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Nissan and Dodge Race Pass Online Competition, While Luxury Automobiles Rev-Up Offline Conversations
Engagement Labs Ranks the Top U.S. Automotive Brands Based on Social Media Performance and Word of Mouth Conversations TORONTO, ON – March 3, 2016 – Technology and data company Engagement Labs, released its rankings on the top U.S. Automotive brands both on social media and through word of mouth (WOM) conversations. The data consists of Engagement Labs’ proprietary eValue social media measurement tool and TalkTrack®, the leading measurement source of word of mouth conversations from the Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs company. “In a competitive field such as the automotive industry, brands have a tough time standing out. While social media provides an excellent avenue to differentiate one’s brand from the competition, it’s just as important for brands to understand the power of its offline conversation impact,” stated Bryan
Alamo Rent A Car and Budget Car Rental Drive Online Conversations While Enterprise Rent-A-Car Accelerates Offline WOM
Engagement Labs Announces Rankings of the Top U.S. Car Rental Companies Based on Social Media Performance and Word of Mouth Conversations TORONTO, ON – March 17, 2016 – Technology and data company Engagement Labs, released rankings on the top U.S. car rental companies both on social media and through word of mouth (WOM) conversations. The data consists of Engagement Labs’ proprietary eValue social media measurement tool and TalkTrack®, the leading measurement source of word of mouth conversations from the Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs company. “With car rental companies so heavily reliant on consumer online research and reviews, response strategies are vital for their online success. Social media channels act as a go-to-source for customers to voice their opinions and concerns, thus how these brands respond to these inquiries
Teenagers’ Conversations About Cars Declined 27 Percent Over the Last Six Years, According to Research by Keller Fay Group TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – January 25, 2016) – Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL) company, in partnership with Morpace, Inc. a full-service marketing research and consulting firm, today released word of mouth (WOM) research that found teenagers, between the ages 13-17, are talking far less often about car brands than teenagers six years ago. The results of the study potentially signal a major change for the automobile industry and the broader automotive culture. 2016 ranks the first year when those born at the beginning of the 21st century will have the opportunity to get their driver’s license. According to Keller Fay’s WOM research, there was a 27 percent decline within
Keller Fay Group to Provide Word of Mouth Advocacy and Influencer Marketing Solutions to the Automotive Sector TORONTO, ON. – December 1, 2015 – In an increasingly crowded automotive marketing landscape, brands need to align themselves in the hearts and minds of its consumers to make an impact. Therefore, Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs (TSXV: EL) company, today announced a strategic partnership with Morpace, a leading market research and consulting firm, to offer word of mouth (WOM) advocacy and influencer marketing research and consulting services to the automotive sector in order to provide the automotive marketing industry with data and insights to drive sales. “The automotive marketing landscape is increasingly cluttered, and to stand out and thrive, automotive brands need to tap the power of customer advocacy. This type of
Photo of Volkswagen Golf: Wikimedia, CC by SA By Mario da Cruz, vice president, Keller Fay Group Volkswagen’s reputation is threatened but other brands have been there and recovered. Toyota’s crisis of 2010 comes to mind as the most relevant comparison. Keller Fay Group’s analysis of Toyota’s crisis reveals strategies for recovery, but VW’s comeback may be more challenging. Millions of Toyota cars were susceptible to sticking gas pedals that allegedly caused some drivers to accelerate out of control into accidents. This led to a massive public relations crisis. At first, Toyota’s executives were slow and clumsy in handling the crisis, but the company rose to the challenge and mostly recovered its reputation in a couple of years. As described in The Face-to-Face Book (Ed Keller & Brad Fay, 2013), Toyota’s recovery benefitted
Corvette, BMW and Tesla Motors Speed into the Fast Lane of Brand Conversations both Online and Offline
Engagement Labs Releases ‘Total Social’ rankings to measure performance of online and offline conversations for the top performing car brands in the U.S. TORONTO, ON. – October, 7 2015 – Technology and data company Engagement Labs(TSXV:EL), creator of eValue Analytics™ and owner of Keller Fay’s TalkTrack®, today released rankings on the Top Automotive brands in the U.S., on social media and through offline, word of mouth conversations. Rankings of the Top Ten Automotive Brands on Facebook and Twitter in the U.S. Source: Engagement Labs eValueTM U.S. 2015 rankings of automotive brands on social media Rankings of the Top Ten Automotive Brands based on offline word of mouth data. Source: Talk Track ® U.S. 2015 rankings of automotive brands word of mouth conversation offline “Today, both word of mouth conversation and social
This is the final in a series of posts sharing Keller Fay TalkTrack® analysis on word of mouth in the automotive industry. The information shared below is from a comprehensive two-year study of nearly 100,000 brand-related conversations Americans have had offline and online about cars. We’ve covered lots of territory in the past month sharing word of mouth insights into the Automotive industry. First, we learned the more talkable a brand is, the greater its market share. Next, we learned 35% of Americans have at least one brand-related conversation about cars every day. And, we learned how the recent automobile industry crisis impacted people’s conversations about cars. Today, we’re sharing quick hit insights about specific car brands from a recent Keller Fay TalkTrack® report. Ford is the most talked about
This is the third in a series of posts sharing Keller Fay TalkTrack® analysis on word of mouth in the automotive industry. The information shared below is from a comprehensive two-year Keller Fay study of nearly 100,000 brand-related conversations Americans have had offline and online about cars. The headlines beginning in 2008 were disastrous for the automobile industry. Sales of new cars in America plummeted 31.9% in October 2008 compared to the same month in 2007. In January 2009, the US Government loaned $24.9 billion to America’s biggest car companies. Chrysler filed for bankruptcy in April 2009. General Motors filed for bankruptcy in June 2009. And in January 2010, Toyota recalled 2.3 million cars to repair malfunctioning gas pedals. Keller Fay, through its ongoing TalkTrack® study, has been measuring and
This is the second in a series of posts sharing Keller Fay TalkTrack® analysis on word of mouth in the automotive industry. The information shared below is from a comprehensive two-year study of nearly 100,000 brand-related conversations Americans have had offline and online about cars. Did you know . . . 35% of Americans have at least one brand-related conversation about cars every day. Of course you did, you read the first post in this series. Seriously, according to Keller Fay research, Americans have over 42 BILLION conversations about the automotive industry every year. Did you know . . . almost 50% of all conversations Americans have about the automotive category involve four specific brands: Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, and Honda. There is definitely a long tail distribution effect with these
The beleaguered automotive industry is revving up its sales engine. Chrysler, Ford, Honda, and Nissan have all recently reported year-over-year sales increases of more than 15%. That’s remarkable news given the still sluggish U.S. economy. There’s much to talk about with the automotive industry from these strong sales figures to the still top-of-mind government bailout of the industry to the introduction of innovative hybrid cars to fallout from Toyota’s quality concerns stemming from recent recalls. Keller Fay recently pulled together a comprehensive analysis of nearly 100,000 word-of-mouth (WOM) offline as well as online conversations Americans have had from September 2008 through August 2010. This two-year study covers the auto industry crisis and Keller Fay’s findings detail the polarity of brand-specific conversations as well as the credibility differences between WOM about
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A test has been developed to help growers identify in their fields potato crops that will not store as long as others--a breakthrough that may result in fewer crop losses.
For potato growers, a good harvest doesn't automatically mean a good year. Every year, about 8 to 9 percent of the crop goes bad sitting in storage lockers while waiting to go to a chip or fry factory.
In an effort to curb this type of loss, University of Wisconsin researcher Zahi Atallah has developed a test to allow growers to better separate potatoes fit for long-term storage from those that are not.
The test, which will be offered through a Wisconsin company specializing in plant disease diagnostics, involves collecting healthy-looking tubers from the field before harvest, cleaning and juicing them, and then extracting their genetic material.
Using a technique known as polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, a technician can look at the DNA contained in each sample and detect foreign microbial agents that cause storage losses, including late blight, pink rot and fusarium.
The results will tell growers, on a field-by-field basis, which potatoes have high levels of these microbes.
"Instead of storing the good with the bad, now growers can do triage," Atallah says.
The potatoes that have a high risk of spoiling in storage can be sent for processing immediately or stored for a short amount of time. The ones that look good, on the other hand, can be put into long-term storage.

