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Proving your identity with a smartphone
IDEMIA today launched the new Delaware Mobile ID in partnership with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
The Delaware Mobile ID app will allow Delaware’s 800,000+ licensed drivers and ID cardholders to use their smartphones to manage their identity like never before.
Mobile ID is also a significant step forward in the fight against identity theft due to several security features. Specifically, it requires users to capture and upload their physical ID as well as a live selfie to compare against the individual’s file with the DMV. After approval, users unlock the app using their face or fingerprint, ensuring only they can access their ID.
In addition to safeguards to open the app, Mobile ID offers privacy control options that allow the user to verify they are of legal age to rent a car or purchase alcohol, while hiding unnecessary information such as the user’s address.
Businesses and organizations will also benefit from Mobile ID technology. The app allows them to verify necessary information with confidence since it only displays the most up-to-date version and status provided by the DMV.
IDEMIA is proud to work with Delaware to bring a secure identification option to the fingertips of its citizens. This technology is a look into the future of identity solutions, and Delaware is a trailblazer as one of the first states to roll out this technology.
Delaware is the second state to roll out IDEMIA’s Mobile ID technology, joining Oklahoma. The technology will soon be available in other states, as well.
To learn more about where you can use Delaware’s Mobile ID, please visit www.dmv.de.gov/mobileID. To download the app, please visit the App Store or Google Play Store.
About us - - IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, provides a trusted environment enabling citizens and consumers alike to perform their daily critical activities (such as pay, connect and travel), in the physical as well as digital space.
Securing our identity has become mission critical in the world we live in today. By standing for Augmented Identity, an identity that ensures privacy and trust and guarantees secure, authenticated and verifiable transactions, we reinvent the way we think, produce, use and protect one of our greatest assets – our identity – whether for individuals or for objects, whenever and wherever security matters. We provide Augmented Identity for international clients from Financial, Telecom, Identity, Public Security and IoT sectors. With close to 15,000 employees around the world, IDEMIA serves clients in 180 countries.
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British manufacturers are scaling back production to an extent unseen since December 1998, states the latest CIPS report. But it is not all gloom on the ground. Colin Chinery reports
With manufacturing spiked in a pincer movement of soaring input costs and weakening demand, the CIPS output index tumbled to 43.5 in June – the lowest for 10 years.
Meantime, the input price index surged to a record 82.1 with the output price index increasing for the 35th successive month – 62.0 to 62.6.
“Faced with a relentless onslaught of ever weaker domestic demand, slower global economic growth and record cost inflationary pressure, manufacturers scaled back production, which contracted at the most severe levels in nearly a decade,” said Roy Ayliffe, CIPS’ director of professional practice.
On cue came the news that JCB is to shed 500 manufacturing jobs across its UK sites owing to a significant decline in demand and a resulting 20 per cent decrease in 2008 production forecast. Yet, while acknowledging that life is getting tougher, a less bearish response came from the EEF. “While firms are more wary about the outlook going forward, we have yet to pick up any serious signs of distress beyond those sectors closely linked to construction and the consumer which may have exacerbated these figures,” said chief economist Steve Radley.
And a week later, in a comparatively bullish study, EEF and BDO Stoy Hayward were reporting large parts of UK manufacturing “outperforming the rest of the economy and well prepared to weather the current economic situation,” many with “stronger growth rates than their equivalents in France and Germany.” “The reality,” responded EEF chairman Martin Temple, “is a dynamic, innovative and increasingly high value sector that is competing successfully across the globe.”
This sectoral variation in performance within an overall worsening picture emerged from manufacturers with whom I spoke. “Serious caution,” was the response of world leader Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited (SFIL) director Peter Birtles. “Our order intake remains at a very high level and the forward order commitment is very strong. In the majority of cases our contracts include surcharge mechanisms covering issues like changing exchange rates and energy and raw material costs.”
SFIL is fortunate in its niche, lying well outside retail consumable-type markets, and centred on major capital goods equipment in global power generation projects. “We are playing in the best markets, ones which at the moment would expect to weather a recession situation more than most.”
For the present, says Birtles, his company is undeterred from a “fairly optimistic look at the short-term,” or from trimming capital investment programmes. “But there are serious concerns over the speed and extent of energy and raw materials price hikes.”
Martek Marine of Rotherham is another niche manufacturer operating in a buoyant market, 80 per cent of it overseas, with growth up 60 per cent last year and a further 40 per centplus anticipated for 2008.
“We are doing very, very well,” says managing director Paul Luen. “Yes, we are seeing price rises generally – and more so across our UK suppliers – but we are passing a lot of it on to our customers – around 10 per cent – without any loss of business.”
Martek is trading on strong margins without a great exposure to steel, raw materials and energy price increases – “an absolutely key factor,” admits Luen. “By continuing to innovate, looking to becoming leaner and at ways of increasing the added value of our products, we can mitigate the effects of a recession.”
Luen had just returned from a monthly meeting with a group of 16 manufacturing managing directors, all but one of whom were positive. “We are all forward-looking, and recessionary pressures and how we are going to react to them is an issue we discuss on a monthly basis. Conserving cash is key, but we are also looking at innovatory processes to keep us lean, to steal a march on the competition, and look at new opportunities that may be created by recessionary pressures.”
For Ford UK’s Oliver Rowe, economies of scale seem likely to help balance raw material price increases. “So far prices haven’t been hugely affected and vehicles are increasingly keenly priced.”
The latest CIPS figures give no indication of consumer caution. “For Ford specifically, sales are still – modestly – going up. But for the industry, the June SMMT figures and commentary indicate the monthly market is flattening out.”
Annette Getty, operations director at high precision engineering firm PDS of Nelson, Lancs, says the company’s order book is still strong, with new enquiries from the aerospace sector coming through all the time.
“We are aware, of course, of the wider economic forces and the cost pressures. Our first tier customers are beginning to talk about inventory reduction to ensure they are as ready as they can be for any coming hard times.
“We have had to absorb much of the rising cost and have implemented a lean programme focusing on waste reduction. With the massive shortage in skilled CNC machinists we do not intend to make any lay-offs, and we have invested in new machinery and intend to continue our investment plans.”
But for the Hanson Group – core products; cement, bricks, aggregates and concrete – life is at its most difficult for 30 years. Brick manufacturing, especially hit by the credit crunch, has seen a 30 per cent fall in demand in the last 12 months, with four factories closing so far this year.
“Brick manufacturing is a high energy intensive process, and although we have traded well and got some good prices, we have still been hit by something like a 30 per cent increase in gas prices,” says Hanson’s David Weeks.
“The other issue is our products have a very high weight to value ratio and the transport cost is huge, so the price increases in road fuel have made it much more difficult for us. It’s just a question of riding out this storm and making sure we are in the right shape to tackle the upsurge when it comes.”
This is a reference to the Government-directed three million house building programme. But brick making is highly labour intensive and many kilns are 50 years old – in Weeks’ words, ‘incredibly inefficient’. Hanson is looking at energy reduction and conservation strategies, and, eying the eventual turnaround, pressing on with modernisation, investing £30 million in areas such as robotic brick setting. “There will be huge efficiencies in terms of unit costs,” says Weeks.
Food is another sector under siege, with most manufacturers struggling to see any increase in prices paid for their products.
“The only way they can make ends meet is to look hard at their cost base. But with the main costs of food production being energy and labour their options are very limited,” says Richard Bruce, consultant to the food industry.
“Even highly mechanised plants find it difficult to make any savings without reducing their efficiency.
One of the areas they are looking at is better buying, and a move towards more centralised and co-ordinated purchasing strategies which will probably help in the long-term. But you are talking about fairly marginal savings.”
The other big factor, says Bruce, is the movement of the euro to the pound. “This is hurting, and more and more businesses are starting to look at financial solutions; hedging, both on energy and currency in a way that many of them have never done before.
“The whole way of thinking is changing, but they are fighting against a tide which is trying to keep prices down. And without a resolution I think a lot of food manufacturers will cease to be in existence after perhaps another six to eight months.”
As energy intensive users, the glass, steel, aluminium and chemicals industries, are all facing the full fury of wholesale price increases. “We are still suffering from the higher prices in the UK than on the Continent, and since the beginning of the year that gap has tended to widen. And this is worrying,” says Alan Eastwood, economic advisor to the Chemical Industries Association. “As of July 2008 UK gas prices are around 16 per cent above those in continental Europe, and UK electricity prices around 38 per cent higher than those in Germany on the basis of buying in the forward market for the next 12 months. The irony is that we supposedly have the most liberalised energy market in Europe, and yet it is delivering the highest prices.”
One result is that companies with the ability to move production around plants within Europe are moving out of Britain, and Eastwood speaks of a “slow steady process of attrition and a future of huge uncertainty.
“To your question ‘are we going to absorb these costs?’, the answer is emphatically no – if we can possibly avoid it. There simply isn’t any fat left in the system.”
In the glass sector Pilkington has announced it is pulling out of Doncaster, and David Workman, director general of the manufacturers’ association British Glass, says many of his SME members are reporting that “so horrendous are the cost increases, they are putting the future viability of their businesses into jeopardy.
“One major international company has told me that as a result of the cost increases in the UK this year they are unlikely to hit their profit target, which will in turn affect the money available for investment next year. This is a sign that in terms of international competitiveness we may now be falling backwards.”

