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Just today a guy on Twitter spotted two new Redmi smartphones with model numbers 21121119SG and 22011119UY respectively receiving the EEC certification.
The date of publication of the notification is also of today only 1/10/2021. However, the identities of these two smartphones are still unknown.
Just by looking at the model numbers, it is very difficult to guess the actual identity of both of these smartphones but don’t worry we gonna post some more information about these two smartphones pretty soon.
As these two smartphones received the EEC certification, now within a few days we will definitely get the leak about the actual identity of these two.
So until then, keep updated to our website, you can check out our news section to stay updated with all the leaks and updates. Stay safe and happy Androiding. :)Follow Technozix on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Subscribe to Technozix.com for latest Tech News.


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Former Obama aide Jim Messina is becoming a member of the board of Blockchain.com in anticipation of enhanced regulation from the Biden administration and different governments for its enterprise buying and selling and processing digital cash.
Why it issues: Cryptocurrency corporations are presently working in a regulatory no man’s land. Some companies are in search of extra authorities tips whereas others desire to have as few guidelines as potential — and function offshore, if want be.
- By bringing on Messina, Blockchain.com, a London-based cryptocurrency agency that claims it does roughly 30% of all bitcoin transactions, is making an attempt to change into a key participant within the onshore market.
- It additionally desires a say in serving to develop requirements and guidelines.
- “Crypto has been the Wild West, and now it is time for some regulation,” Messina informed Axios. He served as Obama’s 2012 marketing campaign supervisor and deputy White Home chief of employees.
The large image: With the worth of bitcoin surpassing $1 trillion in Tuesday’s buying and selling, the business is looking for regulatory readability in anticipation of much more progress.
- Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, one other cryptocurrency trade, informed “Axios on HBO” that if he had been beginning an organization in the present day, he would base it outdoors of the U.S., the place the principles are clearer.
- In the meantime, cryptocurrencies proceed to rise in prominence. Tesla, for instance, introduced it purchased $1.5 billion value of bitcoin and would begin accepting it as a cost for its merchandise.
- Coinbase, one other crypto firm that competes with Blockchain.com, is getting ready to go public. Axios has reported it might have a $100 billion valuation, a watershed second for an business craving legitimacy.
Between the strains: New regulation and readability may additionally imply extra restriction for the business.
- Gary Gensler, President Biden’s nominee to chair the Securities and Change Fee, mentioned throughout his Senate affirmation listening to: “Bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies have introduced new considering to funds and monetary inclusion, however they’ve additionally raised new problems with investor safety that we nonetheless must attend to.”
What they’re saying: Blockchain.com likens itself to a crypto model of JPMorgan Chase & Co., with income from client buying and selling and institutional accounts.
- “We do not need crypto to be a fly-by-night place,” mentioned CEO Peter Smith. “We wish it to be an actual market. We wish it to be clear, regulated and serve clients nicely.”
- Different blue-chip corporations like Coinbase and Gemini have additionally put nice effort into crafting a picture of sturdy regulatory compliance.
- “There is not any query that digital forex goes to be the best way that the majority transactions are performed sooner or later,” mentioned Messina, who’s been buying and selling crypto for roughly a yr. “And it’s extremely vital to get the regulatory a part of this proper.”

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Now, some of the greatest names from the games sector are uniting behind SpecialEffect, the gamers’ charity, for their annual One particular Particular Day flagship fundraising campaign.
Businesses from all more than the globe, massive and little, from the mobile, Computer and console arenas – as nicely as retail and hardware – will donate income from in game purchases and sales, hold auctions and fundraising events and stage their personal on the internet sales of best titles.
Mobile developer Seriously have worked with SpecialEffect to market One particular Particular Day across the games sector and have been a big element in its accomplishment. This year, the creators of the international hit Very best Fiends mobile game have also utilised their partnership with English Premier League football club Norwich City to publicise the campaign. Seriously and their sponsorship partners Norwich City have arranged for match day marketing for the tie with Aston Villa on five October to be offered to SpecialEffect, with fundraising and auctioning off signed shirts to boot!
Given that its inception in 2016, One particular Particular Day has raised nearly a single million pounds for SpecialEffect. It really is substantially required revenue as the UK-primarily based charity does not charge for any of its solutions and relies completely on voluntary revenue, substantially of which comes from the games sector and gaming communities.
One particular Particular Day generates massive constructive interaction across social media and in the previous has even had reality Television superstar Kim Kardashian tweeting her greatest wishes to more than 57 million followers, as nicely as becoming described in the UK Parliament! The big surge of positivity generated by SpecialEffect and the games sector on One particular Particular Day does an massive quantity to raise awareness of the charity’s operate and the alternatives accessible to individuals with disabilities who’d like to be in a position to play digital games.
Dr Mick Donegan, Founder and CEO of SpecialEffect, is delighted by the assistance for One particular Particular Day from the games sector: ‘One Particular Day is such an essential fundraising occasion for SpecialEffect, especially with the ever-escalating demand for our solutions. The assistance the occasion receives from the games sector is certainly essential in producing positive we can continue to attain every single disabled individual that desires our enable to be in a position to join in and play. SpecialEffect is right here and supporting disabled gamers due to the fact of the backing we obtain from the games sector and their gaming communities. Without the need of it, we just could not attain the quantity of disabled gamers we’re at present in a position to.’
For anybody that enjoys gaming of any description, One particular Particular Day will be clearly visible nowadays across mobile apps and social media. Businesses participating will relay the One particular Particular Day message to its players – “Obtain, Play, Donate” – and proudly declare themselves element of the games industry’s biggest charitable endeavour of the calendar year.
To uncover out extra about One particular Particular Day, go to www.onespecialday.org.uk or e-mail SpecialEffect Partnerships Fundraiser [email protected]


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Cheryl Miller, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Expedia for Business, says points to the key findings in the OTA's Traveler Value Index 2023
Guest Post: The traveller preferences that will shape 2023 and beyond
After several years of lockdowns and restricted travel the appetite for travel has never been bigger.
According to Expedia Group’s recent Traveler Value Index 2023 study, nearly half of consumers globally (46%) feel that travel is more important to them now than it was before the pandemic, and almost as many (43%) are planning to increase their travel budgets in 2023.
The number of people who say they are planning to take a leisure trip within the next year is also on the rise, with more than two-thirds (79%) planning to do so.
As the travel industry continued to rebound last year, there is no question that it also experienced unprecedented, and likely permanent, changes.
Arguably the most significant change is the higher expectations travellers now have for their entire travel experience.
Expedia Group’s Traveller Value Index examined what travellers truly want, and how travel professionals can tap into that demand to provide the best end-to-end experience possible.
New Motivators for Travel
As a starting point, travel professionals should be aware of why people are travelling.
According to the study, nearly half (49%) of consumers cited mental and physical well-being and change of scenery as their top reasons for travel in 2022, and self-care will continue to remain a priority in 2023.
Many people also view travel as a way to gain new experiences (43%) and get out of their comfort zones (22%).
Loyalty programs are also increasing in importance. More than half of consumers (53%) say that it is more important to travel with loyalty providers than before the pandemic, with 52% valuing discounted pricing from those programs the most.
The good news is that 75% of travel providers are operating loyalty programs to encourage repeat bookings.
It is important to make processes for redeeming these points and vouchers as easy as possible to capitalise on this demand and ensure travellers start off their trips right.
Flexibility is Still In Demand
The travel industry is far less tumultuous today than it was during the height of the pandemic.
However, travel preference has permanently shifted to favour flexible reservation policies in case the need to change or cancel a trip should arise.
In fact, nearly half of the respondents would not book non-refundable lodging or transportation domestically, and more than half say they wouldn’t book non-refundable lodging or transportation for an international trip.
An overwhelming number of travel businesses adapted to this change in consumer behaviour.
Ninety-six per cent say they offer refundable services or credits, and most of them (77%) introduced some of their refundable offerings because of the pandemic.
Travel providers who offer flexible policies will be the ones best positioned to give travellers peace of mind in times of continued uncertainty.
Travellers Will Vote with Their Values
Travellers are increasingly choosing to book with providers that align with their personal values. In fact, more than two-thirds (70%) say they are more likely to choose more inclusive travel options, even if it means paying more.
A staggering eight in ten (78%) of consumers say that they’ve made a travel purchase based on promotions or ads they feel represent them through messaging or visuals.
The travel industry is quickly adapting to this continuing trend: three in five organizations (60%) made changes in the last year to ensure their services are inclusive and accessible, and an additional 21% have plans to do so.
UK travellers searching for last minute getaways
Consumers in the UK are the most eager to set sail overseas, with forty-three per cent of UK consumers revealing they are very likely to book or have already booked an international trip in the next 12 months, ranking higher than the global average (30%) internationally.
This eagerness has transpired into last-minute bookings, with almost half (49%) of UK consumers comfortable booking trips less than a month in advance.
Therefore, it is unsurprising that flexibility is the most valuable policy for UK travellers when choosing booking providers.
As air travel returns to popularity, UK travel professionals and consumers are aligned on ranking full refunds as the top priority when travelling via plane.
Travellers are rapidly becoming more savvy as they place greater importance on travel as a way to heal and reconnect with the world.
It is vital for the industry that travel organisations continue to adapt with flexible, sustainable, and value-driven options to not only attract consumers, but to follow through on the promise to delight travellers from the booking experience to the taxi ride home.


