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Coronavirus restrictions being lifted for St. Joseph businesses mean salons have been able to pull back on some rules while still keeping others in place for safety.
One big change is stylists and clients no longer have to wear masks during an appointment at a salon. The modification has been a welcome one to some of those who work in those businesses.
Bobbi Jo Hausman, owner of Bliss Salon, said masks make stylists’ jobs more difficult and are exhausting because of the long hours they work.
“It’s really hard to wear those for 12 hours and breathe and still be able to talk with your client and consult with them,” Hausman said.
Adam Meisinger, owner of Unique Creations Salon, agrees that the loosening of restrictions has made things much easier for employees and also customers coming in.
“It’s much more relaxed than it was prior to now,” Meisinger said.
However, both salons still offer masks for customers if they want them and said stylists will wear them if asked.
But while masks may be less in use, other safety measures remain in force. Hausman and Meisinger said even though restrictions are gone, they’re still limiting customers inside their businesses, social distancing and sanitizing everything.
“We are continuing to do one in and one out and all of our sterilization to keep everyone nice and clean and don’t have much of a seating area,” Hausman said.
She said clients still are asked not to bring people with them and to text staff when they get to the salon.
At Unique Creations, stylists now are allowing walk-ins rather than taking people only by appointment.
“We’ve always taken appointments but it was a little bit of a hassle doing appointments for every haircut and then going out to the parking lot to have people come in,” Meisinger said.
Meisinger said the sanitizing practices are something the salon always does no matter what and aren’t a burden to employees or clients.
The salons said the majority of customers understand and appreciate the restrictions that are still in place, but it puts some on edge.
“Some customers don’t like the social distancing, but we just have to do what we think is best for everybody,” Meisinger said.
The thing Hausman missed the most was seeing her customers smile on a regular basis, and she’s happy to experience that again.
“You don’t realize how much you miss something like that until you can’t actually see someone smile and see happiness,” Hausman said.
The restrictions in place now at both salons are planned to stay put for the foreseeable future until the St. Joseph community’s COVID-19 numbers decrease at a more rapid pace.


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by Alyssa Oursler | August 1, 2012 2:14 pm
Burger King Worldwide (NYSE:BKW) just cooked up a whopper — only this time, it’s not a burger.
The company’s first earnings report as a once-again-public company, out Wednesday morning, was a blockbuster, with second-quarter profits jumping 60% to $48.2 million in the past three months, and adjusted EPS coming in at 17 cents — a healthy 3 cents more than Wall Street estimates.
Investors balked at the Q2 earnings news, however, with BKW shares down slightly Wednesday. But if they’re waiting for a second taste of success before getting excited, they might not have to wait for long.
The American fast-food giant has been busy branching out beyond the U.S. in the past few years. The biggest expansion plans come from China, where Burger King expects to open 1,000 restaurants by 2019.
OK, it’s not exactly an innovative strategy — Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) opened 168 restaurants in China earlier this year, and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) currently operates 1,400 restaurants in the country — but it’s one that needed to be adopted.
Plus, Burger King isn’t just going to China. It also has partnered with Russian franchisees to launch hundreds of new locations there in coming years — a deal the company says is the biggest multi-unit development agreement in its history.
Throw in the fact that 80% of new store openings in the past year were abroad in locations from Europe to the Middle East to Africa, and you begin to see the King’s global aspirations.
But in today economic climate, global breadth doesn’t guarantee success.
McDonald’s, for example, is off around 10% year-to-date in part because of its worldwide presence — the kind that Burger King is striving to achieve. The weakening global economy hurt its profits last quarter, and BKW could face the same problems after its expansion if things don’t pick up.
Yum Brands is another good example. Sure, the company is up an impressive 23% in the past year and generated more than 44% of sales and 42% of operating profit from China. But last quarter saw some growing pains. While business grew 27% in China, YUM actually saw a rare decline in profitability there thanks to currency translation and labor costs — and the latter problem is one that could get worse for all companies doing business in the country.
Not to mention, some — such as Fitch Ratings Agency — actually view YUM’s heavy exposure to China as a cause for concern.
Still, Burger King is far from reaching saturation anywhere. The thousand new BKs proposed in China? That’s on top of a current 63. And across the world, Burger King’s presence pales in comparison to McDonald’s; the King’s 12,600 stores are merely a third of the Golden Arches’.
Plus, international expansion is only half the battle. The U.S. still matters — and Burger King hasn’t forgotten about its customers at home.
Same-store sales grew 4.4% last quarter. Much of that success probably can be pinned on the many changes the company has implemented for its stores — BKW has worked hard to revamp its image and appeal to a wider audience.
In April, for example, Burger King launched its largest menu expansion ever, adding healthier options such as smoothies and salads for calorie-counting customers. Then, as summer kicked off, it debuted a limited-time menu that would appeal to … well, those not exactly in the healthy crowd.
For the early-risers? A new breakfast menu complete with Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) subsidiary Seattle’s Best coffee. For the homebodies? Home delivery of its fast food. For the animal-friendly? A cage-free promise.
Investors might have been relatively indifferent to Burger King’s eye-popping earnings news because that growth in profits and same-store sales also came with a 9% decrease in overall revenue.
But Burger King sure isn’t sitting still. If its global expansion go as planned, sales should get back on track — and investors will be just about out of reasons not to push up BKW shares.
As of writing this, Alyssa Oursler did not own a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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The worldwide pay-TV market is expected to surpass 920 million subscribers by the end of 2014, according to ABI Research.
Overall, pay-TV average revenue per user (ARPU) is expected to drop slightly due to increasing price competition, but at a lower rate compared to the ARPU drop in 2013.
“The growing number of HD subscribers as well as major sporting events such as the World Cup 2014 have contributed to improving ARPU. As a result, the total pay-TV market is expected to generate over $US269 billion by the end of 2014,” commented Jake Saunders, VP and Practice Director of Core Forecasting.
Notably, United States’ satellite TV operator DirecTV added 543,000 subscribers in 2Q 2014 in Latin America. It was a sharp increase compared to subscriber net additions of 165,000 in the same quarter of 2013. ARPU in local currency also increased 8% from 2Q 2013.
Subscriber growth in Latin America was mainly driven by the World Cup 2014 matches although DirecTV did not benefit from the event as it lost around 39,000 subscribers in the United States.
“ABI Research anticipates that the worldwide pay-TV subscriber base will grow to nearly 1.1 billion subscribers generating $US323 billion by 2019,” added Khin Sandi Lynn, industry analyst.
The IPTV market share grew over 1% point in 2Q 2014 compared to 2Q 2013. Competition in the global pay-TV market is growing with the rapid evolution of IPTV and online video services.
In Japan, satellite TV operator Sky Perfect lost over 200,000 subscribers over the past year due to increasing competition from alternative pay-TV platforms. To counter churn and maintain service revenue, Sky Perfect has developed VOD services which allows customers to access video content from multiple devices including smartphones, tablets, etc. Sky Perfect encouraged 126,000 of its customers to subscribe to VOD services at the end of 1Q 2014.
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South Korea’s Jin Air is the latest to deploy passenger planes on pure cargo operations as the coronavirus crisis wipes out business and leisure travel worldwide.
The budget carrier says it will use its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft for cargo flights on the Incheon-Taipei route from 30 March to 13 April to transport items such as fabric, clothing and electrical parts.
Jin Air’s fleet of 18 aircraft includes four 777-200ERs, according to Cirium fleets data. It says it will use the lower deck as cargo space.
The cargo move comes on top of other measures introduced by the carrier to combat the coronavirus crisis, including its chief executive taking a 50% pay cut, plus early retirement and unpaid leave for staff.
The need for medical equipment and supplies worldwide is currently one of the factors driving demand for freight on board planes.
Prior to the crisis, a significant portion of global air freight is moved as belly cargo. With almost 40% of the global passenger jet fleet now in storage, according to the latest Cirium update, airlines are now looking at how to transport much-needed cargo.
Many carriers in the Americas, Europe and Asia are therefore using empty passenger planes to transport goods.
American Airlines has flown its first cargo-only flights since 1984, and Virgin Atlantic, its first ever.
Among those getting creative, Austrian Airlines posted a video on social media showing its crew loading boxes of medical supplies onto passenger seats covered with what appears to be plastic sheets.
Air New Zealand, which is flying only freight and some domestic routes at present, said today it was looking at extending cargo capacity by retrofitting a 777-200.
Airlines trade body IATA has called for governments to take urgent measures to ensure that vital freight routes remain open during the pandemic.


