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After months of bluster and rhetoric, the US appeared set to impose 25 per cent tariffs on $34bn of Chinese goods at 12:01am on Friday. China had initially considered taking the initiative and “retaliating” first, but later decided to impose its own sanctions at the same time.
As the deadline for the measures to take effect became closer, a Chinese government spokesman said Beijing “will not bow in the face of threats and blackmail”.
Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said the country was waiting to see what Washington did before responding.
“China will not bow in the face of threats and blackmail,” he said, according to the Associated Press, adding that if the tariffs were imposed, China would “fight back to defend the core interests of the country and the interests of the people”.
Mr Trump has long threatened to impose tariffs on Chinese goods, complaining about a $375bn deficit in goods traded with China. In March, when he threatened to impose tariffs on goods from a number of nations, he claimed any resulting trade war could be good.
“When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win,” he tweeted.
The US tariffs on China that are due to take effect on Friday will target more than 800 different items, including industrial machinery, medical devices and auto parts. Beijing plans to fire back by hitting 545 American products such as SUVs, meat, soybeans and seafood.
The US and China sought to negotiate their way out of such a situation, but after three rounds of talks, including a Chinese pledge to significantly increase purchases of American products, Mr Trump decided to go ahead with the tariffs.
The clash with China comes as the Trump administration is also fighting over trade with American allies such as Canada and the European Union. US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports have provoked retaliatory measures against billions of dollars of American exports. Mr Trump has added to the tension by threatening new tariffs on cars.
The Chinese Communist Party’s newspaper, Global Times, took the US to task for threatening to raise tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of exports.
In a sharply worded editorial on Thursday, the newspaper suggested Beijing was bracing for a fight. “If the US is determined to escalate conflicts with China, then so be it,” it said. “Perhaps the Trump administration can only clear its mind after a fight.”
The Wall Street Journal said in addition to the tariffs on $34bn worth of goods set to go into effect Friday, the two countries have proposed a second round targeting $16bn worth of products. It remains unclear when those measures would be implemented.
Many economists have said that if the tariffs stop there, the impact on both economies cloud be small, but Mr Trump has said his administration will respond to retaliation from Beijing with tariffs on as much as $400bn of Chinese goods, raising the prospect of a spiralling back-and-forth.
"I don't think that a serious trade war is in the making. The quantity of goods affected is still small (about 1/6 of one percent of US GDP for the tariffs on Chinese imports). Trump has so far been mostly interested in promoting the interests of America's biggest corporations, despite occasional rhetoric to the contrary," Mark Weisbrot, co-founder of the Washington DC-based Centre for Economic and Policy Research, told The Independent.
"They don't want a trade war and neither do the Chinese. Trump doesn't even want anything that will push stock prices down. So, although Trump is unpredictable, if I had to bet, I would bet there won't be any serious economic damage coming from trade wars in the foreseeable future."
Others saw the prospect for trouble.
“By threatening unilateral action without having any allies and not reducing domestic discord on trade, the Trump administration has invited China to stand tough,” Scott Kennedy, director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, told CNN.
“The Trump administration also believes that at least starting a trade war is in its interests; the US economy is strong enough to endure a crimp in trade, the president’s domestic political standing is as strong as ever amongst Republicans, and pushing China hard on trade may help restore US credibility on other issues.”
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|ARABIAN POST SPECIAL|By K Raveendran|
As predicted, Emaar chairman Mohammed Alabbar’s foray into e-commerce has already started creating waves in the regional and global online retailing market. In an apparent move to retain its clout, global e-commerce leader Amazon.com is reportedly in talks to acquire Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com.
Amazon is reportedly considering a bid for all of souq.com, which had initially planned to sell a minority stake. Bloomberg, which reported the Amazon bid, said however that final agreements have not been reached and negotiations could still falter.
Souq.com appointed Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find buyers for 30 percent stake in the company. The company’s existing investors were also weighing selling their holdings, it was reported.
In February this year, Souq.com secured a funding of more than AED 1 billion ($ 275 million), the largest financing of an e-commerce business in the Middle East.
Investors in the latest round included New York-based Tiger Global Management and South Africa’s Naspers Ltd., both of which had invested in Souq.com in earlier funding rounds.
Souq.com also added new strategic investors to diversify its investor base, including Standard Chartered Private Equity, IFC (a member of the World Bank Group), Baillie Gifford, and many regional and tech-focused financial institutions.
The company, which claims to sell more than 1.5 million products online to customers in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, said the investment would support the company’s future growth, strengthen e-commerce in the region and empower more businesses to grow online through Souq.com’s platform.
When Mohammed Alabbar announced the launch of his new e-commerce venture Noon with an investment of $1 billion two weeks ago, it was forecast that the new company would be a game changer in the region’s online shopping experience. That the prophecy has come true is clear by the move by Amazon, which is seen as a bid to protect and expand its Middle East footprint.
While announcing the launch, Alabbar had claimed that his new company would be ‘nothing less than a quantum leap in retail in the region and the world.’ The new company was aiming to grow online sales in the region from 2 per cent of the total market (US$3 billion), to 15 per cent (US$70 billion) within a decade, he said.
Noon promised several firsts for the region, including the biggest selection of 20 million products covering fashion, books, home & garden, electronics, sports & outdoor, health & beauty, personal care, toys, kids and baby products.
It also promised same-day delivery through Noon Transportation, an in-house express delivery service; and NoonPay, a secure and innovative payment gateway.

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Gaga is the latest star to come forward and offer to help and urged her ‘monsters’ to donate as much as they can in these trying times.
She tweeted ‘Designed a Japan Prayer Bracelet. Buy it/Donate here and ALL proceeds will go to the Tsunami Relief Efforts. Go Monsters’
The charismatic star produced the red and white band and reads ‘We Pray for Japan’ in both English and Japanese and shows a red paw. You can find it on her official store in the Haus of Gaga.
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Consumer price indices released this week showed the largest price increase in one month since June 2008. The culprit behind the rise in inflation was somewhat unexpected: used cars and trucks accounted for a significant portion of the increase. A global shortage of semiconductors has plagued the auto industry for months. New vehicles can be hard to find, driving up used vehicle prices.
Barron’s conducts interviews with entrepreneurs who are in the middle of the scarcity economy. In his office at the Boggus Ford dealership, decorated with yellow post-it notes full of memories, Boggus said the shortage of chips has reduced supply. But there are plenty of buyers.
“With all the government stimulus and pent-up demand from last year, it’s kind of a crazy storm of low supply and extra high demand. The chip shortage has certainly increased the value of the used cars… and caused the low supply of new ones. So we’ve seen some vehicles go up in price by 20.30% in just a few weeks.”
New cars sell for as much as $5,000 above the sticker price, Boggus said. Used cars go for a whopping 110% of their market value.
“It’s not that we’re trying to gouge, it’s that we know we can’t sell that many new cars, so we have to maintain a gross level that can support the company, support the people, without having to fire anyone… It is actually no different on the used side, because you buy the cars more expensive and you sell them more expensive.The in-between is not much more than it used to be, only the demand is there.”
These new challenges change the Boggus family’s strategies for acquiring inventory. A huge banner for the dealer reads: “SELL US YOUR VEHICLE, NO NEED TO BUY!”
Boggus says they are also buying more on the street, turning to online services like Kelley Blue Book and asking employees to advertise their eagerness to buy used cars. “We’re working from every possible angle so we can fill our used car inventory and offset demand and sales.”
No smart business tactics can help Boggus stock new cars; the shortage of semiconductors is simply out of the dealer’s control. But he doesn’t think these circumstances will last forever. His prediction:
“I think the bubble will burst in terms of the valuation aspect, but I don’t think the bubble will burst in terms of demand. I think people will still buy used cars. I just don’t think they’ll be as overrated as they are now.”
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AIIM’s latest Trendscape report highlights concerns over security risks of adopting new technology in businesses.
AIIM has released its quarterly Trendscape report titled ‘Content in the Cloud’, which shows how apprehensive business leaders are about using cloud computing, yet are eager to embrace new technology.
Each quarter a new Trendscape report is released by AIIM to tackle questions surrounding important issues for senior business leaders. Today’s report emphasises that business leaders are apprehensive about using cloud computing, however they are keen to explore new technology. The report states that adopting cloud computing technology is seen as a way to provide support for mobile applications and devices and help to promote the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) to work philosophy.
The Trendscape report is designed to help senior executives gain a better understanding of key issues that are driving today’s business environment. Each Trendscape report will examine an important industry issue, discuss insights from AIIM’s global Executive Leadership Council, and outline ideas and questions for business leaders to consider. The report is divided into four sections that highlight priorities, potential outcomes, desired goals, outstanding issues and AIIM’s recommendations for addressing the challenges identified.
AIIM president John Mancini commented on the latest report: "We created the AIIM Trendscape to help business leaders move beyond industry hype, gain a better understanding of critical business issues, and outline ideas to help improve their businesses. As discussed in today’s report, cloud computing continues to be an important topic and, while there are many executives who have concerns about adopting cloud technology, our research indicates that these concerns are greatly outweighed by the potential benefits."


