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Mar. 7, 2012 (China Knowledge) - U.S.-based auto giant General Motors Corp and its China joint ventures sold a total of 240,554 vehicles in February this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 30.4%, due to a low comparable figure and the robust sales of Buick vehicles, said the automaker in a statement. Shanghai
General Motors Co Ltd, the joint venture between GM and Shanghai
Automotive Industry Corp, sold 103,097 cars last month, reflecting the highest February sales on record. The JV delivered 52,773 Buick vehicles last month, up 31.1% year on year.
FAW-GM, the joint venture between GM and FAW Group, saw its sales jump 39.2% year on year to 7,068 units in February.
In the first two months of this year, GM and its China joint ventures sold 487,208 cars in total, 7.7% more than in the same period of last year.


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Dairy farmers are some of the most responsible when it comes to antibiotic use in cattle, according to the latest Targets Task Force 2 report from the Responsible Use of Medicine in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA). The report also showed that data-gathering needs to increase over the next few years to meet the target of capturing data from 95% of dairy herds by 2024.
In dairy, antibiotics are used to treat bacterial diseases, such as mastitis. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), an executive agency sponsored by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has access to the overall antibiotics sales data, but sector-specific data is needed to gain insight into sector-specific usage.
In the ruminant sector, the Medicine Hub, developed by AHDB, is the tool to achieve this. Launched last year, the most recent dataset available for dairy is based on 1,132 submissions. Whilst limited, the trend identified through the data is that antibiotics use levels are low. The most recent RUMA TTF report states that injectable HP-CIA products licensed for use in cattle were 0.24mg.kg in 2021 - an 18% reduction since 2020 – and there has been a 0.86 mg.kg (78%) fall since 2014.
This year’s data meanwhile is expected to become available at the end of the year, though AHDB says that ‘progress looks encouraging’. “The target has been to double uploads each calendar year, and this has happened 2020/21 and we anticipate that, as more processors and retailers encourage their suppliers to allow their data to be shared, the rate of upload will significantly increase,” a spokesperson told us.
Who owns the data, and how to share it
Whilst antibiotics use data belongs to the farmer, veterinarians are considered ‘the guardians of antibiotic use’ and often have practice management systems to capture usage. “Currently, there are a number of mechanisms that allow both vets and farmers to upload data,” the AHDB spokesperson said. “The most popular method is for it to come from vet practice management software or bulk data holder software, where it is already stored. There is a variety of mechanisms, and the data uploader will select which is best given the system they operate within their own business.”
“As practitioners, vets must legally hold records of antibiotics dispensed to farm. By using this as the source for data upload to Medicine Hub, it is automatically an accurate picture of what has been sold and used.” - AHDB
Before this is done, the farmer needs to permit the submission of data into Medicine Hub. “By farmers giving permission to their vets to upload data on their behalf, there will be a number of benefits - vets will regularly review what is being used on their farms and be able to monitor changes and trends both on individual farms and between farms on which they work. This has been a powerful driver for responsible antibiotic use in pigs, for example.
“Often, vet practices have the data captured anyway and it will save the farmer from having to enter the data. It is also robust and can be reported in a timely manner.”
The actual ‘giving of permission’ is not so much a hurdle but a piece of account admin, we were told. If the data collection is done through vet practice software for example, farmers can simply register an account with their practice and be prompted via email whether they agree to share their data.
“Dairy farmers understand that sharing their data with Medicine Hub helps provide evidence to demonstrate the sector’s responsible approach to using antibiotics,” the spokesperson added. “Once discussed or explained, farmers understand the reasons for requesting it, and the vast majority have no issue doing so.”
While the results for dairy are encouraging, it is unclear if UK consumers are aware of them. In the US where antibiotics use in cattle is up to 16 times higher, public perceptions around antibiotic use on dairy farms has indicated that consumers would be willing to pay a premium for products from animals that had been raised without antibiotics – and would be leery of self- and third-party verifications schemes for milk1.
The AHDB spokesperson we contacted agreed that ‘it is probably true that some consumers may be unaware of the low levels of antibiotics used on-farm in the UK’. They added: “All milk buyers, processors and retailers have been working and are continuing to work alongside Medicine Hub to speed the rate of data upload in a hassle-free and efficient, effective way.”
1Public perceptions of antibiotic use on dairy farms in the United States
Published: 14 January 2021, Journal of Dairy Science

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CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Escapade Custom, which provides custom logo cycling products for North American bike retailers, and other organizations, has launched a new website that its says will better serve its customers while providing faster service.
SANTA FE, N.M. (BRAIN) — Bicycle Technologies International is now shipping its 2014 parts and accessories catalog. This year's catalog has grown to 1,296 pages representing over 300 brands, and it's being shipped earlier than at any time in the company's 21-year history.
LEXINGTON, S.C. and FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (BRAIN) — Hawley has signed on with Catlike to be the Spanish helmet brand’s exclusive U.S. distributor.
EUGENE, Ore. (BRAIN) — Wheelmaker Rolf Prima has appointed Uncommon Communications as its public and media relations agency. Uncommon will oversee all public and media communications in addition to a product review program.
DUARTE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Cycleurope France, a member of the Group Grimaldi of Sweden, is Dahon's new distributor in France.
Weehoo bicycle trailers have been on the market for three years.
PHILADELPHIA (BRAIN) — Advanced Sports International has added three new staffers to its product staff: James Winchester as its Fuji lifestyle product manager, Chris Dietrich as Fuji mountain product manager, and Curt Davis as ASI-Asia director of product and engineering.
GRATON, Calif. (BRAIN) — Matt Fritzinger, the founder of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, has formed Zinger Pacific Consulting, a consulting business focused on helping start-ups and young companies.


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TELUS has released their iPhone 6s pricing on two-year terms.
Here’s how to setup your iPhone with Wi-Fi Calling on Rogers.
Bell has released their iPhone 6s prices on 2-year terms.
Rogers has released its iPhone 6s contract pricing.
Rogers and Fido have launched their iPhone 6s landing pages head of the device’s launch later this month.
TELUS has launched an iPhone 6s landing page allowing potential customers to pre-register for the device.
Suretap, a mobile wallet developed by Rogers, has announced a new virtual prepaid MasterCard.
If you’re a Desjardins customer, Rogers has a new promo targeting you with some bonus perks.
Rogers and Bell have the best wireless network in Ottawa, says RootMetrics.
Bell has made some changes to its monthly plans to match Rogers’ Share Everything+ Plans.
Videotron’s Unlimited Music program violates the principles of net neutrality, consumer groups say.
Telus, Bell and Rogers locked in a tight race for the top spot in network performance in Winnipeg, according to RootMetrics’ report.


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Environment Ministry Expects Producers to Reduce Waste 30% by 2030
"We hope that by January 1, 2030, the manufacturers can reduce at least 30 percent of the waste of their products and packaging," director of waste management at the ministry, Novrizal Tahar, said.
He delivered the statement during a discussion at the Indonesian Pavilion at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26), which was monitored online here on Thursday.
The establishment of the roadmap is in accordance with the Minister of Environment and Forestry's Regulation Number 75/2019, which regulates waste reduction by producers in the manufacturing, food and beverage services, and retail sectors, he expounded.
Some materials such as plastic, aluminum, paper, and glass will be replaced with easily biodegradable and recycled materials, he said.
In addition, another regulation has been issued to encourage producers to recollect their packaging, in collaboration with waste banks or recycling centers, he informed.
The ministry has received 31 roadmap plans for 2020-2029, 24 presented by the manufacturing sector and the remaining by the retail sector, he said.
The director said that the ministry has left the roadmap to the manufacturers to let them improve their innovations and the creativity of their products.
The ministerial regulation has banned the use of products and packaging that use certain non-environmentally friendly materials, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic and polystyrene, by January 1, 2030, he added.
"The regulation is a point of no return. It is mandatory," Tahar said.
The Indonesian government has set a national target of reducing 30 percent of waste and handling 70 percent of the waste by 2025, as the waste management sector is included in the five sectors targeted for reducing carbon emissions.
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San Jose, Calif. – Jan 5, 2016 – RW Garcia, the family-owned-and-operated leading maker of artisan corn-based snacks, announced today that Kai Mitchell has joined the growing company as the Director of Sales. In her new role, Mitchell will be responsible for sales team leadership, driving revenue, and will also contribute to marketing and business strategy.
“I am thrilled to join the RW Garcia family as they look to further expand their very successful business,” said Mitchell, who brings to her new position more than two decades of experience as a buyer in the grocery category. “It is a special family and a special company. Their commitment to creating delicious and healthy snacks in a sustainable, thoughtful way is inspiring.”
Based out of the San Jose, CA corporate office, Kai will be primarily responsible for developing sales strategies aimed at increasing product distribution in new markets, while further building awareness and consumer availability of the RW Garcia brand.
“We are very excited to welcome Kai to the team,” said Margaret Garcia, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing for RW Garcia Co. “Her extensive experience in the natural food market is a great fit for our goal to expand business worldwide.” said Margaret Garcia, RW Garcia’s co-founder and vice president of sales. “The increasing demand for healthy snacks has lead us to expand our innovative gluten free snack line, and I’m confident that Kai will play a vital role in increasing our distribution channels domestically and internationally.”


