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Cat Phones has announced their S50 model earlier this month. It's a rugged LTE smartphone designed specifically to be used outdoors and in challenging environments. It's waterproof, scratch-resistant, dustproof and can withstand more than just a few bumps and scrapes. We first played with the Cat S50 at IFA, but we met with them again last night to have a closer look. Watch our hands-on video.
- Android (4.4) KitKat
- Waterproof with wet-finger tracking
- IP67 certified dustproof
- Mil Spec 810G
- Scratch resistant
- 4.7-inch Shatter resistant Gorilla glass 3
- 8MP camera with flash and HD video
- Quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
- 2GB RAM
- 4G LTE
- 16Hrs of talk-time
- 8GB storage. Micro SD card support up to 64GB
Cat Phones is expected to release the S50 sometime in the late fourth quarter, although no carriers have been named yet. The price is expected to be in the low $400's off contract.
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According to the latest rumors, we should expect the Radeon R9 390X to launch with 4GB of HBM, while a dual-GPU version of the Fiji XT-based card will arrive with 8GB of HBM. For those who have been keeping up, this is a very, very interesting move, if the rumors are true. If you want to catch up on how revolutionary HBM will be, we wrote a detailed piece on High Bandwidth Memory yesterday.
Fudzilla is reporting from "insider sources" that AMD will launch the Radeon R9 390X with 4GB of HBM for an MSRP of around $849, while the dual-GPU version of the card, which should arrive as the Radeon R9 395X2, will include 8GB of HBM. The Radeon R9 395X2 (that's what we're calling it for now, this could change at any moment) should arrive sometime later in the year, or 2016 - depending on HBM yields, I'd say.
The sources stated that AMD had plans to launch the Radeon R9 390X with a price of $799, but this is no longer the case. The sources also added that the R9 390X will be competing directly against the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X, which launched at $999 and is still around the $999 mark on Amazon still. According to Fudzilla's sources, the HBM-powered Radeon R9 390X will win in some benchmarks, and lose in others against the GDDR5-based Titan X.
Then we have to consider the VRAM here, with the R9 390X featuring 4GB of HBM. With AMD launching a new architecture and some super-exciting, next-generation memory on it, I'm surprised to see only 4GB of VRAM. On one hand, AMD will get killed in marketing against NVIDIA and the 12GB of framebuffer found on the Titan X, but even at 4K, most games don't use over 4GB of VRAM. I would've expected AMD to launch the Radeon R9 390X in two flavors: 4GB HBM and 8GB HBM priced at $100-$150 apart. Second, the R9 395X2 will only have 4GB of VRAM - with 4GB of HBM per GPU, which can't be combined - that is, until DirectX 12 arrives with Windows 10.
We should know concrete details on the Radeon R9 390X in the next few weeks, with its launch to take place in the second half of next month.
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London, 24th March 2016 – for immediate release: The BPI, the record labels’ organisation which promotes British music, has spearheaded a major drive in recent years to support the growth of the legal music market by disrupting the activities of illegal music sites.
Concerted efforts by the wider music community to build a healthy digital market have been held back by search engines and other intermediaries continuing to direct users and revenues towards sites that defraud artists and labels. The BPI has repeatedly called on Google and others to do more to ensure that consumers searching for recorded music are referred to legal services in preference to illegal sites, many of which pose risks from viruses, trojans or other harmful or inappropriate content.
As part of a range of measures to protect its members’ content1, the BPI notifies Google and others whenever its automated content protection system identifies links in search results that point to illegal copies of music, and requests these are taken down. This weekend will see the BPI pass the milestone of 200 million infringing URLs sent to Google for removal from search results since its first notice in July 2011.
This high-volume take-down helps to limit the amount of illegal content being promoted, giving legal music services such as Amazon, Apple, Spotify and Deezer a better chance of appearing at the top of search results when fans are looking for music online2. While this approach has contributed to some improved visibility of legal services, illegal results that are taken down by Google are frequently replaced by other illegal links, which means that legal services continue to be overshadowed by infringing sites in the very top search results. This damaging situation can only be remedied by Google themselves changing strategy and pro-actively pursuing a “notice and stay down” approach, so that once a piece of content has been notified for removal by the BPI, it isn’t indexed again for the same site and stays removed.
The Government has set up a round table to try to reach voluntary agreement to fulfil its manifesto commitment to “work to ensure that search engines do not link to the worst offending sites”. The BPI has called for a series of measures as part of that process: A lower threshold for the number of notices required to de-rank an illegal site and transparency over that threshold; improved discoverability of genuine sites to help consumers towards legal content; automatic de-listing of sites that have been ruled illegal by the High Court; action to prevent illegal sites avoiding demotion by swapping domain; and “notice and stay down” – once a piece of content has been notified for removal, it should not be indexed again for the same site.
Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive BPI & BRIT Awards, comments: “The BPI believes that people who make music or other entertainment deserve to be rewarded for their work and creativity. Only when consumers support legitimate sites can labels, studios and broadcasters consistently invest in the best talent to make high quality entertainment we can all enjoy.
“The notice and take-down system, as currently structured, cannot represent an effective response to piracy and requires urgent reform. Internet intermediaries like search engines clearly need to take more active responsibility to stop directing business to the black market.
“We are calling on Google and Bing to show their undiluted commitment to artists and the creative process by implementing a more pro-active solution to illegal sites appearing in search results. This will avoid the cost for both of us in dealing with hundreds of repeated notices for the same content on the same illegal sites”.
Gennaro Castaldo firstname.lastname@example.org 020 7803 1326 / 07801 194 139
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The BPI’s content protection work
1Alongside its programme of take-down notices to Google and other search engines, the BPI has obtained court orders requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block UK access to 63 websites offering infringing content as well as hundreds of proxy sites. The BPI also works with The City of London Police’s PIPCU operation (Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit) and with advertisers and financial services to choke off the revenues on which illegal sites feed, and is a partner in the Creative Content UK Get It Right From A Genuine Site awareness campaign, which aims to encourage consumers to value content and to source it from legal sites.
The importance of Search - research
2Research data consistently shows that search placement plays an important role in determining where consumers go to acquire music and other entertainment. A 2014 study by the Technology Policy Institute highlighted that “changing the prominence of pirate and legal links has a strong impact on user choices: users are more likely to consume legally (and less likely to infringe copyright) when legal content is more prominent in search results”. The study also found that users whose initial search terms indicate an intention to consume pirated content are more likely to use legal channels when pirated content is harder to find in search results. https://techpolicyinstitute.org/2014/09/15/search-impact-on-piracy/
About The BPI
The BPI was formed in 1973 and is a representative voice of the UK recorded music business. It promotes recorded music in the UK and worldwide and champions the rights of the music community. Its membership is made up of hundreds of independent music labels and the UK’s three major record companies, which collectively account for around 85 per cent of the recorded music consumed in the UK – the world’s fourth largest music market.


