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Liv-ex members represent the largest pool of professional fine wine traders in the world and are estimated to account for 90% of fine wine turnover globally. There are currently over 630+ members of Liv-ex across 44 countries that range from start-ups to centuries old, established merchants.
Each year, Liv-ex asks the members that attended the En Primeur tastings for their thoughts and predictions on this year’s campaign in the form of a short survey upon their return from Bordeaux. The survey is designed to track the consensus among the best professional tasters of young Bordeaux.
In summary, here are the findings of the Liv-ex 2022 En Primeur survey:
- Château Cheval Blanc is the wine of the vintage.
- Château Brane Cantenac tops the value for money category.
- 30% of respondents voted Saint-Émilion as the most impressive region in 2022.
- Merchants expect ex-négociant release prices to be 7.7% higher than last year on average, and 4.9% higher than 2020.
- 77% of merchants predict demand will be higher than last year.
- Neal Martin remains the most influential Bordeaux En Primeur critic.
The following report takes a closer look at what the global wine trade thinks of this year’s campaign.
The survey was sent to members on Thursday 27th April and closed on Friday 5th May (before Cheval Blanc’s release on Tuesday 9th May).
Wines of the vintage
Liv-ex members were asked to list in order of their preference their top five wines of Bordeaux 2022 irrespective of their price. Wines ranked number one by respondents were awarded 10 points, second were given five points, third three, fourth two and fifth one.
Overall, Château Cheval Blanc 2022 received the highest score. The wine was released on Tuesday 9th May. Château Lafite Rothschild ranked second. Fellow First Growths, Château Margaux and Château Mouton Rothschild ranked 5th and 9th respectively.
In recent En Primeur reports, it has been noted that there is a general sense amongst the trade that certain châteaux have become increasingly popular in recent campaigns due to their successful release pricing and were listed as ‘strong sellers every year’.
This list included (but was not limited to) estates such as Canon, Figeac, Carmes Haut Brion, Calon Segur and Beychevelle.
Interestingly, three of these estates featured in Liv-ex members’ top ten wines of 2022. Château Figeac, Châteaux Carmes Haut Brion, and Château Canon ranked 3rd, 4th and 7th respectively.
Top value wines
The merchants’ favourite value wines can be seen in the table above.
Overall, Château Brane Cantenac 2022 topped the value for money category. In previous years, Langoa Barton, Branaire Ducru and Grand Puy Lacoste have led the rankings.
Carmes Haut Brion ranked 6th and interestingly featured on both the top value wines along with Liv-ex members’ top wines of the vintage.
In total, 110 different wines were mentioned in answer to this question.
Most disappointing wines
The trade listed 120 different wines they found disappointing. By way of comparison, 43 different wines were mentioned in our last En Primeur survey of the 2021 vintage and 179 in the 2018 survey (the last survey before that one).
Unlike previous years, this year Liv-ex members were asked to rank the most impressive appellations for the 2022 vintage. Saint-Émilion was voted as the most impressive region, with 30% of respondents listing it as their number one choice. It was followed by Pomerol and Saint Julien.
Average vintage score
On average, Liv-ex members awarded the 2022 vintage 96.2 points (out of 100). This makes it the highest-scoring vintage since our first survey of 2007 (note – there was no survey conducted for the 2019 and 2020 vintages due to Covid).
2010 and 2009 were the next best vintages, with 96 points.
Comparison to previous vintages
The majority of respondents (25%), said the vintage did not compare to any of the previous vintages they had tasted.
The next closest vintage comparisons were the 2018, 2016 and 2010 vintages (with 11.5% each).
The 2020 vintage also came up in 8.9% of the answers, while 2005 featured in 7.6%.
One respondent commented that ‘a lot of wines had the heat associated with 09, 15, and 18. Others had the structure and elegance like 10 and 16.’
Ranking recent vintages for First Growth quality
Liv-ex members were also asked to rank the quality of the last five vintages considering only the First Growths.
40% of Liv-ex members ranked the 2019 vintage as the best quality vintage for the First Growths.
However, 38.2% ranked 2022 as their number one choice and a further 34.5% ranked it second.
The 2020 vintage was universally ranked third best, while 2018 and 2021 ranked 4th and 5th respectively.
Expected level of demand
77% of merchants are anticipating more demand for the 2022 vintage than the 2021 campaign. However, almost all merchants qualified this by commenting that their answer very much depends on prices.
Some noted that demand will increase because ‘last year was pretty dreadful’ and ‘very poor for En Primeur sales’.
Others thought demand would increase because ‘it is a far better vintage’ and ‘a lot of appetite has been expressed by customers during the EP tastings’.
Most influential Bordeaux critics
Liv-ex members were also asked to list in order of preference the critics that will impact their Bordeaux En Primeur buying decisions this year.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the results remained the same as last year. Neal Martin (Vinous) topped the rankings as the most trusted Bordeaux En Primeur critic. The second spot was taken by William Kelley, who wrote his first Bordeaux En Primeur report for the Wine Advocate in 2022 after Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (the Wine Advocate’s previous Bordeaux reviewer and Editor-in-Chief) moved to her new venture, The Wine Independent.
Antonio Galloni (founder of Vinous and previously at the Wine Advocate) ranked third, while Lisa Perrotti Brown MW ranked fourth. Another newly-independent critic, Jane Anson (previously at Decanter), took the fifth spot.
Expected release prices
The most pertinent question every year is about the pricing of the new releases. Merchants gave estimates of the ex-négociant prices for the basket of wines listed above, which is the same every year.
Their predictions showed that, on average, merchants expect (not want) 2022 release prices to be 7.8% higher than for the 2021 vintage, and up 4.9% on 2020.
Key vintage characteristics
The final question in the survey asked merchants how they would describe the vintage. In the question, Livex suggested responses that covered the overall characteristics of the vintage, its strengths and weaknesses, along with what is exciting and of concern.
Interestingly, there was little consensus among members’ descriptions of the vintage. However, some of the key themes are highlighted below.
A new era for Bordeaux
Several merchants were effusive with their praise for the vintage. One commented that it was ‘extremely exciting’ and added that it was ‘a new era for Bordeaux’.
‘Believe the Hype. We all know the trade and the bordelaise like to laud a vintage…. but this time it’s true. These wines are some of the finest examples of en primeur I’ve personally tasted. And that includes vintages such as 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018 and 2020. Genuinely unique.’
High alcohol was common among respondents’ answers. One noted that this led to ‘big blue fruit driven wines’ and added that ‘the Americans will love this vintage but the more traditional purists will not’.
Others were less forgiving in their responses, with one noting that it was a ‘very warm vintage, too powerful and high alcohol levels’. Another simply said that it was ‘inconsistent’ and ‘frustrating’.
One respondent said that ‘despite the rhetoric of the producers, the reality is 2022 wines are high in alcohol and lack finesse’.
That being said, several respondents commented on the vintage’s ‘surprising freshness’. One merchant commented that it was a ‘unique vintage as when you get fruit concentration like 2022 you tend to lose freshness. This isn’t the case. Wines are quite remarkable’.
Impact of winemakers
Others applauded the impact of the winemakers given the difficult growing season. One said ‘the quality of the wine making across the board has made for very good wines’. Another noted ‘where chateaux have managed to control the tannin they have made incredible wine. The right bank shone’.
‘Very hot vintage, impressive learning curve by vignerons across Bordeaux to deal with such a hot vintage; also the vines themselves seem to have adapted to hotter weather patterns; yet, old vines that were not pushed and terroir with clay were a significant contributor to craft great wines. A lot of powerful wines (high anthocyanes!); but some risked over-extractions and too much oak.’
However, one respondent noted some that got it wrong and commented:
‘The best wines are superbly balanced with amazingly fine tannins for structured wines which are charming in their youth but with so much density of fruit. However, many others seemed to get carried away by the power of the vintage and were tannic monsters. Others did not extract enough so had little fruit on the mid palate. Very heterogeneous overall.’
Price will be the X factor
Pricing also featured in several responses, with one noting that ‘the price will be the X factor’. Several commented that the vintage would be ‘expensive’ and prices ‘most likely to be high’.
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Palm to make a WiMax smartphone for Sprint?
With Sprint getting ready to launch 4G / WiMax in many new US markets this year, some phone manufacturers are surely thinking about making WiMax hardware for the carrier.
Apart from HTC (which should launch the Supersonic Android phone), Palm may also introduce a WiMax handset via Sprint.
At the moment, sales of the WebOS-based Palm Pre and Palm Pixi (pictured below) are “below expectations”, despite the fact that Palm launched the Plus versions of the two smartphones via Verizon Wireless.
A smartphone that combines WebOS and 4G / WiMax could be successful and bring Palm some profit, even though the device would be made only for Sprint’s customers.

