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Upgrades to Linux Mint 21 from Linux Mint 20.3 are now open. Users can use a graphical tool to perform the upgrade, making the experience a bit easier. Be sure to make a backup first.
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The Linux Mint team is finally working on an upgrade tool that will give users a graphical way to upgrade to new major versions of Linux Mint. It will be available in a couple of months.
The Linux Mint team has finally released Linux Mint 20.3. It will get security updates until 2025 and features a new document manager called Thingy that helpfully saves your reading progress.
Linux Mint 20.3 has been approved for final release with an announcement due later this week. People running older Linux Mint 20.x versions should be able to upgrade this week too.
Linux Mint 20.3 beta has been released to the public. The beta period should run for a couple of weeks before the final build is issued. In this article, we take a quick look over the new features.
The Linux Mint team is currently testing the beta ISO for Linux Mint 20.3. The beta period will last a few weeks before Linux Mint 20.3 is made available for everyone as a download and upgrade.
Linux Mint 20.3 will be out by Christmas according to the project's lead Clem Lefebvre. The project has also updated the website so that it's more modern and easier to use for those looking to switch.


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Microsoft has finally announced its next flagship operating system, the all new Windows 10. Microsoft decided to skip Windows 9 that was suppose to be the next operating system and straight jump to 10. Windows 10 will be running across everything Microsoft has its hands in covering all its product from mobile devices and PCs.
Windows 10 has a new system introduced into the Star Menu, where now there is an extension that resembles the home screen from Windows Phone. These Tiles appear to act the same way as they do on the smartphone including the option to resize and rearranging them.
One of the new feature of the new Windows 10 is the ”Task View” feature which bring a whole new level of multi tasking. It is launched from a button on the taskbar which allows multiple desktops to be run with different apps in the background. When it is open, it will display various running apps and allowing users to switch between them.
Windows 10 also give users to switch between touch and keyboard interface based on the device it’s installed on. Microsoft are allowing users to download (tech experts) the preview of Windows 10 but it is not the complete version. You can have excess to Windows feedback app which you can sent comments about the new operating system.

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The Brits may be about to bare almost all now that Australian online retailer, Budgy Smuggler, has launched its e-commerce platform in the UK and its London pop-up store there last week.
Doned on some of UK’s high profile personalities, including rugby stars, the Burgess Brothers, cricketer Kevin Pietersen and several British & Irish Lions rugby players, Aussie brand Budgy Smuggler have now stamped its presence in the UK, launching its UK based e-commerce store , as well as it’s London pop-up store, last week.
“If you’re in London tomorrow (June 14th) you’re invited to the Official Launch BBQ of the @BudgySmuggler UK Pop Up Store,” the company announced “Aussie-style” on it’s Instagram feed. “We’ll have cricket, thong throwing and beer pong running from 5pm till about 10pm. And some beers. BYO if you’re really giving it a nudge (which is encouraged). Mens + Womens swimwear and activewear will be available to buy as well.”
The company’s UK based website will offer overnight shipping to the UK and Europe, which are two key markets it’s looking to grow.
The brand, which gained worldwide publicity when former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott was snapped wearing them on a Queenscliff beach in Queensland, was founded in 2002 as an online startup. Initially selling quirky men’s swimwear, Budgy Smuggler now also stocks womenswear and kidswear as well.
Budgy Smuggler has a strong and established online presence, which it says will remain its key focus, and sells in Australia and internationally, with UK and European sales growing consistently, prompting its launch there.
Last year, Budgy Smuggler opened its first store on Manly Beach, NSW, and now it’s pop-up in the UK will allow the brand to strengthen its brand presence there and its e-commerce operations in one of its strongest target markets.


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HP today announced the completion of its acquisition of HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company.
The acquisition supports HP’s strategy to drive growth in its Personal Systems business, where gaming and peripherals are attractive segments.
“We are delighted to officially welcome the incredible people of HyperX to HP. HyperX has built a loyal following among gamers and we look forward to further strengthening the HyperX brand,” said Alex Cho, president, Personal Systems, HP. “This acquisition further advances our ability to create the compute experiences of the future, expand into valuable adjacencies, and unlock new sources of growth.”
HyperX’s award-winning product portfolio spans a range of gaming peripherals, including headsets, keyboards, mice, mouse pads, USB microphones, and console accessories.
As previously announced, the purchase price of the transaction was $425 million. The acquisition is expected to be accretive on a non-GAAP basis to HP in the first full year following closing.


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Check out each and every Pokemon hidden in the first Detective Pikachu trailer.
The deals include a Spider-Man PlayStation 4 bundle and DualShock 4 wireless discounts.
Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will be receiving a special holiday episode, and it’s scheduled to arrive on December 14.
Someone claiming to be a former Treyarch employee dumped a trove of previously unknown Black Ops 4 info on Reddit over the weekend.
The Walking Dead showed us what else has changed in the six years since Rick disappeared, but there was one reveal that was particularly heartbreaking.
A new headset might be the way we get the long-rumoured Half-Life VR.
Check out how the remade versions of Spyro the Dragon, Ripto's Rage, and Year of the Dragon begin.
Microsoft has announced its newest studio acquisitions to bring more games into its first-party family.
During Microsoft's Inside Xbox: X018 Special, Microsoft revealed that 14 games will be receiving mouse and keyboard support, including Fortnite.
Sea of Thieves is getting brand new DLC in the form of The Arena which includes a new competitive game mode set to launch in 2019.
During Microsoft's Inside Xbox: X018 Special, Tetsuya Nomura of Square Enix revealed that all three Final Fantasy 13 games will be backwards compatible on Xbox One next week.
An exact release date for the consistently delayed Crackdown 3 was revealed alongside a new multiplayer mode at Microsoft's XO18 fan event.
During Microsoft's Inside Xbox: X018 Special, it was revealed that 16 games will be added to Xbox Game Pass, including PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
The NFL’s Melvin Gordon will join IGN Plays team tonight to show off the newest addition to Fortnite: NFL skins and jerseys.


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UHD could be flop like 3D
A report from IHS Media & Technology Digest says the content side of the Ultra HD supply chain has been “slow to respond” in providing UHD programming to consumers.
Report author Richard Cooper says that there are some 400 titles available in UHD across various platforms and formats, although the “vast majority” of these have simply been up-scaled to 4K. More than half of these are supplied by just two studios, Paramount and Sony, with Netflix measured as the third-largest global provider of UHD content.
On Blu-ray 4K media, there are are only around 30 titles currently available in UHD.
IHS says that Ultrafix, a US transactional online VoD service, boasts the greatest number of UHD titles (229), though these are almost all scaled-up versions and – for the most part – less well-known titles.
IHS says that the definition of UHD is itself very broad, and that it is unlikely that most (so-called) UHD TVs can even make the most of the UHD material that is available.
IHS’s concludes is that unless this situation is resolved then UHD could, like 3D, become just a little-used, high-end feature of large-screen TVs.
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This city’s empty airport terminal is like nothing you’ve ever seenThe Southwest Airlines gates of National Airport are almost completely without flying customers, showing the impact COVID-19 is having on air travel.You know them. You may even be one.They used to fly solo, often toting briefcases instead of daypacks, and filled the front of the plane, taking full advantage of perks like ample upgrades and free cocktails.Now these same business travelers are showing up with their families as leisure travelers clad in shorts instead of business suits. As vacationers, they are ready to take trips despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. That’s forcing airlines to treat leisure passengers with more respect simply because there are no longer business travelers – the airfare fat cats – anymore to help fill planes.When it comes to a recovery in the airline industry, “we’ve said from the beginning that leisure was going to lead the way, mainly because businesses are still really trying to figure out what it’s going to look like when things normalize,” Paul Jacobson, Delta Air Lines’ chief financial officer, told analysts on an investment firm conference call last month.To hook more back-of-the-plane passengers, airlines are adding more domestic Sunbelt cities and Mexico and Caribbean routes, offering deep fare discounts, rejiggering incentives and relaxing booking rules.No-change fees woo wary vacationersThe latest proof that airlines are serious about wooing leisure travelers came in August when United, American, Delta, Alaska and Hawaiian airlines banished change fees on all but the cheapest no-frills tickets, a move that pressures Southwest Airlines, which hasn’t had them.Business travelers were more likely to book costly unrestricted tickets that allowed them to switch travel dates without penalty. Leisure travelers were locked in, knowing a $200 change fee could be more than the price of their ticket.”One of the biggest impediments to leisure travel is the change fee,” said Peter Greenberg, host of the “Eye on Travel” radio show.American Airlines ditched another rule that penalized leisure flyers. It said it will allow passengers to fly standby without an extra fee, taking an earlier flight if empty seats are available.It’s yet to see if the changes make a difference in bookings. Airlines are flying their planes an average of about a third full with the industry collectively losing about $5 billion a month, said Nicholas Calio, CEO of the trade group Airlines for America.Virtually all have been cutting fares based on the dearth of passengers. From there, though, major airlines are taking different approaches when it comes to bringing in more leisure traffic.New routes, perks aboundWith business travel off 95%, American Airlines is focusing on leisure destinations in Florida, Texas and Arizona, Vasu Raja, the airline’s chief revenue officer, told another investment conference last month.”The customer mix is changing,” Raja said, with more customers under age 40, more traveling for leisure or a mix of leisure and business and lacking the kind of loyalty to the airline that would make them eligible for perks like class upgrades.American is beefing up service to Mexican-resort destinations and adding seasonal service from Dallas-Fort Worth and Phoenix to La Paz and Loreto, Mexico, starting in December, said spokesman Andrea Koos. In an unusual move, American is giving “bonus” frequent-flyer miles to passengers who redeem their existing miles for free trips instead of just letting them earn miles for paid travel.Delta’s Jacobson said leisure customers these days are traveling on shorter notice, often booking a week to 10 days ahead of time to try to avoid cities that they surmise will be hot spots for the coronavirus. In its effort to hook vacationers, United Airlines introduced an “Explore Destinations” interactive tool recently on its website that allows leisure passengers to see the lowest fares for cities across the country to many cities in a single view. They can decide where to vacation based on the best deal or sort by specific interests, like cities known for their brewpubs, national parks or snorkeling.Some “90% of customers who book on United.com are now leisure travelers, and we’re seeing that these customers are more open about the destinations that they would like to visit,” said United spokeswoman Christine Salamone.Major airlines’ attempts to make life better for leisure travelers could complicate plans for discounters and other air carriers that have long made vacationers a mainstay.Those airlines are coping mainly by making changes to their route networks. Southwest, long a favorite of leisure travelers, has focused on vacation destinations in adding new cities. After initiating flights to Hawaii last year, it announced service to Cozumel, Mexico, in March and flights to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in time for ski season; Miami and Palm Springs, California,JetBlue has been shaking up its route network in response to the fall-off in business travel, announcing last month it is adding routes to warm-weather leisure destinations in Florida, Latin American and the Caribbean. The flights begin just as the snow starts to fall in parts of the U.S. – November and December.Similarly, Alaska Airlines plans to start service between Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California, to including nonstops from L.A. for those headed to the sunny resorts of Cancun, Mexico, and the wintry skiing near Reno, Nevada.The new flights, said Brett Catlin, Alaska’s managing director of capacity planning and alliances, are “for those ready to fly the coop.”Isn’t everyone at this point?