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text: The cannabis business in the US continues to be the “Wild Wild West” for those operating in this space. As an example, the last few weeks have been hit with a flurry of activity – both regulatory and litigious – focused on CBD in foods. In late November, FDA issued warning letters to 15 companies for illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the FD&C Act. In its announcement on the warnings, FDA said the warning were for marketing CBD products in interstate commerce through product webpages, online stores and social media including ways to use them to treat diseases or for other therapeutic uses for humans and/or animals; for marketing CBD products as dietary supplements; and for adding CBD to human and animal foods. Soon after the issuance of FDA’s announcement, the litigation began – and has continued to grow since. It started with class-action suits against two major CBD companies in California and has hit at least six altogether. As explained in a release from Perkins Cole law firm, lawsuits allege that “CBD-containing products are mislabeled and falsely advertised in violation of state law.” Allegations against at least one of the companies focuses on its illegal marketing of products as dietary supplements, stating that they would not have purchased the products or would not have paid as much “had they known the truth about the mislabeled and falsely advertised products.” But perhaps the most notable statement in FDA’s announcement was that it “cannot conclude that CBD is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) among qualified experts for its use in human or animal food.” It is a statement that is causing quite a stir in the industry, but seems to be a bit disconcerting as, in the same announcement, the agency said it is continuing to “explore potential pathways for various types of CBD products to be lawfully marketed.” Following all that, FDA issued a consumer update on December 6, noting that while it has approved one cannabis-derived and three cannabis-related drug products, it “has not approved a marketing application for cannabis for the treatment of any disease or condition and thus has not determined that cannabis is safe and effective for any particular disease or condition.” In the Q&A section of the consumer update, FDA also spelled out its process of approval, noting that it relies on applicants and scientific investigators to conduct research, with the study of cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds in clinical trial settings needed to assess the safety and effectiveness of these substances for the treatment of any disease or condition. With FDA’s role, as laid out in the FD&C Act, being to review data submitted in an application for approval to ensure that the drug product meets the statutory standards for approval, the agency said it will “continue to facilitate the work of companies interested in appropriately bringing safe, effective, and quality products to market.” But – and it’s a big but – even while working to further clarify its regulatory approach, FDA said it will continue to monitor the marketplace and take action as needed against companies that violate the law in ways that raise public health concerns. This is, at least in part, because there remain concerns that consumers think that the CBD products on the market have been evaluated by FDA and determined to be safe; and questions regarding CBD’s safety – including reports of products containing contaminants, such as pesticides and heavy metals; and data gaps about CBD toxicity, FDA said. Today one constantly sees advertisements for CBD for sale, and you all know CBD is legal at the state level in almost every state in the US. But, it is not legal in the eyes of FDA. So what does all this mean? The real danger zone is if a company makes claims about CBD that could result in a consumer not seeking medical advice for the treatment or prevention of a disease. But with consumers jumping on the warning letter announcements and filing class action suits, it goes even beyond that. Those who manufacture CBD products – or are considering adding CBD products to their line – need to take a hard look at what they are producing, and navigate the increasingly difficult space of what FDA considers legal and what states consider legal. You need to stay current on FDA regulation, guidance, and announcements, not only to protect from warning letters and recalls but to keep your company out of court as the defendant in a class action suit. TAG has CBD and hemp experts who can take a look at your products and operations to help ensure you remain in compliance with federal, state, and local regulation. For more information, visit www. https://www.hashTAG.global/.


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Tesla delivers a whopping 97,000 electric cars in the third quarter
Tesla delivers a record 97,000 electric cars in the third quarter of 2019
Tesla has announced this week that it has delivered a record with almost 97,000 electric cars in the third quarter which is almost a two per cent increase over the previous period.
The autonomous EV company said that it has produced 96,155 cars which shows steady improvement over several previous periods.
Comparing production numbers year on year, Tesla produced 86,555 vehicles in the fourth quarter last year in 2018 and then had a falling off in numbers in January this year when numbers dropped to 77,100 in the first period of the year.
The production number increased again in the second quarter of 2019 with 87,048 vehicles produced and industry analysts expected Tesla to manufacture and deliver 99,000 cars during the third quarter.
Tesla is certainly showing its ability to ramp up production to higher levels but these increases still do not meet the high targets that Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has looked for. Musk has said in a leaked email that the company could produce 100,000 vehicles in the third quarter.
Tesla received record orders in the third quarter and so it is in a good place going into the fourth quarter with an increase in its order backlog.


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Auto buyer interests shifting, used vehicle prices rising
Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 12:11:33 PM
Making the choice about how to spend automotive financing could be a tough call. There are a number of options out there - from new to used, small compacts to big pickup trucks - but it appears that more people are turning toward alternative fuel vehicles, while prices for used options are on the way up.
Buyer sentiment has shifted, according to Jonathan Banks, executive automotive analyst for the National Automobile Dealers Association Used Car Guide.
"Historically speaking, reliability and unexpected repair cost concerns meant that vehicles over five years of age took a back seat to their younger, in-warranty counterparts in terms of demand," said Banks. "However, rapid advances in dependability over the past decade have changed consumer attitudes towards purchasing older vehicles."
Prices on used vehicles are expected to increase, according to a recent report from the NADA. Cars and light trucks between four and 10 years old might see prices jump up at least 0.5 percent compared to 2012.
Additionally, buyers are spending auto financing more on other options, such as diesel and hybrid vehicles. Data from HybridCars.com and Baum and Associates found that diesels had a 41.8 percent yearly sales increase in August, while hybrids saw an uptick of more than 38 percent.


