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Cerkezkoy Industrial Fair, the first and only industrial fair of the Thrace Region, will be held online this year. The virtual stands to be opened at the fair, which will be held for the fourth time this year, can be visited 24 hours a day for 3 days.
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ISTANBUL (TR) - The 4th Online Cerkezkoy Industrial Fair, which will be organized in cooperation with Cerkezkoy Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ÇTSO) and Thrace Development Agency, will be held between 6-7-8 October 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, live sessions will be held between 10:00 and 17:00 at the fair, which will be held free of charge this year in virtual environment. During the sessions, important names of the ecosystem will make speeches and presentations. Virtual stands to be opened by companies at the fair will be open to visitors 24 hours a day for 3 days. At the fair, which will be conducted under the supervision of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB); many companies from iron and steel, machinery, electrical and electronics, mechanics, construction and building materials, technology and software, health, textile and apparel, automotive, chemical, plastic and food sectors will open stands. Virtual stands will be open to visitors 24 hours a day.
Talking about the online fair, CTSO President Süleyman Kozuva said “We are proud and pleased to participate in the digital platform in the new world order with our Online Cerkezkoy Industrial Fair and to share this experience with our exhibitors and visitors. With the online fair, our biggest goal is that our companies in our region know each other, cooperate and establish a common communication network. We know that being together means being strong since the day we were founded. The fact that our SMEs and world-famous companies are among us is the result of this synergy we have created. This success is the success of the Cerkezkoy Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Thrace Development Agency, our members, our staff, our institutions that do not spare their support, in short, everyone who takes responsibility for our region. I sincerely thank everyone. May our Online Cerkezkoy Industrial Fair be good to all of us.”
Thrace Development Agency General Secretary Mahmut Şahin stated that they, as their agency, pioneered the participation and organization of fairs that will increase the capacity of the region's industry, improve its trade and exports, and said, “Cerkezkoy, Corlu, Ergene, Kapaklı districts are close to the European Union and Istanbul markets due to their geographical location. with many business lines such as textile, electrical-electronics and metal. It is our greatest wish that our companies in this wide range come together to create synergy and contribute to the development of the industry in the region. With Cerkezkoy Industrial Fair, which was held for the third time last year, it is aimed that small and medium-sized SMEs in the region cooperate with large-scale companies and that large companies get to know the sub-industry sectors in the region, thus creating a regional supply chain.”
Şahin continued as follows; "The Covid-19 pandemic also affected our country and the Thrace Region. While continuing in the flow of life, it was unthinkable to close the doors of an organization like Cerkezkoy Industrial Fair. For this, as Thrace Development Agency and Cerkezköy TSO, we decided to organize CEF on a virtual platform this year. Virtual fair solutions should be considered as an option that can be turned into an advantage in these adverse economic conditions. Today, companies pay millions of liras for data. In virtual fairs, 10 times of this data is obtained. Therefore, physical fairs need to be more digitalized in order to survive and expand the market. In this way, companies can increase their trade volume 2-3 times more than physical fairs. We also think that CEF will benefit more from these advantages by moving to the virtual platform. We hope that the Cerkezkoy Industrial Fair will grow further with national and international participation in the coming years, and we wish all our participating companies to bring good luck and profits.”
4. Online EEF will enable participating companies to follow innovations and developments in the sector, to meet with different companies in the business field, to meet new people for possible business opportunities and to expand the business network. Participants will provide the opportunity to improve their sectoral knowledge, strengthen the customer relations network and strengthen brand awareness. It will also be the focal point for innovative companies to reach their target markets. It will also offer various opportunities for companies to create a regional supply chain and to be a part of this chain.
The technical infrastructure of the online fair was set up by the virtual fair platform Focus On Event (Foevent). Information can be obtained from 0 282 726 8888 (Ext: 160) for participation in the fair. Registration to the fair can be done at online.endustriyelfuar.org.
Cerkezkoy Industrial Fair has been organized since 2017. Being the first and only industrial fair in the Thrace Region, the fair brings companies from different sectors together. Providing opportunities for small and common-scale (SME) companies in the region to cooperate with large-scale companies, CEF also creates an efficient environment for large companies to get to know the sub-industry sectors in the region.


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“Days Gone” steals the show as Bestseller in the steam – Hope you guys are doing well. We are back again. This time we have brought you amazing news regarding the steam platform. Stay tuned to know more about the news.
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Days Gone Deadly Comeback:
So guys finally after two long years the popular game days gone have been brought up for pc. Not only that l, after looking at the popularity of the game the creators are literally overwhelmed. This game is currently the best-selling game in its section. Let’s not forget to mention this game hasn’t even completed a week in steam. Such a fairy tale starting for the game.
Best Critic Ratings:
This game is basically an open-world zombie slayer game. Its story is completely post-apocalyptic. The creators of the game are Bend studios and PlayStation studios. Both the companies have received a lot of appreciation from the critics. They have also received many positive comments on steam as well.
Better than Before:
After reading many reviews on steam we found out that, people praised how the game was changed from a console game to a Pc game. They also liked the change that the company has done after looking into all the glitches and stuff. This game has definitely improved from its past. Days gone was released on May 18th of this year. Till now it has about 4300 reviews on steam.
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Along with the game, PlayStation has already launched mire five games in the lot including Predator, Horizon Zero, Guns Up, Everybody Gone to the Rapture, and hell-divers. There is a sale going on for these games as well. So if you wanna get these games this might be the right time. We also got a leak that the company is planning something big. Looking at all these reviews and stuff we can conclude that maybe another game is on its way. Whatever may be the situation the best thing for us is to wait and watch.
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I read the New York Times piece in my local Sunday paper and am copying it here, as it is contains an alarming revelation - fresh produce now rivals meat and fish as a source of food poisoning. Paul raises an interesting question: What can we as a community do to improve the safety of the food we eat - at home, on the road and in the buffet line?
Food-Borne Illness From Produce on the Rise
By MARIAN BURROS
Published: November 23, 2003
To consumers who took nutritionists' advice seriously and began eating more fruits and vegetables, word that fresh green onions could carry the hepatitis virus came as a shock.
Yet the recent outbreaks of hepatitis A linked to contaminated scallions imported from Mexico, which have killed three people and sickened hundreds, are only the latest examples in a sharp rise of food-borne illness from fruits and vegetables. In 2000, the last year for which information is complete, there were almost as many reported cases of food poisoning from produce as there were from beef, poultry, fish and eggs combined, according to an advocacy group's compilation of government data.
"It's a huge problem and not one easy to solve," said Dr. Glen Morris, chairman of the department of epidemiology and preventive medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a former Agriculture Department official. "Produce is emerging as an important cause of food-borne illness in this country."
Scientists and some government officials say illnesses have risen sharply because people are eating more fresh produce and want it year-round, leading to an increase in imports from countries with less stringent sanitary standards.
And until recent years, produce was the last place investigators looked for food-borne illness. Less than 2 percent of the produce that crosses the border is inspected for disease-causing bacteria, according to the Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for the safety of produce.
When the F.D.A. tested 1,003 samples of fresh produce imported from 21 countries in 1999 and 2000, 4.4 percent were found to have harmful bacteria. Of 959 domestic samples, 1.3 percent tested positive. Dr. Bob Brackett, director of food safety and security for the agency, said the results were statistically insignificant because of the study design. But some scientists disagree. "While the study design may not have been optimal," Dr. Morris said, "the differences are striking given the relatively large overall sample size."
Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, an epidemiologist with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, "The American diet has really shifted, and we are eating more that is minimally processed and getting it from a broader variety of different sources." He added: "There has been an increase in the volume of production, so when something goes wrong it goes wrong on a bigger scale. It's a difficult trade-off if you want to have fresh produce in the off-season."
In 2000, there were 3,981 illnesses reported from outbreaks linked to contaminated produce, while 4,025 people were made ill by contaminated beef, poultry, seafood and eggs, according to figures compiled by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutrition advocacy group that frequently criticizes the food industry. The group used statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and state health departments, along with news media reports verified by public health officials, to create the first database linking the outbreaks to specific foods.
Experts say the figures represent only a small percentage of the outbreaks (defined as two or more people who become ill from eating from the same food source). No records are kept for individual cases. The C.D.C. has estimated that each year 5,000 people die and 76 million become ill from food poisoning, largely from unknown causes.
The data from the advocacy group shows that reported outbreaks of produce-related illnesses have risen sharply over the past few years. In 1997 there were 29 such outbreaks; in 2000 there were 76.
Consumers can protect themselves by washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly under running water, peeling produce and removing the outer leaves of leafy vegetables. For people with compromised immune systems, the best advice is to eat only cooked produce.
In 1996 and 1997 large outbreaks of food-borne illness were traced to Guatemalan raspberries; from 2000 through 2002 there were three large outbreaks of salmonella traced to Mexican cantaloupes. In 1999 there was an outbreak of salmonella traced to domestic raw tomatoes.
The United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, a trade group, said that produce had been unfairly singled out.


