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ACDelco Celebrates 100 Years
May 11, 2016—On May 11, 1916, General Motors founder William C. “Billy” Durant formed a new company of premium automotive brands called United Motor Corporation, the forerunner of ACDelco.
Today, ACDelco celebrates 100 years in business, and to mark the milestone, the company has announced a number of initiatives for 2016, including a Top Shop awards program, its continued involvement in the national Day of Service program, and scholarships for aspiring automotive employees.
Over the past 100 years, the brand flew with Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart, and went to the moon and back with the Apollo missions. Now, ACDelco looks to the future as the industry goes through another transformation shaped by advanced powertrains, telematics and technologies.
“No business achieves this kind of a milestone by itself, and we’re grateful for the support of our parts customers and employees who’ve helped make ACDelco what it is today,” ACDelco general director Robert Sanford said. “We’re honored that so many insist on using ACDelco parts, and we’re looking forward to another 100 years of aftermarket leadership.”
To celebrate the centennial, ACDelco will honor its top Professional Service Center stores, award 100 scholarships to future technicians attending GM Automotive Service Educational Program (ASEP) college programs, and help families in need during Day of Service events throughout the country. ACDelco will partner with the GM Foundation and Safe Kids for the Day of Service events, performing repairs and offering child seat safety inspections free of charge.
ACDelco is accepting nominations for its Top Shops contest through July 30. Five Grand Prize winners and their guests will win a trip to Las Vegas and receive recognition by ACDelco at the Automotive Aftermarket Product Expo (AAPEX) show, Oct. 31-Nov. 3.
“Our independent service provider partners have helped us stay in business for 100 years, and we wanted to do something special this year to honor their dedication to their customers,” Sanford said. “Many of our PSC participants have been a part of the ACDelco family for generations.”
Nominations can be submitted on the ACDelco Top Shops website.
Beginning this month, ACDelco will award five scholarships worth $1,000 each week through GM ASEP and ACDelco social media channels, emails and newsletters for a total of 100 scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing careers as automotive technicians.
“We believe it’s important to invest in the next generation of automotive technicians – the young men and women who will lead our industry in the near future,” Sanford said. “These are great jobs that pay well, and it’s estimated there will be a need for 35,000 technicians by 2020.”


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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
VIVID, the annual Festival of Lights, Music and Ideas was on last month in Australia's arguably best city -Sydney! Creative entrepreneurs, digital marketers and businesses were invited to showcase their ideas, products and talent to over half a million unique visitors, through Vivid Sydney's vast array of tourism hospitality marketing, networking, sponsorship and experiential programs.
Through creating interactive and memorable experiences, Vivid Sydney was able to create a viral marketing storm that resonated across Facebook, Twitter, Email, YouTube and several other social channels. It is these experiencies that VIVID created, which allowed for their core message of 'Light, Music & Ideas' to spread like wildfire.
Not only does VIVID rely on consumers to actively spread their content, they have an incredibly experienced social media team that executes a multi-channel and social marketing 101 strategy - one of these channels being Twitter. VIVID utilise twitter for business (@VividSydney, #VividSydney) as the gateway to their brand in the digital space. Their team is active and responsive to all social media requests, allowing them to accelerate the conversation consumers are having with their brand, online and offline.
VIVID have also invested heavily in their website, allowing for an utterly seamless consumer experience. From their 'What's On' day planner to their 'Interactive Event Maps', VIVID have pulled out all the stops to ensure that every consumer that attends the festival tells their friends, & most certainly returns the following year. I cannot wait to see how VIVID further develop & innovate their marketing strategy and will definitely be attending next year!
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Perfectly timed for all the carb cravings caused by winter in Canada, the great French-Canadian classic is cause for celebration! As previously announced, La Poutine Week kicks off in Montreal the first week of February and more than 40 Montreal restaurants are expected to participate.
Among the restaurants confirmed (so far) for the week-long celebration of fries, curds and gravy are:
The dining public will have a chance to eat and vote on their favourites before a winner is announced at the end of the week.
Feast your eyes on some of the incredible poutine creations from La Poutine Week across Canada in years past:
If the 2018 edition is anything like last year then we’re all in for a real treat.
When: February 1 to 7, 2018
Where: Participating restaurants in Montreals


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OPI gets a new president
The OPI nail polish brand, acquired in late 2010 by the Coty Group, has just appointed John Heffner as its president and general manager. OPI founder George Schaeffer will retain his title of CEO while Suzi Weiss-Fischmann will continue as executive vice president and artistic director.
“We're thrilled to have John join the OPI family, as the nail industry is absolutely booming. OPI has been experiencing double digit growth both domestically and internationally,” said George Schaeffer, who will focus on innovation and finding new markets for the American brand, which is already present in more than 100 countries. John Heffner will now be in charge of daily operations at OPI headquarters in North Hollywood. Formerly, he served as president and general manager for 14 years at another nail polish brand, Creative Nail Design (CND).
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Today, The Telegraph posted an article stating that they had discovered the world’s loudest alarm clock – it rings in at 90dB. Truth be told this is complete poppycock. In 2007 there was an alarm clock, which ThinkGeek still sells to this day, that claims a 113dB output. It’s called the Sonicboom. But none of these alarm clocks have anything on Kipkay’s modified alarm clock, which features two 140dB electric horns.
The the video after the ‘leap’ to see it in action.


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This sort of community spirit is really good
Bosses turned down the cash so it could go instead to small high street shops.
Sainsbury’s was one of the worst-hit retailers during the riot terror that engulfed the UK last month.
It can claim for compensation from police under the Riot Act.
But Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King, 50, has promised his company will waive its claims.
This will save police thousands of manhours in gathering evidence and free more funds for riot-hit independent retailers.
Independent retailers including Brij Sehgal, whose family-run electronics shop lost £200,000 of stock to looters, praised Sainsbury’s stance.
Mr Sehgal, 79, of Ealing, west London, said: “This sort of community spirit is really good.”


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Westinghouse Lighting recently announced the promotion of Joe Catrambone from Senior Director of Sales to Vice President of Supply Chain. The position encompasses the company’s product management, inventory management, key customer inventory management, purchasing, traffic and logistics, customer direct import and quality control areas in the United States and Asia.
Since mid-2008, Catrambone has focused on unifying the supply chain functions while improving internal processes and efficiency. In his new role, he will lead efforts to integrate Westinghouse’s Asian Supply Chain operations with its Corporate Supply Chain Department and Quality Control. Throughout his tenure at Westinghouse, Catrambone has worked in every facet of the company, from warehouse to sales positions.
“It is vital to have trusted, experienced and committed senior leaders move our company forward,” says Ray Angelo, President and CEO. “Joe is all of that plus he brings a passion for our company and our people that is second to none.”


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Solana Labs, the Solana network’s major stakeholder, will make an Android phone codenamed “Saga” available for use on the network.
On Thursday in New York City, the “Solana Mobile Stack (SMS)” software development kit for Web3 applications and a customized OSOM phone were shown to the public. Anatoly Yakovenko, CEO of Solana Labs, claims the price will be $1000 and it will be available for purchase in the first quarter of 2023.
When it comes to mobile devices, Solana’s phone is his most essential purchase to date. The phone has an on-chain QR code payment system called “Solana Pay,” a mobile wallet adapter, a “seed vault,” and a Web3 Dapp (decentralized app store) store. It also has a “seed vault.”
Our lives are becoming more mobile, and this trend is only expected to intensify. According to Solana advocate and FTX employee Sam Bankman-Fried, mobile phones provide the majority of connections in most countries. “But crypto mobile is behind the times,” he remarked, referring to how difficult it is to access decentralized applications (dapps) on mobile devices right now.
You may discover more about Bankman’s solution to this issue by installing a wallet on your phone, which you can do here.
According to the release, Magic Eden NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace supplier Solana Labs, together with other key firms such as Phantom, the largest wallet provider, and Orca, a platform for decentralized finance (DeFi), will join forces to power the phone’s ecosystem. Solana Labs manages the Magic Eden NFT (non-fungible token) market. Officials from all three firms were present, and the discussion focused on the future of mobile.
Downloading programs from the Solana app store is free, unlike those managed by Google and Apple. According to Yakovenko, this firm would have no “extractive fees.”
The Solana Foundation has offered a $10 million grant to support the development of SMS mobile apps.
“We spend our lives on our mobile devices—except for Web3—because there hasn’t been a mobile-centric strategy,” Yakovenko, one of Solana’s co-founders, stated in a press release. In this way, Web3 is an oddity. For the first time, Solana has published an open-source, secure, user-friendly, and Web3-optimized mobile stack.
This isn’t the first time a corporation has considered using a Web3 phone. Sirin Labs’ effort to produce a blockchain-native phone in 2018 proved unsuccessful, resulting in layoffs and potential legal action against the company.
Yakovenko feels that the Solana phone has a higher chance of success than earlier attempts to bring bitcoin-friendly phones to market since there are more cryptocurrency developers in the region than there were in 2018.