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West End, QLD (PRWEB) August 01, 2017 -- Caffe Bonini celebrates its first distributor in Australia at 87A Boundary St., West End, Queensland. Drop in and try a free tasting for Nespresso Compatible Capsules in a variety of coffee flavors made from 100% Italian roasted coffee. It is the first Caffe Bonini Outlet to open in Australia. There are over 120 stores in Italy and across Europe.
“The quality is on par with the big brands, but the cost is 40% less,” explains Nick Jones, owner. “Caffe Bonini uses a family-trade secret passed down from generations of coffee toasting sommeliers. What began from a small coffee-toasting family business has now spread in Europe to over 120 Caffe Bonini stores in Europe. Today we bring that taste to Australia at a price that is much cheaper than the big brands.”
Australia takes its coffee very seriously. According to SBS.com.au, Australia consumes over 3kg of coffee per capita, and is known for its ‘flat-white’ which has started showing up in New York and London.
“With our beans you can explore some new flavors for your coffee capsule machine that are not available in the original brands,” says Nick. “The quality of our Italian coffee beans is high and coffee lovers have a lot of choices: Intense coffee, mild coffee, decaf coffee. We also have hazelnut flavored, Almond flavored, Pistacchio flavored… Chocolate, Sambuca… Whisky flavored and Havana Rum are available too. And they’re much cheaper than the original capsules so you can enjoy more coffee.”
“We specialize in Compatible Capsules that fit in your coffee capsule machines in your kitchen,” continues Nick. “You can come to our office or have it delivered from our website.” Caffe Bonini’s online shop can be accessed through their website https://au.caffe.com
“The secret to our high quality is due to the exclusive use of the best coffee beans,” Nick said. “We use blends of Arabica and Robusta. The first is sweet and fragrant, while the second is more substantial and decisive. At the end of extraction and roasting, our specialists select the best quality to use and start the most important process – the blending stage.”
Worldwide coffee export has increased to 10.88 million bags in May 2017. In the 12 months prior, Arabica export has totaled 74.49 million bags. Robusta export has reached 45.59 million bags. (International Coffee Organization)
Nicholas Jones, Caffe Bonini Australia, https://au.caffe.com/, +61 417371201, [email protected]


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Facebook pairs with Media Rating Council for audit
The social media platform is also adding new video buying options based on full video views and two-second views.
Facebook announced in a company blog post Feb. 10 that it will undergo an audit by the Media Rating Council (MRC) to verify the accuracy of the metrics that it delivers to advertising and agency partners. It did not provide a timeline on when the audit would begin taking place.
This comes following a string of admissions of errors in its metrics. The first announcement came in August, while the most recent revelation took place in mid-December. Most of the misreported metrics were non-billable, according to Facebook.
Experts across the industry have called for more third-party verification on the platform.
Since the height of the criticism, Facebook has made numerous commitments to pair with more measurement partners and now boasts 24 affiliated vendors on topics including reach, attribution, demographics and offline sales.
The social media platform has also added more detailed data for its advertising and verification partners, including the milliseconds that an ad was on a user’s screen (both at 50% of the ad and 100%) of the ad. It has also added new options around video buying. At some later point in 2017, Facebook will begin to offer advertisers “completed view buying,” which will see advertisers only pay for video ads that have been viewed in their entirety for any duration up to 10 seconds, two-second buying (where at least 50% of an ads pixels are in-view for two continuous seconds or longer) and buying based on ad views with the sound on.
The company stated in its blog that this was “consistent” with its efforts to offer numerous view buying options, including target ratings point (TRP) buying and cost-per-ten-second views.
However, Facebook’s representation of video views has come under fire from critics for a number of years — from prominent YouTuber Hank Green, who accused Facebook of misrepresenting its views in 2015, to marketing professor and consultant Mark Ritson, who took to the stage at Toronto’s FFWD Ad Week in January to poke fun at the digital video standard of “views” by showcasing a two-second, partially out-of-frame, muted clip of the film Atanarjuat.
Ritson later told MiC that those who criticized Facebook needed to hold its feet to the fire more drastically.
“If a TV network reported that they had one day of inaccurate views it would be a huge scandal,” he said. “When Facebook admitted all these errors, the reaction was, ‘thanks so much for being honest.’”
Facebook recently revealed its fourth quarter financial results, reporting advertising revenue of $8.63 billion. Mobile ad revenue accounted for 84% of that total (up from 80% in Q4 2015).


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Taptap Send raises $13.4m from LinkedIn founder to fund growth
Taptap Send, a relatively new money transfer company, received more than $13.4 million to expand its business to more countries.
New funding for Taptap Send
The remittances industry is expected to grow rapidly as the world economy emerges from the pandemic. Indeed, the volume of remittances to poor and middle-income countries declined by about 8% in 2020 amid the pandemic. The volume is expected to jump this year, helped by the faster recovery of developed countries.
Taptap Send, a startup that was started three years ago, raised $13.4 million as it seeks to grow its business. These funds came from Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, and Canaan Partners.
The company is relatively similar to others like Paysend and WorldRemit. However, it focuses on connecting developed countries like the US, Belgium, and France with relatively hard-to-service countries. Some of the 15 receiver countries it offers its service to are Mali, Madagascar, and DR Congo.
Taptap Send fee structure is also different from other popular companies. It charges no commission from the money it processes. Instead, it makes its money by leveraging differentials in currency exchange rates. This doesn’t make it free. For example, if you send £100 to Kenya using Taptap Send, the recipient will receive KHS 14,725. On the other hand, the recipient will receive KSH 14,550 if you use the most expensive option by Wise.
Taptap Send has grown relatively fast in the past few years. The company has grown its revenue and number of active customers every year since it was started.
This growth is possibly because of its founder’s experience. Michael Faye is the founder of GiveDirectly and Segovia. GiveDirectly encourages philanthropists to give funds directly to the people. Segovia, on the other hand, offered a similar service using a Business to Business model. Crown Agents Bank acquired it a few years ago. In a note, he said:
“Taptap Send is taking advantage of this structural change in mobile money and other distribution networks to offer what we hope is the fastest and best price service to customers.”


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Aetna will move to new headquarters in Manhattan, drawn by New York’s emergence as a digital powerhouse, as well as financial incentives.
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Indian fusionwear brand Global Desi has opened its second store in Gurgaon at Metropolis mall. Spread over 600 sq.ft., the new outlet stocks Spring/ Summer collection of Indo-Western apparels including tops, tunics, and kurtis. The retailer had opened its first store in Gurgaon at Ambience mall.
Speaking on the occasion, Mukesh Sawlani, Managing Director, And Designs India, said: “We are pleased to launch yet another store in Gurgaon. We have received an amazing response from our first store in Gurgaon. The launch of our new store in Metropolis mall is a significant achievement for us and through this new store we intend to cater to the smart and stylish consumers of Gurgaon.”
The brand plans to reach a count of 100 exclusive stores in the next 2 years and increase its visibility at shop-in-shop stores.
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Toilet's roll of honour
A TEAM of lavatory attendants have beaten 1,700 rivals to clean up at a national award for sparkling loos. The dedicated grime busters at Merseyway shopping centre in Stockport have scooped the Loo of the Year and Attendant of the Year awards.
The dedicated grime busters at Merseyway shopping centre in Stockport have scooped the Loo of the Year and Attendant of the Year awards.
Judges made unannounced visits to all the entrants and marked on decor, fixtures and fittings as well as cleanliness and management.
The shopping centre is one of only a few to offer male and female attendants on site every day of the week.
Merseyway attendant Romano Cummins, 42, said: "It means a lot to us to win the awards and the team are proud. It has brought a real sense of achievement and recognition for the work we have been doing.
"It is down to hard work and dedication and a real team effort and we'll keep it up. I've been in dirty public toilets and it's very important for us to make sure ours are clean.
"It is a satisfying job, especially when you get compliments and tips from the public.
The 19-strong cleaning team are from Independent Cleaning Services.
Arnold Wilcox-Wood, Merseyway managing director, said: "Customers have every right to expect toilet facilities to match the demands of the 21st Century and that is what they get here at Merseyway.
"We are proud to offer the best public loos in Stockport town centre, and these awards are a fantastic achievement for the cleaning team and attendants.
"They provide a high level of commitment to a vital public service within the town centre."


