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The Bag of Hope Project benefits children in Anaheim who are living in local motels with their families during the Christmas season. Participants will experience hands-on kindness as they “fill the bag.”
Donors are provided the age and gender of local child, as determined by their school, and that information is attached to a canvas bag. Donors are provided with a shopping list of recommended items and filling the bag costs about $85.
The Bag of Hope Project is presented by Smart Levels Media and Anaheim Town Square.
Empty bags are available for pick up from 10 to 11 a.m. on any Sunday in November at Anaheim’s Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St.. Bags are to be returned Dec. 7.
For more information call Bag of Hope director Penny Tucker at 714-635-9118 or visit bagofhopeproject.com
Who is shining bright
The 2014 Anaheim Beautiful Holiday Light Contest is coming. Everyone is invited to participate in this annual tradition.
You can nominate yourself, a friend, family, neighbor or business by submitting their name, phone number and address to Contact@anaheimbeautiful.org. Be sure to include “2014 Holiday Lights Contest” on the subject line.
Winners will be presented at the Anaheim City Council meeting on Dec. 23. Categories are best display, most inspirational, best community spirit, most unique, most traditional, best animation and best commercial.
YA author at Muzeo tonight
The Muzeo’s Open Book Series continues with free monthly readings by local authors, followed by discussions and book signings. The next event is tonight. Author L.K. Gardner-Griffie, writer of young adult books, including “Misfit McCabe,” will be the featured author. For additional information, contact the Muzeo at 714-956-8936 or visit muzeo.org.
Garden Club gathers Friday
The Anaheim Garden Club will meet Friday at Anaheim United Methodist Church, 1000 State College Blvd. The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. and there will be a plant raffle and a “sharing table.” The scheduled speaker will discuss an easy way to grow herbs. For more information call Pat at 714-774-9455.
POLITICS AMONG THE ZOO ANIMALS
Sen. Lou Correa will open holiday office hours at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. The senator will be sharing information with attendees about constituent services and community resources. Free zoo admission and healthy refreshments will be provided. There will be entertainment and fun activities for children and families. The zoo is at 1801 E. Chestnut Ave., Santa Ana. For additional information, call 714-558-4400.
WOMEN COMPOSERS FOCUS OF CONCERT
The Orange County Wind Symphony presents “A Celebration of Women Composers” on Sunday in the Servite High auditorium, 1942 W. La Palma Ave There will be a 6 p.m. preconcert lecture, and the performance starts at 6:30. Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 for senior and students. For more information, contact Dorothy Rose at 714-778-0314.
Holiday shopping at Community
The center at 423 S. Brookhurst St. called Community and its shops was recently listed as 12 reasons to visit Anaheim. This holiday season Community will host shopping opportunities beginning Nov. 29. The group will be partnering with American Express, etsy.com and local Etsy sellers to showcase locally made goods with an in-store trunk show at participating shops. There will be a free gift wrap station, door prizes and special promotions. For more information contact Natalie at firstname.lastname@example.org or call 714-322-9796.
Anaheim Ballet’s Nutcracker upcoming
Anaheim Ballet’s Nutcracker performances will be at the City National Grove of Anaheim at 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 20. Symphony Irvine is returning for a live performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet score. There will be a free performance for 900 Anaheim City School District students.
Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com. From Dec. 4 to 7, the ballet will be performing at the Riverside Resort’s Celebrity Theatre in Laughlin, Nev.
HOLIDAY EVENT HELPING TO MAKE MUSIC
The Arturo Toscanini Chapter of the Guilds of Segerstrom Center for the Arts is presenting “A Taste of Christmas” on Dec. 4 at the Summit House Restaurant, 2000 E. Bastanchury Road in Fullerton. There will be a social and shopping at 11 a.m. with the luncheon and entertainment at 12:15.
Funds raised help support the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ education and community programs. Cost is $65 per person. For reservations and information, call Carol Schott at 714-381-2282
Holiday boutique planned in early December
Zion Lutheran is hosting its second annual Christmas boutique with more than 75 craft tables. Unique gifts for all ages, handmade treats and crafts, jewelry and more. Dates are Dec. 5 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Zion Lutheran is at 222 N. East St. For more information contact email@example.com
Lighting up Anaheim’s tree
The Nutcracker Christmas Tree Lighting is coming to Downtown Anaheim from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 6. This free event includes a holiday shopping village and Christmas tree lighting. This is the 20th annual Christmas Tree Lighting. For more information call Devon Reeves at 714-956-3586.
Anaheim Beautiful gathers for December
Anaheim Beautiful will hold their quarterly luncheon on Dec. 4 at The Anaheim White House Restaurant. The cost is $30 and RSVP to 714-765-6079 or contact firstname.lastname@example.org Special musical guests will be the Hi Hopes Choir.
To share events, contact Andrea Manes at 714-815-3885 or email@example.com.


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The new Nike ads featuring ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick have caused a backlash among some conservatives.
Christian-based Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, Ga., will no longer purchase or sell Nike apparel and the university’s athletic team is discontinuing its relationship with Nike. Profits on remaining Nike gear will go to Wounded Warriors and the Fraternal Order of Police. “If Nike chooses to apologize to our troops and to our law enforcement officers, then—and only then—will TMU reconsider their brand,” said Truett McConnell University President Emir Caner.
Additionally, faith-based College of the Ozarks in Missouri is dropping its affiliation with Nike. Jerry C. Davis, the school’s president, said in a statement that he believes Nike is “promoting an attitude of division and disrespect toward America.”
The Thomas More Law Center is urging West Point and the Air Force academies to remove the Nike symbol from football uniforms. “Why should these leaders—at this point—advertise a private company on their uniform that shows so much contempt for not only our country, but for the men and women fighting to preserve our independence and to preserve our constitutional way of life?” said Thomas More Law Center President and Chief Counsel Richard Thompson.
In addition, pro-lifers should know that conservative watchdog 2nd Vote recently reported that since 2013, “Nike has donated over $1.8 million to Population Council, an organization that promotes abortion in the developing world.”
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Apple is reportedly already working on the Apple M3 chip, according to a report by Digitimes.
Taiwanese publication Digitimes reports that TSMC has kicked off pilot production of Apple M3 chips using 3nm technology at its Fab 18 in southern Taiwan, and are looking at moving the process to volume production by the fourth quarter of 2022.
The chip may arrive too late to make it to Apple’s iPhone 14, but will likely end up in 2023 Mac laptops.
The 3nm technology should mean improved performance and better power efficiency which should translate into even thinner and lighter laptops.
Qualcomm has just announced its own 4nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chips built by Samsung on 4nm technology, and Intel is reportedly also targeting 3nm technology for 2023.
Given that the M3 chip may only arrive in 2023, Apple is expected to deliver M2 and A16 Bionic silicon for 2022 built on 4nm technology, unless Apple and TSMC manage to pull one more thing out of a hat before this, of course.


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SALEM, Ore. — Andrew Burleigh knows the concern is there, that robots could soon replace many human workers in agriculture and food processing, but he insists that isn’t the case.
Automated systems are not replacing people, Burleigh said, but redefining what they do. For example, instead of hoisting 50-pound bags of product and loading them onto pallets by hand, a machine can now do the heavy lifting while employees transition to more favorable, less physical jobs.
“I haven’t seen technology be this big replacing entity,” said Burleigh, general manager of West Coast Companies in Salem. “More and more, this is what customers are looking for.”
West Coast Companies, which started in 1998 as West Coast Seed Mill Supply, specializes in the design and sale of farm factory equipment including robotic conveyors, sealers and stackers. The family-owned business works with more than 50 suppliers, distributing to customers from single growers to Fortune 500 companies.
It was Burleigh’s father-in-law, Dwayne Hayden, who launched West Coast Seed Mill Supply to help grass seed growers adopt new equipment. Twenty years later, the companies have branched out to serve a variety of agricultural and non-agricultural products — everything from hazelnuts to concrete.
“If it’s a material that needs to be processed, stored and packaged, we can work with anybody,” Burleigh said.
The companies now include West Coast Seed Mill Supply, West Coast Nut Processing Supply, West Coast Packaging Solutions and American Ag Systems, which helps with installation and maintenance. Offices are in Salem, Twin Falls, Idaho, and Great Falls, Mont.
Burleigh said there is a growing emphasis on automation in agriculture to help the industry navigate labor turmoil, including worker shortages that have companies struggling to fill shifts on the production line.
“You have presidents of companies start breaking down and go stacking on the production line,” Burleigh said. “That’s usually when we get the call.”
One piece of technology Burleigh highlighted was the robotic palletizer, essentially a robot arm with metallic “fingers” capable of stacking products onto pallets for shipping.
In the face of tightening labor, Burleigh said the palletizers can work around the clock, and certain models can even wrap the pallets as they are being packed.
The next big push, he said, is companies looking to vertical integration, owning more of their own manufacturing equipment to send their products directly to market.
“People want to produce their own label,” he said.
Looking ahead, Burleigh said West Coast Companies is continuing to look at new markets and help serve a broader base of customers with automated lines.
“This is something the agriculture industry is really starting to embrace,” Burleigh said.
This article is from the Capital Press.


