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TRENTON, N.J., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Husband and Wife duo, Dino and Heather Cummings are delighted to announce the launch of a new membership community, BLAQ CARD. According to the creators, BLAQ CARD was developed to give members access to the special perks and advantages that come with being part of a large economic group.
Every year, Black Americans spend over $1.5 trillion, yet aren’t fully enjoying the fruits of their labor or utilizing the impact to give back and to build wealth in their communities. This membership community was designed to offer premium benefits from an impressive line-up of local and international brands, while still supporting Black-owned businesses and Non-Profit organizations.
“We were able to negotiate deals and secure savings of up to 50% off from over 1500 retailers on things we buy every day. And we are just getting started.”
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We hope everyone is doing well and has recovered from Hurricane Sandy. All of us here at Samuelson’s were working through the storm to bring you the best in diamonds! Ron was quoted in National Jeweler Magazine on Monday:
In Baltimore, Ron Samuelson kept his store, Samuelson’s Diamonds, closed on Monday. But that is nothing unusual–the store is always closed on Monday. Tuesday, however, will be a different story.
“It doesn’t look like we’ll be open but we’ll just have to keep in touch with everybody,” he said, noting that he doesn’t anticipate a great amount of damage to his downtown Baltimore store but also doesn’t think people will be out shopping for jewelry.
“Even if it were OK to go there, I don’t anticipate that many customers that would be coming in. We are just going to play it by ear,” Samuelson said.
His company also has two appointment-only locations, one in Washington, D.C. and one in the Baltimore suburbs. Appointments at both of those locations had to be put off on Monday.
“I don’t think that we’ll lose anything because most people will reschedule their appointments and still come in,” he said.
As for his Baltimore jewelry store, Samuelson is hoping that it won’t have to remain closed past mid-week. “I hope that Wednesday we’ll be up and running,” he said.
Please click here for the full article entitled “Sandy packs late-season punch for retailers.” Luckily, Samuelson’s Diamonds was not affected by the storm and we are open for business.
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South Korean manufacturing giant, Samsung, will officially unveil the Galaxy S23 series in the first quarter of next year. As the second half of this year nears the closing months, there is more information regarding the Samsung Galaxy S23 series. A recent report from Weibo tech blogger, @iceuniverse reveals the case of the Samsung Galaxy S23. This Samsung Galaxy S23 phone case is also basically consistent with the designs that we had before now. According to previous reports, the Samsung Galaxy S23’s body size is about 146.3 × 70.8 × 7.6 mm. In comparison with the previous generation, it removes the frame of the camera model. Furthermore, it uses an independent camera arrangement similar to the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
From the previously available renders of the Galaxy S23, this device will use a 6.1-inch center punch-hole display. In addition, it will come with a 12MP front camera for selfies. Under the hood, this flagship device will come with the new flagship processor from Qualcomm. This chip will be the all-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor with larger memory and battery.
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Samsung Galaxy S23 series gets 3C certification
The Galaxy S23 (SM-S9110) and Galaxy S23+ (SM-S9160) passed 3C certification on September 25. The certification shows that the new phone still uses a 25W charger like the previous generation. This is a huge disappointment for many users who may be expecting faster charging from the new Galaxy series. For a high-end flagship in 2023, the 25W fast charge is slightly less competitive than competing products. According to PhoneArena, all OnePlus mid-range models now support 150W wired flash charging. This means that the charging capacity of the Galaxy S23 series will be a disappointment.
However, one of the direct competitors of Samsung, Apple is still stuck at 30W charging. The iPhone 14 Pro Max uses a 30W charger and takes about two hours to charge from 0 to 100%. This is almost twice as long as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.


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Toyota has today unveiled its Hybrid Camry at the Australian International Motor Show, forming just one component of a very hybrid-focused stand for Toyota this year.
The model on display is a left-hand-drive US-specification car, which has been brought specially to Australia for evaluation by Toyota Australia and the Federal Government.
Production of an Aussie-built hybrid Camry is not expected to begin until 2010, so this is the Australian market's first chance to check out what will soon become the first hybrid produced here in Australia. Click through for Toyota's press release.
Hybrid Camry is a left-hand-drive show car, flown specially to Australia for evaluation and motorshow display.
In just over a year, Toyota will become the first Australian carmaker to build a hybrid vehicle locally when the hybrid Camry goes on sale.
At this year's show, Toyota will also emphasise its global leadership in hybrid technology with displays including an interactive pod and the Toyota Scan-Vision, providing an under-the-skin view of hybrid that resembles an X-ray.
So far, Toyota has sold 1.6 million hybrid vehicles globally.
It estimates these vehicles have cut carbon-dioxide emissions by more than seven million tonnes and saved at least 2.7 million kilolitres of fuel compared with similar vehicles using petrol-only engines.
The company plans to sell one million hybrid vehicles a year globally as soon as possible after 2010.
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New car sales in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) during October was at 36 826 units, according to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers in South Africa (NAAMSA).
This shows an improvement of 6076 new cars or an increase of 19.8% compared to the 30,750 new cars sold during October 2010.
According to NAAMSA the continued strength of the new car market in October, was due to a number of factors including improvement in the financial position of consumers on the back of relatively low interest rates, improvement of vehicle affordability in real terms and the positive influence of aggressive marketing and sales incentive programmes during the month.
In addition, consumers would have been encouraged to bring forward planned purchases in light of expectations of future price increases as a result of recent Rand depreciation.
Sales of industry new light commercial vehicles, bakkies and minibuses had recorded a creditable performance and at 12 994 units for October, reflected an increase of 1 754 units or a gain of 15.6% compared to the 11 240 units sold in the corresponding month last year. For the first 10 months of 2011, new light commercial vehicle sales were ahead by 11.4% compared to the corresponding period last year.
Sales of vehicles in the medium and heavy truck segments of the industry at 829 units and 1 689 units, respectively, had recorded an increase of 199 units or 31.6%, in the case of medium commercial vehicles, and a gain of 280 units or 19.9%, in the case of heavy trucks and buses, compared to the corresponding month last year. Total year to date sales of medium, heavy commercials and buses remained 24.4% ahead of the corresponding ten months of last year.
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While residents complain that businesses have been hiking their prices, Roadtown Wholesale (RTW) is claiming that it lowered its prices since Hurricane Irma.
RTW owns and operates RiteWay Supermarket, Fine Foods, and Cash & Carry in the BVI.
“[RTW] can assure you that we have not raised any prices since the hurricanes have taken place. In fact, we have reduced prices on water, juices, cleaning supplies, and other essential products,” said Managing Director, Guy Strickland.
“We recognize that we have an important role to play in supporting and rebuilding the community at this time and we take that very serious[ly] and promise to do our best to continue to serve the people of the BVI in the best way we can,” Strickland further said.
The businessman, in the meantime, announced that RTW will be adding generators to its list of products.
“Our 3500 watt generators will be sold at $399.99 and will make electricity available to families until the supply is returned by the BVI Electricity department. We are also expecting a container of tarps, ropes and duct tape late next week which will be donated to the government of BVI for distribution.”
Strickland added that the food company has reopened its supermarket on Virgin Gorda as well as its Pasea Estate location on Tortola.
Fine Foods and Cash & Carry on Tortola have also been reopened.
“We hope to have East End open within the next few weeks,” Strickland said.
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As part of efforts to tackle fake, unwholesome and counterfeit drugs and processed foods in Nigeria, the Lagos State government has sealed off 30 illegal pharmacies and medicine outlets and seized fake drugs worth millions of Naira in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Health Care, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga who disclosed this yesterday while reviewing the report of the recent raid in Lagos, explained that the affected outlets were sealed off for various offences contrary to the provisions of the law on the operation of Pharmacies and Patent Medicine stores in Lagos State.
According to him, the sealing of the pharmacies and patent medicine stores was in accordance with the provision of Chapter C34 of the Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Miscellaneous Provision) Act of 1999, Number 25.
“The closure is part of the government’s renewed efforts at ridding the state of fake, substandard and illegal drugs’ operators and outlets as well as ensuring high drug quality through sanitation and streamlining of drug distribution system in the state”, Onanuga noted.
The Special Adviser added that the recent raid by the taskforce on fake drugs was necessitated by the persistent defiance of government’s stipulated regulations on drug production, importation, manufacture, sales or display for sales, hawking, distribution, adulteration, and possession of drugs by illegal operators.
He noted that the affected pharmacies and patent medicine stores were sealed off for offences ranging from sales of drugs without license from the regulatory authority; to failure or refusal to relocate from a market area and adherence to the mandated distance between a patent medicine shop and market place as stipulated by the law; and sales of counterfeit and fake drugs amongst others.
Onanuga listed some of the affected Patent Medicine Stores and unregistered premises as including; Golden Rule Pharmacy located at 100, Ojo Road, Ajegunle; Barnaeto Pharmacy at 31, Turner Street, Amukoko; God’s Power Pharmacy at 84, Cemetry Road, Amukoko; Octobian Pharmacy at 107, Ojo Road, Ajegunle; Complete Cane Pharmacy at 30, Jimoh Ojora Road, Ajegunle; Le-Remede Pharmacy at 83, Cardoso Street, Ajeromi; Ede Udo Medical Centre, Ajegunle and Almart Pharmacy at 32/41, Baale Street, Ajegunle.
Others according to him include Andy OK Pulor Pharmacy at 19, Taiwo Street, Apapa; KC Investment at 2, Taiwo Street, Olodi-Apapa; Vimek Pharmacy at 62 Osho Drive, Apapa; Figab Pharmacy at 19, Muyibi Street, Apapa; Basil Igbo Pharmacy at 82 Oluwa street, New Road, Olodi-Apapa and some unnamed pharmacies and drug stores located at 8, Ohutan Street Ajegunle; 17, Orodu Street, Ajegunle; 38, Bale Street, Ajegunle and 24, Iyalode Street, Ajegunle amongst others.
The Task Force’s raid was conducted in conjunction with the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) officials, representatives of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and officers of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad.