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MARIETTA, Ga. - Several fall festivals across metro Atlanta are being postponed or canceled because of the labor shortage. One of those festivals is the Taste of Marietta which has been around for 26 years.
It's one of the largest and longest-running food festivals in Cobb County. Tens of thousands of people flock to the square to check our various treats from local restaurants.
"We typically have around 60 food vendors for Taste of Marietta," said Courtney Spiess, director of the Marietta Visitors Bureau.
But it won't be happening this fall. Originally scheduled for October 24th is has been postponed to April of 2022.
Spiess says restaurants can't participate because they don't have the staff.
"Unfortunately talking to restaurants they just didn't have enough employees to come out to the festival day of and to man the restaurant at their physical location," said Spiess.
Greg Lipman has been one of the vendors at Taste of Marietta since he opened his restaurant, Piastra.
He says the exposure for the restaurant is great and it's a fun event. But he says he says right now many restaurants just don't have enough employees to participate.
"Most restaurants including ours are not at full staff," said Lipman.
Lipman says like most restaurants he had to lay off most of his staff during the pandemic when there was no inside dining. Now that restaurants are back open it's been a struggle finding people to work.
"Getting people in to apply for the positions has been very difficult," said Lipman.
He's disappointed the festival has been postponed, but he understands.
"It's better to postpone and not do it if you can't get enough people to do it and do it right," said Lipman.
"We want to maintain the integrity of the festival it's one of the largest and longest-running in Cobb, so we want to put on the very best event," said Spiess.
Other events coming up this month have also been canceled due to the labor shortage, including The Taste of Smyrna and the Pizza, Pints, and Pigskins in Acworth.
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Jaguar Land Rover is relying on support from its parent Tata.
Talks between the carmaker Jaguar Land Rover and the government on a package of financial support are close to collapse, the BBC has learnt.
The carmaker received what it was told was a final offer from the business department on Friday.
Jaguar has not formally rejected it, but is understood to feel that the tough conditions demanded in return for guaranteeing a loan are unacceptable.
If no financial help is provided, jobs and important investment could be cut.
The government is understood to want a right to veto management decisions, appoint its own chairman and have a say in any future redundancies at the company which employs 14,500 people.
The BBC's business editor Robert Peston said Jaguar views the proposal as backdoor nationalisation - and is minded to turn the offer down.
This would not be curtains for a totemic company that until recently was making good profits, our correspondent said.
But it could lead to significant cost cuts that would entail job losses and serious reductions in valuable investment.
The dispute centres on financial support from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and conditions the UK government is imposing in return for guaranteeing the loan.
A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) insisted the government was "prepared to help, although not on any terms".
"Any government financial assistance must, of course, protect taxpayers' money," the BERR spokesperson said.
Indian Tata Motors, which bought Jaguar Land Rover for £1.2bn just over a year ago, has refused to comment on the negotiations.
In January, Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, unveiled a £2.3bn package of measures designed to help the struggling car industry.
Guaranteeing loans from the EIB was part of that plan.
But according to analyst Howard Wheeldon of BGC Partners, the government is only willing to underwrite half of the £340m loan offered by the EIB and for a period of six months rather than the three years sought by the company.
Jaguar Land Rover needs to invest heavily to re-engineer its fleet of predominantly large-engined vehicles to meet future environmental regulations.
But the company's ability to invest has been hit by the savage downturn in the global car market.
Since September it has been reliant on Tata Motors for cash to stay in business.
The loan from the EIB would be made to help develop technology to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from Jaguar Land Rover cars.
The government has always made clear that the primary responsibility for supporting Jaguar Land Rover lies with its parent company Tata Motors.
The Indian company is itself controlled by Tata and Sons - a group of businesses led by Ratan Tata.
At the heart of the dispute is the degree of control the UK government would be given in return for putting taxpayers money at risk by guaranteeing the EIB loan.
A spokesman for Jaguar Land Rover said that discussions with government were continuing.
"The government wants to see Jaguar Land Rover safely through difficult trading times and to provide stability for the company and its employees," the spokesperson from the business department said.
"We regard Jaguar Land Rover as a viable company with good long-term prospects."


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Morrisons have responded to Government plans to bring in a minimum price for alcohol:
This is unprecedented intervention for the Government to set the retail price of a product which goes against basic rules of competitive markets.
If the Government thinks that price is a mechanism for addressing problem drinking, then from the 6th April it already has the power to raise duty or VAT that must be passed on to the consumer and the money going to the Exchequer.
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But with no Commons majority it's questionable whether the government will be able to implement many of the policy proposals it has made.
A Longleat koala who died after contracting kidney disease is at the centre of a huge breakthrough that could save the species.
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Be Wise, Accessorize
A look at the OTP segment with the greatest opportunity for add-on sales.
The rising cost of cigarettes and the weakened economy continues to drive many consumers to roll-your-own/make-your-own (RYO/MYO) cigarettes. Even with official RYO tobacco sales slowing down since the federal excise tax was raised in 2009, Nielsen reports that c-store RYO tobacco sales still accounted for $68.9 million in c-store sales in 2012 (down 12% from 2011). Pipe tobacco (often used for RYO/MYO cigarettes) sales rose a whopping 65.6%, netting c-store operators $67.3 million last year.
But what makes the RYO/MYO segment unique is that it’s the only segment in OTP that requires a supplementary purchase almost every time, offering retailers a bevy of additional profit opportunities in the often-underserved tobacco accessories segment.
“From a retailer standpoint, it’s probably the one category that consistently gets you an add-on purchase almost every time,” says Leonard Wortzel, RYO and pipe tobacco brand manager for Tucker, Ga.-based Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane. “Out of anything in the OTP category, there are more consistent opportunities to do an add-on purchase with RYO and accessories.”
To make their own cigarettes, most consumers use papers or tubes, with more experienced consumers also using filters, injectors and/or RYO machines. Aside from requiring a small footprint, the accessories category also offers retailers the ability to make generous margins while keeping prices low because accessories are not subject to the same state and federal excise taxes as other OTP products.
And according to Dennis Williams, national accounts manager of OTP for wholesaler Harold Levinson Associates, Farmingdale, N.Y., the accessories segment is one that appeals to a wide base of consumers, thus benefiting retailers big and small.
“We are seeing accessories consumers across every market, across every customer base,” he says. “When the retailer takes it in, it’s selling. Retailers who provide this for their customers are seeing tremendous growth.”
Despite all these benefits, many retailers’ accessory offering is limited to just one or two SKUs of rolling papers. Fortunately, Wortzel and Williams have joined others in the accessories game to decipher the many perks—and limited challenges—of the segment in a lesson on how retailers can benefit by accessorizing their tobacco set.
Enjoying the RYO/MYO Boom
By their very nature, tobacco accessory sales are explicitly linked to RYO/MYO tobacco sales, which have seen dramatic increases over the past several years thanks to steep state and federal excise taxes on machine-made cigarettes. Because of these excise taxes, the average price of a pack of cigarettes has more than doubled since 1998, going from $2.09 to $5.55 per pack, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. estimates.
“As cigarette pricing has continued to rise to a point where that consumer has looked for alternatives, it’s driven them into the make-your-own category,” says Williams. “Consumers need accessory products in order to make their own cigarettes.”
Further driving consumers toward RYO alternatives has been the recession, which not only put many tobacco consumers out of work, but also forced even employed individuals to think twice about expenses such as cigarettes.
“Since the economy has been low for the last few years and more people are unemployed, they have time and need to save money,” says Ross Haynes, vice president of sales and marketing for Russell Springs, Ky.-based Tantus Tobacco. “Some of these consumers may not have been in the demographic before but have found themselves in this situation.”
This has resulted in a perfect atmosphere for the RYO/MYO tobacco market—and thus accessories products—to thrive.
“Traditionally, our consumers were the ones who could not afford to buy a pack of cigarettes,” says Tamas Malacsina, marketing director for Glenview, Ill.-based Republic Tobacco. “But as cigarette prices continue to increase, we see more and more smokers switching to this category, not because they can’t afford to buy a pack of cigarettes, but because they don’t want to pay $6 to $10 for a pack.”
Still, even with a significantly lower price point, rolling or making cigarettes is a more complicated, time-consuming process—and there are certainly other options within the OTP section that price below cigarettes without the time and skill RYO/MYO products require. Yet for a growing sector of consumers, this process is part of the appeal.
“There are consumers out there that prefer rolling or making their own cigarettes,” says Lou Maiellano, a former tobacco buyer for Sunoco and president of Sevierville, Tenn.-based TAZ Marketing & Consulting Group. “It’s an experience there that they enjoy, and there’s a culture there.
”Whether it’s because of economic circumstances, the RYO experience or an increased awareness of the category, more consumers are opting for the make-theirown option, leading to a surge in accessories sales. “From everything we can tell from our own numbers, there have been incredible (sales) gains,” says Wortzel. “Starting in 2009, the numbers started climbing incrementally year after year; they have only recently begun to slightlytaper. But when I talk about tapering, it’s still double-digit growth.”
And these accessory products experiencing such growth are not limited to low-ticket papers and tubes. Also included are filters, injectors and RYO machines that wholesaler Williams estimates can retail anywhere from $2.99 for a hand-held model to $89.99 for an electronic machine.
“These products allow consumers an alternative to traditional cigarettes,” he says. “It’s made it much easier today for the consumer to get into the category seamlessly because of the different types of machines and products. There are starter kits available that allow consumers to use a simple injector or roll-yourown machine, and then they can trade up to bigger, faster machines as they get comfortable.”