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It's June! We'll finally see the official start of summer in a few weeks, we have an Apple keynote coming up on Monday, and betas of the next-generation operating systems should be available soon. In the interim, we have the news for you in convenient podcast form:
- UBS has raised its target share price for shares in Apple to $210, matching Morgan Stanley's number from earlier this week. The investment firm cited stronger than expected demand for iPhone X and Plus models as the primary reason for its optimism
- A Bain Capital-led consortium that includes Apple, Dell and several other memory manufacturers has completed the purchase of Toshiba's memory group
- The final emoji list for 2018 is here and will be released on June 5. We have a video overview from Emojipedia on the website for your viewing pleasure
The text version of the podcast can be read below. To listen to the podcast here, click the play button on the player below. Apple News readers need to visit Apple World Today in order to listen to the podcast.
This is Steve Sande for Apple World Today, and you’re listening to the AWT News Update podcast for Friday, June 1st, 2018.
Another Wall Street investment firm is upping its target share price for Apple stock to $210, following the lead of Morgan Stanley earlier this week. UBS did a poll of 6,700 smartphone users and found that 44 percent of purchasers in the US expect to buy an iPhone X, which is up substantially from the 30 percent figure cited in October, 2017. In addition, close to 40 percent of buyers are looking at iPhone Plus models, up slightly over the October figures. The numbers are similar for purchasers in China and Japan as well. Why is this important? If overall smartphone purchase are dropping worldwide, having those fewer purchases be of higher-end iPhones will keep up Apple’s average selling price and sustain Apple’s revenue growth. Steven Milunovich, analyst for UBS, says that “We consider Apple’s two most important metrics to be grown in the installed base, which we think is low double-digit for iPhone, and customer retention rate. Good results in those mean that it’s when not if consumers buy their next iPhone.” Milunovich also noted that while consumers aren’t excited by innovations like Face ID and AR at the present time, they may be starting to be. “As Apple controls more of the component technology, it has started to differentiate with Face ID, an AI processor, and possibly AR. The ecosystem is the strongest in the industry as seen by the success of the App Store. Our platform view of the company is that software and services are there to create a superior customer experience and support premium hardware margins.”
Last year and earlier in 2018, we reported on the sale of Toshiba’s memory group. A number of different companies tried to acquire the memory chip unit, and now it’s finally over with. A consortium of companies led by Bain Capital and including Apple, SK Hynix, Dell Technologies, Segate Technology, and Kingston Technology made the $18 billion acquisition. Toshiba will still retain 40 percent of the business. The Chinese government approved the deal last month, and this should give Apple easier access to NAND chips as well as diversification of its supply chain. Although Apple has not released figures on its investment in the Toshiba memory group, reports last fall said the amount could be as much as $3 billion.
The final emoji list for 2018 was published, and these emoji will be released officially on Tuesday, June 5. Of course, that means that Apple users probably won’t see those emoji until September when iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 are finalized. If someone on another platform uses those emoji in a message or post, you’ll see them as a blank character, which is usually a box with an X or question mark in it. We have a video on the Apple World Today website showing all 150 new emoji, although the Apple versions are likely to look a bit different. What you’ll see this year and in the video are redheads, hot face, cold face, party face, curly and white haired people, bald people, super villains and superheroes, legs, feet, a tooth and bone, hiking boots and women’s flats, mosquitos and parrots, peacocks, llamas, raccoons, luggage, skateboards, a magnet, a toolbox, DNA, a fire extinguisher, cleaning equipment, toilet paper, a teddy bear and much, much more.
That’s all the news for today - join me tomorrow afternoon for the next edition of the AWT News Update.
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If you think books are old tech, you may be dismissing them too soon. The latest application for the folio design is a collection of water filters that are long-lasting and also provide information about consuming unsafe water. The humanitarian group WaterisLife and the ad agency DDB have teamed up to bring these books to developing countries with unreliable water sources.
Millions of people around the world don't have access to clean water for basic needs like drinking, cooking, and bathing. And 3.4 million people die every year from waterborne diseases. WaterisLife points out that though options are limited in these settings, many people who ingest unsafe water don't even know that it could hurt them. So the goal of the “Drinkable Book” is to provide cheap and effective water filters while also educating people about how dangerous contaminated water can be.
Working with researchers at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Virginia, WaterisLife and DDB supported scalability work and design based on research conducted by Teri Dankovich for her Ph.D. at McGill University. Dankovich found a way to coat cardstock with silver nanoparticles that attract bacteria and toxins when water trickles by. Dankovich says her research indicates that the filters leave water more than 99.9 percent pure. Each page of the book can filter about 30 days’ worth of clean drinking water, and the whole book can last about four years.


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In a Wednesday press briefing, Governor Mike DeWine announced plans for a relief measure to assist businesses in Akron and around the state.
The plan calls for a five-billion dollar dividend from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation.
Checks going out to businesses would range anywhere from hundreds of dollars to millions of dollars.
The governor said that the plan is about helping businesses to stay open and people to remain employed.
If approved, this would be the third and the largest dividend approved by the bureau this year to help businesses struggling during the pandemic.


