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‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’ Release Date, Latest News & Update: Title Similar to ‘No Man’s Sky?’ Renowned Authors Tapped to Helm New Novel Series for the Franchise
"No Man's Sky" may have been a disappointment to some. However, new reports suggest that "Mass Effect: Andromeda" may produce what the Hello Games title wasn't able to deliver.
According to the reports, the recently released trailer for "Mass Effect: Andromeda" sounded similar to "No Man's Sky." Some fans speculate that the upcoming "Mass Effect" installment will provide the expected results that fans didn't see when the Hello Games title was released. Critics have also said that "Andromeda" has fewer planets compared to "No Man's Sky" and this could be one of the reasons why BioWare's upcoming game will be more enjoyable.
Another issue that "Mass Effect: Andromeda" may resolve is substance. Numerous critics have pointed out that "No Man's Sky" didn't have depth. As for "Andromeda," there is a story that will explain the events going on in the game and fans are looking forward to it. BioWare seems to have understood this issue, which is why "Mass Effect: Andromeda" will come with a story and gameplay that fans are already talking about.
Meanwhile, The Verge reports that Titan Books has recently announced the arrival of new novels for "Mass Effect: Andromeda." According to the outlet, a new set of highly acclaimed authors have been tapped to join the writing team. The new team of authors includes N.K. Jemisin, Jason M. Hough, Catherynne M. Valente, and K.C. Alexander.
Alexander and Hough will be working on the first novel in the "Mass Effect: Andromeda" series titled "Nexus Uprising." The said installment will be out for fans to enjoy on March 28, 2017.
Valente, on the other hand, will work on the second book for "Mass Effect: Andromeda" and it will be titled "Annihilation." Finally, Jemisin will complete the trilogy with the final novel called "Initiation." The said authors are expected to deliver amazing stories that will further up the ante on the game's upcoming release.
BioWare is also expected to announce a specific release date for "Mass Effect: Andromeda" soon. The initial release date set is March 2017. Stay tuned for more updates!
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September 18, 2019
Fashion brand KITH Women has joined forces with Barbie and launched a styling contest that asks entrants to style one-of-four dolls with items from the KITH Women line in celebration of the Barbie’s 60th anniversary.
KITH will create a 100-piece collection of doll-sized apparel and accessories for Barbie. Fans of the doll will be able to style unique Barbies as part of the competition. The winner’s creation will then be named the official KITH x Barbie doll and launched worldwide in late 2020.
“For 60 years, Barbie has been an international pop-culture phenomenon offering girls around the globe a chance to play, tell stories, and, most importantly, to dream,” says Ronnie Fieg, founder, KITH. “KITH echoes this mindset by presenting an immersive world for its customers by engaging them through a unique retail environment that fosters creativity. This shared philosophy is what started this partnership–and it will remain a key element in the collaboration between KITH and Barbie.”
KITH’s collaboration also includes a retrospective exhibition that honors Barbie’s 60-year history and will be highlighted by an in-store museum of the original Barbie. The classic 1959 doll will be housed at the fashion brand’s Soho store. Along with the in-store exhibition, KITH will also be debuting a limited-edition t-shirt to celebrate the collaboration. The store’s first 200 attendees will receive the apparel as part of a special promotion.
This Barbie collaboration follows an extensive list of brand partnerships for the doll over the last year. Lucasfilm worked with Barbie’s creators for a line inspired by the Star Wars franchise.
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IKEA agreed to acquire Silicon Valley startup TaskRabbit—the online marketplace that connects people with freelancers willing to run errands and do odd jobs—combining the pioneer of the flat 2019-02-14 · Ikea’s share is 2 percent, down from 2.2 percent in 2014 and much lower than its share in Germany, at 12 percent. The TaskRabbit acquisition has helped — tasks by the company have more than doubled and 10 percent of all tasks were furniture assemblies, an increase of 2 percent. The TaskRabbit acquisition takes Ikea into the world of the "gig economy", with workers for the service all independent contractors rather than employees. Ikea Group is making a rare high-profile acquisition, with the flat-pack furniture retailer buying TaskRabbit, the online marketplace for odd jobs.
2017-09-28 · So perhaps it's no surprise that the Swedish retail giant has reportedly acquired the startup TaskRabbit for an undisclosed price.
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Related TaskRabbit, the on-demand platform for hiring people to do everything from build furniture to stand in line for you at the Apple Store, has sold itself to IKEA, Recode first reported. The home-goods giant has signed an agreement to acquire TaskRabbit, Ikea announced on Thursday. TaskRabbit is a "gig economy"-style startup founded in 2008.
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The Swedish home furnishings giant now owns the gig economy specialist. Those Ikea cabinet 20 Feb 2018 This expansion follows Ikea's acquisition of the platform in September last year.
It had revenue of $37 billion in 2016, according to its most recent annual report. Understanding Ikea’s Acquisition of Task Rabbit IKEA’s Motivation to Acquire TaskRabbit Ikea is and has been a very successful furniture retailer in almost every measure – sales growth, product innovation, catalogue marketing, ikea restaurant, and their own innovation lab.
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2017-09-28 · The acquisition takes Ikea into the gig economy, with TaskRabbit workers classed as independent contractors who work when they want, where they want and at rates they set, but are not necessarily LONDON — IKEA's acquisition of gig economy company TaskRabbit is part of the 74-year old furniture company's efforts to modernise the company, according to IKEA's UK CEO. IKEA surprised the market last month by buying US startup TaskRabbit , a platform that lets people hire temporary workers to do odd jobs ranging from cleaning homes to running errands — and even assembling furniture. This acquisition takes off from a pilot program in London, launched by Ikea last November, offering TaskRabbit’s furniture assembly services, and TaskRabbit has had a page dedicated to its Ikea has purchased TaskRabbit, the two companies confirmed to Recode earlier today.
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TASKRABBIT INC. Private Company. Ikea Group will consider further acquisitions to add services and technologies and expand its reach following the purchase of TaskRabbit Inc. last month. TaskRabbit has partnered with IKEA to help assemble your furniture! Hire a Tasker today to help you with your furniture assembly needs. IKEA Furniture Assembly Services | TaskRabbit TaskRabbit, the odd-job app you used to build your IKEA stuff, This acquisition is expected to bolster IKEA’s digital services to better compete with companies like Amazon. TaskRabbit Meets Ikea. For its part, TaskRabbit has taken in $38 million in venture capital since launching in 2008.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD) the world’s largest beer brewer reported its second quarter earnings this morning and investors are not happy. Many have been betting this year on beer and liquor being the new oil in terms of stock market gains, the phrase ‘brown is the new black’ was everywhere in the last few months. Revenue in the second quarter fell to $9.87 billion from $9.95 billion the year before, quarter over quarter gain was 5.77% vs. 10.54% the previous year. Profits were up to $1.961 billion up from $1.45 billion the same quarter in 2011, but fell from the previous quarter due to a lower operating margin.
AB InBev is the home to most of the brands you love, its portfolio includes: Corona, Beck’s, Stella, Budweiser, Hoegaarden, Quilmes, Labatt, Alexander Keith’s, Busch, Michelob, Kopkanee, and a slew of other smaller brands. Their acquisition of Corona this year put them as the top or second to top brand in 21 of the world’s biggest beer markets.
Sales in Brazil and China grew, and international sales of Budweiser increased by 1% but overall volume sold across all brands was down. In pre-market trading on the NYSE, BUD trimmed 3.17% to land at $78.50 and is not faring too much beter now that the market has opened.
Foodbeat’s take: BUD is showing signs of slowing growth and hopes that the acquisition of Corona will be the extra push they need to reverse that trend. When it comes right down to it whiskey is a better buy than beer in the stock market today and even within the beer industry Anheuser-Busch pays a rather low end dividend especially in comparison to Molson Coors (NYSE:TAP) and Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (NYSE:ABV).
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Japan convenience stores to cut out workers, scan entire baskets - UPI.com
UPI reports: "By 2025 the country's major retailers, including Seven-Eleven Japan and
other chain operators, will allow customers to use self-checkout
computer kiosks to scan an entire basket of items without requiring
individual scans, The Nikkei reported Tuesday, local time. [...] Chips,
or radio frequency identification tags, that can compute all items
simultaneously are to be used at Seven-Eleven, FamilyMart and Ministop
stores, where they will be in active use in major cities by 2018,
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Comment: I think the cost of upgrading hardware would be prohibitive in a large country like the U.S., still, it's an interesting development, it shows how advanced RFID tech has become.


