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Sega will be seeing the samurai off with an upcoming standalone expansion for Total War: Shogun 2, Fall of the Samurai. Set to launch next March, the DLC will see six new playable clans fighting alongside the Emperor or Shogun as Japan faces a turning point with the arrival of America, Britain, and France. A larger and “improved” campaign map will host new island provinces, while new building and tech trees will introduce railways and naval bombardments to the series plus 39 new units, 10 new ship types, and three new agent types.


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Maruti Suzuki is said to be the market leader and similarly the vehicles of this company are also performing. But there are also Tata and Renault in the list which are offering the best vehicles in the hatchback segment at affordable prices.
Customers can buy these vehicles at low price
Entry-level cars form the bread and butter segment for auto manufacturers in the country. Over the years, the entry-level segment has been a significant contributor to overall sales, most recently when the utility vehicle segment and B-segment have emerged as major contributors to overall sales. Although the entry-level segment sales have declined significantly in the recent past, it still contributes significantly to the cumulative sales every month.
The iconic Maruti Suzuki Alto is the market leader and holds the record for being the best selling entry-level car in the country. Back in June 2021, the Indian automaker sold 12,513 units of Alto in the country. The company sold 7,298 units in the same period last year, registering a 71 per cent increase in sales in the previous month. Improvement in consumer sentiments and easing of lockdown norms in the last month can be attributed to this significant increase in sales.
The vehicle is powered by a 796cc three-cylinder engine that generates 47bhp at 6,000rpm and 69Nm at 3,500rpm. The CNG version generates 40bhp at 6,000rpm and 60Nm at 3,500rpm.
Another popular name in this segment is Tata Tiago which emerged as the second bestseller in the segment with 4,881-unit sales in June 2021 as compared to 4,069-unit sales in the same period last year, thereby increasing the sales by 20 per cent. increase was recorded. The Tata Tiago is powered by a 1.2-litre Revotron engine that generates 84bhp at 6,000rpm and 113Nm at 3,300rpm. This engine comes with a five-speed manual transmission.
Renault Kwid secured the third position in June 2021 with sales of 2,161 units. However, last month the sales of Kwid declined by 11 per cent as compared to 2,441 units sold in the same period last year. The Kwid was the company’s best-selling model last month. The Kwid is available in two petrol engine options. The 799cc engine generates 53bhp at 5,678rpm and 72Nm at 4,386rpm. The 1.0-litre variant generates 67bhp at 5,500rpm and 91Nm at 4,250rpm.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced, as reported on MSN that their Visa Debit Card will be made available to Irish users. I’ve come across a couple of varients of crypto credit cards over the years, but their one is trying to be a little different than most. When linked to your Binance account, it will use your cryptocurrency, and ... First Apple Card, now Binance Card? Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, revealed on Thursday it will soon launch “Binance Card,” a debit card that will allow users to spend crypto with merchants in-store and online. “Paying with crypto remains one of the biggest challenges in furthering utility and adoption,” Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), said in a press release. Binance Visa Card enables users to instantly convert and spend cryptocurrencies at the point of sale. No need to manually top up your crypto debit card balance or pay excessive network fees. Read through our Binance Visa Card review to discover the benefits of their high cashback bitcoin debit card. The first cryptocurrency that came into existence, Bitcoin was conceptualized in a whitepaper published in 2008 by someone who uses the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. More than a decade after its creation on January 3, 2009, Bitcoin is currently the most widely known and used cryptocurrency. Buy Bitcoin here. How to Buy Bitcoin. Buy BTC with Bank Transfer. Buy stablecoins listed on Binance by ... Binance’s highly-anticipated crypto debit card, Binance Card, is officially debuting in the European Economic Area or EEA countries. The EEA-based users will be able to apply for a Binance Card starting next month. While the United Kingdom will follow soon, users in other regions are invited to “register their interest” via the Binance Card website, the firm said. Swipe is currently ... Binance.US Launches Debit Card Payments, Gains Momentum in First Month Exceeding $15 Million Daily Trading Volume In its first 30 days since launching, the American digital asset marketplace, Binance.US , has jumped to $15 million in daily trading volume and increased token listings from seven to 24 tokens, bringing a total of 40 trading pairs to U.S. users. Binance unveils its Bitcoin debit card in Europe and UK Binance Card will allow users to pay with crypto directly at over 60 million merchants across 200 regions. By Liam Frost. 2 min read. Jul 14, 2020 Jul 14, 2020. Binance Coin. Binance Card will allow users to pay with crypto directly. Image: Shutterstock. In brief. Crypto exchange Binance has announced the launch of its crypto debit card ... Introducing the Binance Card . The Binance Card does everything a regular payment card does, plus much more. It works like a regular debit card issued by your bank – which, in this case, is your Binance.com account. You simply top-up your card with funds through the Binance Card App in the form of Bitcoin or BNB, and you're ready to go. It's ... Crypto exchange giant Binance launches its bitcoin debit card across European countries – a report by Saumil Kohli. September 16, 2020. Last Modified date - September 16, 2020. The Binance card can be used to transact with crypto in over 60 million retail locations, featuring no maintenance charges and a cashback scheme. OKEx CEO Jay Hao called out the crypto exchange giant Binance and its ...
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Things are changing once again in Google’s neck of the woods, but is anyone really surprised? We’ve discussed in the past how Google is planning ‘world domination’, from their new search engine algorithm to changing the way in which URLs are tracked, Google seems to have a new answer for everything these days. In a nutshell, Google’s ambitions are virtually limitless.
Hot on the tail of arch-nemesis Amazon, Google has announced its plans to launch a brand new product that will connect users with various local home service providers, such as repairmen, electricians, plumbers, and home painters. This groundbreaking move – which should be put into action in the next few weeks – is in-line with Google’s plans to use advertising as a means for bringing consumers and service providers closer together than ever. Along with these, users will notice a difference in Google’s social media platform, Google Plus. Depending on who you ask, Google Plus never really got off the ground and running like the search engine giant had hoped. However, with the announcement of Google Home Services, we expect to see the face of Google Plus change, as well. While Google Plus as a means for people to connect and share info with one another may be a thing of the past, we expect the new home services feature by Google to be a true success, and something people actually can use.
What to Expect
Recently, Google tweeted a screenshot example of the new home services model, which was first tested on those in the San Francisco area. As anyone who has ever used Google probably has noticed, when you type in ‘Arlington plumber’ or ‘Mansfield digital marketing agency’, the first three results are ads, as signified by the yellow ‘Ad’ symbol. With the new system, instead of a simple ad (which turns most of us off, let’s be honest), users will be met with pictures of the professional or company logo, their location and phone number, any ratings, and details about their qualifications and services. This is a huge move for Google – and for local businesses – as it will immediately offer more credibility and give consumers the info they need in order to determine which company will meet their needs.
So, what does this mean for you? For starters, it is important to understand how, exactly, Google will be qualifying providers and ranking businesses. We all know that trust and reliability is key when it comes to business. This is one of the main ways in which Google’s Home Services will change the way search results are presented to users. The point is to provide users with providers that are safe and reliable, which is why all professionals that will be listed must pass a background check, be licensed and insured, as well as have a strong track record. There will also be a ‘Learn More’ link which will take people to a support page that will offer information on how the business qualified.
As a local Arlington digital marketing agency and SEO expert, we have been keeping a close eye on any and all moves Google makes. It is no secret that Google is king and rules the Internet, so when announcements such as these are made, it is important to understand how this will affect consumers as well as businesses. To learn more about Google’s transition from Google Plus to Google Home Services and what – if anything – you need to do in order to show up in these new ad blocks, give Tech-Critic a call today.


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(Black PR Wire) Florida A&M University (FAMU) Cheerleaders have secured a three-year partnership with the global hair care brand, Mielle Organics.
The $250,000 partnership includes product sampling, activations, social media campaigns and allows the FAMU cheer team to be brand ambassadors for the company.
Omar Goff, president of Mielle Organics and a 2004 School of Business and Industry (SBI) graduate, helped to establish the partnership.
“I loved everything about my time at FAMU, and this is a full circle moment to give back in this way,” said Goff. “We started the HBCU partnership journey at Howard University with the queens of the pool, and now we are here to partner with the queens of cheer.”
Brandi Tatum-Fedrick, head coach of the FAMU Cheerleaders and assistant vice president of Annual and Affinity Giving, also played a key role in establishing the partnership.
“It is great to have Rattlers in great places,” said Tatum-Fedrick. “We are super excited for Omar Goff’s commitment to his alma mater. In my 18 years of coaching, this is our first partnership, so I am excited for many more to come.”
