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Nintendo’s seen fit to release two new video of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Edition ahead of its upcoming release in a few weeks. A new trailer has gone live on the Nintendo Channel, while the Japanese TV ad has started airing in the country. Famitsu’s also holding a live-stream of the game with series boss Eiji Aonuma at some point this morning UK time.
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Online advertising channels, ranging from search engines to social networks, are attracting larger budgets from businesses across the country. Marketers are showing elevated interest in Facebook, in particular, a recent report from IgnitionOne indicates.
While companies already using the popular social network for marketing purposes have increased budgets allocated to Facebook by 22 percent compared to last year, a growing number of companies have begun to integrate the social network into their marketing mix for the first time. Overall, IgnitionOne observed a 280 percent year-over-year increase in advertising spend.
Search budgets also grew during this same period, with paid search allocations up 12 percent year-over-year in the second quarter. However, the source notes that paid search spending has slowed down a bit, perhaps to make room for emerging channels and organic search efforts.
“Overall it was a very good quarter for online advertising, but it wasn't a slam dunk,” explains Roger Barnette, president of IgnitionOne.
Meanwhile, this year demonstrates considerable growth in the realm of social content investment. As Brafton has reported, both social media marketing and content marketing are cited as top marketing priorities this year, and businesses will likely find that unique social content engages the ever-growing Facebook audience.

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The two most prominent green car startups are Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors, but a recent BusinessWeek article quotes longtime analyst Maryann Keller as saying, “We’re pouring $1 billion into two companies without a future. The economics of the industry favors large companies.” Is Obama wasting our hard-earned money? I don’t think so.
Of $8.5 billion in Department of Energy loans to automakers so far to build new green-themed plants, $465 million went to Tesla for work on its Model S sedan and, more recently, $528 million to Fisker Automotive for final design work on its $89,000 Karma luxury plug-in hybrid and for its more affordable Project Nina car. The total Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan fund is $25 billion, so much of the money remains to be spent.
BusinessWeek says this view is also held by “other critics,” but only quotes Keller. “Critics” in the article say that Fisker is an “integrator” rather than an innovator, buying the motor and battery technology for its Karma (due to roll off Finnish assembly lines starting in November) from other companies. Fisker responds that it built the Karma’s chassis. When I talked to an Energy Department spokeswoman in September, she told me that Fisker’s “two projects seemed to be worth the risk of the loan,” and would create “a large number of jobs in America.” She also said the loan, which will be paid in stages, would not “go out the door” until conditions were met.
She later said there was no deadline for the conditions to be met. Henrik Fisker said that those conditions were worked out in months of discussions with the agency. “It’s similar to a loan we might get from a bank and it’s not a problem,” he said. “The DOE wants us to be successful.” And when it comes to EVs, even many established brands are on a learning curve. General Motors does not make its own batteries, and Ford retained the Canadian company Magna International as its partner in building a Focus-based electric sedan for 2011.
Tesla, the article says, “has more credibility as an innovator,” since it makes its own battery packs and Daimler invested $50 million to buy a tenth of the company. “But it will be a huge challenge for either Fisker or Tesla to achieve sufficient scale,” BusinessWeek says. “Selling 100,000-plus cars a year requires a large network of dealers.” Tesla has seven dealerships now but is building more, and Fisker expects to have 100.
Tesla is perhaps the most fiscally successful of the startups, but the government money still dwarfs the $300 million the company has raised privately. But both Fisker and Tesla point out that the DOE funding is not in the form of a grant: It’s a loan, to be paid back with interest.
DOE funding also takes the form of matching grants from stimulus funds, and in August the agency named 48 recipients of that largesse, totaling $2.4 billion. The perception was that this funding favored Detroit and Big Three-connected suppliers. Start-ups, especially California-based ones, felt left out in the cold. We’re spending enough government money on the Big Three. The startups deserve investment, too.


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The fashion industry has a reputation for being unwelcoming to plus-sized women and the models who model their clothes, but one lady’s trying to change all of that. Tess Holliday has become the largest model (UK size 26, US size 22) to sign with a top photo agency – MiLK Modeling Agency in the UK.
The tattooed model has already represented a line of plus-sized women’s clothing. “There is no one way to be a woman, or to be beautiful,” she told Dailymail. “We all deserve a place.”


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Another useful Pew Report:
The Future of Money in a Mobile Age
“Within the next decade, smart-device swiping will have gained mainstream acceptance as a method of payment and could largely replace cash and credit cards for most online and in-store purchases by smartphone and tablet owners, according to a new survey of technology experts and stakeholders.
Many of the people surveyed by Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center and the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project said that the security, convenience and other benefits of “mobile wallet” systems will lead to widespread adoption of these technologies for everyday purchases by 2020.
Others—including some who are generally positive about the future of mobile payments—expect this process to unfold relatively slowly due to a combination of privacy fears, a desire for anonymous payments, demographic inertia, a lack of infrastructure to support widespread adoption, and resistance from those with a financial stake in the existing payment structure.”
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Any time Apple releases updated hardware, there’s a clamor for definitive numbers on how the new systems perform. It’s no different with the updated MacBook Pro models Apple announced Tuesday; Macworld Lab director James Galbraith is already tracking down new laptops to test, and we’ll publish the results at Macworld.com just as soon as we have the numbers.
But this time around, we already have some idea of how the Core 2 Duo-powered MacBook Pro will perform relative to its predecessors before a single benchmark is even tallied. That’s because Apple already made such a switch last month, when it updated the iMac Core Duo line by adding next-generation Core 2 Duo chips.
In our initial benchmark testing for the updated iMacs, we compared a 17-inch iMac running on a 2GHz Core 2 Duo processor with a 20-inch 2GHz model powered by an older Core Duo chip. The Core 2 Duo machine posted a 10 percent improvement over the older iMac in our Speedmark 4.5 test. In all but one of the individual tests, the iMac Core 2 Duo ran faster than the iMac Core Duo with the same processor speed, with gains between 10 and 20 percent depending on the test. The one test where the Core 2 Duo machine wasn’t faster? Creating a Zip archive in the Finder from a 1GB folder; the two iMacs posted the same scores in that test.
Here’s what James Galbraith wrote about those iMac results:
With very similar processor clock speeds as well as identical graphics, RAM, and bus speeds specifications as the Core Duo iMacs released back in January, you may not anticipate much of a performance difference—you’d be wrong. The improvements the Core 2 Duo chip brings to the new iMacs include 4MBs of shared L2 cache—twice that of its predecessors. The new chip also delivers improvements in efficiency and performance when executing instructions.
Now those test results probably won’t sync up exactly with what our Lab finds when it compares the 2.16GHz MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo with its Core Duo counterpart. After all, a laptop isn’t a desktop—though the iMac uses a lot of laptop components, and the MacBook Pro, like the iMac, has doubled its shared L2 cache to 4MB. And there are other changes to the MacBook Pro that we either know about (like the bigger hard drives) or that we’ll find out about soon enough that could further bolster performance.
(Also worth mentioning: our colleagues at PC World ran some tests back in September on Core 2 Duo chips in PC laptops. They found only a small performance boost in portables featuring the new chip. Again, a PC is not a Mac, as anyone who has used the latter will be happy to tell you, so these results may not jibe with what we find once we have a new MacBook Pro in hand.)
When Intel introduced its Core 2 Duo chips this summer, CEO Paul Otellini promised a 20 percent increase in laptop performance over the Core Duo while maintaining the same battery life. Apple is making more radical claims—gains of up to 39 percent over the previous version of the MacBook Pro. It will be interesting once we get these new models into the Lab to see who’s right.


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of the Alcohol Policy Alliance (APAG) Gambia chapter has blamed members of the
National Assembly select committee on trade on their review of the excise tax
on alcohol, saying the document should be regarded as industrial interference.
During a last Friday interview with The Point, Alagie B Janneh said, understanding alcohol issues in The Gambia and the alarming rate of its intake in the country, they are totally against the deputies’ review. “We are advocating for the government to come up with a policy that would guide both the consumers and the industry to provide alcohol policy alliance that would guide the consumers and the industry.”
Mr. Janneh said they are not in line with the decision of the National Assembly, saying he listened to the review and heard a parliamentarian from the select committee on trade saying that the process was an oversight.
He denied the process of being an oversight because cement and other commodities were increased but it was never brought before the parliament. “Then why is the alcohol bill brought before the National Assembly?”
Mr. Janneh said some members of the select committee were looking at the economic trend, saying the government is the prime duty bearer to come up with policies and look at where they can gain revenue, but it has to be in the best interest of the people.


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Alabama officials are planning trade missions to three continents this year.
State Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield says his department and the Export Alabama Alliance are putting together trade missions to South America, Southeast Asia and Europe. He says the trips are focused on connecting Alabama businesses and organizations with opportunities to work with companies in countries visited.
Trade missions are scheduled Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore in March; Peru and Uruguay in June; and Belgium and the Netherlands in the fall.
Mississippi Development Authority representatives also plan a trip to South America. It will lead a delegation of companies on a development mission on April 24-29.


