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The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) released its monthly vehicle sales data for October 2022 and stated that vehicle sales grew 48% where two-wheeler sales saw an uptick of 51%, three-wheeler sales grew 66% and tractor and commercial sales increased 28%.
What seems to have helped the retail numbers for October 2022 was the nearly 32-day festive period in India that included Diwali, Navratri and Durga Puja amongst other occasions. Let’s take a look at the top 5 selling cars for the festive season, October 2022.
Maruti Suzuki Alto
A consistent top-seller for years, Maruti Suzuki Alto bagged the top spot for October 2022 after raking in sales of 21,260 units. The beloved hatchback recorded a year-on-year growth of 22% and was the only model on the list that sold more than 20,000 units in that period.
Maruti Suzuki WagonR
The frontrunner for September 2022. The Maruti WagonR bagged the second position on the list with a sale of 17,945 units during the festive season. It recorded a healthy growth of 45% and sold 12,335 units in the year-ago period.
Maruti Suzuki Swift
This Maruti Suzuki hatchback also consistently ranks as a top performer for the brand. Also available in a CNG guise much like its siblings mentioned above, the Swift is due for an update soon. Nevertheless, it recorded a massive year-on-year increase of 88% in October 2022 when compared to October last year.
The new generation Baleno found 17,149 buyers during the festive season this year recording a 10% increase in figures compared to last year.
Tata Motors curtailed Maruti Suzuki from taking all the top 5 spots on the list with the help of its 5-star safety rated (by Global NCAP) sub-compact SUV, the Nexon. The Tata Nexon sold a total of 13,767 units in October 2022 and it leads the sub-compact SUV segment by a margin. It recorded a growth of 36% when compared with last year’s sales numbers.


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Hopes of recovery in the UKís beleaguered manufacturing sector have been dashed as weak domestic and international demand continuing to block a long-awaited turnaround.
The CBIís latest Monthly Industrial Trends survey shows that the more competitive pound has yet to benefit exporters. The CBI has called for a cut in interest rates to lift confidence and pull the hard-pressed sector out of recession.
The CBIís data showed no significant improvement in orders on last month. Thirty-nine per cent of firms said orders were below normal while just 12 per cent said they were above. The balance of minus 27 per cent compares with minus 29 per cent recorded in the May and April surveys.
Overseas demand remains weak with export orders below normal and slightly worse than last month. The balance of minus 35 per cent compares with minus 32 per cent last month.
Firms continue to expect output to decline modestly over the next four months. The balance of minus six per cent of companies expecting to cut production compares with minus three per cent last month. Manufacturers have not expected a rise in output since October 2002.
Doug Godden, CBI Head of Economic Analysis, said: "Manufacturers' long wait for recovery seems set to continue and firms will take little comfort from the current business climate. Demand at home and abroad remains persistently weak and output continues to stagnate. Companies are cautious about the future and with no danger from inflation, an interest rate cut remains appropriate."
On top of those woes, official data showed a slowdown in consumer spending last month. Hopes of a post-war boom in high street business failed to materialise as retail sales volumes in May fell by 0.1% on the previous month. Sales at food stores and clothing and footwear shops bore the brunt of the weaker performance.

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A U.S. judge has approved a $14.7 billion settlement with Volkswagen AG over its diesel emissions cheating scandal.
Last year, the company admitted that it had rigged its diesel vehicles with software to cheat emissions tests. The settlement offers remedies for about half a million drivers of affected 2-liter vehicles, which include several model years of the VW Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat and Audi A3.
Volkswagen will buy back eligible vehicles at the pre-scandal retail value, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Customers can also terminate their leases on eligible vehicles without penalty.
Volkswagen says customers can also wait for an emissions modification, “if and when it becomes available.” There is no government-approved fix as of yet, though VW's working on it.
Vehicle owners have until September 2018 to file a claim. Whatever option they choose, they also stand to get additional cash compensation of about $5,000 to $10,000.
VW says it will begin buybacks in mid-November and has hired 900 people to help handle the process, who will be deployed to dealerships.
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September 16, 2020
More solid economic news kept the U.S. equity markets rolling yesterday, with broad-based gains in many sectors of the market. Technology posted another solid gain, along with gains in real estate, materials, industrials and health care. Although the Dow lost steam at the end of yesterday’s trading, it eked out a gain of 2.27 points, or 0.01%, while the S&P 500 gained 17.66 points, or 0.52%. The NASDAQ added 133.67 points, or 1.21%.
Economists polled by Dow Jones expected the Empire State Manufacturing Index to come in at 7, expecting a rebound from 3.7 posted in August. The index surged to 17 in September, indicating a much bigger rebound from the August low.
U.S. Retail Sales for August came in this morning increasing 0.6%, while economists expected 1%. Ex-autos, retail sales gained 0.7% with 0.9% expected. Why the decline in spending? The consumer had extra money in their pockets through the end of July, when retail sales surged 1.2%. With less money from federal unemployment benefits, the consumer held back spending in August.
Market futures in the pre-market indicate a solid start to today’s trading. Investors are waiting for the Federal Reserves first policy statement and updated economic projections under its new flexible target strategy, which allows the Fed to let inflation run above 2% annually, and calls for interest rates to remain lower for a longer period of time. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will release its policy statement at 11am PDT, with Chairman Powell giving a press conference 30 minutes later.


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NEW YORK — Bud Light, the Official Beer sponsor of the NFL, announced a new 2-minute TV commercial, “Cardboard Fan”, paying homage to the cardboard cutout fans of 2020, airing on Sunday, October, 18.
From the NBA to the MLB and beyond, sports leagues are finding new ways to engage fans to cheer on their favorite team. From no fans, virtual fans and, of course, cardboard cutouts — leagues are changing the way fans show up to support.
The commercial shows the epic journey of one Giants fan’s cardboard cutout to find Bud Light. Watch the spot to see how he conquers escaping the stadium and making it back home.


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The January fashion shows are underway, and Louis Vuitton is jumping on the bandwagon with a live-streaming of their new men's collection, happening right here just for you!
The latest men’s Ready-To-Wear Fall/Winter 2013-14 fashion show from LV - presented by Kim Jones, Men’s Style Director under the Artistic Direction of Marc Jacobs - is being streamed live on their website and right here for you. The show is set to take place at 9:30PM Malaysian time today.
Exclusive backstage images from Louis Vuitton’s official Instagram account will also be showcased, along with a "Social Room”, which will feature official Instagram pictures as well as curated tweets from show commentators using the hashtag #LVLive.
It's set to happen today, so tune your clocks, and feast your eyes.


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SAP acquire SuccessFactors Inc. for $3,4B
SAP (Walldorf, Germany) has announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., has entered into a definitive merger agreement with SuccessFactors (San Mateo, CA, USA) for approximately $3.4 billion in cash.
SuccessFactors is a provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions. The acquisition will add SuccessFactors’ team and technology to SAP’s cloud assets, significantly accelerating SAP’s momentum as a provider of cloud applications, platforms and infrastructure. The combination of SAP and SuccessFactors will establish an end-to-end offering of cloud and on-premise solutions for managing all relevant business processes.
The acquisition marks another stride in SAP’s strategy of delivering solutions on premise, in the cloud and on mobile devices. It builds on a series of strategic moves in SAP’s targeted growth areas to drive innovation in its core applicationsand analytics; introduce breakthrough in memory technology; establish leadership in enterprise mobility; and grow its cloud portfolio. SuccessFactors’ solutions are highly complementary to SAP’s core HCM offerings as well as SAP’s Business ByDesign for the suite cloud market and SAP’s line of business cloud offerings for large enterprises such as SAP Sales on Demand.
“The cloud is a core of SAP’s future growth, and the combination of SuccessFactors’ leadership team and technology with SAP will create a cloud powerhouse. The acquisition will help us address the top priority for CEOs globally – managing people and talent,” said Bill McDermott, Co-CEO, SAP. “Together, SAP and SuccessFactors will create tremendous business value for customers, with potent synergies to accelerate our growth in the cloud.”
The SuccessFactors board of directors has unanimously approved the transaction. The per share purchase price represents a 52% premium both over the December 2nd closing price and the one month volume weighted average price per share. The transaction will be funded from SAP’s cash on hand and a euro 1 billion term loan facility. The closing of the tender offer is conditioned on SuccessFactors stockholders tendering at least a majority of the outstanding shares ofSuccessFactors common stock (on a fully diluted basis) and clearances by relevant regulatory authorities. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012 and be slightly dilutive to SAP’s Non-IFRS earnings per share in 2012 and accretive in subsequent years.
SuccessFactors is believed to operate the largest international scale of paying cloud users with 15 million subscription seats. With more than 3,500 customers in 168 countries, SuccessFactors is growing rapidly, recording 77 percent revenue growth year-over-year in the third quarter 2011 and 59 percent revenue growth year-over-year in the first nine months of 2011.SuccessFactors’ scalable cloud application platform supports organizations of all sizes from dozens to millions of users. With proven deployments in SAP environments at companies in diverse industries, the combination of SuccessFactors and SAP holds significant growth potential considering the more than 500 million employees of SAP customers and its 15,000 HCM deployments.
With more than 1,450 employees, the SuccessFactors team is widely regarded for creating innovative technology, generating more than 80 percent of new sales from applications that did not exist five years ago, and as one of the fastest growing leaders in cloud applications. Upon completion of the transaction, the CEO of SuccessFactors, Lars Dalgaard, will lead the cloud business of SAP in addition to his responsibility as CEO of SuccessFactors. SuccessFactors will remain independent and be named “SuccessFactors, an SAP company”. The chairman of SAP’s supervisory board, Hasso Plattner, recommended that Lars Dalgaard be appointed to the executive board of SAP AG.


