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New York sues UPS under 'Mob law' for shipping untaxed cigarettes
This is nearly 700,000 untaxed cartons across New York State in violation of federal and state laws. The lawsuit was jointly filed in federal court in Manhattan by the State of New York and City of New York.
"Our lawsuit alleges that UPS blatantly disregarded New York and federal tax and public health laws, by shipping tens of millions of cheap, untaxed cigarettes to New Yorkers," said Attorney General Schneiderman.
The lawsuit alleges that the company engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity with various cigarette dealers.
"UPS has deliberately turned a blind eye to the fact that millions of dollars’ worth of untaxed cigarettes are shipped each year through its facilities, as outlined in our complaint," said New York City Corporation Counsel Carter.
"We allege that the entities that ship these cigarettes through UPS earn enormous profits by avoiding the payment of required taxes and that the fees collected by UPS to ship these untaxed cigarettes are paid out of these illegal profits. Today's action is intended to take the profit out of this enterprise for UPS and to seek penalties sufficient to discourage other common carriers from facilitating the illegal sale and delivery of untaxed cigarettes."
The joint complaint against UPS alleges that, between at least 2010 and 2014, the company made more than 78,500 illegal shipments of cigarettes to consumers and other unauthorized recipients in New York State, amounting to over 683,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes and a direct tax loss to the state and city of over $29.7 million and $4.7 million, respectively.
The lawsuit maintains that the shipments were in clear violation of both federal and state laws, as well as a settlement UPS entered into with the New York State Attorney General’s Office in 2005, in which UPS agreed to cease all cigarette deliveries to unauthorized recipients, such as residences and unlicensed dealers, both in New York and throughout the country.
The lawsuit further alleges that the company engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity with various cigarette dealers to traffic contraband cigarettes in violation of the federal anti-racketeering statute.
Of the total number of UPS deliveries in New York State, the complaint alleges that almost 36,000 went to addresses in the five boroughs and at least 70 were marked in UPS’s own records as having been handed to a child. Under New York law, it is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors.
The joint investigation and lawsuit are based on subpoenaed UPS documents, which allegedly show that UPS made tens of thousands of shipments of cigarettes to New York consumers from unlicensed cigarette vendors located on Indian Reservations throughout the state.
As outlined in the complaint, the shipments violated New York Public Health Law 1399-ll, which prohibits, among other things, direct shipment of cigarettes to homes or residences in the state.
In addition, as these cigarettes allegedly did not bear New York State or New York City tax stamps, the shipments violated the federal Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA), which specifically prohibits shipments of more than 10,000 untaxed cigarettes in a jurisdiction where cigarette tax stamps are required by state or local law.
The alleged shipments by UPS are also prohibited by the federal Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act and by New York State tax law. With multiple violations of the federal CCTA, UPS engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity with the various cigarette dealers.
Thus, the lawsuit maintains that New York State is entitled to treble damages under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, also known as the RICO Act, amounting to over $89 million.
The Assurance of Discontinuance agreement reached with UPS in 2005 provides that that company must pay the State a stipulated penalty of $1000 per violation, amounting to approximately $78.5 million.
The complaint seeks damages and penalties totaling over $180 million:
$78.5 million: Penalties due to the State as a result of violations of the OAG’s 2005 agreement
$89.1 million: Treble damages for the State under RICO
$14.1 million: Treble damages for the City under RICO ■


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In addition to teaching you everything you didn’t even know you wanted to know about the female orgasm, Cosmopolitan magazine will soon be invading your closet. The pub has teamed up with J.C. Penney to offer a line of bags, jewelry, accessories and — of course — lingerie to launch this fall.
Though both parties refused to offer up any more info on the project, the mag’s fashion director Michelle McCool was spotted at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on her way to Penney’s Plano, Texas HQ where she and other Cosmo-nauts are overseeing the design of the line.
Also reportedly in the works, TV content highlighting the Cosmo-Penney collaboration for Hearst‘s new “Hello Style” YouTube channel. [WWD]

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It has just been confirmed at Nintendo’s business investors meeting that the Nintendo NX will launch globally in March 2017. It has now been confirmed that this is a brand new concept.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 27, 2016
“For our dedicated video game platform business, Nintendo is currently developing a gaming platform codenamed “NX” with a brand-new concept. NX will be launched in March 2017 globally.”


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Everyone has seen when a website goes down. It is a frustrating process. When your favorite company’s website goes down, you are usually left waiting until it comes back, or even checking out the website of a competitor instead. Businesses never want to have their website go down, but their services can be affected by heavy traffic or a denial of service attack. In the case of PayPal on Cyber Monday, it was from heavy traffic. PayPal is one of the world’s largest payment processors, and it handles a significant amount of the transactions completed on the internet. PayPal went down early on in Cyber Monday—8 am to be exact—and it struggled throughout the day. PayPal delivered only intermittent service and site loading times and login issues plagued issues for the duration of Cyber Monday. Most merchants have high risk credit card processing accounts through companies such as highrisk-merchantaccount.com, so it isn’t as big a deal if they can’t process payments through PayPal—they have plenty of other payment methods available. Many shoppers simply used these other options, such as credit or debit payment choices, instead of PayPal on Black Friday.
PayPal, however, has disputed the notion that the site “went down,” and simply said that “some customers experienced issues.
” It is expected that PayPal would try to protect its brand, especially when they don’t want consumers thinking that the online payment processing service is unreliable. But maybe they shouldn’t think of going offline as a big deal—there has been plenty of precedent of sites going down on major traffic or from denial of service attacks, even giants such as Facebook. Most experts believe that PayPal wasn’t ready for what turned out to be a record number of shoppers on Black Friday, and that’s not a big deal. Not everyone can be perfect all of the time, and businesses have to learn to adapt and evolve too. The big question will be can PayPal make sure that they are prepared for the next surge in traffic? Time will tell.


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Ultraclub E11EVEN MIAMI introduced Tuesday that it’s going to now be accepting cryptocurrency as a type of fee – making them the primary main nightclub within the U.S. to take action.
Now, when paying for tables, drinks, or merchandise, company have the choice of seamlessly paying with cryptocurrency.
“With the large progress and relevancy of cryptocurrency coupled with Mayor Francis Suarez main the cost for Miami’s tech increase, we felt it made sense to introduce cryptocurrency as an choice to our company to pay for his or her evening out,” stated Dennis DeGori, creator and CEO of E11EVEN MIAMI. “E11EVEN is devoted to at all times staying forward of the curve, and we consider Cryptocurrency is right here to remain.”
E11EVEN MIAMI has partnered with one of many largest cryptocurrency processing firms to implement a system to course of cryptocurrency purchases utilizing Bitcoin, Bitcoin Money, Ripple, Dogecoin, amongst others. The system in place allows companies to just accept cryptocurrency as a type of fee with out having to purchase, personal or handle crypto.
“Bringing providers and facilities that cater to our leading edge clientele is of uber significance (to us), and we’re seeing an growing development of shoppers wanting to make use of their Cryptocurrency as a type of fee,” stated Gino LoPinto, working associate of E11EVEN MIAMI. “We consider nightclubs permitting Bitcoin as fee will quickly develop into a nightlife trade norm, and we’re excited to be those paving the best way.”
Situated in Downtown Miami, E11EVEN MIAMI is the world’s first and solely 24/7 ultraclub. Since opening it is doorways in 2014, the nightclub has catapulted South Florida nightlife to unbelievable new heights establishing itself because the highest-grossing nightclub per sq. foot in 2019.


