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ATLANTA, Ga. – Commercial real estate development firm S.J. Collins Enterprises has added two new tenants to the lineup at The Interlock, a $450 million mixed-use development in emerging West Midtown.
Velvet Taco and Cathy’s: Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwiches will join the dynamic retail mix at Atlanta’s newest community. Velvet Taco, a one-of-a-kind taco concept serving premium food in a unique and funky fast-casual setting, will occupy a 2,666-square-foot space, and Cathy’s: Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwiches, a new-to-market gourmet ice cream sandwich shop, will take approximately 1,000 square feet.
“I fell in love with Atlanta while I was attending Spelman College,” said Catheryn Greene, owner of Cathy’s: Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwiches. “I selected The Interlock as our first Atlanta location because the development is revolutionizing the West Midtown area and bringing unique concepts collectively in one space. Our gourmet ice cream sandwiches and store atmosphere bring their own distinctiveness, and the development was right on target with the atmosphere of our store.”
The first Cathy’s: Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwiches opened in Cleveland, Ohio in 2018. In that short time, the sandwiches have become a city staple. Greene developed all seven made-from-scratch cookie recipes that can be paired with more than 15 ice cream flavors and tons of toppings.
Construction on The Interlock began in December 2018, and sixty-five percent of the planned office and retail space is now leased. Crews recently completed the slab for the lower-level Howell Mill retail foundation and are now forming and pouring the floor for the second level of retail on 14th Street. Construction crews have also begun to form the hotel podium on 14th Street.
“These retailers are an excellent addition to our leasing roster,” said Justin Latone, senior vice president of leasing for S.J. Collins Enterprises. “We are currently in other negotiations on more than 40,000 square feet of retail space, and we look forward to announcing more on that in the next few months.”
The Interlock will offer a versatile mix with 200,000 square feet of creative office space, 100,000 square feet for retail and restaurant space, 350 apartment units, 70 single-family homes and a 161-key Marriott Tribute Portfolio boutique hotel.
WeWork, which will debut this Atlanta location in the fall 2020, is also joining the lineup at The Interlock. Dubbed WeWork Interlock, the office space will occupy three floors across 118,000 square feet to accommodate more than 1,800 desks for its members.
Other occupants previously announced include Slater Hospitality, which will design an ultimate rooftop experience, St. Germain French Bakery and Georgia Technology Ventures, which will operate a 50,000-square-foot incubator space with a mission of promoting and growing tech startups in the southeast.
The development’s other amenity-rich elements include a rooftop with a modern private pool club and lounge with a retractable roof. An upscale 12,000-square-foot two-story restaurant and outdoor bar with covered patio will complete the space. Visitors will enjoy an infinity-edge pool that drops off into the city skyline with stunning views.
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In the first quarter of the past, Ho Chi Minh City’s economy grew positively. The city’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to increase by 1.88% in the first quarter of 2022 over the same period.
During the press conference on the socio-economic results of the first quarter of 2022 and the 5th session of the People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City, term X which will take place in the afternoon of April 7, Mr. Dang Quoc Toan, head of the Office of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, released the report. Ho Chi Minh City’s socioeconomic performance in the first quarter of 2022. In general, the economic recovery and development of the city has undergone many quite extensive improvements in the first quarter; All areas have experienced good growth, especially since March, demonstrating that the city’s direction and management solutions have delivered positive results in many areas.
The growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2022 is estimated to increase by 1.88% Over the same period. From a deep decline in the third quarter and fourth quarter of 2021, -24.97% and -11.64% respectively, the city’s economy has now achieved positive growth, signaling that the city is recovering faster than expected. The total realized revenues of the state budget are estimated at 121,000 billion VND, reaching 31.31% from the estimate, up 9.41% Over the same period.
Ho Chi Minh City Press Conference To Announce Socio-Economic Outcomes In Q1 2022
The city is effectively enforcing the market stabilization program; While the growth rate of the tourism industry has slowed compared to the same period last year, there are many positive and strong signs of recovery, most notably the government’s approval to open the door to tourists from March 15, 2022.
In addition to the positive aspects, while some indicators have improved, they fell short of requirements, with total retail sales of consumer goods and services falling by 4.8% over the same period last year. shows that consumer purchasing power has not yet fully recovered. Some of the city’s key industries are still slowly recovering, with the electronics industry estimated to decline by 12.92% during the same period, impacting the recovery momentum of the city’s economic growth.
From -24.97% in the third quarter of 2021, Ho Chi Minh City’s economy has experienced a strong recovery, estimated to grow 1.88% in the first quarter of 2022.
In order to drastically implement the key socio-economic tasks of 2022, Ho Chi Minh City in Q2 committed to focus on key tasks: effectively managing the COVID-19 epidemic, ensuring flexible adaptation . safe operation in epidemic conditions; adjust the medium-term allocation and replenishment plan for public investment capital; promoting administrative reform activities, improving the investment and business environment, solving and removing obstacles and difficulties for people and businesses; complete the investment application procedures for the construction of ring road 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, and prepare the site clearance for the project. Accelerate the completion of Metro 1 and invest in Metro 2…

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Cassiolamine or Cassia Nomame for weight loss.
Cassiolamine is one of the newest supplements around that is being used for weight loss. As it’s quite new there is actually very little data to support or to dispel it’s effectiveness.
If you look at legumes in general, you can see plenty of research heralding the simple Legume as a super food.
A brand new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine concluded that eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas, and lentils) improved blood sugar control and slashed heart disease risk for patients with type 2 diabetes.
In the study, adults who followed a low-glycemic index diet that included at least a cup of legumes daily for a month exhibited better blood sugar and insulin regulation and a greater reduction in blood pressure than those whose diet was supplemented with whole-wheat products.
But bean benefits don’t stop there. Legumes are a powerful weight-loss super food. One study found that regular bean eaters have smaller waistlines and a 22 percent lower risk of obesity. In part this may be because they’re a top source of fiber. One cup of black beans and lentils each packs a whopping 15 grams, 60 percent of the recommended daily minimum. Research has shown that for every gram of fiber we eat, we eliminate about seven calories. And a study of Brazilian dieters found that over a six-month period, each additional gram of fiber consumed resulted in an extra quarter pound of weight loss.
Also on a popular newswire Reuters, there was a great article relating to the effectiveness of Legumes for weight loss.
(Reuters Health) – Eating one serving of beans, peas, lentils or chickpeas every day may help dieters lose a little extra weight, according to a new analysis of existing research.
Researchers examined data from nearly two dozen trials and found that participants who ate about three quarters of a cup of legumes every day lost about three quarters of a pound more than those who didn’t eat legumes, regardless of whether the diets were geared to weight loss.
Lead author Dr. Russell de Souza told Reuters Health that legumes – or pulses, as they are known in many parts of the world – are an important sustainable protein source, plus they’re high in fiber.
Below are some products that include Cassiolamine to help with weight loss.
Valentus Slim Roast Coffee.
This multi-flavonoid compound helps in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and in the reduction of high blood pressure. Cassiolamine helps to maintain healthy blood vessels by reducing the adhesion (stickiness) of blood platelets, which promotes healthy blood flow. Our pure ingredient formula also serves as an anti-oxidant, which helps to maintain a healthy heart and improved immune system. What this natural legume based extract is mostly known for is its powerful lipase-inhibiting features, which results in the prevention of fat absorption and an effective carbohydrate blocker.


