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18th March was celebrated as World Sleep Day, an annual event aimed to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep and to draw society attention to the burden of sleep problems and their medicine, education and social aspects. Like every year, this year World Sleep Day had a slogan – “A good sleep is a reachable dream.”
Bengaluru-headquartered mattress maker Kurl-on Enterprise that propagates “good sleep” has attempted to own the day every year. To extend this year’s theme on digital, Kurl-on tied up with Webenza, a digital marketing firm based in Bengaluru.
To achieve the objective, Kurl-on launched the #GoodSleepIs digital campaign. The week-long campaign began with a Twitter contest launched on 13th March, 2016. On Twitter the brand posted a simple question for its followers – What does good sleep mean to them along with the hashtag #GoodSleepIs.
Within an hour, the brand received an overwhelming response and began to trend altogether at #2 on Twitter in India. According to the brand – “a total of 458 unique participants showered us with 2,828 responses which generated 1,129 re-tweets. The #GoodSleepIs campaign trended on Twitter for 5 hours.”
The top 3 entries won comforters, while 17 other lucky winners won pillows!
However, Kurl-on didn’t want to stop here; it intended to own the 2016 World Sleep Day in a unique way. The idea on how to take it further came in the form of user tweets. #GoodSleepIs received some very interesting and creative ideas that motivated it to create visually appealing Facebook posts which were followed by minimal design posters based around World Sleep Day.
Additionally, the agency informed Lighthouse Insights that the tweets also contributed in the creation of the first sleep anthem for the brand. “We took inspiration from all the tweets and then we decided to make it memorable with a video – the result, a video anthem for Kurl-on, to celebrate the World Sleep Day.”
The 1.47 minute video anthem features situation in which people have a good sleep such as good sleep is when you sleep while reading a book, when you wake up like a boss, and more. The video ends with the Kurl-on message that good sleep is best on Kurl-on every day. The anthem video has received more than 35K views on YouTube and over 228K views plus 500 shares on Facebook, at the time of writing this article.
Timely. Engaging. Memorable
#GoodSleepIs is a simple yet effective campaign that capitalizes the element of sleep and positions Kurl-on as the brand that caters good sleep. Bringing about user engagement and creating witty minimal design posters inspired by user tweets is a fun way to associate Kurl-on with ‘good sleep’.
The catchy anthem together with the witty posters and #GoodSleepIs user definitions makes the digital campaign a complete one – that is timely, engaging and memorable. The brand has sure generated a long term content asset for the mattress maker around World Sleep Day.


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Sona Comstar diversifies into ADAS sensor market, acquires Novelic
Strategic acquisition of Serbian tech supplier is expected to be accretive for Sona Comstar shares and marks Group’s foray into ADAS sensors and software domain in the automotive ecosystem.
In line with its strategic growth roadmap, Tier-1 major Sona Comstar has announced a foray into the ADAS sensor market with an acquisition of a 54% stake in Serbia-based company Novelic which was founded in 2012.
Novelic is a supplier of millimeter (mm) Wave radar sensors, perception solutions and full-stack embedded systems and is vertically integrated across the value chain from machine learning and perception software to hardware and chip design. Its partners include global automotive OEMs, autonomous vehicle makers, Tier-1 suppliers and chip manufacturers like Infineon and Texas Instruments.
With the acquisition of Novelic, Sona Comstar says it has started building its third business vertical of ADAS Sensors and Software to address the megatrends of increasing vehicle autonomy and automation. It also claims that the acquisition of Novelic whose CY2022 revenue and profit-after tax (PAT) is estimated at Euro 9.3 million and Euro 2.5 million, respectively, is expected to be earnings-per-share (EPS) accretive for the Indian Tier-1 major and offer it strong growth opportunities over the medium term.
“With this acquisition, we have added market-leading in-cabin radar-sensing technology to our technology offering. Increasing vehicle autonomy and automation is an emerging technology revolution in our industry. As we had done with EVs in 2016, we are taking a meaningful early step in the direction of the Electrified Autonomous Vehicle or e-AV. Novelic adds the hardware and software capabilities to design integrated systems for autonomous driving, including AI and ML as well as ASIC experience, to what we already have in mechanical, electric, and electronic abilities,” said Vivek Vikram Singh, MD and Group CEO, Sona Comstar.
According to Veljko Mihajlovic, co-founder and CTO, Novelic, said, "Novelic was founded with a clear mission to develop end-to-end capabilities in mmWave radar technology and to commercialise it through various product lines. We started as a team of five, and today we are over 160 people, among which 130 engineers and 10 PhDs, developing product platforms at various European locations. We have managed to do it organically by providing value to our customers and generating and growing our revenue and profit year after year. For moving to the next phase of our growth, we are delighted to have a strategic partner in Sona Comstar which shares the same commitment to innovation and technology and will support us in scaling up our business.
As per the acquisition release, Novelic’s mmWave radar-based solution removes the need for weight sensors and associated wiring harnesses, resulting in significant cost savings for carmakers. Unlike cameras, mmWave radar-based in-cabin sensing protects the privacy of occupants in the car.
Through its sophisticated radar design and signal processing algorithm, Novelic's in-cabin monitoring solution detects life presence (LPD), child presence (CPD), and seat occupancy (SOD), amongst others. Novelic's in-cabin solution is highly accurate as it works under all light conditions, detects vital signs (heart rate and respiration) and locates objects anywhere in the cabin.
Sona Comstar will acquire this 54% equity stake in Novelic for Euro 40.5 million through a combination of primary and secondary purchases with a staggered payment structure in the ratio of 60:20:20 at closing,12 months and 24 months, respectively.
The founders will hold 46% equity in Novelic after the completion of the transaction which values Novelic at an enterprise value (EV) of Euro 64.5 million on a pre-money basis and Euro 75 million on a post-money basis, with an implied valuation multiple of 26 times CY22 Estimated PAT. The transaction is expected to close by the end of Q4 FY23 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
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Dr Pepper took to Twitter to let its fans know the company is aware the soda is sometimes hard to find.
“We know it’s harder to find Dr Pepper these days. We’re working on it — hang tight! Note: This applies to all flavors of Dr Pepper — including our newest permanent addition to the family, Dr Pepper & Cream Soda.”
Soda and beer manufacturers have been experiencing a lack of cans because of the national aluminum can shortage, which experts say was caused by an increase in drinking at home instead of in restaurants and bars because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr Pepper received a response from another industry that has faced a shortage.
Toilet paper company Charmin said: “Welcome to the club. We feel your pain.” To which Dr Pepper responded, “TP and DP — in this together.”


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Here's the new Razer Blade Pro 17 gaming laptop. [credit: Razer ]
Razer on Thursday announced a new version of its Razer Blade Pro 17 gaming laptop. Like its predecessor, the device is aimed squarely at gamers and content creators looking for a powerful yet relatively thin 17-inch notebook.
This year’s Blade Pro 17 comes in three main variants. The lower two feature 17.3-inch 1080p displays and either an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q or higher-tier RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU. The top-end model features a sharper 4K panel with greater brightness (400 nits versus 300) and support for the more vibrant Adobe RGB color space, as it did with last year’s iteration. It now features an RTX 2080 Super Max-Q graphics card as well.
Of note here is that the 1080p models feature a super-fast 300Hz refresh rate, up from the 240Hz option in last year’s lineup. (The 4K display is 120Hz.) This has been a growing trend among gaming laptops in recent months—Razer, for one, already introduced a 300Hz option with its latest Blade 15 notebook. As display research site BlurBusters has noted, even if a gaming laptop is only capable of actually reaching 300Hz in older or less-demanding titles like CS:GO or Overwatch, having an ultra-high refresh rate can still help reduce motion blur and make mouse and Web-browsing effects appear more fluid.


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After several years of college and university programs moving downtown it appears the student population has reached a critical mass — close to 4,000 — where businesses are finally opening up to serve them.
A prime example are two hip vintage clothing stores, Interrobang Vintage and Low End Co., about to open a block apart on Pelissier Street. Interrobang co-owner Cole Fortier said he and partner Ryan Champagne were operating the store in Walkerville, they noticed many customers were students and young people who complained about travelling so far east.
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“We decided, why not move into the heart of that student demographic,” said Fortier, who said they were helped by incentives from the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association. Low End, a store with a similar cool aesthetic, is moving from Sandwich to Park Street and Pelissier.
“I’m really happy we’re going to create a new little vintage shopping area on Pelissier,” said Fortier.