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It's been less than two weeks since the stock of Tesla tumbled, when amid a flurry of scandal, production setbacks and Wall Street downgrades, the company admitted that its autopilot had been engaged during a fatal March 23 crash in which Apple engineer Walter Huang died when his Model X collided with a highway barrier in Mountain View, California, and caught fire.
At the time, Elon Musk enraged the NTSB, when his company broke a public embargo and claimed that the autopilot was not at fault, even though the government agency had not yet concluded what was the reason behind the crash. This in turn prompted a furious rebuke from the NTSB, which was angry that Tesla was clouding the conclusion by presupposing that the autopilot had no guilt:
"The NTSB is looking into all aspects of this crash including the driver's previous concerns about the autopilot. We will work to determine the probable cause of the crash and our next update of information about our investigation will likely be when we publish a preliminary report, which generally occurs within a few weeks of completion of field work."
And now, just hours after Huang's family hired a law firm in preparation for a major lawsuit against Tesla, Musk doubled down and once again placed the blame for the fatal Model X crash on the deceased driver, claiming in an emailed statement that the tragic accident happened on a clear day, with several hundred feet of visibility ahead, and that Huang didn’t have his hands on the steering wheel for six seconds before his vehicle collided with a highway barrier in Mountain View, California, and caught fire.
“The only way for this accident to have occurred is if Mr. Huang was not paying attention to the road, despite the car providing multiple warnings to do so,” the statement said. “The fundamental premise of both moral and legal liability is a broken promise, and there was none here.”
Others, such as Huang's widow, disagree.
Speaking to ABC7, Sevonne Huang, the wife of the killed Apple engineer said "I just want this tragedy not to happen again to another family." She says her husband complained on several occasions about how the Autopilot behaved on the Tesla Model X near the very same barrier where he crashed and died.
When Walter got the job as an engineer at Apple last November he got himself a birthday present -- the Tesla Model X. Syvonne tells Dan Noyes Walter complained that the Autopilot appeared to be malfunctioning, steering toward that same barrier in Mountain View on several occasions.
"Unfortunately, it appears that Tesla has tried to blame the victim here," Huang family attorney Mark Fong told ABC7. "It took him out of the lane that he was driving in, then it failed to break, then it drove him into this fixed concrete barrier. We believe this would've never happened had this Autopilot never been turned on."
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Musk's repeat defense of the autopilot, which we also learned that Huang had previously complained about, and which nearly caused a similar fatal crash at exactly the same location, will once again infuriate the National Transportation Safety Board, whose investigators are currently looking into the causes of the crash that killed Huang, as well as a collision in January involving a Tesla Model S using Autopilot that rear-ended a fire truck parked on a freeway near Los Angeles.
In keeping with Musk's inimical style, the Tesla email also repeated said it is “extremely clear” that Autopilot requires drivers to be alert and have hands on the steering wheel. The system reminds the driver this every time it’s engaged, according to the company.
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While Minami Tamaki LLP, the law firm that announced its hiring by Huang’s family earlier Wednesday, declined to comment on Tesla’s statement, others did not feel the need to hold back.
"Tesla’s response is reflective of its ongoing strategy of doubling down on the explicit warnings it has given to drivers on how to use and not use the system,” said Mike Ramsey, an analyst at Gartner Inc. “It’s not the first time Tesla has taken this stance.”
Another way of putting that is that the stakes for Tesla are great, and Musk knows that if the NTSB concludes that the electric carmaker was at fault, any modest demand momentum it may have, could be gone overnight.
After partially faulting Autopilot for a May 2016 fatal crash, NTSB investigators last year called on carmakers to do more to ensure drivers stay engaged as next-generation cars start to steer themselves. Tesla has lagged behind automakers including General Motors Co. and Subaru Corp. in embracing driver-facing camera systems that can monitor head and eye movement and disengage partially autonomous systems when the driver isn’t paying attention.
This who fiasco also begs the question: why is it called "Autopilot" in the first place, if it disengages the moment the driver's attention is diverted.
Meanwhile, a bit of a turf war has erupted between the NTSB and NHTSA. As Bloomberg reports, while the NTSB has no regulatory powers but makes safety-related recommendations to both the government and transportation companies, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does have the power to order recalls and fine manufacturers; it also investigated the 2016 Tesla crash and closed its probe in January 2017, saying it didn’t find a defect.
One can guess which particular agency Musk has been lobbying.
Meanwhile, with a major lawsuit looming, Tesla continues to defend a system which - at least as of this moment - appears woefully inadequate. According to data Tesla gave investigators, Autopilot prevents the rate of crashes per million miles driven by about 40%, a figure it continues to cite in defending the system.
And yet, the company has declined to say how long drivers can now use Autopilot between visual or audible warnings to have a hand on the wheel, how many alerts can be ignored before the system disengages, what version of software was in Huang’s Model X, or when it was built.
“We empathize with Mr. Huang’s family, who are understandably facing loss and grief, but the false impression that Autopilot is unsafe will cause harm to others on the road,” Tesla said in Wednesday’s statement. “NHTSA found that even the early version of Tesla Autopilot resulted in 40 percent fewer crashes and it has improved substantially since then. The reason that other families are not on TV is because their loved ones are still alive.”
No matter how the lawsuit ends, or how many more lives are lost as Musk beta tests his favorite invention, the far bigger delusion continues. As John Thompson, head of Vilas Capital Management, put it best: "As a reality check, Tesla is worth twice as much as Ford, yet Ford made six million cars last year at a $7.6 billion profit, while Tesla made 100,000 cars at a $2 billion loss."


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Port Orchard soon will have what is termed in the retail business as an “extreme-value” grocery retailer among its slate of businesses.
That’s what Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is calling itself these days while preparing to debut its new store on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 1730 SE Mile Hill Drive, next to Goodwill Port Orchard — which also is something of an extreme-value retailer in the “pre-owned” product business.
For South Kitsap grocery shoppers, the Emeryville, Calif.-based retailer promises cut-rate prices on brand name products as it competes with fellow chains Fred Meyer, Albertsons and Safeway in the uber-competitive grocery business.
The new store in the Towne Square Mall is owned by independent operators Greg Bovan and Deeann Haberly-Bovan, who said the store has generated 32 new jobs for the Port Orchard community.
In what they label as being a “unique” grand opening on Aug. 15, the owner-operators said they will present two $1,000 donations — one to the South Kitsap Helpline Food Bank to provide food and assistance to community members in need, and the other to First Christian Church’s Backpacks for Kids effort. That program has been helping since 2008 to feed children in the South Kitsap community with food-filled backpacks.
When the store opens at 8:55 a.m. to begin its grand-opening day, the Bovans and their employees also will give out Grocery Outlet BlissBucks gift cards ranging from $5 to $200.
Lastly, customers ages 18 and older who visit the store from Aug. 15 to Sept. 12 can enter for a chance to win a grand prize of free groceries for one year — up to $100 a month for one year. The grand-prize drawing will take place at the end of the day on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Port Orchard store. The store’s representatives said no purchase is necessary and the winner need not be present to win.
Prior to the store’s official opening that day, a Halau Hula O Napualani performance of music and hula dances of the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands will start at 8:15 a.m. Then at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, Samantha Shapiro-Ferraro, founder of The Little Ferraro Kitchen blog and author of “The Weeknight Mediterranean Kitchen” cookbook, will give an in-store cooking demonstration.
Ferraro’s recipes have been featured in both the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post.


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Hu Weiwei (胡玮炜) is the co-founder of Mobike, a station-less bike-sharing company. Mobike is now the largest bike-sharing operator in the world, with over 200 million registered users and 25 million daily rides.
She started the company in 2015 alongside Xia Yiping and Wang Xiaofing. Weiwei met Yiping while working as a journalist. At the time, he was working with connected cars for Ford. She arranged an interview with him and never showed up. However, they kept in touch, and she later convinced him to move his focus from cars to bikes.
“Bike-sharing is a Chinese innovation, different from previous technology fads learned from the West,” Weiwei explained in an interview reported by China Daily. “We’ve the scale and experience to help foreign consumers benefit from our innovation.”
She has compared entrepreneurship to journalism, in that “both journalists and entrepreneurs bet on logical thinking to make critical decisions and they are driven by a strong inner desire for breakthroughs,” she explained.
The company had raised almost $1 billion in funding by June 2017 and was acquired by Meituan Dianping in April of 2018 for $2.7 billion. In December 2018, Weiwei stepped down as CEO, stating personal reasons.
Weiwei is a native of Dongyang in the Zhejiang province of China. She graduated from Zhejiang University City College with a degree in journalism before working as a senior reporter at Business Value magazine.
Both Weiwei and Yiping were listed on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list in 2017.


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HTC is developing its first virtual reality title for its Vive virtual reality headset.
Front Defense is a wartime shooter which will see players utilise a variety of ‘classic’ weapons, such as pistols, rifles, grenades and anti-tank rockets.
It’s the first release from HTC’s internal ‘Creative’ team, and joins a selection of non-game experiences also in development for the platform, including a ‘boating and fitness’ title and concept title Ruckus Ridge, described as “allowing consumers to experience the sensory shock potential and diversified development virtual reality brings”.
Further details are scarce, but Venture Beat reports that the game will make its debut at the Computex event in Taipei.
The move follows HTC’s announcement of its $100 million Vive X accelerator, designed to encourage devs around the globe to build experiences for the PC device.


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Connected vehicles are becoming more and more popular with drivers all over the world. However, a recent vulnerability in the SiriusXM connected vehicle services has exposed cars from Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, and Acura to remote attacks. Just by knowing the vehicle’s vehicle identification number (VIN), attackers can retrieve a victim’s personal details as well as execute commands on their car. Let’s take a closer look at this vulnerability and what is being done to fix it.
The vulnerability was discovered by security researchers from Security Research Labs (SRL) and affects SiriusXM’s Connected Vehicles (CV) Services, which are said to be used by more than 10 million vehicles in North America. The researchers found that an attacker could simply send a specially crafted HTTP request containing the VIN number to a SiriusXM endpoint (“telematics.net”) and gain access to sensitive information about the car and its owner, such as make/model, location tracking data, odometer readings, and even remotely open/lock doors or start/stop engines.
Fortunately, both SiriusXM and Hyundai have since rolled out patches to address these flaws; however, there is no guarantee that other automakers have done the same or plan on doing so in the near future. Additionally, not every customer will receive these patches as many older cars do not have access to automatic updates via cellular networks or via USB sticks like newer models do. This puts millions of drivers who own older cars at risk of having their data compromised or their cars hacked into remotely.
Connected vehicles are becoming increasingly popular but they come with certain risks attached. The recent discovery of vulnerabilities in SiriusXM’s Connected Vehicle services shows just how vulnerable our data and our cars can be if proper security measures are not taken. Thankfully both SiriusXM and Hyundai have taken steps to patch up these vulnerabilities but there is still much work left to be done in order for drivers all over the world to feel safe when driving their connected vehicles. It is now up to individual automakers to ensure that their customers’ safety comes first by rolling out security updates regularly for all their models – both new and old ones alike!


