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Business was good for Claudia Gallego — good until the state of emergency was declared.
She owns three businesses in East Boston. Her bar has been closed since mid-March, but her bodega and butcher shop have stayed open until now.
They’re essential services — though business over the last two months is down 80%, and she's losing money. Some customers are afraid to leave the house. Others just can't afford to buy food.
"We have applied to all the aid and loan programs we have been told about," said Gallego. "But so far we have not received any help."
Gallego applied to receive funds under the $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program — or PPP — the massive federal bailout fund set up to help small firms on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Six weeks later, Gallego still hasn’t received any money. And she’s not alone.
A survey by the nonprofit East Boston Main Streets found that among 105 Latino-owned business, just five had been awarded a loan under the first round of PPP.
"It hurts me to say this," said Gladys Oliveros, who heads the nonprofit. "All the hairdressers, all the barbershops, the photography studios, the clothing stores. None of them has been able to [get bailout money], nor will they."
Oliveros said there are two major obstacles to getting the money: Many of the mom-and-pops don’t have their accounting in order, which puts them at a big disadvantage against small businesses with as many as 500 employees — the maximum number allowed under the program. Second, when one or more owners are undocumented, Oliveros said, the government isn't allowing them to receive bailout money.
"The shops here in East Boston are the heart of the neighborhood," Oliveros said. "That is the source of life for all of us, where we buy our daily food."
Tumbleweeds On Broadway?
East Boston's neighbor to the north is Chelsea — the city with the highest infection rate in Massachusetts by far.
"We could have tumbleweeds going down Broadway unless we figure out a way to take care of small mom-and-pop businesses," said Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rich Cuthie.
While other chambers of commerce around the country are talking about celebrating a "grand reopening," Cuthie said he can't fathom having that mindset.
"I'm like, are you kidding me? We're trying to keep people alive," he said.
Cuthie's afraid of what could happen if the mom-and-pop businesses at the heart of the city’s shopping district are left to fend for themselves.
And even when businesses do reopen, he said, there will be another problem: Will people eat and shop and spend money in Chelsea — an epicenter of the coronavirus in Massachusetts — if there isn't a vaccine?
"We can say we're open for business all day long," he said, "but if the customers don't feel safe and confident in going back ... these are all things that are impacting what our downtown business districts are going to look like."
Cuthie said the first round of PPP left out many of the businesses that are the lifeblood of Chelsea. But he's seeing signs that the second round is going to smaller companies.
Hope For Round Two
A recent national study from the Cambridge-based National Bureau of Economic Research found that businesses in areas where the coronavirus did the least damage were twice as likely to receive federal PPP money as those in the hardest hit areas. Just 15% of businesses in the hardest hit areas had received the money, versus 30% in least affected areas during the first round of the program.
Still, the federal Small Business Administration, which is managing the program, claims PPP has already helped nearly 100,000 businesses in Massachusetts with some $15 billion dollars in aid.
Not everyone's going to make it, let's be really clear, because this is this is a very, very dark storm.Glynn Lloyd
The SBA also said the current round of funding has been more effective at helping smaller businesses.
"I want people to know that there are resources that can help them," said Bob Nelson, district director of SBA's Massachusetts office.
Nelson is encouraging businesses that haven't applied to get-on-board. For round two, he said, the SBA is taking more steps to make sure even the smallest businesses get help.
"We're here and we're accessible," he said. "All [business owners] have to do is send this simple email to the Massachusetts district office ... and say, 'I need help, my preferred language is this,' and we'll connect folks with resources."
One of the changes under the second round of PPP helped 27-year-old Johanna Mateo get a loan — one that doesn't have to be paid back if 75% of it goes to payroll.
Along with her three siblings, Mateo owns Catracho's, a Honduran restaurant in Chelsea. She said she went through a traditional bank to apply for PPP under the first round and was unsuccessful. Then, with the help of a local organization, she turned to PayPal, one of the finance tech companies allowed to process PPP money under the second round.
Mateo says the business received less than $20,000 — not a huge amount, but enough to keep the lights on and make hires if needed.
"Because of the lack of steady cash flow that we suffered in April ... it just gave us a little bit of breathing room as we continue to assess the situation and adapt to what might be the new normal," she said.
The new normal could mean the end for some businesses, said Glynn Lloyd, who heads the nonprofit Business Equity Foundation. Before the coronavirus, the group helped grow small black and Latino businesses into larger companies.
Now, Lloyd said, the goal is survival, and that means helping companies navigate the federal bailout.
"Not everyone's going to make it, let's be really clear, because this is this is a very, very dark storm," Lloyd said. "You’re going to see winners and losers, and those who have quicker access to resources had a better chance of winning."
Lloyd said federal bailout money won’t be a panacea. But for some companies, it could help them survive an economic period that's drawing an increasing number of comparisons to the worst periods in U.S. history.
This segment aired on May 13, 2020.


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In a statement, the CDC explained that it's found that the virus can “spread between people interacting in close proximity,” and that wearing a face mask is recommended in public settings where social distancing is difficult to maintain, such as grocery stores and pharmacies.
“At this point, there really seems to be no question that everybody should be wearing a mask to protect themselves and more importantly, to protect their community,” Jeremy Howard, research scientist at the University of San Francisco said, “when you’re talking bits of saliva come out of your mouth, you don’t even see them.”
While the use of masks becomes the new normal, the reality is that it can be difficult in many areas to find one to purchase.
But experts say that you can still protect your face with other types of face covers even if they are non-medical grade. The CDC states medical-grade masks including surgical and N95 masks must be reserved for health care workers currently facing a dire shortage of protective equipment.
“You are not doing surgery at home or during your shopping. So you don’t need these masks,” said Howard. “They are harder to fit. They are less comfortable.”
Instead, a piece of fabric made with cotton or an old sheet would work just fine. Howard also recommended a bandana or a scarf -- any material that will allow you to breathe while wearing it while covering your nose. A plus if the material is able to stop liquid.
Here are some tutorials to make a face cover
For the proficient sewer, a basic pattern involves two layers of fabric, 3 folds and elastic to go around the ears. You can either use a sewing machine or hand sew the face cover together -- it might just take a little longer. Deaconess Hospital provides instructions on how to make a face covers with ties on their website.
Another tutorial shows that you can forgo sewing by cutting up an old t-shirt together and tying the ends together.
Or if you are in a pinch and sewing is not your thing, a simple bandana with two hair ties works perfectly.

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Sam's Club channels member feedback through the cloud
Sam’s Club is now using the Medallia Experience Cloud solution in its more than 650 U.S.-based wholesale clubs to allow club associates access to member feedback to help improve shopper experiences, according to a Medallia press release.
Medallia's software underpins Member Experience Voices (MxVoices), a program Sam's Club launched in January 2017 in order to create a two-way dialogue with shoppers and enable associates to better leverage timely member feedback and insights.
"Associates in every location have the information they need at their fingertips, 24/7, in an easy-to-use app. That empowers them to take action to solve member problems, and we're seeing member satisfaction scores rise as a result," Tracey Brown, Sam's Club's chief experience officer, said in a statement.
News of this relationship comes about 15 months after Sam's Club tapped into the Salesforce Sales Cloud platform in an effort to overhaul many of its B2B membership functions, essentially bringing paper-based tasks into the 21st Century.
The thinking there was that by giving sales folks quick and easy access to useful customer data in the cloud, they could better anticipate and address the needs of business customers. In the process, they could use time they otherwise would have spent pushing paper to focus on more direct sales efforts.
The decision to pair up with Medallia Experience Cloud seems to be in a similar vein: give club associates quick and easy access to data that they can use to help customers. According to a Medallia spokeswoman, Sam's Club previously used receipt-based surveys for customer feedback, which means it probably took a long time to get the feedback in the first place, and longer still to analyze it and get it into the hands and minds of store associates in the form of actionable insights.
Retailers are trying to figure out how to continue profiting from physical stores — and a big part of the equation is the cost of in-store staff. Despite the cost, though, in-store staff provide a personalized experience that is hard to match online, which is part of the reason we see pure-play e-commerce retailers wanting to invest in brick-and-mortar locations. Sam's Club seems to be trying to make the best of a costly resource by equipping its store associates with cloud technology tools, in order to make their roles more efficient.
Medallia has yet to respond to questions from Retail Dive about the possibility of integration or cross-pollination between the Salesforce and Medallia systems.


