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BLUFFDALE, Utah — Aero Performance Products this week announced several goals for the company for the 2009 calendar year, including advancement of Aero’s roll-up strategy through a planned targeted acquisition.
When Aero became public in October 2008, the company expressed its intention to seek acquisition candidates in the automotive supply market that present significant synergies with the operations of Aero Exhaust. The company expects to execute an acquisition as part of its roll-up strategy in the performance automotive market in early 2009.
“There currently are opportunities to acquire quality companies that present significant synergies with the operations of Aero Exhaust, and we look forward to completing the first of our planned acquisitions in 2009,” said CEO Bryan Hunsaker. “We believe this strategy will benefit the company in several ways.
“First, additional revenues included as part of the company’s consolidated financial statements will help to improve the valuation of Aero’s common stock in the public markets. The improved market valuation is not only good for stockholders, but it is expected to allow the company to more easily attract investment capital to finance the further growth of Aero’s operations, and allow the company to increase revenues more rapidly than relying only on organic quarter-over-quarter growth. Second, the consolidation of operations of two companies can provide cost savings for both, allowing each to operate more profitably,” he added.
During the 2008 calendar year, the company expanded distribution of Aero Exhaust core muffler products in U.S. and international markets to meet growing demand. For 2009, the company will seek to make a greater supply of its core muffler products available to its distributors. In addition to increased supply of its core muffler products, the company intends to roll out additional Aero products in the future, including its exhaust system kits.
“2008 was an eventful year for the company, in which some of its goals were accomplished and others we expect to reach in 2009,” Hunsaker said.
In addition to increased product distribution and improved financial performance in every quarter of the year over the corresponding quarter in the previous year, Aero recently completed its move to a new corporate headquarters located in Bluffdale, Utah. The move, which provides a single location for Aero’s administration, warehousing, and product development, will serve to reduce the company’s operational costs while providing increased capacity to grow revenues.


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Durable Goods Orders Contract Sixth Month in a Row
Real durable goods new orders in July 2015 were $226,444 million. Compared with one year ago, durable goods new orders were down 21.3 percent. A significant reason for the decline was the dramatic drop in aerospace new orders. Compared with last July, aerospace orders were down 75.0 percent this month. Of course, last July's aerospace orders were abnormal for two reasons: 1) the large spike in aerospace orders usually happens in June and 2) July's orders were more than five times the average level of orders since January 1986. But, even if we combine aersopace orders for June and July, 2015's total was still 55.4 percent below that of 2014.
July was the sixth month in a row that the month-over-month rate of change contracted. The annual rate of change, which had grown at a slower rate the previous eight months, contracted in July for the first time since July 2013. Even if August's orders come in unchanged from last year, the rate of contraction in durable goods orders will accelerate next month.
A good leading indicator for real capital goods new orders is real consumer spending. Month-over-month, consumer spending has been growing at a steady rate, near its historical average since August 2014. Annually, the rate of growth has been accelerating. This should indicate accelerating growth in durable goods new orders. But, these two series have diverged, which makes me wonder if all of the new seasonal adjustments applied to GDP and consumer spending are affecting the historic relationship between consumer spending and durable goods new orders.
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New extreme food challenge set to seriously test chilli-heads (as well as sooky la-las!!!)
Traralgon, Victoria April 24, 2019:
Last year, Arriba Cantina’s “The World’s Hottest Nachos” went viral and helped put Traralgon on the international map for extreme food challenges….a challenge so extreme, it saw some participants missing work for up to 3 days afterwards!
This month Arriba Cantina are doing it all again!! Arriba are celebrating their 2nd birthday with the launch of the “Big Bad Burrito”, a burrito twice the size of a regular burrito, weighing in at just over 1kg!!!
The “Big Bad Burrito” is not just big…..but also devilishly spicy!! The burrito contains half a bottle of Bunster’s “Sh@t the Bed” hot sauce (rated 12/10!), a sprinkling of “The World’s Hottest Corn Chips” which, on their own, pack a whopping 1.5 million Scoville punch, jalapenos, chilli flakes, meat, rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese and sour cream. (A vegan version is also available!)
Those who take on the challenge must first sign a waiver and protective gloves must be worn. All successful challengers stand to receive a “Big Bad Burrito” t-shirt or mug, get their photo on Arriba’s “Wall of Flame” and all the social media fame that comes with demolishing the “Big Bad Burrito”. The quickest times will also pick up an Arriba Cantina voucher!
And for those that can’t handle the heat….we’ve also got the “Big Baby Burrito”!! Another huge 1kg burrito challenge without all the spicy stuff!
The challenge is running over two weeks from Thursday April 25 to Tuesday May 7. Bookings are essential during this time! Arriba Cantina is ranked by TripAdvisor as Traralgon’s most popular Mexican restaurant, serving up street food-style burritos, tacos, totopos and more!


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I am sure the next news will get Mafia fans pumped up expecially after the ending Mafia 2 had. 2K studios announced that there will be a Mafia 3 game for sure then they announced that Mafia 3 entered pre-production and now the game is in development. We can only expect a great game.
The story of Mafia 3 is believed to continue the one from Mafia II and it will be set somewhere in the 50's or 60's.
We may not get a trailer or some screenshots at E3 this year but we may get some at E3 2013 since Mafia III is believed to have a release date set somewhere in summer 2013. Just like the second game has been released in the summer of 2010 2K will let at least three years between the games so that they can maximise their profits. Since their efforts are now concentrated on developing the third game we may also not see another DLC for Mafia 2.
So that being said we have a long time to wait but isn't it going to be a great battle between GTA V and Mafia III?
Which one would you choose?
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For a company that has long prided itself on being ahead of the curve as far as introduction of new features and innovative methods of access were concerned, the announcement of Facebook Timeline at the recent f8 conference was by itself a momentous event.
Introducing the feature, Facebook’s legendary founder, Mark Zuckerberg, described it as “a completely new aesthetic” for the social networking site which is the world’s most popular site going by the number of users as well as the number of hits that it gets on a daily basis. It also came to light at the conference that the site now boasts of 750 Million active users and recorded half a Billion unique visits in one day in the week prior to the f8 conference.
Though numbers tell only half the story, the remarkable growth of Facebook from a site intended for Harvard alumni to a “game changing” one in the social network space has indeed been a saga of upping the ante whenever the need arose. The launch of Google + which was seen as Google’s answer to Facebook might have prompted Zuckerberg and his team of developers to take Google head on and hence spurred the addition of the new feature. With this feature, Facebook does not bear any similarities to Google + or vice versa (depending on which side of the fence you are on) in its features and Facebook Timeline might just have raised the stakes in the all out war between Facebook and other competitors like Google, Apple and Microsoft.
The f8 conference on Sep 22, 2011 like in previous years was expected to have a major announcement to do with new features or other path breaking ideas from the Facebook developer team and they did not disappoint this time around as well. When Zuckerberg took the floor for the keynote address, there was a hushed silence in the auditorium in anticipation of this year’s big bang announcement. When the Timeline feature was introduced, attendees at the conference scrambled to find out more about what it meant and how innovative the feature would be in comparison to other social networking sites. Some commentators went so far as to proclaim that the new features can rival the YouTube offering by Google and iTunes feature of Apple. While there was no comment forthcoming from the Facebook team about whether Zuckerberg intends it that way, it was obvious from the proceedings of the f8 conference this year that Facebook is pursuing a strategy aimed at capturing the market space for digital media consumption along the lines of the offerings cited above. The big question on everyone’s mind was whether this new feature would justify the stratospheric valuations that Facebook has (upwards of $60 Billion at the moment). This is something that one has to wait and watch and see how the users react when the feature is made available to all at the end of the month.
The Facebook Timeline feature itself is a combination of the data aggregation that the company does from individual users and the sleek display that it intends to do with the data. Considering that Facebook does indeed collect a lot of personal data, there are concerns over whether we would see a “Big Brother Redux” though the company is at pains to point out that the Timeline features displays data that the users voluntarily provide. Hence, the inference that one can draw from this is that unless the users don’t want their friends to know particular aspects of their lifestyle and other personal details, the rest can be viewed in a way in which a chronological depiction of one’s life happens in a virtual sense. As one observer put it, the Facebook Timeline is akin to putting an “auto” in the Autobiography where the unique algorithm that Facebook pioneered would aggregate the personal information and display it according to the relative importance that a user and his or her activity on Facebook would indicate. So, if you watched a movie or went to a restaurant that was not an enjoyable experience and you indicated it as much on Facebook, the Timeline feature would not display that on a priority basis whereas something that attracted quite a few “likes” and is deemed important according to other variables would find a place of pride on your Timeline page.
Talking about “likes” on Facebook, Zuckerberg’s contention that “adding verbs” to tell stories was the raison d’être behind the introduction of the feature that would provide us with an inkling of what inspired Facebook to introduce this feature. The point here is that when one introduces “narratives” on a “chronological” basis, then one’s story becomes meaningful and easier to relate to. And this is precisely what the new Timeline feature is all about i.e. tell stories about people and help them relate to each other. Though whether one finds this new feature insidious or thrilling depends on individual preferences, the overriding feeling is that Facebook has done it again in its quest to be the social networking site of choice and to connect people virtually, in a way that has not been done before. When the doors are thrown open soon for people to start using the feature, we would get a better idea of whether the new feature finds acceptance or not. Till then, the expert reaction which is overall on the positive side would provide us with early indications as to the feature’s acceptance.


