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Poundland to open in Rushmere next month
Poundland have revealed they will open a new store at Rushmere shopping centre in Craigavon in time for Christmas.
The new store, which will be located in the former Menary’s unit in the retail park, will create 32 new jobs.
With an opening date of Saturday 10th December – a date the retailer is calling ‘Super Saturday’ – Poundland will open a total of eight new stores, relocations and extensions throughout the UK that day.
The new Rushmere store will cover 14,500 sq ft over two floors and comes as a further boost for the Craigavon shopping centre with Primark set to open its doors there on Friday 16th December.
All Poundland stores offer a wide selection of everyday essentials across the grocery market, as well as health and beauty products, entertainment, stationery and craft ranges, encouraging customers to do more of their shopping in one visit.
The new Rushmere store will also include a wider range of chilled and frozen food along with the PEP&CO clothing range and homewares.
Earlier this year it was revealed that Rushmere had been sold for more than £56m to LCP, a property business which is new to the Northern Ireland market.
The property was marketed by commercial property agents Savills and CBRE NI in what they had anticipated would be the biggest investment of the year.
Rushmere Shopping Centre and Retail Park is home to some of the UK and Ireland’s most well-known retailers, and the news of Poundland’s arrival will continue to enhance its retailing appeal.
Poundland Chief Operating Officer, Austin Cooke, said: “This investment in towns and cities up and down the country shows our commitment to bringing shoppers more choice and amazing value, just when they need it most.”
Ben Wall, Poundland director of Property Portfolio, said: “It’s been a tremendous task to get these stores ready to open in time for Christmas and it’s a reflection of the dedication and hard work of all the teams involved at Poundland.
“We also owe a big thank you to the contractors who’ve worked tirelessly to help us get the stores ready and to the property agents who have been busy behind the scenes to keep the timetable on track,” he added.


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In the first five months of 2020, a total of 13,590 sales transactions were recorded were recorded, collectively worth AED 27.8 billion
The Dubai Land Department (DLD) recorded a total of 1,440 sales transactions worth AED 2.74 billion in May 2020, according to new research from Property Finder.
According to the research 66.5 percent of the sales were in the off-plan or initial sales segment, with 33.5 percent being in the re-sale segment.
In the first five months of 2020, a total of 13,590 sales transactions were recorded were recorded, collectively worth AED 27.8 billion.
The data comes as the DLD and Property Finder launch the third edition of Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales price index. The index has a base year of 2012, a base month of January 2012, and a base quarter of Q1 2012.
In May 2020, the sales index increased 12.1 percent compared to 2012, and a 0.5 percent increase in May compared to April 2020. Over the last two months, the index has seen an increase of 1.54 percent.
“These figures provided by the index reflect the attractiveness of the Dubai real estate market, even during these exceptional circumstances,” said Latifa Ibrahim Ahmed, director of the real estate studies and research department at DLD.
The statistics show that real estate transactions immediately picked up after the National Sterilisation Programme eased in Dubai. Property Finder noted that the pent-up demand seen in May was similar to what is seen following seasonal holidays, with sales and rental enquiries above the same week last year across all unit types.
Additionally, the DLD and Property Finder credited strong index results amid the Covid-19 pandemic to Dubai’s villa and townhouse market, which is said remained solid as a result of people’s desire for outside, personal spacing amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Comparing April and May 2020, the overall value of the residential sales price index for Dubai overall recorded a growth of 0.5 per cent in May,” said Lynnette Abad, Director, Research and Data at Property Finder. “Currently, the Dubai residential real estate market is going through a v-shaped recovery and when analysing the various indexes for May 2020, we are seeing the same v-shaped pattern in the recovery.”

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn (KMSP) - Minnesota is one of a few states taking the lead on a so-called “Right to Repair” bill. The idea is to make it easier for businesses to repair and re-use electronics, like smart phones, instead of consumers junking broken ones.
Electronics Makers Make Repairs Difficult
At iDoctor, an Eden Prairie business that repairs electronics, the demand for services is high and the culprit usually the same: broken glass. Most items brought into iDoctor are from the electronic giant, Apple, which can make repairs a challenge since Apple doesn’t offer repair manuals or sell spare parts.
“It makes it hard repairing new devices, you're learning all over again. You really depend on experience and the larger repair community,” said Garry Schumacher, the owner of iDoctor. However, Schumacher told Fox 9 he has concerns a new law could inflate the prices of parts, and that companies' intellectual property deserves protection.
Leaders at OceanTech, an Eden Prairie business that restores and sells used electronics to large organizations around the country, are concerned that more companies are acting like Apple — not releasing repair manuals, or implementing restrictive software that makes refurbishing difficult. The vice-president told Fox 9 the trend could hurt a business that is dependent on refurbishing electronics.
“At this time, we're able to repair a lot of the hardware. However, if the manufacturers are able to succeed in not allowing us to do that, there's going to be a lot of organizations that are going to suffer,” said Mike Satter, the vice president of OceanTech. “
“Right to Repair” Bill
In response, State Senator David Osmek (R-Mound) is pushing a so-called "Right to Repair" bill that could require manufacturers to share parts, manuals, or software keys -- making electronics easier to repair and re-use.
“The problem is that some of these smaller, mom and pop operations, and even some of the larger ones like we're at today [OceanTech] are starting to see a trend by the electronics industry. They're starting to become more proprietary, they're taking away an opportunity for a secondary market to be available for pieces of equipment,” said Rep. Osmek.
In addition to hurting small businesses Osmek is concerned about these items ending up in landfills.
“Why should we put all of our equipment into a landfill when we can repurpose it, save people a bunch of money and have these things have a life beyond their existing, first use?” Osmek asked.
The bill has bi-partisan support, and state leaders will meet with top manufacturers next month to discuss a possible compromise.
Criticism of “Right to Repair”
Alexi Madon, a spokesperson at CompTIA, an IT trade group, told Fox 9 the bill was a solution in search of a problem. She also expressed concerns the bill would damage intellectual property. As for worries that too many new electronics end up landfills, she pointed to Minnesota’s e-waste program.


