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According to a recent report by TeamBHP, certain owners of Hyundai cars have complained to the company regarding the paint peeling off from their vehicles. The cars like i20 Elite, i20 Active, and Creta have been listed under the poor paint quality issues. The customers have reportedly fill out several forums to send to the Hyundai officials regarding this matter.
A customer has reported the paint peeling off from his 3-year-old Hyundai i20 Active hatchback. The body panels affected from the issue include the car’s bonnet as well as the tailgate. The owners of other such cars have witnessed bubbles forming in the paint before it starts to peel off. One of the common things among all the reported quality issues in the Hyundai cars is that all of them are white in colour.
When asked to the dealerships regarding the reason for the paint peel off, the extremely hot weather has been reported to be responsible for the same. Another forum reports the paint to peel off from a Hyundai i20 Elite and the hatchback’s paint got peeled-off from several areas near the rear windshield.
A Hyundai Creta white colour variant in Chattarpur has witnessed the same quality issues near the rear windshield. All the other Cretas registered in the complaint forum also have the same issue of the paint peeling-off where the windshield meets the rear body panel.
Since many Hyundai cars are facing similar quality issues, the Hyundai officials must take note of this and offer a permanent solution for the same. To jog your memory, Creta is one of the premium SUVs offered by the brand that is highly cherished in the Indian market.
The SUV can be availed in the market at starting price tag of INR 10.00 lakh for the base variant while the prices go all the way up to INR 15.67 lakh for the top-spec variant. The prices mentioned here are ex-showroom Delhi.


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Bitcoin wallet Electrum now supports Lightning online payments, according to Coindesk on July 11. It has previously been reported that Bitcoin Wallet Electrum has released a beta version of Electrum 4.0, adding support for the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
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Therefore, the use of multi-signature wallets provides additional security. In the Bitcoin ecosystem, it is easy to put them in an Electrum wallet. Multi-signature wallets require confirmation of several private keys in order to sign a transaction.
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Digital wallet developer Electrum has released an emergency patch saying it found a vulnerability that could lead any website hosting Electrum to steal a user's digital currency, exposing passwords to the JOHNSONRPC interface and ingelling hackers full control of the wallet. Earlier, Electrum released the first patch, but it didn't seem to solve the problem, and they released a second update urgently Sunday night local time.
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Wallet service Electrum plans to support Bitcoin Lightning online trading technology by the end of July.
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Visitors visit ice sculptures in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on New Year’s Day 2023.
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BEIJING — It will take time for Chinese consumers to really start spending again, despite China’s abrupt shift towards reopening.
About a month after the city of Guangzhou reopened in-store dining, local coffee shop owner Timothy Chong said sales are recovering – reaching 50% of normal levels.
“At the end of December, the number of customers gradually normalized, with a slight upward trend, but [a recovery in] Business volume still needs to wait,” he said in Chinese, translated by CNBC.
He hopes it will take at least three or four months before revenue can return to normal. Over the past six months, revenue has fallen by 30 percent from its usual level, Chong said. He said Bem Bom Coffee’s first store opened at the end of 2019, followed by a second store and a coffee academy in August 2021.
Official data shows that China’s retail sales have fallen slightly in 2022 since November. Consumption has lagged overall economic growth since the pandemic began nearly three years ago.
For the next year, Bain’s partner, Derek Deng, remains tight-lipped on expectations. “The hope is that we’ll at least get back to first-quarter levels of 2022,” he said, noting that was right before Shanghai’s lockdown.
Retail sales in the first three months of 2022 grew about 3.3% from a year ago, but slowed and fell 0.7% in the first half, according to Wind Information.
Deng said a return to 2021 — when retail sales recover 12.5% — would be an optimistic scenario. “I don’t think people see that as the base case, mainly because the macro factors are actually less favorable than in 2021.”
Much of China’s household wealth is tied to real estate, a once hot market that has shrunk last year. Mainland China’s stock market falls for the first time in four years in 2022. Exports, the engine of China’s growth, have begun to decline in the past few months as global demand weakens.
Deng also noted concerns about a second Covid wave, the highly contagious XBB omicron sub-variant coming from abroad, and geopolitical uncertainties.
“I think that also impacts people’s perception of their disposable income, or whether they need to save to get through all that uncertainty,” he said.
The saving propensity of Chinese consumers hit a record high last year, according to a survey by the People’s Bank of China.
Hope for tourism recovery
Analysts are closely watching the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday for signs of consumer sentiment. The travel season for this year’s major Chinese holiday runs from around January 7 to February 15 – with around 2.1 billion trips expected, according to official estimates.
That is double from last year and 70% from 2019, China’s Ministry of Transport said on Friday. It notes that most trips will likely be to visit family, while only 10% will be for leisure or business.
This year, many Chinese will finally be able to travel abroad. The country is restoring Chinese citizens’ ability to go abroad for leisure, after tightly controlling mainland borders for nearly three years. On Sunday, China also officially removed quarantine requirements for domestic travelers.
However, Chinese outbound tourism is unlikely to pick up until around the next public holiday in early April, said Chen Xin, head of China transport and entertainment research at UBS Securities. said.
At that point, people will be able to process their passport applications, while the number of international flights may have recovered to 50% or 60% from 2019 levels, Chen said. He added that measures such as pre-flight virus testing requirements for visiting certain countries could be eased in a few months.
In China, Chen expects tourism activity to pick up further after February as business trips pick up, bringing the hotel business back to 2019 levels by the end of the year. That’s based on industry metrics that measure revenue per available room.
Not everyone is out
The streets of China’s major cities are becoming more crowded as the first wave of infections passes.
But mostly young and middle-aged people go out, said UBS’s Chen, noting that older people may be more cautious when venturing out.
After gradually easing Covid control measures, Chinese authorities last month unexpectedly removed much of the country’s virus testing and contact tracing measures. However, China’s elderly vaccination rate is relatively low. China usually only has domestically produced vaccines.
Bain’s Deng is also monitoring whether consumers start going out more. He said in the first three quarters of 2022, about 56% of consumer spending was on the home – the opposite of pre-pandemic trends.
Deng said if the share of outbound spending could increase even by a few percentage points, it would affect the way malls and restaurants consider their business strategies, especially for retail customers. with delivery service.
In the past 18 months, the Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com shorten the delivery time for many products from the next day to just one hour. It is through a partnership with dadais now largely owned by JD.
Figures from the company show that between December 16 and January 1, the one-hour delivery platform saw sales of vegetables, beef and lamb nearly double compared to A year ago. According to the data, sales of refrigerators increased by 700%, while sales of flat-screen TVs increased tenfold from a year ago.


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BMW’s investment in Parkmobile, LLC to help drive continued expansion and innovation throughout North America
Parkmobile, LLC, the leading provider of mobile parking solutions in North America, announced today a recapitalization of the business and investment by BMW Group. Through this transaction, Parkmobile has consolidated its shareholder base and gained access to significant capital that will be used to accelerate growth and innovation. BMW Group, which had been a minority investor in Parkmobile since 2014, will now be the sole outside investor after buying out the legacy shareholders in the business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
This announcement comes on the heels of a successful 2017 for Parkmobile that saw the company continue to expand in North America and achieve record growth. Below are some of the highlights from the past twelve months.
– Record year-over-year revenue growth
– Processed over 50 million parking transactions in North America, a 50% year-over-year increase
– Surpassed 8 million registered users
– Added 216,000 new parking spots, bringing the total inventory to over 1 million
– Launched parking reservations into the Parkmobile app, delivering the industry’s first solution to enable both on/off street parking and garage reservations into a single user experience
– Expanded the Parkmobile network into over 75 new cities including New York, Philadelphia and Phoenix
– Partnered with BMW to deliver the industry’s first fully-integrated in-car mobile parking solution
– Received the Deloitte Fast 500 award recognizing the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in North America
“We are extremely proud of what the team has been able to accomplish over the past several years,” said Jon Ziglar, CEO of Parkmobile, LLC. “This new investment by BMW Group clearly validates our leadership position in the industry and our future growth potential. We have been working closely with the BMW Group organization over the past several years and we share a common vision for the future of transportation and frictionless consumer mobility. With this recapitalization, Parkmobile has consolidated its shareholder base and gained the capital needed to accelerate product innovation and expand the footprint of the Parkmobile network. BMW has always been a leader identifying and supporting next generation mobility solutions and we really could not ask for a better partner.”
“Parkmobile LLC has established itself as the leader in digital parking solutions in North America and is driving the industry forward. It perfectly complements our portfolio of innovative mobility services”, said Bernhard Blaettel, Vice President Mobility Services at BMW Group and member of the Parkmobile Board. “Jon and his team are the type of company we want to partner with and we look forward to working with them to scale the business.”
Parkmobile, LLC is the leading provider of parking solutions in North America, helping millions of people easily find and pay for parking on their mobile device. The company’s technology is used in over 3000 locations across the country, including 7 of the top 10 cities as well as college campuses, airports and stadiums. People can use Parkmobile solutions to quickly pay for on-street and garage parking without having to use a meter or kiosk. Additionally, Parkmobile offers parking reservations at stadium venues for concerts and sporting events. Reservations are also available in metro areas, allowing people to drive into the city without having to worry about finding parking. Parkmobile was recently named by Deloitte as a Technology Fast 500 winner, recognizing the fastest growing technology companies in North America. For more information, visit Parkmobile.com or @Parkmobile on Twitter.


