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These boots were made for walking! Jessica Hart makes an impact as she struts down the street in knee-high snakeskin boots
There's no denying that she likes to get her outfits noticed.
And Jessica Hart made another dramatic style statement on Friday as she was spotted pounding the streets of New York in a pair of knee-high snakeskin boots.
Clearly out to make a style impact, the Australian supermodel smiled as she strutted along, before heading to meet a friend.
Impact: Model Jessica Hart wore a pair of knee-high snakeskin boots as she strutted around New York on Friday
The 27-year-old star, who likes to make the most of her slimline frame, wore a pair of super skintight blue jeans under the boots.
On top she added striped jumper that she managed to pull off, despite the fact that it clashed with the knockout footwear.
Jessica seemed pleased of the attention that the stand-out boots were making, wearing a hint of a smile on her face as she breezed along.
Dramatic style: Jessica smiled as she wandered along, standing out thanks to her fashion-forward footwear
Bare-faced chic: The 27-year-old didn't seem to be wearing a scrap of make-up on her face, covering it with white sunglasses
Having clearly coordinated her outfit, the Sports Illustrated model matched the footwear with a white handbag, which she wore over one arm, as well as a pair of white sunglasses.
The catwalk star, famed for the gap in the middle of her teeth, looked like she'd gone completely fresh-faced for her daytime jaunt, not wearing a scrap of make-up.
And is she was trying to go incognito then she was going the wrong way about it, instantly recognisable thanks to her attention-grabbing attire and her long, loose locks.
Not blending in: Jessica didn't seem to mind that all eyes were on her, not exactly going incognito
Jessica also made an impact on the streets of the city earlier in the week as she literally stopped traffic for a new photoshoot.
Wearing a bright orange jumpsuit and neon yellow shoes, the supermodel posed for pictures, proving just why she's at the top of her game.
The beautiful Australian model - who is dating shipping heir Stavros Niarchos III - hasn't kept her cover girl shape without effort.
Jessica is proud to share her fitness regime, and says that any model who says they don't work out is telling a lie.
Speaking to the Sydney Telegraph, she said: ‘There’s no such thing as those girls who don’t work out. Even the girls who say they don’t exercise usually do. You have to.'
Going for the jump: Model Jessica Hart showed off her slim figure to maximum effect in an all-in one orange number during a New York photoshoot on Tuesday
Dressed for success: A couple of assistants helped style the star in a break between photographs
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Tip-Shaving in the U.K.
The tip-shaving scandal that nearly brought down a Philadelphia restaurant chain a year ago has popped up in the U.K., where the public has learned of a dozen prominent restaurant chains systematically skimming off as much as two thirds of table servers’ tips. Some of this is legal under current U.K. laws if done correctly, but customers aren’t happy about any of it, and restaurants that get caught out are promising to mend their thieving ways. In the end, the laws will likely change, and at least one restaurant chain will collapse under the weight of customer disapproval, but there won’t be any prosecutions. As in previous tip-shaving cases, that’s because it’s hard for justice officials to imagine that the law is intended to prevent the powerful from preying on the weak.


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Since the beginning of this year, Kanye West has held his so-called Sunday Service on a weekly basis, a concert whihc is like a church service with gospel and a performance by the rapper. He brought it to Coachella last weekend and merchandising of the event was also sold there. However, that merch came at a price
Kanye West goes to church on Sunday. At the beginning of this year he started his religiously inspired ‘Sunday Service’ that takes place at a different location every week. This time the company went to the Californian festival Coachella. On Sunday morning the self-proclaimed Yeezus gave a performance together with a gospel choir. And that also included a stall with merchandising.
Those who wanted to could buy a sweater with “Holy Spirit”, a pair of training pants with “Sunday Service”, a T-shirt with “Trust God” or a pair of socks with “Church Socks” or “Jesus Walks”.
From imagery on social media showed that the line of people waiting in front of the stall was endless.
But there was also a lot of criticism. In particular, the prices of the products were a bit too high. For example, you pay $200 for a sweatshirt, $175 for the pants and $50 for the socks.


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FACTBOX-U.S. TV viewers continue cutting the cord in third quarter
Nov 3 (Reuters) - Five U.S. cable providers said they lost a total of 369,000 subscribers in the third quarter and a total of 1.2 million subscribers this year as customers opt for online streaming packages like Netflix Inc and Hulu. Charter Communications Inc's profit dropped nearly 75 percent as it reported losing 104,000 video subscribers during the quarter. Analysts on average had expected the company to lose 49,000 customers. Comcast Corp, the No. 1 cable provider in the United States, said it lost 125,000 video customers, attributing the losses to the recent hurricanes and more competition. The following lists the cable providers and the number of pay-TV subscriber losses in the third quarter. Dish Network Corp will report its results on Nov. 9. Company Ticker Change in cable subscribers Altice USA Inc ATUS.N -33,000 AT&T Inc T.N -89,000 Charter CHTR.O -104,000 Communications Inc Comcast Corp CMCSA.O -125,000 Verizon VZ.N -18,000 Communications Inc (Reporting by Sheila Dang; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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English Alum Eddie Alterman Spotlighted
Eddie Alterman took over Car and Driver magazine in March 2009, about a month before Chrysler declared bankruptcy. General Motors followed suit soon thereafter. Frozen credit was squeezing an already gasping industry, and the entire financial system, borne down by the housing crisis, remained on the verge of collapse. Read how Alterman took over one of the mightiest brands in automotive journalism and helped guide it through one of that industry's most challenging periods.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Trade negotiations between the United States and China halted this week, forcing many American industries to face uncertainty, including agriculture.
Steve Verett, Executive Vice President of Plains Cotton Growers, said the market does not like uncertainty. Whether that is the stock market, or the futures market on commodities.
“What’s happening is affecting a lot of people and causing a lot of angst,” Verett said.
Tariffs made U.S. cotton more expensive to China, so now China does not want it.
The first round of tariffs were introduced a little over a year ago, but the halt in negotiations this week has American farmers feeling nervous.
“They see their prices deteriorating from the crops that they’re growing, and all of their input costs are at least what they were or continue to increase, so it’s just really putting them in a real price squeeze,” Verett said.
The U.S. government said it will come in with market facilitation payments, or money for farmers, to help offset this, but Verett said farmers would much prefer a fair market price.
Verett said West Texas is still growing and producing cotton, because most farmers already made plans to. But, because of the tariffs, the cotton is not going anywhere. A lot of it has ended up in storage.
“We’re basically not selling anything to China, is what it amounts to. Because, when they instituted the tariffs, it made it non-competitive. So, all of the ag commodities, China is now trying to source that from somewhere else,” Verett said.
In the case of cotton, a lot of it is coming from Brazil.
Verett said the reality is the U.S. produces a high-quality cotton that the world wants and needs.
“It has just really disrupted the trade right now, and it’s going to take a while for that to settle out,” Verett said.
In order to see stability in the cotton industry, Verrett said the U.S. needs to come to a successful resolution in the negotiations with China.


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Disintegration, the upcoming sci-fi FPS from Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto’s studio VH1 Interactive, arrives next month. Along with a brand-new story trailer for the FPS game’s single-player campaign to check out, Disintegration’s now got a release date of June 16, 2020 – and pre-orders are live.
According to a press release, players who pre-order the game will get some “bonus cosmetic digital content for multiplayer gameplay, including a unique Lost Ronin Midnight crew skin, Flex emote, Disintegration Medal Gravcycle attachment, and platform-exclusive animated player banners,” the studio says. If you’re a PC player, you can pre-order the FPS on Steam.
If you’re not sure what to expect just yet, the trailer below is a handy intro to the action-adventure game’s story, which follows pilot, Romer Shoal, who leads a band of outlaws in a “fight to reboot humanity against Black Shuck and the domineering Rayonne forces bent on eliminating human society”. There are some detailed shots of your rag-tag band of rebels, the game’s setting, the Gravcycles in action, and raging combat against the opposing forces.
Take a look at the Disintegration story trailer below:
Along with the single player campaign introduced in the clip above, you can expect to see a “frenetic PVP multiplayer” mode, too, the studio says, which gets you and your crews fighting it out in three different game modes across six “distinct” maps. There are nine “highly stylised” crews to pick from, each boasting their own playstyles.
If you’re keen to pre-order Disintegration, you can find its Steam page here. It’s priced at £39.99 / $49.99 and launches in just over a month’s time.


