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RBS blasted for £3.2m golden hello paid to new retail chief Ross McEwan
Royal Bank of Scotland has been criticised for wasting taxpayers’ money after dishing out a £3.2million ‘golden hello’ to its new retail banking boss.
Details of the pay-out for Ross McEwan – who is due to start on Monday – emerged yesterday evening.
The New Zealander will receive more than 1.5million shares which he will be eligible to cash in instalments over the next three years. It means he has been lined up for a windfall of £3.2million despite not having worked a single hour at his new employer.
Bad bank: RBS has come unde fire for paying £3.2million for its new retail banking boss Ross McEwan
The news reignites the row over pay and perks which has been overshadowed by a series of banking scandals which have rocked the industry and engulfed state-backed RBS.
The bank is facing a huge fine for rigging crucial Libor interest rates, used to set mortgages for millions of customers. It is also being investigated by US regulators for breaching US sanctions and laundering money in Iran.
Deborah Hargreaves, director of the High Pay Centre, said: ‘This is really bad practice. What is the point of having a retention bonus to stay at one bank when another bank will poach you and pay that bonus? It’s completely ridiculous.’
She added: ‘I’m surprised that a state-owned bank feels it can do this – it’s a complete waste of taxpayers money.’
Insiders at the bank, which is propped up with £45.5million of taxpayers’ money, defended the pay-out, arguing they are in lieu of bonuses McEwan sacrificed when he quit his previous job as retail boss at Australia’s biggest lender, Commonwealth Bank.
But business secretary Vince Cable has vowed to crack down on controversial ‘golden goodbye’ and ‘golden hello’ payments which are rife across the financial industry.
As part of Government measures to curb boardroom greed, shareholders will be given binding power to veto bonuses and more information about pay outs.
The issue is particularly toxic at the state-backed lender. RBS chief executive Stephen Hester forfeited his bonus of almost £1m last year under intense pressure.
In June he also gave up his bonus worth up to £2.4million for this year after a computer meltdown left millions of customers unable to access their money.
McEwan’s £3.2million award assumes a share price of 214p. But the payout could be higher of lower depending on whether the share price rises or falls. Last night RBS closed up 0.9p at 223p.
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In January 2022, Samsung introduced the Galaxy S21 FE 5G, but no Fan edition was released thereafter. However, the company has now re-launched the S21 FE in India, featuring the Snapdragon 888 processor. Rumors about the S23 FE have been circulating for some time, and they have finally been confirmed by a Samsung executive during an interview with Android Authority.
While Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is not yet official, for now you can conduct a comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Vivo V27 to assess their respective features and positions in the market.
In June 2023, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE also secured a spot in the top 10 most compared mobile phones list!
Geekbench has recently seen multiple sightings of the alleged Galaxy S23 FE smartphone. The listings strongly suggest that the device will be equipped with the in-house Exynos 2200 SoC. However, there are rumors indicating that certain regions might receive the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 series chip instead. The phone is expected to offer variants with up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 inbuilt storage.
Running on Android 13-based One UI, the Galaxy S23 FE is also rumored to feature a 4,500mAh battery with 25W wired charging support. On the camera front, it is said to sport a triple rear camera system led by a 50MP main shooter. The phone is likely to flaunt a flat display measuring around 6.4 inches, delivering a smooth visual experience with its 120Hz AMOLED screen.

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This November marks the 40th anniversary of the first-ever Happy Meal. In honor of four decades of red boxed-delight, McDonald’s is introducing a limited-edition Happy Meal which will feature some fan-favorite throwback toys from the past forty years. Dubbed the Surprise Happy Meal, the limited-time offering will be available in more than 90 countries starting Nov. 7 at participating locations. For those of us in the U.S., the Surprise Happy Meal will be available until Nov. 11 or until supplies last.
An official press release from McDonalds corp gives more details, including a quote that strokes the awesomeness of allowing us 80s/90s kids to re-collect some relics of our lost childhood:
“We can’t wait for fans to relive the childhood joy that comes from opening a Happy Meal box and anticipating which toy is inside,” the press release states. I, for one, cannot wait to mentally relive the guilt trip I gave my parents when a new toy came out that I desperately “needed.” “Since the Happy Meal was introduced on the menu, it quickly became synonymous with our brand,” Steve Easterbrook, McDonald’s CEO, said in a press release. “Today, this iconic red box creates lasting memories for billions of families annually across the world.”
It’s no surprise that for me personally, I was a child who was probably fed way too much McDonalds. However, I legitimately played with those toys. The dress up McNuggets were bath-time squirt toys. The Barbies were fairies that found their way into my games. Those transforming food items that turned into robots? They were my first Transformers. And the third wave that were food-turned-dinosaurs? Those were…yeah.
We have until November 11th to try to collect some of these amazing toys, lost to the sands of time. I personally will try not to freak out any of the confused teenagers working at my local McDonalds when I lunge across the counter, waving money, screaming “I’m a toy collector and I need it!!”
And no, I won’t give them the “I really think this collection should have included Mac Tonight” lecture, either, thanks.
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According to INPIA, following the agreement between the National Association of Plastic and Polymer Industries of Iran and the Iran International Exhibitions Company, special facilities will be granted to the members of the National Association to attend the Istanbul Plastic Exhibition.
This exhibition will be held on December 13-16, 1998.
Plastics Industry – Plastic Machinery – Packaging Industry – Mold & Molding – Plastic Materials Recycling Industry – Rubber – Machinery Equipment – Factory Equipment – Related Industries – Raw Materials – Chemicals
Please contact the office of the National Association of Plastic Industries for more information and to reserve an exhibition space.
Full text at: http://inpia.ir/shownews/11170


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NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is not expected to hint at a pending policy change when he testifies before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday despite some speculation among investors that the central bank could soon reduce its massive bond buying program.
LONDON - From ketchup to hot drinks, family-run investment firms are shaking up the consumer deals market, squeezing out private equity players and forcing them to change strategy.
BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new law.
Simon still interested in buying General Growth: source
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Simon Property Group (SPG.N), which on Wednesday offered to help bankroll General Growth Properties Inc (GGP.N) effort to emerge from bankruptcy as an independent company, remains "very interested" in buying the entire company, a source familiar with the situation said.
Simon also is reaching out to Fairholme Capital Management, and Pershing Square Capital as soon as Wednesday to co-invest with it in General Growth, the source said. It also planned to soon speak with investor Elliott Management.
If it is successful in becoming the General Growth-backed base bid, Simon would have more time to work out differences with General Growth regarding that company's concerns on antitrust issues that could result from an acquisition of the whole company.
(Reporting by Ilaina Jonas and Paritosh Bansal; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
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PASSION FOR FASHION at Eumundi Markets
Emerging fashionistas and local designers will be showcasing their latest creations at PASSION FOR FASHION -- a special fashion-oriented day at Eumundi Markets on Saturday 10 October 2009.
General Manager of Eumundi Markets Peter Homan says the day presents an opportunity to highlight the truly unique designs of the many talented stallholders in the market community.
"Visitors to the market can follow a special Passion for Fashion Trail on the day -- a trail through the market that highlights more than 60 stalls with a fashion focus," Peter says.
The Passion for Fashion Trail will include men's, women's and children's fashion, as well as jewellery, hats and shoe stalls.
Peter says a number of designers will have their new spring and summer collections on display at their stalls on the day.
Another highlight of the day will be a wearable art competition, featuring original designs made by the fashion design students of Sunshine Coast TAFE. The designs will be paraded from 9am on the catwalk at Main Stage (in the centre of the markets, adjacent to the Railway Refreshment Rooms).
"And don't expect ready-to-wear fashion when it comes to wearable art," Peter says. "Garments must be created from reused or second hand materials and the emerging designers have been encouraged to really 'think outside the square' when developing their designs".
"The emphasis on recycling with wearable art is in line with the Eumundi Markets' focus on sustainability and looking after our environment where we can," he says.
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Montana breweries advocated Tuesday for changing a state law to allow them to stay open an additional two hours, until 10 p.m., saying the extra time would boost their businesses and enable them to put money back into the local economy.
Owners of bars and taverns, however, oppose the idea. They argue it would let breweries operate more like their businesses without having to purchase the same expensive licenses they have to.
Rep. David Fern, a Democrat from Whitefish, is carrying House Bill 185. It would apply to breweries that produce between 100 and 60,000 barrels of beer annually.
Fern said came up with the bill after developing a thirst when out knocking doors campaigning this summer. After calling it a day around 8:30 or 9 p.m., he said he wanted to grab a beer at a local brewery near his house and was disappointed to find it closed.
“(I) realized that while it was still sunny out and people were just coming off their recreation activities in my area, the facility was closed. And it struck me as just being odd being in a tourist destination area where there seems to be lots of activity and sunlight and demand for this facility.”
Montana has 83 breweries, according to the Montana Brewers Association, with another four planning to open. In 1999, the Legislature passed a compromise between the tavern and brewers associations that let breweries open tasting rooms and sell up to 48 ounces a day, all without having to buy a liquor license. Other places that sell alcohol, like restaurants and bars, must purchase licenses to do so, and in some parts of the state those licenses can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Noland Smith, co-owner and operations manager of Philipsburg Brewing Co. and president of the Montana Brewers Association, said his brewery in the town of less than 1,000 has been an economic boon as mining and other manufacturing has declined. His brewery occupies two buildings and employs 17 on the manufacturing side.
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“We wouldn't have been able to do that without the tap room having generated our reputation,” Smith said, saying that exposure helped increase awareness about the brewery.
Matt Leow, executive director of Montana Brewers Association, said craft breweries have become a serious economic engine in Montana, touching everything from farmers growing malt and barley to the brewers, retail alcohol license holders and more.
A study from the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research in 2016 found an additional 1,044 permanent jobs in the state created by brewer operations, as well as $33 million in personal incomes and an increase in sales from business of $103 million.
The Montana Tavern Association, along with people who own bars, restaurants with beer and wine or liquor licenses, alcohol distributors and others, argued against the bill. The groups said that since 1999, breweries have gotten more and more unfair leeway from the Legislature and will just keep asking for more.
Brad Griffin, executive director of the Montana Restaurant Association, said the bill is "just one more example of brewers seeking preferential treatment under the law." He predicted if the Legislature approves this change, breweries will come back in two years to ask for an increase in the amount of beer they can serve.
Griffin said about 18 breweries have purchased beer and wine or all-beverage licenses to allow them to operate past 8 p.m.
"The remaining 65 are seeking to get these extra privileges for free, and I don't think that's fair at all," Griffin said. "This bill is just their latest example of trying to capitalize on the public's infatuation with craft beer, but like all infatuations this too will fade."
Editor's Note -- A previous version of this story contained incorrect information about the number of barrels a brewery must produce for the legislation to apply. The story has been corrected.


