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French drone manufacturer Elistair, a leading provider of tethered surveillance drone solutions, has announced their newest offering: the Orion 2 tethered unmanned system for military, government, and industry users. “Unlike other multi-rotor drones, the Orion 2 hexacopter delivers round-the-clock surveillance for up to 24 hours at a time, making it a true persistent surveillance platform,” says a company press release.
“Small, unmanned multi-rotor systems are great if you want a hover-and-stare capability, but they’re also notoriously short on battery life,” said Timothée Penet, CTO and co-founder of Elistair. “Powered tethering stations, like our Safe 2 and Ligh-T 4, offer a solution by increasing a platform’s time in the air—and that’s great for many missions. But what if you need to be on station for a whole day?”
The Orion 2 is a rugged, lightweight system that can stand up to a wide variety of environments. Elistair describes Orion 2 as a “quick-deploy system” – utilizing an automated push-button takeoff and landing. Most importantly, Orion 2 can stay in the air for 24 hours. “…something that, previously, could only be done by a helium-filled tactical aerostat, which was a much larger platform and came with a very complicated logistical train,” says Elistair.
“We developed redundancies at every level to ensure that the Orion 2 could stay up that long,” said Pierre- Moana Levesque, R&D Director at Elistair. “For example, we made it IP54; we optimized the lifespan of the components, including the motors; and we added a safety battery that could recharge in the air.”


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Facebook has a new plan to push brands on groups, but breaking up with the news feed is tough for marketers
Adidas and Airbnb have created successful Facebook groups, but they require significantly different resources than the news feed.
Facebook is doubling down on Messenger, and it means advertisers will have to spend more time and energy to reach potential customers
Facebook is encouraging marketers to build chatbots, but they require significant resources on the part of developers.
Instagram is ramping up its pitch for direct-response ad dollars as its stories ads move into Facebook and Messenger
Instagram is encouraging brands to load up their ads with features that drive consumers to take an action.
Facebook's redesigned mobile app and desktop are focused on community
Facebook is looking to shift users away from the more public "town square" of News Feed and into the "digital living room."
Facebook's new content and feature additions for Portal are an attempt to broaden its audience
Facebook announced several updates to its Portal video calling device at its F8 developer conference on Tuesday.
Instagram experiments with hiding like counts from your newsfeed to create a 'less pressurized environment'
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri told BuzzFeed the goal was to create a 'less pressurized environment.'
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Survey: A Majority of Americans Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck Sixty-four percent of U.S. consumers live paycheck to paycheck — even those who earn more than $100,000 a year.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Inflation continues to impact American wallets.
And it's not just middle-income Americans struggling to pay their bills.
Surprisingly, 51% of consumers earning more than $100,000 said they also lived paycheck to paycheck.
"While the number of Americans living paycheck to paycheck is close to the height we saw in the middle of the pandemic, the causes appear to be very different, as the economy is not sheltering in place like it was back in 2020," said Anuj Nayar, financial health officer at LendingClub.
Nayar pointed to inflation and the Fed's efforts to curb it as a reason for consumers' paycheck-to-paycheck status, as debt continues to be on the rise.
Americans remain optimistic
Despite the dire news, many paycheck-to-paycheck consumers remain optimistic that things will turn around for them. According to the survey, four out of 10 expect their money situation to improve next year — up 7 percentage points from 33% in July 2022.
Why the positive vibes? Paycheck-to-paycheck consumers believe that promotions and side hustles will help them earn more cash in the coming year.
But Nayar expressed concern that this kind of magical thinking could slow economic recovery.
"If the consumer perception that their incomes will improve this year is proven true, it will hamper the effects of the Fed to curb inflationary pressures," said Nayar. "We can expect more and more Americans of all incomes identifying themselves as living paycheck to paycheck until we see the economy recover. Now more than ever, it is crucial for consumers to examine spending and build a cushion of savings to prepare for the unexpected."
Most Americans agree, shying away from buying big-ticket items in 2023. Many in the survey said they wouldn't purchase expensive OLED TVs and Smart refrigerators this year. They also expect to take fewer vacations. Only 35% of consumers said they would travel for pleasure in 2023.


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British fashion designer Stella McCartney’s fashion event reunites Beatles, Ringo Starr and her father, Paul McCartney. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
- Beatles reunion for Stella McCartney fashion party
- Watch: BJP leader Rajdhani Yadav thrashes Latehar DTO during checking
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Samsung's latest Windows Phone - perhaps best known by its codename, 'Mandel' - gets caught on camera, but it's still anyone's guess as to when the 4G LTE handset will be officially launched.
LG V10: A solid contender distracted with gimmicks
Coin 2.0: More of a conversation piece than your credit card replacement
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Failure is harsh to Kickstarter games that are already in development, but for games like MotorGun, the feedback can help change the game before it’s created.
The vehicular combat game created by Interstate ’76 developers Michael Kaufman and Mike Arkin, with help from Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe, wasn’t a hit on Kickstarter, raising less than 10 percent of its $650,000 goal.
Today, the campaign was cancelled.
“Kickstarter is a harsh mistress,” Kaufman and Arkin wrote in a Kickstarter update. “Lots of projects are pitched to the community and sometimes they resonate and sometimes they don’t. In this case, what we were pitching wasn’t exactly what you guys wanted. So, as a result we’re making the tough decision to not drag it out, and we’re going to cancel the campaign and start working to reformulate it.”
Independent studio Pixelbionic has plans to return to Kickstarter with community-driven changes to the game.
“In the next few weeks we’ll be reformulating our design and Kickstarter plan and we encourage all of you to head over to our website at www.pixelbionic.com and sign up for the forums,” Kaufman and Arkin wrote.. “Tell us what you liked and what you didn’t and you can help shape the next phase of this wild adventure.”
The campaign had 766 backers.
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Rubique Consulting team, including Manoj Warrier, joins Adfactors PR
Manoj Warrier, along with his co-founders and the entire 'Rubique Consulting', team have joined Adfactors PR. The existing PR accounts (10 to 12 accounts) of Rubique, set up by Warrier, Anand Rao and Prashant Shivram Iyer in August last year, are in the process of being transferred to Adfactors PR. These include accounts in the consulting and consumer retail space.
Madan Bahal, managing director, Adfactors PR told PRmoment India that, "We are proud to welcome Manoj Warrier and his other colleagues to Adfactors Public Relations . They are a group of people with exceptional professional capabilities and Adfactors will leverge them across a host of verticals and clients including the Tata Goup. This move is part of the larger resourcing effort of the Tata mandate."
Bahal added that Adfactors wants to ramp up its' capacities and is looking at more such senior professionals joining the firm in the near future.
Warrier has over 20 years of experience in the PR and public affairs and has worked with Clea PR and Vaishnavi in the past. Rao has done stints at Hanmer and at 'The Economic Times' in the marketing department, while Iyer has worked with Hanmer, Concept and Clea PR. The Rubique team includes members in Delhi, Hyderabad and Cochin.
The Adfactors PR Tata team has Pradeep Raje and Roger Darashah at the C-suite level, handling corporate and consumer work respectively. Several existing Adfactors PR vice presidents, including, Lavang Khare ( consumer specialist), Roy Kandpal in Bengaluru and Aabhas Pandya in Delhi will also handle various parts of the Tata madate.


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Paradox Interactive established itself on the strength of its grand strategy games. The Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis, Victoria, and Hearts of Iron series are complex historical simulations that were designed to live on PCs. But as consoles become more powerful, Paradox says it’s reevaluating its status as a primarily PC-based brand.
“I think that’s evolving,” CEO Ebba Ljungerud told us at PDXCon this year. “In the long run, I think [our games are] for the niche player, and if you as a niche player want to play on console, that’s fine for us.”
Ljungerud said the hardware geography of the games industry is changing, and now it makes more sense for Paradox to consider consoles as viable platforms for their particular style of game design.
“Things evolve, things change over time,” she said. “If we had had this conversation a couple of years ago, we probably would have said yes, absolutely, console is dying. But it isn’t dying.”
“I think it matters more that we make deep, complex, and endless games, regardless,” added Shams Jorjani, Paradox’s chief business development officer. “If you play it on your microwave, that’s fine. If that’s the best way to get a grand strategy experience, we’re pragmatic about it.”
As of now, the vast majority of Paradox’s in-house games are still only available for PC and Linux, but there have been occasional forays into other platforms. Stellaris, for example, is now available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and it made the leap from PC without sacrificing any of Paradox’s trademark complexity. Unfortunately, Stellaris Galaxy Command, a mobile spin-off of Stellaris, wound up getting pulled from mobile markets less than 24 hours after its beta launch, and the company leadership acknowledged it was “fucked up.”
“I don’t think that we’re going to be the gaming company, or the games, for everyone,” Ljungerud said. But for the people who do enjoy Paradox games, those games may be available in more places in the near future.