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- By Native News Online Staff
One in four American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH)-owned firms are supported by the tourism industry, according to a report released on Tuesday at the 23rd Annual American Indian Tourism Conference that is in session at the We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort in Fort McDowell, Ariz.
The Economic Impact of Indigenous Tourism Report, released by the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), says the Native hospitality industry supports 117,852 jobs in Indian Country.
When all factors are considered, Native American tourism is a $14 billion industry.
“This report confirms that Indigenous tourism businesses in the U.S. are an economic powerhouse,” said Sherry L. Rupert, AIANTA CEO. “For too long, the Native hospitality industry has not had hard data to back up the perceived value of its economic impact, so we are delighted to release this study. We are especially thrilled to learn that more than one in four Native-owned businesses are hospitality businesses.”
The report is the first to formally track the economic impact of Native-owned hospitality businesses. These 40,618 businesses provide 117,852 jobs across the country.
The report was produced by Honolulu-based SMS Research under the guidance of the firm’s Executive Vice President Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi (Kānaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian), who formerly managed the tourism research program for the Hawai’i Tourism Authority.
“This report showcases the importance of tourism to Native businesses,” Nāhoʻopiʻi said. “Especially since AIANNH-owned hospitality businesses report a larger-than-average number of employees (among firms with paid employees) and larger than average sales (across all firms) than their AIAANNH counterparts who are not engaged in the tourism industry.”
Other Key Findings:
- The accommodation and food services sector employed the most workers (45,756 jobs), while the retail trade sector accounted for the highest annual sales ($7.79 billion).
- Of the 40,618 AIANNH-owned tourism firms, most (82 percent) were self-employed individuals (33,300 non-employer firms) while another 7,318 (18 percent) of them were firms with paid employees.
- Compared to all AIANNH-owned firms, AIANNH-owned tourism firms were at an advantage since the average number of employees for firms with paid employees was larger and the average sales across all firms were also greater.
- AIANNH-owned tourism firms were smaller in scale (payroll, wages, sales) than tourism firms in the U.S on average.
Data for the Economic Impact of Indigenous Tourism Report was collected prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and does not address 2020 data. The data was taken from the Annual Business Survey and the Non-employer Statistics by Demographic (NES-D). Since the most recent data collected for NES-D was 2017, the study utilized the 2018 ABS survey (2017 data) in order to accurately benchmark information across all business types.
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Engine of 12 thousand horsepower
With the arrival of 12 thousand horsepower engines from Alstom France, it will be possible until next year. Currently in the country, whose average speed is 80 to 100 kilometers per hour. With the help of these engines, only the freight trains can be run on medium speed.
Recently this new engine was introduced to Haldia port in West Bengal. Now it will be assembled in the factory at Madhepura railway station. The Railways had entered into a contract with the French company in November 2015. According to the agreement, Alstom will construct 800 engines in the next 11 years. All the engines will be built in the locomotive factory located in Madhepura, Bihar.
For the first time in the railways, such a large FDI
For the first time in the railway, this big FDI project has started. According to sources in the Ministry of Railways, there will be an expenditure of Rs 30 crore for the preparation of an engine. All parts of the engine will come from France and its trial run will be in February 2018.
Engine running at a speed of 120 km
Now the engine of the goods cargo in the country is 6 thousand horsepower. The new engines are of double capacity. This will increase the speed, as well as speed up delivery of goods in less time.


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As we ramp up for the 2022 Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator powered by Techstars this fall, three alumni founders explain what to expect and how to succeed.
Allyson McDougal has been on quite a journey. McDougal is the co-founder of WorkChew, a startup that turns restaurants and hotels into safe workspaces with discounted food options.
The startup raised $2.5 million in venture capital funding in 2021. They recently announced the acquisition of New York flexspace company Kettlespace, and have been continually expanding their footprint to new cities.
An important step in WorkChew’s journey was participating in the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars, in 2020. The 13-week program provided mentorship from top executives and helped McDougal and co-founder Maisha Burt sharpen their business plans and investor pitches while making valuable connections.
We caught up with McDougal and other LIFT Labs alumni to share their insights on what to expect during the program.
McDougal’s answer: access.
In fact, she was able to work shoulder-to-shoulder with vice presidents and business leaders at Comcast NBCUniversal to learn how a large organization might use their service. The mentors also helped transform WorkChew’s go-to-market strategy and pricing models.
“We have been out of the program for over a year now, and still stay in touch with the majority of our lead mentors,” she said. “Mentorship was crucial for us. It changed how we talk about the product, services, and challenges we are addressing.”
McDougal said that startups accepted into the 2022 class can also expect the “stamp of credibility” that comes with Comcast NBCUniversal partnerships.
“Getting into the LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars, is one of the biggest reasons we were able to scale to where we are now,” said McDougal.
When Mentors Become More
McDougal and Burt are not alone in their success. In fact, 43 alumni companies have raised a combined $96 million since the program launched in 2018. Plus, 72% of LIFT Labs accelerator startups have secured proof of concepts, pilots, or commercial deals with Comcast, NBCUniversal, or Sky.
H Schuster is another founder who gained incredible connections and mentorship from the program. The founder of HUSSLUP, a hiring and networking platform for people in the entertainment industry, scored a pilot program with NBCUniversal where executives from divisions like Universal Studios and Telemundo are joining the platform to search and connect with talent.
Schuster said accelerator participants should expect mentorship that turns into long-lasting relationships. In fact, three of Schuster’s mentors decided to become angel investors in the startup.
Her advice to any founder accepted to the accelerator? You get what you put in. That is especially true for fostering relationships with Comcast executives and mentors from the Techstars network.
“The more you invest in those relationships and reach out and engage those folks in the conversation,” said Schuster, “the more you are able to build a meaningful and robust relationship.”
Michael Maponga and Brittin Maponga are the co-founders of AfroLandTV, a streaming service with hundreds of free African movies and TV shows from Africa and its diaspora. After completing the accelerator in 2020, AfroLandTV has widened its distribution to XUMO, X1, Xfinity Flex, Local Now, Plex, VIZIO WatchFree+, Rakuten TV, and Huawei Video, and other streaming services.
Michael said that LIFT Labs Accelerator participants should expect connections and access to help open doors and explore new opportunities.
“I am a Black founder. It’s much harder for me to get into some doors than other people. I didn’t go to school for business, I didn’t have an uncle who was an entrepreneur. I literally had to start from the ground up. Nobody in my community has ever done anything of this sort, so it’s a much higher climb for us,” he said. “It’s been very instrumental to have these incredible mentors open doors that are difficult for any founder — but especially a Black founder — to get into.”
His advice to the 2022 accelerator class is simple: do your research on Comcast NBCUniversal and know which teams you hope to connect with during the program.
“The company works in so many areas,” he said. “They are in so many industries that you may not realize. It’s impressive when you apply with a clear understanding of the teams you hope to connect with during the program.”
One more thing to expect: a lot of work.
“It was the toughest three months I’ve worked in my entire life,” he said. “It’s a tough process. There are no half days.”


