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What to expect in London when Lockdown 2 lifts
First of all, the good news is that freedom from a national lockdown is still looking likely from December 2. Communities secretary Robert Jenrick today (Tues Nov 17) confirmed that the government was committed to its original timeline, and that means ending lockdown at the start of next month. Get those party poppers poised!
Speaking to Sky News, Jenrick said: 'We're still in national lockdown measures, but we will come out of lockdown on December 2 – that's a legal certainty.' He explained that any extension to lockdown would require a vote in parliament before asserting that the government's 'hope and expectation' was that areas of England would move back into a tiered system, as was the case before Lockdown 2.
So what does that mean for London? Before Lockdown, the capital was in Tier 2. If you need your memory jogging (this year is more than a bit of a blur, eh?), that meant that restrictions were in place to prevent interactions between households in indoor venues. Pubs and restaurants remained open – albeit with a 10pm curfew – and we were allowed to visit their outdoor spaces with those outside our household bubble, in groups of up to six. Shops, gyms, cinemas and hair and beauty salons were also open under Tier 2, but with social distancing measures in place. And while you couldn't have people round to your house, you could invite them into your garden. (For even more of a reminder, check the guidelines we published here last time around.)
Having said all of that, two important factors remain: 1) the government is yet to confirm if the levels of tiers will be the same as they were last time and 2) it's unknown if London would keep its Tier 2 status.
To the first point, during a Downing Street press conference yesterday (Mon Nov 16), the deputy director of Public Health England Dr Susan Hopkins suggested that the Tier system needed strengthening, with restrictions in Tier 1 seen as not strict enough to keep the spread of the virus at bay.
And as for the rest, the government would need to take a view closer to December 2 to determine the status of each area in England – at which point it's to be hoped that Lockdown 2 would have started to have an impact on reducing case numbers. 'We expect if the lockdown is working… that we will start to see cases decline over the next week,' said Hopkins yesterday.
In the meantime, here are all the current rules around Lockdown 2 in England.
And here are a load of street food markets still open despite the lockdown measures.
← Street food markets open during Lockdown 2
National Trust, English Heritage and other gardens still open in London →
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Genesis Mas Band founder Allyson Williams MBE on her first Notting Hill Carnival
Visitors flock to London attractions


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Q: grep all .java files in a directory for a particular string How would I search all .java files for a simple string (not a regex) in the current directory and all sub-directories on Mac OS X? I just want to print a list of file and directory names that match.

A: Use the grep that is better than grep, ack:
ack -l --java  "string"

A: grep -rl --include="*.java" simplestring *

A: This will actually use a regex if you want, just stay away from the metacharacters, or escape them, and you can search for strings.
find . -iname "*.java" -exec egrep -il "search string" {} \;

A: And the always popular
find . -name '*.java' | xargs grep -l 'string'

EDIT (by Frank Szczerba):
If you are dealing with filenames or directories that have spaces in them, the safest way to do this is:
find . -name '*.java' -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l 'string'

There's always more than one way to do it.

A: The traditional UNIX answer would be the one that was accepted for this question:
find . -name '*.java' | xargs grep -l 'string'

This will probably work for Java files, but spaces in filenames are a lot more common on Mac than in the traditional UNIX world. When filenames with spaces are passed through the pipeline above, xargs will interpret the individual words as different names.
What you really want is to nul-separate the names to make the boundaries unambiguous:
find . -name '*.java' -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l 'string'

The alternative is to let find run grep for you, as Mark suggests, though that approach is slower if you are searching large numbers of files (as grep is invoked once per file rather than once with the whole list of files).

A: Since this is an OSX question, here is a more OSX specific answer.
Skip find and use Spotlight from the command line. Much more powerful!
COMMAND LINE SPOTLIGHT – FIND MEETS GREP

Most people don't know you can do Spotlight searches from the command
line. Why remember all the arcane find and grep options and what not
when you can let Spotlight do the work for you. The command line
interface to Spotlight is called mdfind. It has all the same power as
the GUI Spotlight search and more because it is scriptable at the
command line!

A: Give this a go:
grep -rl "string" */*java

A: You could also use a GUI program like TextWrangler to do a more intuitive search where the options are in the interface.

