Cyber monday

• howard mcsweeney1

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  3 December 2012     13:20204344
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  austerity or not still a lot of money washing around.
  
  
  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/happy-christmas-for-retailers-as-they-brace-for-busiest-online-shopping-day-ever-8374270.html
• Guest 710

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  3 December 2012     13:32204346
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  All those lovely 'chickens' to look forward to from all those boxed-up eggs.
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• Guest 710

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  3 December 2012     13:37204347
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  Talking of cyber Monday, did anyone read that last Monday there were zero reports of killings in New York?
  
  "New York City achieved a rarity on Monday - for 24 hours there was not a single report of a person being shot, stabbed or subjected to violent crime, police have revealed."
  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/28/new-york-crime-free
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  3 December 2012     15:05204360
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  interesting that "stop and search" achieves results there, was very controversial over here when it was practiced.
• Guest 710

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  3 December 2012     16:23204370
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  'Stop and frisk' Howard. A tactic that seems to have reduced the incidence of carrying a concealed weapon. This is not quite the same as emptying-out pockets and questioning...the same people over and over again.
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• Guest 710

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  3 December 2012     23:40204435
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  Cyber Monday?
  "Britain could have financed the Olympic Games out of the VAT it is losing on the sales of digital services, new research shows, heaping more pressure on George Osborne to close tax loopholes enjoyed by multinational companies in Wednesday's autumn statement.
  
  As Britons splashed out millions on Christmas gifts on the busiest online shopping day of the year, a report by a leading telecoms and digital consultancy suggests the UK is losing over €2bn (£1.6bn) a year in VAT on digital services bought by British consumers from suppliers such as Amazon which are based overseas. Greenwich Consulting estimates the UK will lose £10bn between 2008 and 2014. Ministers say the London Games cost taxpayers £9bn..."
  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/03/vat-loophole-digital-sales-olympics
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