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[holding answer 20 October 2008]: The Government have taken a number of steps to assist small businesses undertaking research:
From 1 August 2008 the rate of tax relief under the SME R and D tax credits has increased from 150 per cent. to 175 per cent. The employment threshold has also risen from 249 to 449 employees. It is estimated that SMEs will benefit from an additional £80 million as a result;
SBRI is being reformed to deliver technologies to meet the future needs and requirements of Government and other public bodies ahead of commercial procurement, and in doing so, to drive an increase in demand for R and D services. In early-stage, high-technology businesses, supporting them through a critical stage in their development. SBRI is unique in providing 100 per cent. funding of development costs at the crucial stage of prototyping and demonstration, and it is this which makes it potentially valuable for early-stage technology businesses;
Between January and June 2008, 70 small businesses benefited from £5 million of research grants through DIUS’s Grant for Research and Development scheme; and,
DIUS is working with the Technology Strategy Board and regional development agencies to: double the number of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships over the next three years; to introduce a pilot innovation voucher scheme to help 500 smaller businesses collaborate with knowledge institutions; and, to help UK businesses participate in the Eurostars scheme for research performing SMEs.


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HARRISONBURG — Jake, Abner and Tanner Johnson, of Harrisonburg, do most things brothers do together, and they’re doing something that very few across the Commonwealth are — growing hemp.
Jake Johnson, 26, and Abner Johnson, 22, first had the idea to start the business three years ago and now, they’re growing hemp for CBD oil on a 1-acre plot and a 2,500-square-foot greenhouse in Weyers Cave.
“We’re very passionate about the cannabis plant and when we saw the opportunity to grow hemp, we hopped on board,” Jake Johnson said.
Their company is called Shenandoah Valley Hemp, and was born out of changes in the 2016 Farm Bill and ensuing Virginia state law that allowed hemp to be grown for commercial purposes.
Previously, hemp could only be grown for research through institutes of higher education.
Jake Johnson, a James Madison University graduate, spent time on various cannabis farms in Portland, Oregon, during a JMU internship. That’s where he first learned about what it takes to run a hemp business.
The oldest Johnson brother, Tanner, 27, joined the business this year.
Most hemp growers produce for fiber, whereas the Johnson brothers are growing for CBD oil.
As Abner looked into research, he noticed something that would prove a major obstacle.
“I realized they were conducting experiments completely different,” he said.
Since hemp is still in its first publicly legal growing season across the Commonwealth, there is still quite a bit of research to be done on best practices, Abner Johnson said.
The brothers’ results from growing hemp for CBD oil production in Virginia are based on their own findings versus best practice resources, because there are very few practice resources for growing hemp for CBD, he said.
However, there is still help.
Daniel Downey, a JMU chemistry professor, has taken the brothers’ hemp for research, along with products from several other hemp farmers.
“We’re analyzing their plant as they are growing them and then we’ll give them feedback on what seems to be working,” Downey said.
Hemp needs to be watched closely over the late summer, as that’s when the THC percentage starts to rise, he said.
In Virginia, if the THC percentage in hemp rises above 5%, the product is destroyed.
“Compliance with the law is our first priority here,” Abner Johnson said.
To avoid this risk farmers can visit licensed testers, but that often comes at a hefty price.
The JMU inspection is free as the lab is getting valuable research materials from the farmer, Downey said.
“Farmers plant a crop, but they don’t walk away from it — and hemp’s no different,” he said.
Downey was a neighbor of the Johnson brothers when they were young, and met them again by chance in May as he was taking a chemistry field work class on a tour of the farm site.
“It was kind of serendipity from the standpoint that we weren’t there for hemp,” he said.
The lab’s ability to help hemp farmers will only grow, according to Downey.
“We’re just getting fired up this year,” he said.
As for the Johnson brothers, they are already looking at building onto their business with a processing facility, allowing them to make CBD from their raw hemp as well as other farmers' hemp.
There are two kinds of hemp processing which use ethanol of carbon dioxide to produce CBD oil, Abner Johnson said.
Carbon dioxide processing “uses no solvents and comes out as very pure product that never was used with any of those other products or solvents that could be harmful,” he said.
Right now, the brothers are looking at leasing and retrofitting a space around Dayton.
“Researched processing is definitely going to be the next new wave,” Tanner Johnson said.

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DETROIT — Hampered by a 10.4% decline in new car sales by industry leader General Motors, domestic new auto sales fell 1.3% in mid-August, U.S. auto makers reported Monday.
All of the other domestic manufacturers except American Motors reported sales gains for the period. In all, the seven U.S. auto makers said they sold 200,282 new cars in the Aug. 11-20 period, compared to the 180,446 units sold in the same period a year ago.
The total number of cars sold during the period went up because there were nine selling days in the period this year, compared to eight selling days in the comparable 10-day period of 1985. But the overall year-to-year comparisons showed a decrease because they are based on a daily sales rate.
The most recent period marked the second consecutive sales decline by GM, while its main domestic competitors, Ford and Chrysler, have posted increases. Ford said its sales were up 20.3%, and Chrysler reported a 10.1% gain.
"Overall sales were pretty good except for GM," said David Healy, an industry analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert.
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GM's share of the domestic market fell to 53.5% from 58.9% in the year-ago period, while Ford claimed 26.9%, up from 22.1%, and Chrysler held 15.7% in mid-August, compared to 14.1% in the 1985 period.
"It's the second 10-day period where GM's share of the industry has been below normal, but I don't think it's time to push the panic button," Healy said. He added, however, that if GM's sales do not pick up, he expects the No. 1 auto maker to either sweeten its incentive programs or cut production to prevent bulging inventories.
Among the smaller manufacturers, AMC said its sales were off 53.8%, American Honda posted a scant 0.8% gain and Volkswagen U.S. said its sales were up 11.2%.
Nissan U.S., which recently resumed production at its Smyrna, Tenn., plant after a shutdown for retooling, did not release its sales.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, U.S.-built new cars sold at an annual rate of 7.8 million in mid-August, down slightly from the 7.9-million rate posted in the same period last year.
Percentage changes in auto sales for the second 10 days of August are based on daily rates rather than total sales volume. There were nine selling days in the 1986 period and eight selling days in the year-ago period.
Aug. 11-20 Aug. 11-20 % 10-Day 1986 1985 change GM 107,163 106,333 -10.4 Ford 53,935 39,865 +20.3 Chrysler 31,388 25,348 +10.1 AMC* 1,400 2,700 -53.8 VW U.S. 2,242 1,793 +11.2 Honda U.S. 4,154 3,663 +0.8 Nissan U.S. N.A. 744 ------ TOTAL 200,282 180,446 -1.3
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Epic Games announced today that it is laying off 16% of its staff, or 830 people. It’s also divesting recent purchase Bandcamp and spinning out SuperAwesome, which will result in 250 more people leaving the company. Allegedly these layoffs are fueled by an excess of spending and Fortnite’s growth slowing down. Bandcamp joins Songtradr, while SuperAwesome will be its own company headed by current CEO Kate O’Loughlin.
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier initially reported on rumors about the layoffs, and shortly afterwards Epic CEO Tim Sweeney shared a memo about the layoffs. In the memo, Sweeney mentions that the company has been spending more money than it earns. Sweeney said: “I had long been optimistic that we could power through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see that this was unrealistic.”
Sweeney said the company had tried other cost-cutting measures, but that these were unsuccessful. “We concluded that layoffs are the only way, and that doing them now and on this scale will stabilize our finances.” He said that laid-off employees can expect to get six months’ salary and healthcare as severance. The company is apparently still hiring for “critical roles.”
What happened at Epic?
With regards to how Epic’s fortunes declined to this point, Sweeney pointed to a shift in the paradigm at Fortnite, the company’s big ticket game. “While Fortnite is starting to grow again, the growth is driven primarily by creator content with significant revenue sharing, and this is a lower margin business than we had when Fortnite Battle Royale took off and began funding our expansion. Success with the creator ecosystem is a great achievement, but it means a major structural change to our economics.”
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There’s no word on exactly which division of Epic is the most affected by the layoffs, but several former employees of Mediatonic, the developer of Fall Guys, have mentioned being effected on social media. Epic acquired Mediatonic in 2021, after which Fall Guys went free-to-play on the Epic Game Store. It’s unclear at this time how many Mediatonic employees have been affected by the layoffs.
Epic acquired Bandcamp in 2022, saying it intended to offer its resources to the music company to expand and that it supported a fair and open platform for artists. Songtradr acquired Bandcamp from Epic, saying in a statement, “Songtradr will continue to operate Bandcamp as a marketplace and music community with an artist-first revenue share.”
The company also acquired SuperAwesome as a kid tech platform in 2020. According to Sweeney’s memo, SuperAwesome’s advertising business is spinning off under O’Loughlin. The Kids Web Service age verification tools will remain under Epic’s control.
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A promotional flyer in an early copy of Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros has revealed a Spring 2017 release date for Dungeon Travellers 2-2 in Japan.
Dungeon Travellers 2-2: Yamiochi no Otome to Hajimari no Sho (which is one hell of a title) serves as a sequel to dungeon-crawler RPG Dungeon Travellers 2, which saw western release with an enhanced remake for the Vita in October 2015.
There’s no word of a western release for Dungeon Travelers 2-2 so far, but, now that the Japanese release date is confirmed, fans of the series can start awaiting further news on an export.
Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros itself comes out in Japan on September 21st for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 3.
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A federal judge temporarily halted Microsoft from building out a massive cloud computing project after Amazon argued President Donald Trump cheated the company out of the lucrative deal.
Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith ruled Thursday that the $10 billion contract cannot proceed “until further order of the court.” Campbell-Smith’s decision came after Amazon asked the court to depose Trump and several current and former White House officials tied to the project.
“We believe that we will ultimately be able to move forward with the work to make sure those who serve our country can access the new technology they urgently require,” Microsoft spokesman Frank Shaw said in a statement reacting to the decision.
He said the company is “disappointed.”
Amazon asked the court Monday to produce former Secretary of Defense James Mattis to discuss elements of Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, a project Amazon was in line to obtain.
Amazon also wants to depose Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Trump himself to answer questions. (RELATED: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Is Angling To Depose Trump In Fight Over $10 Billion Cloud Contract)
Amazon was long considered a front-runner for JEDI, but the tech behemoth fell out of favor after Trump found out about the deal. The decision to give Microsoft the deal came in October 2019 after Trump, a Bezos critic, instructed DOD that August to put the contract on hold.
Oracle, a computing giant, stated in a May 2019 complaint that Amazon offered former DOD official Deap Ubhi shares in the company and a salary with the tech giant while he was finding a company to help build out JEDI. Ubhi never recused himself, according to the document.
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A Charleston-area startup received a $200,000 infusion of cash from SC Launch last week.
ISI developed an innovation for electric water heaters that delivers the best energy, water and space savings, SCRA said in a news release. The company’s technology solves the quality and reliability shortcomings of existing products and provides highly accurate temperature control from low to high flow rates, SCRA said.
ISI founder and chairman Jerry Callahan and president and CEO Thomas Conroy said the company was thankful to have resources available to grow in South Carolina.
“We are delighted to be the recipient of this support as we work aggressively to bring our product to market, which saves significant amounts of energy and water compared to existing water heating technologies,” Callahan said.
Also during the event at the Innovation Center, philanthropist and InterTech Group chairman and CEO Anita Zucker was given an SCRA Knowledge Economist Award for her commitment to South Carolina’s innovation economy.
“SCRA is committed to the continued growth of South Carolina's knowledge economy, and we are delighted to recognize these achievements this evening,” said SCRA CEO Bill Mahoney. “We offer congratulations to ISI Technology, an emerging innovative company, and to Anita Zucker, a business and civic leader who has demonstrated time and time again her commitment to South Carolina. It is through the efforts and leadership of individuals such as Jerry Callahan, Thomas Conroy and Anita Zucker, paired with the right resources and support, that we will realize continued growth of our knowledge economy.”