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Following the Greenpeace investigations, parent company Limited Brands says it will join the efforts to complete a major detox by 2020, making Victoria's Secret one of the latest brands to work toward a greener future. Aptly calling themselves "detox angels" (Yep, they went there.), Limited Brands says that it plans to clean up production as to not hurt the environment at large and "eliminate hazardous chemical use” in products. Specifically — and more horrifically — this would apply to "a hormone-disrupting phthalate in underwear purchased from Victoria’s Secret in the United States," according to the Greenpeace press release.
Wait, what? If these claims are true and, like us, you shudder at terms such as "hormone-disrupting," this discovery could not come any sooner and, hopefully, will act as the resounding wake-up call for brands and consumers — angels or otherwise — to clean up their habits. For good. (Greenpeace.org)
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American company, Apple plans to upgrade iPhones so they can unlock doors and your cars for you. The new Apple phones are and will be equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) chip that will allow their owners to open doors of houses, hotels and their cars.
According to international news reports, iPhone 6 and newer models come installed with NFC chips allowing them to exchange information without physical contact such as using Apply Pay, where people pay for their purchases at shops by holding their phone close to a supported credit card reader.
Also Read: Will There Be 2 SIM Slots in the Next iPhone?
Now, the company wants to expand its area of effectiveness and start moving towards unlocking and interacting with smart locks, security systems of building, vehicles along with payment options for public transports like buses and subway trains.
BeEducated.pk found out that Apple is already testing this technology by letting its staff use their iPhones to unlock doors at its Cupertino campus. Even though there are some locks that already support Bluetooth technology, the NFC is more secure. As it keeps it sensitive data stored on a chip, which completely isolates its data from the phone’s operating system.
Currently, the technology only allows scanning of RFID tags. However, when the company will allow third party apps to use the NFC chip then we might be able to see it get used as transit cards for subway trains for their customers in developed countries.
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With this awesome new technology, Apple can now shorten the gap between the Android platform phones, introduced by another tech giant Google, which can gain access to security systems of buildings using the NFC.
Meanwhile, we will have to wait for the next big convention by the company to know about its future plans for the contactless information exchange technology in mobile phones. For more information, news and updates keep visiting our website on regular basis.


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After 180 minutes of non-stop news at Wednesday’s Microsoft Build 2014 keynote event, I’m finally coming up for air. I’m breathless because Microsoft packed the three hours with announcements for Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 and even the Xbox platform. I covered the play-by-play in a live blog session but here’s an overview of what’s new in the world of Windows.
Windows Phone 8.1 is filled with goodies
Although all of Microsoft’s(s msft) platforms have news of their own, the biggest focus was on the mobile one: Windows Phone 8.1. The software update starts rolling out to consumers in the next few months although new Windows Phone 8.1 devices should be launching in late April or early May.
As expected, the update will add a new Action Center: Just pull down from the top of the screen to see app notifications and quick access to important settings. You can also customize the background image of the Windows Phone 8.1 home screen.
Not all new features are visual, however. Windows Phone 8.1 now has Cortana, a natural language processing personal assistant. Cortana can handle basic functions — placing phone calls, setting event reminders and play music on command — but integrates with third party apps. For example, Cortana will open a friend’s Facebook(s fb) stream when asked. Cortana is powered by Bing and essentially replaces the Windows Phone search feature. If you let Cortana scan your device’s email, she’ll provide contextual information, similar to Google Now(s goog).
Enterprises will appreciate the advance mobile device management (MDM) features in the update. Apps can be blocked on enrolled devices and IT can control what mail or attachments can be downloaded. De-enrolling a device — in the case of BYOD, for example — will revert changes to a consumer friendly Windows Phone experience.
Wi-Fi Sense is a new app in Windows Phone 8.1 to get connected to public hotspots easily. It also helps you share a home network with friends without giving them full access to every device on the network. And the already impressive Windows Phone keyboard is improved with Shape Writing; Microsoft’s version of Swype.
Windows 8.1 gets modernized (and cheaper)
Microsoft clearly listened to feedback for Windows 8, bringing more integration in Windows 8.1 between the Desktop and modern metro apps. Touch friendly apps can be pinned to the Desktop taskbar and can run in their own window, reducing the need to jump between two different user experiences.
The Windows Store is also pre-pinned to the taskbar and Search will find relevant apps to help users find and install software faster. And for those still tied to a keyboard and mouse, Microsoft has added three buttons to the Start screen: Power, Search and Settings are all on-screen instead of an off-screen swipe away.
Microsoft says Windows 8.1 will be available on April 8. Hardware partners will also be happy because Microsoft is eliminating the licensing fee for Windows on all phones and all tablets with screens of 9-inches or less.
One runtime to rule them all and bind them
Perhaps the biggest news Microsoft shared is using the Windows Runtime to create Universal Windows Apps and bring consistency across Windows devices.
This lets developers create an app for Windows 8.1, for example, and easily port it to Windows Phone 8.1 with minimal effort. Consumers can then buy a single app and run it on a desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. Or an Xbox since Universal Windows Apps will also run on Microsoft’s entertainment and gaming hardware. DirectX 12 will tie the platforms together from a graphics standpoint, allowing for solid gaming experiences regardless of device used.
A touch version for Office is in the works
Although it’s not yet available and no target launch date was announced, Microsoft did show off a modern version of PowerPoint as an example of how it’s making Office more touch friendly.
Much of what was shown can be seen in Office for iPad(s aapl): Large touch targets with a ribbon-like interface and little (if any) need for a mouse or hardware keyboard. The modern Office apps will be Universal Windows Apps so the experience will generally be the same on a Windows Phone 8.1 handset as it is on a Windows 8.1 computer.


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Previewing what will come next for the quirky British brand in terms of styling and features, MINI has released the Vision concept.
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Evan Schuman: Starbucks caught storing mobile passwords in clear text
In a case of convenience for users trumping security, Starbucks has been storing the passwords for its mobile-payment app, along with geolocation data, in clear text
The Starbucks mobile app, the most used mobile-payment app in the U.S., has been storing usernames, email addresses and passwords in clear text, Starbucks executives confirmed late on Tuesday (Jan. 14). The credentials were stored in such a way that anyone with access to the phone can see the passwords and usernames by connecting the phone to a PC. No jailbreaking of the phone is necessary. And that clear text also displays an extensive list of geolocation tracking points (latitude, longitude), a treasure trove of security and privacy gems for anyone who steals the phone.
The issue appears to be an example of convenience trumping security. One of the reasons for the Starbucks mobile app's popularity is its extreme ease of use. Customers need only enter their password once when activating the payment portion of the app and then use the app to make unlimited purchases without having to key in the password or username again. (Only when adding money to the app is the password required.)
Starbucks could have chosen not to store the password on the phone, but users would then be forced to key in their username and password every time they wanted to use the app to make a purchase.
"A company like Starbucks has to make the choice between usability to drive adoption and the potential for misuse or fraud," said Charlie Wiggs, general manager and senior vice president for U.S. markets at mobile vendor Mozido. "Starbucks has opted to make it very convenient. They just have to make sure that their comfort doesn't overexpose their consumers and their brand."
"Yes, it does surprise me," said Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan. "I would have expected more out of Starbucks. At least they should have informed consumers."
And apparently Starbucks could have done that. Two executives -- Starbucks CIO Curt Garner and Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman -- said in a telephone interview that they have known for an unspecified period of time that the credentials were being stored in clear text. "We were aware," Brotman said. "That was not something that was news to us."
The easy visibility of passwords was first discovered by security researcher Daniel Wood, who said he tried contacting Starbucks in mid-November. After repeatedly being transferred to customer service in the course of almost two months, he published some of his research for the security community on Monday (Jan. 13).
Starbucks is downplaying the potential for customers to be victimized and claims that it has made (vague and unspecified) changes that alleviate the problem. Brotman said the issue should no longer be a concern because "we have security measures in place now related to that" and "we have adequate security measures in place now." He declined to say what those security measures were, but said that customers' "usernames and passwords are safe," because Starbucks has added "extra layers of security."
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SAN ANTONIO – A popular costume sale and rental shop will be permanently closing its doors after five decades.
Starline Costumes, located at 1286 Bandera Road, made the announcement Sunday on social media.
“After 50 years of costuming throughout South Texas and creating mascots for customers nationwide, it’s the final curtain for Starline Costumes, a San Antonio institution. Our owner, Julie Keck, is retiring and closing the store early next year,” the announcement reads in part.
The costume shop is open from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Extended hours for Halloween will start on Oct. 17.
Starline Costumes is shifting to purchases only ahead of the busy Halloween season.
According to the announcement, the shop’s “entire selection of high-quality rentals” can be purchased for nearly the same price as a single rental.
“We will also be discounting our remaining stock of package costumes, wigs, hats, special effects make-up, and other accessories,” store officials said.
They expect inventory to move fast and have no plans to restock.
“Our family is very grateful to our customers and to the San Antonio community for the many decades of support. It has been our pleasure to serve as a source of inspiration for your theatrical productions, plays, parties, and corporate needs. We’ve loved serving multiple generations of customers, hearing your stories, and seeing all the pictures you’ve shared with us. It has made all our efforts worth it, thank you,” Starline Costumes officials said.