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Regardless of your political views, there appears to be a change in attitude toward manufacturing in the United States. For some time, the importance of domestic manufacturing has been much maligned as something of the past rather than of the future. America developed a post-manufacturing service-based economy. In reality, strong manufacturing jobs were replaced by imported goods and service jobs.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average hourly wage in textile manufacturing is approximately $20.06 an hour in a textile mill, $16.93 in a textile product mill and $17.87 in apparel manufacturing. Those are significant wages compared to wages in the service jobs that many were forced to pursue after losing textile jobs.
The good news is that if the promise of reduced regulation and reduced tax burdens come to pass, the industry can continue or even accelerate the recent investment trends.
Energy costs, an important factor in industry growth, may further be reduced and influence future global investment in U.S. manufacturing.
In building a manufacturing company and investing time and money, it also is encouraging to think the government might support your work rather than discourage your efforts.
Is manufacturing dirty, unsustainable and old? Or is it the core of a strong economy, providing good jobs and striving to drive technology forward?
The president-elect has had the responsibility of making a payroll, he understands the regulatory environment and knows how to navigate the tax code.
Good tax policy and meaningful regulation lowers the barriers to investment, expansion and economic growth. Industry needs to be regulated — no doubt — but fair regulation
with regulators that understand the consequences is imperative.
Whether or not it is just window dressing, U.S. manufacturers seem to have embraced green and sustainability trends. Strong consideration is given to new facilities, processes and facility upgrades. A sustainable supply chain is supported by consumer interests — driven by market forces rather than government regulation. The same can be said for U.S.-manufactured goods. It would appear “Made in the USA” currently matters.
International trade is another matter. Without becoming protectionist, will the administration focus on fair trade and application of current trade law focusing on enforcement? Time will tell.
The effect of healthcare benefits on manufacturing has been a major cost center, while workers struggle with high deductibles and narrower care selections. Can the new administration deliver on fixing the system and lowering costs?
The year 2017 will be a new environment for US textiles and manufacturing in general. Innovation continues, investment continues, and if economic growth can take hold,
new opportunities can take hold.
Over the years, U.S. textiles have survived, and in some cases thrived. Let’s see what 2017 delivers.


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Did you know that the gaming industry ranks second as target for the top 500 cyberattacks in the world? eSports are an ever-growing phenomenon, clearly representing the rise and influence of the digital world in our lives. According to Newzoo’s “eSports & Live Streaming Market Report,” this industry is expected to exceed $1.38 billion in revenue by 2022.
Although competitive gaming has long been present in Asian countries, such as South Korea, in recent years this market’s demand has skyrocketed. However, whether you are a professional gamer, a casual gamer, or the parent of a video game-obsessed child, if you do not have protection for your devices, you are at risk of being a victim of some sort of cyberattack. With proper protection, you can stop hackers before they become a problem.
Given that eSports are a different market, the gaming industry is an attractive target for cyberattackers. Not all gamers are professionals – some choose to play while streaming their experience on livestream platforms like Twitch and YouTube Gaming – but all parties are constantly exposed to heavy losses due to DDoS attacks and other security threats.
Attacks on the distributed network are usually referred to as distributed denial of service (DDoS). Unlike other types of cyberattacks, DDoS attacks do not attempt to breach a security perimeter. In fact, their goal is to make a website and its servers unavailable to users.
According to Lumen Technologies’ quarterly DDoS report, online gaming received 13% of the top 500 cyberattacks. Therefore, in the framework of International Internet Day, we share some actions you can adopt to prevent attacks and keep yourself safe from risk:
- Use strong and unique passwords: one of the easiest ways to protect yourself is to make sure your passwords are different across all platforms. If you wish to go beyond, you can update your passwords once a month just to increase your protection.
- Take advantage of additional security and privacy options when available: this can be a two-factor authentication to ensure that the user claiming to own the account can easily confirm this.
- Download only from trusted sources: avoid third-party attachments, illegal downloads, and cheat codes; initially, they may seem like a good idea, but the consequences outweigh the benefits promised.
- Manage your gaming profiles: today, gaming profiles should be treated like normal social networking profiles and feeds. Don’t reveal personal information that you consider sensitive. You can decide who can or cannot see your gaming activities.
Many of the risks faced by online gamers a few years ago are still the same risks they face today. The gaming industry must embed cybersecurity into software, hardware, and networks, with stronger authentication and other security controls to make it harder for attackers to gain access.
As a gamer, if you want to avoid facing cyberthreats you should learn about security practices you can implement before it’s too late.
Video games should be fun, a way to relax, let off steam, and reduce stress. However, we should acknowledge that games are already part of the overall threat landscape. Make sure your information is safe from harm, both in the digital world and beyond.
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Wahlburgers, Mall of America
Mark Wahlberg raised a glass of red wine while at Bloomington, MN, USA’s Wahlburgers, Mall of America in May 2018.
Mall of America
In April 2017, Sarah Michelle Gellar said the rides here were “Making shopping fun” and that the Mall of America is “My kind of mall.”
SMAAASH, Mall of America
Sarah Michelle Gellar had the “BEST time” when she went go-kart riding at SMAAASH, Mall of America in March 2017 and said, “I came in second, but in my defense, I lost to a local and it was my first time. And did I mention it’s a two level track?!?” She recommended, “I mean all this AND shopping? . . . If you get the chance you HAVE to go.”


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I think now we know Domino’s (the kings of meaty pizzas) has bowed down to veganism, we can safely assume that this food “fad” is not going anywhere anytime soon, as some previously predicted. In fact, I have a feeling the future is green. And hey, if it’s green, better for the planet and still tastes like a Domino’s f*cking pizza, then what’s to moan about?
Aside from my waistline.
Pizza giant Domino’s Pizza has confirmed that they will be releasing a meat and dairy free pizza at some point in 2020, to accommodate vegan pizza lovers. The news comes shortly after Domino’s trialled a vegan pizza called the ‘Vegan Supreme’ in selected stores, which was clearly successful, ’cause the as yet unnamed vegan pizza is set to have a permanent spot on the menu next year.
Domino’s confirmed the news in an interview with Tyla:
“We have been working hard to perfect a vegan recipe with the unmistakable taste of Domino’s fresh dough and cheesy goodness.”
The pizza giant added that they are not yet ready to confirm a debut date, as they are still working on the perfect recipe for customers:
“We’re not quite there yet, but vegan pizza lovers shouldn’t have to wait much longer.”
Vegan food actually blows my mind a bit.
I’m not vegan, but like many, I’m trying my best to be a little bit more conscientious about how much meat I’m consuming.
To be honest, if the Government suddenly decided that the whole nation had to go vegan for the sake of the planet, I wouldn’t care. Why? Because we now have things like ‘not-zzerella’ sticks and chicken nuggets that aren’t actually chicken nuggets. The other day, I actually ate some smoked salmon that my vegan friend told me was made entirely from carrot. CARROT. I had no f*cking idea.
Honestly, the vegan food industry is blowing my mind right now. Here’s something other vegan treats you can indulge in while you wait for Domino’s to change your life.
There are three flavours available and they are smooth orange, caramel and sea salt, and caramelised hazelnut; all of which have been approved by the Vegan Society, whoever they are. Presumably some kind of society of vegans. Anyway, you can read more here.
Possibly the only story to get more coverage than Brexit this year was Greggs’ announcement that they would be releasing a vegan sausage roll. After about three months I found a Greggs that actually hadn’t sold out by 8am and I can now confirm that they are pretty special. Just make sure it is a vegan sausage roll before you take a bite out of it, yeah?
Then of course there was the release of KFC’s vegan chicken sandwich, ‘The Imposter’. I’m pretty sure this one was just witchcraft, ’cause it tasted exactly like chicken. I don’t even think the Colonel himself would know the difference with this one.
Domino’s, if you hons could fix up a vegan version of your Texas BBQ pizza (stuffed crust, obvs) in your little pizza lab, I’d love you forever.
Images via Getty, KFC, Galaxy, Greggs
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Thanks to the ever flowing stream of leaks, we now know what the Galaxy S23 series could cost in India. Samsung is yet to reveal any details on the Galaxy S23 series but leaks have spared nothing for us to wait for.
We already know what the phones will look like, we know what they will pack inside, and we also know what they will cost in global markets.
If you were wondering what these phones will cost in India, you needn't worry anymore. Samsung seems to be spicing up the prices of all the models this year to make the iPhone 14 worry.Based on a report from GSMArena, we get to have a fair idea of what all the three models of the Galaxy S23 will cost in India.
Note that these are not the official prices and hence, you should wait for Samsung to reveal the real deal before you make your purchase plans.Read more on tech.hindustantimes.com