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Apple drops alert patent in Chicago litigation against Motorola
Apple and other handset manufacturers are involved in so many lawsuits that it's difficult to keep up. Earlier this week, another infringement lawsuit in Chicago that's been around for a while resurfaced because Apple dropped a patent from the lawsuit. Apple was complying with a request from Judge Richard Posner who told the two parties involved in the case to winnow their claims, says a report in FOSS Patents.
Both Apple and Motorola are involved in this Chicago case, which started off with claims involving fifteen Apple and six Motorola patents. That number, says FOSS Patents, has been whittled down by one-third. The latest patent to hit the chopping block was U.S. Patent No. 5,566,337 which describes a "method and apparatus for distributing events in an operating system." According to Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents, this patent was a good choice to remove because it was a longshot that a judge would rule in Apple's favor on that infringement claim.
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Gold futures extend losses on global cues, subdued demand
Gold futures prices today fell by 0.31% to Rs 26,050 per 10 grams as participants indulged in reducing exposures, largely in tandem with a global trend where the metal dipped to one-month low.business Updated: May 17, 2013 11:24 IST
Gold futures prices on Friday fell by 0.31% to Rs 26,050 per 10 grams as participants indulged in reducing exposures, largely in tandem with a global trend where the metal dipped to one-month low.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in June, fell by another Rs 81, or 0.31%, to trade at Rs 26,050 per 10 grams in a turnover of 1,790 lots.
Similarly, the metal for delivery in far-month August shed Rs 57, or 0.22%, to Rs 26,155 per 10 gm in 160 lots.
Globally, gold lost as much as 0.60% to $1,377.85 an ounce in Singapore.
Analysts said sustained weakness in overseas where gold dipped to one-month low as holdings in exchange-traded products shrank, the dollar gained and a US Federal Reserve policymaker said that stimulus may be reduced within months, putting pressure on the precious metal prices here.
Besides, a weak trend at the domestic spot markets where gold dropped to one-month low also weighed on the prices, they said.
In spot market of Delhi, gold prices crashed by Rs 500 to Rs 26,800 per 10 grams in Thursday's trade.
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VodafoneZiggo must open its fixed network to other providers the Dutch regulator ACM has ruled, in new regulations that will take effect on October 1.
Previously Dutch providers without their own fixed network only had access to KPN’s, but they will now be able to also offer internet, TV and fixed telephone services via VodafoneZiggo’s cable network.
“We see that these two parties are collectively dominant in the market,” said ACM board member Henk Don, claiming that VodafoneZiggo and KPN could use that position to increase prices for consumers or adjust conditions to their advantage.
“Because both KPN and VodafoneZiggo have these options, ACM considers it fair to open up the networks of both parties to competition. In this way, providers without their own network can still offer their services to consumers and businesses.”
The new regulation, which was proposed by ACM in draft form in August, is designed to ensure that there is sufficient competition on the market and to make sure that VodafoneZiggo and KPN can’t ban alternative suppliers and impose excessive retail prices for end-users.
However, cable industry body Cable Europe is against the intervention, with chairman Matthias Kurth commenting in August that the move would be “anachronistic and runs contrary to the consumer interest”.
Kurth also complained earlier this month that the European Commission “has not taken enough time to look into the specifics of the case”.
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is an independent regulator that aims to makes sure that businesses compete fairly with one another while at the same time protecting consumer interests.
Its stated goal is to “create a level playing field” and it is charged with competition oversight, sector-specific regulation of several sectors, and enforcement of consumer protection laws.
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Nov 8, 2018 – ATEME has announced that Vietnam Satellite Digital Television (VSTV K+), the biggest satellite operator in Vietnam, has successfully deployed ATEME's TITAN video compression solution for its Direct-to-Home (DTH) services.
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VSTV improves QoE with Broadpeak CDN selector
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News categories: Broadpeak, VSTV, Jacques Le Mancq, Nicolas Cazamayou, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Vietnam
Vietnam's VSTV selects Irdeto for OTT service
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Vietnam pay-TV in bloom
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Canal+ launches K+ DTH in Vietnam
Jan 12, 2010 – The CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) has announced the launch of K+ in Vietnam, the new bouquet of satellite channels operated by its subsidiary VSTV. The launch follows the signing last June of a partnership between CANAL+ and Vietnamese broadcaster VTV.
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Asia subscription TV figures higher than ROW combined
Nov 4, 2009 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced new data for subscription TV penetration across the Asia Pacific, noting that the region now has 326 million pay-TV, up 26 million homes in 2009.
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By Justina Eitzinger – RetailME Bureau
More than a third (37%) of UAE consumers would rather switch retailers or shop on another site (35%) than wait if there were delays in completing their online purchase, according to the 2021 ‘Stay Secure’ consumer survey released by Visa, Dubai Police, and Dubai Economy (DED).
The survey indicates that as UAE consumers have become increasingly savvy about paying digitally, their expectations for both in-store and e-commerce payment experiences has skyrocketed. When shopping online, nearly one in two consumers abandon their shopping cart if they experience a delay or authentication error. E-commerce sites that offer customer reviews (51%), seamless refunds (42%) and a variety of payment options (41%) performed better in building high levels of consumer trust.
As consumer awareness of underlying security technology protecting digital payments has increased, a majority (57%) are also more open to store their card information on merchant sites if this helps to improve or speed up their shopping experience. The survey also showed that more than half of consumers surveyed (52%) continue to shop online with no signs of slowing down, while 43% said they are shopping less in stores despite the easing of restrictions.
“The findings of the study are in line with the ongoing efforts of Dubai Police, Dubai Economy and Visa in promoting the “Stay Secure” campaign to spread consumer awareness on safe digital payments and eCommerce practices. This is in line with Dubai Police’s commitment to fight online fraud in collaboration with our strategic partners,” said Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jalaf, Director of Criminal Investigation Department in Dubai Police,
“Dubai Police is pleased to partner with Visa and Dubai Economy on the “Stay Secure” initiative, which will strengthen our efforts to combat fraud and cybercrime and further support the recently launched National Fraud Awareness Campaign,” he added.
“Consumers in Dubai are eager to explore and experiment, and they have access to the best and the foremost as they live in one of the most connected cities in the world. Dubai Economy has progressively ensured a safe, secure and pleasant shopping across Dubai in association with the private sector and the insights gathered in the Stay Secure survey are valuable in extending the experience online. The advantages Dubai has as a business hub, shopping destination and a Smart City when combined can provide a unique digital retailing experience for consumers,” said Ahmad Al Zaabi, Director of Consumer Protection in Dubai Economy.
“Consumers in UAE are very savvy and will not settle for a shopping experience that does not match their expectations. Merchants need to recognize this and our survey provides them actionable insights that can help them combat fraud and ensure consumers feel safe when transacting with them. The 2021 Stay Secure survey also outlines steps merchants can take to improve the shopping experience both online and in-store. We are pleased to be able to share the results of this survey as part of our ongoing education efforts with Dubai Police and Dubai Economy and to help support local merchants’ recovery needs and their digital transformation,” said Shahebaz Khan, General Manager for the UAE at Visa.
Consumers surveyed said they feel safe shopping on merchant sites that provide customer reviews, a seamless refund experience and offer a variety of payment options. Logos of payment providers and visible security features like ‘lock’ icon and SSL certificate also helped consumers know a merchant site was secure.
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Semiconductor industry to recover this year
Mobile devices will drive semiconductor revenue this year after a rough 2012
IDG News Service - Increased sales of electronics and new forms of computing devices will drive the worldwide semiconductor market to growth this year after a slowdown in 2012, the nonprofit organization World Semiconductor Trade Statistics said on Monday.
Semiconductor revenue this year will grow by 4.5% compared to 2012, in which yearly revenue was $290 billion. Last year's revenue dropped by 3.2% compared to 2011, primarily due to a challenging global economy and a slowdown in the Chinese market.
Semiconductors provide the base for computing and are used in a range of products including PCs, smartphones, tablets, cars and medical devices. Semiconductor demand over the past few years has been closely tied to the supply and demand of products, with more product purchases helping semiconductor sales grow.
The Semiconductor Industry Association, which represents semiconductor companies in the U.S., also said the semiconductor market is poised to rebound next year. SIA in a study said the global semiconductor market revenue declined by 2.7% in 2012 compared to 2011, and also said that the market is poised to grow in 2013 as economies stabilize.
WSTS in November projected growth for all semiconductor segments in 2013 after a rough 2012. The only major growth market in 2012 was optoelectronics, which is tied to equipment around optics, and logic, which enables functions on a chip. WSTS projected that optoelectronics revenue would grow by 6.9% and logic would grow by 2.2%. Global revenue for semiconductor segments like analog and memory declined in 2012.
However, sub-segments within memory such as NAND flash did well as smartphone shipments grew at a fast clip in 2012, SIA said. SIA estimated NAND flash sales to be $25.4 billion in 2012, growing by 4.1% compared to 2011.
PCs are the main driver of semiconductor sales, and laptop and desktop shipments fell in 2012 for the first time in more than a decade. That was one reason for the slide in global semiconductor revenue in 2012, said Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64.
PC shipments dropped by 3.2% in 2012 compared to 2011, IDC said in early January. The PC market was hurt by the growth of alternate computing devices such as smartphones and tablets, which require less memory and fewer semiconductors.
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While WSTS and SIA have upbeat outlooks for semiconductor sales this year, the organizations cautioned that issues tied to the economy in U.S. and Europe could derail growth.
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The number of streaming subscriptions in Africa is set to triple over the next five years.
According to Digital TV Research, the region will reach 15.06 million paying SVOD subscriptions in Africa by 2026, triple the 5.11 million expected at the end of 2021.
Of that 10 million new subscriptions, South Africa and Nigeria will each supply 2.3 million. These will be the only two countries with more than 1 million subscriptions.
Netflix is set to continue its domination in the market, though its market share will drastically shrink from 51% in 2021 to 39% in 2026. This is despite Netflix doubling its subscriber total from 2.61 million in 2021 to 5.84 million in five years time.
The report notes that while Disney+ will launch in 2022, it will only do so in 12 countries, leading to 256,000 subscribers in 2022 and 2.17 million by 2026.
Showmax will be the third largest player, expanding from an existing base of 861,000 subscribers to 2.12 million over the forecast period, while Amazon will expand its 575,000 subs to 1.93 million. Regional player MyCanal will see significant growth from 42,000 to 629,000.
Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, said: “The selective launch plans from some global platforms works in favor of regional players such as Showmax and MyCanal.”