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This story was delivered to bi intelligence digital media briefing subscribers to learn more and subscribe, please click here (bi intelligence) espn lost 621,000 cable subscribers in october, the most subscribers it’s ever lost in a single month, outkick the coverage reports the dramatic drop. The us justice department and the federal bureau of investigation are looking into the business model of daily fantasy sports operators and trying to determine whether they violate federal laws, the wall street journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. As a follow up to my “7 types of entrepreneurs which one are you” post from yesterday i thought i’d look into business models once more one of the most popular questions for startups online (and even major ones like twitter and facebook) is ‘what is your business model’ sometimes the. Find the latest news, headlines, blogs and watch video about sports business, teams, and sports franchises from cnbccom. Simple business models he told guy raz he was sure his business model was too simple for most espn to this day – you know their mission statement is six.
By throwing out a ban on sports gambling in 49 states, the court opens up a giant opportunity for insider sports coverage — and a lesson on news business models. Our business model is focused on long-term sustainable growth. Saw an article in july of 2015 regarding espn and the potential losses they have coming financially due to the number of people dropping cable and. The business of the nfl as the most popular of the four major american professional sports leagues, the nfl is an industry unto itself $374 billion.
There are business models hundreds of years old and those only a handful of years old, such as internet freemium models some of the most profitable companies didn’t invent new business models they borrowed a business model from another industry the gillette razor and blades model has been. With the changes happening in television viewing habits mostly due to streaming, there are concerns that one of walt disney co (nyse: dis)'s biggest.
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The business model is at the core of any successful startup, because no matter how cool an idea is or how unique something may seem, a startup must have. Operators and content providers should work together and bring two-sided business models to market this will increase the overall allocation of resources to the most profitable use espn is said to seek these agreements with mobile broadband operators to ensure subscriber access their content this.
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Don't fall for Internet scams
Sept. 1, 2009
KALAMAZOO--More than 9 million Americans will have their identities stolen this year. Western Michigan University wants to make sure you're not one of them.
Personal security is an afterthought for many college students. In a recent survey conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center, only 21 percent of college students said they were concerned about having their identities stolen. Yet the 18-29 year-old age bracket continues to account for almost 30 percent of all identity theft complaints.
There are many tactics used for stealing personal information. Thieves rummage through trash looking for bills and papers that contain personal information. They steal credit card numbers, mail, purses and wallets. More recently, they've put the Internet to work for them, using electronic data breaches, computer viruses, phishing and Internet scams to siphon billions of dollars each year from unsuspecting, ordinary people just like you.
You can avoid falling victim to identity theft and other Internet scams by protecting your personal information and following these guidelines for safe online communication.
If you receive a questionable e-mail message, forward it to firstname.lastname@example.org, then delete it immediately, advises Thom Myers, WMU director of electronic communication.
Media contact: Tonya Durlach, (269) 387-8400, email@example.com


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Norwegian GP FSN Capital has sold Swedish mobile device graphics developer Tactel to in-flight entertainment system maker Panasonic Avionics.
Talis Capital joins the round alongside existing investors including Speedinvest
Healthcare workforce management software company has expanded internationally under Hg's tenure
Consortium of backers invest €3.7m in the French note-taking app developer
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Drug pricing has been a hot issue for the past few years and was debated multiple times on the campaign trail by both Trump and Hillary. So far, there’s been little action to curb drug price increases, however, with Trump more focused on arguing with the press and other lawmakers occupied with more urgent matters. For the pharma sector, this is good news, although patients are hardly celebrating.
Still, while it may seem that, for the time being at least, drug pricing is off the political agenda, investors can’t rest easy thanks to a new report from Credit Suisse.
The report, published today claims that drug price increases contributed 100% of 2016 earnings per share growth for pharmaceutical companies.
Drug Price Increases drive earnings
For 2016 as a whole, US list prices rose 9.8%, marginally below the 10.8% rise in 2015. 2017 has also started off with steady price increases with the average price rising by more than 8% during the first quarter.
That said, list prices are not wholly representative of what consumers pay as rebates make medication more affordable. US pharma relies heavily on rebates to push its products with average rebates rising to 37.7% of gross sales in 2016, up from 35.7% in 2015. AstraZeneca has the highest rebates in the entire sector according to Credit Suisse with rebates as a percentage of gross sales coming in at 61.8% for 2016. Analysts expect rebates to grow to 40% of gross industry sales in 2020.
Excluding rebates, net pricing grew by 6% during 2016, representing 100% of industry earnings growth for the year. Price rises provided an important stream of growth for pharma companies during 2012 and 2013 when patent expiry losses began to eat away at revenues from existing legacy products, and companies have continued to lean strategy to improve growth. While some businesses managed to achieve organic growth without taking the easy way out, Credit Suisse’s analysts estimate US net price rises contributed at least 100% of the net income growth seen for Biogen, Eli Lilly, AbbVie, Allergan, Merck, Pfizer, and Amgen. The total dollar value of additional income from price rises is estimated as being $8.7 billion.
The interesting trend that shows through in the data is that while prices are rising, rebates are also increasing indicating that companies are having to give more away to sell products at higher prices. Credit Suisse believes this trend has something to do with the lack of product uniqueness. The report notes:
“Between 2011 and 2015 there was a clear trend showing an increased level of rebates for less unique products (Figure 42). US portfolios with just 15% of sales from unique products saw an increase in rebates from 40% in 2011 to 50% in 2015. However, for unique portfolios of c90%, the level of rebating remained stable at c5%. A new observation for 2016 is that there has been an increase in the level of rebates for more unique portfolios. For a US portfolio with 90% of sales from unique products rebates increased from 5% to 10% between 2015 and 2016. The rebate levels for the less unique portfolios remained broadly consistent with 2015. Nevertheless, the magnitude of the increase in the level of rebating for less unique products since 2011 is still significantly greater.”


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How Mobile Technology is Impacting the Hospitality Industry?
By Ted Horner Managing Director, E. Horner & Associates | January 10, 2021
Mobile technology, powered by the internet and the presence of apps, is a game changing development for the hotel industry with regards to better consumer service and engagement. However, with the advent of COVID-19 mobile technology has become even more important where the emphasis is now on touchless or contactles.
With the rise and rise of mobile phone usage globally unsurprisingly, the hospitality industry finds itself within the crux of this mobile revolution - a movement that shows no sign of slowing down.
Remember the last time you took a trip. Would you have felt comfortable going on that trip without your smartphone in hand? Did you check-in for your flight via your mobile device? Did you use your phone to document your travels, and frequently upload highlights to social media or to send to friends and loved ones? If you found yourself frequently plugging back into your smartphone or, at the very least, relying on the convenience of that technology to some degree, you are not alone.
A recent study of 2,000 Americans found that Americans check their phones an average of 80 times a day while on vacation, with some checking their phone more than 300 times each day. Whether on a beach, by the pool or in a museum, average American checks their phone five times an hour – or once every 12 minutes while on vacation. And nearly 10 percent said they check their phones more than 20 times an hour.
Increasing Power of Mobile Devices: how do hotels harness this technology?
Each year, global tourism becomes more innovative, utilizing the power of smartphones and tablets to provide current and prospective travellers with enhanced flexibility, accessibility, and convenience across every stage of travel. Accessing information is easier than ever before, as the internet and social media platforms join forces to create aesthetically driven databases of hotel and destination information, guest reviews, local experiences, and so much more.


