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The Atlanta-based carrier also projected an operating margin of 9 percent to 11 percent due to higher fuel costs of $3.23 a gallon. Passenger unit revenue will be up 3 percent to 4 percent, while system capacity will dip 1 percent to 3 percent, it said.
In July, Delta reported a net loss of $168 million in its second quarter on a 24 percent fuel-cost increase.
In other Delta news, an executive told analysts Thursday that the company is looking into buying crude oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota because it's less expensive than buying it overseas, The Associated Press reported.
The domestic fuel would supply Delta's new refinery in Trainer, Pa. The airline paid $180 million for the refinery that is expected to save Delta up to $300 million a year on jet fuel, an airline's greatest expense.
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Just 2 days back we informed you about the first Windows 10 mobile update that Microsoft released and almost immediately got unpublished. The reason was installation issues. Now, we have updates.
There were some Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL users who successfully downloaded the update. But Microsoft decided to remove the update, work on it and then republish it for everyone.
If Microsoft’s decision to pull back the Windows 10 mobile update had disappointed you, now is the time to be happy. Yes the update is back and is available for download on Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. Regarding the publishing, unpublishing, and then republishing the update on latest Lumia phones, a spokesperson of Microsoft in an email sent to ZDNet said, “After momentarily pausing the Windows 10 Mobile update due to an issue with the update server that impacted the installation of the update on a limited number of phones, we have addressed the issue and will begin rolling out the 10586.29 update again.”
Does the reworked update have absolutely no bugs? As Lumia users start downloading and using it, we will come to know how perfect this new mobile build is.
Read also: Microsoft Surface Phone coming soon
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This summer, Loudouners will start paying to use plastic bags at the store.
Loudoun County supervisors on Tuesday narrowly approved a 5-cent tax on single-use plastic bags in checkout lines at grocery stores, convenience stores and drugstores, to take effect on July 1.
The tax’s proponents argued the tax is an environmental measure. Opponents argued it may do little for the environment, but put a new burden on taxpayers—especially lower-income people—at a time when many are already strapped for money.
Retailers keep a portion of the tax. By state law, revenues from the plastic bag tax must be used for cleaning the environment, providing education programs designed to reduce environmental waste, mitigating pollution and litter, or providing reusable bags to recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Women, Infants, and Children benefits. County staff members previously said Loudoun’s government would likely use the money to fund community clean-up events and special recycling events.
One business owner, Avis Renshaw, who owns both a farm and Mom’s Apple Pie, said she would like to do away with single-use bags entirely. But she pointed out to supervisors that under the new tax, not only are plastic bags cheaper for a business to buy and use—and paper bags currently unavailable because of supply chain issues—but with a portion of the new tax staying with retailers, businesses will now be reimbursed for buying plastic bags. She urged supervisors to rethink the tax.
“For me, this is a new tax on folks at a very bad time, and I just can’t support it, especially when you’re looking at possibly having to raise our Loudoun County taxes, our real property taxes,” said Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge).
“This is putting a lot of complications on smalls businesses at a very bad time, and in particular at a time when we have unprecedented supply chain problems,” said Supevisors Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). He added: “We went right to the stick here and never tried the carrot. There are a lot of things we could do to encourage recycling of plastic bags, and we haven’t done any of them.”
Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) pointed out that one alternative, paper bags, take more energy and cause more air and water pollution to produce per bag compared to plastic bags. And she said the tax imposes new hardships on lower-income families.
“Working class families who don’t have a readily-available car cannot carry reusable bags in the car the way most of us can, for them to make use of reusable bags, they would have to carry those bags to work with them on any day they plan to shop,” Umstattd said.
“All the arguments I’ve heard up here are, let’s keep it the way it is,” said Supervisor Michael R. Turner (D-Ashburn). “That ain’t gonna cut it, because we know keeping it the way it is is doing real damage to our environment.”
“This is the epitome of ‘think globally and act locally.’ We do not need to be losing our collective stuff because Loudoun County is joining I don’t know how many other counties in Virginia implementing a tax, a voluntary tax, that is required to go to environmental issues,” said County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large).”
Vice Chairman Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling), who introduced the proposed new tax, called it a “voluntary tax” and said it would not hurt low-income families.
“If I had my way, I’ll be voting to get rid of all plastic, but until the General Assembly gives us that authority, this is what we’ve got,” Saines said.
Supervisors voted 5-4 in favor of the new tax, with Umstattd, Letourneau, Buffington and Supervisor Caleb E. Kershner (R-Catoctin) opposed.
The county has set up a webpage with more information about the tax, loudoun.gov/plasticbagtax.


