculture?
Written by Rene Pastor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The worst hurricane season since 2005 could hit hard the main agricultural export region of the United States and hurt various crops growing around the Atlantic basin and Caribbean Sea.
The Port of New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the Port of South Louisiana, some 30 miles upstream from the city, are the main agricultural export ports of the U.S.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday issued its first forecast for the hurricane season which begins on Tuesday, projecting 14 to 23 named storms, with 8 to 14 developing into hurricanes, 3 to 7 of which could become majors with winds whipping at more than 110 miles per hour.
Grain exporters estimate these southern ports handle up to 70 percent of U.S. grain exports.
Barges use the Mississippi River to haul grain to the Port of South Louisiana where massive grain elevators store them in bins.
From there, ships coming up from New Orleans load the grain for customers spanning from the Middle East to Japan.
New Orleans is also the leading metals port for the London Metal Exchange, with about two dozen warehouses in the area, according to port officials.
Data compiled by the port showed that imports of copper anodes and ingots into its warehouses in the first nine months of 2009 climbed to 162,500 tonnes. That was up 673.11 percent over the same period in 2008.
Zinc ingots and slabs rose to 119,526 tonnes in the first nine months of 2009, up 542.3 percent against the same period in 2008, the port figures showed.
Aside from New Orleans, the port of Houston is also a key exporter of wheat. And there is a major grain elevator in nearby Beaufort, Texas.
The Gulf region is also home to three of the four main coffee ports in the U.S. They would be New Orleans, Houston and the port of Miami. The other one is New York City.
The Folgers coffee processing plant in New Orleans is the biggest in the country and was forced to shut down when Katrina pounded and flooded the city five years ago. Folgers is owned by J.M. Smucker Company.
Around the region, hurricanes can inflict a lot of damage on coffee and sugar crops in Mexico and the Central American countries, industry officials said.
Mexico is a major sugar and coffee grower along with Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
A storm could also slam into Florida, the leading citrus growing state in the U.S. Three hurricanes ravaged citrus farms in Florida in 2004 and then Hurricane Wilma hit the region in October 2005, badly damaging citrus output.
Indeed, Florida’s citrus has been badly damaged by storms and disease. Before 2004, production averaged well over 200 million (90-lb) boxes. In 2009/10, however, the government estimated the state’s citrus output at 131.6 million boxes.
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Heels are making a serious comeback, with stars leading the post-lockdown trend for towering footwear.
Beyoncé donned a pair of this year’s “it” shoe — six-inch hot pink Versace platform heels — to an event in August, spurring an internet frenzy over the item. Celebrities were seen sporting similar styles at the White House and Met Gala, respectively.
“People just want to feel happy again,” said celebrity stylist Nicole Chavez, adding that high heels, particularly bright-colored and sparkly ones, are part of the greater “mood-enhancing” fashion seen across the board, from clothing to accessories.
However, within the wider trend for statement heels, the pivot to platforms — or ones with chunkier soles reminiscent of Y2K fashion — may be best explained after a year of loungewear-dominated wardrobes.
“We’re coming out of wearing sneakers and being in comfortable shoes, and so the jump from sneakers to stilettos is a big one. I feel like the platform because it is more comfortable, is a great alternative. Right now, it’s platform everything. The higher, the chunkier, the better,” Chavez said.
The platform heel — which combined both a block sole and heel — is believed to have emerged in 17th century Persia. The style was worn by Persian horseback riders as designers attempted to “figure out the architecture of the high heel,” said Hemmelseck.
Once the high heel was developed, they fell into obscurity before coming back into fashion during the 1930s, 1970s and late 1990s, and 2000s. Interest in platforms seems to grow during times of “social unrest and economic stress,” Hemmelseck observed.
If there was ever a fantasy shoe, it was the one created by Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo. In 1938, during the Great Depression, the designer released “The Rainbow” — platforms sporting a multi-colored sole that were dedicated to actor Judy Garland. They were made with cork as well as colored leather, a material that was scarce at the time.
Beyond being a form of escapism, however, platforms again rose in popularity in the 1930s due to pragmatism, Hemmelseck speculated. Many women at the time couldn’t afford a luxurious wardrobe, so investing in an expensive platform heel that could be worn with many outfits offered a way to participate in fashion trends through a “single outrageous accessory,” she said.


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20 June, 2005: Elder Pharmaceuticals is planning to take over a formulation facility in India, even as the Rs 400 crore company, is planning to acquire foreign and local
Indian pharma brands. The buyout deals are likely to be finalised in another four months.
“This is under our expansion plans in dermatology, diabetes and cardiology, and the acquisition would also help in capacity expansion for formulations, Elder Pharma managing director Jagdish Saxena said.
Elder Pharma, which has recently tied up with Blistex Inc of the US, is into manufacturing and marketing of Blistex lip care products in India.
Elder Pharma, a leading player in therapeutic categories of women healthcare and dermatology, has also forayed into consumer market with the launch of a series of beauty care products.
As part of this, the company has launched a fairness cream 'Fair One' in association with beautician Shahnaz Hussain. The company is also marketing Tiger Balm in India for How Par of Singapore. It is also expanding its marketing network in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar apart from the India and Nepal in the South East Asia.
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As a part of MassLive.com and The Republican's live chat series with companies competing for the single Western Massachusetts gaming license, MassLive.com will host an online question and answer session with Mitchell G. Etess, chief executive officer of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, from 12- 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7. Full story »
More and more Massachusetts employers, worried about health-care costs, sick days and perhaps emboldened by a buyers market for labor, are looking into excluding smokers from their pools of job applicants. Full story »
While the report said state economjc growth is expected to be around 3.6 percent, that doesn't include the effects of looming federal budget "sequestration" cuts, which could cost Massachusetts 50,000 jobs. Full story »
The F-35B, designed for the U.S. Marines, is a version of the Joint Strike Fighter capable of taking off and landing in confined areas inaccessible to planes requiring conventional runways. Full story »
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Buhari Congratulates Stan Ekeh at 65
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President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zinox Technologies, Leonard Stanley Ekeh, as he celebrates his 65th birthday.
The president, in a release issued on Sunday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, warmly congratulated Ekeh as he clocks another year on February 22 and joined family, friends and business associates to celebrate with the renowned investor, whose interest in technology has brought great pride to the country.
The president hailed Ekeh for the courage to explore a path that was least travelled before launch of his computer manufacturing brand in the country, setting up a technology company, with clear global relevance and standard that completely repositioned markets, and encouraged a new entrepreneurial chain, particularly among young people.
He believed the investor’s interest in digital technology and e-commerce also energized public and private institutions to look inward for solutions in education, health and business, with many customized and tailored applications that readily cater for the needs of customers, patients and governments.
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The following article, Biden’s Inflation Drives His Own Gen Z Voters to Living with Parents Because They Cannot Afford to be Adults, was first published on another website..
Generation Z, America’s youngest generation now approaching adulthood, has been Biden’s biggest supporters. But thanks to his failed economic policies, the majority of them are forced to love at home with their parents because they cannot afford to be adults.
A new poll finds that 54 percent of Gen Zers between the ages of 18 and 25 are living home with their folks. And 80 percent say that they expect the economy to be this bad, or get worse, for at least another year.
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With inflation still hovering around 8% and remaining near a four-decade high for months, the data indicates Gen Zers are concerned about their current and future financial security.
“Between COVID, inflation and a looming recession, Gen Z has kicked off adulthood in the most uncertain of times,” said Jeanniey Walden, chief innovation and marketing officer at DailyPay. “So it’s no surprise that many say current economic conditions are keeping them living at home and/or worrying about paying bills on time.”
A mere 28% of respondents in early adulthood said they are typically able to pay all their bills on time, and 41% said they are worried that paying their bills will become even more difficult over the next 12 months due to high inflation. Some 38% say they expect it to become more challenging to pay for staples like food and fuel.
Brain-Dead Biden is destroying the very lives of his strongest voters.
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Starting March 2020, SII Romania manages the development process of an embedded software used to control various functions of the car like keyless access, engine start and others, directly from our smartphones.
Over the last year smartphones represented a huge technological outbreak offering us the possibility to communicate, take photos, read newspapers and always access our favorite music. Now, we will add a new great feature to our smartphones that will offer us a more efficient and flexible interaction with our cars.
If we look at the cars produced nowadays, we already see a progress with the usage of key fobs instead of regular keys. These help us to unlock the car and start the engine, in some cases without being necessary to remove the fobs from our pocket. Still, our strong expertise in automotive software engineering will enable us to offer car users an innovative experience, all with one device that will allow us to know exactly what’s happening with our car regardless of the location.
This represents another opportunity to highlight the passion and commitment of our more than 200 highly skilled software engineers that are part of our Embedded Software Competence Center, having the mission to deliver high-quality software engineering services and solutions to global leaders of the Automotive and Aerospace industries, from body control modules, small and high performance integrated ECUs, protection and safety mechanisms, active steering, head-up displays, instrumentation, display modules to engine sensors and actuators.
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Shares of Starbucks (SBUX 1.09%) were down on Monday, as investors and analysts came to terms with the growing likelihood of extended retail shutdowns in North America and Europe.
As of 2:45 p.m. EDT, Starbucks' shares were down about 4% from Friday's closing price.
In a note on Monday morning, MKM Partners analyst Brett Levy downgraded Starbucks to neutral, from buy, cutting his price target to $52 from $92. Levy said the company's decision to move to a takeout-only business model in the U.S. won't be enough to sustain its results over the near term, and that it has no way to fully offset the likely lost revenue.
Separately, Starbucks said over the weekend that it is extending its "catastrophe pay" for employees: It will now pay all employees from March 21 through April 19, even if they choose to stay home -- including those who are healthy but worried about coming to work during a pandemic.
Employees who do come to work during that period will receive "service pay," an extra $3 per hour for shifts worked as scheduled, the company said.
The good news for Starbucks investors is that the company will be able to generate some revenue from its stores, even as most retail will be shut down for at least the next few weeks. Also good news: The company is doing right by its employees at a very difficult time.
But of course there's also not-so-good news. First, state-level stay-at-home orders may force Starbucks to discontinue all operations in some areas. And second, the social-distancing phase of the coronavirus pandemic may last for quite a while longer.


