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Microsoft hasn't done a lot of things right in the eyes of the Japanese. Winning over one of the largest gaming markets in the world has been a muddy uphill struggle for the software giant, but that hasn't stopped MS from putting forth a lot of effort in trying. Well, Microsoft's hard work has finally paid off in the form of Blue Dragon, one of the few highly acclaimed games for the Xbox 360 in Japan.
In a press release issued recently by Microsoft's PR agency, it was announced that Blue Dragon has taken some affinity with Japanese consumers and the Japanese media, alike. Kick-starting the launch of Blue Dragon at one of the largest retail outlets in Japan, the Yodobashi Camera Akiba, more than 200 gamers were on hand awaiting the release of the highly anticipated Xbox 360 RPG, Blue Dragon.
On hand at the Yodobashi retail store to unveil the launch of Blue Dragon, was renown model (and gamer) Yoko Horiuchi. She happens to be a fan of the game's artist, Akira Toriyama. Being the first of a two-part epic tale specific for the Xbox 360, Blue Dragon was designed by Square-Enix's Hironobu Sakaguchi. The game follows a young boy as he journeys through a sizable adventure as he masters his "Dragon Shadow". Though it's released in Japan, American gamers need not envy their Eastern gaming counter-parts. The North-American release of Blue Dragon is scheduled to hit retailer shelves sometime in 2007.


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NORWOLK, Conn. (CBS.MW) - Shares of Priceline.com inched up Friday after the online travel site said a substantial recovery in travel demand helped it beat lowered third-quarter expectations and set out fourth-quarter goals that didn't rock the boat.
Priceline.com PCLN rose 10 cents to $4.50. The stock traded as high as $4.96 during the session.
"It's a viable business and they've got a strong balance sheet," said Thomas Underwood, an analyst at Legg Mason. "The results reaffirm our belief that it will be profitable in each quarter next year. The question is what do you pay for it."
Priceline.com also said it would break even in the fourth quarter on revenue between $215 million and $235 million. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial/First Call expected the company to lose 1 cent a share. Revenue estimates by three analysts ranged between $180 million and $232 million.
"Overall the online travel segment has turned out not to be as bad as some feared," said Arthur Newman, an analyst at ABN Amro.
Priceline.com PCLN said it lost $3.6 million, or 2 cents a share, in its third quarter. The online travel site posted a $199 million loss in the same period a year ago. Excluding certain charges, Priceline.com earned $6.3 million, or 3 cents per share. In the same period a year ago, it lost 1 cent per share.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial/First Call expected the company to earn 1 cent. Prior to Sept. 11, however, analysts expected Priceline.com to earn 5 cents.
Quarterly sales fell to $302 million from $341 million generated in the same period a year ago, but exceeded the consensus estimate of $290 million. On Oct. 3, Priceline.com said sales would come in at the high end of a range of between $280 million and $300 million.
"I still think they face a challenging environment," said Newman. "How much of a discount do you have to offer consumers during these times. That's pushed down the average revenue-per-accepted offer. And cheap tickets will be with us for some time."
What's more, the stock trades at a multiple of 40 times next year's earnings, Newman said. "The multiple is 48 percent premium to Travelocity TVLY, +0.00% a 40 percent premium to Hotel Reservation Network ROOM and a 9 percent premium to Expedia EXPE, -1.25% "

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April 07, 2021
If there is anything that the 2020 pandemic has already brought to the business world, is an abrupt digital acceleration; businesses that are better digitized are the ones that find themselves in a better position to recover and move forward, than the traditional ones.
March 02, 2021
As our digital self grows year by year, it shapes both our online interactions and behavior, with the help of AI.
December 23, 2020
Customer Experience is certainly not fresh news, as it has been with us for a long time, but the catalyst of the pandemic brought us in front of new challenges and the need to adapt to the new normality of changing consumer behaviors.


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General Motors and Segway have unveiled the prototype of their new collaborative effort: a tiny electric vehicle that the companies say could, maybe, one day, revolutionize urban transportation. The two-seated, two-wheeled pod is called PUMA, which stands for Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility. G.M. executive Larry Burns says the PUMA is part of the company's
effort to remake itself as a purveyor of fuel-efficient vehicles. If Hummer took GM to the large-vehicle extreme, Burns said, the PUMA takes GM to the other [AP].
The companies will show off the PUMA at the New York International Auto Show this week, but say there's a lot of work to be done before it will show up on city streets.
“This is a prototype, not a product,” said [James] Norrod of Segway. “We have not made a decision to commercialize it” [The New York Times blog].
But if all goes well, the PUMA could eventually be sold for between one-fourth and one-third the price of a traditional car, G.M. executives say. The PUMA's two-wheeled system uses the gyroscopic balancing technique invented for the Segway scooter, and it includes a set of "training wheels" in the front and back, which G.M. executive Chris Borroni-Bird says are helpful at stoplights.
The prototype has a top speed of 35 miles per hour and a range of 35 miles with its small lithium-ion batteries. That is enough, Borroni-Bird said, given that half of the world's population lives in urban centers, with an expected 60 percent moving into that range by 2030 [The Detroit News].
G.M.'s Larry Burns says the PUMA would have one other important innovation.
Ideally, the vehicles would also be part of a communications network that through the use of transponder and GPS technology would allow them to drive themselves. The vehicles would automatically avoid obstacles such as pedestrians and other cars and therefore never crash, Burns said [AP].
The next step for the PUMA's development is to test the prototype in the real world.
The companies hope to recruit partners, such as cities or colleges, to set up Puma travel lanes, like bicycle lanes.... Though being unveiled in New York, the Pumas might appeal most in densely packed cities in places such as India and China, Borroni-Bird says. There they would seem a big step up from bicycles. Americans, who are used to cars, might not take them as seriously [USA Today].
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It is not a record that any publicly trading company wants to have. Yet Apple (AAPL) - Get Report now holds the dubious distinction of losing the most in market valuation of any U.S. company in a single trading day.
Apple saw a record $180 billion erased from its market valuation on Thursday, the most any U.S. company has ever lost in a single trading day, after the stock dropped 8% amid a broader market rout driven by investors fleeing record-high tech stocks.
Shares of Apple ended the trading day Thursday down 8.01%, or $10.52 a share, at $120.88, its worst one-day share decline since March 20, when the Cupertino, Calif.-based company fell about 6.4% amid the whirlwind of the pandemic market panic.
Apple was down another 4.26% at $115.73 in trading on Friday.
The decline follows Apple’s climb into the trillion-dollar-valuation club, which it entered just two weeks ago on the back of a broader rally in tech stocks as well as stronger-than-expected sales and its recent 4-for-1 stock split.
For his part, Apple Maven Daniel Martins sees both the short and long side of investors’ viewpoints, noting that Apple is later than usual in announcing its fall product launch event, and that Wall Street analysts’ ratings on the company are generally skewed to the buy side.
Still, “I continue to think that Apple is a stock to own, not to trade,” Martins said on Thursday. “The rather sharp correction of the past day and a half is not nearly good enough a reason, in my opinion, to exit an Apple position completely.”
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Enhanced Retail Discount: what does it mean?
As you may be aware further announcements were made yesterday by the Chancellor to help businesses affected by Covid-19.
The measures are extensive and will go a long way to supporting many of the businesses most acutely affected by the current situation.
The list of properties that will fall within scope of the Enhanced Retail Discount (ERD) should be published today but it may be different to the general descriptions of “Retail”, “Hospitality” and “Leisure” that we all understand.
The scheme is also being notified to the EU Commission today. If accepted it might be exempt from State Aid rules or it might be that the State Aid limit is increased. This is not yet confirmed so watch this space.
Other facts that might help you to make businesses decisions over the coming days and weeks:
• As with the existing Retail Discount, ERD will only apply to occupied properties. It will not affect any vacant property subject to an empty rate.
The scheme provides £20 billion of business rates support and grant funding to help the most-affected firms manage their cashflow through this period by:
• Giving retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England a 100% business rates holiday for the next 12 months (note we await the defined list).
• Increasing grants to small businesses eligible for Small Business Rate Relief from £3,000 to £10,000.
• Providing further £25,000 grants to retail, hospitality and leisure businesses operating from smaller premises, with a rateable value over £15,000 and below £51,000
For 2020/21 landlords who have tenants on a rates inclusive basis may well benefit from the tenant being made liable for business rates in order that they can claim the relief (landlords are not a qualifying business).
Northern businesses are facing a higher business rates burden as a proportion of earnings than those in the South, according to a report commissioned by Tesco that is out...
A new report endorsed by the CBI sets out 12 actions that, when combined, would save businesses around £21.8bn over five years.
The Welsh Government has launched a second consultation on business rates, this time looking at the legislative and practical application of its draft regulations.