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While sugar consumed in moderation is part of a healthy, balanced lifestyle, there is a lot of misinformation floating all around. Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) as a responsible association felt a dire need to disseminate correct information about a food item, which is not properly understood or appreciated at least for some of its positive properties.
In talks with ChiniMandi News, a spokesperson of ISMA shared their views on bringing this development. “ISMA felt a need to develop a knowledge center around sugar. Accordingly, we decided to launch meetha.org to help in sorting out the facts from the fiction and all the grey areas in between. We are confident that via this knowledge portal, the consumers at large will get to know about sugar a lot better and empower themselves to make sweet, yet purposeful choices, so that one can understand the role of sugar in our diet and happily enjoy nature’s oldest sweetener.”
“www.meetha.org is a portal of ISMA for spreading awareness about sugar in India. We at Indian Sugar Mills Associations aim at creating a consumer centric portal for sharing knowledge about sugar based on evidence and science, and thereby increase consumer understanding of the importance of a nutritious, balanced and enjoyable diet, and the role of sugar therein. Through this portal, the consumer can learn and discover facts about sugar, including about the history and types of sugar, as also the difference between natural sugar and artificial sweeteners. So, whether it is research report about artificial sweeteners or more information regarding natural sugar, at www.meetha.org, the audience can discover facts from reliable sources to keep themselves and their families healthy In our words, the basic aim of the Portal is to provide all possible information about sugar, and help the consumers in taking an informed decision regarding consuming sugar and sugar sweetened products.” She further explained.
There are talks about Meetha.org being launched to boost consumption of sugar in the country. Commenting on the same she said, “ISMA has launched a social media campaign to educate and spread awareness with the right information amongst the consumers on healthy eating and healthy lifestyle, as also debunk the myths surrounding sugar. As a part of this campaign, ISMA will be holding workshops & webinars making www.meetha.org as our primary platform, where experts like nutritionists, dieticians, endocrinologists, public health specialists, medical practitioners, sugar producers and consumers etc., will share their expertise, ideas and knowledge on the subject. The purpose of running such a campaign is to give the right information to the consumers in a single platform, in a world where there is a lot of confusion, with many ill-informed opinions and views of self-appointed experts. www.meetha.org, aims to be India’s foremost and leading website, providing a plethora of educational information about the consumption, utilization and most importantly the value of natural sugar.
We see this portal as a proactive stance from the Industry to narrate the sugar’s story, particularly where it comes from and how it plays a vital role in so many foods and beverages that are part of nutritious, balanced and (not to be forgotten) enjoyable diets, since times immemorial. Our efforts are aligned with the national goal of remaining healthy in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of a Fit India Movement. Meetha.org has not been launched to boost consumption of sugar. Its purpose is very different, as explained.”
‘meetha.org’ is a website designed keeping the “aam aadmi” or the common man in mind. The information is well laid out and easy to navigate through information placards. We intend to keep readers updated with periodic information that is good for health and wellbeing. Apart from playing a pivotal role in nation building, sugar is the gold standard for sweetness, and people all over the globe have been consuming it for thousands of years. The sugar industry is a vital cog in India’s rural development as the country’s second largest agro-based industry. Today, the sugar industry’s contribution to the rural economy has a significant social and economic impact for the nation as well. The sugar industry is a green industry and is largely self- sufficient in energy needs through utilisation of bagasse for generating electricity and steam. It is a unique industry of the country which utilizes all its by-products commercially by value addition thereby contributing towards the renewable power generation and green bio-fuel. Our motto is “Eat Healthy Be Healthy”, with a bottom line that no single food item is good or bad, but it is the balanced diet with a balanced nutrition and balanced flavor which is essential.
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Islamabad: CDA was urged by head of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari to focus more on development of Islamabad’s commercial District Blue Area to strengthen the economy and facilitate more efficient trade activities.
In a recent meeting, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President emphasized the importance of developing the Blue Area, the city’s primary commercial hub. He stated that such development is crucial for driving the economy forward and promoting smoother trade operations. The issue of insufficient parking in the Blue Area was also raised during the meeting. To tackle this problem, the ICCI President suggested allowing parking on the green area of Fazal Haq Road until the construction of a parking plaza is completed.
Several urgent issues impacting market traders were brought to attention by Raja Hassan Akhtar, the President of the Blue Area Traders Welfare Association. Specifically, Akhtar drew attention to the lack of parking facilities, faulty sewer systems, and non-functional streetlights that require the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) immediate attention. Additionally, Akhtar proposed the establishment of a floral market in the Blue Area and stressed the importance of tree pruning. The merchants in attendance expressed their full support for the ICCI and pledged to collaborate closely with the organization to resolve their issues.
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The company ArcelorMittal, one of the largest and most important economic entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), is on the verge of survival.
The company achieved disastrous results last year, and the latest announcements from the company that are arriving these days are not at all optimistic.
According to the data of this portal, the company’s revenues last year amounted to 732.8 million BAM, which is a dramatic drop compared to 1.54 million BAM in 2022. Therefore, the revenues for the year were reduced by about 320 million BAM or about 30 percent, which would affect every company.
Last year, the company recorded a net loss of 159 million BAM. The net profit in 2022 was 41 million BAM, and in 2021 it was more than 200 million BAM. Accumulated losses at the end of 2023 amount to 201 million BAM, which represents a reduction of the company’s capital by 45 percent.
The biggest factors affecting the company’s financial performance in 2023 were that shipments of finished products were at their lowest level in 14 years, due to lower demand of 12 percent compared to the previous year, as well as a 20 percent increase in the price of electricity, which results in additional annual costs of four million BAM.
Also, the average selling prices of steel were 22 percent lower in 2023 compared to 2022, and there was also a significant increase (20 million BAM) in salary costs of 16 percent.
The company said last week that it is trying to find ways to get out of the current situation, given that due to the low price of steel on the world market, they are facing major challenges in business.
Among other things, they decided to suspend the production of coke and said that this is just one of the steps they plan to take in the future in this regard.
“We are working on a plan where we will redeploy our employees from coke plant who are very good workers and have been with us for a very long time. We would not like to lose employees who have been with us for many years. We will reassign them to our other work units,” announced the director Nikhil Mehta.
He points out that he will try to keep as many workers as possible in Zenica, while he will try to take care of the excess workers in his plant in Germany or some other European countries. It is planned to take care of about 15 percent of the workers from that department in this way. Coke plant employs a total of 200 workers.
Zenica company Mittal employs around 2,200 workers. A total of about 3,000 workers are employed by Mittal in Zenica and Prijedor, but there is a whole chain of companies and companies they cooperate with.
“We know that one worker in the metal industry attracts at least four more workers in secondary and tertiary industries. It is about 10,000 workers who work in the chain called ArcelorMittal, and if you multiply that by 3-4 family members, that’s 40,000 people,” said last year Kenan Mujkanovic, president of the Zenica-Doboj Canton (ZDC) Metalworkers’ Union.
The fall of Mittal would be a big blow to the entire economy of BiH, BHRT writes.