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It has just been announced that Quantic Dreams has partnered with Meridiem Games to release a physical edition of their iconic Fahrenheit , also known as Indigo Prophecy on the Playstation 4, which will be a special 15th-anniversary package.
This will include a specially created case and sleeve, a sticker set, high quality printed artbook and a special letter written by the Quantic Dream team behind the original game. This boxed edition will retail for £24.99 / €29.99. You can find out more details on the official website.
Fahrenheit was a supernatural thriller that followed Lucas Kane after he is possessed by someone to commit a murder. With the detectives Carla Valenti and Tyler Miles hot on his trail, Lucas must try to remember what happened and find the person responsible before it is too late.


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Fashion fraternity to do a silent protest post rape case
Condemning the gangrape of a 23-year-old in the city recently, the fashion fraternity will participate in a silent march, donning black and white outfits, on December 2.entertainment Updated: Dec 21, 2012 02:57 IST
The Fashion Design Council’s President, Sunil Sethi, has sent out an email to designers urging them to be present for the event. Several designers have already confirmed their participation. The march will take place from Hotel Le Meridien to India Gate at 5 pm.


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By Hallie Gu and Shivani Singh
BEIJING, May 21 (Reuters) - China will start selling corn from its state reserves on May 28, the National Grain Trade Centre said late Wednesday, a move long awaited by the market as supplies of the grain tighten.
Four million tonnes of corn, all from the northeastern corn-belt region, will be offered at the sale, according to a notice published on the trade centre’s website.
In line with previous years, analysts expect more weekly sales to be held until the end of October, when the new crop kicks in.
“The market has been paying close attention to this year’s auction, and hopes the sales can cool down the heated market,” said Meng Jinhui, senior analyst with Shengda Futures.
Corn prices JCI-CORN-HRBN in Harbin, capital of top producing Heilongjiang province, have jumped 15% this year as processors have been caught out by unexpected demand.
“Corn processors in the northeast and feed producers in the south did not stock as much grain earlier because they were pessimistic about demand,” Meng said. “But demand has turned out better than expected.”
Corn stockpiles at northern and southern ports were both lower as of mid-May than last year, COFCO Futures said in a report released on its official WeChat account on Thursday.
Corn processors’ inventories were around 4 million tonnes, below 5.5 million tonnes at the same time last year, and below the average level of the past three years, the report added.
China scrapped a years-long corn stockpiling programme in 2016 and has been selling off the huge inventories of aging grain from state reserves. Beijing sold 21.91 million tonnes from its reserves last year.
It is not known how much corn the government plans to release this year, but it aims to “whittle down the inventories”, said Zhang Dalong, an analyst with COFCO Futures.
“(The auction) is expected to cool down the market. Prices were rising too fast,” Zhang said. (Reporting by Hallie Gu and Shivani Singh; Editing by Richard Pullin)


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Covid Scotland: Closure of pubs and clubs damaging for mental well-being, says research
The findings also show that young adults (47 per cent of the under-35s) have been most badly affected.
As Scotland moves to Level 0 today pubs and restaurants can now remain open until midnight if their licence allows it, customers will no longer need to book a two-hour slot but will still be required to provide details for Test and Protect.
Almost two thirds of adults (62 per cent) of adults cited feelings of loneliness, feeling trapped at home and being unable to meet friends in the survey by YouGov for the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking.
However, the data also shows many people (49 per cent) now had a greater appreciation of what the hospitality sector provided – from places to meet to enjoying a meal or a drink prepared by someone else.
A majority (70 per cent) agreed that measures introduced as a result of the pandemic had changed the environment of hospitality venues for the better, compared with 8 per cent who felt it had been negatively affected.
When asked what recent changes they would like to see remain, 61 per cent said the improved cleanliness had been a bonus, better indoor ventilation (54 per cent), increased table service (48 per cent) and digital ordering and payments systems (37 per cent).
Paul Waterson, spokesman for the Scottish Licenced Trade Association, said the findings proved how valuable the sector was but warned that staff shortages meant it was still under strain.
He said: “Pubs and bars were the original social network. They are all things to everyone, from pubs and restaurants to music venues and nightclubs. Social interaction is the basis of our society.
“The pandemic has seen a lot of changes for the industry. Previously only about 25 per cent of our businesses had outdoor seating. Now a number of regulatory authorities have allowed places to extend the number of tables outside.
“But while the survey has customers talking about the changes they’d like to see be kept on, the fact is we are facing significant staff shortages. Customers will need to bear with us.
“There’s also a cost to everything and we’ve been utterly battered by the pandemic and there are a lot of premises which will not be opening up again.”
Leigh Sparks, professor of retail studies at the University of Stirling, said the hospitality sector had undergone massive change during the pandemic but that some of the practical changes were a benefit to everyone.
“There have been closures across all sectors with mental health affected, and that includes a number of students experiencing mental health problems.
“Obviously businesses have brought in changes for commercial reasons and to maximise numbers, but that’s not to say they won’t help staff and customers too.
“The outdoor tables create a healthier environment for us, as well as sitting outside in the sunshine. It is far better than being indoors.”