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Kajal Aggarwal is all set to endorse a new brand, as per the latest reports in Bollywood. She has been reportedly signed up as the new face of Green Trends Salon, which is a part of Cavin Kare group. In the past, Kajal had endorsed brands like Lux, Bru and Coalgate among many other brands. An official announcement about her new endorsement deal is expected to be made soon. Currently, the actress is on a long vacation and she’s spending time with her family in London and from there she’ll head to US. After she returns from the vacation, she’ll get back to the sets of Vijay’s upcoming film Jilla and Karthi’s All in All Azhagu Raja. She’ll also be seen in a cameo in Ram Charan’s upcoming film Yevadu which will hit the screens on July 26.
- Star kids are always under constant pressure- Ram Charan
- Noted Malayalam actor joins Saaho team
- Amyra Dastur’s role revealed in Prakash Kovelamudi’s next
- Tej I Love You gets its release date fixed
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WE asked mum Amy Walters to check colour-coded labels on food for her children and the results amazed her.
FRENCHMAN Alex Grahame wowed judges with his own recipe “The Bon Accord” which, unlike most takes on the classic dish, contains a dash of vermouth.
ANNA reckons the big supermarket chains need to up their game and make it easier and cheaper for shoppers to buy food that allows them to eat healthily.
Ellen Duncan spent her teenage years battling exhaustion, low moods and brain fog. Now a diagnosis of coeliac disease has finally led her to adopt a gluten-free diet and has given her a new lease of energy and a brighter future.
A CAFE has been amazed at the popularity of the breakfast boxes which include potato scones, bacon, link sausage, sliced sausage, black pudding, haggis, bagels, French toast, mushrooms, scrambled egg, beans and a drink.
CAT BOYD says food banks are our generation’s equivalent of slums in the 1930s, high rises in the 1970s and dole queues in the 1980s.
JAPAN, North America and China see buoyant trading
Reading food packaging, and knowing what it means, is one of the easiest ways to make healthier food choices.
GRIEVE gives us a sneak preview of her options for healthy festive feasting which she will be showing off at The Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair, which returns to the SECC from November 19-22.
ABERDEENSHIRE baker Bee Berrie takes the biscuit for her sweet treats as Jamie Oliver enlists her to provide recipes for his website.
FOOD blogger Jack Monroe was challenged to feed a family of four on the living wage using British food and has come up with a plan for three meals a day for a whole week.
REUBEN Chesters, who runs ethical foodstore Locavore on Glasgow’s south side, is rearing six piglets to be butchered and sold in his shop in the city’s Strathbungo.
The Duns-based company said operations at the packaging site will close in early December and volume work will be transferred to existing sites in Scotland and Cambridgeshire
THE UK government have begun a review after coming under pressure to introduce legislation to stop employers illegally claiming tips.
GARY says Caffè Parma is the latest addition to Glasgow’s excellent Italian dining scene as he awards the eatery 27/30.
ACTRESS Andrea Bryden, who is currently on set in Outlander, says viewers can expect laughter, sass and a big surprise when she appears on the hit TV show.
Food Standards Scotland launched #lookatthelabel yesterday to encourage consumers to spend a little longer looking at food labelling
Everyone knows chocolate and chips aren't health foods – but what about salt, sugar and fat in everyday items? And do you ditch grub after the best before date?
COW & Gate has recalled a batch of its baby food say the Food Standards Agency.
THE courses were worth swooning over says GARY as he awards this capital establishment 28/30.
CHOCOLATE ballgowns covered in roses and chocolate-splattered skirts designs were seen on the runway - all collaborations between a team of stylists and famous chocolatiers.
GM version of the staple vegetable that's rich in disease-fighting anti-oxidants could soon be on the menu.
PROCESSED meat gets highest health warning, followed by red meat in shock World Health Organisation report.
THE pastry taster who gets paid to stuff his face with pies for a living says he stays thin by running after his toddler daughter.
TV chef is ladelling on guilt by blaming working mums for using convenience foods and causing obesity epidemic says LESLEY ROBERTS.
Jazzy – one-time sidekick of Men in Black star Will Smith – says his favourite flavour is Sweet Memories Butterscotch and insists on keeping a stash on tour.
THE main courses were all reasonably priced and bursting with flavour. GARY gave it 28/30.
IT WAS the only eatery to get top marks from our food critic in the last year, and now Delivino in Crieff has won a top award.
Appearing at the Cake & Bake Show in Edinburgh this month, the MasterChef judge knows a thing or two about what makes a good dessert.
The Haddington-based business has invested in new state-of-the-art equipment at its 800-year-old mill to bring its roasting operations on-site


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News — Sustainable
What’re the benefits of bamboo toothbrushes?
It is a well-known truth that the billions of non-biodegradable plastic items dumped into the ocean each year are becoming a growing menace to the marine world's flora and fauna. To prevent this, a green alternative to plastic toothbrushes was developed, and these eco-friendly bamboo toothbrushes are biodegradable and so completely safe. The world is becoming more sustainable, and it's time for you to follow suit. It's time to retire your old plastic toothbrushes in favour of bamboo toothbrushes. They are not only more attractive, but they are also a healthier solution for your oral hygiene and the environment....
Why Invest in a Sustainable Future
As concerns over the environment and economy soar, it is time to start making some important decisions. Thankfully, these decisions don't have to be huge to change society, but each small choice does matter. According to Stacker, the roots of the environment and sustainability movements began as far back as the 1800s. Since then, it's taken on many iterations, including the current climate change-focused one that's permeated our current discourse. Sustainability has moved well past being a fad, or a trendy Instagram hashtag, to a necessary lifestyle choice. Policy-makers have long seen the impact that small efforts can create —...
Eco-Friendly, Fun & Easy: Kids Brushing Routine By Kaylaan!
Here at Kaylaan, we developed an eco-friendly way to make brushing time as easy and fun as it can be.
10 Great Eco-friendly 2022 Resolutions To Make A Change!
What changes do you want to make into your life in 2022, and are they eco-friendly? Take a leap of faith into 2022, that you could turn into the year of eco-friendly resolutions.


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While the exact reasons may be less clear – the pandemic? Convenience? An inevitable development? – more people are downloading their video games instead of buying discs or other physical formats.
Does this spell the end of being able to buy a physical copy of a game? Given the latest download figures from industry association GAME and market researcher GfK, it's a fair thing to worry about.
For example, six out of 10 video games in Germany (58%) were bought by download in 2020, up from 45% in 2019.
The cheaper the game, the more likely it is to be downloaded, the research finds, based on an ongoing, representative survey of 25,000 consumers and their purchasing and usage habits for digital games.
Eight out of 10 game purchases below the price of US$30 (RM126) are purely digital, GfK finds.
So while downloads are increasing in terms of volume, only 41% of the sums paid reaches publishers and retailers through downloads, up from 33% in the same period last year.
Platform still play a key role: While most games on PCs are now bought as downloads – 94% – only 35%are bought for consoles such as PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Xbox. – dpa


text: Canva Hit With Data Breach – 139 Million Accounts Compromised Drew Wilson | May 30, 2019 Australian based web service Canva is one of the more recent victims of a data breach. 139 million accounts have been reportedly compromised. May is proving to be a pretty bad month for data breaches and leaks. May started off with a bang when a hacker posted half a terabyte of data onto the Tor network. That compromised customer accounts of numerous companies like Oracle, Toshiba, BT, Porsche, and many other companies. After that, another data breach exposed nearly 40% of the entire population of Australia. StackOverflow also suffered from a data breach, but the number of accounts compromised is unknown. Finally, Instagram suffered from a data leak where 49 million accounts were compromised. As we approach the end of the month, it seems the hits just keep on happening. Another data breach has occurred. This time, it is Australian graphic design service Canva who is the latest victim. In all, 139 million accounts have been compromised. From ZDNet: Canva, a Sydney-based startup that’s behind the eponymous graphic design service, was hacked earlier today, ZDNet has learned. Data for roughly 139 million users has been taken during the breach, according to the hacker, who tipped off ZDNet. Today, the hacker contacted ZDNet about his latest hack, involving Australian tech unicorn Canva, which he said he breached just hours before, earlier this morning. “I download everything up to May 17,” the hacker said. “They detected my breach and closed their database server.” Stolen data included details such as customer usernames, real names, email addresses, and city & country information, where available. For 61 million users, password hashes were also present in the database. The passwords where hashed with the bcrypt algorithm, currently considered one of the most secure password-hashing algorithms around. The report goes on to detail how 78 million of those compromised accounts included Google tokens which can be used to log in to the site without a password. Canva, for its part, is investigating the incident, saying that they are asking their users to change their passwords as a precaution. Probably one of the few bits of good news in all of this is that there is no report that credit card information was also compromised. So, the damage can be somewhat limited to compromised login credentials and locations. Still, it’s possible to use such information to access related services with those login credentials. This is especially true for anyone who re-uses the password to anything that is more sensitive such as banking login credentials. So, if that is the case, then those users should consider changing the passwords of those services as well just in case. Drew Wilson on Twitter: @icecube85 and Facebook.


