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A new study by Holland and Barrett has revealed that going vegan leads to weight loss, glowing skin and increased libido.
A new study from Holland and Barrett conducted in December 2020 has unveiled some interesting statistics, such as the most popular reason for choosing a vegan diet being the health benefits.
In fact, 41% of new vegans say they switched to veganism for their health, compared to 32% for ethical reasons, and 24% for sustainability and the environment.
These enticing health benefits have been identified as ‘weight loss, glowing skin, and increased libido’. Nearly half of the study participants said they had lost weight, with 60% seeing weight loss in the first three months.
Are vegans better in bed?
Increased libido is something longterm vegan Pamela Anderson highlighted on social media recently, and even challenged Piers Morgan to try a vegan diet for that purpose. The actress tweeted to her 1.2 million followers:
“Vegans make better lovers. The cholesterol in meat, eggs, and dairy causes hardening of the arteries (and not much else).
“It slows blood flow to all the body’s organs, not just the heart. You can improve your overall health and increase stamina in the bedroom by going vegan.”
It’s safe to say Piers didn’t like this insinuation that his manhood didn’t perform well in the bedroom, and wasn’t on board with Anderson’s claims.
However, a third of men and a quarter of women questioned in the study reported a libido boost, so there may be truth to the claim!
Veg-eaters will make up 25% of the British population by 2025
An interesting find was that more than one in four vegans (29%) had adopted the diet in the past 12 months. This indicates two things. Firstly, the rise of veganism is exponential and will continue to increase more steeply over the next few years.
Moreover, the Vegan Society has predicted that vegans and vegetarians will make up a quarter of the British population by 2025.
Secondly, that the Covid-19 pandemic has played a significant role in the rise. In fact, 12% of adults (and 23% of those aged 16-24) said that the outbreak had made a vegan diet more appealing. With the threat of a bird flu pandemic on the horizon, it is no surprise that switching to plant-based foods is looking like the best option for many people.
Holland and Barrett’s nutritionist Emily Rollason has debunked some health concerns of vegans and non-vegans on the website, and you can read the full results of the study here.
Are you a newbie to veganism?
Here are 7 unexpected truths you’ll discover when you go vegan.


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PARIS — High fashion’s international push continues to bear fruit.
Although couture week in Paris, which kicks off Monday, remains a crucial moment for creative expression and brand-building, houses are increasingly banking on client-focused events in emerging markets to fuel the rare enterprise.
Consider Giorgio Armani, who took his Armani Privé collection to Beijing last May, catapulting his profile in the burgeoning region — and bumping up his client base by 10 percent.
“It really helped increase the number of couture clients we have in Asia,” Armani told WWD. “Armani Privé sales in Asia, in fact, account for 20 percent of total sales.…We are also noticing an increased interest for our Armani Privé accessory and jewelry range, which we will continue developing in 2013.”
“We are trying hard to explore emerging markets,” added Ralph Toledano, president of the fashion division at Puig, noting couture at Jean Paul Gaultier registered a “slight increase” in high-fashion sales last year, and is still largely reliant on so-called Western markets. Gaultier staged a fashion show mixing couture and ready-to-wear lines in Beijing last May, and in Cali, Colombia, last October as part of its Fenalco Fashion Week. The latter was touted as the first couture show in the country.
Toledano said Gaultier plans to focus on Greater China in 2013, spreading the couture gospel via a series of client-focused “private parties” rather than press-oriented efforts.
“It’s a more productive tool. I think the return on investment is higher in terms of business,” Toledano said. “We have always been proud to break even in couture.”
Couture’s biggest players, Chanel and Dior, reported double-digit growth in 2012, suggesting that elite clients are insulated from widespread economic turbulence, their spending power hardly blunted.
“Frankly, for us, the problem will be to have enough petites mains,” said Sidney Toledano, chief executive officer at Christian Dior, using the French term for seamstresses. “We have more orders than our capacity.”
He trumpeted a “record year” for couture with a “strong double-digit increase” as clients embraced the streamlined and modernist fashions of the house’s new creative director for women’s, Raf Simons.
Indeed, Toledano noted that Dior’s ateliers remained open through the Christmas and New Year holidays, both to fill a glut of orders and to realize new looks destined to parade in a tent in the Tuileries on Monday. Dior is planning two shows, each with about 400 guests, about half of which are clients or potential clients.
Dior reprised its spring couture show in Shanghai last May, and intends to take the collection on the road again, although the destination has yet to be disclosed.
Dior’s Toledano highlighted a strong return of American clients, in addition to wealthy consumers from emerging countries in Asia, Eastern Europe and South America.
“People are looking for quality, real creativity and modernity, which means something different, new, real and feminine,” he explained. “We are right on the target.”
Bruno Pavlovsky, Chanel’s president of fashion, agreed couture’s allure is reaching more regions of the world, citing growth in Eastern European countries, including Russia, and many requests from South America. “Everywhere, we have people who are very interested in haute couture and understand haute couture,” he said.
Last March, Chanel reprised its spring couture show in Tokyo, complete with its jetliner set, which yielded a high level of orders, making Japan a regular pit stop for order-taking, along with New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Valentino is devoting more resources to its couture operation — both in staffing and in the “richness” of the collections — deeming it “crucial” to the Rome-based fashion firm, according to ceo Stefano Sassi.
“When we want to present the real Valentino, haute couture is always top of mind,” he said, citing 2012 couture sales that were “in line” with the prior year, noting that even “one or two customers” can impact figures.
Sounding a contrarian note, Sassi said, “I still do not see a huge interest from markets like China” for deluxe women’s garments. “It’s something that will develop,” he added.
Gian Giacomo Ferraris, ceo of Versace, trumpeted “strong double-digit growth” for the Atelier Versace couture line last year, “an increase that is in line with the Versace group’s performance.”
He forecast further growth this year as the firm expands its high-jewelry offerings and welcomes clients from markets such as Brazil, Korea and Turkey, in addition to China.
Ferraris added that Versace would continue to organize trunk shows “to present the spirit of the Versace Maison — and Atelier first of all — around the world,” targeting “the most strategic markets for Versace. “
Meanwhile, couture houses continue to experiment with ways to balance their thirst for publicity with the exclusivity demanded by their clients. Many noted that looks are often customized at the request of clients.
Givenchy, which took couture off the runway in 2010 in favor of a still-life presentation, plans to sit out the couture season, while continuing to invest in the rare activity, as reported. “We’re taking a pause,” said Givenchy ceo Sebastian Suhl. “What we’re doing is a continuation of the strategy.”
He noted that not having a runway show has not dented sales progress or press coverage, and hinted that Givenchy would expose its couture on celebrities at high-profile events.
The Costume Institute ball at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in May, with Givenchy couturier Riccardo Tisci a cochair, is bound to be one of them. At the 2012 event, Givenchy dressed the likes of Beyoncé, Rooney Mara and Liv Tyler.
Suhl asserted that the unusual strategy distinguishes the house. “We’re in the process of working on many high-profile projects that will involve couture. It’s about the craft, and that chemistry created between a designer and a client or celebrity,” he said.
Suhl cited single-digit growth last year for couture. “We have a positive outlook for the entire business and also the couture,” he said, noting that emerging markets offer particular potential.
Executives detected a continued surge of newcomers from emerging markets such as India, Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand.
In yet another fashion show shuffle, @elleryland is moving its show in sync with the Paris couture calendar — though the brand is still keeping one foot on the city’s ready-to-wear schedule. Their runway show in January will coincide with the launch of a new strategy: designing two main collections each year instead of four, which will then be released in four drops. “As we all know, the system needs to change. We need to show sooner to give time back to artisans and designers to do what they do best — create,” said founder Kym Ellery. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @kukukuba)
@maxmara’s classic 101801 coat was the cornerstone of its pre-fall 2018 collection. The design team expanded the traditional double-breasted, kimono-sleeved style into a trapeze coat, lean belted styles and a peacoat and presented them in monochromatic looks – like the camel one pictured here. #wwdfashion #prefall18 (📷: George Chinsee)
The @cfda has shifted the dates of #NYFW, with Men’s showing on February 5 through February 7, and Women’s will directly follow, running from February 8 through 14. The preliminary schedule will be released on the CFDA’s web site in the next few days, but Mark Beckham, VP of marketing for the CFDA, revealed that @rafsimons will be back to close the men’s-specific part of the week with a show on February 7 #wwdfashion (📷: Kelly Taub)
@ferragamo is introducing a new space dedicated to the development of women’s and men’s leather good samples. The laboratory, which is created eco-friendly materials and designed to reduce the environmental impact of the manufacturing processes, will allow the company to expand its accessories offering through traditional artisanal approaches. #wwdfashion (📷: @aitorrosasphoto)
How does a “regular, degular, schmegular” girl from the Bronx, N.Y., become a Grammy-nominated artist with a certified platinum record in less than a year? Call it the @iamcardib come up. The 25-year-old has become a musical sensation, and the fashion world is taking note. “If I could describe her style I would say drama. She’s really into the dramatics,” says Cardi B’s stylist @kollincarter. See how Carter styles her bold and out there looks with the link in bio. #wwdfashion
“There is no formula. There is no guideline. I can watch Ted Talks all day, but there is no one who can advise me on exactly what it is I should be doing,” said @ronniefieg, CEO of @kith, in an interview with WWD’s @ariahughes at the brand’s new SoHo office in Manhattan. Head to WWD.com to see how Fieg went from hanging out in shoe stockrooms at 13 to building his own business. #wwdfashion (📷: @weston.wells)
@fearofgod and @maxfieldla have teamed up on a pop-up installation. The store, located in the gallery space across from Maxfield’s Melrose Ave location, is the site of the brand’s House of God pop-up in which Fear of God founder @jerrylorenzo has created a church-inspired installation. A dozen vintage church pews sit in front of an LED screen playing 90s gospel singers in an effort to re-create an environment akin to a Southern Baptist Church, Lorenzo explained. Read more about the pop-up on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: Jennifer Johnson)
Known for his sleek, sophisticated American glamour, Norman Norell is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at @fitnyc. “Norell: Dean of American Fashion,” which runs from February 9 through April 14, will feature approximately 100 ensembles and accessories. His best work is exemplified by the designer’s glittering “mermaid” gowns frosted with thousands of hand-sewn sequins – like the one pictured. (📷: William Helburn) #wwdfashion
For pre-fall 2018, @balmain didn’t let go of the glitz. A crystal embroidered baseball jacket priced at around $40,000 hangs in the “couture” section of the brand’s first men’s pre-collection. Sporting the words “Balmain Army” across the back, the item took around two months to make. “When it was completed, it was like Christmas, it was like, ‘It’s done, it’s exactly what I wanted,’” said Balmain’s creative director @olivier_rousteing during a tour of the collection in a Paris showroom on Monday. #wwdfashion


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Centrify has signed its biggest contract ever.
Samsung has OEM'd Centrify's Active Directory-based security and cloud identity technology intending to put the widgetry on millions of its notoriously insecure Android-based smartphones and tablets to out BlackBerry.
BlackBerry is generally acknowledged to have the most secure mobile devices and, having made its bones in the consumer space, where it's now far and away the leader, Samsung is out to woo the enterprise customer helped along by the problems besetting BlackBerry and spooking its users.
A story in the Wall Street Journal Friday figured Samsung saw BlackBerry as a "wounded animal" with market share ripe for the plucking despite the new BlackBerry 10 operating system about to hit the US next month in a touchscreen phone that's being widely evaluated by security-conscious enterprises and government agencies. BlackBerry also has a new phone with a real keyboard beloved by multitudes.
The Centrify widgetry appears first on a next-generation Android-based platform called KNOX that Samsung is supposed to announce on Monday. KNOX is meant to enhance security at all levels of the Android platform.
It was reportedly designed from the ground up with security in mind to address advanced security requirements for the Android platform. It retains compatibility with Android and the Google ecosystem while engineering fundamental security and management enhancements.
Centrify, which has been working for six-eight months with Samsung on the technology under the deal, wouldn't say how much it will make off the arrangement, which plays to the current enterprise BYOD and cloud craze.
It's delivering an integrated SaaS solution that provides mobile application management and "Zero Sign-on" for devices owned by either the user or the organization.
The Centrify technology Samsung is embedding into its platform will also be generally available as part of Centrify's latest cloud services release, Centrify for Mobile 2013, due to be announced Monday and publicly demonstrated for the first time at a show this week.
It's supposed to make it easier for the organization to get the control and security they need, and for the employee to get the privacy and productivity they want.
Samsung is making a big investment in "corporatizing" its devices including quietly hiring a fresh crop of technology experts and lobbyists, executives from rival firms like RIM and salespeople with suits and polished shoes. It's also funding small security houses with interesting friends and tweaking its ad campaign to address the enterprise.
Centrify is the first palpable sign of this switch in direction. Its security integrates with the containerization Samsung has added as an extension to Android.
The widgetry will let users virtualize and split the device between personal use and company use so if the user leaves the organization his personal pictures and applications will be left intact after the company wipes its data off the widget by deleting its container.
The containers will be managed by Active Directory under a license from Centrify.
The separate environment for enterprise apps includes FIPS-certified security and enhanced multi-layer security. Data reportedly won't leak between containers. Pin numbers will unlock the container. IT can apply group-policy based management. And users can connect securely to SharePoint and their other apps. They gain true multi-application zero sign-on. Amusingly, Microsoft's newfangled ARM-based Surface RT tablet can't join Active Directory.
Centrify and Samsung also expect an enterprise app ecosystem to develop around Single Sign-on (SSO) with developers integrating their mobile applications using an SDK to deliver SSO.
The Centrify and Samsung partnership includes re-sale of Centrify premium mobile and SaaS Single Sign-on offerings via Samsung partners as well as joint marketing to Samsung customers and partners.
Samsung has licensed Centrify's Mobile Authentication Services (MAS) SDK and imported it into the Samsung for Enterprise (SAFE) SDK Framework. Any Android app developer can use the SAFE mobile client SDK to enable Zero Sign-On from Samsung's new devices to their cloud-based applications.
This Zero Sign-On is supposed to go beyond traditional SSO for devices enrolled in the Centrify Cloud Service by allowing users a one-click sign-on to enterprise apps without having to enter a username and password.
ISVs such as Box - which is reportedly used by 92% of the Fortune 500 - and Onvelop are part of a growing list of ecosystem partners in various stages of enhancing their apps using the MAS SDK to support Zero Sign-On inside Samsung's KNOX containers.
Samsung is expected to ship multiple offerings using Centrify technology other than its Mobile Authentication Services (MAS) like MAM (Mobile Application Management), MDM (Mobile Device Management) and MCM (Mobile Container Management).
Separately, Samsung is understood to be adding encryption to its new platform for security-concerned government and corporate accounts.
Centrify CEO Tom Kemp expects to be able to upsell enterprises on protecting their non-Samsung devices such as PCs and Macs with Active Directory on the basis of consistency and the fact that it fits into their existing infrastructure. Centrify will be able to track who's using its technology because it's a SaaS solution and folks have to register to use it.
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Thanks to its position of strength, the JSE has been accused of arrogance.
So, news of gases group Afrox’s likely delisting from the exchange if a buyout by controlling shareholder Linde goes ahead (which it almost certainly will) has reignited a debate on its relevance in a market where investors have a much broader investment choice than ever before.
Thanks to online share trading sites, you can now easily buy stocks on other exchanges, like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). But guess what? They’re losing listings too. When companies are perceived as too cheap, which many are as a result of the uncertainty introduced by Covid-19, it presents an opportunity for their founders and big shareholders, often backed by private equity funds, to take them private again.
Global investors also have more choice. Herenya Capital Advisors says China is crowding out the exchange-traded fund space, causing SA’s weighting to decline in these indices and contributing to reduced liquidity in the local market. Many SA shares are also available on other markets, so global investors don’t have to buy them here.
Owing to poor liquidity in a large number of shares, Herenya says shareholders and big fund managers can’t buy and sell shares as easily as they need to, making them less valuable and easier takeout targets by dominant shareholders. With diminished value, equity raising becomes an expensive option.
Afrox will add to a list of 17 other companies that have left the JSE in 2020, some with no choice, like Intu Properties after it failed to convince creditors to back a debt restructuring. Others include construction groups Group Five and Esor, financial services companies Peregrine and Efficient Group, and mining holding company Assore. While you’d hope that delistings would be countered by new listings, that hasn’t been the case. The JSE’s Patrycja Kula-Verster says that amid the Covid-19 pandemic most listing plans have been shelved. So far, 2020 has seen just four new listings, mostly of exchange-traded funds. New listings on the NYSE have also been overtaken by delistings.
Amid a downturn for some companies, Kula-Verster says it may present a prime opportunity to effect a change in strategy. She says it’s a cyclical trend, but it also cuts off a company’s ability to raise equity capital, one of the main reasons for listing.
The JSE says it’s actively engaging with companies listed on the exchange to address their concerns. However, it says delisting is very often a strategic decision based on the fundamentals of a business, a change in strategic direction or other factors outside its control.
Sure, markets are changing just like everything else. As Herenya puts it, the JSE is not becoming irrelevant, maybe just less relevant.
The death of SA Inc may have been greatly exaggerated
There may still be life left in a number of those so-called SA Inc shares, those companies fully exposed to the local economy. Sharp rises this week in the share prices of a number of them show that the market may have underestimated their ability to weather the impact of Covid-19 on an economy that was already on its knees.
Take Long4Life, for example. Investors were pre-warned that first-half profit was obliterated by the Covid-19 lockdown, as it closed the doors to its Sorbet beauty salons and its Sportsmans Warehouse and Outdoor Warehouse outlets. The ban on alcohol sales meant the Fitch & Leedes tonic water sold by its Chill Beverages unit had no gin to accompany it. So why the 13% jump in its share price when it released its results on Tuesday?
First of all, it has money. It’s a cash-generative company and ended August with R821-million in the bank and no debt. Unlike many of its JSE peers, it entered the pandemic with a strong balance sheet and it kept a close watch on cash flows during the lockdown, helping it eke out a tiny profit.
It’s also optimistic about its prospects after using the lockdown to ensure its businesses emerged stronger and positioned to take advantage of the “new norm”, as CEO Brian Joffe refers to it. Its Sports & Recreation brands are benefiting from more people holidaying locally and exercising at home rather than at a gym. With alcohol back on the table, Chill Beverages is looking at adding alcoholic beverages to its mixers range.
After spending R114-million buying back its own shares over the past six months, it plans to continue the repurchase, as its shares are worth much less than the value of its assets.
While Long4Life says sales at its retail businesses are back to pre-Covid levels, Libstar has been supported by retail trade this year, as the closure of restaurants resulted in increased buying of brands that include Denny mushrooms, Lancewood cheeses and Cape Herb & Spice at supermarkets. With the food-service industry back in business, it’s seeing a recovery in sales to that too. It reported a strong rise in third-quarter revenue this week, also helped by strong demand for its spices and condiments from markets including the US and Japan.
Cashbuild’s shares are actually positive for the year, up by a few percent after a 7% rally on Tuesday. Sales have recovered strongly since it reopened the stores that were shuttered at the height of the lockdown. It’s also expanding, adding more of its own Cashbuild and P&L Hardware outlets to the 160 outlets it’s acquiring after buying The Building Company from Pepkor in August. Maybe South Africans are also turning to DIY projects in lieu of overseas holidays.
While investors remain focused on larger companies, particularly those with hard-currency offshore earnings, perhaps more value can be found closer to home.
Pick n Pay lines up Bottles
The big retailers all claim to be gaining market share. What’s unclear is at whose expense. While Shoprite consistently reports a growing slice of the local grocery market, Pick n Pay this week said it too was making gains, but it seems those are mostly at its Boxer stores targeting middle- to lower-income shoppers. Where it has seen a big gain is in online sales, which doubled over the six months up till the end of August. And they could continue accelerating.
Pick n Pay has bought Bottles after partnering with the alcohol on-demand delivery app in 2018. When alcohol sales were banned in March, Bottles repurposed its app, emerging with a new offer to deliver essential groceries. That was good for Pick n Pay during the lockdown, as more customers did their shopping from the safety of their homes, with many likely to continue doing so.
Equites, a property fund that specialises in logistics properties and warehouses – including those servicing the retail market – says research suggests online sales could reach 5% of total sales in 2020 from just 1.4% the previous year. SA is a late starter compared with countries like the UK, where internet sales account for a quarter of the total.
Perhaps Pick n Pay’s latest purchase will help it even the score with Shoprite. DM168
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Taiwan chip industry emerges as battlefront in U.S.-China showdown
In dominating the fabrication of the most advanced semiconductors, the giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) has captured a technology that’s crucial to the cutting-edge digital devices and weapons of today and tomorrow. TSMC accounts for more than 90% of global output of these chips, according to industry estimates.How did such an innovation take place in a tiny island?
Here’s an interesting background story:
A Chinese-born executive from a leading U.S. tech company, Radio Corporation of America, discussed a bold idea with Taiwanese officials: Build a semiconductor industry from scratch on the island. Taipei struck a tech-transfer agreement with RCA and sent engineers to work there. Chang made a decision that reshaped the global industry: He decided that TSMC would be a pure foundry, making chips for other companies. Orders poured in from Western makers who wanted to focus on design and cut costs.
Much has been made about the outsourcing and the complex supply chains. I don’t understand most of it, but I am at it. I have written about the vulnerabilities in the supply chain (as potential “backdoors”) and therefore, for healthcare, it will be critical to have some degree of certification to safeguard privacy (and more importantly, security).
Why isn’t it feasible to set up the “fab” from ground up?
Advanced chip making is among the most complex manufacturing processes yet devised, they say. Fabricating chips takes three to four months and over a thousand manufacturing processes. It must be done in a pristine environment and requires precision equipment that manipulates particles on sub-atomic levels.(emphasis mine)


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I don’t know how many of you know about the new anti-piracy law in France, which takes a “three strikes” approach to copyright infringement. For example, if people in your house are accused of three acts of copyright infringement, your whole household is cut off from the Internet for two months to a year. You don’t even have to be convicted of anything, just suspected, in order to get your internet access blacklisted.
Well I’d call this irony, except that you knew that something like this was bound to happen. Hapodi, the new French agency responsible for enforcing the new law, rolled out their new logo, and it turns out that they pirated the font in it. The font is named Bienvenue, and it was developed by designer Jean-François Porchez and licensed exclusively to France Telecom/Orange.
Which only goes to prove what a mess the world of copyrights is, and how easy it is to become a pirate, even unwittingly. I think it also shows that despite the protest of record labels and movie studios, the biggest pirates out there are corporations.
What I really want to know is, will Hadopi cut off its own internet access for a year for such a blatant violation? They may have to, because the designer is suing. Meanwhile, Hadopi is busy trying to find similar fonts to license to replace the illegal ones in their logo. Hopefully too busy to go around cutting off people’s internet access.


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Good Technology launches secure email solution for iOS devices with Precise Biometrics Tactivo
Good Vault extends strong two-factor authentication for secured email and encryption. The Tactivo Smart Card & Fingerprint Reader is part of the Good Vault solution, which is the first product built on the newly-introduced Good Trust mobile identity and access management platform. Good Vault extends strong two-factor authentication and security to Good’s award-winning Good for Enterprise email application.
This new solution was unveiled at the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit, which took place Dec. 3-5, 2012 in Las Vegas.
“As one of the leading providers of secure email, Good understands the requirements and needs of users, from the technology behind the best solutions to how to make it easy and convenient,” Thomas Marschall, president & CEO of Precise Biometrics said. “Good’s choice of Tactivo for smart card authentication to Good Vault underscores the many possibilities of Tactivo. Its user-centric design combined with its integration capabilities for virtually any iOS app make is the clear choice for industry leaders like Good.”
As reported previously in BiometricUpdate.com, the Tactivo Smart Card Reader is the first product in the market to have a combined fingerprint and smart card reader, playing into recent ‘bring your own device’ trends in the workplace, as well as the increased prevalence of a mobile workplace.
Good Technology is not the first company to leverage the biometric capacity of the Tactivo Smart Card Reader. In October, Security software provider Intercede launched its MyID CardChecker app, designed for government agencies and enterprises to display electronic information from smart cards.


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Users of the now-defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, which filed for bankruptcy in 2019, will receive 13% of their claims, according to a notice from the trustee Ernst & Young (EY).
Payments will be made based on the market prices for cryptocurrencies as of April 15, 2019, taking 87% of the funds at the disposal of EY.
QuadrigaCX owes 17,648 creditors a total of 303.1 million CAD (~$222.3 million), with 15 claims for more than 1 million CAD (~$733,000) and 28 claims from 500,000 to 999,999 CAD (~$367,000-733,000).
The IRS found that QuadrigaCX had failed to report and owed 11.79 million CAD (~$8.65 million) from 2016 to 2018.
The exchange collapsed after the death of its co-founder Gerald Cotten, the only holder of the private keys for Quadriga’s cold wallets, leaving the platform owing users $171.5 million.


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LG Mobiles has officially announced that all the LG G4 smartphones will start receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starting from next week. Poland, Europe, Asia and America are the first to be upgraded followed by other regions. The complete changelog of LG G4 Android Marshmallow update will be only available once the update hits the devices. LG will soon announce its list of mobiles to get Android 6.0 update.
The Android 6.0 marshmallow brings certain changes over previous version like the App Permissions, Web Experience, Mobile Payments, Fingerprint Scanner and better battery performance. Doze battery saver is the key feature introduced by Google in its latest OS which extends the battery life for users by managing the apps performance when not connected to a power source.
Many Mobiles OEM like Sony, HTC, and Motorola already announced its official list of mobiles to be upgraded for Android Marshmallow OS. Samsung, the giant smartphone vendor still have to announce it devices getting Android 6.0.
“By working closely with Google, LG has been able to bring Android 6.0 to the G4 ahead of any of our competitors. While speed alone isn’t an indicator of great service, it does go a long way toward giving consumers the confidence that LG is committed to its existing customers first”, stated Chris Yie, vice president and head of marketing communications for LG.
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Starting in September 2017, Athena will be introducing new initiatives of communications in the trade press aimed at the retail and industry sectors through a series of articles and dossiers, issued up to March 2018, which will aim at illustrating entrepreneurs and managers the proposed innovative and functional solutions for improving the supply chain, and intervening on category & space allocation processes.
Athena’s new campaign is also the result of an internal reorganization: for the past year the consulting firm founded by Paolo Malucelli has, in fact, created a marketing department with the task of developing specific strategies to monitor and intercept the new demands of a rapidly expanding large-scale retail channel market; and not only.
“During these first few months of operations we have worked together on finding new market opportunities for our current services – says marketing director Jennifer Tubello – as well as the challenge of introducing a customer satisfaction monitoring system in order to increasingly address and enter into detail our solutions, our services and our consultations with the organizations of our clients, manufacturers and retailers who aim to continually improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their organizational processes.”
In the planning of communication activities for the coming months, for the distribution of its publications, Athena has chosen important thematic journals such as Mark Up and Gdoweek: the campaign will, therefore, begin with two pages on the September issue of Mark Up, which will focus on the company’s presentation and the projects developed in these past years, and then devote the subsequent releases of October, January, and March to case histories and other specifics. Athena will then close the year with a single page published on Gdoweek’s special number, Top Store, and start the new year with two editorials scheduled for January and March.
The next appointment with the print campaign is scheduled for October with Mark Up, where projects that have been realized with the applications of our partner JDA will address the innovation and economic benefits obtained in collaboration with a large Piedmont retailer like Dimar.


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A six-foot tall shrub pruned to look like a giant cactus was recently stolen from an Ermine store.
Sharon Absher, an employee at the Golden Apple fruit and vegetable market, said surveillance footage shows the shrub was taken from store grounds at 1:31 a.m. on Aug. 5.
She said the Golden Apple started carrying large shrubs in the shapes of bears, stars and cacti in March. The stolen cactus shrub was priced at $400.
“It’s an unusual piece,” said Absher. “We’re the only ones around that carry the sculptured pieces.”
Absher said the Golden Apple will offer a cash reward to anyone who offers information leading to the arrest of the persons involved in the theft of the shrub.
Anyone with information about the theft can call the Kentucky State Police at 606-435-6069.


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Goat Simulator is primed to receive a zombie survival game mode with the release of the DayZ-inspired GoatZ DLC later this week.
The Last of Us DLC release Left Behind will get a standalone digital release on PS3 and PS4, Naughty Dog has announced.
Warner Bros has, three months ahead of the game’s release, announced that the Batman: Arkham Knight season pass will cost £32.99.
A producer from EA studio DICE has chosen to address fans directly online who have questioned the studio’s strategy for the recently detailed Star Wars Battlefront.
A special edition of Klei Entertainment's popular survival game Don't Starve is heading to Wii U next month.
Developer Freestyle Games has said that it is not currently planning to release a new version of Guitar Hero or a new guitar controller every year.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare brought in the most digital sales via consoles last month, beating out the likes of Grand Theft Auto V as well as new releases including ...
11 bit Studios has teamed up with the War Child Charity for a DLC giveaway.
South Park: The Stick of Truth developer Obsidian Entertainment is exploring the possibility of creating new content for the game, but it doesn't appear the odds are in the studio's ...
Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick has downplayed any suggestion that the criticism of Evolve’s DLC has damaged the title’s commercial prospects.
Bungie temporarily put a highly sought after weapon up for sale in Destiny last week, and the resulting stampede of interests demonstrates the ongoing interest in Activision’s title.
You’ve already seen Kevin Spacey in the main game, and now more Hollywood talent has stepped up to star in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s upcoming zombie DLC.
The co-founder of developer Turtle Rock has insisted that upcoming shooter Evolve is not ripping off customers by hiding content behind paywalls.
Upcoming Assassin's Creed Unity DLC Dead Kings will launch next Tuesday, Ubisoft has revealed.


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Chief executive Ivan Seidenberg is reconfiguring his company to such an extent that Bell Atlantic's new national wireless and data focus may overshadow its primary local phone business in a few years, he said in an interview with CNET News.com today.
This vision is not unusual, as telecommunications companies move toward offering advanced services and dabbling in fields outside their traditional expertise. The long distance and local phone companies--AT&T, MCI WorldCom, SBC Communications, and others--are striking deals left and right while planning integrated packages of voice, video, and Internet services to better compete in the market.
Unlike AT&T, which seeks to establish a national local phone network, Bell Atlantic aims to push its wireless and data interests, but not necessarily its local phone business, outside its regional boundaries. Yet federal regulators could keep the Bell's nose to its local grindstone, as they have already required SBC in its merger with Ameritech to expand its local service in 30 markets outside its region.
Under Seidenberg, Bell Atlantic has been a deal-making powerhouse, sealing a merger with GTE, which owns local phone properties in 40 states and has a thriving national data business. The Baby Bell also agreed to create a joint coast-to-coast wireless phone venture with recently merged Vodafone AirTouch.
Today Bell Atlantic said it would take a stake in Metromedia Fiber Network, a fiber-optic firm that will give it access to high-speed data networks in metropolitan areas. This follows its application to the Federal Communications Commission last week to offer long distance service in New York--and analysts believe it will be the first successful bid by a Baby Bell.
At the Internet World '99 industry trade show, CNET News.com asked Seidenberg about his company's expansion plans and about the consolidation wave that is sweeping across the telecommunications industry.
NEWS.COM: Will you use today's Metromedia investment to expand outside
of your home territory?
Seidenberg: There are a few things that Metromedia helps us do, such as follow our multinational customers to other cities. To the extent our customers are out of region, we will serve them. Remember, GTE already offers service in 40 states around the country.
Will the company offer customers voice service in new regions in the
United States, the way SBC Communications has promised to do?
I think voice becomes incidental to data. We're really focused on building a national wireless presence, a national data presence. I think in three to four years, voice becomes incidental to that.
Will the merger between Sprint and MCI WorldCom affect Bell Atlantic's
business at all? Will you have to grow your business to compete?
[Sprint and MCI WorldCom] is an expected move, a response to the industry in general. But in this particular case, I think a few things need to be looked at very carefully. One of those things is the timing of this--the assumption that this could happen and be approved before Bell Atlantic is able to offer long distance is disturbing. And the consolidation of Internet assets before we can offer long distance is unthinkable.
Are there other acquisitions you need to make?
I think there are places in the business where we continue to build scale. We need to build by getting into the long distance markets.
On wireless, look where we were with respect to wireless assets. Now we've done that deal [with Vodafone AirTouch]. But wireless data is now a brand new market. This is a never-ending mosaic.
Do you need to acquire wireless data companies, then?
I'm not sure there are any wireless data companies out there that are ready. But wireless data is going to be fun. It's going to be the same things that we saw driving the voice wireless market over again.
Bell Atlantic has previously been very interested in convergence of
voice, data, and video, with an early focus on interactive TV. Do you still
see the company interested in that space?
Our focus is really more on the network side. Our strength is to bring the technology out, add network services, and all of the things that go along with that.
The difference today is that back then it looked like the telephone industry was moving toward the cable model. Now we're applying the Internet model. We've really skipped going through the cable model. You see those companies offering subscribers 100 or 500 channels or so. Bell Atlantic's role will be more on the Internet side, offering access to the Internet.
Is the government, and particularly the FCC, helping or hindering the
introduction of broadband services?
It's not helping. But that's inadvertent, I think. If you go to Wall Street, you find that companies that have light regulation or no regulation are valued higher. Those of us that carry lots of old regulation have constraints. You can see what MCI WorldCom, with its high-flying stock, is able to do.
Some Bell companies, like US West, have complained that Wall Street
hasn't valued them as highly as start-ups, even though they have similar
high-speed Internet technology. Do you feel the same way?
What we've learned is that if the Street perceives things one way, all the whining in the world isn't going to make it any different.
The Street said a year ago we needed to fill out our wireless footprint. We tried, and couldn't do it then. But now we have. The issue is, you can't complain about not getting credit for something. You just have to go out and do it.


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Walmart ’s consumables and health and wellness unit is set to launch the DisposeRx opioid disposal solution to combat opioid abuse and misuse.
Encased in a small packet, the solution enables patients to dispose the leftover medications when emptied into a pill bottle with warm water.
According to the data from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Institute of Drug Abuse, more than 65% of people misusing prescription opioids procure them from family and friends.
The disposable solution is provided in all Walmart pharmacies across the US, along with patient counselling regarding proper opioid usage with an awareness brochure, at the time of filling the opioid prescription.
Walmart US consumables and health and wellness executive vice-president Marybeth Hays said: “The health and safety of our patients is a critical priority, that’s why we’re taking an active role in fighting our nation’s opioid issue – an issue that has affected so many families and communities across America.
“While this issue requires many resources to solve, we are confident this unique, easy-to-use disposal solution, DisposeRx, will make a meaningful impact on the lives of many.”
Listed as safe by the FDA, DisposeRx packets claim to contain a crosslinking polymer blend, that when added to the pill bottle with warm water, isolates any form of drug into a non-divertible and biodegradable gel.
Patients filling new class II opioid prescription at Walmart pharmacies will receive a free DisposeRx packet and opioid safety information brochure with immediate effect.
DixposeRx packets will be offered every six months.
Wal-Mart has 11,600 stores under nearly 60 banners in 28 countries and eCommerce websites.


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A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed that Daniel Alegre, Activision Blizzard’s chief operating officer, is stepping down in March.
As Microsoft’s planned acquisition of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II developer continues to make waves amongst regulators across the globe, it’s been revealed that Activision Blizzard’s COO Daniel Alegre will be leaving the company in March.
Activision Blizzard’s chief operating officer leaving next year
We’re yet to find out if the company’s lineup will be joining our list of games coming to Game Pass, but we do know that Activision Blizzard’s COO will be stepping down before the results are finally in (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). Daniel Alegre, who joined the company in 2020 after leaving Google as its president of global retail and shopping, will leave the position of chief operating officer of Activision Blizzard on March 31st, 2023, according to a recent 8K filing from the US Securities and Exchange Committee.
Yuga Labs has announced that Alegre will be joining the company as CEO in the first half of 2023, succeeding its previous CEO, Nicole Numiz (thanks, Venture Beat). Yuga Labs is the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club and is currently developing a metaverse title called Otherside, which has already sold $1 billion worth of NFTs to Voyagers, AKA virtual land prospectors.
Activision Blizzard is yet to reveal who’ll be replacing Alegre, but we’ll let you know when it does.
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May 17, 2005
Windows One Care: Good Idea, Potential Trouble
Chuck Talk writes "Well, it is officially announced now: Microsoft has announced their Windows One Care service that will offer antivirus service to their subscribers. Microsoft has danced around the antivirus briar patch for some time with the acquisition of several antivirus vendors and antivirus-enabling technologies. Up to now, that is all that they have done, dance around the subject. Windows One Care will change that fact, and perhaps not to the liking of the companies who will become immediate competitors in the antivirus space."


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Once again, we at UCX, congratulate the CME group for the innovative thought behind the launch of CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate and CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index in partnership with London-based firm Crypto Facilities.
Whether it be Bitcoin or other assets born out of the promise of block chain technology, CME has always been the pioneer with cutting edge products and services. UCX has always maintained that block Chain technology will change the landscape of the financial services industry as we know it to be. This announcement by CME Group only proves that the financial world has taken yet another step towards real disruption.
As the world continues down the path of digital efficiency, UCX is poised to be the on-demand spot exchange to mange the needs and risks of IT’s digital assets. Kudos to our friends at the CME Group!


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In this industry, we know how important events are for continuing education, professional development and networking. And we also know how important event revenue is.
But many organizations struggle with how to best promote their events.
In January, Event Manager conducted one of the largest research projects ever completed on event marketing. More than 1,000 industry professionals responded to the survey.
The research found 73 percent of event professionals think social media is the best way to promote an event, with Facebook being the No. 1 platform. LinkedIn was the second most popular medium. Coming in second: email marketing.
Most respondents said their marketing budgets would stay the same, with 21 percent expecting budgets to rise. And good news: Respondents report growth. Forty-four percent said they have more clients than a year ago.
As for promotion, the early bird discount continues to be the most effective tool to attract eventgoers.
Other takeaways from the study:
- Confidence in experiential marketing is gaining and demand is increasing.
- Social engagement is key.
- Only one-fourth of respondents said they plan to use influencer marketing.
- More event planners are using video as part of their marketing strategy.
In addition to the research, Event Manager published the 5W’s of event marketing. They are: why, where, when, what and weigh. It also provides a marketing plan.
Without a strategy, event marketing is moot. The why should define the strategy. The where: Use a map to increase event registrations. When: How often should organizations send event marketing messages? What: event marketing campaign. Weigh: Measuring results is crucial to event marketing.
The three why questions to ask:
- Why is this event important?
- Why should people attend this event?
- How will it bring value to the customer?
Event Manager says three reasons people attend events are to learn, network and be entertained. So, marketing messages should focus on those three areas.
“Listen closely and think carefully about the benefits of attending your event from the attendee perspective,” it says. “How will it bring value to the customer? Simply listing speaker names and features for your event (100 exhibitors, 20 keynote speakers....) is not effectively communicating a reason to attend. Make the benefits clear and simple.”
Throughout the next few months, I’ll be pulling other tips and research from this post, so stay tuned.


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by Mark Friedman on Monday, Jul. 2, 2012 12:00 am
While domestic sales have flatted out, China is a growth market for Wal-Mart, which already employs more than 100,000 in 370 Chinese stores.
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Mobile phones with MP3 audio and streaming video capability may seem a tad far off, but Swedish mobile manufacturer Ericsson is investing in the possibility right now. The company on Friday signed a deal with chip giant Intel for a three year supply of flash memory -- vital for such applications.
Manufacturers are promising mobile devices capable of downloading streaming music, Internet, and real time video conferencing as early as next year. However, as the move towards the so-called 3G networks opens up, observers agree there will be increased pressure on dwindling supplies of flash memory. The move by Ericsson could be a cunning plan.
"This deal is going to cover the flash memory we're going to need for the next three years," says an Ericsson spokesman.
So why the urgency over flash memory? According to Roy Taylor, managing director of Vanguard a major UK DRAM manufacturer, demand for memory has been steady but falling prices have seen margins contract leading to minimal investment in new fabrication plants. Taylor sees the continuing situation will lead to a "major memory shortage" in the next two years: about the time when mobile manufacturers will see flash requirements rocket.
"This [deal] is a great piece of news for Ericsson and a very sensible move," says Taylor, "If I were a competitor I'd definitely be trying to secure my flash supplies."
Jake Saunders, regional director at telecoms analysts Stragis Group, agrees the move was a shrewd one. There is a lot of strong competition in this space and "if it doesn't get the right products out at the right time it'll miss the boat."


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Ex-Apple Leaders Push the Humble Thermostat Into the Digital Age
Tony Fadell, a former Apple executive who led iPod and iPhone development from 2001 to 2009, helped transform consumer products used by millions of people. Next up: the humble household thermostat.
A boring wall fixture and an unlikely target for innovation? Not to Mr. Fadell, his team of 100 computer hardware and software experts and the venture capitalists backing his Silicon Valley start-up, Nest Labs.
They see the conventional thermostat as a dumb switch that can be changed into a clever digital assistant that saves homeowners money and reduces energy consumption and pollution.
“We’ve built the world’s first learning thermostat — a thermostat for the iPhone generation,” Mr. Fadell said.
Nest Labs, based in Palo Alto, Calif., and founded last year, is announcing its offering on Tuesday, and plans to begin shipping the $249 thermostat by the middle of November.
Outsiders who have tried out the product are impressed by its stylish design, ease of use and advanced features, like motion-tracking sensors that detect whether people are present and adjust room temperatures accordingly. But it remains to be seen whether consumers and contractors will pay more for a high-tech thermostat, when good enough has been good enough for decades.
There are other digital thermostats on the market, like the Honeywell Vision Pro and the Filtrete by 3M. Yet they have been slow to catch on, and their features often go unused because they are ungainly and people find them difficult to program, said Russ Donnici, president of Mechanical Air Service, a heating and cooling contractor based in San Jose, Calif. By contrast, the Nest product is small, and temperatures are set by turning its outer ring and pushing in the ring until it clicks.
The project “kind of brings the thermostat into the 21st century,” said Mr. Donnici, who has advised Nest Labs without pay.
But the Nest device costs twice as much as the most comparable programmable thermostats on the market.
Homes account for more than 10 percent of the total energy consumption in America, including transportation. About half of the residential energy consumed is for heating and cooling, with the rest going for lighting, heating water, appliances, televisions and computers.
Each degree cooler a house is kept in a heating season (winter), or warmer in a cooling season (summer), translates to a 5 percent energy saving. So shifting consumption patterns, say, four degrees on average can mean energy savings of 20 percent, experts say.
Since the average home spends $1,000 to $1,500 a year on heating and cooling, that would translate to $200 to $300 in lower energy bills. It would also mean fewer power plants built and lower carbon emissions.
“There is a huge amount that can be gained in homes, and an intelligent thermostat could be a great opportunity,” said John E. Bowers, director of the Institute for Energy Efficiency at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who has not seen the Nest device.
After leaving Apple, Mr. Fadell traveled with his family for most of a year and began building an energy-thrifty “green” home in Lake Tahoe, Calif. As part of that project, he looked at thermostats and found them lacking in design and utility. “They’re ugly, they waste energy and there’s been no real innovation in decades,” he said.
Mr. Fadell studied the technology and the industry and decided there was an opening. His first recruit was Matt Rogers, who at the time led a staff of 30 engineers in the iPod division at Apple. They met to discuss the idea in October 2009, Mr. Rogers was intrigued, and in May 2010, he became a co-founder of Nest Labs.
“I loved my job at Apple, and had a great team,” Mr. Rogers said. “But in essence, we were building toys. At Nest, you can build a product that could have a huge impact on a big problem.”
The Nest Labs recruits hail from Apple, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Logitech and other high-tech companies. Unlike other thermostat manufacturers, Nest Labs has a sizable team of specialists in the branch of artificial intelligence called machine learning, including Yoky Matsuoka, who came from Google and whose work won a MacArthur Foundation award.
Nest Labs has also attracted a crowd of venture investors. The start-up will not say how much it has raised, but the backers include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Intertrust, Shasta Ventures and Generation Investment Management, an investment firm co-founded by Al Gore.
Despite the high cost of the Nest device, Mr. Fadell contends it will pay for itself in a year in energy-savings, with scant effort from the user.
At first, a person may set the thermostat four times in one day — upon getting up, going to work, getting back from work and going to bed. The thermostat uses those settings daily, then adapts to further changes. If a person is out of town each Monday on business, the Nest sensors detect that and switch to an “auto away” setting for lower energy use.
“You can, but you don’t have to program it, because it learns,” Mr. Fadell said.
The Nest thermostat will initially be available on the company’s Web site and through Best Buy’s site. Consumers can install it themselves or hire a professional. The company is also working with contractors, which distribute 70 percent of thermostats sold.
An estimated 10 million thermostats a year are sold as replacements and in remodeling. A few percent of that market, Mr. Fadell says, would make Nest Labs a winner. Yet to break through, analysts say, the company must alter the buying habits of consumers, retailers and contractors in an industry unaccustomed to Silicon Valley-style disruption.
“Complacency is the biggest challenge,” Mr. Fadell said.


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The birth of bitcoin in 2009 opened up doors to investment decision opportunities in the entirely completely new asset class – cryptocurrency. Lots entered the space way early.
Intrigued by the particular immense potential regarding these fledgling although promising assets, these people bought cryptos with cheap prices. Consequently, the bull work of 2017 observed them become millionaires/ billionaires. Even these who didn’t risk much reaped reasonable profits.
Three years later cryptocurrencies nevertheless avoid losing money, and the particular market is not going anywhere soon. You may previously be an investor/trader or maybe contemplating trying your luck. In both instances, prudent to understand the benefits involving investing in cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency Provides a Bright Long term
In accordance with a record titled Imagine 2030, published by Deutsche Bank, debit and credit cards may become obsolete. Cell phones and other electronic devices will change them.
Cryptocurrencies will no longer become seen as outcasts but alternatives to be able to existing monetary systems. Their benefits, such as security, speed, little transaction fees, simplicity of storage, and importance in the digital era, will end up being recognized.
Concrete regulatory guidelines would popularize cryptocurrencies, and increase their adoption. The report forecasts that will there will be 200 million cryptocurrency wallet users simply by 2030, and practically 350 million by the year 2035.
Opportunity to be part of a Growing Community
WazirX’s #IndiaWantsCrypto campaign recently completed 600 days. It may be a massive movements supporting the usage of cryptocurrencies and blockchain in Of india.
Also, Top Celebrities in Crypto nullifying RBI’s crypto banking ban from 2018 has instilled a brand new rush associated with confidence amongst Native indian bitcoin and cryptocurrency investors.
The 2020 Edelman Trust Measure Report also points out peoples’ growing faith in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technological innovation. As per typically the findings, 73% involving Indians trust cryptocurrencies and blockchain technological innovation. 60% say that will the impact involving cryptocurrency/blockchain will be positive.
By staying a cryptocurrency investor, you stand to be able to be a part of a flourishing and growing community.
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Diversification is a necessary investment thumb principle. Especially, over these instances when the vast majority of the resources have incurred weighty losses due to economic hardships sparked with the COVID-19 pandemic.
While investment within bitcoin has presented 26% returns coming from the starting of the year to date, gold has went back 16%. Many additional cryptocurrencies have registered three-digit ROI. Share markets as we all all know have posted dismal routines. Crude oil prices infamously crashed below 0 inside the month involving April.
Including bitcoin or any type of other cryptocurrencies inside your portfolio would certainly protect your fund’s value in this sort of uncertain global marketplace situations. This simple fact was also impressed upon by billionaire macro hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones if a calendar month back he declared plans to invest in Bitcoin.


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As published on YouTube on Friday, July 11, some gameplay footage of the Strategy-RPG, PlayStation- exclusive Natural Doctrine has been recently revealed, featuring the game’s combat in action.
Being the second official English-dubbed trailer of the game, the footage itself showcases lots of dialogue (which is typical of RPGs), and some combat interspersed between said dialogue, and followed by over 30 seconds of continuous combat footage to finish it off.
“ Seasoned explorers and novices alike venture underground into dangerous caves to collect the coveted material known as Pluton, ” the trailer’s description reads. “ During your first trip down into the depths of one of these mines, you and your new explorer friends quickly realize that things may be more dire than you had imagined as you encounter a brand-new type of evil lurking below the surface. ”
“ You and your newfound friends must strategically defeat these new difficult foes and warn the kingdom of their presence before it’s too late. ”
We’ve established that Natural Doctrine has been slated to release on Tuesday, September 16 in North America and on Friday, September 19 in Europe for Sony’s PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita platforms.
Retail and digital versions of the game will also be available, and the game’s Limited Edition includes a copy of the game itself, a softcover artbook, a tear-resistant poster and an explorer’s bag.
You can watch Natural Doctrine’s combat footage via the embedded video below. We’ll bring you more news on Natural Doctrine should further information reach our ears.


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Top Glove maintains 30% global market share target this year
SHAH ALAM: The world’s largest rubber glove producer Top Glove Corporation Bhd has maintained a 30 per cent global market share target this year despite the setback due to disputes with the United States’ Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) involving forced labour issue, managing director Datuk Lee Kim Meow said.
Currently, Top Glove’s market share stood at 26 per cent.
“As we work towards remedying the indicators, we are confident that we will be able to catch up very quickly.
“We have our shortcoming in the past but we have put it behind us and we like to move strong moving forward, to be a good model and good example for the industry,” he told selected media during an exclusive walkabout of Top Glove’s workers’ accommodation and question and answer session yesterday.
He said last year, the company had been challenged by the outbreak of COVID-19, labour shortage and lack of raw materials but as a company that has been in the industry for 30 years, it managed to cope well.


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Human existence is full of ancient, unknowable mysteries. What is the meaning of life? Does God exist? What are the the 11 secret ingredients in KFC’s original fried chicken recipe? Until now, these were conundrums that often drove men to the brink of insanity.
And while some of life’s more existential quandaries may never be answered, one writer for the Chicago Tribune may have somehow stumbled upon a list of the herbs and spices that Harland David Sanders used to make his famous fried chicken more than 70 years ago.
While traveling to Kentucky to interview the Colonel’s nephew, Joe Ledington, the Tribune’s Jay Jones found himself holding a family scrapbook which contained a handwritten note with 11 numbered ingredients. The scrapbook is said to have belonged to Ledington’s Aunt Claudia, who also happened to be the Colonel’s second wife.
"That is the original 11 herbs and spices that were supposed to be so secretive," Ledington told the Tribune.
Though he originally gave his statement to the paper with “conviction,” Ledington has since “dialed back” the quotation in subsequent interview with Tribune editors.
“It could be; I don’t know for sure,” he said. “I’ve only had that album for four years, since my sister passed away.”
The Tribune published the recipe in its paper on Monday (the main ingredient, according to Ledington, is white pepper), also including instructions for how to cook the chicken.
While all this fuss over what has become a relatively mediocre fast-food recipe may seem a bit over-the-top, KFC has protected its secret formula with the cautiousness of a clandestine government agency. Over the years, the company has gone to great lengths to hide the recipe, while simultaneously using its mystery as marketing technique. In 2014, the brand claimed to keep the recipe in nondescript vault at its headquarters.
"In the 1940's, Colonel Sanders developed the original recipe chicken to be sold at his gas station diner. At the time, the recipe was written above the door so anyone could have read it,” the company wrote in a statement to the Tribune, ultimately failing to confirm that authenticity of the Ledington’s document. “But today, we go to great lengths to protect such a sacred blend of herbs and spices. In fact, the recipe ranks among America's most valuable trade secrets."


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It's already hit the iDevice community that the release of iOS 13 will be a fundamental change in the daily usage of iOS devices and will manage to alter the iDevice experience altogether. And it is reported that most have been testing the iOS beta released version since late June so users can expect great things in the time to come. We discover all the 13 features so users have a chance to decide if they want to get iOS 13 right now and experience what it will offer.
Right now, iOS 13 has been officially released and someone was able to find out a mentioning of a potential new iPhone as well and discover its official release alongside the official release as well in the software's code. The message had read as 'holdforrelease' with September 10th mentioned thus it is now predicted that that will be the date when iOS 12 is planned on hitting the streets officially though obviously Apple has yet to make an official announcement on the matter.
13 software version was actually released on September 19th and even though Apple did mention that it was not supposed to come out until late July but it did manage to release earlier than expected. On top of that iOS 12's beta also arrived on June 25, 2018, as well as ahead of its planned launch. To make it more clear, we managed to compile 13 iOS version's timeline.
iOS 13.2 beta: This version is actually available for user access but restricted to paid Apple developers. But it is essential to know that unlike 13 beta 1, iOS 12 beta 2 can be installed through OTA and whereas beta 1 requires Xcode or macOS 10.15 prerequisites to be installed priorly. This is reported to be easier to install but it is highly advised of users to wait for the public beta which is always in better stable conditions if not upgrade to the developer beta on a non-primary iOS device.
iOS 13.1: It is also said that Apple's larger scale feature tests actually began on September 24th and it has been upgraded into version 2 recently. Users can download this version because its often more refined version of the developer beta release though it can be rough at times and would not include all the features implemented in the final version of the actual software.
Is it really possible to jailbreak iOS 13 currently? It is still freshly released and what is the current status with the jailbreaking community and the development of a tool for iOS 13 jailbreak? We do a quick review regards to this and discover if it is truly possible at the moment.
There is some talk in the town that a Taiwanese developer who is a renowned jailbreak tool developer has jailbroken a released beta version of iOS 13 and that he is yet to release it to the public. But this hasn't also been definitely confirmed and other tools developers are still waiting for other notable developers to release even a single demo. But most predict this will not happen just yet because it is obviously a pleasant process because iOS 13 has just been released. But with a series of reviews and status updates released by notorious jailbreak journalists and taking all the contemporary factors into consideration, it is unlikely that a definite jailbreak tool for iOS 13 will be released before Apple officially launches it to the public. And this launch is to be expected in September 2019.
Nevertheless, despite all the scintillating new iOS features and tweaks along with the improvements, there are still some things missing such as Cydia that enables tweaks such as message customizer which allows the user to modify anything in the default messages app and this gives the ability to lock apps and folders with Touch ID as well. What to note is Cydia has officially released a statement that they are working on a successfully iOS 13 jailbreak though this might be a few months away from release as well but they have given assurance that it is extremely possible to launch a jailbreak by the end of year and the fellow jailbreaking community can only keep looking forward to it.
Cydia Guru is a bypassing jailbreak method that will help iDevice users to install Cydia on their iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices. Right now, this is the best and only option for iOS 13 jailbreak and get Cydia installer on any iOS 13 running device. Why wait? Just tap on the below button then try Cydia Guru on your iOS device.
It require iPhone 6S or later, iPad Air 2 or later, the new iPad mini 4 and iPhone SE. It won't come to older devices that supports up to iOS 12 which are iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 and mini 3. If the user does have one of these devices, they will most likely be stuck on iOS 12 and this might where jailbreaking could come in handy for them. But it is absolutely not encouraged and it is a decision that is solely dependent on users.
The release hints at codename Apple tag products where the company is taking on the Tile tracker which is backed up in the iOS 13 beta and has been tagged with the code name. This could well mean that Apple is working on a feature similar to Tile sport. And the redesigned find my app is meant to locate a user's Apple device in addition to their iPhone carry friends and Apple tag allegedly is designed for everything else as well. Imagine any product that a Bluetooth tracker can be attached to.
Other highlighted features are that it is meant to give reminders a big overhaul as well. Reminders seem to get the biggest revamp in this software update and it is reported to be better organized and it also includes shortcuts that will make it even more, easier to add reminders. Maps will also get a revamped as well. But it will not be better than Google Maps, nope. It is also revealed that iOS 13 will be launched on iPadOS and it will be one of the biggest changes. On top of that, iOS 13 is meant to tweak the visual interface as well. Home screen app menus will be smaller and there will be alterations to the Long press commands as well.
A dark mode will be also be unveiled for this latest update. where is will come to iOS and iPadOS. And it is also reported that macOS will get a system-wide dark mode as well which was actually overdue. On top of these, there will also be a shortcut to black and dark grey UI lives through the control centre.
There will also be FaceTime attention correction and will feature a QuickPath keyboard component. Alterations to camera and portrait modes will be also added and the new Siri voice will be made to sound more natural.
What could be the other smaller alterations and tweaks that will take place in iOS 13? We did a deep dive.
These sideline tweaks are some of the highlights of iOS 13. But Apple has promised much more and we will need to wait for the official launch just how big the alterations truly would be.
It is of no doubt that iOS 13 would bring a tsunami of changes and device upgrades and new components. But are all these changes worth it and will them help to optimize device experience or will some fans be disappointed? We will surely find out when it officially releases, that is for sure.


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Bajaj Hindusthan has decided to discontinue operations at three sugar units — two of its own and one managed by it — in Uttar Pradesh.
Bajaj Hindusthan has decided to discontinue operations at three sugar units — two of its own and one managed by it — in Uttar Pradesh. The move, which comes close on the heels of the closure of Balrampur Chini’s Khalilabad unit, is a grim reminder of the grave crisis in the industry.
In a letter to the UP cane commissioner, the Bajaj Group said it will shut its Gangnauli and Pratappur units and also the Walterganj unit of Phenil Sugars, which the company manages.
Asserting that the sugar industry is facing an unprecedented financial crisis — on account of mounting cane arrears, high cane prices and nosediving sugar prices — the company said it had incurred losses of R2,900 crore in the last three years. “Due to the comparatively high cane prices and volatility of sugar prices, the selling price of sugar has fallen drastically to uneconomic levels, resulting in unviable operations. The company has incurred heavy losses, even at Ebitda levels, leaving the management of the company with no option but to discontinue operations” at these units with immediate effect, it said.
The sugarcane allotted to these mills will be routed to the company’s other units located nearby to improve their viability and also not cause any inconvenience to the farmers, it said.
Reiterating its commitment to farmers on paying cane dues, the company assured the cane commissioner that it would do so as per applicable provisions.
Bajaj Hindusthan’s 14 sugar mills have a total cane crushing capacity of 1,36,000 tonne per day (tpd). Gangnauli unit’s capacity is 9,000 tpd, while that of Pratappur mill is 6,000 tpd. Phenil Sugar’s Walterganj unit has a capacity to crush 6,000 tonne a day. Phenil Sugars’ Basti sugar unit, which was closed last year, had a capacity of 6,000 tpd.
According to industry insiders, this phenomenon is bound to be repeated more often in the coming days and weeks, with many more sugar mills declining to commence operations. “Burdened as we are with heavy losses, banks are refusing to give sugar mills working capital. And with UP sugar mills’ cane arrears touching an all-time high of approximately R8,000 crore, the situation is only going to get worse. In such a scenario, one does not actually look forward to a fresh crushing season. In fact, we have started dreading it,” says an industry source on condition of anonymity.
According to sources, the sugar business itself has turned unviable, but in Uttar Pradesh, things have just got worse due to the high cane prices fixed by the state government and the continuously falling sugar prices, which at present stand at R23/kg as against the cost of production being R34/kg.