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Rosina Food Products,a manufacturer and distributor of frozen Italian pasta and meatballs, has launched new packaging for meatball product portfolio.
The new package elevates the Rosina brand and features product photos. Packages are color coded to find the flavors and style of the products, which include Italian, Homestyle and Swedish.
The new packaging, which is color coded to facilitate customers to select their require products, will be available in retail freezers from 1 September, 2017.
The new packaging also calls out the company’s website link, where Italian recipes and meal ideas are available.
The site will also have information on the locate retail stores where customers can buy Rosina meatballs and can access special offers and freebies.
Rosina Food Products director of marketing Chris Tirone said: "Our new packaging design will clearly identify our brand and make it easier for consumers to select their favorite styles and flavors in the freezer section at retail. Data from our extensive research confirmed that our new product photography on packaging more accurately reflects Rosina's delicious, high quality meatballs."
Rosina Food Products Retail Sales & Marketing vice president Tom Finn said: "Based on research and consumer insights, the introduction of our new packaging will improve consumer engagement with our products and our brand.
"The new packaging will also benefit our retail partners, who understand and appreciate that better packaging can help increase sales. We expect our new Rosina meatball packaging upgrade to do just that."
Established in 1963, Rosina Food Products has its headquarters in New York and employs over 500 people.


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The law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2018. This is great news for consumers and environmentalists.
California ranks third in value in the US for meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. Hopefully, other states will quickly follow the lead of California.
The law is intended to:
- prohibit the use of antibiotics to promote growth of animals
- restrict the regular use of antibiotics for disease prevention
- stop over-the-counter sale of antibiotics for livestock use
- require antibiotics use to be ordered by a licensed veterinarian
- require California’s Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)to monitor antibiotic sales and use
- require the CDFA to collect information on antibiotic use in livestock production
- require the CDFA to develop best practices
- enforcement and punishment provisions
Bloomberg reports that this new law is more restrictive than current FDA national guidelines.
The California poultry and beef associations stayed neutral as the bill made its way into law. Only 7 negative votes were cast out of a total of 108.
The Problem With Antibiotics
Low-dose prophylactic use of antibiotics with farm animals is believed to be a leading promoter of drug-resistant bacteria. The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports epoerts that annually 2 million people in the US become sick and 23,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant infections. Eighty (80) per cent of all antibiotic sales are for animal usage. There is also growing data that continued overuse of antibiotics will lead to superbugs and routinely giving to farm animals contributes to this overuse.
History of Antibiotic Use with Farm Animals
The use of antibiotics in farming began in the 1940’s to fight against the spread of disease. A side effect noticed by producers was that cows given antibiotics grew faster on the same amount of feed. As a result antibiotics began to routinely be fed to cows even if they were not ill.
The practice spread to poultry and pork production. This contributed to the increased use of huge feedlots, hog and poultry confinement operations. Less feed, larger herds means less cost per animal and higher profit.
Read about which companies use humanely raised meat
Big Food And Antibiotics
Big Food And Antibiotics
Consumer demand is driving the current trend with Big Food to support reduced use of antibiotics. More and more companies are announcing support for lower antibiotic use.
Whole Foods has adopted an animal welfare policy in association with the Global Animal Partnership (GAP). Whole Foods requires fresh beef, pork, chicken and turkey producers to have their animal welfare practices certified to GAP’s
5-Step® Animal Welfare Rating. This rating system was implemented in 2011 in the US and Canada.
Antibiotics and Fast Food
Only Chipotle and Panera were rated an A for their antibiotics practices of the 29 fast food restaurants rated. There was one B and two C’s and 24 F ratings.
You can take a look here at the complete list. here.
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Facebook will soon be hit by federal and state antitrust lawsuits accusing the social media giant of abusing its dominance and thwarting competition, according to three people familiar with the matter. Lawsuits are expected as soon as this week from the Republican-led Federal Trade Commission and a group of state attorneys-general led by New York’s…
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SHANGHAI Chinas copper imports increased 26.4 percent in October from a year earlier, reflecting a resurgent Chinese economy and renewed demand for copper financing.
Imports of unwrought copper and fabricated copper products totaled 406,708 tonnes last month, down 11.2 percent from September due partly to the long holiday at the beginning of October, according to preliminary customs data.
"Financing demand is robust and has rallied recently due to tighter credit at the end of the year," one domestic trader said. "I expect import numbers will increase next month. The (Shanghai Futures Exchange/London Metal Exchange) arbitrage is not favorable for importing, but vigorous financing demand will support imports."
Spot copper premiums in Shanghai were between $185 and $200 per tonne in October, indicating tight supply supported by financing demand.
A version of this article was first published by AMM sister publication Metal Bulletin.


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Dogecoin is once again making headlines, this time, thanks to a popular male grooming product maker, Axe. According to the company’s recent announcement, it is preparing to launch a limited run of Dogecan — a Dogecoin-themed body spray.
— AXE (@AXE) July 19, 2021
Axe announced this new series on Twitter, and according to what is known so far, Dogecans will be given out to people for free. All that users need to do in order to become qualified for receiving Dogecoin body spray is to register on Axe’s website. One thing to note, however, is that the promotion only includes DOGE fans from the US.
Meanwhile, Axe has already started its Dogecan promotion by sending out a number of early samples. The samples were sent to multiple popular DOGE personalities, such as Billy Markus, one of the coin’s co-founders. Then, there was Lil Mook, who is a popular musician and a major Dogecoin promoter. And, finally, the company also sent a sample to Dogecoin Rise — a popular DOGE-oriented Twitter account.
— Dogecoin Rise 🐕🪙📈🚀🌕 (@DogecoinRise) July 19, 2021
Axe planned this for a while
Looking back, it would appear that Axe has been planning this campaign for months now. It originally teased the community back in April, when it mentioned that it would create a crypto-scented body spray if DOGE manages to go beyond $1.
Unfortunately, DOGE never climbed that high, but the firm seems to have decided to create the spray anyway, describing it as having a ‘dang musk.’ Alongside the deodorant, there is also a card in the package that says “We’re going to the moon, in this can you’ll find the crypto-confidence you need to get there.”
Like all cryptocurrencies, DOGE/USD has experienced a considerable price drop since reaching its ATH 0f $0.73 back in mid-May. Two and a half months later, and the coin’s price is 76% lower, currently sitting at $0.17.


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Davis & Shirtliff Group, the leading supplier for water equipment and energy solutions in the East African region, has appointed Edward Davis as the managing director for Kenya.
Edward Davis, the son of the firm’s chairman Alec Davis, takes over from Dr. Mas Waweru, who retired at the end of May.
The appointment of Davis will see his over 18 years of experience in business development, channeled on furthering the acceleration of the Group’s growth and success in the Kenya business.
The group chairman Alec Davis said that Edward’s commercial experience at Davis & Shirtliff is incredibly valuable to the team in Kenya and the wider region. “I am looking forward to his leadership in the country and leading our business towards the fulfillment of Davis & Shirtliff’s long-term growth strategy,” he added.
The new MD termed his appointment as a big challenge and a huge commitment towards customers and employees.
”I am looking forward to continuing the further growth of our business in Kenya by expanding the portfolio of our services and offering modern and innovative water and energy solutions with a strong emphasis on digital products,” Edward said.
Davis & Shirtliff is implementing the latest water and energy products through cutting-edge innovations thus creating a competitive advantage and improving customer service.
The Group, which has been offering water and energy solutions for 75 years now, continues to expand in product portfolio and market footprint with a particular emphasis on digital business.
It recently established a 10,000m2 distribution Centre at Tatu City that provides the resource for increased stockholding and has transformed distribution efficiency throughout the region. Staffing has also grown with the firm currently employing over 1000 staff operating from over 70 locations.
Ably led by CEO David Gatende and supported by dedicated and committed executives and staff driving the growth, the company is fortunate that the third generation of Davis’s, Edward and Henry, have joined the business for continuity.


