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Amazon and Co-op confirm that customers in Nottingham and surrounding areas including Beeston, Bingham, and Lowdham are now able to do their full Co-op grocery shop on Amazon.co.uk and, enjoy same-day delivery included with Prime.
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Amazon has announced that over one million people applied for a job at Amazon globally as part of Career Day 2021 – with around 30,000 people applying in the UK. The virtual event attracted job seekers from around 40 European
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Amazon’s plans for cashierless department store will send ripples through retail sector, says software specialist
Amazon's plans to open several department-style stores across the US, offering consumers the chance to physically shop for clothing, household items, electronics, and other popular goods, will send ripples through the retail sector, says software specialist VAI.
Over a quarter of spend in the UK is via Amazon – but 70% of shoppers want them to pay more taxes, survey shows
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Costa Rica’s tourism sector expects high occupancy rates during holiday season
Still deciding where to spend your holiday vacation? Costa Rican hotels are filling up fast for the upcoming year-end holidays, with hotel owners expecting eight of every 10 rooms to be occupied, according to a recent survey by the National Tourism Chamber (CANATUR).
A similar study last year tallied barely 50 percent occupancy rates.
According to the survey, this year’s boost in part stems from a greater demand by foreign tourists visiting Costa Rica. But more Costa Ricans also plan to spend their holiday in local hotels.
“A large number of local tourists plan on taking advantage of the holidays,” CANATUR President Isabel Vargas said. “We noted a greater willingness to spend money on travel and recreation.”
Hotel owners expect 78 percent occupancy by Dec. 24, but CANATUR said that number could increase.
The survey shows that Ticos prefer beach destinations over mountainous and other regions.
Owners of beach lodging expect 87 percent occupancy, while those in mountainous regions and the Central Valley expect approximately 60 percent.
Locations like Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in north-central Costa Rica, and businesses in the Nicoya Gulf expect 70 percent occupancy. Locations in the northwestern province of Guanacaste surveyed at 65 percent expected occupancy, while Central Pacific locations expect 61 percent occupancy.
According to CANATUR, demand for Pacific-region destinations can be attributed, in general, to easier and better access by road and by air.
The survey was conducted among 134 lodging establishments in the regions of Guanacaste, Puntarenas, the Central and South Pacific, the Caribbean, the northern region and the Central Valley. Its goal is to monitor tourism business expectations at the start of the high season.
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The UAE and India share a lot of strengths and can collaborate to serve the world, said Indian Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who is on a visit to the UAE. The minister also stated that both countries share a “natural partnership” and foresee a win-win situations and collaborations in terms of opportunities and employment.
“Investment is one big area which we can expect to work together in a big way. Over the years, the UAE has developed capabilities in industries where low-cost energy can help India develop quality products at very attractive prices. And therefore, I believe this is a natural partnership that should benefit both countries; provide opportunities for people of both countries; provide huge employment opportunities, particularly in sectors which are labor-intense like textiles, footwear, food processing,” said Goyal at a Press briefing on Saturday at the Indian consulate in Dubai.
“India and the UAE share a lot of complementarities. We are not in competition with each other. We actually can collaborate to serve large parts of the world. There are many areas of collaboration, like textiles, leather, accessories, footwear, pharmaceuticals, healthcare,” said Goyal, who is also the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles.
Goyal said the response he has received from the UAE businessmen that he met during his current trip has been “truly fabulous”.
“The excitement I see and the potential that is demonstrated by all interested parties — persons who are importing goods and services from India to businessmen who I met at the inaugural event (of the Indian pavilion at Expo 2020) and at the dinner last night…everybody seems to love India,” said Goyal.


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George Saliba didn’t get it: Why were all these people from the Bronx suddenly crowding his electric vehicle dealership in Ewing, New Jersey? Why did they all want Tesla’s black-on-black Model Y? And why did they keep coming?
Other electric vehicle sellers in the tri-state area were equally busy. The reason? A change of rules at New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, or TLC. In mid-October, an update, the first in half a decade, allowed any aspiring Uber and Lyft driver to freely apply for a license to drive in New York. All they needed was an electric vehicle.
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The program, part of a larger Taxi Commission program called Green Rides that aims to have an all-electric taxi and ride-hail fleet in New York by 2030, is part of the city’s strategy to get more people driving EVs. The logic goes: Suddenly increase the number of electrics on the road and charging companies will race to get their chargers into the ground. Lots of people want to drive for ride-hail companies, but New York, which regulates drivers more firmly than other American cities, has for years capped the number of Ubers and Lyfts allowed on the road. No more.
Not at all. Three weeks after the program was introduced, a group representing taxi and ride-hail workers in the city petitioned the court to intervene. They argued that city regulators hadn’t gone through the appropriate steps before creating the new program, and that it would drive down existing drivers’ wages and drive up traffic congestion. In early November, a state court judge ordered a pause on the program.
As governments at the local, state, and national levels race to hit ambitious electric vehicle goals, the incident highlights the political trickiness of implementing policies that might turn entire transportation systems on their heads. Plenty of places, including London in the UK and California in the US, see cars driven by gig workers using Uber and Lyft as big opportunities: Give these highly utilized ride-hail vehicles electric powertrains and get a local flywheel of adoption spinning. But leaning on lower-income and middle-class ride-hail drivers—who in New York City tend to own or lease their cars—has downsides. Now a court will likely decide the future of the city’s program.
In New Jersey, Saliba saw even more people rush to lock an electric after the court intervened, but before the TLC had to stop taking new applications. The commission received more than 9,700 applications for an electric vehicle license between mid-October and mid-November, according to numbers shared with WIRED, almost 8,000 of them between when the court ordered the licensing program’s stop and the mandated deadline. More than 100,000 vehicles are licensed to drive for Uber, Lyft, and other for-hire car companies in New York City.
Drivers wanted that black-on-black Model Y because they could use it to drive for Uber’s more expensive Black service. Saliba usually sells 60 electrics a month; over the weekend of November 11, just before the program shut down, he sold 26. Saliba, who sources EVs from all over the US, even bought some Teslas direct from the company to flip to eager New Yorkers. “It was the craziest thing I’ve ever experienced,” he says. “I wasn’t sleeping the whole time.”
The latest electric vehicle tiff is uniquely New York.
For one thing, the city is very different from its other American peers because it has always regulated Uber and Lyft operations more tightly. Because vehicles must have a particular license to drive on the apps, and because the number of those licenses has been restricted since 2018, workers in the city are more likely to be full-time drivers than those elsewhere. The city also has a strong recent history of taxi and ride-hail driver activism. After the new app-based companies upended the taxi market in the mid-2010s and pushed down incomes, a spate of taxi driver suicides drove the city to put even more guardrails on the industry.
What’s more, New York state is lagging in the electric vehicle transition. In 2022 it had fewer electric vehicle registrations per new car than national leaders like California and Washington state, but also fewer than New Jersey, Vermont, and Florida. This is despite its aim to implement a ban on new gas-powered car sales by 2035. Officials worry this is, in part, because New York doesn’t have enough public fast-charging stations to convince drivers that an electric is right for them. It’s a particular issue in the city, where most residents don’t have access to a personal garage where they might charge their car overnight—typically the cheapest and easiest way to keep an electric moving.
Incentivizing Uber and Lyft drivers to go green “lays the groundwork for more utilization of charging stations,” says David Do, the city’s Taxi and Limousine commissioner. Get more people into electric vehicles, and more chargers will be built to accommodate them. “It’s the chicken and the egg issue: If we don’t have infrastructure, then there’s never going to be additional EVs. They have to grow almost simultaneously.”
Building more charging in New York is challenging, and pricey for everyone. “Real estate is really expensive,” says Scott Fisher, executive vice president of the charging company Voltera, which does not yet have stations in the city. “Anytime you’re thinking of integrating charging onto a property, you’re wedding the cost of that real estate into the price you’re charging to drivers.”
What infrastructure is already in place is under-used, says the charging and ride-hail company Revel, which operates an electric service in the city and hosts three sizable charging stations in Brooklyn and Queens. More than 90 percent of the drivers topping up there are Revel’s own employees, says Robert Familiar, a company spokesperson, meaning members of the public, including Uber and Lyft drivers, are hardly using the stations.
The New York City Taxi Worker Alliance, a union which represents some 17,500 Uber and Lyft drivers in New York City, is less focused on big-swing electrification goals than the current conditions of its drivers. It worries that unlimited licenses for electric vehicle drivers will drive down prices and leave more drivers scrambling for rides. “To have an unlimited number of vehicles would be an economic disaster in the making,” alliance president Bhairavi Desai told reporters at a press conference earlier this month. “And the sort of disaster that, as history has already shown, would lead drivers to a very dangerous despair.”
Before the program abruptly paused last week, current and prospective drivers took to Facebook and WhatsApp groups to seek out new electrics and electric leases. Some crowded brokerage firms, hoping to finish up the necessary application and insurance paperwork before the court’s deadline.
Desai said she was particularly worried that predatory leasing companies might snap up the new licenses available to electric vehicles and trap people interested in driving those cars in expensive leasing relationships. The TLC says the vast majority of new applications come from individual drivers, rather than corporations, and Do, the commissioner, urged drivers to be thoughtful before purchasing or leasing an EV. “We’re just opening up more doors for drivers,” he says.
Uber and Lyft both support the new licensing program, which also opened up licenses for drivers of wheelchair-accessible vehicles. Both have pledged to go all-electric in the US (and in Canada and European cities for Uber) by 2030. Larry Gallegos, Lyft public policy manager, said opening up licensing to more electric vehicles “is very good for EV adoption” because it allows existing drivers to easily switch from their gas-powered cars to electrics.
Josh Gold, Uber’s senior director of public policy, says the new initiative will not dramatically reduce driver wages because Uber is still subject to city rules governing the maximum amount of time drivers are allowed to travel without passengers in their vehicle. Adding many more drivers to the Uber platform would push that time below allowable limits. Because of this, no new drivers are currently being permitted on Uber’s platform in New York City, he says, which suggests some of the new electric licenses are replacing old gas-powered cars. “Unlike any other market in the US, we have a waiting list for drivers in New York City,” he says.
Gold says Uber has received questions from auto manufacturers and charging infrastructure companies who want to know where its drivers live. The conversations might be an early sign that New York’s gambit has started to work: Companies want to put new chargers where a new generation of electrified ride-hail drivers will use them.


