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Gaining notoriety as one of the most significant international yacht shows, the world-class event will feature more than $1 billion worth of yachts, boats and accessories from the world’s leading marine manufacturers, including hundreds of boats ranging from small inflatables and center consoles to fishing boats and superyachts over 200 feet.
In addition to a wide selection of watercraft and marine accessories, the Palm Beach International Boat Show offers fun for the whole family, including live musical entertainment, fun-filled special events and educational activities for boaters and anglers of all ages.
For the first time this year, AquaZone, presented by Nautical Ventures Marine Superstore, features a 60-foot by 30-foot, 40,000 gallon demonstration pool with in-water demos and hands-on testing of innovative water sports products. A one-stop learning center for information and product knowledge located in the Meyer Amphitheater Field inside show grounds between Datura and Evernia Streets, AquaZone also will feature informative seminars on topics such as yoga on paddleboards and fishing from kayaks. Attendees can try out paddleboards, Hobie Mirage Drive kayaks and rafts by Arimar in the demo pool.
School of Sportfishing
Anglers who want to sharpen their skills and learn new techniques should check out the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) School of Sportfishing where South Florida's best captains and professional anglers share advice and the latest sportfishing tips, techniques and tactics during 14 free seminars taking place throughout the weekend.
For the first time ever, on-the-water training workshops will be available at the Palm Beach International Boat Show. Presented by U.S. Coast Guard licensed captains who are certified instructors from the Powerboat Academy of Florida, the one-hour and three-hour workshops will focus on boating skills such as basic close quarters maneuvering, anchoring and multi-vessel rafting techniques, open water boat handling and seamanship, and first mate skills. Advance registration is recommended
Kids' Fishing Clinics
The always popular Kids' Fishing Clinics, presented by the non-profit organization Hook the Future for little anglers ages four to 16, take place on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 at noon and 2 p.m. at the Meyer Amphitheater field inside show grounds between Datura and Evernia Streets. Each free session runs approximately 45 minutes, beginning with a 30-minute, classroom-style discussion of basic fishing techniques, tackle and safety. Kids receive a free rod and reel set while supplies last, and all children have a chance to win great prizes.
In addition, Florida Freedivers is offering Palm Beach boat show attendees a $50 gift card when they sign up for a freediving instruction course. The company now offers a level 2 Freediving Instructors International (FII) freediving certification course. Visit Florida Freedivers at booth 332.
Located at booth 636 in the Clematis tent, Boatsetter will be offering a raffle for a free half-day captained charter trip. All people who register on the BoatSetter website during the Palm Beach International Boat Show will qualify.
The Lands’ End Getaway Tour is making a stop at the Palm Beach International Boat Show, offering complimentary professional swimsuit fittings, style tips and a chance to shop for the latest swim looks from Lands’ End. Lands’ End Swim Fit Experts will be available for personalized fitting sessions and one-on-one swim silhouette consultations.
The Palm Beach International Boat Show is owned and sponsored by the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, Inc. (MIAPBC), managed and produced by Show Management, presented by Palm Harbor Marina and co-sponsored by Gosling's Rum, Yachts International Magazine, Smallwoods Yachtwear, GEICO, Budweiser, Land’s End and The Palm Beach Post.


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The suspect uses printers and blanks sourced from the Internet to forge travel passes
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There are currently two groups of people eligible for Ho Chi Minh City’s green passes
Da Nang authorities have allowed people in green and yellow zones to go grocery shopping by themselves
The travel pass is important for people’s participation in production and social activities in the near future
Dwellers who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19 will be granted 'green cards'
The travel pass could take the form of a quick response code
The daughter took pride in her father’s power and showed off the travel pass on Facebook
The travel pass can be considered a 'vaccine passport'
- Vietnam announces 15,311 new coronavirus cases, death toll exceeds 27,000
- Garbage piles up in central Vietnamese city as locals block road to dumpsite
- Ho Chi Minh City to start administering 3rd COVID-19 vaccine shots this week
- New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations
- Disabled models breaking taboos on Ivory Coast catwalk
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The results of a new survey suggest that one-fifth of UK-based entrepreneurs earning more than GBP150,000 are planning to flee Britain in search of countries with more favorable tax rates.
The poll of more than 300 entrepreneurs by business advisors Tenon also found that many more may follow in an attempt to escape the 50% rate of income tax, due to be introduced from next April on annual incomes above GBP150,000, with nearly half of the respondents (48%) still deciding what action to take.
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Outdoor pollution, urbanisation and a growing fear of illness prompted by the Covid pandemic are just a few of the concerns driving Thai consumers to seek preventive solutions to maintain good health and performance.
According to the latest research from Mintel, the primary health benefits associated with the use of vitamins, minerals, and supplements are to add to missing dietary nutrients (49%), protect against illnesses later in life (36%) and help improve physical appearances (27%).
Life stage plays an important role in influencing the type of health benefits consumers are looking for from VMS, highlights Mintel research. For example, Thai consumers aged 35-44 report the highest levels of interest in bone health (82%), while consumers aged 45+ are looking for mental/brain support (67%).
Pimwadee Aguilar, Associate Director Food and drink, Mintel Thailand, said: “Rapid urbanisation and busier lifestyles – along with fear of illness associated with the COVID-19 pandemic – have resulted in consumers seeking easy, quick and preventive solutions to improve their health. To meet this growing demand for better overall health with minimal effort, VMS brands are in a good position to offer holistic health solutions and make health easy to achieve so consumers can stick with the trend long term. VMS brands have an opportunity to expand beyond basic requests for immunity health and offer functional benefits such as beauty, brain, digestion, eye, sleep and weight management based on individual life stage, mental and physical needs.”
Thais seek elevated convenience
Among the top competitive factors influencing VMS choices, Thai consumers prioritise a convenient format (43%). This rises to 55% among older consumers aged 45+. When it comes to specific formats, Mintel research highlights that capsule (52%), drink (51%) and pill (47%) are the most preferred VMS format among Thai consumers.
“Ease of use is consumers’ top concern when it comes to choosing between VMS products. Brands can tap into this desire by offering convenient, conventional formats such as capsules or pills which have high credibility, along with exciting twists such as combo packs and subscriptions to keep consumers engaged. Brands can drive increased usage by offering single-serve combo packs to facilitate convenience for daily use and also for on-the-go use. Additionally, small combo packs sold individually can provide a high-quality, yet an affordable option that consumers can reach for when they feel the need for an extra boost,” explains Pimwadee.
Finally, when it comes to making a choice between VMS products, consumers rely on both expert and non-expert sources. The top information sources used when deciding on VMS purchases include pharmacist (48%), Internet search (44%), doctor (38%) and friends/family (37%).
“For Thai consumers, easy access to information is highly valued. A strong online presence, including a brand website and top SEO ranking, will be crucial for VMS brands to build and maintain success. It is also equally important for VMS producers to maintain good product visibility in pharmacy stores, as a majority of Thai consumers still depend on recommendations from pharmacists when deciding between VMS products. Additionally, brands can engage consumers using medical experts to inspire preventive health actions. Conversational commerce, an emerging channel which enables consumers to have access to products and get their questions answered directly by the brand, is an important way to engage older consumers. As Thais overall are heavy users of chat applications, this channel showcases a high potential for engagement in a personalised and effective way.”