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ASIA’S WOMEN ARE POISED TO SPEARHEAD THE REGION’S MOVEMENT TO E-COMMERCE.
Byline: Kavita Daswani
Order fulfillment at Shanghai-based e-commerce company Chinanow.com is pretty simple: An order comes in, a messenger from the office peddles down the street on his bicycle, delivers the merchandise and collects the cash. That’s it.
“It’s a low tech approach,” admitted Eric Rosenblum, founder of the site, which specializes in airline tickets and hotel reservations. “For now, it’s the best we can do.”
The limiting factor in this case is low credit card penetration in China, making on-land cash payments the only real option for most online consumers in this populous nation. But that, like so many other current issues in online shopping in Asia, will change very soon as the region wakes up to the realities of e-commerce.
Most important of all, for apparel marketers, is the expectation that in Asian cyberspace, women will drive much of the excitement and growth.
The numbers of Internet users in Asia has leap-frogged in the past three years. According to the Goldman Sachs Investment Research department in Hong Kong, there were 8.4 million Internet users in 13 Asian countries – including Australia and India, but excluding Japan — in 1997. By the end of 1999, that figure had leapt to 25.8 million. And by the end of this year, the number is projected to reach 50.6 million. Within three years, it could be as high as 202 million, with the highest concentration in China and India.
Industry experts are convinced that this expansion of Internet use in Asia will largely depend on more women going online.
Yolanda Choy’s belief in that inevitability is so strong that she left a high-profile marketing post with the Asian headquarters of a leading French fashion house to become the general manager for a new women’s portal on Asiacontent.com, based in Hong Kong.
An avid Web surfer — she constantly checks out news sites and trawls for all kinds of information — Choy detected a gaping hole in the market for sites specifically built for women.
“The idea is to make the Internet a reality for other women,” she said. “At the moment, there is a lack of authoritative and good information (for women) in Asia, especially in the local languages. Most sites lack good content. I can’t find good answers to my questions.”
Choy added that while Asian site development is just starting to stir, and while English-speaking Asians can access U.S.-based sites, she estimates online consumers by and large are unable to buy online from about 99.5 percent of U.S. e-commerce sites.
That is something that Choy, in her capacity as GM of Asiacontent.com, plans to change. Over the next two years, she plans to provide Asian women with the useful, broad-based information she believes they are looking for, and then expand into e-commerce opportunities.
According to Rosenblum of Chinanow.com, women are a forgotten online segment in China — where, by the end of this year, some 12 million people will have Internet access.
Figures from the China National Information Center bear him out. Its research concludes that the majority of Internet users now are between the ages of 25 and 30, 79 percent of them are male and most have bachelor’s degrees and work in the computer industry. Even so, their monthly salaries are still at around $250, converted from the renminbi at current exchange.
“There is now a big push to get women online,” said Rosenblum. “But it is not feasible to blindly apply a U.S.-based model on China. In the U.S., a lot of women stay at home and have computers at home. In China, most women work, and those who don’t work can’t afford a computer. That’s the kind of factor U.S. companies need to look at when coming up with their e-commerce strategies for China.”
The China National Information Center figures also illustrate that the majority of users pay for Internet access themselves and restrict surfing to home.
Mostly, the Internet is used to gather information. Shopping, or any type of e-commerce barely appeared on a list of popular uses. But users did say that if they were to shop online; they’d be concerned with finding good prices and protecting their security.
Only 9 percent of Internet users last year bought something online, and half of those transactions were conducted on auction Web sites. Those statistics, however, do not mean Asian online users are not open to e-commerce in the future: They say they want to be able to buy books and magazines online, to have flowers delivered and to even purchase computer software and electrical equipment. Indeed, the Center concluded that the most promising segment of online activity in the near future is online consumption.
Elsewhere in Asia, women are expected to be a growing force in the fledgling e-commerce movement. Choy’s research at Asiacontent.com showed that in Taiwan, only 24 percent of Internet users in 1996 were women, but that percentage is almost twice as large today. In Hong Kong and Singapore, women already make up almost half of all users.
According to Asia Market Intelligence, Asian Internet users are quite open to the idea of e-commerce. But reservations remain the same across the board; they feel unsafe releasing credit card information and want to be able to see what they are buying before the transaction is completed.
Still, Web watchers say the Internet is an irresistible force that will sweep Asian consumers up soon enough, with the industry either helping them to navigate or following in their wake.
One such navigator is Eric Solberg, who runs Hong Kong-based Strategic Capital Group, a company that has invested in a range of information and e-commerce Web sites in Asia.
“E-commerce is all that my firm does, all we’ve done since 1998,” said Solberg. “As recently as 18 months ago, the issue of credit card settlement for purchases made online was new in Asia. Now, it can be done through every major bank.
“A year ago, delivery and fulfillment of orders was a challenge,” he continued. “Now, there are a dozen companies working to fill this need, to offer home delivery within 24 hours. In six months, it will be completely sorted out.”
Solberg has good reason to be optimistic. His company has just bought into upscale Asian retailer Joyce Boutique Ltd., in a bid to bring a strong e-commerce presence to the name. That means, again, focusing on Asian women predominantly, offering key items like Nars lipstick, Stila foundation and funky handbags to online shoppers across Asia.
“We’ve talked to hundreds of women in Asia, asking them if they would feel comfortable shopping online,” Solberg said. “They said that if it was a name like Joyce, which they recognize because it’s been around for 20 years, they would feel comfortable. And some of the Joyce products, such as the upmarket casualwear or the cosmetics, will work exceptionally well on the Internet on a regional basis, because they are light, affordable and delivery will be cost-effective. Those are all things we need to look at.”
Witness also the establishment of eGuo.com, the first Chinese Internet company to offer online shopping and delivery within an hour in Beijing. Customers can browse from the Web site for CDs, software, toys, and drugstore and convenience items. Additional delivery systems will be set up in other key Chinese cities, such as Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Industry experts say that the type of product offered online will be as important as anything else. Jim Lambert, who in December launched Menkou.com in Shanghai, said his focus would be on “movies, music and fashion.” At present, the Web site, which means “the doorway” in English, dispenses information ranging from how to dye your own hair to how to prevent acne.
Lambert said that e-commerce is “definitely an area we are exploring,” although he’ll need to inject more “pizzazz” to get there. “The reality of e-commerce in China is that it’s not impossible, it’s going on. Not that many Chinese own credit cards, but it’s not seen as the biggest hindrance. The biggest problem is, if I am in Beijing and I want to sell a shirt to someone in Shanghai, how can I reasonably get it there for less than what it would cost for that customer to go and have it made by a tailor on the outskirts of Shanghai? It’s going to happen — it’s just a question of when,” he said.
For now, Rosenblum of Chinanow.com likens his Web site to a “Time Out online” — it gives browsers a taste of the social and cultural life in Shanghai and Beijing, while it helps them with tickets and reservations.
“There is an emerging class of people that has money to spend, enjoy going out, and need some guidance on what’s cool and popular,” he said, adding that his Web site is run by hipsters such as a former guitarist and a young ex-magazine editor.
The Web site gets around 100,000 hits per day, but he said less than 1% of that traffic results in transactions.
“It’s going to take some time before not only enough people here in China have credit cards, but they feel comfortable using them as a mode of payment online.”
Until then, he said, he’ll keep the bicycle messenger/cashier busy.


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Automaker Tata Motors on November 5 announced a price hike across its passenger vehicles (PVs) in India. The price hike will come into effect on November 7, 2022. In July, the carmaker announced a marginal price hike of 0.55% on its PV range.
The company sells a range of passenger vehicles including Tiago, Punch, Nexon, Harrier and Safari across the country. PV sales, including electric vehicles, in the domestic market, were at 45,423 units as compared to 34,155 units in the same month last year, up 33 per cent.


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Baby Cereal Sold Only at Walmart Recalled For Too Much Arsenic
It contains 'above guidance' levels of inorganic arsenic
Certain Parent's Choice Rice Baby Cereal sold only at Walmart is being recalled after random tests found "above guidance" levels of naturally occurring inorganic arsenic, a toxin connected to impaired cognitive development for those exposed in early childhood.
The product was distributed nationally through Walmart's stores and online, with the retailer pulling the recalled cereal from store shelves, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"Research has shown reducing exposure to toxic elements is important to minimizing any potential long-term effects on the developing brains of infants and children," the recall stated. "FDA has recognized that trace elements such as these are widely present in the environment, including water, soil and food."
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Bio-Planet recalls four vegetarian products
During a quality check by the supplier, hard pieces of grey plastic were found in the dough of four vegetarian products from the Bio-Planet service counter. Those pieces come from the supplier of frozen onions. As the pieces of plastic are rather small and can be sharp-edged, they can be dangerous when they are consumed.
In consultation with the FASFC (Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) Bio-Planet has therefore decided to withdraw the products below from the shelves.
Sold in Bio-Planet's service counter:
- hazelnut burger
- millet-poppy seed burger
- cheese burger
- winter burger
Bio-Planet asks its customers not to consume the products and to return them to the store, where they will be refunded. Bio-Planet will take back all products, regardless of their shelf life or of the time of purchase.
For more information, customers can call 02 345 2345.
Press officer Colruyt Group
Tel: 0473 92 45 10


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Lilly tops Street 1Q forecasts
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Eli Lilly and Co.’s first-quarter earnings tumbled 27 percent as generic competition continued to eat away at sales for key products, but the drugmaker’s performance topped expectations.
The maker of the antidepressant Cymbalta also said unfavorable foreign exchange rates hurt revenue, which slipped 1 percent in the quarter.
Lilly lost U.S. patent protection for Cymbalta, once its top-selling drug, at the end of 2013 and saw sales for that product plummet 40 percent to $287 million in this year’s first quarter. Revenue from the antipsychotic Zyprexa, another former top seller hit by generic competition, dropped 22 percent to $219.5 million.
These numbers will surprise few on Wall Street because Lilly has warned for years that it faced the patent expirations. But Chairman and CEO John Lechleiter said Thursday in a written statement that the company expects to return to growth in 2015. It has been working to develop more drugs and expand certain elements of its business like animal health.
Overall, Lilly earned $529.5 million, or 50 cents per share, in the quarter that ended March 31. That compares to earnings of $727.9 million, or 68 cents per share, last year.
Adjusted results, excluding restructuring costs and other one-time charges, totaled 87 cents per share.
Analysts forecast, on average, earnings of 76 cents per share, according to Zacks Investment Research.
Revenue fell to $4.64 billion from $4.68 billion, but that topped analyst expectations for $4.62 billion.
The drugmaker reaffirmed its full-year forecast for adjusted earnings ranging between $3.10 to $3.20 per share.
Average analyst expectations fall in the middle of that range, according to FactSet.
Lilly shares rose 6 cents to $72.35 in midday trading Thursday. The company’s stock has risen roughly 5 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has risen slightly more than 2 percent. The shares have advanced about 20 percent in the last 12 months.


