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Amazon.com has launched Amazon TextBuyIt, a new way of mobile shopping that bypasses its mobile web site, providing consumers an entirely different path to merchandise when away from a computer.
E-commerce without transacting personal or financial information, without the Internet, even without a computer. Impossible? Not anymore.
Amazon.com is pushing the m-commerce envelope with the launch of Amazon TextBuyIt, a new way of mobile shopping that bypasses its mobile web site, providing consumers an entirely different path to merchandise when away from a computer.
Amazon.com customers who have set up accounts with default shipping and financial information via the e-commerce site can find a product they are looking for and complete a purchase using TextBuyIt. A customer sends a text message to the telecommunications short code “AMAZON” (262966) with the name of a product, search term, UPC bar code number, or ISBN code for books, and within seconds Amazon.com replies with products that match the search, along with prices.
To buy an item, a customer replies to the text message by entering only the single-digit number next to an item. The customer then receives a brief phone call from Amazon.com with the final details of the order, then confirms or cancels the purchase.
When a customer purchases something for the first time using TextBuyIt, Amazon will ask for an e-mail address and the shipping ZIP code on the Amazon.com account. With this information, Amazon.com uses the customer’s default settings for payment method, shipping address and shipping speed to complete the first purchase and future purchases from the same phone.
“It’s great that you do not have to transact personal or financial information using the phone. That breaks down a common online barrier,” says Vidya Drego, senior analyst at Forrester Research Inc.
Challenge to retailers
In the realm of m-commerce, the most significant thing about this new offering is that it does not require consumers to have Internet access on their mobile phones.
Use of text messaging is far more common than use of the mobile web. This year 46 million U.S. mobile phone users, or 19%, will access the Internet from their phones, while 166 million, or 69%, will send text messages, JupiterResearch projects. Thus, adding the text message component to its m-commerce offerings means Amazon.com has vastly increased the number of consumers who can access its merchandise via mobile phones.
“This is fantastic for a user interface because text messaging is so commonly used,” Drego says. “Text messaging is way up there; the mobile web, not so much yet.”
As a result, TextBuyIt could potentially affect bricks-and-mortar retailers, m-commerce experts say.
“This is huge,” says Nikki Baird, managing partner at Retail Systems Research LLC. “Retailers better get on making product information available on consumers’ phones right away; otherwise, consumers will be getting that information from Amazon-and buying products from Amazon while standing at the other retailers’ shelves in stores.”
The text message format is an important stepping stone to mobile web sites, she adds. “There eventually will be a much richer experience available on mobile web sites,” Baird says. “But if retailers wait for that before creating a mobile presence, they will be hopelessly behind.”


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CUDAHY, Wis. — On July 8, Patrick Cudahy announced plans to award a year's supply of bacon to several of its Facebook fans. The bacon sweepstakes is part of the company's "Say Hey to Summer" campaign that is being held throughout July and August. The company, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, is awarding a year’s supply of bacon each week to Facebook followers who “Like” the Patrick Cudahy Facebook page and qualify by clicking on the "Free Bacon Sweepstakes" link on the page. The contest ends Sept. 1.
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Beer Me: 5 Beer-Related Lessons For Associations
In honor of the Brewers Association's big shindig, the Great American Beer Festival, here are some beer-battered lessons you can take back to your meetings.
Like a perfectly poured IPA at a packed-but-not-claustrophobic brewpub, the beer industry is on top of its game.
After a few years of relatively flat sales, the industry is bouncing back — up 1.9 percent over the first eight months of this year, according to the Wall Street Journal — with craft beers leading the way.
In honor of this week’s sold-out Great American Beer Festival, here are some thoughts from the craft beer world that might translate to your own association:
1. Build a Community From Nothing
Charlie Papazian, the president of the Brewers Association, says the inspiration for the first association he started, the American Homebrewers Association, was the need for community. “In the late 1970s when the first microbrewers emerged, there were many tens of thousands of homebrewers scattered around the country. This was before the internet, before faxes, [people used] a telephone or the U.S. Postal Service,” he explained to CNBC. “So there was not a sense of community like there is today.” Many of those homebrewers are still around today — and the association likely helped.
2. Don’t Become a Fad
Papazian says the industry weathered a bubble in the early 2000s, but came out on the other side stronger, in part because it stuck to its message. “There were a lot of micro-breweries [during the era],” he told the network, “and interest in the beers was taking off and a lot of investment people got involved, and people were getting into the business for the wrong reasons. They figured they could make some money off of it in the short term. But when you get into the beer business, it’s a long-term proposition.” The lesson? Stick to your guns.
3. You Are Your Audience
When beer sales took a nosedive, the main reason cited was a decline in sales to the main audience — blue-collar males in their early 20s. In spots like North Dakota, where blue-collar jobs are on the upswing, so is beer consumption, according to the Wall Street Journal. But what’s given the industry a bounce has been craft sales, which have helped diversify the audience for beer. While people drink less craft beer than they might Miller Lite, they’re willing to savor it more. “I credit craft beer from small producers with helping beer reclaim its place at the dinner table and evolved it to become, deservedly so, a more respected part of the food arts world,” Julia Herz, the Brewers Association’s craft beer program director, told the Huffington Post.
4. Make Your Competitors (And Yourself) Better
If you’ve noticed a general improvement in the quality of beer over the years, you’re not alone. Craft brewers believe they’ve played a huge role in improving the overall quality of beer on the market, but now the challenge is to keep it up. “There still is room for our industry to grow,” Steve Kurowski, marketing director for the Colorado Brewers Guild, recently told the Denver Post. “I don’t think the number of brewers is going to cause a bubble to pop. The biggest risk brewers face is brewing a quality beer. The bar is higher for everybody.” Despite push-back from large brewers, the craft brewers think they’re up to the challenge.
5. Throw An Awesome Party
The Great American Beer Festival, taking place October 11 to 13 in Denver, will host a massive beer competition — the largest commercial beer contest in the world. The Great American Beer Festival Competition hosts 673 breweries from 48 states showing off 4,300 beers, according to the Brewers Association’s Hertz. That’s a 10 percent increase from last year, and the festival, in its 31st year, is a huge hit, complete with a mobile app in which attendees can leave tasting notes. Good luck getting a ticket, though — it’s sold out!
What’s your favorite craft beer? Let us know in the comments.
(photo by spli/Flickr)


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Just in time for the holiday season, specialty retailer Barneys has linked with pop icon Lady Gaga to present “Gaga’s Workshop.” The project has seemingly transformed Barneys New York into a Gaga-themed wonderland, closely associated with Santa’s workshop. The celebration features elaborate transformations of retail locations and windows, along with a plethora of unique Gaga merchandise. One-fourth of the proceeds from the special event will go to the Born This Way Foundation, recently founded and announced by Lady Gaga and her mother. The much-anticipated showing is set to launch later today at 11 p.m. EST.