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|AND NOW THERE IS ONE....BMW i8 WINS 2015 WORLD GREEN CAR AWARD|
| ||The BMW i8 was declared the 2015 World Green Car at a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show, Bridgestone Corporation, and Autoneum.
Ulrich Kranz, Director BMW i Model Line, said: 'We feel extremely honoured, receiving this prestigious World Green Car award for the BMW i8. Together with the 2014 World Green Car Award for the BMW i3 it just confirms the rightfulness of our purpose-built strategy when it comes to electric cars. BornElectric instead of conversion is the ...[Read more...]|
|AND NOW THERE IS ONE…MERCEDES AMG GT WINS 2015 WORLD PERFORMANCE CAR AWARD|
| ||The MERCEDES AMG GT has been declared the 2015 World Performance Car during today's press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show, Bridgestone Corporation and Autoneum.
Mercedes-Benz is no stranger to the World Car Awards program – now in its 11th year. Mercedes-Benz previously won the inaugural 2014 World Luxury Car award for the S-Class. The company has also won two World Green Car awards: one for the S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY in 2012 and for the Mercedes-Benz E320 B...[Read more...]|
|THE ROAD TO WORLD CAR CONTINUES…THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! WORLD CAR AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED|
| ||The journey on The Road to the World Car continues with today's announcement of the finalists in all five award categories.
This release kicks off the countdown for the 2015 World Car Awards (the WCAs) prize-giving ceremony to be hosted by the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), Bridgestone Corporation and Autoneum on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Winners of the 2015 World Car of the Year, World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year will all be d...[Read more...]|
|HONDA HR-V COMPACT SUV TO JOIN ALL-NEW 2015 FIT AS HONDA EXPANDS SMALL CAR LINEUP|
|◾All-new HR-V will launch this winter with sleek and expressive styling
◾2015 Fit resets segment benchmark with class-leading interior space, top fuel economy ratings and standard features
◾Next-generation ASIMO also makes appearance at New York Auto Show
Honda will continue to expand its lineup of small cars aimed at the next generation of buyers with the launch of the 2015 Fit subcompact car (http://automobiles.honda.com/fit) and the all-new compact SUV, the Honda HR-V (http://automobiles...[Read more...]|
|HONDA GOES SMALL IN THE BIG APPLE|
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◾All-new compact SUV to join Fit this winter as Honda expands small car lineup
◾Next-generation ASIMO also to make appearance with live demonstration
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A consumer forum has asked Spice Mobiles Ltd to pay Rs 15,000 as compensation to a man for selling him a "defective" handset.
BlackBerry makers Research in Motion has reportedly cancelled two of the three planned handsets that it was to introduce this year, and is now developing just one model.
A hacker monitoring an Android smartphone connected to Internet via Wi-Fi network can steal data.
Reliance Webstore, the retail arm
of Reliance Communications, on Thursday said it has forayed into
handset distribution and plans to have a network of 10,000
outlets across the country in the next three years.
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The newest vendor arrived at the market Thursday with more fruit.
Following a career in the liquor industry, Stephen Blades decided to open an orchard with his family in Federalsburg, MD. Now, after their fourth season, Blades has brought his peaches to the farmers market, along with homemade jams. Blades Orchard made their first appearance at the market Thursday. The 63-acre orchard grows more than 20 acres of peaches, 10 acres of apples and lots of small berries. Currently, they sell fruit at six markets — five in Maryland and one in D.C.— and they operate and 80-family CSA. Folks looking to sign up for the CSA or to learn more about the farm can visit: http://www.bladesorchard.com/


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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A ceremony was held in Tainan on Friday (Aug. 28) for the resumption of Taiwan-cultivated pomelo exports to Japan, after a 20-year hiatus.
An 11-ton batch of the citrus fruit will be transported to the Taichung branch of the Taiwan Provincial Fruit Marketing Cooperative for 12-day, low-temperature insect pest control. Then it will be shipped to Tokyo in mid-September, according to Tainan City Government.
One hundred of the 3,600 boxes of pomelos will be donated to Japanese schools as a gesture of goodwill. Officials from the representative office of Ibaraki’s Kasama City in Taiwan noted it will run a campaign to promote Taiwan-produced pomelos, mark the occasion and help boost sales.
According to Tainan's Agriculture Bureau in the southern Taiwan city, China is the biggest export market for the country’s pomelos, accounting for 89 percent in 2019 and 71 percent so far this year. The island has sought to increase pomelo exports to Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore, and Japan in order to reduce reliance on China and diversify the market.
Taiwan exported an average of 2,200 to 2,400 tons of the fruit before 2017, and the amount soared to more than 4,900 tons last year. It is eyeing a target of over 5,000 tons in shipments this year, CNA said, citing the Cabinet-level Agriculture and Food Agency.
Tainan has the largest pomelo output in Taiwan, taking up the lion’s share of 26 percent. In addition to being a must-eat for the Moon Festival, the sweet citrus fruit can also be used as an ingredient for sauces, pastry products, and tea.


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The CEO of social-media giant Meta, formerly Facebook, hopes to open a new chapter.
Facebook is over.
Tired of controversies and scandals, the tech tycoon last October decided to ride the metaverse trend, hyped as the future of the internet.
This virtual or alternative world, in which we will communicate through avatars and with the help of technological tools, is seen as the next big leap into the future of Zuckerberg and the social platforms he runs.
If this jump is rather a leap into the unknown — given the billions of dollars of losses that the investments in the idea have so far prompted — Zuckerberg believes strongly in it.
The proof: On June 9 Facebook will be buried. Then will rise Meta Platforms, which will completely replace the giant of social networks. On this day, the stock symbol FB, which represents Facebook, will be replaced by META, and the transformation will be complete.
FB No More. Now META.
“Meta Platforms, Inc. today announced that its Class A common stock will begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol META prior to market open on June 9, 2022,” the company said in a news release.
“This will replace the company’s current ticker symbol, FB, which has been used since its initial public offering in 2012.
“The new ticker symbol aligns with the company’s rebranding from Facebook to Meta, announced on October 28, 2021,” the Menlo Park, Calif., company said.
Holders need not take any action.
This change is the last piece of the Zuckerberg edifice to be put in place. Now, Facebook will be just a platform, like the company’s Instagram photo site and WhatsApp message service.
In February, Zuckerberg had launched the first crucial stage of the building by saying that from that point on, Facebook employees would be known as Metamates instead of Facebookers.
“Meta, Metamates, Me is about being good stewards of our company and mission,” Zuckerberg had said. “It’s about the sense of responsibility we have for our collective success and to each other as teammates. It’s about taking care of our company and each other.”
The company’s motto also changed and became “Meta, Metamates, Me.”
But the firm’s projects related to this immersive world would have “significant” financial losses over three to five years, Zuckerberg told shareholders at the annual meeting on May 25. Holders should brace themselves for additional losses linked to the metaverse.
The division of Facebook working on this virtual universe, Reality Labs, which includes augmented and virtual-reality-related consumer hardware, software and content, posted a $2.96 billion loss on revenue of $695 million for the first quarter.
Reality Labs lost $10.2 billion in 2021, more than double the operating losses recorded in 2020 — $4.62 billion. In 2019, the operating loss was $4.5 billion.
FAANG Is Dead. MAANG?
“When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect,” the company said. “Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world.”
Now, “Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.”
The change comes at a tricky time for the social media giant. In April Meta reported 2.94 billion monthly active users worldwide. But its stock fell 42% this year through May. At last check it was trading around $192.
The birth of Meta also means the end of the famous FAANG acronym: Facebook, Apple (AAPL) – Get Apple Inc. Report, Amazon (AMZN) – Get Amazon.com, Inc. Report, Netflix (NFLX) – Get Netflix, Inc. Report and Google (GOOGL) – Get Alphabet Inc. Class A Report. Investors will now have to get used to MAANG.
For Zuckerberg, the stake is beyond the immediate economic aspect of the metaverse. He hopes to bring a fresh start to the group and users, especially with regard to Gen Z, who may not be familiar with the scandals that have rocked the company.
These include the case of the British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which collected data from millions of Facebook profiles and used the information to help the presidential campaigns of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Donald Trump, who went on to win the presidency in 2016.
The company apologized for its role in the data harvesting and Zuckerberg testified in front of Congress.
Three years later, Facebook reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission whereby the company would pay a $5 billion penalty over privacy violations.
Arguably the biggest blow to the company came last year from Frances Haugen, a former product manager, who revealed herself as the whistleblower behind a series of documents leaked to The Wall Street Journal.
Haugen, who would later testify before Senate lawmakers, accused the social media giant of putting profits over the impact of hate speech.
Facebook denied the allegations, stating that “to suggest we encourage bad content and do nothing is just not true. … We continue to make significant improvements to tackle the spread of misinformation and harmful content.”