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MC Hammer to star at Detroit tech talk
Rapper and digital entrepreneur Hammer will be the featured guest at a free Detroit forum on Sept. 5.
Hammer, whose music heyday in the ’90s was followed by various web-based ventures, will be interviewed by Kathryn Finney of digitalundivided about fostering tech entrepreneurship in the black community.
The public portion of the event will start at 6 p.m. Sept. 5 at Cass Technical High School, followed by an 8 p.m. meet-and-greet with Hammer. Also participating will be Detroiter Marlo Rencher and Conde Nast software engineer Tobias Wright, a Cass Tech graduate.
The rapper has become a popular speaker and entertainer at digital conferences and events, in the wake of successful web initiatives like the once-pioneering site Dancejam.com.
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Uncancelled passports contributing to ID fraud
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Identifies are being stolen in the UK at a rate of around 500 per day. That equates to almost 200,000 instances each year costing businesses millions in fraudulent orders and applications for credit.This week Action Fraud warned that the number of uncancelled passports is significantly contributing to the problem. Research shows that on average it takes 73 days for consumers to report their passport lost or stolen or to advice HM Passport Office that the holder is deceased. Almost half a million passports go missing each year and the same number are rendered invalid due to death – rich pickings for gangs of identity fraudsters! That’s almost a million passports that can be used by criminals as a basis to commit fraud.
Passports contain sensitive information such as place of birth, date of birth and full name, all of which can be used fraudulently. But more concerning is the fact that uncancelled passports can be used to set up online bank accounts which can then be used as a basis for credit cards, loans, mortgages, mobile phone contracts and insurance products
For consumers it is vital that passports are reported as lost, stolen or deceased as soon as possible. For businesses it is crucial that if using a passport as a form of identification verification to screen against the Lost and Stolen Travel Documents Database and against anti deceased identity fraud products such as Halo.
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You may have heard advice about using Twitter or Pinterest for branding. It seems there’s always a new flavor of the week in social media and the multiple channels can become a bit overwhelming.
Well, a recent survey suggests many small businesses may simply be forgoing all this and sticking with one or two tried and true channels to brand their businesses.
It might surprise you that these most popular channels don’t include Pinterest or Twitter. In many cases, they don’t even include blogs.
Branding Survey Says Small Businesses Use a Few Trusted Tools
A survey of 529 Canadian small business owners each employing between 2 and 100 people found 52 percent rely mostly on their company website for branding.
And what other channels are small businesses relying on after their company website?
Well, a recent breakdown of the study by PC World suggests 35 percent of these businesses rely on Facebook for branding with just under that (33 percent) relying on LinkedIn.
Other social channels aren’t even close.
Other Branding Efforts
According to the breakdown:
- 19 percent of small businesses surveyed use Twitter for branding.
- 11 percent use Google Plus.
- 10 percent use a blog or forums.
Use of services like Pinterest and Instagram are even lower.
In fact, the study conducted for American Express Small Business Services by Rogers Connect Market Research suggests many of these businesses understand the need for digital channels but still rely on very traditional approaches.
In an official release, American Express Small Business explains:
A full 60 per cent of business owners rely on the actions of their employees to communicate their brand to their customers and almost half (45%) of these report it being effective. Furthermore, 32% of small business owners leverage events to help increase brand awareness.
What is your small business doing for branding?
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It seems that even though the ROI on social media marketing often obscure to measure, one thing that will benefit from website and social media activities is branding, IMO… and that can help carrying a business past its competitors.
Quite interesting. It seems like everyone is jumping in the bandwagon but it seems like only a few are really utilizing social media to their benefit. This can either be a good thing or a bad thing. It’s a good thing because it means that businesses may be relying in more effective strategies than the hyped up social media but it can also be bad for the business’s revenue.
I thought Twitter would be right up there alongside Facebook for those small businesses, then followed by LinkedIn. In my mind, Twitter’s more popular than LinkedIn (isn’t it?). Maybe the percentage usage amongst small businesses is higher for LinkedIn than for Twitter because, between the two platforms, the former is perhaps seen as more professional.
It would be interesting to see if similar result findings would occur if a wider catchment of small business owners were surveyed. I’d also be curious to see what results would arise from other places such as the US and the UK were the same survey to be conducted there.
What’s disturbing me is the fact that blogs are down there, below websites, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+… isn’t blogging great for branding?
Agreed. A blog can be very good for branding if properly utilised. However, maybe blogs are further down the list of priorities because it’s considered to take more effort to maintain than social networking platforms. I’m just hazarding a guess as to the reason. I could be wrong. Totally.
The trends seem to be pointing in the direction of social, but as others have stated I doubt many are doing it optimally. It is all too easy to talk at customers instead of engaging with them. I think the businesses that figure this out and build deeper relationships will come out on top.
Social media is definitely a great way to brand your small business and affordable, too. But I agree that many companies wind up talking at their audience rather than engaging it. A relaxed and conversational approach makes a difference.


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Cadent, Carlstadt, NJ, has announced that the OrthoCAD suite of products will soon create its millionth digital study model. To celebrate, Cadent will give a 4-day, 3-night trip to the Arizona Biltmore to the orthodontist who submits the millionth model.
“The first digital study model was created in 2001 and, over the course of 6 years, OrthoCAD has enabled our growing customer base to streamline their practice, improve the efficient management of patient care, and optimize treatment progress,” said Terence Gunning, CEO of Cadent. “We look forward to the creation of the millionth model and awarding a trip to a first-class resort to one of our lucky customers.”
“We are also pleased that our newest offering, OrthoCAD iQ, has been well-received by the orthodontic community,” Gunning added. “iQ is a computer-guided bracket-placement system that calculates optimal bracket-placement positions and produces tangible, clinical outcomes while reducing treatment time and follow-up visits.”
For more information on iQ or the contest, contact OrthoCAD.


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Kim Cox feeds the chickens she received as a Christmas present last year.
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Kim Cox and her family love hanging out behind the house with some cute chicks - eight hens who supply them with eggs and entertainment.
"Sometimes we just sit out there and watch them, kind of like watching a fish tank," she said. "It's very calming. They make these little chicken noises and scratch around and eat out of your hand."
Cox is part of the national trend of keeping small flocks of backyard chickens, an outgrowth of the local food movement. Statistics are hard to come by, but the wealth of information and stories online suggest it's growing quickly. ...