A: grep "(your string)" -rl $(find ./ -name "*.java")

If you want to ignore case, replace -rl with -irl. (your string) may also be a regex if you ever see the need.

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September 1, 2002 /in /by Richard Hill
This article is featured in BfK 136 September 2002
Not a Vintage Year
Author: Rosemary Stones
The circus around the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals continues to grow with the awards achieving extensive media coverage – and this can only be good news for children's books. Meanwhile the Carnegie/Greenaway schools' shadowing scheme goes from strength to strength and BfK is privileged to reproduce here reviews of the Carnegie shortlisted books by pupils from Bristol Grammar School. But what of this year's winning books? Rosemary Stones investigates.
Terry Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents is this year's Carnegie Medal winner. I, however, am at one with Bristol Grammar School's Martin Arcari when he hopes 'that Pratchett soon has another book in the Carnegie shortlist, this time more like some of his better books'. Indeed. Carnegie/Greenaway judges often move in mysterious ways but awarding the UK's most prestigious children's literary award to a distinctly feeble Pratchett takes the biscuit. What could have won? As ever Geraldine McCaughrean, with two shortlisted titles, Stop the Train and The Kite Rider, is assured, challenging and original. While Terry Pratchett struggles to address what constitutes thinking, McCaughrean's discussion of its nature in the luminous The Kite Rider emerges developmentally from within her most memorable characters. A triumph.
Peter Dickinson is on reasonable form with The Ropemaker although his characters (who grin and cackle their way through adventures) lack depth and thereby engagement. Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea with its stock goodies and baddies and clumsy attempts to present the culture of the Amazon Indians in a dignified way is a very old fashioned yarn in which 'horrible' children deserve cruel treatment. Liz Laird's Jake's Tower is accomplished and moving but not, to be picky, quite of the stature to be a winner. Virginia Euwer Wolff's True Believer is a truly wonderful book by this American author. It is eligible, I am told, because co-published in the US and the UK. Why that should be so is another matter. Does it not undermine one of the functions of the Carnegie – to encourage high standards in publishing for children within UK copyright territories? Aren't there plenty of US children's literary awards to encourage high standards in US territories? Sharon Creech is also, of course, an American, but Love That Dog was first published (and therefore edited, produced, marketed and sold – those crucial processes that have everything to do with high standards) in the UK. It is both charming and moving if not, perhaps, a winner.
The Greenaway Medal
Chris Riddell is the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for Pirate Diary (written by Richard Platt). Riddell is a superb illustrator not at his best in this uneasy blend of story bristling with facts. When the characters have no inner life (the boy Jake is indifferent when his uncle is cast adrift in a small boat after a flogging) it must be hard for the illustrator to know whether his job is to convey goody goody information about fids and serving mallets or a dramatic visual narrative. The result is a number of technically accomplished spreads of battles which are quite devoid of atmosphere or light and shade – even, curiously, in the scene where a fire is burning. Every character's face has the same rictus snarl and the same, relentless degree of focus. Riddell's black and white drawings to illustrate the index are far more evocative.
Easily the most accomplished book on this shortlist was Bob Graham's Let's Get a Pup! It is a book full of drama, feeling and the domestic clutter of a real family. Graham can, via both his excellent text and well observed illustration, be full of sentiment but he is never sentimental. His drawings are minimal but it is the amount of drawing that is reduced, never a reduction of character. This is a book of effortless brilliance.
Caroline Binch's Silver Shoes also deserved better. Her style has notably developed here and is far more expressive, relaxed and lively with some very good drawing. Nicola Bayley's illustrations for Katje the Windmill Cat (text by Gretchen Woelfle) are less sharply focused than usual and benefit from being attached to a decent story. Amiable but perhaps not special enough. Charles Fuge's Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball (text by Vicki Churchill) is a technically adept if manic response to a manic text. A sense of scale might have made this book less exhausting. Helen Cooper's Tatty Ratty is let down by mixed conventions and a jarring lack of visual discrimination between reality and dream. The muddy trees like tangled wool don't help. Russell Ayto's lively, mannered illustrations for The Witch's Children (text by Ursula Jones) are perhaps a little too self-conscious and at the expense of the story. Jez Alborough's Fix-It Duck has energy and humour but its lack of pretension in terms of colour or texture means that it is really not distinctive enough to be Highly Commended.
To conclude, some good books – shame about the winners.
The Carnegie Medal
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 0 385 60123 9, £12.99 hbk)
Stop the Train by Geraldine McCaughrean (Oxford University Press, 0 19 271901 7, £10.99 hbk)
Commended:
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (Bloomsbury, 0 7475 5616 4, £9.99 hbk)
Other shortlisted books:
The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson (Macmillan, 0 333 94738 X, £12.99 hbk)
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson (Macmillan, 0 333 94740 1, £9.99 hbk)
Jake's Tower by Elizabeth Laird (Macmillan, 0 333 96215 X, £9.99 hbk)
The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean (Oxford University Press, 0 19 275157 3, £4.99 pbk)
True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff (Faber, 0 571 20702 2, £4.99 pbk)
The Kate Greenaway Medal
Pirate Diary by Richard Platt, ill. Chris Riddell (Walker, 0 7445 6233 3, £12.99 hbk)
Fix-It Duck by Jez Alborough (Collins, 0 00 710624 6, £4.99 pbk) and Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill, ill. Charles Fuge (Gullane, 1 86233 253 3, £8.99 hbk, 1 86233 396 3, £4.99 pbk)
The Witch's Children by Ursula Jones, ill. Russell Ayto (Orchard, 1 84121 551 1, £10.99 hbk)
Katje the Windmill Cat by Gretchen Woelfle, ill. Nicola Bayley (Walker, 0 7445 8016 1, £10.99 hbk)
Silver Shoes by Caroline Binch (Dorling Kindersley, 0 7513 2754 9, £9.99 hbk)
Let's Get a Pup! by Bob Graham (Walker, 0 7445 7574 5, £10.99 hbk)
Tatty Ratty by Helen Cooper (Doubleday, 0 385 60006 2, £10.99 hbk)
Rosemary Stones is Editor of Books for Keeps.
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Ah. Peace and quiet. A gentle, normal evening at home with just us old folks (my husband and me). The five-day five-night St. Louis guest has gone back to her midwest home. The sleepover birthday bash for my 16 year old saw the final pickup at 11 am this morning. The local carnival's appeal called all my children away from the house for the evening. What a glorious noise, this silence. I'm practically mantra-ing.
Hummmmm......Let the stillness settle in. I sense a purpose, a place for everything and everyone in their place. Or, at least, their very own bed for once.
"Is it okay if Megan and Caitlin come over tomorrow after work to swim? Oh, and I figured it would be easier if they just spent the night....."
I knew I could count on one of my three children to keep the ball rolling. Releasing the dove of my relaxed spirit to the God of the never ending summer bed and breakfast, I hit reply and typed back to her.
"My thoughts exactly, dear. My thoughts exactly."