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The Hispanic population is the fastest-growing group in the United States, accounting for 56.6 million of the U.S. population, as of 2015. Hispanics are projected to comprise nearly one-third of the nation’s population by 2060, as researched by the United States Census Bureau. When it comes to buying power, the Hispanic market is a notable force. According to consumer-insights agency Nielsen, U.S.-based Hispanics commanded $1.3 trillion in buying power in 2015 and are expected to reach $1.7 trillion by 2020. As a recent Nielsen article entitled, “Hispanics Transforming the Consumer Landscape,” put it, “If U.S. Hispanics were their own country, they would have the 14th largest economy in the world.” For the beauty industry, this means that Hispanic consumer beauty trends and buying influences should be an integral part of any retailing strategy. After all, Hispanic consumers spent $27.7 billion on beauty products in 2014, according to Liz Sanderson, vice president of strategy and insights for Univision Communications, which specializes in the Hispanic market. Sanderson adds that a 34-percent growth in this spend is expected over the next five years, versus 17 percent for non-Hispanics.
Hispanic-American consumers are a diverse group, representing numerous Spanish-speaking countries, ranging from Puerto Rico and Cuba to Guatemala, Mexico, Argentina and more. As a result, one of the first things a beauty retailer must do to serve this burgeoning group is to offer beauty products that appeal to the culture of the distinct countries of origin and ancestry of its particular Hispanic beauty customers.
Eddie Jhin, president of Jinny Beauty Supply, recommends that retailers offer the “best mix possible” to support the diversity within the Hispanic population. “It is necessary [that you] identify the Hispanic consumers that shop in [your store],” says Jhin. “Hispanics differ. They come from different countries, cultures and traditions. They are constantly looking for products—either those that come from their country of origin or products that are made here in the United States, but [that] are understandable for them, suit their needs, can be related to and/or have brand recognition.”
Although diverse, experts have found some commonalities among Hispanic consumers when it comes to beauty product preferences. One commonality experts agree on is the strong tradition of beauty that exists within Hispanic culture. Beauty is a major part of the Hispanic cultural experience—a factor that is underscored by the continued growth in beauty sales among American Hispanics, even as it faltered among non-Hispanics, in recent years, according to the Nielsen article: “Hispanic Consumers Are the Foundation for Beauty Category Sales.”
“Hispanics have a strong culture of beauty. Personal appearance is essential for Latinos, both women and men. In fact, seven of Hispanics’ Top 10 non-edible categories come from cosmetics, health, beauty departments, fragrances, hair care and men’s toiletries,” says Monica Gil, senior vice president of multicultural growth and strategy at Nielsen. “For many consumers, beauty products are considered discretionary expenditures. While sales have declined overall across several categories in recent years, on the contrary, these same categories grew within Hispanic households (cosmetics, hair care, personal-care appliances and shaving needs).” Gil adds that “across total beauty care, Hispanics spend on average 34 percent more than the general population.” That’s a number that beauty retailers can’t afford to ignore.
“Across total beauty care, Hispanics spend on average 34 percent more than the general population.”
—Monica Gil, Nielsen
Hispanic consumers may spend $46 versus $30 (non-Hispanics) on cosmetics, $44 versus $31 (non-Hispanics) on skin care and $47 versus $29 (non-Hispanics) on hair care each month, says Sanderson. She adds that Univision’s research shows that Hispanics have more positive emotions attached to their buying experiences than non-Hispanics. “When asked about how they feel about shopping, Hispanics are more likely to say they feel confident, happy, excited and pampered—all positive emotions,” explains Sanderson. “Whereas non-Hispanics report feeling frustration, boredom and confusion. This may be one of the reasons why Hispanics shop almost twice as much per month for beauty products compared to non-Hispanics (14 times per months compared to 8 for non-Hispanics).” She adds that Hispanic consumers often shop at a leisurely pace and with no specific product in mind. “In fact, 72 percent say they always walk the beauty aisle, even if they don’t need anything.”
HIGH-DEMAND BEAUTY CATEGORIES
Research shows that hair care, skin care and cosmetics are the top beauty categories sought by Hispanic beauty shoppers. However, nail care and fragrance purchases are also popular. Demand for organic and natural products, as well as men’s grooming options, is also on the rise, giving retailers a variety of beauty categories with which to appeal to and meet the needs of their expanding consumer base.
Sanderson notes that within skin care, Univision has found that Hispanics use more specialized products, including face masks, body oils and scrubs, than their non-Hispanic counterparts. Furthermore, their contribution to total sales is particularly high in the categories of false eyelashes, permanent hair coloring, hair styling, lip liner and lipstick. She adds that these categories are growing faster among Hispanics. “Eighty-four percent of Hispanic women say they use cosmetics to enhance their features, while non-Hispanics are more likely to use products that aim to cover flaws (39 percent),” explains Sanderson. Experts concur that Hispanic beauty consumers gravitate to more visible cosmetics, such as lipstick, mascara, eyeliner and eyeshadow—essentially, products that provide color.
“Hispanics shop almost twice as much per month for beauty products compared to non-Hispanics (14 times per month compared to 8 for non-Hispanics).”
—Liz Sanderson, Univision Communications
At the other end of the spectrum, Hispanic beauty consumers show a strong preference for natural and organic products. Gil notes that this trend is especially prevalent among millennials, regardless of ethnicity. However, Fabian Lliguin, hairdresser and cofounder (with his wife Anna Ayers) of Rahua hair care and Amazon Beauty, which use Amazonian ingredients, sees natural and organic products as trending specifically within Hispanic culture. “One of the new things I’m seeing in [Hispanic] purchasing habits is that women are more interested in having natural products and organic products; and they want them to be effective. They are [seeing] a relationship between organic and natural ingredients, and their heritage. Essentially, [natural and organic products remind them of] what their mothers and grandmothers used to do—such as using chamomile and quinoa [creatively]. They find natural and organic products familiar; but they want performers as well.”
A notable trend within Hispanic beauty consumption is the men’s grooming category. As it turns out, Hispanic Men “outspend their non-Hispanic counterparts in many beauty categories,” notes Gil. This makes men’s grooming another category that retailers must be vigilant in as they seek to interest Hispanic beauty customers. In other beauty categories, Jhin has found that synthetic hair extensions are popular among Jinny Beauty Supply’s Hispanic beauty customers. And Naturally Curly’s content and marketing manager Devri Velázquez has observed that “a universally pleasant fragrance that the entire family can use matters.”
Looking forward, Gil says the Hispanic beauty consumer will also add to the growth in the baby and antiaging categories—something retailers ought to keep in mind. “In the short- and long-term, Latinos are a very promising consumer for the business,” says Gil.
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Engaging Hispanic beauty customers on a cultural level is key to meeting their needs and interests as consumers. In the Google article “New Research Shows How to Connect With U.S. Hispanics Online,” food, family, holidays and tradition ranked highest in terms of Hispanic market appeal—suggesting the type of messaging and imagery that resonates with them. Experts agree that reaching Hispanic consumers through cultural connections far outweighs any marketing efforts using bilingual or Spanish language.
“Retailers can send signals Hispanic shoppers will pick up on very quickly,” says Sanderson.
“For example, if their lifestyle images have relatable talent, and approach beauty with a Hispanic sensibility, Hispanic shoppers will notice and think ‘this is a store for me.’ Once you have signaled that you are inviting the Hispanic consumer in, you must have the right assortment and the right experience to win their hearts. In the beauty space, Hispanics like to explore, feel, smell and try things on their skin. Retailers that allow for such exploration will win with Hispanics. Additionally, they need to have a range of colors for foundation, concealers and bronzers that will appeal; as well as colors that pop for lip and eyes.”
Luis Izquierdo, marketing and sales manager for TCN, a distributor of Hispanic beauty products, suggests that retailers partner with distributors and vendors that specialize in the Hispanic market and demographic. “Most of our customer base comprises first-generation Hispanics. They tend to consume imported brands (from Latin America) and U.S. brands that are specifically designed for the Hispanic population.
“In general, first-generation Hispanics tend to use nostalgic brands or brands they already knew or used in their countries. Some of those brands belong to international corporations; but they tend to prefer the Latin American version versus the American one,” continues Izquierdo. “U.S.-born Hispanics, generally, have been more exposed to other U.S. and international brands, and therefore are more inclined to use brands that are considered more mainstream and easier to access. Both generations look for a good value in price versus quality. But according to our experience, first-generation Hispanics are willing to spend a little more (for imported products) for a brand they knew before moving to the United States.”
“While a lot of these customers are already shopping in our stores, their full buying potential has not [yet] been reached.”
—Eddie Jhin, Jinny Beauty Supply
Speaking of price, it’s one of the chief influences in Hispanic beauty-buying decisions, as are accessibility and brand knowledge. Whatever the case, Gil concurs with Jhin that retailers must discover what motivates their particular shoppers’ product and brand choices. In her experience, predominantly Spanish-Speaking beauty consumers tend to spend more on hair coloring, hair growth and personal care while English-speaking Hispanics tend to spend more on hair spray and powders. Generationally, there are also differences. “Older generations place greater emphasis on skin care while younger Latinos are more easily influenced by celebrity endorsements,” explains Gil. “Younger Hispanics are more likely to buy in the moment than older Latinos. So, for marketers, it is important to understand that this is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Differences exist among Hispanic consumers, [including] by age, gender and preferred languages spoken at home.”
The current and projected population growth and collective buying power of Hispanic beauty consumers makes it a worthwhile endeavor for beauty retailers to stock their stores, accordingly. Jhin sums up the opportunity with the following: “What does this multicultural-market opportunity mean for our beauty stores? While a lot of these customers are already shopping in our stores, their full buying potential has not [yet] been reached. [Therefore], Jinny Beauty Supply is creating new sales by offering the assortment of products [Hispanic] customers are looking for.”
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Formula One has seen some huge changes this year, both on and off the track. EA Sports and Codemasters’ latest instalment of the annual F1 game, F1 2022, is no different, with plenty of changes for racing fans to get excited about – here is our review.
Dropping last week, F1 2022 brings to life the exclusive world of Formula One. From new features such as F1 Life to rejuvenated and new up-to-date tracks, the game has everything.
You can take to some of the most iconic pieces of track across the globe as some of the best drivers around, or you can chance your skills and drop yourself into the world of Formula One.
F1 2022 review – New game modes and features
New features to the game include ‘F1 Life’, where you live out the life of an F1 driver both on and off the track. You’re given a flashy apartment, which you can kit out with some of the world’s best supercars, as well as top-of-the-range furnishings.
It’s not just the apartment you can kit out, either. You can customise your avatar’s look with some real brands to keep up to date with the latest trends. It gives the gamer a chance to live out their wildest fantasies as an F1 driver.
On the track, F1 2022 is brilliant across the board. Much like in real life, the cars have bigger wheels. In addition, Codemasters & EA have had to overhaul the in-game physics to mimic its on-track counterparts. The handling and physics are notably different from last year’s instalment, bringing to life an exciting new era of F1.
There is no story mode to play through this time around, but there is still plenty to do. You can hop on as your favourite drivers and take to the track, or you can set some fast laps to hone your skills before heading online.
My Team is also another exciting feature, updated from F1 2021. It combines both driving and team management. You can start from the front and maintain your dominance, or you can bring a team right to the very top for the first time.
F1 2022 review – An easy route for beginners, and visually excellent
For those taking to the track for the first time, don’t worry – F1 2022 has you covered. You can add driver assists to help you get the hang of the game before you strap yourself in for all the bumps and bangs of a real F1 race.
Visually, F1 2022 takes another leap, with some beautiful tracks and even better cars. That, paired with the true-to-life Sky TV coverage impressively imprinted into the game, makes for an immersive experience for any F1 fan.
F1 2022 is a must-have for any racing fan, new or old. Both technically and visually stunning, it is another huge step in the ever-growing world of F1.
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What to expect from Mahindra's Born Electric concept SUVs
Homegrown SUV specialist Mahindra revealed five concept electric SUVs at the brand's European design studio in August last year. The models—XUV.e8, XUV.e9, BE.05, BE.07, and BE.09—slot under the new XUV.e and BE sub-brands and are underpinned by the Indian Global (INGLO) skateboard platform. The company will be displaying the vehicles for the first time in India on February 10.
Why does this story matter?
- Much like its arch-rival Tata Motors, Mahindra is also betting big on all-electric cars. Apart from this, the company also represents India in Formula E with its M9Electro Gen3 race car and secured a podium finish in the recently concluded Mexican E-Prix.
- The carmaker has aptly decides to showcase the cars in India ahead of the mega Hyderabad E-Prix on February 11.
Details about the XUV.e line-up
The XUV.e sub-brand has already witnessed the launch of the XUV400 as a mid-size e-SUV. However, the brand now plans to showcase the XUV.e8 and XUV.e9 as its premium offerings using the brand's all-new INGLO architecture. Both SUVs follow the company's modern design philosophy and are expected to enter production by the end of 2024. They will feature a large 80kWh battery pack.
What is included in BE (Born Electric) range?
The BE sub-brand, unlike the XUV.e, will feature vehicles that are designed from the ground up. The range will initially include BE.05, BE.07, and BE.09 models. They will follow a unique design language with C-shaped LED elements and sharply cut body surfaces. Labeled as Sports Electric Vehicles (SEVs), the concept cars will support Level 2+ autonomous technology and a hi-tech cabin.
The Indian Global (INGLO) skateboard architecture can support both rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive configurations, along with large capacity battery packs between 60kWh and 80kWh capacity. The platform is capable of handling power output of up to 335hp and has fast charging capabilities of up to 175kW.
What to expect at the event?
While most of the details regarding both the XUV.e and BE sub-brands were provided by the homegrown carmaker during the event in August last year, we expect Mahindra to provide more details about the expected timeline as well as some technical details about the upcoming concept cars. The event will be exciting, as it happens just a day ahead of the first-ever Hyderabad E-Prix.