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Giti Tire is proud to announce the addition of seasoned sales and marketing professional, Armand Allaire to our management team.
Allaire, a 36-year veteran of the tire industry, has recently been named vice president of marketing at Giti Tire USA. With previously held positions as national vice president of sales at Kumho Tire USA and vice president of sales at Toyo Tire USA – Armand has gained extensive experience in the sales and marketing of passenger, light truck, medium truck and giant off road tires.
“Giti Tire is delighted to have Armand’s wealth of industry experience, and we look forward to his contribution as we aggressively grow our Giti Tire family of brands,” said Tom McNamara, executive vice president, sales and marketing, for Giti Tire USA.
A native of Middletown, CT, a graduate of State University of New York at Plattsburgh and a former U.S. Marine Officer – Allaire is a true veteran in every sense of the word. In his new role at Giti Tire USA, Armand will be responsible for marketing Giti Tire passenger, light truck and medium truck brands in both the US and Canada, including GT Radial, Primewell, Runway and Dextero.


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BASF is announcing a new battery materials production site in Schwarzheide, Germany, as part of its multi-step investment plan to support the European electric vehicle (EV) value chain. This state-of-the art plant will produce cathode active materials (CAM) with an initial capacity enabling the supply of around 400,000 full electric vehicles per year with BASF battery materials. Innovative cathode materials by BASF increase the performance of batteries, promoting the success of climate-friendly mobility.
The Schwarzheide plant’s modular design and infrastructure allows for the rapid scale-up of manufacturing capacities enabling BASF to meet increasing customer demand for the European EV market. The plant in Schwarzheide will use precursors (PCAM) from BASF’s previously announced plant in Harjavalta, Finland. Startup of the two plants is planned for 2022.
“The plants in Finland and Germany will offer our customers reliable access to tailored high-nickel cathode active materials in proximity to their European manufacturing facilities,” said Dr. Peter Schuhmacher, President, Catalysts division at BASF. With these investments in Finland and Germany, BASF will be the first CAM supplier with local production capacities in today’s three major markets – Asia, the U.S. and Europe. BASF will become the leading supplier with a reliable, sustainable and European-based supply chain which will comprise base metal supply, particularly nickel and cobalt, precursor production, and cathode material production within one region.
The site in Schwarzheide uses an energy-efficient gas and steam turbine power plant that operates on the principle of combined heat and power generation. It is currently being modernized to further increase its eco-efficiency. Until the battery materials plant is commissioned, the integration of renewable energies is also planned. The Harjavalta plant will utilize renewable energy resources, including hydro, wind and biomass-based power. This advantageous energy mix will provide CAM material with a very low CO2 footprint.
The investments in Harjavalta, Finland, and Schwarzheide, Germany, reinforce BASF’s support of the European Commission’s agenda towards a European battery production value chain and are part of the “Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI)” that was approved by the European Commission on December 9, 2019 under the European Union state aid rules.
To learn more about BASF Battery Materials and BASF’s commitment to e-mobility, visit our website: https://catalysts.basf.com/products-and-industries/battery-materials
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Boston, MA 01/17/2013 (wallstreetpr) – J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) is reacting to its dismal performance in the holiday season of December by cutting thousands of jobs and closing several stores in efforts to curb losses and restore profitability. But the century-store is not alone in the latest exercise aimed at streamlining operations in the retail sector; other retailers are also doing more or less the same.
Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) has announced plans to cut more than 1,600 jobs in its retail arm in Canada. The company will also outsource some of its works. This move follows a drop of more than 7.4 percent in group sales in the store. Yet another retailer adjusting its operations is Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which announced this month that it would trim 2,500 jobs from its current workforce and close about five stores.
Return to profitability
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) is pursuing profits at all cost. The company’s latest move to shutter 33 stores and cut 2,000 jobs is an exercise expected to restore profitability given that the company is currently bogged down by contracting sales and high expenses.
If the retailer pushes through with these developments, it hopes to save up to $65 million a year starting this year. The planned job-cuts and store closures are expected to be completed in May.
JCP’s turnaround has been slow and the company is yet to register a profit in over two years. The stock has tumbled since it issued a review of December performance that excluded specific figures for the month.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)’s turnaround story is currently guided by CEO Mike Ullman who was brought back in April to lead the money-losing retailer. Mr. Ullman has helped the company secure about $3 billion for turnaround but there has been very little to show for the efforts being made to bring the company back on its feet, save for the marginal monthly sales gains in October and November.
The stock of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) was trading down nearly 2 percent on Thursday.
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Despite deadlines for their upcoming runway shows, a string of New York designers have blocked out time for Tuesday’s fashion show and fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton.
The Democratic candidate’s daughter Chelsea will be on hand to handle the public speaking at the Spring Studios doubleheader, while Condé Nast artistic director Anna Wintour and Clinton aide Huma Abedin (whose marital split has been all over the headlines) are said to be sharing the hosting duties. Tonne Goodman will style what is expected to be about a 20-minute show.
Demi Lovato will perform. Her stylist Avo Yermagyan wasn’t sure Friday about what Lovato will wear for the event.
Hillary fans on a budget no longer have the option of the sold-out $100 general admission. As of Friday afternoon, the options were $250 general seating, $1,000 preferred seating, $2,700 front-row seating and $5,000 premium front-row seating. Higher rollers have the option of the $25,000 package — tickets for two, backstage passes, VIP reception, front-row seats, rooftop party and merchandise.
Wintour is said to be orchestrating the pre-New York Fashion Week affair, which is officially billed as “Made for History Fashion Show and Rooftop Party.” As was the case in the 2012 presidential showdown, a bevy of designers have stepped up to design red, white and blue merchandise for the Clinton campaign, including Thakoon, Jason Wu, Brett Heyman, Diane von Furstenberg, Georgina Chapman, Tory Burch, Prabal Gurung, Eva Fehren, Monique Pean, Pamela Love and David Neville and Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone. Having designed one of the Made for History T-shirts, Love said sales of those items will benefit the Hillary Victory Fund.
For the fashion show, Love sent about 30 to 40 pieces from her collection. “I just really want to encourage people to vote and to vote responsibly,” Love said.
In June, Chapman and her husband Harvey Weinstein hosted a fund-raiser for Clinton in their home, and the couple have attended their share of other fund-raisers for Clinton. Taking a minute in the midst of fittings for Marchesa’s Sept. 14 show, the British-born Chapman said, “We’re huge supporters of Hillary and we’re always keen to help. I, myself, sadly don’t have an American passport so I can’t help with a vote. But I can help by designing a T-shirt and by doing other things.”
Marchesa has sent spring 2016 runway and resort looks to stylist Goodman, and Chapman and Keren Craig will “absolutely” be there Tuesday night.
Clinton herself will not be at Spring Studios, according to a campaign official, who declined any further comment. She is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Florida Tuesday. She will be in New York Sept. 7 for the Commander-in-Chief Forum, which is being hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.


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LG unit faces lucrative Q4 but Apple threat remainsKorean panel giant LG Display is likely to see its fourth-quarter operating profit nearly double from three months earlier but faces risks stemming from its key customer Apple in the first quarter, analysts said yesterday.
The display maker is expected to have reaped an operating profit of 438.3 billion won ($411.4 million) in the October-December period, compared with the 253.4 billion won in the previous quarter, according to estimates by local securities firms compiled by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news arm of Yonhap News Agency. LG Display is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow.
If the estimate is on track, LG Display will extend its operating profit to a second straight quarter after returning to the black for the first time in two years in Q3.
Analysts attribute the rosy results to robust demand for high value-added products, such as panels for premium TVs and mobile devices.
“TV panel shipments and prices were favorable due to seasonal demand, and the addition of iPad mini and iPhone 5 panels shored up revenue and operating profit,” Daishin Securities analyst Jeff Kang wrote in a recent report.
LG Display is known as the major supplier for the world’s top tablet PC maker Apple, which unveiled new iPad tablets and its first long-term evolution (LTE) smartphone last year.
Kang said such specialty products accounted for roughly 60 percent of the total, compared with the upper 50 percent level in the third quarter.
Growing demand for such specialty products also helped offset unfavorable currency conditions, given the greenback’s 3.8 percent slump against the Korean won in the three-month period, according to KDB Daewoo Securities.
Analysts, however, expressed concern about the company’s first-quarter operating profit, citing lackluster market response for the iPhone 5.
LG Display shares recently tumbled 22.6 percent from a three-month high, reflecting concern about slow shipments and possible order cuts for panels for the latest iPhone.
“The first quarter is going to be tough. Eighty percent of it is due to the iPhone 5, while the remaining 20 percent stems from sluggish TV panel shipments,” KDB Daewoo Securities analyst Jonathan Hwang said by phone. Hanwha Investment & Securities analyst Pak Yu-ak echoed such views, forecasting that LG Display’s iPhone LCD and TV panel shipments will slump 49 percent and 14 percent on-quarter, respectively.
Market watchers projected the situation to improve in the second quarter on the back of strong smartphone and tablet PC demand, but said Apple risks could resonate longer.
“Suppliers are now busy speculating on when Apple will release a low-end iPhone. A squeeze in Apple’s profitability will ramp up pressure on parts makers,” said Hwang.
Apple denies harboring such a plan despite rumors it may tap the low-end market to shore up its market share. Yonhap


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There comes a time when every parent must let go of their youngling and release them onto the nation’s roads with their very first car. That’s terrifying for the rest of us, but Ford has invented a smart car key to annoy young drivers into being safe, and it’s finally coming to Australia.
The Ford MyKey (not to be confused with Melbourne’s Myki contactless ticketing system on Public Transport) works in tandem with the Ford Sync system to make sure that the will nag drivers into staying safe.
The MyKey allows car owners to customise different keys to configure different settings on the car as it’s turned on. That means you can program a key to give to your kids.
The MyKey can be programmed to initiate features like completely disabling the audio system if seatbelts aren’t used, sound alarms at 70km/h and 140km/h to highlight if the vehicle is going too fast, keeping the seatbelt reminders on always, sounding an early fuel-low warning to save running out on fuel and restricting safety technologies like stability programs from ever being turned off.
The MyKey system will debut on the awesome-looking Fiesta ST model in September and will be deployed in new Ford models from 2014.