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MacBook Pro and Air 2016 will reportedly have a new Thunderbolt Display that will equip both Apple gadgets with 5K resolution.
According to Christian Daily, this will boost the said devices to both have 5120 x 2880 pixels.
The rumored display is yet available right now. However, its reported fall unveiling has led to speculations that it will already be integrated onto the newest models of the MacBook Pro and Air that will be released before the end of 2016. ?
The Thunderbolt display is expected to work seamlessly on both Apple devices since they will carry the AMD RX Radeon 400 graphics cards that are already scheduled for immediate release.
The same report also stated that the MacBook Pro 2016 will be positioned as Apple?s high-end gadget. The MacBook Air 2016 will supposedly be repositioned as an entry-level device.
Both upcoming products of Apple have been making news these past couple of weeks.
There have been reports that the MacBook Pro 2016 lineup will be the Cupertino-based company?s ?most significant upgrade ever.? According to Cult of Mac, renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities detailed that it will be thinner, lighter, and will carry a Touch ID and an OLED display touch bar. The premium laptop will also boast of faster Skylake processors and will have Apple?s personal virtual assistant, Siri.
As for the MacBook Air 2016, the lightweight laptop will reportedly finally sport a Retina display. This is in line with the recent phasing out of legacy non-Retina MacBooks over the past couple of weeks. The Air model is also the only remaining MacBook that still does not carry the said functionality.
Aside from these two laptops, Apple fanatics are also looking forward to the unveiling of the tech giant?s other new devices, such as the iPhone 7, Apple Watch 2, iPad Air 3 and iPad Mini 5.
For updates on the latest Apple devices, keep following The BitBag!


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Technology systems provider Sabre has revealed an unknown attacker infiltrated its widely-used reservations system and accessed sensitive user payment information.
Sabre is a multinational technology company that provides solutions to the travel and tourism industry. Its customer list in Australia includes Virgin Airlines, and globally Hertz, Etihad, and Singapore Airlines, among others.
In a quarterly filing with the US SEC, first spotted by Brian Krebs, Sabre revealed an "instance of unauthorised access to payment information" contained within a subset of hotel reservations processed through its SynXis Central Reservations platform.
It claims 32,000 hotels across the globe use the hosted inventory management platform.
The technology company said it had asked FireEye's forensics unit Mandiant - which helped clean up the infamous Sony hack - to help with the investigation, and law enforcement has been notified.
It provided no other details of the breach.
Sabre told customers it had "shut off" the unauthorised access and there was no evidence of continued activity.
"There is no reason to believe that any other Sabre systems beyond SynXis Central Reservations have been affected," it said in a statement.
"Our Sabre hospitality solutions customers are being notified of the investigation with a commitment to keep them informed.
"Consistent with our steadfast commitment to providing world-class security for our solutions and support for our customers, we have dedicated internal staff and independent cyber experts to complete this investigation as quickly as possible."
The disclosure follows the revelation of a similar breach at the Intercontinental Hotel Group, which last month said at least 1200 of its properties - which include brands like Holiday Inn - had been affected by malware installed at PoS machines by attackers to steal card credentials.


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The decriminalization of retail theft in cities across the country has taken place amid a long-term nationwide increase in shoplifting. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce now is calling for help from the federal government, but a more efficient way to protect businesses exists—if prosecutors and officials will follow it.
Officials in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Baltimore, Chicago, and Philadelphia have either explicitly told police not to arrest people for shoplifting or have systematically declined to prosecute the charges. Progressive politicians have assured the public that shoplifting is not on the rise, but high-profile videos—a man on a bike in California pedaling out of a drug store with a bag full of stolen loot, organized crews in New York targeting upscale stores—suggest criminals have gotten the message that they can steal with impunity.
Statistics corroborate these accounts. The National Retail Federation, which represents large national chains, reported that 75 percent of its members have experienced increased retail thefts recently. Shoplifting is costing these stores an average of $719,548 per $1 billion in sales. Small shops, from mom-and-pops to neighborhood bodegas, have been hit even harder. A survey from business.org found that daily shoplifting nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021, and that almost 90 percent of stores have experienced some shoplifting, with clothing and electronics among the most popular items stolen and almost one-quarter of stores experiencing shoplifting daily.
Some small-business owners are raising prices to compensate for their losses. Some larger stores are spending on private security. CVS is closing 900 stores across the country. When visiting urban areas, it’s hard to miss the boarded storefronts and “For Lease” signs in once-thriving commercial districts.
Finally, the business community—which has, at times, adopted a reformist position on criminal justice—is beginning to defend itself. On March 29, the Chamber of Commerce sent a plainly worded letter to Congress, the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the National District Attorneys Association. Noting the toll that retail theft takes on businesses, the Chamber requested that Congress enact federal legislation to deter shoplifting and the resale of stolen goods, encouraged stiffer penalties for retail theft, and demanded that shoplifters be held criminally responsible.
The Chamber merits praise for calling out what is happening to its members—but its plea is misdirected. It’s not Congress, or federal prosecutors’ offices—designed to handle major crimes, such as terrorism, corruption, and drug cartels—but local prosecutors to whom the Chamber should be appealing. Local prosecutors have the authority and capacity to address retail theft. Unfortunately, the local progressive prosecutors who refuse to enforce shoplifting laws are not members of the National District Attorneys Association, which generally includes traditionally minded prosecutors. Instead, the progressive prosecutors have huddled together in their own echo chambers, such as the organization Fair and Just Prosecutions.
If the business community wants to see the law enforced and criminals held to account, it should put its money where its mouth is. George Soros made a series of effective investments that helped get progressive prosecutors elected in big cities—George Gascón in Los Angeles, Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, and Kim Foxx in Chicago. If American businesses want protection, they should donate money to promoting law-enforcing prosecutors. It’d be a good investment for their bottom line—and a first step in restoring order and justice to U.S. cities.
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GDP fell 0.2 percent in February: Statistics Canada
May 2, 2011
By The Canadian Press
Real gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.2 percent in Canada in February after enjoying a 0.5 percent increase in January, according Statistics Canada.
The federal agency says manufacturing and, to a lesser extent, wholesale trade were the main sources of the decline.
The decrease in manufacturing resulted in a 0.6 percent decline in goods-producing industries. Service-producing industries were essentially unchanged overall.
Statistics Canada said increases in retail trade, professional and financial services, as well as in the public sector, were offset by decreases in wholesale trade and transportation services.
Manufacturing was the main sore point. After a 2.5 percent increase in January, manufacturing production fell 1.6 percent in February, with 16 of the 21 major groups decreasing.
Although the reduction was broadly based in both durable and non-durable goods, manufacturers of motor vehicles and associated parts, down 7.5 percent; machinery, down 3.3 percent, and fabricated metal products, off 2.7 percent, recorded the largest decreases. Wood-product manufacturing increased, however.
Meanwhile, Statistics Canada said wholesale trade fell one percent in February following four consecutive monthly increases, while retail trade was up 0.6 percent, mainly due to increases at clothing and accessories stores.
The finance and insurance sector grew 0.2 percent during the month, while construction edged up 0.1 percent as both non-residential building construction and engineering and repair work advanced.
Mining, oil and gas extraction was unchanged in February, with advances in mining (up 0.9 percent) and in support activities (up 2.1 percent) offset by a 0.4 percent decline in oil and natural gas extraction.
Residential construction was also unchanged, as drops in single dwellings and renovations were offset by increases in other types of dwellings.
“Following six consecutive monthly increases, the output of real estate agents and brokers decreased, reflecting a reduction in sales of existing homes in all provinces except British Columbia,” the agency said.
With the declines in manufacturing and wholesale activities, truck transportation also decreased in February, and there was also a reduction in pipeline transportation of natural gas, as both domestic production and exports fell.