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Earlier today, tipster Jon Prosser revealed that Google is really close to releasing its first Pixel Watch. Unlike previous years, the company seems to be finally ready. The tipster also said that it’s common for Google to delay certain projects until they find them ready for the market. We assume that a similar situation happened with the company’s first foldable smartphone. Last year, rumors have been suggesting the foldable launch to happen in Q4 2021. Close to the Pixel 6 launch, some reports suggested that the foldable device would tag along, but that didn’t happen, and then, new leaks suggested the postponement of such device indefinitely. Despite this, we assume that Google is doing some progress under the wraps, and the device already has a name and an alleged price. According to the latest report, the device will come as Pixel Notepad.
Unlike previous rumors suggesting the Pixel Fold name for Google’s first foldable smartphone, the new report affirms it will carry the Pixel Notepad moniker. We need to say that this seems to be a better option, at least when it comes to originality. Samsung already has “Fold” with its Galaxy Z Fold series, and Xiaomi also uses this name with the Mi Mix Fold. The search giant seems to be looking for something more “original” and the Notepad name seems to fit. Especially, given to the device’s alleged form factor that will resemble a notepad or a diary.
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The Pixel Notepad will be cheaper than Galaxy Z Fold2
According to the report, the Pixel Notepad will be closer to the Oppo Find N in design rather than the Galaxy Z Fold3. It will be shorter and wider. The new report also comes with the price tag of the device. Apparently, Google is aiming for a $1,400 price tag for its first foldable device. It will be priced lower than the Galaxy Z Fold3 which is currently sold at around $1,800 or even more depending on the region. It’s a nice way for the company to enter the segment, with a device that costs less than its direct competitors. Of course, everything will depend on the specs inside the new foldable.
According to rumors, the Pixel Notepad may not be a direct competitor for 2022’s flagships. Apparently, it will use the same Tensor chip inside the Pixel 6 series which is slightly behind the competition. The device will also opt for an inferior camera setup. The device may recycle the 12.2 MP camera inside of the Pixel 2, 3, 4, and 5 series. Google is not using the 50 MP Samsung GN1 sensor due to its thickness. The device will still pack a 12 MP IMX386 ultrawide snapper and two 8 MP IMX355s for selfies and video calls. One will be in the outer display, whereas the other should sit on the outer screen.


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DEMOTTE, Ind. — Fagen Pharmacy was able to overcome obstacles stemming from a devastating fire by rebuilding and reopening its North Valparaiso, Ind., pharmacy in September 2015.
“We had so much community support behind us that it kept us going through all the challenges,” comments founder, president and chief executive officer Gerald Fagen.
Last year was also one in which the Fagen MedSync medication synchronization program began launching with a few test stores and then by September had rolled out to all 24 locations.
In another initiative, Fagen Pharmacy partnered with police departments in Porter County, Ind., to provide a naloxone program that enabled law enforcement personnel to be able to save lives of people who overdosed on heroin by essentially jump-starting the nervous and respiratory systems.
Although prescription margins have continued to decline — especially with Medicare Part D plans — the retailer continues to make progress in the pharmacy, with immunization programs conducted by pharmacists and the opening of a state-of-the-art compounding laboratory, providing bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) testing, consultation and therapy.
“We have two pharmacists certified, and we also have a doctor in once a week that specializes in BHRT,” says Fagen.
Diabetes education classes are also popular.
The retailer, which operates stores in Indiana and Illinois, designed and implemented its own “just in time” inventory program, which enables it to manage turns in the pharmacy better.
Like many merchants, Fagen Pharmacy is capitalizing on consumer interest in social media, notes director of marketing and media Melissa Fagen.
“Facebook is a great adventure,” she says. “It can be a lot of fun to connect with existing and potential customers this way. Many people prefer to ask questions online instead of calling their nearest store.”
Fagen Pharmacy, meanwhile, recently captured local media attention when its store in Valparaiso, Ind., opened a depot site for Indianapolis-based The Milk Bank, a nonprofit organization that provides breast milk to neonatal intensive care units across the Midwest.
“Knowing this would help sick and premature babies, we thought this would be a great community asset,” says Sandy Vanderploeg, a registered nurse with Fagen Pharmacy, who points out that the depot’s first donor was actually a Fagen pharmacist.


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Korea is seeking to boost its business presence in Africa by establishing three new business centers to support Korean businesses and African importers there, a state-run trade agency said Wednesday.
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said it had opened one of the new Korea Business Centers in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Tuesday.
The agency is also set to open a KBC in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Friday, and one in Douala, the largest city in Cameroon, in September, it said.
The three new KBCs will bring the number of Korean business support centers in Africa to seven as KOTRA already has KBCs in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Sudan.
“Africa had long been regarded as a subject of one-sided assistance and not a business partner due to years of civil wars, famine and diseases, but with a reduction of armed conflicts and strong economic growth that has stayed above an annual average of 5 percent since 2004 the region is now becoming a new trade partner,” KOTRA said.
KOTRA noted the African continent may become one of the world’s largest markets in the future with over 800 million people living in the 48 countries south of the Sahara Desert.
Africa’s imports jumped more than two-fold from $154 billion in 2004 to $324 billion in 2008, recording annual growth of over 20 percent, it said.
In 2009, Korea shipped $9.62 billion worth of products to African countries, only about 2 percent of its annual exports. The country imported $4.68 million worth of goods, or 1.1 percent of all its imports, from Africa in the same year.
“Africa is also becoming very important as a future source of energy for our country as the region has the world’s third largest reserves of oil and the world’s fourth largest reserves of natural gas,” KOTRA said.


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It sometimes seems like celebrity moms can’t really do anything right when it comes to the parts of their family life that they share with the public. Most recently, the internet noticed that women took to Instagram to shame Carrie Underwood for the way she looked at her son’s soccer game, and honestly, we can’t believe this is something we’re reporting. It’s almost 2019, and we’re still seeing women tear other women apart for how they look? Blargh!
Let’s back up. Earlier this week, Underwood posted a photo on her Instagram feed that caused some unexpected controversy. The photo was a selfie of Underwood smiling with a coffee cup in her hand. The caption stated, “Officially a soccer mom this morning! It’s chilly out but I’m staying warm rocking some @caliabycarrie …the kids played a good game! Isaiah scored two goals for his team…and one for the other team 🤷♀. Hey, a goal’s a goal! ⚽”
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Underwood looked like a proud mom of her three-year-old son, Isaiah Michael Fisher, and who can really blame her?! But fans quickly took to the comments to react in a really negative way: they started calling Underwood out for wearing too much makeup to the game.
One user commented, “Real sport moms dont wear 20lbs of makeup on their face to games and practices. 😒” Another user said, “Too much makeup. No need Carrie.” Another commenter wrote, “Show up like most other soccer mom’s, messy hair don’t care, no makeup and a coffee mug in hand.”
Yes, that’s right: people were seriously taking an issue with the makeup Underwood wore to her son’s soccer game, enough to leave nasty comments about it on her Instagram page. According to Glamour, some users were also saying she shouldn’t have been taking selfies since she was there to watch her son play soccer.
Can we all agree that this is a little out of control? Underwood, and any other mom for that matter, is allowed to wear as much makeup as she wants no matter where she is going! As some fans pointed out, why should moms feel like they can’t get done up to go to a soccer game? Do they have to play the “busy mom role” just to please everyone else? Of course not! Busy moms can wear makeup if they so choose. They can also skip it (or never wear any at all) if they want. Let’s stop policing women, people!
It’s unfortunate that so many people seem to think Underwood has to look a certain way to be a “normal” mom. Let’s all do better than this.


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June 15, 2012 BY Brendan Dunne / 8
What means more to Kobe Bryant: an NBA Championship or a gold medal at the Olympics? We’re prone to think the former, as just one more would have him up there with MJ, but as you well know 2012 is not the year for that. He’s still got a shot at taking home a medal though, a conquest which should see him suited up in this ever so patriotic colorway of the Nike Zoom Kobe VII. And while the Olympics are still over a month away Nike Basketball is dropping the pairs well in advance, with the release date happening tomorrow, June 16. Click through for the latest angles of the Nike Zoom Kobe VII ‘USA’ and pick up a pair now from yellownsxt on eBay.
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These are beautiful.... too bad Nike screwed up and made it impossible to put your own insoles in them. That idiotic move has cost them MILLIONS in lost sales. dumb#@#$%
pumped for these babies...10 should have been stitched in the back over the world hoops logo but that is just me!


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Retailers in Guernsey are being urged to consider opening on Sundays when cruise ships are in the harbour, to cash in on passengers.
It follows a detailed study of the spending habits of visitors coming ashore in 2017, which found they spend less on a Sunday – a day when fewer shops in St Peter Port open.
Overall, cruise ship passengers spent a collective £4million last year, equating to £36.46 per person.
While the per person rate was up 16% year on year, the total amount was flat because the number of passengers coming ashore was down, with 15 ships unable to disembark due to bad weather.
Mike Hopkins, director of marketing and tourism at Visit Guernsey said: “Despite the challenges of this season, the cruise market continues to show continued growth and be a vital part of Guernsey’s tourism business.”
Despite that, 110,288 did experience St Peter Port – nearly three quarters of them from the UK. Here’s what we know about those sea visitors:
- 54% were aged over 60
- The average party size is 2.8 people
- Spending in restaurants, cafes and bars is up (£0.74million, up 34%)
- Spending on pre-booked tours is up
- 90% of disembarking passengers and crew would like to visit Guernsey again
Special Sunday trading licensing in Guernsey was scrapped in 2015, meaning shops that want to open can now do so.
You can read Visit Guernsey’s full cruise visitor survey here.


