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VICHY, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- www.OnlineCreme.nl is very proud to announce that it has been elected as an official sales channel for Vichy in the Netherlands. On the vichy.nl website customers can now not only choose to look for a pharmacy close to where the customer is, which has been an option for years, but customers can also choose to buy their products online. Customers that are on the Vichy website that click on buy online, are being directed to OnlineCreme.nl. In the US where Vichy already is a direct seller and customers are able to buy the product online at the Vichy website, this might not be big news, but for the Dutch market OnlineCreme.nl thinks it is a big step forward, since a lot of customers are already buying their Vichy products online. OnlineCreme.nl will double their online sales in 2012 compared to 2011.
Besides this step forward in the cooperation with Vichy, www.OnlineCreme.nl has invested a lot in a full renewal of the website which has been live for a week now. The new website did not change a lot in look and feel, however the functionality has improved a lot. Where customers used to be able to pay in four steps, there now is a 1 page check out system installed. OnlineCreme.nl hopes that this will improve conversion figures and will increase the number of repeating customers.
On the fully redesigned Vichy products website: OnlineCreme.nl this years December Vichy product promotions are live as we speak. This year Vichy has chosen to promote a limited edition of the Vichy Liftactiv Derm Source Serum 10 Vichy Liftactiv Derm Source Serum 10. The promotion consists of large volume packaging (50ml) special price advantage in a limited edition gift box.
Vichy also decided to promote the Vichy Capital Soleil Lip Balm during this Holiday season. With all Vichy Capital Soleil Sunscreen for the Face products a free Vichy Capital Soleil Lip Balm will be added, the normalmcosts of this product are EUR 6.75. The Vichy Capital Soleil Sunscreen for the Face products to which this promotion apply are available from € 8.99 and up. These Vichy products combined are especially suitable for those who are planning to go on a ski trip, since the face and the lips can use a lot of extra protection during these kind of holidays.
The third promotion is about a lip balm as well, which is not surprising since in winter the lips can suffer a lot. From the sun during a ski trip, but as well from cold and wind during the winter days in December. With all Vichy Aqualia Thermal Light or Rich Cream products a free Vichy Aqualia Thermal Lip Balm will be added, the normal costs of this product are EUR 6.25. The Vichy products to which this promotion applies can be bought from EUR 14.25 and up. Go to OnlineCreme.nl to see all promotions.
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The purported “iPad Plus,” rumored to be powered by an A9 processor with four speakers, would be three inches larger than the 9.7 inch iPad Air models, which are currently the biggest tablets Apple has in stock. The speculated 7mm thickness would place it in the middle of the existing iPad’s depths, which range from 6.1mm to 7.5mm.
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Kardashian says as a mother, she was left “shaken by the disturbing images” of the ads.
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Ralph Lauren Corporation designs, markets, and distributes lifestyle products in North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers apparel, including a range of men's, women's, and children's clothing and accessories, which comprise casual shoes, dress shoes, boots, sneakers, sandals, eyewear, watches, fashion and fine jewelry, scarves, hats, gloves, umbrellas, and belts, as well as leather goods, such as handbags, luggage, small leather goods, and belts; home products consisting of bed and bath lines, furniture, fabric and w... [Read more...]
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According to 21 analysts, the average rating for Ralph Lauren stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is 135.92, which is an increase of 15.82% from the latest price.


