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Nvidia Database Leak Reveals Kingdom Hearts 4 and Chrono Cross Remaster
Hearing about a leak is nothing new, but this large-scale Nvidia leak may have revealed Kingdom Hearts 4, and a Chrono Cross Remaster, among other things. This came over the weekend, as someone gained access, allegedly to the database for Nvidia’s GeForce Now. There’s a huge list of games on it, from PlayStation ports and new, unreleased titles. Unreleased, unannounced titles like Kingdom Hearts 4 and the PS1 classic Chrono Cross in a remastered format came in this Nvidia leak. Is this true and accurate? As for all leaks, you have to take it with a grain of salt. If interested, you can see the list of games leaked on Reddit.
Confirmation Has Not Occurred
After all, it’s been a couple of years since Kingdom Hearts 3 came out, but Kingdom Hearts 3 was also in development for significantly longer than that. Some have said 13 years; others said five. There’s a very real chance that these unannounced, unrevealed games are simply placeholders, assuming/hoping these games come to light. If a game is listed in the Nvidia GeForce leak, it could mean nothing, or it could mean Kingdom Hearts 4 is very much being worked on.
Square Enix has yet to confirm or deny the Nvidia leak and if Kingdom Hearts 4 is actually in development. These aren’t the only Square Enix games hinted at in the leak, either. A Final Fantasy IX Remake and a Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster were also listed in the leak. These would excite many JRPG fans (this writer in particular) but don’t get your hopes up. As far as an FFT Remaster, this could mean Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions is coming to GeForce Now.
There’s no doubt that people want another Kingdom Hearts game, but we waited a very long time between Kingdom Hearts 2 and 3. As far as Chrono Cross Remaster goes, yes, it is always overshadowed by Chrono Trigger – one of the greatest RPGs ever to get developed on this planet of Earth. We’re excited but aren’t going to get our hopes up just yet. These could be games that were revealed to Nvidia but canceled or aren’t going to be out for years yet. It is exciting to contemplate this Nvidia leak being real, and a Kingdom Hearts 4 could be on the way.
Nvidia released a statement about this news from a spokesperson. “Nvidia is aware of an unauthorized published game list, with both released and/or speculative titles, used only for internal tracking and testing. Inclusion on the list is neither confirmation nor an announcement of any game. Nvidia took immediate action to remove access to the list. No confidential game builds or personal information were exposed.”
They did not point out which were “speculative” and which were not, so we still hope that some of these turn out to be real games in production. We’ll have to keep our eyes open for announcements in the future.


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We’re only a couple of short days removed from Google’s big announcement of Alphabet, a new holding company which acts as the umbrella for all of the things they do. People are still talking about it being an innovative move for the company, which has grown from a garage-housed search engine to a multi-billion dollar technology and web giant.
You can read more about why Alphabet was made here. But today’s rumblings about the new company aren’t all good. Google has caught the attention of many-a business owner who already use Alphabet for their company name, though many of them are small and likely have little room to challenge Google in the courtrooms.
There is one big competitor, however. BMW actually owns a subsidiary call Alphabet. In fact, they’re the owners of the domain Google probably would have preferred to snap up, Alphabet.com (which is down because people are hammering their servers thanks to Google). The company provides platform services to companies who need to deploy and track company vehicles. The name is also trademarked.
A trademark alone doesn’t put Google in a tough spot. Alphabet is a common english-language word, after all. But if two businesses are too similar, whoever owns the trademark for the name has a strong case in court for forcing the other to change theirs.
Google and BMW are very different companies, and their versions of Alphabet serve very different purposes, but Google is doing a lot of work in the automotive industry as of late, including the development of driverless vehicles and an Android-based infotainment platform. That alone could be enough for BMW to draw enough parallels to form a trademark infringement case.
For their part, though, they aren’t moving too swiftly. The company’s legal team is apparently closely examining whether there’s any infringement taking place. Whatever they end up finding, they did confirm that they are in no way interested in giving up the domain or name to Google as Alphabet has become a very integral part of their business. They also confirmed Google hadn’t contacted them at all in regards to using the name or trying to acquire the domain.
The domain issues shouldn’t be of much concern for Google — they seem quite happy with the whole abc.xyz thing, and it’s probably going to be little more than a corporate landing page in due time — but having to change a name they’re passionate about could become quite messy. We’ll be keeping an eye out to see if this spawns the next interesting legal battle in tech.
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Bristol to get new edition of Monopoly and you can help pick the landmarks
23 years after the first edition, Bristol’s landmarks will appear on the famous board once again
Monopoly fanatics will soon be able to purchase Bristol properties and landmarks on a special edition of the famous board game after it has been revealed that the city will get a new version of it later this year.
Bristol first secured a version of Monopoly in 2000, however, this was discontinued a few years ago leaving it as one of the few major UK cities without a version.
After 23 years the Bristol version will now get a much-needed refresh as it is released to celebrate the 650th anniversary of Bristol being granted independent county status.
In the previous version of the game, the most expensive squares were Anchor Road and Bristol Old Vic while Temple Street and St Andrew’s Road were the cheapest, but this time round everything could change as residents will get to decide what landmarks fill the board.
The property sets will be themed in genres which will include heritage, tourism, hotels, shopping, business, and charity.
Most importantly, in what would be a first-ever for a Monopoly board, there could potentially be a street art set to celebrate Bristol’s famous art culture.
Landmarks expected to be heavily nominated to feature in the game include Clifton Suspension Bridge, the University of Bristol, as well as both football clubs.
The game, which is being created by the games company Winning Moves UK, is expected to be available in November this year, making it the perfect Christmas gift for any admirer of the city.
Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol, said: “This year Bristol marks the 650th anniversary of being granted county status by the then monarch, King Edward III. We can’t wait for this new edition of the world’s most famous board game to be released, helping celebrate our great city.”
If you want to nominate landmarks, email [email protected] before 23.59 pm on Wednesday, May 24th.
Featured image via @mrthetrain on Unsplash and The Mayor of Bristol’s office


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A letter of credit is a document from a bank guaranteeing that a seller will receive payment in full as long as certain delivery conditions have been met. In the event that the buyer is unable to make payment on the purchase, the bank will cover the outstanding amount.
They are often used in international transactions to ensure that payment will be received where the buyer and seller may not know each other and are operating in different countries. In this case the seller is exposed to a number of risks such as credit risk, and legal risk caused by the distance, differing laws and difficulty in knowing each party personally. A letter of credit provides the seller with a guarantee that they will get paid as long as certain delivery conditions have been met. For this reason the use of letters of credit has become a very important aspect of international trade.
The bank that writes the letter of credit will act on behalf of the buyer and make sure that all delivery conditions have been met before making the payment to the seller. Most letters of credit are governed by rules promulgated by the International Chamber of Commerce known as Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits. Letters of credit are typically used by importing and exporting companies particularly for large purchases and will often negate the need by the buyer to pay a deposit before delivery is made.
FA.), a leading developer and supplier of home safety products, announces it has signed an agreement with its bank, HSBC UK Bank plc and UK Export Finance, for a standby letter of credit facility which is supported by UK Export Finance, up to a combined sum of £3,500,000, for an initial term of 12 months (the "Facility").
Mr Markwei said the primary document that granted approvals to the Bank of Ghana to establish Letter of Credit was the request letter from the Ministry of Finance. “Without that letter, the Letter of Credit can never be established, because, the Letter of Credit guarantees payment to the beneficiaries up to the amount stated in the letter,” he said.
Forson, Dr Abdul Aziz Basit Bamba, said the letter from the Finance Ministry requesting the Bank of Ghana to establish the letters of credit needed additional evidence such as; certification from the Ministry of Health and documents from the supplier, Big Sea before the letters of credit could be established and any payment made.
The government will take strict action against the exporters who had created fake, back-dated letters of credit (LCs) to circumvent the ban on wheat exports imposed on May 13, Union minister for commerce, industry and food Piyush Goyal said on Friday ... shipment of the grain.