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InterLuxe is still on the prowl for designer brands.
The Lee Equity-backed fashion investor — which now has two deals under its belt, having bought control of Jason Wu and A.L.C. — is actively speaking with four other brands.
And while none of those talks are close to completion and might not end up in deals, they show that although the M&A scene for designer names has been somewhat sleepy, it is still churning away beneath the surface.
Castanea Partners invested in Proenza Schouler in June and Alexandar Wang is said to be in talks with General Atlantic, but otherwise designer and investors are still largely in the courting phase.
InterLuxe cofounder and chairman Gary Wassner said there are more brands out there looking for capital than there are investors and the process of getting to a deal is a slow one.
“They take such a long time,” Wassner said of the negotiations. “There is so much involved in completing a deal. It’s a lot of diligence on both sides.”
Wassner, who is also chief executive officer of the factoring firm Hilldun, said there are other brands that are intriguing, but don’t have enough revenues yet to be good investments.
“At $2 million [in revenues, or more], proof of concept isn’t there yet,” he said. “We’re really being very choosy. ”
The deal for A.L.C., a Los Angeles-based contemporary brand built by stylist-cum-designer Andrea Lieberman, has been talked about in the market for months and the brand was said to have been mulled over by other investors as well.
“I have loved the brand since I first saw it,” Wassner said. “I have been financing it for a number of years. People are passionate about it. It built itself on product.”
Wassner noted the brand has never been marketed or held a runway show and has still gained traction.
Melissa Beste, InterLuxe’s ceo, said the investment firm’s money and expertise can help the brand not only boost its marketing, but expand its wholesale business and ramp up its digital, retail and international components.
The idea is to take a concept that is already strong, free up Lieberman to focus on the creative aspects and meet the brand’s potential.
This, in general, is what InterLuxe seeks to do with all the brands it invests in.
“Our goal is to help them realize their vision, not to re-envision it,” Beste said.
InterLuxe’s president, Cliff Moskowitz, added, “We meet with lots of brands that we like, but unfortunately are not the right fit for us.”
His advice for smaller brands looking for funding was to “knock on a lot of doors” and “manage your business in a way that minimizes the capital you might need.”
Moskowitz said InterLuxe’s process begins with the people behind a fashion business and then moves onto the strength of the brand itself.
With four sets of active talks, he said, “If we could make another two investments in the next 12 months, that would be great.”


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Global payment processing provider Payscout, Inc. is taking steps to fully integrate the former APS (Powered by Payscout) brand under the parent Payscout moniker. The brand consolidation means Payscout, Inc., will deliver top-tier services for all merchant services verticals under a single brand.
APS and Payscout were referral and processing partners for several years before Payscout took steps to acquire APS in October of 2015. The two companies combined resources to provide payment solutions that encompass all merchant risk verticals and to specifically serve the Accounts Receivable Management (ARM) industry more effectively.
The successful acquisition of APS was one sign that Payscout was well on its way to achieving a rare cultural synergy. This success was recently validated when Payscout ranked #17 on Entrepreneur’s 2017 Top Company Cultures list among medium-sized companies.
“Our goal is to be the best place to work in the world,” said Payscout CEO Cleveland Brown. “When we acquired APS, we knew combining our talents would benefit our clients and partners immediately, but we wanted to ensure the company cultures assimilated as seamlessly as possible. This prestigious award and our final brand consolidation step demonstrates the acquisition has come full circle and was carried out successfully.”
Since acquiring APS, Payscout has seen rapid growth in the ARM industry, deemed one of its core markets. The success in this vertical is due, in part, to leveraging relationships with key partners, including Merchant e-Solutions.
“Payscout and APS have well-deserved, strong reputations in the ARM merchant vertical,” said Merchant e-Solutions CEO Tom Bell. “We are excited to continue developing our relationship with Payscout as they consolidate all of their efforts under one great brand.”
With a primary mission of “supporting the entrepreneurial dream one transaction at a time”, and recognition as one of the fastest-growing, privately-held companies in America for three consecutive years, Payscout expects to continue expanding through both organic growth tactics and portfolio acquisition.


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The New York Attorney General is upset with a handful of manufacturers out there. You see, she’s arguing that parts kits and incomplete lower receivers shouldn’t be sold in New York at all, and is upset that some companies are still selling any of this.
You see, Attorney General Letitia James is calling out a handful of companies, but not calling them out.
The companies, which James did not identify for fear of directing them business, sell the parts needed to assemble assault rifles that are otherwise outlawed in New York, requiring just little finishing and assembly on the user’s part.
“Your website offers unfinished lower receivers that require simple milling in order to manufacture unregistered and un-serialized assault weapons, despite the fact that such manufacture and possession are illegal in New York,” James wrote in a letter sent to the targeted companies. “Nor does your website adequately warn New York consumers that using these products in the manner for which they are intended and advertised could result in imprisonment and/or fines.”
“The sale of such products to New Yorkers gravely endangers the public welfare by promoting the possession of illegal weapons and obstructing law enforcement investigations into the misuse of these weapons, and constitutes a criminal offense under New York State law,” she continued.
She’s accusing them of selling “ghost guns.”
The problem? Building an AR-15 isn’t actually illegal in the state of New York.
Now, NY has a strict assault weapon ban in place, but there doesn’t seem to be any law in place banning people from building their own firearm so long as it complies with the state’s regulations. They can’t build lawfully build something that would otherwise be illegal, but the receiver itself isn’t the issue. It’s just the base for the firearm. These companies who are selling these incomplete receivers aren’t responsible for what people do with them after they’re sold.
What James is trying to do is to intimidate these companies into halting sales to New York or, failing that, to intimate that such sales could potentially be illegal as a way to dissuade people from exercising their Second Amendment rights.
Now, New York does have a bill introduced that would ban the practice. Considering how New York seems to be about guns, it’ll probably pass. The thing is, it hasn’t, though. Not yet. It won’t get voted on until January at the earliest. That’s when the General Assembly is back in session.
What James is trying to do is use the power of her office to try and intimidate private businesses that aren’t breaking any laws to stop doing business with people in her state.
It’s my most sincere hope that they all give her the middle finger and, perhaps, offer a sale for residents of New York so they can build all they want before the ban can go into effect. Assuming it actually passes, of course.
Next, James will try to target parts kits that help people complete their builds or, in some cases, modify their rifles lawfully. In fact, at first glance of this story, that’s what I thought she was already doing.
Instead, she’s warning companies that they’re somehow responsible for what their customers might do.
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The next model of Swedish sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg will be a hybrid with a starting price of 1.14 million USD. The premiere of the supercar will take place in 2020.
Earlier last week, Koenigsegg announced it was joining forces with National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), which owns the SAAB brand. The aim of the collaboration between the two manufacturers is to create a new supercar, which will also receive an electric drive unit.
Koenigsegg aims to increase their sales from 20 cars per year to 100 and more. This can be done with a new hybrid supercar that will be the lowest in the model range of the Scandinavian manufacturer. Accordingly, this model will not represent the successor of Agera RS or Regera or be a new version of it.
“We are trying to expand our offerings on the market, which will also lead to a significant increase in production. We have a couple of years to make and deliver our exclusive supercars, but I think we have a chance to make another model that will also be made to order and that will allow us to increase sales volume”, commented the founder and general manager of the company, Christian von Koenigsegg.
The 1.14 million USD price really sounds startling, but it should be noted that it is much lower than that of Agera RS, which is available for sale at 2.5 million USD.


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Historically, no British retailer has enjoyed a notable success in the US hinterland. But that might be about to change, predicts UK retail analyst Verdict Research.
On Wednesday Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, announced it intends to enter the US market via a grocery convenience format. The business, which will be established organically, will launch in 2007 on the West Coast.
Tesco plans an initial capital expenditure of around £250 million ($435.12m; €364.6m), funded entirely from existing resources and expects the operation to break even by the end of its second full year of operation.
Verdict hails the convenience format as "sensible", adding that "there is a significant opportunity for Tesco to impose its 'good, better, best' product range model on the US market". This has propelled it to market-leading status across a raft of countries in Europe and Asia."
The researcher posits that traditional grocers in the US have in general been unsuccessful at developing a credible high end food offer. Tesco, however, has this skill, believes Verdict's director of consulting Neil Saunders.
However, grocery retailing in the US is a very tough business, Saunders acknowledges, with many of the traditional players - Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway among them - under intense pressure. In the light of this, he believes it sensible for Tesco to develop organically - unburdened by the problems inherent in an acquired company.
Saunders has no illuson that successful entry into the US market will be easy. "However, Tesco has the skills and the experience to make a significant impact," he predicts.
The clear blue water between Tesco and its UK rivals has increased over the past three months, reports market researcher TNS.
Tesco's share of supermarket sales rose to 30.6% during the twelve weeks to January 29 - up from 30.5% in the previous quarter.
By market share, Britain's top seven supermarket chains are:
- Tesco: 30.6%
- Asda/Wal-Mart: 16.6%
- Sainsbury's: 16.3%
- Morrison's: 11.1%
- Somerfield: 5.4%
- Waitrose: 3.7%
- Iceland: 1.8%
Comments a TNS spokesman: "Whilst Tesco remains dominant there are signs it is experiencing increased competition. It is still growing, but the year-on-year share increase is below the average we were seeing last year."
Data sourced from BBC Online and Verdict Reserach; additional content by WARC staff


