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New and updated devices are coming out in fast and furious fashion as technology companies gear up for the all-important holiday shopping season. These are some of the gadgets to consider:
Apple has done well selling its full-sized tablet computer, and to maintain its dominance, it unveiled the iPad Mini. It has a 7.9-inch screen, making it slightly larger than its main rivals and about two-thirds the size of a regular iPad. The iPad Mini starts at $329, above the $159 starting price for Amazon.com's Kindle Fire and $199 for Google's Nexus 7.
Apple will make a version of the iPad Mini that can access cellular networks from AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. That version will start at $459, compared with $629 for the full-sized cellular model. Apple is also refreshing its full-sized iPad.
Apple also has a 13-inch version of a MacBook Pro with sharper, “Retina” display, complementing the 15-inch version unveiled in June. Apple also updated its iMac line.
Last month, Apple began selling its iPhone 5. The new phone is bigger but thinner than previous models and works with faster cellular networks known as 4G.
Apple's leading rival, Samsung Electronics, came out with a new version of its flagship phone, the Galaxy S III, months ago. But for those who like to work with a stylus, it now offers the Galaxy Note II smartphone. The Note has a 5.5-inch screen, compared with the S III's 4.8 inches and the iPhone 5's 4 inches.
The Note runs the latest version of Google's Android system, Jelly Bean. Google announced a small update to Jelly Bean and said it will be included with its new Nexus 4 smartphone.
Amazon has an updated 7-inch Kindle Fire with a faster processor, more memory and longer battery life. It has cut the price to $159.
Amazon also is selling higher-end models under the Kindle Fire HD line, a 7-inch one for $199 and an 8.9-inch one for $299. There's also a $499 model that can use 4G cellular networks. A data plan will cost an extra $50 a year. The smaller HD model is already available; the larger ones will be available Nov. 20.
Barnes and Noble also is updating its Nook tablets. The new Nook HD comes in two sizes, one at 7 inches (starting at $199) and one at 9 inches (starting at $269).
Google is introducing a 10-inch Nexus tablet starting at $399. It is doubling the storage capacity of existing 7-inch models and introducing a version capable of accessing cellular networks. The new Nexus 7 is available now; the other devices are coming Nov. 13.
Microsoft released Windows 8, a new version of the Windows operating system that's designed to work on PCs and tablets.
It also released its own tablet computer, the Surface. It's new territory for Microsoft, which typically leaves it to others to make devices using its software. Now, it will be competing against its partners.
One model will run on the same type of lower-energy chips used in the iPad. It will start at $499. A keyboard cover will cost an additional $100.
A heavier, more expensive version to be introduced later will run on Intel chips and be capable of running standard Windows applications.
A new version of the Windows Phone system is coming out this fall. Nokia, Samsung and HTC are launching a total of eight Windows Phone 8 smartphones by year's end.
Nintendo's new Wii U game machine will go on sale in the U.S. Nov. 18. A basic, white model will cost $300. A deluxe black version for $50 more comes with an extra game and more accessories. The GamePad touchscreen controller for it will offer new ways to play.
The company also announced new entertainment features for the console. Called Nintendo TVii, the service collects all the ways users have to watch movies, TV shows and sports. This includes pay-TV accounts and services such as Hulu and Netflix. The GamePad works as a fancy remote controller and will let viewers comment on what they are watching. TVii will be available Nov. 18, at no extra cost.
Coming Sunday in Money: A review of the Galaxy Note II smartphone


text: New Super Mario Bros. U is the main feature in the next issue of Game Informer. The site said the October issues is the first time in “16 years since our cover story has focused on one of [Mario’s] adventures.” The magazine paid a visit to Nintendo of America to play the game, nabbed an extensive feature on Wii U, and also interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. The magazine’s website will also feature month-long extensive coverage of the game as well. The cover is posted below along with a short video. You can view a larger version of the cover through the link.

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Surprisingly, Nextbit Robin is getting the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update4
On the flip side, Nextbit managed to release the promised Android 7.0 Nougat update back in March, something that was a bit of a surprise for Robin users. However, the biggest surprise is that Nextbit continues to support the Robin with timely updates.
Starting this week, Nextbit Robin owners can download the new Android 7.1.1 Nougat update that's been released to the general public. The update was in beta for a couple of weeks, and it's now up for grabs.
Furthermore, Nexbit published the Android 7.1.1 Nougat factory image, so Robin users can manually flash the update whenever they want. The update file weighs in at 560MB and doesn't bring anything new except the improvements added by Google, which means the Robin should offer a near stock experience.
It's also worth pointing out that the update contains the April security patch, which is a bit old than what we would have expected. Would it be unrealistic to hope for an Android O update later this year?