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The real reasons behind Denmark’s pleas to increase the number of whales it needs to kill for native Greenlandic peoples have been exposed by WDCS.
Despite a ban on commercial whaling, the WDCS undercover investigation has revealed that Greenland (a Danish overseas territory) has been actively undermining the International Whaling Commission (IWC) ban on commercial whaling by selling whale meat, from whales it is allowed to kill solely for the nutritional needs of local aboriginal people, to tourists visiting the country.
WDCS investigators visiting Greenland documented restaurants and hotels deliberately targeting tourists by placing bowhead and other whale meat on their menus. The investigations also revealed supermarkets openly selling endangered fin whale and other whale meats, all freely available for visitors to the country to buy.
These revelations come on the eve of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (the international body that regulates whaling) in Panama in July, where Denmark is set to ask that it be allowed to kill more whales in future years to meet the nutritional subsistence needs of the native population in Greenland.
However, the IWC requires that subsistence whaling should be for the ‘purposes of local aboriginal consumption’, not for the type of commercial sale that the investigation by WDCS has revealed.
At this year’s IWC meeting , Denmark will argue that they want to take almost double the number of endangered fin whales (10 to 19) and increase the number of humpbacks they kill without a review for at least six years.
“The Danish government’s claims that Greenland needs to kill more whales for nutritional and cultural needs is laughable”, says WDCS CEO, Chris Butler-Stroud.
Denmark regularly claims that Greenland requires ‘670 tons’ of whales meat to meet the ‘needs’ of its aboriginal peoples, yet this meat is clearly not needed by local people as it is being sold to tourists. Indeed, government-owned whale meat distribution companies have previously reported that it has been impossible to sell large amounts of the meat to the home market.
Butler-Stroud continues: “Who is this meat really for? Our investigation report shows that this demand for more whale meat is clearly driven by the commercial consumer market not by aboriginal needs. Greenland’s native-born population has increased by around just 9.9% in the last 24 years and yet, the request for more large whales by Greenland in the same period has increased by 89%!” “Even the number of licensed subsistence hunters in Greenland has declined between 1993 and 2010 by a massive 49%.”
There clearly isn’t the level of subsistence ‘need’ in Greenland that both Greenland and the Danish government are trying make a case for.
“We believe that this, together with the findings of the WDCS investigation should result in any request for the killing of even higher numbers of whales by Greenland being rejected and the situation thoroughly reviewed by the IWC.
In addition to this investigation, WDCS partner, AWI (Animal Welfare Institute) completed a follow-on survey in June 2012, via telephone and email, of all restaurants for which contact information (phone/email) was available. The survey revealed that whale meat, including fin, bowhead and minke whale, was available to tourists at 24 out of 31 (77.4%) restaurants visited, contacted, and/or researched online in Greenland in 2011/2012.
WDCS is also warning any tourists that bringing whale meat bought in supermarkets in Greenland back into UK, EU or US is illegal and could result in a prison sentence.
Earlier in 2011, WDCS and AWI revealed Iceland was also openly selling whale meat packaged for export in the departure area at Keflavik airport to travellers who, if they made the purchase, risked arrest for importing an internationally protected species.


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The Calaveras County Realtors Association (CCRA) reports that second-quarter real estate figures indicate higher year-over-year home sales and prices for four straight months and that this past quarter’s sales reached the second highest level in nearly two years. Along with the improving economy, CCRA spokesperson Teri Rogers notes, “Sellers are not being too greedy…properties are being priced for the market and buyers see the value in that and are making their offers closer to the asking price. It’s called ‘fair market value’ and this is one of the best types of markets to be in, because buyers and sellers negotiate in the fairest of manners.” In other words, she says, “It’s not a buyers market — it’s not a sellers market — and it brings people to the market as champions.”
While home sales softened in April, according to CCRA data, the housing market momentum picked up in May and continued to be solid through June. “We are in a wonderful leveling off period with slow growth, which is what it should be,” Rogers states. Looking ahead, she estimates, the leveling pattern with fair market value and cooperation should continue for the next 18 months to two years.
After that, a seller’s market with incremental price increases and a shrinking inventory is likely to kick in.
“It’s a good time for investment purchases, as prices are affordable,” notes Rogers. “If people buy now and sell in six to eight years, they will make money. It’s all part of the cycle and the trends.”
$250,000 Buys ‘Good Bones’ Rogers adds that the county’s current median price range around $250,000 also represents a popular buyers’ price point. “It buys you a nice, solid home that has good bones and quality to it, but you might want to change out the flooring or do a new countertop — upgrades to make it your own — which aren’t ‘big ticket’ items,” as she puts it. For buyers, she points out, “It’s important to know the value of a home in our median price range buys you a nice home that doesn’t necessarily need a lot of work.”


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Barksdale told shareholders at the company's annual meeting today in Santa Clara, California, that he will buy more Netscape stock because he feels it is a good investment, according to Bloomberg.
"It is a good investment at today's price," Barksdale said. "I plan to increase my holdings of Netscape in the public market very soon."
He did not say how many shares he would purchase or when.
According to the company's latest proxy statement, Barksdale currently owns 4.8 million shares in Netscape, equating to a 4.9 percent stake in the software maker.
Barksdale's disclosure comes three months after five of Netscape's top executives filed to sell about 850,000 shares--during a period when the company's stock was trading near its 52-week low.
The executives included Marc Andreessen, the company's vice president of products; Michael Homer, vice president of sales and marketing; James Sha, general manager of integrated applications; Roberta Katz, general counsel; and Richard Schell, general manager of Netscape's client products division.
Some analysts have expressed concern about insiders selling their shares when a company's stock is retreating, because it may signal a lack of confidence. Insiders typically sell when a stock is rising--often at or near a 52-week high.
Netscape has been losing market share in the Internet browser business to Microsoft.
Earlier this week, Netscape reported that it broke even for its second fiscal quarter ending in April, but reported a $54.2 million loss for the month of January.
The company said it was pleased with its results, and its stock has been rebounding of late.


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Tell Amazon: Stop Selective “Woke” Book Censorship
Amazon, by far the world’s largest bookseller, has until recently promoted itself as an open marketplace of ideas, with all kinds of transgressive and provocative works for sale, including Hitler’s notorious book “Mein Kampf.”
But on February 21, Amazon suddenly removed any trace of When Harry Became Sally, a book published three years ago by Ethics and Public Policy Center President Ryan T. Anderson. Described as “sensitive” and “fair-minded” by professors at top medical schools, the policy treatise takes a traditional stance on the controversial issue of transgenderism.
Amazon did not inform the author or publisher of its decision, and the company has refused to comment on the sudden ban on a book published several years ago. Bizarrely, other books by Anderson are still for sale on Amazon as are books by other authors that take a similar stance on transgenderism.
Amazon’s actions suggest that it has adopted an ominous new “woke” censorship approach where certain books suddenly become problematic and disappear. Others – like “Mein Kampf” – remain openly for sale, with no discernable universal standard.
Amazon needs to hear from consumers like you that such arbitrary yet highly politicized censorship must stop before it spreads further.
Sign the petition demanding that Amazon stop the hypocritical censorship and restore Anderson’s book to its virtual shelves!
Update 3/15/21: Amazon issued a statement after several U.S. Senators issued a complaint. The statement claims that Amazon will not sell books that characterize transgenderism as a mental illness. Anderson contends that his book does nothing of the sort.