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Galleries who fail to pay their artists on time, if at all, could become a thing of the past. This summer Peter Hort, a lawyer and member of one of New York’s most prominent collecting families, began a pilot project for a new business that could revolutionise the way art is sold in the city.
The business, called RISBE (after Hort’s children), provides a new model for art sales. In it, the money from a sale goes through a third party, RISBE, which holds it in escrow before releasing a share to both parties—the gallery and the artist or consignor—once the cheque clears. RISBE takes a maximum of 2% from each transaction.
For primary market sales, RISBE brings galleries more in line with the letter of the New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law that governs such transactions, specifically Article 12, which states that “any proceeds from the sale of such [primary market] work are trust funds in the hands of the consignee for the benefit of the consignor”.
“Most galleries don’t do it, but most galleries haven’t even heard of this law,” Hort says, likening it to a similarly unenforced New York law that requires galleries to post prices for work. “There’s a lot of things that, because of tradition, galleries just don’t do and this is one of them.”
“Don’t have to cross their fingers” To be clear: galleries are under no legal obligation to use a service like RISBE. “Article 12 doesn’t require the dealer to do anything,” says Donn Zaretsky, an art lawyer. “Rather, it sets up a kind of legal fiction that proceeds from sales—in whatever account they happen to sit in, or even if they’re under the dealer’s mattress—are [automatically] so-called trust funds”. This means that there is no risk of a creditor coming after that artist’s income (usually half the proceeds of a sale) if a gallery goes bankrupt. Legally speaking, artists’ money never belongs to a gallery.
With RISBE, however, artists “get it immediately and they get it in full”, Hort says. “They don’t have to cross their fingers and hope.”
There are almost no cases of an artist suing a gallery for non-payment but Hort points out that lawsuits are not worth it for sums up to $15,000 because of the associated legal fees. He wants to simplify everything, he says, because even in the best circumstances the process of getting paid is often awkward.
“I’m sure you know many artists, successful artists that have to come into the gallery, hat in hand, to ask for their ‘weekly allowance’ from their parents,” he says. “It’s humiliating; these people are professionals.”
There are few statistics on the payment of artists but such anecdotes are widespread and dealer margins are always thin. In 2014, the market researcher Magnus Resch sent a survey to 8,000 galleries; 55% of respondents reported a revenue of less than $200,000 per year. Forced with paying an artist or the gallery’s rent, it is easy to see what many dealers would choose.
Early adopter One early adopter of RISBE is Quang Bao, who used to work for the Horts and opened a gallery called 1969 on the Lower East Side in September, says he signed up to the scheme because it takes questions of payment out of his hands.
“What I liken it to is getting a pay cheque with the savings and the healthcare costs all subtracted out of it already,” Bao says of using RISBE, which he already uses with three collectors. “It’s a mechanism that you don’t have to worry about.”
Most galleries are not so altruistic, but Bao points out that from a practical perspective most collectors are put off by galleries that are rumoured not to pay artists.
For resales, RISBE is attractive to collectors, too. Hort recounts a story in which a collector visited another’s home to discover that they had purchased a piece that the other had recently consigned, only for more money than the seller had asked, with the gallery pocketing the difference.
Although Hort still has to persuade galleries to sign up to the scheme, he has big plans for the business, among them a system to facilitate tax-free, like-for-like exchanges of art, micro-lending for galleries and philanthropic public art funding.


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After reporting Amanbo in the documentary "Win-win Maritime Silk Road" and the show "At Noon 12:30 ", Shenzhen TV once again reported the story about how Amanbo brings cross-border e-commerce to Africa on March 6.
In recent years, cross-border e-commerce has become a global hot. With the China-Africa cooperation deepens and the "One Belt One Road" national strategy puts forward, China-Africa cross-border e-commerce must become the hottest focus. Since launched in September 2015, Amanbo has been reported by CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, Shenzhen TV and other media. And as a representative of Shenzhen company does business with Africa, Amanbo is high attention by the Shenzhen community and the media.
Amanbo uses innovative OSO integrated marketing mode to help Chinese manufacturers and traders to open the African population of 1.2 billion blue ocean market, while brings the African characteristic handicrafts, food and other goods to China. Today, Amanbo has established overseas operation centers, showrooms and overseas warehouses in Kenya, Cameroon, Togo, Egypt, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Tanzania and other countries, covering more than 30 countries and regions in Africa. Amanbo since launched in 2015, the number of registered users has more than 90,000 and more than 200 daily average growth rate; the transaction volume is also increasing month by month, the current monthly trading volume has more than 500 million dollars. Today, Amanbo has more than 200 employees, become the leader in the field of China-Africa e-commerce, and as the key project of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology cooperate with Africa. With the orderly development of the work of the platform, Amanbo is working with China-Africa import and export traders, service providers to write a new chapter in China-Africa cooperation!


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iPhone 5 to be revealed June 2012 at Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
The iPhone 5 could be unveiled as early as June 2012, according to latest sources. According to Taiwanese tech site DigiTimes, "Apple is expected to unveil its iPhone 5 smartphone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to be held in June 2012".
The source comes from quoted information published by the Chinese-language Commercial Times which also confirmed, "The iPhone 5 will continue to utilize glass to glass (G/G) touch panel technology which will benefit current touch panel suppliers TPK Holding and Wintek."
If these latest rumors are true, it would fall in line with previous Foxconn sources that revealed Apple's iPhone 5 was gearing up for production for a summer 2012 release.
A summer 2012 release for the 6th generation iPhone would match the previous iPhone trend that was recently broken by the iPhone 4S release in October. Up until the iPhone 4S, the phones were traditionally released during summer.
With that being said, it's also unusual for Apple to reveal such a significant product like the iPhone 5 at such a high profile setting as the Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple traditionally hosts its own event when unveiling a product like the iPhone as to not share with or steal the thunder from other releases.
Previous sources have rumored various iPhone 5 prototypes "floating around" sharing common features like a 4+ inch display and symmetrical in thickness.
In the company's latest earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced they have "some amazing new products in the pipeline." Following "incredibly strong" momentum led by a record-breaking 37 million iPhone sales, Apple expects a revenue of about $32.5 billion in the second fiscal quarter of 2012.


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Man arrested after bombing sex shop because he was jealousBy Mason White 6:58 AM August 2, 2013
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A man was arrested and charged with serious charges after bombing a sex shop, according to police reports in Italy.
Calabria Police said that they arrested a 26-year-old man, who allegedly bombed a sex shop because he was jealous of the success of the owner.
Salvatore Infantino is accused of bombing the Vedova Nera Sexy Shop in the beautiful town of Gioia Tauro just weeks after it opened.
The shop owner said that the attack cost the company 15,000 euros, or about $20,000 in uninsured damages.
Moral objection to a sex shop could also have been the reason for the attack, police said.
The explosion was so powerful that it damaged nearby buildings and cars.
Gioia Tauro has been hit by a series of bomb attacks in recent months.
Last September, a bomb exploded at a gas station in the city, just five months after a furniture store was hit with an explosion. Car bombs also went off in the city recently.


