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BrewDog has joined the growing number of companies that have suspended trade with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
Chief executive at BrewDog James Watt tweeted that the company hasn’t sold any beer to Russia since the invasion began, with shipments suspended “indefinitely”.
He also announced that the Ellon-based brewer will be launching a new beer, United for Ukraine, with all the revenue from the beer being donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal.
The moves follow a tumultuous period for the business, with the behaviour of the chief executive being called into question by first a group of former employees and then a BBC documentary.
Last week, Watt confirmed that an official complaint about the programme had been submitted to regulator Ofcom and the BBC.
In a recent LinkedIn post, he also revealed plans to turn BrewDog into one of the world’s top five beer brands in the next five years, with more than £70m set to be invested into increasing capacity, opening new locations, reducing carbon footprint and creating new jobs.
Watt confirmed that following complaints and last year's independent review, the company is now a real living wage employer. It is providing private health care for all of its paid employees and it has removed zero hours contracts.
He also revealed that 85% of all new roles are filled by internal promotions as the company works to improve career development.
The company is claiming to now offer an “enhanced” holiday allowances to staff, who now qualify for a fully paid month long sabbatical every five years.
It also introduced a salary cap ensuring no one can join the business and is paid more than seven times the entry level position wage in our business.
BrewDog also confirmed a £40m investment into the expansion of the Aberdeenshire headquarters and brewery.
“As well as helping us make our beer more efficiently the new brewhouse will more than double our brewing capacity in North East Scotland - the equipment arrives in May and will be operational by October,” he wrote.
“We are also investing in a new canning line for our headquarter brewery - cans are significantly better for the environment than bottles and we continue to look to accelerate that transition within our business.
The company is also investing £10m in an onsite bio-plant, which will recycle used water, while generating bio-methane to power its system at its Ellon brewery. It is due to be operational within the next eight weeks.
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Mobile app allows students, faculty, staff and visitors to use smartphones to pay for parking - No need for quarters to pay for pre pay spaces!
Ames, IA - August 24, 2015 -- Parkmobile, LLC announced today that its mobile payments solution is now available on campus at Iowa State University. Students, faculty, staff and visitors can now pay for parking with their smartphones using Parkmobile’s mobile applications for iPhone, Android, Windows, and Blackberry phones or by calling a toll free number. The Parkmobile service is being offered at all parking meters and approximately 600 pre-pay spaces in three lots around campus.
Mark Miller, Director of Parking said, “We listened to our students who requested we have an option to extend time in the event a class runs long or they can’t make it back before their time runs out. The app will notify the user the time is about up and allow them to extend time without having to go back to the machine.”
Parkmobile’s mobile payment system is very simple and easy to use. Customers need only to register by downloading the mobile app in their phone’s app store or online at www.parkmobile.com. Parkmobile offers customers the ability to select either Parkmobile Wallet as their payment method to receive a reduced transaction fee of $0.15 per transaction or traditional credit/debit card or PayPal method with a transaction fee of $0.35 per transaction.
Once registered, they may use the mobile app, internet, or a toll-free number to pay for parking. After setting up their account, customers can immediately start using the system with their registered mobile phone. Mobile app users may also choose to receive alerts and reminders 15 minutes prior to expiration of their parking session.
"Parkmobile is very excited to launch our mobile payments service at Iowa State University, our first Iowa location!” said Jon Ziglar, CEO of Parkmobile, LLC. “We believe our service can offer everyone an easy and convenient way to pay for parking that is truly beneficial to them, as well as the campus. Our mobile payment service is a great example of another technology that can make our lives easier and more efficient.”
Parkmobile, LLC is the leading provider of on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off-street parking. Their services are used in more than 1,400 locations in the U.S. by millions of registered users.
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According to a new market report pertaining to the global location-based ambient intelligence market published by Transparency Market Research , the global location-based ambient intelligence market is projected to reach a value of ~US$ 497 Bn by 2027. The location-based ambient intelligence market is projected to expand at a CAGR of ~21% from 2019 to 2027.
Growth of the location-based ambient intelligence market can be attributed to the rising demand for energy-efficient solutions, globally. Over the forecast period, Asia Pacific is anticipated to grow rapidly in the location-based ambient intelligence market, at a CAGR of ~25%. In terms of share, the location-based ambient intelligence market is dominated by North America, followed by Europe. In the location-based ambient intelligence market, the smart homes segment was valued at ~US$ 42 Bn in 2018, and is expected to reach ~US$ 200 Bn by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of ~19% during the forecast period.
Advancements in Internet of Things, Globally
Increasing advancements in Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to boost the demand for smart homes, globally, during the forecast period. Decline in the price of processors & sensors and higher networking capabilities, coupled with extensive Wi-Fi access, have fueled the expansion of Internet of Things. All devices utilized in smart homes, presently, operate through the Internet of Things. As location-based ambient intelligence is the basis of IoT, it is likely to be implemented in every IoT application.
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Smart home systems are growing with the introduction of high-speed Internet services, since a majority of appliances operate efficiently with wireless connectivity. Moreover, the extensive usage of Wi-Fi in residences is boosting the location-based ambient intelligence market, as several appliances can be connected to the home network without the use of additional controllers.
Improvements in embedded communication and information technology offer significant opportunity to enhance the healthcare support of senior citizens at home. The implementation of these technologies in homes is likely to facilitate the independent living of geriatric people.


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Samsung to overtake Intel as the largest semiconductor supplier
According to a new report from IC Insights, Samsung is expected to overtake Intel as the number one semiconductor supplier - the first time that the US firm will have been displaced as the top name since 1993.
Q1 2016 saw Intel hitting sales 40% higher than Samsung’s. However, this has since changed, with Samsung having continually displaced Intel in terms of sales revenue since Q2 2017.
As a result, IC Insights predicts that Samsung will lead in this department for the full year 2017, forecasting that Intel will trail the South Korean giant by $4.6bn in annual sales.
The company’s market share is expected to drop 1.7% this year as a result of Samsung’s strong performance, with it having been forecast that the South Korean firm’s market share will rise to 15%, up from the 12.1% recorded in 2016.
However, despite its apparent decline, the Intel will still remain a key player within the semiconductor industry, with its sales having risen $4bn for the year.
Further, Intel is still predicted to place second in a global market that is likely to see the top 10 companies by sales holding 58.5% of the global market share, with the leading six expected to generate sales revenues of at least $17bn.
In total, IC Insights forecasts that the semiconductor market will grow 20% this year alone.


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Styrofoam Snowmen, Curried Turkey: Christmas Is Different At The Equator
SINGAPORE (AP) _ The Santa Claus shortage has been averted and it looks like Christmas as usual at the equator this year.
In this steamy tropical land, Christmas is Styrofoam snowmen and chestnuts roasted by street vendors in shorts. Department store Santas are flown in from Finland, and the turkey is often curried.
Most Singaporeans have never seen snow, let alone a reindeer. But ″I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas″ and ″Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer″ have been broadcast staples for weeks.
Any danger that a shortage of Santas might dampen the holiday spirit ended when more than 100 American tourists dressed as Santa Claus started arriving in early December.
Part of a ″Santa goodwill tour″ by the Telephone Pioneers of America, a charitable organization, they play Santa for charity while traveling each Christmas.
Toys ‘R’ Us and a few other stores won’t have Santas because, in the words of one merchant, ″it is hard to find a suitable candidate.″
But one department store, Robinson’s, flew in a man from Finland who store spokeswoman Lena Phua claims is ″the real Santa.″ While his birth certificate identifies him as Saastamoinen Seppo, the resident of Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland is the real thing, she insisted.
Illuminated trumpets, silver bells, angels, candles, fir trees, snowflakes, reindeer, lanterns, yule logs, fairy lights and other glitter adorn shopping centers and hotels.
Street vendors in T-shirts and shorts sell roasted chestnuts. The Centerpoint shopping center spent $207,254 on its fairytale Christmas theme, decorating its building as a medieval castle.
All this in a country 85 miles north of the equator where the average daily temperature is 80 degrees.
Only about 200,000 of the 2.6 million people in this island republic profess to being Christians, according to the last census in 1980. But apart from the country’s independence day holiday in August, no other period comes close to be being celebrated by the entire population.
The observance of Christmas, a British colonial import, appears to have intensified in recent years among a population that is 76 percent Chinese, 15 percent Malay and 6 percent Indian.
It blends Western trimmings with an Oriental flavor.
Roast turkey with stuffing is available, but so are a variety of other dishes based on the traditional bird, including curried turkey and turkey noodles.
The ″singing Christmas Tree,″ a multi-tiered stage in the shape of a tree for a choir from the Trinity Christian Center, has been a yuletide feature in recent years. In 1986, 27 men and women caroled their way into the Guinness Book of World Records by singing for more than 74 hours, ending at 1:05 a.m. Christmas morning.
Reporter Thelma Sim lamented in The Sunday Times that local carols in the Malay language, such as Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (Christmas is Here Again) or Pasko sa aming Nayon (Christmas in My Little Town), were neglected in favor of old favorites from the West.
″Deejays also play foreign carols on the air more than they do the native ones ... Fake snow, fireplaces and Styrofoam snowmen are often found in Christmas decorations in homes, department stores and offices,″ she wrote.