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As originally published on ABS-CBN News by Armando "Butz" Bartolome
Bernard Libera is the fearless visionary behind the success of Automobilico.
Libera is a true car enthusiast who worked with Mitsubishi Motors dealership for 8 years before becoming an entrepreneur.
With a capital of just P28,000.00, Bernard started a carwash business. He then branched out into selling second hand cars.
It was a rough start since there was huge pressure on his part to try to raise more capital to acquire inventory and at the same time set upa decent car showroom.
The biggest hurdle was proving the company was worthy of trust, as the second hand car industry had a negative image.
Soon the pre-owned car business became main focus of Bernard, with the carwash business taking a back seat. His sales of pre-owned cars accelerated at an impressive speed, eventually pushing him to rent space in SM Bicutan. This eventually became the home and headquarters of Automobilico.
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Ten years ago, the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids launched the “Above the Influence” campaign to differentiate from other anti-drug initiatives by positioning the social pressures to experiment with drugs as the enemy—not the drug itself.
Magna Global reports that U.S. media suppliers’ advertising revenues grew by 3% in 2014 to $164 billion, which the Interpublic Group unit termed “a modest performance in an even-numbered year."
Consumers may tune into TV on a regular basis, but they mentally tune out rather fast in favor of the array of "second screen" options.
The industry self-regulatory group Digital Advertising Alliance is releasing a mobile app that enables consumers to opt out of behavioral advertising on smartphones and tablets.
After a year of playing transitional defense, Target is taking the offensive, upping its marketing spending and digital initiatives, and getting ready to reinvent its food offerings.
Somewhat dampening cries over cord-cutting, traditional pay TV providers added 101,000 new subscribers during the fourth-quarter 2014 period. But a closer look reveals that there are ongoing issues.
Last week Nielsen announced key rollout dates for its previously stated measurement enhancements, most of which had been announced last year. Nielsen plans to utilize several new statistical methodologies across both local and national measurement services.
McDonald's realized the largest gain among Super Bowl advertisers with its “Pay with Lovin'” ad, and an increase in purchase consideration, although overall perception of the brand hasn't improved much to date, according to YouGov BrandIndex survey results.
The march of native advertising continued this week, as Forbes dispensed with another traditional taboo. It put a native ad on the cover of its print edition for the March 2, 2015 issue.
Programmatic ad technologies just infiltrated the last unconquered industry: print. Time Inc. announced a partnership with MediaMath, a demand-side platform (DSP), that will see print audience segments be made available for programmatic buying.
A coalition of major ad industry groups are rolling out a new program that aims to “validate” companies that offer anti-piracy services to ad agencies and marketers.
Three Senate Democrats are asking the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Verizon's decision to insert tracking headers — also known as “supercookies” — into mobile traffic.
Chobani plans to expand its products and increase sampling events to combat a slight drop in sales at the end of 2014.
In addition to branching out into new content areas like video, the last decade has seen news services creating their own branded digital publishing platforms. Reuters has launched a new mobile TV news service app, Reuters TV, offering curated, personalized video news content.
This change in the definition of broadband means that 17 percent of Americans do not have access to broadband service.
Verizon's customers will now to be able to request that tracking headers not be inserted into their mobile traffic.
Over 70 30-second ads for the 2015 Super Bowl went for approximately $4.5 million per spot, putting NBC's advertising revenue for the day at $315 million.
Only 41 percent of U.S. consumers believe that advertising helps them learn about products.
Forty-six percent of Americans watch live (or "linear") TV in a month, according to this article from MediaPost.
Sixty-nine percent of mobile app developers sell at least a portion of their inventory programmatically, with 15 percent selling more than 75 percent of their inventory automatically.


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In seeking an exemption for cigars from rules that say tobacco must be sold in plain packaging, a Liberal MP denies he was going against his own government’s legislation, insisting he was just “doing (his) job.”
The Liberals’ plain-packaging legislation, Bill S-5, was passed in May.
Angelo Iacono, the Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Alfred-Pellan, is sponsoring an e-petition asking the government to exclude cigars from the bill, which gives Health Canada the power to require that tobacco products be sold in plain, standardized packages.
The bill also outlaws the sale of vaping products to minors, and restricts advertising for vaping products, or any suggestion that e-cigarettes are healthier than standard tobacco products. Certain flavours for vaping products were also banned.
Iacono’s petition says “the cigar industry does not target young consumers,” and, “artisanal cigar packaging is not designed to mislead consumers of the health hazards of using tobacco products.”
It goes on to say that plain packaging would put premium cigar retailers “at risk of closing,” and in other jurisdictions, namely the U.K., France, Belgium, and Norway, plain-packaging rules don’t apply to cigars.
The petition was started by a constituent of Iacono’s, Vincent Albanese, who owns a cigar company that distributes to retailers across the country.
“(I’m) doing my job as a member of Parliament,” Iacono said, rejecting the notion that he’s opposing his own government’s legislation.
Iacono said he spoke with Albanese before deciding to support the petition.
According to a story published in the Montreal Gazette in 2011, a company of Albanese’s did not comply with tobacco trading regulations by failing to file 14 different reports, including reports on ingredients, packaging, retail display and manufacturing procedures, between Jan. 1, 2005, and Oct. 31, 2007.
At the time of publication, the petition had 326 signatures. It requires 500 for the government to issue an official response. It’s open for signatures until Jan. 24, 2019.
Iacono has sponsored three other petitions, including one for alcohol packaging, which has already collected enough signatures to warrant an upcoming government response.
That petition asks the government to instruct Health Canada to require that alcoholic beverages sold in cans of more than 500 mL and more than seven per cent alcohol content be “reclosable.”
Asked if he was sponsoring the petition because he liked smoking cigars, Iacono answered, “No.”


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From 20 June this year, Scoot – the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines – will begin direct flights from Singapore to Berlin. There will be four flights per week, which will be operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Book from now till 31 January and grab promotional one-way tax-inclusive fares from Malaysia with prices starting at RM1,099 for economy (not including meals and baggage allowance). These fares are subject to availability and are for travel from 20 June to 26 October 2018. Flights will be available on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Berlin is considered one of the most exciting and vibrant cities in Europe with fantastic museums, chic shops, great food and a legendary nightlife scene. Scoot flies from Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Langkawi and Kuching direct to Singapore from where you will transfer to a 12.20am flight to Berlin, arriving in the morning in time for breakfast and with the whole day ahead of you.
For more information and to make a booking, head to FlyScoot.com.