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Chance The Rapper Announces “Be Encouraged Tour” With King Louie & DJ Oreo
Chance The Rapper took to social media to announce the forty-three stop “Be Encouraged Tour,” which kicks off on April 24th in San Diego and concludes on October 20th in Phoenix. The trio will travel all across America, even dipping into Canada for a brief stint. Tickets are available for sale at ChanceRaps.com, so check that out if you want to cross a Chance show off your bucket list. Check out the entire list of dates on Chance’s Instagram post below.
Don’t get any wise ideas about selling unlicensed Chance merchandise during this upcoming tour. It might cost you. Complex reports that Chance and his legal team have filed a preemptive lawsuit with an Illinois District Court for “injunctive and monetary relief.” In layman’s terms, don’t sell anything to do with Chance The Rapper or else.https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKTR90jWk5


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Harper should be comfortable with the business oriented president who will no doubt turn out to be an ally of the U.S. and is less critical of the coup in Honduras than many other Latin American countries. That being said Harper seems to be expanding economic links worldwide and this is a positive development that will make our economic growth somewhat less dependent on the U.S. economy. Harper also is expanding our trade relationships with China.
Canada to reveal trade deal with Panama
TheStar.com - Canada - Canada to reveal trade deal with Panama
August 11, 2009 Les WhittingtonOttawa Bureau
PANAMA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Panama today to announce a free-trade agreement with the Central American nation.
Harper met on Tuesday with Panama President Ricardo Martinelli, the recently elected conservative supermarket tycoon whose rise to power in Panama reversed the trend toward left-wing governments in Latin America.
Signing a trade liberalization deal with Panama is part of the Harper government's goal of expanding economic links in Latin America. Canada also plans trade pacts with the European Union, India, South Korea, and a number of countries in the Americas.
Panama's economy grew at a rate of 9.2 per cent in 2008.
Canadian merchandise exports to Panama were only $128 million last year, but increased by 48 per cent from the previous year.
The deal has to be approved by Parliament.
Once enacted, it would immediately eliminate more than 90 per cent of tariffs on Canadian exports like potatoes and other agricultural exports, and high-tech machinery like flight simulators.
Other tariffs would be eliminated within 10 years.
Canada exported over six times more merchandise than it imported from Panama last year.
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By Jeremiah Turner
PORTSMOUTH — A recycling company that has become a model for local collection and re-use of plastics, paper and other materials is on track to double its production and staffing again this year.
Poly Recovery has added another 15,000 square feet of space at its Pease facility and will use it to add washing and sorting machinery for used scrap plastics. The $1.5 million expansion will enable the firm for the first time to handle such items as returnable drink bottles.
The company has been turning scrap paper, glass and especially plastic collected from other firms into raw materials that can compete with virgin material used to manufacture all types of products. The wash capability will add a new dimension to the business that began in 2009.
“Now we can take dirty materials,” said founder and CEO Jon Pelech.
It’s a big deal, he said, because it will allow the firm to process and redistribute up to 30 million more pounds of material annually, doubling its present capacity.
This means that much less waste material being trucked to landfills or sold overseas, and more local jobs as it’s turned back into other products.
One of the firm’s biggest buyers of recycled plastic resin is Foss Manufacturing in Hampton, where it is spun into fiber that is made into automotive mats, carpeting, shoe parts and other products.
Not only does Poly Recovery plan to double its workforce to about 30 employees this year, but its commitment to its “100-mile model” ensures that what it does benefits other area firms and their employees.
The company only gets its waste material from within 100 miles of its plant. After sorting, shredding and removing impurities, it sells the recycled product back to manufacturers also within 100 miles.
It collects all manner of material, such as keg caps and plastic strapping from neighbor Red Hook Brewery or plastic bottle rejects and empty buckets from Coca Cola of Northern New England in Londonderry. After turning it into resin pellets as small as 3/8 inch, it sells it to local manufacturers such as Foss.
This concept of keeping everything local is unique to the waste industry, and it’s a commitment by Pelech and his team that minimizes the energy expended to haul the waste while supporting nearby manufacturers with home-spun raw material.
“We create the waste, let’s use it here,” said Pelech, who is as concerned about educating other businesses and the public about “sustainable recycling” as he is about expanding his business.
He has been approached to set up another plant in Canada but declined, saying he wanted to fine tune the operation here first.
Coca Cola in Londonderry was selling its scrap plastic to a larger firm when Poly Recovery first approached it about doing business several years ago, said Ray Dube, Coca Cola’s sustainability manager. He was skeptical but decided to give Poly Recovery a chance and has become one of its biggest fans.
Accountability for where the waste goes has become very important to companies, said Dube, and Poly Recovery keeps precise track with specialized software it developed.
“Not only are they a fun bunch of guys to work with but they put it back out there within 100 miles of where they are. It’s a great story,” said Dube.
The future for the relationship could get sweeter.
Coca Cola sends 6.5 million pounds of returned bottles out of state to be recycled now. Adding washing capability at Poly Recovery could keep that bottle material local.
“The more of this material we can supply to manufacturers in our territory, the more it makes our business and theirs stronger. It’s a win-win,” said Dube.
Red Hook used to pay to keep rented dumpsters at its facility, which it filled with cardboard, kegs, keg caps, glass bottles, plastic wrap, strapping and then paid a fee to have it hauled away to a landfill.
Now Poly Recovery pays it to take the 200,000 pounds of material generated annually by the brewery and turn it into useful raw materials for other local firms to use.
“It’s become a revenue stream instead of a waste stream,” said Jeff Cook, Red Hook’s packaging manager. “And it’s all staying here. Everything we send them is sold to another user within 100 miles.”
Since starting in 2009, Poly Recovery has been growing fast and its unique production process and tracking system for waste has drawn attention among industry observers.
The firm was honored last year as the 2013 Recycler of the Year by the Northeast Resource Recovery Association.
The problem with recycling plastic is its light weight, so transportation costs are an issue. Poly Recovery has put a system in place that includes buyers, suppliers and a process that connects them that makes sense economically, said Michael Durfor, NRRA executive director.
Being able to now also handle dirty plastics as opposed to seconds or other clean but non-useable material “is going to position them to be a major player, certainly in New Hampshire and New England,” said Durfor.
The entry to the Poly Recovery office on Aviation Drive features a wall of house plants growing out of recycled plastic bottles.
A cat is sleeping in the mail in-box and two dogs greet visitors. The people the company hires are committed to the mission, said Pelech, whose business card lists him as “plastics ninja.”
One day he foresees the potential to have a version of the Portsmouth facility every 200 miles across the country, eliminating the need for landfills. That’s a long-term goal, but right now he is focused on completing the new expansion and saving even more waste and supplying more raw material to area manufacturers, saving local jobs.
The new equipment may allow Poly Recovery eventually also to accept waste generated from homeowners. Its website, www.polyrecovery.com, is the best place to keep checking for word of that being an option.
The company also may try to partner with community recycling programs in the future.
Meanwhile, the market is hungry for whatever it can produce.
At Foss, Poly Recovery supplies only about 10 percent of the Hampton firm’s raw plastic needs. It would readily buy more if it could.
“How shameful is it that I have to buy resin now from South America?” said David Rowell, Foss’s executive vice president. “We’re very excited about this new washing equipment that will enable them to remove contaminants from bottles so we can buy more resin from them.”