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Windsurfer in Chinese dress flies for Sculpture by the Sea
A windsurfer donned in clown shoes and traditional Chinese dress dangled several metres above Cottesloe Beach yesterday.
The spectacle is renowned Chinese artist Li Wei’s latest instalment in this year’s Sculptures by the Sea exhibition.
Li spent three and a half hours creating his second work in the exhibition, which will be depicted as a photograph.
He said the work was based on the idea of freedom in an otherwise conventional space.
“Windsurfing is a normal part of life but I want to show this normal activity having a freedom not seen in normal life,” he said.
“In the modern era when a windsurfer surfs on air, they are much more free and they break the rules.”
His first piece was a mermaid flying out of the water, pouring fresh water into the ocean.
Li is renowned for his works of people defying physics to depict beautiful pieces of art.
Beach goers looked on in wonder as the Chinese artist balanced on a platform to capture his instalment.
Li’s art will be displayed in the indoor gallery at Sculptures By the Sea.
The exhibition runs until March 20.
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Growing Michigan Ad Agency Achieves Google Certificated Partner Status
26 Apr, 2017, 21:58 ET
FLINT, Mich., April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Web Launch Local one of the leading internet marketing companies in Michigan, is delighted to announce that they have recently become a Badged Google Certified Partner For Google AdWords.
There are a number of benefits to becoming an official Google Partner, which include exclusive training directly with Google, the ability to display a 'Google Certified Partner' banner on your website and the increase in your company profile that being an approved partner with Google brings.
"We are both delighted and proud to have achieved this status," said Ray Malaski of Web Launch Local. "We have worked long and hard to establish our reputation as a leading internet marketing company that delivers outstanding service to every one of our clients. By becoming an official Google Partner, we can demonstrate to potential new customers that we are a forward thinking reliable company, trusted by Google the leading search engine in the world. This is only the start of our journey, and we look forward with great anticipation and excitement to what the future holds."
Web Launch Local is a Michigan based Internet Marketing Company, comprised of a number of dedicated and talented entrepreneurs. They have many years of combined experience online and can offer SEO services, website management, email marketing, and any other online service that a small business might require. They are dedicated to building and developing long-term relationships with their client's by providing reliable services matched with world-class customer service. If you are in the market for any marketing or online service give their friendly customer service team a call or visit their website at weblaunchlocal.com
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IPIX Corporation, which manufactures camera technology to provide a 360-degree view, is seeing added sales in the wake of recent terror attacks, says CEO Clara Conti.
The company reported increased revenues for its quarter that ended on June 30, with revenues for the quarter at $1,432,803, up from $1,012,575 in the same quarter 2004. For the previous six-month period, revenues went from $1,488,810 (2004) to $2,101,032 (2005).
However, operating expenses still overshadowed the company, with loss from continuing operations at $5,988,822 for the quarter, resulting in a share value loss of $.27 per common share, basic and diluted.
The company reported that its losses were somewhat attributed to research and development of integrating the IPIX IP, 360-degree technology into DVRs in the security marketplace. IPIX also attributed the operating expenses to its creation of a direct sales force and a dealer/indirect channel sales force, and the company's increased presence at tradeshows and through marketing activities.


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IoT Study Reveals Increasing Maturity
95% of IoT adoptors are already seeing a return on their investment
That’s the findings of Vodafone’s latest IoT Barometer study.
As the global leader of Internet of Things infrastructure with nearly 81 million connections, Vodafone surveyed 1,758 businesses across the globe. Among the top-line results: 34 percent of businesses now use IoT technology, with 70 percent of them already beyond the pilot stage.


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According to Google finance: for the last six quarters, STM losses are considerable higher than the "unusual losses" due to ST-E. Hence, the problems are much deeper than just ST-E. STM spends 25% of its income to R&D, which is more than the double of industry average. Conclusion: its not just the losses associated with ST-E; there is more that is fundamentally wrong at STM.
What do readers think?
Has Carlo Bozotti done a good job as CEO of ST?
Has he taken too many risks -- such as the risk with the ST-Ericsson JV -- or not taken enough risks -- such as ST's gradual exit from leading-edge manufacturing with capex budgets at less than 10 percent of sales?
Should he get another term as CEO?
What are the engineering and design challenges in creating successful IoT devices? These devices are usually small, resource-constrained electronics designed to sense, collect, send, and/or interpret data. Some of the devices need to be smart enough to act upon data in real time, 24/7. Specifically the guests will discuss sensors, security, and lessons from IoT deployments.


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If you’re involved in the e-commerce environment, the chances are you’ve heard of a strategy known as affiliate marketing – it’s hugely popular right now. In fact, affiliate marketing spend in the US is expected to reach nearly $7 billion by 2020, while in the UK it accounts for 1% of the country’s GDP – about as much as the entire agriculture industry.
However, those impressive figures will only translate to more revenue if advertisers can keep affiliate fraud from turning their winning campaign into a liability.
Sapping advertisers’ revenue
Affiliate fraud can take many forms, but it’s generally categorised as publishers or networks using deceptive tactics to untruthfully enhance their performance metrics.
The results of a recent survey reveal the prevalence of affiliate fraud is far greater than some would assume:
- 82% of advertisers claim fraud is a serious problem in performance marketing.
- 72% of advertisers claim they have been a victim of fraud.
- 10% of publishers claim a CPA (cost per acquisition) network has asked them commit fraud.
- 66% of advertisers do not trust performance based affiliate networks.
Not only is affiliate fraud pervasive throughout the industry, it’s growing in significance. When CyberSource asked e-commerce merchants to rank their top 10 perceived fraud threats, affiliate fraud jumped from number five in 2012 to number three in 2015.
Affiliate fraud threatens an advertiser’s revenue stream in three different ways: through chargebacks, fraudulent commissions and false positives.
Some publishers might gather stolen payment card information and make unauthorised purchases from advertisers. This would mean the advertiser pays for a customer that is technically fraud.
Publishers are often paid per customer or per lead they generate. As a result, there is incentive for all types of fraud that create fake sales efforts, from getting their friends to purchase products with the intent to file a chargeback or cancel the order the next day to elaborate schemes that coordinate stolen card transactions well mixed within legitimate customer transactions. In a recent article from Chargebacks911, six industry experts outline very specific examples of affiliate fraud and the tactics publishers used to deceptively earn commissions.
In the end, fraud means affiliate marketing increases costs without increasing revenue.
With affiliate fraud, advertisers are actually hit twice. Not only do they pay the publisher for a fraudulent sale, they then lose the revenue from that seemingly-legitimate purchase, usually ending in the cost of the transaction, the cost of the marketing commission, and the cost of the product.
There are two common types of chargeback-inducing affiliate fraud. First, the publisher knowingly or unknowingly helps facilitate an unauthorised transaction. Second, a publisher uses incentive fraud to pull a bait-and-switch, making promises the advertiser has no knowledge of and therefore doesn’t fulfil. When customers discover that they’ve been the victim of identity theft or deceptive marketing tactics, they request chargebacks.
If chargeback rates spikes and advertisers are unable to reduce the risk quick enough, their merchant account will likely be closed. Losing a merchant account puts the advertiser in the ‘high risk’ category, making it much harder to secure new payment processing capabilities.
Even if the advertiser has multiple payment processing accounts, the increased risk and decreased financial assets will have long-term consequences.
Traditional fraud detection tools are equipped to identify payment card fraud, not affiliate fraud. Merchants who rely on fraud filters to fight affiliate fraud will not only find the tool ineffective, but the strategy will actually be counterproductive.
Tightening fraud filter rules in an attempt to detect affiliate fraud can often end in increased false positives, while affiliate fraud remains undeterred. Using tools incorrectly will further the needless revenue loss.
The real challenge
Increased traffic, high conversions, increased sales – these all sound like the metrics of a successful campaign. Unfortunately, what makes affiliate fraud so hard to pinpoint is the fact that seemingly impressive KPIs could actually be affiliate fraud triggers in disguise.
In numerous business operations – affiliate marketing included – it’s tempting to streamline processes with technology to increase efficiency. However, because affiliate fraud triggers are often disguised, they can’t be detected with standard fraud-fighting technology.
Human analysis is the only way to effectively identify and remedy affiliate fraud. For this reason, advertisers need to know which mitigation efforts will produce the best results.
Determine the source of fraud
Affiliate fraud originates from three sources: publishers, criminals, or consumers. Effective mitigation depends on correctly identifying the source of the fraud.
Poll the customers
Direct communication with customers is an often underutilised resource. The customers’ own experiences can quickly and easily help determine whether the promises made by the publisher were in line with the advertiser’s guidelines and the product’s limitations.
Customers, publishers, and networks that are found to be engaging in fraud can be blacklisted. Ban known fraudsters to create more successful campaigns in the future.
Identify and monitor target demographics
Identify a target demographic and monitor it for changes. Who is the typical customer and how have their needs changed over time?
Purchases made outside the typical demographic are, unfortunately, potential indicators of fraud—not expansion into a new market.
Use A/B analysis
Create control groups to test various KPIs for different campaigns, publishers, and networks. More tests allow for greater data analysis.
Use multi-layer management
Because fraud can originate from a multitude of different sources, advertisers need to have multiple layers of protection. This includes everything from simple AVS and CVV to geolocation and device intelligence.
When it comes to fraud management, simple mistakes can be very expensive and have long-lasting repercussions. Additionally, in-house resources are usually better utilised in the forward-thinking departments that generate revenue rather than managing problems of the past.
In the end, professional assistance generates a much greater ROI. Look for ways to complement in-house efforts with outsourced services and tools.
Create custom KPIs
Managing affiliate fraud requires customised KPIs. This allows for early detection and effective mitigation.
- Check publisher performance: unnaturally high performance metrics could be a sign of affiliate fraud. Measure the success of one publisher against another and compare campaigns.
- Determine lifetime customer value: users with limited post-sale involvement could be the result of affiliate fraud.
- Monitor online traffic: unwarranted spikes in traffic should be considered suspicious.
- Chargebacks issuances: as the old adage goes, ‘learn from your mistakes.’ Identifying the true reason for each chargeback will help determine the genre of fraud being perpetrated.
Affiliate fraud is one of the most difficult to detect forms of e-commerce fraud. However, with a more complete understanding of the problem, as well as a reliance on the right tools, affiliate marketing campaigns can be a major boost to any business’s bottom line.