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The official website for Akatsuki and too Kyo games revealed two new cast members for the story’s Taito gang in the new tribe nine project on Friday.
Funimation is co-producing the anime at liden films. michiko yokote is directing the series scripts. Yosuke yabumoto is adapting Rui komatsuzaki and simadoriru’s original character designs for animation.
Akatsuki and too Kyo games describe the project set in’20XX in the country of Neo too Kyo,’ where young people form tribes after the collapse of society.
The anime will begin airing and streaming next January. It will begin aired and streaming at the end of January. The agreement will begin in January.
The project also features a webtoon and a smartphone 3D action role-playing game-playing game. It also includes a webtoon, webtoon and 3D role-playing game.
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European airlines call on Brussels to prevent further strike disruption
Flight from the UK to the Balearics will be hit by French air traffic control strikes.
Greece giving Balearics a run for its money
Last-minute deals and cheap flights will be in short supply this summer.
Over 50% of British families planning an all inclusive holiday this year
Egypt and Turkey seeing a significant increase in popularity this year because of the all-round amazing value they offer.
Brits in pole position in Spain, French pip Germans into third
In February a total of 784,496 Britons visited Spain, an increase of 35.6% compared to February of the previous year.
Average spending per holiday rises by 5 percent, 3,000 pounds sterling
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Is Mallorca better in winter?
Welcome to the cruise to nowhere!
"The idea of just getting out of Singapore, even just for a little bit, a few days, it's really an attractive thing"
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Tourism vouchers, an idea too late
The Italian government had a plan: the “bono vacanze”, a holiday bonus.
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“Majorca has to hope that its visitors remain loyal...we may not see them for a while...”
A Tourist's Tale!
This ‘Confidential’ column usually contains whatever takes my fancy, or fills me with ire, regarding the delights of living in Majorca.
British tourist cautioned about booking holidays with balconies
The move comes after a string of Majorca death plunges.
Jet2 and Ryanair move into the holiday rental market
Ryanair will be offering the complete package, flight, accommodation and transfer.
Inter-island holidays for seniors being revived
From 1997 to 2011, over 130,000 people took advantage of the inter-island holidays.
From the world's battlefields to the beaches of Majorca
Two groups of British servicemen and women who have been wounded on active service will be arriving on the island with their partners for a week’s holiday.
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Spanish holiday sales in the UK for the first week in January showed that demand is continuing to rise, but there may be a downside.
Britons snapping up Balearic bargains
“As soon as the turkey was wolfed down, the all-out frenzy of 2016 holiday booking began”
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The busiest days at Palma are scheduled to be 2 and 3 January.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Super Bowl viewers in some cities saw a pair of hard-hitting spots funded by a California tech pioneer and entrepreneur, calling on the public to boycott Tesla "to keep your family safe."
Dan O'Dowd, founder of Santa Barbara-based cybersecurity company Green Hills Software, has been behind a campaign known as The Dawn Project, which has been targeting Elon Musk and Tesla’s Autopilot technology as part of its stated mission "to make computers safe for humanity."
In a statement to KTVU, O'Dowd said, "Our two Super Bowl commercials this year urge the US public to boycott Tesla to hold the automaker to account for its failure to address critical safety defects in its self-driving software, which have resulted in numerous fatal collisions. When you buy a new Tesla you are financing and enabling Elon Musk to put a dangerous, unfinished, product on our public roads."
The Dawn Project spent more than half a million dollars on the 30-second ads, which included videos of Teslas driving around school bus stop signs and taking down child-sized mannequins. It also referenced a Tesla crash that left a teenage student with life-threatening injuries.
On Sunday, O’Dowd used Elon Musk’s X platform to share the commercials and his boycott message.
The post was accompanied by a disclaimer that read, "The news video of the child being hit by a driver was actually not a Tesla Full Self Driving related incident. All news articles say the driver was driving manually. Mr. O’Dowd has been known to use cheat devices on Tesla steering wheels to trick the car into driving itself."
The Dawn Project has accused Musk of misleading the public about the safety of his Autopilot technology, saying, "He sells defective self-driving software by telling consumers it is many times safer than a human driver, when in fact it drives like a drunk teenager."
In December, Tesla recalled more than 2 million of its vehicles due to a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot.
The recall followed a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which looked into a series of crashes, some deadly, that happened while Teslas were suspected of operating on a partially automated driving system.
The Dawn Project has been a leading critic of Tesla’s Autopilot technology. Since 2022, it has launched aggressive advertising blitzes, including similar ads during last year's Super Bowl, targeting Musk for not disabling the self-driving software on Teslas, which the project called dangerous and defective.
And now, The Dawn Project wants to put some of the responsibility on consumers to take action.
"Anyone who buys a Tesla from Elon Musk is an enabler for his reckless behavior, including his self-driving experiments that have resulted in over 1,000 crashes and at least 33 tragic deaths," the project wrote on its website.
O’Dowd and his group said they've launched many efforts to persuade Musk to stop using the Autopilot software.
"However, it seems that the only thing that will pressure Tesla and Elon Musk to do the right thing is to deny them your money," O’Dowd said, adding, "Boycott Tesla now to keep your kids and families safe from Tesla’s self-driving cars."
The Super Bowl ads aired in Santa Barbara, Washington D.C., Dover, Delaware and Traverse City, Michigan.
KTVU reached out to Tesla for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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Fire officials say a fire at a Lincoln housewares retail store was caused by a malfunctioning heater.
A city fire investigator had initially said the Saturday fire at Bed Bath & Beyond was suspicious.
But Lincoln Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Pat Borer tells the Lincoln Journal Star (http://bit.ly/wKMgag) that officials determined the heater was to blame.
Initial damage estimates totaled about $50,000, with most of the fire damage confined to the lobby and water and smoke damage incurred inside the store. The store has since reopened.
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Apple TV+ has ordered a new travel series “The Reluctant Traveler” series hosted by Emmy Award winner Eugene Levy. The star of the popular “Schitt’s Creek” show, Mr. Levy and David Brindley will executive produce and Twofour will produce the new globe-trotting travel series.
Apple TV+ offers a variety of original content: movies, documentaries, shows, kids titles, and more across Apple devices, select smart TV sets, and consoles. Recently, American leading telecommunication corporation, Comcast announced a deal to offer Apple TV+ on its platforms. That means in the future, the video streaming service will be available on Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex, and other platforms.
Apple TV+ will get to explore hotels, people, and culture from around the with with “The Reluctant Traveler” series by Eugene Levy
As per the announcement, the new travel series will include Levy’s journey to new places around the world to acquaint the audience with an array of hotels, cultures, and more. As the world returns to normal post-COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, Levy believes that the new show will be like no other which will also enrich his travel experience.
“The Reluctant Traveler” will see Levy visit some of the world’s most remarkable hotels, as well as explore the people, places and cultures that surround them. Self-confessedly not your average travel show host — he’s not usually adventurous or well-versed in globe-trotting — he’s agreed the time is right for him to broaden his horizons. Levy will be packing his suitcase with some trepidation but hoping his experiences might lead to a whole new chapter in his life — that’s as long as he doesn’t have to battle his motion sickness, and still gets dinner at 7.
However, a release time of the new “The Reluctant Traveler” series is not shared at the moment. It will join a growing library of acclaimed and award-winning docuseries and documentaries on Apple TV+, like Emmy Award-winning “Boys State”, acclaimed documentary “The Velvet Underground,” from director Todd Haynes, Critics Choice Award-winning and Emmy and Grammy Award-nominated “Beastie Boys Story”, the global hit documentary “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” and others.