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A new teaser video posted to YouTube gives audiences a sneak-peak at what’s ahead for Apple TV+ in 2023, providing surprises along the way.
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A BRITISH student is apparently offering to sell her virginity to the highest bidder online - and claims her parents support her decision.
Jasmin, 26, says she is "sick of waiting for the right man" and now hopes to raise millions to secure her future by joining a deeply disturbing trend.
Jasmin told Sun Online: "I really respect ladies who are traditional and want to wait for sex after marriage. I was one of them.
"I really wanted to wait for the right one. But I don't want to wait any longer.
"So I chose another way which will make me happy. I am sure about my decision."
Jasmin, who says she is studying in London, added: "Let's be honest, who would not prefer to take a million rather than having the first time again with a guy who most likely has already left?"
And she claims her parents are right behind her. They are said to believe she is old enough to make her own decisions and agree she is better off selling her virginity rather than give it to a man who will then dump her anyway.
In a video posted on her auction page, Jasmin nervously flicks her hair as she explains she wants to go travelling and then start a business.
She says: "Hello, I'm Jasmin, I'm 26 and I live in the UK. I would love to travel the world.
"I would like to visit America and maybe do a road trip round America. I would really like that a lot. Also maybe visit countries like Asia, Dubai.
"And also in the future I would really like to set up my own business.
"I feel like this would be an opportunity for me to move on in the world and progress, and obviously I would be doing it for financial reasons."
She is auctioning her virginity through a controversial German escort agency, which earlier this year raised £2million for Romanian model Aleexandra Kefren, 18.
The agency assures potential bidders Jasmin had been checked by a doctor to certify she has never had sex.
The winning punter gets to spend one night with her in a hotel in Germany, where the transaction is legal.
Bids for Jasmin have already reached £90,000 in a few days, but she hopes the final price will be higher. It is not known if she will go through with it.
The student, who would not give her surname, told Sun Online by email: "My future plans include starting my own business and that requires money.
"Doing this will allow me to move forward with my life. I will be able to have a future free of financial worries.
"Traditional views regarding virginity are so outdated. I believe that its my choice what I do with my body and I am sick and tired of waiting for the right person to come along.
"After 26 years I still haven't found him so I decided a positive alternative would be selling my virginity."
Do you know Jasmin? Call the Sun Online on 020 7782 4368 or email firstname.lastname@example.org
Jasmin is selling her virginity through Cinderella Escorts, which has been described as "the world's most famous escort agency".
Agency boss Jan Zakobielski, 27, runs the website from an apartment in Dortmund
It offers high-class hookers starting at £1,730 an hour.
But it has become notorious for selling the virginity of at least four young European women so far.
Last year 18-year-old wannabe underwear model Aleexandra Kefren caused a storm when she revealed on This Morning she was selling her virginity to pay her parents' mortgage.
Her family in Bucharest threatened to disown her, but she went ahead and was inundated with offers.
In March she claimed a Hong Kong businessman eventually offered to pay a total of 2.3million euros (£2.03million).
She said he "seemed nice" on the phone and "the hotel is booked".
Jasmin, the first British woman on the auction site, said: "Of course it would be a dream to break this record. But even £200,000 would make me happy."
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Zakobielski said he will pocket 20 per cent of the auction price, and insists he will ensure Jasmin's safety when she meets the buyer.
The customer must sign a contract promising he will use a condom and there will be no bondage or sadomasochism.
He told Sun Online: "All virgins on Cinderella Escorts need to show us a medical certificate that proves they are real virgins.
"But in order to make 100 per cent sure that Jasmin is a true virgin the buyer can either bring a doctor to a meeting or visit a doctor in Germany a day beforehand."
He added: "Jasmin can stop the auction and take the offer whenever she feels comfortable. Most times girls wait around three months till they finally accept the highest bid.
"We accompany the girls to the meeting and are in vicinity if problems arise.
"Of course the women can cancel the meeting at any point if they feel uncomfortable or the customer was unkempt or not a gentleman."
Zakobielski said there is huge demand for virgins, pushing prices up.
He said: "Most rich men like exclusive things. For example a very old wine or a luxury car which is just produced 100 times.
"A woman can give her virginity just one time in her whole life, and she held it for 26 years in Jasmin's case. So Jasmin's virginity is not just rare, its unique."
And he claimed another 50 British women have applied to sell their virginity. Most will be rejected, for instance if they don't pass psychological tests or if he believes they are being forced by someone else.
He said: "Generally a lot more women have the courage to sell their virginity, even if the society is against it.
"But there are still taboos. I think in some years it will be nothing shocking anymore if a women wants to sell her virginity.
"So it is just a matter of time till we have more British virgins on our website."
In September we revealed transgender blogger Lila Rose was selling her virginity to a bidder who would pay for her £30,000 reassignment surgery, promising the sex would be "mind blowing".
Meanwhile a hard-up Ukrainian teenager put an ad in her local newspaper offering her virginity to a "real man" because she urgently needs £1,500.
She said: "Sooner or later I will have to say goodbye to it. So it is better to do it this way than at some drunken party."


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IT was good news for Greencore yesterday, the food group headed up by the brother of Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.
The company recorded revenue of £320.5m (€389m) for the 13 weeks to December 27, up 7.2pc on the previous year.
Headed by Patrick Coveney, the company said that on a like-for-like basis, excluding the sale of its desserts business that was sold to Muller group, growth was 9pc.
The convenience foods division recorded sales of £305.6m (€370m), 6.9pc higher than in the prior year on a reported basis. Meanwhile, in the UK, like-for-like revenue was 7.2pc higher than in the previous year.


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Post cemetery uses smartphone technology
May 8, 2013
FORT BENNING, Ga. (May 8, 2013) -- The Fort Benning Cemetery is undergoing an overhaul of how it stores the records of the people buried there. It will help with data accountability and help friends and Family members be able to find their loved ones more easily.
Currently, there are about 10,000 people buried in the cemetery, with 8,000 headstones, said to Kirk Ticknor, the chief of Operations and Management Division for the Directorate of Public Works.
Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team are photographing the front and back of each headstone using iPhone 5 smartphones to geo-coordinate each headstone, said Staff Sgt. James Hulsey, NCOIC for the 3rd ABCT. The task began April 29 and will take about a month to complete.
"It maps the actual gravestone to within five meters of its location, that way the Families can use their smartphones in the future and get walking directions to take them exactly to the gravestone that they are looking for," Hulsey said. "We photographed the front and back so that we coordinate the numbers, and then the application we have on the phones additionally will allow for two verification systems ¬-- that way, tombstones don't get mixed up in the process."
Currently, the system is being set up in order to maintain better accountability, Ticknor said, and although Fort Benning has never had a problem with mix-ups in records or headstones, cemeteries across installations are following in the footsteps of the Arlington National Cemetery.
A few years ago, Arlington National Cemetery had an issue with mismatched headstones, Ticknor said, which prompted them to fix the problem with better technology.
"As a result they have modernized their systems, gone to computer databases, photographed all of their headstones and they have a very, very precise accountability system now," he said.
Using a more advanced system for record keeping also decreases the chance of permanent record loss, Ticknor said.
"(By) photographing every headstone and putting them in a database that will be captured forever digitally ... you'll never have to worry about fire or anything like that burning up your records and losing accountability," he said.
Although there is no smartphone app yet, Ticknor said he anticipates there will be. Those interested in searching for a particular headstone should go to the front office, where an attendant is staffed Monday through Friday.


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Rockstar Games remains silent about the GTA 5 PC version. The company is yet to make official announcements with regard to the widely popular Grand Theft Auto 5 game on the said platform but according to speculations, the game will not only be released, it could also come in 2014 as developers are already at the configuring stage of the gameplay.
Adding more credibility to the reports, a GTA forum member named "funmw2" has claimed to know more information about the plans for GTA 5 PC. The user wrote: "PC version of GTA Online will support 32 max players." Along with that statement, he also listed a link to a forum set up on Pastebin.com entitled "GTA V Scripts / Sources for PS3 MODZ v1." A script posted read: "HUD_COLOUR_NET_PLAYER1," all the way to "HUD_COLOUR_NET_PLAYER32."
The rumours about a 32 player version of GTA 5 have already emerged months ago when there were people who speculated that the upcoming GTA 5 PC version was being designed to support 32 players at the same time.
Rumours about the GTA V for PC hit a new high in the week of Jan. 20 when Amazon France listed GTA 5 for PC on its Web site. This led a lot of reports to swirl across the Internet worldwide but only a few hours after its initial listing, the post was removed and taken back down.
This temporary listing has certainly sparked renewed interest in the new version of GTA 5, which broke gaming sales records in 2013. The posting removed the little doubt from people's minds that the GTA 5 on PC is definitely in its development stage. It appears to be only a matter of time before Rockstar Games makes an official statement to confirm what most players have been waiting for in months.
Amazon Germany has also listed a Grand Theft Auto V PC product on its Web site and it has remained up. The product description reads that the game will be compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7 but no minimum system requirements were listed. The Web site lists a price for the game at 60 euros or 80 USD. There have also been rumours that the GTA V PC version could be launched as early as Mar. 19, 2014 but more recent reports suggest a later date. Some reports stay GTA 5 will come even before people see it on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.