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AcuityAds. Inc., a market leader in real-time bidding (RTB) technology, has become one of a few companies that now has access to Facebook Exchange (FBX), and will begin offering this inventory to clients immediately. FBX allows marketers to purchase Facebook advertising on an individual impression basis through RTB, and Acuity’s technology will enable marketers to achieve exceptional audience reach and scale through this platform.
Being one of just a small group of companies with direct access to FBX, Acuity is now providing its clients with the opportunity to implement RTB online advertising across all available digital platforms. This cross-platform capability provides enhanced buying efficiencies for marketers, as they can manage all of their digital campaigns from one source. With this integration, Acuity can now connect digital marketers to the right consumers across display, mobile, video, and social media.
Through directly integrating with FBX, Acuity can now provide marketers with the quality and scale available through Facebook, and enable them to optimize their campaign performance using Acuity’s advanced RTB platform. Acuity is also providing marketers with the opportunity to purchase Facebook inventory more cost-effectively by buying ad units using RTB technology.
With the FBX, Acuity’s clients will see their RTB campaigns achieve vastly expanded reach. Further, by leveraging Acuity’s proprietary targeting and data optimization technologies, these clients will be able to target niche audiences at scale to achieve greater brand awareness and campaign performance.
“We see direct integration with FBX as a big step for our company, as we are now joining an exclusive group of online advertising technologies. One of our primary goals is to provide our clients with the absolute best performance possible across all available digital marketing channels and this connection to FBX goes a long way to help us do that,” said Tal Hayek, CEO and Founder, AcuityAds Inc.
With this connection, Acuity also becomes the first and the only Canadian RTB platform to be directly integrated with the Facebook Exchange.
AcuityAds’ advanced real-time bidding platform is powered by proprietary machine-learning technology that allows advertisers to hyper-target their digital consumers across online display, video, mobile, and social campaigns. In fewer than three years, we’ve grown from seven people crammed into one room, to having operations in New York, Toronto, and Montreal. We’ve been proven by Fortune 500 companies to connect with the right consumers, in the right places, at the right times, and for the right price. For more information, visit


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The headline inflation rate in the UK has registered its biggest jump ever, from 2% in July to a nine-year high of 3.2% in August. Earlier this summer, the Bank of England said annual prices are expected to increase to 4% before the end of the year, before dropping slightly.
It is the measure of how much the prices go up and down and is tracked by several different indexes. The main used par economists is the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which records the cost of a basket of 700 items including food, transportation and
The rate is a year-to-year comparison, so a monthly jump in inflation does not mean that prices have increased so much since July. The data Office for National Statistics , which publishes the figures, said the higher prices in transport, restaurants, hotels and for food and drinks had pushed the rate up in August.
He pointed out that in August2020 on an Eat to Help program was underway - as a result, restaurant prices were artificially low, so it will be much higher now in comparison, though not in terms historical. However, staffing and supply issues in the urban hospital industry has also pushed up prices, while the cost of gasoline at the pump is higher than at all moment since 2013 .
A Moderate inflation is not a bad thing - people will be more inclined to spend their money if they think they will buy less in the future. But high inflation has consequences. Of anyObviously, if you have a fixed salary, your money won't go that far every month.
Rising inflation at a time when interest rates are at record highs is bad news - your money will not have the same buying power when you withdraw it only when you put it away. Put simply, if you put £ 100 aside last year, it should be worth £ 103.20 to be the same in real terms. The best one-year account currently pays 1.5%, so your savings would be worth £ 101.50.
Switching to riskier investments is one way to save money. Try to beat inflation but there is always the possibility that you will lose money too. "For people to have a chance to keep their real returns, there are few options other than moving up the risk curve," says Simon Lister, independent financial adviser.on the Investing Reviews financial comparison site. "For the downpours at risk, it's a rout at the moment.
If high inflation levels persist longer than expected, the Bank may raise interest rates, which is good news for those who have money on deposit.
The opposite is true for borrowing. If you have a variable interest rate loan, an increase in the bank's base rate would increase your repayments. Fortunately, many people have gone for fixed rate mortgages, and the costs will stay the same even if the bank takes action.
And inflation reduces the the size of your debt in real terms. If this results in an increase in salary, then the amount you will have to repay each month will be less than your income than when you took out the loan for the first time.th time.
The interest rate on student loans is linked to inflation, so a high rate seems to be bad news for many with low income. university debts. The rate that matters is the RPI (Retail Price Index), which hit 4.8% in August, and students who started college from 2012 are expected to pay an interest rate of RPI. more 3.
The good news for them is that the rate is calculated based on the March figure, not September, when inflation is expected to increase further. The rate is also checked against the commercial personal loan rates and changed accordingly. It has been capped below RPI plus 3, and the government can step in if the RPI is still high.
Most workplaces do notDo not have to increase wages based on inflation, but this is often used in negotiations. Employers, who in some industries are already grappling with staff shortages, may need to increase wages to attract and retain workers who face higher living costs.
A number of benefits are linked to inflation, including the state pension. On the government suspended the “triple lockdown” of pensions this week last , but has committed to increasing pension payments in line with the CPI if September's figure is above 2.5%.
The September figure determines how much the elements of universal credit and other benefits will increase next April, its should therefore keep pace with rising costs. However, before that, the temporary £ 20 per week Some private pensions offer payments linked to inflation, so payments are expected to increase.


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The acquisition helps the world's second largest office furniture maker own capacities capable of providing furniture to nearly two lakh people in India's fast growing market.
BP Ergo, which started as a tiny manufacturing unit in the Dilip Piramal group flagship VIP Industries' factory premises in 1992, metamorphosed into one of India's largest office furniture maker, helped by the rising demand for moulded furniture as corporates shifted focus to ergonomically designed products. The company has plants in Nagpur in Maharashtra and Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh.
"By attracting investment from HNI, BP Ergo has broken the myth of Indian manufacturing losing its global edge," said Gita Piramal. Arpwood Capital, founded by Rajeev Gupta, former head of Carlyle India's buyout fund, advised Gita Piramal on the transaction.
HNI has opted for a direct-selling model, which seeks to dodge dependence on distributors by securing manufacturing facilities. "We entered the Chinese market in 2006 through the acquisition of a Hong Kong-based company. In the last six years, we have been bolstering our presence in China. India presents a similar picture in terms of size and opportunity," says Marco Molinari, executive vice-president, HNI Corporation. In choosing India, HNI has bypassed the traditional US MNC route of entering Asia after Europe and Latin America.
Foreign office-furniture players are present in the Indian market by importing products through distributors. BP Ergo followed the model of selling through a vast network of sales executives, said industry officials.
The entry of HNI to India in a big way symbolises the changing contours of the domestic office furniture market. Orgainsed office furniture market is at a tipping point with corporates making use of information technology to re-invent work stations. Efficiently designed work-stations, which can effectively manage voice, data and power, have caught the fancy of coprorates. "Orgainsed office furniture market is just 22-23% (of the total furniture market). This is poised to grow in a major way," said Gita Piramal. Office furniture market in India is pegged at about 5,000 crore.
BP Ergo's Harvard-educated CEO Vikram Sharma, who was brought in 18 months ago to restructure manufacturing systems and processes, will continue to manage the operations. The company employs 600 people. "BP Ergo has a powerful platform to attract and nurture talent," said Rajeev Gupta, former MD, Carlyle (India). Gupta advised BP Ergo on the transaction.
Gita Piramal, whose book 'Business Maharajas' gave a deep insight into the lives and times of Indian business moghuls, plans to pen a book on entrepreneurs. "I also want to do research on behavioural economics," says Dr Piramal.
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The popular free-to-play video game TOUKEN RANBU will receive an English release on February 23, 2021 by Johren, a PC gaming platform. Pre-registration is now open on the official launch webpage with rewards for incoming players.
The turn-based collectible card browser game was originally released in Japan in 2015 by Nitroplus and DMM Games.
The series has received a few anime adaptations including Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru in 2016 by Doga Kobo and Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu in 2017 by ufotable. It also received several stage plays adaptation and a live-action film adaptation in 2019 distributed by Toho and Universial Pictures.
The game is described as:
The year is 2205.
Revisionists seeking to change history have begun to attack the past. To prevent such threats, the Chronos Ministry has sent Saniwa to each age. Saniwa, with the power to arouse an objects’ hearts and emotions, could bestow powers to fight and wield themselves.
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The Fanafzar group, an Iranian game studio is taking it to the next level and introducing their already famous game series “Shadow Blade” on the next-gen gaming console PS4. This is the first time for any Iranian game studio to publish a game for consoles in history.
Fanafzar developed the first shadow blade for iOS users using the unity game engine 4 years ago. The game was a huge success and it was picked as the top app of the week on Apple’s app store. After iOS they published other versions of the game including the Andriod version on Google Play. After it went on to Amazon store, OUYA, Gamestick, FireTV, nVidia Shield and on GoogleTV.
The game developers also have a PC version which is available on Steam. On deciding to launch a console version, the team came to a conclusion to choose PS4 as their next destination of publish. The team went through a series of technical developments to transform the PC version to a console based version. The company announced that the latest version of the game Shadow Blade: Reload is available on PS4 as of May 31st, 2016.
Based on a report by ITmen, the company spent months in talks with Sony in order to get the official standards to publish the game on Sony’s PS4 console. “After finishing the design and development stage of Shadow blade, it took nearly 9 months to test the game and get the official approvals from Sony,” said Amirhossein Fasihi project manager of Shadow Blade to ITmen.
It also took the team 18 months to develop the PC version from the old mobile version which is now available on Steam. “We’ve spent a lot of energy to get proper media attention for our PC Steam edition, we are also going to do the same to advertise our PS4 version,” continued Fasihi.
The Iranian made Ninja action gamed is not only successful building a game with international level standards and quality, it has also a great affect in inspiring other local game developers in Iran to scale to the international level.