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Rexall has selected Allstream, Canada's all-business communications provider, to design and deliver a comprehensive telecommunications solution for its 448 stores across Canada.
With a heritage dating back to 1904, Rexall and Rexall Pharma Plus pharmacies are among the most trusted names in retail pharmacy. Rexall is focused on helping Canadians feel good about their health through easy access to a wide assortment of health and wellness services and products.
As part of the agreement, Allstream will provide Rexall with a next generation integrated data and voice network that will provide fast, reliable and flexible service.
Officials with Allstream said that Rexall, with the help of leading edge technologies such as SIP, will be able to centralize its voice infrastructure, move data to a dedicated and secure network, and leverage the benefits of Allstream's expertise to deliver new features while significantly reducing costs.
“We were very impressed with Allstream's agility, flexibility and customer-centric approach,” said Ahmed Shariff, Sr. director, I.T. operations and JDE Financial Systems, Rexall, in a statement.
Shariff said that Allstream understood that with the right technology the company can improve customers' experience in each of its stores.
“Allstream studied our business, learned our needs and delivered a plan for a scalable end-to-end telecommunications solution that will allow us to unlock hidden value in our technology infrastructure. This will also allow us to acquire and implement new technologies faster than ever before, especially as we grow,” he said.
Edith Cloutier, vice president national sales, Allstream, said that in a competitive retail environment, companies like Rexall look to Allstream for innovative solutions that will differentiate them in the marketplace.
Cloutier said that the company’s solution will free them up to focus even more on being a customer-focused and award-winning retailer.
Back in May, Allstream announced that it will partner with Cisco Canada to further enhance its 30,000-plus kilometer national IP fiber optic network.
The network enhancements will provide Allstream with increased capacity to adapt to meet any customer needs and offer an even greater range of industry-leading IP communications solutions and services to Canadian businesses for years to come.


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Paying attention to what professional money managers are buying is a worthwhile effort.
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Here are four companies whose recent activity bespeaks a great deal of bullishness.
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Apple launched a new version of its Apple.com website, Arab. The language spoken by 270 million people worldwide is entering the Apple online store for the first time, and comes with a new font to read of course from right to left.
The new website in Arabic can be accessed from the UAE version of Apple.com, although most of Apple’s own links still point to the English version of the UAE site, which has been used so far on this site. market.
If Apple has not yet made an official announcement on the new site, comments on Twitter designate Tarek Atrissi Design as the designer of the new Arabic font used on Apple.com. Here is an overview of this font:
Last year, Apple added full support for iOS 9 right-to-left languages in iOS 9, making it easier for application developers to add Arabic language support to their user interface. other languages with similar reading.
Then, the Cupertino company added support for Arabic by Siri late last year. All of this was done on the sidelines of a notable expansion of Apple’s physical stores in the UAE market. It now remains to update the Apple Store application to add support for Arabic.


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2022 may have only started but that hasn’t stopped WinWin from quickly obtaining brand deals. The 24-year-old star surprised fans by posting images of him on Weibo in clothing from the luxury brand, Bottega Veneta. Dressed in white, WinWin looked sophisticated as he showed off his outfit from the fashion house.
On January 6th, Winwin posted images of him wearing an all-white ensemble from the brand’s Wardrobe 03’ collection.
The look was then paired with a crossbody bag and yellow boots that provided the perfect burst of color.
The Wardrobe 03’ collection for Resort 2022 season was revealed in December last year through a lookbook curated by photographer Tyrone Lebon. This is the final collection by designer Daniel Lee, who stepped down as creative director for Bottega Veneta after three years. Consisting of denim pieces, crocheted/beaded dresses, graphic prints, furry textures, and huge sunglasses, this collection showcases a plethora of looks. It also includes a variety of vibrant colors such as yellow, blue, red, bubblegum pink, and Bottega Veneta’s signature green.
Get To Know Bottega Veneta
Formed in 1966 by Michele Taddei and Renzo, Bottega was well known for their use of intrecciato weaving to create their signature bags. The Italian fashion house became popular within the celebrity scene in the 1980s, especially with world-renowned artist Andy Warhol, who even created a short film to advertise the brand. In 2018, Daniel Lee became the creative director of Bottega Veneta. His arrival breathed new life into the brand as he curated the distinguishable aesthetic we now associate with Bottega Veneta (thick-soled boots, netted pumps, the color green, oversized handbags). Multiple influential figures such as Skepta, Arca, and Missy Elliot have been brought in to show off pieces from the brand. WinWin joins this elite group with his recent brand deal.
WinWin’s fans, Yunqis, took to social media to express their excitement and pride over WinWin working with Bottega Veneta. Multiple tweets were made as soon as the pictures dropped, with some people even referring back to WinWin’s previous brand endorsements and rightfully flaunting how many he has acquired.
Since early 2021, WinWin has been taking the fashion world by storm and clearly shows no signs of stopping. We look forward to seeing what other things the artist has planned for the rest of the year!
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The Tesla CEO is looking for to free himself from the $44bn Twitter buyout settlement, which he has tried to cancel.
Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in a countersuit over his aborted $44bn deal for the social media firm, which he claimed held again vital data and misled his staff in regards to the true measurement of its consumer base.
The countersuit by the billionaire and Tesla CEO alleges that Twitter dedicated fraud, breach of contract and violation of a securities legislation in Texas, the place Musk lives.
Musk’s counterclaims had been filed confidentially final week and unsealed in a submitting late Thursday on the Delaware Chancery Courtroom.
Musk supplied to purchase Twitter earlier this yr, then tried to again out of the deal by claiming the social platform was infested with a bigger variety of “spam bots” and faux accounts than Twitter had disclosed.
Twitter sued to power him to finish the acquisition. Musk responded by submitting his countersuit.
Musk’s attorneys argue within the countersuit that Twitter’s “misrepresentations or omissions” distorted the corporate’s worth and triggered Musk to agree in April to purchase it at an inflated value. They stated Twitter’s personal disclosures revealed that it has 65 million fewer “monetizable day by day energetic customers,” who might be proven digital advertisements, than the 238 million that Twitter claims.
The submitting additionally stated most of Twitter’s advertisements are proven solely to a sliver of the corporate’s consumer base.
Musk’s staff additionally accused Twitter of creating too many main adjustments in latest months with out consulting Musk, together with personnel selections and allegedly disobeying social media restrictions imposed by the federal government of India, which is Twitter’s third-largest market. Musk had pledged to make Twitter a haven without spending a dime speech however has additionally stated it should adjust to the native legal guidelines the place it operates.
Twitter referred to as Musk’s reasoning “a narrative, imagined in an effort to flee a merger settlement that Musk now not discovered enticing”. The corporate, particularly, took concern with Musk’s estimate of pretend accounts, saying the evaluation relied on a “generic net instrument” that designated Musk’s personal Twitter account as a possible bot.
“The result’s a distortion that Musk is hoping will nonetheless make waves,” Twitter’s response stated.
The case is scheduled to go to courtroom on October 17. The authorized combat is gathering velocity as preparations have begun for the five-day trial in Delaware’s Chancery Courtroom, which specialises in advanced, high-stakes enterprise world battles.
This battle flows from Musk wooing Twitter’s board with a $54.20 per-share supply in April, however then in July, saying he was terminating their settlement as a result of the agency had misled him relating to its tally of pretend and spam accounts.
Twitter, whose shares had been up about 3.5 % to $42.51 on Friday, has caught by its estimates that lower than 5 % of the exercise on the platform is because of software program “bots” relatively than folks.
The social media platform has urged shareholders to endorse the deal, setting a vote on the merger for September 13.
Whereas fielding questions at an annual Tesla shareholders assembly Thursday, Musk was requested whether or not his potential possession of Twitter would possibly distract from his operating of the electrical automobile firm.
“I believe Tesla, you realize, would proceed to do very properly even when I used to be kidnapped by aliens, or went again to my house planet,” he joked, drawing laughter and applause. “To be frank, I don’t have a straightforward reply,” Musk added. He assured shareholders that, for now, he has no plans to depart his Tesla chief function.