This is the first hair care brand partnership for the FAMU Cheer team. Along with the CEO and COO of Mielle Organics, Melvin and Monique Rodriguez, the cheerleaders were surprised and excited when the announcement was made on Thursday afternoon.
“This brand is going to evolve FAMU Cheer,” said Ashlyn Boles, FAMU cheer co-captain. “It will allow us to step out of our comfort zone to say I can wear my natural hair, and I can rock my natural hair and look good while doing it.”
Mielle Organics is now a division of P&G Beauty and is still the fastest growing, Black-owned and founded natural hair care brand in the world.
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Groups join forces to call for state agency for SMEs
REPRESENTATIVES for the grocery industry and other small and medium businesses are joining forces to try and create a state agency that will specifically cater for the SME sector. Under the new recommendations, the proposed policy platform will operate at the heart of government and be directly involved in the creation of economic and business policy. The proposals are outlined in a new report by economist Jim Power, which was commissioned by the Local Jobs Alliance, a group that includes grocery representatives RGDATA (The Retail Grocery Dairy and Allied Trades Association) and CSNA (Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association). Power cited IDA Ireland, a semi-state
Jim Power, economist and report author.
agency with specific responsibility for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ireland, and Enterprise Ireland, which focuses on helping Irish businesses increase export sales, as models for the new SME agency. “Both organisations are very successful,” Power told Retail News. “The IDA has done a good job in attracting foreign direct investment into Ireland. Enterprise Ireland has succeeded in building the export capability of indigenous Irish firms. But there are many businesses that do not export. That segment of our business community is not represented. In fact, it’s ignored.” A single agency, operated from a dedicated office, could help tailor “new policies, grants, and other supports, for SMEs,” said RGDATA Director General, Tara Buckley. “Collectively, we have a greater voice than we have individually,” remarked Vincent Jennings, CSNA Chief Executive. “Many of us have similar business difficulties. But our staff issues, for example, differ from large corporations. The cost of labour in servicebased businesses is very different to manufacturing and other businesses.” The Local Jobs Alliance, formed 10 years ago during the recession, includes ISME (Irish SME Association), LVA (Licensed Vintners Association), VFI (Vintners Federation of Ireland), IHF (Irish Hotels Federation) and the RAI (Restaurants Association of Ireland). While the alliance has worked together to frame responses to topics such as workplace pension schemes and banded contracts, they have few forums to present
their case at policy level. SMEs employ over one million people and account for nearly 70% of total employment in the private business economy. Yet they remain excluded from the key government structures for engagement with business and unions. “Why not have an agency specifically geared to looking after our needs?” questioned Jennings. “Ibec does not necessarily deal with small and medium enterprises very well. It’s a necessary criticism. Large employers generally look after themselves.” Part of the problem is the dislocated nature of SMEs, Power explained. “[As an economist] I run a two-person SME. A garage down the road that employs 100 people is an SME. A restaurant with 80 people is an SME. They are spread across the whole economy and not unique to any one sector. As a consequence, they are not taken seriously because they don’t have a joint voice. Their voices are lost when it comes to policy making.” In drafting the proposals for a new state agency, Power consulted closely with the Local Jobs Alliance and researched SMEs’ impact on the economy. “I wanted to show the contribution SMEs made to Ireland’s recovery after the last recession,” said the economist. “SMEs are tough businesses; margins are tight. Cash flow issues are close to the surface. But over the last 12 years, the government’s focus on SMEs has not
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Treasury doesn’t want former Fannie CFO in GSE investor lawsuit Springboard helps formerly distressed borrowers get back on track Student Loan Collection Agencies Help Defaulted Borrowers Get Back on Track and Protect the Taxpayer’s Investment in Higher Education For more than 30 years, the U.S. Department of Education and its guaranty agency partners have used PrivateTrump threatens shutdown – Democrats, for their part, don’t want to give him any more funding for it than he got last year: $1.3 billion. Stuck in the middle is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who doesn’t want..
· But in the present day retail landscape, there’s at least as many arguments both pro and con. While everyone’s been focused on the “retail apocalypse,” the real story to come out of 2017 might be the strange bedfellows that have emerged as everyone tries to plot a course forward.
Maxwell’s digital mortgage software now available through Ellie Mae In a partnership that brings together two of HousingWire Magazine’s 2019 HW Tech100 honorees, Maxwell announced this week that its digital mortgage software is now available through Ellie Mae’s Encompass. According to Maxwell, its point-of-sale cloud software is now integrated with and available through Encompass.
Is the U.S. headed toward a financial apocalypse? Users. Yes I think so. Not only the US though. The stock market is being fattened up for the kill as we speak.. mortgage, student, and auto loans, government deficit spending, overpriced healthcare, and fast food/retail jobs. How can anyone.
Freddie Mac estimates home sales to fall another 23% in 3Q Fannie Mae debuts "risk-sharing" mortgage-backed security. – Even excluding Fannie Mae deals, the median bond size was. USD100m, as. More information on support mechanisms and risk sharing, which can help smaller. trends, swedish mortgage bank scbc issued its debut green covered bond in. addition, to the benefit of security, these deals provide investors with certainty.Fed Beige Book: Economic activity expanded in March, housing results mixed RealtyTrac reports foreclosure filings rise 3% in January Foreclosure filings in Florida jumped 16.47 percent in February compared with the same period last year and climbed 14.79 percent from January, RealtyTrac reported. february 2010 U.S. Foreclosure.Economy Continues to Slog Along: fed beige Book | Eye On Housing – Economy Continues to Slog Along: Fed Beige Book By Robert Dietz on March 2, 2011 ( 0 ) The Federal Reserve’s December Beige Book , which surveys national economic conditions, reports that for the January to early February period economic activity expanded at a "modest to moderate" pace.
We’ve dipped into the TipRanks database to. benefiting Microsoft in the field and should continue its momentum heading.
So yes, major brands are re-thinking the economics, shunning retail square footage for cyber, saving on both rent and security. Other friends told me they expect it to get worse: soon the only retail you will see will be services: nail salons, banks, restaurants, and professional offices.
The long-standing tradition of brick-and-mortar stores will always continue; however, the future of retail is headed towards the mobile space. The days of e-commerce are transitioning to m-commerce, and if retailers want to avoid the cold hands of the retail apocalypse, they.
HUD releases unemployment mortgage assistance to 27 states Christie said it is better for the state to use $300 million in federal funds for a program that gives financial assistance to home owners who have been good at paying their mortgages but are at risk.
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As the retail landscape shifts between physical stores and e-commerce, there has been widespread panic throughout the retail industry that suggests we are headed towards a ‘retail apocalypse.’ That phrase made headlines last year due to major store closures, painting a picture that the end of physical retail stores are closer than we think.
The retail apocalypse is upon us and after hitting all-time record high levels of store closures, the pace has accelerated. Hundreds of thousands of workers have already lost their jobs in the past decade thanks to store closures, and that number is going to skyrocket in the very near future.


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Mustang will not suffer through a mid-life crisis, as did Thunderbird, says Ford Motor Co. designer Mark Conforzi.
The model's next generation will remain true to the vehicle's roots, assures the lead member of Mustang's design team.
“We do want all our vehicles, in all cases, to be contemporary,” he says. “We don't want old-fashioned cars. That was key when we developed the ('02) Thunder-bird. It is modern, but it salutes the past.”
Comparing the current Mustang to its 1965 progenitor, “there's a relationship there,” Mr. Conforzi says. But the original '55 Thunderbird bore no resemblance to the '97 model that sparked the nameplate's hiatus.
“The last one had no relationship at all. That was not good. We had quite a few years that we're not proud of,” he says of the Thunderbird's questionable design evolution.
When the new-generation Mustang debuts in 2004, it will be unmistakably Mustang, Mr. Conforzi says. “We're going to build on its character.”
That means it will remain in the muscle car genre — with a good dose of style. A source tells Ward's the interior will feature accents inspired by a major California-based fashion accessory company.
If popularity is any measure of the public's affinity with a vehicle, Mustang has struck a chord. AutoTrader.com reports Mustang is on the minds of many visitors to the e-tail web site.
“All our searches are tracked, and Ford Mustang happens to be the most popular car on our site the last couple of months,” says AutoTrader.com Chief Executive Officer Chip Perry.
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After widget tweaks last year, Google Fi has now redesigned its Android app with Material You. It’s a straightforward modernization as the company is nearly finished visually revamping its biggest apps.
The most prominent change is to Google Fi’s bottom bar with Material You’s tall design and pill-shaped indicators leveraged. Various buttons are now pills instead of rounded rectangles, though cards noting important information at the top of the “Account” feed are unchanged.
