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Concerned about your health after using chemical hair straighteners?
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with uterine cancer, endometrial cancer (not endometriosis), or non-serous ovarian cancer, call The Yost Legal Group to speak with a Hair Relaxer Attorney.
Your cancer diagnosis could be linked to the use of chemical hair straighteners. You may be eligible to file a Hair Straightener lawsuit.
At The Yost Legal Group, we are reviewing claims from women nationwide. If you were diagnosed with any of these medical conditions, call us to speak with a Hair Relaxer Attorney. If you have been using chemical hair relaxers for a long time, you may qualify for compensation.
A study was released highlighting the dangers of chemical hair relaxers and straighteners. On October 17th, 2022, The Journal of the National Cancer Institute published a study. It reports a strong link between chemical hair relaxers and hair straighteners to uterine cancer.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducted the study, which was funded by the US government determined that using hair straighteners and hair relaxers for at least five years increased the risk of cancer in women. The study showed that the risk of developing cancer from hair straightening more than doubled.
A prior published research study had linked chemical hair straighteners to an increased risk of cancer. In 2019 the National Cancer Institute published a study with similar findings. It reported that women who used hair relaxers and permanent hair dyes increased the risk of certain cancers in women by 9%.
Filing a chemical hair straightening lawsuit
We are filing many Hair Straightener lawsuits on behalf of women nationwide. One of our experienced hair relaxer cancer attorneys will represent you to win a hair relaxer settlement.
- Uterine cancer lawsuits
- Hair relaxer endometriosis lawsuits
- Dark and lovely lawsuits
- Lovely Hair relaxer lawsuits
- Hair relaxer cancer lawsuits
- Hair relaxer lawsuit fibroids
2019 Study. This is not the first study that has linked chemical hair straighteners to an increased risk of cancer. In 2019 the National Cancer Institute published a study with similar findings. It stated that women who used hair straighteners and permanent hair dyes were 9% more likely to develop cancer.
Which hair relaxers cause cancer?
The link to uterine cancer, endometrial cancer (not endometriosis), and non-serous ovarian cancer has largely been attributed to chemicals such as parabens, nitrosamines, bisphenol A (BPA), metals, and formaldehyde.
The chemicals are absorbed through the scalp during the hair straightening treatment.
The harsh nature of the products can cause burns and lesions on the scalp. This creates pathways for the dangerous chemicals into the body and bloodstream. Many of these chemicals, specifically formaldehyde, are known to be highly toxic to humans and linked to an increased risk of cancer.
All chemical hair relaxers also contain an endocrine-disrupting chemical called diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP). This chemical interferes with hormone receptors and is known to cause developmental abnormalities and damage to the reproductive system.
Due to the toxic nature of many of these chemicals, manufacturers should have known that there was a risk associated with including them in their products.
The manufacturers ignored past studies about the dangers of the chemicals used in their products. They also failed to warn consumers of the risk associated with using their products. Women across the country have been harmed or face an increased risk of harm.
We are considering cases from brands like:
SoftSheen Carson (Owned by L’Oreal)
• Dark and Lovely
• Ultra Precise
Namaste (Owned by Dabur)
• ORS Hair Care
• Curls Unleashed
• ORS Olive Oil
Strength of Nature
• African Pride
• Just for Me
• Soft & Beautiful
We are also considering straightening products such as:
Cantu Shea Butter
Revlon Africa’s Best
Revlon Inc. is one of the major manufacturers of hair relaxer products, among other cosmetics items. However, Revlon Inc. filed for bankruptcy in June of 2022, which prevents the company from being sued or being one of the defendants in the current hair relaxer MDL. Plaintiffs who allege harm from Revlon Inc. products will still have a pathway to compensation, but it will be separate and apart from the MDL litigation. It will begin with the submission of Proof of Claim forms to notify the company that they have a “creditor” or “debtor” to be paid.
What are 2024 Updates on the Hair Relaxer Lawsuits?
January 8, 2024: The first bellwether trial for the hair relaxer litigation has been scheduled for next year, November 3, 2025. Bellwether trials are test trials of cases that are representative of the larger pool of lawsuits filed. They are a critical component of MDLs because the outcome of the trials provides valuable insight into what the parties can expect from juries if the cases were to actually go to trial. Depending on the strength or weakness of the evidence and arguments presented, bellwether trials often lead to settlement discussions.
December 1, 2023: As expected, the hair relaxer litigation has exploded, with close to 500 cases added each week to the MDL. It has been reported that there are approximately 8000 pending hair relaxer cancer lawsuits filed into the MDL. The Honorable Judge Mary M. Rowland continues to conduct status conferences with the parties to address document production issues, Case Management Orders (CMOs) related to Plaintiffs’ Fact Sheets, and other scheduling needs.
October 20, 2023: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to propose a regulation that would ban the use of hair straightening products that contain the toxin formaldehyde. It’s important to note that current research has not established a link between formaldehyde in hair relaxer products and an increased risk of ovarian or uterine cancer. Additionally, formaldehyde is commonly found in other cosmetic products, such as hair dye and nail polish, as well as household products and materials. However, the FDA’s proposal comes at the right time as thousands of new hair relaxer cancer cases are continuing to be filed into the MDL. The proposal is an acknowledgment of the adverse health effects that stem from the use of chemically laden hair products.
August 3, 2023: Honorable Judge M. Rowland approved the Short Form Complaint to be used for filing all hair relaxer lawsuits into the MDL. The Short Form Complaint condenses the Plaintiffs’ allegations and outlines the type(s) of the product used and the injuries developed as a result of the repeated use of the product. Going forward, all new hair relaxer lawsuits can now be filed directly into the MDL with the newly approved Short Form Complaint.
May 15, 2023: Plaintiffs filed a Master Long-Form Complaint into the MDL (Document 106). The Master Long-Form Complaint streamlines the litigation process by outlining all the common allegations and supporting evidence raised by plaintiffs in their individual lawsuits. Individual Short-Form Complaints will be forthcoming for each plaintiff. These Short-Form complaints make reference to the Master Long-Form complaint and, importantly, outline the plaintiff-specific allegations and damages.
February 6, 2023: An official MDL was established for the hair relaxer litigation by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). Dozens of hair relaxer lawsuits – filed across the country – were consolidated and transferred into the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to be presided over by the Honorable Judge Mary M. Rowland. Establishing the MDL emphasizes the anticipation that this litigation will grow exponentially with time. Leadership committees have been formed, and procedural issues pertaining to pre-trial proceedings and discovery are being established. For example, a new case management order (CMO) was filed in the MDL on March 30, 2023 (Document 56). It approves and outlines instructions for plaintiffs to file their lawsuits directly into the MDL now, as opposed to in their respective state court. This direct file option will allow the discovery process of all the cases to be streamlined.
Hair Straightener Lawsuit
More Black women are harmed by hair relaxer products.
In the US alone, millions of Black women regularly use chemical straighteners and relaxing products. Hair straighteners became popular in the 60s when Black women faced bias at work because of their natural hair.
As such, many women subscribed to the Eurocentric beauty standard by straightening their hair chemically to avoid discrimination. Today, Black women are still the largest consumers of all hair relaxing sold in the US.
The study done by the NIH included 33,000 women, 60% of whom self-identified as Black women. Due to their more frequent use of hair straightening or relaxing products, Black women are at a greater risk of developing uterine cancer.
The incidence rate for uterine cancer, endometrial cancer (not endometriosis), or non-serous ovarian cancer is twice as high for Black women in comparison to White women.
Uterine Cancer – Statistics and Prognosis
Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the sixth leading cause of death related to cancer for women in the US. As a result of the frequent use of these popular hair products, women as young as their 20s are being diagnosed with cancer.
Common symptoms of uterine cancer include:
Pain in the pelvic region
Pain during sex
Unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge
Unusual weight loss
Anyone experiencing the symptoms above should talk to their doctor about their concerns. They may need to be screened for uterine cancer.
We’re filing hair relaxer lawsuits across the country
Women across the country have begun to file lawsuits against top manufacturers of hair relaxers and straighteners.
The first lawsuit was brought by Jennifer Mitchell of Missouri. She used hair relaxers from the age of ten and was diagnosed with uterine cancer at age 28, resulting in a hysterectomy. Her hair relaxer lawsuit was filed against L’Oreal, SoftSheen Carson, Strength of Nature, Dabur, and Namaste Laboratories. These are the top manufacturers of chemical straightening products.
Since Mitchell filed, there have been many more chemical hair straightener lawsuits filed on behalf of women diagnosed with cancer.
Call The Yost Legal Group to file your hair relaxer lawsuit
The defective product lawyers at The Yost Legal Group are dedicated to obtaining justice for those wrongfully harmed by dangerous products. We are currently pursuing cases of individuals harmed by chemical hair relaxers or straighteners.
If you or a loved one used hair relaxers or straighteners and have been diagnosed with uterine cancer, endometrial cancer (not endometriosis), or non-serous ovarian cancer, you may be entitled to a Hair Relaxer Settlement.
Call us today at 1 (800) YOST-LAW (1-800-967-8529). Or fill out the Free Consultation form on our website. We will contact you shortly for your free case review. It is important to know your legal options.


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If you already miss the Sturm und Drang of the debt-default melodrama, you only have to wait until the football season is over for the show to repeat itself.That's because the last-minute deal to avoid financial Armageddon struck by Congress last week only lifts the government's debt ceiling until Feb. 7. And that, it so happens, is only five days after Super Bowl XLVIII, which of course will be played in the Meadowlands. What better way to combat the midwinter blues than watching members of Congress and the Obama administration get back to arguing over whether the U.S. government should miss a payment on its $12 trillion in obligations? Maybe Las Vegas bookies will even take bets on the odds of a deal being struck in time.However it plays out, here's one suggestion: Make sure you save some of the booze you bought for the Super Bowl.
Instant replay: Debt-default drama back after Super Bowl
New York magazine, a weekly, is considering dropping its frequency to biweekly. The print magazine's ad pages fell 9.2% year-over-year through Oct. 14, and the growth in digital ad sales has not been enough to offset the decline. The switch would mark a somber occasion for magazine lovers and New York's media scene alike.
Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts, named a Crain's 40 Under 40 in 2000, will leave the British fashion house to become senior vice president of retail and online stores at Apple. In the newly created position, she will oversee the expansion and operation of Apple's stores and report directly to CEO Tim Cook.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes issued two orders Tuesday that will keep Long Island College Hospital open—at least for now. Judge Baynes ruled that the state's law on hospital closures violates the state constitution and that SUNY Downstate, LICH's owner, cannot act on the closure plan it submitted to state health officials. A SUNY spokesman said it intends to appeal both orders.
The Court of Appeals agreed to review Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempted ban on super-size sugary drinks, which has been rejected by judges twice. The court will not hear the case until next year, leaving the decision to pursue the appeal in the hands of Mr. Bloomberg's successor.
The Related Cos.' Hudson Yards received a 20-year, 40% property tax break from the Industrial Development Agency for a retail mall and office spire that could result in $328 million in savings for the developer. Meanwhile, Howard -Hughes Corp. began construction at Pier 17 in lower Manhattan, where it will turn the existing retail site into a glass, multilevel shopping center at South Street Seaport.
Banks reported third-quarter earnings, with JPMorgan posting its first loss under CEO Jamie Dimon. The nation's largest bank reported a $400 million loss as it faces $7.2 billion in legal costs. The news overshadowed results from Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, which announced profits of $1.4 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, beating analysts' expectations. Citigroup reported a $3.2 billion profit that missed analysts' estimates.
Alleged al-Qaeda operative Abu Anas al-Liby pleaded not guilty in federal court in New York on Tuesday to charges related to the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed more than 200 people. He is being held without bail, following his capture in front of his home in Tripoli, Libya, on Oct. 5.
A SoHo Business Improvement District, which will stretch along Broadway from Houston to Canal streets, is waiting for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's nod of approval after the City Council voted to support its establishment.

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Some Significant Shifts in the Credit Industry
A new survey shows some noteworthy shifts taking place in the credit industry. Rejection rates for credit applications are declining and more consumers plan to apply for credit during the next 12 months.
The New York Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Expectations now includes a Credit Access survey which analyzes consumers’ experiences and expectations regarding credit demand and credit access. Three times per year, 1,200 consumers are asked whether they applied for credit in the past 12 months and what the results were. In addition, they are asked if they expect to apply for credit during the next 12 months. The New York Fed gathers this data for five specific credit products: auto loans, credit cards, credit card limit increases, mortgages and mortgage refinancing.
According to the latest survey results, new applicants for credit remained steady over the past year and a half but rejection rates dropped from 30% in October 2014 to 25% in February 2015.
Also, respondents who asked for a credit limit increase and got rejected dropped from 38.5% last October to 24.3% in February.
The number of people who plan to apply for credit cards over the next 12 months rose from 7.8% in October to 11.6% in February.
One negative note from the survey had to do with mortgages. The number of people getting rejected for mortgages has increased from 15.1% in February of 2014 to 24.5% in February of 2015.
The full report from the New York Federal Reserve SCE Credit Access Survey is available here.


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Jeffery Kaplan leaves WoW to focus on new MMO
World of Warcraft lead designer Jeffery Kaplan has announced that he has left the WoW team and is now working on Blizzard's new MMO.
Posting on the official forum of the game, Kaplan says: "I still plan to be very involved with the future course of World of Warcraft, but will leave the day to day operations of World of Warcraft to my partners in crime, Tom Chilton and J. Allen Brack."
"WoW is still my favorite game. I play it every day. None of that passion is gone. If anything, it fuels the challenge of making our next MMO even better. We know we have some big shoes to fill," Kaplan added.
Kaplan's switch of roles will undoubtedly fuel the fires of anticipation for Bliazzard's unannounced MMO.
Read Kaplan's full post on the World of Warcraft forum.
- Valve's Chet Faliszek has been confirmed as the first developer session for EGX Rezzed 2015
- One area from Zelda Wii U is as big as the entirety of Skyward Sword
- Telltale's new collaboration is with Mojang, on a Minecraft story game
- Franklin voice actor indicates GTA V story DLC is on the way
- Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire and Bully sequels will come when the time is right says Rockstar
- Telltale teases another collaboration with another game developer
- New Company Of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault trailer recognizes the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
- New Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare trailer focuses on character customization
- Splash Damage's free-to-play shooter Dirty Bomb coming to Steam in the new year


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Now it's Nando's turn to tell MultiChoice to take a hike, with the chicken fast food chain - extremely upset with how the pay TV platform dealt with the issue of suddenly yanking its anti-xenophobia "Diversity" TV commercial off the air - saying it definitely won't be advertising on MultiChoice's DStv channels.
Nando's is upset with the way in which MultiChoice handled the matter. Three weeks ago the SABC suddenly decided not to broadcast Nando's booked new "Diversity" TV advert. Whilst MultiChoice showed the ad for 4 days, MultiChoice suddenly followed the SABC and instituted a self-imposed ban on Nando's advert. e.tv followed.
Civil society and public freedom of speech pressure groups severly criticised MultiChoice, the SABC and e.tv and slammed South Africa's broadcasters for not wanting to show the ad which addresses the vexing issue of intolerance towards non-native South Africans.
Then On Digital Media (ODM) announced on Wednesday that Nando's approached them and that Nando's TV commercial will be shown across multiple TV channels on TopTV from Thursday. A day later, today, MultiChoice suddenly announced that the pay TV platform has lifted its self-imposed "suspension" of Nando's ad and that it would "reinstate the flighting of the commercial shortly".
Not so fast, says Nando's. Nando's says MultiChoice won't get its money again or be asked to show the TV commercial.
Nando's says it is upset with the way in which MultiChoice dealth with the issue and that MultiChoice won't be approached again to show its commercial on DStv channels and that Nando's is of the believe that MultiChoice only reversed course becauase TopTV agreed to start showing the advert from Thursday.
I'm sure this had nothing to do with TopTV airing it Anyway it's old news now, and the ad got more publicity by banning it.
Excellent - well done Nandos
+1000Good on them... i wish more people and companies would wake up and refuse to do business with that "criminal" company!


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Ruidoso resident Cliff Aldrich fills up shopping carts in Lawrence Brothers IGA's Dash for Groceries, a three minute free shopping spree that Aldrich won. "It was a lot of fun," Aldrich said. Notified Wednesday that his name had been pulled from the sweepstake's entry box, Aldrich said he and his wife Nancy did a walk-through on Thursday to plan the Friday dash through the store. "My husband is a former submarine sailor so he's nothing if he's not organized," Nancy said. "He went in the day before and checked things out and we talked about things that we needed and how much freezer room we had."Aldrich even drew a map of the grocery store's interior in an effort to maximize the free shopping. The total value of the carts he filled was $760.38. "She picked out pretty much what to get and I just figured out where it was and how best to go about getting it," he said.
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It’s ridiculous that just almost immediately after the release of the iPhone 5; consumers are already eagerly anticipating the iPhone 6. It does, however; say something about the success of the iPhone 5, which it is fair to say wasn’t as successful as Apple would’ve hoped.
Despite the iPhone 5, the Samsung Galaxy SIII was the phone of the year and this will surely be enough to ensure Apple come back fighting!
It is this that makes the iPhone 6 such a promising prospect.
So what can we expect from the iPhone 6 then?
Well, if Japanese publication Nikkan is anything to go by, the phone will continue to get thinner and lighter. Furthermore, a new type of screen will be introduced by Sharp on the iPhone 6. This will be composed of the liquid crystal which will feature low-temperature poly-silicon technology. Allowing for thinner and lighter screens that consume less power than traditional LCD screens, this next-generation display format is certainly one to watch out for.
A slow technological development has been brewing in recent years. It is one that hasn’t quite taken off but nonetheless seems to be boiling under the surface. Android TVs have been a potential super-innovation ever since May 2010 when Google announced Google TV.
‘TV meets the web. Web meets TV’ was the slogan brandished by the multimillion-pound corporation. The concept was simple and mouth-watering: a device that took the best from the internet and merged it with the best of television.
Unfortunately, it hasn’t yet been a success.
However, 2013 seems to be its year, although this won’t necessarily be through the direct work of Google. While Google has struggled with their first versions of Android TVs, there are many companies worldwide touting alternative models. The word from the infamous Hong Kong Electronics Fair suggests that these models will see success in 2013.
From Roku’s Streaming Stick to Visopix’s Android TV at www.visopix.com/product-category/android-tv tech consumers can expect to be spoilt with a plethora of Android TVs.
It may sound a bit odd, but in 2013 we’ll be talking casually about Acer smartphones. In fact, Acer will not only release one smartphone but a staggering six! One of these six models will run on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8, which will be fitting as Acer’s is, of course, a PC manufacturer. The rest, however, will run on Android platforms.
High-end models will be equipped with Qualcomm’s dual-core CPUs, while chipset solutions from MediaTek will be used for entry-level models.
While we do not yet know what features these smartphones will be graced with, or when they will be released, we do know that the phones will be marketed mostly in Europe, China, and Southeast Asia.
Daniel Roberts is a British freelance writer and technology enthusiast.
This article is contributed by Daniel Roberts and posted by Rizwan Ahmad Author and founder of cyberockk.com, He is a tech blogger from India and he loves to share his thoughts by writing articles on this site to the different topics related to technology world,


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Disney is looking to boost its digital unit, and to do so it has reportedly thrown more than $100 million toward a new project called "Disney Infinity," according to The Wall Street Journal. This comes after abysmal earnings and hundreds of layoffs over the past couple of years.
The project will feature video games from many of Disney's TV shows and major movies like "Cars," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "The Incredibles." The games will work similarly to a choose-your-own-adventure scenario. They are designed for players to be able to create … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Give "Star Wars" fans this: They're nothing if not hopeful.
In the days leading up to Disney's massive D23 Expo fan-fest here this weekend, the entertainment giant tried to tamp down expectations that it would real new details about 2015's "Star Wars: Episode VII."
But short of CEO Bob Iger having a press conference to declare that the company wouldn't announce anything new about the highly-anticipated next film in the series, fans came to D23 holding out hope that Disney just might still drop a hint or two about … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Disney hasn't become the world's most powerful media company by ignoring its fans.
On Friday, the giant media company opened the doors to its third D23 Expo, a three-day festival of all things Disney. Ranging from a three-plus-hour presentation of everything animated that will be coming from Disney in the next few years -- including three new Pixar films -- to a costume contest, an exhibition of classic artifacts from the Disney archives, and artists' re-imaginings of scenes from the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," D23 has something for everyone.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- What if the asteroid that ended the age of the dinosaurs actually missed Earth?
That's the central "what if" at the heart of Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur," the hit animation studio's next film, which will be released in May 2014.
At the D23 Expo, Disney's fan-fest, on Friday the entertainment giant unveiled the most details yet on "The Good Dinosaur," as well as its summer 2015 film, "The Inner Mind," and fall 2015's "Finding Dory."
If the teasers Pixar showed during the … Read more
It's been 30 years since "National Lampoon's Vacation" arrived in theaters. In honor of the auspicious anniversary, a family of real-life Griswolds jumped into a custom-made avocado-green Wagon Queen Family Truckster and hit the road.
Instead of aiming for Walley World in Los Angeles, they went with the real-world destination of Disney World in Florida.
Steve and Lisa Griswold packed up their two daughters into the freshly finished custom. Griswold is their real name, and Steve decided to do something about all the remarks he's heard about it over the years. A custom car shop in Georgia turned a boring old brown station wagon into the gloriously ugly car from the movie. "The detail is unfortunately quite accurate," Lisa says.… Read more
While the Star Wars Celebration Europe fan fest has gone the way of the Jedi, its impact is still causing ripples in the Force.
As expected, "Star Wars: Episode VII" dominated conversation at the July 26-28 event, but there was also focus on the new animated show, composer John Williams, and some interesting quotes from Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy.… Read more
Walt Disney Co. and Sony Pictures Entertainment are testing out a new way for people to watch the latest films.
The companies are offering consumers in South Korea the opportunity to rent films in-home that are currently running in theaters. According to the Wall Street Journal, which was first to report on their move, Sony offered "Django Unchained" three weeks after it premiered in theaters. Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" and "Brave" were also made available weeks after their theatrical releases.
Film studios have for years attempted to find the right balance between getting people … Read more
In the cold Alaskan winter, alone with her infant son while her husband was stationed in the Air Force nearby, Ashley Bauza needed something to entertain both herself and her child, something she could get on a tight budget.
She moved north in 2010 and quickly learned after giving birth to Lukas the next year that the rural state not only crimps her kid's playtime options with minus-40 degree temperatures it also amps up the cost of cable and Internet.
"We are on a fixed budget, we do really need to figure out what we forgo," said … Read more
Apple TV is getting live sports and "Game of Thrones" beamed straight to its box, as Apple announces Time Warner's HBO Go and Disney's WatchESPN apps are now available.
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Apple is slowly reopening its retail shops around the world, as we’re monitoring in our comprehensive roundup. Apple is implementing new procedures such as temperature tests to ensure the security of employees and visitors, but regulators in Germany having worries about these temperature checks.
According to a report by Bloomberg Law, Apple is facing a probe with a regional data protection office in Germany within the temperature tests. The Hessian data protection bureau seeks to figure out whether Apple’s strategy to take customer temperatures”violates EU privacy guidelines “
The Hessian data security bureau’s evaluation comes after Apple reopened stores across Germany May 11 with additional security processes, including fever checks and social distancing.
The office would like to know whether the temperature tests violate the applicable data security principles, Ulrike Muller, a spokesperson for the Hessian Data Protection Commissioner, stated. There are no results yet from the probe and the workplace is coordinating with other German data protection authorities, Muller said.
Apple and health officials around the world have said that things like temperature checks are vital for gradually reopening retail stores while also continuing to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Apple so far has started all 15 of its own retail shops in Germany.
Along with temperature checks, Apple Stores are focusing on service and support at first, while restricting store capacity and decreasing operating hours. Apple can be requiring masks and supplying them when needed.
We’ll give you the latest from Apple headquarters and decipher reality from fiction in the rumor mill.
Apple operates 510 retail stores across the planet.


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Globe Telecom Inc. on Tuesday said it fired up more 5G sites in Metro Manila cities in a bid to provide superior internet connectivity to its subscribers.
The Ayala-led telco said it rolled out 5G in Quezon City (Commonwealth Ave., Tandang Sora Road, Mindanao Ave, Luzon Ave), Manila (Abad Santos Ave., Rizal Ave., Honorio Lopez Blvd.), Marikina (Sumulong Highway, Bagong Silang), Caloocan ( Quirino Highway, C3 Road, Congressional Road Ext.), Valenzuela (Pan Philippine Highway, Tamaraw Hill Road) and Mandaluyong (Shaw Boulevard; Boni Ave.).
Globe’s 5G is also available in areas in Pasig (C. Raymundo Ave., Medical City Bus Stop), Las Pinas (Alabang Zapote Road, Marcos Alvarez Ave.), Makati ( Pasong Tamo, JP Rizal, and strategic areas in Magallanes Village), Taguig (Lawton Avenue, Philippine Army, McKinley Road, and Forbes Park) , Paranaque (East Service Road, Dona Soledad Ave., Dr. A. Santos Ave.) and strategic areas along SLEX and NLEX.
Globe’s 5G network coverage expansion is a huge milestone—expanding from the central business districts of Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Makati, Rockwell Center, and Ortigas, as well as in strategic areas along EDSA and C5 to now more areas.
This milestone also comes shortly after the announcement of the availability of mobile 5G to its Globe Prepaid and TM customers who have 5G devices and are within 5G areas.
With this expansion, more customers can experience faster speeds that they can use to stream movies and TV shows at the highest-quality; lower latency to play immersive online games with fewer lags; and clearest resolution for video chats. Businesses, learning institutions, hospitals, and other related industries in Metro Manila can also take advantage of the benefits of 5G’s next level connectivity.
To experience 5G to the fullest, customers have to make sure that they are on a Globe LTE or TM LTE sim paired with a 5G-enabled mobile device.
Upgrading to a 5G phone is made easier and affordable with Globe Postpaid’s selection of the latest 5G phones that can be availed at much lower prices with ThePLAN. The introductory price and discounts applied to these mobile phones are available until September 30, 2020 via Globe’s online shop and stores nationwide.
In 2019, Globe became the first telco in Southeast Asia to launch 5G when it introduced its AirFiber broadband service for Globe at Home subscribers. Now, the service is also available to all Globe Platinum, Postpaid, and Prepaid customers.


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New EU rules to enhance Online Safety coming into force
Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South, Deirdre Clune has welcomed new EU rules designed to curb potentially harmful practices carried out through online service providers and large social media platforms such as Amazon, TikTok and Facebook.
MEP Clune, a Member of the European Parliament’s Internal Market & Consumer Protection Committee said, “on the 25th August, the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) will come into force, compelling large internet service providers and social media companies to open up their systems to EU scrutiny and prove that they’re taking significant steps to ensure they are protecting users online.
“These new rules will empower consumers by giving them the right to opt-out from recommendation systems based on profiling, while online platforms will be obliged to label all ads and inform users on who is promoting them”, MEP Clune added.
By the end of this month, digital platforms with over 45 million users in the European Union will have to comply with the new rules.
“These changes will greatly enhance digital transparency and accountability and the DSA is a welcome move towards harmonizing standards for online service providers across Europe.The first practical test for online service providers and social media companies will be to submit an annual assessment of the major impact of their design, algorithms, advertising and terms of services on a range of societal issues. The coming into force of the DSA marks a major milestone in placing stronger safeguards for these online players in terms of risk management, tackling disinformation, transparency and content moderation”, MEP Clune concluded.


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VOV.VN - In the first week of a 15-day social distancing period in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest economic hub, city residents and citizens across Vietnam have stayed united to help each other through this difficult time.
Since early June, when a fourth wave of COVID-19 broke out in Ho Chi Minh City, tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of tons of agricultural products and food have come to the city from all over Vietnam. In addition to financial and material aid, warm, heartfelt words of encouragement have poured in.
Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee Le Trung Chinh expressed sympathy with Ho Chi Minh City’s residents, “We are also suffering from the pandemic, but it’s worse in Ho Chi Minh City. We residents of Da Nang city want to express our affection for Ho Chi Minh City and help it in pandemic prevention and control.”
Individuals, businesses, and associations in other provinces and cities have lent Ho Chi Minh City a helping hand through social, community, and volunteer groups. Nguyen Tuan Khoi, coordinator of Food Bank Vietnam project, which is organizing the "Front Kitchen" and "Community Refrigerator" programs, said that every day trucks from other provinces carry food supplies to the city.
“ I feel a lot of affection for Ho Chi Minh city. In just 2 days our "Community Refrigerator" project has received more than 100 tons of food and cooked 20,000 meals. Benefactors from neighboring Dong Nai and other provinces have delivered a lot of fruits and vegetables,” said Khoi.
Despite the inconveniences caused by social distancing under Directive 16, residents approve of the government’s measures to contain the virus. Nguyen Thi Tra, who lives in Binh Thanh district, said that since supermarkets and makeshift supply points have enough essential food, she feels secure and willing to comply with COVID-19 regulations.
“I strongly support Directive 16, because only by implementing it strictly can we defeat the pandemic and return to normal life. Since I went through social distancing last year, I didn’t hoard much food. I ‘ve been working online for a while now and will take advantage of this social distancing period to take better care of my family,” Tra stressed.
The more widespread the COVID-19 becomes, the more difficult it is for people to live, especially street vendors and uncontracted workers.
The US$38-million relief package was quickly distributed to the people most affected by COVID-19. Phan Kieu Thanh Huong, Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City Fatherland Front, says many practical and meaningful activities have been carried out to ensure social security.
“People in blockaded areas have been given essential goods during the social distancing period. We are also helping those who are in a difficult situation or do not have a signed labor contract. The City Fatherland Front is cooperating with member organizations to operate models like Free Supermarkets, Meals of Love, and Rice ATMs. Each disadvantaged household has received aid worth US$13,” Huong noted.
Nguyen Thi Phuong, a freelance worker and temporary resident of Binh Thanh district, is an aid recipient. She elaborated that “Having the ward staff come to my house to give me money left me very moved and very happy. I was worried about having no money to buy rice and fish sauce during the 15 days of social distancing. Now, with this money, my family will be more secure for the next few days.”


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AMD to Launch 3rd Generation EPYC on March 15th: Milan with Zen 3by Dr. Ian Cutress on March 8, 2021 9:45 AM EST
We’ve known for a while that AMD was set to launch its next generation enterprise EPYC processor family, collectively known by its codename Milan, sometime in the first quarter of this year. Today AMD has put out a press release confirming the date and time of its online event – the launch of the new 7003 series processors will occur starting at 8am PT/11am ET on March 15, 2021.
The launch event will feature presentations from CEO Dr. Lisa Su, CTO Mark Papermaster, GM Enterprise and Embedded Solutions (EESC) Forrest Norrod, and GM Server Business Unit Dan McNamara. Leading data center partners and customers will also make an appearance.
To date we know that AMD’s Milan processor line will feature up to 64 Zen 3 cores, using a seemless transition from the Zen 2 EPYC Rome ecosystem with pin-compatible processors. Milan will also offer up to 128 PCIe lanes, eight channel memory, and dual socket configurations. If the desktop Zen 3-based processors are any measure, +19% IPC generational gains are expected with the new processor, despite main memory access likely remaining the same. We have questions on exact performance, frequencies and efficiency, but this launch date should showcase all the product specifications such that we will see where the solution sits compared to current market offerings.
AMD has provided some previous benchmarking numbers – at CES the company showcased weather prediction simulation code, with two new 32-core Milan processors up against two of Intel’s popular 28-core Xeon Gold 6258R units. In that first party demo, a six hour simulation showed that Milan was 46% faster in dual socket compute. Later we were shown a single socket comparison, where the difference rose to 68%. These were first party tests without any comparison system details, however we expect more data on the March 15th launch.
Questions will be asked about AMD’s ability to supply EPYC, given it currently has a squeeze on its supply chain for a number of products. We are aware that AMD has already been providing key customers with complete silicon, and also to add to this, Dr. Lisa Su has stated that one of AMD’s key targets for 2021 is going to be the enterprise market.
We will be live blogging AMD’s launch – it can also be found online at the AMD events website.
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tyger11 - Monday, March 8, 2021 - linkI'm hoping this means the Zen 3 Threadripper Pro isn't far behind.
ballsystemlord - Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - linkAt this point in time, I'm just hoping when Zen 3 TR comes out AMD doesn't mark up the price like they have been doing with everything else of theirs.
Smell This - Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - link
I guess you missed the 40% discount on the Thinkstations with the TR Pros ... or the 11700K preview, at the same current price of the Ryzen 9 3900X.
I would like, however, for AMD to provide guidance on the Zen3 TRs transition without divulging too many secrets __ no one wants the bummer of the last TR transition ...
descendency - Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - linkThe discount came because they had a huge mark up on them before AMD released them to the consumer.
Techie2 - Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - linkFor those looking for Ryzen 5000 series CPUs I have noticed that Newegg is getting shipments like every other day. Micro Center also seems to have a steady supply but you need to purchase in-store from them. Newegg does not always list the lowest price until you click on the actual CPU and view the multiple suppliers. Skip the scalpers as AMD seems to be ramping the Ryzen 5000 deliveries significantly.
jameslinder - Friday, March 12, 2021 - linkWe are a California-based web design company that provides a one-of-a-kind user interface. We don't just build websites; we create interactive environments that people can't get enough of.
descendency - Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - linkRemember those YT videos from the early Tesla Model S days when people would get into one of the ultra high performance ones as a passenger and the driver would suddenly floor it? All of the sudden, the passenger was practically in the back seat. . .
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But in light of increasing health care costs and shrinking profit margins, a growing number of companies are rethinking that assumption. As a result, employers are surveying employees to discover what trade-offs in benefits and compensation they would be willing to make.
There is increasing pressure on HR executives and benefits managers to prove to CEOs and CFOs that the money they are spending on benefits is worth it, says Tim Glowa, a consultant with Hewitt Associates.
“Benefits costs are about to eclipse profits at many Fortune 500 companies,” Glowa says.
At the same time, companies are starting to realize that in many cases, there is a huge gap between how much employees value certain benefits and the amount of money companies spend on those benefits, he says.
Hewitt estimates that typically $1,200 is spent per employee on undervalued benefits. The Lincolnshire, Illinois-based consulting firm, which has an online tool for clients to help survey employees, has seen interest in its product double every year for the past five years, Glowa says.
American Express is among the companies surveying for potential trade-offs. The New York-based company has conducted employee engagement surveys but noticed that compared with other areas, the company received lower rankings on compensation issues, says Timothy Nice, vice president of compensation at American Express.
“The questions we were asking were too general,” Nice says.
For example, employees may indicate they want more compensation, but not what kinds of compensation they prefer. “So we decided to dig in deeper and see what employees wanted,” Nice says.
American Express is surveying employees in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Spain and Mexico, asking whether they prefer restricted stock or cash bonuses, Nice says.
Companies asking employees about trade-offs need to be prepared to make changes to their benefits and compensation plans to accommodate employees’ preferences, says Steven Gross, worldwide partner at Mercer.
“You are creating the expectation that you are going to change something,” he says.
The next step could be that employers will take their set allocation of money for benefits and allow employees to choose which ones they want, Glowa says.
This could save employers a large sum of money in benefits expenditures, says Neil Crawford, a consultant at Hewitt Associates.
The money could be spent on HR services such as training, which actually contributes to greater productivity among employees, he says.
“It’s about using your budgets more effectively and giving employees what they want,” he says.


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Amazon is currently defending itself towards a lawsuit that would possibly perhaps perhaps resolve whether or now not it is miles accountable for the actions of its contract supply drivers.
In March, Ans Rana became as soon as going to glimpse his sister’s new apartment with his father and brother, who became as soon as using a Tesla Mannequin S, when they chanced on a disabled automobile on Interstate 75 begin air Atlanta. Rana’s brother slowed to a shut to end, however the Amazon supply van within the support of them apparently didn’t knowing. The driver of the van became as soon as going with regards to 14 miles per hour over the bolt limit, Rana’s attorneys roar in a lawsuit. The van slammed into the rear of the Tesla with such pressure that it pushed the automobile into the left lanes of the interstate the build it became as soon as struck by a Toyota Corolla forward of hitting the median barrier.
Rana suffered lifestyles-threatening injuries, alongside side a demanding brain misery, and needed to be positioned on a ventilator. His spinal cord became as soon as also broken, and he hasn’t been succesful of bag the use of his legs or fingers despite months of therapy and rehabilitation.
“I truly maintain misplaced my legs, which I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy,” Rana told Bloomberg.
In June, Rana sued Amazon and its supply contractor, alleging that the e-commerce large is accountable for the motive force’s actions thanks to the software the corporate makes use of to show screen them. Amazon says it isn’t liable because the motive force didn’t work for it but, moderately, for Harper Logistics LLC, a contractor that handles deliveries for the tech agency.
Tool in play
But, Rana’s lawsuit alleges that Amazon is liable since it is miles within the smash up to speed of the provision operation. Amazon carefully screens its drivers by the use of a smartphone app and in-van cameras and sensors in a uncover to gash supply times and contend with security concerns. The company retains shut tabs on heaps of actions drivers protect, alongside side “backup monitoring, bolt, braking, acceleration, cornering, seatbelt utilization, phone calls, texting, in-van cameras that use synthetic intelligence to detect for yawning, and further,” the lawsuit says.
What’s extra, the lawsuit claims that Amazon pushes contractors and drivers to prioritize bolt over security, with Amazon employees sending textual whisper messages “complaining that a obvious driver is ‘within the support of the rabbit’ and desires to be ‘rescued’ to raze certain your entire packages on Amazon’s route are delivered in compliance with Amazon’s unrealistic and harmful bolt expectations,” it says.
Apart from Amazon, Rana is suing contractor Harper Logistics, driver Bryan Williams, and Primitive Republic Insurance protection, the contractor’s insurance protection company. Nonetheless it’s now not going any individual but Amazon will have the option to duvet Rana’s charges, significantly since clinical payments already exceed $2 million. Harper Logistics’ insurance protection protection most attention-grabbing covers $1 million for liability, and the corporate doesn’t have the trucks it operates, that methodology despite the proven fact that it went bankrupt, it potentially couldn’t duvet the cost. Williams, who is 23 years worn, most attention-grabbing makes $15 an hour. Amazon, on the choice hand, made over $3 billion in revenue final quarter.
“Dedicated to security”
Amazon spokeswoman Maria Boschetti told Bloomberg that the corporate is “committed to the security of drivers and the communities the build we elevate.” She added that Amazon works with supply contractors to “establish life like expectations that end now not train undue pressure on them or their supply mates.” Boschetti said that the number of incidents per mile for the principle nine months of 2021 are down in contrast with the identical period final one year.
Shipping drivers usually work 10-hour shifts and elevate round 250 packages, relying on the route. They pressure Amazon-branded trucks, wear Amazon-branded uniforms, and have to make use of Amazon’s Flex app, which the lawsuit says “micromanages each that which possibilities are you’ll perhaps perhaps deem aspect of delivering the packages.”
Amazon first entered the provision market in 2018, and its contractor-heavy skill nearly straight began running into concerns. Drivers were reportedly breaking criminal guidelines in an strive to meet what they called unreasonable quotas. Amazon initially had conception to be practicing its new like a flash of drivers but scrapped these plans to bolt up the rollout.


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Netflix noticed a surge in new subscribers on the finish of final 12 months, attributed partly to the streaming big bringing in a ban on password sharing.
The crackdown on password sharing, which began final Could in a variety of nations, hindered folks in numerous households from utilizing the identical account.
It seems to be having the specified impact of prompting folks to open their very own accounts – as the corporate added 13.1 million worldwide subscribers within the final three months of 2023.
It was the third consecutive quarter wherein Netflix boosted its subscribers, outstripping the 8.8 million subscribers gained within the July-September interval.
The surge left Netflix with greater than 260 million international subscribers on the finish of 2023, an annual improve of practically 30 million subscribers.
It was a stark distinction to 2022’s improve of 8.9 million subscribers – a lacklustre displaying that raised questions on how the corporate was dealing with rising competitors for viewers.
However Netflix turned the development round by way of its ban on password sharing and the rollout of a brand new low-priced streaming plan that featured adverts for the primary time.
Netflix stated the most cost effective plan now accounts for 40% of latest subscribers within the nations the place it’s provided, together with the US and UK.
Within the UK, the usual plan with adverts prices £4.99 a month; with out adverts it’s £10.99. The premium plan is £17.99 a month.
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In a name with analysts, Netflix co-chief govt Greg Peters predicted it will likely be a number of years earlier than promoting gross sales herald vital income.
However he instructed analysts Netflix stays assured it could persuade viewers who’re nonetheless getting across the password sharing ban to pay for their very own plans.
“That [crackdown] will enhance our development for years,” he stated.
Netflix additionally introduced on Tuesday it should carry the favored wrestling program, WWE’s Uncooked, to its platform.


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Face Unlock -- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0's Most Personal Feature
If you’re like me, you don’t like inputting a password, but still want some security for your phone. After all, you most likely paid a few hundred dollars for it. Therefore, your phone should be able to unlock itself when it sees its owner smiling into the front-facing camera.
On October 18, Google did just that. With Matias Duarte at the helm, his new Galaxy Nexus should have unlocked itself using the Face Unlock feature of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. However, with its own brilliant mind, the Galaxy Nexus decided not to show off its unlocking power and decided to keep Duarte locked out.
Despite the minor error, this new feature will completely eliminate the need to put in a password while still being able to lock out any of your friends.
In the past, Symbian allowed you to do this through Facelock. However, it was a third party app that could only be found on Sybmian 3.
Android has total control over the smartphone operating system market share. Therefore, Google has revamped the Facelock idea and implemented it straight into Ice Cream Sandwich instead of putting out a third party app styled like Facelock.
In fact, Andy Rubin confirmed that the idea comes from a Pittsburg-based company, PittPatt. In addition, he stated at AsiaD that PittPatt’s version of the idea was so fast that they actually had to slow down the process to ensure the user that it was secure enough for primetime.
What do you think of Android’s new facial recognition unlocking feature? Would it make your lives more secure and more convenient?


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Imported Drugs Could Keep Costs Down
Will the U.S. allow the importation of less costly prescription medication under health care reform to save Americans billions?
An expected vote that would open up the U.S. to the importation of cheaper drugs was delayed Wednesday.
The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), would allow pharmacies and wholesalers to bring in drugs from Canada as well as Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Japan at substantially lower prices than Americans currently pay.
And Americans would be able to travel to Canada and purchase prescription drugs from FDA-inspected pharmacies.
“My goal isn’t to ask the American people to buy their prescription drugs overseas, my goal is that if we allow the American people to do that, the pharmaceutical industry would be required to re-price their drugs in the country,” Dorgan said as reported by the Wonk Room.
Not surprisingly, the pharmaceutical industry is not keen on the idea. Go to another country and you can find prescription drugs at a cheaper price than they are offered to Americans.
"U.S. consumers are charged the highest prices in the world for FDA-approved prescription drugs, and that's just not fair," Dorgan said in a statement.
"We've seen drug prices rise by 9% this year alone, and we need to get a handle on them."
Allowing Medicare and Medicaid recipients to buy cheaper prescription drugs would have save the government more than $19 billion over the next ten years, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Consumers would save even more. Dorgan estimates about $100 billion in cost savings for consumers over the next decade thanks to lower prescription drug prices.
But FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg sent letters to two senators expressing concern about the safety of the prescription drug supply since the drugs wouldn’t be under FDA scrutiny.
"There are significant safety concerns relating to allowing the reimportation of nonbioequivalent products, and safety issues related to confusion in distribution and labeling of foreign products and the domestic product that remain to be fully addressed in the amendment," wrote Hamburg in letters sent to Sens. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) and Tom Carper (D-Del.).
Dorgan counters some FDA-approved drugs are already produced overseas.
President Obama had been a co-sponsor of Sen. Dorgan’s legislation when he was in the senate.
Remember early in the health care reform debate, the president corralled the support of the pharmaceutical industry when he got $80 billion in concessions over 10 years from the industry.
A vote on Sen. Dorgan’s amendment, officially called the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act, and co-sponsored by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), is expected this week. #


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This year, Messe München is hosting the world’s leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology as a virtual event. The new format analytica virtual will enable exhibitors to book digital trade fair booths for October 19 to 23. Furthermore, it offers all customers a ... more
New base at the heart of science and industry
LUMITOS AG now calls Germany's largest science and technology park in Berlin-Adlershof its home
At the beginning of the year, LUMITOS AG also physically moved closer to its customer base: the provider of B2B online media and online marketing services for the chemical, life science, laboratory, pharmaceutical, analytics, food and beverage industries relocated its headquarters to the Science and Technology Park Adlershof in Berlin. This places the experienced team of online experts at the centre of an innovation hub, in the immediate vicinity of tech companies, academic research institutions and six scientific institutes of Berlin’s prestigious Humboldt University.
"Our new premises at the heart of the Science and Technology Park Adlershof are perfectly located," enthuses Stefan Knecht, CEO of LUMITOS AG. "The proximity to science-driven companies allows us to network even easier and better with industry players. Also very important to us was to create a pleasant and healthy working environment for our 23 employees. This was achieved by implementing a state-of-the-art design concept."
Light-flooded and flexible
The new premises are not only technologically state-of-the-art but also flexible in their everyday use due to the innovative concept of "activity-based working". Depending on the type of task, one of several working environments can be chosen. The light-flooded rooms, equipped throughout with glass partitions, provide see-through working areas that, with the many added details, take health considerations into account. Particular attention was paid to electrically height-adjustable desks as well as to noise absorbers based on a customized soundproofing concept.
This state-of-the-art office concept, which has also been implemented at LUMITOS’s Nuremberg premises, has created the ideal setting for further growth of the company. At both locations, there is enough space for up to 40 employees to play their part in the success story of LUMITOS.
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analytica gets a digital extension. With the new format analytica virtual, the world’s leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology also enables those exhibitors and visitors to participate who due to travel restrictions cannot come to Munich. In addition, parts ... more
As of 1 April, Michael Schreiber co-heads the Berlin-based company LUMITOS. The marketing expert with a natural science PhD joins Stefan Knecht as a second Managing Director of Europe's market-leading provider of B2B portals in the chemical, life science, lab equipment, pharmaceutical, anal ... more
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Bailey Nelson’s response to COVID-19
Latest update 21 November 2020
We're excited to announce that all of our stores in Australia are currently open and trading in line with respective restrictions in each state. Retail and eye exams are available at all stores.
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Facelifted Mitsubishi Mirage revealed
Mitsubishi has updated the Mirage supermini with revised exterior and interior styling and updated equipment for 2020.
Debuting at the Thailand International Motor Expo 2019 later this month, the 2020 Mirage bears the brand’s latest Dynamic Shield front-end design, including revised headlights and a new look for the rear bumper and tail-lights as well as new alloy wheel designs and paintwork colour choices.
The interior has also been updated, bearing new materials.
Full specification details are yet to be announced but the new Mirage will be available with Mitsubishi Motors’ new Smartphone Display Audio (SDA) system with a seven-inch touchscreen for improved legibility and ease of use. The SDA system offers full smartphone connectivity including Bluetooth hands-free calling and both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The new Mitsubishi Mirage arrives in early 2020.


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Istanbul Enerji, a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and French carmaker Renault signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a program aimed at preparing for an electric car partnership.
The MoU is aimed at establishing a partnership to promote and implement electric vehicles in Istanbul, following the example of several other capital cities.
The partnership program will cover the deployment in the Istanbul municipality of a charging network for electric vehicles, which will be launched in 2011, and the rollout of corresponding services and developments.
The parties have decided to launch preliminary work with a view to encouraging the adoption and promotion of electric vehicles – set for launch in 2011 in the Istanbul municipality – in order to reduce CO2 emissions and the effects of climate warming.
A working group will be set up to obtain practical results on implementing an infrastructure for electric vehicle use in the city by 2011. The working group will be tasked with making proposals on:
• multiplying the number of projects that could favor the use of electric vehicles in Istanbul, especially those focused on charging networks,
• installing and developing a network of charging stations for electric vehicles,
• developing special projects for fleets, public spaces and cities,
• analyzing the regulations on installing and operating electric vehicle charging stations.
With its broad range of zero-emission vehicles, Renault is one of the world leaders in the development of electric vehicles.
Turkey plays a key role in this area, since Renault has a very strong position in the country in terms of both production and sales. Last October Renault announced it would be producing Fluence Z.E., one of its new electric vehicles, at the Bursa plant. Fluence Z.E. will be the first mass-produced electric vehicle in Turkey.


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Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf customers can pay tribute to U.S. service members and
their families by reintroducing the limited edition Support at Home coffee and
tea from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
In a release, the Company noted that it has renewed its partnership with Operation Homefront, a non-profit organization that provides emergency financial assistance and other support to families of service members and wounded warriors, to give back through the sales of the exclusive Support at Home specialty coffee and tea.
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf will donate $1 from every sale of its limited edition:
-Support at Home ground coffee, a dark and distinctive blend that combines Sumatra and Brazil coffee beans for a bold, yet smooth flavor. A medium body, fruity aroma, black cherry flavor and a dark chocolate finish pair well with chocolate or caramel. The 12-ounce coffee will be available in participating stores and online while supplies last for $9.95.
-Support at Home tea tin, 100 percent hand-plucked Ceylon black tea leaves sourced from the Bogawantalawa Estate in Sri Lanka. This tea boasts chocolate aromas, hints of sweet peach and deep wood flavors. The 20-count tin will also be available in participating stores and online while supplies.
Customers can also donate Support at Home coffee and tea directly to military families at purchase. Each package features a blank label for patrons to write a heartfelt message to the recipient.
"We're always excited to kick-off our Support at Home program with the help of our loyal customers and Operation Homefront, whose generosity has made this campaign a success over the past several years," said Mel Elias, President and CEO of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. "We hope donations from coffee and tea purchases bring our military families comfort in knowing we're humbled by their dedication and service to our country."
"We appreciate the renewed commitment from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf to support military families through Operation Homefront," said Jim Knotts, President and CEO of Operation Homefront. "We've found that many Americans want to show their appreciation for military families, but don't always know how. Support at Home coffee and tea will help us provide assistance directly to service members and their families."
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Singapore, 18 March 2009 – With the arrival of Spring, Paragon has lined up a host of fashion shows and promotions to keep shoppers updated on what’s in vogue and chic this season. This year’s theme for Paragon Spring / Summer, Splash into Spring, is all about a fresh and fanciful display of the new Spring fashion and design. Multi-coloured graphic and floral-designed installations dot the Paragon atriums, giving the upscale mall a contemporary Spring look.
Exclusive promotions also await shoppers at the mall from 20 March to 5 April:
Shopping bliss awaits those with Citibank Paragon Platinum MasterCard
Indulge in the joys of Spring/Summer when you use your Citibank Paragon Platinum MasterCard. Receive $30 Paragon shopping vouchers when you charge a minimum of $300* in a single receipt. All other Citibank credit cardmembers will receive $20.
Pretty-in-Spring Gift for you!
The first 200 Citibank Paragon Platinum MasterCard members to charge $800* (max. 2 same-day receipts) will also receive a Make Up Store cosmetics set worth over $50.
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The main atrium will be transformed into a fashion show stage and runway to showcase the latest collections at Paragon. These are the brands on showcase:
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Internet and Mobile
Beyond print, the Internet editions of SPH newspapers enjoy over 150 million pageviews with 9 million unique visitors every month. Apart from SPH AsiaOne portal, SPH’s online and new media initiatives include an online marketplace for products, services and employment, ST701; local search and directory engine, rednano.sg; Stomp (Straits Times Online Mobile Print), a portal that connects, engages and interacts with readers on the Web and via mobile phone messaging; omy, a bilingual news and interactive portal and The Straits Times RazorTV, a free access interactive webcast service offering live chat shows and video-on-demand clips.
SPH has a 20 per cent stake in MediaCorp TV Holdings Pte Ltd, which operates free-to-air channels 5, 8, U and TV Mobile, and a 40 per cent stake in MediaCorp Press Limited, which publishes the free newspaper, Today. In the radio business, SPH has an 80 per cent stake in SPH UnionWorks Pte Ltd, which operates entertainment stations Radio 100.3 FM in Mandarin and Radio 91.3 FM in English.
In addition, SPH has ventured into outdoor advertising through its wholly-owned subsidiary, SPH MediaBoxOffice Pte Ltd, Singapore’s largest outdoor motion display advertising network media company and a 35 per cent stake in TOM Outdoor Media Group, a leading outdoor advertising company in China.
SPH owns and manages Paragon, the prime retail and office complex in the heart of Orchard Road, Singapore’s main shopping belt. SPH’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Times Development Pte Ltd, is also developing a 43-storey upmarket residential condominium, Sky@eleven, at Thomson Road.
As an industry leader, SPH is an active corporate citizen and supports a wide range of community and charitable causes, ranging from education, arts and culture to conservation and sports. For its contributions to the community, SPH was named the Top Corporate Giver by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre in 2005 and has been bestowed the Distinguished Patron of the Arts award by the National Arts Council every year since 1993. It also received the Partner of Heritage award at the 2008 Patron of the Heritage Awards ceremony organised by the National Heritage Board.
About Orchard 290 Ltd
Orchard 290 Ltd is a subsidiary of SPH, who owns and manages Paragon and Paragon Medical - a 14-storey medical tower sitting atop the shopping podium.


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See the recent happening about Senator Elisha Abbo
Following the outrage on his assault on a woman in a toy shop in Abuja, Senator Elisha Abbo, has reacted – Abbo said the video does not show all that happened at the shop where he assaulted a woman –
According to the senator, he was in the shop in defence of his younger sister who was beaten to a pulp there The Senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district, Elisha Abbo, has reacted to the viral video showing where he assaulted a woman in an adult shop in Abuja. Speaking to Channels Television, Abbo said the owner of the shop only released a part of the video taking away the part showing where his younger sister was assaulted in the said shop.
The Senator also said that his team will release a ‘robust’ statement on all that transpired in the viral video to the public. Abbo said: “We will soon release an official statement to the very old video that happened before I became a Senator; where my younger sister was beaten to a pulp in the shop and I was called upon there, I had to call an ambulance and the Police to get to the scene and it got out of hand.To read more click here


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One part of Verizon's wireless business appears to be struggling, as rivals AT&T and T-Mobile continue to build on their leads
- Verizon continues to struggle to retain prepaid wireless subscribers.
- The telco lost 176,000 prepaid subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, reporting its sixth consecutive quarter of customer losses on its prepaid business.
- Its inability to compete for consumers who want more choice in wireless services could be detrimental as service provider options increase over the next decade.
Verizon is floundering in its prepaid wireless business, as rivals around it continue to build on their lead over the telco behemoth.
Verizon lost 176,000 prepaid subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, reporting its sixth consecutive quarter of customer losses on its prepaid business.
"Verizon really continues to struggle in prepaid. They keep trying to reinvent themselves and nothing seems to be working as of yet," Wave7 Research telecom analyst, Jeffrey Moore, told Business Insider.
Verizon has experimented with various prepaid strategies over the past several years. It began selling prepaid mobile service through an independent dealers, or third-party workers who sell Verizon products, in 2016.
Last year, Verizon launched a separately branded cell phone service called Visible, its first direct-to-consumer cellphone business that sells prepaid service with no retail presence. It offers a low-priced, pay-as-you-go, single-tier plan and markets itself to a millennial audience. For $40 a month, you get unlimited data, talk, and text. Visible hasn't publicly shared subscriber figures.
Verizon's prepaid service, for comparison, costs $60 a month for unlimited service.
Overall, Verizon's prepaid subscriber base, at 4.5 million, is a fraction of its 113.4 million postpaid subscribers. But an inability to compete for consumers who want more choice in wireless services could be detrimental as service provider options increase over the next decade.
The mobile virtual network operator market, which licenses the network of a wireless carrier to offer their own service to customers, is growing fast. Its market size in 2018 was roughly $53 billion, and the industry is expected to grow 7.6% between 2018 and 2025, according to market research group Grand View Research.
These service providers, like Straight Talk Wireless which has about 25 million customers, typically target price-conscious customers and those who are savvy enough to monitor their data usage to take advantage of lower service prices.
Verizon's prepaid base has been slowly declining, losing more than 1 million prepaid subscribers over the past year and a half. It stands out in contrast to some of its peers that have been reporting excellent prepaid numbers, Moore said.
Verizon trails all of its biggest wireless carriers in the prepaid department. T-Mobile has more than 21 million subscribers, AT&T more than 17 million, and Sprint sits at about 9 million, though it too has had sub losses over the past few quarters.
For its part, Verizon has said its changed its strategy to focus on "high-value accounts and profitability" in its prepaid offerings.
And its prepaid subscriber losses may be slowing. The company improved on the magnitude of losses from a year ago, reporting 176,000 compared to 335,000 losses in the first quarter of 2018.