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Madison's meals for the modifiers
Whether you’re sticking to plant-based cuisine, avoiding gluten, cutting out dairy or trying to live a healthier lifestyle in 2021, this is your go-to guide to alternative eating in the city.
Your guide to dairy-free dishes in Madison
Replace traditional cheese and ice cream with alternatives to cow milk.
Your guide to plant-based dining in Madison
Boost your meals with more vegetables through a plant-based diet.
Local chefs, bakers partner together in cookie box collaboration to raise funds for Harambee Village
21 businesses will come together for this year's Culinary Ladies Collective cookie grab.
The Nitty Gritty launches new virtual restaurant concept
Cluck opens Wednesday on EatStreet, Uber Eats, Grubhub and DoorDash
Two businesses to open at Middleton's Greenway Station
X-Golf Middleton and Charming Charlie will be setting up shop in the area.
GALLERY: Top photos of 2020
Take a look at some of Madison Magazine staff member's favorite photos over the past year.
Top 10 Madison Magazine articles of 2020
As we turn the page into a new year, we wanted to share some of our favorite stories from 2020.
2021 Reading List: Local books to add to your collection
Stack your bookshelf with these Wisconsin-connected titles.
Wisconsin Union debuts winter activities event series
UW–Madison alumnus to star in 'Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical'
Catch André De Shields in Friday's livestreamed performance as Anton Ego.
Update: Missing baby, teen found safe, Beloit police say
New local cinnamon whiskey donates all proceeds to Wisconsin charity
Dave's Fave is a partnership between Dave Jones Inc. and Yahara Bay Distillers.
Janesville man hits girlfriend while intoxicated, drives away, police say
11 food concepts popping up within Madison businesses
Amid the pandemic, many food concepts have opened within previously established locations.
Lumoli Co built an of-the-moment business
Molly Green shares her polymer clay earrings through TikTok.
Streets Division will not pick up trash, recycling on Christmas Day
UW–Madison extends free community COVID-19 testing
More than $1 million in grants for emergency, low-income housing given to 41 organizations
Madison entrepreneur featured in national ad campaign
Syovata Edari was included in the "31 Days and Beyond" national ad campaign.
Madison's Top Nurses 2020
We pay tribute to courageous and compassionate front line nurses who show up, lead and innovate to care for patients.
Top Nurses 2020: Ryan Klaustermeier serves with heart
Ryan Klaustermeier of Heartland Hospice is a recipient of the leadership award.
Meet our top nurse finalists
We decided to recognize every nurse who was nominated in our biennial program.
Man arrested after pursuit near Tomah ending in car crash
Wisconsin receives $60,000 to restore State Capitol statues
Madison BCycle to shut down riding season Tuesday
Mounds View Roasters delivers small batch blends
Mount Horeb coffee roaster
Two individuals found hiding in storage room after potential robbery, officials say
7 local sauces to boost your at-home meals
Sauce can be the star of the show, the final flourish or the saving grace.
New boutique brings feelings of 'Up North' to Madison
Sisters open up shop in Madison Wednesday.
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Movin’ On Up: Team Bob’s gets ready to relocate
Ten years ago, Charlie King had a decision to make: Purchase a bigger building for Team Bob’s, or acquire another business to grow his heating and cooling operation even larger.
The owner and CEO chose to do the latter … just in time for the Great Recession to hit. “The phone just stopped ringing,” said King, who purchased Climatron, then hung tight through the tough times.
Eventually, King made good on his desire to buy a larger building for his growing business.
The new location is at 1797 Park Dr. on the northeast corner of the South Airport intersection. It is the former home of Western Concrete, which King purchased in 2015, but was only able to renovate this year.
“We were hoping for last year, but it took a couple years to get things organized,” said King.
He said not only had the company been very busy, it was difficult to find enough skilled workers to renovate the property.
Rebuilding such a large building was no picnic, especially since it had been abandoned for nearly a decade. Water pipes had frozen and cracked, the siding was riddled with holes and King said there were plants growing through the parking lot asphalt and the inside as well. “We gutted everything,” he said.
King said the move – anticipated for Jan. 1 – will be a boon for the company, providing space for training, storage, conferences and a showroom for customers. It was hard to squeeze all that into the company’s space at 2282 Cass Rd., where it had 8,500 square feet. The new facility dwarfs that at 22,000 square feet. “This gives us room to grow,” said King. “We outgrew our current location.”
He lauded both the contractor and architect (Eckler Construction and Whiteford Associates, respectively) who worked on the project, and his employees for their attitude before and during the renovation.
“The lack of space has a negative impact on employee morale and efficiency. Our employees have been absolute troopers dealing with the lack of space,” he said. “New space will allow for continued growth, improved business processes, improved communication and employee satisfaction.”
The 2.7-acre lot also offers plenty of parking, again a boon compared with the previous location. “We literally can’t find another space to put a desk or find a parking spot,” he said.
They need both as the company continues to grow. When he purchased Team Bob’s, it had 12 employees. Today it has 48, and he intends to add more as the business expands.
“We want to get people and teach them skills. If they have the work ethic and aptitude, they’ll get paid while they train. We didn’t have room to do that in the old facility,” he said.
King said the new location has better visibility, which will be also be a welcome change. “I want people to find us easily, come in and ask questions. We want to get people in the door so they get comfortable with their projects,” he said.
To that end, approximately 2,000 square feet will be dedicated to the customer showroom, a space where people can meet with advisors, ask questions and get hands-on experience with the products.
Another 9,000 square feet will be office, conference and meeting/training space. The remaining 11,000 square feet will be warehouse space.
King, who bought Team Bob’s from original owners Bob and Mary Wilson in 2001, grew up next door to the Wilsons in Buckley. “I remember Bob coming home with his first van [after opening the company],” he said.
He built up the company doing what King called “the jobs no one else wanted to do.”
That’s still the case today. King said the bulk of the company’s business is servicing residential and light commercial, primarily in heating. He’s optimistic that plumbing sales and service will continue to grow as its customer base increases, and that the strong economy will help it build its new construction business.
“We answer incoming calls once every minute during the workday and average 1,000 home or business visits each month,” King said.


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Bharti Airtel announced the expansion of its 4G services in rural areas of Hayuliang in Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.
Airtel 4G network will be available to smartphone customers in 100 villages across the Hayuliang region. Airtel said it plans to gradually expand its 4G services to other parts of the district.
Airtel, the second largest telecom operator in India, is the leading private mobile operator in Arunachal Pradesh with over half million customers. Its 4G service covers over 30 towns and 900 villages across the state, Raveendra Desai, chief executive officer of Bharti Airtel, North East and Assam, said.
Over 200 4G smartphones from major phone brands like Oppo, Vivo, Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, Nokia, Panasonic, Xiaomi, Karbonn, Lava and Panasonic support HD quality voice calling offered on Airtel VoLTE.
Airtel has over 1.5 crore customers across Assam and North East. It was the first operator to launch 3G and 4G services in the region.
Airtel plans to roll out 6,000 new mobile sites across the region in FY 2018-19 with the aim of stepping up network capacity as part of its network transformation program – Project Leap. The mobile operator will be adding 16 new mobile sites per day across the region.


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Discount retailers should set their sights on the UK and France as the economic downturn bites, a study published today (28 November) has claimed.
The two markets represent a “golden opportunity” for the likes of Aldi and Lidl due to the low numbers of stores per capita, according to research analysts Verdict.
Aldi and Lidl have seen their share of the UK grocery market reach record levels this year as cash-strapped consumers are lured by their low prices.
Daniel Lucht, Verdict’s European retail analyst, who co-authored the study, said the German retailers should push on with expansion in the UK.
“Now is the time for the likes of Aldi and Lidl to pounce in the UK,” Lucht said. “As these players widen their store portfolio and the discounter network as a whole they will further drive sales through the channel.”
Aldi has claimed that a wide range of UK shoppers, not just those on low incomes, has visited its stores in recent months. Lucht believes the previous downmarket image of the discounters will fade as they expand throughout the UK.
“A denser discounter store network in the UK will make shopping at the discounters more common and socially acceptable. Past experience suggests that once a discounter opens in their catchment consumers will give it a try,” Lucht said.
In France, imminent changes to planning regulations should provide an opportunity for further expansion, the Verdict report said. Changes to the loi Raffarin set for January next year will raise the threshold of planning regulation exemptions from 300 sq m to 1,000 sq m, Verdict said.
Discounters account for 16% of EU grocery sales, the study said. In Germany, discounters account for around 43.8% of sales, compared to just 3.7% in the UK, according to figures from Verdict.


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NEW YORK – Shoppers looking to update their wardrobes may find their money won’t stretch as far.
As the world economy recovers and demand for goods rises, a surge in raw material and labor costs is squeezing retailers and manufacturers who have run out of ways to pare expenses.
Clothing prices had dropped for a decade as tame inflation and cheap overseas labor helped hold down manufacturers’ costs. During the recession, retailers and clothing makers cut frills and experimented with fabric blends to keep prices in check.
But cotton has more than doubled in price over the past year, hitting all-time highs. The price of synthetic fabrics has jumped roughly 50 percent as demand for alternatives has risen.
Clothing prices are expected to rise about 10 percent in coming months, with the biggest increases in the second half of the year, said Burt Flickinger III president of Strategic Resource Group.
Brooks Brothers’ wrinkle-free men’s dress shirts now cost $88, up from $79.50. Levi Strauss amp& Co., Wrangler jeans maker VF Corp., J.C. Penney Co., Nike and designer shoe seller Steve Madden also plan increases.
More specifics on price increases are expected when clothing retailers such as J.C. Penney Co. and Abercrombie amp& Fitch Co. report financial results this month.
“All of our brands, every single brand, will take some price increases,” said Eric Wiseman, chairman and CEO of VF Corp., which makes clothes for The North Face, Nautica, Wrangler and Lee brands. Cotton accounts for half the production cost of jeans, which make up about one-third of VF’s sales, Wiseman told investors in November.
Higher costs also will affect how clothes are made. Clothing makers are using more synthetics like rayon and designing jeans with fewer beads and other embellishments. Shoppers also will have fewer color choices.
Retailers are trying to figure out whether the consumer demand that gave them strong holiday sales will last. The fear is higher prices will nip it in the bud. Stores that cater to low- and middle-income shoppers will have the hardest time passing along price increases.
“We have been so used to deflation for years and years,” said David Bassuk, managing director in the retail practice of AlixPartners. “Customers are going to be surprised.”
Rising cotton prices
Cotton has jumped to a 150-year-high, hitting $1.90 per pound on Friday. That’s more than double the price a year ago and just ahead of the $1.89 record during the Civil War, according to the International Cotton Advisory Committee. But the Civil War-era price isn’t adjusted for inflation, and the cotton group says it doesn’t have an adjusted figure available. The government inflation calculator only goes back to 1913, but at that point $1.89 had the same general power buying power as $41.63 does today.
Cotton prices began soaring in August of 2010 after bad weather cut harvests in major producing countries including China, the U.S., Pakistan and Australia.
Restrictions on exports from India, the world’s second-largest cotton exporter behind China, have also produced cotton shortages. On top of that, worldwide demand for cotton has risen as the global economy improves.
Raw materials account for 25 percent to 50 percent of the cost of producing a garment. Labor ranges from 20 percent to 40 percent, depending on how complicated it is to make, Bassuk said.


