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NEW DELHI: A growing number of consumers are regularly accessing the internet in India, with this group spending more time online and engaging in an increasingly diverse range of activities.
According to figures from the Internet and Mobile Association of India, the industry body, and IMRB, the research firm, 71 million people "claimed" to have used the web in India in 2009.
More specifically, the "active" online user base in the country, or the individuals who utilised this medium at least once a month, climbed to 52 million people, up by 10 million from 2008.
Just under a third of this cohort was drawn from the eight biggest cities in the country, while 18% were based in second tier cities.
A further 12% lived in towns with populations of between 500,000 and one million people, and 36% in areas with less than 500,000 residents.
By contrast, the eight largest urban centres in India contributed 77% of the internet population in 2000, falling to 55% in 2004 and 37% in 2008.
"The internet has reached the remote masses in urban India," the IAMAI/IMRB study said.
"This surge in numbers has been primarily due to the increased numbers of the users in the remote urban pockets (small metros and towns) and among lower socio-economic classes."
Elsewhere, the report revealed that the average Indian netizen logged on to the web for 15.7 hours a week in 2009, an improvement from 9.3 hours in 2008 and 6.9 hours in 2007.
Reading and sending email was the primary purpose for going online for 87% of Indians, a total that had decreased by 4% from 2008.
Eight out of ten people used search engines like Google, an uptick of 4% year-on-year, with 45% playing music and video content on the net, a jump of 13% on an annual basis.
However, instant messaging services declined in popularity, down by 6% to 40%, as did online games, off by 8% to 33%.
Younger consumers were said to make up both the largest share of new web users and the majority of the current audience, with entertainment and search among their favoured online activities.
"While people in the smaller towns are taking to the internet … we need to provide them with the best innovations in the language of their choice, at an access cost that does not pinch and through a device that they have," said Subho Ray, IAMAI's president.
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A unique document by economic research firm, Moebs treatments, sheds some light about continued damage the Durbin modification provides wreaked on banking institutions and consumers. The amendment, a last-minute provision of this 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, capped the charges that stores shell out to a bank whenever a consumer need a bank’s debit credit at their own store.
At that time, my personal peers Iain Murray and John Berlau predicated this boon for merchants would-be at the expense of banking companies and people. Up to now, they are demonstrated appropriate. The biggest stores enhanced their income, and banking companies paid off treatments and brought up costs for buyers. But as Moebs not too long ago found, you will find some further modifications into market:
A year ago, for the first time, charge card interchange costs exceeded overdraft profits given that top money-maker [for banking institutions], bringing in $33.8 billion when compared with $33.3 billion obtained in overdraft costs… The change try a foreseeable results of the Dodd-Frank Act’s Durbin Amendment, which reduced for a number of banks the quantity they may charge in debit cards interchange costs.
Managing debit card interchange fees deprived banks of previous profits streams. Now, it appears, banking institutions have looked to help make up this destroyed income by encouraging the usage of credit cards, having higher interchange charge, and raising the overdraft costs on bank accounts linked to debit notes. Although this is additional verification your Durbin Amendment provides did not decrease prices for consumers, really fascinating to look at why this method has payday loans CO been more productive for charge card charge than overdraft charges.
The key reason for your difference between earnings degree could be the improved competition that other sources of small-dollar funding have put against overdraft fees – mainly from payday loan providers. As Moebs report located:
Overdrafts are whittled all the way down inside their prospective revenue by 3rd party trace rivals… In 2000 payday loan providers comprise a tiny bit over 5percent in the overdraft market. By 2017 over fifty percent of people that overdraw head to payday loan providers.
As I wrote before, this can be a completely rational responses from marginalized buyers just who realize every buck matters. The impulse of finance companies into the Durbin Amendment were to increase the normal price of an overdraft cost to around $30, right up from $18 in 2000, whereas payday advance loan recharge an equivalent charge of $18 for a $100 loan. People, in reaction, remaining the overdraft marketplace for the more competitive cash advance marketplace. Although facts does not merely stop here.
The Moebs document unearthed that banking companies have started noticing their unique loss of business. Consequently, this increasing competitors from payday lenders possess pressured finance companies to lessen their particular overdraft charges. Like, banking companies when you look at the Arizona, D.C., metro region fallen their unique overdraft costs up to $3 in the first quarter of 2017. In which national regulation brought up costs originally, competitors from payday lenders has actually begun to force all the way down overdraft prices for buyers.
The Durbin modification will be the gifts that helps to keep on providing. Seven decades on from the beginning, it’s pressed almost so many consumers off conventional financial solutions by raising the price of making use of a debit cards in forms for example increased overdraft costs. Trying create earnings, banking institutions have transferred to encourage credit cards with better interchange charges. The good thing is, renewable small-dollar merchandise, particularly payday advances, need obtained a number of these marginalized people, inserting some necessary competition inside industry. Let’s wish that authorities does not regulate these helpful items out of the achieve of consumers too.
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HTC Sees Poor Sales in Europe, But Stronger Than Expected Chinese Sales
June 7, 2012 7:40 PM
Company cuts outlook on U.S. and European weakness, but is bullish on Chinese gains
cash-strapped Android phonemaker
HTC Corp. (
inexplicable month-long seizure
of its flagship smartphones may have hurt the company's ability to get stock to customers. But HTC appears to be continuing to struggle, to some extent, on appeal factor as well.
The company reported slow sales on Thursday, which forced it to revise its sales estimates, which had previously
predicted a larger recovery
While its HTC EVO 4G LTE and
HTC One X
were impressive, many buyers are opting to wait instead for the
Samsung Galaxy S III
from Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
). While HTC's handsets remain isolated on single carriers in the U.S., Samsung's flagship phone will
launch on all four of America's top carriers
Thus the problem likely boils down to a mix of availability and marketing.
New chief financial officer, Chia-Lin Chang, warns that despite the myriad of complications in the U.S. market, U.S. sales were respectively better than Europe where the situation was very bad. Comments Mr. Chia-Lin, "A bigger softness is from Europe than the U.S. Given all the things happening in the second quarter here, we certainly hope we can get the right guidance and have a more smooth transition going forward."
HTC is hoping for a big turnaround in Q2 2012. [Image Source: Reuters]
The only good news is that HTC saw stronger than expected growth in China, a market
long dominated by Samsung and Nokia
). Comments Mr. Chia-Lin, "But sales in China are better than we thought; we expect China will contribute a representative percentage to the revenue this quarter."
Mr. Chia-Lin was appointed CFO in mid-April after a disastrous first quarter
cost his predecessor the job
. The executive holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from
and an M.B.A. from the
University of Pennsylvania
. He served at Motorola -- which today competes with HTC as Google Inc. (
) subsidiary Motorola Mobility, during its more successful years (some time ago). More recently he worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (
) as an investment banker and partner.
Due to a $2.6B TWD ($87.3M USD) write-off to clearance unsold inventory, HTC is expecting 2 percent lower operating margins for the quarter, revising its forecast to 9 percent. Revenue was bumped down from $91B TWD ($3.06B USD) from $105B TWD ($3.53B USD).
That's still a third better than the $67.8B TWD ($2.28B USD) that HTC pulled in during the first quarter. While HTC's second quarters have typically outpaced Q1, it's a positive sign that fire at the phonemaker hasn't yet entirely burned out.
Between 2010 and 2011 HTC grew four-fold, and briefly seized the top sales spot in the U.S. However, Samsung and Apple have since bumped HTC downwards, and the company is in fifth place in global smartphone sales.
that overall the smartphone market growth looks to be weakening for the latter half of 2012, which may be part of HTC's problems, given its otherwise solid lineup. Analyst Bonnie Chang, an analyst from Yuanta Securities, said the cut outlook was not a major concern, except in the sense that there's a general fear across the entire market about reduced revenue growth.
Comments Ms. Chang, "If the reason is more because of the macro concern, then it's not in the control of the company, no matter how good its products are. It can even affect the business of Apple."
"There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance." -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
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The vast majority of Europe’s wind turbine and component factories continue to operate, despite the lockdown in response to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, WindEurope said at the launch of its online information hub on Covid-19.
While 96% of all manufacturing sites in Europe are still operating, seven are currently closed, all of them in the hardest hit countries of Spain and Italy that also have the strictest lockdown regulations.
“COVID-19 shows the vital importance of a reliable electricity supply for our societies. And how critical it is that we continue doing operation and maintenance on existing wind farms and continue with construction and manufacturing,” WindEurope chief executive Giles Dickson said.
“The full European supply chain is affected by restrictions to the free movement of goods and workers and uncertainty on energy policy and the broader economy.”
The industry group’s information hub centralises developments on how Covid-19 is impacting the wind industry and how Governments are addressing the crisis.
Covid-19 is the respiratory disease caused by the novel Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2, which as of Friday morning has claimed 24,110 lives across the world, according to the data base of the Johns Hopkins University.
Hard hit Italy had so far has 8,215 deaths, and Spain another 4,365. In both countries severe lockdowns have been extended until at least mid-April.
According to WindEurope, in Spain the closed factories are: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s blade factory in Aoiz; two LM Wind Power blade factories in Castellon and Leon and shipbuilding company Astilleros Gondán production in Fugueras.
In Italy the closed factories are eTa’s blade factory in Fano; Celme’s tranformers production in Montebello Vicentino and Promau’s cylinders and cones production in Cesena.
The European wind supply chain also experienced some disruptions to the supply of components and materials from China in February. But Chinese component and material supply is now ramping back up again.