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he war in Ukraine has an impact on every sector in agriculture, and that includes pig production. Which short term and longer term effects can be expected? The French Pork and Pig Institute (IFIP) drew up an analysis to look into the future.
The war in Ukraine is a source of great tension on the markets for animal feed raw materials, with repercussions on livestock production being very likely. As far as the pork market is concerned, the main impact will be above all indirect. EU pork product trade with Ukraine is limited, whereas trade with Russia dried up in 2014 as a result of African Swine Fever as well as of the first economic embargo. Nevertheless, the entry into a new diplomatic and economic era could strengthen exports of pork and wheat from Russia to Asia and in particular China, exacerbating competition in this area for European and American exporters.
Expected impacts on livestock feed costs
The main consequence of this war relates to its effect on raw materials; in particular the prices of wheat and corn, of which Russia and Ukraine are major exporters.
The article explains in detail the impact on the raw materials market. Since its publication, futures markets have shown a strong increase. The conflict will bring volatility and uncertainty in the markets; importers of Russian wheat and Ukrainian corn will find other sources of supply (Argentina, USA) while the Sino-Russian axis could strengthen.
Late February and early March, economic sanctions imposed by international powers have caused the price of the Russian rouble to fall sharply. Should the rouble remain weak, then the competitive advantage to Russian exports could offset the weight of the sanctions and the logistical impacts of the conflict. Russian exports are also subject to a quota policy, the volumes of which were determined before the conflict until June 2022.
War between Russia and Ukraine will interrupt Ukraine’s pork production, as well as the country’s imports. That will have an immediate effect on the European market, even though it will be in a targeted and limited way.
Pork production in Ukraine has been stable, with nearly 750,000 tonnes produced annually in recent years. Domestic demand is sluggish due to limited purchasing power, especially since the 2014 crisis, which results in consumption of less than 20 kg carcass equivalent per capita/year, much lower than neighbouring Poland. Imports are limited to complementary supplies of meat, offal and fat for national processors, and amount to around 5% of domestic supplies. National production has been limited in recent years by the spread of African Swine Fever within farms. The ongoing conflict with Russia will temporarily stop Ukrainian pork production, as well as trade with its partners.
The EU exports around 93,000 tonnes of pork and by-products to Ukraine per year. Regular flows from predominantly Poland are recorded. In addition, Ukraine is an escape market for European pork when the European supply is too abundant and Asian demand weakens. In 2021, sales to Ukraine increased by nearly 16% in one year. The Russia-Ukraine dispute could therefore represent a real difficulty for Polish exporters (55,3000 tonnes per year).
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In a shocking discovery, the Times revealed today that no one is dining at an Applebee's in Manhattan: in fact, the restaurant is full of empty tables. The exact reason is unclear, but it may be because there are so many other similarly mediocre restaurants in the Times Square area offering up stiff competition, including Chevy's, Dallas BBQ, ESPN Zone, and Dave & Busters.
Top analysts concur that as the demand for bad food lessens, many restaurants serving bad food are vulnerable to closure. Applebee's franchise owner Zane Tankel once considered his only competition to be the inimitable Olive Garden, but:
“We’ll see some weeding out,” he said one recent lunch hour, sitting in a near-empty Applebee’s dining room overlooking 42nd Street. Noting a restaurant above him and another across the street, he said, “One of the three of us is not going to be here.”Will Manhattan's dining scene survive without Applebee's? Where will local heroes like Plaxico Burress eat before putting a loaded weapon into the elastic waistband of their pants? If such pinnacles of New York fine cuisine fall prey to the recession, the future looks grim indeed.
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Inflation in Britain rose faster than expected to its highest in nearly 30 years in December, intensifying a squeeze on living standards and putting pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates again.
The annual rate of consumer price inflation increased to 5.4 per cent from November’s 5.1 per cent, the highest since March, 1992, the Office for National Statistics said. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a rise to 5.2 per cent.
Financial markets now price in a more than 90-per-cent chance that the BoE will raise its main interest rate to 0.5 per cent on Feb. 3. Last month it became the world’s first major central bank to tighten policy since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Bank of England was already feeling uncomfortable about its monetary policy stance. Today’s upside surprises to both the headline and core inflation readings will certainly not have helped,” said Ambrose Crofton, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Two-year British government bond yields, which are sensitive to financial markets’ interest-rate expectations, came within a whisker of their highest level since 2011.
Inflation has risen sharply across most advanced economies, reflecting a global rise in energy prices and supply chain difficulties.
But the BoE appears more concerned than the U.S. Federal Reserve or the European Central Bank that labour shortages and wage pressures will cause inflation to be slow to fall back once immediate price pressures have passed.
Speaking to lawmakers on Wednesday, bank governor Andrew Bailey said financial markets expected energy prices would take longer to fall than had been the case two months ago, while BoE staff had found tentative signs inflation was pushing up pay settlements.
“Please don’t think we don’t think these are serious pressures. They are,” Mr. Bailey said, when challenged over whether the central bank had been complacent about price risks.
A surge in cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant had a negligible impact on inflation, ONS statisticians said.
Instead, prices for food, hospitality and household goods were the main factors pushing up inflation in December while fuel prices – the main driver in previous months – remained at recent highs.
“Not only does this provide additional evidence that inflation is becoming endemic rather than transitory, it also bodes ill for households facing multiple rises in the cost of living this spring,” said Kitty Ussher, chief economist at the Institute of Directors.
British inflation is widely expected to peak in April when regulated household energy bills look set to increase by around 50 per cent. Last month the BoE forecast a peak of around 6 per cent, but now some economists see 7 per cent as more likely.
Inflation was just 0.6 per cent in December, 2020, and the BoE repeatedly had to revise up its forecast last year. A new inflation forecast is due on Feb. 3. The last one in November showed inflation staying above its 2-per-cent target until mid-2024.
Rising inflation is also turning into a political problem for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government, which faces calls from the opposition and charities to offset the rise in energy bills, which comes at the same time as a tax increase on wages to fund higher health and social care spending.
“I understand the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, and we will continue to listen to people’s concerns,” Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said after the inflation data.
Wednesday’s figures showed that core CPI – which excludes more volatile food, energy, alcohol and tobacco prices – rose to a record 4.2 per cent from November’s 3.9 per cent.
Retail price inflation – an older measure that the ONS says is no longer accurate, but which is still widely used by government and businesses – rose to a 30-year high of 7.5 per cent from 7.1 per cent.
Factory price inflation showed tentative signs that cost pressures may have peaked, cooling to 9.3 per cent from 9.4 per cent in November. Inflation for costs paid by producers for material and energy also decreased, to 13.5 per cent from 15.2 per cent.
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With thousands of toxins circulating in the world it can be very easy to become overwhelmed. Formerly nutritious foods have been denatured to the point that they have very little benefit, and air and water have become dangerously polluted. These are 5 toxins to be especially concerned about.
Heavy metals are not something that people should normally concern themselves about with regards to food, air, water, and personal care products. Unfortunately, that is not the current situation.
Common exposure points to heavy metals include seafood, dental amalgams, vaccinations, personal care products, pots and pans, baking powder, smoke, paint, water, work sites, and chem trails.
These deadly toxins can immediately wreak havoc, causing chronic pain, fatigue, brain fog, gastrointestinal problems, allergies, headaches, depression, skin problems, insomnia, paralysis, and more.
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are foods that have been created by gene-splicing vegetable seedlings with poisonous pesticides, herbicides, and bacteria so plants are inherently protected from pests that may try to damage them.
With 85 percent of all corn, soy, and canola oil being GMO and the fact that they are some of the most heavily consumed food products on the planet, people find themselves with a major problem. Add in sugar beets, cotton, and other popular grains which may be contaminated or are on the agenda to become GMO (wheat, rice), and there is a nutritional apocalypse in the making.
As a result of this engineered process, consumers are essentially consuming toxic seeds laced with chemicals that are known to mutate cells of the body, resulting in tumors and other forms of cancer.
There are a few forms of radiation, but the most deadly that are currently polluting the planet are cesium-137 and electromagnetic radiation.
With recent radiation tests done by county officials on the shores of California showing a 500 percent increase in radiation, it is now widely believed by experts that cesium-137 has entered the food chain so any seafood caught in the Pacific ocean is very suspect of significant contamination.
However, that is not as widespread a concern as electromagnetic radiation. With the omnipresence of wifi signals, cell phones, TVs, computers, and microwaves this type of radiation is nearly impossible to avoid.
On May 31, 2013, the World Health Organization/International Agency for Research on Cancer issued a report admitting that cell phones might indeed cause cancer, classifying EMFs as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Class 2B).
Xenoestrogens, or man made estrogen mimicking molecules, are a very common toxin found intertwined in day-to-day life. The most common places they can be found include plastic containers, lining of canned food, Styrofoam cups and containers, cosmetics and toiletries, and agricultural chemicals.
These hormone disruptors can cause all kinds of hormone related issues including poor sleep, energy, and libido, as well as hormonal related cancers such as breast, ovary, and prostate cancer.
The drum has been beaten for quite some time on the dangers of artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose (Splenda), but that hasn’t stopped many people from consuming the products that contain it. It is found in diet sodas, yogurt, chewing gum, cooking sauces, tabletop sweeteners, flavored water, cereals, and sugar free products.
Aspartame is combination of chemicals, namely aspartic acid (an amino acid with excitatory effects on brain cells), methanol and phenylalanine and scientists are placing it at the higher end of the range of what is considered toxic.
Ninety different symptoms have been documented as a result of aspartame consumption, including anxiety attacks, slurred speech, fatigue, depression, migraines, tinnitus, vertigo, heart palpitations, nausea, and muscle spasms.
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Google began a slow rollout on Monday of a major update to its YouTube app for Android, with other mobile YouTube app updates coming later.
A Google representative told CNET that the slow rollout was intentional and not a leak of the app's installer file, or APK.
YouTube 5.0 for Android includes several features to make the app more like watching YouTube on the Web and, in some cases, surpass the Web experience. Google confirmed that the updated YouTube app is expected to reach the Google Play store sometime Tuesday morning. YouTube for iOS is also expected to … Read more