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Another Kardashian-Jenner business venture has secretly taken off. Kendall Jenner announced the launch of her tequila brand, 818, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, and it turns out she’s already had a lot of success with it. She revealed in an Instagram post that she’s been working on the brand for nearly four years and the work has paid off with numerous awards.
“For almost 4 years i’ve been on a journey to create the best tasting tequila,” she wrote in part. “After dozens of blind taste tests, trips to our distillery, entering into world tasting competitions anonymously and WINNING … ..3.5 years later i think we’ve done it!”
Jenner went on to share that the tequila is “coming soon” and put her enthusiastic stamp on it. “This is all we’ve been drinking for the last year,” she added, “and i can’t wait for everyone else to get their hands on this to enjoy it as much as we do!”
The model also offered a look at the work that has gone into creating the alcohol, which is “hand-crafted tequila from Jalisco, Mexico,” according to the brand. Her Instagram announcement included video of her choosing between different options, tequila-centric celebrations, a photo of awards they’ve won, and more.
Of course, members of the Kardashian-Jenner family are cheering Jenner on. Her younger sister, Kylie, an entrepreneur herself, commented, “KENDALL!!!!! yes!!! i’ve seen all the hard work and LOVE you’ve put into 818!!! and u did it .. the best tequila !!! proud of u.” Older sister Kim Kardashian also shared her pride, writing, “So proud of you! I wasn’t a drinker until I tried 818. Tequila shots all day!!!”
It looks like there are plenty of reasons to be proud. The accolades 818 has earned, according to her announcement, include Best Reposado Tequila from the World Tequila Awards, the Platinum Award Award from the SIP Awards, and the Chairman’s Trophy from the Ultimate Spirits Challenge, among others.
Yet despite the positive feedback, some fans were skeptical of her choice in business venture, especially considering that tequila is strongly tied to Mexico, the country where it was born. (In fact, it’s named for a city in Jalisco.) Even as many fans on Twitter celebrated her “bad b*tch” move of anonymously entering her product in competitions, others considered her decision to make the booze culturally appropriative.
Coincidentally, Jenner’s 818 launch came just a day after comedian Kevin Hart announced that he was getting into the tequila game. He told fans to “stay tuned” in a Feb. 15 Instagram announcement, revealing that he’s “almost there” after “3 yrs of developing.” Apparently fans will not lack for choice when it comes to celebrity tequilas.


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$20 Emu Eggs Fly off Shelves at Farmers Markets
March 5, 2012 7:18am | By Della Hasselle, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
That was until this past Monday, when Vann, 81, bought his first emu egg.
Dark green and black on the outside, and creamy on the inside, the egg first caught his eye as it glinted in the sunlight at the Roaming Acres Farm stand in the Union Square Market. Ever the adventurous cook, Vann couldn’t help but buy the six-inch, nearly two-pound egg which he planned to serve scrambled with shrimp and bacon alongside his duck breast entree.
Vann hasn’t been alone in his quest to try the highly sought after, and very expensive, emu egg, according to Roaming Acres Farm salesman Lou Braxton.
Despite their $20 price tags, emu eggs have soared in popularity in the past year as both amateur and professional chefs seek the next big thing to spice up their kitchens with the exotic and colorful novelty.
“There’s definitely been a surge in emu egg purchases
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Controversy sprouts in the darnedest places, said David Knowles in AOL News. Walgreens stores in Chicago and Tampa started selling Chia-Pets that looked like President Obama, then abruptly pulled them from store shelves after complaints that the "lovably tacky botanical totems" were, in this case, racist. (watch a CNN report on Chia Obama)
Spare me the phony outrage, said Patrick McCain in Right Pundits. "The presidential resemblance is uncanny. From the transcendental gaze to the fuzzy hair to the lack of gravitas," the Obama Chia Pet "is what we have all been waiting for." (watch a commercial for Chia Obama)
Obama flip-flops are funny, said B.L. Ochman in Whatsnextblog. Obama T-shirts are fine. Even "Yes We Can" underwear is okay. But a Chia pet with a green Afro representing the first black president—that's "not funny. It's a racist, stupid ploy."
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As we usher in 2009, we’re all too aware that the economy is still tanking and the worst is yet to come. Everyone’s being hit hard, but the effect on the touring industry is difficult to measure.
By all accounts, the top tours of 2008 did surprisingly well. According to Billboard Boxscore figures, concert grosses totaled almost $4 billion worldwide — an increase of almost 13 percent over last year and the highest annual figure to date. The business looks great on paper, but it’s not as simple as that.
During the toughest financial times, people take refuge in entertainment; this trend goes back to the days of the Great Depression, when Americans flocked to movie theaters to forget their troubles. And in the era of the “staycation,” local entertainment is a relatively cheap way to have some fun: Cash-strapped consumers might be more willing to shell out a couple hundred dollars for Madonna tickets now that that trip to Paris is out of the question.
It’s safe to say that the biggest tours are carrying the overall business: Bon Jovi’s Lost Highway tour grossed $210.6 million and drew 2,157,675 fans. Bruce Springsteen was right behind, grossing $204.5 million, and AC/DC just tacked 15 arena dates onto their huge Black Ice tour. But the top end’s not the end of the story. Even as record year-end box-office figures roll in, overall concert attendance continues to decline. This drop is partly by design, as promoters schedule fewer shows and book smaller venues. In other words, ticket prices are up, but units are down. And as fewer people attend shows, the financial hit is felt harder by the smaller productions. Of course, it’s also important to remember that the 2008 tours were planned — and most tickets purchased — before the economy bottomed out in the fall, so as the touring business catches up with economic trends, 2009 will surely prove to be a challenging year.
Our January issue is devoted to live sound; we’re ringing in the new year with bonus coverage of some of the hottest tours of the season, all proving there’s no single formula for success: Metallica is roaring through packed arenas across the country with a new streamlined P.A. hung in the round and, for the first time, a complete digital system, from front-of-house to fiber-optic zone control. Meanwhile, AC/DC’s blockbuster road show is being mixed on an analog board built in the ’80s. Rounding out the musical spectrum, we report on the Chris Isaak, Goldfrapp and Calexico tours.
And even though the business forecast may be a big question mark, on the technology side the tools for live sound engineers are more exciting than ever, from the slew of powerful new digital consoles fresh out of PLASA and AES, to sophisticated software apps tailored for touring, with more debuts on deck this month at NAMM. Thinking about a new board? This month, we bring you a complete guide to the latest in digital touring consoles.
When it comes to touring, if there’s one thing you can count on it’s this: Guitars will always be loud. Steve La Cerra talks to veteran engineers out on the road with classic rock acts to find out their unique ways of taming the beast onstage.
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I can understand Apple Pay and even Apple Card, but when we get an Apple checking account, we’ll know the world has gone screwball. Kate Cox:
Google is working to launch consumer checking accounts next year
There cannot be much money in checking accounts, so why bother? Hmmm. Data?
The project, code-named Cache because apparently nobody can resist a pun, is expected to launch next year… The accounts will be run in partnership with Citibank and a credit union based out of Stanford University
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WazirX, a Binance-owned Indian cryptocurrency exchange, announced the launch of its NFT marketplace on Twitter:
“Launching decentralized NFT marketplace. Buy, sell, trade digital assets & intellectual properties, including art pieces, audio files, videos, programs & even tweets. Pre-register & join our Telegram channel to stay updated.“
WazirX has created an NFT marketplace for Indian artists and creators and has invited artists, creators, and buyers “to come narrate the new Indian story,” as stated on their website. Creators can place their NFTs for auction and earn royalty.
One Of India’s First NFT Marketplaces
India is a country symbolized by the diversity and plurality of its culture. It has one of the world’s largest collections of music, folk traditions, performing arts, rites and rituals, paintings, and writings. It was only a matter of time before creators in the subcontinent joined the NFT boom.
WazirX’s NFT initiative is backed by Canada-based entrepreneur Sandesh B Suvarna with film actor/producer Vishakha Singh as an advisor. Suvarna and Singh have previously worked together in the celebrity fan engagement space.
WazirX will only levy gas fees from its customers and not charge them for creating and listing NFTs on the platform. The gas fee will be paid to miners in respective currencies. WazirX also plans to remove all costs eventually to make minting NFTs cost-effective for artists and creators.
Nishchal Shetty, the founder of WazirX, said,
“It(NFT) will truly transform the market in our rapidly digitizing world with a growing interest in NFT across the globe. Both digital creators and collectors stand to benefit from the WazirX NFT marketplace. As of now, we are working around certain nitty-gritty to make NFTs more lucrative for our customers.”
Daily Trading Volume Crosses $200 Million
WazirX reached the 27th position of top global crypto exchanges based on traffic, liquidity, trading volumes, and confidence in trading volumes’ legitimacy, as seen on CoinMarketCap. The 24-hour trading volume stood at $218 million, with 137 coins available for trading to customers.
This is the first time WazirX crossed $200 million in daily trading volume since its launch in March 2018, the highest trading volume by any crypto exchange in the Indian market. Daily trading volume denotes the scale at which the exchange operates – the higher the volume, the higher the liquidity, which ensures that traders get the best possible prices.
WazirX aims to hit $1 billion in trading volume per day in 2021. Shetty further added,
“We’re working hard on bringing positive crypto regulations in India. Our Finance Minister has stated that India will not be banning crypto. We believe the Indian market is growing rapidly and our government will bring in positive crypto regulations.“
WazirX Undergoes Downtime For Upgrades
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Economy creates 69K jobs in May | News
THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - New numbers out Friday show the U.S. economy created only 69,000 jobs in May, the lowest monthly job creation in a year.
That pushed the national unemployment rate up a tenth of a point, the first increase in 11 months.
But even with this not so stellar news, folks in one south Georgia community are staying optimistic.
At Friday's Flowers Foods shareholders meeting in Thomasville, there wasn't any talk about job, stock, or financial loss.
"Flowers has grown from one bakery in Thomasville, family owned in 1919 to today three billion in sales with 41 bakeries all over the United States," said Executive VP of Corporate Relations Marta Jones Turner.
The same can not be said nationally.
After a weak jobs report this morning, the Dow Jones industrial average fell about 200 points.
The national unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent in May. That's the first increase in 11 months.
The unemployment rate in Thomas County is down to 7.8 percent.
And officials say thanks to Flowers Foods and other businesses, that number will continue to fall. "We're extremely proud that we'll see over three billion dollars in sales next year so that will bring jobs here to this community as we are the headquarters of Flowers Foods," said Thomas County Chamber of Commerce President Don Simms.
Simms says there are also five major projects in the works that will also create significant job growth. "Well we can't say a whole lot about them right now, but they are coming on. Two of them represent $38 million in investments."
Flowers reps says their business has luckily stayed recession proof. "The baking business in general is a really good business to be in, in any type of economic change. People eat. Bread is pretty much a standard in the diet so it's a good business even when there is some small fluctuations in the economy," said Turner.
Simms says a new Red Lobster and Olive Garden are expected to be open by the end of the year.
He says the restaurants are sure to boost both job and economic growth.
The Labor Department also says the economy created far fewer jobs in the previous two months than first thought.
It revised those figures down to show 49,000 fewer jobs created.
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Coca-Cola Swaziland implements smart energy management
INNOVATIONS| Oct. 24, 2012, 12:09 p.m.
Coca Cola Swaziland (Conco Ltd) reports that it is seeing numerous benefits from its new smart energy management systems.
Aiming to cut its energy consumption, the company appointed system integrator Systems Anywhere Coastal for the implementation of the energy management project who, in turn, selected a range of software solutions from the Invensys Wonderware stable. These solutions included the System Platform based on ArchestrA technology, Historian and Client, InTouch SCADA / HMI, Information Server, SmartGlance for mobile reporting and Wonderware’s Corporate Energy Management (CEM) package.
Conco says when the first results were made available they came as a shock – notably, this was the first time that measurements included data from sources other than the mains supply.
As a result: “We shifted out priority to reducing energy cost rather than usage,” says Wiseman Magagula, automation engineer at Coca-Cola Swaziland. “After all, if a process requires 500kWh there is not a lot that can be done about it apart from shaving off say 5% energy usage, but if the process is shifted to non-peak hours, costs can be reduced significantly. This just goes to show that energy cost need not be dependent on energy usage.”
The smarter energy systems allowed the company to formulate a series of tactical initiatives that would optimize energy usage on the shop floor. These would include charging forklifts and running cold rooms only during off-peak periods, running the dust extractors only during working hours and basing lights and air-conditioning on someone’s presence.
The improved visibility into energy usage and cost per plant and subsection and the implementation of smarter energy usage/ cost control protocols resulted in a reduction in energy consumption, says Conco.
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China moved on Tuesday to tighten control of its technology sector, publishing detailed rules aimed at tackling unfair competition and companies’ handling of critical data.
Beijing has been firming its grip on Internet platforms in recent months, citing the risk of abusing market power to stifle competition, misuse of consumers’ information and violation of consumer rights, in a reversal after years of a more laissez-faire approach.
The country issued hefty fines to companies including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and social media company Tencent Holdings as part of a widening crackdown and has vowed to draft new laws around technology innovation and monopolies.
On Tuesday, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a set of draft regulations banning unfair competition and restricting the use of user data. New York-listed shares of Alibaba, JD.com Inc and Baidu Inc fell between 2.9 per cent and 3.5 per cent in premarket trading.