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James Patterson has set a Guinness World Record for “Most Entries on The New York Times Best-Seller List.”
Libraries nationwide are facing an increase in the number of complaints made against books on their shelves.
The former Hollywood studio chief Jon Peters has canceled his tell-all memoir.
Publishers are puzzled over the slow sales of Spanish-language books.
The movie “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn,” based on the popular comic-book series, has been slated for a late 2011 release.


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PARIS — Thierry Mugler has hired a new creative director for its men’s wear—Rosemary Rodriguez—and is mulling new projects for its women’s business.
Rodriguez, a former Dior designer and a past artistic director of Paco Rabanne, will try to energize Mugler’s men’s line. She replaces American designer Thomas Engelhart. Rodriguez will present her first Mugler collection in Paris this June.
In addition, Mugler chairman Perrine Houdoux Stoclet said the company was working on a project to develop its women’s wear that could bear fruit later this year.
Mugler’s women’s fashion was relegated to a diffusion line when Mugler parent Clarins stopped manufacturing Mugler’s main label several years ago to concentrate on Mugler’s fragrance business.
The secondary line is under license to Italy’s Mariella Burani. But that agreement expires this season and will not be renewed, according to Houdoux Stoclet.
“When I see all of the designers that are inspired by Thierry Mugler’s work, I find it a shame that we are not doing the brand proper justice,” said Houdoux Stoclet.
She said Clarins was interested in developing Mugler under with new licensing partners in a more complete manner, but did not offer further details.


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By Joe Hoppe
Sage Group PLC said Thursday that business in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was in line with its expectations and backed its guidance for the full financial year.
The software company said organic total revenue grew 1.4% to 447 million pounds ($610.3 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31 from GBP441 million a year prior. Revenue from Sage Group Poland and Sage's businesses in Asia and Australia was excluded as they are being held for sale.
The FTSE 100-listed company said recurring revenue rose to GBP408 million from GBP390 million for the same period a year earlier.
In North America, recurring revenue grew to GBP160 million from GBP150 million, driven by a good performance from the Sage Intacct division.
Northern Europe also continued to develop, with recurring revenue growing to GBP96 million from GBP93 million, Sage said. All other regions performed in line with expectations.
"While the pandemic increases uncertainty in the near term, we continue to expect that our investment in Sage Business Cloud will drive the growth and long-term success of Sage," Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Howell said.
The company reiterated its guidance for fiscal 2021.
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This has been an incredible week for all those pubs and hospitality outlets that have been able to open. The weather was kind and the sun shone. Communities could meet even if only in sixes, families could sit in gardens and pubs could welcome back customers.
Let’s hope that this is the start of the country getting slowly and safely back to normal. It is also a chance for those businesses that have pushed the boundaries to stay afloat, to show the industry how forced change can be incredible, and in some cases life affirming.
Locally I have seen cafes, pubs and wine bars applying for outside seating on pavements and squares. Will this pandemic bring to the UK a far more cosmopolitan outlook to drinking and eating outside, it would be great if it does.
So the next stepping stone is May 17th when those businesses that do not have outside space can open up again. Welcome back there customers and start to re build there businesses.
Let’s hope that we continue to come out of this pandemic and despite opening up this week we do not end up with a rise in infection. We all still need to remain vigilant so that everyone can get back to normality what ever that new normality is…


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The Lead-Up to FIFA 2026 and the Search for Consumer Electronics Partner
- April 2, 2024
- SponsorPulse Staff
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to be hosted across 16 cities in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, is already generating excitement among fans around the globe.
Even though we’re still two years out, brands who want to impact the region have a unique opportunity to strategize and plan their partnerships carefully to capitalize fully on the growing momentum of the tournament.
As the excitement builds, SponsorPulse data unveils intriguing insights into the sponsorship landscape, particularly in consumer electronics.
A Global Stage in North America
As the FIFA World Cup descends upon North America, it brings a convergence of global talent and fervent fan bases, presenting an enticing opportunity for brands to amplify their presence worldwide. But how does the property stand relative to other soccer giants?
SponsorPulse's Opportunity Score reveals exciting insights within the competitive landscape of soccer sponsorships.
While the FIFA World Cup stands as the lone king in the soccer kingdom with an Op score of 26, the MLS — with an opportunity score of 16 — is comparable to the English Premier League (17) and the Champions League (16), and it's rated better than La Liga in Spain (15).
While this underscores the World Cup's unparalleled global reach and influence, the emergence of properties like the MLS — standing shoulder-to-shoulder with prestigious leagues worldwide — can draw the attention of brands seeking exposure to loyal and engaged audiences in specific markets.
Due to the size and variability of the World Cup’s audience, brands must understand global trends to successfully engage with international fan bases arriving in North America when the game starts.
But what brands or sectors are best poised to make an impact?
Consumer Electronics: A Promising Frontier
Delving deeper into SponsorPulse data, a compelling correlation emerges between consumer electronics and FIFA.
The average engagement rate among Americans with the World Cup is 41%; those who purchased a smart speaker, headphones, or a smartphone engage with the property at 60%, 51%, and 43%, respectively.
In addition, users from companies in the consumer electronics sector, like Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony, and LG, score amongst the highest levels of engagement with the World Cup, per SponsorPulse data.
Significantly more engagement within a tech-oriented audience presents a unique opportunity for brands within the consumer electronics sector. Major brands have already begun to recognize this opportunity:
In addition to Apple's massive $2.5 billion media partnership, the brands recently announced a separate deal, making Beats the league's official audio partner.
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This is a sponsored article by Premier Arches:
Industry figure Joe Trueman has joined the board of Premier Arches, ready to advise and work alongside the existing senior management team to take the profile bending company forward.
The founder of trade counter network Truemans and former Director at Stevenswood now joins Premier Arches as a non-executive director and investor, working behind the scenes with the senior management team and focusing on business strategy, finance and recruitment, as well as sales and marketing.
Joe comments: “I’ve been in the industry for many years, and as a former customer of Premier Arches, the determination to put the customer first always stood out to me. As a premium supplier of bespoke arched frames, they’ve been on my radar as a company that would do well. The team has a passion for getting the product and service right for customers, and I felt this was the perfect time for me to join.”
Established in 2015, Premier Arches manufactures and supplies arched, angled, gable, circular and entirely bespoke windows and doors in a range of seven stocked systems including Residence 9, plus another five non-stocked systems, offering a full service to fabricators, trade counters, installers and local builders.
Serving over 600 customers across the UK, the St Helens-based company transforms the often daunting process of profile bending into a simple and pain-free process, saving fabricators time and money, and helping them win more lucrative projects which would otherwise be turned down.
Joe continues: “When it comes to profile bending, most PVC fabricators simply don’t have the time, the tools, or the expertise to carry this out in-house. Premier Arches manufactures and supplies the awkward products that others don’t want to make, helping their customers to focus on what they’re best at.
“My goal with Premier Arches is to spearhead business growth, following on from a 94% sales uplift in the past 12 months. The market continues to be buoyant and we have a number of customers currently boarding with us.
“Alongside this and with help from the investment I’ve made, we are working hard at improving our online pricing and ordering platform, our custom CRM system, our new website as well as bedding new machinery into the factory.
“Premier Arches have so much potential and bring a freshness to a part of the fenestration industry that’s known for being slow, awkward, outdated, messy and complicated.
“I love a business that challenges the way things are done, and Premier Arches do just that. I’m very excited about the year ahead.”
Premier Arches Managing Director Sean Greenall comments: “With many years in the industry, Joe brings with him the experience and expertise to help Premier Arches move forward, and I’m very pleased to have him on board.
“Premier Arches offers something truly unique to fabricators, something which we pride ourselves on and something I’m sure Joe will help to let the industry know who we are and what we can offer. He has many exciting plans for the business, and I look forward to seeing where he takes us in 2022 and beyond.” For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Facebook, the most visited site on the Internet, is also among the most hated, says a new research.
The report by the American Customer Satisfaction Index and customer experience analytics firm ForeSee Results measures customer satisfaction with social media, Internet search, and news companies. The report comes as Mark Zuckerberg hits television today to defend Facebook, and was conducted before the widespread introduction of Google+.
"Facebook is becoming the only game in town so there is no incentive to 'delight' the user," said ACSI managing director David Van Amburg.
From the report: "Customers have shown that, so far, they have been willing to suffer through a poor user experience in order to enjoy the benefits Facebook provides."
Facebook scored 64 on a 100-point scale, which puts the company in the bottom five percent of private sector companies and in the same range as airlines and cable companies, "two perennially low-scoring industries with terrible customer satisfaction," according to the results.
Other social media sites fared relatively well. Wikipedia topped the list with a score of 77.
"Wikipedia is more satisfying than most of the ACSI-measured news and information websites," wrote Claes Fornell, ACSI founder and a University of Michigan business professor. "Like Google, Wikipedia’s user interface has remained very consistent over the years, and its nonprofit standing means that it has not been impacted by commercialization and marketing unlike many other social media sites."
YouTube had a score of 73. MySpace had a score of 63—one point below Facebook.
Facebook "was the upstart to MySpace’s market leader just five years ago, but these roles now have been reversed," Fornell wrote. "Still, controversies over privacy issues, frequent changes to user interfaces, and increasing commercialization have positioned the big social networking sites at satisfaction levels well below other websites and similar to poor-performing industries like airlines and subscription TV service (both 66)."
Google was at the top of the search portals and the search engines industry with a score of 80 out of 100, although that is down from 86 last year.
Microsoft’s Bing search engine "makes a strong first showing with a score of 77," according to the report. It was followed by Yahoo (76), AOL (74), and Ask.com (73).


