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Vivid Seats Announces Acquisition Of Vegas.com
Is Vivid Seats joining the content game? The only thing that’s clear is that Vivid just got a serious leg up on the competition in terms of selling tickets in Las Vegas. The ticket company has announced that they are buying Vegas.com for a substantial fee.
If you want to read the full press release, that can be seen here. I’ll share three important quotes below regardless.
CHICAGO, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT) (“Vivid Seats”), a leading marketplace that utilizes its technology platform to connect millions of buyers with thousands of ticket sellers across hundreds of thousands of events each year, today announced its acquisition of Vegas.com, the leading entertainment marketplace for consumers exploring Las Vegas, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $240 million1.
Vegas.com is a two-sided marketplace and the ultimate destination for live event enthusiasts visiting Las Vegas. As the local market authority, Vegas.com provides the most comprehensive event inventory of shows, attractions, and tours in Las Vegas, one of the world’s most desirable destinations for leisure and business travel. Vegas.com also offers an end-to-end travel shopping experience complete with flights and hotels.
“We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of this strategic asset that will enhance our scale and reach in the entertainment capital of the U.S. and beyond,” said Stan Chia, Vivid Seats CEO. “This transaction will increase our scale and reach in this key market, bring incremental unique inventory through strategic partnerships and offer long-term synergistic upside, while increasing our TAM by over $6 billion. As we continue to expand our reach and capabilities as a leading global marketplace, we are pleased that our strong balance sheet and robust cash flow are enabling multiple strategic investments.”
$240 million for Vegas.com. Sheesh!
Imagine what Vendetta Sports Media is worth…
I’ll leave it at that. Congrats to Vivid Seats. They made a great deal here that will only help them in the long run sell more tickets in that market.


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The humble beginnings of bill gates
And if you’re interested in hearing more about pneumonia, the story of world pneumonia day’s humble beginnings —bill gates, 2012 annual letter. The wall street journal profiled bill gates sr this weekend in bill gates sr profile details humble philanthropic beginnings had humble beginnings:. The bill gates story image: this is your brain on windows (conspiracy nation humble beginnings of bill gates bill gates was born on october 28, 1955. The plot to get bill gates: an irreverent investigation of the world's richest man and the people who hate him new york city: times business. The spanish founder of the zara fashion chain has overtaken bill gates to become the world's richest man it grew from humble beginnings in the rainynorthern.
More than two-thirds of the 2015 forbes 400 created their billionaires built huge fortunes from humble beginnings cofounder bill gates. You can learn a lot of things in the pirates of silicon valleya about bill gates the pirates of silicon valley the story revolves on the humble beginnings. These are the humble beginnings of steve jobs steve jobs' and 9 other humble garage beginnings bill gates and paul allen.
Whether it's jeff bezos at amazon or mark zuckerberg at facebook, bill gates at microsoft or steve jobs at apple, these titans of the tech industry who changed the world began their dream from truly humble beginnings. Bill gates reviews “shoe dog send me updates from bill but knight brings readers back more than 50 years to the incredibly humble and fragile beginnings of. Maintains a 10 member board of directors with bill gates acting as chairman of the board steve ballmer is the microsoft: humble beginnings. Humble beginnings bill gates grew up in seattle, washington, with an amazing and supportive family who encouraged his interest in computers at an early age.
Oprah winfrey, joyce meyer, bill gates, bishop david oyedepo shares their humble beginning story by dunamisblog12 on may 22, 2018. Quick video of iowa strength's first location in downtown independence we are proud of where we cam from, starting as a small close knit powerlifting gym.
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Bill gates, the man who was once from its humble beginnings as a blockchain-based technology that was supposed to “replace” cash money as currency in the real. Bill gates was born william henry gates in seattle, washington, on october 28, 1955, to a high-spirited family with a history of entrepreneurship. Bill gates thinks something is going to die too no, it’s not physical books like nicholas negroponte — instead, gates thinks the idea of young adults having to go to universities in order to get an education is going to go away relatively soon.
- Amazon founder jeff bezos has leapfrogged bill gates to become the richest person in the especially considering the humble beginnings of both amazoncom and bezos.
- Bill gates: “the humble beginnings, the grand vision” “i like bill gates, but i don’t like his software” – opinion on bill gates as a role model is both inextricably linked to the broad picture of what he has achieved and also curiously divorced from the specifics of it.
- One of the most difficult challenges for any leader is to remain humble in light of the success that the leader has achieved our business success inevitably leads to greater self-confidence, especially as we inevitably over-estimate our personal role in that business success as bill gates said.
Bill gates sr profile details humble philanthropic beginnings, flying water the wall street journal profiled bill gates sr this weekend in preparation for his upcoming book,. January marks the ten year milestone of bill gates’ memo on trustworthy trustworthy computing’s 10 year milestone – reflecting on humble beginnings. Leadership qualities of bill gates: bill and melinda gates were the founders of the giving the key is to not lose key qualities like a humble attitude.Get file

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When was the last time you gave away access to some of your most personal and private information? Chances are, it was more recently than you think.
As much as we are conditioned to be wary about giving away information about ourselves online, most people are willing to compromise their privacy to enjoy the benefits of the latest and greatest technology. As such, signing up for mobile apps and web services through Facebook or other online accounts is becoming more and more normalized despite the inherent risks.
Such has been the case with the recent release of the wildly popular mobile app Pokémon Go. The app, which allows users to virtually catch and battle Pokémon on their phones while walking around in the real world, has been criticized for jeopardizing people’s safety, both in reality and online.
Signing away your life?
Most users sign up for the app through their Google account, and in doing so, give developer Niantic access to their emails, contacts, photos, documents, and more. The caveat, though, is that this isn’t completely transparent when creating an account, and as a result, many have deleted the app upon discovering the extent of the permissions they gave away in order to play.
Pokémon Go also accesses the phone camera and GPS location data to simulate Pokémon popping up in the world around them. Thus, Niantic has access to information about where users live, where they go, and how much time they spend there. Although permission to access the camera can be turned off, most people are reluctant to do so: It would compromise the virtual reality aspect of the game.
Niantic has since issued a statement insisting that they only access basic Google profile information (specifically, user IDs and emails). And while it seems unlikely that they have evil intentions for the data being collected, no one can be sure exactly how Niantic uses it, or if the information is actually safe from external sources such as hacks.
The app has only existed for around two weeks, but we can expect to learn more about how the data collected by Niantic is utilized in the coming months. The potential for the company to use the GPS data to draw people to certain businesses or other locations is certainly there, though. In fact, some businesses have already capitalized on the opportunity: They’ve placed Pokéstops — areas in the game where users can stock up on items like Pokéballs and potions — at their locations.
More than just an issue of privacy
Pokémon Go is a mobile game among the first of its kind, but in the future, the emergence of similar online games that incentivize people to go to places they wouldn’t otherwise seek out could become a great boom for businesses.
The question is, and has always been — at what cost to the consumer? According to Aberdeen Group Senior IT Research Analyst Jim Rapoza, privacy should actually be the least of a consumer’s worries.
“With Pokémon Go gaining full access to the Google accounts of users who sign in with their Google credentials, the implications go way beyond privacy issues,” said Rapoza. “Yes, the idea that Niantic could read all your emails, see your Drive images, and even send messages is bad enough. But the bigger concern is that a game — or most apps at that — shouldn’t have this level of access.
“Basically, users are needlessly exposing their personal data. Pokémon Go has already been the target of attacks and malware and, given its popularity, those levels of risk will only grow. So if the bad guys can hack the game, they have access to everything they need to steal a person’s identity and access their most sensitive accounts. So it’s more than a matter of privacy — it’s about adding unnecessary risk.”
To catch ’em all, or to not catch ’em all: That is the question
The threshold for how much information users are willing to give away (if there is one) is yet to be determined.
In the meantime though, there appears to be plenty not phased by giving their data away to download the apps they want. While the vast majority of these folks may never experience any consequences, others may need to become victims to some type of security breach to change their ways.
While increased awareness of privacy issues surrounding Pokémon Go and other comparable apps is becoming more widespread, it will continue to be up to each individual to decide for themselves what price they’re willing to pay to catch ‘em all.