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Fidelity is launching an optional Adviser On-going Fee service in line with the RDR's proposal to move to a fee-based model with customer agreed remuneration.
Fidelity's new service will be fully launched by the end of this year with ISAs and collectives the initial products included.
The service will not replace or change any commission structures already set up should the adviser not want to use the Adviser On-going Fee.
Peter Hicks, head of UK retail sales at Fidelity International, comments: "The Adviser On-going Fee service will give advisers better flexibility over remuneration they want to receive and at what level. It will be transparent and clear to the client and adviser, with the adviser remuneration being agreed between them."
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Bethlehem confident in big turnout on Small Business Saturday
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Early-season foot traffic in Downtown Bethlehem has bolstered hopes that turnout for Small Business Saturday will exceed pre-coronavirus levels.
The city said high turnout for its annual Holiday Cocktail Trails is the first sign people feel safe enough to gather again.
- Downtown Bethlehem is seeing big turnout of visitors and shoppers early on in the Christmas season, bolstering hopes that turnout for Small Business Saturday will exceed expectations
- Small Business Saturday takes place the Saturday after Thanksgiving and is a movement to help small businesses and communities thrive
- Shoppers Saturday are encouraged to take a #SelfieWithanElfie to be in the running for a $200 gift card
"This is the first year since COVID-19 hit the nation that Bethlehem's Holiday Cocktail Trails felt normal, which is a great indicator for strong numbers for Small Business Saturday," Downtown Bethlehem Association Manager Kelly Smith said in a news release.
The city is seeing full hotels, busy restaurants and shops, Smith said.
One thing that might be drawing more visitors is a change in design to the Christmas City Village huts this year that also increased the number of vendors.
The holiday-themed wooden huts on Main Street opened Nov. 10 and are part of a holiday tradition that draws thousands of people downtown.
Smith previously told LehighValleyNews.com the association decided to change the style of the huts because the previous versions were difficult for the vendors to use and people to shop at.
“It was very challenging for them every day to come in and load in and out and put their displays on the outside,” Smith told LehighValleyNews.com reporter Olivia Marble. “So we copied Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia and some of the German-style Christmas villages around the world and decided to make the huts more user-friendly."
The new huts are bigger and designed to be more weather-resistant, so vendors will be able to set up their wares inside and leave them there throughout the season.
Beyond taking advantage of Small Business Saturday deals, shoppers in Downtown Bethlehem also will have the chance to take part in a unique scavenger hunt.
There will be elves hidden in various shops that customers are encouraged to track down and take a selfie with before uploading the photos to the Heart of Bethlehem social media page. Using the hashtags #shopsmall and #selfiewithanelfie, every photo is a chance to win a $200 gift certificate.
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Another one bites the dust in this week of game delays. Camouflaj has just announced that their Iron Man VR title will come out on May 15, 2020, instead of its original February 28, 2020 release date.
The announcement came via the Camouflag Twitter Account citing they wanted to “deliver on their vision and meet the expectations of their amazing community” as to why the VR title is being delayed.
This week has been riddled with game delays from Final Fantasy VII Remake, Marvel’s Avengers, and Cyberpunk 2077. The likelihood of other titles being delayed is very high considering most developers are trying to get their last games out for this generation before the release of the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X later this year, but only time will tell.
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Apple even stronger a year after Steve Jobs death (Update)
Visitors to the Apple website were greeted with a brief video showing snippets of Jobs and the various products he introduced, from the early Apple computers to the iPhone, and a message from chief executive Tim Cook.
"Steve's passing one year ago was a sad and difficult time for all of us," Cook wrote.
"I hope that today everyone will reflect on his extraordinary life and the many ways he made the world a better place."
Jobs died October 5, 2011 at the age of 56, after a long battle with cancer.
"One of the greatest gifts Steve gave to the world was Apple," Cook said. "No company has ever inspired such creativity or set such high standards for itself. Our values originated from Steve and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. We share the great privilege and responsibility of carrying his legacy into the future."
Cook added: "I'm incredibly proud of the work we are doing, delivering products that our customers love and dreaming up new ones that will delight them down the road. It's a wonderful tribute to Steve's memory and everything he stood for."
Despite the loss of Jobs, Apple has maintained and even extended its leadership with a record-breaking introduction of the iPhone 5, helping lift its shares to record highs.
Apple is also widely expected to introduce a smaller version of its market-leading iPad later this month, which may be another huge success.
But analysts said this may not be an indication of Apple's long-term future.
"Apple can continue to fly along on the fumes of the Steve Jobs-era for quite a while," said Roger Kay, an analyst and consultant with Endpoint Technologies Associates.
Jobs and Apple had "a lot of things in the pipeline" before he died and these ideas can keep fueling Apple for some time, he added.
"What Steve could do was envision a product market that didn't exist at all," Kay said. "There aren't many people who can do that. Not at Apple, maybe not anywhere."
Over the long term, Kay said the outlook is less clear. Apple's success was not just the work of one person, said Kay, but Jobs was at the center of it.
"You can have an orchestra, and all the players are very fine, but the conductor is the guy who pulls it all together and makes it sounds like an orchestra," he said. "That's the way he ran Apple."
Trip Chowdhry at Global Equities Research said Apple may never be the same.
"Our research is indicating that probably this is the peak for Apple," Chowdhry said in a note to clients.
"The success of a consumer product is dictated by getting the last two percent right," Chowdhry explained.
"We think that skill has now left Apple, and Apple may be the new Microsoft, coming with good enough products like Microsoft does. Perfection may not be the hallmark of Apple as Steve Jobs is no more."
Jobs was just 21 when he founded Apple Computer in 1976 in his family garage with his 26-year-old friend Steve Wozniak.
From such humble beginnings, the company grew into the world's most valuable firm, with a market value of above $600 billion. Since Jobs' death, Apple stock is up some 70 percent.
Jobs led the drive for Apple to produce the iPod, iPhone and iPad. He also created iTunes, which became one of the world's biggest e-commerce platforms and a leading vendor of music, apps and other content.
Under Jobs, Apple introduced its first computers and then the Macintosh, which became wildly popular in the 1980s. But he left Apple in 1985 after an internal power struggle and started NeXT Computer company, aimed at businesses.
He then co-founded Pixar animated studios in 1986 from a former computer graphics unit he bought from movie industry titan George Lucas. The studio has produced acclaimed films like "Toy Story."
Jobs reconciled with Apple in 1996 with the company buying NeXT for $429 million and Jobs ascending once again to the Apple throne.
Jobs revamped the Macintosh line, as well as launching a "post-PC era" in which personal computers give way to smart mobile gadgets.
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What if the Internet Collapsed?
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a change in the normal workday for the majority of the workforce . As a result, businesses have had to adapt to new operations as employees work from home. While virtually every industry or field of work today requires or relies on an online connection, the past few months have demonstrated our dependency on the internet as a whole — and the need for quality connectivity. But what would we have done if this was happening 30, 20, or even just 10 years ago? Or worse – what would happen if the internet suddenly shut down?
Through all of this, we’re witnessing some applications and businesses struggling to handle a spike in usage and volume. Web-based meeting software Zoom has had issues with outages and security breaches. Online video streaming services like Netflix have had to downgrade their video quality to prevent networks from becoming overwhelmed.
These, of course, are just a few instances that don’t drastically affect day-to-day life. But it certainly has us wondering: What would happen if the entire internet went out? And as a business, what plans or data protection solutions should you have in place should there ever be a massive internet collapse?
The impact of internet outages on businesses
With over 4.33 billion internet users around the globe, it’s almost impossible to imagine the kind of toll a widescale internet outage would take on businesses. Banking, hospitals, military, commerce, and virtually every industry relies on the internet and data for productivity. While there’s no way to measure the kind of damage an internet outage would cause, it’s safe to say it would likely be immeasurable.
For starters, internet outages are expected to cost small businesses $40 billion just in 2020 alone. Now, imagine that number for larger companies or corporations — and an outage lasting much longer than a few hours of downtime here and there. With almost every aspect of business relying on the internet, from payment and payroll processing to digital marketing to supply chain management, the damage caused by lost internet would be irreversible. That’s also not to mention the loss of customers, data, and reputation.
How to protect your business from internet outages
While it’s highly unlikely the entire internet will go out across the entire globe, businesses are still susceptible to recurring outages or breaches, resulting in costly downtime. That’s why it’s important to have a solid plan of protection in place should that ever happen to you in the future.
First, you should work with a trusted security partner to develop a business continuity (BC) plan, which is an all-encompassing strategy for an organization to survive during physical or environmental strife. A key component of a BC plan is to prioritize data and segregate it into silos of value. That’s because it focuses a greater effort on data durability for the most critical data for an organization.
Another element of a BC plan is maintaining data protection schemes and ensuring application availability for the most critical apps. The premise of priority should be extended to your organization’s personnel, ensuring key performers have access to critical applications and network connectivity.
Before the pandemic, the thought of network availability was typically confined to data centers or strategic VPN’s. But an all-encompassing BC plan will address the need for redundant connectivity for the highest priority in a specific workforce.
Here’s what redundancy strategies and solutions should look like for you and your business:
- Redundant infrastructure to support all business-critical applications
- Redundant data protection scheme to support critical business functions (like backup, replication, and security)
- Prioritized workforce to keep core components of the organization operational
- Redundant and alternative communication systems (email, messaging, chat, telephone)
- A mobility plan to migrate a subset of your workforce to a different location
The future of the internet and businesses
While the future of the pandemic is still unclear, we do know some things about the future of the internet. Emerging technology like 5G will provide a crucial role in guaranteeing internet access in the future. It is already thriving in numerous major urban areas and will continue to spread across the US. This resilient and affordable connectivity will provide the redundancy necessary for a highly mobile and dispersed workforce to thrive during challenging times like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Before implementing or adopting new technologies, however, businesses should always carefully examine potential risks. Through effective risk mitigation, your security team or partner can look at all the possible vulnerabilities an organization faces. From there, they can create appropriate actions to ensure your business continues to operate normally should anything happen to internet signals or access.
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VERDE VALLEY- Those who have been shopping in the past few months know that Christmas is right around the corner.
Stores have had their holiday decorations out since right after Halloween. But what they haven't had out are the fresh cut Christmas trees.
There are many ways to purchase a tree this holiday season. Whether it be an artificial tree, a real tree from the store, or one cut down by families in a forest, a Christmas tree is for most families the centerpiece to a festive home.
There are only a few places to get Christmas trees in the Verde Valley. Those include Home Depot, Walmart, Ace Hardware, Prescott National Forest, and the Kiwanis Club.
The Kiwanis Club of Camp Verde has fresh cut trees for sale in the Bashas' parking lot. The prices range from $20 to $60. The types of Christmas trees offered are Douglas, Noble and Nordmann firs. The trees are shipped in from a tree farm in Oregon.
The money from the tree sales will be donated to different organizations throughout Camp Verde. The Kiwanis Christmas tree lot will open on Dec. 2 and will be open Wednesday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information stop by the lot or call (928) 567-6203.
Ace Hardware in Camp Verde sells fresh cut Christmas trees.
The prices range from $20 to $60, also based on size, height and variety. Ace Hardware does not carry artificial trees, but staff can order them on request.
Ace is located at 285 S. Main St. Store hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
For more information call (928) 567-4172.
Wal-Mart sells both artificial and real trees. Prices for the reusable trees run from $15 for a table top tree to around $200 for trees that are more than seven feet tall. Prices vary depending on whether they come with lights or not, or the color of the light, and also the height. Wal-Mart's fresh cut trees also vary in price based on height and type of tree.
Wal-Mart is located at 2003 E. Rodeo Drive in Cottonwood and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For any questions on the trees call (928) 634-0444 and ask for the garden center.
Home Depot has fresh cut Christmas trees. Prices range from $24.95 to $100 based on size and variety of tree. Home Depot offers Noble, Douglas and Frasier firs. Home Depot also carries artificial trees that vary based on size and Christmas lights.
Home Depot is located at 1030 SR 260. The hours are Monday through Saturday 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. For more information, call (928) 649-3758.
Elsewhere in the Verde Valley
The Verde Ranger District sells permits for people who want to cut down their own trees in the Prescott National Forest. Verde Ranger District started selling permits on Nov. 17 and sold out in two and a half hours this year.
People that purchased these permits got to go into the Prescott National Forest and cut down their own tree. The permits cost $15.
People who buy permits are able to cut down up to five trees.
The Verde Ranger District gives individuals a map of the forest that guides people to trees that are ready to be cut down.
People with permits are able to go into the forest and cut down their tree from the day of purchase up until Christmas Eve. Although the permits sold out this year, next year is always an option so keep an eye out for the October press release if interested.
For more information, call (928) 567-4121 or visit the Camp Verde office, located at 300 SR 260.
Other places to look for artificial trees can be a consignment shops in the area.
There is no shortage of thrift stores in the Verde Valley and can be a great place to purchase a used tree for a reasonable price.
But if the tree comes pre-lit, make sure to plug it in before purchasing to check the condition of the lights.
There can be all different sizes of trees at these shops and can be convenient for people on a budget this holiday season.
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On Nov. 23, 2020, 30,000 square-foot facility expansion
The new space will create 100 jobs and provide enhanced amenities for all employees. Specifically, the structure’s third floor will be dedicated to a cafe, kitchen and dining space with an outdoor terrace.
The new building is also designed for energy efficiency with state-of-the art lighting systems and underfloor air distribution.
Construction will begin immediately and should be complete by November 2021.
“At this critical time, we are increasing capacity to serve our customers’ needs in the many essential industries throughout the country,” said Frank Mueller, president of Kaeser Compressors. “This new and exciting project will allow us to better support our national distribution network and our ever-expanding business in the US. And like our original building which we opened 25 years ago, this new addition is dedicated to our employees, Kaeser’s most valuable resource.”
Kaeser Compressors, Inc., is the US headquarters of global compressor manufacturer Kaeser Kompressoren SE.
Miller led a virtual groundbreaking ceremony that included representatives of Lifecycle Construction Services, McKinney Architects, and the Spotsylvania County Economic Development Department.
“Kaeser has been a valued member of our business community for decades,” said Deborah Sanders, Acting Director of the Spotsylvania County Economic Development. “We’re very proud they continue to call Spotsylvania home, and we offer our sincerest congratulations on this new addition, their expanding operations, and the new jobs this will bring for our residents.”