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The township’s planning board has approved the construction of a Hardee’s restaurant in the Bay Harbor Shopping Center on Brick Boulevard, which also houses a Stop ‘N Shop supermarket and a Burlington Coat Factory store.
After several hearings dating back to the summer, the board initially approved the restaurant at a meeting in late October and voted in favor of a resolution adopting the approval in November. That approval means Brick will be home to the first Hardee’s restaurant to operate in New Jersey in more than two decades, when the chain left the state. Hardee’s, owned by Carpinteria, Calif.-based CKE Restaurants, announced last year that it would re-enter the northeast U.S. market.
The site where the restaurant has been approved – the northwest corner of the shopping center’s parking lot, near the jug handle lane from Brick Boulevard – was approved in 2009 for a fast food restaurant and drive-through. Bay Harbor Shopping Center had elected to complete the 2009 approval process when Hardee’s showed interest in the site.
The planning board approved several variances for the site, including waiving the township’s minimum 75 foot-wide front setback, since the restaurant will be located next to a jughandle. The board also allowed two signs on a single façade where only one is permitted; both the north and south elevations were approved to contain two signs – one on each being the three-star Hardee’s logo. The board also allowed the restaurant to have an 18-inch high landscape berm where three feet is normally required.
On a preliminary basis, the restaurant would be open between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., with the potential for the hours to be expanded if the restaurant is successful, according to Anthony Gomez, an operations expert with Hardee’s who submitted testimony to the planning board. The restaurant would hire between 40 and 50 employees who would work in shifts of seven to 10 hours. The restaurant would receive two food deliveries each week plus two bun deliveries.
Hardee’s, mainly known for its hamburgers, would be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the proposed Brick location.
Karl Penke, a traffic consultant, testified that about 60 percent of the restaurant’s traffic would enter the restaurant area from Brick Boulevard itself, with the rest being divided up between Hooper Avenue, which runs behind the shopping center, and customers who were already in the shopping center at another business. Cars will be able to access the restaurant directly from the jug handle lane itself.
The restaurant chain’s Brick location will the first of 200 that are planned for the northeastern U.S. market. Hardee’s currently operates 2,000 locations nationwide.


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Tuesday is Valentine’s Day. And it’s a great day for a married couple of almost 28 years to open their first business together.
Melissa and John McPhail will open their Biggby Coffee location 6 a.m. Tuesday at the Charlotte suburb of Pineville. This will be the first Biggby Coffee location in the Charlotte area, and the fourth franchise in North Carolina for the Michigan-based company.
Neither McPhail has ever operated their own business before. John McPhail spent six years in the Navy and has worked for more than 20 years for a small company in construction sales to commercial architects. Melissa McPhail, a published author of Bible studies and devotionals, has been a stay-at-home mom raising the couple’s four sons. She also spent the last two decades volunteering in women’s ministries.
But the couple couldn’t ignore that entrepreneurial bug. A disappointing experience at one established coffee business followed by watching people come and go at another Charlotte area coffeehouse got them thinking about coffee.
“First of all, we love coffee,” says John McPhail. “We spend every morning drinking coffee and talking about what we did the day before and what we plan to do later. It’s one of those things that builds relationships, so it’s more than just coffee.”
So John McPhail, who turns 53 on Feb. 22, looked around at possible opportunities two years ago. He promised his wife he wouldn’t make a move until they agreed they were on the same page.
He tried coffee at one business and didn’t like the taste, so he scratched it off the list.
In spring 2021, the McPhails were traveling to Raleigh together on a business trip when they stopped at the Biggby Coffee near Burlington and Elon University.
John McPhail ordered his coffee black, no fancy flavors or sugar.
“It was just a really good, straight cup of coffee,” says McPhail. “I don’t know what they do, but they do it right.”
About 18 months later, they’re ready to open. The past few days have been spent training a staff of 25 to be ready for that first customer Valentine’s Day morning. The idea of owning a company gets romanticized, says John McPhail. He admits to feeling like he and his wife have been on a roller coaster at times.
“This is hard. This is difficult. You just don’t know what you don’t know,” says McPhail. “There’s times where we think, ‘This is terrifying,’ and there’s time when this is just a fun thing to do. In the back of my head, I’ve got to keep saying, ‘We haven’t made a dime yet.’”
He believes the experience so far has brought him and his wife closer. He speaks with pride of watching her do new things and show leadership skills that she has not exhibited before.
They both plan to work in the store on a regular basis.
“This is our first venture together outside, obviously, of marriage and kids,” he says. “We may be in the back of the store crying, but we’ll be here.”
Two friends, Bob Fish and Mike McFall, opened the first store in 1995 on the Michigan State campus in East Lansing. After a couple of years, they considered opening a second store, but instead decided to create a brand and offer franchises.
They have now opened 342 Biggby Coffees in 13 states and have another 137 in development, says Tony DiPietro, a 21-year employee who now serves as vice president of emerging market development.
They’re on pace to having 1,000 stores by 2028 and being valued as a $1 billion company, says DiPietro. Biggby expects to open five more North Carolina stores by the end of the year in the cities of Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem.
Stores can be as simple as a kiosk, drive-through only or a store with a drive-through and lobby, like the McPhail’s store.
A franchisee can expect to invest between $276,000 and $439,000 before opening, which includes a $20,000 franchise fee. That money covers everything from buying equipment to leasing a location, says DiPietro.
“We want to support people who want to build a business they love,” says DiPietro.
Besides its coffee, John McPhail felt drawn to the Biggby brand after reading a 2019 book by McFall titled “Grind: A No-Bullsh*t Approach to Take Your Business from Concept to Cash Flow.”
One part of the book really made a difference, John McPhail said. “In the book, he wrote, ‘You’re going to get punched in the mouth, and you’re going to have to deal with it and figure it out,’” says McPhail. Those lines reminded him of the construction business.
He also likes the company motto: Make friends. Have fun. Be yourself and share great coffee.
McPhail believes that attitude filters down to those who work at the store and fill orders of coffees, lattes, freezes, muffins, and “bragels,” which sort of look like a bagel without the hole.
“There’s a lot of Michiganders around who know about Biggby and are excited about Biggby and there’s a lot of people who have no idea what Biggby is,” says John McPhail.
The company refers to its customers as “Biggby Nation” and uses a capital “B” against an orange background as its logo.
McPhail says he and his wife are feeling a lot of emotion as they embark on a business together. They celebrate 28 years of marriage on May 27 and like the idea of opening a business on Valentine’s Day.
McPhail finishes with an anecdote about a chicken and a pig talking about their contributions to breakfast.
“The chicken is participating, but the pig is committed,” says McPhail. “We’re committed.”
You can reach Kevin Ellis at 704-201-7016 or firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Yeezy unleashed a mini-Twitter post spree about radio needing to get behind the must-hear release.
This week, music superstar Adele publicly co-signed Blonde.
During her eighth and final sold-out performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday night (Aug. 21), the British superstar praised Ocean’s long-awaited album Blonde. “I actually prefer it to channel ORANGE,” she told the crowd. “Go listen to it. Go buy it. He’s amazing. He’s precious. We have to adore him.” (Rap-Up)
— Rap-Up (@RapUp) August 22, 2016
Based on early projections, Ocean’s Apple Music exclusive should easily push out over 200,000 copies in its opening week.
Frank Ocean is set for his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with his new album, Blonde, according to industry forecasters. The album was released on Aug. 20 exclusively for sale through the iTunes Store and to stream via Apple Music. Sources suggest the album could debut at No. 1 with upward of 225,000 to 250,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 25. (Billboard)
Last weekend, Frank penned an open note to his diehard supporters following the album’s release.