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Mobile start-up Quattro is proposing to do the heavy lifting for publishers eager to convert their Web site content for use on mobile devices, and will operate an ad network consisting of those mobile sites. The firm recently closed a new $6 million round of funding led by Highland Capital Partners.
Quattro was founded last year by the founders of m-Qube, an early mobile firm that was sold to VeriSign. Quattro CEO Andy Miller has joined with Lars Albright, vice president of business development, and CTO Eswar Priyadarshan, to get back into the mobile space.
Quattro’s goal is to help online publishers to take their standard Web site content and let Quattro adapt it to mobile devices using its Quattro Wireless platform, said Miller. Its business model revolves around providing mobile ads to be placed on those sites, and sharing the revenue from them.
“We built some technology to pull content directly from the wired Web source of our partner, and we allow them to pick and choose what they want to adapt to the mobile Web,” said Miller. “With the premier publishers, who have a significant sales force, they assign a percentage of the display [inventory] to sell, and we share some of the revenue there.”
Although Quattro is just over a year old, it’s already landed several large content publishers looking to expand their mobile presence, including Spanish language site Univision MÓvil and its Univisionmovil.com site, as well as P&G Beauty products Covergirl line and Pure Video’s StupidVideos.com.
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That said, it may not be your typical dusty post-apocalyptic setting, as it's hinted the new Far Cry will take place some time after the bombs drop, in a world where nature is once again flourishing.
The unnamed Far Cry game appears to carry on from the ending of Far Cry 5, which seen the world being destroyed by a nuclear explosion. However, given that the event doesn't start until tomorrow, the company has chose to publish a brief teaser trailer to get its fans hyped about what is clearly a new Far Cry title.
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Whatever the case, Ubisoft will be revealing its new Far Cry game at The Game Awards tomorrow night, 6th December. Because of this, it seems likely that whatever this new game is for will be an entirely separate experience rather than just DLC for FC5.
This year, rumors suggest we may see the trailer for a new Avengers game, in addition to sneak peeks at a few other highly-anticipated titles.
This will also be the first Far Cry game to be a direct sequel to the last. In the interim, Ubisoft has published a brief teaser giving us a glimpse of the game's post-apocalyptic theme. The announcement seems quite sudden, coming not even a year after Far Cry 5 hit stores.


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Despite the harsh economic conditions in the country, there appears to be progress in one area of the economy at least: The ease of doing business. In 2015, Nigeria ranked 170th in World Bank’s ease of doing business. However, by 2017, Nigeria’s ranking has improved considerably to 145th.
However, despite the improvement, multinational companies operating in Nigeria and other businesses do not seem to share that optimism as they continue to close shop and leave Nigeria in droves with all of them citing the harsh business environment.
The shut-down of Procter & Gamble’s $300 million consumer goods plant in Agbara in July 2018 reflects the challenges of doing business in Nigeria.
In 2014, P&G set up a diaper line in Agbara, Ogun State, tapped as biggest US non-oil investment in Nigeria.
Four years down the line, the company packed up, citing unusually harsh operating business environment.
But P&G is not alone. According to Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, about 272 manufacturing plants were shut down across the country in 2016 alone.
Truth is: There has been near collapse of infrastructure in Nigeria and it is hurting businesses badly. For instance, many businesses now groan under intense pain due to overhead costs incurred in providing alternative infrastructure like power. According to data from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, manufacturers have spent N212.85 billion on alternative energy sources between the second half of 2016 and the first half of 2018. This is over 100 percent higher than what was incurred in the previous four halves.
Other challenges faced by companies operating in Nigeria are bad network of roads, rising logistics cost, multiplicity of taxes, high cost of funds and poor sales resulting from a stunted economy.
The roads across the country make it difficult for businesses to operate smoothly and efficiently. What is more, the three tiers of government in Nigeria are more interested in competing to impose multiple taxes on businesses than fixing the roads.
Manufacturers also told BusinessDay that logistics costs have risen by 50 to 100 percent in the last two years, owing to poor state of roads and lack of a good transport system.
Equally, tax experts have put the number of taxes payable by businesses across the country at 54 as against 37 in 2014.
President of the National Cashew Association of Nigeria, told BusinessDay that exporters shipping out 1,700 tons of cashew per day in 2014 now manage to ship between 100 and 250 tons. A reduction in export and sales increases cost per unit of product and raises inventory.
There is yet no respite in sight for low-cost-seeking manufacturers who would have seen their logistics costs fall had GE not exited a railway contract linking Apapa ports to Lagos mainland.
The combined administrative and distribution expenses of 24 largest manufacturers quoted on the floor of the bourse were up 7.59 percent to N196.61 billion between September 2017 and 2018, albeit lower than November inflation figure.
Manufacturers were unable to sell goods worth N149.23 billion in the first half of 2018 after producing goods worth N4.6 trillion.
Manufacturers are also not finding borrowing easy as interest rate charged them by banks in the first half of 2018 stood at 22.9 percent, 0.25 percentage point higher than 22.65 percent recorded in the same half of 2017.
Then in the midst of all these challenges, the government adds capriciousness, callousness and an extortionist’s attitude in dealing with businesses.
South Africa’s MTN Group Ltd, Africa’s largest telecommunications provider is currently in the process of resolving its stand-off with the Nigerian authorities following the CBN’s laughable order on them to cough out $10.1 billion in alleged unpaid taxes and illegal repatriation.


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Target Corporation took the unusual step Wednesday of formally announcing their policies on “inclusiveness” which included their stance on bathroom and dressing room access:
Most relevant for the conversations currently underway, we welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity.
This is an interesting and, of course, controversial development, but apparently not a new one (bolded emphasis added):
Molly Snyder, a Target spokeswoman, said it is not a new policy, but the retailer wanted to clarify its position given questions it has received from both customers and employees amid the national debate. Executives sent an e-mail to store leaders earlier this week to convey the message.
It's not clear when this became official policy, but one can assume it started in 2014, when the popular retailer declared their support for same-sex marriage, which was four years after their then-CEO became a target of the activist left mob after it was discovered the company contributed $150,000 to a politician who opposed gay marriage. Target has been atoning for that, ahem, transgression ever since, and are back in the good graces of liberal LGBT leaders. Their Wednesday announcement was no exception.
But the ugly thing about this “not new” policy is that it may have already led to the victimization of women and children. A simple Google search provides dozens of cases of Peeping Toms arrested at Target stores across the country for taking pictures and/or videos of women and children in various states of undress in Target's fitting rooms and bathrooms. Here are some examples:
March 2014 - Rhode Island: Police find more [Target] “upskirting” videos from Rhode Island man
September 2014 - Ohio: Cleves man charged with peeping at boy in Western Hills Target bathroom [repeat offender]
November 2014 - South Carolina: Anderson PD: 'Peeping Tom' took pics of people in Target bathroom
November 2014 - California: Target Employee Arrested, Allegedly Photographed Woman In Dressing Room ['Torres was convicted of a similar crime last year']
February 2015 - Hawaii: Kona ‘Peeping Tom’ sentenced [peeped on a woman in a Target restroom]
March 2015 - Pennsylvania: Man [Admitted] Secretly Recording Women in Target Dressing Rooms
April 2015 - Missouri: Police: Peeping tom caught filming women in Brentwood Target dressing rooms
April 2015 - Oklahoma: Woman Chases Down Peeping Tom from Target Dressing Room
August 2015 - Maryland: Kingsville man held in suspected Bel Air peeping Tom incident [at Target]
April 2016 - Ohio: Miami Township Target peeping Tom pleads guilty
Make sure to click on each link. The evidence is convincing and conclusive. There are many more documented and reported incidents not listed here.
The question that needs to be asked is: How did these men gain access to the dressing rooms and restrooms to begin with? The linked stories don't mention how they were dressed or whether they asked permission to enter or if there was even an attendant around to ask, but the thing to remember here is that there is no uniform look for transgender “women.”
So in other words, a man who identifies as a woman doesn't even have to dress like one to claim transgender status, meaning policies like Target's are ripe for sexual predators falsely claiming transgender status to gain access to women and children, because a man who looks like a man can't even be questioned by a Target employee as to his identity status because it's considered “harmful” to the man.
And this cuts right to the core of why women and men alike across the country are protesting laws permitting men identifying as women (and vice versa) to enter unquestioned into gender-specific facilities where there is a reasonable expectation of safety and privacy. It's not people who are legitimately transgender they fear. It's sexual predators using the cover of such laws to commit crimes against women and children while at their most vulnerable.
It's hard to believe that in 2016, this country is actually having a debate as to whether or not women and children should have to share bathrooms, showers, lockers, and dressing rooms with the opposite sex. Worse still is that when people dare to question the rationality of such a policy, they're labeled as bigots, homophobes, intolerant, “hate-filled” - when most who oppose these policies simply want to protect their loved ones from the very real possibility they could be emotionally scarred, sexually victimized, or re-victimized by way of triggering.
Unfortunately, the activist left uses bullying tactics to back Target into a corner on LGBT issues to the point the company continues to institute bizarre policies like bringing an end to gender labeling in their toy section and their dangerous “inclusivity” policy when it comes to restrooms and the like. Perhaps after being reminded of how many instances they've had in the recent past of women and children being victimized in their stores, they'll rethink the issue and come up with a compromise solution.
That is, if the LGBT leaders pulling their strings wanted one. Which they don't. Shame.


