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Tomate paste producer Chumak to open new plant to replace occupied one in Kakhovka
Ukrainian ketchup and canned food producer Chumak PJSC plans to build a tomato paste processing plant in Odesa Oblast, reported the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of the Odesa Oblast State Administration.
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The company's intention to relocate to Odesa Oblast was announced during a working meeting on the development of vegetable production in the region on July 11.
"A representative of Chumak informed the participants about the company's plans to relocate processing facilities from Kherson to Odesa Oblast, noting that this would be a significant support for the development of the region's agro-industrial complex," the statement said.
This will provide additional tax revenues to the budget and create almost 5,000 jobs.
The company chose Odesa Oblast because of its favorable climatic conditions. The farmers present at the meeting expressed their readiness to expand production areas for tomato production.
Prior to the full-scale Russian invasion, Chumak was one of the largest producers of tomato pastes, sauces and ketchups in Ukraine. In 1996, the company was founded by Swedish businessmen Carl Sturen, Johan Boden and Tetra Pak founder Hans Rausing. In 2008, Chumak was sold to Dragon Capital. In 2019, Delta Wilmar, the largest producer of refined sunflower oil in Ukraine, which is part of the Singaporean company Wilmar, became the new owner of Chumak.
Chumak stopped production at its plant in Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, on February 24, fearing pressure from the Russian army. The company did not have time to remove the equipment from the occupation. The raw materials from its warehouses were looted by the Russians.
Now Chumak manufactures its products at competitors' facilities throughout Ukraine and abroad. Some tomato pastes, sauces, and mayonnaise are produced in Lutsk, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhya, and Ternopil, and pasta is made in Turkey and Italy.


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Elon Musk squashed all the rumors speculating that he’s partnering with Huami Corporation, known for its smartwatches. He said maybe creating a Tesla Smartwatch as it’s an old technology already.
Musk, who rose to fame because of his highly imaginative mind, responded to a Clean Technica tweet about these rumors. “Definitely not. Smartwatches & phones are the technology of yesterday, the future is Neuralinks,” he said.
Why deny making smartwatches?
The reason behind this decision, Elon Musk said, was that the future lies in brain implants such as those developed by Neuralink.
Huang Wang, founder and CEO of Huami Technology, shared the news in Weibo on September 15. The CEO also posted the schedule of the launch. Other companies such as Amazon and Xpeng collaborated with Huami under its Amazefit brand. These companies intend to manufacture smartwatches and other wearable devices. Sadly, Neuralink’s CEO said the Tesla smartwatch will not happen. Still, they may be creating another Neuralink product which Musk called “the future.”
Neuralink is Elon Musk’s startup company. He intends to create an implant for brain stimulation to incorporate artificial intelligence into human brains. During the August 28 live demo, Musk said it’s like getting “Fitbit with tiny wires in your skull.” In fact, these small wires are hair-like strings of ultra-thin electrodes that are sewn into the brain to stimulate the operation of neurons.
The Neuralink is currently controllable through its smartphone app. Is it likely that the Tesla CEO is looking for support from Huami, not a Tesla Smartwatch, but a wearable system from Neuralink? Well, if Huang Wang had enough confidence to post on his official Weibo account about it, then Elon Musk’s new innovation must be valid. It’s just around the corner on September 22 and it’s something to look forward to.
Meet the N1 Wearable
Different labs and companies have been designing brain computer interfaces for decades to enable paralysis patients to use their thoughts to manipulate devices. However, the latest systems are too voluminous to wear on a daily basis.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink partnered with Woke Studio to develop the world’s first effective, wearable brain-machine interface to assist patients with paralysis. Users can use the wearable everyday. Also, the N1 is user friendly and easy to wear since it uses soft overmolded silicone. Users wouldn’t need to shave their hair to wear the N1. The system is situated on the right side of the boney and hairless skull. The place makes wearing behind the ear discreet, too.
Since the skin around the ear secretes a lot of oil, the seamless design does not require much cleaning. It also uses a particular 3M adhesive and magnetic patch to allow quick system change when recharging.
Other brain wearables
Unlike Neuralink’s innovation, other startups such as Ctrl Labs and Kernel made a non-invasive wearable interfaces that can be worn as a wristband or a hat. Whereas Emotiv and Neurosky developed headsets that gather brain patterns to train machine learning algorithms to recognize brain activities. Physical or digital commands, which are often used in daily technology and games, may connect these patterns.

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“Now, every time a consumer drinks a Coca-Cola product, they can have confidence that our company and bottling partners are committed to responsible water use today and tomorrow, Muhtar Kent, chairman and chief executive of the Coca-Cola company said in a statement.
The milestone comes after years of criticism of Coca-Cola’s water practices from environmental and global justice organizations. The company originally announced its water replenishment goal in 2007 following a campaign by anti-poverty group War on Want claiming that Coca-Cola had exacerbated water shortages and contaminated local water supplies in communities around the world, particularly in India.
Just a few years prior, in 2004, officials in the southern Indian state of Kerala had shut down a bottling plant following a protracted legal battle in which local residents argued the plant had overexploited the region’s groundwater. Within the past couple of years, the company has dropped plans for several new facilities in other parts of the country following local protests. And just this year, Coca-Cola shut down a bottling plant in the northern Indian community of Kaladera after local activists claimed the facility was draining groundwater resources.
The controversy didn’t end with the company’s pledge to become “water neutral” by 2020, either. Some have claimed that its replenishment efforts still miss the mark. Amit Srivastana, global resistance director at the global justice group India Resource Center, argued in a December blog post that Coca-Cola’s goal of water neutrality could never actually be achieved.
“Water issues are local in their impact unlike, for example, climate change,” he wrote. “When Coca-Cola extracts water from a depleted aquifer in Varanasi or Jaipur, the impacts are borne by the local communities and farmers that depend upon it to meet their water needs. Replenishing an aquifer hundreds of miles away from the point of extraction, as Coca-Cola has often done to ‘balance’ their water use, has no bearing on the health of the local aquifer which Coca-Cola depletes through its bottling operations, nor the privations suffered by those who depend upon it.”
But the company has argued that “at each of its 863 plants globally, Coca-Cola requires operations to determine the sustainability of the water supply they share with others in terms of quality, quantity, and other issues such as infrastructure to treat and distribute water.” In cases where the sustainability of a water supply is questionable, the company claims, a source water protection plan is implemented to help find solutions for the problem.
“While each plant may not replenish all water to its direct source, Coca-Cola’s policy is to require that all plants work to ensure they do not negatively impact water sources and work with the community on longer term solutions,” the company has stated.
In his statement, Kent — the Coca-Cola Company CEO — also added, “We are keenly aware that our water stewardship work is unfinished and remain focused on exploring next steps to advance our water programs and performance.”


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PUNE, India — The scroll and absorption chillers market is forecast to grow from $5.61 billion in 2015 to $7.13 billion by 2022, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1 percent between 2016 and 2022, according to a new report published by MarketsandMarkets.
This market is being driven by factors such as increased electricity costs, the growing awareness of energy-efficient products, and deployment of scroll and absorption chillers in a wide range of application areas.
Scroll chillers held the largest market share in 2015 and the same trend is expected to continue during the forecast period. The growing demand for large absorption chillers in the industrial vertical in developing countries such as China, Japan, and India is expected to drive the market in the next six years.
Scroll and absorption chillers offer cost-effective service at low cost for applications in institutions, hospitals, and commercial buildings. The high growth rate of the scroll and absorption chillers market in Asia-Pacific is mainly attributed to the increasing demand from emerging economies such as India and China as well as the growing construction industry, especially for the commercial vertical. In the industrial vertical, scroll and absorption chillers are used for cooling the machinery and plant to better support system performance. They also incur low operating costs.
The Asia-Pacific region is expected to hold the largest share of the scroll and absorption chillers market during the forecast period owing to the increasing capacities of nuclear, geothermal, and solar power plants in Asia-Pacific, which drive the demand for chillers in the region.
Europe held the second-largest market share in 2015 and is expected to grow at the highest CAGR between 2016 and 2022. This growth is supported by the growing commercial building and construction industry, resulting in increased deployments of HVACR systems.
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Apple recently announced that the company had acquired Beats for a sum of $3 billion and it brought up a lot of interesting questions for the direction of both companies, which Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue, the SVP of Apple were more than happy to discuss. They started with the details of the deal and how the stage for the future at the inaugural CODE Conference.
Details had earlier trickled in that Apple had signed a deal where they would have to pay $2.6 billion in cash and another $400 million in terms of equity for the Beats team and its assets. The two heads revealed that the Beats service has managed to amass a subscriber base of almost 250,000 after a period of only three months.
As a result of the acquisition, Jimmy Iovine has made a decision to quit his day job at Interscope Records and join the Apple family on a full-time basis. Dre, an integral part of the Beats line, and Iovine will both have to report to Apple’s SVP of Internet software and services from now on.
According to Cue, there were three major points of interest for Apple in Beats. Apple wanted to cash in on the combined talents of Dre and Iovine, they wanted a piece of the premium music hardware line, which Cue termed as “hugely successful”, and they took interest in the Beats Music line. Cue added that the acquisition was an incredible feat since the two giants would be working together in harmony from now on.
The deal states that Beats Music will continue to run independently of the iTunes music group. They will also retain the creation of new hardware even though they will no longer rely on their previous design structure. The new deal mainly deals with bringing in some serious hardware revenues for the companies.