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It appears that Hyderabad, India-based OMICS International has bought another Canadian scholarly publisher, but in this case, they have bought up a very low-quality, Saskatoon-based, open-access publisher and expanded it from three open-access journals to nine.
Notorious open-access publisher OMICS International operates a scholarly conference division called Conference Series LLC. I learned recently that a London-based corporation called The CPD Standards Office has “accredited” all of OMICS International’s exploitative conferences.
I learned recently that the domain name for one of the publishers on my list had expired. In investigating this, I learned that the publisher’s lone journal has been sold, apparently, to OMICS International, the most notorious and predatory scholarly publisher ever to exist.
I am writing this blog post to renew my urgent warning to researchers in all countries to avoid all products and services of OMICS International. It’s a counterfeit scholarly publisher and conference organizer that abuses and exploits honest researchers and threatens science.
The publisher Open Access Text (OAT) follows several of the same, questionable business practices as Hyderabad, India-based OMICS Group, leading me to suspect that it may have been acquired by OMICS. Currently in the middle of a massive spamming campaign, OAT uses the “my previous email” ploy, using emails to bait researchers with the promise of a fast peer review process. Read the rest of this entry »
Hyderabad, India-based OMICS Group has found a new and likely lucrative revenue source — charging authors to withdraw their submissions to the publisher’s many journals.
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Research is a subscription journal published by the OMICS Group imprint called SciTechnol. This is a hybrid journal, meaning it’s a subscription journal with an option for authors to pay a fee and have the article made open access.


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As MWC hype is picking up momentum, Nokia decided to join the fun and released a short video trailer of its upcoming PureView smartphone to be release on 27,Feb at the MWC.
The Nokia PureView is the rumored successor to the Nokia N8 camera-centered smartphone. Earlier online gossip had it its official name will be Nokia N808 PureView and it will be wielding the most capable camera mounted on a smartphone to date.
The Nokia video teaser does not really do much to confirm or refute those rumors, but we are hoping they come out right. The camera division of the company did an excellent job of the N8, but the handset was let down by its unimpressive chipset and less than stellar OS and UI.
At the MWC 2012, Nokia showed PureView Phone that was teased before with the 41 Megapixel Camera (YES, Its not a Typo, 41.0 MP Exactly) running Symbian Belle Nokia and called "Nokia PureView 808". It is possibly the highest Camera Phone sensor in the World, yet.
The Nokia 808 PureView uses a 41 MP sensor, which captures image data from seven adjacent pixels and condenses it into one, resulting in stills at around 5 MP resolution with amazing detail and low noise levels. The optics are Carl Zeiss and there is also Xenon flash and a LED one acting as a video light. For the rest of the Specs check the Link below.
Technically, the sensor is able to capture 3 MP, 5 MP, 8 MP, 38 MP at 4:3 aspect ratio and 2 MP, 5 MP, 8 MP, 34 MP at 16:9. Video recording goes as high as FullHD 1080p at 30 fps and there is also 720p@30fps. Video is H264 encoded and supports stereo sound. The large image sensor allows 4x zoom in 1080p and 6x in 720p. Here is a Sample Photo [Note: It's size is about 12MB, May take some time to load]
Nokia showed her latest Camera Flagship Symbian phone the Nokia 808 PureView at the MWC 2012, all symbian fans are waiting for this beast camera phone with a 41MP camera sensor that make it the Best Imaging phone in the World.
Disappointedly, This PureView 41MP smartphone will be available globally everywhere except for North America (Photo below), and thats includes the US and Canada too.
Thought, Nokia didn't officially stated why this phone is not coming on the US, but it looks like Nokia want to bring the same amazing PureView technology to its Windows Phone lineup in the US instead of symbian, This is the best explanation for the situation.
Nokia released a few teaser images on its US Facebook page that contain the date, Monday, June 18th. This is the same day Microsoft is holding a tablet event and people started speculating that Nokia's announcement is related to the Microsoft event. The two announcements are not related. Sources told the blog that Nokia will likely announce the US launch of the 41-megapixel 808 PureView.
The 808 PureView is a Symbian-powered handset with a 41-megapixel camera. It's mid-range phone with a 4-inch OLED display, a 1.3GHz processor and 512MB of RAM.
Nokia dropped North America from the list of countries getting the 808 Pureview at first when it got reeled. This has changed Today, Nokia made an official launch announcement of the Nokia 808 PureView in the U.S. and soon will be in canda.
The 808 PureView will be sold through Amazon.com and the cost is $699 without a contract. No proper release date has been mentioned but the pre-orders will begin later this week or you can also sign up to be notified when the device goes on sale.
It has just been over a week since the Nokia 808 PureView went on sale and Nokia has already given the phones its first firmware upgrade. The FW Update version 112.020.0310 is now available over-the-air and can be downloaded directly on to your phone, or you can download it by connecting your phone to Nokia Suite.
Although an official change log is not available, the update brings with it improvement in scrolling performance, quicker saving of the 38 megapixel images (as you know these images are very large in size), smoother auto-rotation and other performance enhancements and bug fixes.
Today, Nokia announced that they have completed the acquisition of technologies, developers and intellectual property from imaging software specialists Scalado. The Finns first hinted at this deal last month, and they are now ready to finalize it.
As you may know, due to some reasons that the two companies have chosen not to disclose, Nokia is not actually buying the Scalado company, but only its personnel and technology. From a users' perspective there's little difference though, as the cool software features developed by the Swedish-based company will soon be making their way to Nokia smartphones.
Nokia's first PureView smartphone, the Nokia 808 PureView with 41 MP camera has just received a New firmware update from Nokia.
The firmware update is version 113.010.1508 and weights 420 MB in size, this update is daid to be improving the performance and features of the 808 PureView. You can download it via Nokia Suite.
These leaked slides showing off an upcoming WP handset from Nokia, also with the impressive 41MP PureView technology. This device on the slides could be the "Nokia LUMIA PureView".
The Device has a bit ugly design, but some users have said they like the Symbian PureView 808 design so I guess this most of Nokia users will like this device too.
Device specifications According to these slides:
- 4.3-inch Curved Glass touchscreen with HD display
- 41mp sensor, Carl Zeiss lens and PureView imaging technology
- 1080p full HD video recording and Rich Recording Technology
- Dual Core processor with Adreno 320 GPU
- Windows Phone Operating System
Another Nokia executive is confirming the addition of PureView technology to the LUMIA line of windows phones, No release date yet but the Lumia PureView is certainly Coming soon.
Chris Webber, President of Nokia USA and Head of Marketing for North America, talked about the future of Nokia and their plans to expand their market share. PureView is part of the plan and Nokia is working closely with Microsoft to make sure that the technology works exactly right. Watch the Interview video below.