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Batelco launches new special needs package
Manama, December 10, 2012
Bahrain’s leading telecommnications company, Batelco, has introduced a new package designed specifically for its customers with special needs.
The new customised package was recently launched at a special event at the Bahrain Disabled Services Centre in Tubli.
The package which is designed to benefit special needs customers, is priced at BD10 ($26.5) per month, and features unlimited voice and video calls to Batelco lines plus 200 free SMS to any other operator.
All special needs customers who hold the special needs card from the Disabled Services Centre at the Ministry of Social Development are eligible to apply for the package, a statement from the company said.
Batelco’s roadshow team was in attendance at the launch event to implement packages for new subscribers. Additionally, they will visit designated centres throughout Bahrain in the near future to sign up new subscribers. Eligible customers can also visit any Batelco shop to apply for the special needs package.
Ahmed Al Janahi, general manager, media relations, Batelco Group, said: “The new package has been developed with the requirements of special needs customers in mind to enhance their lifestyle by providing Batelco’s quality service in a great value communication package.” – TradeArabia News Service
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Hyatt Place plans revealed for landmark Düsseldorf development
A new 300-room hotel is on its way to Düsseldorf as part of a sustainability-focused mixed-use scheme designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Tadao Ando.
Travellers will be able to explore Tadao Ando Campus & Tower at their leisure when Hyatt Place’s latest outpost opens its doors.
A symbiosis of technology and nature
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered into a franchise agreement with EuroAtlantic Group to open Hyatt Place Düsseldorf Mercedesstrasse as part of the Tadao Ando Campus & Tower development, which is being designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Tadao Ando in collaboration with landscape architect Enzo Enea. The 300-room hotel will be located close to the city centre, international airport and Messe Düsseldorf conference centre.
This architecturally significant site representing a symbiosis of technology and nature will be home to the Dusseldorf Arts Club, the EuroAtlantic Museum for Digital Art and the Cyber Tech Campus, as well as the new Hyatt Place hotel.
Pairing style and innovation
Each property in Hyatt Place’s portfolio promises to combine style and innovation with 24/7 convenience for multitasking travellers. The visitor experience is designed around consumer insights indicating that guests are looking for a stylish, comfortable and seamless stay accommodating their lifestyle and routine.
Felicity Black-Roberts, Hyatt’s vice president of development in Europe, said: “The plans for Hyatt Place Düsseldorf Mercedesstrasse reflect the brand’s strong momentum in the fast-growing select service category as Hyatt Place hotels continue to expand globally. Düsseldorf is one of Germany’s most important economic centres, bolstered by recent international investments including from the China Competence Centre, making the district a perfect platform for us to bring our second Hyatt Place hotel to Germany.
Arnulf Damerau, chairman of EuroAtlantic Group, said: “We are pleased to be bringing the first Hyatt Place hotel to Düsseldorf as part of our Tadao Ando Campus & Tower development and we hope to further expand our collaboration with Hyatt with more hotels in the future. We are proud of our completely CO2-neutral construction and operation. The wider development will furthermore build on future-oriented ecological spaces that foster a healthy living and working environment.
“Together with our extensive experience in real estate and Hyatt’s global brand recognition we will be able to deliver a prestigious sustainable development with cutting-edge technology and high-quality service that will successfully bring this business and lifestyle hub to life.”
Hyatt Place Düsseldorf Mercedesstrasse is scheduled to open in 2024.
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Today, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and MasterCard announced a broad collaboration that aims to expand financial inclusion across the African continent.
The collaboration seeks to develop solutions that drive inclusive growth in Africa by broadening access and usage of digital financial services.
MasterCard brings proven expertise to design and scale inclusive financial services solutions and infrastructure. The AfDB actively promotes sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in Africa.
Together the AfDB and MasterCard will work with African governments and local private sector companies to develop and deliver affordable services that meet the needs of a wide consumer base, especially the traditionally unbanked.