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Emerging countries, including Egypt, are expected to be favourable destinations for tourists as lockdown measures, which were imposed to contain the COVID-19 crisis, are eased, Oxford Business Group (OBG) said in a report on Wednesday.
Tourists are seeking affordable and accessible options; thus, they are expected to opt for destinations in those emerging countries where labour laws are more flexible, and where tourism’s importance to GDP has prompted comprehensive efforts to make destinations safe and welcoming to foreign visitors, according to the report.
The OBG report said that the Radisson hotel chain, for instance, recently announced it had no plans to slow down expansion in Africa, and is targeting Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa in particular.
At present the chain has just under 100 hotels in the region, a figure it aims to boost to 150 within five years.
Moreover, some emerging markets are well placed to leverage an anticipated shift in consumer preferences, according to the report.
Open-air cultural sites are also set to become more popular, according to the report.
“Egypt is again seeking to take advantage of this; the country has been promoting travel to archaeological sites in Upper Egypt, offering discounts on tickets and a reduction in visa fees for travellers who fly into the region directly”, the report said.
On the other hand, the report expected business travel to take longer to rebound, and may struggle to return to pre-pandemic levels, as many businesses will look to formalise operational shifts prompted by the pandemic, and turn temporary measures into permanent strategies.
Companies that have found they can conduct operations efficiently on a remote basis may come to see the cost of travel as an unnecessary expense, according to the report.
“Conferences and other business-oriented events will likewise be difficult to organise for the foreseeable future, given the ongoing necessity of social distancing. Indeed, as early as late March, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry estimated that some 500 trade shows had been cancelled as a result of Covid-19 crisis, resulting in an estimated €23 billion in lost orders,” the report read.
The ourism sector has been one of the sectors hit severely by pandemic owing to travel restrictions and lockdown measures.
International travel fell by 80 percent in April, according to the International Air Transport Association, while the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development projected international tourist arrivals to contract by 60 to 80 percent in 2020.


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in brief The Australian arm of Chinese network vendor Huawei has poached Lenovo Australia and New Zealand's chief financial officer following the promotion of its existing chief financial officer (CFO) in October.
Lenovo's CFO Luke Austin has been appointed as the new Huawei Australia CFO replacing Brian Hoppe, who took on the global role of vice president sales and delivery finance in Huawei's Shenzen office in October, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Austin joins Huawei after a six-year stint at Lenovo, following the acquisition of IBM's personal computing division in 2005.
Austin's appointment comes as Huawei has grown its presence in Australia from 300 staff in 2010 to close to 800 at the end of 2011. The company has begun work with all major telco operators in Australia, including taking on the massive task of overhauling Vodafone's network with new equipment for 2G, 3G and long-term evolution (LTE).


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Made 100% delivery to 99% of operators worldwide, earned 1000 + delighted clients and over 100 millions of messages delivered, BroadNet Technologies has carved a niche for itself and is yet setting new standards increasingly.
"We pride modestly on ourselves for having sent 100 millions of SMS at the client’s ends and rather than quantity, we give major significance to the quality of the messages and the conversions that it brings. Until date, this unparalleled text message marketing type has carried out phenomenal marketing SMS campaigns, which have earned a huge response from the receivers favouring the company for which BroadNet Technologies has been working," said Rabih Farah, CEO and founder of BroadNet Technologies.
Another highlight of the company is that they charge very affordable price rates for the service they offer. Delivering quality bulk messaging services absolutely one of a kind at very affordable price rates has enabled a lot of businesspersons to come close to the same and garner very effective results from it.


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JAMMU, July 18: The 10 -month long Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) nation wide campaign against use of Chinese goods will culminate with a grand rally on October 29 at Ram Leela Ground New Delhi.
Thousands of activists of Manch and nationalist people from all over the country will join the rally to show their resentment against the China and demand total ban on Chinese goods in India. This was stated by Satish Kumar national president, All India Swadeshi Jagran Manch while talking to reporters here, today.
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He said the office bearers of the Manch from J&K held a meeting here today in which the stock of the activities of the Manch in general and the campaign launched by it in the State was taken by its national leaders.
He said in entire country on August 9 on the pattern of East India Movement, Quit China company and products movement will be launched.
He said there is lot of public resentment against the China which is on one side interfering in internal affairs of India, directly supporting Pakistan’s cross border terrorism against India there by posing a security threat to our country and on the other side it is also posing a huge loss to Indian trade annually.
Satish Kumar said that India is losing 52 billion dollar trade to China annually “as we export goods worth nine billion dollars to China against the import of 61.6 billion dollar from that country there by incurring a loss of 52.6 billion dollar annually”. Moreover the manufacturing industry in India is totally affected due to Chinese goods and lakhs of jobs are shifting to China. The Manch wanted to save the industry and also protect the future of Indian youth, he added.
He said to reduce the influence of Chinese trade and goods in Indian market memorandums were submitted across 450 districts to Government of India (GoI) demanding anti dumping duty as wells as high import duty on Chinese goods and raising of tenders to stop import of Chinese goods.
He demanded that Government of India should impose a blanket ban on Chinese goods as China is also becoming a security threat to India by aligning with Pakistan and backing cross border terrorism from Pakistan.
He, while taking serious note of China for backing Jaish-e-Mehmood a dreaded militant outfit of Pakistan, said China Pak Economic Corridor on which China is investing 50 billion dollars is also constructing Korarkaram road on the land of J&K and backing Pakistan against India.
He said China supported Pakistan on the issue of Kulbushan Jadav and India has border issue with China too.
He said Manch has launched the campaign against the use of Chinese goods from January 2017 and it will culminate on October 29, 2017 at Ram Lila Ground Delhi in the form of a grand rally which will be presided over by Arun Ahuja national convener of the Manch and Dr Bhagwati Parkash and Dr Ashwani Mahajan co-conveners of the Manch.


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Brooklyn’s famously filthy canal is getting cleaned up. New construction is coming to the area. And not everyone is happy.
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Exports by companies in South Korea's free trade zones surpassed ten billion U.S. dollars for the first time to hit an all-time high last year.
According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Sunday, outbound shipments of companies in the zones came to ten-point-94 billion dollars in 2021, up 89-point-six percent from a year earlier.
It marks the first time for the combined annual exports to surpass ten billion dollars after the nation designated its first free trade zone in the southeastern city Masan in 1970.
The figure, which stood at around 300 million dollars in 1976, topped one billion dollars in 1986 and five billion dollars in 2008.
Last year's surge is attributed to the recovery in the manufacturing industry, including semiconductors and electronics, and rising demand in products related to COVID-19.
Currently, the nation operates a total of 13 free trade zones, which accounted for one-point-seven percent of the nation's total exports last year.


text: Police say four people were caught using stolen credit cards on camera linked to a robbery in Northwest D.C. The robbery occurred June 9 around 10:55 p.m. on the 6700 block of Piney Branch Road Northwest. Six suspects approached the victim on the sidewalk and assaulted him. They stole his phone, credit cards, laptop and personal identification, and then ran off, heading northbound. Afterwards, four people were caught on camera at a store buying merchandise using the victim’s stolen credit card. Anyone with knowledge about the suspects or robbery is asked to call D.C. police.


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US supermarket giant Walmart has filed a lawsuit against Visa for “allegedly forcing the retailer to let customers use signatures when paying with their chip-based debit cards,” according to CNBC. “The retail giant filed a lawsuit in New York court, saying that Visa wouldn’t allow Walmart to just use the chip & PIN protocol and that it was required to allow customers to sign when using a chip debit card,” the CNBC website reports. The EMV liability shift took place across the US in October 2015.
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Cross-border billing is frustrating both business and governments worldwide - not only because of differences between international tax regimes but also because of the lack of a global payment network.
Since Reuters announced a £500m business transformation programme last February, the company has been moving all its operations to an Internet business model, supported by Web-enabled systems and processes.
But according to Niels Steenstrup, director of e-commerce capability management at Reuters, one of the biggest challenges to implementing the new business model is the ability to do cross-border bill presentation and payment.
"Bill presentation is less of a problem but payment is really difficult. It is a problem for all global companies," he said.
One of the main difficulties was the regulatory and tax environment, which made it difficult to sell products at a global price, but the key issue was the lack of a well-integrated banking network for clearing funds cross-border, Steenstrup said.
"We want to be able to do a direct debit or credit transfer out of a customer's account but for that you have to rely on the regional banking network - there is no global equivalent.
"In the business-to-business space customers want to be able to pay a bill using their own account payment system with their own payment methods - cheque, credit transfer, direct debit or giro - and the issue is how to accommodate those different payment methods on a global scale.
"We want to avoid implementing [a unique system] in 50 different countries," Steenstrup added.
The only global network available was the credit card network, but with a 2%-4% fee on each transaction it was very expensive, he said.
Hugh Davies, head of European payments at Citibank, said, "Corporates in the B2B space are not going to use credit cards - it is far too expensive.
"Every country has its own automated clearing house which is the ideal payment mechanism companies will be looking at, but in Europe we have 14 different clearing systems, all in different formats and run by different governments. It's the biggest stumbling block for companies in the B2B arena," Davies added.
Although the European Union was looking to deal with the issue, Davies said he believed it would be between two and four years before there would be a single payment area within Europe.