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"Airbnb and WeWork’s secret partnership has leaked and we can’t wait for it to happen. The next time you book a plush Airbnb for a business trip, the upcoming scheme will offer you a convenient desk space at the nearest WeWork office."
2. Rag & Bone wants to recycle your denim this fall
"Rag & Bone has become the latest fashion brand to sign up to Cotton Incorporated's Blue Jeans Go Green denim recycling program. The New York brand will be offering customers a 20% discount on full-price jeans for every pair of old denims donated for reuse from this Tuesday in its specialty stores nationwide, WWD reports. ”
3. In Fashion, a New(ish) Trend at Play: "Making Noise, Not Clothes"
"On the heels of the Spring/Summer 2018 shows, HighSnobiety’s Alex Rakestraw took on one of the buzziest of the month’s accessories: The shoes borne from a collaboration between Demna Gvasalia's Balenciaga and Crocs. In an article, entitled, “Let’s Stop Pretending Balenciaga’s Meme-Bait Is Cool,” Mr. Rakestraw, in one fell swoop, takes on fashion and its “battle for eyeballs and social shares” and the “tacky” result."
4. Fast-fashion brands have found a new battleground in beauty
"Fast-fashion brands are taking their fight for market share to the beauty department, cranking up their presence in the growing sector, which is expected to be worth $90 billion by 2020. The mass category, in particular, is set to grow at an annual rate of 2.6 percent between now and then, and H&M, Topshop, Forever 21 and Boohoo are likely to play an important part."


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Even better level of security in Windows 10
Built-in security features for PCs and mobile devices
The main factor that distinguishes Windows Phone from competitors is its enhanced security which makes the platform suitable for enterprises and users who wants to be more protected. With Windows 10, Microsoft will bring a plethora of security improvements to all devices, and most of them will be built-in in the platform.
Microsoft is working on a multi-factor security for Windows 10, something available only in smartcards. Multi-factor security will come built-in with Windows 10, so customers won’t need to install additional security software on their devices.
Each device can be enrolled for the service, becoming one of the two elements for authentication. The second element is either PIN or biometric. If the enrolled device is a phone it behaves like a remote smart-card and offers users two-stage authentication for local or remote access.
Windows 10’s security will provide the same experience on all Microsoft smartphones and other phones running the new version of the platform. Improved protection in accessing protected files across different platforms and devices, controlling which apps to access corporate data, and much more will be coming to all supported Windows phones in 2015.
Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones is expected to become available in the first quarter of 2015.


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Internet of Things (IoT) will be a hybrid ecosystem of diverse devices and sensors collaborating with operational and enterprise systems to create the next big application. In their session at @ThingsExpo, Bramh Gupta, founder and CEO of robomq.io, and Fred Yatzeck, principal architect leading product development at robomq.io, discussed how choosing the right middleware and integration strategy from the get-go will enable IoT solution developers to adapt and grow with the industry, while at the same time reduce Time to Market (TTM) by using plug and play capabilities offered by a robust IoT ...
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Today air travel is a minefield of delays, hassles and customer disappointment. Airlines struggle to revitalize the experience. GE and M2Mi will demonstrate practical examples of how IoT solutions are helping airlines bring back personalization, reduce trip time and improve reliability. In their session at @ThingsExpo, Shyam Varan Nath, Principal Architect with GE, and Dr. Sarah Cooper, M2Mi’s VP Business Development and Engineering, will explore the IoT cloud-based platform technologies driving this change including privacy controls, data transparency and integration of real time context wi...
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Over the past few years, Palm
Bridging the gap between the fading palmtops and the cell phone market dominated by the likes of Nokia
So while the company posted a quarterly loss last night -- just as Palm had done earlier this week -- the similarities end there. Palm posted a slight dip in sales while Research In Motion continues to drive handset sales higher along with the lucrative related services. As a matter of fact, handset sales now account for just half of its revenue pie.
With more than $6 a share in cash and investments and new deals being forged with wireless providers and an ambitious plan for global expansion, the market has always been a nearsighted beast. That's why it was refreshing to see that the stock didn't get pounded in after-hours trading despite the company's red ink for the quarter, the patent concerns, and the falling gross margins.
Wall Street sees the bigger picture, for a change. It recognizes that growing its subscriber base to 615,000 is the real driver and an amazing feat at a time when most companies are still scaling back on other information technology expenditures but find the funds to add BlackBerry servers.
The BlackBerry season is still ripe for the picking. Now, what will Research In Motion do about getting its ticker symbol to be anatomically correct?How much technology can you pack in your hand? What's up with the latest models? Have some tips to share? All this and more -- in the Palms, PDAs & Handheld Computing Discussion Board. Only on Fool.com.


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Green Motion International is delighted to have won the 'Green Award' at the prestigious SME National Business Awards.
With the glittering awards ceremony taking place on 6th December at Wembeley Stadium, the SME National Business Awards support and raise the profile of industrious, hardworking and enterprising SME’s in the United Kingdom. The awards are a sought after accolade of achievement, a veritable endorsement of success in business.
Green Motion Founder and CEO Richard Lowden said, "We were thrilled to once again be shortlisted as finalists for these prestigious awards earlier this year; being awarded the Green Award runner-up at the SME National Business Awards in 2018 was a fantastic achievement for us, and we are absolutely delighted to have now won the category in 2019, building on our accomplishments."
"This year has been a resounding success for Green Motion, with us expanding globally into operation in 47 countries with the addition of seven new Master Country Franchises in 2019. Winning the SME National Business Awards Green Award really tops off this fantastic year of achievement for our team and that of our franchisees around the world. We are looking forward to an even better 2020!"
The SME National Business Awards judges commented, “To build a green strategy on a global basis, so successfully, demonstrates not just a local green vision but a global one.”
To see the full list of winners visit smenationalbusinessawards.co.uk/winners-2019, and for more information on award winning car hire from Green Motion in the UK and worldwide, please visit www.greenmotion.com.
(Pictured - Richard Laughton of Green Motion International collects the 'Green Award' at the SME National Business Awards 2019)