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Go Daddy Otter Olympics 2012 TV ad is Sexy and Funny
Go Daddy is known for their risque Super Bowl commercials around the globe. Now the ISP has released the TV commercial they will air during the Summer Olympics 2012 according to our new site Ad Balla. The new Go Daddy is ad titled Go Daddy Inside Out - Otter. Take a sexy model, a nerd and an otter and you have got a funny commercial. The only thing missing is a baby.
The new Go Daddy Olympics Ad is actually smart in leveraging the popularity the company built with the sexy Go Daddy Super Bowl ads and the seriousness of operating a large ISP business. I am not sure what the Otter stands for.
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Icahn buys 14 million shares in Herbalife, eyes options for company
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss | February 15, 2013 10:49 AM EST
Carl Icahn on Thursday put his money where his mouth is.
The billionaire investor said in a regulatory filing that he owns 14 million shares, or 13 percent, of weight-loss and vitamin company Herbalife Ltd.
After weeks of speculation over exactly what the famed corporate raider might be doing, Icahn spoke up and put himself on a collision course with William Ackman, a rival activist investor who called Herbalife a house of cards and said he sees the share price going to zero.
The two men famously tussled on cable television in late January when Icahn called Ackman a "major loser" and warned him of trouble ahead in the form of a major short squeeze.
Herbalife's share price surged 20.6 percent in the wake of Icahn's filing, trading at $46.15 after the market closed.
Icahn said he wants to meet with Herbalife's management "regarding the business and strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, such as a recapitalization or a going-private transaction."
The company said: "We welcome all parties who see the same value in Herbalife that we do."
One short squeeze has already occurred, experts said.
(Reporting By Svea Herbst-Bayliss with additional reporting by Martinne Geller and Sam Forgione; Editing by Xavier Briand)
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Data Breach Claims News
06 March, 2020
Virgin Media has confirmed that the database has now been shut down but has admitted that the information was accessed "on at least one occasion" by an unknown user. They also admitted that they are unsure as to whether any information was used and unsure as to the extent of the access.
The affected database, which was used for marketing purposes, did not include passwords or financial details but did contain personal information such as phone numbers, home addresses and email addresses of up to 900,000 people.
In a statement, Virgin Media confirmed that the breach was not due to a hack or a criminal attack, but because the database had been "incorrectly configured" by a member of staff not following correct procedures.
The firm was alerted to the breach on Friday after it was spotted by a security researcher at TurgenSec and immediately shut down access to the database.
All of those affected were Virgin customers with television or fixed-line telephone accounts however the database also included some Virgin Mobile customers as well as details of promotional customer referrals.
The company have made contact with all those affected and have issued an apology.
Virgin Media, which is owned by US cable group, Liberty Global, has informed the Information Commissioner's Office as required, and launched a forensic investigation.
If you have received an email from Virgin Media informing you of this data breach, contact our data breach claims team on 01254 872 111 or make an enquiry using our online enquiry form.
The way claims are calculated depends on the following:
Based on the information formally released in the media, potential damages are going to be £750 - £1,250 at this stage per claimant.
For more information contact Leonie Millard in our Data Breach Claims department via email or phone on 01254 770517. Alternatively send any question through to Forbes Solicitors via our online Contact Form.
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Does your company receive personal, employee or consumer data from the EU?
Are you aware of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
The McGuireWoods data privacy and security team invites you to a two-part webinar series on the new EU privacy law that goes into effect May 2018 and why U.S. companies need to comply.
Basic Introduction: Why U.S. Companies Should Pay Attention
Thursday, February 22, 2018
- How the U.S. concept of privacy differs from the EU’s
- Basic principles of the GDPR
- The transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S.
- Consequences of noncompliance for U.S. companies
How U.S. Companies Can Legally Transfer Data
Thursday, March 1, 2018
- EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
- Adequacy decisions
- Other data transfer options (between affiliates, with third parties and one-time transfers)
- Derogations (exemptions)
- Mehboob R. Dossa, partner, London
- Janet P. Peyton, partner, Richmond
- Paul Van den Bulck, partner, Brussels
Who should attend
Anyone interested in learning more about the differences between EU and U.S. privacy law and the impact of the GDPR on U.S. companies


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JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - HomeGoods is coming to Jonesboro.
Halsey Thrasher Harpole announced Friday that the retailer signed a lease to open a new 23,250 square-foot store in the Caraway Plaza.
Described as the nation's largest retailer of off-price home fashions, HomeGoods expects to open its Jonesboro store in 2018.
"We are starting our work of coordinating with their architects and construction crews," said Gary Harpole, managing partner at Halsey Thrasher Harpole, which manages and represents the shopping center. "We have been working for months putting all the pieces in motion."
The store, which is part of the TJX companies, will join TJ Maxx, Natural Grocers, Old Navy, Rack Room, Merle Norman, and Hallmark in the shopping center.
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Detrex Corp. reported a loss of $510,000 or 32 cents a share for the third quarter, compared with earnings of $2.8 million or $1.74 during the same quarter last year. Southfield-based Detrex (Nasdaq: DTRX) makes chemicals and related products for the manufacturing and service industries. The company posted third-quarter revenue of $18.1 million, down 14.1 percent from $21 million for the same period last year. Detrex attributed the decline to weak market conditions, especially after Sept. 11. For the first nine months of this year, the company reported a loss of $1.3 million or 82 cents a share on revenue of $57.2 million. That compares with earnings of $3.3 million or $2.09 on revenue of $66.2 million in the same period last year.
Detrex reports third-quarter loss


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Xiaomi is proud to announce that sales of its flagship phones, namely Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro, and Mi 11 Ultra have reached more than 3 million sales cumulatively worldwide.
No doubt, if we add the other members of the Mi 11 family, the number will be even bigger.
Apart from that, Xiaomi also boasts that these three take the largest market share for Android phone sales in China in the CNY 4,000 – 6,000 price group respectively. Where these statistics are thought to come from third party agencies and are valid for the first quarter of this year.
Although Xiaomi doesn’t say so, we assume that most of the sales of its flagship cellphone, up to more than 3 million units, have been sold in mainland China.
However, with the increasing availability of devices from the Mi 11 series (and the growing number of phones under this umbrella), in the future, of course, sales will also increase and exceed current records.
Mi 11 is the latest flagship from Xiaomi which carries very fierce specifications. This phone is powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset, which is Qualcomm’s most advanced and latest chipset.
In addition, Mi 11 itself has several variants, starting from the Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra variants where each cellphone has a different market share.
In Indonesia alone, Xiaomi only released the usual Mi 11 variant as a flagship phone, Xiaomi for this year. Mi 11 is also the only Snapdragon 888 mobile phone in Indonesia at this time.


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Lego launches movie inspired building sets
Posted on Feb 07 2014 | IBNS
New Delhi, Feb 7 : Funskool India Ltd, the official distributor of Lego in India on Friday announced the launch of building sets for the upcoming Lego movie.
The Lego Group on Friday launched a collection of 10 building sets inspired by 'The Lego Movie'.
Priced from Rs. 1499 onwards, it is available in all toy stores.
The newly launched Lego building sets offer building fans of all ages, an opportunity to recreate the action and adventure from the movie.
Lego bricks have always been a source of entertainment and also enhance the learning experience of children.
Inspired by pivotal scenes in the film and starring key Lego minifigure characters, the collection of Lego building sets delivers all 'The Lego Movie' action to the playroom.


