US toy retail giant Toys R Us files for bankruptcy in US, Canada

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

On Monday night, New Jersey, US-based toy retail giant Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy in the US as well as in Canada. The retailer filed it from Richmond, Virginia for Chapter 11 bankruptcy code in the US, and a judge allowed a loan of over US$2 billion.

According to the filing, the retail chain owns US$6.6 billion in assets, but has a debt of US$7.9 billion. They were under a roughly US$5 billion debt since the company underwent a three-way acquisition in 2005. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Bain Capital, and Vornado Realty Trust acquired Toys R Us for around US$7 to US$7.5 billion. After the US judge approved a loan, Toys R Us received about US$3 billion from the lenders to continue the business and survive a competitive market, and restructure their business model. E-commerce giant Amazon.com, Walmart and Target are some of the competitors for the conventional ‘brick and mortar’ toy shop, with lower priced-merchandise and fast, cheap delivery. In a conference call in June, CEO Dave Brandon said “very, very aggressive pricing online” was causing problems. He also said the company was experiencing “significant weakness in demand for their products globally”. Toys R Us are to clear a debt of US$400 million by May 2018.

Toys R Us said they would continue to operate for the holiday season. Bankruptcy lawyer Jeff Gleit said Toys R Us “need to do both a financial restructuring as well as an operational restructuring” and “needs to modernize with the times”. Last holiday season, Toys R Us made sales around US$4.5 billion. Overall, the company reported a US$29 million loss in 2016. CEO Brandon said, “Our objective is to work with our debt holders and other creditors to restructure the US$5 billion of long-term debt on our balance sheet, which will provide us with greater financial flexibility to invest in our business”.

Toys R Us employs more than 60 thousand people in 38 countries around the world in more than 1600 stores. The company’s stocks fell by six percent after filing for Chapter 11 protection. US bankruptcy code Chapter 11 allows the company to restructure under a plan approved by the court. The company would also be shielded from creditors’ claims during the process. For the stores located in Canada, Toys R Us filed bankruptcy in Ontario and are to undergo reorganisation. However, 259 stores located outside the US or Canada will not undergo reorganisation, the company said.

Over 300 US-based retailers have filed for bankruptcy this year, and hundreds of stores closed.

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Handling Tomcat Java With The Web Hosting Firm

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If you have a plan in hosting a website using Tomcat Java, make sure you check certain things with your service providers. Tomcat Java is also called Apache Tomcat, even called Jakarta Tomcat. It was founded by Apache Software Foundation it s an open source container. It utilizes a pure Java Server environment for Java Servlet with the Java Server Pages (JSP).

To configure and manage operations of Apache Tomcat has all the software and tools, it can even be configures by XML files. Don t confuse Tomcat with Apache Web server, they are completely different. Apache web server is a C extension of a HTTP server. Depending on the server operating system, tomcat is installed as an addon in Cpanel or Plesk. Make sure you get this enabled this plugin feature while hosting the web.

How Tomcat Interacts With the JVM

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Each servlet is a standard Java class with some special elements that allow it to respond to HTTP requests, when servlets allows the JVM to handle each request in a separate Java thread. Main function of Tomcat is to pass HTTP request right component and generate results from the correct location once the JVM processes. Performance of the Tomcat Hosting will be affected if the Java Virtual Machine can t serve the purpose of the Tomcat request.

How to pick the correct JVM

There are many JVMs available; the majority of the users pick Sun Microsystem s Hotspot JVM, reason being its adaptive optimization features help in handling the Tomcat s request very effectively. You can try installing Tomcat on two different JVM for certain feature in the JDK in case to see which solution suits best. Pick one that provide awesome performance and the most features in the site on the launch.

In changing the JAVA_HOME environment variable in the chosen JVMs JDK, you need to edit catalina.sh in the Tomcat s bin folder. Configuration of the Tomcat to run on the server is a simple process.

You want the best of your JVM set the configuration to as closely as possible to match the real-world. Always have the latest version of the JVM, so that you can quantify what needs to be done in order to obtain accurate information for the benchmarks.

Memory management is on the major area one has to look into while setting up the JVM for Tomcat Hosting from wasting memory and even server power to process requests. You can tune these processes when in need by using JAVA_OPTS Xmx and Xmx in handling heap memory. In case of higher maximum heap memory use Xmx switch, if JVM invoked garbage collection too frequently. Xms switch never allows the JVM to reallocate more memory.

Green and Native are the two types of Java threads which JVM handles. Green threads are managed entirely by user with Java Virtual Machine, whereas Native threads are docket by the Operating system. When it comes to synchronization and thread activation, Green thread holds the key in the performance. If in case you are running a lot of Input and Output application, Native thread offer best performance. Pick which suits you the best for your business.