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A black cab driver was today said to be “livid” after police blew up his broken-down taxi following a terror scare in the shadow of the Gherkin.
This is the shocking moment a cyclist was kicked to the ground into the path of a coach by a fellow biker on a street in London.
Pippa Middleton's party presents hit by delivery chaos
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Party Pieces, the Middleton family business, revealed that its orders to customers have been delayed alongside those from Amazon, Asda,
Littlewoods and Mothercare.
Nick Mitchell, a male nanny from Lightwater in Surrey, used Twitter to complain about a delayed order from Party Pieces and asked if it used Yodel. Party Pieces, where the Duchess of Cambridge's younger sister helps edit the company magazine, replied: "Yes we do and that is the reason. We have experienced problems with them, too, sadly."
Mr Mitchell said Yodel had failed to leave the parcel in two safe places normally used by Royal Mail, and claimed its delivery driver refused to accept calls until 4pm - leaving him sweating on whether the item he had ordered would arrive in time for Christmas.
Customers have launched an online petition to force firms such as Amazon to ditch Yodel. Channel 4 newsreader Cathy Newman tweeted: "Given up on Amazon completely since they started using Yodel. Awful firm."
Another Amazon customer, Martin Tod, said: "Leaving a parcel in the street is not the same as delivering it. Suggest you sack Yodel."
Sainsbury's was also under fire after admitting that a website glitch resulted in about 100 online orders disappearing from its tracking system, leaving some customers unclear what had happened to their shopping.
Some of the supermarket giant's customers also complained about the number of items substituted after their first choices had sold out. Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor tweeted: "Sainsbury's online, you should be ashamed of yourselves with the amount of Christmas ingredients you haven't been able to deliver. Pathetic!"
Meanwhile, Fortnum & Mason has said hundreds of customers will not receive its hampers, which cost from £25 to £5,000, after a "severe" IT failure.
Amazon insisted its performance in getting goods to customers for the predicted delivery date had been "very strong". A spokesman said: "We take all customer feedback on board and monitor the performance of our carriers... We are very confident that customers who are expecting deliveries before Christmas will receive them."
Yodel said today that it had delivered over 20 million parcels in time for Christmas.
Chief executive Jonathan Smith said it was a record and a significant increase on both 2009 (14.5 million parcels) and 2010 (12.8 million) which was hit by bad weather.
Mr Smith said: "More importantly in the last week before Christmas, 999 out of every 1,000 deliveries were successfully completed by the end of Christmas Eve.
"These impressive figures demonstrate the massive surge in online shopping in 2011. In what is a difficult economic environment I am delighted that we have been able to work closely with retailers and consumers to ensure that over 20 million parcels have been delivered in December."
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University encourages reusable cups and bottles
In a bid to cut disposable plastic waste, the University and Students' Association have made it easier and cheaper for staff and students to use reusable coffee cups and water bottles on campus.
All cafés accept all reusable cups
From August 2018, all hot drink prices in University cafés will be lowered to show the price customers will pay if they bring their own reusable cup; while customers without cups will be charged 25p to purchase a disposable cup. This reverses the previous pricing structure in which all hot drinks prices were for disposable cups, with customers who brought a reusable cup receiving a discount. The pricing change does not create an additional cost for customers. Evidence from high street coffee chains and other universities shows that charging for disposables rather than discounting the use of reusables is an effective method of reducing waste.
Students' Association cafes will follow suit in September 2018.
In a joint statement, the University and the Students’ Association said:
“Reducing waste is increasingly important to our staff and students. We are pleased to have changed our policies to now allow all reusable cups to be used in campus cafés, and believe that the charge for using a disposable cup will encourage more of our customers to 'bring their own'.
“We recommend customers bring their cups washed and ready to use, but our staff will be happy to clean your cup before you buy a new hot drink”.
Fill up your water bottle for free
In June 2018, the University and Students' Association announced that more free drinking water points were being installed across the campuses to allow staff and students easier access to free water and to reduce the amount of single-use bottles used on campus.
More than thirty new water fountains have been installed, with around two hundred points being installed or upgraded over the next eighteen months.
Gary Jebb, the University's Director of Estates, said:
"We are installing drinking water points across the University estate in direct response to student requests for more access to drinking water. We are delighted to be able to encourage our students to adopt healthier habits by drinking more water and reducing the number of plastic water bottles that end up as litter."
The problem with disposable plastic
Disposable cups, while often made of recycled and recyclable materials, have proven hard to recycle within the Scottish waste industry, which made increasing the use of reusable cups particularly important at the 30+ catering outlets on University campuses.
Reusable cups will be distributed during Welcome Week 2018, and both reusable cups and water bottles are available to purchase from all University and Students' Association cafés and shops.
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This Thursday, October 6, at its upcoming Made by Google event, Google will unveil the Pixel 7 phone family of smartphones. We'll update you as more information becomes available.
The Google Pixel 7 phone lineup will officially launch on October 6. He first teased the Pixel 7 phone range in May 2022 during its Google I/O developer conference.
This Thursday's Made by Google event is expected to see the formal introduction of the Google Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7, and a new Pixel Watch.
Although the business has already made a video showcasing the Pixel 7 Pro's design, some big announcements will still be made on that day. Throughout the Made by Google event, we'll update this live blog to provide the most recent information on specifications, cost, and availability.
I also want to learn more about the most recent Google Pixel 7 phones. Twitter has added to the rumors about these eagerly awaited gadgets.