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Google nest Hubwhich was originally named Google Home HubWhen it was first announced, everything was reportedly ready for launch next week in India. The report also said that the price of the device could be 8999 pounds, which is approximately equal to 126 dollars.
The reported Indian price makes it even cheaper than its price in the US, where the device currently sells for $ 129. Google's smart home device launched to counter Amazon Echo Show, which was launched in May 2017, offers a voice assistant and touchpad.
As already mentioned, Google launched Nest Hub as google home Hub in October last year. However, the company changed branding at the Google I / O 2019 developer conference and placed smart home devices under the Nest brand. The company also announced a new version of its smart display called Nest. Hub Max
Google nest Hub comes with a 7-inch touchscreen attached to a fabric-covered base, similar to what we saw on Google Home. It comes with a built-in Google Assistant, Bluetooth 5.0 for connection and Ambient EQ light sensor to automatically adjust screen brightness.
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It offers many features, including setting alarms, turning off lights, televisions, and locking the front door. It comes with Voice Match, where up to six people in the house can get their own personalized program.
According to the company, you can manage more than 10,000 types of smart home devices from over 1,000 popular brands. Besides YouTubeThe device also supports music from Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio and other popular music services.
Google nest Hub comes in four color options – Sand, Aqua, Chalk (Gray) and Charcoal (Black). When it was launched, it cost $ 149 in the US, but is currently available for $ 129. However, it is reported that prices in India will amount to 8,999 pounds, which is approximately equal to 126 dollars.
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Aussie Farmers Direct closed for business
Australian grocery deliver Aussie Farmers Direct has entered into voluntary administration and closed its doors for business effective immediately.
After 13 years of operation, Aussie Farmers Direct placed a notice on its website Monday 5 March 2018 announcing the closure, a move it referred to as “hugely disappointing”.
According to the appointed voluntary administrator, Korda Mentha, approximately 100 franchisees, 260 employees and 100, 000 customers will be impacted by the closure.
No further orders or deliveries will take place with Aussie Farmers Direct saying customers waiting on orders will receive refunds shortly.
In its closure statement, Aussie Farmers Direct thanked all of its customers, farmers, franchisees, suppliers and staff for their support.
“After 13 years of working with many of Australia’s great farmers and delivering their fresh produce to Australian families, it is hugely disappointing that it has come to this.
“We are simply no longer able to compete against the domination of the major two supermarkets and the influx of cheap imported produce,” Aussie Farmers Direct said.
The only part of the Aussie Farmers Direct business that will continue to operate is its Home Delivery Services division.
Home Delivery Services is a logistics service that provides last-mile delivery services.
Craig Shepard from Korda Mentha said a number of options had been explored to try and keep Aussie Farmers Direct doors opened, including recapitalising, finding a strategic partner and selling the business.
All avenues were however not enough to “safeguard the company’s future” Shepard said.
“Unfortunately, it is not possible to continue trading and the business will stop operating immediately,” Shepard commented.
Aussie Farmers Direct began 13 years ago as a home delivery service for fresh milk, cheese, bread, and juice in Victoria. Over the next five years it expanded to NSW, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the ACT.
By 2010, it had been named by Business Review Weekly as the fastest-growing franchise in Australia. Then it introduced organics to its range of local produce. Two years ago, it challenged the supermarkets by offering thousands of grocery items.
Shepard said the company struggled to compete with the big supermarkets in a tough retail environment exacerbated by low wage growth. Directors believed their ability to sell local products was hampered by the promotion of low-cost imported products sold by their opposition.
Sheppard further stated that “there was little cash in the company” with most of the company’s debt was held by entities associated with local and overseas investors. There was no significant bank debt. A meeting of creditors will be called next week.
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By Obegi Malack
Food Safety Consumer Organizations have rejected a move by the government to introduce Genetically Modified (GM) crops in the country.
The organizations pointed out that there has been little research on GMOs and there need to be more research which they say will take years, the government should empower Kenya’s research institutions and scientists to do more research on the crops.
Consumer Grassroots Association Director Alice Nyaberi said there is no public participation that was done before introduction of the crops hence introduction of the GM crops is against consumer.
“Consumers have a right of choice, they should be involved since they are the ones who will consume the food, they should be taken through the issue and give their opinions,” she said.
The organizations accused the government of using unlawful ways in introducing the crops in the country, they said it will have long-term effect since it will affect the indigenous crops.
They detailed that GMOs will not be cheaply available the farmers will be required to spend a lot of money in purchasing the seeds, testing, labelling their produce something that do not apply when dealing with organic foods.
They pointed out that there is no country in the world where GMOs have been used to fight hunger.
Consumer Information Network CIN CEO Samuel Ochieng said consumers have rights that need to be protected, he said the consumers need adequate information before they make the choices.
Young Consumer Society official Denis Simba said the govt is subjecting people to diseases, it is unwilling to invest in getting more information about GMOs.
Victor Onjolo of Green peace Kenya, said the law is clear in introduction of GMOs and it has not been followed.
Organic Farmers have also rejected the introduction of the GMOs they said they will affect indigenous crops through cross pollination, they said GM Crops are planted by farmers with large farms most farmers in Kenya are small scale farmers.
Esther Kagai founder Community Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Environment (CSHEP) said the introduction of GMOs will make farming very expensive, the GMO produce will be labeled, tested and seeds must be purchased from certain companies.
The organic farmers trainer who was speaking in Kiserian during World Food Day 2022, noted that they encourage farmers to grow health foods which are natural organic food.
She recommended the increase of accessibility of water to farmers; this will contribute to growth of more food to fight hunger.