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Woman-operated pet product manufacturer creates designs to fit lifestyle of pet owner
Online PR News – 05-June-2013 – Washington, DC – Business manager Savina Singh has announced the launch of JoJo Couture, a boutique manufacturer of cutting-edge pet products. Created to fit the lifestyle of the pet owner, JoJo Couture’s products emphasize quality, innovation, and tasteful designs to complement home décor.
“Our pets are like family, and we want to give them the best products to improve their longevity and overall well-being,” says Savina Singh, CEO and founder. “It’s important that pet care is made convenient because it is a big part of a pet owner’s life.”
JoJo Couture uses high quality materials to ensure the safety of pets and the longevity of its products. The company’s recently announced pet feeder, the patented “Stay On” Bowl and Mat Set, comes with two stainless steel dog bowls and a placemat containing a magnetic layer between a water-proof surface and an anti-skid base. The placemat comes in various prints which are silkscreened to avoid creasing or peeling. The bowls are made from a certain grade of stainless steel that is pet-safe and can adhere to the magnetic layer, and will not break as readily as plastic or pottery dog bowls. This innovative design reduces cleanup after feeding, as it prevents bowls from tipping or shifting while pets eat and drink, and allows for easy pet travel.
The “Stay On” Bowl and Mat Set is available online in both standard and portable sizes. For more information on JoJo Couture and its products, wholesale inquiries, or affiliate sign-up, please visit jojocouturedesigns.com.
About the Founder
Savina Singh founded JoJo Couture after nine years of running a political technology firm with her brothers. During this time, she adopted her beloved American cocker spaniel, JoJo. When JoJo was diagnosed with an immune disease in 2010, Savina decided to shift her professional focus to her love for dogs. She remained in the campaign industry through the 2012 US presidential election and founded JoJo Couture in January of 2013.
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A proper security solution is essential for any business across Western Canada, but perhaps none more so than liquor stores based in Alberta. That’s because over the past year there has been a huge spike in alcohol theft across the province.
The AGLC - the Government of Alberta’s Crown commercial enterprise and agency that oversees the liquor industry in the province - has released a statement warning liquor licensees of an increase in “brazen” liquor thefts in Alberta.
The statement reads: “This bulletin is to advise liquor store licensees of an increase in blatant and unconcealed liquor thefts from stores in Calgary and Edmonton. These thefts have been linked to low-level organized crime groups.”
It states that Class D liquor store licensees have reported an increase of individuals or groups of individuals entering premises with large bags, filling them with product and leaving without paying. Instances of store staff attempting to interfere have resulted in threats and in some extreme cases, assault and injury.
In fact, official figures show that police in Edmonton have responded to more than 9,500 thefts from liquor stores in 2019, an average of 26 per day. That was triple the 3,273 liquor store thefts seen in 2018.
So, what can liquor store licensees do to secure their business from brazen shoplifting? Sonitrol Western Canada has listed some tips here:
Develop security procedures and train your staff
If shoplifting happens during store hours, it’s important that your staff members know how to react. This will not only save your business from the costs associated with crime, but will also protect your employees from landing in potentially very dangerous situations.
You can do this by developing security procedures that give your employees a guideline of how to act in the event of a crime. Meanwhile, staff training will help to improve your businesses crime prevention methods and help employees to understand the warning signs of crime and how to respond.
Ensure staff use wireless holdup buttons
During brazen shoplifting, it’s important that employees and customers do not try and stop the theft in progress. This will only result in them putting themselves at risk of injury and being physically harmed.
Instead, make sure your business has wireless holdup buttons in place. Once pressed, Sonitrol Western Canada will receive audio and video of the shoplifting as it is in progress, and can relay this information to the responding police in real-time. This prevents employees and customers from taking action.
Prioritize the landscaping around your store
Did you know that the landscaping around your liquor store can either deter thieves away from your business or make it an enticing prospect? That’s because thieves know the more objects to hide behind, the less chance that they will get caught.
If you are to have landscaping around your liquor store, then make sure you have low-growing shrubs or deciduous trees with a high canopy that rise high above your windows. All foliage should be kept trimmed back to ensure you have good surveillance of your premises.
Install a verified security solution
Outdated use of traditional CCTV systems is one of the most common reasons why liquor stores, and all businesses in general, have poor security. To truly deter and catch thieves, your liquor store should invest in a verified security system.
That’s because conventional CCTV systems merely record crimes as they take place. This recording may help police find the criminal after they have shoplifted at your store, but the damage to your business has already been done.
A verified security solution, on the other hand, is monitored by a security expert in a central monitoring station. Once this security professional verifies the threat to police, first responders are able to catch the criminal in the act. This means the damage done to your business is kept to a minimum, and future criminals are deterred from even considering your liquor store as a potential target.
Want more information about how to protect your liquor store from crime with the help of a verified security solution? Contact Sonitrol Western Canada today. Our team of security experts would love to answer any question you have.


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Hey, remember how shady sugar corporations lobbied scientists in the 1960s to downplay the link between sugar consumption and coronary heart disease? Or how soda companies used ads to make their product seem less harmful… kind of like Big Tobacco?
These weren't conspiracy theories or (gasp!) fake news; these were real things that happened and may have had a big influence on consumer habits. And now, we have some more disconcerting news to report about the makers of some of your other favorite treats—in this case, the liquid, intoxicating ones.
A new study looking at the influence of Big Alcohol in Australia found that submissions relevant to alcohol marketing regulations were a "direct lobbying tactic" of the industry, and that they have long been making claims to regulators that were "contrary to the evidence-base."
Let's not forget that Australia is the place where a 12-year-old's five-star review of Vodka Cruiser Pineapple Passion Punch qualifies as an advertisement and where programming as benign as cricket has been shown to lead children to drink alcohol.
It's also a market where people who drink more than double the daily recommended maximum are branded "super consumers" and preyed on by Big Alcohol, so it was clearly something worth investigating for the Australian National Preventive Health Agency. There's no doubt that there could be implications from the study overseas as well.
Researchers said they found a five-pronged approach employed by the alcohol industry to discredit increased marketing regulation. Those main claims were that regulation "(1) is unnecessary; (2) is not backed up by sufficient evidence; (3) will lead to unintended negative consequences; and (4) faces legal barriers to implementation; underpinned by the view (5) that the industry consists of socially responsible companies working toward reducing harmful drinking."
The study also found that alcohol companies employ lobbying techniques similar to those tobacco industry, albeit it in a slightly different way. "In contrast with tobacco industry submissions on public policy, which often focused on legal and economic barriers, the Australian alcohol industry placed a heavier emphasis on notions of regulatory redundancy and insufficient evidence."
Maybe that's why smoking and drinking go so well together.


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Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) has been struggling in recent quarters due to regulatory pressure. The company, however, has been moving beyond search to other areas like online video and autonomous cars, and its latest venture is into Augmented Reality (AR).
Baidu’s second quarter revenues grew 10.2% over the year to RMB 18.26 billion (~$2.75 billion), missing the market’s forecast of $2.99 billion. Net income declined 34.1% to RMB2.414 billion ($363.2 million. Non GAAP EPS of $1.22 was however ahead of the market’s forecast of $1.15 for the quarter.
The decline in profit was caused by increased scrutiny and stringent regulations in healthcare and related ads and the reduced number of sponsored links across Baidu’s platform.
By segment, revenues from Online Marketing Services grew 4.4% over the year to RMB 16.94 billion (~$2.55 billion). Active online marketing customers grew 0.7% to 594,000. Revenue per online marketing customer grew 3.6% over the year to RMB 28,400 (~$4,273). Revenues from Other Services grew 271% to RMB 1.3 billion (~$0.2 billion).
Among operating metrics, mobile search monthly active users (MAUs) grew 6% over the year to 667 million. Mobile maps MAUs grew 13% to 343 million. Gross merchandise value for transaction services grew 166% over the year to RMB 18.0 billion (~$2.7 billion) and Baidu Wallet activated accounts grew 131% to 80 million at the end of the quarter.
For the third quarter, Baidu expects revenues of RMB 18.04 billion-18.58 billion (~$2.7-$2.8 billion), representing a y-o-y decrease of 1.9% to 1.1%. Analysts estimate revenues of RMB 19.93 billion (~$3 billion). During the earnings call, the CEO Robin Li said that the implementation of new regulations and their own stricter standards are likely to suppress revenue for the next two to three quarters.
The new rules will be effective from August and will be prohibiting search engines operating in China to display banned information in various formats including links, summaries, cached pages, associative words, related searches, and relevant recommendations. Additionally, the engines will now be required to report websites and applications that contain prohibited content when spotted. Baidu will now restrict the number of sponsored posts to 30% of a results page and also establish a RMB 1 billion (~$0.15 billion) fund dedicated to fighting fraudulent representations.
Last month, a $2.3 billion bid for buying Baidu’s video platform iQiyi was abandoned. In February, a consortium including Baidu CEO Li and video site iQiyi.com CEO Yu Gong had offered to acquire iQiyi, but investors termed the bid as being too low. iQiyi had 10 million paying subscribers in 2015 and more than 20 million paying subscribers in June 2016. Shanghai market-research firm 86Research expects China’s online video advertising market to reach 53 billion yuan ($7.93 billion) by 2018, and it values iQiyi at $5.8 billion. Analysts believe the $2.3 billion offer barely covers Baidu’s investment in the video unit.
This week, Baidu unveiled an AR platform called DuSee that will allow China’s mobile users to test out smartphone augmented reality on their existing devices. The platform would be integrated into its biggest apps including its mobile search engine.
Its stock is currently trading at $162.24 with a market capitalization of $56.23 billion. It touched a 52-week high of $217.97 in November last year. It had fallen to a 52-week low of $100 in August last year.
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MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – Millions of U.S. households have connected their televisions to the internet, opening up the possibility to watch a wider range of programming. Because each connection has its own internet protocol (IP) address, television advertising can be targeted at segments of the broader audience.
“CTV delivers a promise of having that direct conversation, but using the big screen to do so where it’s more powerful,” Julian Zilberbrand, executive vice president of advanced media at Paramount, said in this interview with Beet.TV contributor Mike Shields at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting.
“When you’re thinking about CTV, it is to a household, not necessarily one-to-one, in many cases. So, there’s variations to all of that,” Zilberbrand said. “CTV delivers a significant promise, but there’s still growth to becoming.”
Paramount’s streaming platforms include the subscription service Paramount+ and the free, ad-supported television (FAST) service Pluto TV. Each platform offers ad targeting to varying degrees. Paramount’s audience graph can be matched with an advertiser’s first-party consumer data by using clean rooms that prevent the sharing of people’s personal information.
Scaling these capabilities among a mass audience requires media companies to collaborate and avoid becoming walled gardens. Siloed media channels make it more difficult for advertisers to tell whether they’re reaching different households or the same ones too often.
“For lack of a better term, I think the TV industry can create a TV version of a walled garden, where you’re coming and leveraging a multitude of partners in your execution,” Zilberbrand said. “We’re very supportive of the industry coming together and to make it easier for the buyer.”
You’re watching ‘What’s Next: Scaling CTV Through Industry Collaboration,’ a Beet.TV Leadership Series produced at IAB ALM 2023, presented by Index Exchange. For more videos from this series, please visit this page.