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Everywhere you turn nowadays, another company is targeting the Small and Medium Business (SMB) marketplace. SMBs are growing, and represent a segment of the IT market that has not been fully exploited by many, including open source software vendors that boasted early successes with large enterprises.
However, as vendors have learned, there have been obstacles to penetrating the SMB space. SMBs are reluctant to taking a chance on an open source solution in what has become a Microsoft market. They want IT solutions that are easy to install, configure, and maintain. The full penetration by open source software vendors is sluggish, but it’s moving.
Nearly three years ago, AMI Partners researched the Linux penetration into the SMB marketplace. According to their research, Linux had penetrated about a fourth of all companies with 100 to 249 employees.
The greatest concentration of Linux users was found in the businesses services industry. In fact, many SMBs who do use Linux and open source software are in the IT industry and already familiar with open source solutions and their configuration and maintenance. Resellers are integrating open source solutions into their offerings to the SMB marketplace accordingly.
The Huntsville, Alabama IT firm Avocent, a maker of managemnt products including KVM and serial console equipment, has continued to build a business strategy intended to capitalize on the SMB marketplace. They introduced a new Linux server management product developed specifically for the SMB market.
“Small businesses are looking to save money on technology,” says Kamini Rupani, a product director with Avocent. “In a time of tightened licensing, escalating software costs, relative to total costs, and low initial costs of Linux and its cadre of tools, SMBs are looking at the strategy of considering open-source software.
Linux is well suited for a smaller organization because it scales incrementally without large initial cash outlays. SMBs can tailor their enterprises to better fit their needs with Linux.”
Rupani adds that other cost savings associated with open source include using Linux servers in a variety of roles such as file server and Web server. In addition, Linux servers can service a large number of users at no extra cost apart from the additional hardware.
Heather Boyer, director of product management for the Englewood, Colorado-based Verio, an Internet Protocol (IP) network provider, pegs the lure of Linux and open source solutions for the SMB marketplace to three factors: to reduce costs, get away from vendor lock-in, and improve security.
Microsoft is avidly pursuing the SMB market and Boyer’s point of getting “away from vendor lock-in” is something that the SMB would not mind at all.
“People are learning that sole-sourced, proprietary [software] is bad for their business long term. Not only will they be stuck paying higher prices over the lifetime of the product, in many cases the proprietary technology isn’t suitable for directly solving the business problems they are facing,” says Dave Roberts, VP of strategy for Vyatta, a supplier of a commercially supported, open-source router and firewall solution based on Linux.
“Open source allows them to modify things and adapt the solution to their particular problem. In many cases, consultants and SMB business partners are helping them develop the systems they require using open source as the raw material.”
The momentum of open source adoption by SMB has been aided by its lower lifecycle cost as well as other factors.
“Linux deployments are taking place at such a rapid pace, it can be difficult to keep up; but the increasing adoption, based on multiple motivations depending on region, is compelling evidence for others who are considering Linux,” adds Rupani.
“Linux offers flexibility, ownership and security at little cost. With a variety of return on investment scenarios for government, business and education, Linux is not only accelerating technological innovation but also economic and social development around the globe.”
Boyer adds that larger enterprises who adopt open source helps win the hearts and minds of SMBs.
“Open endorsements by Asian and European governments are improving the credibility of open source solutions, and even driving concerted efforts to move away from vendor lock-in,” adds Boyer. “Over the past few years, increased support by brand-name vendors has expanded awareness among SMBs and is driving adoption of Linux in general.”
According to Ellen Libenson, vice president of product management at Symark, which offers password and user management solutions for Unix and Linux environments, one of the important cost drivers that Linux has always enjoyed in SMBs is that it is typically implemented on commodity hardware that they can acquire or replace at the local computer store.
“The initial and on-going maintenance costs are very reasonable as compared to proprietary hardware,” she says. “What has become an important new trend is the maturity of the install and configure process.”
Setting up a Linux-based network used to be a configuration effort. However, most Linux server distributions now include deployment and management functionality that make them reasonable additions to an SMB’s Microsoft-oriented network.
Gerald Carter of Likewise Software teaches a popular tutorial at the annual LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, focusing on integrating new Linux Servers into a Microsoft Active Directory environment. Now an open-source Likewise product, Likewise Open, has been integrated into several popular Linux distributions, making it easier to drop a Linux server into an existing Active Directory environment.
Some feel that the penetration of Linux and open source into the SMB space is not as robust as it may appear. The 451 Group, another IT research firm, found that the SMB market will take some time to penetrate.
According to their research, nearly three-fourths of open source vendors surveyed felt that the SMB marketplace constituted less than half of their revenue. Nearly half feel that it will account for a significant increase in their business in the future and about a third feel that it will not.
According the 451 Group’s research, Microsoft’s dominance in the SMB market is a significant barrier for many open source software vendors attempting to infiltrate this market, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon.
For example, Windows and Office products are supported with a decent supply MCSE certified professionals. Open source certified professionals for the SMB community were in shorter supply.
451 Group’s research points out that riper markets for open source penetration of the SMB niche will be in areas where there is less Microsoft dominance.
“While Microsoft’s market hold will be hard to chip away at in North America, many other markets in Asia, Europe, India, South America and elsewhere should experience rapid growth of Linux and open source software fueled by local government and commercial directives and preferences,” said Jay Lyman, an Analyst with The 451 Group, in a prepared statement upon release of their research.
Still, there is a lingering paradigm that Linux is here to stay and that SMBs are the next big mother load and the paradigm has been that way for a few years now and sooner or later it will be an integral part of their IT infrastructure.
“Open source is Borg of the IT world: resistance is futile;” says Roberts. “You will be assimilated eventually. Whether that happens in 3, 5, or even 10 or 20 years is hard to say, but the fundamental trend is definitely running that direction.”


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America's heartland is keeping Mountain Dew alive, even if the coasts ignore it.
Mainly on the strength of a die-hard fan base in the Midwest and South, Mountain Dew is the third-most-popular "liquid refreshment brand" in the country, behind only Coke and Pepsi, according to Beverage Digest, an industry trade publication.
Soda sales around the country are plunging, in part because Americans want healthier, natural food. But Mountain Dew's share of the $125 billion non-alcoholic U.S. beverage market actually grew last year, Beverage Digest found. This happened despite the soda's high caffeine and sugar content and a green color not often found in nature.
Just 20 percent of Mountain Dew drinkers are responsible for nearly 70 percent of its volume, according to Mountain Dew parent company Pepsi. And they tend to skew young and male and live away from the coasts.


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Kenshoo Gets $20M in Growth Financing
Kenshoo, which currently delivers more than 1 trillion digital advertisements on an annualized basis and tracks more than $200 billion in annualized online client sales revenue, recently announced $20 million in growth financing round led by Bain Capital Ventures.
“From the beginning, Kenshoo’s focus has been finding and creating solutions to the most complex problems marketers face on a daily basis,” said Yoav Izhar-Prato, co-founder and chief executive officer of Kenshoo. “Our new partnership with Bain Capital Ventures and the continued support of existing investors is evidence of the strength of the digital marketing industry as well as Kenshoo’s unique positioning with predictive media optimization.”
Kenshoo’s existing investors, Sequoia Capital, Arts Alliance and Tenaya Capital also participated in the round.


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The Jacksonville-based company succumbed to changing retail trends and COVID-19.
The family legacy in retail that would lead to Stein Mart took root in 1908 when Sam Stein, a Russian immigrant, opened a general merchandise store in Greenville, Mississippi, a small town in the state’s delta region.
It died Aug. 12 when the discount fashion retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and began liquidation sales at its nearly 300 stores in 30 states.
Changing shopping patterns, sales declines and COVID-19 all contributed to the death.
When Sam Stein retired in 1932, his son, Jake, took over the family business. The second generation shifted the focus to discount clothing and opened the first Stein Mart department store in 1964.
Sam’s grandson, Jay Stein, became CEO in 1977.
That’s also when the business grew beyond Mississippi and began its national expansion. The second Stein Mart opened in 1978 in Memphis and the third in 1980 in Nashville.
Jay Stein served as chairman from 1989 until June 2020. Under his leadership, the company’s business model catered primarily to fashion-conscious women who wanted to wear upscale and designer label clothing, but didn’t want to pay full price in full-line department stores.
The first Stein Mart in Jacksonville opened in 1983. A year later, Stein moved the corporate headquarters from Mississippi to Jacksonville.
By 1990, the chain grew to 40 stores. In 1992 there were 45 Stein Marts and the company made its stock available to the public.
The stock, listed as SMRT, opened at $4.33, traded for twice that within 16 months and in February 2015, it was selling for more than $16 a share.
There were 123 Stein Marts in 1996 and more than 260 by 2013.
The business started slipping when consumer shopping trends changed, such as the move from browsing at brick-and-mortar stores toward online retail.
In 2017, Stein Mart fired 10% of its corporate staff and reduced the inventory in its stores in an effort to stabilize the business.
The company continued to struggle and began 2020 by announcing Stein Mart’s board agreed to a buyout by a private equity firm.
Then the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown began in mid-March. That forced the closing of all 281 Stein Marts and the furlough of most of its 8,600 store employees and about half of the 375-member corporate staff in the Stein Mart building on the Southbank Downtown.
On April 16, the buyout was called off by mutual agreement amid the unpredictable economic conditions caused by the pandemic.
Stores began reopening in late April, but a COVID resurgence in June hit Sunbelt states particularly hard, where most of Stein Mart’s stores were located.
Stein Mart filed for bankruptcy in August and began closing its stores.
The date for each store’s closure is determined by when the store liquidates its inventory. All are expected to be vacated by the end of the year, according to the company’s website.
Stein Mart stores in Jacksonville began turning off the lights and locking the doors this past weekend.


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Anti-smoking activists are calling on Iowa’s largest grocery chain to quit selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at stores that include pharmacies or health clinics.
The move would help Hy-Vee demonstrate its professed interest in customers’ health, the Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance says. The group encouraged Hy-Vee to follow the lead of the national CVS drugstore chain, which pulled tobacco products from its stores earlier this year. However, smokers say that in case Hy-Vee stops selling tobacco, they will buy cigarettes online.
“Helping Iowans quit smoking takes community leadership. By Hy-Vee ending the sale of tobacco products, it would reduce the availability and marketing of tobacco products, accelerate progress in reducing tobacco use and ultimately help more Iowans quit smoking,” alliance President Christopher Squier said in a news release. Squier is a University of Iowa dentistry professor who studies oral cancers.
Hy-Vee spokeswoman Tara Deering-Hansen sent a statement to The Des Moines Register saying the chain doesn’t advertise tobacco products, but provided no indication it intends to stop selling them.
“For years now, health and wellness has been a major part of who Hy-Vee is, and our commitment shows through the numerous healthy offerings in our stores and the activities we support in communities,” Deering-Hansen wrote. “As a retailer, we offer consumers a variety of products; we do not believe it is our role to police their personal decisions. We actively try to encourage customers’ healthy choices by keeping tobacco products behind courtesy counters and excluding them from marketing. And in contrast, we visibly tout the convenient access to smoking cessation programs and products provided through our pharmacies and in-store dietitians and clinics.”
Deering-Hansen declined to say how much money Hy-Vee takes in from tobacco sales or what percentage of the company’s revenues come from those sales.
The anti-smoking group agreed that Hy-Vee has taken prominent roles in efforts to improve Iowans’ health. Those include the Healthiest State Initiative, whose president, Ric Jurgens, is Hy-Vee’s retired chief executive officer.