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GMO-Z.com Trust Company, Inc. (“GMO Trust”), the USA based regulated stablecoin subsidiary of Japanese financial services and internet conglomerate GMO Internet Group, and Liquid (“Quoine Pte. Ltd.”), one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency-fiat exchange platforms (ranked among the top 10 regulated cryptocurrency exchanges globally), has partnered to bring “GYEN,” the world’s first regulated Japanese Yen (JPY) stablecoin, and U.S. dollar (USD) stablecoin “ZUSD” to Liquid’s exchange to create the first synthetic, fully digital USD/JPY pair.
Liquid is set to launch a new clearinghouse for regulated, global fiat-backed stablecoins to support growing demand for stablecoin swaps, FX trading, and expansion of digital fiat onramps/offramps. Trading pairs featuring stablecoins and other popular tokens such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have increased dramatically in popularity this year, however, the market is missing a clearinghouse to easily swap between stablecoins backed by major global currencies. As two of the largest digital asset companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, Marisa McKnight, Head of Partner Solutions at Liquid, commented “Creating a marketplace to actively trade regulated stablecoins brings us closer to capturing a purely digital version of FX, which provides new opportunities to our trading partners.”
Liquid has entered a strategic partnership to leverage GMO Trust’s regulated, financial-grade GYEN and ZUSD stablecoins to create the first synthetic, digital USD/JPY pair, the second most-traded forex pair in the world.
“Liquid recognizes that until now, there has not been a regulated, fiat-backed digital version of JPY, which is our top fiat market,” said Seth Melamed, COO of Liquid. “Unifying our BTC/JPY order books with GYEN is set to increase global participation and liquidity, with traders enjoying the speed and efficiency offered by improved digital fiat options.”
Liquid currently has the largest BTC/JPY market globally, consistently averaging $300 million in volume every 24 hours. Given the demand in the marketplace for a digital version of JPY, the exchange has decided to combine its BTC order book with GYEN/JPY, which will optimize liquidity and provide a fully digital way to access this market. Users depositing GYEN on Liquid’s exchange will be credited 1:1 with JPY. This provides significant potential to connect local traders who leverage JPY with global cryptocurrency traders.
“Our partnership with Liquid integrates GYEN into the largest BTC/JPY liquidity pool in the space, providing incredible depth to this market,” said Ken Nakamura, President and CEO of GMO-Z.com Trust Company, Inc. “We are excited to expand the digital asset market with financial-grade stablecoins, while also having them be seamlessly traded with other digital currencies.”


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As expected, the open rate is no longer a reliable metric for emails sent to Apple Mail users, thanks to Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection.
That doesn’t mean brands should stop sending email — quite the contrary, judging by a new study by Movable Ink.
One of the new features for iOS15 users is the prefetching of content for users of the Apple Mail client. “There has been active conversation within the email marketing industry with little data available to inform the discussion,” writes Movable Ink Michael Nutt in a blog post.
Movable Ink studied emails opened from September 20 -- the iOS 15 GA release date -- to October 3 for all of its clients, amounting to over 45 billion content impressions.
In addition, the firm analyzed Apple Mail with Mail Privacy Protection enabled (iOS 15) vs iOS 14 across every day in that same time period.
The result? It found that 80% of Apple Mail users get content rendered less than a minute prior to open.
In contrast, 5% see content that is one to four minutes old. And 5% apiece see content that is:
But Apple Mail is only one part of the picture: 89% of all recipients see content less than a minute old. Also 2.6% apiece see content that is:
Why is this important?
“With MPP enabled and sometimes prefetching content on a user's behalf, “it is not possible to directly determine whether an open event was prefetched by the iOS 15 mail client or the result of direct user interaction,” Nutt writes.
But he continues that by “looking at the duration between each user's 'open' event and 'click' event it's possible to infer which type of open it was.
Nutt adds that users with iOS 14 and iOS 15 devices behave similarly.“Prior to the iOS 15 release date, users could only obtain iOS 15 by enrolling in the beta program,” he notes.
“Following the release, iOS 15 traffic has increased by an order of magnitude from 30M impressions/day to over 1.2B impressions/day which indicates that the iOS 15 traffic represents real users,” Nutt continues."
Vivek Sharma, co-founder and CEO of Movable Ink, says that, after analyzing "over 45 billion content impressions since the MPP went into GA, we drew two main conclusions."
"Firstly, we found that, as predicted, opens are no longer a reliable metric for Apple Mail users," Sharma says. "Savvy marketers have been preparing for this shift for the last three months and already started shifting their scorecards to more meaningful down funnel metrics such as clicks, conversions and revenue."
"Secondly, and more surprisingly, we discovered that caching is occurring far closer to real-time than anticipated," Sharma continues. "This research should be welcome news to marketers who have use cases that rely on fast-changing data to inform personalized experiences.
Sharma concludes, "The Main Privacy Protection update is another push for marketers to use zero-party and first-party data assets and activate them into personalized content at scale. Movable Ink believes all marketers should easily be able to deliver millions of unique, relevant experiences to all people, across all channels, on their marketing lists. Even with the increased push towards data privacy, the future of personalization is bright.”


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BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Beijing customs on Friday said it detained 10,369 batches, totaling over 300,000 items of goods, suspected of copyright infringement worth an estimated 6.35 million yuan (940,000 U.S. dollars) in 2018.
The campaign has effectively contained the infringement act through import and export at Beijing port, the authority said.
In March 2018, customs detained 2,30000 kg of bulk drugs worth about 3 million yuan declared by a Chinese company to be exported. The manufacturing technique of the drug, according to a previous investigation that lasted seven months, was suspected of patent infringement of another Chinese company.
Suspects were arrested after customs sent the case to the police, which found the company had exported an accumulative total of nearly 3000 million yuan of goods.
In the meantime, Beijing customs tailored intellectual property protection solutions for 10 companies such as Xiaomi and Lenovo.
The authority said it will continue to reinforce intellectual property protection, especially in new industry fields such as cross-border e-commerce, carry out cross-regional enforcement in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and strengthen communication with proprietor enterprises and guilds to promote business innovation.


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For more than 40 years Tapp’s Feed has met the needs of animal owners with its operation on Kentucky Street in Shelbyville. From custom feed for thoroughbreds to dog chow and chicken scratch, the business has thrived.
And now they’re growing well beyond those small Shelbyville walls.
Announced Feb. 10, Tapp’s Feed will merge with Louisville’s Producer Feeds, forming the Excel Equine brand.
Kent Thompson, co-owner of Tapp’s Feed, said the merger won’t mean many changes for customers, except in a positive way.
“It’s a win-win for everybody, because the size we will become will allow us some ingredient purchasing strength that we didn’t have before,” he said. “So we can be more competitive in our purchasing of ingredients and more competitive in any sort of delivery distribution. It’s a good thing for the customers because we’ll be able to deliver to a far wider area than we currently do, and keep the price down. More than likely it will be less than what it is today, just because we’re able to bring more efficiency and cost savings to the group.”
Along with expanding the brand, the merger with Producer Feeds will help bring a more technical aspect to the business, where Tapp’s has focused on customer service, feed quality and equine nutrition
The feed manufactured by the new Excel Equine brand will not be made at the Shelbyville facility, but instead in Louisville, Thompson said.
“We’ll still stay open as a retail store [in Shelbyville], we just won’t be manufacturing here,” he said. “But we will still be carrying the same lines of feeds that we have before with the exception of the Tapp’s Feed bags,” he said. “They will go away, to be replaced by the Excel Equine bags. It will be the same product; it will just be under the name Excel Equine. Everything we manufacture will say that.”
Thompson said when he was approached Producer Feeds, which is owned by David Williams, he was intrigued by the proposal.
“They actually approached us,” he said. “It’s a really good thing for both companies because they had a facility in Louisville that was really being under-used, and we were maxing out our facility here and were needing another place where we could manufacture to keep up with our needs.”
Changes in the horse industry, including declining numbers spurred Williams to make the call to Thompson.
“The equine market has become very competitive as horse numbers have dropped and the industry has consolidated,” Williams said. “It makes great sense to bring these two companies together and increase the efficiencies of production through the consolidation.”
Thompson said the merger would enable Tapp’s Feed to increase its productivity, which is typically between 60 and 100 tons of feed shipped out per week, and greatly expand its distribution range.
“It means that Excel Equine will be available everywhere east of the Mississippi,” he said. “We are currently in from six to eight surrounding states all the way to New Orleans to Florida and Virginia and Maryland, so we will be expanding our distribution as we move forward.”
As CEO of the combined company, Thompson will relocate to the Louisville facility, but he will still co-own Tapp’s with Larry Hughes. Scott Summitt, the longtime manager of Tapp’s Feed, will continue to manage the Shelbyville facility.
“The people involved will still be here, the same guys will be managing the store; Scott has been here for seven years,” Thompson said. We have a lot of customers who are loyal to Tapp’s Feed, and we are just trying to help them understand that we’re not going away. It’s the same people and the same product, just a different bag.”
Thompson and Hughes have owned Tapp’s Feed for 10 years, buying it from the original owner George Tapp, who started the business 30 years prior to that.
He said that although the name of the store won’t be changed immediately, that move is probably in the future.
“There’s not been anybody associated with the Tapp name here for about 10 years, so I think that ultimately, there will be a name change,” he said. “The name Tapp’s Feed has served its purpose, but it’s now time to look to the future.”