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Memo to Wisconsin businesses from WEDC: If you are considering selling your products or services in other countries, come to us first for help and support.
Companies ready to pitch their products in foreign markets should research their options just as they did before starting their businesses–and WEDC can provide valuable insights and connections, Katy Sinnott, WEDC vice president of global trade and investment, told a session at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison last week.
She said WEDC helps companies of all sizes, many of them with fewer than 50 employees.
“If you’re not sure where to export, we encourage you to take advantage of ExporTech, an export strategy development seminar. If you are considering multiple markets and need help deciding, we can bring in all of our market representatives and we can help you think strategically: what are your best markets?” Sinnott said.
WEDC has four market development directors on staff. “They are your first step,” she said. If your company is interested in selling products in Mexico, for example, WEDC has a market development director from Mexico who knows the market, has contacts there and can give advice on whether or not your product would appeal to consumers there.”
Among Wisconsin’s export achievements:
- Wisconsin has the No. 1 results in ExporTech, a national export assistance program, in terms of the number of participants and the additional revenue it helped them to achieve. Within one year after completing the 12-week program, companies reported an average revenue impact of $900,000.
- During the height of the pandemic in 2020, Wisconsin exports fell 30%, but by year-end, total exports were down only 5%. In 2021 through August, exports rose 20%.
- Wisconsin has contracted consultants in 94 countries. They can help Wisconsin business leaders perform a market assessment or a partner search, and if necessary, advise on navigating government regulations.
In one such incident earlier this year, a large equipment manufacturer in Wisconsin was shipping a million-dollar product to Australia when Australia’s export regulations suddenly changed. Wisconsin’s trade representative helped the company obtain an exemption, allowing the shipment to proceed, Sinnott said.
WEDC has been holding virtual trade ventures during the pandemic. The next one, scheduled Dec. 6-17, will include more than 30 countries in Africa, followed by Mexico, Feb. 19-26, 2022. In-person trade missions will restart later in 2022 with travel to Canada, followed by South Korea and Taiwan, and then Germany and Austria. Learn more about WEDC Global Trade Ventures.
WEDC offers subsidies to help participants with the cost and gives them a personalized experience. “We provide you with your own interpreter who goes with you to every single meeting to let you know if ‘yes’ means yes, ‘yes’ means maybe or ‘yes’ means no,” she said.
Another advantage of the trade trips is that Wisconsin company leaders meet each other. “I’ve had so many deals come out of these trade ventures between one Wisconsin company and another,” Sinnott said.
The Early Stage Symposium was presented by the Wisconsin Technology Council and the Wisconsin Healthcare Business Forum.


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The RMB is the currency of choice for the BRICS New Development Bank. It is the fifth most used currency in the world
The People’s Bank of China on Friday said that it encouraged cross-border and overseas use of the renminbi (RMB) currency to settle accounts and boost investment.
It acknowledged that Chinese banks have been looking to trade in offshore RMB and that there was a growing need for foreign-funded companies in China to be able to transfer investment revenue overseas.
“Enterprises may use RMB for cross-border settlement in whatever foreign currency-based trade,” the PBOC said.
The central bank’s announcement comes part and parcel of the Beijing government’s efforts to increase foreign investment in China and facilitate ease of doing business there for domestic and foreign enterprises.
This would also work to support the extensive and increasing Chinese investments abroad.
This has led to the most prominent Chinese banks to expand their business and trade in major world currencies abroad.
Meanwhile, international payments infrastructure company SWIFT reported that the RMB surpassed the Swiss franc and the Canadian dollar as the sixth most used currency in November last year.
The Chinese currency renminbi (RMB, also known as the yuan) “has ascended to the world’s fifth most widely used payment currency,” an HSBC survey in 2016 showed.
The survey, Renminbi Internationalisation Study 2016, found that corporations are more than ever introducing the RMB into their treasury and “integrating it across various business applications each year”.
China’s currency has been gaining popularity and traction in the past few years.
This article (China Central Bank pushes for cross-border RMB use) was originally published on BRICS Post and syndicated by The Event Chronicle.


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US telecoms giant Verizon and Internet phone pioneer Skype said Tuesday they have formed a strategic alliance to make Skype's services available to Verizon's smartphone users.
"Skype mobile on Verizon Wireless changes the game," Verizon chief marketing director John Stratton said.
"For Verizon Wireless' more than 90 million customers, Skype mobile adds great value because we're effectively giving customers ... the option to extend their unlimited calling community to hundreds of millions of Skype users around the globe," he said.
The two companies did not give financial details of the deal which was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Skype bypasses the standard telephone network by sending voice and video calls over the Internet.
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LAHORE: Representatives of the Pakistan Solar Association (PSA) held a press conference here at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Friday against a 17% sales tax levied on the import of solar panels and demanded an immediate withdrawal.
PSA representatives informed the media that the government had earlier announced that the proposed tax on solar devices had been dropped. However, on January 17, 2022, importers, upon submitting Import Goods Declarations (GD) to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), learned that the sales tax exemption on solar appliances had been deleted.
LCCI President Mian Noman Kabir said on the occasion that the imposition of a 17% tax on solar-powered devices would undermine efforts to promote alternative energy sources in the country.
However, speaking on condition of anonymity, a Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) official revealed that in addition to the 17% general sales tax, importers will also have to pay other taxes on import of solar panels.
“In the case of solar panels only, the importer will now have to pay 16% customs duty, 17% sales tax, 3% additional sales tax, 11% income tax and 4% duty. additional customs upon landing. Harbor. Additionally, if importation takes place at Karachi port, 1.5% Sindh excise duty will also apply. Previously, the solar industry did not pay such taxes,” he said.
On the other hand, the former President of the Pakistan Solar Association (PSA), Nouman Khan, speaking to profit stated that previously no GST was applied on the importation of solar panels and therefore invoices issued to customers were also zero-rated.
According to Nouman Khan, the 17% sales tax on solar panels will now be passed on to consumers while other taxes and duties will increase the cost of solar panels, making them more expensive.
“Similarly, we used to pay income tax a year later, but now we have to pay income tax in advance. Obviously, the solar import tax rate will now be around 51% [if you include all taxes] and solar panel prices will increase by more than 51%,” he said.
However, for now, the price of solar panels in the market has not increased as various chambers and associations intend to hold protests in this regard and are also trying to negotiate with the government,” he said.
According to Khans calculations, if an importer imports 1 million rupees worth of solar products, a tax rate of 51% would raise the cost to more than 1.5 million rupees before the importer even takes into account his own profit margin.