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Brightpearl has acquired Inventory Planner, a demand planning tool that enables e-commerce retailers to forecast inventory and optimise stock.
Inventory Planner will continue as a separate division of Brightpearl, with planned investment from Brightpearl to evolve and enhance the brand and expand its business.
The combination of Inventory Planner and Brightpearl will allow merchants to connect historical sales data to Brightpearl’s built-for-retail operating system.
Inventory Planner has 2,060 customers, primarily in English-speaking countries, 60% of which are between $1m and $100m GMV. Many subscribe via direct download from an app store such as Shopify. Merchants can utilize the tool to quickly visualise trends, and configure advanced reporting and notifications to help run their business by exception.
Derek O’Carroll, CEO of Brightpearl, said: “We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of Inventory Planner. The last two years have shown the importance of demand forecasting expertise for today’s fast-growing merchants, so we’re delighted to be able to offer this best-in-class solution as an extension of the Brightpearl network. We’re also excited about the addition of its experienced and talented team to the wider Brightpearl family.
“Our deal with Inventory Planner signals the first step in our mission to give modern merchants the freedom to easily deploy commerce experiences on their own terms, with access to the very best retail technology products – empowering them to break away from jack-of-all-trades legacy systems.”
“This evolution of our relationship with Brightpearl will allow Inventory Planner to better serve its current and future clients as we tap into the full potential of our integrated solution and offer a cutting edge demand forecasting technology to the fast-growing merchants,” said Inventory Planner co-founder, Oleg Smirnov.
“We are thrilled to be joining forces with BrightPearl, an ideal partner who shares our values and commitment to building secure and scalable retail operating systems.”
The deal is expected to open up a new chapter for retail software with Brightpearl’s plan to create a destination model that puts an end to the one-size-fits-all approach and gives merchants the freedom and choice to meet the challenges of rapid growth.
O’Carroll adds: “Merchants need alternatives to the current ERP-dominated retail tech landscape. They need real-time scalability and optionality, instead of being tied long-term to ‘all in one’ solutions which force-feed mediocre products that limit scale and innovation.”
“We’ll be offering exciting opportunities for merchants to leverage Brightpearl’s growing family of best-in-class products, like Inventory Planner. These specialist applications come pre-integrated, secure and scalable, so merchants can rely upon them to grow fearlessly. They’ll have the choice to use these products as standalone solutions or interconnected to Brightpearl’s core operating system. It’s a win for our commerce customers, and a win for their consumers.”
Maurice Helfgott, Brightpearl Chairman, said: “I started my career as a Merchant and know how critical accurate prediction is to getting the right product available in the right place at the right time. Inventory Planner’s customers are delighted with the proven simplicity and accuracy of its easy-to-deploy forecasting solution solution and we’re confident that Brightpearl’s world class team will help ensure success for the product with larger customers too.”
With its global headquarters in Bristol, UK and US headquarters in Austin, Texas, Brightpearl helps 1,000 commerce businesses to streamline and automate their retail operations across order management, CRM, fulfilment, accounting inventory, and warehouse management.
The company, which has partnerships with organisations like Shopify, eBay and Amazon, has seen 50% growth YOY, as more retail brands seek top technology solutions to support digital transformation, and now manages over $5bn of business a year.
This announcement comes after Brightpearl raised $33M in a recent series C round. Sage led the round, investing approximately £17 million ($23m) out of a total of £25 million ($33m) raised, with existing shareholders including Cipio Partners, Notion Capital and Verdane investing a further £8 million ($10m).
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It’s Anamorphosis —The New Innovation in Digital OOH Production
Digital 3D is Here —
The new DOOH Advertising has arrived
DOOH Advertising is now being upgraded thanks to the latest technology in 3D and VFX.
This year we have experienced a revolution in outdoor advertising that is no longer going unnoticed and traditional 2D ads are now being seen as ordinary compared to their 3D counterparts. Same as it happened years ago with cartoons, we will probably stop watching OOH adverts in 2D.
Europe has led this transformation of advertising with BCN Visuals, a company based in Barcelona that creates 3D & VFX advertising. They have now opened a new office in New York, and they are currently working on new projects with international brands that didn’t want to be left behind on the road to the future of advertising. In fact, BCN Visuals has already produced outdoor campaigns for well-known brands in Europe such as McDonalds, Spotify, Walt Disney, Xiaomi and many others.
BCN Visuals, which is defined as a worldwide advertising and entertainment company, has been awarded best outdoor ad in Europe (Promax Awards) for The Walking Dead, where a zombie seems to jump out from the billboard. But also, they have been recognized for creating the world’s first 3D advert on digital totems for Volkswagen.
Creative Director, Eric Sas, admits they started making cinema and ended up making what he defines as “cinematic advertising”, with the objective of transforming advertising into entertainment. Together with Alan Company, Executive Producer, they both have leveraged their huge experience in creativity and technology to deliver jaw-dropping DOOH campaigns across Spain, Italy, France, London and soon New York.
Helicopters and aircrafts that seem to come out of the screen were the way in which Amazon announced their new movies in Spain and Italy, something that had never been seen before and amazed audiences, making the campaigns viral. This technology has only been used in cinema until now, as DOOH is becoming one of the most important formats for brands to advertise on again following an unusual time of strict lockdown because of COVID-19.
The process by which the content is produced is technically known as anamorphosis. Something that can only be made through use of animation and visual effects to create a distortion of reality for the human eye. An amazing optical illusion that catches the attention of all passersby, who appreciate this new advertising format.
BCN Visuals ensures this is only the beginning of this new era of advertising, and have shared that they are working on new innovative projects involving the latest technology and exploring new ways to surprise everyone now that they have become a benchmark in the industry.
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OEM Data Partners can now deliver rapid alerts to customers whose PII has been compromised in phishing or botnet attacks.
LOS ALTOS, Calif., March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Constella Intelligence (“Constella”), a leading global Digital Risk Protection and Identity Threat Intelligence company, today announced the release of Phishing and Botnet Protection, a new service allowing for the real-time notification of personal data and credential harvesting.
Constella Phishing and Botnet Protection is a unique service that allows partners the opportunity to alert their customers in real-time when their account credentials or personal data is being harvested, and before their stolen information is being used on the Deep and Dark Web. Phishing and Botnet Protection is an enhancement to Constella’s Intelligence API product. Until this release, no vendor has offered a real-time service around identifying credentials and personal information that have just been harvested by Phishing campaigns.
“We are thrilled to be able to offer our partners this new service that will further ensure they are able to protect themselves and their customers from being victims of phishing and botnet attacks,” said Kailash Ambwani, CEO of Constella. “Phishing and Botnet Protection will be an essential addition to the array of products and services we offer for digital risk protection.”
The two components, Phishing and Botnet, will work side-by-side through monitoring technology that detects and provides alerts when Constella’s end-user’s data has been stolen by phishing campaigns or botnet malware.
With Phishing and Botnet Protection, partners and customers can immediately take protective measures to thwart a breach or abuse of the stolen information—minimizing the potential for financial loss and personal disruption. Customers of Phishing and Botnet Protection will also be prompted to reset passwords for compromised accounts before damage occurs and will have unique and immediate visibility into when they have been victims of an attack. This premium monitoring service will be immediately accessible for existing customers and can be effortlessly combined with other Constella Intelligence products to provide comprehensive monitoring and defense to further protect customers’ data and brands.
“When consumers’ credentials, such as logins and passwords, are compromised in a breach, they often are not even aware that they’ve been compromised until after their credentials are spotted on the dark web, or after fraud occurs,” said Tracy Kitten, the Director of Fraud & Security at Javelin Strategy & Research. “Providing consumers with real-time, proactive notification of credential compromise, alerting them to change their passwords before their information appears on the dark web, will be essential in the coming years as phishing and botnet campaigns become more prevalent.”


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Earlier this month, we send an inquiry to
LEGO's press department, asking about any
future LEGO Harry Potter products beyond 2010.
This was the reply we received only yesterday:
"I handle all media relations for LEGO,
and want to thank you so much for reaching out.
LEGO will indeed be launching new HP products in 2011,
but I'm afraid that's all I can share at this time."-Rachel Manson,
Account Executive of the LEGO company.
We will continue to keep you posted on any Harry Potter news as it becomes known.
To read our original announcement concerning the interview, the post can be reached
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Wallet Engine has signed a strategic partnership with Verso, a decentralised marketplace for microfinance products.
This enables customers of Wallet Engine to purchase micro-insurance, avail instant loans or even access DeFi products from within their favourite apps. And for the final touch: end users won’t even need a bank account. Another milestone for Wallet Engine and a leap in terms of convenience for end users.
Our Vision: 100 million in-app wallets by 2025
Wallet Engine has received great recognition over the past year and participated in the prestigious accelerator programs of SOSV’s MOX Accelerator and K-Start Up Grand Challenge in Korea. This has provided great exposure and put Wallet Engine on the radar of international apps, some of them boasting over 40 million users!
We will now work together with Verso to bring microfinance to our new batch of early adopters by the end of this year. Verso and Wallet Engine are both aligned with an aggressive growth strategy. Our target is no less than 100 million users by the end of 2025. With Verso, the Wallet Engine apps will benefit from increasing revenue streams and user stickiness.
Verso is designed for financial service providers, regulated financial institutions, and it’s community-governed by its participants. It uses proprietary smart contracts to facilitate the distribution of product-specific money flow between service providers, financial institutions and their customers.