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Temkin Ratings: Amazon, Nordstrom and Etsy score high in customer experience survey
Amazon, Nordstrom, Etsy and QVC top Temkin’s seventh annual Experience Ratings costumer experience report for the U.S. retail industry. Temkin’s report analyzes 331 companies over 20 industries. Of the 10,000 U.S.-based respondents surveyed, the retail industry averaged a 74% rating.
The top three retailers — QVC, Ace Hardware and BJ’s Wholesale club — tied with 81% customer satisfaction. Those three retailers now come in 8th place across all 20 industries. Amazon received a 78% satisfaction rating, this is up two points from last year. That rating placed Amazon on the top 10% of companies throughout all 20 industries surveyed.
Nordstrom, which last year had a 67% rating, moved to a 73% rating. This year marks e-commerce site Etsy's first time on the list, and it came in with a 74% customer satisfaction rating.
Per the Temkin Experience Ratings, the average rating of the retail industry went up 5% between 2016 to 2017. JC Penney’s ratings decreased by one point, Dollar General’s rating went unchanged while most retailers scores improved. The two chains that improved the most were Macy’s and Old Navy. They each gained 12 points.
The Temkin Group asks consumers about retailers (and e-tailers) with whom they have shopped during a 60-day period. Certain retailers have a subset of questions that touch on how successful the transaction was, how easy it was to deal with the company, and if they were satisfied with the transaction. Responses ranged from “1” unsatisfactory to “7” delighted.
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The onslaught of the pandemic revealed more drastic and unprecedented changes in the online business operations. In times of strife, businesses must adopt so as to survive. As such, many businesses reacted to setbacks with fantastic and innovative solutions such as putting serious considerations to use digital technology and boost online presence to engage with customers..Read More
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Long-closed former Taylor's store in St Annes set for new lease of life
Plans to transform a former Fylde department store into a spa, restaurant, bar and hotel have been given the go-ahead by Fylde councillors.
Fylde Council’s planning committee has passed an application to convert the prominent premises in St Annes Square into ‘Sanctuary’.
The permission is subject to several conditions concerning the style of windows and doors and exterior light as well as bar serving hours but it means a new lease of life at last for the building which has been empty for almost seven years.
The JR Taylor department store at the corner of St Annes Road West and Garden Street closed its doors in January 2015 after more than a century of trading.
It also details plans for medical treatment and massage rooms on the first floor as well as a roof top bar on the third floor.
A spokesman for the St Annes Enetrprise Partnership said: "It’s fantastic news that this key site in the centre of St Annes will be coming back to life again.
"The exciting new plans offer the prospect of drawing more visitors and day trippers to the centre to spend money in our town.
"We wish them well with their redevelopment."
Fylde MP Mark Menzies has also welcomed the council approval for the scheme.
He said: “I’m pleased to hear planning permission has been granted to redevelop the former JR Taylor store in St Annes.
“There are still some finer details to be resolved but I view this as an important step towards bringing this prominent site back into use.
“This location is key to the regeneration of St Annes and it is good to see progress being made.”
When the plans were submitted Mr Menzies said: “It is incredible to see this level of investment and confidence in the town.”
Fylde Council leader Coun Karen Buckley said when the application was submitted: “The submission of a planning application for JR Taylors has been long-awaited.
“The redevelopment of this site is just what St Annes needs post-pandemic and will give the town a real boost.”
Coun Gavin Harrison, chairman of St Annes Town Council and also a Fylde councillor for Ashton ward, which includes the premises, said at the time of the plans being subnitted: “This is just the kind of forward thinking proposal the town needs.
“Hopefully we will be able to attract other developers with similarly attractive proposals to make St Annes a destination of choice for many years to come.”
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Down, but very far from out
He’s a harder taskmaster than he looks. Mike Coupe, the J Sainsbury chief executive, had store teams “swimming the breadth of the Thames dressed as ducks”. Or, at least that’s what it says on the website. Yeah, anything to beat the sales forecasts, Mike.
Turns out that caper was part of an £11.5 million Red Nose Day fundraiser. Yet, what a galvanising effect it’s had. Once again, the supermarket chain has surfaced with like-for-like sales figures ahead of City forecasts: down 1.9 per cent in the fourth quarter versus the predicted -2.6 per cent. True, they still went backwards, for the fifth consecutive quarter. But backwards by less than feared, just as Mr Coupe’s predecessor, Justin King, kept surprising, only with 36 successive quarters of


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A human being enters a Walgreens retail store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday exceeded analysts’ anticipations for the fiscal to start with-quarter and lifted its forecast for the calendar year, as prospects arrived to its merchants for Covid vaccines and tests.
The drugstore chain’s shares rose far more than 2% in premarket buying and selling.
Here is what Walgreens documented in comparison with what analysts were expecting for the very first quarter finished Nov. 30, centered on Refinitiv info:
- Earnings for every share: $1.68 modified vs. $1.33 predicted
- Profits: $33.90 billion vs. $32.74 billion anticipated
In the quarter, internet revenue rose to $3.58 billion, or $4.13 for every share, when compared with a net decline of $308 million, or 36 cents per share, a calendar year previously.
Excluding goods, the firm earned $1.68 per share, topping the $1.33 anticipated by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.
Profits rose to $33.90 billion from $31.44 billion a year previously, higher than the $32.74 billion that analysts expected.
Walgreens shares closed Wednesday at $54.00, up almost 1%. The company’s shares have risen 31% more than the past 12 months, bringing its market benefit to $46.74 billion.


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John McAfee: Bitcoin is not a bubble because it costs $1000 of electricity and hardware to produce 1 bitcoin.
Bitcoin now has a running Bitcoin blockchain node in space. This is interesting solution for processing offline transactions (when the Internet is down)! I have never heard about other ("pre-crypto") payment networks launching their own satellites (although they do use satellite network communication channels). Should every payment network and cryptocurrency launch its satellite, or maybe even a network of satellites like GPS to cover the entire Earth surface?
I am writing a #blockchain #whitepaper, I hope it will cause another spike :) Stay tuned.
Bitcoin and blockchain technology company Blockchain has raised $40 million in its second round of funding
This is the company behind online bitcoin wallet Blockchain.info. While providing convenience to average user, which may speed up the mainstream adoption, the concept of online bitcoin wallet contradicts the basic principle of crypto currency- decentralization. It's more suitable for old fashioned Paypal or egold than crypto. If the company is breached or bankrupt, you will lose your "independent" and "anonymous" coins.
South Korean web-hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay a $1m ransom to unlock computers frozen by hackers
The ransomware - known as Erebus - targeted computers running Microsoft Windows and was also modified so a variant would work against Linux-based systems.
It appears that Nayana entered into negotiations with the hackers, lowering the fee from $4.4m to less than $500,000 although at the last minute, the hackers doubled the negotiated amount to $1m.
They are believed to have encrypted data on 153 Linux servers and 3,400 customer websites.
Is Etherium going to replace Bitcoin?


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On December 11, 2012 Masdar Institute Library, located in Abu Dhabi, hosted a Serials Solutions User Group where representatives from more than 30 institutions participated in roundtable discussions and learned about the latest updates to Serials Solutions products and services.
Abdullah Al-Sayyed, one of Serials Solutions’ Regional Sales Managers was in attendance and had this to say: "We are grateful to Masdar Institute for hosting the event at the campus. With our products and solutions, we aim to provide easier access to librarians who can guide the students in their higher education. Our products are designed to improve access to and use of collections, ease librarian workloads and ultimately reduce operating costs. We believe the users group benefited from the roundtable at Masdar Institute."
Read the full article to learn more about the recent user group in Abu Dhabi.


