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• BROOKFIELD, Conn., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Full Pour , the independent print magazine devoted to all facets of drinks culture, has been awarded Magazine Launch of the Year by the 2023 FOLIO: Eddie and Ozzie Awards.
• The prestigious program in the publishing industry recognizes excellence in editorial content and design across print and digital media.
• Winners were announced live at an awards gala on October 24 at Edison Ballroom in New York City.
• "We are beyond honored and humbled to have received this recognition from such an esteemed program," says Full Pour Founder/Editor & Publisher Lauren Buzzeo.

• The low-alcohol Crios Sustentia Chardonnay and Crios Sustentia Organic Malbec will be the first two wines from the line to enter the U.S. market.
• I am passionate about applying my winemaking knowledge to novel products and ideas," explains Winemaker Susana Balbo.
• "The Crios Sustentia line is the direct result of a winemaker and her team's passion to constantly evolve.
• The Crios Sustentia Chardonnay and Organic Malbec will be nationally distributed by Folio Wine Partners and the suggested retail price will be $18.99.

• But the scandal involving the local arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the world’s second-largest professional services firm, is much worse than that.
• In March, the Senate announced an inquiry into the integrity of consulting services.
• Up to eight partners shared the information about plans to tackle multinational tax avoidance.
• As many as 40 of PwC’s 900 partners received emails discussing using the information.

Values in conflict

• In terms of PwC Australia’s total revenues of $2.6 billion last year, it’s not much.
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  Putting a dollar value on how much employees are willing to put their own interests first

  The whole fiasco stands in stark contrast to PwC’s stated corporate values that “celebrate doing the right thing”.

• It’s hard to reconcile the statements about values with the apparent laxity around the Collins case.

Bigger than one company

• The fundamental conflict that underlies the scandal is what makes it bigger than just PwC.
• In any area where governments make decisions affecting business profitability, there are incentives for vested interests to influence the process.

The high priests of consulting

• Nonetheless, since the Enlightenment it has been broadly accepted that keeping church and state broadly distinct is necessary for good democracy.
• It was a source of advisers who could read, write and add up numbers – useful skills for any monarch.
• The lack of separation, however, between their allegiances came with significant downsides, both for religious freedom and state political independence.

Much more needs to be done

• The cost to Australian taxpayers (through lost revenue from Australian companies using tax havens) is estimated to be about A$6 billion a year (US$5 billion).
• Much more needs to be done to prevent the system of democratic government being abused for private gain.

• The event will provide an opportunity for Raythink to showcase its strong product innovation and development capabilities.
• Two physical vehicles equipped with AR HUDs will also be on display in the exhibition area, alongside a new generation of intelligent cockpits.
• The key to solving this problem lies in the core light source module of the HUD.
• Raythink, founded in 2019, has formally entered the mass production phase, marking a significant milestone.