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Fruits vs Vegetables: Which of These Healthy Foods Have More Benefits?
There has been a great deal of discussion over the years about the impressive health benefits of eating fruit and vegetables. The finding that diets high in fruit and vegetables can prevent and help in the treatment of cancer has received a particularly large amount of attention. Recent research has shown that the health benefits of eating a lot of these foods is even greater than previously thought.
Governments worldwide have been recommending daily consumption of fruit and vegetables, reports the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Researchers have found fruit and vegetable consumption was associated significantly lowered all-cause mortality.
It was observed that fruit and vegetable consumption was associated with less cancer and cardiovascular mortality. It also appears vegetables may have a stronger association with mortality than fruit does. Consumption of vegetables or salad were the most protective. Frozen/canned fruit consumption was apparently associated with increased mortality. It has been concluded that there is a significant inverse association between fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality, with the benefits seen in up to 7 or more portions daily.
The researchers found that eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables daily lowers your risk of death at any point in time by 42 percent in comparison to eating less than one portion, reports University College London on April 1, 2014. The researchers used the Health Survey for England in order to study the eating habits of 65,226 people who were representative of the English population between 2001 and 2013.
It was discovered that the more fruit and vegetables these people ate, the less likely they were to die at any age. Consumption of seven or more portions lowers the specific risks of death by cancer and heart disease by 25 percent and 31 percent respectively. It was also observed that vegetables have markedly higher health benefits than fruit.
This was a groundbreaking study. It is the first study which has linked eating fruit and vegetables with all-cause, cancer and heart disease deaths in a nationally-representative population. This is also the first study to quantify health benefits per-portion of fruit and vegetables. Furthermore, this is the first study which has identified the types of fruit and vegetables which have the most benefit.
In comparison to eating less than one portion of fruit and vegetables, the risk of death by any cause is decreased as follows:
1: 14 percent by eating one to three portions
2: 29 percent for three to five portions
3: 36 percent for five to seven portions
4: 42 percent for seven or more portions
This study, which has been published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, observed that fresh vegetables had the strongest protective effect. Each daily portion of fresh vegetables reduces overall risk of death by 16 percent. There is a 13 percent per portion lowered risk with salads. There was a smaller but still significant 4 percent reduction with each portion of fresh fruit. The finding that vegetables are even better for your health than fruit gives support to the Australian government’s ‘Go for 2 + 5’ guidelines. These guidelines recommend eating two portions of fruit and five of vegetables daily. The key message in the USA is now "Veggies and Fruit – More Matters".
I have observed an increased awareness developing among people regarding the beneficial impact of healthy nutrition for good health. In particular there has been a great deal of interest in the value of consuming vegetables and fruit to help prevent and treat cancer. The finding that eating these foods is associated with a lowered all-cause mortality is very significant. I suggest that this information be aggressively shared with the public by physicians and other health care practitioners. The message should be driven home that when it comes to vegetables and fruit eating more really does matter.


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Facebook Reactions Now More Important Than Likes
Changes is inevitable in the digital world. And one of the latest changes in Facebook is the way its algorithm ranks content. The Facebook “like” button was one of the social media website’s most popular features. But now if you Want your Facebook posts to reach more people, you will need to pay more attention to reactions rather than likes.
More Facebook Emojis
Facebook has introduced more emojis that users can click on to quickly express their feelings about a post. With the new additions of “love, haha, wow, sad and angry” as opposed to the traditional “like”, we have been interested on how they affect the way Facebook’s algorithm ranks content.
Facebook has been looking at how people commented on posts and used emojis to share their sentiments. This feature has been worked on for more than a year. After tested with some possible reaction emojis with some users, it was found that most people like the new addition. And according to their study, reactions indicate a deeper level of engagement. So far, the reactions have already been used more than 300 billion times by users.
How to Use Reactions
Reactions are made available both on the Facebook website and also on the app. At the moment, users can add reactions to posts, photos and videos but not to comments. To use reactions on Facebook, just click once (long press) on the “like” button. You will see all of the possible emojis appear. Choose one and click on it. But if you do not see any new emojis in the Facebook app, close the app and then reopen. The new emojis should appear.
The new feature helps users react more sensitively to the nature of posts. And you can view other’s reactions on each posts. Facebook shows the top three reactions people have used on a post, photo or video. Click on reactions, and you will see how many people posted them and who those people are.
It has been confirmed by Facebook that they will be weighing the importance of reactions rather than “likes” when it comes to deciding which posts to be shown to users. With the new algorithm, posts that get more reactions, regardless whether Love, Haha, Wow, Sad or Angry, will be more rewarding with more visibility in user’s News Feeds. In other words, getting more reactions will provide you a better opportunity in the News Feed rankings. And all five reactions are weighted equally.
This may not be good news to some businesses because many brands are trapped in negative cycles of posts being shown only to a small percentage of followers (1% commonly). They will then fail to get the engagement from these 1% which in turn decreases the posts ranking as per Facebook’s algorithm. So the next post will be shown to even lesser users.
So the better strategy is obvious, which is creating content to get reactions. This includes funny content to generate “Haha”; negative content to generate “Sad” or “Angry”; and shocking content to generate “Wow”. Therefore, avoid content which is bland and generate. Instead, focus to generate emotional responses.
Facebook can potentially use data from its Reactions beyond simply better targeting. For example, with insights from Reactions, Facebook can collect more emotional data. This means, collecting a more qualified data of how its users react to advertising, which could eventually be used to better pinpoint the right consumer, device, and moment for ad content.
Reactions are an easy way for Facebook to dip its toe into sentiment analysis. So Facebook will adjust its algorithm so sentiment becomes a ranking factor. It could also provide a better user experience. A more detailed view of user responses could allow for better post optimization, as well as better data on what content is most popular by consumer. Therefore, it could help to yield better content and more visibility.
By classifying the Reactions, Facebook will have a better idea on users moods and preferences. Then users can be segmented accordingly. That means, more ideal content can be delivered to each of these user types in future moments. In other words, Facebook could decide what types of posts and ads to show in their respective News Feeds.
The social network could also take it a step further and eventually use this emotional data for ad targeting, which would allow advertisers to zero in on users based on the specific reactions they had to a type of content. Also, data from Reactions could simply be used to fine-tune the content users see in their News Feeds.
Reactions give Facebook the potential to offer its advertisers the ability to serve ads next to the posts that have generated positive reactions. Facebook could also encourage advertisers to boost their own well-liked posts to ensure the content users like most is seen by the widest possible audience. And with ads becoming more targeted and optimized, Facebook could even charge more for inventory and increase revenue through promoted posts while allowing brands to experiment with promoting posts based on audience reactions.
Reaction buttons are actually just another method for Facebook to try to demonstrate engagement value to advertisers. So business brands have the opportunity to better understand exactly how their customers are reacting to their content with something as clear as a happy or sad face.
However, Reactions have presented some difficulties for business clients. It can be challenging to interact with disgruntled customers on social media because many are choosing to simply leave a Reaction rather than a comment. It is difficult to grasp a more in depth understanding from Reactions alone. Harder to identify the reason of customers dissatisfaction, and even harder to get in touch with them to resolve the issue as you cannot reply to a Reaction as easily as you can reply to a comment.
Facebook could also use data from its Reaction buttons to inform future platform updates. By looking into videos, images, or regular statuses that generate the most diverse Reactions, those platforms can then be improved or updated accordingly.


