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Folate-fortified bread is set to hit our shelves, while New Zealand backs off.
6 Oct 2009 |
In a bid to reduce neural tube defects (NTDs) in unborn babies, from mid-September bakers will be required to use flour containing folic acid in their bread products.
Telstra’s CEO has a change of heart – anyone with concerns can be exempt from the new fee that came into effect today.
14 Sep 2009 |
Telstra’s new $2.20 fee, charged to customers who don’t pay their bills electronically, will no longer be forced on customers who ring Telstra to express why they need to continue paying in cash.
The shock of costly bills from telcos has given rise to this new term, and figures indicate it’s a growing problem.
8 Sep 2009 |
“Bill-shock” occurs when people receive internet or telephone bills that are far higher than expected. People are increasingly complaining about shock-inducing bills according to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.
A new drink promises to make ‘good energy’. CHOICE looks at the source of these claims.
11 Aug 2009 |
Smart Energy, a range of drinks by wellknown juice brand Spring Valley, contains as much caffeine as other energy drinks, such as Red Bull and V.
A David vs Goliath battle has emerged out of a recent case over a lost item in the mail.
7 Aug 2009 |
Australia Post’s terms and conditions relating to liability for missing packages have been found to be in breach of the law by the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
We couldn’t tell some compressed cotton wipes from lollies at first glance – so we’re concerned a young child couldn’t either
6 Aug 2009 |
Although these wipes are not toys, given that they’re likely to appeal to parents with small children, CHOICE believes their current lolly-like form is inappropriate.
As digital TVs replace analog sets and more TVs end up in landfill, what can be done about recycling?
5 Aug 2009 |
Approximately 1.5 million obsolete TV sets are sent to landfill each year and this number is to set to escalate as the digital network rolls out, according to Tipping Point: Australia’s E-waste Crisis, a report by the Total Environment Centre (TEC).
With involvement already in groceries, fuel and frequent flyer schemes, Woolworths is now turning its attention to mobile phones.
4 Aug 2009 |
Woolworths has entered the mobile phone market, offering a new pre-paid service in conjunction with Optus.
The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and St George have announced they will reduce their penalty fees on some accounts – but CHOICE doesn’t think this goes far enough.
3 Aug 2009 |
While CHOICE welcomes the announcement that from October penalty fees for some Commonwealth, Westpac and St George customers will be reduced, the justification for charging added costs remains a concern for the consumer group.
Some fast food chains in the UK and US are giving consumers information to make healthier choices – but Australia is missing out.
31 Jul 2009 |
Among other measures to combat obesity, the federal government’s new Preventative Health Taskforce is considering whether restaurants and fast food chains should display the number of calories/kilojoules alongside each item on the menu.


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SILVERSTONE Auctions is set to offer a special collection of Nineties Italian sports cars in its Race Retro sale in
SILVERSTONE Auctions is set to offer a special collection of Nineties Italian sports cars in its Race Retro sale in February.
Each of the three cars has been tucked away as part of a large private collection currently owned by arguably one of Europe’s most fastidious collectors of classic cars.
The highlight of the collection is possibly one of the finest Ferrari Testarossas available on the market. The 1991 ‘best of breed’ car, estimated at between £130,000 and £150,000, has covered just 955 miles from new and is in immaculate condition. It even comes with the original luggage and Cartier watch that was included with the sale of the cars.
Another Ferrari, a 1991 Mondial T, estimated at between £50,000 and £70,000, has covered 1,180 miles in 24 years. With one owner from new, the car is offered for sale for the first time in its life.
Although undervalued by collectors for many years, the Mondial is now tipped by many to be the next Ferrari to rise significantly in value.
Each of the cars will be offered in Silverstone Auctions’ two-day sale which takes place at Race Retro at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

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Apple Inc and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphone technology, ending one of the highest profile lawsuits in technology.
In a joint statement on Friday, the companies said the settlement does not include a cross license to their respective patents.
"Apple and Google have also agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform," the statement said.
Apple and companies that make phones using Google's Android software have filed dozens of such lawsuits against each other around the world to protect their technology. Apple argued that Android phones that use Google software copy its iPhones.
The two companies informed a federal appeals court in Washington that the cases should be dismissed, according to filings on Friday. However, the deal does not appear to apply to Apple's litigation against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, as no dismissal notices were filed in those cases.
The most high-profile case between Apple and Motorola began in 2010. Motorola accused Apple of infringing several patents, including one essential to how cell phones operate on a 3G network, while Apple said Motorola violated its patents to certain smartphone features.
The cases were consolidated in a Chicago federal court. However, Judge Richard Posner dismissed it in 2012 shortly before trial, saying neither company had sufficient evidence to prove its case.
Last month, the appeals court gave the iPhone manufacturer another chance to win a sales ban against its competitor.
Google acquired Motorola Mobility in 2012 for $12.5 billion, and this year announced was selling Motorola Mobility's handset business to Lenovo, while keeping the vast majority of the patents.
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Xiaomi has already confirmed to launch the Mi 11 Ultra on April 23 in India. The company has now teased that more Mi smartphones will be announced on the slated date. The Global Vice President Manu Kumar Jain has tweeted a Mi 11 series teaser video, which highlights some of the key features of the smartphone series. Also Read - Xiaomi electric cars are coming in first half of 2024, confirms company: Check details
Previously, the company teased to launch only the Mi 11 Ultra. The latest tweet suggests that that more Mi 11 smartphones including the Mi 11, the Mi 11 Pro and the Mi 11i will release in the country. Also Read - Redmi Note 11, Note 11 Pro; price, key specs leak ahead of launch: Check out details
More Mi 11 smartphones coming
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer unveiled the Mi 11 series in China in December last year later followed by global launch on February 8. Last month, the company launched the Mi 11 Ultra and two more Mi 11 series phones in China and mostly likely they are now heading to China. Also Read - Top 5 Smart TV deals under Rs 20,000 in Flipkart Big Diwali Sale
The official teaser related to the India launch shows that the Mi 11 series will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. The company also goes on to say that “not 1, but many Mi phones” with the flagship chipset will be launching in India.
For the unaware, there are five phones in the Mi 11 series including the Mi 11, the Mi 11 Pro, the Mi 11 Ultra, and the Mi 11i with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. It is currently unclear as to which models will make it to the Indian market later this month.
In China, the Mi 11 Ultra is available at a starting price of CNY 5,999 (roughly Rs. 67,000) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model. The 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant is priced at CNY 6,499 (roughly Rs. 72,600) and the 12GB RAM + 512GB storage model at CNY 6,999 (roughly Rs. 78,200). As per the pricing in India is concerned, the the Mi 11 Ultra is said to launch at a starting price of over Rs 70,000 in India.


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World’s leading music streaming service Spotify made a big announcement today in New York City. The company’s Chief R&D Officer Gustav Söderström introduced a revised plan for its free tier consumers. The new free version will now let users listen on-demand without being restricted to shuffle songs on any of the 15 personalised discovery playlists.
A total of about 750 tracks which is more than 40 hours of music will be offered to users where they will be free to skip, shuffle or play single tracks, something which was restricted in previous free version. Spotify will also offer ‘assisted playlisting’ in the freemium plan where recommendations are given based on existing playlists, songs and the name of the playlist itself.
The company recently went through its first IPO and has been investing in machine learning to improve suggestions to users.
Spotify is definitely aware of the fact that Apple Music is catching up, and the freemium plan gives it the advantage over the pay-only model by Apple. “Over the last several years, we've made Spotify’s premium mobile experience top notch. The mobile free tier has stayed exactly the same since 2014 with that discovering music in shuffle mode is a tricky proposition,” said Söderström during the announcement.
A free plan is always great to have as it adds more subscribers to the platform and at the same time the company maintains its paying customers. This essentially amounts to a larger user base when compared to other music streaming services. And with rumours of Spotify heading towards India, it is definitely going to gain a lot of attraction since consumers here aren't very keen when it comes to paying for services.
Another important update that Spotify announced was the introduction of a data saver mode that reduces the consumption by up to 75%. It also brings the ability to cache music ahead of time to stream via 3G. This is clearly a move to be more efficient before they enter markets like India where data speeds are not the fastest.
We are still awaiting the official launch of Spotify in India, and with these two announcements, it seems that it could happen very soon. Last month we heard co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek mentioning India as one of its upcoming markets during the company's investors day presentation.