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September 9, 1999 |
Ingram Micro Inc. has a healthy balance sheet, the right strategy and a dominant market position. But Wednesday's announcement that the company is looking for a new chief executive and that its earnings will again fall far short of expectations underscored what Ingram hasn't done this year: perform. "In large measure, Ingram's earnings figures reflect real execution problems," said Joel Pitt of Credit Suisse First Boston.
September 1, 1999 |
An Irvine company that came out of nowhere to become one of the nation's largest personal computer makers by selling machines for less than $600 said Tuesday it planned to raise $200 million in an initial public stock offering. eMachines Inc. has sold more than 1 million PCs since it first began shipments last November, and the company now accounts for one out of every nine PCs sold in retail stores in the U.S. However, it has yet to turn a profit. eMachines lost $3.
August 6, 1999 |
Irvine-based Western Digital Corp. has named Matthew Massengill and Russell Stern as co-chief operating officers, the company said Thursday. The responsibilities of the two executives have not been altered, but the change in titles signals that the two are the leading internal candidates to take over the computer hard drive manufacturer when Charles Haggerty steps down next year.
July 31, 1999 |
Kingston Technology Co. founders John Tu and David Sun said Friday that they completed their previously announced purchase of 80% of Kingston from Japanese conglomerate Softbank Corp. for $450 million. The deal, handled by Synapse Capital LLC, closed Friday. Sun and Tu sold the stake in Kingston to Softbank three years ago for $1.5 billion in cash and stock. Tu and Sun still own 4.7 million Softbank shares, which are worth about $1.23 billion.
July 22, 1999 |
Two of Orange County's technology titans, semiconductor makers Conexant Systems Inc. and Broadcom Corp., reported Wednesday that quarterly sales set records and that profits beat Wall Street's expectations. And beleaguered disk drive maker Western Digital Corp., mired in a two-year industrywide slump, said it continued to hemorrhage money.
July 15, 1999
QLogic Corp. directors, who have seen the Costa Mesa company's shares climb nearly sevenfold over the last year, have approved a 2-for-1 stock split. On July 30, shareholders of record July 22 will receive one additional share of common stock for each share they hold, the company said Wednesday. The stock moved up $4.06 a share Wednesday to close at $133.31. After the split, the provider of high-speed computer technology will have approximately 36 million shares outstanding.
July 8, 1999 |
Odetics Inc. is to receive $70.6 million in damages from a rival seller of data-storage equipment after a federal appeals court reinstated a jury's award in a patent dispute. A jury last year found that Storage Technology Corp. of Louisville, Colo., the No. 1 maker of corporate computer tape-storage systems, infringed an Odetics patent related to data storage in network computing. The verdict was reversed by a federal judge in Virginia, but a higher court reinstated the award Tuesday.
June 19, 1999 |
Garden Grove-based Techmedia Computer Systems and its owner, Andrew Park, have been ordered in court to pay nearly $100 million to its former supplier and a bank. A jury awarded the sums this week, culminating a six-week civil trial in Orange County Superior Court. The case stemmed from a contract dispute that began two years ago between Techmedia, a computer and electronics distributor, and South Korea-based Tae Il Media Co.
June 18, 1999 |
With lower prices eating away at its profit margins, Irvine-based Western Digital Corp. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter losses would be nearly double analysts' expectations. In suffering what will be its seventh consecutive quarterly loss, the beleaguered computer hard drive maker echoed projections by two competitors earlier this month that they would not meet Wall Street estimates. Western Digital said it would lose between $81.5 million and $88.
June 4, 1999 |
FutureLink Distribution Corp. agreed to buy Irvine-based Executive LAN Management Inc., the No. 1 North American distributor of Citrix Systems Inc. software, for about $60 million in cash and stock plus future payments to gain more small and mid-size customers. The combined company, to be named FutureLink Corp., will be based in Irvine.


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ResolutionTube, a startup trying to bring the promise of augmented reality to support technicians in the field, has raised a $1.5 million seed round led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from Acceleprise Ventures, TechStars’ David Cohen, former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta and others. As any consumer who has had a repair person come to your home only to say they can’t handle the problem can attest, it’s frustrating for both parties (unless you are being charged for both service calls).
This happens across industries, with people fixing wind turbines to those dealing with jet engines or communications infrastructure installations. And as older workers with the knowledge of specific machine designs retire, that expertise is getting lost. But with nearly everyone carrying smartphones equipped with high-resolution cameras and decent data connections, ResolutionTube’s founders think they can solve the problem of sharing detailed and limited knowledge about fixing or installing complex machines using augmented reality.
The 16-month-old Seattle startup wants to provide instant access to experts and allow quick visual collaboration through its patent pending mobile video augmented reality platform. Maybe it’s an engineer directing a field technicians, or a remote worker who also has experience with the issue; the idea is that you can do video or highly visual collaboration in real time and share the results of the collaboration afterward.
Arnav Anand, co-founder and CEO, said that storage element gave the company its name. As he wrote via email, “Even though our current value proposition revolves around advanced collaboration. We store and archive the conversation for future troubleshooting. It aims to be the Universal Resolution Hub in the format of YouTube, and hence the name ResolutionTube.”
It’s an audacious goal, but using AR to help solve complicated problems (like putting together IKEA furniture) has always seemed a far more compelling use of the technology than games. But maybe I’m just boringly practical. ResolutionTube has a Fortune 500 HVAC company paying to use its platform already, which is a good sign.
Anand said the company will use the funding for introducing product features such as superimposing 3D models onto existing video. It will also add to its three-member staff. He also said that the company is looking at heads-up displays like Google Glass, and is looking for people eager to develop for those types of platforms.