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Re-Lauch of The Costume Closet and MoreSep 19, 2014 01:59PM ● By Erica Shames
The Costume Closet and More at 359 Market Street in Sunbury, is being re-launched under new owner, Ben Hartman. Although the store is still currently open, the official grand re-opening of the store will be Sat., Sept. 27, 2014.
Ben Hartman is a Mifflinburg native, who graduated from Bucknell University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He currently resides in Lewisburg. He has been active in local theater almost 15 years.
Whether your goal is to dazzle at your next formal event, to find the perfect period costume for that play or musical, or just to scare the pants off of everyone at the Halloween party, The Costume Closet and More can help! They have a huge selection of rental and retail items, including period pieces, biblical pieces, mascots, masks, and wigs.
The Costume Closet and More also offers costumed deliveries, affectionately called “Gorillagrams.” Have your favorite mascot at your child’s next party. Hire a gorilla to bring flowers or balloons to a co-worker or friend.
It has always been one of Hartman’s dreams to own a costume store. “It is a really great opportunity to take over such a unique business in the community I grew up in,” he says. “I’m really excited to keep some of the former owner’s traditions, while starting some brand new ones.”
You can find out more from the facebook page, Ben’s Costume Closet http://www.facebook.com/benscostumecloset


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“We’ve always made mini-cannolis for the restaurant, but when COVID came, we thought: What’s more fun for families or date night than making cannolis at home?”
Jamie Antignano, vice president of Angelo’s Civita Farnese (more affectionately known as “Angelo’s on the Hill”) is referring to their recently released cannoli kit, which is suitable for people of all ages and skill level — I say this for my own benefit, though it’s also a great activity for children. “Someone sent us the cutest video of their little girl in an apron and chef’s hat, with music playing in the background as she piped cannolis,” Antignano said, a bright spot in the coronavirus gloom.
Cannoli kits come by the half-dozen ($10) or dozen ($18), complete with mini-cannoli shells, a pre-portioned bag of cannoli cream (a generous supply, Antignano assured me), along with rainbow sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles, oreo crumbs and powdered sugar to dust on top. You’ll find a note inside the box with the restaurant’s Instagram handle so you can share your photos and experiences. “We love seeing what people are doing!” Antignano said.
The cannoli kit is just the beginning of their online pantry offerings: They’ve also developed a build-your-own charcuterie kit, as well as frozen dinners that you can pick up or have delivered.
Angelo’s survived the Great Depression, two world wars, Providence in the ’80s and now a global pandemic, and it’s their passion and ingenuity that keeps them going. Cheers to 96 years!
Angelo’s Civita Fernese, 141 Atwells Ave, PVD; angelosrishop.com; 401-621-8171


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How have recent political events in Europe affected Alpine resort markets?
Paul Tostevin (PT) Alpine ski resorts are characterised by low transaction volumes and are slower to feel the impact of external factors than high-turnover, urban markets.
However, wider events still have influence. In France, the Macron government has boosted sentiment, fuelling activity, with both French and foreign buyers now more confident to make a move. The wider Italian residential market is entering a period of stability, while new tax incentives, introduced to attract wealthy individuals, could impact positively on the major Italian resorts.
Brits have historically been an important buyer group in the Alps. Is Brexit having an impact?
PT The international buyer base in the Alps is much broader than it was a decade ago, so Brexit’s impact has been modest. While some British buyers have postponed plans, others have actively sought non-sterling assets to diversify their portfolios, or are taking advantage of a stronger euro and are selling to repatriate funds.
There are many challenges facing the industry, how are resorts responding?
JR The volume of money being invested in new projects and infrastructure is testament to confidence in the future of the mountain economy. Crans-Montana, for example, is now actively promoting itself as a ‘city in the mountains’, with dual-season activities, new restaurants and a recently opened British International boarding school. Courchevel recently opened Aquamotion, a €65 million indoor watersports centre; Val d’Isère is to build a €200 million hotel, retail and commercial centre, while Verbier is benefitting from extensive investment from global hotel brands. New lift investment is particularly concentrated in the Alps, too (see map, Braving the elements).
From a property perspective, planning consent for development of all sizes is increasingly difficult to obtain across the Alps. Macro policies, such as Lex Weber in Switzerland, will help to address the recent supply/ demand imbalance in the medium to long term, as will zoning controls in the French and Austrian Alps.


text: The latest release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics of the – September-quarter 2019 National Accounts data (December 4, 2019) – confirms what we have been tracing for several quarters – the Australian economy is grinding to a halt, households are trying to increase saving, the Government’s tax cuts from July seem to have been largely saved to run down debt rather than spent, business investment is weak, and government spending and the terms of trade boost to exports are the only thing between now and a recession. And, the government is in denial, thinking its fiscal surplus obsession is more important than protecting incomes and growth. The problem is that if you don’t do the latter, you can kiss the former goodbye anyway. The data shows that annual GDP growth of 1.7 per cent is around 1/2 the historical trend rate. This is a very poor on-going result. The weaker performance started in the last 6 months of 2018 and has continued into the first six months of 2019. However, due to a fairly strong terms of trade, Real net national disposable income rose, which signifies rising material living standards. But those terms of trade gains will prove to be ephemeral. Overall, the quarterly growth rate was just 0.4 per cent. Net exports were strong (terms of trade effect) and government consumption expenditure was strong courtesy of some policy measures in disability, health and aged care coming on-line. Their boost will also dissipate fairly quickly. Longer-term worries include the weakening household consumption growth and the on-going negative business investment growth. The data now lets us appraise whether the small tax cut stimulus the government introduced from July have been very effective. In an environment where household debt is at record levels, the risks of unemployment are rising, and wages growth remains stagnant, it is no surprise that the households are using their tax savings to reduce their risk levels. This is borne out by the rising saving ratio. The overall picture is not good and the future is looking rather dim at present. A major shift in fiscal policy towards expansion is now definitely required.