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New ice cream spot uses liquid nitrogen for a fast freeze
Creamistry, an ice cream shop that uses liquid nitrogen to flash-freeze its ingredients, opened Wednesday.
The traditional method of making ice cream usually takes 30 to 45 minutes, said co-owner Jay Yim, but with liquid nitrogen, the process takes seconds.
That's why no freezers are needed in this ice cream parlor, at 3972 Barranca Parkway.
The more quickly the ingredients are frozen, the smoother and finer the ice cream, Yim said. It's a little more expensive than traditional ice-cream making because the process is costlier, but customers will see the difference in quality, he said.
Yim said he first saw the technique in action 10 years ago in South Korea and has wanted to introduce it in Orange County ever since.
Besides the usual chocolate and vanilla, the shop will offer a variety of nontraditional flavors, such as Thai iced tea and fresh avocado, when in season.
Creamistry is Orange County's first liquid nitrogen ice cream shop, Yim said. The store was originally scheduled to open in July but was delayed by construction. A grand opening ceremony is being planned for October.
– Ian Wheeler
Insurance firm to launch new practice
Boston-based Risk Strategies Co., an insurance and benefits brokerage and risk management firm, said Wednesday that its plans to launch a new specialty insurance group at its Irvine office at 2040 Main St.
The Professional Practices Group will focus on architectural firms, engineering firms, insurance claims processing firms and law firms to provide industry-specific insurance solutions and employee benefit programs.
– Ian Wheeler
FDA approves Botox for crow's feet
Irvine-based pharmaceutical company Allergan Inc. said Wednesday that its trademark enzyme, Botox, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a valid treatment for moderate to severe lateral canthal lines, or crow's feet.
Crow's feet are lines around the corners of the eye, typically caused by years of squinting and smiling.
Botox, a protein and neurotoxin typically used in medicine and cosmetics, is the only product of its kind with FDA approval to treat the eye wrinkles, the company said.
It also was approved by the FDA in 2002 to treat frown lines.
– Ian Wheeler
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- Colorado weighs strategy for guarding against pot crackdown
- Two people killed in unrelated freeway crashes on the 91 in Fullerton
- Laguna Niguel man sentenced to 7 years for beating 91-year-old hospital roommate
- FAA releases audio of Harrison Ford landing plane on John Wayne Airport taxiway


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Shilla Duty Free opens new location in Changi AirportHotel Shilla said Tuesday it has opened another duty free outlet at a new airport terminal in Singapore, as it attempts to expand its presence in the overseas market.
The new outlet at Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 has 117 cosmetics and fragrance brands, including 16 Korean ones, the operator of Shilla Duty Free said.
Hotel Shilla has been operating duty free shops at three other terminals at the Singapore airport.
In April, the duty free operator also secured the license to operate a business at Hong Kong International Airport on Chek Lap Kok island. The new outlet is scheduled to open next month.
Hotel Shilla earlier said it will boost efforts to achieve its annual revenue target of 1 trillion won ($889 million) from its overseas duty-free business. In 2016, it raked in some 500 billion won in overseas sales, the largest in terms of revenue compared to its local rivals.


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THQ boss Brian Farrell has said the company plans to cut down on the number of "core" games it produces.
His comments came in an earnings call last night, as reported by Videogaming247. Farrell said THQ is "putting fewer core gamer titles into full production", and intends to concentrate more heavily on developing and marketing those games it does publish.
"With respect to the core gamer, the aggregate spending will come down," he said.
"The idea is focus, focus, focus. But we will compete aggressively... When we launch."
Farrell was speaking in the wake of news that THQ made a USD 191.8 million loss in the quarter ending 31st December, with sales down 30 per cent year-on-year. THQ plans to cut costs by USD 220 million in the next financial year, and will make redundancies in a bid to achieve this target. Around 600 people - 24 per cent of THQ's staff - are expected to lose their jobs.
The THQ boss put the blame at the door of the global economic crisis, stating, "Clearly, this is one of the most challenging holiday retail environments that I've experienced in my 18 years at THQ."


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Hailing down a taxi cab may be a thing of the past.
With a simple click, ride –share services can send a car wherever you are.
“Uber is one of the coolest things to happen to transportation in the last 100 years.”
“It’s convenient, I’m actually going to order one right now.”
Services like Uber and Lyft are growing in popularity with consumers; also growing is the controversy surrounding them.
“Uber and Lyft don’t possess adequate insurance… life is dangerous enough without getting into a taxi cab that doesn’t have to right kind of insurance,” said Dave Sutton, Spokesperson for Who’s Driving You?
Recent headlines tell the story of why insurance matters.
“There’s An incident where a child was killed … an incident where an Uber passenger was injured and not compensated,” said Sutton.
Local governments struggle to strike a balance between consumers’ convenience and their safety.
“My advice to city leaders is to look to San Antonio where the sheriff has been issuing cease and desist… and has been enforcing them,” said Sutton.
Some organizations say the government needs to drive regulation for ride share operations, but others say the business model will regulate itself.
“This business model disrupts the old business model and only survives if they provide a better product at a good quality price… it’s literally supply and demand,” said Jason Chaffetz, R- Utah.
With both Uber and Lyft now driving in Salt Lake City officials have the advantage of looking to the experience of other cities to decide whether it’s better to embrace the new model or fight for the old one.
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Aspen Pumps Group has acquired ACR chemicals and tools specialist Advanced Engineering.
Adrian Thompson, CEO of Aspen Pumps Group, said: "We are delighted to announce that we have formed an even closer relationship with Advanced Engineering. It’s a natural fit; as iconic and very successful UK manufacturing and export businesses, we share the same core values. Both companies have built reputations on quality, excellent customer service and strong wholesaler relationships. Advanced Engineering’s chairman, Barry Lea, has done an outstanding job in shaping the business into a great pan-European brand.”
Barry Lea said: “I am absolutely delighted that Advanced Engineering has joined the Aspen family. Advanced Engineering and Aspen Pumps Group share a common heritage of entrepreneurial vision, growth, product innovation and world class customer service.”
The move follows Aspen's acquisition of air conditioning and refrigeration tools specialist JAVAC UK and French distributor Salina within a two-month period last year.


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The Halal Guys, the innovative NYC-based American Halal street food concept, has announced the signing of a new franchise deal for Washington, D.C.
The new franchisee, who worked with Fransmart East Coast Sales VP, Ryan Durishin, has signed on to develop 10 units, representing the entirety of the total D.C. market available.
After having recently announced plans to franchise in a June edition of The New York Times, The Halal Guys are expanding internationally through a combination of company and franchise owned stores, starting with their first brick-and-mortar locations – 2 company restaurants located in home market New York City. They have also signed multi-unit franchise deals for Southern California, Houston, TX, and the Philippines.
Fransmart, the franchise development company behind the explosive growth of brands like Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Qdoba Mexican Grill, is partnering with The Halal Guys to expand the brand worldwide. Fransmart’s penetration plan will focus on top markets in North America, seeking real estate in mass gathering areas like airports, train stations, malls, and neighborhoods with a significant late night demand, as well as the Middle East.
Named to Time Magazine’s Top 10 Most Yelped Businesses of 2013, The Halal Guys has a fierce customer fan base with reviewer comments like: “Best Halal food in the world…” “This spot is legendary!!” “These guys ARE different” and “Amazing. A ‘must’ when in NYC.”
“This is a concept that will adapt to all markets everywhere,” said Fransmart CEO, Dan Rowe. “In 10 years I see this brand being synonymous with halal street food, all over the world.”