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Modernista! has been selected to relaunch the Converse brand in a nationwide ad campaign scheduled to break early next year.
"We want to help make Converse relevant to a new generation" and heighten brand appeal with consumers 12-22 years old, said Modernista! co-founder Lance Jensen.
"It's not so much a relaunching of Converse as it is the launch of a new Converse," said Cheryl McCants, director of marketing and communications for the North Reading, Mass., client, which was purchased during Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this spring by Footwear Acquisition. In June, the new ownership installed Jack Boys, an executive with experience in Converse's sales ranks, as CEO.
In the late 1990s, Boys headed worldwide marketing for outdoor apparel company The North Face.
Modernista! was hired last week following a review of undisclosed agencies based on the "edge and youthful spirit" displayed by the shop in recent campaigns, McCants said. Notable efforts of late from Modernista! include multimedia pushes for MTV (the cable network is humorously likened to a sexually transmitted disease) and the Gap.
Spending for Converse was not disclosed. However, sources said the initial budget will likely be in the $5-10 million range.
Pyro Brand Development, a unit of Dallas shop The Richards Group, is the last shop to have worked for the Converse brand, launching an under-$1 million print effort early in 2000. Converse has had no measurable ad spending so far this year, according to CMR.
Client spending a decade ago, when its account was handled by Boston shops Ingalls and later Houston Herstek Favat, was in the $30 million range. Past campaigns featured basketball stars Larry Bird, Julius Erving and Larry Johnson. The latter appeared in drag as "Grandmama" in memorable ads.
Creative strategies for the upcoming campaign from Modernista! and specific media plans are still being worked out, Jensen said.
Converse is looking for an ad launch in early 2002 in "all types of media," beginning with print and billboard work, McCants said.
In 2000, Converse ranked ninth among athletic footwear brands with domestic sales of $145 million and a market share of less than 2 percent, a 10 percent drop from the previous year, according to Sporting Goods Intelligence.


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CEA Tech Dinner: Nokia’s Kallasvuo on Mobile Devices’ Global Impact
Nokia president and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo exhorted the consumer electronics industry to “indulge in optimism” – an optimism he said was justified from his perspective in the mobile communications industry sector.
His remarks were offered at the CEA’s Leaders in Technology dinner Friday night, after the second day of the International CES had concluded.
“I believe that the industry’s future is bright,” he told executives and other guests at the annual event. “All here are involved in an amazing, dynamic business – exciting and at the same time exhausting.”


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Intel Corp. has slashed prices on some of its fastest desktop and notebook chips.
The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker this weekend cut prices on three of its mobile Pentium 4-M chips—ranging in speeds of 2GHz to 2.4GHz—by as much as 38 percent.
Intel also reduced the prices on three of its mobile Celeron chips—the 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz and 2GHz models—by up to 16 percent. In addition, the price of the 3.06GHz Pentium 4 desktop processor was dropped by 32 percent, from $589 to $401 per 1,000-unit quantity.
The price cuts come as Intel introduces new chips in those categories. The company has unveiled its 2.5GHz mobile Pentium-M processor for $562 and mobile 2.2GHz Celeron chip at $149. Intel also released the 3GHz Pentium 4 with an 800MHz front-side bus for $417.
Last week, Intel announced it had delaying the release of the new Pentium 4 processor due to what company officials called “anomalies” in the chip. The problems were found during tests leading up to the scheduled April 14 release of the chip and an accompanying chip set—the 875P, code-named Canterwood, aimed at high-end PCs. Intel officials said the chip is shipping now.
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In this week’s top stories: Apple makes its March 25th event official and confirms WWDC dates, Spotify takes on Apple, Apple’s new iPhone privacy ad, and more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.
On Monday, Apple confirmed its March 25th event, inviting press to Steve Jobs Theater. The event invitation clearly alludes to the focus on Apple’s streaming vide service, with the company using the tagline “It’s show time.” There’s also a film-inspired countdown and spotlight on the Apple logo.
In addition to confirming its March event, Apple this week also confirmed the dates for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The event will take place from June 3rd through June 7th in San Jose, California at the McEnery Convention Center. Registration for the opportunity to buy a $1599 ticket to the conference is open until March 20th.
Apple on Thursday launched its latest privacy-focused advertisement for the iPhone. This time, the company makes privacy extremely relatable – like comparing it to public bathroom etiquette, eavesdropping, and more. View the ad here.
Spotify this week filled a complaint with the European Commission about the App Store. Spotify says that Apple is giving itself an “unfair advantage at every turn” and cites grievances such as the 30% cut Apple takes. Apple responded by saying Spotify wants “all the benefits of a free ap without being free.”
Apple continued its wide-ranging legal battle with Qualcomm this week. In one of the cases, related to Qualcomm’s royalty tactics, a judge came down on Apple’s side in a preliminary ruling. In a patent infringement case, however, a jury sided with Qualcomm and ruled that Apple owes the chip maker $31 million.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – FedEx is raising its quarterly dividend to 20 cents from 15 cents.
Companies often spend their cash on shareholder dividends or stock buybacks.
FedEx Corp. last raised its dividend by a penny, to 15 cents, a year ago.
The Memphis, Tennessee, company will pay its next dividend on July 3.
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They rely on suppliers who provide a wheelchair, and they make most of their cash on the sale of the wheelchair. But there’s no provision in there for routine maintenance to keep that wheelchair up and running, and there’s actually no incentive for these companies to invest in their restore providers as a end result of they’re actually losing money on the repairs. For energy wheelchair customers, preserving the device in good working order or getting it repaired when something goes wrong can be a problem. It’s exhausting to find technicians who’re trained to do the job, and delays and high prices also mean somebody who depends on a power chair might utterly lose mobility whereas ready on a repair. But a model new Colorado law might present more options for wheelchair customers, and several different states could soon observe suit.
A earlier Massachusetts law focused on automobile knowledge, and earlier this year, Colorado passed a invoice making certain repair rights for powered wheelchairs. The language of the New York bill does embody exceptions for house appliances, medical devices, and agricultural tools — the final of which has been a selected flash level for advocates. So, Colorado passed a right-to-repair bill, and it was signed into law by Governor Polis and principally stated, ‘Hey, you suppliers and producers, you do have to supply entry to components, to tools, to service manuals. You can’t lock individuals out and say that they can’t repair their own chairs. You can’t make the declare that it’ll void the warranty and things of that sort.’ So, now a lot of people will be able to make the simple repairs themselves.
The proper to restore for electronics refers to the idea of allowing end users, consumers in addition to businesses, to repair digital devices they personal or service with none producer or technical restrictions. The concept behind this idea is to render electronics simpler and cheaper to restore with the goal of prolonging the lifecycle of such devices and reducing digital waste caused by broken or unused units. Although New York will formally be the first state to pass complete right-to-repair laws, related right-to-repair bills have been filed in different states with various levels of success. Recently, California’s right-to-repair bill, often identified as SB 983, failed to move within the California Senate Appropriations committee, where seven legislators voted to droop the invoice. The Digital Right to Repair Coalition was formed in 2013 to foyer for legislation giving shoppers the right to self-repair the products they personal.
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A invoice by Rep. Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., would allow owners to access knowledge on their automobiles and aftermarket components, while Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., launched a bipartisan automobile-specific restore invoice. Reps. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., have their own repair laws on electronics. Colorado’s victory is just the beginning of securing a worldwide legally protected Right to Repair. As we learn the restore horror stories collected by PIRG, we wish we might prolong the good factor about restore providers to all three million wheelchair users in the US . Senator Elizabeth Warren, as a part of her campaign for president, laid out plans for laws related to agriculture in March 2019, said her intent to introduce legislation to affirm the proper to restore farm equipment, doubtlessly expanding this to other electronic units.
“It’s so easy for manufacturers to dam repair,” Gay Gordon-Byrne, executive director of The Repair Association, a nonpartisan network of companies that advocates for so-called right-to-repair legislation on the state and federal levels, mentioned in an interview. It was once there were lots of sort of smaller mom-and-pop retailers that may provide wheelchairs of their neighborhood and restore them as needed how to fix a frizzy silk press. But over time, notably with the enter of private equity into the market to suppliers, Numotion and National Seating & Mobility have bought up a lot of these smaller wheelchair supplier companies, and they now dominate the trade. This yr, Colorado Right to Repair advocates refocused around wheelchairs particularly, with the support of a new invoice sponsor, Representative David Ortiz.
Manufacturers are permitted to cost truthful and affordable costs for physical elements and tools, and are restricted in their costs for data that is already posted online. A pair of payments on the state legislature is meant to reduce back that forms and get people transferring again more shortly. One of the payments, HB , aims to provide wheelchair customers the “right to repair” the units themselves or by way of unbiased repair outlets. Even if the repair is simple, corresponding to altering a battery or changing a tire’s inner tube, most wheelchair customers can’t make the repair themselves (or hire a trusted repair-person), partially as a result of they haven’t been given a manual or specialized instruments.
As electronics have turn into a more important a half of people’s lives, tech firms have attempted to tighten the management over how we use their devices. This web site is using a safety service to protect itself from online attacks. There are several actions that could trigger this block together with submitting a sure word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. This bill’s success proves that when lawmakers can acknowledge the hurt of restricted repair, manufacturers’ issues could be overcome. It’s an uphill battle to show them to acknowledge that harm, but the profit to consumers and the unbiased restore market is more than value it. In its 2021 suggestions, the Library of Congress further prolong the exemption, with favorable right-to-repair issues for automobiles, boats, agricultural vehicles, and medical tools, as properly as modifying prior rules related to different consumer items.