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New research suggests that male athletes should skip breakfast before training.
In fact, the study from Massey University claims that missing the first meal of the day benefits male athletes.
Steve Stannard, head of the University's School of Sport and Exercise, insists men and women burn fat differently.
"We've had the wool pulled over our eyes by breakfast cereal companies for so long now," Stuff.co.nz quoted him as saying.
He added: "There's this whole industry, built up around sports bars and drinks, based on the idea that if you have carbohydrates before exercise, you can go for longer and harder. A lot of it's rubbish."
Stannard conducted tests on two groups of cyclists for a period of four weeks,to reach the conclusion.
One group consumed a high carbohydrate breakfast before training, while the other had it after exercising.
Stannard said, cyclists who ate after exercising stored higher levels of muscle glycogen, which prolonged muscle energy, and increased power.
Also, it was noted that the female cyclists improved their ability to burn fat when they trained after breakfast.
He said: "Our results suggest that, for men, training before breakfast encourages the muscles to adapt in a more accelerated fashion than if training was always done after eating a high carbohydrate meal.
"Depending on your level of fitness, that might range from two hours' cycling to walking down the street and getting the newspaper.
"It could be to do with sex hormones and possibly the way fat is stored in the body."
The research has been published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.


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During its Q2 2021 earnings call, Choice Hotels President and CEO Patrick Pacious said the brand had “once again significantly outperformed the industry and gained share across all segment in which we compete.”
In particular, he mentioned that June and July RevPAR results exceeded 2019 levels by approximately 5% and 15% respectively. This happened, according to Pacious, through notable lift in both weekday and weekend RevPAR index and “illustrates that our strategic investments are working and gives us further optimism about our future revenue trajectory.”
Giving more color on these results, CFO Dominic Dragisich reported that June RevPAR results were driven by a nearly 3% increase in ADR and 2% point increase in occupancy. Meanwhile, July’s RevPAR growth was driven by occupancy levels of 70% and an ADR increase of 10% versus 2019 levels.
“In fact, July RevPAR for our upscale, extended-stay, upper mid scale, mid scale and economy segments all surpassed 2019 pre-pandemic levels. And we saw month over month acceleration in performance across all of our segments,” he added.
Choice Invests in Tech
While many of the enhancements Pacious mentioned had to do with launching and enhancing its brands. He also mentioned important technology investments.
“We're also improving our guest delivery at the hotel level, while strengthening our marketing and reservation systems and franchisee tools that have contributed to the outperformance our brands are demonstrating,” Pacious added.
For example, the company enhanced its pricing and merchandising tools to help franchise owners reach their target customers and effectively drive top line revenue.
“Thanks to these tools, we were successful in swiftly executing our pricing strategy and optimizing rate delivery, which resulted in significant average daily rate gains,” Pacious noted. “The company is currently outpacing the rate recovery seen following prior recessions. And our owners are very pleased with the new pricing tool [because it has] helped drive their top line outperformance versus competitors.”
Additionally, the company recorded nine of its top 10 all-time highest booking days for choicehotels.com and other proprietary digital channels in the last two months specifically because of its digital enhancements and distribution capabilities.
Capitalizing on New Trends
Pacious attributed much of the company’s success to its anticipation of new long-term consumer demographic trends. For example, Americans rediscovering domestic destinations and the continued rise of road trips. But beyond that, Choice is also looking to the rise of work from anywhere and an increase in workers retiring early. These trends give Americans much more flexibility when it comes to where and when they travel.
“The pandemic has only accelerated these trends,” Pacious said. “We believe that our business will therefore benefit in an outsized way from additional travel demand coming to our key segments.”
Choice Benefits from Loyal Members
Pacious also pointed out that its 49 million Choice Privileges members have been a boon to the company as well. For instance, they’ve contributed to a higher percentage of overall revenue for Q2 2021 when compared to 2019. And the company’s loyalty program seems to be resonating with guests. Pacious noted that it was seeing an increase in domestic loyalty program sign-ups in Q2 2021 compared to 2019.
Business and Leisure Travel Trends
According to Pacious, customers are not only planning their travel further in advance but also are staying longer. Like most brands, Choice has seen its leisure customers return first, but its also continuing to see momentum in its business travel trends.
“We have seen sequential quarter over quarter and month over month increases in our business travel booking trends in the second quarter 2021,” Pacious stated. “Likewise, with our recent refresh of the Comfort brand family and further upscale penetration, we are well positioned not only to recover our existing business customers but to expand our guest base as business travel rebounds.”
Pacious was also optimistic about group travel bookings, noting that they had reached 90% of its 2019 level in the first half of the year.


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Huge internet dispatch centres have not pulled the rug from under the traditional High Street with Londonderry’s largest shopping centre reporting over 2m shopping visits in the run up to Christmas.
Fergal Rafferty, Foyleside Shopping Centre Manager said: “There was a trend this year for shoppers to use the ‘click and collect’ for store such as Debenhams, Dunnes and Boots. Many stores have reported significant growth in this area and this looks like being a winning strategy for some retailers.
“With the sales now in full swing and thousands of Foyleside gift cards passed over as presents and stocking fillers, we’re anticipating that the positive footfall will continue into the New Year. We’re also about to welcome some new retailers to the scheme so the momentum created by City of Culture will hopefully continue throughout 2014 and beyond.”
Mr Rafferty also believes the Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013 title boosted trade.
“It’s been a very busy Christmas at Foyleside and we’ve really seen the positive impact of the City of Culture status and events bearing fruit where we have welcomed new shoppers to the City including some from as far away as Wexford,” he said.
“The last quarter of 2013 has been exceptional with a great kick-off for Christmas trading with the Lumiere Festival bringing 180,000 visitors to the City. This event really captured the imagination with many visitors combining a visit to the city with some festive shopping.
“December has already seen over 1 million shopper visits to the Centre with the remainder of the week still to report, a week with traders going on sale and heavily discounting. This December included our busiest ever trading day for some stores on December 23,” he added.


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Apple readies next phase of iPhone 5S, 5C launches; will make it available in 50 new markets
Apple announced on Wednesday that it will soon be releasing the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in 50 new markets in phase two of launch.
Apple released its iPhone 5S and 5C last month in just 11 markets, but managed to sell out the initial inventory within few days of launch. However it seems that it has managed to stock up enough units that over the course of next few days starting October 25, it has planned to launch its latest flagship handsets in new markets including Europe, Latin America and Asia.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French West Indies, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macau, Malta, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Macau, New Zealand, Norway, Reunion Island, Romania, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan and Thailand are the countries to get the two Apple handsets on October 25th.
A week later on November 1, iPhone 5c and 5s handsets will be released in Albania, Armenia, El Salvador, Guam, Bahrain, Colombia, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Moldova, Macedonia, Malaysia, Turkey, Montenegro, Saudi Arabia and the UAE taking the total count of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C availability to 60 markets by 2013.
The iPad maker earlier launched its new iPhone models in September countries including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, France, Germany, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the U.S., and the U.K.
Within three days of the launch, Apple confirmed that 9 million iPhone 5S and 5Cs were sold breaking all previous records.
Apple is rumoured to hold an event on October 22, which will gatecrash Nokia World event slated for the same day, where it will announce its next iPads – iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 alongside Mac OS X Mavericks and Intel Haswell refreshes of Mac Pro.