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Despite the Switch being a smash hit for Nintendo, there are still some features that are surprisingly absent from the console. One such feature is a native YouTube app, which has surprisingly been absent since the console’s launch in March of last year. However, it looks like the app may finally be coming to the console very soon if a leaked image is to be believed.
NintendHOME spotted that Nintendo put an image showing the app on their own website, though this has since been taken down. While this was obviously a mistake, the image revealed that the app is set to debut on November 8th. Nintendo likely meant to make an official announcement for this rather than just having a random image on the website first, so don’t be surprised if we hear something from them relatively soon.
Having the YouTube app on Switch would be an excellent addition to the console that owners have been wanting for a while now. While you can set it up to view the app through your TV, the fact that you’ll also have the ability to watch videos on the go is a huge perk.
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Groupon launched its Groupon Reserve restaurant table-booking and fine dining discount service earlier this month, and already the company is bringing that service to its mobile apps via an iPhone update that goes live today. Android and iPad versions are planned to follow as Groupon shifts its vision to adapt to the weakening daily-deals sector.
The mobile app is designed to capitalize on Groupon’s mobile growth, which resulted in mobile and search accounting for more than 55 percent of all of the company’s North American transactions during Q1 of this year, the company says. Mobile consumers also spend more, making them a good target for a new service aimed at least in part at affluent customers: North American mobile Groupon customers spend around 50 percent more than those who only browse on the web, making it a lucrative channel to exploit.
Groupon also says that the launch of Reserve has drummed up renewed interest from merchant partners, and driven a lot more traffic to its B2B sales site. For restaurateurs, the benefit of using Reserve is that it can help them change pricing to fill seats during slow hours; Groupon members who use Reserve to make reservations get a discount from their bill without requiring them to redeem any additional codes or present any coupons.
The decision for Groupon to pursue the food industry in North America more aggressively somewhat mirrors a change at LivingSocial, one of its closest competitors in the heyday of the daily-deals frenzy. LivingSocial made a pivot last year to offer takeout and delivery, taking on companies like Seamless in the U.S. It’s a very different take on how to make more money from the restaurant industry, but it’s definitely significant that both of these former daily deals giants are looking to that market to change their own fortunes.
Groupon is still casting a wide net with its Local, Getaways, and Goods sub-brands, but now appears to be funneling a lot of resources into this Reserver project, which is telling as it comes hot on the heels of founder Andrew Mason’s ouster as CEO. In addition to more mobile platforms, Groupon hopes to bring Reserve to additional cities in the U.S. and international locations in the near future.


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Iconic electronic and EDM label Astralwerks will celebrate its 20th anniversary by releasing a limited edition box-set for Record Store Day (April 20). The limited edition box-set will showcase 20 artists from the label’s two decades pressed onto 20 vinyl flexi discs, highlighting important milestones for the label.
Since its inception in 1993, Astralwerks has been on the leading edge of electronic and DJ culture, helping to launch the U.S. careers of acts like Fatboy Slim, Swedish House Mafia, and Air. The label has continued to evolve by releasing the next generation of electronic dance music with Gold Fields and Empire Of The Sun.
“This anniversary box set is really only a snapshot, when compared to the entire canon of extraordinary artists we have worked with,” said Astralwerks General Manager Glenn Mendlinger in a statement. “The tracks included are a mix of staff and fan favorites, commercial…
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CricHQ and The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) have secured a partnership that will see the Wellington-based cricket technology company become the official home of player-generated content from around the world.
A new digital platform will be built by CricHQ and this will house authentic player profiles for professional cricketers under the FICA umbrella, throughout Australia, England & Wales, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. In addition, professional players from countries outside of FICA will also be able to create their own personal profile page, enabling all players to take ownership of their online profile and to effectively engage with their global fan base. The new player content platform is expected to be released in September 2013.
CEO of CricHQ Simon Baker said the accredited pages would give domestic and international players a hub to build their personal profile, promote merchandise and memorabilia, maintain statistics, load photo and video content, and communicate directly with their fans.
“This deal with FICA is great news for the players, but also for cricket fans who will soon have a go-to place for all sorts of content, direct from their favorite cricketers. We’re not just talking about the standard bio and a barrage of statistics here – this hub will also include social media activity, video, chat and images too. These personal player pages are all about connectivity and direct access.”
Baker identifies FICA was an ideal partner given its role co-ordinating player representation across the various player associations. “We’re proud FICA have endorsed CricHQ’s all-in-one technology platform and we’re looking forward to delivering a cool, new, simple, safe and effective platform for the players. There is huge potential here.”
FICA Executive Chairman Paul Marsh said the initiative would give players increased ownership over their online presence.
“This is an incredibly exciting opportunity that will give players a new sense of control over the way they connect with fans and will have the ability to provide benefits beyond their playing days.
“We know fans want to hear directly from the players and this is a way to make that happen. Creating socially interactive profile pages will bring fans closer to players than ever before”.


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Woohoo, we are the Responsible Selling Retailer of the Year. The Federation of Independent Retailers recognised our hard work on the NFRN Southern Awards 2018. From a group of very strong finalists, we were chosen to be the winner of our category, which also means that we are going forward as finalists in the 2019 National Awards, how exciting is that?!
We’ve been in the industry for more than 30 years, but our philosophy as a family business has not changed. Listening to our customers and delivering the best spectacle is what makes Newsbox the company it is. We are very proud that customers come back year after year to plan an even bigger, louder and more colourful show and we are thrilled that the industry also recognises our achievements.


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Retweet: Japanese publishers blame Apple for copyright violations of new apps within the iTunes App Store
How about a standing ovation for Japanese publishers? Unlike their American cousins, it appears that Japanese publishers are paying attention to what has been going on in the iTunes App Store, and as a result have denounced Apple for allowing apps to be approved that violate the copyright of their media properties, according to a post on the WSJ website.
It has been a recurring theme here at TNM to point out that new apps are being approved weekly, if not daily, that play off the brand names of media properties. Apple says it will remove apps that violate the trademarks of media properties when notified by the media company, but there have been plenty of obvious examples of trade name violations leaving one to wonder who at Apple is in charge of media app approval.


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People all over the world are still in awe of musician Adele’s incredible weight loss
The singer recently posted photos of herself celebrating fellow musician Beyoncé’s visual film, Black is King.
Adele first stunned fans with her new slimmer look in May and caught many by surprise with how suddenly she seems to have melted off the pounds. According to several reports, the secret to Adele’s amazing weight loss is the new and still very experimental Sirtfood diet.
What is the Sirtfood diet?
The Sirtfood diet is a relatively new programme founded in 2016. According to the founders of the Sirtfood diet, Aidan Goggins and Glen Matten, Sirtfoods are foods that are rich in Sirtuins. They protect the body on a cellular level, prevent cell damage and death. In this way, Sirtfoods are said to prevent inflammation, regulate the metabolism and slow the process of ageing.
Supporters of the Sirtfood diet claim you could lose up to 3kg of fat and only fat a week. The diet includes a list of Sirtfoods as well as strict calorie restrictions.
Chocolate and red wine made the list
The Sirtfoods list of approved foods isn’t as restrictive as most strict diets and even allows 85% cacao dark chocolate and red wine in moderation.
Some critics say the diet’s success is based solely on the exclusion of sugar and processed foods as well as calorie restrictions and not Sirtuins as the diet’s founders claim.
In Adele’s case, she also worked closely with a personal trainer, Pete Geracimo. Pete, who no longer trains the star, recently jumped to her defence on Instagram. He said he knew how hard she worked for her trimmer figure and said it was not at all a vanity project for Adele.
Are there risks?
While little is still known about the Sirfood diet, the rapid weight loss experienced by those who choose this lifestyle has given the health community cause for alarm.
Menshealth.com reported that the tight calorie restrictions meant people on the diet were eating too little which would be difficult to maintain long term. The article also claimed that depriving the body of food in the way the diet suggests could lead to headaches, nausea, dizziness, lack of mental focus and increase the likely hood of binge eating.


