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JC Penney retailer closings latest sign that ecommerce would possibly lastly be devastating brick-and-mortar retail
This week J.C. Penney launched details of its plans to shutter 138 retailers out of 1,014 locations, and to cut 5,000 retail jobs.
That is part of the persevering with reinvention of a corporation that seemed to be on the breaking level just a few years previously. The company says bodily retailers keep vital to its enterprise, allowing it to let purchasers order on-line and pickup at a retailer. Nonetheless what’s clear is that the company, now worthwhile as soon as extra, goes to make to with a let a lot much less bodily locations.
And J.C. Penney is not alone. Whatever the success of a corporation like Apple in retail, or the experimental retailers of Amazon, the precise truth stays that bodily retail inside the midst of a devastating shakeout all through the U.S. It seems ecommerce, which many predicted was going to kill bricks-and-mortar retail practically a decade previously, is lastly having that delayed nevertheless devastating have an effect on.
The have an effect on of that shift can’t be understated. Native communities and governments depend upon the product sales taxes from bodily retailers, and take successful when these retailers shut and clients switch their purchases on-line. And inside the case of huge anchor tenants like a J.C. Penneys, abandoning a mall location can start a sequence response that kills guests to a shopping center, which crushes totally different smaller firms located there.
Ana Smith, a spokesperson for the Nationwide Retail Federation, talked about the enterprise is doing what it may probably to adapt to the reality of shifts in experience and buying habits.
“The retail industry continues to evolve based on consumer preferences and shopping patterns,” she talked about. “Retailers are resizing and modifying their businesses by implementing strategies to become more efficient and profitable in the long run. From relocating stores and acquiring new companies to starting new concept stores, these are just some of the examples of how retailers are adjusting their business plans to make sure they continue to meet consumers demand in a highly-competitive environment.”
J.C. Pennys is far from alone. Merely yesterday, Sears disclosed to consumers it had extreme doubts it might proceed as a going concern. Sears was already inside the technique of closing 150 of its retailers. Macy’s is closing 100 retailers. Foot Locker has talked about it plans to close 100 retailers this yr. Office Depot reported that it shut 123 retailers closing yr, and has launched plans to close on the very least 75 further this yr, with rival Staples practically matching that tempo. Pier One wishes to close 100 retailers by 2019.
And really, the report is numerous: CVS, The Restricted (which has filed for chapter and closed it 250 retailers.).
Precise Property evaluation company CoStar projected that retailers should shut about 1 billion sq. ft of retail space, or about 10 p.c of the prevailing space, inside the U.S. this yr for a simple motive: They’re merely not producing the kind of product sales in retailers to justify the worth of conserving them open.
Acknowledged Suzanne Mulvee, director of US evaluation, retail for CoStar Portfolio Method, inside the report: “It all comes down to productivity. Retailers on average are generating fewer sales per square foot than they did during the decade leading up to the recession.”
What was already a miserable environment for bodily retail acquired worse over the holidays. Common, the NRF reported that trip retail product sales elevated 4 p.c over 2015 to $658.three billion. That included $122.9 billion in what the NRF likes to call “non-store sales.” These on-line product sales grew higher than the NRF projection of 10 p.c.
Definitely, the NRF reported that product sales at garments and niknaks retailers, fundamental merchandise retailers, electronics and residential gear retailers, and shops all decreased. For a company like J.C. Penny, that made the choice clear: Shut under-performing retailers and try and proceed to spruce up the remaining retailers with higher-end experiences.
In an earnings identify closing month with analysts, J.C Penney Chairman and CEO Marvin Ellison talked about:
“Our decision to close approximately 130 to 140 stores will allow us to raise the overall brand standard of JCPenney and allocate capital more efficiently to a smaller base of stores. This will also allow us to implement our growth initiatives in a larger percent of our stores.”
That options together with showrooms for further luxurious devices, and rising the online order/in-store pickup program. Nonetheless it stays to be seen how successfully this so-called “omni-channel” approach can truly delay what an increasing number of feels inevitable.
A very long time previously, the arrival of malls on the sides of cities helped flip downtowns in digital ghost cities. Now these suburban and rural retail neighborhoods may probably be in line for the same, with these communities left questioning what’s going to fill the monetary void that may most likely be left behind.


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“Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published a headline today that translates to “‘the bill that could ban the iPhone in Italy,'” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors. “”
“The bill in question, Senate Act 2484, is aimed at ensuring Italians have open access to software, content, and services,” Rossignol reports. “The portion of the bill potentially relevant to Apple essentially says that users should have the right to download any software, whether proprietary or open source, on any platform.”
“The bill was introduced last year by Stefano Quintarelli, an Italian entrepreneur and member of the Scelta Civica political party in Italy,” Rossignol reports. “The bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies in July 2016, and it now must be approved by the Senate of the Republic, within Italy’s parliamentary government.”
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MacDailyNews Take: This bill is ignorant of the specific technologies involved and of technology in general. Apple’s iPhone won’t be banned in Italy.