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The recent news which could be the biggest breaking in the future of the automotive industry in India is that Maruti Suzuki seems to be working on ethanol-powered vehicles! Due to the BS6 norms coming in, Maruti completely ditched the diesel car lineup. With almost a year ahead of the decision, we can definitely say that diesel is not coming back to India as far as Maruti’s lineup is considered.
In a recent content piece, Autocar India confirmed that Maruti is eyeing the production of ethanol-powered flex-fuel vehicles in India. This is because Kenichi Ayukawa who is the CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Limited said that apart from developing EVs, they are actively working towards pursuing ethanol as the Indian government has already announced flex-fuel. It would be great to see we expect cars to run on the flex-fuel really soon.
However, upon asking for timelines, we would agree on what he said. Research takes time and introducing a completely new fuel and making it customer-friendly at the same will be a tricky task and will of course, take a lot of time and effort. Talking about the lineup, the upcoming flex-fuel Maruti Suzuki cars will join the lineup along with the already existing petrol and CNG cars which means we can be worry-free about CNG being a long term prospect. It definitely is!
The shift towards Maruti Suzuki introducing ethanol-powered vehicles will also make other automakers curious to break into the competition. Suzuki, the parent brand also has got nothing in terms of flex-fuel engines in their portfolio so it will definitely be a great thing to witness how Suzuki researches on flex-fuel and then MSIL makes it feasible for the Indian market!


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Marks and Spencer could possibly be on the verge of dropping out of the FTSE 100 for the primary time for the reason that UK’s index of main shares was created in 1984.
The corporate’s share value has tumbled in current months, main it to the underside of the FTSE 100, which is made up of the most important publicly listed corporations.
The retailer might fall out of the index subsequent Tuesday, if its personal share value falls additional or if numerous different smaller corporations hovering just under the highest 100 improve in worth. Ocado, GVC and Weir Group are all within the operating to maneuver up.
Marks & Spencer unveils 75 per cent dip in earnings for final 12 months
If these corporations and others round them don’t see their share costs rise over the approaching week, M&S must lose greater than 10 per cent from its present valuation in an effort to be ejected from the index.
Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, stated that it will be “massively symbolic” if M&S fell out of the blue-chip index for the primary time however would have little impression on the corporate’s share value or gross sales.
Some funds which monitor the FTSE 100 would dump M&S inventory if the corporate slipped out of the index, Mr Khalaf stated. Nevertheless, most trackers comply with the a lot broader FTSE All Share index which M&S would nonetheless be part of.
“Likewise buyers don’t resolve the place to spend their pennies primarily based on which inventory market index a retailer occurs to inhabit, so the day-to-day enterprise of M&S gained’t be affected,” he stated.
The truth that on-line groceries retailer Ocado could possibly be in line to take M&S’ place “paints an image of the previous economic system and the brand new, passing one another in very completely different instructions”, Mr Khalaf stated.
Slipping out of the FTSE 100 can be the most recent dangerous information for M&S, which on Tuesday introduced plans to shut greater than 100 shops by 2022 as a part of a “radical transformation” of the corporate.
That quantity contains 21 which have already shut this 12 months and 14 further shops that M&S revealed would shut. The places of the opposite 65 shops to shut are but to be introduced.
The corporate stated: “Alongside relocations, conversions, downsizes and the introduction of concessions, these closures will radically reshape M&S’s Clothes & Dwelling area.”
The group has struggled to enhance the efficiency of its clothes enterprise, specifically, over current years, and stated it’s aiming to take ”no less than a 3rd” of gross sales on-line.
The struggling retailer revealed on Wednesday that its annual earnings had collapsed 75 per cent from final 12 months.
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Tech Mahindra expects 5G, home connectivity to drive growth.
According to the senior officials of the IT company, Tech Mahindra expects 5G rollout, demand for home connectivity and digitisation will drive business growth in the coming days.
The company expects short term setbacks for businesses due to coronavirus pandemic, however, telecom clients will support the business growth.
According to the details uploaded on the company’s website, 93 per cent employees in the company’s IT team and around 85 per cent in the business process services were working from home after the lockdown was announced.
Tech Mahindra CEO for Network Services Manish Vyas said that major service providers continue to remain focused on investment in network expansion and 5G services.
For the 2019-20 financial year, the Mahindra group company reported 6.15 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 4,033 crore. In December quarter, the profit stood at Rs 1,145.9 crore.


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The Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has had a busy year and shows no signs of slowing down. In January 2019, the PDPC handed down a record SGD 1 million enforcement related to the SingHealth data breach – a breach that resulted from a cyber attack of unprecedented scale in Singapore, which saw the theft of 1.5 million personal and medical records from an electronic medical records system. Following that, the PDPC has levied financial penalties against companies small and large, posted new regulatory guidelines on breach notice timing and enforcement, and proposed key changes to data subject rights under Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). We urge any company doing business in Singapore to familiarize themselves with the latest PDPC developments laid out below.
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The rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak has exposed the vulnerability of global supply chains, increasing the risk of a severe economic impact on international commerce as well as inventory challenges and production delays. The red flag now should be for organizations that have operations or production centers in some of the sections of China with the […]
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Samsung is expected to introduce its flagship Galaxy Tab S3 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona later this week. Now press shots of the tablet has surfaced that also shows a keyboard dock, thanks to @evleaks. The Galaxy Tab S3 is expected to come in WiFi and LTE versions with model numbers SM-T820 and SM-T825, respectively and could start at 700,000 won (US$ 605 / Rs. 40950 approx.).
It is also said to thinner than the 5.6mm thick Galaxy Tab S2. The image shows Samsung’s signature home button and the tablet is also expected to come with an S Pen stylus.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 rumored specifications
- 9.7-inch (2048×1536 pixel) QXGA Super AMOLED display
- Snapdragon 820 64-bit Quad-Core processor with Adreno 530 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
- Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- 12MP rear camera
- 5MP front-facing camera
- 5.6mm slim body
- Fingerprint Scanner
- 4G LTE (optional), Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS, GLONASS
We should know all the details of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 at 19:00 CET (11:30 PM IST) on February 26, Sunday. Samsung already said that it will offer live stream for the event at YouTube.com/SamsungMobile.