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Apple Working on iWatch with Curved Glass: Report
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | February 12, 2013 12:08 AM EST
Apple Inc is reportedly prepping a new watch-like device which would run on iOS platform and perform functions of a smartphone.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company's manufacturing partner, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, is already developing various technologies which could be used in the wearable 'iWatch'. The device is in the pipeline as part of the company's strategy to expand its market beyond smartphones and tablets.
"Foxconn, as Hon Hai is also known, has been working on a spate of technologies that could be used in wearable devices, one of these people said. In particular, the Taiwan-based company has been working to address the challenges of making displays more power-efficient and working with chip manufacturers to strip down their products," WSJ reported.
In a separate report, The New York Times also reported about Apple's experiment of a new wrist watch with curved glass. The report cited 'people familiar with the company's explorations' as saying that the watch could be used to pay mobile bills.
"Such a watch could also be used to make mobile payments, with Apple's Passbook payment software," reported The NewYork Times.
Apple declined to comment on the matter. It is not clear how the watch would look like, but reports also suggested that the iWatch would come with Siri and Apple Maps. The New York Times noted that the rumoured watch will also have Willow Glass - a tough glass that is bendable as paper from the ultra-tough Gorilla Glass manufacture Corning.
Last week, former Apple employee Bruce Tognazzini wrote in a blog post, "The iWatch will fill a gaping hole in the Apple ecosystem. It will facilitate and coordinate not only the activities of all the other computers and devices we use, but a wide array of devices to come."
"Like other breakthrough Apple products, its value will be underestimated at launch, then grow to have a profound impact on our lives and Apple's fortunes."
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HILLSDALE – The community came in force to support the Kimball Camp YMCA Nature Center Annual Auction Monday night at Johnny T’s Next Door in Hillsdale.
Director Harold Campbell said proceeds go toward camperships for children attending the camp on Long Lake Road near Reading.
A silent auction featuring artwork, tools, sports memorabilia, gift certificates and more started at 5:30 p.m. with the auction by Sprunger Auctioneers starting an hour later.
Office Manager Janet Miller said there were at least 150 items donated by area businesses for the silent auction. Last year, the auction raised $13,000 and in year’s past the average raised has been between $12,000 and $15,000. The camp has held the auction for 33 years.
“There are a lot of businesses that participate every year,” Miller said. “They are very good to us.”
Miller signed in bidders for the auction, giving out numbers so they could bid on everything from tool kits to a shop vacuum, electric chain saw and furniture. There were also tickets for the Detroit Tigers, Michigan football and the Pistons. Minor league tickets were also available, as well as tickets to Shed's Aquarium and Henry Ford Museum.
A new offering was a two-night stay at Haan's 1830 Inn on Mackinac Island.
Raffle tickets were sold for a chance to win 15 pounds of strip sirloin from Polly's Country Market in Brooklyn. Also available were 50/50 tickets being sold by MaKayla Figueroa, who works at the camp as a counselor.
Car raffle tickets for the 1970 Chevy Malibu to be given away in September went for $10 each. And, coupon books were being sold for $59.95.
Campbell said letters go out to businesses in January and it takes everyone working together to do pickups and organize the items.
A matching grant of $6,200 was awarded this year, and Campbell was confident that much and more would be raised to match the grant.
Before the auction began, he pointed out numerous items like floss machines donated by Dr. Todd Ryan, an Auto Zone wax and wash basket and beach gear including towels and bags, including a Coach bag that was projected to be a high bidding item. He said there were also a variety of packages, 16 in all, that grouped certificates from area businesses.
Attending the event, Sue Billings said she likes to support the camp because her kids attended when they were young and now she has a granddaughter who will be going to day camp soon.
While viewing the silent auction, Rene' Spahr said her children attended the camp and eventually became counselors.
Kristy Winchell from Hot Deals said it was her first time to attend the auction, but she likes to sell the camp's candy bars in her store and sold six boxes last year.
Auctioneer Brock Sprunger calls himself one of Kimball Camp's biggest supporters. He has auctioned items for the event for eight years.
“My kids have gone to the camp for years and I'm always at their annual golf outing,” Sprunger said. “It's a great place.”
Camp Program Director Sam Nutter said the event seemed to “turn out a good sized crowd” and it was fun to be a part of the event. He spent many hours picking up auction items recently in preparation for the event, adding that a Spring Break Camp would be held from April 1-5, giving kids a chance to “jump into summer.”
Miller said the camp can’t thank the community enough for its generosity to help make childhood camp memories special.
“We appreciate all the businesses who've helped out because without them, we couldn't do this,” Miller said. “They and the bidders are very important.”


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Yesterday, during their Q4 earnings call, we learned that AT&T lost nearly 1.2 million subscribers across DirecTV, U-verse, and AT&T TV NOW. We also learned about the company’s strategy for making up those losses.
In their quarterly report, the company said they hope that new service HBO Max and the nationwide launch of AT&T TV will complement internet services to recover the revenue lost last quarter.
AT&T TV is set to go nationwide in February, starting at $59.99 for 12 months with a 24-month contract. AT&T TV is built on the AT&T TV NOW backend using the same apps but is a different service, just like we saw with DIRECTV and DIRECTV NOW.
HBO Max will be AT&T’s new streaming service, promising content for the whole family. The service is set to launch in May 2020 for $14.99/month.
Both COO John Stankey and CEO Randall Stephenson said that HBO Max is a critical factor in the success of the company moving forward. We know about plans for bundling the service and AT&T is banking on that subscriber base growing in order for HBO Max to become profitable within the next five years. To do that, the streaming service would need to grow from the 10 million HBO subscribers that will have immediate access to HBO Max at launch, to 75-90 million subscribers by 2025.
As the company invests heavily in these two services, Stankey said they will also be shifting their focus with TNT and TBS. HBO Max will be the home of scripted content, while these networks will air more unscripted content. This includes sports, as well as “content that’s more socially relevant.”
“To keep the networks relevant, we will continue to invest in them,” Stankey said. “We’ll continue to make sure that they’re viable for our distributors, but you’ll see a content shift start to occur.”
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NEW YORK — The awards dinner for Israel’s Shenkar College on Monday at Cipriani on East 42nd here couldn’t help but have a political undercurrent given the state of affairs in the Mideast.
The benefit, staged by the American Committee for Shenkar College, supports the design school, which has over 2,000 students, many of whom focus on fashion, textiles and jewelry design.
“The school is expanding rapidly,” said R. Stephen Rubin, chairman of the college’s board of governors.
Rubin declined to say how much money was raised, but said the funds would help encourage diversity at the school based in Ramat-Gan.
“A lot of it is going to go to scholarships for Palestinian and Iranian students — people who are good at design, irrespective of race, creed,” he said.
Deborah DeFusco, co-chairman of the dinner and president of Mimi Maternity & Destination Maternity at Mothers Work Inc., said, “Education around the world in our industry is necessary and makes us all stronger.”
Rhonda Brown, president and chief executive officer of footwear, accessories and the retail group at Jones Apparel Group, received the International Entrepreneur Award.
Other honorees included Joe Falowitz, Freda Greenbaum and Michael Greenbaum from ANoseForClothes; Jeffrey Schwager of Jeffrey Schwager sales, and Zvi Yemini of Zag Industries.
"'Dynasty' is all about gowns, the diamonds and the scandal, so it's a bit like the fashion industry. When we come to Cannes it's all about the red carpet dresses too, so it all fit really well," said designer @philippplein78 on the theme of his high-glamour resort 2019 show at his mansion in Cannes. #wwdfashion #cannes (📷: @zefashioninsider)
"I think Spike is such a brilliant director because he holds up a mirror to society and reflects these issues, yet he doesn't shove it down your throat, he doesn't tell you what to think," says @lauraharrier on her latest film @Blackkklansman. Harrier was at the Cannes Film Festival – for the very first time – with @officialspikelee. #wwdeye #cannes (📷: @zefashioninsider)
“I would think to myself, Are you happy? Yes, I’m wildly happy. I go to this studio every day and, in my inside voices, I’m giggling; I’m singing. Yes, it’s a lot of work, it’s a [huge] volume of material. It wouldn’t be for everybody. But I was very happy,” said soap opera star @therealsusanlucci of checking in throughout the years with her career trajectory. Lucci spoke to WWD about her decades-long career, love for pilates, motherhood and her QVC activewear line. Read Bridget Foley’s full piece on Lucci on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: @celestesloman)
@balmain has taken a stand at the #cannes Film Festival, dressing 16 actresses at a press call for the project “Noire N’est Pas Mon Metier,” or “Black Is Not My Profession.” The multimedia project includes a book, photo exhibit and documentary, which aims to expose discrimination in the French and American entertainment industries. “The moment I was asked to participate, I knew it was right for me, and for this brand, to form a part of this moment,” Balmain creative director @olivier_rousteing told WWD. #wwdnews #wwdfashion
"I always feel curious and I feel like there's more to learn. But I think being relevant, feeling relevant, I personally always feel that there's just so much more to know. And maybe that's the key.” — @themarcjacobs #wwdsummits #wwdbeauty (📷: @patrickmacleodphoto )
“The most amazing thing about her is that, regardless of all the things that have happened to her, her spirit is so undaunted by all of it. She is the most cheerful person you will ever meet. She doesn’t see problems, she only sees solutions,” said @ajanaomi_king of activist Ifrah Ahmed, who she plays in a new film “A Girl from Mogadishu.” WWD caught up with King at Cannes — Head to WWD.com to read more about her new role, personal style and how she uses social media for causes like Time’s Up and Black Lives Matter #wwdeye
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text: It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Sonic game, and we all know that Sonic’s been having a pretty hard time since 2006. Sega seems to be taking another stab at the Sonic game thing, with a new title to be announced next month. It would be great to see something new and exciting from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, or at least an interesting form of the old gameplay we all grew to love as children. However, it seems that the last statement is all that we can hope for, as the new game is going to be a side scrolling adventure. This could be wonderful or terrible, as we’ve seen both in recent games, but we are expecting this title to be available on all major recent platforms.