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RadioShack Buys Back $500 Million in Stock
Chicago, RadioShack Corp. bought back 20 million of its shares for about $500 million. The company said it used $300 million in short-term borrowing and $200 million in cash to pay for the stock, which it bought from an unnamed financial institution.
RadioShack forecasts its full-year profit will be between $1.80 and $1.90 per share. Analysts, on average, forecast a full-year profit of $1.83 per share.
Harris Teeter Sales Increase
Charlotte, N.C., Ruddick Corp. reported that for the third quarter ended July 3, Harris Teeter sales rose 6.1% to $663.3 million from $625.3 million in the comparable 2004 period. For the 39 weeks ended July 3, 2005, sales rose 4.9% to $1.97 billion from $1.88 billion in the same period of fiscal 2004. The increase in sales was attributable to new store activity and comparable-store-sales increases that were 2.89% for the quarter and 3.32% for the 39-week period.
Report: Wal-Mart Seeks Brazilian Stores
Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wal-Mart Stores is close to buying the Portuguese Sonae’s retail chain in Brazil, according to a report from Sao Paulo-based consulting firm Gouvea de Souza. Sonae operates about 150 supermarkets and hypermarkets in the southern region of the country. Wal-Mart offered 800 million euros for the chain, according to local reports.


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- Dell jumped as much as 3.88% to $46 Friday as it returned to the public market.
- Dell reentered the public markets without going through the usual initial-public-offering process because it bought back shares tied to its interest in the software maker VMware.
- The acquisition faced strong opposition from billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, who was VMware’s second-largest shareholder.
- For Dell, buying back DVMT was actually something of a Plan B. Originally, the company was floating the idea of performing a “reverse merger” with VMware, that would see Dell go public by completely taking it over.
Dell jumped as much as 3.88% to $46 Friday as it returned to the public market. It is currently trading up 1.19%, giving it a market cap of almost $9 billion.
The computer maker reentered the public markets, but didn’t go through the usual initial-public-offering process. That’s because earlier this month it paid $23.9 billion ($120 a share) to acquire the publicly traded “tracking” shares of VMware, a listed software maker that was already about 80% owned by Dell. The shares, under the ticker “DVMT,” were born as part of Dell’s complicated deal to buy EMC a few years ago.
Dell’s acquisition of DVMT faced strong opposition from the billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, who owned an 8.3% stake and was VMware’s second-largest shareholder. Icahn sued Dell last month because of its previous proposed $21.7 billion offer for the tracking shares. He thought the shares were worth $144 apiece – 20% more than the $120 they were acquired for earlier this month.
For Dell, buying back DVMT was actually something of a Plan B. Originally, Dell floated the idea of performing a “reverse merger” with VMware, that would see it go public by completely taking it over.
In February, Morgan Stanley analysts Keith Weiss and Sanjit Singh said such a merger would be “worst case scenario” for VMware shareholders, and Dell ultimately backed down from that plan of action – instead opting to purchase this VMware tracking stock, and go public that way.
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State workers OK contract giving them yearly raises
Published 10:00 pm, Thursday, September 21, 2006
OLYMPIA -- Members of state government's largest labor union have overwhelmingly ratified a new two-year contract, union leaders said Thursday.
Under the deal, workers get yearly raises and a new top pay rate.
The Washington Federation of State Employees said the vote was 7,619-549.
The contract covers about 30,000 state workers, including social workers, highway workers, natural resource workers and information technicians. It takes effect July 1, 2007.
The cost-of-living raises are similar to those negotiated with other state unions: 3.2 percent in 2007 and 2 percent in 2008, federation spokesman Tim Welch said.
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Anheuser-Busch, the company that makes Bud Light, faces a hefty fine and a series of mandatory safety reviews as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violations of federal requirements regarding the prevention of chemical accidents.
EPA said in a June 5 press release that it had reached a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, resolving the company's violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and the Clean Air Act's chemical accident prevention requirements.
As part of the settlement, the Bud Light maker must pay a $537,000 fine and is required to implement a comprehensive safety review at 11 of its breweries where a hazardous chemical called anhydrous ammonia is used.
Breweries that use anhydrous ammonia as part of the refrigeration system must comply with strict safety regulations regarding handling and storage of the chemical to protect both staff and the community.
An EPA investigation of three of Anheuser-Busch's facilities in New Hampshire, Colorado, and California led to findings of non-compliance.
Besides carrying out inspections at the three facilities, EPA also investigated an ammonia release that took place at Anheuser-Busch's Colorado facility, which injured two staff members.
While anhydrous ammonia is an efficient refrigerant, it is also corrosive to skin, eyes, and lungs, and so must be handled with care.
Over the course of some 50 years, the ammonia refrigeration industry has developed standards and guidance for preventing accidental releases of ammonia and for mitigating impacts if an accident does occur.
"These standards apply layers of protections to make facilities safer and are routinely updated to keep up with improving technology, newly identified hazards, industry operating experience, and/or incidents indicating more stringent hazard controls are needed," EPA said.
Other requirements around reporting ammonia releases provide first responders with critical information needed to stage an effective and safe response.
While EPA did not provide details of the Bud Light maker's violations in regards to the various standards, the settlement calls for a comprehensive safety review and subsequent corrective action plans at Anheuser-Busch facilities located in New Hampshire, California, Colorado, Texas, Ohio, Florida, New York, Virginia, Georgia, and Missouri.
“This settlement with Anheuser-Busch sends a clear message to companies that store hazardous materials like anhydrous ammonia that they have an obligation to follow regulations designed to protect our communities and environment from potentially catastrophic consequences of accidents,” EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker said in a statement.
“Failure to comply with the law puts first responders and members of the surrounding community in harm’s way,” Becker added.
Bud Light CrisisThe fine and mandatory safety reviews represent the latest headwind for Anheuser-Busch, whose market value has plunged by billions of dollars since the Bud Light maker embarked on a marketing partnership in early April with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
“This month, I celebrated my day 365 of womanhood and Bud Light sent me possibly the best gift ever—a can with my face on it,” Mulvaney said on April Fool’s Day.
Mulvaney’s engagement with Bud Light sparked outrage among many conservatives, some of whom accused the brand of promoting a transgender agenda and called for a boycott.
Former President Donald Trump also weighed in on the controversy, suggesting boycotts can be an effective way to send a message to brands who critics say are pushing a leftist agenda.
Jared Dinges, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase wrote in a recent note to clients that the Bud Light boycott is poised to persist among some consumer groups in the near term.
"We believe there is a subset of American consumers who will not drink a Bud Light for the foreseeable future," Dinges wrote.
"We believe a 12 percent to 13 percent volume decline on an annualized basis would be a reasonable assumption," Dinges added, predicting a significant drop is Bud Light sales.
According to data by Bump Williams Consulting and Nielsen IQ, sales of Bud Light dropped 25.7 percent for the week ending May 20 amid a falling streak lasting over six weeks.
Michel Doukeris, CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, has repeatedly insisted in recent interviews and public statements that Bud Light didn’t engage in an official marketing partnership with Mulvaney.
Doukeris also said that social media “confusion” and “misinformation” were driving the Bud Light boycott that has led to the sales slump.