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Payments company Flexigroup, which owns numerous buy now, pay later services, has exceeded 2.1 million Trans-Tasman interest-free instalment customers.
FlexiGroup Limited today announced it passed the 2 million customer milestone for interest-free payments, which includes buy now, pay later (BNPL) platforms Humm and Bundll, which launched in Australia last year.
Over 380,000 new customers have been added in the past 11 months, and growth was particularly strong among those BNPL services.
Online sales volumes for Humm increased by 282% for the five months to May 2020.
Two billion dollars worth of sales were processed across Flexigroup's retail platforms for the 11 months to May 2020, and Flexigroup's apps were downloaded 600,000 times over this period, making it one of the largest players in the BNPL space in Australia and New Zealand.
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Flexigroup’s Chief Executive Officer Rebecca James said a key point of difference for Flexigroup is its interest-free instalments for transactions over $1,000, which is "well in excess of the industry average".
Zip Money, for example, charges interest on purchases between $1,000 and $30,000.
"We don’t believe in a one size fits all approach. Our services are designed not only with category-specific features, but individually customisable payment options that empower each consumer to make their own decisions, set their own plan and ultimately stay totally in control of their own buying," Ms James said.
"It is this approach which continues to drive growth in high value verticals such as health, home and home improvement, and luxury goods."
Flexigroup also noted that a significant change is the number of times customers are choosing to use its payment services – now nine times a year on average and growing.
"This demonstrates that our strategy is well and truly working, and that our brands are now well entrenched with our customers," Ms James said.
Buy now, pay later usage up overall
As at February, major BNPL players Afterpay and Zip combined had 4.9 million customers across Australia and New Zealand:
- Afterpay claimed 3.1 million of these customers, up 26% from its half-year results the previous year; and
- Zip Co experienced an 80% increase in customers from December 2018 to December 2019, with the total number rising to 1.8 million.
Overall, the BNPL market is set to grow massively in the coming years, potentially doubling its market share by 2023, according to a March report by Worldpay.
The NAB Online Retail Sales Index sees BNPL as a $320 billion market opportunity in Australia alone, and the growth of BNPL has coincided with the rapid decline in credit card use.
BNPL has proved particularly popular among younger generations.
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Video messages may soon be sent to friends and family on the popular messaging app. The feature would allow users to send short videos of up to 60 seconds to their contacts on the messaging platform, according to a report. The Meta owned company is testing the ability to send messages in the future.
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More than 25 cities in India will be covered by vehicles carrying a range of products, including the flagship OnePlus 11 lineup and the new OnePlus Pad. European Union legislators have come to a consensus on proposed revisions to the regulations governing artificial intelligence. The updated regulations include a ban on the use of artificial intelligence for facial recognition and mandate that generative artificial intelligence systems reveal their generated content. These amendments are part of the EU Commission’s legislation that protects individuals from potential risks linked to artificial intelligence.
Some third party developers are shutting down their apps in a protest against the changes to the application programming interface, according to a report by The Verge. The third party apps are not adding much value to the platform. According to a new report by Counterpoint Research, almost half of the world’s smartphones sold in the first three months of the year came with anOLED screen. Counterpoint Research’s Global Handset Model Sales Tracker shows that the share of OLED display smartphones in global sales hit a record high in the first quarter. Competition for a place among the top three EV makers for Ford Motor in the US market is focused but the auto giant’s management recognizes that Chinese manufacturers, which are developing very rapidly and producing EV in large…
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The introduction of these changes may create a conflict with EU member nations that have reservations about a complete prohibition on the use of artificial intelligence. The emergence of generative artificial intelligence technology, which has gained immense public attention since the launch of ChatGPT six months ago, has become the fastest growing application in history. The pressing need to address concerns related to this new form of Artificial Intelligence was highlighted by Guterres. He plans to set up a high level advisory body on artificial intelligence by the end of the year. The main objective of this body is to regularly assess existing governance frameworks and provide recommendations to ensure their alignment with human rights, the rule of law and the collective welfare.
The competition is still going on between the manufacturers of Motherboard and RAM modules. India’s Foreign Secretary told reporters on Monday that it was an important visit and a milestone in the relationship. If companies are forced to sell parts of their business, years of artificial intelligence and machine learning could be lost. A lecturer in economics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has procured four A 100 cards from local vendors and was told some packs of eight H 100 chips were available for purchase.
The Realme 11 Pro and the Realme 11 Pro+ have started receiving a software patch that automatically disabling the service without user intervention. Two thirds of small business owners don’t think that artificial intelligence will replace their employees, according to FreshBooks, a Canada based software company. The Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification feature is being added to the Health Monitor app and will be available in 13 markets this summer. At a time when tech giants are focusing on offline expansion in India, the second iteration of the OnePlus Roadtrip was announced. The Mercedes bus is a new experience store that will cover several regions across the country.
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Apple has given its Siri-powered smart speaker, HomePod a price cut in Canada, the US and the UK.
The Apple HomePod has to be one of the more interesting Apple products to come out in the past couple of years. It neither a phone nor a computer, it’s a smart speaker that sounds good but can’t do a lot partially because it’s locked in the Apple ecosystem.
Apple has announced that their wireless speaker, the HomePod will be officially coming to Canada on June 18th.
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Lee Bradley came all the way from Nantucket to Dorchester on Tuesday to buy a brand-new Dodge Sprinter.
Bradley’s company, Nantucket Glass & Mirror Inc., wasn’t planning on adding a new van to its fleet this year. But Bradley says saving $10,000 over what the firm paid for the same model just a year ago was a deal he couldn’t pass up.
It's the last Dodge Sprinter that Westminster Dodge in Dorchester will ever sell.
The dealership is one of 12 in Massachusetts being shut down by Chrysler as the Detroit automaker closes a quarter of its dealerships nationwide. The dozen Bay State dealers spent their last day trying to unload their inventory while they could still offer factory warranties and financing. After Tuesday, their only option will be to unload their inventory on the dealers that remain.
Westminster Dodge owner Jim Bickford always wears a red polo shirt with the Dodge logo. But he says he has no idea what he'll wear tomorrow. "Right now, yes, there's a very bad taste in my mouth for Chrysler," he says. His dad bought the franchise back in 1978.
"I've sold as many cars as I can," Bickford says. "But how's it feel not to be wanted? I don't know. How do you take your children and say, 'All right, 25 percent of you don't belong to use anymore,' you know?"
Bickford may be losing the Dodge brand, but he's not closing. He's keeping all 44 employees. In the past three and a half weeks, Bickford has sold all but a dozen of the 130 Dodge cars off his lot. Now Westminster Dodge will become Westminster Used Auto Sales.
Bickford says he knows there's a stigma attached to being a used-car salesman. But he's not worrying about that. "Any profession's a good profession," he says. "As long as you do a good, honest job."
Still, Bickford is worried about losing the guaranteed business that comes from being a dealer. He's reaching out to other carmakers to see if they want to add a franchise in Dorchester. He's hoping Westminster can soon get back that new car smell.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) - London markets saw improvements on Thursday, retaking the key technical barrier of 4,000, amid reports indicating that Britain will keep its currency for the discernible future.
The FTSE 100 index (1805550) rose 0.9 percent to 4,011, while European markets saw slightly higher gains. See full story on Europe markets.
London markets saw a spark from U.S. data that showed a jobless-claims drop, although deflation worries surfaced. See full story on U.S. markets.
The British pound was slightly higher vs. the euro at 1.4102 euros amid an unsourced report from the BBC saying Chancellor Gordon Brown has concluded that the U.K. should not enter the euro this summer.
It was widely anticipated that Brown would conclude that Britain is not prepared for entry into the euro. See full story on Britain euro debate.
The government said Thursday it would announce the result of Brown's tests on June 9.
Movers included SABMiller (SAB), down 4.1 percent as investors continue to punish the beverage maker's acquisition of Italian brewer Peroni, and mining group Xstrata (XTA), which has continued its climb from Wednesday on positive broker sentiment to gain 5.5 percent.
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Ad group Cordiant Communications (CRI) advanced 12.9 percent higher on a report in The Wall Street Journal that Cordiant and Publicis Groupe
Amid a busy corporate calendar, supermarket group Safeway (SFW), a takeover target for several rival supermarkets including Wal-Mart Stores-owned
Operating profit declined 4 percent to 398 million pounds, impacted by lower margins in the second half of the year that reflected "lower than expected funding levels from some suppliers, who are understandably concerned about the future ownership of the business."
Safeway had previously warned over the effects of its ownership limbo.
3I Group (III), the British venture capital investor, rose 7.9 percent in London trade after it said that it sported a 23.7 fall in its portfolio for the year to March 31 to 480p per share, and increased its dividend by 3.8 percent to 13.5p. 3i maintained that its performance beat the FTSE 100, FTSE All-Share, FTSE SmallCap and MSCI Europe indices.
"In the short term, the outlook for corporate profits growth remains weak. Against this background, we are actively managing the portfolio and focusing investment on those companies that can thrive in this more difficult environment," the group maintained.
Oftel proposes mobile phone rate cuts
Oftel, the U.K. telecoms regulator, followed up proposed measures to reduce the price of calling a mobile phone.
"Action is necessary because consumers pay too much for making calls to mobile phones as they have no choice but to incur the high connection charge set by the operator of the network they are calling," Oftel said.
It said its proposals are in line with the Competition Commission's recommendations in January and consist of three annual cuts of around 15 percent over the next three years.
Meanwhile, Britain's mobile operators are considering suing the government to get 4 billion pounds in refunds, as the Treasury allegedly charged the operators value-added-tax of 17.5 percent during the sale of third generation licenses, The Times (of London) said, attributing an unnamed official at one of the companies. The issue was sparked by Dutch telecom KPN's
Outside the FTSE 100, LogicaCMG (LOG), the Anglo-Dutch IT group, saw gains of 10 percent as it said margins are expected to improve through 2004 as the full impact of cost-savings hits.
Lastminute.Com (LMC), the Internet travel bookings service, fell 1 percent after it posted a loss before goodwill amortization, exceptional items and taxation of 4.2 million pounds for its fiscal second quarter vs. a 5.3 million pound loss a year ago.
Upscale U.K. department store group Selfridges (SLF) increased 0.5 percent as total sales for the first 14 weeks of the new financial year are 8 percent above last year. Selfridges, which in early April announced an approach for an offer, said the Iraq war brought difficulties to the chain.