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Monthly Roundup – November
November was a month of twists and turns, politically. Take a break from U.S. politics and check out these hand-picked stories. When it comes to procurement and the supply chain, at least there’s consensus that we need agility. The future, as uncertain as it may be, will settle for nothing less.
The political climate introduced by president-elect Donald Trump hasn’t stopped Tradeshift from strategically entering China’s market. As Tradeshift CEO puts it, “It’s rare for a foreign company, especially a cloud company to be involved in pivotal strategic moves, and the size of [the] opportunity is staggering. We are looking at $2.4 trillion of trade moving through this hub.”
Christian Lanng joined a CPO event panel at Oxford with Iain Palfreman, Group Procurement Director, Freightliner; Simon Boggis, Former CPO, CEVA Logistics; and, Judith Richardson, Vice President Purchasing, Nissan. View their discussion on the future of procurement. It’s almost an hour long, but worth every minute.
At Tradeshift, we’d never build a product we don’t intend to use ourselves. That’s why we implemented Tradeshift Go in house. Check out the full interview with Tradeshift’s Assistant Controller, Dena Weinstein, to fully understand how our award-winning solution will save us time and money.
Amazon is currently the king of e-commerce, but PetSmart is hoping to make a pass at overtaking the behemoth with same-day delivery, scheduled deliveries, and subscriptions. This innovation is all made possible by last-mile logistics provider, Deliv.
There’s a myriad of uses for drones. One of the more interesting ones is their potential to deliver food at speeds that haven’t been witnessed before. Domino’s Pizza has begun testing them for delivery in the town of Whangaparaoa, New Zealand. The pizza provider is hoping to expand this program to other countries, like Australia, once the law permits autonomous vehicle delivery.
Supply chain robots may not be here to take our jobs, but they’re certainly going to change how our jobs are performed. Supply Chain Digital explores the future of shipping and logistics, and how this will shape the future of business.
Months ago drones in the warehouse and self-driving trucks seemed hyper-futuristic. Now, these are slowly becoming realities for top shipping and logistics organizations. Vishal Patel, Director of Solutions Marketing, at Tradeshift, weighs in on these technologies in this article from Global Trade Magazine.
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Celebs were out and about this week, from Josh Duhamel enjoying Elton John’s music at his farewell concert tour, to Chloé Grace Moretz hosting a birthday dinner for her brother, to Lily Collins looking comfy in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read on to see more of what the stars have been up to!
— Josh Duhamel attended the Sandals Resorts private event in the Hyde Lounge inside Staples Center at Elton John’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ concert in L.A.
— Forever 21 partnered with HONDA to create a retro moto-inspired collection starring 21 Savage.
— Christina Hendricks and Jane Krakowski celebrated the launch of Ilene Joy’s fine jewelry launch at Maisonette NYC courtesy of The Azoulay Miles Team at Douglas Ellman.
— Chloé Grace Moretz hosted her brother Colin’s 30th birthday dinner at Luchini Pizzeria & Bar in L.A.
— Alyssa Milano toasted to the Super Bowl weekend with gluten free CÎROC vodka made from fine French grapes.
— Bobby Berk partnered with The Bouqs Company and shared his favorite bouquets in time for Valentine’s Day.
— Chantel Jeffries sipped Tequila Avion Reserva 44 with friends at TAO Group’s Big Game Takeover at Tongue & Groove in Atlanta.
— Coco Rocha looked cozy as she attended the Canada Goose Project Atigi launch event celebrating the global release of a one-of-a-kind parka collection handmade by 14 Inuit seamstresses.
— Lily Collins bundled up in a big coat and Sorel’s Joan of Arctic Wedge II Shearling Boots at the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Having Lennon, those individuals tours and in the world triumph are foundational to towards the club’s essence. He says the brand new travel promote the feeling of caental so you can Stonewall’s modus operandi. Lennon is the pub while the a beneficial “newfound relatives”.
It frequent the fresh new feat inside the 2000 and you may 2001 and in 2002 claimed the new club’s basic Gay Game sports title in the Quarterly report
The original cherished remember he cites ‘s the 2009 IGLFA Globe Glass when you look at the Washington, DC, when their sister – that is upright, partnered, a decade young and you will was then living in Montreal – accompanied Stonewall with the tournament.
“I would personally never have were able to play an additional pub with your,” Lennon states. “[Various other club] might have had a couple of professionals which can be they. Here, it was such as, ‘Well, this is your sibling. Of course they can play for us.’
“Which is one of the primary achievement of your bar for my situation. It’s one to strength to be able to take on someone for as long because they have been sincere and you will adhere to all of our ethos, to our values.”
The second the guy raises are of that Gay Games victory inside the 2014. From the partial-finally, Stonewall confronted new Argentinian entrants, Los Dogos, for the a game title streamed alive throughout the world. “The game ended up being so very hard and ill-tempered,” Lennon smiles.
It had been tight, the brand new scores level. Since the mere seconds ticked aside, the guy place a free-stop four m outside of the city, struck it, and discovered brand new area of mission. “Everything goes into pandemonium,” he says, his eyes glinting. “There’s Argentinian boys chasing almost every other people inside the slope. The authorities came into stop the online game. That will not are present https://datingrating.net/foot-fetish-dating/ any place else.”
The newest downsides was in fact most noticable during the early ages. After you to definitely sensationalist tabloid part, Lennon says, the newest lover of a new player, who had been not out where you work, lost their business limited by becoming gay.
And even ostensibly confident posts was indeed saturated in the hidden homophobia. Lennon supplies other penned regarding wake of the 1995 IGLFA Globe Cup victory. “England earn the nation Glass,” says this new title. The brand new sub-heading: ‘But it’s precisely the homosexual one.”
About middle-2000s, when Stonewall remained creating by themselves given that a low-league dress, will cost you flower additionally the bar are plunged on the monetary strife. They nearly contributed to Stonewall winding up. But a significant difference away from leadership brought it right back about verge and you may, inside 2007, they were able to safer significant sponsorship away from Barclays.
Now, Stonewall’s set was stamped towards EA Sporting events symbol and you will offered by Adidas. They are available to find in the way a specialist club’s could well be.
The interest of these multiple-federal names happens of the achievements, and in addition, because the Lennon states, given that Stonewall FC are “more than simply a soccer team.”
Because of the 2014, whenever Stonewall obtained the last Homosexual Video game label inside Akron, Kansas – to enhance 9 IGLFA Community Glasses and you may half a dozen European crowns – they truly became the essential effective Lgbt+ soccer team all over the world
It represent a great, a sense of belonging, one step on the right direction. “The purpose now,” Lennon continues, “try carrying out a secure room for anybody who would like to enjoy sporting events.”
There are Stonewall players whom pick as the upright – however they are definitely corporation partners of trigger – and you can, way more somewhat, Stonewall has had methods for the past years to depict the fresh new L, T and you may +, rather than the brand new G and you will B, as the used to be your situation.
Lennon shows me a news brochure on early 2000s, when he entered the newest club after thinking of moving London out of his youth family when you look at the Brittany. The big line reads: “If you like recreations and you’re towards the men – it is possible to like Stonewall Soccer club!”


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Since the Nigerian government shut its borders in August 2019, has Africa’s largest economy witnessed justifiable results to back this policy? Is the economy witnessing a decline in petrol importation or otherwise?
Will Lagos State achieve its vision for a more efficient transportation system after its ban on bikes and tricycles came into effect in February?
What does the adoption of the Eco as the sub-regional currency for Western Africa’s Francophone countries mean and the wider implication for Africa?
These are some of the areas of interest covered in the LBS Monthly Report – January 2020