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Tough, proposed marijuana rules posted in Colorado
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DENVER – Marijuana sellers in Colorado could have to wear photo badges, and patients could have new limits on changing their primary dispensaries if tough, new rules are adopted next year.
The changes were contained in a 99-page list of draft rules posted online Thursday by Colorado regulators crafting the nation’s most extensive rules for commercial marijuana sales.
The state revenue department is expected to adopt the new rules early next year and does not need approval by lawmakers.
The rules govern all aspects of the commercial sale of marijuana.
Colorado will dictate how growers can raise pot plants and how marijuana can be sold to the state’s 116,000 marijuana patients.
The proposed rules include a four-page list of banned pesticides and other chemicals.
In addition, marijuana patients who want to designate a primary dispensary would have to stick with the selection for at least 120 days, though they could shop anywhere they like.
The 120-day rule was requested by pot shop owners who worried they could be penalized for exceeding Colorado’s six-plants-per-patient requirement if a patient changed their dispensary designation before a plant could be harvested.
Other highlights of the proposed regulations include:
• Food containing pot would have to include a label listing all ingredients, plus a warning that the food includes marijuana “produced without regulatory oversight for health, safety or efficacy.”
• Marijuana dispensaries would have to record all sales on camera. Commercial pot shops would have to keep the recordings 20 days.
• Marijuana dispensaries could be fined or shut down for selling pot after a new 7 p.m. closing time or allowing pot to be consumed on the premises.
• Law enforcement officers who seize pot plants in the course of an investigation wouldn’t be obligated to keep the plants alive.
The proposed rules govern only commercial pot sales. A separate state agency is working on other new rules for marijuana patients, including guidelines for doctors to recommend pot.
Julie Postwaithe, a spokeswoman for the Department of Revenue’s marijuana work group that crafted the proposed regulations, said the rules took months to draft with input by marijuana growers, patients and sellers.
“The industry had an opportunity to participate in these rules,” she said.
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A new federal strategy aimed at ensuring secure and reliable supplies of critical minerals includes a recommendation that the U.S. examine how imports of these minerals are affecting national security, raising the prospect that import restrictions could be imposed at some point.
President Trump has announced that the five percent tariff scheduled to be imposed June 10 on all imports from Mexico has been “indefinitely suspended” in light of a bilateral agreement to work toward a “durable solution” on “irregular migration” from Mexico to the U.S. The two sides said they would “continue their discussions on the terms of additional understandings,” which will be “completed and announced within 90 days, if necessary.”
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services fell 2.1 percent in April, according to trade statistics released June 6 by the Department of Commerce. The monthly deficit of $50.8 billion reflected a 2.2 percent decrease in exports to $206.8 billion and a 2.2 percent decrease in imports to $257.60 billion.
Importers and exporters of plywood from China that has both outer veneers made of a softwood species of wood will have to certify that these products do not meet certain criteria to avoid liability for substantial and retroactive duties under the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hardwood plywood products from China. This requirement is being imposed in conjunction with the expansion of the scope of these orders following a determination that imports of certain plywood products are circumventing the orders.
Importers should be prepared for President Trump’s recently announced tariffs on imports from Mexico to go to ten percent and possibly higher, says Nicole Bivens Collinson, president of international trade and government relations for trade and customs law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg. In the meantime potential responses are under consideration, from retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports to legal and legislative action to curtail the president’s trade powers, as affected parties await more details.
Dozens more goods have been excluded from the additional 25 percent duty imposed on some $34 billion worth of imports from China (List 1 goods). These exclusions cover one HTSUS subheading and 88 specially prepared product descriptions and reflect about 464 separate exclusion requests.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced May 31 that its intent to extend the deadline by which List 3 goods from China must enter the U.S. to remain subject to a Section 301 additional tariff of 10 percent rather than being subject to a higher tariff of 25 percent. Originally, such goods exported before May 10 had to be entered by June 1 or be subject to the higher tariff rate, but USTR has now extended that entry date to June 15.
China has announced that beginning June 3 it will accept in stages requests for exclusions from the retaliatory tariffs it has imposed against more than $100 billion worth of goods imported from the U.S. Requests must contain specific information, and exclusions will only be granted to Chinese companies and for one year.
CBP recently reported that fiscal year 2018 saw increases in both the number of audits completed (from 418 to 435) and total revenue collected as a result of importer audits (from $41.3 million to $42.2 million). The total number of trade penalties issued rose as well, from 931 to 1,385.
Currency manipulation by foreign countries could be deemed an export subsidy and subject to countervailing duties under a new proposed rule from the International Trade Administration. Comments on this proposal are due by June 27.
China trade issues were the primary topic of conversation at a May 23 meeting in Paris of trade ministers from the U.S., the European Union, and Japan, according to a joint statement issued after the meeting. Other topics included World Trade Organization reform, export finance, and e-commerce. The dialogue was the latest to be held as part of a trilateral initiative launched in December 2017 to enhance cooperation on trade issues.
This rule revises ECCNs 3A001, 5A002, 6A001, and 9A004 and adds ECCN 3D0005 to add to the CCL certain recently developed or developing technologies essential to U.S. national security.
Stating that correct classification is a vital step toward achieving a successful miscellaneous tariff bill filing, the International Trade Commission is recommending that prospective petitioners research the HTSUS classification of their goods and consider requesting a binding ruling from U.S. Customs and Border Protection before submitting MTB requests this fall.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has announced a temporary general license authorizing specific, limited engagement in transactions involving the export, reexport, and transfer of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and 68 of its non-U.S. affiliates. This license will be effective May 20 through Aug. 19 and BIS will evaluate whether an extension beyond this period is needed.
Requests for exclusions from the 25 percent additional tariff imposed May 10 on $200 billion worth of goods (List 3 goods) imported from China will require much more information than has been required for List 1 and List 2 goods, according to a notice from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Importers of List 3 goods interested in requesting exclusions should act now to start assembling this information, as the request process could get underway soon.
President Trump announced May 17 that he is delaying for 180 days a decision on whether to impose new tariffs on imports of automobiles and auto parts. During that time the U.S. plans to hold talks with the European Union, Japan, and possibly others that will likely seek to reduce imports of these goods.
New restrictions on exports to Chinese telecom giant Huawei and 70 affiliates will be effective soon and other trade involving information and communications technology and services could be limited as well after President Trump issued May 15 an executive order declaring a national emergency due to the threat of foreign adversaries using ICT for economic and industrial espionage.
Hundreds more requests for exclusions from the Section 301 additional tariffs on imports from China have recently been denied but many remain under consideration. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is continuing to review exclusion requests for List 1 and List 2 goods, imports of which are collectively worth about $50 billion, as it prepares to launch an exclusion request process for List 3 goods, which are worth about $200 billion.
In the ever-growing trade war between the U.S. and China, companies are looking for ways to avoid or mitigate the Section 301 additional tariffs the U.S. is or will soon be imposing on virtually all imports from China. One possible option is co-production.
China will increase retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods as of June 1 after the Trump administration raised additional tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on May 10. China has also announced that it will accept requests for exclusions from its tariffs.
There is now a June 1 deadline for Chinese-origin goods in more than 5,700 tariff lines to be entered into the U.S. to avoid a tariff increase that took effect May 10.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice providing clarification on the implementation of the May 10 increase in the Section 301 additional tariff on $200 billion worth of goods imported from China (List 3 goods) from 10 percent to 25 percent.


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Three Cuban immigrants were sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms Friday for taking part in a major Las Vegas-area theft ring.
The three defendants — Alexis Torres Simon, 47; Julio De Armas Diaz, 55; and Alexander Del Valle Garcia, 43 — were convicted by a jury in May of stealing drugs and expensive merchandise from delivery vans and warehouses around the valley, as well as planning the robbery of a delivery van driver.
Their charges included conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, attempted interference with commerce by robbery and conspiracy to commit theft from interstate shipment.
U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey sentenced Simon to 16 years in prison, Diaz to nearly 11 years and Garcia to eight years.
Dorsey also sentenced all three defendants to three years of supervised release after prison, and ordered Simon and Diaz to share in paying more than $500,000 in restitution.
During the two-week trial, federal prosecutors singled out the undercover work of Yordani Corona Del Toro, a six-time felon who helped the FBI break up the theft ring.
Del Toro, 24, also a Cuban immigrant, secretly recorded Simon and Diaz planning the robbery and kidnapping of the delivery van driver, who was hauling pharmaceutical drugs, according to trial testimony.
Simon and Diaz were taken into custody April 8, 2013, as they were about to carry out the robbery scheme, the testimony showed. Garcia was arrested several days later.
Agents assigned to the FBI’s organized crime squad linked the three defendants to the Oct. 15, 2012, warehouse theft of $573,756 in Coach merchandise, mostly purses, in southeast Las Vegas.
Members of the theft ring also broke into unattended delivery vans to steal drugs and other goods, prosecutors said.
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December 06, 2006
Fur Flies Over Puppy Sales
Things are getting ugly in Aquebogue.
Despite a bevy of brightly colored balloons, stuffed animals and employees dressed in spotted dog costumes, the scene outside The Puppy Experience, a new pet shop on Route 25 in Aquebogue, is grim.
On a recent Sunday, a group of protestors lined both sides of Route 25, just as they have every weekend since the puppy store opened in October, waving signs and urging drivers to honk if they support a ban on puppy mills and what they claim is the sale of sick puppies to unsuspecting patrons.
Authorities who have inspected the store several times said there are no violations, however.
The red-hot controversy has escalated, with protestors blamed for traffic accidents outside the store — and the owner of the business charged with "exposing his buttocks" to protestors and spraying them with a hose.
The protests were sparked after Laurel resident Kathleen Delaney purchased a basset hound puppy a month ago. Shortly after bringing the dog home the animal fell ill, she claimed. After bringing the dog back, The Puppy Experience owner Scott Kaphan told Delaney he'd put the dog in isolation and send it to a vet, as well as paying for medication.
Instead, Delaney called her own vet. Delaney claimed the veterinarian said the dog most likely came from a "puppy mill." She acknowledged the store gave her a full refund for the dog and supplies she purchased
Dr. Charles Timpone of the Mattituck Laurel Veterinarian Hospital said some dogs apparently bought from the establishment had turned up at his office. Susan Carpenter, a manager at the hospital, said staff has not kept track of the number of sick pets.
Owner Kaphan, however, said the complaints are unfounded. "We have one dog with a runny nose."
Kaphan pointed out that the store has been inspected by both the Suffolk County SPCA and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and complied with requests.
"These people are animal activists," he said. Spokespeople from both agencies confirmed the store is in good stead with their agencies.
Greg Levine, an employee at the store, said, "If we were doing anything that those people have accused us of, we'd be shut down in two seconds. They want people to adopt puppies, not buy them."
Gillian Pultz, executive director of the Southold animal shelter, was protesting at the store but said she was there not in an official capacity but as a concerned resident.
Roy Gross, chief of Suffolk County SPCA, said that although they have received approximately five complaints about The Puppy Experience involving a number of sick animals, the organization has sent an investigator to the site numerous times, sometimes without announcing his identity. As for the complaints, said Gross, "Basically, they're unfounded."
Gross added there are no specific allegations about any sick puppies and when an investigator went to the site, Kaphan brought him down to the basement "without hesitation. There's nothing he could see that's improper. Some people just don't like pet stores."
He added that even though some protest "puppy mills, it makes no difference, because there's no law against it. There's no law being violated at this time."
Gross pointed out that the establishment has a vet technician, Terrie Marie Wood, on staff.