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Casper Smart: Jennifer Lopez's Tour Choreographer!
The 42-year-old entertainer’s boyfriend Casper Smart went shopping at The Grove earlier in the day before he headed over to the set for the taping.
“I’m working with [choreographer] Jamie King, and also Casper Smart,” Jen said (via Us Weekly). “It’s going to be an amazing, amazing show.”
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DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the United States to park them outside because they can catch fire even if the engines have been turned off.
The recalls from the two Korean automakers add to a long string of fire and engine failure problems that have plagued the companies over the past six years.
This time the problem is contamination in the anti-lock brake control module which can cause a short circuit. This increases the risk of fire while driving or parking vehicles.
Affected are certain 2014-2016 Kia Sportage SUVs and the 2016-2018 K900 Sedan. Recalled Hyundais include certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe SUVs, 2017 and 2018 Santa Fe Sports, 2019 Santa Fe XL and 2014 Tucson SUVs and 2015.
Automakers say they have 11 reports of fires in the United States, but no injuries.
Documents released Tuesday by U.S. safety officials say owners must park vehicles outside and away from structures until repairs are made.
Dealers will replace a fuse. Additionally, Hyundai dealers will inspect the control modules and replace them if necessary. Hyundai will send notification letters from April 5 and Kia will send them on March 31.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says owners can go to www.nhtsa.gov and enter their 17-digit vehicle identification number to see if their automobile is recalled.
Hyundai said that when it detects a safety defect “we act quickly and efficiently to recall the vehicle and resolve the issue at no cost to affected customers.”
Kia said there were warning signs drivers could see or smell. The anti-lock brake warning light might come on and they might smell something burning or melting, or see smoke coming from the engine bay.
Tuesday’s recalls come after the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stepped up a series of investigations into engine bay fires that have plagued Korean automakers.
In December, the agency consolidated two 2017 investigations into a new technical analysis covering more than 3 million vehicles from model years 2011 through 2016. At the time, NHTSA had received 161 engine fire complaints, some of which have occurred in previously recalled vehicles.
The companies’ first recall related to engine failures and fires was in September 2015. Since then, they’ve issued at least eight other recalls for a host of engine issues, according to NHTSA documents.
The agency said it was assessing whether previous recalls covered enough vehicles. It will also monitor the effectiveness of previous recalls “as well as the long-term viability of related programs and non-safety related field actions by Hyundai and Kia.”
At the time, automakers said they undertook numerous recalls to address engine issues, including recalls, new engine monitoring technology and extended warranties.
Michael Brooks, chief attorney for the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said Tuesday’s recalls are different from the engine failure issue that caused most of Hyundai-Kia’s previous fire recalls. “While NHTSA has the authority to order a recall and potentially a repurchase of all affected vehicles, the distinct fire defects that have plagued millions of Hyundai vehicles over multiple model years make this task very difficult,” did he declare.
In November 2020, NHTSA announced that Kia and Hyundai had to pay $137 million in fines and safety improvements because they moved too slowly to recall more than a million vehicles whose engines may fail. breakdown. The fines resolved a previous corporate behavior investigation involving recalls of several models dating back to the 2011 model year.
Kia was to pay $27 million and invest $16 million in safety performance measures. Another payment of $27 million will be deferred as long as Kia meets safety conditions, NHTSA said.
Kia denied the US allegations, but said it wanted to avoid a lengthy legal battle.
Data collected by the Center for Auto Safety shows more than 30 fire- and engine-related recalls in the U.S. from Hyundai and Kia since 2015. The recalls affect more than 20 models from model years 2006 through 2021, totaling more than 8, 4 million vehicles.
Many of the recalls were for manufacturing defects that prevented oil from flowing into the engine block. Many involved expensive engine replacements.
Hyundai and Kia have also launched a “product improvement campaign” in the United States covering 3.7 million vehicles to install software that will alert drivers to possible engine failures.


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Agrifood giant Cargill officially launched its Cargill Beauty division at last week’s in-cosmetics Global event in London, in a bid to stake out its territory in the cosmetics and personal care industry.
Products that work to maintain skin health while still meeting the needs of the latest trends such as sensory, multifunctional, and ethical, will form the future of the cosmetics market, according to an industry expert.
At the 10th anniversary edition of Beyond Beauty in Paris, Cosmeticsdesign-Europe.com caught up with David Bondi, head of conference organiser ITEC France, to get the lowdown on this year's event and find out his reactions as it got underway.
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Top winner of falling oil prices concerned about Russian economy
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ISTANBULDec 20, 2014 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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Dec 20, 2014 12:00 am
Turkey is reported as the top winner of the falling oil prices while Russia struggles, yet Turkish businessmen have concerns of the deal’s effect on the Russian economy
While Turkey appeared to be the beneficiary of falling oil prices that have left Russia in trouble, the latest developments in the Russian economy may pose some unforeseen consequences for certain sections of the economy. Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek had said that every $10 drop in oil prices would decrease the current account deficit by $4.5 billion to $5 billion while Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci claimed that the contributions of the low oil prices would be visible by the end of December. The governor of the Central Bank, Erdem Başçı, said that a decrease of $10 in oil prices would decrease the inflation by around 0.4 to 0.5 percent.
On the other hand, Turkish businessmen are concerned about the Russian economy, which has a strong influence on Turkish exports and the tourism sector.
Considering that Turkey will be one of the countries most affected by the crisis in Russia that looks set to continue for a long time, Turkish Hotelier Federations' assistant chairman, Mehmet İşler, claimed that all hotel owners should remain cautious and refrain from lowerering their fees due to fears of the crisis in Russia. "If we lower the prices now, it will take around three years to recover from such a loss," he said. İşler said that in 2013, Russia passed Germany to become the country with the most amount of visitors to Turkey, with some 4,131,000 Russian tourists travelling to Turkey for vacation. This figure increased to 4,368,000 in 2014. However, İşler further claimed that since October, there has been a decline, and while they received a high number of reservations last year, this year has seen a 15 percent decrease in reservations. Meanwhile, according to several articles published by Turkish media outlets, Turkish exporter losses have reached 40 percent since the beginning of 2014, as the ruble plummeted against the U.S. Dollar. In particular, the fresh fruit and vegetables and poultry sectors were hopeful about increasing their shares within the Russian market with the sanctions. However, on Wednesday, five Turkish fresh fruit and vegetables exporters' unions made a joint statement regarding the "frightening" situation, asking for an immediate solution to cover their losses. The statement said that with the expectation that the exports to Russia would rise, the prices in the domestic market had increased dramatically and the exporters had had to buy the goods from that price range. The supply of goods from other countries was also higher than predictions, and Turkish exporters had had to make discounts to sell their goods within the Russian market.


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SALINAS — Salinas produce company D’Arrigo California is partnering with Candice Walker, foodie influencer of Proportional Plate, to host a virtual and interactive cooking class Wednesday featuring Andy Boy produce.
“D’Arrigo California is thrilled to get into the kitchen with Candice Walker of Proportional Plate to ‘Cook for a Cure’ benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), a 22-year long partner of our company,” said Claudia Pizarro-Villalobos, corporate communications for D’Arrigo California. “We know that maintaining a well-balanced diet high in fruits, vegetables and plant-based protein sources can help lower the risk of breast cancer and even improve outcomes after a diagnosis. Our goal is to educate consumers on how to make easy, delicious and nutritious recipes using our Andy Boy produce.”
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Walker will walk viewers through a step-by-step process of how to make turkey lettuce wraps with thai chili ginger sauce, roasted sweet baby broccoli with piquillo pepper romesco and a blender green juice.
Registration is $15 for the virtual cooking class at https://give.bcrf.org/team/383705. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, 100% of the ticket price will go directly to BCRF.
“Our goal is to raise awareness and to show our support for all those who have been affected by breast cancer,” Walker said. “We’re excited to have consumers and customers join us by participating in the ‘Cooking for a Cure’ class with Andy Boy produce, especially since all proceeds will benefit BCRF.”
In addition, each registered participant will receive the cooking class link, a printable grocery list and recipe cards. For those who are unable to attend Oct. 27, the class will also be available on demand until Friday, Nov. 26, with paid registration.
Studies show a diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of obesity, glycemic disorders, cancers and cardiovascular diseases.
“BCRF-funded research has shown that there are steps you can take to reduce risk for breast cancer,” said BCRF Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Dorraya El-Ashry. “We know that proper nutrition and plant-based diets — or diets high in leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables and legumes — play a key role in breast cancer prevention.”


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There's a good article in this week's AdAge on the phenomenon that the Dove "Evolution" spot has become. In just two weeks, and with zero media dollars spent, the spot has had two million views, and has been played on CNN, "Ellen", "The View" and "Entertainment Tonight." It has also, according to Technorati, been one of the most blogged about topics of the past few weeks. And as a personal anecdote, my wife has had it emailed to her by 4 different people. She's never had anyone email her an ad before. But most of all, it's led to 3 times the traffic to the CampaignForRealBeauty.com website that Dove's Superbowl ad did last year.
Just to reiterate: they've had better results from an ad on YouTube than from a Superbowl ad which cost roughly $2 million dollars in media.
Russell had a piece in Campaign magazine last week speculating that soon we'd get to the point that a forward-thinking brand would have zero dollars spent in media. Apparently we didn't have to wait very long.
Incidentally, it was a Toronto production. Kudos to Nancy & Janet and everyone at Ogilvy Toronto for this - nice work.