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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- From now until Oct. 31, 2009, Gulf Oil is offering drivers in corresponding team markets a chance to win two VIP tickets to a National Football League (NFL) Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Giants or Pittsburgh Steelers game, by visiting a participating Gulf convenience store or gas station.
Drivers will receive a SuperFan Coded Ticket, and can enter the unique code on Gulf's Web site -- www.gulfoil.com -- to get a chance to win, according to the company.
At the end of the promotion, two grand-prize winners per team will receive a pair of VIP tickets. There is also a chance to instantly win a $10 Gulf gas card.
"Our customers are among the best football fans around," Gulf Oil President and Chief Operating Officer Ron Sabia said in a statement. "This promotion is a way to thank customers for their continued patronage and reward them for supporting Gulf. We expect our dealers to also reap the benefits from additional traffic that will come from the promotion."
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Chase all-mobile bank, Finn, rolls out nationwide in search of millennials
Forget the teller. Bypass the local branch. Chase is rolling out its all-mobile bank, Finn, nationally in an effort to woo millennials who are comfortable running their financial lives online.
Through Finn, customers can do all of their banking from their phone, such as open an account, make a deposit or send money to friends through the Zelle digital payments network. The Finn debit card, which customers can now activate through the app, offers fee-free access to more than 29,000 Chase and partner ATMs across the country.
The trend towards mobile banking is gaining speed, as Americans – especially millennials – increasingly turn to their phones to not only keep up with their friends and what's trending in the news, but also to do their banking. Finn by Chase is part of a growing list of digital-only banks, which include Ally Bank, Marcus by Goldman Sachs and Synchrony Bank.
Millennials associate traditional banks, with high fees and monthly account minimums, NerdWallet banking expert Kimberly Palmer told USA TODAY.
"So much of their financial lives are lived online that it’s relatively easy for them to send and receive payments through mobile apps and online," Palmer says. "They often don’t see a need to have access to a bank with physical branches."
Finn, which debuted in St. Louis in October, is now available to users of iOS, Apple's mobile operating system. It will be available to Android users by the end of the year.
It was developed with input from millennials and has fresh features, such as allowing users to rate their purchases as something they "want" or "need" and assign emojis for how those purchases make them feel.
Customers can also set up "autosave" settings that allow them, for example, to save $5 every time they go shopping.
The digital bank offers free, no-fee savings and checking accounts and provides 24/7 customer service. Chase's regular checking-and-savings accounts also offer digital banking services.
The Finn by Chase app doesn't allow customers to overdraw, which helps them avoid costly overdraft fees. According to a 2017 Overdraft Study by research firm Moebs Services, an economic research firm, the median cost of an overdraft is $30.
A study by Pew Charitable Trusts a few years ago found that "younger, lower-income ... account holders, as well as those who did not have a credit card, are among those who were more likely to pay an overdraft penalty."
“Finn continues to evolve based on the meaningful feedback that we get from our customers,” Melissa Feldsher, head of Finn by Chase, said in a statement announcing the rollout. “We look forward to adding new features and experiences that our customers ask for as we continue to learn from them.”
As acceptance of cyber banking grows, all-mobile banking is poised to take over as the "default choice" of financial customers, Palmer predicts.


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Although the technology is difficult, technology is not the hardest part of driving innovation like the Internet of Things in an organization. Among hard things that IoT will often drive are creating empowered cross-functional teams empowered to make fast decisions, channel conflict caused by products now with sensory information, changing from “transaction sales” to “outcomes based busines models”, and creating partnerships that integrated customer experiences across enterprises.
This article by Steve Minter in Industry Week was based on both reading The Amazon Way on IoT, and an interview. Here are some highlights. Read the entire article at Industry Week HERE
Companies should start their IoT journey with awareness, Rossman recommends. Even if they decide not to jump into IoT at this time, they should be well-informed about what is going on in their industry, in other industries and where investment money is going.
As with Amazon, Rossman suggests thinking about how your company can experiment with IoT. “How do I do little bets so that even if now is not the time, I am building my experience base?” That experience includes developing not just new technology capabilities but also working, for example, with partners on new business models.
Some of the best IoT ventures, in Rossman’s view, involve multiple organizations working together to deliver a new customer experience. One example is the partnership between Amazon, DHL and Audi to develop a way to deliver packages to a car. Managing a partnership such as this, he notes, involves strategy and business skills that many companies don’t have and need to develop.
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Rossman emphasizes that IoT is not solely a technology project but many companies treat it that way. They assign it to IT rather than create a cross-functional team that includes input from legal, security and others from the start.
Companies can also fail to distinguish between an investment, which should have a well-articulated business case and expected ROI, and a bet. Treating a bet as if it will have an assured outcome puts undue pressure on teams and hampers innovation.
“That is probably the most essential aspect of innovation that gets lost on many executives and boards,” says Rossman. “It is a game of failure. You have to play the odds and have a big portfolio of innovation bets in order to hit the home run.”


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TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to raise prices of its new cars in the United States by an average 2 percent to 3 percent in October out of consideration to its struggling U.S. rivals, the Asahi daily said on Friday.
A Toyota spokesman said the automaker has not yet decided to raise U.S. prices, adding it is still looking at such factors as the competitive environment, costs and profit.
The newspaper said Japan's top automaker is preparing to lift prices for almost all its new cars sold in the United States. The move would also reflect higher raw material costs and a cut in sales incentives, it said.
To help restore health to U.S. auto industry and out of fear of a possible U.S. political backlash, Toyota Chairman Hiroshi Okuda has said repeatedly for the past two months that Toyota should think about ways in which it could aid U.S. automakers -- such as by raising product prices.
Japanese brands collectively grabbed a record 30 percent share of the U.S. auto market last year, but U.S. automakers such as General Motors and Ford Motor Co. are struggling with sliding sales and massive health-care costs.
U.S. car prices are typically set higher when new models are introduced each year. But the rates of increase would be much steeper when cars undergo full-model changes every few years, the Toyota spokesman said.