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Nevada Recognized for High-Tech Growth
Nevada led the nation in growth of high-tech exports between 1997 and 2000, according to Cyberstates 2001: A State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry, an analytical report released by the American Electronics Association and the NASDAQ Stock Market. Nevada exported $191 million in high-tech goods in 1997, a figure that jumped to $697 million in 2000 — an increase of 264 percent. The report also recorded that the high-tech industry added 9,033 jobs to the state’s economy between 1994 and 2000. Starting in 1994 with 10,770 jobs, Nevada’s technology employment had almost doubled by 2000. The increase of 84 percent ranked Nevada third in the nation in employment growth rate among states with fewer than 25,000 tech workers. Cyberstates 2001 also reported that the average worker in Nevada’s high-tech sector earned an annual salary of $47,593.
Barrick Gold to Buy Homestake Mining
Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp. has agreed to acquire Homestake Mining in a $2.2 billion transaction that will create the world’s second-largest gold mining company. Both companies have Nevada operations – Barrick operates the Goldstrike Mine near Carlin, while Homestake owns and operates the Ruby Hill mine in Eureka. It also has partial interests in the Marigold mine near Winnemucca and another mine near Round Mountain. The new company is expected to produce 6 million ounces of gold worldwide, second only to South African mining giant Anglo American PLC. Barrick officials said the merger, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2001, will allow $55 million in annual cost savings starting in 2002.
Siena Hotel Spa Casino Opens in Reno
Developer Barney Ng has completed a vital piece of the downtown Reno redevelopment effort with the grand opening of the $70 million Siena Hotel Spa Casino on the banks of the Truckee River. The 214-room boutique hotel near the city’s cultural arts community features a full-service day spa, 23,000-square-foot casino, riverside fine dining and the Enoteca (“wine cave”), containing an 18,000-bottle wine cellar and retail shop. For the convenience of business travelers, guest rooms offer high-speed Internet access, two-line speakerphones, Web TV, data lines, and safes containing chargers for laptop computers and cell phones. Designed by architect Mark Whipple of The Russell Group, the Tuscan-themed hotel features an all-suite floor with butler service, as well as luxury sedan or limo service to and from the airport and a professional concierge.
Interactive Gaming Institute Established
Even before Gov. Kenny Guinn signed into law a bill legalizing Internet gaming, the Internet Business Alliance of Nevada (IBAN) announced the creation of the Interactive Gaming Institute (IGI). IGI is an independent, non-profit agency to provide professional support for the development of guidelines and business practices, to help ensure that interactive gaming meets the rigorous standards of agencies charged with regulating gaming in Nevada. Richard Fitzpatrick, CEO of both IBAN and IGI, said, “We have formed IGI to serve as a bridge between the gaming licensees in Nevada who will be eligible to apply for an interactive gaming license, and the technology companies that have the capability to make the licensees’ plans a reality.” IGI is sponsoring the first-ever Interactive Gaming Exposition and Conference from September 26-28 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
Irwin Union Expands into Las Vegas
Irwin Union Bank, FSB (Federal Savings Bank) held a formal grand opening for its Las Vegas office in June. The bank, located at 401 N. Buffalo Drive, actually began operations in January, and in just five months it ranked as its parent company’s second largest deposit market. With $91 million in deposits, it showed the fastest growth rate in Irwin Union’s history, nearly double the average among branches in Las Vegas, according to Rod Dunnett, president of the Las Vegas market. A private bank specializing in serving the needs of businesses and their owners, Irwin Bank, FSB is a subsidiary of Indiana-based Irwin Financial Corporation, a family-run company with $1.7 billion in assets. A sister bank, Irwin Union Bank, serves Carson City from offices at 1717 E. College Parkway.


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People Worry About The Fate Of Amazon After President Trump Attacked The Retail Giant In New Tweet
March 30, 2018
It seems like President Donald Trump went on the warpath with Amazon Corporation. On Thursday, Trump attacked the retail giant via Twitter, and people wonder whether Amazon is indeed ‘in danger’ and they should start looking for an alternative shopping platform.
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The crypto market looks pretty bloody today with the most digital assets trading in the red at the moment of writing this article.
As you know by now, the crypto market seems to be in the middle of a massive correction that began not too long ago.
Some expert voices in the crypto space are expecting a further fall of the prices, but others keep an optimistic view of the future.
More positive Bitcoin-related predictions are surfacing in the crypto space.
Bitcoin doesn’t need institutions to boost its price
The CEO of crypto venture capital firm Cryptogazette said that Bitcoin does not need institutions in order to boost its price to the moon.
During a brand new interview with CNBC’s Power Lunch, Lou Kerner said that he believes institutions will eventually join the crypto movement, but they will be following the pack instead of taking the wheel.
“I’ve always thought Bitcoin is not about institutions. Actually, it’s the antithesis of institutions. And these kinds of revolutions, whether it’s even going back to e-commerce on the internet. It wasn’t for five years after Amazon launched that Walmart launched [online sales],” Kerner said.
He continued and explained that “we don’t need institutions to come to this party for Bitcoin to break out again. People have been saying [Bitcoin needs institutions] for a long time.”
According to Kerner, “We’ve had a lot of legs higher without any institutional involvement. It’s coming. It’s like gravity. They’re going to be here, but they’re not going to lead the party. They’re going to be followers.”
You should check out the video above in order to learn what more Kerner had to say about this subject.
And speaking of the price of Bitcoin, the most important coin in the market is trading in the red at the moment. BTC is currently priced at $8,173.96.


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WESTERVILLE, Ohio - The owner of a firearms shop in Westerville said about 20 guns were stolen after suspects drove a vehicle into the business and took them.
Westerville police said a vehicle was driven into Velocity Works Firearms on Old County Line Road around 5:45 a.m. Monday.
The shop owner said multiple people wearing hoodies broke into the shop and were out of the business in about three minutes.
The vehicle left a hole in the building and people were at the store cleaning it up on Monday.
Westerville Police say the vehicle was found in a nearby neighborhood. Officers believe the suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled in a small, white vehicle, possibly a Chevrolet Cruze or Cavalier.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is working with Westerville investigators at the scene.


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Nissan GT-R R35 Final Edition Coming 2022 With 710 Horsepower: Report
Along with the 370Z and the GT-R, Nissan has two of the oldest performance cars on sale today. While the former will finally get a makeover later this month (well, at least in prototype form), the latter won’t be moving to the next generation anytime soon. In fact, a new report from the Japanese magazine Best Automotive Website says we’re not going to see it until 2023 at the earliest.
The R35 Godzilla will apparently come out with a bang of 710 horsepower in 2022 when Nissan is rumored to introduce a final edition. He’ll be nearly 15 by then, and this swansong is expected to be a limited-edition affair limited to around 20 units. If that number of horsepower sounds familiar to you, it’s because the special model will allegedly use the same powertrain as Italdesign’s GT-R50 and its powerful 575 pound-feet (780 Newton-meters) of torque.
As you may recall, the GT-R50 uses a heavily upgraded version of the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 engine, optimized by Nismo and fitted with turbochargers from the GT3-spec GT-R race car. The powertrain features larger intercoolers along with high-flow fuel injectors, as well as upgrades to the six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and other major components.
Best Automotive Website The magazine also says the GT-R R35 Final Edition will cost 40 million yen at home in Japan, which equates to around $ 377,300 at current exchange rates. That’s a lot more than the 2021 GT-R Nismo available in the US starting at $ 210,740, but a relative bargain compared to Italdesign’s GT-R50 and its $ 1 million sticker.
As is always the case with GT-R reports, take the latest gossip with the proverbial pinch of salt. That said, it would make sense for the R35 to retire with a powerful version given that the hardware is already available.


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The Original Piero’s Pizza will be opening a brand new location at 647 Roger Williams in Highland Park IL on February 18th. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 1:15 PM. Piero’s already has a location in Northbrook. You can view their menu here: http://pieropizza.com/
Piero’s Pizza was featured on WGN’s list of Chicago’s Best.


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Caterpillar Sales Plunge 38%, Guidance Falls Short Despite Improving Demand (CAT)
1/27/2010-Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) reported Q4 EPS of $0.41, ex-items, topping consensus estimates of $0.28.
Sales in the quarter fell by 39% year-over-year to $7.90 billion, and came in short of consensus estimates of $8.11 billion.
Caterpillar expects 2010 EPS of about $2.50 (vs. consensus estimates of $2.71) with sales expected to rise 10% to 25% (vs. consensus estimates of $36.1 billion).
"We're encouraged by signs of improving demand. Dealer sales to end users are up, order rates are up, dealer inventories came down in 2009, and we're seeing stronger service parts sales," said Caterpillar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Owens. "As a result, we are focused on increasing production levels in our plants and with our suppliers. Although we expect efficiency improvements in 2010, higher production will require selective increases in employment, and we've already recalled more than 500 previously laid-off production employees."
"We expect 2010 will be a better year than 2009, and Caterpillar is in an excellent position to benefit from growth in the world economy." Owens said.