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Motorola Solutions Inc.'s rise since it split from Motorola's phone business two years ago stuttered today as nervous customers, particularly corporate buyers, adopted a wait-and-see approach to handheld computers and other gear.
The stock, which had risen 35 percent in the past year, sank 10 percent by midday, to $55.84, after Motorola missed revenue forecasts, albeit narrowly, for the first quarter and lowered expectations for the full year. The Schaumburg-based company says it now expects revenue growth of 3 to 4 percent for the year, down from a previous forecast of 5 to 5.5 percent.
Sales of public-safety equipment rose 3 percent from a year earlier, but enterprise revenue declined 4 percent.
“We were surprised by the number of customers who deferred purchase decisions in March,” CEO Greg Brown told me this morning. “It feels like there is more corporate spending on the sideline. There's fragile economic recovery in the United Sates; Europe continues to muddle along; and China and Japan are incrementally softer.”
But Motorola has two other problems — one of its own making and another that's in someone else's hands: networking gear and its linkage to Microsoft Corp.
The company's wireless-networking business, selling the gear that allows a retailer or trucking company to connect handheld bar-code scanners inside a store or warehouse, is misfiring. It's a small part of the company's business, but sales of wireless-networking gear were 30 percent lower than a year earlier. “We didn't perform the way we should,” Mr. Brown said.
The company recently switched from selling gear outright to customers to selling it as a recurring service. But Mr. Brown hinted on a conference call with analysts that the problems run deeper. “It's a failure to execute. We've consistently lost share in (wireless networks),” he said. “We've got to turn that corner relatively soon.”
Mr. Brown wouldn't go any further, but here's my bet: If it doesn't get fixed soon, watch for him to sell off the business. In five years as CEO, he's been willing to exit businesses where the company isn't on top.
Mr. Brown's other problem lies with Microsoft. A lot of Motorola's enterprise products — which increasingly include tablets — run on Microsoft software. The company has been just as slow to roll out a new mobile platform for industrial handheld devices as it has for smartphones.
As a result, companies are in wait-and-see mode, which hurts sales. Mr. Brown said he's been in regular contact with Microsoft, including a conference call with CEO Steve Ballmer as recently as yesterday. They're expecting the new software by the end of the year. The skittishness is compounded by uncertainty in the economy.
Mr. Brown isn't alone in having at least some of his fate in Mr. Ballmer's hands. Chicago-based mapping-software company Navteq, which is part of mobile-phone giant Nokia, is in the same boat since the phone-maker bet on Microsoft's WindowsMobile platform, which hasn't yet taken off.
In the meantime, Motorola has come up with tablets using Google Inc.'s Android software, as well as its own HTML 5 solution, with the 2011 purchase of Rhomobile.
“Microsoft for years has been great,” Mr. Brown said. “They've got to get transition right. We have a high dependency on them. But we've diversified our product portfolio as well.”
One potential glimmer comes from an unusual source: the Boston Marathon bombing. Omnipresent video proved to be crucial to catching the culprits, demonstrating the need for Motorola's newest public-safety products, which incorporate video with traditional public-safety radio, using public and private wireless networks and industrial-strength smartphones for first responders.
Mr. Brown said it's too early for the Boston attack to have an impact on demand for next-generation equipment, called public-safety LTE. (It uses the same type of advanced data networks that commercial carriers have rolled out in the past couple years.)
The transition is in its infancy, mostly with pilot projects, and Motorola reduced its forecast for public-safety LTE revenue this year to $50 million from $100 million. But it's no less crucial to the company's future.
“LTE video is the most important part of our strategic future,” he said.


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South Korea’s LG to exit its loss-making cell phone enterprise
Guests use their cell phones subsequent to LG sales space throughout the Cell World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 27, 2019.
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South Korean electronics maker LG stated Monday it’s getting out of its loss-making cell phone enterprise to concentrate on electrical car elements, robotics, synthetic intelligence and different services.
LG’s board accepted the shift in technique and the corporate expects to completely exit the cell phone enterprise by the tip of July, it stated in a press release.
LG was as soon as the third-largest cell phone maker however has misplaced market share to Chinese language and different opponents.
It was nonetheless No. 3 in North America, with a 13% market share behind Apple’s 39% and Samsung’s 30% as of the third quarter of 2020, in accordance with Counterpoint Expertise Market Analysis.
LG earlier stated it was assessing its technique because it reported that its gross sales rose 5% from a yr earlier within the final quarter of 2020 however profitability declined as a result of sluggish gross sales of premium merchandise.
The corporate stated it was promoting its cellphone stock and would proceed to supply companies and assist for varied durations of time relying on the place they’re offered.
Particulars associated to jobs can be determined “on the native degree,” it stated.
The corporate’s shares fell 2.5% on Monday.
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A federal judge in Texas struck down the Agriculture Department's inspection standards for meat-processing plants yesterday, saying they did not fairly measure sanitary conditions.
The standards, and the laboratory tests used to enforce them, were the foundation of the four-year-old government effort to limit meat and poultry contamination by salmonella.
The judge, A. Joe Fish of Federal District Court in Dallas, said the tests measured the quality of the meat brought into a plant, but not necessarily the conditions of the plant itself.
Judge Fish ruled that federal law did not give the government the authority to close a meat-processing plant based on the bacterial tests.Continue reading the main story
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said the Department of Agriculture would take ''whatever legal steps are necessary'' to overturn the ruling.
The ruling applies only to plants in the northern district of Texas that process ground beef. But beef from those plants is shipped all over the country.
The department plans to continue to enforce the standards in processing plants and slaughterhouses elsewhere in the country and will continue to test for salmonella in slaughterhouses in the northern district of Texas.
If the ruling is upheld, consumer groups say, it could force the Agriculture Department to return to the poke-and-sniff system, in which inspectors smelled for contamination, that had been in effect since the beginning of the century.
''This decision leaves the shell but cuts out the heart of U.S.D.A.'s efforts to prevent food poisoning,'' said Caroline Smith DeWaal, food safety director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group.
But Steven F. Spiritas, president and chief executive of Supreme Beef Processing, which brought the lawsuit, said the company was pleased with the ruling.
''This decision,'' Mr. Spiritas said, ''confirms what we have said from the very beginning, that U.S.D.A.'s use of the salmonella test to determine the sanitary condition of the processor plant is flawed and outside the scope of U.S.D.A.'s authority.''
In December, Judge Fish ruled that the department could not shut down Supreme Beef's plant in Dallas. The government had removed its inspectors, which are legally required for a plant to operate. The closing of the plant, which had failed three salmonella tests, was the first under the new regulations.
Just a few weeks later, the plant was forced to recall 180,000 pounds of ground beef because one sample of the beef tested positive for the deadly bacteria E. coli O157:H7.
In his decision Judge Fish said, ''Because the U.S.D.A. performance standards and salmonella tests do not necessarily evaluate the conditions of a meat processor's establishment, they cannot serve as a basis for finding a plant's meat adulterated.''
He added, ''Indeed, a plant could, in theory, be completely sanitized from top to bottom but if the meat in it tests positive for salmonella, the U.S.D.A. could withdraw its inspectors, effectively closing a plant that is sanitary.''
Ninety percent of the nation's large beef-processing plants and 84 percent of the small ones have systems that keep salmonella-tainted beef out of their plants, and they are in compliance with the Agriculture Department's salmonella standards. Two other plants have failed inspections three times, but have agreed to make changes to come into compliance.
Since the department's regulations requiring salmonella testing went into effect, studies show salmonella contamination of ground beef products has dropped by as much as 50 percent. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food poisoning dropped in 1999 for the first time in many years. The disease control agency said the new inspection system deserved part of the credit for this improvement.
Salmonella can be deadly for young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. Last year about 600 deaths and 1.4 million illnesses were attributed to salmonellosis.
Carol Tucker Foreman of the Consumer Federation of America called on the Agriculture Department to stop buying ground beef for federal programs, especially those serving children, like the school lunch program. Last December the department canceled its contract with Supreme Beef for hamburgers for the school lunch program.Continue reading the main story