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PSC CEO: Memory industry to consolidate further
Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com, Taipei
The global memory industry will undergo further consolidation, with the number of memory makers to decrease in the near future, according to Frank Huang, chairman of Taiwan-based Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC).
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Android software inches closer
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. is getting closer to releasing a version of the Android software meant for tablet computers, one that will include a fresh look and updated Web browser and keyboard.
The online search leader said Wednesday that it released a preview version of the software development kit for Honeycomb, also known as Android 3.0. It's for developers to test out their applications on the software and learn about its new capabilities.
In a post Wednesday on Google's Android Developers blog, Xavier Ducrohet, the Android SDK tech lead, said a final version of the kit will be available "in the weeks ahead." That will enable developers to publish Honeycomb applications to Google's Android Market app store.
Tablet computers are expected to be popular this year, spurred by the release of Apple Inc.'s iPad in April. At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month, companies including Motorola Mobility Inc. and AsusTek Computer Inc. showed off tablet computers that will run Honeycomb.
Plenty are expected in the coming months as companies try to compete with the popular iPad.
Google, which is based in Mountain View, Calif., outlined a variety of Honeycomb's features on its Android Developers site, many of which were shown in presentations at CES.
They will include a "system bar" built into the bottom of the screen; it shows notifications and recently used apps and can be used to navigate the tablet.
Honeycomb will also have a redesigned on-screen keyboard to make it easier and quicker to type on a tablet's larger screen. Keys will still be arranged using the standard QWERTY system.
Tablets that use Honeycomb will also let users connect a full keyboard through a USB port — something the iPad cannot do — or wirelessly via Bluetooth.


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Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that Gran Turismo 6 will ‘naturally’ arrive on PlayStation 4.
“I think a PS4 version will appear naturally. We won’t keep you waiting too long, but it won’t be too soon either,” Yamauchi-san told 4Gamer.
He added that Sony’s next-generation console is a “good neutral machine, with balanced hardware no quirks.”
GT6 was first announced in May at a special event at the Silverstone Circuit, U.K. The racer will feature 33 tracks, 1200 cars and a ‘flexible’ rendering engine, and is currently scheduled for release on PlayStation 3 in Q4 2013.


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(PR.co.nz) The New Zealand online jewellery provider Diamonds.co.nz has been sourcing and selling diamonds at highly competitive prices for a while now. The founder has over 30 years of knowledge and experience in the diamond industry, pouring his heart and soul into the business.
Big News For 2018 In Terms Of Sales Figures
Thanks to their uncompromising quality diamonds and good prices, the brand has witnessed a 48% increase in sales. This is a huge hike compared to the prior year so the company wants to keep things moving at the same pace.
How The Year Will Progress For The Industry
According to Diamonds.co.nz, things are set to look up in 2018 for the diamond industry. Thanks to the royal engagement, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have put three stone engagement rings back in the spotlight again.
The Brand Shares Secrets For Online Success
Now operating for over 10 years in the digital industry, a huge amount of passion is required. The founder emphasises the need to also keep “up to date with your knowledge and trends”. Hoping to branch into the fancy coloured diamonds niche, the Managing Director Paul Bunker has headed overseas to deepen his knowledge in this area. On the other hand, Claudia Bunker, head of Sales and Marketing, spent 2 weeks in New York last December 2017 to upskill her knowledge in diamonds. It is clear that all the company’s staff, especially those in managerial positions, have a keen interest in continuously updating their knowledge.
This shows how important it is to remain relevant in the online world and truly know what the audience wants. It also enables them to be ahead of the game and pre-empt what consumers may ask. As a result, the company has witnessed a peak in sales and will see continual success in the coming years.
Visit https://www.diamonds.co.nz for more details.
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When FTX raised $420 million from a number of high-profile investors last October, the cryptocurrency exchange said the money would help grow the business, improve user experience and allow it to engage more with regulators.
Unmentioned is that nearly three-quarters of the money, $300 million, instead went to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who sold some of his personal stake in the company, according to FTX financial records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal and people familiar with the deal.
Mr. Bankman-Fried’s payout was large by the standards of the startup world, where such sales have historically been taboo because they allowed founders to extract profits before investors. Mr. Bankman-Fried told investors at the time that it was a partial refund of the money he spent to buy out rival Binance’s stake in FTX a few months earlier, according to some of the people familiar with the transaction.
The deal offers a glimpse into the flow of money between Mr Bankman-Fried and a host of entities he controlled as his crypto business flourished, a flow of funding that helped finance a surge in political donationsphilanthropic commitments and big buy of Robinhood Markets Inc. availability in the past year.
That maelstrom is now under scrutiny in the unfolding bankruptcy of FTX and Alameda Research LLC, Mr. Bankman-Fried’s crypto hedge fund. FTX which borrows Alameda customer fundsfaces an estimated $8 billion funding shortfall, Alameda and FTX executives said.
John Ray, the new FTX chief executive appointed to oversee the bankruptcy, said in a court filing Thursday that the process would include a “comprehensive, transparent and deliberate investigation of claims against Mr. Samuel Bankman-Fried” and other co-founders of the businesses.
The filing highlighted numerous flaws, including “the concentration of control in the hands of a very small group of inexperienced, unsophisticated and potentially compromised individuals”.
Mr. Bankman-Fried’s October 2021 share sale came amid a six-month fundraising blitz that ultimately brought in roughly $2 billion from investors including Sequoia Capital, funds managed by BlackRock Inc. and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek.
October 2021 the fundraising valued the company at $25 billion. In a press release, Mr. Bankman-Fried said he was happy “to partner with investors who prioritize positioning FTX as the world’s most transparent and compliant cryptocurrency exchange.”
The amount raised contained numerical references to marijuana and oral sex: $420.69 million raised from 69 investors. An article published by one of FTX’s investors, Sequoia, called this fundraiser a “meme round,” referring to the in-jokes.
Three months earlier, in July 2021, Mr. Bankman-Fried bought out the roughly 15% stake held by Binance, FTX’s first outside investor. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted this month that the amount amounted to 2.1 billion dollarspaid in a combination of FTT, FTX’s internal crypto currency, and BUSD, Binance’s stablecoin whose value is pegged to the US dollar.
It could not be learned where Mr. Bankman-Fried got the money for the Binance stake. At the time, crypto was booming and Alameda was very profitable, Mr. Bankman-Fried said. Those finances were questioned this week by Mr. Ray, who said previous numbers were unreliable and Alameda had no audited financials.
After the sale in July 2021, the FTX shares that Binance previously owned ended up in Paper Bird Inc., according to FTX filings. Paper Bird is an entity wholly owned by Mr. Bankman-Fried, according to FTX documents filed in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Soon after Mr. Bankman-Fried bought out the Binance stake, he spoke publicly about the differences in how he and Mr. Zhao run their businesses and their approaches to regulators.
It could not be determined what Mr. Bankman-Fried did with the $300 million and whether the money was returned to FTX or held separately. FTX’s 2021 audited financial statements reviewed by the Journal said the money was withheld by the company for “operational expediency” on behalf of “related party.“
FTX returned to investors for more money in January 2022, when it raised an additional $400 million.
In general, venture capitalists frown on large sales of stock by founders before the company goes public, in part because they don’t like the idea of a founder who puts little or no money into a business getting rich before investors can cash out.
But during the frenzy of startup investing over the past decade, the practice became more common, venture capitalists say, as investors lowered their standards to make their way to deals.
“It’s just not a good sign,” said Charles Elson, a professor at the University of Delaware who studies corporate governance. This shows that the founder of the company thinks there is a better place to invest. “Anytime you see a founder selling stock in a secondary offering, you really have to ask them some pretty tough questions,” he said.
Such sales are usually approved by a board of directors, where venture capital investors typically have one or more seats. The FTX board, however, there were only three directors from earlier this year: Mr. Bankman-Fried, an FTX employee and attorney from Antigua who specializes in gaming.
— Peter Rudegeair contributed to this article.
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AndroidtechNews.Com – After recently teasing that free one-day Prime shipping was coming, Amazon today confirmed that the feature is now available widely.
Prime Free One Day shipping is now available on more than 10 million products sold by Amazon. The service began rolling out in early April, and Amazon says that it will continue to expand the selection and delivery areas for free one-day shipping with Prime.
“We’ve strategically grown our network in the U.S. to include 110 fulfillment centers, 40 package sortation centers, 100 delivery stations, and 20 air gateways all to be closer to our customers,” Amazon explains.
Amazon Prime also offers free same-day delivery on more than three million items on qualifying orders over $35. If you order an eligible product in the morning, Amazon says it’ll get it to you that same day before 9:00 pm. Same-day delivery is also available for products under $35, but it costs Prime members $5.99 per item.