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Komatsu Ltd. reported a 15 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit after slower economic growth in China cooled the country’s construction market and undermined the appetite of mining companies to invest in resource-rich nations.
Net income fell to 37.5 billion yen ($315 million) for the three months ended March 31 from 44.1 billion yen a year earlier, according to Bloomberg calculations based on full-year results released Monday.
The slowdown in China, the world’s biggest consumer of raw materials, means demand for mining equipment continued to slump as resource suppliers remained cautious. China’s economy expanded at the weakest pace since 2009 last quarter, with output, investment and retail data pointing to a deepening slowdown.
Komatsu’s sales dropped 3.9 percent in the three months ended March 31. For the full year, Komatsu’s net income fell 3.5 percent to 154 billion yen, while sales rose 1.3 percent to 1.98 trillion yen, according to Monday’s earnings statement.
For the current fiscal year, Komatsu expects net income to fall about 10 percent to 138 billion yen, while sales decline 5 percent to 1.88 trillion yen. The construction-equipment maker expects sales in all regions except North America to decline this year.
“The severe environment will continue” this fiscal year, Chief Financial Officer Mikio Fujitsuka told reporters Monday at a news conference in Tokyo. “We expect a further decline in large mining equipment.”
Sales of construction, mining and utility equipment fell 3.4 percent in Japan last year to 330.6 billion yen, Komatsu said. Revenue from the Americas rose 9.8 percent. China sales plunged 32 percent.
In another sign of the ripples China’s slower growth is sending throughout the industry, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. forecast Monday that industry demand for excavators in China will fall another 22 percent to 23,000 units this year after a 40 percent decline in the past year. Global demand for excavators is set to fall 7 percent, the company said.
Tokyo-based Hitachi Construction, which is 50 percent owned by Hitachi Ltd., on Monday said annual net income dropped 21 percent last year to 22.9 billion yen. Sales rose 1.6 percent to 815.8 billion yen.
Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest construction equipment maker, last week raised its full-year earnings forecast after North American sales improved and its energy and transportation business sold a greater volume of machinery.
The Peoria, Illinois-based company still continues to suffer from the severe slump in mining and construction outside of North America. It has closed factories to adjust to lower demand.
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Rugby guy Jamie Heaslip has teamed up with broadcaster Conall O Móráin to launch a new podcast called That Great Business Show.
The new download is a weekly business show featuring Irish businesses from across the island of Ireland.
Conall originally created the business news slots on RTE TV and radio where he was appointed the State broadcaster’s first Business Correspondent. He subsequently built a loyal following on nationwide Today FM.
Since being forced to retire from his Leinster and international rugby career due to injury Jamie, an engineer by training, has developed numerous business interests across technology, hospitality and business coaching.
He will bring his athlete knowledge as well as investor insights to the show every week, helping young Irish companies to fund and grow, particularly into international markets.
Commenting, Conall O Móráin said, “I’m thrilled to be back on air with That Great Business Show. Given the Covid turmoil we’re all living with we’re particularly keen to do our bit to help Irish businesses succeed.
“Our TeamGBS (Great Business Show) will back the truly brave, those who put their cash and careers on the line to pursue their dreams of commercial success. Jamie and I felt it was the perfect time to do our bit to give practical advice to businesses, across all sectors, on how to succeed in this time of adversity.”
Jamie Heaslip added: “After sport, business is my other great passion. I never get bored asking entrepreneurs about what drives them, where they get their inspiration from and what the big dream is.
“One thing I’d like to do is to encourage young Irish businesses to grow their businesses into worldwide enterprises, to bring the commercial green jersey to markets right around the globe. To help do this, I’ll be sharing winning insights I’ve learnt from some of the world’s greatest coaches and team builders on That Great Business Show every week.”
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Event Recap - Retail WiFi Analytics
Marcum Technology would like to take this opportunity to thank all who attended the Ask Marcum Event at our New York City headquarters on Friday, May 4th.
Our Special guest speaker, Todd Myers, CEO of GoZone WiFi, conducted an informative presentation on Retail WiFi Analytics.
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Virgin and Spotify: A step forward for digital music
But most of the work has yet to be done
Analysis Two years ago I wondered if the ISP and music industries were even worth saving – given that they'd contributed so much to consumer unhappiness, a lack of innovation and anything resembling entrepreneurship.
Now that Virgin has done a deal with Spotify, it's time to revisit this. The company won praise from Culture Minister Ed Vaizey yesterday, who contrasted it with BT and TalkTalk's preference for litigation over innovation. I think the deal gives a hint of what music services might one day look like in the home, but that day still seems a very long way away.
Much of the detail remains to be thrashed out, Virgin told us, pointing out that its ambitious efforts to launch a bundled music download service (announced two years ago) continue.
Virgin told us the service is centred around the TiVO box. Spotify isn't – at least not yet – another menu option on the Virgin EPG. Virgin's TiVo box does time-shifting, runs apps, and has a dedicated 10Mbit/s path. The TiVo app is just another Spotify client. "The experience is identical," according to a Virgin spokesman.
The immediate benefit for punters is that they'll get a cheaper Spotify than they would have if they had subscribed with the provider directly. Since the TiVO is already hooked up to a home cinema system in many cases, it replaces the hi-fi.
What hasn't been resolved is much more interesting. Does a Virgin household get just one account, or can each member of the household have their own? Can you transfer music for offline mobile access, on your iPhone or Android device? How many devices will it support? Can you buy music and add it to your PC? Can several members of the family do so?
"At this stage we've announced a deal, and much detail is being worked out – related to concurrency and individual access," said a spokesman. "But we view it as a family proposition."
What can't escape our notice is that a TiVO box is a bit more than a humble client – it's a powerful server in its own right. And being a server means all kind of useful capabilities can come into play.
Many of us have boxes labelled "home media servers", and once you've dicked around a bit, they do the serving from the box to other devices in the house quite nicely. What's broken is the other side: the part from the box to the content itself.
Consumer NAS manufacturers have – naughty, naughty – attempted to bridge this broken supply chain by bundling in easy access to Rapidshare and eMule services, and Bittorrent support. They do the content acquisition. They don't make it any less "broken" as a legitimate market, though.
All of the queries I posed above are basic consumer issues; they could be solved by an enhanced Spotify. And the potential attraction to ISP partners such as Virgin is obvious: they earn a permanent niche in the corner of your home. Bundling music services with ISPs has been touted as a way of reducing churn – customer turnover – and Eircom's bundled music service has helped transform its image. But a bundled service per se won't reduce churn when every other ISP is offering something identical.
There's lots of innovation to be done for home to make it generally less of a pain – but this work needs support from ISPs, consumer electronics manufacturers and most of all the music industry itself. Painful battles are still being fought behind the scenes over licensing and royalties. The ancient split between streaming music (formerly known as "radio") and a discrete recording (formerly known as a a "record") should have been healed. Cloudy services do nothing to resolve this; they even (ahem) cloud this issue.
We shouldn't have to care about any of this. But Spotify and other services on TVs should be welcomed, because strong competition to iTunes and Amazon is just what we need. It keeps everyone honest. ®


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Samsung has so far fended off attempts by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to keep it from selling Galaxy devices in Europe — but now it has another foe slamming its Galaxy brand, this time in Russia.
This time around, Apple is well clear of the case: Simbirsk-Crown, a Volga-based manufacturer, is attempting to get Samsung to cease and desist in using the brand name Galaxy. Simbirsk-Crown uses the Galaxy name for a line of home appliances, which it has been selling for the past two years. The company says the products bring in several million pounds of revenue each year.
Ironically, the news of the legal action comes to light on the same day that Samsung began to sell its newest tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, in the country.
According to an article in the Russian financial daily Vedomosti, Simbirsk-Crown registered the Galaxy trademark in Russia in May 2011, covering several classes of products numbered between seven and 11, and 21. Samsung, meanwhile, has registered the names Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S in July 2011 under one of those as well, class 9, which also covers mobile devices including smartphones in addition to other electrical goods.
Sergei Zuykov, a lawyer for the Simbirsk-Crown, tells Vedomosti that Samsung using Galaxy in Russia is a violation of Russian civil code number 1484, covering the exclusive right to a trademark.
The company has sent a letter to Samsung demanding compensation of $90 million, and has also sent legal letters of complaint to several retailers selling Samsung’s products, each requesting compensation of 100 million rubles ($3.47 million). These sums are calculated by doubling the estimated cost of Galaxy goods sold in Russia in 2010-2011, the article notes.
As in the case in the Netherlands yesterday, Samsung’s legal team are dismissing the claims for now.
Vedomosti quotes Samsung’s legal rep in the country, Vladimir Biryulin, saying that while it was aware of the complaint, Samsung believes it is in legal standing.
He notes that the same brand name can be registered in the same class by two different companies if the products they refer to cannot be confused. In effect, the Patent Office already approved Samsung’s application, so that is that.
But given that Samsung itself manufacturers a lot more than just phones — including home appliances — there could well be a case for demonstrating confusion, if Simbirsk-Crown continues with its actions.


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By Keisyah Aprilia
In a victory for animal lovers worldwide, officers on Friday banned the commerce in canine and cat meat at an notorious Indonesian market the place butchers brazenly bludgeoned and burned the animals alive with a blow-torch.
The ban within the Tomohon market in North Sulawesi province is among the many first in a rustic the place 1 million canines and cats are slaughtered yearly, though most Indonesians, who’re Muslim, don’t eat canine meat.
Consuming canine and cat meat is a practice of the ancestors of the Minahasa individuals, the most important ethnic group in North Sulawesi, however Tomohon officers stated they hoped to coach residents about animal cruelty and the well being dangers related to consuming such meat, together with rabies.
“We hope that Tomohon will be fully free from the commerce of canines and cats,” stated Edwin Roring, the secretary of Tomohon metropolis.
“As a result of the best way to scale back the curiosity in consuming canines and cats in Tomohon is to begin by stopping their gross sales available in the market.”
Roring stated anybody who violated the ban would face authorized sanctions, and that the native authorities would offer different livelihoods for former merchants of canine and cat meat.
A 2021 opinion ballot revealed that 93% of Indonesians help a nationwide ban on canine meat, and that solely 4.5% had ever eaten such meat. And but greater than 20,000 canines and cats are slaughtered each week.
In North Sulawesi, activists say canines and cats are snatched from the streets and from households, stuffed into crates with their mouths sure shut, transported in appalling situations after which stored caged in filthy markets.
They’re then killed in probably the most brutal methods, typically in entrance of kids who accompany their mother and father to the market. As an illustration, butchers take blow-torches to the canines and cats, whereas they’re alive, to take away hair from their pores and skin.
Humane Society Worldwide (HSI) and Animal Buddies Manado Indonesia (AFMI), organizations which have campaigned for years to finish the canine and cat meat commerce in Indonesia, stated it additionally posed a critical threat to human well being.
Canines and cats carry rabies and different infectious illnesses, they stated.
“We hope that in the future there might be no extra individuals in Tomohon consuming canines and cats,” stated Frank Delano Manus, an AFMI activist.
“There may be resistance, as a result of individuals consider consuming canines and cats is a crucial custom of the Minahasa individuals that’s arduous to do away with,” he stated.
Karanvir Kukreja, Southeast Asia campaigner for 4 Paws, a world animal welfare group, stated the Tomohon ban couldn’t have come quickly sufficient.
“The work of DMFI over the previous 5 years has relentlessly uncovered that Tomohon Excessive Market was one of many worst animal welfare circumstances we’ve seen in the case of the canine and cat meat commerce,” Kukreja stated in an announcement. DMFI, or Canine Meat Free Indonesia, is a coalition of Indonesian and worldwide teams.
4 Paws has collected two million signatures calling for an finish to the commerce in canine and cat meat throughout Southeast Asia.
“What we wish to see now could be a nationwide ban after years of exposing extreme and limitless animal cruelty,” he stated.
Earlier this yr, the Indonesian capital Jakarta banned the sale of canine meat altogether.
Indonesia is certainly one of a number of nations in Asia the place some individuals nonetheless devour canine and cat meat.
It’s estimated that 30 million canines and cats, together with stolen pets, are killed for the meat commerce yearly in Asia, together with an estimated 10 million canines in Southeast Asia alone, 4 Paws stated.
Canine meat a bestseller
Animal merchants in Tomohon had been sad with the ban.
“What can we do? It’s already a rule from the federal government, so we’ve to comply with it,” Melki Pongo, one of many merchants, instructed BenarNews.
He stated he had been supplying canines and cats to markets in North Sulawesi for nearly 30 years with none issues.
However since movies of canines and cats being killed in horrific methods on the Tomohon market went viral on-line, there had been many calls to cease promoting canines and cats, he stated.
Pongo was referring to movies launched in 2018 by campaigners in opposition to animal cruelty, which uncovered Tomohon market’s merciless practices and led to worldwide outrage, together with from international personalities.
He stated that 90% of the canines and cats he bought got here from neighboring provinces in Sulawesi provinces and Borneo (Kalimantan), that are predominantly Muslim, besides North Sulawesi, which is especially Christian. Muslims are forbidden from consuming canine and cat meat.
Pongo stated he purchased an animal for 50,000 to 100,000 rupiah (about U.S. $3.50 to $7), and bought it for about 700,000 rupiah (about $49) in North Sulawesi.
Now, he stated he would focus on promoting pigs.
“I’ll stop promoting canines fully. I pray that God will bless me with extra luck,” he stated.
One other dealer, Junly Hesda Kapo, stated canine meat was a bestseller in Tomohon market.
“Often, suppliers introduced 150 animals to the market, and so they had been bought out in hours,” he stated.
Kapo, who additionally eats canine meat, stated he and his household had no issues from it.
“The meat is scrumptious, like free-range hen, particularly whether it is cooked as rica-rica,” he stated, referring to a spicy dish with chili, shallots, garlic and different spices.
Kapo added that each one merchants would comply with the federal government’s rule.
“Consumption may drop naturally if there are not any extra gross sales of canines and cats,” he stated.