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Wow Stuff and Aardman have today (2 March) confirmed a new collaboration on a global consumer products initiative called MovieMates.
MovieMates – which will launch with blockbuster franchise, Jurassic World – are a range of collectable highly detailed and articulated action figures, mounted on a non-removable ‘film rig’ that comes with a free app.
Using the figure/s and the stop-motion app, kids and kidults can recreate movie scenes or make new ones of their own. ‘Start making movies within 60 seconds’ is the premise with the easy to use toys and app.
“Kids are massive content creators, just look at YouTube and the rise of the kidfluencers who love sharing their homemade videos,” commented Kenny McAndrew, head of licensing at Wow Stuff. “From unboxing of latest toys to the creation of mini movies using off the shelf toys, there is a clear opportunity to give them branded assets that they could never normally access.
“MovieMates also allows kids to show off their movie creations on social media without having to be the star of the show – their art, their movie is the star and they are the producer and director. Available within the app are official Jurassic World backgrounds, special FX sounds and stickers – and more great brands will follow.”
Rob Goodchild, commercial director at Aardman, continued: “We are committed to inspiring the next generation of movie-makers and creating the tools to help everyone unlock their creative potential.
“This is a great example of two innovative businesses coming together to create something special, combining our unrivalled expertise in stop-motion animation and interactive production with Wow! Stuff’s ability to create and market leading-edge toys. Making films is great fun and rewarding, and anyone can give it a go.”
MovieMates will launch in July with the Jurassic World franchise and is distributed and marketed in the US by JAKKS Pacific and in the rest of the world by Wow Stuff.
Wow Stuff has also signed other tier one licensed brands launching globally later on in 2022.
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Apple's growth prospects are looking brighter as anticipation builds for the upcoming release of the next iPhone, a model that is expected to cater to consumers yearning for a bigger screen.
(AP)—BlackBerry shares dropped Wednesday after details emerged of a partnership between two of the world's biggest technology companies—Apple and IBM—aimed at business customers.
(AP)—Your swimsuit and your sunscreen are in the luggage, and your boarding passes are all printed out.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has accused US technology giant Apple of threatening national security through its iPhone's ability to track and time-stamp a user's location.
Apple has been granted a patent for a method to create all-glass shells for electronic devices, such as iPhones and iPads.
T-Mobile says it has a new way to further transform the way people buy mobile phones.
Mention Huawei in the U.S., and you're likely to get a blank look. Either that person has never heard of the Chinese phone maker or has heard something about security concerns raised by lawmakers in Washington.
iPhone users in Australia were greeted with an alarming message this week when they tried to use their devices. They were told that a hacker or group of hackers going by the name Oleg Pliss had taken control of their phone ...
Spotify is requiring people listening to its popular music service on Android devices to install new software as a safeguard against a recent security breach.
Apple has acknowledged a bug within its iMessage system that keeps some users who switch from an iPhone to another maker's smartphone from receiving certain text messages.


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ARM Holdings plc Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” from Brokerages (NASDAQ:ARMH)
ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARMH) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the twenty-eight ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, American Banking & Market News reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and twenty have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $47.29.
Shares of ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARMH) opened at 45.43 on Wednesday. ARM Holdings plc has a 52 week low of $39.69 and a 52 week high of $55.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $44.30 and a 200-day moving average of $46.51. The company has a market cap of $21.331 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.04.
ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARMH) last released its earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $309.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $306.32 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.05 earnings per share. ARM Holdings plc’s revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that ARM Holdings plc will post $1.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Galvan Research reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ARM Holdings plc in a research note on Friday. Separately, analysts at Benchmark Co. upgraded shares of ARM Holdings plc from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. They now have a $49.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $47.00. Finally, analysts at Numis Securities Ltd reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ARM Holdings plc in a research note on Monday, August 4th.
ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARMH) designs microprocessors, physical intellectual property (IP) and related technology and software, and sells development tools.
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Apple experiments with devices similar to watches: NYT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc. is experimenting with the design of a device similar to a wristwatch that would operate on the same platform as the iPhone and would be made with curved glass, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
The article cited unnamed sources "familiar with the company's explorations".
The watch-like product that could be used to make mobile payments is currently in the experimental stage and would operate on Apple's iOS platform, which is the foundation of its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch consumer devices, the Times said.
An Apple spokesperson did not immediately return a call for comment.
The Wall Street Journal separately reported that one person briefed on the effort said Apple discussed such a device with its major manufacturing partner Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, also known as Foxconn, which has been working on some technologies that could be used in wearable devices.
The Taiwan-based company has been working toward making more power-efficient displays and its technologies are aimed at multiple Foxconn customers, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the same person.
(Reporting By Marcy Nicholson; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
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#291 – Dine Out to “86” Hunger This Week at Participating Restaurants with the 86 Project – November 16-18, 2010
Love to dine out? Need a good excuse to dine out this week or try a new Midtown restaurant? Look no further than the 86project’s 86/Hunger 3-Day Dine Out!
This week – Tuesday, November 16 through Thursday, November 18, 2010 – participating restaurants will donate a minimum of 86¢ for every dine-in guest toward the 86project, “a network of socially-active restaurants and like-minded food enthusiasts who act together to improve and uplift local communities by giving back, raising awareness in the spirit of “86ing” things like hunger, climate change, autism and cancer.” The 3-Day Dine Out benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Participating restaurants this week are Aria, Bhojanic, Bone Garden Cantina, Diesel, Cafe di Sol, The Nook, 4th & Swift, Genki, all Concentrics Restaurants (including ONE Midtown Kitchen, Two Urban Licks and Parish), and all Metrotainment Cafes (including Hudson Grill and Joe’s on Juniper). According to Kate Mitchell, founder of the 86project, “Our goal with the November Dine-Out is to raise $21,500 to support the Atlanta Community Food Bank, which supports nearly 60,000 different households in the greater Atlanta community.” Wouldn’t you like to be a part of helping 86project reach their goal?
Reservations are recommended for each restaurant to ensure that you can get a table!
WHERE: 86project’s 3-Day Dine Out to “86” Hunger – Various participating restaurants


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This year Facebook is launching Avatars, a fun way for users to portray themselves in messenger chats and comments on posts. The feature will allow users to create completely customised characters to represent themselves whilst using Facebook. The option is currently being trialed by users in Australia, but all Facebook users will soon be able to create them, reportedly by the end of the year or very early next year.
The Avatars have been in development for over a year now, and the latest designs have a polished, 3D look compared to their traditional flat style that you may remember from older versions such as Bitmoji. Unlike Bitmoji however, there are no plans for Facebook Avatars to be integrated into other apps like keyboards, and there’s no feature that lets users snap a photo to get the creation process started.


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Perhaps some banking customers won't have to switch banks to avoid fees, after all.
According to a report from the Charlotte Business Journal, several of the nation's largest banks have given in to consumer demands and are dropping or tweaking their new monthly fees.
The report cited JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), which has a major presence in Birmingham, as banks that are scrapping or altering their planned fees.
The news is entirely surprising based on consumer sentiments. Our Business Pulse poll last week found that 59 percent of Birmingham Business Journal readers said they will start banking with a new institution if their current bank begins charging a new monthly debit card fee.
Update: Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF) just issued a press release saying they will follow suit and eliminate the monthly CheckCard fee for all accounts.
In August, Birmingham-based Regions announced plans to charge a $4 debit card fee for some customers.
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Just a few hours after we shared a new Solo trailer with you (posted by the official German Star Wars YouTube page) comes the news that the tickets for the movie will go on presale on May the 4th.
Reddit member creepmaster9000 got an email newsletter from a German cinema stating that tickets for Solo: A Star Wars Story will go on presale in Germany on May the 4th.
After the release of the final Solo trailer, many fans were disappointed that we didn’t also get an announcement for the ticket sales. The main reason for that was probably the fact that Disney’s other box-office juggernaut Avengers: Infinity War was about to get released in theaters, and most likely they didn’t want to distract the fans with two big movie ticket sales. Fans immediately started speculating that the next potential date for Solo ticket sales could be May the 4th aka Star Wars Day. And it made perfect sense.
Could this announcement in Germany mean that a similar announcement will be coming shortly in other countries as well? It certainly looks that way. Or could this announcement just be specific to this particular cinema? That is also a possibility. We just have to wait a few more days, and I am sure we will get an official announcement. Especially after Avengers: Infinity War opens in theaters this weekend.
Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters in exactly 1 month!


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Especially for Easter weekend our bakers have made Easter cupcakes, raspberry white chocolate scones and lemon scones! Only available in our shops from Saturday April 1st.
Besides those specials we also have our Cake of the Month, Passion Fruit Quark Cake and a Spring Loaf Cake.
We’re closed on April 9th, 1st day of Easter and April 10th (2nd day of Easter) in Rotterdam and The Hague.
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French consumer electronics brand Thomson that made a re-entry into the Indian market in FY19 through its television business is eyeing revenues of Rs 600 crore this financial year.
In an interaction with Moneycontrol, Avneet Singh Marwah, CEO, SPPL (exclusive licensing partner of Thomson) said they have already seen sales of 30,000 units in June within 45 days of the launch.
“We are anticipating a good growth in sales in the upcoming festive season and will also be launching new models for the market,” he added.
Thomson TVs are sold only through the e-commerce website, Flipkart and Marwah said the plan is to continue with this arrangement. He said they will not be setting up offline stores to sell the products.
It is sold across 14,000 pin codes across India and the 35 warehouses of Flipkart across India has led to the reduction in delivery time.
There has been equal demand from both rural as well as urban markets and among the different models, Marwah said the 4K television is their highest selling product.
However, the high rate of taxes on large-end television sets has been a cause for concern.
“The 32-inch to 40-inch television category is the most popular and constitutes a majority of the country’s television market. However, the goods and services tax (GST) rate for this segment is still at 28 percent. This is among the highest in the world,” he added.
Thomson was one of the top premium CRT brands in Indian early 2000s. At present, smart television including the LED TVs is the top-selling in the country across markets. All Thomson television models for the Indian market are being manufactured in India by Super Plastronics, with which Thomson has an exclusive licensing agreement. – Moneycontrol