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Atlus officially announced Persona 5 R, the latest version of its critically acclaimed RPG. So far, only a teaser video and website have been released, but neither of them
Both the website and the teaser trailer indicate that Atlus will have more to reveal on Persona 5 R in March 2019. The video shows off a PlayStation Logo in the beginning, which means whatever the developer has planned will be on the PS4. “New Projects” can also be heard throughout the teaser, leading many to believe Atlus will have a lot more to reveal in the next couple of months.
Much like Capcom, Atlus has been known to release enhanced secondary editions of their popular titles. Both Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 Golden are examples of Atlus remastering and expanding an already lengthy game and Persona 5 R could potentially follow the same path.
Many fans are hopeful that this means a version of Persona 5 will finally appear on the Nintendo Switch. Speculation has also been increased by the recent reveal that Joker (Persona 5’s protagonist) will appear in Super Smash Ultimate’s first Character DLC. This
Persona 5 initially launched in March of 2017 and was well received by critics and fans alike. We’ll be sure to keep a close eye on Persona 5 R so be sure to keep checking back here at GigamaxGames.com for all the latest information.
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Nov 4, 2023
The SF90 Stradale and Spider – the most extreme example of Ferrari’s road-going race machines.
Sep 20, 2023
The limited edition Nissan Z NISMO has already sold out! Well, who wouldn’t want one?
Jul 28, 2023
The new Porsche Cayenne certainly has a fresh new feel – we live in hope that we can get behind the wheel.
May 22, 2023
Who doesn’t love open-top motoring – and you know it will be something special if there’s a Porsche badge on the bonnet.
May 17, 2023
Elegance, comfort, performance and exhilaration in an innovative soft-top from Ferrari – this is a spider you’ll want in your garage!
May 13, 2023
McLaren have announced their first-ever series-production High-Performance Hybrid (HPH) supercar and it looks simply stunning.
May 7, 2023
Looking for a track-ready supercar with the space and practicality of a Mercedes-Benz G-Class? Consider launching in the Brabus 900 Rocket.
Apr 24, 2023
McLaren has announced their latest dream machine – the 750S rear wheel drive, V8 engine in a lightweight body for pure exhiliration.
Apr 20, 2023
Lamborghini have unveiled the first all-terrain super sports car with a V10 engine and all wheel drive. Meet the Huracan Sterrato.
Apr 1, 2023
Celebrating 60 years of peak automotive performance, Lamborghini have unveiled their first super sports V12 hybrid plug-in high performance electric vehicle. Meet the Revuelto.
Feb 2, 2023
The Audi RS e-Tron is the first EV production vehicle to lay down an official record time at Mount Panorama – our favourite Aussie circuit.
Nov 29, 2022
If you demand the highest level of luxury, performance and exhilaration – look no further (as long as you have a spare couple of million Euros)


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Helldivers 2 Overtakes God of War to Become Sony’s Biggest Ever Game Launch on Steam
Helldivers 2 has become Sony’s biggest ever game launch on Steam, despite a ‘mixed’ reception from players.
Arrowhead Game Studios’ cooperative action game is published by Sony Interactive Entertainment across PS5 and PC via Steam. While Sony does not publish player numbers for PlayStation games, Valve does for Steam games. Yesterday, February 8, Helldivers 2 launched big on Steam with a peak concurrent player count of 81,840. That puts it ahead of Sony Santa Monica’s God of War, which enjoyed a peak concurrent player count of 73,529 when it launched on PC two years ago, according to SteamDB.
.@helldivers2 is now the most concurrently played game on Steam published by @PlayStation at 81k players.
Previous record was God of War at 73k players. pic.twitter.com/Ki0cJtdi4n— SteamDB (@SteamDB) February 9, 2024
Helldivers 2’s PC success comes despite it launching day-and-date alongside the PS5 version, which is an unusual but not unprecedented strategy for Sony. Sony published IllFonic’s Predator: Hunting Grounds, for example, across PS4 and PC on the same day in April 2020. Helldivers 2 is also the top-selling game by revenue on Steam, ahead of smash hits such as Palworld and Call of Duty. It’s worth noting Helldivers 2 is not a full-price game but cheaper at $39.99.
Whether Sony might be willing to relax its policy for its big first-party exclusives remains to be seen. The recently released Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is not available on PC and Sony has yet to announce a PC version. Shift Up’s eye-catching action game Stellar Blade is down for release on PS5 only, as is Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin. Concord, a brand new PvP multiplayer first-person shooter from Firewalk Studios, is due to launch on PS5 and PC.
Despite Helldivers 2’s Steam success, it has a ‘mixed’ user review rating, with some users pointing out performance problems that are causing issues on PC. Arrowhead has released a patch to Steam that appears to have eased matchmaking issues for PC as well as some crash issues.
“We know there's more to solve, and we're working our way through it,” Game Director Mikael Eriksson said. “Nevertheless, we hope this rapid patch goes a long way to making your experience better.
“Now go smash some bugs (and bots)!”
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at email@example.com or confidentially at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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WESTERN FAST FOOD
If you’re concern about not having access to western food, particularly fast food, you can rest assure that it won’t be a problem in Vietnam. Since the normalization of relations between the US and Vietnam during the mid 1990s, we have seen a proliferation of western fast food chains propping up in Vietnam.
These brands are eyeing a share of a market which boast over 90 million people and a majority under the age of 35. For these companies, Vietnam is a great potential market to expand their global domination. Some of the longer established brands include KFC chicken, Pizza Hut, and Korean based Lotteria have recently faced new emerging rivals such as Popeye’s chicken (my personal favorite), Dominoe’s Pizza, and even healthier choices as Subway. Perhaps the most famous brand of all, McDonald’s ubiquitous golden arch arrived in Ho Chi Minh city two years ago and will be looking to expand soon.


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A quarter century of T&M innovation! NI's PXI celebrates 25 years of being the leading industry standard for automated test
07 November 2022
At this year’s NI Connect event in Munich, customers will join computer-based, software-centric T&M firm, NI to celebrate the 25th anniversary of PXI, a core technology that revolutionized test and measurement (T&M) engineering.
First introduced in 1997, PXI is the leading standard for automated test and was the first product to simulate the signals necessary for solutions across many industries including automotive, semiconductor, life sciences, energy, aerospace, electronics and many others.
PXI changed the test lab and production floor by combining multiple box instruments into a form factor a fraction of the size, without losing performance. Today, test engineers around the world rely on PXI to improve product quality, throughput and efficiency of complex electronic designs. PXI’s combination of performance, an open standard and a software-connected approach is critical to delivering increased value across industries known for constant innovation.
“Celebrating PXI’s 25th anniversary is a testament to the standard’s scalability and performance, as well as NI’s ability to constantly evolve the technology to simplify customers’ test systems,” explained Josh Mueller, SVP & GM of NI’s Portfolio Business Unit. “Over the past 25 years, PXI has stood the test of time because it’s an open industry standard for automated testing, connecting with specialty modules from over 60 vendors. PXI enables customers to get to automation faster and become more agile. The result is better, safer and more reliable products across a wide range of industries.”
PXI continues to define purpose-built solutions for key industries. ADAS (advanced driver-assistance system), EV (electric vehicle) and next-generation wireless customers are modernizing their test labs and standards to stay at pace with the ever-evolving challenges they are facing. To learn more about PXI, please visit NI.com/PXI or check out the new, simplified PXI instrument bundles for SMUs, oscilloscopes and LCR meters.
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Why Cloudera Stock Tumbled Today
Weak guidance overshadowed a solid report.
Dow Jones Sinks; Boeing Stock Rises Again; Intel's New Chip a Midrange Winner
A major airline is ramping up flights for the summer as demand returns, and Intel's new midrange PC chip gets a positive review.
Dow Jones Up 400 Points as Boeing Stock Soars, Apple's App Store Sees Sustained Demand
A possible activist stake in Boeing lit a fire under the stock, and an analyst sees the App Store helping to drive services growth for Apple.
5 Top Stocks to Buy in June
This summer will start against a backdrop of unprecedented uncertainty, so investors looking to add to their portfolios will want to focus on rock-solid companies like these.
Dow Jones Jumps Despite Flood of Bad News; Visa Stock Rises on Positive Spending Data; Big Discounts on iPhones in China
Visa sees a rebound in spending, and lower prices could help Apple maintain its momentum in China.
Dow Jones Rises Despite Civil Unrest; Walmart and Apple Close Stores Over Weekend; Microsoft Replaces Editors With AI
Protests in major U.S. cities were unable to derail the stock market on Monday.
Why DXC Technology Stock Tumbled Today
Revenue was down more than expected, and the dividend is no more.
Dow Jones Slumps as Cisco Acquires a Cloud Company, Home Depot Stock Moves Closer to 52-Week High
Cisco will reportedly pay $1 billion to expand its software portfolio, and Home Depot continues to rally.
Here’s Why AMD Stock Has Doubled in the Past Year
It's all about potential.
Why Plantronics Stock Tumbled Today
Results were better than expected, but weak guidance doomed the stock.
Dow Jones Rises Slightly as Apple Price Target Boosted, Disney Stock Hit by Analyst Downgrade
Apple's budget iPhone could be a big hit in India, and investors may be too optimistic about Disney's plans to reopen its parks.
Dow Jones Jumps 250 Points as Disney Plans Reopening, Boeing Stock Rises on Layoffs
Disney hopes to start opening some parks in July, and Boeing continues cutting costs.
Dow Jones Surges 600 Points as Merck Works on Vaccine, Restaurant Activity Picks Up
Merck is going after COVID-19 from multiple angles, and McDonald's should benefit from rising restaurant visits.
Why Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Tumbled Today
Sales dropped hard amid the pandemic, and the company is implementing a broad cost-cutting plan.
Dow Jones Heads Lower as IBM Cuts Jobs, Apple Stock Holds Its Ground on Podcast Plans
IBM is laying off employees amid the pandemic, and Apple wants to use podcasts to promote its Apple TV+ streaming service.
Dow Jones Sinks as Boeing Stock Soars, McDonald’s Supports Franchisees
An analyst expects a recovery in air travel to drive gains for Boeing, and McDonald's has set aside some cash to keep franchisees afloat.
The Silver Lining in TJX Companies’ Wretched Earnings Report
Sales fell off a cliff, but the off-price retailer is having no problem securing inventory for its post-lockdown recovery.
Why Shares of Opera Slumped Today
The pandemic is slowing the company's growth and hurting its bottom line.
Dow Jones Surges 400 Points as Coca-Cola Warns on Pandemic Aftermath, Intel's AMD Killer Falls Short
Coca-Cola sees a long recovery ahead, and Intel struggles to catch up with AMD.
2 Top Stocks Still Paying Dividends
These tech stocks offer high dividend yields and are unlikely to slash their payouts anytime soon.