There’s Dynamic Color theming everything, including the avatar icons for people and devices. This revamp follows Google recently updating the cover graphics that appear at the top of every tab after keeping them the same for several years.
Overall, this is a small modernization that brings Fi in line with the vast majority of Google apps today. The pace, as such, has slowed down though there are still a few stragglers. Google Maps still doesn’t take advantage of Dynamic Color, while it remains to be seen whether Fit gets a redesign in light of Fitbit. Google Home could use a new bottom bar, while there’s room for the Play Store to get more flourishes.
We spotted the change with version V60, which was released a week ago to Google Play, of the Android app. There appears to be a server-side component as we’re only seeing the Google Fi Material You refresh live on Pixel phones today.
It follows the Google MVNO cutting prices on its two “Unlimited” plans and adding more high-speed data ahead of its seventh anniversary.
More Material You:
- Phone app starts rolling out Material You-inspired dialer to Pixel
- Google updated the Pixel-exclusive Recorder app with a landscape UI, and it’s awfully tablet-y
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Mekong Monitor: Myanmar, Thailand, Japan to form a committee to develop Dawei SEZ
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Myanmar, Thailand, Japan to form a committee to develop Dawei SEZ
(25 July 2019) The Myanmar, Thailand and Japan governments will form a Joint Cooperation Committee to discuss the development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which was halted in 2013 due to a lack of funding. According to a Myanmar commerce ministry official, Japan’s participation in the project is expected to help woo investors, in part because of Japan’s reputation for “quality and trustworthiness.” Dawei SEZ initially kicked off after a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Myanmar and Thai governments in 2008, with Thai construction firm Italian-Thai Development leading the project. Dawei SEZ is located in Myanmar’s southeast Thanintharyi region, covering 20,000 hectares of land and including port and industrial facilities.
Cross-border trade deal saw bilateral trade expand by 13% annually since 2015
(26 July 2019) A meeting hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 26 to review the impact of the Vietnam-Laos bilateral cross-border trade agreement found that the agreement — which was signed in 2015 — has indeed contributed to bilateral trade growth. According to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Vietnamese investors have invested US$5.1 billion in 292 Lao projects in the past three years, including in 110 projects worth US$2.7 billion in 10 Lao provinces bordering Vietnam. Bilateral trade has also grown at around 13% annually during the period to over US$1.03 billion in 2018. Furthermore, 36 markets have been developed along the Vietnam-Laos border, including eight border gate economic zones.
Private sector not keen on 400 baht minimum daily wage
(26 July 2019) Most employers in Thailand are opposed to the government’s proposal to raise the country’s minimum daily wage by 25-30% to 400-425 baht (US$13.0-13.8), the Board of Trade of Thailand shared on July 26, citing a survey by the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC). According to the survey, 93.9% of respondents surveyed by the TCC were against the proposed minimum daily wage increase as it would lead to higher operating costs. Furthermore, the raise from the current average of 325 baht (US$10.55) in major provinces is expected to cost businesses 21 billion baht (US$681.58 million) every year. A wage hike would also possibly affect national competitiveness as wages in Thailand are higher than in other Southeast Asian countries. As such, the trade board urged the government to let wage committees at the provincial level decide what the minimum wage should be based on labour skills and conditions in each province.
Cambodia now has 20.8 million mobile and 15.8 million internet users
(25 July 2019) Cambodia saw a substantial increase in mobile and internet users in the first half of 2019, according to the latest figures from the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). According to the figures, the number of registered SIM cards rose 9.4% to reach 20.8 million users during the period, while the number of internet users — for both mobile and fixed internet — grew 31.6% to reach 15.8 million. According to the TRC, the increase in internet users was particularly significant since 15.8 million users would represent 98.5% of Cambodia’s population. There are currently six telecommunications firms in Cambodia — Cellcard, Smart Axiata, Metfone, Seatel, Cootel and qb — with Metfone, Cellcard and Smart Axiata accounting for 90% of all users.
Vietnamese garment makers to be tested by growing demand due to the EVFTA
(26 July 2019) Vietnam’s garment manufacturers are bracing themselves for the impending surge in demand once the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) kicks in. To quote an executive from a garment trading house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamese garments will soon “dominate the European market,” and he expects to receive at least 15% more orders for his uniforms and sportswear once the EVFTA is ratified by the European Parliament. However, manufacturers who are pushing to expand their operations in preparation for the surge in orders are already facing staff shortages, especially high-level employees with specialised skills. According to analysts, Vietnam’s garments industry, which currently accounts for around 10% of the country’s exports, will be the EVFTA’s biggest beneficiary.
About Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Programme was launched by the Asian Development Bank in 1992 connecting five developing ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand, and Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region. The region has some of the most robust economies sharing the Mekong River Basin thanks to its reform and liberalisation. The subregion is growing at a faster pace than the whole of East Asia and the Asia Pacific as the GDP growth rate for 2017 was at 6.4 percent, according to the World Bank. The population at the subregion as of 2016 is at 340 million while the GDP at PPP is at US$3.1 trillion in 2016. In 2015, trading within the region was at US$444 billion.


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An international Whiskey Magazine team is going to organize a grand event called ‘Whiskey Luxe’ in India. This affair will dish out a huge variety of the finest whiskies and luxury services from all across the globe. As it has been planned at all the major whiskey hotspots of the world, it will certainly put India on the map.
This extravaganza will not only be limited to whiskey tasting, but will also have events like whiskey & food pairing, whiskey bars, whiskey & deserts and many more. It will also provide a platform for the new whiskey brands to showcase their make.
The most coveted award, ‘Icons of Whisky Awards 2010’, will be presented by the renowned Glenfiddich. Not only that, it will also educate people towards ‘responsible drinking’. As the whisky market in India is growing at the rate of 20 %per annum, so it is the right time for ‘Whiskey Luxe’ to step in and make the most of prolific market of India.
This pageant will be held at eminent places all across the world like Singapore, South of France, St. Petersburg, etc .In India the grandeur of this event will be showcased on January 29, 2010 at the ITC Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi.
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In case you missed it, a tax on sugary drinks is coming to Atlantic Canada, but could it also work in Saskatchewan?
Earlier this week, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced it was introducing a tax of 20 cents a litre on soft drink products in September 2022, a move that could bring in roughly $9 million a year in revenue to the province.
The concept of a soft drink tax is nothing new as several countries have either debated the idea or implemented a sugar tax or sweetened beverage tax (SBT), including the U.K., South Africa and Mexico.
Several U.S. states or cities have also introduced a levy on sugary drinks. However, some areas like Cook County, Ill. have repealed their taxes.
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Virginia Cannabis Business Licenses
WHAT IS VIRGINIA'S CURRENT CANNABIS MARKET STATUS?
Virginia’s very new medical cannabis program officially launched in October 2020 with Dharma Pharmaceuticals opening a dispensary in Bristol. The program was originally approved in 2017, but only allowed specific cannabis oils to be recommended to those suffering with intractable epilepsy. Legislation in 2020 has changed the state’s stance on smokeable flower, likely allowing dispensaries to sell flower by the end of 2021. The medical cannabis program is expected to create $9-11 million in cannabis sales by the end of 2021, but could potentially grow up to $150 million by the end of 2025 depending on the rollout of adult-use cannabis in Virginia.
The Virginia General Assembly voted to approve the adult-use legalization bills House Bill (HB) 2312 and Senate Bill (SB) 1406 on February 27, 2021. Governor Ralph Northam requested amendments from the legislature, which voted to approve them on April 7, 2021.
WHAT ARE VIRGINIA'S CANNABIS LAWS?
Many amendments were made to cannabis laws in 2020, which will significantly shift the path of medical cannabis in Virginia. On May 20, 2020 Governor Northam signed HB 972 into law, which extended the state’s study on the effects of cannabis legalization, and prohibited criminal charges for simple possession charges with only a $35 penalty. Under the new law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2020, substances previously considered hash or cannabis are more clearly defined, and criminal records of past cannabis offenders are sealed.
Another bill Governor Northam signed into law in mid-2020 (SB 5013) gives people who have been issued summonses for cannabis possession the option of prepaying the civil penalty instead of having to go to court. A separate bill, which takes effect on March 1, 2021, prevents law enforcement from using the odor of cannabis as a pretext for searching and seizing property. Virginia laws have shown a consistent trend toward a compassionate, and caring cannabis industry that is well on its way to adult-use legalization.
Virginia’s HB 2312 and SB 1406 (which are identical) would replace cannabis prohibition with a system to legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis for adults age 21 and older. It also includes automatic sealing of low-level past cannabis offenses; establishes a social equity program to promote participation in the legal cannabis industry from those hardest hit by the war on cannabis; and dedicates 30% of tax revenue to a Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund.