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Initial quality is important for automakers to get right, said Raffi Festekjian, J.D. Power's director of auto research. Customers who are unhappy with a car right after they buy it are more likely to switch brands next time.
For these rankings, J.D. Power surveyed car owners within three months of purchasing their new car, asking them a variety of questions about the car.
According to Kelly Blue Book, these ten cars go easy on your wallet and are a heck of a lot of fun to drive.
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Amazon has patented a new system which would allow people to “see” computer screens and information such as shopping lists on their hands using augmented reality.
The e-commerce business was granted a patent by the US government last week for technology that uses “body surfaces for placing augmented reality content.”
The idea described in Amazon’s patent would work by making people wear special augmented reality glasses which could be connected to their smartphone.
These glasses would make it seem as if information and websites were displayed on people’s hands and arms like virtual “tattoos,” Amazon suggests in the patent filing.
Amazon sees one use of the technology as people being able to display their shopping list on their arm while walking through a supermarket.
The patent suggests that people could scroll through virtual lists and web pages by swiping their finger across their arm or hand.
“A user can make a selection … by contacting the surface of the body part onto which the content is projected,” Amazon wrote in its patent filing.
Shoppers could look up reviews of items they pick up by moving their fingers to scroll through information displayed on their arms while shopping.
Other suggested ways to control the information displayed on people’s arms and hands include making a fist or shaking their finger in the air.
The virtual screens could switch to being attached to people’s knees or thighs when sitting down, Amazon suggests in its patent filing.
Many large technology businesses have experimented with similar augmented reality technology. Google released $1,500 (£1,124) “Google Glass” smart glasses in 2013 which displayed information in front of people’s eyes.
Apple is widely reported to have tested its own smart glasses, although the company has never confirmed its work on the potential future product.
Amazon’s decision to patent the system is no guarantee that the technology business is about to release its own augmented reality shopping list.
Technology businesses often patent ideas which they have no intention of producing as a form of marketing, or to protect ideas which they may wish to return to in the future.
The Telegraph recently reported that Amazon had also patented a tow handle for drones which would allow people to water-ski behind them, or could alternatively be used as replacement to chair lifts used by skiers.
Gur Kimchi, the Amazon vice president who patented the drone handle, has also patented ideas including a miles-long whip which could be used to transport heavy items into space.


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In order to save the traditional Cowes Week fireworks, it’s organisers are appealing to local businesses, sailors and members of the public to make an online donation. There has already been a significant contribution towards the cost of the extravaganza from a generous anonymous donor, and the 3,591 members of a new Facebook group – Save Cowes Week Fireworks – have pledged to contribute towards the display. However, there are still considerable funds to be raised. “If you feel strongly about the Cowes Week fireworks, we ask you to play your part in ensuring that the display goes ahead by making a donation,” explained Stuart Quarrie, CEO of Cowes Week Limited. “We are extremely grateful for the support we have already received from the local business community, sailors, members of the public and of course from our anonymous donor, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank them publicly. However, there is still a way to go to ensure the show will go on.”
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How Chinese Foreign Trade Reached Historic Highs
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Beijing: According to the data released by Chinese Customs on January 14, China’s import-export in the year 2021 was recorded at $ 60 trillion, which is a new historical record.
Last year, whether it was prevention and control of Kovid or economic development, China was leading the world. The stability of production and consumption laid a strong foundation for the growth of foreign trade. The data for the last two years has proved that the foundation for the long-term recovery of the Chinese economy has not changed.
On the other hand, the global economy is recovering and external demand continues to increase, which is also conducive to the growth of Chinese foreign trade. It is noteworthy that the export of Chinese medicines increased by 101.2 percent. It played a big role in the anti-covid fight.
Enthusiasts of foreign trade cannot be separated from the policies taken by the Chinese government. In the last few years, China has improved the financing of manufacturing enterprises and the commerce environment, and promoted the simplification of cross-border trade and the creation of a free trade test zone.
The year 2021 has seen steady growth in imports and exports of China and major trading partners. The growth rate of China’s import and export along with the Belt and Road countries was 23.6 percent.
(Credits—China Media Group, Beijing)
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Tatas In Talks With Bisleri To Acquire A Stake: Report
According to insiders, Tata Group is thought to have started negotiations with Bisleri International to buy a stake in the packaged water company. According to a source familiar with the situation, the situation is still very early on, therefore it would be premature to predict that a deal would materialise.
Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (TCPL), which also sells packaged mineral water under the brand Himalayan and with trademarks like Tata Copper Plus Water and Tata Gluco in the hydration market, is where the Tata Group’s consumer business is housed.
The FMCG arm of the Tata group, TCPL, is thought to have started the conversations. However, both businesses declined to comment on the development when reached. A Tata Consumer Products spokeswoman responded by email, saying “Tata Consumer Products does not comment on market speculation.”
A representative for Bisleri International added that the company “does not comment on market speculation.” Industry watchers claim that, should the transaction go through, it would provide the FMCG part of the Tata group a bigger opportunity to compete in the quickly expanding bottled water market.
According to a report from market research and advisory TechSci Research, the Indian bottled water industry was valued at over USD 2.43 billion (about 19,315 crore) in FY2021.The segment is contested by a number of businesses, including Coca-Cola India through its brand Kinley, PepsiCo’s Aquafina, Bailley from Parle Agro, and Rail Neer from the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), however they are all lagging behind Bisleri, the market leader.
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In one of the biggest tech deals, the graphics giant NVIDIA has confirmed it is acquiring SoftBank-owned UK chipmaker Arm for $40 billion with an aim to create a premier computing company for the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
The deal would consolidate NVIDIA’s position at the center of the semiconductor industry. While it is the leader for GPUs, it has little to do with CPU design or mobile hardware where Arm is one of the leaders.
SoftBank will remain committed to ARM’s long-term success through its ownership stake in NVIDIA, expected to be under 10 percent, the company said in a statement late on Sunday.
“In the years ahead, trillions of computers running AI will create a new internet-of-things that is thousands of times larger than today’s internet-of-people. Our combination will create a company fabulously positioned for the age of AI,” said Jensen Huang, founder, and CEO of NVIDIA.
Under the terms of the transaction, NVIDIA will pay SoftBank a total of $21.5 billion in common stock and $12 billion in cash, which includes $2 billion payable at signing.
SoftBank may receive up to $5 billion in cash or common stock under an earn-out construct. NVIDIA will also issue $1.5 billion in equity to Arm employees.
The arm will remain headquartered in Cambridge. NVIDIA will build a state-of-the-art AI supercomputer, powered by Arm CPUs.
“Uniting NVIDIA’s AI computing capabilities with the vast ecosystem of Arm’s CPU, we can advance computing from the cloud, smartphones, PCs, self-driving cars and robotics, to edge IoT, and expand AI computing to every corner of the globe,” Huang said.
For Arm’s ecosystem, the combination will turbocharge Arm’s R&D capacity and expand its IP portfolio with NVIDIA’s world-leading GPU and AI technology.
The Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank bought ARM for $31 billion in 2016. The company powers major mobile processors from companies like Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, and Huawei.
“Since acquiring Arm, we have honored our commitments and invested heavily in people, technology, and R&D, thereby expanding the business into new areas with high growth potential. Joining forces with a world leader in technology innovation creates new and exciting opportunities for Arm,” said Masayoshi Son, chairman, and CEO of SoftBank.
“We look forward to supporting the continued success of the combined business.”
As part of NVIDIA, Arm will continue to operate its open-licensing model while maintaining the global customer neutrality that has been foundational to its success, with 180 billion chips shipped to date by its licensees.
“Arm and NVIDIA share a vision and passion that ubiquitous, energy-efficient computing will help address the world’s most pressing issues from climate change to healthcare, from agriculture to education,” said Simon Segars, CEO of Arm.