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After account creation, these can potentially lead to the exploitation of the accounts for malicious works like spewing spam by some of the online lowlifes. But the recent technological advancements also highlighted that the highly acclaimed use of letters for differentiating between human and machines might have become old school.
According to the study conducted by Distil Networks, whenever a user visiting a website is offered with a CAPTCHA, statistics indicates that nearly 12% of these visitors tend to discontinue with the main purpose of visiting these websites.
The study also suggested that when it comes to mobile users, nearly 27% of them abandon their task when they are presented with CAPTCHAs. As per Rami Essaid, Distil CEO and co-founder, if these CAPTCHAs are creating problem when carrying out any transactions then eventually it will lead to loss of money or even the user for the website.
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According to Distil the idea behind the study was initiated by their customers. One their customer was looking into the fraud problem when they identified that using their CAPTCHA decreases the conversion by nearly 20%.
The results indicated that the people are starting to get too much annoyed by the CAPTCHAs online that they prefer to abandon the websites rather than carrying out the specific transactions. Essaid highlighted that there is a wide gap between mobile and desktop abandonment and this is mainly attributed to usage. He further added that these CAPTCHAs were meant for desktops and there is nothing which has been fully formed.
The purpose of blocking the bots itself has created a problem. Bots have now evolved and able to solve CAPTCHAs which might have been difficult in the past.
A rogue certification being used for spoofing the company’s live services was already issued by Microsoft. Even though this certificate cannot be used for issuing or impersonate another domain or sign code but it can certainly be used for spoofing content, phishing and middle attacks.
According to Kevin Bocek, vice president for security strategy, cybercriminals are increasing using certificates as their main targets. Fraudulent tricks are being used for acquiring these certificates. With nearly 200 public Certificate Authorities being trusted around the world, it is easy to get hands on a valid certificate. Even though Microsoft has been taking stern action against these but the solution is only applicable to their products.
Freak was another vulnerability that was discovered earlier this month. Through this an attacker can stop using the128-bit encryption by forcing SSL and then start using 40-bit encryption, which is easily crack able. Even though initial studies highlighted the impact of Freak on the browser communication but the latest studies highlights its significant impact on mobile apps as well.


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In the last few weeks, Young Buck has been throwing jabs at 50 Cent and his past relationship with the G-Unit boss.
Buck suggested that 50 has some gay tendencies and that he ghostwrote songs for him, and now, he is taking shots at the G-Unit clothing line.
In a recent interview with The 85 South Show, Young Buck, Drumma Boy, Chico, and Karlous discussed the gear.
According to them, someone on a job site right now is wearing G-Unit jeans, which they found hilarious.
The group goes on to laugh about the G-Unit tank tops, and Buck said he would never wear that, and it was strictly made for Fifty, which Buck called a "50-Tank."
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In this episode:
- “Jurassic World: Dominion” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” are going back into production for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown.
- Michael Strahan admits he couldn’t “speak up” behind the scenes on “Live with Kelly.”
- And is Kanye West getting ready to make Yeezy-breezy beautiful, beauty products?
Here’s a closer look at some of today’s stories:
The show must go on
“Jurassic World: Dominion” starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard is going back into production in the UK after shutting down a month into its shoot due to the pandemic.
Universal is throwing in around $5 million for extra on-set safety measures, reports said, including temperature checks, testing and cleaning.
Apparently, anyone not acting in a scene on camera must wear a mask, and there will be a private medical facility overseeing the cast and crew.
Michael Strahan gets candid
Michael Strahan revealed he felt he couldn’t “speak up and raise his voice” behind the scenes on “Live with Kelly” — fearing reprisals as a black man.
The “Good Morning America” host spoke out during a town hall on racism with Bob Iger on June 4 in front of all ABC and Disney employees.
Strahan fell out with co-host Kelly Ripa when he moved full-time to “GMA” in 2016.
We’re told: “Michael said that there were some very tense situations with executives who got argumentative and loud on the show, and he was very aware he couldn’t speak up or raise his voice as he was worried he would be seen as threatening.”
While Michael didn’t refer to “Live” by name, sources tell us he was referring to the show with his comments. In January, Strahan talked about the turmoil on the show and said he thought he was joining “Live” to be a partner — not a “sidekick.”
Kanye West might be competing with his wife Kim Kardashian and sister-in-law Kylie Jenner’s popular beauty brands soon. On June 5, the musician’s intellectual property holding company, Mascotte Holdings, Inc. filed an application to trademark the Yeezy brand in the area of cosmetics, according to documents submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The category includes makeup like foundation, concealer and more, toothpaste, deodorant, perfume, self-tanning lotions and hair care products among other products. The application also included uniquely-West additions like incense, room fragrances, scented stones, aromatherapy pillows and more.


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"When you go into these shops, it's a simpatico environment," said Karen Crow, Google's director-online branding. There's the toys, the carefully-architected-to-look-casual brainstorming areas, the casual dress --although, said Ms. Crow, "we don't do the black turtleneck as much."
Indeed, where there are similarities, Google hopes to prove there is also symbiosis. After having wooed media agencies and completed a summer tour of chief marketing officers, Google is now courting creatives to prove it's got much more to offer than algorithms.
In the past three months, Google has visited a couple dozen ad agencies, introducing and demonstrating to chief creative officers and creative directors its suite of products and tools ready to be used in ad campaigns.
"Google is this huge mass of wet clay and they are very open and excited for others, including creative agencies, to play with it and build things with it," said Matt Jarvis, exec VP-director of account planning at Deutsch, Los Angeles. And, perhaps, to invent new uses.
"I'm not sure Google even knows how to use all of [its tools]," said Rich Silverstein, partner at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. "They've got a lot of tools in their box for ways to connect to their consumers. They're engineers. They come up with this amazing stuff and then ask, 'What are we going to do with it?"'
And that's the point, Ms. Crow said. "We don't bring the creative ideas. ... We show examples of how other people applied these tools."
Google and Goodby
She highlights a Saturn campaign born out of one of the first creative meetings with Google's down-the-road neighbor Goodby, in which a viewer clicks on a city and is flown through the world of Google Earth right through the doors of a local dealership. Google Earth then morphs to Google Video, where the local sales manager greets the viewer and introduces a "test drive," which is really a 30-second spot. Nike has mashed up Google maps to create social jogging routes throughout London. And OfficeMax used Google Video to create an online TV show as part of its back-to-school campaign.
Google, however, is not the first online player to try to up the creativity level in digital marketing. Yahoo has been a longtime champion of creative online marketing, sponsoring events such as the One Show creative awards. It also inaugurated agency summits to push the industry's capabilities forward. But Google faces a unique challenge -- one brought on by Google's immensely popular signature product.
Hard to shake search rep
"Most creatives, in fact most everyone, think of Google as search," said Ms. Crow, who spearheaded the Google contingency. Plus, admitted Gary Topolewski, the longtime Jeep creative who's now CEO of his own namesake agency, there's been some hesitancy to work with Google as some agencies view it as competitive. Mr. Topolewski helped coordinate part of the tour.
"It's an interesting relationship, but we're in interesting times," Mr. Topolewski said. "It helps marketers; it helps Google."


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BUFFALO, N.Y. — People try a lot of different ways to lose weight. Some think removing gluten from their diet is a healthy way to drop pounds, but a new report says the only thing losing weight is their wallet.
Researchers from the University of Sheffield in England found that going gluten-free offers little to no health benefits for the average person.
"There's no evidence that the gluten-free helps normal healthy people. It's a diet designed for those with diagnosed celiac disease," says Danielle Meyer, registered dietitian and clinical director of the Dietetic Internship program at the University of Buffalo's Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences.
About 1 in 100 people worldwide are diagnosed with celiac disease, according to the Celiac Disease Foundation. Those who have it can seriously damage the small intestines by ingesting any gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
According to Meyer, "this gluten-free movement has in a way helped that community so there are a lot more products that exist for them."
For those who are following the diet but do not have celiac disease, they are missing out on key nutrients.
"When they do these gluten free diets they're eliminating whole grain products," says Meyer. "Whole grains have the vitamins, minerals and the fiber. The fiber is what's most important."
Those otherwise healthy individuals who follow a gluten-free diet are spending 2-to-3 times more money for gluten-free foods they just don't need. A report from Research and Markets found the gluten-free products market was $2.7 billion dollars last year and predicts that will double by 2025.
If you do not have celiac disease, Meyer suggests ditching the gluten-free trend and instead trying a plant-based diet along with regular exercise.
"The advice is not sexy, it's not interesting, it's not new," Meyer says. "Physical activity, paying attention to what you're eating, choosing whole grains, colorful fruits and vegetables, and portion control."