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The new Android 4.3 update promises to be a boon for longtime Nexus 7 users plagued by the crippling slowdown the slate runs into after months of use.
PC Advisor reviews the 5 best BlackBerrys you can buy today.
Research In Motion Limited, now doing business as BlackBerry, shipped about 1 million BlackBerry Z10 smartphones during its fiscal fourth quarter.
With the release of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, the company once known as Research in Motion has staked its future on an ambitious bet: that it could craft a new "mobile user experience" that would, by itself, prove a strong attraction for buyers.
Apple makes more from its iTunes and accessories than its rivals make from selling mobile phones, a new report has revealed.
The newly rechristened BlackBerry delivered on its promise to breathe new life into an aging, iconic product line, but it still faces an uphill battle in a market dominated by Apple's iPhone and devices based on Google's Android operating system.
BlackBerry has unveiled its completely new mobile operating system and launched two new smartphones but the revamped devices won't hit Australian shelves until sometime in March, it was revealed today.
Google's desirable Nexus 4 smartphone will apparently go back on sale in the UK today at 3pm.
In a keynote that was rife with technopop music and contrived videos -- and woefully short on details -- Research in Motion launched two new smartphones in its bid to restore its fortunes in the smartphone market.
RIM has unveiled its highly graphical, touch-oriented Peek and Flow user experience in a bid to regain its lost relevance
Apple has released iOS 6.1 for iPhone and iPad, the latest version of its mobile operating system.
The key to Research in Motion's success in the business markets lies not with IT groups or even business users, but with consumers, according to analysts looking ahead to Wednesday's announcement of RIM's new BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
Speculation, rumors, and hopes about the upcoming BlackBerry 10 launch next week have sent Research in Motion's (RIMM - Nasdaq) stock price soaring.
Research in Motion is at CES this week talking up BlackBerry 10, the company's smartphone refresh set to debut January 30. Despite five years of floundering behind Apple's iPhone and Google Android devices, RIM is generating interest in BlackBerry 10...
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Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices have been infected with a malware that appears to mine cryptocurrency. This was reported by XDA Developers, which has found the test APK with the package name ‘com.google.time.timer’ on these Amazon products, that has been popping up and disrupting video playback as well.
According to the XDA Developers report, the malware is known to appear through a ‘test’ app, that pops up over the screen, and continues to slow the system. As a user continues to use the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick through any device, the ‘com.google.time.timer’ package stops the device’s regular operation, and autostarts itself, following which it executes a malware similar to the ADB.Miner malware. Through this malware, the test APK uses the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick’s processing power to mine for Monero through CoinHive.
The ‘total’ app will not only drain the system’s power, but it will also make other apps tougher to use. Users have also been found having troubles with the UI, as the pop-up continues to appear over the screen, according to the report. From user accounts, it appears as if the malware originates from sideloaded apps, many of which hold pirated content. Also, it is tough to find under the application list, or the application management settings. In that case, users can consider the ‘Total Commander’ app from Amazon’s App Store to locate the malware.
Since Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick both work on a network that is shared between Android devices, it is likely that this test APK will also infect them. To prevent this, users who experience the problem on any one of their connected devices must consider a factory reset for all devices, whether or not they are infected by the malware.


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Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Dongfeng Venucia revealed that it achieved new record-breaking monthly sales with deliveries of 17,000 vehicles in January, jumping 21.8% over the previous year. The new models released in January will be the sales driver. The terminal sales of the Venucia D60, T70 and T90 reached 5,689 units, 5,307 units and 5,167 units respectively in January.
According to Dongfeng Venucia's plan, the company will release a variety of products in 2018. In the second half of 2018, the automaker will release an all-new small-size SUV to further enrich its product lineup. At the same time, Dongfeng Venucia will see the most face-lift models in 2018, during which four models will be wholly upgraded.
In the future, Dongfeng Venucia will release six new models, covering sedans, SUVs and MPVs. By the end of this year, it will release an all-new SUV model and will also launch a seven-seat large-size MPV in the future, aiming to achieve balanced development.
When it comes to NEVs, Dongfeng Venucia will deploy in NEV segment within this year. In 2019, the automaker will release a quantity of new energy vehicle products. Two or three new NEV models will be launched in 2019, including sedans and SUVs.
Dongfeng Venucia now has 252 first-tier 4S stores and 159 second-tier dealers. In the future, the dealership network will be continuously enlarged. With dealership network expanded in third- and fourth-tier cities and even in towns, Dongfeng Venucia strives to have its dealership cover all regions in China.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection last weekend removed some of the shipping containers that had been blocking northbound vehicle lanes at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry since the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and opened seven lanes for travelers as opposed to the maximum of five that had been available since November.
CBP said it closed the lanes in response to attempts by asylum-seeking migrants to reach U.S. soil by rushing the port. Following the closures, traffic bottlenecks at the port during peak holiday hours had led to wait times that reached eight hours or more during the first weekend of January.
In the weeks since the closures, the federal government began implementing a program in Nogales known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, which sends asylum-seekers back to Nogales, Sonora to await their court date in the United States.
In a statement emailed Monday in response to a request for comment on the re-opened lanes, a CBP spokesman said: “The situation is being closely monitored by port management, and operations will adjust as needed. CBP is committed to the safety of all travelers and its personnel.”


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The GrowNYC greenmarket offers fresh produce, dairy, eggs, and baked goods at the privately owned waterfront green space.
As city eateries scramble to reopen for outdoor dining following months of state-mandated closures, some restaurant owners claim city transportation honchos are adjusting outdoor dining guidelines on the fly -- while threatening heavy fines for noncompliance.
Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna announced via Instagram that the business will continue but they will not be part of its future, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reported.
Official unemployment has reached levels higher than the Depression, restaurants that fueled rise of cities such as Brooklyn may not come back, and Jack the Horse Tavern is for sale.
It opened in 2014 and was part of a mini empire of Greene Grape businesses on a two-block stretch of Fulton Street, including a grocery and wine shop.
Insurance companies have been refusing to pay claims, pointing to virus exclusions written into policies, according to our sister pub Brooklyn Paper.
With long lines at grocery stores, Marine Park Hardware is seeing an uptick in sales of the locally produced sauce, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
One couple offering free meals specifically aims to feed laid-off restaurant workers.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others are calling for the government to suspend payments of all kinds, including rents, mortgages, loans, payroll taxes, sales tax and utilities.
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For those in maintenance professions such as electrical and plumbing, 72-year-old W.W. Grainger Inc. has been a longtime giant in parts and supplies. With 220,000 parts in its voluminous catalogs, it's only natural that Lake Forest, Ill.-based Grainger would put itself on the Web.
You still can thumb through the thousands of pages in the catalogs that create a formidable tower when stacked one on top of another. Or you can search a CD-ROM through the mounds of specifications. But ultimately, the Internet is the perfect place for time-harried service personnel to find exactly what they want with minimal effort.
So thought Grainger's chairman and CEO, Richard Keyser. Grainger launched its first Web site in 1996.
But even with $4.5 billion in sales, being a pioneer has its costs. With the bills for site construction and advertising mounting, the company made a strategic move to combine one of its sites, OrderZone.com, with Internet startup works.com Inc. of Austin.
The new economy is prompting alliances among traditional and not-so-traditional companies. To stay competitive, companies are staking out financial territory in other companies.
"Strategic partnership investments are made because of the synergies that the large company can realize," says David Gerhardt, president of The Capital Network, an Austin organization that helps technology entrepreneurs connect with investors.
"Often, the investing company is usually larger and has established channels to the customer, and the investee company has a nice offering that can be sold through that channel. Also, the investee company may have some technology or tools that help sell more of the investing company's products."
In the case of works.com, Grainger took a 40 percent stake in the Internet startup -- and gained access to purchasing services for small and medium-sized businesses. Meanwhile, works.com absorbed OrderZone.com and inherited its 75 employees.
Other partnerships -- in which one company invests in another -- are consummated for purely financial reasons.
"The public equity capital is not as readily available as it was in March of this year," says Louis Kokernak, senior equity strategist for Austin-based Martin Capital Advisors LLC, referring to the decrease in the number of companies going public.
Still other relationships, such as the one that bound two Austin companies -- Hoover's Inc. and Intellifact.com Inc. -- are forged because both companies' products and services are complementary.
For an undisclosed amount, Hoover's Inc. acquired a minority interest in Intellifact.com at the end of February to become a preferred provider of corporate information in Intellifact's vertical markets.
"While Hoover's is somewhat in the same space as we are and they were on our long-term strategic horizon, they approached us last year for exploratory talks," says Patrick McClear, president and CEO of Intellifact.com.
"We have 31 online business communities that Hoover's information fits in with nicely. It's a really good relationship because we both benefit."
Part of the deal included Hoover's CEO, Patrick Spain, taking a seat on Intellifact.com's board.
What's next in the partnership? Intellifact.com is expected to close on a second round of funding in mid-August.
Online bookseller Barnes & Noble.com Inc. also has paired up with an Austin company.
In May, Barnes & Noble.com acquired a minority stake in local Internet startup notHarvard.com Inc. as part of a $26 million second round of funding led by Austin Ventures. Barnes & Noble.com views notHarvard.com's "eduCommerce" product as a natural extension of its offerings. Customers now have access to a free online education resource called Barnes & Noble University.
Gerhardt says: "Barnes & Noble has a lot of books. NotHarvard.com has the courseware that requires books to help fill out the educational offering. That kind of partnering is the real motivation for companies to stake in another."
Although the David-and-Goliath relationship that works.com and Grainger created is based on strong financial incentives for both parties, it isn't so much one of shoring up cash reserves. Grainger needed a solution that put the future of its purchasing Web site into the hands of an expert -- in this case, works.com, which specializes in refining the purchasing process over the Internet with a customer profile that resembles Grainger's.
Martin Neath, president of works.com and co-founder of Tivoli Systems Inc., says 99 percent of his company's customers are companies with 25 to 1,000 employees. Of Grainger's 2 million customers, 70 percent are companies of the same size.
When works.com CEO Bo Holland was introduced to OrderZone.com's Daniel Hamburger and other officers from Grainger's online effort, Holland said simply: "We'll either be great collaborators or great competitors." In fact, Hamburger and Neath now share the presidency of works.com.
For Grainger, the recent relationship with works.com hasn't had a direct effect on the price of its stock -- the price of one share now is roughly half what it was this time last year. However, Grainger is alleviated of the burdens of developing a Web site.
Grainger's investment included a $21 million payment to works.com. In return, works.com gave up one of its seven board seats to Grainger.
For works.com, the partnership fell right into its strategic marketing plan.
"For our partners, we look for companies with a well-established brand, a large customer base and a complementary product line," Neath says. "Expect to see similar relationships develop with us down the road a bit."
EMILY SOPENSKY is an Austin-based freelance writer.