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AUS: "Increased discounting" hits Patties earnings
Australian frozen food group Patties Foods has booked a drop in first-half earnings as margins came under pressure from "increased discounting" in the country's grocery market.
The company said reported net profit fell to A$8.8m (US$7.9m) for the six months to the end of December, down 3.3% year-on-year. Underlying profit was down 7.5%, the group added. Margins were "slightly reduced" by "some pressure" in the frozen fruit and Nanna's Fruit Pie category from "increased discounts".
Sales at the firm were negatively impacted by the loss of a "major" private-label frozen fruit contract. However, that was more than offset by an 8% lift in branded sales. Total sales were up 0.9% to $126.5m, Patties revealed.
Looking to the remainder of the year, the group predicted second-half net profit would "at least match" the corresponding period last year.
The bottom line will benefit from the recent introduction of automated packing capabilities as well as new product launches and cost control.
Click here to view the ASX filing from Patties.
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A LeBron James spotlight offered for $200,000. A Zion Williamson version went for rather less than that. The Nationwide Basketball Affiliation has formally aligned itself for the way forward for the buying and selling card market, and at the moment, this recreation is offered out.
The NBA partnered with Canadian-based Dapper Labs, makers of the CryptoKitties game, to make its model of a collectible digital asset. NBA Prime Shot is a crypto-collectible customers should buy as a non-fungible token (NFT). Every collectible is tied to a blockchain — a digital ledger just like the blockchains used for digital currencies like bitcoin. This successfully offers every NFT a singular and non-hackable certificates of authenticity. So even when anyone makes an ideal copy of the spotlight video, it should immediately be recognizable as a faux.
Present “packs” to get within the recreation go for as little as $9.00 — and they’re constantly sold out.
Caty Tedman, head of promoting and workforce partnerships at Dapper Labs, says that Prime Pictures has generated greater than $230 million in gross sales to date, though most of this has come from merchants exchanging the collectibles after their preliminary sale. Dapper earns income by way of charges captured from peer-to-peer transactions and unleashing new packs of NFTs.
“I feel it is fascinating,” mentioned Tom Richardson, a digital media professor at Columbia College’s sports activities administration program.
“It is a good evolution and good to see that individuals are nonetheless doing collectibles, even throughout this time,” added Lars Rensing, CEO of blockchain service supplier Protokol. “It is a new step to the longer term.”
The sport has additionally turn out to be a brand new income for the NBA. And once more, its offered out.
Prime Pictures emerged from a licensing settlement the NBA and its gamers’ union made with Dapper Labs in 2019. The NBA didn’t make an official avaiable to remark for this story, however Richardson, who was as soon as head of publishing on the Nationwide Soccer League, says the league can solicit 10% to fifteen% of gross sales from an organization leveraging their mental property.
The NBA licenses the reels to Dapper Laps, which digitizes the footage, making a restricted quantity to create shortage. Some NFTs characteristic highlights in numerous angles and digital paintings. One is at the moment listed for over $240,000.
Dallas Mavericks proprietor Mark Cuban has in contrast Prime Shot to the old-school mannequin of buying and selling playing cards, the place customers can have enjoyable buying and selling and gathering scarce gadgets – solely with no danger of injury or theft. “And the worth continues to be set by the identical legal guidelines of provide and demand,” he wrote in January.
“Depart it to Mark Cuban to border it in a superb, smart, easy-to-understand means,” mentioned Richardson, additionally SVP of technique at Mercury Intermedia. “So if sufficient folks needed that very same Zion Williamson spotlight, that NFT, and bidding on it they obtained as much as $100,000, that is provide and demand. Somebody thought it was price $100,000.”
The guess for merchants is that in 2051, a LeBron James NFT may very well be price what a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card is price immediately — a kind of uncommon playing cards just lately offered for $5.2 million. And simply think about what a uncommon Michael Jordan rookie spotlight NFT would promote for in 30 years.
“We predict it may very well be a 100-year product,” mentioned Tedman from Dapper Labs. “If you consider what the rookie playing cards immediately might be price sooner or later, particularly those from this level of the product. Everybody who’s taking part now could be actually getting in on the bottom flooring.”
Through the use of the blockchain, Richardson says, Dapper overcomes a giant problem with digital belongings, which is the convenience of copying them infinite occasions with nearly no friction.
“One of many issues which have outlined the digital period is we have moved from a world of shortage to a world of abundance with all types of media belongings and merchandise,” he added. “However the factor that defines the buying and selling card enterprise is a bodily shortage of the playing cards. So (Dapper) created these NFTs with the concept of shortage mixed with authenticity due to the best way the blockchain works.”
With this asset, Dapper is positioning itself to capitalize on a digital-driven era who worth digital belongings as a lot as bodily ones.
“The brand new era is extra digital-native,” Rensing mentioned. “I feel it should stick round as a result of it is a resolution that additionally brings in new followers and digital natives.”
Earlier this month, Dapper raised $250 million and now values itself at $2 billion thanks partially to the sudden reputation of Prime Shot, based on digital asset analysis and information outlet The Block.
With the funds, Dapper will cotinine increasing its blockchain, Flow. Tedman, one of many creators of Prime Shot, mentioned it now has roughly 350,000 registered customers and claimed that Movement can higher deal with capability of a high-value market, one thing that triggered issues with its CryptoKitties product.
“It lets us hit a scale that different blockchain tasks have not but,” Tedman mentioned. She mentioned that of the $230 million generated in gross sales to date, 95% of that has been captured by customers on its market who purchase, promote and commerce.
She mentioned the agency launched 5,000 new packs of highlights this week as a stress check for Movement, and 90,000 folks obtained in line to purchase. The packs rapidly offered out.
“They’re coming in, gathering, placing collectively what they suppose are good collections, shopping for and promoting,” Tedman mentioned. “It is nearly like when you stash collectively buying and selling playing cards with the inventory market. That in of itself is a recreation, earlier than we launch the cellular recreation.”
That cellular recreation, slated to roll out this yr, will permit customers to construct NBA-like rosters by buying NFT moments, then compete in on-line tournaments — and presumably win extra scarce NFTs that may enhance in worth.
“It may be the chance to have some enjoyable together with your curiosity and love of a sport – on this case, basketball – mixed together with your curiosity in new know-how experiences and monetary experiences similar to cryptocurrency and NFTs,” mentioned Richardson.
Saum Noursalehi is the CEO of software program firm tZERO, a agency that tokenizes personal or public firms’ belongings and builds the platform that permits the belongings to commerce. He sees a shiny future with sports activities leagues utilizing NFT licensing agreements, and suggests it is a mannequin for the way blockchain know-how may very well be used to trace and commerce different forms of belongings.
Blockchain know-how “goes to alter the best way we commerce worth immediately, how we commerce belongings,” Noursalehi mentioned.
Added Tedman, “We’re simply on the very starting of this. We’ve got a number of large plans that we won’t wait to place in entrance of individuals.”
Let the brand new video games start, because the digital age continues to take form. However entry into Dapper’s NBA Prime Shot contest is at the moment offered out.


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The past few months have been an undeniably stressful period for our global community. Throughout this time of social distancing we’ve faced a natural disaster, economic downturn, and heard the phrase “uncertain times” more times than we can count. While we still may not know when this will all be behind us, we do know that this pandemic has brought people together in new, inspiring ways that truly display the resiliency of the human spirit.
Below we’re highlighting some of the brands — big and small — that are doing their part to bring people together, encourage community, and provide good news in a time when there simply isn’t enough of it.
La Colombe was created with a simple vision, “to make the world better through coffee”, and since 1994 they have done so through their advocacy for National Parks, providing children with school lunches, and supporting Haitian coffee farmers. While La Calombe continues to support these issues, they’ve also been engaging their community virtually through their “Brewing at Home with La Colombe” series, & inviting their fans to show off how they’re brewing their coffee at home.
Throughout this pandemic, small, mission-driven businesses have certainly been hit hard, and it’s essential that we continue to support them through this uncertain time. That’s why coffee brewers La Colombe have started the #STANDWITHSMALL campaign, which encourages consumers to vote with their wallet and support small businesses that have always been there to support others in their times of need. For many business owners, a united front is going to be the key to making it through this pandemic, as maintaining a strong and healthy community of small businesses is essential to our nation’s economy.
Allbirds, who specialize in comfortable sneakers made from naturally sourced and recycled materials, have been donating their products to those who need support the most right now: healthcare workers. Allbirds has donated $500,000 worth of shoes to the healthcare community, and are continuing these donations through their “Buy a Pair, Give a Pair” program, which aims to provide as many healthcare workers as possible with a new pair of Wool Runners, and encourage their online community to contribute however they can. Allbirds are certainly stepping up to the plate and making a positive change in a supportive and sustainable way.
While Chipotle typically keeps us busy on our lunch breaks, they’ve now been doing their part to keep us busy online! Through their “Chipotle Together” online video sessions on Zoom, Chipotle has been staying socially engaged with their fans throughout social distancing. These video sessions connect fans with celebrities and influencers, such as Colton from The Bachelor and former NFL Star Rob Gronkowski, and allows them to interact in a way that’s never quite been done before. It’s essential that we stay connected and engaged through times like these, as maintaining a strong community is going to be the key to getting through this together, and Chipotle is doing just that!
As many of us know, scrubbing and sanitizing your hands incessantly can often lead to dry skin. No one is doing this on a more consistent basis then healthcare workers, so Glossier has stepped up to provide their services! Over the past month they’ve donated thousands of Glosser balms, face mists, and moisturizers to try and help provide comfort to these healthcare workers. In addition to this, they’ve announced their first line of Hand Creams, set to release on April 23rd, and will be launching it by giving away the first 10,000 units to healthcare workers in need! Gestures such as these show that no matter what field we’re in, there’s something that we’re capable of providing to those within our community who need it in times such as these.
Sarah Flint is a brand that has been particularly affected by the pandemic, as the majority of their manufacturing factories are located in Italy. Nonetheless, as this issue hits incredibly close to home for Sarah Flint, they’ve decided to launch the #StandInSupport campaign, which aims to provide women who are working on the front lines of fighting this virus with a brand new pair of Sarah Flint shoes. Be it medical workers, janitors, pharmacists, grocery store workers, anyone who has to put themselves out there during this irregular time, Sarah Flint wants to thank them, sharing, “We are so appreciative, and in awe, of the work being done”. Although it may be some time before these gifts are able to be put to use, this act of kindness is a genuine display of how brands are able to build and encourage community, while contributing what they can to a great cause.
As the largest hotel chain in the world, Marriott has dedicated their resources to provide assistance in areas hit particularly hard by the virus, such as New York, Detroit, and New Orleans. Marriott has provided $10,000,000 in hotel stays to members of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Nurses Association, as well as discounted rooms for any other first responders / healthcares that need to stay close by to a hospital, all throughout the U.S. Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America. In addition to this, they’ve used their food and supplies storages to pack lunches and provide equipment such as masks, wipes, and other cleaning supplies to hospitals in need. It’s so great to see those with the resources available to make a difference, truly put their best foot forward in doing so.
Although we still have a way to go in this odd and confusing journey towards retaining some form of normalcy, it’s incredibly encouraging to see all the different ways that brands are supporting and building up their communities. It’s important for us to come together, support each other, and do everything we can to help those in need, especially in times like these when they need it most.