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Strathroy Dairy’s director Cormac Cunningham has refuted suggestions that the company let Glanbia ‘take the heat’ on Ireland’s peak milk supply challenge, before going public with its own problems on the matter.
Strathroy has contacted its suppliers to inform them that there will be a risk to any additional milk produced next year, as the company manages increasing volume levels over the peak milk season.
In the letter, the Tyrone-based milk processor told supplier farmers that, although it is in the process of constructing a new dryer in Omagh, “any increase in our peak intake could create difficulties”.
However, it stressed that current supply levels are not an issue.
Speaking to Agriland Cormac Cunningham said:
“The issue for us first became apparent back in March. Extra volumes of milk started coming into Strathroy at that time. Glanbia went public with its own difficulties at the same time.
“We had arrangements to deal with the volumes of milk coming at us this year. But we felt that it was important to let our farmer-suppliers know, at this stage, of our plans for 2022 and beyond.”
Not telling farmers to restrict
According to the Strathroy director, the company is not telling suppliers to restrict plans they might have to increase milk output.
He explained: “What we are saying is that future milk produced above the levels registered this year during the months of March, April, May and June may have to be sold onto a distressed market, and the farmer price adjusted accordingly.
“Milk supplies up to the threshold level will be paid for at the agreed base price.
“It is only increased milk supplies that will be treated in this way. And it may turn out that prevailing market conditions will allow us to pay the full price for all the milk Strathroy receives during the period of peak supply.
“But such circumstances cannot be guaranteed.”
Northern Ireland milk suppliers
Cunningham also confirmed to Agriland that Strathroy is not imposing the new peak milk supply arrangements on its farmer suppliers in Northern Ireland.
“The production profile of our milk suppliers in Northern Ireland is essentially flat all year-round,” he explained.
“The issue relates solely to the production trends followed by dairy farmers in the Republic of Ireland, where the trend towards spring and summer milk output has been further accentuated over recent years.
“We are a liquid milk business; we need a steady flow of milk coming through to use every week of the year."
All-Ireland policy at Strathroy
Cunningham is keen to point out that Strathroy remains committed to an All-Ireland business policy.
“The problem is a direct result of there not being sufficient processing capacity on this island to deal with the volumes of milk coming off farms during the four months of peak supply.
“From our point of view, the problems we now face have been created on the back of the exceptional increases in milk output witnessed in the Republic of Ireland over recent years.
“This problem is magnified if plant breakdowns take place anywhere on the island.”
So how is Strathroy Dairy planning to deal with the surplus milk offered by its producers?
Cunningham said: “Step one is to pasteurise the milk. The cream is then removed and the resulting skimmed milk condensed down on site.
“This allows us to send the cream for butter production, with the concentrated skimmed milk sold to EU customers. There is no market for this product in Britain at the present time.
“The Northern Ireland Protocol allows us to sell the concentrated milk to European customers on a levy-free basis.
“For every four tankers of milk arriving at Omagh, one tanker of condensed milk subsequently leaves the Strathroy site," he added.
Strathroy milk drying plant
November of this year will see the completion of a milk drying plant at Strathroy Dairies.
“This will allow us gain entry into a range of other markets,” the Strathroy director confirmed.
“This is an example of Strathroy using its money to help solve the problems that now exist. Significantly, we are not asking our farmers to put their hands in their pockets in order to fund this investment," he continued.
Cunningham believes that the need to flatten Ireland’s milk production curve is obvious. In practical terms, this means producing more winter milk.
He said: “In our own case we have enough winter milk producers in the Republic of Ireland to meet our needs. And these farmers are well positioned to produce more winter milk, if required.”
Strathroy Dairy has 250 farmer suppliers on the island. Significantly, the company is confirming that it will not be taking on new suppliers.
“And we made this point very clear to our farmers in the follow-up to the letters that went out to them just over a week ago,” Cunningham stressed.
When asked how farmers reacted to the receipt of the letters, the Strathroy representative confirmed that most producers could see the rationale behind the decisions that had been taken.
He added: “We work very closely with all our suppliers. The new pricing arrangements kick-in next year. And these take full account of the growth in milk supplies secured by our farmers over the past 12 months.
“Agreed monthly volumes for each supplier will be the higher of their production in 2020 and 2021 e.g. a farmer supplying 60,000L in May 2020 and 65,000L in May 2021 would have an agreed threshold of 65,000L in May of next year," he concluded.


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Each week at Forbes we scan our database of corporate insiders to see who got richer from the action in the stock market. Overall the past week wasn't a record breaker -- the Dow ended up 1% compared with Friday March 23 -- but several insiders bested that performance by a long shot. Here, some of the week's winners:
Veteran Forbes billionaire Jeff Bezos has made approximately $1.25 billion over the past seven days alone. With shares of Amazon up 6.8% in the week through March 30, Bezos' more than 88 million shares have appreciated accordingly, increasing the founder's fortune by nearly double the Mega Millions $640 million jackpot. While a $1.25 billion week is unfathomable to most, the sum represents just a 6.3% increase in Bezos' net worth, which at this moment stands at approximately $19.7 billion. In percentage terms, several corporate insiders fared even better than Bezos over the past week.
The Reviews Are In
Serial entrepreneur and chairman of business review hub Yelp, Max Levchin has done a lot in his 36 years. Before he graduated from the University of Illinois in 1997, Levchin had already founded NetMeridian Software, a developer of early palm-top security applications. Following a stint at PayPal, Levchin founded social app and game developer Slide Inc. After Slide was bought by Google, Levchin served as vice president of engineering at the search giant until August 2011. Levchin is now Yelp's Chairman of the Board and is also the company's largest individual stockholder with over 7 million shares. Yelp shares have risen 24.2% since Friday March 23 after initially disappointing investors in the wake of the company's March 2 IPO. When markets opened Friday morning, Levchin's Yelp stake was worth $205 million, $39.9 million more than a week earlier.
Internet Shopping's Back Office
Compared to Yelp's high-profile IPO, Demandware's shares hit the public market in mid-March to relatively little fanfare. That lack of popular notoriety hasn't prevented Demandware founder and Chairman Stephan Schambach from minting a serious fortune, however. Clients from Columbia Sportswear to Tory Burch are very much aware of the firm, using Demandware's e-commerce platform to build and manage their online retail and marketing presence. Before founding Demandware in 2004, Shambach served as CEO of Intershop Communications, an e-commerce company he founded in 1992. Schambach's roughly 4.4 million Demandware shares have appreciated 25.9% week over week, raising the value of his stake by $30 million to $140.7 million.
Barrels of Money
Greif Inc. was established in Cleveland, Ohio in 1877 as a cooperage. By the end of the 19th century Greif was producing everything from boxes to kegs and owned 300,000 acres of timberland farmed to supply the raw materials of the trade. After going public in 1926, Greif eventually expanded into all kinds of industrial packaging. Today, the firm produces a full range of industrial containers made of everything from steel to fibre. The largest individual holder of the firm's Class B voting stock is heiress Virginia D. Ragan, a descendent of John C. Dempsey, Greif's chairman in the 1940s. Riding a wave of analyst upgrades touting the firm's solid dividend yield and those recession-proof timber assets, Greif shares have climbed nearly 10% since last Friday. As a result, Ms. Ragan is $16.8 million richer. Her Greif stake is currently worth about $186 million.
From Belarus With IT Services Industry Executive Experience
Belarusian Arkadiy Dobkin is CEO and Chairman of IT services outsourcing firm EPAM Systems. EPAM Systems made its public debut back in February at $12 per share, significantly below the initial filing range of $16-$18 per share. Shares jumped 22.2% over the past week after fourth quarter sales and profits beat analysts' estimates, sending EPAM past the high end of the bankers' initial valuation and into the $20 per share range. Along for the ride, Dobkin's 4.9 million shares (he sold nearly 550,000 shares in the offering) are worth approximately $18.2 million more than a week earlier at over $100 million.
Reflects changes over past week through open on Friday March 30, 2012.
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ST. LOUIS — Construction will soon start on a new concept at City Foundry STL.
BerryBox Superfood Bar, which offers fruit smoothies and bowls, plans to open at the food hall development in late March or early April, said husband-and-wife duo Dustin and Whitney Cole.
Dustin Cole said the concept draws inspiration from the popular chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, as BaerryBox customers will be able to view the full menu of ingredients while they follow their bowl down an assembly line. Ingredients are to include açaí, pitaya and matcha, and toppings such as fresh fruit, granola and house-made nut butters. The business will also sell craft sparkling waters.
Construction, to start in the coming weeks, is being handled by St. Louis-based Integrate Construction Partners. Dustin estimated build-out costs of about $200,000, and added it's being personally financed.
BerryBox will employ about 15 workers, a mix of part-time food service employees and full-time management employees, Dustin said.
The Coles are St. Louis natives who are new to the food scene. They said they chose to open in City Foundry because it allows them to get the concept running with less overhead.
“We thought it would be a good proof of concept,” Dustin said. “Our intent is to set up this fast-casual-type restaurant that’s easy to scale. We obviously want this one to be successful, but we also are setting this up to where we can hopefully grow to more locations in St. Louis.”
The idea came to the family during pandemic lockdowns.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- In a memorable scene from the movie Pretty Woman, a prostitute played by Julia Roberts goes into a boutique on Rodeo Drive only to be turned away by snooty sales clerks who say they have nothing in her size.
For years, snobbery has been a hallmark of this city of wealth and glamour, movie stars and entertainment honchos, where it is possible to spend $20,000 for a watch, $6,000 for a suit with 14-karat gold pinstriping or $15,000 for a handbag of rare leather.
But business and community leaders say that in these hard economic times even Beverly Hills can no longer afford to be so exclusive. A sharp decline in sales of luxury items, a glut of commercial real estate and a dearth of tourists in the last two years are changing its retail landscape -- whether retailers like it or not.
To attract a broader customer base, even at the risk of bringing in buyers previously deemed to lack the right "look," retailers have adopted "open arms" policies, training their staffs to be less discriminating and to push low-ticket as hard as high-ticket items.
To fill vacancies that began to appear for the first time two years ago, the city is bringing in retailers that previously would not have met its snob quotient like Guess Jeans and Banana Republic.
"These new stores will bring in more excitement and a broader spectrum of customers," said Donald Tronstein, who owns three buildings that house 11 shops on Rodeo Drive. "We are cultivating people who will graduate to the couture line in a few years."
Still, not everyone seems as captivated by the notion. Asked whether they welcomed moderately priced retailers like Guess, which plans to open a 7,000- square-foot-store at 411 Rodeo Drive, most shop owners on the drive declined to comment.
But an owner of a women's boutique several doors from the new Guess shop said: "What can you do? It's a sign of the times. I'm just thankful it's Guess and not the Gap. That would be horrendous."
Yet more midline merchandise may be on the way. The chamber and the city are trying to promote Beverly Hills as an "outdoor shopping mall" with something for everyone. As part of that effort, the city is helping retailers negotiate lower rents and eliminate red tape.
In the past, many businesses avoided a Beverly Hills address because of the exorbitant rents and the bureaucratic morass they met in obtaining a license to operate a new enterprise.
"We are a warmer and friendlier society," said Bill Boyd, executive director of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. "We want people to come here and spend $10 to $10,000."