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Dell on Friday refuted accusations that it was withholding evidence in connection with a long-running case charging the PC maker of willingly selling faulty PCs.
After delays, Dell will start to ship the highly anticipated Streak mobile Internet device to customers in the U.S. this week.
Dell on Thursday announced the lightweight Inspiron M101z laptop with new technologies including Bluetooth 3.0 wireless capabilities and low-voltage processors from Advanced Micro Devices.
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Oracle said Thursday that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers.
Dell on Wednesday beefed up its security offerings with new hardware and services, which could help the company to strike more long-term service engagements with customers.
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Ballmer: People don't 'get' Microsoft's Yahoo! marriage
Synergies 101 for financial dummies
FAM Steve Ballmer has had to sell Microsoft's search and advertising marriage with Yahoo! to financial hawks baffled by the deal.
Microsoft's chief executive told investors and analysts Wednesday "nobody gets" the deal because it's "a little bit complicated".
The chief source of that confusion? No acquisition was made and the deal is not about revenue. In fact, the costs, risk, and loss are all on Microsoft's side - at least initially.
Microsoft will pay Yahoo! 88 per cent of search revenue generated on Yahoo! sites for the first five years of their deal, with revenue guaranteed by Microsoft for the first 18 months of launch in each country.
Wall Street delivered its verdict Wednesday, when the marriage was announced, as Microsoft's shares remained almost unchanged during trading while Yahoo!'s stock closed the day down 10 per cent.
"I'd love to tell you we kept most of the economic value," Ballmer told Microsoft's annual Financial Analysts' Meeting at its Redmond, Washington, campus. "Well over 50 per cent of the economic value goes to Yahoo! We are in along term 10-year partnership with Yahoo!."
Ballmer called the marriage an opportunity to improve Microsoft's Bing search and AdCenter platform in the field, paving the way for future revenue.
Yahoo!'s combined online sites are the second most visited online destination, behind Google, according to Comscore. Having Yahoo! use Bing and Microsoft's ads platform gives Microsoft "scale", Ballmer said.
Scale means market share growth for Bing and AdCenter at a relatively low cost by simply rolling into Yahoo!'s existing technology and market footprint rather than Microsoft build its own. Ballmer said Microsoft could achieve scale for the same or lower percentage of its revenue.
"Scale is a tool for product improvement - the more queries you see the more you can tune your product, the more scale you have the more ads are on your system and the more relevant they make your ads. It's not about money, it's more about relevance," Ballmer said.
According to Ballmer, the deal frees Yahoo! to focus on its online media properties instead of keep spending on search and ads technology in an arms race against Google it can't seem to win.
"Economics is where people get even more confused," Ballmer said.
"What happened? Nothing got bought, nothing got sold... But the partnership in and of itself creates economic value, not just on the future promise of improved product and improved share and improved revenue, it creates immediate opportunities for synergy."
Despite being online since the mid 1990s with MSN, Microsoft’s missed many of the opportunities in search and advertising that Google and even Yahoo! capitalized on.
Reinforcing the need to partner with Yahoo!, Ballmer noted companies that don’t come to the right market early won’t grow.
“If this company is to grow on a sustained basis we need to invest in a few things that won’t pay off right away as well as somethings that will pay off right away,” Ballmer said.
“The greatest source of wealth creation is being in the right market early enough. If you aren’t in early enough, you aren’t going to grow with the market.” ®


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Vancouver port CEO warns of coronavirus woes, as China trade continues to ebb
China exports account for well over half of freight volume at Canada's Pacific gateway
The head of Canada's largest port says the novel coronavirus is eating into trade following a year that saw cargo volumes dip.
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority CEO Robin Silvester says the number of cancelled sailings is on the rise as broad swaths of the Chinese economy remain effectively shut down due to the outbreak.
Silvester says if the virus continues to spread, slowdowns could severely dent trade with Korea and Japan, which together with China account for well over half of the freight volume at Canada's Pacific gateway.
The port saw trade with its largest partner fall in 2019, as China cut wheat and canola shipments from Canada amid diplomatic tensions.
Silvester says mild diplomatic "thawing" between the U.S. and China in recent months could work out well for Canadian cargo.
The CEO is also commending police for enforcing injunctions and responding "carefully" to rolling blockades barring access to the port over the past three weeks, part of demonstrations that have disrupted rail service across the country in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs opposed to a natural gas pipeline slated to bisect their traditional territory in northern British Columbia.


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The worldwide storage software market has grown 7.2% from a year ago and has achieved revenues of $3 billion in the first quarter, illustrating a solid growth pattern, research firm IDC says. Market leader EMC reported $696 million in first-quarter revenue and a 23% market share. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, NetApp and CA also showed market-share increases. Second-place player Symantec, which holds 17.5% of the market, recorded a revenue dip.
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NEW YORK: Helped by strong growth in number of users in India, phone directory app Truecaller today said it has crossed the 100 million userbase milestone.
Truecaller allows users to identify unknown numbers, block unwanted calls, and search contact information among people and businesses.
The app has also doubled its daily new users in less than three months, Truecaller said in a statement.
As of November, India accounted for over 45 million users and 600,000 new users are being added every week from the country.
The Stockholm-based firm said it has also updated the app to focus on predictive style features, suggesting who to contact based on call history, time of day, and place.
The app has been fully redesigned to provide easier discovery and simpler navigation, and rebuilt to make it much lighter in terms memory consumption, it said.
"This is the first step we are taking to make Truecaller more intelligent and personal. We've made these advancement to save time for our users and make their lives less complicated when they want to get in touch with someone," Truecaller co-founder and CEO Alan Mamedi said.
In October of this year, the company received $60 million in funding from VC firms Sequoia Capital, Atomico, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers.
In February, it had received $18.8 million in funding, led by Sequoia Capital, bringing the total investment in the company to more than $80 million.
Truecaller also runs another app, Truedialer, to offer users details of a person before the outgoing call is connected. Launched in October, Truedialer already has more than two million users.
BSNL's add-on packs will offer subscriptions to OTT-platforms like Voot Select, SonyLIV Special, ZEE5 Premium, YuppTV Live (all NCF channels), YuppTV FDFS (first-day first show), YuppTV Movies, Support, and Marketing content as well.


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The demand for healthy, clean and tasty vegetables continues to grow worldwide, including in Afric & South Africa where we see fast food chains & large retailers approach hydropoic farmers directly to grow for their stores or establishments. In line with the strong ‘local for local’ trend, new and advanced methods are helping to ensure that vegetables can be produced locally in an efficient and sustainable way.
Hydroponics is one example of an innovative production method. According to Peter Sonneveld, who has been a market specialist for hydroponics at Rijk Zwaan since May 2018, this method is gaining in popularity all over the world, especially for leafy crops. “We are seeing Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) and Deep Water Culture (DWC) being used in many different greenhouse setups, from low-tech to high-tech. High-tech greenhouses are extensively automated and are mainly found in Northwestern Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia and North America. Hydroponics is an extremely food-safe production method entailing the maximum reuse of water and fertilisers and the use of no – or the bare minimum of – chemicals. It’s extremely sustainable,” he says.


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Ninja Theory's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is getting the VR treatment for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift next Tuesday, July 31. However, looking back at the game's platforms, something obvious is missing, and that's a PSVR version for PS4. Ninja Theory has now commented on the matter over on Twitter:
"To answer the question: Hellblade VR won't be coming to PSVR, purely because the VR Edition has been created for very high-end PC VR set ups."
"Purely" suggests that the omission has nothing do with Microsoft recently buying Ninja Theory. Still, many people would have expected Hellblade on PSVR given its initial release on Sony's platform. Would you have played it given the option? Leave your comments below.


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POPAI, The Global Association for Marketing at Retail, (www.POPAI.com) has announced that Hershey's has become a sponsor of POPAI's Marketing at Retail Initiative (MARI) research.
"Hershey's is pleased to be involved with this groundbreaking project," said Susan La Pointe, Director of Shopper Insights, Hershey's. "Successful shopper marketing is contingent upon understanding the shopper reactions to Marketing at Retail, and this initiative gives us access to hard measures on key metrics," she added.
MARI will determine what displays, marketing materials and shelf layouts work best, including the why and how they turn shoppers into buyers. The study has finished its first wave of fielding with initial results expected in Fall 2009.
SheridanGlobal, Inc., is providing the exclusive ShopperView technology and analysis behind MARI, which is currently being executed in supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchandisers and convenience stores.
"MARI continues to roll out across the United States as we document the qualitative influence of virtually all forms of Marketing at Retail, from in-store displays, to aisle and category architecture, to the placement of products at the checkout area, and standard shelf positions," said John Anderson, POPAI Chairman of the Board /BP Oil.
Hershey's joins a roster of participants that represent America's top brands and retailers, including 7-Eleven, Inc., Ahold, Frito-Lay North America, McKee Foods, Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages and Walgreens as well as a major mass retailer and additional supermarket chain.
MARI is conducted using ShopperViews in real stores where shoppers are outfitted with special ClipCam glasses, which record video of the consumer's shopping trip to include all purchases and product interactions. The video is then overlaid with shopper interviews, display audits and other information to create four ratios for each in-store display including impact, audience, engagement and conversion.
"We are particularly pleased to have Hershey's join our other participating brands and retailers, many of whom were involved in our proof of concept test. To have them return for the national rollout is an endorsement of the power of information MARI will deliver to document shopper behavior in-store for both promoted products and standard on-shelf positions, " said Tom Sullivan, President of SheridanGlobal Inc., Fairfield, CT.
Frito-Lay North America, Hershey's, McKee Foods and Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages were all sponsors of POPAI's MARI proof of concept tests.
For more information about MARI, visit www.sheridanglobal.com or contact Tom Sullivan, SheridanGlobal Inc., at firstname.lastname@example.org or call 203.459.4582 /cell 203. 981.6913.