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Product Launches: -- Light Hustle Publishing, the imprint helmed by New York Times bestselling author Anna David, has released its first business book: "No New Ideas: Everything You Need to Know About Starting a Successful Franchise" (ISBN: 978-1733853231), a step-by-step guide to franchising written by Certified Franchise Expert (CFE) Tim Conn.
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We invite you to read Jonathan Levin's column which considers what is happening with small businesses during the year and highlights that Chapter 11 small business bankruptcies in the published graph increased steadily in the first nine months of the year, giving the appearance of a deterioration in company finances.When they talk about the smallest companies in the United States, they tell us a lot about the vulnerabilities of the economy.
So far, they have resisted rising borrowing costs.
But business bankruptcies were exceptionally low during the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to extraordinary federal support.
Some businesses survived and would otherwise have gone under even without Covid disruptions.
Therefore, it is conceivable that some of the increase in bankruptcy activity is simply a reversion to “normal” levels from artificially compressed levels in 2021-2022. Of course, that doesn't mean small businesses are bulletproof, especially after the recent rise in borrowing costs.
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Last year, influential fashion designer Virgil Abloh passed away following a two-year battle with cancer. Shortly after his death, it emerged that the former creative director of luxury behemoth Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH), had been working with Mercedes-Benz on a new concept car. Now, Maybach is preparing to release a limited-edition limousine inspired by Abloh’s work.
In December, news broke that Abloh had died two years after he was diagnosed with cancer. A year before his death, Abloh collaborated with Mercedes to create a one-off G-Class. Then, just days after he passed, the German carmaker announced that he had also been working with it to create a concept car that was said to be Abloh’s vision for the future of Maybach.
Now, Mercedes has announced the third installment in its collaboration with Abloh, a limited edition Maybach that draws its inspiration from last year’s concept car.
And what a car the officially-titled Maybach by Virgil Abloh has turned out to be!
The exterior is the first thing you notice, obviously, and it utilizes the same two-tone piano black and “sand hue” that was found on the Project Maybach concept. The rims, as with the concept, feature the same sandy color but without the chunky off-road tires seen on the earlier collaboration.
Inside the luxury limousine, there are further custom flourishes.
The black and beige color scheme continues, with the seats, door trim, steering wheel and center consoles all being given a covering of sand-colored Nappa leather. Thankfully, to ensure you don’t go staining the floor with your dirty sneakers, Maybach opted for black, high-pile carpets with a sand-colored trim.
The window frames are painted, and a special Mercedes-Maybach and Virgil Abloh logo has been inscribed on the piano black middle of the center console, rear cushions, headrests and door sill panels.
As well as all those luxury trimmings, anyone that buys one of the limited-edition Maybachs will also get a free gift! They’ll each be presented with a wooden box containing an immaculate 1/18 scale replica of the limited-edition car, as well as their keys for the real thing.
So, while it might not be quite as cool as the Project Maybach concept, which was an electric Maybach off-roader so nothing could ever be quite that cool, this is a pretty dreamy spec.
Sure, most of these cars will end up being owned by people who never drive them, but what a lovely looking place to be while someone else ferries you around?
If you want one, you’d better get in line quick as Maybach will only make 150 of them. And, if you end up getting one, then let me know as I would like to shake your hand for having excellent taste.


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Dec 31, 2020
Apple rushes to complete apps purge in China
Apple kicked tens of thousands of products off the Chinese version of its App Store on the final day of the year to meet Beijing's demands. Apple removed about 46,000 apps from its store on New Year's Eve, according to analysis by research firm Qimai, of which 85% were games. The App In China consultancy said that publishers had previously exploited a loophole whereby the iPhone-maker requested a developer's licence number but did not verify it, meaning any number could be submitted to its system. Apple regularly publishes a tally of the number of apps it has been ordered to remove in the country, but does not name the products involved. "The number of apps that Apple says it removes from China each year doesn't line up with the much longer list of apps that are missing in China but commonly found in other markets," said Michelle Kuppersmith from the Campaign for Accountability last week.
Make a complaint about Apple by viewing their customer service contacts.


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If you remember, the 24-year-old social media star’s first book “A Work In Progress” was released in 2015 and spent over 16 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list.
His second will be titled “Note to Self” and Connor will “talk about his battles with clinical depression, social anxiety, self-love and acceptance; his desire to maintain an authentic self in a highly-edited, share-obsessed culture; a severe struggle of love and loss; and his renewed efforts to be in the moment, with others and himself.”
“Note to Self” is now available for pre-order and will drop on April 18.
There’s a saying that goes, “Never judge a book by it’s cover” — well, this book IS being judged and we’re pretty positive that it will make you judge too.
Moroccan-born French author Sarah Cohen-Scali‘s 2012 book “Max” is being translated into English for a release in North America — and avid book readers are just not thrilled or happy about the cover — in fact, they’re angry and pissed off.
The cover features a silhouetted fetus with a Nazi swastika on its’ arm — which is where the outrage lies.
Fierce Reads/GoodReads are currently holding a giveaway on their site and book readers on Twitter are just not having it and tweeting the truth about how they feel about the book’s cover.
One reader stated that it was another strike for the website, as they were promoting another novel as well which was deep in the race card.
Here’s the summary for “Max”: Nazi Germany. 1936. The Lebensborn program is going strong as German women are carefully selected by the Nazis and recruited to give birth to new representatives of the Aryan race. Inside one of these women is Max, a fetus waiting to be born and fulfill his destiny as the perfect Aryan.
Max is taken away from his birth mother as soon as he enters the world. He will be raised under the leadership and ideologies of the Nazi Party. As he grows up without a mom, without any affection or tenderness, according to Nazi educational precepts, he soon becomes the mascot of the program. But things don’t go according to plan.
Keke Palmer has just released her final sneak peek for her new book, “I Don’t Belong To You” and it’s a really amazing read.
In the excerpt, the Scream Queens star opens up about posting a no makeup selfie on her Instagram, only to be met with a ton of ugly comments after a blog turned the picture around and twisted into something else.
“I began to think harder about the post’s (on the blog) responses and even more about the young women (and some men) who seemed hurt by the poisonous arrows meant for me,” one part reads.
You can read it all below and check out new pics of Keke out with a friend in Los Angeles.
In the PSA, you can get a glimpse of the new movie in paper-form and even get a better look at the castle!
The Magic of Storytelling campaign aims to inspire familiesâ€™ imaginations, cultivate a lifelong love of reading in kids, and bring books to underserved communities across the country.
Disney and ABC have teamed up again with First Book, and are aiming to donate over one million books this year to the nonprofit, which provides new books to educators and organizations serving children from low-income families.
Check out the PSA below!
Magic of Storytelling by Emma Watson
Want to donate a book or two? Click inside to find out how you can help!More Here! »
If you’re up to date, you know that Veronica has a new book coming out called “Carve The Mark” and if you pre-order, you’ll get the epilogue titled “We Can Be Mended”.
The epilogue will pick up five years after Allegiant wraps.
“I’ve always said that the Divergent series felt complete to me, but a little while ago I realized there was still some of the story that I had left untold,” Veronica shared. “So I wrote something just for myself about what Tobias had been up to.”
Watch the book trailer for “Carve The Mark” below!
CARVE THE MARK by Veronica Roth | Official Book Trailer
The social star was trending on Twitter, crashed a website and uploaded a brand new video! ALL IN ONE WEEK!
Eva made the big announcement that she had written a brand new book – “My Life As Eva: The Struggle Is Real” — and it will be out in February!
The book is said to “chronicle funny moments in Gutowskiâ€™s life, including living on a diet of ramen noodles (and the occasional lucky maple poptart), and getting dumped not one â€” not two, but three times in high school”
Just after her announcement on social media, Eva‘s fans flocked to the site and CRASHED IT! Good thing it’s back up and you can still pre-order the book now.
Be sure to watch Eva’s first Vlogmas 2016 vid below, too!
STOPPED BY THE COPS | MYLIFEASEVA VLOGMAS DAY 1 2016