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ArcBest Records Increase in Q3 Net Income, Revenue
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ArcBest Corp. posted gains in net income and revenue in the third quarter as its business rebounded from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Fort Smith, Ark.-based logistics company said third-quarter net income soared 80.4% to $29.4 million from $16.3 million in the same period a year ago. Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.11 from 62 cents.
Revenue rose by 0.9% to $795 million from $788 million.
“I’m incredibly proud of our team for fighting through a pandemic, weathering the associated recession and being ready to respond to increasing demand as our customers’ businesses quickly come back online,” CEO Judy McReynolds said in a conference call with industry analysts and investors Nov. 3.
Although there is a geographic imbalance in how the recovery is taking shape, many of ArcBest’s clients are “returning to more normal shipping patterns,” McReynolds said.
The sequential monthly revenue, shipment and tonnage trends from September to October were among the best in the company’s history, she said.
“As we experienced during the most severe period of the pandemic, our e-commerce business was strong in the third quarter, compared to the previous year,” McReynolds said.
Additionally, she characterized the freight pricing environment as “strong and rational.”
McReynolds said she is encouraged by the potential of a strengthening recovery in the economy’s industrial and manufacturing sector. She listed other positives, including an improved housing industry, as well as recovery in the retail sector and continuing growth in e-commerce.
“What a difference six months have made,” McReynolds said.
The improved economic outlook has allowed the company to hire back 900 of the 1,000 union workers it laid off at the start of the pandemic. It continues to look for drivers in some locations, but it is not hiring in all regions because of the geographic imbalance in economic recovery.
ArcBest also said it would provide discretionary payments to nonunion personnel for the 15% wage reduction it enacted during the second quarter. It also will give a bonus to nonunion hourly employees whose hours were reduced during the same period. The company recognized $7 million of expense in the third quarter while $4 million will be accrued for these payments in the fourth quarter.
Saluting the men and women of the trucking industry who kept America's essential goods flowing during the coronavirus pandemic.
McReynolds said she sees an opportunity next year in shipping potential COVID-19 vaccines.
“We are a source of capacity for that. We are in conversations with different distributors and customers. There is still a lot of unknown of the timing and the plan,” McReynolds said.
McReynolds said technology investments over the past two years helped ArcBest deal with the wild swings in shipping demand over the past several quarters.
Network optimization, for example, helped ArcBest slash empty miles traveled by 16% in the third quarter.
It also has helped the carrier’s city route density and is “allowing the company to more tightly manage its business,” McReynolds said.
ArcBest ended the third quarter with $59 million in cash, up from $41 million at the end of the second quarter.
ArcBest ranks No. 14 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America and No. 7 on the less-than-truckload list.
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This is quite an interesting list -- top 10 security/quality issues Microsoft should address asap -- per eWeek
corporate world is unsure just how well it can trust Microsoft's
Windows 7. Windows Vista was a nightmare that most companies didn't
adopt. Internet Explorer is in the news, thanks to a security breach.
And Windows Mobile
is still the also-ran in the market..."
security woes are troublesome. Not only is Windows not nearly as secure
as users would like, but Internet Explorer is causing trouble for users
as well. "
quick glance around many of the markets where Microsoft operates
reveals a staggering issue: the competition is innovating far more
rapidly than Microsoft. "
strategies have focused mainly on the short term. The future of
software is, at least by most accounts, centered on the Web. And yet,
as the most important software company in the industry, Microsoft is
lagging behind the Web software innovators. That's a major blunder"
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There are no Dow stocks hitting 52 week highs. There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +239 points.
Friday the Dow closed down -271.66 (-0.78%) at 34,607.72.
Year-to-date the Dow is up +13.07%.
There were 7 Dow stocks up Friday.
The Dow stock winners Friday were led by Intel (INTC) 53.84 (+0.82%), McDonald’s (MCD) 239.18 (+0.24%) and Dow (DOW) 60.41 (+0.22%).
The Dow stock losers Friday were led by Apple (AAPL) 148.97 (-3.31%), UnitedHealth (UNH) 403.91 (-2.22%) and Walgreens (WBA) 49.45 (-2.21%).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average looks set to open 200 points higher Monday, bouncing after five straight sessions of losses. For the past week, the Dow dropped almost 2.2%.
House Democrats are expected to propose sweeping tax increases on U.S. companies, wealthy Americans and investors to help pay for their $3.5 trillion budget bill. The plan calls for a corporate tax hike rate to 26.5% from 21% and a 3% surtax on individual income above $5 million. Democrats are also considering raising the top capital gains tax rate to 28.8% from 23.8%. The House returns from its summer recess on Sept. 20. The Senate comes back Monday.
U.S.-based Pfizer’s Covid vaccine, developed in conjunction with German partner BioNTech, could be authorized for use in kids 5-11 as soon as next month. Pfizer is expected to have enough study data by then to submit an application for emergency use to the FDA. The two-dose Pfizer shot is already on emergency use for adolescents 12-15 and full approval for people 16 and older.
Disney (DIS) says they will show the remainder of its slate of movies this year exclusively in theaters, rather than making them simultaneously available on its Disney+ streaming service.
Tuesday, investors will be watching for economic data including the Core CPI, consumer price index which will be closely watched after producer prices surged 8.3% annually in August, the most on record.
Apple’s (AAPL) highly anticipated “California Streaming” event will also be broadcast live from Apple Park on Tuesday. The event, which kicks off at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, is expected to reveal the new iPhone 13 and the Apple Watch Series 7.
US futures are higher, European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended mostly higher.
The national average price of gasoline is up one-tenth of a cent at $3.176 per gallon.
Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 9/23/2021 after the market close.
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DxO Labs has released a new software update for the Optics Pro 10 image-editing program. Users can now download Optics Pro 10.2 along with ViewPoint 2.5.2 and FilmPack 5.1 updates.
There are other competitors to Adobe Lightroom available on the market. One of them is Optics Pro, which is developed by DxO Labs. The latest version is “10” and it was released in October 2014.
The developer has already updated its program since its first launch. However, a new update has just been released for download. Without much further ado, the DxO Optics Pro 10.2 software update is here with support for new cameras as well as camera-lens combinations.
DxO Optics Pro 10.2 software update now available with support for four new cameras
DxO Labs has released the Optics Pro 10.2 update in order to add support for four camera profiles. The developer says that the newly-supported models are the Sony A7II, Panasonic LX100, Pentax K-S1, and the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone.
In addition to these three cameras and one smartphone, the latest Optics Pro version comes packed with support for 291 new modules. This way, the number of camera-lens combinations has reached almost 23,000.
Lots of lenses from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Zeiss, Panasonic, Sigma, Minolta, Tamron, Samyang, Tokina, or Pentax are now supported by cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax, or Samsung.
The developer said that the workflow has been improved, too, as the slider is more reactive, while the Horizon tool’s interface is better.
Live View is a new tool that will display an image while it is added to a folder. Last but not least, the EXIF data has been redesigned, allowing users to see the exposure settings with ease.
ViewPoint 2.5.2 and FilmPack 5.1 updates released by DxO Labs, too
In addition to the DxO Optics Pro software update 10.2, the developer has released both the ViewPoint 2.5.2 and FilmPack 5.1. The former is here with support for the four new devices, while the latter supports only the three cameras, but not the Samsung Galaxy S5.
The company says that the DxO FilmPack 5.1 provides “a more comfortable” experience. In full-screen mode, the toolbar can now be hidden by the users. Moreover, the tone curve, sliders, histogram, and navigator have been slightly changed in order to be easier to read.
All updates can be installed within the applications. Photographers who do not have the software, can grab fully-functional 30-day trials at the company’s website.


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The Washington D.C. restaurant The Bird is serving a $5 “Moscow Mueller” every time a Trump associate is indicted during Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election
“The grand jury may still be out, but when @bobsmueller indicts a Trump associate, we’ll be serving up $5 Moscow Muellers #muellertime,” The Bird’s twitter account posted Wednesday.
The restaurant said the politically twisted version of a Moscow Mule is made of Turmeric infused Belle Isle Shine, Lime, simple syrup, and ginger beer over ice.
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iOS 12 is finally here, which means now is the best time for aspiring developers to throw their hats into the app development game. While app development can be tricky for some, you can take an intuitive, beginner-friendly approach to understanding app creation and Apple’s latest iOS platform with the iOS 12 & Xcode 10 Bootcamp, […]
It might still be September, but the holiday season will be here before you know it, which means now is the time to think about where you want to vacation to—and what to do once you get there. To this end, we’ve scoured the Web and tracked down a number of travel hacking ebooks, gadgets, […]
The human eye is a beautiful, incredible thing, but it’s far from perfect, especially when it comes to examining objects up close. Capable of magnifying objects up to 1,000 times, this portable microscope camera lets you see wonders hidden to your regular vision, and it’s on sale today for $38.99. Don’t let its compact size fool […]