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John Addison
John Addison is currently appearing in the west end production of pretty woman. he has recently appeared as BARRETT in the Asian tour of titanic and as Taylor Collins in the european premiere of BROOklyn.
John is a British actor and singer who trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. He has played Theo in School of Rock in London's West End. John's other credits include the title role in Jekyl and Hyde, The Life, The Go-Between, Tommy, Ghost, Dessa Rose, Lend Me A Tenor, My Fair Lady, The Thing About Men, Sweeney Todd, Me and Juliet, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera, Chess, Les Miserables, and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Spotlight CV
From the press:
"(...) hustler Jojo, performed to perfection by John Addison, always with a smile lolling on his face as if it's wondering in which disingenuous direction to turn." Paul Taylor, The Independent
"As in "Ghost", John Addison is vocally and dramatically convincing, particularly giving the transformation scenes a goose bump effect." Rolf-Ruediger Hamacher, Strandgut
" John Addison brings an impressive fury to the role and a tenor to match." Matt Wolf, The New York Times
"Addison is simply phenomenal and registers all the layers of this complex and vocally demanding double role." Musical Theatre Review
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The annual Tour De Murray, is a Charity Family Fun Day. Come and enjoy a ride along the picturesque Murray River, through beautiful scenery and past rolling vineyards. Tour de Murray is jointly organised by Mallee Family Care and the Rotary Club of Mildura, it has provided over $365,000 to local community organisations and charities, including Chances for Children. The Tour de Murray is a long established event on the local Mildura calendar and is a proven success, attracting many participants and community members. Be a participant in this event and support your community.