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Cynthia J. Dodge, 36, of Garfield Avenue in Port Orchard posted $10,000 bail and was released from the Kitsap County jail after her arrest for allegedly using fraudulent ATM and credit cards to withdraw money and make purchases at a grocery store and the South Kitsap Fred Meyer store on Sept. 15 and 17.
The loss was in the thousands of dollars, the charge said. Dodge is charged with four counts of theft and two of burglary.
Fred Meyer had ordered her not to return to the store when she was convicted of forgery in 2001, the case file said. Returning to a place where one has been thusly "trespassed," as it's called, constitutes burglary under the law.


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Like many other industries, the Covid-19 pandemic has seen sport grind to a halt over recent months. As sport emerges from the shutdown, Jack Bradford of ESA member MediaCom Sport & Entertainment analyses how sports marketers and rights-holders have had to adapt and what the crisis means for the future of the industry.
With the pandemic cutting the global sports calendar in half and revenue in the industry predicted to be down by $61bn (nearly half of its planned revenue), there has been an unprecedented and incomparable impact throughout the whole sporting ecosystem – from brand sponsors, advertisers and media rights owners to leagues, teams, athletes and fans.
As the industry emerges from the impact of the pandemic, and counts the cost of cutting live competition short, it remains difficult to imagine how the sporting landscape might look in the aftermath longer term. In the recent short-term, sport has still very much played a role in entertaining and maintaining community.
There are a number of organisations involved in sport whose long-term respect and value among fans will be based on how they have reacted in this situation, and the challenge for any sport organisation and brands with a number of sporting assets is to know how they can reinvent themselves to generate value for their fan-base and the sporting community.
Media organisations, rights holders and sports marketers have had to react and adapt quickly with new programming schedules, virtual live entertainment and a plethora of different types of sporting content to fill the void, to stay in touch with fans at home and to fulfil various stakeholder contractual value. We have seen a huge spike in digital creativity and innovation in how the ecosystem entertains fans. There has also been a distinct rise in the attention share of gaming and eSports, which continue to see uncharted viewership figures and increasing sponsorship revenues.
Broadcasters are leaning heavily on original and archived content, as well as a flurry of new eSports events, to keep consumers engaged. Meanwhile, some subscription-based businesses, including linear and over-the-top (OTT) services, are pulling down their paywalls to give new and existing customers access to free non-live sport content. Examples of those who have led this approach include the NFL, NBA and F1.
In short, many sports are doing their best to manage this difficult situation. The past few months have seen some record-breaking digital engagement and content viewership numbers. The pandemic has also provided sport organisations with the opportunity to build significant digital fanbases in a responsible manner. However, there are some big challenges ahead to overcome in the DTC market.
As sport gets through the immediate crisis period and live sport begins to emerge, albeit initially behind closed doors, there will be a need to reflect properly on the long-term impact and current weaknesses in the structures that the crisis may have exposed, and the viability of some formats and commercial structures in place.
In the long-term we could see the acceleration of macro trends, including technological innovation, new demographic tastes, behaviours, needs and values and the globalisation of sports, that have been shaping the industry for a while. The acceleration of these trends could see the sport industry change more in the next decade than in several decades preceding it. However, what is clear is that consumers’ passion for sport will not change. Instead, the questions are ‘what type of sport will command the most attention after the crisis and who will win the scheduling battle?’, ‘how might sport be optimally structured moving forward?’ and ‘how will it be consumed and enjoyed?’
Chief among these trends is the impact of technological and digital innovation. Sports in the round need to develop a deeper direct engagement with fans and a more diversified content strategy to fulfil new demographic needs and changing behaviours. The relationship needs to go beyond the consumption of live events across broadcast. D2C video strategies are becoming central to sports evolution due to the valuable data-driven fan interaction they can provide. As we enter a global recession and brand marketing budgets get squeezed, the need to provide direct data-driven digital fan engagement in its many forms and validate sponsorship effectiveness through these digital connections is crucial.
On the flip side, digital activation opportunities provide brands with a much more targeted and measurable way of harnessing the power of sport to interact with what will maintain a hugely passionate, engaged and content hungry audience. Covid-19 is giving the whole industry an opportunity to rewrite the rulebook, shaking up which companies invest in sponsorship and how rights can deliver value for fans and their commercial partners. We believe the digital business revolution of sport sponsorship will help the industry in the long-term maintain growth and combat other forms of entertainment vying for a fans attention.


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Madison, WI-- Main Street Alliance small business members across Wisconsin are deeply opposed to efforts by former Gov. Scott Walker, Koch Bros funded AFP (Americans for Prosperity) and CROWE (Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy) to eliminate the state income tax and raise the sales tax.
This would be bad for small business and Main Streets across Wisconsin.
PATRICK DEPULA, owner of Salvatore's Tomato Pies, DarkHorse Art Bar and Member of the MSA WI Leadership Team had this to say:
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London fintech startup Curve has hired its first chief financial officer as it looks to expand its product and geographic scope.
Curve today announced Scott Weller would be joining the banking platform’s executive team.
Weller started his career in Blackrock’s private equity group before joining Paypal as a finance director. There he played a pivotal role in the company’s separation from Ebay in 2015, before working on Paypal’s pricing strategy in the EMEA market.
Curve, which offers users the ability to spend from multiple bank accounts using a single debit card, is rapidly expanding its leadership team. It recently appointed Eyal Goldberg as VP, Machine Learning, and Amanda Orson as VP, Head of North America.
Earlier this year the fintech announced plans to open its first office in the US as a base for its Stateside operations.
“Scott’s experience taking teams and businesses like ours to the next level, in addition to his unique knowledge of the payments landscape, make him the ideal candidate to lead our finance function and advance Curve’s mission to converge the fragmented world of money, leading our customers to a healthier financial life,” said Shachar Bialick, founder and chief executive of Curve.
Weller added: “I’m so excited to join Curve at this inflection point in the company’s growth journey. Curve has established a unique position in the payments space”.
Last month Curve was hit by a three-day outage as the City regulator froze Wirecard’s UK business – Wirecard Solutons.
The startup was one of a few fintechs using the firm’s e-money and payment services in the UK but announced in April it would bring its e-money services inhouse.


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Researchers at the Australian National University are warning that the online market for drugs capable of sedating an elephant is as accessible as buying books off Amazon.
According to a new study by the ANU, Australians have access to mass amounts of potent drugs online, with “alarming” amounts of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and carfentanil available on the dark web.
Carfentanil, which is not for human use and was originally designed to sedate elephants, is 10,000 times more powerful than morphine and “billions of doses are available online on any day”.
The study’s lead author Professor Roderic Broadhurst said there are alarming amounts of it available online and he was shocked by the amount of Carfentanil the study found. Professor Broadhurst believed the report lifts the lid on a significant new synthetic opioid market on the dark web.
“We are on the brink of a new opioid epidemic driven by synthetics like fentanyl and carfentanil that are driving a greater risk of overdose deaths,” he said.
“Accessing these drugs is almost as easy as buying a book on Amazon. Australia is a good market because Australians pay a premium for drugs.”
The study found millions of doses for sale online each day, with an average of 15-22 kilos of the potent drugs available on the dark web. Professor Broadhurst said fentanyl is being used by criminal networks to lace heroin and create synthetic heroin that is changing the landscape of narcotic sales.
“Fentanyl is a designer synthetic opioid about 100 times more powerful than morphine,” Professor Broadhurst said. “The average dose of fentanyl is 200 micrograms. We found millions of doses of fentanyl available to buy every day.
“Fentanyl used to be limited to the anaesthetic world. It is a powerful but short-acting knock-out drug, but it has now crept into general use as a recreational opioid.”
The researchers collected data daily from six dark web markets between 2 January and 23 February 2019 and analysed the mainstream dark web markets. The study found more than 123,000 unique drug listings were online with nearly 7,400 opioids listed in six Main Street dark web markets.
Over half the drugs available were listed on a dark web market called Wall Street.
Fentanyl-laced products were listed under colloquial names such as Apache, China White, Bear and TNT and came in forms of tablets, powder, solutions, sprays and patches.
According to Professor Broadhurst, there are significant challenges for police when it comes to addressing this type of cybercrime.
“The structure of the global trade in narcotics is completely changing,” said Professor Broadhurst.
“The bigger picture is the shift from plant-based narcotics to factory produced synthetics notably opioids, amphetamine-type stimulants and new designer drugs.
“The quantities of potent drugs is scaled down. This, combined with the anonymous access offered to both distributors and recreations users, makes it very hard to detect and monitor.”