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Tourism downs towels
By KEREM HASAN
Hoteliers and tourism bosses laid out the sunbeds and towels and brought on a brass band in the centre of Lefkoşa this week –but this was no celebration. Instead, the travel industry staged a noisy, colourful and passionate demonstration to complain that the government was killing the industry.
The protest began with a ‘funeral procession’ in front of the Prime Ministry, carrying a mock coffin with the claim: “Tourism is dead.” Empty suitcases were strewn on the road and banners read: “The locomotive sector has gone off rails” “No tourism means no future” “No tourism means no life” “This is just the First Wave” “We cannot breathe” and “We are on the verge of collapse.”
The Cyprus Turkish Travel Agents’ Union (Kıtsab) handed in a letter demanding nine points of action from the government. Prime Minister Ersin Tatar and tourism minister, Ünal Üstel, promised to address some of the issues. Kıtsab chairman, Orhan Tolun told angry protestors that they were bringing over 1.1 million tourists a year, making a 60 per cent contribution to the economy, and creating employment to 54 sectors linked to tourism.
He told Cyprus Today they staged the protest because they “refused” as travel agents to “go into this coffin.”
“We are being killed,” he said. “The government has completely neglected the tourism sector, when we are the patrons of the economy.”
Mr Tolum said: “We have completely lost this year. We do not anticipate any tourism until April 2021. Tourism isn’t something that just happens. There is no road map as to how things will work in practice. Our travel agents cannot even give an exact date when tourists can fly here. Even for July 1, there is uncertainty for tourists who want to come to the TRNC after this date. Turkish Airlines was supposed to start flying to the TRNC on Tuesday, but it never happened. It is becoming a common feature that the government says something which never materialises.
“Which tourist from which country will be asked to undergo a quarantine period of 14 days, or which one can just take a PCR test which will be sufficient? We still don’t have clear cut answers, whilst the Greek Cypriot side has opened its borders to the entire world and making tourism agreements with countries like Israel.”
Explaining their demands, Mr Tolun added: “We asked for the monthly 1,500TL state support to be paid for the 1,100 or so workers in 170 travel agents until December. The government has said they will pay this until July and to see how things go until then. We asked for social security and provident fund payments to be paid by the state or by a special fund to be created to help our sector, which they are looking into. We also asked for those renting to be excluded from paying rent for April and May (when they were closed).
“We asked for the 20 million TL that has been assigned for tourism in the newly signed Economic and Financial protocol with Turkey – to be used to help travel agents in the form of grants, not loans.
“We asked for the one per cent credit card payments of travel agents, which were introduced to help all credit card holders during the lock down period, to be extended for travel agents for a year.
“We also demanded that all bank loan repayments of travel agents be deferred by a year.We demanded the state pay 170 million TL it owes to the travel agents, which was supposed to be paid since 2017 in the form of incentives for bringing tourists to the country.”
Mr Tolun said that “many” of the demands were either accepted or promises of being “looked into”. “We are willing to give the Government the opportunity.”
He said their most important concern was the absence of a road map for the future to address the uncertainty faced in the sector.
Mr Tatar, who received seven people including Mr Tolun during the protest inside the Prime Ministry in Lefkoşa, came out to address the protestors.
He said there will be “openings” for the tourism sector on July 1 – which he said “was previously announced”. We will be announcing the sort of help to be given to places that are still closed in the Social Solidarity package to be announced on June 15.
“Contributions will be made to the private sector, including to the tourism sector, which will take into consideration the recommendations and evaluations of Kıtsab,” he said.


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Autonomous-drive kits (software, hardware, sensors) go to automakers in 2019. Self-driving cars arrive in 2021, says Delphi. And Intel wants to drive the entire system with current and next-generation processors.
Intel is making a huge push into AI and deep learning with its upcoming Knights Mill — but the revamped Xeon Phi isn’t the only major product coming in the next few years. Intel wants AI processing capabilities baked into its cores (at least the high-end ones) at multiple levels.
Thanks to some recent leaks, we’ve got a better picture of what Intel will serve up with its Kaby Lake refresh. It’s looking like a modest step forward for the Santa Clara company — and, of course, it’ll be the first chip from Intel to go head-to-head with AMD’s upcoming Zen.
As of yesterday, Microsoft has stopped selling Windows 7 or 8.1 to OEMs for pre-installation. If you want a copy of either OS, you’ll have to pick up dwindling stock of either the retail versions or an older pre-built system.
Samsung’s mobile division took a shellacking this past quarter thanks to the Note 7’s double-recall, but the Korean company believes the problem is behind it, with no long-term impacts on its mobile divisions market share or popularity.


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The only other thing the average person never leaves his or her home without, aside from a phone, is a charger for that phone. If researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) cross the last hurdle in a recent smartphone battery development breakthrough, then that modern annoyance will soon become a thing of our tethered past. The secret to this leap of convenience? Tiny expandable balls.
Dr. Ju Li's team recently confirmed the development of a new smartphone battery with the potential to charge in just six minutes, lasting for as long as three (!) days. This life-reinventing battery stores electricity in tiny balls that expand and deflate to appropriately house the amount of energy absorbed or expelled, providing the necessary framework for far more power density than conventional batteries.
However, Li's team faces one significant hurdle in achieving the transition to mass production. According to the Daily Dot, the battery's use of aluminum nanoparticles (as opposed to the previously favored graphite) spawns a relatively expensive aluminum-to-nanoparticles conversion process. Aluminum is relatively inexpensive when purchased in bulk, but the conversion is described as currently "prohibitively expensive." Li's team, fearing no obstacle toward a sleeker future, is working tirelessly to figure out a way to reduce the potential cost of producing the required nanoparticles.
In short, R.I.P. to "sorry, my phone died" as anyone's go-to social excuse.


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CJ CheilJedang stresses importance of packages
CJ CheilJedang, Korea’s leading processed food manufacturer, says packaging techniques play as big a role as recipe research or the kind of machinery used.
And with the rising number of single-person households in Korea, the market for instant food products is growing steadily. So packaging has never mattered more. On Thursday, the company held an event to show the press its packaging technology at its headquarters in central Seoul.
“Using a thermal-graphic camera, we observe if heat in a microwave oven is distributed evenly to the food inside a package,” said Cha Gyu-hwan, manager of the company’s packaging center. “We experiment with microwave ovens from diverse brands to minimize errors.”
The packaging center was established in 1990 to develop instant food packages. It has 26 researchers and the company pumps more than one billion won ($887,100) into research every year. CJ CheilJedang’s preeminent instant food product is microwaveable rice sold under the Hetbahn brand. Hetbahn’s history epitomizes the center’s efforts over the past two decades.
When it was first released in 1996, the product was released in square packaging, a nod to the bento culture of Japan. The company soon realized that Koreans were used to having circular plates on their tables so it re-launched the product. In order to prolong its expiration date, it used four layers of film on the lids. The two outer layers are made of nylon to minimize damage from outside. The third layer is laminated with ethylene vinyl alcohol which prevents oxygen from getting in. The innermost layer is designed to allow the customer to peel the whole top off easily after cooking.
Hetbahn’s polygonal-shaped bottom bowl makes for a more solid feel, the company explains.
CJ CheilJedang said it is launching an advanced susceptor, a material used in packaging for microwaved foods, to enable crisper, almost grilled-like textures on microwaved pizza or dumplings.
“It is true that America has advanced technology in terms of packaging instant food products,” the center manager said. “But Korea is catching up and we look forward to launching a similar susceptor material.”
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Reuters informs us that Nokia and chipmaker Infineon will be working together on making chips for high-end devices created by the Finns. These will be the next-gen smartphones of the following years and you should know that Infineon already works with Nokia, as a supplier of chips.
The company claims that the new products will be meant to use the 4G LTE technology, the next step in mobile connectivity. Such high speed networks will become operable in 2011, specially since the mobile industry hasn’t yet agreed on a standard for 4G networks.
While some carriers and developers support Sprint Nextel Corp’s WiMAX, other stick with LTE, also supported by Canada’s Nortel Networks as the ideal upgrade path for 80% of the world’s phone providers.


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Peek inside any global fashion lovers wardrobe and you’re likely to spy a piece or three by cult US label Reformation. Known for its ultra-feminine and flattering silhouettes, the brand regularly sells out of styles on its website and has been worn by a slew of stylish celebrities including Karlie Kloss, Jessica Alba and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
Up until this week, however, its sizes stopped at a US12. But that’s all changing with the company announcing via its Instagram page that it will extend sizing from a US size 0 to a US size 22.
To mark the milestone, the brand (which is known for being highly sustainable) has released a spring capsule collection with model Ali Tate Cutler with pieces available in the full size range. This 17-piece range is the first step, with plans to expand all offerings on site to include the varied sizing options.
The brand’s website has been updated with the collection which is available to shop now and a statement inside the accompanying editorial says, “For the last year or so we’ve been receiving a lot of comments and requests for more inclusive sizing — and rightly so. It’s obviously unfair that we’ve only been offering clothing to a limited size range. Sorry it took us so long.”