The 59.60 carat Pink Star diamond sold for 55 million euro last week. A true record as this is the highest amount of money ever paid for a gemstone.
We do not know who the lucky buyer is, but these stones are ever more popular with investors and as a status symbol. In these times the financial market can be so volatile and it seems a very good idea to invest in these very rare stones. Coloured diamonds are also called Fancy Diamonds and they account for just 0.01 percent of mined production. They are praised and prized for their rarity and nowadays command they highest price per carat.
What is unusual about the Pink Star is the quality. Not only is the colour the most precious one around: fancy vivid pink, it is also flawless. No inclusions at all. In these big stones that is just as rare as it gets really!
The bidding started and went on for just 5 minutes. There was bidding from the room and from telephone buyers but eventually it was bought by someone in the bidding room. And as the Theme of the Pink Panter by Henry Macini was played the people in the crowded room applauded loudly and enthusiastically.
Steinmetz Diamonds, the firm owned by Israel's richest man, Beny Steinmetz, cut and polished the stone, which was mined by De Beers in Africa.
The "Pink Star" has been included in the "Splendor of Diamonds" exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, alongside the De Beers Millennium Star, the Allnatt diamond, and the Moussaieff Red. It was the largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America.
How do diamonds get their colour?
Pink diamonds are Type II stones and their colour comes from a process called: plastic deformation. The pressure changes create structural anomalies during the growth of the crystal.
Centuries ago, pink diamonds were discovered in India for the first time. Famous examples are The Williamson, which was given to Queen Elizabeth at her wedding. The Darya-i-Nur is the largest pink diamond in the world and belonged once upon a time to the Mogul emperors in India. These days it is part of the National Treasury of Iran.
Pink diamonds are Type II stones that derive their color from the process known as plastic deformation, whereby pressure changes create structural anomalies during the crystal growth.
The desirability of pink as a gem color has increased since pink diamonds were first discovered in India centuries ago. Famous examples include the Williamson, which was given to Queen Elizabeth at her wedding, and the Darya-i-Nur, the largest pink diamond in the world, which initially belonged to Mogul emperors in India and is now stored at the National Treasury of Iran.
Record at the Dutch Antiques Roadshow! Necklace is Worth 125.000 euro.


More now than ever, it is imperative that you have a personalized and customized experience tailored to your customers wants and needs on every channel. Learn about personalization in a contact center setting with DialAmerica!
Marketers and customer service professionals wear many hats. On top of running day-to-day operations, establishing metrics and proving their value to the company's bottom line, these leaders are increasingly responsible for the development and maintenance of brands.
They are also faced with the challenging task of identifying which marketing channels to utilize and leverage, as a way to both successfully go-to-market and provide customer service.
A stand out trend in this space right now is personalization. According to DMNews and Forrester, 92 percent of marketing and customer insight professionals say their companies have taken a greater interest in personalization this year.
In digital, the difference between personalized and non-personal communications is eminently clear. Most people receive digital marketing communications from companies in some context. Those that use rote presentations with no customization rarely stand out.
Disparate pieces of customer and prospect information must be harnessed, and used to customize messages that break through the clutter. While exploring a digital strategy, brand managers should be certain that they identify and use the right channels for their customer or prospect base.
While physical and traditional channels may not be appropriate in every instance, many brands continue to employ traditional tactics in their wheelhouse of marketing capabilities.
Be it a flyer, a direct mail piece or even a localized, outdoor ad, customization is a must and should be sincere and personal. These channels are very mature (with billions in predicted spending this year), but there are new opportunities to consider. Direct mail, for example, can be enhanced with data mined in digital channels such as LinkedIn.
For a truly personalized experience, one-on-one channels, including in-person meetings, webinars, telephone calls and chat, are at the forefront. Serious business-to-business and consumer-facing marketers rely on these tactics for appointment setting and standout service interactions.
As with any other channel set, cross-channel knowledge of the individual(s) contacting — or being contacted by — a brand is crucial. Scripts and sales decks may have their place, but the personal touch, informed by data and the deep integration of any contact center partner that may be involved, will help brands rise above the competition.