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Anyone with even a passing interest in the equestrian sporting calendar will know this coming weekend should be when we all make the annual trip to the prestigious Burghley Horse Trials three-day eventing competition. Unfortunately, owing to the current Covid-19 situation, the organisers have taken the tough decision to cancel the 2020 event. It’s a great shame, but for this year, this equestrian extravaganza is going digital, with a special event being brought to you.
Burghley goes digital
As with all sports, competitive eventing has now been given the green light to restart, albeit behind closed doors and without spectators. But it’s come too late for this year’s event to take place. Sadly, it marks the first time since the event began in 1961 that the Trials have been cancelled. So, this year, Burghley’s ‘going digital’ to mark the occasion. But what does that really mean?
Rather than cancel the event completely, Burghley’s organisers opted to bring a special event direct to you. By making this year’s event “a celebration of past, present, and future”, they’ve curated a special, virtual event so you can enjoy a Burghley experience from the comfort of your own sofa – or your garden if the weather holds!
The Burghley online schedule
Starting off with The Burghley Picnic Hamper Competition, here’s what the organisers have in store and what you can expect as you visit the website across the weekend:
- Friday 4th September: Relax & enjoy a sumptuous day of online retail therapy
- Saturday 5th September: Be part of Burghley’s long adventure amongst the huge journey of archive material that will be live here on the website for you to delve into.
- Sunday 6th September:00 pm Clare Balding presents the All-Star Sunday Programme here on the website including:
- Strictly Dressage with the maestro Carl Hester MBE & international Dressage & Eventing Judge Nick Burton
- Sir Mark Todd gives an insight into his new career
- Pippa Funnell talks to us from The Billy Stud
- World No.1, Oliver Townend, reveals how he dealt with lockdown
- Clare Balding talks The Road To Tokyo with Dickie Waygood and Henry Bullen
- Clare Balding meets the new Land Rover Burghley Course Designer, Derek di Grazia, and bids farewell to Captain Mark Phillips as they talk Cross Country.
“Throughout the programme we will be counting down to your Ultimate Burghley Champion (voting now closed) while taking you on a Burghley Odyssey, reflecting on some of the most memorable moments of the Event’s past.”
3 Donkeys show special
Burghley weekend will certainly be a very different event this year. After all, a big part of the event is its atmosphere. Not just with the eventing itself, but the shopping and the wide range of traders who attend every year – including us!
So this year, you’ll have the chance to have a shopping spree without leaving home. Over the whole weekend, you’ll be able to visit all the trader’s online stores and make those all-important purchases for yourself, friends, family, and staff. And, of course, 3 Donkeys will be ‘there’.
Though it won’t be the same – we love seeing everyone face to face, chatting, and enjoying the camaraderie that you can only get at Burghley – but to make this year’s event even more memorable, we’re offering everyone a show special of a 10% discount off every item across the website over the whole weekend.
Join us online
So whether you need our Dartmoor or Classic ladies coveralls or fancy kitting yourself out with some of our awesome 3 Donkeys apparel, including vests, hoodies, and t-shirts, we’re fully stocked and ready to go! You can even grab yourself an exclusive 3 Donkeys face mask to keep you safe when you’re out and about.
So, wherever you are, come and join us for an online Burghley event – and don’t forget your 10% discount on all 3 Donkeys purchases across the whole weekend!
For more information on this year’s virtual event, visit https://burghley-horse.co.uk/. In the meantime, we’re already looking forward to next year’s Land Rover Burghley Weekend from September 1st – 5th 2021. See you there!


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KID 2002 Best Friend honoree, Lisa Parker, has said goodbye to her team at NBC 5 Chicago last night after 27 years of reporting on consumer news. Lisa joined NBC 5 as a consumer investigative reporter in 1996 and for years, her Target 5 consumer-investigative unit tackled a range of topics. She helped start NBC 5 Responds, a unit that helps consumers solve specific issues, recovering millions of dollars.
Over the years, she has been a great supporter of KID and our mission. Her first article, Children’s Product Recalls Often Missed was published in 2001 and helped spread the news about dangerous children’s product recalls that weren’t previously brought to the public’s attention. She has been a part of over 40 stories about KID’s ongoing work in children’s product safety. She wrote about the passage of Danny’s Law and the changes it brought to the recall process and safety standards in her 2010 article Danny’s Law Changes World of Recalls, and in 2013 she wrote about the rise in injuries connected to children’s products in her article Kid Product Recalls Drop, Injuries Rise. Most recently, she reported on our 2022 Recall Report looking at all the children’s products recalls from the previous year in her article Report Finds Increase in Child Deaths, Injuries Tied to Recalled Products.
In 2002, KID honored Lisa as our Best Friend for her dedication to exposing dangerous hazards. She has gone on to emcee many subsequent KID Best Friend Award Nights bringing joy and energy to the events through her infectious personality and charm. We thank Lisa for all that she has done and wish her the best in her future endeavors. Watch her goodbye to NBC and viewers here.


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Thailand plans 12 new rice varieties
Thailand’s global reputation for delicious high-quality rice is about to get even better. The Kingdom is developing 12 new varieties of the grain that will be available in domestic and international markets in 2024.
The new rice varieties will be a testament to the country’s prowess in research and development in the fields of food and agriculture. The sectors are a national strength and Thailand is the only net food exporter in Asia. The Kingdom is practically synonymous with high-quality rice.
Competition in rice markets has intensified in recent years with a few other countries gaining larger shares through lower prices. But Thailand is determined to remain at the top of the pack. Its researchers are constantly creating and experimenting with new strains of the grain – some to take taste and texture to even higher levels, others to improve yields, productivity and adaptability to changing climate conditions.
“Thailand must be a leader in producing quality rice,” said Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanavisit. “The strategy requires focus on solving two problems: Thai rice can no longer compete on price and we have few varieties.”
Of the 12 new varieties, four are hard-texture grains, four are soft texture, two are Thai fragrant rice and two are high-nutrition types. Minister Jurin said that market research showed that global consumers prefer these varieties.
The Thai Rice Exporters Association is forecasting that rice exports will rise by 14.8 percent this year to 7 million tons. The Association said that there will be higher demand because of the global economic recovery.
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Armenia experts defends Yerevan’s initialing of association agreement with EU
YEREVAN, August 22. / ARKA /. Head of the Yerevan-based Caucasus Institute defended today Armenia’s anticipated initialing of the Association Agreement with the EU and the stemming Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area Agreement (DCFTA), saying they will have a positive impact on Armenia’s economy.
Armenia and several other former Soviet republics are supposed to initial the agreements in November at an EU’s Eastern Partnership summit scheduled to take place in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Speaking at a news conference Iskandaryan said the initialing of the agreements is just a step on Armenia’s path to European integration, and therefore no fundamental and immediate changes in the national economy should be expected.
The EU began negotiating an Association Agreement with Armenia in July 2010. The aim was to replace the old Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with a more advanced relationship. The negotiations on the trade part of this agreement – the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) – were launched in May 2012. After seven rounds of negotiations, final agreement was reached on 24 July 2013.
Armenia already benefits from preferential access to the EU market through the EU Generalized System of Preferences with additional incentives for sustainable development and good governance ("GSP+"). This means that existing import duties are already very low, so the benefits of the DCFTA, although they also include tariff reductions, will lie predominantly behind the border. Regulatory reform will focus on areas such as sanitary and phytosanitary issues, aiming to bring food safety standards in Armenia up to a par with those in the EU. Armenia will also adapt various laws relating to industrial goods, with an emphasis on domestic safety and consumer protection.
According to the EU, the agreements will allow Armenia to receive an additional annual income of 146 million euros, almost 2.3% of its GDP. Armenia's exports may grow by 15.2% and imports by 8.2%. The agreement will enable Armenia to diversify its exports at favorable terms. -0-