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ICv2 Posts U.S. Fall '08 Sales Charts, '09 Projections
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The ICv2 retailer news source posted its estimated sales ranking chart for November comics from Diamond Comic Distributors in the United States. It also began shipping its ICv2 Guide #62: Manga/Anime last week. To coincide with the book's release, ICv2 posted its lists of the top 25 manga properties and the top 25 anime properties of last fall. ICv2 reports that publishers are planning to release 1,224 different manga volumes in the United States in 2009, compared to 1,731 volumes that were planned in 2008. However, only about 1,356 titles actually shipped in 2008 because publishers had delayed or cancelled many titles.


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Emelie May, Leah Surall, Pamela Delancey, Star Joralemon
May 20, 2013
Ethics and Compliance of Starbucks
Starbucks opened its doors in 1971 in the Seattle historic Pike Place Market. It has gone from a narrow storefront Starbucks offering the world fresh roasted whole bean coffees. Howard Schultz went to Italy after trying some coffee at Starbucks and wanted to bring the Italian coffeehouse tradition back to the United States. The mission of Starbucks is to inspire and nurture the human spirit one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time (Starbucks Corporation, 2012). Starbucks has grown to now 18,000 stores in 62 countries and has become the premier roaster and retailer of coffee in the world. The company has strived to purchase and roast high quality whole bean coffees and has become the beacon for all of coffee lovers everywhere. Starbucks company website states that it is their goal to “make a positive impact one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.” Starbucks has committed to a good corporate citizen; using their scale for good to catalyze change “across entire industries so that Starbucks and everyone we touch can endure and thrive.” Starbucks 2012 Annual Global Responsibility report shows more than 9,400 company operated stores were open as of September 30, 2012. In the United Kingdom, 595 stores were open as of September 30, 2012. As a global corporate citizen, Starbucks is doing well in achieving their goals of ethically sourcing their coffee, getting the customers more involved in their communities and recycling; just a few of their global goals. However, as a billion dollar global corporation, Starbucks has found legal ways to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. In October 2012, an article published by Daniel Johnson of the Daily Mail, stating that Starbucks had managed to avoid paying taxes on $1.2 billion pounds in sales over the past three years. The...


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Amazon.com Inc. will invest $150 million in venture capital firms, accelerators, incubators and venture studios that provide funding to entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds.
The investment will be made as part of an initiative called Amazon Catalytic Capital. Over the next year, the company expects to support more than 10 funds and 200 companies through the initiative. Amazon will invest in funds that focus on Black, Latino, Indigenous, women and LGBTQIA+ founders. The funds backed by the company will primarily make seed and pre-seed investments. Amazon detailed today that to date it has invested in four funds: Collide Capital, Elevate Future Fund, Share Ventures and the Techstars Rising Stars Fund..
“We’ve seen incredibly innovative ideas from underrepresented entrepreneurs — from companies offering inclusive health services for women, to startups helping companies mitigate climate impact for underserved communities — and we’re convinced that an inclusive investment strategy leads to better returns and innovation,” said Peter Krawiec, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide corporate development.
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Department of Sanitation Unveils ‘Safe Disposal’ Center for Harmful Household Waste
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The Department of Sanitation foothold on Pike Slip at the base of the Manhattan Bridge recently experienced a makeover. This, of course, is a base of operations where the city agency maintains a salt silo for battling winter storms. However, as of last month, there is now a more resident-facing function onsite.
A new “Household Special Waste” drop-off center is now operational. There are three steel shipping containers with collection bins stationed beneath the span. Each is dedicated to the safe disposal of harmful consumer products such as latex paints, alkaline batteries, fluorescent lights, light bulbs, and mercury-containing devices. That upstairs location houses an eye wash station for emergencies, and also doubles as the “office.”


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MUMBAI: Defence equipment maker Bharat Electronics Ltd impressed the Street with strong performance for the March quarter. The stock gained 3% in Tuesday morning trade.
Total revenues grew 49% from the year ago quarter. Operating profits jumped 59% as profit margins expanded 1.6 percentage points to 25.5%.
The performance is notably better than Street estimates. Provisional turnover numbers released in April indicated a revenue growth of 39-40% for the March quarter.
“Bharat Electronics Ebitda margins surprised by 450 basis points at 25.5%, driving the 22% profit beat. Thermal imaging cameras, integrated air command and control systems and part supply of long-range surface-to-air missiles were the revenue contributors,” analysts at Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd said in a note.
Order inflows during FY20 are down 43%. But order backlog at ₹51,970 crore, amounting to four times the previous fiscal year revenues, provides strong visibility. Akash missile and coastal surveillance systems are some of the major orders the company received in FY20.
The order pipeline looks encouraging, especially with the government stepping-up focus on domestic production. “Avionics package for light combat aircraft, smart city business, electronic warfare systems and spares/services are expected to be the major orders in the pipeline for FY21E,” add analysts at Jefferies India.
But performance in the near term can be volatile. The covid-19 pandemic has disrupted business operations.
The lockdown affected operations in the last week of March, April and partially in May, Bharat Electronics said in a business update earlier this month. The company warned about temporary disruption to supply chain and delay in product delivery schedules.
Consequently performance in current quarter (Q1 FY21) can be adversely impacted. “The profitability during the first quarter of FY 2020-21 is likely to be impacted when compared to the corresponding period of previous year due to COVID 19 impact. However, the company expects that the situation will normalize during the second half of FY 2020-21,” Bharat Electronics said in the business update report on 10 June.


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Tata Skoda partnership talks end as feasibility studies did not yield the desired results.
Homegrown Tata Motors and Skoda have ended the discussions around a likely partnership that would have had the two automakers and the Volkswagen Group share vehicle platforms, engines and even manufacturing facilities. Tata Motors and the Volkswagen Group had signed an MoU earlier this year with Skoda (a brand that operates under the Volkswagen Group) taking the lead to develop low-cost vehicles for India.
However, Tata Motors will remain positive of exploring future opportunities with the Volkswagen Group while both have kept the doors open for future partnerships. The primary reason for both the automakers to fall through is that the feasibility study did not yield the desired results as they expected. The joint study conducted over the past few months has both the automakers concluding that the anticipated areas of the partnership may not yield the desired results and that the strategic benefits for both were below the ‘threshold levels’.
Both the automakers were not ready to take the troubles of forming a partnership as the savings were not sufficient and the presence of multiple challenges with regards to the structuring of the deal. Meanwhile, the closure of the discussions will mean that Tata will have to work on its own to ready the AMP (Advanced Modular Platform) without the technical expertise from the German giant and also let’s not forget that the Volkswagen Group will have to immediately look at a new vehicle platform to stay relevant in the Indian market.
So to introduce a newer range of products, the Volkswagen Group might have to go ahead and invest in the MQB-A platform even if it’s an expensive affair.
Tata & Skoda End Discussions
– Tata Motors’ AMP platform is not proving to be as cost-effective
– Tata Motors’ passenger vehicle business is currently running under a loss
– Volkswagen Group will probably have to go ahead and invest in the MQB-A platform


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Treasury hits the road to audit IVU compliance
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department will begin a round of visits to San Juan metropolitan area businesses today to monitoring compliance of the Sales and Use Tax (known as IVU in Spanish).
Internal Revenue agents could issue fines of up to $20,000 to retailers who are not in compliance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the IVU.
“We’ve noticed that there are many businesses that qualify for a tax device (IVU Loto machine), and despite our efforts and notifications, they refuse to install one. We also have other businesses that are not registered with the IVU Loto system,” said Acosta.
The public official said the agency is also taking steps so Internal Revenue agents use uniform and effective control measures.
“Agents will continue to visit those shops where failure is detected,” she said.