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General Motors is stepping up its game to compete with Tesla.
On Tuesday, GM outlined a wide-ranging partnership with Korean electronics firm LG Corp for production of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt electric car that could establish a blueprint for such collaborations in the future.
GM Executive Vice President Mark Ruess called it a "joint development agreement" in response to media questions during a conference call and described it as going beyond a conventional relationship between an automaker and supplier.
The Bolt was introduced only about a year ago. Since then, GM has accelerated its production, in the minds of many experts and observers aiming to bring a mass-market, afforadable electric vehicle to market ahead of Tesla with its Model 3.
The Model 3 is slated to be revealed in prototype form in early 2017, with deliveries to beging in 2017, according to Tesla.
There's uncertainty in the auto industry about how significant the electric-vehicle market will ultimately be.
"This space in the marketplace is extremely difficult to forecast," Ruess said.
But he added that the development of the Bolt and the partnership with LG has "enabled us to break thru traditional barriers.
"We’re going to be agile and optimistic," he said.
Several LG subsidiaries, including LG Electronics and LG Chem, have worked closely with GM to develop electric motors, battery cells, dashboard displays and other electronic systems for the Bolt, which will go into production late next year in Michigan.
The GM-LG partnership is one of the most extensive yet between a US automaker and an overseas supplier, and will shift more of the development and production cost for the new Chevrolet to a partner with considerable technical expertise.
For its part, Tesla is constructing a massive, multi-billion-dollar battery factory, dubbed the Gigafactory, in Nevada. CEO Elon Musk's stated objective is to supply enough lithium-ion battery cells to supply production of 500,000 vehicles annually by 2020.
In effect, this LFG partnership positions GM to have a comparable supplier in LG. Tesla is now working with Panasonic.
Both automakers are betting on electric vehicles achieving better market penetration than we've seen over the past few years. Tesla has established a roughly 50,000-vehicle-per-year business, and a $30-billion-plus market cap, by selling cars at luxury price point. The Model S P90D with "Ludicrous Mode" acceleration capability sells for well over $100,000.
With the Bolt, GM looks to be focusing on the mass-market first, even as other car maker, such as Porsche and Audi, plan to sell vehicles that compete more directly with Tesla's existing lineup. The Bolt is designed to be an affordable electric car, priced from around $35,000, with a 200-mile range between charges. The vehicle would compete against BMW AG's i3, the Nissan Leaf and of course the Model 3.
LG's initial engagement with GM began in 2007, when LG Electronics provided the vehicle communications module for GM's OnStar telematics system. LG Chem supplied battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid launched in 2010.
With the Bolt, GM was able to shift some costs to LG, a consumer electronics company that has been building its connections in the auto industry.
LG invested more than $250 million in an engineering and manufacturing facility in Incheon, outside Seoul, to develop and build components and systems for the Bolt, according to a source familiar with the deal.
GM doesn't take lightly the decision to move away from traditional vertically integrated manufacturing processes, so this move establishes a long-range strategy that represents an optimistic attitude toward the future of electric vehicles. It's reasonable to assume that the GM-LG partnership will mirror Tesla-Panasonic as more EVs hit the road.
The supply agreement is a coup for LG Electronics, which is trying to boost its auto business amid growing headwinds for its television and smartphone businesses. The broad range of products being supplied to GM could enhance LG Electronics' auto business, which recently won contracts to supply information displays to Honda and Porsche.
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President Donald Trump told Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook that the US government would not levy tariffs on iPhones assembled in China, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the negotiations.
Apple CEO Tim Cook briefed Narendra Modi on the manufacture of the iPhone SE in India and development of an app accelerator, for which 100,000 app creators are in India. “This number will expand,” he is learnt to have told the Prime Minister.
Expressing interest in making Apple products in India, the global technology giant’s chief Tim Cook on Saturday discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “possibilities of manufacturing” and tapping the young talent pool in the country. On his maiden visit to India, the Apple CEO also discussed with Modi issues regarding cyber-security and data encryption.seen […]


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If you're reading this, then you must be on a computer, a tablet or a smart phone, and therefore you've probably encountered a fair number of ads so far today. Well, Google is looking to take the whole advertisement-bombardment thing to a new level: Google wants to put ads on your fridge. And in your car. And basically everywhere else Google can possibly think of putting an advertisement.
In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission filed last year and released Tuesday, Google outlined this vision for the future that included itself and other companies "serving ads" to people on a whole range of different devices and items. Smart fridges and smart ovens — super-fancy household appliances with built-in screens of differing sizes and capabilities — actually already exist, so it was really only a matter of time before we started seeing advertisers getting involved.
Back in January, Google also announced a $3.2 billion deal to buy Nest Labs, a start-up that works on smart thermostats and smoke detectors. And of course, there's Google Glass and smart-watches, which were basically made as vessels for advertisers. Well, not actually, but you catch our drift.
But — shocking, we know — Google is actually at least partly aware that the average person finds advertisements a nuisance. It's really not something we'd all love to have more of in our lives. So the plan, apparently, is to figure out ways these advertisements could come in the form of useful, personal suggestions, for example an app letting you know through Google Glass when the next bus is coming giving you an option to call an Uber instead.
OK, we think we got it. It would look a little something like this, right?
1. Your Refrigerator. Maybe people with full crispers will start getting advertisements for juicers or blenders. OR, maybe there will come a day when the smart fridge can scan the contents and come up with recipes you could try with what you already have. We'd definitely buy that.
2. Your Car Dashboard. Maybe driving past movie theaters will bring up movie listings. Or when you hit 20 miles over the speed limit, phone numbers for driving schools and anger-management classes start popping up...
3. Your Thermostat. As you pad over to the thermostat in your slippers in the middle of the night to ramp it up a couple of degrees, you get suggestions for where to buy cashmere socks and how to book a cheap flight to Aruba.
4. Your Oven. When you bend down to check out how that turkey's coming along, you get adverts for deals at Domino's pizza in case it isn't going so well.
5. Your Watch. A watch synced to your smart phone calendar could give you helpful hints of things to buy three days before your mum's birthday/wedding anniversary/cousin's graduation.


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Kraft Foods' buyout bid for Cadbury isn't just another hostile takeover story, it's a chance to compare two very different models for turning a business around, David Kesmodel and Cecilie Rohwedder write. Kraft's move to acquire Cadbury is the latest phase in CEO Irene Rosenfeld's aggressive growth plan, while Cadbury CEO Todd Stitzer focused on streamlining the company and trimming costs.
Before launching a major initiative, make sure you engage the key players face-to-face, Seth Kahan writes. Big changes don't start with an e-mail from on high: They start with a discussion that respects the organization's hierarchy and allows for feedback.
Confidence in the U.S. dollar could turn out to be next bubble market, if rising inflation and ballooning deficits undermine the confidence of foreign investors holding Treasury debt. Economists say that inflation is all but inevitable, but trimming the deficit and persuading the Chinese to strengthen their currency could help soften the blow.
To attract and retain great talent, companies need to develop their "employer brand," Stefan Stern writes. The best candidates learn quickly to avoid companies with reputations of mistreating their workers, he argues, just as consumers learn not to frequent businesses with a history of poor service. "If, as an employer, you want to bring in the best new recruits you need to offer them something attractive -- and not just in terms of the financial package."