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Apple announced its Peek show event yesterday by rolling retired invites to the media. While the institution is expected to denote a clump of caller hardware products, a caller study has astir confirmed the accomplishment of the 5th-gen iPad Air and a third-generation iPhone SE implicit with 5G. According to a study from long-time leaker Evan Blass, retailers and carriers person begun preparing the pages connected their online stores to merchantability the caller devices.
Since its debut successful 2016, the iPhone SE has lone been refreshed once, successful 2020. At that time, Apple upgraded the exemplary from the iPhone 5-style revival to a larger exemplary based connected the iPhone SE. There arent immoderate specified changes coming down this clip around, if reports are to beryllium believed, those are being saved for adjacent year. Rather, Apple volition beryllium keeping the aforesaid iPhone 8-style plan with nary notch and Touch ID successful lieu of Face ID. However, you are apt to get the caller A15 processor which was archetypal seen connected the iPhone 13 series. It volition person 5G enactment and a azygous rear camera, which is speculated to beryllium the champion single-camera strategy made by Apple to date.
As for the 5th-gen iPad Air, it is expected to stock elements from the iPad Mini that was launched precocious past year. This means it’s apt to beryllium powered by the aforesaid A15 chipset and person 5G enactment connected cellular models. A caller 12MP ultra-wide front-facing camera with enactment for iPad OS 15’s Center Stage diagnostic could besides beryllium a marquee feature.
Apart from the caller iPhone SE and iPad Air, Apple is expected to unveil an upgraded variant of the Mac Mini. It could get the M1 Pro processor nether the hood. Moreover, it is rumored to beryllium thinner than the erstwhile model, person 4 Thunderbolt ports, a magnetic powerfulness connector, and a caller “plexiglass”-like top. We mightiness besides get a caller M2-powered MacBook Air.
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Given Hasbro’s anti-plastic packaging mentality, I’m wondering if they’re trying to crank out as many as possible now before the shift to all cardboard packaging?
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Local first responders in need of hand sanitizer
If you have been to any grocery stores in the past few days, you’ve probably noticed the shelves are empty on many essential items, including hand sanitizers and disinfectants.
For local first responders these items are essential due to their constant contact with the public and now during the COVID-19 outbreak they rely on these items even more.
Due to the shortage of hand sanitizer across the country, local police and fire departments are asking that you donate hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes to local departments. Sgt. Joey Payne with Biloxi PD said, “I have heard other departments, smaller departments, have none so they are in dire need of hand sanitizer cause they have to keep the mission going no matter what’s going on. Our guys can’t stay at home. They can’t work from home. So, no matter what is going on they have to be out in the public.”
If you have hand sanitizer you would like to donate you can drop it off directly at your local police or fire stations.


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Under the partnership, Nvidia will provide Reliance with access to its GPU computing platform, which will be used to train and deploy AI models. Reliance will also use Nvidia’s software development kits to build generative apps.
Generative apps are AI-powered applications that can create new content, such as images, text, and music. They have the potential to revolutionize a wide range of industries, from healthcare to manufacturing to entertainment.
The goal of the partnership is to make AI more accessible and affordable for businesses and individuals in India. Reliance plans to use the AI models and apps to improve its customer service, develop new products and services, and automate its operations.
The partnership is a significant development for the Indian AI ecosystem. It is the first major partnership between an Indian company and a global AI leader. It is also a sign of the growing interest in AI in India.
The partnership is expected to have a positive impact on the Indian economy. It is estimated that AI could add $1 trillion to the Indian economy by 2035. The partnership will help to create jobs in the AI sector and accelerate the development of new AI-powered products and services.
“This partnership is a major milestone in our journey to make AI more accessible and affordable for businesses and individuals in India,” said Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries. “We are excited to work with Nvidia to bring the power of AI to the Indian market and help businesses transform their operations.”
“We are committed to helping India become a global leader in AI,” said Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia. “This partnership with Reliance is a significant step towards that goal.”
The partnership is expected to be a major boost for the development of AI in India. It will help to create a more conducive environment for AI adoption and innovation, and it will help to position India as a global hub for AI research and development.
Here are some of the specific benefits of the Reliance-Nvidia partnership:
- Access to Nvidia’s GPU computing platform will allow Reliance to train and deploy AI models more quickly and efficiently.
- Nvidia’s software development kits will make it easier for Reliance to build generative apps.
- The partnership will help Reliance to attract and retain top AI talent.
- The partnership will help Reliance to develop new AI-powered products and services that can be used by businesses and individuals in India.
The Reliance-Nvidia partnership is a significant development for the Indian AI ecosystem. It is a sign of the growing interest in AI in India and it is a major step towards making AI more accessible and affordable for businesses and individuals in the country.


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3rd January 2019: Today, Starbucks announces the launch of its Blonde Espresso Roast to over 3,000 stores throughout EMEA, bringing customers an entirely new way to experience coffee. By introducing a Blonde Espresso Roast to its permanent menu, alongside its Signature dark Espresso Roast, customers will now be able to tailor the foundation of any handcrafted espresso-based drinks from a Flat White, Vanilla Latte or any iced espresso drink.
Created by Starbucks master blenders and roasters – with more than 45 years of roasting experience – the new Blonde Espresso Roast has a smooth body that’s balanced with citrusy notes. An entirely new take on what espresso-based drinks can taste like, it is perfect for those looking for something a little smoother, with no compromise on flavour.
The unique Blonde blend brings together beans from Latin America and East Africa, roasted to the peak of their flavour. The Latin American coffees lend a round, smooth body, while the East African coffees bring out flavours of lemon, orange and caramel.
Reuben Arnold, Vice President, Product & Marketing, Starbucks EMEA, said: “Since 2017, our stores in the US and Canada introduced Blonde Espresso Roast for the first time and the feedback has been overwhelming so we’re really excited to now be able to offer that to our customers in our 3,000 stores in EMEA too. Customers can now choose from the new Blonde Espresso Roast for a mellow but mighty taste, or the Signature Espresso Roast for a bold and rich flavour. It’s a great way to invite new espresso drinkers to try our coffee, while also offering our coffee experts new options.”
The new Starbucks Blonde Roast is available from 3rd January 2019, for no additional charge.
Starbucks drinks are served as standard with semi-skimmed milk*.
*All Flat White drinks are served with whole milk as standard.
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THE former manager of a Trincity Mall clothing store has been ordered to repay $100,000 which represents the sum of what she admitted to stealing from her former employer.
The director of Suite 16, the clothing store which has three other branches throughout Trinidad, was also advised to take any enforcement avenue available to recover the money from Pramelia Hardeen to send a message that “stealing cannot be tolerated.”
The order was made by Justice Frank Seepersad on Wednesday.
Testifying at the brief virtual trial were Suite 16’s general manager Kimberly Johnson and the company’s director Kathrina Haddad. Hardeen also testified in her defence and in support of her counterclaim which she lost.
In ordering her to repay the money, Seepersad said dishonesty, accompanied by unaccountability, fueled continued dishonesty.
“At some point in time, there can be no room for sympathy.”
He said Hardeen abused her managerial authority and was lucky her former employer chose not to pursue criminal charges against her, but maintained she will be held accountable in the civil courts.
Seepersad said Hardeen converted her “bread and butter into croissants and eclairs,” as she was accused of converting the appropriated goods and cash for her own benefit.
Suite 16 pursued the civil debt collection claim against Hardeen after she failed to keep her part of a deal which she struck for her to pay back $100,000 for the items she stole from the store.
In evidence, Johnson and Haddad said they had reason to believe Hardeen was stealing from the inventory. A report was made to the police who visited the store on October 6, 2017, and questioned Hardeen.
She admitted she took items and money, even using a falsified receipt book and tampering with the electronic payment machines so that cash receipts could be made out to customers.
When the police officers said they were going to arrest her, Haddad instead suggested Hardeen reimburse the company. Hardeen signed a promissory note to repay $100,000. The company said Hardeen then abandoned the job, although she claimed she thought she was fired.
Suite 16’s lawsuit said since then, she has not paid a cent or offered any reasonable excuse for not doing so.
In her counterclaim, Hardeen denied stealing anything and said the promissory note was signed by her through force, trickery and undue influence. She also accused Haddad of being in league with the police to threaten her. She sought compensation for undue influence and the distress she endured when she was questioned by the police.
In his ruling, Seepersad rejected Hardeen’s contention of a conspiracy and her being forced to sign the promissory note, saying there were reasonable grounds to suspect she was engaged in improper activity.
Suite 16 was represented by attorney Naveen Maraj and Laurissa Hosein while Hardeen was represented by attorney Taradath Singh.