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“West Coast Original” to Open Restaurants in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose and Santa Cruz, among Other Cities
Togo’s Eateries, Inc., a “West Coast Original” since 1971, announced today it has signed development agreements with several new and existing franchisees to expand in markets across California, including in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Riverbank, El Centro and Petaluma. This new development is part of the sandwich chain’s plan to grow its footprint in new markets in California and throughout the west.
Togo’s will open two restaurants in downtown Los Angeles, two in midtown and downtown Sacramento, and single units in San Jose, Santa Cruz, Riverbank, El Centro and Petaluma.
“We’re thrilled to continue our expansion in California, home to more than 230 Togo’s restaurants. California is where Togo’s originated, and it’s home to our raving fans who have contributed to our success over the past four decades,” said Tony Gioia, chairman and CEO of Togo’s Holdings, LLC. “Our new and existing franchisees recognize the strength of the Togo’s brand and are committed both to growing with us and providing guests with big, fresh, meaty sandwiches with a smile.”
Togo’s recently announced additional development agreements to open 20 restaurants in West Los Angeles and Portland, Ore., as well as six in Salt Lake County, Utah, three in the Greater Phoenix area and two in Yuma, Ariz.
Togo’s has launched a multi-unit franchise development incentive program to drive expansion along the West Coast. Both new and existing franchisees who sign a new agreement for three or more locations will receive reduced royalty fees for the first two years for each new restaurant that is developed in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nevada and Arizona.
Togo’s, which has experienced four consecutive years of same-store sales increases, is currently seeking qualified multi-unit franchisees who have a passion for the brand and deep connection to their community. Both new and existing Togo’s franchisees will benefit from $10 million for remodels and transfers, as well as $5 million to build new restaurants in the state.
At Togo’s, traditional restaurants experienced average unit sales in excess of $633,000, with 50 percent averaging over $799,000, and 25 percent averaging over $930,000. To become a part of the Togo’s team and be your own boss, candidates should possess liquidity of $150,000 for a single restaurant and a net worth of $300,000. Area developers looking to develop three or more restaurants should have liquidity of $450,000 and net worth of $900,000. Special incentives are available for qualified franchisees interested in opening three or more restaurants.
Togo’s was founded in 1971 by a young college student with a large appetite and little money looking to make sandwiches the way he liked them — big, fresh and meaty. Keeping in the spirit of the original, Togo’s products are still made with only the highest quality ingredients; including fresh-baked Artisan breads, hand sliced premium pastrami, turkey and roast beef, as well as California avocados and cheeses. Togo’s proprietary brand of old-fashioned Pastrami, 98 percent fat-free slow-roasted turkey, and Togo’s homemade chicken and tuna salad set the brand apart from other sandwich shops. With more than 300 locations open and under development along the West Coast, Togo’s is a franchise-based business that offers online ordering and catering services. For more information call 1.877.718.6467 or visit http://www.togosfranchise.com. For general information on Togo’s Eateries, Inc., please visit http://www.togos.com.


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Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened a new location in Downtown Newark. The restaurant opened on July 19 at 222 Market Street. "We are excited to be a part of the community", said Danielle Winslow of Chipotle. "We look to put restaurants in locations where a high volume of our customers are, specifically in urban and suburban areas with strong residential and daytime populations. Newark was a perfect fit for us." The new location is within the RockPlaza Lofts development, near Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and the SEED Gallery. Chipotle currently has two other Essex County locations in West Orange and West Caldwell. The new restaurant is hiring crew members.
A variety of events will be taking place in August at the riverfront along the Passaic River in Newark's Ironbound District. Every Monday, there will be free yoga classes from the Newark Yoga Movement at the Riverfront Meadow, in addition to free Zumba classes every Tuesday. Newark Riverfront Revival will conduct 90 minute kayak tours of the Passaic River on Saturday, August 16, and 7 mile boat tours of the Port of Newark will take place on Saturday, August 23. Kayak and boat tours cost $15, however tickets are only $5 for Newark residents. Tickets for both tours must be purchased in advance. Those interested can call (201) 341–2311 or email firstname.lastname@example.org. Riverfront Park is located along Raymond Boulevard opposite Somme Street.
A new crowdfunding campaign aims to create a trolley bus tour of Newark. The campaign was started by resident Charley Cano, and aims to reach $50,000 by August 21.
"For the past four years I have been trying to think of a way to get more people from out of town to come visit Newark and actually explore the downtown areas beyond Prudential Center and NJPAC", said Cano in an email to Essex County Place. "Last year I held a few pop-up art events and some real estate open houses. During my research and observations I noticed an increase in international visitors and folks from other states. I was strengthened in my belief that Newark will be the next great downtown".
According to Cano, a route has been mapped out for the trolley to stop at several unique arts and cultural institutions, galleries, restaurant and shopping districts, performing arts venues and outdoor sculpture sites. "The tour would also promote the city of Newark as a whole, as a place to actually come visit and experience, and not just a cheaper hotel room or transportation stop on the way to New York", Cano added. "I want to show the world that downtown Newark is actually a safe, fun, interesting and beautiful place".


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glassglobal has expanded to the glassglobal group and diversified its services into following business segments.
According to the company, the expansion was realised owing to multiple inquiries to the team from the different market segments. More than 360,000 visitors/month and more than 4.6 million page impressions per month, confirmed the new strategy and encouraged it to make this move.
During the past months, the company has revised its web presence to meet these new requirements. Not only a new and clearly structured design but also new functionalities and features are available.
Visit the website and let the team know what you think!


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An Iowa State University economist who tracks retail activity at the so-called “Big Box” stores like Wal-Mart, Target and K-Mart says those chains don’t always offer the lowest price on every item. Iowa State University economist Ken Stone says consumers tend to believe the slogans like “everyday low prices” but don’t really know the “going price” of very many things. Stone says research indicates consumers know the “going price” of about one percent of the items they purchase, things they buy with frequency like milk or dog food. Stone says, for example, Wal-Mart tracks competitors prices on what they call their “850 list” — the 850 most commonly-purchased items in their store. Wal-Mart managers have the authority to immediately lower prices on any of those items found to be selling cheaper in a competing store in the area. Stone says when you least expect it, Wal-Mart has much higher prices on infrequently purchased items. Stone says Wal-Mart’s prices on high-wattage light bulbs are much higher than local grocery stores in Iowa. Stone recently discovered a north central Iowa grocery store selling G-E soft white 150 watt light bulbs for $1.33. Wal-Mart’s standard price for the pack is $1.98.
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Tesla 2021.4.16 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New
Tesla released its 2021.4.16 software update this evening, detected on a Model 3 in China, according to @TeslaFi.
— TeslaFi (@teslafi) April 20, 2021
This update doesn’t contain the highly anticipated next version 11, but it appears to be bug fixes again.
It’s unclear when Tesla will launch version 11, but it definitely should be available just prior to its new Model S refresh cars start delivering.
Are you seeing the 2021.4.16 software update on your Tesla?


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One unusual after-affect of the Great Recession has been a boom for automotive parts stores. In a credit crunch, people are less likely to make big purchases, and more likely to try to keep the cars they’ve got running. According to the National Auto Dealers Association, starting in 2010 the average age of a car on the road went over 10 years for the first time. People are getting more used to working with and maintaining what they’ve got. And in the opinion of O’Reilly Auto Parts CEO George L. Henslee, the boom for auto parts retailers "could be long-lasting, as consumers permanently change their behavior, and gain comfort with driving well-maintained vehicles at higher mileage."
Regardless of the accuracy of Henslee’s forecast, there’s no question that in 2013 American auto parts corporations are thriving. We decided to look at the country’s five largest and see exactly what kind of numbers they’ve been clocking.
In just 33 years this Memphis, Tennessee chain has grown into the largest American auto parts in the country, with a listing on the Fortune 500, over 5000 locations and $8.603 billion in revenue in 2012. Autonzone’s stock is up 19.59 percent YTD to hit $423.88 a share. In just three years, Autozone has gained 111.81 percent.
Advance Auto Parts (AAP)
Trailing behind Autozone is Roanoke, Virginia-based Advanced Auto Parts, with 3800 locations and $5.41 billion in revenue. They’re up 13.32 percent to hit $81.99 a share, and have posted a healthy 59.92 percent gain since 2010.
O’Reilly Auto Parts (ORLY)
This 4100 store, Springfield, Missouri-based chain is one of the fastest growing in the entire country, and with the December 2012 purchase of VIP Parts in New England, is poised to break into one of the last geographic regions they’ve yet to breach. O’Reilly has gained 28.11 percent on the year to hit $114.56 a share, and has jumped up 148.67 percent since 2010.
Genuine Parts Company (GPC)
Owners of the NAPA brand, Genuine Parts is well known for their close association with NASCAR. General Parts has had the biggest gain of the five spotlighted stocks, jumping 30.32 percent YTD to close out at $82.86 a share. They’ve gained an impressive 101.51 percent over the last three years.
The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (PBY)
Another fast-growing auto parts retailer, Pep Boys has a relatively paltry 723 locations, but is expanign fast across the country. Their stock is up 18.51 percent to hit $11.65 a share. Their shares spiked to over $15 a share after a buyout rumor circulated in 2012. It’s fizzled back down, though they’ve still gained 25.67 percent in the last three years.
DISCLOSURE: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors, and do not represent the views of equities.com. Readers should not consider statements made by the author as formal recommendations and should consult their financial advisor before making any investment decisions. To read our full disclosure, please go to: http://www.equities.com/disclaimer


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The Electronic Payments Coalition says that its recent study that shows retailers pocketing their Durbin Amendment savings can be trusted.
Trish Wexler, a spokesperson for EPC, said that the EPC predicted critics would try to shoot holes in the survey, which is why the EPC was careful to keep track of all of the receipts collected during the study.
“The facts speak for themselves,” Wexler said, CNBC.com reports.
The study concluded that retailers have kept at least $825 million to themselves since the Durbin Amendment was enacted in October.
The research included 21 different retail locations in six separate cities. According to the data, 12 raised prices by 5.1 percent or kept their prices steady. Four stores kept the same prices and five stores lowered prices by an average of 5.8 percent, CNBC.com reports.
“If you look at the overall results, customers are paying more than one point seven percent more,” Wexler said, according to CNBC.com.
The retailers used in EPC’s study included Home Depot, Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven and Walgreens.
In November, the National Retail Federation, the National Association of Convenience Stores and several other merchant organizations filed a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve on grounds that the Durbin Amendment did not go far enough to save them from the fees they pay to process debit cards.
Wexler said retailers should be paying what they paid before the Durbin Amendment, which was the market price. She also said that the lawsuit was retailer’s attempt to get the security of their transactions for free.
“The retailers got $8 billion in additional revenue and they are upset about it and they want more,” Wexler said, CNBC.com reports.