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Monday’s announcement that Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. will sell off 29 remaining Golden Corral buffet eateries marks the end of a painful chapter where the landmark local chain attempted to branch out into a new concept.
Frisch’s opened its first Golden Corral in 1999 hoping to grow overall sales. But after 13 years and more than $100 million invested, the company decided to sell the franchise for an undisclosed sum.
“The performance has never been there,” said chief financial officer Mark Lanning, adding that the twin pressures of high food costs and cost-conscious customers have weighed on Golden Corral profits. “Our management and board decided it was not the place to put our capital.”


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Michael Bastian Autumn/Winter 2014
One of the United States’ leading menswear designers claimed trips to Tokyo formed the character of his latest collection. Michael Bastian debuted his label’s AW14 line at last month’s New York Fashion Week.
Presenting at the Ruben Museum, Bastian gave LA Times reporters a preview beforehand, during which he spoke of Japanese street photographers and the resulting “Beautiful, funny and serious,” collection.
“I’ve been travelling to Tokyo a lot lately,” he said. “And I’ve also been noticing all those Japanese street style photographers that gather outside places like Pitti Uomo. In a way they’re really the world’s editors.”
Bastian’s influence could not be more apparent. Pieces on the runway incorporated bamboo camouflage patterns, an image of Mount Fuji, a Godzilla-like monster, kimono fabric and obvious samurai inspiration.
However, the former Council of Fashion Designers of America Menswear Designer of the Year did not put all his eggs in one basket. Neutral, versatile pieces – including double-breasted suits, roll neck shirts and intarsia knits with bold colours, such as purple, gold, jade, and red – rounded out the offering.
Prior to putting together his namesake brand, Bastian held positions at Abraham & Strauss, Sotheby’s, Tiffany & Co., Polo Ralph Lauren and Bergdorf Goodman.
The 48-year-old’s role as Menswear Director at the department store from 2001 to 2006 is said to have given him the push to start his own line, which can now be found at 35 retail locations.
Under his name, the brand has since expanded to design nine seasons of Gant by Michael Bastian, which debuted in 2010 but announced its end last month.
The AW14 line from Michael Bastian will arrive later in the year. The final Gant collaboration, inspired by high school football, is expected around the same time.


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China Overseas Land says H1 core profits up 9 pct
HONG KONG Aug 10 (Reuters) - China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd, the mainland's largest home builder by market value, reported on Friday a 9.3 percent rise in first-half core profit, a little lower than expected, but the company booked str o nger sales than its peers amid a property slowdown.
The company, which focuses on mid- to high-end property, posted a net profit of HK$8.38 billion ($1.08 billion), and earnings per share of HK102.6 cents.
Core profit for the period was HK$6.36 billion. Four analysts polled by Reuters forecast an average 16.3 percent rise in interim core profit to HK$6.71 billion.
First-half revenue totalled HK$25.3 billion, with the luxury home builder benefiting from customers gravitating towards developers with better-brand names during the industry slowdown.
The company revised its full-year sales target to HK$100 billion, up from HK$80 billion.
The company declared a dividend of 15 cents per share, up 15 percent, and a special dividend of 2 cents per share to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its stock listing. ($1 = 7.7556 Hong Kong dollars) (Reporting by Alex Frew McMillan; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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Apple To Take away Blood Oxygen App From Its Watches To Evade Import Ban: Report
In a doc filed with the US Courtroom of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, medical know-how firm Masimo has stated that Apple has ready modified Apple Watch fashions that “don’t include pulse oximetry performance.”
San Francisco: In a doc filed with the US Courtroom of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, medical know-how firm Masimo has stated that Apple has ready modified Apple Watch fashions that “don’t include pulse oximetry performance.”
As per the submitting, the tech large can be eradicating the blood oxygen app from new Apple Watch Collection 9 and Apple Watch Extremely 2 fashions offered within the US—at the least briefly, reviews MacRumors.
This alteration will let Apple bypass an import and gross sales ban on its watches with blood oxygen options, which the US Worldwide Commerce Fee ordered final yr after ruling that Apple violated Masimo’s pulse oximetry patents.
“Apple’s declare that its redesigned watch doesn’t include pulse oximetry is a constructive step in direction of accountability,” a Masimo spokesperson was quoted as saying.
“It’s particularly essential that one of many world’s largest and strongest firms respects the mental property rights of smaller firms and complies with ITC orders when it’s caught infringing,” it added.
In keeping with the report, current homeowners of the watches will possible retain entry to the characteristic, and fashions offered in different nations aren’t anticipated to lose it.
The Apple Watches had been banned within the US final yr after the ITC dominated that the blood oxygen sensors violated patents belonging to Masimo.
Nonetheless, after some days, Apple resumed the sale of the Watch Collection 9 and Extremely 2 at a few of its retail shops within the US after an appeals court docket paused the ban on the gadgets.


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McDonald's will reopen seven of its restaurants in the North East for takeaway customers today.
The burger chain will open the doors of 280 of its locations around Britain to walk-in customers.
They include McDonald's in the MetroCentre, Gateshead; Northumberland Street, Newcastle; Grainger Street, Newcastle; Whitley Road, Longbenton; High Street West, Sunderland; Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington and Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.
They join McDonald's restaurants which have already reopened for drive-thru and delivery customers since the fast food giant closed entirely at the start of the coronavirus lockdown.
The McDonald's at Durham Roadchef services also reopened to takeaway customers last week.
Customers are asked to visit alone when possible, while dining areas, toilets and seats will remain closed off.
McDonald's says: "Perspex screens have been installed in the kitchens, service areas and Drive-thru windows and additional protective equipment has been provided for restaurant teams, including disposable gloves for people in customer and courier facing positions and face coverings
"Restaurants will return with fewer people on each shift, serving a reduced menu over reduced hours (11am-10pm).
"Customers are asked to use contactless payment methods and cap their spend at £25 wherever possible."
McDonald's has also relaunched its breakfast menu in 42 locations around the UK and Ireland from today. None of them are in the North East. McDonald's says it aims to return its breakfast menu nationwide "later in the summer".
Visit McDonalds.co.uk to check where McDonald's is open near you.


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Microsoft has announced its Xbox Cloud Gaming will enter beta Tuesday, giving users the opportunity to test the service on PCs and iOS devices.
Microsoft has been working to bring Xbox gaming to more devices and platforms, rather than simply the console that started it all. A key component of the strategy is bringing the gaming service to Windows 10 and iOS/iPadOS devices. The company has reached the next step in the process, with the service entering an invitation-only beta tomorrow.
Starting tomorrow, we’ll begin sending out invites to select Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to start testing the Xbox Cloud Gaming limited beta for Windows 10 PCs and Apple phones and tablets via web browsers. We’re launching xbox.com/play where invitees can play over 100 Xbox Game Pass titles through Edge, Google Chrome, or Safari. Offering cloud gaming through the browser and having a simplified, universal landing page presents a great opportunity to make cloud gaming approachable to more players in more places over time.
The beta will help Microsoft evaluate its progress and make any necessary changes.
Those who receive an invite just need a compatible Bluetooth or USB-connected controller or can use custom touch controls for more than 50 games to start playing and testing. In the early stages of the beta, we’ll be focusing on fine-tuning features and creating a consistent experience across platforms, while making sure games are running their best.
The company hopes to open up access to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members in the coming months.


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Opera buys 19.35% in StarMaker, invests $30 million
Opera has come up with another update in which it allows people to choose whether they want to see those dialogs or not.
Internet browser provider Opera today said that it has completed a strategic investment in StarMaker Inc., a technology-driven social media company focused on music and entertainment.
Opera has invested $30 million at a $125 million pre-money valuation by purchasing preferred shares issued by StarMaker, resulting in an ownership stake of 19.35 percent and as part of the investment, Opera also obtained an option to increase its ownership to 51 percent in the second half of the year 2020.
We are excited to invest in StarMaker, as they are one of the leading music-oriented social media platforms in emerging markets," says Frode Jacobsen, CFO of Opera.
Jacoben said, "StarMaker complements our existing content platform Opera News, and we look forward to taking part in the company's journey of both continued product innovation and user growth."
Furthermore, Opera's strategic investment in StarMaker will lay the foundation for opportunities for the two companies to leverage each other's strong brands and unique products to accelerate growth and to capture shared opportunities.
Following this investment, Yahui Zhou, chairman of Opera's Board of Directors and its CEO, will continue to hold 65.78 percent of the outstanding equity interests in StarMaker.
Meanwhile, Opera has come up with another update in which it allows people to choose whether they want to see those dialogs or not.
The daily browsing of people using the feature will become cleaner and neater, allowing them to focus on the content they are interested. When enabled by the user, the cookie alert blocker will hide dialogs, but will not block websites from setting any cookies. To control cookie behavior, the Opera browser has a dedicated setting, that allows users to choose between accepting all or none cookies or blocking third-party cookies.