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Peugeot to recall 7,000 cars in UK over accelerator pedal fears
Nearly 7,000 Peugeot Citroen cars are being recalled in the UK due to a faulty accelerator problem they share with millions of Toyotas.
The Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 models were produced at the facility the company shares with crisis-hit Toyota in the Czech Republic.
The move, which follows a similar recall by Toyota related to safety concerns last week, will affect 97,000 Peugeot Citroen cars across Europe.
Recall: The Peugeot 107, which was produced at a factory in the Czech Republic
This is on top of up to 400,000 top-selling Japanese cars now being recalled in Britain - among more than 7.5million worldwide - over safety fears that Japan's leaders admit is tarnishing the nation's hard won reputation for reliability.
There are concerns that the pedals fitted in the Peugeot Citroen and Toyota cars may stick when
in the depressed position, causing a sudden acceleration.
Toyota is recalling 1.8 million of its models across Europe - including about 220,000 in the UK.
comes as rivals Honda announced a recall of 172,000 of its popular Jazz
models in Britain. It follows the death of a toddler in a car fire in
South Africa that was sparked by a faulty electric window.
Citroen said owners of the 6,700 UK vehicles in its recall would be
notified by post to have their cars modified at no charge.
The recall affects petrol automatic, and petrol models with 'ESP' stability control, but no diesels.
Safety concerns: The Citroen C1 model is also being recalled
A spokesman said: ‘PSA Peugeot Citroen has decided, in line with its stringent quality policy, to launch a similar programme for a selected range of Peugeot 107s and Citroen C1s which are produced in cooperation with Toyota in a shared plant.
'This precautionary recall concerns less than 10 per cent of Peugeot 107s and Citroen C1s in circulation in Europe.'
Last year the company sold 30,900 Citroen C1 and Peugeot 107 models in Britain, and has sold nearly 120,000 in the UK since the ranges went on sale in 2005.
The global recalls of Toyota cars and trucks has swollen to about 7.5million vehicles, almost as many as it sold worldwide in 2009.
Japanese Trade Minister Masayuki Naoshima sounded a note of alarm about the tarnished reputation of Toyota: ‘The scale of the recalls is huge.
Reputation: Toyota is recalling some Aygo models
‘The situation is serious. It points to the possible dangers a global economy can bring.’
The president of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, said: 'We're extremely sorry to have made customers uneasy.
'We plan to establish the facts and give an explanation that will remove customers' concerns as soon as possible.'
Steve Fowler, editor of consumer magazine What Car?, said: ‘Japanese companies like Toyota and Honda have worked for years built up huge reputations for reliability.
'Recalls on this scale are a pretty bad thing.’
Toyota said its models being recalled in Britain as a result of the
faulty accelerator pedal were: the Aygo (Feb 2005 – Aug 2009), iQ (Nov
2008 – Nov 2009), Yaris (Nov 2005 – Sep 2009), Auris (Oct 2006 – 5 Jan
2010),Corolla (Oct 2006 – Dec 2009),Verso (Feb 2009 – 5 Jan 2010),
Avensis (Nov 2008 – Dec 2009), RAV4 (Nov 2005 – Nov 2009).
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CHICAGO, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Like the rock and roll legends in Cleveland and the baseball superstars in Cooperstown, the Orbitz iPhone app is now officially in the Hall of Fame. Orbitz announced today that the Orbitz iPhone app has been inducted in the App Store Hall of Fame. Out of the more than 700,000 apps and games available on the App Store, the Orbitz Flights, Hotels, Cars for iPhone was selected this week as one of just 13 new iPhone app inductees into the App Store Hall of Fame.
Apple launched the Hall of Fame two years ago in order to showcase "the best of the best on the App Store." Since its debut in June 2012, the Orbitz Flights, Hotels, Cars for iPhone has maintained a 4.5 out of 5-star rating from consumers. The Orbitz Flights, Hotels and Cars app for iPhone is available for free from the App Store on iPhone® or iPod touch® or at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/orbitz-flights-hotels-cars/id403546234.
"Whether you are a long-time iPhone user or hope to get one as a holiday gift, this Hall of Fame recognition confirms that the Orbitz app for iPhone is the go-to travel tool to have," said Chris Orton, president of Orbitz.com.
This year's 13 inductees join 35 other apps previously recognized by Apple. The full list of new Hall of Fame inductee apps can be accessed on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMultiRoom?cc=us&fcId=402496709
The Orbitz app for iPhone continues to prove that it is the best online travel booking app in the market. Induction into the App Store Hall of Fame is just the latest in a list of recent accolades including:
- TechNewsWorld's All Things Appy (December 2012): Orbitz iPhone app named number one iOS transportation app
- Internet Retailer's Mobile 400 (October 2012): Orbitz.com's projected 2012 mobile sales place it as the highest ranked full-service travel company in mobile commerce
- App Store Editors' Choice selection (June 2012): The Orbitz iPhone app was the only travel booking app ever selected for this distinction
Information on the full suite of Orbitz mobile travel planning products – including recently updated apps for iPad® and Android – can be found at http://www.orbitz.com/mobile.
Orbitz.com is a leading online travel company that enables travelers to search for and book an array of travel products and services, including flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises, and vacation packages. Since launching its website in June 2001, Orbitz.com has become one of the largest online travel sites in the world and has led the industry with innovations including the Orbitz Matrix Display and Orbitz Price Assurance. The Matrix Display revolutionized the way the travel industry displayed fares and makes it quick and easy for consumers to compare flights, rental cars and vacation packages. Orbitz.com also offers "Insider Steals," a weekly, members-only flash sale that provides exclusive deals of 50% or more off of handpicked hotels in top destinations around the world as well as "Mobile Steals," exclusive hotel deals of up to 50% off in the most popular destinations around the world, available to mobile consumers via m.orbitz.com and the full suite of Orbitz mobile apps. On Orbitz.com consumers can search a broad range of suppliers worldwide. Orbitz.com is owned by Orbitz Worldwide. Stay connected to Orbitz.com with sale alerts, exclusive promotions and engaging conversations by following Orbitz on Facebook, Twitter and the Orbitz Travel Blog.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network and cloud communications, has been named “Silver Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9–11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY. Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN), a FORTUNE 500 and S&P 500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. The company also offers broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas.
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The Internet of Things is not new. Historically, smart businesses have used its basic concept of leveraging data to drive better decision making and have capitalized on those insights to realize additional revenue opportunities. So, what has changed to make the Internet of Things one of the hottest topics in tech? In his session at @ThingsExpo, Chris Gray, Director, Embedded and Internet of Things, discussed the underlying factors that are driving the economics of intelligent systems. Discover how hardware commoditization, the ubiquitous nature of connectivity, and the emergence of Big Data a...
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ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is bringing a greater level of control, security and flexibility to cloud-based application development and delivery with a single-tenant version of Bluemix, IBM's platform-as-a-service. The new platform enables developers to build ap...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that IDenticard will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. IDenticard™ is the security division of Brady Corp (NYSE: BRC), a $1.5 billion manufacturer of identification products. We have small-company values with the strength and stability of a major corporation. IDenticard offers local sales, support and service to our customers across the United States and Canada. Our partner network encompasses some 300 of the world's leading systems integrators and security s...
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DevOps Summit 2015 New York, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that it is now accepting Keynote Proposals. The widespread success of cloud computing is driving the DevOps revolution in enterprise IT. Now as never before, development teams must communicate and collaborate in a dynamic, 24/7/365 environment. There is no time to wait for long development cycles that produce software that is obsolete at launch. DevOps may be disruptive, but it is essential.
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“In the past year we've seen a lot of stabilization of WebRTC. You can now use it in production with a far greater degree of certainty. A lot of the real developments in the past year have been in things like the data channel, which will enable a whole new type of application," explained Peter Dunkley, Technical Director at Acision, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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The major cloud platforms defy a simple, side-by-side analysis. Each of the major IaaS public-cloud platforms offers their own unique strengths and functionality. Options for on-site private cloud are diverse as well, and must be designed and deployed while taking existing legacy architecture and infrastructure into account. Then the reality is that most enterprises are embarking on a hybrid cloud strategy and programs. In this Power Panel at 15th Cloud Expo (http://www.CloudComputingExpo.com), moderated by Ashar Baig, Research Director, Cloud, at Gigaom Research, Nate Gordon, Director of T...
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"BSQUARE is in the business of selling software solutions for smart connected devices. It's obvious that IoT has moved from being a technology to being a fundamental part of business, and in the last 18 months people have said let's figure out how to do it and let's put some focus on it, " explained Dave Wagstaff, VP & Chief Architect, at BSQUARE Corporation, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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"People are a lot more knowledgeable about APIs now. There are two types of people who work with APIs - IT people who want to use APIs for something internal and the product managers who want to do something outside APIs for people to connect to them," explained Roberto Medrano, Executive Vice President at SOA Software, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at Cloud Expo, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa, at more than US$500 billion, and ranks 23rd in the world. A recent re-evaluation of Nigeria's true economic size doubled the previous estimate, and brought it well ahead of South Africa, which is a member (unlike Nigeria) of the G20 club for political as well as economic reasons. Nigeria's economy can be said to be quite diverse from one point of view, but heavily dependent on oil and gas at the same time. Oil and natural gas account for about 15% of Nigera's overall economy, but traditionally represent more than 90% of the country's exports and as...
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The Internet of Things is a misnomer. That implies that everything is on the Internet, and that simply should not be - especially for things that are blurring the line between medical devices that stimulate like a pacemaker and quantified self-sensors like a pedometer or pulse tracker. The mesh of things that we manage must be segmented into zones of trust for sensing data, transmitting data, receiving command and control administrative changes, and peer-to-peer mesh messaging. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Ryan Bagnulo, Solution Architect / Software Engineer at SOA Software, focused on desi...
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"At our booth we are showing how to provide trust in the Internet of Things. Trust is where everything starts to become secure and trustworthy. Now with the scaling of the Internet of Things it becomes an interesting question – I've heard numbers from 200 billion devices next year up to a trillion in the next 10 to 15 years," explained Johannes Lintzen, Vice President of Sales at Utimaco, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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"For over 25 years we have been working with a lot of enterprise customers and we have seen how companies create applications. And now that we have moved to cloud computing, mobile, social and the Internet of Things, we see that the market needs a new way of creating applications," stated Jesse Shiah, CEO, President and Co-Founder of AgilePoint Inc., in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 15th Cloud Expo, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Gridstore™, the leader in hyper-converged infrastructure purpose-built to optimize Microsoft workloads, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Gridstore™ is the leader in hyper-converged infrastructure purpose-built for Microsoft workloads and designed to accelerate applications in virtualized environments. Gridstore’s hyper-converged infrastructure is the industry’s first all flash version of HyperConverged Appliances that include both compute and storag...
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Today’s enterprise is being driven by disruptive competitive and human capital requirements to provide enterprise application access through not only desktops, but also mobile devices. To retrofit existing programs across all these devices using traditional programming methods is very costly and time consuming – often prohibitively so. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Jesse Shiah, CEO, President, and Co-Founder of AgilePoint Inc., discussed how you can create applications that run on all mobile devices as well as laptops and desktops using a visual drag-and-drop application – and eForms-buildi...
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We certainly live in interesting technological times. And no more interesting than the current competing IoT standards for connectivity. Various standards bodies, approaches, and ecosystems are vying for mindshare and positioning for a competitive edge. It is clear that when the dust settles, we will have new protocols, evolved protocols, that will change the way we interact with devices and infrastructure. We will also have evolved web protocols, like HTTP/2, that will be changing the very core of our infrastructures. At the same time, we have old approaches made new again like micro-services...
Dec. 16, 2014 11:45 PM EST Reads: 2,090
Code Halos - aka "digital fingerprints" - are the key organizing principle to understand a) how dumb things become smart and b) how to monetize this dynamic. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Robert Brown, AVP, Center for the Future of Work at Cognizant Technology Solutions, outlined research, analysis and recommendations from his recently published book on this phenomena on the way leading edge organizations like GE and Disney are unlocking the Internet of Things opportunity and what steps your organization should be taking to position itself for the next platform of digital competition.
Dec. 15, 2014 11:45 PM EST Reads: 2,507
The 3rd International Internet of @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that its Call for Papers is now open. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the biggest idea since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago.
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As the Internet of Things unfolds, mobile and wearable devices are blurring the line between physical and digital, integrating ever more closely with our interests, our routines, our daily lives. Contextual computing and smart, sensor-equipped spaces bring the potential to walk through a world that recognizes us and responds accordingly. We become continuous transmitters and receivers of data. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Andrew Bolwell, Director of Innovation for HP's Printing and Personal Systems Group, discussed how key attributes of mobile technology – touch input, sensors, social, and ...
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In their session at @ThingsExpo, Shyam Varan Nath, Principal Architect at GE, and Ibrahim Gokcen, who leads GE's advanced IoT analytics, focused on the Internet of Things / Industrial Internet and how to make it operational for business end-users. Learn about the challenges posed by machine and sensor data and how to marry it with enterprise data. They also discussed the tips and tricks to provide the Industrial Internet as an end-user consumable service using Big Data Analytics and Industrial Cloud.
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Apple could unveil new iPhone models next month
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Bloomberg quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that the stand-out features would be a dual-camera system on the larger iPhone, a re-engineered home button that responds to pressure with haptic feedback and the...
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Spanx lovers beware: America’s favorite belly-flattening, thigh-slimming shapewear may have some very unfavorable side effects (aside from making wearers feel like a walking sausage stuffed in too-tight casing, that is). Recent research suggests that popular body-slimming undergarments, like Spanx, can crush more than pesky belly flab. Turns out, organs are at risk, too.
The team at the Huffington Post blasted the scary Spandex story wide open when it asked a group of myth-busting shapewear experts, Dr. John Kuemmerle, Dr. Maryann Mikhail, and Dr. Karen Erickson, to investigate. The group discovered that the uber-tight undergarments, when worn over long periods of time, can cause a number of troublesome ailments ranging from digestive issues and circulatory concerns to infections and incontinence. Consistent wearers are also at risk for poor posture, blood clots, varicose veins, and weakened muscles.
“Everyone I know owns shapewear,” Dr. Erickson confessed to HuffPo. “But I think we want to be mindful to not wear it on a day-in and day-out basis.” Erickson urged wearers to save the Spanx for special occasions and to carefully select a well-fitting pair that smooths instead of smooshes.
One of health experts’ main concerns seems to be the body-flattening shapewear’s organ-crushing potential. Due to its super squeezability, wearing shapewear, like Spanx, to temporarily trim and slim excess flab can put organs at serious risk. Too-tight foundation garments compress the stomach, colon, and intestines and may exacerbate conditions like acid reflux while contributing to more serious esophageal erosion. In addition, wearers may find it much more difficult to breathe and digest food normally. “It’s like wearing a tourniquet” said Dr. Manny Alvarez with Fox News. “It cuts off blood flow.” Alvarez cautioned shapewear users to wear with extreme care, suggesting, like Erickson, that tourniquet-like under-apparel is not something anyone should wear every day.
But this is nothing new, is it? Contemporary shapewear, typically made from some sort of super-Spandex, is usually worn to achieve a more fashion-forward figure. Look back just a few years to see that things like leather girdles, corsets made of steel or whale bone, stiff collars, and bullet bras were used for the exact same reason, according to lingerie retailer HerRoom.com. Let’s face it: people have been crushing their insides to achieve better-looking bodies for pretty much all of recorded history. Too-tight corsets broke ribs and caused internal bleeding and breathing issues, stiff collars sometimes led to accidental asphyxiation, and bullet bras led to Madonna’s rise to super stardom. It’s all madness.
So why does everyone keep smooshing their bodies into too-tight casings? Why not just wear comfortable clothes that are, well, comfortable? That would probably defeat the whole purpose of trying to look better for each other, which is something humans have been doing since day one. Truth is, people will probably still wear Spanx for its incredible flab-crushing ability, even if it means risking a crushed organ here or there. It’s what people do. But be careful, save the Spanx for very special occasions, and always make sure there’s a bathroom nearby. Just in case.
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Caribbean Airlines Announces An Interest-Free Layaway Plan From Trinidad To NYC
Last week, Caribbean Airlines announced the launch of its new option allowing travelers to pay for their flights at a later time.
If you’re traveling within a two to six-month period, you can now hold a reservation by paying a 25 percent deposit.
Caribbean Airlines released a statement saying the plan will allow travelers to purchase flight tickets and hold a reservation on any flight originating from Guyana and also routes specifically from Trinidad to New York.
Garvin Medera, CEO of Caribbean Airlines says, “We’re continuing to transform the customer experience by adding more flexibility and options to enhance the travel experience. Caribbean Layaway enables travelers to book trips and lock in competitive and affordable prices, using this reasonable payment plan.”
Travelers would be expected to pay the remaining balance of their flight at a specified later date. Caribbean Airlines confirmed in its statement that routes will be added to the Caribbean Layaway program as time progresses. Customers can stay updated on the routes by heading to the Promotions page on the Caribbean Airlines website.
The first deposit has to be paid three days after booking the reservation.
After the first deposit, your payments will be divided “based on persons traveling within two to four months (60 to 120 days), and those traveling within four to six months (121 to 180 days), according to the website.
If your second payment is missed, your reservation will be canceled and your first deposit will not be refunded.
The payment plan is a guide, stating minimum amounts, but you can pay more than the suggested amounts.
How To Book With The Caribbean Layaway Program
Unfortunately, the layaway program isn’t available online at the moment. You can access the promotion at ticket offices in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Guyana.