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Queenslanders who sell food from home could soon face tougher rules
Ever bought a cake from a home business or ordered food online from a "dark" kitchen? Queensland is proposing stricter food safety laws for businesses operating from home.
analysis:Victoria's budget takes an almost aggressive approach to reclaim revenue, and it's not without risk
Victoria's budget targets a group of people many may view unsympathetically, and the government's calculating they will complain about it, then pay up, writes Daniel Ziffer.
New taxes for big business, more hospitals: The winners and losers of the Victorian budget
See how the Victorian government prioritised spending in its post-election budget.
Promise check: Make unfair contract terms illegal so small businesses can negotiate fairer agreements with large partners
At the 2022 election, Labor promised to make unfair contract terms illegal so small businesses can negotiate fairer agreements with large partners. Here's how that promise is tracking.
Victorian flower farmer invents award-winning app encouraging people to buy local
In a bid to encourage Australians to buy locally grown flowers, a young entrepreneur in western Victoria designs a digital marketplace to connect producers with the local market.
Carnarvon business owner launches 'positives' campaign to fight 'unfair' war zone comparisons
A local Western Australian business owner angered by a "war zone" label for her town starts a social media campaign to showcase its better qualities, with its social problems largely confined to a small area.
'Unbelievably hard': Families left in limbo after collapse of Porter Davis
Mali wanted to achieve the "great Australian dream" of owning her own home. It turned into a nightmare when one of the country's largest builders collapsed.
Would you pay 30 per cent more for a jug of beer after 10pm? There's no avoiding it in some pubs
The Oxford Hotel has copped criticism for its late-night price hike, but it's far from the only venue in Sydney upping costs after dark.
Rising costs forcing small business owners in regional SA to change their model
From growing their own vegetables to going wholesale, these small regional businesses are doing things differently to stay afloat as the flow-on effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, floods and inflation amp up the pressure.
With no-one to pick up the thread, 115yo tailoring business to sew final stitch
A family-run tailoring and clothing business in regional Victoria is closing its doors after more than a century spent dressing its township.
Months after floods swept away 1,500 chickens, farmer Claire's flock is bouncing back
Claire Fry's property became an island in October last year and the flood wiped out half of her chicken flock. But now breeding programs have recommenced and her business is rebounding amid high demand.
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'It is here': Official data confirms Australia in a 'consumer recession'
Australians are buying significantly fewer goods at shops and department stores, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data show.
A day after the RBA hiked interest rates, data shows the cost of living has reached an all-time high
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Free electronics recycling service blames sudden closure on lack of industry support
Arnies Recon pioneered a "revolutionary" model to give unwanted appliances and gadgets a new life. But after three and a half years, they have run out of goods.
Couple who ran iconic venue in regional Victoria accused of owing staff $300k
The Daylesford couple allegedly underpaid 97 staff between 2017 and 2019.
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No time frame for fix to ongoing mobile, internet issues in Tasmania's north-east
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Debt-to-asset ratios are on the rise, working capital is eroding and farmers’ sentiments are on the decline. Despite the negativity surrounding prices and outlooks, Famer Mac is providing a voice of optimism.
Already a big player in meat and poultry facilities, Packers Sanitation Services Inc. is seeking to expand its footprint in the fresh produce world with real-time data monitoring of its sanitation services.
The Pear Bureau Northwest plans an “aggressive” reintroduction of a conditioned pear program, and is teaming up with the National Mango Board to drive home to retailers the importance of stocking ready-to-eat fruit.
With harvest starting later this month, cranberry growers are still waiting on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to decide on a proposal to cut the allowable amount of fruit marketed in the 2018-19 season by about 25%.


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On Thanksgiving night in Garfield, New Jersey, police arrested a man who allegedly argued with a Wal-Mart employee and then assaulted a police officer.
Garfield police were called to the Wal-Mart on Passaic Street after 23-year-old Passaic NJ resident Richard Ramos got involved in an argument in the store’s electronics department. According to authorities, Mr. Ramos argued with another patron before the problem escalated, at which time the store’s manager called police. When police officers arrived at the store, Mr. Ramos argued with and allegedly assaulted one of the officers. Mr. Ramos was subsequently pepper sprayed and arrested.
Garfield police were anticipating a very busy weekend, beginning on Thanksgiving night, due to the famous “Black Friday” sales offered by stores around this time. As a result, the Garfield police and fire departments were stationed near Wal-Mart and surrounding retailers to provide necessary security oversight.
Mr. Ramos could be facing serious penalties if he is convicted of the alleged offenses. In New Jersey, aggravated assault is addressed by N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b). According to the statute, aggravated assault may be considered a crime of the second, third, or fourth degree, depending upon the circumstances. In this case, if Mr. Ramos is convicted of aggravated assault on a police officer, he could be sentenced to up to five (5) years in NJ State Prison.
Mr. Ramos is currently being held at the Bergen County Correctional Facility in Hackensack NJ in lieu of $20,000 bail.
For more information about this incident, access the NJ.com article entitled “Man Pepper Sprayed, Arrested After Thanksgiving Shopping Dispute at Garfield Wal-Mart.”


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The company began its offline presence with the launch of a store in Karol Bagh entirely allocated for bike accessories and expanded its marketplace with a 5000 sq ft. flagship store in Chennai allotted for car accessories and spare parts.
The company has recently launched a store in Trichy and is planning to open two stores in Bangalore.
Sunil Dhingra, Founder and CEO at Jazzmyride said, " We are currently focussing on three segments of the business - online retailing, expanding MYTVS brand and expanding offline channels for Jazz my ride. In this, we are planning to open 100 outlets under Jazz my ride and bringing in Jazz my ride accessories and other brands under MYTVS centres taking total touch points to 200."
The company is also planning to launch new brands under MYTVS and expanding B2B distribution. It has already appointed fifteen distributors and has expanded up to 100 retail outlets. The company is further planning to expand the retail distribution to 500 outlets in next three months.
"We are expecting to grow 30% month on month under the MYTVS brand." said Sunil Dhingra.
Under MYTVS brand the company is planning to bring the full range of car and bike utility accessories such as tyre inflators, vacuum cleaners, fifty more products, mobile chargers, electronic jack and wiper blades.
Apart from this, the company has launched affordable riding gear Squeeko and tied-up with Caberg helmets to bring the quality product which is not available in the India market.


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The Nutaaq cod fishery in Greenland, with fish held alive in cages before being transferred to Royal Greenland’s factory in Manitsoq, has kept the coastal fleet active and produced higher production.
According to Royal Greenland’s production director Lars Nielsen, the summer has traditionally been a difficult period, with fluctuating catch quality, but the Nutaaq fishery that was initiated in 2015 has changed this.
‘We have long had problems relating to quality with cod caught in bottom nets, which affects prices on export markets. The challenge for the summer cod fishery is that the quality of the fish is simply lower,’ he said, commenting that this is a result of what the cod feed on through the summer, which results in looser meat quality, which is made worse when the fish is frozen in the usual way.
‘The meat becomes very loose when the consumer thaws it for us,’ he said.
The basis on the Nutaaq fishery is that cod are held in cages for 14 days before being transported to Manitsoq.
‘The fish empty their stomachs while they are in the cages, so the meat has a beautifully firm quality, which is significantly more attractive to buyers on the international market,’ he said, adding that as long as the fish are handled correctly, they are not distressed, and small fish are released alive.
‘Over the years there were hundreds of complaints from customers around the world due to the poor quality of summer cod. That’s why we had to do something,’ Lars Nieslen said.
As a result, the number of complaints has fallen dramatically, while prices have also been better.