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30.11.2017 11:36 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, while speaking within the International Mayors Summit, dedicated to municipal innovation development, in Kyiv, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groisman said that introduced by the Government policy of supporting the Ukrainian innovation and technological modernization will afford the country to achieve its strategic goal - that is, to change the model of the economy from that based on raw materials and to switch from constant «patching holes» to system development and the production of final product with high added value, Government Portal reports.
As to the report, he reminded that several institutions are operating within Ukraine with the purpose of creating a system of innovative support - the Innovation Support Council, Investment Support and Export Promotion Offices, and the Startup Support Fund (to be launched the next year).
«We are committed to modernizing, leveraging investment, creating new jobs, launching new businesses,» Groisman admitted.
He emphasized that innovation development is the key to the implementation of universal ideas, among which achieving complete energy independence, energy efficiency and industry rehabilitation.
«I believe in a democratic Ukraine with strong economy. We must abandon a model of economy basing on raw materials being a supplier for other economies, we should cease being a country exporting raw materials alone. It is crucial for us, through support of innovations, to change the model of the economy, to produce a competitive product, to enter the markets of other countries and to build up our home,» Groisman stressed.


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Not long ago, the Lamborghini Aventador and its rivals competed in the upper echelon of the supercar market, with lesser supercars, such as the Huracan, Ferrari 458 Italia/488 GTB and McLaren 650S occupying the ‘junior’ supercar space. That’s no longer the case.
With the launch of the 720S a couple of years ago, McLaren pushed the performance envelope of the mid-range supercar to previously unexplored heights. The result is that it now knocks on the door of more expensive and supposedly faster alternatives.
In a bid to see just how fast the McLaren 720S is, CarWow lined up a Spyder alongside an Aventador S Roadster for a series of performance tests.
The first test was a drag race. With rain falling, the rear-wheel drive McLaren had a little difficulty sprinting off the line, giving the AWD Lambo an immediate advantage. However, it soon started to claw its way back and, by the end of the quarter mile, actually blasted past the Lamborghini!
In the second test, the duo lined up for a rolling race from 40 mph (64 km/h) in second gear. The McLaren has a serious torque advantage over the Lamborghini and once it came on boost, easily sped past it.
The final face-off came in the form of a brake test, where the Lamborghini secured the win.
It is rather amazing just how fast the 720S is, even though its been two and a half years since its release. However, the successor to the aging Aventador will reportedly be a hybrid with upwards of 1,000 hp – and the game will start anew.


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By Zoe Baptie, Account Director, Bluestripe Communications
Zoe is the resident adtech expert at NDA’s sister company Bluestripe Communications and our monthly columnist rounding up the most important developments in the market each month.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused ripplingly effects across the adtech ecosystem, with news publishers feeling the brunt of the situation. This month Newsworks, the industry representative for UK newspaper publishers, states news brands are set to lose £50m in ad revenue over the next three months, according to The Drum. This is due to keyword blocklists used by some advertisers as brands shy away from appearing alongside content linked to Covid-19.
Raising awareness of the damaging impact this is having, Newsworks launched the initiative #BackdontBlock, asking advertisers to remove such blocklists from trusted UK news brands so journalism can continue to be funded.
Interestingly, AI media company GumGum released the findings of its study which suggested 62% of all Covid-19 related keywords to be safe. Its machine-learning-based content analysis and brand-safety engine, Verity, found as many as 1.5 million pageviews to be brand safe even though they contained words such as “Covid-19”, “Coronavirus”, and “Quarantine”, Campaign reports.
A gloomy outlook
The IPA Bellwether Report for Q1 2020 was released this month demonstrating the far-reaching negative impact from the pandemic, as total marketing budgets showed the strongest reduction since the global financial crisis. Market research, in particular, saw a cut of 21%, followed by events which saw a 15.9% reduction in budgets.
However, there was still some glimmer of hope, as firms expect the UK economy to recover during the coming financial year – let’s hope for a quick recovery! What’s New in Publishing shared industry reaction to the results.
Similarly, the Advertising Association and WARC Expenditure Report sees UK adpend forecasts plummet 16.7% – or £4.23bn – from 2019. It comes as adpend increased by 6.9% year-on-year to reach £25.36bn in 2019 which was the tenth consecutive year of ad market growth.
The report states ad spend is expected to return to growth in 2021 with a rise of 13.6%, yet levels of investment are not expected to surpass the 2019 total. The downgrading of the projections for 2020 and 2021 demonstrate the deep impact Covid-19 has had on advertising since March.
In other news from April
Independent contextual AI specialist, Illuma Technology, has been shown to outperform industry benchmarks in Online Ad Awareness and Brand Affinity, without the use of personal data or cookies. Its AI targeting technology works by reading the real-time contextual signals driving user attention so that new target audiences can be identified.
The brand uplift study conducted by Kantar shows that Online Ad Awareness grew by 11.9% in a recent Illuma campaign, which is 65% greater than the Kantar UK norm. Illuma also increased Brand Affinity by 14.5%. Other metrics such as Aided Brand Awareness, Brand Favourability and Purchase Intent also performed high.
A new shiny adtech thing has also launched –a video platform called Union. The joint venture of five leading video technology providers – PlayAD, Project Agora, ShowHeroes, Video Intelligence, and Viralize – will enable global brands to activate video campaigns on the sites that matter the most to their local audiences.
Union aims to help local publishers access incremental spend from global brands that want to support local media at a time when trusted content is needed more than ever.
Available programmatically and as a managed solution, Union brings a unique blend of pre-roll and outstream video formats to market, enabling advertisers to use contextual targeting on brand safe, trusted publishers which reach nearly 300 million users. You can read more about the launch via ExchangeWire.
TikTok signed a deal with The Trade Desk making it possible for media buyers to bid for ad space on the network via demand-side platforms from the Asia-Pacific region. According to AdWeek, this partnership is the first time inventory on TikTok has been accessible via The Trade Desk, yet the social media network does have integrations with other DSPs in the region. Speculation is provisions are in place for the partnership to go global.
Lastly, mobile publisher platform and programmatic ad exchange PubNative has partnered with in-game monetization platform Admix, to expand its offering with ads in gaming and VR environments.
The partnership will give PubNative exclusive access to Admix’s audience of Millennials and GenZ within mobile games and serve in-game ads programmatically through Admix’ssupply-side platform.
It will enable PubNative’s advertisers to reach users playing games in an immersive and constantly evolving environment, while not compromising on the user experience – keeping audiences engaged while driving brand recall in a similar manner to product placement in movies.


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Chicago, IL—ADM shared a report of the top five pet trends going into the new year. These trends build on ADM’s larger annual report of global consumer trends.
As human trends increasingly inform pet nutrition innovations, new ways to proactively support pets’ overall well-being will continue to emerge. Most pet owners are seeking out foods, treats and supplements to enhance their furry friends’ physical and behavioral health.
Top concerns supported by pet supplements include:
- anxiety and calming
- mobility and joints
- immune function
- skin and coat
- liver and kidney
“As a go-to partner to forward-thinking pet nutrition companies, ADM is invested in producing pet food the right way, benefiting pets as well as their parents, the industry and the planet,” said Jorge Martínez, President, ADM Pet Nutrition, in a press release. “Brands that can nimbly adapt to a more holistic approach to pet well-being and a more responsible way of conducting business will be poised for success in 2023 and beyond.”
Mark Lotsch, ADM’s President, Global Health & Wellness, added, “Many of today’s consumers expect their pets’ foods to be made from ingredients on par with their own meals. This increasing humanization of pets is cultivating a holistic approach to pet well-being, including weight management, digestive health and customized, premium solutions. With these key consumer insights in mind, innovations in pet nutrition and wellness solutions will help satisfy pet parents’ latest demands.”
1. Evidence-Backed Supplements for Wellbeing
ADM reports that 57% of global pet owners say health claims are important when choosing pet food to purchase. Also, 33% of U.S. pet owners would like to see calming and anxiety relief benefits in pet food and treats. Consumers want to see evidence of treat and supplement effectiveness, too, with label claims like “clinically tested,” “scientifically studied” and “vet recommended.”
2. Animal Gut Health
A reported 60% of pet owners would like the pet foods and treats they purchase to have a digestive health benefit. In the U.S., 27% of pet supplement shoppers looked for information about their pet’s microbiome in the past 12 months. Notably, bacterial strains used for human wellness can be useful for pet care, too.
3. Personalized, Targeted Pet Care
Customized nutrition strategies that cater to an individual pet’s specific needs can enhance development and healthy aging. Research finds 88% of U.S. pet parents say it’s important to take preventative measures to protect pets’ health. Products with targeted benefits give consumers confidence that the product will deliver desired results. Plus, with more health and wellness options to choose from, pet parents can see which products offer unique ways to address specific concerns. Owners of younger pets typically look for products that can support immune function and general wellness for lifelong benefits. Parents of older pets often seek out tailored solutions, such as those that address joints and mobility. Functional treats (made with food ingredients that offer nutritional benefits) and pet health supplements (which support a specific structure or function of the body and are non-nutritional), are segments expected to grow rapidly.
4. Innovative, “Humanized” Products
New product launches present the opportunity to create an elevated, enjoyable experience for consumers and their furry companions alike. Notably, two-thirds of global pet parents like to see products with new and unusual flavors for their dogs and cats, More than 80% of owners monitor whether their pets like the taste of the products that they purchase. Fun and playful foods in eye-catching colors, exciting flavors and interesting shapes are on-trend. Dog-friendly ice cream, squeezable, lick-able cat treats and biscuits inspired by seasonal holidays are just a few examples of the humanization of pets.
5. Planet-Friendly Ingredients
Modern pet parents are shopping for high-quality, responsibly produced foods for the entire family. Over 42% of pet owners say they want to purchase pet food with sustainably sourced ingredients. Plus, 72% of pet owners say they will pick one product over another if they deem it to be more environmentally friendly.