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The news comes one day after Reuters reported that GM and Amazon are in talks to invest in electric pickup truck maker Rivian Automotive.
GM's 2018 profit margin was the fourth highest on record, despite the adverse impact from the changeover to new pickup trucks, Ward said in the note.
The automaker is currently undertaking a plan to restructure its businesses, which GM said should save it several billion in costs and lowered capital expenditures by 2020. The plans include about 14,000 job cuts.
"Unlike the past, GM is not waiting for a downturn to implement cost efficiencies," Ward said.
GM is a leader in self-driving car technology, he said. Its Cruise Automation unit received investments from both Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and Japanese automaker Honda in 2018. These bets place Cruise's value at roughly $15 billion. The unit could be spun off within a year or two, Ward said.
In the short term, the largest U.S. automaker is also particularly well positioned to take advantage of growth in sales of light trucks, Ward said.
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Samsung has announced another big milestone for its Galaxy Tab device; the tablet has surpassed one million units just two months after it launched, leading the electronics giant to increase its end of year sales target to 1.5 million units.
Just a week ago, the company had sold 600,000 units worldwide, with sales looking to have drastically increased over the holiday period now helped by the fact the device is now available via 120 mobile carriers in 64 countries.
This includes Samsung’s domestic market where the device has sold over 100,000 units in just 20 days.
In comparison, Apple’s iPad sold over two million units in its first two months but entered a market with little or no competition. The Samsung Galaxy Tab has performed well, despite competition, especially considering the lack of applications available for Android tablet devices and the fact Google has opened stated current Android software is not specifically suitable for tablet devices.
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Force Motors is rigorously testing the upcoming 2022 Force Gurkha 5-door and the upcoming car was spied again on one of its test runs. Force Motors is on a high after the initial response to the launch of the all-new Force Gurkha 4X4 SUV in its 3-door guise.
Since the 3-door variant doesn’t appease everyone, the company will launch the 5-door Gurkha SUV near the festive period in 2022. Here are the details on the upcoming car from the company:
Changes to Exterior:
The new 5-door Gurkha will be based on the same ladder-frame chassis of the 3-door version but it will be stretched out to accommodate extra passengers. The overall shape of the new car will remain the same as the regular one, having the similar boxy silhouette. It will have a re-designed rear glass area as well as a new design for the rear quarter.
Its wheelbase is expected to be 400mm longer than the 3-door variant with all other exterior design elements to be borrowed from the current car including the bold front headlamps with circular LED DRLs and the Mercedes G Wagon-esque front grille as well as the prominent factory fitted snorkel on the front fender.
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As evident from the latest spy-shots, the new 5-door Gurkha will have a new seating layout with both 6 and 7-seat layouts to be offered. The 6-seater version will get captain seats for the middle as well as the third row while the 7-seater version will get bench seat in middle and captain’s seat in the third row, which is unique design from the company as we don’t have this seating layout in any current car on sale in India, how-ever if this layout means more legroom and headroom for the third row passenger is to be seen but, Force Motors has already added a USP to its upcoming SUV.
The dashboard and other interior features are expected to be retained from the 3-door sibling of the car which comes with a decent list of features like 7-inch touchscreen infotainment with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, dual airbags, rear parking sensors, central locking and power windows. A rear parking camera is expected on the 5-door version but it is to be seen at the time of launch.
The features are not the selling point of the Force Gurkha, which is known for its rugged looks and off-road capabilities which can put to shame even SUVs of higher segments.
Engines and Transmission:
The 5-door Gurkha will continue to be powered by the Mercedes sourced 2.6L diesel engine seen on the 3-door variant which produces 91hp and 250nm of torque but these figures may rise due to the added weight of the 5-door version of the SUV. The SUV will continue using the 5-speed manual gearbox and have a 4-wheel drive system.
In terms of off-roading prowess, the new Force Gurkha 5-door will get all the bells and whistles like the manual locking front and rear differentials, independent front suspension, low-range mode and others with fine tuning done to cater to the added length and weight.
Price and Rivals:
The 3-door Gurkha rivals the Mahindra Thar and with Mahindra also testing its 5-door Thar variant, the new, stretched out Gurkha too, will rival the elongated Thar, though the competition will get tough when Maruti Suzuki Jimny 5-door will launch in the near future with Maruti already announcing its plans to launch the SUV in India.
In terms of pricing, the 3-door Force Gurkha starting price is Rs. 13.59 lakhs and the 5-door version, is expected to command a premium of Rs. 1-1.5 lakhs.
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Vietnam’s deputy prime minister has instructed the country’s Ministry of Finance to build a legal framework to govern the digital currency industry.
In a recent notice, Le Minh Khai bestowed upon the Finance Ministry the authority to oversee the nascent industry in Vietnam. As part of its responsibility, the ministry must formulate a legal framework for the industry, taking into account the existing technology and financial regulations and proposing amendments if necessary.
As reported by Vietnam Net, Khai further instructed the Finance Ministry to work with other ministries on the initiative, including Justice, and Information and Communications. The State Bank of Vietnam must also be included in the process, which could finally give digital currency entities legal recognition and protection in the Southeast Asian country.
The latest initiative follows up on Decision 1255, which was issued in August 2017 by then-Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. It sought the establishment of a legal framework to manage digital assets. Khai’s decree will further the study of the relationship between digital assets and physical assets, as well as the regulations that can apply to both.
Vietnam is a digital currency hub, with the Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index ranking it as first globally for adoption with a perfect score of 1. The country ranked second for on-chain retail value received and third for peer-to-peer exchange trade volume.
Despite this aggressive adoption, the government has done little to encourage the growth of the local virtual assets market. Aside from Decision 1255, it has yet to implement any regulations to protect investors or encourage institutions to get into digital asset trading, even as neighboring countries like Thailand step up their oversight of the industry.
In 2017, the State Bank of Vietnam became among the first to ban digital currencies for payments, a move that Thailand has recently made.
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Google’s advertising practices in Europe have been a matter of a long drawn out anti-trust case, and today, the tech giant was slapped with a 1.5 Billion Euros ($1.7 billion) fine by the European Union (EU) for blocking ads published by rivals. Google has been in a long-running dispute with the EU’s anti-trust watchdog, and this is the third fine that it has been slapped with in a matter of two years. The case is related to Google’s abuse of its position in the market over the course of a decade from 2006 to 2016, when it blocked third-party rival firms from displaying search advertisements. Following the earlier censure from the EU, Google renegotiated its contracts with the third party rivals and allowed them greater freedom in their Adsense contracts. However, that did not prove to be enough as the EU decided to slap the fine regardless.
Margrethe Vestager, who is the commissioner of the anti-trust watchdog, said,
Google has cemented its dominance in online search adverts and shielded itself from competitive pressure by imposing anti-competitive contractual restrictions on third-party websites. This is illegal under EU anti-trust rules.
In this regard, it is also important to point out that Google makes a lot of money through their advertising service and it is in its interests to block out rival firms. The profits before taxes from advertising alone stood at $30.7 billion in 2018. In the previous year, it was $12.66 billion.
Following the verdict, Kent Walker, the head of global affairs at the company stated that the company has taken the concerns of the commission on board and are keen to make changes. He said,
We’ve always agreed that healthy, thriving markets are in everyone’s interest. We’ve already made a wide range of changes to our products to address the Commission’s concerns. Over the next few months, we’ll be making further updates to give more visibility to rivals in Europe.
Due to Google’s practices, advertisers who were working in the same industry simply could not grow, and the market pretty much became a monopoly. Conversely, those who spend money on advertising had no other option but to go with the services provided by Google, and it soon became a bit of a monopoly, with only one company being the option for everyone. The EU has almost always been tough when it comes to anti-trust issues, and this is perhaps the latest example in its long drawn out battle with Google.


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GSL Gaming Group to offer sales representation for companies seeking to place products into commercial and tribal gaming venues.
Gaming Specialized Logistics, LLC dba “GSL Gaming Group”, a Las Vegas-based specialized logistics management and distributor of products for the casino gaming industry, today announced that the Company is changing its name to GSL Gaming Group; welcoming longtime gaming executive Mark Wiedemer and John Glaser to its leadership team; and adding a sales distributorship division.
This major development means that GSL Gaming Group will now offer sales for a broad range of gaming products and solutions as a distributor for companies seeking to place products on gaming floors and into casino resorts.
GSL Gaming Group President and Chief Executive Officer Kelcey Allison said, “This is such an exciting time in GSL’s growth, as we welcome proven sales and business leaders Mark Wiedemer and John Glaser and launch our sales distributor business to provide gaming operators with a one-stop-shop approach to numerous product lines, services, and solutions. Together, we bring more than 70 years’ experience and over a billion dollars of gross revenue over the past decade in selling a wide array of gaming products and solutions, and as a team we have relationships with nearly every commercial and tribal gaming operator in the America’s.”
Allison added, “Our clients will be able to capitalize on our groups in business development, product positioning, pricing, and product and field marketing strategies. Their results-driven careers have been focused on building strong and trusted partnerships and friendships with gaming operators.”
As the GSL Gaming Group’s Chief Revenue Officer, Wiedemer will oversee sales and business development, and Glaser will lead operations as Chief Operating Officer, with Allison continuing as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Wiedemer brings 26 years of experience in positions of significant scope and responsibility with global industry leaders IGT, Scientific Games, Bally Technologies, and Konami Gaming. He has held various sales and business development leadership roles, with global and domestic responsibility, primarily related to casino systems and technology solutions. Most recently, Wiedemer served as Senior Director of Sales for IGT’s casino management systems sales division, where he led a team of sales representatives responsible for selling casino system solutions and support to North America casino operations.
For more than 25 years, Glaser has held numerous sales and business development executive roles on the gaming supply side with industry powerhouses including IGT, Bally Technologies, Cash Systems, Inc. and Ainsworth Game Technology.
He joins GSL Gaming Group after serving more than seven years as the Director of Sales and Service – North America for Ainsworth Game Technology where he developed and led the sales and service team responsible for the success of the Ainsworth throughout North America. Earlier in his career, Glaser held other leadership roles including Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Cash Systems, Inc., Vice President of Sales at Bally Technologies, Vice President of Sales for Global Cash Access, and Director of Sales at IGT.
Before founding GSL in late 2017, Allison served seven years in many executive positions including Chief Executive Officer at Aruze Gaming America ; held the role of Senior Vice President for Ainsworth Game Technology, and served more than 10 years in executive roles for Progressive Gaming International Corp. He is a seasoned industry veteran and entrepreneur who has founded and operated two successful businesses.