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One of a limited release set of Zinfandels fermented with native yeast and aged in neutral barrels. It's deep garnet colored, nearly black to the rim. Barrel-aged complexity shows in the lightly spicy aromas like cinnamon and toast, along with faintly herbal but largely plummy aromas and flavors. It's full-bodied, smooth and rounded.


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The current Mega Millions jackpot is the third-largest in the game's history. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Mega Millions jackpot now $1.1 billion
(NEXSTAR) – The Mega Millions jackpot has officially entered billion-dollar territory after yet another drawing with no grand-prize winners.
No ticketholders managed to match all six winning numbers — 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 and Mega Ball 13 — meaning Friday's $940 million jackpot has now grown to $1.1 billion ahead of Tuesday's drawing.
Tuesday's jackpot is now the third-largest of all time, behind only the $1.537-billion jackpot from Oct. 2018 and the $1.337-billion prize awarded in July 2022.
"Mega Millions has just reached the $1 billion mark again," said Pat McDonald, the director of the Ohio Lottery and lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, in a press release issued Saturday morning. "It's especially nice to see the jackpot grow throughout the holidays and into the new year."
You can't buy Mega Millions tickets in 5 states: Here's why
The Mega Millions hasn't awarded a jackpot since Oct. 2022, when two ticketholders in California and Florida matched all six numbers to share a $502-million prize. There have, however, been 52 winners of the second-tier prize, valued at $1 million or more. Friday's drawing alone produced five million-dollar winners, including two in New York, one in Florida, one in Maryland and one in New Jersey, according to Mega Millions.
The next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10.
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Most people are happy to see their GP virtually, survey shows
Research from healthtech company Visionable finds there has been a significant rise in GP video consultations, and that attitudes to communication technology have changed during the pandemic
Lis Evenstad
Published: 01 Oct 2020 11:01
The number of people who are happy with virtual GP consultations has risen during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey from healthtech company Visionable.
The company surveyed 1,500 people in February 2020, and a further 1,500 in May about their attitudes towards healthcare communication technologies.
The survey report said there has been "notable growth in support for the role of communication technology in healthcare among UK citizens since Covid-19 has hit".
It said that in February 2020, 62% of those surveyed were happy with virtual appointments, and in May this had increased to 73% of respondents agreeing that "you don't always need to see a doctor in person to receive appropriate care", while four out of five saw the technology as "vital to the future of the NHS". However, the report added that the appetite for virtual appointments was "slightly higher in more affluent groups".
Health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed earlier this week that in the UK, 99% of GP practices now offer video consultations, compared with less than 10% before the pandemic.
As the coronavirus took hold, more and more GP surgeries closed down for in-patient appointments, and began offering only video or phone consultations. This has naturally meant that more people have had experience of virtual consultations, and the survey found a 50% rise in those who had experienced such consultations.
The survey also found that most of those surveyed said they did not want to physically visit people in hospital, and 82% said it was "fairly or extremely important for their hospital to allow video technology to enable virtual visiting".
In March 2020, NHSX started working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to deploy video consultation systems in GP practices across the country. For a while, it was acceptable for practices that didn't have remote consultation technology to use video-conferencing tools such as Skype, WhatsApp and Facetime as a short-term measure.
However, nearly all GP practices in England now have a video consultation provider sourced from the Dynamic Purchase Service Framework or the Digital Care Services Framework (DCS, also known as GPIT Futures).
Several hospitals have also embraced video visits, as well as virtual outpatient appointments.
Read more about healthcare technology and the coronavirus
The majority of GPs across England are now operating with video meetings and more virtual services are being developed.
German health minister Jens Spahn and UK health secretary Matt Hancock say Covid-19 has accelerated healthcare technology adoption across Europe and changed attitudes towards tech in the healthcare system.
Momentum of first-day download blitz continues over first weekend for long-awaited contact-tracing app as users make 1.5 million venue check-ins.
NHS whistleblowers at risk due to poor IT policies
In this week's Computer Weekly, our investigation into NHS practices shows how poor IT policies are putting whistleblowers at risk. Our buyer's guide examines the networking implications of the surge in remote working. And we assess how well the public cloud giants responded to the demands of the coronavirus pandemic Read the issue now.
Read more on Healthcare and NHS IT
5G, IoT technology to transform health and social care
Prisons to virtually connect to NHS hospitals
By: Lis Evenstad
Survey finds 30% of people let down by public-sector tech during pandemic
Virtual GP practice accidentally exposes patient video calls
NHS England chief digital officer Juliet Bauer leaves... – ComputerWeekly.com
5G, IoT technology to transform health and social care – ComputerWeekly.com
AXA PPP gives clients online GP appointments – ComputerWeekly.com