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Fujifilm applies for manufacturing and marketing approval for a SARS-CoV-2antigen test kit using silver amplification immunochromatography method*1
Capital investment for Vietnam production site decided, to provide a stable global supply
December 17, 2020
This news release is issued by FUJIFILM Corporation in Japan.
Fujifilm makes no representation that products on this news release are commercially available in all countries and regions（including US and EU). Approved uses of healthcare products vary by country and region.
Specifications and appearance of products are subject to change without notice.
TOKYO, December 17, 2020 ― FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) is pleased to announce that it has filed an application with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency to obtain manufacturing and marketing approval for a rapid and simple antigen test kit for detecting SARS-CoV-2, using silver amplification immunochromatography method*1, as in-vitro diagnostic medical device. This kit has been developed with the use of highly-sensitive detection technology based on silver halide amplification response used in the photo-developing process.
In a bid to establish a production structure for this test kit, Fujifilm is making a capital investment in FUJIFILM YUWA MEDICAL PRODUCTS VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED (Head office in Bình Dương, Vietnam), which manufactures Fujifilm’s diagnostics medical products. The investment has been chosen for the third round of a business support program by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) for diversifying overseas supply chains.
Antigen tests can be carried out quickly and produce results on the spot. Despite these advantages, antigen tests have lower sensitivity than PCR tests and there are growing needs for the improvement of their sensitivity. From their advantages, antigen tests are now being considered globally for use not only at hospitals but also at airports, event venues and other premises as economic activities begin to resume. This has created the need for ensuring stable supply of antigen test kits.
From October this year, Fujifilm and the Public University Corporation Yokohama City University (Kanagawa, Japan) jointly develop the rapid and simple antigen test kit for SARS-CoV-2 using silver amplification immunochromatography method, which is Fujifilm’s proprietary highly-sensitive detection technology. The test kit is due to be produced at Fujifilm’s Ashigara Site in the Kanagawa Factory. However, in anticipation for the product’s global deployment in the future, FUJIFILM YUWA in Vietnam will start gradually reinforcing its production facilities next year to ensure supply stability for the test kit.
【About FUJIFILM YUWA】
FUJIFILM YUWA is a joint venture of Fujifilm and Yuwa Corporation (Head office in Nagano, Japan), established in May this year in the complex of Yuwa’s Vietnamese subsidiary, YUWA VIETNAM Co., Ltd., for the manufacturing of Fujifilm’s diagnostic medical products. The venture went into full operation in November this year, producing reagents for Fujifilm’s clinical chemistry analyzer “Fuji Dri-Chem” for the European and North American markets*2. Fujifilm has decided to make a capital investment in the venture to add capacity for producing antigen test kit for SARS-CoV-2.
FUJIFILM YUWA MEDICAL PRODUCTS VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED
Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong, Vietnam
May 2020 (operation commenced in November 2020)
Capital participation ratio
Fujifilm 51%, Yuwa 49%
The Fujifilm Group has contributed to making SARS-CoV-2 testing faster by supplying PCR test reagents and the reagents for use with the fully-automated immunoassay system “μTASWako g1,”*3 capable of performing simple and rapid PCR testing in full automation. (These SARS-CoV-2 reagents are currently available in Japan only.) By providing a wide range of products and services that meet the needs of medical frontline, the Fujifilm Group will continue to help improve the efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 testing while contributing to the improvement of the quality of life and medical care.


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The international children’s charity experienced a highly successful experience among smartphone users.
The “Speak Up for Children” mobile commerce campaign has now been launched and is experiencing considerable success among smartphone and tablet users, whose awareness and opinions of the charity have measurably increased, and whose likelihood of making a donation has been elevated.
UNICEF launched the campaign to boost its visibility and to increase interaction with smartphone users.
Behind the UNICEF UK mobile commerce campaign is a company called Ogilvy & Mather, a massive international marketing firm that was founded in 1948. The success of the campaign was studied and reported on by Millward Brown, which has now released the results of its research.
According to Millward Brown, the impact of the mobile commerce campaign was highly positive.
The report issued by the research firm indicated that the mobile commerce initiative has considerably increased the support and awareness that UNICEF UK is now receiving. It also suggested that communicating with consumers by way of their favorite devices allowed the charity to overcome a number of struggles that it had been facing.
Equally, UNICEF is not new to the mobile commerce marketplace. It has already established an optimized website and has applied a number of different smartphone marketing techniques in order to help to achieve its goals. It has implemented efforts such as QR code campaigns, smartphone apps, and other forms of smartphone friendly marketing that have allowed the interest around the cause to maintain significant growth.
According to the research from Millward Brown, UNICEF experienced an increase in association between itself an improving children’s lives by 5.1 percent. Furthermore, it determined that there was an increase by 5.5 percent in the positive opinions that people had formed regarding the charity.
Moreover, the study suggested that consumers were 4.3 percent more likely to make a donation after having been exposed to the mobile commerce campaign. There was also a tremendous growth by 15.5 percent in the feeling that people had that the organization’s commitment to its goals was never ending. This was a notable achievement because it was not a direct goal of the campaign.


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We really value our existing customers and we look to them for feedback so that we can continue to meet their needs and improve as a company.
(PRWEB) May 30, 2013
Total Security, a security camera systems installation and full service loss prevention company serving the New York Metro area, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens and Long Island, is proud to announce the launch of a new customer service initiative. As part of a new business development sector the customer service initiative will launch on June 3rd 2013.
As of June 3rd, Total Security customers will be immersed in the world of security, surveillance, security cameras etc. The initiative will begin with an email to each customer welcoming them to the customer service program better known as Total Security’s “Customer Corner.” The monthly newsletters will feature exclusive promotions as well as company and industry news.
Along with monthly newsletters, Total Security has launched several new customer loyalty programs and a new customer satisfaction survey. “We really value our existing customers and we look to them for feedback so that we can continue to meet their needs and improve as a company,” says President Matthew DiMicco in a recent interview. Mr. DiMicco added, “The objective is to be in constant contact with all our customers. They already know the importance of security cameras but we also want them to know what is occurring in the industry as well as what is current in today’s security conscious society. The goal is not only to provide our customers with up-to-date products but also arm them with the knowledge to keep them safe.”
“Customer Corner” members will also have exclusive access to all of Total Security’s recently launched social media sites. Each site will provide members with exclusive offers on security cameras, home security system evaluations, business security evaluations, spy gadgets, medical pendants, access control, GPS Tracking and launch of any new products. The company’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Yelp accounts along with their personal blog provide support and serve as great resources for all customers and potential customers new to the industry. Total Security is pleased to be able to focus their attention on customer needs as the company recognizes the importance of connecting and serving each individual and providing nothing less than the best.
To learn more about Total Security and to find links to social media sites, visit totalsecurityny.com. The company can be reached at (516) 775-2304.
About Total Security Integrated Systems:
Full-service, affordable business security systems and residential security camera systems for the New York Tri-State area. Security camera installation company specializing in professional installations & service of video surveillance cameras, security cameras, access control, intercoms, biometrics & GPS tracking.


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Woman successfully sued Microsoft over sneaky tactics used for Windows 10 update
PLENTY of PC users were left frustrated by Microsoft's tactics to get customers to install Windows 10, but Teri Goldstein fought back in a big way.
THE tactics used by Microsoft to get PC users to install its latest Windows operating system has angered countless customers and one woman has even sued the company for a $13,000 payout over the update.
After releasing the new operating system last year, the tech giant has pushed and prodded PC owners to upgrade their machines to its latest Windows version.
Microsoft initially offered Windows 10 as an optional upgrade — that is, one that users had to choose themselves. Then, earlier this year, the company reclassified it as a “recommended” update.
Some Windows 10 holdouts cried foul, since many PCs are set up to automatically install recommended updates, which are usually important security fixes.
Suddenly those machines would automatically install Windows 10, much to the dismay of holdouts such as Californian woman Teri Goldstein.
Ms Goldstein was running Windows 7 — released in 2009 — to run her home computer which she used to conduct her travel agency business, reports theSeattle Times.
After Microsoft employed the sneaky trick of changing the status of the update in order to thrust Windows 10 onto unsuspecting users, backlash was swift. But very few were as proactive as Ms Goldstein who took Microsoft to court over the instalment.
“I had never heard of Windows 10,” she told the Seattle Times. “Nobody ever asked me if I wanted to update.”
Ms Goldstein said the unexpected update failed and caused her computer to slow to a crawl and at times crash completely, causing it to become unusable for days at a time. So she sued the tech giant for lost wages and the cost of a new computer.
In the David and Goliath battle, the Californian realtor won. Last month Microsoft dropped an appeal and agreed to pay her $US10,000 ($13,630) for her troubles.
A Microsoft spokesperson said the company was not admitting fault but had agreed to the payout in order to prevent further litigation on the matter.
However the case has driven home the discontent many PC users have felt over the tactics used by Microsoft to deploy Windows 10, as the period of free adoption is due to finish at the end of next month.
Noticeably absent from the update prompts is an obvious button to decline. If users click the “X” in the upper right corner universally renowned as a way of closing or exiting an application the Windows prompt takes this as an acceptance of the upgrade.
Prominent Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott slammed the feature writing: “The violation of trust here is almost indescribable.”
The editor of PCWorld, Brad Chacos, called it “deceptive” and “a nasty trick” after his wife unwittingly clicked the “X” and later found her machine was no longer running Windows 7, which she had wanted to keep.
“Deploying these dirty tricks only frustrates long-time Windows users who have very valid reasons to stick with operating systems they already know and love,” he wrote.
Even though Windows 10 has received great reviews and is said to be much more secure than previous Windows operating systems, criticism over the tactics used to promote the instalment has been fierce.
Microsoft said it isn’t trying to be sneaky. In blog posts and official statements, the company defended itself by saying it shows users at least two notifications before installing the new software. It also allows a 31-day period in which PC users can easily revert back to their previous operating system.
“We’re continuing to listen to customer feedback and evolve the upgrade experience based on their feedback,” Microsoft said in a statement.
Released in July last year, Windows 10 is free to most users of previous Microsoft operating systems but after July 29, Australian users will be charged $179 to upgrade to Windows 10.