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Italy govt under fire for inaction over Fiat plans
MILAN, May 31 (Reuters) – Italy’s government is under fire
from unions and opposition politicians for failing to back car
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Reddit Sportsbook - How To Place Your Bet With BitcoinCoinbase has been designed from the ground up to to provide the best possible digital money.Thomson posted on Reddit an email he received from Coinbase that stated the exchange would like Thomson to withdraw the filing.Digital money startup Coinbase redesigned its website on Wednesday as the Bitcoin wallet.But such a step, while not highly technical, may be outside the comfort zone of the everyday crypto-currency investors to which Coinbase caters.That means these pass all dmarc rules meaning the email got delivered.Ethereum is back in its upwards trajectory following a successful hardfork and Coinbase integration.
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US based digital asset exchange with trading FIX API and REST API.Coinbase generally makes your funds available in your account as soon as we receive.Such a lawsuit may not be far-fetched, according to Tim Wu, a prominent legal scholar who writes extensively about technology.For US customers, Coinbase allows you to add and charge a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card directly when buying digital currency.
An interesting post has surfaced on Reddit, detailing how one former Coinbase user helped the company fix a major financial exploit.Relatively few people are using bitcoin to actually buy and sell stuff.Coinbase scored a huge partnership today, as social discovery and discussion site Reddit has just launched an integration that allows its users to pay for.Unlike traditional currencies such as dollars, bitcoins are issued and.According to Thomas, exchanges dislike forks because it undercuts the network effects that increase the value of digital currencies like bitcoin.
My Coinbase review, detailing a service that is highly valuable as a gateway to the Bitcoin ecosystem, though not so much as a trading platform.
Coinbase Launches First Bitcoin Debit Card In The U.SEasy to deposit funds with Coinbase wallet, bank transfer, wire transfer, or digital currency.Coinbase, is under fire from angry customers over its decision not to support Bitcoin Cash.Coinbase declined to say whether its stance towards Bitcoin Cash is because of any concern about the price of bitcoin.Even though it appeared the bitcoin community reached a consensus in mid-July over improving its underlying blockchain software, those improvements have yet to be put into effect, and another fork could occur in the future.Reddit user accuses Coinbase of tracking their bitcoin transactions after the company threatens the user with account closure for making transactions to a gambling.
But there will likely be public relations pressure—and maybe legal pressure too—for the company to do so, especially if the value of Bitcoin Cash begins to climb.On the other hand, he says a failure to support a forked version of the currency can lead to companies leaving a given exchange in favor of one that will.Four years ago the cryptocurrency startup Coinbase turned its.Bitcoin News: Coinbase Reddit AMA: Inside Job Poses Biggest Security Risk.It all started earlier this year when the Department of Homeland Security send Reddit a.
Complaints Against Coinbase's Practice of Tracking
Coinbase Review: A+ | Bitcoin Exchange - TheBlogChain
Reddit - WikipediaUpdate on the recent Bitcoin hard fork (August 2017): Both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash remain safely stored on Coinbase.
Bitcoin Cash: Coinbase to Support New Currency in 2018In general, Coinbase does not charge a fee to use our Hosted Digital Currency Wallet service.We believe the more reddit can be user-supported, the freer we will be to make reddit the.
Issues with Coinbase Support; Bad Precedent for Bitcoin
How To Buy Bitcoin - CoinbaseHigh-quality journalism costs money and though we supplement the cost of running the site with limited adverts.In the wake of the Bitfinex hack, Coinbase took to reddit to explain how it handles security and acknowledged the biggest security risk is an inside job.Coinbase is a centralised scam freezing user founds for random reasons and Armstrong has proved many times he is not someone the community should listen to.
Coinbase To Add Ethereum Direct Buys This Month | HuffPostGitHub is home to over 20 million developers working together to host and review code, manage projects, and build.
Anyone know how long it might take GDAX to return ETH to my account after a failed transfer.Behind the Redesign and Reinvention of Coinbase. Share on Reddit.Transaction records of Coinbase users, specifically bitcoiners, have been targeted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to a federal case filed in the U.S.
Coinbase Reddit AMA: Inside Job Poses Biggest Security
Charles is currently working on a decentralized social media platform, Yours Network, which integrates bitcoin payments at the base layer.As of July 31, futures markets predict a unit of the new currency will be worth hundreds of dollars.So I agree with you on the fact that they are not altcoins like dogecoin and others.
Bitcoin Buyers Don't Need to Panic Over the IRS Probe ofOne Reddit user claims how he withdrew a Bitcoin transaction to an LTC address.
Reddit has since become makeshift priority queue for the wallet.


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A recent survey shows that over 50% of customers first meet with the product they want to buy in a photo. Probably this is the basic reason why Google has begun to test technology that displays ads directly in, or at least above the images. So far, image ads are available to a small number of users.
This is not too great a novelty, a similar plan has Pinterest, and Facebook with Instagram. What Google will do is directly to the ads to appear on the images. According to what they showed in the bubbles above the pictures will show basic data about the product. Example: name, price and some additional feature, whether the product is on the discount or maybe it has free delivery.
The images are marked with a "sticker" for the price, and when someone opens this picture, they can see which items are on the sale, how much they cost, and where they can be purchased.
The ads will be displayed on the images found on Google search, for now only a small percentage of users and several broad categories. Of course, it will be interesting to see in which direction the image ads will continue to develop, how fast the users will be accepted, and of course when Google will expand to most categories and users. According to the announcement, several categories will be available in the next few months.


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A Russian astronaut managed to record a new record as the oldest still active astronauts ‘walks’ in outer space.
Quoted by FoxNews, Monday (22/4), Pavel Vinogradov is recorded as the oldest astronaut at the age of 59 years.
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Samsung finally sealed on March 14, 2013 as the beginning of the emergence of new smartphone, Galaxy S4.
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Rumors that Samsung will release the Galaxy S4 Dual-SIM version became a reality.
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10 Northampton restaurants and cafes with a zero or one star food hygiene rating
A total of 10 restaurants and cafes across Northampton currently have a zero or one-star rating, according to food hygiene inspectors.
Here are the 10 businesses in Northampton that fall under the ‘restaurant/cafe/canteen’ section on the Food Standards Agency website which have been ranked as zero or one star. The Food Standards Agency official listings show that nine businesses were given a one-star rating and one got a zero. Each business is given a hygiene rating from 0-5 when it is inspected by a food safety officer from the council, and a database is kept by the Food Standards Agency. One-star rating indicates “major improvement necessary”, while zero rating signifies “urgent improvement necessary”. All ratings were correct at the time of publication, according to the FSA.


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Shuntaro Furukawa, the new president at Nintendo, wants to move in the direction of smartphone games because of Nintendo’s lack of presence in that area of gaming.
During an interview with Nikkei, he explained that the plan is to grow Nintendo’s output of mobile games into a 100 billion yen business. This is equivalent to $910 billion USD. Also, smartphone titles like Super Mario Run and Niantic’s Pokemon Go have caught the attention of millions of people.
Furukawa told Nikkei that, “From what I can see, smartphone games are the ones I want to expand the most.” He then adds that “The idea that something will emerge that transforms into something big, in the same manner as game consoles, is the defining motive of the Nintendo business.”
He made it clear that he hopes future mobile games under his direction will be as big of a hit as Pokemon Go. However, Furukawa is certain that there is no other game like it in development by other mobile game developers.
Along with expanding mobile games, he hopes to extend the Nintendo Switch into Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian markets. Nintendo’s earnings in fiscal 2017 were up nearly 115% from 2016 mainly due to the release of Switch in March 2016.
Furukawa was announced at the new president of Nintendo last week and will take over his duties in June. The current president, Tatsumi Kimishima, will retire while taking on the advisory role. Furukawa is expected to set up a panel of five directors, including himself, for decision-making processes. “Other people are gifted at evaluating products,” he explained, “Making the final call on whether or not something makes sense is my responsibility.”
Nintendo had partnered with Cygames to develop an RPG mobile game for this summer called Dragalia Lost. The game will first release in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau and eventually folwed by North America and Europe.