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Auction Wholesale Market
A degree of stability seems to be returning to the UK used car auction market. Whilst the key measures of First Time Conversion Rate, Percentage of Original Cost New, and Sales Volume Index all dipped slightly in August, they all recovered in September and continue to exceed the figures achieved in the same month last year. Of course, with all the ongoing uncertainty in the world, it is too early to state that we are back to normal, but it is encouraging to see that despite all the challenges the auction market is still performing well.
The rapid post-lockdown recovery was, at least in part, driven by a need to re-stock sites and feed pent up retail demand. Virtually every car offered received multiple bids and anything desirable was selling for very strong money. This slowed, and feedback from the market suggests that buyers are becoming a little more selective in what they buy. Desirable retail stock is still selling well at auction, moving quickly and for good money, but the less desirable stock is starting to become harder work. Cars with damage or less appealing specification can struggle to even get a bid, and those that do sell are not achieving the sort of money they would have two to three months ago.
In terms of what is popular, SUVs continue to sell well. Convertible hammer prices are weakening, no doubt due to the change in season, although they are still selling. Despite all the media hype and their apparent popularity in the new market, alternatively fuelled cars continue to challenge vendors in auction channels. This could be because the latest generation vehicles have much longer ranges and quicker charging times than those typically found in the used market, making them appear less desirable and thus perhaps worth less than the vendors may be hoping… Also, the restrictions around leisure activities have meant reduced demand for taxis and minicabs, which have become biased more towards low emission cars in recent years.
Used Retail Market
The used Retail market is also showing signs of stabilising, with the number of sales observations and the average sale price for September being very similar to those in August. The number of observations is still lower than for the same month last year, down just over 10%, but the average sale price is 5.8% higher, even though the average age of the cars sold was 47.5 months, almost 20% higher than the 39.8 months reported for September 2019.
Glass’s live retail pricing tool GlassNet Radar also shows that the average time a car spends on the forecourt continues to decrease. At 37.7 days it is 8.1% lower than the 41.0 days reported for the same month last year, and a notable 17% improvement over August’s 45.5 days. This is a good indication that there continues to be a healthy retail demand for used cars.
Taken at face value, the metrics for both the wholesale and retail markets suggest that October will be another promising month. However, we continue to live in uncertain times and the recent lockdown announcements may likely slow down the recovery, especially in those regions that are seeing more stringent conditions. More transactions are now carried out remotely though, not just for the wholesale market but also for retail, and this may lessen that impact. We are also heading into the final few months of the year which traditionally means a slowing down of the market, especially if we have “proper” winter weather. So, as we head into the final quarter of what has been an extraordinary year the only thing we can be certain of is that the used car markets – both wholesale and retail – are as unpredictable as they have been for most of this year. Of course, Glass’s Editorial team will continue to monitor activity and share what they find.


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HP has released the first beta build of open webOS, the new open source version of the operating system HP paid more than $1.2 billion for when the company acquired Palm.
The source code is now available at github, as well as instructions for building the operating system from source and installing the environment on an Ubuntu Linux machine.
The decision to move webOS to an open source project came after HP killed off all its smartphones and tablets running webOS last summer. The HP TouchPad, for instance, was canceled after less than two months on the market, due to sluggish sales (although it’s taken on quite an afterlife as users have picked up units at rock bottom prices and installed Android on it).
Open webOS isn’t designed to run on the HP TouchPad or older webOS hardware such as the Palm Pre, Pixi, or Veer. Instead it’s aimed at next-generation devices.
It’s not clear at this point whether HP will ever release another webOS phone or tablet. The company seems to be focusing on Windows 8 in the tablet space. But now that webOS is open source, the operating system is available for any device maker that wants to install it on their products — much the way Google Android is available to anyone.
We may also eventually see homebrew efforts to port webOS to run on existing hardware. A group called Phoenix Devices hopes to do just that, and also to get open webOS onto new devices.
Today’s beta release includes 450 thousand lines of code and 54 webOS components released under an Apache 2.0 license.


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Princes under pressure over Amazon
A leading food manufacturer has come under fire over allegations it is sourcing beef from a company allegedly involved in the illegal deforestation of the Amazon.
Princes has admitted sourcing corned beef from JBS – a Brazilian processor which Greenpeace claims is “knowingly” buying cattle from farms engaged in recent and illegal deforestation of the rainforest.
Greenpeace has approached Princes asking them to put pressure on JBS, but the company has not agreed to follow other UK and Brazilian companies in signing a moratorium on beef from the Amazon.
Princes, which makes claims on its cans that its corned beef is not from rainforest areas, insists that it has “re-verified” the traceability of its beef products.
“We have also visited our Brazilian suppliers, as part of our ongoing programme of supplier audits, since the publication of the report,” said a spokesperson. “As part of these audits, traceability checks were conducted and all demonstrated the beef used could be traced through the entire supply chain and that there were no discrepancies against our standards.”
Greenpeace Forests campaigner Sara Shoraka said that Princes has been unable to confirm exactly which farms supply their beef products, however. “Even if they are sure that none of the beef they receive comes from the Amazon region, it is still coming from a company that is involved in illegal deforestation activity,” she added.
JBS is the only Brazilian processor that has stayed silent since the publication of Greenpeace’s report on the Brazilian beef industry’s complicity in the destruction of the Amazon.
Marfrig and Bertin have now signed a total moratorium on the purchase of cattle from suppliers linked to illegal deforestation, a commitment which Shokara said will have a “real impact” on driving down Amazon deforestation.
“JBS-Friboi must accept its responsibilities and stop fuelling Amazon destruction. It needs to join these companies in protecting the rainforest now,” she said.
Greenpeace has also requested a meeting with the Brazilian embassy, following its statement last week which claimed that no beef is coming into the EU is from Amazon regions.
“What the embassy said is just factually incorrect,” said Shokara. “Processed beef comes into Europe from EU approved processing plants, some of which are supplied by farms and slaughterhouses in the Amazon.”
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Ooohhhwwweee! Y’all know them Little Debbie Christmas Tree cakes? Well, they’re about to be available in the ice cream section.
According to USA Today, the ice cream will be available exclusively at Walmart, starting Nov. 1st, and will be available while supplies last.
“Just as people begin to get into the holiday spirit, the new ice cream will be released on Nov. 1 exclusively at Walmart. People can buy a pint of the ice cream for $2.50, but it will only be available while supplies last.”
The Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Ice Cream will use the same aesthetic as the actual cake. The ice cream will have a vanilla flavor and “decadent golden cake chunks,” according to a spokesperson, TODAY reports.
There will also be the popular red icing and green sprinkles in the new snack.
Dubbed as “Santa’s favorite snack,” the Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream has a rich vanilla flavor and is chock-full of “decadent golden cake chunks.”
Speaking of new food items, Pepsi is introducing the limited-edition Cracker Jack soda this month, People reports.
“On Thursday, the beverage giant announced that they were celebrating the end of baseball season with a brand that goes hand-in-hand with America’s favorite pastime: Cracker Jack.”
The soda combines “the refreshing taste of Pepsi cola with the nostalgic blend of caramel, popcorn and peanut flavors,” a press release stated.
Cup Noodles announced that a new pumpkin spice flavor was also hitting the stores this month.
According to FOX 11, the noodles will also be available this month, “Nissin Foods announced on Monday its newest flavor cup: pumpkin spice. Cup Noodles’ new pumpkin spice-flavored instant noodles will hit Walmart shelves worldwide in late October.”
Snickers also introduced a new cinnamon bun flavor that’s debuting this month.
Roomies, y’all ready for this new snack?


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Wendy Wu Tours, Accor Hotels and Air India presented at the second Know India Better seminar hosted by AITTC and India Tourism.
Delta will be the first airline to receive a state-of-art revamp on its both of its Airbus fleets.
AVIAREPS has extended its market presence in Japan with the opening of its second office in this key market.
The latest Tourism Research Australia figures show over the past year (to March 2015) Queensland welcomed a record 2.2 million international visitors.
As Matilda The Musical commences performances, the announcement that Qantas has come on as the official airline is celebrated.
Agents will now find it even easier to book luxury cruises with extra support from Silversea Cruises dedicated Sales Team across Australia and NZ.
Lyn Lewis-Smith CEO of Business Events Sydney today announced that the Amway China Leadership Seminar will be held in Sydney in March 2017.
Last night, Mayor of Toowoomba Regional Council, Cr Paul Antonio officially opened the newest addition to the Quest's network, Quest Toowoomba.
Travelport has announced Aviation group Lufthansa is the newest participant in its Rich Content and Branding solution.
The new year will bring a new aircraft for Air Vanuatu with an announcement Vanuatu’s national carrier has ordered a brand new Boeing 737-800.
Visit West Hollywood is pleased to announce the appointments of two senior leaders to its executive team.
The International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) announces it has accepted into its membership the first IACC-certified conference venue in China.
Australian tourism has reached stellar heights with a record $32.5 billion in international spend, a growth of 10% year on year.
Oaks Hotels & Resorts has expanded its presence into the Northern Territory with the launch of Oaks Elan Darwin.
Yet again Luxperience is a sell out with an increase of over 30% in exhibitors confirmed to present their wares at the luxury travel exhibition.
Another two-Class service between Dubai and Bangkok to commence from 1 December 2015.
As a kid it was amazing if you even knew someone who had been to Disneyland, never mind go yourself. It was a world of magic, wonder and entertainment
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MSC Cruises has announced plans for enhancing its rich beauty and care offering available to guests on its fleet by adding a range of targeted wrinkle and dermal filler treatments
Ethiopian Airlines Selamta Special fares to Africa from AUD$1080* plus taxes


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U.S. Approves Nearly All Tech Exports to China, Data Shows
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
A Commerce Department-led process that reviews U.S. tech exports to China approves almost all requests and has overseen an increase in sales of some particularly important technologies, according to an analysis of trade data.
Of the U.S.’s total $125 billion in exports to China in 2020, officials required a license for less than half a percent, Commerce Department data shows. Of that fraction, the agency approved 94%, or 2,652, applications for technology exports to China, the analysis showed.