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Weed has long held a negative stereotype in popular culture.
Charlize Theron may have the coolest mother ever.
Watching comedian Lewis Black perform is like being treated to a tasty nougat of released anger and inhibitions.
CANNABIS CULTURE- You and many more people just like you may use cannabis as a sleep aid. It’s safe, natural (non-pharmaceutical) and best of all, it works…well as long as you know the strain you use works best for you.
Cannabis users in America are turning to weed, according to a report which came out this year – and there’s (some) science to back up the idea, says science author Richard Faulk.
An Israeli company is formulating the first “cannaceutical” aiming to help people with insomnia and other sleep disorders.
If you suffer from insomnia, anxiety or some sort of continuous pain, then you’ve probably tried self-medicating loads of times.
Sleep scientists explain why getting high is a major buzzkill for your dreams.


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ANNUALLY, a significant amount of coins issued by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) are not returned for re-circulation. Its figures have shown that there are presently some RM3.5 bil worth of coins in circulation, with a sizable chunk not going back into the system.
In addition, a recent survey shows that almost every household has coins lying unused somewhere in a drawer or car cup holder.
To address this issue and to bring idle coins back into economic circulation and repurpose them for digital payments, DAPAT Vista (M) Sdn Bhd and Hektar Asset Management Sdn Bhd is collaborating to launch DAPAT Vista’s MyPay Coin Deposit feature.
DAPAT Vista – a portfolio company under Pertama Digital Bhd, which is listed on Bursa Malaysia’s main market – is a homegrown company specialising in mobile technology and digitalisation of government services.
It owns and operates the MyPay mobile application that has enabled the rakyat to access secure, convenient and fast check-and-pay transactions with government agencies.
“We conceptualised and initiated this feature to address a challenge faced every day by many fellow Malaysians when they try to deposit coins into bank accounts,” CEO of DAPAT Vista Amanda Sabri commented.
To get this money “working” again, the initiative will be enabled by a feature in MyPay that empowers the rakyat to deposit coins at thousands of locations, which will be credited by DAPAT Vista into their chosen bank accounts
“The Coin Deposit feature on MyPay is our first step towards democratizing the conversion of cash into digital value, in tandem with the high growth of a cashless lifestyle amongst the rakyat,” Amanda added.
Meanwhile, Hektar is the manager of the Hektar REIT. Its portfolio includes assets in Kedah (Central Square and Kulim Central), Johor (Classic Hotel, Segamat Central and Wetex Parade), Melaka (Mahkota Parade) and Selangor (Subang Parade).
“It’s part of our corporate social responsibility to support the coin recovery objective. We add value by working closely with the local communities around our malls to make this long-term initiative a success,” Hektar’s executive director and CEO Datuk Hisham Othman pointed out.
Hektar is supporting DAPAT Vista’s MyPay Coin Deposit feature by making available locations within its retail premises as coin deposit points.
For the initial roll-out stage, DAPAT Vista and Hektar will be jointly organising a launch ceremony at the pilot coin deposit point at Subang Parade Shopping Mall from January 2021 onwards. – Jan 1, 2021


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38% of entrepreneurs will need one year to achieve pre-quarantine pace of development
One-third of Ukraine’s micro and small entrepreneurs lost more than half of their income – from 55 to 75%. This is evidenced by a survey by the European Business Association (EBA), in which 111 member companies of the association participated.
According to the EBA, according to a study conducted from May 15 to 21, 44% lost up to 50% of their income, another 7% are considering an option to close the company, and only 14% have their own There was no change in work or income also increased.
What period do companies plan for Reach pre-quarantine pace of development:
38% of entrepreneurs will need one year
25% – Two or more years
19% – about six months
However, only 3% reported that their level of business growth had not changed. In recovery of companies according to business Such support measures from the state can help:
- Reduce tax burden on payroll funds
- Providing a cheaper credit resource
- Elimination of penalties for tax violation before the end of the year
At the same time, more than half of the companies (60%) consider the option of full or partial transition to remote or shift work, with 54% saying they resume their offline work during May – June.
Project Manager Unilit Ukraine
How quarantine affected pay:
48% of the respondents were able to keep their salaries unchanged
29% noted a reduction in pay,
19% of workers sent on unpaid leave
At the same time, only 59% of respondents kept employees unchanged, 33% said they would have to reduce their workforce, and 6% were looking for new employees.
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Earlier, we wrote that the Office of the National Investment Council has named the most promising sectors of the economy for investment. They became: food production; Textile production; Manufacturing garment wear; Production of pharmaceutical products; Manufacturing computer, electronic and optical products; Manufacture of electrical equipment and furniture; Enterprises for cultivation of annual and biennial crops; Telecommunications Enterprises (Telecommunications); Enterprises engaged in computer programming and related consulting.
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|PM Pham Minh Chinh.
The event was co-hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), the EU delegation to Vietnam, and some Vietnamese ministries and agencies.
Mr. Chinh emphasized that green economy, digital economy circular economy, and sustainable development are inevitable in socio-economic development and Vietnam will continue to create favorable conditions for EuroCham members to invest in the country, particularly in technology, IT, the support industry, smart agriculture, renewable energy and environmental protection.
On the sidelines of the forum, PM Chinh received Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher and European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans, and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius.
Mr. Chinh asked the Netherlands to continue assisting Vietnam in climate change adaptation, green and sustainable agriculture development, biodiversity protection, and development of seaports, green economy, and tourism in the Mekong Delta.
The PM told the European Commissioner that he hopes the EU will cooperate with Vietnam to develop sea-based economic activities, including sea farming, fishing, logistics, protecting and exploiting maritime resources, and ensuring security and safety of navigation and overflight at sea.