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The University of Toledo has broken its record for football season ticket sales with a total of 11,917.
Season ticket sales were again bolstered by the sale of Ultimate Fan Plan packages; all of those season plans were sold this year.
“We want to thank Rocket fans for giving us the best season-ticket base in the Mid-American Conference,” Associate Athletic Director Dave Nottke. said. “We are fortunate to have such great fan support for our football program.”
Single-game tickets for Toledo’s remaining four home games are on sale at the UT Athletic Ticket Office in Savage Arena, by phone at 419-530-GOLD (4653) and online at utrockets.com.
The Rockets will host Central Michigan in the Homecoming Game Saturday, Oct. 6, as well as Cincinnati Saturday, Oct. 20; Ball State Tuesday, Nov. 6; and Akron Tuesday, Nov. 20.


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VICTORVILLE • Two employees for Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse on Bear Valley Road were held at gunpoint and forced to hand over an undisclosed amount of the store's cash in an apparently well-planned heist early Sunday morning, according to Sgt. Chris Elvert of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
Authorities as searching for two black men in their 20s, armed with semi-automatic hand guns who fled the scene on foot.
The robbery occurred at approximately 5 a.m., as a store manager and another employee were preparing to open the store.
Elvert said that the two men approached the employees wearing ski masks and dark clothing and proceeded to force them into the building.
The robbers directed the employees to the cash registers as well as the safe and took all of the money that they were able to access. According to Elvert, no merchandise was taken and the employees were not injured.
No employees at Lowe's were available for comment.


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The World Video Game Hall of Fame's 2017 finalists span decades and electronic platforms, from the 1981 arcade classic "Donkey Kong" that launched Mario's plumbing career to the 2006 living room hit "Wii Sports," that made ...
If the controls and movement in a traditional video game aren't natural, it's merely annoying to players. For designers of virtual reality experiences, the same mistake could make users sick.
"Her Story" captured the most trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
With the release of a pair of high-definition headsets on the horizon, virtual reality will soon be, well, a reality for consumers curious about the immersive medium.
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences wants to empower women to create video games.
For elite members of the video game industry, the D.I.C.E. Summit isn't merely a chance to schmooze at the poker table or on the golf course in Las Vegas. It's also an opportunity to address issues and innovations, ranging ...
It seems the Electronic Entertainment Expo is no longer a man's world.
The start-up MindMaze has opened up a new dimension in the world of video games: moving with thoughts through a virtual environment or even directly interacting through certain emotions. Introduced earlier this month at the ...
Internet giant Google is making a version of its Android operating system to power virtual reality apps, the Wall Street Journal reported.
At the Game Developers Conference, it's easy to imagine what virtual reality will look like when it eventually hits the marketplace. What it will feel like, however, is an entirely different matter.


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Over the last few months, perhaps the last half year, there have been more than a few rumors floating around suggesting that Sony would potentially be dismantling its mobile division to help cut costs and raise profit back to an acceptable number, or rather, come out ahead with any profits at all. Sony has at least on one occasion stated that Sony Mobile is not going anywhere and that they will be continuing to develop new and exciting mobile products for users around the globe, although that had done little to stop some of the rumors or change people's opinions that Sony Mobile may be done for. Today, Catherine Cherry who is the marketing director for Sony Mobile in the UK, Ireland, and Benelux regions states that Sony Mobile is absolutely going nowhere.
In her own words, "Sony Mobile is here to stay, we are absolutely going to focus on delivering profitable growth." Words from people within the company are great to help reassure consumers, especially those loyal to the brand who want nothing more than to see them back to their former glory. Reassuring words aren't enough though. Sony Mobile needs more. They need to put the word out there that they have compelling devices to offer and let people know why they should choose a Sony device over other brands. Sony Mobile is starting that process with a new globally spanned ad campaign that is reportedly going to be using a big budget, although Sony wouldn't disclose the amount in regards to an actual dollar figure, but they did mention that the new ad campaign would be similar to past ad campaigns including the one for the Xperia Z3.
The new ads will focus on informing consumers how they can make their everyday life extraordinary, which is Sony's internal goal. To help consumers turn their ordinary days into extraordinary events and moments utilizing what Sony's devices have to offer. With each ad spot, which will be seen across TV, billboards, and online, Sony will be telling consumers what their phones can do using the words "I Can" to express specific features or capabilities. Two of the most notable capabilities of Sony Mobile's more recent devices are exceptional two day battery life (at least) and the IP68 waterproofing. For these particular features, Sony is releasing ads that state "I can stay awake for days," and "I can survive underwater," as well as another that mentions "I can see in the dark" meant to highlight the low-light photo quality of Sony's devices. They don't come right out and say exactly what the features are, but the ads are new and bold and just attention-grabbing enough to leave consumers with wanting to know more, which is the idea according to Catherine Cherry. You can see the first official TV ad below, which highlights some of the best features of the Sony Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact, which are all likely to be features seen in future flagships and devices from Sony Mobile.


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Diaper Junction Featured in Parents Magazine
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, January 17, 2012 - Diaper Junction has announced that its president is featured in an article in the January issue of Parents Magazine. "Diapering Decisions" takes a look at how cloth diapers have changed over the past few decades. The magazine article focused on several tips for cloth diapering parents, especially beginners who may be overwhelmed by all of the decisions and choices today's parents can make.
"I think the best way for people to try cloth diapering is to start slow and get a feel for it, since it's not for everyone," said Guckin, president of Diaper Junction. "I wanted the readers to understand that there are several different options available, and that which type works best is really a matter of personal preference for the parents and their babies."


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Directory scam halted
THE Office of Fair Trading has acted to halt a scam that misled businesses over the directory enquiries service. Box Telecom Ltd, Mediaburst Ltd, The Telephone Directory Ltd and directors Jeremy Bygrave and Alexander Heslip have agreed to stop issuing misleading advertising for the www.192directoryenquiries.ne
The Salford-based companies and their two directors provided written assurances under the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations after the case was referred to the OFT by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The advertisements, sent by fax, invited businesses to send their details to a premium-rate fax line if they wished to amend or in some instances maintain their entry in the www.192directoryenquiries.net internet directory.
The advertising misled by giving the false impression that:
• The faxes were sent by or on behalf of a telephone company providing a directory enquiry service accessed by telephoning '192', such as BT.
• Recipients of the faxes would be listed (or continue to be listed) in the www.192directoryenquiries.net directory only if the fax was returned.
The OFT recently obtained a final injunction in the High Court against Planet Telecom Plc of Wigan, director Peter Hutcheon and former director John Tonge, to stop similar misleading advertisements for the www.directoryenquiries.biz internet directory (formerly www.192enquiries.com).
John Vickers, Director General of Fair Trading, said: 'This is the second time in recent months that the OFT has taken action against misleading directory enquiries advertising. We will continue to work with the ASA and Trading Standards to prevent any advertising that misleads customers.'
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The British Egg Industry Council has refuted claims by a leading food manufacture that a combination of rising feed prices and EU legislation regarding battery production is likely to cause a shortage of eggs.
A shortage of such a fundamental raw ingredient would affect wholesale food suppliers, individual retail food suppliers and catering organisations alike.
Figures released by DEFRA in 2010 showed that two-thirds of eggs laid in the EU and around half of those laid in the UK in that year were from intensively farmed hens, with over 40% from free-range hens and around 5% from hens kept in barns.
European Union Council Directive 1999/74/E, intended to improve the welfare and conditions laying hens, which was introduced in January 2012, is now coming into effect, resulting in a dramatic fall in the number of battery eggs produced in the EU.
Although the number of free-range eggs has increased, the cost of feed is considerably higher as free-range hens are more active and need more and higher quality food. In addition, free-range eggs are not always laid in the most obvious of places, leading to a greater number of uncollected eggs in comparison with a battery system and thus a lower overall yield.
Some egg producers have found it difficult to maintain their hens with feed prices rising by 20% over the last year and would like to see an increase in the retail price of around 10p to 15p per half dozen eggs.