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With fans flocking to New York and New Jersey for Sunday's Super Bowl, organized crime wants a piece of the action. Counterfeiters are busy smuggling fake jerseys, hats and more into the hands of consumers looking for a discount, investigators say.
"Everybody in this city is trying to use the Super Bowl to make some money. Why wouldn't the counterfeiters be doing the same?" said Marc Misthal, an attorney and shareholder with Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, a law firm that specializes in intellectual property law.
Law enforcement officials this week arrested two people and seized counterfeit game tickets that could shockingly get through ticket scanners. "First time I've ever seen a ticket that was counterfeit that would actually get you into an event. ... These are clearly the best quality counterfeit we've ever seen," said James Hayes, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New York.
Authorities this week have seized more than 100 fake tickets, including 30 Super Bowl tickets, a parking pass and tickets to some events related to the big game, Hayes said.
(Read more: The economics of Super Bowl tickets: TiqIQ CEO)
Stopping counterfeit Super Bowl goods is a joint effort by law enforcement in New York and New Jersey, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations and the National Football League.
"With the Super Bowl there is an uptick in counterfeit Super Bowl items," said Bill Rivera, a Customs and Border Protection branch chief at the JFK International mail facility. There, packages from China have been seized. "In the last couple of days, we've intercepted a large number of counterfeit jerseys and hats, destined…for MetLife stadium," Rivera said.
Customs and Border Protection looks for clues that items are counterfeit. With the fake jerseys, officers noticed uneven stitches, use of cheap plastic and missing holograms, Rivera said.
Another clue to knockoffs? The shipment of goods originated in China. "Eighty-five percent of the counterfeited items that come into the United States are from China," said Rivera. And if the tag says '"Made in China," the jersey is fake as no officially licensed jerseys are made in that country.
The agency also is watching for goods coming by sea into U.S. ports, including Newark, N.J. At a warehouse CNBC recently visited, agents inspected shipments for counterfeit Super Bowl goods.
(Read more: Behind the billion-dollar counterfeit bag market)
On the street, law enforcement and the NFL are working to stop counterfeit good sales. CNBC observed undercover agents from Homeland Security as they went to vendor stands in Times Square and asked if they were selling Super Bowl merchandise.
Counterfeiters also work online platforms and charge more for fake goods to make consumers think the items are real. Internet-based merchants may charge $150 for a jersey that retails for $250 so that the consumer thinks it's actually real, said Valerie Salembier, president and chief executive of the Authentics Foundation, a nonprofit group that fights counterfeiting. About 4,200 websites selling fake merchandise were shut down right before the 2013 Super Bowl, she said.
While counterfeiters try to cash in to the Super Bowl, it's all part of a larger $650 billion global business, according to Salambier. And it's not just the size that's troublesome. "One question to ask is where the money from all this is going?" Misthal said.
(See more: Are these bags real or fake?)
"So you're putting Americans out of work, you're hurting the industry 'cause the trademark holders are suffering, because they're not selling the actual authentic items. ... So you're actually helping to fund criminal enterprises, and the proceeds from those criminal enterprises could be funneled anywhere," Rivera said.
Salembier also worries about laborers who make counterfeit items. "If you tell people ... that they are supporting child labor, by their [counterfeit] purchase they often change their attitudes."
Here are some tips to make sure the Super Bowl merchandise is legitimate:


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The Swiss company posted sales of CHF2.78bn, which is an increase of 5.8 per cent in local currencies, but a decline of 3.9 per cent in Swiss Francs, its reporting currency for 2011 fiscal year ending June 30.
The sweet smell of success
The company’s perfumery business division posted robust single-digit sales increases in local currencies, as positive performances were recorded across all segments.
Fine Fragrance achieved exceptional double-digit sales growth in FY11, driven by many new product launches by Firmenich’s clients.
Additionally, the company also saw strong performances achieved at prestige specialty retail, in particular with body and skin care products, followed by robust sales of mass body perfume, deodorants and new hair care brands.
Geography maps a different story
Geographically, Western Europe posted the strongest growth for Fine Fragrances, with Latin America posting robust sales gains also. In North America, single-digit sales growth was achieved in comparison to strong prior year performance, followed by the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
However, it was a different story for company sales as a whole, as geographically, emerging markets posted the strongest growth, led by Asia Pacific and China, followed by Western Europe, North America, Latin America and the Middle East.
Firmenich continued to strengthen and deepen its global presence during the year, focusing heavily on the emerging markets, establishing its affiliate in China as a unique zone from Asia Pacific.
The company also benefitted from one full year of activity at its new perfume ingredients production site in India.
The cursed Swiss Franc exchange rate
Firmenich is not the first company to be feeling the effect of the Swiss Franc on its financial results.
Givaudan announced a big dip in its sales for its third quarter, which, like Firmenich was down to its reporting currency being the Franc, as local currency showed strong.
Givaudan announced that Swiss Franc sales for the period were down by 10.9 per cent to CHF966m, a figure that registered an increase of 5.4 per cent in local currency, reflecting the strength of the Swiss currency against most international currencies.


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1 of3 Ken Crandall, education director for the NY Bicycling Coalition explains the workings of an electric bicycle (e-bike) during a product demonstration on the Plaza at the Capitol Wednesday May 24, 2017 in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) John Carl D'Annibale
2 of3 FILE - In this May 28, 2019, file photo a man on a scooter passes a parked scooter along the Mission Beach boardwalk in San Diego. As scooter riders push onto the streets of more than 100 cities worldwide, they?re exposing themselves to liability and most likely not insured for damages they may cause. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) Gregory Bull
3 of3 FILE - In this May 28, 2019, file photo Bird scooters are seen along Mission Beach boardwalk in San Diego. The two largest scooter companies in the U.S., Bird and Lime, generally place the responsibility for accidents on riders by listing in their rental agreements that riders relieve the companies of liability. Customers must agree to those terms to ride. Bird says riders are fully insured for anything that might happen as a result of a faulty Bird scooter. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) Gregory Bull
ALBANY — Concerns over safety prompted Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to veto a bill that would have legalized electric bikes and scooters across New York.
The legislation, which passed the Legislature in June and had broad support among Capital Region officials, would have enabled localities to launch e-bike programs and approve three classes of electric-assist pedal bikes.


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Dr Martens has reported revenue growth of 11% to £307m for the three months ending 31 December 2021 (Q3 FY22), up 21% on a two-year basis which is reportedly in line with the company’s expectations.
Total group revenues for the full year rose by 14% to £676.9m, with direct to consumer (DTC) revenues growing 33% year-on-year and by 50% from pre-Covid levels.
Q3 retail revenues also “accelerated” compared to the prior quarters, up 72% year-on-year and up 16% from FY20, with “strong” in-store conversion and “improved” footfall.
Meanwhile, wholesale revenues were down 14% year-on-year and down 10% from FY20, due to manufacturing and shipping delays caused by Covid.
Ecommerce revenues also grew “strongly” in addition to a “very good” recovery of retail, resulting in improved DTC mix, up 10 points to 64%.
By region, EMEA recorded “strong” growth with revenues up 40%, which Dr Martens said was driven by ecommerce growth and the recovery of retail, together with a “good” wholesale performance.
The Americas also delivered a “solid” Q3 performance which was partially offset by wholesale. However, Asia-Pacific (APAC) revenues fell by 28% due to the renewed Covid restrictions across the region, particularly impacting the company’s distributor markets.
Kenny Wilson, chief executive officer, said: “We delivered a good performance during our largest quarter, with DTC revenues growing 33% versus Q3 last year to 64% revenue mix.
“We continued to put our long-term custodian approach at the heart of decision making and proactively managed the business against a changing Covid backdrop, prioritising the higher margin DTC channels in line with our strategy.”
He added: “We remain confident in achieving market expectations for the full year and I would like to thank everyone at Dr. Martens for their exceptional hard work and dedication.”