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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor William Ackman revved up his campaign against Herbalife on Monday as investors await the outcome of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) probe into the business practices of the nutritional supplements maker.
Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management, released a video on Monday that it said illustrated what Ackman has called Herbalife’s predatory recruiting practices. Ackman said it is the first in a series of videos that he will release this week on his website www.factsaboutherbalife.com.
Herbalife declined to comment. On the company’s own website – www.therealbillackman.com – it says the fund manager’s “legacy is riddled with losses.”
Ackman has waged a four-year campaign against Herbalife, making a $1 billion short bet against it in 2012 and accusing it of running a pyramid scheme which pays members more for recruiting new members than for selling the company’s supplements and weight-loss products.
The company has repeatedly denied the allegations, and Ackman has so far lost money on his position.
The FTC opened an investigation into Herbalife in 2014, and in May the company said it was in advanced talks with the consumer protection agency and might settle the probe for $200 million.
On Monday Herbalife’s stock rose as much as 3 percent, on a day when equities rallied around the globe. The shares closed up 1.4 percent at $58.82. They have risen 13.28 percent so far this year and are up 122 percent since Ackman first started waging his public campaign against the company.
Once famed for his outsized returns, Ackman has had a rough time lately, clocking a 16.6 percent loss in his Pershing Square International Fund last year and losing 14.5 percent in the same fund through June 7 this year, stung by his bet against Herbalife and a bet on drug company Valeant
Over the last 11 years, Ackman’s average annual returns have been 12 percent.
(Reporting by Svea Herbst-Bayliss; Editing by Leslie Adler)


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Health Canada said two licensed cannabis companies have voiced concerns about the wildfires in British Columbia, but the federal regulator told MJBizDaily it has yet to receive any reports the blazes have destroyed marijuana crops.
“Health Canada is aware that the wildfires and their associated evacuation orders may have an impact on cannabis license holders,” a Health Canada spokesperson said via email Thursday.
“We acknowledge these are challenging times.”
The regulator did not identify the companies.
Canada has been battling its worst wildfire season in decades.
In British Columbia, for example, 368 wildfires were active as of Friday.
The wildfires have caused:
- 63 evacuation orders in the province, meaning residents are advised to leave the area immediately.
- 83 evacuation alerts warning about a potential threat to life or property.
According to Health Canada, 234 cannabis license holders were located in British Columbia as of July 31.
Forty-seven of those conduct outdoor cannabis cultivation.
Cannabis producer Avant Brands has three facilities in the area of Kelowna, where wildfires raged and a travel ban was only recently lifted.
Chief Operating Officer David Lynn told MJBizDaily that Avant has been able to continue cultivation and other operations, but management had been worried about two of its facilities.
“We kept the business moving forward, but the smoke was very heavy in Kelowna for some days,” he said in a phone interview.
“We did have days where we (told employees), ‘If you’re uncomfortable with the smoke, or you have to deal with personal issues, then it’s fine if you don’t come to work.’
“It was a scary time because of how fast the fire was moving and expanding in the early days.”
The company was not ordered to evacuate.
Smiths Falls, Ontario-based Canopy Growth Corp. also has a facility in the area.
A Canopy spokesperson said the company made a proactive decision to pause operations at its facility in Kelowna, even though it was not directly affected by the wildfires in the area.
“Given the local and regional impacts, we made the decision late last week to pause on-site operations out of an abundance of caution and to support team members in focusing on their families and local community,” the spokesperson told MJBizDaily via email on Thursday.
“Essential activities have now resumed with full operations coming back up to speed by the end of the week.”
Licensed producer Cake & Caviar, in the Shuswap region of British Columbia, said it was ordered to evacuate.
The order caused the company to pause direct delivery to retail stores, it said in an update on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Cake & Caviar said it will still be stocking inventory via the province’s central distribution channel.
Aurora Cannabis, which has a subsidiary in British Columbia, said it was unaffected by the fires.
“At this time, our facility and teammates in BC are safe,” an Aurora spokesperson told MJBizDaily on Thursday.
“We are monitoring the situation closely and have our business continuity plans in place in the event the situation changes.”
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Two Pakistani natives pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud Topeka banks of more than $400,000, U.S. Attorney for Kansas Barry Grissom said Thursday.
Maqsood Baloch, 31, and Junaid Iqbal, 30, have agreed to pay restitution, give up their American citizenship and be deported.
The two Topeka residents pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud and Social Security fraud.
The pair operated a check kiting scheme from 2004 to 2011, Grissom said By doing business under various names, Baloch and Iqbal conspired to defraud multiple banks and businesses by depositing and using insufficient funds checks and by making electronic payments using false account numbers and accounts with insufficient funds.
Such businesses as Gulzar, Alam Traders, American Eagles, KS Express, Ali and Tobacco Town were represented by Baloch in the role of director or incorporator.
Iqbal represented himself as director or incorporator of businesses that included Jimn Inc., Rossi Inc., Topeka Salon and Smoker’s Paradise Topeka.
They created accounts at banks that included Bank of America, U.S. Bank, CNB, Core First and MBNA as part of the fraud scheme, Grissom said.
Sam’s Club of Topeka, Sam’s Club of Lenexa and Sam’s Club of Overland Park were business victims of the fraud, Grissom said.
With a sentencing set for Feb. 13, Baloch has agreed to time served, restitution of $325,556 and deportation. Iqbal has agreed to time served, restitution of $40,090 and deportation.


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Discussing money can be uncomfortable, so much that it’s often a taboo subject at social gatherings or holiday parties. When it comes to filing for bankruptcy in the Mankato and southeastern Minnesota area, some people may feel embarrassed or ashamed, perhaps because they believe filing for bankruptcy is an uncomfortable public admission of a difficult financial situation.
Fortunately, a recent study shows that these embarrassed individuals are in the minority. Only about one quarter of Americans believe that shame is a major disadvantage of filing for bankruptcy, which is likely because bankruptcy has become quite common within American households:
- 24% of households have considered filing for bankruptcy
- 18% of households have filed for bankruptcy
- 32% of households with children under 18 have considered filing for bankruptcy
- 25% of households with children under 18 have filed for bankruptcy
Now that bankruptcy has become a reality for more households, there are other disadvantages that outweigh embarrassment when filing. Rather than considering shame, Americans now tend to feel more concerned about fiscal, credit-based matters, such as their credit score or relationships with businesses.
Bankruptcy is not something to feel ashamed about and, fortunately, more than half of Americans agree. Fifty-five percent of those interviewed said that a major advantage of bankruptcy is getting a fresh start. Filing for bankruptcy can be a difficult decision and process, but receiving another chance at financial success is certainly an advantage.
Bankruptcy has become a personal subject for nearly one of four adults within the United States. With that statistic in mind, it’s important to find a bankruptcy specialist that appreciates your financial needs. At Behm Law Group, Ltd, we understand the importance of a fresh financial start in the Mankato and southeastern Minnesota area.
Three quarters of Americans agree—there’s no shame in asking for financial help. Call Behm Law Group Ltd. today.


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Football ban penalises Wetherspoon
PUBS group JD Wetherspoon scored another astonishing own goal today as it admitted that sales at its largely television-free pubs fell during the Euro 2004 soccer tournament.
While the rest of the country watched England's exit at the quarter-final stage and the eventual unlikely success of Greece with a drink in their hand, Wetherspoon indicated that sales across its 640-strong estate fell by about 4%.
The group has made a virtue of its pubs banning TV, music and video-games but has succeeded, like the England team, only in repeating its failure in the 2002 World Cup, when sales fell by 10%.
Wetherspoon also issued its second profits alert in three months. Reporting flat sales over the past 11 weeks against a 1% rise in the seven weeks preceding the tournament, like-for-like sales for the last 12 months have slowed to 3.5% from a previous 4.5%.
The group even admitted its own felony. 'In a minority of pubs, for example Lloyds [chain of bars], we already had televisions before Euro 2004 and we introduced televisions in a few dozen additional outlets,' the company said. 'In these pubs, like-for-like sales were strong during England's matches.'
Wetherspoon said it was suffering from increased competition from supermarkets and other pub groups and admitted another reverse: its attempts to move its clientele toward lower-strength drinks resulted in weakening sales of spirits and cocktails.
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(Yicai Global) April 27 -- China-US trade friction in the aluminum industry is escalating. The US has worked to limit the import of aluminum products, Ministry of Commerce Spokesman Sun Jiwen said at a press conference today.
The US has started Section 332 investigations, conducted administrative reviews on foreign aluminum extrusion materials, looked into the dumping of China's foil products, and proposed WTO consultations on Chinese government subsidies of primary aluminum. The US plans to carry out Section 232 investigations on imported aluminum products.
"China expresses its serious concern on this, and is making comprehensive assessments on the influence of United States' actions and measures on development of Chinese aluminum industry and international trade of aluminum products," Sun said.
China's aluminum industry developed rapidly through the integration of domestic and foreign resources, and it has become a highly competitive and market-oriented industry. Its advancement promotes the global industry and aluminum applications and contributes related upstream and downstream industries in China.
"We call for the United States to take the responsibility to maintain the multilateral trade order, and hope the United States' actions and measures are in accordance with the relevant WTO rules," said Sun. "We hope that through consultation and dialogue, both sides will continue to consider the downstream enterprises' interests in the aluminum industry, properly resolve industry concerns to attain win-win cooperation in the world aluminum industry, and promote world economic development and enhance consumer's welfare."