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The future is almost here. In an announcement this week, Jeep unveiled a rare breed of off-roader that is setting the internet ablaze. The new Jeep Magneto concept takes the much-loved Wrangler design and reimagines it for the 21st century, turning it into a fully-electric SUV with a manual transmission. But don’t think you’ll be getting your hands on this one anytime soon.
The new addition is based on the 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, however, has replaced the standard engine with an all-electric motor, capable of pumping out 273 pound-feet of torque and 285hp. Powering the new concept car are four battery packs with a combined power of 70kW/h, running an 800-volt system. Unfortunately, Jeep didn’t reveal how far the new Wrangler Magneto can travel on a single charge, but the brand did confirm that an inverter derived from race cars is responsible for converting DC power to AC for the high-tech motor.
Perhaps the most interesting announcement regarding the new Jeep Magneto concept is the addition of a manual transmission. While most EVs carry with them a single-speed format, the magneto goes all-in on the multi-speed system. According to Jeep, the Magneto’s e-motor is connected to a six-speed manual transmission to create a manual-electric powertrain with a clutch that operates as it would with an internal combustion engine. When it comes to quick-shift scenarios, the e-motor will engage regen upon clutch engagement to prevent rev-hang.
From a design perspective, the Magneto features a Bright White colour with Surf Blue accents, along with a heavy-duty performance hood with centre scoop and custom decal. Jeep also revealed that the rear gate has been completely redesigned to better suit the aesthetic.
Look, there’s no doubting the new Jeep Magento concept has got fans excited by the premise of an all-electric future, however, the best-laid plans remain just that; plans. Hopefully, we see this concept out of the R&D department on onto the road in the near future.


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vitalingo has plenty new features to offer. Among them are a new shop system as well as an English translation and a mobile optimized version.
After the 2 year use of our own online shop system, we – the nutritional supplement manufacturer vitastores B.V switched to the online shop system shopware – which offers plenty of new possibilities.
A clearer shopping basket, a shipping cost calculator, and an in stock notification feature are only a few of the new features of the new vitalingo online shop.
From now on, every product description is available in English. English-speaking customers can now get to know our wide range of goods from dried fruits like the goji berry to extract capsules like amino acids.
vitalingo is taking the next step towards the international success and delivers now to 27 further EU-states.
The online shop for nutritional supplements which exists since 2011
We now offer online sales in the following countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic and Hungary.
Mobile optimized website
The online shop is now enhanced with a mobile friendly responsive website design and improved usability.
More information: http://www.vitalingo.com/en/


text: Square Enix and the teams at Crystal Dynamics have announced that the upcoming action adventure game Marvel's Avengers is having a special livestream event next month. On June 24, fans and interested parties can tune in to see brand-new trailers, co-op gameplay and story missions. The announcement comes on a very inspiring trailer released on the Official Twitter and Youtube accounts for the game (Seen below). Developers comment throughout the trailer, noting that "over night, the world changed for everyone" while simultaneously showcasing screenshots of fans concerned for another delay for the Avengers because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The trailer progresses, showing the developers at home and still hard at work to continue "their mission to fulfill their promise to the fans." Times and locations on where and when to watch the stream will likely be announced sometime in June on official social media feeds. But it's probably safe to assume that the event will be held on the Official Square Enix Twitch Channel and possibly on the Official Marvel's Avengers Youtube Channel. Marvel’s Avengers is scheduled to release on September 4, 2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox, Stadia and PC. For more information, you can check out our previous articles.


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“Ontario is putting shovels in the ground to build critical infrastructure including highways,” said Todd Smith, Minister of Energy. “Our agreement with Ivy, ONroute and Canadian Tire to construct EV chargers at all of the province’s 23 ONroute stations is an important step forward, allowing EV owners to travel our great province with more freedom and confidence. This deployment will reduce barriers to EV ownership, supporting Ontario’s growing EV manufacturing market and critical minerals sector, and help achieve Ontario’s goal of building at least 400,000 electric and hybrid vehicles by 2030.”
The deployment of charging infrastructure will see ONroute locations along highways 401 and 400 equipped with at least two EV chargers at each site, with busier sites equipped with more. The EV chargers will be available to all drivers on a pay per use basis and will serve all vehicle types.
“With more electric vehicles coming onto our roads each year, it’s vital that drivers have the ability to conveniently charge their vehicles along the province’s busiest highways,” said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation. “In addition to building new highways that will alleviate congestion in Ontario, the installation of Ivy Charging Networks at all ONroute locations is a big step forward to support EV owners.”
These chargers will further encourage the electrification of the transportation sector in Ontario by making EV charging more accessible, and as the EV population grows more chargers may be added at each site. The electrification of the province’s vehicles will continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by shifting away from gas-powered vehicles and utilizing Ontario’s 94 per cent emissions-free electricity supply.
“I welcome the news on a further expansion of electric vehicle charging across the province. This joint venture signals Ontario’s continued efforts to drive down emissions in the province, while making electric vehicles more accessible to Ontarians,” said David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. “Increased charging across Ontario ONroute locations means more opportunities for clean, green transportation in the future.”
This initiative builds on the government’s Driving Prosperity: The Future of Ontario’s Automotive Sector plan to create a domestic EV battery ecosystem in the province and position Ontario as a North American automotive innovation hub, by working to support the continued pivot to electric, low-carbon, connected and autonomous vehicles.
“The future of the automotive sector is shifting to electric vehicle production, and this critical announcement in partnership with Ivy, ONroute and Canadian Tire means that Ontario will have the infrastructure in place to support the shift to more EVs on our roads,” said Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. “Through the second phase of our Driving Prosperity plan, our government is preparing Ontario to be a world-leader in the transition to EVs by closing deals for new automaker mandates for hybrid and battery EVs, attracting a new battery assembly plant to the province and increasing exports of Ontario-made auto parts and innovations around the globe.”


