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louis vuitton outletOn Tuesday, Israeli army's chief of staff, Lt Gen Benny Gantz, told a parliamentary committee that Israel was poised to combat what he called cyber terrorism. "From our standpoint we are talking about a meaningful and even critical arena,'' he was quoted as saying."Cyber wars" The latest attacks have underscored the hostile relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The Saudis do not recognise the state of Israel.They have also shown the potential for politically motivated cyber attacks to escalate in the region with Arab and Israeli hackers warning of possible future action.After the Israeli credit card data was published, a spokesman for the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, Sami Abu Zuhri, released a press statement in which he praised "the Arab hacker". He described the leak as "an act of creativity carried out by Arab youth, inventing new forms of Arab and Islamic resistance to the occupation [of Palestinian territories by Israel]".Internet security experts in Israel say that the country, well-known for its high-tech expertise, is better prepared than most to deal with cyber crimes. However they suggest the latest attacks show the need for the private sector to improve security."It's absolutely imperative that we do something about this now, not in 10 years' time," says Gadi Evron, formerly in charge of internet security for the Israeli government and now a research fellow at Tel Aviv University. "We mustn't use scare tactics but the more connected and computer literate a country becomes, the more vulnerable it is."The country's Shin Bet internal security agency has a special unit that advises important industries on internet security.Associated British Foods has reported a 12% rise in total sales in the 16 weeks to 7 January, thanks to "exceptional" performances at its sugar division and at discount fashion chain Primark.The group, which sells Silver Spoon sugar, said higher prices and higher production levels meant that total revenues from sugar rose 21%.Revenues at Primark increased by 16%.

louis vuitton online storeHowever, it added that the operating margin at Primark was lower than a year ago because of higher cotton costs.But it also noted that cotton prices had fallen from their high point last year and said it would begin to see the benefit of that in the second half of its financial year.AB Foods opened nine new Primark stores in Europe over the trading period, including two in the UK, as well as two concessions in Selfridges stores in Birmingham and Manchester.The group said that sales growth at stores open for more than a year was good, but did not give an exact figure.Looking ahead, AB Foods said: "We expect growth in sales and adjusted operating profit in the coming year, with the improvement weighted towards the second half."Keith Bowman, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers, said the company had delivered "a reassuring if somewhat unexciting update". "The group continues to benefit from its diverse nature, with solid trading for both its sugar and retail businesses offsetting more sedate performances for grocery and ingredients. In addition, both commodity and currency volatility continue to buffet the company," he said.Low confidence Meanwhile, online fashion retailer Asos also reported a strong third quarter.Total sales in the UK rose 10% in the three months to 31 December, while international sales rose 93%.Luxury fashion brand Mulberry, which makes handbags and other leather goods, said like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks to 14 January increased by 25%.The company said the success of the festive period meant its results for the full financial year would exceed its earlier expectations.

 louis vuitton outlet storesSeparately, the Nationwide Building Society said that consumer confidence in the UK had been "at a low ebb" in December, blaming the rising cost of living and the eurozone debt crisis.Its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 38 last month from 40 in November, although it was still above October's record low of 36.The OPLC hopes half of the 8,000 jobs it wants to create after the Games will be at the media centreA London 2012 venue could be turned into a fashion hub, leisure village or an innovation and research centre.The ideas are part of short-listed plans for the legacy of the Olympic press and broadcast centre.The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) is in final negotiations with UK Fashion Hub, Oxylane Group and iCITY.Long leases are up for grabs for the whole of both buildings which in total cover one million sq ft (90,000 sq m) of commercial space.The OPLC, which is in charge of securing the economic future of the Games site, said it hoped about half of the 8,000 jobs it wants to be created on the Olympic Park site, to be at the press and broadcast centre. It hopes to announce the winning bid this summer with a view to making the buildings available for fit out and opening from spring 2013. OPLC chief executive, Andrew Altman described them as "dynamic bids", adding: "We will now go through their proposals in fine detail to make sure that they can deliver a successful ongoing legacy that will stimulate future commercial interest."

www.louisvuittonoutletset.comThe short-listed bids are:UK Fashion Hub - a dedicated centre for the fashion and textile manufacturing sectors, where the press centre would become a fashion college, a fashion e-tailing centre and a media centreOxylane Group - a sports orientated mixed-use offer in partnership with Loughborough University. The broadcast centre would offer leisure, events space, research, and retail while the press centre would be used as office space and a technology centreiCITY - the broadcast centre would be used as a computing centre, research labs, post production, graphic designer and digital education while the press centre would become an innovation and research centre with links to higher education to try and showcase British technologyFashion chain Bonmarche, part of the Peacocks Group, has been bought for an undisclosed sum by private equity group Sun European Partners.However, the deal could lead to 1,400 redundancies.Sun, which bought the entire chain apart from three stores, has said it will continue to run 230 stores but will close about 160.Peacocks went into administration last week, having tried unsuccessfully to restructure its ￡240m debts.Sun, which also owns the Alexon and Jacques Vert brands, has bought Bonmarche out of administration in a pre-pack deal.This is where the sale of an insolvent company's assets is arranged before the formal insolvency process is completed. The store closures mean it will continue to employ about 2,400 of the chain's 3,800 strong workforce.