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The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against
In its complaint filed in a Washington district court, the FTC detailed how parents reported individual bills of up to hundreds of dollars in charges after their children purchased virtual goods while playing games or using applications downloaded from Amazon's Appstore. These charges, according to the FTC, were made without the informed consent of parents, leading to thousands of complaints since Amazon implemented in-app purchases in Nov. 2011.
"For years, despite the very real consumer issue, Amazon often allowed children to run up unlimited charges without their parents' knowledge or permission," said Jessica Rich, director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, on a conference call. Rich said that the FTC will be seeking refunds for consumers on all unauthorized purchases, where products ranged in price from 99 cents to $99.99, as well as changes to how Amazon can bill its customers for in-app commerce.
The FTC's lawsuit will be an undoubted headache for a company that prides itself on its customer-first ethos and has worked to streamline online commerce, especially on mobile devices. That was all but apparent last month when Amazon announced its first mobile phone, which CEO Jeff Bezos demonstrated with a host of apps and games to spectators at an event in Seattle.
After recently revealing that it was under investigation by the FTC, Amazon denied wrongdoing and expressed an intent to oppose any possible complaint. In a letter to the commission published by The Next Web last week, the company maintained that it's improved the in-app buying experience over the last two-and-a-half years and had responded promptly to refund requests from disgruntled customers.
"In-app purchasing was and remains a new and rapidly evolving segment, and we have consistently improved the customer experience in response to data," wrote Amazon's general counsel. "We believe the Commission should promote that kind of iteration on behalf of customers."
With its lawsuit, the FTC, despite on-going negotiations with Amazon, clearly thinks that the Bezos-led company hasn't done enough to inform its consumers. In her statements Monday, Rich noted that unauthorized charges with in-app purchases have become a common issue for technology firms running app stores, pointing to
Legal experts noted FTC lawsuits, like this one involving Amazon, were rare and that most corporations in similar situations often opt for settlements. Last week the FTC also sued mobile phone service provider T-Mobile for allegedly cramming bogus charges on to consumers' bills.
"The principle we're announcing today is that you need consumers' informed consent," she said. "This applies to everybody in this marketplace... It’s an age-old principle that we’re emphasizing today."
Amazon keeps 30% of revenue from all in-app purchases and maintains in policies that all sales are final and non-refundable. The company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.


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Whenever you see a report such as this one, published today in the Wall Street Journal, you should ask yourself who the source might be and why he or she might be providing the information.
So, let’s consider the story. According to "people familiar with the matter," Facebook Inc. is close to choosing between Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to sell ads for the social networking service outside the U.S. What’s more, "these people say," in a related negotiation, the winner of the international ad sales partnership is expected to buy a minority stake in Facebook as part of a financing round.
What else? Well, there’s this:
Microsoft and Google are both pressing hard this week to land the deal, with top executives including Microsoft Vice President Hank Vigil and Google Vice President Tim Armstrong traveling to Facebook’s Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters for negotiations. A Facebook decision could come as early as Wednesday. The New York Post earlier reported that a Facebook deal announcement was expected within the next day or two.
The authors of the story also write that the companies involved have discussed a Facebook in the range of $15 billion. They’ve "discussed" it, mind you, not agreed to it.
And that’s the piece to this puzzle. Reading between the lines, it would seem that Facebook, or an investment banker associated with the company, is the source of this story. The objective of leaking this information to the Wall Street Journal is to put pressure on either Microsoft or Google (or both) to either acquiesce to Facebook’s valuation demand or to provide commensurate value by cutting a sweet advertising deal.
Facebook is not exactly naive in its dealing with the news media and the blogosphere. As pointed out elsewhere in the Wall Street Journal today, "every time a news story surfaces about someone buying or investing in Facebook, the social-networking site’s valuation climbs."
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New Zealand’s Minister for Racing, Winston Peters, has outlined his expectations for the country’s new Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA), saying that he anticipates the body leading the national horse racing industry to sustainable growth.
Austrian gaming giant Novomatic has reported a 1.8% year-on-year fall in revenue for the first half of its financial year, with changes to gaming regulations in core markets such as Germany and Italy blamed for the decline. This led to significant increases in depreciation and amortisation, which drove down profit for the period.
PlanetWin365 operator SKS365 has been issued with a tax inspection report claiming that it owes €124m to the Italian authorities, having failed to declare significant revenue generated in the country's regulated gambling market.
A new study into the potential risks and rewards that would arise from Norway’s current gambling monopoly being replaced by a regime allowing offshore operators into the market has concluded that such a move could see problem gambling rise. This could also result in funds generated by Norsk Tipping for Norwegian society fall by as much as NOK1.3bn.
GVC Holdings remains confident that the business will be able to withstand potential regulatory headwinds across a number of its key and emerging markets, and believes it will see little change to German operating conditions.
GVC Holdings has revised its full year profit projections upwards for the second time this year after the operator’s online and European retail growth helped offset a weaker performance from its UK retail arm.
Clarion Gaming, the parent company of iGaming Business, has partnered SiGMA Group for a new Asian gaming event under the ICE banner. The event will take place from 7 to 9 June next year, at the SMX Manila in the Philippines.
The New South Wales (NSW) Government has set out plans to conduct a study into the effectiveness of existing responsible gambling measures in the Australian state and consider ways to better protect consumers from gambling-related harm.
Gauselmann Group’s Merkur Sportwetten subsidiary has begun its overhaul of the recently-acquired Polish betting and gaming business Totolotek, with a number of enhancements made across retail and digital channels.
Pentasia’s 2019 edition of its Ambitions survey reveals that new technology and markets are key motivations for candidates seeking pastures new in the igaming industry, while learning beats earning for a majority of respondents.