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- US rapper, Kanye West, officially known as Ye has been dropped from Forbes' billionaires' list
- The move follows a fashion brand and sports-wear-making company cutting ties with the rapper
- The rapper, who was worth over $2 billion, is now said to be worth about $400 million
The international rapper is no longer ranked on the Forbes billionaires' list, and the company said after his lucrative deal with Adidas ended.
A few days ago, US rapper and fashion businessman, Kanye West dared Adidas to drop him following his weeklong storm of anti-Semitic remarks on social media and in other appearances.
Rapper dares Adidas
He dared Adidas, saying he could make anti-semitic remarks all he wanted.
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"Adidas, drop me," West, now legally known as Ye, said during a podcast earlier this month.
The rapper had worked with the shoe and sports-gear-making company since 2013 on his Yezzy line of very expensive and popular sneakers.
Adidas makes 4 per cent to 8 per cent from its Yezzy products. The deal accounted for 1.5 billion of his net worth.
Bloomberg reports that Adidas ended the $247 million juicy deals due to offensive behaviour.
Pressure on Adidas to drop musician
Adidas caved in to pressure to drop the superstar rapper after a banner appeared over a Los Angeles highway saying, "Kanye was right about the Jews," followed by a group of racist whites giving salutes to the drivers.
On Tuesday, October 25, Adidas formally cut ties with West Kanye and broke its silence. Forbes reports that the move knocked him out of the billionaire's list.
Adidas said it does not tolerate anti-Semantic or any other hate speech.
With that gone, Kanye West is officially no longer a billionaire.
According to Forbes, without the Adidas deal, Kanye West is now worth $400 million.
Forbes said its estimates come from real estate, cash, his music catalogue and a 5 per cent stake in his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian's clothing line, Skims.
This pattern continued yearly, with Kanye complaining about our low numbers. For this year's valuation, He sent documents claiming his Adidas partnership alone was worth $4.3 billion.
On Monday, October 14, production company MRC said it would not air a completed documentary on the rapper and a talent agency, CAA, which signed him, dropped him.
But analysts said he can bounce back and relaunch Yezzy on his own and still make a success of the brand.
Kanye West moves to buy Twitter Rival, Parler after he was blocked by Twitter and Instagram
Legit.ng reported that US rapper Kanye West, who now refers to himself as Ye, has moved to buy the social media site Parler after Twitter and Instagram blocked him over anti-semantic speech.
Parler prides itself as a right-wing free, speech social media site and an alternative to Twitter.
The rapper announced on Monday, October 17, 2022, that he was acquiring the platform in a move that came days after he was stopped from posting on Meta's Instagram and Twitter.