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State Attorney Generals Ask FDA To Regulate E-Cigarettes
A bi-partisan letter co-sponsored by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was signed by 39 other state AGs urging the FDA to include e-cigarettes as “tobacco products” under the Tobacco Control Act. E-cigarette use is growing rapidly in the Greater Boston area and across the country. According to a recent Globe report, permit application requests to sell e-cigarettes are five times greater than last year.
The FDA does not regulate e-cigarettes for contents or age restrictions, and since the electronic devices produce a nicotine-laced vapor, it’s surrounded in controversy. The FDA website states, “As the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes have not been fully studied, consumers of e-cigarette products currently have no way of knowing: whether e-cigarettes are safe for their intended use; how much nicotine or other potentially harmful chemicals are being inhaled during use; and if there are any benefits associated with using these products.” Additionally, the FDA says that e-cigarettes can potentially hook young people to nicotine and lead them to conventional cigarettes, which are known to cause disease and lead to premature death.
The letter highlights the need to protect youth from becoming addicted to nicotine through these new products. If e-cigarettes are not being marketed to children (like many e-cig companies claim), then why do the devices come in strawberry or bubble gum flavors? Do you know any adults that are going to buy a candy colored e-cigarette that tastes like peaches? I don’t.
“People, especially kids, are being led to believe that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative, but they are highly addictive and can deliver strong doses of nicotine,” AG Coakley says in a press release. “We urge the FDA to act quickly to ensure that these products are regulated to protect the public, and are no longer advertised or sold to youth.”
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, from 2011 to 2012, the percentages of youth who have tried or currently use e-cigarettes both roughly doubled. The survey estimates that nearly 1.8 million middle and high school students have either tried e-cigarettes or used them on a regular basis. How do you spark a dying tobacco industry? Get kids hooked on nicotine through e-cigs. Then when it turns out to be a passing fad, the new addicts will have no where to turn except for traditional cigarettes. Brilliant!
According to a press release issued by the office of AG Martha Coakley:
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, nicotine is highly addictive and has immediate bio-chemical effects on the brain and body at any dosage, and is toxic in high doses. The lack of regulation of e-cigarettes may put youth at risk of developing a lifelong addiction to a potentially dangerous product that could also act as a gateway to using other tobacco products.
Additionally, some e-cigarette marketing suggests that these products do not contain the same level of toxins and carcinogens found in traditional cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products. These claims imply that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative to smoking, when in fact nicotine is highly addictive, the health effects of e-cigarettes have not been adequately studied, and the ingredients are not regulated and may still contain carcinogens. The lack of regulation may put the public at risk because users of e-cigarettes are inhaling unknown chemicals with unknown effects.
The other states joining the letter to the FDA, cosponsored by Massachusetts and Ohio, include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Washington, and Wyoming.


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According to Microsoft, 40 million licenses for Windows 8 have been sold since the release in October. This means that between consumers AND manufacturers, 40 million copies have been sold but not all of those have hit homes/businesses yet.
Depending on who you ask, different analysts are saying different things about the Windows 8 release. But, all we know for sure is that it is doing at least as well as Windows 7 so far which sold 60 million in the first two months (This is likely due to Windows 8 being much cheaper.)
So what do all of you think? Will Windows 8 be one of the most successful versions of Windows, and which version do you think is the best so far?


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Former head of BBC News Online Bob Eggington has launched a video search engine called searchbbcvideo.com to allow users to scour the BBC archives for clips.
The company claims that the new site it does a better job of finding BBC videos than the corporation’s own online search tools.
Built by Eggington’s company, TV Genius, the video search engine works by trawling the BBC’s web presence and listing all the video items currently held on databases across the corporation’s various websites.
The search engine includes “the thousands of items which currently have no links to them and cannot be found using the BBC’s own search facility”.
The website was borne out of frustration. Eggington said:
“I’ve been frustrated for years now about the fact that there’s no way of finding the immense amount of online video that the BBC posts on its various websites.
“The BBC may only have about 27,000 videos on their site, but in terms of the content, it’s a lot more compelling than the several millions on others.
“It’s much too rich an asset to lie unused and there is great demand for it. In my view the BBC has taken too long to create a way of letting users see the material. After all, the users paid for it.”
Eggington says that the job of indexing BBC videos is an ongoing one: “I’m amazed at the total – and it’s growing every day. Our TV Genius editorial team checks the various BBC sites every night, updates the links and prioritises them, so that users will get the best results.”
He views the website as a temporary fix that may not have a long shelf life if the BBC sorts out its own video search functionality.
“One day the BBC will index its own video and make it searchable. Then I’ll be happy to close my site down. I’m not trying to monetise it – I’m just offering it as a public service that lets people find material that was previously inaccessible.”


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“DoubleFlag”- The Famous Dealer
There is currently a well-known dealer on Darknet platforms that goes by the name of “DoubleFlag”. It has been discovered that he put up for sale databases of 11 bitcoin forums on, Valhalla, a famous darknet trading arena. These same databases had earlier been reported as stolen within a period of six years (2011 to 2017) from sites within the web that are popular and visited by many people. The databases contain news on BTC trading and mining.
Information from the Darknet website shows that “DoubleFlag” has made sales of over 100, and rated very highly, with a 98% positive rating. His popularity came about when he caught peoples’ attention soon after doing business in several “mega-breaches” since 2013. These affected other major platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, Gmail, and Yahoo. Over 117 million LinkedIn login data and 33 million Twitter login data was put up for sale on a darknet marketplace in May 2016.
It is to be noted that it is this same “DoubleFlag” who earlier was discovered selling information belonging to high-profile organizations like Brazzers, Epic Games, DropBox, ClixSence, uTorrent, Mail.ru and Yandex.ru.
List Of Affected Accounts
Observation at hand shows that the total amount of the information stolen from these platforms is actually over 12 million. These include accounts from MerlinsMagicBitcoin.com totalling to 536,727, which was a victim of a breach carried out in January 2017. Other forums that suffered were BitcoinTalk.org, which lost 514,409 accounts in May 2015 after being hacked. When these accounts surfaced one year later, one was being sold for one BTC.
BTC-E.com lost 568,357 accounts in October 2014. This one was a bit more serious. Information that got out to the public included Bitcoin wallet balances, user IDs, and their respective IP addresses. LeakedSource, which is now classified as defunct breach notification website reported this hack in 2016.
Information from LeakedSource shows they use a method called “sha256crypt” to store passwords. It has been used to encrypt 91% of the total passwords and is notably stronger than those used by many other websites they have come across so far. Clearly, this is quite a praise, especially because this information is from a source that unveils details of breaches quite often, in an era where over hundreds of millions of such mega-breaches is popular. It was able to gather 30,389 passwords.
BTC4Free.com was hacked in January 2014 and lost 21,439 accounts.
There are still more victims. In June 2011, MtGox.com had 61,011 of their accounts stolen. In January 2014, DogeWallet.com lost 28,298 accounts after being hacked. BitLeak.net accounts were stolen in March 2014, totalling to 1,780. Bitcoin.Lixter.com lost 3,153 accounts when they were breached in September 2014. Additionally, BitcoinSec got breached in 2014 and suffered the loss of 10,855,376 accounts. Others, with breach dates unknown, are also recorded. These include BitsCircle.com which lost 34,513 and TheBitcoinShop.pixub.com which after breach lost 3,149 accounts.
What made “DoubleFlag” successful was that it was able to get a hold of the data before any organization or any person was able to grab it.
These accounts had the following stolen:
- a personal text number
- email address
- a username
- the date of birth
- secret questions
- with their respective silenced secret responses
- a website URL and title
- the password
- location of the user’s account
In a few of these situations, the passwords have already been decoded. However, others are making use of the SHA1 hash. This one is simple to decipher since researchers at Google security have already cut in on the SHA-1 security tool sometime last month.
The value paid for this information totals to 400 US dollars, which equals BTC 0.3817.
It is worth observing that two of these accounts, BitcoinTalk.org and BTC-E.com, are the most valuable bitcoin related areas to vendors. Information on these accounts has been up for sale on Outlaw Market since 2016 by a number of traders. Data on other platforms is however not ascertained.
Still, anyone with an account, on any of these forums, has been forewarned to alter their passwords as soon as possible. Additionally, even some of the platforms mentioned here are no longer in operation. Hence, it is out of question whether the data contained there is applicable.