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The new iPhones do something remarkable: They leapfrog last year's models in every measurable and meaningful way while rocketing to the top of the smartphone performance wars. In other words, if cutting-edge technology, high-end style and top-notch build quality are important -- and for most buyers considering an iPhone, they are -- the new iPhones hit all the marks. They also provide a stable platform with regular and predictable annual updates, so the OS fragmentation that's seen as an issue with Android devices is less of concern for iOS devices.
That may not be enough to tempt Android owners to jump ship, but the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus certainly give current iPhone owners enough new features to consider upgrading -- even if they bought a new iPhone last year.
Every year, Apple is tasked with one-upping itself. Some years represent more of a jump than others; this may be one of the best.
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Now though with the release of the latest version of iCloud for Windows, Windows users can generate strong and unique passwords for all of their accounts regardless of whether they're currently using Apple or Microsoft's operating system.
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As Apple's latest pro model iPhone support both formats, adding them to iCloud for Windows makes a lot of sense as users will now be able to view and edit photos and videos shot using them on their desktop PCs.
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Miami is a vibrant place where there’s so many new things going on it can be hard to keep track. Luckily we’re here to help with the latest Miami news, restaurant openings, shop launches and hip new nightclubs as well as anything else we think sounds interesting. Want to know what’s new in Miami? It’s all here…
Miami has no shortage of spots for beer lovers to celebrate National Beer Lovers Day on September 7th.
Labor Day weekend in Miami is the hottest place to celebrate before summer ends. Take in the beaches, parties, dining, concerts, events and more over the 3-day weekend from September 2-4, 2023.
The World’s Largest Cruise Line is Set to Become the Club’s Main Partner and Official Vacation Partner
If you are looking for the best events in Miami this September, look no further.
Mana Tech, through its program's initiative Base Miami, is thrilled to announce the selection of 16 high-potential companies chosen for the second edition of the Miami Immersion Week program. This edition had over 140 applications, which led to 73 1:1 interviews with...
24-hour parties set to take place from Thursday – Sunday at Miami’s iconic Club Space throughout III Points weekend
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August 23rd is National Cuban Sandwich Day! Explore where to get the classic Cubano and gourmet twists on this Miami signature sandwich for the food holiday.
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2018 Subaru Ascent SUV Revealed in New York
The company’s first three-row ute will go on sale later this year.
Subaru has been working hard to refresh their lineup and bring about a rejuvenated feeling for the brand. First, they treated the Impreza and Legacy models to significant changes with a new Crosstrek following shortly after, and now they've debuted their first three-row SUV for the American market, aptly named the Ascent. It'll go on sale later this year badged as a 2019 model and is expected to be a high volume seller for the manufacturer as it fits the bill perfectly for the U.S. demographic.
The crossover combines everything that Subaru does so well. With a lifted center of gravity providing extra ground clearance, it'll be able to climb over all the rough stuff, especially with the standard all wheel drive system. Adventurous styling and rugged materials find their way into the Ascent as well, promising for a ready-when-you-are attitude.
The Ascent will be built upon the automaker's new SGP (Subaru Global Platform) architecture. This is big news for the brand as it is looking to shift many of its future models to ride on the SGP, and it seems to be off to a good start. Improved dynamics should aid the driving feel of the ute while still serving as a versatile tool to the rest of Subaru's lineup.
Perhaps most notably, the car will be powered by a brand new 2.4L turbocharged Boxer engine -- a first for Subaru. This is in attempt to stray away from six cylinder engines throughout Subaru's lineup, putting efficiency and fuel economy at the head of things.
Sized to match competitors like the Honda Pilot and Mazda CX-9, the Ascent is certainly big. It measures out to 204.7 inches overall, providing plenty of girth for its seven-passenger seating. It's significantly larger than the Forester and taller than the Outback, putting it at a sweet spot that Subaru's been lacking.
More details are soon to be released on the 2019 Ascent including pricing and sale date, so check back once we hear more on the practical crossover. Expect to see a model that is closer to production-spec in the future, toning down some of its more extreme features.


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To Waterloo, Ont.’s Finline Technologies, which recently launched its new MMDS broadband wireless solution for the service provider market, telecommunications analyst Iain Grant has some simple advice: Go South, young company.
“MMDS is much bigger (in the United States) than it is (in Canada),” explained Grant, a managing director at The Yankee Group in Canada in Brockville, Ont.
What that means, Grant said, is that Canadian service providers looking to buy an MMDS (multi-point multi-channel distribution service) solution will likely buy whatever U.S. service providers are already buying because the unit costs will be lower.
For its part, Finline said it is looking to market its wireless technology world-wide. Dubbed Trilogy, the system uses MMDS frequencies in the 2.5 Ghz to 2.7 Ghz range. In Canada, where much of the spectrum was only allocated last March, Look Communications is the only notable service provider offering MMDS-enabled services, including digital television and high speed Internet.
The drawbacks to Look’s technology, observers say, is that MMDS is a shared-access frequency. That is, though Look may offer high Internet download speeds in the 10Mbps-level, it can often be spread out to hundreds or thousands of customers.
Finline’s Trilogy unit offers the potential for similar problems. Despite providing a healthy 30Mbps download speed, each Trilogy unit can also handle up to 2,000 modems. A user then could conceivably be stuck struggling along with Internet speeds as low as 15Kbps.
Finline’s president and CEO, Einar Fiskvatn, said his company has made measures to make sure this never happens.
“Thirty Mbps downstream service pertains simply to one sector of a system solution,” Fiskvatn said. “A supercell may consist of up to 12 or more sectors (equalling 360 Mbps). And obviously in a multi-cell configuration we can almost exceed any capacity that is required in a high-density area. It could be way beyond a gigabit.”
Trilogy also allows service providers to offer up to 16 tiers of service, ranging from telephone-line speeds of 64Kbps to 2.56Mbps. Finline says the cost of installation is approximately $800 to $1,200 per customer in a medium-density area with 10,000 to 20,000 customers.
Since its release in October, Finline has signed on to deploy the technology in Jamaica, and is having talks with companies in Japan. Fiskvatn said the company believes there is a potential market in countries outside North America where wireline infrastructure was never developed extensively outside the major urban areas.
Grant said the company may encounter a catch-22.
“The problem (with marketing in less-developed areas) is, if you have to pay your rent next quarter, you have to go out there and really seed demand,” Grant explained. “So yes, in theory the demand is larger, in theory the demand is more lucrative, but in practice it takes longer to tap.
“In Canada, there is less money on the table, and it’s dog-eat-dog (competition). On the other hand, the market is clamouring, saying ‘Please sir, may I have some more?'”
One of the unique things about Trilogy is that it was equipped to provision telephony services, along with digital television and Internet services. MMDS service providers have until now been stuck reselling other company’s long-distance services.
Fiskvatn said with Trilogy – which uses the guaranteed quality of voice over ATM rather than voice over IP – a wireless service provider can now step up to compete against the other local exchange carriers.
Grant agreed, noting that a company’s ability to take customers away from another service provider is enhanced if they have a voice solution.
“The fact that we all have voice services, and that the substitution of one voice service for another is relatively simple, that becomes an important ingredient,” Grant said. “What you have to look at as a last mile provider is a suite of services. No one service is going to ring your chimes or cash register. But if you start (selling) a suite of services, you start looking at a potential (revenue) per household in the hundred dollar range.”


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Pressure Washers Direct Adds New Shark Gas Pressure Washers
Superstore Now Offering New Shark Gas Pressure Washers
BOLINGBROOK, IL (June 22, 2011) - Today PressureWashersDirect.com, a leading online power washer retailer, is expanding its Shark pressure washer offering with the inclusion of three new Shark professional gas pressure washers.
"These new Shark gas pressure washers are all professional quality models," said Bill Mikenis, resident product expert at Pressure Washers Direct. "Each unit is equipped with an extremely durable weld-less aluminum frame and a commercial grade Honda engine."
PressureWashersDirect.com is an online superstore specializing exclusively in power washers and power washing accessories. The store offers more than 300 models of pressure washers from nearly two dozen leading national brands.
Pressure Washers Direct announces the new shark gas pressure washers and the 2011 shark gas pressure washers. The product experts chose the new shark gas pressure washer based on sales history and customer reviews. Read recommendations on the new shark gas power washers from the experts who work with them every day.


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Team India’s jersey for the upcoming T20 World Cup has been unveiled by MPL Sports, the official kit sponsor of the Virat Kohli-led side. The jersey has been revealed during an online event conducted by the BCCI and apparel brand MPL Sports. The new navy blue jersey will be sported by Virat Kohli and his boys in the upcoming T20 World Cup and international match thereafter. The jersey is made up of iconic Team India colors of Blue and Orange.
MPL Sports had become the official kit sponsor of Team India in November 2020 after BCCI’s contract with American sports brand Nike expired. After securing the deal with the BCCI, MPL Sports immediately caught the attention of cricket enthusiasts in India as it launched a kit for the Men in Blue that was inspired by the 1992 Cricket World Cup jersey.
India, the inaugural T20 champions, secured a direct place in the Super 12 round of the upcoming ICC event courtesy of their superior rankings. India is all set to start its T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 24. India will play its next game against New Zealand on October 31. The T20 World Cup was originally scheduled to be held in India but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the BCCI decided to move the competition to the UAE. The final match of the tournament is slated to be held on November 14.