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Top Class Action Lawsuits
Southworst for Cancellation Credit? Think these guys are going to “Wanna Get Away” after dealing with all this…two men filed an an unfair business practices class action lawsuit against Southwest Airlines (SWA) this week, alleging the airline unfairly placed a redemption period on the money credits issued to travelers who cancelled their non-refundable tickets.
The Southwest Airlines lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs Paul Stewart and Michael Hicks who allege they bought Southwest Airlines non-refundable “Wanna Get Away” round-trip tickets from Tulsa, OK to Phoenix AZ in August 2013. They planned to depart Tulsa on November 14, 2013 and return on November 18, 2013. The complaint states the price for both round drip tickets was $695.
The plaintiffs were unable to travel on the dates they had booked and had to cancel their tickets, which they did, according to the lawsuit, by following the procedures stipulated on the Southwest website. Hicks and Stewart assert they cancelled their flight reservations on October 22, 2013.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs knew their tickets were non-refundable and did not expect a refund. However, Southwest subsequently provided them with a credit they could use toward future tickets on other Southwest flights, the lawsuit states.
“[The plaintiffs] were completely satisfied having money-credits to use in the future, and had good experiences in the past using other money-credits they had with SWA,” the complaint states.
However, when Hicks and Steward tried to use their travel funds they discovered the Southwest money credits were only good for one year from the date they bought their original round trip tickets, which they had cancelled.
The plaintiffs state in the lawsuit that Stewart required significant medical treatment in 2014 and most of 2015, so they were unable to travel in a non-emergency capacity. However, by August 2015, Stewart was able to travel which is when he and Hicks tried to use their Southwest money credits to buy tickets.
“To their surprise and chagrin,” Southwest representatives allegedly informed the plaintiffs that they could not use their money-credits to purchase airline tickets. According to the Southwest Airlines class action lawsuit, the plaintiffs were told the funds had expired, the funds were no longer available, and that the funds were lost, among other things.
They plaintiffs claim they “attempted to resolve their dispute with SWA over their expired, unavailable, and lost money, but SWA simply stonewalled them and stopped responding.”
“The only logical conclusion is SWA confiscated [the plaintiffs’] money, and has kept it as free, unearned profits since August 2013,” the lawsuit states. Hicks and Stewart allege that the funds include federal transportation taxes, 9/11 security fees and passenger facility charges, in addition to the actual fare.
“Unbelievably, SWA has provided nothing in return to [Stewart and Hicks] for the money they paid to SWA,” the complaint states.
The Southwest Airlines class action lawsuit asserts claims for breach of contract, fraud and tortious breach of the covenant of good faith.
FYI – The lawsuit is Paul Stewart, et al. v. Southwest Airlines Co., Case No. 5:17-cv-00429-F, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Nosy Bose-y? And what about those Bose headphones—who is listening with you? A lot of interested parties, if the allegations in this federal Wiretap Act class action are correct. Filed this week, the lawsuit claims that Bose collects and shares information about app users’ listening habits, which also violates the Illinois Eavesdropping Statute and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practice Act.
According to the lawsuit, filed by Kyle Zak, who bought a pair of Bose wireless headphones for $350, the electronics company secretly collects, transmits and discloses to third parties, including a data mining company, the private music and audio selections of customers who downloaded its Bose Connect mobile app.
The Bose headphone lawsuit also alleges claims for intrusion upon seclusion and unjust enrichment.
Zak is seeking injunctive relief requiring Bose to discontinue its illegal practices and destroy all data it has collected, as well as actual and statutory damages arising from the invasion of privacy and from customers’ purchases of Bose wireless products, including the return of the products’ purchase price and disgorgement of profits. According to the lawsuit, damages likely exceed $5 million.
The case filed Wednesday is Zak v. Bose Corp., case number 1:17-cv-02928, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Possible AdWords Settlement…Google’s about to pony up $22.5 million if a proposed settlement in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit gets the green light.
The Google lawsuit was filed by a proposed class of AdWords advertisers, who allege Google failed to disclose that it placed AdWords customers’ ads on websites known as parked domains and error pages. Oh, that’s a good use of your advertising buck – not.
According to the allegations, Google did this from July 11, 2004 to March 31, 2008. Parked domains, as you may or may not know, are websites with little or no content, and error pages are websites that users visit when they enter an unregistered address into their web browser.
The proposed Google AdWords settlement was granted preliminary approval on March 9, 2017. If granted final approval, Google will pay $22.5 million into a settlement fund, which will be used to pay class members who submit valid claims, proportionate to the amount each class member spent on ads displayed on parked domains and error pages during the class period.
Heads up—if you are a United States resident and had a Google AdWords account and were charged for clicks on advertisements appearing on parked domains or error pages, during the period from July 11, 2004 through March 31, 2008, you are a class member and may be entitled to a settlement payment. Cha ching!
To receive payment, you must submit a claim form no later than June 21, 2017.
The case is In Re Google AdWords Litigation, No. 5:08-cv-03369-EJD.
Ok – That’s a wrap for this week. Happy Weekend!!! See you at the bar!


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RCS Capital (RCAP) said late Wednesday that it was buying VSR Group, which has some $12.3 billion in client assets and 264 affiliated advisors, for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is expected to close in late 2014 or early 2015, when VSR will become part of RCAP’s independent retail advice platform, Cetera Financial Group, which will include 9,200-plus advisors after the deal.
According to RCAP CEO William Kahane, the group is on a tear to catch up with LPL Financial (LPLA), which has 13,840 affiliated independent reps.
“Our strategic acquisitions in connection with our retail advice platform, including the recent announcement of VSR Group, Inc., place us squarely in the No. 2 position of U.S. independent retail advice networks measured by financial advisors,” Kahane said in a press release on Thursday, when RCAP released its second-quarter results. (Nicholas Schorsch is RCAP’s executive chairman.)
RCAP’s Cetera Financial Group includes Cetera Advisors, Cetera Advisor Networks, Cetera Financial Institutions and Cetera Financial Specialists, First Allied Securities, The Legend Group, Investors Capital Corp., J.P. Turner & Co. and Summit Financial Services Group. The unit is led by Larry Roth, the former chief of the AIG Advisor Group.
“We view the addition of VSR as a great example of an accretive ‘tuck-in’ acquisition for our retail investment advice platform,” said Roth, in a statement.
VSR’s advisors have average annual fees and commission of about $380,000 and have been in the industry for an average of nearly 11 years. About 40% of the group’s revenue comes from advisory fees, while 50% is based on commissions; roughly 60% of overall revenue is recurring, according to RCS.
(LPL Financial’s advisors had average yearly fees and commissions per rep of about $251,000 as of June 30; commissions per rep stand at roughly $155,000.)
“This transaction underscores our commitment to expanding the scope and depth of our financial services platform by acquiring top-tier independent broker-dealer platforms,” said RCAP President Michael Weil, in a press release. “We believe the acquisition is an excellent example of RCAP’s ability to identify and execute strategic acquisitions of independent retail broker-dealers that should leverage the size and scale of the existing RCAP infrastructure in order to generate and further enhance earnings.”
Q2 Results, Future Deals
RCAP said early Thursday that its pro forma revenues for the second quarter grew 22% from the first quarter to $825.7 million, while pro forma adjusted net income increased 12% quarter over quarter to $42.6 million, or $0.49 per share.


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Nvidia, a leading manufacturer of graphics processing units (GPUs), has introduced path tracing technology to Cyberpunk 2077, the two-year-old game developed by CD Projekt Red. The announcement was made through a technology preview called "Overdrive Mode." Path tracing is the next stage in creating realistic and immersive graphics for video games.
While ray tracing follows a single beam of light across a virtual scene, path tracing is more advanced, following the light as it bounces around an environment. This mimics how light behaves in the physical world and creates physically accurate soft shadows that make a scene look more realistic. Hollywood has used path tracing for decades, but it was too slow and expensive to implement in consumer gear.
Cyberpunk 2077 now joins Minecraft, Portal, and Quake II in supporting the technology. However, consumers will need the most powerful Nvidia RTX 40-series GPUs to enjoy Cyberpunk 2077's path tracing. Nvidia has also cautioned that those who do may run into performance issues.
Nvidia said two of its technologies, DLSS 3 and Shader Execution Reordering, were critical in developing the milestone. DLSS 3 uses AI-based image upscaling without performance loss, allowing games to render one-eighth of the pixels, then use AI and GeForce RTX Tensor Cores to reconstruct the rest, dramatically increasing frame rates while delivering crisp, high-quality images that rival native resolution. Shader Execution Reordering is more efficient at ray tracing, without compromising quality.
Nvidia's announcement also included the availability of a developer kit to pave the way for the next generation of bleeding-edge graphics. Nvidia aims to push the industry towards what will become increasingly possible for consumer graphics in the coming years.