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The 2018 holiday shopping season is upon us. Time to pull out all the stops and reap the rewards of the busiest time of the year.
But where to start? Should you concentrate on in-store purchases? Or beef up your online presence?
In order to thrive this holiday shopping season, focusing on both in-store and online forms of sales could be the key to brisk business.
"The investments retailers have been making in tying together the online and in-store shopping experiences are starting to pay off," says Bill Friend, managing director and vice president of North America at Fluent Commerce, a retail management company focused on omnichannel services.
—Jason Oxman, CEO, Electronic Transactions Association
"Shoppers are more likely to shop in store when they're researching bulky items or when they need to look, feel, open or participate with the merchandise in any way," says Friend. "On the other hand, there is a comfort and convenience to online shopping, and it works well to wrangle in last-minute shoppers during the holiday season."
Consider the following anticipated holiday shopping season trends and how your company can prepare and capitalize on these trends.
In-Store Purchases to Increase This Holiday Shopping Season
Despite predictions to the contrary, in-store retail is alive and well this holiday shopping season.
A 2018 In-Store Holiday Shopping survey of 1,200 U.S. consumers in August found that 88 percent of shoppers intend to shop in physical stores this holiday season.
The survey, completed by Natural Insight, a cloud-based retail execution and workforce management platform, also discovered some surprising shopper demographics.
Younger generations are more likely to make a trip to a brick-and-mortar store this year, with 88 percent of 18-29 years olds reporting that they will shop in stores this holiday shopping season—an 8 percentage point increase from 2017, according to the survey. (Ninety-two percent of 30 to 44 years olds report they plan to shop in-store this season.)
In addition, the study found that 47 percent of holiday shopping will happen before December.
"Some consumers need to see or try on a product for themselves before they purchase," says Jason Oxman, CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association, a trade association for the payments industry. "During the holiday shopping season, brick-and-mortar stores offer consumers the benefit of physically interacting with products they want to purchase."
People want to know exactly what they're buying, adds Celeste Lee, a retail and consumer expert and founder of the consulting company Tenth Muse Consulting.
"Does that rose gold diamond initial pendant have the right weight, is the chain refined and is that the right shade of rose gold for her skin tone?" Lee says.
Buying American or local is another reason for the focus on brick-and-mortar retail, believes Joe Palumbo, founder and inventor of Fiore Trees, metal flower-basket trees that are hand-forged.
"Physical stores are the best place to sell local," Palumbo says.
Immersive Shopping Experiences Expected
Today's shoppers are gravitating to physical stores because they're seeking "experiences," rather than just simple transactions, believes David Westendorf, CEO of slim eyewear purveyor ThinOptics.
"Many stores are stepping up and providing more immersive in-store shopping experiences, driving more traffic to their brick-and-mortar locations," Westendorf says.
Margarita Poluyko, co-CEO with Igor Poluyko of bedding brand Mellanni Fine Linens, agrees.
"Brick-and-mortar was never going to completely disappear," Poluyko says. "However, over the past decade leaders in the industry have shifted from existing as casual shopping locations to memorable and unique experiences."
The takeaway this holiday shopping season is the importance of engaging the consumers' senses and ensuring more personalized and tailored services.
"Since the ability to see, touch and try out products before buying is one of the most popular reasons people shop in stores, encouraging customers to come and experience your products will get consumers, especially millennials, off their mobile devices and into your store," says Stefan Midford, president and CEO of Natural Insight, which conducted the 2018 In-Store Holiday Shopping survey.
Midford suggests including interactive and demonstrative displays in stores.
"'Try me' products, live demonstrations and other interactive merchandising techniques are great ways to showcase popular gift items in stores," he says. “Also provide gift inspiration ideas."
Online Purchasing Will Continue to Climb
Online sales are still rising, and they show no signs of abating.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, "the second quarter 2018 e-commerce estimate increased 15.2 percent from the second quarter of 2017, while total retail sales increased 5.7 percent in the same period."
"Online shopping is an integral part of the holiday shopping season, because it offers consumers an easy way to access the gifts they want, shop and compare prices and find the best deals from the comfort of their homes," says Oxman.
He suggests merchants capitalize on all upcoming holidays.
"In addition to Black Friday and Cyber Monday," Oxman says, "try Veteran's Day, Small Business Saturday and Thanksgiving."
In order to succeed with online sales, it's important to lower perceived risk to the consumer, believes Oxman.
"To gain an online advantage, provide an exceptionally easy returns policy, pre-labeled return packages or liberal lifetime guarantees."
Attention to shipping speed and cost is also critical, adds Marc Gorlin, founder and CEO of Roadie, an on-the-way delivery service.
"Most retailers are looking beyond costly traditional delivery services to meet the needs of their customers and are considering more collaborative models, including crowdsourcing deliveries," he says.
This holiday shopping season, Gorlin believes it's critical to find flexible and convenient delivery options—especially during peak holiday times.
"Customers are willing to pay premiums for instant or same-day delivery," says Gorlin. "Not only will a flexible delivery option drive e-commerce sales, but customers get a stronger, brand-driven experience. For retailers, there's no better present than that."
Omnichannel Sales the Wave of the Future
An omnichannel sales approach includes multiple channels that provide customers with an integrated customer experience. This includes being able to access products online from a desktop, mobile phone or brick-and-mortar location.
And all of these platforms work together seamlessly.
"The best positioned merchants this holiday shopping season will no longer just focus on accepting cash, coins and cards at a cash register," says Oxman. "Having a strategy to accept the latest in payments technology—whether its mobile order ahead, e-commerce, mobile payments, checkout solutions, contactless payments—gives consumers as many channels and opportunities to engage with a merchant as possible."
It's also important to remember that mobile buying activity is an integral part of the online buying experience, believes Westendorf.
"Consumers are evolving to 'window shop' on their mobile phones, while making actual online purchases later on their desktops," he says. "This holiday shopping season, it's a good idea for online merchants to embrace this by optimizing mobile shopping and establishing an elegant handoff when consumers log back in on their desktop computers."
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As the nation hangs out the bunting and prepares for street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Rebecca Thomson looks at the transformation of retail during her reign.
It’s difficult to reconcile the retail landscape of 2012 with that of the 1950s. Today, it’s all about the Chinese middle classes, mobile technology and the decline of the high street.
In 1952, it was about domestic growth and small specialist shops – for such a comparatively short space of time, the transformation has been remarkable.
But while the industry has shifted massively, many of retail’s principles remain the same. At its heart, retailing is concerned with the same challenges, and businesses that do it well today often have similar qualities to the successful ones of 60 years ago. As Dixons founder Lord Kalms says: “The world changes but retailing itself doesn’t change. It’s about attention to detail and remembering the customer.”
Former Kingfisher chief executive Geoff Mulcahy agrees the basic skills are the same. “The people who succeed in retailing are those who have the best offer at the best prices and the best services,” he says. “That hasn’t changed, but retail continually innovates.”
In the 1980s, the pace of change really picked up. Not only did computers start to infiltrate every part of the industry, but shopping habits changed irrevocably as grocers ramped up the roll-out of superstores, developed their non-food lines and helped to lead the march away from the high street to out-of-town shopping centres.
Former Next boss George Davies says it was the lack of town-centre parking that prompted consumers’ migration out of town. “Pretty much everything I’ve done has been because of the car,” he says. “It influenced my vision.”
Another major shift in the 1980s was women starting to enter the workplace in more significant numbers and gaining the associated economic power. “The reason out-of-town shopping grew was because women could put the kids in the back of the car and park easily,” says Davies. “I thought there was a massive opportunity there.”
Lord Kalms agrees that women’s changing role in society had a fundamental impact on retail and that women are now powerful consumers. “In the 1950s, most of our customers were men and nearly 100% of the staff. Now half our customers are women and half of our managers are as well,” he says.
The late 1980s and 1990s were also a pivotal time for the grocers. Not only was the first Tesco Extra store opened in 1997, but the Clubcard was introduced in 1995, heralding a new era of data-driven retailing.
The success Tesco generated through the loyalty scheme, which allowed it to see in detail what customers were buying, spawned numerous imitators.
Changing the game
The web was steadily developing too, ready for its heyday post-2000. In the 2000s, game-changing retail innovations and online start-ups that were to change the face of retail came thick and fast. Launches including social media website Facebook and Apple’s iPhone were fundamental in shaping new patterns of consumer behaviour – changes that retailers had to work hard to take advantage of.
At the same time, pure-play etailers such as Amazon and Asos expanded and started to play a key role the retail industry, with the web enabling them to generate significant growth quickly. Asos founder Nick Robertson says the big advantage of web retailing is the lack of restriction on the amount of inventory you can carry, meaning etailers can offer a huge range of product to consumers.
But what really made Asos fly as a business was the phenomenal growth of social media, adds Robertson.
“The velocity of social media has transformed us,” he says. “We don’t have to spend traditional marketing money, and it has enabled us to get significant market share in places such as Australia where we weren’t known.”
Social media also helped the brand develop more quickly. “I’m proud that we’ve created a brand in what was perceived in the UK as quite a busy space,” says Robertson. “You can be more creative on the web. We’ve always been content rich, bridging the gap between media and retail. It wasn’t just about being online, it was about what was happening online that enabled us to grow.”
Expect the unexpected
One fundamental lesson to be learnt from the past 60 years of retail is that retailers should take nothing for granted and always expect surprises – the businesses that failed were those that thought things would never change.
Robertson says: “The two things people said about fashion retail was that shopping is a social experience and that trying clothes on is essential. We have established neither of those things are true – people did them because that was the circumstance they were in.”
It might be a more difficult industry to enter than it used to be – Kalms, Davies and Robertson all say competition is fiercer than ever – but macro developments and technological change always provide opportunities. “There are always gaps in the market,” says Mulcahy. “Quite often they are in the most unlikely of places.”
The coming 60 years will no doubt be as dramatic as the last for retail industry and, as ever, it will be the most adaptable and forward-thinking businesses who will survive to see the next chapter.
Retailers’ predictions for the future
- Shopping malls need to have more vision, says former Next boss George Davies. “There are exactly the same stores everywhere – there used to be more individuality in the 1980s,” he says
- Davies says there are still gaps in the market, despite consumers having more choice than ever. Etailers who manage to provide a decent online delivery service are still in the minority, and he adds that the whole service of delivery needs improving
- There is also a gap in the over-30s market. “So many retailers are concentrating on the youngsters,” Davies maintains
- International expansion is the best route to growth. and Asos’s international expansion plans are well-know. Robertson says: “In emerging markets they have no exposure to the high street and most people don’t have internet access via computers. Browsing fashion on the mobile is completely normal for them”
- Dixons founder Lord Kalms says retailers need to create more of an atmosphere to entice shoppers out of their homes. He adds it’s more crucial than ever to stay abreast of product innovation. “Every year brings something new,” he says. “Now we’re going into 3D TV, which is an outstanding product”
- Asos founder Nick Robertson says mobile is worth investing. “The web is transforming the way all fashion is bought and sold. Mobile will enhance that”
- Robertson predicts a slight shift away from fast fashion, which has been a mainstay of the apparel industry for the past 10 years
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You simplest flip 26 as soon as, so in birthday celebration, Hailey Bieber deliberate an enviable birthday travel to Tokyo, Japan. On Nov. 22, the Rhode Attractiveness logo founder began posting snaps of her vacation spot birthday by means of her Instagram Tale, that includes famous person visitors like her husband, Justin Bieber, and absolute best buddies Kendall Jenner and Justine Skye. Up to now, the gang has been noticed traveling Japan’s capital, making a song karaoke, and consuming loads of ramen (rightfully so).
“26 IN TOKYO 🇯🇵🎂🥲 such a lot love,” Hailey captioned her professional birthday Instagram submit on Nov. 22, sharing extra footage of the travel, in addition to her fabulous birthday outfits — which incorporated a sequined camisole and denim micro mini. From what she’s proven on Instagram, Hailey kicked off the birthday festivities with a travel to the Tokyo tower and a talk over with to the extraordinarily aesthetic TeamLab Planets Tokyo artwork museum.
Justin additionally posted on Instagram in honor of Hailey’s birthday, sharing a candy tribute with a photograph gallery of the 2 in Tokyo. “HAPPY BIRFDAY (in Japan) TO MY FAVORITE HUMAN BEING XOXO YOU MAKE LIFE MAGIC,” he wrote. “OBSESSED WITH EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.” Justin additionally shared his love for town in a later submit, captioning every other gallery of him consuming with Hailey and striking out in Tokyo’s Floating Flower Lawn showcase, “ILY TOKYO 🇯🇵.”
According to what the remainder of the gang has shared, it kind of feels like Hailey’s travel has been filled with implausible artwork, a laugh adventures, Tokyo’s stunning surroundings, and — most likely most significantly — superb meals. Scroll forward to look extra footage of Hailey’s dreamy Twenty sixth-birthday travel to Tokyo.