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Hook Coffee Presents Grape Times and Choco-Lit
Celebrate Singapore’s 55th Birthday
To honour Singapore’s 55th birthday, home-grown specialty coffee company Hook Coffee has come up with two new Nostalgia-inducing coffees: Grape Times and Choco-Lit.
Grape Times ahead — the sweetness of the coffee is akin to Sultana biscuits, a beloved local snack. It makes a perfect accompaniment while watching the National Day ceremony!
Choco-Lit is inspired by the ubiquitous Chocolate Cream Wafer, the snack that took the 80s and 90s by storm. Sipping this coffee will bring back the memories of simpler times, of unwrapping the packaging and biting into the chocolatey, creamy goodness of the wafer.
Besides the two new coffees, Hook Coffee also has another two local-style coffee blends in its arsenal. The Singablend pays tribute to a childhood favourite — the iced gem biscuits. There is also Yaya Kakaya Pods, a rich coffee blend made from 100% specialty-grade Arabica beans, with added natural flavours of pandan and coconut.
In conjunction with the National Day Specials, Hook Coffee has some amazing August Promotions too.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A staple of the Buffaloes is headed to Rams territory for the first time.
Boulder sandwich shop Half Fast Subs will open a second location on Friday, Aug. 19, in Fort Collins.
The new Half Fast Subs location is located across from the Colorado State University (CSU) campus at 649 S. College Avenue.
This is the first time Half Fast Subs has expanded outside of Boulder, where its original location sits on University Hill across from the University of Colorado campus.
"After decades of success thanks to Boulder residents and CU students, we knew it was finally time to share the love," Half Fast Subs Owner Fred Liskowski said. "Fort Collins has amazing community spirit, a lively CSU student body and a growing local food and beer scene. We knew it would be the perfect place to expand our beloved sandwich shop."
Half Fast Subs' "largest sub menu in the country" will have three new additions to its menu of more than 100 sandwiches:
- The Ram Green Turkey (with lots of guac and sprouts)
- The Ram Fam Sammy (loaded with turkey, ham and bacon)
- The Sonny (named after CSU football coach Sonny Lubick)
The sub shop said its famous 32 ounce cocktail pitchers will also make their way to the Fort Collins location.
Half Fast Subs said it will hand out holographic stickers to the first 100 customers on opening day, Friday, Aug. 19. The stickers will get customers 15% off everything for the rest of the year.
CSU cheerleaders and members of the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce will appear at the store for a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20.
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked part 2: Here are the latest rumors (Updated: May 16)
- Samsung is reportedly considering an earlier date for its second Unpacked event of the year.
- The event may be held on July 26 in Seoul.
- A New York Unpacked event is also reportedly under consideration.
Update: May 16, 2023 (3:48 AM ET): Samsung will reportedly hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event on July 26. According to Korean media outlet Chosun, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 at an event in Seoul, two weeks earlier than the previous Unpacked event that brought us the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4.
Original article: April 25, 2023 (2:04 AM ET): Samsung hosts two “Unpacked” events in a year — the first for the launch of new Galaxy S series phones and the second for the Galaxy Z series launch. This year will not be much different, albeit for a new location. According to a report from Korean publication iNews24, Samsung will hold its next Unpacked event to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 “around August.” However, some recent reports also suggest a possible July event.
Instead of the usual New York event, Samsung might choose Busan in South Korea as the new destination for its Unpacked extravaganza. Samsung’s flagship phones have seen several public launch venues over the years, including Spain, the US, and the UK. However, the last few years have seen the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip lines debut at New York City events.
The latest report says Samsung is still deciding between Busan and New York as the launch pad for its next foldable phones, but the former might take precedence. Samsung reportedly wants to support and promote the 2030 Busan World Expo by bringing the Unpacked event to the port city in South Korea. It is also possible that Samsung will hold two simultaneous Unpacked events, one in New York and the other in Busan.


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More and more people in the UK are considering a pet funeral for their pet. One in four Uk pet owners have had a funeral for their pet or are considering it to let the pet be cremated or be buried. This business is a growing business, not only in the UK but all over the world.
More than a half a million pets have been buried or cremated in the US in 2013
In Uk as many as 10.000 pet funerals take place every year. You can say that it’s big business. In the US more than half a million funerals are cremated or buried in 2013. A pet cremation brings a cost of £250 in the UK. And people are willing to pay that amount or even more, when they buy extra’s like an urn or neckless with a print of the pet that died.
50 pet cemeteries across Britain
At the Penwith Pet Crematorium in the UK, one of roughly 50 pet cemeteries across Britain, bereaved owners even have the option of being buried next to their animals. Established in 1988, the memorial garden is set on a beautiful plot of landscaped land near Penzance, Cornwall, which is dotted with tasteful sculptures and moving tributes to late pets.
An average of 200 animals a week are cremated at Penwith, double the number a decade ago. The business growth is part of a global trend that has seen the ‘pet loss’ industry boom in recent years. This business will be growing even moren the coming years.
Hong Kong pet funerals with luxurious cars
Even in China there was a news report that rich people in Hong Kong pay for big pet funerals when a dog or cat dies. They even rent big luxurious cars to drive to the pet crematorium and pray for the soul of the lost pet.