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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a developer of spider silk-based fibers, announced it was nearing completion of the second production cycle of recombinant spider silk at its Vietnamese production factory.
The company said it expects to begin shipping the specialized silk cocoons by next week. These cocoons will be turned into the first recombinant spider silk yarn from this new facility. Once complete, the yarn will be sent to the U.S. for testing and delivery to customers.
Kraig Biocraft transferred production operations in October to the Prodigy Textiles factory, its Vietnamese subsidiary. Over the past two months, the company has been scaling up this facility’s throughput, nearly tripling its skilled workforce to support its rapidly growing operations.
Chief operating officer Jon Rice is currently in Vietnam overseeing operations, assisting in preparations for this first shipment and guiding the implementation of additional operational process controls. During this trip, Rice and Prodigy Textiles’ management are also working with local government officials to assess and plan the allocation of additional land and facilities to grow Prodigy’s operations.
“Our production team continues to deliver on the lofty expectations we have outlined for them,” Rice said. “With production scale up now well under way and the first shipment scheduled for delivery soon, Prodigy management and I are pressing forward with an even greater vision of where we can take the company.”
The spider silk company expects that its factory will have capacity to produce more than 8 metric tons of its specialized fiber in 2020, with a total capacity of approximately 40 metric tons per year, once fully utilized.
Kraig Biocraft Laboritories is focused on the creation, production and marketing of high performance and technical fibers such as spider silk, which has been shown to be stronger than steel, making them suitable for use in a variety of military, industrial, and consumer applications.


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Revolt Motors, a maker of electric vehicles, has been fully acquired by RattanIndia Enterprises, a flagship company of the RattanIndia Group.
The RV 400 and the RV 300 are two different sustainable mobility vehicles that Revolt Motors manufactures. Manesar, Haryana, is home to its manufacturing facility. Following the acquisition, RattanIndia Enterprises will possess a 100% stake in Revolt, and it plans to greatly accelerate Revolt’s growth. With 3.24kWh lithium-ion batteries with 0% fuel residue, Revolt boasts that their electric motorcycles have covered more than 20 million miles on Indian roads. The nation’s market for electric vehicles is anticipated to be worth $1,434 billion by 2021, according to a Mordor Intelligence analysis. By 2027, the market is projected to increase at a CAGR of 47.09%, reaching $15,397 billion.


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Ebix runs online exchanges for insurance policies, annuities, and other products. Some 300,000 brokers, insurers, and banks process $100 billion worth of policies on its exchanges, says CEO Robin Raina.
For example, if a company needs to buy policies for its employees, it can search for the right coverage on exchanges like WinFlex and AnnuityNet instead of individually asking insurance companies for bids.
The Atlanta-based company, which gets a piece of each transaction and also performs back-office work for insurers, has grown at a torrid pace. Its three-year annualized revenue growth rate is 50%; sales totaled $75 million last year.
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Who the Froth is it? Coffee Republic steps up fundraising drive for Teenage Cancer Trust
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London, December 9 2010; Coffee Republic has launched a new competition, ‘Who the Froth is it’, to boost funds for its chosen charity, Teenage Cancer Trust.
Entrants must correctly identify the name of the celebrity in the froth to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to Teenage Cancer Trust’s comedy night at the Royal Albert Hall next year, plus a range of gifts for coffee lovers. Full details about the text to donate competition are available in all Coffee Republic bars throughout the UK.
The specialist coffee retailer and Teenage Cancer Trust recently announced a three year nationwide fundraising partnership with the launch of a signature cupcake. Proceeds from sales of the Teenage Cancer Trust cupcake, which are available in Coffee Republic bars across the UK, go towards improving the lives of young people with cancer.
Every day in the UK, six teenagers and young adults are diagnosed with cancer. Usually placed on a children’s ward or with the elderly, young people often feel extremely isolated during their treatment. Teenage Cancer Trust understands that teenage cancer requires specialist care, provided in an environment suited to the specific needs of young people. So they fund and build specialist teenage cancer units in NHS hospitals that are designed to give teenagers the very best chance of a positive outcome. There are currently 17 of these units around the UK but the charity aims to build enough units so that, by 2012, every young person with cancer has the choice to be treated on one.
Each ‘Who the Froth is it?’ competition entry text will cost £1.50 and Teenage Cancer Trust will receive a minimum of 90 pence per text. For details of Coffee Republic bar locations visit www.coffeerepublic.co.uk
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Cheers has launched a new smartphone in the budgeted category ‘Smart Star ’. The phone runs on Android Kitkat 4.4 version powered by 1.2 GHz processor. The smartphone comes with a 5 MP rear camera with LED Flash supported by a 2 MP front camera. Boasting its dual-SIM competency, Smart Star has an expandable memory up to 32 GB and is enabled with Bluetooth, 3G and Wi-Fi to ensure full time connectivity for all the social media activities.
Sporting a 4-inch WVGA display, Smart Star is power-packed with a Li-Ion 1500mAh battery. Smart Star promises a seamless multi-tasking experience with improved application and web performance with a simple and comfortable look and feel. Having a sleek design, the phone offers dynamic color and contrast vibrancy with immersive graphics. Users can access to a number of features including voice search, Google Drive, Hangouts for video calls, smart contact prioritization, etc.
Smart Star is available in Gold, White and Black colors.
The Smart Star priced at Rs. 2,999/- is available in all premium retail stores across the country.