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IKEA build their warehouses as giant mazes quite deliberately. The company aims to make sure anyone who ventures into the store has no choice but to take a winding path, passing by tempting impulse purchases, to get out.
A growing social phenomena in Europe, perhaps a reaction to this design, has been to organise massive but unofficial live action games in the labyrinth of flatpack designs.
This weekend an IKEA complex in Braehead in Glasgow, near the River Clyde and about 10 miles from the SSE Hydro and home of Comic-Con Scotland, had police guarding the doors.
IKEA staff had discovered a Facebook Group which had arranged a game of hide and seek in the giant store. Some 3,000 locals Scottish youths had said they were going to come and join in the game.
As the Scotsman newspaper reports, previous large scale games of hide and seek in IKEA had resulted in people being found in fridges, hiding under beds and even tucked away in the iconic big blue IKEA bags.
IKEA drafted in extra security in Glasgow. Working with the police, IKEA turned away anyone from the shop who looked as if they were only there for the game.
It is not reported how IKEA staff or police could tell, by sight, whether someone was interested in buying a glass table with hex marketings perfect for battle mats or hiding under it.
The largest known game of and hide and seek inside an IKEA probably happened in Holland as some 32,000 Facebook users signed up to attend. IKEA has banned the games since 2015.
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New York Times: Visions of a U.S. Computer Chip Boom Have Cities Hustling
TAYLOR, Texas — The shortage of computer chips has zapped energy from the global economy, punishing industries as varied as automakers and medical device manufacturers and contributing to fears about high inflation.
But many states and cities in America are starting to see a silver lining: the possibility that efforts to sharply increase chip production in the United States will lead to a busy chip factory in their backyard. And they are racing to get a piece of the potential boom.
Steve Adler, the mayor of Austin, said subsidies that Austin gave to Samsung in the 1990s had had a positive effect on the city, which has seen rapid growth in recent years. Tesla and Oracle recently moved their corporate headquarters to Austin, and Facebook and Apple have large operations there. By one estimate, the city is the nation’s top site for commercial real estate investment.
Austin and its surrounding county have held their own talks with Samsung about the new factory the company has planned. Mr. Adler said he wanted the city to be a competitive site for the Samsung plant.
“It certainly paid a huge benefit to our city and our region, having them here,” Mr. Adler said about Samsung. But Pat Garofalo, the director of state and local policy for the American Economic Liberties Project, a liberal group that is critical of large tech companies, said the money would be better spent on projects that made a city attractive to a wide variety of businesses — like public schools — instead of on a single suitor.
He said the manufacturers sensed the “very real problem” of the semiconductor shortage and “are using it to capitalize on the tendency among state and local officials to pay a lot of taxpayer money for hosting one of these facilities.”


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Nokia’s recently announced 700, 701 and 600 handsets — as well as the existing C7 — will be able to support secure NFC services from the first half of 2012, the company has told NFC World. All future Symbian smartphones will also support NFC.
Nokia is to add support for secure NFC services to its Symbian NFC smartphones during the first half of 2012, the handset maker has told NFC World.
This means that all three of the new Symbian Belle phones announced last week — the Nokia 700, Nokia 701 and Nokia 600 — will be able to support secure services such as mobile payments. The upgrade will also be available to users of the Nokia C7, a spokesman confirmed.
All Symbian smartphones released from now on will also come equipped with NFC functionality, Nokia added.
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I’m confused, when you talk about the secure element, I thought for some reason this was hardware specific and an additional feature of nfc? so is the secure element just a software update? and will the meego N9 get contactless payment too?
Sorry for the confusion! There are both hardware and software ingredients required to support secure NFC services. This means, I believe, that the Nokia phones will ship with the necessary hardware installed. But they will need a software upgrade before they will be able to handle secure NFC services.
I hope that helps.
The news bit does not mention about the NFC modes to be supported and whether the SE is embedded or the handset supports SWP SE. Thank you for commenting
This is all the information that Nokia is making available at the moment. We’ll publish more details as soon as we have them.
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The Hague, Netherlands: Dutch Ministers are contemplating legislation to impose restrictions on who may legally visit and purchase cannabis at licensed ‘coffee-shops,’ according to a memorandum leaked to several international media sources on Wednesday.
According to the memo, Dutch lawmakers may introduce legislation that would limit access to the shops to ‘members-only‘ Dutch citizens. Such ‘members-only’ restrictions are scheduled to begin on a trial basis this fall in the border city of Maastricht.
A legislative committee recommended in July that Dutch ‘coffee-shops’ begin catering to ‘locals only.’
Under Dutch law, licensed business establishments may sell up to 5 grams of cannabis to patrons age 18 years or older. Proposed amendments to the law may limit future sales to 3 grams.
For more information, please contact Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director, at (202) 483-5500.


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Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), a company known not only for its ability to redefine modern computer graphics but also for transforming and positioning itself as a leader in the self-driving car industry, has announced that its new artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer which is capable of crunching more than 320 trillion operations a second, is the world’s first AI computing platform powerful enough for fully autonomous (Level 5) driving. To be classified as Level 5, vehicles, where even the steering wheel is optional, must be operated entirely by sensors and computers, with no human interaction.
At just about the size of a license plate, Nvidia’s new system — unveiled by its founder and CEO Jensen Huang at an event Tuesday in Munich, Germany — is 10x faster than its predecessor, NVIDIA Drive PX 2-which boasts the power of 150 MacBook Pros, and is specifically designed to help operate a car without a driver.
According to the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker, the new computing platform, codenamed Pegasus, will be available to Nvidia’s automotive partners, a list that includes the likes of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Audi, Mercedes, Toyota and Volvo in the second half of 2018. Nvidia says it already has more than 80 automakers using its AI chips to develop self-driving car technology and that other software firms and transportation network providers are working on integrating Nvidia’s supercomputing system into their vehicles. Pegasus’ pricing was not disclosed.
“Creating a fully self-driving car is one of society’s most important endeavors — and one of the most challenging to deliver,” said Huang during the system’s presentation. “The breakthrough AI computing performance and efficiency of Pegasus is crucial for the industry to realize this vision.”
Nvidia also said that Pegasus has enough power to process data from up to 16 dedicated high-speed sensor inputs for camera, detect objects, localize the car’s place in the world within centimeter accuracy, plan a safe and comfortable path to the destination, and control the vehicles itself. Additionally, Pegasus’ combined memory bandwidth exceeds 1 terabyte per second.
It should be noted that Nvidia isn’t the only company in the race to control a market that is expected to hit almost $80 billion by fiscal 2035. Search giant Google, Uber, Tesla and recently chipmaker Intel, which currently provides Google with all the computing power inside Waymo’s autonomous cars, are also fighting for control of the lucrative self-driving car market.
However, for the time being, Nvidia’s dominance in self-driving cars and early expertise in AI is quite obvious. In fact, big name car manufacturers like Audi, Tesla, and Volvo currently use Nvidia’s DrivePX on-board car computers to provide semi-autonomous driving capabilities in their vehicles.
Well, this is one of the reasons Nvidia’s stock price keeps making higher highs. In fact, ticker spiked more than 220% in 2016, becoming S&P 500’s best performing name for that year. Since January of 2017 NVDA has skyrocketed, gaining nearly 90 points as it climbed from $103 to a 52-wkh of $192.95. NVDA, which is currently hovering around the $190 area, is poised to reach $200, if not by the end of December, certainly sometime in Q118.
Nvidia’s continued upward price-per-share trajectory is largely based on investors, who have long-term horizons, believing in the company’s ability to deliver in all of its major businesses — including gaming, data center, and automotive. Additionally, strong demand for high-performance AI GPUs, which are a major component in the AI computers going into data centers and self-driving cars, continues to be strong as more companies turn to AI to solve problems. It’s worth noting that in the first quarter Nvidia raked in $409 million in revenue from companies using its GPUs in their data centers, mostly for AI. That’s a 186% year-over-year increase, or $266 million more from the previous year.
“We’re at the very beginning of the AI revolution,” Danny Shapiro, Nvidia’s senior director of automotive work, was quoted as saying during a recent interview. “We’re fueling that revolution, and we’re extremely optimistic about where it’s going to take us.”
Nvidia shares were trading up less than 1% to $190.44 a share by the time markets opened on Wednesday.
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SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook announced on Friday that it has cut its ties with Huawei to comply with US sanctions. The US further isolate China’s leading technology companies that Washington considers a threat to national security.
The social Media giant, Facebook has announced that President Donald Trump has taken a step further to ban Huawei exports of US technology.
The US Concerned about Huawei working with China’s intelligence services.
“We are reviewing the final rules of the Department of Commerce and the temporary license recently issued, and we are taking measures to guarantee compliance,”
Facebook spokeswoman told AFP.
The California-based company, Facebook said that people with Huawei smartphones with Facebook applications will still be able to use and download the application updates provided by Facebook.
Huawei has become the second largest smartphone provider in the world due to security concerns in Washington, the decision of Facebook is the last.
Last month, Google cut the agreement with Huawei and said it would be difficult to obtain important applications from major US companies.
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SCOTTISH retailers saw a bright end to 2022, with a rise in sales, according to the latest KPMG Scottish retail sales monitor collected for the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).
For the five weeks to 31 December, total sales in Scotland increased by 11.3% when compared with December 2021. Even when adjusted for inflation, these figures still remain a positive, sitting at 3.9%.
Total food sales told a positive story for Scotland as well, as the SRC reported an increase of 11.5% compared to last year, which sat above the UK average of 7.9%.
David Lonsdale, director at the SRC, said: “December’s retail sales shone compared to recent months and the comparable month in the year before as shoppers returned to spending and took advantage of the first Christmas in three years without pandemic-era curbs or instructions to shun socialising.”
Paul Martin, partner and UK head of retail at KPMG, gave a warning for the months ahead for retailers as more consumers face continued hardships caused by the cost-of-living crisis.
He said: “With Christmas behind us, retailers are facing a challenging few months as consumers manage rising interest rates and energy prices by reducing their non-essential spending, and industrial action across a number of sectors could also impact sales.