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The Toyota Prado has become a popular 4*4 Toyota SUV overtime. It was originally designed for the mid-size SUV market. Surprisingly, the Prado was a huge success but not in the markets that Toyota was targeting. The Prado is available in four models; the GX, GXL, VX and the high-end Kakadu. As per the reports, the Toyota automaker is expected to launch a new land cruiser Prado in its markets about one year after the land cruiser 300 series launch. The new Prado will be built under the Toyotas new body frame, the TNGA platform. We also expect it to borrow a lot from the current Prado having a large frame chassis, rigid axles and 4WD off-road capabilities.
On the dimensions, the next Toyota land cruiser Prado is said to measure 4825mm in length, 1885mm wide and 1830mm tall and have a wheelbase of 2790mm.
A 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo diesel engine powers the current land cruiser Prado. According to the reports, the next-generation Toyota land cruiser Prado is said to be powered by an updated version of the 2.8-litre diesel engine. This is expected to improve fuel efficiency without altering the amount of power and torque. The four cylinders deliver an output of 204 horsepower and 500 NM of torque. This is the same power output that the updated engine is said to produce. Additionally, the current land cruiser Prado claims 0- 100KM/H in just 9.9 seconds. The fuel consumption in the current Toyota land cruiser model is listed at 7.9 litres per 100 kilometres combined.
However, it is reported that is also working on a 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol hybrid engine. This engine won’t be available in the time the new Prado launches but it is expected to launch in 2023 which is as per the reports.


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For more than 100 years, New York City's Tony-award-winning Drama Book Shop has been a stalwart of the city's thronging theater community; but like so many independent bookstores, it has struggled (it recently announced that it would have to leave its Times Square location on January 20 due to rent hikes).
Enter Lin-Manuel Miranda and three of his collaborators from Hamilton, who have joined with the city to save the store and re-open it in Midtown next fall.
Miranda spent his boyhood reading plays he couldn't afford to buy while sitting on the floor between the store's shelves, and he met his collaborator Tommy Kail there, and worked on the score and libretto for "In the Heights" on the premises.
The new owners of the store are Mr. Miranda; Thomas Kail, the director of “Hamilton”; Jeffrey Seller, the lead producer; and James L. Nederlander, the president of the Nederlander Organization, which operates the theater in which the show’s Broadway production is running. They purchased the store from Rozanne Seelen, whose husband, Arthur Seelen, had bought it in 1958. (He died in 2000.) Ms. Seelen said she sold it for the cost of the remaining inventory, some rent support in the store’s final weeks, and a pledge to retain her as a consultant.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop [Michael Paulson/New York Times]
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In 2017, California passed a state law mandating disclosure of wholesale drug prices, something the Big Pharma companies fought tooth and nail. Now, the first of those disclosures has taken place, and it reveals spectacular levels of price-gouging from the pharmaceutical industry's greediest monopolists: an overall rise of 25.8% in the median drug price since […]
In early 2018, Apple SVP of internet software and services Eddy Cue and SVP of internet software and services Morgan Wandell instructed TV creators it had commissioned to produce content for Apple TV Plus to avoid plots and scenarios that held China and the Chinese state up in a critical light.
AT&T business customers, including those who've been promised a locked-in rate inclusive of all taxes and fees, are finding "property tax" surcharges on their bills of up to 7%. These charges represent an attempt by AT&T to pass on the property taxes it pays on its own offices and other facilities to its customers.
Get ready for the stream of your dreams, binge-watchers. There’s a contest afoot, and at stake is a lifetime subscription to Netflix. All you have to do is sign up, and you’re entered to win this ultimate Netflix plan. When does it expire? Only when you do. And hey, just in case you need something […]
There’s overwhelming support for clean energy, and the planet is giving us more reasons to invest in renewable power sources with every passing year. Even in the most inhospitable areas, wind and solar can provide a good chunk of our power, if not all of it. So why aren’t we all taking advantage of it? […]
Hey, we love Netflix and Hulu, but let’s face it: The whole setup doesn’t exactly encourage active viewing. For all the binge-watching we’ve done, it’s tough to expand our horizons or learn anything new – except for how many episodes of “The Office” it takes to make us fall asleep. It was only a matter […]


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June 8, 2018 - Brokk has announced the launch of Brokk SmartConcept, a set of technological features that offer improvements in power management, reliability, maintainability and ergonomics. Included with the four new next generationBrokk remote-controlled demolition machines —launched at INTERMAT Paris 2018 — the technology greatly enhances the capabilities of these innovative machines. SmartConcept consists of three features — SmartPower™, SmartDesign™ and SmartRemote™ — and represents a leap forward in performance and uptime.
May 23, 2018 - John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced a change to its senior management team in response to the planned retirement of John Piasecki, Director of Worldwide Marketing, Sales & Customer Support. Piasecki will be succeeded by David Hoffman, who has been in the position of Director of Customer & Product Support for John Deere Tractors.
May 17, 2018 - BOMAG Americas, Inc. is pleased to announce and welcome Matt Cadnum as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Matt will be responsible for the strategic sales leadership and support of BOMAG’s dealer and rental channel partners, marketing, product management and cultivating new business development growth opportunities.
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Concrete drilling projects can cover one mile to a hundred, and a few holes to thousands. But before choosing a drill based on the clear facts, you’ll need to hammer into the details, which could reveal that bigger isn’t always better, less could be more and working smarter not harder goes a long way.
May 10, 2018 - CB is bringing production of the popular 505-20TC Loadall compact telescopic handler to its North American headquarters and manufacturing facility near Savannah, Georgia. Installation of the new production line has begun, with full-rate production planned for September.
May 9, 2018 - – Multiquip, a manufacturer and supplier of products and equipment solutions, has entered into an agreement with EchoBarrier to distribute their best-in-class sound barriers in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Apr. 17, 2018 - At the company’s 2018 Rental Summit Allied Vendor Fair and Reception, Cat Rental Stores have named Genie, a Terex brand, as the Cat Rental Store 2017 Vendor of the Year. The criteria for the award are quality, product support and policy, ease of doing business and overall vendor satisfaction. This is the first year the Cat Rental Store Vendor of the Year award has been given.
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Consumer Reports subscribers have just provided the buying public with some important information on automatic emergency braking (AED). Also called forward collision prevention (FCP), AEB is technology that will be on all passenger cars in the U.S. by 2022 but is already found on all new mainstream Toyota and Lexus models, and for next year, Nissan will follow Toyota's lead and make the system standard on all their mainstream cars.
Consumer Reports found that about one in five vehicle owners with AWB reported that the system had saved them from a crash. That might seem high, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) did a real world study of identical vehicles with and without AEB and found the vehicles with the system had 40% fewer front to rear-end crashes. Even more interesting was that 69% of vehicle owners with AEB report they are "Very Satisfied." Only 3% report that they find the system annoying.
The systems are not all the same in their effectiveness, nor in their user-friendliness. Subaru's EyeSight system has long been rated among the highest overall for performance. Subaru also has the highest customer satisfaction rating according to Consumer Reports, with a 74% "Very Satisfied" score. Mazda and Acura's systems have the lowest scores, yet over half of owners of both brands' systems still they that they are "Very Satisfied."
Every article about active safety systems brings out the naysayers. To which we like to ask, "Would you prefer the car behind you be equipped with a system that can stop it automatically, or not?"