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When we say “The Global Elite” we think of the wealthiest 1% who thrive through global consumerism. They don’t care about the result of their products as long as it brings massive profit. Their agenda is New World Order with hypnotized consumers living in One Government World. This way they can stay in power (meaning they’ll keep their businesses going) and their consumers will be “satisfied” (addicted) to their products without realizing the damage they create with consuming.However, in that MASSIVE 99% of the world there is a tiny 1% that may be the key to restoring balance to the world.
(Melissa Dykes) In what Forbes is ingratiatingly referring to as “the most glorious economic event of our lifetimes,” we’re now to a point that just eight men own as much wealth as 3.6 billion other people on the planet do.Read more »
Monday, January 16, 2017
In the next 90 hours we will see the Elites try everything within their powers to stop Donald Trump from being Inaugurated.
Under 90 hours folks – so here is the plans
1) All bombing attempts and fires have been stopped and nipped in the bud.
2) A Huge cache of weapons was just found blocks from the White House when a woman noticed a Violin Case and opened it to find 2 weapons. She called the US Park Police and they found dozens more at the site. Apparently left to disrupt the election.
3) There will be a huge Anti-Trump rally organized by dozens of Satanic NAZI Organizations to attempt top stop the Inauguration. The weather says it will be 51 Degrees there and will have periods of showers. Lazy Welfare Democrats do not rally well in the rain and to counter them will be 2 Million Bikers and Saturation Patrolling all over DC that day.


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The Africa America Press Center is a new press release service. The Africa America Press Center supports US companies and organizations in creating and publishing their press releases in African media outlets. The service combines customized press release writing, editing and distribution service with communication through social media.
Managing Director of the Africa America Press Center is Melissa Ruggles: “Africa is rising and the world is taking notice. For quite some time now, US companies and organizations have shown a growing interest in undertaking – or expanding – operations throughout Africa. These companies want to share their news and the way to do that is naturally through the African media. That is exactly what we are going to do – share companies’ and organizations’ stories in diverse African media outlets. And we will do it in a new way.”
There are three elements that make our PR services different from any other PR agency in, or directed towards, Africa. We have spent years building our database of journalists. I am happy to announce that we have direct access to more than 6,500 journalists in all 54 African countries, and this number continues to grow.
Secondly, our database makes it possible to precisely target journalists. As a client, you can send your press releases to, for instance, all television journalists in Kenya specialized in health, or to all newspaper journalists in Botswana specialized in finance. That makes our service efficient for clients and very relevant to journalists.
The third element is Africa America Press Center’s use of social media. Africa America Press Center is partnering with Africa Business Communities, which enables access to 1.2 million African business professionals through extensive social networks. And with an even further dissemination of news and stories in other online channels, such as blogs, clients can reach millions.
According to Melissa Ruggles: “Now is the time to connect more companies and organizations to people and opportunities throughout Africa, and vice versa.”
However, Africa America Press Center will have to compete in a field where other press release distribution outfits already have a head-start, among these being Africa Press Organisation (APO) and Africa Media Agency (AMA).


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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 12, 2015 (hospitalitybusinessnews.com) — Domino’s Pizza continues its global momentum by opening its first store in Belarus. The residents of the capital city of Minsk will now be able to experience hot, freshly-baked pizza delivered to their doorstep by a recognized global brand.
“I am so proud of the team that helped bring the global Domino’s brand to Belarus,” said Ryhor Bazhenau, CEO for DPEU Franchising, the franchisee for the brand in Belarus. “Now people in our local neighborhoods can experience the quality, delicious pizzas enjoyed by Domino’s fans around the world, as we work to become the leading pizza delivery restaurant in Belarus.”
The first store is located at 25 Sharangovicha St. in Minsk. The new pizza theater store features an open concept design, allowing customers to watch their pizzas being made and baked, bringing the art and fun of pizza making to the forefront. The management team is focused on bringing great products, excellent customer service and prompt delivery to the citizens of Belarus.
“We’ve had a great year opening new markets in 2015,” said Ritch Allison, president of Domino’s Pizza International. “We are building beautiful new pizza theater stores in countries all over the world and attracting new customers to our dynamic brand. We are pleased to bring this experience to the people of Minsk.”
With six new markets opened in 2015, in both developed and emerging economies, Domino’s continues to be among the fastest growing American QSR chains in terms of international store count.


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Moscow Fish Week is creating a new route for those who want to try new flavors in seafood. Turkish visitors who want to go on this taste discovery await more than 500 kinds of fish and seafood, as well as shopping opportunities, concerts and sports entertainment.
Surrounded by seas and oceans, Russia offers rich options to fish lovers with its inland seas, lakes and streams. Fish and seafood lovers and those who want to try new flavors can find all they are looking for at the Moscow Fish Week held between 26 May and 4 June. This gastronomy festival, where more than 500 types of fish and seafood will be presented, introduces not only Russian citizens but also tourists from Turkey to Russian fish and seafood cuisine.
Within the framework of the festival, which includes events in 23 different venues, the top 50 restaurants in Moscow prepared a special menu for visitors for this culinary journey. In addition, culinary workshops will be held by famous chefs in these restaurants and the tricks of taste in seafood cuisine will be shown. The festival not only sweetens the palate with unique seafood coming directly from the Far East, Yakutia, Murmansk, Astrakhan and the Black Sea coasts, but also turns into a festival that spans the whole day with concerts and sports entertainment.


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Find out what is going on for Advanced Micro Devices. competitor in the graphics card. its massive adoption in the world of crypto mining,.Graphics card (GPU) maker Advanced Micro Devices. to cryptocurrency mining.A new rumor has just started to spread in the industry, a rumor we heard from few sources.NVIDIA and AMD Are Losing Gamers to Cryptocurrency. by the cryptocurrency mining market, there is little chance for any PC gamer to find a graphics card.
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Up to 44,000 people took advantage of cycle to work schemes in the first half of 2013, which allow employees to buy tax-free bikes through salary sacrifice, says the industry’s umbrella organisation.
The Cycle to Work Alliance said it’s been the best year to date for the industry since tax changes in 2011 curbed the attractiveness of the programme to participants, which can still save buyers around 40 percent of the of the retail price.
A residual feel good factor from the last year’s Olympics and a hot dry summer could have contributed to the healthy performance, Will Nathan, Cycle to Work Alliance’s policy advisor told BikeRadar.
And today, one the scheme’s leading providers, CycleScheme is holding National Cycle to Work Day – an initiative spearheaded by leading paralympian Dame Sarah Storey to get more bums on saddles for the daily commute.
CycleScheme’s marketing manager, Laurence Boon confirmed said the average purchase price of a bike through their scheme was £600 and an average certificate price of £750 for participants who opted for extras such as locks and helmets.
Boon said the programme is a key business generator for local bike shops that participate in the scheme. Besides big numbers of new people joining the scheme in a bid to save on other transport costs and harvest health benefits one in six are signing up again.
He said: “The feedback we’ve had from the independent bike dealers is that it’s not been the greatest year and cycle to work has been a bit of a saviour really.”
A couple of LBS owners backed up Boon’s view. Dave Folks, owner of Dave’s Cycles in Aldridge, near Walsall, said “without doubt” it made a big contribution to annual turnover.
“I’d say 80 percent are signing up [for a commuter bike] 20 percent just want a new bike,” he said. “They tend to take advantage of the £1,000 limit – most people will go right up to that.”
Carol Walker who owns Shannons Cycle Centre in York said people tended to increase their spending by a third – similar to the amount participants save by using cycle to work schemes.
She said there was no typical cycle to work customer: “It can be anybody – from somebody who’s not ridden for 20 years to someone who rides regularly and just wants to upgrade their bike.”