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Want to hear a rumor even juicer than the 1.4 GHz Galaxy S 2? This is for you, then — the next Nexus device is said to be called Nexus Prime, featuring Super AMOLED HD display with a res of 1280 x 720 (that’s what 720p stands for, FYI), TI’s dual-core OMAP 4460 processor and the unfolding the next chapter in Android OS’ life — the Android 4.0 version, called Ice Cream Sandwich. There is some sort of simultaneous launch plan involved, too — which to me is the best part of this rumor. Check out the rest of the post to know more.
You may have already figured out that it will be coming right outta Samsung’s workshops, thanks to the presence of Super AMOLED display, in it HD shade for the first time. Of course, it will be better than the current best Super AMOLED Plus display one finds in Galaxy S 2.
Further, there is now more weight to the fact that it will be the first device with next great version of Android OS, v4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich — single OS for both phones and tablets. Surely, it’s not surprising that it would be launched together with next Nexus phone, since Google has a good habit of launching its newer versions of Android OS with a new Nexus phone. It’s said that like Andorid 3.0 honeycomb, the need for the 4 physical buttons will be removed from the phones, too, in the Ice Cream Sandwich. Yup, this is the first — and only, for now — feature of the Ice Cream Sandwich we know of right now, apart from the fact that it will support both phones and tablets, even 7-inch tablets, y’know.
Ah, about the mighty processor that will power the Nexus Prime — it’s the dual-core OMAP 4460 processor manufactured by Texas Instruments. I think it would be clocking in at 1.5 Hz dual-core speeds, which is awesome, and have already been claimed by TI as ridiculously 50% faster than NVidia’s Tegra 2 processor that one found in almost all the android tablets these days. What is currently the world’s best processor, to me at least, is Samsung’s own Exynos dual-core processor which is powering the Galaxy S 2. Looks like TI has done remarkable work with its dual-core OMAP chips because topping Samsung’s Exynos processor for a phone which a Nexus device by Samsung only, is no child’s play by any means since the Exynos brand has already proved itself with the super speeds at which Galaxy S 2 flies without lagging, no matter how hard you try to cause some.
Okay, this is even more interesting.
But what’s even more interesting is the idea of simultaneous launch of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phones all across the country — made by different manufacturers and launched with different carriers. What it could be, really? And even is it possible?
What it looks like to me, is that Nexus Prime would be a definite Google Experience phone launch with stock Android 4.0 ice Cream Sandwich with no manufacturer customization over Android whatsoever, and other manufacturers shipping their Android 4.0 device too around the same time as Nexus prime launches. So, the retail stores all over are duly updated with Android 4.0 android phones (and tablets, maybe!) as soon as the Ice Cream Sandwich launches.
BUT, it’s not clear whether we’re talking about about simultaneous launch in just one country (U.S, presumably), or a couple of countries (U.S. and U.K. — that the number of countries Nexus S launched with initially) or this would be the case over world over, meaning all major countries filling in their stores with Android 4.0 phones from different manufacturers with different carriers (and unlocked, too) around same time Nexus prime launches.
The simultaneous launch will mean one more thing — the manufacturers and carriers will get their hands on Android 4.0 builds sooner than ever, helping them to update their existing great devices (phones and tablets) even faster — you know if they really want to update to.
All of this surely is very interesting, enough to fill your minds with opinions and guesses and more — fill them out in the comments below. And is it the best plan to hit iPhone in the face, since Apple too is trying its own bits by delaying the next iPhone’s launch from typical July to rumored September release this year? Come on, say what you got!


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Popeyes is coming out of quarantine with a sleek new look.
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The fast-food chain, most famous these days for its Chicken Sandwich, is launching a new logo and restaurant design as part of its “Modern Popeyes Renaissance,” the eatery shared in a press release with Fox News.
“To further spread the product love to even more guests, it was time for Popeyes® to translate its Louisiana roots in a more modern approach by completely redesigning the brand’s visual identity and restaurant image,” the release reads.
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Among these changes is a “more matured logo,” which ditches the iconic red “Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.” lettering at the bottom and features uniform spacing between characters, but that’s not the only upgrade Popeyes is giving its restaurants.
Completely new packaging that is “unapologetically orange” features hand-drawn patterns representative of “Louisiana heritage.”
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Popeyes has already opened its first remodeled restaurant In Marrero, La., the brand shared. The new façade boasts a “clean, contemporary white exterior [that] serves as a canvas for the joyful pops of color,” like the seemingly handwritten “Love that chicken” graffiti that is painted on the side, as well as a new chicken logo.
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The rebrand comes as Popeyes moves for more global expansion. Over the past 18 months, Popeyes has expanded to Brazil, Spain, China and other international markets.


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US-China trade war concerns send shares tumbling
European equities decline, with banks, basic resources and tech stocks in the red
US president Donald Trump listens to remarks by US trade representative Robert Lighthizer before signing a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on high-tech goods from China, at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Concerns about trade sent European shares tumbling on Thursday as the US prepared to announce hefty tariffs on Chinese imports, with banks, basic resources stocks and tech the worst-performing.
“It was a very weak day across Europe,” an equities trader in Dublin-based Davy said.
US stocks also went into the red as investors shifted focus from the Federal Reserve to the threat of an escalating trade war with China that has the potential to disrupt global growth.
The Iseq closed down 1.3 per cent in line with the negative day for European stocks. Building materials group CRH declined 1.7 per cent to €27.35, after Heidelberg Cement issued guidance on its earnings that was lower than expected and led the sector down.
Bank of Ireland fell 3.2 per cent to €6.86 amid weakness in financial stocks across Europe. However, Permanent TSB finished up 2 per cent at €1.90 and AIB was flat at €5.41.
Ryanair contained its slippage to 0.75 per cent, closing the session at €16.19 – a relative outperformance given turbulence in the sector, which partly related to Stobart Group’s decision not to pursue UK airline Flybe.
Paddy Power Betfair declined 0.6 per cent to €84.75, but was also still a relative outperformer on the day. Dalata Hotel Group fell 3.1 per cent to €6.24 and Glanbia slipped 1.9 per cent to €13.67.
Glenveagh Properties advanced 1.5 per cent to €1.10, Green Reit finished up 0.7 per cent at €1.52 and drinks group C&C was almost 0.8 per cent higher at €2.62.
The FTSE 100 was 1.2 per cent lower amid the glum mood.
Flybe Group plunged almost 26 per cent to 34.6 pence after Stobart Group scrapped plans to buy the UK-based regional airline. Flybe, which has been hit by faltering demand and saw its shares lose almost a third of their value in 2017, rejected an initial bid, and Stobart declined to put in a higher offer. Stobart’s shares were unchanged.
Fashion retailer Ted Baker shed 13 per cent after it warned of challenging conditions in many of its markets after snowy weather in Europe and the US east coast hit its early spring-summer trading.
Household goods group Reckitt Benckiser rose 4.8 per cent after it dropped its pursuit of Pfizer’s consumer health assets. GlaxoSmithKline, now seen as having a better chance of buying the Pfizer business, declined 1.7 per cent.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.6 per cent to its lowest level in more than two weeks, with Germany’s exporter-heavy Dax falling 1.7 per cent and the French Cac 40 down 1.4 per cent.
The mood was dampened by a weaker-than-forecast business activity survey, which offset reports that the EU is on track to be exempted from imminent US steel and aluminium tariffs.
Banks were among the leading losers, with the sectoral index falling 2.5 per cent to an 11-month low. Deutsche Bank declined 2.9 per cent, still weak after sharp losses in the previous session, while Commerzbank tumbled 6.2 per cent after an analyst downgrade.
Germany’s Bayer fell 1.4 per cent after Australian and EU regulators approved the firm’s takeover of Monsanto.
Major US stock indexes fell as much as 2 per cent on Thursday, where they were on track for the steepest drop since a Wall Street rout six weeks ago, gripped by the growing threat of a global trade war.
Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday to potentially slap tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports over forced transfer of intellectual property.
Tech stocks were in the red again, with Google down 2.3 per cent, Facebook down 1.4 per cent and Twitter 3.8 per cent lower as of 2pm New York time.
– (Additional reporting: Bloomberg / Reuters)


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Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald’s.
Starbucks says it will cover employees' expenses when accessing abortion or gender-affirming procedures not available within 100 miles of a worker’s home.
The first McDonald's in Russia opened in the middle of Moscow more than three decades ago, a powerful symbol of the easing of Cold War...
Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat reported lower-than-expected sales in the first quarter as it slashed prices and demand from restaurants fell.
Starbucks’ sales climbed to a record $7.6 billion in its fiscal second quarter, but its profits took a hit from climbing labor costs.
Cooking oil prices have been rising worldwide since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and Russia's war in Ukraine has sent those costs spiraling.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of consumers complained of illness after eating it.