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- The 16-inch MacBook Pro is a beast, and it has a decent keyboard 2 Years Ago
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The wait for smartphones that transform into tablets is nearing its end. Foldable OLED panels were mentioned three times in the fourth quarter earnings report Samsung released earlier today, as the company claims foldable phones will help drive its growth in 2018.
“The OLED panel business will strengthen its [Samsung’s] competitiveness in the premium segment with the release of foldable panels,” it said. “As for the Mobile business, Samsung will continue its efforts to differentiate its smartphones by adopting cutting-edge technologies, such as foldable OLED displays.”
Samsung has been hyping a phone that folds into a tablet for years. We first got a sneak peek at what a foldable Galaxy device might look like in a concept video at CES 2013. Five years later and the concept device is still all we have to go by.
As exciting as a phone/tablet hybrid may sound, there’s still plenty of reason to believe the radical concept will be pushed back further. In 2015, a Samsung official told Business Korea, “The industry believes that the commercialization of foldable smartphones will be possible in 2016.” Two years later, reports from the Korea Herald claimed it was “highly likely” that Samsung would release 100,000 units by Q3 of 2017. We’re now into 2018 and all rumors point to the forthcoming unveiling of an inflexible Galaxy S9.
If a foldable phone does arrive this year, it will likely be a version of the upcoming Galaxy Note 9. Last year, Samsung’s mobile lead Dongjin Koh said the company was scheduled to launch a foldable smartphone in 2018 as part of the Galaxy Note line. However, he warned that there are hurdles to overcome that could push the phone’s release back even further.
Despite the Note 7 fiasco and bribery scandal, Samsung has some financial leeway to experiment with after reporting an operating profit of KRW53.65 trillion ($14.24 billion) and KRW239.58 trillion for 2017, both of which are company records.
Phillip Tracy is a former technology staff writer at the Daily Dot. He's an expert on smartphones, social media trends, and gadgets. He previously reported on IoT and telecom for RCR Wireless News and contributed to NewBay Media magazine. He now writes for Laptop magazine.


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It’s the perfect combination: People love pickleball, and if they can sample craft foods and drinks at the same time? That’s a winning formula. Just ask Iowa-based Smash Park, a company that operates indoor pickleball venues and is firmly in expansion mode.
Smash Park’s formula is now coming to the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. The company announced in November that it will begin construction on its first Twin Cities location this fall in the suburb of Roseville, Minnesota. The venue is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023.
A growing company
Smash Park Entertainment Group has already opened locations in West Des Moines and Pella, Iowa. The company also plans to to open a pickleball center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Monty and Kerri Lockyear started Smash Park Entertainment Group in 2018. According to the company’s website, their goal was to create something new, active and social. They settled on pickleball for the same reasons that the sport’s popularity has grown so quickly: The game is easy to learn and master. It fosters a healthy, active lifestyle. And it encourages socialization.
After opening the first Smash Park in Des Moines in 2018, the Lockyears opened their second in 2022 in Pella, Iowa.
Can’t ignore the demand
In a press release announcing the Twin Cities location, Monty Lockyear said that demand for the sport has been high enough to encourage Smash Park to make the leap to a new market.
“Enthusiasm for pickleball and ‘eatertainment’ seems to grow by the day. We plan to delight area residents with fun recreation and entertainment options for every age with top-notch scratch food and drinks.”Monty Lockyear, CEO of Smash Park Entertainment Group, in a written statement
According to Smash Park, the new Roseville venue will include 30,000 square feet of indoor space housing pickle ball courts and a restaurant serving craft food and drinks. The space will also house a Paddle Club solely for patrons 21 and older.
And for those who want more than pickleball? The center will also offer ax-throwing, karaoke, duckpin bowling and live music. A 15,000-square-foot outdoors space will feature a patio, rooftop bar, televisions and yard games.
Smash Park plans, too, to host local pickleball leagues each week.
The new Smash Park will be located in the Twin Lakes Station retail center at 1743 County Road C West in Roseville.
And though plans are still in the early stages, Smash Park is also planning a second Twin Cities location that the company hopes to open in 2024.
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The weeks-long garment workers strike in Haiti is emblematic of international corporations promoting slave labor and putting profits above lives.
The largest culprits are American companies, who import almost 80 percent of garments manufactured in Haiti. They have sat silently by over the past several weeks as Haitian authorities have brutally attempted to break up the demonstrations with teargas and violence.
Most recent data show that Haitian garment workers make an average of 570 Gourde, or $5.50 per day. With the rising cost of living, majority of Haitians are unable to survive on what they make. A monthly public transportation ticket costs 1500 Gourde, a dozen eggs costs 200 Gourde, and monthly internet subscription costs 5,700 Gourde.
Just this Monday, on Feb. 21, the Haitian government finally agreed to raise the minimum wage, after the weeks-long demonstrations by the brave garment workers who are standing up against being exploited.
Based on the government announcement, the minimum wage for garment workers will rise from 500 Gourde to 770 Gourde, or a little less than $7.50 per day. This increase still does not meet what unions are demanding, a wage of $15 per day, that would be more appropriate to address the rise in the cost of living in Haiti.
There is strength in numbers, and Workers United, the union representing garment workers in North America, stands in solidarity with the more than 50,000 garment workers of Haiti.
The world is watching, and will call to task the companies that are profiting many-fold on the backs of our Haitian brothers and sisters. It’s time for corporations, especially our American companies who import garments manufactured in Haiti to step up, and pay workers what they deserve. Your brand is at stake.
Secretary-Treasurer, Workers United
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Ok, fash: I’m soooooo over everyone ripping into Kanye.
After announcing last minute that he was going to stage a guerilla show during NYFW, the rapper was the subject of endless media scrutiny for firstly daring to go off-schedule, and secondly for being famous while being a designer. Because apparently that’s JUST NOT FAIR. Hmph.
One designer (who ‘did it the right way’), now scheduled for the same time as Kanye, came out in disgust to the media, sounding like a bratty toddler who had their toy taken away by the new kid at preschool.
She called Kanye ‘unethical’ and a ‘goliath’, saying that they had their show scheduled for months and now the important people would attend Kanye’s show instead of theirs.
At the risk of sounding like a meanie here, I’d like to say: So?
If Kanye had scheduled himself at the same time as her weeks ago, would it have made a difference? Nope. Is it Kanye’s fault that editors dropped Anne Bowen like a hot potato to go to his show instead of theirs? Nope.
How dare Kanye try to be successful, provocative, make money, get editors to his show etc! It’s not fair!
Except it IS fair.
The idea that Kanye was labelled a ‘goliath’ in the fray is ridiculous. He’s the constant target of overwhelming negative ridicule, and his season one line was criticised before he even started.
Also, let’s look a little deeper into the facts here, shall we? Because I haven’t seen anyone do it properly so far… Anne Bowen was launching a streetwear line that would have competed with Kanye. And apart from the fashion pack, do the general public know Bowen?
It also seems like she got more coverage for her line complaining about Kanye than I’ve ever seen her receive for her clothes… interesting, that.
Meanwhile, Naeem Khan (also scheduled at the same time as Kanye) told media: “I am confident that the fans of the brand and those in industry who truly appreciate the art of design and craftsmanship, will come out to support us [Wednesday]. I am thrilled with the new collection and we are looking forward to a great show.” Christina Hendricks, Kat Graham and Ashley Greene sat in his front row.
Post show, predictably, everyone ripped into Kanye’s vision. Which is interesting, because it’s the first time I’ve actually seen fashion media have a negative opinion about someone. You did it, fash writers, you were critical and the sky didn’t fall down on you! Finger snaps!
Do we really think Anna Wintour would have attended a show that wasn’t the future of fashion? It’s a runway – and like every other runway, it’s not meant to be worn as-is. Sure, I ain’t wearing stockings over underwear and combat boots on the street – but it’s a commentary on the future of the sport-luxe movement, and I sure as shit am reconsidering my all-flare, all-70s wardrobe right now.
Kanye is different. And people who are different don’t belong in fashion.
At least, that’s the message I’m getting from fashion critics, boring reiterations of the same ‘trend’ over and over again each year, and every popular instagram account, ever.
Everyone crying over Bowen’s spilt milk on her behalf can calm down because, let’s be honest, It looks like Kanye’s celebrity did help her in the end.
I’m now talking about her.
Follow Bianca’s confusing fashion journey over at @alphabetponymag
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CBRE Research has released its Q2 2017 Phoenix Retail Market View and Q2 Phoenix Retail Big Box Report, and healthy levels of positive net absorption, steady big box leasing activity and a notable decline in the market-wide vacancy rate all point to a strong retail market in the second quarter of 2017.
“With steady job growth and a hot housing market, the Valley exhibits strong fundamentals that are key to fostering a healthy retail market,” said Todd Folger, first vice president with CBRE’s Phoenix office. “When a labor market strengthens, consumers spending climbs, and retailers gain the confidence to open or expand.”
Jami Savage-Gray, first vice president with CBRE’s Phoenix office adds, “Retail follows rooftops. The Valley looks attractive to new retailers and those looking to expand in the market because of our robust residential market.”