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David Jones (ASX:DJS) has handed IBM a deal to deploy a multi-channel retail sales platform, covering the company's retail, web, mobile and social media efforts.
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Indie studio thatgamecompany has revealed its next project, and it's not at all what we expected.
The publishing giant may even consider dipping into the world of augmented reality itself.
Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters: Slime City arrive on consoles and mobile devices respectively this July.
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2013: 1.5 million tourist milestone to be achieved
Early this year, the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) predicted that summer 2013 would be 'the perfect summer' in terms of tourist arrivals, and according to figures released by the National Statistics Office, showing an increase of 11.6 per cent of departing tourists in June and 4.2 per cent in July, it would appear they were right. Sarah Micallef finds out more.
Indeed, as MHRA President Tony Zahra maintains, “Malta is experiencing near double digit growths month over month over the same period last year. We expect to end the year with an incredible 1.5 million arrivals, which will be 100,000 more arrivals than in 2012. Given that Malta has had four years where each year broke records beating the previous years, it is no mean feat to achieve this growth this year.
Malta Tourism Authority CEO Josef Formosa Gauci agrees, stating “all indications are that this will be a summer that will go down in the record books. All basic performance indicators are positive, with actual departures, overnights and expenditure all up on last year. Our tourism performance has been positive from all markets of significance and all segments are reporting growth.”
Asked about what has been done on the part of Maltese hoteliers and restaurateurs to promote tourism this past summer season, Mr Zahra explains that people within the industry realise that it is important to invest in their product if they want to remain competitive. “We are no doubt witnessing a continuous renewal of the product, and those organisations that are investing are seeing a return whereas those that are not are losing ground.”
Similarly, the MTA, according to Mr Formosa Gauci, has worked hard on the three main pillars of its tourism strategy: aviation, marketing and product development. “On the accessibility front, we not only ensured that our existing markets had adequate airline seat capacity, but also managed to attract a number of new routes and extended services on existing routes. We have meanwhile ensured that our marketing presence extends to stimulate demand in all our markets by featuring a mix of traditional print and outdoor advertising options, together with a range of digital media to address all segments of potential visitors. On the product front, besides all the ongoing works and the completion of a number of EU-funded projects, our biggest efforts during the peak summer months concentrated on beach management and providing assistance in resort management, particularly through improved waste management.”
Indeed, all things considered, there is still room for improvement. As Mr Formosa Gauci suggests, certain aspects of the infrastructure need to be further improved to reach the levels which visiting tourists are accustomed to in their countries of residence. “We also need to offer a more consistent level of service, as the feedback we receive suggests that there is still a wide gap in the consistency of service delivery. Tourism today is also about value for money and satisfied customers.”
Moreover, as a spokesperson from San Giuliano Restaurants asserts, despite receiving similar or higher quantities of tourists across their restaurants than in previous years, they have largely been of a lesser quality – the majority with far less spending power. She argues that “attracting a better quality of tourist is hard given the current economic climate, but Malta can do so by offering a better brand of tourism in the form of a five-star experience. Emphasis also needs to be placed on cleanliness. One thing leads to the other – you have to spend more to get a better quality of service.”
Paul Bugeja, CFO of Corinthia Hotels International Ltd comments that “cleanliness is one of the top priorities. I also think that quality and hospitality is important, and is what everyone wants to experience when they come to Malta. Despite being known for it, hospitality does not currently appear to be at the top of the agenda across the board.”
Another aspect Mr Bugeja emphasises is product knowledge in relation to the Maltese islands. “Everyone, and not just people within the industry, should know a little more about Malta. Each tourist is a potential PR agent, and if we know more about Product Malta, we would be able to offer that little bit extra.” Lastly, he maintains that we should not forget to promote Gozo. “For some, Gozo is just a day trip, but I think a Gozo experience makes a visit to Malta more holistic.”
As for the MHRA, Mr Zahra maintains that the next target must be to have arrivals increase in the winter in order to have an equal number of arrivals each month. “This is, of course, a big ask,” he asserts, “however we believe that with a strategic plan for weekly activities targeted toward various markets we can achieve this objective. It's been done elsewhere, so we don't need to reinvent the wheel. We also need to put targeted investments into this area. This will be of tremendous benefit to the industry and increase revenues substantially for employers, employees and the government alike.” Indeed, as Mr Zahra explains, increased numbers of arrivals increase spending in Malta, calculating that “this year government revenue will increase by circa €45 million in VAT revenues only.”
With the peak season behind us, attention now shifts to the slower, winter season. Mr Zahra is optimistic about the coming months, stating that the MHRA already foresees a record number of arrivals this coming winter. On the part of the MTA, Mr Formosa Gauci affirms, “we have ensured that there is adequate airline seat capacity for the winter months and will be working with our partners to maximise our off-season performance. As was the case in summer, we are building on a number of good past-winters, so our objective is to maintain our gains and build on them further. Our medium term objective is to uplift winter from a break-even period for our tourism service providers into one during which at least a marginal profit is registered.”


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Top Cocoa Grower Accuses Mondelez of Backtracking on Farmer Pay
The cocoa regulator in the world’s top grower of the crop, Ivory Coast, has accused Mondelez International Inc. of undermining a premium meant to boost West African farmers’ pay, a claim the company said is incorrect.
The Conseil du Cafe-Cacao said the maker of Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies made purchasing bids “over the past weeks” that don’t take into account a living-income differential of $400 per ton that came into effect in October, according to an emailed statement Friday.
“Ivory Coast has been quiet until now about the behavior of some confectioners, but we will start to call out, on a weekly basis, any move to undermine the living-income differential,” the regulator said in the statement.
“At Mondelez International, we fully embraced the living-income differential for all the cocoa we source from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, paying the full increase of $400 per ton over all volumes that we purchase,” a Chicago-based spokeswoman wrote in an emailed response to questions.
Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana, which produce almost 70% of the world’s cocoa, maintain they are charging the $100 billion chocolate industry a premium to boost the income of some of the world’s poorest growers. While most firms in the cocoa and chocolate sectors have agreed with the principle of paying farmers a higher price, many are grappling with adhering with the agreement as the premium can’t be hedged.
The regulator’s accusation against Mondelez comes about six months after a similar denouncement of Hershey Co. led to the temporary suspension of the company’s West African sustainability programs, which allow it to market its cocoa to ethical-minded consumers.
“Buyers are avoiding paying the LID by offering negative country differentials,” referring to a separate premium which isn’t targeted at farmers, the Ivorian regulator said. Mondelez said in its email response that it “does not offer or have any influence over negative country differentials.”


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Shocker: Small business owners don’t care about government lending programs
John Krubski of the Guardian Life Small Business Institute runs a study and finds that small business entrepreneurs don’t really care much for small business “help” from Washington:
[…] 20 small business owners recently responded to the following question from a researcher: “What do you think of the small business lending act recently passed by the U.S. Senate?”
Nineteen quizzical looks and a few yawns clearly telegraphed the answer, “What bill would that be again?” One participant, the founder and CEO of a 150-person firm, was more specific: “I heard something about some legislation, but I didn’t find it interesting enough to want to know more.”
The sentiments I heard from the entrepreneurs confirmed […] that there is a discernible incongruity between the economic “world view” of big business and government and the economic “ground view” of 26 million small business owners.
The fact that small businesses go out of business when they run out of money, while big ones often stay in business long after they run out of money helps to explain why the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act is largely being seen as irrelevant by the very constituency it was created to assist. It simply doesn’t address their needs.
Instead, they would prefer that government create laws that are more simplified and reduce the red tape that slows small business down and actually encumbers their efforts to earn a living.
Who here is shocked that there’s a disconnect between Washington DC and the private sector?
This goes for politicians of both parties, but rings especially true for liberal Democrats, who feel that government, and only government, has the virtue and the knowledge to bestow upon the private economy what it thinks we need and want. Meanwhile what they really are providing is more bureaucracy, more red tape and more taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.
That most politicians in DC have no clue how to help the private sector should surprise no one outside of the Beltway.