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Analyst: Apple Sending Message to IBM With Intel Talks
TMO Reports - Analyst: Apple Sending Message to IBM With Intel Talks
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News that Apple Computer has held talks with Intel Corp. to possibly use its chips in future models of Macintosh computers is a tactic to put pressure on the manufacturer of the PowerPC processor, IBM, a leading industry analyst believes.
Kevin Krewell, editor-in-chief of industry newsletter Microprocessor Report, believes Apple is trying to send a message to IBM that it should be its highest priority when it comes to the Power PC processor.
"'This news came out the week after the E3 games Expo in Los Angeles, where IBM was very much in the center of all the talk as a number of major companies, including Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, announced they'll be using the Power PC processor in new models of their gaming consoles," Mr. Krewell said. "Apple maybe feeling that they're not getting enough attention paid to them and they also want IBM to concentrate more on a low-power version of the G5 processor for Apple's notebook PCs.
Mr. Krewell is convinced the leaking of the report by the Wall Street Journal was no accident.
"There definitely is a part of this that is pressure that Apple is applying to IBM," he said. "It is very unusual for this type of information to leak out of Apple."
The WSJ cited two industry executives Monday who confirmed talks have been on-going between Intel and Apple. Neither company would confirm the report, but one source said the announcement could come at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference, set to begin June 6 in San Francisco.
The report, citing two industry executives with knowledge of recent discussions between the companies, said Apple will agree to use Intel Pentium processors, but gave no further details. "Talks between Apple and Intel could founder, as they have before, or Apple could be engaging in negotiations with Intel to gain leverage over IBM," the WSJ report said.
It is not known if Apple would use Intel processors together with the Power PC processor, made by IBM, or if the deal with be a dramatic shift entirely to Intel chips.
An Apple spokeswoman called the report "rumor and speculation", but did not outright deny it.
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Vapers hold their breath as EU finalises onslaught on e-cigarette industry
Smoking is a vice to which many law students and practitioners, like other individuals, sadly succumb. Whether it be a hurried puff prior to that daunting LPC property exam or first County Court appearance, cigarettes are often a lawyer’s go-to when the pressure’s on; despite numerous studies indicating that the belief nicotine offers a calming effect is little but a myth.
Having been a smoker for some 15 years, at the start of this year I decided that enough was enough. I was fed up with the tight chest and smelly clothes that inevitably came the morning after Friday night drinks and, at friend’s suggestion, I ordered an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) from a renowned online retailer. It promptly arrived and thus began my journey into the increasingly popular world of “vaping”.
For the uninformed, vaping is the exercise of inhaling and exhaling vapour, produced by an e-cigarette or similar device, to replicate the sensation of smoking a traditional tobacco product.
And vaping has taken off in a big way. A Public Health England report, published last August, estimates that around five percent of the British adult population now use e-cigarettes.
Whilst vapers were previously content to use relatively inconspicuous and low-powered e-cigarettes, the market for vaping products has exploded over recent years. A subculture of sorts now exists, in which more adventurous vapers (commonly bearded Shoreditch types) push for evermore exotic e-liquids (the flavoured nicotine-containing solutions that are inhaled as vapour) and customisable vaping devices that allow for improved taste, increased vapour production, and a “smoother vape”.
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However, as of next month, all this is set to change due to the commencement of the controversial Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016, which serve to transpose the EU’s revised Tobacco Products Directive into domestic law.
The directive repeals existing EU legislation and seeks to better harmonise the regulation of tobacco and related products (in particular e-cigarettes) across member states. Many of its provisions relating to traditional tobacco products have received widespread coverage in the national media. For example, the prohibition of packets containing fewer than 20 cigarettes, prohibition of cigarettes with “characterising flavours” (notably this includes menthol cigarettes) and the inclusion more prominent health warnings on tobacco products.
Regulations to be made in respect of e-cigarettes, despite their popularity, have received considerably less coverage outside of the vaping community, yet are likely to have a significant impact on both the industry and individual vapers alike.
Part 6 of the draft regulations transposes article 20 of the directive and it is these provisions that primarily impact on e-cigarettes. Matters covered by the regulations include the following:
The regulations introduce a requirement by which producers of e-cigarettes and e-liquid refill containers must notify the Department of Health prior to supplying their products to the public. Such notification must be made via a prescribed electronic format, not less than six months prior to commencement of the intended supply.
Following notification, a range of factors will be scrutinised including ingredients, toxicology data, manufacturing processes and components used in respect of products. The notification process will apply to both new and existing products and will also have to be revisited by producers when an e-liquid or e-cigarette has been subject to any “substantial modification” (although this term is not defined in the regulations, which may lead to interpretive ambiguity).
In any event, compliance with the notification scheme is likely to prove difficult to smaller producers commanding limited resources and one struggles to envisage quite how such producers will continue to operate in light of the tightened bureaucracy. Producers of e-liquids, for example, often offer a wide range of flavours, many with only very subtle variants and compiling the necessary data required for each notification is expected to be both a time consuming and expensive task. Such concerns were expressed by producers during the government’s consultation process on the implementation of the directive.
Producers who do survive the regulations are likely to pass the increased costs on to consumers and given that one distinct advantage of e-cigarettes over tobacco products is their lower cost, this poses a concern. If there is no financial incentive for existing smokers to make the jump to e-cigarettes, they may simply opt to continue using tobacco, which is widely regarded as being much more detrimental to health (although, admittedly, debate amongst medical professionals continues in this area).
Product requirements (e-liquid containers)
In addition to the notification scheme itself, the regulations also introduce a number of requirements relating to the notifiable products. It is these requirements that have caused most discontent amongst the vaping community and that are likely to impact upon individual vapers.
E-liquid refill containers will not be permitted to exceed a volume of 10ml. At present, larger receptacles (e.g 30ml or 50ml) are commonplace and consumers will now be unable to benefit from the economies of scale presented through buying in bulk. One may attempt to argue that this issue could simply be overcome through purchasing a vast quantity of 10ml refill containers and that suppliers could offer discounts in this scenario. However, it stands that container manufacturing costs will unavoidably increase and, as touched on earlier, such costs will doubtless be passed on to consumers.
The preamble to the directive suggests that the “10ml requirement” is necessary in order to mitigate the risk of nicotine poisoning, but it is not patently clear how it will assist in this regard. Indeed, over ingestion of nicotine may theoretically be possible not only through the consumption of one large container of e-liquid, but also several smaller containers. The preamble also refers to health risks posed to children, in the event they inadvertently come into possession of e-liquid containers and this is obviously a matter that requires serious consideration. Again, members of the vaping community have been quick to respond, suggesting that the risk to children is sufficiently addressed through the directive’s requirement for child-resistant containers. They also note that other domestic products, such as household bleach, pose a greater risk to children yet are sold in much larger receptacles.
Product requirements (e-cigarette cartridges and tanks)
In addition, the volume of e-cigarette cartridges and tanks (the part in an e-cigarette that holds the e-liquid) will be limited to 2ml. Many e-cigarette tanks currently on the market considerably exceed this capacity, and producers will now have to seriously revise existing designs in order to continue to sell to the UK market. As with the “10ml requirement”, it is difficult to see any justification for imposing a limit on tank/cartridge capacity. All it is likely to lead to is an increase in the frequency vapers are required to refill their e-cigarettes and it will necessitate that they carry refill bottles with them because of the imposition of impractically small tanks.
Curiously, the directive’s efforts to scale down vaping paraphernalia run contrary to its efforts to scale up cigarette packets and one questions quite why there should be disparity in this regard.
Product requirements (potency of e-liquids)
It is also worth noting that e-liquids will be required not to contain nicotine in excess of 20 milligrams per ml. Unlike the above this regulation has not caused much controversy, although initially those transitioning from smoking to vaping often require e-liquids with a higher nicotine content in order to satisfy their cravings.
Information and packaging requirements
E-cigarettes and e-liquids will have to be supplied with a leaflet, setting out detailed information on criteria such as use and storage, possible adverse side effects and toxicity.
Additionally, a list of ingredients (where applicable) will have to be included on packaging, along with a prescribed health warning. Revisions to existing packaging will only serve to add to production costs which, again, will likely be borne by consumers.
In respect of product advertising, the requirements of the directive will be transposed not only through the regulations, but also via changes to the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom BCAP Code and Ofcom Broadcasting Code. The government has indicated that in line with the directive, products may no longer be advertised on television, radio; society services (e.g. internet advertising and commercial email) and in printed publications such as newspapers and magazines. Certain product placement and sponsorship activities are also prohibited under the existing draft advertising regulations.
The legislative picture remains somewhat uncertain, but what is obvious is that suppliers will be heavily hit by the stringency of the anticipated advertising provisions.
Other provisions and enforcement
In addition to the above, the regulations also provide for an annual reporting requirement (that broadly requires producers to submit comprehensive sales data), vigilance requirements (requiring producers to collect and report information on unsafe products) and government powers to prohibit the production/supply and require a recall of any products considered to pose a serious risk to human health.
The provisions implemented are not to be taken lightly, with breaches of part 6 of the regulations constituting a criminal offence, punishable by imprisonment of up to two years and/or a fine.
It is quite apparent that the introduction of the regulations is going to considerably stifle the production and supply of e-cigarettes and e-liquids. Many vapers have responded angrily through social media and a government petition was mounted last year, receiving over 18,000 signatures.
Producers and suppliers have also sought recourse with e-cigarette company, Totally Wicked, challenging the lawfulness of article 20 of the directive at the Court of Justice of the EU in Luxembourg.
The company’s challenge against article 20 is based on four grounds:
1. it imposes a series of obligations which infringe the principle of proportionality, read in conjunction with the principle of legal certainty (i.e the provisions are overly restrictive and imprecisely formulated)
2. it fails to comply with the principle of equality and/or unlawfully distorts competition (by placing e-cigarettes at a competitive disadvantage against tobacco products)
3. it fails to comply with the principle of subsidiarity (i.e. individual member states could have regulated products themselves, without EU legislation) and
4. it infringes the rights of electronic cigarette manufacturers or retailers under articles 16 and/or 17 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (which concern the freedom to conduct business and the right to property (including intellectual property) respectively).
Unfortunately, on 23 December 2015, the Advocate General concluded that nothing submitted by Totally Wicked had revealed any factors such as to affect the validity of article 20 and, whilst not binding, her conclusion will clearly influence the court and be of disappointment to producers and suppliers. The court’s decision is expected early next month, prior to the 20 May 2016 directive implementation date.
In the meantime, the vaping community (and please excuse the pun) holds it breath. Although the regulations have not yet been finalised, a curtailment to the industry and products available to vapers now appears very likely. This said, Totally Wicked’s challenge, whilst down, is not yet out and the question as to the appropriateness of tackling e-cigarettes within a directive principally aimed at tobacco based products still remains live for the time being.
John-Mark Tawadrous is a self-employed consultant solicitor.