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Can you imagine shelling out more than half a million dollars for a bottle of potent Chinese hard liquor?
A brand of Maotai, China’s most famous type of distilled liquor, recently sold one bottle for 3.78 million yuan (approximately $601,200) on a popular online shopping platform. The colossal price caused a lot of media attention. Hong Kong media reported that the exorbitant bottle was made by a liquor company with a connection to state-owned firms.
Made in the town of Maotai in China’s Guizhou Province, the liquor is the preferred drink among Chinese Communist Party officials. The drink was recently served during the state dinner for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The state-run newspaper Beijing Youth Daily reported on March 31 that the extraordinarily expensive Maotai was sold by the liquor shop, Googut Wine and Spirits (“Gede Yingxiang” in Chinese), via the Chinese e-retailer platform, JD.com.
On the liquor shop’s website, it introduces that Maotai bottle as being produced in the 1950s—if true, it has been aged for a minimum of 58 years.
Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily reported on April 1 that Googut Wine and Spirits is the only shop on JD.com that sells Maotai liquor priced at more than one million yuan a bottle. The shop claims it is the largest retailer of vintage liquors, with more than 400 chain stores in China, mainly in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan.
Chinese financial services firm Cofco Trust released a document in 2014 on its website, explaining Googut’s background. Googut was established in 2012 and has shares in a company called Great Wall Securities, which counts several state-owned enterprises as its shareholders, including Huaneng, a state-owned electricity utility firm.
The Apple Daily report said the prices of famous liquors like Maotai have been on the rise in the past 20 years, likely due to price speculation from such companies with connections to state-owned enterprises. Chinese netizens expressed their fury that state-owned firms would get involved in businesses to make huge profits off consumers.
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We’ve come a long way from the cans of Folgers that filled our grandparents’ cupboards, with our oat milk lattes, cold brews and Frappuccinos. Some of us are still very utilitarian about the drink while others perform elaborate rituals. The fourth most popular beverage in the country, coffee is steeped into our culture. Just the right amount can improve our mood; too much may make us feel anxious and jittery.
Is coffee good for me?
“The evidence is pretty consistent that coffee is associated with a lower risk of mortality,” said Erikka Loftfield, a research fellow at the National Cancer Institute who has studied the beverage.
For years, coffee was believed to be a possible carcinogen, but the 2015 Dietary Guidelines helped to change perception. For the first time, moderate coffee drinking was included as part of a healthy diet. When researchers controlled for lifestyle factors, like how many heavy coffee drinkers also smoked, the data tipped in coffee’s favor.
A large 2017 review on coffee consumption and human health in the British Medical Journal also found that most of the time, coffee was associated with a benefit, rather than a harm. In examining more than 200 reviews of previous studies, the authors observed that moderate coffee drinkers had less cardiovascular disease, and premature death from all causes, including heart attacks and stroke, than those skipping the beverage.
In addition, experts say some of the strongest protective effects may be with Type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, and liver conditions such as cirrhosis, liver cancer and chronic liver disease. For example, having about five cups of coffee a day, instead of none, is correlated with a 30 percent decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of 30 studies.
The potential benefit from coffee might be from the polyphenols, which are plant compounds that have antioxidant properties, according to Dr. Giuseppe Grosso, an assistant professor in human nutrition at University of Catania in Italy and the lead author of an umbrella review in the Annual Review of Nutrition.
However, coffee isn’t for everyone. There are concerns about overconsumption. This is especially true for expecting mothers because the safety of caffeine during pregnancy is unclear. While the research into coffee’s impact on health is ongoing, most of the work in this field is observational.


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Outbound tourism is booming among China's consumers, but where are they going? One popular destination is Finland, thanks partly to adoption of the mobile payments platform that most visitors from China already use.
According to research by TAK Oy for the country's national tourism agency Visit Finland, the number of Chinese travelers to visit the country rose by 63% between 2016 and 2017, to 432,000. What's even more impressive is how much China's travelers in Finland spent—roughly €1,186 ($1,337) per visitor. That's more than triple the average spend of €363 ($409) per international traveler last year.
Much of this success can be attributed to Finland's commitment to cater to China's travelers by offering them familiar digital services such as Alipay. National airline Finnair and Finavia, Finland's Civil Aviation Administration, have led the charge, but today, retailers across the country have also adopted the Alibaba-affiliated mobile payment app.
eMarketer's Jasmine Enberg spoke with Henrik Balk, head of PMO, transformation and IT at Finnair, and Elena Stenholm, vice president of commercial services at Finavia, about why they decided to adopt Alipay as a payment method and how it's affected their businesses. (Finavia is responsible for maintaining and developing the country's 21 airports, including Helsinki Airport).
It was a natural choice for us. Finnair has been very active in the Chinese market for decades. We started flying to Beijing in 1988 and we now have seven destinations throughout the country. Alipay is one of the most common payment options in China, and we wanted to be able to serve our Chinese customer base as well as possible.
The value of in-flight purchases made with Alipay are triple the average in-flight purchase value.
Finavia has a close connection to the Chinese market, and their travelers are a very important market for us. So far this year, the number of passengers from Asia has grown more than 20%.
But we also want to be a leader in digital solutions and development in general. Offering Alipay is one part of the bigger picture of digitalizing the entire customer experience at Helsinki Airport, from the commercial side to operational practices.


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Shoppers and businesses feeling the heat downtown
COLUMBIA – Despite temperatures feeling as hot as 98 degrees downtown, some store owners said they are happy with how much business they’ve had.
The Executive Director of Ragtag Cinema, Tracy Lane, said her business is one of the only ones in Columbia that isn’t affected by the summer heat.
“It might have a positive effect, honestly,” she said. “If anything, it’s easier to park downtown during the summer.”
Taylor Bacon, co-owner of Hitt Records, said, “It’s been busier for us than usual, so we’re kind of surprised. We were ready to tighten our belts, but business has been good.”
Bacon said his store is the busiest at the beginning and end of the summer, and the middle months are when the customer flow usually reaches its lowest levels.
“The summer does take a little bit of a dip, so we prepare for that,” he said.
Bacon said he makes up for the lack of customers during the day by attracting more people at night.
“We’ve been putting on shows late at night in the store,” he said. “After the cinema stops playing its movies, we might have a concert here to attract people.”
The owner of Muse Clothing, Nickie Davis, said she tries different techniques to attract people during the hottest parts of the day.
“We always have different sales. We do lots of emails and different giveaways,” she said. “We kind of coordinate that with what is happening during that season.”
Both Bacon and Davis said the heat has a larger effect on the number of people that come in during the week, but they usually don’t have any issues on the weekends.
“We’re open late on the weekends and so, when the sun goes down, we actually get a lot of business because of it,” Bacon said.
He said when people do come to his store, they tend to stay longer than they would during other parts of the year.
“We keep it cold. Keep the blinds down. We keep a place for people to collect themselves. It makes for a nice shopping experience,” he said.


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AMResorts, the Caribbean’s fastest-growing hotel company, has announced the launch of a major new expo focusing on the meetings and incentives sector.
The TIME (The Incentives and Meetings Expo) event will take place at the Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa from Dec. 1 to Dec. 4.
The TIME expo will cover 52 venues across 22 destinations and six brands.
It’s the first annual trade show and destination event hosted by AMResorts and Amstar DMC.
For registration information, click here.