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Reserve Bank board member Ian Harper said the banks' $3 billion "loyalty tax" was neither illegal nor unusual, as economists and competition experts said customers only have themselves to blame for being ripped off.
Professor Harper disagreed with consumer groups who have urged the federal government to take regulatory action after The Australian Financial Review reported that the big four banks are reaping an estimated $3 billion a year by charging loyal customers higher rates than new customers.
"Price discrimination is not illegal," said Professor Harper, who is also the dean of the Melbourne Business School. "Different people are prepared to pay different prices at particular times."
He pointed to decades of price discrimination in every sector from airlines to hotel accommodation, and says the solution is for companies to be transparent and for consumers to shop around.
The root cause, particularly for home loans, is the inertia of loyal customers, which explains why Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims keep urging customers to shop around – including proposing a marketing blitz to promote action.
Mr Sims has cited the so-called loyalty tax in pressing for an ACCC review into bank competition, suggesting that the the bank were disrespecting their loyal customers and that the longer a customer stayed with a bank “the more out of kilter it seems to become”.
Professor Harper led the Coalition government's 2015 competition inquiry that recommended the ACCC be prevented from advocating "particular policy positions" because it could "undermine perceptions of its impartiality in enforcing competition law".
In contrast to Mr Sims' comments, Professor Harper said consumers were familiar with the practice for airline fares "where someone in the next seat can dig you in the ribs and say 'I bet you paid more than I did for my seat'."
Similarly, the current ad for hotel booking site Trivago plays off the widespread practice when the actress checking in is outraged after hearing the Trivago girl is paying less for the same room.
In addition to pushing back on the loyalty tax argument, the Reserve Bank board member cautioned the federal government against attacking bank profits at such a precarious point in the economic cycle. Labor has already opened the door to increasing the $6 billion bank levy.
While the big four banks reported a cash profit after tax of $14.5 billion for the first half of 2019, those profits were down 4 per cent after what some termed a horror year.
Professor Harper also pointed to the recent action by the European Central Bank to step in and protect bank profits because he says "we don't want people putting their money into a safe or into a hole in the ground".
"Other central banks are concerned," he said, "and for good reason."
'You can't pay people to switch'
Consumer activists such as Barefoot Investor Scott Pape have made a career out of successfully arming customers with scripts to call their bank and demand a better rate.
But Consumer Action Law Centre chief executive Gerard Brody wants the government and regulators to do more than just issue warnings.
"The Treasurer is telling people to shop around but if that is the only policy prescription the government have got, we will still be complaining about this in 20 years time," he said.
Former Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris has urged the Treasurer to act on the 34 recommendations in his report last year, including a best interest duty, rather than calling another inquiry.
Professor Harper favours improved transparency, so that consumers are armed with the right information to make their own decision. But even he admits that if it's left in the hands of consumers, most people can't be bothered acting.
"For a lot of people it is just too much of a hassle," he said. "We constantly have people turn up at my door with a new energy offer and I say, 'I'm sorry mate, I'm not interested, I've got better things to do'."
In fact, the Victorian government has found you can't even pay people to shop around.
It offered energy customers $50 to go onto their government-backed website to compare providers, but have had to extend the offer after estimates it had given away less than $14 million of its $48 million package.
Comparator website finder.com.au warns the problem is even more pronounced for credit cards and home loans than in energy.
While 18 per cent of people have switched mobile phone plans, 13 per cent have switched electricity providers and 10 per cent have switched broadband, only 8 per cent have switched credit cards and just 3 per cent home loans over the past six months. That is despite the mortgage topping the list of expenses which cause the most stress.
Further, 40 per cent of adults are still with their childhood bank, which suggests more than 7 million have never switched banks.
Little can be done
In contrast, the Australian Bankers Association proudly sung the findings of a Deloitte Access Economic report on Thursday, claiming 2.8 million customers switched banks for their home loan, credit card or transaction account last year and "competition is robust".
Professor Harper said another important element of the equation was that banking is relational, not simply a transactional purchase based on price alone. "People often stay partly because of that relationship and history," he said.
Competition law expert Geoff Carter agreed there was little that can be done under the current legal framework.
The Trade Practices Act did specifically prohibit price discrimination in relation to goods (but not services) before 1995, but several competition reviews concluded the prohibition did not benefit consumers or small business.
"Price discrimination is in fact an extremely common commercial practice and it would only be very unusual factual circumstances which would give rise to a valid misuse of market power or unconscionable conduct case," he said.
A fresh inquiry?
But Mr Brody argued banking, like energy, was a special case and also supports as a minimum the duty proposed by Mr Harris. "The banks know it is very easy to tell people to shop around but much more difficult to do," he said.
"It takes a lot of time, it's confusing, the standard rates are not the rates people pay and so people tend to give up."
He said former Treasurer Wayne Swan's bank switching package of 2010 failed largely because it was too limited in scope, focusing only on transactional accounts.
He pointed instead to a widespread UK inquiry which has examined so-called loyalty penalties across insurance, banks, energy and telecommunications.
"For insurers they are considering whether to ban or restrict price increases for consumers who renew year on year, or automatically require them to move consumers to their cheapest deal, that could apply to mortgages here too."
Mr Brody said the government should also consider a fresh inquiry or support a government-backed comparator website like the abandoned Grocery Choice or Fuel Watch, after the Productivity Commission also recommended public disclosure of actual mortgage rates.
In energy, the federal government went further and introduced a default offer, but Mr Sims said loyal customers were "paying ridiculous prices" and the case for a similar intervention against the banks was not yet made out.
"For airline fares, people know and can see that if you travel at an inconvenient time it will be cheaper, but for an essential service like a mortgage what is the justification?" Mr Brody asked.
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Up to 600,000 travellers have been left stranded after the failure of last-minute talks to save the world’s oldest travel company.
Thomas Cook was ordered into compulsory liquidation on Monday morning (Australian time) after it became apparent a deal to save the debt-written tour operator could not be reached.
Richard Moriarty, the chief executive of Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority, said the government had asked his organisation to launch “the UK’s largest ever peacetime repatriation”.
“Thomas Cook Group, including the UK tour operator and airline, has ceased trading with immediate effect,” the CAA said.
“All Thomas Cook bookings, including flights and holidays, have now been cancelled.”
The embattled company had earlier made a last-ditch appeal for a British government bailout and was in emergency talks with its creditors amid reports it would go into administration unless it secured an extra £200 million pounds ($A369 million).
“Banks, including RBS and Lloyds, insist the firm comes up with the new contingency funds in case it needs extra money during the winter months,” the BBC said.
Thomas Cook’s financial woes have mounted in recent months, culminating in a refinancing plan in August led by its biggest shareholder, Chinese company Fosun.
Tourists were already reporting problems. Guests at a hotel in Tunisia owed money by Thomas Cook told journalists they had been asked for extra money before they were allowed to leave.
The company runs hotels, resorts, airlines and cruises for 19 million people a year in 16 countries.
It currently has 600,000 people abroad, forcing governments and insurance companies to coordinate a huge rescue operation.
Britain’s Department for Transport said all Thomas Cook customers overseas who were booked to return home in the next fortnight would be brought home as close as possible to their booked return date.
British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said dozens of charter planes, from as far afield as Malaysia, had been hired to fly customers home free of charge and hundreds of people were working in call centres and at airports.
The government and CAA were working round the clock to help people, he said.
The CAA’s dedicated website for the company’s customers crashed shortly after the announcement.
Thomas Cook chief executive Peter Fankhauser said his company had “worked exhaustively” – and ultimately fruitlessly – to salvage a rescue package.
“Although a deal had been largely agreed, an additional facility requested in the last few days of negotiations presented a challenge that ultimately proved insurmountable,” he added.
“It is a matter of profound regret to me and the rest of the board that we were not successful.
A million customers will also lose future bookings, although with most package holidays and some flights-only trips protected by insurance, customers who have not yet left home will be given a refund or replacement holiday.


