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Wholesale price of onion fell by 17 per cent to Rs 18.21 per kg in the last two days at Nasik in Maharashtra, the major producing region in the country, due to low demand.
On February 1, the wholesale price stood at Rs 22 per kg at Lasalgoan in Nasik, Asia's largest wholesale market for onion, as per the data maintained by National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF).
Prices today fell to Rs 18.21 per kg in Nasik despite fall in supply of the key kitchen item. In Delhi too, wholesale prices have declined by Rs 4 per kg to Rs 21 per kg in the last few days.
Traders attributed the moderation in prices to low demand compared with previous few days. The buying was more last week in anticipation of further rise in prices.
Onion production is expected to be close to last year's level of 174 lakh tonnes even as total area under the crop is down by 10 per cent this year.
The government is a watching closely the price movement of onion both in wholesale and retail markets.


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GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Johnson County prosecutors say a sophisticated credit card skimming operation is now broken up.
Prosecutors say skimmers made in Greenwood were being used in Indianapolis.
Two suspects are now behind bars. Norge Rodriquez-Leon, 36, and Mayara Martinez, 26, of Greenwood, face a felony charge of possession of a card skimming device.
Prosecutors were tipped off the alleged credit card skimming by police in Champaign County, Illinois.
Last month, police executed a search warrant in the 1700 block of Feather Reed Lane. Inside the home, prosecutors say they found plain white blank credit cards, credit card embossing and foiling machines and numerous skimming devices.
"They were making their own devices. They had soldering irons. They had the chips and cables. They were making these themselves," said John County deputy prosecutor Drew Foster.
According to court records, detectives were also able to use a ledger kept in the home to locate where skimming devices had been placed in gas pumps around Indianapolis.
In all, six skimmers were found on gas pumps in Indianapolis. Some of those locations include a Marathon on West Bradbury, another Marathon on Beachway drive and a Citgo on West 16th Street.
Information for 229 credit cards registered to different individuals in several states was also recovered.
"They can do this everywhere. Indianapolis was the closest location, but some of these were from Georgia and South Carolina. This isn’t a local problem. This affects everybody," said Foster.
In addition to their charges in this case, the pair had out-of-state arrest warrants in connection with a continuing financial criminal enterprise.
Police say residents should always monitor their credit and debit cards. Once a person becomes a victim of a credit card skimmer it can takes months to straighten things out with their bank.
"The thing people have to remember is to be vigilant. Look out your credit card every month. Look at your bills and see what you charged," said Foster.
The sentencing range in this case is six months to two and a half years with a presumptive sentence of one year and a fine of up to $10,000.

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SMEs should be ‘counting on two numbers’ for a bullet-proof EU result - a 55% majority and a 60% turnout - says forex firm
Vote: SMEs should 'hope for the best and plan for the worst'
A lukewarm result in the referendum would be disastrous for small and medium-sized firms, according to Jeremy Cook, chief economist of foreign exchange company World First.
He said: 'The only two numbers that matter are 55 and 60 – 55 is the minimum majority needed for a decisive outcome and 60 is the percentage turnout required for that majority to be bullet-proof.
'If there is a 55 per cent majority to remain on a 60 per cent turnout, we can expect a sharp rebound for the British economy, exchange rates and for the small and medium-sized businesses that we work with as a UK and global currency broker.'
And his advice to firms was to 'hope for the best and plan for the worst'.
He predicted that a strong vote to stay would encourage firms to increase their capital spending and expand, and that sterling would rebound by 2-3 per cent.
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Mocked as Uncool, the Minivan Rises Again
DETROIT — Could driving a minivan, the ultimate embodiment of the suburban family vehicle, ever be considered cool?
The automakers are trying mightily to persuade us.
In marketing campaigns featuring heavy-metal theme songs, rapping parents, secret agents in cat masks, pyrotechnics and even Godzilla, minivan makers are trying to recast the much-ridiculed mom-mobile as something that parents can be proud — or at least unashamed — of driving.
Toyota led the effort early last spring with a campaign for its Sienna model that features a self-indulgent couple rapping about rolling through the cul-de-sacs with their posse of kids in their “Swagger Wagon.”
“The stories we heard were, ‘I just don’t want to be seen in a minivan. I don’t like being the soccer-mom joke or feeling like I’ve given up all trace of my identity to be a parent,’ ” said Richard Bame, Toyota’s national marketing manager for trucks and minivans.
Other automakers have jumped on the theme, too. For example, in a series of ads that began this fall, Honda claims its 2011 Odyssey “beckons like no van before.” One spot deploys a song by the metal rockers Judas Priest to awe a grocery-toting father with the van’s capabilities. In another, a couple seeking a romantic night out finds an Odyssey with rose petals spilling out of the sliding doors, chocolate-covered strawberries in a cooler compartment and a fire crackling on the rear-seat video screen.
Chrysler, which invented minivans in 1983, plans to offer a high-powered version of its 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan, aimed at fathers, which it has nicknamed the “man van.”
And Ford Motor, which stopped making minivans in 2006, is jumping back into the game with the diminutive C-Max. The seven-passenger vehicle is about two feet shorter than the Odyssey and Sienna and offers high-tech features like sensors that allow drivers to open the rear liftgate simply by waving a leg under the bumper.
Ford calls the C-Max a compact “people mover” and hopes its European design will make the vehicle practical for families without the unflattering “minivan” label. “Many are hard pressed to notice it has sliding doors. That wasn’t by accident,” said a Ford spokesman, Said Deep.
Having spent recent years making minivans more child-friendly through amenities like dual-screen entertainment systems and reconfigurable seating, the automakers are now focused on making them more appealing to adults, especially men, who have shied away from the vehicles and their connotations. Nearly every minivan sold in the United States has been redesigned in 2010 to offer flashier looks, more advanced technology and a sportier ride.
Making a minivan seem hip might be a stretch, but the new marketing efforts seem to be paying dividends, although the vehicles remain a small niche of the auto market.
The Toyota Sienna spots have become a Web sensation. The original ad drew more than 7.8 million views on YouTube, and the term “swagger wagon” — coined by the actor playing the father, Brian Huskey — has been adopted by some parents as a generic term for minivans.
Analysts credit the Toyota campaign with helping to increase sales of the Sienna by 18.5 percent through November — double the industry average for minivans and a rare bright spot for Toyota, whose overall sales have been flat since bad publicity over product recalls.
Sales of the Honda Odyssey are up 42 percent since October, when the 2011 model and new ad campaigns were introduced.
Colin McGraw, who has three young daughters and is expecting a fourth child in March, bought a 2011 Odyssey after discovering that most crossovers, which provide the capacity of a sport utility vehicle or minivan but are generally smaller and have four hinged doors, offered less cargo space and lower fuel economy.
“Minivans just make more sense for families,” said Mr. McGraw, a software consultant in Castle Rock, Colo. “They’re easier to get kids in and out of.”
At the Weymouth Honda dealership near Boston, the general manager, Jason Tobias, said the new Odyssey, with a bold new exterior that has been described as ugly in some reviews, has been gaining fans rapidly. Each one arrives on the lot already sold, and there is a waiting list for the top-end Touring Elite trim level, which sells for more than $40,000.
“With the new design, I think that it’s changed a lot of people’s opinions,” Mr. Tobias said. “So many people used to say, ‘I’ll never drive a minivan,’ and then, guess what? It’s called children.”
Chrysler just started shipping the updated versions of the Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan to dealers last month, but their sales rose even before that as Chrysler ramped up its advertising. One of the seemingly nonsensical — and certainly nontraditional — commercials showed suit-clad adults donning cat and mouse masks to prepare for a gang-style fight.
Minivans have a long way to go before coming even close to regaining the popularity they enjoyed a decade ago. They account for just 4 percent of all new-vehicle sales in the United States, compared with 20 percent for crossovers, according to Autodata, which tracks industry sales.
Automakers were on pace to sell about 450,000 minivans last year, a 9.3 percent increase from 2009 but far below the peak of 1.37 million in 2000. And the growth in minivan sales trails the overall domestic auto industry, which grew 11.1 percent through November.
Jack Nerad, editorial director at the Kelley Blue Book, which provides information about vehicles to consumers, said he thought the minivan segment was no longer shrinking. But whether it can grow again depends on how much the automakers can shed the stigma of vans.
“I don’t think anybody can dispute the functionality of a minivan for a family,” he said. “They’re not going to blow you away the way a coupe would, but in terms of what they do, they’re pretty amazing.”
But Chris Cedergren, a partner with Iceology, an automotive marketing consultancy in Los Angeles, said the vehicle would remain a tough sell to shoppers, no matter how well it might suit their needs, because of the image problem.
“Minivans quickly became appliances, and no one wants a white washing machine or a white refrigerator,” he said. “They want something they feel proud of driving, and they don’t want to be embarrassed.”
That’s why Kristen Howerton, a marriage and family therapist in Costa Mesa, Calif., never wanted to own a minivan. She disliked them so much that she titled her popular parenting blog “Rage Against the Minivan.”
“It’s just a symbol of women becoming the invisible, exchangeable mom — the soccer mom — where we all look the same and no longer have a sense of what’s cool,” Mrs. Howerton said.
But last year, she and her husband found that going anywhere with four young children had become impossible. Many of her readers suggested the unthinkable.
After searching desperately for an alternative, Mrs. Howerton gave in and bought a Toyota Sienna. “As much as I was opposed to it initially, it really has made life easier,” she said. “Mobility is more important than any standards I’m trying to uphold in my mind.”