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If there’s one Air Jordan 11 colorway every sneakerhead needs in their rotation, it has to be the Air Jordan 11 “Cool Grey” colorway. Hands down.
His Airness famously wore the pair at the end of his career with the Washington Wizards. The shoe came in a two-toned look as the grey suede and grey patent leather popped so well on the elegant design of the Air Jordan 11.
The shoe originally released in 2001 and then again in 2010. For the last decade, a release of the “Cool Grey” colorway has been priority #1 for sneakerheads.
Jordan Brand athlete Jayson Tatum might’ve given us an early look at the possible re-release of the coveted iteration. However, the shoe features a mesh upper rather than the traditional suede seen on the pair. Nonetheless, it looks like Jordan Brand is bringing back a classic. The shoe also appears to come in the typical black Jordan box from the looks of Tatum’s Snapchat. Certainly, things can quickly change.
Stay tuned as we hope Jordan Brand delivers on these. In other Air Jordan 11 news, take a look at the upcoming “Clear” colorway.Air Jordan 11 Retro “Cool Grey” 2020
Color: Medium Grey/White-Cool Grey
Release Date: TBA
UPDATE: The Air Jordan 11 “Cool Grey” will not release in 2020, but the word is that we will see the retro release of the “Cool Grey” Jordan 11 set for 2021. Stay up to date with all new Jordan drops and 2021 Jordan shoe releases.


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Silent night as tsunami island weathers its storm
A depleted tourist paradise struggles to restore its previous vibrancy, reports Connie Levett in Phuket.
As the light fades on Patong Beach, the new crowd control barriers are dragged into place at the beach end of Soi Bang La, Phuket's best-known girlie bar strip, leaving the clogged roadway free of tuktuks and motorbikes so tourists can wander freely. But there are no tourists.
Locals believe tourists are staying away because of a combination of respect for the dead, confusion about the extent of damage, and superstition about ghosts.
"It's a ghost town at night," said Chilla Chilacott, owner of the Aussie Bar, a first-floor sports bar above the high-water mark. "People have the wrong concept of what's happened. It's a lot better than they think."
Six months after the tsunami surged up Soi Bang La, the once clogged street is quiet. The whole island is quiet.
At the Laguna Phuket, the island's largest hotel development, the new wedding chapel on the lake is still. The Korean brides have not come this year.
Only 10 per cent of businesses on Phuket were physically affected by the giant waves that struck the island's west coast on Boxing Day 2004, but almost all are hurting now. Tourist arrivals are down more than 60 per cent on last year. The East Asian tourists - Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese and Koreans - the main market at this time, are down 70 per cent. The number of international flights to Phuket is down from 158 a week to 43.
Phuket Governor Udomsak Asawangkul said: "All over the island, businesses are based on the tourism industry... everyone is affected tremendously.
"Patong is the place where the economy of Phuket is run, so when it is hit, it is very hard for people to earn a living."
Phuket has 30,000 hotel beds. Normally at this time of year, the occupancy rate is 50 per cent. Today it is 10 to 20 per cent.
"Phuket really needs our help," said Juthamas Siriwan, president of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
This week, the tourism authority launched a "fun trip, rock-bottom discounts" campaign of cheap air fare and hotel packages to bring back Thai tourists.
Next month the campaign will go international, focusing on China, Japan and Korea.
At the Laguna Phuket, a complex of five top-tier hotels with 1500 beds, and the biggest non-government employer on the island, the occupancy rate is better, over 50 per cent, but it comes at a price.
In conjunction with Qantas, the resort is offering a charter package of eight nights' accommodation at the five-star Laguna Sheraton Grande, with breakfast, transfers and return flights for $A1529. The published low-season room rate per night is $A324.
Laguna managing director James Batt said the British and Australian markets had been the most resilient since the tsunami, though the Nias earthquake had come at a bad time.
"The fear factor will disappear but the memory won't," he said. "I know it's the six-month anniversary, but we have to put the tsunami behind us. We have a great resort, great weather and deals to entice the customers to come back."
That said, the Korean honeymooners, a huge market, won't come to Phuket this year and there has been little call for the new wedding chapel.
"We can't paper over cracks here. People starting out their married life will probably avoid a place that's had a bit of bad luck," Mr Batt said.
Internet rates are as low as $US63 a night for five-star resorts. With five-star rates so low, the crowded two and three-star hotels, many owned by locals, have nowhere to go.
Pisarn Trangasombat, a mid-level hotelier, has spent the past few months shuttling around Asia, to China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, on tourism roadshows, speaking with travel agents. "The perception is that Phuket was destroyed, that Phuket had no fresh water, no power," he said.
When the tsunami hit he had several projects in development. He has scaled back one project and put another on hold. "It's difficult to manage the finances. Some people have quit their business," he said.
About 400 small businesses have asked for leniency from the Phuket Commerce Office because they cannot pay staff social security contributions, according to Governor Udomsak.
Further down the business chain, economic woe hits harder.
"We are cash rich, we have had some good years," Mr Batt said, but the local fishermen are struggling. "Through our tsunami recovery fund we put 49 boats back in the water in our local village, but those fishermen have no one to sell their fish to."
At the Aussie Bar, enough tourists still drop in, thanks to cricket and football coverage, for Mr Chilacott to ride out the big tourist dry. One bar has changed hands three times in six months.
The tourists would be back by Christmas, Mr Chilacott predicted, but until then the iceman and T-shirt seller on the street have no business.
"The only thing that can be done is for people to come and buy T-shirts," he said.


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Mate 30 Pro at a launch event in Germany, Huawei has also introduced the Huawei Watch GT 2
smartwatch. The next-generation wearable comes with a new processor, unrivalled battery life, all-in-one 3D glass screen, new sports modes and other improvements.
The Huawei Watch GT 2 comes in two different sizes and styles with the larger 46mm looking pretty similar to the original
Watch GT. It still has a 1.39in AMOLED screen with a 454×454 resolution but also sports an all-in-one 3D glass screen for a ‘wider look and feel’.
A smaller 42mm model looks much like the
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 with a curved dial and thin metal frame. They will come in different colours and various strap designs.
Huawei uses its own Kirin A1 chipset which was announced at
IFA 2019 alongside the flagship
Kirin 990. The A1 is designed for smaller devices and offers ‘unrivalled battery life’, according to Huawei, thanks to its power consumption which is around a third of the industry average.
So with ‘daily use’ the 46mm GT 2 can manage up to two weeks, with both heart rate monitor and call notification functions on. Meanwhile the 42mm model in ‘classic mode’ can last up to a week.
Huawei says the A1 means ‘even longer battery life’ but the original GT also offers two weeks.
You can take calls from your phone on the GT 2 from up to 150m away and you can store up to 500 mp3 tracks on it thanks to internal storage.
There are a total of 15 sports modes, including eight outdoor and seven indoor, all of which have full-scale monitoring of almost 200 types of data.
The GT 2’s heart rate monitor will notify you if you over 100bpm or under 50pm for more than 10 minutes and there’s also TruSleep 2.0 which monitors sleep quality, real-time heart rate and sleep breathing quality.
Something called TruRelax technology aims to help users recognise and relieve stress by recording HRV (heart rate variability) values and providing feedback on the user’s stress index.
Both will be available in October with the 42mm model priced at 229 Euro while the 46mm costs 249 Euro.


