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Members of a mysterious cult who have been engaged in a stand-off with police on a mountain road in central Japan have finally moved on to an unknown destination.
The group, which calls itself the Pana Wave Laboratory, initially refused to move until the end of this week. Members insisted they were caring for a seriously ill woman believed to be their leader.
But their caravan of vehicles began pulling out of Thursday, after police searched their vehicles on suspicion they had broken traffic laws, said a spokesman for the prefectural police in Gifu.
The cult, whose members are clad entirely in white, is reported to believe that the world will be devastated on 15 May by natural disasters, caused by a reversal of the magnetic pole.
The group has reportedly been on the move across Japan for the last 10 years.
Police said no arrests were made on Thursday, and it was not clear where the caravan was headed. About 300 officers had been sent to the road in Gifu’s Yamato town.

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ugg boots sale is really one of most great and famous boots brands all over the world nowadays. So many people wear UGG Boots especially ladies in winter for UGGS’ warm and fashion style.
Do some research on the retailer before you buy the Ugg boots they are selling. Fake Ugg boots are sold in a variety of locations. You will often see them sold on eBay, Amazon and in departments stores
Look at the price of the boots. As you know Ugg boots aren’t cheap. If you see some for a really cheap price, be careful as these are more likely to be fake.
Take a close look at the tags on the Ugg Skimmer. Real Ugg boots are made by an American company called Deckers that manufactures them in China.
Take a really close look at the fur that lines the boots. Authentic Uggs are made with real sheepskin, which has a distinct texture and colour. Real sheep skin fur is not white or nearly white.
Look at the care booklet provided with the boots.Look at the stitching on the boots. Authentic boots will have high quality, even stitching.
Take a whiff. New UGG Ultra Short Boots (ones that have never been worn) should not have any chemical smells, paticularlly a smell of paint.
Look at the size and shape of the boots. Fake boots are taller and don’t run a size bigger like real boots. Real Uggs have a rounder finish on their front.

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Many viewers are confused about the impending switchover from analogue TV to digital, due to take place between 2008 and 2012.
What will the changeover mean for licence fee payers? Will it mean buying a new television? And - most important of all - how much will it cost?
BBC News’ resident Digital Doctor is on hand to deal with your queries.

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Apple will pay rival technology firm Creative Technology $100m (£52m) in an out of court settlement which will end litigation over a patent dispute.
The two companies traded lawsuits after Creative accused Apple of infringing its patents in its iPod music player.
Creative launched its own digital music players in 2000 but they have been largely eclipsed by Apple’s iPod.
Regulators launched a probe into the dispute, revolving around a navigation menu designed by Creative, in June.

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Japan’s Hitachi Corporation has become the latest firm to recall Sony-made batteries amid safety fears.
Hitachi is recalling about 16,000 laptop battery packs, consisting of Sony-made lithium-ion batteries, installed in laptop computers in Japan.
This follows evidence that, in certain circumstances, the batteries can overheat and catch fire.
Dell and Apple launched massive recalls of Sony batteries in recent months and other firms have followed suit.

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number of iPhones that reportedly “exploded” in France were not due to the battery overheating as had been suggested, Apple has said.
The firm said that all of the handsets they had seen with broken screens were caused by an “external force”.
Watchdogs had launched investigations after reports of iPhones that had exploded or cracked spontaneously.
France’s top trade official is meeting with the financial director of Apple France to discuss the claims.
Herve Novelli, secretary of state for trade and consumer affairs, said he would question Apple’s Michel Coulomb about the “causes of the implosion of these devices and eventual measures they could take,” according to AP.
Consumers in the UK, Holland and Sweden had reported similar problems.

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Not surprisingly given the hot climate Egyptians wore only light clothing. Men wore a loincloth and a kind of kilt. Women wore dresses with shoulder straps. Clothes were made of linen or cotton.
Later in Egyptian history clothes became more elaborate and colourful.
Egyptian’s shaved their hair and wore wigs. Children had their heads shaved to prevent lice (although they usually had a braid left at the side of their heads). It was normal for children to go naked.
Most people went barefoot much of the time but they sometimes wore sandals made from papyrus.
Egyptians wore jewellery. Those who could afford it wore jewellery of gold, silver and precious stones. Poor people wore jewellery made of copper or bronze. Both men and women wore make-up.

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Hanesbrands and its employees worldwide have accomplished many important improvement initiatives in the first year as an independent public company. Our ability to manage change has been critical to our success and will continue to be integral to our efforts to achieve our long-term growth goals. The addition of fabric production capacity in El Salvador is another significant milestone in our efforts to create a lower-cost supply chain operating fewer, larger plants that are more effectively aligned with our production flow. We already own sewing plants in El Salvador and elsewhere in Central America. We now have a textile and sewing base in Central America that gives us flexibility to expand and leverage our large scale of production,” said Hanesbrands Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll.

The plant, which is 350,000 square feet, was already producing these materials for Hanesbrands before the company agreed to purchase it. “This is an extremely strong operation with an outstanding management team and workforce who are already very familiar with our products and way of doing business. We are expanding in El Salvador as we create a balanced global supply chain and move production to lower-cost countries to remain competitive,” said Gerald Evans, Hanesbrands executive vice president and chief global supply chain officer.

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In Japan, people have been using barcodes to access information using their mobile phones for a few years now. Placed on billboards, business cards, and other advertising media, consumers take a picture of barcodes and the software program inside the mobile phone directs them to the corresponding website. Now, a company called Augme.com had designed a line of T-Shirts with barcodes that can be scanned easily using a mobile phone device.
For small and large businesses, this type of advertising is inexpensive and could become very popular. Those wearing the T-Shirts can promote their favourite companies or products, or advertise their own businesses. The barcode on the shirt is called a ‘tag’ and can be scanned by any mobile phone device that has the technology to read and download the information.

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Many UK retailers in the past year have seen declines in sales, but with the upcoming holiday season, large retailers like Woolworth’s are confident they will see an increase. In order to prepare for the holiday shopping season, the company recently debuted its new discount line which includes a variety items from T-Shirts to home appliances.
“We are confident that, operationally, the businesses are in good shape, with strong customer propositions going into the critical Christmas trading period. However, we continue to be cautious about the trading environment and have planned accordingly by focusing on cost control, cash generation and margin enhancement,” said Chief Executive Trevor Bish-Jones in a written statement.

In addition to Woolworth stores, the company also owns two entertainment companies, E.UK and 2 Entertain. The company overall has a 17% increase in sales in the last quarter which was “driven primarily by the acquisitions and contract wins within the entertainment wholesale business,” said the company.

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