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Cupertino, CA — Want to own a bit of that Steve Jobs magic? Apple is making a multimillion-dollar bet that you do.
Stepping outside of electronics for the first time in its history, today Apple is launching iWear — a fashion line that captures the look and style of its trendsetting CEO. A new ad campaign under the banner “Be like Steve” will appear in major consumer publications and websites during the holiday season. Bloomingdale’s will devote 400 square feet of retail space to iWear.
“This is the next logical step,” says Apple PR chief Katie “100%” Cotton. “Since Steve controls so much of our lives anyway, it just makes sense to let him dress us too.”
iWear makes it easy for anyone to be like Steve. All parts of the official Steve uniform will be neatly boxed, Apple style: mock black turtleneck, jeans and gray New Balance 991 sneakers. In addition, copies of Steve’s glasses (non-prescription) are available to complete the look. Underwear remains a matter of personal choice.
Analyst Paul Kornik sees iWear as a slam-dunk for Apple. “Sure, Steve puts his pants on one leg at a time, like anyone,” he says. “But let’s face it — Steve’s pants are magical. A lot of people are going to buy into this.”
Apple insists that no further Steve Jobs-related products are in the pipeline. However, plans are proceeding on new products tied to other well-known Apple personalities. Expected in 2011 are Essence of Phil (Schiller-inspired cologne), iStubble (electric shaver for the Jony Ive look) and GirthTamer (Wozniak-endorsed, elasticized belt).


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HPE Announces AMD Powered Gen 10 ProLiant DL385 For Software Defined Workloads
HPE Announced today a new AMD EPYC 7000 Powered Gen 10 ProLiant DL385 for Software Defined Workloads including server virtualization, software-defined data center (SDDC), software-defined data infrastructure (SDDI), software-defined storage among others. These new servers are part of a broader Gen10 HPE portfolio of ProLiant DL systems.
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The value proposition being promoted by HPE of these new AMD powered Gen 10 DL385 servers besides supporting software-defined, SDDI, SDDC, and related workloads are security, density and lower price than others. HPE is claiming with the new AMD EPYC system on a chip (SoC) processor powered Gen 10 DL385 that it is offering up to 50 percent lower cost per virtual machine (VM) than traditional server solutions.
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A RECENT article in this paper suggested a “giant international conspiracy” in the bipartisan effort to preserve the co-location model of eye care in California.
Critics and opponents are certainly entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. When the facts are distorted, the public, or in this case, the consumer is hurt.
The co-location model in question is a model that has existed in California for 25 years. It simply allows a patient who may also be an eyeglass consumer to receive their medical care in the same place that they can purchase their eyewear. It is consistent with the purpose of the Knox-Keene Act because it allows for competition between “for-profit and non-profit health plans resulting in greater availability of affordable health care for all Californians.”
To consumers, the co-location model is exactly the same thing they see when they visit a private practice optometrist who offers eyeglasses for purchase at his or her office.
The bill I authored, AB778, merely preserves the way Californians currently receive eye care services. My legislation clarifies an existing vagueness in the law, thereby codifying the current co-location practice.
These practices have provided jobs for thousands of California optometrists and have served millions of California consumers for decades. If California banned co-location models, it would be one of only three states to do so.
Yet to hear the critics, a nefarious plot is underway. This plot to give Californians quality eye care at an affordable price must be stopped, according to these critics. This claim is supported by arguments that are incomplete and inaccurate.
Some critics say that courts have ruled against the co-location model. While three lawsuits have been filed in 25 years, none of the litigation has been resolved in conflict with this bill.
Others suggest that AB778 would change state law. This bill confirms existing law and clarifies questions that have arisen due to the interpretations of two different code sections. Furthermore, my legislation is not just supported by one company but by a broad coalition of optometrists, community leaders, health organizations, and businesses across California.
Opponents claim that consumers suffer because of the incentives in the co-location model. Again, I would like to point out that private practice optometrists make up approximately 90 percent of the market and their patients aren’t hurt by the fact that their business model includes generating profit by the sale of prescribed eyewear.
With the existing oversight by the Board of Optometry, all optometrists can be trusted to prescribe the best diagnostic services and treatment for their patients, including selling eyeglasses.
There is even less reason to fear unethical behavior when doctors do not receive compensation based on the sale of the products they prescribe. Co-located optometrists employed by health plans receive no financial benefits from eyewear sales.
Additionally, co-location models adhere to strict oversight and regulation by three state agencies, with added oversight unlike private optometrists.
AB778 restates the Knox-Keene protections against “lay control” and one of the authors of Knox-Keene confirmed in an amicus brief that: “The Knox-Keene Act regulatory structure satisfies any concerns that might arise about excessive lay or corporate influence on medical decision-making “… .” It replaces traditional regulation with “heightened, more effective regulatory oversight.”
I authored this bill because the facts are clear to me: the co-location model is an effective way to help California’s patients get the eye care they need and California consumers get the eyewear they need. The co-location model also allows for convenient locations, like a shopping mall at times that work for their busy lives, such as on weekends. And the co-location model is strictly regulated by the state to ensure quality patient care.
Let’s not forget what this issue is all about: patient access and choice. The goal of public policy is to help people, not make their lives more difficult. That’s why we need AB778 — to help people get the eye care they deserve. Now that’s a goal we should all fix our eyes on.
Assemblywoman Toni Atkins represents the 76th District in the California Assembly, which is located in the San Diego area.


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CBC News: Farmers market lies exposed: hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)
Farmer’s market lies were exposed by CBC News: Using a hidden camera investigation answered the question … Is the produce you’re buying at the farmers market grown locally?
CBC’s “Marketplace” goes on an undercover shopping trip and catches vendors lying about where their produce is grown.
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For three months, a defendant in an insider-trading case has sought a "get-out-of-jail" card from the U.S.—and has been rebuffed amid a flap over whether an alleged lover hid some of her assets.
The government arrested Winifred Jiau, a 43-year-old former technology consultant, on Dec. 28 and charged her with sharing inside information about tech companies with hedge-fund managers who paid fees in return. Ms. Jiau, housed in a New York jail, has denied any wrongdoing. Her court-appointed attorney declined to comment.
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A Claremorris based cosmetics company is offering free hand sanitizer to schools who have been affected by a product recall.
Aiden Corcoran, CEO of Cosmetic Creations, who are based in Claremorris and Cork has announced that as a parent himself, given the ViraPro recall of hand sanitiser, the company will send replacement units of Airmedica, their own brand sanitiser, to all school free of charge.
In a message on social media, Mr Corcoran, a native of Mayo Abbey, said their units are guaranteed Irish with 70 per cent ethanol sanitiser which is HSE approved. If any schools get in touch, the product will also be delivered free of charge.
The Department of Agriculture recalled an approved hand sanitiser, ViraPro, which was widely used in schools across the country. It was removed from the Biocidal Product Register due to possible public health concerns. It is understood the product may contain methanol rather than ethanol.
After the announcement, the Department of Education said schools who used the sanitizer could close today (Friday) if they choose. The announcement was made on Thursday evening.
Cosmetic Creations created their own hand sanitiser, Airmedica, in March in response to the spread of coronavirus.


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Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (FLT, formerly Flight Centre Limited) is one of the world’s largest travel agency groups with company-owned operations in more than 23 countries and a corporate travel management network that spans more than 90 countries.
Flight Centre shares have been listed on the ASX since 1995 and have a strong track record of delivering share price growth to shareholders.
The Flight Centre Travel Group has a broad range of brands across its corporate, leisure and at destination segments. These brands include Student Flights, Travel Money Oz, Corporate Traveller and Topdeck.
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Brendon Lau | September 23, 2020 3:38pm
The Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) share price and Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) share price are rebounding strongly today. Here's why More »
Brendon Lau | September 22, 2020 4:01pm
The Regional Express Holdings Ltd (ASX: REX) share price jumped today even the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index:^AXJO) retreated. More »
Bernd Struben | September 22, 2020 1:01pm
ASX shares are heading lower again today after heavy selling in US and European markets, bringing share prices back in bargain territory. More »
Bernd Struben | September 11, 2020 6:14pm
Australian households are sitting on cash they're reluctant to spend in the viral environment. When that changes, these ASX shares could soar. More »
Nikhil Gangaram | September 9, 2020 1:51pm
The Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price could be poised to take-off. Should you jump aboard for the long term? We take a closer look. More »
James Mickleboro | September 7, 2020 3:47pm
The Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX:CTD) share price has been on fire over the last 30 days and is up 65%. Here's why... More »
Tony Yoo | September 3, 2020 1:14pm
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James Mickleboro | September 1, 2020 11:43am
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Nikhil Gangaram | August 29, 2020 9:00am
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James Mickleboro | August 28, 2020 11:51am
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Will Flight Centre pay a dividend in 2020?
Up until the first half of 2020, Flight Centre has been paying twice yearly, fully franked dividends every year since late 1997. It has also paid three extraordinary dividends during this period. Flight Centre was scheduled to pay an interim dividend of 40 cents per share on 17 April 2020 however, in an announcement released on 23 March, this payment was cancelled due to the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions.
Also included in this announcement was a request for a short-term suspension of its ASX listing to allow the company sufficient time to plan its response to the pandemic. Since then, Flight Centre has successfully executed a $700 million capital raising to help secure its future. The company typically pays its final dividend around mid-October each year. As at the end of June 2020, no announcements had been made regarding whether or not Flight Centre intends to pay its final dividend.
Does Flight Centre offer a DRP?
No. Flight Centre does not currently offer a dividend reinvestment plan to its shareholders.