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The unmissable Dutch Label Armada Music is releasing one of D.A.M.G’s Records biggest hit by Spoiled And Zigo “More and More” The 2018 Mixes. The Package will include remixes by Felon, Tom Staar, BORDERLESS, Chris Schweizer and CYA.
“More & More” is a big classic anthem club smasher which was a top 40 HIT in the official UK sales chart back in 2000 and over 40 compilations around the world. It’s received praise from legends such as Armin Van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold and Tiesto to name a few.
Armada Music will officially release Spoiled And Zigo “More and More” The 2018 Mixes on 19th Feb 2018 To celebrate their 15-year anniversary and all of their musical highlights to date, Armada decided to turn the entire year into one big anniversary celebration, starting with the release of Tom Staar’s remix of Spoiled and Zigo’s evergreen classic: ‘More and More’.
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Though virtual reality may seem like a vision from a faraway future, that future may be closer than we think. Virtual reality games are already amusing young Seoulites so much that the industry stands at the very heart of information technology powerhouse South Korea.
According to VRfan, a local community website for VR enthusiasts, there are around 190 VR entertainment facilities nationwide. That number has increased 1,000 percent since 2016.
VR entertainment -- ranging from short films to video games -- has established itself as a hip and riveting pastime for the country’s youth.
VR entertainment spreads across country
Walking around downtown Seoul the words “VR room” stick out amid an array of signboards. And not even just in tech-savvy districts: The area is filled with cheap bars and rowdy crowds.
From the outside, VR rooms do not seem like the ideal nest for high-tech dreams. Rather, they seem empty, with white walls and vacant spaces. Glass walls divide spaces into small rooms.
The exterior of a VR room near Konkuk University in eastern Seoul (Im Eun-byel/The Korea Herald)
Though VR rooms may seem unremarkable, the atmosphere in one is filled with excitement. Cries of fear and excitement, giggles and amazed gasps abound.
After donning the required eyewear, grab the controllers with both hands and take a deep breath. You are ready to step into the future -- into the world of virtual reality. You can select games from a TV screen. Games like skiing, zombie hunting, a cooking challenge and cockroach killing.
Young people in their late teens, 20s or early 30s make up the majority of the customer base. They come for new experiences, and they are curious about the latest technology in the headlines.
“Before I did not know that the technology was so close to us. I thought it was something for the future, still (a long way from being translated into) reality,” said Yoon Sang-min, a college student in his mid-20s.
About his VR gaming experience, he said, “The connection was unstable -- it was lost several times while we played the games for around two hours. Even so, the feeling was so real. It was as if I was confronting a real zombie.”
For those who want a more thrilling experience, some local shopping malls and multiplexes house VR theme parks. For example, Kong VR at Lotte World Mall in eastern Seoul bills itself as a “theme park for the city.”
The age range is wider here, with young children making up a significant portion of its customer base. Some attractions have minimum height requirements for safety reasons.
“My boy is tech-savvy. He loves to play with IT devices, so we thought we’d stop by here while shopping,” said Park Hyang-mi, a resident of the neighborhood whose son is 11.
“To actually go to an amusement park, my husband and I would have to take a day off. But it’s so much more accessible here. We still have time to go grocery shopping,” she said, laughing.
Children enjoy a VR roller coaster ride at the Kong VR theme park at Lotte World Mall in eastern Seoul. (Im Eun-byel/The Korea Herald)
A VR roller coaster offers a wild ride. Compared with a VR room, this 4D experience feels much more lifelike. The ride shakes and the wind blows. You get the same tightness in your gut as you do as when a physical coaster plunges down.
The zombie hunt is even scarier. Users are taken into an abandoned mine to kill the undead. When the zombies try to seize the participants, the ride shakes, intensifying the sensation.Market susceptible to copyright infringement
While the popularity of VR content continues to thrive, the security of the owners’ copyright is in question. Illegal reproduction and use of the VR games is rampant across the country.
Some small VR rooms use Steam, a global online game platform, to download VR games intended for home use and employ them at their facilities.
Under Korean copyright law, protected content -- including digital music, movies, games and software -- cannot be used for commercial purposes without a license. But laws are often ignored in the nascent Korean VR market.
One publishing business sued VR facilities this summer, saying the facilities had used a game that it held exclusive rights to without the proper authorization. The publisher’s employees had to conduct their own investigation, traveling to VR facilities across the nation to gather evidence.
“Though most VR theme parks operate above board, many small VR rooms still use games illegally,” said Son Seong-hyun, who is in charge of VR game development at local VR game developer Numix Media Works.
Under the circumstances, local companies are struggling to market their games.
“As Steam is a global website, the majority of games are foreign. It has only been around three years since the government officially started to support the VR industry. We are still in the introductory phase,” Son said.
Some local distributors are trying to change the industry. GPM is a local VR game publisher that mainly operates VR theme parks. The parks have an attraction called VR Cube, similar to a VR room.
“We have around 50 VR games. Around 70 percent of the games are developed by local companies. The other 30 percent are foreign -- from Japan, the UK, Sweden, Spain and more,” said Nick Kim, manager of GPM’s relations team.
According to Kim, local companies submit their games to GPM for screening. After being screened and undergoing the necessary modifications, the games are distributed to the facilities, where the public can finally gain access to them.
“We are trying to service more games created by local developers. ... A game has no meaning if it does not have a platform for people to play it at,” he said.
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Let's be clear, the public is tired of hype
There are limits, I suppose, to what the Plain English Campaign can achieve. Particularly when companies seem hellbent not only on mangling the language, but also playing fast and loose with the very information they are purporting to communicate.
Cynics, of course, would suggest that many companies find it only too useful to cover up their blatant attempts to fool potential customers by hiding behind a facade of linguistic incompetence.
Take the credit card advert in my local branch of one of the Big Four banks. 'Nought per cent interest on balance transfers* (the asterisk is important). Nought per cent on purchases.'
Pretty clear you would have thought. Nothing to pay on balance transfers or purchases. Ah, but then there's that asterisk. A fee will be charged on balance transfers equal to an interest rate of 17 per cent. That is certainly not what most of us would regard as 'nought per cent'.
Then there is the 'free' broadband offered by Charles Dunstone's Carphone Warehouse group. Certainly if you can fight the queues to get one of his broadband connections, they are free.
But you qualify only if you pay a one-off connection fee of £29.99 then £20.99 a month for a Carphone telephone line.
Not exactly 'free' then --and that is after the company has been rapped over the knuckles by the Advertising Standards Authority.
And now we have mobile phones group, O2, blazing a trail by scrapping charges for receiving calls when you are abroad. It is also planning to reduce the costs of making calls home while on holiday. So groundbreaking was this adjudged, that it was running as the second item on Radio Four's flagship Today programme on Thursday.
Clearly, O2's new Spanish owners are good eggs, not foreign marauders. O2's near-17m UK customers will, I'm sure, be grateful. The company has managed to steal a pricing march on its rivals.
Any challenge to highly lucrative foreign mobile charges cannot come too soon. For Vodafone, for example, with its own Europe-wide network, the entire incoming call charge is profit.
But what was not quite so plain in the O2 announcement was that it intends to charge all of its customers £5 a month for the privilege of not paying for incoming calls.
That is a good deal for teenage girls with verbally incontinent friends back home, but it is not a selling point for housebound grannies. The European Commission has already told the mobile companies they are on borrowed time. Price capping is likely to be introduced early next year, so while O2 looks smart for jumping the pricing gun, the others will be forced to join the race before long.
No one objects to companies advertising their products and clever marketing can make even the hardest of sells palatable. But too often it is not just that the service doesn't live up to the hype, it is that company marketeers have deliberately set out to dissemble.
Look at the roasting the banks were given late last week by the Office of Fair Trading, which has finally referred their pernicious £5b- a-year trade in payment protection insurance to the Competition Commission.
Financial Mail has campaigned vigorously against the sale of PPI - which is supposed to pay the mortgage or other debts if the policyholder cannot work because of illness or unemployment.
Scandalously, these policies pay out in fewer than 20% of cases against a payment rate of 75% in the case of car insurance claims.
As Richard Lambert, the new directorgeneral of the Confederation of British Industry, observed in his first major speech, public confidence in business has fallen away markedly. A generation ago about two-thirds of people-thought strong corporate profits were a good thing. That has now fallen to just 20%.
A couple of decades back the proposed takeover of Rowntree by the Swiss caused national outrage. Today, Corus - the old British Steel - is falling into the hands of India's Tata, our ports are largely owned by Dubai, while our major airports were snaffled by the Spanish. And no one would think of blinking an eye.
Clearly the standing of top executives has been undermined by rows over 'fat cat' pay and feather-bedded pensions. And, quite possibly, globalisation, outsourcing call centres abroad and an increasingly foreign FTSE constituency have created distance between the population and business.
But with such brazen attempts to mystify, manipulate or downright mislead customers, it is little wonder that public confidence is at an all-time low.
Lambert and his organisation have their work cut out.
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Winnie the Poo, the Mario Bros. and almost all the musicians left Puerta del Sol. Now what is seen the most are the fluorescent dungarees of the men in the Compro Oro advertisement. These workers and the stores in this area of Madrid appeared with the 2008 crisis and for many years they were a claim that attracted many in need. But if in that crisis the normal thing for them was to attract five or six customers a day, now they can find themselves with a song in their teeth if they manage to take one or two to the boss's store, according to one of them, Freddy Ravelo. . When they arrive at the counter, the most they usually exchange are gold teeth, wedding rings and small jewels. Ravelo still remembers the day in 2011 when an elderly man approached him with a two-kilo ingot that he had just taken from the bank. Now the men spend the day between boredom and despair. History is not repeating itself by far, they all confirm here.
“Grandma's jewelry box gives what it gives and it was already sold in 2008,” says Carlos Rovira, the owner of a business on neighboring Montera street, Losoroncat, with resignation. His explanation is one of the most heard.
That year and the following many people from Madrid sold all the gold they kept at home to put something to eat on the table. Out of nowhere, around Sol and in the most depressed neighborhoods, dozens of establishments with garish yellow signs sprang up. Until then, pawnshops and pawnshops operated in discretion, but these new businesses helped break the taboo. Acknowledging that you were penniless stopped being so frowned upon. The Buy Gold ended up becoming a symbol of those sad years. But now the businessmen of these stores that have survived do not rule out closing soon. "These are the lowest purchase levels I've seen in ten years," laments Rovira at the door of her store. It has a prime location, just 70 meters from Puerta del Sol, but there are far fewer pedestrians than normal and they pass by. He looks around and hardly sees the elderly, the clientele that could brighten up his day. They stay at home so as not to expose themselves to the virus. Many young people no longer buy jewelry. They prefer to spend their savings on a trip or a state-of-the-art mobile.
The truth is that when this new crisis hit us many thought that the good times were going to return. They opened new branches in offices in the downtown area of the capital and expanded their staff of advertisement men. Some televisions gave news about supposed queues at the doors of these establishments. "It's all a lie," says Pilar Díaz, the manager at a Blue Diamond branch that opened a month ago on Esparteros street. Since she spends the day alone in the office, she says she has time to read the many news stories that have been published about a fake business boom. It shows as proof the pages of the regulatory "police book" where these merchants must write down the purchases. Almost every day the record goes blank.
Ironically the price of gold is at all-time highs. In August a gram of pure gold reached the record price of 62 dollars. (But be careful because jewelery in Spain tends to be less refined. That is why experts warn clients of these businesses to be wary of those who promise "maximum appraisal"). In any case, it is a good time to invest in the gold metal and for this reason some Buy Gold are dedicated above all to “sell gold”. They are saving the balance sheet by selling their jewelry stock to clients interested in putting their savings in gold.
Sempi Gold, a Madrid company that offers investment in bullion, sold 60% more in August than in the same month last year. Buy Gold and jewelry stores are your competition. "People have heard that gold is a refuge value but sometimes they go to these businesses because it is what sounds like the most to them, they have seen it in the neighborhoods," says José María Martínez, director of communication for Sempi Gold.< blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
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Maybe it's too early for Gold Buyers to throw in the towel. The victims of the previous crisis were prescribed austerity but now there is more aid. If the depression continues over time, situations of extreme need could repeat themselves, says Tomás Epeldegui, the Madrid director of the precious metals investment company Degussa. "I hope it doesn't happen, but the ERTEs and the subsidies cannot last indefinitely," he warns.
In the neighborhoods there are clients like Johany de Jesús who say they can barely get by thanks to the help of the Compro Oro. This employee of a cleaning company is a regular client of a Super Efectivo branch on Alcalá street at the height of Pueblo Nuevo. "I'm already the daughter of these people," she jokes, looking at the saleswoman, "Raquelita." One recent afternoon he pawned a ring. It's 200 euros that he uses to send money to his sick mother in the Dominican Republic. “This is what gets me out of trouble,” he says at the window as he waits for his money.
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Crescent City Harbor District Commissioners took no action during their Oct. 6 meeting, but will further discuss a proposal from Recargo Inc. to build and operate a universal electric vehicle charging station at the south end of Crescent City. While they had many questions, board members seemed interested in leasing a small area of property behind the Fisherman’s Restaurant & Lounge to Recargo.
At the regular meeting Oct. 6, commissioners were told of the proposal by Harbormaster Charlie Helm and Deputy Harbormaster Lane Tavasci.
“They’re looking for partners who will give Recargo, through a licensing agreement, exclusive rights to construct and operate a charging facility on our property for 10 years, with an option for 10 more years,” Helm said.
Tavasci said he spoke to Recargo officials and told them the city already has a Tesla charging station which is free to use.
“It’s about $1.40 per vehicle charge, that [Recargo] are going to collect on this,” Tavasci said. “I told them we already have five Tesla stations here, about half a mile away.” Tavesci said he told a Recargo official that visitors will likely Google search charging stations and opt for the free Tesla station over one that costs money.
“His first statement was, ‘Well, Tesla’s allows for only Tesla vehicles.’” Tavasci said, “but I actually saw a Volkswagen in the Tesla spot, and I stopped and spoke with him for about a half hour while it was charging. It was a Volkswagen, there were no special adaptors, and there’s no special switch that you turn on at the Tesla side.”
For use of the property, Recargo will pay the district $4,800 a year, with payments starting after construction is complete. Addressing concerns that the station might not generate $4,800 a year, Lane said Recargo makes is profit from subscriptions, not individual charging fees. Tavasci said Recargo will supply signage, permits, and construction costs.
Just off U.S. 101, behind the Fisherman’s Restaurant is a small area which would be suitable for the four-space charging station. Tavasci said while the District would be responsible for keeping the area clean, Recargo would do all technical and maintenance work.
“Basically, once it’s installed and up and running, they send the Harbor a check for $1,000,” he said. “Even if they take their system out a week later, the $1,000 is ours to keep.” He said annual payments will start after all permitting is done and the station is operational.
The station would consist of three regular and one ADA-accessible space.
Commissioner Wes White asked if the $1,000 deposit would essentially “tie up” the land, keeping the district obligated to using it only for the Recargo project. Tavasci said either party can back out of the lease at any time.
“To us, it’s no cost out of pocket. We want charging stations anyway, and we are looking to make that part of our solar system if that happens,” Tavesci said. “This way, it’s a benefit to us.”
After some discussion and questions about exclusivity, locations and costs, the board directed staff to do more research and revisit the issue at its Oct. 18 meeting.
According to a Recargo release, the project will essentially link the entire state with universal charging stations for electric vehicles, so that EV drivers can venture anywhere in the state without running out of power.
Recargo is an energy service company established in 2010 that focuses exclusively on the electric vehicle industry. More information can be found at www.recargo.com.