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On 28 July, Glam Africa Magazine hosted an intimate gathering with celebrities, industry leaders and influencers at Villa Monticello Hotel for the Africa Rising Breakfast Party. The event was held to launch their newest magazine edition coined “Africa Rising” which celebrates individuals who are single-handedly shaping Africa’s narrative.
The event kicked off with a cocktail hour, sponsored by Moet &Chandon, where guests enjoyed bottomless mimosas. The breakfast started with an introduction by PR Representative, Lakeshia Marie, who hosted the conversation on how the attendees are currently changing the narratives of Africa. CEO of Skin Gourmet, a natural skin care line sourced and made in Ghana, Violet AwoAmoabeng spearheaded the conversation about her holistic approach to creating beauty products. Afua Osei of She Leads Africa shared how her platform offers resources and empowers over 500 thousand African women entrepreneurs to succeed in business. The conversation also highlighted tech pioneers of Mazumma, a mobile payment company, who built Ghana’s first cryptocurrency using artificial intelligence and blockchain. The group was recently listed as part of the 2018 Forbes Africa 30 under 30 cohorts. Singer and activists Deborah Vanessa charged the audience to rethink using plastic as she talked about her #BanPlasticgh campaign. Along with practical measures, she is using music and art to spread the message of creating a cleaner Ghana.
Other guests and celebrities in attendance included Will Smith’s Chef, Cynthia Chea Pean, recording artists Amaarae, actress Zynnell Zuh, international model Victoria Michaels, actress Salma Mumin and more.
Glam Africa Magazine debuted the Glam Africa Beauty Box, a free box of beauty products that comes with a yearly subscription to the magazine. It is the first of its kind in Ghana and includes products from Kaeme, Colorbox Cosmetics and Skin Gourmet to name a few.
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When asked about the motivation for the beauty box, Chioma Onwutalobi, CEO of Glam Africa Magazine shared,“I always want GLAM AFRICA readers to have a value-added experience and its high time we start promoting brands that come from Africa and/or cater to us. This is for us”
Glam Africa Magazine is a quarterly lifestyle publication that showcases African excellence with a readership of 1.5 million and is distributed in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
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Vendors plea: Make ordinance regulating street vendors friendly
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The street vendors associations in Cebu City gathered outside the Cebu City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, February 4, 2020, calling for the passage of an ordinance institutionalizing and regulating street vendors in the city through a vendor’s council.
Inside the session hall, the vendors’ representatives plead to the council to pass the ordinance proposed by Councilor Jerry Guardo, and give them a chance to sell again.
The vendors were among the 500 displaced in the October 2019 clearing operations conducted by the city in line with the directives of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Guardo’s proposed ordinance would have all these vendors registered to the city and regulated in their respected areas, follow rules set by the city government, and be represented through the Vendors Association Council (VAC).
Maria Pino, the president of the Cebu City United Vendors Association Inc. (CCuvai), said the proposed ordinance must be more friendly to the vendors. She said that vendors must be allowed to sell outside their barangays as long as they are Cebu City residents.
The proposed ordinance of Guardo only allowed vendors to sell in their resident barangays.
“Unsaon nalang ming taga Labangon, Mambaling nga namaligya sa Carbon? Hatagi sad ta mig gahum makabaligya,” said Pino.
(What about us from Labangon, Mambaling? Please give us a chance to sell beyond our barangays.)
For Erwin Goc-ong, the president of the Cebu Market Vendors Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Cemvedco), the ordinance is favorable, but the ambient or street vendors must not compete with the market vendors.
“Dapat mofollow gihapon sila sa rules sa atong market. (The street vendors should follow the rules of the market),” said Goc-ong in session.
Goc-ong also said the VAC must have representatives from the Department of Public Services, the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro), and the academe.
Ernie Pardillo, the head of the enforcement team of the Market Authority, agreed with Goc-ong that the street vendors must not compete with the market vendors and should have their own space and regulations.
The Market Authority also said the VAC must coincide with the Gasa program of the city government, which started in 2013 and where vendors were registered officially to the city government.
The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) gave a favorable response to the ordinance of Guardo, but asked that the space provided to the vendors should not block the streets posing danger to motorists nor the sidewalks for pedestrians to pass easily.
Felix Taguiam, the vice president for finance of the CCCI, said that vendors should be kept away from main thoroughfares and at least a 500-meter radius away from malls.
This did not sit well with the vendors as Pino said there are many malls in the city and 500 meters or half a kilometer would push away the vendors too far from commerce.
“Maabot tawn mi sa Babag ana. (We would end up in the mountain Barangay Babag in that case),” said Pino.
She said that vendors may be given space with a certain distance from malls but not too far as this would make things difficult for them.
Councilor Guardo said the public hearing results showed that there is a need for more dialogue in order to settle differences between the street vendors and other stakeholders.
He said he wants the final draft of the ordinance to be specific in its regulations and considerate to all stakeholders.
Yet at the end of the day, the ordinance would seek to protect the ambient or street vendors of the city, and their welfare in line with the laws of the land will be the priority in the ordinance. /rcg
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How can Budget create a roadmap to divert investments from China to India’s financial markets?
Union Budget 2023: Several measures are being taken to attract investments from China to India, and we believe the government can take many more to ensure this is not a short-term, one-off phenomenon. India must not attempt to emulate the scale and extent of China’s global economic contribution but instead target the specific industries and sectors that are going to be at the heart of the global trade for the next several years.
Apple posts record shipments in 2022, corners highest volume market share: CMR
For the fourth quarter, Apple shipped two million phones, up 18% sequentially but down 7% on year, according to CyberMedia Research (CMR) data. It added that the iPhone 14 series made up 59% of the iPhone sales in the October-December period followed by 32% for the iPhone 13 series.
Netherlands emerging as key export destination for India amid jump in shipments of petro products
The Netherlands has taken over major destinations such as the UK, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Germany, according to data of the commerce ministry. India's exports to the Netherlands rose by about 69 per cent to USD 13.67 billion during April-December 2022 as against USD 8.10 billion in the same period previous year, the data showed.
These industries still hold promise for startups in India in 2023
As the Indian startups ecosystem goes through a churning as VCs squeeze funds, certain industries such as quick service restaurants (QSR), direct-to-consumer (D2C) and electric vehicle market and infrastructure still hold promise this year, especially for early-stage platforms.
The global economy needs a new powerhouse. India is stepping up
Modi is closer than any predecessor to being able to claim that the nation — which may have just passed China as the world’s most populous — is finally meeting its economic potential. To get there, he’ll have to wrestle with the drawbacks of its exceptional scale: the remnants of the red tape and corruption that has slowed India’s rise, and the stark inequality that defines the country.
O2C, exploration likely to drive RIL's Q3: AnalystsJP Morgan, in a research report, said, "We forecast most of the quarter-on-quarter earnings growth to be driven by O2C, as the SEZ export tax removal benefits O2C and E&P segments as the higher prices flow through from October onwards. We expect retail and digital to report muted sequential earnings growth."
70% growth in 5G smartphones shipments in 2023: CMR5G smartphones are expected to capture a potential 45% share of the market in CY2023 from a mere 4% in CY2020. The research firm said after around 100 5G smartphones were launched in the market in 2022, close to 75% of the new smartphones launching this year will be 5G supported.
Demand for financing schemes set to surge as smartphones get costlierSmartphone financing schemes are set to see a surge with 60-70% of the devices likely to be bought via instalment-based financing plans as average smartphone prices (ASP) are slated to rise in 2023, market trackers and industry executives said.
Indian CEOs are investing more capital in technology than their global peers, but winning with tech needs more than just moneyWhen it comes to getting value out of digital transformation programs, capital is an essential but hardly a sufficient condition. There are many important aspects that CEOs need to prioritize.
Layoffs to make India startups more cash-conservative, growth focused in 2023: reportThe report by 100X.VC, a homegrown venture fund investing in early-stage startups, said that due to layoffs at some large corporations, well-funded startups now have access to a new pool of brilliant people.
Internet subscriber base growth slows sharply in 2022, may remain subdued this year tooThe growth of India’s internet user base is likely to stay subdued in calendar 2023 with smartphone prices unlikely to drop anytime soon. This scenario could potentially drag telcos’ revenue and average revenue per user (ARPU) growth levels in the current year, said the analysts and experts cited.
What can Budget do to cement Indian Edtech industry's dominance in the world?Union Budget 2023: India is at a very unique advantage today, with high internet and smartphone penetration, bottom heavy pyramid in terms of the age of the population, and also large absolute numbers. At the same time, we do have problems that we need to focus in the education system to improve it.
Revenue growth of telcos likely to be sluggish in Q3JPL's profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter is expected to be flat at ₹4,753.8 crore as the company recognises a portion of 4G spectrum cost, said ICICI Securities. The firm expects Bharti Airtel to benefit from lower forex in the quarter, pushing its PAT up nearly 49% quarter-on-quarter to ₹3,194.5 crore. I-Sec pegged Vi's December quarter loss, amid continuing customer churn, to be almost flat at ₹7,536 crore compared with ₹7,595 crore in the July-September quarter.
India's internet industry to reach $5 trillion valuation by 2030: Redseer reportDespite a few hiccups this year, the Indian internet industry is expected to grow and could reach a valuation of $5 trillion by 2030, a report showed on Monday.
Twenty Three for 2023: 23 ‘boats’ that must rise this year for India’s economy to weather the stormThere are a few things that India needs to be in its favour if it has to successfully navigate the gathering global storm.
Ecomm order volumes up 37% in 2022: report; IT firms expect operating margins boostUnicommerce’s data is based on analysis of more than 500 million transactions. It does not include the data related to sales of mobile phones and smartphones.
Feature-to-smartphone switch may pick up in 2023The reason is mainly affordability and a lack of relevant use cases. The featurephone-to-smartphone conversion though is expected to bounce back next year with research director Tarun Pathak predicting it to grow to 5.9%.
Premium models drive car, TV, smartphone sales in Diwali seasonCars priced ₹10 lakh and above, 5G-enabled smartphones, large-screen televisions and double-door and side-by-side refrigerators saw a big spike in demand during Diwali, helping their growth rate and share in overall product sales hit new highs, sales data show.
Refurbished smartphone market growth may decline to 10-15%However, refurbished smartphones have become a plank for consumers to upgrade to better devices without having to shell out much amid economic uncertainties, said market trackers and industry executives.
Smartphone shipments down 6% in Q3 on inflationary pressuresThe market tracker cautioned that the ongoing quarter will see headwinds from a steady depreciation of the rupee, which hit a record low of Rs 83.03 against the US dollar on October 20. This will put operational pressures on companies, especially with rising costs of imported components.
Budget handsets may cost more after DiwaliSmartphone brands have been largely holding back and absorbing the increased cost of imported components to spur demand during the festive season.
Smartphone volumes drop, but revenue hits a recordSmartphone shipments in the festive season so far are as much as 20-25% lower from a year earlier at around 18 million units, hurt by tepid demand in the high-volume, entry-level price segments amid accelerating inflation, say market trackers.
Jio may price 5G smartphone between Rs 8k and Rs 12k: ReportReliance Jio is likely to price its 5G smartphone in the range of Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000, once the company has achieved broad 5G coverage, in a bid to attract mass market 4G smartphone users, a report by Counterpoint Research said.
Telecom industry size set to cross Rs 10 lakh crore: reportThe report titled, “India Smartphone – Big Picture 2025” outlines the outlook, key trends, and challenges that are expected to be faced by the smartphone industry in India.
Telecom industry set to cross the Rs 10 lakh crores landmark: reportThe report anticipates that the telecom industry is expected to add Rs 1 lakh crore every three years compared to previous trend of adding the same in a four-year period. Further, the sector is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.4% between 2020-2025, while the smartphone industry will lead the growth at a CAGR of 15.9% during the period.
Smartphone shipments fall 5% in Q2, Samsung down to 4th: IDC IndiaThe first half of 2022 saw 71 million units being shipped in the market, which is a 1% on-year decline, with the second quarter registering 35 million shipments.
Xiaomi leads Indian smartphone market with 20 pc share, Samsung in 5G phones in Apr-Jun: ReportCMR report estimates that 5G smartphone shipments grew 7 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and a stupendous 163 per cent year-on-year during the April-June 2022 quarter.Load More
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Luxury sedan begins NAIAS run-up
Friday 03 December 2010
German automaker Audi has taken the wraps off its new A6 sedan ahead of its planned debut at the Detroit North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January 2011.
The A6 is set to be the second Audi model equipped with hybrid technology, which Audi said will combine the power of a V6 engine with the fuel efficiency of a smaller four cylinder unit.
Drivers will be able to reach 100 km/h on electric power, although the all-electric operation will only manage three kilometres at a constant speed of 60 km/h.
At next year's launch, consumers will be able to choose between two gasoline engines and three TDI units, with Audi saying that the hybrid system will be released "at a later point."
The A6 is shorter, lower and lighter than its predecessor, helping to drive fuel consumption down by up to 19 percent across the entire model line with the help of technologies such as start-stop engines, an energy recovery system and a thermal management concept.
Inside, the A6 offers an optional heads-up display for the windshield and the MMI computer system, a partnership with Google which pulls route data and images from Google Earth.
The vehicle will be officially launched at the North American International Motor Show, which runs January 10-23 in America's capital of carmaking, Detroit, Michigan.
Organizers predict that 90 percent of the unveilings planned at the show will be worldwide debuts, with new models rumored from Volkswagen, General Motors brand GMC and Porsche.
It is one of the world's largest auto shows, having welcomed nearly 715,000 attendees in 2010.
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Godrej Interio, has launched their brand new furniture and custom interior design services website designed by Bangalore-based user experience design company Redd Experience Design. With more than 56 exclusive showrooms in 20 cities, Godrej Interio are also present in 800 dealer outlets across India.
Speaking about this, Ashish Jain, Head, E-commerce, Godrej & Boyce, said: “Godrej Interio helps in creating home spaces where families can enjoy moments of love, laughter, passion and togetherness. Our brand focuses on creating immersive and customer-friendly interfaces across all touchpoints and the website is the first step towards a true omnichannel experience, connecting today’s tech-savvy customers with the contemporary products of Godrej Interio.”
While other e-commerce companies have been in business in India for a long time, Interio’s entry into the fray is a significant step in the Indian furniture e-commerce vertical owing to the fact that they have extensive retail and distribution channels. They are now equipped to service customers in a substantially large number of zip codes right out of the gate.