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The social media giant has data partnerships with four electronic manufacturers from China including Huawei which has been flagged as a security threat by U.S Intelligence officials. Huawei is believed to have a close relationship with the Chinese government which is why it is seen as a national security threat by U.S officials who have been worried about Huawei devices being used to spy on American secrets.
Facebook entered into the data sharing partnerships as early as 2010 and the other Chinese companies involved are TCL, Oppo and Lenovo. The partnerships are still ongoing despite the concerns expressed by security officials in the U.S but Facebook reported in a recent interview that it will terminate its deal with Huawei.
Facebook also provides data access to other companies including Samsung Electronics, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB), and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) among others. Most of the companies are smartphone manufacturers while others such as Amazon collect data to improve their digital and online services.
Such deals allowed Facebook to secure an early lead in the mobile market as early as 2007 even before mobile phone apps became popular. However, things really took off well when the onset of smartphones Facebook officials revealed that the deals with Chinese manufacturers granted provided it with access that is similar to what Blackberry had been offering. This means the company could collect detailed information on user devices and also on all their friends. The information collected includes relationship status, education history, work and interests.
The social media giant also told U.S intelligent officials that the data it provided to Huawei was stored on phones and not on its servers. According to Virginia’s Senator Mark Warner, this is not the first time that there has been concerns about Huawei. He stated that there was a previous report by the House Intelligence Committee in 2012 regarding the close relationship between electronic manufacturers such as Huawei and China’s Communist Party.
Huawei reportedly received millions of dollars in funding from China’s policy banks in order for it to expand its business across Africa, Europe, and South America. Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei also happens to be a former engineer for the People’s Liberation Army.
Warner stated that he was eager to know more about how Facebook made sure that user information was not sent to Chinese servers. Facebook vice president Francisco Varela defended the company stating that all of the integrations between Facebook and the four Chinese companies were controlled from the beginning and that the company made sure that it approved everything that was constructed.
The recent concerns about how Facebook has been handling data come just a few weeks after its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg was questioned by government officials about the firm’s involvement with Russians who are believed to have meddled with the U.S Presidential elections. However, the company managed to get out of that situation although Zuckerberg had to answer a lot of questions.