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Taiwan’s foreign minister urged Vietnam to compensate companies hurt by this week’s violent riots even as waning protests prompted several manufacturers to restart production in the country.
“We’re asking that the Vietnamese government protect the personal safety and property of Taiwanese people, punish perpetrators and compensate losses,” David Lin, Taiwan’s minister of foreign affairs, said at a briefing in Taipei yesterday. Vietnam’s representative to Taiwan, Bui Trong Van, said at the same conference the country would “handle properly” the issue of compensation.
Attacks on foreign-owned factories on May 13-14, following China’s placement of an oil rig in Vietnamese territorial waters, left two people dead and at least 129 injured, halting production lines and causing Chinese workers to flee the country. The resumption of operations by companies including Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. and China Steel Corp. have eased some fears that the riots would crimp global supply chains and hurt the Southeast Asian nation’s economic growth.
“Shares of Taiwan companies affected by the rioting may rebound as production resumes, but they may be under pressure by end of June as investors watch the impact on second-quarter earnings,” said Simon Liu, a Taipei-based vice president of Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co., which manages about NT$300 billion ($9.9 billion) of assets, including shares of Formosa Chemicals & Fibre and China Steel. “It looks like the conflict between China and Vietnam won’t resolve any time soon. You don’t know if frictions will pop up now and then.”
Shares of Formosa Chemicals & Fibre slipped 0.6 percent to NT$71 yesterday. China Steel fell 0.4 percent to NT$25.15.
The two companies are among several Taiwanese manufacturers that restarted factories.
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre President F.Y. Hong said in a telephone interview that the company had restarted textile plants that were shut May 14. Hong said he expected Vietnamese operations for the Taipei, Taiwan-based company would return to normal by month-end.
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd., a supplier to Nike Inc. and Adidas AG, said it had restarted production in its Vietnam factories, which account for about a third of its total output. Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Eclat Textile Co., footwear manufacturer Feng Tay Enterprise Co. and garment maker Makalot Industrial Co. also said they had resumed operations.
‘Back to normal’
“Everything is back to normal,” said Jerry Shum, a Hong Kong-based spokesman for Yue Yuen. “We’ve been given strong indications from the Vietnamese government that they will see that order is restored in due course.”
Vietnam’s dong had the biggest weekly decline since last June. The currency fell 0.31 percent to 21,165 per dollar yesterday, the most since the five days to June 28, according to prices from banks compiled by Bloomberg.
Even as some firms resumed operations, parts maker Haitian International Holdings Ltd. said it had halted manufacture in its Vietnam factory from May 14. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the iPhone assembler which is the biggest unit of Foxconn Technology Group, said it would suspend operations for three days “out of concern for workers’ safety.”
Vietnam has “urgently” ordered industrial parks, economic zones and provincial governments to take action to protect investors and the property of foreign-invested companies, Planning and Investment Minister Bui Quang Vinh said in a statement yesterday, adding that losses caused by violent protesters is “unfortunate.”
The minister blamed the violence on a few “extremists” and said about 300 participants would be prosecuted. The government would take “drastic actions to quickly stabilize the situation, and protect foreign companies’ property and help businesses resume normal operations in Vietnam,” he said.
China “strongly urges” Vietnam to take action to deal with the aftermath of the riots, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jianchao told Vietnamese officials after talks in Hanoi yesterday, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in statement posted on its website today.
Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh expressed regret for the loss of lives and property of Chinese nationals and said the country will continue to make “all-out efforts” to protect the safety of Chinese nationals and organizations and stop all violence, according to the statement.
“What we want to see now is how the government will manage to control the damage,” Le Dang Doanh, an economist and former government adviser, said in a phone interview in Hanoi. “The damages here include losses to foreign companies, which had to shut down, and the country’s loss in terms of its reputation.”


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A regulatory filing today reveals that several top executives at Google are getting 30 percent hikes.
The base salaries of Patrick Pichette, chief financial officer; Nikesh Arora, president of global sales; Alan Eustace, senior vice president of engineering and research; and Jonathan Rosenberg, senior vice president of product management, will all increase in 2011 to $650,000, up from $500,000. They are also eligible to earn bonuses of up to 250 percent of their base pay based on job performance.
CEO Eric Schmidt and co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will all continue receiving $1 per year.
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From a retail marketing perspective, it’s important for retailers to understand there can be widely varied online shopping behaviours within a city.
The percentage of online shoppers can be quite different in one part of a city from another. Even at the product level there can be huge differences in what customers prefer to buy from one neighbourhood to the next.
So having that information is critical for retailers in making decisions of what products to sell and even where brick and mortar locations should operate – and what that physical store experience will look like.
ClickSpend, powered by the J.C. Williams Group, is an essential new resource for retailers that reveals which products consumers prefer to buy online. But it also reveals differences within cities themselves and what products consumers are buying in those markets – and where.
A recent retail report by ClickSpend and Environics Analytics indicates there can be major differences in the concentration of online shoppers even within a specific market area.
“Absolutely. Take an example like Toronto. There’s certain types of categories where ecommerce is strong in certain segments of the city,” said Michele Sexsmith, Senior Vice President and Practice Leader with Environics.
“There’s 14 different categories of expenditures that we’ve been able to provide the online and the offline spend. And there’s a lot of variability between those individual categories.”
There’s no doubt the trend in the retail industry in recent years is for ecommerce sales increasing as a percentage of total retail sales. And ClickSpend has also found that there’s a great deal of variability across the country between different cities.
But it has also found that variability within those cities as well.
Why is that important? Can it give retailers information on where online shoppers are more likely to live in a city?
“It totally depends on the category,” said Sexsmith. “So if we look at something like electronics we’ll see that the suburbs are surprisingly strong for ecommerce whereas looking at another category of expenditure can be more of a bricks and mortar type shopper in those areas. It totally depends on the category of goods and whether one part of the city is going to be high or low.”
So how do retailers adapt to that data in terms of their physical stores, knowing where the online shoppers are located and what they’re buying? How can they use that data for their physical stores?
“If they’ve got an existing physical store that’s located in an area that has a lot of ecommerce activity for their category they’re going to need to change that experience within the stores. So they’re starting to experiment with these types of things. It’s those areas that would be the perfect pilot areas in order to start testing all these experiential types of retail,” explained Sexsmith.
“They need to change that retail store to provide that reason for that shopper to come in and understand the brand, to take advantage of what that store staff knows about all the products and services – things they wouldn’t be able to get purely from looking at their websites. These are the areas that are primed for getting that deeper dive and understanding more about and testing new concepts in order to get ecommerce buyers coming back into those stores and also personalizing that experience at that store level that’s going to be highly relevant for the future.”
She said this is really the only database in Canada that provides this comprehensive perspective on the market. It’s the gold standard in terms of methods in understanding potential in this retail environment where Amazon is continually taking a bigger piece of the pie.
“It gives retailers that insight and perspective to be able to understand what’s happening in their local area and to understand why store performance is changing year over year,” added Sexsmith.
According to the most recent Statistics Canada report, retail ecommerce sales reached $2.3 billion in November, accounting for 4.2 per cent of total retail trade. On a year-over-year basis, retail ecommerce increased 20.1 per cent, while total unadjusted retail sales rose 1.1 per cent.


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Gamesys Group plc and Push Gaming forge new partnership
B2B gaming supplier, Push Gaming, has signed a partnership with top UK operator, Gamesys Group plc in a content deal which will take its entire suite of titles live with the operator’s roster of brands.
Under the agreement, Push Gaming is set to integrate titles such as Joker Troupe, Jammin’ Jars and its latest hit release, Mystery Museum, directly into Gamesys’ network via the supplier’s UKGC-licensed platform.
Recognised as one of the UK’s most popular operators, the supplier’s latest deal is set to incorporate Gamesys casinos, including JackpotJoy, Monopoly, and Virgin.
Push Gaming’s catalogue is highly sought after by UK players, with the supplier live across the majority of tier one operators, including GVC, The Rank Group, and William Hill.
Commenting on the deal, Fiona Hickey, Head of Sales at Push Gaming said: “Partnering with companies that share our values is of the utmost importance to us, and Gamesys’ reputation for delivering high-quality entertainment makes its brands the perfect home for our cutting-edge games portfolio.
“Our slots are designed to entertain players, and striking deals with top-tier partners, such as Gamesys, is testament to our ever-increasing popularity with players from all around the globe.”
Christel Marioni, Commercial Relationship Manager at Gamesys Group plc, added: “Offering the ultimate gaming experience to our customers is what has kept us in the vanguard of the UK gambling industry, and we’re thrilled to be joining forces with Push Gaming.
“With such a diverse and innovative slots portfolio, we know our customers will be delighted with the latest addition to our top-tier offering.”


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Disneyland has officially opened -- to those with sought-after reservations -- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, offering new rides, goodies, and for the first time in the Anaheim theme park, alcoholic drinks.
Nearmap, a location content provider, is giving fans an aerial view of the progress of construction from the beginning to completion.
The company began doing flyovers early in the construction process, and snapped the latest aerial views in May 2019.
If you want to check out even more photos of costumes, merchandise, adult-only beverages and more, check out this brand new gallery.
And to read details on the coming Marvel-themed land due to open at California Adventure -- complete with a microbrewery -- check out this story here.


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To celebrate its upcoming Boutique opening in the UK, an exclusive Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Bronzo Panerai model will be sold by auction online.
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Mar 31, 2016 7:31 PM by News Staff
California Gov. Jerry Brown says he will sign a bill creating the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect by 2022.
Brown plans to sign the bill Monday in Los Angeles, saying the measure approved Thursday by the Legislature proves again that California can get things done and help people get ahead.
The increases would start with a boost from $10 to $10.50 on Jan. 1. Businesses with 25 or fewer employees would have an extra year to comply.
Brown says the bill raises the minimum wage in a careful and responsible way.
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The Lamborghini Miura introduction at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show was indeed a tough act to follow, let alone surpass, but Lamborghini did just that five years later. At the ‘’71 Geneva show, the marque unveiled both the higher-performance Miura SV and its eventual successor, the Countach.
A Lamborghini Miura, vintage Porsche, McLaren 675LT, Ford GT and BMW M1 are among the highlights of Gooding & Company’s 2020 Scottsdale Auction. This year’s auction features 170 vehicles.
An unrestored 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S is coming to market from a primarily single-family ownership. It is going up for auction in London on Thursday, October 24th, and expecting to fetch between $1 to $2 million.