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Big pharma drive for UK industry
THE government is to assemble a high-powered team of executives and entrepreneurs from the British life-sciences sector to promote the industry on the world stage and encourage inward investment into the country.
UK Trade & Investment, the government’s international business-development organisation, is expected to announce this week the creation of a 12-man strategy group to be chaired by Chris Brinsmead, president of Astra Zeneca UK, the drug developer.
Other members of the UK Life Science Marketing Strategy Implementation Board will include Andrew Hotchkiss, managing director of the UK arm of Ely Lilly, the pharmaceuticals group, Mark Ferguson, chief executive of Ren-ovo, the biotech company, and Kevin Cox, former president of Avecia.
The board will consider which overseas markets offer the best opportunities for British life-science companies and to encourage foreign businesses to invest in the UK.
The board will also examine ways to develop a consistent marketing message for all


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Samsung has released the July 2022 security update to one more phone in the US. This time, the update has been released to the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy A42 5G. The smartphone could soon get the update in more countries as well.
The new update has arrived to the Galaxy A42 5 G's carrier-locked version with firmware version A426U1UES4BVF1 in the US. The July 2022 security patch brings fixes for over 50 privacy and security vulnerabilities. It also includes general bug fixes and device stability improvements.
The mid-range 5G smartphone debuted with Android 10 in mid-2020. Samsung released the Android 11-based One UI 3 update to the Galaxy A42 5G in the first half of 2021. Earlier this year, the device received the Android 12-based One UI 4 update.
If you have a Galaxy A42 5G in the US and if it's a carrier-locked version, you can download the new update by heading to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install. You can also choose to flash the new firmware manually if you're familiar with the procedure.
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On the heels of BMW and Mini Cooper, who announced integrated iPod solutions for their cars last year, Mercedes-Benz USA, Volvo, Nissan, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari have teamed up with Apple to offer the same in their upcoming models, the companies announced on Tuesday. While Nissan, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari will make the details of their plans public later this year, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz have already provided details.
Volvo will offer two iPod connectivity options for its 2005 U.S. car line: S60, S80 and V70/XC70 owners will be able to use the Volvo iPod Adapter to plug their iPods into a cable in the cars’ glove compartments while S40, V50 and XC90 owners will have a dashboard-mounted FM transmitter similar to the third-party solutions already on the market. The former will allow users to control their iPods through their cars’ stereos, including the steering wheel buttons, and both options will charge the iPod while in use. Volvo expects to launch its iPod program during the second quarter, at which time it will announce pricing; information is not available on the company’s Web site yet.
iPod Integration Kit will first appear in April, along with the launch of its redesigned 2006 M-Class car, and will make its way to the company’s other 2005 and 2006 models later in 2005. Like Volvo’s iPod Adapter, Mercedes’ solution will enable iPod owners to plug their MP3 players into a cable in the glove compartment — it’s compatible only with iPods that feature dock connectors. The car’s in-dash display will show all the songs, artists and playlists on the iPod, allowing drivers to scroll through them with their steering wheel or stereo controls.


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EXCLUSIVE: 'It's a constant battle trying to fight that clock'... Courteney Cox, 49, reveals 'sleep and water' are her secrets to youth as she stars in new Pantene ad
- Actress, 49, lands first campaign with Pantene
- Says her secrets to youth are sleep and a 'boat load' of water
- Self-confessed product junkie is always looking for ways to turn back time
- Says 'it's a constant, vicious, daily battle trying to fight that clock'
She is just one year away from her half century. But, as these photos from her glossy new beauty campaign prove, Courteney Cox is defying the ageing process.
The 49-year-old, who found fame as Monica Geller on cult show Friends, showed off shiny locks and radiant skin as she posed for her debut shoot for haircare brand Pantene.
And while she may be able to afford the most luxurious products, the actress has revealed the cheap and simple secrets to youth as nothing more than sleep and water.
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Age defying: Courteney Cox, 49, looks young beyond her years in her latest beauty campaign for Pantene
Speaking about growing old, she said: 'It's a constant daily vicious battle trying to fight that clock.
'I think that people are always looking for something that is going to make them feel better about themselves as they age, and we have tons of creams that are out there.
'I'm all about trying to find the next beauty secret. I really do spend a lot of time trying products, I'm crazy for it.
What's her secret? In a behind-the-scenes video, Courteney revealed that her secret to youth is 'boat loads of water and sleep'
Radiant: The former Friends star says she is constantly looking for ways to turn back the clock and is a product junkie
'But I would say the most important thing to do to keep up with time would be drink a boat load of water and sleep is imperative.'
She did, however, reveal that she has struggled with keeping her hair looking youthful and glossy over the years.
'One day I was on the set of my show and my hairdresser said: "Your hair is different, what are you using? I can't even get the comb through it" and I just said, "I'm using the same thing I've been using forever.
Posing up: Courteney looked at home behind the camera on her first beauty shoot for the hair brand
Giving it some oomph: Courteney says she worries about how her hair has been getting duller and thinner with age
'I thought it was really strange and started wondering if it was hormones.
'I wasn't aware that my hair was ageing but things were changing, it was getting duller, drier, thinner and more brittle,' she said.
As the new face of Pantene's Expert Collection Age Defy Range, Courteney naturally says she is a huge fan.
She said: 'There's so many things you can read about. There's books about exercise and staying young and fit - but no one ever talks about how to help your hair. I swear by Pantene's Age Defy range.
'The beauty secrets that are so important for me to pass on to my daughter now are to protect your skin from the sun, moisturise your skin and hair, and drink a lot of water,' she added.
She hasn't aged a day! Courteney pictured back in the nineties when she shot to fame on Friends
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Ring! Ring! Hot News, 9th March 2009
In Today's Issue: Huawei beats the recession with bizarre "low prices and good products" strategy; politics of standards in China; Google counts its money, cries out "Mine! All mine!"; music biz friendly version of YouTube on the pad; Tiscali looks increasingly doomed; BBC's mystery atom smasher project; ZillionTV considered helpful, at least by Telephony Online; OFCOM greenlights UK FTTC, makes BT Wholesale very happy; UK cable ducts are quite often full of excrement - official; Ballmer in more conference fun'n'games; bishop goes after SMS and Facebook, leaves XMPP IM, Skype, Bebo out of it; Amazon Kindle on your iPhone, but do you need to pay for the data?; investors go wild with Palm Pre; ZTE's $40 solar-charging gadget; more Nokia open-source code; wink at your mobile; three strikes is back in France; Kundra appointed US CTO.gov; Martin Geddes sends his familiar spirit to eComm in the form of a black cat
Let's start with some bullish optimism; Huawei's CMO boasts that the company is looking at $30bn worth of infrastructure contracts this year, many of them on the Chinese 3G rollout. Of course, it's a racing certainty that the Chinese government will steer a lot of the work to its own vendors; but this alone cannot account for Huawei's success. According to Societe Generale, they doubled their share of the world market last year, going from 7% in 2007 to 14.4% last year. We reckon the reasons include "low prices", "hard work", and "investment in products".
The classic example of the Ministry of the Information Industry's intervention in the vendor market is its support for TD-SCDMA, the homebrew 3G standard that has always been a couple of years behind the GSM/UMTS world. The repeated delays in 3G licencing were probably at least in part an effort to give it time to catch up; eventually, MII arranged the licences to force at least one national deployment, over the profound misgivings of China Mobile.
It looks like the problems are far from solved; China Mobile is offering foreign vendors cash in exchange for help getting the thing working. On the sidelines of MWC, it seems, China Mobile execs were quietly meeting with Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG, and Samsung to discuss an arrangement under which the carrier would provide cash up front to fund R&D work on the technology, presumably also promising to buy the handsets that might result. Oh dear, oh dear; this national prestige project is getting less national and prestigious by the day. There's also an interesting interview with Wang Jianzhou here.
OK, optimism spot over. Eric Schmidt of Google has a strategy for the recession: hoard cash. I'm surprised he didn't suggest stockpiling krugerrands, toilet paper, and ammunition. At the same time, however, it looks like a Google-record industry deal is in progress to create a "content owners' YouTube".
Tiscali has been the UK DSL operators' crisis club for a while, but now it's seeking a chat with its banks after a deal with BSkyB fell through. The usual problems - roaring video traffic, no value-added revenue to speak of, exploding BT backhaul bills - are being compounded by the drop in the sterling-euro exchange rate, which renders its revenues from the UK less valuable.
However, there could be some hope in the offing; the rumblings continue about a BBC-driven effort to standardise integrated video delivery across Internet and broadcast systems. Worth noting that the Freesat project gives the Beeb a satellite delivery capability, historically the cheapest way to deliver masses of video content. And Telephony Online reports on an interesting targeted-ads and fancy CPE play in online video.
OFCOM finally made its mind up this week - BT's fibre-to-the-cabinet build has got the green light, on condition that BT provide wholesale bitstream-like Ethernet access and make it possible for unbundlers to put their gear in the street cabinets. However, the regulators aren't promising any price controls for wholesale access, arguing that this will be constrained by the market. Not an obvious conclusion, seeing as the only other national broadband operator doesn't provide wholesale service and has no regulatory requirement to offer bitstream, unbundling, or indeed anything else.
At the same time, the regulator published a study of the potential for duct-sharing which showed that a majority of ducts have spare capacity, a surprisingly large percentage are entirely empty, but the spare capacity isn't necessarily available all the way along the duct, and a remarkable number of installations are full of rainwater or worse, raw sewage. Enter your own regulator/incumbent joke below.
It's not getting any better for Steve Ballmer; perhaps he should avoid conferences for a while? Or at least stop talking about iPhones? After his clash with John Strand at 3GSM, he put his foot in it again at a Microsoft event, while wearing a Windows Home Server sticker on his head. There is such a thing as dignity, and that's not it. We'd be remiss if we didn't mention the bishop who wants the youth to give up SMS and Facebook for Lent; oddly enough, he's fine with Bebo, Jabber-based instant messaging, blogs, etc, so they won't get bored.
Content is king, distribution is King Kong; Amazon always recognises this, and they've just announced an application that implements the Kindle's functionality on iPhones. Pretty cool; more channels is usually good news, especially for a quintessential volume business like Amazon. Question, though; the crucial feature of the Kindle was the bundled data transport on Sprint's network. This was both a brilliant and liberating idea, getting rid of a huge barrier to usage, and also a decision that seriously constrained the device - it meant that Kindles would be trapped in the United States.
Now, iPhones are GSM devices. So they certainly won't be on Sprint; but does Amazon have a bulk data contract with AT&T? And what about the wider world? iPhones roam, and the App Store is global, so it's possible they could pop up all over the place. Operators are likely to be delighted by the traffic. Hackers, meanwhile, can now sell unofficial iPhone applications through a kind of shadow App Store; everyone's got one now!
An investor in Palm, meanwhile, is predicting the doom of the iPhone. We shall see.
Far from the frivolity of iPhone fandom, ZTE is focused on the poor; they have launched a $40 GSM device that includes a solar panel to charge itself in the sun. It beats cranking a Freeplay to charge up your mobile, and it will surely help GSM spread even further in Africa. Meanwhile, Nokia updates its SDKs, putting more code into open source. It will help you do things like this - an application that converts text messages into graphics. Right.
Crazy R&D project of the week; a user interface that uses facial expressions, so you can wink at your phone to start it playing back an MP3 file or whatever. Which could get you in trouble; after the French government's record-industry inspired three-strikes plan failed in the European Parliament, they've brought it back at the national level.
Vivek Kundra becomes the US Government's CTO; we're not sure what that entails, but it's got to be a better idea than hiring the people who got Motorola into this mess. Kundra used to run Washington, D.C.'s IT services and is apparently keen on mobile broadband; so no doubt the news that Clearwire is pushing on with the WiMAX deployments would cheer him.