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Microsoft’s 2017 was mixed as many games got delayed and Scalebound was sadly cancelled altogether. There’s been a lot of talk that the Xbox brand does not have many killer exclusive titles, but that can all change as we head into E3 2018 this June.
During a recent blog post, Microsoft hyped up its E3 2018 claiming it will be its biggest one yet. There is said to be a whole lot of new games and some surprises in store. You can see what Microsoft posted about E3 down below.
“It’s a great time to be a gamer and to be a part of Team Xbox. We’re hard at work on exciting plans for E3, from what will be a great briefing filled with new games to the fan experience at the Microsoft Theater. This is our biggest E3 yet, and we look forward to a great week for gamers. Again, thank you to the amazing Xbox community.”
Hopefully this is not just the usual PR talk and E3 2018 will be great for Xbox gamers around the world. The Xbox One needs many great exclusives in order to compete with both Sony and Nintendo with their awesome games on the PS4 and Switch consoles respectively.


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While it may not be safe for you to dirty roulette alternative whoever took your phone, you can at least pass along the information to police. Kitten was cresno from our local community. As for Thomas-Virrueta, she and her staff have become much more aware. One victim that bought a phone said she found it on Craigslist and when it wasn't working she took it back to the store.
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Damon Maurice with the Visalia Police Department said, "If you buy anything from a second party do your homework know who you're buying from. Many of the phones end up on Craigslist and can easily sell for a couple hundred bucks.
It took her a few weeks for her to You can wipe a phone and it can still be used, unfortunately," said Palacios. While that technology can protect craigslisg personal information and passwords stored on your phone, few stolen phones are ever recovered.
For thieves, smartphones can mean quick cash. Fresno State Police have also seen a few cases on the college campus.
Now, her cell phone is always kept out of view. Apps like Find my iPhone and Lost will also allow you to remotely wipe the phone, erasing your personal data and restoring it to its original settings should it become stolen. Vitale explained, "They can't use them anyways because they're fersno blacklisted. These programs will allow fresmo to track your phone in case it becomes lost or stolen.
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Related topics:. Just this month, one victim had his phone stolen as he was driving in Southeast Fresno. The owner of Dekoposh at Blackstone and Nees become a victim last month after two men walked into the boutique and started asking strange questions.
According to police, many cell phones vanish when they are left on a store shelf or anywhere else in clear view. When she returned to the mesa backpage of the store, she saw her iPhone charger dangling and her phone missing.
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Vitale added, "They need to be careful, especially if they're buying phones on the street. Already several phones have re-surfaced.
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It seemed like it was only a matter of time before e-commerce giant eBay and its payment platform PayPal addressed the sale and use of Bitcoin on its sites.I think the problem eBay will need to overcome is with returns.If the bitcoins get released immediately to the seller (as payments do now) and there is a problem.If ebay want they can monitor the transactions between buyer and seller, but they choose not too.EBay Inc. has been quietly working to integrate acceptance of the virtual currency into its Braintree payments subsidiary, part of its PayPal unit, according to.
Ebay is Watching Bitcoin - NEWSBTCImagine an eBay that took payments exclusively in bitcoin, or a clean version of the Silk Road, and you can picture Bitmit.
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A friend told me that it is allow to pay with Bitcoins on Ebay local marketplaces but I have never tried it.
eGfiter & Gyft no longer allowing bitcoin purchase of eBayIn the wake of other big adoptions in the world Digital Currency world, eBay shoppers are getting even closer to.
Accept Bitcoin Payment | BitcoinPayThough eBay does not accept Bitcoin directly as a form of payment, its jointly developed integration with BigCommerce may expose over 165 mln of its active buyers to.
eBay pulls merchant listing for accepting Bitcoin
Stay up to date on any technical or platform issues that may be impacting your business.They placed 2 orders last night and after they received the bitcoins to their wallet, they opened a unauthorized claim for both transactions without even contacting me, then today they placed 3 more orders and even sent a messagethat since they have bought so much could they get a bonus.Even some places we sell locally restict what can be sold in their venue.
With a single click of the mouse or QR scan from your smartphone, you.EBay is actively investigating how to integrate bitcoin into its PayPal and eBay businesses, sources inside the company tell CNBC.
Access a knowledge base of the most popular answers to important seller questions.For the first time ever, anyone can send or receive any amount of money with anyone else.
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Will Bitcoin Be Accepted by PayPal? - Digits - WSJThey can also see the transaction when the seller provides the transaction id when the seller transfers the bitcoins.E-Commerce service provider eBay Inc. (EBAY) recently announced that its digital payment arm PayPal will start accepting Bitcoin payments in the coming months.As the original text to the filing reads: A merchant can typically.
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Microsoft’s video game streaming service, Mixer is shutting down its operations side and has partnered with Facebook to help the community transition to a new platform – Facebook Gaming.
Mixer, in an official announcement, said that the service was unable to deliver an attractive platform for Partners and Streamers in a fast changing gaming landscape.
In order to serve the community’s needs, Microsoft is now teaming up with Facebook to enable the Mixer community to transition to Facebook Gaming.
This will unlock new experiences and opportunities to the entire world of gaming.
The Facebook Gaming team and Creators will help expand the vision that Mixer has always held around community and building a platform that is inclusive and supportive of each other. For Mixer’s streamers, this opens up the opportunity to reach the vast audience of one of the world’s fastest growing streaming platforms. Every month, more than 700 million people play a game, watch a gaming video or interact in a gaming Group on Facebook. For Facebook Gaming’s Creators, this brings the ability to partner closely with the Xbox ecosystem, including future opportunities around Xbox Game Pass, Project xCloud and more.The Next Step for Mixer
Facebook Gaming is making it easy for everyone in the Mixer community to join, if they choose to do so:
- Mixer Partners will be granted partner status with Facebook Gaming, and the platform will honor and match all existing Partner agreements as closely as possible. Mixer Partners will receive an update from Mixer today on how to kickoff the sign-up process. [Update: They can also visit FB.gg/Mixer on Desktop, connect their Mixer account, and follow the prompts.]
- Streamers participating in Mixer’s open monetization program will be granted eligibility for the Facebook Gaming Level Up Program, where you can continue to grow and monetize your streams. Facebook Gaming will also fast-track onboarding for eligible streamers. [Update: They can also visit FB.gg/Mixer on Desktop, connect their Mixer account, and follow the prompts.]
- Update: At FB.gg/Mixer, Mixer viewers can connect their Mixer account, and Facebook Gaming will show the Facebook Pages for all the available Mixer channels you follow so that you can easily follow them on Facebook. Facebook Gaming will also offer a few special welcome packs for viewers who visit from Mixer.com in the coming weeks.
- We encourage all Mixer viewers to spend their remaining Embers and Sparks to help support your favorite Mixer Partners and streamers. Mixer Partners will receive double-payment for all of their earnings in the month of June – so your support of Embers, Sparks and channel subscriptions for Mixer Partners will go even further during the rest of this month.
- Viewers with outstanding Ember balances, channel subscriptions or Mixer Pro subscriptions will receive Xbox Gift Card credit as a thank you for your engagement on the platform. Details on what you can expect can be found at this FAQ.
- The Mixer service will continue to run through July 22, 2020. After that, Mixer.com will redirect to fb.gg, Facebook’s desktop home for gaming video, Mixer broadcasting on Xbox One will be temporarily disabled and the Mixer apps will notify or redirect viewers to continue watching their favorite streamers at Facebook Gaming.
- For more details on what this means for you, check out this FAQ.