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Pem Guerry, executive vice president of SIGNiX, will speak to financial advisors in a session called “E-Signature Myths—Busted!”
SIGNiX, the global authority on secure digital signatures, announced that Pem Guerry, the company’s executive vice president, will present “E-Signature Myths—Busted!” at the TechLeaders 2014 conference in Irving, Texas, on April 2. Guerry will discuss the myths of e-signatures and the future of electronic signatures in the financial services industry.
“There’s a lot of misinformation floating around the e-signature industry, and I’m going to put some rumors to rest,” Guerry said. “This session will help advisors become savvy e-signature buyers.”
The webinar will address key myths in the e-signature industry, including:
- E-signatures only need to meet ESIGN and UETA to be legal
- Security only needs to be “good enough”
- All audit trails are equal
- Proprietary e-signature solutions and signatures are OK
- Topic: E-Signature Myths—Busted!
- Speaker: Pem Guerry
- Date: April 2, 2014
- Time: 9:35 a.m.
- Location: The Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas
Guerry possesses a wide range of financial, marketing and technology management experience in both the private and public sectors. Previously, he served as Assistant Commissioner of Finance and Administration for the State of Tennessee under Commissioner Bob Corker, currently a U.S. Senator, with responsibilities including management of the State’s overall technology resources. Other positions include President of RiverValley Partners and of World Healthcare Systems.
SIGNiX’s digital signature products allow financial advisors to send documents for signatures online. This technology improves efficiency and lowers costs without sacrificing security. With SIGNiX, anyone can review and sign documents online at their own pace no matter where they are.
SIGNiX, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn., makes signing documents online safe and secure. SIGNiX offers the only independently verifiable cloud-based digital signature solution, which combines convenience with best-in-class security. SIGNiX’s products help the world’s leading companies become more efficient, decrease risk and boost profits.


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Ryan Meier on the Expanding Game Dev Tent
an interview with Baltimore Video Game Wizards’ Ryan Meier
BC Auditorium | 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
The game development industry is one of those fields that is notoriously difficult to access. And after the gauntlet of getting into the field, a common concern leveled with gaming and the game development industry is the lack of diversity. Several game companies have taken assertive steps to remedy these problems and with free to access game development tools like Unity, Unreal Engine, and Haxeflixel, it’s never been easier to start making games on your own. But what are the next steps for expanding access to game development?
Ryan Meier, former game designer on World of Warcraft, current designer for Firaxis Games, and former lead game developer with Baltimore Video Game Wizards, joins BIGS 2015 to discuss how the Baltimore Video Game Wizards exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Industry is making game development a bigger, more inclusive tent.
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When Victoria’s Boutique Brings Its Wedding Dress Boutiques to the World
Posted On July 18, 2021
Victoria’s boutique wedding dress boutique has announced plans to open its doors to the public for the first time in the US.
The boutique, called Victoria’s Bridal Boutique, opened its doors at the Grand Floridian hotel in Miami Beach, Florida in August.
Since then, Victoria’s bridal boutique has been expanding its offerings, and it now has a collection of nearly 1,500 dresses that is available for purchase on the internet.
As part of the event, Victoria will also be hosting a series of special events for brides and bridesmaids, with the brides getting to wear their dresses and the bridal guests getting to have their pictures taken with the dresses.
In addition, Victoria has teamed up with local boutique designer Mimi Binder and designer Nicole Cram for a limited edition dress called Victoria and her Brides.
On the heels of the news, the boutique also announced that it would be hosting an online shopping event this weekend.
“The online event will take place on Friday, June 11, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Victoria’s Vintage and Vintage Casual boutique at 818 North Florida Avenue, Miami Beach,” the Victoria website said.
Victoria’s Vintage boutique is located in the same building as the Victoria Hotel, which is also home to the Royal Victoria and the Royal Collection boutique.
At the time of the announcement, the Victoria boutique had only about 200 customers.
Although Victoria’s business model was not as popular as some of its competitors, it is still a relatively small business and its growth is encouraging.
There are some big trends happening in the industry and Victoria’s has become a leading player in the field, said Sarah Woll, senior vice president of marketing for Victoria’s, in a statement.
Woll also said that the boutique will continue to be open for special events in the future.
For more information on the Victoria Wedding Dress boutique and to reserve your dress, visit the website.
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A new Samsung application has confirmed the production of another smart phone from the Korean giant, namely the S7 Active model in the Galaxy series. The previously unidentified device is showed in a big list of reinforced gadgets for Google’s Play Store and that are compatible with the Samsung Level application.
The Active line of Galaxy smart phones appeared as a necessity for a certain segment of dynamic users. It was first showed up three years ago as a water resistant and ruggedized form of the organization’s premium device, the Galaxy S4.
Every edition of its “S” series since then has been complemented by the Active edition. The main issue is that Samsung included one of its Active line’s main advantages, the dust and water proof features, in its common Galaxy S7 phones.
If we assume that the Galaxy S7 Active will be really produced, the company will have to concentrate its advertising efforts on the resilient frame. Another main marketing advantage would be bringing an improved IP ranking for water or shock resistance.
Another strong feature of past Active designs was their better battery power pack. The Galaxy S6 Active featured a hefty 3,500-mAh capacity instead of the normal 2,800-mAh battery found in the regular S6. It is probable that the producer will provide a longer battery lifespan in its S7 Active model, but durability is a minor issue in the S7 in comparison to past versions.
The last distinction between these gadgets, apart from the larger form factor, will maybe be represented by hardware buttons placed outside the display. The Active line has typically incorporated three control keys below the screen, instead than a single hardware and a pair of capacitive buttons.
This is not the first rumor about a new Active model ready to be launched in the next months. These past weeks, some sources said in their posts on Twitter that the new rugged phone will be carry-named SM-G891A.
Obviously, since the S7 Active version has been listed in the outline of Samsung’s official apps for Play Store gives more reliability to these speculations, and the only thing losing is operate statement. Anyway, if the new rugged phones arrive in the massive US market in the next months, it is likely that they will be offered mainly via AT&T.
This is because that the above mentioned mobile provider has constantly been willing to provide the Samsung Active versions in its shops.
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The Walmart tug-of-war continues as the big box store challenges a recent petition to put a rezoning plan in southern Sioux Falls to a public vote. This latest move has some people wondering what's next.
The Save Our Neighborhood group submitted more than 6,300 petition signatures to refer a City Council decision to rezone about 40 acres of land from agricultural use to commercial use. Company officials believes as many as one-third of the signatures on the petitions are invalid.
Walmart had until Monday to challenge the signatures. Now the City Clerk must look through every signature Walmart has contested and check if each one is valid. The process could take several weeks.