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Bathroom manufacturers Geberit & Twyford are exhibiting at Housing 2022 this month, which takes place from 28 – 30 June at Manchester Central.
Bathroom manufacturer, Twyford, part of the Geberit Group, is exhibiting at the 2022 CHIC conference this month, held at at Sixways Stadium.
Find the newly refurbished Geberit OnTour truck at this month’s InstallerSHOW. The event is set to be an immersive experience for visitors, with products to try, experts to grill and competitions to win.
Bette has added a new online product configurator to its website. This will make the planning of its baths, washbasins, shower trays and shower floors easy and accurate.
Bathroom manufacturer Geberit is exhibiting at the 2022 IHEEM Healthcare Estates conference and exhibition this month.
Bathroom manufacturer Geberit has won the Best Kitchen and Bathroom Product in this year’s Housebuilder Product Awards.
Bathroom manufacturer Geberit is sponsoring Michael Crees for the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship.
Geberit has launched an exciting new design competition, where three UK based architects will go head-to-head to be crowned the overall winner of ‘The Geberit Bathroom Design Challenge’.
Something of an iconic London building in the world of brutalist architecture, the semi-circular Frobisher Crescent located above London’s Barbican Centre makes quite an impact. It now features HIMACS products, as this article explains…


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Packaging industry in transition: material competence as the key to competitiveness
At FACHPACK, the consulting firm Horváth & Partners presented the results of a comprehensive industry study on the European packaging industry. It examined current trends and developments and how the industry can continue to grow despite the challenges it faces.
Horváth & Partners, an internationally active management consultancy firm with well over 1,000 employees, focuses on the packaging industry in German-speaking countries and especially in Austria. Its clients include large corporations as well as medium-sized businesses. Christoph Kopp is responsible for the Paper & Packaging division as an associate partner. At FACHPACK, he presented the results of an industry study on the European packaging industry, which his company published at the beginning of 2022. The study sheds light on developments in the industry, based on interviews with top managers from various packaging companies and quantitative data analysis by the company's research team. Unsurprisingly, sustainability was identified as a dominant theme. Against this background, according to Kopp, material competence in particular plays an important role in securing the competitiveness of packaging companies.
As the expert points out, the European packaging industry will continue to grow moderately – with annual growth of one to three percent, depending on the region and sector. Factors such as demographic change and e-commerce are contributing to growth, while material and packaging efficiency and packaging avoidance are driving sales down. "The industry has achieved good margins in recent years, but the room for manoeuvre is limited," says Kopp. However, digital transformation can lead to more efficient value creation processes and larger companies are able to achieve economies of scale, according to Kopp.
From Packaging Manufacturer to Material Manager
The managers interviewed perceived a strong market pressure on the topic of sustainability, especially coming from larger companies and corporations. Therefore, according to Kopp, manufacturers who are leaders in sustainability will probably also be the most successful in competition in the future. The consultancy sees differences between large corporations, which are already far advanced, medium-sized businesses, which are still grappling with the issue, and smaller companies, which are still determining their position.
According to Kopp, packaging companies should see themselves as suppliers in the value chain and how they ensure recourse to raw materials. "Given the circular economy, this means that packaging manufacturers need access to recycled material. This poses a challenge and advantages will exist for those who have access to waste and material resources," the consultant is convinced. Currently, many packaging companies are therefore tending to integrate more into the recycling processes and invest in recycling units." Since this decentralised business is very different from the traditional packaging business, it is not an easy task. The potential, however, is tempting and attracts packaging manufacturers as well as companies in the waste management and chemical industries.
With sustainability in mind, there are other effective levers for the packaging industry, says Kopp, including prevention and material efficiency. "When it comes to recycling, we think of two components: using recycled material for packaging and making the packaging itself recyclable. For certain applications, reusable is also an option," Kopp elaborates. This places completely new demands on packaging design. Because the products have to be designed in such a way that they can be returned to the cycle. While this is possible to a large extent with paper, there is still room for improvement with plastic. So relatively little of it actually comes back into the cycle and what does come back is often downgraded. The challenge, according to Kopp, is to get the appropriate recyclates at competitive prices and at the same time ensure sufficient quantities.
CO2 reduction is another key issue that emerged in the study. But the technologies currently available show limits to the effort, especially in energy-intensive processes such as paper manufacturing. "It is essential to look at the carbon footprint and protection through packaging together, as packaged products often have a higher carbon footprint than the packaging itself," says Kopp.
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For the future, the packaging expert from Austria predicted a stronger substitution of plastic by paper. Even now, he said, there is a higher growth in paper packaging compared to plastic packaging. Nevertheless, plastic packaging has a larger share overall, especially in flexible solutions. Moreover, not all plastic packaging can be replaced one-to-one by paper, e.g. due to barrier properties. "Demand for recycled paper is increasing, and growth and profitability are likely to converge over the next few years," says Kopp.
Another key driver of future growth is packaging functionality, which starts with design and extends to aspects such as return shipping options and convenience. However, growth in the packaging industry is being held back by the issue of material efficiency.
Finally, Kopp pointed to the challenges posed by the volatility and price increases of raw materials and energy. These cost increases affect materials such as steel, paper and plastics, with metal experiencing the greatest price fluctuations. "Due to current geopolitical unrest and economic developments, including the threat of recession and a period of high interest rates, we should expect these fluctuations in the coming months and years," the consultant noted. Companies should therefore not look at material price management in isolation, but treat it as an end-to-end issue. It is important to learn how to deal with changes and to involve all relevant players, such as purchasing, market intelligence, sales and production, in this process in order to develop a successful strategy, he said.


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Suppliers have taken the role of banks in the battered Greek economy, as the average time it takes clients to pay their suppliers has continued to grow in 2017 compared to 2016, according to research by credit insurance company Atradius.
Although suppliers are granting longer periods for the payment of invoices, the delay recorded after the deadline has also increased, taking the total average payment time to 111 days this year, against 95 days in 2016. It is noted that 2.5 percent of invoices’ value is never collected, which is almost twice the equivalent rate in Western Europe.
Data illustrate the extreme pressure created in the private economy by enterprises’ lack of liquidity as well as the limited efficiency of legislation concerning payment delays in transactions between businesses.
Atradius’s findings show that 52.1 percent of sales are conducted on credit: 60.6 percent of sales to domestic clients (down from 65 percent in 2016) and 43.7 percent of sales to clients abroad (against 48.3 percent last year). Despite this decline, it remains one of the highest rates in the European Union.


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Tag: Loreal sustainability
Yes, you read that right. L’Oreal alongside, LanzaTech (a carbon recycling company that was founded in New Zealand and based in Illinois with locations in China, India, and Europe) and Total (a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels, natural gas with a commitment to better energy ), is launching the world’s first sustainable packaging…
Looking to re-vamp your beauty kit? Well ASOS has just launched a sale across all L’Oréal brands, so you can stock up on your favourite skincare and makeup products for much less!
L’Oréal is ramping up its sustainability efforts through a program called “L’Oréal for the Future.”