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Tigo Cash customers are now able to move money from their own bank accounts into their Tigo Cash wallets and vice-versa at no cost. This facility is open to account holders in Bank of Kigali, I&M Bank, Zigama CSS, KCB and Equity Bank.
Tigo Rwanda, the only mobile operator that offers bank integration to its customers for free, scarped off its transaction charges to boost the cashless economy efforts in Rwanda.
Commenting on how the facility will benefit Tigo Cash customers, Yaw Ankoma Agyapong, the Tigo Chief Commercial Officer, said that previously Tigo Cash customers had to pay fees to transfer money between their bank accounts and their Tigo Cash wallets.
“Now, with the elimination of this fee barrier, we are making it more convenient for them to move into their wallets to pay for services, send to another person or perform many other electronic financial transactions,” he said.
Tigo Rwanda says the bank integration facility is part of the Tigo Cash new brand campaign of creating innovative, affordable and accessible products for our customers in order to allow them to live and work better.
Philip Amoateng, the Tigo Rwanda Chief Executive Officer, said that the bank integration facility was further evidence of the innovative solutions that Tigo Rwanda offers its customers.
“Tigo understands that mobile devices have a tremendously important role to play in providing strong and supportive solutions that address both communication and payment challenges. Since the launch of the Tigo Cash platform in May, 2011, we have been the leader in innovation.
Tigo was the first telecom company to launch a mobile savings product in Rwanda called Tigo Sugira and to create an international mobile money service with currency conversion. “We were the first to introduce a loan service on mobile called Tigo Nshoboza and with the launch of our payment solution for farmers, we brought financial inclusion to more than 10,000 tea farmers in Rusizi and Gicumbi District, said Amoateng.
Tigo Cash is now the largest mobile financial service in Rwanda in terms of subscribers with 1.3 million active subscribers.
How Bank Integration Works
- Register at your bank for mobile banking
- To pull money from the bank account to the Tigo Cash wallet dial the bank short code and follow the prompts
- To push money from your Tigo Cash wallet to your bank account dial *500# and follow the prompts
- Once the transaction is successful, you shall receive a confirmation SMS


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Craigslist won a small victory last week in its battle against eBay when a Delaware judge dismissed two of eBay's claims against the online classifieds site.
The trial was also postponed at eBay's request, Craigslist said.
EBay sued Craigslist in April 2008 for implementing new policies that eBay claims diluted its economic interest in Craigslist by more than 10 percent. Last week, the judge dismissed two claims regarding a proposed indemnification agreement.
In 2004, eBay acquired a minority 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist, but with the caveat that eBay's right of first refusal would be revoked if eBay launched a company that competed with Craigslist. When eBay launched the U.S. version of its Kijiji.com classifieds site in 2007, Craigslist pulled the company's right of first refusal and, in an effort to avoid a hostile takeover bid from eBay, Craigslist later reorganized its stock allocation and gave eBay a very limited stake.
EBay sued in April 2008, claiming that move was illegal and asked the court to re-instate its original holding in the company. Craigslist filed a countersuit in California court the following month, asking the court to return any shares that eBay used "for the purpose of unfair competition.
In 2007, Craigslist founders James Buckmaster and Craig Newmark approved a new indemnification agreement. Craigslist claimed it was for future agreement purposes, but eBay produced emails that suggested Buckmaster and Newmark were going to execute the agreement themselves, but failed due to an oversight.
EBay said this move was a breach of fiduciary duty and waste, but the judge disagreed.
"The record is unclear why the agreements were not executed, but it is undisputed that neither Newmark nor Buckmaster ever signed the proposed new indemnification agreements, nor will they execute them in the future," Judge William B. Chandler III wrote. "Additionally, there is no dispute that Craigslist has not paid or advanced anything to anyone pursuant to the proposed new indemnification form."
The court cannot rule on a "proposed-but-untaken" action, Chandler wrote.
"As to the remaining claims, the evidence at trial will show Craigslist and its directors adopted reasonable governance measures to protect Craigslist and its mission from, among other things, eBay's exploitation of its position as stockholder to harm Craigslist and obtain unfair commercial advantage," Craigslist wrote in a blog post.
Craigslist's own suit in California court is ongoing and unaffected.


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A report by DigiTimes suggests that Asus may be on the verge of losing its top position in the motherboard market -- a spot the company has held for quite some time. With its well-rounded feature-sets and aggressive pricing, Gigabyte has garnered much fanfare over the recent years. Industry sources say the company is now closing the gap with Asus in motherboard shipments.
Market watchers estimate that Gigabyte moved between 3.1 and 3.3 million units during the first two months of this year, seemingly tied with Asus, who shipped between 3.2 and 3.3 million motherboards. To maintain its lead, Asus will reportedly cut prices, which could trigger a price war. The company will also "reshuffle staff" in its motherboard business unit.
Asus declined to comment on market speculation, but said it would sell five million motherboards in the first quarter. Meanwhile, sources close to Gigabyte confirmed that the mentioned shipment estimates are close to the company's internal figures.


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Swedish game studio Starbreeze set to show off the next level of VR at E3 this week.
Ready to craft a mind-boggling virtual world? Steam has started giving developers the chance to get their hands on a Vive VR headset.
Valve would love to put all its franchises on VR, but whether it actually will is a whole different matter.
GDC 2015HTC has fired the starting pistol for Valve's VR journey, but there will be more down the road.
GDC 2015Valve just unloaded a truckload of info at GDC, including its plans for your living room and virtual reality.