One of the most promising new streaming music services is now available in more countries. Tidal, from Swedish service WiMP, is now available in Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. It launched in the United Kingdom and the United States in October.
Featuring an extensive library of 25 million-plus tracks and 75,000 music videos, Tidal offers content in lossless hi-fi quality. This is real CD quality audio with 44.1kHz/16 bit tracks streamed in either FLAC or ALAC compression formats, depending upon the device you're listening on.
With TIDAL on mobile, computers or home audio products from the likes of Sonos, Denon, Bluesound and Linn, it's now time to finally enjoy a true high fidelity service with lossless sound quality, HD music videos and curated editorial. We have also already seen substantial interest from these markets signing up to our waiting list – with Netherlands as the front runner, and we are very excited to open up to five new markets today.
As we first noted in December, Tidal features music from all of the major labels, plus content from many of the independents. They also have signed contracts with licensing organizations such as ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. A unique aspect of Tidal is its editorial content created by music journalists and industry insiders. This includes album spotlights, artist interviews, daily news articles, playlists, close-ups on artists, labels, sub-genres, and historical eras. Tidal also features weekly playlists that highlight the newest releases in music, and top recommended tracks.
Tidal is the first music streaming service to be able to stream this level of audio quality to a mobile device. This improved sound quality comes at a price, however. A monthly Tidal subscription is $19.99 per month, the highest in the industry.


Most convenience stores have a cash drop slot into a time-delay so clerks may limit the amount of cash on hand. Many convenience shops offer food ready-to-eat, such as breakfast sandwiches and fry-ups. Most in Singapore are dual-income families. Convenient drive thru with lots of parking. In addition to chain convenience stores, there are also many independently owned convenience stores in Canada.
The Adoption of A Retailing Innovation in A Newly Industrialising Country: The Modernisation of Local Provision Shops in Singapore. In some areas of the United States, it is not unusual for clerks to be working behind windows, even during daylight hours. The 's Milk Company grew to a chain of stores, primarily in Ohio. In recent years such shops are returning to city centres although they are increasingly run by large. The property is encumbered with a Fifteen 15.
Smaller convenience stores also do not generate the business needed to sustain rates typical of or. In addition to coffee, convenience stores also sell millions of danishes, donuts, muffins, and breakfast sandwiches to hungry and under caffeinated consumers. The destination zone is the entire periphery of the store. Its for customers who enter a convenience store looking for a specific item. Convenience shops are situated within thus reducing ' traveling time. Stop in today to see our daily soup and hot food options! One Plus was unable to expand due to the shortage of good sites.
Since both the husband and wife are working, there is greater need for in for daily necessities. This type of convenience store often puts some lawn chairs and desk as a decoy in front of their stores, while offering the same range of products as a holder of a mini market license. Co-operatives came about as a response to the problem of which existed at the time and later they enabled members to buy types of food that they would otherwise be unable to afford. Many well-known high street retail brands, such as , and latterly , originated during the as simple, family-owned corner shops. Archived from on 17 January 2009. .
Are you interested in finding a convenience store near you? The first is the decompression zone. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. February 29, 2012, at the. Its first store, located in , opened in 1984. Convenience stores sell approximately 80 percent of the fuels purchased in the United States. Neighborhood grocery stores not big enough to be considered a supermarket often compete with convenience shops.
In some countries, most convenience stores have longer , some being open 24 hours. Most of the from these stores comes from beer, liquor, and cigarettes. Usually, they also sell home-made snacks, such as tortas and sandwiches, made by the owners themselves. Convenience Store Near Me — Find it on the Map Convenience Store Near Me — Convenience Store Trivia Who is credited with creating the first convenience store? The were usually who stole small items such as , and. The new lease with the railroad companywill be aprox. Unsourced material may be challenged and. There was also a consolidation of some shops under some larger corporate-owned brands, including and.
They also provide items in smaller quantities than would be offered for sale in larger stores and markets, for example selling single cigarettes along with full packs. In Asian countries, like or , convenience stores are more common because of the higher population density. Home value in area has increased 3x. However, convenience stores make up for this loss by having longer open hours, serving more locations, and having shorter cashier lines. Find Gas Stations for sale at LoopNet. The second zone is the impulse zone! State lottery tickets are also available at these stores.
Given the amount of time they were open and the popularity of patrons coming to pick up ice, Green decided that it would be silly for them not to sell milk, bread, and eggs as well. They operate in many locations, from rural communities to residential neighborhoods, usually located in front of or below the family's residence. LoopNet also attracts the largest community of commercial real estate professionals looking for Gas Stations with more than 7 million members comprised of brokers, corporate executives, service providers, and more than 3 million buyers, tenants and other principals. Some convenience stores may even limit access inside at night, requiring customers to approach a walk-up window specifically for such situations to make purchases. The world's largest convenience retailer, , has about 500 Canadian locations from to.