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The National Association of Realtors trade group has lowered its expectations for existing-home sales in 2006, according to an announcement today. Existing-home sales are expected to drop 5.7 percent this year compared to 2005, with a forecast of 6.67 million existing-home sales this year compared to a record 7.08 million existing-home sales last year. Meanwhile, the association has improved its forecast for new-home sales and housing starts since the previous forecast in February, though these categories are also projected to be lower this year than they were in 2006. New-home sales are forecast to fall 7.7 percent this year to 1.18 million from a record 1.28 million in 2005, the association reported, and housing starts are forecast to fall 4.3 percent this year to 1.98 million. In Febr...
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There appears to be a shift away from BitTorrent sites as the best method of pushing pirated software and movies.
MarkMonitor, a Web site that specialises in “enterprise brand protection”, said that its investigations suggest that most of the piracy traffic comes from direct download outfits like rapidshare.com, megavideo.com, and megaupload.com. Those three alone made up 21 billion pageviews per year
A collection of pirate sites identified by MarkMonitor generated 146 million page views per day, or 53 billion page views per year. Even the least-visited sites in the category drove 781 million hits per year.
The study didn’t track how many movies were downloaded but that would be tricky since some of the sites do not download copies to user’s machines but show them via flash players.
Rapidshare’s terms of service specifically prohibits “works the download of which violates third-party copyrights”. But the site also says that it does not open and view the files of its users, and contains no search function so that other users may look for content. Instead, each file is linked to directly by the uploader.
Not surprisingly, the MPAA condemned the study’s findings and called for the site owners to be chopped into little bits and stomped on until it could think of something more unpleasant to do.
Bob Pisano, the organization’s president and interim chief executive, told PC Magazine that the findings in the MarkMonitor report on online piracy and counterfeiting were a call to arms for both government and the private sector to do something.
But Pisana failed to notice that the enemy here were direct download sites and not the bit torrent outfits that his organisation targets.


text: Toyota’s quarterly profit plummeted 72 percent to about 1 billion dollars. General Motors is changing the leadership of its European operations. Ferrari is having a phenomenal year. It’s already sold 5,165 cars and its revenue is up 19 percent. All that and more, plus a look at one of the latest safety systems being developed by supplier company Continental.


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The pandemic has changed retail, likely forever, with consumers now more accustomed to online discovery and buying options, which has opened many people’s eyes to the benefits of the same, and subsequently increased their expectations around in-store shopping.
That’s the focus of Facebook’s latest study, which looks at how consumer behaviors are evolving, and how businesses can better align their buying experiences with the various new elements that can enhance the process.
In its 28-page ‘The New Era of Shopping is Hybrid’ report, Facebook IQ outlines various emerging retail trends, and how newer technologies, like AR and VR, are playing a part.
You can read the full report here, while Facebook has also provided the below infographic overview of the key notes from the exploration.
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Organizers apologized Monday for a ceremony involving female models provocatively revealing the letters "A'' or "B'' to determine the draw for the ATP's Next Gen Finals tennis tournament.
The ceremony on Sunday was supposed to highlight Milan's status in the fashion industry.
"The intention was to integrate Milan's rich heritage as one of the fashion capitals of the world," the ATP and sponsor Red Bull said in a statement. "However, our execution of the proceedings was in poor taste and unacceptable. We deeply regret this and will ensure that there is no repeat of anything like it in the future."
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On the earth of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin continues to captivate traders with its value actions.
After a current dip to $27,500, BTC has proven resilience by rebounding from this key help stage.
This upward momentum raises an vital query for merchants: Is that this rebound a promising alternative to go lengthy on Bitcoin?
On this Bitcoin value prediction, we are going to delve into the present value prediction for Bitcoin and discover the elements that might affect its future course.
Whether or not you’re a seasoned investor or a newcomer to the crypto market, understanding the potential of Bitcoin is essential for making knowledgeable buying and selling selections.
Russian Authorities Shifts Focus from Nationwide Crypto Trade to Regulation of Crypto Buying and selling Websites
The Russian authorities has lately announced a change in its method to cryptocurrency regulation. Reasonably than establishing a regulated nationwide cryptocurrency alternate, the federal government now intends to train management over numerous crypto buying and selling websites.
This shift in technique was highlighted by Anatoly Aksakov, who acknowledged that Russia would give attention to creating pointers for creating and working cryptocurrency platforms, as reported by native information outlet Izvestia on Might 29.
The Ministry of Finance was among the many authorities that opposed the concept of a nationwide cryptocurrency alternate.
Below the brand new regulatory framework, the Russian central financial institution is predicted to oversee cryptocurrency exchanges.
Experiences point out that the principles governing these exchanges will probably be included in a regulation on experimental authorized techniques.
Nonetheless, it could be untimely to label these platforms as “conventional cryptocurrency exchanges.”
As an alternative, they’re envisioned as entities that facilitate cross-border transactions between exporters and importers, serving a unique functions.
Apparently, Russian cryptocurrency companies have expressed opposition to making a nationwide cryptocurrency alternate and have as a substitute advocated for establishing a authorized framework that governs their operations.
This method is believed to mitigate dangers, tackle market domination issues, and defend towards cyberattacks on the cryptocurrency infrastructure.
US Senators Suggest Two-12 months Debt Ceiling Suspension, However Implementation Probabilities Stay Low
On Might 28, US senators launched a draft invoice proposing a two-year debt ceiling suspension.
Nonetheless, the newest reviews point out that the probability of those measures being carried out is low, regardless of President Joe Biden’s need for the settlement to incorporate tax will increase focusing on companies and high-income people.
Consultant Davidson shared in a tweet that the proposed laws would stop the inclusion of sure taxes, comparable to a 30% tax on the electrical energy consumption of cryptocurrency miners, which have been a part of President Biden’s FY2024 funds.
The tentative deal reached goals to mitigate the chance of a debt default.
Nonetheless, the divided Home of Representatives nonetheless must approve the debt ceiling settlement, and a few Republican lawmakers have expressed opposition to Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
With the potential for a monetary default looming in June, the senators are anticipated to vote on the proposal on Might 31.
Bitcoin Worth Prediction
Bitcoin is at present buying and selling at $27,782, experiencing a virtually 1% enhance on Tuesday. Following a value correction yesterday, Bitcoin seems to have regained its constructive momentum on Tuesday, pushed by the next market developments.
Presently, on the four-hour timeframe, Bitcoin has accomplished a 50% Fibonacci retracement across the $27,500 stage. A doji candlestick sample adopted by a single bullish candle means that promoting strain is weakening, and bullish momentum dominates the market.
It’s value noting that the $27,500 stage beforehand acted as a triple prime resistance on Might fifteenth, 18th, and twenty third, but it surely has now been breached and is serving as a help stage for Bitcoin.
So long as Bitcoin stays above the $27,500 stage, there’s a sturdy chance of additional upward motion, focusing on the subsequent resistance stage at round $27,998.
If demand for BTC continues to extend, a breakthrough above the $28,450 stage might propel the value towards the subsequent resistance stage at $29,000.
However, if Bitcoin drops beneath the $27,500 stage, the subsequent goal can be round $27,000.
In conclusion, it is very important monitor the $27,500 stage as it could current a possibility for a protracted place in the present day.
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Pair charged with operating bogus shipping company
Published: June 6,2013
BILOXI — Two people charged with running a fraudulent shipping company in south Mississippi are scheduled for arraignment next week in federal court.
Dustin Lee Griswold and Jennifer Griswold were indicted May 14 on fraud charges related to their business, Harmoni Shipping in Biloxi. The indictment doesn’t describe the relationship between the two.
Court records didn’t list an attorney for them. A number for the company was disconnected.
The indictment says the Griswolds solicited business by purporting to be an international shipping company and asking customers for payments up front. Then they would hire a third party, like UPS, to ship the goods, but prosecutors say they never had any intention of paying the third party that actually did the work.
Prosecutors say the alleged scheme operated from March to July of 2009.
In a case described in the indictment, the Griswolds allegedly told a company called AWM Transportation that Harmoni Shipping owned multiple trucks and could move their goods across the country.
Around the same time, prosecutors say, they told UPS that Harmoni Shipping owned barges and moved ocean freight, but needed someone to ship the goods on land.
AWM Transportation hired Harmoni Shipping, but Harmoni Shipping used UPS to move the products, the indictment says.
When UPS tried to collect $29,000 in unpaid bills from Harmoni Shipping, Dustin Griswold told UPS that Harmoni Shipping was waiting for payment from AWM Transportation, which he knew was not true, the indictment said.
Later, Jennifer Griswold allegedly told UPS the check was in the mail. When UPS didn’t receive the check, she told UPS that “their house had been broken into, all their checks had been stolen, and their bank account had been frozen,” according to the indictment.
A few days later, Dustin Griswold told UPS that someone had erased the files on his computer and stolen his checkbook, the indictment says.
They’re also accused of trying to solicit money from AWM Transportation by saying that AWM Transportation’s freight was “being held for ransom on the side of the road,” the indictment says.
Arraignment is set for July 13 in U.S. District Court in Gulfport.
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DLF is mulling to issue equity shares to institutional investors and warrants or debentures to promoters. In this regard, the company has called a board meeting on December 1, 2017. The company is required to launch qualified institutional placement (QIP) and also issue of warrants or debentures because of proposed infusion of about Rs 10,500 crore by promoters into the company.
Infusion of capital by promoters would lead to increase in promoters stake in the company to more than 75%. So, the company will have to launch a QIP to maintain the minimum public shareholding limit of 25%.
DLF is one of India's biggest property developers. The company’s primary business is development of residential, commercial and retail properties. The company has a unique business model with earnings arising from development and rentals.