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The differences between the editors of Forbes and the family Kardashian-Jenner continues. Previously, the magazine was stripped of the title of the youngest women, Kylie, and recently a similar situation happened with Kim.
Recently it became known that the company Coty for 200 million dollars bought a 20% stake in the brand KKW Beauty. After the transaction, Kanye has publicly congratulated his wife on Twitter. “I’m so proud of my beautiful wife Kim Kardashian West has officially become a billionaire. We experienced the worst storms and now God’s light was shed on us and our family. We love you so much”.
I am so proud of my beautiful wife Kim Kardashian West for officially becoming a billionaire
You’ve weathered the craziest storms and now God is shining on you and our family
So blessed this is still life
So I made you this still life
We love you so much pic.twitter.com/Vvtgzodnah
— ye (@kanyewest) June 30, 2020
However, according to Forbes as Kim is not up to $ 900 million.
“More realistic estimates of her personal wealth has shown that it is a little less than 900 million. And despite the headlines about Kim deal with Coty, it is not provided to the owner on his brand billionaire status,” — said representatives of the publication.


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MANUFACTURERS and technology businesses in North Wales expect to create jobs and invest in new capital over the next 12 months.
That was the message from the Wales Manufacturing Survey 2013 which takes the temperature of the industry.
But firms warned finding people with the right level of skills and managing rising production costs were the key challenges going forward.
Among those companies expecting growth are the Tritech Group, based in Wrexham, who took on 70 staff over the last 12 months and are predicting another strong year. The company works for the aerospace, defence and related industries.
Jonathan Hunt, sales and marketing manager at Tritech Group, said: “The Tritech Group continues to go from strength to strength with unprecedented levels of re-investment and growth. Despite the global economic conditions we’ve experienced since 2008, the last financial year has been one of the strongest in our history.
“In the same year we have also increased our workforce dramatically, with more than 70 new hires in the last 12 months.”
The survey carried out by Insider in association with Broomfield & Alexander and MHA found that 77% of senior company representatives and business owners surveyed were anticipating growth with more than a third (36%) projecting growth of more than 10% in 2013.
Similarly businesses were optimistic about employment levels with 88.2% of respondents intending to increase or maintain their staff numbers. Just over half (51.8%) intended to take on between one-six apprentices or trainees.
Wrexham based Trackyou, an asset and vehicle tracking service provider, are also benefiting from a desire for products and services made in Wales.
Andrew Jackson, business development manager, said: “As an innovation driven technology company, Trackyou is investing heavily in 2013 to ensure that we remain ahead of our competitors. The investment has been spread across all areas of the business with a focus on research and development leading to new product development.”
Looking at costs and investment, 78% of respondents expect production costs to increase in 2013 with 88.9% stating investment in capital equipment would increase or stay the same.
But the biggest issue of concern remains around skills. Over half (58.8%) indicated recruiting employees with the relevant skills remains hard.


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Does Apple Computer have designs on the living room?
Onstage at the Macworld Exposition in San Francisco last week, Apple's chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, proclaimed 2005 as "the year of high-definition video," a strange declaration from someone who was not trying to sell television sets. He kept his laser-like focus on the iPod and the Mac mini, a new low-priced, book-size computer.
But he noted that the giant screen projecting his demonstrations was in high definition, gave a cursory display of several computer video-editing tools and offered an enthusiastic plug for a new Sony high-definition video camera. He also invited Sony's president, Kunitake Ando, onstage for a brief and cryptic appearance and mentioned that the two companies might find other things to cooperate on in the future.
But if Mr. Jobs is thinking about a future role for the quirky computer maker in entertainment beyond digital music, he is holding his cards very close to his chest.
The Mac mini, which sells for $499, is intended to woo Windows iPod users who have been leaning toward a Macintosh but have been put off by the Mac's higher prices. That did not stop speculation that, with a minimum of modification, the Mac Mini would make a compelling interactive television set-top box, placing Apple squarely in competition with TiVo and Windows Media Center from Microsoft.
In an interview after his presentation, Mr. Jobs demurred. The problem, he suggested, was not that Mac TV was not a good idea, but that the cable companies are monopolies. But he did not close the door entirely. JOHN MARKOFF


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Three George Washington University students, operating out of their dorm room, have concocted a plan to give away money.
The trio of roommates crafted an online sweepstakes — now with more than 98,000 entrants — with the goal of raising at least $5,000 in advertising revenue. They plan to split the proceeds between themselves, one or two lucky winners and one charitable organization.
It’s a homework assignment they gave themselves, with no grades but lots of public feedback.
“This is fun for us, because we get to use all the crazy marketing stuff that we’ve learned,” said Max Friedman, who studies computer science and finance at GW. “It kind of incorporates all the things that we love about business.”
The idea for the site, which they named We Give Two, was born when the roommates — Friedman, a 20-year-old junior, and sophomores Liran Cohen and Ari Krasner, both 19 — were snowed in two weekends ago.
Friedman and Cohen, also a computer science major, wanted to use the time they were stuck indoors programming a website.
They were tossing around ideas for attracting advertising revenue to their as-yet-unborn site when Cohen said something like: “What if we took all this money, and we gave it back to people?”
And Krasner, an international affairs student, jumped in: “What if we added a charitable element?”
In keeping with the weather, Friedman said, “It really just sort of snowballed from there.”
In the first few hours after their website debuted, more than 5,000 people typed in their email addresses for the chance to win the money. Advertisers noticed the traffic, and they paid more money. The pot grew larger, and more people entered. (Entries are free, and there is no purchase necessary.)
The students have been happy with the progress so far; they plan to run the promotion until a scheduled prize drawing on Feb. 27. “We’re trying to figure it out as we go,” Friedman said.
They sell their ads on the cheap — $10 a day for a small spot, $20 a day for a large one, with discounts if a buyer opts for multiple days. They started by soliciting a few friends’ businesses as their only advertisers, then watched enthusiastically as the number of entrants soared and new advertisers followed.
More than 50 businesses have paid for ads for at least a day, Friedman said. On Monday, 30 businesses had paid ads on the site.
The roommates programmed their site to tell advertisers precisely how many people saw their ad that day, and how many people have entered their email address for a chance to receive the money at the end.
The cash will be split four ways, Friedman said. The three creators will keep 35 percent, which they hope to use to fund their next creative project. Fifty percent will go to the one randomly selected winner among all the entrants. Ten percent will go to the charity the winner chooses.
Entrants also have the option of referring other people to the site — and if someone they refer wins the sweepstakes, they get the remaining 5 percent of the pot.
The creators have been coming up with more ideas as they go: Each day, they post a featured charity, and they encourage their advertisers to donate to that cause when paying for ads. They’d like to put a special border around the ads from companies that do choose to make a charitable contribution; they’d like to increase the cost of the ads; and they’d like to run more sweepstakes in the future — maybe on a daily or weekly basis.
“We literally were like, ‘Let’s see how big we can grow this thing,’” Friedman said. “The fact that we’re almost at 100,000 entries is crazy to us.”
This story has been updated.
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White House pushes for new privacy codes of conduct
Business participation in the privacy codes will be voluntary, but may be in their best interest, officials say
IDG News Service - The U.S. White House will push for online businesses to adopt new privacy codes of conduct, including consumer rights to control what information websites collect about them and a right to see what data is being collected, officials there said.
Members of President Barack Obama's administration will officially announce details about its so-called privacy bill of rights on Thursday, with the effort focused on government working with private businesses, privacy groups and other experts to develop voluntary privacy codes of conduct.
While the Obama administration will propose privacy legislation to the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Commerce will move ahead with voluntary codes of conduct that could be implemented without congressional action, administration officials said in a press briefing late Wednesday. Legislation would put consumer privacy rights into law.
"American consumers can't wait any longer for clear rules of the road that ensure their personal information is safe online," Obama said in a statement. "As the Internet evolves, consumer trust is essential for the continued growth of the digital economy.A For businesses to succeed online, consumers must feel secure."
If a company commits to following a privacy code of conduct, that commitment will be enforced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, said Daniel Weitzner, the White House's deputy CTO.
While adopting the privacy codes will be voluntary, many online businesses will want to consider them in an effort to retain the trust of their customers, officials said.
"We certainly think a lot of businesses will step up, and have stepped up, but we don't expect that solves the entire problem," Weitzner said. The White House will push for Congress to expand privacy protections, he added.
During the official White House announcement Thursday, the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), a coalition of U.S. media and marketing trade associations, will commit to honoring do-not-track requests made by Web users through their browsers. Most major browsers now offer do-not-track options, but compliance with the requests has been uneven.
Nearly 90 percent of U.S. businesses that deliver behavioral advertising, including Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL, are members of the groups that make up the DAA, said Stu Ingis, the DAA's general counsel. Most DAA members should begin honoring the do-not-track requests within nine months, after working with browser makers to develop consistent do-not-track standards, he said.
"The DAA is committed to making choices work for all consumers," Ingis said.
FTC Chairman Jon Liebowitz praised the DAA for committing to honoring do-not-track requests in browsers. "This is a big step," he said.
With the DAA commitment, Web users should expect that if they set their browsers to prohibit websites and online advertising networks from tracking them, that one request will be honored across the Web, Weitzner said. Consumers should be able to make the choice once and not have it expire, he added.
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Remedy has reacquired the rights to cult classic and former Microsoft exclusive, Alan Wake. Perhaps an indicator that the game may come to other future consoles?
A Remedy spokesperson via Eurogamer gave the following statement below:
“The only thing we want to clarify, now that Remedy owns the publishing rights, is that we could bring Alan Wake to different platforms if we so choose,” a Remedy spokesperson told me this afternoon. We have nothing to announce for now. We are fully focused on Control releasing on 27th August.”
Alan Wake was last released on the Xbox 360 back in 2010.