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Non Traditional Exports To Hit $1.4bn In Five Years
The country's Non-Tradtional Exports (NTEs) is projected to hit $1.4 billion in the next five years under a new National Exports Strategy programme to be rolled out next year.
The country recorded for the first time last year, an increase of NTEs well above $1 billion from the $400 million it recorded in 2000.
Speaking at the launch of the National Service Export Strategy and inauguration of an Implementation Committee in Accra , the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC), Mr Edward Collins Boateng, said the council was hopeful that over $30 million of the total projected exports would come from the service sector.
He said the service sector had not been formally captured under the country's non-traditional exports over the past years.
Mr Boateng said “the idea of streamlining and strategically positioning services in the nation's exports portfolio has generated a lot of interest across the academia, policy makers, stakeholders and other interested groups”.
He said the strategy covered three main areas, namely awareness creation, looking at the obstacles which hindered the service sectors ability to export and the need to carry out specific activities to promote the service sector.
Mr Boateng said it would take the commitment of all stakeholders to ensure the development of the service sector to contribute to the national goal.
The Minister of Trade, Industry, President's Special Initiative (PSI) and the Private Sector Development (PSD), Paapa Owusu-Ankomah, said the country needed a more purposeful national approach if it wanted to take full advantage of and participating in the opportunities that existed in the sub-region.
“That is why we embrace this renewed national efforts at providing a clearer strategic direction for the development of the services export sector of Ghana”, the minister stated.
Mr Owusu-Ankomah, said the prospects of the service sector for developing new knowledge based services and international competitiveness would depend largely on how the country continued to invest in its human resources.
“Greater attention must also be paid to quality management, setting of standards and accreditation by professional bodies if we are to ensure that Ghana appears on the radar screens of the major users and consumers of international services”, he stated.
The minister called on service providers who wanted to be part of the export market to take advantage of the 50 per cent matching scheme available through the Business Development Services at his ministry.
He also stated that the Export Development and Investment Fund, had factored in the services export sector in its new corporate strategic plan.
“We believe that the tremendous growth recorded in the services sector in general which contributes over 40 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can also be replicated in the export of services within and beyond the borders”, Mr Owusu-Ankomah stated.
The Director General of the Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF), Dr Osei-Boeh Ocansey commended the GEPC for the initiative to ensure the implementation went through successfully.
He called on members of the implementation committee to face the challenges that came with the export sector by addressing some of the constraints that hindered business in the sub-region.
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boutiqueMMM offers uncommon selection of upscale women’s footwear
For Maria Magdalena Molnar, boutiqueMMM on Main Street is a dream come true. She never thought she’d own the upscale shoe store that now sits on the corner of the Public Square in downtown Franklin.
She’s nearly 1,000 miles from her former home in Palm Beach, Fla., but Molnar says that moving was the best decision she could have made. Within 18 months of living in Franklin, she became a first-time business owner.
“I signed the lease in July and everything fell into place,” Molnar said. “It was like a gift.”
Though she opened her doors on Sept. 17, she says traffic on Main Street has already given her customers from all over the country. Two large boxes destined for Oklahoma and Rhode Island sit in the back of the store, ready to be shipped to women who visited over the weekend.
“I’ve had people from everywhere who came to visit ‘little Franklin,’” she said. “They tell me they love the uniqueness of it.”
A native of Romania, Molnar’s passion for shoes has led to a career in footwear. She brings more than 17 years of experience to boutiqueMMM, having spent time in management positions at Shoe-Inn and the Lord & Taylor footwear department in Palm Beach.
Molnar carried Florida with her to the heart of historic Franklin, using decor in boutiqueMMM that reminds her of Palm Beach and the knowledge that women are forever searching for a combination of practicality and style.
“I believe in fashion with comfort,” she said. “I try to bring in a product that you won’t find anywhere else.”
The concept for boutiqueMMM was born while walking on Main Street one night with her husband, Bill. She noticed that there was no specialty shoe shop and told Bill she would love to open one. Shortly after, he surprised her by leasing the old law firm space on the Franklin Square.
“Bill took me down to Mellow Mushroom and said, ‘Look across the street,’” Molnar said. “That was the first time I knew this was really happening.”
She says the culture of Franklin – and the type of people that visit – has been clear from the start.
“I can only say good things about the people who have walked through my doors,” Molnar said.
For information, call Maria at 615-628-8323.
Posted on: 10/19/2011
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The new Fiat 500, which debuts in the U.S. market in January 2011, was spotted on a street in New York's East Village on Saturday, October 23. The stylish little car was parked outside the equally stylish Cooper Square Hotel. PM is test-driving the car and will post a full review soon.
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We’ve recently joined the Spiceworks Community, an online portal where millions of IT pros around the world meet for tech conversations, vendor reviews and all things bacon (seriously). We’re excited about sharing our stories, joining in on tech debates and connecting with their global online IT family, and we couldn’t resist the opportunity to meet Spiceheads (the official name for community members) at their annual two-day IT conference – Spiceworld London!
In their words, Spiceworld London is the place to “get real-world how-tos from marketing experts and IT peers, and geek out with like-minded IT pros, tech vendors and the Spiceworks team”. As a Gold sponsor of the conference, we’ll be ready to meet attendees at the UKFast stand where we’ll be giving demos of our latest products, giving away some unmissable swag and chatting to new faces about all things spice. Plus, our very own Director of Enterprise Technology, Dr. Chris Folkerd, will be giving the lowdown on cloud in his speaker session ‘Optimise and Scale: Don’t underestimate the power of the cloud’.
Here’s a little flavour of what Chris will cover:
“Pretty much every business out there is using cloud in one way or another; for many, it has become a fundamental part of business growth. Cloud makes companies more efficient and more dynamic, but what happens when that investment starts to pay off and you need to expand your solution to keep up with your business?
“With CPU contention, random untraceable disk IO and Slow Guests OS to contend with, evolving a cloud platform can be a painful process. For most of us, the lessons are learnt the hard way but, for one day only, UKFast’s VMWare and KVM/OpenStack experts are here to share their war stories with you.”
In the meantime, follow UKFast on the Spiceworks Community for updates, events and goings-on at the UKFast Campus!


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Bored with wearing generic designs by big brands, consumers these days want something that’s personalised and close to their heart.
Printing a t-shirt with your name on it is one way of personalisation, but it would have been a tedious and expensive process in the past. Today, with the help of the internet, it can be done with a few clicks of the button.
“Gone are the days when people would rush to buy a design from a brand. They are now looking for small, unique or indie (independent) labels as they want to be unique.
“Even within an indie brand, shoppers are looking for those that allow them to customise an item to truly reflect them,” Threeciety Sdn Bhd (3ciety) founder and CEO Ija Mohan tells FocusM.