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Date: 13th October 2000
Sanford "Sandy" Litvack, who was appointed vice chairman of the Walt Disney Co. in September of last year, announced Thursday that he will leave the company at the end of the year.
Although in announcing Litvack's appointment, Disney chief Michael Eisner indicated that Litvack had usually been his right-hand man, analysts noted Thursday that Litvack's departure would probably have little impact on the company.
He may, however, have loomed large in the company's decision to challenge the AOL-Time Warner merger; he was once an assistant U.S. attorney general in charge of antitrust prosecutions. He will continue to advise the company on legal and governmental affairs, the company said.
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The statistics are staggering: close to one third of the world’s food production is wasted each year. That’s about 1.3 billion tonnes, amounting to roughly US$680 billion in industrialised countries and US$310 billion in developing countries.
These sobering figures, along with their own daily experience of seeing the volume of food thrown out of kitchens each day, have inspired some of the world’s top chefs to take a stand.
In 2015, Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana, just voted second best restaurant in the world, started a soup kitchen in Milan that served meals to the homeless using food donated by a supermarket because it was close to its sell-by date, was misshapen or damaged.
The same year, US chef Dan Barber, whose restaurant, Blue Hill at Stone Barns in upstate New York, is now number 11 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list and is described by many as America’s best restaurant, launched a pop-up called WastED. The pop-up focused on creating high-end
meals from traditionally discarded ingredients.
Early last year, Barber took his pop-up, WastED, to Britain. The event took over the rooftop of London’s iconic Selfridges department store, and featured guest chefs including legendary French master Alain Ducasse and his executive chef at The Dorchester hotel, Jean-Philippe Blondet, as well as superstar Gordon Ramsay. Other top chefs included Jason Atherton, Yotam
Ottolenghi and Fergus Henderson.
During the five-week event, the menu featured everything from juice-pulp burger made from leftover vegetable pulp from juicing machines, to cod cheeks and collars served as a main course and a Salt Beef Ends Burrito, which came wrapped in a crêpe of blood and bran.
Iain Griffiths of London hotspot Dandelyan, which recently won second place in the World’s 50 Best Bars award, and his partner Kelsey Ramage, provided cocktails with their own anti-waste initiative, Trash Tiki.
Just a few months ago, rockstar chef Anthony Bourdain released his documentary film, called Wasted! The Story of Food Waste. The film featured Barber along with other of the brightest names in food today.
In Hong Kong, too, food waste is becoming a big issue. The city held its own anti-waste event last year when chef-owner of Wong Chuk Hang private kitchen Dine Art, Cosimo Taddei, created a seven-course meal from waste and surplus food collected from the kitchens of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.
The event was organised via charity Foodlink Foundation and the Italian cultural organisation, Accademia Italiana della Cucina.
“It’s painful to see how much we throw away in this industry,” Taddei says. “It’s a big concern of ours.”
Richard Ekkebus, executive chef of the Mandarin Oriental Landmark Hotel, says that reducing waste is one of his main priorities.
“We weigh all our bins on a special scale and keep track of our waste levels on a daily basis,” he says. “We also focus on how food is packaged and try to reduce packaging by buying smart and auditing our suppliers on their waste management. If your purchasing is in line with business lines, it reduces
wastage considerably, too.”
The Mandarin Oriental kitchens have also been looking at how they can use ingredients in a different manner.
“Trimmings of vegetables make fantastic vegetable teas, fish trimmings grilled make great dashi (Japanese-style soup and cooking stock), and fried fish skins make creative vessels for canapés,” he says.
The hotel has this year also started to filter their own water, which should save “hundreds of thousands of bottles from going into a landfill”, Ekkebus says.
Local bartenders create council
Some of the city’s leading lights in bartending have formed an unofficial council to tackle what they see as appalling waste in the Hong Kong food and beverage industry.
“When we order produce for our bars, it’s sent in huge amounts of styrofoam,” says Nickle Morris of The Pontiac bar in Central. “First the ingredients are in bags, then wrapped in newspaper, then in a box wrapped up in tape … produce is delivered across the city like that to every bar and restaurant.
The coalition includes a handful of bar managers and vendors of sustainable products who hope that, through a united effort, they can pressure the industry to be more environmentally conscious.
The council includes Morris and Beckaly Franks of The Pontiac, Arcadius Rybak from Zuma, Tom Egerton from Potato Head, Pawel Mikusek from Beef & Liberty, Gagan Gurung from Fang Fang, food writer and bartender Holly Graham, and Petra Schweiger of LILY FLD, which makes biodegradable straws.
“We’ve had a couple of meetings. We plan to make it more official and become an effective unit,” Morris says.
The unnecessary use of plastic straws is gaining attention in Hong Kong with a number of bars across the territory now using biodegradable versions.
“We reduced nearly a tonne of plastic use in a year by not using plastic straws,” says Egerton of his Sa Ying Pun retail space, restaurant, bar and listening room, which also has outposts in Jakarta, Singapore and Bali. “We’re actioning this across the group now. The aim is to make it more
commonplace. Many people say, ‘How much effect can banning straws at bars really have?’. But I remind them that 10 years ago no one was drinking Old Fashioneds, no one was asking for small-batch mescal. Bartenders are trendsetters.”
When customers become more aware of waste issues, they start to apply this to each of their choices. “It’s not about lecturing people but about doing what we can, and slowly helping to shift consumer viewpoints,” he says.
But there’s no one-fits- all recipe to reducing waste. “In Jakarta we have a rooftop garden where we grow some of our own ingredients so there’s no packaging or transport involved. But we couldn’t do
that here. Different cities have different challenges. You have to look around at the ways you produce waste and how to cut that down and make it manageable. First step, no single-use ingredients and no plastic.”


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iQOO’s official Weibo account announced that iQOO’s first tablet will appear at a press conference at 19:00 on May 23. The official feature is “performance giant screen”, and the reservation has been opened. The iQOO Neo8 series was also released on May 23.
iQOO Pad has a 12.1-inch screen with a 144Hz refresh rate, 2.8K resolution, 600nit peak brightness, chip level control blue light (officially called triple natural eye protection), and 1.07 billion colors of true color display, iQOO said. Supports HDR10 high dynamic range display.
iQOO Pad tablet is equipped with Guet 9000+ chip, LPDDR5 memory, UFS 3.1 storage, and also supports 14,442m square meters of cooling area, iQOO mobile official said.
iQOO Pad tablet reservation page display includes 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, interplanetary gray color, official accessories and iQOO Pencil stylus, support wireless magnetic second charging; iQOO Intelligent touch keyboard, with a large trackpad.
Igeekphone query found that this iQOO Pad has passed 3C certification, support up to 44W fast charge. According to @digital chat station revelations, iQOO Pad is basically vivo Pad 2 flat shell, little configuration change, performance scheduling will be more radical, so the use of heaven 9000+ chip.
For comparison, the vivo Pad 2 tablet, released in April, has a 12.1-inch LCD screen with 2.8K resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate, 600 Nits brightness, P3 color gamut, and supports chip level intelligent blue ray blocking. Equipped with Guet 9000 chip, built-in 10000mAh battery, support 44W flash charge, support USB 3.2Gen1, the body thickness of 6.59mm, the weight of the machine is about 585g, integrated metal body, equipped with self-developed six Yang super sound system.


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Banks doing all right despite the economy
Published 10:00 pm, Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Interest rates are dropping and the economy continues to be sluggish, raising questions about loan quality. But regional banking companies so far are still making money.
A slew of earnings reports released yesterday showed decent results for most, with some reporting healthy year-over-year gains in net income. Although some financial institutions are feeling squeezed on interest rate margins -- the difference between what's paid on deposits and earned on loans -- some, because of the type of loans and deposits on their books, managed to report margin increases from a year ago.
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And although the length and depth of the economic slump could mean an increase in delinquent and defaulted loans, so far most are reporting no significant deterioration in their loan portfolios.
"Almost everybody tells me -- with fingers crossed, knock on wood -- credit quality is pretty good," said James Bradshaw, banking analyst at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Portland.
Bradshaw said he hasn't seen many reports that exceeded expectations. But given the economic climate, "It's one of those quarters you hope you aren't surprised negatively."
Bradshaw said wariness over bank credit quality, especially for Washington-based institutions, doesn't end with this quarter. The economy "may not be a whole lot worse" next year, but there are few signs of improvement, he said.
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A Wichita man who had agreed to pay $8,000 for two tiger pelts has been charged in federal court.
Ret Thach, 38, is charged with violating the Lacey Act, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister. That act prohibits interstate selling or purchasing of animals protected in the Endangered Species Act.
Thach allegedly agreed to buy the pelts from a seller in Wisconsin, according to the release. He also agreed to pay traveling expenses to get the pelts delivered to Wichita.
The seller, though, was an undercover agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the release states.
The agent told Thach that selling the pelts across state lines was "absolutely illegal," but the Wichita man said he still wanted to buy them as he already owned “a lion and a lot of bears," the release states.
He wanted the pelts for his home office.
If Thach is convicted, the release states that he could face five years in prison and a fine as high as $250,000.


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Greek owner Euroseas has announced that it has taken delivery of 5,600 teu post-panamax boxship Akinada Bridge, while also announcing the sale of 2,008 teu container feeder vessel Aggeliki P.
The delivery of Akinada Bridge completes a deal to buy four vessels from Euromar, a joint venture owned by Euroseas and two private equity firms. The vessel will go straight into a charter in the first week for February for 50-120 days at $11,250 per day.
With one vessel coming into the fleet, Euroseas has also let go of one vessel having sold the 1998-build container feeder vessel Aggeliki P. The 2,008 teu vessel was due a special survey and so instead sold for $4.6m. According to Marinetraffic the vessel is currently sitting off Alang waiting to be scrapped.
Aristides Pittas, chairman and CEO of Euroseas, commented: “We are very pleased to complete the present phase of our fleet growth and renewal program which, we believe, has positioned Euroseas to take advantage of the recovering shipping markets. For both drybulk and containership sectors, the orderbook-to-fleet ratio is near its lowest levels of the last two decades indicating minimal supply pressure over the next couple of years. Maintenance of the present market levels should return Euroseas to profitability while any strengthening of the charter rates should provide significant upside to our shareholders and, we hope, also reduce the significant discount to net asset value our stock trades at. We continue to pursue accretive growth opportunities and, as we have stated, consider mergers with other fleets either on a combined fleet basis or separately for the drybulk or container vessels of our fleet.”
In October, Euroseas signed a non-binding letter of intent with compatriot owner Poseidon Container Holdings Group to explore a combination of their containership fleets.