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Local added value is the key to the growth of the fishing industry
Production in the Namibian fishing industry has been trending downward since 2013. Growth in this sector is expected to remain relatively stable in the future and potentially even move into negative territory in the long term. Now the most recent forecast shows the industry to grow 2.8% in 2021 and 3.6% in 2022, compared to the dismal -9.4% in 2020.
According to industry information from local brokerage firm Simonis Storm Securities for the fishing industry for October 2021, most industry players are currently operating at maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and have reached total allowable levels of catch (TAC) set by the government.
âThis means that the growth of the industry will not come from additional players in the industry who catch more fish, but rather from an increase in value-added activities or processes being established in Namibia. This suggests that existing industrial players should invest in the establishment of factories and processing plants to add value to their fishery products before exporting to foreign markets or selling in the local market, to stimulate indirect growth and job creation in other sectors linked to the fisheries value chain, âthe report reads.
Simonis Storm Securities further said that the additional fishing quotas issued in 2020 reduce the market share of each player in the industry, thereby decreasing profits and increasing the length of time trawlers are idle for each player. Essentially, each player in the industry is exploiting a smaller market share while the market size remains unchanged.
The report further noted that the industry has become a smaller contributor to the Namibian economy since 2009: âWhile providing a basic necessity, the importance of the sector is on a downward trend and will continue to become a smaller part of our economy if added value grows. are not installed locally, thus creating additional jobs along the value chain.
Currently, the industry employs around 15,500 Namibians, of which around 12,000 are employed by the local hake subsector alone, according to the National Hake Association. This excludes indirect jobs created by or dependent on the fishing industry.
According to the report, the sector faces some challenges such as increasing signs of climate change as well as potential negative natural events that pose a risk to Namibian fisheries in the future. Another major challenge is the misallocation of quotas / fishing rights in the past. As a result, Simonis Storm Securities said large productive vessels have left the industry and quotas have been distributed to politically connected individuals, leaving some of the smaller rights holders to go into new ventures.
In addition, the Covid-19 regulations, the closure of businesses in the hotel and restaurant industry have resulted in a drop in demand for Namibia’s fish exports. The report adds that the value of fish exports decreased by 35% between April 2020 and November 2020.
Meanwhile, the value of fish exports hit a low in November 2020 and has stabilized somewhat at around N $ 800 billion since April 2021. However, the decline in demand has been recouped within the local hake industry via exports to supermarkets in Europe.
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Our tech start-up of the week is DealEffect.ie, a new daily deals website that is working with 32 Irish charities to use e-commerce as a way of supporting good causes. The start-up aims raise more than €2m for Irish causes within the next three years.
The site is the brainchild of the Irish charity sector and the 32 founding charities are all shareholders in the site.
The charities include Focus Ireland, Down Syndrome Centre, Educate Together, Fighting Blindness, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland, Order of Malta, National Youth Council, USI and UNICEF.
Out of every deal purchased on the site, which launched on 11 November, 11pc of the transaction will go to the buyer’s chosen charity.
CEO Leonard Lloyd explained that last year daily deal sites in Ireland had revenues of €54m – if 11pc of those transactions went to charity it would mean a windfall of around €6m.
The site aims to offer discounts of greater than 50pc with 11pc of the final price going to the nominated charity.
“DealEffect.ie was established to create a new paradigm in conscientious consumerism – specifically to enable fundraising for the good works and causes of Irish charities through e-commerce,” Lloyd explained.
“The founding team looked at how we could create an e-commerce environment where each of the selling merchants, the consumer and their preferred charity could benefit from a sales transaction.”
Lloyd said the daily deals market in Ireland is approaching a €60m market and DealEffect.ie aims to join the top 3 players within the next three years of growth.
Lloyd has a strong background in technology, specifically around business creation in global markets. He began his career as an electronics engineer with Philips, designing semiconductors before taking on business development and marketing roles with S3, ARM and Xilinx.
Prior to setting up DailyEffect.ie he worked as managing director of IP licensing firm DTS Licensing Ltd.
Director Basil Good is an entrepreneur with several decades of successful and innovative business creation in Ireland and director Deirdre Garvey is CEO of The Wheel, an active leader in the charity sector.
Lloyd explained the service is opt-in and subscribers receive an email each day with a promotional offer for that day.
Merchants, charities and consumers can select, manage, measure and target their preferences to optimise their experience in the DealEffect.ie environment, Lloyd said.
“The technology has proven to be compelling from the perspective of the consumer, merchants and charities. Its performance has been robust and stable. Users are actively supporting the future road map with feature and function ideas,” he added.
“Merchants have found the concept compelling from a deals perspective and DealEffect.ie, after just two months trading, is already offering over 50 deals to its subscribers.
“Subscriptions are already up to 7,000 and judging by the purchase response, DealEffect.ie can expect to support the highest consumer conversion ratios. Consumers get and enjoy the concept of conscientious consumerism.”
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Lloyd said the greatest challenge for DealEffect.ie is to scale its business fully and at the rate possible and desired by the market.
“This is really about getting the good news out there soon, often and widely enough to allow new merchants, new consumers and new charities to join the venture and enjoy the benefits.”
Having worked in both start-up and corporate scenes, Lloyd said he finds the Irish start-up scene to be energetic, enthusiastic, passionate and determined.
“A new internet revolution is under way connecting people, commerce, business, things. And Ireland is at the very heart of it. There is a critical need for the political and investment class to join the revolution and to commit to the development and growth of Irish start-ups.”
Having left the security of the multinational sector for the start-up world, Lloyd’s advice to fellow start-ups is to have the courage of their convictions.
“Dream big and bold, execute with excellence, be accountable and own the outcomes at each stage and the successful path forward. Surround yourself with positivity. Be an inspirational leader for your team. Always enjoy the journey.”


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If you were to ask people whose work revolves around business technology, they would probably describe this as the Times of the Great Migration. The migration in question is the one from the traditional desktop business software solutions to those that are cloud-based or provided as a service.
In recent years, many companies realized how much competitive advantage big data analytics can bring to their business model. This has drastically increased the demand for big data professionals. Since top talents in this field are already hard to find, companies often need to outsource big data analytics in order to bridge over labor market’s skill gap.
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2018年8月31日，第十四届中国家用电器创新成果发布盛典在德国柏林举行，VDE testing and certification institute总裁兼IECEE主席 Wolfgang Niedziella先生到场并现场致辞，以下为发言实录：
It is my great pleasure and honor to participate again – and it’s now my fifth time - at the ceremony “Annual China Household Appliances Innovation Award“.
And as every year I’m very eagerly which exciting innovations will be presented this evening in the field of household appliances and which companies and products will be awarded.
That the manufacturers in China are successful is not in question. Whereas many years ago the production was mainly for the local market the products are now definitely developed and manufactured for worldwide markets.
As you may know I’m the Chairman of IECEE theSystemforConformityAssessmentSchemesforElectrotechnical Equipment and Components of the IEC where the associated certification bodies and laboratories support the manufacturer to get easy worldwide market access by issuing the relevant certificates.
So I thought if the manufactures in China are more and more successful in worldwide markets this must be seen in our IECEE figures and statistics. As I know that many of the manufacturer are usingtheIECEEScheme.
And the figures and statistics show an increase of IECEE certificates for household appliances by 6,8 % in 2016 and an increase by 8,9 % in 2017. By looking to the 2018 figures this trend will continue.
What’s now the conclusion of this figures?
1. The Chinese household manufacturers are becoming worldwide more and more successful
2. The use of the IECEE Scheme by Chinese household manufacturers is steadily increasing
So a win-win situation for both. Well done.
In saying this I look forward to a further trustful cooperation with CHEARI and wish all manufacturers a pleasant evening as well as a successful IFA 2018 with a lot of business.


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Moroccan and European Union officials have welcomed the ruling announced this Wednesday by the European court, which rejected the appeal lodged by the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists, challenging the EU-Morocco agriculture accord.
Last April, the European court cancelled its former verdict on farm deal with Morocco in the appeal filed by the EU. This new ruling deals a hard blow to the Polisario secessionists and their advocates who were hoping to block to EU-Morocco trade accord.
The court battle was triggered in 2015 when the European General Court partly upheld a challenge to the bilateral 2012 farm trade deal, arguing the deal included the Sahara provinces within its scope.
The court had then said the EU had not carried out its duties to ensure it considered all aspects of the trade deal, including its impact on the Sahara inhabitants.
Following this ruling, the EU lodged an appeal and won its case. However, the Polisario refused to accept defeat and challenged the decision but again it lost this Wednesday all its attempts at a high cost, as the plaintiff has been made liable for payment of all incurred legal expenses.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini had promised to protect the global trade pact which lowered tariffs on Moroccan agricultural exports to the bloc, vowing that the European Union’s “international commitments will be respected”.
Ms. Mogherini had also underlined the importance of the EU’s ties with the North African country.
For his part, Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar had called on the European Union to move quickly to fix the problem to preserve the Morocco-EU partnership.
The 2012 trade deal lowered tariffs on dozens of Moroccan agricultural exports to the EU in exchange for scrapping of tariffs on some European exports to the North African country.
The agreement was part of EU efforts to encourage democratic reforms in the region following the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011.The EU has extensive ties with Morocco on trade, political and security matters.