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Murcia electric car sales plummet
The latest figures published by coches.net show that the average price paid for second-hand cars in Spain during April was 11,281 euros, representing an increase of 0.8% on March. In the Region of Murcia, meanwhile, although the average price is slightly lower at 10,877 euros the increase from the month before was far larger at 2.5%, and this means that over the last twelve months theamount of the average purchase in the Region has risen by an impressive 8.5%.
73% of the second-hand vehicles sold were manual diesel models, while over a third fell into the under-5,000€ price bracket. Throughout the whole country in April only 51 electric cars and 713 hybrid models were sold, and the Region of Murcia’s contribution to these meagre totals consisted of just twelve hybrids and one electric car.
There has been an interesting situation in the last few months that there has actually been a shortage of good second hand cars as consumers are holding on totheir new card for longer rather than trading them in due to the ongoing uncertainty caused by the economic crisis.
This has, in turn, helped to push up the prices of second hand vehicles.
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Capcom will be showing off Street Fighter 6 and more at Tokyo Game Show 2022, but you don’t need to go to Tokyo to take it in because it’s streaming online.
We wouldn’t absolutely rule out Capcom unveiling a couple of previously unannounced titles at Tokyo Game Show, but the company’s recent Tweet suggests that the chief focus will be on games we already know about. Yes, we’d all like a new Dino Crisis but with Exoprimal announced back in June, we doubt we’re going to get a second dinosaur-related game.
So far, Capcom has highlighted five titles that’ll be putting in an appearance. They haven’t specified the length of the stream, but based on previous streams it’ll run for between half an hour and an hour. So which titles will be on show? Here are the five games Capcom has confirmed:
- Street Fighter 6
- Resident Evil Village Gold Edition
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
- Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection
We’re hoping for a closer look at Shadow of Rose, the free expansion that’ll be featured in Resident Evil Village Gold Edition. As for Street Fighter 6, Capcom may well be revealing the beat-em-up’s remaining roster but the fact those fighters have already been leaked could take the wind out of their sails.
The inclusion of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak might have you scratching your head since this expansion was released in June of this year. But, as has been the case with the main game, Capcom has been adding new features and monsters so the stream will almost certainly cover Capcom’s future plans for their PC and Nintendo Switch hunt-em-up.
The stream itself, officially dubbed the TGS2022 Capcom Online Program, will take place on September 15th at 7AM PT / 2PM GMT and will be available on Tokyo Game Show’s official YouTube channel, complete with English subtitles.


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we just sent out the following press release anouncing the new name for DieselStörmers and a major update which is scheduled for tonight. Detailed info on the update we published on a seperate post.
DieselStormers is dead! Long live Rogue Stormers!
Indie game DieselStormers gets new name // Huge content update coming today
Offenburg/Germany, October 15, 2015 | German indie studio Black Forest Games today announces the new name for their action game DieselStormers: It’s now called Rogue Stormers. The change became necessary after fashion label Diesel successfully opposed Black Forest Games’ trademark registration of DieselStormers. Rogue Stormers was chosen because it highlights the main gameplay mechanic and stays close to the old name, maintaining as much brand recognition as possible.
The new name is introduced with the Borrriss!-Update that will go live on Steam today. Both are important milestones on the way to Rogue Stormers’ final release in early 2016, featuring new weapons, upgrades, objects, enemies and artworks. Black Forest also reworked some of the game’s systems, namely the loot system, and tweaked the UI. A complete change-log has been published on Black Forest Games’ blog.
Rogue Stormers is a platform shooter with roguelike elements; it combines action-gameplay, huge procedurally generated maps, rpg-elements and over the top mayhem with gorgeous 3D graphics. In Rogue Stormers, players take control of rebel knights called Dieselstörmers, and fight alone, or with up to 3 friends, against mutated monsters who have overrun the oil rig city of Ravensdale.
Rogue Stormers is currently available on Steam Early Access, Greenman Gaming and in the Humble Store.


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The publishers of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, has named New York State “Wine Region of the Year.” The prestigious award will be presented in New York City during the Wine Star Awards gala dinner in January.
Jim Trezise, president of the New York Wine and Grape Foundation said, “It is a big honor.” “This award literally belongs to hundreds of people who have worked together on many fronts to improve the quality of our grapes and wines, grow our industry, and market the products. We’re the 30-year overnight success,”
New York has more than 375 wineries throughout 56 of the state’s 62 counties. The industry generates annual economic benefits to the state exceeding $4.8 billion, according to the foundation.
In the early 1980s the wine industry experienced an economic crisis. Then-Gov. Mario Cuomo initiated a comprehensive package of legislation that transformed the industry “into the fastest growing industry” in the important agriculture and tourism sectors in the state.
That business climate has been enhanced even more since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office in January 2011. Trezise says the governor has boosted the industry by holding two “Wine, Beer, Spirits & Cider Summits,” changing several important laws and regulations that help the industry, and increased awareness and sales of New York wines.


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IBM on Wednesday introduced mainframe and Power-based systems for analytics in an effort to compete with Oracle's Exadata.
Hewlett-Packard has secured enough shares of Autonomy to take control of the UK software company.
Wolfram Research, the maker of the popular Mathematica computational software, has released a new platform for visualizing and interacting with complex data sets, the company announced Thursday.
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SAP saw revenue rise by 21 percent in the quarter ended March 31, with double-digit growth in all regions driven by increased software business from partners and the channel.
One of the most compelling aspects of Office 365 -- aside from its overall value -- is that you can access it from virtually anywhere. Because it is delivered from the cloud, the tools and services in Office 365 are not tied to a single PC or device,...
Enterprise servers may get a lot busier, at least if their administrators adopt one of two freshly upgraded job schedulers, both of which promise greater control in the scheduling of workloads across many servers.
In a novel use of the software, National Public Radio is using the Splunk log search engine to analyze Web traffic for its audio streams and downloads.
Uniting the seemingly conflicting values of fast data access and deep analysis, open-source software company DataStax is developing a package that will combine its Cassandra non-relational database with Apache Hadoop data process framework, the compa...
Oracle has introduced a Windows-based mobile client that will allow workers to access its supply chain management software directly from the retail floor or warehouse.
News from Apple and Teradata along with various economic forecasts this week show that at seemingly opposite ends of the technology-product spectrum, non-PC mobile devices and IT capable of handling extremely high volumes of data are major forces sha...
NetSuite and Informatica announced a partnership on Tuesday that seeks to exploit the concept of "two-tier ERP" (enterprise resource planning) deployments.
The data marketplace, where users can hunt for specialized data, is becoming a lucrative market with growing opportunities, technologists stressed at a Silicon Valley technical conference Wednesday.
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The police investigation continues but the owners of the Atrio de Cáceres hotel restaurant breathe a little more relief. As they have announced, José Polo and Toño Pérez have reached an insurance agreement for the millionaire robbery they suffered in their cellar when they stole 45 exclusive bottles of wine. Among them, 38 by Romanée Conti and the Chateau d’Yquem of 1806, which they got at auction at Christie’s.
The stolen wine in the Atrium that is already a legend, Château d’Yquem 1806
Due to a confidentiality clause, the amount of the compensation has not been revealed, but the value of these ‘jewels’ in Atrio’s letter was five and even six digits: 150,000 euros for the Chateau d’Yquem from 1806, a bottle that it was corked; 25,500 euros for the Montrachet Grand Cru 1999 Magnum; 12,500 euros each of the 38 Romanée Conti…
In a statement signed by the owners of the famous restaurant (two Michelin stars, three Repsol Soles and one of the best wineries in the world) and by the Sánchez Castañón brokerage, which has mediated with the insurance company, they consider “closed a matter that It has marked their lives and their professional work.”
However, the police investigations are still open and nothing has come out of the investigation of a robbery that was from the movie. A man and a woman asked for accommodation at the hotel in the early hours of October 26-27 and asked for something to eat even though the kitchen was already closed. However, the receptionist left his post to see if other employees could prepare something to eat, a moment that the thieves took advantage of to go down and enter the warehouse without forcing the locks, so they sense that they have used very sophisticated electronic means, according to what he said. then Jose Polo.
Atrio’s wine list has about 400 pages and more than 3,000 references, so its cellar is extensive. However, the thieves stole the most valuable bottles, so the owners suspect that it was an “order”.
The famous Chateau d’Yquem from 1806 was acquired by Polo and Pérez at an auction at Christie’s, a bottle with 216 years of history and a value that is not quantifiable. The bottle was broken at the end of the neck when it was installed in the container, but the contents were not affected. The wine had to be recorked into a new bottle and the auction house and Yquem’s chief winemaker, Madame Garbey, participated in this operation.