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Jeep® Brand Proudly Returns to the Rebelle Rally for the Seventh Consecutive Year, Set to Defend the Overall, Electrified and Bone Stock Titles Won Last Year
- Jeep® brand to support three all-female teams that will navigate the award-winning Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV), straight from the factory – the best-selling PHEV in America
- Jeep brand continues to showcase electrified power, legendary 4x4 capability and commanding performance beyond the paved road with the Jeep Wrangler 4xe
- Team 4xEventure, consisting of veteran competitors Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit, returns to defend 2021 titles secured in a stock Jeep Wrangler 4xe
- Two new Jeep brand-supported teams, returning competitors Mercedes Lilienthal and Emily Winslow, plus Jeep employee Kaitlyn Mulkey, will team up with Racquel Black on her second Rebelle Rally
- Jeep vehicles have taken five of the six overall class wins and three of six coveted Bone Stock awards over the past six years
Known for its legendary 4x4 capability and commanding performance straight from the factory, the Jeep brand is sending three Wrangler 4xe SUVs to compete in its seventh consecutive Rebelle Rally and defend its coveted 2021 titles in the Overall, Electrified and Bone Stock classes.
“As the Jeep brand continues toward its goal to be the electrification leader in the 4x4 segment, the Rebelle Rally is the ultimate proving ground for our electrified future,” said Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America. “This year, we’re supporting three teams comprised of some amazing women, including last year’s first-place winners Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit and a Navajo team that includes Jeep employee Kaitlyn Mulkey.”
Established in 2015, the Rebelle Rally is the first women’s off-road navigation rally in the United States. The unique and demanding 10-day event challenges participants to use traditional elements of navigation. The use of technology and electronic devices is strictly prohibited. Competitors must rely on their driving, map and compass reading skills along with vehicle capability to achieve several checkpoints along some of the most punishing terrain in America.
“Jeep has believed in and supported the Rebelle Rally since the beginning, we are pleased and honored with their return,” said Rebelle Rally founder Emily Miller. “We have strived to put together a progressive electrified program, one that stresses both environmental and land stewardship responsibilities. As the world migrates to an electrified future, the Rebelle is the ultimate proving ground for automotive manufacturers and their electrified products.”
The Rebelle for 2022 is sold out, 60 teams (120 Rebelles) from as far away as Kenya, representing four nations and 24 states, will be competing in this year’s Rally. Nearly one-third of the competitors will be competing in their personal Jeep vehicles, both modified and stock.
This year, the Rebelle Rally will take place October 6-15, 2022. It starts in Incline Village, Nevada, and finishes in the famous Imperial Sand Dunes in Southern California.
The three Jeep brand-supported teams competing this year will be driving the award-winning Jeep Wrangler 4xe, which delivers 49 MPGe and 21 miles of all-electric range with no range anxiety.
Factory Jeep Wrangler 4xe teams include:
- Team 4xEventure (#129): off-roading legends Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit return to defend their 2021 Overall, Electrified and Bone Stock class wins. The two veteran competitors have a combined 10 class wins and nine podiums
- Team Nor’Wester (#111): veterans Mercedes Lilienthal and Emily Winslow, boasting five combined Rebelle Rally runs, have competed in every class (4x4, X-Class, Electrified and Bone Stock)
- Team Hózhó Vibrations (#160): the Jeep brand’s Kaitlyn Mulkey teams up with returning Rebelle competitor Racquel Black to represent the Navajo (Diné) Nation and Jeep in this year’s rally
Previous Rebelle competitors Emily Winslow and Mercedes Lilienthal will once again team up to compete in this year’s rally. Both hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Winslow is a project manager who specializes in first responder pre-employment testing. She made her rally debut in 2018 as a second-place finisher in the X-Class category. Lilienthal is an Oregon-based automotive journalist who specializes in adventure travel and often pens stories on female leaders in the automotive industry. She placed in the top third of rookies as a 2018 4×4 competitor.
Racquel Black is an enrolled member of the Navajo (Diné) Nation and currently resides within the community of Pinon, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation reservation. Black has a background in client services and several years of involvement with local Navajo community projects and events. She is currently working with Change Labs, Shonto Group Inc. and the Shonto Economic Development Corporation. She is passionate about uplifting Indigenous communities and helping small-business owners achieve success and excellence. Joining Black and new to the Rebelle Rally is the Jeep brand’s Kaitlyn Mulkey. Mulkey is also an enrolled member of the Navajo (Diné) Nation, currently residing in Southeast Michigan. She manages Jeep brand tribal relations, is president of Stellantis’ Indigenous business resource group and works with the Jeep brand’s Badge of Honor and Jeep Wave programs. Mulkey has been riding dirt bikes since she was 7 years old and has always been mechanically inclined. She earned her mechanical engineering degree from Texas A&M and started her career with Stellantis as a fuel economy test engineer.
The Rebelle Rally is the first women’s off-road navigation competition of its type in the United States. Traversing more than 2,250 kilometers through Nevada and California’s iconic terrain, it is the country’s longest competitive off-road rally. The cross-country endurance challenge focuses on precision driving and navigation skills – not the fastest speed. The competition is innovative and unique, using maps, compass, roadbooks and strategy, known as Rebelle Format. The use of GPS and other electronic devices are strictly prohibited. Consisting of eight remote and off-grid competition days, the Rebelle Rally is considered a providing ground for people, products and stock manufacturer vehicles. To learn more, visit www.rebellerally.com.
Some photos of last year's winning team and Jeep:
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The Food and Drug Administration is breaking down on numerous business that make and disperse kratom, a supplement with psychoactive and pain-relieving qualities that's been connected to a recent salmonella outbreak.
In a letter released on Tuesday, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb contacted three companies in different states to stop selling unapproved kratom items with unverified health claims. In a declaration, Gottlieb stated the business were participated in "health fraud scams" that " present major health threats."
Originated from a plant belonging to Southeast Asia, kratom is typically offered as pills, powder, or tea in the United States. Supporters state it helps suppress the signs of opioid withdrawal, which has actually led individuals to flock to kratom in recent years as a means of stepping down from more powerful drugs like Vicodin.
Due to the fact that kratom is categorized as a supplement and has not been established as a drug, it's not subject to much federal policy. That implies tainted kratom tablets and powders can easily make their way to store racks-- which appears to have actually occurred in a current outbreak of salmonella that has actually so far sickened more than 130 individuals across multiple states.
Over-the-top claims and little scientific research study
The FDA's recent crackdown seems the newest action in a growing divide between advocates and regulative agencies relating to the use of kratom The business the agency has actually named are Front Range Kratom of Aurora, Colorado; Kratom Spot of Irvine, California and Revibe, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri.
The claims these 3 companies have actually made include marketing the supplement as " really effective versus cancer" and recommending that their products could assist reduce the symptoms of opioid dependency.
There are couple of existing scientific research studies to back up those claims. Research on kratom has found, however, that the drug use some of the exact same brain receptors as opioids do. That stimulated the FDA to categorize it as an opioid in February.
Experts say that since of this, it makes good sense that people with opioid use disorder are turning to kratom as a means of abating their symptoms and stepping down from more effective drugs like Vicodin.
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Previous FDA screening discovered that numerous products dispersed by Revibe-- one of the 3 business called in the FDA letter-- were tainted he said with salmonella. Last month, as part of a request from the agency, Revibe ruined several tainted items still at its facility, however the company has yet to confirm that it remembered products that had actually already delivered to shops.
Last month, the FDA provided its first-ever obligatory recall of kratom products after those produced by Las Vegas-based Triangle Pharmanaturals were found to be contaminated with salmonella.
As of April 5, a overall of 132 individuals across 38 states had actually been sickened with the germs, which can trigger diarrhea and abdominal pain lasting approximately a week.
Besides dealing with the danger that kratom items could carry damaging bacteria, those who take the supplement have no dependable way to identify the proper dose. It's likewise difficult to find a confirm kratom supplement's complete component list or account for potentially hazardous interactions with other drugs or medications.
Kratom is presently prohibited in Australia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and a number of US states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin). Throughout the United States, a number of reports of deaths and dependency led the Drug Enforcement Administration to position kratom on its list of "drugs and chemicals of concern." In 2016, the DEA proposed a ban on kratom but backtracked under pressure from some members of Congress and an outcry from kratom supporters.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Stocks are set to begin the new week the way they closed the old one: on a downbeat note.
The futures markets, in fact, point to modest selling pressure at the open Monday despite upbeat analyst reports on the chip group and a positive pre-announcement from Dow stock Hewlett-Packard. Accounting issues, in fact, look to remain in the fore and weigh on investors' sentiment.
Checking the actual numbers, March S&P 500 futures declined 3.60 points, or 0.3 percent, and were trading 2.80 points below fair value, according to HL Camp & Co. And Nasdaq futures slumped 7.50 points, or 0.5 percent and were trading 3.70 points below fair value.
H-P HWP told investors that it expects to surpass previous fiscal first-quarter targets thanks to an uptick in consumer demand for both PCs and printers. Revenue for the current quarter is now expected to be up moderately from the fourth-quarter while earnings for the period are projected to be "substantially above" current projections. See full story.
Goldman Sachs upped its view on the semiconductor capital equipment segment to a "market overweight" from a "market weight" on belief that orders will rise over the next several quarters. But Goldman acknowledged that upside in the group will be less than in previous cycles due to current valuations. See Indications.
The brokerage upgraded KLA-Tencor
Separately, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors were flat in the fourth quarter from the third quarter, ending three quarters of double-digit declines. The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions grew 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter on a sequential basis while Japan saw sales fall 11.8 percent in the quarter.
"Key demand drivers, wireless handsets and personal computers, bottomed out in the third quarter and recorded double-digit increases in the fourth quarter. In addition, U.S. companies were able to increase global market share to 51 percent from 50 percent," the SIA said in a statement. Going forward, the SIA expects flat to slightly higher sales for the first quarter of 2002 in a quarter that is typically a flat to down one.
Keeping accounting worries alive and well in investors' minds was news that Enterasys ETS was being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the firm revealed late Friday that it was delaying reporting its fourth-quarter results to investigate an Asia-Pacific sales contract. See full story. Shares plunged 53 percent in trading before the opening bell and Salomon Smith Barney downgraded the stock to an "outperform" from a "buy." Riverstone Networks RSTN, which was spun out along with Enterasys from Cabletron Systems, also lost ground in the pre-open even as the company clarified over the weekend that it was not part of any SEC investigation.
Meanwhile, Irish specialty pharmaceutical company Elan
In analyst actions, Salomon upped its view on QLogic QLGC to an "outperform" from a "neutral" on belief the storage company's March quarter "started out well" and that it's solidly positioned to benefit from a second-half recovery in information technology spending recovery and will be even better positioned in 2003.
Fund get flows but Trim Tabs stays bearish
Fund flow tracker Trim Tabs indicated that U.S. equity funds got inflows of $4.8 billion in the three days ending Jan. 31 for a monthly rate of $50 billion. And bond and hybrid funds saw $258 million in inflows. Trim Tabs said corporate liquidity remained markedly negative last week with few fresh cash takeovers and stock buybacks while new offerings topped $5 billion for a second straight week.
Trim Tabs notes that while sentiment indicators show Americans are increasingly optimistic about the future of the market, Corporate America continues to heavily sell shares.
"Several liquidity measures have not been this bearish since August 2000. Sell-side market strategists are saying that since the recession is over, investors should be buying stocks here. The only problem with that is corporate investors -- who have a better view of the U.S. economy than Wall Street -- are heavy sellers," president Charles Biderman said in a research note.
One long-time market watcher isn't very enthused with the economic recovery winds that are blowing.
"A removal of the inventory overhang is good news, but that will not lead to a sustained rising level of demand. Businesses and consumers are carrying a lot more debt than normal right now [and] unlike other recessions, consumers have continued to spend unabated during the current one, [courtesy of huge amounts] of re-financings. But consumers are now tapped, thereby offering little firepower going forward while businesses are flooded with excess capacity and little pricing power. This makes it extremely difficult for them to ramp up spending and as a result the economic recovery will likely be sluggish, not robust," opined Louis Navellier, portfolio manager of the Navellier Performance Funds.
Government issues logged decent gains in early action on anticipated selling pressure in the stock market.
This week will be a feather-light one in terms of economic news, with no reports on tap Monday and the main releases consisting of factory orders, weekly jobless claims and the quarterly productivity report -- data that probably won't stir markets much. Check economic calendar and forecasts.
In the currency sector, the dollar edged up 0.1 percent to 133.20 yen while the euro added 0.3 percent to 86.37 cents.