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GBG has introduced a new compensation plan for its representatives that is unlike anything offered before by Network Marketing companies.
Online PR News – 29-April-2009 – – Tarzana, CA - GBG, a 14-year-old Network Marketing (MLM) company introduced a new pay plan for its representatives. This pay plan went into effect April 1st, 2009. GBG’s new pay plan or compensation plan is unlike anything that has ever been done before in the Network Marketing industry. It’s a paradigm shift in Network Marketing.
The focus of GBG’s new pay plan is on rewarding its representatives very well for gathering customers. Just for getting 2 customers who buy GBG’s $19.95 product on autoship, reps qualify for 20 levels of pay. The more customers they gather, the more they earn per customer in their organization.
GBG’s new pay plan is built on what is called in the MLM industry a 2x20 Forced Matrix. What that means is that a rep can only have 2 people on his/her first level. Any additional people he/she gets will spillover to the next level. This can create excitement among reps that can’t sponsor several people in a short period of time.
However, the innovative and perhaps the most exciting ingredient of GBG’s pay plan is their Pay Point™ system. Pay Points™ are additional business centers that GBG gives its reps for free every time they sponsor a new customer (after they have sponsored their 1st two). These free business centers go right above the newly sponsored customers. Also, each new Pay Point™ has its own 2x20 Forced Matrix. Thereby creating a situation where a rep can earn unlimited income. This Pay Point™ system is what makes the GBG pay plan very unique and lucrative. Once understood, it’s also especially attractive to serious builders or heavy hitters who are usually turned off by a Forced Matrix pay plan. The Pay Point™ system allows the heavy hitters to make unlimited income, while helping the average Network Marketers in their downline. As the heavy hitters sponsor large numbers of people to earn more and more Pay Points™, they create spillover that benefits the not-so-aggressive reps.
GBG has always done things differently. The owner Stuart Finger has been a successful Network Marketer. But he was unhappy with the way Network Marketing companies operated. Stuart created GBG for the distributor, so that the average distributor can succeed and the heavy hitters can make as much money as they want because the average person is taken care of.
GBG’s new pay plan and its philosophy of wholesale pricing of high value and high quality nutritional products along with a free business opportunity are attracting many Network Marketers to GBG. It is also attracting those who have previously rejected the idea of Network Marketing, because it didn’t make real business sense. In addition, the strong recession we are in has caused many to reconsider having a reliable second income or a full-time income by having their own business. Many people are now looking at Network Marketing as a possible solution to their financial troubles that they are already experiences or may experience in the near future. GBG offers a way for people to create a full-time or part-time income for themselves without any investment.
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APPLE VALLEY • Walmart has installed its largest solar project to date at its distribution center in north Apple Valley.
More than 5,300 ground-mounted solar panels now cover a seven-acre field near the facility's Johnson Road site.
The panels will supply one megawatt of power, or enough to meet roughly 20 percent of energy demands from the 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center.
"They aren't just talking about being a more sustainable company, they're acting on it," said Apple Valley Councilwoman Ginger Coleman, in response to the news.
The Apple Valley site is part of a pilot project Walmart first announced in May 2007 to purchase solar power systems for up to 22 Walmart stores, Sam's Club locations and distribution centers in California and Hawaii. The goal is for Walmart's massive national chain of stores to eventually be powered completely by renewable energy sources, with plans to have added solar installations at up to 20 additional California sites by this fall.
To read the full story, see Tuesday's Daily Press. To subscribe to the Daily Press in print or online, call (760) 241-7755 or click here.
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DOGA, a company specialized in manufacturing special motors adapted for various industrial applications, has announced its membership in the Bicycle Sector Alliance (AMBE). This strategic alliance reflects DOGA’s firm commitment to sustainability and its ambition to enter the European bicycle market as a provider of high-quality electric motors and customized integrated systems.
With over six decades of experience in designing, manufacturing, and marketing high-quality products, DOGA has stood out for its ability to meet the specific needs of a wide range of markets, including automotive, industrial vehicles, agriculture, construction, and railway. The company has demonstrated a constant adaptability to changing market conditions and a solid commitment to sustainability, thereby contributing to the development of environmentally friendly mobility solutions.
Jordi Miro, CEO of DOGA, has emphasized the importance of this partnership and the company’s future goals in the bicycle sector. “Our company is dedicated to ‘creating and controlling movement,’ and our goal is to become a significant player in the European Bicycle Market,” he stated. This includes the manufacturing and marketing of high-quality electric motors, as well as custom-designed integrated systems to meet the specific needs of customers.
The decision to join AMBE’s Bicycle Sector Alliance is based on observing the activity developed by the Alliance and its members. DOGA sees in AMBE the ideal platform to collaborate and contribute to the development of the bicycle market in Spain. The company is committed to putting its experience and effort at the service of this sector and raising it to the level of other leading countries in the industry.
Regarding the current state of the bicycle sector in Spain, DOGA acknowledges the significant progress made in recent years. However, the company believes that there is still great potential for growth and development. To achieve this, DOGA will strive to raise awareness among both the population and government institutions about the importance of the bicycle as a fundamental pillar of sustainable development, both from an environmental and energy perspective, in Spanish society.
DOGA’s inclusion in AMBE will bring innovation and sustainability to the bicycle sector in Spain and Europe, thus reinforcing the commitment of both parties to a cleaner and healthier future through sustainable mobility.


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When David Reid was director of platform marketing for Microsoft leading up to the Xbox 360 launch, marketing games was a fairly straightforward process.
As he tellsGamesIndustry.biz: "In all of our marketing plans it was pretty clear that a certain percentage of your overall spend was going to be in retail, a certain percentage was going to be PR and print ads, a little bit of money for online advertising, and if you were a big console title, you got a TV spot. And that was pretty straightforward. It was not hard to execute."
In his newly announced role as chief marketing officer for Dead By Daylight outfit Behaviour Interactive, Reid said marketing plans in 2020 look very different than they used to.
"It's very clear that the next-generation consoles and beyond are big tectonic plates in the industry that are moving underneath us as marketers."
Reid says he doesn't see much spending on print or retail promotion any more. And in recent years, even spending on TV spots is something he says might be better allocated toward streamers, influencers, esports, or cultivating fans who will evangelize for the product.
"The business has evolved fairly quickly, and the scale of what it takes to be a successful title probably isn't super different," Reid says. "But the way in which you spend that money is far more distributed across a lot of channels than it was even five or ten years ago.
"It's gotten a lot more complicated to make a good marketing plan."
That's part of the reason why Behaviour hired Reid. While the studio has been around for 28 years, it has primarily been a work-for-hire outfit and didn't get into self-publishing until it bought the publishing rights for Dead By Daylight from Starbreeze two years ago. It's bringing the game to mobile platforms and also has aspirations to develop and self-publish more asymmetrical multiplayer titles, like the recently shuttered Deathgarden.
Marketing that slate of products will be Reid's job, and as would be expected, it's one that he is approaching very differently from when he was at Microsoft. For example, back then each person on his marketing team juggled obligations for three or four different titles at a time.
"Now it's completely different," Reid says. "Your marketing is deep in a brand in and of itself. Dead By Daylight is a business of enough size that it has a team of people that are dedicated to that.
"You have a lot more real-time metrics coming in, particularly on mobile, where you can see within hours if a particular marketing campaign is working or not"
"For the success the title has had, it's had a remarkably small amount of what people might consider traditional marketing. There hasn't been a big advertising spend on behalf of the title. We've gone to events, but we haven't taken the title around the world. We've never taken Dead By Daylight to some very big territories until this year, so there's room to grow on the marketing side there."
As the number of ways games marketers can spend their budget has proliferated in recent years, Reid says the ability to track the effectiveness of that money has increased apace.
"You have a lot more real-time metrics coming in, particularly on mobile, where you can see within hours if a particular marketing campaign is working or not, or what ad placement or ad unit is better than another," Reid says.
As for which metrics he values most, Reid says regardless of the project, the platform, or the business model, the one he values most is active gameplay.
"If you start with active gameplay, you'll largely be fine," Reid says. "You'll find out whether or not your product has an audience, and you'll find out where that audience is.
"From there, you get into a lot more discipline and detail about how to actually mechanically spend some of these budgets."
When the conversation turns to the future of marketing in games, Reid points to streaming, both in terms of people playing games for an audience online and companies like Microsoft and Google trying to launch Project xCloud and Stadia, respectively.
Reid says it was only five or ten years ago that marketers might have been "a little appalled" at the idea of spending money to get someone to play a game on their stream, but the industry has largely come around on that.
"As long as you're doing it with authenticity, people who like your game and resonate with your audience and are able to show your game in its proper fashion," Reid says.
"Consumers always devour content faster than we expect them to, and you can't retain people in a subscription service by only giving them front list content"
Moving to on-demand streaming and the rise of subscription services, Reid recalls his experience working for GameTap, Turner Broadcasting's defunct service that gave subscribers access to a regularly expanding selection of downloadable PC games.
"In that era, one of the things that was clear was that games as a subscription was not something most consumers were receptive to," Reid says. "This is a fairly new thing that's evolved."
While Netflix, Spotify and so many other services have shown consumers have more of an appetite for subscription services, Reid says that doesn't mean a "Netflix of games" idea is a slam dunk even if the technical challenges of on-demand game streaming are overcome.
"One of the differences is that the back catalog of games doesn't age as well as the back catalog of music and the back catalog of film," Reid says. "This is a lesson from Turner. Turner built a very good business around syndication of historical content. This is where TNT, TBS, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network came from. They all started with that idea and it seemed logical that games could follow that.
"The trick is that games made 20 years ago don't resonate with consumers today in the same way that films or music that was made 20 years ago do. The technologies under games have aged less gracefully than they do in film and TV.
"I am sure something is going to pop on this front, but the back catalog part of these subscription businesses is always an important part of keeping people engaged. Consumers always devour content faster than we expect them to, and you can't retain people in a subscription service by only giving them front list content. Making that back catalog work in games is a tricky challenge and it will fundamentally be part of the viability of these streaming businesses going forward."
It's not that Reid and Behaviour are particularly skeptical of subscription business models. After all, he says Dead By Daylight's inclusion in Xbox Game Pass has been really good business for the company. And when asked about concerns of such services becoming the primary discovery mechanism for players, Reid says he doesn't believe they'll close the door on other avenues.
"There's always going to be a reluctance by companies of major scale to bet too much on these innovations and it will always leave room for people at a smaller scale who are independent, who have a creative vision, to take something else out into the market," Reid says.
"And there will always be a major way to get that out there, even if the consoles and other major players in the industry consolidate around these subscription businesses. There's always going to be opportunity for new stuff to flourish.