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Well, you can’t instantly notice that the North American International Auto Show is a scaled-back, tamer version of its former flashy self.
Walking onto the floor of the Cobo Center for today’s press preview opening of the show first started in the Motor City in 1907 — when the Ford Model T was launched — brings a pretty familiar feel: sleek displays featuring shiny cars galore.
Yet with talk of multi-billion-dollar government bailouts ($17.4 billion in the U.S., $4 billion in Canada ) and possible bankruptcies and declining sales, the always upbeat Detroit auto show is operating this year in the shadow of bad news.
The New York Times called it, “The most subdued Detroit show in decades,” Newsday said it comes, “Under an economic cloud,” while the Associated Press described it as, “A much more spartan affair.”
Perhaps the cutbacks are more of a behind-the-scenes sort of thing.
After all, NAIAS 2009 is, as the show’s official website says, “poised to keep pace with NAIAS 2008, which featured a total of 58 vehicle debuts—44 worldwide and 14 North American.”
Almost 7,000 international journalists are expected to descend on the show for lots of vehicles and figures and PR, though perhaps for fewer freebies.
As well, you’ll find some of the decadent, Richie Rich stuff that visitors love indulging in. Rolls Royce didn’t return this year, but the ultra-chauffeur car the Maybach has a booth, as does British refined elegance vehicle Bentley. Sport cars Lamborghini, Maserati and Fisker are here. Alfa Romeo has the Batmobile-esque Bat 11 concept car on display.
Mini Cooper has a new booth, a massive block of faux ice from which it will launch its cool new convertible.
And the basement of the show offers a whole new look, transformed into a feng shui urban forest called the EcoXperience — staged by the Michigan Economic Development Council in conjunction with the Detroit Automotive Dealers Association. You can slowly drive a number of Detroit 3 hybrid or all-electric vehicles around the meandering “test track” path.
The environmentally friendly cars fit this year’s theme of lean-and-green, though in this environment, it seems almost too late, almost desperate. The American carmakers were the last to embrace green technology, preferring muscle and size over fuel efficiency. And look where it got them.
But they’re turning green now, even if late, so good for them.
This year’s displays seem to have a little less elevation and construction, possibly, but they’re still there. Still looking good.
And yet… there does seem to be an intangible something or other that dampens things a bit. Is it a mood? A self-fulfilling prophesy? An air of reserve?
The supermodels, after all, seem limited this year to Maserati and Lamborghini. Gone, too, are the flashy launches: the Jeeps driving up stairs and through plate glass window, the cowboys leading a herd of steer outside Cobo, Eva Longoria smiling.
Still, there’s fun to be had and shiny machines to be seen at this year’s effort. And isn’t that all that’s really needed from a car show?


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After being one of the biggest names to come into the NBA since LeBron James, Zion Williamson has been picked first in the 2019 NBA Draft and he was signed to Jordan Brand not long after. As the new face of the brand, rumors of his own shoe being revealed at all-star weekend circulated.
Now all-star weekend has came and went, and no more news about Zion Williamson’s shoe has been revealed, but it is still expected that the shoe will be announced by the end of this NBA season.
Jordan currently have given Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony their own signature shoe however as both players are getting old and losing appeal, Jordan have put most of their time into carrying on their main Jordan line, and Russel Westbrook’s Why Not models. This should all change soon though, as Zion is signed to a 5-year $75 million deal, and now that he is back from injury, and tearing up the league, they will surely want to capitalize on his success.
For now Zion Williamson, a long side all-star Jayson Tatum, has been the leading athlete for the Jordan 34. The shoe was even revealed by the 19 year old star making a between the legs dunk whilst wearing them. He has been given his own personal colorways of the Jordan 34, although they have been player exclusives so Zion fans will have to wait if they want to buy a pair of his shoes.
It shouldn’t be long until we hear more about Zion Williamson’s own shoe, so keep a look out for an announcement, although with his huge popularity, its won’t be too hard.


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Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace the accelerator pedals on 3.8 million vehicles involved in the company's largest recall ever. The models involved are: -- 2007 to 2010 model year Camry -- 2005 to 2010 Avalon -- 2004 to 2009 Prius -- 2005 to 2010 Tacoma -- 2007 to 2010 Tundra -- 2007 to 2010 Lexus ES 350 -- 2006 to 2010 Lexus IS 250 -- 2006 to 2010 Lexus IS 350.The company said it will reconfigure the shape of accelerator pedals to cut down on the risk that they may be jammed in the floor mat.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700
Gibbs Sports Amphibians has unveiled the Quadski, an amphibious all-terrain vehicle that, according to company founder Alan Gibbs, obliterates the distinction between land and water transportation. The 1,300-pound, 10.5-foot-long Quadski looks a bit like a jet-powered personal watercraft sitting on top of a single-seat ATV, but it's what's underneath the vehicle's molded composite body that separates the high-speed Quadski from larger, slower amphibious predecessors. The Quadski draws power from a BMW K 1300 Motorrad motorcycle engine capable of producing 175 hp.Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800
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Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a consumer alert regarding persons alleging to be priests or pastors texting members of the church and asking them to buy gift cards for a false charitable cause.
Texans have received deceptive texts from people pretending to be pastors, then requesting that they purchase a gift card and send them the information to access that card. The scammers claim these gift cards are needed for some charitable reason, but insist they cannot pick up a gift card themselves and the purchaser will be reimbursed.
“All Texans should be aware of unsolicited calls and texts from scammers impersonating leaders in their Church. This is a dirty trick criminals are using to make a quick buck at the expense of people of faith,” Attorney General Paxton said. “My office stands ready to assist all hard-working Texans who are harmed by these schemes. The consumer protection section of our website contains several resources on how to recognize, prevent and report scams like this. Being informed and remaining vigilant is the best way to prevent fraud and loss.”
We believe that the scammers are using information found on churches’ website or in churches’ online bulletins to trick members of the church into sending them gift cards. Churches throughout Texas have seen reports of this scam.
Report suspected fraud to the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division by calling toll-free 1-800-621-0508 or by filing an online complaint at https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint.