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Cannes Lions 2022: A giant leap for Indian in-house agencies
As it rained Grand Prix and golds, a short film ‘Masterji’ by Byju’s that won a Cannes Silver Lion might have escaped attention. But it created history as the first Indian in-house creative team that opened its account at Cannes.
“We are hoping to repeat it again and again. I hope that the silver becomes a gold and the gold becomes a Grand Prix,” said Vishal Sagar, senior creative director, Byju’s and also one of the co-directors’ of the ad film ‘Masterji’ that bagged a silver at Cannes Lions.
This victory probably signals the arrival of the Indian in-house agency on the big stage. And edtech giant Byju’s has an in-house agency set-up that could dwarf many mid-sized agencies. With 190 employees across several countries, handling several brands from the masterbrand Byju’s to several acquired entities, the agency set up inside the corporate entity is as agile as it gets. As Vineet Singh, VP – brand and creative strategy, Byju’s stated in a company blog, “In-house brand teams are quickly becoming the standard. They offer content solutions that are both agile and efficient. The win at Cannes Lions 2022, one of the biggest, most difficult, and credible stages, validates our team’s efforts.”
How different is a regular ad agency setup, from an in-house agency? Sagar said, “There's a lot more clarity being in an in-house agency because there is no loss in translation. You know what the problem is and what exactly the brief is, as you hear it from the horse's mouth. And, if required, it takes only a phone call to check if the ad team is on the right track or not.”
He added, “There is no channel in between, no gatekeepers in between and there’s a direct conversation with the stakeholder. It makes you agile and way more efficient and way more optimised.”
For instance, in an in-house agency set-up 90 percent of the work might see the light of the day as opposed to 40-50 percent of briefs that get executed in the best of agencies.
“When you consider the number of briefs you work on and compare it to the number of ideas that go live, there is a huge positive conversion rate and that is something that isn’t there in an advertising agency setup,” said Sagar.
Does working on a single brand get boring in an in-house set up?
A lot of people have a conception that if you work with one brand it will get boring after a point. Sagar argued that Byju’s isn’t just one brand. Rather it’s a host of brands and every brand has a different challenge as they cater to a different audience and different geographies.
He added that when creative teams are across countries there is a lot to learn. “When we get cracking on the brief, because there are people from different cultures, different backgrounds, different upbringing, you get to know how they look at various elements,” he said.
That probably worked as the magic ingredients when creating the “masterji” film. Regarding the creative process of the ad film, Sagar said that they wanted to portray how teacher’s day is an essential day for the company. Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of Byju’s is a teacher himself and since teachers are very close to everyone’s heart in the company, they wanted to do something special. The day also gave them a great opportunity to create a brand love for Byju’s.
The team had a bunch of ideas from various perspectives, and they were very excited about pursuing one of those, which had a very fun, quirky vibe around it.
However, the creative team had a change of heart. It decided to go with a storyline that was way too emotional, real and honest in its storytelling. They decided to showcase the struggles teachers were going through. There were approximately 8-10 ideas but the team eventually decided to go ahead with the ‘Masterji’ ad film.
“The Master Ji campaign exemplifies Byju’s belief in developing and delivering relevant messaging to its target demographic,” said Singh.
Like the protagonist in the ad film who’s told to never stop teaching, one can only wish that Indian agencies and their in-house counterparts never stop winning.


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New proposals in Lithuania: plain cigarette packaging, outdoor café, balcony smoking ban(1)
Lithuania is mulling introducing even more smoking restrictions. Under new amendments, plain cigarette packaging would be introduced in Lithuania, the display of cigarettes would be banned and smoking in residential balconies, outdoor cafes, beaches and other places would also be prohibited.
The amendments to the Law on the Control of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Related Products have been drafted by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with other institutions.
Under these amendments, plain cigarette packaging will be introduced in November, 2022 and it will only feature the name of the company and product in a state-approved standard type and color, and any logo elements or signs will be banned.
Plain packaging is now in place in Ireland, France, Norway, Hungary, Slovenia, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Under the proposed amendments, the display of cigarettes and other tobacco products in retail outlets, except for specialized shops and sections, will banned as of November, 2019. Shops will be allowed to only show their names and prices. Sellers will also be banned from announcing any promotions.
Non-smoking zones would also be expanded as of November, 2019. People will be banned from smoking in outdoor cafes, balconies, terraces and galleries, closed bus shelters, on beaches, at children playgrounds.
Now in Lithuania, smoking is banned in all educational and social institutions, closed working areas, except for special smoking zones, residential premises where non-smokers would be forced to inhale tobacco smoke, restaurants, cafes, burs, clubs, discos, internet cafes and other recreational premises, except for specialized cigar and pipe clubs.
People are also banned from smoking inside vehicles with under-18s and pregnant women among passengers.


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UBS and Wealthfront last week called off a planned deal to sell the robo-adviser startup to the financial giant for $1.4 billion. Instead, UBS invested $69.7 million in the company at a valuation that Wealthfront described as $1.4 billion.
In its note discussing the end of the transaction and its latest fundraise, Wealthfront shared some useful information about its financial health, including that it will soon stop consuming cash to operate.
Why do we care about a transaction that failed to consummate? Information. Wealthfront’s notes on its financial results, crossed with its freshly affirmed valuation and what we know from external sources about its assets under management, provide an interesting window into what fintech companies may be worth today — and which might be overvalued.
The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.
During the 2020-2021 peak of the last business cycle’s startup arc, we saw fintech companies riding high in terms of investment attracted, valuation earned, and, to a related degree, consumer interest observed. But as we have seen in the results of major trading platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood, there has been a softening in demand for investing products among consumers; given the generally lackluster lilt of the economy today, this is not a staggering surprise.
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Votto Vines Importing has been ranked #464 on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for 2014 and #14 in the food and beverage category. The first ever wine importing and distribution company to make the list, Votto Vines’ rapid ascent has been fueled by its strong industry partnerships; unique approach to wine sourcing and marketing; and its esteemed portfolio of boutique wine producers and proprietary brands.
From delivering 1,000 cases locally in Connecticut out of the back of co-founder Nick Votto’s Subaru wagon at the height of the economic downturn in 2009, Votto Vines has quickly scaled to become a multi-state importer and marketer of fine wines. The Votto Vines Inc. 500 profile reveals three-year revenue growth of 1,023% based on sales of $384,000 in 2010 and $4.3M in 2013. “Among our many short-term goals is to continue our aggressive growth trajectory and achieve $10M in sales by 2015,” says Votto Vines CFO Stephen Votto.