Virginia made history on April 7, 2021 when Governor Ralph Northam approved amendments to SB 1406 and HB 2312, making Virginia the first Southern state to legalize the possession and use of cannabis by adults. The approved, recommended changes to the legislation will permit the personal use provisions of the law to take effect on July 1, 2021, rather than the enactment date of January 1, 2024 initially approved by lawmakers. Therefore, beginning July 1, 2021 adults will be permitted to possess up to one ounce of marijuana, and to cultivate up to four cannabis plants per household without penalty.
Additional amendments added by Governor Northam will allow the sealing of records related to crimes involving the misdemeanor possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. Those records will begin to be sealed starting July 1, 2021.
A new five-member Cannabis Control Authority will be created in July 2021 to regulate the adult-use cannabis market. The number of licensees cannot exceed 400 retailers, 25 wholesalers, 450 cultivators, and 60 product manufacturers. Those numbers do not include existing medical cannabis businesses and hemp processors.
WHAT IS VIRGINIA'S CANNABIS LICENSING TIMELINE & CANNABIS APPLICATION PROCESS?
The application window for the fifth Virginia Pharmaceutical Processor license is currently closed as of December 4, 2020. There are no current open medical licensing applications in Virginia. However, initially the five licensees were permitted to open one dispensary apiece in the state, but recently approved legislation allows each company to open an additional five satellite outlets —bringing the maximum number of dispensaries in the state to 30. Virginia’s medical marijuana program is limited, allowing a maximum of 10 milligrams of THC for products, and no flower or edibles.
With the recent passage of adult-use legalization additional licenses will be available. Unfortunately, the timeline for the release of adult-use licensing applications is unknown at this time. The deadline of state regulators to enact provisions licensing commercial cannabis production and sales remains July 1, 2024. Sign up for Point7 updates to know when a new application round will be opening in Virginia.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF CANNABIS IN VIRGINIA?
In 2015, Governor McAuliffe signed defense bills to ensure patients using CBD and THC-A oils to treat epilepsy were protected from possession charges. Efforts for further cannabis legislation slowed until 2019 when Virginia Attorney General, Mark Herring, announced plans for cannabis legalization in the near future. A Cannabis Summit was held in December 2019 to discuss the state’s plans to decriminalize cannabis, and pathways toward legalization including the principle of social equity.
In February 2020 decriminalization efforts moved forward when the House of Delegates voted 64-34 in favor of HB 972, which decriminalizes personal possession of cannabis. The bill was signed into law in April 2020 by Governor Northam, and took effect July 1, 2020.
In the 2021 session legislators are expected to discuss further legalization paths for simple possessions through HB 87 and HB 269.
Virginia made history on April 7, 2021 when Governor Ralph Northam approved amendments to SB 1406 and HB 2312, making Virginia the first Southern state to legalize the possession and use of cannabis by adults.
DOES VIRGINIA HAVE A HEMP PROGRAM?
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) oversees and administers the hemp growing program in Virginia. VDACS is reviewing the USDA's final Hemp Production Rule published in January 2021, in order to submit a final Virginia state plan for hemp production.
VDACS will continue to operate a hemp agricultural pilot program that meets the requirements outlined in the 2014 federal Farm Bill until it can be approved by the USDA. If you plan to grow hemp in 2021, you will need a VDACS-issued Industrial Hemp Grower Registration available at vdacs.virginia.gov.
ARE YOU PREPARING FOR THE VIRGINIA CANNABIS MARKET?
With more dispensary licenses available in the near future, and a legalization bill signed by the Governor, the possibility for a thriving cannabis business in Virginia is within reach. Point7 has the products and service packages to ensure you begin the application journey timely and effectively. Contact us to discuss the early steps that can be taken prior to the roll out of the adult-use program so your team is ahead of the ball.


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It is always good for Bitcoin enthusiasts to have more options for spending Bitcoin on the things they need. However, buying one year of unlimited 4G LTE in the US is something hardly anyone expected right now. Although this is a rather expensive purchase, the money will be used by the Calyx Institute to host additional Tor exit nodes and other privacy-related projects.
Donating Bitcoin to the Calyx Institute
Although most people donate to a good cause for the benefit of others, there are some interesting projects in existence which offer something different. The Calyx Institute, for example, is focusing most of their efforts on building a more secure and privacy-centric world for all Internet users.
Although the Calyx Institute is a non-profit organization, they are actively bringing additional Tor exit nodes to the table on a regular basis. With all of the recent focus on encryption and spying on consumers, there is no better time than now to get involved in some privacy-centric projects.
Attracting more donations for this project should not be a big struggle, but offering a tangible incentive is always beneficial. Bitcoin enthusiasts contributing US$500 to this project through the BitPay payment link will receive unlimited 4G LTE data in the United States for one full year. That is, assuming they are on the Sprint network.
But that is not all, as the Calyx Institute also offers a Netgear Fuse Mobile Hotspot to members as well. All of the funds raised with these efforts will be used to make Calyx self-sustaining, and pay for most of the recurring bills. Moreover, this will help keep the Tor exit nodes going, and help the institute roll out future educational material.
It is good to see more initiatives focus on consumer security and privacy, as government officials are becoming more invasive than ever before. Granted, a US$500 donations is quite significant, but the rewards offered in return are invaluable. Shaping the future of the Internet is a cause everyone can relate to, and a stronger focus on privacy is needed.
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Friday, September 21, 2012, 7:51 PM ETQuantitative easing will do little to boost the U.S. economy, says economist Joseph Stiglitz. Instead, it risks triggering currency and trade wars that will leave the world worse off. Rather than unilateral action, the world needs a “growth compact” aimed at spurring economic expansion around the world. He had hoped that G20 leaders would have started addressing the topic at the summit in Seoul, but now he feels the meeting will be spent dealing with the unintended consequences of the Fed’s action.
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THE head of Australia's securities regulator has warned of the risk to financial markets posed by high frequency and algorithmic trading, predicting that keeping pace with increasingly complex markets would be one of the agency's biggest challenges over the next decade.
Greg Medcraft, the chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, said that advances in technology had led to increasingly complex financial products and markets, with trades that once took one or two seconds to take place now involving ''milliseconds to microseconds''.
''Technology is advancing at a rapid rate and the complexity it brings also increases risk in the system,'' he said, speaking at meeting of the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation in Sydney.
As well as the prevalence of high frequency and algorithmic trading, so-called ''dark pools'' - off-market trading venues - were becoming more prominent and exchanges were moving to faster trading.
''They raise a number of issues that can impact on the fair, orderly and transparent operation of the financial markets,'' he said. ''These are important issues which ASIC is taking seriously.''
His comments come as ASIC weighs up plans to impose new controls on dark pools and high frequency trading. In a consultation paper released late last year, ASIC proposed measures such as ''kill switches'' to instantly halt trading in the event of a so-called ''flash crash'' - similar to that which hit the New York Stock Exchange almost two years ago, when a big algorithmic trade triggered a 600-point market plunge.
Mr Medcraft said ASIC was reviewing submissions on its proposals and would release its final guidance by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, ASIC said that ''innovation'' in exchange traded funds was bringing new complexity and risks to the products, popular with Australian retail investors.
The regulator said that it may consider requiring retail investors to seek advice before trading in ETFs,''if problems emerge about the extent of retail client use of ETFs that are unsuitable for the client''.
In a report released yesterday, ASIC estimated that as much as 75 per cent of ETF assets in Australia were held by retail investors, with up to 40 per cent by self-managed super funds. This was in contrast to Europe and the US, where about 80 per cent and 50 per cent of ETF assets, respectively, were held by institutions.
ASIC noted that many retail investors were trading ETFs without first receiving financial advice - including self-managed super fund trustees using their retirement funds.


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The Crisis On Our Streets
San Diego County businesses of all sizes struggle to deal with the growing impact of homelessness. More of our neighbors struggle to make ends meet, and local businesses are starting to feel the effects of the growing homeless population in our community. No longer can we step over those who need to be lifted up. Businesses and the entire community must work together now on a solution.
The Crisis On Our Streets
For 30 plus years we have been helping San Diego’s homeless, but mostly on the periphery — donations, church and service club efforts. Over the past several years though, we’ve watched this situation deteriorate into a crisis with death on our streets. Many areas of our beloved San Diego are beginning to resemble a third-world country.
The 2018 San Diego County Bar Association section elections are open. Voting is only necessary for sections with contested seats, so you’ll only need to vote for leadership in the following sections: Business & Corporate Law; Estate Planning, Trust & Probate; Family Law; Intellectual Property Law; and Labor & Employment Law.