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Samsung, Sony and Apple are vying for a domination in a relatively market new market, wearable smart gadgets. It appears that Motorola doesn’t want to stay behind. The company recently published a job opening ads for project leader team of its wearable design team and this fuels rumors that the Illinois-based company has something up its sleeve.
In 2012, Motorola rolled out the MotoActv, a smartwatch that didn’t do very well due to high price tag and limited compatibility only to specific Motorola smartphones. The MotoActv comes with a built-in music player and was based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Motorola’s next smartwatch may need to support any smartphone platform, including Android, iOS and Windows Phone, to better ensure success in the market.


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Pay TV Services Added 254M Subscribers Between 2010 and 2016
While some countries are seeing pay TV losses due to streaming competitors, the industry shows strong global numbers. According to London-based Digital TV Research Limited, the pay TV industry grew from 715.4 million subscribers around the world in 2010 to 969.0 million at the end of 2016. That's a gain of 254 million paying customers.
When researchers break down the numbers, they see that not all pay TV categories are doing equally well. The biggest gains came from digital cable, which improved by 255.7 million subscribers over that period. Analog cable saw the only loss, dropping by 218.2 million subscribers. Smaller gains game from IPTV (134.5 million subscribers), satellite (76.6 million subscribers), and digital terrestrial television (DTT; 5,1 million subscribers).
At the end of 2016, digital cable had 448.8 million global subscribers, and was by far the largest category among all free and paid household TV options. Next up were free-to-air DTT households (258.5 million), pay satellite households (219.0 million), and analog terrestrial households (184.1 million).
Digital TV Research broke down the numbers geographically and found Asia Pacific is the biggest region for pay TV with 60 percent of all subscribers. China alone counts 313 million subscribers, or roughly a third of global pay TV subscribers.
Pay TV subscriptions fell in only nine countries. The U.S. lost 4.4 million in the given time period, while Italy lost 2.3 million.
Launching direct-to-consumer video services is increasingly easy, but gaining a mass audience requires getting access, warns IHS Markit.
Content will get customers to take a look, cautions a Paywizard survey, but a good customer experience will keep them around.
At least that's what both TV and OTT video service providers believe, according to a study from SNL Kagan and Irdeto