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Pick n Pay (PnP) says “absolutely!”
The food retailer recently announced R250 million worth of unclaimed cashback rewards of 11 million customers – who are yet to reap their loyalty benefits.
PnP said in a media statement that most members of their rewards programme each have points worth over R100 in cashback to spend on products.
Chief Marketing Officer at PnP, Andrew Mills, said Smart Shopper points can accumulate to substantial amounts for customers to spend.
“Some opt to spend them on essential items like bread or milk during these financially challenging times, while others indulge in treats…,” Mills said.
Are loyalty programmes really a big deal?
The report also showed that although most of the top 25 loyalty brands in SA are used by older customers, some brands are evenly spread across various age groups – like Clicks Club Card, Edgar’s Thank U Rewards, Spur Family Card and MTN Yellow Bucks.
Cashback remains the most preferred loyalty benefit among South African shoppers, with 74% saying they’d still like a loyalty card to signify membership, according to the report.
Here are the top 10 loyalty programmes, according to Truth & BrandMapp, 2022:
Aside from FNB eBucks, retail store reward programs are the most popular among customers, with PnP’s Smart Shopper card emerging a close second to the Clicks Club Card.
Clicks Head of Marketing, Melanie van Rooy, speaking at the 2022 Loyalty Summit, said: “The war of the wallet and mind space of the consumer is more fiercely contested.”
“This has propelled us to re-think our loyalty programme and the way we interact with our customers through traditional relationships,” said van Rooy.
She also added that Clicks Club Card members account for 80% of the retailer’s sales across various channels.
A numbers’ game
According to Truth & BrandMapp’s study, when it comes to loyalty programmes, income plays a role, especially in the retail sector.
The study also suggested Woolworths WRewards is more widely used by wealthier customers, while the Shoprite Xtra Savings card is popular among lower income consumers. Additionally, when it comes to the banking sector, Capitec’s Live Better was the popular choice for lower income customers.


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Britain’s ‘productivity puzzle’ bugs economyJanuary 9, 2019
‘Secret’ £75m Brexit contracts facing investigationJanuary 9, 2019
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of US online retail empire Amazon and the world's richest man, has taken to Twitter to publicly announce his impending divorce.
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Battlefield 4‘s China Rising expansion will be available to Battlefield Premium members from December 3, according to a Premium content calendar found in the game.
Users who are not Premium members will be able to get their hands on the content two weeks later. The expansion will be available for free for all non-premium customers who pre-ordered at a participating retailer.
China Rising is one of five expansions slated for Battlefield 4 and adds four maps set across “the vast and majestic Chinese mainland,” in addition to new vehicles and equipment, according to a description in the content calender.
The game’s first expansion, Second Assault, is set to release as a timed-exclusive alongside the Xbox One on November 22 and contains four re-imagined fan-favorite maps from Battlefield 3. Battlefield 4 is available from today, October 29, on current-gen systems and will be available for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at launch.
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‘Yes, there are charger concerns, but don’t press pause on EV roll out’
Over the past few weeks, there has been a raft of negative headlines around the UK’s public charging network, saying it’s 20 years behind where it’s needed to be, and it’s growing too slowly to support those who want to go electric.
The reality is much more nuanced â and far more positive â than those headlines make out. The UK’s public charging network will be ready to support all those who choose to go electric: it just needs a little help in getting there.
In the UK today, there are more than 330,000 chargers in total, to just over 1 million plug-in vehicles but around 260,000 of these are home chargers. Public chargers currently number only 35,000, but they are growing by around a third every year and are set to reach 300,000 chargers by 2030.
Rather than pressing pause, we need to fully embrace the shift to electric cars
Recently there have been calls to hit pause on the transition to electric cars, or to at least slow it down, for the infrastructure to catch up. This would actually have the opposite effect, and would effectively mean pausing the roll-out of new public chargers as the charge point installation companies need to be assured of future demand for the charging industry to grow.
Rather than pressing pause, we need to fully embrace the shift to electric cars. The Government has proposed a Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, which will give manufacturers a minimum number of EVs they must produce each year in the lead up to 2035. It needs to bring this in immediately to ensure future demand for public charging is guaranteed.
The charging infrastructure industry currently faces other barriers to success, too. The cost-of-living crisis makes chargers more expensive to install and to use. The installation process can be dogged with issues, such as planning permission and delays. Some local authorities fail to make installation a priority, leading to inequality in levels of infrastructure.
It is important that we make it easier to invest and install new chargers
One shining example of how it’s best done is in Coventry, where the city council has introduced a dedicated EV charging network that costs users less than the domestic price cap on electricity. The city has secured huge amounts of government funding, equal to all London boroughs combined, and showed what can be achieved when dedicated resources are given to the transition.
In Scotland the price of electricity at public chargers is also lower for users than in the rest of the UK. New Automotive’s 2022 data shows the average cost of charging for the whole of Scotland was below the domestic tariff. There are 3,500 chargers that cost below the cap, meaning the savings available to those charging at home can be accessed by those who don’t have off-street charging.
These examples need to become the norm, not the exception. We need to make sure we’re helping the charging industry navigate the energy crisis and continue to thrive, so that drivers without access to home charging aren’t penalised. We need to help local councils deliver consistently so they are able to support industry in their local area.
The EV transition is well under way, so it is important that we listen to the charging industry and make it easier for it to invest and install new chargers. The infrastructure will be ready and able to overcome any challenges fired its way. But in the meantime let’s work together to make every area charger-friendly â and more EVs, please!
New Automotive is a non-profit organisation that works to support and accelerate the UK’s transition to electric vehicles. newautomotive.org


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Customers of Singapore’s OCBC Bank can now send up to S$100 a day to any of their Facebook friends from their phone, using a new Pay Anyone feature in the bank’s mobile app. Recipients are notified of a payment via a post on their Facebook wall and must enter a six-digit code given to them by the sender to receive the money. Pay Anyone can also be used to transfer funds to anyone in a customer’s email or phone contacts list.
- Survey: ‘Growing number’ of Europeans support creation of national digital currencies independently of EU
- Google Pay to go live in Israel this year?
- Nearly two-thirds of UK consumers would now prefer to make card payments from a mobile wallet
- DBS Bank lets Singapore customers self-manage card security options in real time
- More than three quarters of cashless transactions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are now contactless
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Differential tariff is helping domestic manufacturers to get into other areas like medical electronics
The production of mobile phones in India is likely to touch 500 million units in the next two years with leading companies setting up manufacturing bases in the country.
“Today, with base of talent and incentive policy, India is becoming a global hub for manufacturing of phones and especially low-end phones,” Telecom Secretary J. S. Deepak said on Sunday.
He was addressing a seminar on Telecom and Broadcasting theme — ART (Adjudication, Regulation, Telecommunication) of Convergence, TDSAT.
Earlier this year, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had announced that mobile phone production in India had touched100-million mark.
“The number of phones being manufactured was 10 million sometime back (which increased) to 45 million and then to 100 million... The time has come when we will reach 500 million, may be in two years,” Mr. Deepak said. He said apart from phones, the differential tariff is helping domestic manufacturers to get into other areas like medical electronics, consumer electronics as well as broadband equipment and set up boxes. The government wants to reduce imports of electronic products while meeting domestic requirement through indigenous production.
It has received proposals worth Rs. 1.13 lakh crore in the electronics manufacturing segment under the modified special incentive package scheme (M-SIPS), which offers capital subsidies to large investments in electronics manufacturing and system design.