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Sustainability certification for â??Biovynâ? PVC for sites in Belgium and GermanyAnother production site for company's biomass-based PVC is now RSB-certified (Source: Inovyn)Vinyls producer Inovyn
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Inovyn said RSB certification for both sites strengthens its long-term growth strategy to improve a circular economy with the material and offers customers more choice of bio-attributed PVC grades and copolymers. It added that Biovyn enables greenhouse gas savings of more than 90% versus conventional PVC.03.11.2020 Plasteurope.com [246264-0]


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NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission announced Monday that E-ZPass, the automated toll-paying system the Thruway Authority offers to drivers, will be accepted starting Aug. 11 at the Rainbow, Whirlpool and Lewiston-Queenston bridges.
The E-ZPass system will supplement toll-card offerings already available on the bridges, including Express Pass and NEXUS. Those cards will continue to be accepted, although cardholders who also have E-ZPass will be encouraged to cancel the bridge-only toll cards, the commission said in a news release.
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CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation introduced SmartBike in February 2019 in a bid to address city’s air pollution and traffic problems. However, glitches in the SmartBike mobile app is forcing users to opt for other modes of transportation. Glitches include issues with locking and unlocking, registration and payment.
The bikes are placed in docking stations across 109 locations in the city, primarily near metro stations. They all have a unique QR code, which one can scan in mobile phone to open the lock. After the ride, the bike can be returned to any docking station across the city.
"Key issue is locking and unlocking. After scanning the QR code, the bike remains locked, but the app says it is unlocked. We then have to call customer care to rectify the problem. Similarly, to unlock one must pull down the lever attached to the cycle. However, that too does not work," said Anand Kumar, a regular SmartBike user.
The New Indian Express had a similar experience during a visit to docking stations recently. Of the six different bikes at LIC Metro Station, five were under maintenance and one had the mentioned issues. When contacted, customer care said it was because the automatic lock ran out of charge.
Situation was same at Nandanam station. Officials say the problem is with data connectivity and not the bikes. If the internet is slow, these glitches occur, they add. Also on the app, a few bikes show as 'already taken' despite being present at the docking station.
"After you scan the QR code, it says the bike is already taken. At times, even where there are bikes available, you will not be able to use them. This is a long-standing problem," said K Simran at Anna Nagar. There are also glitches in the payment process.
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Zendesk Adheres to Highest Standards of Data Protection With European BCR Approval
Zendesk, Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) a leading provider of software for better customer relationships, today announced that it has completed the EU approval process with the Irish DPC (peer reviewed by both the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA)) for its global Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) as data processor and controller. This significant regulatory approval validates Zendesk’s implementation of the highest possible standards for protecting personal data globally, covering both the personal data of its customers and its employees.
“We firmly believe in delivering certainty to our customers for the protection of their data. The approval of our BCRs is significant for us and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to protecting the privacy of personal data at Zendesk,” said John Geschke, general counsel and senior vice president of administration at Zendesk. “In addition to our BCRs, Zendesk is a certified signatory to EU-US Privacy Shield and at the request of its customers will enter into the Zendesk Data Processing Agreement, which includes EU model clauses.”
“This provides further confirmation that Zendesk is a global business that values security and data privacy at its core,” said John Crossan, vice president EMEA at Zendesk. “As a result of the Irish DPC’s approval of our BCRs, companies across Europe know when they deal with Zendesk, they are dealing with one of the most secure customer relationship software providers globally with the highest data protection standards available today.”
BCRs are internal company-specific data protection policies enabling a global business the ability to transfer personal data within the company (as a data controller) and to process personal data of its EEA customers on an intra-group basis anywhere in the world (as a data processor).
Approval is based on rigorous criteria set out by the European Data Protection Agencies and the process required a thorough review of Zendesk’s global data privacy compliance policies and procedures as required by the EU DPAs. Zendesk is one of only a few software companies in the world to have received approval for its BCRs; and just the second company ever to receive approval from the Irish DPC. It was supported throughout the BCR regulatory approval process by leading European law firm, Fieldfisher.
BCRs make it possible for multinational companies to standardise their practices relating to the protection of personal data by assuring an identical level of protection and security, benchmarked against rigorous European data protection standards, regardless of where the customer is based in the world. They demonstrate that data protection is integral to the way a company carries out its business and are validation that the company has the highest possible standard for dealing with data. This provides assurance for even the most privacy and security conscious companies around the world when working with Zendesk.
A Forrester report into EU data protection laws highlighted that implementing BCRs demonstrates additional data protection dedication and can ease data transfer concerns for EU decision-makers. A growing number of multinational companies believe that BCRs are an appropriate and practical mechanism for managing transborder flows of personal data.
Zendesk has more than 101,000 paid customer accounts globally across a range of industries. In the EMEA region, the company has over 35,000 paid customer accounts in EMEA growing at over 30 percent year over year to end March 2017 including John Lewis, Trustpilot, Lampiris and e-Boks.
In addition to the approval of its BCRs, Zendesk has achieved its SOC 2 Type II compliance. Zendesk also complies with ISO 27001:2013 and 27018:2014, the standard for protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in the cloud, set forth by the International Standards Organisation. Also, Zendesk, Inc. has been approved to sell its cloud software services on the UK Government Digital Marketplace's 'G-Cloud 9' framework.
Zendesk builds software for better customer relationships. It empowers organizations to improve customer engagement and better understand their customers. More than 101,000 paid customer accounts in over 160 countries and territories use Zendesk products. Based in San Francisco, Zendesk has operations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. Learn more at www.zendesk.com.
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Reported net income also slumped 39 percent year-over-year, to $131 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, from $215 million, or $2.41 per diluted share, in the same year-ago quarter. Net income, excluding restructuring and other charges, totaled $193 million, or $2.27 per diluted share. Analysts had forecast EPS of $2.13.
“Two thousand and fifteen was a year of transition,” said Ralph Lauren, executive chairman and chief creative officer of the brand, in a release. “While our recent results have been disappointing, I am greatly encouraged by the changes that are already taking place since the appointment of Stefan Larsson as our new CEO. He has my full support as he conducts his comprehensive review of our business and takes the lead to move us forward. We have built one of the strongest global brands in the industry, and our goal is to further strengthen the brand, drive strong financial performance and deliver shareholder value.”
In September 2015, Lauren announced that he would shed the CEO title at his eponymous company and that he had tapped Larsson, former global president at Old Navy, for the slot.
“I am excited to be part of Ralph Lauren,” said Larsson in a release. “While we are disappointed with the current business results, I was brought on board as CEO to institute change that will drive improved performance and strengthen Ralph Lauren’s position among the top luxury companies in the world. I am finalizing an extensive assessment into all aspects of the company and working with my team to build a comprehensive strategic and financial plan to win. There is a lot of work to be done, but I am confident we will succeed.”