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Twitter has announced a new timeline feature that will display the most relevant tweets on top, in reverse chronological order. The feature is aimed at helping users catch up with the best and most important tweets from the people they follow. The remaining tweets will be displayed below. Twitter will be activating the feature for users in the coming weeks, and to try out the feature now, users can go to the timeline section of settings and choose, ‘Show me the best Tweets first’.
Twitter claims that people who use this new feature tend to tweet and retweet more, which creates more live commentary and conversations. On Twitter’s official blog, Mike Jahr, Senior Engineering Manager said, “We love it and think you will too. If you don’t, send your thoughts our way, and you can easily turn it off in settings. We think this is a great way to get even more out of Twitter and we’re excited for you to experience it.” As of now, there has been no word on whether this feature will initially be region-specific, so we expect it to be a global rollout.
Twitter also says that the new feature would be helpful for brands. The company says that it conducted tests, which showed an increase in engagement for organic tweets posted by brands as well as an increase in engagement for tweets about live events. It also said that promoted accounts and tweets will continue to work the same way as before.


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Flipkart releases TV campaign featuring Jackie Shroff and Archana Puran Singh
- Its company Myntra too released a TV ad with actor Siddhant Chaturvedi
New Delhi: Walmart subsidiary, Flipkart Internet Private Limited, an e-commerce marketplace, has released a new advertisement commercial with actors Archana Puran Singh and Jackie Shroff in a set of two ad films.
They will communicate that the company offers good deals on deliveries. The campaign has the tagline ‘Har Need Ke Liye Best Deals’. Conceptualised by Leo Burnett, the company has devised a 360-degree campaign with a mix of channels like television and print.
The first film features Shroff and a man excitedly dancing. The reason for his happiness is his shopping experience on the platform, where he got good deals across multiple categories like mobiles, shoes and earphones. His dance impresses Shroff and they dance to the jingle together while saying ‘Shopping Karni Hai Toh Pehle Flipkart Karo’.
Similarly, the second film has a woman and Archana Puran Singh laughing hysterically. The reason behind the woman’s laughter is discovering the best deals on the platform.
Dushyanth Jayanty, vice president, marketing at the ecommerce company said, “‘Har need ke liye best deals’ is a light-hearted recreation of the joy of getting a great deal. Archana Puran Singh and Jackie Shroff bring this message to life in their inimitable style, and the signature dance move is guaranteed to make viewers shake a leg."
Mayuresh Dubhashi, group executive creative director at Leo Burnett said, “This campaign was just pure fun to make. Our job was just to bring forth the ultimate human joy someone can feel when they find something great, like the mind-boggling deals and so much more."
Earlier this week, Flipkart-owned Myntra also put out another television advertisement with Bollywood actor Siddhant Chaturvedi for its French Connection & FCUK brands directed by TVA Productions. Earlier this year, Myntra's wholesale entity, Myntra Jabong Pvt Ltd, acquired distribution and management rights for French Connection and FCUK to expand its portfolio of international licensed brands here.
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HowStuffWorks has added rich media spokespeople in a push to drive visitors to its StuffGuide.com buying site.
Visitors to commercially relevant areas of HowStuffWorks.com, such as the digital camera information area, will be greeted with a Flash-based, borderless streaming video overlay of a woman at the bottom of the screen, talking about the digital camera resources available at the new StuffGuide.com site. The technology for the spokesperson, called BlueStream, was provided by Rovion.
“You can see here that it’s being used in a truly contextual manner,” Len Ostroff, Rovion’s CEO, told ClickZ News. “When you read an article on HowStuffWorks about how digital cameras work, up comes the video that talks about the benefits of digital SLRs, and guides them to StuffGuide, HowStuffWorks’ e-commerce property.”
According to Greg Swayne, president of HowStuffWorks, the site saw a 12 percent click-through rate during two weeks in which the spokesperson appeared in digital camera-related content areas.
“The unique video vignette allowed a seamless and natural navigation for consumers that were educating themselves on the category of digital cameras on HowStuffWorks.com over to StuffGuide.com to get additional decision-making information such as detailed buying guides, product reviews, helpful tips and comparison shopping tools,” Swayne said.
The company plans to add the BlueStream technology to promote other products in coming months.
In past applications, BlueStream technology has been used to promote the NBA finals on NBA.com, to launch a new cable channel on TVguide.com, and in a Mother’s Day promotion on the Discovery Store. “It’s been used for a number of applications that are personality-driven,” Ostroff said.
A similar Flash-based “green screen” video application was used by Renegade Marketing for a Panasonic plasma TV promotion in June.
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Apple fans being hit by hidden £35 charge - many 'Smart covers' for old iPads don't work with new machine
- Magnetic 'Smart Covers' meant to switch iPads on when opened
- Much-hyped feature no longer works with new model
- Apple has changed way magnetic sensor works
- Older Smart Covers worst affected
- Furious forum users call for refund
Apple fans who rushed out to buy a new machine have been hit with another hidden expense - many 'Smart Covers' don't work with the new iPad.
The £35 covers, a much-hyped feature of Apple's machine, use magnets to turn iPads on and off automatically when opened or closed.
But Apple has changed the way the sensor works in the new machine - and many covers no longer work.
The magnetic 'Smart Covers' are oen of the most recognisable features of the new iPad - but Apple has changed the sensor so that older covers will not work
People who own older Smart Covers have been worst hit.
The problem affects third-party covers made by companies other than Apple.
Apple's forums have been mobbed by furious iPad users, some demanding a free replacement.
'What is the option? Keep buying cases til you get one that works? Wow! Apple has done it again,' said one user.
Smart Covers are one of the distinctive features of Apple's tablet, making it easier to use and more portable than rivals.
When the iPhone 4 had reception problems due to the placement of its aerial - known as 'Antennagate' - the technology giant issued free cases to users.
Manufacturers of third party cases such as Maroo are reportedly already issuing free replacements.
Others are rushing to redesign their cases - having not been warned by Apple that the sensor would be changing.
Another satisfied customer? A shopper walks out of London's Apple Store with new iPads this week - but fans have discovered the machines won't work with older Smart Covers
Apple was unavailable for comment.
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Two-thirds of wealthy business owners accelerated their plans to retire or sell their business throughout the Covid pandemic, in accordance to a brand new survey, reflecting the brand new psychological and monetary panorama for business.
The survey, from Clarfeld Citizens Private Wealth, stated 66% of excessive net-worth business owners indicated that the pandemic pulled ahead their plans to sell their business or retire.
Half plan to sell their business in consequence of the pandemic.
The survey lined 150 business owners with internet value of no less than $2 million and investable property of $5 million or extra. It was performed on-line in July by Ipsos on behalf of Clarfeld, which gives financial institution and wealth administration companies for folks with excessive internet value.
Clarfeld stated wealthy business owners got here to worth their time and households extra throughout the pandemic and made the choice to in the reduction of on work and business.
“They reset their priorities,” stated Joannie Bozek, director of belief companies and chief fiduciary officer at Clarfeld. “Their mortality became more real.”
Uncertainty round taxes and the rising probability of larger taxes on the wealthy can be including strain on business owners to sell. President Joe Biden, the Senate and the House have all proposed a rise within the capital positive factors tax price and potential adjustments to the property tax, which might enhance the tax chunk of any business sale. Biden and Democrats in Congress are additionally proposing larger income-tax charges on excessive earners.
“They realize that, for those that have been successful, now is the time to monetize that business,” Bozek stated.
Most — 88% — plan to go away their companies to relations, together with spouses, youngsters and grandchildren.
The pandemic and risk of larger taxes additionally precipitated business owners to take into consideration transferring. Two-thirds of wealthy business owners surveyed stated they’ve moved their companies throughout the pandemic. The chief purpose: taxes, with 34% transferring to lower-tax states. The second purpose was to be nearer to household and the third was distant work, which affords extra versatile places.
Of course, not all companies can transfer and the Clarfeld survey was closely concentrated in companies companies and tech-related fields, that are extra simply shifted. Yet three-quarters of business owners surveyed see themselves bodily transferring their business within the subsequent three to 5 years, particularly if taxes go up, making high-tax states equivalent to California, New York and New Jersey much less enticing.
“Remote work easily led to ‘Where do I want to live?'” Bozek stated. “If taxes go up and the economy is further affected I think that trend will continue.”