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On 7th September 2019, ARRIIVAL has officially launched and started expanding our service point. Once again, it is an indication of expanding our service experiences towards nationwide.
At first, the grand opening ceremony began with the lion dance performance for blessing the business to be booming. After that, our ARRIIVAL CEO Mr. Lee Kong How, COO Mr. Eddie and Mr. Roy started announcing the official launch proudly.
After done for the announcement of official launch, ribbon cutting ceremony will be the last session to be conducted. It was used to celebrate the service point can be operated smoothly and successfully.
We, ARRIIVAL was glad for making this happen of expanding service point to be more and more in the future. Doubtlessly, let witness for more service points to be opened!
Officially launched – USJ & Subang Jaya Service Point
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RESURGENT Australian luxury boat designer and manufacturer, Riviera, has celebrated a 25 percent boost in sales at the recent Sydney International Boat Show, as well as picking up two awards.
Riviera’s new 50 Enclosed Flybridge seemed to be the vessel that impressed luxury boat buyers with its world release at the show. There were multiple sales of the model among Riviera’s $14.8 million in total retail sales at the event.
Riviera’s chairman and owner Rodney Longhurst said he was extremely proud of Riviera’s achievements at the Sydney International Boat Show.
"The past 16 months at Riviera has been a true career highlight for me and it is extremely gratifying to see Riviera return to its former glory,” Mr Longhurst said. “I am proud to announce that my family settled on the purchase of Riviera’s 14-hectare Coomera property on July 8, and if the recent boat show results are anything to go by, I believe Riviera can look forward to a very bright future."
Riviera -- which just a couple of years ago was enduring a long period of Global Recession-induced decline and subsequent administration -- recorded 10 new boat sales across all models from 36 feet to 63 feet, including one 3600 Sport Yacht, one 445 SUV, three 50 Enclosed Flybridges, two 5000 Sport Yachts, one Belize 54, one 565 SUV, and one 63 Enclosed Flybridge.
"It has certainly been a very prosperous time for Riviera with $51.8 million in total retail sales recorded over the past nine weeks," Mr Longhurst said.
"It was also an honour to win two BIA awards for Best Marine Display and Best Overall Display at this year’s Sydney show.
"I commend our team of master craftsmen and designers for the huge effort they have put into creating and building our first 50 Enclosed Flybridge for world release at the show. I would also like to publicly recognise the tremendous support from our dedicated crew who worked tirelessly over the five days of the show.”
Riviera’s chief executive officer Wes Moxey said Riviera’s new models have been extremely well received.
“Riviera’s sales at the Sydney International Boat Show are up by 25 percent on last year signifying the growth that Riviera is now enjoying and we have a significant number of sea trials booked across the range so we expect this number to grow over the coming weeks,” Mr Moxey said.
"The new design features of the 50 Enclosed Flybridge really impressed boating enthusiasts at the show. The fresh approach to the Euro style interior with a very impressive accommodation plan comprises three generous and equally sized cabins and two equally large bathrooms.
"The island barbecue centre with two transom doors and the extended swim platform creates one massive entertaining deck. The all new 50 is certainly a very spacious and accommodating boat.
“With more than 58,000 visitors attending the show over the five day event, the Sydney International Boat Show has proved to be an extremely successful show for Riviera and Belize.
"Riviera has also just finished the 2013 financial year and we are pleased to announce that 55 percent of our luxury new boats were exported last year, which is a significant achievement. We can definitely see the return to confidence in both the United States and Australian markets with a large number of our recent sales bound for international ports.
"Riviera now has a very busy production schedule with our order books filled into the New Year, in fact, our forward order sales are double the volume they were this time last year, and we are actively looking to grow our production staff numbers to meet this rising demand.”
Mr Moxey said preparations are already underway for the Auckland On Water Boat Show in New Zealand in September, the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in October, and the Gold Coast International Marine Expo in November.
Riviera is well on the way to full recovery and now offers 15 different models from 36 to 75 feet across three model series Flybridge, Sport Yacht and the new SUV collection.
In 2012 Riviera celebrated the launch of its 5000th boat, the 445 SUV, a significant achievement in the company’s rich 33-year history.


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Account-Based Platform sees 180% year-over-year increase in SMB adoption; Bombora, HubSpot, LinkedIn, Marketo, Salesforce partnerships fuel traction
RollWorks, a division of NextRoll, today announced strong adoption for its Account-Based Platform among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). RollWorks is at the forefront of a growing shift to democratize ABM. Since expanding its reach beyond leading enterprises with new SMB-tailored pricing and packaging earlier this year, the company has seen 180% year-over-year growth of SMB customers, which, in conjunction with extending its SMB footprint through partnerships with Bombora, HubSpot, LinkedIn, Marketo and Salesforce, is fueling RollWorks’ projected 70% year-over-year Q3 growth.
In a new RollWorks survey of B2B marketers, 45% of companies with 500 or fewer employees use ABM while another 12% plan to implement an ABM strategy. The COVID pandemic has also driven a surge of digital activity, with B2B digital advertising up 23% year-over-year. “The COVID pandemic has not only forced marketing teams of all sizes to scrutinize their budgets in terms of cost and effectiveness but has also accelerated the shift to focus on digital engagement,” said Eric Wittlake, senior marketing analyst at TOPO. “Adopting an account-based strategy is more relevant than ever because it focuses limited resources on the accounts that will have the most impact on our businesses.”
“Taking an account-based approach is arguably even more important for smaller teams and businesses with more limited resources. The magic of the RollWorks Account-Based Platform is that you can execute at a scale that’s in direct alignment with your sales team’s goals and resources,” said Robin Bordoli, President of RollWorks and CEO of NextRoll. “We have helped SMBs achieve deeper engagement and faster sales cycles in the accounts that matter most to them. We expect this SMB growth trend to continue as we give every company – whether they are a 50-person, 500-person, 5,000-person or 50,000-person company – an entry point to the RollWorks Account-Based Platform and the ability to grow with the platform as their ABM requirements grow.”
In April 2020, RollWorks announced new pricing and packaging to make its Account-Based Platform accessible to organizations of all sizes. SMBs appreciate RollWorks’ enterprise-level capabilities that meet their requirements for agility, flexibility and value for a compelling cadence of experiences to the right audiences every time. RollWorks has helped SMBs realize significant lifts in site visits or engaged accounts, faster time to close and improvements in ROI-influenced revenue.
The RollWorks Account-Based Platform has also extended its SMB footprint through recent integrations and partnerships with Bombora, HubSpot, LinkedIn, Marketo, and Salesforce, for marketing teams to execute their ABM programs at scale with their sales teams and confidently grow revenue.
“We deployed RollWorks’ ABM alongside its partners HubSpot, Salesforce and Sendoso for an awareness campaign to 92 top priority accounts while providing air cover to the entire buying committee across our pipeline,” said Nick Ezzo, VP of Marketing at Auditoria.AI. “RollWorks has worked extremely well with our budget constraints to create alignment with sales, and in just a few months, we have reached 93% of the accounts on our TAL, with 59% of those accounts visiting the Auditoria.ai site. We have also seen a 208% increase in the numbers of our engaged TAL accounts. All of this, for a small but mighty team, in the middle of the pandemic.”
“Our goal was to earn attention from key accounts where we weren’t necessarily top of mind,” said Ian Brown, Director of Marketing at Turbo Systems. “Our experience with RollWorks in the first 30 days has been drastic – our aware accounts have grown almost 690% and our engaged accounts have increased by nearly 670%. More broadly, RollWorks has allowed us to go beyond a manual target account list and direct mail approach to treat ABM as a mechanism for future growth.”


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Cutting Edge Technology: AMD is Introducing Vision Technology of 2010
AMD announced the global momentum of VISION 2010 system with more application of the AMD system at Acer, Dell, HP, Sony, and Toshiba are available worldwide.
“Technology Vision offers something for everyone, good for you gamers, professional businessman or a housewife once,” said Tomo Kamiya, Regional Vice-President of AMD South Asia in a press release, Friday.
For the mainstream market and ultrathin, latest AMD notebook platform offers battery life up to eight hours and a dazzling visual experience but with a competitive price.
By combining the powerful visual technology, VISION technology from AMD is ready to assist the user in using their computers to enjoy high definition video entertainment, edit and share photos and videos with friends, or collaborate and communicate online.
“The number of computer and internet users in Indonesia are increasing rapidly every year, it is expected to be an opportunity to continue to grow and move the need for a computer that can meet the needs of the people for mobility and a better visual effect,” he said.
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Hidden in plain sight!
91,000 FDI jobs created, funded by the tax payer
and 135,000 existing jobs lost
"Eoin Burke Kennedy scripted an article, published in the Irish Times, recently. The article deals with a recent Central Statistics Office, CSO report. We should be very grateful for that article, for what it says and for what it hides in plain sight.
The CSO’s report showed that 383,000 jobs, in Ireland, are directly linked to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), an increase of 28% or 84,000 between 2012 and 2018. Most readers would say fantastic and well done.
Lifting the bonnet a little, we see that the manufacturing sector has 94,000 FDI jobs and the retail sector is the second largest, at 91000 jobs.
However, to say that these 91,000 retail jobs were ”created” would hide from the innocent reader that these 91,000 were at the expense of approx 135,000 jobs already retailing Ireland.
Ask yourself and your TDs and ministers if 91,000 FDI jobs were funded by you, the taxpayer, to replace approx 135,000 jobs?
The net benefit to us all is seriously questionable. It must be assessed alongside the loss of so many small family/retail businesses.
When you wonder why we have so few small family businesses and small traders in our streets? “FDI retail” has those jobs, while your children and grandchildren, whom you ‘educated’, are in the US, Australia and Canada."