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GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s leading independent equipment hire company, will continue to offer its customers best-in-class construction machinery after announcing Kubota will be its sole supplier of mini and midi excavators for another year.
Having already purchased almost 500 Kubota excavators since January 2018, the Japanese manufacturer will provide GAP with all excavators in the 0.8t to 8.0t category. The Glasgow based hire company employs more than 1,800 people across 140 depots in the UK, with its latest purchase bolstering the company’s excavator fleet to almost 4,500 across the country.
Ken Stewart, Head of Procurement at GAP, said: “We have developed a strong successful working relationship with Kubota over many years and when you combine the performance of the machines with the service we receive from its dealer network, the decision to continue to retain Kubota as our sole supplier of compact excavators was an easy one.
“Not only is the Kubota product well designed and engineered, it is also robust enough to withstand the rigours of the hire industry, which allows us and our customers to focus on the day-to-day business operations without the worry of the excavator down time or requiring maintenance outwith the manufacturer’s servicing schedule.
“In addition to the performance of the machines, many of our products in our extensive hire fleet are powered by Kubota engines, such as compressors, dumpers, rollers, generators and lighting towers, allowing the team at GAP to action routine servicing and preventative maintenance quickly and efficiently across all our machines.”
David Hart, Kubota UK’s Managing Director, said: “The fact that GAP is our largest independent customer worldwide tells you everything you need to know about the strength of our relationship with them. It’s a pleasure to continue to work closely with a fantastic company like GAP and we’re thrilled to continue as the sole supplier of excavators for the foreseeable future.”


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By Nicole Sims
Facebook is wasting no expense on trying to stay relevant… and they’re willing to spend 19 billion dollars to prove it.
It’s no secret that Facebook’s appeal to a younger audience has been on the decline. However, after adding Instagram and WhatsApp to the company’s empire, Facebook is proving that it can quite literally buy them back.
Although some are critical of the enormous amount Facebook was willing to spend, WhatsApp’s successful track record in appealing to an audience that’s mostly outside of U.S., the Facebook brand can reach all new heights. This means expansion to a greater number of people at a further distance, and the potential for this untapped market in developing countries is exactly what Facebook needs.
With over 450 million users, the purchase seems to be a smart move in further enhancing the company’s potential of future users. Mark Zuckerberg’s decision is helping to push the Facebook empire even further into a world dominating company that is a force to be reckoned with.
I must admit, Zuckerberg is a pretty smart guy. His decision to spend billions of dollars on getting companies like Instagram and WhatsApp tells me that despite the company making it to ten years, he’s still thinking about moving towards the future. This means making business decisions that will have long-term financial returns, even if does cost him a pretty penny.
I can admit that my use of Facebook has been on a serious decline, but I can recognize that my use of other technologies such as Instagram indirectly brings me back into the Facebook family.
Zuckerberg clearly has his eyes set on the prize, and even though his business decisions seem costly to those like me who couldn’t imagine spending that kind of money, the potential for the company’s growth probably helps cushion the blow.


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For the first time in the West End, audiences can now access coveted Day Seats online, in a new collaboration between the award-winning show Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the mobile ticketing app TodayTix.
Traditionally only available in person at the theatre box office, Day Seats have long been a favourite way to see hit shows at low prices. Now audiences can buy top tickets for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for £25 on the day of performance via the TodayTix app.
Titled ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Rush’, the programme launches today and offers £25 tickets across all evening performances. To access these tickets, customers simply share the programme on social media via the TodayTix app to unlock the exclusive allocation. Tickets will be released every morning at 10am and can be purchased on a first-come-first-served basis.
Caro Newling, one of the producers of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, said: “Since opening Charlie in June 2013, we’ve developed ticketing initiatives to match the demands of a total audience of more than 2 million people. This initiative with TodayTix offers another great opportunity to channel further access to day seats, adding to an already vibrant “doors audience” which regularly reaches into the hundreds over a busy weekend at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.”
Merritt Baer, CEO and co-founder of TodayTix commented: “We’re thrilled to be launching our first West End Rush programme with the superb Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a spectacular home-grown musical, and are incredibly excited to help our customers attend theatre more often through exclusive access to the best prices.”
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has quickly become one of the West End’s most popular and successful stage musicals, and recently celebrated its 1250th performance as well as winning a London Lifestyle Award for Theatre Show of the Year, as voted for by readers of the London Evening Standard. It also won two Olivier awards in April 2014 and has broken records at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane where it opened in June 2013. It is currently taking bookings until 7 January 2017.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is directed by Sam Mendes. Featuring ingenious stagecraft, the wonder of the original story that has captivated the world for almost 50 years is brought to life with music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, a book by award-winning playwright and adaptor David Greig, set and costume designs by Mark Thompson and choreography by Peter Darling.
The Official Cast Recording album is available on Sony Records, on CD and download.
This world premiere musical is produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Neal Street Productions and Langley Park Productions.


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Buckle up, and get in – I’m going to take you on a drive to find out the safest, and most dangerous car brand in Nevada.
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Nevada –Las Vegas in particular – has always been a tourist destination, and in the last few decades it has grown as a residential destination.
With new stadiums being built every few years to accommodate new teams putting on “Las Vegas” uniforms, new Sphere‘s, and entertainment venues going up on every corner, and California neighbors selling their homes, and becoming new residents of the Silver State, Las Vegas is (still) one of the fastest growing cities in the country.
Car safety is a big priority for many drivers, and with good reason, especially in Las Vegas. Choosing a car that has great safety features can give you peace of mind and potentially save lives in the event of an accident – which there are far too many of in Las Vegas.
Picking A Safe Car In Las Vegas:
But with so many car brands and models on the market, how can you know which ones are the safest?
In a comprehensive study by Glass Doctor, they analyzed the top three car brands in each state that reported the most fatal car crashes over a decade. Using this information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the researchers were able to determine which brands were among the safest.
According to the data, Audi is the top safest car brand, with only 0.54 fatal crashes per 1,000 drivers over the decade. This title is well-earned, since Audi has made significant investments in safety technology, research, and development, including developing new safety systems that use sensors and cameras to detect and prevent accidents.
Subaru and Mercedes-Benz also ranked high, with 0.55 and 0.75 fatal crashes per 1,000 drivers, respectively. This goes along with Subaru’s six recent IIHS top-pick safety awards. Mercedes-Benz has a reputation for luxury, but their vehicles are also known for their safety features, including advanced driver assistance systems and collision prevention technology.
Most Dangerous Car In The US:
According to the Glass Door study, Dodge has the most fatal crashes of any other car brand in most (64%) U.S. states. Ouch!
So what cars are safest and most dangerous in Nevada?
The first three are the SAFEST, the next three are the MOST DANGEROUS.


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FE@CAMPUS MASTERMIND: Response by Arpan Shah to question for Jan 7-13
- Hang me if I have committed crime, no apology: Modi
- Fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 121 seats on Thursday
- April 16 campaign roundup: Narendra Modi in firing line of Gandhis
- N Srinivasan faces serious charges, canât return until probe: Supreme Court
- Kolkata Knight Riders seal opener in comprehensive fashion
Response to question for Jan 7-13: WHAT WOULD BE THE IMMEDIATE BENEFITS, AND FOR WHOM?
The first person to get benefit is the Consumer. They can get High and Better quality Products at cheaper prices.
Till now in India we are not able to get good quality products from International Market but now as Big Brands like Wallmart and IKEA is coming there will be benefits to Consumer.
In 1991 LPG(Liberalization Privatization Globalization) occurred there was a huge Boost to Indian Economy. The same thing will happen to Economy this time.
As per News there are already huge Investment in Indian Market and more is Coming. So Indian Economy Will also Boom.
(This entry is part of our FE MASTERMIND contest. The views expressed in this article are personal and not that of the newspaper.)