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A total of 28 billion credential-stuffing attempts were made globally between May and December 2018. This works out to more than 115 million attempts to compromise or log into user accounts every single day, according to a report by Akamai Technologies, which provides cloud services for delivering, optimising, and securing content and business applications over the internet.
Under credential stuffing, stolen login information from one account is used to enter other accounts through automated login, says TechTarget.com.
Retail took the top spot on the list of hardest-hit industries, with 10 billion credential-stuffing attempts directed towards it, globally, said the report.
The report stated that, under credential stuffing, hackers use all-in-one (AIO) bots, which can make quick purchases of a product listed on a retail site they are targeting. These bots are especially useful in flash sales and limited-edition purchases. A single AIO bot can target close to 120 retailers at once.
Apart from retail, the media and entertainment industry is a notable victim of credential stuffing, said the report. The value proposition of the media and entertainment sites is only the personal information that they possess on individuals, such as credit card information given to streaming services on purchase of content. Such data holds considerable value in the black market.
Akamai also said there was significant credential-stuffing abuse of FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods), BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) and travel and hospitality segments. “The techniques change, but the motivation remains the same: greed,” said Martin McKeay, Akamai security researcher and editorial director of the report.


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The electric vehicle stock rally received a new confidence boost from Wedbush Securities on Monday that there is now a « major flexion » in electric vehicle demand worldwide.
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives raised his best-case price target for Tesla from 800 to 1. $ 000, which equates to a premium of 104% by the close of trading on Friday. Tesla shares even rose 6. 7% Monday, an all-time high of $ 522. 22nd. The share has set new records in two of the last three trading days.
Smaller upstarts followed with Nio Inc. . , Workhorse Group Inc. . , Nikola Corp. . , Lordstown Motors Corp. . , XPeng Inc. . , Li Auto Inc. . and Ayro Inc. . all rallied, far outperforming the broader market. This also benefited the EV supply chain and other related stocks with stocks in financial technology company Ideanomics Inc. . Jump up to 87%. The company’s EV division offers group purchase discounts for commercial vehicles and announced Monday morning that it had closed its stake in electric tractor company Solectrac Inc. .
While many electric vehicle stocks caught investor attention earlier this year, the rally peaked last week after it was announced that Tesla will soon be part of the S&P 500 index, suggesting index investments are on the rise Gain momentum. A strong focus on the introduction of electric vehicles in China and the US. S.. . President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to develop the industry also added to the mood, which is reflected in a flurry of new companies trying to enter the public markets.
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DETROIT (MarketWatch) -- A closely watched report on the productivity of North American auto plants suggests U.S. auto makers are closing the gap when it comes to manufacturing productivity, but high labor costs overshadow Detroit's gains.
The Harbour Report, released Thursday, provides the latest evidence that General Motors Corp.
At the same time, productivity numbers for industry leading Toyota Motor Corp.
Productivity is considered an important measure on several fronts. Ford Manufacturing Chief Joe Hinrichs, in an interview, said the auto maker's 1.9% improvement in 2006 was directly reflected in improved vehicle quality, which is a leading consideration for many U.S. buyers. The annual J.D. Power & Associates Initial Quality Report, the industry's leading quality indicator, typically supports the claim that domestic vehicles are becoming more competitive with foreign brands. That firm releases its next quality report Wednesday.
Still, domestic auto makers continue to lag top performers in both quality and productivity and face the additional headwind of trying to continue to post improvements as their production numbers dwindle and material costs rise. "Improving productivity in the face of lower production is a huge accomplishment, but none of the domestic manufacturers can afford to let up," Harbour said.
Despite improvement, Detroit auto makers are staring at a growing profitability gap between themselves and the top Asian rivals, Harbour said. Toyota and Honda Motor Corp.
"Restrictive labor agreements that create cost disadvantages still exist and could jeopardize the survival of certain auto makers," Troy, Mich.-based Harbour said in its report. GM, Ford and Chrysler - which agreed earlier this month to be acquired by Cerberus Capital Management - will renegotiate the national contract with the United Auto Workers starting in late July.
U.S. auto makers continue to eye further productivity improvements. Ford arguably has made the biggest strides in this area, having inked so-called Competitive Operating Agreements at all but two of its U.S. assembly plants since early 2006 at an estimated savings of more than $1 billion.
"You can see the actions we're taking to address what has been a fundamental issue for us," Ford's Hinrichs said. "It's not just talk any more."
GM and Chrysler have struggled to replicate Ford's model but are in the process of negotiating similar deals at some plants with the UAW. Company executives say they can make considerable gains by outsourcing more noncore jobs in plants, such as delivery duties. They also can make strides by relaxing strict work rules.
Labor Costs Suffocating Big Three
According to figures furnished by DaimlerChrysler, the benefit and wage packages for a UAW worker employed by the Big Three was about $73.21 in 2006, compared with about $43.17 for a North American hourly worker employed by a Japanese auto company. At GM, for every one active worker it currently employs, it supports three surviving retirees, according to GM's annual report.
GM is the leading domestic auto maker in the Harbour Study, having boosted productivity 2.5% in 2006 to a point where it now takes the auto maker 32.36 hours to build a car, compared to Honda's 31.63 and Toyota's 29.93. The auto maker coupled that gain with a more-than-10% cut in UAW compensation, thanks to a health-care agreement and other moves, yet lost $4.6 billion in North America.
Analysts say that without winning significant reform on health-care costs from the UAW during the upcoming contract talks, GM's costs will inflate rapidly, making virtual incremental productivity improvements and job cuts insignificant because it simply will be spreading higher fixed labor costs over fewer hours worked and fewer active employees.
In a chart provided by Harbour, the firm shows how the Big Three consistently have been closing the productivity gap since 2002, with Chrysler making the biggest improvement to 32.9 hours. Even as Chrysler has improved productivity by 17.6% over the past five years, total UAW employee costs per hour worked have jumped 53% to $75.86 from $49.44, due mostly to a huge spike in health-care costs.


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Ukraine’s Nova Poshta resumes services following disruption, denies phishing attack
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Nova Poshta, a major Ukrainian delivery service, has restored all services following a major disruption, with the company refuting claims of a phishing attack, the company said an announcement on May 19.
According to Nova Poshta, the technical malfunction that occurred on May 17 and 18 has been resolved, and the company has successfully resumed operations of its mobile application.
“All Nova Poshta services are now operational,” Nova Posit said in a statement.
“The company has restored functionality to the mobile application and the authorization service. All services within the mobile application are accessible.”
Customers can now create shipping labels, make online payments, and send and receive packages through post offices and automated parcel terminals.
Furthermore, all services, including card and cash payments, money transfers, and credit options for package processing, are available at the company’s branches. Customers can also choose from various payment methods when paying for courier services.
The company emphasized that the disruption was not caused by a phishing attack.
As previously reported, on the evening of May 17, the Nova Poshta mobile application and online services experienced instability. Users faced difficulties logging in, checking shipment statuses, making remote payments, and collecting packages from automated terminals.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Three Kings Public House owner Derek Deaver visited Fox 2 to promote their USA Today 2019 Best Reader’s Choice Travel Awards “Best Airport Bar” nomination.
The bar opened its airport location in June, and they are currently working on the launch of a new menu.
You can vote daily through January 28 for Best Airport Bar and all the categories included in the awards. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 27.
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More details are becoming available on that mid March hard freeze that hit crops from North Carolina to Southern Georgia. Spring produce shipments from the Southeast will definitely be affected.
Georgia Blueberry Shipments
That March 15-17 freeze could reduce Georgia blueberry shipments by as much as 75 percent this spring, costing the industry $400 million. At best, there is hope “only” 60 percent of the crop was lost, but it could easily be higher in the south-central areas of Georgia, which is heart of blueberry production.
In this area, covering about 50 miles, 60 to 70 percent of Georgia’s blueberry crop is located. Some farmers have lost 100% of their early production rabbiteye crop. Temperatures in the area dropped to as low as 21 degrees for three nights in a row in mid-March.
Georgia Peach Shipments
Georgia peach orchards, primarily located in the Ft. Valley area, may have faired better than blueberries. Shipments may be reduced by “only” 40 to 50 percent. The lack of chill hours in middle Georgia had delayed the budding process. Now those buds are emerging, but growers now have to take a wait and see approach. Because the peaches were so late, it may have protected the crop.
Still, later on, there’s what is called the “May drop,” where any damaged peaches could start falling from trees.
Vidalia Onion Shipments
Escaping freeze damage was the Vidalia sweet onion crop. Shippers are still making normal plans for the official April 12 opening shipping date. It is described as one of the best crops in years.
Georgia Vegetable Shipments
Freeze damage to Georgia vegetables is all over the board. Bell peppers and other summer vegetables will be lost, while others veggie are expected to be slowed, but not fatally harmed by the weather. It will be awhile before accurate information is available…..As for Georgia watermelon shipments, there is believed to be some losses, but it should be relatively minor.
North Carolina Fruit Shipments
There is widespread damage to peaches and blueberry crops, but little specific information is available at this time.
South Carolina Produce Shipments
We’ll have a report on Monday, March 27th regarding South Carolina, which actually ships more peaches than Georgia or North Carolina in a normal season.