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The past few months for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have been nothing short of extraordinary. Whereas a year ago the company was struggling big time, Elon Musk’s automaker has finally managed to report profits while exceeding its initial production quota.
Over the past few months, shares of Tesla have almost quadrupled, leaving long-time Tesla bulls feeling vindicated after holding out hope so long in the company. On Thursday, Tesla’s stock shot up even more, reaching a new historic high after Musk announced a $2 billion stock offering.
In a move that surprised the markets, it appears that the company plans to offer around $2 billion of stock in a new deal. While shares ended up falling a bit in response to the news, at one point dipping by 7.2% in premarket trading, the stock quickly recovered all of that value back.
Issuing new shares tends to exert downward pressure on stock prices, as more shares are flooding the market and dilute the ownership of existing shareholders. Elon Musk himself will be buying $10 million shares of his stock as a symbolic gesture, with other well-known figures close to the company doing the same. The deal is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, with the proceeds of the stock offering to be used to help strengthen the company’s financial position.
“We are not surprised by the capital raise considering (Tesla’s) ambitious growth plans, including a new factory in Germany and a possible factory in Texas,” said Garrett Nelson, an analyst from CFRA. “Recent speed bumps including a coronavirus-related delay in vehicle deliveries from its new China factory and the Model X recall likely factored into management’s decision to proceed with the offering,” he added.
While things are doing great for Tesla, that’s not to say that everyone has been converted into being a staunch enthusiast. Bob Lutz, former Chrysler, Ford, and GM executive went on to say this week that he thinks this past surge over these six months is akin to a “mass psychosis” that’s unexplainable. He added that he doesn’t think the growth prospects of electric vehicles are going to be that great, expecting that only 15% of global car sales will be from EV’s by 2030.
Overall, however, many former skeptics are now turning into cautious believers. Shares of Tesla are up 4.8% over the course of the day, pushing the stock into the $800 per share range and hitting a new historic high in the process. With optimism surrounding Elon Musk’s car company never being stronger, it seems that the worst is over for the once-embattled automaker.
Tesla Company Profile
Founded in 2003 and based in Palo Alto, California, Tesla is a vertically integrated sustainable energy company that also aims to transition the world to electric mobility by making electric vehicles. It sells solar panels and solar roofs for energy generation plus batteries for stationary storage for residential and commercial properties including utilities. The Tesla Roadster debuted in 2008, Model S in 2012, Model X in 2015, and Model 3 in 2017. Global deliveries in 2018 were 245,506 units. Tesla went public in 2010 and employs about 50,000 people. – Warrior Trading News


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PS3's swansong Beyond: Two Souls set to dazzle U.K. gamers in October
- Posted June 3rd, 2013 at 05:13 EDT by Michael Harradence
Sony has confirmed with the chaps at Eurogamer that Beyond: Two Souls, the hotly-anticipated PlayStation 3 adventure from Quantic Dream, will be released in the U.K. on October 11.
The game will arrive a few days later than its U.S. counterpart, which hits stores across the pond on October 8 as previously confirmed.
PS3 may be in its twilight years on the market, but there’s still life in the old dog yet, something which Sony is keen to illustrate with Beyond and more. For starters, there’s Gran Turismo 6 on the horizon, as well as The Last of Us from Naughty Dog and Sony’s own Rain and Puppeteer.
Sony is of course gearing up for the release of the PlayStation 4, which is due out this holiday season in at least one major territory.
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Erode, Dec 3: Adverse climatic conditions like heavy mist has resulted in a sharp decline in jasmine production in Sathyamanangalam and nearby areas and prices touching a peak of Rs 1,200 per kg.
The price, which touched Rs 1,200 per kg on Sunday, came down by Rs 100 today, Sathyamangalam Flower Producers Association President P Murugesh said.
The crop is raised in over 50,000 acres in about 75 villages round Sathyamangalam, noted for jasmine cultivation.
Jasmine cultivators said heavy mist has affected the crop and expect production to continue to be low till February due to winter season.
Farmers harvest jasmine and bring it to the shandy run by the Sathyamangalam Flower Producers Association where they are sold to buyers all over the state and also from Karnataka.
Murugesh said 40 tonnes are sent every day from April to September to UAE and other Middle East countries by flights.
The quantity has come down to only 2.5 to three tonnes a day and so prices have increased to Rs 1200 a kg. Today, it decreased by 100 a kg,he said and said prices would remain at between Rs 1000 to Rs 1100 a kg till February. Last year also the prices touched Rs 1500 a kg.


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A recent study has revealed which cars get ticketed the least, and some of the results are surprising.
Insurance.com analyzed online quote information submitted by 323,349 drivers between January 1, 2014 and February 1, 2016 to see which vehicles get the most and least tickets.
Of course, it’s the driver that gets the ticket, not the car. It is however, interesting to see which vehicles are least prone to getting pulled over.
10. Land Rover Range Rover
Owning a Land Rover Range Rover likely means you’re busy shuttling around a family. The luxury SUV is likely not something you will speed around in and the survey represents that with 10.9 percent of survey respondents getting pulled over and cited.
9. BMW 320i
BMW 320i owners tend to stay out of trouble with 9.9 percent of survey respondents getting tickets, but that’s not the case for other 3 Series owners. According to data on Insurance.com, 19.3 percent of 325 owners have tickets, while 328s owners are also getting pulled over more frequently at 19.7 percent.
8. Audi A3
The entry-level Audi A3 model doesn’t seem to attract speeders, with 9.2 percent of its owners having tickets. Things get more interesting, however, when you look at the Audi A4, which reports 23.1 percent. That’s higher than the average for all cars, which is 21.1 percent.
7. GMC Savana
Some would say it would even be hard to speed in a GMC Savana. Only 8.8 percent of owners have gotten tickets while driving the cargo/passenger van.
6. Cadillac Escalade
There was a time when the Cadillac Escalade was reserved for the rich and famous. But now the luxury SUV is a staple in the American automaker’s lineup and it’s attracting drivers that tend to stay out of trouble with only 8.1 percent of owners having tickets.
5. Chevrolet Express
Like the GMC Savana, a low percentage of Chevrolet Express owners have tickets – 7.7 percent, in fact. Both cargo/passengers vans are probably the least surprising to show up on the list.
4. Cadillac ATS
The Cadillac ATS joins the Escalade on the list, with only 6.2 percent of its owners having reported having tickets. Cadillac CTS owners, on the other hand, tally in at 17.1 percent. Unfortunately, Insurance.com doesn’t have data to break down between the standard ATS and the ATS-V, since it would be interesting to see what that extra power does for a driver when it comes to obeying the law.
3. Acura ILX
The Acura ILX might not be the success the Japanese automaker hoped, but at least its owners are staying out of trouble. Of those surveyed, 5.6 percent reported having tickets while owning an Acura ILX.
2. Lexus IS350
The popular Lexus IS350 sees only 3.4 percent of its owners with tickets. Interestingly enough, the IS250 with less performance gets more people in trouble with 21.6 percent of IS250 owners with tickets.
1. Buick Encore
And the least ticketed car according to the survey? The Buick Encore crossover, with 3.2 percent of its owners having gotten tickets while behind the wheel.