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The Hungarian Association of Advertisers believes the latest proposed change to the advertising tax will push many companies to the brink of bankruptcy. The uniform tax increases prices to consumers, causes inflation, results in lay-offs, worsens the ability of Hungarian companies to compete with global players, and harms the quantity and quality of accessible Hungarian-language media
Professional organizations are urging additional discussion take place regarding the advertising tax. On Wednesday the Hungarian Association of Advertisers.announced it would ask the government to consider doing away with the tax altogether given its serious effects on the economy.
The common position of the advertising association and nine other professional organizations is that the proposed modification to the advertising tax decreases the ability of micro and small companies to grow. The 0 percent tax proposed after the first HUF 100 million in advertising revenues offers relief, but larger companies still must calculate with having to pay a tax of 5.3 percent over that amount.
The advertising association believes the HUF 7-9 billion worth of revenue expected from the tax will do far greater damage to the entire Hungarian economy.
The Hungarian alliance of advertisers and professional organizations intends to avail itself of the opportunity to comment on the proposed modification to the law by May 9th. The advertising association also plans to submit its observations to the European Commission (EC) in connection with the investigation launched into the Hungarian advertising tax, according to a statement issued this week.
The biggest problem with the advertising tax is that it does not only affect those in the field of advertising but the entire Hungarian economy, including producers, consumers and the service market, association general secretary Szilvia Fülöp told ATV’S Straight Talk, on May 6th.
Advertising driving force behind economy
Fülöp says advertising is the driving force behind the market economy. Advertising makes possible the sale of products, and is primarily what supports newspapers and magazines. Fülöp called attention to the fact that the advertising tax could result in the closure of media outlets, narrow the range of programs they broadcast, resulting in a decrease in the quality of the programs they broadcast, as well as endanger people’s ability to inform themselves on matters. In a given case a news broadcaster or a program like ATV’s Straight Talk could end, said the general secretary.
From the point of view of consumers, the advertising tax would lead to an increase in prices. The proposal submitted this week by the government to apply a 5.3 percent tax means a tax increase for every affected company, said Fülöp, who cites the example of a media company having annual advertising revenues of HUF 800 million. To date such a company paid a tax of one percent after HUF 300 million, in other words, HUF 3 milion. From this time on it would be required to pay 5.3 percent of HUF 700 million, which comes to more than HUF 37 million. That’s a 12-fold increase. She says that those falling in the 10 percent tax bracket will also experience a seven-time increase in taxes. Companies would end up paying this just as they ended up paying every other sectoral tax.
Obviously, this would affect micro and small companies the most. It is conceivable there would be lay-offs, says the general secretary, mentioning an earlier study according to which every HUF 1 spent on advertising generates HUF 47 for the economy. Seen in this light, clearly the tax on advertising revenues was harmful.
Professional organizations have also complained that the proposed modified law continues to apply the tax to companies’ own advertising. The uniform tax rate over HUF 100 million would result in a huge increase in costs for every big producer of products and handler of services.
To illustrate the absurdity of the proposed legislation, Fülöp cites the example of petrol stations, which would have to pay an advertising tax on the illuminated sign used to post prices “including the cost of lighting, installing and cleaning as well”. Stores would have to pay the tax on small price labels in stores that help customers find their favorite sweets.
In response to a question from a reporter, Minister in charge of the Prime Minister`s Office Janos Lázár announced at a press conference on Thursday that it is not easy to find a solution that is good for everyone. He said the government wants for there to be income from the advertising tax this year because this money is needed for the budget. Lázár did not rule out the possibility of further modification to the law.


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A young entrepreneur based in Wigan, Lancashire is about to embark on exciting venture with the launch of a brand new bingo brand; set to launch in the coming months.
Michael Walmsley, a young entrepreneur from Wigan, who directs the company behind launching the bingo brand Lucky Rainbow Bingo is excited to be pioneering his own bingo brand this year. He said “Opting to finish my education at HND level and gain industry experience was the best thing I could’ve done. I sold two companies before most people go to University.”
Having hewn a career in digital marketing and creating online SMS sending software, the young man has seen success without the crippling outlay that attending university bestows on a broke youth. “I did learn a lot through my HND in ICT, but when I was offered the opportunity to stay on and convert it to a degree, I just wanted to get out and put everything I’d been learning to good use.” said the 23 year old entrepreneur.
And a good use it was. Mr. Walmsley first created Send Media: his successful email marketing company who send emails on behalf of some of the country’s biggest names in Bingo: Gala, 888, Sun Bingo and many more. From this experience of working with big name companies, Michael was offered an opportunity to launch his own bingo brand and will be investing at least £125,000 of his own capital to do just that.
Lucky Rainbow Bingo has been born.
Since the country began its rapid restorative rise from recession this year, there has been a sharp upward shift in online bingo throughout the UK. Walmsley said, “I wanted to create exciting new bingo games to keep the public interest.” As new companies are launched, there is always a beginner’s bonus as an introductory offer. When customers deposit £10 into their Lucky Rainbow account, they receive a £5 Love2Shop voucher and an additional £20 to play bingo with, meaning they have £30 to spend on bingo games.
In addition to this 200% bonus, the brand is set to offer a ‘Pick A Pot’ bonus after the consumer has made the first £10 deposit. This is a guaranteed win of between £5-£2500, in which the winning amount is determined by the lucky rainbow whose pot of gold is selected. Mr. Walmsley will also be allowing players to play for free with a monthly free jackpot game of £1,111.11 where players won’t need to spend a penny on bingo tickets and could walk away with £1,111.11 every month.
With the upcoming bingo brand not launching until the summer months this year, it has already generated a buzz in the online bingo community with the brand’s facebook page having attracted 2000 likes in anticipation. The aim of Lucky Rainbow Bingo is to provide innovative and exciting games with high cash prizes.
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It is not just senior high school dropouts that fall short to comprehend their credit get in touches with and the aspects that affect their FICO score. I have proctored a lot of seminars to attorneys where I had declined to delight certified public accountant’s and also engineers who did not have the concept that routine repayment of their credit report fees monthly will certainly not boost their credit history. They likewise had the idea that if they shut their charge card, it will cultivate an incredible favorable affect on their score. They had definitely no concept regarding the fashion in which their score influences their insurance coverage and they did not also know how to read the details of their credit history record.
According to the Wall Street Journal, “For customers, this enhances the importance of comprehending the tricks for boosting your score. It isn’t surprising in any way that individuals are confused by the procedure. Credit scores– the mysterious calculations read by every person from home loan lenders to auto dealerships to decide just how much they’re willing to trust you to pay them back– are growing in significance as their usage spreads beyond conventional loan providers to wireless-service service providers, insurance companies, and even companies.”
The worker’s these days are primarily struggling to meet their growing economic needs. This is not an issue that is exclusively faced by the poor households; the American middle class that gain $80,000 are just as worried by this issue. This is according to the record filed by the Consumer Federation of America in 2003. Though the existing numbers are not available, yet it is a popular reality that the country’s bank card financial obligation stands at over $ 800 billion dollars. We are also slated to get to the trillion marks in the near future. According to a study conducted by the ‘Accountable educational Foundation’, 30% of the employees are located to be reeling under substantial economic distress as well as 28% of them are in absolute distress. Their scenario is specified by the ever accumulating unpaid bills whose due days show to be a continuous tip of the stress of the charge card firms. Today day American staff member is afflicted with over 30% rates of interest; the astronomical charges and the near helpless situation of not being able repay the equilibrium.
Throughout the years, the employers have begun to understand that a satisfied employee happens to be an extra effective employee. Because of the present day economic dilemma, every company is called for to put emphasis on monetary education as well as assist their employees to separate their lives. They should be discouraged from making use of the working hours stressing away about their bills.
Yet the size of the economic dilemma is discovered to spill over into the workplace today. Over two thirds of Americans are stressed over their tasks, imminent needs and also their end of the month costs. Companies recognize more and more that their workers’ monetary concerns are producing a significant impact on their businesses. In the present day economic climate a number of business do not have the money to use financial relief for climbing gas or food prices. Nevertheless they can surely supply financial education to help the Americans to conserve cash and teach them how to deal with budgeting, decreasing charge card bills as well as how to be a clever am i saving enough for retirement consumer as well as prevent economic trumps ending up in collections. The economically challenged worker is fretted, perplexed and also is cutting cash out of the business profits by not making the right choices for the company and also by being much less productive in functioning hrs.
A professor of Legislation at Harvard University, Elizabeth Warren, presented an incredible fact in one of her looks into. She says that the lifestyle of the Americans has actually undergone a modification since the 1970s. The average American today is not investing a lot more on apparel (which is really 32% much less compared to the expense during the 70s), food (below it is much less by 18%), home appliances (it’s less by 52%) and also autos (less by 24% per car). These data are contrary to the popular insurance claims. Rather, the expense is sustained much more on the basics like residence (76% more, this is considering the inflation price for the very same size home that would have cost throughout the 70s), medical care expenditure has actually climbed by 174%, vehicle by 54%( we need more than one car, we require 2 wage-earners ), childcare by 100% and taxes by 25%. So, what does this finding really claim? Elizabeth Warren summarizes in her study that the fixed costs of the average American has really increased from fifty percent to 3/4 of their particular incomes.
Absenteeism, presenteeism (functioning less than before), illness, using time for personal issues are just few of the damaging effects of employee economic issues as well as the result of stress and anxiety spilling over to affect the business’s bottom line. According to the findings of various looks into, shed efficiency and also greater medical care price can contribute to the loss of countless bucks per staff member annually. Whereas, financially literate staff members feel much more accountable, they are more energetic and also make better selections for the business profits.
With the arrangement of affordable monetary education and changing economic habits, the employers can gain in many means. They stand to get:
1. A much more focused as well as much more effective staff member section.
2. Workers who have the ability to make better choices regarding firm problems.
3. Lower quantity of ill days and also lower insurance policy rates.
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I am humbled by the reality that Maria Shriver identified my initiatives by observing through her statement, “I praise you for composing a publication … I admire your passion to enlighten individuals on the incredible advantages of keeping good credit.”