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Mitt Romney's become fond of criticizing the Chevy Volt, saying he doesn't want the government to tell automakers what kinds of cars to make, but it won't be the government that forces him into an electric vehicle; it'll be market forces from Asia. The growing demand for petroleum there will soon make fuel-efficient vehicles such as the Volt an absolute necessity in the United States.
Romney's latest swipe at the Volt came after General Motors announced Tuesday that 40 percent of its March sales consisted of cars that got more than 30 miles to the gallon -- it became the first automaker to sell more than 100,000 such cars in a month. Speaking in Wisconsin, Romney did not sound terribly impressed by that, ThinkProgress reported: "I’m not sure America was ready for the Chevy Volt. I mean, I hope it does well, I don’t want to disparage any product coming out of Detroit. But I think instead of having politicians tell us what kind of cars we ought to make, we ought to let the people who are trying to understand the market make that decision," he said. Previously, TP noted, he'd laughed off the Volt and its ilk in December as "an idea whose time has not come."
But some of those very market watchers Romney wants to make the decisions about fuel-efficient car production are saying the U.S. will soon have no choice but to build more efficient cars, thanks to petroleum demand from China. The world's second-largest economy overtook the United States in car sales in 2009, and as Chris Nelder writes at Txhnologist (via Grist), that means it, and the rest of Asia, will increasingly drive the world's petroleum demand: "The sheer number of vehicles being added in Asia means a whole new level of competition for oil. It’s a competition that Asia will almost surely win, and will probably do more to drive the adoption of electric cars in the U.S. than any policy or tax credit." GM's sales numbers bear that out, whether Romney likes it or not.


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CNET RoadShow reviews the Tesla Model X and says it is still a “car from the future.”
Browsing the "Tesla Model X review" Tag
It has been almost a year since Tesla Motors unveiled its Model X SUV to a select group of journalists and bloggers. This year at the North American International Auto Show, Tesla finally trotted out the Model X for consumption by the rest of us lowly peons, and they brought out one of their new Supercharger charging stations as well.
I think it is safe to say that without government money, Tesla Motors would probably not exist today. And the grants just keep coming, as news came out late last week that the state of California granted Elon Musk’s electric car company a new $10 million grant to develop the upcoming Tesla Model X SUV in the Golden State.


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The company, Bombardier Recreational Products, was issued an order from the High Court blocking use of 'Defender' or other similar names, for example ‘Defender Max’, within the EU.
Jaguar Land Rover legal boss Keith Benjamin said: "We welcome this ruling, recognising the enforceability of our intellectual property rights and preventing use by third parties.
“The Land Rover Defender is an iconic vehicle that is part of Jaguar Land Rover’s past, present and future. The success of our business is based on unique design and engineering attributes, and we intend to protect the brand robustly around the world.”
A spokesman added that the firm would “remain vigilant [on this matter] across more than 150 markets” in which it sells vehicles.
“This is an excellent outcome showing that Jaguar Land Rover will protect its brand resolutely and will pursue legal action wherever necessary, even against large companies: and this protection will include name, body shape and passing off anything similar,” he added.
Bombardier has also been ordered to pay a small amount in damages and legal costs and must remove the Defender badge from all products including brochures.
The move by Land Rover also means that it is likely to try and prevent chemical firm Ineos, which recently expressed an interest in making a Defender-like model, from launching a vehicle. However, the company claims to have no plans to use the Defender name for its model.
The new Land Rover Defender, which promises to the brand’s most high-tech car yet, is already undergoing testing ahead of going on sale in 2019.


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Bump stocks are flying off the shelves online afterÂ Democrats immediately called for gun control legislation after the horrific Las Vegas Shooting Sunday.
Designed to enable a semi-automatic weapon to fire like a fully automatic weapon, bump stocks are usually available for purchase on the Internet butÂ WalmartÂ andÂ Cabelaâ€™sâ€” two of the nationâ€™s largest gun sellers â€” appear to haveÂ discontinued bump stock sales early Wednesday. The websiteâ€™s that have continued to sell them, are selling out of bump stocks or have already sold out, according to a report byÂ The Trace.
â€œDue to extreme high demands, we are currently out of stock. Please check back with us shortly,â€Â a message saidÂ postedÂ on the website of Slide Fire Solutions, the manufacturer of a well-known bump stock.
Two bump stocks, were found in the hotel room of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock. The 64-year-old perpetrated Americaâ€™s deadliest mass shooting Sunday night.Â (RELATED:Â The Vegas Shooter Had Two Bump Stocks In His Room, Hereâ€™s What That Means)
A bump stock dramatically increases a semi-automatic weaponâ€™s rate of fire as the device allows the natural recoil of the gun to â€œbumpâ€ the shooterâ€™s trigger finger. This increases the rate of fire to become nearly indistinguishable from that of a fully automatic weapon. Since the shooterâ€™s finger is technically pulling the trigger for each round fired, the weapon can legally be classified as semi-automatic.
Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to ban bump stocks. California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation that would ban the sale and possession of so-called bump stocks and other devices that increase a firearmâ€™s rate of fire.
â€œThe only reason to modify a gun like this is to kill as many people as possible in as short of a time as possible,â€ FeinsteinÂ saidÂ about the bump stock found in Paddockâ€™s hotel room.
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Cincinnati, OH, March 02, 2014 --(PR.com
)-- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer with 14 stores throughout the Triangle and North Carolina, announced that its total active workforce has grown by more than 7,000 during fiscal year 2013. Approximately 90 percent of the new jobs are in the company’s supermarket divisions.
“Our associates have the extraordinary opportunity to make a difference for the more than eight million customers who visit our stores each day,” said Katy Barclay, Kroger’s senior vice president of human resources. “We are proud that Kroger’s growth has created 40,000 new American jobs during the last six years. New jobs mean new opportunities for our associates and greater economic impact in the local communities we serve.”
Over the last six years, Kroger has created more than 40,000 new jobs. This figure does not include temporary job creation as a result of capital investment, nor does it include Harris Teeter’s approximately 25,000 associates who recently joined the Kroger family. When combined, Kroger today employs more than 375,000 associates.
Kroger has hired 22,456 veterans since 2009. In addition, Kroger is proud to have helped the “100,000 Jobs Mission” surpass its original goal in January, seven years early. The “100,000 Jobs Mission” is a coalition of more than 130 companies with the common goal of hiring more than 100,000 transitioning service members and military veterans by 2020.
Kroger, one of the world's largest retailers, employs more than 375,000 associates who serve customers in 2,641 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, Jay C, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's. The company also operates 786 convenience stores, 327 fine jewelry stores, 1,218 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food processing plants in the U.S. Recognized by Forbes as the most generous company in America, Kroger supports hunger relief, breast cancer awareness, the military and their families, and more than 30,000 schools and grassroots organizations. Kroger contributes food and funds equal to 200 million meals a year through more than 80 Feeding America food bank partners. A leader in supplier diversity, Kroger is a proud member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber's Million Dollar Club.
Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer, has 14 stores throughout the Triangle, including Apex (1), Cary (1), Garner (1), Fuquay-Varina (1), Raleigh (4) and Durham (6). Headquartered in Cincinnati, the company employs more than 338,000 associates who serve customers in 2,439 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith’s. The company also operates 788 convenience stores, 361 fine jewelry stores, 1,046 supermarket fuel centers and 40 food processing plants in the United States. Kroger focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local organizations in the communities it serves. For more information, please visit http://www.kroger.com.


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SoDel Concepts plans 250-seat brewpub in Rehoboth
SoDel Concepts has announced plans to build Thompson Island Brewing Company, 250-seat brewpub, next to its popular Bluecoast Seafood Grill + Raw Bar in the Rehoboth Gateway Shopping Center.
The interior design will pay tribute to longtime area attractions, such as bonfires, kayaking, paddle-boarding, fishing and life on the beach. Local farms will also play into the theme.
“We’ve experienced phenomenal success in this location,” said Scott Kammerer, president of SoDel Concepts. “Our guests appreciate the easy access, the parking and our dedication to service and beautiful, simple food. It made sense to bring another concept to the same site.”
Kammerer added that breweries have helped make Delaware beaches a destination, and this location will only build on that reputation.
“We will craft a menu using local ingredients when possible that will pair perfectly with beer and the beer culture,” said Doug Ruley, who oversees culinary operations for the hospitality group.
Fisher Architecture in Salisbury, Maryland, and Rehoboth Beach-based Broadpoint Construction are working on the project. Construction will start March 25.
“Coastal Delaware is a destination for beer lovers,” Kammerer said. “We’re giving them another good reason to visit the Culinary Coast.”


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If you miss the vent of a smart watch, will you miss the vent of a folding screen phone?
Since Samsung stumbled and released the Galaxy Fold, news of domestic and foreign manufacturers such as Apple, Huawei, Motorola, and OPPO have been applying for patents for folding screens. Google, which has always followed the "stick to oneself" route in its mobile phone business, is also rumored to seize the fold of the folding screen.
In August 2020, foreign media 9to5Google broke the news: An internal document indicated that Google plans to release the foldable phone Pixel Fold in the fourth quarter of 2021, and the codename of this device is named "Passport" in the document.
▲Image from: Google
Recently, South Korean media TheElec reported that Samsung will start producing foldable OLED screens for Google, Vivo and Xiaomi in October this year. Among them, Google will use a 7.6-inch internal folding screen, vivo will use an 8-inch main screen and a 6.5-inch second screen, and Xiaomi will also have a new folding screen mobile phone with an 8.01-inch main screen and a 6.52-inch second screen.
For Google's mobile phone business this year, the focus of the outside world has always been on the "pro son" Pixel 6 series. We also wrote in the article "Renewing from the inside to the outside. Will Pixel go from being popular to being popular?" "It is mentioned that this time the Pixel 6 series will have the possibility of self-developed chips, large plastic appearance and other changes, and whether these will allow Google to combine hardware and software to bring the Pixel to a new level, it needs to be verified by the market.
Returning to the launch of the folding screen Pixel, this seems to be a signal that Google’s mobile phone business is "seeking new markets." Samsung is a leading manufacturer of folding screen technology. Although the Galaxy Fold released in 2019 has undergone repeated rescues and the final sales performance has been poor, the Galaxy Z Flip released in 2020, the Huawei MATE X2 released in 2021, and the Xiaomi MIX FOLD released in 2021. The market response has been good, and "folding screen mobile phones" are also bringing new topics to the heat.
▲Samsung Z Fold 2, picture from: The Verge
From the user's point of view, it seems that the current folding screen mobile phones are still fresher than practical. Technical reliability, price acceptance, and supporting ecology are all the main factors that users have repeatedly thought about. However, the "fuzzy positioning" of fine products is the biggest obstacle to the delay of making folding screens into the mainstream. After all, the manufacturing technology can be refined, the high prices of mobile phones are always affordable, and it seems that it takes time to explore what substantive changes the product can bring to users.
From the perspective of manufacturers, the topic of folding screen mobile phones is hot. The birth of a folding screen mobile phone will undoubtedly bring users' attention to the brand, and there will be business where there are people. The high-end pricing group, and the research and development of cutting-edge folding screens can also play a role in enhancing the image of the brand's high-end flagship.
Even if there are not too many revelations about Google's folding screen phones, it can't hide Google's motives after missing the smart watch's outlet, and want to use folding screen phones to make up for regret.
As early as 2019, Google revealed its plan to develop a folding screen mobile phone. After applying for a folding screen patent at the beginning of the year, Mario Queiroz, an executive responsible for mobile phone development, said in an interview: Google has designed a prototype of a folding phone.
In the past two years, if Google Pixel Fold can be launched, I would like to give Google another try in the mobile phone market, and try to see if Pixel can turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.
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Cautious Return for Shanghai MarketFebruary 18, 2020
More than half of the businesses in Shanghai Huizhan Wholesale Market have reportedly resumed operations
Shanghai Huizhan Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market is slowly returning to business under stricter than usual management to combat the coronavirus, with only the main entrance open and retail stalls staying closed.
Huizhan market, which is the most important trading centre in Shanghai and East China, resumed business on 26 January, straight after Chinese New Year – in keeping with previous years.
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, however, the market management has implemented protection measures and tighter controls on operations.
“To better manage personnel entry to the market, Huizhan has currently opened only the main road, with the rest of entrances fully closed. We also closed all the retail stalls in the market, to reduce the flow of people gathering,” a spokesperson for the market management told Asiafruit.
While acknowledging that daily trading in most of the major fruit and vegetable wholesale markets in the country has been affected by the coronavirus, he said e-tail orders were generating business, and trading in market had enjoyed a visible rebound in recent days.
Shanghai and neighbouring regions still have significant demand for fresh fruit, and inside Huizhan market, more than half of the resident fruit companies have gradually resumed business, with the vast majority of wholesale stalls having reopened. At the same time, there is strict screening in place for personnel entering the market.
“We arrange for each person to come in via a sentry box where we can check and report their temperature,” said the official. “No personnel who have been on leave before the Spring Festival are allowed to come back to work before 10 February; personnel who recently returned to Shanghai from other parts of China must provide proof of a 14-day self-quarantine issued by their local residential committee. At the same time, we insist that all businesses wear masks and keep a one to two-metre distance from each other when doing business.”
Operational restrictions aside, a slowdown in import clearance at Shanghai port is also having a big impact on the overall trade.
“Clearance since the outbreak has been affected by many aspects: restricted working hours in shipping companies and forwarding companies, and logistics companies delaying documents, which results in goods not getting checked,” said a spokesperson for Huizhan International Trade, the customs clearance arm of the market management. “The epidemic has also affected the shipping times and capacity for imported goods coming in. But we believe that once the [coronavirus] situation is stable, things will return to normal.”


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Gear up for Code Blue days
Ruston Mayor Dan Hollingsworth has proclaimed the days officially, putting the city behind the effort. Let’s hope the city’s citizens decide to back the effort with the pride and pomp that it deserves. Tech is a huge part of our community.
The Tech Bookstore is offering a Code Blue fan pack at a discounted price that includes megaphones, pompons, Tech flags, balloons and more. Both the Bookstore and the Ruston Civic Center will be selling T-shirts for local business to take part in the effort at a discounted price.


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One need not look very hard when traversing grocery and convenience store parking lots – and even Greater Nashua’s roadways – to see protective masks and gloves strewn about.
With coronavirus precautions being taken by many in our area – which is a good thing – the downside is an excessive amount of PPE littering parking lots, roadways and even inside stores.
Again, we are thrilled to see so many residents taking these precautions; however, we are sorely disappointed in those who toss these items aside without a thought of who has to clean them up.
Grocery and convenience store clerks, restaurant workers and others have better things to do than to clean up after litter bugs. They deserve better, and considering the yeoman’s work they already are doing, they likely are pretty upset that they have to add yet another task to their already-busy days.
Aside from that, it’s unsanitary. Worst-case scenario, these workers can be exposed to COVID-19, thereby putting them and their families in danger.
Greater Nashua residents – we are better than this. Pick up after yourself and dispose of these items properly. You certainly wouldn’t like it if used masks and gloves were left on your front porch!


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Like companies in many other sectors, traditional automakers are trying to figure out how to respond to technological innovations that could transform their industry. Advances in driverless cars and ride-sharing are likely to disrupt many existing businesses.
In recent weeks we have seen concrete examples of the different approaches that companies can take. We also have had glimpses of likely changes in many other industries, including financial services.
The basic, still unresolved issue for the auto industry also is crucial to many other sectors: How best to combine existing platforms with new content?
General Motors is the most recent example of a company that sees an important part of the solution in buying and integrating new content. Its recent $500 million investment in Lyft is the biggest attempt so far to combine a traditional auto company with a ride-sharing platform. And it’s an explicit and loud recognition of a transformation that GM President Daniel Ammann said would do more to change transportation over the next few years than any that has occurred in the last 50 years.
By investing in Lyft, GM believes that it can do more than import the startup's technologically savvy DNA; and it can do more than leverage the mobile connectivity that comes with Lyft, including turbocharging GM’s own OnStar communications division.
GM also aims to increase demand for its vehicles by establishing rental fleets for Lyft drivers. And it is looking to enhance the related financing opportunities through its captive finance subsidiary.
For Lyft, this GM investment is a way to enhance its presence in a sector dominated by the highly disruptive and consistently evolving Uber.
The GM partnership also places the company on the inside in the race to develop driverless cars, which could constitute an historic transformation for mobility services.
GM’s approach is in stark contrast to the strategies adopted so far by Ford and Toyota, which have emphasized a much more organic evolution, with only the occasional, small and highly targeted foray into tech (such as the Japanese company’s decision to hire James Kuffner, who worked at Google as a research scientist and was a member of its robotics team).
Fiat-Chysler is keeping more of its options open, as Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said to the Financial Times recently regarding what he labelled “tech intruders.”
“We have to remain open and relatively flexible as to what solution can be for a group like Fiat Chrysler," he said. "But it’s not an obvious or an easy choice because in a sense we will be losing control over the DNA of our company.”
Although it is too early to predict which of these three approaches will prove the most successful, this race is being closely monitored, and not just by auto industry specialists.
Urban accommodation also is experiencing all three approaches, though none is clearly dominant yet. Media outlets also are looking to crack the code that will allow them to combine existing platforms and new content. And a growing number of companies in financial services, both established ones and startups, will soon have to make consequential strategic decisions.
My preliminary sense is that no single approach will fit all, especially when it comes to the traditional companies in financial services. Much will depend on the agility of individual institutions, particularly their willingness to pursue meaningful self-disruption. And they will have little choice but to learn to live with start-ups that are disruptive, especially those that are better at targeting underperforming and underserved parts of the industry.
The more agile and entrepreneurial the established firm -- Goldman Sachs is an example -- the more it will be drawn to endogenous evolution; and success will inevitably involve some selective nonfinancial hiring and a few strategic investments in tech-driven companies. Less agile companies will do better to pursue standalone and autonomous partnerships outside their conventional business. Otherwise, they could end up undermining both their existing revenue stream and the new content they want.
The most challenged companies by far will be those that lack not just agility but resilience, too. Like many other once- dominant companies confronting rapid technological change (think Kodak), they will struggle mightily to counter a rapid erosion in the value of their once-impressive platforms. - Bloomberg View


text: From another forum. (VSRI) From 1 July 2008 Garmin will have their own operation in Australia, based in Sydney. GME will no longer be the importer and distributor. Garmin say that the growing use of GPS and falling prices have prompted their move to our shores, they are also third in sales volume behind TomTom and Navman. They say that they will never be a price leader but for those people considering a bike GPS in the near future it may be worth while keeping an eye on Garmin prices.


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A Chipotle restaurant in Powell, Ohio, is facing a second lawsuit after 703 people reportedly fell ill after eating at the burrito chain. According to news reports, the location has shut down after facing complaints from sick customers since July 26 when the outbreak began. County health officials have been investigating the claims testing customers for a number of illnesses such as E. coli, salmonella, norovirus and shigella, all of which have come back negative. The cause of the outbreak is currently not known.
Major Food Poisoning Outbreak
Officials are still continuing to test food from the restaurant chain. The Chipotle franchise has said it is cooperating with the health department with regard to the investigation. The Dayton Daily News reports that at least two lawsuits have been filed against the restaurant. One of the plaintiffs, Clayton Jones, is seeking $25,000 in damages as he continues to get medical treatment after consuming food from the restaurant.
This is reportedly Chipotle’s seventh food poisoning outbreak in the last three years. Chipotle is not the only restaurant to have food poisoning issues this summer. McDonald’s, which also owns Chipotle, recently recalled salads at about 3,000 U.S. restaurants due to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to lettuce tainted by cyclospora parasites, which are transmitted in fecal matter.
Steps Consumers Can Take
Restaurants and retail establishments have a duty to ensure that the food they serve consumers are clean and safe for consumption. Restaurants, for example, are subject to several health and food safety violations including keeping food covered, maintaining clean workspaces, and storing them at right temperatures. However, not all restaurants are diligent about sticking to these standards and our health agencies often fall behind when it comes to restaurant inspections.
If you have been sickened after eating at a restaurant, it would be in your best interest to get a prompt medical diagnosis and treatment. Save the receipt from the restaurant and if you have any of the suspect food leftover, isolate and preserve it so it can be examined in a lab for the presence of pathogens. Report your illness to the local health agency, which keeps track of these food-borne illnesses and outbreaks.
Contact an experienced food poisoning lawyer who will be able to help you seek and obtain compensation for damages such as medical expenses, lost wages, hospitalization, and pain and suffering.


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Ritchie Bros. sells CA$204+ million of equipment in massive six-day Edmonton, AB auction
23,800+ bidders from 55 countries registered for Canada's largest equipment auction of the year
EDMONTON, AB, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Last week Ritchie Bros. conducted its largest Canadian equipment auction of the year, selling 11,000+ equipment items and trucks for 1,600+ consignors in Edmonton, AB, and generating 204+ million (US$158M+) in gross transaction value.
"There was a lot of excitement in the market for our spring Edmonton auction, with many customers quick to comment on the incredible lineup of equipment we put together this year," said Ryan Eacrett, Vice President, Ritchie Bros. "Late-model construction equipment was especially in demand last week in Edmonton, bringing incredible results for consignors, while transportation assets continued their long run of great pricing. We saw strong participation from bidders around the world, but Canadian buyers were very aggressive, buying up most of the assets."
The May 2 – 7, 2022 online auction attracted more than 23,800 bidders from 55 countries, with approximately 91% of the equipment sold to Canadians, including 56% sold to Albertans. The remaining nine percent of the assets were purchased by international buyers from as far away as Belgium, India, Australia, and Peru.
Equipment highlights in the six-day auction included 300+ truck tractors, 190+ excavators, 130+ skid steers, 130+ dozers, 100+ forklifts, 60+ aerial work forms, 50+ agricultural tractors, and more. Approximately 70 items were sold for Alberta company Green Pastures Holdings Ltd.
"We've been buying and selling with Ritchie Bros. since we started our company 17 years ago," said Kevin Kossman, who owns and operates Green Pastures with his wife, Liela. "They are always professional and organized, their financing is great, and our sales rep is always quick to respond. As far as I'm concerned, Ritchie Bros. is the only way to sell equipment."
Top 10 in Edmonton – Highlighting the Auction's Hottest Items
"We want to thank the hundreds of sellers and thousands of bidders who helped us put together another successful spring sale in Edmonton—thanks for continuing to put your trust in Ritchie Bros.," said Andrew Lutic, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. "With this auction we also stored, showcased, and promoted several late-model dozers and excavators selling through our online Marketplace-E channel. During the Edmonton auction last week, we sold two of the Cat D8Ts in our yard on Marketplace-E for CA$555,000 each, showcasing how our various solutions can work together in tandem."
Ritchie Bros. has dozens of upcoming auctions and online events on its auction calendar, including a huge, three-day auction (May 11 – 13) in Toronto, ON with 4,100 equipment items and trucks; a two-day (May 11 – 12) Manitoba auction with 2,100+ items from Borland Construction; and a three-day (May 18 – 20) Montreal, QC auction with 2,800+ items. The company also sells items weekly through IronPlanet.com, GovPlanet.com, and Marketplace-E.
AUCTION QUICK FACTS: EDMONTON, AB (May 2022)
About Ritchie Bros.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Kruse Energy. The Company's suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
Photos and video for embedding in media stories are available at rbauction.com/media.
SOURCE Ritchie Bros.
Company Codes: Toronto:RBA, NYSE:RBA
© 2022 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved.


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Egypt’s cement industry has reported a surge in total sales, recording 3.64 metric tonnes during June 2020, including minimal exports, up 42% month-on-month (m-o-m) and 1% year-on-year (y-o-y).
June’s improvement follows on from one of the lowest monthly sales run rates on record during May. Sales have been severely impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the partial lockdowns across the country.
With the latest dispatch indications, construction activity seems to have resumed, heading back towards normal levels.
With regards to individual producers, the m-o-m turnaround was recorded across companies including Suez Cement, which reported a sales growth of 55% m-o-m and 24% y-o-y to 599 metric kilotonne (kt). Arabian Cement reported sales rising 30% m-o-m and 17% y-o-y, to record 320kt. Misr Beni Suef Cement recorded a sales growth of 29% m-o-m to 89kt, although this reflected a drop of 59% y-o-y.