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A central aim for all PRF events is to provide a platform for stakeholders’ long-term partnerships in the coffee industry. While the focus is usually on facilitating relationship building between producers and buyers, we also look to partner with brands that share our vision for producer-led coffee events in Latin America.
MTPak Coffee, a global leader in coffee packaging, will be a Gold Sponsor for the next two PRF events. Similarly, Ally Coffee, a green coffee trading company dedicated to moving the industry forward, has confirmed that it will be a Bronze Sponsor for the next four events.
Read on to learn more about these sponsorships and what they entail.
Gold Sponsor: MTPak Coffee
As a world-leading coffee packaging and coffee cup manufacturer, MTPak Coffee has partnered with a number of established specialty coffee brands around the world.
Today, MTPak Coffee continues to work towards producing eco-friendly coffee packaging, including recyclable and compostable options. These include low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polylactic acid (PLA) bags.
By sponsoring the next two PRF events, the company hopes to bring high-quality packaging and cup solutions to a range of international roasters. Founder Mark Zhou has also repeatedly outlined his passion for developing circular economy models in the coffee industry, which has been the focus of a number of PRF speeches in recent years.
MTPak’s Gold Sponsorship commitment to the next two PRF events is a testament to our shared vision for the coffee industry, and we look forward to working more closely with the team at PRF El Salvador and PRF Colombia in 2023.
Bronze Sponsor: Ally Coffee
As an international green coffee trading company dedicated to moving coffee forward, Ally Coffee and PRF share a number of key aims. This includes putting coffee professionals in producing countries at the forefront of important industry conversations, and learning from their experience and expertise.
Ricardo Pereira, COO of Ally Coffee, explains that the company’s goals align with our mission for future PRF events.
“We’re proud to continue sponsoring and supporting the space PRF provides to coffee professionals, who can gain new insights and learn from each other whether through the Sourcing Trip Experience, listening to speakers and panel discussions, or tasting coffees at the cupping table,” he says.
In addition to this, Grupo Montesanto Tavares (Ally Coffee’s parent company) recently shared the group’s Sustainability Policy, formalizing the commitments that have always guided its sustainability activities.
Many of these overlap with speeches and panel discussions that have previously been held at PRF on topics which are of major importance across the coffee industry.
“This policy is a reinforcement of our actions throughout the supply chain with an emphasis on coffee producing countries and our partners at origin,” Ricardo notes.
Ally Coffee has supported PRF since its inception in 2016. At past events, team members from the company have given speeches, joined panel discussions, and participated in coffee cuppings. We look forward to building on our longstanding relationship across the next four PRF events.
“We’re very excited to be part of PRF El Salvador, and we look forward to seeing new and familiar faces,” Ricardo adds.
Alongside the three-year Diamond Sponsorship recently confirmed with Mayorga Coffee, these multi-event sponsorships agreed with MTPak Coffee and Ally Coffee help us to deliver on our mission of hosting world-class coffee industry events in Latin America.
We’re excited to work with these two returning sponsors, and look forward to partnering with them at PRF El Salvador and beyond.


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Operations is critical to the success and profitability of any online media business today.
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 30, 2010
First, there was Yahoo! and then came Google. Facebook followed soon after and now online advertising is all about ops or rather, OPS. But what is ops? Even for people within online advertising, ops can be difficult to understand -- and just try explaining it to your friends and family! AdMonsters, the global leader in ad operations and technology, is changing the way we think about ops. Ops is sexy, and the top minds in ops will gather at OPS, the one-of-a-kind conference for the entire online ad ops community. OPS will be held September 30, 2010 in New York.
OPS will unite online ad operations leaders with the rest of the online advertising world, bringing together everyone that knows how important ops is. OPS will be the first open forum focused exclusively on ad operations, and the goal is to expand the AdMonsters community, already widely known as the “Monsters”.
“Quite simply, AdMonsters exists because community is necessary. Operations is critical to the success and profitability of any online media business today, and the experts in the field told us that they needed a broader forum,” said Bowen Dwelle, Founder and CEO of AdMonsters. “The members of this group are the true innovators in online advertising. They work on the leading edge every day, and they don’t a minute to spare for bureaucracy or dead air. They need a place to come together and advance the issues of the day in real time. That’s what OPS is all about.”
Online ad operations has been like the best character actor in most movies, always there supporting the leads, moving the story forward, making it all happen, taking the laughs but few of the prizes. AdMonsters’ mission from day one has been to bring ops out of the back room and into the spotlight. Ad ops used to mean grunt work like trafficking and discrepancies -- but now more than ever, businesses are finding that a deep understanding of ops is a key competitive advantage and the source of increased revenue and profitability.
OPS will take place in New York on September 30, 2010 from 8am-8pm at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers. The conference is sold out but registration is still open for those who wish to be put on a waiting list or join for the Monsters Ball from 6PM onwards. Keynote speakers include: Gordon McLeod, President, The Wall Street Digital Network; Edward Montes, EVP, Managing Director US, Havas Media and Jack Myers, Founder, Media Advisory Group. Key sponsors include, Rubicon Project, DoubleClick, PubMatic, OpenX and DoubleVerify.
OPS is the premier event bringing together leaders in online advertising, technology and anyone interested in maximizing profitability of an online media business by leveraging operations. As online advertising has grown, Ad Operations has grown as well. Ops used to just be about trafficking and discrepancies, but now everyone in online media understands that operational excellence is necessary for success in today’s online advertising marketplace and from that, OPS was born.
AdMonsters is global leader in ad operations and technology. AdMonsters is an integrated trade publisher, event producer, and service provider focused exclusively on online advertising operations and technology.
AdMonsters exists because Community is Necessary with the mission to create a uniquely valuable professional community through events, media, services and membership, driven by its core values of FOCUS, QUALITY, EXPERTISE, and INTEGRITY.


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Ibom Tropicana Mall organises trade fair to promote entrepreneurship
Ibom Tropicana Mall has organised a week-long trade fair to promote locally made goods, boost entrepreneurship, deepen the commercial space and encourage tourism in Akwa Ibom State.
Ibom Tropicana Mall, which is regarded as the most modern and one the largest shopping centres in the South-South region of the country is run as a commercial venture offering top notch shopping service of goods and services.
While declaring open the trade fair at the Ibom Tropicana grounds, Elijah Akpan, chairman of Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation, said the fair was part of activities to further market the mall as the leader in city shopping business.
Akpan noted that the trade fair will be exposing the Ibom Tropicana Mall to the outside world and also lauded the state government for its economic policies, which he said have promoted business activities in the state.
According to him, the core intention of the state government is to create an enabling environment to promote entrepreneurship, adding that the state has witnessed a significant growth in business activities following deliberate policies of the state government.
Also speaking, Ibom Air, one of the promoters of the fair, represented by Annie Essienette, its general manager, marketing and communications, said the fair, which is being attended by over 60 exhibitors will help in exploring the economic potential Akwa Ibom has to offer, adding that it was intended to make the mall one of the best brands in the country.
“It will boost commerce in the state and encourage the people to make the best of the period for the best shopping experience,’’ she said.
According to her, the exhibitors who she said included real estate firms, medical and educational firms and notable fashion brands among others are expected to make use of the fair to provide opportunities for the shoppers to get closer to the market and also shop locally.
“We have created the right ambience for businesses and the economic benefits of the fair would be enormous,’’ she said.
Speaking also, Raphael Edem, an aide to governor Udom Emmanuel, expressed delight over the vision behind the fair, saying the mall has created jobs for many people in the state and with the upsurge in commercial activities, it was an indication that the state is the best place for people to live and record high returns on their investment.