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Samsung to launch Android tab with 8.9 inch display
Samsung is reportedly working on another Android tablet with a display size of 8.9 inch. Although the company has announced a vague timeframe of 1H 2011 for launch, Korean media is expecting a release as early as next month.
The 8.9-inch tablet will be released in the global market through mobile operators, a company spokesman told to Yonhap News agency, without disclosing further details or launching dates. The expected specifications include Dual Core processor with Android 3.0.


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Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is partnering with Neiman Marcus in a much anticipated collaboration with 24 designers, to debut the results on Saturday. The designers include Diane von Furstenberg, Tory Burch and Jason Wu, who are producing in excess of 50 items ranging for between $7.99 and $499.9, to be available at both stores and on their websites. Target has recruited designers for years, many of whose pieces are normally high-end at Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN), Saks (NYSE:SKS) and others.
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The unsuccessful Republican nominee for President Mitt Romney has returned to the board at Marriott International (NYSE:MAR), effective Monday, according to a press release. The Executive Chairman J.W. Marriott, Jr. said, “We are delighted that Gov. Romney has agreed to rejoin our board, on which he has served with distinction twice before. We will benefit from his tremendous energy and capability to guide long-term success in an increasingly complex business environment. We look forward to working closely with him again as a member of our strong, talented and diverse board.”
Shoppers going into the J.C. Penney & Co. (NYSE:JPM) will see many changes in the historic retailer’s appearance, including some 40,000 new mannequins (not all in the same store, of course), but they are a part of the more obvious novelties brought by Chief Creative Officer Michael Fisher in his attempts to bring back the 110-year-old department store chain, whose sales plummeted by 26.6 percent in the third quarter and whose shares have tumbled more than 50 percent in 2012.
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US government is sticking to its position in demanding that the technology giant Apple agrees to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unlock the iPhone of slain Islamist terrorist Syed Farook, the Department of Justice filed in a new response motion in a California court.
"Apple deliberately raised technological barriers that now stand between a lawful warrant and an iPhone containing evidence related to the terrorist mass murder of 14 Americans," the response motion on Thursday stated." Apple alone can remove those barriers so that the FBI can search the phone."
The Justice Department filed its response motion to Apple in a 43-page brief to the US District Court for the Central District of California.
Farook and his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California on December 2, 2015, but were also killed in a shootout with police.
US federal judge Sheri Pym ordered Apple to cooperate with authorities on February 16, but the company has appealed against her decision. Pym ruled that Apple had to create new software to bypass a security function on the iPhone.
Privacy advocates have warned compliance with the ruling would threaten privacy and data security for all iPhone users as the new technique could be repeatedly used in other circumstances.
Apple is due to file its response to today’s motion on March 15, and the next hearing is scheduled for March 22.


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Each month we work with our recruitment partner Amiqus to find the answers to the burning questions within the games industry.
This month’s question is: What was the one event/product/announcement in 2018 that you think will have an impact on the industry for years to come?
"For over 40 years, the UK has been a leader in the global video games industry. And yet we have never had a permanent place in which to celebrate the creative achievements and cultural impact of video games. So it is fantastic that the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield has opened, giving us that permanent home. 2019 will see a packed programme of activity celebrating our video games culture as well as making incredible archive material available to the public for the first time."
Founder, Renaissance PR
"2018 can be seen as one of those transition years that happen every five year cycle in our industry. Personally, I welcome the new strategy of Microsoft. Acquiring new studios, building on Game Pass, rumours of new hardware within the Xbox family are exciting. Pairing this with crossplay and incredible IPs like Forza Horizon and I believe we will have a really amazing future for all console players and gamers in general."
CEO & Founder, Sunrise Games
"Being mobile games focused, 2018 for me has been about the sector still witnessing incredible evolution and change, with Fortnite’s highly successful entry (invasion) from console, the Voodoo and Gram Games transactions validating ad-funded games, and some of the big mobile developers finding it tough going."
"The announcement and first details of Google and Xbox’s game streaming platforms were definitely the most consequential events for the future of the industry. Although I don’t think streaming will completely stamp out local gaming, I do believe it will fundamentally change how people play games, how they pay for them and how they view gaming platforms. There are still many challenges to overcome but it’s increasingly apparent that only big tech giants have the infrastructure to make it happen, so it should mark a big power shift within the industry too."
Director, Big Games Machine
"VR has been teetering on the edge of becoming the ‘next big thing’ for the games industry for a while now and this year has been a pivotal one for VR in several ways. In June, Microsoft announced that it was abandoning any plans to support VR and mixed-VR headsets on the Xbox platform. On the other hand, Oculus announced the $399 standalone Oculus Quest, thereby removing the high barrier to entry that has been required to run a full VR rig on a PC. As for Magic Leap… We’ll wait and see on that one."


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As festival season draws to a close, the good folks over at Denimbro are gearing up for this year’s Denim Bruin, the Bay Area’s premier denim event. The selvedge-fuelled weekender commences this Friday, and denimheads from across the globe are welcome to come and enjoy three days of jeans, beers, and bros.
Although this fest may have come to fruition through a shared passion for denim, brands like Red Wing Heritage and Hollows Leather mean you can get your fix of leather-lovin’ too. And as well as enjoying exhibits from big-hitting denim labels like Indigofera and Ooe Yofukuten, you can sample the whiskeys and bitters of California’s own Workhorse Rye — if that’s your thing.
The weekend will kick off on Friday, July 28 with an exhibition of late nineteenth-century workwear provided by Mike and Charla Harris, before two days of exhibits, which will include live chain stitching by Crooked 8 on Saturday. And like last year, the events will be hosted at AB Fits, and Standard & Strange, two of the Bay Area’s top destinations for premium goods. Don’t be shy, because this one is free to attend for anyone and everyone.
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Outdoor Research has partnered with Julie McFadden of JAM Media to enhance PR efforts. Julie McFadden has worked in marketing for the past 14 years, including much success in the outdoor industry.. She has been working with Exped since 2001, which Outdoor Research will be distributing beginning January 1, 2005.
“We are excited to have Julie as part of our PR reach for 2005, especially since bringing Exped on. It allows us an important extra reach to media outlets,” says Todd Walton, Public Relations Coordinator at Outdoor Research. “In working with Julie to coordinate the transition of bringing Exped in, I think this is a great match and Im looking forward to having Julie involved. She has the industry experience and success that will continue OR’s increased exposure.”