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Google Inc., the top online search engine, is unveiling a calendar service that allows users to store appointments online, receive reminders about them and share those plans with others.
The offering, available starting Thursday is designed to make it easy for users to add entries, said Carl Sjogreen, product manager for Google Calendar.
Gmail, Google's mail service, has been modified to automatically recognize when messages mention an event so recipients can seamlessly add it to their calendar. Users can also add entries in simple text, such as "Coffee with Mom on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Cafe La Boheme," eliminating the need to fill out forms.
Google Calendar is the latest offering from the Mountain View-based company, which analysts have said is gradually replacing its search-only business model with that of a portal, or all-purpose Web site. Over the past four years, Google has been catching up to rivals Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN by adding e-mail, news, photo sharing, instant messaging, shopping and mapping services and a finance section.
Sjogreen said the calendar service is consistent with Google's oft-stated mission of helping people organize the world's data and make it accessible and useful.
The new service gives Google fuel as it competes against Yahoo, which has offered a calendar service since 1998 and in October acquired Upcoming.org, an event planning site. A feature that allows users of Google Calendar to send invitations and manage guest lists also helps the company take on Evite.com, the online invitation service owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp.
Google also stands to profit from the calendar and other services, which help keep users moored at its own site instead of sending them to other places on the Web. That gives Google more chances to serve users adds, which account for most of its profits.


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Asos lost almost a quarter of its value yesterday after a bungled warehouse overhaul knocked the online retailer’s sales growth off course and prompted its third profit warning in a year.
Investors fear one of the brightest names in retail is coming under intense pressure from rivals while its investment-hungry business model stumbles.
Asos was founded in 2000 by Nick Robertson, 51, grandson of the founder of fashion label Austin Reed, and his brother Nigel.
It listed on Aim in 2001 at 20p a share and enjoyed an explosion in sales and value as it cornered the fast-fashion market. It has 18.4 million customers, more than a billion visits to its website and employs about 4,400 people.
Yesterday’s warning sent the shares down by 636p, or 23.2 per cent, to £21.07, meaning the company’s value has fallen by 65 per cent this year.
Investors appeared to be unmoved by the chairman Adam Crozier’s attempt to support the business by buying £100,000 worth of shares.
Asos said that its pre-tax profit will now be about £30 million to £35 million this year, £20 million less than analysts expected. Total sales grew 12 per cent to £919.8 million in the four months to June 30, far below its typical growth rate of 25 per cent.
The company blamed a disastrous IT upgrade at its Berlin warehouse which meant its automated software couldn’t cope with the volume of returned clothes. This resulted in stock clogging up its supply chain, a shortage of goods and customers not being able to buy what they wanted from its website. Nick Beighton, the chief executive, said: “The European customer experience has not been as good as it once was or should be”.
He said the problems should be fixed by September, although analysts at Investec warned that if they remained by November’s peak trading during Black Friday the company would face “calls for management changes and further severe downgrades”.
Asos’s US ambitions have been hampered as its Atlanta warehouse has only been able to stock half the fashion ranges the retailer sells in the UK after third-party brands ran into border control difficulties.
US customs require extra details about the chemical composition of clothes and manufacturer documentation, which a clutch of smaller brands did not have the resources to handle.
Mr Beighton, 50, said there wasn’t an issue with customer demand and highlighted that the number of visits to the website had grown by almost a fifth, but order volumes lagged at 11 per cent.
“In any business of scale there is complexity, it’s unavoidable,” he added. “We are turning from a UK-centric seller into a local international operator and that requires proper muscle and infrastructure to deliver.”
The collapse in the share price means that Asos is worth £1.7 billion, significantly less than its smaller rival Boohoo’s £2.4 billion market value. Boohoo made sales of £856.9 million compared with its rival’s £2.4 billion revenue.