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With a successful vaccination programme in full swing, restrictions easing, and holidays abroad becoming a possibility, it’s fair to say that we can start envisioning what a post-pandemic landscape will look like.
The world certainly feels very different when we think back to before lockdown, and we’ve seen the PR industry adapt and take on a host of new challenges. As a result, businesses must consider the effects over the past year and ensure they bring their communications strategy into this new age.
Resuming a PR strategy
Many businesses will now be finding themselves in a common place – continuing PR activity following a momentary pause, or perhaps others may have scaled back their activity due to the uncertainty faced by lockdown.
The first place to start is with the key press in your industry. Distributing a piece of news provides the perfect opportunity to resume the conversations with your journalist contacts and drive media opportunities. As a result, you can create a doorway into new media opportunities, upcoming features, and a pipeline of media coverage.
Once you’ve initiated a dialogue, think about how to develop the relationships with these journalists. Consider the pipeline of news announcements you may have coming up, and how you can leverage these as opportunities to establish ongoing conversations with the press.
Or perhaps you may not have regular news to announce. In this instance, checking in with journalists to see what they’re working on, or are planning in the near future, can help drive valuable media opportunities for your business.
The developing consumption of media
There has been a significant shift in the way people consume their media over the last year. It’s no secret that the use of digital has been increasing for many years now, however the pandemic has significantly fuelled the amount of time we are spending online. It is predicted that by 2025, 4.4 billion of us will be using social media, and this is just one example of digital media that is expected to exponentially increase over the next few years. Digital publications, podcasts, and social media are just a few of the platforms which are now the popular medium for how we receive our news.
According to a recent report we spend, on average, an extra day online every month compared to last year. Communications professionals need to consider this shift and identify how to best reach their target audience. Not only should online outlets be an integral part of a PR strategy, but all forms of digital must be seamlessly integrated, providing consistent messaging throughout.
Creating a competitive advantage
With each aspect of a PR campaign, comes additional value that is added to a business. For example, media coverage creates the opportunity to communicate key company messages for a business, not to mention positions them ahead of certain competitors that don’t prioritise PR.
In addition to media coverage, businesses can also ensure a competitive edge by establishing credibility for their brand. This can be executed effectively by showcasing the best work carried out by a business, and communicated through case studies, awards, or even a series of website blogs. It’s important to stand out in today’s landscape, and the value of additional PR activity is not one to be ignored.
Adapting to survive
The current climate is rife with media opportunities for a variety of businesses, and identifying a coherent communications strategy now, will create significant value for a business.
However, companies must consider the various changes that have occurred within the industry and ensure to adapt their PR strategy to effectively reach their target audience. Those that take the time to understand how the pandemic has affected the communications landscape, will successfully create a competitive edge for themselves.
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Denny Callahan said Crowley, Milner & Co. learned a lot about its new Steinbach stores out East over the past year.
Unfortunately, that education cost Crowley's a lot of money.
Callahan, Crowley's president and CEO, told about two dozen shareholders last week that the Detroit-based retailer lost $4 million in the first quarter, which ended May 3, compared with a loss of $1.3 million a year earlier.
Callahan said most of the increase stemmed from losses on menswear at 14 East Coast Steinbach stores, which Crowley's took over last year in exchange for $4.5 million in stock.
Callahan said Steinbach's men's departments had ``traditionally been very promotional,'' but Crowley tried to upgrade the merchandise when it moved in last year.
Crowley marketed the better merchandise to customers through the Steinbach charge card base, Callahan said. ``Well, those folks came in and visited the stores and said, `This just is not for us,''' he said. ``The merchandise just didn't move the way it needed to.''
As a result, Callahan said, Crowley was forced to mark down the merchandise, resulting in the losses. The markdowns cleared out the merchandise immediately, which was preferable to keeping it around, he said.
``We've made some changes in the company as a result,'' Callahan told shareholders.
Asked later what that meant, Callahan said: ``There was one individual who was responsible for about $2 million (of losses) who is now pursuing other interests.''
An analyst who follows Crowley's sounded in a forgiving mood.
``These things happen when you double the size of a company,'' said Daniel Poole, a retail stock analyst for Detroit brokers First of Michigan Corp. ``The thing I think analysts will care about is making sure this inventory is gone and that it doesn't spill over into subsequent quarters.''
Crowley's first-quarter sales totaled $44.1 million, up from $23.3 million a year earlier. Sales at Steinbach stores open more than a year rose 28.9 percent, thanks to the markdowns. Sales at Detroit area Crowley's stores open more than a year rose 4.3 percent.
Despite the loss - far greater than the $1.2 million first-quarter loss Callahan said he'd planned -Crowley's still intends to make a profit of $4 million in the current fiscal year, he said.
The first-quarter performance cast a pall on otherwise upbeat news about Crowley. The Steinbach acquisition has roughly doubled annual sales to about $200 million, with minimal increase in overhead.


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Adhering to an anti-inflammatory diet was associated with a lower risk of dying from any cause, dying from cardiovascular causes and dying from cancer finds a new study from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, in Poland.
In the study that followed 68,273 Swedish men and women aged 45 to 83 years for 16 years, participants who most closely followed an anti-inflammatory diet had an 18% lower risk of all-cause mortality, a 20% lower risk of cardiovascular mortality, and a 13% lower risk of cancer mortality, compared with those who followed the diet to a lesser degree.
Smokers who followed the diet experienced even greater benefits when compared with smokers who did not follow the diet.
For the study, anti-inflammatory foods consisted of fruits and vegetables, tea, coffee, whole grain bread, breakfast cereal, low-fat cheese, olive oil and canola oil, nuts, chocolate and moderate amounts of red wine and beer. Pro-inflammatory foods included unprocessed and processed red meat, organ meats, chips and soft-drink beverages.
The dose-response analysis showed that even partial adherence to the anti-inflammatory diet provided benefits.
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Today is shaping up to be a great day and when I say that I mean tons of awesome news to announce. Well just moments ago the email came it to announce that Path of Exile coming to the Xbox One in 2017. What is the game about if you’ve yet to hear about it?
Next Generation Esports today announced that the Overwatch Winter Premiere Live Finals would be brought to PAX Arena, in partnership with Twitch. The event will take place across the first two days of PAX Arena at PAX South 2017 in San Antonio. PAX South tickets are available for purchase today. Personally, I love dropping by these huge booths since there is always a lot of people and excitement d...[Read More]
Get ready everyone! After reading the news on this game I’m very excited to play later this year. Why you ask? This is because because AQUAPLUS’ visual novel/SRPG epics titled Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth will be arriving to the Americas and Europe in 2017.
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Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, True Detective, Now You See Me) is joining the cast of the upcoming Han Solo film due next year.
With a premiere set for this Sunday, anime publisher Funimation Entertainment today announced the main voice cast for its English dub of the popular anime series, Mob Psycho 100.
With a wider release planned for later in January, anime publisher Viz Media has today announced a premiere event for its upcoming release of Sailor Moon R: The Movie, which will give fans in Los Angeles plenty to look forward to.
Earlier this week, video game publisher Ubisoft, announced that it has opened beta registration for its upcoming title, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands, which is set to release for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC, in March of next year.
If you’re like me you’ve grown up with the Dragon Ball franchise and now we’re to the point that Goku and the team have had the chance to do amazing things. While I would go into more, Dragon Ball Super will explain after you watch the series. For now enjoy the announcement from FUNimation! Dragon Ball fans everywhere just received the biggest gift of the holiday season. Toei Ani...[Read More]
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But ministers reject calls from businesses to ensure all retailers face new plastic bag levy
The government has today confirmed it will impose a plastic bag levy on biodegradable bags from October 2015, U-turning on its earlier proposed exemption in response to concerns that biodegradable plastic...
Analysis of FTSE 100 companies finds just 16 per cent have realistic decarbonisation strategies in place, yet 45 per cent are targeting net zero emissions
Negative emissions technologies are critical for the earth’s climate and hitting net zero in the UK, argues Drax CEO Will Gardiner
Strategic partnership will see Microsoft buy renewable energy from oil and gas major, as well as providing Shell with digital tools to help 'drive efficiencies'
The partnership will see drivers of VW electric cars encouraged to switch their home energy supplier to Octopus Energy's 'time of use' EV tariff


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On a chilly day, Shelbyville’s newest Japanese company received a warm welcome from city, county and state officials.
Kimura Foundry America Inc. broke ground Tuesday morning at a 10-acre site on Boomer Way adjacent to the Northridge Industrial Park off of North Michigan Road.
Dozens of attendees watched as the company’s owner, Kazutoshi Kimura, and others gripping silver shovels ceremoniously turned the dirt twice, counting down in both English and Japanese.
Kimura thanked the crowd of more than 80 people and recalled he was born the same year Americans landed on the moon.
He compared that “first step” to this new venture.
“This is the first time for Kimura to offer a business outside Japan,” Kimura said.
The company plans to invest $8 million to build its new factory on the site that will use high-tech 3-D printing technology to manufacture castings and molds for the automobiles and pumps.
Kimura is expected to hire 20 employees for high-paying jobs by the year 2020.
Yoya Fukuda, president of Kimura Foundry America, promised the new facility will be state of the art.
“Come to Shelbyville next year and you will see the cleanest foundry, the smartest foundry in the world,” he said.
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger noted the state is home to 280 Japanese companies, “now 281.”
“We couldn’t be more excited,” he said.
Shelbyville Mayor Tom DeBaun said Kimura is the result of the city’s outreach efforts to attract new business, including a recent trip to Japan.
Those interested in applying for a job at Kimura should visit the company’s website – www.kimurafoundry.com.