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Windows Phone comes with a tool called Phone Storage which gives a basic idea of how much space is used up by app and other media on the device, but if you happen to have a Nokia Lumia device then you will have a new app called Storage Check ( on Firmware 1232.5957.1308.003 which was pushed out as an OTA update to Lumia 920, not sure if the other Lumia devices got this.. I hope you guys can let us know via the comments ).
Nokia has just unveiled the Lumia 510 budget smartphone in India. Nokia didn’t gave an exact date of launch but said that it will be available in November. Initially, the Lumia 510 will be launched in China and India, followed closely by other Asia-Pacific countries and South America. It will be available in 5 eye catching colors: Red, Yellow, Cyan, White and Black. You will be able to purchase this Windows Phone device for under Rs 11000 (205 USD).
TechRadar have posted an insightful article on the design principles used in the Lumia line of phones, informed by an interview with Kevin Shields, Executive Vice President of Nokia.
It’ covers some interesting ground and really highlights the dedication Nokia have to designing beautiful hardware; a dedication that many of us are soon to reap the benefits of.
Engadget got the opportunity to interview Nokia CEO Stephen Elop in his own office. In the interview he talks about the PureView technology, his view on the new HTC WP8 phones, future of current WP7.5 devices and more. Check out Stephen Elop’s exclusive interview to Engadget after the break .
Here is another exclusive app which currently hit the Nokia shelves for their Lumia range. Viber along with Nokia has released Viber v2.2 exclusively for Nokia Lumia devices. Viber is now out of beta and now offers HD calling along with free messaging and photo sharing to other Viber users.
With the dust settling following Nokia’s announcements last week, and analysis of the new phones’ screen performance, imaging capabilities and wireless charging flowing strong (not to mention the obligatory scandal in the form of a not-so-genuine PureView advertisement), one new feature for both the new Lumia line up and Windows Phone 8 has received relatively little coverage; Near Field Communications (NFC).
Most commonly associated with mobile payments, NFC has experienced a slow uptake so far, despite the convenience it promises. Concerns regarding mobile payments sensibly center around security, and while such concerns can be easily resolved, NFC offers so much more capability than mere payments that it’s surprising how slowly it is being introduced.
Nokia UK is offering Nokia Monster Headphones worth up to £199 to people who buy any Lumia devices during June.
Another great app exclusive to Nokia “Contact Transfer” is most likely going to offer the easiest way for you to import all of your existing contacts from your old mobile phone ( Android / iPhone / Blackberry / Symbian or any other device with bluetooth ) to your new Nokia Lumia Windows Phone. The app comes pre installed on your Nokia Lumia devices ( its also available in the Nokia Section in the marketplace ).
Contact Transfer Video
According to Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility Nokia’s Lumia 900 has exceeded expectations and its great to see that kind of praise coming from the CEO of AT&T Mobility. Speaking at the JP Morgan technology conference, he had the following statement to make about the Lumia 900.
I am really pleased with what I am seeing out of Microsoft and Nokia coming out with their first product. The operating system works really well. It is simple, it is easy to use, it is intuitive.
The reception to the Lumia launch has actually exceeded our expectations. So we think there is a very good chance that Microsoft will have a very good OS that will be right in there with iOS and Android.
When they come out with Windows 8 in the fourth quarter, I think it will actually add to the value that that OS brings to the marketplace, in that that will be the first time that you can truly have a similar experience on your PC, on your tablet, and on your smartphone from soft Microsoft. From what I have seen and the previews that I have been given, I think it is going to be exceptionally good. I am very upbeat in what they are bringing to the market.
If you happen to stroll by Federation Square in Melbourne yesterday ( 31/03/2012 ) chances are you would have seen a huge TV and a lot of people gathered to try out the Augmented Reality game with Angry Birds , a virtual dance off with Timomatic or see a Kangaroo take directions from a virtual voice, this virtual Augmented Reality was powered by the Xbox Kinect and was organized to promote the Nokia Lumia in Melbourne. I was told the event started off at 9:00 AM and will be up and running till 7:00 PM , I strolled in at around 2:15 or so. There was a small gathering there , mainly kids waiting to have a crack at the Angry Birds and have a dancing session with Timomatic.
AFAIK Nokia is the only OEM that has done something like this to promote their Windows Phone lineup and being a WinPhan I wanted to see what they would do here in Melbourne. Read on to see what were my thought about this promotional event by Nokia.
With CES2012 now over, you would think there would be no more announcements from Nokia and Microsoft. This however does not stop the rumour mill from turning. The latest Nokia news spreading the net is of the AT&T exclusive handset, The Nokia Lumia 900, will be released on other networks by Q4 2012 (some claim Q2 2012) and it will sport a spanking new 12 megapixel rear camera, which is nice… (Note: the Lumia 800 only has 8 megapixel camera and the AT&T Lumia 900 only has an 8 megapixel camera too.)
I have been waiting on more info regarding the 20 game EA and Nokia exclusive deal, I am happy to tell you that there are now 27 announced Nokia Lumia exclusive games coming our way in the coming months. The exclusivity is no doubt to be free to all Lumia owners with paid versions after an exclusivity period (a few weeks at a guess). The YouTube video that user WindowsPhone uploaded, has now been made private and therefore removed from public view.


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Following on from the huge success of their sold out NYE show at the venue, global clubbing brand elrow will take over Motion Bristol on New Year's Day for another one of their infamous parties.
Expect all the usual elrow mayhem, including art installations, enormous amounts of confetti and interactive performers, all around the Toontown Farmyard 'From Lost to the River' theme. Sounds ridiculous? It is, but elrow has to be seen to believed. Watch the video below of elrow Bristol last year for an idea of what to expect.
Full details are yet to be confirmed, but a monster line up is always guaranteed and a fully immersive clubbing experience can be expected.