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Mike Verdu is the latest Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) employee to leave the game maker, to establish his own startup TapZen Inc to make games, reports Bloomberg. The TapZen business model is based on the free online gaming started by Zynga. The games are designed for tablets. Zynga has invested $10 million in TapZen and will no doubt receive the benefit. TapZen has a total of six employees. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) will, however, face the user’s retention problem as the new upcoming firms will try to attract the customers of Zynga.
Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) recently has seen the departure of several top line executives who were vital to the growth of the company. Sales dropped, and the shares were deep in red by 67 percent. The employees have been leaving the biggest social game maker to start their own companies.
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“There are a lot of people who left Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) who are still hungry,” said Amitt Mahajan, a Zynga executive who departed in 2011 to start San Francisco-based mobile-game studio Red Hot Labs. “You have a lot of people who say, ‘Hey, I can go do something for myself, and I have all this knowledge to do it.’”
There are approximately four more startup game companies along with TapZen and Red Hot Labs, all started by ex-employees of Zynga. Bee Cave Games Inc., created by Erik Bethke, has introduced “Blackjack Casino.” The other one is JuiceBox Games Inc., started by five Zynga former employees, is looking forward to come up with “Honorbound,” a role-playing game for smartphones and tablets, later this year.
The latest startup TapZen is making games primarily for tablets, unlike Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), which enjoys a wide base of gamers and users for its laptops and desktops games but is finding it difficult to garner a market share in handheld devices like mobile and computers.
Revenue dropped for Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) as users are shifting from desktops to the mobiles. For the first quarter of 2013, users declined 13 percent to 253 million. Revenue in the quarter is expected to be in the range of $225 million to $235 million, a decline of over $260.1 million as estimated by analysts.
Mahajan helped form a group of former executives of Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) called Red Dog Group. The group holds Skype chats and meet once a month to discuss developments. The group’s name reflects Zynga’s logo of a white dog on a red background. Members of the Red Dog Group are discussing how to raise money from investors and how to create a good mobile game. The company is giving training to managers at Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) on how to design games and attract users.
“We’ve all come out of this really strong with the ability to run some companies,” said Roger Dickey, creator of the Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) hit “Mafia Wars,” who left the company in 2011 to invest in startups.


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AI and programmatic – a promising partnership for 2018
Giovanni Strocchi, CEO, ADmantX on how AI and programmatic can be a promising partnership in 2018.
Gone are the days when the concept of AI was chiefly associated with a formidable entity on the brink of world domination, as depicted in sensational sci-fi films gone by. AI has now been adopted across a wide variety of sectors, from healthcare and financial services to retail and entertainment, and with UK spend per household predicted to rise by £2,300 per year, advertisers cannot afford to ignore the power of intelligent technology.
Used correctly, AI is posed to boost productivity up to 40% by 2035 and increase average profitability rates by 38%. So how can advertisers apply AI – in practical terms – to ensure an efficient and effective new year?
Automation just got a whole lot more “automated”
Programmatic burst onto the ad tech scene as the first truly automated method of buying and selling advertising inventory, driving efficiency and scale. But in reality, while algorithms within DSPs have provided a level of automation, manual work is still a reality of everyday campaign optimization. Today, more and more buyers are adding their “intelligence layer” based on first-party data and real-time customer interactions and are using AI “tools” to sift through not just terabytes, but “yottabytes” of data instantaneously. This facilitates real-time optimisation for advertisers without the need for human intervention, freeing up talented creative ops teams to focus on just that – the creative side of their campaigns – ensuring that each and every impression is tailored to provide customers with the optimum ad experience.
Turning blanket marketing into brilliant marketing
Investing in programmatic advertising can seem overwhelming for brands seeking to reach more targeted segments of their audience. But by taking this one step further and combining programmatic with AI capabilities – such as semantic and behavioural analysis – advertisers can now achieve the ideal “1to1” targeting, based on their first-party data and real-time customer behaviours. This allows marketers to glean insight into precise purchase patterns, as well as a customer’s propensity to engage with their brand. Using this digital customer interaction model, advertisers can be sure their messaging will be seen by those most likely to convert, while at the same time being mindful not to bombard other online users with irrelevant messaging – therefore minimising wasted ad spend.
Using intelligence to sustain integrity
With ‘brand safety’ joining the ranks of industry buzzwords following misplaced ad campaigns hitting the headlines earlier this year, it is increasingly clear that simply reaching the right audience is not enough to sustain a healthy brand image. There is a consensus among some advertisers that programmatic can leave their campaigns susceptible to ad misplacement due to a lack of control over where that ad may appear. However, by adopting AI-powered technology such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) – a form of contextual analysis – advertisers can prevent their campaigns appearing alongside misaligned content that could tarnish their reputation in an instant.
The adtech industry has made progress in transforming perceptions of AI from an unknown entity to a powerful digital aide. But there is still work to be done. So, as advertisers begin to assess their programmatic proposition for 2018, now is the time to consider the potential of incorporating machine learning technology into the mix, while allowing creative teams to flourish. Now is the time to really put the AI-programmatic partnership into practice.