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Worldwide BIPV Market to Reach $11.6 Billion by 2027
While most of the BIPV opportunity will remain in the commercial sector, residential BIPV will grow at a much faster rate and will account for 15% of the worldwide BIPV market by 2023.
The worldwide building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market will reach $2.9 billion in revenues in 2018, $5.7 billion in 2023 and $11.6 billion in 2027, according to a recent report by n-tech Research. While most of the BIPV opportunity will remain in the commercial sector, residential BIPV will grow at a much faster rate and will account for 15% of the worldwide BIPV market by 2023, generating $872 million in revenues. For now, much of the BIPV business will remain in the hands of local developers, builders and architects; however, as BIPV revenues grow, unique BIPV products and brands will emerge.
By 2023, the top three geographical markets for BIPV will be (in order of generated revenue) the U.S., China and Japan. Together, these three countries will account for 75% of the BIPV market’s revenues in 2023. Both China and Japan are expected to generate well over $1 billion in revenues in 2023, with the U.S. supporting $2 billion. The drivers for BIPV adoption vary from country to country, however. In the U.S., certain states (notably, California) have strong pro-solar mandates. Anti-nuclear sentiments in Japan, combined with a long-established tradition of using integrated solar, help to fuel BIPV demand.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ' Apple says it's introducing a laptop with a super-high resolution "Retina" display, setting a new standard for screen sharpness.
The new MacBook Pro will have a 15-inch screen and four times the resolution of previous models, Apple CEO Tim Cook told developers at a conference in San Francisco.
Apple already uses "Retina" displays ' with individual pixels too small to be distinguished by the naked eye ' in its latest iPhones and iPads.
The new MacBook will cost $2199 and up, and is part of a general revamp of Apple's personal computer line announced Monday.
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A surprisingly resilient report on U.S. retail sales nudged the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its ninth straight day of gains, its longest winning streak in 16 years.
The Dow industrials rose 5.22 points, or less than 0.1%, to 14455.28, handing the blue-chip index its seventh consecutive record since it punched through its all-time peak from 2007 last week. The blue-chip index hasn't suffered a single day of declines in March, while its nine-day win streak is the longest since November 1996.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index picked up 2.04 points, or 0.1%, to 1554.52. The S&P 500 is now just 11 points away from its all-time closing high of 1565.15, which it hit on Oct. 9, 2007. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.80 points, or 0.1%, to 3245.12.
The gains were fueled by a stronger-than-expected reading on U.S. retail sales. Stripping out auto sales, retail sales also rose more than expected.
The report helped bat down worries in recent weeks that U.S. consumers would spend less as taxes rise and gasoline prices remain high.
Consumer-discretionary stocks were the strongest sector on the day, and an exchange-traded fund of retail stocks, the SPDR S&P Retail ETF, finished the day up 1.3%.
Walgreen climbed 4.2% to its highest level in more than a year, while Best Buy BBY 0.96 % gained 3.3% and Kohl's KSS 1.36 % rose 3.2%. Abercrombie & Fitch ANF 1.27 % and Nike NKE 0.09 % were also strong, advancing 2.5% or more apiece.
"We've had a number of days where we've started weaker and by the afternoon, it's turned around and ended up positive," said Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at brokerage Charles Schwab. SCHW -1.01 % Mr. Frederick has been advising his clients to buy options to hedge against downside risk, while leaving room for further upside gains.
"We could still have a long way to run," Mr. Frederick said. "In a market like this, you don't want to cap the upside."
Telecommunications and materials stocks were the weakest sectors on the S&P 500. Alcoa AA -0.56 % led Dow decliners, slipping 0.9%, while Cliffs Natural Resources CLF -2.22 % was the biggest decliner on the S&P 500, tumbling 4.9% to its lowest level in nearly four years.
"Anyone who has tried to get cautious must feel sheepish," said
Scott Redler, chief strategic officer of T3 Trading Group in New York. Mr. Redler said that in recent weeks, he has found himself paring back on some of his more bullish bets, in an attempt to "be prudent," only to find himself finding more opportunities to buy other stocks at an attractive level.
Mr. Redler said he's encouraged to see the gains distributed broadly, lifting small-cap stocks, semiconductors and the Dow Jones Transportation Average. The Dow transports, which includes 20 railroad, aviation and shipping stocks, jumped 1.6% on Wednesday for another all-time high.
Most European markets declined. The Stoxx Europe 600 slipped 0.1%, after news that industrial production in the euro zone fell more than expected in January. In addition, Italy sold €6.99 billion ($9.11 billion) of bonds, less than the high end of its targeted range, in the first auction after the government's credit rating was downgraded by Fitch Ratings last week. Italy's FTSE MIB stock index shed 1.7%.
Asian markets also pulled back. Chinese stocks were hit by concerns over the imposition of curbs on property prices. China's Shanghai Composite Index fell for a fifth straight session, shedding 1% to a two-month low. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average lost 0.6%. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.6%.
Crude-oil prices fell less than 0.1%, to $92.52 a barrel, while gold slipped 0.2%, to $1,588.30 a troy ounce. The dollar climbed against the euro and yen. The 10-year Treasury note edged up in price to yield 2.021%.
In other economic news, February import prices and business inventories rose more than expected.
In corporate news, Dole Food slumped after the fresh-fruit supplier reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss. Revenue fell more than forecast, and the company said conditions were difficult in the banana market.
Coach COH 0.72 % rose after Citigroup C -0.61 % raised its investment rating on the luxury handbag maker to "buy" from "neutral," citing an appealing valuation and the belief that the stock has transitioned from a growth stock to value. Coach has been one of the worst performers this year on the S&P 500, off 11%.
JCP 1.79 % Express EXPR 0.27 % declined after the apparel retailer provided a current-quarter outlook that was below analyst projections, citing lower traffic levels and consumer spending in February.
In new public offerings, Silver Spring Networks, which operates a hardware and software network designed to help utility companies create what is known as a "smart grid," surged on its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
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The official launch trailer for Destiny 2 is here, complete with bad guy backstory and bad-ass action scenes. It’s magnificent.
IGN is debuting lots of Destiny 2 details for their IGN First spotlight. On the top of that list is a new video featuring Destiny 2’s social space – The Farm.
Blizzard’s announcement was dug up by the site metabomb. Due to a recently enforced Chinese law, any company that sells randomized loot boxes must disclose the probability of its items.
Following another successful round of holiday/seasonal content, Blizzard has announced that Overwatch will celebrate the Chinese New Year. New skins, collectibles, and game modes are on the way.
Ana, the support sniper, is Blizzard’s first new addition to the Overwatch character roster.
The newest update to Destiny arrives this year and will be the last major update to the sci-fi franchise until Destiny 2.