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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a campaign to explain the difference between free-from and vegan labeling.
Vegan labels are used to support a dietary choice and do not intentionally contain products of animal origin. However, vegan food could still be prepared alongside eggs, milk, fish, crustaceans, or mollusks.
To use a free-from label, businesses must follow processes to manage the risk of cross-contamination so they do not contain any of the ingredients they claim to be free-from.
An FSA-commissioned survey found many people didn’t know that vegan products might not be suitable for those with food hypersensitivities to allergens of animal origin and that they need to check for precautionary allergen labeling, such as “may contain” on vegan products.
Emily Miles, FSA CEO, said findings from the survey were concerning,
“Unfortunately, the reality of food production means there is still a risk of cross-contamination with animal-based allergens in vegan and plant-based products if produced in the same factory as animal-based products,” she said.
The survey was conducted online in December 2023 with 4,085 adults, aged 16 to 75, living in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. A total of 821 respondents reported either experiencing reactions to allergens of animal origin and/or regularly shopping for someone who does.
It found there was misplaced confidence that the term vegan means a product is safe for those with food hypersensitivities to allergens of animal origin.
Only 53 percent of those with food hypersensitivity and 50 percent of those who shop for someone with one were aware that vegan products might not be suitable for them due to a risk of cross-contamination.
62 percent of all respondents were confident that vegan food was safe for those with food hypersensitivities to allergens of animal origin.
Free-from indicates safety
The survey found widespread misunderstanding about what different labels, such as free-from, vegan, or plant-based, mean for the safety of those with food hypersensitivities.
Some people are using vegan labeling as a proxy for allergen labeling. Only 55 percent of those who used vegan labeling were at least sometimes aware that vegan products may not be suitable for those with food hypersensitivities to allergens of animal origins due to cross-contamination risks.
The three main UK allergen charities — Allergy UK, Anaphylaxis UK, and the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation — said raising awareness of the issue will help people with allergies choose safe food.
“This worrying research shows that many people with allergies to products of animal origin are buying vegan and plant-based food and assuming it is safe to eat, without taking further precautions to check the label.”
Claire Ogley, head of campaigns, policy, and research at the Vegan Society, said: “Our Vegan Trademark shows products are vegan to our rigorous standards as far as is practical and possible, and efforts have been made to avoid cross-contamination. However, people must understand that a vegan label does not necessarily mean the product is allergen-free, and people with allergies should always check the allergen labeling on products before consuming them.”
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Most companies understand the power of a press release as a tool in their PR campaign toolbox to deliver news and information to media.
Many, however, don’t understand how to use a press release effectively, especially today.
Clients so often ask PR companies "to send out at least one press release per month" as part of the strategy. That’s great in theory, but is there enough news to really support sending out so often?
This idea of how to use press releases comes from the days when it could actually be an effective method, even if they were just glanced at and put to the side. There was a sense of branding with the media; a way for them to become familiar with your company. However, in today’s world those press releases often end up in the trash or worse the sender is considered a spammer and their email address is blocked.
It’s the classic “Crying Wolf” scenario. You think it’s a good idea to just bombard media non-stop with messages and press releases, hoping to create awareness with them, only to find that when you really have something important and newsworthy, no one is listening.
Today’s press release is a great tool for online distribution and to boost search, but it’s the boots on the ground engaging with media directly and crafting custom stories for each that makes the difference. And that is when there is a real newsworthy story to tell.
It’s important to note that today’s media professionals are busier than ever and, at the same time, there are more public relations professionals targeting them day in and day out. Sometimes they receive thousands of email pitches in a week – some are not relevant to their beat and others don’t have an interesting news story angle. So, it’s easy to see why media may become frustrated.
Sending out a press release for the sake of sending out a press release is never a good tactical part of your overall strategy. Honestly, it’s a waste of your time, energy and money. Less is more, the saying goes, so invest in what is truly newsworthy about your business and deserves a push to media; something that is sure to be meaningful to all of your audiences and grab media attention. Those three to five big story angles per year with a great headline and meaningful information for their readers.
If your goal is to build relationships with the media, this is one of the best ways to do it. Trust me, they remember people who give them not just good, but great, stories and interviews. They will remember you and be more likely to open the next email pitch you send.
Constantly sending out press releases may get you remembered by media, but not in the positive way you might have hoped.
Jennifer Fortney is President of Cascade Communications, a boutique, virtual PR and marketing communications company in Chicago for small business and startups. In her 17- year career she has worked with top Fortune 500 companies and a wide variety of small businesses and startups across the country, generating millions of media impressions. A Journalism major from The University of Kansas, she has written broadcast news, worked in sports and broadcast marketing, is the PR Instructor at SCORE Chicago and Founder of @MyStorySource live media pitch feed on Twitter and Facebook. She has been tapped as an expert by media including The SpareFoot startup blog, Wells Fargo Small Business and Chicago Tribune. @SmallBizPRXpert


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It is late March 2020. The world is on fire and there is no sign of stopping. A new strain of the family of corona
Month: March 2020
Equity fundraising can be tricky for first time founders, especially in the early stages and building in a non-hyped market. The VC industry is notoriously secretive and until about a decade ago it was largely contained within the Bay Area. Then the macroeconomic trends helped shift the concentration of VC money to less explored places like Europe, the Midwest, Latin America, South and East Africa and South-East Asia.
Web 3 is coming. Slowly but surely. Piece by piece. Protocol by protocol. But there are some familiar barriers holding back the coming wave. Bitcoin, blockchains and the broader ‘crypto’ industry is still in the early adoption phase. Using the diffusion of innovation model and Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm, we need to move from enthusiasts and early adopters to a different customer group: the ‘early majority’. Technical debates around performance, standards, and security should continue to be vigorously debated, but other questions now need to be asked. How will cryptonetworks get Web 2.0 users to use the products? How will they get users to come back regularly? How will they build trust in the products?


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Ford of the dance
The company still won’t say when the Fiesta is due, writes PAULGOVER
TWO of the best and brightest Fords from Europe are being prepared for sales in Australia. The great-looking Fiesta and the compact Kuga four-wheel-drive vehicle are on the way, with only the timing, price and equipment still to be set.
Both should be in showrooms early next year and will join the Mondeo station wagon, which is already confirmed but running late, and probably the S-Max people-mover.
No one at Ford Australia will confirm the plans under a policy which prevents commenting on future products.
Even the Mondeo wagon, previewed at the Melbourne Motor Show in March, is still the subject of speculation.
‘‘Yes, the car is coming. We will announce the details when we are ready,’’ says Mark Winslow, who has just left Ford Australia for a job in Thailand.
The Mondeo, S-Max and Kuga have all been out for some time, but the Fiesta has only just been unveiled in Europe.
It is edgier than the current car, with a crisper shape which reflects the latest direction in Ford design. Ford of Europe says it is intended to reflect style, efficiency and value. Everything about it is new, from the styling, materials and technologies to the core development and manufacturing processes.
‘‘It represents our future, in more ways than one,’’ Ford small cars executive director Marin Burela says.
Mechanically, more than half the body is made from high-strength steel for safety — which includes an ‘‘intelligent’’ protection system with the first knee airbag in a small Ford — and there are two new engines including one with an ultra-low CO2 emission ranking. It is the first European Ford to have electric power steering.
Standard equipment is more extensive than ever before in a baby Ford, including keyless entry, a start button, electric mirrors and capless refuelling.
The model plan for Australia is still being developed, but in Europe the new Fiesta comes with three and five-door hatchback bodies and a range of four petrol and two diesel engines.
Heading this way: the new Fiesta is the first small Ford with a knee airbag and the first European one with electric power steering.


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The planned refurbishment of the Church Street venue is part of the French restaurant group’s recently announced brand evolution programme. Alongside a reinvigorated menu created by new Executive Head Chef Steve Allen – the biggest change to its food offer in its 15-year history, Côte announced the roll-out of a new restaurant design that will offer guests across the UK an elevated dining experience.
When it reopens on June 14, guests at Côte Peterborough will find an elegant and modernised restaurant design inspired by classic French interiors. Normandy artist Claire de Quénetain has worked to deliver the spirit of France with a series of bespoke mural artworks throughout the restaurant, showcasing the brand’s move towards a stylish and informal space that is perfect for both daytime and relaxed evening dining.
To mark the opening, guests at Côte Peterborough will be the first in the country to showcase Côte’s Summer specials. Launching exclusively in Peterborough on June 16 – six days ahead of the restaurant group’s other 84 restaurants – the menu will feature a range of seasonal dishes taking guests on a journey from Normandy to the French Riviera.
Peterborough locals will have the chance to preview starters including a fragrant Charentais Melon sourced from Provence, served with cured Bayonne ham. Main courses include a luxurious Lobster Frites with dill butter, a rich lemon hollandaise and classic frites.
Also on the menu are Breton Tomatoes from Brittany, and for dessert, guests can indulge in an Apricot Tart made with Rhone Valley apricots, French lavender crème patisserie and a tangy raspberry compote.
Those sampling the refurbished restaurant – which opened in 2016 – can claim a delicious praline or espresso martini crêpe for free – simply by stating a secret phrase on arrival. The first 50 guests who say the phrase ‘Magic Crêpe’ to the Côte team will be able to enjoy a crêpe on the house as part of their meal.