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The Bentley Bentayga Now Comes with the Tiniest Little Biometric Safe
As if the Bentley Bentayga isn’t opulent enough on its own, Bentley is throwing in a new feature that’s going to help owners keep their valuables in a secure location. Courtesy of the Mulliner personalization division, Bentayga owners can now avail of a biometric stowage space in the SUV’s center console that can only be opened through capacitive fingerprint sensor technology. Fingerprint technology on the Bentayga? All in a day’s work for Mulliner.
The 2017 Bentley Bentayga comes with a starting price of £160,200 ($248,342) and a list of options that can increase that price to more than £500,000 ($775,100.) There is one option, however, that has to be one of the most expensive in the history of the automobile: the bespoke mechanical Mulliner Tourbillon by Breitling Clock.
The clock can be machined in either rose or white gold, while the face can be black ebony or mother of pearl. The face is also decorated with a total of eight diamond indexes. Due to the clock’s complex mechanical design, it also requires periodic winding, so an automatic winding device is also included. Opting for the Mulliner Tourbillon will set you back a whopping £110,000 ($170,522.)
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Almost all of the major car manufacturers are figuring out ways to go to smaller displacement engines with fewer cylinder, yet the same horsepower. This is leading to turbocharged V-6 engines replacing V-8 engines and turbo V-8s replacing V-10s and V-12s. From the looks of things, Bentley is taking a different approach.
According to reports, Bentley is moving toward larger 12-cylinder engines and away from their turbocharged V-8 engines. We’re not sure exactly why Bentley is going this route, as it is opposite of the trend, but that very well may be the only reason. This would give Bentley the exclusivity that it needs to get a leg up on its rival, Rolls Royce.
Then again, maybe Volkswagen has a slew of 6.0-liter W-12 engines left over from its W-12-powered Phaeton, which was cut from the lineup in 2012, and is deciding to fit V-8 Bentleys with this massive hunk of 444-horsepower-producing metal.
Then again, with the Azure T’s 6.8, err, we mean six-and-three-quarter-liter engine pumping out just 450 horsepower and getting 9 mpg, the 12 mpg and 444 ponies that the W-12 pumps out looks tempting. Add a little boost to it to increase the torque from its 406 pound-feet mark and you have an engine that is not only more powerful, but gets better fuel economy than the turbocharged Bentley V-8 engine.
We’ll keep an eye on this and let you know what Bentley’s plans are just as soon as we know what exactly is going on.
Everyone knows by now that Bentley plans to unveil "the world’s most luxurious 4x4" SUV sometime after 2015, but the company has now revealed that it will be the only SUV in the world to feature a W12 engine: "We will be first to use a 12-cylinder petrol engine in a luxury SUV. I like this idea; it makes clear whose car is the boss," said Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer.
Moreover, the Bentley SUV will be designed in such a manner that it won’t just carry the W12 engine, but a V12 engine as well. And that’s because the company plans to offer a a V12 TDI version of the SUV a few years after its launch. The W12 engine will be a next-generation version of today’s W12 unit used in the Continental family, and the V12 TDI will be a next-generation version of Audi’s 493bhp 6.0-liter V12 TDI currently being in the Q7.
However, don’t expect the new SUV before early 2015: "The production date will be dictated by the cyclicity of models," Dürheimer said. "The Mulsanne came in 2010, then the Continental no more than a year later. The lifespan of a model is usually six to eight years, so the new model will be valuable when we are expecting a lull. The downswing is the time to introduce this SUV."
There’s always a fine line between ultra luxury and just being extravagantly over-the-top. British automaker, Bentley, knows a thing or two about luxury and at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the company showed off exactly what it’s all about with the new executive interior concept for the brand’s flagship model, the Mulsanne.
Turning the Mulsanne into an Apple multimedia connective hub, Bentley went completely bananas in outfitting it with just about every product Apple has on the market these days, save for an actual fruit basket of the doctor’s best friend. There are Apple iPads with Bluetooth keyboards, a Mini Mac in the boot compartment, and an Apple Media Center. The concept interior also carries ’W-Lan’ internet connectivity, and a 15.6" High Definition LED drop-down monitor. There are also two electric-powered, foldable wood veneer picnic tables, an illuminated center console, individual armrests for the rear seats, various new storage areas, and a Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) and audio system.
If your head’s spinning from all the features included in the Executive Interior Concept, you’ll have to sit down, take a deep breath, and keep on reading. They’re not done. The final list of additions for the whole interior concept include a Tibaldi pen, a cooler, a Privacy Telephone handset, and numerous lights set-ups, as well as other ports and connectors.
According to Bentley, the whole set-up takes up to 170 hours, which means that all that hours spent working on the interior will warrant charges that will be beyond absurd. Bentley hasn’t announced how much it will cost, but you only need to read all the elements included to determine that it’s going to cost more than you can afford.
Bentley has currently postponed plans for launching any new model or updates for their current models. Instead, the company is moving forward in the development of a new turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine that will be used for the future models starting next year. Coincidentally, the same engine will be used for the new Audi S6 and RS6.
The new V8 engine will be offered in two different versions: a single-turbo unit with around 415 HP - used for the entry level models - and a twin-turbo version with close to 555 HP for the speedier versions (like the RS6). The new engine will be combined with a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission.
Bentley will unveil the new GTC at the Frankfurt Motor Show where Audi will also bring the S6, but the new V8 engine won’t be revealed until next year, most likely at the Geneva Motor Show.
As previously announced the 2012 Bentley Continental GT will be offered with an all-new 4.0-liter V8 engine starting late 2011. What you may not know is how this new engine will come about. Turns out, Bentley will be developing the V8 with a little help from Audi leaving them fully capable of utilizing this engine for a number of high performance Audi models.
The new 4.0-liter direct-injection engine will come with better fuel consumption and emissions; somewhere around 40% below that of the W12 unit in the car. "We are adapting it four our purposes so that it delivers Bentley driving characteristics [lots of low-to-mid-range torque]," says Brian Gush, Bentley’s director of chassis and powertrain. He would not say whether it is turbocharged, but added: "It does not have a conventional layout."
The current 6.0 liter W12 engine delivers a total of 567 HP and 700 NM of torque. It sprints the car from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and pushes it to a top speed of 198 mph.
Bentley is embarking on a unique trans-atlantic trip to the US with a tour that’s going to cover over 8,000 miles of American soil from Beverly Hills, California all the way to Miami, Florida.
The five-week tour, which is being called the Bentley Heritage Roadshow, will feature a unique collection of classic Bentley parts – over 1,000 of them if you can believe that – that came all the way from the company’s headquarters in Crewe, England. The range of these items will be on display for all Bentley enthusiasts and covers a wide range of items from Bentley, including engine blocks, hard-to-find spare parts, and yes, even owner’s manuals. Apparently, those manuals of those classic Bentley’s are worth a whole lot more than those that come with your HDTVs.
There’s a boatload of items and parts that you can find at the Bentley Heritage Roadshow and if you’re lucky enough to live near an area where the show is going to, you better drop everything you’re doing and grab this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see over 1,000 of these rare and available parts.
Press Release after the jump
While more and more automakers have announced plans to offer diesel engines for their models, Bentley has done the complete opposite by saying that diesel is not something they would offer in the future. Charman and CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen has said that Bentley had found diesel engines impressive, but the company is now saying that with adverse market conditions, like the ones we’re experiencing, the move to diesel is unlikely.
"The forthcoming Euro 6 clean-air regs are likely to pile some big costs on to diesels,” says Bentley powertrain boss Brian Gush. And there’s a strong prejudice against them in the US and Japan, which are key markets for us. The attitude of Chinese buyers is going to have a big effect on cars like ours in future, too, and they are none too keen. Those of us who know diesels can see the benefits, but in large parts of the world the cars just wouldn’t sell."
Next to the familiar 6.0-liter W12 engine, as found in their Continental GT, Bentley will also offer a 4.0 liter V8 engine, but that was the only detail they let out.
It is time to e-mail in those last minute requests to Santa before he breaks camp on Christmas eve, because the British automaker Bentley has just come up with the Zai Bentley Supersport skis. Designed by their Styling Studio in Crewe, these carbon fiber composite skis are guaranteed to live up to the Bentley standard, as far as both performance and aesthetics are concerned. Not to mention that they would make the perfect accompaniment for your ice white Conntinental GT and are the best excuse ever to take the Bentley for this winter’s ski trip.
The skis are handmade and they are made from Zaiira, which is a special composite material that includes carbon fiber, chrome steel and rubber. The ski poles also demonstrate a new technology, ExoGrid, used solely for the first time in the Bentley skis. A unique combination of the materials titan and carbon fabric reduces weight and guarantees high stability, and is currently used for golf shafts. There are only 250 pairs available and they are priced at $9,800 for the set. So if you were a good little boy or girl this year, you might just find something special in the garage next to your Bentley.
Press release after the jump.
Whoever said that Bentley only caters to the old and accomplished surely have lost their minds, yes?
Well, for the most part, that bears some truth. But that hasn’t stopped Bentley from releasing their new line of car accessories, which, curiously enough, includes a wide selection of finely-crafted child seats. And what’s more, buyers also have the option to have Bentley embroider their kid’s name into the seat.
In addition to the amusing child seats, Bentley is also offering self-levelling wheel badges, a jewelled torch that can be charged from the car’s power outlet/cigar lighter, and car covers for a number of Bentley models, including the GTC models, the Series 51 GT, and the Continental Supersports.
Bentley is releasing these items just in time for the holidays, so in the event you know someone who has a Bentley in their garage, you know exactly what to get them for Christmas.
The problem with owning (or at least driving) a Bentley is that people only get to see how wealthy you are when you’re behind the wheel. It’s a problem most of us Bentley owners try to overcome by inserting little points into the conversation like, “Interest rates don’t bother me, my Bentley holds a constant value,” “Have you seen the keys to my Bentley?” or my favorite, “Do you know I own a Bentley?”
But now Bentley has seemed to answer the cries of its more socially shy owners by offering more obvious forms of gross displays of wealth. For the price that lesser people may use as their entire car budget, Bentley is offering two new accessories: a notebook computer and official luggage.
For $19,800, the aptly named Ego company will get you a notebook computer with Microsoft Vista Ultimate software, a 64-bit processor and a 160Gb hard drive. But most importantly the outside of the computer can carry the same leather that comes with the Bentley. So now everyone will know exactly what is the color of the inside of your Bentley.
Because sometimes not everyone in the hotel lobby saw what you pulled up in, exclusive luggage maker Alfred Dunhill now offers a line of Bentley inspired cases. The five pieces available ranging from large suitcase to briefcase will leave no doubt in anyone’s mind your level of refinement, taste or constant need for attention.
LP Wheel Group is known as a company as an enthusiasts for its line of Chevrolet and Ford emblems studded with multicolored Swarovski crystals. For the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association trade show Wheel Group decided to
create something several degrees more elaborate, and around 1,250 times more expensive: a diamond-festooned, 18-karat white-gold shift knob, priced at $150,000.
“I wanted people to feel luxury in the palm of their hand,” said Mr. Lee, whose company is based in (...)
The Mulliner Driving Specification is now available for the Bentley Continental Flying Spur as part of an array of enhancements for the 2007 model year Continental range. The Continental Flying Spur and its stablemate the Continental GT coupÃ©, which have played a key role in Bentley’s revitalisation, now offer customers even more style, comfort and technology as well as the ability to specify a car to their individual needs.