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Consumer noncyclical stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street on Monday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.4%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.5% higher, the Nasdaq increased 0.5% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:
- Herbalife Ltd (HLF): HLF stock is up 6.6% today.
- Diageo Plc (DEO): DEO stock is up 2.8% today.
- Avon Products (AVP): AVP stock is up 2.2% today.
- British American Tobacco Industries (BTI): BTI stock is up 1.9% to a new 52-week high of $115.48.
- Lorillard Inc (LO): LO stock is up 1.7% today.
- Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa (BUD): BUD stock is up 1.6% today.
- Cal-Maine Foods (CALM): CALM stock is up 1.5% today.
- Monster Beverage Corp (MNST): MNST stock is up 1.3% today.
- Adecoagro S.A. (AGRO): AGRO stock is up 1.4%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Treehouse Foods (THS): THS stock is up 1.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:
- Vina Concha Y Toro (VCO): VCO stock is down 1.0% today.
- Brf-Brasil Foods S.A. (BRFS): BRFS stock is down 0.8% today.
- Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (GMCR): GMCR stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP): FDP stock is down 0.4% today.
- Gruma S.A. De C.V. (GMK): GMK stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Kellogg Company (K): K stock is down 0.3% today.
- Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. De C.V. (KOF): KOF stock is down 0.2% today.
And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.
Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.


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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The economic outlook is full of uncertainty; the short-term outlook for the Federal Reserve's policy is not.
While the economy is being buffeted by cross winds that taunt forecasters, there's little prospect for action by the Federal Reserve at the policy meeting on Tuesday. Amid the fury, the Fed is a rock.
The announcement is expected at about 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday. See the complete Economic Calendar and Forecast.
Despite being destined to be one of the worst quarters ever for the stock market, the third quarter looks to be very good in terms of gross domestic product.
With retail sales booming, imports falling and even capital investment perking up, economists are ratcheting up their Q3 forecasts to about a 3.5 percent pace from about half that expected at the end of July.
The Fed would be hard pressed to justify a rate cut with the economy growing at more than 3.5 percent, even if the risks are to the downside.
Once again, as in the first quarter, the third-quarter growth numbers may be seriously overstating the case. While GDP may be soaring, sustainable final demand is not. Consumer spending is heavily weighted toward autos. Businesses are still reluctant to take a risk on new investments.
Even as economists are boosting their third-quarter forecasts, forward-looking indicators are pointing to a weakening economy.
Early forecasts look for growth of no more than 2 percent in the fourth quarter.
"This acceleration seems unlikely to set the stage for sustainably vigorous growth, at least not yet," said Richard Berner, economist at Morgan Stanley. "Some of the third-quarter acceleration, as in the first quarter, was purloined from the fourth."
Looking ahead, much of the evidence looks disturbing. The weekly jobless claims have been above 400,000 for four weeks in a row. Chain store sales have been soft. The weekly leading indicators compiled by the Economic Cycle Research Institute fell to their slowest growth since December.
So which is it? Robust growth or a double-dip recession?
Supply and demand
Some of the confusion in the economy's performance stems from the way the government tracks and records the data. GDP is based on sales, not production.
And the demand side of the economy looks much stronger than the supply side does.
"On the supply side, employment is stagnant, hours worked are down through August, industrial production has been essentially flat, and the ISM index has hovered around break-even," said Stephen Stanley, an economist at Greenwich Capital Markets.
"However, on the demand side, which is how the GDP numbers are calculated, consumption is booming, thanks in large part to autos, inventories are rising, the trade gap is falling, and even investment spending seems healthy," Stanley said.
By taking inventories and trade into account, the two sides of the ledger are supposed to balance out. They rarely do.
Ethan Harris, co-chief economist at Lehman Brothers, figures the drop in hours worked points to growth of no more than 1.3 percent, even accounting for strong productivity gains. That's more like what the market has priced in, but it's no more indicative of the underlying economy than the 3.5 percent number is.
"We've had a tug of war" between positive and negative forces, said Lakshman Achuthan, managing director of the ECRI. His forecasting gauge "shows us going from a sub-par recovery to an even-weaker recovery."
But he's not concerned about a recession, at least not based on the current evidence. Listen to an interview with Achuthan.
Morgan Stanley's Berner has backed off of his call for the Fed to lower rates this year, but others haven't.
"With financial markets so unsettled, pessimism abounds," said Bob DiClemente, economist at Salomon Smith Barney. "Chances are still uncomfortably high that they may be compelled to ease again before year-end."
Lehman Brothers is sticking with its forecast of a 1 percent federal funds rate within the next six months, down from the current 40-year low of 1.75 percent.
"This strength is probably not sustainable," said Lehman economist Joe Abate. High debt loads and a weak job market "are likely to induce more households to behave cautiously."
The two major consumer confidence surveys will be released in the coming week.
On Tuesday, as the Federal Open Market Committee is meeting, the Conference Board will release its September index. Economists look for further deterioration in the index, perhaps to 92.2 from 93.5 in August, which would be the fourth decline in a row after confidence rebounded from post-9/11 lows of 84.9 to 110.7 in March.
On Friday, the University of Michigan releases its final sentiment index for September. Economists believe sentiment may have faded slightly since the preliminary reading of 86.2. The Michigan index has retraced about two-thirds of the post-attack gains.
Businesses are already cautious about spending, but there are some hopeful signs: The credit crunch in the corporate sector seems to be easing and orders for investment goods soared in July.
The Commerce Department will release its August data on orders for durable goods, including orders for core capital goods, the stuff businesses buy to help them make more stuff. The data will be released at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Durable orders shot up a remarkable 9.7 percent in July, a performance that won't be repeated in August. Economists are looking for orders to retrace some of that gain, falling about 2.7 percent. Core investment goods orders rose by 8.6 percent in July, but will likely fall about 1.5 percent, according to Lehman's forecasts.
The other major releases of the week cover the housing market.
Existing home sales likely rose to a very robust 5.41 million pace in August from 5.33 million in July, reversing a two-month slump, economists say. The data are released at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, new home sales are expected to fall from the record 1.02 million pace reported in July to about 980,000, which would be the third highest ever. The report comes out at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Housing is not adding anything directly to growth at this point, but the high levels of sales are supporting sales of furniture, appliances and garden supplies.
If consumers can hang in there a few more months, Achuthan believes, businesses will be forced to spend money to keep up with demand.
"We need to have some conviction that the consumer will not disappear," Achuthan said. So until we see a sustained rise in investment spending, it'll be up to the consumer to hold up the economy.
The economic data for the third quarter are very puzzling. On the supply side, employment is stagnant, hours worked are down through August, industrial production has been essentially flat, and the ISM index has hovered around break-even. However, on the demand side, which is how the GDP numbers are calculated, consumption is booming, thanks in large part to autos, inventories are rising, the trade gap is falling, and even investment spending seems healthy judging from the July factory orders data. So it looks increasingly likely that the Q3 GDP growth figure will be high: 4% seems extremely plausible, and it is too soon to rule out 5% or higher, depending on how the data come out for August and September. However, anecdotal reports and the aforementioned supply side data certainly do not point to economic strength, so that we may be in for a repeat of the first half pattern of a strong quarter of GDP followed by a weak quarter. One thing is clear: in the current environment, a strong Q3 GDP reading would be a welcome relief and a very significant development but it would not, by itself, cause Fed officials to even think about a tightening in the near term.