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China’s government is considering a resumption of new permits to make electric vehicles as early as the first half of 2018, a move that would clear the way for Ford Motor Co. and Tesla Inc. as well as a string of local manufacturers to start production, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The National Development and Reform Commission, which oversees new investments in the auto industry, halted a license program earlier this year to rein in capacity expansion. While Beijing remains concerned about the issue — factories under construction are slated to add a capacity of more than 2 million new energy vehicles a year — the government is revisiting the arrangement as it deals with a backlog of several dozen applicants, said the people, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are confidential.
Authorities in Beijing have announced a series of measures that would allow foreigners to step up investment in the $11 trillion economy even as U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his visit to China without securing concrete concessions on a yawning trade deficit. However, in a major win for American finance, China said last week it will remove foreign ownership limits on banks, while allowing firms abroad to take majority stakes in local securities ventures, fund managers and insurers.
China also said last week it will carry out a trial by June that would allow overseas carmakers to set up wholly owned electric-vehicle businesses in its free-trade zones, taking the first step toward overhauling the country’s decades-old auto industry policy.
The NDRC didn’t immediately respond to a fax seeking comments. The regulator is working on amending the current license program and wants to raise the threshold for new entrants, the people added.
Since March 2016, China has handed out 15 EV licenses — local manufacturer Wanxiang Group and a Volkswagen AG joint venture were among the recipients — to foster competition for the predominantly state-owned auto industry. The ensuing rush saw makers of smart TVs to air conditioners drumming up plans to enter the auto industry.
On top of that, Ford and Tesla are among foreign carmakers that are preparing their China EV strategy to meet the country’s stricter emission and fuel-economy rules. Ford’s new venture with Anhui Zotye Automobile Co. plans to apply for a permit for a factory that can churn out 100,000 pure electric passenger vehicles every year. Tesla is said to have reached a preliminary agreement with Shanghai’s government to produce locally, and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk told investors this month that the company is still three years away from starting production in China.
Shares of BAIC Motor Corp. extended the day’s gains in Hong Kong, while Zotye pared some of the day’s declines after dropping as much as 2 percent earlier in Shenzhen.
The license program is a key tool for Beijing’s carrot-and-stick approach in managing the world’s largest new energy vehicle market. Starting in 2019, China will require most carmakers to obtain a new energy vehicle score and those failing to meet the requirement will have to buy credits from others or pay a fine.
The state support helped China surpass the U.S. in 2015 to become the world’s biggest market for new-energy vehicles — comprising electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell cars. A total of 507,000 such vehicles were sold last year in the country, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. China, which has a moratorium on new capacity for making conventional gasoline-run vehicles, aims to boost annual sales of new-energy vehicles to 2 million units by 2020.


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Ruppman family cashes in on proprietary tea-brewing technology by making True Brew Organic Tea as THE market for ‘healthy’ tea takes off
True Brew Organic Tea came about as a result of another company’s missed opportunity.
The patriarch of the Ruppman family, Kurt Ruppman Sr., made plastic bottles for dairy products. He was commissioned to research a new process of brewing an organic tea that would have a longer shelf life, which he did. But the company passed, leaving Ruppman with a proprietary tea-brewing process that is organic, high in antioxidants and shelf-stable — meaning it can stay on a nonrefrigerated store shelf for up to 90 days.
“The tea market had been growing over the last several years. We felt like it was the time to introduce something new to the market,” said Shelli Ruppman Kranz, president of True Brew Organic Tea.
After two years of research and development, Plano-based True Brew Organic Tea launched in 2007. The woman-owned business is run by matriarch Judy Ruppman, owner and chairwoman of the board, and daughters Shelli Ruppman Kranz and Shannon Ruppman Beck, president and vice president, respectively.
While the men in the family — Kurt Ruppman Sr., CEO, and sons Kurt Ruppman Jr., vice president of bottle manufacturing, and Kraig Ruppman, vice president of tea manufacturing — also help run the company, True Brew has become known as “the girls’ company.” Under the three women’s leadership, True Brew has expanded from a six-person family operation to a 30-person business that generated $2 million-plus in sales last year.
The climb to the million-dollar mark did not come easily for the Ruppmans. Breaking into grocery stores proved challenging. They were told time and again to come back to the store when they’d had some sales. Finding that first person to take a risk on their product was nearly impossible — until a serendipitous Bible study. A fellow attendee was discussing his job as co-manager of the Kroger grocery store at Custer and Parker roads in Plano. That’s when the company got its big break.
“We got them introduced to our Kroger marketing area, which includes 210 stores, (and we served as) a test market,” said Carol Swindle, unit director for Kroger 581. “I asked to see what we could do (for them) because they were local with a great (potentially) national product and great packaging, and I thought our customers would be into it.”
The store placed its first order, and within five days, placed another for three more pallets of the tea. The True Brew family staff worked three all-night shifts to fill the orders. To date, the store remains one of the company’s largest sales locations, selling as many as 1,800 bottles per month — more bottles than boxes of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes sold from the same store.
“Everything about their company is what you hope all your suppliers will be,” said Swindle. “From an operator’s standpoint, where I depend on my suppliers, True Brew always steps up. It’s rewarding to see a company that is so passionate and honest and willing to keep you satisfied.”
The success at Kroger 581 in Plano opened the door to other Kroger stores in Texas. By January 2009, a Whole Foods store in Plano also was carrying the True Brew line and it wasn’t long before other chains, including Market Street and Sprouts Farmers Market, were also carrying the teas. The specialty tea is currently sold in seven other states, and with the recent hire of a distribution company, should expand its reach across the remaining states by year-end.
The teas, which are higher in antioxidants and polyphenols than other leading bottled iced teas, according to studies done by California-based National Food Laboratory and Grand Prairie-based Siliker Inc., come in individual 16-oz. sizes, ranging in price from $1 to $1.29 per bottle, and large 96-oz. bottles, ranging in price from $2.99 to $3.49 per bottle. In addition to the traditional sweet and unsweet varieties, True Brew offers nine other teas including sweet and unsweet white and green teas and flavors like Hibiscus and cranberry orange. Last year, the company sold over half a million bottles of tea. Later this month , the company will introduce a line of all-natural juices and lemonades and will introduce a line using its own recycled plastic bottles later this year.
“We get e-mails almost daily from people who find our product and thank us. That’s part of what keeps us going. People are so happy to have a fresh-brewed tea that’s healthy,” said Ruppman Kranz.


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Financial Post article Posted July 03, 2019 09:12:18Canada’s online retail market is thriving, with Canada Post, Canada Post Canada, and many of its rivals selling products online as well as in stores.
In recent years, though, Canadian companies have also ventured abroad, especially to the U.S., where they have been able to build large online stores.
In 2017, the U:A., the biggest Canadian online retailer, reported $6.4 billion in sales and a profit of $8 million.
But Canadian companies are also struggling in the U.: Amazon Canada, which operates a massive Canadian e-commerce site, announced this month that it had closed the company’s Canadian stores and relocated its e-store to an overseas hub.
Canadian companies like Amazon and Sears have also been struggling to compete with American competitors, like Wal-Mart, who have been making big investments in Canada.
Canada Post, which was founded in 1864, is the largest postal carrier in North America.
It has been profitable for more than a century, but has also been a source of controversy for years.
Amazon Canada has struggled for years to compete in the United States.
On July 10, 2017, Amazon Canada announced a new policy that would require its customers to pay $15 for Amazon packages, even if they had no intention of purchasing them.
That prompted an outcry from customers who said that the policy was discriminatory.
The online retailer later said it was responding to customers’ concerns.
As of January 2018, Canada’s postal system had more than 7.5 million mailboxes, up from 688,000 in 2016.
“The postal service has been a key pillar of our economy, supporting more than 6 million people a year,” the Prime Minister said in a statement at the time.
Last week, Amazon posted a loss of $3.2 billion for the year ending March 2018, which included a loss in the mailbox business.
It was the fourth consecutive year it lost money.
Despite this, Canada is home to many of the largest online retailers in the world, including Amazon.com, which is the world’s largest seller of books, toys, and other consumer goods.
While it is not illegal to buy items on Amazon, Amazon prohibits Canadian residents from using its site to buy goods from other countries.
It also does not allow customers to make purchases from third-party sellers, and does not offer shipping services.
One of the biggest complaints about the Canadian postal system is that it has not made a commitment to build new mailboxes in Canada to handle the growing demand for online goods.
“The Canadian Postal Service is committed to delivering the highest standards of service and delivering value for our customers, and that is what we continue to work towards,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in his statement.
More:Amazon Canada said that it will continue to operate the Canadian mailboxes it operates in the country, but it will relocate to a new hub in Singapore.


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Year-on-year, exports fell less than expected by 8.2 percent to USD43.0 billion. It is the 15th consecutive month of decline and the smallest drop since November 2015. While outbound shipments of semiconductors fell by 1.5 percent, sales of steel products and mobile communication devices rose by 14.7 percent and 19.9 percent, respectively.
Sales to China, the largest market for South Korean products, fell by 12.2 percent from a year earlier, the ninth straight month of decrease. Exports also declined by 3.8 percent to the US. In contrast, sales rose to the EU countries (+12.7 percent), the third consecutive month of increase.
Imports declined by 13.8 percent to USD33.2 billion, the smallest fall since June 2015
In February 2016, South Korea posted a USD7.39 billion trade surplus.
The trade balance has been in consistent surpluses since February 2012.