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In case you missed it, artificial intelligence is a big deal these days, with every app and gadget maker looking to pack ever more smarts into their products. Typically, researchers working on Artificial Intelligence make it smarter by using what’s known as “machine learning,” and since that usually involves computers teaching computers as it were, the faster your computer is, the better.
However, one specific kind of computer, the high-powered “GPU” or Graphics Processing Unit, which originally was developed in response to the demands of the graphics in high-end video games, seems especially well suited to machine learning, and there’s no bigger name in the GPU game than Nvidia. Now, Nvidia is putting more focus on making products specifically for A-I, and they’ve just introduced a new machine-learning specific GPU called the Tesla V100.
Let’s just say right now that the V100 is huge, it’s very, very expensive, and it’s not for gamers – it’s for data centers and A-I workouts. But, take heart – this kind of stuff tends to trickle down quickly, and we’ll definitely see a gaming GPU based on the new tech sooner than later. Read more about Nvidia’s GPUs, A-I and machine learning.
Logging more than your music choices
If the word “keylogging” doesn’t strike fear in your heart, well, it should, and now a security firm says they’ve discovered a keylogging program on some HP computers. A keylogging program does just that: it records every keystroke you make on your computer and stores it. If a hacker or malware program gets ahold of the file, they can use it to suss out passwords, private information, log-ins and much more.
Swiss cyber security firm Modzero says they found a keylogging program inside an audio driver of all things on numerous HP laptops, including the new Folio G1, Elitebook, ProBook, and Zbook models. Go here for a complete list of affected PCs and here’s a fix to remove the keylogging program.
Four to go?
It’s iPhone 8 rumor roundup time again, and this time it’s not so much what the phone will be like, but when it’ll arrive – and how many there will be. According to a post on BGR, reliable Apple secret leaker OnLeaks says the new top-of-the-line iPhone, whatever it ends up being called, will indeed be ready to be revealed and shipped in September, despite rumors the phone was being delayed due to technical issues.
How many phones will be available is another issue altogether of course. Forbes is saying their sources are saying Apple may introduce four new phones this September, not three. The fourth phone? A revamp of the surprise hit iPhone SE, which will be called the SE2 or SE Series 2. And, it won’t look like the current SE, which retains the “Steve Edition” design with sharp edges and a small screen.
No, the next SE will still be smaller than the iPhone 7 or 8, but according to Forbes, those old edges will be rounded down to better match the form factor of the rest of the line. Again, it’s all rumors and speculation until Tim Cook takes the stage, just five short months from now. Have a great summer.
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|GAbragan |||Dec 23, 2015 06:30 AM EST|
Huawei Mate 8 is set to be showcased in January 2016 at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas following Huawei's announcement of the said smartphone. But it is still unknown if the Chinese manufacturer will be selling its flagship device in the United States market in spite of reports that Huawei Mate 8's frequency bands are now being certified for US use.
|GAbragan |||Dec 17, 2015 08:32 AM EST|
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently revealed that the company is developing another console, the Nintendo NX, and everyone cannot wait to get a hold of it. While Nintendo is currently giving us a straightforward answer, there are several speculations regarding the upcoming Nintendo NX being a social AR/VR unit.
|GAbragan |||Dec 14, 2015 06:14 AM EST|
Video gamers are getting more and more excited for Christmas as Nintendo revealed that a live stream event for "Super Smash Bros 4" is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Nintendo fans expect new DL contents for the famous brawler game to be unveiled during the Nintendo Direct event.
|GAbragan |||Dec 14, 2015 06:14 AM EST|
Apple's iOS 9.2 update, which was released recently, has been wholeheartedly welcomed by the iOS community. Many users had reported problems from previous updates, which Apple acknowledged. The iOS 9.2 is expected to fix everything and Apple decided to put in an additional feature, SD Card support.
|GAbragan |||Dec 14, 2015 06:03 AM EST|
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" fans are pretty much excited for next year. Activision and Treyarch, the outfits behind the highly acclaimed game, have recently announced that the first DLC will be ready for release in 2016 for PS4 and will include 5 new maps.
'Vikings' Season 4 News: Showrunner Confident Series will Remain Strong Even Without Ragnar; SDCC Trailer Hints at Bjorn's Power Over the People
|GAbragan |||Dec 14, 2015 05:47 AM EST|
The hit TV series "Vikings" from History Channel is well-acclaimed because of monumental changes that happen in each season, and the upcoming season four is no different. Travis Fimmel, who plays the main hero Ragnar Lothbrok, has been confirmed to be leaving the set to concentrate more on his impending Hollywood commitments. Despite this, the network has assured fans that the trailblaizing series will stand strong even after Ragnar leaves.
|GAbragan |||Dec 13, 2015 10:51 AM EST|
Followers of "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" have waited for long and in spite of its single player theme, the multiplayer features are still receiving enormous attention.
'Star Wars Battlefront' Update: Critics Object to Limited Content, Campaign Mode, Single Player Rule-Out
|GAbragan |||Dec 13, 2015 10:44 AM EST|
A lot of gamers have remarked on the lack of depth in the first person shooter on the "Star Wars Battlefront", which was released in November. The game developer has hinted that succeeding "Star Wars" may be a single player game.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Vs. Huawei Mate 8: Attention-Grabbing Curved Screen or High-Quality Metal Build?
|GAbragan |||Dec 13, 2015 10:35 AM EST|
Samsung is gradually, but definitely being challenged by other manufacturers of smartphones in China. Seveal Samsung devices have experienced tight competition this year, including the Galaxy Note Edge. Here is how this uniquely-designed device from the Korean giant company measures up against its metal-bodied rival, the Huawei Mate 8.
Microsoft Lumia 1050 Update: DSLR Features 50MP Camera Sensor, Zoom Lens, Optical Image Stabilization Come Q1 2016
|GAbragan |||Dec 13, 2015 10:26 AM EST|
Microsoft Lumia 1050 is rumored to be set for launch in 2016, immediately following the release of the Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 950 this year.
|GAbragan |||Dec 11, 2015 08:51 AM EST|
Fallout 4, the most popular game this year, has received an initial update on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Game developer Bethesda already revealed what to expect from the current patch for PC like additional features such as remapping and a lot of bug fixes that can improve the game. A similar update is also expected to come to Xbox One and PS4 versions this week, according to Steam.
|GAbragan |||Dec 09, 2015 03:38 PM EST|
The launch of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Xiaomi Mi Note and Mi 4 would not bring any significant changes to the MIUI.
|GAbragan |||Dec 09, 2015 03:35 PM EST|
Microsoft has announced that the first DLC for the game "Rise of the Tomb Raider" entitled "Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch" will be released in the early part of 2016.
|GAbragan |||Dec 09, 2015 03:26 PM EST|
With the absence of game updates, the combined rumors, reports and other information from different sources are being talked about while the gaming public waits for the final announcements on "The Last of Us 2" from Naughty Dog.
Street Fighter 5 Details Revealed: Opening Cinematic, New Character, In-Game Currency; Available on February 2016
|GAbragan |||Dec 09, 2015 03:22 PM EST|
During the recent PlayStation Experience 2015, Capcom revealed a important details regarding Street Fighter 5 like the cinematic opening for the forthcoming game, its In-Game Currency method, the Season Pass, the current and the last character in the lineup, the upcoming 2016 Capcom Pro Tour and the Post Launched Characters
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Periodically, there’s an article about how Little Italy is dead or dying. Yes, it’s more of a tourist destination and less of a neighborhood where Italian people live. There are still some Italians there, and there are Italian-American-owned businesses there. A recent article in the New York Times made me want to write a series on Little Italy Isn’t Dead and feature some of the businesses there.
Albanese Meats and Poultry
Albanese Meats and Poultry reminds us that Little Italy used to encompass a much larger area that included Elizabeth Street. In fact, when the Italians settled in the area, they lived near people from the same villages or regions. Mulberry Street was for Neapolitans; Elizabeth Street was where Sicilians lived. And indeed, the founders of Albanese Meats and Poultry were from Sicily. Moe Albanese is the current owner, who took the shop over from his parents who immigrated from Sicily. They opened it in 1923, when his mother, Mary, was only 18 years old, according to an interview with Moe by photographers James and Karla Murray. According to a New York Times article in October 2017, Moe still works there, though he is in his 90s. The shop was recently featured as the butcher shop in the Amazon show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.


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...to include more caravans
The National Boat Caravan & Outdoor Show has announced expansion plans, but not for the boating hall.
The show, held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, in February, has gradually increased the size of the boating area over the past four years, with some big industry players exhibiting at the event earlier this year including Sunseeker, Peters Opal and Essex Boatyards.
The organising team are taking an extra hall to create 20% more space in 2008, but they say this will be reserved for “the show’s core sectors – caravans, motorhomes, boats, park homes, holiday homes, tow cars and 4×4’s, destinations and camping equipment”.
However the team do say the plans will mean more space for all exhibitors.
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“As a result of the changes to the show’s format and layout, leading manufacturers are taking extra stand space at the show to display a wider range of the new 2008 models and are undertaking exclusive launches at the February event,” they claim.
Dave Moran, MD, Ocean Media Ltd adds: “We are delighted with the response from the industry and pleased that manufacturers will be launching new products exclusively at the show.”
The 2008 event will open from 10am to 6pm, Tuesday 19 February to Sunday 24 February.


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Philippine Embassy, Canberra
1 Moonah Place, Yarralumla, ACT 2600
www.philembassy.org.au *Tel. No. 02-6273-2535*
Philippines to Ship Fresh Mangoes to Australia in June
05 June 2023, CANBERRA - The Philippines will start shipping fresh mangoes to Australia starting June 2023. Arrangements are being made possible by FastboxPH, a Sydney-based e-Commerce and logistics provider and 1Export, a one-stop platform for cross border trade and fulfillment services, with the assistance of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Sydney (PTIC Sydney) and the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry-National Plant Quarantine Services Division (BPI-NPQSD).
Since 2016, protocols have been in place for the export of mangoes to Australia and the Specific Commodity Understanding (SCU). The SCU is an arrangement document for the importation of fresh mango fruit from the Philippines to Australia under Australia’s Biosecurity Act 2015, which has been amended and updated throughout the years to include export opportunities for Filipino mango farmers, according to the BPI-NPQSD.
For many years, Australians have been enjoying dried mangoes which has become a popular healthy snack in Australia. “It is now time for Aussies to enjoy our much beloved fruit in the Philippines,” Philippine Ambassador to Australia H.E. Ma. Hellen B. De La Vega enthusiastically urged.
Ambassador De La Vega highlighted that the Philippines produces mangoes all year around, while Australia produces its own mangoes for only certain months of the year, from September through April. The winter season is the best time to make this available in the market to ensure Filipinos and Australians alike are able to enjoy the national fruit of the Philippines all year round.
“Australia has always been supportive of our efforts to improve our agricultural trade, particularly the exports of mangoes. In 2018, the Australian Embassy in Philippines reported that the Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) provided AUS$1.1 million grant funding to a 4-year project which passed on farming technology that improved mango quality and size for Davao farmers,” Philippine Trade Representative to Australia Alma Argayoso said.
Ms. Argayoso noted there has been interest in mango exports in recent years, but plans have been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our mission is to work with government authorities and industry partners to bring to Australia the highest quality Filipino products and help lift trade between our two countries,” Argayoso added.
Pre-ordering of mangoes is available for sub-distributors and retailers at www.philippinemango.com.au. -End-


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The Tibet autonomous region will launch a new round of its Winter Tour Campaign on Jan 1 to attract more tourists to the region in the winter time, according to a statement released by the regional department of tourism development recently. The campaign will run until March 13.
The department said the winter tour will offer bonuses for certain businesses supporting tourism in Tibet. Tickets to visit the Potala Palace in Lhasa and other scenic sites in the region will be free. Visitors will only need to show their IDs for entry during the period.
Some designated hotels and tourism transport companies will implement the off-season winter price model. Hostels and airline companies meeting requirements will benefit from bonuses and subsidies offered by the government.
Tibet is a major tourist destination for tourists from around the world, but it has seen fewer visitors during winter months, with tourism-related businesses remaining closed for months in the past.
This has changed in the last few years. After Tibet launched its first Winter Tour Campaign in February 2018, it has been offering differential pricing on tourism products, including free entry to several scenic spots, hefty discounts on hotels, flights and transportation in winter.
During the Spring Festival holiday earlier this year, Tibet received more than 438,000 domestic and overseas tourists, an increase of 40 percent year-on-year, Tibet Commerce Daily reported.
During the same period, tourists spent 315 million yuan ($45 million), a 46 percent jump over the previous year.
Wang Songping, head of the regional tourism development department, said the upcoming tourism campaign will promote demand and help the region to revitalize its tourism industry.
"We expect that more tourism-related operations in the region will see more business opportunities with the campaign," Wang said.