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kscarbel2 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Scania Group Press Release / July 28, 2017 Scania’s net sales rose to a record high SEK 58.7 billion, an increase of 17 percent compared to last year. Summary of the first six months of 2017 Operating income rose to SEK 6,464 m. (1,316) Operating income, excluding items affecting comparability, amounts to SEK 6,464 m. (5,116) Net sales increased by 17 percent to SEK 58,738 m. (50,110) Cash flow amounted to SEK 3,291 m. (-492) in Vehicles and Services Comments by Henrik Henriksson, President and CEO “Scania’s net sales rose to a record high SEK 58.7 billion, an increase of 17 percent compared to last year. The period was affected by a high investment level and increased production costs for double product ranges. In spite of this, the company delivered a very strong performance thanks to strong demand for the new truck range and a continued positive trend in services. Earnings in the first half of 2017 amounted to SEK 6,464 m., giving an operating margin of 11.0 percent. Order bookings for trucks rose by 29 percent compared to the same period last year. Demand for trucks in Europe is holding up due to the favourable economic situation and Scania’s market share for trucks in Europe remains strong at 16.8 percent. The trend in Latin America is positive and we see increased demand in Brazil from very low levels, mainly related to increased activity in the agricultural sector. In Eurasia, the trend in demand is positive as Russia is continuing to recover. In Asia, demand increased thanks to a good sales performance, particularly in China and Iran. In Asia, the European truck segment is growing in line with the advancement of the logistics systems − a development largely driven by the major e-commerce players. Order bookings in Buses and Coaches remained strong overall but fell slightly compared to the same period in 2016. In the business area Engines, the demand trend is positive in all three segments, industrial, marine and power generation. Service revenue amounted to a record high SEK 11.7 billion, an increase of 12 percent. This was driven by high uptime in customer vehicle fleets and an increase in services directly or indirectly generated from the 270,000 connected vehicles in the Scania fleet. Connectivity is an important business driver, which is enabling Scania to offer customers more efficient services aimed at improving their profitability. Financial Services reported operating income of SEK 520 million and credit losses remain at low levels.” Scania Interim Report, January-June 2017 Scania Interim Report, January–June 2017 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Monday, May 5, 2008
MSI Wind spotted for online ordering.
EeePCnews.de reports the first sighting of the MSI Wind U100 online. The specs match up with what was given in the MSI press release and the price shown is 406 Euro. Expansys also have an MSI Wind page up (aff.) now but there’s no real information available on delivery dates apart from an expected date [...]


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Singapore-based e-commerce enabler Shopmatic Pte. Ltd is making its platform available for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at a yearly hosting fee of Rs 50 ($0.72 at current exchange rate). The move comes on the heels of the company’s merger with retail management platform Octopus, also based in Singapore, to create a single entity that will provide omnichannel offerings for SMEs.
Businesses can sign up with Shopmatic on its app or website, create an e-commerce store, unlock the features and pay three per cent as transaction fee on every sale and Rs 50 as hosting fee at the end of 12 months, the company said in a statement. The new pricing plan is part of the company’s decision to move away from a subscription-based pricing model to a transaction-based pricing model. According to the earlier model, businesses could subscribe to the platform’s services in three variants: 12 months' subscription for Rs 1,000 per month; six months for Rs 1,200 per month; and three months for Rs 1,500 per month.
Anurag Avula, co-founder and chief executive, Shopmatic, said, “We have eliminated the barriers for anyone wanting to sell online by taking away the hurdles of price and device accessibility. By leveraging smartphone penetration in the country and coupling that with our pricing flexibility, we intend to bring 500,000 customers into the e-commerce ecosystem in the next 12 months.”
The platform offers a slew of services including a customisable store builder, payment gateway and shipping integration, social media channel listing, listing on Shopmatic World, chat enablement on store, data insights, and other promotional tools.
Merging with Octopus Retail Management Pte. Ltd late last month, the company said the combined entity will enable businesses to boost their e-commerce technology with Shopmatic’s solutions and tap into the physical retail opportunity with Octopus’ point-of-sales solution. Shopmatic has a strong presence in India, Middle East, Singapore and Hong Kong while Octopus operates in China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and the US (United States).
The Shopmatic platform helps SMEs build their online stores where they can sell their products or services through multiple channels while Octopus offers cloud-based retail management solutions to bricks-and-mortar businesses.
The combined entity expects to acquire 500,000 customers, generate more than $2 billion of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) and achieve $10 million in revenue in 2019.
Shopmatic was founded in 2014 by payment industry veterans Avula, Yen Lim and Kris Chen -- all of whom have had stints at PayPal. As part of its solutions for SMEs, Shopmatic provides an integrated payment and shipping function. The platform also has data analytics and insights built into it to help sellers reach their target audience.
The company had raised an angel investment of $1.5 million from undisclosed investors from India, the US and Singapore and $5.7 million in its Series A round of funding from ACP Pte. Ltd, a technology-focused venture capital firm; and Spring Seeds Capital Pte. Ltd, which is the investment subsidiary of Spring Singapore, which is a unit of the government of Singapore.


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NEW DELHI (MarketWatch) -- India's Bharti Enterprises Ltd. and U.S.-based Internet giant Google Inc.
The two companies will reveal details at a press conference at 0545 GMT Monday.
No further details were immediately available.
Bharti Enterprises Ltd. is the parent company of Bharti Airtel Ltd. (532454.BY), India's largest telecom company by users. It also has business interests in telecom, financial services, retail, fresh and processed foods and real estate, and education.


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Moneybrain BiPS and BCB Group launch world first crypto wallet
Buybips.com allows customers to buy digital currency using Visa or Mastercard
Financial products provider, Moneybrain, has joined forces with BCB Group to become the world’s first fully regulated issuer of a cryptocurrency wallet.
The move comes following the news that the FCA are implementing strict data protection guidelines for all cryptocurrency businesses around the globe, setting a January 2020 deadline for traders to be fully compliant. Following the introduction of GDPR in May 2018 Moneybrain BiPS already meets these new regulations and only strengthens its position as a market leading digital currency.
Lee Birkett, founder and CEO of Moneybrain, said: “This is a significant moment for Moneybrain BiPS. We’ve been able to achieve something that other cryptocurrencies haven’t, and it shows that Britain is leading the way when it comes to trading cryptocurrency. Thanks to BCB Group’s banking infrastructure BiPS is in an extremely strong position and our customers can buy and sell currency in a safe, secure environment.”
BCB Group is a financial services enterprise, with particular experience in the digital asset space, which made them the perfect partners for the Moneybrain BiPS project.
Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, CEO of BCB Group, said: “The Moneybrain team are kindred spirits of BCB in that they’ve taken a regulation-first smart tech approach to their innovation, including BiPS and beyond. This makes it really easy for us to provide the core components of their payments infrastructure, sustainably, and we at BCB Group are looking forward to participating in Moneybrain’s growth story.”
Lee continued: “We’ve worked extremely hard to get to this point and thanks to the efforts of our team at Moneybrain and the partnership with BCB Group the future looks extremely bright. The cryptocurrency market is constantly evolving, and this is another significant step in making it accessible to everyone.”


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At least the top 10 best-selling cars in July are still pretty familiar names compared to last month, with the only difference being in the sales order.
Suzuki Ciaz continues to be the lowest selling model, with only 1 delivered to customers. Honda Accord sold only 3 units, which is in second place. At present, the price of both models has been reduced by hundreds of millions of dollars, but it seems that it is still not attractive enough for domestic consumers.
The Honda Civic Type R is on the 5th position in the above list, as this sports car is imported to Vietnam in very limited quantities. Those who have the opportunity to buy this car are chosen to be able to buy it instead of just “losing money”.
Notably, Isuzu D-Max sales were better than last month, almost doubling when 40 units were sold in the market.
However, the above figure is still low when compared to rivals like Ford Ranger (1,175 units), Mitsubishi Triton (232 units) and Mazda BT-50 (65 units). Only Isuzu pickup trucks sold more than the Toyota Hilux in July.
Toyota Hilux, despite selling 4 more cars than last month, still ranks this model at the last position in the domestic pickup segment.


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Few days ago, Lenovo’s Zuk Edge codenamed Zuk Z2151 surfaced online reveals a couple of live images with its curved display with narrow bezels. Now the smartphone listed on TENAA, the Chinese telecommunications certification authority revealed that the smartphone will have full HD display, 6GB RAM, 64GB storage. It will be powered by Snapdragon 821 SoC chipset and run on Android 7.0 Nougat. In the rear side of the device it will have 13MP camera and in the front side of the device it will have an 8MP camera.
There is a screen shot hits on the web reveals the Phone screen of the device which confirms the leaked SD821 chipset, 6GB RAM, and Android 7.0. It is also confirmed by the shot that the ZUK Edge will also be available in a 128GB storage option.
According to the TENAA listing:
- 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display
- 35 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
- 4GB/6GB RAM with 32GB/64GB internal storage
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ZUI 2.0
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Dual SIM
- Fingerprint sensor, heart rate sensor
- Dimensions: 142.9 × 74.5 × 7.68mm; Weight: 160g
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C
- 3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0
Right now we do not have any info regarding its announcement date but it is expected that it will be announced in December, 2016.
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It is not the first time that a OnePlus smartphone literally signs a poster or a cover of other partners. It’s already happened with OnePlus 6 and the cover of Vogue India and now the story repeats itself with Amazon Prime Video.
In particular, the section Indiana of Prime Video has published the teaser of TV series The Family Man which will debut soon on the known streaming platform, calling into question OnePlus India: the image in the poster portrays the actor in the series and it would have been taken with a OnePlus smartphone. Nobody at the moment he let slip which OnePlus device took the photo but we assume it’s the OnePlus 7 Pro or the upcoming OnePlus 7T Pro.
READ ALSO: here is the official Android 10
We remind you that the next OnePlus 26 September will hold an official event for which the protagonists will be the concepts of TV and smartphone: in fact we will see the first OnePlus TV and the new OnePlus 7T.
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It is time for Canadians to boycott products/services from the United States, and stop supporting their tourism industry.
Donald Trump and his administration are abusive bullies; logic and reasoning are a waste of our time. As we have recently noted, they will admire dictators and tyrants, and verbally abuse and threaten allies. This administration only recognizes strength and threats.
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If Canadians boycott American products and vacation sites, this action will put pressure on elected U.S. government representatives because of monetary/job loss. They will pressure Trump and his administration to rein in tariffs and discriminatory practices against Canada.
This is one way in which every Canadian has an opportunity to affect what is now happening to us and our country. This could be our best hope to create change.
Some products will be easy to boycott, such as U.S. wine. Other choices are not as easy; many Canadians own U.S. vacation property. Canadians can strive to vacation in Canada, South America, Europe and Asia. There are many possible choices.