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Victor Harbor Beachfront Holiday Park receives gold SA Tourism Award
Victor Harbor Beachfront Holiday Park has been announced as the gold winner of the Tourist and Caravan Parks category in the 2012 South Australian Tourism Awards.
The prestigious award recognises and promotes excellence in South Australian tourism and is hotly contested by businesses across the state.
Escape2 Holiday Parks and Resorts earns TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Three properties in the Escape2 Holiday Parks and Resorts group have received 2012 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence awards.
Murramarang Beachfront Nature Resort in New South Wales, Port Arthur Holiday Park in Tasmania and Cairns Holiday Park in Queensland received the awards for consistently
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Regularly, alerts and messages arrive in my inbox containing some kind of enforcement action against a dealership or finance company. Oftentimes, my approach is just stick with the facts of the matter contained in a press release, share the developments through our channels here at Cherokee Media Group and carry on with the next task.
However, an alert from the Department of Justice arrived this week about how Hallman Chevrolet of Erie, Pa., entered into a deferred prosecution agreement involving more than $2.1 million in penalties and restitution for auto financing misdeeds. Immediately, childhood memories came flooding back of being a pre-pubescent boy and then eager-driving teenager at that store that was as close to growing up in the car business as I personally experienced.
Hallman Chevrolet is situated on State Street in this northwestern Pennsylvania city. The dealership is a test drive away from Lake Erie, meaning snowfall is often measured in feet. My father purchased a half dozen vehicles at the dealership, ranging from the family ride of the day, a 1978 Chevrolet Impala, to a 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier for one of my siblings to a 1983 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe half-ton pickup that eventually became my first vehicle.
See, my father’s first cousin was married to the gentleman who oversaw new-truck and used-car sales at Hallman Chevrolet. Being my dad’s shotgun rider “on trips to town,” there were many times we visited that dealership. If their conversation wasn’t of interest to me, I meandered the lot, peaking inside vehicles where cassette players were the high-end electronics of the day.
During the past 10 years as I’ve interacted with finance company executives, dealers and scores of service providers, it’s crossed my mind more than a few times that had we lived closer to Hallman Chevrolet, I would have tried to become the store’s next Lou Bertie. (That was the name of the gentleman who was related by marriage and turned metal at the dealership).
So that’s why the DOJ news release about the matter involving Hallman Chevrolet struck me significantly this week.
U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said Hallman Chevrolet entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a monetary penalty of $1.4 million and more than $737,000.00 in restitution to various finance companies.
According to the agreement entered into between Brady and David Hallman (on behalf of Hallman Chevrolet and the Hallman Auto Group), from 2009 through 2015, with knowledge and acquiescence of David Hallman, Hallman Chevrolet engaged in a bank fraud scheme and a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, for which Hallman accepted responsibility.
That news release indicated the parties entered into a comprehensive deferred prosecution agreement to hold Hallman Chevrolet accountable for its actions and to compensate finance companies. The agreement requires the monitoring of Hallman Chevrolet’s conduct over the next four years and imposes other substantial obligations on the auto dealership and its owner.
“For over six years, Hallman Chevrolet defrauded financial institutions throughout the region by systematically falsifying loan documents in hundreds of transactions,” Brady said. “The perpetration of large-scale auto loan fraud schemes in western Pennsylvania must stop.
“The auto dealership industry is put on notice that substantial penalties await those who engage in such schemes,” he continued. “In addition to the combined fine and restitution exceeding $2 million, the policies, procedures, compliance and ethics program required by this agreement should serve as a template for responsible, ethical conduct within this industry.”
Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennet represented Hallman Chevrolet in the matter. The firm sent me a press release as well, emphasizing that Hallman Chevrolet worked to cooperate with the attorneys and agents from the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office during the investigation that focused on the store’s used-vehicle department.
“Hallman Chevrolet takes full responsibility for the conduct described in that agreement. Since the investigation began, Hallman Chevrolet has taken significant steps to employ a compliance plan and philosophy that will prevent the sort of conduct that led to the investigation and agreement,” the store said in that release.
“Hallman Chevrolet has already installed a version of this plan and made material changes to its business operations,” the store continued. “Consistent with the agreement, Hallman Chevrolet plans on continuing that work into the future. Additionally, and pursuant to the agreement with the United States Attorney, Hallman Chevrolet is making full restitution to the financial institutions whom the United States Attorney identified as having suffered losses due to the conduct at issue.
“Hallman Chevrolet is committed to moving forward from this investigation in a way that treats compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as the primary and non-negotiable component of every transaction,” the store went on to say. From that place of compliance, Hallman Chevrolet will continue to provide exceptional value and service to its customers.
“Hallman Chevrolet has been a presence in downtown Erie for more than 44 years, and it plans on continuing its tradition of value and customer service into the next generation,” the store went on to say.
Since I left northwestern Pennsylvania more than 20 years ago, I haven’t followed in my father’s footsteps and made a vehicle purchase at Hallman Chevrolet. Despite the development, my memories of Hallman Chevrolet are still fond. It’s my hope the store has learned from its transgressions, and both franchised and independent dealerships shore up their compliance endeavors as not to sully the efforts of operations adhering to state and federal regulations.
Nick Zulovich is senior editor of SubPrime Auto Finance News and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Metro Atlanta home prices rose for the third consecutive month in June, but at a weakened pace, according to the monthly S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.
Home prices here were up 1 percent from May to June and 8.6 percent annually in June.
Nationally, home prices were up 0.9 percent from May to June and 6.2 percent annually.
As of June 2014, average home prices across the United States are back to their autumn 2004 levels. Measured from their June/July 2006 peaks, the peak-to-current decline is about 17 percent.
“Home price gains continue to ease as they have since last fall,” said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, in a statement. “For the first time since February 2008, all cities showed lower annual rates than the previous month. Other housing indicators – starts, existing home sales and builders’ sentiment – are positive. Taken together, these point to a more normal housing sector.”
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Brian Day, product development architect for The Members Group (TMG) says it’s time for financial institutions to rethink they way they service customers – understanding that today’s consumer increasingly values self service over traditional customer service.
This shift in customer preference, Day says, has elevated the importance of products like mobile banking for community-based financial institutions.“Making time for chit-chat is not a priority for Generation Y, nor even Gen X and their parents, the Boomers,” writes Day in a recent white paper, entitled “Self Service as Customer Service.” “We are a busy, mobile society, and we expect our financial institutions to stay in stride.” Aside from consumer banking preferences, Day explores the top five mobile banking activities, as well as what he calls the “mobile banking triple play.”
The triple play refers to the three methods of accessing mobile banking – namely text, browser and application. Day also provides an analysis of the benefits mobile banking provides financial institutions, sharing customer service cost figures on a per-engagement level.
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The proposal by the regional director-general for ports and airports, Xavier Ramis, for a flat-rate air tariff to replace the current residents’ discount scheme for inter-island flights has received broad support from business and consumer groups.
The proposal, which will require negotiation with the national ministry for development, would have, it is believed, an immediate beneficial impact in generating greater air traffic and improving air connections.
The Balearic Consumers’ Associations (ACB). The president of ACB, Alfonso Rodríguez, says that this is a scheme that it has been wanting for a long time, as it would improve residents’ quality of life. A one-way price of 30 euros - which is what Ramis has proposed - would be positive.
“We believe, however, that this should go further and be extended to essential routes serving Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, while a flat-rate scheme would avoid increases of up to 600% for last-minute bookings.”