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Pinsent Masons advises on Hong Kong listing of Noble House
Pinsent Masons has advised Quam Capital Limited, the listing sponsor, and the underwriters on the HK$70 million (£5.7 million) placing of shares and listing of Noble House (China) Holdings Limited on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Chinese based Noble House owns and operates a premium restaurant chain across several regions in China, including Shanghai and Beijing.
The Pinsent Masons team was led by Corporate Partner Kenneth Chong assisted by Senior Associate Sylvia Zee and Counsel Jackie Liu and Penny Li in the Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing offices.
Commenting on the deal, Kenneth said: “We are delighted to have assisted Noble House with the IPO. Pinsent Masons has been involved in a growing number of listings in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong market is increasingly receptive to small to mid-sized deals as a result of the challenging global economic environment and I expect that this trend will continue in 2012.”


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FRANKFURT, April 25 (Reuters) - German DIY retailer Praktiker said harsh winter weather led to widening quarterly losses but said it expected the coming months to make up for the downturn.
“We see that sales are now picking up as the temperatures rise,” Chief Executive Armin Burger said on Thursday.
Sales fell 10 percent to 570.1 million euros ($740.87 million) in the first quarter and the net loss from continuing operations widened to 117.9 million euros from 72.0 million a year earlier.
For the first quarter, analysts had expected a net loss of 108 million euros on sales of 592 million, according to a Reuters poll. ($1 = 0.7695 euros) (Reporting by Maria Sheahan; editing by Harro ten Wolde)


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Developer CD Projekt Red has issued an apology and offered a full refund to frustrated Cyberpunk 2077 players who are running into numerous issues with the console versions of the game. “We should have paid more attention to making it play better on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,” the company wrote in a statement posted to social media.
Ars Technica, like all other outlets receiving pre-release code, was only given access to a PC build of Cyberpunk 2077 before giving our opinion earlier this month. Those looking for impressions of the console versions had to wait until after the game launched publicly last Thursday.
At that point, those players would have encountered widespread player and critic complaints of game-breaking bugs, low-resolution graphics, and console crashes. While the PC version had its share of glitchiness, reports suggest the console versions are in much rougher shape. And while there aren’t native versions of Cyberpunk 2077 on the PlayStation 5 of Xbox Series S/X yet, reports suggest the last-generation console versions of the game play somewhat better when running in backward-compatibility mode on those next-generation systems.
In its note, CD Projekt Red explicitly apologized for “not showing the game on base last-gen console before it premiered and, in consequence, not allowing you to make a more informed decision about your purchase.” That comes just days after the developer trumpeted the fact that over 8 million players had pre-ordered the game, most long before any reviews were available, so make of that what you will.
CDPR has also promised to “fix bugs and crashes” through continuing updates, including “two large patches” scheduled for January and February of 2021. Between them, those two patches should “fix the most prominent problems gamers are facing on last-gen consoles” the company promised. “They won’t make the game on last-gen look like it’s running on a high-spec PC or next-gen console, but it will be closer to that experience than it is now.”
In the meantime, CDPR is encouraging customers who are not “satisfied with their purchase” and not willing to wait for updates to ask for a refund, either through a digital console storefront or a brick-and-mortar retailer, or by contacting [email protected] through December 21. That policy follows reports that Sony had already begun honoring refund requests for the PS4 version of the game, echoing a similar offer when the PS4 version of Anthem failed to live up to technical expectations last year.
Last week, CDPR also added an epilepsy warning to Cyberpunk 2077 after an early reviewer suffered a grand mal seizure while playing the game. The developer says it is exploring “a more permanent solution” to let players limit their potential exposure to epileptic triggers in the game.


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Iran’s trade with BRICS countries jumps
Trade in goods other than crude oil between Iran and BRICS nations increased last year, according to the latest data released by the country’s customs service.
Tehran’s trade with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa totalled nearly 48 million tons, with a value of more than $38 billion in the fiscal year 2022-2023, which represents a 14% increase in terms of value. The fiscal year in Iran begins on March 21 and ends on March 20 of the following year, coinciding with the Persian calendar year.
China remains Iran’s main trade partner among the BRICS nations, with trade reaching 35.5 million tons worth over $30 billion (up 37.41%). India comes second with trade up nearly 47%, and Russia is third (up 3.59%). Trade with Brazil declined in both weight and value. South Africa was Iran’s main trading partner on the African continent, with bilateral trade up by more than 23%, according to figures reported by the Tehran-based daily Financial Tribune.
The trade increase comes despite the “Maximum pressure” sanctions campaign announced by the US in 2018 over Tehran’s nuclear program. The US has also been pushing to seize more Iranian ships carrying crude, to prevent the country’s oil sales from rising.
Iran applied to join BRICS last year, with more than a dozen other nations having expressed interest in becoming part of the economic alliance. The bloc is working to develop a new currency to stop using the US dollar in trade. Deals have also been settled in the national currencies of the trading countries. According to a recent report by Bloomberg, BRICS is set to surpass the G7, the bloc of developed economies, in economic growth over the next five years.
This comes after Western sanctions effectively cut off Russia, a key member of the bloc, from the Western financial system and markets and made it practically impossible for the country to settle trade agreements in the US dollar and the euro.
Iran mainly exports crude oil and natural gas, which account for over 80% of the country’s export revenues. Among other exports are plastics, chemicals, iron and fruit. Imported goods include machinery, cereals, electrical and electronic equipment, and pharmaceutical products.
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Sweden's GDP slumped 8.6% in Q2, more sharply than its neighbors despite its no-lockdown policy
GDPfell 8.6% during the second quarter of the year, according to its statistics body.
- The fall is sharper than its neighbors —
Denmarkregistered a 7.4% fall, and Finlanda 3.2% fall. Statistics suggest Norwayalso fared better than Sweden.
- Sweden decided not to pursue a nationwide lockdown, unlike most European nation. The statistics show this did not help its economy.
- Sweden has also seen much more widespread death from COVID-19 than nearby nations — though much of Europe is again registering an increase in cases.
Sweden's GDP fell more than its
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Finland, Norway, and Denmark implemented lockdowns more in line with other nations, severely restricting the movement of people while closing schools and businesses.Experts say that the outcome of Sweden's strategy is best compared to these countries, given their similar demographics, culture, and political systems.
Earlier in the year, some commentators and protest groups in the US suggested that Sweden's example should be followed to protect jobs and the economy.However, authorities in Sweden have said consistently that this was not their rationale. Anders Tegnell, Sweden's chief epidemiologist and the architect of Sweden's plan, said that economic considerations were not a factor in avoiding a lockdown.
Instead, Tegnell said Sweden hoped to create a long-lasting approach that could be sustained far longer than a total lockdown.
Mikael Bask, an economist at Uppsala University told Business Insider last month that Sweden's economy was hurt by shorter store opening hours and reduced footfall, even though they stayed open.Income from tourism and exports also fell.
Beyond economic damage, the human cost in Sweden has also been worse than its neighbors.
Sweden's deaths are high
Sweden has now seen 5,776 deaths among its population of just over 10 million.Its death rate was once one of the world's highest, and is now still significantly higher than its neighbours: more than five times Denmark's, more than 11 times Norway's, and around 10 times Finland's.
The daily rate of new COVID-19 infections in Sweden has fallen dramatically from its peak, though per-capita it is still higher than in many other European countries.Norway, Finland Denmark are now starting to see a rise in cases, though they have been past their peak for much longer than Sweden now has been.
Tegnell told the UK's Observer newspaper on Sunday that he was still not sure what strategy is best, though he has defended Sweden's decision to stay on its path."It will be very difficult to to achieve any kind of really clear-cut answer as to what was right and what was wrong," he said. "I think we're talking years into the future before we can get any kind of consensus on how to deal with this in the best possible way."
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NorthPark Center announced on social media just before 3 p.m. Saturday that the shopping center will be closed for the remainder of the day because of residual smoke from an accidental fire.
The shopping center said the fire was about 1:30 p.m. in the Eataly construction space on level one of NorthPark Center. The shopping center was evacuated, and the Dallas Fire Department quickly extinguished the fire.
Retailers and restaurants with outdoor entrances remained open.
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Students from Sonepat’s World University of Design (WUD) showcased their designs at a fair to raise awareness of sustainable fashion. The show, called ”BULUGU Goes POP”, was conceptualized by the university fashion club. It took place on Saturday at DLF Avenue.
The young designers presented ready-made fashion concepts, themed around “peppy blues” and “boho denims”, according to a WUD press release.
The event aimed to welcome new opportunities for students and promote fashion choices in line with sustainability.
”Our students here have used this virtue to bring out the bigger picture – that it is important to understand that earth’s resources are finite and that we must become sustainable if we are to meet the huge demand for fashion clothing by world population .
”We are honored to be able to showcase the raw talents of our university at DLF Avenue, which is such an important fashion destination, and urge everyone to believe that fashion can be attractive despite being modest and unassuming,” said Sanjay Gupta, Vice Chancellor of the World University of Design.
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Freight broker and third party logistics provider (3PL) Nolan Transportation Group (NTG) has been acquired by Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm that bought out Nolan's previous owner, the Charlotte-based private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners.
Terms of the transaction, which closed today, were not disclosed.
Atlanta-based NTG will now operate as a sister company to Transportation Insight (TI), a non-asset-based provider of enterprise logistics and transportation brokerage services with headquarters in Hickory, N.C., that was also recently acquired by Gryphon. TI offers 3PL services including carrier sourcing, freight bill audit and payment services, transportation management system (TMS) applications, parcel technology platform (audit, engineering, advanced analytics), and business intelligence.
Both firms will retain their existing names and current management teams, while leveraging each others' services, Gryphon said. Together, TI and NTG will have gross revenues of approximately $3 billion per year, ranking them among the top three independent freight brokerages and the top two enterprise logistics providers in the U.S., said Gryphon.
That combination will allow both firms to strengthen their positions in the sector, TI Founder and Chairman Paul Thompson said in a release. "Logistics and supply chain management remains a highly fragmented industry, with demand growth being driven by increased outsourcing of the transportation function, growing complexity of the supply chain, continued growth in e-commerce, and increased customer expectations," Thompson said. "Larger outsourcing firms and brokerages will have a significant advantage as companies look to reduce costs and guarantee on-time deliveries."
Senior management at NTG, including Founder and Chairman Kevin Nolan and CEO Harold Baron, will retain a significant ownership position in the combined company going forward, Gryphon said. Those are similar terms to Gryphon's August acquisition of TI, which handed ownership stakes to Thompson and the TI management team.
NTG's freight brokerage services include multimodal offerings spanning truckload, expedited, less than truckload (LTL), drayage, and intermodal, serving more than 6,000 customers across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico with its proprietary FreightHawk software platform.
"NTG is a great example of why we believe the logistics space, and specifically the truck brokerage market, will continue to be a tremendous investment opportunity," said Jeff Kidd, a director with Harris Williams and Co., the Richmond, Va., investment bank that brokered the deal. "Secular tailwinds, strong economic growth, as well as the significant market fragmentation make the third party logistics space ripe for continued M&A activity."
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Agriculture plays a big part in football and all sports.
This Sunday is easily one of the biggest days for football. Millions of people tune in to watch the big game every year and this year will be no different as the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots face off in “Super Bowl 52.” Not only is this Sunday a big day for football, it’s also a big day for agriculture. From the footballs, to the food, to the playing surface, agriculture plays a big part of the game.
The footballs that are used in all NFL games are made in the United States from cow hides. Wilson Company, located in Ohio, is the provider of these footballs. The highest quality cowhides are chosen, sewn together, steamed, and laced specifically. Wilson has 120 employees who produce 4,000 footballs a day by hand. According to NFL rules, every ball that is used in an NFL game must be a Wilson.
Take a glimpse inside the Wilson factory:
How about all that food you eat before, after or during the big game? Yep, thank a farmer! The most common food eaten during the game and throughout the day is chicken wings. It’s estimated that more than 1 billion chicken wings were consumed during the 2012 game. That is more than 312 million chickens! Furthermore, it is estimated that 8 million pounds of popcorn, 28 million pounds of potato chips, and 53.5 million pounds of avocados will be consumed. To grow this food for the big game you would need over 222,000 football fields worth of farmland.
Have you ever wondered about the turf that is used? The turf grass that is used for games like these is carefully grown and cared for over the span of several months. A farmer dedicates his time to perfecting the sod in preparation. The turf has to be in perfect condition and is usually shipped to the stadium from several miles away.
Here’s a look of the turf grown for the San Fransisco 49ers a few years ago:
Without agriculture and farming, game day would be a very different experience for everyone – players and fans.