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Subaru, best known for all-wheel-drive cars that blast through snowy roads in its TV commercials, is offering a promotion that includes two free tickets to the Colorado Avalanche.
All you have to do is promise not to text and drive. Really.
"In order to promote safe driving in the Denver area, Subaru of America, Inc. has announced it will provide two complimentary Colorado Avalanche hockey tickets to any Colorado driver who takes the pledge NOT to Text and Drive," the company said in a statement issued from its Cherry Hill, N.J. headquarters.
"Subaru vehicles are known for their safety," said Lee Grodsky, Subaru Denver Zone Director. "However, driver behavior is also a key factor in road safety and by asking drivers to pledge 'NOT to Text and Drive' we're hoping to promote even safer driving, reduce accidents and ultimately save lives."
Motorists will have to pick up the ducats at one Subaru's area dealerships. Customers will sign a contract pledging not to text while driving and the dealership will give them a code to redeem for two Avs tickets online.
It's part of a regional "Subaru Saves Lives" campaign. The offer expires on March 13.
Participating Subaru dealerships are:
- Mike Shaw Subaru – Thornton
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US: Mead Johnson, Danone "team up on Pfizer baby food bid"
Reuters said yesterday (23 February) that Pfizer had given Mead Johnson and Danone permission to make a joint offer for its infant nutrition division.
Citing sources, the two companies will compete with Nestle in the next round of the auction for the business, which takes place on 5 March.
Speaking to just-food, a spokesperson for Mead Johnson declined to comment on what he called "marketplace speculation or rumours".
Officials at Danone and Nestle could not be reached for immediate comment.
Reuters' claims followed a Bloomberg report earlier this week that said Danone was weighing up a bid with Mead Johnson.
Pfizer announced last July that it was considering the "strategic alternatives" for the unit, which included a sale, spin-off "or other transaction".
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If you are under 25, it’s likely you will struggle to be accepted onto a motor trade insurance policy. Some brokers will stipulate an age of over 25, while others may limit the type of cover you can obtain.
With many restaurants and cafes struggling for clients due to people working remotely, owners are pivoting their businesses by taking them on the road
With so much business uncertainty currently, it may be necessary to change or update your motor trade insurance policy mid-term.
As a younger, inexperienced driver your motor trade insurance is going to be high, it may even work out more expensive than the cost of the car itself.
For businesspeople just setting up in the motor trade, or those who just want to consolidate all of their business activities under one easy to understand policy, home fleet insurance is becoming a popular option.
As the Covid-19 lockdown eases and the UK government announces the lifting of air travel restrictions to most European destinations
With sales of new cars falling by 97 percent at the height of the COVID-19 lockdown in April and reports of mass redundancies and closures from UK based manufacturers
With the explosion of online delivery services and digital consumerism, now is the time to invest in new commercial fleets to take advantage of this burgeoning market.


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Two key recommendations for local media stood out at the 2019 Borrell & Associates Local Online Advertising Conference (LOAC):
1. Automate the buying process
2. Bundle different ad types in the sale
Automate Advertising Buys
The most persuasive advocate of automating the advertising buy was Philip Rather, head of local at Facebook. “By 2020, 85% of customer interactions will be handled without a human,” he said. He shared some of the new ways Facebook is making it easier for local business to buy directly as well as for media companies to bundle Facebook and Instagram with traditional media to increase results.
Along with simple, automated buying, SMB owners tend to buy traditional media bundled with digital media, according to Corey Elliott, VP of Research, and Gordon Borrell, President of Borrell & Associates.
They revealed new data following the trends we saw in 2018 showing SMBs preference for bundling ad types is just as strong as their preference for a simpler, automated buying process. 90% of the local businesses surveyed are now buying both digital and traditional media packaged together. This number has increased significantly over prior years to become the new given for businesses surveyed, the majority of whom were originally traditional media purchasers.
So if small and medium-sized businesses are buying digital with traditional media like print and broadcast, which types of digital advertising should be in the ad bundle packages? Elliott noted that local businesses show a massive preference for social media and video advertising, followed by search and online display ads.
Among the social media players Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google, the big winner is Facebook in total usage – by more than double of any of the other social media.
Elliott also noted, however, that the survey shows SMBs also think Facebook’s effectiveness is on the decline. As SMBs shift budgets, there may be an opportunity to package Instagram and other social media into the buy.
Try Something New
A final observation is that small businesses are switching budgets around, shaking things up and trying new things. Almost half of them will take chances on purchasing new types of marketing and putting video and Instagram back in the running for new dollars.
Finally, the data shows that in spite of their willingness to try new things, small businesses are finding digital advertising anything but easy.
As the leader in self-serve advertising software, iPublish Media Solutions embraces these trends and are positioned to help our media partners provide automated bundled solutions that make it easy for SMBs to buy multi-media advertising campaigns that include all the trending types of ads like Instagram and video.
We can show you how to add Facebook, video, and Instagram to your core product in simple packages with an automated process that can be used by your inside sales teams, or fully automated for SMB owners who prefer “Do It Yourself.”
Contact us for a demo to show how to add Facebook and Instagram to print and online buys, in a single automated workflow.