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While the Competition Commission (CompCom) demands much cheaper or even free services from mobile network operators (MNOs), government is not coming to the party by releasing spectrum.
This is according to the Free Market Foundation (FMF), which says government’s role in keeping data costs high, through its failure to allocate more radio frequency spectrum (airwaves), is not widely understood.
Data usage has sky-rocketed since the Covid-19 crisis, and now the lockdown, began. It has reignited misinformed howls of rage that data in South Africa is too expensive, the foundation notes.
It adds that MNOs are struggling to cope with the massive surge in demand yet – unlike in nearly all other competitive sectors – they have not increased data prices.
FMF CEO Leon Louw comments: “There is a loony notion, a kind of ‘madness of crowds’, in which almost everyone believes whatever nonsense is regurgitated about South Africa supposedly having abnormally high airtime and data charges.
“This myth does not stand up to objective scrutiny. Pricing of data in South Africa has unique aspects, but nevertheless prices here, on average, fall into the middle range globally. Industry insiders say that the Competition Commission got its sums wrong. They should release the basis of their analysis, then we can assess the accuracy of their evidence and assessment.”
The FMF believes the solution to supposedly high data prices is for the government to release more spectrum, something it has failed to do.
“Without more spectrum, MNOs must add billions to the cost of squeezing more data into needlessly throttled bandwidth,” the FMF states. “Insufficient spectrum prevents prices from falling. The cost of ‘free’ data must be imposed on someone. The ultimate victims are consumers, especially the poor.”


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June 8, 2021 - Creek Water Whiskey announced today its partnership with Prosurix, a marketing and authentication platform utilizing NFC (near field communication) chips.
The spirits brand implemented a Near-Field Communication (NFC)-enabled tagging solution embedded within the packaging label for consumers to access exclusive content about Creek Water Whiskey. Consumers will experience one-of-a-kind marketing at the point of sale for Creek Water products including access to special promotions, cocktail recipes, product launch announcements, and videos from Creek Water founder and Global recording artist, Yelawolf.
The Prosurix technology uses proprietary algorithms paired with geo-tracking capabilities and can track the location of a product from assembly, all the way to the consumer's hand. This provides product confidence in a market where quality assurance is paramount. The chip is easy for consumers to scan with one tap of their smartphone and does not require abundant visibility from light. “NFC is standardized in smartphones today and is gaining popularity with consumers in a post-COVID world where contactless experiences are abundant,” says Steve Glamuzina – Founder of the Prosurix Tech Tool.
“Creek Water Whiskey fans seek out the latest updates about the brand and Yelawolf through various digital outlets, which is why the implementation of NFC tagging provides a unique opportunity for us to elevate the customer experience,” said Anthony Moniello, CEO of Creek Water. “We are looking to energize the point-of-purchase engagement and hope to delightfully surprise customers with a glimpse into ever-changing, exclusive Creek Water Whiskey content.”
The tagging technology has been launched by other spirits companies including major wine producer, Jean-Charles Boisset, for consumers to immerse themselves in the stories of wine creation. Spirits companies and consumer goods alike can reap benefits from Prosurix verifiable data and analytics to provide engaging stories with customers along the product journeys.
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Interactive Brokers recently launched IBKR GlobalTrading, the brokers new global stock trading app. What does this mean for investors and the future of the global broker industry?
Adam Nasli, head analyst at international broker comparison site BrokerChooser
shared his thoughts on Interactive Brokers’ launch of the IBKR GlobalTrading app:
“Interactive Brokers, a US-based broker with 1.7 million users
globally launched IBKR GlobalTrading, an easy-to-use app focusing on global stock trading. Interactive Broker’s move highlights relevant trends of retail investor’s behavior:
1. Established players target millennials and mobile-first trading is becoming popular.
Established brokers, like Charles Schwab or Interactive Brokers, have significantly older, more professional, and wealthier customers on average compared to the customers at newcomer brokers, like Robinhood.
Established brokers have started focusing more on younger generations. The launch of this new app by Interactive Brokers clearly indicates it.
Newcomer brokers usually have a significantly bigger customer base
than some established brokers. Robinhood has around 23 million users, while Webull has more than 7 million users. Interactive Brokers and most European brokers have less than 2 million users.
2. Retail investors focus on stock and crypto trading.
Based on BrokerChooser’s 2021 data,
59% of US retail investors selected stock as the most important product, while 9% of the investors identified crypto as the main priority.
Crypto’s popularity jumped significantly recently as, in 2020, only 4% of US investors said that crypto is the most important asset.
The competition of stock and crypto trading is also getting more intense not just between brokers, but between brokers and crypto exchanges. Brokers started widening their crypto offering, e.g. Robinhood launched its beta version of crypto wallet, while crypto exchanges also plan to offer real stock trading. Interactive Brokers’ launch of IBKR GlobalTrading App also highlights this trend as US customers can trade spot crypto on this new app.
3. Investors use mainly mobile platforms, as gamification is increasing.
We also experienced that mobile trading is really important for users: based on a survey on BrokerChooser,
64% of users use mainly mobile apps for trading,
28% of users use mainly desktop trading platforms
9% of users choose web trading platforms
An emerging trend with the spread of mobile trading is the problems around incentives and gamifications. Brokers, especially newcomer brokers, use UX elements to incentivize users to trade more, which statistically result in worse returns than long-term investments. In addition, complex products and processes can be usually oversimplified, making people believe investing is easy.
4. Commission-free stock trading, but lower quality execution due to payment for order flow.
Like most other US brokers, Interactive Brokers’ new app provides commission-free trading for US customers, but it earns revenue from payment for order flow (PFOF). PFOF is a practice when brokers are compensated by market makers, like Citadel or Virtu, for selling customer order flow.
Customers should be aware that commission-free trading does not equal zero costs. US brokers that rely on payment for order flow provide less price improvement for the customers, the price between the executed price and national best bid-offer (NBBO). Here, at BrokerChooser, we consider this missed price improvement as an implicit cost because customers would usually be better off if they chose a broker that doesn’t rely on PFOF over a broker that relies on it.
Payment for order flow and other market structure-related topics are on the agenda of the SEC for possible regulation. Gary Gensler, SEC chair, said that the ban of PFOF is on the table. A ban on PFOF would force most commission-free brokers in the US to change their business model.