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Carbon-neutral site equipment: another step towards sustainable supply chains
As manufacturers across all industries look to their logistics partners to help deliver more sustainable services, our green equipment fleet initiative will help them reduce the impact of their outbound supply chains.
With regulators tightening up restrictions on emissions, particularly in the automotive sector, manufacturers are under growing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint to meet worldwide sustainability targets. While many are adopting electrification to deliver more sustainable products to the market, ensuring the sustainable distribution of these products is equally important, which is why we’re working on ways to reduce emissions across our operations.
Having successfully introduced a digital solution to help manage emissions across our ocean shipping services, we’re also looking at ways we can make our land-based operations more sustainable going forward.
We’re transitioning to electric units at our terminals and yards to help lower energy consumption, with our goal being to ensure all new terminal and yard equipment is carbon neutral by 2022. “As equipment reaches its end of life or contractual terms expire, we are poised to make the switch from internal combustion engine machines to electric ones,” says Alex Conjour, senior vice president for operational excellence, logistics services, Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
“Our customers are under tremendous pressure to manage not only their own direct carbon emissions, but also their Scope 3 emissions – the carbon emissions created by suppliers working on their behalf,” says Jon Spampinato, senior sustainability manager at Wallenius Wilhelmsen. “Offering carbon neutral logistics services to our customers means they can rest assured we are helping them satisfy their own regulatory, investor and customer expectations.”
Equally important in supporting this shift to carbon-neutral equipment is ensuring the right infrastructure is in place. With a more pressing replacement need at our equipment processing centres in the US, we’re focusing our efforts on these sites first. “In some of our operations, there will be minimal infrastructure upgrade requirements while others may require a more expensive facelift,” says Conjour. “We may have to explore some different work routines to accommodate charging depending on the site.”
Benefits of carbon-neutral solutions
Environmental benefits are not the only advantage of carbon-neutral terminal equipment. Electric machinery is less mechanically complex, making it easier to maintain, plus electric machines often have a longer lifespan.
Start-up costs can be a factor when implementing carbon-neutral terminal and yard equipment, but the systemic benefits far outweigh these. “Slashing the amount of carbon we produce has a positive impact on the environment and once a carbon pricing mechanism is in place, the true economic benefits of converting to electric will be even more measurable,” says Spampinato. “An electric fleet will help us to better manage the climate risks and impacts on our business and fulfil our purpose of delivering sustainable logistics for a world in motion.”
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New Zealand Food Safety have stopped a third North Island egg producer from selling eggs after tests found a strain of the potentially dangerous bacteria salmonella, RNZ reports. Salmonella can cause diarrhoea, vomiting and fever, and can be particularly serious for the elderly, frail, and pregnant women. Eggs that could be of concern are currently marketed under multiple brand names, and the ban on affected brands will stay in place until officials are sure the eggs are safe.
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With Shopee exit, Meesho sees ‘space’ to grow, focus on ‘monetisation’
The exit of Shopee — one of the fastest growing social commerce platforms in India — from the market is being viewed by its rivals as an opportunity to grow profitably. Softbank-backed Meesho is learnt to have told its employees that it is aiming to achieve profitability by December, as it expects a positive cash flow and unit economics.
During a call with employees last Friday, Meesho’s management is learnt to have told staff that “the recent exit of Shopee from the market can be attributed to the current tightening environment and gives us more space.” Shopee exited India late last month, less than six months after it launched in the country, citing “global market uncertainties”.
According to a source, the company has told its employees that going forward, it would have “relentless focus on monetisation” and discover newer ways to increase monetisation. The company will also prioritise improving its capital consumption.
According to Meesho’s annual financial statements, its expenses on IT services more than doubled in FY21 to Rs 89 crore from Rs 37.8 crore in FY20. In the same fiscal, the startup also wrote off loans it had given to vendors and suppliers worth Rs 7 crore. Meesho’s losses ballooned by more than 60 per cent to close to Rs 500 crore in FY21 from Rs 307 crore in FY20.
The Indian Express had earlier reported that Meesho, which has typically so far sold unbranded goods, was looking to partner smaller brands to start offering branded products on its platform. The company has also shifted its focus away from its initial reseller led model and has doubled down on selling directly to consumers, pitting it directly against companies like Amazon and Flipkart. It is learnt that more than 60 per cent of the firm’s transacting customers now come from its direct selling business.
As the company looks for newer streams of monetisation, one of the ways the company is looking to reduce its cash burn is by reducing internal costs. Meesho is learnt to have asked all its employees to practise financial prudence while using the firm’s resources. “Meesho has also asked employees to optimise existing costs by revisiting negotiations with vendors and finding areas of underutilisation,” another source said.
Meesho did not respond to a detailed questionnaire until publication. Flipkart’s social commerce platform Shopsy also did not respond to a query asking how it was looking at the exit of Shopee from India
Meesho is finalising a location and building a compliance framework for its public offering planned in the first half of 2023, as The Indian Express had earlier reported. The Facebook and Softbank-backed firm is contemplating choosing from either a public listing in India or a SPAC-listing in the US.
Management’s message to staff
— During a call with employees last Friday, Meesho’s management is learnt to have told employees that “the recent exit of Shopee from the market can be attributed to the current tightening environment…”
— As per a source, the company has told its employees that going forward, it would have “relentless focus on monetisation”