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Once again, the U.S. Open makes its inaugural appearance in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and Bethpage Black, known as one of the toughest tests in golf, is set to challenge every player’s golf skills with its extremely challenging course conditions. Real-time weather conditions powered by The Weather Channel, will now effect gameplay by providing current conditions at actual courses. Expect putts to roll slower on wet greens and drives to be shorter due to the rain soaked fairways.
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and the Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman will form a new commentary team that adds to the new sports broadcast presentation, including hole overviews, up-to-the –minute updates from around the course, and more.
Other new features include tournament Challenge where you can relive key moments in tournament history through an all-new character progression mode and Precision Putting, which allows you to maintain complete control of your backswing and follow-through to ensure an accurate putt.
Exciting changes are also in store for gamers online as Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 features new enhancements for the online tournaments. Details are yet to be revealed.
EA claims that the Wii MotionPlus accessory is so good that playing Tiger Woods will be like bringing a golf simulator to our living rooms! There's not too long to wait to see if Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 delivers. June 16, 2009 is the date to put in your diaries.


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Destiny's Child stage costumes go up for auction
Stage costumes worn by pop group Destiny's Child at the height of their fame are hitting the auction block in June, along with gowns belonging to Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and Cher.
Julien's Auctions said on Monday that it was selling more than 100 lots of costumes owned and used by Destiny's Child members Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The outfits include the co-ordinating gold leather costumes worn by the three “Survivor” singers during a VH1 television tribute to Diana Ross in 2000, and the trio of futuristic metallic red and silver leather jumpsuits the women wore in their “Independent Women Part 1" music video that was the theme song for the 2000 movie “Charlie's Angels.”
“These three outfits are so iconic and represent such an important song,” said Martin Nolan, executive director of Julien's Auctions.
The dozens of costumes, most of which were designed by Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles Lawson, are expected to fetch between $600 and $10,000 each at the three-day auction in Beverly Hills on June 11-13.
Julien's said the outfits were donated by the families of the Destiny's Child singers after spending years in storage. A portion of the proceeds will benefit MusiCares, the charitable arm of the Recording Academy that has helped musicians who are struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Destiny's Child, one of the most influential female groups of early 2000s, went through several line-ups and officially split in 2006. Beyoncé went on to forge a huge solo career.
Other items up for sale in June include an Atelier Versace gold gossamer gown worn by the late Whitney Houston for a performance in Paris in July 1998 (estimated at $20,000 — $30,000), and the net bodysuit and motorcycle jacket outfit worn by Cher in the 1989 music video for “If I Could Turn Back Time” that last sold at auction five years ago for $60,000.


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Kelowna farmers' market returns
Market’s back: Despite cool spring weather, both vendors and customers were out for opening day and a return to the outdoor venue for the Kelowna Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market at Springfield and Dilworth Wednesday. Manager Bob Callioux expects more than 100 vendors to attend the first Saturday market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this weekend, where there will be a festival celebrating Easter. Kids won’t be disappointed if they expect to see the Easter bunny handing out carroty treats.


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Black Friday-- one of the most frenzied shopping days of the year -- is just a few days away and retailers are already rolling out some of their best deals. Big.The best 2017 Black Friday Deals and Sales available on Groupon.com on November 23.Check out this list of the best Black Friday deals on technology products.Get the full rundown on all of the Black Friday game and tech deals out there, including those on PS4,.
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The best Black Friday deals UK that are on offer on amazon.co.UK for this upcoming holiday season get deals and more at up to 50% off in some cases.TigerDirect Black Friday ad features handful of laptop, desktop deals.
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Black Friday, er, Black November tech deals include cheapWith Black Friday fast approaching, there are already some great deals online in technology for UK buyers out there. (from ZDNet).
Black Friday sales got off to a calm start in stores but some websites crashed as retailers struggled to keep up with demand.Target is tackling Black Friday 2016 with a range of steep discounts on electronics such as gaming consoles, televisions sets, and consumer gadgets, but shoppers can take advantage of early deals now.
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The high street retailer offers products including television sets, games, consoles, and cameras, and we are likely to see some competitive discounts in the days ahead.While customers will be able to descend on physical stores at 6am on the day, shoppers can take advantage of online deals on Thanksgiving.
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NextgenID has announced that its products are compliant with the federal government’s Identity, Credential, and Access Management policy. The ICAM policy was the subject of a recent memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
NextgenID specializes in identity solutions for government agencies. The company specifically emphasized its Virtual In-person Proofing (VIP) solution, which delivers Supervised Remote In-person Proofing (SRIP) through the NextgenID ID*Capture Kiosk. According to NextgenID, VIP is the only product of its kind that meets the SP 800-63A standards laid out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
“Proofing is the single largest cost component of any credentialing system,” said CertiPath President Jeff Nigriny. “In our analysis of the market, NextgenID’s SRIP is the leading solution that addresses cost and accuracy while providing many additional operational benefits.”
The ID*Capture Kiosk is designed as a front-end enrollment device, and allows users to prove their identities in a variety of ways. The platform should help lower the costs of the credentialing process for the government agencies that utilize the technology.
While NextgenID is focused on the public sector, biometric kiosks are becoming an increasingly popular automated identity solution for border control and banking. For its part, NextgenID has been a member of the International Biometrics & Identity Association since 2016.


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Asian Agri recently sold 10,000 litres of cooking oil at affordable prices at Indonesian Trade Ministry’s “Pasar Murah” event on June 15-20, 2016.Bazaar Minyak Goreng (Cooking Oil Bazaar), or Bazaar...
As part of efforts to support sustainable fashion in Singapore, RGE is proud to be a strategic partner of the Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFF). RGE and like-minded partners celebrated a big TaFF day on 6 July 2022 with the launch of the ‘Fashion The Change’ Exhibition at The Cocoon Space, ‘Enable the Change Sustainability Summit’, and the launch of ‘Shop the Change’ pop-up store at Design Orchard.
RGE Vice Chairman Bey Soo Khiang joined TaFF’s President Wilson Teo and Chief Executive Officer Semun Ho to welcome Grace Fu, Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, to tour the ‘Fashion the Change’ exhibit featuring remarkable designs created out of sustainable and recycled materials from Singapore’s talented young creatives dedicated to #sustainablefashion.
Then, Mr Bey and RGE President Tey Wei Lin walked over to TaFF’s ‘Enable the Change Summit’ to enjoy keynote speeches by Minister Grace Fu and Erik Solheim, former United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director.
Lucita Jasmin of APRIL Group, part of the RGE group of companies, also served as a panellist on the ‘From Intent to Results: How Can Fashion Reduce Its Environment Footprint’ moderated by PwC’s Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change Practice Leader Fang Eu-Lin.
Finally, RGE’s senior executives joined Senior Minister of State for National Development and Foreign Affairs Sim Ann for the grand opening of the ‘Shop the Change’ pop-up store at Design Orchard.