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"PRIVACY" content on TweakTown - Page 1
We found 147 items for the tag: PRIVACY
The Tor Project laid off 13 staff members due to coronavirus
The Tor Project says the layoffs were required to keep its service available.
Codalyn unveils Privacy
Expert opinion: the best online privacy tool (sponsored)
Do you use a VPN for internet privacy and safety? Maybe it's worth considering.
Under Armour data breach effects 150 million accounts
Under Armour breached, details of over 150 million MyFitnessPal users leaked.
New email privacy bill actually sailed unanimously through Congress
The Email Privacy Act was just passed in the US House of Representatives unanimously and requires a warrant for old emails.
Protect your smartphone privacy with this blocking device
Scramble your signal, block your camera and send confusing sound to your microphone with this crazy smartphone and all-in-one desktop security device.
256 iOS apps outed for privacy violations, to be removed from store
Third-party advertising SDK behind hundreds of iOS app privacy violations.
Microsoft quells Windows 10 privacy concerns
Microsoft assures Windows 10 users there's nothing to worry about regarding privacy.
Spotify quickly apologizes due to privacy changes causing anger
Spotify apologizes for privacy changes.
Google Chrome has snuck in an audio listener onto your PC
Chrome has downloaded and installed a listening protocol on your computer in the background without us noticing.
Americans think privacy is important, but doubt its possibility
More than 9 out of 10 Americans believe data control is important, though doubtful it is a realistic goal anymore.
Drones will be used by London police to monitor airports
Growing number of London airports will soon have drones used to help conduct surveillance for airport safety.
NSA director says 'backdoors' into tech companies doesn't harm privacy
The director of the NSA will continue building backdoors into IT companies' products.
Google puts FBI on blast for invasive privacy practices against users
Google publishes open letter to FBI regarding its surveillance activities.
NCSA celebrates national Data Privacy Day by releasing privacy survey
Today is National Data Privacy Day, and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has some data for you
ACLU: DEA conducting massive license plate reader operation
The DEA has operated a massive license plate reader program since 2008.
Protesters irked as San Francisco Bay Area agencies want drones
Interest among drone use by police agencies in SF Bay Area have residents, protesters concerned.
Word-of-mouth driving IoT adoption, as privacy concerns remain
Majority of home Internet of Things (IoT) purchases based on word-of-mouth and in-store referrals, research says.
Panasonic behind all green sustainable smart city Fujisawa
Panasonic get behind this all-green sustainable city. Brilliant idea, but is it delving too far into the publics privacy?
UN General Assembly passes digital privacy protection resolution
UN General Assembly passes digital privacy resolution.
SS7 security flaw enables hackers to read your text messages
German researchers find out that some of our mobile signal towers are leaking information into all who wish to see it.
Privacy experts unsure what to make of future privacy for Web users
Privacy experts don't seem to have a happy outlook for the future of Internet privacy for users across the world.
iOS users care more about security, privacy than Android users
A new report indicates Apple iOS care more about privacy and security users more than Google Android.
FBI pose as Internet technicians to secure evidence on a hotel guest
The FBI wanted to get access to a hotel guest's room without a warrant, so they did the next best thing: posed as Internet technicians.
FTC speaking with Apple regarding healthcare privacy of HealthKit
FTC is speaking with Apple regarding Apple Watch health data privacy.
Automakers step up in their effort to protect driver privacy
Automakers in the United States have given the FTC a letter regarding customer privacy.
Ex-teen hacker apologizes to Paris Hilton for stealing pictures
Hacker who stole nude photographs of Paris Hilton in 2005 is headed back to prison, but not before apologizing to the hotel heiress turned actress/DJ.
GCHQ chief says digital privacy is not an 'absolute right' for users
Don't expect the GCHQ to change its course on snooping and surveillance, with new chief saying privacy was never an "absolute right" for users.
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently was in China to discuss privacy
Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Chinese government officials to discuss privacy concerns as it wants to expand Apple Pay into China.
Anonabox, a $45 router that routes your traffic through Tor
Anonabox hits Kickstarter, and for $45 it will anonymize your Internet traffic, routing your Internet connection through the Tor network.
Verizon will pay $7.4 million for violating subscriber privacy
Verizon and the FCC reach a settlement, and the company will pay a $7.4 million fine to end privacy investigation.
Thousands rally behind lawsuit that claims Facebook broke EU data law
Over 17,000 people have joined a lawsuit against Facebook accusing it of assisting the NSA's spying programme.
Russia wants source code from Apple and SAP to prove they're not spies
Citing surveillance concerns in a post-Snowden revelations world, Russia now wants to see source code from Apple and SAP.
Russia posts hundreds of thousands dollar bounty to de-anonymize Tor
Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs is offering a fat wad of cash to whoever can successfully de-anonymize The Onion Router.
Obama administration: Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to online storage
This shouldn't surprise you, but the US government has said that online storage isn't protected by the Fourth Amendment.
User's data can be extracted from smartphones post factory reset
Security experts bought some second-hand smartphones, and were able to extract a lot of data, including selfies of those showing off their 'hardware'
Google legal chief shines light on EU right to be forgotten delistings
Google's legal chief, David Drummond, has detailed in a statement how Google has been approaching Europe's new right to be forgotten privacy law.
Celebrity houses have just been scrubbed from Google Street View
The properties of household names like Tony Blair have started to appear as digitally altered or removed altogether on Google's mapping service.
Man fined for defacing ex-girlfriend's Facebook page
In a landmark ruling, a man in Ireland has been made to pay a fine after being found guilty of maliciously defacing a woman's Facebook profile.
UK privacy chief warns wearables must comply with data law
Britain's Information Commissioner's Office warned companies using wearable tech must still obey UK privacy law.
Google starts chopping search results in EU's 'right to be forgotten'
Now that a European court has ruled web users have the right to be forgotten, Google faces a massive backlog of search removal requests.
Vodafone says phones on its networks in 29 countries are tapped
Vodafone report outlines the way that governments request information for it and says that phones in 29 countries where it operates are tapped.
Anti-snooping server sails past $1m crowdfunding target in hours
A private server that hopes to secure SMEs against prying eyes has cleared its $1m target in just over an hour.
Privacy campaigner creates Google Glass jamming device
Irritated by the potential pervasiveness of Google Glass, one member of Stop The Cyborgs has built a program that stops Google Glass from connecting at all.
China plans month-long assault on "rumor"-spreading WeChat users
China is planning on launching a month-long offensive on instant messaging users who are spreading "rumors" of violence.
Facebook now sets all new post to "Friends Only" by default
Facebook has just begun making your new status updates more private and setting them viewable only to friends by default.
Facebook anonymous login feature limits sharing of information
Facebook is currently testing a new anonymous login feature that limits the amount of data shared with the social network.
Google ends student email data mining for ad targeting
Google pledges to stop data mining student email accounts for data that was used to target ads at students outside of school.
Massive FBI facial recognition database has privacy experts worried
The EFF and privacy experts are concerned over the growing FBI NGI facial recognition program, which will have more than 50 million photos by end of 2015.


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The Europe Union has imposed a blockbuster $5 billion fine on search giant because of its business practice with Android OS & it’s ecosystems. However, the jaw-dropping penalty will impact almost all the US and non-EU companies the way they do businesses in EU.
Google has required all Android device manufacturers to offer Google Play app store pre-install with their devices. Historically, EU had a concern about this practice and maintained that such tactics eliminated small competitors from the market and cemented the google’s dominance.
The $5 billion fine (4.3 billion euros) is higher than 2.4 billion euro fine that European union hit Google in a previous case about comparison shopping via search partners
Search Giant has 90 days to eliminate the agreements that force device creators to pre-install Google apps, but Google plans to appeal against the penalty.


