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Traditional Duets - Lynda Dawson & Pattie Hopkins

INTRO – If you like your country or acoustic music slick and highly produced, don’t buy the following CD by Raleigh’s Lynda Dawson and Greenville’s Pattie Hopkins. One guitar, one fiddle, two voices … that’s it … and the CD’s title tells you everything you need to know about the music inside. George Olsen talked with Lynda & Pattie and has this. When I receive music in the mail the first thing I might notice is the CDs title. In the case of Lynda Dawson & Pattie Hopkins CD “Traditional Duets” the first thing that popped into my head was “they certainly didn’t expend a lot of energy naming this disc.” After listening to the disc my review changed to “great music, boring name.” Boring or not, Lynda & Pattie somehow stumbled upon a perfectly descriptive title for their CD that somehow after centuries of traditional music is absolutely unique. (PH) “Traditional Duets was actually a place holder with our graphic design artist and toward the end of the project we fell in love




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Apple’s 1st own India outlet to come up at BKC

US phone-maker said to have leased 25k sq ft space at Maker Maxity mall in the Mumbai hub.




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Apple to close retail stores worldwide, except Greater China, until March 27

"We will be closing all of our retail stores outside of Greater China until March 27," Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote in a letter posted on the company's website.




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GST rate hike on mobiles: Xiaomi, ICEA, CAIT, AIMRA say move will seriously harm the industry

The decision was taken in the 39th GST Council meeting chaired by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The move was made to correct the inverted duty structure. ​




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Samsung resumes limited operations at Noida plant

The state government has given permission to various companies, including Samsung, to start operations with a maximum of 3,000 employees in a manufacturing unit.




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Anil Ambani-led Reliance Games to incubate and invest in gaming startups

“For incubators, we want to look at India as the first starting point,” said Manish Agarwal, CEO of Reliance Entertainment.




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This new feature could make 'Super Smash Bros' the game of the year

There's no better game to play with friends than "Super Smash Bros." And it's about to get even better.




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Got a Crush on Candy Crush? You Can Soon Wear It Developer of world’s most popular game signs licensing deal with Dream Theatre

King Digital Entertainment Plc, owner of Candy Crush, has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Mumbai-based Dream Theatre, to license and sell Candy Crush branded products across South Asia.




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Toonz Animation ties up with Gummybear International

Toonz Animation, the flagship division of leading content company Toonz Entertainment, has signed a major deal with Gummybear International Inc.




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Gaming startup MadRat develops wear and play platform for kids

MadRat has developed an interactive suit designed to encourage children to venture out and play even within the restrictive confines of housing complexes.




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Free Download from Ken Yates

Free download of The One That Got Away from Ken Yates ' new CD "23", currently featured on The Sound. Visit Ken's website here .




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Will Rotomac companies face liquidation?

Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Allahabad Bank, Union Bank of India, and Bank of Maharashtra have jointly lent close to Rs 4,000 crore to the two Rotomac Group companies.




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ED attaches Rs 177 crore assets in Rotomac bank fraud case

It alleged that these assets were the "proceeds of crime" of the illegal act of money laundering.




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Navneet Education signs Prithvi Shaw as brand ambassador for Youva

Shaw will feature in a line of exclusive limited edition stationery, inspired by and with inputs from him.




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An inside view of India's pencil business and the four families that control it

Complicated manufacturing and investment needs may have a role in keeping new players out of the business.




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Expect stationery business to get back to double digit growth from Dec: ITC

The company had also brought the Classmate Pulse Selfie notebooks, allowing personalisation of notebooks with a selfie on the cover.




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Vikram Kothari, Rotomac promoter raided by CBI: Live Updates

After Rs 11,360 crore PNB scam , another ace businessman - Vikram Kothari from Kanpur -has been accused of defaulting on repayment of more than Rs 800 crore loans from five government banks




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Bombay Dyeing draws strategy to revive retail business

The reinvention started more than a decade ago, soon after the company decided to exit textile manufacturing.




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Parryware to supply bathroom products for Patanjali projects

As part of this association, "Parryware sanitaryware and faucets will be used for all Patanjali's upcoming projects across India," the company said in a statement.




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Lacasa store concept will grow our business 2 times by 2020: Manish Bhatia, HSIL

We will be investing approximately Rs 2-3 crore each in setting up 10 Lacasa stores covering around 40,000-50,000 sq. ft. area till 2020.




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Sanjay Kalra appointed as President of HSIL's Bath Products Business

Kalra was earlier associated with HSIL as Senior Vice President – Sales. Prior to joining HSIL, Kalra has held leadership positions at Sintex Industries, Somany Ceramics, and Pidlite Industries.




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Bed Bath and Beyond sinks as doubts around turnaround linger

Bed Bath and Beyond has been struggling to boost sales in the face of changing consumer preferences towards online furniture retailers such as Wayfair Inc.




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Bed Bath & Beyond shakes up board amid investor pressure, co-founders step down

Shares of the New Jersey-based home furnishing retailer fell about 3 percent in mid-day trade.




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The mystery in your mattress

The memory-foam bedding market is projected to be worth Rs 300 crore by next year.




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Durables, electronic items to feature high on shoppers' list post lockdown: Croma

Products such as laptops, smartphones and printers have become crucial for those working from home, while household appliances like washing machines, ACs, TVs and vacuum cleaners are now more important than ever for households.




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Appliance, consumer electronics makers look at production resumption post lockdown

Companies like Panasonic India, Godrej Appliances, Dixon Technologies and Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd said with retail outlets shut there is no point to start production as there is existing unsold inventory of March at warehouses and dealers.