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"If there’s no revenue coming into a store, how can you pay rent?" Buck said. "All the commercial renters wanted was rent relief or rent abatement for those months that they had to close because of the pandemic."
Only a handful of big-box brands, such as Target, Walmart and Lowe's, were allowed to stay open during the closures; those selling nonessential goods, such as clothing and makeup, were ordered to stay shut.
"Shopping for apparel in physical stores will look nothing like what was contemplated by the lease when it was executed," Gap attorney Joshua Epstein said in a complaint.
L Brands beat SL Green, the city's largest commercial landlord, to the punch when it sued for holding their stores—Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works—in default of their rent. Victoria’s Secret’s enormous Herald Square location comes with a minimum monthly price tag of nearly $1 million, and it is two months behind on rent. Bath & Body Works, which has been at its 304 Park Ave. S. location since 1996, owes SL Green about $127,000 for the two months it has yet to pay for.
Both are looking to terminate their leases permanently, claiming the space is unusable under a legal argument called "frustration of purpose."
SL Green said it had made several attempts to reach an agreement with Victoria's Secret, which also has a burgeoning online presence, to defer a portion of the rent.
"Instead, this large national, publicly traded conglomerate is exploiting the current health and economic crisis for its own financial gain rather than honor its contractual rent obligations," said SL Green's lawyer, Stephen Meister.
Lawyers for L Brands could not be reached for comment.
While e-commerce has become popular under stay-at-home orders, online sales are unlikely to erase the losses from not having foot traffic, the National Retail Federation's Buck said.
"Selling ladies underwear is not the same as selling groceries. There’s no way their online sales are the same as people walking into the store," he said.
Kingsley said he didn't think the frustration-of-purpose argument would hold up in court. It is a negotiating tool, he explained, that retailers and other businesses have used to get relief, such as rent deferrals or partial payments, from landlords.
"Tenants are throwing around frustration without really knowing the case law." said Kastner, JEMB's lawyer. "In 1918, when you had the Spanish flu, frustration of purpose didn't fly then either."
At this point tenants should expect disasters such as this to happen, and the proof is in the leases that already include language for pandemics or plagues, he said.
If the courts were to acknowledge the lease termination based on that principle, they would run the risk of undermining landlords' ability to make deals with retailers in the future, said Firestein, the Gap's attorney. If banks see that leases can be easily broken, they won't give landlords financing, he said.
Some leases, such as Victoria's Secret's, include a percentage rate rent clause. On top of Victoria’s Secret’s base rent of $938,000, the lingerie brand pays SL Green between 4% and 5% of its gross annual sales at that location, which could be as high as $50 million.
If Victoria’s Secret abandons ship, SL Green can kiss goodbye an additional $2 million per year just in percentage rate fees.
Right now, retailers aren't meeting their sales targets anyway.
"I do think the retail industry will bounce back and be resilient," Buck said, "but it will be years."


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Defense Department report criticizes Navy contracting
Describing "a trend towards the purchase of goods produced outside of the United States" that he says have been noted by Connecticut manufacturers in the shipbuilding and aerospace industries, Sen. Chris Murphy has complained to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter about military purchasing.
Friday was National Manufacturing Day, and the Connecticut Democrat took the occasion to write to Carter following an August 2015 report by the inspector general of the Department of Defense that looked at the Navy's compliance with Buy American laws.
Naval contracting personnel failed to assess whether suppliers could provide items produced in the U.S., and, in some cases, were unaware of the Buy American Act and the Berry Amendment, the report found.
Wrenches, tents and other items were purchased from suppliers in other countries.
Buy American requires the government to give preference to American suppliers for bulk purchases of more than $3,000, and the Berry Amendment, which applies to purchases of at least $150,000, prevents the DOD from buying certain products such as clothing and textiles outside of the country.
The Naval Submarine Base in Groton was not part of the audit.
Only four Navy and Marine Corps sites were part of the review: Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va.; Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J.; Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.; and Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Va.
The report reviewed a very small number of contracts, 55 in total, valued around $74 million and awarded during the 2013 and 2014 fiscal years.
The report did not provide a cost analysis between American-made vs. non-American-made products purchased.
The 2014 National Defense Authorization Act requires periodic audits of contracting practices related to procurement. The DOD inspector general audited the Army's compliance last year.
When the Army was planning to build new barracks in Alaska, it issued a request for proposals that called for bronze door knobs, items that Torrington-based Colonial Bronze Co. makes, Murphy said.
"The contractor filed and got a Buy American waiver for nonavailability, even when a simple Google search would've turned up this company in Torrington," said Murphy, who in recent months has pushed for strengthening Buy American laws.
"Most of the problem seems to be around a failure to assess whether existing American suppliers could produce a contracted good," he said.
The report says Naval contracting personnel, both civilian and military, did not consistently comply with the Berry Amendment for 11 of 23 contracts reviewed.
"Contracting personnel did not assess whether suppliers could provide U.S.-produced items and omitted the Berry Amendment contract clause because they were not familiar with the Berry Amendment," the report says.
The report also found that Navy and Marine Corps contracting personnel did not ensure compliance with the Buy American Act for 12 of 32 contracts reviewed for compliance with that law.
The report recommends that Navy and Marine Corps officials modify "noncompliant contracts."
Naval personnel did correct some of the deficiencies identified, "specifically they amended 7 contracts, removed any items that were not produced in the U.S. for those 7 contracts, required Berry Amendment and Buy American training, and updated standard operating procedures," the report says.
While the sample size is small, Murphy said the results could indicate a larger problem and "suggests that potentially billions of dollars in contracts are going overseas in violation of the Buy American Act."
In his letter to Carter, Murphy wrote that the report is "especially alarming" given that "according to DOD's own data, since 2007, the Department has sidestepped the Buy American Act 307,123 times through waivers and exceptions, and spent over $176.8 billion on goods manufactured outside of the United States."
In August, following his remarks at a conference put on by the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance, Murphy told The Day in an interview that, "One of these days, a foreign supplier is going to tell us that they won't provide us with a product because their government doesn't agree with the particular mission associated with the final product."
"We put ourselves in a really risky national security position if we continue to have this internationalized supply chain," he added.
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New seafood ‘cooling hotel’ for Oslo Airport
An advanced new export terminal for chilled seafood is to be built at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport.
The centre, which should be completed by the middle of next year, will handle fish of all types, but salmon is almost certain to be the main species.
The project received the go-ahead after the airport owner, Avinor, signed a deal with the Oslo Seafood & Cargo Centre (OSCC) .
The signatories said the 4,200 square metre centre will use less ice and deliver safer and fresher seafood.
Avinor’s air freight manager Martin Langaas said: “The quality of Norwegian raw materials is ensured while at the same time we can reduce the climate footprint.”
Described as a “cooling hotel”, Avinor and OSCC said they were responding to the wishes of the seafood sector to improve the cooling chain when fish is flown out of Oslo’s main airport.
Langaas said the cooling hotel will make it possible to reduce the volume of ice in seafood packaging, by ensuring the fish is already cold when it is moved out to the aircraft.
“Sustainability is one of the most important things for Avinor and being able to reduce the need for ice in the fish boxes is an important contribution because the climate footprint per kilo of seafood transported is reduced,“ he said.
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"Caine's Arcade," a film about a 9-year-old boy and his cardboard arcade, has made the boy an online star.
The film centers around Caine Monroy, who spent his summer vacation building his own cardboard arcade in his dad's used auto parts store. He started with a basketball game, then moved on to a soccer game that used plastic green army figures as goalies.
"Caine does not stop by an arcade without stopping in," his dad, George, said in the film. "So it was only natural for him to build his own arcade."
Each game became more complex, including a claw machine that uses a string and an s-shaped hook. The online film's about page stated it went unnoticed as the East Los Angeles store does much of its business on eBay and gets little foot traffic. The arcade grew until it took up much of the store.
Caine's constant efforts to get customers eventually drew in Nirvan Mullick. He bought a "fun pass" good for 500 turns in a month and, impressed with Caine's efforts, came back to ask George if he could make a short film.
The short film went online, reaching the front page of Reddit and attention of news crews as Mullick organized a flashmob to give Caine "the biggest surprise of his life."
"Caine is a killer," the Los Angeles Times reported Mullick recently tweeted. "He has been making thousands of grown men weep at work."
Mullick had originally headed to the shop to buy a handle for his '96 Corolla. It led to what the Times said Caine told his dad was the best day of his life as he arrived at the store to find a crowd ready to play.
It also is paying off for Caine through a scholarship fund that Mullick set up, saying "imagine what this kid could build with an engineering degree."
As of Thursday morning the fund had reached more than $110,382.