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Samsung Hits Back at Apple With iPhone 5 Patent Infringement Suit
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Samsung Electronics Co. said Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPhone 5 infringes its patents, escalating a global fight over mobile devices after winning a court order lifting a ban on U.S. sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer.
The world’s largest mobile-phone seller, based in Suwon, South Korea, added claims about the iPhone 5, which was released last month, to an existing patent-infringement lawsuit between the two companies in federal court in San Jose, California. Apple won a $1.05 billion jury verdict against Samsung on Aug. 24 in a separate patent case in the same court.
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A recent leak of the Honor 9 suggests the Chinese company may be prepared to lose the headphone jack too when its flagship phone comes out later this year.
Renders from The Tech Point show what we'd expect from the Honor 9 apart from a USB-C connector and a lack of a headphone jack.
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Many may be upset about the Honor 9 dropping the feature, but you’ll likely be able to use Bluetooth and USB-C connector headphones with the phone instead.
Honor dropping the headphone jack may be in an attempt to make the phone thinner, or it may be to make the phone waterproof. That's something we haven't seen Honor do before.
Huawei Technologies owns the Honor brand and a lot of the design language and technology is shared across both brands. For example, the Honor 8 had a dual-camera a few months after the Huawei P9 got the feature too.
If Bluetooth headsets are good enough for the Honor 9, it's likely the company will think it's good enough for the Huawei flagships too.
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Got a nifty idea for an app but no idea how to make one? Well Apple is looking to train the next generation of app developers with the launch of their first iOS academy this October. The academy will be launching in Italy and will be located at the Universita di Napoli Federico II.
Students enrolled in this academy will be given coaching and guidance on how to create their own apps. There's also a possibility these lucky students might access Apple's latest products and system to tinker with.
Open to 200 students, the academy expects to double the amount of students next year and continue to expand in the years to come. Apple also mentioned plans to build more learning institutions across the globe.
In a statement, Chief Financial Officer of Apple, Luca Maestri said, "We are thrilled to be working with University of Naples Federico II to launch the first iOS Developer Academy in Europe. Some of the most creative developers in the world come from Europe, and we are confident this centre will help the next generation get the skills they need for success.”
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Singapore Liang Court shopping centre added a Bitcoin/Litecoin ATM.
4155 Crypto ATM Around the World
According to the data put forward by the website Coin ATM radar, the total number of crypto ATM’s across the globe stands at 4155. There are 75 countries in the world that house a crypto ATM. The most installations are in USA (2492 locations), followed by Canada (702 locations) while Austria (267 locations) took the third place. Moreover, there are 42 producers across the globe that produce a crypto ATM and 527 Bitcoin ATM operator around the globe. As data shows, the number of installations over the past few months has increased significantly. Source.
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French ‘Tabac’ shops diversify, selling bitcoin for cash
With the backing of French fintech group Keplerk, the crypto-currency has gone on sale in six tobacco shops in and around Paris. With the backing of French fintech group Keplerk, the crypto-currency has gone on sale in six tobacco shops in and around Paris. Source.
Rinkeby Ethereum Testnet Successfully Forked
Péter Szilágyi, the developer of Ethereum said that Rinkeby Ethereum testnet successfully forked over to Constantinople. Also, all signers, bootnodes, faucet online work well. Source.
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The Venezuelan government has published a decree requiring taxpayers with crypto operations in the country to pay their taxes in cryptocurrencies. Similarly, operators of foreign currencies must pay their taxes in those currencies. The decree states that the change is necessary for the “strengthening of the current fiscal regime.” Source.
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TAIPEI • If shares of Taiwan’s largest airline are anything to go by, Apple Inc’s next iPhone will be a runaway success.
China Airlines Ltd has surged more than 30% in the past eight days, adding about US$4.1 billion (RM17.55 billion) in market value and outperforming almost every other member ofMSCI Inc’s Asian benchmark. Behind the gains is investor optimism the airline’s cargo operations will benefit from orders by Apple for the island’s many suppliers.
“China Airlines is doing well in the cargo business, and with Apple introducing the new iPhone in September, there will be an uptick in demand for shipping electronics components,” said Jin Chang, analyst at President Capital Management Corp.
Three brokerages have lifted their ratings on the stock in the last week, while analysts are projecting the best quarterly profit since 2010. Taiwan is home to some of Apple’s largest suppliers, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. As previously reported by Bloomberg, Apple plans to release three new phones in the fall: Successors to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus as well as a new, revamped model that sits at the high-end.
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OxygenOS 9.0.7 has started rolling out for the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T.
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OnePlus rolled out the final OxygenOS open Beta update for the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T last month. While earlier beta updates brought Digital Wellbeing and Fnatic Mode, the final betas introduced the phones to Zen Mode from OxygenOS 9.5. However, none of those betas introduced OnePlus 7’s new screen recorder to the 2017 OnePlus phones. The latest stable update also brings the June 2019 security patches.