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The Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione took its bow at the Bologna Motor Show in November, and shows off arguably the most track focused car that Ferrari produces.
The Evoluzione adds new styling to the Ferrari 599 which capatlizes on aerodynamics and produces up to 52 percent more downforce while cornering. A fresh exhaust system helps to boost the already monstrous amount of power by 40 horses for a total 740 hp out of the 6.0L V12 engine. Ferrari also managed to trim the cars overall weight down by 77 pounds, surprising when you consider the new large rear spoiler the 599XX Evo sports.
Watch the video below of the Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione doing some hot laps on a wet day at Japan’s Suzuka Circuit.
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The private-equity owners of Hostess Brands are, according to reports, mulling a sale, just a year after buying the US snacks business. Ther...
Shares in US bakery group Flowers Foods sank yesterday after it cut its earnings forecast for 2014 - but the company immediately sought to s...
Flowers Foods, the second-largest bakery group in the US, has been an active consolidator in the industry and the group remains on the hunt....
Read the financial statements and listen to the conference calls from US food manufacturers in recent days and it is clear: companies operat...
Flowers Foods, the US baker, downgraded its sales and earnings forecasts for the full year as declining volumes weighed on the top line.
Five months ago, Chiquita Brands International announced plans to merge with fellow banana supplier Fyffes. The deal was set to close by the end of the year. However, this week, an unsolicited takeover bid came in for Chiquita, which promptly rejected the offer. However, the suitors have indicated they may not go away easily. Elsewhere, our coverage of Russia's food embargo continued, we looked in-depth at the opportunities for growth in Japan in our latest management briefing and, in a new M&A column, we suggested Raisio sell up to private equity.
This week, Chiquita Brands International was in the limelight as it received an unsolicited takeover bid from Brazilian juice maker Cutrale Group. Elsewhere, ConAgra Foods announced the closure of two popcorn factories in Ohio, and Campbell Soup Co.'s Plum Baby business announced its exit from the UK. just-food's management briefing series took a trip to Japan to see how food companies can succeed in a low-growth market.
Shares in Flowers Foods tumbled today (12 August) after the US bakery group cuts its forecasts for annual sales and earnings.
US baked goods firm Flowers Foods has promoted Bradley Alexander as chief operating officer.
- General Mills US "priority" categories gain share
- Interview part 2: BRF CFO Augusto Ribeiro
- 2015 preview: A better deal for M&A sellers
- Interview part 1: BRF CFO Augusto Ribeiro
- Interview: How BRF plans growth in stagnant Europe
- General Mills earnings drop one-third
- Kraft to reappraise business, says new CEO Cahill
- Pork Farms "disappointed" over Kerry deal ruling
- PepsiCo opens snacks plant in Saudi Arabia
- Bimbo to buy Saputo's bakery arm


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World Trade Center Utah just released its Export Report for the third quarter of 2017 and overall, Utah exports experienced a slight increase compared to Q3 2016.
The increase can be attributed to an increase in value-added exports, which made up approximately 66 percent of Utah’s total exports in 2017.
Utah remains on track to see an overall increase in exports from 2017 compared to 2016, with $9.29 billion in goods exported as of September, compared to $9.01 billion at the same time last year. Utah is currently on pace for a steady 2.1 percent increase in exports. Click here for more information.


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ST. LOUIS – Christmas is only 45 days away and Netflix is helping its subscribers get into the holiday spirit.
The streaming service is dropping nearly a dozen original Christmas movies this season.
Operation Christmas Drop premiered over the weekend. It’s a romantic story starring Alexander Ludwig and Kat Graham.
The streaming platform is also releasing Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” on Friday. The film is a musical, starring Forest Whitaker and Keegan-Michael Key.
Next week, Christmas fans can watch The Princess Switch: Switch Again starring Vanessa Hudgens. Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square drops the following weekend and Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn will star in The Christmas Chronicles Part Two on Thanksgiving eve.


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Articles about Kawasaki W175
07 Aug 2021Auto
Japanese automaker Kawasaki will launch its W175 motorcycle in India soon.
18 Feb 2021Auto
Kawasaki has introduced an all-new Metallic Ocean Blue color variant for its W175 cruiser bike in Indonesia. It joins the existing Ebony and White shades.
22 Nov 2020Auto
Japanese automaker Kawasaki is expected to launch its W175 motorbike in India next year.
10 Oct 2020Auto
Japanese automaker Kawasaki will launch its W175 retro-styled motorbike in India, towards the end of the first quarter of 2021, an Autocar report has claimed. It will be the cheapest model in the company's portfolio here.


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"Khvanchkara", "Kindzmarauli", "Chkhaveri" and other Georgian wines are unlikely to return to Russian stores before 2013, Russia's chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko said.
"We are ready to meet with Georgian producers here, but we definitely need to look at the production on the site. If we are satisfied, we will offer to register new products. If all goes well, deliveries will start, and we will be controlling the batches," said Onishchenko.
The official said that the documents necessary to resume the shipments have been received from almost 30 Georgian companies. Onishchenko said that the shipments would not be resumed in 2012. "It's obvious. There is little time left."
Russia banned the delivery of Georgian wine and mineral water in May of 2006 amid tensions between the two countries. Russia complained of low quality of Georgian products.
Russian small missile ships - the Grad Sviyazhsk and the Great Ustyug - set off for a mission to the Mediterranean Sea
President Vladimir Putin has not released an official statement yet about his position on the issue of the pension reform in Russia


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We last reported about six new Nokia phone variants passing certification in Russia. One of
Time for a quick Nokia news recap for the last week, especially the news highlights
A new Nokia smartphone with product variant code TA-1177 has appeared in China's CCC certification.
HMD has recently launched Nokia 3.2, Nokia 4.2 and the latest Nokia 2.2 smartphones. But


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Shervin Pishevar and Matt Galligan have just formally announced the beta launch of their new organization 1% of Nothing. It’s aimed at inspiring early-stage companies to donate 1% of their equity to a cause of their choice. The idea is that startups pledge 1% when that equity may be worth nothing, but if they’re acquired, that 1% becomes a significant donation. Starting today, whole companies and individual employees alike can make the pledge to donate 1% of their equity.
Serial entrepreneur, VC, and TechCrunch contributor Pishevar met Galligan, cofounder and former CEO of SimpleGeo, after Galligan accidentally attended a philanthropy panel during Summit at Sea. They saw initiatives pushing individual micro-donations and corporate philanthropy, but wanted to encourage giving from the startups in between.
When asked what’s broken with startup philanthropy at present, Galligan told me, “It’s mostly nonexistent. There’s no way of knowing whether they’re doing it unless they post about their donation on a website.” The hope is that by shining a light on who’s contributing, it will become the norm and more entrepreneurs will join the movement. He doesn’t see his organization as a competitor but more as a complement to Entrepreneur’s Foundation and others with similar goals.
Galligan had already seen the potential of the 1% model. He pledged 1% of the equity of his first company SocialThing. When it got acquired by AOL, that pledge became the year’s biggest single donation to the Community Foundation of Boulder, helping it to successfully push a proposition to fund local at-risk schools.
Now Galligan and Pishevar are hoping more companies and employees will follow suit. In addition to equity, they can pledge to donate 1% of their time or profits. Along with the warm, fuzzy feeling of making the world a better place, the site explains that “the entrepreneur that donates their 1% actually gets a tax write-off benefit, sweetening the deal even more.” If entrepreneurs aren’t sure what to donate to, the organization will help them identify efficient causes making a big impact.
The 1% of Nothing team is now dedicated to driving awareness and understanding of early-stage corporate philanthropy and showing off who’s participating. The first startups are already jumping on board:
Matt Galligan is an entrepreneur living in San Francisco and is the CEO and Co-founder of Circa. He co-founded the company alongside Ben Huh and Arsenio Santos in 2011. Circa is developing a new kind of news experience designed for mobile devices. The company is launching October 2012. Prior to founding Circa, Matt founded two other companies. In 2007, he co-founded and was the CEO of Socialthing, a service that made it easy to keep up...
Shervin Pishevar joined Menlo Ventures as a Managing Partner in 2011 after a successful career as an entrepreneur and angel investor. His focus is on consumer technology investments, specifically in the gaming, mobile and social web industry sectors. Shervin works closely with portfolio companies Uber, Shaker, Warby Parker and Mr. Number, and was the driving force behind Menlo’s investment in Tumblr. During his first few months at Menlo Ventures, Shervin helped launch the Menlo Talent Fund, a $20M seed...


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Intel never claimed the full lineup was shipping in Q1. They merely stated Arc would launch Q1. Intel usually releases stuff like this on mobile first. (products on new nodes, etc)
Yes seems like mobile first, there is a reason why mobile Arc was showcased instead of a desktop version. But even in this case it's a very limited Q1 launch.