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Google will completely get rid of plastic in its phone boxes starting in 2025 The competition between smart phone developers in the United States is not limited to the devices they provide, but also extends to preserving the environment, as it is considered one of the most important promotional points that companies rely on because of the know-how and the high awareness that American citizens have towards this issue.
Google, and its contribution to preserving the environment, decided to move to completely dispense with any plastic materials in its phone boxes beginning in 2025. The American company already relies on a lot of cardboard in the process of packaging, but it still relies on some plastic such as parts for wrapping the connections, The charger and the external packaging of the phone and the box, which is what Google aims to get rid of by 2025. Google is also seeking to rely more on recycled plastics and on materials that can be recycled to represent 50% of the materials used in the manufacture of its products by 2025. The American company has already confirmed that the latest Pixel phones Likewise, Nest devices were made entirely from recycled materials, with the percentage of recycled plastic at last reaching 70%. Google, in parallel to its previous efforts, is trying to obtain UL 2799 certification, which indicates that the company does not produce any waste that is thrown into garbage bins because it is recycled and used again.


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BombAppromotion offers effective marketing tool for mobile application developers who have a limited budget for their app promotion campaigns. Establishing long-lived success is important for apps striving to break through into the mainstream. Yet, we appreciate […]
Mark Briscoe, a mobile developer focused on a wide variety of applications, has recently announced release ofHome Fitness — Bodyweight Training Challenge app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. Unlike many other exercise programs found today on […]
Mobile World Congress started the weekend with press conferences from Samsung, Sony, LG and Motorola. But all eyes were at a 17-year-old device from the deep past. HMD Global presented new version of their legendary mobile phone Nokia 3310. […]
Here is a detailed list of 10 most recent Mobile Market statistics which will help you better understand the state of the mobile industry in 2017.


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Universal Guardian Q1 2007 Results and Investor UpdateUniversal Guardian Holdings, Inc. Press Release
FlashlightNews.org - 5/24/2007
Cobra StunLight infomercial call response and cost per call, have been greater than expected.
Universal Guardian's Cobra StunLight
NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. - Universal Guardian Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UGHO), an emerging global leader in non-lethal protection products, integrated transportation and global supply chain security systems, and strategic security services to protect against terrorist, criminal, and security threats to governments and businesses worldwide, provides Q1 2007 results and an investor update.
"We have delivered consistent year over year revenue increases -- from $4.1 million in 2004, $14 million in 2005, $21.8 million in 2006 and we expect to deliver $37 million in 2007," stated Michael Skellern, CEO of Universal Guardian (www.universalguardian.com). "We have consistently narrowed operating losses while investing in research and development of our patented, patent pending products, and integrated asset visibility and security systems, which are now being launched into international markets," added, Mr. Skellern.
"Universal Guardian Services Group expected a $25 million government contract award in late 2006 that was ultimately re-bid and lost to a competitor in late March 2007, resulting in extraordinary mobilization costs that were reflected in our Q1 2007 financial results," stated Kevin Westcott, Universal Guardian's COO. "A significant portion of our G&A expenses in FY2006 and Q1 2007 can be attributed to our Cobra StunLight infomercial development and media costs, the development of our Total Asset Guardian RFID systems (www.tag3.com), as well as mobilization and demobilization costs of Universal Guardian Services Group. To date we have reduced our G&A expenses in each of our business units, and our corporate headquarters by more than $1 million," continued Mr. Westcott.
Since the close of Q1 2007, Universal Guardian Service Group has earned new and expanded contracts including AED for $6.7 million, MPRI for $1.5 million and PAE-HSC for $1.7 million.
"Universal Guardian's products, Cobra StunLight infomercial call response and cost per call, have been greater than expected. However we have experienced call-center capacity issues which have resulted in lower than projected Cobra StunLight™ sales of $157,836 versus our plan of $194,538. Accordingly, unit sales missed plan by 6.3% in Q1," stated Charlie Dey, Universal's Director of Marketing. "We have added a new call center and refined our infomercial, which is now beginning to show marked improvements, and we are confident that we can deliver more than $7 million in infomercial sales in 2007."
Universal Guardian Systems Group launched its subscription-based TAGeasy™ e-commerce Department of Defense (DoD) RFID system at the DoD RFID Summit in Washington, D.C. in April 2007 and has since signed up more than ten (10) new customers and received more than 100 new inquires. Universal's TAGstation™, its web-based RFID portal, has a pilot program scheduled with a major international retailer and planned distribution with a national packaging supplier to industry and government.
About Universal Guardian Holdings
Universal Guardian Holdings, Inc. (UGHO) and its subsidiaries provide a comprehensive range of security products, systems, and services designed to mitigate terrorist and security threats worldwide. Universal Guardian's global risks mitigation group includes strategic and tactical security services, integrated global supply chain visibility and security systems for government and industry, as well as non-lethal and tactical products for law enforcement, military, professional security and consumer markets. Universal Guardian companies features a wide variety of applications that provide cost-effective, end-to-end solutions and critical security services for government and multi-national businesses from operations on every continent.


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Nelson Tasman faring better than most in the latest Quarterly Economic Monitor (QEM) for December 2020 but still in a fragile position
The latest economic figures released by Infometrics for the last quarter of 2020 show that Nelson Tasman continues to fare better than expected in many areas, although the full effects of the nationwide lock down, border closure and ongoing pandemic challenges are yet to be realised in the data.
Posted on Thursday 14 January 2021
After four years as Chief Executive, Mark Rawson is departing Nelson Regional Development Agency to take on a new and exciting role as the Regional Director (Waikato) for Kāinga Ora...
Posted on Friday 20 November 2020
Nelson Tasman reels in surprisingly strong results in the latest Quarterly Economic Monitor for August - September 2020.
The data is demonstrating that Nelson Tasman has bounced back from the COVID-19 lockdown and is doing well on many fronts, but we are still cautiously optimistic for the season ahead.
Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2020
The Nelson Tasman economy has suffered under the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Quarterly Economic Monitor released by Infometrics today.
Posted on Friday 19 June 2020
Project Kōkiri, the region’s economic response collaboration to the COVID-19 pandemic, has just released the “Nelson Tasman Economic Response & Regeneration Action Plan” which outlines the region’s economic strategy and...
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This is exactly how Ultron was born. Tony Stark made the fatal mistake of placing two AIs together, and one devoured the other. But fictional tales of Doomsday aside, Microsoft and Amazon are breaking the norms in the AI industry. Amazon today announced that Alexa and Cortana will work together on certain devices. The story was first reported by the New York Times.
So, users using Amazon’s Echo or other Alexa-powered devices will also have access to Cortana now. For those using Alexa, they can say “Alexa, open Cortana”, while Cortana users will say “Cortana, open Alexa”, to use either assistant. It’s not exactly clear how the assistants will work with various devices, but reports say Microsoft and Amazon have created skills for each other’s devices.
Furthermore, with access to Cortana, Alexa can indirectly be used to read your calendar and other apps. That’s because Microsoft has deeper integration between Cortana and its own apps So, Alexa users can simply ask the voice assistant to bring up the desired information.


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Japanese shipping owner ‘K-Line’ has agreed with Malaysia FPSO owner ‘Yinson’ and Sumitomo Corp., to own and charter FPSO for Marlim II Project, Offshore Brazil
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The Federal Government has said that the trading from e-commerce in the country is estimated to hit $13bn by the of this year even as it targets about $75bn come 2025.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Evelyn Ngige stated this in Abuja at the Second National E-commerce Roundtable Session in Nigeria.
Represented by the Director, Commodities and Export Department (CED), FMITI, Mr Suleiman Audu on Tuesday, Ngige also said this encouraging trend has attracted the entrance of payment service providers in the e-commerce market.
She noted that the Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment has prioritised e-commerce as a major programme that would play a critical role in the promotion of commodity trade especially, with the current realities of the unprecedented global pandemic.
Ngige said her ministry was open to collaborating with any organisation that would support the development of the e-commerce ecosystem in Nigeria.
She also expressed optimism that the stakeholders’ engagement would provide a new frontier for e-commerce businesses to thrive in Nigeria as a tool for the diversification of the nation’s economy.
According to him, the second edition of the e-commerce roundtable session will consolidate on the achievements of the first session and align discussions to current realities especially in the impact of Covid -19.
She said the advent of Covid-19 has turned global attention to the importance of e-commerce in the conduct of businesses around the world