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Will Google soon bring a long-awaited feature to Android? This will finally allow us to locate a locked device!
device owners with android They have always envied a single gardener. It’s about Apple find my advantagewhich allows us to locate a lost smartphone, headphones or watch.
Of course, Google also offers such a service – but not in an advanced version like Apple’s. In the case of Android, we don’t have the option Location of broken devicesor those that are out of reach of the Internet – this can cause a lot of trouble.
This, however, may soon change.
Pole reports that Android will see the location of the malfunctioning smartphone
Already at the end of last year, the giant from Mountain View announced that the job Find my device Soon it will allow us to track lost Android phones even without internet access.
We haven’t received it yet, but leaker Kuba Wojciechowski reports that Google is also working on a job It will also find a broken device. Thus, the giant would finally match Apple.
However, there is great concern that the functionality will only be limited to smartphones made by Google. Why? The function has now received a name Pixel Power Out Finder.
To introduce the new solution, Google plans to create a massive network of Android devices that will allow the lost device to communicate with other devices via Bluetooth and transmit its location. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for the novelty to appear in the coming weeks!
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Hellish Devel Sixty six-wheeled SUV takes to the drag strip
Unleashes its 720 hp 6.7-liter V8 diesel
Devel is known for its Sixteen 5,000 hp hypercar prototype, but the company also has an off-roader in its roster - it’s called the Sixty and it looks like something that police special forces will arrive in in the near future.
And like the Sixteen hypercar, they have a prototype up and running and it’s even pretty nippy on the drag strip. The video posted below shows it monstering not only a quite fast Mercedes G63 AMG, but also a very fast AMG GT S.
This means it can hit sixty in around three seconds, but we have no official numbers to back it up. Now keep in mind that this example represents what the company says would be the entry level model in the Sixty range, with its 6.7-liter V8 diesel engine making 720 hp; it plans to eventually provide examples with outputs of 2,000 hp for a price tag of around $1.6-million.


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Major changes for the 2022 Hyundai Creta
The current-generation Hyundai Creta has only been on the market for two years, following its debut in April 2019. Compared to the rest of the lineup, it still looks very fresh and modern. However, it seems the Korean automaker wants to change up the design of the pocket-sized crossover already. Hyundai recently revealed teaser photos of the 2022 Creta.
Based on the teasers, the Creta will abandon its current design and adopt an all-new identity. The front-end alone looks nothing like the one on sale today. It adopts the brand's new design language first introduced in the new Tucson. The 2022 Creta will feature a wide grille that integrates with the headlights. Meanwhile, the lower half of the bumper gets restyled as well, giving the crossover a more rugged look.
While the oversized wheels make the facelifted Creta look cool, these will be downsized in the production version. Despite the major changes to the front, the side profile and rear quarter appear to be a carry-over from the current model. The new LED taillights help make the crossover look a lot more modern.
Hyundai also released a teaser sketch of the Creta's interior, which interestingly is in right-hand drive configuration. The cabin appears to be carried over without any major changes to the layout. A closer look does reveal a digital instrument cluster and what could be a new touchscreen infotainment system.
The automaker has yet to reveal details about the engine along with the specs and features available on the 2022 Creta. But the facelifted crossover could use new powertrains and even come with suspension and chassis revisions to improve handling and comfort.
Will we see the Hyundai Creta in the Philippines? It's possible since the automaker did introduce the previous-generation Creta in 2017. An insider also told us last year that the Creta will be exported from Indonesia to the country. Assuming Hyundai Philippines does offer the Creta locally, hopefully, it will be the facelifted model already.


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This announcement alarmed all of Africa. Vladimir Putin’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine as well as his blockade of the country’s Black Sea ports had already taken millions of tonnes of grain out of global circulation, meaning the options for import-dependent countries were already rare.
Between them, Russia and Ukraine accounted for 30% of the world’s wheat, 23% of its barley and more than half of the sunflower oil traded. Ukraine alone supplied 15% of world maize and Russia 13% of world maize exports.
The suspension of exports from Ukraine and Russia has disrupted world markets and pushed food prices to record highs – the world price of wheat has jumped more than 50% since the start of the war, for example .
“Commodity markets are experiencing one of the biggest supply shocks in decades due to the war in Ukraine,” said Ayhan Kose, director of the World Bank’s Prospects Group, adding that food prices are expected to continue to increase until the end of 2024.
“It’s not a short-term thing”
As supplies are tight, countries are now rushing to ban exports and ensure food security for their own populations at the expense of international trade, worsening food inflation and ushering in a new era of stockpiling.
“Wheat production in Russia and Ukraine is going to continue to be disrupted by conflict for at least a year, it’s not a short-term thing,” said ODI senior researcher Dr Prachi Agarwal, a global affairs think tank in London.
“Stockpiling is going to continue and it’s likely to trigger a domino effect – we’ve seen it with Indonesia banning palm oil and then Malaysia following suit with chicken. It’s just motivating other countries to behave the same way.
India’s wheat storage can be understood from a national perspective. Food inflation in the world’s second most populous country has risen from less than 1% to over 8% since January, and is expected to continue climbing through 2022.


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More than 400,000 vehicles from various brands were scrapped as a result of the torrential rains that hit Zhengzhou, Henan Province, at the end of July this year.
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The central Chinese city of Zhengzhou was hit by a rare rainstorm at the end of July this year, causing a large number of vehicles to be scrapped due to flooding. But some of the vehicles are re-entering the used market, posing potential risks to car companies and consumers.
Earlier this month, a man who bought one such vehicle protested to Tesla over the cost of repairs. Now, Tesla is taking steps to eliminate similar risks altogether.
According to a report by yiche.com on Friday, Tesla locked the DC fast-charging feature of vehicles that were fully covered by insurance companies because they were hit by the Zhengzhou rainstorm, a move to prevent the vehicles from reaching the market.
On July 20 this year, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, was hit by torrential rains, and more than 400,000 vehicles were scrapped as a result.
(Photo credit: yiche.com)
For the insurance company, these vehicles lost their repair value because of the severe damage, so the full amount of the contract was paid to the owner.
These vehicles can be traded after the insurance company agrees. To dispose of the vehicles, Zhengzhou has held dozens of special auctions with the participation of mostly used car dealers and repair shops.
Tesla's move is not just for China, it has similar measures in overseas markets, according to the report on yiche.com.
Some tech-savvy and mechanically savvy people buy such end-of-life vehicles and dismantle them for parts or restore them to their original state, even allowing them to be able to drive on the road again. After Tesla found out, it banned these vehicles from using the Supercharger network and any third-party fast charging features, the report said.
In the Chinese market, a protest by an owner in Shenyang, northeast China, at a Tesla store on October 11 has put the issue of such vehicles back on the market in the spotlight.
The man claimed that his vehicle had inadvertently gotten into water for personal reasons and that the initial price negotiated with the Tesla store for repairs was RMB 16,000 ($2,500), but after he shipped the vehicle over, Tesla staff said the cost would be RMB 70,000-80,000.
Tesla customer support then released a statement saying that the vehicle was a scrapped one in the Zhengzhou rainstorm and that the insurance company had paid the original owner in full.
The man only mentioned the car computer repair matters during the consultation, and the vehicle was found to be a scrapped one by the Tesla service center staff, so a new repair quote of over 60,000 yuan was provided, Tesla said.
After that Tesla statement was released, the matter was never reported in the media again.


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Today, Apple has announced some news for Fitness +, a service available since last November also in Italy. Among the new features coming to the service are Collections, a series of workouts and meditations available to subscribers to the service, and Time to Run, an audio experience designed for users who like to run as a form of physical exercise.
Here are the latest news from Apple’s Fitness +
Apple continues to renew the content included in the Fitness + service with a series of changes announced today on the official blog. The news announced today for the service are Collections, with an unprecedented collection of workouts and meditations to follow to improve your physical activity and well-being. Then there is the audio experience Time to Run, designed to allow users to become better runners. The Time to Walk and Artist Spotlight suites were then expanded. For users using Apple’s service there are, therefore, various new contents to exploit.
How to access the service
The subscription to the service has a cost of 9.99 euros per month or 79 euros per yearor, with a first month free for those who already have an Apple Watch. Users can share the subscription with five people. Note that Fitness + is also included in Apple One with the Premium plan of € 28.95 per month which also includes Music, Tv +, Arcade and iCloud + with 2 TB.