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Matrox Graphics today announced that Clear Channel Norway has installed Matrox Maevex™ H.264 encoders and decoders within three stations of the Oslo metro system to deliver advertising content on 176 digital screens.
The first choice for Clear Channel, Maevex encoders and decoders deliver full HD (1080p60) video and audio over standard IP networks.
With 176 65-inch screens across three metro stations, Clear Channel Norway was tasked with providing advertising to 80 million annual commuters in Oslo. After initially installing local media players in neighbouring machine rooms with HDMI extenders, Clear Channel discovered regular power shutdowns would leave the screens blank even after connections had been re-established, leading to losses in ad revenue.
Seeking more stability, Clear Channel selected Matrox Maevex Encoders and Decoders because of their ability to offer remote video and audio extension at user-defined bitrates between 100Kbps and 25Mbps, enabling multiple streams on both 100Mb and 1000Mb standard networks.
Using Matrox PowerStream software, Clear Channel can oversee and manage each encoder and decoder. Content is created with Mermaid digital signage software and placed onto a PC player in the remote operations centre. Maevex AV-over-IP platform captures, encodes, and streams the signal for decode and display on remote digital signage screens within each metro location.
Clear Channel Norway digital development and operations head Jonas Michael said: "We feel very strongly that the solutions Matrox produces cannot be compared to home office or consumer products and meet a high grade of industrial standard. Matrox products are built to last."
Clear Channel was so pleased with the Olso metro setup that plans are in the works to expand this setup to an additional seven stations. Clear Channel has also integrated Maevex hardware and PowerStream software in a similar setup on three Oslo Ferries passenger ships, and are in the process of doing likewise in six airports across the country.
Jonas Michael added: "The airport IT staff have already reported back saying, ‘This is what we have been waiting for’.
"In every digital signage setup it is a standard to have the PC just behind the screen. Maevex is really a revolution, enabling us to remove it and place it elsewhere in our operations centre, away from the public. So, it’s a fantastic solution that we foresee using again in the future."


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Amazon is now selling the 8.9″ edition of its Kindle Fire HD tablet in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. In addition, the company has lowered the price of this device in the United States to $269 for the Wi-Fi version and $399 for the 4G version.
Dave Limp, VP, Amazon Kindle, stated: “As we expand Kindle Fire HD 8.9” to Europe and Japan, we’ve been able to increase our production volumes and decrease our costs. Across our business at Amazon, whenever we are able to create cost efficiencies like this, we want to pass the savings along to our customers.”
Amazon opened its Kindle Stores across Europe in 2011 and opened up in Japan last fall. The smaller version of the Kindle Fire has been available in these markets since last fall.


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Atlantic Women's Venture Fund Launches Inaugural Fund, Danielle Graham joins as Investment Principal
Originally posted to betakit.com.
The Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund (AWVF) has officially launched its inaugural fund as the group looks to address, head-on, the existing gender imbalance in Canada’s venture capital ecosystem.
“Women entrepreneurs generate more revenues and more profits, and I have all of the data to back it up.”
Along with the fund launch, AWVF has also announced that Danielle Graham, formerly of Dream Maker Ventures, has joined to take a leading role in the funds investment activities. Graham is set to officially join Sandpiper as of June 1.
The fund, called Sandpiper Ventures, will target early-stage women tech entrepreneurs across Canada “as a proactive and profitable business decision.”See Article
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The holidays are here again and for some that means its time to search out the best shopping deals.
With Black Friday just around the corner, Google has stepped in and launched a few new tools to help you with your deal hunting endeavors.
According to an announcement post on Google's blog, the company has rolled out a slew of new features to help users find and track deals when shopping online.
First, Google has rolled out a new deals destination page right on its main search platform. Simply search "shop deals" and users will be taken to a shopping page full of discounts organized via scrollable product categories. If a user knows what they're looking for, they can just type in the specific product alongside the "shop deals" search query and be taken directly to that Google deals page for the item.
Next up, Google has launched a few new shopping features specifically for Google's Chrome web browser. When a user opens a new tab, the default page will provide the user with the latest deals and discounts for the previous product they were searching for.
Google is also bringing its price history and tracking tool to Chrome. When a user is shopping for a product that Google has price history for, Chrome will notify the user in the address bar. The user can then open a sidebar within Chrome that will provide information about what the product normally sells for and a 90-day price history graph.
In addition to that, the Chrome web browser will also monitor price changes and coupons and inform users via notification in the browser's address bar. Users can also opt to be regularly notified for specific products and even receive email notifications when an item drops in price.
For the deal-obsessed, many of these features might seem familiar. Services like PayPal's Honey have provided price tracking and coupon notifications for some time now, so Google isn't exactly inventing the wheel. However, Google has a lot of users and if those users can just easily do all the price tracking and coupon clipping natively on Google Search or in Chrome without the need for extensions, many of them will likely opt for that.
But that's up to the big tech companies to duke it out. For users, a deal is a deal regardless of who tells them about it.


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With a mind towards warmer weather, Bonne Bay is already gearing up for cruise ship season.
The ship visitation schedule was posted on the town’s website last week.
The cruise ship Sea Adventurer will start the season with a visit on June 7 and will follow up with a second visit on July 1.
The Seabornquest will visit on Aug. 27, the National Geographic Explorer will drop anchor on Sept. 9 and again five days later, and Le Boreal will visit Sept. 13.
“We had a good year (in 2013),” said the town’s cruise ship committee member Fred MacLean.
“We did reasonably well, I know that local businesses did good and we are working on what to do for this year.”
He said the committee will discuss any program changes when it meets in the next few weeks. The Bonne Bay area, he said has proven to be a popular destination from what they are hearing from cruise ship lines and visitors.
“We’ve heard that passengers have an appreciation for this area, they love it and we will do what we can for them this year,” he said.
He added that it bodes well that the cruise ship lines already have visits to the area for next year as well.
In August, 2015 the Seabornquest will make another appearance and the Albatros will return in September of that year.


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House of Fraser plans to shut a number of its department stores across the UK in a bid to cut costs and turn its financial fortunes around.
Without mentioning how many stores are being lined up for closure, the retailer said a ‘reduction’ in its portfolio would be achieved via a company voluntary arrangement launched in June, which will be completed early next year.
Revelations about the proposed closures came as the retailer announced it had been snapped up by the Chinese owner of Hamleys toy group, C.banner.
Closures: House of Fraser plans to shut a number of its department stores across the UK
C.banner has purchased a 51 per cent stake in House of Fraser, which was previously controlled by Chinese group Nanjing Cenbest, which is part of the Sanpower conglomerate.
Cenbest, which is part of the Sanpower Group, will remain a significant minority shareholder. House of Fraser has now changed hands four times in just over three decades.
Frank Slevin, House of Fraser’s chairman, said C.banner’s acquisition was ‘a step to securing House of Fraser’s long-term future.’
He added: ‘C.banner’s investment is a vote of confidence in our prospects.
‘We know that if we are to deliver a sustainable, long-term business then we need to make difficult decisions about our under-performing legacy stores.
In control: C.banner has purchased a 51 per cent stake in House of Fraser
‘I am all too aware that this creates uncertainty for my colleagues in the business and so we will be transparent with them throughout the process.’
House of Fraser has 59 stores across the UK and Ireland and has 6,000 employees and 11,500 concession staff.
In what is proving to be a turbulent year for retailers, a string of other top brands, including Byron, Carpetright and New Look, have all pursued CVA’s in a bid to cut costs and get their finances back on track.
Arrangement: House of Fraser is launching a CVA in June in a bid to get back on track
House of Fraser’s new owner will be desperate not to end up in a similar situation to Toys R Us and Maplin, which collapsed earlier this year.
Back in 2016, high street retailer BHS also collapsed, with around £1billion worth of debts.
House of Fraser’s troubles have been mounting in the last few months, having reported a drop in sales over the crucial Christmas period.
Stricken: House of Fraser reported a drop in sales over the crucial Christmas sales period
In January, House of Fraser reported a 2.9 per cent fall in sales in the six weeks to 23 December compared with a year earlier. Online sales fell by 7.5 per cent over the crucial Christmas period.
After having informal discussions with its landlords to try and reduce its soaring rental costs, the department store chain drafted in KPMG for advice on a proposed restructuring deal.
In April 2014, Mike Ashley’s group, Sports Direct International, snapped up an 11 per cent stake in House of Fraser. Sports Direct refused to give up its stake in the retailer once it was sold to China’s Sanpower conglomerate.