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Few food industries ought to be more concerned than grain-based foods when it contemplates developments in food labeling in the United States and in Great Britain. After all, just counting bakery products and breakfast cereals, no other food sector occupies as much label-related space at retail as does this vast array of packages. To a degree, the American industry ought to be grateful that it is largely free of strict requirements imposed in other countries as to what may be and is required to be said on food labels. Yet, it is that freedom that exposes the industry to efforts to gain an advantage for a single or a few companies in ways that damage not just the remainder of the industry but consumers’ attitudes about products.
In America, much of the concern about food labeling has to do with what is allowed rather than what is required. That doesn’t mean efforts have not been made to change what a food label must show. Requiring food containing ingredients that are bioengineered to be labeled came to a public vote in California last November, where it lost by 51.4 per cent opposed to 48.6 per cent in favor. In the wake of that vote, members of California’s congressional delegation are in the forefront pushing for federal law requiring bioengineered labeling. They have been rebuffed in actions that have been part of the catastrophic uncertainty about farm legislation.
As efforts to force bioengineered-related changes thankfully fail, the Department of Agriculture, which controls labeling of meat, poultry and eggs as well as dairy foods, has shockingly approved labels for meat from animals that are fed no bioengineered ingredients. It has approved labels promoted by Non-G.M.O. Project, a non-profit providing third-party verification of this claim. The project was founded by a group of independent organic food retailers in California whose efforts led to the establishment of a company offering only bioengineered-free meat.
Of course, the success of such an enterprise depends on its ability to raise alarm among consumers that meat without the non-bioengineered guarantee is a threat to health. The same strategy prevails among food companies claiming their products do not include high-fructose corn syrup, which is taking a swipe at products that do. Allowing such label claims flies in the face of the U.S.D.A., as well as top administration executives recently declaring that bioengineering is a welcome and highly important contribution to boosting the global food supply, and that it poses no threat to the health of people eating such products. It isn’t all that different from allowing meat to be labeled by the Certified Humane Program, which was created “to improve the lives of farm animals,” compared with methods that the Agriculture Department itself participated in devising.
Considering the likely negative effects of such labeling, the question arises whether it would be better for the United States to adopt a program like the one finally just approved by the U.K. Department of Health. Offered as a voluntary choice, but accepted by all the major grocery companies for their own label products and by several major branded food companies, the new label system prescribes what must be said about nutritional content on the front of food packages. It includes the controversial red, yellow and green labeling for calorie, sugars, salt, fat and unsaturated fat content per 100 grams of product. Most bread products will enjoy green labeling, it appears, but even then the industry has many questions.
U.K. public health officials said they were encouraged to adopt uniform labeling by how people are “bewildered” by different nutrition facts. “People will now find it easier to make healthier choices about the food they eat,” the public health minister said. That’s all well and good, but such an approach leaves concerns about dealing with highly negative effects from promotions and claims that are couched in positive terms, but have the opposite result.


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Official documentation published by the US National Futures Association shows that IG Group is preparing to expand into the US market. The company established a US subsidiary and appointed Mr Rupert Simon Toby Osbourne as CEO.
The firm submitted its application for a retail forex dealer on the 28th of November. The company’s address coincides with the group’s active Chicago-based US subsidiary Nadex. IG Group has been the owner of the firm since 2007.
At the time, the London-headquartered firm purchased a company named HedgeStreet for $6 million, renamed it to Nadex and restructured its business operations. At present the firm is one of the very few legal binary options operators in the US, offering its products to retail clients.
IG Group’s foray into the US market comes at a challenging time for the industry in Europe. Tough onboarding requirements and prospective product bans in some countries are prompting brokers to look for alternative markets.
The US market is notoriously expensive to penetrate is imposes material capital requirements on retail forex dealers. IG Group’s solid financial cushion is providing a comfortable buffer that permits it to enter a market that is currently dominated by two major players: GAIN Capital and OANDA.
Stockbroking companies Interactive Brokers and TD Ameritrade are also holding a small share of the retail forex market, but the main competition at the top is split between the two major traditional forex brokers.
FortuneZ has reached out to the firm to find out more details about the licensing process which the company engaged in, but at the time of publication hasn’t received an official response.
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WM Motor, a Shanghai electric vehicle startup, secured an 11.5 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) credit line from a consortium of 11 domestic commercial banks.
The consortium has signed off on the first loan of 3.5 billion yuan, which will be mainly used to fund product development and manufacturing, an expanded distribution network and digital marketing, WM Motor said.
The group of lenders, led by Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, is comprised of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, China Merchant Bank, Bank of Shanghai, Huaxia Bank, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, Industrial Bank and Tai Fung Bank.
WM Motor was founded by Freeman Shen, Volvo Car Corp.’s former China president, in 2015. The company has launched sales of two products – the EX5 and EX6 compact crossovers. A third product, the W6, is set to arrive in the second quarter.
In 2020, WM Motor deliveries surged 33 percent to 22,495. It was the fourth-largest EV startup, ranked by sales, in China last year, following Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto.


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A CONSORTIUM of Zimbabwean companies has invested US$1 million into a Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Recycling Company of Zimbabwe (Petrecozim) to recycle pet bottles into plastic flake for export to China by end of March 2013.
Report by Fidelity Mhlanga
Petrecozim chief operating officer, Tawanda Masuka, confirmed the company had already identified a site and was at the stage of completing basic compliance issues with the Environmental Management Agency and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
“The site of the plant is in Ardebennie. We are at the stage of buying the equipment in China after completing compliance issues to operate within the confines of the law and then delivery and installation will need about three to four months,” Masuka said.
He emphasised the new project would bring about a new paradigm shift.
“Traditionally, companies like Megapack process pre-forms and sell to retailers for packing products.
The duty of Petrecozim will be to pick the used bottles, recycle, produce flake — a raw material needed by fibre manufacturing companies. In other countries they do bottle to bottle recycling but we will be producing flake and exporting it to China — the biggest market for recycled products,” he said.
Petrecozim is a culmination of combined efforts by 10 companies — Dairiboard, Lyons, Tanganda, Mutare Bottling Company, Nestle, Delta and Schweppes.
The investors also include plastic converters Mega pack Zimbabwe and Pet pack and leading branding company Coca-Cola.
“The 10 companies are all equal partners in the project, each having an equal shareholding of 10%. However, l must emphasise that these are just inaugural members; membership is still open to other companies in the Pet value chain like converters, importers, bottlers and retailers,” Masuka said.
He said Petrecozim would establish pet collection and baling centres in various cities across the country, tapping empty pet bottles from vendors, community based organisations, waste entrepreneurs, waste collectors and complimenting its own collective fleet facility to fine-tune the project.
“We are going to pay vendors to get the material. We want it to be sustainable. Ema is also setting up community groups and we will be happy if a lot of people come and sign in for the project. It works well when people are working together,” he said.
He said the project would not duplicate existing efforts and as a strategy they were engaging companies doing waste collection.
According to Masuka, the plant will be operating at a capacity of 500 kg per hour. The first stage of used pet bottle processing will involve the separation of bottles initially by colour followed by glue and label, residue removal as well as metal detection. The plant will grind bottles into small particles (flakes) which will be fed into a sink float separator which will check for non-pet and pet bottles.