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Families will be gathering to celebrate Thanksgiving with lots of good food, football on TV and talk of Black Friday shopping deals.
For families looking to get out of the house during this long holiday weekend, there are many events to choose from that promote holiday spirit.
Following is a roundup of family-friendly events:
Holiday Lights Festival The annual lighting ceremony will take place Thanksgiving evening in the Gene Leahy Mall at 14th and Farnam streets in Omaha. Musical Kids will take the stage at 5:40 p.m.
At 6 p.m., Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert will lead the crowd in a countdown to reveal the 2018 lighting display. Some shops and restaurants in the Old Market will be open before and after the ceremony.
The lighting display will be illuminated from 5 p.m. until 1 a.m. from Thanksgiving through Jan. 6.
Making Spirits Bright Holiday Concert
The Making Spirits Bright Holiday Concert will be performed at 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving in the Holland Performing Arts Center located at 13th and Douglas streets in Omaha.
The free concert, supported by the Mammel Family Foundation, features a special guest vocalist, Mary Carrick, accompanied by the Nebraska Wind Symphony.
Friday is the opening day for Santa’s Magic, an interactive show at the Omaha Children’s Museum with indoor snowfall and characters like elves, the Snow Queen and Snow King, and Santa.
Santa will arrive with the Omaha Fire Department at 10 a.m. in front of Omaha Children’s Museum. The first show of the day will begin at 10:30 a.m.
At the end of each show, children will be able to talk one-on-one with Santa and get their picture taken with him. Multiple shows will be held daily and are included with museum admission. The shows will conclude on Dec. 23.
Christmas at Union Station
The Christmas at Union Station festivities at The Durham Museum in Omaha will kick off with the annual tree lighting ceremony about 7 p.m. Friday.
Activities from 4-8 p.m. also will include live music from Michael Lyon, cookie decorating and holiday crafts, and a visit from Santa.
The holiday cultural trees display also will make its debut. The display, which can be viewed through Jan. 6, showcases how cultures from around the world celebrate the holiday season. Each tree is decorated by a local Omaha cultural group and is accompanied by interpretative text explaining the meaning behind the various decorations and unique traditions of each culture.
Holiday Poinsettia Show
Thousands of poinsettias will fill the floral display hall at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha during the annual holiday poinsettia show.
A 20-foot-tall poinsettia tree will be at the center of the show. More than 5,000 poinsettias in nearly 20 different varieties were grown for the 2018 display. They will be surrounded by a cascade of twinkling white lights, glittering ornaments and model garden trains.
This year’s show theme is “The Year of the Bird,” celebrating 100 years of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The poinsettia show will be on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Jan. 6.
Holiday lighting celebration
Village Pointe Shopping Center in Omaha will host its 15th Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony on Friday.
The Peppermint Elves will be presenting a family holiday concert at 6 p.m. in the Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Amphitheater. Jingle bells will be distributed to children and free hot cider and cookies will be provided.
Santa will arrive by Cinderella carriage at 7 p.m., and led by the Arlington High School Marching Band along with storybook and holiday characters. The parade will start on the west end of Main Street and run to the east before winding back to the roundabout area.
Free carriage rides will be offered immediately following the lighting ceremony until 10 p.m. Santa will be inside the Marcus Theatres lobby after the lighting event.
MainStreet of Fremont Christmas Walk
MainStreet of Fremont will be hosting its annual Christmas Walk on Saturday in downtown Fremont. Downtown businesses will be offering dozens of festive events, entertainment, food and deals throughout the day.
The earliest events on the schedule begin at 7 a.m., with festivities carrying on into the night.
This year will feature a new twist: a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. in the Schweser’s parking lot, featuring a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus and a photo opportunity with live reindeer, kicking off evening events like free rides in a horse-drawn carriage from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the southwest corner of Sixth Street and Park Avenue.
That day is also Small Business Saturday, where shoppers across the country are encouraged to do their Christmas shopping at local businesses. Downtown businesses will be offering a wide array of opportunities to get in the holiday spirit.
For a full list of events, discounts and specials, go to www.mainstreetfremont.org or visit MainStreet of Fremont’s Facebook page.
Holiday history tour
Visitors are invited to step back in time and learn about Christmas time in the Old Market Entertainment District during an Old Market Holiday History Tour.
The tours will be offered from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at 11th and Howard streets in Omaha.
An expert local tour guide will share the vibrant holiday past of the Old Market and downtown Omaha. Among the special things visitors will see is a display of items from a past JL Brandeis & Sons Christmas window. Admission is free.
Scribner Holiday Parade
Scribner will welcome the Christmas season with a variety of events on Saturday.
A soup supper will be served from 4:30-6 p.m. Lighting of the Main Street lights and the holiday parade will be at 5 p.m. in downtown Scribner.
Guests are invited to sign up at businesses for Chamber bucks. The winners will be drawn at 7 p.m.
Santa also will be on hand and there will be a kids’ coloring contest.


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More than half cited reduced demand and possible future lockdowns as major obstacles to restarting day-to-day operations.
On average, businesses said they were at 53% of their full pre-COVID-19 capacity. Customer demand (54%) and possible future local lockdowns (52%) were cited as the top two obstacles to maintaining day-to-day operations. 30% said other business costs, such as rent or salaries, were a major obstacle.
The steep decline in business conditions seen at the start of the pandemic is levelling off, but firms still face extremely challenging conditions:
• Almost half (46%) reported a slight or significant decrease in revenue from UK customers compared to June
• 44% reported a slight or significant decrease in revenue from overseas customers, with 34% reporting no change
• 56% of firms reported a slight or significant decrease in cashflow.
Concerningly, 43% of businesses reported an increase in late payments from customers when compared with the last six months of 2019.
From my perspective it is clear that the UK’s economic restart is still very much in first gear.
Businesses we regularly speak to are grappling with reduced customer demand, an on-going cash crunch, and the potential for further lockdowns during an uncertain autumn and winter ahead.
What is clear is that the Prime Minister’s encouragement to return to workplaces with further updates to business guidance will not be enough on their own.
The time is coming for the government to take radical steps to slash the tax burden around employment to help companies pay valued staff, rather than the Revenue. A major boost to the Employment Allowance, and an increase in the threshold for employers’ National Insurance contributions, should both be in the Chancellor’s sights if he wants to help viable companies save jobs as the furlough scheme comes to an end.
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As a co-owner of Cabo Wabo Cantina, Marco Monroy knew from the very first time he visited Cabo in the late seventies that, someday, it would become a “hot vacation destination!”
Mexico’s Movers & Shakers
Radomir Bojanic started working in the tourism industry by pure accident, but after spending the last 23 years working at the Palacio Azteca Hotel, he says it was the best thing that could have happened to him.
Sit down to a good meal with Chef Tadd Chapman and not only will you notice an immediate appreciation for the ingredients that were used to create it, but of the region where the ingredients were cultivated and the hands that worked to grow them.
In a state where 74 percent of the gross domestic product is generated by tourism, Genaro Ruíz feels honored to have been named Secretary of Tourism of Baja California Sur by Governor Carlos Mendoza.
One of Cabo’s original visionaries, Ron Hatfield has spent more than 20 years creating a lifestyle that has not only set a precedent in Mexico but has been recognized worldwide as an exemplar of the luxury residential resort lifestyle.
As Chief Executive Officer of Vinicola El Cielo in the Valle de Guadalupe, Gustavo Ortega has created a destination that offers a unique wine-tourism experience that is comparable to that found anywhere else in the world.


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LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The country’s leading Airtel Malawi has partnered with Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) in electronic bill payments to their customers.
The development comes following recent reports from the Reserve Bank on electronic money payments hitting a record MK100 billion per day.
This has promoted Airtel pairing utility service provider LWB on a bill payment service option for the Water Board’s prepaid water meter system.
Airtel Managing Director, Charles Kamoto told The Maravi Post through a press statement that the bill payment service will work by allowing LWB customers to make payments on the Airtel Money platform *211# and instantly receive a token, for their prepaid meters in order to access potable water in the city of Lilongwe.
“After Lilongwe Water Board introduced the prepaid water bill system to cater to the evolving needs of its customers, we did not hesitate to integrate the two systems in order to give our customers the chance to conveniently purchase water tokens on the Airtel Money platform and experience more financial freedom with their mobile money wallets,” explained Kamoto.
LWB Chief Executive Officer Engineer, Alfonso Chikuni therefore lauded Airtel Money for bringing convenience to their prepaid customers.
“Now our customers will spend less time on acquiring water tokens as they will now be able to purchase them right from their mobile phones,” Chikuni said.
Lilongwe Water Board is one of Airtel Money’s veteran bill payment partners since the year 2014 and is one of Airtel Money’s 6 utility bill partners in addition to Escom, Blantyre Water Board, Northern Region Waterboard, Southern Region Waterboard, and Central Region Waterboard