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Bekaert Business Report FY2009
-In Feb. 2008, the Company and Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A.S. signed a letter of intent for the acquisition by the Company of 50% of the shares in Beksa Celik Kord Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S (Turkey). As a result the Company will acquire full ownership of Beksa, in which it already has a 50% stake. Beksa employs about 330 people and recorded 80 million euros sales in 2006. (From a press release on Feb. 18, 2008)
-In Mar. 2010, the Company completed acquisition of two Bridgestone tire cord units - BSSH, Huizhou (Guangdong Province, China) and Bridgestone Metalpha Italia S.p.A. (BMI), Sardinia (Italy) - as announced in February 2010. The long-term supply agreement of tire cord to Bridgestone, which was also then agreed, has come into effect upon closing the transaction. (From a press release on Mar. 31, 2010)
-The Company and Ansteel, a leader in the Chinese steel industry, decided to set up a 50/50 joint venture. Tow companies will invest a total of 150 million euros in the construction of a new steel cord plant to be built in the Shuangqiao District within the Chongqing Municipality. The first phase is scheduled to enter production in 2009 and involves a capital investment of 40 million euros. Ansteel produces and sells steel products which are used in the automotive, construction, shipbuilding and other industries. (From a press release on June 6, 2008)
-The Company signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Indian steel company Mukand. Both partners will set up a 50/50 joint venture and invest Rs. 100 Crores (€ 18 million) in a new factory to be built in Maharashtra (India) for the production of stainless steel wires. These wire products are used around the world in components for the automotive industry and all sorts of other industrial applications. Mukand is a leading producer of alloy and stainless steel long products in India with manufacturing facilities in Kalwe, Thane and Hospet, Karnataka. Mukand has supplied to Bekaert previously and will provide the new plant with wire rod. Bekaert has been active in India for some time, mainly in production of steel cord for the reinforcement of radial tires and carding products for the textile industry. (From a press release on Sep. 5, 2007)
R&D Structure-The Company earmarked 10 million euros towards the realization and expansion of its R&D facilities in Belgium and China. In both countries the Company set up new laboratories for materials analysis as well as pilot plants. Extensive testing of new materials and products in these pilot plants allows the Company to roll them out to its production platforms worldwide without the initial difficulties that typically arise during a new start-up.
-In China several major projects were executed to support local product and process developments in close collaboration with the Technology Center in Belgium and technical support to all production sites in Asia has been set up. To support this strong business growth in China and the rest of Asia, the corporate technology organization, based in Jiangyin (Jiangsu province) has been accommodated in a new building which was constructed in the course of 2009.
-In Mar. 2010, the Company opened its technical center, located in Ranjangaon near Pune in India. The company operates three local plants in Pune, Ranjangaon and Lonand, where steel cord for tire reinforcement and steel wire products are produced for the Indian automotive market. (From a press release on Mar. 24, 2010)
Development Products in 2009-Ultra-thin metal fibers used in gas burners allow for efficient incineration and low NOx and hydrocarbon emissions.
-Wheel weights, made from profiled steel wire, which are attached to the rim to balance the wheel, are the environmentally-friendly alternative to lead, which is harmful to the environment.
-Sintered or welded fibers that go in diesel particulate filters filtrate fine particulates that can be harmful to health.
-Ultra-tensile steel cord for tires weighs less, causing vehicles to consume less fuel and, at the same time, provides better reinforcement.
-Heating cord, comprised of extremely thin wires with a plastic coating, is a crucial component in limiting soot emissions by trucks.
Investments Outside Belgium-In Jan. 2008, the Company announced to invest in a new steel cord production plant in the Lipetsk Special Economic Zone, Russia. This investment of more than € 97 million will take place in phases over the period 2008-2013. The first phase is scheduled to enter production in 2010. The Lipetsk region, about 400 kilometers south of Moscow, is strategically located close to the target markets, with good logistics, good access to energy supplies. (From a press release on Jan. 18, 2008)
-In Apr. 2009, the Company and Ansteel, a leader in the Chinese steel industry, opened a new steel cord production plant in Chongqing, China. The two companies concluded a partnership in May 2008 and subsequently set up a 50/50 joint venture named Bekaert Ansteel Tire Cord (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. (From a press release on Apr. 8, 2009)
-As for steel cord, plant in Karawang (Indonesia) is expanding its capacity in 2009 to supply to local customers. Several highspeed freeway projects will increase the demand for truck and bus radial tires.
-In 2009, Plant at Ranjangaon (India) increased its steel cord productive capacity by 40% to respond to the increased demand in radial tires.


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For the fourth year in a row, Americans have chosen a chicken chain over burger places as the country's top spot for fast food.
Chick-fil-A has been named the top quick-service chain in the country, according to the American Customer Service Index (ACSI), which uses feedback from almost 23,000 consumers to compile its rankings each year.
A lot of people clearly love Chick-fil-A but why do they love it so, so much?
The ACSI scores restaurants on a 100-point scale and this year Chick-fil-A scored an 86, which was actually a point lower than its score in 2018.
But the chain is growing steadily and has generated more than $10 billion in sales this year, the third-highest amount in the industry, even though it's only open six days a week (the chain is notably closed on Sundays to give workers a day with their families).
Many social media users agreed with the restaurant's ranking, applauding the chain's customer service, flavorful (and unlimited) sauce offerings and, of course, its juicy chicken.
The second-highest score, 82, was given to "all other restaurants," which is a representative average score applied to all other quick-service eateries that weren't big enough to be ranked individually among the other chains.
Third place went to Panera, which earned an 81. Four big chains — Arby's, Chipotle, Papa John's and Pizza Hut — all tied for fourth.
Restaurants were ranked in categories like accuracy and quality of food orders, the variety of items available on the menu, cleanliness of restaurants, behavior of the staff and website satisfaction.
Of course, the announcement has been met with some backlash as not everyone is a big fan of the chicken chain. Notably, some on social media called attention to some of the headline-making controversies that have surrounded the fast-food chain, particularly concerning its reported donations to anti-LGBTQ+ groups.
This year, the lowest-ranked restaurant on the ACSI list was McDonald's, which scored a 69. The average score for chains measured was 79. But the Big Mac certainly isn't going anywhere anytime soon, as McDonald's has seen big sales growth increases over the past few months, due in large part to its new Quarter Pounder that's now made with fresh beef.
As technology becomes more central to these restaurants' operations, it's expected that the rankings may change based on the times. McDonald's just spent nearly $300 million on a product that uses artificial intelligence to create a more personalized drive-thru experience, while Sonic is testing AI-powered menus. Several other chains are trying out self-order kiosks, further eliminating the need for an actual human to facilitate taking orders and operating a cash register.
While restaurant technology and restaurant services are always evolving, one former trend has since become a mainstay in the fast food scene. ACSI data showed that customers who order food for delivery are more satisfied than those who dine in.


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During the Inside Xbox stream today, Obsidian showed off a new trailer for their upcoming survival game, Grounded. The title was first revealed during Microsoft’s E3 conference last year.
They trailer shows off some of the survival elements of the game, including weapons, food and a dwelling for survivors. You can see the short trailer below:
A release date this coming summer was also revealed. It will release on Xbox Game Pass Preview on July 28th and will premier on Xbox Game Pass for console and PC. Grounded will be coming to Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam.


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Electronic Arts stock fell 14%
in after hours trading as the gaming giant missed its Q3 2019 earnings
estimate. EA reported revenue totaling $1.61 billion compared to the Refinitiv estimate of $1.75 billion. Earnings were $1.95 per share compared to the analyst estimate of $1.94 per share. EA expects Q4 2019 revenue to be approximately $1.163 billion with a net income of $170 million.


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The mobile phone maker hailing from Finland has found quite some audience with its Lumia lineup of smartphones running various versions of Microsoft’s mobile operating system.
So much are Windows Phone7 and 8 users in love with their devices that most have been clamoring to see what Nokia cooks up on the tablet front, even though a variety of Windows based slates are already available in the market.
As far as Nokia is concerned, the company has confirmed nothing as of right now, other than the fact that it was interested in the tablet segment of the hardware market and was watching it closely. But it did not offer any specifics on when or what we may be in for when it comes to a Nokia branded slate.
However, a patent application dated all the way back to October 2011 shows that Nokia was interested in building a mechanical keyboard (a cover of sorts) that could be integrated into a tablet device.
More importantly it could fold in multiple ways, depending on user’s preference.
The folks over at UnwiredView note that such a device may yet make an arrival as part of the company’s Lumia lineup, saying that a Nokia tablet like this could be powered by either Windows 8 or Windows RT.
Standard stuff, yes, but interesting, nevertheless.
Now just give us an expected release date and we’ll be all set. Businesses and enterprises would eat up a combination of a Lumia smartphone paired with a Lumia tablet, considering the business orientation and security such devices would offer.


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What will happen to prescription drug prices? That's the question the pharma community is speculating about after Walgreens announced it will buy competitor Rite Aid.
According to an ABC News report, the deal will give Walgreens, "additional purchasing power in negotiating prices with drug companies."
The move could help put Walgreens in a better spot when it comes to working with drug companies on prices, because it will have more prescriptions being filled.
However, the question still remains whether or not, if a lower cost is negotiated, will it trickle down to the consumer.
Walgreens announced they would be purchasing Rite Aid for $9.41 billion in cash.