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Hats, Gloves and More
La Perla will unveil its first line of shapewear, called ShapeCouture, on Sept. 4 at the Invista Inc. stand at the Mode City fair in Paris.
— Aug 9, 2010
For cousins Ling and Emily Chen, and their close friend Connie Wong, their new venture is the culmination of years of brainstorming.
— Apr 26, 2010
U.S. sheer sales decreased 16.3 percent last year, from $1.2 billion to $993 million, according to NPD Group.
— Mar 1, 2010
Vendors hope to entice shoppers with differentiated product and price.
— Feb 2, 2010
New licensing firm Barbara's Way designs feminine gloves for housework and home improvement projects.
— Dec 31, 2009
Women’s products all go together with the apparel.
— Nov 30, 2009
Perrin Paris 1893 is harkening back to Fifties-era retailing in the look and feel of its new Beverly Hills flagship.
— Nov 23, 2009


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Security researchers warn of a new Google malware scam that could infect Macs
iOS VPN App
If there’s one thing that computer users can always count on, it’s that hackers will always try to find ways to intrude upon your devices. And according to a report by security specialists Spamhaus and abuse.ch (via Ars Technica), hackers have become more aggressive with attempts to spread malware through Google searches for Mac software.
Essentially, hackers are running ads that appear when using Google to search for software. The Google ads appear at the top of the search results and seem to provide what the user is looking for.
Then the user clicks the ad and goes to a spoofed software download page, and when the user clicks to download, malware is saved to the computer. The most common malware is known as XLoader, which is available for both Windows and macOS. XLoader has previously been used to record keystrokes and steal personal data on infected machines.
Spamhaus has seen an increase in malvertisting over the past few weeks with several popular apps such as Mozilla Thunderbird and Microsoft Teams. In the report, abuse.ch states that there is a great deal of demand for the nefarious ads, so they will likely become even more commonplace.
In its own investigation using a Mac, Ars Technica easily found malvertising in simple Google searches for common software downloads such as visual studio download and Tor download.
Google is aware of the practice and is working to fix the issue. However, it is still extremely widespread as noted by a statement sent to Ars Technica: We are aware of the recent uptick in fraudulent ad activity. Addressing it is a critical priority and we are working to resolve these incidents as quickly as possible.
How to avoid malware
Even if Google fixes the problem in the immediate future, hackers will find a new way to spread malware to your Mac. That means it’s up to users to protect themselves.
The safest way to get Mac software is through Apple’s App Store, it’s what the company says is why the App Store exists in the first place. The truth is it’s all…


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Dinosaurs? That is a wrong metaphor
The pace of change in telecom technologies is accelerating, but despite the wealth of opportunities in telecom space, only a few telecom operators have successfully generated long-term shareholder value.
Operators should do more than just tweak yesterday’s strategy in favor of tomorrow’s opportunity. The days of five-year strategic plans have gone the way of the rotary phone. To win in the future, they need the ability to react quickly to new patterns of customer behavior and new technological opportunities.
Three shifts have unleashed waves of both creativity and destruction in the telecom market. First, customer behavior is becoming more varied, as consumers take advantage of new features at their fingertips. A fixed-line telephone has one function; the iPhone, hundreds. Customers expect anywhere, anytime access to content. Second, deregulation continues to exert downward pressure on prices. Finally, open standards and global platforms such as the Web have lowered barriers to entry and fueled an explosion in innovation and new services.
Signs of creativity are everywhere. For example, Foursquare, a location-based social-networking service, has captured the fascination of the mobile youth segment in a little more than a year. Hundreds of other services built on the pillars of communication, content, and community are competing for relevance and revenue. In Europe, Spotify customers can legally stream music to their mobile devices. Nokia is winning rural customers in India with its Life Tools collection of agricultural, educational, and entertainment services.
But destruction looms. Powered by the iPhone and similar products, the rise in mobile data traffic has helped disguise the deterioration in wireless voice traffic. But as the price of mobile data traffic declines ― increasingly only pennies per megabyte, an order of magnitude much less than it was just a few years ago ― carriers will have nowhere to turn. Nor are the challenges limited to the consumer business. In the United States, cable companies are starting to win in the broadband and small- and medium-enterprise markets, too.
At the same time, the world is becoming bipolar. Consumers are trading up and trading down in telecom services, just as they are in consumer goods. Many are satisfied with simple and effective low-cost services. In France, Iliad has captured that market with a popular triple-play offer of video, broadband, and voice. Other consumers, however, are looking for sophisticated bundles of content and functionality that only a well-developed ecosystem can provide. There the iPhone and BlackBerry dominate.
Both high- and low-end businesses can be very successful. The stock market performance of Apple and Google, on the one hand, and Iliad, on the other, have all been in the top quarter of total shareholder return (TSR) over the past five years. In May last year, powered by the success of the iPhone, Apple’s market capitalization exceeded that of Microsoft for the first time ever. Meanwhile, traditional operators are stuck in the middle or the bottom of the TSR pack.
Unfortunately, the no-frills market is attractive only to attackers such as Iliad or to established players outside their home market. Dutch operator KPN, for example, has successfully introduced no-frills mobile offerings in Germany and Belgium. Within their home market, traditional carriers cannot profitably serve the low-cost segment without radically shrinking in size.
But creating an attractive and successful ecosystem is devilishly difficult. Traditional carriers are still in the early days of building such businesses—and can’t place all their bets on duplicating the success of a company like Apple.
It is fashionable to refer to operators as dinosaurs. That is a wrong metaphor. They are more like a collection of animals of various sizes, shapes, intelligence, and maturity. Some of them will fail to adapt to their environment and will perish. But with proper nurturing and oversight, others can thrive. It’s a jungle out there, and it’s time for carriers to adapt to it by making hard choices.


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The Healthy Security Lab is concerned that Nearly 250 bitcoins have been stolen in a recent hacking attack on an Electrum wallet. This attack, confirmed by Electrum, involves creating a fake version of the wallet to trick users into providing password information. Electrum responded on Twitter that "this is an ongoing phishing attack on Electrum users and advised users to download wallet apps from the official website" and that The Healthy Security Lab advised users not to install an unknown source of Electrum wallets to avoid being tricked.
electrum apollo carneius
Dynamic . . . Electrum and MyEtherWalle users face phishing attacks.
$dir - "$homedir/.electrum/wallets"
On December 27, Reddit user u/normal_rc reported that Electrum's wallet had been hacked and that nearly 250 bitcoins (243.6 BTCs, nearly $1 million) had been maliciously stolen, coinelegraph reported. Electrum then confirmed that the attack included creating a fake version of the wallet to trick users into providing password information. Electrum responded on Twitter that "this is a persistent phishing attack on Electrum users" and warned users not to download Electrum from any source other than the official website.
Electrum-LTC is Electrum's community maintenance port, Litecoin's Bitcoin wallet. It is not the official product of Electrum Technologies GmbH, and it is not supported.
B: Electrum server can customize messages to appear in the user's electrum light wallet software, giving hackers a chance to broadcast phishing messages.
button-desc, button-code, button-state.
The Tor project is a good example. While Tor is great, its developers remind users that using Tor alone is not enough.
Attackers reportedly created their own Electrum servers, which hosted the attacked version of Electrum in order to implement the attack. When the user will be vulnerable.
Bitcoin Wallet Electrum users face phishing attacks, and when a user updates a client with a backdoor, the private key is stolen and 1450BTC has been stolen so far.


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This week’s report of economic events is shortened due to the Christmas holiday. Economic news through Wednesday included Existing Home Sales, New Home Sales and Consumer Spending.
Last week’s scheduled economic news included reports on new and existing home sales, the FHFA House Price Index, and weekly reports on mortgage rates and new jobless claims. The week finished with a report on consumer sentiment.
Last week’s economic reports included reports on new and existing home sales and FHFA’s monthly home price index for properties associated with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages. The details:
The Department of Commerce reported July sales of new homes dropped by 2.40 percent over June to a four month low. Analysts noted that although July’s reading of 412,000 new homes sold fell short of expectations and June’s reading, the new homes sector is volatile and subject to change.
According to the Commerce Department, New Home Sales slipped 1,000 units last month, falling to 368,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis.
Pricing for both conforming and FHA mortgage rates improved between Monday and Friday, with the majority of gains occurring late in the week.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold jumped to 389,000 units in September 2012 on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slipped 0.3 percent in August 2012 to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 373,000 units sold.
As reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, 372,000 new homes were sold in July on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis.
Sales of new homes slipped 8 percent in June.