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Google’s Project Glass is no doubt one of the most anticipated gadgets of the year. While it’s a unique and special concept/project, it’s about to get some major competition— and not from Apple either. According to Bloomberg, Oakley is currently developing a technology that can project information directly onto lenses, similar to how Project Glass projects information through a heads-up display. Oakley would be able to create the glasses for use as a standalone product or have them connect to a smartphone via Bluetooth while also featuring voice commands. Oakley is excited about the technology too. CEO Colin Baden highlights this technology would make “make hardware that’s comparable with Google’s Project Glass”. Having this technology would allow Oakley create a wide-range of items and products that can wirelessly connect to the internet like other companies are doing. » Read the rest
Google’s futuristic Project Glass promises a world where augmented reality is commonplace and information is literally right in front of us. The photos we’ve seen of the prototypes show a specialized pair of glasses, which had many people asking how those who already wear prescription glasses could use the device. Well, thanks to Google industrial designer Isabelle Olsson, we learned that Google is working on a version that can be used in conjunction with an existing pair of glasses. Great news for glasses-wearing geeks everywhere!
“We ideally want Project Glass to work for everyone,” Olsson said on Google+, “and we’re experimenting with designs that are meant to be extendable to different types of frames.”
Check out the high resolution early mockup of how the device might work with prescription glasses after the break.
Ok everyone it’s official: the future is now. I don’t mean this year— I literally mean now thanks to the Mountain View giant. We had previously heard about Google pondering development of a mysterious HUD device and eventually knew it was clearly intent on making the concept a reality for users, but like anything else with Google— has since been tight-lipped. Google has just unleashed what looks to be the most innovative product yet called “Project Glass”. This project which is developed by the Google team is aiming to make our lives’ completely hands free. The device is capable of taking photos, doing check-ins, getting directions, video chat, listening to music and getting directions?
The project is still in its infancy, so the mockup of what the glasses look like now aren’t final– only a tentative rendering. You guys impressed yet? No? Ok, check out the video below and you’ll be impressed then.
We’ve seen some pretty cool projects where we draw closer and closer to Tom Cruise in Minority Report’s technology in transparent displays. We know all wanted to be Tom just a little.
We’re even closer than you may think! Pioneer’s Network Vision HUD is seen connected to an Android device using lasers to generate images on-screen. How cool is that! We said Lasers! Pioneer is looking to market this technology by the year 2012 as a driving display and navigational aid.


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Apple laid out a fresh vision for its path in the smartphone market last week by introducing two distinct iPhone models at different prices. But how do the new phones compare with the others already on the market? Here, we take a look at the iPhone 5C and the 5S and each phone's top competitor:
The iPhone 5C: Apple's iPhone 5C essentially fills the spot left by the now retired iPhone 5, and shares many of the same specifications. Now, instead of trying to save a bit by buying a year-old phone with last year's specs, price-conscious Apple fans can buy a new phone with slightly better specs than last year's. It's not a bad deal. The plastic casing on the iPhone, by most accounts, doesn't make the phone feel cheap, and the new color options allow users a chance to express their own Day-Glo personalities.
The iPhone 5C is likely to face its most competitive pressure from phones such as the Moto X -- Google's super-customizable smartphone, also originally conceived as a more budget-conscious phone. Both phones carry mass appeal, thanks to their customization options and light construction.
There are a few key differences, of course. First, the obvious: The Moto X runs Android, and the iPhone 5C runs iOS. That debate is its own whole kettle of fish, so we'll put that aside for now. Apart from that, the Moto X has a larger screen -- 4.7 inches vs. 4 inches on the iPhone 5C -- and a high-megapixel camera with 10 MP sensor vs. an 8 MP for the 5C. But Apple's cheaper iPhone has a smaller and better-resolution screen and is also a little lighter, slimmer and more compact.
The iPhone 5S: The top competitor here is most likely the Samsung Galaxy S4. Here again, Apple's four-inch screen gets dwarfed by the S4's five-inch display, which is bad for Web and video browsing, but good for portability. The iPhone 5S also is expected to have a more premium feel, with its glass and aluminum construction, compared with the plastic of the Samsung model. That matters to some people, especially when they're plunking down about $200 for a phone. Apple's new processing chip also holds a lot of promise, if the 64-bit processor is as fast as Apple claims. That potential power gives developers a lot of room to run.
Given what Apple has released about the 5S so far, it's hard to say which smartphone will win on screen quality. The Galaxy S4 has impressed with its big, bright screen, but Apple's retina display is also top-of-its-class. They're likely matched fairly evenly on the camera, too: The S4 has a 13MP camera, compared with the 5S's 8 MP. But Apple says it's improved it camera sensor and software and claims users will now be able to snap "SLR-quality" shots.
Each phone also has its own smaller features that may appeal to specific sets of users. Apple's fingerprint scanner will make for easier to buy applications; Samsung offers hands-free controls and automatic scrolling during reading among its features.
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Best Buy Co. Inc.'s stock dropped 7.5% in premarket trade Thursday, after the electronics retailer missed third-quarter sales expectations and provided a downbeat outlook, offsetting a profit beat. For the quarter ended Oct. 31, earnings rose to $125 million, or 36 cents a share, from $107 million, or 30 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share came to 41 cents, above the FactSet consensus of 35 cents. Revenue fell to $8.82 billion from $9.03 billion, just shy of the FactSet consensus of $8.83 billion, while domestic same-store sales growth of 0.5% was well below expectations of a 1.5% increase. Online comparable sales increased 18%, while industry sales in the NPD-tracked categories dropped 4.3%. Chief Financial Officer Sharon McCollam said the decline in the NPD-reported categories "got progressively worse throughout the quarter, which adds a level of caution to our outlook." She said she now expects a fiscal fourth-quarter revenue to decline in the low-single digit percentage range. The stock has dropped 20% year to date through Wednesday, while the S&P 500 has gained 1.2%.
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LONDON � More than 80% of the 2,692,786 new cars sold in the U.K. last year featured the latest digital radios, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says.
SMMT says 2.28 million new cars were outfitted with digital radios as standard equipment, marking the first time the 2 million mile-stone has been reached, according towardsauto.com.
SMMT CEO Mike Hawes says the number of newly registered cars factory-fitted with digital radio has increased more than fourfold over the past five years, thanks to major investments by manufacturers. �While vehicle manufacturers have already shown they are committed to the digital revolution, the setting of a confirmed switch to digital date by government would considerably accelerate conversion of existing vehicles in use,� Hawes said in a statement. �This remains a sizeable job and, consequently, a significant opportunity for the aftermarket,� quoted from the same article.


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Magnetism is useful in many ways, and the magnetic memory effect appears even at the atomic level.
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Work to develop a single-atom magnet that works at room temperature has just taken a big leap forward.
How much data do you still store only on your mobile, tablet or laptop?
We have never been so connected and we are producing more data than ever before. But how can we manage our data effectively while making sure it remains safe?
Tiny surface acoustic waves are enough to carry data quickly.
After electric and magnetic fields, nanoscale sound waves are a new idea for data storage.
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The crypto world was hit hard today after China’s most powerful regulators made it illegal to use all forms of cryptocurrencies for transactions. Subsequently, the price of bitcoin plummeted by more than $2,000. However, there are many within the community who are adamant about the emerging currency and art market. Gallerist Vito Schnabel and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk are two such figures, who announced that they will join forces on a new independent NFT platform called ArtOfficial.
The name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the word “artificial” and is directed at those who doubt the legitimacy of this growing market. Schnabel envisioned the name as “a challenge to entrenched hierarchies that have long privileged painting and sculpture over the many other experimental forms of expression embraced by contemporary artists,” according to a news release.
In an interview with Fox, Vaynerchuk stated that “new concepts are tough,” alluding to the skepticism that revolved around the internet in the 1990s, along with the similar doubt surrounding the advent of social media. As the first NFT market operated by a commercial gallery, ArtOfficial joins a movement that Vaynerchuk believes is “ushering in a paradigm shift.”
The first auction kicked off today and features four works by Italian artist, Francesco Clemente. As with all the NFTs offered on the platform, each will be packaged with an additional experience, such as a live portrait session that Clemente will paint for the buyer of Milarepa’s Dream, which is currently valued at roughly $29,000 USD or 10 ETH.


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“Russian hackers are stealing between $3 million to $5 million per day from US brands and media companies in one of the most lucrative botnet operations ever discovered,” Charlie Osborne reports for ZDNet. “On December 20, researchers from White Ops said the scheme, dubbed ‘Methbot,’ is a Russian operation set up to watch up to 300 million video-based adverts automatically every day.”
“These adverts, displayed on legitimate domains owned by companies including the Huffington Post, Economist, Fortune, ESPN, Vogue, CBS Sports, and Fox News, are used to generate additional revenue through advertising sponsors which help keep these businesses afloat,” Osborne reports. “What makes matters worse is that the Methbot operators are impersonating these legitimate domains, touting themselves to advertising networks, and placing these ads on fake websites.”
“It is believed that Methobot creates an estimated 200 million to 300 million fraudulent video ad impressions per day, targeting roughly 6,000 publishers and generating $3 million to $5 million in revenue every 24 hoursOsborne reports. “‘At this point, the Methbot operation is so entrenched in the infrastructure, the only way to shut it down is to make the details public, and for all parties involved to take direct action,’ the research team says. ‘White Ops has stopped Methbot from monetizing on our customers’ platforms, but it is clearly making money on many other platforms.'”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Hopefully, these scams are identified and killed off as they negatively impact advertising reveuue for legitimate publishers while also polluting the user experience (think of rogue redirect ads that hijack the user to the App Store that are running in major ad networks, look legitimate and are virtually impossible for publishers (and, it seems, extremely difficult for the ad networks themselves) to ferret out. The sooner this and other scams like it get cleaned up, the better.