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April 21, 2017 - 10:21 am
GreenFest 2017 will be staged Saturday at Downtown Summerlin from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in conjunction with the Tour de Summerlin bicycle race and a health and wellness festival.
The event will celebrate Earth Day with booths, presentations and interactive displays that will explore ways to save money while also conserving the green resources of the planet. Practical suggestions for improving home performance, personal health, nutrition, energy usage, water consumption and transportation will be included along with a kids zone, a live stage and entertainment.
A Clean Energy Drive exhibit will feature hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and alternative-fuel cars from Lexus of Las Vegas, Gaudin Porsche, Findlay Chevrolet and United Nissan.
Lexus of Las Vegas will feature three new hybrid models: the 2018 model LC 500h, as well as 2017 models of the ES 300h and RX 450h.
Toyota and its luxury Lexus brand have led the development of gasoline/electric hybrid drivetrains across many of the company’s product lines, while also increasing fuel efficiency and performance.
The 2018 model Lexus LC 500h is a stylish two-door coupe with a hybrid, multistage drivetrain capable of accelerating from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 4.7 seconds. The 3.5-liter V-6 gasoline engine and electric motor combine for 354 horsepower yet still retain fuel-efficiency ratings of 35 miles per gallon on the highway.
The new model LC 500h will not be available for sale at dealerships until May, but Lexus of Las Vegas received a showroom model to exhibit during GreenFest. The MSRP base price starts at $96,510 for this luxury performance coupe.
The 2017 RX 450h employs a powerful 3.5-liter V-6 engine with all-wheel drive performance but still has a combined fuel-efficiency rating of 30 mpg.
The 2017 model ES 300h has a 2.5-liter engine that can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 8.1 seconds while still being certified as a super ultra-low emissions vehicle.
Gaudin Porsche will be exhibiting a 2017 Cayenne S E-Hybrid SUV, a plug-in electric hybrid that can travel about 15 miles on electric power alone before automatically switching to a hybrid gasoline/electric operational mode.
The Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds up to a top track speed of 151 mph with a fuel-efficiency rating of 22 miles per gallon. The MSRP price for this SUV with sports car performance starts at under $79,000. Federal tax credits start at $4,750 based on the size of its lithium-ion battery traction pack.
Findlay Chevrolet will feature the new 2017 Chevrolet Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle that can travel 53 miles in electric-only mode before its 1.5-liter gasoline generator activates to provide another 370 miles of range to the AC electric motor on the vehicle’s front-wheel-drive system.
Most local trips will consume electricity at half the cost of gasoline, and the Volt’s battery pack can be recharged by plugging into an outlet in a home garage overnight. The MSRP for the 2017 Chevrolet Volt model starts at $34,095. A federal tax credit of $7,500 for the 18.4 kilowatt-hour traction battery packs is still available.
United Nissan will be exhibiting a 2017 Leaf electric car, with a bigger battery pack of 30 kilowatt-hours that gives the vehicle an estimated range of 107 miles between recharging cycles. Starting price is $30,680, less a federal income tax credit of $7,500 for the traction battery pack.
Nissan customers can take advantage of the dealership’s No Charge to Charge program that offers two years of complimentary charging station access across the country, including DC Fast Charge systems that can replenish the Leaf battery pack within 30 minutes.
ChargePoint will demonstrate its electric car refueling stations that are available at many public sites in Southern Nevada, including parking garages at Downtown Summerlin. Many of these stations provide electricity for plug-in electric cars at no cost, as part of a shared investment program initiated by NV Energy. Local host sites that recharge electric cars on the Las Vegas Strip include most of the resorts owned by MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts and Station Casinos.
Southwest Gas has been expanding the use of compressed natural gas as a fuel for its fleet vehicles and will exhibit a 2016 Chevrolet Impala that has been adapted to run on CNG.
Republic Services garbage pickup trucks also are fueled by natural gas, or methane, which has smaller hydrocarbon molecules than traditional gasoline molecules. This results in less carbon emitted into the air when methane is burned within an internal combustion engine.
Nevada Yellow Cab Co. taxi fleets, which include Yellow Cab, Checker Cab and Star Cab, are fueled by hybrid systems that use propane, also known as liquefied petroleum gas, to provide emissions with fewer particulates.
The Clark County School District employs biodiesel in its fleet of school buses while carrying children to and from class each day of the school year.
Caravan to GreenFest
A clean-energy caravan will kick off GreenFest 2017 at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with a procession of alternative fuel vehicles. Interested companies and car owners are invited to participate in the procession that will leave from the parking lot of Las Vegas Cyclery at 10575 Discovery Drive, then proceed north Town Center Drive to Downtown Summerlin, arriving just before the main event starts at 9 a.m.
For more information about Green Fest 2017 or to register a vehicle for the green vehicle procession, visit the festival website at www.greenfestlv.com.


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Fugitive fowl: Royal Mail rescues and delivers escaped chicken to owner... but she can't be posted because she's 'too large'
- Leanne Preston found a Royal Mail delivery card for '1 chicken' on her door
- A good natured postie had seen the chicken escaping through a hedge
- Unable to deliver the bird through the door, he instead left a comical note
- It said 'Items: 1 chicken. Could not be delivered because: it’s too large'
A friendly postman has been hailed a hero after he rescued an escaped hen - and left a delivery card for her owner saying there was '1 chicken' ready for collection.
Leanne Preston, from Congresbury in north Somerset, found the Royal Mail 'Something for you’ card from her postman when she returned home on Saturday.
On it the friendly postie had written that he had seen the chicken escaping through a hedge into a neighbouring garden at 1.15pm.
A friendly postman has been hailed a hero after he rescued an escaped hen - and left a delivery card for her owner saying there was '1 chicken' ready for collection
In the item description box, he had written, '1 chicken', and added that it could not be posted as 'it’s too large'.
Ms Preston described the chicken, called Windmill, as a bit of a Houdini, an 'escape artist' who had been known to wander around before.
'My neighbours call her "the escapee" and will often call "Chicken alert!" over the hedge,' she said.
'They don’t mind at all and will often "post" her back through the hedge.'
Windmill was one of four ex-commercial caged hens Ms Preston has rehomed through hen charity, the British Hen Welfare Trust.
She added that, thanks to her 'lovely postie', Windmill had returned safely back to her coop, with all ending well.
'Our wandering chicken wandered back - all OK - and the hole in hedge has now been plugged,' Ms Preston said.
The card read: 'Saw your chicken escape through the hedge to the side of the building and go into 4B’s garden at 13.15.
Leanne Preston, from Congresbury in north Somerset, found the Royal Mail card from her postman when she returned home on Saturday - after her 'Houdini' hen Windmill escaped
'Number of items: 1 chicken. Could not be delivered because: it’s too large.'
A spokeswoman for the British Hen Welfare Trust said the Royal Mail card had sparked the interest of many on social media sites.
'Leanne posted the photo of the delivery card on the British Hen Welfare Trust’s Facebook page and on Twitter where the story has gathered quite a following,' she said.
'Royal Mail re-tweeted the news to its 44,000+ followers and say they are trying to trace the postman.'
The unusual card gathered a huge following on social media after Ms Preston posted a picture of it on the British Hen Welfare Trust’s Facebook page and on Twitter.
A spokesman for Royal Mail added: 'We are working to confirm the identity of the postman or postwoman.'
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Sprint Corporation has just been reported to partner with Pogoplug cloud storage provider to expand its set of unlimited services. Sprint will actually resell the unlimited storage space of Pogoplug at a very low cost.
Sprint, in addition to its wireless telecom services, will allow smartphone users to add unlimited photos, videos, and music to gigabytes of free storage. This storage has also now been extended to unlimited capacity for just $4.99 per month. The free storage is accessible with “All-In” product plan including unlimited calls, text messages, and 5GB cloud data storage in a comprehensive amount of $110 per month. However, storing more than 5GB on Pogoplug drives would make this amount as $114.99 per month.
The new offer is compatible with iPhones and those with Android OS on them, where users can access the app stores to download free Pogoplug application. Allowing 5GB of free storage, sprint allows users to easily migrate their files, data, and media to a remote cloud space. This will help sprint subscribers to upload their files from one device and access the same files from other devices too.
Announced through Sprint Newsroom, the decision is taken towards a competitive strategy prevailing over the competitors. In comparison to that, Verizon is offering similar kind of service, but on relatively high cost. Verizon customers can make use of 125 GB of cloud storage space in $120 per year, While AT&T on the other side, just offers 5 GB of free storage and nothing beyond that. Sprint is actively monitoring all its competitors and quickly responding for each of their actions.
In addition, Sprint does not require its customers to prepay for the extended memory. On accessing more than 5GB of Pogoplug storage, an amount of $4.99 will automatically be added to the monthly bill from Sprint. However, once these customers get back to the threshold of 5GB, they will stop being charged with the extra cost. This new announcement from Sprint is followed after the appointment of Marcelo Claure to the board of directors. Being the President, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Brightstar Corporation, Marcelo Claure could be the one to suggest such a handsome deal to add among other offerings of Sprint.
The company has started this year will a lot of propositions to its customers. This includes the launch of 4G LTE service at certain new locations, expanding its coverage across US. The service provider recently carried a major upgrade in its network, and is all set to come up with new and innovative services.
Sprint Corporation is a wireless telecom service provider in United States and a global internet carrier. Realizing the need of modern smartphone or tablet users, Sprint has stepped up towards the mainstream choice for high storage requirements. It is currently serving more than 54 million customers across United States and is on its way to elevate these figures.
Pogoplug is a small but continuously growing cloud storage provider that has a competitive advantage over its competitors by offering high capacity of free storage and extremely low prices for unlimited storage.
Such collaborations between telecom and IT sector would leverage the general public with high quality services at low costs.


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An aviation parts supplier has set up its own logistics and warehousing business named PalStore in a move to offer services beyond aviation.
Air & Ground Aviation, based near Hixon, Staffordshire, has recently undergone a complete warehouse refurbishment.
Director Ian Dodds said: “We wanted to maximise the capability of our storage and logistics services out into the UK, but we felt that the Air & Ground Aviation name is very aviation driven, and could send mixed signals. PalStore is exactly what the service is; Pallet Storage, meaning we can approach a much wider audience.”
PalStore has existed as part of the business from the start, but now it has undergone a rebrand and been launched as a separate business to offer a more tailored approach to storage solutions, as well as picking and packing, and even arranging the transport of goods.
The warehouse refurbishment included creating a climate-controlled area, enabling customers with environmentally-sensitive goods to store their items hassle-free.
The logistics and warehousing service is now being offered to all third-party businesses, instead of just being limited to the aviation industry, and its success and reputation demanded an identity of its own.