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Before the doors opened at 10:01 p.m., approximately 40 people lined up on the red carpet outside of CompUSA in San Francisco. The San Francisco Market Street location was one of six CompUSA locations holding the promotion. and also held similar events in more than 30 locations nationwide.
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We all hear ‘Happy Women’s Day’ a hundred times on March 8, every year. But what does it actually mean for the world of advertising and marketing? This Women’s Day, BestMediaInfo.com spoke to industry experts to find out the position women hold in advertising.
We asked a simple question- What are the categories that have less female representation when it comes to advertising? To which a few experts said that they see women across various depths and verticals within advertising, while the majority of the responses had Automobile and Financial Services as the categories with the least female representation.
Nisha Sampath, Managing Partner, Bright Angels Consulting LLP, said, “Financial investments (insurance, mutual funds) is a category where I find women under-represented. Within finance, it’s interesting to note that women feature in ads about spending and lifestyle, like loans and credit cards. But they are missing from ads about investing – like stockbroking platforms, insurance and mutual funds – unless they are in the role of advisors to the men.”
“We are a country that worships the Goddess of Wealth. Historically, women have been the savers and protectors of money, eking it out to run the household. Therefore, it seems a glaring omission when in modern times, brands assume that men are their sole target audience,” she added.
Jagdish Acharya, Founder, Creative Head, Cut The Crap, echoed the same chord and stressed on the TVC or digital campaigns that are crafted for brands in Finance. According to Acharya, for insurance ads broadly, the story is all about a male protagonist whereas the female is shown as the vulnerable victim.
He further said, “In automobiles and finance, it’s the blinkered thinking that’s responsible. Within Finance, Mutual funds/banking/insurance policy aggregators are the ones.”
Raj Kamble, Founder and CCO, Famous Innovations, too had similar thoughts. While speaking with BestMediaInfo.com, he said, “You do see women in all categories of advertising today. Any under-representation would largely exist in Finance or Tech.”
The other major category that was discussed at large is the automobile.
Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India, said, “Within the automobile space, yes, the representation is less and there are multiple factors here. In Indian conditions, one, the buyer is largely male, in our case it's about 94% so that probably is the reason why the representation of women is less. Second is the bias that women may not, when it comes to products like cars, be the decision-makers. But actually, they are. So, there is a bias that says that cars are a male type of a product and women will decide on the colour and men will check for the engine performance, type of vehicle and size and so on.”
“Another major thing is that right now, we have many buyers who are females. But the actual number of female users may be higher than the registration figure suggests because again there is some sort of history in our country where the registration happens in the name of the head of the family, so to say, and even though the usage might be a little different,” he added further.
Srivastava further spoke about the changing trend due to the increasing women workforce. He said, “The trend is changing now because the women workforce is increasing and a lot of women are using vehicles, especially in large cities.”
Sampath, while sharing her thoughts on female representation in automobiles, said, “Automobile category has started to represent women, but it’s more of tokenism than genuinely taking them as a target audience. The category is again constrained by the fact that most buyers are male. But this is a short-sighted view of the category. In the future, the number of women drivers and buyers is set to increase. A brand with a futuristic perspective will see this as an opportunity.”
“It's interesting that both finance and automobiles remain male-centric businesses, employing fewer women than service industries. This could be a reason that the perspective is slow to change. The solution does not lie only in advertising. We can’t just replace a male with a female protagonist in ads and solve the issue. Helping more people (both men and women) to become empowered wealth creators is the need of the hour. Brand purpose and vision should reflect this, and the solution should extend beyond advertising to offline engagement,” she added, on the question of how the gap can be bridged and women, despite comprising a major customer base, can be considered a potential customer for which brands can design communication throughout the year, and not only on women’s day.


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Swedish automaker Volvo is currently saying that it will only sell electric cars by 2030 after phasing out all diesel, petrol, and hybrid options in an effort to reduce global carbon emissions in the world.
Although according to statement from the company who aimed at selling most of his produced car before moving to the electric version by 2025 but is now saying that the new strategy is an “acceleration” of this goal driven by “strong demand” for its electric options.
The Swedish company believes that future sales of its electric cars in “coming years” will be online-only and these will be more easier than before.
Basedon information which we know that Volvo is owned by Chinese conglomerate Geely who where able to launched their first fully-electric car which is the XC40 Recharge last year and the market position ws very encouraging which is also a factor taken into consideration for now.
The other Volve electric car which is the SUV had a roughly 200 mile range and can charge its batteries to 80 percent capacity in 40 minutes.
Quoting the Swedish car representative saying “In our time with the car, we noticed it to be an “impressive blend of Swedish ingenuity, crossover utility, and electric performance,” though shipments to the US are currently delayed while Volvo waits on a crucial software update.
Volve believes that by making its future family of electric cars available for sale online only and these will put volvo in a class with similar brand like Tesla.
Selling the Volvo electric car online makes it similiar to Tesla that move to e-commerce method of selling theirby helping Tesla to cut operating expenses, and presumably Volvo is eyeing similar benefits which Tesla is currently enjoying on the sale of their car online.
With some analysis done by volve and they believe that by investing “heavily” in its online sales platform while offering customers fewer products with more transparent pricing for them to decide on.
According to statement from Volvo spoke person saying that “To remain successful, we need profitable growth. So instead of investing in a shrinking business, we choose to invest in the future — electric and online, We are fully focused on becoming a leader in the fast-growing premium electric segment.”
Based on statistics from Volvo research which hammered on the fact that there is simply “no long-term future” for cars with internal combustion engines, and it’s not the only automaker to come to this conclusion for now which they are looking at moving electric.
According to UK top car manufacturer Jaguar who is planning to go electric by 2025 with another UK car manufacturer Bentley looking at hitting the electric market by 2030 and all these information has made it to conclude that going all-electric is more feasible for higher-end brands.


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- Andy Cross, The Denver PostJim Orsini, program manager Mile High Labs, in a CBD product dispensing area in the 400,000 sq.
- The last batch of pharmaceuticals was produced in May, said Jim Orsini, a program manager for Mile High Labs who formerly worked for Sandoz.
- The market projections for 2019 is just over $5 billion and $23.7 billion through 2023, Kay Tamillow, director of research for the Brightfield Group, an analytics and market research firm for the legal CBD and cannabis industries, said in an email.
- Andy Cross, The Denver PostFolks peer into a CBD production facility during a tour inside the 400,000 sq.
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NORWALK, Conn. – Guvnor’s Brewery general manager Mike Sullivan offers one simple reason why foodies should check out his new South Norwalk restaurant: “It’s the beer.”
Guvnor’s Brewery, which opens to customers Friday evening, brews its own batches of beer on-site, in a set of copper tanks directly behind the bar that serves them.
“It’s straight from the tanks to the tap. There’s no kegs, there’s no middleman,” Sullivan says. “It’s the freshest, coldest beer you can get.”
All of Guvnor’s brews were crafted by Tony Aukulah, (nicknamed “The Guvnor”) who got his start making home brews in his basement before getting confident enough in his skills to open the brewery and restaurant. The brewery will start with six varieties, and will cycle in seasonal brews throughout the year.
Peter Crawford, Guvnor’s executive chef, has also filled the dinner menu with a handful of beer-infused recipes. The options include beer-battered onion rings, chicken fingers and seafood for appetizers, a chili made with the brewery’s Black Magic Stout and a pork shank braised in pale ale.
Other items on the menu range from takes on standard pub fare such as burgers and chicken wings to more trendy dishes, including a beet and goat cheese salad with quinoa and a sea bass served over artichoke puree, broccoli rabe and snow peas. A sample of the menu is now available on the Guvnor’s Facebook page. “The guy knows what he’s doing back there,” Sullivan says of his chef, who has previously worked as executive chef at Westport’s 323 Main. “[The menu is] a little new-school American with some Mediterranean thrown in.”
The beer might be the main attraction, but the restaurant looks to appeal to families as well. The restaurant’s décor has a classic pub feel, with plenty of seating and sports running on overhead televisions.
“We’re trying to provide a blue-collar feel with white-collar service,” Sullivan says. “Everybody’s welcome.”
Guvnor’s Brewery is at 136 Washington St., South Norwalk. The restaurant will open for dinner at 4 p.m. Friday, and will be open for lunch and dinner starting next week.
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The service promises studio-style workouts while incorporating workout metrics from Apple Watch for a personalized and immersive experience.
Oxford University Hospitals and Women's College Hospital are among the first healthcare institutions to make this feature available to their patients.
The brand-new Series 6 will ship with SpO2 and V02 Max tracking; Apple also launched three new studies and partnership with Singapore...
Also, the future update to the Apple Watch's ECG feature could address inconclusive readings for heart rates between 100 and 120 beats per minute.
The Heartline study, open to people aged 65 and older, will research atrial fibrillation and early detection of stroke using Apple's smartwatch.
The Apple Heart and Movement, Women's Health and Hearing Studies are now open for enrollment in the U.S.
The patent describes a method to more accurately determine when someone is asleep, using multiple devices (rather than just one device) as sources of data.
The Cupertino-based company continues to assess the utility of the Apple Watch band as a location for medical sensors.
The studies will be conducted in collaboration with leading medical institutions to examine hearing, women's, mobility and heart health.
The best smartwatch in the world just got better with a slew of new features that will help Apple cement its position at the top of the market.