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As the whole tablet segment is in crisis and can’t find a way to generate hype and profit, it’s up to niches to rise up to power. Productivity and detachables seem to be the key, as they’ve reached 12% of the whole slate space.
IDC estimations show that tablet shipments were down almost 14% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2015, but detachables managed to double their units, to 8.1 million. People seem to want genuine PC replacements and they’re ready to pay the high price for that. Microsoft and Apple are ruling the ascending niche, with 2 million iPad Pros and 1.6 million Surface tablets moved last quarter.
Still, there’s hope for smaller devices, like the Amazon Fire $50 tablet, that sold very well, as well as a variety of models from Huawei and Lenovo. It’s interesting to see that ASUS basically started the detachable frenzy about 4-5 years ago and they haven’t exactly managed to rule the space. Neither have Lenovo with their famous convertibles.
I guess the big brand really does matter when you buy something.


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McLaren continues to hold on to the combustion engine. But the electric age will dawn for the British sports car manufacturer as well.
British sports car maker McLaren will launch a new electrified supercar called Artura in the second half of 2021. The upcoming model combines a completely new platform architecture with a likewise new high-performance hybrid drive train consisting of a V6 petrol engine and an electric motor. The new double heart from McLaren is said to provide the performance level of a larger V8 as well as higher torque. In addition to the dynamic driving characteristics of a super sports car, the Artura should also master emission-free driving in the city. McLaren has not yet revealed any further details.


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Target on Wednesday said it’s partnering with pet supplies subscription service BarkBox and otherwise expanding the pet supplies assortment in stores and online. BarkBox goods will be for sale as of Aug. 13, both online and in Target stores.
The BarkBox tie-up signals the first time that the box service will sell its wares through physical stores, according to a Target company blog post.
The retailer also said that it’s adding some 200 items to its existing "Boots & Barkley" pet supplies brand, selling premium pet food from Blue Buffalo, and is teasing a partnership with popular lifestyle and advice blogger Kate Arends of Wit & Delight for a line of pet-related holiday items.
A major 70% of Target customers have pets at home, according to Target senior vice president of essentials and beauty Christina Hennington, and the big box retailer is catering to them with an assortment of merchandise that it hopes will drive them into stores.
"[W]e saw an opportunity to become their ultimate pets destination by offering new and exclusive pet brands they can only find at Target, alongside everyday must-haves they need, saving guests time and money with every Target run," Hennington said in a company blog post.
Target, having learned a tough lesson in the 1980s when it failed to win a price war with Walmart that Target itself had sparked, has since relied on merchandise differentiation to compete. The company is dedicating teams to introduce more than a dozen new brands over the next two years, with the research and design approach used for Target’s new Cat & Jack kids apparel and Pillowfort kids home decor brands. "We will touch more than $10 billion of current volume with the expectation that we will accelerate growth within our most differentiated and profitable categories," CEO Brian Cornell said in June. For commodity products like food, consumables and household products, Target also plans to compete better on price, executives said.
The effort isn't just a response to Walmart, but an answer to what Cornell has deemed a challenging retail environment — driven in no small way by Amazon — that has turned even apparel and home goods into commodities, leaving customers to decide on price as they shop online and off.
From bookstores to electronics stores, many retailers have registered such seismic activity well before now, notes Matt Sargent, senior vice president of retail at Frank N. Magid Associates. "Target just took longer to feel the 'Amazon digital effect' than [Best Buy], due to the categories and customer base they play within," Sargent said in an email to Retail Dive earlier this year. "Amazon initially went after books (successfully destroying physical book retailers), and then went onto CE and office supplies, and now are expanding into food and apparel."
While the most popular subscription service categories are in fashion and beauty, many other such services proliferate, including Harry's (which has also partnered with Target to sell its products in stores), Loot Crate, which offers geek and gaming merchandise and now BarkBox, which sells dog toys, treats and gifts. The subscription retailer, like other pure-play e-commerce models, is likely feeling the need to showcase products in stores, for the exposure and sales that only brick and mortar can bring.


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The owners now fear that the cars and vans have been sold in other provinces.
One of the rental operators, Ms Nitiya, owner of Tai Rai Home company in Cherng Talay, told reporters yesterday evening (Sept 26) that she usually only rented cars out to foreigners, but due to the COVID economic crisis was forced to broaden her customer range.
“We usually are open to foreigners living in Phuket looking to rent a car, at daily and monthly rates, with most of the cars rented being Fortuners,” she said.
She said that her company was contacted by one of the gang members who came into her office talking about “big business” by telling her staff that they would rent a car to do business and contact people in Phuket about growing cannabis plantations.
“The first time they rented one car, and three months later they rented another car,” she said.
“Normally, I would not rent cars to Thai people. However, due to the COVID-19 epidemic situation, our business came to a halt and we had to start renting cars to Thai people,” Ms Nitiya said.
“We rented the cars on a monthly basis, at starting prices ranging from B15,000-30,000. For the first two months, they paid as usual. But when entering the third month, we were told they had tried to pay but claimed that the account had a problem and they could not transfer the money.
“The account was correct, but they kept claiming there were problems, and then they started avoiding calls and did not call back. When we did contact them, they said they would be able to pay at a later date, but when that due date came they did not come to pay and did not answer the phone,” Ms Nitiya said.
Ms Nitiya said she had tracked down one of the gang, Sarayut Rattanaburi, to his house, but found the home “locked up tight”.
She spoke to a neighbour who said that he knew his neighbour was a scammer who had already taken the car to sell in another province, Ms Nitiaya said.
“Now I still have to bear the burden of paying B17,000 per month for one of the cars, but I have now been deceived out of two cars which will be sold,” she said.
Ms Nitiya said that at the beginning of September she had filed a formal complaint for police to track down Sarayut and have him arrested and prosecuted.
She had also informed the local village headman
“I wonder why there is so much evidence and they still can’t arrest the participants in this scam, and I have to complain to the press to help present the news,” she said.
Another car rental operator duped out of vehicles by Sarayut was Ms Neeranuch, who operates Best Travel Club Company in Pa Khlok.
Ms Neeranuch had rented four vans to the group.
“Now I still have to pay almost B20,000 per month in installments for the four vans, that’s almost B100,000 per month,” she said.
“I have filed a complaint, but the case has not progressed, so I have to complain to the media and there are still many car rental companies who have been scammed by this gang,” Ms Neeranuch said.
“They have been deceived, rented their cars out and not had their cars returned, and filed a complaint, but it’s like at the beginning, nothing has progressed, everyone has suffered a lot and had to bear the burden of debt during this time with a bad economy, when there are no tourists due to the impact of COVID-19,” she added.