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Eliq, a Gothenburg-based software company specializing in home energy efficiency, recently secured a €10 million growth round involving existing investor Inven Capital, alongside new investors Axpo and Valkea. Their platform empowers utilities, banks, and smart home providers by interpreting energy data, guiding efficient energy usage, and facilitating upgrades and green financing for customers. With this funding, coupled with additional debt financing, Eliq aims to expand its home energy efficiency platform across Europe. The investment will primarily fuel the company’s sales and marketing efforts, accelerate product development, and enable the platform to reach a larger customer base, aiming to impact millions of end users across various industries by promoting significant energy cost reduction and carbon emissions reduction.
Eliq, a Home Energy Efficiency platform, empowers utilities, banks, and smart home providers to provide customers with energy data to make smarter, more sustainable decisions in household energy usage, ultimately reducing their carbon footprint. Founded in 2016 by energy experts and software entrepreneurs, Eliq’s platform focuses on home energy efficiency, expediting the transition towards more sustainable home energy use and making sense of energy data. The platform allows utilities, banks, smart home providers, and other businesses to offer their customers solutions to interpret energy data, provide guidance on energy-efficient usage, and facilitate upgrades and green financing.
“We need to talk about Open Energy Data,” says Håkan Ludvigson, CEO and co-founder of Eliq. “We want to empower 1 billion individuals to be part of the home energy transition for a greener and more affordable energy future. We see immense potential in the wealth of energy data at our disposal, and with the transformative force of digitalisation, along with the recent EU directive underlining the importance of this, we’re changing the way we understand home energy usage.”
Household energy savings are of paramount importance, especially when considering that households account for a substantial 27% of final energy consumption. At Eliq, we’re proud to offer a solution that can make a significant impact. Based on the results we’ve witnessed within our current client base, our platform can achieve remarkable savings of up to 9%. This isn’t just a theoretical projection; it’s a practical and proven outcome, demonstrating the genuine potential of our technology to drive energy efficiency and cost reduction in homes across the globe.
This recent funding brings Eliq’s total funding since its inception to €19 million, enabling the company to aggressively expand its sales and marketing efforts while accelerating product development. There are no anticipated changes to the board.
“Since we invested, Eliq has grown into a European wide API-energy platform with 10 million contracted end consumers of businesses such as top European utilities, banks and global smart home providers and is managing 100bn+ energy data points. This most recent investment will be used to roll out the platform within the already contracted corporate customers, expand further and therefore capture hundreds of millions of end users across multiple verticals and creating a huge impact in terms of significant reduction of energy costs and carbon emissions,” says Petr Míkovec, Managing Director, Inven Capital.
This financing round builds on an exceptional year for Eliq, marked by a growing list of clients, product- and market momentum in the rapidly changing European energy landscape. The company has partnered with leading firms like TotalEnergies, Schneider Electric, Fortum and KBC, and has received top recognition from industry analysts.


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Acer Inc founder Stan Shih said he would welcome a takeover of the struggling Taiwanese computer maker after a steep fall in its share price, while warning any potential buyer would pay a heavy price.
“Welcome,” Shih told reporters in response to a question about whether Acer would be open to a takeover. He added however that any buyer would get an “empty shell” and would pay dearly.
“U.S. and European management teams usually are concerned about money, their CEOs only work for money. But Taiwanese are more concerned about a sense of mission and emotional factors,” he said.
His remarks were first reported by Taiwanese media on Thursday and were confirmed by a company spokesman.
Acer has reported steep on-year sales falls in recent months, including a 33 percent drop in July.
It posted a TWD 176 million (roughly Rs. 35 crores) net profit in the first six months of 2015, versus a TWD 486 million net profit in the same period a year ago.