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Minimum milk price push fails to pass
A bid to set a mandatory minimum price for milk has failed in parliament as the federal agriculture minister says the industry can't "go back in time".
Labor tried to force a vote requiring the competition watchdog to investigate setting a minimum price on milk, but it was voted down.
Opposition agriculture spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon wanted the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to test how a minimum farm gate milk price would work to protect the struggling dairy industry.
"Our farmers aren't making money, most are losing money," Mr Fitzgibbon told parliament on Wednesday.
"The great ironic part of the market is our retailers aren't making money either, but in this case because they choose not to."
But the vote was lost 69 to 74, as Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said pushing for a minimum price was an outdated stunt.
"That would be taking us back to a regulated marketplace," he told reporters.
"We've got in place trade agreements that have helped take the agriculture industry over the last eight years from around $34 billion to $60 billion.
"We've got to do more work on those trade agreements to get better access for dairy in particular, but to go back in time is not going to help."
Mr Littleproud said he was taking steps with the industry to create a mandatory code of conduct, which is due to begin by mid-2020.
Labor is also promising to establish a mandatory dairy code of conduct to ensure the market is functioning fairly for all participants.
Woolworths stopped selling its home-brand milk at $1 a litre on Tuesday, upping the price by 10 cents with the extra money to go back to farmers.
But Coles said it would not axe its $1-a-litre Coles-branded milk, citing cost of living pressures on customers.
Aldi said low prices were a core promise to its customers, and it did not support retailer-led initiatives seeking to bypass the normal supply chain.
Mr Littleproud on Tuesday accused Coles of pretending to be a decent corporate citizen and Aldi of "hiding under the stairs" after they failed to follow Woolworths.
He said the price war that began eight years ago had been a disaster for farmers.
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She's clearly been working FLAT-out! Candice Swanepoel flaunts toned tummy after Michael Kors shoot in NYC
She's a popular Victoria's Secret model at the age of twenty-five.
But there was nothing secretive about Candice Swanepoel's impressive figure as she stepped out in New York City on Wednesday.
The blonde beauty flashed a perfectly-toned stomach as she finished a charity shoot in Manhattan's Tribeca district.
Candice Swanepoel on a photo-shoot promoting 'Watch Hunger Stop' campaign by Michael Kors in New York City
Wearing a pair of stonewash denim jeans with a white tank top and blue shirt tied around her waist, the catwalk star cut a summery figure.
She matched the look a pair of flat shoes and some designer sunglasses.
And, fittingly, she also carried a burgundy leather handbag by Michael Kors, with whom she was working.
Blonde bombshell: Candice Swanepoel, 25, flashed her toned midriff in a tiny white crop top, teamed with blue jeans and a blue jacket tied round her waist
Red hot! She carried a large maroon purse, which matched her ballet flats
Candice had been promoting the Watch Hunger Stop campaign by Kors alongside Chrissy Teigen and Lily Aldridge.
late 2012, the 54-year-old fashion designer partnered with the World
Food Programme, the United Nations agency tasked with fighting world
With Watch Hunger Stop, he has designed four special-edition 100 series watches for $295 each - each sale delivering 100 meals to hungry children through WFP.
Blonde ambition: Candice Swanepoel clutches her iPhone as she takes a break from the Michael Kors shoot
Looking good: Candice Swanepoel makes a swift exit after the long day on-set in a humid NYC
wanted something that was direct,’ Michael previously told CNN. ‘You
look at your watch, every time it says the 100 series watch, so you're
reminded that there's the 100 meals.
fantastic is that? I'm not a scientist. You know, I'm a fashion
designer. I wouldn't claim to be able to figure out a cure for an
incurable disease. But I know we can make a difference with this.’
Halle Berry is also on board, joining Michael in his efforts – motherhood having inspired her to take action on behalf of other mothers around the world.
Models Candice Swanepoel, Christine Teigen and Lily Aldridge are seen outside Tribeca Grand Hotel in NYC
During the shoot, which took place outside the Tribeca Grand Hotel, the women wore matching outfits consisting of white, skinny jeans and grey T-shirts.
Together, they could be seen posing in various stances as a crew worked around them.
Clearly impressing the man behind the mission, Kors later took to Twitter to announce: 'Everyone should invest in denim—it’s seasonless. –xxMK'.
Great minds think alike! The women are matching blonde and brunette versions of each other on the shoot
Skinny genes: Models Candice Swanepoel, Christine Teigen and Lily Aldridge help out The United Nations World Food Programme
Grand day out! The Victoria's Secret model joined by Lily Aldridge at Tribeca Grand Hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday
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Chromatography is employed to try meals through the supply towards the product that is final. There are lots of chromatography applications in farming, along with the meals industry. Fundamentally, chromatography provides a significantly better knowledge of precisely what is within our meals and whether could it be safe to consume. Chromatography can be used to spot any pesticides that are harmful food. Chromatography additionally keeps consumers safe by fact-checking vitamins and minerals and components. This is certainly particularly necessary for a person with meals allergies or sensitivities. Because of this good explanation, chromatography can be used to evaluate meals that is gluten-free or vegan, aswell.
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Alipay alone has 731 million month-to-month users.
In only a couple of years those two platforms have actually changed Asia from the nation where money had been king up to a culture where smart phones will be the repayment medium of preference.
These businesses aren’t content in just offering payments. They feature more monetary solutions, like the capacity to get that loan with only clicks that are several.
вЂњAlipay creates more income through the monetary solutions themselves, which is really just the tip of the iceberg of what has become a super app,вЂќ said Adrien Boue, a consultant on the electronic commerce market that it offers, such as investment schemes and loans, than the payments.
He stated вЂњthe goal is users remain in the software provided that feasible. From early early morning to evening, often there is a functionality here: talking to buddies, purchasing a taxi, buying meals as well as taking care of collaborative jobs.вЂќ
вЂњThe most model that is advanced the economic sectorвЂ”itвЂ™s Asia,вЂќ said Oudea.
The real question is simply how much of the model could be reproduced in European countries, particularly after Ant GroupвЂ™s IPO setback, which some observers see as being a move by the Chinese authorities to create a firm that is overly ambitious heel.
вЂњOur banks are nevertheless a bit protected,вЂќ said Julien Maldonato, a economic solutions specialist at the Deloitte France consultancy. вЂњThere will always be social obstacles, however these protect that is wonвЂ™t forever.вЂќ
Among those barriers that are cultural QR codes.
Latvian fintech Nordigen today launches the first-ever free available banking API platform. This may allow designers in organizations of all of the sizes to access PSD2 banking that is open from major banking institutions from across European countries via an individual API. As well as providing free banking that is open, Nordigen continues to offer premium information analytics and insights solutions, which it presently proposes to significantly more than 50 international fintechs, banking institutions and loan providers running across 19 countries. NordigenвЂ™s platform that is new connectivity to 29 nations within the European Economic Area, such as the British.
Rolands Mesters, CEO and co-founder, Nordigen, stated: вЂњIn Europe, the enterprize model of recharging for available banking information, as Tink and Plaid do, will undoubtedly be history. Nordigen could be the very very first to introduce a free of charge open banking information solution, but we certainly wonвЂ™t function as the final. We think the continuing future of available banking is within the freemium model and that all of those other industry will quickly follow.вЂќ
Unlike rivals, whom need heavy technology stacks custom that is using integrations built before the chronilogical age of open APIs, Nordigen has the capacity to provide a freemium service many many many thanks to a lightweight technology stack that relies exclusively on PSD2 bank connections. Nordigen built pure open APIs to its platform in mind straight away, concentrating on supplying the natural banking information that many designers are seeking. This is accomplished in a stable, robust method and without the necessity for screen-scraping or reverse engineering.
Rolands Mesters, CEO and co-founder, Nordigen, continued: вЂњBy eliminating the obstacles to accessing economic information, weвЂ™re planning to allow more organizations to convert their some ideas into reality and drive the innovation and competition available banking legislation ended up being initially designed to foster. ItвЂ™s ironic that organizations attempting to make finance more comprehensive and fairer should find banking that is open, of all of the things, away from reach for monetary reasons.вЂќ
вЂњOur new freemium model will there be to aid more fintechs re re solve real-world dilemmas, and there hasn’t been a far more important time for this. The Covid pandemic is accelerating uptake and showing us a glimpse for the transformational potential available banking is offering, but we truly need one thing more to assist businesses turn their bold visions into truth. Free usage of available banking is that, вЂќ he included.
NordigenвЂ™s new data connectivity platform complements payday loans Florida its expertise in information analytics. Since 2016, the business has aided customers over the globe extract more value from information to create better choices, specially when it comes to evaluating the creditworthiness of loan candidates. Nordigen is intending to raise a Series the in 2021.


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WESTWOOD, MA – March 16, 2008 – Turbine, Inc., the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities, today announced the appointment of Jan Robert Horsfall as the company’s first Chief Marketing Officer. Horsfall will be responsible for leading Turbine's worldwide branding efforts and oversee all consumer and partnership marketing initiatives, from product planning and positioning to execution of customer acquisition and retention strategies for Turbine's award-winning franchises.
“Jan is a veteran marketer with very deep experience in both consumer and online marketing which will help us reach customers in new, innovative ways,” said Jim Crowley, President and CEO of Turbine, Inc. “He brings a proven track record in building surging brands, leading large and successful teams and a deep understanding of what makes consumers tick. We expect his leadership to create world-class marketing programs that drive additional growth for Turbine. Again, it’s clear we’re putting one of the best senior teams in the business together at Turbine!”
Horsfall brings a wealth of marketing and executive leadership experience to Turbine including roles at leading consumer and merchant brand organizations in the Internet, Energy, Telecom and Retail industries. Prior to joining Turbine, Jan served as the founder and CEO of several companies including Gelazzi, Inc.®, White Summit Strategies, Inc.™ and Gemini Voice Solutions, Inc.® Jan served as Vice President of Marketing for Lycos, Inc.®, one of the largest and most profitable internet companies with a consumer base of over 40 million monthly visitors. Lycos, which to this day represents the fastest IPO in the history of NASDAQ, was sold to the Spanish conglomerate Terra Networks S.A.® in 1999 for $7.5 billion. In his role as Vice President of Consumer Brand Strategy at The Valvoline Company® he helped lead widespread organizational and strategic changes which saw the venerable company move from the #5 market share position to a leading position globally.
“Turbine has built an amazing brand experience with strong global recognition and incredible good will,” said Horsfall. “This is a tremendous opportunity to build upon the company's strong reputation. The clear goal is to understand our consumer’s values in light of the constant technology and creative innovation which Turbine is known for, and then lead the team that is integrating these brand experiences into our consumers' lives. It comes down to making these brands naturally indispensible based upon tying together those consumer values and the amazing stuff we’re creating which nobody has ever seen. I hope to combine my enthusiasm for online communities and gaming with my passion for the consumer to help the Turbine brand realize its greatest potential."
Horsfall sits on the boards of ConcealFab, LLC® and the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator™, as well as the Colorado State Business School Board. He’s been distinguished with the Honorable Alumni Award at CSU.
Turbine, Inc. is the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities. Turbine has grown to become the largest privately-held online gaming studio in North America. Turbine has created some of the world’s most popular and award-winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings Online™, Dungeons & Dragons Online® and Asheron's Call®. For more information on Turbine, its products and services please visit www.turbine.com.
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Melio, the B2B digital payments company for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has raised $144 million since its inception two years ago, the company announced Tuesday (Sept. 8).
Last month, the New York-based firm raised $80 million in Series C funding, on top of raising $48 million in a Series B round in March and $16 million in Seed/Series A funding in 2019.
“At a time when small businesses need the most flexibility, they have the least,” said CEO Matan Bar in a statement. “Our mission is to keep small businesses in business ... Business payments shouldn’t be more complicated than paying a friend with your phone.”
The fundraising has allowed Melio to accelerate growth and reach more customers, the company said. It is also intended to support the company’s plans to provide B2B payment capabilities to third parties.
Melio has attracted a long list of investors that have led the fundraising rounds including Accel, the California early and growth-stage venture capital firm; Aleph Capital Partners LLP, an independent investment firm based in London; Bessemer Venture Partners, the San Francisco venture capital firm; Coatue Management, a technology sector hedge fund headquartered in New York; General Catalyst, a Massachusetts venture capital firm focused on early stage and growth investments; with participation from LocalGlobe, a London-based venture capital firm.
In addition, Corner Ventures, a Palo Alto, California-based investor and California startup investors American Express Ventures have been part of its fundraising efforts.
From March through August 2020, Melio said its payments volumes have increased by 700 percent, as SMBs confronted with the challenges of COVID-19 turned to new technologies to manage their finances remotely.
Melio recently partnered with Intuit Quickbooks, the accounting software platform for small businesses, to power one of its bill pay solutions.
“We are living in unprecedented times,” said Ken Chenault, General Catalyst’s chairman and managing director, in a statement. “Melio provides the tools to achieve both and will play a critical role with small businesses and vendors to continually adapt, develop, and persist.”
Earlier this year, Bar told PYMNTS the emerging technologies designed to accelerate invoice processing, optimize payment strategies and promote digital adoption have been a challenge for the mom-and-pop shop on Main Street.
“We talked with more than 100 small business owners across industries, and almost none used an accounts payable automation solution,” Bar said. “They either stuffed envelopes with checks and licked stamps or they used their bank’s bill payment tool, which is too simple and archaic.”