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At one time, the classic home featured classic, timeless home accents often fabricated in dark wood and designed to exude a subtle form of elegance.
This is no longer necessarily the case, as a lot of Austin area homeowners are choosing home accents that provide a bit of sparkle or “bling” to the living space.
“I’m seeing a lot of the metallic, like silver and gold, with the glass,” said Elizabeth Harvey of Hemispheres at 1501 E. Whitestone, Bldg. E, in Cedar Park. “People are going more transitional. It’s the dividing between traditional and contemporary, the in-between. Those kind of things will blend, so if somebody has a contemporary home, or a traditional home, it will fit right in.”
Decorative vases, jars, canisters and lamps are among some of the more popular home accent pieces that customers are picking up in metallic finishes at Hemispheres these days. Harvey said these items work well with an overall change in interior design, with an emphasis on creating a classy but cheerful aesthetic.
“We are seeing a lot of people who are trying to get rid of the dark and traditional, and go more transitional with brighter colors, neutrals and grays,” she said.


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Nigeria was the center of one of the most unlikely and shocking developments in the world of cryptocurrencies so far back in February when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a directive ordering banks and financial institutions to identify and close accounts that were being used by individuals and companies for cryptocurrency trading or face sanctions if they did not comply. This effectively amounted to a ban on cryptocurrency ownership and trading in the country, which came as a surprise given that Nigeria has consistently been one of the largest cryptocurrency markets in the world, second only to the United States. Thankfully, it has now emerged that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is the securities regulator in Nigeria, is working with the CBN to lift this ban.
The country is the leader in terms of peer to peer digital currencies in Africa, and thus this sort of action was quite unexpected, even if the CBN has attempted to ban digital currencies in the past. There are a number of reasons why digital currencies became so popular in Nigeria. The biggest factor has been the instability of the naira, the country’s fiat currency.
The naira has lost more than 95% of its value against the dollar in the last five years, while rampant inflation domestically has also eroded its value. This has meant that Nigerians have been looking for alternative assets to store their money, and digital currencies emerged as a credible and accessible alternative. The CBN has also been restricting dollar purchases and foreign remittances in a bid to try and control the naira’s value, which has also helped push more people towards digital currencies.
Thus, the economic situation in Nigeria has been one of the biggest reasons for this shift, and therefore a ban on digital currencies will only serve to move people’s money into a different asset, albeit one which could be fraudulent and illegal and therefore lead to many people losing their money. It is also interesting to note how different sectors in Nigeria have also embraced digital currencies.
Gambling is an extremely popular activity in the country, and thus online gambling operators have been integrating digital currencies into their games and offerings to bring more people onto their platforms. Crypto casinos often have games such as Monero Blackjack and other popular casino table games where players can bet via digital currencies, and this has understandably proven to be extremely attractive for crypto users as well as gambling fans in the country.
Thus, given how entrenched digital currencies already are in Nigeria, it is encouraging that the SEC is attempting to overturn this ban. According to Lamido Yugada, the director-general of the SEC, the two bodies are in dialogue to try and regulate the market in a better way. The SEC had already been working on a regulatory framework for the industry before the ban, and it will return to those efforts once the ban has been lifted.
Digital currency startups and operators have been facing multiple challenges while operating in Nigeria. Along with the CBN’s ban, they have now lost access to the government’s KYC verification system, the bank verification number (BVN), since the government is upgrading the system. However, this is a mandatory step when bringing new customers on board, and thus these companies have not been able to add any new consumers at the moment. They are also incurring extra costs to try and use different systems to perform these identity checks, and this has caused yet more trouble to these operators. Nigeria’s digital currency sector has a lot of potential to thrive, and the CBN and government need to ensure that it is regulated effectively, rather than imposing blanket bans.


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In the face of recessionary rumblings, installing security and CE contractors report 5% to 10% growth in first half of year, with stronger growth projected. Hot product categories predicted.
The 2019 National Retail Security Survey shows loss prevention executives are preparing for increased involvement in cyber issues.
Discover which residential and commercial devices, systems and services are best lending themselves to the recurring monthly revenue model
Security features, especially outdoors, keeps climbing in popularity among homeowners who have or plan to remodel, according to an annual survey by Houzz.
WalletHub’s 2019 report compares the 50 states across 52 key safety indicators to determine which are the safest and least safe.
While most property crimes go unsolved, some states have a much higher rate of catching burglars than others.
Research firm Clutch surveyed U.S. consumers about IoT technology to learn about the perceived benefits and hurdles of investing in smart home devices.
New research by Parks Associates finds consumers still prefer professionally installed home security systems, but DIY continues to experience growth.
Download this FREE report to dig into the data to help your company adapt and adopt cybersecurity best practices.
Campus Safety’s 2019 Video Surveillance Survey reveals campus protection pros are more satisfied with their camera coverage and quality, however maintenance and integration still pose problems.


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GTA 6 Isn’t Released Yet, But The Game Has Already Set A Record
Although nothing is known about GTA 6, which everyone is eagerly waiting for, the new GTA game has already broken the record.
What’s going on in GTA? In September 2013, Grand Theft Auto V was released. With its associated GTA Online, this is the latest installment in the series. Fans have been asking for a new tip for years. In February 2022, Rockstar Games finally officially broke new ground in the GTA series and announced that development is in full swing.
It made huge waves in society. The message was shared en masse on YouTube, reddit, Facebook, Twitter and many other social channels and went viral. Without even the slightest official information about the content of the game, GTA 6 breaks the game record.
The most popular GTA 6 on Twitter
With the big news and confirmation of work on the new installment of the GTA series, Rockstar Games has received the “most liked tweet of all time about the game”. In a tweet dated February 4, 2022, Rockstar Games writes:
“Given the unprecedented longevity of GTA V, many of you are asking us about the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. With every new project we tackle, it’s always our goal to go beyond what we’ve delivered so far – hence all of the development for the next installment of the Grand Theft series. We are excited to confirm that it continues at full speed.”
At 1:35 PM on May 6, 2022, the tweet received 600,000 likes and ranked #1 in gaming tweets:
Many of you have been asking about a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series.
With every new project, our goal is always to significantly move beyond what we've previously delivered. We're pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the series is underway.
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) February 4, 2022
So what do you think about this subject? Why hasn’t GTA 6 been released for years? You can share your opinion with everyone in the comment section below…


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South Africa Tourism (SAT), in conjunction with Northstar Travel Media (the parent company of TravelAge West), has recently launched the Ubuntu Expo 2011, its latest effort to expand the South Africa travel market. The expo will take place in four different cities — New York, Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles — to educate travel agents and agencies about this emerging destination.
The word Ubuntu encapsulates the African philosophy of “I am, because you are.”
According to Sthu Zungu, president of SAT North America, “Ubuntu is the idea that we coexist together. It’s about comfortable transitions and partnership. If South Africa wants to grow beyond the level that we are seeing now, it has to be joint effort and we need everybody to work together to make it happen.”
Since playing host to the Men’s FIFA World Cup in 2010, SAT has seen tremendous demand for travel to the destination and has continued the marketing momentum with various companies. Its most recent campaign was supporting “The Bachelor” reality television series in February and March of this year, providing South Africa with more exposure regionally as well as internationally.
SAT is working hard to continuously acquaint travelers and agents with South Africa, and the Ubuntu Expo will be a vehicle for this strategy. With the expo, travel agents will be able to learn more readily what South Africa has to offer in terms of diversity, exploration, heritage, lifestyle and entertainment to strengthen the marketing demographics for this culturally rich country. With the help of the multiple suppliers attending the expo, travel agents will learn first-hand about 30 different products and offers that are available in South Africa. In addition, there will be presentations to demonstrate the accessibility of South Africa. There are four major airlines that fly to South Africa, including South African Airways, Emirates, Delta and Virgin Airlines.
“South Africa is open for business,” said Zungu.
Zungu added that SAT’s current goal is to let agents know that South Africa is accessible for all types of clients.
“There is so much product range in South Africa in terms of hotel chains and other suppliers,” she said.
There are 50 hotels participating in the expo, including small boutique hotels, high-quality bed and breakfasts and larger hotel brands — showcasing the variety of accommodations available in South Africa for any client.
So far, although the expo is debuting for the first time, it has received positive feedback from agents and has reached its maximum number of participants. SAT is particularly eager to reach first-time agents and their most knowledgeable and well-traveled clients.
Another trend that will be discussed at the expo is an increase in family travel to South Africa. SAT is enthusiastic about the growing number of travelers in the 18-24 age group, which it feels supports their message that South Africa is a great travel destination for young people and families. The expo will include information about which safari lodges now have programs for children, which is a relatively new development in the country.
“Now, South Africa is right up there with other family destinations” said Zungu.