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Over the last few years, store-owned private label brands are experiencing steady growth and gain in traction within the CPG space. In fact, retailers like Kroger, Sprouts, and Target are placing more importance on private-label brands due to high gains in revenue and profits. This shift is mainly due to the fact that private label lines are resonating more and more with consumers, especially during times of high inflation. Customers are seeking more value from the products they purchase – a bigger bang for their buck. As such, brands must expand their private label products to get ahead of the curve and stay on top of the competition.
How Big Brands are Taking Advantage of Private Label
Kroger is the largest supermarket operator in the USA and is at the forefront of the private label product movement. In 2021, its private label products produced $28 billion of its $140 billion in total sales, demonstrating the massive potential of the private label market. Kroger even spent $2.5 million on an advertisement during the 2023 AFC Championship Game that emphasized its own private-label products. “Our Brands’ quality and value proposition [are] especially important when inflation is affecting so many of our customers’ lives,” says Rodney McMullen, CEO of Kroger. In fact, Kroger’s private label sales reached an impressive 10.1% for Q4.
Sprouts is a supermarket chain known to offer a wide assortment of natural and organic foods, with its own line of private-label products. Last year, Sprouts hit $1 billion in private label sales. According to its CEO, Jack Sinclair, the company’s focus on innovation was the driving force behind reaching this milestone. Sprouts plans to accelerate growth by expanding its private label offerings with unique, seasonal, high-quality products that differentiate itself from its competition.
As one of the biggest retail corporations in the USA, Target sells everything from groceries to clothing, houseware, and electronics. Over the last few years, Target has launched multiple private-label lines and products, including Good & Gather and All in Motion. Each of these brands has generated more than $1 billion in sales. According to Christina Hennington, Target’s Executive VP and Chief Growth Officer, “Our owned brands have long been a source of pride and differentiation… offering great style and quality all at an incredible value.” This, combined with its launch plans of new and extended products, is the reason why Target’s private label lines continue to outpace its competitors in the marketplace.
How Other Retailers Are Tackling Private Labels
Many other retailers are following this trend in private label branding, creating a ripple effect across the entire CPG retail industry. Dollar Tree has been a renowned chain of discount variety stores in the USA and Canada throughout the years. In its efforts to expand its private label lines and products, the brand plans to introduce hundreds of national brand equivalents to its private label portfolio. According to Rick Dreilling, Dollar Store’s CEO, these plans are going to be put into action within the next year. Similarly, Grocery Outlet, a discount supermarket chain, is looking to grow its private brand selection alongside its broader SKU expansion to better capture more capital in the market.
As the CPG space evolves, entrepreneurs and business owners must adjust their strategies accordingly to stay relevant within the industry. Today’s retail landscape shows that consumers are on the hunt for value. Store brands realize it and are meeting the demand eagerly. In order to stay competitive and seize consumer attention, it is important for brands to offer an assortment of high-quality, value-driven products continuously. Not only that but brands must seize the opportunity to collaborate with retailers on innovative private-label products to cater to their consumer preferences.
Businesses that are able to successfully innovate and supply customers with high-quality, private-label products will be able to capture market share and stay on top of the fray. By partnering with YouBar, businesses can create specialized, innovative products and formulations that will stand out in the market. Contact YouBar today to get started on creating your next successful custom private-label product.


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Christmas is around the corner and so are trade-union threats of walkouts in their fight for better pay. The Verdi trade union is threatening Amazon with a wave of strikes in a pay-scale dispute.
Worker's at Amazon's main hubs in Germany and Italy have launched walkouts to hit the US e-commerce giant at a time when it hurts most — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — the busiest online shopping days of the year.
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Sony Pix to premiere ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ before its release in US, India
MUMBAI: Hollywood movie channel Sony Pix will premiere ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ as part of its on-ground experiential event Sony Pix Premiere Nights on 6 June a day before its India release and weeks before its US release.
‘Sony Pix Premiere Nights’ is an on-ground Hollywood movie extravaganza where viewers get to exclusively watch the premiere of the latest Hollywood movies before their theatrical release in India.
This time, the event is bigger and grander than ever before as the channel is hosting the multiple screenings across 10 cities Mumbai, New Delhi, Gurgaon Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, and Kochi.
This is also the first time that Sony Pix tied up with multiple platforms like insider.in, kasakaimumbai, and dailyobjects so that more people get the opportunity to watch the movie before anyone else in India.
With 25,000 entries, thousands of people are expected to attend the Sony Pix Premiere nights including Bollywood and TV celebrities.