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We're one step closer to the iPhone 5.
Apple today took its online store down to prepare for today's event in San Francisco. The company is expected to unveil the iPhone 5 today at the Lam Research Theater at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
Tune in Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. PT for our Apple iPhone event live blog.
Apple typically takes its store offline whenever it holds such an event. And as with those previous events, the company hasn't shown its hand or indicated what it might unveil. But that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from speculating on everything from the iPhone 5 coming with a larger display to boasting 4G LTE service.
Luckily, the wait is almost over. CNET will kick off its live blog today at 9 a.m. PT in anticipation of the Apple event's 10 a.m. PT start time. Be sure to check back later on to see all of the news and highlights from the show.


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Most wouldn't put Halloween and Italian cuisine together in the same sentence. This Pittsburgh restaurant is looking to change that.
October is now a week and a half old and for many people, the arrival of fall's favorite month means one thing and one thing only. Halloween. Despite the spookiest holiday of the year only being one day long, and that day not arriving until the very final day in October, some people use October as an excuse to show their scary sides all month long.
As the days of the month tick away, you may start to notice more and more decorations creeping up the sides of houses and onto front lawns in your neighborhood. That's fine by us, although we draw the line at people trick or treating until the day before October 31 at the very latest.
We also didn't think we'd like our local eateries getting in on the spooky spirit, especially this early in the month. Angelo's II in Monongahela, Pennsylvania has very much changed our opinion of that. The restaurant takes Halloween very seriously, reports CNN, and already has what is frankly an incredible set of decorations donning its exterior. This year's theme? The iconic 80s movie franchise, Ghostbusters.
As you can see from the photo above, the building in which Angelo's II is situated has glowing green tentacles reaching out of its windows. While that is extremely cool, it isn't our favorite part of the Halloween setup. That honor goes to the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man sitting atop the restaurant roof. Stay-Puft might not be the main character in the Ghostbusters franchise, but he is the most instantly recognizable thing from the movies.
Apparently, Halloween isn't the only holiday Angelo's celebrates in this way. Once the Ghostbusters Halloween-themed regalia is packed away for another year, the Christmas decorations come out. The festive season doesn't allow the restaurant owners to be quite as creative. However, judging by what we've heard about their plans, it will be equally as spectacular.