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Two weeks ago, it was a burned flag. Three nights ago, it was neo-Nazi vandalism. And yesterday morning, it was a broken window.
Now Russian shop owner Alexander Shapurko wonders: What next?
"I thought maybe it was young people -- sometimes they do these stupid things," 49-year-old Shapurko said inside Russian Stuff and More on Oakwood Ave. yesterday. "But once they put swastikas, it really was -- I still can't even imagine this happened in Canada."
Shapurko, who came to Canada with his son from Saint Petersburg, Russia, five years ago before opening his store up in front of his home a year after that, awoke Thursday morning to find his shop windows covered in red paint depicting a swastika, "88" -- code for Heil Hitler -- and "WP," presumably for "white power," he said.
He heard the window of his shop breaking around 4 a.m. yesterday, but the suspect or suspects got away before he got outside.
"It's not politics in here at all," he said. "It's just memorabilia."
The shop is filled with Russian souvenirs, from fur hats and wooden dolls to medals and Soviet Union insignia.
Shapurko's grandfather left World War II decorated and wounded.
"For five years, they fought fascism," he said. "(This) is unacceptable in Canadian society."
Two weeks ago, the Soviet Union flag on the side of Shapurko's shop was lit on fire. He didn't think much of it until the vandalism earlier this week.
"Today I called police again," he said. "It's kind of escalated. What's next? A grenade in my window?"


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Apps should be approached with scepticism in terms of end-user privacy guarantees, according to nCipher Security strategy and business chief John Grimm.
“FaceApp claims to delete most images after 48 hours, and claims by some that your entire photo library is uploaded to the cloud have proven to be false,” he added.
According to a recent nCipher Security survey, most Americans (62%) admitted to not being comfortable with organizations sharing their private information. Just 26% of the 1,000-person nationwide US survey group did not mind organizations sharing their personal details.
“However, we’ve been down this road before – the early claims of limited data retention by Amazon Alexa didn’t turn out to match the reality,” Grimm said. “The true caution is: you just don’t know. And, whether it’s a cool new app or an IoT device, the risks and exposures as they permeate not only the consumer space but also the corporate world continue to rise.”
While 44% of respondents said that under no circumstances would they want an organization to share their personal information, some said they would make an exception in special circumstances. These included:
- 25% said data sharing would be ok if their personal safety was at risk
- 17% said they would be comfortable with the sharing of their personal information to benefit the efforts of Homeland Security
- 17% said they would be happy to share their personal data in return for US$1 million


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Search pioneer reportedly made approach after social network's $1bn offer was rebuffed, in move that could boost its maps app The travel app company Waze is believed to be the subject of a billion-dollar bidding war between Google and Facebook, in a move apparently aimed at tying its social functions more closely into the rival firms' networks.
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CloneDVD for Mobile: CloneDVD for Mobile offers the easiest way to convert copyright protected DVD movie to mobile devices.
Pink mustaches attracted a whopping $60 million today as Lyft closed a funding round to fuel growth.
Georgia Tech students Sarah Malis, 20, left, and Marcela Moreno, 20, use public WiFi at an Atlanta Starbucks in 2011.
Snoop Lion , is back in Llanview starting next week on Tuesday, May 28, as he joins the cast of Prospect Park/The OnLine Network's revival of One Life to Live, which debuts new 30-minute episodes every Tuesday and Thursday via The OnLine Network at TOLN.com, the free Hulu.com service and to subscribers of Hulu Plus and available at the iTunes ... (more)
Catch the latest news, weather and sports on your iPhone or iPod touch with the Mobile Local News app.
The social network said Thursday that it has decided to halt the U.K. release of the HTC First , the first smartphone to ship with Facebook Home , as well as limit support for additional Android devices until it can fix things up a bit.
Lingerie and apparel retailer Fleur du Mal has launched a mobile commerce site that uses geolocation to provide consumers at one of the brand's local pop-up stores with a customized site that differs from the one other mobile visitors see.
Like the iPhone app, the iPad version of Mailbox lets users schedule incoming messages to read later and sort into different lists, such as "To Buy" and "To Watch," with simple gestures.
The Dish Network mobile app just got a makeover, adding access to On Demand programming on Android and iOS, as well as Dish Anywhere integration with social networks.
Mobile firm Shazam has revamped and relaunched its iPad app , with a new feature that automatically identifies TV shows, advertisements and music, rather than waiting for people to manually tag them.
NASA has awarded a mechanical engineer a grant worth $125,000 to help him create a 3D printer for food.
While companies such as Facebook and Google rely on users for content and profits, as Ari Melber explains at thenation.com, they use one-sided "Terms of Service" contracts to exclude these same content providers from negotiating control of their pictures, text and personal data.


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The United States of America has begun to embrace online gambling more and more in recent years. The country has always had a passion for gambling, with some of the biggest casino destinations in the world being found in the US (Las Vegas, Atlantic City, etc.). However, for a long time, the country has had a tenuous relationship with online gambling. In 2021, this all changed, as it seems that the iGaming market saw a huge increase in revenue in the United States (and more broadly, the world).
The American Gaming Association has recently revealed that casinos in the USA have seen a huge uptick in revenue, up to 21%, and online casinos have also begun to see a massive increase in attendance. According to the report, the money expended on gambling in 2021 reached $53 billion, a new record for the American gambling industry.
The Rise of Online Gambling
With the massive rise in gambling in the United States this past year, more and more people have become open to online gambling and betting sites. Websites like these have been around for quite a while, but only recently have they been met with larger and larger success. USA casinos have grown in popularity in the past few years, especially in 2020, as the lockdown made it hard-to-impossible to travel to the land-based casinos.
With this rise in popularity, people have come to a simple conclusion. Online casinos are just as good, and in many ways, better, than land-based casinos. Let’s take a look at some ways that online casinos surpass their traditional counterparts.
The Pros and Cons of Online Gambling
The pros are simple to understand. Online gambling sites feature a wide array of classic casino games, as well as some more unorthodox gambling games for the experimental gamblers out there. They can be easily accessed, as all one really needs is an electronic device and an access to the internet. What’s more, many gambling sites are now beginning to embrace alternative payment methods, such as cryptocurrency, making the money exchange a whole lot easier.
Though, of course, there are some cons to online gambling as well. The most obvious one is that, many online casino sites might not be licensed and registered. This can easily be fixed, however, just by doing research and looking into the website. On top of that, many aggregator websites collect the best, licensed, and regulated casino sites, making the process a whole lot easier for the player.
Some people might still prefer the face-to-face interactions of the traditional, land-based casinos, however, for those who are solely interested in the game, online gambling is a great alternative.
Legality of Online Gambling in the United States
More and more US states are beginning to embrace the idea of online gambling and sports betting. So far, over half of the states have legalized online betting. On top of that, quite a few places where it isn’t legal are considering taking a step in the right direction and legalizing the activity as well. The good news for American punters and gamblers is that there are only two States that have active legislation banning online gambling or online betting.
The United States’ iGaming market has grown considerably in the past year, and it still has not reached its true potential. With the rapid developments in technology and computer science, many are predicting that more and more people will be willing to move towards a more “online” lifestyle, meaning that online gambling and betting has nowhere to go but up.