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Carla Lockhart said:
“89% of all goods transported by land in the UK are moved directly by road, including 98% of food, agricultural and consumer products. Our economy is heavily dependent on a responsive, reliable road haulage industry. Households across the UK rely on road haulage for everyday goods needed and enjoyed in every home.
The sector is facing huge challenges at this time, not least in relation to the ongoing inflated price of fuel. In an industry where margin is small, the increased cost of fuel is crippling haulage firms – from the biggest operators with hundreds of lorries on the road, to the self-employed haulier with one lorry. The longer the increase in cost of filling a lorry with fuel continues, the more challenging it is across the industry to survive.
The Government must act quickly on fuel duty and VAT on fuel upon the election of a new Prime Minister. It is vital to industry as well as families across the UK that action is taken to alleviate price pressures at the pump. In terms of haulage, we also need Government to act to ensure the safety and wellbeing of drivers. Nationally, there are an estimated 11,000 shortage of lorry parking spaces. Commercial vehicle drivers are the backbone of our economy, yet every day they are up against a lack of safe and secure parking and forced to take their rest periods in their vehicles at the side of the road with no access to hygiene facilities. It isn’t good enough for people who are keeping the UK moving on a daily basis.
Alongside other MPs from across the political spectrum, I am urging the Government to create a Taskforce to tackle these problems to ensure our lorry drivers and haulage companies can survive and carry out their work in a profitable and safe way. We need action now.”


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Microsoft vs. Apple at The Domain in Austin
Apple Inc. and Microsoft are going head-to-head at The Domain, a shopping center in North Austin.
A new 6,723-square-foot Microsoft store opened Thursday at The Domain, drawing a large crowd. The store, which the second Microsoft store in Texas, is scheduled to celebrate its opening with a concert by the Zac Brown Band on Saturday night.
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) operates 20 stores nationally, including Seattle-area locations at University Village and Bellevue Square, according to the company's website. The second store in Texas is at the Houston Galleria.
The stores offer products including personal computers, Windows phones, Xbox 360 consoles and Kinect systems. The Austin store is projected to employ 45-55 workers, officials said.
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Blackberry and Samsung have been having an intense partnership it seems. Just weeks ago we were hearing rumors that Samsung is thinking of a buyout but these rumors were later denied by the south Korean giant.
Then we saw the upcoming smartphone by Blackberry, the Blackberry Venice which comes with Samsung’s trademark edges.
After looking at this smartphone you will realize the potential of these two companies working together.
Now it looks as if Samsung will try to bring back the Blackberry old-school feel to this new smartphone era.
This is because just a few days ago we saw pictures of a Galaxy S6 Edge+ keyboard. The South Korean giant is quite interested in manufacturing these keyboards.
This news has also been confirmed by the German website GSMinfo. Apart from this GSMinfo has also discovered a Flip Wallet priced at 25 Euros, Glassy Cover also for 25 Euros and a Clearview Cover for 40 Euros.
Moreover the online retailer that had leaked prices for these new Galaxy S6 Edge+ covers has also leaked a keyboard cover for the Galaxy S6 Edge+. So this means that the keyboard is going to be a reality pretty soon.
The S6+ keyboard will be priced for 60 Euros and has an expected stock date of August 22nd which basically means just one day after the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5 go on sale worldwide.


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iPhone Gets a Due Date
Always careful to orchestrate news of product rollouts on its own terms, Apple this weekend set a specific date on the launch of the iPhone: June 29. The news was conveyed in three television ads that featured lots of iPhone eye candy, with close-up images of the device's Web surfing, video playback and photo browsing capabilities.
The date for the much-anticipated iPhone launch has been set for June 29. Apple tipped the date Sunday with a trio of new television ads, which are also available for viewing on its Web site.
If soon-to-be iPhone owners have been antsy for news of the June release date, there's a good chance they'll start drooling when they see the new ads, which feature close-up views of the iPhone playing high-quality video, surfing the Web, browsing through album covers, family photos, and a seafood restaurant search that shows off results on a handy street map.
"The iPhones will be on sale in AT&T company-owned resale stores, and they'll be available in Apple retail stores as well as on their online store," John Kampfe, a spokesperson for AT&T, told MacNewsWorld.
Apple confirmed the date but declined to comment on details.
The iPhone will only be available via AT&T (formerly Cingular) service plans, and as Apple's iPhone video ads note, the use of the iPhone will require a minimum two-year activation plan.
Special Launch Events?
Apple may launch the iPhone with a special event rather than during regular events at which it has kicked off new products in the past, such as its Worldwide Developers Conference, going on next week in San Francisco. Will Apple and AT&T launch some pre-Fourth of July weekend fireworks?
"We're not disclosing any other plans at this point beyond what we've said already," Kampfe noted.
However, Apple already milked a great deal of hype when it unveiled the iPhone back in January at Macworld. A second event might be overkill.
"To be honest, I don't think they need to do a whole lot to drive additional attention. There's a lot of hunger around this already," Charles Golvin, a principal analyst with Forrester Research, told MacNewsWorld.
Apple and AT&T may hold a launch event at the Apple Store in New York to help drive mass media coverage, Golvin noted. They may also let the iPhone go on sale at midnight the night before, he speculated.
Buying in Waves
"I still see two waves of uptake, and the first is the Apple fan boys, the people who are devoted to all things Apple ... and there are plenty of them," Golvin explained. These Apple customers have been paying careful attention to their cellular service contracts and have been making sure they are off of competitors' contracts in advance of the iPhone launch.
"The more interesting piece will be the second wave, those who are very interested, who maybe already have a BlackJack or Motorola Q -- or something in the same space that's more consumer-friendly than a BlackBerry," Golvin noted. "We'll see if they're still willing pay the premium [for an iPhone]."
The Price Factor
The iPhone will initially come in two versions -- a 4 GB model for US$499 and an 8 GB model for $599. The steep price tag could put quite a heavy burden on sales; however, when adding the price of a new iPod to that of a cell phone, the total could be close enough to justify the expense to some consumers.
After the initial wave of sales to Apple aficionados, the price may well hold strong.
"There's so much attention paid on the price point, but if you go back to the initial price of the Motorola Razr, when Cingular also had an exclusive on it, it was $499, so this is not the first phone to be priced at this level," Golvin explained. "And they were able to hold that price point for quite a while."


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Keep Empties out of Landfills
Monday, April 08, 2013
“People don’t realize the impact that printer cartridges have on the environment,” said Tom McLaughlin, Marketing Director of Cartridge World. “In North America alone, more than 350 million cartridges are discarded in landfills per year. Cartridge World offers an alternative that is earth-friendly and cost-effective. We recycle more than 4.5 million printer cartridges annually. Plus, each Cartridge World customer saves up to 30 percent off the cost of the equivalent OEM cartridge at a big box store.”
The following statistics shed light on the impact of printer cartridges on the environment:
- Alone, HP ships more than 52 million printers per year. Most consumers buy three to four ink cartridges three times per year for their printer at home, which produces 600 million empty cartridges.
- Almost eight printer cartridges are thrown away per second in the United States.
- It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new laser cartridge.
- Every laser cartridge that Cartridge World remanufactures saves nearly 2.5 pounds of metal & plastic waste from being deposited in landfills.
- Seventy percent of used printer cartridges throughout the world are currently discarded.
- A laser cartridge thrown into landfill can take up to 450 years to decompose. Some components made of industrial grade plastics will take over 1,000 years to decompose.
To help reduce our carbon footprint, Cartridge World offers recycling programs for local organizations, schools, businesses and consumers.
Parents, teachers and office managers are encouraged to request a “recycle” box for their school or office to collect empty cartridges. Parents can further participate in a printer cartridge recycling and fundraising program in which they can raise money for their local participating school by dropping off empty cartridges at the school. In exchange for the empty cartridges, Cartridge World will pay the school based on the quantity collected.
Customers may recycle their empty ink and toner cartridges at any Cartridge World store. Some Cartridge World stores also accept small electronics recycling, such as cell phones.
In addition, Cartridge World’s 100-percent guaranteed printer cartridges save consumers and businesses up to 30 percent on their printing costs. Cartridge World sells more than 3,000 different cartridges for home and office printers, copier and fax machines. Customers can take advantage of a variety of local store promotions, such as a “Buy Nine Get One Free” discount card.
With more than 1,400 stores across the globe, Cartridge World is the world’s largest specialty retailer of ink and toner printer cartridges. For more information about Cartridge World’s eco-friendly products, visit your local Cartridge World store or www.CartridgeWorld.com. To learn how much your home or business can save on office printing costs, visit your local store or Cartridge World’s online savings calculator.