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Posted May 05, 2018 12:06:13 The number of customers who are currently paying their energy bills with their phone is growing fast, and it’s only expected to grow even more.
The average amount of energy bills on a typical household’s bill each month now stands at $3,300, according to the latest energy bill data from EIA.
However, that number is expected to rise to $5,300 by the end of 2020, according the energy company.
And if that trend continues, the average energy bill could rise by more than $1,400 by the middle of 2021.
In the meantime, a growing number of consumers are using apps to get the most out of their energy.
They’re using apps like Energy Tracker to track their energy usage, and they’re even using apps on their phones to save energy.
Here are some of the most popular apps that can help you save energy:


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NEW YORK — Focused on centralization, J.C. Penney Co.’s turnaround accelerated in the third quarter as the retailer quadrupled its profits.
Investors were delighted by the stronger-than-expected results, which were helped somewhat by special items, and traded up shares of the firm a whopping $2.45, or 13.2 percent, to close Tuesday at $20.96 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Net income jumped 296.8 percent to $123 million, or 42 cents a diluted share, for the period ended Oct. 26. This compared with year-ago profits of $31 million, or 9 cents.
Excluding a $34 million aftertax gain in the most recent quarter related to last year’s sale of the Direct Marketing Services unit, earnings still shot up 187.1 percent to $89 million, or 30 cents a diluted share. Additionally, the quarter just passed also included a $4 million pretax charge, while the year-ago period saw $17 million in pretax special items, including restructuring charges.
Wall Street, which was warmed up for the third-quarter showing on Oct. 28 when Penney’s said its operating profits would exceed 21 cents a share, was looking for earnings per share of 27 cents, 3 cents shy of the actual result.
Sales for the 13 weeks, including the firm’s Eckerd drugstore business, inched up 1.9 percent to $7.87 billion from $7.73 billion a year ago.
"In department stores, our sales momentum demonstrates that the changes in merchandise assortments, marketing and store presentation under the centralization model are registering with the customer," said Allen Questrom, chairman and chief executive officer, in a statement. Penney’s is in the second year of its five-year turnaround, spearheaded by the ceo.
Operating profits for department store and direct business, on a last-in, first-out basis, improved 14.9 percent to $170 million from $148 million a year ago. Sales at the division dipped 1.1 percent to $4.31 billion from $4.36 billion in the year-ago quarter. Comparable-store sales, however, were up 3.9 percent. Inventories, on a comp basis, were up about 1 percent at the end of the quarter.
While the firm’s Internet operations continue to perform well, with sales more than 20 percent ahead, catalog sales decreased 21.2 percent in the quarter, primarily from lower circulation and page counts. The catalog business has recently been in flux but is expected to level by the end of next year.Vanessa Castagna, executive vice president, chairman and ceo of J.C. Penney stores, catalog and Internet, added on a conference call that the firm’s adjustments "are all focused on improving the value equation for our customer. Malls continue to be an important part of the customer’s shopping pattern and we are intent on being the fashion, value destination in the mall."
Penney’s quarter was defined by a robust back-to-school season, when other retailers had difficulty getting started, and a 13.7 percent department store comp uptick in October. The strongest categories in apparel were men’s sportswear and tailored clothing, misses’ casual sportswear, juniors, boys’, sleepwear and fashion jewelry.
Sales strength was also helped by what Castagna described as "an aggressive marketing program" designed to create impact, clarity and a sense of urgency with the customer, backed up by more trend-right merchandise.
Much of the store’s success as of late goes to its move toward a centralized structure, she said. "We are able to achieve efficiencies that were not possible before," said Castagna. This helped Penney’s focus on trend-right assortments, larger order quantities, a more timely selection, delivery of merchandise to stores based on sales trends and in-store presentation.
However, Castagna cautioned: "We still have a long way to go, including distribution and the flow of merchandise to our stores." On Monday, the company’seighth store-support center opened in Milwaukee. The centers currently cover 65 percent of the firm’s 1,061 stores. By early 2003, the firm will have opened five more centers for a total of 13.
Salomon Smith Barney analyst Deborah Weinswig said: "Everything they’ve been laying the foundation for is starting to show up." In addition to better in-stock levels, central checkouts and a more consistent presentation across the chain, she said: "They have a great product, it’s trend right."
Penney’s is also differentiated in the mall by its 40 percent penetration in private label merchandise, she noted.
"The mall’s not dead, because Penney’s is doing fantastic," Weinswig noted. "They’ve won over the consumer. They’ve always been a value-orientated retailer. Everybody always thought of them that way, but now it’s in vogue."In a research note, A.G. Edwards & Sons analyst Robert Buchanan said: "We continue to love the company but remain neutral on the stock. These days, Penney’s department stores are gaining impact by virtue of a more narrow and authoritative approach to merchandise — also getting a jump on the competition with respect to promotions."
However, "with much of the low-lying fruit having already been plucked off the branch in terms of improved merchandising and marketing in the core business…further gains will be harder to achieve and lesser in magnitude, percentage-wise, over the next 12 to 18 months."
For the nine months, net income leapt to $203 million, or 68 cents a diluted share, from year-ago earnings of $3 million, which translated to a loss of 7 cents a diluted share. Sales for the period gained 1.5 percent to $22.8 billion from $22.46 billion a year ago.
For the fourth quarter, the Plano, Tex.-based firm is looking for operating earnings of 60 cents a share, up from 35 cents a year ago. Comp-store sales in its department stores are expected to inch up about 2 percent.
Penney’s also noted that pension expense, which had previously been projected at 20 to 30 cents a share in 2003, would come in closer to 30 cents. Looking even further into the future, the firm, a leader in online apparel, expects its Internet business to post annual sales of $1 billion within the next five years.
“Azzedine has been one of the biggest influences in my life. He has always been such a strong, loving, fatherly figure to me. I call him Papa. His designs are indescribably unique, they are pieces of art. He knew how to make the female form look its loveliest. I have so many memories of him; my favorite might be during my first show with him in Paris. He liked me and he wanted to help me get more work. He called all his friends at Kenzo and Comme des Garcons, and asked them to book me. They said, ‘But she can’t walk!’ And he said, ‘but she has such a great ass!' His friendship and support has been the great privilege of my career. I can't imagine life without him. Repose en paix mon Papa.” - @stephanieseymour tells @wwd. #wwdfashion (📷: @steveeichner) #alaia #azzedinealaia
Azzedine Alaïa, flanked by two of his closest friends, models Stephanie Seymour and Naomi Campbell.
He designed Seymour’s dress for her 1995 wedding to Peter Brant, and treated Campbell (who famously called him Papa), like a daughter. For more on the legendary designer, tap the link in bio. #wwdfashion #alaia #azzedinealaia
Azzedine Alaïa's “I-did-it-my-way” ethos stood out starkly at a time when brands are experimenting with consumer-facing fashion shows, coed formats and trans-seasonal collections – anything to perk up lackluster sales of ready-to-wear in an age of Insta-everything. “It’s not creation anymore. This becomes a purely industrial approach,” the late designer told WWD in an interview last year. “But anyway, the rhythm of collections is so stupid. It’s unsustainable. There are too many collections.” Read more about the iconic designer’s life and work on wwd.com, link in bio. #wwdfashion #azzedinealaia (📷: @WWD Archive, 1986) #alaia
Sneaker reselling app @goat’s latest exhibit, "The Greatest: New York," tells the story of New York's sneaker culture. To celebrate the exhibit, an intimate crowd gathered on Thursday night at the pop-up gallery space, located at Platform in Culver City, to hear guest speaker and illustrator @esymai talk about her own rise in streetwear and women in the business. "For me I'm just someone who is creative. I like to create things," said Chang. #wwdfashion
Azzedine Alaïa, one of the most iconic couturiers of the modern era whose body-con designs defined Eighties fashion, has died in Paris. The diminutive Tunisian-born designer, known for his structured knitted dresses with fitted waists and impeccably cut, figure-hugging second skin silhouettes was deeply admired by his peers, and counted supermodel Naomi Campbell - his adoptive daughter - among his inner circle, one of a gang of glamazons including Farida Khelfa, Carla Bruni and Stephanie Seymour who became ambassadors of his style. (📷: Alexandre Guirkinger) #wwdblast


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Telstra (ASX: TLS) will carry out a multimillion dollar technology upgrade of the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, including deploying 1600 IPTV-capable screens and a Wi-Fi network by February 2015.
Punters keen to have a flutter at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne will be able to bet online and watch the race in HD on their smartphone within the arena when a Wi-Fi service is introduced by the Victorian Racing Club (VRC) next year.
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General Manager Ray Medina said it best.
“Any fresher and you’ll be eating a raw potato.”
That’s the mantra that has carried Fresh Pomme Frites through its first full year as Hoboken’s late-night go-to, which has landed the small fry joint a place on top of the city’s hotspots list, according to Yelp.
Fresh Pomme Frites is the ultimate “after-bar” food, Medina said, with a majority of business coming in between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. To prep for the drunk and hungry, the restaurant goes through 3,500 pounds of potatoes, fried fresh, to keep them coming back.
Full story from The Jersey Journal:
If Hoboken's Fresh Pomme Frites were any fresher, they’d be raw