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Earlier today, we got the sad news that due to concerns over the Corona Virus, Mobile World Congress was canceled. Fortunately, that doesn’t mean we won’t be seeing great new hardware this spring. Samsung led the way at their Unpacked event, announcing the new Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra.
When Samsung pulled the Galaxy Fold due to some issues with the hinge, they promised that — like Arnold in Terminator — it would be back, and it is!
If the era of the $1000 flagship phone is over, someone forgot to tell Samsung. At their Unpacked event in New York, they introduced their new flagship Note phablet in three varieties, and also highlighted a couple of other recently announced products.
It is hard to believe that my Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is nearly a year old already, and it’s still my main daily driver due in large part to the awesome S-Pen. In case it isn’t obvious – I have long since decided I would upgrade to the Note 10 based on the many rumors of enhanced performance, upgraded cameras and AI, and of course the all-new S-Pen features.
In a move that should surprise absolutely nobody, Samsung today announced that their $2,000 Galaxy Fold phone — which apparently had trouble folding repeatedly without breaking — would be on an indefinite hiatus.
You have to hand it to Samsung, they are nothing if not persistent in sticking with their AI assistant named Bixby. They even continue to have dedicated physical buttons on the new Samsung Galaxy S10 devices like the S10e I recently reviewed. Now there’s an easy way to take back the button and use it for an actually useful Assistant – Google’s.
We have been trained over recent years with phones to equate larger phones as being more premium and providing a better experience. Bigger is better as they say. The Samsung Galaxy S10e is here to blow away your ill-conceived perception and show you why it is one of the best phones to come along in many years.
We know Speck makes some of the most protective cases on the market; we know Speck has cases for pretty much every device currently available, and we know Speck rolled out cases for each of the new Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones. And now, you should know… we are giving away three different Presidio cases for the Samsung Galaxy S10.
Once upon a time, Samsung’s Galaxy line was seen as a copy of the iPhone; there were even multiple lawsuits between the two companies over it. There’s no mistaking the new Galaxy S10 line for an iPhone now, though, it’s gone from a “copycat” to a “holy crap” with some amazing new models including the new Galaxy Fold!
Even though we’re less than two weeks from Christmas, if you’re looking for some great last-minute items for family, friends, or even just a great white elephant gift, Samsung‘s got your back.
There’s no need to run around like a turkey with its head cut off: there are plenty of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals available that don’t require getting up at the crack of dawn or standing in any lines — there’s no need to wrestle your chosen item from someone else’s arms, either. Just sit back, relax, and click.
The only thing more sought-after than cold fusion and alchemy is a tablet/laptop hybrid that actually delivers on the best parts of each. Microsoft laid the groundwork with the Surface line, and now Samsung is jumping in with the Galaxy Book 2, boasting Windows 10, LTE connectivity, and an eye-popping 20 hours of battery life.
It is natural to compare the new iPhone XS Max with the recently released Samsung Galaxy Note 9, as they are the two flagship phones from the two most important smartphone companies in the world.
Samsung first introduced the Galaxy Note series in 2011 with a huge stylus-driven 5.3″ screen and a direct appeal to power users who wanted more than current small-screen devices could offer. Today a variety of smartphones with screens larger than 5.3″ are available bearing a ‘Plus’, XL or other monikers to differentiate them.
At the Unveiled event today in NYC, Samsung did as expected and announced the new Galaxy Note9, but they also managed to throw in a couple of welcome surprises with the new Galaxy Watch and a sneak peek of the Galaxy Home. Let’s take a look at these new devices!
Remember when rose gold was all the rage? We’re trying to forget that time too. Fortunately, Samsung has a new gold color for the Galaxy S9 and S9+ that we can handle – and it’s a “Sunrise Gold”.
Samsung has announced new Galaxy S9 and S9+ models, and they are all about offering more storage. Specifically, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will now be available in 128GB and 256GB capacities. And let’s face it, in a world where 4K content is becoming the norm, you can never have too much storage on your phone.
Blazing fast performance, an uninterrupted totally immersive display, great optics – the Samsung Galaxy S9 is everything we’ve come to expect from Samsung’s flagship phones. With all of that said, on the hardware front, the S9 is not all that different from its predecessor. Instead, its unique features are what makes the S9 stand out.
If your job means being outside in the harshest weather conditions, and you need a tablet that can survive drops that would kill other devices, one that can be used while wearing work gloves or even when the screen is wet, then you might want to check out the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2. It was made for just that.
When the Galaxy S9 and S9+ were announced last month at MWC, and Samsung introduced AR Emoji as a new feature, Samsung said that they would be collaborating with Disney for some special AR Emoji.
The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ have just been announced, and on the hardware front, they aren’t dramatic updates to their predecessors. Perhaps we’ll finally get a foldable display with the Galaxy S10? But for the S9, Samsung’s heavily focused on improving the phones’ features with a big emphasis on improved low-light photography, slow-motion video, and Bixby integration.


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Geri Halliwell: Spice Girl reunion on the cards
Ginger Spice told the Sunday Mirror that the former band members of the Spice Girls had been presented with a decent offer, which she described as being exciting.
They last got back together as a full five-piece group in 2007, delivering a spectacular reunion tour on the back of a greatest hits album. They also produced a candid documentary entitled Giving Your Everything.
Halliwell, who has been back in the public eye promoting her iconic Union Jack dress for Next - which has decided to recreate it for a new generation of fashionistas – went on to say that as a band it had to be a "collective decision".
Her comments come on the back of Mel B accidently suggesting that the super pop group had been discussing a reunion of sorts, to celebrate and take part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
"I am going to be in such strife for saying that. It's all so totally bloody top-secret still," she told the presenters of Sunrise.
So successful were the Spice Girls at the height of their fame that they drew comparisons with Beatlemania, which was a term used to describe the intense frenzy that the Fab Four would generate.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. (MAY 30, 2012) – Ooyala, the fastest growing company in online video, today released its Q1 2012 Video Index report revealing current global trends in digital video consumption. Informed by Ooyala’s industry-leading analytics technology and expertise processing and making sense of big data for online video, the report provides insights that help content providers better match their revenue strategies to changing consumer behavior. Among the findings, the report demonstrates dramatically increased viewer engagement across web-connected devices; more time spent online with premium, long-form entertainment; and evolving time-of-day and day-of-week consumption patterns across mobile and tablet devices.
For example, for the first time, long-form content – videos longer than ten minutes in length – accounted for over half the content consumed between January 1 and March 31, 2012 across Ooyala’s footprint of nearly 200 million monthly viewers worldwide. This means people are spending more time than ever watching full-length TV shows, feature films and sporting events, while time viewed in short bursts is decreasing as a percentage of overall consumption.
“There is a fundamental shift in the way people are viewing television. Consumers now have the power to choose their own prime time,” said Jay Fulcher, chief executive officer for Ooyala. “The spike in tablet and smartphone viewing during weekend nights and commutes shows how the living room experience is fragmenting across devices. Smart publishers and advertisers can use analytics like those Ooyala provides to understand which revenue strategies work best as these trends continue to evolve.”
Other highlights from the Q1 2012 Video Index report include:
• The overall share of time watched on smartphones grew by 41 percent last quarter, while the share of time watched on tablets grew by 32 percent
• On a typical weekday, a full third of tablet video plays occur between 7:00 p.m. and
11:00 p.m., while only about 17 percent of PC plays take place over that same period
• Viewers on connected TVs watch nearly a third more video between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Saturdays than on a typical weekday evening
• Power viewers emerge: ten percent of a publisher’s audience watches more than five of its videos in a given day
• Following Apple’s March iPad release, the amount of video watched on tablets jumped 26 percent. iPads presently account for 95 percent of tablet video viewing
• Many publishers can significantly improve revenue by increasing ad load and employing more mid-roll ads, especially on longer videos
The Video Index report is available in English, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish to support Ooyala’s broad customer base. The complete Video Index report includes insights into topics that are top of mind to video publishers and brand marketers such as video uptake on connected TV devices and gaming consoles, iOS and Android mobile video consumption, annualized growth projections for web-delivered video, geographic distribution of online video consumers and more. Additionally, Ooyala shares statistical updates and online video insights on a regular basis on its VideoMind blog.
Processing over two billion video analytics events daily, Ooyala analyzes conversion rates, video completion rates, social sharing events and hundreds of other key metrics across various web and device platforms and geographies. The quarterly Video Index report is a sampling of the types of in-depth findings that Ooyala customers can access in real time to improve their online video business.
Ooyala delivers personalized video experiences across all screens. It is the leader in online video management, publishing, analytics and monetization. Ooyala’s integrated suite of technologies and services give content owners the power to expand audiences through deep insights that drive increased viewer engagement and revenue from video. Companies using Ooyala technology include ESPN, Victoria’s Secret, Telegraph Media Group, Tennis Australia, The North Face, Rolling Stone, Dell, Sephora and Yahoo! Japan. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Ooyala has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Sydney and Guadalajara, Mexico; and the company works with premier reseller and technology partners throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. For more information visit www.ooyala.com.
Ooyala Video Index Report Shows Increasing Viewer Engagement, Growing Revenue Opportunity with Online Video
Across global footprint of nearly 200 million monthly viewers, long-form video accounts for more than half of video plays in Q1 2012


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Australia's largest supermarket chains Woolworths and Coles have recalled 30 types of packaged lettuce amid a salmonella outbreak that has so far infected at least 54 people, the media reported on Friday.
Local southern Australian supplier Tripod Farmers had grown the greens, which retailers suspect may have been contaminated by fertiliser-tainted water, affecting the lettuce which was distributed in Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and South Australia, EFE news reported.
Grocery chains buying from Tripod Farmers (including Coles, Woolworths, 7-Eleven, and diet food delivery services Lite n'Easy and Aussie Farmers Direct) have said the contaminated products were stripped from shelves as soon as they were made aware of the gastro outbreak sickening consumers.
"Coles has taken immediate steps to remove from sale a selection of pre-packaged lettuce," the company posted on its Facebook page, though consumers complained the chain - which owns 770 supermarkets - was still selling the toxic products.
More than a dozen staff and students at a school in Victoria have also reported eating burgers and souvlaki (small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer) made with the tainted lettuce, but as of yet none have reported falling ill.
Australian health authorities have called on people experiencing salmonella poisoning symptoms - including fever, headache, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration - to seek medical advice to prevent complications, which in rare cases can include septicemia, or blood poisoning.