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By Dmitry Churakov
The year is just getting started and it’s a good time to focus on what key trends we should be on the lookout for in vaping hardware. I would venture to say that this year will not bring us any radical breakthroughs. Technology has been steadily evolving, but sadly I don’t see us being on a verge of a game-changing device. It’s not for a lack of innovation and vision of hardware developers, or funding available to bring those inventions to market. It’s more about the pace of development being hampered by worldwide regulatory uncertainty. Having said that, let’s take a look at will be driving the current “pragmatic evolution” in the near future.
The first driver are the smokers. Those who stick to traditional tobacco for one reason or another. They might have tried e-cigarettes but chose to go back to smoking because the e-cigs didn’t seem like a viable alternative. Either because the smokers considered them too complicated, unsafe, or because vaping simply didn’t give them the same level of satisfaction.
Let’s not forget that the e-cigarette as we know it today is what it is because of those former smokers that stuck around, and played an active role in molding the current products. Those smokers are now vapers, and the myriad products on the market, and most of their cousins coming out in 2016, are made to serve the vapers’ needs.
Yet, there is nothing on the market for smokers—the key audience for our industry. Many manufacturers have noticed it, and are slowly beginning to release products that have many of the sophisticated features of modern vaping devices, yet are easier in utility, far more accessible in distribution, and are more affordable for beginners.
Another important trend to follow is the new chapter in development of closed systems. It will be crucial facilitator for both attracting the next generation of vapers, as well as yet another trend we must pay attention to—new methods of vaporizing (to be discussed soon). Cooking a basic dinner is simple, and buying basic ingredients for it is cheap. Yet the market for precooked meals is steadily growing. Because consumers typically choose convenience above all. The same principle is true for our segment. Once the vape shops, gas stations, supermarkets, and local 7-11s will be stocked with the next generation of e-juice capsules, disposable and rechargeable devices, and new forms and formats or liquid refills it will radically alter the consumer dynamic.
Coming back to the new methods of vaporizing—nothing about it will drastically change in the coming year, yet it’s still an important trend to follow, and I will soon explain why. What we will see are new materials for heating elements, and significant enhancements in the heating performance. It will be driven by the need to make the products safer, with better controls of heating and vaporization. It goes goes hand in hand with the attention manufacturers are now paying to the ways end-users interact with their devices. We will be seeing a lot of reimagining of the current familiar features. They will be coming out in new forms and new combinations. Yet the time is not yet ripe for disruptive changes. In part this is due to the fact that there is little evolution in liquid technologies, and this will stall the market for radically new vaporizing systems.
The reason why all of this is important, is because this very stagnation will force the market to focus on the most important trend—development of a universal, or cross-platform, utility. Hardware without a rigid conformity to either heat-not-burn, dry herb, vape, or e-liquid. As I said before—more convenient and simple the hardware will drive the demand, which will increase distribution. Let’s not forget that the retail success is the key benchmark of our technological advancement.
Dmitry Churakov is CEO of Wingle Group, a China-based research and development consulting service geared toward the e-cigarette and adjacent technologies and manufacturing processes. He is also a co-founder of Calumet Advisors, an international strategic consulting company dedicated to the e-cigarette segment.


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Sorry, Hamilton fans: Disney+ pulled the plug on its free seven-day trial for new customers—two weeks ahead of the small-screen debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical. The streaming service, according to Variety(Opens in a new window), is confident it can entice new customers without sweeteners.
"We continue to test and evaluate different marketing, offers, and promotions to grow Disney+," a company spokesperson told the news site. "The service was set at an attractive price-to-value proposition that we believe delivers a compelling entertainment offering on its own."
Home to a growing catalogue of classic and modern Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic content, Disney+ costs $6.99 per month or $69.99 annually. Customers can quit and resubscribe at any time. Free trials are standard practice among streaming platforms, including Disney-owned Hulu and rival Netflix, each of which let you tune in for 30 days before committing to a membership; newbie HBO Max offers seven days for free. But the times, they are a-changin. And as Variety points out, Disney's three-way Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle ($12.99 per month) no longer comes with a complimentary viewing period.
The move, first spotted by French site Numerama(Opens in a new window), is likely to disappoint a lot of people hoping to catch the filmed version of Broadway smash Hamilton without having to make a full-time streaming commitment. (Granted, $7 for 30 days' unlimited access is certainly a bargain compared to theater prices.)
Originally planned for an October 2021 cinematic release, the movie—starring Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Jonathan Groff—is heading straight to streaming on July 3. Catch it starting at 3 a.m. ET.
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New Delhi, January 17, 2018:
FICCI in support with All India Football Federation is organising the 5th edition of GOAL- an International convention on Football Business, on 23rd January 2018 in New Delhi.
‘FICCI GOAL 2018’ is the biggest convention on the business of football hosted in India and brings together hundreds of key influencers from the global and Indian football industry for one day of strategic dialogue around this beautiful game.
The initiative was established by FICCI and AIFF in 2013 to support the development of the Indian football industry and promote strategic dialogue around the game.
During the summit various issues and policy development related to Football like Effective Implementation of Policy on National & State Level, Football as business & Post U-17 World Cup impact will be discussed.
FICCI will also release knowledge report on Football.
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We knew that Xiaomi would be releasing a new smartphone with a huge 108-megapixel camera sensor, but now it seems we're to expect four new devices with these crazy 108MP sensors.
XDA Developers has spotted four new devices with codenames of "tucana," "draco," "umi," and "cmi" which will all reportedly feature the new 108MP sensors. Xiaomi teamed with Samsung on designed the new Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX sensors, and will be the first mobile camera sensor over 100MP.
The crazy 108MP sensor would be capable of snapping photos at a huge 12,032 x 9024 -- far exceeding anything else on the market. We should expect these new 108MP sensors inside of smartphones in the coming months, and more so in 2020 and beyond.
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CHICAGO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PickupTrucks.com, the authority for new and used pickup truck buyers, announced today that the Ford F-150 has taken the title as the winner of the site's Light-Duty Pickup Truck Challenge. The challenge put six of the most popular light-duty trucks head-to-head in a series of tests. The six trucks tested were the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2013 Ford F-150, 2014 GMC Sierra 1500, 2013 Nissan Titan, 2013 Ram 1500 and the 2013 Toyota Tundra.
"The F-150 is the best-selling half-ton truck in the U.S., and after conducting this testing, it's no surprise why," said Mark Williams, PickupTrucks.com editor. "It was a tight contest, with the Ford, Ram, and GMC finishing close together, but the F-150's performance and capability gave it an edge. Shoppers looking for a new half-ton in this competitive truck market have several great options and should consider which one best meets their needs."
Experts from PickupTrucks.com and Popular Mechanics teamed up to put the six trucks through four grueling days of tests to determine which one was the ultimate light-duty truck. "The tests were extensive," said Williams. "We wanted to make sure to account for everything that would be important to truck shoppers; from features and comfort to brute strength and towing capabilities, we covered it all."
- Evaluation of interior quality, layout and features, and exterior quality, finish and features
- Value for the money
- Acceleration and brake testing, empty, with a 1,200-pound payload and towing 8,500 pounds
- Hill climb ability, both empty and towing 8,500 pounds
- Autocross to test handling, both empty and with a 1,000-pound payload
- 180-mile drive to test for fuel economy both empty and towing
"As the economy continues to rebound, pickup trucks are again becoming major players in the market, with pickups making big gains so far in 2013," said Williams. "Light-duty trucks are among the most popular best-selling vehicles, and that's why we felt this was such an important group of trucks to test to help shoppers as they navigate through the many available options."
To see full results and detailed test information from the Light-Duty Challenge, visit www.PickupTrucks.com.
PickupTrucks.com is a website dedicated to the distinct needs of pickup truck buyers and owners. In addition to thousands of new- and used-truck listings, PickupTrucks.com offers relevant information and powerful tools so that truck buyers can make the right decision on what to buy, where to buy, how much to pay and how to outfit their vehicles. The site features expert truck reviews, the latest truck news, a pickup truck configurator, pricing calculators, user generated ratings and more.
Cars.com is an award-winning online destination for car shoppers that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay for a car. Cars.com offers thousands of new and used vehicle listings, consumer reviews, side-by-side comparison tools, photo galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and many other tools. Cars.com puts millions of car buyers in control of their shopping process with the information they need to make confident buying decisions. Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures LLC, which is owned by leading media companies, including A.H. Belo (NYSE: AHC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).