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Thirty minutes. That’s the length of time it took Microsoft to actually bring out a game developer to discuss games during its Xbox One games console reveal. Prior to that point, the manufacturer had gabbled on about television, music, and more. It wasn’t necessarily out of character – the Redmond-based company has been edging ever closer to the all-encompassing media box for several years now – but it wasn’t entirely what we were expecting. We always figured that entertainment would factor heavily, but never to the extent that it did.
And it serves to highlight a growing disparity between Sony and its closest competitor. While the PlayStation 4 unveiling earlier in the year was all about the games, the Windows creator largely glossed over them. It wasn’t until 35 minutes into the organisation’s conference that we got our first glimpse at an actual piece of software – an in-engine technology demonstration from EA Sports. There was then a brief pause for a Forza 5 trailer, some live footage of a new property from Remedy, and before long we were being introduced to a Steven Spielberg directed Halo television show.
Contrast that to the PlayStation Meeting, which opened with a buoyant Mark Cerny – the creator of Marble Madness, no less – bouncing onto stage to the tune of Crash Bandicoot’s soundtrack. The system architect may have warbled on about hardware specifications in the same incoherent manner as Yusuf Medhi did entertainment, but it all came back to one thing: games. And the Japanese giant backed that up with live demonstrations of Killzone: Shadow Fall and Watch Dogs, as well as lengthy footage of DriveClub, inFAMOUS: Second Son, and Knack. It even rolled out indie legend Jonathan Blow, a sign that it’s coveting smaller developers just as closely as the giants.
Microsoft, for its turn, promised 15 exclusives would release on the Xbox One in its first year on the market, eight of which will be brand new franchises. It revealed one of those, Quantum Break, a new game from Alan Wake developer Remedy – but it was hard to get a feel for the title from a live action trailer. Microsoft, of course, has the benefit of E3 being right around the corner, where it will supposedly point the spotlight back on games. But it’s pretty telling that the company opted to largely ignore the core pillar of its platform during the system’s initial unveiling.
In fact, when you look back on the reveal, it’s shocking just how little entertainment of the interactive kind actually factored. Its biggest announcement by a country mile involved some kind of collaboration with the NFL that will result in improved fantasy football features. Not once did someone walk on stage with a controller and play a video game – we’re still not convinced that we could tell you what a title on Microsoft’s new system will actually look like. Even the vaunted first reveal of Call of Duty: Ghosts – a title also coming to the PS4 – spent more time on footage of motion captured dogs than actually showing some solid, traditional gameplay.
Of course, that’s not to say that Microsoft’s new console isn’t going to sell by the bucket load – particularly in its home region. The company delivered a 60 minute case study on North American consumer tastes, with guns, sport, and the most mainstream of entertainment brands all factoring heavily. And yet, nothing it demonstrated necessarily tickled our fancy. Does voice recognition remain an exceptional party trick? Sure. Is instantaneous channel hopping neat? You bet. But none of these things get the gamer inside of us pulsating. Regardless of whether you feel that Sony missed the mark with its own press event, at least the Japanese giant attempted to do that.
And it simply highlights that these companies are moving in drastically different directions. The PS4 is a gaming machine that will function as a media box also, while the Xbox One is a media box that will also function as a gaming machine. It may be the case that both consoles more or less converge once we’ve seen the full picture, but the snapshots that we’ve been offered couldn’t paint a more disparate picture at this point in time. We’re intrinsically biased, that’s transparent for the world to see – but truthfully, we know which philosophy we prefer. How about you?
What were your impressions of the Xbox One reveal? Were you surprised by Microsoft’s overwhelming focus on entertainment? How has it changed your perception of the PS4? Let us know in the comments section below.


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UK: January retail clothing sales slump in snow
By Richard Woodard | 5 February 2013
Retail clothing sales in the UK endured their worst month for over a year in January, impacted by a snap of cold weather and bucking an otherwise positive trend.
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Hairdressers are set for some large, large modifications when re-opening throughout the nation from the start of subsequent month.
From July 4, barber shops and magnificence parlours – although not nail bars simply but – can re-open, the federal government introduced yesterday.
On Tuesday, Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, addressed ministers and confirmed the lockdown could be eased much more from July 4.
The new rules and laws give hairdressers the possibility to re-open for bookings from subsequent month, as effectively as pubs, eating places, accommodations and extra.
Cafes and bars are additionally set to re-open, with Brits in a position to get their locks lower at their most popular alternative of hair salon in the end.
But there can be some large modifications, too, the federal government has warned, with steerage issued to hairdressers outlining 11 key modifications.
Everyone working in shut proximity for an prolonged time period should put on a visor. Hairdressers have been told to use back-to-back or side-to-side working (reasonably than face-to-face) each time doable.
A re-usable visor have to be cleaned and sanitised commonly utilizing regular cleansing merchandise. There isn’t any requirement for the consumer to put on any further safety such as a masks or face protecting, when the practitioner is sporting a visor.
Perspex screens are set to be put in to hold customers away from one another, blocked off to guarantee social distancing measures are adhered to.
The two metre rule was yesterday slashed in half by Mr Johnson, who now proposes a 1m distance is secure.
Barbers are being requested to “create a physical barrier between workstations, where this is practical”.
The steerage states: “Using screens to create a physical barrier between workstations, where this is practical. This will not be required between the practitioner and client when the practitioner is wearing a visor.”
There needs to be a “consistent pairing system, defined as fixing which workers work together, if workers have to be in close proximity”, in accordance to the steerage, with individuals banned from working inside arm’s-length of another person for a sustained time period.
Customers can be requested three questions when making bookings – together with whether or not they have a cough, excessive temperature, or whether or not they have observed a lack of, or change in, regular sense of style or scent.
They face being banned till these signs move.
Disposable robes for every consumer is one other rule set to be carried out “where possible”, and if not, salons ought to use separate robes and cities every consumer, washing between use.
Everything is predicted to be washed after every utilization – together with scissors, clippers and extra.
All premises ought to make sure that steps are taken to keep away from individuals needing to unduly elevate their voices to one another. This contains, however is just not restricted to, refraining from enjoying music or broadcasts which will encourage shouting, together with if performed at a quantity that makes regular dialog tough.
Appointment-only programs are set to be in place, successfully making walk-ins a factor of the previous.
People can even be told to ditch their coats wherever doable, and solely take themselves to appointments.
Hairdressers are told to use outdoors areas for queuing the place out there and secure, for instance some automotive parks.
Venues ought to “contemplate shifting to a ‘one-in-one-out’ coverage. “
When reserving an appointment, barbers are being told to ask the consumer if they will attend on their very own, the place doable.
Details stored for 21 days
Barbers and hairdressers have been requested to hold info relating to shoppers for 3 weeks – 21 days – to make sure the NHS Test and Trace system is aided each manner it may be.
So, venues can be preserving a document of who has appointments.
Blow dries, extensions and nail procedures are set to be prohibited, with the value checklist set to be considerably diminished to guarantee well being and security of everyone in attendance.
Any procedures which require intensive face-to-face proximity, like eyelash work or eyebrow work, are additionally banned.


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Cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s investment fund YouWeCan Ventures and digital marketing agency AdLift have come together to launch a brand amplification platform called Yral (pronounced ‘viral’). Yral seamlessly connects advertisers with celebrities by leveraging their social media network.
Yral provides registered advertisers with information that enables them to identify and interact with brand advocates, helping advertisers reach customers throughout all stages of the purchase funnel.
Yral introduces brands to handpicked social influencers from around the globe. These influencers are chosen by the platform, based on their expertise, reach, authority and overall popularity.
Globally, advertiser-paid social media spend is slated to increase 26% in 2016 and will reach $29.91 Bn. As more brands and businesses adopt paid social media advertising, Yral aims to deliver the right audience and scalable reach to its advertisers by leveraging modern social media platforms.
Talking about the development, Yuvraj Singh said, “We want to transform the way celebrities engage with brands – making it a whole lot easier and faster for advertisers to efficiently connect with the right celebrities.”
According to the founders, in today’s time brands need to jump through multiple agencies to connect with the right brand evangelists – Yral streamlines this process while leveraging the immense fan following of celebrities.


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Broadening Ohio's new lower sales tax to cover more entertainment activities might take some of the fun out of going bowling or to concerts, football games, and amusement parks.
Gov. John Kasich wants to cut the state's overall sales-tax rate while also putting the lower 5 percent sales tax on a long list of new items
that include circuses, arcade games and carnival rides.
Admission to fairs, museums, and theme parks also would fall under Ohio's sales tax for the first time, as would tickets to pro, college, and high school games.
The governor is proposing sweeping changes in the way Ohio taxes businesses and individuals in his two-year budget that still must be approved by lawmakers. Kasich's plan includes cutting the income tax rate by 20 percent over three years and the small business tax by 50 percent. The reductions add up to $1.4 billion in tax cuts over three years.
His proposal also tacks on Ohio's sales tax to attorney fees, cable TV, and pet grooming.
"By broadening this tax, by broadening it, we're actually bringing greater fairness to the system," Kasich said last week.
Adding the sales tax on arts, entertainment, and recreation alone is projected to bring in $85 million to the state government over the coming two years.
It's also likely to add to the cost of seeing a ballgame or a play.
Some entertainment businesses and sports teams will pass the costs onto ticket buyers and customers while others are likely to absorb the costs, fearing that a price increase will drive away business.
"There has to be a decrease somewhere, either in my profits or customers," said Eric Bates, president of Bates Brothers Amusements Co., which is based in Wintersville in eastern Ohio and supplies carnival rides to fairs and festivals.
He worries that some cash-strapped county fairs won't survive if they're forced to give up 5 percent of their gate fees to the government.
Bowling alley owner Marty Teifke agreed that it would hurt to pay a tax on lane rentals.
"It's not easy to raise prices, and the economy is not the best around here" said Teifke, who runs Timbers Bowling in Maumee near Toledo. "It scares me to hear this."
Close to 70 cities and villages in Ohio already have some sort of admission tax with most coming in at 3 percent. Cleveland's is at 8 percent.
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Bitcoin News Trader Review – Is it a Scam?
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First, the meeting info: Tuesday, September 15, 7:00PM sharpAlderman Scott Waguespack Our September meeting continues the tradition of starting our year with the Alderman. This year, we’re meeting virtually via Zoom. Get the zoom software, if you don’t ready have it, at https://zoom.us/ or via the app store for your tablet, phone, etc. The meeting […]
President’s Letter As we head into the summer, it has been a most unusual year. The COVID pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways. As I write, Chicago is entering Stage 3 of the recovery, where stores, salons, and restaurants are slowly starting to open up, while practicing social distancing and strict hygienic […]
A few items regarding SLN’s summer plans: We had an experimental meeting in May via Zoom, with our special guest, Congressman Mike Quigley. Thanks to those who showed up and thanks to the Congressman for spending an hour answering all questions. There will be a brief newsletter sent out in the first week of June […]
The Board has decided to cancel the April 2020 meeting. We hope that things are better in May. The April newsletter will be distributed as usual, so check back here around the 1st of April.