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Ren Zhigang, the former president of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, has expressed concerns about the government’s involvement in promoting virtual assets. Hong Kong is moving towards becoming a haven for crypto companies, even though there is still a lot of regulatory work to be done.
The steps towards crypto-friendliness doesn’t seem to have gone down well with the jurisdiction’s former chief financial regulator. He has been critical of the move of the government of the city. He likened investing in virtual assets solely based on their rising prices to entering a casino. This statement suggests that he is critical of the speculative nature of virtual asset investments.
Just like entering the casino
According to him,
“If (investors) buy because of the rising price of virtual assets, they might as well enter the casino.”
In response to Ren Zhigang’s comments, the Hong Kong government has stated that their active promotion of virtual assets aligns with their vision of being a comprehensive financial center. However, they also acknowledge the need for regulation in this area. As a result, they have announced plans to introduce stablecoin regulation by next year.
More regulatory policies scheduled by the regulators
Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency that aims to maintain a stable value by being pegged to a reserve asset, such as a fiat currency like the US dollar. The introduction of stablecoin regulation indicates that the Hong Kong government recognizes the importance of providing a regulatory framework for virtual assets to ensure stability and protect investors.
Hong Kong has been active in streamlining crypto themed investments in recent months. This is a time when regulators from several countries such as the US, Canada, Australia and Belgium are moving against cryptocurrency exchanges operating in their jurisdictions.


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For the first time since the pandemic, freelance job marketplace Fiverr plans to bring back out-of-home and experiential advertising early next year.
Like many brands, Fiverr paused OOH ad spending at the beginning of the pandemic as many adhered to shelter in place orders and other lockdown measures. While OOH efforts weren’t included in its “something from nothing” campaign this year, Fiverr is slated to bring back traditional and digital OOH spots across public transportation, particularly in metropolitan areas like London, Berlin and New York City by 2022, according to Duncan Bird, vp of brand at Fiverr.
“Like many brands, we’ve been looking at the situation — it varies from country to country as we’re a global brand — to say to ourselves, at what point can we start doing out-of-home again?,” Bird said.
During the pandemic, Fiverr’s OOH ad spend was reduced to nothing, Bird said, noting that the trend is expected to reverse course and potentially eat up more ad dollars than it did pre-pandemic. It’s unclear exactly how those ad dollars will be spent as Bird declined to offer further spend details. But in Q1 and Q2 of this year, Fiverr spent upwards of $17 million on media, per Kantar, which doesn’t track social media spending. That number shadows the estimated $9 million spent in 2020 and again in 2019.
According to previous Digiday reporting, the freelance marketplace brand delayed plans for an OOH campaign expected to run in New York City subway, the U.K. and in Germany last spring. Instead, the brand opted to invest in podcast advertising and digital platforms, continuing to hold off on OOH spend in light of rising concerns around the delta variant.
“We’ve seen a lot of brands getting off to a bit of a false start earlier in the year, when we all thought the pandemic was over — which, unlike things like wars, I don’t think there’s ever going to be a date when this thing is over,” Bird said.
However, now that work commutes and travel has picked up, and technology has digitized OOH ads to allow for targeting and metric tracking, a return to OOH makes sense for Fiverr, per Bird. And he’s not alone. This year, US advertisers are projected to shell out $6.96 billion on OOH ads, up from $6.08 billion in 2020, according to eMarketer. By the end of the year, digital OOH is expected to account for about 31% of that ad spend.
But given the world has entered a new normal with changes ushered in by the pandemic, Tescia Deák, creative director at TBWA\Chiat\Day says advertisers will need to modernize their OOH strategy to bridge the gap between physical and digital spaces.
“How can you curate a story that is specific to the experience people are having at that moment or the people living in that community?” she said. “Eventually we’ll start to see the technology advance and VR can be integrated much more easily.”
For example, maybe that’s a street-level fashion billboard where users can scan a QR code that allows them to try-on virtual clothing on the spot, Deák said.
Fiverr will continue investing in OOH for upcoming campaigns as they roll them out worldwide, leveraging television, streaming, influencer marketing and marketing on Reddit.
“It’s a really big push, and us coming back to the forefront of trying to help people to realize their dreams and help boost their businesses,” Bird said.
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In the years since Activision Blizzard acquired the Swedish game studio King in 2016, employees at the gaming giant have started to internally refer to their company as “ABK” — that is, Activision Blizzard King. But the corporation’s recent financial reports indicate that “KAB” might be a more accurate abbreviation.
Independent agency Goat invests in influencer strategy for clients as it expands in the U.S.
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Marketers bring Web3 to the FIFA World Cup with augmented reality, NFTs and virtual worlds
The month-long tournament, which begins this weekend, will be the first World Cup since it took place in Russia in 2018 long before “Web3” entered the global lexicon. Now, official and non-official sponsors are hoping to harness the hype with a range of NFTs, virtual worlds, augmented reality tools and other trendy tech.
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Back in July, we reported that several iTunes accounts were compromised by hackers who went on to make fraudulent purchases on the user’s behalf. Although Apple clamped down on the hackers, and promised security improvements after widespread criticism from bloggers, hackers seem to have one-upped them once again.
TechCrunch is reporting that another large-scale iTunes scam is underway, and several iTunes account holders have already lost thousands of dollars. The problem seems to be due to a security hole in iTunes accounts linked to PayPal. One affected user, Joey Bruce tweeted, “Someone hacked my iTunes/PayPal acct and drained everything from my bank account. Life is kicking me in the balls while I’m down”.
Given iTunes’ abysmal security track record, we strongly recommend against permanently storing any financial information (i.e. linking with your credit card or PayPal). PayPal is aware of the issue; however, none of the involved parties have issued a statement.
In related news, 12 people have been charged with fraud and money laundering offences related to iTunes. Apparently, this gang uploaded tracks to Amazon and iTunes and used stolen credit cards to purchase them.


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- Ayushi Abrol
- April 04, 2022
In its powerful, impactful, and resourceful effort to lead by example, globally-acclaimed payment service provider Visa has launched a program for the NFT industry. With this initiative, the payment settlement giant will help developers and creators to explore the potential of Non-Fungible Tokens in accelerating their small business ventures. The one-year-long NFT program is a strategic step taken by Visa to further its plan of helping small and micro industries to gain necessary exposure to the digital economy realm.
As per the report, the immersion initiative is presented to open new opportunities for NFT fans hailing from multiple sectors including art, music, fashion, etc. The program will work as a catalyst to help them build their business clusters through NFTs. Visa stated that there are 50 million musicians, creators, and artists around the globe who work as full-time, part-time, or freelance content providers. This newly-found creator hub is one of the quickest developing small businesses and has managed to emerge as a potential option with a market size of over $100 billion worth.
- Visa’s Creator Program is designed to aid creators in five core fields of the industry. This will include:
- Technical and Product guidance by the firm’s crypto product and strategy experts
- Access to Visa’s global community of partner firms
- Community growth with seamless access to leaders in the digital space, Web3, crypto
- Financial help in the form of a one-time stipend to creators so that they can start their expeditions
The ultimate objective of the newly-launched program is the connect digital creators and developers and then empower them to get profitable results through dedicated mentorship from experts. The chief of crypto operations at Visa, Cuy Sheffield stated that NFTs can emerge as a potent catalyst for the creator community. The team has been keenly analyzing the NFT cluster and its impact on commerce, retail, and social media economy in the near future.
With the latest program, Visa is looking forward to unlocking new opportunities for small and micro firms to grow exposure in the digital economy using powerful tools like NFTs. The team is striving to lend its support to creators willing to expand digital commerce through NFTs. The firm is happy to help small business firms in coming out of their shell and joining the vast pool of opportunities waiting for them in the digital world. Visa plans to grow its outreach by making NFTs more accessible and operable in a plethora of work paradigms.
As you plan to venture around the fast-growing crypto space, Blockchain Council is here to help you in sharpening your skills in the field. The platform offers a wide range of in-depth courses on crypto and blockchain technology that helps participants to gain detailed knowledge on the subject.


text: TripAdvisor Insights is a new web portal that allows business owners and other members of the travel industry to research trends and statistics, news, tips and other information on a daily basis. Visitors will gain access to best practice marketing strategies, thought-leading articles from TripAdvisor insiders, case studies from hospitality practitioners, and the latest travel trends from industry authorities. “We hope this new resource will become indispensable to online marketing professionals and anyone who wants to learn more about the sector.” “As the world’s largest travel site, we have unprecedented access to industry experts and trend revealing data,” TripAdvisor for Business vice president marketing Alison Copus said. TripAdvisor has launched a new online marketing resource, designed to inform and assist travel industry professionals. The content will be available in a number of formats; including webinars, videos, printed materials and more, which were previously accessible through the TripAdvisor for Business blog and Management Centre. New marketing site provides industry with a range of daily resources. Source = ETB News: P.T.