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(RUMOR) - ME3 Multiplayer Comprised of CoOp Missions
A rumor last year suggested a multiplayer-focused Mass Effect game was in development before a separate report said that Mass Effect 3 would include a multiplayer component. The possibility remains unconfirmed by BioWare, but two new reports today reaffirm that multiplayer is coming in ME3.
Eurogamer reports a four-player, online co-op mode is included. Its a "standalone" component and has "competitive elements." The story refers to the possibility of something similar to Gears of Wars Horde mode or Halos Firefight as a possibility. Both of those examples see players working together to fight off increasingly difficult waves of AI-controlled enemies.
BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka told Eurogamer last week, "We havent talked at all about multiplayer in the Mass Effect franchise, but were exploring multiplayer in all of our games and all of our franchises." He added, "Its always an idea were interested in."
CVG has independently backed up the multiplayer rumor, although its source says ME3 wont have something akin to Horde mode. Instead, the game will have a "handful" of replayable, "original missions" that are separate from the games campaign.
"Mainstream penetration is a major goal for Mass Effect 3 and those high up feel online co-op is the answer theyre looking for," the source said. "EAs keen to push the multiplayer side of the game to help spread word of mouth -- so its not just going to rehash stuff from the campaign. Its going all out."
It doesnt come as much of a surprise that Mass Effect would adopt a multiplayer mode. Dead Space might not have seemed like an obvious game to get such an addition, yet Dead Space 2 packed in online multiplayer -- even if not everyone believes that shoehorning in multiplayer is a wise move.
Mass Effect 3 was delayed in early May. Its now scheduled to be out on March 6 with Kinect voice control in the 360 version.


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May 24, 2013 The President has confirmed that drone strikes have killed Americans abroad. But he strongly defends the U.S. drone program, saying its use has been important to the war against terrorism.
May 23, 2013 The FAA hasn't green-lighted much civilian use of drones yet but when they do, one university is ready with graduates to pilot them.
May 23, 2013 Drones are a hot topic these days and the industry is heating up to potentially become big. What's the payoff and what other industries might suffer for it?
Stacey Vanek Smith
May 17, 2013 Retail sales rose a tenth of a percent in April. Why are people spending more and are they going back into credit card debit over these purchases?
May 15, 2013 A look at how new retail figures impact the economy.
May 15, 2013 After last month's collapse at a garment factory, retailers around the world are responding in different ways.
May 14, 2013 Let's check in on all things unmanned drone.
May 13, 2013 Did you buy a car or get some new clothes recently? You were not alone.
May 9, 2013 Following another tragic fire at a Bangladesh clothing factory, retailers are now ceding to consumer demand and putting the exact origins of their products on the label. But will this “fair trade” practice hurt the bottom line? And will those same consumers actually buy the more expensive fair trade products, or reach for the cheaper item on the next rack?


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Company executives said in October that the worst may be over for AOL's withering ad sales, which fell nearly 50 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago. But recent moves in the Time Warner division suggest the company is still fumbling in key aspects of its turnaround plan, according to some online-advertising experts.
AOL executives have said the worst may be over for the company's withering ad sales, but recent moves in the Time Warner division could indicate that AOL is still fumbling in key aspects of its turnaround plan.
The online-advertising market is beginning to show signs of a revival, but if AOL--and not just its rivals--is to benefit, its efforts to reform its advertising sales team must bear fruit.
"AOL is trying to find itself," said Greg Smith, director of media practice at Carat Interactive, a New York-based agency. "It's trying to figure out what sort of a media company it is and how they're going to relate to consumers and advertisers."
The company faces setbacks on numerous fronts, with falling subscriber numbers,and . The division is responding with new managers and an updated version of its software aimed at courting subscribers to high-speed Internet services.
Reforms have also touched the advertising sales team, which was recently overhauled in a bid to shore up key relationships damaged years ago during the dot-com boom.
Among other things, AOL last month eliminated a special position created some four years ago to develop stronger ties with powerful advertising agencies. Now the company is passing responsibility for those relationships down the chain.
AOL hopes the move will improve relationships with agencies and their valuable clients by promoting direct dealings between media buyers and AOL sales staff.
The company is also making major changes aimed at streamlining its famously complex sales processes, according to Michael Barrett, AOL executive vice president of worldwide interactive ad sales, who has won praise from Carat Interactive's Smith and others for pioneering division changes.
First, AOL is complying with all standardized ad formats, so that marketers will have an easier time running media-rich and larger-sized ads that rivals such as Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN have accepted for some time. AOL has also begun to eliminate arduous contract processes--which in the past have required as many as five sets of signatures--replacing them with standard ad-insertion orders. It will now also accept agencies' ads from third-party ad servers that were previously barred.
AOL is also ironing out the kinks on selling ads across various media types, Barrett said. Right now, the company has four or five deals that span online and offline media. "We're thinking more like a media company, and we're trying to emulate Time and Turner more than Yahoo and MSN," said Barrett.
Such changes have been spurred by a breathtaking reversal of fortune for AOL, which once commanded the online-advertising market.
In the last financial quarter, online-ad sales declined by nearly 50 percent from last year, and analysts expect ad sales to be down by 33 percent in the fourth quarter.
"AOL is trying to find itself. It's trying to figure out what sort of a media company it is and how they're going to relate to consumers and advertisers."
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The declines have come amid a chorus of criticism that AOL's advertising rates are overpriced and that sales representatives can be inflexible in negotiations. Though prices for various campaigns can vary widely, ad executives estimate that AOL charges up to three times more than rivals for its ads.
Agencies also criticize AOL's poor customer service, its complex paperwork, long response times to agency requests for proposals, and inventory and technical limitations.
"Working with AOL you still hear a lot of 'no,' whereas Yahoo and MSN have found ways to say 'yes'," said one online-advertising executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Ad decline at the company has continued even amid growing evidence that the online-ad industry as a whole is undergoing a revival. Sales from online advertising hit an estimated $1.74 billion in the third quarter, a 20 percent increase from the comparable period in 2002 and the industry's fourth consecutive period of growth, according to trade group the Interactive Advertising Bureau and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers.
AOL rivals Yahoo and MSN are touting profits also from the industry, thanks in part to.
Its 9.0 software, AOL Latino
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It started sponsoring regular summits for interactive-advertising agencies and devoted much to internet education and the development of standards. Yahoo's ad salespeople also became more accommodating and flexible when it came to formats and pricing.
The company recently reported a quarterly profit, buoyed by sales of search-related advertising from its partner and subsidiary, Overture Services.
Some industry analysts predict a similar turnaround for AOL, boosted by search engine revenue through a similar deal with Google.
Merrill Lynch financial analyst Jessica Reif Cohen expects that AOL will report revenue of $2.1 billion in the fourth quarter, a $200 million decline from the same period a year earlier. She also expects online-ad revenue of $180 million for the quarter, a decline of 43 percent from the same period a year before.
But Reif Cohen said she sees some promising signs as well: AOL has generated new U.S. ad revenue in each of the two prior quarters; that gives reason for hope and should offset declines from major ad deals it lost during the downturn. In the second quarter of 2003, it billed $75 million in new ad revenue, and in the third quarter, $90 million.
Reif Cohen estimates that AOL advertising sales will increase by 13 percent next year, in part because of growth in sponsored search. She added that AOL's performance looks worse than it is because the unit is still winding down old contracts.
Although AOL may benefit from sponsored search revenues, much of the company's chances for a rebound rest on its ability to build more productive relationships with agencies, AOL's Barrett admits.
"It's obvious we've come a long way in our relations with agencies, but we still have a way to go," said Barrett. "We still aren't the easiest to work with, and we want to change that."