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The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday to block the acquisition of publishing company Simon & Schuster by its largest competitor, Penguin Random House, claiming it would give the latter “outsized influence over who and what is published.”
Last year, Simon & Schuster’s parent company, ViacomCBS, agreed to sell the publishing company to Penguin for $2.175 billion.
The DOJ says that the purchase would give Penguin Random House nearly half of the publishing market, noting there are only five major publishing companies in the industry today, with Penguin Random House being the largest and Simon & Schuster being the fourth-largest.
The DOJ argues book authors would have more limited options if the merger were to be completed.
The DOJ said the deal would create a “monopsony”—an economic predicament in which there is only one buyer for a product, allowing that buyer to name whatever price it chooses for a good or service.
Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster released a joint statement on Tuesday vowing to fight the antitrust suit,” arguing that the acquisition is a “pro-consumer, pro-author, and pro-book seller transaction, which will allow increased investment in the publishing programs of both [Simon & Schuster] and [Penguin Random House].”
The DOJ also emphasized the importance of providing a “counterweight” to Amazon, citing a purported private admittance from Penguin Random House’s global CEO Markus Dohle that one “[g]oal” after the merger is to become an “[e]xceptional partner” to Amazon. In their joint statement, the two companies claimed that the publishing industry will remain a “vibrant and highly competitive environment,” referring to Amazon as a competitor.
“American authors and consumers will pay the price of this anticompetitive merger,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “Lower advances for authors and ultimately fewer books and less variety for consumers.”
Amazon and the five largest publishing houses (known as the Big Five) were accused in January of conspiring to fix e-book prices. Lawyers from the firm Hagens Berman, which is pursuing a potential consumer class action lawsuit, claimed in a filing Monday that it is the second such conspiracy to take place in the last decade. In 2013, the same firm successfully sued Apple and the Big Five for colluding to fix e-book costs. Apple was forced to pay a $450 million settlement.


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As other programmers move toward decreasing ad loads, Hulu LLC has been racking up gains across varied metrics by proffering content in an environment that enhances the viewer experience with fewer commercials and more relevant messaging, one of the streamer's ad executives said.
Speaking at the Advanced Advertising conference in New York on March 26, Peter Naylor, senior vice president of ad sales at Hulu, said that with the proliferation of various streaming services and video-on-demand options, programmers have to present a more enticing environment for modern-day viewers.
"You can't just jam in ads. Consumers can just easily move over to ad-free experiences. We want to keep them in the ad-supported environment. It's good for our business, good for our business partners, good for Americans and capitalists," he said, eliciting laughter from the crowded room.
Utilizing 90-second ad pods and some six minutes of advertising per hour overall, Naylor said "we're already at 50% of the ad load" compared with general broadcast and cable ratios.
Hulu now counts some 37 million viewers, a total that continues to build, while the median age of its watcher declined to 31 from 33 two years ago, he said.
Citing Nielsen data, Naylor said the measurement company describes 80% of its audience as light TV viewers. "They're younger and hard to reach with conventional media. [Hulu] makes for a nice complement to traditional TV schedules."
In addition to adding subscribers, Naylor said engagement levels are surging and the platform's ad sales are growing overall.
He said Hulu's personalization capabilities and its use of various data enable it to serve up campaigns that reach the right household, eliminating advertising waste. He pointed to a recent scheduled ad aimed at cat lovers that over-delivered by 20%, compared with the untargeted part of the campaign.
Naylor also discussed a recent interactive promotion it conducted with Fandango in which a trailer was served up for Warner Bros. "Tomb Raider"; the viewer could then use the remote control to enable a ticket purchase for the theatrical. Asked if the effort moved a lot of ticket sales, he said that would be a "generous" characterization. However, he believes that purchase activity will increase as consumers' expectations are reset and they become more accustomed to such interactivity.
The executive also teased Hulu's upfront presentation, which will be held at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The streaming service acquired the naming rights to the venue in February. "We'll do what you would expect in terms of rolling out our originals and some celebrities," he said. There will also be mentions of the opportunities around the growing percentage of Hulu viewing being transmitted through connected TV devices, as well as details on its targeting and data capabilities.
As to upfront selling season, Naylor said it will trade on scarcity, "the finite amount of good stuff. We're talking to all the major agency holding companies."
More coverage of the Advanced Advertising conference:
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Winslow Technology Group’s CTO On Nutanix’s Future, Cloud Spending And Other Tech Trends In 2023
Top of mind for 2023: The solution provider all-star is looking at how market consolidation, a flight to the cloud, and the push for recurring revenue will play out next year.
Systems integrator Winslow Technology Group has seen massive growth this year, thanks to surging annual recurring revenue rates among its core customers with security products leading the way, company executives told CRN.
In conversations with CRN, the company’s president and founder Scott Winslow, as well as its chief technology officer Rick Gouin, talked about how the integrator has driven double-digit revenue growth year-over-year, how important security is going to be to its future, and how they are driving increased SaaS revenue, partially through Dell. Company founder and president Scott Winslow told CRN it can only work as long as the company can wrap solid support around the deal.
“One of the things that’s working for us is driving much more recurring revenue and having very good net retention rates on that, which takes into account people that don’t renew the subscriptions versus the people that do, and then the added seats,” Winslow told CRN in an interview. “The fact that we’ve been able to drive so much recurring revenue makes it a much more stable business with fewer ups and downs.”
The Waltham, Mass.-based company is one of Dell Technologies’ top system integrator partners from New England to Texas, but Winslow Technology Group is also partnered with technology newsmakers like VMware, and Nutanix — giving the 19-year-old solution provider a unique insight when helping its customers design digital solutions around current market conditions.
Gouin said security is seeping into all areas of the business from software to hardware, as OEMs are bombarded by requests from end users about component sourcing, which has been a big opportunity for Winslow Technology Group’s Dell business, Gouin said.
The Waltham, Mass., based company is a Dell Platinum Partner, has a VMware Master Services Competency, and is a Nutanix Cloud Champion Partner, CRN Triple Crown Winner in 2022, CRN Tech Elite 250 2022, and No. 310 on the 2022 CRN Solution Provider 500.
As the company begins planning for next year, here are five trends that Gouin said Winslow Technolgoy Group is looking at in 2023: