British retail major Tesco is all set to open a new flagship store for its F&F clothing brand in central London in late October or early November 2013.
The new 5,000ft? store will be located on the mezzanine floor of its Kensington superstore.
Tesco already has F&F concessions within stores in Woolwich in south east London and Pitsea in Essex, majority of which are small convenience stores.
The Kensington superstore, however, is relatively a larger one and will display its full range for the first time.
This latest development signifies the retailer's strategy to focus mainly on food, clothing and health and beauty categories.
Following this, Tesco will open another refurbished 80,000ft? hypermarket in Watford, north London, next week.
The refurbished store will stock clothing range, a Giraffe restaurant, as well as a Harris + Hoole coffee shop, and a Euphorium bakery.
In addition, the retailer is establishing a community room in the Watford store for local people to book for activities free of charge. Upon opening, this will be the first such facility in the UK.
Tesco is also in talks with sports goods retailer Sports Direct to open some of its outlets inside or adjacent to Tesco stores.
August is here which means back-to-school season has officially begun.
Most families spend upwards of $500 per child on school necessities according to Huntington Bank?s Annual Backpack Index. ??
Starting today, families can save and extra 6-7% off of selected school items. These include school supplies like paper and pencils, clothing, software, and computers under $1000.
Certain department stores are even offering additional coupons to New Mexico residents for shopping at their businesses this weekend. Starting Friday, 3 p.m. to close and Saturday 9 am ? 1 pm, JC Penney offers $10 off purchases of $25 or more on select apparel, shoes and accessories, and $10 haircuts for kids inside JC Penney salons. Kohl?s is offering coupons for an additional $10 off of every $50 spent.
Most stores will hold longer hours in order to accommodate the large crowds of shoppers that are expected to be out, and they recommend shoppers get to the stores early. Sale items tend to sell out quickly due to the holiday.
However, for those who want savings but would rather avoid crowds, the tax free incentive is also extended to online shopping.
JC Penney has two locations in Albuquerque, one Coronado Center and one at the Cottonwood Mall.
Kohl?s has three locations in Albuquerque, one at the Coronado Center, one located at 6800 Holly Ave NE, and one location on the Westside at 3715 Ellison Rd NW.
If you use the YouTube app to browse and watch videos, you may not be aware that by default YouTube may be filtering out certain search results based on what filter settings you have set up under your YouTube account.
You can easily change them straight from your iPhone and iPad. It's a good thing to know how to do especially if you have younger children you don't want coming across explicit content by mistake. Here's how:
Launch the YouTube app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
Tap on the menu button in the upper left hand corner.
Now tap on Settings from the menu under your user profile information. You don't have to be signed in to change search filtering options but if you are, that's okay too.
Here you'll see a list of things you can adjust on your YouTube account. Tap on Safe Search Filtering.
Here you can switch between strict, moderate, and no filtering. Make your selection by tapping on it and then tap the Done button in the upper right hand corner.
That's all there is to it. The YouTube app will now abide by the search filtering settings you've chosen until you decide to change them again.
Video marketing for real estate brokers is now available nationwide from ARME Realty.com, a Clearwater, FL real estate web design and development company.
Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) August 01, 2013
Video marketing for real estate brokers in now available nationwide. ARME Realty.com, a real estate web design and development company located in Clearwater, FL has announced that they will be offering their video advertising package as an individual service to real estate brokers.
ARME Realty.com has been using video marketing as part of their web development strategy since they began developing websites for the real estate industry. The service is considered to be a very necessary part of creating a website that has all of the proper Internet connections.
"The real estate industry has had a very positive reaction to the video marketing portion of our services. By using keyword data to not only develop the content portion of the website, but we can develop the video portion as well. This allows us to create videos that show up on the first page of Google within 24 hours of being posted, and they will often climb to the top of the first page within a few weeks," states Simon Landers, spokesperson.
Mr. Landers continues, "Video marketing for real estate brokers has a very interesting impact on the real estate industry because most of what individuals are looking for when they look at the pictures of homes is the aesthetics. If you have ever heard the term a picture is worth a thousand words, it is very true. Individuals have to like what they see about the home first, before they will even be interested in the more pertinent information, like how many bedrooms the house has."
If you are a real estate broker and you are interested in learning more about video marketing for real estate brokers, and how ARME Realty.com can help please call (727) 459-8841 and speak with an agent.
For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/video-marketing-for/real-estate-brokers/prweb10989648.htm
First, we gave you the Moto X when compared to its brothers sold exclusively on Verizon ? now we?ve got Motorola?s new flagship compared to other flagships of the moment. This is how the Moto X stacks up against the Galaxy S4, HTC One, and the Google-inspired Nexus 4. Is the Moto X really that far off in terms of specs than the others? Let?s look.?
As I was putting this together, I saw a couple of things. The first is the craziest, and it involves the Nexus 4. It?s still quite remarkable to think about how cheaply priced this phone is. But we all understand that Google is the only company on this list that can make zero money off of the hardware of their phone, since they can turn around and make it back and then some through Google Play services (at least in theory). Sure they own Motorola, but time and time again we have been told that Motorola is operating as a separate entity. So in other words, they still need to make money off of their hardware sales. (A conversation for another day should probably be over whether or not they should operate as Google or at least with Google?s approach to hardware pricing.)
So the other thing that stood out to me, is how small of a gap there really is here when it comes to specs. We?re talking 1080p over 720p, and quad-core over dual-core. Because of those two things being on the lower end in the Moto X, the world has decided that this phone is overpriced and worthless. But then you couple that idea with the fact that Moto?s parent company is selling a phone for $299, and all hell has come crashing down.
I think it?ll be tough for Motorola to convince die-hard tech fans that the Moto X is worth its $199 on-contract price when compared to the Galaxy S4 and One. But maybe Motorola wants the rest of the world, not those tech die-hards. I think in a perfect world, they?d try to capture everyone, however, after watching the waves of furious internet techies cry out over last couple of days, this might not be the phone to do it.
TOKYO (AP) Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso has retracted a comment he made this week suggesting Japan should follow the Nazi example of how to change the country's constitution, following complaints from neighboring countries and human rights activists.
Aso drew outrage for saying Japan should learn from how the Nazi party stealthily changed Germany's constitution before World War II before anyone realized it.
Speaking to reporters, Aso said Thursday that he was misunderstood and only meant to say that loud debate over whether Japan should change its postwar constitution to allow a higher profile for the military was not helpful.
"It is very unfortunate and regrettable that my comment regarding the Nazi regime was misinterpreted," Aso told reporters. "I would like to retract the remark about the Nazi regime."
Aso made the comments about Nazi Germany during a speech Monday in Tokyo organized by an ultra-conservative group.
Critics of the ruling Liberal Democrats are uneasy over the party's proposals for revising the U.S.-inspired postwar constitution, in part to allow a higher profile for Japan's military.
Japan and Nazi Germany were allies in World War II, when Japan occupied much of Asia and Germany much of Europe, where the racial supremacist Nazis oversaw the killings of an estimated 6 million Jews before the war ended in 1945 with their defeat.
Japan's military aggression, which included colonizing the Korean Peninsula before the war, is the reason its current constitution limits the role of the military.
According to a transcript of the speech published by the newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Aso decried the lack of support for revising Japan's pacifist constitution among older Japanese, saying the Liberal Democrats held quiet, extensive discussions about its proposals.
"I don't want to see this done in the midst of an uproar," Aso said, according to the transcript. Since revisions of the constitution may raise protests, "Doing it quietly, just as in one day the Weimar constitution changed to the Nazi constitution, without anyone realizing it, why don't we learn from that sort of tactic?"
Aso, who often speaks in a meandering style that has gotten him in trouble for off-the-cuff remarks in the past, also said in the same speech that he did not mean to "deny democracy."
"This is a constitution for all," Aso said. "I just don't want (the revision) to be decided amid a ruckus."
On Thursday, Aso said he referred to the Nazis "as a bad example of a constitutional revision that was made without national understanding or discussion."
"If you listen to the context, it is clear that I have a negative view of how the Weimar constitution got changed by the Nazi regime," he said.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a human rights group dedicated to keeping alive the history of the Holocaust, urged Aso to "immediately clarify" his remarks.
"What 'techniques' from the Nazis' governance are worth learning? How to stealthily cripple democracy?" Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said in a statement.
"Has Vice Prime Minister Aso forgotten that Nazi Germany's ascendancy to power quickly brought the world to the abyss and engulfed humanity in the untold horrors of World War II?"
In South Korea, Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young, said that Aso's remark "will obviously hurt many people."
"I believe Japanese political leaders should be more careful with their words and behavior," Cho said.
In China, which also suffered invasion and occupation by Japanese imperial troops before and during the war, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the comments showed that "Japan's in Asia, and the international community, have to heighten their vigilance over the direction of Japan's development.
AP
This story has been automatically published from the Associated Press wire which uses US spellings
The next time your plug in your iPhone into someone else's charger, you could be putting all your personal data at risk. Malicious software could be installed without your knowledge that lets hackers attack your device.
Georgia Tech Information Security Center researchers presented how they were able to hack into an iPhone using its charger at a briefing on Wednesday at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas.
During a demonstration for CBSNews.com, research scientist Billy Lau and Ph.D. student YeongJin Jang explained that they installed software into a custom device, called Mactans, that mimics Apple's charger.
The device they presented, which is a small white box made with a 3D printer, is much larger than an iPhone charger. However, Lau says it is possible for a tenacious hacker to make a counterfeit version that looks exactly like one bought at an Apple store.
Once an iPhone is plugged into the device it could take less than a minute to install malicious software, called a Trojan. That time is lengthened to about 80 seconds if a specific app is being uploaded to duplicate and hide an existing one. After the Trojan is installed, an iPhone owner could carry on without knowing their phone is being attacked.
The researchers showed how a replica of Facebook's mobile app is installed on an iPhone. To the unsuspecting victim, nothing appears different, including the icon. Only a slight screen swap that lasts about a second gives any clue of suspicious activity. Everything else appears normal, but once the phone is turned off, the Trojan can begin to wreak havoc. The phone can then act on its own to punch in numbers and make calls.
Lau says that any app on an iPhone can be replaced in a similar manner, including a mobile banking app. There is also the potential that a phone can be put under surveillance, via screen sharing. Hackers can survey the device and see what is being typed on the screen, possibly stealing sensitive data like banking credentials and home addresses.
Lau says they are in touch with Apple, but it is not clear if the company is planning a fix for the exploit. He points out that a feature on iOS 7 beta will prompt users when a third-party charger is plugged in, but the same cannot be said for iOS 6 devices. Apple has not responded to several requests for comment.
In other demonstrations at Black Hat this week, researchers showed how cyber-criminals could hack into 'smart home' control systems. They're also exposing vulnerabilities in Smart TVs, driverless cars and other high-tech devices.
The National Football League is making drastic changes to the Pro Bowl in hopes of increasing popularity for the league's All-Star Game.
No longer will the contest feature a matchup between the AFC and NFC. Instead, players will be assigned to teams through a draft. The two leading vote- getters will join two NFL.com fantasy football champions in building the squads. Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders will assist in the draft process.
In addition to a new format, there are several other aspects within the game itself that have been altered:
- There are no more kickoffs. The coin toss will determine which team is awarded possession first and the ball will be placed on the 25-yard line after scoring plays.
- The ball will change hands after each quarter.
- Each squad will consist of 43 players.
- The defense will be allowed to play Cover 2 and press coverage.
- The clock will stop if the offense does not gain at least one yard following the two-minute mark of every quarter.
"We were very receptive to the ideas that (NFLPA president) Domonique (Foxworth) and the players put forth," said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a statement Wednesday. "From there, our office worked closely with him in developing the concept. The players made it clear that they wanted to continue the Pro Bowl and were committed to making it better than ever. We think these changes will enhance the game for both fans and players."
The Pro Bowl player draft will be held Jan. 22, with the game played four days later at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has been acquitted of aiding the enemy when he shared classified documents on U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan with WikiLeaks, but he was convicted of lesser charges, including espionage.
Military Judge Col. Denise Lind issued her verdict early Tuesday afternoon. She found Manning guilty of five espionage counts, five theft charges, a computer fraud charge and other military infractions. The aiding the enemy charge was the most severe and carried the possibility of life in prison.
Manning, though, isn't likely to avoid prison time. His sentence hearing will begin Wednesday, and the charges he was convicted of could mean 128 years behind bars, according to the Associated Press.
Shortly after the verdict, WikiLeaks, the website that served as the conduit for the release of the classified information, described the espionage convictions as "dangerous national security extremism from the Obama administration," reported the Associated Press.
Throughout the court martial proceedings, Manning's defense attorney argued that Manning's actions were well-intentioned and that he was acting as a whistle-blower ? a role that's become as vital as a free media, said Richard Reeves, a lecturer at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
"Whistle-blowers are a threat to power, and power is protecting itself," he told Yahoo News. "Military security, military necessity, national security ? those words carry great weight and they're trying to chill [whistle-blowing] and, in large measure, they're successful in that."
From the Pentagon Papers to Julian Assange at WikiLeaks, whistle-blowing is a way to protect free societies, Reeves said.
After the Manning verdict, social media lit up with news of the decision. Here is a sampling:
Prior to the verdict, dozens of Manning's supporters gathered outside Fort Meade, Md. Some of them wore "truth'' T-shirts and waved signs in support of Manning, reported the Arabic news site Al-Jazeera.?
Manning, 25, of Crescent, Okla., admitted to sending more than 470,000 battlefield reports from Afghanistan and Iraq, 250,000 State Department diplomatic cables and other documents to WikiLeaks, an international website notorious for publishing state secrets.
The website?s organizers also have offered support for Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who shared classified documents that exposed the United States? collection of millions of cellular phone call records and other intelligence activities.
Manning?s supporters and defense team argue that he did not directly hand over documents to al-Qaida and other enemies of the nation. Manning says he sent the information to expose war crimes and deceit.
Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. David J.R. Frakt, a visiting professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh, told the Associated Press that a conviction on the most serious charge would have created "a new way of aiding the enemy in a very indirect fashion, even an unintended fashion."
During the court martial hearing, prosecutors painted Manning as a traitor and said Al-Qaida leaders, including Osama bin Laden before he was killed in 2011, were able to view the documents WikiLeaks published.
(Yahoo! News Editors Dylan Stableford and Max Zimbert contributed to this report.)
Yahoo has just acquired ecommerce app platform Lexity, a startup founded by former employee Amit Kumar. Lexity says all services will remain running, but it will eventually be renamed with Yahoo branding. This isn't just another talent deal. The startup, formerly called Vurve, had raised $5.7 million to help merchants build apps for customer acquisition, retention, and monetization.
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Yahoo has just acquired ecommerce app platform Lexity, a startup founded by former employee Amit Kumar. Lexity says all services will remain running, but it will eventually be renamed with Yahoo branding. This isn't just another talent deal. The startup, formerly called Vurve, had raised $5.7 million to help merchants build apps for customer acquisition, retention, and monetization.