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Or at least, boxes that are provided, ie "managed" by traditional TV companies like cable, satellite and IPTV service providers. The rumours are rife that Google is planning an Android for the TV space, and should be no surprise since Vincent Dureau joined the company a couple of years ago, having been CTO at OpenTV, the interactive TV market leader. He isn't there to improve search, that's for sure...
What commentators such as Techcrunch
are missing is the critical distinction between a TV service delivered, managed and controlled by a set-top box as part of a vertical platform, and TV that is available through open systems. I'm sure Google can come up with plenty of cool interactive TV apps, but that is neither here nor there if the vertical service provider doesn't see them as a profit generator for themselves, not Google.
Google's models, for the moment, depend on open technology frameworks, not getting into bed with vertical service providers. So the company should focus its TV efforts on pairing up with emerging web TV players like Akamai and Move Networks, which are forging a path
towards Round the Back delivery of HDTV over the internet. It should also work with manufacturers of "Digital media devices" as its route the end user, ie TV plug-ins that get the web video straight to the big screen where people want to see it. What web TV lacks right now is a sound business model, and that may be where Google's advertising savvy comes in rather handy.
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Many were hopeful that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek might reveal details about the U.S. launch of the popular European music-streaming service at today's SXSW Interactive keynote.
However, those of us in the States eager for a crack at the on-demand competitor to Rhapsody, Napster and MOG will just have to keep waiting. Ek dodged questions about the U.S. launch date during the interview with Wired's Eliot Van Buskirk.
He did reveal some new subscriber statistics, with a jump to 320,000 paid members, up about 28% from the 250,000 milestone Spotify passed back in January.
Ek also appealed to a diversity of business models to answer the pressing music industry revenue question: "What I want is a special edition or an album for the artists that I really like. I'm more than happy to pay $100 for a set with a good set of notes. Another person might be willing to pay for a live edition with extended tracks. A third person might be willing to pay for live events. The reality of the music industry today is that there isn't one business model. It's about how to use downloads, subscriptions and merchandise to make money today."
With competitors like MOG aggressively pushing forward with mobile apps here in the States — which along with Rhapsody's new iPhone version will support offline listening via downloads to a stored cache — Spotify is comparatively taking its time to pursue the U.S. market. We're sure the complexities of licensing deals and legal issues are enormous, yet we hope to see the service step up to the plate in the U.S. market much sooner than later.
How do you access music online: free streaming service? Paid subscription? Paid a la carte downloads? Let us know what you think of the current playing field of online music services in the comments.


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While traditional high streets across the UK are seeing shops closing and premises boarded up, a market town in the heart of the Eden Valley is experiencing a renaissance, with all independent traders opening new businesses.
Local Data Company (LDC) research for accountancy firm PwC statistics show an average of 48 shops, restaurants and other leisure and hospitality venues closed permanently every day across England, Wales and Scotland last year, and only 21 opened. However, in Appleby-in-Westmorland every town centre retail unit is now occupied, with a new Italian restaurant, specialist gift shop and café opening this month.
Mayor of Appleby, Gareth Hayes said: “People really appreciate the service and quality they receive from their local independent businesses. And visitors to Appleby are delighted to find a bustling town centre where they can enjoy buying great local produce and finding out about the provenance of the food and sourcing of their items they buy.
“Because we have a thriving community of family businesses, Appleby has something special to offer locals and tourists alike – two butchers, two bakers and even crafters who can be candlestick makers!
“We are a thriving, traditional market town, and our history has been based around commerce. Many of our shops, cafes and pubs are family businesses, and there is a great heritage of providing great customer service.
“During the lock downs, local traders worked together to deliver food and other essentials to people. The community spirit shown by shopkeepers and hospitality businesses highlights the benefits of shopping local – quality produce and great service.
“We are also seeing a revival of our Saturday market, selling artisan breads, cakes, fruit, vegetable and plants, which complement our local shops. And the full occupancy high street is a clear indication that people have confidence in Appleby as a thriving market town now and in the future.
“I am immensely proud to be Mayor of Appleby. The town is experiencing a renaissance – with pride of our past which creates the strong foundations of our future.
While international couriers ParcelHero’s predict half of the UK’s existing shop premises will have disappeared by 2030, in Appleby the only high street retail opportunities still available are one of a limited Saturday market stall pitches.
Appleby Town Clerk, Karen Lowthrop added: “We welcome new businesses to the town, and we’d love to hear from anyone interested in locating their venture in Appleby – including taking a pitch in our traditional market square.”


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OTTAWA, Canada – April 15, 2011 – Wi-LAN Inc. (“WiLAN” or the “Company”) (TSX:WIN), a leading technology innovation and licensing company, today announced that Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) and WiLAN have signed a new patent license agreement pursuant to which Cisco receives a multi-year license to virtually all of WiLAN’s patent portfolio. Terms of the agreement are confidential.
WiLAN first signed a patent license with Cisco in October 2005, at the beginning of WiLAN’s patent licensing program. At that time, Cisco took a perpetual license to WiLAN’s then-existing patent portfolio. This new renewal agreement will cover the patents added to WiLAN’s portfolio since October 2005.
"We are very pleased to have signed this new license with global networking leader Cisco,” said Jim Skippen, Chairman & CEO. ”It is a testament to the strength of our acquisition and intellectual property development programs that Cisco has elected to renew its license. It is a particularly important milestone for WiLAN, since it represents our first renewal license.”
WiLAN, founded in 1992, is a leading technology innovation and licensing company. WiLAN has licensed its intellectual property to over 250 companies worldwide. Inventions in our portfolio have been licensed by companies that manufacture or sell a wide range of communication and consumer electronics products including 3G cellular handsets, Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, Wi-Fi/DSL routers, xDSL infrastructure equipment, WiMAX base stations and digital television receivers. WiLAN has a large and growing portfolio of more than 1300 issued or pending patents. For more information: www.wilan.com.


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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM of Women in the Arts is holding its first art and crafts fair Sunday, April 10, through Tuesday, April 12, right in the museum’s magnificent Great Hall.
More than 40 local leather workers and jewelers and woodworkers, and more, will be on hand at the show. MyLittleBird is helping the museum showcase the special talents that will be on display at this pop-up market. And we’ll be on hand at the show to say hi.
Such as? Such as jewelry maker Amanda Hagerman, whose delicate confections in 14-karat gold vermeil and argentium silver will appeal to traditionalists and modernists alike. And Katie Stack’s Stitch & Rivet, bags made from leather and/or waxed canvas in no-nonsense shapes that are great for men as well as women. And wooden wares from Christina Boy Designs—cutting boards and even small tables and other pieces of furniture.
We’ll share more details as the time gets closer. Meanwhile, make your plans: Admission is $10 ($8 for seniors) and includes a special photography exhibit at the museum.
Makers’ Mart Arts & Craft Fair, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue NW, 202-783-5000, nmwa.org.
Sunday, April 10, from noon to 5; Monday, April 11, and Tuesday, April 12, 10am to 5.