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They are all infected with the Joker malware, which could then empty your bank accounts.
It is aptly named. The company Quick Heal Security Labs has revealed that eight applications present on Android are infected with the dreaded Joker malware. According to Presse-Citron , this virus is frequently hidden in apps with the aim of emptying your bank accounts. Google has already been notified of the problem and the infected tools have all been removed from the Android app store. Be careful, however, for people who have already installed them and would not have thought of removing them from their phone.
For users of Auxiliary Message, Fast Magic SMS, Free CamScanner, Super Message, Element Scanner, Go Messages, Travel Wallpapers and Super SMS, it is recommended that you remove these applications from your mobile phone as quickly and completely as possible , since they allow malware to install itself on your mobile system, visit websites, subscribe the victim to paid services or even intercept codes that could allow them to access your banking data.
The Joker malware has already claimed many victims among Play Store users and even managed to infiltrate the Huawei application store , the App Gallery last April , infecting more than 500,000 smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer, reminds 20Minutes . To avoid being confronted with this malware, it is therefore advisable to only download applications from well-known developers and publishers and to avoid those that have just been released on download stores and which offer offers that are too good to be. true.


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With what's touted to be one of the first four-lane end conversion presses in the world, Korean canmaker Hanil Can Co. has revved up to never-before-seen speeds of 2군 can ends per minute on its new can end manufacturing line.
In mid-July, U.K.-based joint venture Carlsberg-Tetley PLC introduced Tetley's Draught beer in 500-mL aluminum cans. The brew's new can graphics sport cream colors that depict the decorative huntsman roundel popular on beer taps in British pubs.
This year speculation around the world says that steel may regain an appreciable part of the beverage can market it lost to aluminum-thanks to steel's favorable costs. European trend may presage a similar shift in the U.S. in the next few years.
This haircare producer begins filling creme relaxer into nestable yogurt-style cups with freshness seals. The switch from traditional jars not only keeps the product fresh, it aids in product display as well.
The top award in container distributors competition was won by a coextruded drug bottle that keeps out light and moisture. Other winners display distributor prowess in technology, decorating and sourcing of components that meet packager needs.
Coca-Cola Co. chose Feb. 1 at the R'95 Conference in Geneva, Switzerland-an international conference on recovery, recycling, and reintegration-to announce the first-ever introduction of its famous contour bottle in a tri-layer format incorporating at least 25% post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate between layers of virgin PET.
In what may be one of the most elaborate product/package counterfeiting schemes ever uncovered, bogus Similac infant formula has been sold from store shelves at Safeway and Pak 'n Save Supermarkets in California.


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Square Enix TGS Site Now Live, FF XV And KH III Are Missing
Square Enix is going to bring a huge line-up of titles at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, being held later this month in Japan.
Last week the Japanese company has revealed the complete line-up and, surprisingly, Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III were also included, despite the fact that both games are far from release.
This morning the official Square Enix Tokyo Game Show site has gone live, detailing the line-up and a few stage events which will take place during the TGS. Unfortunately Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III are nowhere to be found on the site. This could mean that Square Enix has cancelled their appearance or maybe that the Japanese company wants to keep them as surprises.
The Square’s full TGS line-up includes:
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster K
- Kindgom Hearts x [chi]
- Bravely Default: For The Sequel
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
- Dragon Quest X
- Dragon Quest Monster Parade
- Drakengard 3
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
- Diablo III (Ps3)
Square Enix has yet to comment on the matter: we’ll keep you updated as soon as something new comes in.
The 2013 Tokyo Game Show is scheduled for September 19-22, 2013.


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2022 has been a strong year for video games, with titans like Elden Ring i Forbidden Horizon West opening while God of War: Ragnarok i Scarlet Pokemon i Violet things remain to close. next month, Game prizes sets out to see which of the many successful games of 2022 should be crowned the best of its kind. But while The Game Awards celebrates all the achievements of a given year, it also looks to the future of gaming with the award for the most anticipated game.
Even as the world returns to a somewhat normal state after the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 still has many big releases coming up in 2023. In fact, two of the games that were nominated for the award most anticipated from last year in fact, they have entered this year’s list. These games are Starfield and the sequel of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildthat has been revealed The tears of the Kingdom. They join them Resident Evil 4, Hogwarts Legacy, i Final Fantasy 16 this time.
According to Bethesda, the studio’s new sci-fi RPG has been in the works for a decade. The fans know it Starfield for years, but despite a cinematic trailer, they’ve had to wait until 2022 to see much of it or hear details about it. Now that Todd Howard and Bethesda have revealed quite a bit of what fans can expect Starfieldincluding hundreds of thousands of lines of dialogue, plenty of space for fans to explore, and a story longer than that of Skyrim or Fallout 4there are many reasons why players get excited about the title.
There may be much less of the unknown Starfield’s big space adventure now, but that could only serve to increase fan hype for the game. In the past, there was a simple hope that Bethesda could do it Starfield a return to glory, but now that playability has been proven and the game was supposed to come out this year, it makes the final release seem that much closer. With the end of the wait in sight, this could make players even more excited to jump in Starfield.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Since then wild breath burst onto the scene with its own unique take on the open-world genre, gamers have been waiting for Nintendo to finally show what the sequel looks like. First announced in 2019, the game’s official title wasn’t revealed until this year, where fans finally got to see the name. The tears of the Kingdom will appear on their screens. As said, The tears of the Kingdom was expected to come out this year, but its revised release date was confirmed by Nintendo in the trailer that also showed its title.
There hasn’t been an extensive showcase yet The tears of the Kingdom at the time of writing, but this can only serve to heighten the anticipation of fans as they want to unravel the mysteries behind Nintendo’s next open-world title. Considering the high rating wild breath is from critics and fans, it only makes sense that the follow-up would have an even greater level of hype surrounding it.
Resident Evil 4
the next Resident Evil 4 remake is the latest in Capcom’s series of remastered classic titles. Starting with the well received Resident Evil 2 redo and move to Resident Evil 3the last entry was only revealed in 2022, so it might not have been teased for as long as some of the other titles on this list, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of hype around. Resident Evil 4.
As one of the most popular games in the franchise, Resident Evil 4 it’s a title that many players look forward to playing again. Nostalgic fans will want to see one of their favorites remade for modern machines, and there are plenty of newcomers to the Resident Evil series also thanks to the great success of Resident Evil 7 i Resident Evil Villagewhich re-formed the franchise in the eyes of many.
The Hogwarts Legacy
It was originally intended for this year’s holiday period, The Hogwarts Legacy announced its delay a few months ago, pushing its release to early 2023. While this small setback may disappoint many fans, there’s still a lot to look forward to in the open-world magic experience, as the game shows reveals and several trailers for The Hogwarts Legacy.
Give to the fans of the Harry Potter books and movies your own chance to study magic at the iconic Hogwarts school, The Hogwarts Legacy includes its own story set long before the events of the original works. So while there may not be any cameos from Ron Weasley or Hermoine Granger to look forward to, this will keep the game fresh and exciting for both long-time fans and those just putting on their sorting hat for first time.
Final Fantasy 16
The legacy of Final Fantasy The franchise speaks for itself, really, but the latest entry in the long-running series still looks set to offer fans something new compared to previous titles. Expected in the rather vague window of summer 2023, even without an official release date, many players can’t wait to explore the vast world of Valisthea and see what Square Enix has cooked up this time.
Final Fantasy 16 It appears to be an attempt to bring the series up to date with modern gaming trends while still providing an experience that most fans of the franchise will be used to. Offering players a journey across the globe, there will be expansive regions to explore in the style of Monster Hunter or Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The story of the game centers on Clive Rosfield, a protagonist who must forge his own path after his younger brother inherits a power meant for him.
This category looks like it could be one of the tightest within the Game Awards 2022, as while there are some key titles that stand out among the nominees list, it wouldn’t be surprising if one of these games took home the prize. . However, with more than a decade of anticipation behind it, it seems Starfield this time it will win the most anticipated game award. Without FromSoftware fans to compete with this year, it seems that many eyes are eagerly watching Bethesda to see what will come out after more than seven years without a single-player RPG release.
An honorable mention should follow The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as even without a proper gameplay showcase for this title, it still managed to generate a huge amount of hype with a short trailer. Even before that, many Nintendo fans were waiting for details The tears of the Kingdom with every Nintendo Direct pass. Thus, while Starfield is more likely to win, a strong argument can certainly be made Breath of the Wild sequel
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