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A joint venture of Israel-based firms has purchased the Metropolis shopping center in Plainfield for $52 million after the
68-acre outdoor mall fell into court-appointed receivership.
Aviv Arlon Global Ltd., a joint venture of Aviv & Co. and Arlon Global LLC, announced the acquisition in a press release
that Israel business website Globes reported on Sunday.
Former Indianapolis-based development firm Premier Properties USA Inc. invested $160 million in the 600,000-square-foot center,
which opened in October 2005.
Premier’s founder, Christopher P. White, however, was sentenced in November 2009 to one year of home detention and
three years of probation in connection with a $500,000 bad check he wrote as he unsuccessfully tried to save his real estate
Metropolis is 81-percent occupied with 65 percent of its leases considered long-term, according to the news release. Anchor
stores include fashion chains Old Navy, Victoria’s Secret and JC Penney, as well as bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc.,
DSW and Rave Motion Pictures.
“We’re continuing to develop real estate activity in the U.S., including the purchase, redevelopment and leasing
of income-producing real estate,” Aviv & Co. Chairman Doran Aviv said in a prepared statement. “This is our
second purchase of a mall, and this mall is double the size of the first mall, in Bonita Springs in western Florida.”
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A fantastic ‘hopportunity’ for local breweries returns to Nottinghamshire. Champion Beer of Nottingham will be held on 18th February in Canalhouse Yard.
The festival lasts for three days, in which time beers made across Nottinghamshire are judged independently in a number of heats until an overall winner is announced.
The Champion Beer of Nottingham Award is presented with three ales winning gold, silver and bronze medals. The award was presented last year at the Nottingham Beer Festival to the beer known as ‘Chocolate Guerrilla Bottled’.
Champion Beer of Nottinghamshire is a local offshoot of the legendary Champion Beer of Britain competition that has run for the last 38 years run by CAMRA- the Campaign for Real Ale.
” Beer festivals in the UK are completely different compared to the rest of the continent”
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Ray Kirby, Social Secretary of Nottingham CAMRA
Breweries across Nottinghamshire both old and new will be taking part such as Nottingham Brewery in Radford, Muir House Brewery and the Black Market Brewery in Worksop.
Castle Rock Brewery was one of the founders of the Nottingham edition of the competition and are now looking to top their best ranking from last year.
Lewis Townsend , Marketing Manager of Nottingham CAMRA
The Yard’s doors will open at 5 pm on Thursday, 18th February with the participating beers available for the public to taste on Saturday 20th February.


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Events Industry Reaction to 2021 Federal Budget In an interview with Corporate Meetings Network, MMBC chair Clark Grue gives the recent federal budget a B+ rating: "The government did step-up with extensions of funding for CEWS and CERS, both good for the industry. Also, the additional funding for Destination Canada was positive. We are hopeful that it will allow Destination Canada to lean into the promotion of our country for the attraction of business events to Canada for 2022 and beyond. "As we know, business visitors spend four times that of a leisure tourism guest but these business visitors [...]
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On April 26 2021, Canadian Member of Parliament Brad Vis delivered a petition in the House of Commons on behalf of the commercial event space sector (i.e., trade & consumer shows and exhibitions), which has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The petitioners, led by the Canadian Association of Exposition Management (CAEM), are asking the federal government for a sector-specific recovery plan that provides more support for meetings and events, which is among the hardest hit industries. Read about CAEM's Exposition Recovery Plan
The 2021 Federal budget, tabled in the House of Commons on April 19, offered several supports to help get Canada's visitor economy on the road to recovery. Meetings Mean Business Canada has advocated for support for the business events industry leading up to the budget, delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland (pictured). Specifically, we have been asking for continued business survival support in the form of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS), industry-specific support for tourism, and incentive funds for attracting future business events to Canada. Here is [...]
GMID 2021 Wrap-up + What's Next Our April 8, 2021 GMID virtual event was a huge success with more than 850 business event professionals, supporters and stakeholders from across Canada gathering online to demonstrate that We're Ready to reopen the business events economy as soon as travel and gathering restrictions are lifted. Key Messages: Two key messages came out of our GMID 2021 event: Our industry is a catalyst for Canada's economic recovery; and it's important that Canada remain a global leader in the safe delivery of international business events. "The markets that are [...]
GMID 2021 Panel: How Will Business Events Reopen? While we don't know exactly when Canada will reopen its borders to international business visitors, there's little doubt the events industry is eager to get back to work. Reopening rules differ from province to province. That's why it's important for meetings professionals to start sharing strategies, best practices and successes now so that the entire industry, from coast to coast, can hit the ground running as soon as restrictions are lifted. How is the industry preparing for the return to face-to-face gatherings? It's a question we're tackling on April 8 during [...]
The British Columbia Meetings & Events Industry Working Group has presented its graduated Safe Restart Plan to the provincial government to coincide with the overall reopening of British Columbia. Separated into four stages, the plan aims to protect the health and safety of the public while allowing controlled meetings and events to take place within purpose-built venues such as hotels and convention centres—kick-starting BC’s devastated tourism sector, getting the industry back to work, nurturing the mental health and wellness of British Columbians, and fostering business growth and innovation. The plan proposes that the industry resumes as part of a four-stage [...]
On April 8, 2021, Meetings Mean Business Canada (MMBC) joins organizations across the globe to support the annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID). GMID showcases the proven value that business meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, trade shows and exhibitions bring to businesses and the economy. Under the theme of We're Ready, MMBC will host a free, 90-minute virtual event emphasizing the industry's readiness to reopen the travel, meetings and business events economy when restrictions are lifted. The event will feature industry leaders from across the country, including Destination Canada, Tourism Industry Association of Canada, Convention Centres of Canada, [...]
Western Australia touts Business Events Grants Program In this article—published by Meetings & Conventions Asia on March 9, 2021—Business Events Perth urges more event owners to take advantage of the AU$50 million (C$48.8 million) Business Events Grants Program. The program was created last November to help Australians offset the cost of attending domestic conferences and exhibitions. Pre-approved business events, including conventions, incentives and exhibitions, are eligible for upfront grants that cover up to 50% of planning costs (between AU$10,000 and $250,000). “By reducing the cost for buyers and sellers to meet, connect and collaborate at a business event, this [...]
MPI Toronto has recognized Meetings Mean Business Canada chair Clark Grue with its 2021 President's Award. Clark's efforts on behalf of Canada's business events industry take the form of media interviews, industry webinars and meetings with elected officials. Government decision makers have gained an appreciation for the shutdown's devastating toll on the industry, as well as a better understanding of how business events can help drive Canada's economic recovery. "Over the past year, Clark has captured not only my attention, but my deep respect," said Margaret Binns, president, MPI Toronto. "In his role as chair of MMBC, he works tirelessly [...]


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Rihanna finds love on the first single from her upcoming sixth studio album already scheduled to hit stores November 21. "We Found Love" was produced and written by Scottish electropop singer Calvin Harris who has worked with the likes of Kylie Minogue and British rapper Dizzee Rascal. Lyrics to the song were unveiled yesterday on Rihanna's official Facebook page through Rihanna: Unlocked which will give fans the opportunity to unlock exclusive content and information from her upcoming album. Listen to the brand new dance single now.
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Chaudhary Group launches CG LCD TV in Nepali market
CG Electronics, a part of the Chaudhary Group, has introduced a new range products including CG LCD TV in the market.
Issuing a press release, the company said the products have been launched as demand for electronics products is significantly increasing in the Nepali market.
According to the release, the new LCD is incorporated with IPS (In Plane Switching) technology and has a full HD system that ensures quality picture and sharpness. It is also loaded with premium sound, swivel base design for any position viewing and is compatible with USB devices for multimedia experience.
The company said it hoped the new range of ´of efficient and effective electronics´ products would help it establish its brand identity in the electronics market.