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August new-vehicle sales in the U.S. were up an impressive 17 percent compared to the same month last year, with almost every automaker posting solid gains. But perhaps a bigger surprise has to do with how well plug-in and electric vehicles performed on the market.
Chevrolet and Nissan are the biggest sellers of rechargeable electrics in America with their Volt and Leaf nameplates, respectively. Thanks to low-cost leases these vehicles have been moving at an increasing clip.
Volt sales were up 18 percent in August 2013, with deliveries totaling 3,351. The Leaf’s performance more than tripled, rolling the sales odometer to 2,420. The Volt also leads the Leaf in production. Just about 15,000 examples of the Chevrolet electric have been produced through the end of August compared to slightly more than 14,000 Leafs.
Attractive lease payments are likely the reason for these sales increases. Nissan and GM for example are advertising monthly rates of anywhere from $199 to $299, while Toyota is offering a $299 lease on its RAV4 EV.
Overall, electric vehicles seem to be gaining traction in the U.S., albeit slowly. For the year sales of plug-in and other EVs fell just shy of 58,000 units. Not bad for the first eight months of 2013. Fewer than 52,000 were delivered in ALL of last year.
When hybrids are included in that mix, electrics are doing even better. All told sales are up 28 percent this year, with nearly 400,000 hybrid, plug-in and electric vehicles delivered through August.
Source: Automotive News


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Dozens of children learned about the world of colorful eating at the Maplewood Library on March 18, when children’s book author/illustrator — and Maplewood resident — Jennifer Vogel Bass read from her new book, Edible Colors. Children discovered the many shades of fruits and vegetables and got to sample some as well.
Vogel Bass said her inspiration for the book was that similar books had photos of food she didn’t want her own toddler to eat!
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On Monday, the search engine giant Google celebrated Google’s 23rd birthday with a special doodle that featured a chocolate cake with frosting as a doodle. Google doodles, which commemorate significant historical events or honor iconic figures from the past, are renowned for their creativity and vibrancy.
An international technological leader with its headquarters in the US, Google specializes in Internet-related services and goods, such as its own search engine, online advertising technologies, and cloud computing.
The business celebrated by posting a unique chocolate cake-themed doodle on its site.The animated doodle shows a cake with the number “23” written on top of it, along with the “L” from “Google” represented by a birthday candle.As part of a PhD thesis, Larry Page and Sergey Brin launched Google in September 1998.
In 1995, the two devised the business.
The business was the two’s concept in 1995.”Every day, there are billions of searches on Google in more than 150 languages around the world, and while much has changed from the early days of Google, from its first server housed in a cabinet built out of toy blocks to its servers now being housed in more than 20 data centers globally, its mission of making the world’s information accessible to everyone has remained the same.It should be noted, nevertheless, that Google was officially founded on September 4, 1998.
The company opted to move the celebrations to September 27 that year because it wanted to coincide with the announcement of the record number of pages that this search engine was indexing, even though the company had celebrated its birth anniversary on the specified day for the first seven years.
The origins of the doodle can be traced back to 1998.
The doodle’s origins may be trace back to 1998, one month before Google establish. The initial doodle featured the renowned. Burning Man” festival in Black Rock City, Nevada.Google, which Larry Page and Sergey Brin co-founded, is currently the most used search engine worldwide.Sundar Pichai, who took over as CEO on October 24, 2015, succeeded Page.
While this was happening, Page assumed the same role at Alphabet Inc. Pichai was appoint CEO of Alphabet on December 3, 2019, as well. Google Inc. is find in 1998. Only after receiving funds from Silicon Valley investors Google Inc. formally incorporated as a corporation in 1998.
Surprisingly, Susan Wojcicki, the current CEO of YouTube, own the garage where Google’s initial office locate in Menlo Park, California. Early on, the office a ping pong table, a brilliant blue carpet, and large desktop computers. In the year 1998, the first Google Doodle was created.
In 1998, the first Google doodle made.
The very first Google doodle create in 1998. The Burning Man Festival, which took place in Black Rock City. Nevada, announce to site visitors by a “stick figure in the logo,” according to the article. Since then, it has become customary for Google to create a doodle in honor of a noteworthy occasion. Google’s interactive doodles have most recently been view by users all across the world. Including the one commemorating the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Google first appeared on September 4, 2021.
September 4 is the real date the firm find. Google’s 23rd birthday should be observe on that day each year. But it until a few years later that Google announce. A record-breaking amount of web pages index and change the date to September 27. On October 24, 2015, Sundar Pichai succeeded Larry Page as CEO of Google. In 2015, the organization underwent a restructure and named Alphabet Inc as its parent corporation.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin, according to Google,
Google claims that Larry Page and Sergey Brin first spoke in 1997 at Stanford University. Where Brin was suppose to offer Page a tour as a prospective graduate student. Google Inc. is establish a year after the first search engine prototype.
Since that time, Google’s services have greatly increased beyond search, including Gmail, Google Apps, and productivity software like Google Docs. The business has also ventured into hardware, producing anything from Nest Wi-Fi routers to the Google Pixel smartphone.
The IT behemoth has had multiple chances to commemorate Google’s 23 birthday thanks to Google’s doodle. The COVID-19 pandemic had isolated 2020 at the time, thus Google made a birthday doodle with a Zoom-style celebration.


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Scots are the UK’s biggest spenders when it comes to alcohol and tobacco, devoting over a fifth of their weekly food budget to the products, according to a new survey.
The research, by commercial kitchen specialist Maxima Kitchen Equipment using Office for National Statistics data, found that this was 50% more than people from London, the region which buys the least alcohol and cigarettes.
It will come as no surprise to learn that Scots are also very sweet-toothed, spending 15% more than Londoners and Yorkshiremen/women on sweet drinks, chocolate, ice-cream, and other confectionery, the areas which spend the least on sugary food and drink.
However, Northern Ireland is actually home to the UK’s biggest sugar lovers. Households in the region spend 23% more on sweet treats than London and Yorkshire.
London is the most vegan area in the UK, with Londoners spending 20% less on meat than people from Northern Ireland, which is officially the least vegan region in the UK. Residents of Northern Ireland spend 11% less on fruit and veg and over 10% more on meat than the national average for all areas in the UK.
The research reveals London also spends more of its food shopping budget on fruit and vegetables than any region in the UK. Londoners spend 37.5% more on fruit and vegetables than households in Northern Ireland, where residents spend the least amount of their weekly shopping budget on fruit and veg.
London also reigns as king of the carbs, spending more of its food budget (10%) on items such as bread, pasta and rice than any other UK area, the research found.