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EntertainmentWeekly has confirmed will reprise his role as magician Tony Wonder, bringing fresh bread and Subway Sub Club cards to one episode (likely the Gob-focused one) in Netflix's revival of the cult series.
Oh, and about that revival: it turns out that, like the original run, it is to be an ephemeral experience that leaves us wanting more, which maybe we'll eventually get if the movie ever happens but won't be happening with additional Netflix seasons. At an investor conference today, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings reportedly doused any hopes of a season 5 by calling the new run a "fantastic one-off" that is "non-repeatable."
"We don't anticipate being able to do seasons five, six, seven. We have less of a stake in it," Hastings said. "Arrested Development is a wildly successful tactic as opposed to fundamental to the strategy." There's always money in the banana stand, but not in re-making a canceled cult series with a bunch of increasingly busy actors, apparently.


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News From Hawkins, Fenton, Weber Shandwick, APCO, and WE Communications
Hawkins Hires Kristen Boehm for Digital Practice
Hawkins International PR nabbed Kristin Boehm from DKC as their digital director. Boehm brings a resume that includes a stint as online editor at the New York Post and People.com’s editor-in-chief. In additional to Boehm, the firm put Andrea Capodilupo in as their first specialist in corporate communications at the end of 2016. She’s directing corporate thought leadership and picking up more media exposure for clients and brands represented by the agency.
Ben Wyskida Becomes CEO at Fenton
Michael Huttner has been acting CEO and with the change of bringing Ben Wyskida in as CEO, Huttner is now political director and following outside interests in Colorado. Wyskida plans on expanding their digital efforts to increase clients’ audiences. Fenton specializes in working with advocacy and nonprofit organizations including the American Cancer Society, Children’s AID, and the ACLU.
Annick Boyen Leaves Weber Shandwick (Benelux)
Weber Shandwick says goodbye to Annick Boyen who has been the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg) CEO to work at Unilever as a VP for communications and business development in Europe. Her employment at Weber Shandwick spans 22 years, where she started as a trainee. She was in the Benelux CEO spot since 2014. Her position with WS will now be filled by Monica Vicente Cristina and Nora Lawton in Brussels as well as Hafida Abahai out of the Hague.
Jen Young Joins Healthcare Team at APCO Worldwide
Jen Young was hired recently as a senior director at APCO’s in their DC office fin their global healthcare division. She left a post at Edelman as EVP and director of operations in the top independent agency’s healthcare group. In her new post, she’ll work with healthcare, consumer health, and pharmaceutical global clients. She’s also worked at FleishmanHillard and Hill+Knowlton. In addition to her PR agency experience, she served as manager for policy and state government affairs at PhRMA.
WE Communications Becomes PR AOR for Lenovo in APAC
Lenovo wants to transition from simply being a PC maker to becoming the customer-centric premier brand of choice throughout the Central Asia Pacific area. To that end, they’ve hired WE Communications as their PR representatives in such markets as Singapore and Hong Kong with the charge toward strategic communications and building PR across four regional teams in Asia Pacific. Lenovo had been represented in Hong Kong by Y&R (a Cohn & Wolfe affiliate) and Text 100 in Singapore.


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The National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon), linked to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, guided more than 900 Procons across the country to open administrative proceedings against Apple and Samsung. The reason is the sale of cell phone devices without power chargers.
According to a note released yesterday (12) by Senacon, the opening of the processes will serve for companies to present explanations for the removal of chargers and even to take measures to ensure consumer satisfaction.
The withdrawal of chargers was announced by Apple in October 2020. The company said it would no longer include the charger in the sale of the iPhone 12. The strategy was maintained at the launch of the iPhone 13, last year. Samsung, on the other hand, announced the withdrawal of the charger and headphone jack, in January 2021, for the Galaxy S21 cell line. The companies justified the decision with the argument of reducing the environmental impact.
The measure caused Procon de São Paulo to apply a fine of more than R$10.5 million against Apple. In Fortaleza, the fine imposed by the consumer protection agency was R$ 26 million. The amount was shared with Samsung.
“According to estimates from Consumer Protection agencies, if only about half of the Procons (450) penalized each of the two technological giants by R$ 10 million, they would have to send no less than R$ to the Procon resources fund. 9 billion”, informed Senacon.


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Newton News -- In the wake of Apple's latest reorganization and cost-cutting measures, several news sources reported that Apple might ditch its Newton division. Understandably, reactions among MessagePad users have ranged from confusion to outrage. On Friday, Sandy Benett, vice president of Apple's Newton Systems Group, released a letter to developers and users reassuring them that the group "remains intact" amid the reorganization, and that support for the current MessagePad 2000 and eMate 300 is proceeding alongside development of future products. [JLC]
Sleep (and Lock) Your Screen
When you are walking away from your computer, it's fairly common practice to start your screen saver and lock your screen. But did you know that there is a built-in keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X to sleep the screen?
Press Control-Shift-Eject and your monitor sleeps without engaging the screen saver.


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“I am presenting for a solution,” Amazon’s lawyer Gopal Subramanian set the conciliatory tone in the Thursday morning proceedings in the apex court. “Throughout we have always been willing to have a dialogue, a conversation. There can be other resolutions to a matter. Is it not a whirlpool? Facing one statutory authority barely because we went through an arbitration. Let us put our hands together and find a solution. ”
The Supreme Court said it will hear the matter again on March 15 and told the three parties Amazon.com NV Investments Holdings LLC, Future Retail Ltd (FRL) and its promoter Future Coupons Pvt Ltd (FCPL) to find ways to trash out a settlement.
“We will simply adjourn the matter for 10 days….. Meanwhile, work out by gentleman’s understanding. It will be better in interest of business,” Chief Justice N V Ramana said.
“Now if he has seen the light of the day and he wants to have a conversation, what prevents the big boss from Amazon calling up Mr. (Kishore) Biyani,” Salve said responding to Subramanian’s proposal. “We are not stopping them. As lawyers, behind the scenes, encourage it…. Let me assure Your Lordship nobody is winning in this battle.”
The Supreme Court gave a 12-day time for both the groups to talk to their respective clients for a solution to the legal impasse that has brought Future Group to the brink of bankruptcy.
Subsequently, the apex court said the proceedings in the Delhi High Court and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) could go as scheduled.
This the first major conciliatory approach agreed by the two parties in an otherwise more than a year of acrimonious legal battle since October 2020 when the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) through an emergency order halted the Rs 25,000 crore proposed deal between Future Group and Reliance Retail.
Amazon alleges breach of contract by FRL to sell its assets to Reliance Retail and the US giant argues that its 2019 investment agreements into promoter firm FCPL, FRL is barred from parting with its businesses without Amazon’s consent. On top of that, Amazon said FRL is particularly barred from selling assets to more than dozen corporations including Reliance.