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- 02-04-13, 04:44 AM #2
I like how well you have backed up this rumour with news articles etc.
- 02-04-13, 05:11 AM #3
Given they have not released the info needed for developers to update their apps to work on the Playbook with BB10, if there is any release soon it would be a developers beta rather than a full blown OS update for the general public.
- 02-04-13, 08:28 AM #7
I think people start these rumours for fun in hopes of seeing if people run with it.
And then seeing if people will say, "BlackBerry broke the promise they made!!!!"--------------------------------
"There's a lot of punditry out there. If it was so easy to create a $20 billion company, everyone would do it." - Jim Balsillie
- CrackBerry Abuser
02-04-13, 08:43 AM #8
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Techradar 4 days ago:
BlackBerry 10 on PlayBook
BB10's eventual arrival on PlayBooks is nothing new; Research in Motion (when it was still Research in Motion) confirmed as much last March, almost a year ago.
But it was great to hear on Wednesday that plan hadn't changed.
PCMag's Sascha Segan helped break the news on Twitter, and responses from other Twitter users ranged from the predictable "people still have/use those?" to outright beggin ("Please PLEASE! Make the BB Browser Fast!").
BlackBerry provided no time frame for the PlayBook's BB10 upgrade, and spokespeople for the company informed TechRadar that they have nothing more to share at this time.
I'm at the BlackBerry Experience Forum in Toronto - all BB PlayBook models will have access to a free BB10 OS upgrade tomorrow!
Although there is an event today:
An image of the event from another user:
- 02-04-13, 09:42 AM #15
- 02-04-13, 09:42 AM #16
Did you guys not already update your PBs to BB10... I got the OTA update yesterday night and it runs great....
oh my... so it was in a dream....
- 02-04-13, 10:28 AM #17
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02-04-13, 10:39 AM #18
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I heard the BB10 playbook update will make you run faster, jump higher, and a better lover. Also it's available for download now, but only at the end of a rainbowChapple13
Z10 and loving it!
Torch 9800 (retired, not forgotten)
PB 32 gb
PB 64 gb
We don't need no stinking Ipads!
- CrackBerry Abuser
02-04-13, 10:59 AM #19
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Its just a twitter post from a random guy. Just because I provided the link doesn't mean its true, which is why I didn't bother posting the link. His website suggests he lives in Canada but yeah, no proof of his claims.
- 02-04-13, 11:07 AM #20
I was hearing from my friend at BBRY was that the devs will be getting the dev update in the next few weeks into march and hopefully go live with a public version by the end of May.Living the world of Blackberry and a fan of the comeback!
- 02-04-13, 01:05 PM #23
Ok.. I just now got an update from a reliable source at BlackBerry that they are final stages of negotiation to buy out Apple.. It seems due to this their priorities have changed and are targeting to first get BB10 onto iPhone and iPad. BB10 wont be on PlayBook until the end of 2099... All the best folks....
hold on... this isn't a dream again... or is it... i guess i am hallucinating now...
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Since last July 20th, Cuba has 72 new stores in which products can be purchased in freely convertible currency (MLC), taking the United States dollar (USD) as a reference in their prices.
According to the official information, published a few days before the opening of these stores, 57 of the new establishments distributed throughout the island would offer food and cleaning products, and the other 15, hardware products. This would be distributed as follows: 14 in Havana and the rest throughout the country, at a rate of at least two stores per province.
When announcing the news, the directors of Cimex and Caribe state chains (companies in charge of providing the new service in MLC) explained that these stores would sell medium and high-end items, referring to products with a higher quality standard to those of the stores in Cuban pesos (CUP) and convertible pesos (CUC) – the two currencies used in the country since the dual currency came into force -. This means that the offers of the dollar stores should not affect the other establishments.
In addition, they confirmed that the payment for those commercial entities would be through magnetic cards associated with bank accounts in foreign currencies – in which the official exchange rate in USD is taken as reference -, as it is already the case with other MLC stores opened in Cuba since the end of last year. In those opened since last year, people can purchase household appliances, electric motorcycles, and cars spare parts, among other products, sold in US dollars. These stores, despite their exclusivity, have had high demand and, at the same time, difficulties with the supply of some items.
Now, the elimination of the 10% tax on the USD as part of the economic measures announced by the Cuban government in July to face the current economic crisis – accentuated by President Donald Trump’s policy towards Cuba and the impact of the pandemic of coronavirus—, aims to encourage consumption in the new stores in foreign currency. However, as we have already said, nothing there can be purchased in cash; instead, the purchase is allowed through three forms of payment:
- International VISA and MasterCard cards, for as long as they are not linked to banks in the United States.
- National cards of the Metropolitano S.A., de Crédito y Comercio (BANDEC), and Popular de Ahorro (BPA) banks, linked to accounts in USD.
- National American International Service (AIS) cards.
If buyers don’t have an international magnetic card, the first step to buy in stores in MLC is, therefore, to have a card associated with a bank account in dollars in Cuba or the AIS card issued by Fincimex.
First step: bank account and magnetic card in USD
The request for a national magnetic card at the Popular de Ahorro, de Crédito y Comercio, or Metropolitano S.A. banks can be presented, first of all, by natural persons residing in Cuban territory, with their identity cards. According to Resolution 73/2020, natural persons not residing in Cuba can also do it now. The bank accounts in USD to which these cards are associated do not require an initial deposit upon opening, nor a minimum balance to maintain.
For its part, the request for an AIS card can be made in person at the Fincimex offices in Cuba (by presenting an identity card) or through the American International Service website, when sending money, without issuance cost and with the possibility of collecting them by the beneficiary at the offices of Fincimex in Cuba.
In both cases, for the AIS cards, it must be specified that the opened accounts and the requested cards are for MLC store purchases since both national banks and Fincimex have previous account options and magnetic cards that can still be requested, and which do not provide the same features.
Second step: collect the cards
The second step is essential. In order for a person to be able to make their purchases in MLC establishments, they must hold in their power the physical cards. After requesting them, the applicant must return to the bank to collect the card.
The average time that clients must wait to collect them is up to seven days in Havana and the provincial capitals, while in the rest of the towns it can be extended to 10 days, according to official procedures. However, bank managers have recognized that “sometimes there are deficiencies”, which may make the process longer.
In the case of AIS cards that are requested from abroad, beneficiaries in Cuba must wait for a notification from Fincimex or contact the entity to find out when they can collect the card.
Third step: deposit funds
Once people have a bank account in USD and a means of payment (magnetic cards) accepted in the stores that operate in MLC, it is necessary to have the funds for a purchase.
In the case of AIS cards, they can be recharged from the entity’s official website or by following one of the options available in each region. The funds on this card have the character of remittances, so their holder or beneficiary on the Island cannot make direct deposits to them.
Bank accounts in USD can receive funds through one of the following options, according to the official information issued so far.
The deposit of funds can be made in one of the foreign currencies listed below, which will be converted to USD using the accepted means of payment.
Regarding magnetic cards in USD, the authorities of the Central Bank of Cuba and Fincimex have clarified some questions about their use beyond the stores in MLC.
In this regard, they have explained that “they also work in the rest of the electronic payment channels that the banking system has available today” on the Island. In addition, they have said that “the client can go to other establishments (not only to the USD ones) and use their card; Cardholders can also go to the ATM and withdraw money in CUC at the exchange rate that the bank has concerning the US dollar at that time.
However, the stores in MLC are the main motivation for opening these accounts and magnetic cards, in a context marked by serious economic difficulties for Cuba. The issue has raised expectations, questions, and dissatisfactions both on the island and among Cubans living abroad. Doubts also arise regarding offers’ stability in MLC stores, and debates emerge about the possible repercussions and inequalities that cause this and other measures in the social fabric of the Island.
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Judging from recent legal events and recent survey data, protecting your online anonymity could be getting a lot tougher. From identity theft to cyber-stalking to new rules for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) about disclosing the names of their users, staying anonymous in cyberspace is becoming a tricky business.
“Identity theft is increasing,” says Parry Aftab, executive director and a cyberspace lawyer for Wired Safety, which recently did a study on online safety and anonymity. “And because more people are cyber-dating, they become victims of cyber-stalking.”
Aftab cautions that online users shouldnt share passwords or personal information online. Even that, though, wont do much about growing legal support for bars to online anonymity, she says, pointing to a January decision in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the ruling, a federal judge ordered Verizon Communications to disclose the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer music file swapper—a case that the RIAA characterized as being about “the illegal distribution of music on the Internet.”
The ruling is dangerous, according to Aftab. “It was supposedly about music piracy, but the result of the case is that anyone can obtain personal information about any Internet user by simply filling out a one-page form and submitting it to a court clerk.” Internet Service Providers would be forced to reveal identities in this fashion, Aftab says. Many privacy and anonymity issues, she maintains, hinge on whether Verizon can win the case on appeal.
Meanwhile, some US states are tackling online anonymity issues on their own. A bill called the Internet Communications Protection Act is currently in the California state legislature. It seeks to protect the anonymity of online users by requiring Internet Service Providers to send a user an immediate alert if there is a subpoena issued in pursuit of that persons identity. Virginia has a similar law. Noncompliance with the California legislation could result in lawsuits from online users who wish to stay nameless.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has policed online anonymity issues for years, is one of the backers of the California legislation. “Assembly Bill 1143 would require that ISPs notify a consumer of any request to divulge the consumers identity when that consumers personally identifying information is sought in a civil suit,” says a statement from EFF. “People speaking online have a wide variety of reasons for remaining anonymous, ranging from inappropriate or untimely disclosure of a medical condition, sexual orientation, or gender identity to the potential for retaliatory job loss, harassment, or violence.”


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PIAC has been re-appointed to the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER’s) Consumer Consultative Group (CCG). PIAC joins organisations including the Council of Small Business, UnitingCare Australia, and the Consumer Action Law Centre on the CCG.
Membership provides PIAC with a unique opportunity to inform the AER about energy issues that impact upon consumers.
‘The CCG is a key way in which the AER finds out about the energy issues affecting consumers and small businesses,’ said Oliver Derum, Senior Policy Officer in PIAC’s Energy + Water Consumer Advocacy Program.
‘Being part of the CCG gives PIAC the chance to highlight pressing issues directly to senior members of the AER staff.
‘This has the potential to get a resolution or response from the regulator more quickly.
‘PIAC invests significant time and effort into its involvement with this and other consumer consultation groups, and these efforts allow the interests of residential consumers to be heard.’


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For 1 in 4 trips to the grocery, more than half of consumers get online beforehand. FMI is hosting the first "U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2012 Webinar: Overview" to discuss how competition plays out online. The webinar is scheduled at 1 p.m. Eastern on July 17. Register to attend at FMI.org.
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It’s been announced that Paul Uppal has been appointed as the first Small Business Commissioner (SBC), following FSB’s calls for such an appointment and inclusion as a commitment in the 2015 Conservative Manifesto.
One of the Commissioner’s first tasks will be to establish a website to provide general advice and information to small businesses on late payment matters, such as resolving disputes. In addition, the website will also signpost small businesses to existing support and dispute resolution services. A major benefit for small businesses is that the SBC also has powers to consider complaints from small businesses relating to payment matters in connection with the supply of goods and services to larger businesses.
FSB has been closely involved in the development of the Commissioner role, and this will continue as his powers are confirmed in regulations yet to be agreed in Parliament. The intention is for the office to be fully operational by January 2018.
Bear in mind that when it becomes operational, the SBC will be able to consider complaints on issues that occurred from 6 April 2017.
Details can be found here.
FSB National Chairman Mike Cherry said: “We’re delighted the Business Secretary has now announced the appointment of Paul Uppal to this much-needed role.
“There is far too much supply-chain bullying by big businesses. Their small suppliers are often messed around with lengthy delays in payments, underhand changes to contracts or forced to sign unfavourable agreements. We estimate that 50,000 small firms every year go out of business due to late payments."
“The hard work now begins to make a real difference and address the billions of pounds owed to small businesses by large companies. If successful, this could see the beginning of the end for Britain’s poor payment culture."
“While the office will be up and running by the end of the year, we want to make sure he has the powers and the resources to resolve these kind of disputes."
“FSB has worked closely with Greg Clark and his team on the idea of a Business Commissioner and the process and are delighted to see it delivered. We will meet the new Commissioner shortly and hope he and his office have the resources and the powers to make meaningful difference to small businesses.”