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Luxury chocolate maker Hotel Chocolat received plenty of positive coverage for its maiden full-year results. The Telegraph says Hotel Chocolat has found life is just as sweet as a public company after posting a 93% jump in annual profits. The Times writes that the business has hit a trading sweet spot as consumer demand for high-quality “hedonistic chocolate” helped sales jump 57% to as it reported better-than-expected maiden full-year results. CEO Angus Thirlwell said he had noticed no direct impact from the Brexit vote, but added that the cost of raw materials had risen as a result of the weaker pound (The Financial Times).
Rising food prices will be ‘lethal’ for millions of struggling shoppers post-Brexit, the UK boss of Tesco has warned, The Daily Mail reports. Matt Davies said at the IGD industry conference yesterday that higher grocery bills would prove damaging to consumers, business and the economy. Ashley Armstrong in The Telegraph says that Tesco finally has two things to smile about after winning the Marmite war and recording rising market share data. “While Lewis can now breathe a sigh of relief that Tesco’s darkest times are behind it, he cannot rest on his laurels. Asda’s new chief executive Sean Clarke has a turnaround job of his own to do and will no doubt be looking to use Walmart money to claim back some market share.”
Three former Tesco executives are to appear in crown court to face charges of fraud and false accounting in relation to a scandal at Britain’s biggest supermarket that left a black hole of up to £326m in its accounts, The Guardian reports. Demand for black clothes in Thailand to mourn the death of the country’s King has caused a rush in Tesco’s South Asian outlets, according to The Daily Mail.
Reckitt Benckiser felt the force of a boycott in South Korea over deadly disinfectants, after the scandal contributed to the company’s weakest quarterly growth in five years, The Financial Times writes. The FT Lombard column says: “Reckitt sells a miniature electric sander for DIY foot care. It is a pity the device cannot fix the Achilles heel of the big consumer products group: a corporate culture that is out of step with the public mood. Aggressive multinationals are unfashionable.” The disappointing figures were partly a result of the humidifier scandal that engulfed the consumer goods group in South Korea, The Times said. It knocked 1.5% off like-for-like sales growth and was blamed for a 2% decline in the company’s home products.
Shares in Carrefour climbed on Wednesday, as the world’s second-biggest retailer by revenue reported robust sales in Brazil and improvements in its core French market over the third quarter (The Financial Times). The paper’s Lex column writes that Brazil has been the best hunting ground for European interests recently. “Carrefour is… an exception. Its performance there has been consistent enough that a flotation of its Brazilian subsidiary has returned to the agenda.”


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The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that tickets for the 2015/16 MTN8 Final are on sale.
Defending champions, Kaizer Chiefs, will be playing against Ajax Cape Town in this year’s final.
Last week, the PSL confirmed that the MTN8 Final will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on September 19.
“The Premier Soccer League (PSL) together with sponsors MTN have confirmed that tickets for the 2015/16 MTN8 final are now available at Computicket and Shoprite stores countrywide.
“They are selling at R80 (West stand) and R40 (for the rest of the stadium). Defending Champions Kaizer Chiefs will play host to Ajax Cape Town in the MTN8 final which will take place on Saturday, 19 September 2015 at the Nelson Mandela Bay,” the PSL revealed in a statement.
PSL CEO, Brand de Villiers has urged fans to buy the tickets early.
“We have seen some impressive numbers in this year’s MTN8 competition when it comes to crowd attendance and we are anticipating another big turnout at the Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday, 19 September 2015,” said De Villiers.
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Health officials are telling people not to eat raw cookie dough or cake batter because flour is the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has made at least a dozen people sick across the country.
The Centers for Disease Control said they are still trying to figure out which brand of flour caused the outbreak that sent three people to the hospital.
The CDC said that most people who got sick had eaten raw dough or batter made with flour before they got sick. “Bake or cook things like cookie dough or cake batter made with raw flour before eating them.”
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK: CDC is investigating Salmonella cases in 11 states linked to flour. Flour is a raw ingredient and can have germs in it. Bake or cook foods made with raw flour before eating them.
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Even a small amount of raw dough or batter, the agency says, can make someone sick.
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Port Huron-based GMA Cover Corp. announced the closing in a letter to its employees Tuesday, according to The Detroit News. The Associated Press left phone and email messages seeking company comment.
GMA Cover employed 150 to 175 people as of last year.
"Poor market conditions and the recent government actions, including the extended government shutdown and the sequester, have caused the company to no longer be a viable entity," the letter said. "In an attempt to save the jobs of the company's employees, the company pursued several options, including, without limitation, efforts to sell the company and to obtain additional financing."
The company started in 1974. According to its website, the company at one point had an 80 percent market share for soft-top vehicle covers.
But GMA Cover faced business problems in recent years. The letter to employees said GMA was "within days of being liquidated" two years ago but found an investor who pumped "millions of dollars" into the company.
It laid off about 155 workers and closed one plant in June 2012, citing a lack of federal contracts.
"It is unfortunate that the government shutdown has negatively impacted so many individuals and companies in our country. GMA is simply the latest casualty," Daniel Casey, chief executive of the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, told The Times Herald of Port Huron in a statement.


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Just in case you needed another reason to dust off your hidden blades, now you officially have an excuse to roll through Bayek’s Egyptian adventure all over again - Assassin’s Creed Origins is getting a new game+ mode.
This news comes from Assassin’s Creed Community Manager Dominik Voigt on Reddit, who replied to a thread saying: “New Game + is coming. We'll have more information to share soon.”
This is an interesting development, since previous Assassin’s Creed games haven’t tended to include new game+, but rather the option to replay missions. If you wanted to restart fresh and play through the whole of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate for instance, you had to delete your save.
Post-launch support for Assassin’s Creed: Origins has been ongoing since it came out at the end of October 2017. Last week, the game’s story-extending The Hidden Ones DLC - which takes place four years after Origin’s main plot - came out, adding a new city along with new targets and diversions to the world.
If you’ve already completed Origins, a new game+ mode would also be a good opportunity to test out a few of the updates it’s seen in the last few months, like the Final Fantasy 15 crossover missions.
The game received a new “Nightmare” difficulty mode as well, so if you do decide to jump back in you could crank up the challenge too.
Ubisoft tend to release big "This month in Assassin's Creed" statements, so look out for more news towards the end of this week and around the start of February.


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Apple's 10 year iPhone update is going to be the biggest ever. Here at Wrappz, we are excited for the brand new iPhone X, which is soon available for pre-order.
On October 27th you can pre-order the much anticipated iPhone X which will be shipped on November 3rd.
Although this phone is going to cost a small fortune, it is something that everyone wants to get their hands on. As it is Apple's 10th year of the iPhone, we know it is going to be something great. Check out previous iPhone X rumours. Continue reading


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The National Park Foundation has launched an impressive website to celebrate the March on Washington, led by Martin Luther King, Jr. 50 years ago today, August 28th.
November 07, 2011
The Meth Project is hoping to 'change the conversation' about Meth with a new website and a series of hard-hitting PSAs, directed by Darren Aronofsky of Black Swan fam
March 13, 2011
Organic ups the ante on apps like Flipboard with its own social reader app, BroadFeed. The app takes content shared by whoever you follow on Twitter and aims to shape your newsfeed around it in an easy-to-read format.
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Team-ups are a common occurrence in the universe of comic book storylines. The latest has Jeep joining forces with Marvel Comics and interactive agency Organic to create the online component of BBDO's launch campaign for the new Patriot SUV.
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Proving once again the old adage about dogs being man's best friend, Samsung tapped Organic to create a web campaign centered on Sam, a helpful St. Bernard who tells you everything you need to know about the electronics giant's new Q1 mobile device.
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What can be more entertaining than watching an unsuspecting passenger get tossed around like a rag doll in the back of a cab? Having complete control over that cab, of course.