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Wikinews interviews William Pomerantz, Senior Director of Space Prizes at the X PRIZE Foundation

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Andreas Hornig, Wikinews contributor and team member of Synergy Moon, competitor in the Google Lunar X Prize, managed to interview Senior Director of Space Prizes William Pomerantz of the X PRIZE Foundation about the competitions, goals, and impacts via e-mail for HDTVTotal.com and Wikinews.

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Thirteen-year-old boy in Los Angeles, California thanks city personnel for rescue from sewage pipe

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Sunday, April 8, 2018

On Friday, thirteen-year-old boy Jesse Hernandez thanked city personnel at the city hall of Los Angeles, California for rescuing him from an underground city sewage pipe near Griffith Park in Los Angeles four days prior on Monday. The rescue was a result of a search and rescue operation on April 1 — Easter Sunday — that took over twelve hours after the boy fell into the sewage by accident.

Hernandez said, “I’m so thankful to everybody who was involved in my rescue. Because of them I’m back with my family. And God for giving me another chance to live.”

On April 1, Hernandez and some friends went to play at an abandoned maintenance building. At around 4:30 PM local time, he fell through a wooden plank that broke, down about 25 feet (8 m) into the sewage, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Adults, immediately told by other children, dialed emergency helpline number 9-1-1.

More than 100 people participated in the twelve-hour search-and-rescue effort. The city workers also used a video camera mounted to a floating device.

The environmentally toxic sewage was floating around fifteen miles per hour (about 24 kilometres per hour), and anyone falling into it had “slim” chance of surviving, Humphrey said, calling the result “miraculous”.

City workers identified a search area for Hernandez’s location consisting of 6,400 feet (about 2 kilometers) of pipes, 4 feet (1.2 metres) in diameter. After thoroughly inspecting about 2,500 feet (760 metres) of pipes, at around 4 am local time, they found handprints on sewers via the camera, helping rescuers identify the spot near the 134 [State] Freeway, about 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) from the abandoned building. When they went to the camera’s location, the rescuers heard the boy screaming, “Help!”

The rescue workers lowered a hose 11 feet (3.4 metres) down into the pipe to Hernandez. The boy was treated by paramedics for decontamination, used a worker’s cell phone to notify his parents he was rescued, and was transported to the hospital. The hospital released him by 11:15 AM, local time.

Later that week, city councilman David Ryu announced city plans to demolish, or secure, any abandoned maintenance buildings, including the one where Hernandez fell from, to avoid similar situations happening again.

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Anthrocon 2007 draws thousands to Pittsburgh for furry weekend

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Local caterers get ready for big business, as almost three thousand fans converge on the David L. Lawrence Convention Center over the Independence Day weekend for the world’s largest ever furry convention, Anthrocon 2007.

Many hope to renew acquaintances, or meet new friends. Others look to buy from dealers and artists, or show off new artwork or costumes. Some attend to make money, or even learn a thing or two. But one thing unites them: They’re all there to have fun.

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Hip Hop Beats For Rappers

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Whether you are a seasoned professional or just trying to start out in the business, there is one thing that is important if you want to be a success. The quality of the type of beat you choose to use if you are a rap artist can make or break you. If you are looking for a style to help make a name for yourself in the music industry, then you should check out hip hop beats for rappers.

In thinking about the definition of a beat, it is the part of the music that is not the lyrics of the song. While it may seem to be in the background, many people notice it before they even hear the words of the song. For most, it is even more important than what is being sung or rapped.

If you are first starting out trying to make it on your own as a rapper, you will likely lay down your own lyrics over an already existing beat. Finding a beat that suits your words the best may be a little tricky to find at first. One style that is often the best to look at is hip hop.

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With this genre of music, you often get the better of the two worlds you are looking to work in. These beats can provide you with the rhythm that you look for in your rap. They can also give you the melody that goes so well with the hip hop style. Using this style for rapping is a good way to get you noticed in the clubs, usually the first stepping stone to a career in music.

There are many different types of this beat available for you to use. When you are first beginning, you may want to check out various beats available on the Internet so you can find some that best suit your style and lyrics. Some of these may even be available free of charge for you to mess around with and try out.

Once you have found a rhythm that is good for you, you can seek out similar ones. If your intent is to be more professional and make a living, you are going to have to make some kind of investment to secure the rights to the tracks you want to use. These can range in price from just a few dollars on up to tens of thousands of dollars.

Finding musicians with the style you like to help you out may be the best way to start. If you are both just starting in the industry and your styles are compatible, working together could be great for both of you. If you hit on something that sounds really good, you both stand a chance of getting noticed.

Finding quality hip hop beats for rappers can be a key to your success. Whether you start off small with some inexpensive beats or collaborate with other up and coming musicians, you want to have a style that stands out. This will only help you keep your career moving forward.

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Alves to leave FC Barcelona

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

On Thursday, FC Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernández announced Brazillian football defender Dani Alves would leave the club this summer as a free agent.