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Tita Julie has your back, titas!
Julie’s, the Filipinos’ favorite neighborhood bakeshop chain, recently went viral after releasing its ad campaign celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The video starts with two middle-aged women working out in a local gym. A man notices them, and starts to “tita shame” the ladies. Tita Julie comes in and stops him, saving the ladies from the tita shamer.
“When you say ‘Tita,’ it doesn’t automatically mean you’re talking about women who are stuffy and formal. Titas can be cool and very dynamic,” says Marc San Juan, National Marketing Head of Julie’s Bakeshop. “Our founder, Mrs. Julie Gandionco, was already in her 50s when she decided to start her own bakeshop. Now it’s grown to a network of more than 500 stores all over the Philippines,” he adds.
“We at Julie’s are proud and humbled to continue serving our customers amidst all the challenges we’ve experienced. Our 40th year is a testament that as long as we continue to grow and delight our customers, we will succeed. It’s our mission to continuously feed every Filipino neighborhood, not only with its favorite breads, but with opportunities as well,” says San Juan.
Julie’s Bakeshop has been baking Filipinos their favorite breads since 1981. Originally hailing from Mandaue City, Cebu, there are now over 487 Julie’s Bakeshops across the nation. Considered the biggest bakery network in the Philippines, Julie’s has shared its success with many Filipinos looking for an opportunity to earn, thanks to its continuous franchising efforts.
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It seems like some stores are just giving away copies of Fallout 76. At least that's the case in GameStop Germany, where at least one store is giving away free copies of Fallout 76 with the purchase of a used controller.
As spotted on Reddit, a poster from a German GameStop location advertised a new promotional deal: "Buy a used PS4 controller, get a copy of Fallout 76 for free." That's not a bad deal considering a used PS4 controller in the United States goes for around $40. Plus, it's always nice to have a spare controller lying around the house in case you have a friend over, or if a cat chews off one of the thumbsticks.
The news comes just days after a new Fallout 76 patch re-introduced several bugs that were previously fixed in earlier patches. All of this is part of one conga line of troubles Bethesda has faced since the rocky launch of Fallout 76 back in November 2018.
It's gotten to the point where even Fallout 76's official subreddit, r/FO76, has started openly criticizing the live-service game. And that's a community that was previously known as the more forgiving of the two main Fallout subreddits.
Item stock issues might have also been behind the news that certain Australian EB Games retailers weren't carrying copies of Fallout 76 anymore. This led to speculation that Fallout 76 was going free-to-play, but Bethesda denied those rumors.
Bethesda continues to work on improvements for Fallout 76, but time will tell if Bethesda can manage a turn-around on par with other famous comebacks like Final Fantasy 14 or No Man's Sky.
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Throngs of South Floridians are shopping at local stores for Black Friday deals, coping with the crowds and long lines.
Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving that's named Black Friday, because it's traditionally when they turn a profit for the year.
Holiday shoppers are left asking themselves a question: Deal with the crowds now or later? But early Friday shopping turned out to be the choice for many.
“I say it is part of tradition,” said shopper Margaret Chabat. “We’ve been doing it for years.”
When shopper Luis Loli was asked whether he planned his Thanksgiving around Black Friday, he replied, “Doesn’t everybody?”
Some deal-seekers said they felt a sense of camaraderie while standing in line with others.
“We met some guys on line, so we were working as a team,” Simon Smith said. “We all came in. I got one, my wife got one, and the other girl got one.”
At Sawgrass Mills Mall in Sunrise, some people sat on the floor to rest after hours of shopping, their shopping bags and carts full of items beside them. One shopper rested his head on his arms as he sat on a bench.
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Elsewhere in South Florida, come customers were lined up at midnight: About 1,000 people reportedly were in line for the Best Buy midnight opening.
After testing how shoppers would respond to earlier hours last year, stores such as Target and Toys R Us this year opened as early as Thanksgiving evening.
It is unclear how many shoppers were drawn to the earlier openings versus the traditional Black Friday hours.
But according to an International Council of Shopping Centers-Goldman Sachs survey of 1,000 consumers conducted this month, about 17 percent planned to shop at stores that opened on Thanksgiving, up from 16 percent last year when retailers were testing the earlier hours.
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Meanwhile, 33 percent intended to shop on Black Friday, down one percentage point from last year. Overall, it's estimated that sales on Black Friday will be up 3.8 percent to $11.4 billion this year.
The earlier hours are an effort by stores to make shopping as convenient as possible for Americans, who they fear won't spend freely during the two-month holiday season in November and December because of economic uncertainty.
Many shoppers are worried about high unemployment and a package of tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" that will take effect in January unless Congress passes a budget deal by then.
At the same time, Americans have grown more comfortable shopping on websites that offer cheap prices and the convenience of being able to buy something from smartphones, laptops and tablet computers from just about anywhere.
That's put added pressure on brick-and-mortar stores, which can make up to 40 percent of their annual revenue during the holiday shopping season, to give consumers a compelling reason to leave their homes.
That's becoming more difficult: the National Retail Federation, an industry trade group, estimates that overall sales in November and December will rise 4.1 percent this year to $586.1 billion, or about flat with last year's growth. But the online part of that is expected to rise 15 percent to $68.4 billion, according to Forrester Research.
As a result, brick-and-mortar retailers have been trying everything they can to lure consumers into stores.
Some stores tested the earlier hours last year, but this year more retailers opened their doors late on Thanksgiving or at midnight on Black Friday.
In addition to expanding their hours, many also are offering free layaways and shipping, matching the cheaper prices of online rivals and updating their mobile shopping apps with more information.
"Every retailer wants to beat everyone else," said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, a research firm based in Charleston, S.C. "Shoppers love it."
Meanwhile, other South Florida shoppers had waited outside stores several days before. Xavier Medina said he and his family waited outside the Westchester Best Buy since Monday for a 50-inch LED TV.
"We take turns," the Black Friday veteran said. "People go to work and come back. I'm the one who takes the cold weather."


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2012-09-10 06:12:17 - Egypt Information Technology Report Q1 2012 - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com
Egypts IT spending is expected to increase from US$1.7bn in 2012 to US$3.2bn by 2016. The Egyptian IT market grew at a double-digit rate in 2011, despite continued uncertainty following the political events of 2011. The disturbances had a disruptive impact on IT market supply chains, but PC sales made a quick recovery in H211.
Over BMIs five-year forecast period, Egypt will benefit from youthful demographics and improving information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, despite several constraints and a suboptimal distribution network outside Cairo. The Egyptian market is one of the most resilient in the region, but prolonged instability could have an impact on the countrys outsourcing sector.
Spending should grow more modestly in 2012 as a weak external demand picture and
elevated borrowing costs represent constraints. However, despite continued economic and political uncertainties, Egypt should continue its rise over the next few years as one of the key regional opportunities for IT vendors.
In November 2011 Egypts IT authority, the MCIT, launched a programe to extend IT services to all of Egypts governorates, particularly in Sinai and Nuba. The centres will provide computer and internet access, and will also function as hubs for e-government services such as issuing national ID cards and driving licences. The programe comes under the governments national programme to develop Sinai and the plan is to establish about 30 IT houses in appropriate locations. In April 2011, the interim Egyptian government announced it would spend up to EGP150bn over the next five years to build new schools. Information technology is expected to form a significant component of the spending, with around 25% of Egypts schools not equipped with computers.
In H111, Egyptian leader Raya Technology reported a 39% fall in first half net profit to EGP12.4mn (US$2.1mn). The company, which sells mobile handsets as well as provides outsourced IT and call centre services, made a net profit of EGP20.4mn for the same period of 2010. In April 2011, Raya reported a 2.4% rise in 2010 net profit to EGP42.3mn (US$7.1mn).
In November 2011, Indian IT giant Infosys announced the implementation of a core banking system for Egypts Export Development Bank (EDBE.) The system went live in just seven months and covers over 20 branches of EDBE across Egypt. Financial services is a key sector of the Egypt IT market.
Egypts computer hardware sales are projected at US$1.0bn in 2012 and are forecast to reach around US$1.7bn in 2016. However, computer penetration is forecast to rise from 10% now to above 20% by 2016, and annual computer sales could increase to around 500,000 by the end of BMIs forecast period. Egypts IT market will stay hardware dominated, with spending on PCs sustained by initiatives such as the Computer For Every Student and PC for Every Home programmes. Hardware accounted for an estimated 62% of Egypts IT spending in 2010. Households are responsible for 20-25% of unit sales, with 1.0-1.5mn households said to possess a computer at present.
Overall spending on software remains rather low, being projected at US$234mn in 2012. Access to credit remains a barrier for smaller Egyptian companies, but government and bank backed initiatives will help smaller Egyptian companies invest in IT. Overall spending on software remains rather low, with the estimated 14% share of total Egyptian IT spending on software reflecting the relative immaturity of Egypts IT market.
While large corporations have long understood the business case for deploying technology, SMEs are increasingly beginning to see such investments as important if they are to avoid being overtaken by more tech-competent competitors.
IT services revenue are forecast at around US$412mn in 2012, accounting for about 25% of Egypts total spending on IT. A market CAGR of 22% is projected for the forecast period through 2016. The Egyptian IT services market is dominated by demand from government, finance and telecoms sectors, which account for more than half of total spending.
Vulnerable sectors include construction and real estate. Government spending, the largest segment, is projected to be maintained, or even increased, as a countercyclical stimulus to flagging domestic demand. One key driver is likely to be the continued expansion of Egypt as an international outsourcing destination.
Egypt has continued to liberalise its telecoms market with the award of a second national fixed licence, and 3G licences to three mobile telecoms service providers. As well as generating additional spending on IT products and services from the telecoms sector, the spread of internet should provide a boost to the PC market over the next few years.
A similar story could be told about broadband, although cost remains a major barrier to broadband subscription in Egypt. It has been well documented that private broadband subscribers often club together with two or three neighbouring families to get a shared broadband subscription and Wi-Fi router. More competition in the market should hopefully bring prices down and lead to subscriber growth.The price of this market report covers 4 quarterly reports on this sector. This quarterly report will be downloadable instantly as a PDF document, with the 3 remaining reports delivered at regular intervals throughout the year.
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Sporting goods retailer opens new store in Hillsborough
- Olympia Sports operates a successful chain of 223 stores
- Hillsborough store hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Olympia Sports, a regional sporting goods retailer, opened its doors earlier this month in the Nelson’s Corner Shopping Center on Route 206 in Hillsborough.
The store is the company’s fifth location in the state and will staff 10 to 15 full- and part-time employees. The store spans more than 5,800 square feet and specializes in premium brand athletic footwear, equipment and apparel from brands like Nike and Under Armour.
Olympia Sports operates a successful chain of 223 stores in small to mid-sized markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
With a focus on team sports, Olympia also caters to fitness enthusiasts and sports fans, providing a wide array of products. The company said it offers several customer friendly policies such as the ability to order out of stock items, a robust customer loyalty program, layaway, and more.
Significant research was done and showed that Hillsborough and its surrounding towns offer strong demographics, the company said.
“The demographic profile of the market is strong,” said Paul Fitzpatrick, senior director of operations with Olympia Sports, based in Maine.
“There is a strong base population within both 3 and 5 miles and the profile of this population base stacks up well with our real estate guidelines. The population consists of a solid number of children enrolled in school and there is a high percentage of households of families with children. As a company that provides a good mix of merchandise to support adults, young adults and children with their daily sporting goods, athletic apparel and footwear needs it was a good match.”
Additionally, Fitzpatrick said, the supporting retail in the area and the lack of major competition in the immediate trade area was appealing.
“We hope to provide a very convenient option to members of this community for the products we sell,” he said.
In addition to competitive pricing and quality merchandise, Fitzpatrick said, the focus will be on superior customer service.
“The primary difference between a family-owned business and the big box retailer is that customer service is our cornerstone,” he added. “We stand behind our products and our prices are competitive. We are completely committed to ensuring satisfied customers and providing strong product knowledge and advice for all of your sporting needs.”
Call 908-431-0051 or vsiit http://www.olympiasports.net/.