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The City of Denver, Colorado, like many major cities around the United States, is attempting to reduce waste by encouraging people to bring their own bags when they go shopping.
As such, the Mile High City implemented its "Bring Your Own Bag Program" effective July 1, 2021. Official details about the program read:
- Retail stores located in Denver are required to charge 10 cents per carryout bag.
- Shoppers can avoid the bag fee by bringing their own bags.
- The bag fee does not apply to some bags such as those used to package bulk items, produce, meat, or fish.
- Participants in state and federal Food Assistance Programs will not be charged for carryout bags.
- Charges for bags must be displayed separately on customer receipts.
- Portions of the bag fee are kept by the store to cover the cost of implementing the program and by the city to address the impacts of disposable bags and single-use products in our community.
Now, Denver is charging sales tax on the 10-cent bag fee, as well as on the new 27-cent delivery fee that went into effect in July 2022. The Denver Gazette shared that the delivery fee was intended to be exempt from local sales tax, but something has gone awry and residents are now paying the price.
Axios noted that "the taxes collected — a half-cent from the bag fee and 1 cent from deliveries — aren't much, but Denver's Department of Finance spokesperson Kiki Turner said it was unintentional."
Per the Gazette, "the [delivery] fee has caused confusion not only among retailers implementing it and their accountants, but also with local governments."
Officials in Denver suburb, Aurora, specifically spoke out, with the newspaper reporting:
“Aurora, as a home-rule city in Colorado, has similar but different definitions that apply to the collection of sales taxes,” said spokesman Ryan Luby via email. “Part of Senate Bill 21-260, which ushered in the new fee, included a change to the state’s definition of purchase price to exclude the Retail Delivery Fee and essentially lowered the price used to calculate the sales tax. The City of Aurora has not made a similar change to its definition of purchase price.”
Adding the $0.27 fee to a $10 taxable good delivered in Aurora, for example, means a total purchase price of $10.27, which is subject to the city’s 3.75% tax rate. That adds 1 cent to the total amount customers would have to pay.
At this time, it is unclear if the City of Denver will reassess the tax -- and its impact on local consumers -- in the near future.
Has Denver's new delivery tax affected you?
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“A major obstacle preventing consumers from buying electric cars is the uncertainty and difficulty in finding suitable charging stations nearby,” said Florian Hübner, CEO and Founder of Uberall. “It is essential that information about charging stations flows in real time from the company to the consumer.”
September 14, 2022
New agreement enables EV charging station operators to display real-time charger availability along with verified business information and attract more customers
Uberall, a global provider of hybrid customer experience (CX) solutions, today announced a partnership with Eco-Movement, the leading data platform for electric vehicle (EV) charging station data. In a world first, the partnership will enable EV charging station operators to showcase real-time charger data, including charging type, power and availability, as well as platform-verified business information. search, map and navigation.
“The shift from fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles is happening around the world, but a major barrier preventing consumers from buying electric cars is the uncertainty and difficulty in finding suitable charging stations nearby,” he said. said Florian Hübner, CEO and founder of Uberall. “To overcome this, it is essential that information about charging stations flows in real time from the company to the consumer.”
By 2027, there should be nearly three million charging stations worldwide, according to Statista. Although the number of charging points is increasing, it is not easy for drivers to locate the nearest charger that meets their needs and know that it is available, largely due to the difficulties encountered by charge point operators to manage and distribute their data. Eco-Movement helps solve this challenge by aggregating charging station data, including charger type and availability, into a uniform, accurate and comprehensive database.
“Too often charging station information found online is inaccurate, which can be very frustrating for EV drivers and charging station operators,” said Roderick van den Berg, CEO of Eco- Movement and founder of Eco-Movement. “Our goal at Eco-Movement is to ensure that drivers can rely on correct charger information and to help operators effectively present information about their chargers. We achieve this by leveraging machine learning and a full team of data specialists to ensure charging station information is put into a uniform, accurate and comprehensive database, and this new partnership will further assist CPOs in verifying detailed business information on listings and showcase this rich knowledge to the world.
Working with the EV Eco-Movement Data Platform gives CPOs full control over the management and distribution of their charging station data to services that help drivers find charging stations. The more information drivers have about the charging station and its location, the more confident they can trust it. Uberall CoreX brings it all together by enabling CPOs to maintain a complete and accurate online business profile for each large-scale charging station. With the addition of essential charging station data, powered by Eco-Movement, Uberall will be the first provider to offer a comprehensive online presence management solution for CPOs.
Compared to 2020, sales of new electric vehicles have more than doubled over the past year, bringing electric vehicle sales to about 5% of global passenger car sales, according to the International energy report 2022. This partnership will allow Uberall and Eco-Movement customers to establish themselves as leaders in the growing electric vehicle industry, providing convenience and confidence to drivers looking for a charging station near at their home.
Learn more about Uberall’s offer for energy and fuel retailers here.
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Uberall helps the world’s most innovative brick-and-mortar businesses stay relevant, competitive and profitable, using digital technology to earn online clicks and offline feet. Uberall CoreX, our hybrid customer experience platform, powers the entire customer journey, from online discovery to in-store visit, recommendation and repeat purchase. Uberall not only ensures businesses are found, but attracts and delights customers around every corner, across the globe, driving revenue and customer lifetime value, at scale.
Uberall, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, has over 400 employees and serves more than 1,850 multi-site businesses in 170 countries.
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Keeping up with rising customer expectations is one of the most pressing issues facing companies today. Whether they are shopping in your store, interacting with your employees on the phone or ordering online, customers want more seamless and better experiences every time.
This need to keep up with customer expectations is why more companies are committing to a customer-centric culture-a commitment that requires being insight-driven.
In a recent webinar, How insight-driven businesses capitalize on customer intelligence, Tyler Douglas, our chief marketing and strategy officer, explored the playbook of some of the world’s fastest growing companies. Michelle S. Bishop, a principal consultant from Forrester, joined Tyler as a special guest.
Watch an on-demand recording of the webinar now, or check out our recap below.
What’s different about insight-driven businesses?
Forrester has done a ton of research on insight-driven businesses and has identified important characteristics that make these companies stand out. An understanding of these differentiators, according to Tyler, is key to emulating the success of insight-driven organizations.
The first differentiator is growth. According to the Forrester, insight-driven businesses are growing 30% annually-eight times faster than the global GDP. Collectively, they are set to make $1.8 trillion by 2021. “These high-growth companies are stealing customers from conventional brands,” said Tyler.
Second, these companies are customer obsessed. They put all their effort in winning, serving and retaining customers with world-class experiences.
Third, because they are customer-obsessed, these companies have made customer insight a strategic priority. Insight-driven companies have invested in technology and people to turn data into insight they can use to improve their business.
Finally, businesses that are insight-driven have build a culture of continuous experimentation. Recognizing that customers change quickly, these businesses have put in place processes and technology that enable them to be more agile and learn more quickly about their customers.
These characteristics make it clear that insight-driven businesses are built differently-they possess a different DNA.
Changing your company DNA to become insight-driven
Building an insight-driven company requires a deliberate effort to focus on customer relationships, according to Tyler. He shared three mindsets that, together, build the culture necessary to transform your company into an insight-driven organization.
The first mindset is adopting a relationship approach with customers. “In insight-driven companies,” Tyler explained, “the mandate to create, grow and learn from customer relationships starts at the very top.” At GoDaddy, for example, the CEO has mandated that every employee should speak to customers. Customer engagement is fostered across the organization, not just in customer service or marketing departments.
“In insight-driven companies, the mandate to create, grow and learn from customer relationships starts at the very top.”
The second mindset has to do with the use of customer data. Too many companies collect terabytes of data every year without it being useful. They make two fundamental errors: they don’t collect the right kind of data, and they don’t know how to analyze it in a way that provides insight. “Behavioral and transactional data only provide a partial picture,” Tyler said. “It tells you what customers do, but not why.”
Insight-driven businesses pursue all relevant data to get a more holistic picture of their customers. They use transactional data, but they also use and learn from emotion, attitude and intent data to get to the “why” of customer behavior.
The third mindset is about sharing back insight with your customers. This may seem counterintuitive at first glance, but studies support it: an Edelman study found that 90% of people want brands to share more, yet only 10% think that brands actually do it well. Another study, from MIT, found that companies that share with their customers build their influence and get more out of their analytics programs. At the very least, companies need to close the feedback loop with their customers and share how customer insight is shaping business decisions.
“Sharing with your customers boosts engagement, but it also develops your relationship with them and becomes a source of additional insight,” explained Tyler. For example, Ventura Foods- a leading manufacturer of custom and branded dressings, sauces, mayos, oils, etc.- recently told us that they use their Member Hub on the Vision Critical platform to share with their community members how their feedback is shaping business decisions. In addition, the company uses the Hub to share thought leadership content. This content boosts engagement on their Hub, but, more interestingly, all that engagement has also become a source of new learning. The company’s marketing, research and other teams can look at the authentic conversations on the Member Hub and uncover additional insight that Ventura Foods wasn’t exposed to before.
Getting better insight results in better business outcomes, which improves customer relationships. According to Tyler, this creates a virtuous cycle as better customer relationships enable your company to get higher quality insight. The combination of these three elements is what we mean by a relationship-based approach to customer intelligence.
A relationship-based approach delivers substantial ROI
We’ve seen the relationship-based approach work for hundreds of brands. We believe it in so much that we recently commissioned Forrester Consulting to apply its Total Economic Impact (TEI) methodology. The resulting study, The Total Economic Impact of Vision Critical, not only speaks to the ROI of our platform-it also reveals the impact of adopting a relationship-based approach to customer intelligence gathering.
“The Vision Critical platform delivers agile insight that drives corporate-level KPIs, improves the customer experience and increases customer lifetime value.”
Bishop’s presentation examined key findings from the study. “The Vision Critical platform delivers agile insight that drives corporate-level KPIs, improves the customer experience and increases customer lifetime value,” she said. Forrester’s study concluded that the Vision Critical platform could help companies realize an ROI of 590%, a net present value of $4.4 million and an almost immediate payback. Vision Critical customers who spoke to Forrester also revealed that they saw $1.7 million in business value enabled directly by customer insight, $4.7 million in increased sales and $2.9 million in cost avoidance from traditional market research methods.
By having a platform where they could engage with thousands of customers who have opted in to provide feedback, companies have also seen democratization of insight, according to Bishop. Managers of different business units are more empowered to run their research activities and make decisions based on data.
A relationship-based approach is more important than ever
Answering a question from a webinar attendee, Tyler said recent controversies around customer data and privacy should be a wake-up call for businesses today.
“In general, consumers are becoming more aware of the value of their own data,” Tyler explained. “Customers, rightfully so, want to know what’s in it for them.”
He added that, moving forward, brands need to really justify the existing data they have stored and prove to their customers that they are only obtaining and using necessary data. Companies also need to demonstrate that they are delivering more personalized, valuable experiences to customers in exchange for that data.
Tyler concluded, “the value for your customers needs to be obvious.”
To learn more about building an insight-driven company, watch an on-demand recording of our webinar now.