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SHARE PUNT OF THE WEEK: The People's Operator - mobile phone provider using Three's network
What is it? The People's Operator, known as TPO, is a mobile phone provider which does not have its own infrastructure.
Instead, it piggybacks on Three's network, in a similar way to how Tesco Mobile uses O2's signal.
The company's unique selling point is that it allows customers to donate 10 per cent of their phone bill to a charity of their choice.
What's the latest? The company, which floated in 2014, was marred by technical issues in its transition from 3G to 4G in the US. It has also been hit by very high levels of cash burn, which saw its share price plunge to 2.5p.
But in March, a trading update showed revenue for the 12 months ended December 31 was £3.6million. It also saw US revenue grow 25.6 per cent in the first two months of 2017.
Who backs it? One of its largest shareholders is the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, who also serves as a non-executive director.
He owns a 4.3 per cent stake in the firm. Its largest shareholder is Juliet Rosenfeld, who was previously an adviser to the communications secretary in the UK Government.
Why you should invest The firm's share price has yet to rise to reflect its improving outlook, and with its final results due out soon it could be a great recovery play.
If the growth continues and it has kept an eye on costs, as it has suggested in previous updates, then much more growth could be on the horizon.
…And why you shouldn't There is no guarantee the full-year results will be strong, so it may be suited to a punt rather than a large investment.
Tech firms can be cash-hungry and it can take a long time for profits to materialise – if they ever do.
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WENATCHEE, Wash. — At one minute after midnight on Sunday morning, Dec. 1, a semi-truck with a load of Cosmic Crisp apples left a loading dock at Stemilt Growers in Wenatchee.
Three hours and 150 miles later it arrived at Seattle’s University Village QFC grocery store.
At 7 a.m., West Mathison, president of Stemilt Growers, and his family carried the first box of Cosmic Crisp into the store, where customers, some from Canada, waited to buy them.
A local television news crew was on hand.
Cosmic Crisp, developed over 20 years by Washington State University’s apple breeding program in Wenatchee, is a cross between Honeycrisp and Enterprise. It is the industry’s great new hope to replace Red Delicious, Gala and Honeycrisp as the state’s flagship apple and a top money maker.
“People were waiting in line. One guy bought an entire box and then came back and bought another one,” Mathison said. “The entire display, about 50 (40-pound) boxes was sold out by 4:30 p.m. It was supposed to last a couple of days.”
It was one of several ceremonial launches.
Apples were harvested in September and October but companies agreed to hold off sales until Dec. 1 to give the fruit time to properly ripen for the best flavor.
Only about 460,000 boxes are available in this first year of commercial sales. That’s out of a total state crop of 138.2 million boxes.
Consumer response is good on flavor and crispness and retail demand exceeds supply with all shippers getting plenty of calls, said Brian Focht, manager of the Washington Apple Growers Marketing Association in Wenatchee.
“We’re selling it around $1.65 per pound FOB. That’s the average. About $65 per box. I feel great about it. The launch couldn’t have gone any better. PVM did an excellent job of getting out in front of it with promotional materials and advertising,” Focht said.
Retailers are doing a good job at keeping the price to consumers moderate at $2.49 to $3.49 per pound, mostly at $2.99, he said.
Comparatively, Honeycrisp is wholesaling at an average of $35 per box, Gala at $22 and Red Delicious at $15.
Several ancillary products are being launched including Cosmic Crisp apple slices, juice, cider, chocolate and deep dish pie.
Proprietary Variety Management is a Yakima company on contract with WSU to manage commercialization.
From tree and fruit royalties, WSU and PVM are spending $10 million — averaging $2.5 million per year from 2019 through 2022 — to promote the apple, mostly through social media.
From Jan. 1 through Dec. 9 Cosmic Crisp received $47.6 million worth of free media, including a story on NBC Nightly News, Kathryn Grandy, PVM director of marketing and operations, told growers at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association annual meeting on Dec. 11.
The only negative reactions Grandy’s heard are some people saying they wanted a sweeter apple, more like Honeycrisp, and some complaints about a $6 per pound price for organic Cosmic Crisp.
Apples from three-year-old trees made up 60% of the crop release on Dec. 1. The remaining 40% from two-year-old trees will be released Jan. 1, Focht said.
A total of 82,000 boxes of Cosmic Crisp were sold in the first week and inventory likely will be sold and all shipped to retailers nationwide by the end of January and finished selling in stores in February, he said.
“We will see as we ramp up in volume in coming years if we can sustain this kind of momentum,” Focht said. “Right now it feels pretty good.”