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Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan, the owner of the Infiniti luxury brand, have reportedly finalized a joint venture deal to build future Mercedes and Infiniti compact cars in Mexico.
According to a report from Reuters citing sources with knowledge of the matter, the two companies are preparing to announce a “substantial investment” to develop Infiniti vehicles based on Daimler’s front-wheel drive platform and assemble them at Nissan’s Aguascalientes plant in Mexico.
The plans will help Infiniti develop the lower end of its range with a new SUV, sedan and coupe sharing parts and architecture with successors to the Mercedes A- and B-Class, GLA and CLA, the sources said. The 50-50 joint venture will help Nissan expand the Infiniti lineup while Daimler will see its North American production increased and its relationship with the Renault-Nissan Alliance reinforced.
Daimler will thus get a first production line in North America for its compact family, as well as development savings and economies of scale, which are very important in a segment with relatively low profit margins.
The CEOs of Daimler and Renault Nissan, Dieter Zetsche and Carlos Ghosn, will unveil the new cooperation deal on Friday at 13.30 GMT, the companies said. The new manufacturing deal is expected to be the largest project of the collaboration between Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance so far.
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On average, sealers make less than 5 percent of their income from killing seals. So what brings in the other 95 percent? Seafood.
Here is how your boycott of Canadian seafood can help: Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans says it will shut down the commercial seal slaughter when Canada's fishing industry asks it to do so. Since more than 60 percent of the fishing industry's seafood exports is to the United States, this gives us a lever.
Through the boycott of Canadian seafood we can send a clear message: If Canada's fishing industry would like open access to our U.S. market, it needs to stop the commercial seal slaughter for good.
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(Headline USA) An inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve increased in January—the latest sign that consumer price increases have yet to get the memo from the Biden administration and its media allies that the U.S. economy is healthy and flourishing despite three years of post-pandemic mismanagement.
The government reported Thursday that prices rose 0.3% from December to January, up from 0.1% in the previous month.
Prices were up 2.4% from a year earlier, down from a 2.6% annual pace in December and the smallest such increase in nearly three years.
Still, inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% annual target. The rate when President Joe Biden took office in January 2021 was 1.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Some Fed officials said they were optimistic that inflation will continue to fall back toward the Fed’s target level, with some downplaying the recent pickup in prices as a one-time jump.
“The path will continue to be bumpy, and we should not overreact to individual data readings,” Susan Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said Wednesday. “I remain what I call a ‘realistic optimist’ in thinking that the economy is on a path to 2% inflation on a sustained basis while maintaining a healthy labor market.”
Other officials sounded less certain. Jeffrey Schmid, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, said this week that “when it comes to too-high inflation, I believe we are not out of the woods yet.”
The year-over-year cooldown in inflation is sure to be spun as a positive indicator by the White House as Biden seeks re-election, but consumers have grown increasingly skeptical about the administration’s gaslighting on the economy and other issues in which the official narrative appears misaligned with the empirical reality.
Many Americans remain frustrated that overall prices are still well above where they were before inflation erupted three years ago, not long after he took office.
Inflation, as measured by the Fed’s preferred gauge, fell steadily last year after having peaked at 7.1% in the summer of 2022, with other measures putting it at closer to 9% or even into the double-digits.
Consumer prices on many items have risen well beyond the rate of increase, often costing at least 25% more than what they did under the administration of former President Donald Trump.
Supply chain snarls have eased, reducing costs of parts and raw materials, and a steady flow of job seekers has made it easier for employers to limit wage increases, one of the drivers of inflation.
Excluding volatile food and energy costs, prices rose 0.4% from December to January, up from 0.1% in the previous month. And compared with a year earlier, such so-called “core” prices rose 2.8%, down from 2.9% in December. Economists consider core prices a better gauge of the likely path of future inflation.
The costs of hospital and doctors’ services are also rising to offset the sizable pay raises commanded by nurses and other in-demand health care workers. That trend could help keep inflation elevated in the coming months.
Yet, some are hopeful that retail chains and other major companies will align, as they did in 2020, to artificially lower their costs and create a false sense of economic health in order to drag Biden across the finish line in the November election.
January’s uptick in inflation helps explain the concern expressed by many Fed officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, about potentially cutting interest rates too soon this year.
One influential official, Christopher Waller of the Fed’s Board of Governors, said this month that he would want to see two more months of inflation data after January’s to determine whether prices were cooling sustainably toward the Fed’s target level.
Beginning in March 2022, the Fed raised its benchmark rate 11 times to attack the worst bout of inflation in 40 years. Those rate hikes have helped cool inflation drastically. But they have also made borrowing much more expensive for consumers and businesses.
In particular, high loan rates have throttled sales in the economy’s crucial homebuying sector—an area that already was suffering from overvaluation due to the recent trend of investors snatching up real estate and pricing out potential homebuyers.
Thursday’s inflation data mirrored figures released earlier this month that showed that the government’s more widely followed consumer price index also rose faster in January than it had in previous months.
The Fed prefers the measure reported Thursday, in part because it accounts for changes in how people shop when inflation jumps—when, for example, consumers shift away from pricey national brands in favor of cheaper store brands.
Outside the Fed, most economists envision a steady, if fitful, slowdown of inflation in the coming months. Economists at Goldman Sachs project that core inflation, as measured by the Fed’s preferred gauge, will drop rapidly to just 2.2% by May—low enough for the Fed to initiate rate cuts in June.
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When Rihanna shared a pic on Twitter of her clothes, she also revealed that she wears clothes from Chris’ clothing line! Read on for all the details.
Rihanna shared a photo of a new t-shirt with marijuana leaves on it that a friend gave her on Twitter on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and while the shirt was quite scandalous, it’s what was visible underneath the shirt that’s even more interesting: A shirt from Chris Brown‘s clothing line!
Underneath her weed t-shirt, there is a shirt with the Black Pyramid logo, which is Chris’ line. Clearly, Rihanna is wearing her man’s clothes. So cute!
Are you glad that Rihanna is wearing clothes from Chris’ line, HollywoodLifers?
— Billy Nilles
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Anthrax want you to stop Spreading the Disease -- coronavirus, that is. Drummer Charlie Benante took to Instagram to share a new merch item that's on its way to the band's online store: hand sanitizer. It features Spreading the Disease's iconic cover art, only, as Metal Sucks points out, they've altered it slightly so the man on the stretcher appears to be getting sprayed with disinfectant, instead of examined with a radiation monitor.
"Stop spreading the disease #handsanitizer coming soon @anthrax #covid_19 #stayhealthy #clean @globalmerchservices," Benante writes.
It's not available to purchase yet, but stay tuned.


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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The tariff barrier imposed by the European Union (EU) against CPO-based biodiesel products has only been enforced on the products that come from Indonesia, which can pose as a threat as Malaysia – which is also the largest CPO producer in the world – has yet been hampered by EU’s anti-subsidy imports.
“The performance of our biodiesel exports could lose to Malaysia. Since they can fill in the gap we left. However, the EU has never bothered with Malaysia’s biodiesel because they have never exported their biodiesel to Europe,” said Indonesia Biofuel Producers’ Association (Aprobi) chairman Master P. Tumanggor on Tuesday.
Tumanggor acknowledged that the biodiesel sold by Malaysia is pricier than those from Indonesia, which has made them safe from allegations related to subsidies. However, he said that Malaysia would likely face the same issue as Indonesia once their product reaches European shores.
The association previously predicted that Indonesia would be able to export roughly around 432,000 tons of biodiesel to countries under the EU banner this year. However, this initial goal is likely to be corrected following the tariff barrier.
In a separate location, Core economist Mohammad Faisal advised the Indonesian government to quickly save its CPO products sold to the EU market as Indonesia is facing a greater export performance pressure.