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Amazon & Flipkart get govt notice for not displaying ‘country of origin’
The government has asked the ecommerce platforms to explain in 15 days why no action should be taken against them
The government has asked ecommerce giants Amazon and Flipkart to explain in 15 days why there should be no action taken against them for not displaying the country of origin on the products they offer, media reports have said.
The notice issued by the government says the contraventions were punishable under the Legal Metrology Act. However, the notice says that in the marketplace model of ecommerce, the responsibility for the accuracy of declarations lies with the manufacturer, seller, dealer or importer of the goods.
The platforms have also been asked to provide names and addresses of those responsible for the conduct of the businesses.
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Qualcomm Confirms Adding 600MHz Support to the X16 Modem
T-Mobile spent upwards of $8 billion to purchase 45% of the available 600MHz spectrum earlier this month during an auction for the available spectrum. The company has since been tight-lipped over how it would be utilizing these new airwaves to enhance its network. But recently, the company has hinted in its recent earnings call that its first 600MHz-based networks would be rolled out in some areas later this year.
The 600MHz airwaves are opening up due to old TV channels going under, which will likely take 3 years to complete. That means T-Mobile won’t be able to use these new radios in urban areas anytime soon. However in rural areas, especially in the mid-West, the airwaves seem to be largely free and there is an opportunity for T-Mobile to get a leg up on its competition by utilizing these new airwaves.
It should be noted that 600MHz won’t be compatible with any of the existing devices since it requires a different physical antenna. In simple words, the modem on your device must have support at the hardware level in order to access 600MHz waves – which none of the devices available in the market currently has.
However, it appears that T-Mobile has already started working with hardware partners to add support for 600MHz. Yesterday, a Qualcomm spokesman took to Reddit to disclose that the company will add 600MHz support in the X16 modem (found in the Snapdragon 835). However, he declined to comment which OEMs and devices would be the first to hit the market with the new modem.
As this is a hardware change, this means that current revisions of the Snapdragon 835 SoC, such as those found in the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+, will not have 600MHz support. But any new flagship devices coming later this year with a Snapdragon 835 SoC should be ready to work on 600 MHz networks out of the box.
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Graeter’s Ice Cream Returns to Lexington
New Location in Chevy Chase Plaza Set to Open in February 2012
CINCINNATI, OHIO (October, 2011) - Graeter’s Manufacturing Company is pleased to announce their plans to return to Lexington, KY, with the opening of a new retail location at 824 Euclid Avenue. The new store, located in Chevy Chase Plaza, is scheduled to open in February 2012.
“We are ecstatic to be back in the Lexington market,” said Richard Graeter, President and CEO. “Location is critical for us, and we are pleased to have found such a wonderful home for Graeter’s. We look forward to serving our loyal customers in Lexington for many years to come.”
The new store will offer the full line of Graeter’s ice cream and select Graeter’s candies. It will be operated by franchisee Jim Tedesco, who also operates Graeter’s locations in Louisville and Southern Indiana.
“The people of Lexington have not seen a store like this,” said Tedesco. “We are building a premium store to match the premium product – old-fashioned, high-quality Graeter’s ice cream.”
Chevy Chase store hours are Sunday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. For more information, guests can visit Graeters.com or call (859) 341-3005.
About Graeter’s: Graeter’s ice cream is a renowned brand made in Cincinnati, OH, with national prestige that still faithfully uses century-old recipes and methods of production. Graeter’s has perfected the traditional French Pot process, making the world’s finest ice cream just two gallons at a time. The secret recipe of fresh cream and egg custard spun in a French Pot freezer creates an extremely dense and creamy consistency. Liquid bittersweet chocolate is poured in just as the ice cream is finishing, creating Graeter’s signature chocolate chips. Graeter’s has 31 corporately owned stores and generates $4 million annually in online mail order sales. Graeter’s can also be found in more than 4,000 grocery stores in 41 states. Visit www.graeters.com for more information.


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A new class action lawsuit that has been filed in the District Court of Northern California claims the largest tech giant’s ‘private browsing’ isn’t really private after-all.
According to the documents filed, the complaint alleges that, even while ‘private browsing’ is turned on, Google tracks users’ browsing data. When Private Mode (Incognito) is enabled, it still tracks and stores various identifying information via Google Analytics, Ad Manager and many more applications.
The complaint reads, in part:
“Google takes the data regardless of whether the user actually clicks on a Google- supported advertisement – or even knows of its existence. This means that billions of times a day, Google causes computers around the world to report the real-time internet communications of hundreds of millions of people to Google.
Google’s practices infringe upon users’ privacy; intentionally deceive consumers; give Google and its employees power to learn intimate details about individuals’ lives, interests and internet usage’ and make Google ‘one stop shopping’ for any government, private, or criminal actor who wants to undermine individuals’ privacy, security, or freedom.”
The complaint states that whenever a user visits a page opens an app that makes use of Google’s services, the data is still tracked. It is then collected and sent to the company’s servers in California without the user’s knowledge or consent.
The suit seeks to collect $5,000 in damages per user (or three times actual damages, whichever is greater). The class action would be for anyone who accessed a page containing Google’s services without their consent, using a non-Android device in private browsing mode.
Though there may be long battle ahead, the plaintiffs sure have a good leg to stand on. In September of 2019, Google was forced to settle a lawsuit with the US Federal Trade Commission for $170 million for collecting the personal information of children via YouTube.
So it’s not really a stretch to think that the courts could decide against Google in this case.


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Parkson Holdings Bhd
(May 7, RM2.95)
Maintain sell with target price of RM2.20: We reaffirm our “sell” recommendation on Parkson with an unchanged sum-of-parts based fair value of RM2.20 per share.
Local dailies reported that Parkson plans to build stand-alone shopping malls and lease out the net lettable area to improve margins given the increase in rental for its existing leases.
This move is seen as an alternative source of revenue for Parkson to push up its gross margins given the operating pressure faced on multiple fronts. It is said that the group’s costs would be 30% lower if it were to build its own malls.
This news did not come as a surprise as Parkson has already embarked on this route and had expressed its intention to increase mall ownership going forward.
At present, Parkson owns and manages the KL Festival City mall in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. It also owns seven malls in China and one in Vietnam. It is set to build another shopping mall in China, which is scheduled to open in the first half of calendar year 2015 (CY15). It is also set to open a mall each in Cambodia and Melaka in CY17.
We understand that the estimated cost involved in building the three malls is RM2.4 billion – China (RM952 million), Cambodia (RM554 million) and Melaka (RM900 million). The malls will be funded by internally-generated cash.
As at first half ended Dec 31 of financial year 2014, Parkson was sitting on a cash pile of RM3.4 billion, with a net gearing of 0.4 times.
Local dailies had also highlighted that Parkson plans to establish six stores in Johor Baru over the next three to four years. To date, Parkson has a total of 118 stores under its portfolio. It intends to introduce 30 new brands in its China and Malaysia operations by year-end, and to have 100 new brands in China and Malaysia by 2016.
Our earnings per share estimates are maintained for now pending the release of Parkson Retail Asia’s results on May 8, Parkson Retail Group on May 15 and Parkson on May 22.
We believe that China’s earnings remain vulnerable and challenging given its shrinking market share against e-commerce players and new retail malls. — AmResearch, May7
This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on May 8, 2014.
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(Reuters Health) People who eat more protein from plants and less from animals may live longer even when they have unhealthy habits like heavy drinking or smoking, a large U.S. study suggests.
The findings suggest that when it comes to protein, where it comes from may be just as important as how much people eat, said lead study author Dr. Mingyang Song, a researcher at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
“Plants are a better source than animal products,” Song said by email.
“If people do have to choose among animal products, try to avoid processed red meat and choose fish or chicken instead,” Song added.
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CODY — The closing of Yellowstone National Park on June 13 due to flooding caused tourists to scramble for new plans and created challenges for local businesses.
Three of the five park’s entrances have now reopened, helping tourism to rebound and some businesses to recover. But many business owners remain concerned about the impact gas, food and travel prices, and other issues will have on this year’s tourist season.
“The first three days after the flood, we were seeing a thousand people a day through our visitor center,” said Tina Hoebelheinrich, executive director of the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce. “We were probably 50 percent over our normal rate, [but] those crowds have quieted down.”
And the chamber isn’t seeing as much confusion about park closures among visitors.
“We’re just making sure that people understand how much of the park is available,” Hoebelheinrich said.
During the park’s closure, the chamber actively monitored hotels to see where they could steer visitors who needed a place to stay.
“There really hasn’t been a need to go back to monitoring [hotels],” Hoebelheinrich said. “But my insight tells me our hotels do have vacancies.”
Brenda O’Shea, owner of A Western Rose Motel, didn’t have many cancellations during the closure of the park because of her nonrefundable policy.
“But my fellow managers at other properties who do allow cancellations are down hundreds of thousands of dollars,” she said.
Even though the park has mostly reopened, O’Shea is dealing with vacancies.
“I am usually half-booked at this time of the year, if not more,” she said. “But I am now like a tumbleweed blowing in the wind.”
O’Shea is grateful that the park reopened in a timely manner but remains concerned about limited tourism this year.
“With outrageous airline fares, inflated gas prices in Cody and the flood of 2022, it has nearly crushed us and the surrounding areas,” she said. “Of course, I have concerns over the lack of people visiting the area, but that’s Wyoming tourism.”
Local businesses that operate on reservations, such as Wyoming River Trips, did deal with cancellations during the initial closure of the park.
“It’s definitely created a situation where we are accommodating more last-minute reservations as opposed to reservations that are further out in our season,” said Landon Blanchard, one of the owners of Wyoming River Trips. “[But] we are seeing reservations pick back up ... [and] move in the right direction.”
Blanchard, though, isn’t concerned about not having enough tourists this season.
“There’s plenty of people coming through the area,” he said.
While Wyoming River Trips saw a decrease in reservations during the park’s closure, local retail stores such as the Wyoming Buffalo Company saw an increase in visitors.
“The initial closure kept people in Cody for a few extra days,” said Lisa del Valle, owner of Wyoming Buffalo Company. “We saw more tourists [and] gained business during the initial closure weekend.”
She was pleasantly surprised at the quick reopening of the park, but she too has concerns.
“My store has returned to what I expected for the year,” del Valle said. “But it’s my opinion that the traffic is going to be down this year because of gas prices, food prices and an overall wonder about how our country is changing and not knowing what to expect.”
Hoebelheinrich said it will take time for businesses and tourists to adjust to the reopening.
“I know it seems like forever. It’s like we’re living in dog years,” Hoebelheinrich said. “[But] we need to give the system a chance to work.”
And in the meantime, tourists can enjoy Cody’s other attractions.
“For the folks who may have to shift their plans a bit ... we’re so blessed to live in Cody because there’s so much to do here,” Hoebelheinrich said. “If you gave a family an extra day, they literally have 30 choices of things they could do with that day ... [and] that makes it easy to pivot here [in Cody].”
For Blanchard, the park’s closure and reopening have offered local businesses a chance to pivot as well.
“When entire communities and industries are immediately affected by this kind of natural phenomenon, it will ultimately change how local businesses maybe do business,” he said. “For us, it’s making sure we diversify our offerings so we’re not reliant on one stretch of river or one road.”
“It’s moving towards new opportunities so that if stuff like this happens in the future, all of our eggs aren’t in the proverbial basket,” Blanchard added.
For del Valle, dealing with the unexpected is simply a part of operating a business.
“Owning a business is never easy,” she said. “Making adjustments when storms come is just a part of life.”


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NEW YORK — In their war over the color red, both Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent are claiming major victories.
A New York federal appeals court backed the validity of Louboutin’s red-sole trademark Wednesday, but said the French shoemaker would only be able to protect its mark when it comes to red-soled shoes with contrasting uppers.
That caveat gives YSL the right to continue selling its monochrome pump — the shoe that spawned a lawsuit from Louboutin in April 2011 — and it also arguably gives YSL a slight advantage as the case moves back to New York federal court, which will now evaluate YSL’s counterclaims. RELATED STORY: Louboutin Forges Ahead With Trademark Battle >>
In short, Louboutin keeps his trademark, albeit under more restrictive terms, and YSL can keep selling all-red shoes.
YSL attorney David Bernstein called it a “stunning victory” for his client and said the court has “conclusively ruled that YSL’s monochromatic red shoes do not infringe any trademark rights of Louboutin, which guarantees that YSL can continue to make monochromatic shoes in a wide variety of colors, including red.”
In the initial suit, Louboutin alleged YSL violated its 2008 red-sole trademark by selling an all-red pump. Presiding federal court Judge Victor Marrero disagreed, denying Louboutin’s request and instead questioning the validity of the brand’s famous mark altogether. Lawyers for Louboutin appealed that decision just over a year ago.
Although Wednesday’s decision lifts the proverbial monopoly that Louboutin had on all-red shoes, the case also touches on a larger question — namely whether designers can use color as a trademark in fashion.
Brands such as Tiffany & Co. with its signature blue box; Hermès with its orange designs, and Cartier with its red packaging might have come under fire if the court cancelled Louboutin’s mark.
“The two key elements we sought answered were that color can be a trademark in the fashion industry and that our trademark is valid and enforceable — thank God,” said Harley Lewin, lawyer for Christian Louboutin, of the ruling.
That sentiment was shared by designer Diane von Furstenberg. Although she was not speaking on behalf of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, of which she serves as president, von Furstenberg lauded what she referred to as “great news” for Louboutin.
“All I can say is that it makes me have faith in the system,” she offered.
The legal community was a bit more even-handed on the verdict, dubbing the ruling a victory for both sides.
Lawyers pointed to the fact that the court upheld Judge Marrero’s denial of a preliminary injunction to stop the sale of the all-red pump, while simultaneously questioning his reading of how color is used as a trademark in fashion.
Judge Marrero had argued that no one should have a “monopoly” on a color, instead of examining whether the public associates red soles with Louboutin. That association, called “secondary meaning,” is vital in trademark cases, and the appeals court noted that the judge overlooked that tenant.
“Judge Marrero went way off the reservation with the last opinion,” said Susan Scafidi, director of Fordham University’s Fashion Law Institute, who underscored that Wednesday’s verdict provides a guideline for Marrero to view the rest of the case. “This decision is the equivalent of sending him a checklist. The legal community and fashion lawyers may have thought he had been getting bigger than his robe. This decision may have trimmed it back down to size.”
Setting that aside, Scafidi said the two parties would likely settle the matter out of court before proceeding further. Still, there is a chance that Louboutin and YSL will face off in court, as the case gets kicked back to Judge Marrero, who will now evaluate YSL’s counterclaims. In those claims, YSL seeks cancelation of Louboutin’s mark on the grounds that the Trademark and Patent Office awarded the trademark fraudulently. Proving that will be “extremely tough,” said Gibney Anthony & Flaherty partner Brian Brokate, who is an expert in intellectual property law.
“Still, I definitely think YSL has the advantage,” he said, remarking that YSL is now essentially the plaintiff, as the counterclaims are all that’s left to settle. “I’ve seen this before where one party bites off more than it can chew.”
Brokate was quick to point out that the appeals court did put in a unique provision in its order that would allow it to take over the case following any concerns over Marrero’s decision. Normally, this would require another long appeals process.
“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” Brokate said. “Clearly, the Court of Appeals is very interested in this issue and they want to see if something occurs outside the scope their opinion. But at the end of the day, I don’t think today’s verdict changes anything. It certainly confirms most of what we already knew, which is that a color can function as a trademark.”
In yet another fashion show shuffle, @elleryland is moving its show in sync with the Paris couture calendar — though the brand is still keeping one foot on the city’s ready-to-wear schedule. Their runway show in January will coincide with the launch of a new strategy: designing two main collections each year instead of four, which will then be released in four drops. “As we all know, the system needs to change. We need to show sooner to give time back to artisans and designers to do what they do best — create,” said founder Kym Ellery. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @kukukuba)
@maxmara’s classic 101801 coat was the cornerstone of its pre-fall 2018 collection. The design team expanded the traditional double-breasted, kimono-sleeved style into a trapeze coat, lean belted styles and a peacoat and presented them in monochromatic looks – like the camel one pictured here. #wwdfashion #prefall18 (📷: George Chinsee)
The @cfda has shifted the dates of #NYFW, with Men’s showing on February 5 through February 7, and Women’s will directly follow, running from February 8 through 14. The preliminary schedule will be released on the CFDA’s web site in the next few days, but Mark Beckham, VP of marketing for the CFDA, revealed that @rafsimons will be back to close the men’s-specific part of the week with a show on February 7 #wwdfashion (📷: Kelly Taub)
@ferragamo is introducing a new space dedicated to the development of women’s and men’s leather good samples. The laboratory, which is created eco-friendly materials and designed to reduce the environmental impact of the manufacturing processes, will allow the company to expand its accessories offering through traditional artisanal approaches. #wwdfashion (📷: @aitorrosasphoto)
How does a “regular, degular, schmegular” girl from the Bronx, N.Y., become a Grammy-nominated artist with a certified platinum record in less than a year? Call it the @iamcardib come up. The 25-year-old has become a musical sensation, and the fashion world is taking note. “If I could describe her style I would say drama. She’s really into the dramatics,” says Cardi B’s stylist @kollincarter. See how Carter styles her bold and out there looks with the link in bio. #wwdfashion
“There is no formula. There is no guideline. I can watch Ted Talks all day, but there is no one who can advise me on exactly what it is I should be doing,” said @ronniefieg, CEO of @kith, in an interview with WWD’s @ariahughes at the brand’s new SoHo office in Manhattan. Head to WWD.com to see how Fieg went from hanging out in shoe stockrooms at 13 to building his own business. #wwdfashion (📷: @weston.wells)
@fearofgod and @maxfieldla have teamed up on a pop-up installation. The store, located in the gallery space across from Maxfield’s Melrose Ave location, is the site of the brand’s House of God pop-up in which Fear of God founder @jerrylorenzo has created a church-inspired installation. A dozen vintage church pews sit in front of an LED screen playing 90s gospel singers in an effort to re-create an environment akin to a Southern Baptist Church, Lorenzo explained. Read more about the pop-up on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: Jennifer Johnson)
Known for his sleek, sophisticated American glamour, Norman Norell is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at @fitnyc. “Norell: Dean of American Fashion,” which runs from February 9 through April 14, will feature approximately 100 ensembles and accessories. His best work is exemplified by the designer’s glittering “mermaid” gowns frosted with thousands of hand-sewn sequins – like the one pictured. (📷: William Helburn) #wwdfashion
For pre-fall 2018, @balmain didn’t let go of the glitz. A crystal embroidered baseball jacket priced at around $40,000 hangs in the “couture” section of the brand’s first men’s pre-collection. Sporting the words “Balmain Army” across the back, the item took around two months to make. “When it was completed, it was like Christmas, it was like, ‘It’s done, it’s exactly what I wanted,’” said Balmain’s creative director @olivier_rousteing during a tour of the collection in a Paris showroom on Monday. #wwdfashion


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EnAbled Initiative Success
Thursday 7th December 2017 saw the launch of long-term client Queensgate Shopping Centre’s EnAbled initiative and we were thrilled to be a part of it.
The EnAbled initiative is designed to make shopping accessible for everyone, and Thursday evening saw the first shopping event create a comfortable and enjoyable shopping environment for those with disabilities to explore the centre in an environment sensitive to their needs. The Queensgate team ensured that the normal music over the sound system was replaced by soothing music played by a pianist. As well as having dimmed lights throughout the centre there was also the creation of a sensory room, which we sponsored. The initiative does not just focus on those with disabilities, it also allows carers to have an opportunity to go shopping knowing those that they care for are safe and being well looked after.
Harry Traynor, Assistant Director, Queensgate Shopping Centre spoke positively about the event, especially the sensory room which was a huge success. He thanked everyone involved and said our volunteers showed “a fantastic commitment and something we [Queensgate Shopping Centre] are very appreciative of. That is what business partnership is all about.”
Rolton Group Director, Craig Smith said it was “an absolute privilege to be involved with such a fantastic event.”
We wanted to say a huge thank you to Queensgate for letting us get involved and support this fantastic initiative, as well as Craig Smith, Laura Barker, Jonny Sampson, Iain Nelson, Alex Lindley, Helen Rolton, Paul Housego and Gavin Baxter from Rolton Group, who gave up their time to help out.


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The economic consequences of COVID-19 and the shutdown of the economy are difficult to evaluate. But some of them have begun to appear and risk hindering recovery. Inflation is one of these harmful consequences. In the USA, consumer prices jumped 4.2 per cent in the 12 months through to April, up from 2.6 per cent in March, marking a considerable increase since September 2008. The same trend is happening in Canada where inflation rose to 3.4 per cent in April, up from 2.2 per cent in March, the highest level since May 2011. As the rise of the average price level of goods, inflation leads to a situation where a currency unit allows one to buy less than it did in prior periods. The cause of this inflation can be related to numerous reasons, like the rise of gasoline prices that rebound from the fall of April 2020 and the manipulation of debt.
Inflation can occur when the money supply increases faster than economic growth. For the economist Milton Friedman, “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output. “ Indeed, when a Central Bank prints too much money, it loses its value and decreases its purchasing power. In some countries, profound effects are already present: in Turkey, food inflation jumped more than 20 per cent in a year due to its Central Bank’s Bond-Buying program leading its money to dive to record lows. Similar situations have occurred in Latin America in countries, like Argentina.
In the past, these situations led to hyperinflations—high and accelerating inflation. One of the recent and the most famous is the Venezuelan case: to face economic difficulties, the government of Venezuela chose to print money. This contributes to hyperinflation in which, for example, the price of a cup of coffee rises in 2019 from 0,2 bolivars in early 2018 to 1700 bolivars in 2019. The same phenomenon happened in Zimbabwe in the first decade of 2000. In both countries, the strategy to print money was linked to the governments’ high public debts: the necessity to repay them and the incapacity to manage their finances led them to choose this strategy.
Such a situation has not occurred in the western countries during the COVID-19 pandemic because their economies were more robust before the crisis. If hyperinflation is not currently a concern for them, it shows the danger of such manipulation of money. Moreover, even minor inflation would hinder the economic recovery.
In Canada, according to Equifax, per capita consumer debt declined amid reduced spending activity. Indeed, if the overall consumer debt has risen due to the mortgage balances, household indebtedness fell due to the COVID-19 crisis. In September 2020, Statistic Canada reported a 10.8 per cent increase in household disposable income. This increase, coupled with a 13.7 per cent decline in household spending (in nominal terms), pushed the household saving rate to 28.2 per cent from 7.6 per cent in the previous quarter and 3.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Numerous factors can explain this situation. First, the lockdown reduces the possibilities for consumers to spend (for example, in shops and restaurants which were closed). Moreover, the uncertainty of the future caused by the pandemic could lead to a more prudent behaviour from the household, which favours saving to spending. Finally, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) allows many people to have income from the federal government in response to the restrictions and economic crisis.
So the government is spending more, and households are saving more. This situation shows that the state is becoming more active in the economy and managing the debt. With the COVID-19 crisis, the government relies on debt and redistributes the money to people with subsidies. The problem is that government money is mainly taxpayer money so the burden of the debt (and maybe tax burden in the future) will be costly for the people, even if they receive financial help from the administration.
Finally, the COVID-19 crisis allows the governments to take a more important place in the economy, mainly in using the debt and Central Banks’ help. If the shock of the COVID-19 can explain this behaviour, the risk of abuse exists and must be refrained.
Alexandre Massaux is a research associate with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
Photo by Scott Graham on Unsplash.


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Xiaomi recently unveiled the Mi 11 globally. The flagship device is expected to launch soon in India. Xiaomi is also expected to expand the Mi 11 series with the Mi 11 Lite, Mi 11 Ultra, and Mi 11 Pro. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite has been in the news courtesy of numerous leaks. The latest leak reveals the design and some key specifications. As per the leaked render, the Mi 11 Lite will sport a flat-screen. The render images also reveal the camera module design of the device. The camera module is quite similar to the Mi 11 in terms of design and sensor placement. Let’s take a look at the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite leaked specifications, design renders and other details.
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite design renders leaked; flat screen, triple-camera setup tipped
Xiaomi could soon launch the Mi 11 Lite. The smartphone is rumoured to be among the four Mi 11 series smartphones. Xiaomi has not made any official announcement on the Mi 11 Lite launch.
However, leaks suggest that the device could launch very soon. The latest development gives us a look at the Mi 11 Lite specifications and design.
As per a design render leaked by Digital Chat Station, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite will sport a flat-screen. It will have a triple-camera setup at the back. Details of the device’s camera sensors remain unknown at the moment. Leaks suggest that Xioami will launch the Lite smartphone with a 4,150mAh battery. The device is also said to come with support for 33W fast-charging. While there is no word on the display size, it is said to feature an LCD panel with a 120Hz refresh rate support. In terms of performance, the phone is said to draw power from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SoC, which is a 4G processor. On the contrary, another report claimed that the Mi 11 Lite could come with an unannounced Snapdragon 775 SoC. The smartphone will run MIUI 12 out of the box based on Android 11.
What are your thoughts on the Mi 11 Lite? Do let us know in the comments section below.


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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered Leaked
It would seem that Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered has been leaked according to Twitter account, DirectFeedGames.
There are pictures to support this along with some small details on what the remaster of the original, Wrath of the White Witch that came out on the PlayStation 3. That’s right, Level-5’s looks to be another fully-animated adventure that will basically be a ported to the Nintendo Switch and will get fully remastered for PS4 and PC.
There isn’t a whole lot of information regarding the game but what is certain is that the game is to be released on the on the PS4 and PC and it will be coming out in the Fall in 2019 with no month in specific. The game won’t be on the Xbox One for reasons generally unknown. There will be a “resolution upscale” along with an improved performance based on the information gathered.
What is certain: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered is coming out in Fall 2019 on PS4/PC may not hit Xbox One. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is coming to Switch in Fall 2019. Key difference being something like 4k resolution support.
— Direct-Feed Games (@DirectFeedGames) June 8, 2019
The game might even have a 4K upscale on the PS4 and PC, which would make sense as the series has yet to actually be on the Xbox platform in general. The game will however be on the Nintendo Switch, but the game oddly enough doesn’t have the “remastered” label for them. It’s been speculated that the series simply won’t have the 4K resolution upgrades or performances.
Otherwise images coming from the Nintendo Switch do reveal that the game will be a sort of port from the original. If there’s any more information regarding game’s mechanics, they haven’t been reveal. This would be interest to see from Namco themselves if they were to reveal it for the PC Gaming Show E3 2019 conference that’s showcasing on Monday June 10 7pm EST.


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Phu Dang, left, the owner of i5 Pho restaurant, gets assistance from a specialist as he boards up his business, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Seattle’s downtown Pioneer Square community. Dang closed their company to dine-in customers previously within the thirty days along with tried doing takeout just meals in reaction towards the brand brand new coronavirus pandemic, but he stated his location would not attract sufficient clients for takeout in which he made a decision to completely shut for now. He stated their choice to board up came after having a nearby company ended up being broken into throughout the week-end. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
NYC (AP) — small businesses longing for fast assistance from the government’s crisis $349 billion financing system were nevertheless waiting Tuesday amid reports of computer issues in the small company management.
The SBA’s loan processing system stopped working Monday, which makes it impossible for loans to be authorized and funds distributed, in accordance with a trade team for community bankers therefore the CEO of a online lending market. And there clearly was confusion concerning the documents lenders needed from clients to accomplish loan transactions, they said.
“Our company is getting lots and lots of applications but some of our users can not go into the SBA’s system or you will find extra holdups, ” stated Paul Merski in the Independent Community Bankers of America.
Tens and thousands of businesses are in chance of failure without having a cash infusion. Also people with let go their staffs face bills like lease, home loan repayments, insurance coverage, resources and fees. A lot of companies which can be still working have forfeit income as their clients turned careful and canceled sales or jobs.
SBA spokeswoman Carol Wilkerson stated Tuesday afternoon that there has been significantly more than 275,000 applications received for loans valued at $75 billion considering that the program launched. Read More