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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s impressive rally experienced last year, continues to be the talk among a number of investment firms, which remain buoyant that the same rally will continue this year. During an interview on CNBC, Firsthand Capital Management CIO, Kevin Landis, reiterated that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) also joins Apple as the top picks for 2015.
Apple continues to register positive sentiments in the Street based on the ongoing strong demand of the iPhone 6, as well as the perceived growth potential of its mobile payment system.
“The striking thing about Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is, it is conservatively valued. It has such big market cap that people don’t feel like it can sustain a high multiple, and you can justify its current valuation based on existing products. We do not know how big the Apple watch is going to be we don’t know how big Apple Pay is going to be, but that is all upside,” said Mr. Landis.
It is still a tricky situation to own Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) at the current margins at the back of ongoing skepticism about iWatch as well as the fact that most of the big hedge funds own the stock.
“It is a little bit late for people to stampede in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), you just have, to have business fundamentals improving and this stuff going up. No you are not going to double your money in Apple,” said Mr. Landis.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) might not have had the best of runs in 2014 but still makes it, into Landis top tech picks for the year having shown some recovery signs since the start of the year. The stock continues to be seen as a better momentum stock in the industry at the back of huge optimism that in the months to come, it might drive up the company’s valuation.
The main concern at the moment is Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)’s subscription numbers that were a point of concern last year having dropped in the wake of the company increasing its subscriptions charges. It awaits to be seen how the giant video streaming company will respond to the declining subscription numbers, as well as the imminent competition in the space.
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AWS Cancels Serverless Postgres Service That Scales to Zero
AWS has notified customers of its Amazon Aurora Serverless v1 service that it will cease supporting the offering at the end of 2024. Replacing v1 in the Aurora Serverless range, which supports Postgres and MySQL databases, will be v2, which offers some advantages but also one big disadvantage: It doesn’t scale all the way down to zero.
Amazon Aurora is the hugely successful relational database service launched by AWS in 2014. It debuted with MySQL compatibility, and support for Postgres was added in 2017. The database, which is part of AWS’s Relational Database Service (RDS), has been so widely adopted that, a couple of years ago, AWS declared Aurora the fastest growing service ever in the history of the company. Considering the continued momentum behind Postgres, it’s likely the AWS service has continued to grow at a breakneck speed.
In 2018, AWS rolled out a serverless version of Aurora, which enabled the database to scale up and down in response to application demand. Many customers appreciated that Aurora could scale all the way down to zero–essentially turning itself off–when there was no demand for the database, and automatically wake itself up when called into duty.
That function was a feature of Aurora Serverless v1. Last week, AWS began notifying customers that Aurora Serverless V1 would cease being offered as of December 31, 2024.
“We are only announcing the end of support for Serverless v1,” the note from AWS read, according to several customers who shared the note on the Internet. “Aurora Serverless v2 continues to be supported. We recommend that you proactively upgrade your databases running Amazon Aurora Serverless v1 to Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 at your convenience before December 31, 2024.”
Aurora Serverless v2, which AWS unveiled in April 2022, does have several features that v1 lacks, including support for replicas, logical replication, and–thanks to a major update AWS delivered just over a month ago at re:Invent–global databases that can scale up to support million of writes per second.
Aurora Serverless v2 also sports the new RDS data API, which AWS unveiled last week and which allows customers to connect to the Aurora database via REST (only Postgres is supported at the moment).
“You can now access these Aurora clusters via a secure HTTP endpoint and run SQL statements without the use of database drivers and without managing connections,” AWS says in its December 21, 2023 announcement.
However, Aurora Serverless v2 lacks one big feature that is a part of Aurora Serverless v1: The capability to scale all the way down to zero. That rubs some Aurora customers the wrong way.
“Goodbye to a relational database that could idle down to zero on its own,” wrote Ganesh Swaminathan, head of cloud solutions architecture at JPMorgan Chase & Co, in a tweet on X (formerly Twitter). “Hello to double the bill (or more)…”
“I’m pretty disappointed that Aurora Serverless V2 cannot seem to scale to 0 ACU,” writes a Reddit user known as zmose. “Ya know, what ‘serverless’ is supposed to mean? I think it ends up being around like $50/month at minimum.”


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Advanced Micro Devices is in the second phase of a strategy to turn around its financial situation and prepare it for a battle with Intel in the high-end server market.
The processor firm’s senior vice-president and CFO, Robert
J. Rivet, told the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference in Dana Point, Calif. Monday that it has already taken steps to reduce inventory in its supply chain for PC customers. The next stage, he said, will see the company launch a chip called Opteron next month to compete with Intel’s 32-bit Xeon server product.
“”This is the ‘prove it’ stage,”” Rivet said at the conference, which was Webcast. “”We’ve spent the last while focused on reducing our costs, but you can’t cut your way to prosperity. Now we’re focusing on top-line growth. Next year I’ll be talking about the payoff.””
AMD cut about 350 jobs in the United States late last month as part of the “”Operation Flexibility”” strategy the company devised last summer to deal with quarterly losses. While renegotiating one of its loans and raising additional money, Rivet said AMD has managed to reduce capital expenditures from about US$850 million to US$705 million. Rivet said AMD expects to break even in the second quarter and return to profitability during the second half of the year.
Rivet admitted that AMD was taken back by the downturn in PC purchasing that began last year, which bloated its channels’ supply chain. It has since moved to “”rebalance”” the channel and is now sitting on about three or four weeks worth of inventory from a high of eight weeks, Rivet said.
Mark Waters, a reseller in Red Deer, Alta., isn’t complaining about product glut. He said the company, Mark’s Mobile, tends to sell triple the number of AMD-based white box PCs than those using Intel’s Pentium chips.
“”The AMD, I think, for what you get is far superior in terms of performance,”” he said. “”That’s in any environment — graphic, audio or video . . . as far as multimedia and then even business applications and stability, I think it’s the best way to go. I think you pay too much money for Intel, I really do.””
Rivet said Opteron, which will launch April 22, will be aimed at the one- and two-way server market where Intel’s Xeon chip is popular. While Intel is pitching its Itanium 2 product for the higher-end of the data centre, Rivet said Opteron will be less disruptive.
“”This will be the only chip to let IT departments migrate at their own speed, when they want to, to 64-bit computing,”” he said, adding that while AMD only enjoys about three to five per cent of the server market now, it foresees reaching double digits by next year.
Waters said AMD’s channel partners will be critical to Opteron’s success.
“”Intel has always had that part of the market,”” he said. “”It could be a little di