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A “mountain” of objections against plans by a local store to sell alcohol has led to the refusal of its licence, after residents raised fears it could fuel anti-social behaviour.
More than 60 objections were made against the first-time application by Willowbrae Convenience Store at Willowbrae Road. Residents claimed making booze more readily available could worsen crime in the Piershill area, described as being dogged by antisocial youth behaviour.
At a meeting of Edinburgh’s licensing committee, police said there were 1343 crimes recorded across the beat area in the last year – with 852 falling into the category of antisocial behaviour – and described Piershill as an antisocial crime hotspot.
Councillor Joan Griffiths, representing residents who had objected, said: “There are already 14 retail outlets licensed to sell alcohol in this small corner of the ward, and we really do not need another one.”
In April 2011, it was announced security cameras were to be installed in Piershill following an attack on 12-year-old girl Alisha Khan and antisocial behaviour involving youths.
In November, the News reported a hate campaign against Asian chip shop owner Neel Sharma, proprietor of the Daba takeaway, who endured racist abuse, vandalism and threats of violence. One resident said: “There is a definite problem with antisocial behaviour – the owner of the fish shop closed it down because of the crime. The worrying thing is the small shops are not able to control youths gaining access to cheap alcohol.”
Alistair Macdonald, representing applicant Mubasher Mansoor, said: “Our client realises the viability of this business is very much linked to whether or not he can get a licence.
“I haven’t heard any evidence today, nor in terms of any of these letters, as to why the granting a licence for this shop will make it [antisocial behaviour] worse.”
However, Councillor Eric Milligan said: “In the time that I have been convenor of the licensing board I have never seen such a mountain of objections.
“If I were Mr Mansoor I would be a little bemused as to what he has done to trigger such a large number of objections. But it would quite wrong for us to disregard all the serious concerns.”
The committee refused the licence on the basis of preventing crime and public nuisance.


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The government’s announcement of a package worth more than £100bn to help households and businesses with the spiralling cost of energy is likely to have a positive impact on many lives, but the implications for the wider economy are murkier, and could have longer-term consequences.
The headline figure is that a combination of capping the unit price of energy plus the direct subsidy of at least £400 to every household costs around £140bn, with £5bn of that funded from a previously announced windfall tax on energy companies, and the rest from government borrowing.
The most obvious way in which this impacts the wider economy, according to Azad Zangana, senior European economist and strategist at Schroders, is that inflation will now be lower than previously feared.
He says his previous expectation was for inflation to average 10.5 per cent in the UK in 2023, but as a result of the energy measures, he expects the average to be around 7.7 per cent, and inflation to peak this October.
Zangana says that while we are still likely to have a technical recession, that is, two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, “the chances of a longer and deeper recession have reduced materially. The energy policy is a stimulus for the economy and very positive for consumer spending”.
Silvia Dall’Angelo, senior economist at Federated Hermes, elaborated on those points, saying: "Headline CPI inflation – currently running at 10 per cent – now appears to be close to its peak, as the expected increase in coming quarters were largely due to the recent increase in wholesale gas prices, its impact on electricity prices and the pass-through mechanism in place before today’s announcement.
"With the new £2,500 cap for utility prices due to come into effect in October, headline CPI inflation will likely peak at about 11 per cent in that month.”
She adds: “The short-term impact on growth should also be positive and significant, although it is unlikely the package will be enough to avert a recession later this year. Elevated inflation – especially in non-discretionary spending items such as energy and food – has already eaten into real incomes significantly and will continue to weigh on consumption in the coming quarters.”
Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, is probably more positive than his peers, stating that he feels a recession is now “unlikely”, and that he expects UK inflation to fall rapidly in 2023 and to get back to as low as 2 per cent, which is the Bank of England’s official target.
He says that food and fuel prices, as represented by commodity prices, are likely to fall in 2023 as the futures markets are already selling those commodities for use next year at prices lower than the current prices.
One example of this is the oil price; data from Wilshire, an index provider, indicates the oil price fell by 10 per cent in August.
Tombs expects that inflation in the services sector will be “stickier” next year, however – services sector inflation is much more impacted by wage costs.