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New figures show that Britain currently has more than 34 million licensed vehicles on its roads.
Out of these, more than 28.4 million are cars, with a 34% increase in the the number of licensed cars since 1994.
From December 2009 and December 2010, the total number of licensed vehicles in the UK rose by 0.5%, or 162,000.
In 2010, licensed car numbers increased by around 170,000, whereas motorcycles declined by 3.2%, while the number of heavy goods vehicles and coaches was down by 1.5%.
Statistics from the Department for Transport also showed that the number of cars in the lowest-emission vehicle excise duty band more than doubled to 57,000.
In 2010, the average engine size of all licensed cars was 1,750cc. At the end of the last year, Ford manufactured as 15% of all licensed cars, while Vauxhall made 12%.
According to the report, almost 50% of all licensed cars in Britain are manufactured by Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Peugeot and Renault.
It also revealed that about 46% of newly-licensed cars in 2010 used diesel, up from 41% during the previous year.
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DUBAI, UAE, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Following Gulfood Dubai 2023, the world’s largest food exhibition that took place earlier this year, Vinamilk has announced plans to participate in other trade promotion events such as Japan Foodex Fair, and FHA Singapore Fair, International SME Fair in Guangzhou, China to seek new export opportunities, as well as developing new sales channels in existing ones.
Despite economic uncertainty, Vinamilk, Vietnam’s leading dairy brand and the sixth most valuable dairy brand globally, has shown its determination to expand its global reach by actively seeking new export markets. Underlining Vinamilk’s expansion plans, the dairy manufacturer has secured a total value of USD 100 million for the company’s six-month export plan, in which the Middle Eastern region has accounted for 85%.
With a population of approximately half a billion people spanning 17 countries, the Middle East has been one of Vinamilk’s key export markets since 1997. In some Middle Eastern countries, Vinamilk’s baby products, especially Dielac milk powder and RiDielac baby nutrition powder have been very well-received and trusted by consumers across the region.
The demand for dairy products has consistently increased despite the region’s various challenges and business environments. Vinamilk and its partners seek to meet these growing demands with innovative solutions that enable consumers to access high-quality products at competitive prices while providing them with the required essential nutrition, such as the infant formula product Dielac Premature.
Vinamilk’s primary partner in the Middle East, Zia Ahmad Mohd Asmail, shared, “We have been in business with Vinamilk for the past ten years when we started with the Afghanistan market. They provide good service and quality products. We want to expand and make Vinamilk products accessible to consumers across the region.”
In addition, Vinamilk’s main export products, such as Dielac milk powder, Ridielac nutritional powder, condensed milk, Probi drinking yogurt, and coconut drink, have been introduced to new markets across the region.
Actively participating in trade activities enhances Vinamilk’s exposure to the world and contributes to promoting Vinamilk’s position in the dairy industry. “This year, potential partners actively came looking for us because they had previously known Vinamilk as the sixth largest brand value in the world,” a Vinamilk representative shared at Gulfood Dubai.
Despite humble origins in Vietnam, a country that does not have a long history in the dairy industry, Vinamilk has grown to be the country leading dairy manufacturer, with 13 farms that supply a capacity of more than one million liters of raw milk per day. Aside from the Vietnam market, Vinamilk also exports to 58 other countries and territories worldwide, with accumulated export revenue of USD 3 billion.
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Headquartered in Vietnam, Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) is the leading national dairy company specializing in dairy products and juices for the domestic market and exports to over 58 countries with total export revenue of more than $3 billion. It is the 36th largest dairy company in the world in terms of revenue, with a brand value in the Top 10 most valuable global brands. Vinamilk currently manages 13 farms with a supply capacity of up to 1 million liters of fresh milk daily.
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The digital TV tuner add-on for the PlayStation 3 has been a long time coming, originally scheduled to be released this time last year, but its finally been released in the PAL European market.
The aptly named Cool Stuff got their hands on the finished product, and unbox it for your viewing pleasure, along with a quick review.
The USB add on allows the PlayStation 3 to recieve DTV transmissions, with twin HD tuners and record to the in-built PlayStation 3 hard drive.
The unit will be on sale through Europe next week, and will hit the Australian market early in 2009. The unit will not be available in the American market due to differing digital TV standards.


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Small Business Ideas In Dallas Texas – Despite the partial reopening of local economies, small businesses across the country continue to recover from the impact of Covid-19. Income losses continued across all communities and industries. Before the crisis, many small firms were vulnerable. In fact, according to the Federal Reserve’s Small Business Credit Survey, 14 percent of U.S. companies in 2019 reported having enough cash on hand to continue operating normally if they experienced a two-month loss of revenue. Texas small businesses fared somewhat better, with 16 percent saying they had adequate cash reserves under those circumstances. But they said they were more likely to sell or close their business in that situation (
) At the time this survey was conducted, few could have predicted the severity and global nature of the economic crisis that would unfold four months later.
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In May, we delved into the experiences of small business owners across Texas during the first month of the crisis. In the months that followed, improvements were made to existing resources, and several initiatives were launched to support small businesses across the country and state.
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The release of the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding in early April has run into some technical glitches and concerns about company benefits. Banks generally have to go through a strong monitoring process when granting loans, but when PPPs face time constraints for disbursement of funds, pre-credit communication is crucial to use one of the PPP loans. This is important because early bank lending relationships (beyond traditional savings or checking accounts) are less common than one might expect for many small firms—especially in certain subgroups, such as minority-owned businesses or microfirms. In the year According to the 2019 Federal Reserve Small Business Lending Survey, 44 percent of small employers in the U.S. have used a bank loan in the past five years. At 43 percent, Texas’ share was slightly lower (
) Companies with such banking connections were larger and more white-owned.
Recognizing the need for both more funding and a more inclusive process, Congress provided an additional $310 billion for a second round of PPP funding.
More specific data is needed to understand the extent to which this second, more targeted funding has reached all communities. In a significant step toward this goal, on July 6, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Treasury Department released credit rating data on the 4.9 million PPP loans made to date.
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According to a preliminary analysis, Texas has the second largest total debt at $41.1 billion, followed by California at $68.2 billion. However, in terms of minimum business wages, Texas falls right among the top 50 states. PPP funds went to companies that represent 82 percent of small business payroll in Texas—about halfway between 96 percent in Florida and Hawaii and 72 percent in Virginia. About 157 cities in Texas have businesses listed as receiving some type of PPP financing. Given the large number of PPP recipients who do not disclose company ownership figures, determining whether dollars are reaching small- and/or women-owned firms is particularly challenging.
The first two of these changes will take effect on March 27, 2020, when the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is first passed. The third change related to loan maturity applies only to loans made after June 5, 2020.
In addition to PPP, other resources are available at the federal level. Two important updates since publishing our May 12 article on small businesses and Covid:
Beyond resources at the national level, many cities in Texas recognize the need for additional support within their small business communities. In Dallas, for example, a multi-pronged approach led to the development of the Revive Dallas Small Business Relief Fund. Private businesses, Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), LiftFund and the Dallas Entrepreneur Center Network are participating in the funding. The fund targets businesses in Dallas that employ up to 15 workers and have experienced a loss of at least 15 percent in revenue since the start of the Covid crisis. Most of the loans are to women-owned or minority-owned companies. Along with 0 percent interest, participants will be forgiven if they meet certain requirements, including participating in a mentoring program and creating a 2021 budget.
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Sejal Desai, director of business engagement at CFT, the fund’s financial backer, said the partnership’s aim is to provide small businesses with “full-service support” rather than financial support. He says, “Many businesses could use not only money, but guidance from business leaders who are successfully managing these unprecedented and challenging times.” The Revive Dallas fundraiser has a total goal of $5 million, of which about half has already been raised.
A June 2020 Dallas Fed analysis highlights the unique challenges small businesses face, including the fact that in normal economic times, only half of startups survive more than five years. Smaller companies have a harder time getting credit than larger companies, a phenomenon that increases during economic crises. Analysis shows that during the two recessions of the 2000s, small businesses suffered more job losses than major losses, and small business credit fell to pre-recession levels on the day of the Great Recession.
It’s clear that small businesses and the economy as a whole are once again facing major challenges. It remains to be seen how effective the historic federal economic relief packages will be in preventing widespread revenue losses for small businesses in the United States and Texas, and how equitable the recovery will be among communities.
The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and should not be attributed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas or the Federal Reserve System. The information provided does not constitute an endorsement of any organization or program. Earner Greg Abbott discussed Texas’ vibrant economy and business environment today at a small business roundtable hosted by Goldman Sachs in Dallas. ernor Abbott joins America’s Butchers and Meat Purveyors with 13 more small business owners and alumni of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Businesses program to discuss business challenges related to Covid, including business challenges related to Covid. and access to capital.
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Erner thanked Goldman Sachs and the 10,000 Small Businesses program for supporting more than 1,400 small businesses in Texas. , and cancellation of contracts.
“The Texas spirit — hard work and perseverance — shines through in our small businesses, and their success is critical to Texas’ strong economic recovery,” said Earner Abbott. Thank you to Goldman Sachs and the 10,000 Small Businesses program for supporting more than a thousand small businesses in our state. Last session, we took action with the Texas Legislature to help small businesses recover from the pandemic and with small business leaders to ensure their success in communities across the Lone Star State. I look forward to continuing work.
Goldman Sachs launched the 10,000 Small Business Initiative to help small businesses create jobs and drive economic growth by providing entrepreneurs with practical business education, business support services and access to capital. In Texas, 10,000 small businesses offer the program in partnership with Dallas College, Houston Community College and Babson College. Nearly 1,400 Texas business owners statewide have completed the program to date. Interested Texas small business owners can apply at www.10KSBapply.com It’s no wonder Dallas is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Between locations, schools, and job opportunities, there are many reasons people move here. This city truly offers something for everyone! Check out the top five reasons why your next home should be near Dallas.
Everything is great in Texas except the cost of living. Compared to other cities in the United States, Dallas, Texas, is the most affordable. For example, living in New York City is 84% more expensive than living in Dallas. The low cost of living and affordable housing attracts many families and professionals. For example, Wildcat Ranch, a new community about 20 minutes outside of Dallas, has homes starting in the $200s. Residents can easily get to the city without paying a toll.
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