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Tropicana creates land of the rising orange
The PepsiCo brand spent last month in Inuvik, NT creating a series of doc-style spots, and will debut the community-oriented campaign to the rest of the country during Olympic Closing Ceremonies this weekend.
Tropicana believes it has strictly loyal fans who believe in a healthy morning routine, but until now, they weren’t really engaging with that audience, says Dale Hooper, VP marketing, PepsiCo Beverages Canada.
The ‘Brighter Mornings for Brighter Days’ campaign, launching March 1 and created by BBDO with media handled by OMD, uses footage from Inuvik, NT, a town that each year doesn’t see the sun for 31 days.
To coincide with the annual Sunrise festival, Tropicana raised a 36-foot-wide helium balloon on Jan. 9, in the dark mid-morning sky, which illuminated approximately the same amount of light provided by the sun. It then celebrated the rising of the real thing by delivering cartons of free OJ to locals, having breakfast with the mayor and the premier of the Northwest Territories.
The 30- and 60-second documentary-style TV spots about the beauty and benefits of the sun up north, will be unveiled during the Olympic pre-Closing Ceremonies, will at first the campaign the mass reach, digital and social media efforts will then pick up.
The campaign also features blogger commentary and behind-the-scenes video footage on the brand’s new Facebook page. The TV will pick up again with a sponsorship of Breakfast Television.
‘We didn’t just go to Florida and shoot an ad with a bunch of orange trees, we went somewhere and experienced something that was a little different,’ says Hooper.
Now it’s up to the media plan to transfer the authenticity factor of getting involved with Canadian heritage and make a connection with the rest of Canada,he adds.
‘This is probably our first and our most broad media effort on the Tropicana brand,’ Hooper tells MiC. ‘It’s very similar to what we did last year when we relaunched the Pepsi brand with a multimedia effort, not so TV-focused,’ says Hooper.


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While the Apple App Store is four times more profitable than Google Play, Android's revenue for apps has risen by 311 percent since January and 17.9 percent during the last month.
Comparatively, Apple's app revenue has increased by 12.9 percent this year, but decreased by 0.7 percent in the last month. iOS, however, boasts 10 percent more volume of global free apps downloaded when compared to Android.
That said, Google Play's growth stands at 48 percent during the last five months, while Apple settled for a 3.3 percent growth rate in the free app market.
"The gap between global revenue on iOS and Google Play is still there," said Bertrand Schmitt, App Annie CEO. "But the gap is shrinking every month, creating more opportunities for publishers to generate significant revenue growth in several countries on Google Play."
"Although, in the most recent month, growth has slowed considerably, and the question remains, can Google Play keep growing at a lightning pace?" the report added.
Since its inception, the Google Play store has, as of September, exceeded the 25 billion downloads millstone. Last month saw Google Play matching the same amount of iOS apps with 700,000 applications available for download.


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Cashing in on a brand name
Consumers in the Third World get third-rate treatment from the pharmaceutical industry, who sell them junk in the name of medicine. This includes formulations banned in the parent country of international giants. These companies have adopted a new technique: marketing new formulations under old brand names without informing consumers. These companies exploit people’s faith in brand names and the resistance to generic prescriptions. They also hide behind antiquated laws which do not ban the launch of new formulations using old brand names.
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The Coca-Cola Co. pledged to buy $2 billion worth of oranges from Florida groves as part of its support for the state’s largest planting in 25 years.
The Atlanta-based beverage giant teamed with Cutrale Citrus Juices and Peace River Citrus Products to support planting of 25,000 acres of orange trees. This will add more than 4,100 direct and indirect jobs to the state.
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), which owns Minute Maid, will procure all of the fruit produced by these trees over the next 20 years.
The company also run 26 facilities in Florida, employing 6,100 people. Over the last five years, Coca-Cola has invested more than $400 million in its operations throughout Florida.


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The native Mail app for iOS, one of the most commonly used apps by millions of iPhone owners around the world, contains a flaw that makes it vulnerable to attack by hackers, and has done so since 2012. Or so a security report published yesterday would have you believe.
The research term at
ZecOps (a San Francisco-based “cybersecurity automation company”) says the vulnerability “enables an attacker to remotely infect a device by sending emails that consume significant amount of memory”. This “resource exhaustion” is possible with normal-seeming emails – it is not dependent on the size of the email.
Most alarmingly, the firm insists that, on iOS 13 at least, it enables ‘zero-click’ attacks; merely opening the Mail app in the background is enough to trigger the infection. In iOS 12 you may have to click on the email, although even here this won’t be necessary if the hacker has control of the mail server.
ZecOps says the vulnerability has existed since iOS 6 in 2012. That such a significant flaw in such a widely used app could remain unpatched for so long seems scarcely believable, but this sort of thing is not unknown – the quantity of code on the average platform is so vast that companies often don’t spot a flaw until security researchers (hopefully) or hackers (hopefully not) spot it for them.
The usual practice in white-hat circles is to inform the company quietly and not disclose the flaw publicly until it’s fixed, so you don’t lay users open to attack by newly informed hackers. That’s only partly the case here: Apple has had time to issue a patch in the latest beta of iOS, but not in the public version. “If using a beta version is not possible,” ZecOps airily advises, “consider disabling Mail application and use Outlook or Gmail that are not vulnerable.”
Not everyone is convinced by the revelation, however. As
The Verge points out, ZecOps has not disclosed any evidence, ostensibly because of privacy concerns in some cases and in others because it believes emails have been remotely deleted by the attackers.
The firm does say, however, that a number of high-profile individuals have been successfully targeted by the attack. Among suspected targets it lists “Individuals from a Fortune 500 organisation in North America, an executive from a carrier in Japan, a VIP from Germany, MSSPs from Saudi Arabia and Israel, a journalist in Europe and an executive from a Swiss enterprise”. It seems reasonable that the researchers would not want to name these individuals, but it’s also not proof.
For advice on improving your device’s protection against attacks like this, read our roundup of
iPhone security tips. But if you’re worried about malware, try not to be; nine times out of ten it will be something else like a misbehaving app or website. We have a tutorial showing
How to remove a virus from an iPhone if the worst comes to the worst.
Apple has now responded to the discovery of the Mail security flaw – you can read about that here:
Apple: Vulnerability in iOS Mail is harmless.