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Telus says BCE’s deal to purchase Astral Media is anti-competitive
Telecommunications company Telus says it opposes the $3.4-billion purchase of Montreal-based Astral Media by telecom competitor BCE.
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MONTREAL — Telecommunications company Telus says it opposes the $3.4-billion purchase of Montreal-based Astral Media by telecom competitor BCE.
Telus says the proposed deal would be reduce competition and give Bell unprecedented market power.
Vancouver-based Telus says the purchase of Astral could give Bell a 49.5 per cent share of the English-language television audience.
Telus says the deal would limit choice for Canadians and raise costs for consumers.
Telus is supporting a coalition comprised of Quebecor, Cogeco and Eastlink and has filed a submission against the acquisition to the CRTC.
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Rustan’s vice president formerchandising Marilen Tantoco at
Rustan’s Christmas Store
12 themes of Christmas at Rustan’s
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:05 AM October 18, 2019
It’s Christmas at Rustan’s and this year there are 12 new themes to choose from, ranging from child-proof plushies and pink pearl ornaments to rustic ribbons and feathered friends.
“We have a team that includes an artist and a buyer that attends holiday-theme foreign trade fairs where they take a sweeping look at the different items on display,” Marilen Tantoco, Rustan’s vice president for merchandising said. Based on what’s available and what looks fresh, they then come up with a variety of looks.
The fully decked trees follow a wide thematic range: the whimsical (unicorns in tutus, pink flamingos, confectionery plush toys), woodland-inspired (squirrels, snowy owls, crowned robins), dreamy romantic (blush-pink hydrangeas and frosted florals) and high-shine glam (golden orbs and metallic reindeer).
“We have customers who come in, walk around the Christmas Store before finally choosing a tree,” Marilen said. “An entire tree complete with all the trimmings comes with a six-figure price tag.”
For 40 years, Marilen has been buying for Rustan’s Home and credits her late mother Gliceria Tantoco for teaching her everything she knows.
“I didn’t know anything about buying for the home section, but she trained me to have a good eye for nice things. Also, when I’m buying I don’t think about myself. I think of my customers,” Marilen said.
“This year, aside from the trees and trimmings, we’ve also brought in spinning fiber-optic trees perfect for those living in condos,” said Zenaida “Nedy” Tantoco, SSI and Rustan’s chair. The idea to carry the “lighted” trees was Nedy’s own. She met with their supplier and chose five trees that come in several sizes.
If you prefer novelty items, Marilen has filled an entire display table at the Christmas Store with battery-powered singing and dancing snowmen, puppies and candy-striped Santa hats. “I like them. They make me happy,” she said. —Raoul J. Chee Kee


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Australia’s growing macadamia industry
Australia’s 2016 macadamia crop is on track to reach 46, 750 tonnes in-shell says the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS).
According to the AMS, Australia’s macadamia production has steadily increased over the last three years, positioning Australia as the world’s largest supplier of macadamia kernels.
AMS Chief Executive Officer, Jolyn Burnett, says the global demand for macadamias is strong.
“The Australian macadamia industry has a good geographical spread across a number of key growing regions, making it a steady, reliable source of high quality kernel and in-shell to world markets,” said Burnett.
“Our industry continues to show strong support for the kernel markets worldwide. At the same time, we strive to achieve a good balance between supplying these markets and meeting demand for in-shell,” he stated.
Burnett said the Bundaberg region in Queensland is expected to become Australia’s largest macadamia growing region by the end of 2016, responsible for more than 40 per cent of the nation’s crops.
“Production in the Bundaberg region has increased by 10-20 per cent this year, a direct result of new plantings coming into production and good growing conditions. It’s in this region and its surrounds that we are seeing the most number of new investments and plantings,” Burnett said.
Interestingly, the AMS have released its positive forecast at the same time Domain is advertising a macadamia farm for sale in Gympie, Queensland, described by its selling agent as one of his agency’s most popular properties in a long time.
The AMS is also not resting on its laurels, recently conducting ‘boot camp’, inviting macadamia marketing delegates from overseas and within Australia to meet macadamia farmers to learn more about the product they are selling.


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On 9th July, BitGo announced that it will be supporting 57 new Ethereum assets. Owing to the demand for services that protect the private keys, BitGo will expand its custody products and services and support these assets.
“@BitGo expands ERC20 support @erc20.”
BitGo was founded in the year 2013 and has become one of the most trusted wallet providers in the Bitcoin space. It operates a Bitcoin security-as-a-service platform rooted in its innovative multi-signature technology. This multi-signature technology is used as support for its product offering by sharing keys between the user and themselves.
The BitGo platform also facilitates secure, multi-party transactions to marketplaces, exchanges, and e-commerce players. As of now, BitGo’s service is limited to just Bitcoin and Ethereum. Benedict Chan, CTO of BitGo, stated that the demand for custody solutions for alternative cryptocurrency assets has been high.
According to Robin Verderosa, VP of Product Marketing, BitGo plans to obtain a BitLicense in New York and South Dakota. The objectives that run these new moves by BitGo are offering more custodial services and adding more than 100 cryptocurrencies by the end of this year.
BitGo has been consistently taking measures to better the quality of its services. It also plans to continue adding new coins and tokens throughout this year. In the year 2017 alone, BitGo added Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ether, Ripple and Royal Mint Gold.
Mike Belshe, co-founder and CEO of BitGo, wrote last December on the BitGo page:
“BitGo is committed to providing a high level of support and features on our platform, and this includes supporting forked coins that are of signification value… We’re always listening and actively gathering requirements from our customers.”
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Data breaches and other cyber security threats pose a serious risk for all businesses, large and small, but many business owners are not aware of the full extent of the dangers lurking on the wire. Criminals are switching some of their focus towards targeting small business networks, intellectual property and customers’ information as larger companies increase their security capabilities. The average cost of an online attack is around $200,000, according to a recent study by security software company Symantec.
Raising awareness of a real threat to the vitality of all businesses is an important but difficult task. The Federal Communications Commission is launching an initiative to help small businesses understand the risks associated with using the Internet as a business and communication medium. The commission on Monday unveiled a new website, “Cybersecurity for Small Business,” and a tipsheet of actions for small businesses to better protect themselves.
“It’s a culture change. It’s going to take a long time,” , VP of national security and emergency preparedness for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ann Beauchesnesaid said. “Basically the message for small businesses is, yes, the Internet’s a great tool but you need to protect yourselves.” Eliminating the risk of online attacks is virtually impossible, so it is vital to minimize the risks that could lead to a breach. It has been easy for people to ignore online security issues, because attacks have been focused on the larger organizations, and the security issues are technical and complicated. The FCC’s measures will help empower people to understand that they can tackle these problems.
News of these security issues should be nothing new for SMBs, the catstrophic results have been all over the mainstream press, and the warnings have been posted all over the Internet on blogs like this one. It is about time that formal governing bodies sat up and took action. I applaud the FCC for this effort, and hope that legislation proposed by Barrack Obama and others starts the ball rolling in the US. This website may offer simple and basic security advice, but it is a start. The Canadian government and businesses had better take notice and start studying the lessons learned that have driven the US to at least scratch a line in the sand, dotted and snaggle-toothed as it may be.
I know that there will be cries of “Oh no, the government can’t control the Internet, FREE SPEECH!” Well, nobody else is fixing it, so if you can’t control it, big brother will do it for you. I’m personally sick and tired of allowing these lawless, callous, malicious and uncaring indivduals from crapping in my online sandbox and getting away with it. I’ve seen some of the damage that they can do, and no one is immune to the effects. Family members have had accounts drained, friends have experienced ID-Theft. Small business owners have had their systems hacked, and folded up shop as a result. Canadian government, BRING IT ON! Let’s clean up our sandbox too.
Proceedings of the FCC Roundtable are available here.


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Samsung has broken from tradition in an apparent effort to announce new releases before Apple steals the show in September. In the past, Samsung has unveiled new products at the IFA conference in Berlin, but they have made some changes to get a leg up on the competition. If you missed the August 13, 2015 event, you can watch this video to catch up on what you can expect from Samsung in the coming months.
Without spoiling too much, it looks like the future is of Samsung is both bigger and more stylish. The new Samsung S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 have officially crossed the line into the world of phablets. Both phones come with a generous 5.7 inch screen. If you are an android phone and you enjoy the benefits of a larger screen, you may be excited about this notable change. However, those who are more concerned with function over form, this new release may be relatively anti-climactic.
What is perhaps more interesting is launch of the Gear S2 SmartWatch. While it looks like consumers will still have to wait till September to get their hand on the watch and learn more about specifications, Samsung has given the world a sneak peek at the design and the photos are stunning. It is easy to tell just from the presentation that the focus here is on style. This may be one of the first smartwatches that actually looks and feels like a high end watch while also offering all the techie features of a smartwatch. Many critics have commented that the high fashion style photoshoot that was used to highlight the Gear S2 is a little over the top, it is hard to deny the striking good looks of the watch.
For more details about the upcoming Samsung S6 Edge+, Galaxy Note 5 and Gear S2 watch the video of Samsung’s Unpacked 2015 event and share your thoughts. How do these new products compare to existing models?