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by Alfie -Team Mangalorean
Mangaluru: What went up illegally, came down legally – as officials of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) under the leadership of Raju Mogaveera -MCC Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), Manjayya Shetty – MCC Health Officer and other senior MCC Officials, along with a battalion of State Reserve Police and City Police demolished all illegal hoardings and sign boards that were erected on MCC property. A brand new sign post of ‘Kairali Restaurant’ near Bendore-well which was erected on the footpath was knocked by the MCC officials using a earth-mover. The grand opening of this restaurant is scheduled for today- even the sign board of Taj restaurant located near Indiana Hospital was also removed.
In a massive drive against encroachments, for the second day in a row, MCC demolished illegal constructions, illegal petty shops near Bendore-well, Kankanady -Pumpwell, and couple of shops near Valencia. This time the MCC has been quite harsh in their eviction drive-earlier they used to pick these illegal shops and load them on to the trucks as they are, but this time all these illegal shops were crushed to pieces using earth-movers and then loaded on to the truck – so that the owners won’t come back with their shops and run business again. Illegal shops selling tender coconuts, snacks, pan-beeda7cigarettes, sugar cane juice/fruit juices, Chinese food etc were all crushed. With the word being spread due to the eviction of shops on Wednesday, many owners of these petty shops had moved their shops- Kankanady Market area and the surroundings near Fr Muller Hospital, once a haven for all these petty shops wore a deserted look, since shop owners had vacated their spots.
Brand New ‘ Kairali Restaurant’ sign Board knocked down by MCC
Mallikamma – a Petty Shop Owner in tears
The main complaint from all these petty shop owners is that the MCC should have given them prior notice about the eviction, and doing a surprise raid is inhuman. In response to this, Raju Mogaveera speaking to Mangalorean.com said, ” These kind of silly excuses are always there when we decide to evict these illegal shops. People should have common sense not to set up shops on foot-paths or other places which lead to inconveniences to the public and motorists. We given requested and also given orders to these petty shop owners many a times, but they don’t budge to our plea. After identifying the encroaches and their extent of encroachments, the civic body issued notices several times, but it did not evoke any response. Hence we swung into action and demolished those illegal structures by surprise and by force. We have done nothing wrong, it was these people who made us to take action” .
Also speaking to Mangalorean.com, Sub Inspector Mahaveer Nayak of Kadri Police station, Sub Inspector Nagaraj from Bajpe Police station, and ASI Rosamma from Bunder Police station said, ” It’s sad to note that these petty shop owners have to face such kind of eviction, which hurts their living. But on the other hand, these illegal shops are also a nuisance to the public and traffic. Traffic snarls has become common on the stretch during peak hours in mornings and evenings due to large-scale encroachments on the road. Lot of illegal activities are also taking place through these shops like selling narcotics to youth. The only way the authorities could help these people is to provide them a suitable place somewhere that won’t affect the public or motorists”.
Once a Haven for illegal shops near Fr. Muller Hospital wore a deserted look
Finder keeps it! MCC worker takes home a bag full of “Siddu”
Mallikamma, a petty shop owner near Indiana Hospital with tears in her eyes speaking to Mangalorean.com said, ” I can’t believe these ruthless people could do something like this to me. I was moving my shop, but while doing so my shop was forcibly crushed by the earth-mover. I have been doing small business to support my family for the last four years, and nothing harmful like this had happened. MCC ruined my life, I have no other income, and I don’t know what I should do next. I am devastated and very much angry with the MCC officials for their brutal action”. In the meantime, showing their act of ignorance there were many labourers of MCC packing up stuff from these demolished shops like Chewing tobacco, chocolates, tender coconuts etc.
In conclusion, like I said in my last report, some citizens may have pity on these petty shops owners saying that it their income/daily bread to support themselves and their families- but we should also know that there are legal shop owners who pay for utilities, taxes, other maintenance bills etc and who also like these illegal shop owners need to make their income to support their families. How would a legal shop owner feel, when a street vendor or a shop set up illegally selling the same products at a lesser cost, thereby hurting his business. If the government or city still has pity on these petty shops owners they should provide them with suitable location where they still continue with their business without hurting the business of legal shop owners nor creating hassles/inconveniences to the pedestrians. But I have a feeling, no matter what with all these evictions now and then, the street vendors/illegal petty shop owners will still return back and start their operations once again. We need a proper system with strict laws-Period!
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith-Honig, creator of home furnishings and décor inspired by world travels, announced today that select products were featured as part of Gump's "Summer of Love" in-store event. This event features artists whose work perfectly captures the spirit of the 60s, while making it relevant in today's world.
"We're honored to have been part of such a creative event and among world renowned home decor designers and artists at Gump's 'Summer of Love' celebration," said Melanie Honig, Co-Founder of Smith-Honig. "Our home furnishings and décor are inspired by our world travels featuring one-of-a-kind prints and patterns. The products featured at Gump's are a perfect representation of our bohemian modern style."
In 1967, nearly 100,000 young people descended on the city of San Francisco to start a cultural revolution by protesting the war through the idea of love and peace. This year marks the 50th anniversary of this event known as the Summer of Love. The city of San Francisco and members of the community are finding creative ways to commemorate the anniversary.
Gump's "Summer of Love" in-store promotion ties into the city's celebration of the 50th anniversary. Smith-Honig's selected products at Gump's are inspired by the bohemian lifestyle of San Francisco, the perfect summer style for any modern home.
"Our use of bright and vibrant colors in one-of-a-kind patterns perfectly capture a modern take on the Summer of Love style," said Kellie Smith, Co-Founder and Award-Winning Designer at Smith-Honig. "These unique Summer of Love products are only available in Gump's for a limited time."
Smith-Honig home furnishings and décor can be found at Gump's stores, and can also be found year-round online. For more information or to view all of Smith-Honig's unique products, visit http://smithhonig.com/.
Smith-Honig offers home furnishings and décor inspired by designers Kellie Smith and Melanie Honig's world travels. The company creates custom prints and one-of-a-kind fabrics that are used on a wide variety of its products. Smith-Honig is based in Georgia and launched in January of 2017. To learn more about the company or view its products, visit http://smithhonig.com/.
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Netflix today announced the return of fan favorites Jurassic World interactive special and new episodes of The Cuphead Show!, Sharkdog, and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
For the first time, Netflix will launch a mobile game and TV series from the same franchise, building on the popular Exploding Kittens card game. Exploding Kittens – The Game, an exclusive version of the belovedmobile game, will launch on Netflix in May, followed by an adult animated comedy series coming in 2023.
After last year’s smashing success, Netflix says the tradition will continue with Geeked Week running from June 6-10, 2022.
Netflix today announced the addition of 40 new exclusive anime titles as the streamer looks to diversify its slate across genres.
The projects are inspired by treasured stories like Horton Hears a Who!; The Sneetches; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and Wacky Wednesday, in addition to lovable characters like Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose.
Smile follows teenager Millie, whose life is turned upside down when she’s bitten by a vampire while traveling to Los Angeles with her school.
Set across multiple dystopian and visionary landscapes gone wrong, the BioShock video game series has blended sci-fi and horror to pose unique existential and societal questions reshaping how game stories are told.
Mattel and Netflix are developing Masters of the Universe, Mattel’s iconic franchise from the 1980s, into a live-action motion picture, expected to begin production in summer 2022.
The film will premiere exclusively on Netflix around the world except in the U.K., where it will debut first on the BBC before also coming to Netflix.
Following the success of their first collaboration, Netflix and Aardman have announced development of the Chicken Run sequel, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.