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Priceline.com Reports $1.3M Loss
Priceline.com, the name-your-own-price Internet company, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.3 million Monday, much smaller than a year ago despite a weakened airline industry.
The loss of one penny per share for the October-December period compared to a loss of $105 million, or 62 cents per year, for the fourth quarter a year earlier.
Excluding one-time gains and losses, Norwalk-based Priceline.com reported a pro-forma profit of $3.3 million, or 1 cent per share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial/First Call expected a breakeven quarter before one-time items.
"Priceline performed well in the fourth quarter, achieving year-over-year growth in revenue and pro forma earnings, despite continued weakness in airline retail pricing and, consequently, in our airline ticket bind rate," said Jeffrey H. Boyd, the company's president and chief operating officer.
Revenue for the fourth quarter was $235.3 million, up 3 percent from $228.1 million for the same period a year ago.
Airline tickets make up a major portion of Priceline.com's business, but the company has been diversifying. Hotel and car rental businesses are growing, Priceline.com said.
For the year, Priceline.com reported a net loss of $15.8 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of $1.17 billion. That compared with a net loss of $329.5 million, or $1.97 per share, on revenue of $1.23 billion for 2000.
For the first quarter this year, Priceline.com said it expects to its pro forma results will range from breakeven to a profit of 2 cents per share and revenue between $260 million and $290 million. For the year, the company said it is comfortable with estimates of pro forma profits of 12 cents per share.
Shares of Priceline.com were down 13.8 percent, or 87 cents a share, at $5.45 in morning trading Monday on the Nasdaq Stock market.
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Radio ad spending remains flat in first quarter
May 20, 2013
First-quarter ad spending numbers are beginning to trickle in, and it looks as though the year got off to a slow start.
Radio ad spending was even to last year during the three-month period ended in March, according to numbers released Friday by the Radio Advertising Bureau.
Total spending was $3.5 billion, and the biggest category, spot, was actually down 2 percent, to $3 billion.
But the other two categories saw decent gains to offset that decline. Digital once again rose, this time by 9 percent, to $179 million, while off-air radio was up 5 percent to $338 million.
Automotive spending was down 20 percent during first quarter, but communications/cellular and financial services both saw gains, up 36 percent and 13 percent, respectively.
The RAB notes that following a sluggish January and February, spending did see a notable uptick in March, perhaps reflecting the greater consumer confidence as the year went on.
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FBI busts The Scooter Store for fraud and abetting sloth
It’s no secret that people take advantage of mechanized scooters. Walmart has an entire fleet on hand for shoppers who might not be fit to walk around the store, and last year a guy actually got a DUI on one after he took it out of the store toward the parking lot and kept going.
But it’s not just out in the world while drunk that the scooters pose a problem. The Feds suspect that The Scooter Store, the biggest purveyor of motorized scooters, has a racket going whereby they convince doctors to “prescribe” scooters to people who don’t really need them. Medicare or Medicaid then pays the bill—so the “patient” gets a free scooter and The Scooter Store gets a sale.
God knows what the doctor gets. But the US taxpayer ultimately ends up footing the cost, and the FBI estimates that The Scooter Store has charged at least $100 million for people who don’t really need scooters over the last three years alone.
The Atlantic Wire reports that FBI agents swooped in to Scooter Store headquarters in New Braunfels, Texas for a bust—search warrant in hand—and that its 1,200 employees were escorted from the building and not allowed back in today.
The FBI alleges that The Scooter Store has an entire department dedicated to getting people cleared for scooters who have been deemed ineligible by Medicare or Medicaid due to their fancy walking skills.
Of course, The Scooter Store does legitimate business as well—many older and disabled people need and greatly benefit from their scooters. But we’ve all seen those people riding around who you just know are totally fine.
The FBI has seen them too, and it’s damn sick of it. Watch out, scooter frauds.
[Actual Scooter Store employees above. Possible scooter frauds below.]


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Alleged HTC-made Nexus 9 Gets FCC CertificationBy cheatmaster 08:41 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 Comments
News about a rumored HTC Nexus 9 tablet has been relatively sparse since we first heard about a potential partnership with HTC earlier this summer. Now, following certification for the device from the US FCC authority, it appears that the Nexus 9 is one step closer to release.
The FCC lists a tablet numbered 0P82100, which has been rumored to be the model number that the HTC-made device sports.
Configurations include both 16GB and 32GB models of the tablet, with the usual array of connectivity options including Bluetooth, NFC, and support for the latest 802.11ac wireless standard.
Rumors are that the Google Nexus 9 from HTC could be announced as early as October 15, and FCC certification at this stage almost guarantees that we'll have a recent Nexus tablet in time for the holidays.
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Top tips to reach your 'peak' this festive season
This year, there is no time too early for Christmas shopping in the online world, as people start preparing their shopping earlier than ever. We’ve highlighted some top tips to consider this peak season.
Six months in the life of GRL.
We are six months old! We are looking back at what we have achieved in this time.
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Global Reach Logistics (GRL), Third-party logistics (3PL) provider, has leased a 11,680 sqm warehouse space in the distribution centre Prologis Park Poznań.
The future of the E-commerce landscape
The current pandemic has brought uncertainty to many industries, and the growth in logistics was far-reaching than anyone ever expected.
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Global Reach Logistics (GRL) today announced the opening of two new facilities in Europe. The new logistic centres will be open by the beginning of August 2021.
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Sanofi CEO Olivier Brandicourt is looking all over for ways to gain some ground as the French drugmaker’s diabetes drugs lose steam and its top med Lantus soon loses patent protection in the U.S., its largest market. M&A is one direction where he is focused but growing sales in China, its second-largest market, is also part of the strategy.
Sanofi ($SNY) is in the midst of trying to pull off a $9.3 billion hostile takeover of Medivation ($MDVN) to get it hands on the San Francisco-based drugmakers cancer drugs. But Sanofi also will lean on its emerging market strategy to find growth as well, Peter Guenter, Sanofi's executive VP for general medicines and emerging markets, tells Reuters.
Guenter pointed out in an interview with the news service that Sanofi has historically been able to garner sales growth between 5% and 10% in emerging markets. The group's 2015 revenues in emerging markets reached €10.6 billion ($11.83 billion), up 8% at constant currency exchange rates.
“I think we will remain in this range this year, even if we should be closer to 5% than 10%," Guenter told Reuters.
While Sanofi doesn’t break out sales by each emerging market, Guenter indicated that China remains a focus for the company. "There are still a lot of unmet medical needs in China," Guenter said, pointing out that urbanization there has resulted in the spread of "western diseases" such as diabetes.
Still, China has gotten to be a tougher place to make money. The government is putting pressure on drugmakers to lower prices as it tries to slow its soaring healthcare costs. As proof of how difficult the market has become, GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) has seen its sales in China erode by 28% in Q1 as it reorganizes there following a bribery scandal. AstraZeneca ($AZN) reported Q1 sales in constant currency up 11% in China but that was a drop from a 15% pace in the fourth quarter.
Guenter said China is getting to be a harder place to grow but says Sanofi still sees upside potential there. "Of course, the reforms aimed at implementing better healthcare in China will put some pressure on pricing in the coming years but our hypothesis is that volumes will compensate," he said.
The thing is, the challenge of growing revenue in China for Sanofi will fall to someone else soon. That is because Guenter is taking over Sanofi’s as head of diabetes and cardiovascular, replacing Pascale Witz, who left in the second management shakeup at Sanofi since Brandicourt became CEO last year. She was running Sanofi’s diabetes and cardiovascular business since mid-2015 and in Q1 the unit’s sales slipped by 5.8%, dragged down by a big decline in Lantus sales.
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The HTC First, also known as "the Facebook phone" thanks to its Facebook Home integration, is looking more and more like a flop.
Facebook Home's ratings may be lukewarm, but the social network interface is spreading to more smartphones. Home for Android is now available on the flagship HTC One and unofficially it works with Samsung's Galaxy S4.
It turns out that not everyone wants Facebook to be the centerpiece of their smartphone. The "Facebook-enhanced" HTC First was released little more than a month ago and already it's selling for less than a pack of gum.
In just 10 days, Facebook Home has just surpassed a half-million installations on Google Play. As a point of comparison, that's only slightly less than the population of the entire nation of Luxemburg.
A week after it debuted in the US, Facebook has launched its Home Android launcher in the Australian Google Play Store.
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Smartphone connoisseurs may be anticipating the upcoming release of the HTC One, but the rest of the world can't stop talking about another HTC phone due out Friday, the First.
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IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), the expert in online trading, has commenced to roll out its stockbroking offering outside of the UK, with the first country to experience the new service being the Netherlands.
IG Group first introduced its stockbroking offering in the UK and Ireland six months ago and it has been warmly welcomed by new and existing clients. The company has voiced its intentions to launch the product across many of its global locations in the next years. The launch in its Dutch office is the first of three planned country launches in the coming 12 months.
The platform has in its core the best of IG’s 40 years of world-class trading experience and technology. It offers investors real-time transparent pricing, sourced from multiple pricing venues, and easy access to major international stock markets with market-leading commission rates.
The platform has been gradually developed and currently provides live pricing on more than 4,500 shares and is supported by analytical tools, charting, market news and videos. It is also available as a mobile app to ease accessibility.
In addition, there is a perk for those who wish to tap the world of shares trading via IG. Clients will be able to trade commission-free during their first month of online trading before July 1, 2015.
Claudio Serra, Director of IG Netherlands, commented: “In today’s fast moving financial markets, every second counts. With IG’s stockbroking platform, investors are able find relevant information, including real-time tradable prices, and place orders in just a few clicks from their desktops or their mobile and tablet devices. The addition of stockbroking to our platform, alongside our CFD offering, gives investors the chance to trade multiple financial products in one place on the same platform.”
Adding shares to the menu of trading instruments is a wise move by IG for at least two reasons – it offers instruments that are less volatile than FX; and, second, the company is bringing stock trading to retail traders, whose access to the stock market has been either limited or non-existent in the past.
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Homewood trustees will consider two special use permit requests Tuesday from businesses that plan to move a few blocks from their current locations.
Caprice O’Bryant of Excuse Free Fitness is requesting a permit to allow the business to operate at 18725-18727 Dixie Highway, next door to the current location at 18729-18731 Dixie Highway.
Ivory Lofton is requesting a permit to operate Body By Ivory, a personal training business, at 18667 Dixie Highway. The business previously was located at 18205 Dixie Highway.
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted to recommend both permits be issued, according to village staff.
In other business, police Officer Darren Easter has been promoted to sergeant and will take the oath of office at the meeting.
The Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the board room of Village Hall, 2020 Chestnut Road.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Ten years ago, the Kia Sportage compact SUV debuted in the U.S. It was the Korean auto maker's second vehicle here. It enhanced Kia's brand recognition and set company sales records before ending its run two years ago.
Now the Sportage is back, more stylish and technically advanced than its predecessor. It's the sister to the new Hyundai Tucson.
The Korean auto maker would have preferred no gap between ending the old model and introducing the new. Such re-entries present marketing challenges. But it was unavoidable, says Randy Maurstad, product planning director for Kia Motors America (KMA).
“The previous-generation Sportage got old,” he said. “It needed to be discontinued. It was a great vehicle but outdated, technically and otherwise. The new one wasn't ready for introduction. There had to be a gap.”
KMA CEO Peter Butterfield says the '05 Sportage is “an important vehicle for Kia,” one expected to spark some action as it goes on sale this month.
“At one point we were selling about 60,000 Sportages a year,” he says. “In its absence, we've been trying to make up for that with other vehicles.”
KMA sold 270,000 vehicles last year, an 11% increase. Its goal this year is to deliver 290,000 units through its 650-store dealership network. Of those points, 360 are fully exclusive, the result of KMA's efforts and financial incentives to persuade retailers to build separate facilities.
“Seven of 10 Kias are sold through the exclusive dealerships,” says Butterfield. “It's quite a different situation from before.”
Dealers were ecstatic when they got a first look at the new Sportage late last year, says Phil Kelley KMA's vice president of sales. “They can't wait to get back to selling an entry-level SUV.”
It's bigger than its predecessor. It's also more powerful, with an optional V-6 engine. But it is $1,200 less expensive at the base level. Prices range from $15,900 for a 4×2 LX model with a 2.0L in-line engine to $21,400 for a 4×4 EX model with the 2.7L V-6.
Meanwhile, Butterfield says one of his goals this year is to enhance customer satisfaction at dealerships.
“It's at the top of my agenda,” he says. “We will again double our training budget to raise the professionalism of sales people. I'm hell-bent on doing that.”