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IslamiQ feels the dot-com crunch
In an exclusive interview by telephone, Dr Hasnita Dato's Hashim, CEO of the online Islamic efinance company confirmed that the business is being scaled down.
IslamiQ.com is the latest Middle East dot-com casualty. In an exclusive interview by telephone, Dr Hasnita Dato's Hashim, CEO of the online Islamic investment services company denied rumours that the company was liquidating assets in an effort to avoid complete bankruptcy, but confirmed that the business is being scaled down.
“It is not liquidating, but we are winding down our operations in Malaysia and Dubai,” Hashim told ITP.net. “Our online presence is very much still there but we are restructuring the whole business,” added Hashim.
The company, which functions as an infomediary, distributor of third party Shari'ah compliant financial products, and a provider of Islamic investment products and services only raised some US $10 million. Hashim confirmed “that IslamIQ has spent US $9 million.”
When asked how much business the company was able to generate, Hashim said, “the business will be restructured because of nominal revenue generated through the web site.”
While Hashem would not confirm the number of employees that would be laid off, she did confirm “a lot of people have already been laid off.”
Kuwait based The International Investor (TII) has a 30 percent equity stake in IslamIQ. The remaining 70 percent is held by the founders including Dr. Hasnita and Dutch entrepreneur Peter Faisal. Additional shareholders include private individuals.
A partner at TII told ITP, “People at TII know 90 percent that IslamIQ is in fact liquidating.”
IslamiQ has reportedly closed its offices in the Cayman Islands, London and Kuwait.
The company, launched in 2000, hoped the internet would give the mass Muslim investor market greater access to Islamic finance, an estimated $150-200 billion business growing between 20-25 percent per annum.
Whether IslamiQ will become the latest in a long line of dotcom
casualties is unclear, but its financial woes are well-known, Islamic
banking sources say.
"There's no more money (for IslamiQ) to spend," a source from TII said.
TII, which holds a 30% equity stake in IslamiQ, is looking to recoup
some of its investment in the ailing dotcom. "We've taken on a couple oftheir (IslamiQ's) staff, who will keep up the relationship with IslamiQ's clients," he said.
IslamIQ has one primary Islamic e-finance competitor, iHilal.com, which is backed by the Rasmala group. Analysts predict that iHilal.com may try and determine if there are existing synergies in IslamiIQ that could benefit iHilal.com.


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Today’s IP news roundup highlights some of the latest headlines in network, cyber and data security:
- Respondents to Ponemon Institute’s latest global cyber crime study experienced an average of 1.4 successful cyberattacks per week in 2013. This is an increase of 20% from last year. The attacks cost respondents $7.2 million per year.
The study states that the “cost of cyber crime appears to vary by industry segment, where organizations in defense, financial services and energy and utilities experience substantially higher cyber crime costs than organizations in retail, media and consumer products.”
Companies that have good security technologies and governance policies in place can also reduce their cyber crime spending. For more information, download the Ponemon 2013 Cost of Cyber Crime Study: Global Report.
- New exploit alert: According to a Computerworld article, “Attackers are actively exploiting a known vulnerability to compromise JBoss Java EE application servers that expose the HTTP Invoker service to the Internet in an insecure manner.” The article states that the number of vulnerable servers has more than tripled from 2011. For more information about JBoss exploits, as well as a link to instructions on how to secure your JBoss installation, see Computerworld.
- Help Net Security made predictions about the future of network security. According to the blog, “2014 is the year businesses will finally realize that leveraging the Internet for business growth also means that responding to incidents is par for the course.” One of the predictions is an increase in two-factor authentication. The article states that major services – such as LinkedIn and Google – have already implemented two-factor authentication to better protect user passwords, and more vendors are likely to do the same. For more predictions about the future of network security, see Help Net Security.
- Edward Snowden told a Dutch newspaper that the NSA used malware to steal information from over 50,000 global networks. According to SC Magazine, “Some of the malware was said to remain undetected on networks for years. The NSA attacks were reportedly carried out by a special department known as Tailored Access Operations (TAO), which was said to employ more than a thousand hackers.” For more on the latest from Snowden, see SC Magazine.
- And finally … the CSO Security and Risk blog posted a slide presentation that shows you five ways to lock down your mobile device. According to the presentation, “Locking your mobile device is important because it’s often your first line of defense. It may not be the strongest form of security, but it could prove to be the difference in protecting your organization by keeping the device locked down until mobile device management measures like remote wiping are put into play.” This may be a good resource to share with your employees.
What is your take on today’s news? Please share your opinions below.
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The YotaPhone first appeared last January at CES 2013 and it caught attention with dual-display configuration; a 4.3-inch 720p touchscreen LCD display at the front and a power-efficient 4.3-inch E-ink (360 x 640)display at the rear. Now, we have reports that the phone will soon be heading to the United Kingdom.
It’s quite unusual for a smartphone to feature an E-ink display. Its highly efficient power usages are useful for reading notifications, without turning on the standard color display and this should help to improve battery life.
Underneath its surface, the YotaPhone looks like something that came out in 2012, with its 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. Additionally, users will find 13Mp camera on the back and support for 4G LTE data connectivity. Other connection options include basic GSM connectivity, A-GPS, Glonass, Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi. The official price tag of YotaPhone is 20,000 rubles or £380 and pricing for UK consumers is still be revealed.
The YotaPhone isn’t the first smartphone with dual-display configuration. Samsung has released the Hennessy, a flip smartphone with a couple of touchscreen displays. Even so, the YotaPhone is first one with a combination of E-ink and LCD displays.


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Last week a reputable product designer Ben Geskin came up with the first concept render of the Galaxy Note 10. The phone wasn’t anything like the Galaxy S10’s design. The hole-punch camera on the front got a central position, with the rear camera lens will shift to the left side of the device. IceUniverse confirmed that this Galaxy Note 10 render is correct. Ice Universe is the Samsung insider who has been teasing all rumors and design changes on its famous twitter page.
In addition to these rumors, we have a new leak about the Galaxy Note 10 that might be an important one. All Galaxy S10 4G versions support 15W wired and wireless fast charging, while only the S10 5G has the ability to charge at 25W. That’s really fast compared to its siblings but this feature is available only on the limited device and not available to all markets as well. Ice Universe suggests that charging speed is going to be an important update for Note 10. It didn’t provide any further information so far. Considering all other Galaxy smartphones can charge at 15W, except S10 5G, 25W could be a serious upgrade if available to all over the globe.
We don’t have the exact number yet. It could be 25W or probably more for Galaxy Note 10. Samsung announced earlier this week, that it will use new chips which support USB-C fast charging speed up to 100W. This seems a lot for a UCS-C charger to adapt to. Although the chip is already in the process it may not be ready by the time of launch of Galaxy Note 10. Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note 10 devices in early August this year and should be available in stores a few weeks after that.


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UNION, IL – Over the course of his 50 years of collecting, Howard Hazelcorn amassed a world-class collection over more than 30 fields of collectibles.
But when it came to collecting phonographs, Hazelcorn literally wrote the book on it. In fact, he wrote several books. He spent decades researching Columbia and its phonographs and other products, and built the world’s largest library of information on the subject.
Hazelcorn’s phonograph and music collection is now coming to Donley Auctions in an unprecedented two-day sale, December 11 and 12, that will feature more than 150 of the rarest phonographs ever collected. The auction will also include a selection of the rarest records, parts, advertising, and literature Donley said it has ever seen in a single collection.
The auction will feature rare examples of early Edison, Victor, and Columbia machines including two rare original tinfoil demonstration machines, coin-op cylinder machines, several Bettini’s and polyphones, and a Mills illustrated song machine – the only known example to date.
Also included in the music selection will be early wax cylinders, a large quantity of Berliner 7-inch discs, and 50 Pink Lambert cylinders. There’s literally something for every antique music collector, whether you’re just beginning to collect or you’ve been at it for years.
Live bidding for Day 1 of the collection on Saturday and Day 2 on Sunday will begin at 10 a.m. Central Time each day at Donley’s showroom Union, IL showroom at 8512 South Union Road, Union, IL 60180. Online bidding will also be available at AuctionZip.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Proxibid.com.
An in-person preview is on Friday, December 10, from 12-8 p.m. Phone, Facetime, and all condition reports must be requested before 8 p.m. on Friday.
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Two Turkish islands on the Aegean coast have been put up for sale.
Karaca Island on the coast of the tourist province of Muğla is up for sale for 210 million Turkish liras (36.7 million US dollars). The island, located along the turquoise coast of Turkey or the “Turkish Riviera”, is home to three small detached houses. The size of the island, which has four bays, is 316,000 square meters (78 acres).
Çiçek Island, off the coast of Balıkesir Province, is currently owned by three families and was first put up for sale in 2002. The real owners of the island, located just 230 meters from the coast, hope to receive about 115 million lire (20 million dollars) for it.
On Çiçek, with an area of 265 thousand square meters (65.5 acres), there are three houses with an area of 450 square meters. The island has 2,000 olive trees, 3,000 pines and various fruit trees.