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LONGMONT, Colo. -- People in Longmont paying it forward—and people with access to a computer might get something nice out of it.
A non-profit called A Woman’s Work is holding an online auction Saturday night.
The money goes to help women during some of the toughest times of their lives.
“I am 4-and-a-half-years cancer free,” says Traci Tuttle, a stylist at Inspire Salon and Spa on Longmont’s Main Street.
A Woman’s Work gave Tuttle money nearly five years ago to help her battle breast cancer.
“Because I did not have a mountain of debt hanging over my head, A Woman’s Work has allowed me to think about getting better and moving on with my career,” says Tuttle, who says she’s now looking to buy a home because she was able to stay financially solvent.
Inspire’s owner, Nicole Smathers, found inspiration in how A Woman’s Work treated Tuttle.
“We were able to see what they were able to do for her. And it makes us more bonded to them, in a sense,” she says.
The nonprofit helped 300 women and their families last year—giving out nearly $150,000 in grants to help pay for everything from rent, to daycare to medical bills.
“They just help anybody who needs it, that nobody else can help,” says A Woman’s Work volunteer Nancy Cooper.
The women who do A Woman’s Work can offer a hand because of community donations.
And tomorrow, they raise a bulk of their funds with a silent and online auction.
“It’s called an Evening of Great Tastes,” says volunteer Shari Morrow.
The nonprofit is offering 18 premium items online including: an African photo safari, a Cape Cod beach house, a trip to Costa Rica and Scotland and your name in a novel by a New York Times best-selling novelist.
Smathers’ salon will also be donating a VIP party for eight people, to include spa services, food and wine.
And there are 85 items available during a silent auction. But tickets to that auction are sold out.
“Our goal is $60,000. It’s pie in the sky. We just hope,” laughs Morrow.
They are donations turned into dollars that turn sometimes fragile lives around.
Just ask Traci Tuttle.
“For complete strangers to reach their hands out to help me, it meant the world to me, I couldn’t have done it without them and every day, I am thankful,” she says.
Last year, A Woman’s Work saw a dramatic increase in requests for housing, utilities and transportation.
The average grant was $640.
You can bid on online items at www.pacificauction.comAlertMe


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June 30, 2020
According to insights from Klaviyo there is aftermath of Covid-19 in retail.
Across 32500 Klaviyo customers in 82 countries, sales are going up by on an average of 71.8% between March 15 and April 19 of 2020 on a weekly basis . As for consumers, more than 69% of respondents reported spending more or significantly more online than usual. It also seems that consumers are prioritizing shopping from independent retailers over third-part...y retailers and marketplaces such as Amazon. New essential categories make up nearly 40% of sales among consumers. “New essentials” describe the product categories that have become particularly aligned with consumers’ happiness and well-being during pandemic, while “classic essentials” (the basics needed for survival) take nearly 20% of sales. According to Klaviyo’s analytic data, spending for goods in many categories like apparel and accessories, electronics, home and garden, health and beauty, sporting goods skyrocketed during the lockdown period, while jewelry, automotive, home improvement increased much less levels. Global daily orders value at the end of April for health and beauty category, for instance, was about $25 million compared to $15 million two months ago (by 67%) or $10 million year-on-year (by 150%). People preferences shift to buy more products that they need to make life better right now. Experts believe that online purchasing becomes routine procedure and even after avoiding of limits consumers keep buying more goods distantly.


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KSEB may seek hike between 8% and 10%; fresh tariff orders likely to come into effect from April 1, 2022
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has finalised and published regulations for determining electricity tariffs.
With the notification of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) Regulations, 2021, stage is set for a power tariff revision from April next year.
Indications are that the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will seek a tariff hike ranging between 8% and 10%, although a decision is yet to be finalised on this point. The regulations require the KSEB to submit the Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and tariff proposals by December 31.
Fresh tariff orders are likely to come into effect from April 1, 2022, as the term of the prevailing tariffs ends on March 31.
Once the KSEB submits its proposals, the Commission will hold public hearings before finalising a decision.
The regulations now notified cover a block of five financial years, or control period, starting from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2027, under the multi-year tariff framework (MYT). The KSEB and other distribution licencees are expected to file proposals for each year separately under this system.
A mid-term performance review will be held in 2024-25, according to the regulations.
Senior KSEB officials said the proposals were under preparation, but indicated that the State power utility was likely to seek a hike between 8% and 10% this time.
Power tariffs were last hiked on July 8, 2019. On March 19 this year, the Commission had extended the validity of the retail supply tariffs from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, or until new tariffs were declared, whichever comes earlier.
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These days Americans are doing less of a lot of things; with high unemployment we're working less, we're going to fewer sporting events, and as what should come as little surprise to anyone, we're driving less.
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Volvo has a goal.
Volvo has unveiled a new platform as well as higher prices on all future models.
Debuting at the Geneva Motor Show next week, Active High Beam Control will soon become available in the updated 2014 Volvo S60, V60, and XC60, making them safer and more comfortable while driving at night.


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(Bloomberg) – Blend Labs Inc., a lending platform for financial companies, raised $ 360 million in a first public offering price at the top of a marketed range.
San Francisco-based Blend sold 20 million Class A shares on Thursday for $ 18 each, according to a statement. The company had marketed $ 20 million between $ 16 and $ 18.
Blend has a market value in quotation of nearly $ 4 billion based on the outstanding shares listed in its documents. Considering employee stock options, the company’s diluted value is closer to $ 5 billion.
Blend co-founder and CEO Nima Ghamsari will retain control of the company by owning 100% of the company’s class B shares, which have 40 votes each to one for class A shares, according to the documents. Funders such as Lightspeed, Formation8, Coatue Management and General Atlantic will have less than 15% of the combined voting rights.
The nine-year-old credit startup has built platforms that 31 of America’s 100 largest financial firms are using for products like mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards by the end of 2020. In total , the company helps businesses process on average more than $ 5 billion in transactions per day. Blend said in January it raised $ 300 million from investors, giving the company a valuation of $ 3.3 billion.
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the transition to digitalization in the financial services industry, a good sign for Blend, the company said on the file. Blend reported a 166% increase in transactions on its platform from March 2020 to the end of the year compared to 2019, part of which is due to the willingness of financial companies to digitize certain processes.
Blend posted a net loss of $ 75 million on revenue of $ 96 million in 2020, compared to a loss of $ 81 million on revenue of $ 51 million the year before, according to its documents.
The offering is being led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Allen & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. Shares of Blend are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday under the symbol BLND.
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New iPod poll ends, App Store ban poll begins
With over 3,800 votes from iLounge readers, our latest poll — “What’s your reaction to the new 2008 iPods?” — has ended. Readers were given choices ranging from great to really bad, or could also state that they had no opinion.
Response was overwhelmingly positive, with 80% of readers saying that Apple did at least okay with the new lineup. 24% of readers said they thought the new iPods were great, and were planning to buy one, while another 24% said they thought the new iPod family was good, and were considering purchasing one of the new models. 32% thought the new iPods were okay, but not enough to make them purchase one, while 11% thought the new family was bad, and that Apple needed to do more, and 5% thought the new models were really bad, and that Apple had dropped the ball with the new releases. Only 4% of readers said they didn’t have an opinion about the new iPods. Thanks for your responses!
This week’s poll focuses on Apple’s recent decisions to reject or ban certain applications from the App Store. Do you think Apple is hurting iPhone and iPod touch users with the bans, and should allow any non-malicious software in? Or do you think Apple is doing a good job as-is, or perhaps should even step up its content filtering efforts? This week’s poll, “Is Apple hurting iPhone + iPod users with its App Store banning decisions?” lets you answer that question. As always, the iLounge Poll is on the left hand column of the main iLounge.com home page. Cast your vote today!
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Executives at the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chipmaker also confirmed AMD has decided not to release "Mustang," a version of Athlon for multiprocessor servers and workstations.
On the desktop front, AMD also has pushed back the release of a 1.5-GHz version of Athlon until mid-2001, rather than in the first quarter as was originally expected. By then, rival Intel will be preparing a 2-GHz version of the Pentium 4.
Additionally, mobile versions of its Athlon and Duron processors, code-named Palomino and Morgan, will come out in the first and second quarters, respectively, of 2001, according to company executives. Previously, the processors were expected in the fourth quarter of this year. Palomino will run at 1.2 GHz and above; Morgan will run at 800 MHz and above.
Company representatives characterized the delays of the mobile chips as strategic and marketing decisions rather than technology problems. Marketing manager Martin Booth also noted that the release of a new chip depends partly on having compatible motherboards and chipsets ready.
"It takes a little bit of time to get the infrastructure in place," he said. "With mobile engineering, it's a little bit harder than with desktops."
Mark Bode, a division marketing manager, said AMD also was still wrestling with heat concerns surrounding the mobile chips. Desktop Athlons normally consume 60 watts, while a notebook chip needs to come in at 20 watts or less.
"Power is possibly the single biggest challenge," Bode said.
Until it releases the 1.5-GHz version of Athlon for the desktop, AMD will spend much of the interim exploiting the territory between Intel's 1-GHz Pentium III and its upcoming Pentium 4, which will run at 1.4 GHz. There's plenty of room and a big market for value-conscious customers between the two speeds, Bode said.
"There is absolutely a gap in Intel's lineup," he said. "Athlon sits very comfortably in it.
"We have products that will play very well in the $1,000 to $2,000 PC segment."
The changes in AMD's product plans won't likely be viewed as major events. Instead, the setbacks come as part of the inevitable difficulty in trying to capture more market share and develop new products.
"It takes longer to develop (processors) than you anticipate," said Kevin Krewell, an analyst at MicroDesign Resources.
But despite these delays, the company is continuing to press hard in the desktop market. In 2002, AMD will release "Thoroughbred", a version of Palomino built on the more advanced 0.13-micron technology, and follow it will "Appaloosa," a similar version of Morgan.
AMD managed to leap into the performance segment of the PC market this year, at a time when demand for these PCs was fairly strong, and Intel was suffering chronic shortages.
At an analyst meeting approximately a year ago, AMD announced plans to get Athlon-based computers into the market in early 2001.
But because of slowing demand, CEO Jerry Sanders said during a company conference call in October that the company would delay its effort to get Athlon inside corporate PCs from a major manufacturer until the middle of 2001.
Mustang, which would have competed directly against Intel's Xeon family, was aimed squarely at the business market. Mustang would have been the same basic processor as the Athlon but contained a larger secondary cache, a memory reservoir inside the chip for fast access to data.
The delays to Morgan and Palomino were first outlined in AMD's third-quarter conference call in October and reiterated at an analyst meeting last week.
Despite the changes, AMD is working to circumvent any problems created by the changes. Palomino, for instance, will be marketed as a server and workstation chip. The company has also already released a chipset for multiprocessor designs.
"For one- and two-processor servers, they realized they didn't need Mustang," Krewell said.
Both Palomino and Morgan will also over time replace the current Athlon and Duron lines of chips. The two processors, like Mustang, are improved versions of the current Athlon and Duron chips. They will contain improvements to the processor core and consume less power.
Duron is a budget version of Athlon.
Palomino and Morgan were once code-named, respectively, Corvette and Camaro. According to published reports, the company changed the names from sports cars to horses. Because Mustang could be both, the name was not changed.