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According to a preliminary estimate released by ISTAT on 31 June, consumer prices rose 0.1% in June, mirroring the result recorded in May and sitting above the flat reading of the same month last year. Accordingly, annual inflation inched up from 2.6% in May to 2.7%, reaching its highest level since October 2008 and matching market expectations. The core inflation index, which excludes more volatile categories such as unprocessed food and energy, rose 0.3%, up from the flat reading recorded in May. Accordingly, annual core inflation rose from May's 1.8% to 2.1%, the highest level since March 2009. Finally, annual average HICP inflation inched up from 2.1% in May to 2.2%. The government expects HICP inflation to average 2.2% in 2011 and 2.0% next year. The Bank of Italy sees HICP inflation averaging 2.1% this year and shares the government's view for HICP inflation in 2012.
Inflation remains stable in June
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Italy Economic News
October 14, 2016
According to revised data released by the Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT), consumer prices fell 0.2% from the previous month in September.
October 10, 2016
In August, industrial output increased 1.7% from the previous month, accelerating from July’s revised 0.7% increase (previously reported: +0.4% month-on-month).
October 3, 2016
The IHS Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 49.8 in August to 51.0 in September, taking it above the 50-threshold that separates expansion from contraction in the manufacturing sector. September’s result mainly reflected a return to growth in new orders, which, in the previous month, had dropped slightly for the first time in over one-and-a-half years.
September 30, 2016
According to provisional data released by the Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT), consumer prices fell 0.2% over the previous month in September, contrasting August’s 0.2% increase and marking the lowest result in seven months.
September 28, 2016
The National Institute of Statistics’ (Istat) composite business confidence indicator (IESE, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator), which covers the manufacturing, construction, service and retail sectors, increased from a revised 99.5 in August (previously reported: 99.4) to 101.0 in September. All four categories of the indicator improved compared to August.


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The Chinese economy may have slowed with the recent financial recession, but, according to John Radoff’s blog, the Chinese online game market represents an increasingly attractive opportunity – there are more Internet users in China than the entire population of the U.S., and two-thirds of those users play some sort of online games. In a presentation entitled “Chasing China: The Next Mobile Gaming Frontier” at the Flash Gaming Summit, Chris Shen discusses the enormity of the Chinese mobile phone market, with 980 million users.
One of our portfolio companies, GameSalad, has taken note of this opportunity. GameSalad is a disruptive, new game creation platform that enables almost anyone to create games without requiring coding knowledge; it is currently the largest game creation tool for Apple’s iOS devices. A #1 iOS game and more than 60 Top 100 Games in Apple’s U.S. App Store have been created on GameSalad’s platform.
GameSalad recently entered into a partnership with Tencent (also known as QQ.com), which is a leading online community website & gaming platform in Mainland China. QQ has often been described as the “facebook of China,” and is the third largest Internet company in the world behind Google and Amazon. According to data in May 2010, QQ had 568.6 million user accounts.
In a quote for the GameSalad blog, Steve Felter, CEO of GameSalad noted, “China is the fastest growing smartphone market in the world and represents an incredible opportunity for mobile game developers…We are excited to introduce our platform to a whole new audience in China, while simultaneously providing access to the Chinese market for our existing top developers. With the support of Tencent, and the invaluable expertise and resources they bring, GameSalad will play a key role in growing the mobile games ecosystem in China.”
Partnering with QQ will give GameSalad a strong platform to connect with Chinese users, in a market that most U.S. companies have not navigated well due to cultural and regulatory factors. We have no doubt that this partnership between two leading companies will prove to be a successful venture.


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The consummate off-roader has received some luxurious love thanks to Mansory.
Mansory has a worldly presence, with dealers located everywhere from India to Switzerland to the UAE and Japan. Based in Brand, Germany, its aftermarket programs are second to none in terms of gaudiness, flashiness and individuality. And this latest example doesn't fall short on any of those counts. The firm's Moscow dealer just released several new photos of a new customized Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG up for sale, specially outfitted as a special edition for the Russian market.
As with most Mansory models, the new SUV boasts a fully-customized interior. The company has added plenty of carbon fiber, high-quality red and black leather, Mansory badging and a commemorative "Russia Limited Edition" plate. Mansory's work on the new Mercedes G63 AMG isn't been limited to the interior of the G-Wagon, though, as the exterior has been outfitted with new carbon-fiber components. The changes consist of new spoilers on the front bumper, a new hood, side mirrors, grille and rear spoiler. Mansory left the stock 536-horsepower 5.5-liter V8 engine, alone, but it's already good for a 5.3-second 0-60 time.


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First dedicated Bugatti showroom open in London
The team from H.R Owen Bugatti has opened the first Bugatti dedicated showroom in the UK, it will be the only place in the United Kingdom to view and order the new Bugatti Chiron.
It is the first standalone showroom in the history of the brand in the UK, the dealership has recently reopened with the release of the Chiron model, it had been previously sold the Veyron when it was on sale prior to its end of life.
H.R Owen is a specialist dealership and Britain’s leading luxury car dealer selling some of the worlds top premium car brands its model portfolio includes Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini.
The new Bugatti showroom is located in the London suburb of Mayfair, and It gives customers the ability to experience the new Chiron in a private and secluded location away from the public eye with the support of the knowable H.R Owen staff.
The new showroom was opened by Mamad Kashani-Akhavan, CEO H.R. Owen; Dr Stefan Brungs, Member of the Board of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. for Sales, Marketing and Customer Service; Anita Krizsan, H.R. Owen Bugatti Brand Director and Guy Caquelin, Regional Director Europe and Russia Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
The showroom features the very latest Bugatti branding, with the legendary Bugatti blue playing a prominent part in the dealerships fit out and features items from new Bugatti Home Collection.
Currently in the UK there are 65 Bugatti Veyrons owners and so far around 15 orders for the new Chiron model have been placed. With the new dealership expected to attract many new interested parties
The new H.R Owen Bugatti London dealership is located at the following address:
H.R. Owen Bugatti
18-20 Bruton Street London
The Dealerships Opening Hours are as follows
Monday – Friday 9.00 – 18.00hrs
Weekends by appointment only
Photos courtesy of H.R Owens


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The New York Post criticized New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over the costs of merchandise that the official was selling on her fundraising website.
The congresswoman has put up several items for sale, including sweatshirts, T-shirts, and other apparel that bear slogans. The writings include “Abolish ICE,” Tax the rich,” and “Drink water & don’t be racist.” However, many people have argued that the items’ price tags are sometimes ludicrous, reaching up to $60 each.
The Post wrote that several Twitter users were caught by surprise with the costs of the items and the hypocrisy of an anti-capitalism legislator making her own clothing line. It also noted that the fundraising effort was premature due to the recent success in staving off a challenge to her campaign that garnered $17.3 million in donations.
On Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez responded to criticisms by saying, “Republicans are freaking out [because] we don’t use slave-wage labor for merch that funds grassroots organizing.” She noted that their merchandise was made in the United States, unlike Trump’s, News Max reported.