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Coles chief executive Steven Cain has lifted the curtain on the food supplier pressures currently running rampant through the nation’s $100bn supermarket sector by revealing the level of grocery suppliers knocking on his door petitioning for price rises is up five times compared to last year.
The boss of the country’s second biggest supermarket chain also said Australia was facing a labour crisis as staff rosters were hollowed out by a potent combination of Covid-19 and the flu, with Coles’ absenteeism rates twice the normal rate.
Speaking at The Australian’s Global Food Forum on Wednesday, Mr Cain said Australia was struggling to find able workers.
“We do have a labour crisis in Australia, across many, many sectors. It has been compounded by what’s going on with Covid and the flu, our absenteeism today is twice normal with Covid, flu and the churn rate in most industries is increasing,” he said.
“I was talking to one of our store managers last week and asked him what the greatest challenge was.
“He said it was definitely trying to find the right people with the right skills, and he’s lost one on the shopfloor who is going to be an $80,000 a year dishwasher.”
And as the upward pressure on fresh food prices continued, outpacing price gains for packaged or dry goods, Coles was expecting many budget-conscious shoppers to turn away from more expensive fresh food and opt for traditionally cheaper frozen or canned foods.
Mr Cain said a number of factors outside of labour costs and higher wages was driving up prices across the supermarket aisle with suppliers having their hand out more than ever before to discuss pricing.
And it wasn’t small, incremental changes in price these suppliers were looking for but significant hikes.
“The prices we are seeing at the moment are being driven by things that are not particularly linked to labour costs … the labour cost increases at the end flow through the system obviously, so that’s something that will come over the next 12 months.
“But as I sit here today, we have got five times as many requests for price increases as we had last year. Five times,” Mr Cain said.
“And they’re not small amounts. It’s not 2 per cent or 3 per cent being asked for either so there is, you know, the usual ‘pig in the python’ trying to work its way through the system, whether things plateau or whether they come down slowly remains to be seen.”
Mirroring his comments, earlier this year Woolworths boss Brad Banducci warned his supermarkets had already witnessed price lifts of 2 to 3 per cent and that inflation was a “live and real” issue.
He said some of the biggest grocery suppliers that fill his aisles were preparing to knock on his door for a second round of price increases.
The inflated cost base for many manufacturers of dried, packaged and fresh groceries – flowing from higher staff costs, staff shortages, Covid-19 rules and rising commodity and energy prices – is causing headaches for the sector as supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths try to balance the economic sustainability of suppliers with the responsibility to provide affordable food to shoppers but also maintain profit margins for shareholders.
Recently the nation’s peak body for food and grocery manufacturers warned they were facing increases in costs of up to 700 per cent since the pandemic began and have warned some of that will flow through to the price shoppers pay at the checkout.
“It has now gotten to a point where the level of costs coming through now are just astronomical and businesses really are not able to contain that themselves anymore and are in negotiations with retailers to pass some of that through,” Australian Food and Grocery Council chief executive Tanya Barden said.
Mr Cain on Wednesday did provide some good news to the Global Food Forum on pricing however, saying some supermarket staples should start to moderate in price.
“We are expecting that some parts of the meat industry will start to eventually soften after years and years of increases and obviously once this next round of produce is planted we are hoping that it is going to be a bumper year for the farming community because there‘s a lot more moisture around and then we will see those prices starting to moderate as well.”
In the meantime as households face rising food prices and their budgets are stretched, Mr Cain said it is possible this could encourage a switch by consumers from expensive fresh fruits and vegetables to frozen and canned foods.
“Yes it could. We recently got our frozen food supply back up to a good standard, that is one of the things that was impacted by Covid-19, so if fresh food is too expensive or not available people will switch into frozen.
“What we are expecting is what‘s happened everywhere else, we keep a close eye on what’s going on in America and Europe and so on and I was listening to a dial in cost of living show in the UK last week and there were people talking about how are they facing cost of living pressures which are more significant there at the moment than they are here.
“But they were saying they’re putting extra jumpers on around the house to save energy and they’re eating rice, and by rice they don’t mean the rice is replacing something else, that is the meal they are eating is rice.”
Mr Cain said Coles was expecting those types of cheaper staple foods to lift sales in Australia as consumers become more price conscious heading into the current cycle of elevated food inflation.
“And we will see people shifting out of food service (restaurants, cafes etc) and into supermarkets, and we will see people move into own-brand products and promotional items.”
In terms of getting produce from the farmgate to his supermarkets, which has been greatly disrupted by poor weather conditions which has constricted supply, Mr Cain said it was improving at the moment.
“Every week we have got more products on the shelves.
“There are still issues obviously, particularly with international freight and … farming particularly in New South Wales and southern Queensland.
“Today, it’s very difficult to get hold of lettuce, it’s very difficult to get a hold of truss tomatoes … and then you get other products like bananas, grapes where there’s more plentiful supply and the prices are down in the last year.
“So it is a bit hit and miss but on average every week it is getting better. But it is fragile.”
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80 Acres Farms Announces Grab-and-Go Fresh Meals
Three fresh salad kits available this month.
HAMILTON, Ohio, September 5, 2023 (Newswire.com) - 80 Acres Farms, an industry-leading vertical farming company, is announcing its first foray into grab-and-go fresh meals. Starting this month, consumers will be able to find the company's ready-to-eat salad kits at more than 200 locations in Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
"Busy consumers are looking for convenience," said Leah Vanwoerkom, VP of Marketing & Brand. "They're also more dialed into health and wellness than ever before—reading nutrition labels and seeking out clean, wholesome products made without fillers or artificial preservatives. The right product didn't exist in the ready-to-eat salad category, so we decided to create it."
The company is launching three curated kits:
- Feelin' Gouda, with red and green leaf lettuces, gouda cheese, apple chips, dried cherries, sea salt pecans, and a poppy seed vinaigrette
- Greekin' Out, with red and green leaf lettuces, feta cheese, marinated artichokes, pickled beets, garlic croutons, and a Mediterranean-inspired dressing
- Rockin' Ranchero, with crispy leaf lettuce, white cheddar cheese, black beans, crunchy corn, pickled onions, and a smoky chipotle dressing
"We've put a lot of time and work into making sure that everything in these kits is as fresh, healthy, and clean as our pesticide-free greens," says 80 Acres Farms CEO and co-founder Mike Zelkind. "We're elevating the convenience and grab-and-go experience by providing the highest quality ingredients at the right price for our growing national consumer base."
Right now, consumers can find the company's salad kits at Heinen's Grocery Store in Chicago and Cleveland, Dorothy Lane Market in Dayton, Jungle Jim's International Market and Pipkin's Market in Cincinnati, the Turnip Truck in Nashville, and Cincinnati- and Columbus-area Kroger stores. In the coming weeks, the kits will be on-shelf at the Heine Brothers Coffee shops in Louisville, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, and other locations across the Midwest and the Mid-South.
This news comes as 80 Acres Farms prepares to officially open its latest facility, a 200,000-square-foot farm in Boone County, Kentucky, capable of producing 40 million servings of produce per year. The company also operates several production farms in southwestern Ohio and research and development facilities in Arkansas, North Carolina, and the Netherlands and is building another 200,000-square-foot farm in Covington, Georgia, outside Atlanta.
About 80 Acres Farms
80 Acres Farms, a vertical farming leader based in Hamilton, Ohio, operates indoor farms built with world-class technology and analytics by the company's tech-focused subsidiary, Infinite Acres. 80 Acres Farms grows and delivers a variety of pesticide-free harvests that last longer at home and exceed the highest standards in food safety. Consumers can find the company's greens, herbs, fruits, and vegetables at retailers including Kroger, Whole Foods, The Fresh Market, Dorothy Lane Market, Jungle Jim's International Market, and foodservice distributors including Sysco and US Foods.
Source: 80 Acres Farms


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Online Casino Myths Exposed
The journey of online gambling has been a fascinating adventure, and one that continues to unfold at a rapid pace. From humble beginnings as a new and controversial entity to its current status as a multi-billion dollar industry, it has benefitted hugely from stringent regulatory measures and greater diversity in terms of the types of games and platforms available. With the past-time now legal in Europe, UK and three U.S. states, it will evolve even further in the next decade and reach even more exalted heights.
Despite this, there are still a number of online casino myths that continue to distort player perceptions.
Online Casino’s Don’t Pay
This is an argument that has been waged by critics for years, although regular players have always testified to the lucrative nature of online gambling. This has been underlined further in recent weeks, after a New Jersey resident became the first official online casino millionaire and another U.S. citizen won nearly a quarter of a million dollars through the popular Slotland website. These headline events and the typical experiences of prolific players actually suggest that online casinos not only pay, but that they also deliver lucrative returns to successful participants.
Casino Games are Rigged in Favour of the Website
Arguably the most ridiculous and malicious myth of all, the suggestion that online casino game play is rigged is almost laughable in the modern age. While the popularisation of this format may have placed online gambling under considerable scrutiny from critics, it has also triggered a drive to implement stringent and unflinching regulatory measure that actively protect players. So even though there may be a rising number of resources that connect gamers to online casinos, there has arguably never been a better time to gamble in the virtual realm.
Online Casinos are not Secure
Historically, there have been false but understandable concerns surrounding the security of online gambling. These are largely mired in ignorance; however, as almost all casino websites use the most effective and updated online security tools. These include 128-bit encryption to protect players’ financial information and secure servers, while those that enable live game play are even better protected. So whether you enjoy skilled video poker tournaments or games of chance such as slot machines and roulette, you can play online with genuine contentment and peace of mind.


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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington imposed a 40-month sentence upon Gary W. Bowser, one of the leaders of the Team Xecuter criminal enterprise, which created and sold console-hacking software and devices used to play pirated Nintendo Switch games.
Nintendo appreciates the hard work and tireless efforts of federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to curb illegal activities on a global scale that cause serious harm to Nintendo and the video game industry. In particular, Nintendo would like to thank the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section and the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs for their significant contribution and assistance.
For more information about Nintendo visit, https://www.nintendo.com/.
About Nintendo: Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has created franchises that have become household names worldwide, including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Pokémon™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™, through its integrated hardware and software products. Nintendo aims to deliver unique, intuitive entertainment experiences for everyone, manufacturing and marketing video game devices such as the Nintendo Switch™ family of systems, developing and operating applications for smart devices, and collaborating with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like visual content and theme parks. Nintendo has sold more than 5.3 billion video games and over 800 million hardware units globally. From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, through today and into the future, Nintendo’s continuing mission is to create unique entertainment that puts smiles on the faces of people all over the world. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.


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The government has announced 1 April 2015 as the valuation date for business rates assessments for 2017 onwards.
Rates are currently calculated on 2008 levels and revaluation usually takes place every five years, but in 2012 the government moved the date from 2013 to 2015, a move generally criticised by the property community.
The business community is now expected to welcome the announcement of a definite date even though it is still delayed.
“Having been critical of the postponement by two years of the 2015 revaluation, business will welcome this tangible commitment from the government to finally bring rates bills more into line with current economic realities,” commented Jerry Schurder, head of business rates at Gerald Eve.
“The business rates burden will be more fairly split from 2017 onwards and struggling Rochdale retailers will no longer be subsidising the luxury brands of Regent Street.”
However, he criticised the continued two year gap between valuation date and the issuing of updated business rates bills.
“The whole point of a revaluation is to ensure rates bills reflect the property rental market and the wider economic climate – a gap of two years between valuation and implementation only reduces the chances that the bills will represent businesses’ ability to pay,” he said.
“The overwhelming business response to the government’s ongoing review of business rates administration was that the gap should be shortened to one year and revaluations should occur more frequently.”