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Consumer durables Q4 earnings preview: Profits may fall up to 40% on erratic sales

Most consumer durables companies in India rely on imported components. Poor input supplies since January and later closure of factories, malls, shops and offices due to the lockdown hit consumer demand badly.




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White goods retailers in state seek nod to restart operations

Major retail chains including Viveks, Shahs, Girias, Vasanth and Co are among the signatories of the letter, which fears job losses might start impacting one lakh of families, besides a steep drop in direct and indirect tax revenues to the state.




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Samsung donates Rs 2 crore to Tamil Nadu in fight against coronavirus

The company had recently contributed Rs 15 crore to PM CARES Fund.




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Stationery business on rise in Koramangala

The business of fine writing instruments is growing in tandem with other luxury segments in Koramangala and its surroundings.




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Cardboard box makers shut shop due to lack of regulation, input cost hike

About a fourth of the corrugated box makers in the country are in danger of shutting down over the next few months as they are unable to pass on cost pressures to their clients.




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Tolexo collaborates with Google to boost sales and bring down customer acquisition cost

With about a million products available on its website, Tolexo is among the largest B2B ecommerce sites in the country, serving 2.5 lakh businesses.




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Toy maker Funskool inaugurates new factory in Ranipet

"The company will invest another Rs 15 crore in another three months. The factory is close to Chennai port, thereby facilitating easy exports to our buyers abroad. We are happy to inaugurate our third manufacturing facility in India and production has already begun ,” said John Baby, chief executive officer (CEO), Funskool.




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AR educational toymaker PlayShifu lands $7M funding led by Chiratae, Inventus & Bharat Innovation Fund

The startup plans to use the funds raised to focus on building unique phygital interactions, new product developments and expand its retail presence from 15 countries to more than 30 countries




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Hanung Toys promoter detained at airport following LOC issued by PNB

Hanung Toys and Textile Ltd owes Rs 2,300 crore from a consortium of 15 lenders led by state-owned PNB, which alone has exposure of Rs 599 crore.




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Karnataka Bank reports Rs 40.39cr fraud by Hanung Toys and Textiles

​​H​​anung Toys and Textiles Ltd (borrowing account) dealing with the bank since 2008 had availed various credit facilities under consortium arrangement wherein, Karnataka Bank was one of the member banks, it said in a regulatory filing.




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Toys association seeks rollback of customs duty hike

Imports account for almost 85 per cent of the total toys' demand in the country and only the remaining 15 per cent of the sale is met by the domestic manufacturers, according to the industry.




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Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration

Prada, who has been the creative force behind one of luxury's most successful brands for 30 years, said the new partnership did not signal an eventual succession.




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Prada picks Bengaluru-based BigThinx for its fashion tech accelerator programme

BigThinx’s neural networks create a personalised 3D virtual avatar from 2D images for fashion brands and their customers.




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LVMH to make sanitising gel instead of perfumes, make-up at 3 factories in France, distribute it for free to hospitals

Twelve tons of the gel will be produced as soon as this week.




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Armani to make single use medical overalls at all its Italian factories

Giorgio Armani has donated 2 million euros in recent weeks to hospitals around Italy.




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Covid-19 outbreak ahead of Akshaya Tritiya is credit negative for gold jewellery retail industry: ICRA

The lockdown has resulted in closure of retail stores across the country. Apart from this, there have been supply chain disruptions with restriction on movement of non-essential goods. While jewellery buying is generally spread throughout the year, it peaks during periods of Akshaya Tritiya, wedding and festival seasons as buying gold is considered culturally auspicious.




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Jewellers may be staring at a 94% plunge in gold demand this Akshaya Tritiya

GJC chairman Anantha Padmanabhan said, “There may be some token booking for gold by individuals for amounts like Rs 5,000 or so. But there will be no big investments in gold as all the shops are closed. The drop in demand will be around 94%.”




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Jewellers use digital platform, offer discount to sell gold this Akshaya Tritiya

"As we started getting a lot of enquires from our regular customers, we have started taking Akshay Tritiya bookings online from 21st April onwards on our e-commerce platforms. The same will be delivered to the customers post lockdown ends," Aditya Pethe, director, WHP Jewellers said.




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Jewellers witness encouraging response from customers on their digital platforms for Akshaya Tritiya

Mr. Ajoy Chawla, CEO, Jewellery Division at Titan Company Limited said, "All 328 Tanishq stores remain shut this year and hence it would be unfair to compare numbers with last year. But the overall customer response to tanishq.co.in from key metros and even with tier-2 and tier-3 towns has been extremely encouraging.




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Diamond polishing industry staring at a decade low revenue : Crisil

Assuming the pandemic starts subsiding by June and trade channels normalise over the next quarter, CRISIL expects a revival in demand to be pushed into the second half of the fiscal.




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Gold demand falls 36% in January-March due to volatile prices, economic uncertainties: WGC

According to the World Gold Council's (WGC) Q1 Gold Demand Trends report, in terms of value India's the first quarter gold demand fell 20 per cent to Rs 37,580 crore, compared to Rs 47,000 crore in the same period of 2019.




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Surat may lose cutting edge in diamond trade

Diamond trade at Surat has come to a halt because of the lockdown. Many workers have also left.




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Episode 55: 20 Jazz Funk Greats

Datassette presents a series of mixes intended for listening while programming to aid concentration and increase productivity (also compatible with other activities).




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Welspun India resumes partial ops at manufacturing facilities in Gujarat

On March 24, the company had decided to temporarily close its manufacturing operations at the two units with immediate effect till further notice following announcement of nationwide lockdown to curb spread of coronavirus pandemic.