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Buoyed by a nearly 25 per cent surge in tourist traffic last year, Jordan is shifting into high gear to attract Saudi Arabia's upscale expatriates.
The government is targeting housing compounds and major organisations where they are employed.
This was disclosed by Jordan's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Taleb Rifai.
He also announced that Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon have decided to promote "complementary tourismâ" under which round-trip package tours would be organised from Saudi Arabia to the three Middle Eastern countries.
TTN is the most established trade publication in the Middle East distributed on a controlled circulation basis to members of the travel and tourism industry.
Published monthly by Al Hilal Publishing and Marketing Group, the region’s foremost trade publisher, TTN is aimed at professionals in the industry, from travel agents to airline and hotel personnel.
TTN provides in-depth and extensive coverage of relevant issues in the Middle East and North Africa as well as in other parts of the world. Travel related news, analysis, and new appointments together with information on up-coming exhibitions, marketing and promotional campaigns are presented in an innovative and striking colour tabloid.
Every issue also contains a collation of international and regional news and topical features of interest to readers.


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Amazon Launchpad, which recently turned five years old, makes it easy for startups and small businesses to launch, market, and distribute their products to hundreds of millions of Amazon customers across the globe. The program has helped startups and small businesses launch tens of thousands of products across 30 categories in the U.S. alone, with nearly 400 U.S.-based startups and small businesses having surpassed $1 million in annual sales in Amazon’s store since the program launched in 2015 – and nearly 40 have surpassed $10 million in annual sales.
Amazon Launchpad is part of a portfolio of programs, tools, and services Amazon offers to help brands grow. There are hundreds of thousands of unique brand owners currently selling in Amazon’s U.S. store. In 2020, Amazon has launched more than 135 new tools and services to help sellers manage and grow their business.
“We know customers are looking for ways to support small businesses, and Launchpad helps them find some of the most innovative, unique products out there,” said Nick Love, Head of Amazon Launchpad. “On the small business and startup side, our main priority is to help brands build quality product detail pages highlighting the uniqueness of the product, tell customers about their brand story, share best practices for selling in Amazon’s store, drive product awareness, and ultimately, increase sales. The Amazon Launchpad program’s 2020 class, fueled by small business and startup companies, has grown sales more than 75 percent year-over-year as of the end of August. This growth allows them to focus on the innovation. We continue to be inspired by the success many startups have seen over the past five years in the Launchpad program and the big ideas that these small brands have brought to customers.”
“Our game’s success is a testament to Amazon Launchpad’s power to develop unexpected entrepreneurs: two working moms who created a game as a side hustle — ascending to a top seller in Toys & Games,” said Maximina Juson, co-creator of Not Parent Approved game. “We made a strategic decision to sell exclusively on Amazon from Day 1 and are now expanding with Amazon Launchpad globally – spreading burps and belly laughs worldwide!”
“Amazon Launchpad has been the largest pivotal factor in the success of our business. In Q4 of 2019, we saw a 500% increase sales which allowed us to scale our production, product RnD, and brand awareness on an exponential level,” said Kevin Meyer, co-founder of The CrunchCup. “The benefits we’ve seen by joining the program have allowed us to retain a lean internal team so we can focus on doing what we love; creating amazing, fun products that make people feel like kids again.”
Top 5 categories for Amazon Launchpad in the U.S. and top brands in each category:
- Health & Personal Care
- Smarter Nutrition – based in Santa Ana, CA
- G Fuel – based in West Babylon, NY
- InnovixLabs – based in Calabasas, CA
- Recoup Fitness – based in Denver, CO
- Bella Terra Cosmetics – based in Houston, TX
- Ambesonne – based in Boston, MA
- Cabeau – based in Woodland Hills, CA
- Gravity Blanket – based in Brooklyn, NY
- Sheets & Giggles – based in Denver, CO
- Buffy Inc. – based in New York, NY
- Palouse Brand – based in Palouse, WA
- More Labs – based in Los Angeles, CA
- Ashley Food Company – based in Sudbury, MA
- Neuro – based in Los Angeles, CA
- Shrewd Food – based in Long Island, NY
- Kids Against Maturity – based in Powell, OH
- Skoolzy – based in Aptos, CA
- Not Parent Approved – based in Los Angeles, CA
- Zen Laboratory – based in Phoenix, AZ
- ASM Games – based in San Francisco, CA
- PowerXL – based in Fairfield, NJ
- RÖD Wine – based in Las Vegas, NV
- The CrunchCup – based in Austin, TX
- MAX’IS Creations – based in Boston, MA
- Zip Top – based in Austin, TX
With Amazon Launchpad, startups and other small businesses and new brands can overcome many of the challenges associated with launching new products by leveraging Amazon’s marketing tools, ecommerce expertise, and fulfillment network, while receiving unique merchandising opportunities, curated webinars, content creation tools, AWS credits, and more. Launchpad also helps brands take advantage of all that Amazon offers to help small businesses grow, including new pilot programs, promotions, and events. Launchpad then makes it easier for customers to discover these brands with a dedicated shopping destination.
In addition to programs like Amazon Launchpad, Amazon also offers educational tools and programs to help small businesses and new brands thrive in its store. This week, Amazon is hosting Amazon Accelerate – a three-day virtual summit for U.S. small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) currently selling or interested in selling in Amazon’s store. Amazon Accelerate is the company’s largest-ever U.S. event focused on guiding new and aspiring SMB sellers about how to capitalize on the opportunities of working with Amazon.
To learn more about the millions of small and medium-sized businesses growing with Amazon, visit: aboutamazon.com/supporting-small-businesses.
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Fearne Cotton, 39, has presented television programmes like Top of the Pops and Comic Relief over the years. She also became the first regular female presenter of the Radio 1 Chart Show, which she co-hosted alongside Reggie Yates for two years. Fearne has a particularly unique engagement ring, how much is it worth?
The blue and white small triangles are sat on a gold plated band.
In some lights, the ring looks almost white, giving off an iridescent effect.
While the exact cost of the ring is unknown, green opal band rings can range anywhere between £5,000 to £30,000.
Speaking about her ring from Jesse, Fearne said: “It’s got a lot of opal stones cut in diamonds around it and I get a lot of comments about it because it’s not your classic engagement ring.”
From one presenter to another, Tess Daly has a huge diamond from husband Vernon Kay.
How much is it worth?
Deborah Papas, Gemologist at Prestige Pawnbrokers of Channel 4’s Posh Pawn said: “Tess Daly’s engagement ring is a beautiful single emerald-cut diamond set in a very simple setting of platinum to show off its elegance.”
The huge engagement ring, chosen by Vernon comes at a hefty price too.
Papas continued: “It is believed to be between three and four carats, and of exceptional quality.”
Diamonds with a higher carat weight are rarer and more expensive.
The average engagement ring weight is 0.6 carats and so Tess’ is triple the UK average.
The expert added: “I estimate the value to be in the region of £250,000.”


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At the start of the article titled "Retail Clinics and Drug store Medicine" published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, author Christine Cassell, a physician, acknowledges that retail-based clinics have been "criticized in some quarters" but states that, despite this, the clinics have experienced success by patient satisfaction and quality scores. The fact that this message is coming from a physician makes it especially important.
Taken together, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema — affect nearly 50 million Americans, or about 15% of the total U.S. population, according to statistics from such organizations as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And combined, the two diseases cause more than 100,000 deaths per year. Fortunately, however, there is a wide range of treatments available for both, many of which work for both diseases.
Food and Drug Administration drug warnings can have an immediate negative impact on medication adherence among patients, even if the warnings are not safety related, according to new research sponsored by CVS Caremark.
The National Community Pharmacists Association on Monday drafted a letter to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services regarding the latest federal upper limit guidelines that the association characterizes as "getting worse with regard to the negative economic impact [to community pharmacies], not better."
In 2011, the Convenient Care Association was interested in studying the impact of vaccine packaging in a retail clinic setting and conducted a pilot program. The pilot program looked at the perceptions of nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in 31 retail health clinics operated by The Little Clinic regarding the preparation and administration of flu vaccine via pre-filled syringes versus multi-dose vials. Featured is a discussion of how NPs and PAs perceive providing flu vaccine with pre-filled syringes versus multi-dose vials.
An article recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shed a highly positive light on the convenient care industry, and outlined significant ways in which retail-based clinics are playing an important role in today’s U.S. healthcare system by improving access, cost and coordination of care for patients.
Retail pharmacy veteran Frank Scorpiniti officially assumed the role of CEO of Rexall Pharma Plus in February. Now that he’s settled in North of the Border, Scorpiniti talked with Drug Store News about his new role and his insights on the Canadian retail pharmacy market.
People with higher levels of education and higher income have lower rates of many chronic diseases compared with those with less education and lower income levels, according to "Health, United States, 2011" — the government’s annual comprehensive report on Americans’ health released Wednesday.
One of the first lessons in life that children learn is that getting sick isn’t fun, and going to the pharmacy isn’t too exciting either. In 2004, pharmacist Charles Tabouchirani decided to change that by opening Cherry’s Pharmacy, a store that specializes in dealing with children.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this month released a memo to all Part D sponsors, warning them that the agency has "observed an increase in beneficiary complaints related to the transfer of prescriptions from retail pharmacies to either mail-order or specialty pharmacy without their explicit consent."
CVS Caremark has aggressively set its sights on enhancing medication adherence, and the initiatives are paying off as the company estimates that its PBM clients saved nearly $2.4 billion in 2011 because of improved medication adherence for chronic conditions, according to findings of its annual Insights Report.
Big trends can sometimes take centuries or even millennia to develop. Think about how long it took between the dawn of anatomically modern humans and the adoption of agriculture. Health care is no different, having come a long way since the days of bloodletting and the assorted quackeries that were once considered acceptable medical practices.
OraSure Technologies on Tuesday announced that the Food and Drug Administration's Blood Products Advisory Committee recommended that the OraQuick In-Home HIV test be made available without a prescription.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday identified three online products touting "natural" intimacy enhancement that consumers should avoid because they each contain undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients.
The number of prescriptions being sent electronically jumped by 75% between 2010 and 2011, while almost all of the retail pharmacies in the country are connected for e-prescribing, according to a new report by the country's largest e-prescribing network.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores lauded recommendations released by the Community Preventive Services Task Force illustrating that team-based care can improve blood-pressure control for patients.
I am the 99%. And thank God for that. But it’s not what you think. This isn’t about radical politics and class warfare. I’m not looking to tax the 1%. I just want them to take better care of themselves. And I’m definitely not the only one. More and more, payers, insurers and big government are all looking at ways to get this group to live a little healthier.