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Subaru has shared details and pricing for the 2023 Outback, with the big news being the addition of the new Onyx version, which features unique interior and exterior elements. Although strangely, Subaru did not share any images of the new variant with its press release. We’ll have to make do for now with the images of the 2023 model shown by Subaru at the New York Auto Show this past April.
Starting price for the 2023 edition of the Japanese automaker’s resident “wagon” is $32,695 CAD. That gets buyers the Convenience version, which is joined in the range by six other trims: Touring, Onyx, Limited, Wilderness, Limited XT and Premier XT.
Other than the Wilderness, which debuted just this year, all models get a refreshment of their appearance. The new front fascia incorporates a more-prominent grille for a bolder look, Subaru says, and there are redesigned LED headlights and fog lights and a more rugged front bumper cover, as well as expanded wheel-arch cladding.
Under the hood, the XT and Wilderness come standard with a 2.4L turbocharged Subaru Boxer engine delivering 260 hp and 277 lb-ft of torque. Otherwise, the 2023 Outback comes with a naturally aspirated 2.5L Subaru Boxer good for 182 hp and 176 lb-ft of torque.


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Canada’s agriculture minister said Feb. 25 he sees no reason at this time to revive a trade challenge against the United States based on an early assessment of its application of new meat-labelling rules.
“Right now, they’ve gone with what we’re asking for,” Gerry Ritz told reporters when asked if he was concerned about the Obama administration’s new voluntary guidelines for implementing the country-of-origin labelling
The rule requiring more explicit labels on meat sold in U. S. grocery stores initially sparked a complaint by Ottawa at the World Trade Organization.
Canada agreed in January to put that complaint on hold after Washington made the rules more flexible.
Under the Obama administration, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asked the U. S. industry to add the extra information voluntarily to labels. He warned he may rewrite the rule to enforce the changes if industry does not comply.
The Canadian Cattlemens’ Association said Vilsack’s guidelines, if implemented, would prompt U. S. meat packers and processors to stop buying Canadian livestock and beef to avoid the extra cost involved in complying with the new rule.
The organization urged Ritz to reactivate the WTO challenge immediately.
But Ritz said he so far saw no evidence of damage done to Canadian exporters. “We’ll keep analyzing it day by day. If they start to get tough, if it starts to affect our exports in a negative way then we’ll go back harder.”
The WTO challenge is still an option, he said. “We’ll move forward with it as soon as we see some negative responses out of their application of the country-of-origin labelling rules.”


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The news reported in THE AGE newspaper that Woolies stand accused [again] of bullying suppliers and abusing their duopolistic position in the market is hardly breathtaking news. http://www.theage.com.au/national/woolies-accused-by-food-suppliers-20120705-21k9m.html “Woolies accused by food suppliers” lead story, FAIRFAX 6th July.
The supermarkets, mainly, and the retail sector in general, have form on this issue – see previous blogs # 335, 323, 289, 265 and particularly blogs 306 and 304 and 301, then blog 344 for a neat summary. Much form then; and a tradition of table-thumping in front of small suppliers. A culture even.
Of course, as it stresses in the news article, the ACCC are on the case – reportedly over 50 suppliers coming forward to “dob in” the supermarkets’ behaviour in response to the ACC Chairman Rob Sims’s call to do so back in February … see blog #344 again.
However, many more suppers didn’t report in to the ACCC – maybe in fear of the consequences.
What the retail sector don’t seem to get is that there is value in being valued as a customer …. a longer term [and sometimes a shorter term] benefit from doing so. In a relatively small market like Australia, SRM pays back – more than overly competitive and aggressive behaviour does. Seems the supermarkets don’t have the confidence to try? They might lack a vision of what success truly looks like; and maybe they don’t see how to measure any benefits from working more co-operatively with suppliers?
Maybe it is the consequence of treating suppliers as commodities? They have few strategic suppliers, and a very long tail indeed – thousands of small suppliers. Maybe investing more in supply management, and in the professionalization of their buyers would help – it reputedly helped Marks & Spencers in the UK according to former CEO & Chairman Sir Stuart Rose - when he spoke at the CIPS annual conference in the UK some time ago … after putting many of their M&S buyers through MCIPS – an almost unique move for retail buying at the time.
The Buyer – posted 6th July 2012
The views of THE BUYER are personal and are not necessarily those of Procurement Professional magazine, BTTB Marketing nor CIPS.


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Several Market Square tenants and supporters attended a City Council committee meeting Tuesday to voice their discontent with what they say is a disconnect between what the City wants and what they want for the future of the historic downtown area.
Nine public commenters condemned the City’s upcoming lease renewal for Market Square tenants during a session in which the planning of Market Square’s future was discussed. The City had previously offered the tenants a four-year lease with a one-year renewal option. After some discussion, the City returned to the tenants with a longer lease option: four years, with the option to extend another four. However, the extension does not guarantee vendors the same location if changes are made to Market Square.
Yvette Ramirez, president of the Farmers Market Plaza Association, said that the Market Square tenants would not sign the new lease agreement, which City Council is scheduled to vote on Thursday. The City owns the Farmers Market Plaza, which has food and retail vendors, and El Mercado, which features retail vendors only.
“We will go with a month-to-month lease until we have a contract reviewed by both sides,” she said.
Councilman Roberto Treviño (D1) said he wanted to acknowledge that there was a fear of change, but that planning for Market Square’s future is good for everybody.
“We had a visioning effort before, 10 years ago,” Treviño said. “Did that displace anybody?”
“It did not,” said Veronica Garcia, assistant director of the Center City Development and Operations Department (CCDO).
“Do we anticipate this visioning to displace anybody?” he asked.
“We do not anticipate displacing anybody,” Garcia said.
Earlier in the council session, Garcia briefed the Arts, Culture, and Heritage Committee about the visioning process that City staff wants to start with Market Square stakeholders. CCDO wants to begin collecting survey responses from visitors to Market Square this month, while summer brings peak attendance, Garcia said. After conducting surveys to get feedback on Market Square and its offerings, the committee hopes to hold a session to discuss potential plans for the area, host a trip to Mexico for inspiration, and present a final report in September.
Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran (D3) said she was wary of what kind of changes stakeholders would recommend. She warned that she did not want to see a Starbucks or McDonald’s pop up in the Market Square area when the University of Texas at San Antonio’s downtown campus nearby expands.
“I don’t want to see a social re-engineering of Market Square,” Viagran said. “That is where … our Mexican-American, Latino, Tejano culture thrives, for local and visitors alike.”
Garcia reiterated CCDO’s commitment to preserving the cultural authenticity of Market Square. The steering committee for the visioning process already held its first meeting Tuesday morning, she said, and stakeholders gave feedback that would allocate more time toward designing and planning, and delay a finalized vision report.
“We talked through the scope of what our visioning process is,” Garcia said. “We took that as an opportunity on how to improve the visioning process. We’ve already made some adjustments to our timeline and other recommendations based on that.”
Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales (D5) said she was not comfortable with the balance of stakeholders comprising the steering committee. The stakeholders represented include the City, Centro San Antonio, Market Square tenants, the San Antonio Arts Commission, UTSA, the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, the Vistana apartments, property owners of Market Square, and the Friends of Milam Park group.
“Why have a visioning process at all if … it comes from all of these people?” she asked. “Even regarding the Children’s Hospital – why would they be one of the steering committee members? I recognize that they’re across the street, but when you visit the hospital you’re fairly contained and you don’t stick around and hang out.
“When I’m looking at what was presented today, [Market Square tenants] have two representatives for the [business] associations at Market Square, but you have an equal voice for other institutions,” she added. “[Market Square tenants] have the most to lose in the visioning process.”
Treviño said that the visioning process is merely a method to inform the City on how to move forward with Market Square.
“It’s just the beginning, and certainly nobody is saying there’s any preconceived notions about what’s going to occur,” he said. “That’s what a visioning process is: it’s to inform us. We may do nothing at all. That is highly doubtful as this is a growing city and … we have a responsibility to do something on behalf of the City to move this forward and we believe we are doing the right thing by beginning the visioning process.”
Gonzales said she intended to call Mayor Ron Nirenberg and ask him to pull the new Market Square contracts from City Council’s Thursday agenda. She said there was clearly too much dissatisfaction from the Market Square vendors, who would be most affected by any changes to the area.
“There’s no doubt we need investment in places that have historically not been invested in,” she said. “But we don’t need to change things that are good the way they are.”