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The prevailing price madness that has seen retailers hiking prices by, in some cases, more than 50 percent should be stopped forthwith. Some of the retailers have gone to the extent of rejecting bond notes or electronic payments insisting on payment in either US dollar or rand. Government on Tuesday directed that prices of basic commodities increased without justification should be reduced immediately.
The past few days have seen retailers hiking prices of basic commodities thereby causing panic on the market leading to artificial shortages. Government has also directed that no business should reject bond notes or electronic payments when transacting.
Announcing the Government position soon after Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Vice President Kembo Mohadi said those who defy the Government directives will face drastic action and those in the fuel sector risk revocation of their licences.
Cde Mohadi, while applauding big retail shops such as OK and Pick n Pay for maintaining the usual prices, said Government has noted with concern that some supermarkets and individuals have started selling commodities at exorbitant prices. “There are also some who are engaged in speculative buying in order to create artificial shortages. Government is warning those that have hiked prices and also those that are hoarding basic commodities in order to create artificial shortages to stop the malpractice,” said Vice President Mohadi.
Early this year, the ruling party Zanu-PF was forced to set up an ad hoc committee to deal with wanton increases of prices of basic commodities witnessed between November last year and January this year.
The committee was chaired by the party’s Second Secretary and Vice President Constantino Guveya Chiwenga. The price hikes were as a result of speculation and profiteering which has happened again now. The committee, we want to believe, got some intelligence which must assist the Government to address what is happening in the market place now.
It is unfortunate that the business community is pushing Government to act and then cry foul. What is surprising is that the producers of most of the commodities whose prices have been hiked are saying they have not increased the producer prices.
What justification is there for retailers to increase the commodities by 50, or more, percent? It is time the business associations assist Government in exposing such unscrupulous businesses that are deliberately putting spanners in the works when all effort is supposed to be directed at turning around the economy.
There is an urgent need for consumers to unite and boycott buying from such retailers instead of hoarding commodities to create artificial shortages.
Government might need to take action against a few of these unscrupulous businesses in order to send a clear message that sabotaging the economy is not tolerated.
Those who want to cause the suffering of the people are the country’s enemies and therefore deserve to be punished severely.


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On June 7, the General Administration of Customs of China announced the latest data on China’s imports of rubber in May 2020. The data shows that China’s imports of natural and synthetic rubber (including latex) totaled 441,000 tons in May 2020, down 13% year-on-year. From January to May 2020, China imported 2.598 million tons of natural and synthetic rubber (including latex), a decrease of 1.4% from 2.635 million tons in the same period of 2019. Jom Jacob, a senior analyst at the Association of Natural Rubber Producers, predicted that the world will decline by 4.7%, and the main rubber producing countries will be much lower than the previous year.
A few days ago, the "2020 China Rubber Annual Conference" was successfully held online. Jom Jacob made an outlook on the global natural rubber industry in the context of the new crown epidemic. He believes that as the world's largest natural rubber consumer, although China is gradually returning to normal, China The tire industry relies heavily on exports, and the global epidemic is still going on. China cannot stay out of the way. It cannot be said that China has escaped the impact of the epidemic. In addition, the purchase of raw materials from abroad is also affected, meaning that competition and transaction costs are higher than before.
Regarding the consumption of natural rubber in 2020, he predicted that China will fall by 5.6%, India by 21.3%, the EU by about 6%, and the US by about 8%. The world is expected to decline by 12.2% in the first eight months of this year. The output of natural rubber in the main rubber-producing countries will be lower than last year, and the global output of natural rubber will fall by 4.7%. The problem of oversupply of global natural rubber production has existed for a long time, leading to the continued low price of natural rubber. In the later period, natural rubber output will decline or push up rubber prices.


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Since banning Viber, Saudi Arabia appears to have its set its sights on another popular Internet messenger smartphone application. This time it's WhatsApp, which could be blocked in just a few weeks unless it complies with local regulations. The country's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) is considering banning WhatsApp in the coming weeks, probably before Ramadan, which starts on July 9.
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Saudi Arabia has suspended popular Internet messenger application Viber for failing to comply with unspecified regulations. The Communications and Information Technology Commission also warned that “appropriate action will be taken against other applications or services that do not comply with regulations.” Whether this is in the name of censorship, business interests, or both, is unclear.
You may know Viber. It's one of the many messaging apps -- including WhatsApp, Line and WeChat -- that are challenging wireless carriers and platform owners such as Facebook with free (or borderline free) messaging between its users. And it just got a big upgrade that evolves the service beyond mobile. Viber 3.0 is launching Tuesday on iOS and Android. But it's also launching on desktop -- both PC and Mac -- for the first time.
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Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Viber Gets Group Messaging, Hits 90 Million Users Mobile messaging application Viber has released version 2.2, introducing group messaging as well as improved call quality and several user interface enhancements.
Popular free messaging and voice calling application Viber has launched beta versions for BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7. Previously, Viber was available for iPhone and Android phones, mimicking the default contact list and allowing users to send messages and call other Viber users for free. Unfortunately, the freshly-launched betas do not support voice calls.


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A COUNTY Limerick retailer says their new rates figure - almost 270% higher – will compromise jobs and their whole business.
Catherine Regan, of Regan’s Centra and forecourt in Pallasgreen, said after their premises was revalued their rates in 2015 will jump from €7,200 to €26,500 - including the council multiplier.
Limerick is the third county to have commercial and industrial rates revalued by the Valuation Office. Catherine said that she and her husband Phil were “absolutely gobsmacked” when they got their revised rates figure.
“Jobs will be compromised, definitely and the whole business, ultimately, will be compromised. You are struggling with tight margins, you are balancing everything, trying to keep everything right and don’t get me wrong we are grateful it is a successful business but where is the incentive for small family businesses in this country if people can come along in rural areas and do this?
“We are in a rural area, we employ 35 people between full and part-time. We are very significant employers in a rural area. It is about the fabric of rural society,” said Catherine, who has appealed the decision.
After receiving their rates figure the business woman did some research with other retailers.
“Without exception they have appealed the figure and they have said they would be under extreme pressure and couldn’t see themselves being able to meet the new figure. They vary between anything from 90 to 300%,” said Catherine, who agrees with rates in the city coming down.
“I think more and more should be done to facilitate and help businesses in the city centre. I wouldn’t say they came down by 270%. It will be back to the council then to try and get the money out of people. There is huge non-compliance in the city centre - are they going to have all the county retailers now not able to meet this?” she asked.
Catherine describes the Valuation Office’s technique as a “very blunt instrument”.
“It is not that we don’t want to pay more money. We appreciate that services must be paid for and we are overdue an increase. Our proposed figure would be actually double the €7,200. That is our maximum over the next five years that we could stretch ourselves to and even at that... We want to be compliant, we have always been compliant in every aspect of our business but there is no way we can meet this kind of an increase.
“The nature of the valuation is flawed because it is not making any difference between a person who has taken on a commercial lease and their ability to pay, and people who have invested through loans or through purchasing. Now I know we have the asset [bought in 2006] but the problem is you have to fund payment of that asset,” said Catherine, who is going to “fight this all the way”.
Cllr Elena Secas, who raised this case in the council chamber, said figures being given to businesses are not realistic.
“It will be practically impossible for them to survive. I strongly believe that for businesses to operate and keep employees this can only happen if they are given a commercially viable rates figure,” said Cllr Secas, who knows a couple of businesses in the city who couldn’t survive because of the rates.