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Tom Cruise got together with Mission: Impossible Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie to deliver an important message about something you’ve never heard of—and the internet loves it.
Motion smoothing, also known as video interpolation, is a digital effect included on your home television that may be making your film-watching experience less than ideal. Luckily, Cruise and McQuarrie stood side-by-side on the set of Top Gun Maverick to inform the masses about this effect, and how to disable it should they so choose.
I’m taking a quick break from filming to tell you the best way to watch Mission: Impossible Fallout (or any movie you love) at home. pic.twitter.com/oW2eTm1IUA— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) December 4, 2018
Cruise tweeted the PSA on Tuesday, and in the video, he and McQuarrie discuss the reasoning behind motion smoothing, and how interested viewers can turn the effect off to better enjoy their films. Motion smoothing “makes most movies look like they were shot on high-speed video, rather than film,” Cruise explains.
Perhaps it’s the legitimately helpful information—or maybe it’s just the Cruise of it all—but people on Twitter are digging the short, informational PSA.
Is it bad that Tom Cruise getting rid of motion smoothing on HDTVs is the impossible mission I’m MOST excited about? https://t.co/N2FI92ury9— Dan Murrell (@MurrellDan) December 4, 2018
I guess this means I would watch a whole movie of Tom Cruise explaining frame interpolation because that was a goddamn delight.— natalie tran [bring them here] (@natalietran) December 4, 2018
What is this new genre of video? I'm here for it. 100% https://t.co/QyZ5nwHbir
Several celebrities and filmmakers, including Ben Stiller and Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, immediately lauded Cruise for the video.
“Most HDTVs come with this feature already on them, by default,” Cruise says in the video. “Turning it off requires navigating a set of menus with interpolation often referred to by another brand name.”
Cruise is correct. Motion smoothing—often referred to as the “soap opera effect”—is intended to “reduce motion blur in sporting events and other high definition programs,” and according to McQuarrie, goes by a number of different names. On an LG TV, motion smoothing takes on the name TruMotion and can be found under picture options in the menu. For a Samsung TV, you want to look for Auto Motion Plus, and on a Sony, you’ll find it disguised under the name MotionFlow.
Turning off this effect is an easy process, once you know what you are looking for. Those who watch a lot of live sports might want to take note of where it is located, so they can find it next time their team plays. Anyone else will likely never miss the effect, but they will notice its absence next time they watch a film.
Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT's Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.


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Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 devices which were launched earlier this year in January for Rs 28,990 and Rs 33,490, respectively, have received a major price slash as the company gets ready for the upcoming festive season sale in India.
Some time back the devices were retailing for Rs 26, 900 (A5) and Rs 30,900 (A7). The Samsung Galaxy A5 receives a price drop to Rs 22,900 and the Galaxy A7 will now retail for Rs 25,900.
Both the devices will be available at this revised price starting August 14, according to a company statement issued on Friday.
Both the devices are also equipped with a reversible USB Type-C port and also features an Always on Display which shows the time and calendar, helping users to see those without waking up the device and saving battery life too.
Both the devices also have the IP68 certification which allows devices to be submerged in water up to 5-ft deep for 30 minutes and also allows the device to brave rain, sweat,, sand and dust — improving its longevity.