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Over 120 Total Service Stations across Kenya now accept Visa debit and credit cards, allowing for cashless payment of car fuel.
Jabu Basopo, Country Manager for Visa in Southern and East Africa, stated that “thanks to the ongoing installation of Point of Sale (POS) devices” at Total Service Stations motorists can now pay for fuel quickly and safely.
There is no need to take the risk of carrying cash, Basopo said adding that: “Drivers can safely make payments using their cards at our secure point of sale devices from the comfort of their vehicles. This puts Kenya on a technological par with many other countries around the world.”
Total Kenya hopes that the safety of cash will be useful to regular drivers as well to fleet managers as it allows them to control and monitor their fuel costs more efficiently.
Basopo hinted that Visa would be rolling out POS devices at TOTAL Service Stations in Uganda and Tanzania later this year.
Ada Eze, the Total Kenya Managing Director, pointed out that as non-cash payments become widespread in e-commerce and person-to-person payments, his company will continue to offer motorists a host of payment options at the pump.
“We want to make paying for fuel and other commodities and services at Total Service Stations as convenient as possible for motorists. Total Service stations are a focal point in our customer’s day-to-day lives and as such, we promise to continuously offer innovative and current payment solutions that make purchases as seamless as possible,” she said.
Total Kenya Service Stations currently accept cash, the ‘Total Bonvoyage’ fuel card, Visa payments, mobile money payments & in select stations, MasterCard.
Currently, Shell, Oilibya, Engen and some Kenol Kobil service stations operating in Kenya also accept Visa payments.


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Woolrich has made its way to New York. The outerwear apparel brand has opened a new flagship in New York City's Soho neighborhood. Located at 121 Wooster Street, the new store is the company's first in the city and fourth in the country.
The 4,000-square-meter space demonstrates Woolrich's goal of providing customers with a high-quality and dynamic shopping experience. The brand partnered with Soho-based coffee company Ground Support Café for an in-store café so customers can have coffee while shopping.
Woolrich has also teamed with Italian tech company Techno Alpin to bring an element of nature into the store so shoppers can envision the outerwear products in an outdoor space. Techno Alpin has created a multi-sensory snow experience for Woolrich, which will allow customers to try out products in extreme weather conditions like snow storms or freezing temperatures. The snow room will open in the new store this fall.
"In my business in Milan, I experimented with historical storytelling, sensory experience and the integration of city and nature," Andrea Canè, Woolrich's global creative director, said in a statement. "The New York flagship store is the natural evolution of it and gives the feeling of returning home in harmony with our American roots."


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Russia has introduced new tax regulations on overseas shipments, and based on customs data, Reuters has calculated that this could cost fuel oil exporters up to US$1 billion (€850 million) per year.
The new rules come into effect on 14 September 2020 and Reuters reports that it will close a loophole that has allowed exporters to avoid export duties, for example by passing off fuel oil and other heavy refining products as duty-free products such as heavy oil residue. Last year exporters could have an earned an extra US$1 billion by exporting more than 12 million tonnes of products using the loophole.
Refining margins have been high thanks to the loophole, but Reuters has calculated that at a domestic oil price of US$47.50 per tonne, export duty will rise from US$7 per tonne to US$31 per tonne for exports of light oil products.
Around a third of Russia’s budget revenues come from the oil and gas industry, and income overall has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government is now trying to increase income again.


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It looks like Obsidian Entertainment isn’t quite ready to put their Pillars of Eternity universe to rest. But, now that they’re backed by Microsoft, they’re adding another dimension to it. As a result, we can now check out this very much vague reveal trailer for Avowed - an epic first-person RPG set in the Pillars of Eternity world that seems to be inspired by The Elder Scrolls series:
According to the game’s website, it will be coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Game Pass, and Windows 10 PCs. And according to this Eurogamer article, Josh Sawyer, who directed both Pillars of Eternity games, is not involved with this project.


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You may know the urban legend of Polybius, an arcade game which supposedly came out in the early 1980s and which apparently gave gamers headaches and nightmares while unleashing suicidal tendencies. Shortly after its release, Polybius disappeared entirely—if it was ever real at all.
Now Sony has announced that a new game called Polybius is on its way to PlayStation VR. It is being developed by Jeff Minter, who worked on Space Giraffe and Tempest 2000.
The game will be a PlayStation VR exclusive. Minter announced it in a completely bizarre way, claiming in a 1,600-word story that he discovered the infamous game of urban lore in a secret location.


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Niantic is currently investigating an issue plaguing Pokémon Go that is causing problems for players not just in the Go Battle League, but also during general play.
In a post to social media, Niantic addressed the ongoing issue sharing that they’re working to fix it and would keep fans updated as things progress.
Niantic specifically mentions the issue is taking place in the Go Battle League mode, however, as many players noted in the responses it appears to be happening in many different modes of the came, including raid battles.
Specifically, players were missing out on opportunities to capture the generation-three legendary Pokémon Groudon during its raid hour tonight. Some players recorded their games freezing while trying to catch the Pokémon.
In some cases, Pokémon trainers were even kicked out of the party entirely.
Right now, there has been no update on this issue that continues to affect players. Once an update has been rolled out this article will also be updated.
Despite this hiccup, Pokémon Go fans do have plenty to look forward to starting tomorrow as the game begins its Pokémon TCG crossover. Between June 16 and 30, Niantic will add the new Pokémon Wimpod and Golisopod, and will trigger a variety of unique encounters over the two week stretch.
There will also be plenty of Field Research to complete as other Pokémon Go events have had. These include encounters with some of the most popular Pokémon in the game. You can check out all of the details about this crossover here.