text: Speaking at the Israeli company's recent Investor Day, where Teva presented the results of a strategic review and announced its goal of doubling in size by 2012 to generate revenues of $20bn and net income margins of more than 20 per cent, Amir Elstein, executive vice-president, global resources, described the API segment as "an enormous machine that can leverage a global file portfolio on a global scale". The bulk of Teva's APIs feed the company's pharmaceutical business, in which the core generics range is supplemented with branded products such as the multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) and Azilect (rasagiline mesilate) for Parkinson's disease. Last year total API sales rose by 10 per cent over 2006, while internal sales to the pharmaceutical business were 21 per cent higher, reflecting "the impact of vertically integrated product launched in 2007", Teva reported. API sales to third parties actually fell by 4 per cent to $561m and in the fourth quarter they were 8 per cent lower at $140m. Quarterly sales of APIs overall reached $463m, a 65 per cent increase over the same period of 2006, with internal sales to the pharmaceutical business jumping 150 per cent. The proportion of third-party sales in the total API business, and indeed in Teva as a group, is expected to continue declining in the years ahead, particularly as Teva's interests swing more towards branded and innovative drugs while sustaining strong growth in its finished generics business. At the Investors Day, chief financial officer Dan Suesskind gave a breakdown of group sales that are expected to show compound annual growth of 15-18 per cent between now and 2012, climbing to $19.0-$21.5bn from $9.4bn in 2007. Within that evolution, the Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (TAPI) business - meaning third-party sales only - is projected to grow from $0.6bn in 2007 to $0.9bn in 2012. On that basis, the respective shares of generics, branded pharmaceuticals and APIs in Teva's overall turnover would shift from 75 per cent, 19 per cent and 6 per cent in 2007 to 74 per cent (generics), 22 per cent (branded) and 4 per cent (APIs) in 2012. All the same, Suesskind noted, "we have to remember that most of the value of TAPI resides in the other businesses". And as Elstein pointed out, even stripping out internal sales still left Teva ahead of its nearest (unnamed) western API competitor, with estimated sales of $550m in 2007, and far ahead of the nearest Indian rival with sales of $360m. Moreover, those competitor sales included both internal and third-party business. The breadth of Teva's API range also puts it ahead of the pack, Elstein added. "We lead them not only in value - actually we have the portfolio to serve the industry", he said. This enabled the company to offer a highly responsive, "on-time" supply source with a light cost structure and "huge" capacity that was "available and growing". It included 1,500 active patents, a resource that was also expanding rapidly. According to Elstein, 90 per cent of Teva's patent applications for APIs are granted "year in, year out". The company filed 126 basic R&D files for its molecules worldwide in 2007and intends to more than double that number by 2010. More than 50 per cent of these molecules are first to market in multiple countries, "so the portfolio has a lot of value", Elstein commented. That value is also expected to double by 2010. In terms of API filing, Teva is shifting from a "unifocal" strategy centred on the US to a "multifocal approach", he noted. "We can leverage a lot of the work done in and for the US … and actually this is very cost-effective, because the cost added provides a USA-ready file to International and Europe," Elstein explained, adding: "It's a residual cost." "So what we have on the table," he commented, "is not only the momentum going forward, it's a huge base of available products that were created for the US until today." The company's "excellent" vertical integration was part of that proposition. In 2007, Elstein noted, it was designed to cover 50 per cent of the Teva pharmaceutical portfolio by volume and about 70 per cent by value. "We are committed to provide by 2012 70 per cent coverage of the Teva product arsenal, with more than 85 per cent of the value," he told the Investors Day conference. Vertical integration was "a very strong and effective top-line and bottom-line enhancer" for Teva, Elstein added. According to president and chief executive officer Shlomo Yanai, it is another feature that puts the company's API business ahead of the field. "While some of our competitors have been struggling with back integration, we are enjoying it, and it's part of the Teva DNA for many years," Yanai said.


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The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) says the use of substandard electrical products fuels high domestic electricity consumption and increases the toll on consumers.
This is because substandard electrical appliances sometimes come with defective thermostats or malfunctioning power consumption control devices that consume more power than most people know.
Mr Francis Mensah Akpaloo, the Technical Supervisor, Electronics/Electrical and Communications Engineer at GSA, explained that “you may buy it at a lower cost, but you end up paying more on electricity and regular repair works on it…
Also, the Authority’s surveillance has revealed that many electrical products including bulbs, cables, and home appliances on the market are substandard,” he said.
Mr Akpaloo was speaking at the tenth monthly stakeholder seminar organised by the Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office, a platform rolled out for state and non-state actors to address national issues.
Speaking on the topic: “Exposure of electrical appliances and gadgets to direct sunshine and elements of the weather: its impact,” Mr Akpaloo explained that the GSA market surveillance had established that substandard electrical cables were many in the market and called for vigilance.
“A lot of the bulbs on the market have also failed our test; any bulb purported to be over 60 watts is not an energy-saving bulb. We have realized that some dealers swindle consumers to pay more for bulbs they claimed to be 70-120 watts, which are less than 60 watts,” he said.
Mr Akpaloo noted that GSA and the Communication for Development and Advocacy Consult (CDA Consult) have embarked on a series of public sensitization campaigns to raise awareness of the danger and educate the public to avoid patronage of fake goods.
He noted that apart from the advocacy, GSA had been embarking on a series of activities such as periodic market surveillance to ensure that the influx of such substandard products on the market was reduced.
Mr Akpaloo advised consumers to avoid buying electrical gadgets displayed in the sun as they deteriorate the efficiency and strength of the product.
Mr Francis Ameyibor, Ghana News Agency, Tema Regional Manager, commended GSA for intensification of their market surveillance to ensure that products on the market were wholesome and met quality standards.
He also commended the CDA Consult and GSA for the effort to protect consumers from counterfeit electrical products.
Mr Ameyibor noted that it was only through targeted and concerted efforts, involving media, manufacturers, governments and organizations that would prevent the counterfeit market from thriving.
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Beware Of These Scams On Amazon Prime DayAs Amazon Prime Day kicks off the surge in internet traffic is also likely to attract scammers looking to steal your data and payment details.
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Fraud Takes Over As Consumers' Top Federal Trade Commission ComplaintConsumers lost nearly $1.5 billion to fraud last year -- about 40 percent higher than the year before.
Fort Worth Woman Discovers ID Stolen After Getting Billed For Items Purchased In ColoradoKathleen Cammack says the first red flag that she may have fallen victim to a scam came in January when she and her husband received a Verizon bill for four new lines opened in Colorado.
Identity Theft Suspect Caught With Stolen Mail, W-2s And Drugs In ArlingtonArlington Police said they saw Michael Queen pull into an alleyway and rummage through a dumpster. They said his car was full of people's mail.
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In Wake Of Equifax Breach, What To Do To Safeguard Your InfoIt may be time that you take more extreme measures to lock down your credit information. The strongest possible option a person can take immediately is placing a credit freeze on your credit files.
Man Sentenced For Stealing Identity Of Deceased Texas BabyA Pennsylvania man who assumed the identity of a baby who died in Texas in 1972 has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison after the baby's aunt discovered the ruse on Ancestry.com.
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Arlington PD Searching For ID Theft Victims After Big BustPolice say they seized backpacks full of mail and documents and piles of credit cards and IDs -- even medical records. But, victims may not know they've been compromised.


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Nordstrom Direct president Jamie Nordstrom told an audience of digital retailers Wednesday that he believes the fabled retailer’s future lies in online sales.
“E-commerce is going to be where most of our future growth will come from,” Nordstrom told the 2012 Shop.org Annual Summit in Denver. “We think that is where the battle will be won or lost.”
But Nordstrom said retailers must have more than an online presence — they need to have stores.
Both must be of the highest quality, he said.
“You need to be best in class in stores and best in class online,” he said. “You have to have both.
Nordstrom was particularly enthusiastic about Twitter, saying it is a fantastic way for the chain to interact with its customers.
But he said the stores remain critical.
“Our stores are who we are,” he said.
He also said Nordstrom also sees a future in Canada, adding that he believes “there are a lot of customers in Canada that can be served.”
Bloomberg News reported this week that Seattle-based Nordstrom signed its first Canadian deal with mall operator Cadillac Fairview Corp.
The retailer is expected to announce specific Canadian locations Thursday.
The Bloomberg report noted that the fourth generation of the Nordstrom family, which heads the chain, has been searching for new sources of growth.
Shop.org is a nationwide association of digital retailers, which hosted its annual convention through Wednesday at the Colorado Convention Center.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939, firstname.lastname@example.org or twitter.com/howardpankratz


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Manta: SMBs not in favor of minimum wage hike
This week President Obama addresses a proposed minimum wage hike, and while the debate still rages small businesses are weighing in - slightly on the side of not raising minimum wages.
CNN Money and Manta collaborated to survey more than 1,200 small businesses between January 21 and 23; their data shows that slightly more SMBs are in favor of no minimum wage hike than those who are in favor of raising wages (49% vs. 44%); about 7% of SMBs said they were unsure about raising minimum wages.
Here's what President Obama had to say about income inequality: "Today, after four years of economic growth, corporate profits and stock prices have rarely been higher, and those at the top have never done better. But average wages have barely budged. Inequality has deepened. Upward mobility has stalled. The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many Americans are working more than ever just to get by -- let alone get ahead. And too many still aren't working at all."
Other interesting findings from the report include:
• 55% of SMBs surveyed said they have employees who are paid more than $10.10 per hour
• 26% said raising the minimum wage would cause them to cut back on employees or hours
• 48% said a raised federal minimum wage would not cause them to make any changes to their business
• 32% said raising the federal minimum wage would cause them to raise prices
Most (77%) said they didn't believe raising the federal minimum wage would boost demand for their products.
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