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In times when travel industry across the globe is facing unprecedented economic challenges, dcs plus continues its global expansion and is proud to announce the official opening of the newest regional office in Gurgaon, India.
The new office is the fifth subsidiary to its headquarters in Europe for the global travel tech company offering a complete software stack for the travel industry in more than 50 markets. The new office will be concentrated in Gurgaon, which is globally recognized as the second biggest technology city in India and has emerged within top 5 tech cities in Asia Pacific region.
The establishment of the Gurgaon office offers the travel tech provider a greater strategic speed and flexibility in serving the needs for technical developments of customers. While the core product developments will continue to be managed by the Headquarters team, the Gurgaon team goal is to sustain and shorten the development cycles with additional resources for 3rd party integrations and custom developments requested by worldwide customers in a time being when each travel agency needs to react and adapt fast.
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As software vendors tend to do during their big annual user conferences, SAP made a lot of promises to customers this week at Sapphire. The overarching theme was a desire to make SAP's software simpler and its customers' lives easier.
A couple of things became clear during SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner's keynote at the Sapphire conference Wednesday: SAP remains fully committed to the Hana in-memory computing platform, as well as its push into SaaS (software as a service).
SAP is taking a big step into SaaS with Simple Finance, a set of applications based on its in-memory Hana Enterprise Cloud platform.
Bowing to pressure from customers and competitors, SAP will provide a series of recently released, next-generation user interface technologies at no extra charge.
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Nissan is recalling more than 13,000 of its Altima sedans because of loose bolts on their steering columns.
The automaker issued the recall for sedans from the 2012 and 2013 model years, which were made at a Mississippi factory.
"Some of the subject vehicles may have been manufactured with four transverse link bolts and two power steering rack bolts that were not torqued to the proper specification," Nissan wrote in a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency posted the letter on its website.
Nissan is sending letters to Altima owners asking them to bring their cars into Nissan dealerships, where the bolts will be tightened.
All of the affected vehicles still are under warranty.
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Why Younger People Are Switching Banks
When it comes to banking it used to be that customers would use one establishment for all their needs. But, with times changing and Millennials and Gen Z valuing different things from their parents that trend is rapidly coming to an end. According to the Bank Administration Institute (BAI) less than half of Gen Z and Millennials were using the same banks as their parents in 2021. That is a significant drop compared to 2020’s numbers where 61% of Gen Z and 54% of Millennials chose the same banks.
But with the younger generations becoming much more aware of their banking and wealth options, along with generational values shifting, big banks will have to make significant changes to stay relevant and keep their customers happy.
What The Younger Generations Value
While both Gen Z (31%) and Millennials (36%) value low fees with banks it does not seem to be their main concern and they are not prioritizing that as much as the older generations. Instead, both younger generations are opting to switch to banks with better mobile apps and digital capabilities. Both generations noted that other factors that play a role in switching included cash incentives, rewards programs, and better rates.
Mark Riddle, the director of research and content delivery at the BAI, stated that younger Gen Zers, who typically do not have an income of their own, are less likely to own a credit card and are less likely to care about rates. Riddle added that with the rise in online banking options seems to have caused younger generations to be less loyal to one financial institution. Instead, they often have multiple accounts with multiple institutions. This leads to increased competition between banking players.
The younger generations are also much more likely to use non-traditional banking players such as PayPal, Amazon, or Google.
Choosing Banks That Share Your Values
For many young Americans choosing the right bank comes down to the bank’s values.
Carissa Cabrera, a 28-year-old marine conservationist based in O’ahu, Hawaii, “It’s extremely important to me that the company shares the same values in environmentalism,” Cabrera wrote in an email. She added, “At this point in my life, I don’t support brands or products that don’t include some form of sustainable and ethical practice.” Cabrera also noted that the main thing she considers in a financial institution is whether or not it is funding the fossil fuel industry.
According to the BAI over half of Gen Z and Millennials would rather switch financial institutions for a higher commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). ESG and DEI refer to measures that are specifically meant to promote inclusion for groups such as the LGBTQ+ community and people of color. For comparison, only a third of Gen X and less than 20% of Boomers say that they would do the same.
Big Banks Must Adapt Or Fall Behind
The biggest business challenge for bankers is to improve their customer’s digital experience and acquire new customers, reports the BAI. Only a third of Gen Z completely agreed that their financial service and organizations were meeting their needs effectively. By 2024, customers expect 61% of their banking business to be digital and 39% human-assisted. Riddle notes that banks need to invest in multiple channels— not just digital— to cater to all generations.
However, for younger Americans like Cabrera, they have become aware that they have inherited a dying planet and must make a change to do something about the current climate crisis. “We know that if we don’t do something now, we will lose the chance to do anything at all,” Cabrera says.


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The final version of Path of Exile will release before October this year, Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson revealed at GDC this week.
The free-to-play action RPG went open beta this past January and started humbly with 250,000 players. Since then the game has gathered a furious momentum and has now crossed more than 2 million registered players.
Wilson said that the developers are currently fixing bugs and releasing weekly patches; making way to the release of version 1.0, the official release which will then be also “reviewable.”
Version 1.0 will include added quests to the current Act 3 and will hence provide the complete story. Additionally there will also be new monsters, items, abilities and store cosmetics.
Regarding the game’s expansions, Wilson said that they “intend to do expansions over the next five to ten years.” He also said that, given the current player base, “adding a new act to the game is probably a once a year thing.”
In our recent interview with Grinding Gear Games, we were told that an Act 4 will possibly be included in version 1.0.


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Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced a joint policy agreement Monday focusing on the hot-button issue of “net neutrality,” agreeing that they would support the creation of separate services apart from the Internet that could be given dedicated bandwidth.
The seven-part agreement between the telecommunications giant and the search-engine company comes after news reports last week said Google had entered into a business agreement with Verizon to allow the Verizon to create tiered Internet services, something both companies denied.
In a conference call with reporters, Google CEO Eric Schmitt said Google did not make a business agreement with Verizon to allow the development of tiered content and said his company remains committed to the traditional Internet, on which Google does the bulk of its business.
“We would not create anything that isn’t in non-public Internet space,” Schmitt said. “We are going to continue to keep our services in the public Internet.”
The policy pact, which is non-binding and is essentially a gentleman’s agreement between the two companies, would allow Verizon to develop and provide bandwidth for not-yet-implemented services that would need bandwidth but would be separate from what the public generally knows as the Internet.
The most notable current example of such services is Verizon’s FIOS TV, but other potential products the companies referenced in their policy agreement include health care monitoring, smart-grid power technology, educational services or new entertainment or video game services.
The services, if ever implemented, would have to be constructed to be "distinguishable from traditional broadband Internet access services and are not designed to circumvent the [policy agreement]."
Under this agreement, Verizon could develop and provide dedicated bandwidth space to these services as long as an equal amount of bandwidth was provided for general Internet use.
"Wireline broadband providers would not be able to discriminate against or prioritize lawful Internet content, applications or services in a way that causes harm to users or competition," according to policy statement released Monday.
Verizon chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg said on the conference call that the negotiations between the two companies, which occurred over the last 12 months, helped him and his company see there was still growing business opportunities in providing open Internet. He also emphasized that the Internet “is not finite” in its nature, and bandwidth will always be added according to consumer preferences.
The agreement between Google and Verizon is only between the two companies and only for wireline-based Internet access, saying that the wireless Internet business is to "nascent" and "heavily competitive" for the need for such an agreement. Executives at both companies said they have shared the points of their proposal with competitors and with the Federal Communications Commission, who told Google and Verizon they would review the proposal.
The issue of “net neutrality” has become a recent hot button issue among consumer and Internet advocates, who expressed worry that companies that provide the infrastructure that makes up the Internet would eventually move into a program to have some content providers or consumers pay more for Internet access for certain services.
Shares of Google were up 0.9% to $504.59 on Monday while Verizon shares gained 1% to $29.87.