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Currently, Europe is facing a stern economic and political crisis. This has affected several domains of the economic activities of the continent and of the world in general. Airlines are amongst the domains that have been affected. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) profitability of airlines for 2011 remains weak but unchanged at $6.9 billion for a net margin of 1.2%. Looking ahead to 2012, IATA downgraded its central forecast for airline profits from $4.9 billion to $3.5 billion for a net margin of 0.6%. Nevertheless, if the Eurozone crisis evolves into a full-blown banking crisis and European recession, IATA estimates that global aviation industry may suffer losses exceeding $8 billion in 2012.
This is further highlighted in the statement of Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO who said that: “The biggest risk facing airline profitability over the next year is the economic turmoil that would result from a failure of governments to resolve the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. Such an outcome could lead to losses of over $8 billion-the largest since the 2008 financial crisis.”
As it is clearly shown from the abovementioned ascertainment European airlines predicted to be hit harder from the crisis that European Union is currently facing. According to IATA’s estimations European airlines are expected to experience small losses. Regarding North American Airlines capacity cuts are expected to provide some protection to profitability, whereas in Asia IATA’s estimations predict significant profits generated by high load factors on China’s expanding domestic market.
During the 3rd quarter of 2011 air travel demand provided an important support to airline cash flows and profitability. On the other hand freight markets had already begun to decline by the middle of the year. It is indicative that between May and October worldwide air freight markets shrank by 5%. The explanation to this trend is that the bend in world trade and business confidence has led shippers to switch to cheaper methods of transportation. This trend is expected to continue in 2012. The main reason is that even if the European governments avert a banking crisis it is highly unlikely that Europe will avoid a brief economic recession. As a result business and consumer confidence will further fall driving the downgrade in the 2012 outlook.
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A digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings.
Computer maker Gateway Inc. is closing its 188 company-operated retail stores, eliminating about 2,500 retail jobs.
Gateway says it is pursuing wider retail distribution of its products in the United States and other countries. It will continue selling its products online and through its toll-free telephone number.
Gateway has 22 stores in California, including stores in Pleasanton and Berkeley.


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Are you a gamer and would like to help the relief effort in Haiti? Well, the fine folks at OneBookShelf (owners of RPGNow! and DriveThruRPG) have put together a massive bundle of RPG products that anyone who donates $20 through them to Doctors without Borders will receive. The bundle includes over a hundred products that retails for more than $1400!
We only had one title available to contribute to the charity bundle, Portrait of a Villain: The Desire. We wish we had more to donate to the cause, because Haiti really needs as much help as can be mustered. Here is the press release from OneBookShelf:
Gamers Help Haiti! DriveThruRPG Offers a Mega-Bundle to Spur Donations
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
DriveThruRPG announced a major incentive to the roleplaying gamer community today to incite donations to aid in rescue and recovery in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Called the “Gamers Helping Haiti Bundle,” the product includes over a hundred products totaling over $1000.00 in retail value. For a simple donation of $20 – all of which goes to Doctors Without Borders to support their post-earthquake Haiti relief efforts – RPG fans can have this once-in-a-lifetime collection of gaming products.
DriveThruRPG already had opportunities to donate up and running within a day of the disaster. When publishers began asking how they could support the cause, the bundle was created to be an all-inclusive shared effort. Those who donated at the lesser levels won’t be left out, however; gamers who have already donated $5 or $10 will be receiving a special coupon code that lets them pay the difference from their initial donation to get the bundle.
“We are humbled by the generosity of both our customers and our publishers,” said Sean Patrick Fannon, Marketing and Communications Manager for DriveThruRPG, “all of whom have stepped up at this time of terrible tragedy to offer aid to a desperate people. We are also very proud to facilitate these collective efforts, providing the necessary tools and technology to bring it all together.”
More than tools and tech, though, DriveThruRPG is really putting their money where their mouth is, so to speak. “We have always believed in the power of giving and sharing to make the world a better place,” said Steve Wieck, President and co-owner of the site. “To that end, we are matching funds with everyone who’s making a straight donation at the $5 and $10 level.”
There is no set date for terminating the donation efforts, though the bundle will only be available until the end of January.
Anyone wishing more information about this effort, or about DriveThruRPG overall, should contact Sean Patrick Fannon at email@example.com.
The fantastic news is that of this writing, gamers have contributed $7,790.00 through OBS to help the Doctors Without Borders Haiti Earthquake Response. And that value increases by the second.


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The DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) Diet has recently been named the Worlds Best Diet but the reason it’s won the sought after title is because it is not a diet but a lifestyle change… Confusing right?
DASH was created to help people with lower their dangerously high blood pressure. Hypertension otherwise known as high blood pressure is the most common and highly preventable disease and stroke in Australia. But what research has found is not only those people with high blood pressure but everyone can benefit from the diet or lifestyle change.
Here is the diet in a nutshell:
- Eat more fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy
- Cut back on foods that are high in saturated fat, cholesterol and trams fat
- Eat more whole grain foods, fish, poultry and nuts
- Limit sodium, sweets, sugary drinks and red meats


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India, with its low car density (20 per 1,000 people), large spend on oil imports, strong IT and software backbone and high sharing modes for last-mile connectivity, boasts huge potential for EV adoption.
With 70 percent of the Indian population set to move into cities by 2050, the country's cities will face a huge burden of overpopulation, congestion and pollution, which is already at its zenith in some of the key Indian metros, with the capital city New Delhi being a prime example. And with the government going ahead with its ambitious plan to go all-electric by 2030, Mahindra Electric, the pioneer in electric vehicles (EVs) in India believes it has what it takes to make the most of the opportunity.
Speaking at a seminar on electric vehicles and green shipping at the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi today, Mahesh Babu, CEO, Mahindra Electric (pictured above), said, “The past six months to one year have been especially exciting for EV technology. India finally took a rather bold step in coming up with a direction to move towards complete electrification of all new vehicles by 2030.”
“The past year has also brought out the understanding and made it clear that it is electric technology which is the way forward, not only in India but all over the world. I am hugely bullish on India going forward with electric technology than anyone else. Even considering base volumes, India is set to see a boom in EV sales with 38 percent of total sales coming in from EVs by 2030. This could even go to up to 60 percent in case of hyper-adoption of the technology.”
Many Indian states, including Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra and Kerala have already announced EV adoption policies.
“The need for EV component sourcing and setting up of charging stations is going to create a whole new ecosystem around EV technology. Technology, charging infrastructure and government incentives are going to be the key drivers for EV adoption in the country,” said Babu.
“The government's 2030 target is a visionary statement and the trigger to start a new journey. It is not about achieving it, but all about the intent of the government to support and push electric vehicles. The 12 percent subsidy being doled out currently by the government is absolutely sufficient considering the multitude of other issues where the country requires financial assistance. I have no problems with it,” added Babu.
Importantly for the EV industry, battery cost is reducing rapidly. What stood at around US$ 500 per kWh for a battery pack is set to come down to below US$ 100 per kWh between 2021-2025, also improving upon battery density, which is set to go from the current 200Wh/kg to 350-550 Wh/kg by 2030.
Big-ticket investing in EV technology
Mahindra & Mahindra, which has till now invested around Rs 600 crore in the EV business, is set to grow the investment almost eightfold to Rs 4,000 crore over the next 3-5 years across the EV ecosystem.
“We are investing in new powertrains which would produce higher power to the tune of 150kW and 400Nm. These are going to be highly efficient PMSM motor and vector controlled drive systems, taking the efficiency from 80 percent to 94 percent. The powertrains will be available in single and dual drive architecture from 90 to 165kW,” revealed Babu.
“Our focus is also on high density batteries, taking the density from 80Wh/kg to 200Wh/kg with up to seven times the pack energy capacity from 10kWh to 70kWh. These 48V to 650V systems will be capable of delivering real-world range of up to 400km with globally benchmarked BMS (battery management systems),” added Babu.
Power electronics is another key area where the company is developing a 6.6kW on-board charger with up to five times improvement in power density, taking it up from 183 to 1,000W/kg. Also in the pipeline is a 50kW integrated DC fast charging station with Mahindra Electric authentication and a universal charge control module for GB/T, CHAdeMO and CCS.
Three new EVs by 2019-2020
Mahindra Electric, whose stable of EVs currently comprises e20 Plus hatchback, the eVerito sedan and the eSupro commercial van, is hard at work on future products. Expect three new EVs to roll out in a couple of years from now. “We are working on three new products with higher range (between 250-350km) and we will announce them by 2019-2020,” said Babu.
The three new products will likely include a sub-four-metre compact SUV based on the Mahindra KUV100 with a range of 350km as tested by the EPA. The vehicle would be capable of hitting a top speed of 186kph with a 0-100kph time of 9 seconds.
The second product – supposedly based on the SsangYong Tivoli, will be Mahindra’s own iteration of the popular crossover from its Korean subsidiary. It will deliver a real-world range of 250km (tested by NEDC) and boast a top speed of 150kph, with a 0-100kph time of 11 seconds. The e-Tivoli project is very well in the works and according to a recent report by Autocar UK, SsangYong is critically focusing on an electric Tivoli for its electric car program for the coming future. Moreover, Mahindra is also said to be working on a new crossover in close collaboration with SsangYong and the model is slated to be introduced in the Indian market by late 2018.
The third product could be a contemporary crossover based on the XUV Aero Concept showcased at the Auto Expo in 2016 and will have a range of 300km (as per NEDC tests) and will have a 0-100kph time of 8 seconds.
According to Babu, “We are also working on some of the enablers of EV adoption including telematics systems for traffic management, fleet operators, charging infrastructure and drivers. While we would not be developing these directly, we would be supporting these technologies to achieve optimal utilisation of EVs.”
“With India having a unique position in terms of a wide array of commuter vehicle segments, including two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers, there is a huge potential for a completely new ecosystem in the electric mobility space and will also give a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs to enter and explore this space in the coming future,” he concluded.
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Laurentian Bank Securities Nick Agostino is holding steady on Kinaxis (Kinaxis Stock Quote, Chart TSX:KXS) after the company’s first quarter financials. In an action note to clients last Friday, the analyst maintained his “Buy” rating and C$100.00 target price for KXS, which represents a projected return of 29 per cent at the time of publication.
Supply chain software company Kinaxis reported its Q1 on Friday, featuring revenue of $45.8 million, a 24-per-cent year-over-year increase, and Adjusted EBITDA of $16.0 million, up 29 per cent from a year ago. (All figures in US dollars unless noted otherwise.)
CEO John Sicard chalks up the strong quarter to Kinaxis’ expanded sales team and focused global marketing and says that he’s pleased with the overall health of the company’s global pipeline.
“As we have consistently demonstrated through marquee new partnerships and customer announcements, such as Lenovo this past quarter, our competitive position remains extremely strong. I remain firmly confident in our market position, our sales strategy, and our unique concurrent planning platform as we continue to execute against our growth plans,” said Sicard in a press release.
Agostino says Kinaxis’ sales came in-line with his estimate and ahead of the consensus forecast, while Adjusted EBITDA was above both his and the Street’s estimates. The analyst says that revenue from its SaaS segment was lower than expected but that the shortfall can be attributed to unfavourable timing in closing active contracts. Agostino says that management gave a confident guidance, with SaaS booking expected to accelerate through 2019 and a forecasted rise in Adjusted EBITDA margin range by two per cent to 25 to 27 per cent.
“Overall KXS posted a good quarter, in particular with EBITDA demonstrating strong margin upside. While SaaS was below expectations, we don’t view that as a slowdown but rather timing related as history has shown. We are encouraged by the 60 per cent year-over-year and 30 per cent quarter-over-quarter increase in inbound activity as a sign of demand interest. Further, while there is concern around the upswing in Term License revenues skewing 2019/2020 growth rates, we believe a three-year window is warranted to best measure growth/demand,” says Agostino.
The analyst is now calling for 2019 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA of $185.2 million and $53.0 million, respectively (was $185.2 million and $47.2 million, respectively).