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The simple financial products initiative is already proving contentious in the protection market. Carol Sergeant, the leader of the steering group, tells Owain Thomas the industry needs to think differently if it is to succeed.
This month saw the official launch of the steering group for the simple financial products initiative. Initially orchestrated by HM Treasury, the project has now been passed over to industry bodies and representatives to discuss and formulate plans on how best to proceed.
Overseeing these groups is Carol Sergeant, former chief risk officer at the Lloyds Banking Group.
She has been charged with providing the first report from the working parties back to the Treasury in July, a remarkably rapid turnaround for a project of this scale.
But while this might appear a quick fix, Sergeant is taking a wholly different view, as she told COVER at the launch.
“I’ve looked at some of things that have gone wrong before (such as Stakeholder and CAT standards) and I think it’s because people have tried to solve too much at once and haven’t seen it as a stepping-stone approach,” she said.
“I see this ultimately as a very long-term project – let’s start here and then move on through. But if you don’t start in the right place, then you’ve got a bit of an issue,” she added.
“Here” is currently targeting simple savings and protection products to a wider range of consumers in a wholly non-advised space.
This initial commitment to the non-advised space, which was confirmed at the launch, has unsurprisingly proved somewhat controversial among much of the protection market’s adviser force.
Many have questioned whether consumers are aware enough of their needs and the potential vagaries in coverage to buy protection without advice. Sergeant is less concerned about this, suggesting IFAs will eventually be part of the process and that people will use simple products for different reasons. “One of the reasons I wanted to start with a non-advised product was that it’s a real discipline,” she said.
“If it’s going to be non-advised, it has to be simple. You cannot be messing around. That’s pretty critical. Eventually, these products are going to become part of the advice process because if you are advising somebody, you are going to have to be mindful of the benchmark product.
“If you have someone who comes through the door and understands the benchmark product, then if they want extra features, they will understand what the extra cost or benefits will be. So, I do think as a very important side effect, we will hopefully get a better informed and more confident consumer.
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The Meest international postal and logistics group with Ukrainian roots, through its subsidiary Meest China, has resumed the purchase and delivery of goods from China to Ukraine.
According to the company’s announcement on Wednesday, delivery to Ukraine of both postal items and commercial cargo is available.
Earlier, Meest resumed international delivery of parcels to the countries of the European Union: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
At the same time, the company said on its website that due to the war on the territory of Ukraine [which Russia unleashed with its invasion on February 24] and the introduction of martial law in the country, the delivery time for international shipments to European countries may be extended and will depend on further development situations.
From July 1, key trading platforms of the world will be able to act as a tax agent for sellers, including sellers from Ukraine, thanks to which the procedure for registration of shipments to EU countries will be significantly simplified for the latter and, provided that the shipment is correctly processed, the time for passing through customs control will be reduced.
The press service of Ukrposhta reported on Wednesday that key marketplaces such as Etsy, eBay, Wish, Amazon and others, in particular, will independently calculate VAT on goods sold that are sent to Europe, and will directly settle with the tax authorities of the countries of delivery.
“For Ukrainian entrepreneurs, this means that all parcels to Europe with goods worth up to EUR 150, which will pass the correct registration in the personal account of Ukrposhta, will be delivered as quickly as possible and automatically go through customs in a few seconds. Previously, customs clearance of parcels could take from one day to a week, depending on the workload of customs inspectors,” the company said.
JSC Ukrposhta delivered 100,000 healthcare parcels in four months.
“Just now – tomorrow it will be public information – we have delivered the 100,000th parcel with medicines for four months. That is, from scratch we have collected 100,000 parcels of medicines delivered home,” said Ukrposhta CEO Igor Smelyansky on the air of KSE Business Transformation Week “Transformation Leaders. Public sector” platform.
He also informed that during quarantine, Ukrposhta opened more than 30 new branches and there are plans to launch 500 movable offices in seven regions by the end of the year.
“For the first time in history of Ukraine I would like to digitize the whole country, so that in every corner of the country, even in yet many places lacking mobile communication – it would be possible to provide digital banking services or track AliExpress orders. And this will come true not ‘someday’, but next September, after launching the last of 2,500 movable offices and, thus, we will be able to provide all these services both online and offline,” he stressed.
As previously reported, on March 23 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution amending the license terms for the production, wholesale and retail trade and import of medicines (except for active pharmaceutical ingredients). According to the resolution, Ukrposhta, along with other postal communication operators, can deliver medicines and related products to consumers.


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Will sit under the Sandero.
French website Largus claims that the Renault XBA - to be unveiled in Chennai on May 20th - has a Dacia version which will also be called the Kayou. While previous reports suggest that the Renault version is set to be named the Kayou, a global name doesn't seem out of the question, as Dacia nameplates Sandero, Duster and Lodgy also bear the Renault lozenge. As reported earlier, the Dacia version would be manufactured in Morocco and come with a sub-€5,000 (INR 3.54 lakhs) price tag.
Renault, however, had confirmed that the unveiling of the XBA in Chennai would be the global debut. The Dacia model in question is a different brand altogether, albeit the same car. The Kayou will be based on the company's CMF-A platform and the other model that the platform would house is the Datsun Redi-GO concept that was shown at the Auto Expo 2014 for the first time. The Kayou is set to compete against the likes of the Maruti Alto and the Hyundai Eon, and variants of the Tata Nano.
Power is set to come from a freshly-developed 800 cc three-cylinder petrol engine while a diesel engine is out of the question, at present. The Kayou was recently spied in a heavily-camouflaged manner testing near Chennai, showing small wheels and a single windshield wiper, not very far from the Renault-Nissan JV plant in Oragadam, where the car will be manufactured.
Also Read: Renault Duster facelift for Brazil launched
While the petrol engine is set to produce between 45 and 50 hp, it will come mated to a five-speed manual transmission. An optional AMT is being reported, and so is a version tailored for Brazil.
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There’s Danger Everywhere: Common Products Associated with Child Injury
A scathing piece on salon.com recently called attention to the ongoing struggle parents face to keep their kids safe from dangerous window blind cords. Over the last three decades, more than 300 children have been strangled by these cords while the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has not taken any real action. Thirty years ago, the agency acknowledged the danger these cords represent for young children, but have since done very little to solve the problem. Safety advocates have insisted that these blinds be made in such a way that they can be kept away from children.
According to Parents for Window Blind Safety, blind cords have killed 332 children, most of whom are under the age of two. Blinds cords have also caused injury, including brain damage and paralysis, to more than 160 other children. It can take less than 15 seconds for a child to be strangled by these cords.
The fact is that threats to our children’s safety are everywhere, from dangerous blind cords to defective toys and everything in between. If your child has been seriously hurt by a defective or shoddily crafted product, it is imperative that you call an experienced consumer protection attorney today to get justice.
With so many child-safety issues hidden in the products we use every day, it’s more important than ever to make sure your children are protected. The CPSC reports over 113,000 incidents with inflatable toys, 24,400 treadmill injuries and too many more threats to even count from products that are seemingly harmless and benign. As a society that values the safety of our children above all else, it’s still impossible to make sure our kids are 100 percent protected. The best we can do is shop carefully, watch them as closely as we can, and make sure manufacturers of defective goods are held accountable.
The attorneys Posternock Apell, PC are experienced in consumer protection law and can get justice for your family in the event of injury due to a faulty or poorly crafted product. Call us today for a free phone consultation.