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The Tesla Cybertruck. The Tesla roadster. The Tesla Semi.
The three products above saw new production dates scheduled by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday during his “Cyber Rodeo” at Gigafactory Texas. Although Tesla has accomplished so many incredible things over the past fourteen years, from financial ruin to being the world’s most valuable automaker, 2023 is a chance for the company to truly break away from its competition once and for all. He just has to keep his promises.
It’s no secret that Tesla missed some of its delivery deadlines. The Cybertruck was slated for production in late 2020. The facelifted version of the Roadster has been pushed back several times. The Semi is still a priority, but so is saving battery cells for the mass vehicles that Tesla produces. Full self-driving was to be completed for the first time in 2018. 30,000 Robotaxis were to hit the streets by the end of 2021.
Then the pandemic hit in 2020, and the entire automotive industry felt the effects. Though resilient in its efforts to avoid chip shortages, supply bottlenecks and a growing backlog, Tesla has taken matters into its own hands. It said it developed 19 versions of microcontrollers through the efforts of its in-house engineers, accelerated production of its 4680 battery cells, which it implemented in the first Made-in-Austin Model Ys, and opened two new factories in the first four months of 2022, doubling its production as a company.
But more than anything, 2023 is an opportunity for Tesla to truly stand out from its competition in terms of product lineup. While many companies focus exclusively on electric passenger or commercial vehicles, Tesla has the opportunity to expand its product line to fit almost any transportation sector.
The Cybertruck will be the fourth all-electric pickup on the market, following the Rivian R1T, GMC Hummer EV and Ford F-150 Lightning.
The Roadster will be the first of its kind: an estimated range of over 600 miles combined with an already proven, super-fast powertrain, and it might even hover.
Meanwhile, the Semi will expand the commercial electric vehicle market as Volvo’s semi-electric VNR, and Nikola’s plans for commercial electric vehicles continue to work through a tumultuous year.
Tesla’s Elon Musk predicts 2023 will see a “massive wave of new products”
The Cybertruck is absolutely Tesla’s priority: the truck has over a million pre-orders and the list of reservations continues to grow with each new sighting. If Tesla can start production of the Cybertruck in 2023, it will not only disprove so many naysayers of their skepticism, but it will also prove that the company has indeed overcome its cell supply shortages and parts bottlenecks.
The Roadster, while more of a novelty item, will bring the automaker’s revamped and groundbreaking vehicle back from the dead. After so many customers and sponsorship program winners may have given up on seeing the next-gen roadster, Tesla bringing this project back from the dead would mean so much to early adopters and the patient, loyal fans who crave the futuristic and stylish revival of the original Tesla vehicle.
The Semi would only further prove Tesla’s dominance. It would be a full-scale utility vehicle that complements Tesla’s already robust and extensive product line. Covering the luxury, mass market, van and commercial sectors would be monumental for a company that has already changed the overall architecture of the global automotive industry.
“My view is that many on the street and in the auto industry don’t realize how important and revolutionary the Austin plant is for Tesla,” said Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. “It’s a game-changer for Tesla from a supply perspective and Berlin-flexes production muscles more when other cars are struggling.”
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June 5 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama announced a series of actions aimed at protecting technology, finance and retail companies from lawsuits and demands for fees by businesses that abuse the patent system.
The crackdown on what critics have called “patent trolls” includes five executive actions and seven recommendations that require congressional action. A White House commission report said more than 100,000 companies were threatened with infringement last year by patent-assertion entities -- companies whose sole business is to obtain patents and use them to obtain royalties from businesses that make or use products and services.
The announcement formalizes changes that have been considered by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including making patent owners and applicants identify who benefits financially from the patent and improving application examinations. It also backs some legislation sponsored by members of both parties in Congress.
Abusive patent lawsuits are a growing drain on companies and the court system, though not all businesses that own patents without making products are “trolls,” according to a report released yesterday by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the National Economic Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Key provisions seek to help businesses receiving letters demanding royalties for the use of products, such as scanning documents so they can be sent via e-mail, providing Wi-Fi services to customers and tracking customer shipments. The National Retail Federation has reported a number of lawsuits designed to get companies to either pay the patent owner or spend large amounts of money in litigation.
The patent office plans to educate retailers and end users of technology about their rights. Among the legislative proposals are ones that would provide better legal protection against liability for users of common products, make royalty demand letters public and give courts more discretion to sanction those who file abusive suits.
With many of the lawsuits being over software, the president directed the patent office to monitor applications more closely to ensure they don’t claim a broad use of technology. One proposal backed by the White House also would expand a new review program for finance-related business methods to also include computer-implemented technology.
“When responsible actors increasingly find themselves at the mercy of those abusing the patent system, decisive steps must be taken to protect small business innovation,” said Morgan Reed, executive director of the Association for Competitive Technology, a lobbying group for application developers.
Sage Electrochromics’ Patent Suit Sent Out for Mediation
Sage Electrochromics Inc.’s patent lawsuit against Milpitas, California-based View Inc. was referred for mediation, according to a May 29 court filing.
Sage, based in Faribault, Minnesota, sued in federal court in San Francisco in December claiming its patents 5,724,177 and 7,372,610 were infringed. The two patents are related to electrochromic devices and methods.
Both companies are glass manufacturers. The disputed technology involves the use of electric charges to alter the optical qualities of glass.
The deadline for completing mediation is Oct. 15, according to the case docket. The court previously set a hearing on the reach of the patents for January.
The case is Sage Electronics v. View Inc., 12-cv-06441, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco).
Apple Faces U.S. Import Ban on Some Devices After Samsung Win
Apple Inc. faces a ban on imports of some devices including the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G made for AT&T Inc. after a U.S. trade agency said they infringe a patent owned by Samsung Electronics Co., its biggest competitor in the global market for smartphones.
Samsung’s patent 7,706,348, was issued in April 2010. It covers an information-transmitting apparatus and method used in a communications system that meets the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 standards, also known as the 3G standards.
The U.S. International Trade Commission announced its decision in a notice posted on its website. The import ban is subject to review by President Barack Obama, who can overturn the decision on public-policy grounds.
The commission found that Apple didn’t violate three other Samsung patents.
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Louboutin Sues Charles Jourdan Over Red-Sole Shoe Trademark
Christian Louboutin Sarl sued Charles Jourdan Fashion Footwear LLC claiming it infringed a trademark for red-soled women’s shoes.
Jourdan supplied and shipped counterfeit shoes to retailers in New York, Louboutin said in a filing yesterday in federal court in Manhattan.
“Defendants were and are aware that the counterfeit products they sell are not genuine Louboutin products,” Paris-based Louboutin said in its complaint.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled in September that Louboutin has the right to trademark protection for women’s shoes with red soles when the remainder of the shoe has a different color. The decision came in a case brought against Yves Saint Laurent America Inc.
Louboutin said in the complaint that the counterfeit shoes were sold on the website of DSW, or Designer Shoe Warehouse, and at stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn. It seeks $2 million in damages for each mark that is infringed.
The case is Christian Louboutin SAS v. Charles Jourdan Fashion Footwear LLC, 13-cv-3776, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
Kansas Coffee Shop Told Name Infringed Twisted Sister Trademarks
A coffee shop in Mission, Kansas, received a cease-and-desist letter from legal counsel representing a founder of the 1980s heavy-metal band Twisted Sister, according to the KCTV News website.
Twisted Sisters coffee shop was named after its two owners, who are sisters and were called “twisted sisters” in the 1960s, KCTS reported.
In the letter, the Twisted Sister band is described as world famous, a claim disputed by some of the coffee shop’s customers, according to the news website.
Tilaknagar to Produce Brandy Under Two Mohan Brewery Brands
Tilaknagar Industries Ltd., a liquor company based in Mumbai, signed a 25-year agreement with Mohan Brewery & Distilleries Ltd. to make and sell Mohan’s two brands, India’s Economic Times reported.
The two brands are Brigadier’s No. 1 brandy and Vorion No. 1 brandy, the newspaper reported.
Tilaknagar will use Mohan’s manufacturing and bottling facilities to produce the products, according to the Economic Times.
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Fox Broadcasting on Appeal Seeks to Stop Dish’s AutoHop ‘Threat’
News Corp.’s Fox Broadcasting Co. is asking a federal appeals court to overrule a district judge and halt Dish Network Corp.’s AutoHop ad-skipping service that it says threatens television’s advertising system.
Lawyers for Fox claim Dish’s PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop services, which allow subscribers to record all four networks’ entire primetime schedule and watch the shows commercial-free the next day, infringe Fox’s copyrights and breach Dish’s license agreement with Fox.
Fox alleges the AutoHop service threatens the ad-supported television model because it diminishes the value of commercials, which are the main source of financing for primetime programming. The ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliate associations, as well as the National Association of Broadcasters, filed arguments in support of Fox’s appeal.
Fox, Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal and CBS Corp. separately sued Dish, the No. 2 U.S. satellite-television provider, in May 2012, claiming the service will destroy the “advertising supported ecosystem” that provides free, over-the-air primetime television. Dish sued the networks in New York, seeking a court ruling that it isn’t infringing copyrights.
Dish, based in Englewood, Colorado, introduced its Hopper digital video recorder in March of last year. It can record all the major networks’ primetime shows and store them for eight days after their initial broadcast. AutoHop, introduced in May 2012, allows viewers, with the touch of a button, to skip all the commercials on recorded shows automatically.
The case is Fox Broadcasting Co. v. Dish Network LLC, 12-57048, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth District (Pasadena, California).
Lawyers Who Chased Pirates Involved in Piracy, Defendant Claims
A defendant in a copyright case alleging unauthorized downloading of an adult film through the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol filed an affidavit accusing lawyers involved with these cases of piracy themselves.
In his June 3 filing in federal court in Orlando, Florida, Paul Oppold said that some of the lawyers were simultaneously acting as pirates by distributing the film through BitTorrent and “pirate catcher” by recording the Internet protocol addresses of those who downloaded the film. This was done for the “monetization of infringement” and was “both evil and ingenious” according to the affidavit.
One of the lawyers he named, John Steele of Prenda Law, didn’t respond immediately to an e-mailed request for comment. Although Steele isn’t listed as counsel in the case, Oppold claim Prenda Law is the actual manager of the litigation.
The underlying case was dismissed in December upon the request of the plaintiffs. Oppold is seeking attorney fees. Courts around the nation have dismissed many of these cases.
The case is First Time Videos LLC v. Oppold, 12-cv-01493, U.S. District Court, Central District of Florida (Orlando).
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Organic food debate - is it really better for the environmentA government-funded report out of the UK questions whether organic foods are actually less harmful than their intensively-farmed counterparts. While it does question whether "all organic" is better than "all conventional", it'd be a bit misleading to say they've questioned the benefit of every organic product. Unfortunately that assumption could easily be made after viewing recent newspaper headlines.
The report found many organic foods have a lower environmental impact, but items like milk, chicken and tomatoes, which it was discovered pollute more and are much less energy efficient, swayed the study in favor of conventional agriculture.
Some things the study did not take into consideration; increased biodiversity thanks to organic farming, improved soil condition, animal welfare and water use. Not to mention hormones and antibiotics. Who hasn't heard the worrying reports on those issues lately?
Britain's main organic certification body, the Soil Association, admits raising poultry and growing vegetables out of season can be less energy efficient when done organically. But they pointed to the overlooked factors, which they say outweigh others.
So what message should we take from this? Don't be afraid to go to your local Whole Foods and get all the organics you need. Especially those the Environmental Working Group calls the "dirty dozen"; apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, grapes (imported), nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, raspberries, spinach and strawberries. Other often recommended organic products…none other than milk, poultry and beef.
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Cannabis became legal in Canada on October 17th of this year, and despite its new legality, homeowners and homebuyers have real questions about the intersections between pot, its personal use at home, and property values.
Canadians are now allowed to consume cannabis in the home, as well as cultivate it. Consumption of the plant and growing it indoors can lead to insurance headaches, lowered desirability and property value hits.
A national survey by Zoocasa polled more than 1,300 Canadians, and opinions are still negative based on some enduring stigmas about cannabis use.
Zoocasa asked about use in private residences, living near a legal cannabis store and tenant/landlord rights in rental units where cannabis is involved.
When compared to alcohol, views on cannabis is comparatively negative. However, millennials have a more forgiving perspective on personal cannabis use at home.
Out of those surveyed, 52% said they would “be less likely to consider specific houses if they knew even a legal amount of cannabis had been grown in them” according to Toronto Storeys.
Millennial respondents were more lenient as 38% indicated “that a legal amount of cannabis grown in a home would reduce their desire to buy that property” as opposed to 58% of Gen Xers and 59% of Boomers who said the same.
While provinces are setting up legal retail options for cannabis purchases in the country, homeowners aren’t necessarily warming up to the idea.
Zoocasa found that 42% of those surveyed feel that having a pot dispensary in their neighbourhood would decrease property values, while 48% said that they would reconsider a home purchase if a pot store was nearby.
Only 14% said the same about traditional liquor stores.
“The findings are based on an online survey conducted by Zoocasa.com from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018 of over 1,380 respondents who live in Canada. The estimated margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.”