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OCEAN CITY, Md. - Officials say that a shopping center in Ocean City was sold last Tuesday, for over a million dollars.
According to officials with S.V.N. Miller Commercial Real Estate, the 123rd Shopping Center in Ocean City, was sold for $5.5 million dollars. The deal closed last Tuesday.
Peck Miller and Partners bought the property to re-develop the center. The center currently includes an Quiet Storm Surf and Turf, a Hooters, a cigar shop and Mary M. Marino.
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According to the American Automobile Association, this year Americans are traveling in record numbers during the Holiday Season.
AAA forecasts 107.3 million Americans will take to planes, trains, automobiles and other modes of transportation during the year-end holiday period from Saturday, Dec. 23 2017 through Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
This will be the highest year-end travel volume on record and a 3.1 percent increase in travel volume compared with last year. 2017 marks the ninth consecutive year of rising year-end holiday travel. Since 2005, total year-end holiday travel volume has grown by 21.6 million, an increase of more than 25 percent.
"More expensive gas prices are not swaying holiday revelers to stay home," said Bill Sutherland, AAA senior vice president, Travel and Publishing. "In fact, across the board this year, travel has increased year-over-year for every major holiday weekend - Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving - and we project the same for the year-end holiday period. We've seen the strong economy and growing consumer confidence fuel holiday travel all year long."
For the 97.4 million Americans traveling by automobile, INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, in collaboration with AAA, predicts travel times during the holiday week could be as much as three times longer than the normal trip.
By the Numbers: 2017 Year-End Holiday Travel Forecast
Automobiles: The majority of travelers - 97.4 million - will hit the road (a 3 percent year-over-year increase).
Planes: 6.4 million people will travel by air, a 4.1 percent increase and the fourth year of consecutive air travel volume increases.
Trains, Buses, Rails and Cruise Ships: Travel across these sectors will increase by 2.2 percent to 3.6 million.
Holiday Headache Hotspots
Based on historical and recent travel trends, INRIX expects drivers will experience the greatest amount of congestion before the holiday week - on Wednesday, Dec. 20 and Thursday, Dec. 21 - in the late afternoon as commuters leave work early and mix with holiday travelers. For example, drivers in New York City could see travel times peak at three times a normal trip between 3:30 and 5:30pm.
"With record-level travelers hitting the road this holiday, drivers must be prepared for delays in major metros," says Dr. Graham Cookson, chief economist & head of research at INRIX. "Our advice to drivers is to avoid peak times altogether or consider alternative routes."
Pricey pump prices to decrease
The 90 percent of holiday travelers choosing to drive will find the most expensive year-end gas prices since 2014. This December's national average price is $2.47 (Dec. 1-13), which is 28 cents more than last December. The good news is that AAA does expect the average to drop at least another five cents by year-end, saving motorists a few pennies at the pump.
Airfare and hotel rates trend cheaper, car rentals increase year-over-year
Holiday airfares are nearly 20 percent cheaper than last year. At $165, the average end of year holiday airfare for a round-trip flight for the top 40 domestic routes is at a five-year low, according to AAA's Leisure Travel Index. On average, 2017 airfares are 5 percent less expensive compared to 2016. Overall, competition, capacity over-expansion and lower oil prices are contributing to the decline. Travelers can also find savings at AAA Two and Three Diamond Rated hotels. On average, a Three Diamond hotel nightly rate is $156, a two percent year-over-year decrease. The Two Diamond nightly average rate is $121, a five percent decrease from last year.
Similar to Thanksgiving, car rental rates are more expensive on the year. At $74, the daily car rental rate increased 11 percent. This sets a new five-year record high rate for year-end holiday travel. The increase is on par with the rate increases seen at Thanksgiving.


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Planning a wedding is filled with milestone moments, but one of the biggest is mailing out those invitations. It can suddenly make the big day feel very real, especially once those RSVPs start rolling in.
But for that to happen, the wedding invites actually have to make it to guests.
That hasn’t been the case for Gillian Shea, who says the USPS lost 82 of the 85 invitations she mailed back in August from the Roslindale Post Office. She even made sure to have them weighed prior to mailing to make sure she applied the correct postage.
“The fact that they just seemed to have vanished into thin air is pretty frustrating,” Shea said. “It’ll make for a fun story, I guess. But right now, it doesn’t feel so fun.”
Shea says she and her fiancée spent about $500 on the missing invitations and then had to spend more money to send an electronic invitation.