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Johnson & Johnson’s announcement that it will exit the insulin pump businesses appears to benefit one San Diego company, Tandem Diabetes Care, and potentially hurt another, DexCom.
San Diego-based digital marketing agency BVAccel announced it had signed an agreement to acquire Rocket Code, a e-commerce software and website company headquartered in Ohio.
Spinal surgery and medical device company NuVasive has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against former President, COO and Vice Chairman Patrick Miles, who resigned from the company and took a position as Alphatec Spine’s executive chairman.
A Petco store in Escondido is one of a dozen stores in which the retailer is planning to debut a veterinary hospital by January, part of a move by the San Diego company to expand its pet services offerings.
Sempra Energy’s Mexican subsidiary IEnova bought a 25 percent indirect stake held by Mexico’s state oil company Pemex in the Ramones II Norte gas pipeline.
Sempra Energy has revised the financing structure of its $9.45 billion deal to obtain ownership interest in Texas energy giant Oncor Electric.
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A company that recently released a headset that claims to facilitate weight loss through brain stimulation has brought in $1.53 million via a crowdfunding campaign. It’s also raised skepticism, and highlighted the difference between medical products and wellness devices.
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In a sprawling industrial park just outside of Vista, inconspicuously tucked in a tan, nondescript building is Coastal Analytical, one of San Diego County’s few marijuana testing facilities.
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An affiliate of San Diego-based Hotel Investment Group has acquired the 157-room Marina Inn hotel in downtown San Diego for $9.5 million.
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Companies will consider cutting staff or increasing prices after the largest rise in the award wages since 2009, warns retailer Gerry Harvey, whose homewares and electronics chain is among the retailers expected to be the hardest hit by the hefty pay rise.
The Harvey Norman chairman and executive director said the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the pay of 2.4 million people on awards by 5.75 per cent would present challenges for all businesses and make the Reserve Bank’s attempts to tame inflation more difficult.
Mr Harvey said the new wage rates could test the viability of some businesses at a time when many retailers were watching pay packets rise faster than sales.
“We’ve got inflation and we’ve got a big wage increase, and it’s a difficult situation,” he said.
“It’ll affect all businesses, and the first thing [business owners] will do is look at their staff and think about how to get rid of people. That’s what every business does when wages go up.
“Certainly, a franchisee at a Harvey Norman would be no different to anyone else in business – they would be looking at their wage bill, and how do you counter that? You either cut wages or increase prices.”
In addition to the broad 5.75 per cent rise for award-wage earners, the commission on Friday also declared an 8.6 per cent increase for 80,000 non-award workers. Those lowest paid workers will get an extra $70 a week, with their hourly wage rising to $23.23 from $21.38.
Analysis conducted after the decision has indicated that retailers such as Harvey Norman, cheap jewellery chain Lovisa and Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments, which controls fashion brands such as Portmans and Just Jeans, could be among the hardest hit by the 5.75 per cent increase.
Could spark more rate rises
JPMorgan warned the wage rises would hit retailers hard, and could contribute to the need for more rate rises.
“The implications for retailers are significant, given the large proportion of costs linked directly to minimum wage increases at a time of slowing [or] negative sales growth,” the broker said.
“The risk of a wage-price spiral for inflation triggering incremental RBA rate rises exists as minimum wage increases above 5 per cent in our view.”
Analysts, including UBS, said the increase would hurt specialty retailers more than supermarkets because those selling apparel, homewares and other discretionary products had relatively higher labour costs, smaller stores and less essential products.
“Essential products (e.g. food, basic household goods, telecommunications) [have] more resilient demand despite cost-of-living pressures, with rising immigration another tailwind for retailers that have high market shares in essential categories,” UBS said.
Mr Harvey said the $4.2 billion Harvey Norman’s wage bill was at its highest as a percentage of sales in the company’s history.
Although the lift in award rates would push the company’s wage bills higher, it was also possible it could bolster sales, he said.
“Paying more wages means some businesses will have to figure out if they can keep going. But it also means people are going to have more money, which means they have more money to spend,” he said.
“And people are still spending.”
UBS concluded that Mr Lew’s Premier Investments, footwear and clothing retailer Accent Group, youth casual apparel store Universal, jewellery chain Lovisa, Harvey Norman, Super Retail Group and then JB Hi-Fi would be among the hardest hit.
It was less concerned about Wesfarmers’ Bunnings, Kmart and Officeworks, which the analysts said “enjoy strong value positions in market”.
JPMorgan, in contrast, concluded that Coles and Woolworths would be most exposed to the wage increase because of their high wage bill relative to revenues.
“Woolworths and Coles have the highest leverage to wage rate inflation ... as supermarkets have high labour costs and relatively low margins,” the analysts said.
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The 2020 Toyota Tundra Beats the Ford F-150 in 1 Important Area
The Ford F-150 usually hovers up in the top three on every list of full-size pickup trucks. The Toyota Tundra is another favorite. It’s a pickup truck often praised for its longevity and good resale value. However, the Ford F-150 has been an American best-seller for decades. In fact, according to US News and World Report the 2020 Ford F-150 pickup gets one over on the Toyota Tundra truck in nearly every way. But in one important area, the 2020 Toyota Tundra beats the legendary Ford F-150.
The 2020 Ford F-150 wins in almost every category
In a head to head comparison by US News and World Report, the Ford F-150 is the winner basically across the board. From power to fuel economy and price, several important factors come into play. So where does the F-150 dominate?
“Last year alone, Ford sold more than 900,000 F-150s in the U.S. With that kind of dominance, does a rival like the Toyota Tundra stand a chance? Even more to the point, can nearly one million truck shoppers be wrong?”US News and World Report
The first category is the price. The 2020 Ford F-150 pickup truck starts a few grand cheaper than the Tundra. The base model Tundra is certainly more equipped. The F-150 base model is little more than a bare-bones work truck. The Tundra tops out around $53,000, according to US News, while the F-150 range-topper reaches up into the $70,000 range. Still, due to the fact that Ford offers the low priced utility truck, US News named the F-150 winner in terms of pricing.
Pickup truck powertrain and fuel economy
The Ford F-150 comes with a standard 3.3 V6 engine. According to US News, this model gets 19 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway. The 2020 Ford F-150 pickup truck also has an available 2.7 liter EcoBoost engine that gets about 20 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway.
The 2020 Toyota Tundra pickup truck on the other hand has one engine option––a powerful V8 that gets up to 381 horsepower. But it’s thirsty. According to US News, the Tundra is rated for only about 13 mpg in the city and 18 mpg on the highway. The Ford Raptor––the F-150’s secret weapon that wins the powertrain contest between the two pickup trucks––still boasts better fuel economy with an EPA rating of 15 mpg in the city and 18 on the highway.
Toyota Tundra vs Ford F-150 interior
In terms of both seat comfort and infotainment, US News deemed the F-150 a clear winner. Due to the fact that the Ford F-150 features a more user-friendly system, the Toyota Tundra loses in one more category. Plus, the Ford pickup features extremely plush interior options as you climb up the trim levels.
The 2020 Toyota Tundra wins in an important area
For some people, how long your truck will last is a huge factor. In addition, resale value is also typically something to consider when buying a new truck. The Toyota Tundra is the winner here. In terms of reliability, US News gives the 2020 Toyota Tundra the win. For predicted reliability, J.D. Power rates the Tundra 4.5 out of 5––nearly perfect.
On the other hand, the 2020 Ford F-150 pickup truck earned a 3 out of 5 rating for predicted reliability. The Ford F-150 may eek by when it comes to safety, cargo, towing, and hauling, but for reliability, the Tundra takes the prize. Although it’s just one area in which the Tundra beats the F-150, for some shoppers, it’s at the very top of the pickup truck priority list.


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The Danish jewellery brand showcased its SS19 collection at the recent fair in Munich, Germany from February 22-25.
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Cheapskates, not us! Lidl gives 5,500 staff a raise, meaning it now offers the best pay of all Britain's supermarkets
Budget grocer Lidl has rocked its rivals again by offering the highest pay of all Britain's supermarkets.
The German-owned discounter announced it will pay the higher voluntary living wage rate of £8.45 an hour and £9.75 in London from March.
The rates are higher than the national living wage of £7.20 an hour, which Chancellor Philip Hammond announced would go up to £7.50 next April.
It will pile further pressure on supermarket rivals, which in some areas have struggled to recruit because Lidl pays so well.
Pay rise: Lidl has announced it will pay staff the higher voluntary Living Wage rate of £8.45 an hour and £9.75 in London from March
Last year Sainsbury's announced a 4 per cent increase for all its staff taking its standard rate of pay to £7.36 an hour.