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A Skitter is a derogatory term used to refer to people who do the least they can just so they can get by in life. An example of a skitter would be someone working just to get by in life.
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Having spent part of his childhood in India, Tiga was introduced to the party scene early, beginning his career as a teenaged DJ. Developing into a club owner and founder of his own label, Turbo Recordings , his influence has only continued to grow. Fifteen years after the 2001 release of his breakout single , an aggressively modernized update of Corey Hart’s 1984 synth-pop smash “Sunglasses At Night,” he has provided remixes for the xx and LCD Soundsystem, collaborated with Soulwax and... , and now, No Fantasy Required , released March 4. Tiga’s appearance on the covers of these records is hyper-polished: He’s smartly dressed, his hair is perfectly coiffed, his skin is porcelain-smooth.
Looking all spiffy in his gray suit and polished black shoes, his hands clasped below his waist, Bob Bonasia nonchalantly watches a splash of newcomers stream into Beth David Synagogue, their eyes a glitter for tonight’s entertainment. Then he bends his head to mumble something into a pinkie finger sized microphone on his sleeve. The world’s going to hell, but Bob’s as calm and alert as an alley cat on the prowl. A middle-aged guy with a paunch comes up to shake the security guard’s hand. something right out of the Sopranos. The guy disappears back into the crowd. I’m thinking we should put the skids on this interview until tomorrow, but Bob says he’s “good. ” “I’m taking this job seriously, you know.
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Cancer Research UK campaign supports removal of tobacco brands
Cancer Research UK has created a hard-hitting marketing campaign to highlight the impact of tobacco packaging on children, calling for all branding to be removed from packs.
The campaign, created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, shows a group of primary school children discussing what they find attractive about cigarette packets.
The children talk about the appealing quality of the images and colours and pictures, and why these elements would make them want to "play" with them.
It ends with the statement, "Unbranding cigarette packs wont stop everyone from smoking, but it will give millions of kids one less reason to start. Click to sign the petition at the answerisplain.org."
The campaign includes a YouTube video, which then calls for members of the public to sign a petition to ban branding on tobacco packaging, supported by a series of press ads.
The film coincides with Cancer Research's latest report that identifies young people and women as the key target groups for tobacco packaging.
It follows the announcement this month from health secretary Andrew Lansley that the Government wants tobacco companies to have "no business" in Britain.
The Government has since launched a consultation to discuss the effects of bringing in plain packaging regulations and whether it would drive down the appeal of tobacco.
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Videographers with our team are back shooting corporate events in Lawrence and around Kansas City. The COVID-19 pandemic had slowed many of the businesses we normally serve with commercial video production. That normal business activity has returned. And, after a difficult 2020 and 2021, our videographers near Kansas City are ready to hire and keep […]
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Video production company Matty D. Media is expanding into Pennsylvania and adding to its Kansas corporate videography team in the process. Matty D. Media will be pursuing corporate video projects in several Pennsylvania markets. Our video production company is now equipped to serve Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Scranton. Company owner Matt DeSarle lives in State College, […]
Matty D. Media announces a 6-month service plan for small businesses and local organizations to finish 2021 strong with tailored video production and content marketing. The 6-month plan blends video production, writing content for websites, and social media marketing. These video marketing plans stem from custom video production. Videos we produce are often repurposed for […]
Business clients should consider best practices for managing video editing requests in order to save time and impact audiences.
Why produce videos for your brand Producing relevant video content has never been more important. If your business considered investing in videos for 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic made it an easier choice for 2021. The pandemic sped up a lot of existing trends. More companies were forced to embrace virtual meetings. More business is happening […]
Matty D. Media, a video production company based in Lawrence Kansas, continues pivoting during COVID-19. Although based in Kansas, Matty D. Media has been producing for corporate clients around the United States during this pandemic. We produced a virtual graduation video for a vocational school in New York and developed a promo video with an […]
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By WSBTV.com News Staff
Local leaders say a new Publix grocery store could help transform Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood.
The grocery store will be built on Hank Aaron Drive across the street from Georgia State’s stadium, the former Turner Field.
Branch Properties announced this week that it purchased more than four acres for the project. The 50,000-square-foot grocery store will exhibit the traditional Publix layout, including a pharmacy and deli with indoor seating.
“We are thrilled to pass this milestone in our vision to bring the Summerhill neighborhood a much-needed, accessible retail destination with a quality grocery store option,” said Branch Chief Investment Officer Jesse Shannon. “Carter has continued to make significant investments in the community, and Branch is proud to be a partner in the ongoing story of the area.”
The Publix is expected to open in 2023.


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As Nifty and Sensex gave flat to negative returns in FY23, gold prices surged upwards with constant demand from investors, both retail and institutional. Experts believe that the fear of inflation and uncertainty in the global markets, are the primary reasons investors are flocking towards gold, which is considered a safe-haven asset. Furthermore, the continuous buying from central banks has also contributed to the surge in gold prices. The trend is expected to continue in the coming months as investors look for more stable and reliable investments amidst market uncertainty.
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A downstate snack maker is shuttering its brick-and-mortar store and moving to an e-commerce format.
Beer Nuts, a Bloomington-based company, has announced they are closing their factory store. The store was closed last March due to the pandemic, but Beer Nuts President Andy Shirk says reopening the store was not a possibility.
Over the years, there were satellite stores at College Hills in Normal, Eastland Mall in Bloomington and Northwoods Mall in Peoria. The snack company produces a broad range of snacks, including peanuts, cashews, and almonds, along with mixes and specialty nuts. Beer Nuts have produced a full line of branded products in Bloomington for more than 68-years. The snack maker sells products all across the Midwest.


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The entry-level Nokia 2.3 is the latest Nokia smartphone to receive its Android 10 updated.
Scheduled to get its update last month, the device’s update, along those of other Nokia smartphones, was delayed and pushed ahead after HMD Global was forced to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The update, which clocks in at 1.1GB, arrives with the March 2020 security patch and not the April one that the Nokia 8 Sirocco came with.
According to HMD Global, the update is already seeding in the so-called first wave markets – countries in Asia and Europe that usually get first dibs on updates.
As per the updated roadmap, we can expect similar Android 10 upgrades for the Nokia 3.1 Plus and Nokia 6.2 to drop anytime now.
Later on, the Nokia 5.1 Plus and the Nokia 1 Plus will follow. They will then be followed by the Nokia 1, Nokia 2.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 5.1.
Launched late last year at an event in Egypt and made available in Kenya a week later, the Nokia 2.3, is one of HMD Global’s newest devices in the market. As such, given the company’s track record with updates, it came as a surprise that it went to market with a dated version of Android, 9 Pie, thereby reducing, a bit, its expected life with updates as HMD Global guarantees up to 2 major software updates and 3 years of security updates.


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Farfetch swoop on luxury fashion retailer Net-A-Porter to be probed by the competition watchdog
Probe: The CMA is investigating Farfetch’s deal to buy a stake in Yoox Net-A-Porter
Regulators are probing a tie up between two online retailers that would create a one-stop marketplace for luxury goods.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Farfetch’s deal to buy a stake in Yoox Net-A-Porter, owned by Swiss luxury group Richemont.
Richemont, whose brands include Cartier and Montblanc, sold 51 per cent of Yoox to London rival Farfetch and businessman Mohamed Alabbar, who is from Dubai, in August.
As part of the deal Richemont secured a stake of around 13 per cent in Farfetch.
Richemont has been pushing since 2015 for a ‘neutral’ online marketplace for luxury brands.
The deal paved the way for its creation. But it will need approval from the CMA, which is investigating whether it amounts to a merger


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No new cheer for small business sector this holiday season
Economist says business owners can’t afford to think too far into the future right now, especially with new restrictions on business activities.
Small business 12-month outlook holds at 59.2 on CFIB index
Three-month Business Barometer outlook considerably more pessimistic at 39.7 over the year-long outlook.
Small business confidence flat in May: CFIB
Thirty-nine per cent of reporting manufacturing firms identified business health as bad.
Small businesses more optimistic in April: CFIB
Only 5% foresee adding on full-time staff in the next three months, 63% say they will have to cut back.
Small business optimism is weak in January: CFIB
Businesses across Canada are moderating their expectations for the year ahead.
Small business confidence rises, but behind 2018 levels: CFIB
Manufacturing was down 1.5 points from a 58 in December.


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Kwesé iflix, the joint venture of Econet Media, Africa’s leading pan-regional media company and broadcast network, and iflix, the leading entertainment service for emerging markets, has announced the launch of its premier digital entertainment platform in Nigeria with leading customer-friendly telecom company, 9mobile.
The all new Kwesé iflix service offers users the ultimate entertainment experience, featuring Kwesé’s extraordinary content offering including live coverage of the world’s most elite sporting competitions, including the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia – and much more on Kwesé iflix’s platform with international, regional and local content programs curated especially for African audiences, to stream or download.
With thousands of programs available, Kwesé iflix’s vast library includes international first-run exclusive shows, award-winning TV series and blockbuster movies such as, Hot Ones, Saints & Sinners, Riviera, Grand Prince, Broken, Britannia, Tin Star, Being Mary Jane, Younger, Action Man, Freakish, Family Time and Luther; as well as popular local and regional content such as Jenifa’s Diary, V Republic, Dear Mother; faith-based titles such as Enjoying Everyday Life with Joyce Meyer and Hal TV programs - children’s programs and lifestyle content.
The service also offers Nigerians quality content they can watch for free, including short-form drama series, first episodes of TV shows, and live broadcast of local free-to-air TV stations, such as NTA & Kwesé Free Sports, as well as CNN, Revolt, Viceland, Cartoon Network and much more.
Kwesé iflix understands that flexibility and the freedom to choose is essential and so in addition to the freemium tier, Kwesé iflix has also introduced ‘sachet pricing’ which means that customers decide how much they want to spend and how long they want to enjoy the services: one day, three days, seven days, 30 days; giving the consumer the power to choose.
Announcing the launch of the service, Kwesé iflix CEO, Mayur Patel, said, “A marriage between Africa’s leading media providers, Kwesé and iflix, the Kwesé iflix app offers customers the best in entertainment, anytime and anywhere. Created for the mobile generation, consumers now have unlimited access to all their favourite sports and shows in a way which suits their lifestyle – on-the-go and on their terms. We are excited to be working with 9mobile to deliver our content into the hands of even more Nigerians.”
Leveraging 9mobile’s data network, subscribers will be able to stream Kwesé iflix’s programming seamlessly on their connected devices through innovative data bundles, which will be available to 9mobile customers.
Commenting on the partnership, director, consumer segment, 9mobile, Adeolu Dairo, said the telecom company is delighted with this partnership.
“Football and entertainment are like Siamese twins, they are passion points amongst Nigerians. As an innovative and customer-centric telecom operator, 9mobile is always on the lookout for ground-breaking ways to enrich the lives of our teeming customers and Nigerians as a whole.
“Therefore, we are excited at the ample opportunity this collaboration with Kwesé iflix affords us to increase our investment in bolstering the growth of football and the bourgeoning Nigerian entertainment industry in a way never seen before.
iflix co-founder and group CEO, Mark Britt, added, “This is a monumental milestone for iflix. Together with Econet Media, we have created a platform specifically for users in Africa, that makes every match of the World Cup available to users across the country on any smart phone of their choice.”
“We cannot ignore the growth of streaming services across the African continent especially with the spike in mobile and internet penetration numbers. We do not only have to stay ahead of the trends but ensure we become the best provider of these services in the market,” said Joseph Hundah, president and CEO Econet Media.