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Global Blue hosts merchant event in Paris with strategic consultancy company, Roland Berger.
Global Blue and strategic consultancy Roland Berger today held an event in Paris to discuss a challenging 2016 for tourism in France. Bringing together industry experts at Roland Berger’s Paris offices, the event – Transformation of Tourism in Paris – addressed the future of tourism in the French capital.
The conference was attended by over 100 industry figures from leading retail, hospitality and transport organisations, along with a number of public authority representatives. The audience received a detailed review of the capital’s performance over the last 10 years along with views on the future of Parisian tourism.
Jacques Stern, CEO Global Blue, spoke at the event, which also featured presentations from Roland Berger Partner, Gaelle de la Fosse and Luca Solca, Sector Head of Global Luxury Goods at Exane BNPParibas.
The presentations were followed by an interactive roundtable discussion featuring expert speakers from Paris Aéroports, AccorHotels, Longchamp, Alliance 46.2 and the Région Ile-de-France.
A report for merchants
The event was also an opportunity to launch a joint report from Global Blue and Ronald Berger, examining a number of key trends relating to the tourism industry in Paris. Containing quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Parisian tourism sector, the report provides expert insights from different industries including hospitality, transport, culture and luxury retail. Featured topics include:
- The impact of terror threats in 2016 and how the Parisian retail sector has responded to continued security concerns across the continent
- London’s emergence as a luxury shopping destination since the Brexit vote and the potential impact on Paris
- The steps the retail sector must take to help Paris reclaim its status as the number one shopping destination
- Which nationalities have the greatest impact on Paris’ tourism sector
Please download the PDF of the conference here.
Are you interested in organising an event with Global Blue? Please do not hesitate to contact the Corporate Communications team [CorpCommunications@globalblue.com]


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Randy Lemmon knew it was time for a change. Overweight and often tired, the popular gardening guru remembers the moment it clicked.
"My catalyst was Facebook. Our marketing guy posted a picture of me at an appearance," Lemmon said. "The day after I saw the pictures posted on the internet I went, 'I gotta do something about this.' A week later I was in the Men Only Weight Loss office."
Men Only Weight Loss is a program that focuses specifically on what men should and should not be eating -- foods that program founder Wendy Meyers says are feminizing our men.
"They are getting the equivalent of several female birth control pills on a weekly or monthly basis. Men aren't supposed to have that happen," Meyers said.
The biggest culprits, according to Meyers? Processed foods filled with preservatives, dyes, or soy, which she says mimics estrogen, a female hormone in the body.
Also on the bad food list, starchy carbs like bread and desserts. And -- get this -- beer.
"Red wine is encouraged. And the clear alcohols like clear tequila, vodkas, if you're not mixing with sugary drinks," said Lemmon.
Meyers says too much of these feminizing foods and you'll get, "Frequent trips to the bathroom, breast tissue. We see that an awful lot. More and more men are dealing with very large breasts that they are very embarrassed about."
And if that's not bad enough.
"Sex drive, the big one. Libido, it really takes a nose dive," Meyers said.
The good news is Meyers says if you follow the plan, it can be corrected.
"Because of the way this eating program works, it does naturally raise the male testosterone levels and guys like me who are 50 years and older. That's important in our later years," Lemmon said.
Surprisingly, the plan requires little exercise, no calorie-counting or portion control.
But are the program's claims of "feminizing foods" based on fact? We asked registered dietician Penny Wilson to weigh in.
"I don't necessarily agree ... that the current standard American diet, as they call it, is emasculating men and some of the claims on the hormone changes. I don't necessarily think there is research there to back that up," said Wilson with Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Still, Wilson says the diet does seems sound. And anything based on making better food choices is the right step.
"Anytime we start eating really great choices of protein of our meats, really great vegetables and then adding fruits in as well that is a really good diet to have," said Wilson.
Lemmon tells us he has lost more than 40 pounds on the Men Only Weight Loss program. It's a welcome change, appreciated most of all by his wife, Yvonne.
"He's excited about going shopping for clothes and getting some new jeans and cool shirts, not just so much for the looks of it. But I'm excited for the health of it," Yvonne Lemmon said.
Randy Lemmon is a paid spokesperson for Men Only Weight Loss. The program is $1,500 for 90 days. That includes counseling and 24-hour access to weight loss coaches.
For more information, visit <a href="http://www.menonlyweightloss.com/">MenOnlyWeightLoss.com.


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Dan Sutton is blunt about why he thinks licensed producers in Canada don’t have enough legal weed to supply demand right now.
“Most of these guys they’ve been wearing pinstripe suits their whole career. They’ve never spent any time on a farm and they don’t know shit about agriculture,” Sutton, founder of BC-based LP Tantalus Labs, told VICE. [...]
“Most licensed producers still have no idea how to cultivate cannabis in a repeatable way,” he said. He noted Tantalus Labs, which operates a 75,000 square-foot-grow, took two years to design its greenhouse and another two to build it. But he says others in the industry have set up facilities within months, which he doesn’t think is enough time to ensure they are running optimally.
A simple question:
Legalization has been years in the making in Canada, so why don’t we have enough weed?
Answer: Legalization has been years in the making but the bill to legalize recreational cannabis passed on June 19, 2018. Canada officially passed the bill just four months ago.
In the past few years, who would have given the licensed producers, literally, hundreds of millions of dollars to design and build greenhouses to harvest marijuana which they couldn't sell?
Forget that level of capital, the legal marijuana business in Canada was so distasteful a few years ago that the largest licensed producer lost its bank account! Yup, a big bank told Canopy Growth Corporation to find another institution for its account(s). CGC went to a credit union which was more than happy to accept its business. This only changed in January earlier this year when Bank of Montreal decided to do a bought deal financing for Canopy.
So, to answer the question in short:
- Legalization bill was passed only four months ago.
- Before 2018, banks treated marijuana businesses like shit.
Also, the founder of Tantalus Labs stated that his 75,000 square feet operation took four years of effort to design and build. Canopy Growth has 4.3 million square feet of licensed grow space in Canada. Had Canopy tried to be "optimal", then Canada would have an even bigger shortage.
Also, math is hard:
Reached by VICE, Tilray, which had a market cap as high as $20 billion in September but has seen its stock drop by about half since its record high, said it expects to have more flower and oil varieties available “soon.”
"Drop by about half"? The all-time high: $300. Today: $90. That's a 70% drop.


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When Meaghan Dickson started her home salon in 2019, she had no way of knowing that a global pandemic would crush her fledgling businesses.
“My son was six months old when the pandemic started so I was running a salon from home with him because that’s just what entrepreneurs do. It was hard,” Dickson said.
After only being open for six months, Dickson shut it down because of the strain of COVID-19 restrictions on her industry.
“That was probably the hardest year of our lives. So we had to make some tough decisions and there was no choice but to pivot,” Dickson said.
Dickson closed the salon but was intrigued by trend she spotted on TikTok.
As a hair stylist with 13 years of experience, she figured she could improve on the homemade heatless curling products and out of that idea, she launched her own product called Emerald Bella.
Emerald Bella is a satin curling ribbon that curls hair without using heat.
“Today is our one-year anniversary and we have had over 800 orders in a year. We market through Instagram and it’s just been crazy successful,” Dickson said.
“This started just as an idea. I started going to Home Depot to get supplies and now it has flourished into an successful product that isn’t from Home Depot anymore but it just grew and grew,” Dickson said.
The CEO of YW Calgary says women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic because they make up the majority of service industry roles and take on a greater amount of childcare and elder care.
“A half million jobs across Canada were lost that women had,” CEO Sue Tomney said. “Recognizing that there has to be a concentrated effort to get those women back into those roles and recognize that we have lost in ground in the last two years.”
Tomney said the deal between Alberta and Ottawa for affordable child care has been a huge win and will reduce barriers for women. She said through the pandemic, women have been struggling to manage increased demands, often at the expense of their well-being.
Tomney said in order to recover, women must have the resources and supports they need to manage their emotional health, while strengthening their financial well-being.
“In terms of how women are recovering, it’s partly an awareness of extreme fatigue. We have a saying here that everybody has been operating on the edge of their emotions. I think partly it’s recognizing that buckets are empty and what needs to be done to help replenish those buckets,” Tomney said.
Dickson agrees that with a spouse working full time, child care would help her get a lot more accomplished.
“I run this business from home with a two year old and a nine week old and it is hard.
“There are some days where I think I’m going to move mountains and there are some days where I accomplish nothing with a stack of orders.
“It’s hard because with women, we are expected to work as if we don’t have kids and I think that is something that needs to change because we can change the world,” Dickson said.
Even with her hands full of hair products, paperwork, a toddler and newborn, Dickson says where she’s at now has been the best outcome from a hard decision.
“You are a lot more powerful than you think you are. I just think that anyone who has an idea is capable of seeing it through.”


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Organic Solar Cells More Efficiency
Author: Source: Datetime: 2018-03-09 12:05:27
A research team at the New York University's Tandon School of Engineering believes that this development can make solar energy more useful in a variety of applications, such as becoming part of an electric car, becoming a wearable electronic product or stitching a synthetic backpack to charge mobile phones.
Researchers say that most organic solar cells use carbon spherical molecules called fullerenes, although they are expensive and can only absorb a limited amount of light. By using nonfullerene and a series of other materials, solar power batteries cells can absorb as much light as possible.
However, researchers say this was difficult to do in the past because it was difficult to work together at different levels of the battery. The researchers found that the use of a molecule known as a squaraine derivative as a crystallization agent enhances the absorption of layers and maximizes the potential of non-fullerene materials.
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