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Whilst the destiny of many contestants within the fictional “Squid Recreation” collection from South Korea used to be a snappy dying, for traders in a cryptocurrency impressed via the worldwide sensation, issues did not pan out so smartly both.
Remaining week, an unknown developer introduced a crypto token impressed via the wildly common Netflix display a couple of fatal sport by which gamers chance their lives to dig themselves out of utmost monetary debt. Referred to as Squid, the virtual forex started buying and selling at the PancakeSwap platform on October 26 at a penny in step with token, in step with crypto-pricing web site CoinMarketCap. The fee grew to $2,861 via Monday, in step with CoinMarketCap information.
No longer lengthy after the Squid coin hit the marketplace, CoinMarketCap issued a caution to traders that one thing used to be amiss. Anyone had dismantled the Squid coin web site and promotors of the cryptocurrency may not be reached, CoinMarketCap mentioned.
“We have now gained more than one reviews that the web site and socials are not purposeful and customers aren’t ready to promote this token in Pancakeswap,” CoinMarketCap mentioned on its web site. “There’s rising proof that this venture has been rugged. Please do your individual due diligence and workout excessive warning.”
Greater than 43,000 traders purchased the Squid forex and now blockchain mavens imagine the ones other people have develop into prey to what is known as a “rug pull” rip-off, by which builders bail on a virtual forex once traders have poured a whole lot of cash into the asset.
The average crypto rip-off has accounted for $113 million in investor losses between January and July, in step with a document from cryptocurrency intelligence company CipherTrace. The makers of the Squid token most likely made off with about $3.3 million, in step with an estimate reported via Gizmodo.
Squid coin traders more than likely may not get their a reimbursement, mentioned J.P. Richardson, CEO of blockchain pockets corporate Exodus. The incident highlights how necessary it’s for traders to rigorously select the place they position their cash, Richardson mentioned.
“Story as outdated as time”
“It is a story as outdated as time,” Richardson instructed CBS MoneyWatch. “Do your individual analysis. Move to the web site, examine that the workforce is actual other people.”
The Squid forex creators took good thing about a present second in time by which the Korean survival display has develop into a big hit, and traders — specifically millennial and Gen Z savers — need to see excessive returns in a little while, Richardson mentioned. However other people will have to have observed the rip-off coming, he mentioned. One lifeless giveaway: the Squid coin web site instructed traders their cash needed to be secured at the back of an anti-dump generation characteristic.
“In case your cash must be locked up, that made it beautiful transparent it used to be a rip-off,” Richardson mentioned.
PancakeSwap didn’t go back requests for remark Tuesday. The platform has formally categorised the Squid providing a rug pull rip-off.
Virtual forex scams were on the heart of a lot of this yr’s greatest monetary losses. The Federal Business Fee mentionedinto fraudulent crypto investments. One such scheme gives crypto funding “guidelines” on-line then redirects customers to fraudulent websites. In some other, scammers pose as celebrities, similar to billionaire Elon Musk, to trick customers into sending them cryptocurrency, promising them the fame will give a contribution to their funding.
In spite of the rampant fraud and worth instability, cryptocurrencies keep growing into mainstream acceptance. Bitcoinof just about $50,000 in February, partially as a result of extra corporations are accepting it as a type of fee. Ethereum and dogecoin additionally hit record-high costs previous this yr.


text: Bell’s Whisky’s new 2m TV campaign through Court Burkitt breaks this week. The campaign, asks ‘What have you been doing while Bell’s has been maturing?’ and shows a montage of images of experiences enjoyed by the brand’s target customers, males aged 25-35. The 60-second execution, which concludes with ‘Eight years. Well spent’, will be followed by four individual ten-second executions. The campaign is the first for Bell’s since it became part of drinks giant Diageo. UDV, the Diageo subsidiary of which Bell’s is a part, plans to spend 20m on marketing support over the pre-Christmas period.


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This week, the gossip, the automobile industry has news of a plug-in hybrid variant of the Toyota C-HR, a potential S2000 replacement, a laferrari replacement and PCP rates trends.
Plug-in hybrid variant of the Toyota C-HR
Toyota is mulling over a plug-in hybrid version of the new C-HR crossover, which would take its powertrain from the next-generation Prius Plug-in Hybrid.
Diesel engines will never be offered in the new Seat Ateca rival, although the more powerful petrol engines will join the line-up next year. Currently, there is a conventional hybrid and a 1.2 turbo petrol model.
Read more: 2017 Toyota C-HR 1.8 Hybrid review
A potential S2000 replacement Honda
Honda Europe sales chief Jean-Marc Streng, it would be “very happy to have an S2000 replacement”, but at the moment is not a priority.
He said: “There is no market, the thought of the profi tability of the… it is difficult to be successful in sports cars.” However, he admitted that a small roadster could be “beautiful”.
Read more: Honda S2000 sports car return, as the Mazda MX-5 rival
Laferrari replacement excluded
You certainly will not be a replacement for the laferrari until there is a step-change in technology. Ferrari believes that until about 10 years away, at which point there will be a sufficient number of new technologies to put you in a car to “leave a mark in history.”
In that time, Ferrari also hopes all of the technology on the laferrari will be flowed in its range of models.
Read more: Limited-edition Ferrari J50 revealed in Japan
PCP rates trends
The fight to protect the residual value is to continue to intensify, say industry insiders, like car companies offer to attract buyers on PCP deals.
Two-tone colors, with painted roofs, the last field of battle, with buyers, in particular, increasing the value of their. This higher demand, the more the complexity and the time required to paint the cars, are said to have caused the production facilities of many car manufacturers to huge headaches.
Read more: the PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) of explained: How to do it well


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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- If you bought fish sticks or breaded chicken cutlets from Price Chopper recently, you may want to check the labels.
The supermarket has issued two voluntary recalls for products it claims have incomplete nutritional information.
Labels on Gourmet Boutique breaded Italian chicken cutlets and High Liner Foods 18-piece Price Chopper fish sticks sold throughout the company's 136 Price Chopper locations fail to mention the foods may contain milk, posing a safety risk to people who are lactose intolerant or have other dairy allergies.
The company said the foods do not pose any other safety risk, and should be harmless to people without milk allergies.
The chicken was sold from Feb. 6 to June 9 with code 22609-7000. The fish sticks have a product code of 41735 03402.
People who bought the affected products can bring them back to their local Price Chopper for a full refund, according to the company.