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Browse our live chart to get all the information you need on the NKLA stock price today.
Nikola Corporation (NKLA) is an American company engaged in the development of integrated zero-emissions transportation systems. Founded in 2015 by Trevor Milton, it designs and manufactures hydrogen-electric and battery-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems and hydrogen fueling station infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, where its research and development facility is also located.
On June 4, 2020, Nikola Corporation’s stock started trading on the NASDAQ through a reverse merger with VectoIQ Acquisition Corporation, a ‘blank check’ company led by former General Motors Company (GM) executives.
With Capital.com’s Nikola Corporation share price chart, you can not only quickly view the current NKLA stock quote, but also trace the company’s shares value in historic terms.
Unlike electric car maker Tesla Inc. (TSLA), whose vehicles are charged by plugging them in, Nikola aims to build vehicles that use hydrogen fuel-cell technology. While hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles share many benefits with pure electric vehicles, they take less time to recharge and have a longer range. The company also plans to use solar power at its fueling stations, which will be supplemented with grid power.
While Nikola has announced several zero-emissions vehicle design concepts since the company’s establishment, none of the vehicles was in production as of September 2020.
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In March 2020, the firm revealed its plans to merge with VectoIQ Acquisition Corporation. This resulted in the combined company being listed on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol NKLA. The stock started trading at $37.55 per share on June 4, 2020, a day after the merger was completed.
By June 9, the shares had more than doubled in value, peaking at $79.73. The stock then started to fall gradually, hovering around $40 per share throughout August. On September 8, Nikola and General Motors announced a partnership, boosting the stock to close the trading day at $50.05.
On September 10, short seller Hindenburg Research released a report accusing Nikola of being "an intricate fraud", that, among other allegations, overstated the capabilities of its earliest test trucks. In a few days, it was reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of Justice had started a probe into the fraud allegations. On September 21, 2020, Trevor Milton resigned as the company’s executive chairman. The events saw Nikola shares shed value significantly. On September 29, the stock ended the trading day at $17.88.
Ever since, NKLA stock has experienced lots of volatility, characterised by multiple price fluctuations. You can go long or short on the company’s shares and trace all the latest ups and downs of the Nikola stock price using Capital.com’s proprietary trading platform.


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NEW YORK — The Trip Advisor Business Survey, one of the world’s largest hotel business surveys, completed by more than 9,000 accommodation owners and managers worldwide, revealed a positive outlook for 2012.
“The TripAdvisor Industry Index reveals an economic optimism among U.S. accommodation owners, which reflects data showing one-third of U.S. travellers are planning to increase travel spending in 2012,” said Christine Petersen, president of TripAdvisor for Business.
The survey’s key finding was that 65 per cent of U.S. respondents are optimistic about the prospect of an economic recovery in 2012, 27-per-cent higher than the global average of 38 per cent. Seventy-six per cent said they expect their businesses to be more profitable in 2012 than 2011, as compared to a global average of 58 per cent.
Another trend this year is increased use of social media and mobile devices, although that comes with a caution. “While it’s encouraging to see so many planning to respond to online guest reviews in 2012, TripAdvisor’s data show that only 15 per cent of property reviews have management responses,” explains Petersen. “The owners and managers who follow through on plans to respond to reviews will have an advantage over their competition.”
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Department has already paid ₹48.5 crore for land acquisition there
The wholesale vegetable market in the narrow congested bylanes of Kalasipalya, a nightmare to navigate through especially when it rains, may be a thing of the past soon.
Enthused by the successful experiment of shifting the market to the city’s outskirts in Singena Agrahara off Electronics City during the pandemic-imposed lockdown in 2020, the Department of Agricultural Marketing has decided to permanently shift the market there.
Given Kalasipalya also doubles up as a private bus services hub, buses and trucks have made the market almost unsustainable.
This is not the first time a proposal has been made to shift the market out. An earlier proposal to shift it to a 30-acre plot in Byatarayanapura, Yelahanka, got stuck in land acquisition issues and never took off.
But not this time. “We have already finished acquiring 42 acres of land in Singena Agrahara where a well-equipped market with nearly 500 shops will be developed soon and the wholesale vegetable market shifted there. Ideally all wholesale markets must be on the city’s outskirts to lessen travel by farmers and avoid traffic in the city,” said Karee Gowda, Director, Department of Agriculture Marketing.
The department has already paid ₹48.5 crore for land acquisition, sources said. The new market being planned will have wide roads, parking facilities for trucks, and all modern facilities including a waste processing plant, drinking water facilities and toilets, sources said.
R.V. Gopi, president, Vegetables and Fruits Wholesale Merchants’ Association, said all wholesale traders are willing and ready to shift to Singena Agrahara, provided a well-equipped market is developed.
“During the lockdown last year, we were asked to shift to an empty plot of land there, with no facilities. That cannot be the case,” he said. “There are 430 wholesale shops in Kalasipalya and another 200-250 shops that are retail shops. While the wholesale shops will move, the retail shops will stay here,” he added.
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New Delhi (01.04.2024): Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa of India, affirmed India's position as a leading force in the Industry 4.0 revolution and a global hub of drone technology at the BHARAT DRONE MANTHAN -2024, a two-day Expo on Innovations & Technological Advancement in the Drones Ecosystem; UTM; UAM, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) systems & Allied Industries held from 27th to 28th March 2024 at PHD House, New Delhi. The event, themed "Making India a Global Drone Hub in Amrit Kaal,” highlighted the pivotal role of drones in driving inclusive growth and technological advancement across industries.
Kant stated, “As India aims to ascend to a $35 trillion economy by 2047, we recognize the immense opportunities within the drone sector. The government has taken steps to support this growth through initiatives like the PLI scheme, fostering a thriving startup ecosystem in the drone economy. Anticipating significant expansion, with annual sales turnover projected to reach Rs 1,500 crore in the next 2-3 years, our ambition is to secure 10 per cent of the global market share, aiming for a $10 billion drone economy.”
"Drone manufacturers should adopt a holistic approach, integrating advanced sensors and 5G technology to revolutionize capabilities," Kant added. "This integration within Industry 4.0 will drive inclusive growth, enabling real-time data analysis and decision-making across various sectors." Furthermore, Kant highlighted the role of artificial intelligence, robotics, and cloud technologies in shaping the future of drones, making them intelligent flying robots capable of autonomous operations and precise data analysis.


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Agricultural and rural tourism is gradually becoming an economic development trend, helping take advantage of rural values and preserve traditional culture.
According to the Central Coordination Office on New Rural Development, Vietnam currently has more than 1,300 tourist attractions, 70 percent of them in rural areas. Many agriculture, community and ecology-based tourism models have proven high economic efficiency.
In Dong Son Commune of Ninh Binh Province’s Tam Diep City, cooperatives and farm owners have worked together to set up tours that include homestays, gardening and fishing to tap local strengths. Trinh Van Tien, director of the Tam Diep Agriculture and Tourism Cooperative, said that in 2020, the cooperative members that produce and trade in Ninh Binh’s specialty plants and animals decided to work with other farms to develop tourism. The cooperative’s tourism model has been recognized with four-star certification from the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) program.
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Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, deputy general director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said agriculture and community-based tourism models have generated stable jobs for hundreds of workers in the countryside, while promoting consumption of OCOP products. However, these models remain small and often insufficiently attractive or interesting. In addition, some areas have homogenous natural conditions and similar living habits and community culture, resulting in overlapping and monotonousness.
Incomplete policies are also one of the bottlenecks in agricultural and rural tourism development. There are no links among state management agencies and between the agricultural sector and the culture, sports and tourism sector in the development of farms and cooperatives associated with tourism. In particular, many localities, even ministries and departments, have not yet distinguished between agricultural tourism based on agricultural production and agricultural resources and rural tourism based on not only production but also natural resources, culture and national identity. This results in confusion in formulating strategic planning for new rural areas and tourism development.
To tap potential and overcome difficulties in the development of rural tourism, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has worked with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on a draft project for the 2021-2025 period. The project aims to complete the tourist destination network by 2025 with at least 200 community-based tourism services and rural tourist attractions meeting at least three-star OCOP standards. The project also targets the participation of at least 50 percent of traditional craft villages in the rural tourism value chain.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet said local authorities should integrate tourism planning into socioeconomic development planning. In addition, specific assessments are needed for each region to develop rural tourism in a sustainable manner, Viet said.
Mechanisms, policies, planning and human resources are required for sustainable rural tourism development.


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Social media has made it easier than ever to see what the Kardashian-Jenner family is up to at any given moment — and that’s part of the reason why they’ve decided to end their long-running TV show. In a recent interview with WWD‘s Beauty Inc., matriarch Kris Jenner said social media is partly to blame for the end of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, because fans can now watch the family’s ups and downs play out in real time.
While the family announced on Sep. 8 that KUWTK would end in 2021, following Season 20, Jenner explained that it’s now easier than ever to keep up with the famous family’s antics. “When we first started, there was no Instagram or Snapchat or other social media platforms,” she said, referring to the show’s premiere in 2007. “The world has changed. Now there are so many, the viewer doesn’t have to wait three or four months to see an episode. We can give them all of the information anyone would ever want to know in real time.”
The matriarch continued, “Social media is the fastest and most controlled way to get the message out.” Jenner also explained that social media is the best way for her daughters to promote their various businesses, as they can speak with fans directly online. “The consumer gets to see the products the girls are working on in real time, and they know we’re going to get it out the door pretty quickly,” she explained. “The girls want them to…
Social media has made it easier than ever to see what the Kardashian-Jenner family is up to at any given moment – and that’s part of the reason why they’ve decided to end their long-running TV show.
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