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Checks have revealed British shelves are free of the cucumbers blamed for causing one of the worst outbreaks of E. coli in mainland Europe, health officials said last night. As the outbreak in Germany became the most serious in its history, killing 10 and infecting an estimated 1,000 people, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said there was no evidence that British shops had stocked the vegetables suspected of spreading a virulent form of E. coli, hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
At the weekend, Germany repeated a warning to its citizens to avoid eating raw cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce because of concerns they are carrying E. coli, which affects the blood, kidneys and, in extreme cases, the nervous system. Ilse Aigner, the Consumer Protection minister, said: "So long as the source of the contaminated vegetables cannot be identified beyond doubt, the warnings will stay in place."
But last night an FSA spokeswoman gave the UK a provisional all-clear. She said: "We have been in touch with all the biggest supermarkets through the British Retail Consortium and they have confirmed that they are not selling any of those cucumbers and there is no evidence of any of those cucumbers being sold in the UK."
So far there have been three suspected cases in England, all from Germans who have recently travelled back from the country. Germany normally has an average of 900 E. coli cases each year, but an estimated 1,000 patients have been infected so far and the outbreak is not thought to have peaked yet.
Although E. coli normally affected young children, the current outbreak has hit adults worst and women below the age of 40 in particular. Cases have been concentrated in the area around Hamburg. Hospitals in Hamburg, Kiel and Lübeck have been overloaded with patients suffering from the illness.
Health officials initially sourced the deadly bacteria to cucumbers imported from Spain and the European Commission said that two Spanish farms in Malaga and Almeria identified as having grown the vegetables had been shut down. However, confusion reigned when Spain denied that the farms had been closed and German officials found E. coli traces on cucumbers which they said could have been imported from elsewhere.
Cases have been reported in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden, all linked with travel to Germany. Austria's food safety agency removed organic cucumbers, tomatoes and aubergines supplied by a Spanish producer from 33 stores, including branches of a popular organic supermarket chain, Biomarkt.
In the UK, the Health Protection Agency said there had been no new reported cases over the weekend. It advised anyone returning to the UK from Germany with an illness, including bloody diarrhoea, to seek urgent medical attention and to make sure they mention any recent travel history.


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Sony has announced a new Playstation Vita bundle in collaboration with Tecmo Koei featuring their upcoming Vita title, Toukiden. The bundle includes a limited edition crystal black Vita featuring a unique design along with a copy of Toukiden. Toukiden, as you may recall, is Tecmo Koei’s monster hunting, demon slaying adventure title due out this spring in Japan. No word on whether or not the bundle is coming to the west.
The bundles goes on sale on June 27th for 26,070 yen.


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USPS Bites Back at Affordable Mail Alliance
Calls group's pricing protest 'strained,' 'fatally flawed' and ignorant.
The USPS is taking a hard line against a pricing protest issued late July by the Affordable Mail Alliance, a coalition of hundreds of businesses including magazine publishers and trade associations. The Postal Service Monday asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to deny the coalition’s motion to dismiss the USPS’ proposed exigent rate hike.
In early July the USPS filed for a price hike with the PRC, offering its case for the "exceptional and extraordinary circumstances" that allow for the USPS to seek pricing above the .6 percent Consumer Price Index cap. That could force rates for periodicals mailers up by as much as 8 percent.
Publishers and associated groups quickly struck back, forming the Affordable Mail Alliance and issuing a 96-page motion against the price increase.
On Monday, the USPS issued its own strongly worded statement to the PRC, saying the AMA made "manifestly misleading comparisons" and called the coalition’s interpretation of existing law "fatally flawed."
Specifically, the USPS defended itself against "mistakes, misrepresentations and misinformation" it says were issued by the AMA.
The USPS feels it has proven "extraordinary circumstances" that meet the definition of the law, summoning as exhibit A "the worst recession since the Great Depression." Further, the USPS says it can’t simply suspend employee benefits and payments due to union representation—and that the AMA knows this.
The USPS also feels that the AMA has mistakenly compared it to a private sector company, ignoring its "unique constraints" such as its inability to pursue the types of cost-cutting efforts its competitors are able to do. "These companies raised rates, increased surcharges, adjusted service levels and stopped payments into 401k plans. These are either not options or require regulator approval for the Postal Service," said the USPS in a statement.
Lastly, the USPS believes it has indeed run the organization in a fiscally responsible way, citing $1 billion per year cost savings since 2001. The USPS goes on to say that the AMA’s motion "quickly collapses into a pastiche of selective memory, misunderstanding, and misrepresentations, leavened with a healthy dose of willful ignorance of the legal and political context in which the Postal Service operates."
In response to the USPS, AMA released a statement from Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), ranking Republican member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and co-author of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). It seems there is some argument in the interpretation of the law and what is grounds for "extraordinary circumstances."
"I have repeatedly expressed my concerns to the Postal Service that reducing service and increasing rates are not the means to raise mail volume and restore fiscal balance," says Collins in her statement. "As the author of the PAEA, I can unequivocally state that the law does not provide for an exigent rate case based merely on poor economic circumstances or on increased utilization of electronic or other alternatives to traditional mail. Neither of these circumstances is exceptional nor extraordinary as required by law."


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Instead of laying out his side of the story and telling the world how Dieselgate was seen from a dealer’s perspective, Kalafer will make the documentary using customer stories, with scenes which include distributors and regulators.
The filmmaker will also interview the researchers at the West Virginia University, who discovered the potential issue in 2014. Kalafer even promised to interview former Volkswagen executives.
When asked about his opinion on the story, Kalafer, who currently owns a Volkswagen dealership in Flemington, New Jersey, explains that he has been a dealer for 39 years, and has seen other car companies in crisis before, and that Volkswagen needs to take “decisive measures to address the harm inflicted on customers and dealers,” Automotive News reports.
Kalafer believes that Volkswagen needs to deal with all the issues it caused through the Dieselgate fiasco in a straightforward manner, with “honesty and equity,” or else they will have destroyed their company. He refuses to state his opinion on the Dieselgate scandal, preferring to let his work as a filmmaker tell the tale of Dieselgate.
To avoid impacting the documentary, Kalafer will not appear on camera, even though he is one of the dealers affected by the situation. Backfire is not Kalafer’s first documentary, so given his experience, we might have a cool movie to see in a couple of years.


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Think you’re safe from malware just because your phone is new? Maybe not. Mikael Ricknäs reports:
Traces of the now defunct Mariposa botnet has been found on another HTC Magic from Vodafone in Spain, security company Panda wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.
The malware was once again found on the SD card that shipped with the Android-based smartphone.
At the time of the original report, on March 8, a Vodafone spokesman said “it appears to be an isolated incident”, and Panda’s senior research adviser Pedro Bustamante thought it was an issue with a specific refurbished phone.
However, a second occurrence is too much of a coincidence, and shows it could be a bigger problem with quality assurance or a specific batch of phones, according to Bustamante. Panda also found a copy of the Win32/AutoRun worm on the phone’s memory card, he said.
Read more on Network World.