And earlier this year Tesco pledged to pay all its shop staff at least £7.62 an hour, but the decision to increase basic wages by 3.1 per cent meant it also cut overtime and night working wages.
Lidl first committed to paying the higher wage last year, which drove a 20 per cent increase in job applications – drawing potential staff away from its rivals.
The grocer, which has 640 stores in the UK, said the investment could cost an extra £3million a year, and would affect 5,500 employees – a quarter of its workforce.
Yesterday's announcement was driven by a decision by charity the Living Wage Foundation to increase its minimum recommended pay earlier this month.
Lidl UK's HR director Nan Gibson, said: 'We recognise the contribution of each and every colleague within the business and we feel it's important to celebrate our achievements together.'
The Government plans to eventually increase the minimum wage to £9 an hour by 2020, but this will only be for workers over the age of 25.
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Retailers such as Ikea, Oliver Bonas, Burberry and Majestic Wines have already signed up as Living Wage Foundation accredited employers, which means all sub-contracted staff are paid the higher wage.
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Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is releasing exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on July 10, 2020 as it was announced by Nintendo. The game was announced back on September 5, 2019 by Rising Star Games and TOYBOX.
The sequel is being developed by TOYBOX, and will follow the “Most Polarizing Survival Horror Game” Deadly Premonition. In order to maintain the game true to the original, the “original masterminds” have been brought back in order to offer the same aura that fans loved. Scriptwriter/Director Swery and Producer Tomio Kanazawa are part of the development team, as well as the Art Direction by Shuhou Imai and music composed by Satoshi Okubo.
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is an open-world game set in the small town of Le Carré. Your story starts in Boston, where it turns out FBI Special Agent Francis York Morgan will have to revisit the case he thought was solved in 2005. You will be solving various murders and crimes while jumping between 2005 and 2019 in true Deadly Premonition fashion.
“Only a few games have managed to stir up emotions the way the original Deadly Premonition did,” says Brjánn Sigurgeirsson of Rising Star Games. “Ten years later we’re literally thrilled to continue down this path to find out where Swery and his team take us.”
And finally, a note from Swery:
“Roughly 10 years have passed since the original was released in 2010. Now, a miracle has happened, and I have a chance to reunite with my best friend – something I never thought would be possible.
I’m working hard day and night while also looking back on the past to make sure this becomes something that doesn’t change no matter how much time passes, while also adapting to and interlocking with the current era – a game that encompasses all. Please get yourself a cup of coffee and wait for it to be completed!”


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On April 24th, we launched a native integration to Facebook allowing retailers to create Custom and Lookalike Audiences using product, purchase, customer data, along with predictive data sets, such as predicted gender and predicted next order date. We’ve been proud to stand behind the success our clients, such as NewYorkDress and RightStufAnime.com are seeing with this tool; however, we were curious how our Custom Audiences would stand up in a test against the exact same Facebook Audience.
One online retailer, working with our partner, ROI Revolution, was willing to do such a test. This retailer, whose estimated online sales in 2016 topped $15 million, worked with ROI Revolution to set up the campaign.
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In a first for the brand, Samsung UK & Ireland has today announced a new partnership with Skateboard GB, the governing body for Skateboarding in Great Britain. Samsung epitomises the Korean spirit of ‘Tu-hon’ – a burning, under-dog spirit of grit and passion, and a relentless drive to succeed, which goes hand-in-hand with the athletes of the sport and their ‘guts to try’ mentality. When it comes to Samsung’s technology, innovative features such as Flex Mode in the new Galaxy Z Flip5 enable skateboarders to take the perfect action shot – effortlessly capturing those bold enough to get on a board, go up and down ramps, and to land that trick that would seem impossible to most.
Together Samsung and Skateboard GB hope to combine their underdog mentality to nurture the next generation of skateboarding talent and inspire more participation in the sport across the country. Every kick-flip and trick will also be captured by the team on the show-stopping new Galaxy Z Flip5 – with its incredible camera and content capture capabilities. The better the quality of the content, the prouder skateboarders will feel showing off their skills, generating more kudos.
To further empower the next generation of skateboarding athletes, Samsung has brought together a team of pro skaters, uniting leading British talent with the most exciting skateboarders on the scene, to help champion the sport. Jordan Thackeray, Stefani Nurding, Rianne Evans, Ashley Mercer and Alex Decunha will be led by Sky Brown, in capturing their #withGalaxy content with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5. Sky made her Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games aged only 13, winning Bronze in the park event and has gone on to become Britain’s first skateboarding World Champion.
“Those that pick up a skateboard, whether at the Olympics or their local skate park, are so inspiring as it demands guts and determination to keep trying. With the next Olympics around the corner, and so much untapped talent across the UK, we’re thrilled to be supporting Skateboard GB in its development of the sport”, said Annika Bizon, Marketing & Omnichannel Director at Samsung. “We also know how important photography is to these athletes, recording their progress and capturing their skills mid-air, and our Samsung foldable devices can help do just that. Forget propping your phone up on the rails or with a shoe – Flex Mode does it for you, so you never miss a shot – no matter how many times it takes to land it.”
With Samsung’s support, Skateboard GB will use the funding to help British skateboarders ‘Skate More, Skate Better’. A campaign aimed at inspiring skateboarders around the UK to get involved through:
- Coaching opportunities: Developing and amplifying Skateboard GB’s ‘The Cruiser Awards’ to support beginner skateboarders aged 8–16-year-old within communities across the UK.
- Supporting and maintaining facilities: Protecting and supporting community skate parks and spaces all over the country.
- Elite athlete support: Financing performance pathways and competition entries for Team GB.
James Hope-Gill, CEO at Skateboard GB said “We’re absolutely delighted to be partnering with Samsung, as they look to support us in developing and growing skateboarding throughout the UK. Both organisations aim to inspire and nuture skaters in amazing skateable spaces across the country and this partnership is a key part of facilitating our desire to provide skaters the opportunity to “Skate More, Skate Better” from grassroots skateboarding through to the Olympics.”
Sky Brown, a 15-year-old Olympic skateboarding sensation and World Champion, said, “One thing I love even more than skateboarding, is seeing others try it and love it for themselves! You have to have the right attitude, and never give up – it’s all about having the guts. I can feel people in the UK getting behind our sport and I can’t wait to see where we can take it together.”
YouGov research, commissioned by the creative marketing agency behind the supporting campaign, Iris, shows the growing popularity of skateboarding and skate culture among a GenZ audience in the UK.
Grant Hunter, Executive Creative Director at Iris said: “We’re on a mission to supercharge skateboarding in the UK and give GenZ the ‘guts to try’ the sport by Paris 2024 and beyond. Photography and videography have always been so integral to skateboarding culture making Samsung the perfect partner to do this. We’ve worked closely with the talent and the skateboard GB community through our Iris Inc network of creators to co-create this campaign so it’s culturally on point. Our launch film shot by passionate Skater and Director Jake Erland, covering different facets of skateboarding culture, kicks off an impactful campaign that will roll out across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, with audience participation baked in at every stage.”
Samsung will celebrate the partnership at an event at London skatepark BaySixty6, bringing Team Samsung Galaxy Skate, a team of pro skaters, together to demo their skateboarding skills to an audience of young skateboarders from the local community, encouraging them to’ drop in’ with Samsung on the day. The team of skaters will show what’s achievable if you have the guts to try and demonstrate the capabilities of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip5, as the perfect device to ensure that when you hit the ramp, you never miss a trick.
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Agarwal was responsible for launching Havas Media's performance marketing team in Canada. Prior to joining Havas Media Canada, he worked for a boutique digital agency in Canada.
Commenting on his appointment Agarwal said, “The technology first focus in delivering performance marketing solutions and the opportunity to further the adoption of programmatic media in India is what drove me to join Neo@Ogilvy.”
Nagappa has worked with agenices such as The Social Street, DDB Mudra, Denstu, Interactive Avenues and Mediaturf. “I am delighted to be a part of the Ogilvy family and excited with the prospects of Neo@Ogilvy. Neo@Ogilvy is now at a very exciting stage in its journey and I look forward to being part of this journey especially at this juncture. If the digital window was a laptop earlier, it’s the mobile no we need to understand the social media channels which are subject to change in a digital world, where nothing is constant,” he said.
Along with senior level appointments, the agency is also focusing on using a data and technology led approach to create substantial impact for its brands.