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What should companies do — and what should they refrain from doing — when reacting to blog postings about their products or services? Robert Cox, president of the New York-based Media BloggersAssociation and a consultant to consumer packaged goods companies, has veryspecific ideas on the subject.
What they shouldn’t do: Ignore the situation, or worse, try to intimidate bloggers into shutting up — unless, of course, they are writing defamatory statements. More on that below.
“There have been some high-profile cases of companies ignoring complaints about their products on blogs and thenhaving it blow up in their faces very publicly later on,” he tells CRM Buyer.
There was, for example, the publicity about Dell’s very poor customer service — the catalyst for that PR firestorm was an unhappy blogger.
There was also the humiliating case of the Kryptonite lock. A blogger posted a video showing that its bike locks could be picked with a Bic pen in 30 seconds, confirming what had started out as a rumor. Within weeks, the video made its way into major media and the company wound up issuing a recall.
Taking a More Positive Approach
Dunkin’ Donuts, on the other hand, provides an example of a company thinking on its feet to handle a negative blog posting correctly.
A few years ago, Cox says, he came across a Web site that announced Dunkin’ Donuts would ship a case of coffee to any relative of a soldier fighting in Iraq. The blog was a misleading in many ways, he recalls.
For starters, the site was designed to look like Dunkin’ Donuts — indeed, Cox though it was anaffiliated Web site at first. Also, as it turned out, the information was not quite accurate. Cox believed that it was, though, and passed the link to other bloggers who began mentioning it on their sites.
Hours later, Cox, who has two nephews in Iraq, called Dunkin’ Donuts to find out more. Hespoke with a woman who told him the company was no longer backing the offer, because it had gotten too many requests. Coxrelated the conversation on his own blog andpassed that information along to the blogosphere as well. It got exactly the reception one might expect.
Next, Cox received a call from an ad agency that monitored the blogosphere for mentions of its clients. “They said, before Iwrite anything further they would like a chance to investigate what had happened — and could I please holdoff,” said Cox.
They called back with an explanation — and a pressrelease tailored just for him. The offer to shipcoffee had never been a formal one; apparently it wasmade ad hoc without much thought concerning the total costto the company. However, Dunkin’ Donuts did want to dosomething to support the troops and said it would ship casesof its coffee to different units every month, on a random butregular basis.
Fielding Consumer Complaints
Web logs, or “blogs” as they are called, areincreasingly being used to shine a spotlight oncompanies that provide poor service or otherwise annoy — sometimes enrage — consumers.
For consumer advocates, they are a true equalizer: Bloggers have been able to shame companies into fixing mistakes orchanging policies, especially when they cause a mainstream media reporter to come calling.
Companies, for the most part, are reacting well to this shifting balance of power with consumers. As a consultant, “How do I shut these people up?” was a typical request Cox received from companies.
“That is still out there, of course,” he said, “but I have seen a change among smarter companies that are realizing thatblogs represent opportunities to engage with their audiences on a very large scale.”
Louder Voice, Bigger Responsibilities
With the power of the blogger’s voice, though, comes larger responsibilities — not to mention potential liabilities. Many bloggers aren’t aware of the danger zones.
A Louisiana woman was recently held liable for her blog posting about the service a Florida resident provided in a situation that involved her sons. What was unusual about the case was that the Louisiana native — who lost her house in Hurricane Katrina — had no money to pay the judgment, but the suit went forward anyway.
Legal observers expect to see such suits proliferate. “The interplay between the legal system and theblogging community is a developing one,” Chip Babcock, a litigation attorney and partner atJackson Walker tells CRM Buyer.
Basically, bloggers are held to the same libel standardthat any publisher is held to, Babcock explains. For bloggersunaware of what that standard is, a primer on thedifference between a false statement and a statement ofopinion — which is protected speech — is key.
Says Babcock: “If you want to call someone ‘scum,’ thatis protected speech. You just can’t say someone isscum because, say, they embezzle money,” he advises,”unless of course that is true, and you can prove it.”
More companies are monitoring the blogsphere, he notes, although many take a more adversarial stance than Dunkin’ Donuts reportedly did. “I think corporate and legal strategies to deal with blogs [are] still verymuch evolving,” he says.
Cease and desist letters are one tool — but unless the blog is making false statements of fact, a bloggershould have little to worry about.
“It is generally very difficult to prove defamation,” Steve Smith, a partner atPreston Gates, tells CRMBuyer. “My guess is that for every ten lawsuits thatare initiated for defamation, nine are eventuallydropped once the person realizes how difficult it isto prove.”
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Holiday spending is expected to reach a staggering $586 billion this year. How do you plan to keep yours under control? Read More
James A. Roberts, Ph.D., is a professor of marketing and the Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing at Baylor University.
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In the early 2000s Silicon Valley-based business guru John Hagel III was involved in a high-tech startup and hired Stephen Gillett, a young man right out of college. Less than a half-dozen years later, Gillett was named a senior vice president and chief information officer for Starbucks--the youngest CIO of a Fortune 500 company at that time.
And Hagel thinks he knows a primary reason for his one-time employee's meteoric rise. Everything that Gillett needed to know, Hagel said, he learned while becoming a guild leader in the popular online game World of Warcraft.
The co-chairman of a tech-oriented strategy center for Deloitte LLP, Hagel told the annual Wharton Leadership Conference that Gillett--just like other top players on the massive online multi-player game, with an estimated 8 million participants--reached out independently to build a large team of allies that solved complex problems and developed winning strategies.
Guild leaders in World of Warcraft "require a high degree of influence," noted Hagel, a successful author and longtime consultant. "You have to be able to influence and persuade people--not order them to do things. Ordering people in most of these guilds doesn't get you far."
The look inside World of Warcraft and its relevance for today's complicated business environment was part of a recent research project and book by Hagel and two co-authors--John Seely Brown and Lang Davison--that examines how companies re-invent and revive themselves by moving away from secretive, proprietary shops and toward a more open, collaborative business model. Their findings resulted in the recent publication of The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion.
The bottom line, they found, is that American companies will continue to fall behind their counterparts in emerging markets such as China or India unless they move toward what Hagel called "the edge," which is where passionate, change-driven employees collaborate with others on the kind of innovations that prevent a company from seeing its core business model slowly erode. "The only thing that succeeds," Hagel said, "is to take those initiatives on the edge and pull more and more of the core out to those edges--rather than trying to pull them back in." He asserted that chief executives who stick to the conventional wisdom and cling to secretive proprietary business systems are doomed to fail. Click here to read the full article.


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The title was scheduled for October 20. It comes out on Ps4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on Steam. Remothered: Broken Porcelain, a game scheduled for October 20, has changed its release date and is finally preparing to launch a week earlier, on October 13, 2020.
Something that is not usual in a world where delays are at hand. the order of the day, and that will allow you to enjoy the Stormind Games title edited by Modus Games ahead of time. The game is ready for PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Steam at a price of 29.99 euros.
The development team admits that it is a “very busy month for horror games”, in the words of Shane Bierwith, vice president of the team, so they know that “although it is not very common to move dates forward, we want fans to Terror have Broken Porcelain in their hands soon so that they can experiment with more time with other great proposals of the genre during Halloween and nearby dates “.
In the press release, the team stresses that they have introduced many changes to the series, introducing new game mechanics and a plot that will give the characters “another life”. They also bet on improving the immersion of the adventure.


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Intel set to ship compact RFID reader chip
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Intel Tuesday unveiled a low-cost, compressed chip that the company says can cut the costs of buying and using radio frequency identification (RFID) readers.
The chip maker said the new Intel R1000 transceiver consolidates about 90 per cent of the components in a typical RFID reader onto a single small chip.
The R1000 is 8mm by 8mm in size and can be implemented for a wide variety of applications, Intel's director of marketing for RFID, Kerry Krause, said. He noted that the chip can be implanted on loading-dock doors, handheld devices, conveyer belts, forklifts and printers.
"It's quite versatile," Krause said. "It's highly integrated and flexible."
He said customers are designing it into a full range of RFID readers -- from handheld devices that require close proximity to the tags as well as in high-performance devices that can do reads over longer distances.
Krause noted that most RFID readers are large and complex, and require hundreds of separate components to send and receive radio signals to and from RFID tags.
To date, he said, the cost, complexity and manageability of the RFID readers have been obstacles to widespread adoption of the technology. Krause suggested that the small chip is easier to manage and costs less to run because it requires less energy than most of today's devices. The small size could also drive mass production, which would further cut costs, he said.
The chip supports the EPCglobal Gen 2 standard RFID specification and is shipped with diagnostic and management software to ease widespread deployment.
The R1000 package also includes a software development kit that can be used to simplify the process of programming readers, and application plug-ins that can link R1000-based readers into back-end ERP systems, said Intel.
An Intel spokesman said the R1000 will be sold through distributors who will set their own prices, but it's generally expected that the chip will cost about $US40.
Krause said the R1000 will go into volume production by the end of this quarter. Some customers will demonstrate prototypes of the readers at the RFID World conference scheduled to begin on March 26 in Dallas, he added.