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Blockchain To Not Become Main Business Direction Of Overstock
Overstock, the world-famous retailer that developed a trading platform for the tZero security tokens, postponed the development plans exclusively in the direction of blockchain and will not sell its e-commerce business yet, CoinDesk reports.
Initially, the company intended to sell the traditional business at the end of February 2019, but on Monday, March 18, when discussing the financial results of Q4 2018 during a conference call, Patrick Byrne, the Overstock CEO, told shareholders that he wouldn’t specify the exact dates of the sale.
The head of the company compared the current situation with cooking a soufflé, which, according to him, is considered ready only when it looks as such and not before.
It should be noted that the loss of tZero and Overstock without tax deductions was $12.4 million and $27.7 million, respectively, according to the results of the fourth quarter.
Earlier, Overstock has prepared an annual financial report for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It states that the sale of the retail business will reduce the company's income.
The traditional business direction is pretty predictable, and the company has achieved significant success in it. The same cannot be said about its Medici Ventures division, which has been working for a short time with significant expenses and does not bring much profit yet. There is too much uncertainty in this sphere.
As previously reported, Medici Ventures acquired a stake in the fintech startup Bankorus.


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AS the country battles to contain the spread of coronavirus, Minister for Trade and Industries, Mr Innocent Bashungwa announced a ban on ethanol export, a raw material used by local manufacturers for sanitisers and disinfectants.
The move aims to strengthen the availability of raw materials to enable local industries produce more sanitisers to cope with the high demand for such products locally.
A statement made available to the media yesterday and signed by Industry and Trade Permanent Secretary, Professor Riziki Shemdoe, stated that the ban will begin to be implemented on 27 March this year.
“Ethanol producers should also increase production capacity and inform manufacturers of the availability of the raw material so that they can purchase the material from them because they cannot get it from outside the country due to the status of COVID-19,” the statement read in part.
Three industries are manufacturing the COVID-19 preventive gears and chemicals in the country, but their production is still low because of inadequate raw materials and regular power outages.
The factories are Keko Pharmaceutical Limited, Mansoor Days Chemicals Limited and Tarmal Industries Limited which have the capacity of between 1,500 and 5,000 litres a day.
According to Mr Bashungwa, the Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation (Tirdo) produce a maximum of 360 litres of ethanol a week, which does not meet the current demand.
“We are in discussions with sugar manufacturing companies on the need to produce more ethanol as a by-product to meet the raw materials’ demand,” he said during a meeting with manufacturers and distributors of sanitizers.
During the meeting, manufacturers made a plea to the minister to work on ethanol availability, which they said was among the challenges for them to produce sanitisers and be able to meet the current demand.
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) Director- General, Dr Ngenya Yusuf said approved ethanol has been registered as batch No TZS 1650:2014 which the bureau’s officials are keenly following in the market.
“We have organised teams across the country, especially on ports of entry and border posts to make sure that protective materials that don’t meet standards are not smuggled into the country,” Dr Yusuf said.
On 22 March 2020, Mr Bashungwa made an impromptu visit to producers and dealers of sanitizers in Dar es Salaam and observed that some of them were selling sanitizers at exorbitant prices compared to their actual production costs.
He instructed TBS and the Fair Competition Commission (FCC) to shut down and revoke licences of all dealers who are hiking prices of the sanitisers.
During his visit at Nakiete Pharmacy, he found sanitizers being sold at much higher prices compared to the price they bought from the factory.
“A 250 ml bottle at government Medical Stores Department (MSD) is sold at 5,500/-, but here at Nakiete it is sold at 20,000/-; 60ml bottle is sold at 2,500/-, but at this pharmacy, the price is 8,000/-. The government cannot tolerate this, and as we said, coronavirus is an emergency, and no one should capitalise on it, hence their licences must be revoked,” he noted.
At Mansoor Daya chemical factory along Mandela Expressway, Bashungwa found the factory price for 60ml bottle of sanitiser was 2,500/-, 250ml bottle was 3,500/- and a onelitre bottle was 16,000/-, which in the pharmacies is sold at 80,000/-.


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Travis Snider wears Seahawks football helmet-meets-luchador mask during interview
Travis Snider wears luchador mask during interview
Pop quiz, hotshot: You've just been traded to a new city, your favorite football team is in the Super Bowl and you're making a TV appearance -- what do you wear?
Well, if you're Washington-born Travis Snider, you wear a vaguely frightening Seahawks football helmet-meets-luchador mask complete with Seahawks poncho on Intentional Talk. It's basically Bane if Bane decided to hang out at sports bar instead of take over Gotham.
After revealing for anyone looking to complete the Snider look they'll need to head to Mexico, Snider took a page from the Marshawn Lynch playbook and admitted that he was only doing the interview, so he "won't get fined."
Which, hey, maybe for Lynch's next interview he'll follow Snider's lead and show up in a luchador's mask and poncho, too.


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THE price of new cars has dipped by more than 9% over the past five years but the cost of repairing vehicles has soared, it was revealed today.
The average price of a new car has fallen from £14,397 in June 1999 to just over £13,000 in June 2004, according to an index run by Alliance & Leicester.
However, the cost of car repair and maintenance has risen 38.1% over this five-year period.
While the average price of a new car has fallen by 9.2% since 1999, some vehicles have gone down by even more.
The average price of a city car has fallen by more than 18%, while multi-purpose vehicle prices have gone down by nearly 15%.
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Despite falling car prices, the proportion of total weekly household expenditure used to purchase vehicles has risen from 4.7% in 1994-95 to 6.6% in 2002-03.
Alliance & Leicester said this could be explained by the increasing proportion of households that now have more than one car.
Andy Bayes, head of personal loans at Alliance & Leicester, said, "The last five years have seen the car buying consumer's position strengthen.
Not only have prices come down, but it has never been easier to compare them and to use that knowledge to drive a really good bargain."


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