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THE businesswoman who has headed Ilkley Business Forum for two successful years is looking for a successor to carry on her work.
Vera Woodhead, who runs Edimo Coaching, plans to step down as business forum chairman, and hopes to find an ‘energetic’ person to spearhead events planned by the organisation.
Mrs Woodhead says she always planned to act in the role for a two year period, and believes a new chairman will bring in fresh ideas.
Ilkley Business Forum has increased its membership to about 80 members in the past two years, and events taking place this year include a high-profile business growth conference at the Craiglands Hotel on September 25.
Another of the forum’s current initiatives is a map of the town it is producing for the Tour de France. Several spaces are still left for local businesses to advertise on the map.
The forum also holds month meetings, and has recently been meeting at the premises of various companies in and around Ilkley, although members of the business community from Addingham, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Ilkley often attend meetings.
Mrs Woodhead is inviting local business people interested in being chairman of the forum to get in touch.
She said: “I’m looking for someone to come forward, somebody energetic who has got some vision, is very forward-thinking, and has the ability to take the forum forward.”
She would particularly be interested in finding someone with a retail background.
Mrs Woodhead’s own plans for the future including continuing to run her own Aspiring Women’s Network in Ilkley, and writing a book on leadership and strategies for success.
Anyone interested in becoming Ilkley Business Forum chairman is asked to contact Mrs Woodhead at firstname.lastname@example.org or telephone 07990731840.
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Paradox Interactive’s grand strategy games have been mainstays on Valve’s Steam storefront for many years. But the company has formed a partnership with the new kid on the block, the Epic Games store, offering Surviving the Aftermath‘s early access version exclusively through Epic’s storefront. From Paradox’s perspective, it’s a matter of the more, the merrier.
Speaking to us at PDXCon, Paradox CEO Ebba Ljungerud said Epic has been great to work with.
“[Epic is] really good to work with,” she said. “They’re very open and attentive. They’re a partner – as is Steam. So it’s been great so far working with them.”
Both Ljungerud and Paradox chief business development officers Shams Jorjani agreed that having more options in the gaming space means better options for both players and developers.
“Probably the best thing to happen to PC gaming in the past 15 years is Valve, hands down,” Jorjani said. “They’re our most important partner and we have a great working relationship with them, but that doesn’t change the fact that, the more things that happen in the industry, the better.”
“Having an ecosystem that is alive and well and moving about is great for everyone,” Jorjani continued. “There’s more technology and engines and platforms to build stuff on and get it out, but that equally makes it incredibly hard to succeed. And if you have only one storefront on one platform, that makes it really hard for a bunch of developers.”
As Jorjani sees it, massive hits like PUBG, Fortnite, and Pokemon Go are all great news, even for a company whose specialty has been relatively niche historical strategy games.
“More people in this space is a force of good,” he said. “It just brings in a ton of more people into gaming, and that’s good for everyone.”
Surviving the Aftermath will be available in early access later today on the Epic Games store.


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NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Several members of the hip-hop music community owe Jacob Arabov money for goods he produced, the jeweler alleges in four New York lawsuits.
The Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuits filed by Arabov, who is set to begin a prison sentence, allege that rapper Juvenile, musician Wyclef Jean, producer Scott Storch and New York Knicks center Eddy Curry all owe him payments for jewelry he created, the New York Post reported Sunday.
The lawsuits seek a total of $1.2 million for the allegedly missing payments, the newspaper said.
The sales came as Arabov was known in the hip-hop world as "Jacob the Jeweler" and would cater to stars' needs for lavish-yet-stylish jewelry.
His run as the industry's top jewelry producer appears to be at an end, however, since he pleaded guilty in June to charges of giving false statements and falsifying records.
The Post said as a result of Arabov's plea, the notable New York jeweler is now facing a 30-month sentence in a federal prison.


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There are big hopes for the emerging metaverse but forecasters and specialists differ when it comes to timing and importance. Two new reports from the World Economic Forum say the metaverse’s full potential will take time but to benefit from it, public and private sectors have to plan for it today.
“While the metaverse’s full potential will likely unfold in the coming decade, its current nascent stage offers great opportunity to individuals and organizations to position themselves clearly in a newly emerging world.”
“As education and understanding drive equitable adoption and value distribution, it is essential that the public and private sectors create a deep understanding of the metaverse, its components, implications and economic models today.”
“This nascent stage of the metaverse offers an unprecedented opportunity to build better, more equitable and just worlds that may greatly impact current physical reality.”
A majority of experts in a recent Pew Research survey predicts that by 2040, the metaverse will for a half billion people or more globally be a well-functioning part of daily life.
The WEF reports say that growth drivers and emerging technologies require further development and innovation to enable meaningful metaverse engagement and interaction.
These drivers include metaverse-ready networks, software, hardware infrastructure and AI.
“Individuals and businesses must find their role within the metaverse economy and clearly define their metaverse strategy, goals and target group to ensure meaningful value exchange and distribution in augmented or immersive worlds. They must evaluate their current offerings, appropriately translate them into metaverse environments, or allow disruption of their business models.”
- While it currently is difficult to define the metaverse, its main distinguishing components are highlighted to be social interaction, identity, multilateral value exchange and distribution, and a degree of immersion.
- Impacted by wider society – organizations and individuals can take on one or multiple roles in the metaverse, from being participants to creators or providers.
- The role of individual creators will be amplified in the metaverse. Technologies such as AI and blockchain, will support this amplification. An evolving creator economy will influence value distribution in the metaverse greatly and offer far-reaching opportunities for businesses and individuals, but it will also pose challenges when approached incorrectly.
- Eight economic models were identified to drive value in the metaverse, including digital products and assets, access and influence, immersive commerce, payments and currency, asset monetization, advertising and marketing, the creator economy, and metaverse-native services.
- A selection of six drivers of metaverse growth and adoption were identified, including metaverse-ready networks, realistic avatars, infrastructure, governance, standards and regulation, ownership and artificial intelligence.
The reports say that to enable responsible metaverse interoperability, stakeholders must consider technical, usage and jurisdictional aspects:
- Technical interoperability design addresses topics such as network constraints, asset ownership, intellectual property protections, payments, identity, data privacy and security concerns at both hardware and software levels.
- Meanwhile, usage interoperability keeps users at the centre of design, creating the metaverse globally, inclusively and across demographics to ensure equitable experiences.
- Jurisdictional interoperability must include best practices and standards for the entire data supply chain and across localities, industries and nations.