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Supermarket Iceland is set to offer shoppers interest-free loans in a bid to help customers avoid food poverty during the cost of living crisis. The loans have been organised in partnership with Fair for You, a not-for-profit online lending company.
The frozen foods chain says the loans will be available for small amounts of between £25 and £100, which can be paid back at £10 per week. They will be given to shoppers on a pre-loaded card which can be used to buy essential everyday items to help those struggling the most as prices spiral, WalesOnline reports.
The CEO of Fair for You, Simon Dukes, said no one should have to go hungry in order to feed their children, or have to decide between eating or having hot water. Those who have taken out the small loans will be able to choose what day they make the repayments, or they can overpay if they want to.
The retailer says the loans will be available one loan at a time over six windows of the year that will coincide with the school holidays - a move they say will help shoppers "smooth out" incomes, while not needing to rely on them all year.
The scheme, called the Iceland Food Club, has been organised as part of their wider response to the cost of living crisis called 'Doing it right: right now'. Findings from a trial of the scheme showed that the initiative reduced the use of food banks by 92 percent and a reduction of more than 80 per cent in the number of customers using loan sharks. Additionally, 71 percent of customers said they were less likely to fall back on rent, council tax, or other bills.
Managing Director of Iceland Foods, Richard Walker, said: “More than ever, people are struggling to purchase much needed everyday items during this relentless cost of living crisis, and fresh thinking is required by business and government to find workable solutions. At Iceland, as part of our Doing it right: right now we’re constantly exploring new ways to help our customers with innovative solutions that deliver real impact.
“With Fair for You, we have rolled out Iceland Food Club to offer our customers even more support, helping them manage essential spending on their own terms. To those striving to worry less about how they will afford essential goods, this ethical credit scheme delivers real help when most needed and I believe it will make a valuable contribution to breaking the cycle of food poverty in this country."
Simon Dukes, CEO, Fair for You, added: "Nobody should have to go hungry in order to feed their kids, or be forced into making impossible decisions between putting food on the table or having hot water. Our mission at Fair for You is to provide affordable credit to those who need it, to ensure they are not ripped off by exploitative lenders.
"We're proud to be working with Iceland to operate the Iceland Food Club. Now that it has launched nationally, it gives plenty more families the opportunity to get the groceries they want, improve their diet and enjoy family meals together, while also getting a better handle on their finances."


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No, Zuck, you don’t. Facebook is facing more than a dozen international investigations into its history of privacy violations, Wired magazine has reported — “from its years of willy-nilly data sharing to several recent data breaches.”
Zuckerberg seemed to think his lame line would get some good-natured guffaws. The audience of technophiles, though, didn’t find it amusing. The reaction was pained silence with a few cringe-induced laughs.
The “pivot to privacy” simply isn’t believable.
“On privacy, I would suggest what Facebook is doing is more about public relations,” venture capitalist Roger McNamee told Hanna Kozlowska of Quartz. “[It has] tried to put a positive spin on something that they’re doing for business reasons, and would have done anyway.”
The new privacy gambit involves, in part, unifying Facebook’s various messaging apps, allowing messages to disappear more easily, using encryption and shifting communication to smaller groups. Zuckerberg described the latter as moving from “a town square” to “the digital equivalent of the living room.”
Here’s the problem: These changes are mere tinkering around the edges.
After all, Facebook’s business model is built on the opposite of privacy. It essentially gathers its users’ data so that advertisers can target their marketing most effectively.
Though it cloyingly describes itself as a place for people to connect, Facebook is — in its dark heart — all about selling its own users to advertisers.
These privacy changes don’t address any of that, said McNamee, a former Zuckerberg adviser and the author of “Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe.”
Facebook, of course, has a multitude of other problems. Because of its immense reach, it should recognize itself as a major media company — one that needs to accept the responsibilities of that role. Facebook took a step in that direction last week by banning hatemongers such as Alex Jones of Infowars from the platform.
Whatever Facebook is, it’s a financial behemoth, with a market valuation of more than $560 billion — that’s astonishing growth for something started 15 years ago in Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm room.
At the moment, Facebook is facing a potential $5 billion fine from the Federal Trade Commission for misusing its users’ data in the scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm that worked for President Trump’s 2016 campaign and got access to user data. (That would be a record-setting fine from the FTC, but far from devastating to the company, given the depth of its pockets.)
Part of that settlement will include setting up positions at the company to monitor user privacy.
And who will be the chief compliance officer?
Absurdly enough, it could end up being Zuckerberg himself, Politico reported last week — the very definition of a conflict of interest.
While government regulators worldwide struggle with what to do, and while Facebook cloaks its promises in platitudes, its users would be wise to turn elsewhere for protection:
Quitting Facebook is one viable option. Celebrities such as Cher and Elon Musk and tech journalists including Walt Mossberg have announced that they were walking away as part of the #DeleteFacebook movement.
Plenty of non-celebrities have followed suit, but it hasn’t made much of a dent. The social network (which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp) still has 2 billion users worldwide who find it personally useful or necessary for business purposes.
Short of quitting altogether, there’s plenty that users can do to limit the company’s relentless data vacuuming.
One example: By manipulating Facebook’s privacy settings, you can stop the phone app from constantly tracking your movements and storing this information for years. (Yes, this happens even when you’re not actively using the application.)
But you can’t accomplish that on Facebook’s website, noted Todd Haselton of CNBC last week, offering a step-by-step guide to manually turn it off using the phone app.
It’s worth checking. I thought I had already heeded all the precautions, but I was able to take it one step further and delete my entire location history. It’s mildly comforting to know that is now where it belongs: in the digital dustbin.
Consumer Reports, too, has a helpful (and broader) user’s guide to privacy on Facebook.
Facebook users who choose not to quit altogether owe it to themselves to take these protective measures.
And Facebook — despite its vaunted pivot to privacy — can’t be trusted to police itself.
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Pepsi's Snack Sales Send Shares Higher
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) reported quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 10. The beverage and snack company posted better-than-expected revenue and profit thanks to
a sales uptick in its Frito-Lay business.
Pepsi announced revenue of $16.09 billion for the second quarter. This is up 2% from revenue of $15.71 billion reported in the same quarter last year and
above the $16.04 billion in revenue that Wall Street expected.
"We are pleased with our results for the second quarter and we remain on track to achieve the financial targets we set out at the beginning of the year,"
said Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi. "The majority of our businesses performed very well, particularly our international divisions propelled by continued growth in
developing and emerging markets, and our North America Beverages sector posted sequential net revenue and operating profit performance improvement."
The company reported net earnings of $1.82 billion, down from $2.11 billion reported one year ago. On an adjusted earnings per share basis, the company
reported profit of $1.61 per share, surpassing the $1.52 per share that analysts predicted.
In order to combat its slowing soda sales, Pepsi continues to focus on boosting its marketing efforts, specifically for its Gatorade, Pepsi and Mountain Dew
brands. These efforts may be working, as the company's North America beverages sales fell only 0.9% in the second quarter, marking the smallest drop in four