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The Contact Centre Management Association (CCMA) will host a free Contact Centre and Outsourcing Jobs Fair tomorrow with over 25 leading international companies participating and over 500 vacancies on offer to jobseekers.
The Fair takes place in the Dublin's Burlington Hotel from 10am until 7pm and is aimed at jobseekers and those considering a change in career. Visitors to the Jobs Fair will see multinationals such as Accenture, Amazon, Arise, CarTrawler, EA Games and PayPal, amongst many others, recruiting on the day.
Dorothy O'Byrne, Managing Director of the CCMA explained: "The contact centre sector in Ireland is undergoing significant growth and transformation. An increasing number of international companies are establishing their global operations in Ireland and contact sector jobs are at the forefront of this surge. Companies such as eBay, Facebook, Eistec, Electronic Arts and PayPal have all recently announced that they are looking to recruit in this sector. The growth in the use of social media has transformed our industry and an increasing number of companies are using social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to reach out to their customers."
"The companies who are recruiting at this Jobs Fair are looking for people who have a wide variety of skills with an increasing emphasis on social media skills and an ability to communicate effectively. This Fair is a demonstration of the opportunities for employment and career advancement that are available in this vibrant sector and we want to encourage jobseekers from other sectors to consider this industry for employment."


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ESG Among Forbes’ America’s Best Management Consulting Firms for Six Years Running
With transformational goals back on the agenda, customers and peers continue to recognize ESG for its domain expertise in the area of supply chain management
Execution Specialists Group (ESG), a strategy execution-focused consultancy, today announced that the organization has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms for 2021 for the sixth consecutive year. ESG is one of just 230 management consultancies nationwide to earn a spot on the list and is among only 31 firms included in the supply chain management category. This latest recognition follows one of the most challenging years for American businesses in decades, during which ESG continued to demonstrate its strategic value to companies looking to optimize their customer experience through the effective digital transformation of their supply chains.
“It remains a tremendous honor for ESG to appear among the short list of management consultancies recognized by Forbes, particularly as the ratings are taken directly from both clients and other firms that understand the unique business challenges brought forth by the global pandemic and its aftermath,” said Mark Newhall, founder and CEO, ESG. “In today’s environment businesses have been challenged like never before. Through our deep domain expertise and decades of experience we have been able to help companies to not only optimize their supply chains but to leverage best practices across the customer experience spectrum to transform them into competitive differentiators in the market.”
To compile its list, Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to survey partners and executives of management consultancies, as well as senior executives who had worked with such firms over the last four years. Respondents were asked to recommend consultancies across predetermined sectors and functional areas and firms with a disproportionate number of recommendations were organized into star ratings.
Launched in 2008, ESG has achieved year-over-year growth by offering executional expertise to plan and implement client roadmaps to success. The firm’s cross-functional team has expanded to include a diverse set of specialists at multiple levels and across a variety of industries. In a time of transformation, ESG exists to champion change by providing a practical independent perspective that picks up where strategy leaves off, architecting and executing targeted outcomes for complex cross-functional initiatives.
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A while ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan announced an initiative to properly get into Smartphone gaming. They established a new company called ForwardWorks. When it was announced, we knew of a few brands they would bring to mobile devices like Hot Shot Golf and Arc the lad in addition to wild arms. Wild Arms was originally launched on PS1 in 1996. The franchise features a blend of fantasy and a western setting with strategy elements and great music. The mobile game will have a new story and we finally have a name for the game in addition to a release a Window.
Wild Arm Million Memories launches this year on iOS and Android devices in Japan. It will have characters from the series in a new story. The original supervisor of the series, Akifumi Kaneko is overseeing the development of new game. To coincide with this release window announcement, they also posted a clip of the theme song for the game which is titled “Million Memories”. You can sample it.
It is great that we went from radio silence to some news for Wild Army Millions but we have still no information on whether this will release outside Japan or not.


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Microsoft's Photosynth app creates 3D panoramas by combining 2D pictures.
When Microsoft launched Photosynth earlier this year for Windows Phone 7.5, the unique 3D panorama creation software quickly became one of the more popular apps on Microsoft's smartphone platform. While the app is still available for Windows Phone 7.5 devices, those with Windows Phone 8 smartphones have had to wait.
That wait is almost over, as Microsoft's Photosynth team has announced the release of the app for Windows Phone 8 is just a few weeks away following "problems with drivers on a few important phones." The announcement came via the team's Twitter account through the following statement:
Photosynth for WP8 slipped due to problems with drivers on a few important phones.Mostly behind us now. Releaseshould be weeks away.— The Photosynth Team (@photosynth) January 14, 2013
Currently, only Windows Phone 7.5 devices can see the app on the Windows Phone Store as Photosynth is one of the few apps that cannot automatically run on Windows Phone 8, according to a post on the Photosynth website by David Gedye, the Photosynth team's lead program manager.
The Phoyosynth app is also currently available for iOS devices and has been optimized for the iPhone 5. Desktop users can also create Photosynth panoramas with the use of Microsoft Research's Image Composite Editor.