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FL has been the topic of several other reports. The firm has "Sell" rating by Zacks given on Monday, September 21. Barclays PLC set a $80.00 target price on Foot Locker and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Saturday, August 5th. Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. reaffirmed a hold rating on shares of Foot Locker in a report on Tuesday, August 15th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $52.00 price objective (down previously from $66.00) on shares of Foot Locker in a research note on Tuesday, August 1st.
Foot Locker (NYSE FL) traded up $0.36 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $30.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a current ratio of 5.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $3,930.00, a P/E ratio of 6.70, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.66. Foot Locker has a fifty-two week low of $28.42 and a fifty-two week high of $79.43.
The stock had fallen more than 55% before Friday's earnings report as new athletic footwear styles failed to excite shoppers amid competition from the online segment led by Amazon. The firm had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.80 billion. After $1.00 actual EPS reported by InterDigital, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -27.00% negative EPS growth. Research analysts expect Foot Locker to earn $3.73 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 33.2%.
$0.80 EPS Expected for Foot Locker, Inc. (FL)
In August, when Foot Locker reported second-quarter results, CEO Richard Johnson said sales of "some recent top styles fell well short of our expectations" and that there was a shortage of "innovative" products. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 19th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.89%. The stock of Foot Locker, Inc. If you are viewing this story on another site, it was copied illegally and reposted in violation of US and global trademark & copyright laws. The original version of this news story can be viewed at https://www.dispatchtribunal.com/2017/11/16/foot-locker-inc-fl-given-consensus-recommendation-of-hold-by-brokerages.html.
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Smithfield Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Foot Locker by 276.2% in the third quarter. The firm owned $8.33 million shares of the company's stock after selling 3.41 million shares during the period. Northern Corp invested 0.02% of its portfolio in Foot Locker, Inc. The biggest holder now is Matthew D. Serra who owns 758,585 shares (0.61% of those outstanding), whilst Kenneth (Ken) C. Hicks holds 565,805 (0.46% of shares outstanding) and Mr. Richard A. Johnson holds 262,589 (0.21% of shares outstanding). Rockefeller Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Foot Locker in the third quarter valued at $42,618,000. Finally, Vident Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Foot Locker by 95.6% in the third quarter. Cigna Corporation has 7 buy ratings, 4 holds and 0 sells even after the stock tumbled -4.51% from its high of $206.45 to a $48.49 billion market value through last close.
Foot Locker, Inc.is a retailer of shoes and apparel. As part of Foot Locker's over-arching strategy to offer differentiated brand experiences and products, the two companies are again joining forces to offer industry-leading experiences to consumers through innovative in-store and pop-up opportunities.


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Kwik-e-Mart comes to life
The Kwik-e-Mart is coming to the real world.
The famous convenient store from the long-running animated TV show “The Simpsons” is permanently setting up shop in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
And yes, it's an actual convenient store.
Fans can now eat “Simpsons” themed foods and purchase memorabilia from the show. The inside of the store features the catchphrase “Thank you, come again!” made popular my fan favorite character, Apu, who runs the shop in the show.
An Aztec movie theater, also based on the one from the television show is set to open right next to the current Kwik-e-Mart next year .
A similar experience at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., offers fans a chance to be a part of the cartoon world with an entire section of the park dedicated to the "Simpsons." It contains themed arcade games, restaurants, and actors dressed like characters. It also contains a 3D dark-ride attraction.


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Walmart's Jet.com will launch a higher-end grocery line targeting millennials, just over a year after Walmart spent more than $3 billion for the fast-growing online retailer amid more intense competition from Amazon.
Amazon.com Inc. last month closed on its acquisition of Whole Foods, as Walmart, Target, and other supermarkets fight to win a bigger slice of the grocery market. And pushing private brands — when they work — offers high profit margins since stores have control of sourcing. Whole Foods has done well with its private label 365 By Whole Foods Market, which is being expanded to Amazon.com.
Jet.com said Friday that the new brand, called Uniquely J, will focus on younger customers in urban areas, offering them select coffee, olive oil, paper towels and other products.
Jet.com, which sells products including clothing, gadgets and home furnishings, will also be carrying some of the niche brands like ModCloth and Bonobos that Walmart has acquired in recent months. ModCloth is now starting to be carried on Jet, while Bonobos will be some time next year, according to Walmart officials.
The moves are part of an overall strategy by Marc Lore — who founded Jet.com in 2015 and is now head of Walmart's U.S. e-commerce — to set the startup apart from the Walmart.com website and make it more upscale. Jet.com is built on a real-time pricing algorithm that determines which sellers are the most efficient in value and shipping and adjusts prices based on what items are in the checkout cart, as well as how far the desired products are from the shopper's home. So as shoppers throw items in their cart, they're encouraged to continue shopping and build a more efficient cart and buy items labeled "smart cart" for more savings.
Amazon cut prices almost immediately on a number of items at Whole Foods after it closed on the deal. Walmart has done the same over the past month.


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Will low-calorie sweeteners now look like meringues?
An Israeli company is launching a new ‘3D sweetener’ which can be either added to hot beverages or eaten alongside them as a sweet-treat.
The sweetener called ‘Liteez’, being sold by a company called Lampados International, says the sweetener is similar to a meringue. Unlike a conventional meringue however, it is egg-free, sugar-free and vegan.
Two of the sweeteners equate to two calories. Typically one teaspoon of sugar has 20 calories.
Chief Executive Officer of Lampados International, Noam Kaplan, said the idea behind the sweetener was to make a healthier, tastier and more indulgent sweetener.
“The real challenge was to create a tasty meringue kiss without eggs or sugar – two common indispensable ingredients for making a baked meringue, and that provide its texture, shape and taste,” Kaplan said.
How is the sweetener made?
Liteez consists of a vegetable protein that has the ability to foam like eggs to help create the desired kiss texture and form. Sugar’s functionality is replaced with prebiotic fibers to form a stable foam and maintain the kiss shape, while being highly soluble in hot drinks, such as coffee or tea.
“We hear a lot about sugar tax and sugar reduction. At the end of the day consumers seek healthier sweetening choices, but they don’t want to skip indulgent experiences,” said Kaplan.
Lampados is a family-owned company founded in 1975. It specialises in manufacturing tabletop sweeteners and sugar-free syrups.
Liteez sweeteners were launched in Germany on 29 January 2017. There is no news yet as to whether the sweeteners will be sold in Australia anytime soon.
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New Thai business to open Monday
A new Thai restaurant, dubbed Noodle People, will open in Lindsay at 10 a.m. on Monday at 246 Elmwood Ave.
It is owned by Sammy Lee. According to Virginia Loya, Chamber Director this is the first Thai restaurant in Lindsay.
“I’m very excited. He started out at the Friday Night Market, and now he ended up opening a business in town,” said Loya.
City Planner Bill Zigler also shared her enthusiasm.
“It’s nice to see something different, how cool is that,” said Zigler.