Elaborating on this, Rajesh Bhatia, president and country head, Neo@Ogilvy, said, “Working alongside with the OgilvyOne and Ogilvy advertising experts has been a huge advantage for Neo as the overall Ogilvy capabilities and service offerings across the value chain, including analytics, content and campaign development, provide huge opportunities. Hence, going forward, Neo@Ogilvy plans to create far more valuable service offerings that are a convergence of Analytics (Insights), Performance marketing and Content.The nature of our new talent acquisitions will also reflect the change in the way Neo@Ogilvy will move forward.”


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The pandemic has accelerated the rollout of AI in enterprises across industry verticals. In a conversation with BusinessLine, Anil Bhasker, Cloud & Data platform Sales Leader, IBM Technology Sales, IBM India/South Asia said, India is uniquely positioned to succeed in the AI economy.
How has the pandemic impacted the adoption of AI in Indian enterprises?
IBM’s Global AI Adoption Index 2021 found that while AI adoption was flat last year, we are poised for a major uptick in AI investments as companies continue to find ways to emerge from the pandemic. Many organizations in India lean on NLP (natural language processing) technologies and AI automation to help lower costs and get trusted information into the hands of their customers, partners and employees as they look for new ways to engage with them across a distributed work environment. We are witnessing clients moving to deploy AI at scale. As per the IBM CEO Study, in India, 45 per cent of CEOs expect AI machine learning to deliver results in 2-3 years. While the pandemic has accelerated the AI agenda more horizontally within many organizations, we have been witnessing many interesting use cases. For eg: Emerald Jewellery, one of India’s largest jewellery manufacturers, with their “Tej” mobile app, a first-of-its-kind AI enabled mobile application has been able to showcase their latest collection to over 200 dealers, enabling them to search through a growing catalogue of over 5 lakh jewellery designs quickly and navigate the complex ordering process easily. The Tej app played a key role in staying connected with their dealers last year seamlessly even during the peak lockdown.
Which are the top few industry verticals where you see faster adoption of AI ?
AI and automation are relevant across every industry in India. For ex: financial services (banks, insurances) are heavily investing in AI for automation of processes. For example, State Bank of India, which has one of the largest and most complex Enterprise Data Warehouse solutions, is now expanding their technology footprint by implementing a NextGen Data Warehouse & Big Data Lake solution, along with IBM Cloud Pak for Data – a fully-integrated data and AI platform, to modernize the collection, organization and analysis of data and infuse AI throughout their organization, hence transforming the customer banking experience. Telcos, which are witnessing heavy customer care volumes are looking at AI to auto-respond to voice calls. Industries where customer influx is high: Digitalization/Touch-less interaction with their customers is pushing them to look at ways to reduce manual intervention to a minimum, so as to enable employees to focus on higher value work.
How much does IBM’s AI portfolio contribute to its global and India revenue?
While we don’t share numbers as a policy, there are now more than 40,000 client engagements globally with Watson across 20 different industries. We have customers like Parle for whom IBM has built an intelligent AI-based supply chain, to help design a critical KPIs-based performance management framework using IBM Watson Studio. This allows them to measure and monitor the health of Parle’s business processes and their outcomes. Bestseller, the leading fashion company which owns brands such as Jack & Jones, Vero Moda and others, uses IBM Watson capability to predict the right merchandise for the consumer at the right time. With Watson mining deeply into big data, the retailer can determine the right assortment plan for each store, predict the next best product to incorporate into its mix, and improve the efficiency of its supply chain. They are working with IBM Watson to predict the next big trend and the most relevant styles, colours and size ratios.
What are some India specific challenges in the adoption of AI and skilling talent. What is IBM’s strategy to meet these gaps?
IBM’s annual survey found that a lack of AI skills and increasing data complexity are cited as top challenges to adoption. IBM is committed to lowering the barriers to entry and making AI more accessible to businesses by offering an architecture (AI Ladder) based on client insights that illustrates the four key areas clients must engage to successfully implement AI capabilities: Collect Data, Organize Data, Analyze Data and then Infuse AI. IBM Watson provides businesses with a range of AI software and services. This includes tools to help build AI and AI applications targeted at self-service, risk and compliance, and financial and IT operations that can run anywhere on the Cloud Pak for data. We are supplementing India’s skilling efforts through programs that can be delivered online and offline. We have several initiatives underway in collaboration with schools, governments and government agencies to drive this. For example, we are working with CBSE to develop a curriculum of Artificial Intelligence, to be introduced as an elective subject for class IX to XII. The pilot project was launched as part of the CBSE SEWA program last year with the aim of reaching 200 schools across 13 States in India. We have now covered 160 schools and over 12,000 students have benefited from the program.


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Is it time to worry about food inflation?
The reason this has suddenly become a hot topic is because while overall inflation remains subdued (we will spare a discussion here of why the CPI is purposefully distorted to stay as low as possible – readers can catch up here, here and here), food inflation has been on a tear in recent months. In fact, it has gotten so high that earlier this week Goldman published a report looking at “The Recent Spike In Food Inflation”, in which it noted that “in recent months, inflation has risen and surprised to the upside across a number of major EM economies (e.g. Turkey, South Africa, India, Brazil andRussia).” According to Goldman, one of the main drivers of these increases has been higher food inflation, which has coincided with a sharp increase in the price of some key agricultural commodities (e.g. grains, oils and soybeans).”
Yet despite admitting there is a clear food inflation problem, Goldman is quick to brush it off, making the following arguments:
- Outside of major agricultural price shocks, the cross-country correlation in food inflation is generally weak, suggesting that food inflation is more typically driven by local rather than global factors. In addition, inflation in high-yield EMs is typically more sensitive to global agricultural commodity prices than in low-yielders, because food represents are latively large share of CPI baskets in low-income economies.
- Although the recent rise in food price inflation has been material in some EM economies, food inflation had previously been on a downward trend this year inmost EMs, and has generally exhibited much less volatility over the past 10 years than was previously the case. Similarly, while the recent rise in global agricultural commodity prices has been significant in percentage terms, the increase has been much more limited than the sharp swings observed between 2006-2012,and it follows a prolonged period in which agricultural prices had been relatively weak.
In short, Goldman dismisses the risk of surging food inflation especially in emerging markets, because “given the limited size of the shock to date, and with other factors (such as spare capacity) weighing on EM inflation, the recent rise in agricultural commodity prices would need to extend quite a bit further for it to have a significant and lasting effect on inflation and monetary policy across the majority of EMs.“
One wonders if Goldman was just as dismissive during the food price surge observed in late 2010 that ultimately culminated in the Arab Spring of early 2011. As the Guardian reminds us:
“A decade ago this week, a young fruit seller called Mohammed Bouazizi set himself alight outside the provincial headquarters of his home town in Tunisia, in protest against local police officials who had seized his cart and produce.”
It is this backdrop that brings us a far more concerning note published this morning from everyone’s favorite permabear, SocGen’s Albert Edwards, who unlike Goldman is starting to worry about food inflation. A lot.
As Edwards explains, for much of the past decade he – and other Fed skeptics – have railed about the distorting impact of QE on asset prices. And aside from capital markets where the Fed’s intervention has spawned a record wealth divide leading to unprecedented political and social polarization, perhaps the most disturbing episode of such distortion was the abovementioned explosion of food prices that began towards the end of 2010. According to Edwards, many economists – this website included – believe the Fed’s QE2 was the primary cause for the 2010-11 bubble in food prices which contributed to the social unrest and ensuing revolutions in many Arab countries.
This is a problem because in a time when central banks are injecting a record $1.4 billion in liquidity every hour, and when most economists’ attention is now focused on the impact of the Fed’s QE on buoyant equity and industrial commodity prices, Albert says that “we should also watch the unfolding surge in food prices very closely indeed – and with trepidation.“
The reason for that is again what happened in early 2011 in Tunisia: That event marked the start of a chain reaction of social unrest around the Middle East and elsewhere that toppled governments and became known as the Arab Spring, Edwards writes and adds that “although the narrative of these revolutions had its origins in longstanding grievances and a thirst for democracy, many economists identified rocketing global food prices from the end of 2010 as the trigger. (T’was always so: certainly, higher food prices contributed to both the French and Russian revolutions, and to the 1989 unrest in China.)”
As for whether central banks were responsible for these revolutionary dominoes, Edwards is a bit more nuanced, writing that while they certainly spawned much of the asset reflation observed in late 2010, “the truth is that central banks have no control over which financial bubbles will ultimately emerge as they spray QE into financial markets.” It just so happens that food is one of them with alarming periodicity.
Case in point: bitcoin, which is soaring precisely because institutions have finally realized that central banks injecting 0.66% of GDP into capital markets every month will lift everything, even digital tokens with no intrinsic value. It will certainly lift food prices too.