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Preston Gralla: Is Microsoft out to kill online advertising? Let's get real
Computerworld - If you believe some people, Windows 8 will sound the death knell of online advertising, helping destroy the fast-growing industry. Their worry is that in Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10 automatically turns on a feature called "Do Not Track," which sends a signal to websites saying that the browser doesn't want its activities tracked. So, the argument goes, advertisers wouldn't be able to serve targeted ads to users. And without targeted advertising, advertisers would be much less interested in spending big money online.
In truth, though, Windows 8 won't kill online advertising. Microsoft, as much as anyone else, has its eyes on that multibillion-dollar prize, and turning on DNT (as insiders call the Do Not Track feature) won't hurt the industry at all. In fact, it will help it.
The idea behind DNT is simple: Give people a way to take control over their privacy when they browse the Web. Ad networks, marketing firms and big sites like Google can gather an enormous amount of information about people if they are able to track their online activities across websites, creating profiles of their likes, dislikes, buying habits and more. DNT would give people some control over that tracking and profiling.
But the online ad industry doesn't like this idea, and it particularly doesn't like Microsoft's decision to make "DNT on" the default setting in IE10. The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), a coalition of marketing, advertising and media groups, complained to The Wall Street Journal that Microsoft's decision was "unilateral," saying the industry instead supports "consumer choice, not a choice made by one browser or technology vendor." (Ahem. Attention, DAA: Consumers retain the choice to turn DNT off.) On the other side of the issue, the EU has applauded Microsoft's action.
Ironically, DNT is nearly worthless as things stand today, because there's no agreement on how it should work. The Worldwide Web Consortium has set up a working group composed of online advertisers, privacy advocates, academics, government agencies and others to figure that out. So far, they've agreed that browsers should let people turn DNT on and off, but there's still no consensus on what turning DNT on would actually mean or whether the default setting should be on or off. But without an agreement on what a DNT signal should mean, advertisers can simply ignore DNT signals. Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer Brendon Lynch said as much in a blog back in May.
So how is Microsoft helping the advertising industry? By turning on DNT by default, it is forcing advertisers to decide what the signal should do. Microsoft, unlike the ad industry, seems to recognize that a business model based on keeping consumers in the dark about privacy won't work.
Rik van der Kooi, head of the advertising business group at Microsoft, recently wrote in Adweek that if people are given control over their personal information and are educated about how their Web experience can be enriched by sharing some of it, the ad industry will be better off. He wrote: "By building trust and demonstrating real value -- serving ads when they are accretive to the consumer experience and not serving them when they aren't -- consumers will be willing to share more information with marketers and online services."
I think he's right. You have to believe that consumers respond more readily to things they're interested in than they do to things they don't care to see.
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Redmi has today confirmed through a Weibo post that it will be announcing the Redmi 8 series on October 14. The unveil event will take place at 3PM (local time) on the said date. It is likely that the Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A smartphones that have recently gone official in India will be made official in China on Monday. The other reason both phones are expected to launch together is that these devices have already certification from TENAA telecom authority of China.
The posters released by Redmi reveals that the Redmi 8 will be coming to China in three colors. They are as follows Sapphire Blue, Fairy Green (Emerald Green) and Carbon Rock Ash (Onyx Black). Interestingly, the Ruby Red color variant that is coming to India may not be available in China.
At the launch of Redmi 8 in India, the Chinese firm had confirmed Sapphire Blue, Onyx Black and Ruby Red as the three color editions of the Redmi 8. The official listing of the smartphone on Xiaomi India website revealed the Emerald Green color variant. The Redmi 8’s first sale will be held tomorrow in India and it appears that the Emerald Green model won’t be available for purchase initially in the country.
Xiaomi Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A Specifications
The Redmi 8 is fitted with a 6.22-inch IPS LCD HD+ display with waterdrop notch which is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. The plastic rear of the smartphone has splash-resistant P2i nano-coating. The Snapdragon 439 chipset powers the smartphone. It is assisted by up to 4 GB of RAM and it features a native storage of up to 64 GB. A microSD card slot is available on the device for additional storage.
The rear side of the Redmi 8 features a Sony IMX363 12-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera system and it has a frontal shooter of 8-megapixel. There is a 5,000mAh battery inside the phone that is equipped with 18W rapid charging through USB-C. The back panel of the Redmi 8 also features a fingerprint reader. The Redmi 8A is a stripped-down version of the Redmi 8 that mainly lacks a fingerprint reader and also misses a secondary lens on the rear.
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Stores Magazine released Wednesday its "Hot 100 Retailers" list, which includes an Irvine-based retail chain. The list, published in the August issue, ranks retailers by domestic sales growth in 2011 vs. 2010.
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India: Progress towards GST continues as dispute environment evolves
India is gearing towards the introduction of a goods and services tax (GST), a destination-based consumption tax, replacing several central and state taxes.
India is gearing towards the introduction of a goods and services tax (GST), a destination-based consumption tax, replacing several central and state taxes. The introduction of GST is seen as an eagerly awaited transformational change to the indirect tax landscape in the country which subsumes a variety of taxes currently being levied at the central and state levels.
While legislation to give effect to the GST moves through parliament and state legislatures, draft reports on processes for registration, payment and refunds have been released and suggestions have been invited from trade and industry. Given the transformative nature of this reform, and the several challenges anticipated in the transition process, a consultative approach on the key aspects will go a long way in assuaging taxpayer concerns.
It is expected that these draft reports and the suggestions received from stakeholders will form the basis of a guidance note for the purpose of drafting GST laws. This consultation process will be critical in ensuring that concerns surrounding the practical operation of GST at ground level are highlighted and addressed.
Bombay High Court rules in favour of Vodafone in its $1.3 billion transfer pricing dispute
The Bombay High Court set aside the order of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which had upheld a transfer pricing adjustment of approximately $1.3 billion against Vodafone India Services Pvt. Ltd. The adjustment pertained to the year 2007-2008 and related to the applicability of transfer pricing provisions to an alleged transfer of call options and the sale of a call centre business. The High Court relied on the findings of the Supreme Court in the case of Vodafone International Holdings BV (in relation to the indirect transfer of downstream Indian companies to it by the Hutchison group) and concluded that there was in fact no transfer of the call options. Accordingly, it ruled that the question of applying transfer pricing provisions did not arise. The High Court also set aside the adjustment made in relation to the sale of the call centre business.
While this decision is based on the somewhat specific facts of this case, it will nonetheless contribute to India's jurisprudence on transfer pricing matters. The government has indicated that a decision on whether to appeal to the Supreme Court will be taken after studying the High Court's judgment.
Applicability of minimum alternate tax (MAT) to foreign companies – Supreme Court disposes of Castleton's appeal
The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal filed by Castleton Investment Limited against the order of the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) holding that MAT would apply to foreign companies. Last month, the government had issued a press release stating that MAT would not apply to foreign companies unless they had a permanent establishment (PE) or place of business in India. It had also stated that necessary amendments to the Income-tax Act to give effect to this position would be introduced. Based on a statement by the Attorney General that the government would abide by the decision announced vide the press release, the Supreme Court disposed of the appeal. While the text of the proposed amendment and the timing thereof are not yet known, the disposal of the Castleton case based on the government's decision will hopefully bring a satisfactory conclusion to this controversial issue.
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Game On! will also include a virtual reality game room, traditional arcade room, and rental party rooms.
Fleming closed her fine-art photography and gift shop, Bonzeye Studio, late last year to focus on a new venture.
Construction is wrapping up, and Fleming and partners hope to host soft-opening nights weekly before setting a grand opening sometime in April.
Game On! is designed to get children of all ages and adults involved in fun, indoor activities involving both muscular and mental skills, Fleming said.
“It’s be-physical, run-around, use your bodies and then use your brain in critical thinking and problem solving,” Fleming said.
Noelle Schendzielos, her younger sister Sydney and their mother Erin Erickson began a vegetarian food regimen, meaning no meat products, four years ago.
More recently they went completely vegan, which means no meat nor dairy including cheese, eggs and milk products.
Noelle, a senior at Rapid City Stevens High School, decided to combine her love of cooking, preparing vegan meals not only for her family, but for others as well in a part-time business venture.
Her business, Allied With Animals: Vegan Food To Go, began preparing its first pickup meals last week.


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ACI's European Carbon Black Summit, to be held in Frankfurt on October 28 to 29, 2020, will bring together the senior representatives of the different stakeholders involved in the carbon black sector, from producers, technology developers, rubber producers, chemical suppliers, researchers, as well as other influential stakeholders from the value chain.
Speakers from PREA Ltd. and CLK Consulting will make presentations on “Current Applications of Carbon Black Including New and High Performance”.
Pravin Mistry, CEO of PREA Ltd. and Tomasz Celka, Founder of CLK Consulting, will be speaking during Session Two of the Summit. The key focus of the session will be on gaining insights into the industry requirements for different recovered carbon black applications, as well as exploring advanced carbon black applications.
The organizers of the European Carbon Black Summit, ACI (Active Communications International) are offering an early bird discount of £170 ($225) for those who register by August 31, 2020. Discounted Price: £1525 ($2015), Standard Price: £1695 ($2240).
For debit/credit card registration, please visit https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/carbon-black-summit/
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