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A professor of Agricultural Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA has recommended the creation of specialized Rice Institute as a strategy to boost rice production and ultimately ban its importation in Nigeria. Christopher Akinbile made the recommendation while delivering the 135th inaugural lecture of the University titled: The Wealth of Waste: From Water to Rice on Thursday, 21st September 2021 at the University Main Auditorium. The Don said to significantly turn Nigeria into a major rice producer; government should create specialized Rice Institute that will handle all research relating to Rice from breeding through processing and post-harvest operations. He said such an institute will provide necessary information and other technical support to rice farmers and others in chain in order boost rice production in the country.
Professor Akinbile said after measures to shore up rice production have been institutionalized, government should step up robust awareness campaign to sensitize the public on the need to patronize and eat locally produced rice. Akinbile also suggested the formulation and implementation of a policy to forbid rice importation. He said smuggling of rice should then be criminalized in order to encourage increased local production and patronage of made in Nigeria Rice.
According to the Don Rice is one the most common staple food globally and ranks third after Wheat and Maize. He stated that Rice consumed in Nigeria before 1960 were produced locally, however local production fell from 99% to 38% between 1960 and 1980 due to non-encouragement of Rice Farmers. Professor Akinbile stated that before the recent ban on Rice importation in 2019, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) report on food import showed that Nigeria spent 365 billion Naira on importation of rice annually meaning Nigerians consume 1 billion Naira worth of Rice daily.
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Everyone would agree that less dependence on foreign oil is critical.
Some say it’s an economic, as well as national security issue. So how do we use less of it?
Well, there’s always increased domestic drilling, but with the BP Gulf disaster still fresh on the minds of many, that’s not going to get much momentum for now.
And according to a presentation at last week’s Southern Automotive Conference, oil prices are expected to remain $75 to $85 per barrel, with gas prices staying between $2.50 and $3.50 a gallon for the foreseeable future.
So, using less foreign oil would require driving vehicles getting vastly better gas mileage.
Imagine getting 60 miles per gallon with your car. We may get that in another 15 years. The Obama administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation want to adopt new rules that would require vehicles sold in the U.S. to average anywhere between 47 mpg to 62 mpg by 2025.
By 2017, mileage would improve by 30 percent to average 34.1 mpg “fleetwide” for automakers.
Three years ago, the Bush administration pushed through a plan that would have required automakers to average 35 mpg by 2020. But with Obama and the Democrats in charge, it was generally assumed that they would push for even higher standards – and they did. In Europe and Japan, vehicles already average 35 mpg.
In the U.S., vehicles are averaging about 25 mpg. At the auto conference, consultant Kim Korth said the proposed standard will be tough to accomplish. Automakers are struggling to meet the 2007 standard.
So what will it take for companies to reach those new standards? Building – and selling – more small cars, hybrids and electrics, plus other vehicles with advanced powertrains that make vehicles more fuel efficient.
But while automakers can make those vehicles all day long, convincing the public is another story.
Smaller cars, for example, “are not for everyone,” Korth said. “Consumers like choice. And Americans are bigger.
They like to have room.” Look around. How many trucks and SUVs do you see on the roads? Their sales have picked up nicely, even as the auto industry tries to regain sales traction.
The EPA and DOT want better gas mileage, while another federal agency, the National Highway Transportation Safety Agency, has long pushed for safer vehicles – which sometimes means building bigger, heavier vehicles.
In a battle between federal agencies, there’s no telling who would win. Using lighter, high-strength aluminum instead of steel is an option for improving mileage. And using more advanced technologies would help, of course. But all these choices also could add $3,000 or more to the price of a vehicle.
Whether consumers would be willing to pay a premium up front to save money over the long run is the ultimate question.
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Transforming the BtoB Buying Process
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DemandGen Report, a leading online publication covering the sales and marketing automation space, has released the findings of a new survey which shows BtoB buyers are significantly changing their buying process. The report, underwritten by Genius.com, “Transforming the BtoB Buying Process,” found the emergence of social media and the need to show ROI for all purchases has re-written the rules of engagement for many sales and marketing organizations.
Highlighting the transformation of the BtoB buying process, 78% of respondents who were involved in the purchase of a solution during the past 12 months said the buying process did not follow a traditional path where a budget was established, criteria outlined and then an RFP distributed to a pre-set list of solution providers.
In fact, only 22% of the recent purchasers indicated budget for the project was approved and allocated during the beginning of the year. Nearly 4 in 10 respondents indicated they determined “the potential impact through other adopters and built a business case for immediate adoption,” then received approval although the project was unbudgeted.
“There are a lot more conversations happening outside the traditional sales funnel, which makes it essential for solution providers to be present and engaged with their customers across all kinds of media,” said Andrew Gaffney, Editor of DemandGen Report. “This survey clearly demonstrates that content marketing is a growing part of the puzzle to reach this more fluid BtoB buyer.”
The survey also underscored the growing role social media and peer networks are playing in business purchase decisions. For example:
· 65% of respondents indicated they used social media as part of their research;
· 43% followed online discussions to learn more about a topic/challenge;
· 38% posted questions on social networking sites looking for suggestions/feedback;
· 21% connected directly with potential solution providers via social networks.
Often, even before a buyer is really looking for a solution, they are looking for topical information to help solve business challenges and they want to know how their peers are addressing the challenge,” said Scott Mersy, VP of Marketing and Products for Genius.com, the underwriter for the BtoB Buyer Transformation Survey. “This is where solution providers have the opportunity to help guide the discussion by providing relevant content and responding to the buyer’s needs in real time.”
About DemandGen Report
DemandGen Report, a G3 Communications Publication, is a targeted e-media publication spotlighting the strategies and solutions that help companies better align their sales and marketing organizations, and ultimately, drive growth. The weekly e-newsletter focuses on the sales and marketing automation tools that enable companies to better measure and manage their multi-channel demand generation efforts.
Genius.com is the first SaaS solution that delivers the benefits of marketing automation to both Marketing and Sales, embodying the principles of Sales 2.0 that make it easier and more efficient for Sales and Marketing to close more deals "in the cloud".
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Take a trip across the pond and onto the race track. There, you might find McLaren, the maker of world-renowned super cars. Despite its long history, McLaren has not been immune from the novel coronavirus. And because of this, a McLaren SPAC merger could be on the way. What do you need to know right now?
For nearly three decades, McLaren has captivated vehicle enthusiasts with its so-called super cars. Loosely, these cars are street-legal, high-performance luxury vehicles. They look nice, and they drive powerfully. In addition to its 720S super car, it also manufactures vehicles under the ultimate and sports categories.
Although McLaren is no stranger to success in the automotive world, this year has not been kind. McLaren saw sales fall more than 60%, let go of a quarter of its staff, sought emergency funding and saw losses increase to 312.9 million British pounds. As CEO Mike Flewitt put it, the industry did not have the right liquidity to survive a pandemic. Now, Flewitt thinks it is time for McLaren to make a radical change.
For investors, that means a McLaren SPAC merger, and a chance to invest in the captivating super-car industry, could be right around the corner. According to a report in the Financial Times, McLaren has discussed a SPAC merger with at least one blank-check company. Flewitt has also confirmed the company is hoping to raise as much as 500 million British pounds through such a deal.
What does this really mean for investors?
What a McLaren SPAC Merger Could Mean
Importantly, investors need to recognize that there is no guarantee the company will raise funds via a SPAC merger. However, it is intriguing that McLaren is at least considering the idea. It would also be unsurprising. A simply amazing number of companies have chosen to go public via blank-check firms this year. Spurred on by the pandemic, and a large investor appetite for new offerings, this has been the year of the SPAC. However, of all the automakers to debut, nearly all of them have been electric.
Just think about it. This year brought Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA), Fisker (NYSE:FSR), Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ:RIDE) and many more. These next few months will bring even more, including British startup Arrival. All focus, in some way or another, on electrifying transportation.
What about McLaren? Right now, the company is focused on the traditional world of internal combustion engine vehicles. As investors consider a potential McLaren SPAC merger, this is also something to keep in mind. Although the automaker is making progress on a hybrid PI model, and eventually wants to hybridize its entire lineup. However, Flewitt says the all-electric model does not currently work in the realm of super cars.
Keep the idea of a McLaren SPAC merger in mind. If one comes, it will be interesting to see how investors respond to the traditional automaker. Perhaps the appeal of super cars will be enough to overcome its cash problems.
On the date of publication, Sarah Sith did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
Sarah Smith is a Web Content Producer with InvestorPlace.com.


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The pharmaceutical company's stock surpassed its previous high of Rs 5,273.55, touched on October 27, 2020. At 09:51 am, the stock erases its gain and was trading 7 per cent higher at Rs 5,275, against 0.7 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. The stock rallied 63 per cent from its March low of Rs 3,588.
According to Reuters report, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech SE said they had so far found no serious safety concerns and expected to seek U.S. authorization this month for emergency use of the vaccine, raising the possibility of a regulatory decision as soon as December.
If granted, the companies estimate they can roll out up to 50 million doses this year, enough to protect 25 million people, and then produce up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021, the report said. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT
Pfizer plans to submit Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the third week of November, after the 2-month median safety milestone is achieved.
“We look forward to tolerability and safety details, which have not yet been disclosed. The trial will continue through a final analysis at 164 confirmed cases. The trial has enrolled 43,538 participants to date, and of these, 38,955 had received a second dose as of November 8.The press release noted that there will be a new secondary end point evaluating efficacy based on cases accruing 14 days after the second dose,” Morgan Stanley said in Pfizer Inc stock update.
“We continue to believe in Pfizer’s strong growth track record in power brands and capability in new launches on a fairly consistent basis (recent launches from parent’s staple- Zavicefta, Zinforo, Meronem (all anti-infective), Eliquis (CVS), Xeljanz (pain management) among others),” ICICI Securities said in September quarter results update.
Pfizer India is a net debt-free company with healthy core RoE of 31 per cent in FY20. Strong brand recall, consistent new product launches and acquisition of new brands, volume growth in top brands and intermittent price hikes provide comfort on the financials front. The company had declared a Rs 330 (Rs 320: special, Rs 10: final) dividend for FY20. Additionally, it has maintained a dividend payout of 25-30 per cent during FY16-19, it said.