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.BUZZ IS THREE, .BUZZ IS FREE! A celebration of our third anniversary on 4/20. Just feels right. https://t.co/QR6wFY50LX
— .Buzz (@dotstrategy) April 20, 2017
It looks like the .Buzz registry is giving a limited amount of .Buzz domain names away for free. The promotion is in honor of the registry’s third birthday, and it also comes on April 20 (4/20), which happens to be unofficially referred to as “Weed Day.” In a post on the registry’s corporate blog, Bill Doshier announced that “Participating domain name registrars will be offering up to 420 .buzz domain name registrations – free for the first year of registration, during their to-be-announced special sale hours on April 19 through April 21, 2017.” Bill also wrote that “Starting April 18, approximately 34,000 reserved .buzz domain names will be released for general availability.”
Name.com is also promoting this giveaway on Twitter this morning:
According to nTLDStats.com, there are 10,653 registered .Buzz domain names. I am interested to see how the release of previously reserved .Buzz domain names and the offer of free domain names will impact this number.
IMO, giving away free domain names can ultimately cause problems if spammers or scammers pick them up and use them.


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Thousands of music fans have been left disappointed this morning after Parklife tickets sold out in record time.
A presale for the Heaton Park festival started at 10am but within 20 minutes, all weekend tickets had sold out.
The festival was completely sold out in 78 minutes, according to co-creator Sacha Lord, who said it 'highlights the need for people desperate to socialise for their mental health'.
Fans said they found themselves in a virtual queue of 40,000 within seconds of the presale beginning.
Organisers said yesterday that 250,000 people had registered for the presale, with more than 112,000 successfully bagging a ticket.
A general sale was meant to go ahead tomorrow morning to sell off any tickets remaining, but festival bosses have confirmed there'll be no more available.
They posted on Twitter: "Parklife 2021 has sold in record time, as such there will be no general sale tomorrow. We wanted to send our thanks, your support has been incredible. Roll on September."
Parklife co-creator Sacha Lord said he was left 'mind blown' by the unprecedented demand.
One person who did manage to get tickets said it was like ' witnessing a real life miracle '.
But thousands more have been left gutted by the speed at which tickets were snapped up.
One person tweeted : "Parklife selling out so quick has absolutely ruined my day"
Another said : "Parklife weekend tickets: £155 Accommodation: £80 Travel: £50 Being in the queue since 9:30 and they sold out in 1 min: Priceless"
Someone else posted : "Never know stress like it trying to get parklife tickets. Never again"
Another person said they sat in a queue of more than 40,000 people only to find that tickets had sold out.
People are already beginning to sell off spare tickets, but those who bought some specifically to profit off resales have been criticised.
Someone posted: "If you’ve bought parklife tickets just to sell for double the price I hope both sides of your pillow are warm tonight #Parklife2021"
We'll keep updating and sharing Parklife news as it comes - you can keep up with the latest by joining our dedicated Facebook group, Parklife 2021.


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Media agencies vie for Gatwick account
Gatwick Airport has called a review of its £15 million five-year media planning and buying account, currently held by Mindshare.
In an RFI issued this week, Gatwick said the successful agency will have "demonstrable experience" of UK and international markets, a "proven track record in multimedia" and a "strong network of media providers".
Gatwick expects to shortlist three to six shops and interested parties have until 9 December to apply.
The airport’s media spend could be as much as £15 million over the five-year period of the contract.
In July, Gatwick appointed Publicis Chemistry to handle its advertising account, with a brief to help Gatwick become London’s airport of choice as it expands its retail and restaurant offering.
Gatwick, which was sold by BAA to Global Infrastructure Partners for £1.5 billion in 2009, is the UK’s second-largest airport, behind London Heathrow, and claims to handle around 33 million passengers every year.
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Nature's Path Foods voluntarily recalls over 400,000 boxes of its Envirokidz cereal brands, as they may contain undeclared gluten and have "potential adverse health effects," according to the Food and Drug Administration.
People who are allergic to wheat, have celiac disease, or are sensitive to gluten and wheat should not eat cereals that have an expiry date: Coco Chimp, August 27; Jungle Munch, August 1st; and Gorilla Munch, August 24 and September 21.
"This inability to meet the gluten-free standard that our consumers expect and trust is a serious concern," said Arjan Stephen, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nature's Path, in a statement. "We have reviewed and modified our internal practices to ensure that our gluten-free cereals will not be affected in the future."
USA Today reported that the recall involved 416,088 boxes in the United States and Canada.
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Nature's Path announced that affected grain would be removed from customers' shelves and warehouses.