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The upcoming new iPhone model from Apple could deliver better Internet connecting capabilities as well as longer lasting battery life, all made possible via a new chip component.
As reported by 9to5Mac, the next iPhone version (said to be called the iPhone 6S) will sport the MDM9635M, a new chip developed by Qualcomm, one of the leading manufacturers of chips for mobile devices today.
The MDM9635M chip was actually first unveiled by Qualcomm back in 2013, but it was only in 2014 that it went into mass production. This chip is capable of achieving theoretical download speeds of 300 mbps on carrier long term evolution (LTE) networks. That is easily twice the speeds of Apple’s current flagship devices, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, which were clocked at only 150 mbps.
If this latest report turns out to be true, mobile users around the world will now have another reason to be excited about the next iPhone that will soon hit stores everywhere. iPhones are an important of Apple’s business. During the first quarter of 2015, Apple managed to post a revenue of $40.3 billion from selling a staggering 61.2 million iPhones across the globe. What is even more remarkable is that those figures are up 55 percent and 40 percent respectively from the previous year’s numbers.
And now with the upcoming release of the iPhone 6S device, Apple’s sales numbers will surely be boosted anew. The company normally releases a new iPhone model once a year, and each new release often comes with enhanced specifications and even new designs, and each and every time, Apple’s iPhone sales figures go up. By fall of this year when the iPhone 6S gets launched (probably), Apple is likely looking at a home run again in terms of its iPhone sales.
Apple has always been good at keeping secrets regarding upcoming new product launches, but that has not stopped industry watchers and casual mobile users from speculating. As a matter of fact, it is rumored that the iPhone 6S will have a design similar to its predecessors (the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus), but will likely be thicker in order to house a larger battery.
Speaking of battery, the infusion of the new Qualcomm high end LTE chip to the iPhone 6S is expected to prolong the handset’s battery life. Qualcomm has been on a quest to create more power efficient chips in the last few years, and it appears that its MDM9635M chip will deliver in that area. But exactly how much battery life improvement are we looking at here? Nothing is certain at this point, so we will have to wait until Apple officially unveils the iPhone 6S.
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Halls is a renowned South African family farming business with global reach. Now 125 years old and mindful of its rich heritage, it is also at the forefront when it comes to the production, sourcing, marketing and export of sub-tropical produce – especially avocados. To celebrate its 125th anniversary, Halls has chosen Fruit Logistica 2015 to launch a year-long celebration that honours its heritage and recognises all those who have contributed over the years to the company’s success. To mark this rare milestone, Halls will be unveiling a new brand identity and has compiled a book and video to be launched at ‘125’ Halls events globally.
“Our 125th anniversary is a time to celebrate our history, heritage and continuing growth,” says Craig McBain, Halls’ chief executive (pictured). “It is also a time to acknowledge and appreciate our grower-partners, customers, employees and the communities in which we work. Without them, this significant milestone could not have been realised.”
Over the years, Halls has continuously drawn on the early generations’ pioneering spirit, instinct for innovation and capacity for reinvention. It pioneered the cold-chain process to ship avocados successfully from South Africa, timed to be ripe-and-ready in European markets and supported by Halls’ invention of a special ripening measurement technology. It also introduced integrated organic pest management, thus reducing and almost eliminating the need for pesticides, and was the first avocado producer in the world to achieve the coveted ISO 9000 quality accreditation. More recently, the company moved to meet rising demand for ripe-and-ready products with the launch of its own Halls Ripe avocado and mango range, along with investment in international warehouse expansion and further ripening facilities. A phased development started in Paris in 2013 will increase ripening and storage capacity to 1,500m2 by the end of 2014. Other facilities in key locations Marseille, the UK and South Africa enable Halls to participate in every link in the value chain, from farming and sourcing to packing and ripening.
A newly acquired facility in the Netherlands opening in January 2015 will further enable the company to bring consumers “closer to the tree”, while offering a full range of added-value products. However, the company believes its “soul remains in the soil,” as it retains a firm foundation in farming. Indeed, as a thriving vertically integrated global fresh produce business, Halls has over 1,800ha of orchards under management, with operations in four countries and annual sales of more than five million cartons of avocado.
Paul Devlin, the group’s head of international operations, recognises the importance of securing year-round supply of quality fruit to deliver reliably and consistently to customers worldwide. With produce from South Africa largely fulfilling Halls’ summer commitments, the company continues to develop a winter supply through partnerships in other regions.
Hugh Lanion Hall founded the business in 1890 on the banks of the picturesque Crocodile River in the then Eastern Transvaal, a sub-tropical area that is now part of the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. Still owned by the family, his company has survived the Anglo-Boer War, the Great Depression, two World Wars and the dark years of apartheid in South Africa. It has prospered by continually adapting to economic pressures and to radical changes in agricultural technology, consumer demands, export practices and trade structures. “While Halls celebrates and reflects on its past,” says McBain, “it actively looks to its future, as the team takes on new challenges and opportunities for growth. It is here that our values, and the principles of innovation and service inherent in our DNA, will ensure that we keep alive the powerful spirit of the business that HL Hall founded in 1890.”
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ALMOST 6 MILLION UHD TELEVISIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD IN SPAIN
Most of the Spanish homes already have a 4K TV, and this rising phenomenon will be one of the topics to be analyzed in the sixth edition of the 4K-HDR Summit, to be held on November 17th, 18th and 19th, organized by Medina Media Events.
Based on data from GFK consulting firm, one of the most relevant worldwide in the field of new technologies, the Country Product Manager in Spain of Vestel multinational and brands such as Toshiba, JVC and Hitachi, Javier Morago, will explain the behavior of the market in 2020.
“Despite the fact that the physical stores have been closed for much of the year, the sale of Ultra High Definition (UHD) televisions has experienced a growth of 26% compared to 2019. And the year is not over,” emphasizes Morago as a preview of his participation in the 4K-HDR Summit.
In the sixth edition of the world’s leading event on Ultra High Definition will bring together, in virtual format, 30 top-level speakers to present the advances that this new technology has had in the last 12 months.
One of the effects on which Vestel, one of the top 10 manufacturers of televisions worldwide and which reaches 18% of sales in Europe, will reflect is that of the coronavirus Covid-19.
“On the one hand, on the positive side for the technology and audiovisual content industry, people have returned to their homes and have turned their homes into their entertainment centers,” says Morago.
“But, on the other hand, there are also negative aspects that we will explain in the 4K-HDR Summit,” advances Morago, who will also explain the evolution that the market has had from 2015 until now and what the forecasts are for the next few years.
Morago will participate in the 4K-Summit 2020 within the block dedicated to the Spanish Ultra High Definition Association (UHD Spain), which will also include Antonio Fernández-Paniagua (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation), Pere Vila (RTVE), Xavier Redón (Cellnex), Carlos Castán (Canon), Jorge Rodríguez (Hispasat), Emili Planas (Mediapro) and the professor from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, José Manuel Menéndez.
Those registered for the 4K HDR Summit Virtual 2020 will be able to follow the sessions by streaming, as well as consult online demos, attend exclusive webinars and network through video meetings with speakers and participants.
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A world first study by the University of South Australia and the University of Technology Sydney has shown the prominence that local foods can have on boosting regional economies through domestic tourism.
Researcher Dr Janine Williamson from the University of South Australia said the study of 518 people in 2019 was the first to provide evidence that tourists, not just “foodies”, consider food experiences a central part of their travel experience, and that this insight presented valuable opportunities for domestic tourism.
The research was of a larger study looking at how smaller accommodation providers could increase tourist pertinacity to buy local food.
“With international travel on indefinite hold since the onset of COVID-19, local tourism bodies must now focus their efforts on domestic offerings if they are to recover lost tourism dollars,” Dr Williamson said.
Since the onset of the pandemic and Australia subsequently shutting its borders on 20 March, 2020, international tourism saw a loss of $23 billion, a 68 per cent dip from the beginning of 2020 to the end of September, according to Tourism Research Australia.
South Australia saw a decline of 13 per cent for day trips and 26 per cent decline in domestic visitor expenditure in the same period.
November 2020 showed signs of improvement before South Australia entered a hard lockdown in mid-November due to the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, resulting in visitor numbers again dropping.
The research looked to see if local food was important to leisure tourists and if they had some type of loyalty.
“What we found was yes, with leisure tourists regardless if they were originally motivated to go to an area, buying local food while they were there was really important to them,” said Dr Williamson
“Within this group they were actually more likely to buy local food on their next trip, regardless of where that was.”
If tourism bodies increased awareness of local foods this had a positive impact, the research illustrated.
“Showing them (tourists) what’s the connection to the area, what’s the historical connection, why is that local food connected to the local area and why it is connected to the local community, we found that was something that was really important,” Dr Williamson said.
The research defined local foods as including all food types such as fruit, meat, milk, wine and beer, confectionery and pastries.
Luke Tyler, the marketing manager at Wirra Wirra Vineyards in McLaren Vale, said that Wirra Wirra has experienced a positive start to 2021 since restrictions were lifted.
“It’s not just the numbers we are seeing which are good in terms of participation we are seeing a lot of South Australian people come and visit. They have been very supportive in terms of not just visiting but buying wine which is good to see,” said Tyler.
Visits have increased 6 per cent since the beginning of 2021 for their premium experiences such as private tours and tastings, according to Tyler.
“(People) are visiting places like McLaren Vale and they are looking for some luxury experiences and things outside of the norm.”
“We have definitely seen a pickup in that part of the business, private tasting and more luxury experiences are being sought after.”
Following a year that has decimated the tourism industry, the UniSA research could help local businesses looking to recuperate losses.
“This means that there is a unique opportunity for local and regional enterprises to change the tourist landscape, and to do this through food,” Dr Williamson said.
“Tourists who are culturally motivated to consume local food will seek out new, unique and authentic food experiences.”Jump to next article


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realme 9i 5G is coming on 18 of August 2022 confirmed by the company earlier today
Till now we've been confirmed that the device is coming with a MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G SoC. They are calling it a Laser Light Design because of its sleek design. According to the source, realme 9i 5G will have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Also, it'll bring a triple camera setup, the lens could be a 50MP main camera, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor.
On the front, it could have a 16MP selfie camera. There will be a 4,500mAh non-removable Li-Po battery
We are expecting the realme 9i 5G price in Bangladesh could be around BDT. 18,990 to BDT. 22,890, though it's just an assumption, let's just wait till the 18th of August to see the final price.


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Many people have been shifting from conventional cigarettes to electronic cigarettes in the assumption that the electric ones are safer and less harmful than the conventional ones. However, a new study revealed that e-cigarettes may do the equal amount of damage to gums and tissue as conventional cigarette.
The study, published in the journal Oncotarget, showed for the first time that e-cigarettes have detrimental effects on oral health on cellular and molecular levels.
E-cigarettes commonly contain a battery, heating device and cartridge to hold the liquid. The liquids used in e-cigarette, or also known as e-juice, may contain nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals. This battery-powered device works by heating the liquid in the cartridge, turning it into vapor that will be inhaled by the user.
"We showed that when the vapors from an e-cigarette are burned, it causes cells to release inflammatory proteins, which in turn aggravate stress within cells, resulting in damage that could lead to various oral diseases," explained Irfan Rahman, Ph.D. professor of Environmental Medicine at the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry and lead author of the study, in a press release. "How much and how often someone is smoking e-cigarettes will determine the extent of damage to the gums and oral cavity."
For the study, the researchers exposed 3-D human, non-smoker gum tissue to the vapors of e-cigarette. The researchers found that flavoring chemicals play a role in damaging cells in the mouth, with some flavorings more damaging than others. Aside from the flavoring chemicals, the researchers also noted that e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is also known to contribute to gum disease.
With their findings, the researchers hope for further research regarding the safety and potential adverse health effects of e-cigarettes. The researchers are also urging manufacturers to disclose all materials and chemicals used in their products, informing consumers about the potential danger of e-cigarette.
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Uber, Lyft likely to face regulations in North Carolina
North Carolina has become a prime market for the smartphone-based car services Uber and Lyft -- and is likely to join a push around the country to regulate the fast-growing businesses.
Large drugmakers are buying and selling businesses to control costs and deploy surplus cash. A rising stock market, tax strategies and low interest rates are also fueling the mergers and acquisitions.
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Sunday's TV picks: Taylor Swift, One Direction highlight American Music Awards
Plus, Garth Brooks, Seth Meyers and Jerry Seinfeld will honor Jay Leno, as he receives the Mark Twain Prize.
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George Clooney rep denies adoption rumors
Spokesman for star calls rumors “100 percent fabricated”