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In a surprising gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the three controversial agricultural laws would be repealed during the winter session of parliament. Soon after, Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an alliance of 40 agricultural unions, demanded that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all agricultural products become a legal right for all farmers.
The farmer group said this would guarantee each farmer at least the MSP for their entire harvest. The guaranteed MSP establishes a basis for the market costs of agricultural products and ensures that all trade occurs at the MSP or at more exorbitant costs. For now, the MSP does not aim to set a floor at market prices but to prevent any sharp fall.
“Agricultural reforms are needed to ensure that our production keeps pace with the ever-changing Indian consumer consumption. Currently, a large part of consumer demand is met by companies that import similar products for economic or quality reasons, which reduces the demand for Indian products. cultivated products. This gap needs to be bridged by keeping the interests of farmers aligned, ”said Akshay D’Souza, chief growth and knowledge officer, Bizom, a retail intelligence platform.
Farmers sell their surplus produce on the open market. Market costs for virtually each of the 25 crops eligible for MSP are below the base cost for government procurement. According to the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission (CACP) report, the weighted average market price of wheat for all of India has been below the MSP in 3 of the last 5 marketing years for rabi.
“In a growing market, there are enough margins for all stakeholders, including farmers, shredders, consumer brands, etc. demand market, PSMs are a short-term solution for the temporary lack of demand. This is where the various government agencies have played a very key role. However, in the longer term you need market dynamics to determine the prices rather than an artificial MSP price to have helped farmers and manufacturers realize the full potential of their products, ”said D ‘ Souza.
During the last marketing year, the normal weighted market cost for wheat fell more than 5 percent below the MSP. Essentially, the normal market cost for paddy was additionally below the MSP during the last five marketing years.
Market costs are usually controlled by the interest and position of supply for particular crops, but they can be reduced when farmers do not know the PSM of a yield and government procurement offices do not. not work around their areas.
According to data from the National Sample Survey in its cycle from July 2018 to June 2019, the lack of awareness of yield PSM was exceptionally high among farmers. MSP’s lack of awareness of returns that see gigantic acquisitions was also high.
The report titled “Assessment of the Situation of Farm Households and Household Land and Farms in Rural India” in 2019 found that more than a third of the farmers who cultivated cereals in Punjab were unaware of the MSP for food grains. Speaking of farmers in Punjab, who cultivated paddy, about half were unaware of the paddy MSP
Meanwhile, the neighboring state of Haryana also witnessed the exact situation, where a similar proportion of farmers who grew wheat were unaware of the crop’s MSP.
At the national level, the survey found that knowledge of MSP among farmers for the two food grains was low. About 60 percent of the farmers who produced paddy as a summer crop and 47 percent as a winter crop were unaware of their MSP. Meanwhile, a total of 63 percent of farmers who grew wheat were unaware of his PSM.
According to the survey, knowledge of other crops such as legumes was very poor. Interestingly, the MSP for pulses has been increased in order to encourage farmers to increase the area cultivated for these high protein food products. However, a total of 70 percent of the farmers who produced legumes like masur (red lentil), chana (split chickpeas), etc. were not aware of the MSP of these food crops.
MSP and government agencies need to help more farmers, government agencies need to strengthen procurement methods in different states and educate pastoralists.
“To ensure that agriculture continues to thrive, we must drive 3 keys: We must enable farmers to have greater access to the market so that they can realize the full value of their agricultural product. Easier access to products. and flexibility to ensure superior quality for manufacturers Globally competitive prices for local products can be driven by increased yields through the use of information and technology that are introduced into agriculture Added D’Souza.


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Apple's annual spring and autumn press conference has touched the hearts of countless digital players. When will the apple press conference be held this year? What new products will Apple launch in spring? Let's have a look.
According to a message on buzzfeed, a foreign forum, Apple plans to hold a press conference on March 25, 2019. The venue is still the jobs theater in Apple park. I believe many players have begun to guess what new products Apple will release~
Cook's new year's video has made a preview of the launch
In fact, as for the spring conference, cook had already made a 'notice' on the first day of the new year. On the first day of the new year, cook himself appeared on the stage and gave a video to Chinese users to celebrate the new year. At the end of the video, Cook said a meaningful sentence: "see you soon!" I believe that this sentence refers to the spring conference.
Apple news may be one of the highlights
As for what new products will be released, buzzfeed, a foreign forum, also made some revelations. It is reported that the conference is mainly about Apple news, and the rumored hardware such as ipad Mini 5 is unlikely.
It is said that apple news, Apple's paid news service, will make a significant change. Users can read the bundled paid news and magazines for unlimited amount at a monthly fee to apple.
The rumored ipad Mini 5 case
As for the rumored ipad Mini 5, which has been exposed many times before, a user named White shared a photo of the back of an ipad Mini that claimed to be an unpublished one on twitter. From the photos, we can see that unlike the previous ipad Mini, the injection antenna with the back shell adopts a narrower design, which is obviously different from the old one.
It is expected that ipad Mini 5 will also upgrade the processor. At present, it seems that it will be at least at the same level as iPad 2018's A10, and it may have more than 2GB of internal memory. The industry predicts that the price of this product will be relatively user-friendly.
Is airpods 2 coming?
But so far, everyone is still in the guessing stage. Another section of Greek media iPhone Hellas also revealed that Apple will hold a press conference in late March. In addition to the two products just mentioned, according to the website, it will also release the second generation of airpods 2 and airpower wireless charging board.
IPhone Hellas said that this is the exclusive information they get from Apple's reliable sources in China's production chain, with airpods 2, airpower and new iPad bookings starting on Friday, March 22, and shipping and in store sales starting on Friday, March 29.
Air power has been skipping tickets for so long. Is it finally coming?
It has long been rumored that Apple plans to launch the second generation of airpods, which will be equipped with improved wireless chips and support the 'Hey Siri' function of voice activation. But at present, Apple launched airpods with wireless charging function in the autumn of 2017 (some people call it 1.5 generation), as well as airpower wireless charging board are not yet available.


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Genting Hong Kong, a leading global leisure, entertainment and hospitality corporation, is extending the reach and appeal of internationally renowned nightlife brand, Zouk. With fifteen years of experience and expertise, Genting Hong Kong is expanding Zouk’s well-established ZoukOut beyond the sandy shores of Siloso Beach in Singapore and bringing the iconic festival to other countries in the region. This year will see the festival travel to three other cities in Asia, with ZoukOut Prelude Edition, the first ZoukOut of the year, to be held in Boracay in the Philippines on 30 April-1 May at Epic and Uptown Beachfront .
“With ZoukOut Boracay, we are repositioning ourselves regionally with a strong focus on Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines,” said Andrew Li, Vice President, Lifestyle and F&B Concepts, Genting Hong Kong and Executive Chairman, Zouk. “This in turn will create stronger brand awareness of ZoukOut Singapore, which we also plan to innovate and revitalize later this year in December.”
Internationally acclaimed DJ and record producer, Kaskade, headlines a total of 11 acts, both global and local, that will feature prominently during the first overseas edition of ZoukOut. New additions to the ZoukOut roster include DJ Royale & Junior, DJ Vice, Dubvision, DVBBS and MMXJ.
For an expected crowd of 5,000, ZoukOut promises to be a unique entertainment wonderland featuring an array of visual and interactive activities that will arouse the senses and complement the epic musical journey. Top-notch performers and costumed buskers, along with interactive visual art installations and food stalls all work in harmony to complete the festival feel. ZoukOut continues to be an event that breaks down cultural barriers, connecting individuals from all across Asia and world, and truly embodies Zouk’s spirit of “One World, One Music, One Tribe, One Dance.”
“ZoukOut Boracay is the first step in our overall strategy in growing the brand regionally and globally. We are intending to penetrate other exciting and dynamic locations such as Hong Kong and Japan – which we will announce in due time,” added Li.