quarters. It was the company's snack sales, however, that sent shares soaring after the company posted its earnings on Tuesday. Pepsi's North American
Frito-Lay business experienced a 4.3% increase in sales for the quarter, which caused shares to rise more than 4% following the earnings report's release.
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) shares ended the week at $112.69, up 3.3% for the week.
Delta Beats Expectations Despite Rising Fuel Prices
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) released its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, July 12. The company managed to surpass Wall Street's earnings predictions,
despite a surge in jet fuel costs.
Delta reported quarterly revenue of $11.78 billion. This is up 10% from last year's second quarter revenue of $10.75 billion.
"With an expected $2 billion higher fuel bill for 2018, we are now forecasting our full-year earnings to be $5.35 to $5.70 per share," said Delta CEO Ed
Bastian. "We have seen early success in addressing the fuel cost increase and offset two-thirds of the impact in the June quarter. With strong revenue
momentum, an improving cost trajectory, and a reduction of 50-100 [basis points] of underperforming capacity from our fall schedule, we have positioned
Delta to return to margin expansion by year end."
The company announced quarterly profits of $1.03 billion, down from earnings of $1.19 billion one year ago. Delta reported adjusted quarterly earnings of
$1.77 per share, topping the $1.73 per share that analysts predicted.
With jet fuel prices up 60% year-over-year, Delta continues to take steps to cut costs and increase profit. The airline announced plans to drop some of its
underperforming flight routes and increase fare prices in response to rising fuel prices. Delta's fuel costs were up 38.8% in the second quarter alone and
the company said that it expects this year's fuel bill to be $2 billion more than in 2017.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) shares ended the week at $50.80, up 2.5% for the week.
Fastenal Tops Earnings Estimates, Shares Soar
Fastenal Company (FAST) announced quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 11. The industrial and construction supply wholesaler reported better-than-expected
earnings, causing shares to jump as much as 10% after the report was released.
Revenue for the second quarter reached $1.27 billion. This is up 13.1% from revenue of $1.12 billion reported during the same quarter last year and above
the $1.26 billion in revenue that analysts expected.
"Our manufacturing demand is stable at very healthy levels," said Fastenal CEO Dan Florness during a call with investors on Wednesday. "We grew our sales
13.1% in the second quarter. That's our fifth straight quarter of double-digit growth."
Fastenal reported net earnings of $211.2 million, up from last year's second quarter earnings of $148.9 million. On an adjusted earnings per share basis,
the company posted profit of $0.74 per share, surpassing the $0.66 per share Wall Street expected.
Fastenal is a wholesale provider of industrial and construction supplies, including fasteners, safety equipment, power tools, adhesives, plumbing tools and
electrical equipment. The company's second quarter revenue boost was due, in part, to increased fastener product sales and vending sales. The company's
fastener business, which includes sales of nuts, bolts and screws, experienced an 11.1% increase in sales in the second quarter, which is significant since
the company's fastener sales represent 35% of Fastenal's gross revenue. The company also added more than 5,500 industrial vending devices, up 13.4%
Fastenal Company (FAST) shares ended the week at $55.24, up 14.4% for the week.
The Dow started the week of 7/9 at 24,519 and closed at 25,019 on 7/13. The S&P 500 started the week at 2,776 and closed at 2,801. The NASDAQ started
the week at 7,732 and closed at 7,826.
Consumer Sentiment Dips, Sending Treasury Yields Lower
U.S. Treasury bond yields inched lower on Friday, retreating from Thursday's highs. The move came after a report released on Friday revealed that consumer
sentiment hit a six-month low in July.
On Friday, a report released by the University of Michigan indicated that its index of consumer sentiment fell 1.1% to 97.1, which was below analysts'
expected reading of 98.2. The report takes into consideration consumers' feelings towards economic conditions, government policies, personal finances,
unemployment and interest rates.
The lower-than-expected reading is due, in part, to concerns over increased tariffs on imported goods and the effect that the tariffs could have on
relations between the U.S. and China. Following the report's release, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.838%, while the yield on the 30-year
Treasury bond slipped to 2.938%
"The darkening cloud on the horizon, however, is due to rising concerns about the potential negative impact of tariffs on the domestic economy," said the
director of the University of Michigan's consumer survey, Richard Curtin, in a statement. "Among those in the top third of the income distribution (who
account for half of consumer spending), 52% negatively mentioned the impact of tariffs on the economy in early July. The primary concerns expressed by
consumers were a decline in the future pace of economic growth and an uptick in inflation."
Earlier in the week, the yield on the two-year Treasury note hit a 10-year high, rising to 2.593% after the Labor Department revealed that the
consumer-price index rose 0.1% in June. This was below analysts' estimate of 0.2%, but still indicates that consumer prices are increasing at an annual pace
of 2.9%, reaching a six-year high. After the report was released on Thursday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.853%, up from 2.844%
"The overall picture is one in which just about every facet of the economy is starting to generate price pressures," said Eric Winograd, senior economist
for AllianceBernstein. "There will still be monthly fluctuations here but, by and large, the distribution of price increases is more balanced than it has
been in a long time."
The 10-year Treasury note yield closed at 2.83% on 7/13 while the 30-year Treasury bond yield was 2.93%.
Mortgage Rates Rise
Freddie Mac released its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) on Thursday, July 12. The report revealed that mortgage rates were slightly higher
than last week's averages.
The 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 4.53% this week, up from 4.52% last week. During this time last year, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage averaged
This week, the 15-year fixed rate mortgage averaged 4.02%, up from last week when it averaged 3.99%. Last year at this time, the 15-year fixed rate mortgage
"The 10-year Treasury yield continues to hover along the same narrow range, as increased global trade tensions are causing investors to take a cautious
approach," said Sam Khater, Chief Economist at Freddie Mac. "This in turn has kept borrowing costs at bay, which is certainly welcoming news for those
looking to buy a home before the summer ends."
Based on published national averages, the money market account closed at 1.13% on 7/13. The 1-year CD finished at 2.41%.
Published July 13, 2018
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Xiaomi, the Chinese company which launched in India through Flipkart and recently saw itself slipping to being the third largest — 8.1% to be precise — market share holder in India, has something new for its lately dwindling Indian market.
While a lot of Xiaomi fans and tech enthusiasts wait for the India launch of its Redmi Note 4 device, the company is reportedly planning to test the device by calling out geeks and tech enthusiasts who will be helping in this program. While Xiaomi hasn’t specifically mentioned as to what it wants you to test, leaked reports suggest that it could well be the Redmi Note 4.
Oh and BTW, the company has given this testing program of sorts, a name as well, and its called “MI EXPLORER CHALLENGE”.
If you do get involved in this challenge, you might get this unknown device for free. Virtually anyone can register for this and can assess the upcoming phone by the company.
Registrations for the challenge are open till DECEMBER 30. For registering in the challenge you will be requiring an Mi account, which you can easily create using your e-mail or phone number. There is no particular eligibility criteria for the same, but of course, skills like outstanding photography, video making and writing will be appreciated.
When logged in you, will be given 20 questions based on previous Xiaomi launches and some of them on photography, which are required to be answered in 5 minutes. As simple and clean as that.
As for the Redmi Note4, the device was already launched in China in August this year, and has since taken a reasonably long time to enter the Indian market, creating much logical speculations, that the phone might be an outdated one, as soon as it gets launched.
As for hardware specs, the upcoming gadget will be equipped with Deca-core 2.1 GHz Mediatek MT6797 Helio X20 processor which will be one of the latest spec. amongst the current series in the market. Along with this, the phone will have Full HD display and 2.5D curved glass on top.