Alves spent eight seasons with the Catalonians when the club signed him from Sevilla FC. Making his debut for Barça in 2008, Alves played 391 matches and he played the second most games of any foreign player in the Catalan jersey after Lionel Messi. In his last league appearance for Barça, he provided an assist to Luis Suárez which was Alves’s 100th assist in La Liga.

Alves won 23 trophies with Barclona — six La Liga, four Copa del Rey, four Supercopa de España, three UEFA Champions League, three UEFA Super Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups.

Last season Alves extended his contract, as FC Barcelona had a transfer ban imposed by FIFA. Robert Fernández said in the press conference that Aleix Vidal was signed with awareness of Alves’s possible departure. He also said, “This is personal decision that the club has to accept”.

Alves posted on Instagram saying, “I’m privileged, a hard-working and honourable footballer who’s been lucky enough to wear the shirt of the best club in the world in a wonderful decade for the club thanks to the quality of its players and coaches” ((es))Spanish language: ?Soy un privilegiado, un futbolista trabajador y honrado, a quién la vida le ha permitido vestir la camiseta del mejor club del mundo en una década prodigiosa por la calidad de sus jugadores y entrenadores.

FC Barcelona has invited him to address club supporters at the 2016–17 season start in farewell.

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Gambling sites favor Cardinals Marc Ouellet, Peter Turkson, Francis Arinze as next Pope

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Monday, February 11, 2013

With news of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation only hours old, online gambling sites have already published odds for who will become the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, with Cardinals Marc Ouellet and Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson as early odds-on favorites.

Online Australian gambling site SportsBet has Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet as their favorite with 7/2 odds. The Irish Paddy Power brokers has 11/4 odds with the Canadian Cardinal being chosen as Pope. Bwin has Ouellet becoming the next Pope with odds at 7/2. British SportingBet also has odds for Ouellet at 7/2.

British Ladbrokes has Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze with 7/2 odds.

SkyBet has the betting odd for Ghanian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson at 7/2, its best odds for any potential Papal candidate. BetVictor also has the best odds on Turkson with 5/2. Stan James has the best odds for Turkson at 3/1. You Win has odds for Turkson at 5/2.

Bets are also being taken by Paddy Power for the name of the next Pope, with Peter their odds-on favorite at 2/1. It is followed by Pious at 5/1, and John Paul and John at 6/1.

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Different Ways To Scrap Cars

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There are secure methods to scrap your car and there are the more riskytechniques. Some of the more risky techniques consist of generatingyour car at 90 mph into a shrub, or having the car motor instantlystrike up. These of course, are random techniques, something over whichyou have no management but there are more secure, more eco-friendlymethods to scrap your car over which you have as much management as youwant.The apparent technique is basically to take your car to ascrap yard. You should be sure to see that the scrap car buyer isauthorized. If not, you might see yourself a few several weeks aheadwith a restoration invoice because some greedy individual has thrownout your car somewhere they should not have done.You may wellhave to pay someone to come and tow it away, which is an includedfascination for someone who informs you he is a supplier when he isnot. Some discarded traders will also cost you for convenience ofcertain car parts and component. There is an excellent industry forscrap car parts and component, so one path to take may be to take apartthe car yourself, and offer off any areas independently. It has evenbeen known that people have car taking apart events when your buddiescome around with reliable spanners in side and take apart the car foryou.If you are lucky to reside in a place where the regionalauthorities have a discarded assistance available you could take thischoice. Unfortunately, the regional authorities who do have this choiceavailable often discover it is very intensely used and you may wellhave to hang on a while for the car to be eliminated. In this scenariothe authorities, if the hang on is a lengthy time, basically relate youto a scrap car supplier to dismantle the car for them. The authoritiesmay have a 100 % free assistance, or they may cost a little fee.Obviously, it is more likely that a supplier will cost you for scrapping the car.Thereis now a lawful responsibility to make sure that your car is scrappedin an eco-friendly way. This implies eliminating electric resourcessuch as power supply and depleting any dangerous substances and allthis to be done before you get rid of the tires and useful areas. Yourdiscarded supplier has to have the indications of losing all theseareas, which is why it is essential, find an authorized scrap carsupplier. Some of this procedure can be lengthy and attracted out, butit is essential it is done as the law needs and that you have theneeded Certification of Destruction at the end of it. Without thecertificate, you may still be responsible for the car should there beany lawful task to you.You will be able to find the titles ofregionally authorized car scrapping facilities by viewing theEnvironmental Organizations website. This website will also provideconsistently modified information on waste and recycle.

Q and A with New Zealand Prime Minister hopeful

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

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John Key is the leader of the New Zealand National Party and with the New Zealand General Election this year, Wikinews’ Gabriel Pollard spoke to John Key via email.

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