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PETA ‘Kittenmonger’ Shocks Folkestone Residents
Would you eat a kitten fillet? Ahead of World Day for the End of Speciesism, a PETA “kittenmonger” was spotted competing with the regular fishmongers at Folkestone’s Fish Market in a push to challenge speciesism and encourage locals to see fish as intelligent, feeling individuals.
The passers-by were shocked to see mock kitten fillets on trays of ice being “sold” at two for £5, along with “fresh local Siamese” for £8 a kilo and “whole boiled tabbies” for £6 each.
If You Wouldn’t Eat a Kitten, Don’t Eat a Fish
Fish are as playful, inquisitive, and sensitive to pain as the cats who share our homes. They exchange knowledge and have long memories as well as cultural traditions.
However, they’re impaled, crushed, suffocated, or cut open and gutted by the billion – often while they’re completely conscious – for food.
More fish are killed for food each year than all other animals combined.
In addition, 38 million tonnes of other aquatic animals are unintentionally caught annually as the fishing industry aims to satisfy consumer demand.
This is the result of speciesism – the belief that the differences between humans and other animals warrant torturing, killing, and eating those of other species.
‘Sea’ Things Differently
Earlier this week, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled in PETA’s favour after complaints were received about the group’s “Sea Things in a Different Light” ad, also featuring a “kittenmonger”, which caused a stir in Grimsby.
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The advert’s message is irrefutable: when it comes to suffering, there is no difference between a fish, a cat, or any other animal.
There’s Plenty More Vegan Fish in the Sea
Leave all animals off your plate, whether they have fur or fins. These guides contain recommendations for restaurants and products that’ll give you a taste of the sea without harming anyone in it:
This World Day for the End of Speciesism, take our pledge and commit to rejecting anything that causes harm to fish and other animals:


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Economists say undershooting inflation is the biggest risk to monetary policy and Stephen Poloz gets his first scorecard today. National Post.
GTA home sales are down, but may be more short-term bump than long-term correction. Toronto Real Estate Board says sales were down 39.3 per cent year over year in the first 14 days of July.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ordered a major aquaculture projected proposed for Placentia Bay to undergo an environmental assessment after the provincial government earlier gave it the go ahead without one.
Streaming video service DAZN is set to launch in Canada and will offer subscribers the ability to watch every NFL game this coming season without the need of a television subscription.
More than two hundred jobs will be lost as FedEx closes its Canadian chain of retail printing and shipping outlets. There are 24 FedEx locations across Canada, including one on University Avenue West in Waterloo.


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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Retailigence (www.retailigence.com), the leading Online-to-Offline (O2O) Local Marketing and Commerce Platform company, today announced that Jeremy Geiger, CEO and founder of Retailigence, will be speaking at BIA Kelsey’s Leading in Local Conference in Boston.
Geiger will discuss how the convergence of mobile technologies and product-inventory data innovations has now made it possible for brands to not only market their products to consumers anytime and anywhere, but also provide shoppers with product availability at the nearest retail locations. The result is the ability for brands and retailers to increase in-store sales with online-to-offline (O2O) marketing strategies.
Retailigence’s preeminent open O2O platform has proven to substantially enhance marketing and commerce performance for brands and retailers compared to traditional digital marketing approaches. O2O refers to any and all activity that originates online yet eventually results in a shopper going to a physical store. Forrester Research predicts that by 2016 more than half of the $3.5T spent in US retail offline will be influenced by the web. (Forrester’s US Cross-Channel Retail Forecast, 2011 To 2016.) The goal of capturing consumer spending offline is a windfall for local media. According to BIA/Kelsey advertiser research, retailers spent over $25 billion in 2012 with local media advertising outlets to bring shoppers into their brick and mortar and online stores (BIA/Kelsey U.S. Local Media Forecast (2012-2017.)
“According to the US Census data, 75 percent of consumer spending occurs within 15 miles of the average American’s front door,” said Jeremy Geiger, CEO of Retailigence. “I’ll be providing real-world examples of how brands and retailers can increase their share of local sales revenue using O2O marketing strategies and technology solutions.”
Who: Jeremy Geiger, CEO of Retailigence
Leading in Local Conference, March 18th– 20th, Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
Geiger will speak at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 18th
Jeremy Geiger will be available for press interviews. For media inquiries, please contact: Tom Francoeur by email at email@example.com, or by phone at 617-474-1405.
Retailigence is an Online-to-Offline (O2O) local marketing and commerce platform that utilizes brick-and-mortar inventory data obtained directly from retailers to turn online consumers into offline shoppers. Serving both retailers and brands, Retailigence distributes local store inventory-based advertising via its own network of location-based application partners, mobile ad networks, mobile ad exchanges, search providers and social networks. The result is an increase in both top-of-funnel awareness and bottom-of-funnel sales for brands, new products and retailers. Retailigence is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Motorola Solutions, Quest Venture Partners, Telenav, OPT and other leading investors. For more information, visit http://www.retailigence.com and follow us on Twitter at @retailigence.


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Vancouver, British Columbia artist Douglas Coupland is visiting Simons department stores across Canada, scanning and 3-D printing customer volunteers for an art project that will be unveiled in 2019. The project will be shown in conjunction with the opening of a new Simons location in Yorktown, Ontario. Commissioned by Peter Simons, CEO of the Canadian chain of department stores, the work intends to emphasize the chain’s ongoing support of the arts.
Titled 3DCanada, Coupland’s project will be a collection of miniature busts of the individuals who are scanned during his tour. He plans to scan around 1,200 people in total over the course of his tour. Each finished bust will be roughly five centimeters in height, and the artist plans to apply gold leaf to the white plastic in the final piece. Coupland’s idea for the project began when he purchased his own 3-D printer and began offering personalized busts to house guests.
The artist is known for his work with technology and speculative futures, having achieving wide-spread recognition for his 1991 novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture. Waxing existential on the subject of the 3-D printed objects, Coupland notes that the idea of 3-D printing seems to hang between the 2nd and 3rd dimensions. Each bust is effectively a mirror that can be viewed from all angles.
Coupland plans on continuing his tour until 2017, visiting a total of six Simons locations. His visits will take place on Saturdays during regular business hours, allowing roughly 100 people per visit the opportunity to be scanned. The scans are free and each volunteer will receive a bust which will be ready for pick-up the following week. The next two scanning sessions will take place at Simons locations in Vancouver, BC and Mississauga, Ontario.


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Chinese fisheries group Pingtan Marine Enterprise wants to “expand downstream” by selling fish products directly to “end markets” following a CNY400m (US$64m) investment from China Agriculture Industry Development Fund Co.
Upon the closing and funding of this strategic investment, Pingtan will own 92% of its lone subsidiary, Pingtan Fishing. China Agriculture will become the owner of 8% of Pingtan Fishing.
The company said the cash would be used to buy additional fishing vessels and open a processing plant. “This is an important step in our company’s development, and we will continue to remain focused on growing Pingtan and executing on each of our strategic objectives. This includes the expansion and renewal of our fleet, and also achieving our goal of becoming a vertically integrated seafood provider,” chairman and CEO Xinrong Zhuo said.


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Asian stocks ended Tuesday’s session lower as Omicron worries persisted and investors looked ahead to a
Major Chinese manufacturing province
Japanese shares ended notably lower on Omicron concerns and expectations of a possible decision at the Fed meeting to accelerate its stimulus tapering plans.
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Australian markets recovered from an early slide to end on a flat note as miners and banks gained ground, offsetting sharp losses in the retail sector.
Financial payment service Kakao Pay lost more than 6 percent and electric car battery maker
The Dow and the S&P 500 dropped around 0.9 percent each, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.4 percent.