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Today, Paris Saint-Germain and PT Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk (Multistrada) signed a global partnership agreement for the next three seasons. Achilles and Corsa, the Indonesian manufacturer’s two flagship brands, thus become the Parisian club’s official partners for Tyres.
The ambitious Indonesian manufacturer is already highly invested in the football world. Formerly associated with a British club through a regional partnership, it has made contractual commitments to Persib Bandung, Bali United and Arema Cronus and developed numerous social projects destined for young people. By joining forces with Paris Saint-Germain, Multistrada is capitalising on this foothold and hopes to move up a rung in terms of international renown.
Pieter Tanuri, President Director of Multistrada, said, “Just like Paris Saint-Germain, our ambition is to become the leader of our sector. In order to achieve this, we are teaming up with the very best. Beyond the increasing popularity of the Parisian Club in Indonesia, this partnership should enable us to increase our visibility on an international scale and transmit the values of excellence, performance and social responsibility that drive us. Football holds a very important place in the heart of our group. From elite down to amateur standard, we are involved at all levels in order to help the dreams of young Indonesians come true.”
Frédéric Longuépée, Deputy Managing Director in charge of commercial activity at Paris Saint-Germain, added, “We are delighted to welcome Masa into the Paris Saint-Germain family. We are already well-known in Indonesia, where we have a great many fans, but this is the first time that a local operator is relying upon us to help them in their international development. This new partnership will enable us to strengthen the ties with our Indonesian supporters. Together, we are ready to make our brands shine worldwide.”
With more than 2.6 million fans on Facebook, the Parisian Club is very popular in Indonesia. A certain number of these fans regularly come together as part of the Jakarta fan club. They can stay up to date with club news via the psg.fr website, which has been available in Bahasa since 2013.
Multistrada is a company founded in 1988 which manufactures tyres for two-wheeled vehicles under the brand name Corsa and for four-wheeled vehicles under the brand name Achilles. Corsa and Achilles offer tyres for all kinds of motorbikes and cars: city, sports, off-road, utility, competition.
Thanks to its sustained commitment, this relatively young company has managed to reach, in record time, a production rate of 30,000 car tyres and 16,000 motorbike tyres per day, which are distributed in 93 countries around the world.
Multistrada’s highest priority is its customers’ satisfaction and security, focusing on innovation and the adherence to global quality standards in its production processes, in particular through the use of non-toxic and eco-friendly materials.
About Paris Saint-Germain
Five years ago, Paris Saint-Germain took on the mission of creating a global sports brand by injecting all of its actions and communications with the values of elegance, excellence and respect that are associated with the French capital, whose name is proudly displayed within the brand name. The first stages of the project have proven the Club’s ambition to become one of Europe’s greatest teams:
- On the pitch: The men’s football team have won the domestic title and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for four years in a row. Last year, the women’s team reached the final of the UEFA Champions League. The handball team have 6 national titles under their belt.
- Off the pitch: The Club’s annual income has increased five-fold, reaching 484 million euros over the 2014-15 season, while its sponsorship revenue has multiplied by thirteen.


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1/28/2003 - Mentor Graphics Corporation (nasdaq: MENT) reported fourth quarter 2002 earnings-per-share before goodwill and special charges of $.29 on revenues of $180.1 million. First Call® consensus estimates had been for $.27 per share. GAAP earnings-per-share were $.28, up from a loss of $.07 in the fourth quarter of 2001. Bookings rose 15 percent over the fourth quarter of 2001, and 40 percent sequentially.
"Driven by the strong fourth quarter bookings, and continued strength through January, our first quarter revenue is now essentially booked," said Gregory K. Hinckley, president of Mentor Graphics. "Book-to-bill for the quarter was significantly greater than 1.0, and backlog exiting 2002 was up 25 percent over the prior year. Acquired businesses performed well."
Revenues of $180.1 million were up 10 percent over the year ago quarter, and 20 percent sequentially. Gross margin was 85 percent, ahead of expectations on stronger than expected margins in the hardware emulation business. Special charges were primarily acquisition related.
"The fourth quarter saw the return of our systems business," said Walden C. Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. "Led by our strong penetration of the military-aerospace and consumer electronics segments, our systems business bookings were up 85 percent over the fourth quarter of 2001. Other systems-related bookings like programmable logic synthesis, emulation and embedded software were all up greater than 40 percent. Programmable logic bookings were a new record. Traditional integrated circuit design tools were relatively weaker in the quarter, though up 5 percent for the year."
Mentor gained 219 new customers in the quarter, with more than half of the growth coming from the Pacific Rim. By region, Europe and the Pacific Rim bookings were strongest, up 25 percent, with North America up 10 percent and Japan down 35 percent.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $600 million and employs approximately 3,500 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.
Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation.
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As previously rumored, Apple on Monday unveiled a brand new MacBook during its Apple Watch event.
The new MacBook — available in silver, gold or space gray — has an all-metal enclosure and weighs less than 2 lbs. Just 13.1mm thick, it offers a brand new keyboard, with keys that are 40% thinner than the traditional kind.
There’s a 12-inch Retina display with edge-to-edge coverglass and 2304 by 1440 pixels. Apple says it is the thinnest display ever built into a Mac, and that it consumes 30% less energy.
The new MacBook also features a new “Force Touch” trackpad with a glass multitouch surface and a taptic engine. It’s unhinged, and its feedback mechanism can be controlled via software.
The Force Touch trackpad will include new gestures which allow users to perform actions based on the context and pressure of a tap or click.