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Our site was during the Mobile World Congress over Sony’s booth and take a closer look at the new tablet Xperia z. View it here.
During Mobile World Congress 2013 presented their new super thin tablet, Sony Xperia tablet Z, which is only 6.9 mm thick. However, it was not the biggest news since the Xperia tablet Z also was presented in Japan for a month or so ago.
Mobilsiden.dk, however, had not had the device in your hands, that’s why we went for a drop in Sony’s booth at Mobile World Congress and then take a closer look at the new tablet.
It is not yet stated when Xperia tablet Z comes in Danish shops. Nor what the Danish price will be.


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Inside Retail Asia breaking news, supplier information, product launches and consumer campaigns within the Hong Kong retail sector.
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Under Armour Asia-Pacific sales surged 9.8 per cent in the December quarter – a far greater growth rate than the global 3.7 per cent.
Hong Kong restaurant sales fell 14.3 per cent in the December quarter, provisionally estimated at HKD26 billion (US$3.35 billion).
Yahoo! Hong Kong is to close its commerce operations, including Yahoo! Auctions, Yahoo! Store and Yahoo! Group Buy.
American retail property giants Simon Property Group and Taubman Centers have announced an effective merger, including the three-mall strong Taubman Asia portfolio.
International fashion lingerie and apparel label 6ixty8ight has made its debut on Shopee and SGG.com.
Sephora has stopped offering custom makeovers in hundreds of stores across Asia-Pacific to protect customers and staff from coronavirus.
Notices have been posted on the doors of the two J Crew Hong Kong stores – at Times Square in Causeway Bay and On Lan Street in Central – advising customers of the pending closure.
Bluebell Group has partnered with excess-inventory sales platform OnTheList to provide omnichannel members-only flash sales in Taiwan.
Two of the four T Galleria by DFS stores in Hong Kong have been closed indefinitely due to coronavirus concerns.
Cinnabon Hong Kong opened its first outlet last week, brought to the territory by franchisee Reach Out Philosophy Limited.
Hong Kong luxury fashion house Shanghai Tang has released a collection of footwear with newly appointed chief shoe designer Bing Xu.
Hong Kong retail sales in December slumped 19.4 per cent, a softer fall than November’s 23.7 per cent, but continuing the decline which began with the civil unrest after June.


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Britvic and Pepsi Lipton International push Ice Tea range
Britvic and Pepsi Lipton International (PLI) is launching a £1m marketing campaign for Lipton Ice Tea, in a move to push sales in the cold-hot drinks category.
Lipton Ice Tea: campaign targets one million UK consumers
The campaign will target one million consumers in the UK through a nationwide sampling drive, supported by digital, social media, PR and point-of-sale activity. It launches next month and runs for nine weeks.
The campaign will feature the same strapline previously used in activity for Lipton Ice Tea in the UK, "Don't knock it until you've tried it".
The sampling campaign features a "knokkers" game to drive brand engagement. The game encourages consumers to act as brand ambassadors for Ice Tea for the chance to win £250 worth of Red Letter Day vouchers that are given away each day.
PLI is a joint venture between PepsiCo and Unilever. The companies have an exclusive bottling agreement with Britvic in the UK.
They hope social media will further drive brand engagement through a dedicated Facebook page, www.facebook.com/LiptonIceTea.
The brand is relying on sampling activity to increase Lipton's performance in the cold hot drinks category, which grew by 92.7% to £14.9m in value in the year to December 2010, according to Nielsen.
Jon Evans, head of seed brands, Britvic, said: "We are really excited to be launching the biggest ever version of 'Don’t knock it' this summer.
"We know from our research that most consumers don't think they will like it before they've tried it, but once sampled, around 80% go on to buy, which is equal to the best brands on the market."
Britvic and PLI intend to reach one million consumers through the sampling drive, a figure the companies hope to triple through consumers acting as brand ambassadors and encouraging friends and family to sample the product.
Evans told Marketing that he hopes to increase the sampling campaign to a target of two million people next year, with a reach of six million through consumer engagement.
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
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Models, super or otherwise, ought to be quaking in their thigh-high Fendi boots: it seems they have some formidable "civilian" rivals set to steal their place.
Actresses have long moonlighted in ad campaigns, bringing personality as well as beauty to the party – Eva Mendes, for instance, is currently whipping up a storm with her steamy Calvin Klein shoot.
But now there is a new breed of challenger snapping at models' stilettos, as the latest issue of high-fashion bible POP magazine proves. For the stars of the mag's slick, Blade Runner-style fashion spread, shot against the Hong Kong skyline, are none other than members of its editorial team. Ordinarily responsible for organising every last detail of the magazine's photoshoots, the POP team have now gone one catwalk step further.
Posing alongside the senior fashion editor Tim Clifton-Green and fashion director Victoria Young are the fashion phenomenon known as the Popettes (über-stylist and editor-in-chief Katie Grand came up with the official title), aka Kimi, Phoebe and Anders. The Popettes' plum job description includes everything from DJing to posing for paparazzi outside swanky fashion parties.
With the Popettes' striking efforts clear for all to see, and a new demand for faces with interesting, real-life fashion credentials behind them – as shown by Uniqlo's use of London talent such as stylist Katy England – it looks as though Kate, Naomi et al could soon be facing extinction.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne has to bed speculation that Jeep might be sold, to raise money, or that the whole group will be sold to a Chinese manufacturer, such as the GAC.
“We have no intention of breaking up the company or give it to the Chinese,” Sergio Marchionne, whose company builds cars in China with GAC, confirmed at the Detroit motor show.
â€œWe have a very good partner in the GAC. You have global ambitions, you want to come to the USA and we speak with them about whether and how you can achieve this. None is so designed that the impact on the independence of the FCA.”
Marchionne, who is retiring from his position in the year 2019, went on to confirm the importance of strong brands in a possible future of Autonomous and electrified vehicles. He stressed that the vehicles, the reduction in risk to the ‘commodity’ status, without the stimulus of strong brands such as Alfa Romeo or Maserati.
He added that the success of the Alfa Romeo remained the renaissance, he said, in the “nursery” phase, was crucial to the technical credibility of Maserati for the future.
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An element of the FCA, the probability of the to be sold out of the group, however, the automotive supplier Magneti Marelli, with a sale to the FCA shareholders by the end of the year, according to Marchionne.
More generally, the charismatic CEO once again his reluctance to be the kind of ambitious statements about the EVs and driverless cars, which were made by competitors such as Ford, General Motors and Nissan.
He said that hybrids and EVs, the emissions targets will inevitably lead to “mandatory” in a post-diesel gate of Europe, although, due to the strict penalties, the car manufacturer, the face for the lack of fleet-average CO2.
“We remain technology-to meet in a neutral regulatory requirements,” Marchionne said, noting that diesel was still in its place in meeting emissions targets. â€œI don’t know who replied the money from the sale of electric vehicles and I don’t think we have the CO2 Problem with electric. We have to be realistic about what’s going on. It will eventually go in this direction, it will just take much longer than people think. [Talk of the] electrification is not far-fetched, but it is premature.”
To 1. June of this year, the mark the 14th anniversary of Marchionne, the takeover of Fiat, and eight years in the custody of the unified FCA group is expected to be out of debt and plan for the years up to 2022 to be announced. Soon after, the FCA Board of Directors, the identity of his successor.


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Health Canada has announced that at its request, the distribution of ranitidine drugs, which are used to treat heartburn – by prescription and over the counter – be stopped while Health Canada assesses a potential health risk. Students who use this drug are advised to consult with a pharmacist. For more information, visit Health Canada’s website.
According to the announcement: "The request to stop distribution means that the existing stock of ranitidine products currently available in pharmacies or at retail stores may continue to be sold. This is different from a recall, since products that are being recalled can no longer be sold."
For more detailed information and a complete list of affected products, please visit Health Canada’s website.
If you have concerns about potential complications, please contact Health Services at 519-888-4096.