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Carex Health Brands launches AccuRelief TENS devices
NORWELL, Mass. — Carex Health Brands on Thursday introduced AccuRelief Pain Relief Systems, a line of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy FDA–approved for full-body, over–the–counter use.
A pain-abatement technology, TENS devices work to block the nerve pathway from transmitting pain signals from the pain site to the brain while simultaneously increasing endorphin production.
“Unlike our competition, our electrotherapy products are born out of a long history of prescription–only and professional TENS devices used and prescribed by physical therapists and chiropractors,” stated Jeff Swain, director of marketing at Carex Health Brands. “Now, due to the FDA’s allowance for over-the-counter sale of TENS devices without a prescription, we’re able to utilize our expertise to provide well-deserved pain relief to the masses in a non-prescription device.” Swain also noted that AccuRelief is a complete line of TENS therapy devices with a “good, better, best” product offering from economy to clinical grade units.
The AccuRelief family consists of four different devices providing a variety of options and price points:
- The AccuRelief Mini TENS Device, a compact TENS unit that delivers targeted and effective pain relief (MSRP: $29.99);
- The AccuRelief Single Channel TENS Device, a unit that allows the user to choose from six pre-set body programs (MSRP: $39.99);
- The AccuRelief Dual Channel TENS Device, a unit with dual-channel functionality similar to prescription units that is able to treat large, complex body parts like the lower back or shoulder (MSRP: $49.99); and
- The AccuRelief Wireless Remote Control TENS Device, a wireless compact electrical TENS unit for those hard-to-reach areas using a remote control (MSRP: $89.99).
Carex also offers a full line of AccuRelief replenishment supplies designed to work specifically with each of the AccuRelief device.
Interim CEO John Mulligan outlines priorities guiding Target’s recovery in 2014 during shareholder meeting
MINNEAPOLIS — While acknowledging that Target faced a series of setbacks in 2013 — including a data breach just before the holiday season — CFO John Mulligan, who is also serving as interim president and CEO, expressed optimism during its annual meeting of shareholders and said the company has the resources, talent and plan in place to move beyond its challenges.
In addressing shareholders during Wednesday’s webcast meeting, Mulligan acknowledged that the company “fell well-short of its financial performance expectations for the year and encountered unexpected challenges with our Canada operations that adversely effected our results. And we faced a criminal attack on our systems that caused a data breach as we entered the holiday season and shook our guests’ confidence. Fortunately, we have the resources and the ability to move beyond these challenges.”
Mulligan, who assumed the role of interim president and CEO in May following the resignation of chairman, president and CEO Gregg Steinhafel, went on to outline the top three priorities guiding Target’s recovery in 2014 —
- Grow traffic and sales in the company’s U.S. segment. Specifically, the company plans to deliver more merchandising newness and innovation, more presentation excitement and attractive promotions. As an example, Mulligan pointed to the company’s recent debut of “Made to Matter – Handpicked by Target” — a first-of-its-kind collection that brings together 17 natural, organic and sustainable brands;
- Improve the Canadian segment performance. “Canada is a great market and Target has the retail knowledge and skill to deliver the experience that our Canadian guests expect and deserve,” Mulligan told shareholders. To help drive faster improvements, the company recently made changes to the Canada leadership team and has plans to announce a non-executive chair in Canada. The newly created advisory role will help ensure strategy and tactics align with the Canadian marketplace;
- Accelerate its digital transformation and become a leading omnichannel retailer. “To do this, we will move even faster to become more nimble and flexible in how we serve our guests. This means we are testing and iterating more concepts and continuing to shift our investments away from square footage growth and into technology and supply chain capabilities to make our digital and physical assets work harder together,” Milligan told shareholders. Milligan also noted the recent formation of its Digital Advisory Council as part of its efforts to accelerate its digital transformation.
“Target is a great company whose best days are ahead. Constantly improving upon our guest shopping experience is part of who we are and how we operate. The experience we gained and the investments we made in the last year are enabling our continued transformation, helping us modernize how we deliver our ‘Expect More. Pay Less’ brand promise, and deliver on our goal to become a truly omnichannel retailer,” Mulligan told shareholders. “… I believe we have the team, the capital and the plan we need to continue transforming Target to succeed for many years to come.”
Ohio Gov. signs executive order authorizing pharmacists to administer MMR vaccine
COLUMBUS — Responding to the recent outbreaks of mumps and measles in Ohio, Gov. John R. Kasich has signed an executive order authorizing licensed pharmacists to administer the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine to patients ages 18 years and older.
The move is to provide those adults who have not yet received the vaccination with additional opportunities to do so.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that, nationwide, the current measles outbreak is the largest outbreak of this disease in the United States since 1994. The CDC also states that the MMR vaccine is one of the best ways to prevent the measles and the mumps.


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is considering growing into on-need food stuff shipping and delivery provider, a top government of the Chinese e-commerce large stated in a Bloomberg Tv set interview. This sort of a go would pit JD against two of China’s other e-commerce giants,
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(ticker: BABA) and
-owned Ele.me and
Dianping at this time dominate China’s on the net food stuff-shipping business.
The information lifted JD’s shares (JD) 5.2% to $65.23 on Friday. The inventory is down about 6% this year.
In the Bloomberg job interview, JD Retail CEO Xin Lijun stated that the enterprise has “considered and explored” a meals-supply small business that would draw on its greater part stake in on-desire delivery operator
(DADA). Dada shares received 8.5% on Friday.
“Dada has powerful functionality in same-town shipping, so other competition are guessing regardless of whether we would do this business,” Xin stated. “We did thoroughly contemplate it. As for when we will get started performing it, it depends on our capability and when we can establish up a expertise group.”
Chinese tech news web page LatePost documented very last week that JD was creating a foray into foodstuff shipping and delivery, but investors didn’t react to the news right up until the Bloomberg job interview. LatePost noted that the JD group experienced started collaborating with places to eat in Zhengzhou, a city in China’s Henan Province.
Media representatives for Dada and JD didn’t straight away reply to Barron’s requests for added detail.
Dada operates JD Daojia, which previously facilitates very same-day local grocery shipping, and Dada Now, which is open up to merchants and unique senders throughout various industries and item types. Due to the fact 2016, JD has ongoing to make investments in Dada and held about 47% of the firm at the conclusion of 2021. In February, JD paid an extra $546 million to increase its ownership to a 52% greater part stake.
In a mid-May well research observe on JD’s first-quarter final results, Benchmark fairness study analysts Fawne Jiang and Lengthy Lin decreased their price tag focus on to $106 but maintained a Obtain ranking for the business. JD’s web revenue in the quarter improved 18% year in excess of 12 months and beat analyst expectations, but Covid-19 lockdowns frustrated the outlook for the 2nd quarter.
“Downside pitfalls to valuation contain slower-than-anticipated [gross merchandise value] advancement, financial commitment/execution threats on logistics enlargement, [and] slower expansion in visitors and active buyers,” the analysts wrote.
The meals-delivery market that JD enters is pretty large and could offer you a new income stream for the business. Chinese consultancy Zhiyan pegged the range of total people at 544 million in 2021, in accordance to the South China Morning Write-up, even though a report from IMARC Team valued the online foods delivery market in China at $58.7 billion in 2021. IMARC forecasts the marketplace to double by 2027, reaching a worth of $118.5 billion.
The market place is also extremely concentrated. Zhiyan says
controls 69% of the sector, even though Ele.me has 26%. Meituan accomplished 14 billion foodstuff deliveries in 2021, according to its once-a-year report, an raise from about 10 billion in 2020.
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Right now, a little over 1,000 people are watching an AI drive like a maniac on GTA V. I can’t look away, even as the AI causes pandemonium across the streets of Los Santos.
For brief period over the weekend, Grand Theft Auto Online players were robbed of one of the game’s basic joys—they couldn’t steal police cars. Fortunately for them, the police couldn’t access them either.
Navid Khonsari has been a legal resident of the United States for 17 years. He’s worked on games like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Resident Evil 7, and an interactive story about the Iranian Revolution called 1979 Revolution: Black Friday. These days, though, he doesn’t feel entirely welcome in the US or Iran, and…
Last month’s GTA Online update, Import/Export, added a slew of wacky vehicles. Since then, fans have used the update to do all sorts of outlandish things that must be seen to be believed.
The Grand Theft Auto franchise has been around for nearly two decades, and the series includes over a dozen titles. Some GTA games are excellent, others...not so much. Let’s take a moment to rank every GTA game, from worst to best.
Holy shit, somebody dared to steal Queen Latifah’s car. They just probably didn’t know it was actually Queen Latifah’s car.
Last week I started sizing up the new GTA Online update, Import/Export. It added a ton of new missions and wacky cars. But a lot of this content was inaccessible if you didn’t have a lot of in-game money. You’d have to be rich (virtually, at least) to play it. So I spent the last week getting money and have been…
For years now, GTA V fans have tried their best to stop a digital train by any means necessary. Some schemes are logical. Others...not so much.
While fans would argue there’s more to the series than endless murder, GTA is still infamous for being violent. Appropriately, YouTube has spawned an enormous subculture of GTA Online videos documenting the most vicious ways to kill NPCs, and that footage is enjoyed by millions.
GTA V is rated M, meaning it is intended for people aged 17 and above. And yet, on YouTube, some people use GTA V to make shows for children, some of which get millions of views per episode.
Police opened fire on a semi-truck in a high speed pursuit near Hammond, Indiana after the truck refused to stop, according to Fox 32. We now cut to footage recorded on the scene from two bros totally losing their minds, dude.
An absolutely unbelievably perfect blue 2002 Subaru WRX was stolen from Brooklyn, New York City this morning after years of maintenance, tunes and modifications from a loving owner. If looking into those sad bugeyed headlights makes you angry cry at the thought that someone could snatch it from a loving home, help us…
I was sitting in a police car in a video game. Next to me was a Grand Theft Auto Online fan who didn’t want to play the game the way most people do. Actually, he was doing something the game was never really built for.
GTA Online’s recent biker update has stuff you might expect, like new clothes, new vehicles, and some new weapons. The update also has a few surprises up its sleeve, however, making it a great excuse to return to Los Santos.
The Galaxy Note 7 isn’t so great as a phone, mainly because of its propensity to explode.
I’m finally into Grand Theft Auto Online. It took me a while. The game launched in late 2013, though I’m not sure I could have been excited for it sooner. What’d it take? Two nights of chaos and a revelation about what Rockstar’s multiplayer game actually is.
GTA Online has changed a lot since 2013, thanks to an ever-growing list of new cars, guns and heists. Along the way, some parts of GTA have become forgotten or even removed. Let’s take a look back, shall we?
GTA Online’s Cunning Stunts update has given players a whole slew of new toys to do mess around with, and some daredevils are taking advantage of this by concocting all sorts of entertaining car tricks.
The Audi R8 is good and nice, but it is a supercar. And sometimes supercars attract people who don’t know how to drive supercars (or really at all), and sometimes they cause accidents and flee the scene. Sometimes they’re such an idiot jamoke, they get caught on a dashcam driving like an idiot jamoke.
The best thing about this video of a Houston road rage incident—captured by an incredibly calm bystander—is that the whole episode initially resulted in no incident report. As far as the cops knew, it never happened. That’s amazing, given all the criminal acts that take place in it:


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The nation's automobile sales figures continued to plunge for the first nine months of the year, with last month seeing a drastic decline of more than 40 percent, latest statistics show.
Car sales during the period from January to last month totaled 286,238 units, a 30 percent drop from the corresponding period last year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
Last month alone sales fell by 43 percent from last year to only 25,005 units, the statistics showed.
The car market was adversely affected this year by two "ghost months," starting on July 25, which caused consumers to put a brake on major spending.
Auto sales during ghost month normally decline by around 30 percent, Steven Yang (楊湘泉), spokesman of Hotai Motor Co (和泰汽車), the nation's top automaker, said in July.
But last month's sales dip was more severe compared to August -- the first ghost month -- which saw a dip of 37 percent to 17,513 units.
Though oil prices have showed signs of declining, Ford Lio Ho Motor Co (福特六和), the nation's fourth-biggest automaker, didn't expect lower gasoline prices to have much of an effect on the falling figures for the year as a whole.
"The aftermath of consumers' card debt will probably drag on for two years, and we assume the market will only start to pick up in the second half of next year," said Steven Chang (
Consumer spending in Taiwan this year has been sluggish due to the abuse of credit and cash cards, with financial institutions tightening control of loans, which affects car sales.
Ford Lio Ho -- which experienced the biggest sale decline, 44 percent, among all automakers during the first nine months of the year -- projected that total sales this year will reach just 350,000 units, its lowest figure in five years.
To revive lackluster sales, vendors are pumping big bucks into car advertising and promotional activities, but this will not necessarily lift brand recognition among consumers, said Paul Huang (黃志鵬), associate director at researcher ACNielsen Taiwan.
China Motor spent the most on advertising in the first half of the year, forking out NT$226 million (US$6.8 million), while Ford Lio Ho was not far behind with NT$206 million, according to the results of an online poll by ACNielsen released last Wednesday.
Toyota was ranked the No. 1 local car brand by the 1,800 respondents, even though its distributor Hotai Motor only spent NT$156 million on advertising in the first half, according to company figures.
Honda Taiwan Co, which allocated NT$67 million to promote its lineup, has its Honda brand ranked the second highest among local consumers.


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Only 86 Units of Proton Sold in February 2022
Proton’s bad times in Pakistan continues as the automaker remains seated at the extreme bottom of domestic sales charts with just 86 units sold in February 2022, according to the data shared by AutoJournal.pk.
With its local partner Al-Haj Automotive, Proton launched the X70 back in December 2020 but is yet unable to deliver a single CKD unit while brazenly imposing a massive Rs 760,000 price increase on the customers who were patiently waiting to get the deliveries for over a year. The same thing happened in case of Saga sedan which was launched in April 2021 but deliveries were commenced towards the end of the year after a massive Rs 224,000 price increase, once again imposed to the already booked units.
There are strong nationwide protests being made by customers against Proton and its local partner Al-Haj automotive for exceptionally long delays in deliveries, and deceiving public into showing a lesser price tag at the time of launch and making substantial price increase before deliveries. Several customers have reportedly filed cases in various courts against Al-Haj & Proton.
When launched, the Proton Saga with its relatively lower price tag and impressive list of features, was assumed to be making waves in the local market. However even after almost a year of presence in the market, the sedan is unable to make an impact and is suffering from very poor sales.


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ON THE WINGS OF LOVEThe winners of the Victor and Uber Ultimate Valentine’s Day Getaway reveal how it was for them
Last weekend Victor teamed up with Uber to fly three lucky couples away for a Valentine’s celebration like no other in New York City. Anyone taking an Uber ride in one of 52 East Coast cities between 8am and 8pm on Friday 12th February was in with a chance of winning an all-expenses-paid trip to the Big Apple.
The lucky winners were Jayna and Reggie, a doctor and a lawyer from Memphis; Patti and Brittany, a mother and daughter from Rhode Island; and Greg and Taylor, college buddies from Baltimore. Come Saturday morning, a Citation CJ, a Hawker 400XP and a Pilatus PC-12 – all of them replete with the latest issue of Victor Magazine – took off from their respective cities bound for Teterboro, NYC’s airport of choice among private jet travellers.
For Jayna, the best part of the trip was “flying in perfect skies Saturday morning, anticipating this surreal experience with the man I love”, and it’s hard to think what could be more romantic. According to Brittany, “Within a minute of being in the Uber, the phone rang and you were telling me I won, so it was a whirlwind.” A few minutes more and the Victor app was sending her – and the other winners – notifications of their once-in-a-lifetime, upcoming trips. Like the other couples, she found it hard to comprehend: “At first I didn’t think it was real. I never win anything. So I didn’t really believe it until we pulled up and saw the jet.”
As if private jet travel was not enough, the prize also included ground transfers in special Uber Upgrade Your Vday vehicles, an overnight stay at the Gansevoort Hotel in the heart of the Meatpacking District, a day of pampering at Exhale Spa, and a $2,500 shopping spree uptown at Saks Fifth Avenue. Dinner was taken care of on Saturday courtesy of NYC’s premier American eatery, The Chester, before Sunday’s big blowout at legendary chef Mario Batali’s Del Posto, where each couple enjoyed a five-course Valentine’s Day Dinner with wine pairings and a private tour – described by Taylor as “something else”. So how would he top the experience? “I’d have to win the lottery next year!”
The seamless, on-demand connection between Uber ride and Victor flight whisked winners away to their Valentine’s weekends in the quick, convenient, stress-free style that both brands have become known for. Whether it’s a special occasion or an everyday trip, service like this is something everyone can fall in love with.
To see what the winning couples got up to on their Uber Ultimate Valentine’s Day Getaways, visit http://t.uber.com/dreamdatevictor.
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Amazon India has initiated a legal probe against some of its legal representatives. Amidst the reports stated that the probing for bribery-related charges’s taken into consideration. The investigation is against the legal representatives of Amazon India.
The allegations of improper action are taken seriously. And amidst that investigation’s done to take full appropriate actions against them. Amazon India, in a statement, has stated that it has a ” zero-tolerance policy for corruption”.
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The US-based tech giant has stated the zero-tolerance policy. But, it’s done without denying or confirming the allegations. According to the reports, Amazon has started its probe against legal representatives. They’re alleged for bribing Indian government officials. And in this matter, the senior corporate counsel’s sent on leave.
The Amazon spokesperson said, that we have a zero-tolerance policy for corruption. We take allegations for which a probe’s launched. And then will take appropriate actions according to the situations. However, he clarified that We’re not commenting on specific allegations. And, we will not comment on the status of any investigation for the time being.
Meanwhile, the Confederation of all India Traders (CAIT) demanded that a CBI inquiry’s required. The CAIT stated that as it relates to the credibility of government and counters the vision of removing corruption. As among all the levels of government.
AMAZON INDIA’S POLICY: ANALYSIS
Thus, a CBI inquiry’s required in this matter as it’s a huge toll on the government’s credibility. The CAIT also demanded that the names of the employees involved in this matter be made public. They should also exemplary actions against them.
CAIT has sent a communication to the Commerce minister Piyush Goyal about the matter. And along with that, they’re moving to the US Securities. And Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. According to the reports, their actions are taken to demand a “fair and Independent” probe in this matter.