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DynamO Pricing and InterTicket have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement, in which DynamO as a pricing technology software provider will work together with Hungary’s largest ticketing portal by market share.
Following Tixa and Cooltix ticket portals, jegy.hu operated by InterTicket will also integrate dynamic pricing into its online administration platform for event organizers. Development has already started and the service is expected to be fully functional in Q2 of 2022.
In addition to the previously tested volume and first-come first-served ticketing, there will be a strong focus on the specific pricing for seated tickets, such as theatre zone tickets, and some new enhancements to DynamO’s API will also be introduced to meet market needs.
The take-up of pricing technology is due to a number of factors. On the one hand, technological advances and the dramatic increase in online sales of event and entertainment tickets have enabled the use of algorithmic solutions, and on the other hand, the epidemic situation and the resulting constraints are driving attention towards innovative technologies and smart solutions.
Dynamic pricing, properly applied, creates a win-win situation for event organizers and ticket buyers alike.


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With Stitch Fix, users don’t go shopping for their clothes. Professional stylists do the job for them and the personal shopping service ships the new clothes to their door.
That combo is behind the success at Stitch Fix, a San Francisco-based online subscription and shopping service founded in 2011.
“I think it’s the single most salient aspect of our company,” said Eric Colson, chief algorithms officer at Stitch Fix. “Our business is getting relevant things into the hands of our customers. This is the one thing we’re going to be best in the world at. We couldn’t do this with machines alone. We couldn’t do this with humans alone. We’re just trying to get them to combine their powers.”
Stitch Fix, a company with about 4,000 employees — 2,500 of them working as stylists — has amassed a following among busy women — and as of February, among men. That’s when the company launched a beta service for guys, with a full public launch scheduled for this fall.
Stitch Fix is aimed at people who either don’t enjoy shopping or simply don’t have the time to go to a brick-and-mortar store or cull through endless online pages of shirts, pants, sweaters and jackets.
Users start by filling out an online style profile. Do you like blousy or close-fitting tops? Favorite colors? Are you more urban hipster, Sex in the City chick or Bohemian? Do you prefer jeans over dresses?
Stitch Fix stylists, both human and machine, handpick a selection of five clothing items and accessories that fit each client’s taste, budget and lifestyle. Clients keep what they want and return the rest.
Colson, who was a vice president of data science and engineering at Netflix before joining Stitch Fix in 2012, noted that the company was using an algorithm for basic criteria filtering. If a client was a medium, it would filter out shirts that were a large or small. If she didn’t like the color yellow, those items would be excluded.
With his experience at Netflix, which bases much of its business on recommending movies and shows to users, Colson knew Stitch Fix could do more by using machine learning.
“A product manager at Netflix used to say if we were really bold, we wouldn’t present five or so recommendations. We’d present one and if we were going to do that, we should just play a recommendation when the user came online,” he said. ” Here is Stitch Fix being so bold as to say, ‘Don’t worry about picking out stuff. We’ll do that for you.’ That was exciting and bold. Could that be done? Is that possible?”
Later in 2012, the company got its first machine learning algorithm, which was designed to get smarter the more data it handled.
“We’ve been able to augment human judgment with machine algorithms,” said Colson. “We have to combine machines and expert humans. It turns out it works better than even I could have thought.”
Today, the company has hundreds of algorithms, like a styling algorithm that matches products to clients; an algorithm that matches stylists with clients; an algorithm that calculates how happy a customer is with the service; and one that figures out how much and what kind of inventory the company should buy.
Stitch Fix also has an algorithm that learns from images so it can check a client’s Pinterest pins and learn what styles she’s favoring even if the user has a hard time articulating it in an online form or in comments.
The company, according to Jeff Kagan, an independent industry analyst, is likely ahead of a trend where machine learning moves into the enterprise.
“I think this is just the beginning,” he said. “Many new business models will form with A.I. as the center of their universe….