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The OnePlus Nord has arrived. But not in Canada. Except… Maybe it has?
After announcing the phone via an augmented reality (AR) event, OnePlus shared a post on its community forum noting that 50 people in the U.S. and Canada can apply to join a beta program.
“We’re giving 50 people in the United States and Canada the chance to put Nord through its paces,” reads the post.
Dubbed the ‘OnePlus Nord Beta Program,’ the company says it wants these 50 testers to “put Nord through its paces.” There will be two parts to the program for those who get in. The first is a feedback form provided by OnePlus. The company says it hopes the form will “fuel a constructive dialogue about where [it] can take the product line in the future.”
The second part of the test program is a full device review. The 50 testers OnePlus selects will need to submit “original, creative and unbiased reviews that really test Nord.” OnePlus says that should include benchmark scores, sample shots, performance comparisons and more.
Applications open on July 21st at 10:30am and close on July 28th. OnePlus will announce the 50 testers on August 4th, and reviews will need to go live by August 31st. Plus, the company says it will individually notify select testers who will get to keep the Nord — the rest will need to return the phone.
Applicants must fill out this form and OnePlus says it will select testers based on writing, photography and videography skills. It also says it’s looking for people to share honest opinions.
On top of that, the company even includes a disclosure that the review units will be European units, which means some tester may experience signal stability issues on some North American signal bands that aren’t supported by European models. OnePlus encourages reviewers to cover their signal experience in the review.
Those interested in the program can check out the full blog post from OnePlus here, complete with instructions on applying. It seems the company wants to collect feedback on the Nord as part of its plan to launch another affordable phone in North America.
Nord will initially be available in Europe and India, but OnePlus says it wants to focus on a few markets first before expanding. While that doesn’t necessarily mean Nord — or some future variant of Nord — won’t come to Canada later, OnePlus does say it plans to bring an affordable smartphone to North America.


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As she began a foot pursuit of a suspect down a dark alley and around a forbidding street corner, Cincinnati police officer Mandy Curfiss radioed to headquarters that she was heading toward a local gas station.
Sitting at the kitchen table in his small house, Steven Butler has trouble even with a very simple question. He cannot tell you the day of the week or the month, and he has to have the help of a calendar to tell you the year.
You've sold 3.3 million copies of Guitar Hero II, a game in which would-be Claptons try to match the furious fingering of onscreen musicians. So what do you play for an encore? If you're Activision, you strike a profitable new chord by selling songs to players who've grown bored with the tunes that came with the game. In April the company began offering three-song downloads for $6.25 - yup, more than double the price of songs on iTunes - and sold 300,000 in the first three months.
Stun-gun maker Taser International said Friday that an independent study of the effects of one of its new devices, the Taser X26, found no significant heart rhythm abnormalities in volunteers subjected to its shock.
One week after President Bush nominated him to be secretary of homeland security, former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik withdrew from consideration Friday night after discovering a former household employee had a questionable immigration status.


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It offers a bitcoin wallet
and exchange along with trading merchant services and blockchain-based services.
Warden was able to utilize a local settlement company, Sweeney Title Services, who set up a Bitcoin wallet
to accept the earnest money deposit.
CHEETAH MOBILE ISSUES SECURITY WARNING: Cheetah Mobile Blockchain Research Lab, the blockchain research arm of Cheetah Mobile (CMCM), announced Tuesday the discovery of major security vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Wallet
and Jaxx Blockchain Wallet, two of the most popular mobile cryptocurrency wallets.
If that's too technical, all you need to know how to 'mine' is this: you need the appropriate hardware (a fast computer with powerful video cards - or better yet, an industrial-grade mining hardware), fast internet, a software for mining (like Nicehash miner app), and a Bitcoin wallet
(you can get one from coins.
The Singapore-based app-enabled bitcoin wallet
provider is offering the service in India and has claimed to be India's first bitcoin company that enables bitcoin transactions using a mobile number.
Now that we've got that out of the way, we can discuss Bitcoin wallet
We initiated talks with a payment processor who can work in real time transactions meaning soon people can genuinely order a round of drinks at the bar in S7ven or Daddy Cools, scan our QR code and pay instantly from there online bitcoin wallet
On the contrary, the UAE has already got a Bitcoin exchange by the name of BitOasis which also offers its services, including a Bitcoin wallet
, in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Earlier in December, the mining marketplace announced that hackers wiped out its entire Bitcoin wallet
, resulting in a loss of $63 million worth of Bitcoin.
Once bought they are stored in a bitcoin wallet
, which can exist in an online cloud, computer or even linked to bank accounts.
In a statement revealed last week on its website, the company said, "Our payment system was compromised and the contents of the NiceHash Bitcoin wallet
have been stolen.
Bitcoin has remained popular as a way to pay for illegal drugs online because of the ability to open a Bitcoin wallet
without providing any personal information.


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Oxfam suffers as donations drop by 15 per cent
Oxfam suffered a 15 per cent fall in the amount of goods donated to its shops last year. It said that despite figures showing a rise in retail sales, donations of clothes, books, toys and crockery continued to be down during January.
The group said donations to its network of 700 shops acted as a barometer to retail trends in the UK, rising and falling in line with the strength of the high street.
It warned that despite recent figures showing a rise in retail sales, donations continued to be down during January, suggesting the recession was not yet over.
More than 80 per cent of Oxfam's total income from its shops comes from the sale of goods that are donated by the public.
David McCullough, Oxfam's director of trading, said: "This is a crucial moment for us. Over the last 18 months, people have been buying less, replacing less and therefore donating less to Oxfam.
"Now sales are apparently on the increase, we can only wait to see if this is reflected by an increase in donations to our shops.
"We rely on the generosity of the public for their stock. Without continued donations of everything from clothing to cookware, Oxfam shops could not continue to play such a key role in communities across the UK."
But the group said it had seen an increase in purchases from its shops, with sales up 5 per cent year-on-year.
Book sales rose by 7 per cent during 2009, which it attributed to its nationwide book festival Bookfest, while music sales also rose, partly due to a partnership with the Arctic Monkeys, under which it sold exclusive formats of the last two singles from the band.
Mr McCullough said: "The evidence we're seeing through our network of 700 shops from Inverness to Penzance makes us sceptical of reports of a boom in the high street.
"Discretionary spending remains low, big sales are starting earlier and discounting harder, and we're having to work harder than ever to maintain the high quality of donations."
But the group said despite the 15 per cent fall in donations that it has suffered, it was faring better than many other charities due to a range of measures it had taken to help it weather the credit crunch.
These include becoming the first major charity shop to sell things online, with internet sales expected to contribute nearly £2.4 million during the year to the end of March.
It has also increased the number of donation banks across the UK by around 10 per cent and set up the Clothes Exchange with Marks & Spencer, under which people receive a £5 M&S shopping voucher in exchange for donating clothes to Oxfam.
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Today.Az » World news » China's first home-grown cruise ship undocked in Shanghai
06 June 2023 [23:50] - Today.Az
China's first domestically-built large cruise ship completed its undocking in Shanghai on Tuesday, marking its complete transition into the dock mooring debugging stage, Azernews reports, citing Xinhua.
The cruise ship named, "Adora Magic City," is expected to be delivered by the end of 2023.
To date, over 93 percent of its construction and over 85 percent of its interior work have been completed, according to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
The cruise ship, measuring 323.6 meters in length and 37.2 meters in width with a gross tonnage of 135,500 tonnes, can accommodate more than 6,500 passengers. It will have a luxury hotel, cinemas and a water park on board.