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Posted on July 25 2014
Here are some photos of our newly renovated 9FIVE Downtown San Diego Flagship Store. Over the last month we have built out this space so that the store is now...Read More
Posted on April 06 2014
With all the controversy surrounding #DeseanJackson, he sat down for a taped interview with Stephen A. Smith that aired lastnight on ESPN's SportsCenter... Wearing #9FIVE KLS2 Gold Fade Readers. This frame is also...Read More
Posted on September 05 2013
"9FIVE is incredibly pleased to celebrate Five years in business as of today, 9/5, 2013. From a brand that was originally formed in a small home garage in San Diego, 9FIVE...Read More
We also ran into the quadruple OG Knight Rider, David Hasselhoff. The people of Copenhagen went completely insane when they saw The Hoff in the streets, and he loved every minute of it. The sunglasses David Hasselhoff is wearing are the 9FIVE Marauders in Gold/Black.
The rally was stacked with some of the flyest cars on this planet, and that statement comes completely absent of exaggeration.... Peep this $5,000,000, 9FIVE sponsored concept car.
Or this craze 9FIVE sponsored Lamborghini Aventador. One of the illest wraps of the Gumball...
Big shout out to Mr. Gumball 3000 and the whole crew that makes this insane event possible, and for allowing 9FIVE to be largely up in the mix. See you next year...
Posted on May 28 2013
9FIVE was a proud sponsor of the 2013 Gumball Rally that took place last week. Being the official eyewear sponsor of the event, all drivers in the Rally wore 9FIVE...Read More
Posted on March 19 2013
9FIVE is pleased to announce the launch of the RETRO ARCHIVE section to 9fivesite.com. Here you will find some classic sunglasses and reader frames from past seasons that will be...Read More
Posted on February 16 2013
H-Town is jumping off right now with NBA All-Star weekend activity. Jordan Brand is hosting the premier event though and has taken over The Houston Footaction, House Of Hoops and...Read More
Posted on January 18 2013
CCS TV made this dope video glimpse into the origins and brand history of 9FIVE. Check it below...Read More
Posted on January 15 2013
In celebration of the recent Air Jordan BRED 11 re-issue, 9FIVE has released 4 variations of the Watson frame in the BRED color way. A black front frame with transparent...Read More
Posted on January 14 2013
Michael Crabtree of the San Francisco 49ers is having the best year of his career. We were hyped to see him wearing 9FIVE during the press conference after he just...Read More
Posted on January 14 2013
You know who is killing it right now?...Chef Raekwon. Twenty years deep and still smashing features with the biggest names in the game, pushing out a new and very anticipated...Read More
Posted on December 26 2012
James Harden is infamous for his acclaimed eyewear game. We were hyped to see this photo that the Houston Rockets shooting guard posted to Instagram of himself wearing the 9FIVE...Read More
Posted on December 24 2012
Ab-Soul, 1/4th of the TDE crew along with Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q, is wearing 9FIVE Tips model sunglasses in his recent interview with Hardknock TV. Shout out...Read More
Posted on December 03 2012
Wale, along with MMG Music family Rick Ross and Machine Gun Kelly, rocked a sold out show at Power Balance Pavillion in Sacramento this past Saturday. Before the show, Wale...Read More


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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed rules to regulate the manufacture of pet food and animal feed. This is the first time that the FDA has proposed regulating these industries. The proposed regulations for pet food are designed to help prevent food-borne illness in animals as well as people since, according to the FDA, people can become sick after touching contaminated animal food or even from touching pets that might have eaten contaminated food.
Pet parents may remember that, about six years ago, the largest pet food recall ever was underway after a Chinese pet food producer added melamine, a material added to plastics, to dog and cat food in an attempt to increase protein levels. There were a number of confirmed and suspected pet deaths across the country. In response to the outrage expressed by pet parents, animal food was added to the 2010 “Food Safety and Modernization Act” – the first major revisions to the nation’s food safety laws since the 1930s. In addition to giving the FDA more control over imported food, it gives new authority to set standards to prevent contamination in produce and processed foods.
Would the proposed rules have prevented the rash of pet deaths attributable to jerky treats imported from China? Sadly, since the FDA has not attributed the deaths to a specific cause, it is not clear if the proposed regulations will address the actual problem associated with jerky treats.
The proposed regulation is open to public comment for 120 days. At Pet Camp, we remember keeping up with the massive pet food recall and removing potentially contaminated food that pet parents had brought in for the campers (thankfully, none of the Pet Camp house brands were recalled) and wondering when the recall would ever end. Of course, the proof of effectiveness of this action will be increased safety of both our food and our pets, and in many ways it seems sad that it has taken 6 years to get even this far.
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Mark Cerny, lead system architect for the Sony Playstation 4 speaks during an event to announce the new video game console in New York.
Photo by Associated Press /Chattanooga Times Free Press .
published Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
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NEW YORK — Sony unveiled its next-generation gaming system, PlayStation 4, at an event in New York, saying the console will be part of a new ecosystem focused on hardware, software and “the fastest, most powerful gaming network.”


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Singapore’s transport agency ComfortDelGro’s ride-hailing service is now obtainable for reserving through the Lazada app. The brand new reserving service is positioned alongside Lazada’s hallmark options like LazMall, RedMart and LazLive.
Screenshot from Lazada
The e-commerce large routinely had varied partnerships with ComfortDelGro. For instance, it provided S$5 off to customers who booked ComfortDelGro taxis through the Lazada app final August and November.
Moreover, amid the COVID-19 outbreak final 12 months, a collaboration noticed ComfortDelGro’s taxi drivers serving to to ship RedMart groceries as Singapore noticed an increase in demand for supply providers.
This January, ComfortDelGro added 25 private-hire vehicles to its fleet as a part of a trial scheme to rival ride-hailing providers like Gojek and Seize.
It additionally made its first foray into the life-style scene with the launch of a brand new app providing final month. Known as Zig, it permits customers to e book a taxi, plan their journey, make eating or lodge reservations, place click-to-collect orders at meals and beverage retailers, discover offers, and purchase tickets for points of interest and leisure retailers.
May Lazada Be The Subsequent Tremendous App?
Picture Credit score: Lazada
Lazada appears poised to be the brand new Southeast Asian tremendous app.
A tremendous app is a platform developed by an organization providing varied providers underneath one umbrella. For instance, ride-hailing large Seize has developed a set of providers for the area’s on a regular basis wants, from meals to grocery supply, and even funds and monetary providers.
Based in 2012, Lazada has served over 80 million annual energetic consumers on its platform between August 2019 and July 2020. It’s also is without doubt one of the area’s 10 unicorn startups valued at over US$1 billion (S$1.37 billion).
Alibaba-backed Lazada acquired Singapore-based RedMart again in 2016, which led to the migration of the net grocer onto the Lazada platform. It additionally added a flight-booking function to its choices for customers in Singapore and the Philippines final 12 months, in addition to launched a bank card with Citi.
At present, it’s operational in six nations throughout the area — Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
It has additionally discovered new alternatives because of the Covid-19 pandemic. LazMall, Lazada’s digital shopping center, introduced in a big choice of curated manufacturers, serving to retailers to succeed in a better variety of customers.
This 12 months, it additionally launched its first mega online-to-offline (O2O) retail buying expertise. Known as Come Dwelling To Lazada, it showcases a complementary manner for buyers to have interaction on each platforms.
Like Shopee and Seize, it might probably start to implement its personal e-payment programs, particularly because it has already partnered with Citi. With its collaboration with ComfortDelGro, it might additionally begin providing micro-insurance packages for rides.
Lazada is rising steadily, and appears to be venturing into the tremendous app area, particularly with its introduction of ComfortDelGro’s ride-hailing providers onto its platform.
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Remember when IHOP became IHOb? The Twitterverse freaked – they got totally trolled online – and in all, we all figured it was a marketing stunt. Apparently, it was. All they really wanted to do was have a flashy announcement of the addition of burgers to their menu.
So it’s over – they’re back to sticking with pancakes. IHOP made the announcement on Twitter, calling out the change for what it was. “We’d never turn our back on pancakes,” they wrote. “(except for that time we faked it to promote our new burgers).”
The @IHOB Twitter account also offered, “We really abbreciate the burgerin’ loyalty, but we’re back @IHOP again.”