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As one of the best mouthguards on the market, SISU have been a staple amongst quadball players for years and we are very happy to begin this partnership with SISU; with recruitment currently taking place all over the UK and building up to our first fixtures, this month will be the best time for you and your freshers to get one at a reduced price.
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Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter, might be a billionaire but he still travels to work in San Francisco everyday on the bus.
Not only that but he saves about 25 cents each day by buying a monthly pass. “If you buy it in bulk, it saves you a little bit of money,” he says in a fascinating interview in the New Yorker.
What is really interesting in the interview is not Dorsey’s money-saving tips, but his insight into how mobile technology and connectivity has – and still is – changing the daily commute for workers.
Dorsey reveals to the New Yorker that he sits at the back of the bus and just watches other commuters and what they are doing.
“I saw the rise of Instagram here. I saw the rise of Vine and Snapchat, and how many more people were using Facebook versus Twitter, and it’s amazing. Like, look—anyone reading magazines, newspapers, books?”
It’s a combination of smarter, smaller more portable devices and faster, more widely available connectivity that is driving this change in behaviour.
I remember when, ten years ago, the first 3G mobile data cards were launched. At the time it felt really cutting edge but which, looking back now through 4G-tinted glasses, was a pretty unsatisfying experience even though it represented progress.
It’s a very different – and I’m glad to say much more enjoyable and productive – experience today. Almost every kind of public transport now either gives passengers access to Wi-Fi or they can use mobile data networks.
Even being underground is no longer a barrier and free Wi-Fi is available to users of most of the major mobile networks across 120 London Underground stations, while my company EE has just announced a deal to provide 4G connectivity in the Channel Tunnel between England and France this year.
We can see how this is changing the daily commuting experience from the statistics. Just under 90 per cent of UK consumers in a survey by Geometry Global say they browse and buy on smartphones and tablets on their commute.
It’s not surprising, when you learn that the UK workforce commute more – and for longer, at just under an hour on average each journey – than their global cousins.
This has many implications with lots of research pointing to increasing peaks in online activity during traditional commuting hours.
Retail and shopping, for example, is just one. Over half of those UK consumers surveyed also said they have started shopping online while commuting because of the convenience, with music, books and clothes being the most popular items bought.
Social media is a booming interactive tool for travel companies to interact with their passengers, alerting them to disruption, delays and – importantly – fixes.
The daily commute for most of us will never be the same again. The tide of change is unstoppable. If you want proof then consider that 2014 is tipped to be the year that mobile internet traffic overtakes desktop traffic for the first time.
And keep an eye on who is sitting at the back of the bus watching everyone else – it could just be the founder of the next Twitter.
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March 15, 2013
In 2003, Shutterstock was just a place for founder Jon Oringer to sell his photography. From a few thousand of his own images, the site has grown to over 24 million stock photos that businesses and publishers can license. And that’s all without venture funding.
During that time, Shutterstock also added a footage section, which now contains almost 1 million stock videos. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012, and Oringer continues as CEO – a role he has now held for 10 years.
Oringer was kind enough to visit our SXSW Startup Celebration sponsored by CEA and .CO. He explains how Shutterstock deals with competition and privacy, where the company is headed, and how to be a better entrepreneur. Here’s the video.
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Police in Killeen are looking for a woman seen on a Walmart surveillance tape after a newborn infant girl was found unresponsive in a restroom.
Police have ordered an autopsy on a newly born infant found dead in a restroom at a Central Texas department store near Fort Hood.
After all the hype regarding Walmart employees’ discontent with their employer and the threat of a strike on Black Friday, the long holiday weekend was saw banner sales and virtually no protest at Walmarts.
At some Wal-Mart stores across North Texas and the nation, shoppers looking to snag Black Friday bargains, were also greeted with public displays of employee discontent.
Wal-Mart, Toys ‘R’ Us and Target stores in Dallas opened their doors to massive crowds Thanksgiving evening.
Stores opening even earlier; that is apparently the new norm these days for what used to be post Thanksgiving sales.
Toys, televisions, laptops — oh, my! The flurry of Black Friday ads are enough to make your head spin. What to buy? Where to shop? And when to get in line?
Police said that a suspect is in custody after four people were shot during an altercation in the parkin lot of a Walmart store in Central Texas early Sunday morning.
It’s a bestselling book, a blockbuster movie, and now “The Hunger Games” is coming out on DVD. Star Leven Rambin will be in Dallas on Friday night for a special release party.
A Texas woman who was found innocent by reason of insanity after cutting off her baby’s arms has been working at a Walmart store in Terrell, just outside of Dallas.
A woman and two young children, along with a suspect, were hurt on Monday night after a gun accidentally discharged inside of a Walmart store in northeast Dallas.
A CBS11 investigation studied the difference in prices of household items online and in various stores –– it may just change the way some shop.
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The vices of teenagers are changing.
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Increasingly, adolescents are ditching booze in favor of cannabis, according to the University of Michigan’s “Monitoring the Future” survey.
“In comparing social lubricants, alcohol incidence remains on the decline and at record lows,” wrote a team of New York-based analysts at the investment bank Cowen & Co., adding that “teenage cannabis consumption has interestingly remained fairly steady.”
In 1992, 51 percent of 12th-graders said they had drunk alcohol in the past 30 days, a number that had dwindled to 29 percent in 2019. On the flipside, marijuana smoking by high school seniors over a 30-day period surged from 12 percent to 22 percent in the same period.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows binge-drinking sessions per month dropping in states that allow adult use of marijuana “relative to non-cannabis states,” the firm noted. Marijuana is legal for recreational use in 11 U.S. states with Illinois set to become the 12th on Jan. 1.
The shifting preferences have big implications for beer brewers, which have been losing market share for the past nine years. Beer sales grew 1.8 percent in 2018, while liquor sales increased 5.1 percent. Both lagged far behind hard seltzer sales, which more than tripled
Despite teenagers’ preferences shifting away from beer, Cowen is still positive on a number of brewers due to their exposure to other products.
Cowen maintained its “outperform” rating for Constellation Brands, which is “reshaping” its wine and spirits portfolio to “establish a business of higher-growth, higher-margin brands.”
The firm also has kept its “outperform” rating for Boston Beer Co. despite the difficulties in its core beer business. Boston Beer benefits from its “exposure to the rapidly growing hard seltzer category” through Truly, which has a market share of 20-25 percent, the analysts said.
Cowen is less enthusiastic about Molson Coors, maintaining a “market perform” rating due to its dependency on “mainstream beer,” which “continues to cede share within the overall category.”


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SSA Begins Buying Spree with Ironside Takeover.
CEO Mike Greenough said that Ironside's sell-side and buy-side e-commerce applications would extend and strengthen SSA's existing product portfolio and become important components of its customer relationship and supplier relationship strategies.
Earlier this month, Greenough told ComputerWire that his company was in talks to acquire seven more companies. It aimed to follow up its purchase of Baan Company NV with a burst of takeover activity to take revenue to over $1bn and its customer base to more than 20,000.
Privately held Ironside claims 200 manufacturing and distribution customers across a range of industries. It says its applications, which can be implemented in less than 90 days, automate processes such as order management, supplier management, customer service, and procurement.
SSA said that the two companies have a complementary client base, industry expertise and technology platform. Both target mid-market manufacturers and distributors, and both run on IBM iSeries as well as Windows NT and Unix.
Pleasanton, California-based Ironside has always boasted that while ERP packages are limited to their own proprietary platforms, it could provide a single source of e-commerce products for ERP platforms, including SAP, Oracle, SSA JD Edwards, JBA, and Prism that could run across multiple systems.
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Very soon in a few months, you could imagine yourself using a device at your doorsteps to sanitize the items and currency notes before bringing in.
Yes, the team of researchers at IIT Ropar have developed a trunk shaped device fitted with UV radiation to sanitize the items before bringing in.
The device would be available at a cost of Rs 500 once it gets commercialized.
The device takes about 30 minutes to sanitize and the researchers suggest 10 mins of time before using the items.
Naresh Rakha, Senior Scientific Officer at IIT Ropar said, “The fight against COVID-19 will not just end with social distancing. In future, it will be extremely important to cautious with everything possible.”
“And so, we have developed a device which looks like a trunk in our home, and we recommend it to be placed at doorsteps. While some wash vegs with hot water, it might not be possible to do the same with currency notes and wallets. So, this is a common sanitization solution for everything.”
Rakha also advised not to look directly at the light inside the trunk as it can be harmful.


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Interstate Food & Liquor
Posted June 6, 2013 at 5:33 am
With Interstate Food & Liquor a mere footnote and the forthcoming Tenement LES concept on ice, something different might be in store for 74 Orchard Street.
Posted February 22, 2013 at 9:19 am
Interstate Food & Liquor is indeed out the door. But before you can muster the breath to utter “vacancy,” another nightspot is already vying for the storefront.
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Word is coming through the grapevine that Interstate Food & Liquor is nearing the end of the road (pun intended).
Posted May 2, 2012 at 10:19 am
As of today, eight-month-old Interstate Food & Liquor at 74 Orchard Street is now open for breakfast and lunch. Full menu is now available. Check it below:


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A consumer group has sent letters to multiple governors warning them about their states’ pension funds relying on an investment corporation with strong ties to China.
Consumer’s Research distributed a report to the top 10 states whose pension funds are invested in BlackRock , a multinational money management firm. It is the first foreign-owned company to receive a license to operate in China’s $3.5 trillion mutual fund industry, Forbes reported .
“The warning is meant to raise awareness among American consumers that BlackRock is taking their money and betting on China,” William Hild, executive director of Consumer’s Research, wrote a in […]
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Don’t blame merchants for higher prices: ministry
Reporting on the effects of the Prime Minister Directive 16 in southern provinces, Taskforce 970 said that production and consumption of farm produce have become stable but prices of some seafood, poultry meat and pork have begun increasing again.
Taskforce 970 is in charge of coordinating producers and distributors of farm produce for southern provinces amid the pandemic.
As of August 16, there were 1,200 farm produce and food supply sources registered with the taskforce. The website connecting supply and demand has 1,009 units registered to sell goods and 206 units to buy, 47 state supporting agencies, and 39 organizations supporting farmers.
Most of the farm produce provided by the units have VietGAP (the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices) certificates or higher levels. All products have been sold and there have not been enough VietGAP products to sell.
At a recent meeting, representatives of agriculture departments of 13 provinces and cities in Mekong Delta said the consumption of farm produce has improved and the congestion seen in the first days of social distancing no longer exists.
However, they said that transport is still facing difficulty, leading to problems in harvesting and collection. This explains why the prices of farm produce have moved up a little, but have not reached the expected levels.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said the agriculture sector has never experienced such a difficult period. The farm produce supply chain has been disrupted seriously.
However, he said this is an opportunity to reconsider the supply-demand link.
Involved parties need to focus on production and improve the yield, but also increase connectivity between producers and consumers.
“We need to change the view about supply-demand connectivity,” Hoan said.
The Taskforce 970 piloted the farm produce trading floors, which the Minister praised. He asked to deploy the model quickly, so that provinces can have updated information.
Through online trading floors, enterprises do not have to go directly to material growing areas, but still have information about production and farm produce.
Hoan said one of the problems now is information ambiguity. However, with the trading floor, information will be transparent.
He suggested that provinces gather merchants in groups who act as a bridge between producers and consumers, and put them under management as partners.
Merchants play an important role in goods distribution and they should not be blamed for pushing up selling prices.
Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) affirms that Vietnam's export goods do not contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus, unlike some sources have stated.
To maintain supply chains, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) wants to set up ‘buffer zones’ to gather farm produce and build ‘green passages’ and ‘green zones’ for farm produce distribution.