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Plans of building a crossover have officially been confirmed by Lamborghini.
If everything goes as planned, 3000 units will be sold per year, starting 2018, primarily to clients in the Middle East, UK, USA, Germany, Russia and China.
In order to wheel up the production, “Hundreds of millions of Euros” will be invested by Audi, Lamborghini and Volkswagen on research, a new line up, a development center, new warehouses and other vital necessities for the production.
Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini president and CEO, has released a statement that this is a new era for Lamborghini, as introducing of a third line will gear up the growth of the company.
The new SUV by Lamborghini will be embracing and sustaining the values of “Made in Italy” Worldwide.


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John Mullen, the head of transport group Asciano, has called on the government to consider the impact on efficiency and productivity of importers and exporters when privatising shipping ports.
Following the sale of a 99-year lease for the Port of Newcastle this week, Mullen has told The Financial Review new port owners become so focused on making a good return that exporters and importers get slammed with increased prices.
Mullen said the government must find a balance when selling sovereign assets to ensure the supply chain operates fairly.
“Obviously a new owner’s not going to pay that sort of money and not want to maximise their return. But you know, we sort of joke a little bit that they claim the real estate’s worth the same as central CBD and we say it’s unused swamp if we weren’t there, and so somewhere in the middle is a fair market value,” he said today on Financial Review Sunday.
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KARACHI: In the aftermath of a massive drop in the sales of automobiles since July onwards, the auto part vendors have suspended production rendering a large number of workers jobless.
Bolan Castings Ltd (BCL), the makers of various auto parts of tractors and commercial vehicles, informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that it has suspended its production activities from Dec 5 to Dec 23 citing the drop in sales due to a drastic fall in orders from its assemblers.
BCL’s revenue plunged to Rs474 million in 3MFY23 from Rs621m in the same period last fiscal year.
The production activities of Baluchistan Wheels Ltd (BWL), the makers of steel wheel rims for cars, heavy vehicles and farm tractors, will remain suspended from Dec 12-23 due to thin orders from the assemblers, the company informed in a stock filing on Friday. BWL’s revenue dipped 26pc to Rs403m in 3MFY23 from Rs547m in the same period last fiscal year.
Pakistan Association of Auto Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) chairman Munir K. Bana told Dawn that the situation in the vending industry is alarming as a majority of makers had been operating at half of their capacity due to thin demand from the assemblers which have been declining sales since July this year.
“Most of the auto vendors have retrenched their 30pc of permanent and casual workers and 20pc of the employees are working on reduced salaries,” he claimed.
Import curbs by the State Bank of Pakistan had not only created parts shortage in auto manufacturing but also resulted in huge demurrage and detention charges for late clearance from the port.
BWL Chief Operating Officer Muhammad Irfan Ghani said the tractor industry has been facing a huge drop in production from July onwards due to recent floods, restrictions on parts imports, delays in sales tax refunds and uncertain exchange rates.
In other auto segments, he said he had informed the Ministry of Industries and the Federal Board of Revenue that the average rate of localised parts in various vehicles had been static at 30pc since 2000, he claimed.
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At the Huntsville City Council Meeting on February 6, 2018 Mayor Brauninger reported to the Council that he had received complaints from some Downtown businesses about parking issues, particularly around the downtown square. He proposed, and Council approved, asking the Main Street Advisory Committee to investigate and make recommendations to the Council. At last night’s (April 3) meeting Cheryl Spencer, Chair of that Committee, filed a report and made several such recommendations to the Council.
The committee report noted that all of the downtown businesses surveyed reported loss of business due to the parking situation. In the words of the report:
“All of the persons surveyed expressed frustration related to lack of customer access to their businesses resulting in less profitability and staying power in their downtown locations. With business activity across the freeway and limited visitor-friendly awareness, it is tough to make a go of it!!”
Some of the frustration expressed by downtown business owners may stem from the fact that the City has spent millions in recent years to provide top-flight business locations and customer access in areas west of the interstate. It has, for example, spent or committed to spend well over $10 Million doing that for the businesses in the Ravenwood Village Shopping Center alone. Yet it has done little or nothing like that to help businesses in downtown area of Huntsville.
The Main Street Committee report continues by outlining where some of the competition for parking spaces around the square comes from:
- potential jurors not parking in designated juror parking spaces,
- business and courthouse staffers not parking in more remote locations,
- event visitors taking business spaces, and
- event vendors obstructing those same spaces.
For the short term, the Committee recommends enhanced signage, ticket forgiveness for repeat customers and removal of paid parking restrictions on University Avenue between 14th and 16th Streets. Ms. Spencer noted that since the City converted that part of University Avenue to paid parking, no one parks there.
Longer term recommendations include
- the acquisition of additional leased lot space managed by the City,
- a two-level parking facility designed for attractiveness and appropriateness as well as function,
- cooperative discussion with County officials related to jury summons instructions and staff parking,
- a Downtown parking map showing location, all-day, one-hour and two-hour parking, and
- enforcement of existing rules for all.
After some discussion, the Council thanked the Committee for their report and agreed to schedule a Workshop to review the issue in more detail.


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FreedomPop Selling Unlimited WiFi Access for $5
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Jan 21, 2015, 9:18 AM by Eric M. Zeman
FreedomPop today announced the launch of a WiFi-only wireless service plan that costs just $5 per month. The plan includes unlimited voice minutes (via VoIP), messaging, and data use across 10 million WiFi hotspots around the country. FreedomPop is an MVNO that resells access to Sprint's network. In order to make this new service work, FreedomPop partnered with an unknown number of WiFi aggregators so its WiFi network will be available in public places such as Burger King, McDonalds, Panera, and Starbucks in addition to shopping centers and other outdoor public spaces that offer WiFi. FreedomPop began selling a WiFi-only phablet last year that is compatible with this WiFi service, but the company hopes consumers will connect old phones or tablets to its $5 WiFi plan, too. The service requires an Android device for now. FreedomPop created an Android app that automatically locates and connects to available WiFi hotspots. The new WiFi-only service is available starting today.
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It must have been a slow news day. Self-proclaimed American evangelist and social media personality Joshua Feuerstein mocked the new Christmas cup from Starbucks on YouTube, and his video has been shared over 500,000 times. But before all that sharing took place, the media was all over it like mermaids on a Starbucks cup, so it isn’t any wonder the video began to circulate like wildfire.
The first report I saw was from the NYPost: “Christian group slams Starbucks holiday cup as ‘war on Christmas.” The “Christian group” turned out to be Feuerstein and a student pastor in Fla. and somehow from those two people, social media began reporting on Christians going crazy over the cups.
I have been drawn to Starbucks like a moth to a flame since then, camera in hand, looking for those crazy Christians who refuse to foster children (says one Facebook meme) while wasting time being offended by Christmas cups. So I visited a Starbucks in Green Hills on Monday, and one in Bellevue on Tuesday… and I didn’t see any Christians throwing fits, acting offended or paying any attention to the holiday cups. In fact, in Green Hills the clerk didn’t know what I was talking about and wasn’t sure the red cup was the holiday cup! It was just a red cup!
I manage three Christian forums on Facebook, publish a Christian website and am the Gospel Music and Entertainment columnist for Examiner.com. Yet no one has commented, emailed or contacted me about the cups. I have 1,347 friend on Facebook, predominantly from the Christian music industry, and I have yet to see one friend on Facebook post about how offended they are over the Starbucks cup.
It’s a non-issue that the media and people who like to mock Christians are using to, well, mock Christians. Sadly, some Christians are actually berating other Christians for being offended, and I daresay they don’t know anyone who is actually offended. They are just having a knee-jerk reaction or worse, jumping on the self-hate bandwagon.
The media loves to build controversy, because controversy sells. You know what else sells? The Christmas holidays, so Starbucks will take full advantage of the holidays to make money. On Instagram people began posting photos with the red cups and a hashtag “StabucksRedCup claiming Starbucks would donate to an unnamed “good cause” for every photo and hashtag posted. It looks like Starbucks itself is fanning the flames of the controversy, because it is just more free publicity for them.
But maybe Starbucks will donate a pittance of what they rake in to a “good cause.” Perhaps the “good cause” will be Planned Parenthood, which Starbucks is a big supporter of. Maybe the blood-red cup symbolizes the blood of the innocents Planned Parenthood harvests for organs. Now, THAT’S a story, but who can pay attention to dismembered babies when we have a HUGE story like a couple of Christians objecting to a not-very-holiday holiday cup? Meanwhile Starbucks is laughing all the way to the bank.
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