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US: Obama bid to double exports continues
Efforts to increase US trade around the world will continue this year to help reach President Obama’s goal of doubling exports by the end of 2014.
The 2012 National Export Strategy (NES), released by the US Trade Promotion Co-ordinating Committee, says US exports reached US$2.1trn in 2011, up 33% on the figure in 2009.
Exports were up by an additional $76.5bn to September 2012, the report adds, while 293,000 companies exported during 2010, up 6% on the previous year.
Updating on the 70-plus recommendations made in the initial NES of June 2011, the review outlines Metropolitan Export Plans, which have been implemented in pilot areas including Los Angeles, Portland, Minneapolis and Syracuse, NY.
Meanwhile the International Trade Administration initiated 246 compliance and market access cases in 2011, up 12%, as part of the Trade Agreement Compliance Program – designed to identify and remove barriers to exports.
Turning to fiscal 2013, the report outlines the budget request’s allocation of $30.3m to expand the US and Foreign Commercial Service’s overseas export promotion activities.
Other initiatives this year will include increasing Export-Import Bank activity in nine priority countries: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Turkey, India, Indonesia and Vietnam.
There will also be strengthened trade policy engagement with major established partners, such as Canada, Mexico, Japan and the European Union.
Finally, the budget request also allocates resources aimed at deepening engagement with major emerging markets, including China, India and Brazil.
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'Small Is The New Big': Convenience, Safety And Flexibility Are Driving Placemaking Design
Architects, developers and brands have been forced to rethink their approach to retail design over the past year as the coronavirus pandemic prompted consumers to quickly pivot how and when they wanted to shop.
Large single-purpose spaces and close-quarter physical contact is giving way to smaller, more thoughtful use of spaces. MetroNational Chief Creative Officer David Glover said that the emerging themes are centered around flexible hybrid-use spaces and convenience, rather than size.
“Small is the new big. It's no longer about just being bigger and better,” Glover said during a Bisnow webinar on Feb. 11.
Glover said there is no longer a need for monolithic, single-purpose spaces, such as shopping malls. Instead, consumer demand is shifting toward mixed-use, multipurpose developments, where people can fulfill a variety of needs in one location.
“We're designing all of our retail, residential, our office, our public realm to accommodate that new way of living. And it's hybrid space for hybrid lines, is really what it is,” Glover said. “We're looking at it [from] a more philosophical standpoint of how do we really program this place to meet those needs.”
One type of retail asset that has seen its popularity soar over the past year is the drive-thru. Starbucks Director of Store Development David Lopez said the majority of the firm’s national development was already centered around drive-thru locations, but the pandemic gave the sector an even larger boost.
“For years, I kind of fought it. I was like, I don't understand it. I don't get the drive-thru. I go inside, I like to smell the coffee,” Lopez said. “It wasn't until I spent a lot of time in the financials that I quickly realized that it didn't matter what I thought. The customers were telling us exactly what they wanted.”
Lopez said Starbucks is now working on very small convenience concepts that are designed for customers who want to use the app to order and then briefly stop by to pick up their food and drinks. As a result, customers will be able to have some of the usual Starbucks experience, but in a way that is more convenient and safe.
“It takes a lot of partnering with developers and making sure that we find the right space and that we're capitalizing on the right mix of customer use,” Lopez said.
The pandemic spurred a significant amount of competition for available drive-thru retail space, creating fewer easy opportunities for Starbucks than what the firm initially anticipated, Lopez added.
“I was very optimistic a year ago. And it hasn't proved to be that beneficial for us,” Lopez said. “But, again, it also goes back to us looking at what other formats we can possibly deploy out there in available retail space that's not drive-thru that still appeals to the customer.”
The trend toward convenience is evident in the growing popularity of the 15-minute city concept, according to Midway Vice President of Strategic Leasing and Advisory Lacee Jacobs. Houston may be a little slower to embrace the concept because of the sprawling, commuter nature of the city, but Jacobs said the trend is still happening.
“Ultimately, I think we're just like all the other urban environments in the country. We're moving towards that 15-minute city, where everything you need, and everything you want, is within 15 minutes of where you live,” Jacobs said.
Jacobs noted that Midway has received lots of inquiries from new concepts, particularly entertainment providers, about occupying space in their mixed-use developments. Many of the new concepts are virtual reality or art-focused and are looking to backfill space that could open up as more big-box or fitness users begin to close.
“There's this whole bucket of entertainment users right now who are trying to take advantage of some of these larger spaces that are now dark or going dark soon,” Jacobs said.


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Report: Tata readying Nano hybrid
New advances in battery technology have helped to reduce the overall costs of hybrid vehicles, but the technology still remains quite pricey, leaving it out of reach for many new car buyers. However, Tata Motors is reportedly working on a hybrid vehicle for all purses.
Tata head Ratan Tata revealed to Kore's The Maeil Business Newspaper that the Indian automaker is working on a hybrid version of its Nano city car. The Nano is currently the world's cheapest car, carrying a price tag of about $2,000.
Tata didn't give any more information on the Nano hybrid project, but did indicate such a vehicle could be targeted at more established regions, such as Europe and North America. Tata plans to roll out a Euro-spec Nano sometime next decade, with a version for the U.S. market still in the works.
Although Tata owns both Jaguar and Land Rover, the Indian automaker sees a stronger push to the lower-priced segments in the coming years. Although it remains to be seen just how deep that trend will go, the Nano hybrid could be positioned as just the right car at that end of the spectrum.


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The HD-DVD association has attempted to convince Microsoft to adopt the HD-DVD disk format at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies Conference (CEATEC) in Japan this week. The association has concluded that Microsoft would be an obvious champion for their cause, since Sony has already announced that the PlayStation 3 console will use Blu-ray technology.
Although the arguments over the technical merits of HD-DVD and Blu-ray are long and exhausting, Blu-ray has an obvious advantage in storage capacity, with the ability to hold 27GB of data on a single side, compared to 15GB for HD-DVD.
Blu-ray also enjoys the backing of companies such as Panasonic, Philips, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Samsung, Sharp and Sony, while Toshiba and NEC are the only big names supporting HD-DVD.
Microsoft has refused to comment on the possibility of using HD-DVD, and Toshiba president Tadashi Okamura would only say that, “We'd of course like them [Microsoft] to use it."
If Microsoft do choose to adopt HD-DVD for the next generation Xbox, the wider press are likely to quickly promote it as a VHS vs. Betamax style battle – but in that particular conflict, the superior technology lost out to the format with wider support from the entertainment industry.


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No Belfry? How About A Bat Condo?
THE HOUSING MARKET FOR bats is flying high. This has nothing to do with Batman Forever. Bats are suddenly popular because people now realize the winged ones consume huge amounts of bugs. A single brown bat eats 600 insects per hour.
So bat-house builders are doing a good business throughout skeeter country, from the wetlands of East Texas to the bogs of Maine. Demand for the houses, which range from microwave-size bat-chelor pads to multichambered abodes as big as refrigerators, has expanded tenfold since 1990 at Coveside Conservation Products in Gay, Maine. The dwellings have made their way to Nature Co., Brookstone, and Wal-Mart outlets. Houston's Vida Products, which makes 1,000 bat houses a day, charges $29.95 for a 15-bat domicile and $89.95 for a 100-bat one.
The bat-house boom is strongest in Mineral Wells, Tex., where a conservation-minded entrepreneur has sold them to dozens of downtown businesses. Organic farmers in California's walnut groves are using bats as a sort of nontoxic insecticide. Last year, Motorola spent $10,000 to house 5,000 of the flexible fliers around its Austin (Tex.) plant to keep bugs from annoying employees. Says structural engineer Gwen Turner: "We owe bats here a favor."


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Interactive sign maker Signbox has chosen Proxama‘s TapPoint platform to deliver smart poster campaigns using its Enlighten NFC displays. The new partnership “creates a powerful and persuasive product offer for brand custodians, retailers and campaign managers, giving them an unrivalled opportunity to enhance relationships with customers and prospects,” says Mark Bartlett, managing director of Signbox.
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- Latvian merchants and ski resorts adopt NFC loyalty platform
- Semble picks Gemalto for NFC in NZ
- White paper explains NFC-enabled sensors and their uses
- Contactless makes Word of the Year shortlist


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Energy Minister Jesse Norman said: “Thanks to this auction, homes and businesses can have confidence in the availability of that electricity at the lowest possible cost.”
But Jon Ferris, an analyst with Utilitywise, likened the scheme to a “sledgehammer trying to crack a nut”.
“Government should instead incentivise demand reduction or flexibility at peak times to help consumers and the businesses that depend on a well-functioning energy market particularly at a time of economic uncertainty,” he said.
The costly winter power programme piles further pressure on energy consumers who are expected to face rising energy bills in the months ahead.
Npower put its prices up by over £100 a year for 1.4 million households on Friday and other large energy suppliers are expected to follow, with experts predicting that by the end of April all six will have raised prices by between 5pc and 10pc.
The hike is likely to be seen as a slap in the face to the energy regulator, which warned companies only a fortnight ago to keep a lid on prices.
Ofgem boss Dermot Nolan issued suppliers a stern caution against price hikes, saying the companies should be able to swallow a surge in energy costs to avoid passing on higher prices to consumers.


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“Modern finance is based on scientific reasoning guided by theory, not subjectivity and speculation.”
John “Mac” McQuown
Patience mitigates risk.
When it comes to investment products, complexity often fosters fraud and abuse.
Portfolio diversification enables investors to manage their fear of the unknown.
Rebalancing is like love, you never have to say you are sorry. You are always selling high and buying low.
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Honda reveals 2019 MotoGP bike for Marquez and new team-mate Lorenzo
|By Valentin Khorounzhiy||Wednesday, January 23rd 2019, 10:42 GMT|
The factory Honda MotoGP team has unveiled the bike that Marc Marquez and newcomer Jorge Lorenzo will ride in 2019
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