According to the official post on the OnePlus forum, the OxygenOS 9.0.7 stable update is rolling out globally. It brings the quick-reply-in-landscape feature, Fnatic mode, the screen recorder app capable of recording internal system audio, and a fix for speed dial in the dialer app. Additionally, the update brings Do Not Disturb mode for all notifications and calls, enhanced process regulator, and network enhancements.
As for the quick reply in landscape feature, it is limited to Instagram, WhatsApp, and WeChat. It opens up a chat app in split-screen view along with a floating keyboard.
OnePlus has also promised to update its 2017 phones, the OnePlus 5 and 5T, with additional features from the OnePlus 7 Pro. The features include DC Dimming and RAM Boost. Additionally, the Oneplus 5/5T users will also get an Android Q update - as promised by the company.
The current stable update is 480MB in size. If you haven’t got it yet, you should get the update over the air in the coming days.
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Michael is at it again. This time he is in the giving spirit.
In mid August, Michael set up a bake sale outside of his home at 631 Pokross Street. He baked the items to raise money to go to Santa’s Village in New Hampshire.
Saturday September 23rd and Sunday September 24th he will be selling toys to donate the proceeds to charity. The money collected will be used to buy Christmas gifts that will be passed out to sick children at Saint Anne’s hospital in Fall River.
His mother Amber can’t help but be proud. “Michael wanted to help sick kids around the holidays to make them smile and feel better. Help Michael help these kids.”
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Audi Plans to Show Full-Hybrid A8 at the Geneva Auto Show
By Greg Migliore
The car is part of Audi's strategy to bypass mild hybrids en route to full electric vehicles.
“These share more synergies with future electric drivetrains,” Stadler said.
The 2011 A8 broke cover last year and goes on sale in the fall. A hybrid based on the Q5 crossover is also planned for later this year. The A8 was a spotlight display for the company at the Detroit show.
Audi says it's planning eight model launches this year, and is aiming to increase sales to 1 million worldwide in 2010. That would be an increase from 2009's tally, which approached 950,000 units. Stadler said even though sales fell last year, it gained market share as its competitors faltered even more.
“We exceeded our own expectations in 2009,” Stadler said.
The electric A8 news came as Audi revealed another version of its electric supercar, the E-tron, on Monday at the Detroit show. The latest version of the concept reduces weight by 551 pounds from its predecessor.
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Media Alert: Google's Decision in China Leaves Hotspot Shield as Key Solution to Bypass CensorshipWorld's Most Popular Privacy Tool Has Long Enabled Chinese Citizens to Scale Great Firewall, Secure Internet Connections Worldwide (March 24, 2010)
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/24/10 -- In light of Google's new approach in China to no longer censor search services on Google.cn, AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield, the world's most popular free privacy tool, remains the solution to overcoming censorship and providing millions of users with private, secure and uncensored access to the Web.
More than one million people in China and over 7.5 million people worldwide use Hotspot Shield each month to bypass censorship and access the Web free from security and privacy concerns. Further, there are 1.5 million new downloads each month by Internet users worldwide.
Given the ongoing dispute between Google and the Chinese government, those living and traveling in China can turn to Hotspot Shield to use the Web however they wish.
"Hotspot Shield has long been at the forefront of democratizing the Web, and we've gained massive adoption in countries where censorship efforts have taken place, such as China, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Iran," said David Gorodyansky, founder and CEO, AnchorFree. "With increasing censorship efforts being taken across the globe, we'll continue to not only give people access to uncensored information, but also provide complete security for all our users, protecting them from the numerous online threats that exist."
To download Hotspot Shield, visit: www.hotspotshield.com. The program is free and will install automatically. Hotspot Shield currently runs on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac OS X (10.6 Snow Leopard), Mac OS X (10.5 Leopard) and Mac OS X (10.4 Tiger). Additionally, AnchorFree has made Hotspot Shield available by emailing [email protected] or [email protected] to get an auto-reply with the file.
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AnchorFree enables millions of users globally to surf the Web freely and securely through Hotspot Shield, the world's first and most popular ad-supported virtual private network. More than 7.5 million monthly users in 100 countries rely on Hotspot Shield to secure their Web browsing experience, proliferating freedom of information online and democratizing the Web. It is the only free way to ensure privacy and total anonymity online on desktop computers, laptops and iPhones. Hotspot Shield is powered by AnchorFree's proprietary communication platform that enables marketers to distribute ad campaigns, messaging and content to millions of users, totaling almost one billion page views every month. AnchorFree is a privately held company based in Sunnyvale, California. For more information or to download Hotspot Shield, please visit www.anchorfree.com.
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A traffic light food labelling system is being brought in by all the major supermarkets from today. The colour will signal products that are high in fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt.
Red warning logos will appear on food considered ‘bad’ for health under a new traffic light labelling scheme.
Amber and Green will indicate foods deemed ‘medium’ or ‘good’ in terms of health value.
The amount of fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar will be presented as Reference Intakes - formerly known as Guideline Daily Amounts .
These will show how much of the maximum daily intake a portion accounts for.
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The chancellor now faces the prospect of forming a minority government or calling for a snap election.
The 73-year-old said a return is unlikely "given the politicised atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set."
Chancellor Philip Hammond said the UK will make a financial proposal to the EU in the next three-and-a-half weeks.