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A new report out of Apple’s supply chain in Taiwan today asserts that the next generation of iPhones – tentatively designated as the “iPhone 6s” and “iPhone 6s Plus” – will both get a version of Force Touch this year, according to Economic Daily News (by means of GforGames).
The supply chain source claimed to validate that previous rumors regarding Force Touch’s exclusivity on the iPhone 6s Plus were in reality true, for a time, prior to Apple ditched the plan and chose to move forward with setting up the haptic feedback innovation on both 6s models this year. Taiwanese manufacturing and R&D company TPK is still supposedly taking on the job of offering Force Touch sensing units for the new iPhones.
Force Touch has been rumored as a standout feature on the brand-new iPhone designs a couple of times throughout the very first half of 2015, introducing the very first public interaction with the technology initially when the new 12-inch Retina MacBook launched and afterwards when the Apple Watch began shipping late in April.
Simply today, a new report recommended that iOS 9 was created “to be Force Touch-ready,” with Apple constructing the tools to produce designer interest in utilizing the technology within their apps. Given that the haptic feedback interaction allows a brand-new type of interaction with Apple’s devices, the overview of Force Touch into the iPhone ecosystem might produce a huge overhaul of iOS if it in reality ends up being the anticipated middle-of-the-road “s” upgrade this year.
Rumors about the new iPhones have begun stacking up as the year moves on, with the majority of agreeing the device will have an updated 12-megapixel video camera, A9 processor with 2GB of RAM, a possible brand-new color choice in Rose Gold, however with a comparable type element to the current iPhone 6. KGI Securities expert Ming-Chi Kuo also anticipates that Apple will defy custom and unveil the new iPhone in August with an organized September launch date.


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France-based Vicat raised a case against the Egyptian government with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in late June 2021. It concerns its cement production business.
Ahead of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) implementation in Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators and other stakeholders are seeking dispute resolution mechanisms that will address concerns of non-state entities.
A CAMPAIGN group backing independence in Western Sahara is to take the UK Government to court over a post-Brexit trade agreement with Morocco.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has kicked off the Prosper Africa Build Together initiative by requesting $80 million from Congress to build trade and investment between the US and Africa.
What happens in the next six weeks will be critical for New Zealand to secure a free trade agreement with the UK, according to the executive director of the Dairy Companies Association.
Corporate courts were invented to protect the West’s control of the world against decolonisation. They are now undermining attempts to halt climate change.
There is minimal value added by DEPA, even as a pathfinder for e-commerce proponents in the WTO and APEC. For critics of the TPP and CPTPP’s one-sided rules, DEPA reflects a wasted opportunity.
The Southeast Asian country is looking to revive trade and business with the European Union to avoid dependence on Beijing and Washington. Economists say a free trade agreement is expected within the next few years.
The Indonesian Finance Ministry has endorsed five regulations aimed at boosting trade between Indonesia and Free Trade Area (FTA) partner countries.
Britain is nearing an agreement in principle on a free trade deal with New Zealand, its trade ministry said, as London looks to bolster its post-Brexit trade ties with non-EU partners.
‘Any policy allowing imports that do not match UK animal welfare policies simply props up an industry the public has firmly rejected,’ says critic.
Pact to help India increase exports in goods, services; lead to possible FTA with GCC.
Pakistan and Bahrain agreed to start talks on a free trade agreement for trade liberalisation and increasing the volume between the two countries.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that Russia illegally expropriated loans provided by Yukos Capital Sarl to its former parent company.
In March 2021, a preferential trade agreement was approved between Turkey and Azerbaijan. Currently, work is underway on a free trade agreement.
When negotiations for the RCEP began in 2012, the aged care industry in Australia was dominated by local not-for-profits. The sector is now dominated by for-profit providers, with a jointly-owned Singapore company, Opal, one of the largest.
Talks aimed at finalising key aspects of the new African Continental Free Trade Area are facing delays, as member countries work to reach an overarching agreement on rules of origin and tariff reduction schedules.
South Korea’s trade ministry said Thursday it plans to expand economic ties with Uzbekistan by launching new projects in a wide array of areas from ICT to the medical sector, as the COVID-19 pandemic has recently weighed down bilateral business cooperation.
The US’s trade chief plans to convene a meeting with African ministers before the end of the year to strengthen partnerships and discuss a law that provides duty-free access to the U.S. for thousands of goods from sub-Saharan nations.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed on Saturday three agreements on bilateral cooperation after a meeting between the two heads of state in Goma.


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WACO, TEXAS – The Dwyer Group, a holding company for six home improvement and repair franchise brands, sold a record 235 new franchises in the United States and Canada in 2007.
That was almost 24% more than the 190 franchises the company sold in 2006.
The Dwyer Group’s companies include Aire Serv, Glass Doctor, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter and Rainbow International.
“It was another incredible year of accelerated sales growth,” said Mike Bidwell, president of The Dwyer Group. “Customers seeking professional service or repairs for their homes and businesses continued to turn to our brands as the ones to trust. And individuals who wanted to own their own business without reinventing the wheel saw added value in being part of our franchise network to meet that increasing demand.”
A growing percentage of The Dwyer Group’s franchise sales came from conversions, whereby independent owners and operators rolled their existing business into a Dwyer Group franchise brand for the benefits of national name recognition, collective buying power, preferred vendors, peer networking and marketing and training expertise.
“The Dwyer Group offers the advantage of 27 years of franchising experience,” Bidwell said. “We let our track record speak for itself and work to exceed expectations every day.”
Bidwell added that additional franchises were sold through master license arrangements with other countries as well.


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Clear Channel Radio and Google Inc. have signed a multiyear agreement that will allow Google to broadcast 30-second radio ads on more than 675 of Clear Channel’s AM and FM stations.
The agreement strengthens the Internet behemoth’s move into offline media. Last week Google secured its dominance in online display advertising with the acquisition of DoubleClick.
Advertisers who use Google Audio Ads will gain national distribution that will allow them to reach specific audiences at specific times and in precise locations.
The agreement also opens up an additional sales channel for Clear Channel.
Clear Channel said in a statement that its national and local sales forces would continue to focus on the company’s most lucrative advertiser relationships and on the many advertisers who seek specialized advertising packages.
Google will focus on advertisers who advertise online but not on the radio.
Clear Channel aims to differentiate its on-air ad inventory. The company created a number of special positions, including first-in-pod and islands; new spot types, including adlets and blinks; creative resources, including the Creative Services Group; and combinations of online and on- and off-air packages.
As a result, the broadcaster produced many new advertiser alternatives and steady gains in yield-per-minute revenue.
The new agreement also complements an existing online-advertising partnership in which Google provides text ads to Clear Channel’s radio station Web sites through the company’s online music and radio unit.