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A revolutionary machine which can make everything from a cup to a clarinet quickly and cheaply could be in all our homes in the next few years. Research by engineers at the University of Bath could transform the manufacture of almost all everyday household objects by allowing people to produce them in their own homes at the cost of a few pounds. The new system is based upon rapid prototype machines, which are now used to produce plastic components for industry such as vehicle parts. The method they use, in which plastic is laid down in designs produced in 3D on computers, could be adapted to make many household items.
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Finance directors have categorically backed FSA chief executive John Tiner, following his warning to listed companies to make sure that they are ‘on top’ of their IFRS adoption progammes.
The latest Accountancy Age/Reed Big Question survey, which looked at the response of more than 200 FDs, found that two-thirds were in favour of Tiner’s IFRS warning to UK plc.
‘If he doesn’t intervene, then companies may view IFRS with a relaxed attitude,’ said one FD.
Others said that the issue will ‘not disappear’, and the FSA’s guidance should act as an ‘effective and authoritative influence’.
Only 10% of respondents were totally against Tiner’s warning. ‘By barging in like a bull in a china shop the FSA risks upsetting companies in an already fragile position,’ according to one anonymous FD. While another respondent said that it seemed as if the FSA was practicing ‘damage limitation’.
Tiner has warned companies to apply the new standards with consistency from day one.
Two new audit partners have been appointed at the firm BDO in its audit practice following continued growth and investment
Investment in people, tech and businesses impacts on EY's profit per partner figure
If businesses do not take cyber security seriously in their business planning regulators may do it for them, the ICAEW has warned
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American clothing store Splendid opens first Canadian location in Vancouver
With a surge of retail chains making their way up north, it comes as no surprise that other major brands are thinking alike by bringing their store fronts to our side of the border. Vancouver’s Pacific Centre welcomes California-based Splendid as the newest addition to their roster of shopping destinations. This marks the first set of standalone doors in Canada for the brand, known for their ultra-comfortable stylish basics (often a go-to for that perfect white v-neck t-shirt), with plans in the works for more cross-country. “Splendid loves Canada! Our merchandise is perfect for the active yet stylish lifestyles which is exactly how Canadians live,” says Julia Austin, public relations director for Splendid and sister-label, Ella Moss. The summer and fall collections for men and women are in store now — the vibrancy of the colours against the natural white space immediately evokes thoughts of palm trees and Malibu beaches — the perfect antidote to counteract winter blues. To celebrate the opening, shoppers will receive a free, limited-edition Splendid beach towel with every purchase between August 3rd to 5th. A perfect excuse for some new digs and to head Kits beach right after.