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India-based private insurance firm HDFC Life has rolled out a market-linked ULIP insurance plan, Click2Invest, which is designed to offer financial cover along with a range of investment options.
HDFC Life marketing, product, digital and ecommerce senior executive vice president Sanjay Tripathy was quoted by PTI as saying that the plan is a convenient, transparent and cost effective online buying experience, which is believed to transform the way life insurance cum savings plans are bought in the country.
"IRDA set out its customer focused regulatory changes by introducing Charge Cap regulations in 2010 making ULIPs cost efficient compared to earlier versions and now HDFC Life has taken a step further by launching Click2Invest.
"Keeping in line with our corporate value of customer centricity, we have launched Click2Invest which will pass on all benefits of investment and insurance to customers thereby enabling them to become smart investors," Tripathy added.
The new plan invests 100% of the premium and charges 1.35% fund management fee and a risk premium for mortality cover. Under the plan, the company does not charge any premium allocation, policy administration and discontinuance charges.


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Sayari, a counterparty and supply chain risk intelligence provider trusted by government agencies, multinational corporations, and financial institutions, and TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a global alternative asset management firm, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for TPG Growth, the firm’s middle market and growth equity platform, to make an up to $228 million strategic majority investment in Sayari. Sayari’s founders, employees, and existing investors will retain a significant stake in the company.
Founded in 2015, the Sayari platform integrates global corporate and supply chain data to surface risk insights for investigations, analytics, and supply chain risk management. Today, Sayari’s platform is trusted by users from across global regulators, law enforcement, and national security agencies, as well as over 100 of the world's largest public and private companies. Sayari has seen explosive growth since the release of its platform in 2020 with consecutive rankings by Deloitte and Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. The partnership with TPG will accelerate Sayari’s global expansion in 2024 and support the launch of a new supply chain illumination platform leveraging responsible AI to extract deeper insights from Sayari’s industry-leading and authoritative supply chain data.
“As the global business landscape continues to evolve, companies are facing an increasingly complex set of risks and are being held accountable for the counterparties with which they partner,” said Mike Zappert, Partner at TPG. “Sayari sits at the intersection of these trends. Through its unique data assets built over many years, Sayari’s platform drives greater insights into emerging threats and gives organizations more power to protect the people, businesses, and nations they serve. TPG has invested behind leading information services and government technology businesses for more than two decades, and we look forward to partnering with the Sayari team on their journey.”
“Whether it’s a regulatory body or Fortune 500 company, our platform arms leaders with the information they need to make decisions that promote safer global commerce,” said Farley Mesko, Co-Founder and CEO of Sayari. “This strategic partnership marks a crucial milestone in Sayari’s journey to revolutionize the landscape of risk intelligence technology as we launch our second product, a new fully automated supply chain screening platform leveraging our industry leading knowledge graph alongside cutting edge technologies. We see a massive opportunity in the supply chain risk space to drive down costs and deliver superior insights to decision makers and we’re pleased to have a partner who shares our vision. TPG brings tremendous resources, operational expertise, and a customer-first philosophy that is truly unique.”
This investment comes at a time of considerable growth for Sayari. In 2023, the company was awarded contracts in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, and the EU, supporting trade enforcement, forced labor risk, Military End Use restrictions, and complex investigations. As regulatory scrutiny over global supply chains has spread, the company’s expansion into international governments has accelerated 950%1 over the past year. With momentum across government and enterprise, TPG and Sayari aim to develop groundbreaking technology that tackles the world’s most pressing challenges.
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, following customary regulatory approvals.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisor to TPG, and Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel. William Blair served as financial advisor to Sayari, and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP served as legal counsel.
TPG (Nasdaq: TPG) is a leading global alternative asset management firm, founded in San Francisco in 1992, with $212 billion2 of assets under management and investment and operational teams around the world. TPG invests across a broadly diversified set of strategies, including private equity, impact, credit, real estate, and market solutions, and our unique strategy is driven by collaboration, innovation, and inclusion. Our teams combine deep product and sector experience with broad capabilities and expertise to develop differentiated insights and add value for our fund investors, portfolio companies, management teams, and communities. For more information, visit www.tpg.com.
About Sayari Labs
Sayari is the counterparty and supply chain risk intelligence provider trusted by government agencies, multinational corporations, and financial institutions. Its intuitive network analysis platform surfaces hidden risk through integrated corporate ownership, supply chain, trade transaction and risk intelligence data from over 250 jurisdictions. Sayari is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and its solutions are used by thousands of frontline analysts in over 35 countries. To learn how Sayari powers safer global commerce, please visit sayari.com.
 Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) growth
 As of September 30, 2023, including AUM attributable to TPG Angelo Gordon on a pro forma basis.


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Best Buy announces hiring fairs for holiday workers
Best Buy is holding hiring fairs this week as it prepares to hire thousands of seasonal employees over the holidays.
The company said its hiring fairs will take place on Thursday and Friday, and again on Oct. 3-4, from noon to 7 p.m. at all of its stores.
Anyone interested can visit a nearby Best Buy store during those hours to learn more, participate in same-day interviews and possibly receive a job offer on-the-spot. Applying online is also an option.


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According to a new report, the #OnePlus3 will come with a fast charging battery. This technology was first spotted on an #Oppo device and will supposedly make its way to the new OnePlus flagship as well. The technology we’re talking about here is Super VOOC Flash Charge, which allows the device to get fully charged in 15 minutes.
Given that Oppo and OnePlus are known to have a familiar relationship, this doesn’t particularly surprise us. However, it will be interesting to see if this actually ends up on the OnePlus 3 or if it simply remains yet another rumor. The handset has already made it through Chinese certification listings with this particular feature on board, so this could pretty much act as confirmation at this point.
However, we’re going to take this with a grain of salt until OnePlus makes things official. The handset has already made its way to the benchmarks and is expected to be revealed by July or August this year.
Source: Gizmo China
Via: Techno Buffalo


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Nier Reincarnation is a highly-acclaimed RPG, which is set in the hollow Nier and Drakengard universe. The game was released months ago in Japan. Ever since its release, it was only playable in the Chinese language. But there’s the news of a brand new update of a possible English (global) release of Nier Reincarnation, which would allow players to enjoy the game in English. You can now pre-register for the same either on Google Play or on their official website.
Pre-registrations for global release to begin soon
According to the game developers, Nier Reincarnation is getting ready for a Westen launch as they’ve completed work on the game’s localization process. The Pre-registration program will kick off sooner rather than later in the coming months. The good news has come from the game’s official Twitter handle, where director Daichi Matsukawa has made the announcement. He has further thanked the faithful players for being patient.
The director has further advised players to exercise more patience as the team is working diligently to bring the global version of Nier Reincarnation. This release will be intended for eager fans in regions such as Europe and North America. They’re currently making final adjustments to the upcoming pre-registration.
NieR Reincarnation global version might accompany a new interesting storyline
Daichi Matsukawa acts as a sole director on the Nier Reincarnation project alongside Yoko Taro, who is the series creator and contributes to the game’s development. Nier Reincarnation will feature a whole new different and unique battle system than other games in its category. As a further note, it uses the gacha mechanic as well.
The game also aims to retain the melancholy storytelling for which Taro is best known for. As usual, details on the whereabouts of the new game and its place in the Nier universe timeline are being kept under wraps at this time. NieR Re[in]carnation is a Square Enix game, which has been developed by Applibot. It is currently featuring designs by CyDesignation and music by Keiichi Okabe (NieR).
The Japanese version is still playable
With the announcement made by the director on Twitter, we can hopefully get a global release date soon. If you’d like to get your hands on the game right now, you can check out the Japanese version on Google Play for Android and the App Store for iOS here in Japan. In the meantime, you could also enjoy the upgraded Nier Replicant on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. It does well to retains the story of the original 2010 version, adding a fifth ending and an additional story thread to the main questline.
What are your thoughts on the English release of Nier Reincarnation? Do let us know your opinions in the comments below!


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Panasonic president Kazuhiro Tsuga has conceded that a lot of the company’s units are “undermining company-wide profitability” and announced shake ups.
Tsuga was appointed president only recently and his task will definitely not be an easy one. He has promised a restructuring outline plan by fall and a roadmap by February. He noted that the company may need to increase the amount of funds for restructuring to $516 million.
The company currently has some 330,000 workers, and although Tsuga said it’s a lot, he did not say how many will get the boot. The start of the restructuring is expected in October, when the company will sack or relocate most of the 7,000 workers in its headquarters, in order to bring the number of employees to several hundred.
Panasonic hasn’t had the best times as of late either, and lower than expected sales of TVs didn’t help. In the fiscal year ending with March 2012, Panasonic recorded a loss of almost $10 billion.