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October 27, 2014: Andhra Pradesh (AP) goes LED. The state has taken up energy conservation under the Demand Side Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) on a massive scale, and has decided to go LED. The project, which will, later, be adopted in the whole state, has started off in Guntur district, where 20 lakh LED bulbs will replace incandescent bulbs in all households. By implementing this program, Guntur will save about 75-80 MU per annum. This project will be implemented in three moe districts besides Guntur?these are Anantapur, West Godavari and Srikakulam.
Energy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL) is implementing this project, and is funded by PGCIL, PFC, REC and NTPC. The project costs Rs 1,000 crore.
About 80,000 bulbs have already been distributed in Guntur district. According to a survey, each household in Andhra Pradesh, on an average, use two incandescent bulbs. EESL has asked the manufacturers to give long warranty period of the LED bulbs so that the consumers get motivated to shift to LED lights.


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Toyota Develops World’s First Centre Airbag
It seems the Japanese sales slump and the companyâ€™s considerations of government assistance havenâ€™t slowed Toyotaâ€™s R&D department down one bit. News has surfaced this week that the Japanese giant has developed the worldâ€™s first rear cen
It seems the Japanese sales slump and the company’s considerations of government assistance haven’t slowed Toyota’s R&D department down one bit. News has surfaced this week that the Japanese giant has developed the world’s first rear centre airbag.
Developed to help reduce the severity of injuries incurred in side-on collisions, the airbag would be fitted to the rear-seat centre console of four-seat Toyota models and is designed to deploy when the car is hit from the side.
Toyota is yet to announce which models will get the new airbag, or when we should expect to see it on the market, but it looks like buyers now have another box to tick when looking through a new car’s list of safety features.


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Doubling down on its specialty coffee lineup, McDonald’s is testing three new McCafe beverages at select units in Northern California.
The restaurants are debuting a hot and iced caramel macchiato, French vanilla cappuccino and Americano. Participating locations also received new equipment aimed to improve the quality of McDonald’s McCafe offerings overall.
To promote the test items, customers will be able to order them in a small size for $1 during the week of March 20.
The drinks are making their debut at a time when the chain has issued a series of changesto its restaurants in an effort to improve sales, including adding kiosksand offering two different versions of its Big Mac.


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High inflation rates can hurt any country’s economy and point to underlying problems in economic policy. Currently, Iran, Turkey and Nigeria are three countries where high inflation rates are putting a strain on citizens and businesses, with effects ranging from exorbitant food prices
, rising rents and falling sales on non-necessary items.
But very low inflation, as Singapore, Ireland and Japan are experiencing at the moment, has its own set of problems. While low inflation will encourage consumers to make purchases, it can lead to less earnings for companies and decreased hiring and it also means people don’t get the benefit of paying off their debt quicker with the help of a little inflation. Ultimately, low inflation can lead prices into a downwards spiral, causing deflation and a deterioration of prices equally bad as an inflation crisis.According to data complied by the World Bank,
countries currently in price deflation around the world were Ecuador (-0.2 percent), the Maldives (-0.1 percent), Rwanda (-0.3 percent) and Burundi (-2.8 percent). On the other hand, inflation in Venezuela has recently gone to extreme levels, causing a so-called hyperinflation which is inflation spiraling out of control at a 50 percent increase (and often much more) per month. Venezuelan inflation for 2018 was literally off the charts at approximately 1 million percent, according to the International Monetary Fund.


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The Jaguar F-Type and F-Type Coupe may soon be joined by performance-oriented models.
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When Jaguar pulled the cover off the C-X16 concept last month at the Frankfurt Motor Show many wondered if it'd enter production.
Could the Jaguar XF Sportbrake be coming stateside?
Jaguar is wasting little time getting the F-Type ready: after announcing it this week at the Paris Motor Show, the configurator is already up.


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Drug-resistant salmonella outbreak sickens 2 in Delaware, CDC says; raw chicken blamed
Two Delawareans are among the 92 people in the United States to have confirmed cases of salmonella after coming in contact with raw chicken products, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
Delaware is one of 29 states to have reported cases of a multidrug-resistant strain of salmonella, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said. The illness has led to 21 hospitalizations.
Symptoms include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps 12 to 72 hours after being exposed to the bacteria. The illness usually lasts four to seven days.
While most people recover without treatment, some patients do need to be hospitalized if they are experiencing severe diarrhea, officials said.
Lab evidence found that many types of raw chicken products — including raw chicken pet food and live chickens — resulted in people becoming sick, officials said.
As of now, a single supplier of raw chicken products has not been identified, officials said. The people who became sick reported buying different types of brands and types of chicken products.
CDC officials are advising residents to handle raw chicken carefully, specifically by washing their hands before and after preparing food and cooking chicken thoroughly.
Officials are not advising people to avoid buying raw chicken products or cooking raw chicken. The CDC is recommending pet owners not feed raw chicken to their animals.
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SanDisk has expanded its range of storage devices with the launch of two new products. The SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I is only available in 256GB while the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive m3.0 is sold in four capacities.
The SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I is the first card from the company that specifically targets mainstream users, with a focus on Android owners. Supposedly, the card can store up to 24 hours of FullHD 1080p video and supports transfer speeds of up to 95 MB/s. The card is also quite durable since it is waterproof, shockproof, X-ray proof and even temperature proof.
The Dual Drive m3.0 is aimed at Android users who are making use of OTG-enabled devices running the Google OS. It comes with a retractable design that has a microUSB port on one end and a USB3.0 port on the other. It can reach transfer speeds of up to 150MB/s.
Both products are also compatible with the SanDisk Memory Zone app. The redesigned app has new features, such as a timeline-based photo browser, aggregated content view, an integrated video and music player with built-in file compression as well as decompression capabilities.
The SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I (256GB) card will be sold for Rs 13,990 from December 2016 on Amazon India exclusively. SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive m3.0 is priced at Rs 650 for 16GB, Rs 950 for 32GB, Rs 1,650 for 64GB and Rs 3,600 for 128GB, which will also be available from next month exclusively on Flipkart.


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VOV.VN - Both handicraft and fine art products of businesses from HCM City captured the attention of visitors during the international fair known as Top Drawer 2019 which is currently underway in the UK.
Vietnamese producers of natural and environmentally friendly gift and handicraft products are exhibiting their wares at a fair that opened in Singapore on July 10.
The Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro) is looking to expand its business to overseas markets following its successful exports to 60 countries and territories worldwide with a turnover of US$200 million.
(VOV) - Vietnamese handicrafts imported by a Thai company have attracted the attention of foreign visitors at a recent international handicraft exhibition held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Traditional Vietnamese handicrafts are being showcased at the 15th International Fine Arts and Handicrafts Exhibition, which opened in Algiers, Algeria, on March 18.