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SpiceXpress to be hived off from SpiceJet by first week of August
On 17 August, 2021, SpiceJet had announced it was transferring its cargo and logistics services on a slump sale basis to its subsidiary SpiceXpress as it will allow the company to raise funds independent of the budget carrier and rapidly grow.
Banks and shareholders have given their approval to hive off cargo and logistics company SpiceXpress from SpiceJet airline and the bifurcation will be done by the first week of August, the carrier's CMD Ajay Singh has said.
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Alice Vanderpol from Moama Village Pharmacy has taken out the title of Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY) took place at a gala ’90s-themed dinner at Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast on Friday night.
Ms Vanderpol said it had been an “absolute privilege” to spend the last few days with the other finalists: Anita Jones from the Northern Territory; Amy Peatling from Tasmania; Phillipa Maika from Victoria; Rebecca Porter from the ACT; Sally Alfieri from WA; Julie Gagliardi from Queensland; and Laura McKinlay from South Australia.
“This journey has brought us so close together, and it’s the calibre of these girls standing up here: they’re winners as well,” Ms Vanderpol said in accepting her award.
She encouraged pharmacy assistants to nominate themselves and each other for future PATY awards.
“You don’t know who you are until you step out of where you are,” she said.
She takes home more than $10,000 in cash, prizes and rewards.
Pharmacy Guild Queensland branch vice president Kos Sclavos said that this year the judges decided to take the unusual step of awarding a runner-up for the national award.
Anita Jones from Amcal+ Palmerston Health Centre Pharmacy in the Northern Territory was named the first PATY runner-up in the competition’s history, taking away a $500 prize.
“She’s been involved in a lot of media, she’s sort of stepped up to the plate in the pharmacy to do a variety of tasks, and as she said today, unless you try, you won’t know what you can achieve,” said Mr Sclavos, praising Ms Jones’ presentation to the conference earlier in the day.
Calvin Mackenzie from AFT Pharmaceuticals, said the company put a lot of store by Australia’s pharmacy assistants.
“We believe very strongly that they are the front line,” he said, saying the bar for the competition is raised every year.
Danielle Offer from Wizard Pharmacy Kelmscott Plaza was awarded the Glucojel Superstar award.
“This award recognises outstanding customer service in community pharmacy, and is awarded to the pharmacy assistant who goes above and beyond for their customers,” said Mr Sclavos.


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Western Digital is one of the biggest storage making company and over the time it has launched some cool things and now it has something big for us. Western Digital has announced a new 15TB Ultrastar DC HC620 HDD that takes the crown as the biggest hard drive yet, via SlashGear.
The new drive beats out Western Digital’s 14TB model that it announced last year and Seagate’s recently announced 14TB lineup. Seagate did announce last year that it was planning to release a 16TB drive in 2018, which would have topped the old 14TB drives as well as the new 15TB Ultrastar, but there hasn’t been any word on the 16TB drive since that initial announcement.
That leaves the new Western Digital drive as the biggest hard drive available, although the company hasn’t said how much it’ll cost or when you’ll be able to buy it but one thing is for sure that this is something that many of users will like to have as storage is something that everyone requires as now a days we don’t like to put things on DVD.
Now there is no official launched date or price revealed by the company but it is something that we are all looking up to.


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Roku is known company as a lot of people in the United States have purchased Roku to get access to different TV channels. Roku is strictly for TV watchers and lovers. It has been around in the market for a decent amount of time, offering a variety of streaming boxes that offer different and all sorts of content for users to watch and enjoy.
TV lovers will be thrilled to now know that Roku announced that it now has a new, on-demand partner that will provide as many as 50 international channels in America. Roku said that with the new partner’s integration in Roku’s services, users who are not native English speakers or belong to other countries will get the opportunity to watch their home channels easily. The new content that will be made available to users will be through DISHWorld, said Roku.
A large number of channels have been added as a result of DishWorld’s integration with Roku, including Hindi, Arabic, Urdu, Bangladeshi and Brazilian channels. Moreover, the channels have different programs to feature, mostly what your local channels offer, such as news, music, talk shows, children shows, cooking shows, and anything else you want to name.
One of the few channels that the Arabic channels will include is Al Jazeera but there will be many others too.
For Hindi viewers, through DISHWorld, they will be able to watch Sony, Star Plus, B4U, aaj Tak, aapka Colors, SET Max and mostly all other channels that are provided by local dish providers in India. There are also different sports channels in the Hindi category including TEN Cricket, Willow Cricket and others. Moreover, seven very popular Pakistani channels will also be offered by DISHWorld content. The price of the DISHWorld content starts at a price of $19.99 a month on Roku.


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No plastic straws at new arena; Milwaukee Bucks join movement against single use plastics
Plastic straws will not be offered at the new Milwaukee Bucks arena as the team and Levy, its food service contractor, join a growing movement against single-use plastic products.
The Bucks also said the new arena will use compostable food packaging as part of an overall sustainability program at the new $524 million arena.
“We are committed to protecting our environment by enacting eco-friendly initiatives at our world-class arena,” arena General Manager Raj Saha said in a statement.
He said more details of the sustainability efforts will be provided closer to the arena opening.
Similar efforts are underway at Miller Park, where Executive Chef Seth VanderLaan has launched programs that include use of a biodigester, creation of a garden and efforts to improve recycling.
The movement to ban single-use plastic straws is one of the most highest profile steps taken as awareness grows about the amount of waste generated by such items. Plastic straws were listed along with other items such as food wrapping, beverage bottles and caps targeted by Better Alternatives Now, a group of anti-pollution groups.
A 2017 report by the group said that a two-year study showed that "single-use plastic products and packaging do not degrade and persistently pollute our environment."
"Significant environmental and economic harm is caused by this waste, yet producers have been let off the hook because the existing economic structures place responsibility to address the problem on individual taxpayers and municipalities."
The report added "we’re going to need companies — in all shapes and sizes — to recognize that the indiscriminate use of disposable plastic packaging is a liability for their business and could negatively impact customer loyalty. "
Built with $250 million in taxpayer money, the new Bucks arena opens in late summer.
The BAN report on plastics can be found here.


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...Such were the department stores that brought Stark County residents to downtown Canton to shop for Christmas 50 and 60 years ago. And such are the familiar downtown locations that radio personality Ricco — his oldies music and memories show is on each Sunday afternoon on 1310-AM WDPN — will recall when he appears at a song and nostalgia dinner event at 4 p.m. Dec. 28 at Canton Woman’s Club.
Kobacker’s. Polsky’s Stark Dry Goods. J.C. Penney. Sears & Roebuck. Stern & Mann’s.
Such were the department stores that brought Stark County residents to downtown Canton to shop for Christmas 50 and 60 years ago. And such are the familiar downtown locations that radio personality Ricco — his oldies music and memories show is on each Sunday afternoon on 1310-AM WDPN — will recall when he appears at a song and nostalgia dinner event at 4 p.m. Dec. 28 at Canton Woman’s Club.
Ricco’s program, “Reliving Downtown Canton at Christmas Time,” will recall the holiday season as it was in the days of his youth. Cost is $5; call the Canton Woman’s Club at 330-453-4802 for reservations.
“I will share all the experiences we had in the 1950s and 1960s during the holiday shopping in downtown Canton — people, places and things,” said Ricco, who also will perform rock-and-roll songs from a CD he plans to put out next year.
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Ricco and his dinner-time audience will revisit those stores — peek in through their display windows.
“The week before Thanksgiving, every major department store — but Kobacker’s was the favorite — would cover their display windows with brown paper so you could not see what was being prepared for Christmas,” the radio personality recalled. “The day after Thanksgiving — that was the big shopping day even then — you would walk downtown because Kobacker’s and the other stores would reveal their display windows.”
A day of shopping might be combined with a meal at one of the downtown restaurants — perhaps Bill’s Diner or the Candy Bowl.
“If you had 50 cents left over you had to go to Dick’s coney stand in the Arcade Market for a coney and a frosty root beer.”
The downtown merchants association’s “Park & Shop” program was in full force in those days.
“There were parking lots everywhere. If you couldn’t find a meter you’d pull into a lot,” Ricco remembered. “You’d go to a store, purchase something, and then get your (parking) card stamped for an hour of parking. If you purchased enough you could park all day for free.”
Policemen manned a booth near the country courthouse, Ricco said. They served as both a security force and an information source.
“There was enough room in the booth for one policeman. You’d go up an ask the location of a store and he’d give you directions. And you’d see other policemen walking the beat, going into and out of stores.”
This is not to say that the need for law enforcement downtown was as continual as the policemen’s presence might have make it seem. The atmosphere was more gentlemanly, it seems.
Page 2 of 2 - “You’d get dressed up to downtown,” Ricco said. “Men wore hats, suits and topcoats. Ladies had on hats and shoes with high heels.”
Scores of people could be seen carrying presents — wrapped gifts.
“Each store had its own gift wrapping service.”
Carols could be heard. Santa was at his station — an igloo or a workshop, depending upon the era of downtown shopping. Children looked up at the angels on the courthouse each time the clock on the tower chimed the hour.
Signs of the Christmas season surrounded those who journeyed downtown to shop.
“Can we turn back the clock?” asked Ricco recently on one of his radio broadcasts — as he no doubt will during his show at the Woman’s Club.
“Maybe not. But, perhaps we can rewind it so the courthouse angels chime again.”