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Following a brutal 2015 for marijuana stocks, the cannabis investment sector has something to smile about to start the new year. The stock markets will soon welcome a U.S. dispensary to the ranks of the publicly traded: Black Oak Gallery, better known as Blüm Oakland.
Medicine Man Technologies, a Colorado-based cannabis consulting firm tied to the family behind two high-profile marijuana stores, received clearance from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Tuesday to become a publicly traded company.
Its shares will trade on the over-the-counter markets, possibly as soon as mid-January, according to company founder and chief operating officer Brett Roper.
Legal challenges threaten to further delay Florida’s CBD program, a new institute in the Czech Republic promises to spur medical cannabis research, and a federal interest rate hike could impact marijuana stocks.
Here’s a closer look at several notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week.
A fast-growing social network for marijuana users is entering a key phase in its quest to get listed on the Nasdaq, which would mark a groundbreaking development for the cannabis industry and MJ stocks at large.
In another sign that the cannabis industry is moving towards the mainstream, the popular marijuana-focused social networking site MassRoots announced on Monday that it has applied for its stock to be listed on the Nasdaq.
If approved, it would become the first marijuana-related technology company to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market and could pave …
Final highlights from the Spring Marijuana Business Conference and Expo, the Texas Legislature passes a (possibly entirely) symbolic victory for medical cannabis advocates, and Massachusetts, embattled by licensing lawsuits, announces big changes in its MMJ licensing application process.
The nation’s largest banks aren’t willing to work with cannabis businesses because the risks of working with a product that’s federally prohibited outweigh any benefits, executives with the financial institutions told Bloomberg.


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By Martin Couper
AN online clothes shop that has supplied dresses to stars of the new James Bond film has been banned from opening in a shopping centre – because it is too sexy.
Sexy Little Numbers has been operating over the internet for four years and has been popular with a host of celebrity clients including Dame Judi Dench and another Quantum of Solace star, thought to be Gemma Arterton.
So when owners Robert and Wilma Chrystal decided they would open a real store in their local town, they didn’t think they would have any problem.
But stuffy bosses at the Kingsgate Shopping Centre in Dunfermline have told them no – because the clothes they sell are too racy for their family environment.
Now Wilma has hit out, claiming her stock is no different to other high street stores.
She said: “They thought our stuff was a bit raunchy for them. But we deal in dresses and shoes and body jewellery. OK, we do knickers, but if you go into Primark and they sell thongs and G-strings. We are nothing like Ann Summers.”
The couple – who have also sold underwear to glamour model Jordan in the past – have rubbished claims they’re clothes are too risqué and say that they provide a wide spectrum of fashion which caters to a distinct range of tastes.
Wilma said: “My designer dresses are not off the shelf items. The company make them to order and people who buy these dresses will be hard pushed to find someone with the same dress.
“What are we selling that is so bad? We don’t sell adult toys, we don’t sell bondage wear, some of the shoes might look fetish but they are more along the Goth line.
“No one has the right to say what a shop can sell and what they can’t sell. You walk into the Kingsgate and there’s people selling knives and everything. That will affect kids more.”
Recently, the couple dealt with British film icon Dame Judi Dench and another female cast member, believed to be Gemma Arterton, when both were looking for glamourous dresses for the movie’s premiere.
The anonymous starlet has already purchased two slinky dresses for the occasion while Dame Judi Dench is due back to finalise her clothing arrangements.
Wilma said: “She’s (Judi Dench) not bought anything yet, but she’s coming back.”
And Robert added: “Wilma actually spoke to Daniel Craig too but she didn’t believe it was him – she said ‘No way are you the real Daniel Craig’. But eventually the girl she was dealing with told her it was actually him. It was quite comical.”
But the Chrystals, from Kelty, Fife, were less than amused when a proposed move to the Kingsgate shopping centre in Dunfermline was blocked by stuffy bosses because the clothes they sell were too racy for the family environment.
The Chrystals have customers as far flung as America, Australia and Asia, using eBay as a method of promoting and distributing.
And they had hoped that opening a store would save them from the £12,000 a year fees they pay to the online auctioneers.
But after eight months of wrangling with the shopping centre bosses, they were finally told they would not be opening.
A spokeswoman for the Kingsgate Centre said: “Sexy Little Numbers was deemed inappropriate for the vacant unit due to the nature of its business.”


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Nov 27, 2019
The mall is taking on new meaning. According to data from NPD Group cited by CNBC there is good news for brick and mortar stores who represent a place to go out and be with friends for a new generation of consumers, despite growing up with online shopping. Bobbi and the Debt Free Guys, John Schneider and David Auten get into what's driving this trend.
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Secret Sales has recorded a 69% rise in year-on-year sales for 2013.
The retailer, which organises online sales of exclusive designer fashion brands, now has 3 million registered members with 150,000 unique users a day, up 70% on unique visits recorded in 2012.
In December, the company shipped its one-millionth order.
Over 2013, 22% of secretsales.com’s revenue was through tablet usage, while 24% was via mobile.
Mobile visits made up 42% of all traffic to the website in 2013 compared to 30% in 2012, while tablet visits consisted of 22% of all traffic compared to 15% on 2012.
Secret Sales co-founders Nish Kukadia and Sach Kukadia commented: “secretsales.com continues to post record results and these figures show that as well as attracting new members, our existing customers are buying more than ever.
“This is due to our dedication to offering amazing brands at strong discounts and also ensuring our customers’ experience is straightforward and enjoyable. We have an exciting development launching in the Spring which will encourage that growth, so watch this space.”


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Toyota will unveil its all-new Corolla Verso model at the Geneva Motor Show in March, ahead of sales across Europe starting in May this year. The all-new car will make a quantum leap in design, versatility, ease of use and quality, areas of prime concern to motorists in the highly-competitive compact MPV market.
The new Corolla Verso will join the Avensis, Corolla and Yaris models at the heart of Toyota’s core European product line-up, demonstrating Toyota’s commitment to further success and expansion in the European market. The Corolla Verso aims to attract a new type of customer: not only is it a well-designed car which will support their demanding lifestyles, it is versatile and flexible without compromising on style.
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Blockchain-focused venture capital firm CMCC Global has raised $100 million for a new fund that will invest in Hong Kong-based Web3 companies.
The Titan Fund, as it is called, will make early-stage investments in companies across Web3 sectors such as gaming, the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to an emailed announcement on Wednesday. State Street will serve as the fund’s administrator and EY as its auditor.
The lead investor in the fund was Block.one (B1), which committed $50 million, alongside Richard Li’s Pacific Century Group, Winklevoss Capital (Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ firm) and Animoca Brands founder Yat Siu. B1 will also become a minority shareholder in CMCC Global’s holding entity.
Hong Kong has re-established itself as a crypto hub following the creation of a new regulatory regime which came into effect in June, making it an attractive destination for investment from the major VC players in the broader blockchain industry.
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The OnePlus 10R is said to be launched in China and India in Q2 2022, with a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC under the hood. The smartphone will follow the company’s OnePlus 10 Pro smartphone, which was launched in China and is expected to hit the global market in March. The smartphone is also said to be launched on the upcoming Oppo Find X5 smartphone. Meanwhile, a new rendering of the OnePlus TV Y1S has been spotted ahead of the TV’s launch in India.
According to a report from Android Central, the OnePlus 10R will have a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC coupled with at least 8GB of RAM and 128GB of built-in storage. According to the report, OnePlus’ next smartphone will be launched in the second quarter of 2022. The OnePlus 10R has an AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The smartphone will reportedly be limited to Asian markets like other OnePlus R series smartphones such as OnePlus 9R and OnePlus 9RT.
OnePlus 10 will not have a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC under the hood, according to the report, as the smartphone will also be launched in North America. The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC has a similar core configuration to the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and comes with support for Sub-6 5G bands, but no mmWave 5G connectivity like its Snapdragon counterpart. The smartphone is reportedly set to debut in China and India and could arrive at the end of Q2 2022.
Meanwhile, a rendering of an upcoming OnePlus TV has surfaced online ahead of the TV’s launch in India. OnePlus TV Y1S, which is expected to launch in India soon, was spotted in the OnePlus Connect app by tipster Ishan Agarwal, according to a report by MySmartPrice. The renders show the TV with small bezels, with the OnePlus logo in the center of the bottom bezel. The TVs are expected to come in 32-inch and 43-inch screen sizes and can be priced around Rs. 25,000. OnePlus has yet to confirm the existence of the rumored OnePlus TV Y1S, including its specs and availability.