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Fenwick & West LLP represented Fluid, Inc., the ultimate shopping advisor, in its recently announced investment and partnership with IBM Watson Group, which is focused on research, development and brining cloud-delivered cognitive applications and services to the market. IBM and Fluid are working together to redefine and revolutionize today’s e-commerce experience by evolving it beyond the traditional criteria of price, convenience and selection, and adding a transformational new factor: the expertise and personalized advice from an in-store sales representative.
With the $100 million that IBM has earmarked for direct investments in a new class of cognitive apps, the Watson group can help Fluid ensure they can go to market faster and bring their vision to life in a range of markets, helping to deliver the first-ever cognitive assistant for online shoppers into the marketplace. More information about Fluid can be obtained from the company website.
The Fenwick transaction team was led by corporate partner Ted Wang and corporate associates Amit Khanna and Cynthia Kaneshiro, and tax associates Idan Netser and Elnaz Manoucheri.


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Adfonic's latest AdSnap report reveals that click-through-rates on tablets far exceed those on smartphones by 250%.
Furthermore, tablets were found to outperform smartphones for direct response campaigns (such as cost per acquisition CPA, per click CPC, or per impression CPI), but significantly stronger for branding campaigns based around cost per thousand impressions (CPM).
"Our latest AdMetrics Report showed that tablets had slowly but surely penetrated across Adfonic's smarter buying platform, particularly driven by the festive season, said Victor Malachard, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Adfonic. "This new AdSnap analysis demonstrates that tablets are outperforming smartphones in many scenarios - but that there remains a distinct role for smartphone campaigns planned and executed to complement their larger cousins."
Smartphones remain stronger than tablets for some categories such as FMCG and retail, but tablets reign for advertisers in the lifestyle, fashion, entertainment and travel verticals.
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Now, meet the Ford Figo. The Figo is meant just for the growing India market, the importance of which was underscored by CEO Alan Mulally's involvement. Here's what Ford says:
The Ford Figo, a new nameplate and a fresh face on the Indian market, signals Ford’s intention to compete in India’s largest and most important small car market segment.
Ford Figo is the result of a significant Ford investment commitment to expand its plant near Chennai for volume production as a small-car centre of excellence regionally. Ford’s $500 million investment has doubled the plant’s production capacity to 200,000 units per year and introduces major advances in high-quality automation and innovative, eco-friendly production techniques.
“Our exciting new Ford Figo shows how serious we are about India,” Mulally said. “It reflects our commitment to compete with great products in all segments of this car market. We are confident the Ford Figo will be a product that Indian consumers really want and value.”
Ford Figo is designed and engineered to compete in India’s small car segment, which accounts for more than 70 percent of the new vehicle market. It leverages Ford’s small-car platform architecture, sharing underlying technology with the Ford Fiesta, already familiar to Indian drivers.
Ford says the new little car shares design elements with its other small cars. In case you're wondering, the name is slang Italian for "cool."
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Made in Hackney: Swytch, the cycling gadget that turns a push bike into an electric bike (and back again)
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Each week, the Gazette takes to the streets to unearth something being manufactured right here in Hackney. This week we visit Swytch’s Hackney Wick HQ.
Inventor Oliver Montague designed and made the prototypes for his electric bike motors at Swytch’s HQ in Wick Lane, Hackney Wick.
Oliver raised £100,000 within three days of launching his crowdfunder this week to turn his dream into a reality.
He hopes the lightweight and removable e-bike conversion kit will revolutionise the e-bike market.
The kits, which either have a 25-mile or 50-mile range, can be added and removed to any bike, allowing users to switch between a traditional and electric bike in seconds, saving time and money.
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Oliver, who studied engineering at Oxford University, said: “I’ve wanted to design a simple, inexpensive, convenient e-bike system for several years now.
“I’ve gone through many prototypes and visited many suppliers and am now ready to launch what I believe is a groundbreaking product.”
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The Bidadi Industries Association (BIA), a group of 103 industries, is set to take over the complete maintenance of the 1,500-acre industrial estate next month.
The Camry Hybrid is the first ever locally manufactured full hybrid vehicle. The car is also the first hybrid vehicle to qualify for the incentive provided by the Government under its Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric cars (FAME).
In Toyota Auction Mart, every used car from all brands will go through detailed inspection that will determine the current quality level of the car thereby ensuring quality for the end users of the product.
"We have a long-term relationship with Kirloskar and we are happy with the present arrangement. Neither we are planning to increase our stake to 100 per cent nor they are looking at exiting the partnership," said Toyota Kirloskar Motor managing director Naomi Ishii.
Japanese car major Toyota plans to drive in a compact SUV and a sub Rs 10-lakh premium sedan in India as it failed to meet customer expectations through the Etios range.
While noting that India had 5-10 times more regulations than Thailand or Indonesia, Toyota MD Naomi Ishii also said 'Make in India' will enhance India's competitiveness.
"We have sold more than 8,000 Camrys since launch. Camry Hybrid, India's first-ever locally manufactured hybrid, has also been well accepted," TKM Managing Director Naomi Ishii told reporters here.
Naomi Ishii, who took over last year as managing director of Toyota Kirloskar Motor shares with ET his roadmap to make Toyota one of India’s top five carmakers.
World's largest carmaker Toyota Motor has had a relatively modest presence in India so far. But going ahead, the company is exploring the possibility of making India the global supply base for the parent in addition to setting up a possible local R&D, the carmaker's India head said in an interview. Naomi Ishii, 48, is one of the youngest managing directors at Toyota.
In the luxury car market - ruled by German majors Audi, BMW and Daimler's Mercedes-Benz - sales, however, have nearly doubled between 2010 and 2014.


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It’s the end of an unusual era in transportation. Fast Company has learned that the Segway brand will stop producing the Segway PT (Personal Transporter) at its Bedford, New Hampshire plant, where most production has taken place, on July 15th. The move will result in 25 people being laid off, and reflects the long-term struggles of a product that was supposed to revolutionize transportation, but never really took off.
Inventor Dean Kamen launched the Segway PT in December 2001 with promises that it would revolutionize city transport — the self-balancing two-wheeler was supposed to cover the middle ground between walking and driving in a way that bikes couldn’t. However, it never sold in huge numbers, managing just 140,000 units in nearly 20 years. It ultimately found the most use among security teams (immortalized by Paul Blart: Mall Cop) and tourists. Kamen sold the company in 2009, and Chinese mobility firm Ninebot acquired it in 2015.


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Epson – Partnership with Loftware
USA • Epson America and Loftware, supplier of enterprise labelling solutions, starts a strategic partnership in order to support the growing demand for color label printing. Loftware is introducing native ESC/Label drivers across its Enterprise Labeling Solutions with the recent release of Loftware Print Server 11.1 and an upcoming release of Loftware Spectrum this fall.
According to the both companies the native printer drivers introduced in these releases maximize speed and performance for the Epson ColorWorks C7500 and C7500GE inkjet label printers.
“It has become increasingly important for companies to have a printing solution that can both handle color labeling requirements while optimizing print performance to meet demands for mission critical label printing,” said Andy Scherz, senior product manager, Commercial Label Printers, Epson America, Inc.
According to Epson the partnership is addressing today’s colour label printing challenges by enabling companies to leverage a combined software and hardware solution that can meet enterprise-level performance and scalability requirements.


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Users of the Avantage travel card, a system that guarantees reduced and capped rates for passengers, will notice a considerable price increase from August.
Inflation strikes again, this time affecting rail travellers. SNCF, the French state-owned rail service, has announced that the Avantage card will soon cost passengers more, blaming operational prices increases for the hike.
The card is used regularly by some 4.5 million people across France, and for €49 per year, allows Avantage-carrying passengers rate reductions of up to 30%.
Under the current system, journey costs are also capped for regular adult passengers aged 28 to 59, so long as part of train ride takes place during a weekend.
Currently, the rates sit at €39 for trips less than 90 minutes, which account for roughly 25% of all journeys made, €59 for voyages between 90 minutes and three hours, which are about 50% of trips, and €79 for anything longer, rounding out the last 25%.
This will change after 29th August, when each category will see a €10 hike across the board, thus making the tickets €49, €69 and €89 for the same durations.
The cost of the actual card will not go up, said SNCF in a statement sent to AFP.
The two-year-old programme was not affected by the previous SCNF rate hike in January, which saw an increase in main line tickets go up by a not inconsiderable 5%. At the time, the Advantage card was given a “tariff shield” against inflation-induced increases.
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