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Is this the model world's idea of a beautiful woman? Waif-like teen wins industry's most prestigious contest
It is one of the world's most prestigious modelling competitions. So when Julia Schneider won the Elite Model Look contest in Shanghai today, she was understandably thrilled.
But, though an undeniably attractive girl, the fact that the 15-year-old, from Gävle, Sweden has an extremely slight frame raises questions about ideals of beauty in the modelling industry.
While Julia's age, genetics and passion for ice hockey are most likely the reason for her waif-like build, the concern for many is that if she were to appear in a fashion campaign, impressionable young girls might learn to consider her an example of a physical ideal - and go to dangerous extremes to attain the same look.
Model example: Julia Schneider, 15, won the Elite Model Look contest in Shanghai today. But the fact that the Swedish teen has an extremely slight frame raises questions about ideals of beauty in the industry
In fashion: Julia's age, genes and passion for ice hockey are most likely the reason for her waif-like build, but the concern for many is that impressionable young girls could go to dangerous lengths to attain the same look
Already commentators have taken issue with Elite's decision to award the prize to such a thin girl.
The Montreal Gazette's Lens blog this afternoon read: 'Sweden’s Julia Schneider looks more like a "model" of anorexia than anything stylish that the fashion industry should be putting on a pedestal as a standard for emulation...
'Skeletons are meant jump out of closets not on to fashion runways. Why are only male models generally allowed to have an adult’s body shape?'
Controversy: Commentators have taken issue with Elite's decision to award the prize to such a thin girl
Concern: A Canadian blogger has pointed out that even by the industry's extreme standards, Julia (far right) is thin. Her peers, though slender themselves, all look 'healthier' than her
The writer goes on to point out that even by the industry's extreme standards, Julia is thin. Her peers, though slender themselves, all look 'healthier' than her.
While it is only fair to point out that as some women are naturally larger and others are naturally slim, the fashion industry's long-held favour for the very thin is a major concern for psychiatrists.
Nada Stotland, professor of psychiatry at Rush Medical College in Chicago and vice president of the American Psychiatric Association says that the prevalence of extremely slim women in the media helps convince those with eating disorders, like anorexia, that their emaciated frames are normal.
Prestigious: The Elite Model Look competition is one of the industry's most important events
All-star cast: The competition finale included a high-octane performance from Kylie Minogue
'We know seeing super-thin models can play a role in causing anorexia,' she told USA Today.
For Julia, however, winning the Elite contest promises to catapult her to modelling superstardom.
A keen horse rider and ice hockey player, she says she is passionate about modelling.
'The catwalk really gives me a shot of adrenaline and I want to do it over and over again,' she says in her biography on the Elite Model Look website.
'My favourite song is the one they played when I first walked the catwalk - Chris Brown's Beautiful People.'
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The mobility-as-a-service startup has raised a total of £5m (€5.8m) to help staff at UK companies facing a lack of public transport infrastructure commute to work by accessing shared taxi and bus services.
Ride Tandem, a mobility-as-a-service startup launched in the UK in 2019, has raised £2.3m (€2.7m) to provide more sustainable shared commuter services for employers whose staff would otherwise struggle to go to work due to the cost, inconvenience, or complete absence of existing public transport options.
This latest funding round, which brings the total raised to date to £5m, was led by Blackfinch Ventures who were joined by First Monday VC, Rainmaking Impact, and backers through the Seedrs crowdfunding platform, with follow-on capital also provided by existing investors 1818 Venture Capital, Ascension, and the Low Carbon Innovation Fund.
Ride Tandem works staff of companies such as supermarket Lidl, clothing retailer Next and British postal service Royal Mail with transport partner companies, including taxis, minicabs, and coaches, through a driver and passenger app.
The apps work in a similar fashion to a ride hailing app but routes are created by businesses and are available only to their staff. Passengers book and pay for their tickets via the passenger app, receiving a QR code as a ticket. Drivers are then notified of how many people are waiting at each stop and scan passengers on using the QR code, allowing businesses to see who has booked onto, and boarded, each service through a reporting portal.
As well as allowing passengers to track the live location of the vehicles, the company said two important features of the service were giving passengers the option to make block bookings and access to payment software that offered flexibility in when payments were taken.
Speaking to Impact Investor, Alex Shapland-Howes, co-founder and CEO of Ride Tandem, explained the latter two features were missing from most ride-hailing and mobility apps but were critical to low-income workers, because passengers did not always have the money to pay for the bus before receiving their first paycheque.
“Flexible payments allow people to get the bus to work before they get paid and block bookings make it easier for people to book their week of tickets in one go. Given lower income workers are more likely to be on fixed shift patterns, this can make it easier for them,” he added.
Higher revenue, lower CO₂ emissions
Ride Tandem said its services had enabled passengers using its app to earn more than £40m in wages since the company’s launch “by unlocking otherwise inaccessible jobs”, and that the weighted average of £12.50 per week spent using the service – with 50% of passengers travelling completely for free and the other 50% paying in the region of £25 per week – generated a cost saving of £65 per week compared to using a private vehicle to make the same journey.
The company said it had also helped deliver higher and more consistent recurring revenue per rider for its transport partners than most ride-hailing apps, with the average passenger taking 20 or more rides per month, and reduced costs for employers such as parcel delivery service DPD, which has seen a 50% reduction in per-passenger transportation costs and a 38% reduction in the total cost of its employee transport provision.
Trips on Ride Tandem have also been reported to have saved more than 8,000 metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions to date thanks to the highly concentrated ride-sharing, with the average Ride Tandem vehicle carrying more than 20 passengers and operating at more than 70% capacity, compared to just 1.14 for the average commuter car.
Shapland-Howes added: “In addition to reducing carbon emissions by using a shared shuttle bus, we have partnered with climate action consultancy Climate Partner to allow our clients to purchase carbon offsets for their employees’ commutes.”
Tackling the cost-of living crisis
Ride Tandem said the UK’s cost-of-living crisis had compounded an already underfunded public transport infrastructure in the UK, with 20% of UK bus routes cut in the last 10 years.
The company, which operates outside cities and large towns where the problem of transport poverty has the strongest economic and social effects, also highlighted a recent survey which found that 68`% of low earners and 71% of people without a car, were concerned about the implications of bus service cuts on their ability to work, with the average cost of car ownership said to be above £3000 per year.
“Too many people are left with a stark choice, car ownership, which is itself increasingly prohibitively expensive, or simply not working. That’s not right, it’s not good for individuals and their families, and their social mobility and mental health, or for communities more broadly, and it’s not good for the economy,” said Shapland-Howes.


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Gas prices in the Cayman Islands
have risen by as much as 30 cents recently.
According to the Petroleum
Inspectorate website’s 17 February update, high grade gasoline now ranges
between $3.99 and $4.18 per Imperial Gallon, while low grade gasoline was
priced from $3.89 to $4.08
Chief Petroleum Inspector Gary McTaggart
attributed the rise in price to an increase in the price of crude oil as result
of emerging markets.
“Traditionally we have seen gas
prices rise as demand increases in new markets such as India and China. Such
variables can have a radical effect on cost.”
Mr. McTaggart explained that wholesale
prices in the Cayman Islands are based on the cost of the fuel at the loading
port in the US.
He said a gasoline shipment usually arrives in Cayman
every three weeks, adding that as a result of this, any increases
in price would have a
three-week period before affecting consumers in the Cayman Islands.
“For instance, if there were a
scenario in which we loaded fuel and prices fell immediately after, that drop
would not be realised here,” he said.
recent increase in import duty fees by the Government does not apply to fuel,
so the price increases in Cayman only reflect higher prices for oil.
Mr. McTaggart pointed out that duty paid on a
gallon of gas is 50-cents, adding that freight and shipping had to also be
considered when assessing price. He cited these as reasons for the large disparity
in price between Cayman and America.
“The ships used to bring fuel are
chartered based on volume and can range from 8- to 15-cents per gallon for
transport. This also affects our prices” he commented.
According to Mr. McTaggart, 50
cents duty has been charged for years in the Cayman Islands and has saved government
from being in a “real mess” financially. He added that in countries where there
was no tax, it was not unusual to see high duty on gas and cited the US$1 paid
in Bermuda as an example.
He also forewarned that we could
expect to see prices grow even higher as summer approaches, due to more travel
in the United States and greater consumption of fuel.
The last time gas prices were over
$4 in the Cayman Islands was July of 2008, when prices peaked at $4.10 in the
United States, before crashing in early 2009. Gas prices topped $5 per imperial
gallon for the first time in Cayman in the summer of 2008