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Fortnite is making its way to Android, but not until Samsung device owners get a stab at it first... for a measly couple of days. At the Samsung Unpacked event on Thursday, the Fortnite team announced that Samsung users will be on the receiving end of an unusually short exclusive, ending well before the Galaxy Note 9 is released near the end of the month. In the next few days, the game will be made available for all other supported Android devices, so Pixel users and others wont have to wait too long to start building forts and cracking open pink llama piñatas. According to a spokesperson for Epic Games, the company has yet to disclose exactly when the Android beta will be fully released. At the event, it was announced that it would be out in the next few days, meaning it would be widely available before the Note 9 even hits the market. As of today, people who own the Galaxy S7 or any other newer device can already sign up to play. Android is the last major OS to receive the game; players on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PC, iOS, and macOS have already been able to play for months. There are still some exclusives for Note 9 users, though, so dont get too disappointed. Those who play on the device when it comes out on August 24th will receive new in-game skin called galaxy. If you preorder it, youll have the opportunity to pick up an extra 15,000 V-bucks, too.
Its true, Fortnite is coming to Android this summer. Weve known that for sure since May. There is, however, one key caveat (aside from that whole no Google Play bit): The obscenely popular sandbox survival game will launch on Googles mobile OS as a Samsung exclusive. The Epic title will be available for Galaxy users with an S7 or higher (Note 9, S9, Note 8, S8, S7,S7 Edge). Those with a Galaxy Tab S4 and S3 will get a crack it it, as well). That, naturally, includes the new Note 9, which the company is positioning as something of a mobile gaming powerhouse. The specs are certainly impressive, and the 6.4-inch screen should lend itself well to portable gaming. Theres also a new Water Carbon Cooling system on board, to help keep the handset from overheating from more resource-intensive tasks. The new tech improves the liquid cooling system the company has had on-board its Galaxy devices since the S7. Starting today, the title will appear on Galaxy devices game launcher, remaining an Android exclusive until the 12th — at which point, one imagines, it will become more widely available for the rest of Android users. As with the rest of the versions of the title (the PS4s issues aside), the game will support multi-platform crossplay. To celebrate the deal, those who pre-order the Note 9 will be able to choose between free AKG noise cancelling headphones or a device with a 15,000 V-bucks — the in-game equivalent to to $150 of our regular people dollars. All Note 9 and Tab S4 users will also get access to a Fortnite Galaxy skin (see: above), which is unique to those devices.