So going back to the facts, Edwards writes that “one thing you may have missed recently is that the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) widely followed food price index (the basket measures prices for oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar)” which as shown above, has – once again – been surging over the last few months. As noted previously, the FAO food index rose for a sixth month running in November, on pace to hit a six-year high, with Edwards noting that “annual inflation in cereals reached 20%, the highest annual rise since mid-2011 when the Arab Spring was in full flow! (see chart below).”
Edwards then doubles down on his makes his feelings clear on who ultimately was to blame for the global tidal wave in food inflation back in 2011: “Despite Ben Bernanke’s denials that the Fed’s QE policies caused rampant food price inflation in 2011 (link), many economists such as myself believe that was absolutely the case.”
Next, Edwards expands on the superficial Goldman analysis, and points out that the effect of higher food prices tends to be much greater for EM countries that are 1) large net importers of food, and 2) where households spend a greater percentage of their income on food (ie they have a much larger weighting of food in their CPI basket).
What, however, makes the current episode of surging food prices even worse is that it comes in the aftermath of the global covid shock, which has had a crushing impact on the well-being of hundreds of millions of people around the globe. In fact, as the WSJ reports, surging food prices is not just an EM issue.
Edwards summarizes his concerns best with the following statement: “even in the richest country in the world, food poverty has become a real problem during this pandemic.”
But wait, because the real inflation may be just starting, and it has to do with the “beautiful reflation” trade that everyone is convinced is coming. As Edwards notes, “now that a vaccine has arrived, investors are revelling in the cyclical beneficiaries of policy stimulus such as equity markets overall, value stocks, a steepening yield curve, and industrial metals. Certainly, the latter has risen entirely in line with the recovery in the global PMI.”
One sector that would certainly benefit from the return of inflation is commodities (such as food). As we showed earlier this week, while commodities have been in a secular bear market for a long while now, the following charts from Crescat Capital suggest that we could be in for a powerful reversal. Edwards agrees, noting that he “and many others believe that the end of the Ice Age and transition to the Great Melt will be extremely beneficial for commodities.”
And as industrial commodities break upwards fuelled by the double-whammy of a cyclical recovery and extremely loose monetary policies worldwide, Edwards urges us to “keep a very close eye as to whether we see a repeat of the 2010/11 surge in food prices” because “on the 10th anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring, and with poverty having already been made much worse by the pandemic, another food price bubble could well be the straw to break the very angry camel’s back.”


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At the “Gardening the Trash” event in New York, NYCxDesign highlighted consumer products created by recycled materials.
Inturn’s inventory solution allows brands and retailers to speedily sell excess inventory.
“Manipulated heritage” and blue-collar designs were some of the trends that emerged at the show.
Samsung Electronics successfully deployed the first multivendor end-to-end 5G trial network in collaboration with Cisco and Verizon.
MBLM revealed that the retail industry ranks third in its Brand Intimacy 2017 report.
Engagement Labs found that most consumer conversations about brands happen offline.
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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) CapitaLand’s wholly-owned lodging business unit, The Ascott, is offering more perks to members of its Ascott Star Rewards (ASR) loyalty programme, it said in a press statement on Monday (Sept 7).
Under a partnership with CapitaLand’s lifestyle and shopping rewards programme CapitaStar, those who are both ASR and CapitaStar members in Singapore can now exchange their points between programmes.
Meanwhile, existing and new ASR members who can show proof of a silver, gold or platinum status in a loyalty programme with other hospitality groups – and a stay with these other groups in the last 18 months – can get their ASR status changed to match, Ascott said.
Relevant loyalty programmes by other airlines or online travel booking sites may also be considered for status matching.
The elevated membership status and its privileges will be valid for a year, with members required to meet the minimum spend to retain their membership status in the following year.
CapitaStar members under the Raffles Prestige tier can also receive an ASR status upgrade to platinum, and a 25 per cent discount voucher for use at ASR participating serviced residences and hotels.
Ascott’s managing director of brand and marketing Tan Bee Leng said Ascott’s points partnership with CapitaStar follows the successful launch of its ASR points-purchase feature in June.
The ASR-CapitaStar partnership could potentially be extended to more than 11 million CapitaStar members in China, she added. ASR has a global reach, while CapitaStar has around 1.1 million members in Singapore.
In its statement, Ascott said OCBC card members and Singapore Medical Association (SMA) members can also get complimentary ASR status upgrades and discount vouchers for use at ASR participating serviced residences and hotels till Dec 31, 2021.
SMA members can also receive up to 40 per cent off best flexible rates at ASR participating properties from Sept 7, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 as part of Ascott’s campaign to thank healthcare heroes amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Separately, ASR members will receive 2,000 additional points per night for domestic stays at its properties for bookings up to Oct 31 and stays until Nov 30. Ascott said ASR’s participating properties in Singapore, such as Ascott Raffles Place Singapore, Ascott Orchard Singapore and lyf Funan Singapore, have been approved by the Singapore Tourism Board to accept staycation bookings.
ASR members will also get 1,000 more points for every two successful ASR referrals, and an additional 1,000 points when their two referrals recommend two other persons each.
Ms Tan said ASR membership has increased exponentially since its launch in April last year, and is seeing increasing interest from business partners to leverage its extensive reach worldwide.
She added that expanding ASR’s outreach to other hospitality groups, banks, airlines, professional associations and other potential partners will enable the rewards programme to further grow its base of loyal customers.
Shares of CapitaLand were trading flat at $2.75 as at 9.39am on Monday.
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Music streaming platform, Pandora, has given dancehall artiste Spice’s recently released album 10 a 10 out of 10. Pandora gave its rating via Twitter and encouraged its followers to go and stream the album.
“This album gets a 10/10 from us Listen to ’10’ from @spiceofficial now,” the company tweeted.
The entity also had Spice’s album cover towering over New York which drew an excited response from the ‘Go Down Deh’ artiste who shared the news on her Instagram.
“Besties watch ova ya so billboard again in New York +two covers dancehall radio & new reggae now. Special thanks to Diego Herrera and Pandora for the love and support. Pandora say 10/10 wooooieee. Have fun streaming 10,” she captioned the post.
The love from the international streaming players did not stop there as Spotify got in on the act with two billboard postings into two separate countries over the weekend. On Friday, August 6, which was also the release date of the album, under Spotify’s New Music Friday, the cover art was displayed at the Toronto Eaton Centre.
“Wooiieeee watch billboard in Canada. Thanks, Spotify for having my Album as New Music Friday. Besties we taking over the world” the ‘Go Down Deh’ artiste excitedly shared on Instagram. Then on Sunday another billboard display, this time in the Big Apple which also had Spice grateful for the promotion. “Another billboard in New York, thanks Spotify. My album 10 out now” she remarked.
Since its release 10 risen to the top of the Apple Music reggae charts in the US and the UK and is also doing well on Amazon as well.


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Microstrategy is focusing its efforts on providing a solution for scaling Bitcoin through Lightning Network technology this year. The CEO, Michael Saylor, announced that the company is working on a product aimed at providing a Bitcoin wallet and Lightning Network address for every holder of a commercial account within the company.
The main goal of this move is to enable rapid and easy development and implementation of Bitcoin reward applications for employees, customers, potential clients, and partners. The Lightning Network is a secondary layer for the Bitcoin payment protocol that relies on the blockchain, enabling transactions to be conducted off-chain, increasing transaction capacity and reducing transfer fees.
Reports indicate that Lightning Network adoption is accelerating in emerging markets such as South America and Africa and can be attributed to the efforts of Bitcoin payment company Strike and wallet provider. Last December, Saylor announced that Microstrategy was exploring software and solutions utilizing the Lightning Network, including solutions that support commercial marketing and website security.
58-year-old billionaire Michael Saylor also announced the integration of the Lightning Network for Bitcoin into the company’s email address in April of this year. This means that anyone can send Bitcoin to Saylor using his email address as an identifier.
In addition to the focus on the Lightning Network, Microstrategy continued to purchase Bitcoin, making it the largest corporate holder of the digital currency. According to data collected through “Bitcoin Treasuries,” Microstrategy currently owns 140,000 Bitcoin and has been acquiring more coins over the past 11 quarters.
Microstrategy’s efforts to utilize Lightning Network technology for Bitcoin expansion indicate its vision for the future and commitment to promoting the adoption of digital currencies and their uses in the business world. By providing a Bitcoin wallet and Lightning Network address to holders of commercial accounts, the company enables the easy and fast development of Bitcoin reward applications, allowing for the widespread adoption of Bitcoin in emerging markets and supporting fast and efficient financial transactions. As the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, Microstrategy continues to support the use of the digital currency and enhance confidence in it among companies and investors.