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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Another SAAB story : No Money, No Name.
Earlier this week we learned that Saab can not pay its supplier bills until its Russian sugar daddy, Vladimir Antonov, gets Swedish government approval to buy into the company that owns it. Now, suppliers are speaking out, telling Automotive News [sub] that the brand and its owner, Spyker Cars, owes “tens of millions” of Swedish crowns (10m crowns equals about $1.6m). A representative of the Swedish suppliers association explains
There is a perception in the media that there are discussions on extended credit times and such. But it is not about that, it is about the fact that Saab must pay its bills. If they cannot sort out their financial situation, things look very bleak.
With a “desperate” hunt for investment underway, Saab’s only hope appears to be Antonov, who says he has $71.5m to invest, an amount that should cover the $4.7m+ supplier debts. Meanwhile, work at Trolhattan has been stopped for at least the rest of the week. But even if Antonov gets Swedish government approval to invest, another, equally dire problem appears to be materializing: a dispute over the use of the name “Saab.”
The Saab brand is currently owned by Spyker Cars, a dutch-registered company. But Spyker Cars recently sold its Spyker sportscar business to an Antonov-owned firm an announced its intention to rename itself. The assumption has been that Spyker Cars would rename itself with some variation of the Saab name, but according to Thelocal.se, that assumption faces a serious obstacle.
Spyker has since indicated it wants to change its name to something that more reflects its new focus, but Swedish defence contractor Saab AB remained cool to the idea of Spyker using ‘Saab’ in its new name.
Instead, Spyker plans to vote to change its name to Swedish Automobile at its upcoming annual meeting, scheduled for May 19th.
But, as Saabsunited.com points out,
it is unknown if they are fully free to use the name SAAB, or if they have to always ask Saab technology AB if they want to use it differently.
With no money and no name, Saab is finished. If, on the other hand, Saab Technology AB has no claim to the Saab name, other options are opened. A Wall Street Journal commentary by Alessandro Pasetti suggests another possible outcome: a Chrysler-style takeover by the bottom feeders at Fiat. Pasetti sets up the challenge by explaining the hopelesness of Saab’s situation
Under a very bullish scenario, we estimate that even at steady normalized long-term 10% growth of sales—a rate never consistently achieved by any auto maker on the planet—combined with a break-even earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in 2011 and mid-teens operating margin expansion afterwards, the group will not be able to service its debt obligations by 2016. That’s precisely when the majority of its debt comes due, according to Saab’s financials.
More realistically, any viable business plan, in the light of the cyclical nature of the auto business, should hinge on a cash injection.
The upshot? Even if the name issue works out and Antonov invests, Saab will need more money. The solution?
As remote an option as it may seem, Fiat could strike a deal, structured along the lines of its Chrysler involvement. It could renegotiate the company’s European Investment Bank loan, putting in relatively little money but providing plenty of know-how for a 20% to 30% stake and leadership in the business.
The Italian auto maker is widely expected to increase its stake in Chrysler to 30% and take a majority stake in Detroit’s third largest auto maker in the next twelve months pre-IPO. Admittedly, Saab would be no game changer for Fiat, but it could become a short-term loss leader to help promote both Chrysler and Alfa Romeo, which is attempting a U.S. comeback. Saab offers a decent distribution network in the U.S., with sales of around €160 million (about 19% of total sales), so cross-levering Chrysler/Alfa and Saab’s distribution networks would make sense.
Meanwhile, trimming European exposure (78% of sales at €639 million), would help cut the highly uncompetitive cost base at the Swedish car maker. Its fixed and variable costs structure put it at a disadvantage not only to European mass auto makers, but also premium manufacturers like Daimler AG’s Mercedes and BMW in Germany.
The model pipeline is weak, but Saab brings fleet customers, which constitute a key part of its customer base. Logistically, moreover, Saab is attractive and, perhaps equally importantly, it offers a back door to China, where Fiat has historically struggled to make a breakthrough. On March 25, Saab announced a partnership deal with China Automobile Trading Co. Ltd. Russia is also on Saab’s radar.
Interesting… but not exactly comforting. Fiat’s got plenty of challenges without taking on another charity case. Fiat certainly seems like a likely candidate to “rescue” Saab, based on its experience getting a bailed-out Chrysler for no money down, but whether such a scenario would mean an end to Saab’s problems is hardly a sure thing.


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First published in Campaign.
After a raft of ads that have come under criticism for consumers for being tasteless, our Chief Strategy Officer, Matt Willifer comments in the Campaign Forum as John Tylee, Associate Editor at Haymarket, investigates whether brands are taking the concept of “purpose” too far…
John Tylee asks, “Are brands getting carried away by what they see as the importance of being earnest? More like self-importance, critics suggest, as a string of major advertisers have chosen to venture beyond the norms of brand-building and selling product and into territory where, many claim, they have no business to be.
The upshot has been the hasty withdrawal of at least three spots amid loud cries of mea culpa by those who commissioned them. And there may be more errors of judgement to come as increasing numbers of companies look to this kind of advertising as a logical extension of their CSR programmes.”
Our Chief Strategy Officer, Matt Willifer, comments: “The Pepsi ad was excruciating and the Heineken commercial felt heavy-handed when everybody cracked open a beer at the pivotal moment. And as for the boy in the McDonald’s spot feeling closer to his dead dad while eating a Filet-O-Fish, that was just awful.
“That said, it is possible for brands to move into emotional territory. Millennial audiences, in particular, want to see good being done in the world. But you have to have earned the right to be in that territory and you must never try force-fitting your product into it.
“Sometimes, this kind of advertising looks like the industry talking to itself. There’s no novelty in it anymore and if you’re going to do it you’ve really got to look as though you mean what you say. Did Pepsi really believe it was going to make society more open-minded? If so, how was it possibly going to measure its success? If you’re setting out to make a difference you have to know what you think you can change.
“If you really believe is something – and you can show it – consumers will be open to what you’re saying. But get it wrong at your peril because consumers will hold you to account.”
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Downtown’s ROW DTLA project keeps staffing up with strong new concepts, this time adding a seafood option called Rappahannock Oyster Bar.
The East Coast-based Rappahannock team is expanding West with plans to launch a corner location inside the larger facility come spring. It’ll carry a much larger footprint than their flagship location at Union Market in Washington D.C., which sits at a smooth 336 square feet (including kitchen) with only 16 bar stools, a communal table, and some patio seating.
With the Los Angeles build-out, the plan is to give folks a variety of different dining options, from some quick service oysters at the bar to a full sit-down experience that can easily top $100. That means larger format dishes that rotate seasonally based on the available produce in California, alongside oysters and other sustainable seafood found up and down the West Coast. If all goes well, the company would even like to eventually open their own oyster farm somewhere out west.
Right now, the Rappahannock team is busy opening up in Charlston, South Carolina in early 2017, along with a fall 2017 location at the wharf along the Potomac in DC. When the oyster bar does come online, it’ll join a lot of notable names already slated for ROW DTLA, including Aussie transplant Paramount Coffee Project.
Rappahannock Oyster Bar DTLA
777 S. Alameda St.
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Boa, the brand behind one of the more innovative footwear closure systems on the market, the Boa Fit System, unveiled a new-and-improved dial platform at the recent Outdoor Retailer trade show in Denver.
Boa’s new H4 dial—which will become part of its H-Series closure platform—was built specifically for snowboards, and will be included on a number of snowboard boots by brands like Vans, Burton, Ride, K2 and others by the fall, just in time for the 2020 winter season.
“The H4 dial platform is built to withstand major impact, the harshest of elements, and maintain performance when it matters,” Woody Woodard, Boa’s global snowboard lead and senior account manager, said in a statement.
“We have over 9,000 hours of combined field and lab testing that shows that H4 and TX3 will stand up to the toughest conditions, and has resulted in our most durable system yet,” he added.
The H4 dial is built into a cartridge that can eject in the case of severe impact, Boa said. That cartridge can then be reinserted or replaced into the closure system instead of necessitating a complete replacement. The latest addition to the H-Series platform also features a smaller diameter but still exceeds the strength requirements of a standard snowboard boot.
The new dial can be fitted with Boa’s new T3 snowboard textile lace, as well, the addition of which provides a number of unique fit configurations, increased shell adjustment and a greater degree of control over fit in general, the brand noted.
“Boa has always offered the ability to fine-tune fit, which is key for all the different styles of riding I do,” professional snowboarder and Boa partner Travis Rice said. “With the evolution of Boa’s newest H4 Platform, I know my boots are secure. In the off-chance something major happens, I can simply reinsert the dial, which is brilliant engineering…”
Boa tested H4 in its Performance Fit Lab, where the brand conducts research on its closure systems using the university’s pool of high-level athletes. Boa products were also displayed on a variety of functional footwear products shown by other brands at Outdoor Retailer.


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A clear and robust outlook on print media:
[…] Despite recent digital successes and developments – with digital-only subscriptions topping 100,000 at the end of last year, 300,000 out of the Economist’s one million print subscribers using the Economist’s apps, and 70 per cent of subscribers expected to be reading the publication digitally in two years – the magazine remains committed to print.
“We will continue to print the newspaper as long as people want to consume it,” [Audra Martin, vice president of customer engagement] said.
“But we want to be ahead of of the game when people move from print to digital.”
#paywalls12 – The Economist: ‘We have doubled content in two years’
‘We want to be ahead of of the game when people move from print to digital’, says vice president of customer engagement at the Economist
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