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Just in time to help out with those New Year’s resolutions, MoveMeFit has launched their new iOS app which allows users to “get inspired” and achieve their fitness goals.
Fitness experts say that repetition is both physically ineffective and mentally tedious. The new MoveMeFit app helps mitigate that tedium by delivering personalized and motivating fitness options. The app finds you relevant workouts, tracks your progress, allows you to follow friends and fitness pros’ activities, and syncs your workout data to HealthKit.
MoveMeFit curates and offers thousands of online and local workouts with sessions including Cardio, Pilates, Strength-training, Yoga, Dance, HIIT, Prenatal, and more.
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Fully integrating media technology with medical needs and mobile access may be “just what the doctor ordered.”
At least, that’s what motivated a team at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) which has created a mobile medical media application it believes could provide a more effective way for physicians to provide patients with information in the new world of global and mobile healthcare.
“The Shahidi app, which couples media technology with mobile technology, is currently being tested,” noted the university in a recent release. “It will initially be used to present health care media as part of the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare partnership in Kenya.”
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The largest drugstore conglomerate in the U.S. — with 8,229 stores and counting — just got serious about mobile apps for healthcare.
Walgreens and its partner MDLIVE, a major provider of telehealth services, just launched a new program offering Walgreens website users 24/7 access to U.S. board-certified doctors through its mobile application.
The service is open to consumers in California and Michigan; the companies have plans to add additional states soon.
Posted in Mobile App, Technology, telehealth platforms
Do fitness app users sometimes shake their cell phones to try to fake mandated physical activity? Yes, they do. But on the upside, many people who use an app to bolster their efforts to become healthier actually succeed.
That’s the upshot of a recent UCLA mHealth program designed to help at-risk women battling excessive weight and the attendant blood pressure, heart, and other ailments.
The story, written by Eryn Brown for the LA Times, tracks the journey of one participant named Qiana Sago.
Posted in Mobile App
How to overcome a craving? Well, there’s an app for that.
Kinja Holdings, LLC has just announced the launch of the “Craving Snitch” on-demand video app to help people overcome their cravings. The app is designed to assist people who want to nip cravings in the bud and obtain motivational support from family and friends exactly when and where they need it most.
“Craving cessation articles often cite two keys to overcoming cravings: (1) engaging in a distracting activity at the onset of a craving; and (2) getting support from family and friends,” explain the makers of the app. “Craving Snitch provides cravers with a way to fulfill both of these at once from their phones or tablets.”
Posted in Mobile App
It sounds like a quote from Optimus Prime. But, in reality, it’s the mHealth apps market that is ready to “transform and roll out.” The only question is: Who will lead this nascent market?
With Apple, Google, and Samsung joining the mHealth market, more and more dominant transformations are plausible in the future. And right now, it’s anyone’s market for the taking.
ABI Research has been taking a close look at the market. The initial results show that, the 2-year study of the most popular health and fitness apps “reveals very little continuity in the popularity of specific mHealth applications.”
Posted in mHealth, Mobile App
Nudge, a leading health and fitness app, recently launched what’s being called the industry’s first HIPAA-compliant tool that lets health professionals analyze data from an individual’s health and sports wearable device.
Nudge Coach is a web-based platform that provides tailored feedback from the analyzed data to serve up helpful advice and support in areas of detected concern. The platform even contains a private-messaging tool that enables the health professional to communicate with users immediately to offer feedback in real-time.
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Originality in fashion is what sets River Island apart from the rest of the retailers. A highly recognized style brand with 60 years of innovative and affordable fashion experience, River Island takes you boldly into the summer with everything you need to turn up the heat, including accessories. Not only can you buy their merchandise online, but you can find all the fashions you need in nearly 300 stores in the UK, Ireland, Asia, Middle East and Europe. River Island customers can get that one-of-a-kind look that friends will envy.
Now there is some big news that the brand wants to share. River Island believes that peace is far greater than war and to prove their strong commitment to the cause, they have collaborated with the international charity known as War Child. This is a charity organization that is located in some of the most dreadful, conflict-affected areas in the world, places where vulnerable children have lost their homes and their families and communities have been torn apart by war. War Child provides that glimmer of hope and support that literally changes lives. This organization is in it for the long haul as they reach out to children living and working on the street, those kids that are exploited in child labor and child survivors of sexual violence.
Fashion is an international language that is understood by all. Through fashion, River Island and War Child are getting the word out. An exclusive 'Come Together' t-shirt is now being sold to support War Child and its devotion to the cause of protecting innocent children from the horrific effects of war. This is more than your average t-shirt. It is a nostalgic memory of John Lennon as he originally wore the design when he was being photographed laying beside his wife, Yoko Ono, in 1971. River Island CEO, Ben Lewis, says, "“We are excited and honored to join forces with a charity that has already cemented such a sterling reputation. Through this exclusive partnership, we hope to not only utilize our resources as a retail leader to raise awareness of War Child and their cause; but also to support innocent children caught up in terrible wars worldwide.” Ben Knowles who is director of music, marketing and communications at War Child also is excited about this partnership and expresses his viewpoint. "We hope people will wear these stylish t-shirts with pride, not just for the connection to a true musical legend, but as a message of peace and support to change the lives of innocent children caught in war.”
Interestingly enough, this 'Come Together' logo was donated under license by Worn Free which is a t-shirt company located in California. They specialize in re-creating clothing once worn by music legends. The design team at River Island have turned a cult classic into a contemporary piece of clothing that can be worn by women, men and children. The shirt is currently available in two colors and the best part is that all of the proceeds from the sale of the t-shirt will go directly to support this charity cause.
The shirts are available on the River Island website. Positive change can inevitably be brought about in an impactful way across the globe as people of all ages 'Come Together' in this legendary tee.


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The entry into force of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) brings with it preferential import tariff rates applicable to CPTPP originating goods. Import tariffs can amount to a substantial increase on the end cost of goods. For businesses operating in a competitive market, preferential tariff rates may afford them a comparative advantage by reducing costs. Under the CPTPP, tariff rate reductions occur automatically after the Agreement has entered into force in a member country’s territory. Accordingly, exporters of most CPTPP originating goods can enjoy preferential tariff rates immediately.
On 12 April 2019, the New Zealand Police announced that new firearms laws (the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019) are now in effect amending the Arms Act by:
New Zealand Customs announced that from 1 April 2019, individuals and businesses will be subject to a new range of instant fines if they are found breaching Customs requirements.
New Zealand has adopted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol (an international agreement that regulates substances that deplete the ozone layer). The Amendment means that after 31 December 2019, a permit will be required to import or export hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
On 22 January, the Department for International Trade (DIT) announced that the UK and New Zealand had signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) that maintains all relevant aspects of the current EU-New Zealand mutual recognition agreement on conformity assessment. The MRA helps to facilitate trade flows between the two nations and means UK exporters can ensure goods are compliant with New Zealand’s technical regulations before they depart the UK, saving businesses time, money and resources. New Zealand exporters to the UK benefit in the same way.
On January 19, 2019, Global Affairs Canada reported that the inaugural Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission meeting was successfully concluded. The CPTPP Commission, consisting of representatives from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam (the countries for which the CPTPP has entered into force), met in Tokyo, Japan and concluded their session by issuing a Ministerial statement. The Commission meeting allowed CPTPP countries to chart a course for next steps as well as agree on a framework for the accession of new members. The Ministerial Statement follows:
On 12 November 2018, the Vietnam National Assembly ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”), which came into effect on 30 December 2018 for the first six ratifying Members and on 14 January 2019 for Vietnam.
On 30 December 2018, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP or TPP-11) will enter into force for Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore. On 14 January 2019, the TPP-11 will enter into force for Vietnam. DHA Notice № 2018/37 summarises the implementation for goods.
On December 5, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued Customs Notice 18-22 Implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which announces that the CPTPP will be implemented in Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore on December 30, 2018. Additionally, the Agreement will enter into force for Vietnam on January 14, 2019. With the exception of a few agricultural goods, the CPTPP will essentially eliminate the customs duties on all qualifying imports into Canada from a country for which the CPTPP is in force (“CPTPP country”), either immediately upon implementation of the agreement, or through a tariff phase-out. At the time of issuance of CN 18-22, not all CPTPP member countries will have completed their domestic ratification process and identified an implementation date. As the remaining CPTPP member countries reach ratification and confirm an implementation date, a separate customs notice will be issued. The text of the CPTPP is available at the Global Affairs website.
On 12 November 2018 the Vietnam National Assembly officially ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”). The agreement has already been ratified by Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore and it will enter into force on 30 December 2018 in those countries.


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Making bison the national mammal would make my bison proud.
Check this out:
The fastest-growing sector of the meat industry may not be what you think. The National Bison Association is the answer and they were present at NAFB’s recent Trade Talk to show that they are dedicated to maintaining their position as a niche in the marketplace.
I spoke with Dave Carter, Executive Director of the organization and he talked about their success in connecting with consumers and producers. He also was excited to share that U.S. Senate has officially deemed November 2nd as National Bison Day. Our country has a national bird so why not a national mammal. Proposed legislation has been filed to make the bison our National Mammal.


text: ConAgra Foods agreed Wednesday to pay $11.2 million, a sum that includes the highest criminal fine ever in an American food safety case, to settle a federal charge that the company shipped Peter Pan peanut butter tainted with salmonella from a plant in Sylvester, sickening more than 600 people and leading to a huge recall eight years ago. Federal prosecutors filed a single misdemeanor charge of shipping adulterated food against the Omaha-based company along with a plea deal Wednesday in Federal District Court in Georgia. No company executives were charged. The company agreed to pay $8 million in criminal fines, which the Justice Department called the highest criminal fine ever in a food investigation, plus an additional $3.2 million in forfeitures to the federal government. The fine may do little to ConAgra’s bottom line. In the latest quarter, the company reported revenue of $3.88 billion. ConAgra officials blamed moisture from a leaky roof and a malfunctioning sprinkler system at its Georgia production plant for helping salmonella bacteria grow on raw peanuts.