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Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped by more than 6 per cent this week and has failed to hold support at $22,000 after successfully breaching $22,600 mid-week. BTC continues to consolidate in the range of $19,400-20.100 which has held as support for months now. If stocks recover their losses next week, there is a likelihood of BTC gaining back $22,000.
This week also scripted an historic day for the crypto world as Ethereum (ETH) completed its Merge, meaning the network will no longer rely on a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism. Ethereum, the world’s second most valuable crypto, has completed its massive software upgrade with promises of massive environmental benefits. The Merge is set to reduce Ethereum’s energy consumption by nearly 99 per cent.
ETH, post the Merge, has dropped nearly 18 per cent this week as a sell-off event ensured. This can be attributed to short-term traders who bought ETH leading up to the event to gain on the positive momentum and to acquire new forked tokens. Once their motives were established, they sold their positions. Total crypto market cap is now below $1 trillion.
Given September is traditionally a red month for Bitcoin and crypto markets, investors are anticipating further pain in upcoming months before the final bottom is discovered. As this bear market plays out, we look at some positives in terms of adoption and other stories of the week below.
Norwegian central bank uses Ethereum to build digital currency
With the publication of the open-source code for the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) sandbox, Norway’s central bank has achieved a significant milestone in its attempts to promote digital currencies.
The sandbox, which is accessible on GitHub, aims to provide a user interface for interacting with the test network, enabling features like ERC-20 token minting, burning, and transfer. The current version of the code is only privately accessible by people with the necessary credentials.
The Bank also stated that Ethereum is expected to provide core infrastructure for the issuance, distribution, and destruction of digital central bank money.
BNB Chain partners with Google Cloud to advance Web 3.0, Blockchain initiatives Binance’s smart contract blockchain platform BNB Chain has collaborated with Google Cloud to bolster Web 3.0 and blockchain projects.
The collaboration will allow access to the tools and infrastructure offered by both platforms to over 1,300 active BNB Chain-based decentralized apps (DApps).
Initiatives established on BNB Chain can now access Google Cloud infrastructure including the ability to analyze on-chain data and encrypt information through Google Cloud.
The partnership will also facilitate access to the Google for Startups Cloud Program to specific Web 3.0 builders from the BNB Chain ecosystem.
Puma debuts first Metaverse experience with NFT shoes
Sports giant Puma has announced the release of its first interactive metaverse experience ‘Black Station’ featuring exclusive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with limited edition redeemable physical sneakers.
The aim of Puma Black Station is to provide customers with an immersive and engaging portal through which they may experience the brand’s future.
Puma is the newest sportswear company to introduce digital collectibles, following Adidas. Puma has previously entered the Web 3.0 space with the limited edition NFTs of the Puma boots worn by football player Sergio Aguero in a promotional campaign with football club Manchester City.
Starbucks to offer NFT-based loyalty program
Starbucks is set to launch a non-fungible token (NFT)-based loyalty program using Polygon’s blockchain technology.
Starbucks unveiled Starbucks
, a new Web 3.0-enabled experience that offers Starbucks rewards members the ability to earn and buy digital collectibles (NFTs) and unlock access to new benefits and immersive coffee experiences.
The program is to be built on Polygon’s proof-of-stake network, a consensus mechanism for processing transactions and creating new blocks in a blockchain that rests on top of the Ethereum network.
DBS becomes the first Singaporean bank to join the metaverse
DBS announced the launch of DBS BetterWorld, a metaverse experience created in partnership with The Sandbox. The Sandbox is a decentralized virtual game environment built on Ethereum.
It also became the first bank in Singapore to enter the metaverse.
The goal of this partnership is to create DBS BetterWorld, an interactive metaverse experience highlighting the importance of creating a better, more sustainable world and inviting others to join.
Top gainers for the week
Celsius (CEL): 20% up
Chiliz (CHZ): 15% up
ApeCoin (APE): 10% up
Quant (QNT: 6% up
XRP (XRP): 4% up
Top gainers for the week
Terra (LUNA): 51.12% down
Tera Classic (LUNC): 32.37% down
Gnosis (GNO): 21% down
Helium (HNT): 19% down
EOS (EOS): 18% down
Note: Analysis includes top 100 cryptocurrencies only as of September 18, 2022 at 11 hours IST.. Source: Coinmarketcap
(The author of the article is Analytics Team, Giottus Crypto Exchange) (Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of Economic Times)


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Expected to debut by the end of 2023 or in early 2024, the Punch EV will be positioned below the recently facelifted Nexon EV
Tata Motors is currently sitting at the top of the electric vehicle space in the Indian market. With the launch of the Nexon EV Facelift, the company has taken a giant leap in every possible department ranging from equipment on offer to powertrain. Next in line EV from the Indian carmaker is the electrified Punch which has been in development for a very long time now. The test mule of the Punch EV has been spotted multiple times on the roads and we have gathered a lot of details about it. Let’s take a look at what the latest spy shots have to say.
Tata Punch EV: What The Latest Spy Shots Say?
While the Punch EV will retain the design from its ICE model, there will be plenty of changes to justify its eco-friendly tag. The side and rear profile of the electric car can be seen clearly in the latest spy shots along with a new front fascia. Although the car is heavily covered, we can spot the new front design which is bound to get the majority of changes in the Punch’s electric iteration.
To begin with, a new set of LED headlamps enclosed in an altered housing, an updated EV-specific grille and the LED light bar running across the width along with a redesigned front bumper will be a part of the package. Expect the front profile to draw inspiration from Nexon EV Facelift’s design, in line with the brand’s latest design direction.
Towards the sides, the Punch EV will get a new set of alloy wheels with rear wheel disc brakes and we have already seen this in previous spy images. The rear profile will remain more or less the same, however, will likely see the addition of a connected LED light bar. These design changes could trickle down to the ICE Punch, probably with the facelift model.
The interiors will also get some updates in the form of a new 10.25-inch infotainment system, Tata’s latest two-spoke steering wheel with the backlit logo and blue accents all around. Under the hood, we expect the Punch EV to draw power from a battery pack of roughly 30 kWh capacity, claiming a range of up to 350 kilometres on a single charge. There can be two range options at the time of launch, much like other EVs in the brand’s line-up.
If everything goes right, the Tata Punch EV will likely debut by the end of 2023 followed by its market launch soon after. As for the prices are concerned, we expect the EV to start around Rs. 12 lakh (ex-showroom), thereby undercutting the Nexon EV by a good margin.


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People who lost weight by following a low-calorie, low-fat regime saw longer term effects on mood than those who used a low-carb approach, report researchers in Australia – but whether its down to social chemical reasons remain unclear.
Sticking to a low-carbohydrate diet with some limits of calories
has long-term benefits on body weight and blood sugar levels, says
a new study from Sweden, but a leading diabetes charity advises
against following such a diet.
Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet does not lead to weakened bones
over a three-month period, say US researchers - a result that may
prove to be only a brief glimmer for this fading star of diet fads.
Falling pasta sales at leading US company American Italian Pasta
reflect an industry-wide problem and demonstrate how a low-carb
legacy may still undermine foods with a higher carbohydrate
content, as Chris Mercerdiscovers.
A fall in bread consumption in the US impacts sales for food enzyme
leader Novozymes in the third quarter with the Danish firm
reporting a 7 per cent fall in sales for this segment to DKK373
million (€50 million) this year from DKK399...
Recent media reports suggesting the end is nigh for carb-cutting
diets appear to be a little premature, with the latest market
research from the US suggesting that there is still substantial
interest in the low-carb regime, writes...
Confirming reports from the likes of Kellogg and Anheuser-Busch, a
new survey suggests that the explosive growth rates for low-carb
products may be a thing of the past - but winning back former
customers will remain a difficulty for...
Slight growth for Danish enzymes giant Novozymes in the first half
of the year with Europe providing steady returns but US market
knocked by the popular low carbohydrate diet that has hit the
Hurt by rising operating costs and a shift in consumer taste
against traditional white flour based products, Canadian food giant
George Weston has embarked on a search for better margins in
premium bakery products.
The latest figures from Kellogg suggest that the US-based cereal
and snacks group has weathered the low-carb dieting storm with
relative ease, helped by a combination of new product launches and
increased advertising expenditure,...