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PARIS — Dior is targeting thirtysomethings with its new skin-care line, Capture Youth, which offers a personalized, anticipatory approach to delay the first signs of aging and is fronted by Cara Delevingne, WWD has learned.For its creation, the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned house took a cue from precision medicine — or customized, preemptive health care — according to Edouard Mauvais-Jarvis, environmental director and scientific communication director of Parfums Christian Dior.[caption id="attachment_11033616" align="alignnone" width="262"] Cara Delevingne[/caption]Dior and the European Institute of Antioxidants worked together to apply a method, called PAOT Technologies, for measuring antioxidant and oxidative activity in biological tissue — crucial for the epidermis’ internal resistance process — to help develop a cosmetic product.With the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Dior Science found the epidermis’ intracellular antioxidant defense system, called glyoxalase, which controls skin’s ability to fight against visible signs of aging and gets weakened by time and environmental factors.“Anticipation is the key,” said Mauvais-Jarvis, adding: “We have developed an extract of Florentine iris that is able to increase the activity of glyoxalase.”The day cream central to the Capture Youth range contains a high concentration of the iris ingredient that works from the inside out with an “active antioxidation effect.” “It is complimented with five serums that will help personalize the approach,” he said, explaining these are for lifting, soothing, mattifying, plumping and acting on glow.[caption id="attachment_11033617" align="alignnone" width="174"] Capture Youth Matte Maximizer[/caption]In the Capture Youth line, 85 percent of ingredients are from natural origins, including murunga plum, cotton peptides and polyphenols from green and white tea.Which serum or serums (generally one or two are recommended) get chosen — and used either layered or mixed — depends on a skin’s characteristics. When it has some redness that could lead to spider veins later on, or if it has sebum that might lead to open pores, for instance.“So if you can correct these aspects as early as possible, not only do you correct the source with the oxidation process, but you also adapt to [the] specificities of each individual,” said Mauvais-Jarvis.Dior has developed an in-store diagnosis, so sales assistants can orient clients on their choice of serum. The house’s site has a brief questionnaire to help inform consumers, as well.Whereas Dior’s Capture Totale is more for 40- and 50-year-olds looking to repair existing signs of aging, Capture Youth focuses on people in their 30s, a demographic that has yet to be addressed specifically by the house with antiage skin care and represents Dior’s core beauty target.“The younger you start, the more chances you have to keep youthful features for a longer time,” said Mauvais-Jarvis.Capture Youth will be launched primarily between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15, 2018, starting with markets such as the Americas, Japan, China and Russia.Dior executives would not discuss projections for the line, which is being presented to the international press in Tokyo on Tuesday, but industry sources estimate it will generate first-year retail sales of 60 million euros.Capture Youth’s advertising campaign, featuring Delevingne, was lensed by Cass Bird and will appear in print and film iterations.In France, the 50-ml. Age-Delay Advanced Cream will retail for 95.50 euros, while the 30-ml. Plump Filler, Matte Maximizer, Glow Booster, Redness Soother and Lift Sculptor serums are to also go for 95.50 euros each.Packaging was eco-designed for the products, which can be used daily or as an intensive treatment.
@deciem is all about transparency and approachability. At this year’s WWD Digital Beauty Forum, the brand's co-CEO @nicolakilner said talking to customers directly about the ingredients in products and how they work is key. #wwdsummits #wwdbeauty
‘We didn't know how relevant our film would be when we were making it. When Steven [Rogers] wrote the script Trump wasn't president, class divide in America wasn't as evident as it is now, though it was present. The Time’s Up movement hadn't began and the way we look at women and treat women who speak out — thankfully that is something that seems to have shifted in the last year. I think we just need to continue making art that provokes the conversation and do what we can,’ said ‘I, Tonya’ actress @margotrobbie. Head to WWD.com to see all the celebrities who walked the red carpet @bafta #timesup #wwdeye (📸: Neil Hall)
Gemma Arterton is joined on the @bafta’s red carpet by Eileen Pullen and Gwen Davis, the two women who started the fight for the pay-gap. ‘They represent a normal person speaking out for what is right. Speak out, we will listen and anyone can speak out,’ said Arterton. #eebaftas #timesup #wwdeye (📸: David Fisher)
On the list of emerging designers to watch at London Fashion Week is @nabilnayal. The Syrian-Born and raised designer – who is known for his sculptural and dramatic designs with an Elizabethan era aesthetic – said he designs for a woman who is not afraid to challenge conventions. To see which other up-and-coming talents are joining the schedule this season, head to WWD.com. #wwdfashion #lfw (📷: @gomezdevillaboa)


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DTM season starts 1-2 August
The DTM is going to Spa on the weekend of 1-2 August for the first time in 15 years. In 2005, Mattias Ekström and Tom Kristensen secured a double podium with the A4 DTM for Audi Sport. At that time, a DTM car had an output of about 460 hp. Today, with push-to-pass, the Audi technicians produce more than 610 hp from the compact and highly efficient four-cylinder turbo engine in the RS 5 DTM. This corresponds to an additional output of around 30 percent, while at the same time, significantly reducing fuel consumption.
The six Audi factory drivers are all looking forward to the DTM comeback at Spa. Benoît Tréluyer was impressed after having had the privilege of testing the current Audi RS 5 DTM for a day in the Ardennes in July. “The RS 5 seems to be made for Spa,” says the Frenchman. “It’s a dream to drive this car flat out through Eau Rouge. The many changes of direction are also fun. The drivers will love Spa and so will the fans at home in front of the TV screens. I’m expecting some very special races and I’m definitely going to be sitting in front of the TV and watching them.”
“Right at the start of the season, Spa is the highlight on this year’s DTM calendar,” says Dieter Gass, head of Audi Motorsport. “It’s one of the classic drivers’ circuits that everyone loves. I expect great slipstreaming on the straights and two very thrilling races. In addition, you’ve always got to be prepared for anything regarding the weather in the Ardennes.”


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Is Tesla now opening the superchargers in Germany?
The new Tesla Supercharger with a total of 20 charging points in Limburg an der Lahn, on Autobahn 3, has just opened and according to the Tesla website it should now be open to third-party brands. This is the first Tesla Supercharger in Germany, which not only opens for Tesla models, but also for other brands.
However, this cannot yet be selected in the Tesla app. However, this is a prerequisite for owners of third-party products in order to start the charging process. A price is also not yet visible.


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Following Tuesday’s horrific terrorist attacks in Belgium, locals have resurrected an old Burger King ad as a symbol of defiance and solidarity.
The ad – actually from 2008 – shows some fries assembled to send a rather provocative message. French Fries are famous in Belgium and considered its national dish and is likely why the image has resurfaced and being shared widely on social media.
Not that the original chip ad has anything to do with global terror. It actually started life in New Zealand eight years ago and was designed by creative firm Young and Rubicam, Mashable is reporting.
The original campaign was in response to a new tollway being built across the road from a local Burger King outlet and follows motorists’ fury at being slugged a new toll for a road they used to drive on for free. The ad promised a $2 discount on a Burger King meal – the same price as the toll.
In response to the repurposing of the ad in response to the terror attacks, the Kiwi agency told Mashable: “We are proud to be part of any efforts to end violence and bring about peace.”