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A world without textiles is hardly imaginable. We all come in touch with them, in every situation of our lives. As it stands now, the textile industry is one of the most significant sectors in the global economy, securing income for millions of people. But, the take-make-dispose model has alarming negative environmental and humanitarian consequences.
Today, greenhouse gas emissions from textile production count for 1.2 billion tonnes yearly. That surpasses all international airways and maritime transport combined. The Textile industry faces vast environmental, societal, and humanitarian challenges in the upcoming 5-10 years. The overconsumption, overproduction, and overuse of natural resources have gotten us to the point where very soon, we are only going to be able to provide textile to a third of the earth’s population.


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LONDON (CBS.MW) - Avnet Inc. on Thursday announced it acquired electronic components distributor Sunrise Technology to direct its business efforts in Hong Kong and China.
Terms of the cash transaction weren't disclosed. Avnet AVT, -1.47% said the deal is expected to "slightly" add to earnings immediately. Sunrise had revenue of $230 million in the year ending in March, Avnet said.
Avnet also took stakes in two related businesses, Shanghai Logistic and Chinatronic Technology Ltd.
"This acquisition affords Avnet significantly expanded sales and technical coverage in the strategically critical China marketplace," the company said in a statement.
Phoenix-based Avnet distributes semiconductors and other components from manufacturers. Avnet shares ended down 50 cents, or nearly 2 percent, to $25.10 ahead of the announcement on Wednesday.


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Bank transactions cannot be done on this date, RBI sent necessary messages
Reserve Bank of India has said that the RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) service used to send more than two lakh rupees will not be available for 14 hours from midnight on Saturday (17 April). The reason for this is to technically upgrade it to further improve its ‘disaster recovery’ time. At the same time, the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) used for transactions up to 2 lakh rupees will continue to work as before.
Exercise to improve disaster recovery
The Reserve Bank on Monday said that after the business ends on 17 April 2021, RTGS will be technically upgraded to improve the capacity of the RTGS system and further improve the ‘disaster recovery’ (disaster recovery) time. According to the statement, ‘Therefore RTGS service will not be available on April 18, 2021 from 00:00 (Saturday night) to 14.00 (Sunday).’
RTGS service available 24×7 from 14 December
RBI said that member banks can inform their customers for their payment operations plan accordingly. RTGS facility is available 24 hours from 14 December last year. With this, India is among the few countries where this facility works for 24 hours.
In order to increase the digital payment safely, the limit of transactions that can be done without contact through UPI or card will be increased from Rs. 2 thousand to Rs. 5 thousand from 1 January 2021.
Explain that in order to promote digital payments in the country, the Reserve Bank stopped charging fees from transactions from NEFT and RTGS from July 2019. NEFT is used in transactions up to two lakh rupees, while large transactions are done through RTGS.
Financial Literacy Centers (CFLs) are currently working in 100 divisions to promote financial literacy among the people. He said that by March 2024, such centers will be built in all divisions.


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FASHION fans are going mad for a Zara pink biker jacket.
The high street favourite is no stranger to starting a trend (remember that blue coat?) and it seems they’ve created another must-have with their £59.99 faux-leather jacket.
The pastel pink coat is perfect for spring and fashionable Instagrammers have been going crazy for the bubble-gum hued buy.
The Zara website describes the garment as a “Faux leather jacket with embossed effect” with “striped interior lining, side zipped pockets, zipped cuffs and hem with belt detail.”
The jacket is currently in stock online in sizes XS to XL but, given its popularity, you should probably snap one up quick…
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The growing use of plastics in fashion is a problem – an increasing amount of harmful petrochemicals are being used to make clothing, which is rarely recycled, and ultimately ends up in our environments.
The public wants action on the use of plastics, and most say that they are trying to reduce the amount of plastics in their everyday lives. There is also a broad desire for more action on the use of petrochemicals by the fashion industry.
But the public is reluctant to say that they actually buy synthetic fibres, with only a third of us saying that we regularly buy clothing containing synthetic materials, despite plastics accounting for the majority of textile production.
In response to the growing issue of plastics in fashion, the RSA is calling for new measures to turn the tide, including a tax on virgin plastics used in clothing; a ban on marketing petrochemical-derived clothing; and a commission to prepare for the future of fashion.
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There are plenty of special boating gifts that your favorite loved one would surely appreciate unwrapping this holiday season. But, wouldn’t they be even more excited to open up a gift that makes boating itself better? Of course they would. Unfortunately, holiday shopping in 2020 is not like any holiday shopping season of the recent past. This year you’re going to need to generate some new ideas and develop that goodie list in a virtual format.
The inaugural Sanctuary Cove Boating Festival has been a major success for leading luxury motor yacht manufacturer Maritimo.
Here’s the plain and honest truth, as undeniable as the existence of the COVID-19 pandemic itself: Thanksgiving 2020 will be unlike any other Thanksgiving in all of American history. But, for boaters, what everybody else is interpreting as bad news may actually turn out to be good news.
The new S55 is the latest addition to the esteemed sedan motor yacht series, a series renowned for long range adventuring, offshore cruising.
Shaft drive technology has been at the forefront of the sector for many years and its popularity is increasing with a shift ‘back’ to shaft drive
Even with no racing on the horizon for 2020, Maritimo Racing are preparing for their UIM XCAT World Championship and Australian Superboat title defence.
Cliff is set to take delivery of a highly customised Maritimo M59 motor yacht that has been designed specifically to his requests.
Maritimo engages one of the most successful and experienced boating sector operatives in Spain, Eric Zobel, to head up Maritimo Europe’s sales network.
Maritimo’s team in North America reports that in the past six weeks the market for both new and pre-owned boats in the region has experienced a resurgence
NO BOAT SHOWS? THIS FALL MARITIMO WILL BRING THE SHOW TO YOU! Maritimo to undertake a Grand Tour along the East and West coast.


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N000ew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Even as the government is encouraging online studies to students amid the coronavirus lockdown, teachers and students are facing difficulties in the absence of stationery and books prescibed in their syllabi.
While bookshops have been allowed to reopen in many states, including Delhi, a large number of shop owners are yet to resume business operations. Even a majority of shops selling stationery are closed.
Almost all publishing houses on the Ansari Road in Daryaganj are closed. Many well-known bookstores selling books on medical, engineering, economics and history are still to resume business in the area. Many publishers who provide books for private schools too are closed.
A similar situation prevails in Nai Sadak where school books are sold. The shops are yet to reopen. A similar situation prevails in Daryaganj.
Anil Gupta, owner of a stationery store in Nai Sadak, said: “Since the government has allowed us to reopen shops, we have resumed business. But customers are still missing. This is because schools are still closed and, then, students and their parents are not ready to take health risks by coming out to markets.”
Even the businesses dealing in paper are yet to resume operations. This has led to non-availability of notebooks to students, apart from other stationary items.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had told students during a webinar that directions have been issued to officials to ensure availability of NCERT books to students. He said that directions were also issued to the states to ensure availability of academic books to students and the same had been issued to different state governments.
Aniket, a student of a school on the Lodhi Road in south Delhi, said: “We are getting taught through WhatsApp and YouTube but we neither have text books nor study books. We daily receive a page from our study book, which we have to copy down in our text books.
The whole process is complicated and tiring. Also, maintaining a proper sequence of notes is a problem.”
Anu Rai, a teacher in a private school in Faridabad, said: “Students are facing quite many problems in the absence of academic books. We are at present sending brief study material through mobile phones daily as sending the whole book in one go is an impossibility.”
Niharika from Adarsh Nagar in Delhi said: “We have to prepare teaching matter from mobile phones daily before lecturing students online in the absence of course books. We are adding a page of course material daily to make students study.”