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Romney’s ads expand on a claim he made in a speech last week that Chrysler is considering moving all Jeep production to China. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne denied the assertion at the time, and since has reaffirmed that production will not leave the state, telling confused employees: “I feel obliged to unambiguously restate our position: Jeep production will not be moved from the United States to China.”
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Dunkin' Donuts is warning customers in its DD Perks program of a hack after the company learned that an outside source gained access to some account holders usernames and passwords.
The restaurant chain issued a statement saying that the hackers may have been able to access private information such as customers' first and last names, email addresses, their DD Perks account number and DD Perks QR codes.
Dunkin' Donuts said it was made aware of the incident on Oct. 31 by one of their security vendors. They did not say how many accounts were involved and did not immediately return a request for comment.
The hackers used the usernames and passwords to gain access to other online accounts, the company said, adding that its security vendor stopped most of these unauthorized attempts.
The company said it alerted DD Perks program holders who may have been affected and forced a password reset. It also encouraged customers to use "unique passwords" and not to reuse their DD Perks passwords for other online accounts.
The retailer said it launched an internal investigation into the issue, but said its internal system "did not experience a data security breach." Dunkin' Donuts said the hackers were able to gain access to the information through security breaches at other organizations.
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Mount Pleasant Target expanding to offer more groceries
Target is hoping to become the ultimate one-stop store by expanding its grocery department.
The newly-remodeled store will be complete on March 26.
Manager Colleen Weber said the reason for the expansion was so Target could offer its customers convenience by allowing them to get all their products in one place.
She said the remodeling process has been right on schedule.
"It’s going great, going very well,” Weber said. "We’re right on schedule and we’ve added additional crew members to take some strain off the staff.”
Loyal Walmart and Meijer shopper Brianna Meharg, a Rochester freshman, said she thinks she might start shopping at Target if the prices can compete with other local grocery stores.
“I might shop there. I mean, you at least wouldn’t have to go to a bunch of different places," she said. "I’m someone that likes to get shopping done quick."
Senior Katie Rushack said she is more than excited for Target's expansion and remodel.
“Target's brand of food is simply way better than either Wal-Mart or Meijer," she said. "The prices are really low and the quality of the store is much nicer.”
Farmington Hills senior Kourtney Lamb-Wooden is another student looking forward to the expansion.
“Target is one of my favorite stores," she said. "It will be so nice to just have to drive to one store from now on. Their prices are always great and it will save me so much time"


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Dr. Reddy’s posts 59% decline in net profit
Hyderabad: Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, India’s second largest drug maker by sales, on Tuesday said September-quarter net profit fell 59% because of weak sales in North America and loss of business in Venezuela.
Net profit fell to Rs295 crore in the quarter to September from Rs721.8 crore a year ago while net sales fell 10% to Rs3,585.7crore.
The results were below analyst estimates. A Bloomberg poll of 26 analysts estimated net profit at Rs346.7 crore, while 27 analysts estimated net sales at Rs3,547.4 crore.
The drug maker said all its major businesses showed a sequential improvement, with revenue growing 11% and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) by 61%. “We have (made) considerable progress in our remediation efforts and continue to work on addressing the concerns of the regulators,” said G.V. Prasad, co-chairman and chief executive of Dr. Reddy’s. “Looking ahead, we will continue to focus on launching new products in our generics business, improving productivity and strengthening our quality management systems.”
The North America business, which contributes more than half of generic sales, declined 13% to Rs1,613.4 crore, primarily on increased competition coupled with pricing pressure and moderation in volume sales, the firm said.
During the quarter, the firm launched heartburn pill omeprazole sodium bicarbonate, cardiovascular drug nitroglycerin SLT, vitamin-D paricalcitol injection and antidepressant bupropion SR.
As on 30 September, Dr.Reddy’s cumulatively had 85 generic filings pending for approval with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Sales in the emerging markets business, that includes Russia and Venezuela, declined 27% to Rs480 crore. The Russian generic business dropped 8% to Rs270 crore and rest-of-the world (RoW) declined 53%, primarily on account of no sales in Venezuela. Venezuela, which was Dr. Reddy’s fourth largest contributor with sales of $136 million in fiscal 2015, has imposed curbs on transferring money out of the country after it ran short of foreign exchange due to a slump in crude oil prices and a worsening economy.
Revenue from India grew 14% to Rs630 crore. Dr.Reddy’s spent Rs520 crore, or 14.5% of revenue, in the second quarter on research and development.
Dr.Reddy’s said it completed remediation work at three of its plants that are under the FDA scanner and that it had requested a re-inspection.
“We are expecting the agency to inspect our plants,” said Abhijit Mukherjee, chief operating officer. It has spent about $40 million on external consultants for remediation.
Dr Reddy’s said last month Canadian drug regulator Health Canada had inspected and cleared CTO Unit-VI at Srikakulam that produces active pharmaceutical ingredient (APIs). The Srikakulam plant was earlier cleared by the Australian regulator—Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
Srikakulam is Dr.Reddy’s key API plant that contributed about 10-12% of total sales.
The firm last November received a warning from FDA for alleged violations of manufacturing standards at its API plants at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, Miryalaguda in Telangana, and an oncology formulations facility in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
Mukherjee said the firm is expecting more product approvals in the second half.
“Dr Reddy’s posted results lower than expected on net profit front, while the sales were marginally higher than expected and operating profits, much lower than expected,” said Sarabjit Kour Nangra, vice president, research – pharma at Angel Broking Ltd.
Shares of Dr.Reddy’s gained 3.59% to close at Rs.3,200.45 on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday, while the benchmark Sensex declined 0.31% to 28,091.42 points.