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The BMW 3-Series facelift has been spotted with minimal camouflage. The upcoming BMW 3-Series facelift might get a few cosmetic upgrades and some mechanical changes.
Changes to the styling of the new 3-Series are minor. Only the front portion of the car carried a sliver of camouflaging. This hints that a redesigned front end will definitely be one of the additions on the new BMW 3-Series. It appears that the air intakes have been tweaked a bit, too. The rest of the car does not stray away too much from the design language of the current BMW 3-Series. The car’s surefooted stance sure does make for a sight to the eyes. Interiors on the new BMW 3-Series are expected to be plusher as compared to the current line-up. The feature list will include various assistance systems and comfort goodies.
Mechanically, there will be more to write about as compared to the visual department. Unconfirmed reports hint at the possibility of more powerful four and six-cylinder engines. There might be some new entry-level variants of the 3-Series featuring BMW’s 1.5 Liter TwinPower Turbo three-cylinder engine. There also exists a very slim probability of the introduction of a Plug-In hybrid variant. It could possess a TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder petrol engine assisted by a electric motor powered by lithium-ion battery packs.
Reports have suggested that there will be a change to the naming system of the new 3-Series. While the 328i could be handed over the 330i badge, the 335i might become the new 340i. The BMW 3-Series facelift will be revealed in various international markets later this year. It could make its first public appearance at the Paris Motor Show, scheduled for October this year. The facelift is aimed at keeping the BMW 3-Series fresh and challenging against the competing Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
Source – World Car Fans


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The Uganda Coffee Development Authority today quoted indicative prices for exports of robusta, which accounts for 85 percent of the country’s bean shipments.
Nearby refers to deliveries to be made within 45 days and indicative prices are used by exporters to determine prices.
Prices are in U.S. cents a pound, based on free-on-board rail/truck from Kampala, the capital:
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To contact the reporter on this story: Fred Ojambo in Kampala at firstname.lastname@example.org


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San Diego, January 21, 2013 – San Diego-based brand communications agency, Jacob Tyler (JT) has announced the launch and rebrand of Out of Africa Wild Animal Park (OOA) located in Sedona, Arizona. OOA selected JT to develop a new logo and interactive web design with a focus on showcasing the mission of the park and enhancing site usability to increase ticket sales. As well, JT was tasked with increasing fan “likes” and consumer interest with ongoing social media management and engagement on various social platforms.
In scouting an agency fit for the job, OOA took its search nationwide, considering both boutique shops and large web design firms. Among a sea of qualified teams, JT was chosen to develop a partnership due to its full-service offering and ability to deliver award-winning creative as well as monitoring site growth and conversion.
“We were really excited to begin our partnership with OOA because we knew we would have a great opportunity to showcase the voice of their brand through our redesign,” said Jacob Tyler CEO and CCO Les Kollegian. “We had no idea how exciting the environment was at OOA and how close park visitors could get to the animals. Frankly, I haven’t seen anything like it anywhere. We are extremely happy with the final product Jacob Tyler has created and look forward to helping OOA continue grow in 2013. The new site really captures the essence of the park and is almost as interactive and visually compelling as being there in person.”
By measuring various site analytics, Jacob Tyler’s team of web specialists will extend OOA’s online capabilities and drive visitor traffic. While developing the new Website presence, over the past 12 months, JT has grown OOA’s Facebook community over 2,000% solely through viral engagement and organic growth. In December 2011, OOA started with 390 fans and now has over 7,800. JT has also grown the park’s twitter presence over 40%.
About Out of Africa Wildlife Park:
Out of Africa Wildlife Park’s goal is to create the ultimate animal adventure for all ages, one steeped in fun, immersed in learning, and inspired by a living and colorful world of astonishing wildlife. OOA strives to foster an appreciation of our planet’s wild areas, and their wondrous inhabitants by supporting and promoting conservation awareness and action, practicing exemplary animal care, providing education and learning experiences, and establishing broad community support, through a peaceful and interactive relationship with our animal friends, who touch our hearts. Please visithttp://www.outofafricapark.com/ for more information.
About Jacob Tyler:
Jacob Tyler is a full-service brand communications agency that creates brands with meaningful and significant value. It does so through its expertise in brand strategy, identity and implementation, which includes web design and development, product design, printed collateral, online marketing, social media, and reputation management. It has been honored by Inc. 5000 as one of America’s fastest growing companies in 2010, was named by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the city’s fastest growing companies, five years in row, and has been the recipient of more than fifty national design and marketing awards. Clients served include Nuvasive Inc, Chicago’s Hotel 71, Four Seasons Hotels, Terranea Resort, AT&T, Rhino Vehicle Protection, Milwaukee Motorcycle Clothing and Upper Deck.
For more information about Jacob Tyler, Internet Marketing Inc., or the new partnership, please call Victoria Hodgkins at (619) 573-1061 x305.


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Home Instead has partnered with Amazon for this year’s annual “Be a Santa to a Senior” event to help bring Christmas to seniors in a safe way for both seniors and their donors.
Home Instead is an international network of caregivers that help provide care, support and education to seniors and their families.
The franchise began its “Be a Santa to a Senior” program in 2003 as a way to “give back to seniors in need,” said Owensboro and Henderson Home Instead branch owner Stephen Bryson.
Bryson said the Owensboro and Henderson branches opened in 2010 and began implementing the program at those locations that same year, starting with 25 seniors. Last year, after a decade into the program, Bryson said the two branches sponsored about 1,000 seniors.
Since the beginning of the program in 2003, the Home Instead franchise has provided approximately 2.1 million gifts to 750,000 seniors nationwide.
“Every year, this is a great opportunity for seniors, not to only get things that they need, food and clothes and blankets and stuff like that,” Bryson said. “This year has posed interesting challenges that we have not had in years past, so I’m not entirely sure how many seniors we’re going to sponsor this year, but we’ve got multiple ways to do that.”
According to Bryson, Home Instead has partnered with Amazon this year to allow those wishing to donate to order gifts online with a personalized gift tag and have them sent to seniors in need. Or if members of the community would rather buy gifts themselves, they can visit one of three tree locations in the area between now and Dec. 8 to choose an ornament and fulfill a gift request for a local senior. Those trees are at Walmart at 5031 Frederica St. in Owensboro as well as Home Instead Branch locations on 4026 Frederica St. in Owensboro or 226 N. Elm St. in Henderson.
The trees will be up through Dec. 14 and are decorated with ornaments featuring seniors’ first names and gift suggestions. Holiday shoppers can choose an ornament, buy the requested gift and return it unwrapped to the Walmart store or Home Instead branches with the ornament attached.
To purchase gifts online, donors can visit BeaSantatoaSenior.com and enter their zip code to view wish lists for seniors in their area.
Some recommended gift options include non-perishable food items, toiletries, blankets, tissues, puzzle books and non-slip house shoes and socks.
Tree displays at drop-off locations will be up through Dec. 14.
Christie Netherton, email@example.com, 270-691-7360