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I was able to inspect these K. Haring bubblers, rigs, water pipes, tasters, spoon pipes, glass trays, and catchalls up close and they are stunning, museum quality pieces. The prices range from $220 for the water pipe down to $30 for the taster. There’s also a Bic lighter with the same Haring motif for $5. In the coming months the manufacturer will introduce three additional color designs featuring Haring’s work.
Marijuana businesses pay for 66% of state’s sponsored highway miles under Clean Colorado program
Researchers from Texas A&M say they have found a quick, cheap, and accurate way for law enforcement agents to differentiate pot and hemp – using lasers.
New Trump budget proposes deleting current rider protecting state medical cannabis laws from federal interference
‘Marijuana Moment’ publisher Tom Angell tweeted today about the impact of impeached president Donald Trump’s new budget on marijuana law in America.
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Assembling a truly autonomous smart home is getting closer and closer to reality every day. But for every new smart bulb, thermostat, home security system and appliance we set loose within our walls, there are still probably a half dozen “dumb” items we’d still love to replace. But whether they’re too costly or too big […]


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NEW DELHI: The government is planning to make the role of independent directors more accountable, as the number of frauds reported by companies have gone up substantially in last few months, especially in the financial sectors.
“The role of independent directors is critical for better corporate governance of the company. They are to make the Board decision unbiased with better transparency and are not supposed to be just rubber stamp of the promoters. Unfortunately, this is not happening. This is going to change soon,” a senior official at the Ministry of Corporate Affairs told TNIE.
According to the official, the government is going to make certain changes so that the independent directors are more diligent in performing their duty, which include certain qualifications. Also, promoters cannot appoint these directors from companies that are in direct business transactions with them.
“Many small but effective changes need to be implemented. They will be given more power. At the same time, their accountability will be more. They will be held equally liable in case of any violation of law or unethical practice. We are also taking into consideration the recommendation of the Kotak Panel. By May end or June, there will be greater clarity,” the official said.
The Kotak Committee, formed under the chairmanship of Kotak Mahindra Bank managing director Uday Kotak, had suggested many changes in the role of independent directors. The proposed changes include making it mandatory for companies to hold at least five meetings a year (from four at present), extending the minimum number of directors from three to six, and increasing the number of independent directors from 33 per cent to 50 per cent of a company’s Board, with at least one independent woman director amongst them.
The case of independent directors had been under scanner with recent cases of corporate frauds including the Nirav Modi case, Mehul Choksi case and the questionable role of independent directors on public and private sector banks, involved in fraudulent transactions.
To increase the number of independent directors from 3 to 6
One of them to be a woman
Mandatory for the independent directors to attend at least
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Debt firm reports IVA surge
Debt Free Direct reaped the benefit of the UK's borrowing binge today as it said the number of people it offered rescue packages to doubled.
The company issued twice as many Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) between May and October than it did in the same six months last year.
The huge rise in business prompted the firm to predict that profits for the period would be 'significantly more than double' the £1.9m it banked at the same stage last year.
And it said profits for the full year 'will comfortably meet market expectations' of £10.4m.
However, investors who hoped for even faster growth were left disappointed by the update and shares in Debt Free Direct slumped 6%.
The share price has leapt from 25p shortly after it floated in 2003 to as high as 581p last month - a rise of more than 2,000% - as the number of people needing financial help soared.
IVAs allow people to repay a set amount of money each month in exchange for creditors freezing interest payments on the debt.
According to the Insolvency Service, 20,293 people in the UK took IVAs in 2005 while almost the same amount did so in the first half of this year alone.
The figure is expected to hit 40,000 by the end of this year and over 100,000 by 2010, making firms such as Debt Free Direct exciting prospects for investors.
Debt Free Direct issued an average of 536 IVAs a month between May and October - a rise of 101% on the same period last year.
However, it was less than the 607 in August and the 551 a month between May and July.
But Debt Free Direct put the fall down to processing delays during its relocation to bigger offices in Chorley, Lancashire.
Chief executive Andrew Redmond said that the potential growth of the company 'means that we view the next stage of our development with both confidence and excitement'.
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Channel 4 to propel the West Midlands’ creative industries says Mayor
The digital and creative industries will be the lifeblood of the West Midlands’ economic recovery – crowned by the relocation to the region of Channel 4, the Mayor for the West Midlands, Andy Street has said.
Speaking in Birmingham at the national launch of the Creative Industries Council’s new toolkit for growth, Mr Street said he was confident the region would become the new home of the broadcaster.
“The digital and creative industries will be the lifeblood of our recovery,” he said.
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According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the average prices of agricultural products sold by agricultural enterprises in 2017 as compared to 2016 increased for all types of products, except for beets of the dining room, the price of which decreased by 23 UAH/ton.
In the past year, livestock products have significantly risen in price. Thus, the average selling price of farm animals in live weight increased by 9370 UAH/ton, or almost a third, milk - by 1772 UAH/ton (24.5%).
Also, preliminary with 2016, in 2017, there was a significant increase in prices for fruit and berry (by 2903 UAH/ton, or 33%) and vegetable crops (at 212 UAH/ton, or 5%).
In particular, the price of potatoes also increased, the price of which increased by 665 UAH/ton (20%). The rise in price was not spared both cereals and grain legumes, as well as oilseeds - by 358 (9.5%) and 476 UAH/ton (5%), respectively. The average price of eggs increased by 37 UAH/thousand pcs. and in 2017 was 1146 UAH/thousand pieces.