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Shoppers call for 'boomer hour' at supermarkets because elderly customers take up too much space
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Going for a shop at your local supermarket looks very different now compared to a few years ago.
Thankfully, we are well past those frantic journeys to the grocery store with face mask in hand and an attitude of 'get out of my way'.
The Covid-19 pandemic brought out the worst in shoppers as they clambered for toilet paper, fought over scarce supplies and forced supermarkets to introduce rations.
Elderly people were given a special hour in the morning so they could get their shopping done in peace.
While that might have been a relic of lockdown, it seems like some shoppers are keen for this to have a revival.
Younger customers are calling on supermarkets to introduce a 'boomer hour', according to 3AW Radio.
They're complaining that older shoppers move slower, chat more to others, and block aisles with their trolleys.
One person said elderly customers should save their chit-chat for outside the supermarket.
“This means not using the entire width of supermarket aisles as a catch-up spot to discuss what cruise Bazza’s on, or how the tenants in Jenny’s 13th investment property are really grinding her gears because they want the aircon fixed before summer. Not at 5pm on a weekday," they wrote on social media.
However, another shopper said having a dedicated 'boomer hour' still wouldn't change the way they perused the aisles.
“Which is usually blocking three freezer doors or a full aisle, or standing at the register telling the 15-year-old girl about her gas bill discount, while people behind me are going insane," they said.
Woolworths didn't respond to the call, however Coles said it wasn't on their agenda.
“We currently offer Quiet Hour which is a low-sensory shopping experience that’s easy on the eyes and ears and is offered at participating Coles stores every Tuesday between 10.30am to 11.30am," a spokesperson told the Herald Sun.
Even if the big supermarkets did bend to the demand, consumer behaviour analyst Barry Urquhart reckons it wouldn't alleviate the problem.
"It won't work because they are a primary driver of the marketplace at the moment," he told 7News.
"At a time where the cost of living and the cost of doing business is acute, you can't turn and marginalise any consumer group.
"Those Australians who have got the money and are spending it are 50 years of age and older, they are very attractive to retail businesses at large."
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Ali Abbas Zafar's 'Sultan' is one of the most awaited films of 2016. After winning over hearts as 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and 'Prem Dilwala' Salman Khan is back in a new avatar as wrestler. His finely cropped hair, handlebar moustache and the beefed physique is already the talk of the town.
And now the director has tweeted a brand new picture giving a little sneak-peek from the film. He tweeted a snap of a name card which read 'Sultan' next to a microphone and a bottle of water, making it look like a press conference. He gave it a very interesting caption which read, "He will speak soon".


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What makes Facebook’s monopoly natural is the organic tendency for any first mover in the social media market to become the dominant player when certain minimum conditions are met.
Is FB a monopoly?
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday refiled its antitrust case against Facebook, arguing the company holds monopoly power in social networking and renewing the fight to rein in big tech. … In its dismissal, the court cited a lack of evidence that Facebook is indeed a monopoly.
How did Facebook become a monopoly?
Facebook generated revenues of more than $70bn and profits above $18.5bn in just the last year, according to the FTC’s complaint, and regulators allege that anticompetitive actions taken by the company’s executives, including Mark Zuckberg, gave them a monopoly in the market.
What is Facebook monopoly?
Facebook is the world’s dominant online social network, with a purported three billion-plus regular users. Facebook has maintained its monopoly position in significant part by pursuing Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Mark Zuckerberg’s strategy, expressed in 2008: “it is better to buy than compete.”
Why Google is a monopoly?
“Google increasingly functions as an ecosystem of interlocking monopolies,” the report said, because of the company’s ability to tie together its search and ads business with the data it collects. Google has long said it plays fairly and that its products — which are free to consumers — promote choice and competition.
Is Disney a monopoly?
While the company’s world-devouring stretch over the last decade may not be ideal for the long-term health of Hollywood and there’s no doubt it’s attempting to emulate Netflix’s monopolistic grasp of the industry, Disney is far from an actual monopoly.
Is YouTube a monopoly?
YouTube is not a “officially a Monopoly” (of internet multimedia portals in the United States) because it has not been ruled one by the U.S. Courts or the FTC. But aren’t they a monopoly if they have absolutely no competition in the market.
Is Snapchat owned by Facebook?
On November 14, 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook offered to acquire Snapchat for $3 billion, but Spiegel declined the cash offer.
Is Walmart a monopoly?
Wal-Mart does not qualify to be referred to as a monopoly because it is not the only giant retail chain in the market. Monopolies exist within markets as sole suppliers of products and services. The entities do not encounter competition, which puts them firmly in control of the market.
Why is a monopoly bad?
Monopolies are bad because they control the market in which they do business, meaning that they don’t have any competitors. When a company has no competitors, consumers have no choice but to buy from the monopoly.
Does Facebook own Pinterest?
Facebook Quietly Launches Its Own Version of Pinterest, Called Hobbi | The Motley Fool.
Where does Facebook make their money?
Facebook sells ads on social media websites and mobile applications. Ad sales are the primary source of Facebook’s revenue. Facebook is experiencing increasing demand for advertising amid an acceleration of the shift to online commerce spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is a real life example of a monopoly?
A monopoly is a firm who is the sole seller of its product, and where there are no close substitutes. An unregulated monopoly has market power and can influence prices. Examples: Microsoft and Windows, DeBeers and diamonds, your local natural gas company.
Who is Google’s biggest competitor?
Other companies considered to be Google’s main competitors include technology giant Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, as well as Internet pioneer and media company AOL.


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HMV Media abandons flotation plans
BOOK and record retail group HMV Media has abandoned flotation plans, blaming disappointing trading results and a hostile investment climate.
With EMI, its 41% shareholder, trying to win investor backing for its merger with Warner Music at an extraordinary meeting tomorrow, flotation was off the agenda indefinitely, said HMV.
Chief executive Alan Giles admitted that sales in Waterstone's, its book retailing business, had been 'negative for the last few quarters' compared with the same periods last year but he denied that the group was in danger of breaching its overdraft limits, details of which will be revealed with its results on July 11.
Though Giles said he was now committed to keeping Waterstone's, selling the upmarket book retailer would make a major dent in HMV's £500m-plus debt.
The company has turned down an offer for Waterstone's believed to have come from the German media group Bertelsmann, as well as bids by American retailers Barnes & Noble and Borders, which now owns Books Etc. Tim Waterstone, the entrepreneur who founded the chain, is also thought to have expressed interest.
Though Giles told Financial Mail that negotiations had not progressed far enough to put a price on the offers, retail experts believe a figure of £200m is likely. Any serious improvement on that might force Giles to reconsider selling, particularly if EMI favoured a deal.
Waterstone's was bought from WH Smith by music retailer HMV in 1998 for £300m. The Dillons book shops, then owned by HMV, were rebranded as Waterstone's.
The enlarged HMV Media group, which is expected to produce profits roughly in line with last year's £118m, said some of Waterstone's problems stemmed from poor market conditions for High Street booksellers. Too much new selling space coupled with the rise of internet booksellers such as Amazon.com have hit traditional retailers.
However, Amazon shares collapsed 20% on Friday on fears that online sales are also suffering. A former Waterstone's manager described the bookseller as 'in crisis' and Giles admitted problems had also been caused by a now completed shake-up of the business. But he suggested that the trading performance was still too poor to consider flotation.
He added: 'Equity markets would also need to be receptive to bricks and retail and there's no sign of that.'
Meanwhile EMI, whose artists include Britney Spears and the Rolling Stones, has denied it has received any approach from a mystery media consortium that is said to be considering a counter-bid.
One EMI shareholder said: 'This speculation sounds like nonsense. If there was a counter-bidder willing to pay a nice premium, why would they have waited all this time?'
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