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On-device technology is a harbinger of deeper tectonic shifts to come
By Mike Brooks
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Monolithic change will accompany Apple’s App Tracking and Transparency framework when enforcement begins this spring. Ad targeting, measurement, monetization and data will be stripped of their Rosetta Stone, Apple’s IDFA—and the app ecosystem eagerly searches for answers on how to drive and calculate ROI with advertising.
Don’t miss The Business of Marketing, a new series featuring leading c-suite executives sharing insights on the importance of leveraging the intersectionality of marketing, finance, technology, HR and the boardroom to drive business growth. Tune in.
Adweek opinion contributor Mike Brooks is the svp of revenue at WeatherBug.


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Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers (Orange Group and MTN Group) have announced they will use Mojaloop, an open source financial services technology sponsored by the Gates Foundation. The two companies call their joint venture Mowali (mobile wallet interoperability), which will make it possible to send money between mobile money accounts issued by any mobile money provider in real time and at a low cost. It is estimated that Mowali has the potential to eventually reach 338 million users across Africa.
Africa has been a world leader in mobile payments, and the introduction of Mawali is expected to increase the usage of mobile money and make it a universal means of payment throughout Africa. This, in turn, will have the result of increasing financial inclusion, an essential element in economic development.


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Today’s Wall Street Journal features an op-ed by Angela C. Erickson and Paul Sherman of the Institute for Justice detailing the institute’s suit against Alabama for this kind of prohibition. The issue holds broad implications for other kinds of employment where a powerful lobby can effectively shut out even the smallest of competitors. The authors note that of the complaints, the overwhelming majority come from would-be competitors:
The Institute for Justice’s “White Out” study, released Tuesday, documents that dissatisfied consumers are not the force behind restrictions that shut down teeth-whitening businesses in malls and salons. Overwhelmingly, it is dental-industry interests. Of the 97 complaints about non-dentist teeth whitening provided to the institute from 17 state agencies, only four came from consumers. All four alleged reversible side effects, like gum inflammation and tooth sensitivity. Academic dental research shows that such side effects are common to all forms of teeth whitening, wherever it is done.
The remaining 93 complaints came from dentists, hygienists, dental boards, associations and anonymous individuals. They didn’t allege harm to consumers as a result of commercial on-site whitening. The complaint was that entrepreneurs offering teeth-whitening services are practicing dentistry without a license.
As a result of these unlicensed-practice complaints and pressure from licensed dentists and associations, at least 30 states have taken action against non-dentist teeth-whitening businesses. Some of the states have passed new laws or regulations to ban them from the trade. Others have simply reinterpreted existing laws against the unlicensed practice of dentistry.
On Independence Day, Uber announced a roll out of a lower cost service that we call UberX. A less expensive Uber option on an all-hybrid fleet. We’re pretty excited about it and think it’s a great idea for cities across the country. What some of you probably noticed is that there was no roll out of this service in the District. That is because, only days earlier, the DC City Council informed us that they intended to pass an amendment to the taxi modernization bill that would make it illegal for Uber to lower its prices or to offer a low cost service in any form.
Uber claims the city council wants to force them to offer this new service at a minimum price of five times the price of a comparable taxicab ride. They’re calling this language the “Uber amendment.”
This kind of effort by local officials to protect incumbent businesses isn’t unprecedented. The Institute for Justice has done a great deal of work challenging exactly these kinds of price controls in othercities. I wouldn’t be surprised if they jump in here, as well.
The D.C. City Council may vote on the amendment tomorrow. Uber would like it if D.C. residents who care about competition in transportation services called their representatives.
Civil asset forfeiture strikes at the heart of property rights. Authorities simply seize private property without all the messiness of convicting someone of a crime. It’s blatantly unconstitutional and it shouldn’t happen, but it does. What’s worse, many state governments offer little to no information to the public about what they’re doing with those ill-gotten gains. A new report and video from the Institute for Justice illustrates the case of Georgia quite well. The video was produced by IJ’s multitalented Isaac Reese.


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I first came across furniture designer Yinka Ilori’s work at the African and African- Caribbean Design Diaspora (AACDD) exhibition a couple of months ago. His use of bold colour and pattern drew my eye. I later learned that Yinka specializes in upcycling discarded furniture. Passionately against the unnecessary waste of consumerist culture, Yinka is doing his bit, one piece of furniture at a time. Today, the London-based designer and entrepreneur shares his story.
I missed the Re-Loved Lounge last month: African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora designers transformed a space at the annual 100% Design show into a playful sitting area with upcycled furniture.
Laurence Kanza, aka La Petite Congolaise, was one of those designers and she shared a picture for all of us who couldn't be there – a before and after shot of one of her upcycled dining room chairs.


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DETROIT - Local 4 News and ClickOnDetroit.com have learned that service has been restored to AT&T phone and internet customers.
Representatives with the phone company said there was an issue with U-verse internet Friday.
The issue was resolved around 9:30 a.m.
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