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The lager brand has appointed the direct marketing outfit DraftWorldwide London to roll out a customer relationship marketing programme during the first half of this year.
Although Stella Artois has yet to reveal what media it intends to use, the scheme is likely to centre on the brand's association with film, specifically its sponsorship of outdoor screenings and the website stellascreen.co.uk. Draft will attempt to make these elements more relevant to the product.
The move marks a change in strategy for Stella Artois, which in the past has depended on traditional above-the-line techniques, through Draft's sister creative agency Lowe & Partners.
The latest of a celebrated series of 60-second TV executions, created by Lowe and directed by Jonathan Glazer, aired earlier this month.
Stella Artois' brand manager, Emma Turner, said: "Draft's thinking and creativity demonstrated a deep understanding of our brand. It also illustrated that, with sound strategic thought and exciting creative executions, relationship marketing can really work for us."
Draft's creative director, Arthur Parshotam, added: "We want to deliver something out of the ordinary for Stella Artois. It's a lighthouse brand that challenges consumers, so the usual loyalty paraphernalia, such as points schemes, cards and customer magazines, would be inappropriate. Our work will seek to enrich the consumer's brand experience in a suitable understated, subtle way."
The Stella Artois account is the latest in a series of recent Draft wins, which include the COI Communications/Department of Work and Pensions account and an additional portion of the Telewest broadband account.
The win comes only a week after it was revealed that Draft's managing partners, Ian Taylor and Tony Wilson, are to leave the agency, seven years after setting it up.


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Pressure group Farmers For Action has said it may rethink its campaign of action against Muller after demonstrations at three Muller factories drew fewer protesters than hoped for.
FFA organised demonstrations at three Muller factories on Thursday night (11 August) in protest over a freeze on the standard milk price for non-aligned producers.
In total, up to 150 farmers took part in the action which saw blockades at the company’s Bridgwater, Foston and Market Drayton plants.
See also: Muller freezes milk prices for September
The biggest turnout was at Bridgwater in Somerset where 50-60 farmers were in attendance with a range of farm equipment.
FFA chairman David Hadley said protesters had shut down the plants until midnight, as planned, so in that sense the group had achieved what it had set out to do.
However, he admitted that he was disappointed with turnout and as a result the group would sit down next week to decide whether to keep protesting or to go down another route.
“I’m not giving up the fight and I still believe we have a mandate because we have members that are Muller producers telling us that they want our help,” he said.
‘However, we’ve got to make a decision based on the numbers going out. So we’ll sit down to decide whether to continue with what we are doing, go down another route or leave it.”
Change of heart
Mr Handley said he was convinced that if enough farmers turned out then it would result in a change of heart from Muller, which has argued that it cannot lift its standard price in September despite more positive signals in the commodity market.
“If farmers turned out in force and said we welcome you and we want you as a business, but you have a corporate responsibility to your suppliers, I think it would work.”
Ahead of the protests, Muller chief executive Ronald Kers published an open letter to farmers in which he defended the company’s position, arguing that the price paid to farmers over the past 12 months had been higher than many of its competitors.
Mr Kers pointed to the fact that over the past 12 months its average non-aligned price had been 20.8p/litre, rising to 22.9p/litre with the retailer supplements added on.
But Mr Handley claimed that Muller had “nothing to crow about” when it came to price and it “sickened” him that the retailer supplement was being used as part of its defence.
The retailer supplement had been negotiated by farm leaders, not the processers, said Mr Handley.
In posters displayed outside the Market Drayton plant on Thursday night, Muller said its standard litre price was one of the higher non-aligned prices paid in the UK and it was determined to maintain a leading milk price.
“We are again being targeted by militants, many of whom have no connection whatsoever to Muller or our farmer boards.
“They wrongly believe that carrying out illegal blockading of dairy premises is a means to achieve progress, whereas it achieves the opposite – delays, extra costs and disruption for ourselves, our employees and suppliers, including other farmers.”
The blockades were illegal and caused serious damage to its business, therefore it would consider taking legal action against anyone who took part, it added.


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What you need to know
- Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced its Q4 2019 earnings on February 3, 2020.
- Google has paid out more than $80 billion to Google Play developers to date.
- That puts Play Store developers far behind the $155 billion Apple has paid out to App Store developers as of January 2020.
On February 3, 2020, Google's parent company Alphabet released its earnings results for Q4 of 2019. Among those earnings, we learned for the first time how much YouTube is bringing in for Alphabet, turns out that's a whopping $15.1 billion in 2019 alone. To put that in perspective, that's around 10% of Google's overall revenue.
Besides disclosing YouTube earnings, we also learned that Google has paid out more than $80 billion to Google Play developers to date. Google senior vice president Hiroshi Lockheimer tweeted out the news yesterday, along with a huge thank you to developers.
Rightfully so, because without developers a platform cannot survive, just ask Microsoft about Windows Mobile. Unfortunately, as much as $80 billion sounds like a significant amount, it still places Android developers far behind their iOS brethren. According to Apple, as of January 2020, it has paid out $155 billion to App Store developers.
It's no surprise that Apple's platform is more lucrative to develop for; however, it's still a rather large disparity given that Android is the most widely used mobile platform in the world. Regardless, we should all be happy that $80 billion made its way into developer's hands, keeping our favorite ecosystem alive and kicking. It's also a good reminder to support your favorite developers and buy their apps if you really enjoy them.
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Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
After Ford announced its new plan to slash costs and dump money into electrification earlier this year, changes are already starting to happen. EV production is moving to Mexico, the Flat Rock assembly plant will become an “AV center of excellence” and, allegedly, Fusion production will soon move to China, though Ford…
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The last Holden car is expected to roll out of General Motors’ assembly plant in Elizabeth, South Australia, on Oct. 20, during a ceremony for employees. But an image that surfaced ahead of that appears to show the car in the process of being built. The car will be the last commercial car ever built in Australia.
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Consumers Willing to utilize Medical Wearables to Avoid Physician Visit
Published July 8, 2019
“HITConsultant” A recent survey by Vivalink took place to better understand the motivations of consumers in regards to healthcare. The survey reveals that of 100 participants ages 40 and over, 64 percent said they would utilize a wearable health monitoring device if it meant it could reduce the number of times they had to physically visit a doctor or hospital. The survey determined there are three key factors: costs of the appointment, distance, and disliking healthcare facilities. The survey found interest in wearable health devices for remote patient monitoring to be high regardless of if it reduced visits: more than 55 percent of respondents said they would use a wearable health monitoring device at home.
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Measure Protocol, a blockchain marketplace shared results of the first industry-wide blockchain pilot program for market research. This development was on 17 June.
Measure Protocol began by conveying the rationale behind the blockchain pilot program. This was in a bid to educate on the applicability of blockchain in market research, demystify the technical workflow, inform on the versatility of blockchain while understanding user attitude on the blockchain. Another point of the highlight is that the pilot program was put to practical use for a number of market research pioneers.
Justine Yorke, Global Consumer Insights Operations Leader at Nielsen quoted –
“Blockchain holds immense potential as the new age technology that could transform the data measurement and overall research industry ecosystem. We are delighted that the trial with Measure Protocol allowed us to see the potential of how blockchain technology can be utilized in survey research. We at Nielsen see a lot of potential in harnessing this cutting-edge technology for deploying in our survey research solutions.”
Measure Protocol’s pilot program consisted of eight pilot partners. These partners were – Nielsen, MMR, Kadence International, Incite Marketing Planning, Delvinia, Kantar Profiles, Hall & Partners and Future Thinking. Measure Protocol clarified that through an iOS app, a select number of diverse consumers also participated. The marketplace platform further added that the program went on for four weeks and achieved a 92% completion rate.
Measure Protocol went on to throw some light on the revelations of the pilot program. While informing on the practical aspects of blockchain, the program also discussed transparency and consumer trust that blockchain had to offer. A key takeaway was that the program proved that a centralized database was not necessary for data collection. Measure Protocol also shared insightful statistics collected from the program.
Similarly, in March, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) conducted a study that identifies the country’s consumer attitudes towards crypto assets. The study submitted two pieces of research that do an assessment of the citizen’s view of cryptocurrencies. The study was insightful in understanding if people had perceived cryptocurrencies wrongly.
Jon Puleston, vice president of innovation, Kantar Profiles Division expressed that the pilot program provided valuable information about the role of blockchain in market research. Jon emphasized that the results gave a clear view that people value their data and privacy. Jon also noted the need to give industries unprecedented levels of transparency. He opined that such a dual combination was important to tackle fraud and ensure data quality in the industry.


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