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As of 2016, over 24 countries are investing in distributed ledger technologies (DLT) with $1.4bn in investments. In addition, over 90 central banks are engaged in DLT discussions, including implications of a central bank issued digital currency.
The stolen assets were stored in the cryptocurrency NEM, one of hundreds of digital currencies created in recent years. Bitcoin, the most well-known cryptocurrency, dropped precipitously on news of the hack but has since regained much of its value.
Some experts suggest putting a few aside if you have them and see what happens in the coming months and years, because there are sure to be regulations on the currency soon. With businesses jumping on the bandwagon and investors becoming interested in cryptocurrency, look for momentum to grow, but it will take time for the situation to stabilize as governments, the international community, and the people of the internet decide on how the next generation of currency will transition to a digital world.
Unlike most traditional currencies, cryptocurrencies are digital, which entails a completely different approach, particularly when it comes to storing it. Technically, you don’t store your units of cryptocurrency; instead it’s the private key that you use to sign for transactions that need to be securely stored.
I soon discovered that six were from the University of Bristol, and they were all together at one of the conference’s cocktail parties. They were happy to chat but entirely dismissive of bitcoin, and none had worked with peer-to-peer technology. “It’s not at all interesting to us,” one of them said. The two other cryptographers from Britain had no history with large software projects. Then I started looking into a man named Michael Clear.
Bitcoin isn’t going away; I am buying more, my friends are buying more, lots of people are buying more. If we see this as a better place to keep our money, then you are going to have less to lend out. What then? You are going to have to borrow from your competitors, and this is going to get a lot more expensive for you and you are going to make a lot less money. Maybe only a little to begin with, but I recommend you read Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, the dude with the crazy hair. I’ve dropped a link in for you, sod it, I’ll buy you a copy if you want?
There are now hundreds of other such currencies that can be traded—and new ones are regularly being created. Eastman Kodak, for example, just announced Kodakcoin, a cryptocurrency for photographers to use to manage rights and fees for their work. The company’s shares rose 245 percent on the news.
He explained: “Its faster transaction speeds and lower fees make it easier for financial systems to embrace the virtual currency, which is partly why Ripple’s value has increased dramatically just this year.
CEX.io is a Bitcoin exchange that also sells ETH via a credit card. The fees for on CEX.io are already calculated into the exchange rate, that’s why it will seem higher than other exchanges. For example, the exchange rate for 1 ETH on CEX.io can be around 7% higher than on Coinbase. However, CEX.io works with countries worldwide (unlike Coinbase).
EOS also separates read and write actions to increase speed and enables public and private blockchains to communicate asynchronously. Instead of long addresses, users of the platform can also create account names, and those accounts can have different permission levels.
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So… a ban on cryptos and crypto mining wouldn’t cause a long term plummeting in the price. HODLers would still be rewarded in the long term because it’s market value outside of the exchanges would truly come to fruition. Instead of exchanges determine value, it would be actual usage that would determine value. And not every country will ban cryptos or cryptomining. All that’s needed is one stable government with a legislature being voted in by a generation of people in favor of voting for crypto legalization…….. once they realize their precious fiat is valued at nothing after sovereign debt levels become unsustainable to the point where we have hyper inflation throughout the developed world.
In 2015, he announced he was leaving Dogecoin behind, telling an interviewer that the cryptocurrency market “increasingly feels like a bunch of white libertarian bros sitting around hoping to get rich and coming up with half-baked, buzzword-filled business ideas.”
The Digital Currency Initiative is a group at MIT focusing on cryptocurrency and its underlying technologies. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin enable open, trustless digital payments and contracts. In the spirit of the Internet’s wide reach, this technology, and the people behind it, have the potential to impact billions of people and become a crucial part of daily life. We seek to push the envelope on the development of this technology with fundamental research, while shedding light on the associated benefits, risks, and ethical quandaries. Beyond research centered at MIT, we also help support open-source cryptocurrency communities and diversity, and hope to foster a broader academic community in this space.
But regulators, including the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which since July has become much more active in cryptocurrency oversight, have been warning that some exchanges are fake. Unsuspecting investors can easily open an account at a fraudulent exchange and submit money to buy, say, bitcoin. But the criminals steal the money and the investor never receives the bitcoin.
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I think we can agree it is inevitable that you will have to modernise and face up to the fact we want Crypto. Mark Carney isn’t going to be your shining knight, we all think he’s an idiot anyway. Once your customers start going elsewhere and you have less money to lend you are going to feel like the people who didn’t buy Bitcoin at $30, then $300, then $3,000.
Specific examples and statements aside, Gates’ overarching concern appears to be that governments will not be able to track and regulate the use of cryptocurrencies like they can with minted currencies. That is, of course, part of the appeal for many crypto advocates, but the concern from critics is not completely unfounded. As with all new disruptive technologies, those participating in this movement will have to tread carefully.
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The US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) hasn’t yet issued specific regulations on digital currencies, but it often warns about investment schemes and fraud. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an agency under the Department of Treasury, took initiative and published virtual currency guidelines in 2013. Many countries are still deciding how they will tax virtual currencies. The IRS is specifically concerned with virtual currencies being used for unreported income.
If the South Korean government tightens regulations and exchanges in the country step up security, North Korean hackers may “look to exchanges and users in other countries,” the Recorded Future researchers said.
The BTC protocol still works. The network hasn’t lost integrity. The math still checks out. And the few remaining mining operations doing so in secret are still processing transactions. And you can’t ban math. Due to exchanges being illegal, a ban would only increase the scarcity of bitcoin. That would skyrocket the value of bitcoin. But since BTC to fiat conversions would be impossible, it’s value wouldn’t be measured in fiat numbers. Instead, it would be measured by what people are willing to transact with it.
Investors buying Ether are placing a bet that people will want to use the Ethereum network’s computing capabilities and will need the currency to do so. But that is far from a sure thing. And real-world use of the network is still scant.
Eddy Zillan is a well known investor and entrepreneur from Cleveland Ohio. In just three short years Eddy learned how to trade cryptocurrency and turned $12,000 into over $1,000,000 through his investments alone. His success has gained him notoriety and esteem in the industry. His expertise has been documented by The Huffington Post, where he was referred to as “A Cryptocurrency Genius” and through Crypto Currency Financial he’s pioneering a path for others to reach the top through cryptocurrency investments and trading by teaching and mentoring on a personal level.
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There are many places you can use Bitcoin to purchase products or services. There’s no real rhyme or reason to the list, which includes big corporations and smaller, independent retailers including bakeries and restaurants. You can also use the currencies to buy flights, train tickets, and hotels on CheapAir; upgrades to your OK Cupid profile; products on Overstock.com; gift cards on eGifter. There’s a list on SpendBitcoins that shows all the places that accept the cryptocurrency.
You may be wondering why we love Crypto? Firstly, I will confess, some of us have made some great money from it, I would be lying if this wasn’t a significant factor. We also expect to make money from it in the future, we can see how Bitcoin is changing the world, so some of us are going to keep investing in it. You see we need global currencies and we don’t trust any centralised body to run it, and because Bitcoin is decentralised it has solved this need.
Meanwhile, in Kentucky, Kevin Groce added two new systems to his bitcoin-mining operation at the garbage depot and planned to build a dozen more. Ricky Wells, his uncle and a co-owner of the garbage business, had offered to invest thirty thousand dollars, even though he didn’t understand how bitcoin worked. “I’m just a risk-taking son of a bitch and I know this thing’s making money,” Wells said. “Plus, these things are so damn hot they’ll heat the whole building this winter.”
Kaminsky wasn’t alone in this assessment. Soon after creating the currency, Nakamoto posted a nine-page technical paper describing how bitcoin would function. That document included three references to the work of Stuart Haber, a researcher at H.P. Labs, in Princeton. Haber is a director of the International Association for Cryptologic Research and knew all about bitcoin. “Whoever did this had a deep understanding of cryptography,” Haber said when I called. “They’ve read the academic papers, they have a keen intelligence, and they’re combining the concepts in a genuinely new way.”
So, let’s put everything on the table. ICOs are essentially coins which you get by supplying someone with currently successful crypto coins so that they have a chance to make new future proof and even more successful coins. It seems silly, but somehow these ICO transactions are actually making a huge buzz in the cryptocurrency world. It is estimated that nearly $240 million has already been invested into such ICOs, of which about $110 million was invested this year. Surely there is a reason for such a huge movement of money? We think that people are constantly searching for that new and shiny cryptocurrency that will inevitably become the world currency system, and perhaps this is the reason why investments into this research are so high. Some of you might say that the potential is already there via Bitcoin or some other already released currency, but the reality is that not everyone is on the same page. Those of us who are so called non-conformists might be looking for something special in other places.
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Bioglitter biodegradable glitter goes global
A company which created the world's first naturally degradable cosmetic glitter is taking the product international, having agreed partnerships with distributors worldwide.
Ronald Britton, based in the UK, launched its eco-friendly cosmetic glitter, Bioglitter® last year and now has agreements with Blue Sun International, which is distributing the product in the USA, Canada and Mexico, while they are also working with Look Chemicals in Brazil.
Designed to tackle the problem of microplastic pollution caused by traditional polyester glitter, Bioglitter® is based on a plant based cellulose material, rather than plastic, which degrades naturally in the environment. Testing by OWS, an independent testing organisation, revealed that Bioglitter® sets a new environmental standard, degrading in the natural environment in only four weeks.
Stephen Cotton, commercial director at Ronald Britton Ltd, says:
“We're extremely proud that Bioglitter® is accessible globally. Microplastic pollution is a huge problem not just in the UK, but across the globe and that's why it's vital that our Bioglitter is accessible worldwide."
Bioglitter is 92% plastic free, with the company aiming to launch a completely plastic free version this year.


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Vodafone, the UK-based mobile phone operator, has struck a deal to merge its Indian operations with rival Idea Cellular in a deal that will create one of the largest telecoms companies in the world.
The two companies confirmed on Monday that Vodafone will own 45.1 per cent of the combined group while Idea’s parent company, the Aditya Birla Group, will own 26 per cent after paying Rs 39bn ($579m) cash for a 4.9 per cent stake.
The deal, which comes amidst a brutal price war between phone operators in India, will create India’s largest telecoms group with around 380m users.
Vodafone India said the merger will generate synergies of around Rs 670bn after integration costs and other payments.
Said Vittorio Colao, chief executive of Vodafone:
The combined company will have the scale required to ensure sustainable consumer choice in a competitive market and to expand new technologies – such as mobile money services – that have the potential to transform daily life for every Indian.
Adiya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, said:
For Idea shareholders and lenders who have supported us thus far, this transaction is highly accretive, and Idea and Vodafone will together create a very valuable company given our complementary strengths.
Shares in Idea jumped by up to 15 per cent after the merger was announced, before dropping back in early morning trading in Mumbai.
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Silver rates leapt to a five-month high on Monday on social networks calls to purchase the metal and imitate the frenzy that drove up GameStop shares.
Shares in a handful of smaller Australian mining companies rose as small-time traders purchased en masse.
Argent Minerals, Boab Metals and Investigator Resources jumped more than 15%.
Coin-selling sites also reported unprecedented demand and flagged hold-ups in delivering silver.
Silver increased as much as 7% to $28.99 an ounce, its greatest value because mid-August.
The relocations are the current example of small-time traders purchasing stocks and other possessions that large Wall Street funds bet against, resulting in large losses for significant financiers.
Some users in the Reddit forum Wallstreetbets argued that silver is a heavily controlled market, and a rise in the silver cost could injure large Wall Street gamers.
” Consider the Gainz. If you don’t care about the gains, consider the banks like JP MORGAN you ‘d be damaging along the way,” said Reddit user RocketBoomGo, in a widely circulated post.
Some members of the online forum have actually refuted the move, suggesting it would benefit the exact same funds that stood to benefit from betting versus GameStop.
The recent GameStop rise, which was likewise sustained by retail financiers, was also seen as a revolt against large institutional investors.
Unlike GameStop, which was a loss-making video gaming retailer that lots of investment funds had actually wagered against, Silver has actually seen strong growth over the previous year.
” There is this curious scenario now where the Reddit crowd has actually turned its sights on a bigger whale in regards to attempting to catalyse something of a short capture in the silver market,” stated Kyle Rodda, an expert at brokerage IG Markets in Melbourne.
” There’s a great deal of commentary on these platforms to stack in to the miners.”
Silver costs are up 15% given that Wednesday’s close, around the time when messages started flowing on online forums such as Reddit motivating users to purchase the metal and increase costs.
Massive losses for Melvin
The latest surge comes as the damage to one Wall Street company ends up being clearer.
Hedge fund Melvin Capital lost 53% in January, according to media reports.
However, the firm received dedications for fresh cash from financiers in the last days of January, and ended the month with $8bn (₤ 5.8 bn) in properties after having actually begun the year with roughly $12.5 bn, according to Reuters.
The company had bet that ailing computer game merchant GameStop’s stock, which traded at less than $5 five months earlier, would fall further.
But retail investors, comparing notes on social media platform Reddit, purchased the stock and sent it greater to close at $325 on Friday.


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Anyone that has ever put out ‘work’ on the internet understands the level of ‘criticism’ that usually comes with it, although one may be looking for ‘feedback’ but that’s not usually what they get, they get the ‘HATE’!
Man listen, all that’s going on right now, E3 is standing out strong, and although Microsoft has announced the Xbox One S, and project Scorpio, BUT the new COD rocks like Milly, any block!!
We can’t Thank DigitalTrends.com, Keith Nelson Jr, PhotoRob, and Shawn for coming down to Hot97 and interview Flighty, and myself about what’s going on in the digital space from the hip hop perspective(or at least how we see it!)!!
Whatsapp extended to desktop along with safe and seamless file sharing features!
Chance the Rapper’s new album, Coloring Book, was leaked on Datpiff when it was actually supposed to be an Apple Exclusive!
Facebook is in some heat lately as allegations that the social media outlet has actively censored stories from conservative media outlets when items appear in their Trending Topics section.


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Fred Haberman’s marketing agency and aquaponics farm have helped push organic into the mainstream, leading the way for a more transparent food system and, little-by-little, reducing our dependence on chemical agriculture.
Urban farmers are reclaiming empty lots, yards, abandoned parks, and even the patches of grass between sidewalks and roads in order to grow food — here’s why.
Gotham Greens is opening a 100,000 square feet hydroponic greenhouse early next year in Baltimore. Food Tank talked to CEO and co-founder, Viraj Puri, about the joys and challenges with Gotham Greens and its expansion.
First Generation Farmers recently launched its Urban Edge Sustainable Farmers training program, demonstrating passion for supporting the next generation of farmers.
The Airfield Estate uses its century-old charitable heritage to inspire new change in the way visitors see food and the sources it comes from
According to urban farming specialist Myeasha Taylor, local urban farms can reduce he impact of the food system on the environment and produce more nutrient-dense crops, according to urban farming specialist Myeasha Taylor
Square Roots is a high-tech indoor farming accelerator in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, working to ensure that city residents can source fresh, sustainable produce twelve months a year. In a major urban center like New York City, where fresh produce can be tough to find even in seasons of peak agricultural output, Square Roots is proving the potential of indoor, climate-controlled agriculture.


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As media industry spats go, last week's misunderstandings surrounding Postar - specifically its ability to deliver on recent upgrade promises - constitute a relatively mild storm in a rather small teacup. So far at least. If this week's diplomatic efforts fail and various technical fixes prove implausible, then the medium as a whole could end up looking very silly indeed.
For aficionados of media research, however, the whole business has proved all too predictable. Postar promised to add transport sector figures to its repertoire by the end of 2004. That's always the way of it. New surveys are always promised in time for Christmas - though exactly which Christmas is sometimes a little vague.
That the industry is still squabbling weeks after the deadline has passed is not wholly funny, however. At stake here is a grand unification plan for outdoor research.
Although Postar has been running for almost a decade, it has only ever measured one sector of the industry - roadside posters. Until now, if you used transport or retail-oriented media, then you had to find other ways of planning its use and assessing its effectiveness.
Since the medium's big Barcelona conference, there has been a determination to make Postar more comprehensive. But we're not talking about the most recent Barcelona conference; the issue dates back to 2001.
But it was at Barcelona 2004 that the Postar chairman, Ken New, was able to reveal that data on railway trackside and Tube station ads was imminent.
Last week, however, it was revealed that the data - gathered by the media owners themselves, notably Viacom and Maiden - was still failing technical validation tests demanded by the IPA.
The media owners themselves say the problems are minimal and easily fixable.
The rest of the industry will be the judge of that - and not just the IPA, at that. One reason for suspicion is that viewing figures seem huge in comparison with roadside audiences. That might reflect reality - but roadside contractors will need some persuading.
1. Postar was launched in 1996 as a replacement for the increasingly discredited Oscar system, which only really measured the numbers of people likely to come into the general vicinity of each poster site.
2. In an effort to produce accurate audience data akin to the data commonly available in other media, Postar introduced the concept of the Visibility Adjusted Impact, which will give a closer statistical approximation to the number of people who not only pass but are likely to see any particular site.
3. Postar has a chairman, New, and a secretariat of seven staff under the managing director, Helen Tridgell. The main Postar board includes New and Tridgell plus 12 people from across the outdoor industry.
4. Postar also runs a series of sub-committees, which cover methodology, user groups, standards, data exchange and finance issues.
5. For many years now, the outdoor contractors have identified gaps in its research product as a barrier to growth. At its Barcelona conference in 2001, buoyed by a strong market during the dotcom boom, the industry set itself a target of 10 per cent of UK display advertising revenue by 2004. It was an ambitious goal that it failed to meet.
6. The biggest problem with Postar was that it only covered roadside - in other words, 55 per cent of the total out-of-home advertising market. Transport, retail and leisure already account for 45 per cent - and that percentage is growing.
7. The industry has chosen to look for ways to modify Viacom Outdoor's own TRAC research covering the Tube and Maiden's AdRail study and import the reconstituted figures into Postar. The problem is ensuring that the figures are properly adjusted to reflect realistic contact with advertising sites - not just raw traffic figures of people passing them.
8. The current argy bargy about transport sector figures is not the only question-mark hanging over Postar. Some outdoor contractors have been arguing for years that the figures for roadside have seriously been under-representing the audience the medium commands. A whole-scale recalibration of the system would cause massive upheaval.
- Advertisers are fickle when it comes to second- and third-tier media. Outdoor needs a credible research system if it is to compete against radio, cinema and online, otherwise it could lose share.
- Outdoor media owners were shaken back in 2001 when Alan Rutherford, the worldwide media director of Unilever, accused them of complacency.
They promised to take this on board - but advertisers will be unforgiving if they feel that the contractors have begun to suffer from serious memory loss.
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- The outdoor specialists are not entirely enthusiastic about the prospect of a new trading currency for transport advertising.
- But they are desperate for more usable information on the faster-growing and more interesting (from a planning point of view) sectors of the out-of-home market. They are determined to get what they want.
- Any squabble between roadside and transport contractors could undermine outdoor's unified message.
- Outdoor has in recent times succeeded in attracting revenue and goodwill in increasing measure. The media owners must work hard if that goodwill is not to evaporate.


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To get noticed by Silicon Valley’s startup machine Y Combinator is every budding entrepreneur’s dream. One of the world’s most influential and renowned accelerators, which now also engages in seed funding, it has backed successful startups such as AirBnB, Dropbox, and Reddit. Its screening of startups is said to be “nerve-wracking.”
Y Combinator hosts its “demo day” twice a year (in March and August). During this event, spread over two days, “the latest batch of Y Combinator-funded founders present their companies to a room full of specially selected investors and press,” the accelerator’s website notes. For Indian startups, this event is a great opportunity to present their ideas to Valley-based investors and other founders.
The over 100 companies at Y Combinator’s 24th demo-day event on March 20-22 included seven Indian startups.
In the past, Y Combinator has backed Indian fintech startups like Razorpay and Cleartax, a car-rental app JustDrive, co-working space Innov8, and Meesho, an app for sellers on e-commerce platforms. This year had the highest number of Indian startups at the event. The accelerator typically invests $120,000 in a company for a 7% equity stake and inducts a startup into its three-month program during which it helps the company prepare for the demo-day.
“There’s talent in India, and the capital will come,” Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator told The Times of India newspaper in July 2016.
The Indian startups at the March event were a mix of consumer- and business-facing firms:
Founded by Akansh Sinha and Anubhav Deep, alumni of the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, ServX is an app that connects car owners to authorised garages for repair work and servicing. The Delhi-based firm, launched in November 2015, makes money by charging commission from these service centres.
Cr.edy is a peer-to-peer lending platform founded by former Goldman Sachs employees Pratish Gandhi and Harshit Vaishnav. The platform connects borrowers seeking personal loans with lenders who are typically high-net worth individuals. Cr.edy relies on biometrics like the Aadhaar ID number and doesn’t require much paperwork unlike traditional lenders. It uses the CIBIL (Credit Information Bureau of India Ltd) report, a personal credit score, to assess the borrower’s credit-worthiness. Founded in 2016, the firm has a pool of 1,173 borrowers and approves around seven loans a day, its website says.
Bengaluru-based Wifi Dabba sells small-ticket wifi internet plans through a network of bakeries, road-side tea sellers, and small shops. Started by Karam Lakshman and Shubhendu Sharma, the startup wants to “provide insanely cheap wifi across Bangalore city,” according to their website. ”We think you can buy digital goods the same way you buy tea or biscuits,” Lakshman told the Deccan Chronicle newspaper last week. For Rs2 per token, a buyer can get 100 MB of internet services, while a Rs10 and Rs20 package offers 500 MB and 1 GB of data respectively. The package works for 24 hours.
Supr Daily is a subscription-based service that delivers daily groceries such as fresh milk, eggs, bread, and coconut water to consumers. It was founded in 2015 by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, alumni Puneet Kumar and Shreyas Nagdawane. The firm eliminates middle men by buying produce directly from farmers and manufacturers. Its service is currently available via Supr Daily’s app in Mumbai.
A mobile app that connects doctors with their patients, DocTalk was launched in February 2016 by Krishna Chaitanya Aluru, Akshat Goenka, and Vamsee Chamakura. The app doesn’t connect patients with new doctors, but helps ease the post-consultation phase. Patients need to upload their reports on the app, for free, and their doctors can then regularly follow up and chat with them.
Bulk MRO is a firm that sells industrial products to companies. Founded by twins Devang Shah and Gaurang Shah, the Mumbai-based startup is already profitable and has $1.1 million worth of orders lined up for the next three months, according to Techcrunch, a tech news website. Graduates of the University of Pennsylvania, the Shahs’ firm boasts of clients like the Tata Group, Reliance Industries, Unilever, and Exxon. Bulk MRO sells over 1,400,000 products across 32 categories.
This startup was founded by three ex-employees of top Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, Siddharth Mall, Ajinkya Malasane, and Akshay Kumar Lal. Playment is crowd-sourcing platform that companies can use for simple data operation processes like product cataloguing and moderating reviews among others. These processes are usually outsourced at a high cost. With Playment, smartphone users can make an extra buck by performing the processes, reducing companies’ outsourcing costs. Playment’s clients include Flipkart, Ola, Myntra, Paytm and Limeroad.
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The company that’s been under siege, the VolksWagen group, for the better part of the last four years for its complicit role in the entire emissions scandal is looking to shed that ugly part of their history and they are looking to set their sites on a new future which is grounded, no pun intended, in the whole electric vehicle movement.
The company recently announced a wide sweeping plan to get itself fully immersed in the notion of not only producing environmentally friendly autos, but is also thinking about how to make the experience better for owner. How’s the Audi brand going to do this, well here’s a quick look at what they have planned. The company has previously announced that it will be building its vision starting with the all electric e-tron Quattro sports utility vehicle that will land somewhere within the scope of the Q5 and the Q7 and will be the first salvo into the electric SUV market by the 2020 model year.
The new e-Tron Quattro will have the ability to deliver over four hundred horses from a three motor configuration and this will allow drivers to get up to a maximum of about two hundred and fifty miles on a full charge through its 97 kilowatt battery that’s supported by its lithium ion battery sets. Not unlike traditional gas cars, and most of the other electrified vehicles out there, the eTron Quattro’s charging outlet will be on the front left of the vehicle just ahead of the driver’s door and will have the option of traditional charging and the fast charging option as well. By going with a four hundred volt system Audi will be able to bring the charging time down to about eight hours, but you’ll have the ability to cut this almost in half if you choose to grab a second charger for European drivers. While those in the US, who only can use 220 volt wiring, full charging times will ten hours and if you are stuck on a 120 volt system it will take you a staggering two plus days to get it fully topped up.
For the fast charge options the Audi eTron Quattro can accommodate a four hudred volt outlet that will make getting an 80% battery charge happen in about thirty minutes, but for this convenience you’ll have to give up driving range, which at eighty percent should get you a couple of hundred miles.


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Paula J. Rigling, CAE, CMP, has left the Texas Medical Association, where she served as director of conference and meeting management. She has joined AppliedTheory Corp., an event technology firm in Austin, Texas, as senior event manager.
CONVENTION CENTERS AND BUREAUS
Concurrent with the Reno-Sparks Convention Center expansion project, Jeff Beckelman has been hired as the new president and CEO of the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority in Nevada. He had been the vice president of sales and marketing for the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Bob Beach, CMP, has been named director of corporate sales at the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, responsible for short-lead corporate meeting business. Beach most recently had been global account director for Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Brian McCartin has been hired at the Portland Oregon Visitors Association as executive vice president of sales and marketing. McCartin had been general manager of both the Doubletree Hotel Lloyd Center in Portland and Doubletree Portland Downtown.
Jorge Pesquera has been appointed executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, overseeing all aspects of marketing and development for Puerto Rico worldwide. Prior to this appointment, Pesquera was the executive director of the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau for eight years.
At Pri-Med, Christine Wilson, PhD, has been named senior vice president of clinical affairs. In this new post, she will oversee course content for Pri-Med Updates, a series of intensive two-day medical conferences now held in 12 U.S. cities. She will also handle the development of new specialized continuing medical education symposia. Wilson is a continuing education coordinator for the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions graduate program in nursing. Pri-Med is a unit of Hill Holliday Exhibition Services LLC, based in Boston.
HOTELS AND RESORTS
Jeffrey W. Poole has been appointed national sales director at Rosen Hotels & Resorts. He will be based in Washington, D.C., and will be responsible for both association and corporate accounts in the Washington metro area for Orlando's Rosen Centre and Rosen Plaza (both located adjacent to Orlando's convention center), and an as yet unnamed resort property in Orlando. Poole was formerly national director of sales for Omni Hotels.
Wendy Nuckols has been named corporate sales manager at Phoenix's Pointe South Mountain Resort. Nuckols had been corporate sales manager at the Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix.
Gina Farris has been named director of sales at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort on St. Pete Beach, Fla., the flagship property of the TradeWinds Beach Resorts & Conference Centers. Farris has been with the property for more than six years and recently served as assistant director of sales. A 15-year sales veteran, Farris is responsible for sales in the Washington, D.C., area.
Peter Garapic has been named corporate sales manager at Opryland Hotel and Attractions, Nashville, Tenn. Garapic most recently was director of sales at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Columbia, S.C.
Kristine Stocker has been appointed sales manager in charge of group sales from west of the Mississippi at the Wyndham Anatole in Dallas. Before joining Wyndham, Stocker was a corporate sales manager at Adam's Mark Hotel in Dallas.
Ric Nicholson has been appointed director of sales and marketing at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Towers. Nicholson had been director of sales and marketing at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue (Wash.) before making the move across the lake.
Debbie Hogan was recently promoted to director of sales at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii's Big Island. She will oversee all group sales.
Poretta & Orr Inc. has promoted Sharon McNally to global marketing and events manager. McNally, who most recently was senior project manager, plans the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association annual meeting, as well as coordinating projects for international clients. The Doylestown, Pa. firm is an exhibit marketing and event management company specializing in. Clients include Centocor Inc., AstraZeneca, and Merck & Co.
Roy B. Evans Jr., CAE, former president and CEO of the Professional Convention Management Association, has joined The Augusta Group, a new consulting organization in the hospitality industry, headquartered in Grapevine, Texas. Evans, an associate with the organization, will continue to be based in Birmingham, Ala.


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I wasn't surprised by the announcement this morning that Food Essentials and simMachines, two startups with international roots brought to St. Louis by the Arch Grants competition, were selected for $100,000 follow-on grants from the organization.
Both companies were among the 15 that won $50,000 grants from Arch Grants last year, and both have seen lots of success since. A large part of that success stems from the fact that both startups are in the right space at the right time. Big Data has been a buzzword in the tech community for several years, but companies like Food Essentials and simMachines are evidence that behind the buzz there are also lots of potential commercial success stories and investors who want to get in those.
Food Essentials is a nutritional data company that collects and analyzes food label data. Beside the additional Arch Grants investment, the company also received a $500,000 investment from Cultivation Capital last month.
The reason there are lots of people betting on Food Essentials is because the company has built a treasure trove of data that can be mined, analyzed, sliced, diced and sold a million different ways. The data, which is being used by the Food and Drug Administration, has potential uses for grocery stores, food manufactures, app developers and various other commercial and academic uses.
At a recent weekend hackathon in San Francisco sponsored by MedHelp, the largest online health community, it was data from Food Essentials that allowed developers to create both the first and second place winning entries. One of the apps allowed users to personalize nutrition labels to display information most relevant based on the user's body type and weight-loss goal, and the other allowed users to program in their food allergies and scan a barcode to see if the product contains any of the allergens.
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A gap in Taranaki's adventure tourism market has been filled by the roar of quad bikes.
Last weekend New Plymouth couple Dave Huzziff and his partner Sandra Johnston opened Egmont Quads Taranaki.
They're now waiting on their first customers to try out the Egmont Quads Taranaki one- hour farm trail tour on their eight-hectare section on Egmont Rd.
Johnston said the couple got hooked on quad biking after taking a tour in Northland a couple of years ago.
After trying similar tours in Rotorua and Taupo they looked to adopt a change in lifestyle and introduce a similar venture to Taranaki, she said.
"As you get older you want to do something which is a bit more fun and pleasurable," Johnston said.
They bought their home on Egmont Rd last year specifically for the venture and purchased six 350cc quad bikes off Trade Me.
Huzziff said he then spent about "35 bulldozer hours" digging out dirt tracks around the section.
The fact there were currently no other quad bike tours in the region was a big incentive to start the business, Johnston said.
"There's not a lot of adventure tourism in Taranaki."
The track, designed for beginners, takes riders through bush, down ridges and across puddles.
"It's not for people who ride quad bikes all the time; it's for people to have that opportunity," she said.
Riders have to be aged 16 or older with a driver's licence to go on the tour, Huzziff said.
Training is provided before going on the tour which either Huzziff or Johnston leads. It lasts about an hour and costs $90 per person.
The couple hope the tour will appeal to corporates and social clubs.
At this stage it will open on weekends or mid-week by arrangement.
Huzziff, who owns Huzziff Motors, said he was hoping the tour would become his fulltime focus.
"I want to make a transition from fixing cars to doing this," Huzziff said.
Venture Taranaki visitor industry manager Paul Stancliffe said adventure tourism ventures like this were great opportunities.
"From talking to other people they think it's a great idea because there's not much to do around the area in that way."
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Keto. Intermittent fasting. Going vegan. If there’s a new health craze doing the rounds among executives, chances are AGL’s chief customer officer Christine Corbett has already given it a crack.
“I’m shocking. I do all the fads,” she says, grinning.
But Corbett discovered her magic bullet: a strict one-month eating plan that cut out sugar, carbohydrates, alcohol and snacking. It was designed to shift her metabolism into a state of ketosis in which the body burns fat when it runs out of carbohydrates.
“It was quite amazing because in the month I actually lost eight kilos,” she says. “It’s quite incredible.”
Corbett says it was tough, and not something that could be maintained long term, but the fast results were incredibly motivating.
The catalyst came when Corbett moved from her position as interim chief executive of Australia Post to consulting at PwC in 2018, when her coffee consumption skyrocketed to five or six skim cappuccinos a day.
Corbett says it was almost a year before she noticed the extra coffees were adding kilojoules and sugar to her diet. “I just went,‘I’m not doing anything different, what’s happening?’,” she says.
Corbett no longer follows her meal plan to the letter, but she does observe three or four alcohol-free days each week, hits the gym with her personal trainer three times a week and avoids carbs after lunchtime.
Calories in and calories out
Maintaining a healthy weight is a common challenge in the C-suite. In the face of long work days, frequent travel, lunch meetings and boozy evening events – often on top of taking care of a family – eating healthily can easily fall by the wayside. But some executives, like Corbett, say they have cracked the code.
Cameron Holland, chief executive of holiday package company Luxury Escapes, lost 14 kilograms over three months using a combination of the Fast 800 intermittent fasting regime and dawn gym sessions. “In general, I find that the age-old rule of calories in and calories out is about as sophisticated a diet plan that anyone ever really needs,” Holland says.
In the travel and hospitality industry, eating out is practically in the job description, he says. “I love the old adage about the difference between a director and a shopping trolley – you get more food in a director and get more direction from a shopping trolley,” Holland quips.
When he can’t avoid corporate dining, Holland observes three rules: portion control, always choose the fish, and avoid that second glass of wine. “While not successful every time, it helps to at least know the boundaries,” he says.
David Brewster, chief legal officer of Coles Supermarkets, says his company’s “no gifts” policy is a blessing in disguise because it means he usually has to turn down lunch and dinner invitations. “I think that’s what really kills executives – eating those meals that are high in salt and fat and you can’t control the menu,” he says.
Brewster has been an avid runner for the past decade and runs marathons to stay in shape.
Lunch trumps dinner
If taking clients out for a meal is non-negotiable, Vanessa Bennett, chief executive of business coaching company Next Evolution Performance, suggests opting for lunch instead of dinner.
“It’s safer over lunch than dinner, eating-wise and drinking-wise,” Bennett says, noting that the days of the long lunch have passed. “People do still tend to go back to work these days.”
Nicole Dynan, a dietitian and spokeswoman for the Dietitians Association of Australia, suggests looking at the restaurant menu online before arrival. “Have a look so you’re a little bit informed and don’t have to make a rushed decision,” she says.
Hugh Alsop, chief executive of biotechnology company Kinoxis Therapeutics, shed seven kilograms in four weeks by eating ready-made keto meals from Be Fit Food and eliminating alcohol.
“Keto is a fantastic option for people and it just really goes back to the way people used to eat. We never used to eat heaps of carbs,” Alsop says. “But it’s tough, so you need to be committed.”
He no longer eats the Be Fit meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but he finds them handy for lunch on the go.
Despite the popularity of the keto diet, Dynan warns that cutting all carbs can make it harder to concentrate at work, which would be an issue for executives.
“They’re doing a lot of mentally draining work and need to be firing on all cylinders,” Dynan says. “If they’re starving from lack of carbs, their brain’s going to be running on empty.”
She recommends filling one quarter of your plate with healthy carbohydrates such as brown rice or sweet potato, one quarter protein such as lean meat or tofu and the remaining half plate with vegetables.
Alsop says he didn’t find concentration an issue, but craving carbs was a challenge. He helped curb these cravings by having healthy snacks, such as protein balls, on hand.
Travel can be another stumbling block for executives watching their weight. Bennett and Dynan recommend eating plant-based foods, avoiding alcohol and drinking plenty of water. Dynan also recommends eating relatively little on flights to help the digestive system.
Corbett and Brewster both say they do what they can to avoid eating during flights. "Oh no, I just avoid aeroplane food," Corbett says, laughing.
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We’re now six years past the recession that hit our economy in 2009, but latest figures have revealed that 16 to 24 year olds are still disproportionately affected by its fallout. They are over twice as likely than the rest of the European population to be unemployed.
And whilst things are slightly better in the UK than on the mainland, the 15.9% unemployment rate in the first half of 2015 is still high considering that the rate was only 13.8% in the same demographic before the crash.
What’s even more interesting is the lack of desire for young people to start their own businesses – less than 32% of young people see entrepreneurism as a path in life which they would like to pursue.
When compared to figures in China, where 75% of young people see self-employment as a worthwhile goal, it shows a real slump in the entrepreneurial spirit within the UK.
This has become a real concern to those in charge of growing business, both at home and in Europe – because new business is key to stimulating the economy and is a key part of sustainable economic growth.
MEP Andrew Lewer said “Entrepreneurship is a vital part of a growing economy. Entrepreneurs generate new wealth and improve our standard of living. We should be supporting young people to get involved in enterprise, learn about risk and have the opportunity to create new business.”
The EU have turned their attention to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit amongst its youth. Young Enterprise UK is the British branch of Junior Achievement Europe, which is an organisation dedicated to building skills to back entrepreneurial vision within the European youth.
In 2013, Young Entrepreneurs forwarded Philip Perera and Omar Farag as the best Hyundai Brilliant Young Entrepreneurs in the UK for their Box of T business. They won, and the award provided them with funding and appropriate guidance from those high up in the Hyundai management team.
Farag stated that “I think entrepreneurship is down because young people are rarely motivated to chase a dream or to create something themselves. This atmosphere narrows your choices down, and makes people afraid of creating an opportunity. A helping hand makes all the difference.”


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As the Indian auto industry hits a new low, thanks to the escalating fuel prices and lack of policy incentives, carmakers are busy doling out huge discounts to increase footfalls in the showrooms. And following suit is Maruti Suzuki India Limited, which has announced a huge discount on its best-selling hatch, the Swift, for the first time ever to push up its sales. Maruti is offering a corporate discount of Rs. 5000 on the diesel variant and has promised instant delivery too.
The Swift, Maruti’s biggest global success and top-selling car ever since its launch in June 2005, ended its discount-free run this month. A Maruti Suzuki BSE -0.82 % dealer said, "We are currently facing perhaps the toughest times in the past several years. The customer test-drives, rate of conversations of car bookings to retail sales all have declined in recent months. While waiting on all models has vanished, the lacklustre Budget has changed the swing even for models like Swift that have enjoyed huge waiting until last month."
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