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Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK have been given approval by the Office of Fair Trading and Ofcom to strengthen their existing network collaboration.
The two companies, which already work together on a UK mast-sharing project known as Cornerstone, now plan to combine the basic parts of their network infrastructure in a new company called CTI Ltd. This will own and manage the basic UK network infrastructure for both operators, although Vodafone and Telefónica (O2) will each continue to run their own independent networks.
Samsung Electronics has been chosen by Three UK to provide 3G and 4G LTE infrastructure equipment. It’s the first commercial mobile network roll-out for Samsung in Europe.
There’ll be a trial of LTE base stations across the UK from this year, with a commercial launch planned for 2013.
UK regulator Ofcom has published its plans for the launch of 4G mobile phone and mobile broadband service. It’s aiming to start the 4G spectrum auction by the end of this year.
The proposed sale will offer 80% more radio spectrum than the 2000 UK 3G auction and is equivalent to three-quarters of the mobile spectrum in use today.
Ericsson has published a new Traffic and Market Report that predicts 85% of the world’s population will have 3G coverage by 2017. In addition, 50% of the world’s population will be covered by 4G LTE networks.
Smartphone ownership will have reached around three billion in 2017, compared to 700 million in 2011, and there’ll be approaching nine billion mobile subscriptions worldwide. Ericsson has calculated there are currently 6.2 billion mobile phones worldwide.
Everything Everywhere has completed the final stage of the ‘big switch-on’ integration project it started in October 2010.
Orange and T-Mobile customers will now be able to use the other network automatically if they start to lose their 3G signal; a service the company is calling ‘Smart Signal Sharing’.


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Closure: Iconic furniture store has filed for bankruptcy in Ontario
Published November 11, 2023 at 7:51 pm
It’s the end of the road for this 68-year-old furniture chain.
Lastman’s Bad Boy – a proud Canadian company, serving its customers since 1955 is allegedly going out of business.
On Monday (Nov. 6) the company made the decision to file a Notice of Intention (NOI) proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA).
A notice explaining the reason for the closure was posted in store and handed out to customers stating, “Bad Boy believed it was necessary in the context of a challenging and economic environment driven by high-interest rates, declining sales in the housing sector and a tight retail climate, particularly in the home furnishing sector.”
It was unfortunate news for customers who had made cash or debit deposits for upcoming furniture or appliance deliveries.
“We regret to inform you that as a result of the commencement of the NOI proceedings Bad Boy is unable to refund those deposits or complete those purchases,” the message said.
Individuals who made a deposit or purchased items with a credit card, were advised to reach out to their credit card company for refund assistance.
Accompanying the notice, customers received an attached copy of the certificate filing, confirming the NOI, to serve as evidence if required by banks.
During its bankruptcy proceedings, representatives reportedly failed to contact current clients awaiting deliveries, neglecting to provide notification of the delays or the overall situation.
As of Nov. 11, the website used to monitor delivery progress was abruptly suspended without notice—a sudden cutoff that left customers in the dark and anxious about the status of their orders.
While the main website, badboy.ca, appears functional, attempting to navigate away from the main page redirects users to a message indicating that the service is temporarily unavailable.
Current employees of the company are facing uncertainty amid allegations of potential layoffs. They were reportedly made aware and received the same notice at the beginning of their shift today.
During this time, Bad Boy will remain open for business and expects to commence a liquidation sale from certain stores.
It seems like the big franchise isn’t the only furniture store being affected by sales, a smaller family owned business in Mississauga closed its doors earlier this week— also leaving customers without their recent orders or any chance to get a refund.insauga's Editorial Standards and Policies advertising


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It's been hinted at for months, but Sling Media has finally officially confirmed that a BlackBerry version of the company's SlingPlayer software is on deck. The software--which allows live TV to be streamed from any Slingbox model--is designed for broadband-enabled (3G wireless or Wi-Fi) BlackBerry smartphones. The software will cost the same one-time $30 fee as the similar versions already available for Windows Mobile, Palm, and Symbian phones. Sling will be demoing an early version of the software on the Pearl 8120 at CES next week, and the company hopes to have it ready for public release by the end of 2008.
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Ticket touts to face two-year jail terms under proposed new law
Ticket touts could face two years in prison if a new law due to be debated when the Dáil returns is passed.
A private members' bill, based on Portuguese laws, will be introduced by Dublin TD Noel Rock in the autumn.
Currently there are no laws banning people from selling match or concert tickets at extortionate prices.
The Irish Independent has learned that one website is charging up to three times the face value of tickets for this weekend's semi-final clash in Croke Park between Dublin and Kerry.
Seated tickets are being sold for the match at €40 across the board, but some tickets in the Hogan and Cusack Stands were being advertised this week for €120.
New laws on ticket touting were needed to avoid people being "fleeced" by touts selling tickets way above the retail price, Mr Rock said.
"It won't be 100pc effective, but it will drive some of the more militant operators off the street. People in the industry have told me that around 10pc of tickets for events are purchased by people with the explicit intention of selling them on."
The law only outlaws above-cost selling, which means people who need to sell a ticket for an event for genuine reasons will still be able to do so.
Gardaí will also be able to confiscate tickets from suspected touts under the laws.
At the moment, gardaí can only deal with touts under casual trading laws.
If the new legislation was enforced, people found guilty of ticket touting would face up to two years in jail and fines of up to €5,000, Mr Rock said - although the draft legislation does not make any reference to jail terms.
Ticket touting has come under the spotlight after the arrest of Kevin Mallon and Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey in Rio in connection with the unauthorised sale of tickets for the Games.
Meanwhile, the GAA has slammed the resale of tickets as "immoral".
A spokesman said that the organisation had in the past investigated the source of touted tickets and cancelled them.


