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Pleaseexplain"declineofthehighstreet."
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Thismeanstraditionalcommerce-traditionalwaysofdoingbusiness,buyingandsellingetc-is,onthemain,onthewane.
Onthewanemeansbecomingsmaller,asthemoongetssmallerwhenit'sonthewane,whenitsilluminatedareabeginsdecreasingafterafullmoon.Otherthingsonthewanemeansthey'realsodecreasing,becominglessvigorous,lessinfluentialorlessextensive.
Whichexplainshowtraditionalshopsandbusinessesarefaringthesedays.Ascustomersincreasinglybuystuffonline,traditionalshops,i.e.realshopsonthestreetarehavingfewerandfewercustomers,hencetheirdecline.Oh,highstreet.Thatintheolddaysreferredtothemainstreetorthebiggeststreetorperhapstheonlystreetofthevillageorsmalltown.Highstreet,orHighStreetwasthuscalledpresumablybecauseonthisstreet,thedecibellevelswerehigh,astheremusthavebeenalotofshoutingandshoutingbackgoingon.Inotherwords,therewasahighlevelofhustleandbustle,i.e.alotofactivities.
本田旗下汽车品牌讴歌推出NFT并在Decentraland上创建虚拟展厅:3月25日消息，继阿尔法罗密欧和兰博基尼之后，本田旗下汽车品牌讴歌（Acura）宣布推出NFT，该公司将创建一批数量有限的NFT以配合2023款讴歌Integra新车上市，2023 AcuraIntegra汽车的前500名客户将会获得NFT，据悉该NFT是由3D艺术家Andreas Wannerstedt独家设计创作。此外，讴歌还在Decentraland上创建了一个虚拟元宇宙汽车展厅The Acuraof Decentraland，允许车迷进入探索体验新款车型，访问者无需拥有NFT所有权即可进入Acuraof Decentraland数字展厅。（Newsweek）[2022/3/25 14:17:31]
Today,highstreetstandsforthebusiestcommercialdistrictofacity,itsdowntownareawherethemostimportantandbiggestbusinesstransactionsaredoneanddealt.
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Okayandallright.Herearemediaexamplesofhighstreet,bothasnounandadjective:
1.Ifyou'revisitingBritainforthefirsttimeandwonderingwhatlocalpeoplemeanwhentheydirectyouto"theHighStreet",youarenotalone.TheHighStreetisoneofthosephrases—andplaces—thatissomuchapartofeverydaylifeintheUKthatlocalpeoplehardlyeverfeeltheneedtoexplaintovisitorsandtourists.
数据：AO Decentraland每日访客量超4000名:1月24日消息，Run It Wild最新数据显示，澳大利亚网球公开赛（AO）与Decentraland联手推出的AO Decentraland每日访客量大约为4000至5000名，活跃游客的峰值为28286人。此外，在150个国家中，来自美国的观众最多，达20%，其次是澳大利亚，为15%。
Run It Wild表示，这个虚拟实验预计将成为Decentraland上参加人数最多的活动之一，将超过10月份的元宇宙节。（Blockworks）[2022/1/24 9:10:04]
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PeopleintheUKusethetermthehighstreetthewayAmericansusethephraseMainStreet.Ahighstreetisthemaincommercialandretailstreetinatown.Inbigcities,eachneighborhoodordistrictwillprobablyhaveitsownhighstreet.Inasmallvillage,thehighstreetmayhavelittlemorethanamailbox,apublicpayphone,andasmallconveniencestore.Attheveryleast,ahighstreetusuallyhasapub.
币安智能链NFT项目DeCEX将于4月18日上线PancakeSwap:据官方消息，币安智能链NFT项目DeCEX将于4月18日上市PancakeSwap
据悉，DeCEX是基于币安智能链（BSC）开发的BEP20协议（代币缩写DCX，总供应量100万枚），用于NFT的获得和流通。上市PancakeSwap之后，DeCEX的四大矿池将一并开启，质押DCX或DCX LP代币即可赚取代币奖励或兑换NFT。头矿DCX总供应量12万枚，采取七天减半的矿池机制。[2021/4/15 20:24:34]
-"TheHighStreet"andHighStreetFashion,TripSavvy.com,June4,2019.
2.WithEnglishnon-essentialstoresfreetoopenfromMonday(withhealth,socialdistancingandhygieneregulationsmet),UnderlinesMagazineassessesthemind-setofthoseconsumerswhowillbecomingouttoshopontheHighStreetagain.
AforwardthinkingreportbyTheGreenRoomadvisesthatbrandsandretailerswillbefacedwithadifferentlevelofconsumerexpectation–onethattheyhaveneverencounteredbefore.Thelast3monthshavenotonlyhadprofoundeffectsonworkingandhomelifebutalsoonemotionalandmentalwellbeing.Frommid-Marchonwardseverythingwetookasfamiliarchangedmoreorlessovernightandmeantrapidchangesforretailandbrandswhosupplythem.The‘newnormal’isnotquitehereyetaswearetransitioningatthemomentbetweentheperiodofthe‘eyeofthestorm’whenthepandemicstruckandthegradualeasingoflock-down,whichmanyconsumersaretreatingwithextremecaution,andthereismuchuncertaintystillinourdaytodaylives.Manywhohavebeenfurloughedhavebeen‘protected’againstthefinancialchaosandworryforsometime,butasthedeadlinetocontinuetofurloughstaffpassedon10thJune,therewasawaveofredundanciesintheretailchain.
Decred联合创始人：美国是最合适加密发展的国家:11月23日消息，Decred联合创始人Jake Yocom-Piatt表示，美国是最适合加密发展的国家。他称，在美国大多数司法管辖区，加密货币被视为个人财产，因此它们的税收待遇相对统一。同时，加密货币交易是一种言论形式，所以言论自由受到保护的州是最不可能限制加密货币的。尽管美国目前面临许多重大的社会问题，但其言论自由与保护加密密码不被强制披露的措施结合在一起，使美国成为世界上对加密最友好的国家。（Cointelegraph）[2020/11/23 21:44:51]
No-onehasbeenuntouchedbythechangeswehaveexperienced–socialdistancing(andthereindistantsocialising),increasesinhomeexerciseandsurgeinactivewearandloungeweargarmentsales,ourlargestITandservicecompanieshavingthevastmajorityoftheirstaffworkingfromhome,ouronlyentertainmentbeinghomeentertainmentandthementalhealtheffectsofsuchrapidandseismicchangestoourlives.
现场 | 8 Decimal合伙人：希望人们形成自己对区块链价值的判断:金色财经现场报道，6月26日在圣何塞会议中心举行的Blockchain Connect会议上，讨论“发现下一个加密世界独角兽，未来几年内你希望看到怎样的行业文化”这个问题时，8 Decimal合伙人Yubo Ruan说，现在人们开始有了初步的理性投资的意识，我们需要专注于自己为社区创造了多少价值，同时，希望人们对价值有自己的判断。[2018/6/27]
-WHATWILLCONSUMERSEXPECTFROMTHEHIGHSTREETNOW?UnderlinesMagazine.com,June12,2020.
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Butwhichisbestforyourneeds?Whetheryouwanttostandoutinthecrowd,twinwithyourfamilyorputcomfortandsafetyoverstyle,thereisamaskforyou.
Here,ClemmieFieldsendlooksattenofthebestfromtheHighStreet,ratingthemoutoffive.
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Bandana-stylefloralandspaceprint,12fortwoasos.com
MADEwithdouble-layeredfabric,withanadjustablefitaroundtheears.
Doesn’thugyourchin,butthismakesitfeellikeyouhaveroomtobreathe.
Disclaimerstatesit’snotamedicaldevice,butitwillticktheboxforwearingamask.
Washat40degrees.
RATING:3/5
-TenofthebestfacecoveringsfromtheHighStreetforeveryoccasion,TheSun.co.uk,July16,2020.
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