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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – It started that President Joko Widodo was worried about unfinished palm cooking oil issue about the expensive price and difficult to buy in some regions, he decided a drastic decision by banning palm cooking oil export.
On Friday (22/4/2022) afternoon, after meeting some ministers, President Joko Widodo banned palm cooking oil export materials and palm cooking oil. It was effective on 28 April 2022.
"Telah saya putuskan pemerintah melarang ekspor bahan baku minyak goreng dan minyak goreng, mulai Thursday 28 April 2022 sampai batas waktu yang akan ditentukan kemudian," he said as quoted from the Youtube of President Secretariat.
Two days later, Sunday (24/4/2022), Coordinator Minister in Economy, Airlangga Hartarto announced the detail of palm cooking oil materials but it was postponed.
Airlangga announced it on Tuesday (26/4/2022) afternoon. In the press conference, he mentioned that the government officially banned Refined bleached, and deodorized or RBD palm Olein to export which were the materials to produce palm cooking oil. It was effective on 28 April 2022 at 00.00 WIB.
In fact, one day after the regulation ran, it was substituted again. Airlangga Hartarto announced, the government finally ban every product of palm oil to exports both CPO, RPO, RDB Palm Olein, Pome, and Used Cooking Oil.
The announcement replaced the previous which banned few products only, such as, Refined bleached, deodorized or RBD palm Olein as the materials to produce palm cooking oil.
Economists and Director of Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira thought, what the government did to substitute one regulation to another was the loss for many, such as, the stakeholders.
The substitution of regulation (banning materials of palm cooking oil to every derivative product in palm cooking oil production) was because there was legal certainty to the stakeholders themselves.
“This is a loss for the stakeholders. What they asked for is the legal certainty. If every regulation can be substituted in a matter of second, the investors would not invest in plantation sector in Indonesia,” he said.
The stakeholders got panic and frustrated when the Attorney decided that General Director of Foreign Trade Ministry of Trade and other three stakeholders as the suspects in corruption allegation to CPO and derivative product export facility to four companies which might not fulfill the conditions in DMO (domestic market obligation) for about 20%.
The three stakeholders are Senior Manager Corporate Affair Permata Hijau Group Stanley MA; Commissioner of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia Master Parulian Tumanggor; and General Manager PT Musim, Mas Pierre Togar Sitanggang (PTS). After that, Lin Che Wei a.k.a. Weibinanto Halimdjati as analyst or policy advisor at Independent Research & Advisory Indonesia was the new suspect in the same case on Tuesday (17/5/2022). The status of Lin Che Wei as the suspect happened after the investigators in the Attorney investigated him more than once as a witness.
Legal practitioner, Hotman Sitorus knew, something weird took place by deciding the stakeholders as the suspects. Let us say, the vague formulation to be against the law, the loss of economy for the country and the element to enrich oneself or another.
Sitorus thought, the loss of the country which was calculated from what the government burdened in the form of Bantuan Langsung Tunai (BLT) Tambahan Khusus Minyak Goreng for 20,5 million poor families because of the rare and expensive palm cooking oil.
“This is new one and quite confusing. The subsidy delivered by the government became the loss for the country,” Sitorus said to journalists in Jakarta, Monday (21/8/2022).
The suspect – PTS was alleged to be against the law in dealing with CPO and its derivative product export approval that reached 41 permits from 7 subsidiaries of Grup Musim Mas, they were PT Musim Mas, PT Musim Mas-Fuji, PT Intibenua Perkasatama, PT. Agro Makmur Raya, PT Megasurya Mas, PT Wira Inno Mas. PTS was considered to enrich the companies for about Rp 626,6 billion.
PTS was claimed to deliver loss for the country for about Rp 1.107.900.841.612,08 and the economy of the country for about Rp 3.156.407.585.578,00,-
"PTS was charged that he manipulated the documents to get export approval. Besides, he broke the regulation in domestic market obligation (DMO) and domestic price obligation (DMO)," Sitorus said.
He continued, to get export approval of CPO from Ministry of Trade would be having close conditions. At least, there are three conditions to fulfill.
“It means, the decision of the Attorney to PTS as the suspect would have not enough evidences. He denied that the stakeholders tried to approach other officers in this case, Ministry of Trade, to get export approval,” Sitorus said. (T2)


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Almost seven hundred different ‘dotcom’ brands have advertised in recent months, reports CIA director David Fletcher, who observed: 'We found that there were in fact about seven hundred brands advertising last year too; but it turns out that they were almost a completely different set of names. It seems that the ones who advertised last year have either been successfully established and no longer feel the need to advertise - or they have gone out of business.'
However, spending megabucks on advertising, some analysts argue, is unnecessary when you have a good idea. They cite lastminute.com, which sells unsold items ranging from airline tickets to holidays at discounted prices. Its site, which now receives over 500,000 hits daily, estab-lished itself with virtually no advertising, making millionaires of its founders.


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US Issues Apparent Warning To NVIDIA Over Redesigned Chip Shipments To China
The United States government seems to be sending a message to NVIDIA about the company’s chip exports to China. Gina Raimondo, US Commerce Secretary, spoke about the importance of her department’s work in keeping China from gaining access to the cutting-edge chips it needs to continue its AI development.
While speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, Raimondo said, “We cannot let China get these chips. Period. We’re going to deny them our most cutting-edge technology."
She seemed to specifically reference NVIDIA without outright referring to the firm by its name, mentioning that if a company makes a chip design for the Chinese market that still empowers their AI development, then her department will place controls on that product the very next day. The comment is notable because it follows recent rumors that NVIDIA is releasing a GeForce RTX 4090 Dragon Edition graphics card in China with a different GPU than what's found in other RTX 4090 cards, which are banned.
Raimondo is making it known that the national security of the United States will be put above any economic concerns. Stating that “I know there are CEOs of chip companies in this audience who were a little cranky with me when I did that because you’re losing revenue,” she said. “Such is life. Protecting our national security matters more than short-term revenue.”
NVIDIA’s business is largely focused on AI, and China is one of the biggest markets in the world. It will be increasingly more difficult for the company to be able to meet the demands placed on it from both sides of the Pacific. However, the current administration is showing that it’s serious about its efforts to prevent China from gaining access to its high performance chips, so NVIDIA will need to tread carefully with its future offerings.


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North Fargo business Bully Brew Coffee ready to keep the Bison caffeinated
FARGO — Bully Brew Coffee House on the south side of the North Dakota State University campus is preparing for the next migration of Bison.
The coffee shop has done well since it opened in April in the Bison Block, 1414 12th Ave. N., Manager Kassie Stenstrom said.
“It’s been great, especially with students during the school year,” Stenstrom said Thursday, Aug. 1.
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Now she’s looking forward to classes starting.
“We have only two weeks!” Stenstrom said. “We’re definitely excited for the school year.”
The shop seats 25 to 30 indoors and has a small patio on the 12th Avenue entrance. It carries baked goods and breakfast and lunch sandwiches. All of the coffee beans are roasted in Grand Forks, she said.
Bully Brew also serves cold brew coffee and has several decaffeinated options, including teas, blended drinks and hot chocolate.
A second Bully Brew in Fargo is at 4150 40th Ave. S.
Bully Brew was started in Grand Forks by Sandi Luck. There are three Grand Forks shops, one in East Grand Forks, a roastery and a bakery, according to the company’s website.
Bully Brew is still on summer hours: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
With school in session, hours expand to 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Stenstrom said.
Bully Brew occupies a space that once held a Starbucks, which closed at the end of 2018 .


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(WDVM) — Getting through security checkpoints at the airport can be stressful just to think about, but the TSA says it doesn’t have to be that way. At two of the DMV’s biggest airports — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) — passengers with a valid Maryland driver’s license or ID card can now add a digital version of their ID to Apple Wallet.
Think of it like Apple Pay — just as you would tap your phone to pay for something at a store, you’re now able to do the same thing to get through TSA airport security checkpoints. There are a couple of things to note, though:
- You must have an iPhone 8 or newer, and be running iOS 15.4 or later. You can also add the Mobile ID to your Apple Watch Series 4 or later.
- The Mobile ID will only work for passengers who are enrolled in TSA PreCheck and are actively using a TSA PreCheck designated checkpoint lane
- You should still have your physical license or ID card with you — TSA officials may still ask for it
Although only certain passengers at BWI and DCA can use Mobile ID right now, the technology will soon be available in other states and at other airports later this year. Currently, only Maryland and Arizona residents can add their licenses to Apple Wallet.
Check out the video above for a tutorial on how to sign up for Mobile ID! The Maryland Department of Transportation has a handy FAQ page with a bunch of information to help you through the process.


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Sold as the Elantra GT here in the U.S. and the Hyundai I30 in the rest of the world, Hyundai’s resident hatchbackentered its third generation for the 2017 model year. The four-door hatchback has already made its debut, featuring a new, angular look on the outside with a cleaner and more modern layout on the inside. Standardtechnology includes things like a rear-view camera, phone connectivity via Bluetooth, USB, Android Auto, or Apple Car Play. Under the hood, the I30 came complete with a handful of engines that includes a new, turbocharged four-banger that delivers 138 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque. Now that the four-door hatch has made its debut, it should come as no surprise that our camera crew caught the longer i30 wagon putting in some work.
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