China's government aims to raise as much as 200 billion yuan ($31.5 billion) to invest in homegrown chip companies and accelerate its ambition of building a world-class semiconductor industry, people familiar with the matter said.
The state-backed China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Co. is in talks with government agencies and corporations to raise at least 150 billion yuan for its second fund vehicle but is angling for up to 200 billion yuan, the people said, asking not to be identified talking about a plan that hasn't been publicized. It intends to begin deploying capital in the second half of the year, they added.
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Experience an unmatched culinary experience on the only bus driven pizza tour! You'll explore several of Chicago's neighborhoods in search of tasting Chicago's most defining food... PIZZA! Along the tour, see interesting and historical sights and landmarks as you see Chicago one bite at a time! Each tour will visit a mix of culturally significant and neighborhood pizzerias, enjoying a full serving at each restaurant. Of course, all 4 pizzerias visited are very different in taste and style to ensure the ultimate dining experience. At some restaurants, you even get a "backstage pass" into their kitchens to check out the ovens, ingredients, and overall process. Stops vary from day to day, but rest assured every place selected has a dynamite slice and a friendly atmosphere. Make sure you're ready to eat and experience how these magnificent pizzas span more than a mile.


Bob Fegtly, CVA, is one of the original founding partners of DD&F Consulting Group and serves as Managing Partner over Mergers & Acquisitions and Valuations. He has over 35 years of experience including FDIC assisted transactions, traditional holding company and subsidiary acquisitions and sales as well as whole bank and branch transactions. He has developed an expertise in financial and quantitative analysis and has overseen hundreds of acquisitions for financial institutions and their branch networks. Bob is also a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) with the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts.
When not crunching numbers or deal-wrangling, it's a pretty safe bet you'll find Bob at his lake house with his wife, Karman, and their two college-aged daughters. He and his family are also actively involved in mission trips to Peru and Kenya.
Served as Principal on mergers, acquisitions and change in controls for over 35 years on various transaction types including cash, stock and asset purchases or combinations thereof, and holding company and whole bank acquisitions and sales. Services provided for financial institutions include the development of marketing packages, preparation of financial analyses to determine the effect of sales or purchases, negotiation of final purchase or sale price, coordination of due diligence and providing guidance in the closing process for transactions.
Served as Principal of over 200 branch sales and acquisitions through the development of marketing packages, preparation of financial analyses to determine the effect of sales or purchases, coordination of due diligence and provision of services throughout the closing process.
Served as Principal and Financial Analyst for over 100 clients, assisting in the analysis and projection of financial results based on corporate objectives and regulatory compliance for both private and SEC reporting companies.
DD&F Consulting Group, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Founding principal. Serves as Principal on various acquisition teams, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Oversees regulatory filings for new charter formations, establishment of branches, changes in control, and purchase and assumption transactions. 1993 to present.
AFS Financial Group, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Served as Senior Consultant on various acquisition teams, specializing in mergers and acquisitions of financial institutions, including holding company and subsidiary acquisitions and sales, whole bank and branch transactions. 1983 to 1993.