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India's exports grew by 11 percent to $32.55 billion in March on account of higher growth in sectors including pharma, chemicals and engineering, government data showed on Monday
The commerce ministry has asked its health counterpart to frame law banning manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in the country as in the absence of a domestic legislation, it would not be possible to put a blanket ban on its imports, sources said
Rising protectionism, commodity prices, inadequate liquidity are major challenges for exporters: FIEO
Sahai said that the other two challenges include fluctuation in commodity prices and inadequate availability of credit as banks are not coming forward to lend exporters.
Exports up 2.44% to $26.67 bn in February on higher shipments in pharma, engineering sectors; trade deficit narrows
Imports declined by 5.4 percent to $36.26 billion in the last month, narrowing the trade deficit to $9.6 billion. The gap between imports and exports was $12.3 billion in February 2018.
Donald Trump withdraws GSP duty benefits for India: Seven charts decode India-US trade over a decade
India was the largest beneficiary of the GSP programme in 2017 with $5.7 billion in imports given duty-free status
The government will provide budgetary support to rubber sector to enhance research, promote exports and reduce dependence on import, according to the draft national rubber policy.
Exports up 3.74% to $26.4 bn in January on higher growth in gems and jewellery, pharma; trade deficit narrows
The country's exports grew 3.74 percent to $26.36 billion in January on account of growth in sectors such as gems & jewellery, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, according to data from the commerce ministry
The tariff is now likely to be levied from April 2020 if Indian finance ministry accepts MEITY's proposal.
Tesla has sent two ships and at least one cargo plane with Model 3 vehicles to China.
The import tariff on touch panels has been of particular concern to manufacturers including Samsung.
Exporters are likely to get incentives based on parameters like research and development, product-specific clusters and production pattern under a five-year foreign trade policy (FTP) to be released later this year
Exports up marginally to $28 bn in December on slump in engineering, gems and jewellery sector growth; gold imports decline
The country's exports grew marginally by 0.34 percent to $27.93 billion in December 2018 on account of negative growth in sectors such as engineering and gems & jewellery, according to a commerce ministry data
Huge investment opportunities for Turkish construction firms in India: Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu
"There is a huge potential for Turkish construction companies to operate in India," Suresh Prabhu said at India-Turkey Business Forum meet.
The deficit widened despite a steep decline of 15.6 percent in gold imports at $2.75 billion during the month under review.
Domestic flat steel prices likely to face temporary pressures from cheap imports: Icra reserach report
"The threat of cheaper flat steel imports to India in the near term has increased and, as a result, domestic flat steel producers may have to brace for a downward revision in prices, especially in Q4 FY2019 (fourth quarter of 2018-19 fiscal)," according to an Icra research report.
ONGC produced about 64 million standard cubic meters per day (mmscmd) of gas in November last year and this year the output is close to touching 70 mmscmd
Exports up 17.86% in October at $26.98 bn, trade deficit widens to $17.13 bn: Commerce ministry data
During the April-October period of the current fiscal, exports grew by 13.27 percent to $191 billion.
India may impose anti-dumping duty on import of Chinese chemical used in detergent industry to guard domestic manufacturers
The commerce ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), after concluding its probe, has recommended the duty on imports of 'Zeolite 4A (Detergent Grade)' imported from China.
Exports enter negative zone after five months, decline 2.15% in September; trade deficit at $13.98 bn
Trade deficit stood at $94.32 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal.


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Jabil will help ViZn ramp up production capabilities to fulfill current orders and meet expected delivery commitments over the next 12 months.
Saft leaders accept Brad Roberts Outstanding Industry Achievement Award at the Energy Storage Association (ESA) Annual Conference & Expo.
Mark Shwartz, Stanford Univ.: Stanford Univ. scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies. Their results are featured in ACS Central Science. "We have developed a 'designer carbon' that is both versatile and controllable," said Zhenan Bao, the senior author of the study and a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford. "Our study shows that this material has exceptional energy-storage capacity, enabling unprecedented performance in lithium-sulfur batteries and supercapacitors." According to Bao, the new designer carbon represents a dramatic improvement over conventional activated carbon, an inexpensive material widely used in products ranging from water filters and air deodorizers to energy-storage devices. "A lot of cheap activated carbon is made from coconut shells," Bao said. "To activate the carbon, manufacturers burn the coconut at high temperatures and then chemically treat it." The activation process creates nanosized holes, or pores, that increase the surface area of the carbon, allowing it to catalyze more chemical reactions and store more electrical charges.
As a leader in energy solutions, Gexpro will be the system integrator using industry-leading technology from each of the supplier companies.
ees Europe 2015 takes place alongside Intersolar Europe at Messe München from June 10-12.
A Navigant Research report estimates that revenue from fuel cells, fast chargers, and Li-ion batteries in the material handling market will be $556MM in North America by 2020, compared to $121MM in 2013.
100-kilowatt solar installation powers university's parking garage --- Excess solar energy stored in an industrial-size battery system --- Project enabled by $1 million grant from Duke Energy Florida
Intelligent, connected energy storage system installed and operating in California brings new capability to the solar energy markets
ASD is presenting its entire new line of hybrid batteries and other innovative products at the Intersolar exhibition in Munich, Germany, from 10-12 June 2015.
Team Uber Qik Drives Tesla from Los Angeles to New York in 58 Hours and 55 Minutes
Energy Products, one of the Midwest's largest independently owned battery distributors, has been named Master Distributor for Trojan Battery in the Michigan and Ohio regions.
Gexpro Entering Commercial Battery Energy Storage Market With Turnkey Solution for Its Large Customer Base
From materials, manufacturing technologies, finished rechargeable batteries to the latest applications, a vast range of exhibits were showcased at BATTERY JAPAN by 252 exhibitors.
Ryan Wallace for The Science Times: Known as the "Powerwall", Tesla's newest invention is a thin, wall-mounted battery that is the size of a flat screen TV. And with this new battery home owners who have already invested in solar power will be able to entirely go off the grid, and even to sell their excess solar juice back to energy companies. Developed in conjunction with the lithium-ion batteries that Tesla uses for its electric vehicles, the Powerwall unit is an inexpensive unit, only running $3,000 to $3,500, and with it Musk and his companies believe that humans may one day be able to transition to solely using energy derived from the Sun. Though the installation may look like an artpiece, it packs quite a punch at 10 kWh, and with it consumers will not only be able to store their energy for dark solar-free nights, but also more efficiently contribute to global energy use by contributing carbon-free energy back into the mix.
Tesla Powerwall to be Offered Through Sunrun Subsidiary AEE Solar
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A building permit filed by Tesla for its electric vehicle factory in Fremont, CA has shown that the electric car maker is looking to build a structure to evaluate its long-awaited Solar Roof tiles and their installation process. The structure’s permit was issued to Tesla in July.
The description of the project is straightforward. “Construction of a test structure to evaluate Tesla Solar Roof product and installation process. Fire Sprinklers, Fire Alarm, Truss Design, and Solar Designs are deferred submittals,” Tesla wrote.
The building permit, which was initially mentioned in a CNBC report, suggests that Tesla’s development of its Solar Roof tiles, which have seen notable delays since the product was initially unveiled in October 2016, is moving forward. It should be noted that Elon Musk has remained optimistic about the solar power-generating shingles despite these delays, noting during the Model Y unveiling that 2019 will be the “Year of the Solar Roof and Powerwall.”
The delays in the Solar Roof’s rollout have weighed down the company’s energy business. As noted by Tesla in its Q2 Update Letter, the under-utilization of the solar shingles have proven detrimental to the company’s margins for the quarter. “Higher costs from temporary manufacturing under-utilization of our Solar Roof ramp have further contributed to a decrease in margins,” Tesla wrote.
For Tesla to properly ramp the Solar Roof, the company would have to increase the production of the shingles in Gigafactory 2, the company’s plant in Buffalo, NY. So far, Gigafactory 2’s operations have remained conservative, though the electric car maker’s first annual report to New York’s Empire State Development Corp. back in May has revealed that it had exceeded its 2019 jobs target for the state.
Tesla’s filings stated that the company had 632 full-time workers through the end of April, comprised of 329 employees at Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo and around 300 more across New York. The number exceeded the state’s requirement of having at least 500 employees in the state by April 30, 2019, though it is still notably far from next year’s target, which requires Tesla to employ 1,460 workers in the state, including at least 500 at Gigafactory 2. If Tesla will indeed ramp the production of the Solar Roof this year, the company would likely start hiring more employees for the facility in the near future.
Elon Musk, for his part, has remained hopeful for the Solar Roof tiles and their eventual release. In a recent update on Twitter, Musk noted that he hopes to ramp Solar Roof production to a rate of about ~1,000 per week by the end of 2019. The update promptly incited furor from the company’s skeptics, with some critics alleging that the tweet violated Musk’s updated settlement terms with the Securities and Exchange Commission that took effect last April. Despite these strong reactions, the SEC’s press office has so far declined to comment if Musk’s Twitter update violated the CEO’s settlement with the agency.