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President-elect Donald Trump is assembling the most economically protectionist and anti-Chinese administration in living memory, accentuated by his latest selection of international trade lawyer Robert Lighthizer to be US trade representative.
Mr Lighthizer, a former official involved in hiking tariffs against Japan in the Ronald Reagan administration, has advocated a "significantly more aggressive" trade approach by the US against "Chinese mercantilism". He has ridiculed orthodox free trade economics.
Mr Lighthizer is the third key Trump appointee to have voiced grievances on trade engagement with China, which is Australia's biggest export market and a major buyer of iron ore, natural gas and coal.
Death by China author Peter Navarro was recently tapped by Mr Trump to head a new White House national trade council.
Billionaire industrialist Wilbur Ross will help reshape trade policy to boost American manufacturing as Mr Trump's commerce secretary.
The nominations coincide with Mr Trump unleashing a barrage of tweets against China since the November 8 election and publicly shaming American companies, including General Motors on Tuesday, for manufacturing in Mexico.
During the election campaign the deeply nationalist Mr Trump threatened to start a trade war with China by slapping 45 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports, unless Beijing refrained from driving down its currency and made it easier for US firms to invest and sell in China.
Chris Krueger, a political intelligence analyst at Cowen and Company in Washington, said the tapping of Mr Lighthizer for the cabinet-level position "completes Trump's protectionist trade team".
"Rustbelt politics remains Trump," Mr Krueger said.
Instead of driving jobs and wealth away, AMERICA will become the world's great magnet for INNOVATION & JOB CREATION.https://t.co/siXrptsOrt— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017
"We suspect this will be displayed through Trump policies on trade and tax policy with a focus on border adjustments as a key pillar of tax reform."
House Republican leaders are trying to sell Donald Trump a radical border adjustment cash flow tax for companies, which may encourage domestic production and impose higher taxes on firms that import manufactured goods.
Mr Trump was swept to victory by winning old industrial "rustbelt" states in the Midwest, including Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, which have suffered a decline in manufacturing jobs due to machines replacing workers and international trade competition.
Mr Lighthizer served as US deputy trade representative in the Reagan administration in the 1980s.
General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border. Make in U.S.A.or pay big border tax!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017
Mr Lighthizer said in a statement that he was fully committed to President-elect Trump's "mission to level the playing field for American workers and forge better trade policies which will benefit all Americans".
As a trade lawyer he has been the lead counsel in dozens of anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases, including against China, for the past three decades.
His partner profile at law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom also says Mr Lighthizer focused on market-opening trade actions on behalf of US companies seeking access to foreign markets.
In 2011, Mr Lighthizer wrote in the Washington Times, "On a purely intellectual level, how does allowing China to constantly rig trade in its favour advance the core conservative goal of making markets more efficient? Markets do not run better when manufacturing shifts to China largely because of the actions of its government."
A year earlier at the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, he testified that China's economic and political system was "fundamentally incompatible" with the World Trade Organisation.
Trump targets GM's Cruze
On Tuesday in the US, Mr Trump criticised iconic car manufacturer GM on social media for allegedly investing outside America.
"General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to US car dealers-tax free across border. Make in USA or pay big border tax!" Mr Trump's Twitter account said.
Competitor Ford announced it was cancelling a plan to construct a new $US1.6 billion Mexico plant to build the small Ford Focus car for international markets, due to a "marked decline" in demand for small cars.
Mr Trump has previously targeted Ford for its offshoring plans, but on Tuesday he lauded the back flip.
Instead, Ford will upgrade production at an existing Mexico plant and invest $US700 million at a current US facility in Michigan to add 700 new jobs.
Ford chief Mark Fields was hopeful that the Trump administration and Congress would follow through on plans to slash tax and regulations to make American business more competitive.
Mr Fields said as a major exporter the mooted Republican border adjustment tax "could be interesting".
GM said in a statement that it manufactures the Chevrolet Cruze sedan in the US state of Ohio
"GM builds the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for global markets in Mexico, with a small number sold in the US," GM said.
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It has become a … From the judiciary to healthcare, scores of sectors switched to virtual mode. Image Courtesy- Forum IT Workflow management tools have become important because they help to reduce instances of dropped guests. The Centre of Tourism & Leisure Management (CTLM) of the University of South Australia continues the delivery of the award winning IFITTTalk industry events by organising another great workshop on “New Technologies and Innovation in Tourism” on the 23rd September 2019. ), Tourism Management, Marketing and Development: The Importance of Networks … Innovation is a set of scientific, technological, organizational, financial and commercial activities aimed at commercialization of existing knowledge, technologies and equipment. Thanks to AI, operations which usually require human intervention and a lot of time to learn new skills, can be automated, thus speeding up … We were fortunate to have benefited from a confluence of positive factors such as strong Asia-Pacific travel demand, increased flight connectivity to Singapore, and various high-profile events. These are just a few examples of how Singapore’s Tourism Board is constantly innovating using the latest technologies and rolling out initiatives to help keep key industries digitally skilled to keep Singapore on top of the Tourist Destination charts. The book offers a global perspective and rich source of information on important innovations and novel ideas. An enabling ecosystem with open sources that are accessible for every player is, therefore, necessary for the country to develop AI products. The Autosweep System employs a 98% read rate and has a detection range of up to five meters. Meanwhile, the bank will use this as a digital sales assistant on LINE for their sales and relationship managers, scheduled to launch in Q1 2021. To further enhance the visitor experience and drive spending, STB also embarked on new strategic marketing partnerships with partners such as Changi Airport Group, Alipay, Spotify and Sentosa Development Corporation. These partnerships led to improvements such as more cashless payments, attractive stopover packages and destination-related music recommendations for overseas visitors. The resilience of tourism organizations relies on firms’ adaptation and innovation abilities. The paper highlights the intensity of innovation activity in tourism, and gives evidence about … Earlier in October this year, the Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) revealed that a group of Indonesian state-owned companies will form a venture to make batteries to power electric vehicles. The importance of information technology in tourism, especially of the World Wide Web, has increased tremendously over the past years and this … Other studies widen this fairly blurred picture with information about the inclination to innovate by size, subsector, affiliation, networks, geography, national industry structure etc. Therefore, it must be able to process utterances that reflect how ordinary people communicate in their daily lives. On 17 December 2020, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) had a public launching of Battery-Based Electric Motorised Vehicles (KBLBB) as an environmentally friendly future vehicle. Technological innovation has been changing the tourism industry precipitously and making the holiday experience more enjoyable and easier than before. “With the high growth of motorised vehicles, dependence on imported fuels will continue to increase. The global chatbot market covers 5 major geographic regions, namely, North America, Asia Pacific (APAC), Europe, Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Latin America. Vietnam ranks third in Southeast Asia and is among the top 20 in the world in open-source applications, after Singapore (17), and Malaysia (18). The president urged the nation to keep exploring innovative solutions for the functioning of government. The Digital India initiative of the government will continue to strive towards reducing the digital divide. The solution will be available to clients of the start-up. Do research on any local (South African) example of innovation in Tourism. Showcase your solutions to the C-Suite audience from tourism key sector! Technology has penetrated medical tourism to provide the best of facilities for medical patients across the world. Wearable technology has been making rounds in several high-end hotels across the globe and is by far one of the best inventions in the hotel industry. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), together with the Hotel Innovation Committee (HIC) led by the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA), launched several projects at the end of last year as part of continuous efforts to encourage technology adoption and innovation by hotels, as well as improve job processes across the industry. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), together with the Hotel Innovation Committee (HIC) led by the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA), launched several projects at the end of last year as part of continuous efforts to encourage technology adoption and innovation by hotels, as well as improve job processes across the industry. Less than 20% undertake technological innovations, and 25% claim to have implemented organisational innovations. The importance of information technology in tourism, especially of the World Wide Web, has increased tremendously over the past years and this … The test was conducted for a period of 14 days and was participated by 45 vehicles of different classes. Die Digitalisierung der Tourismus-Branche ermöglicht aber viel umfassendere und tiefgreifendere Veränderungen der Geschäftsmodelle. About TIS. This eliminates individuals’ privacy concerns while also alerting them to risks of disease transmission associated with confirmed infection cases, he said. Showcase your solutions to the C-Suite audience from tourism key sector! This comes following the installation of more radio-frequency identification (RFID) sites as the country continues to innovate in meeting increased demand from motorists. A committee, formed to oversee the test, determined read rate percentages of the e-payment systems based on data gathered. These digital issues include e-invoicing, digital identities, Fintech, artificial intelligence, data flows and data innovation, trade and investment opportunities for SMEs, and digital inclusivity. Vietnam began approaching the open technology trend early in the 2000s, but it is still behind some countries, which is attributed to the closed culture, the localisation of data, and lack of interest from large corporations. For open sources to be introduced successfully, however, state authorities must introduce appropriate mechanisms and policies. Examples of such innovations are phone-as-key-cards, mobile self-check-in, mobile booking, self-service check-in kiosks, lobby media panels, electronic luggage tags, bring your own device, bring your own content platforms, … The Alipay payment service, which is popular with Chinese users, is entering Sentosa at a time when China is growing in importance as a key source market for Singapore – it was the top market for visitor arrivals (1.7 million), as well as tourism receipts (SGD2 billion) for Singapore in the first half of 2018. In addition to passenger travel, it’s also meant to help transport goods in a safe, fast, and environmentally friendly manner — which would obviously have an impact on much more than the tourism industry. The test was conducted for a period of 14 days and was participated by 45 vehicles of different classes. Technological innovations also lay the foundations for new tourism experiences (Hjalager, 2015). INTRODUCTION Innovation is considered as a major source of competitive advantage and economic growth (Porter and Ketels, 2003). Launched by the HIC with the support of STB, the Smart Hotel Technology Guide outlines the vision of a smart hotel and identifies the relevant technologies for hotels to realise this vision with a focus first on front-of-house operations. Such open sources are expected to foster bonds among players in the AI field, making them go further and faster in the digital era. EMEA: +44 207 832 4399 Indonesia continues to move towards battery-based electric vehicles and PLN is eager to assists everyone in the nation who is looking to use who use Battery-Based Electric Motorised Vehicles (KBLBB). 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The event organiser Live Entertainment Finland has been declared bankrupt on 19 September 2019. The complaints received by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority this year indicate that consumers have had difficulties in being refunded for concerts that have been cancelled earlier. Tickets for the end-of-the-year concerts are still being sold; regarding them, consumers should now follow communications published by ticket vendors.
One of the largest event organisers in Finland, Live Entertainment Finland is also known under the name of Eastway Live. The company filed for corporate reorganisation in March 2019. The Länsi-Uusimaa District Court rejected the application on 17 September, declaring the company bankrupt on 19 September.
Tickets for concerts organised by the company are still being sold, and are marketed on menolippu.fi, for example. Consumers should note that distance selling cancellation rights do not concern concert tickets.
Can you be refunded if a concert is cancelled?
Consumers’ opportunities to be refunded for a cancelled concert depend on the payment method that they use. If consumers purchase their tickets with a credit card, they may also request a refund from the credit card company. Consumers may also be able to request a refund on debit card payments, if their debit card company has committed to this in their terms and conditions or otherwise.
If consumers used an online bank or some other advance payment method to pay for their tickets, they may lodge their claims later in the bankruptcy. Consumers should keep up with any communications from the bankruptcy estate and, where necessary, contact the estate’s administrator, Fenno Attorneys at Law.
If necessary, consumers may contact the Consumer Advisory Service.
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LOS ANGELES — Reed’s, Inc. (NYSE MKT: REED) announced today it is expanding its Los Angeles plant, spending up to $1.5 million to replace existing equipment and triple the speed of production.
“We’ve maxed out our plant in Los Angeles,” said Chris Reed, founder and CEO of Reed’s, Inc. “Year over year quarterly sales keep growing at double digits, and we have decided to upgrade our line to handle our growth. With the advent of our new national advertising programs, we feel it’s important to stay ahead of demand. By tripling the line speed in our Los Angeles plant, we will absorb much of the fixed overhead expenses and significantly reduce labor costs causing savings north of $1 million annually.”
Reed says the project equipment purchasing is already 40 percent complete, and the whole project is expected to finish by the spring of 2015. The company’s current bank line expires in November, and Reed’s has multiple proposals from leading banks that will cut interest expenses at least by 50 percent. Each of these proposals include an equipment purchase equity line as part of this refinancing to cover the new equipment being purchased.
About Reed’s, Inc.
Reed’s, Inc. makes the top-selling natural sodas in the natural foods industry and is sold in over 15,000 natural and mainstream supermarkets nationwide. In addition, Reed’s products are sold through specialty gourmet, natural food stores, retail stores, convenience stores and restaurants nationwide and select international markets. Its six award-winning non-alcoholic Ginger Brews are unique in the beverage industry, being brewed, not manufactured and using fresh ginger, spices and fruits in a brewing process that predates commercial soft drinks. The Company owns the top-selling root beer line in natural foods, the Virgil’s Root Beer product line, and a top-selling cola line in natural foods, the China Cola product line. In 2012, the Company launched Reed’s Culture Club Kombucha line of organic live beverages. Other product lines include: Reed’s Ginger Candies and Reed’s Ginger Ice Creams. The company is celebrating 25 years of hand crafting the best sodas in the world, naturally, in 2014.