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IRISH STEW BRINGS LOTTERY SCRATCH CARD SUCCESS FOR NOVA SCOTIA COUPLEA hearty Irish stew is what a couple from Nova Scotia in Canada have to thank for their $1 million lottery scratch card win.Marilyn Young was making an Irish stew earlier this month when she asked her husband Michael to pop to the store to buy a can of beer which she planned to add to the dish. While he was out, Mr Young also decided to check his Lotto Max ticket, but his wife forgot to remind him to pick up her usual Lotto 649 ticket. Recently a Nova Scotia couple won on the Lotto 649 thanks to the birthdates of their grandchildren.In a convenience store after buying the beer, Mr Young said, “the guy in front of me had a few tickets to check so he let me go first.” He told the Atlantic Lottery that he won $10 on that ticket, but because his wife hadn’t reminded him to get a Lotto 649 ticket as well, he decided not to wait in the line while the store was busy. A New Zealand Lotto winner achieved his $1 million prize because he let another customer go in front of him in the line.Instead, the lottery player’s eye was caught by a scratch card, “it just jumped out at me,” he said of the X Money Scratch ‘N Win ticket which was in the scratch card tray on the counter. He took the ticket, and the can of beer, home to his wife, and scratched off the card while his dinner was in its final preparation stages. A recent Virginia Mega Millions winner said he only bought the ticket which won him $1 million because an ad campaign caught his eye.When he discovered that the scratch card was a $1 million winner, Mr Young took it into the kitchen to show his wife, who responded with “a few choice Cape Breton-style expletives.” The couple said that they’d already gotten advice from a financial planner, and a lot of their winnings will go towards paying off all their bills. Another Nova Scotia couple returned home from a trip to discover that they’d won big on a scratch card.Mrs Young also hopes to take a trip to Ireland, a visit which she’s dreamed about for 20 years, while Mr Young said that he plans to buy a new pair of walking boots. They will both be able to retire early. Two recent Irish lottery winners were actually visiting Americans who were only in the country temporarily, so Mrs Young may well find herself lucky again!Why don't you try your hand at the lottery game and purchase your tickets online at Lottery24.com.


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Vitamix® launches Summer Package for retailers
Vitamix has launched a new 125-page recipe book entitled Summer Inspiration along with a range of in-store merchandising support and a summer sale on its S30 blender.
The sale will run from 17th June to 17th July 2016 and will allow retailers to offer a £50 discount on the price of the S30 during this timeframe, bringing the starting price of the appliance down to £299. Countertop POS material detailing the sale is available and retailers can also access digital banners to support the activity online.
Vitamix is using summer 2016 as an opportunity to promote outdoor dining, picnics and BBQs with its Summer Inspiration book. The publication is aimed at encouraging consumers to experiment with their blender and create on-the-go lunches, BBQ food and recipes for special occasions.
It is available to buy online and for retailers to supply in-store (RRP £10.85).
To support the launch of the recipe book, Vitamix branded cookery book holders, summer themed banners, window stickers, and free recipe suggestion cards from Summer Inspiration are also part of the retail promotional package.
Martin Devaney, Country Manager UK & Ireland at Vitamix, said: “We have undertaken retailer and consumer research with regards to blender use amongst customers and found that, at present, many UK consumers are still not experimenting with their high-performance blenders or realising their full potential. Smoothies and milkshakes are still the most popular blends and those preparing soups, dips and sauces are still in the minority.
“High-performance blenders are true all-rounders and combine the functionality of ten kitchen appliances in only one machine, including blending, pureeing, grinding, whipping, crushing, kneading, chopping and emulsifying.
“Part of the thinking behind the creation of the new Vitamix Summer Inspiration recipe book has been to demonstrate the versatility of our blenders and to encourage customers to experiment with some new blends.”
Vitamix is currently exhibiting at the Exclusively Electrical show (14th-15th June 2016) at the Business Design Centre, London on Stand EE08.


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Baileys has become the new sponsor for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, with the cream liqueur brand entering into a three-year partnership with the prize.
The £30,000 prize will be known as the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction from 2014.
Kate Mosse, chair of the Women’s Prize for Fiction board, said a full programme of new activity with Baileys and joint plans for the prize will be revealed in the autumn.
She said: “We were delighted by the range of interest-and enjoyed meeting brands in various sectors-but in the end, the Women’s Prize for Fiction board felt Baileys was the ideal choice as our new partners.
“We were impressed not only by the scale of their [Baileys’] ambition, but also their passion for celebrating outstanding fiction by women and willingness to help in bringing the prize to ever wider audiences.”
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