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The Australian profit reporting season – the seasonal avalanche of results from hundreds of listed companies – has passed with the usual blur of Powerpoint presentations and a generous dollop of rhetoric as corporate leaders attempt to portray their numbers in the best possible light.
As usual, expert opinions differ on the strength or otherwise of the individual results – and much depends on what investors expected in the first place.
But while the sharemarket rarely moves in sync with the underlying economy, what did the results tell us about “real world” conditions?
Overall, the key domestic-focused companies affirmed the major economic signals that suggest we’re merely trundling along, with conditions somewhere between terrific and terrible. Even their often conservative outlook statements suggest a notable dearth of mirth.
“All the economic headwinds are going in the wrong direction at the moment,” rued Andy Penn, CEO of Telstra – which is facing intense competitive pricing pressure, a key theme across several sectors – at the telco’s result.
A key influence is the slowdown in the housing market, which affects not just the banks in terms of mortgage demand and credit delinquencies but other sectors including retailers like JB Hi-Fi exposed to household spending, property trusts and building materials suppliers.
Wesfarmers’ local powerhouse Bunnings business finally looks to be losing sales momentum – consistent with a housing slowdown and discretionary spending headwinds. Elsewhere in retail land, the cheap and cheerful The Reject Shop reported flat full-year sales but said that shoppers had increased their basket size.
“This indicates our value-seeking customers continue to be discerning as they strive for maximum outcomes for their available discretionary spending,” said managing director Ross Sudano.
On the other hand, contractors such as Downer EDI and Cimic (formerly Leighton) are benefiting from the spate of public infrastructure investment, exemplified by this week’s announcement from the Victorian government of a $50 billion suburban rail loop project.
“The Australian economy is doing okay,” says Westpac head of macro strategy David Goodman. “Commodity prices are back up, the consumer is definitely vulnerable, but public demand is expanding at a brisk pace.”
Goodman says while the jobless rate was low at 5.3 per cent, real wages growth is flat and that was flowing through to consumer confidence.
“But consumer confidence is still positive, it’s not a whole-hearted negative story,” he says.
Citi strategists expressed similar sentiment during the month, noting that positive conditions were being reported across most major sectors, particularly mining, transport and construction.
But Montgomery Investment Management’s Roger Montgomery says he’s waiting to see whether the accumulation of household debt to record levels flows through to weaker economic growth as it affects construction activity, home sales, renovation demand and consumer sentiment.
He notes results from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, AGL Energy and (builder) Mirvac group all signalled a “deterioration in future conditions for consumers”. (AGL reported a 22 per cent jump in bad debts, the result of people not being able to pay their energy bills).
“Credit tightening by the banks and increased repayment costs should be expected to fuel further property price declines,” he says.
As for the stockmarket, leading fund manager Geoff Wilson predicts muted local economic conditions could feed into a more difficult year as the second longest bull market in the US fizzles in the face of trade wars and rising global interest rates.
“This will be a challenging year.”
Looking backwards, corporate Australia looks to have earned a solid “pass” mark for this month’s numbers; overall earnings increased a credible 9 per cent (most reported their full-year earnings for the period to June 30 2018), according to AMP Capital.
Excluding the resources sector’s 25 per cent profit surge on the back of the commodities recovery, industrial company profits gained a still-respectable 5 per cent.
During the month, investors were content enough to push the Australian sharemarket to just shy of its all-time highs achieved before the onset of the global financial crisis in 2007.
But increasingly, many of our top companies are global players and are thus exposed to influences, such as trade wars, far beyond our shores that is keeping investors on their toes about whether the market is peaking. Donald Trump’s tariff spat prompted plenty of commentary, although the earnings impact remains far from certain.
“The more there are distortions in trade, the more potential it has to create instability and that could have an impact (on business),’’ said Dig Howitt, CEO of global hearing implant maker Cochlear.
Other prevailing themes were intense competition – a headwind called out by energy suppliers including AGL and Origin Energy – and the ecommerce threat posed by new entrants such as Amazon. The recent leadership turmoil in Canberra did not go unnoticed, prompting BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie to decry a “panoply of negatives’’ for business.
Goodman says the results also showed the elevated regulatory risks permeating industries including energy, airports, toll roads and financial services.
“More and more companies are facing uncertainty about how things will pan out,” he said.
For example, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is highlighting the monopoly pricing power of airports, while energy retailers are in the frame because of the political imperative to reduce prices for consumers and the financial services sector is facing greater scrutiny on several fronts.
Packaging maker Pact Group attributed its poor received result partly to surging energy prices while rival ProPac Group singled out the impact of the drought on reduced demand for agricultural packaging.
According to Macquarie’s equity strategists, other key themes to emerge were cost pressures, the need for investment spending and unfavourable weather conditions.
At least in adversity there’s some comfort: funeral operator Invocare reports that mortality rates are running below trend, so at least there are more of us standing to face the vicissitudes.
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Westpac Group. This article is general commentary and it is not intended as financial advice and should not be relied upon as such.
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SPRING TWP., Pa. - Hundreds of families in Berks and Schuylkill counties will enjoy the centerpiece of a traditional Thanksgiving feast, thanks to Giant Food Stores.
Representatives of the Carlisle-based company and its six supermarkets in Berks County visited the Helping Harvest food bank in Spring Township on Tuesday. They donated 500 turkeys to the food bank and volunteered their time to help organize and stock its warehouse shelves.
"Our annual turkey donation is something our team members look forward to all year long, but it's more than a tradition for Giant," said John Ponnett, the company's senior vice president of retail operations. "It's a way for us to help ensure families facing food insecurity can gather around the table and enjoy a warm holiday meal."
The food bank will distribute the donated turkeys to its partner pantries and Mobile Markets in Berks and Schuylkill counties. From there, the turkeys will be given to families in need.
"What it's going to allow us to do is help make the Thanksgiving holiday that much brighter for 500 local families that otherwise might not have a turkey on their table come Thanksgiving Day," said Doug Long, Helping Harvest's manager of marketing and development.
Anyone in need of food assistance can contact Helping Harvest by calling 610-926-5802, ext. 201. The food bank's staff can help put those in need in contact with one of the more than 300 charitable food programs in Berks and Schuylkill counties.


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Feeding South Dakota continues to help those in need, even during the pandemic.
Currently, the organization distributes food boxes drive-thru style every Wednesday at the Fairgrounds in Rapid City.
Typically, the food boxes contain dry goods, produce, and frozen meals.
Communications Coordinator for Feeding South Dakota, Jennifer Stensaas, says they’re serving nearly 500 families each week.
Over the last couple of weeks, that number has increased a bit.
As far as the food supply chain, Stensaas says the amount of non-perishable food items available is very slim.
“It’s nice to have fresh produce, and we’re grateful for that causes there’s an abundance of it. Not having access to non-perishables is kind of a challenge for a lot of our families. Because there is a longer shelf life to them, it’s a great to have even in your own o you know the things you would be stocking your food panty at home with are those same things we need to give to our families,” says Stensaas.


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Scottsdale, Arizona-based wireless transaction provider Apriva has announced a contactless payment vending machine initiative, as well as certification for its AprivaPay mobile card payment app.
In an effort to deliver EMV-compliant contactless payment vending machine technology to Canada, Apriva has partnered with Open Solutions, a Canadian ATM, credit and debit card services provider. The technology is based on Apriva’s Apriva Vend cashless vending system. The system includes hardware, software, payment processing, cellular carrier services and reporting.
The technology will offer secure card-based payments that satisfy Canadian regulations and is planned for release later this year.
Apriva has also received appSecure certification from viaForensics for its AprivaPay mobile card payment application for the Android smartphone. To receive the certification, the app underwent evaluation and testing on the methods it employs to prevent exposure of sensitive and private data.
The testing included code analysis, operational security testing, inspection of stored data and encryption methodology.


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By Paul Takahashi Published 3:16 pm CDT, Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Landry's Inc. CEO Tilman Fertitta takes a look at the framing possibilities for the artwork located on the lobby of The Post Oak Hotel, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Houston. Landry's Inc. CEO Tilman Fertitta takes a look at the framing possibilities for the artwork located on the lobby of The Post Oak Hotel, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Houston. Photo: Marie D. De Jesus, Houston Chronicle The garden wall is visible from the car dealership at the The Post Oak Hotel. The garden wall is visible from the car dealership at the The Post Oak Hotel. Photo: Marie D. De Jesus, Houston Chronicle / Houston Chronicle 29° North boutique in the Post Oak Hotel Keep clicking to get a look inside the presidential suite at Tillman Fertitta's Post Oak Hotel. 29° North … [Read more...] about Tilman Fertitta’s luxury car dealership now accepts Bitcoin
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Jamie L. LaReau Detroit Free Press Published 6:02 p.m. UTC Aug 13, 2018 Movie star Mark Wahlberg continues to prove his fondness for the Motor City, saying Monday that he wants to open more businesses here, including a car dealership. Wahlberg is a businessman beyond having a film and television career. He owns a Wahlburgers restaurant in metro Detroit and he has partnered with metro Detroit car dealer Jay Feldman to launch Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet in Columbus, Ohio, at a location formerly called Bobby Layman Chevrolet. Monday, Wahlberg and Feldman, a veteran Chevrolet dealer, spoke to reporters at the store in Columbus. Wahlberg told the Free Press that he is interested in opening more businesses, particularly car dealerships, in Detroit. "I want to be as close to and involved in the Midwest as I can, so, yes, this is the first of, I don’t want to say many, but a few," Wahlberg said. Building … [Read more...] about Mark Wahlberg wants to open car dealerships in Detroit
Buying a used car is a great way to get more value for your dollar, and getting a car with a certified pre-owned warranty adds some extra protection. But some dealers aren’t always honest when making claims about their “certified” cars. Here are a couple of instances that should raise some flags. The first thing to remember is that the term “certified” can mean a few different things. When most folks talk about certified pre-owned often called CPO for short, they are referencing vehicles that, according to the manufacturer, meet a certain standard and qualify for an extension of the new car warranty. I got a recent email from a reader who was helping his son shop for a pre-owned Volkswagen. The buyer wanted a certified car but found what he thought was a good example at a Chevrolet dealer. “My son is looking at a 2015 VW TDI Sportwagen manual trans, low miles. He was told by Chevy dealer, that if he wants it to be CPO with a two year warranty the … [Read more...] about That ‘Certified Pre-Owned’ Car Might Not Be What You Think
Jamie L. LaReau Detroit Free Press Published 2:45 p.m. UTC Jul 17, 2018 Three metro-Detroit car dealerships run by women are growing sales and service revenue after hiring more women. While women still make up only 7 percent of top dealership jobs in the U.S., Molly Williams, Rhonda Jensen and Carrie Way are running dealerships in metro Detroit. "This industry is a great opportunity for women to have a career. It's just not known," said Williams, chief operating officer of Matick Auto Group, which owns George Matick Chevrolet in Redford and Matick Toyota in Macomb. "When women meet me in the interview process, it shows them that they don't have to be the first woman." Here is what Williams, 45, and the other female dealership leaders are doing to improve the car buying and service experience for customers, especially women, and hire and retain more women in car dealership careers. Old boys club Women running car dealerships … [Read more...] about Key to improving metro Detroit car dealerships? Women
My wife and I are beginning the car-buying process. Since new cars depreciate quickly, we are thinking of buying an almost-new vehicle that’s certified by the manufacturer. What do you think of this idea? Q. My wife and I are beginning the car-buying process. We would like a small to midsize SUV. We’ve purchased new and used cars before. Since new cars depreciate quickly, we are thinking of buying an almost-new vehicle that’s certified by the manufacturer. What do you think of this idea? Should we go for the extra features such as wheel and tire insurance, GAP insurance, and key insurance? A. Buying a certified pre-owned (CPO) car can make sense depending on what is included. I also recently replaced an older car and was looking at CPO vehicles. In my budget, the CPO cars offered some savings, but there was little done in the way of checking the car over. Like you, I was looking for a small all-wheel-drive SUV, and on this vehicle, one tire was new and the other … [Read more...] about Should I buy a certified pre-owned car?