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Zulily CEO downplays ‘overlap’ with acquisition
E-commerce company Zulily, which in the past year has doubled its footprint in Northern Nevada, has a new owner, Liberty Interactive Corp., in a $2.32 billion acquisition announced this week.
So what does that mean specifically for Zulily’s 1,000-plus employees at its 707,000-square-foot warehouse opened in the past year in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center east of Reno-Sparks?
The question was put to Darrell Cavens, president/CEO of Seattle-based Zulily, but his answer, via email to the Reno Gazette-Journal, omitted mention of the TRIC operation where Zulily is seeking to fill more than 100 additional full-time positions.
Zulily sells products for women and children, and Cavens, who will remain head of Zulily under Liberty Interactive’s QVC Group, focused his reply on the new owner’s home shopping network QVC.
“We are big fans of the QVC business, and as we got to meet the QVC team we felt like this was an opportunity where together there is more value than each of the businesses on their own,” Cavens said in the email. “I believe our businesses share many of the same values as QVC and is highly complementary in nature.”
He added, “Our team will stay focused like we always have – delivering on the unique experience we provide to our customers. We remain obsessed about doing that each and every day.
“We’ll drive the business forward as distinct brands so everything we’re working on remains the same. We will work together with both teams to find the places that we believe make sense to integrate and determine where it makes sense to operate separately.
“We will remain focused on building the zulily brand and I will keep driving the team to continue doing what we do well every day – innovating and driving strong customer engagement. But, that said, we see incredible opportunities to learn from each other, share talent, develop our people, and have fun along the way.
“We don’t see a tremendous amount of overlap – so helping our suppliers grow is a big opportunity. Together we shipped 230 million items. That’s an incredible number and with that scale we believe there are significant opportunities to gain supply chain efficiencies over time.”


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Google Android 2.0
Today, Google has released their Android 2.0 software development kit (SDK), lovingly named Eclair, to developers. Eclair boasts many new interface options upon release. Device synchronisation and Bluetooth technology are among some of the popular features that Android 2.0 developers can expect to get their hands on. But perhaps the most exciting feature is the new multitouch interaction.
This is definitely not the first time that multitouch technology has made headlines, but it very well may be the biggest. Adding multitouch technology to Google's Android 2.0 OS opens up an entire world of possibilities for interface developers to improve current UI experiences. It also means that we can expect newer and more creative interfaces once Andriod 2.0 hits later this year. Beyond every-day application use, we are also incredibly hopeful that this multitouch technology will quickly make its way into the mobile gaming market.
Even the most popular portable gaming platforms, including Sony's Playstation Portable (PSP) and Nintendo's wildly popular DS, may soon feel pressure from Google's new Android 2.0 OS. The Nintendo DS, which sold successfully as the first portable video game system that fully employed touchscreen technology, suffers from the limitation of a single stylus pointing device. Though hundreds of games have found entertaining and creative ways to utilize this technology, they have had to rely perhaps too heavily on additional gestures (tapping, swiping, spinning, etc...) in situations where having a multitouch experience would be ideal.
Multitouch gaming would be an especially welcome improvement to Android's mobile game market for current interfaces that have to divide control between the touchscreen and a device's physical keys. For example, a directional pad might be well emulated within the touchscreen area, but additional play buttons must be mapped to keys on a number pad or other physical keys. If Google's Eclair and Android 2.0 are as well received as the industry currently predicts, the mobile gaming industry may very well explode into new and exciting directions. The possibility of standardizing a multitouch game market that is open to ALL developers, regardless of their device, is the exact moment we've been waiting for.
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One business leads innovation in the rapidly changing technology sector, controlling a sizeable portion of the market. On the other hand, as it expands and forms new partnerships, antitrust authorities are keeping a close eye on it and scrutinizing its monopolistic status. This business is back in the news thanks to recent events surrounding NASA’s announcement that three teams will be chosen to develop the next-generation moon buggy.
The race to colonize space has long been associated with technological advancement and human ingenuity. NASA‘s ambitious plans to make a moon landing have put the onus on the technology industry to supply the instruments and vehicles needed for this historic expedition. NASA revealed the selection of three teams, each consisting of top industry experts, to design and construct the next generation of lunar rovers in a move that attracted international attention.
One of the selected teams is a well-known tech company that is well-known for its ground-breaking inventions and pervasive presence in numerous industries.
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Despite being praised for its knowledge and skills, this company’s involvement has alarmed regulators and industry watchers alike. Antitrust authorities are keeping a close eye on the situation as a result of the decision to award contracts to this tech giant, which raises concerns about market dominance and fair competition.
The tech sector has historically been beset by antitrust concerns, as authorities have been closely examining businesses for possible monopolistic and anti-competitive tendencies. The level of scrutiny only rises as this tech giant ventures into new areas, like space exploration. Concerns about the fairness of the market and possible stifling of competition are always raised when a dominant player participates in projects of this size.
The delicate balance between innovation and market dynamics is at the core of the issue. Businesses need to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed, even as they work to push the boundaries of technology and set new records. In order to promote healthy competition and innovation within the industry, antitrust laws act as a safeguard against monopolistic tendencies.
Antitrust scrutiny has far-reaching consequences that ripple across the entire global economy, not just the tech sector. This tech giant’s decisions have an international impact as it negotiates the complexities of antitrust laws. Governments, corporations, and consumers around the world keep a careful eye on these developments because they could have an impact on the dynamics of the market and the level of competition.
In the field of technology, cooperation and a diversity of viewpoints are essential for innovation. Companies have a fantastic chance to demonstrate their skills and support space exploration efforts by participating in NASA‘s moon buggy project. But the shadow of antitrust scrutiny hangs heavy, threatening to undermine industry leaders’ cooperative efforts.
In summary, there is a great deal of hope for the future of humanity at the nexus of technology and space exploration. Companies must, however, negotiate the complex web of antitrust laws as they compete for prominence in this developing sector. The tech giant’s choice for NASA‘s moon buggy project highlights the importance of maintaining market integrity and fair competition. Companies may maintain their standing as innovators and promote a competitive ecosystem that is advantageous to all parties involved by tackling antitrust issues head-on.


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Wal-Mart mulls new store types
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday it is considering new store sizes and types in the U.S. market but played down the possibility of auisitions as it faces slowing sales growth at its older stores and new competition from British rival Tesco PLC.
The world's largest retailer said it is hiring managers for a team to consider new formats besides the retailer's four established U.S. types. Those are Wal-Mart discount stores, Supercenters that combine groceries and general merchandise, Sam's Club membership stores and Neighborhood Market grocery stores.
One of the job ads on Wal-Mart's Web site refers to potential mergers and auisitions, but Wal-Mart played down the possibility it might buy existing businesses rather than develop its own.
The prospect of auisitions was raised by the ad for a senior director of "multi-format strategies'' whose responsibilities would include to "assess the strategic implications of any possible M&A (mergers and auisitions) on our overall portfolios.'' Wal-Mart spokesman John Simley noted that the reference to possible auisitions came after a long list of other responsibilities for the job, most of which involve evaluating the market and finding opportunities for growth from new store types.
Analysts said it makes sense for Wal-Mart to look at new formats, such as smaller stores, but that the Bentonville. Ark.-based retailer is not likely to go on an auisition spree.
"Wal-Mart has been building things from the ground up for a long time,'' said Patricia Edwards, a portfolio manager and retail analyst at Wentworth, Hauser & Violich in Seattle, which manages $9.6 billion in assets and holds about 42,000 Wal-Mart shares.


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Sylvox has made an impactful entry at this year’s CES with the launch of its 75” Cinema Outdoor Smart TV, a product that is set to transform outdoor entertainment spaces. This launch is a testament to Sylvox’s commitment to bringing high-quality, cinematic viewing experiences to outdoor environments.
The 75” Cinema Outdoor Smart TV stands out with its exceptional 3500 nits of brightness, ensuring a vivid and clear picture even in direct sunlight. This feature is crucial for outdoor settings and highlights Sylvox’s understanding of the unique challenges posed by outdoor environments. Additionally, the TV’s 120 Hz high refresh rate provides a smooth and immersive viewing experience, ideal for both fast-paced action movies and sports.
Equipped with an IP55 waterproof rating, the 75” model is designed to withstand various outdoor elements, making it a versatile choice for any outdoor setting, from luxurious backyard settings to commercial outdoor venues. This durability ensures that the TV can be a permanent fixture in outdoor spaces, offering consistent performance regardless of weather conditions.
The unveiling of the 75” Cinema Outdoor Smart TV at CES has garnered attention for its blend of luxury, technology, and durability. Sylvox’s focus on creating a product that meets the specific demands of outdoor cinema enthusiasts sets a new standard in the outdoor TV market.


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It will be headed by Kertu Popp, who until now has been in charge of Elisa’s new services.
Andrus Hiiepuu, a member of the board of Elisa, said that during the last five years Elisa has strongly entered the world of entertainment, offering customers much more than traditional TV content. “For a long time, we are no longer a narrowly aggregator of TV content, but we also produce original series ourselves, organise hybrid events through Elisa Stage and offer Elisa Raamat, Estonia’s most readable e-book environment. Our broader focus is digital entertainment, which includes watching, reading, listening and playing games”.
Popp added that bringing the very well-received entertainment services under the same roof is the next step to offer customers the next level of digital solutions. “The global trend is showing an increase in the share of entertainment and a shift to digital channels. Domestic consumer research confirms the customer’s need to consume increasing amounts of digital entertainment in today’s environment. The new age calls for new ways of consuming entertainment. Through digital entertainment, Elisa brings fresh experiences to the customer, regardless of form, location or device”.
Silver Soomre, who has headed the TV department until now, and decided to leave Elisa.