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The most downloaded news app in Africa reward more than four thousands users everyday in Kenya
Opera News, the most downloaded news app in Africa, is celebrating the end of a fantastic football World Cup 2018 by giving away two out of three brand new cars to its users in Kenya as part of the “Shake & Win” campaign.
The lucky winners, Kennedy Macharia, a twenty-two years old student, and Richard Kamau, a thirty-three year old designer and printer, were presented today in Nairobi in a private event at the Renault car dealership in the Simba Corp Aspire Centre.
The news app launched a built in “Shake” feature at the beginning of the 2018 football World Cup to reward its users with gifts and prizes in an easy way. When users open Opera News and click on the dedicated World Cup channel, a shake command pops up on the screen, letting users know that they can shake their phones in hopes of winning an amazing prize.
“We are really excited to see happy winners everyday, and we enjoy celebrating this moment with them,” said Jørgen Arnesen, Global Head of Marketing and Distribution at Opera. “We enjoy so much football at Opera and we wanted to communicate that passion to our users by rewarding them with amazing gifts in an easy way when using our app.”
Macharia and Kamau received the keys of their band new 2018 Renault Kwid’s and shared their excitement with their families and friends who came and pick up the cars with them.
Macharia, currently studying business management at Karen University, mentioned that this was a dream for him.
“I’m really happy and this is a dream come true,” said Macharia. “I saw a friend of mine using Opera News and shaking his phone, so I wanted to win as well. I used to shake and shake and shake every day. I’m really enjoying the app. It’s fun, and it keeps me updated with everything that happens in Kenya.”
Kamau, who owns a printing business in Nairobi, mentioned that winning this car gives him a new opportunity to travel around the country with his family.
“I can’t explain the feeling,” said Kamau. “I’m so happy about being the winner of the car. This will be a family car. I have two kids who love the animals, so I’m planning to drive with them and go to Masai Mara on a safari and see the animals.”
Thousands of winners every day
Since the introduction of the Shake feature, Opera News has rewarded more than 100 thousand users in Kenya with amazing prizes.
“On average, more than 500 thousand people in the African continent have shaken their phones since the introduction of the feature,” said Arnesen. “This tells us how engaged people are with app and eager to participate to win the big prizes like the cars we are giving away today.”
Still more chances to win!
Due to the popularity of Shake, Opera News will extend the campaign and will continue giving away prizes to users in Kenya until the 31st of July, 2018.
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‘It’s terrifying’: Local business owners in limbo as emergency loan money runs out
SPOKANE, Wash. — In less than two weeks, the Small Business Administration handed out 14 years worth of loans, effectively tapping out its $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and leaving thousands of small business owners scrambling to figure out what to do next.
Others are breathing a sigh of relief, knowing they were able to snag some money before it ran out. Nectar Wine and Beer owner Josh Wade says since he was approved for a PPP loan he has been able to hire back the ten employees he was forced to lay off last month.
“As it was sad to send an email out and talk to the team individually about having to let them go three weeks ago, it was just as happy of a day, really to send out that messaging that for those that can and want to come back, that we will have jobs for them starting on Monday,” Wade says. “When you hear of a program like this becoming available you never think it’s going to be something that’s even going to be attainable.”
Wade is looking for creative ways to keep his staff busy for the foreseeable future. He is hopeful employees will get the chance to earn certifications while expanding their wine and beer delivery program.
“These people that work for us — they’re not just employees. They’ve become our friends and our family,” Wade says of bartenders like Ryan Maliski, who just got his job back after being unemployed for four weeks.
“I wasn’t sure if it would crystallize or become an actual thing or if a small business like this would even have the opportunity to get that money,” Maliski says. “It’s kind of exciting to see that something we’ve heard about at this national level is actually tangible and actually here and it’s gonna give us an opportunity to get some paychecks and be busy doing something.”
That opportunity is now out of reach for business owners like Amber Park at Wanderlust Delicato, who has had to get creative with shorter hours to pay the bills.
“It’s a lot on the line,” she says. “I’m trying to occupy my time and my mind with planning for the future that is uncertain.”
Park was forced to lay off both her full-time and part-time employee when restaurants were shut down last month, nearly a year after opening her business. In the days since, she has spent her days applying for loans. She just got an Economic Injury Disaster Loan, but it was about $8,000 short, since those funds have also dwindled.
“Instead of $10,000, it’s $1,000 per employee now, so that was kind of a big hit,” she says. “I mean, a little money is nice but it’s, you know, it’s not what I was expecting.”
Park is still crafting special orders and creating cheese plates for takeout while watching her wine club membership grow, but she wonders if it will be enough when life gets back to normal.
“It’s terrifying, you know, it’s like I finally got to a point where I was seeing a little bit of a profit and it’s just, it’s gone,” Park says. “[I’m just trying to stay strong and positive and not cry.”
Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke with Democrats Thursday in an effort to reach an agreement on a package which would immediately increase funding for the Paycheck Protection Program.
Spokane mayor Nadine Woodward announced Thursday business owners like Park and Wade will soon be able to apply for loans between $10,000 and $25,000. To be eligible, owners must have a business license with the City of Spokane, a credit score of 640 or higher, and proof of profit from 2019.
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Email is the second most popular activity on smartphones, accounting for 16 percent of users’ online minutes. Desktop users devote 18 percent of their connected time using email.
Mobile users spend 9 percent of their time looking at videos, compared to 13 percent of time on desktop devices. Small screen users also spend slightly less time using search engines: 9 percent compared to 11 percent on desktop.
The figures are consistent with recent comScore data suggesting that users devote more time on social media on their smartphones than they do on desktop PCs.
The time desktop users devoted to “other” activities dropped by almost half since 2011, from 37 to 20 percent.
“Apps encourage a targeted, deliberate approach to online time that consumers may not even clearly associate with ‘the Internet’. On a PC, by contrast, people open browsers to access social media, email, and a variety of other sites; but their interest in going beyond a familiar repertoire of activities, even on the PC, seems to be dwindling,” said Robert DeFelice, vice president for media at GfK.
GfK interviewed 2,616 people aged 13 to 64 who it claims make up a statistically projectable sample of the U.S. population.


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Fashion Trend is never constant. It goes on changing from day to day. The costumes which were out of fashion yesterday will be the fashon of the day today but one special dress is always trendy since the black and white time to yesterday’s Gabbar Singh time. That is Langa Voni. In the age of bikinis and minis, suddenly, Langa Voni has become the favourite of all our directors in recent times.
Samantha in Dookudu, Saloni in Marayada Ramanna, Tamannah in Racha tantalized audience with their beautiful curves. Tapsee who tried quite a lot of Langa Vonis in Jhummandhi Nadham is again getting ready to set the screen on fire with Gundello Godari. Harish Shankar took special care and got a special designer to design traditional langa vonis for Shruti Hassan in Gabbar Singh. Interestingly, this is the first time Shruti is wearing Langa vonis on screen.And some of the leaked photos of Rebel also have Deekshaseth teasing youth in Langa Vonis.
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Government has made it clear that Foreign Direct Investment up to 51 per cent in retail of single brands, which was allowed last year, should conform to certain policy norms, including an obligation on the foreign firm to sell the products under the same brand internationally.
“Single brand product retailing would cover only products, which are branded during manufacturing,” a statement from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion said here.
Besides, products should be sold under a single brand internationally, it said.
Under the existing policy, the government allows FDI only in single brand retail and cash and carry wholesale business by global retail chains.
US retail major Wal-Mart has signed up a joint venture with the Bharti Group for the cash and carry business model.
Global luxury brands such as Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Nike, Llardo, Rino Greggio, Damro, ETAM, Zegna and Lee Cooper were among the first to get FDI permission under the single brand retail window.


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Posted May 31, 2021
By Ray Blanco
Tesla Now a Buy?
Markets are closed today in observance of Memorial Day.
And tomorrow they open, with the chances to bring profits from different areas of the tech world.
There are a lot of sectors to keep an eye on, so let’s get started.
Here’s what I’m looking at this week...
- Amazon Under Fire
For the first time in its history, Amazon is being sued by the U.S. government.
D.C. is alleging that Amazon’s restrictive policies limit the ability to sell products for less on other e-commerce sites.
And while the lawsuit doesn’t have a lot of teeth to it yet…
- SolarWind Hackers Back at It
Microsoft announced that the hackers behind the SolarWind attacks are back at it…
This time, they’ve targeted 150 different government agencies, human rights groups and NGOs worldwide.
This highlights the need for bolstering cybersecurity...
- Tesla Now a Buy?
In January of this year Tesla stock looked unstoppable.
Then the bottom fell out. And now it’s 30% down from its all-time highs.
But now that the dust has settled, there’s talk on the markets of a potential bounce.
- Google Makes a Compromise
Google doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to privacy.
Advertising on Google remembers your searches and tries to cater its products to what you search.
But that doesn’t mean they aren’t trying to improve that record.
In fact, in a recent move they are trying to improve their user privacy…
- There’s Something Odd About GameStop...
GameStop shook investors to the core when it skyrocketed in price.
Unlike its predecessor “meme stocks,” this one stuck.
The once-$20 stock now proudly sits at over $200.
That’s all for today! What has your eye this week? Feel free to shoot me an email at AskRay@StPaulPublishing.com to let me know.
I wish you and yours a Happy Memorial Day!
To a bright future,
Chief Technology Expert, Technology Profits Daily


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Until now, WhatsApp allowed users to use the messenger app on their computer via WhatsApp Web by just scanning a QR code. However, starting today, WhatsApp says it is rolling out an additional security layer in the linking process. Now, users will be asked for facial recognition or fingerprint scanning before showing a QR code for using WhatsApp Web. “This will limit the chance that a housemate or officemate (when we have those again) can link devices to your WhatsApp account without you. This builds on our existing security measures today, which pop up a notice in your phone whenever a Web/Desktop login occurs, and the ability to unlink devices from your phone at any time,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said.
How to log in to WhatsApp Web
Step 1: Open WhatsApp on your smartphone and tap on the vertical dots in the top right corner
Step 2: Select More Options>Link a device and follow the instructions for biometric authentication.
Step 3: Tick the box in front of the “Keep me logged in” option
Step 4: With the help of your phone, scan the QR code present on your laptop/desktop
And that is it! With the help of the newly introduced feature, no one will be able to link your account to another device until you decide to do so.