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Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) announced that consistent with the Company’s planned succession strategy, Michael O. Johnson, Herbalife Nutrition’s chief executive officer (CEO) since 2003 and chairman since 2007, will transition to the role of executive chairman of the Company, effective June 1, 2017. At that time, Richard P. Goudis, currently chief operating officer (COO), will succeed Mr.
“Over the past 13 years, Michael’s incredible vision, leadership and passion for Herbalife Nutrition’s mission have strengthened the Company’s global leadership, expanding our positive impact on the health and wellness of millions of people in more than 90 countries,” said Jeffrey T. Dunn, lead independent director of Herbalife Nutrition’s Board of Directors. “Michael has skillfully led the Company through a period of significant expansion, quadrupling annual net sales from $1.1 billion to $4.5 billion over the course of his tenure and deepening relationships with distributors and customers around the world. As we move through this planned leadership transition process, we look forward to Michael’s ongoing involvement with the Company as executive chairman, where his talents, experience and judgment will continue to help guide the Company and deliver value for shareholders.”
“It is a privilege to lead this remarkable company and work with our extraordinary management team, employees and distributors to reach the position of strength we are in today,” said Mr. Johnson. “Our mission of improving people’s nutrition and health is what attracted me to Herbalife Nutrition more than 13 years ago, and I am extremely proud that we have made incredible strides in bringing our mission to bear around the globe. I look forward to continuing to advocate the importance of good nutrition, which is at the heart of my new role.”
In addition to quadrupling sales, the Company expanded its operations significantly during Mr. Johnson’s tenure and now does business in 94 countries around the world. Herbalife Nutrition’s product portfolio also increased considerably under Mr. Johnson’s leadership as did the R&D function which has grown to include more than 300 scientists and Ph.D.s. In addition, Mr. Johnson’s vision drove many of the Company’s key marketing initiatives, namely the sponsorship of more than 190 athletes and teams around the globe including the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team, soccer sensation Cristiano Ronaldo and cricket superstar Virat Kohli. An endurance athlete, Mr. Johnson is also responsible for leading the development and introduction of the Herbalife 24 line of sports nutrition products, used by elite athletes around the globe.
Mr. Dunn continued, “We are thrilled to name Rich Goudis as Herbalife Nutrition’s next CEO. Rich has more than 18 years of experience in the nutrition industry, including leadership roles at Rexall Sundown and GNC, and has been an integral part of Herbalife Nutrition’s management team for 12 years. As Herbalife Nutrition’s CFO from 2004 to 2009 and COO since 2010, Rich has continuously proven to be among the most visionary, effective and productive leaders in the nutrition industry. We are confident the Company will continue to thrive under Rich’s leadership and are excited about the future.”
“Rich and I have worked side by side for more than a decade, and I’ve witnessed firsthand his extraordinary integrity, judgment and passion for making Herbalife Nutritiona great company,” said Mr. Johnson. “The Board and I have full confidence in his ability to lead Herbalife Nutrition well into the future and ensure the Company’s momentum continues.”
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Goudis said, “I am honored by the trust the Board has placed in me to lead this great company into the future. As a leading nutrition company, we have shown our ability to continuously innovate by bringing new products to market and improving the customer and distributor experience. I look forward to building upon this strong foundation and working with our employees and distributors as we continue to bring quality nutrition to people around the world.”
As COO of Herbalife since 2010, Mr. Goudis has been responsible for Worldwide Manufacturing Operations, Product Development, Quality, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Information Technology, Security and regional Finance and operations functions. During this time, the Company expanded its Herbalife Innovation and Manufacturing (H.I.M.) facilities to five locations around the world and now manufactures more than 70 percent of all products in-house, ensuring the highest levels of quality control. Under Mr. Goudis’ management, Herbalife Nutrition also grew its employee base to more than 8,000 people worldwide. Prior to his role as COO, Mr. Goudis served as the Company’s chief financial officer for six years. (Original Source)
Shares of Herbalife closed today at $59.12, down $1.56 or -2.57%. HLF has a 1-year high of $72.22 and a 1-year low of $42.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $61.96 and its 200-day moving average is $61.67.
On the ratings front, Herbalife has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. In a report issued on October 25, Pivotal Research analyst Timothy Ramey reiterated a Buy rating on HLF, with a price target of $90, which represents a potential upside of 49% from where the stock is currently trading. Separately, on August 4, Suntrust Robinson Humphrey’s Michael Swartz maintained a Hold rating on the stock and has a price target of $66.
According to TipRanks.com, which ranks over 7,500 financial analysts and bloggers to gauge the performance of their past recommendations, Timothy Ramey and Michael Swartz have a yearly average return of 8.2% and a loss of 7.8% respectively. Ramey has a success rate of 58% and is ranked #456 out of 4178 analysts, while Swartz has a success rate of 27% and is ranked #3366.
Herbalife Ltd. is a global nutrition company. Its offers range of science-based weight management products, nutritional supplements and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, Mexico, South & Central America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Asia Pacific and China. It’s products are categorized into four principal groups: weight management, targeted nutrition, energy, sports & fitness, and outer nutrition. Its weight management products include meal replacement, protein shakes, drink mixes, weight loss enhancers and healthy snacks and its Outer nutrition products include facial skin care, body care and hair care.


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In Apple’s never-ending negotiations with record labels, iTunes boss Eddy Cue often played the good cop to Steve Jobs’ bad cop. But for current CEO Tim Cook, Cue may well be Mr. Fix-It.
In a surprising executive shuffle, Apple announced Monday that Scott Forstall, who runs software development for the iPad and iPhone, would be leaving the company, along with retail chief John Browett. Cue, an Apple employee for 23 years who was chief of iTunes since it launched in 2003, has now absorbed control of the Siri voice recognition service and the disappointing Apple Maps.
For the affable Cue, a diehard Duke University basketball fan, sports car collector, and studious avoider of the spotlight, the added responsibilities are the latest indication of the regard with which he’s held both inside and outside Apple.
“There’s nobody quite like Eddy Cue at Android or any of the other competitors,” said Bob Bauman, president and CEO of Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), the company that manages Internet rights for pro baseball and sells baseball-themed apps on iTunes. “Eddy is genius, brilliant, thoughtful, and tough. There’s nothing that we’ve asked for that they’ve just said, ‘Fine.’ ”
The 48-year-old Cuban-American played a major role in the creation of Apple’s Web store, iTunes, and iPods. And as Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, he’s kept the peace with key partners and helped fix product messes. Few people know that five years ago, he helped prevent the relationship between Apple and the large record companies from collapsing when the sides almost “went nuclear.” When MobileMe, the division that oversaw Apple’s Web services and software, appeared to run hopelessly off track, it was Cue who salvaged the operation and transformed it into iCloud.
Besides being Jobs’ top troubleshooter and door opener with entertainment companies, Cue was in the pivotal position of ensuring that Apple’s iPods, iPhones and iPads were kept stuffed with movies, music, and e-books. And lest we forget, it was such entertainment media that helped fuel demand for Apple’s mobile devices — in turn, making the company, with its $560 billion market cap, one of the most valuable in the world.
That Forstall, at times a divisive personality inside Apple, is reportedly being shown the door not long after Cue was promoted and received a bonus worth $37 million, doesn’t come as a surprise to Apple watchers. One former Apple employee says Cue has a “high degree of social intelligence.” That’s something many of his peers in tech and even Jobs often lacked. Through a spokesperson, Cue declined to comment for this story.


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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Following Black Friday, which had an overwhelming amount of shoppers, Nebraska Crossing knows they will be very busy until Christmas.
"Every year Black Friday is really the kickoff," Chief Marketing Officer Johanna Boston said. "As of Black Friday moving forward, we will be busy every single weekend, and as we get closer to Christmas, we'll be busy everyday."
Officials at Nebraska Crossing know parking will be limited and shoppers will end up parking just about anywhere. Since being open, they have tried to making things easier for the customer parking experience.
"We've learned a lot in five years, so we've gotten much better at it," Boston said.
For overflow parking, there is a lot about a half-mile way from the mall that includes a free shuttle. But still, carpooling and patience are recommended.