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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: On the opening morning of its Live & Online event on 28 September, GreenTech celebrated its annual awards ceremony. A panel of expert judges handed out awards in two categories: Concept and Innovation.
Crowned winner in the first category was Corvus drones BV for the best use of Corvus Drones in a greenhouse environment. In the Innovation category Van Iperen International scooped up the coveted award for GreenSwitch Original, the first Nitrate fertilizer from organic source.
The judges praised the holistic, interdisciplinary design approach of the winners. Chairwoman Liselotte de Vries from TU Delft AgTech Institute says: “The winners teamed up with other experts, adopting a systematic approach, which is key for future circularity and upcycling solutions to hold commercially and to drive meaningful impact. It’s a strength that they do not look at the greenhouse industry in isolation.”
The judges praised winner Corvus Drones BV for developing is a fully automatic flying drone in horticulture greenhouses for crop monitoring purposes. Corvus drones stand out for their automatic navigation based on visual odometry software as GPS signals are too weak to capture in a greenhouse. Growers can apply the drones to check seed germination, maturing stages of plants and leaf area measurement. Corvus uses a subscription model, and the jury believes this approach is inspiring for other businesses.
The second prestigious winner, Van Iperen International, deserves credit for developing ‘fertilization made easy with big contribution to circular economy’. The GreenTech jury praised the systems-approach that GreenSwitch takes by tying together different actors in the food and energy supply. Plus they see a potential for worldwide application.
To check out the longlist of all the entries of the Innovation Awards please visit: https://www.greentech.nl/live-and-online/innovative-products/. And the shortlist of nominees: https://www.greentech.nl/live-and-online/innovation-award/nominees/
Visitors can still register via www.greentech.nl/live-and-online/
GreenTech Live & Online will be held until tomorrow, Thursday 30 September 2021.
GreenTech Amsterdam will be back in full physical format, from Tuesday 14 – Thursday 16 June 2022.


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Mobile transactions contributed for more than 50% of Groupon's total transactions globally for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 (Q2 2014). Groupon APAC emerging markets head Ankur Warikoo told Medianama that Mobile accounts for 22% of its India business. The company mentioned that it reached an all-time high of transactions completed on mobile devices globally in June this year and its cumulative app downloads was nearly 92 million as June this year, up from 80 million as of March this year. Groupon however didn't disclose any specific information on the exact mobile transactions for the quarter or provide any region-wise split of its mobile transactions. Average active deals was more than 0.24 million globally at end of the quarter, up from 0.20 million in the previous quarter. Of this, North America region accounted for more than 0.11 million deals (105,000 deals) for the quarter. Units Sold: Vouchers and products sold before cancellations and refunds increased 79% year-on-year (YoY) to 83 million during the quarter. North America units increased by 8% YoY, while EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) units increased by 10% YoY and Rest of World units which includes India increased by 342% YoY. Active Customers: Groupon reported 16.1 million active customers in the rest of the world region, up from 15.5 million customers in the previous quarter and 9.6 million customers in the same quarters. Active customers are customers who have purchased a voucher or product in the last 12 months. Globally, Groupon reported 53.2 million active customers, up from 51.8 million in the previous quarter…
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Posted May 11, 2019 03:17:58 While there’s a lot of debate on the top stories of the day, one that I’ve always liked is the one that focuses on a particular topic that gets people talking.
That’s what we have today: The new president of the United States, Donald Trump, has just won the presidency.
The headline of the headline of today’s news story is “Trump Signs $400 Billion Trade Deal,” and that’s the story I like.
Trump’s trade deal will be the biggest of his career, and it’s going to help our country.
As for the headline, it’s actually not the biggest headline in the news, but I think it’s a pretty good representation of what’s going on.
Trump has announced a major economic and foreign policy agenda for the United State, and the biggest one is a major deal with China.
In fact, the big headline of this article is that Trump has signed an executive order creating a “Buy America” rule, which is a new rule that prohibits U.S. companies from using foreign labor to make their products in the United.
This rule is very important to me, because I’m a very strong advocate of American jobs, but if they can’t make a product here, then that’s not good.
I think that we have to stop these trade deals, but they have to be reciprocal.
And we have been trying for a long time to get these deals.
But we need a trade deal that puts Americans first.
So we’re getting a huge piece of legislation on Monday, which I think is very significant, and I’m very pleased with it.
And so, the headline is actually not very big, but it’s still worth mentioning, because it’s important.
There’s a big trade deal coming up, and that deal will help us.
Donald Trump is a big fan of President Xi Jinping of China.
The headline of that article is “Xi Jinping Calls Trump to Talk About Trade Deal” and it reads: Xi Jinping calls Donald Trump to talk about trade deal with the United states.
Now, this is a very good thing.
This is the first time in history that Xi Jinping, the president of China, has called Donald Trump.
And this is very, very good news for the American people.
And the headline on this is actually quite appropriate, because Xi is not the president.
Xi is the head of the Communist Party of China and he has not been in the White House for very long.
So it’s very important that he speak to the American public.
But I also think it has to be balanced.
Because we have a very serious trade problem, and we have trade deficits with China, and our companies have to compete with them.
So there are going to be trade issues with the U.K. as well, and other countries that are interested in our manufacturing, and trade issues.
So I think this is really important.
It’s a good thing that we’re talking about trade and that it’s being discussed, and this is what we need to do.
And if we don’t do this, we will never solve the problem.
It’s a trade issue with China that has been an issue for a while, and there’s no reason for that to change.
But what is happening is a serious trade issue.
So, the United Kingdom is doing its part.
It will be a great trade partner for the U, and China is going to do its part to help.
We have to do our part.
And it is also important that we get these trade agreements done.
So that’s what the president did today.
But it is a great thing that China is joining the TPP.
But the reality is, we have huge trade deficits.
China is a giant country, and they are going through a trade deficit with us.
They have to pay their fair share.
So we’re going to have to work with them on this.
But we have the power.
The United States has the power to do this.
And I think we have very, highly respected leaders in the U., including President Xi, who are very focused on getting this done.
What I’m hoping is that the president can take some of these trade issues seriously.
But as we look at our trade balance with China and other nations that are competing with us, and what’s happening with other nations, we need all of our leaders to listen to what we’re saying and to follow through on it.
And when they do, we’re in good shape.
And what I’m really hoping is we can get this done as soon as possible, and then we can be on our way to being a much stronger and better nation.
(APPLAUSE) TRUMP: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
TRUMP: Thank to you, Sean.
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Amazon said Tuesday it’s buying 11 used Boeing 767-300 jets from Delta and WestJet, the latest sign of how cargo carriers are growing while passenger airlines rush to shrink their fleets as Covid-19 hurts travel demand. The expansion comes as Amazon continues to push for faster delivery amid a pandemic-fueled surge in online orders. Stuck-at-home shoppers have turned to the service for both essential and nonessential goods, while the holiday shopping season generated further demand for speedy delivery.