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National mobile carrier Vodafone has taken another significant step to ditching the ‘3’ brand it inherited with its merger with Hutchison, radically overhauling the brand’s separate website and revealing plans to sign up no further new customers using the ‘3’ labelling.
Visitors to the ‘3’ website are currently greeted with a large banner advising them that the company has “taken the next step in our journey to one brand — Vodafone” — with an explanatory page giving further details of how the company will change the way it deals with customers over the next while. This story was first broken by iTechReport.
“It’s now been two years since we brought 3 and Vodafone together,” the site states. “Over the next few months you’ll start to see the distinctive red Vodafone logo along with the 3 logo, in places such as this website, when you recharge and on your monthly bill. It’s all part of moving to one brand.”
In a practical sense, the company noted, nothing would change for current ‘3’ customers — including access to ‘3’ services such as ‘My 3’ and ‘Planet 3’. Even prepaid customers will be able to recharge their SIM cards in the same way — or through Vodafone stores, as well, for example. However, no new customers will be able to join using the ‘3’ brand. “We’ve taken the next exciting step on our journey towards one brand: Vodafone, which means that all new connections for any new customers will now be to Vodafone,” a frequently asked document on the ‘3’ site states.
To support the campaign, Vodafone has enlisted the support of cricketer Adam Gilchrist, who was one of the most prominent faces of ‘3’. “For over five years I was really happy on 3. And after they got together with Vodafone two years ago, they asked me if I’d like to make the move over,” Gilchrist says in a testimonial posted on a Vodafone sub-site advising ‘3’ customers how they can shift to Vodafone. “My experience on Vodafone has been great.”
The plans mark one of the final steps in a long and gradual migration process towards the Vodafone master brand for the merged company.
When the merger took place several years ago, Vodafone management confirmed a long-term plan was in place to shutter the ‘3’ brand. However, as late as May last year, the company’s chief executive Nigel Dews wasn’t able to disclose the precise timeframe for the change, noting only that a number of steps would be taken toward the goal in 2010 — such as selling both brands through its joint distribution channels and beginning to “reposition” the Vodafone brand.
The news marks the end of one of the most persistent challenger brands in Australia’s mobile market.
Hutchison (‘3’) shook up the market in the early years of last decade when it introduced Australia’s first third-generation (3G) mobile network, at a time when other telcos such as Telstra, Optus and Vodafone were focused primarily on voice and text services. Since that time, all of the other telcos have strongly embraced 3G services and are currently marching towards the 4G class of services based on the Long-Term Evolution standard.
Branding as ‘3’, Hutchison was able to attract significant customer numbers and content offerings on its network — and quite a number of customers are still believed to be loyal to the ‘3’ brand.
To be honest, I think in many ways Vodafone will have done itself a bit of a disservice by shuttering the ‘3’ brand. Over the years, the brand had earned itself a reputation with the early adopter crowd, and many of us were seduced by the ability to sign up with a mobile telco which wasn’t one of the big anonymous companies like Telstra, Optus and Vodafone.
With Optus operating the cut-rate Virgin Mobile sub-brand, and Telstra investigating wholesaling its premium Next G network, one wonders whether there might have been potential for the overarching VHA company to operate two brands in Australia, with ‘3’ being focused at the premium end of the market where Telstra and Optus sit, and the Vodafone brand itself being positioned to take on the Virgins, amaysims and perhaps the Dodos of this world.
The performance woes suffered on Vodafone’s network late last year and earlier this year have no doubt also destroyed a significant amount of value inherent to Vodafone’s brand in Australia. Nobody wants to sign up with Vodafone right now, and many rats have been jumping off the sinking ship — but I suspect that they might have been a little more willing to go for a deal with ‘3’. Plus, you expect poor service from a cut-rate operator, and Vodafone is definitely positioning itself into a price war with the likes of Virgin and Optus.
With no ‘premium’ brand to its name, and with its main brand being devalued by customers, one wonders what potential there is for Vodafone to maintain its every-important margins in the Australian market. It may come to regret shuttering ‘3’ in the long-term. Then again, perhaps operating two brands for a company this size would have been a waste of resources and confusing for customers. I guess we’ll never know ;)
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Euro drive could stoke inflation
THE GOVERNOR of the Bank of England has warned that any attempt to weaken the pound to prepare for entry to the euro could stoke up inflation. Sir Eddie George's surprisingly strong comment followed the declaration by Wim Duisenberg, president of the European Central Bank, that sterling would have to be devalued if Britain plans to join the single currency.
Sir Eddie said: 'What we cannot do is to target the exchange rate without putting the stability of the economy as a whole at risk of re-emerging inflation.'
He is plainly worried that loose talk could undermine the pound's strength on the foreign exchanges and the Bank's anti-inflation strategy. Sir Eddie noted that while a weaker pound might give some respite to exporters there would be benefits only 'in the short-term'.
He said that the Bank had been successful in keeping inflation within the Government's 2.5% target and this stability was allowing the UK to better withstand events elsewhere in the world. While not criticising it directly, he made clear the European Central Bank's record in combating rising prices had been far less successful.
He cautioned that any attempt by the ECB to set interest rates to support the exchange rate would risk the internal stability of euroland.
The Government clearly has concerns that growing expectations of the campaign to enter the euro could have immediately adverse effects on the pound. Prime Minister Tony Blair has ruled out any 'artificial devaluation' of sterling.
Leading industrialists think sterling would need to fall from 3.25 German marks now to 2.70 for UK goods to be competitive abroad. Sir Eddie made clear that while he had 'sympathy' with business, stability was his prime concern.
Sterling's strength against the euro had 'been a factor which has dampened both external demand and the rate of inflation so that interest rates have certainly been lower than they would have been had the exchange rate been weaker'.
The Governor, at a seminar in London, acknowledged that the Bank had not fully anticipated how weak the euro would prove to be. Today in Vienna, both he and Duisenberg are to speak at a conference about monetary union.
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Whole Foods will slash prices on hundreds of items starting Wednesday, extending its focus beyond enticing Prime shoppers.
The specialty grocer’s last major price cut for all customers was in November 2017. In the interim, it has been rolling out more perks catered to members of Amazon Prime, such as offering them an extra 10 percent off discounted products.
Amazon, which acquired Whole Foods in July 2017, had hoped to convert more Prime members into Whole Foods shoppers. The better Whole Foods is able to sync in-store shopping with Amazon Prime, the better it will be able to target its ads and promotions.
Prime’s ranks surpassed more than 100 million people last year. In addition to free two-day shipping and weekly Whole Foods deals, Amazon’s $119-a-year membership service offers streaming of music and movies and free two-hour delivery in certain ZIP codes.
Prime members now qualify for two-hour delivery at Whole Foods, they can use Alexa to add groceries to their Prime Now cart with their voice and arrange for grocery pick-up within 30 minutes at some locations.
The price cuts planned for Wednesday, however, extend beyond Amazon prime customers. Whole Foods will slash its prices on hundreds of products, with a focus on produce, such as greens, tomatoes and tropical fruits. Customers will save an average of 20 percent on the new reduced-price items.
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Source: Business Today
After contracting for two consecutive months in September and October, Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue mop-up in December crossed the ₹1 Lakh Crore mark, growing 8.9% on a year-on-year basis. The GST revenue in November too had topped ₹1 Lakh Crore, but revenue figures of December were keenly watched since the November collections were largely attributed to higher festive sales.
The GST collection in December still fell short of the target set by the finance ministry of ₹1.1 trillion for the last four months of the current financial year. However, the latest figures indicate the stabilization of revenue collection, thanks to anti-evasion measures taken by the government. The average GST revenue for the first nine months of this fiscal, April-December, stands at ₹1,00,928 Crore, 4.3% higher than the average of ₹96,782 Crore in the same period in 2018-19.
In December, the mop-up stood at ₹1.031 Lakh Crore, marginally lower than the seven-month high of ₹1.034 Lakh Crore collected in November. Of the gross GST revenue of ₹1.031 Lakh Crore collected last month, CGST is ₹19,962 Crore, SGST is ₹26,792 Crore, IGST is ₹48,099 Crore (including ₹21,295 Crore collected on imports) and Cess is ₹8,331 Crore (including ₹847 Crore collected on imports).
The total of 81.21 Lakh GSTR 3B returns (monthly summary returns) were filed for the month of November up to 31st December 2019, 4.3% more than 77.83 Lakh in November. GST collection on domestic transactions showed an impressive growth of 16% over the revenue during the month of December 2018, highest during the year. GST collection on imports continued to witness a negative growth of 10%, as against a fall of 13% in November and 20% in the month of October, indicating persistent weakness in domestic demand and production.
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FanFair Alliance UK Reignites Secondary Ticketing Campaign
Pollstar (09/13/23) Gottfried, Gideon
The U.K.'s FanFair Alliance has relaunched its anti-ticket-touting campaign following the British government rejecting the Competition & Markets Authority's recommendations to tighten secondary ticketing laws. Those recommendations included a ban on speculative sales, and holding platforms liable for incorrect information about tickets listed for sale. The Department of Business & Trade decided instead to prioritize what it described as competition in the market to give consumers choice and flexibility. The FanFair Alliance warned that this continues to expose ticket buyers to “unlawful activities,” adding that “it remains a source of immense frustration that Google and YouTube continue to permit ticket touting websites to buy themselves to the top of search results — signposting fans away from official sources of tickets.” FanFair will now pursue new legislation to criminalize ticket resale for profit; call on Google/YouTube and other online platforms to stop promoting resale websites and instead help fans find official ticket sources; and push the live music business to increasingly back consumer-friendly resale services.
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BlackBerry before giving shocking news to the ready release of BlackBerry Messenger to iOS and Android.
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Although there are many audio applications and media that can be used to play music on your Mac, iTunes is still the most popular choice in the management of musical content.
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Hewlett Packard (HP) as one of the printer manufacturers claim the new printer, the HP Officejet Pro X Series X476 and X451 Color MFP, the fastest printer in the world.
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Help reveal the composition of the Earth’s core.
A number of Polish geologists managed to dig the largest meteorite ever found in Western Europe. They hope their findings could help reveal the composition of the Earth’s core.
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Apparently, the business particularly those managing IT security will work harder. Because the business is now a prime target for hackers.
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Amazon Gets Down and Dirty With Apple
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is clearly not afraid of taking the tablet fight back to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), whose iPad mini just completed its first weekend of pre-orders. The retailer has begun advertising its Kindle Fire HD on its home page, prominently featuring a piece-by-piece comparison with the iPad mini and highlighting the Apple tablet’s higher price.
Apple launched its mini tablet as a differentiated product from the 7-inch tablets of Amazon and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), among others, declaring that it was priced higher because it offered better features and an improved experience. The iPad mini starts at $329, $130 higher than the starting price of the Kindle Fire HD and Google’s Nexus 7.
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Over the weekend, Amazon featured a negative review of the iPad mini on its homepage alongside its own tagline, “Much More for Much Less.” It added that at 1,024 by 768 pixels, or 163 pixels per inch, the iPad mini had a lower resolution than the Kindle Fire HD’s 216 pixels per inch.
Amazon, which is known to be shy about sales figures of its devices, said in a statement to AllThingsD on Friday that the Kindle Fire HD saw its biggest day of sales since launch on the same day that the iPad mini was announced. Sales grew “3x week over week,” Amazon said, though exactly what that number was is still not clear.
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Tickets for Ringo Starr go on sale this Friday
Ticket information has been released for the July 11 Ringo Star And His All-Starr Band concert at Usana Amphitheatre.
Tickets go on sale at all SmithsTix locations and online at http://www.smithstix.com on Friday, March 23 at 10 a.m.
His band includes Steve Lukather (Toto), Gregg Rolie (Journey, Santana), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera and Gregg Bissonette.
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On March 7, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced the filing of a lawsuit against two “Buy Here-Pay Here” auto dealerships and their owner for allegedly unconscionable and deceptive lending practices.
The complaint alleges that defendants sold high-mileage, used autos at grossly inflated prices with excessive down payments; financed the sales through in-house loans with high interest rates and “draconian” terms that created a high risk of default; and then repossessed and resold the vehicles over and over again to different consumers in a practice they refer to as “churning.” The defendants also allegedly engaged in deceptive advertising, failed to disclose the damage and/or required substantial repair and bodywork required for used motor vehicles, and failed to provide consumers with complete copies of signed sales documents, including financing agreements. The complaint alleges that these practices violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Advertising Regulations, the Automotive Sales Regulations, and the state Used Car Lemon law and regulations.
At the crux of this complaint is the State’s belief that defendants expected that their customers would not be able to make their payments – allegedly evidenced by the fact that the dealerships required buyers to sign documents agreeing to not keep any personal possessions in their vehicles and to rekey the vehicles and provide the dealer with a copy of the keys within seven days of purchase. In one of its examples, the State highlights the fact that a used vehicle was sold to “a twenty-two year old consumer making $10 an hour” at an APR of 23.99% with a total payment of $9,848.
In addition to significant civil money penalties, the State is seeking to permanently close the two subject car dealerships and ban the owner from ever operating a car dealership again. We view the case as more evidence that states appear to be stepping up their scrutiny of high-cost financing offered to used car buyers.


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Report: Most valuable brands in Canada
By Adnews Staff
Brand Finance Canada has released its annual report on the 100 most valuable brands in Canada. According to the report, RBC remains the most valuable brand in the country for the fifth consecutive year. According to the report, RBC's brand increased in values four percent to $17.3 billion since the last study. Nine of the top ten brands are unchanged from 2017. TD remains in second place, although its brand has decreased in value by five percent to $15.6 billion. Bell is in third place, followed by Scotiabank and BMO. The remainder of the top ten includes Rogers, Telus, CIBC, Brookfield Asset Management. The only new entry to the top ten is Thomson Reuters in 10th place, the highest-ranked media company.
"RBC has shown strong growth over the last year and left TD behind to earn a standalone position as Canada's most valuable brand," said David Haigh, CEO of Brand Finance. "Its leadership role across the broader Canadian economy is a new opportunity for RBC to leverage its brand to maintain financial growth. Most importantly, RBC's brand strength is not just built upon a successful advertising campaign, but rather a deep and valuable foundation of service to its customers."


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The Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM) share price is having a difficult time.
At one stage today, the ASX 200 gold stock was down 10% to $4.37.
Why is this ASX 200 gold stock being sold off?
There have been a couple of catalysts for this share price weakness.
The first is a pullback in the gold price overnight, which is weighing heavily on the sector today.
For example, the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) is down 3% at the time of writing.
Also weighing heavily on this ASX 200 gold stock is news that two of its directors have sold a large number of shares.
According to the announcement, Capricorn Metals' executive chair Mark Clark and non-executive director Mark Okeby sold a portion of their respective shareholdings by way of a fully underwritten block trade at $4.60 per share.
Clark sold 5 million shares for a total consideration of $23 million, whereas Okeby sold 2 million shares for a total consideration of $9.2 million.
While insider selling rarely goes down well with the market, the company has attempted to allay any concerns. It highlights that this is the first time they have sold shares and that they both retain significant shareholdings. It explains:
Both have been directors of Capricorn since July 2019 and have made significant personal investments in Capricorn shares. They have been part of a board and executive team that has overseen the growth of the company from a market capitalisation of approximately $80 million to around $1.8 billion today. This is the first time either director has sold any shares in the company. Mr Clark sold 5 million shares and retains a shareholding of 17.2 million shares (4.5% of the shares on issue). Mr Okeby sold 2 million shares and retains a shareholding of 4.6 million shares.
Mr Clark and Mr Okeby remain significant long-term shareholders of the Company and have no intention to sell any further shares in the medium term. Executive Chairman Mr Clark remains committed to driving the growth of Capricorn with a view to creating a high quality, multi mine Australian gold mining company.


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- Palm has selected a partner to help it build Bluetooth short-range networking into future PDAs (personal digital assistants), but won't say when the devices will reach market.
Palm and Broadcom will work together on finding the best way to build Broadcom's BCM2033 single-chip Bluetooth transceiver into the PDAs, Palm said in a statement released last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company did not specify when Bluetooth chips would be included or in which models.
Bluetooth is an international standard for personal area networks (PANs) using low-power radio signals with a range of 10 metres or less. The technology will enable Palm users to wirelessly communicate with devices such as PCs, printers and mobile telephones, Palm said. Synchronising, for example, will no longer require a cable. Bluetooth chips don't use much power and are small.
The Bluetooth announcement follows less then a month after Palm said it would use Texas Instruments' GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) chips in its PDAs. Mobile telecommunication operators provide GPRS service. It would allow a Palm user to connect to the internet at a speed comparable to a traditional PC modem.


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Black Friday shoppers in CT were met with gray skies as they headed off to malls and town centers to hunt for the latest bargains.
But Julie Singewald, 44, said she was there merely as the vehicle - "and sometimes the credit card" - as her daughters shopped.
"I came past year and discovered sales are better than online", she said. "I bought a small kitchen appliance yesterday", she said. "If it were up to me, I would be in my pyjamas and on my computer at home". For years, Black Friday has started the holiday shopping season in the United States with retailers offering steep discounts.
After enjoying the Thanksgiving turkey, some Americans hit the stores for what retailers hope will be a new tradition to start the holiday shopping season. Shoppers look for deals at the Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, Calif., on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2016.
Analysts had expected British shoppers to spend a record £2bn in just 24 hours - but the forecast could be smashed because many retailers have reported better-than expected business.
"I buy polo. Same price as I buy it all the time", said one shopper. He thinks weekend sales will likely rise from previous year because shoppers did lots of buying, including pricey flat-screen TVs.
To seal the deal, Amazon wisely made improvements to its mobile app ahead of the holiday season. Jasper said electronics stores like Best Buy, specialty athletic wear shops like Lululemon and Athleta, and luxury stores seemed to be performing well in the early hours.
The National Retail Federation, which has been bullish with projections in the past, expects holiday sales to grow 3.6 percent this year to $655.8 billion. That excludes auto sales, gas and restaurant receipts. That excludes auto sales, gas and restaurant receipts but includes online spending and other non-store sales like catalog spending.
Some of its stores may have been closed on Thanksgiving Day but Sears will be open in all locations starting 5 a.m. for those looking to get some early Black Friday shopping out of the way. Macy's Black Friday deals will remain available online through midnight on Saturday, the spokesperson said.
"The variety of things you can actually get!" said Ruth Mariscal. "I feel bad for the people who have to work".
Black Friday is upon us, and early results are already rolling in from Target (TGT), Wal-Mart (WMT), Macy's (M), since they and other retailers launched deals well ahead of the post-Thanksgiving shopping day.
Yes, I know that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are not traditional holidays passed down through the generations and set in stone.
"It's not so much about the consumerism as it is the quality time with my mother during the holiday season", said Sari, 43, a neuropsychologist who lives in Norfolk. She will then try to find out where everything will be located in the store and send people to their designated areas before the sale begins. Warm weather also dampened shoppers' appetite for cold-weather items.
Gorny and Coley started shopping Thanksgiving evening, and around noon they were finishing with a trip to J.C. Penney on Friday morning. We are a nation now constantly window shopping online and making digital purchases 24/7.


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Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards is going virtual
The annual Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards 2020 is set to take place on Monday 15th February 2021, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 regulations, and to avoid any uncertainty, we have made the decision now that it will be a virtual event.
While this is hugely disappointing for so many of us who have enjoyed this event in the past, and always look forward to this day of networking and celebration of the butchery sector, we have been forced to act now as the safety of our guests is our utmost priority. Nevertheless, we still promise you a fantastic celebration that showcases the best this industry has to offer. It has never been more important to recognise good business, innovation and the thriving community spirit that has been demonstrated over the past year. Exciting plans designed to create the reach and exposure the industry deserves are in motion to ensure the Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards continues to be the leading event in the calendar. Plus, you’ll be able to enjoy it wherever you choose to. We have received a significant number of entries for the Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards. A total of 35 finalists have been shortlisted across the 12 categories.


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“Financial Consumer Protection in Bulgaria”
Seminar on “Financial Consumer Protection in Bulgaria” with the special participation of key World Bank experts took place at VUZF University on December 18, 2012.
The stability of the financial market has become a priority and the financial sector reform turned out to be a fundamental instrument for its implementation after the 2008 global financial crisis. Gradually, countries began to note not only the short-term measures, but also to turn their policies to mid-term and long-term measures by improving the regulatory reform in the financial sector. In developed economies, such regulatory reforms include prudential financial regulation and improvement of the financial supervision. In fact this was visible on regional level taking in account the recent changes within the EU. These measures are also important in developing countries and emerging market economies, but they should be supplemented also by measures for the improvement of the level of financial competence of the population and the financial consumer protection system.
Financial Consumer Protection is a mandatory course for master students at VUZF University since 2012/2013 academic year. Prof. Evgeni Evgeniev leads this course which is unique not only to Bulgaria. Over 120 students from VUZF University (extramural and distant studies) were already given knowledge from the source, given that the course is joined by top financial experts as guest lecturers, who are involved in both, design and teaching.
The students from the course were given an opportunity to present on a relevant topic (see attached), which attracted not only students and professors but also representatives from the private financial sector, as well as regulators and supervisory authorities. The moderators of the event were Ms. Ralitsa Again-Guri and Dr. Daniela Bobeva, while top experts were keynote speakers through a video connection. Mr.Juan Carlos Izaguirre spoke about the global practices in regulation, Thomas Pruza discussed the good practices in the design and implementation of reforms, while Sue Rutledge talked about the future of policies and reforms in the area of financial consumer protection. Prof. Evgeni Evgeniev opened the seminar with a discussion on the need to include Financial Consumer Protection in the University curricular.
Agenda for the event can be found here.
Speakers/Moderators bios can be found here
Evgeni Evgeniev, here
Thomas Prouza, here
Juan Carlos, here
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Profits jumped from £472.1m last year to £647.1m. However, while the figures are near the top end of analysts’ expectations, underlying profits – not including exceptional items and Freeserve – showed a growth of five per cent to £277.8m from £263.7m.
In the UK retail division, operating profits rose 11% in the period, with like-for-like sales rising by three per cent as the company reported strong sales of consumer electronics.
Dixons opened 23 new Currys stores and 16 new PC World outlets during the period, and is now set to expand PC World into Spain and France.
Chairman Sir Stanley Kalms, who is standing down in September, warned that these new ventures are expected initially to make losses.
Shares in the company were down 3.75p to 227.5p by 11.30am BST on Wednesday.
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THE fiancee of Lionel Messi may have hinted at where Lionel Messi's future lies - in Barcelona.
The Argentine superstar has been locked in contract talks with the club for months, with the two sides reaching a stalemate.
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Messi, who has 45 goals in 44 matches this season despite Barca's struggles, has been linked with mega-money moves to Manchester City and Chelsea in recent months.
But now childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo has dropped a huge hint that the forward could stay in Catalonia.
Antonella, 29, is to help open up a new high fashion shoe shop in Barcelona - along with the wife of Luis Suarez, Sofia.
Antonella and Sofia have been brought on board by Ricky Sarkany, a renowned Argentine fashion designer, who is launching his brand in Europe.
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Suarez and Neymar have already signed new long-term contracts to stay at the Nou Camp but Messi is holding out for more money.
He was recently replaced as the world's best-paid footballer by rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who signed a deal worth around £356,000-a-week AFTER TAX.