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Red White & Bloom (CSE: RWB) (OTCQX: RWBYF), a multistate cannabis operator and house of premium brands, has shared a status update on the management cease trade order (“MCTO”) the company received from the British Columbia Securities Commission; the MCTO was effective on May 3, 2022, under the National Policy 12-203. In the update, the company references its original press release, which announced a delay in the filing of key financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis for FY 2021, a delay that would extend beyond the period outlined in the applicable Canadian securities laws. The update also noted that progress is being made with the audit, as well as with the completion of RWB’s interim financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis for Q1 2022. Based on market regulations, the general investing public may continue to trade in the company’s listed commons shares during the MCTO, although Red White & Bloom’s CEO and interim CFO are not allowed to trade company shares. The status update confirmed that the company is working to satisfy the provisions of NP 12-203, including providing biweekly status reports.
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This 20-year-old caught on camera racing through a shopping centre on an off-road bike has been slammed in prison for a year.
James Kinsella can be seen in the CCTV weaving in and out of shocked shoppers and mums pushing babies in prams.
With a passenger on the back of the bike he then races out of the Strand shopping centre into traffic, driving the wrong way along a road and approaches a roundabout on the wrong side.
Kinsella, from Bootle, admitted dangerous driving , driving without insurance, driving without a licence and not wearing protective headgear following the incident on January 7 this year.
Kinsella was today sentenced to 12 months in prison and was also disqualified from driving for three years .
Bootle neighbourhood Inspector Ian Jones said: "James Kinsella had a blatant disregard for the safety of other people when he drove the scrambler bike through the Strand shopping centre.
"It is clear from the CCTV footage that the centre was very busy at the time and there were a number of shoppers – including mums with prams – just feet from the bike.
"It is only by sheer luck that nobody was struck by the bike and seriously injured or worse."
Inspector Jones added: "I want to reassure the community that we take the issue of scrambler bikes very seriously and we will do everything we can to take them off the streets and find the people responsible for using them in an illegal, dangerous or antisocial way.
"With the help of the community and partner agencies, we have arrested several people over the last two months for similar offences and this case demonstrates how effective partnership work can be to tackle such serious issues.
"Many riders don’t give a moment’s thought to the consequences of their actions and the misery they bring to decent law-abiding members of the community.


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Apple designed its largest news when the WWDC 2016 keynote that was held last June 13. The company introduced great changes to the latest and most advance features of the iOS 10.
Craig Federighi a Senior Vice President of Software Engineering mentioned that this could be their most challenging release so far, notes Apple Newsroom part of the statements: “iOS 10 is our biggest release ever, with delightful new ways to express yourself in Messages, a native app for Home automation and beautifully redesigned apps for Music, Maps, and News that are more intuitive and more powerful, making everything you love about your iPhone and iPad even better,” said Craig Federighi. Check the full statement here.
Nokia announced sweeping job loss as the result of its order of Alcatel Lucent. The range of the job slashes has not been confirmed yet though.
The company targeting to reduce EUR 900 million from its costs, to be reached in full year 2018. Nokia is having steps to adjust to market problems and to change resources to future-oriented engineering such as the 5G. as part of the plan, Nokia also proceeds to focus on worldwide saving in real estate, procurement, supply chain, services and production.
The headcount cuts are anticipated to take place concerning now and the end of 2018. The slashes will come largely in areas where there are overlaps, such as development and research, reginal and revenue agencies as well as company function. Nokia company defined these areas on October 29 2015, while changing its synergy goal.


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Social media platforms are the most popular form of communication channels today but unfortunately most of them are often misused to spread mistrust, fake news, propaganda & malice. As a consumer you have the right to know if you are consuming content you choose or is it some curated content driven by some marketers paid campaign.
The growing societal intolerance, It has now become essential for Social media companies to take a stand against this abuse of their platforms. Facebook was the first to take the lead in this transparency efforts, with other platforms playing catch up. And the recent announcement from LinkedIn to make all the recent ads from the company searchable by the platform users shows that they are not going to stay behind.
With its strong focus on business and employment-oriented service, LinkedIn seems less of a target of such misappropriate use . However, we still think its a good decision from them to reveal all advertisement that is running for a brand/business on their Linkedin page.
The new 'Ads' tab on LinkedIn pages allows its members to view all the sponsored content that advertisers have run in the last 6 months. Members can click & view the ads from the advertisers page at no cost to the advertiser for such engagement with their content. It seems that although this new update is built to increase the transparency, it may lead to more clicks to a landing page without even increasing the ad budget.
This new feature also gives LinkedIn members better understanding and control of Ad experience, including new ad settings that can be managed from the individual’s account. Also any ad run by a company gets an extra six months of exposure in the new Ads tab. With this benefit company must also stay extra careful as the consumers can easily see if they are running deceptive ads.
This update will be available over the next few months and according to LinkedIn this change is only the beginning. There will be more future updates to provide useful information to the members about ads. The company mentioned on their blog, that they are committed to providing a safe, trusted, and professional environment where members can connect with each other, engage with relevant content, and grow their careers.
This seems like a step in the right direction from LinkedIn toward increasing transparency on their platform and create a trusted environment. We hope initiatives such as these will make advertisers and marketers use ads on their platform responsibly.


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BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has announced that Steve Short has been promoted to senior vice president of supply chain for the company.
In his new role, Short will lead US LBM’s building materials sourcing and procurement strategy and supply chain operations, supporting the company’s more than 400 locations nationwide. Short joined US LBM earlier this year as vice president of operations and succeeds Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Pat Managan, who is retiring from the company.
"Steve is a much admired leader in our industry, and we are pleased that he will be taking on this critical role to support the continued growth of US LBM nationally and within our local markets," said US LBM Executive Vice President and COO Don Riley. "Steve brings a record of success, strong relationships with our supply partners and a deep understanding of the needs of both our divisions and customers to his new role."
Short has held numerous executive-level positions in the building materials industry during his career, including leadership roles with Cornerstone Building Alliance and Stock Building Supply. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business.
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The Sony Xperia Tablet Z has been around for nearly a year, but that doesn’t mean its creators have forgotten about it.
According to reports by Xperia Blog, Sony has made an update to Android 4.3 available for the SGP312 WiFi model, coming in at 793MB. Though it won’t appease users waiting for KitKat, it goes a long way to improving the overall OS performance while adding a few neat features.
Specifically, a new launcher adds faster access to Small Apps, and the new OS version brings multi-user support through Restricted Profiles.
Sony has made the update available only through PC Companion (which is, thankfully, also available for OS X), so don’t expect an OTA update.


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India is at the cusp of an e-mobility revolution that would potentially reduce oil imports, address air pollution levels and also help the country meet its climate commitments by reducing the energy intensity of the GDP, Grant Thornton Bharat-Ficci said in a report.
The report cited factors such as increasing government support, decreasing cost of technology, growing interest of the country in EVs, distressing pollution levels, would accelerate India's transition to EVs.
The Centre is planning to massively increase the share of EVs by 2030, with two-wheeler penetration for the segment being targeted to reach 35 per cent, three-wheeler to 65-75 per cent, four-wheeler to 30 per cent, and buses to 40 per cent.
Besides, the report revealed that the economic viability of EVs remains intact from a consumer standpoint.
"To further complement this and address the rising oil prices, the government has decided to increase taxes on petroleum products to shore up finances," the report said.
According to the report, the EV industry is anticipated to be a strong factor in the revival of the economy.
"By 2024, the Indian government aims to register 0.5 million new vehicles and plans to provide financial incentives on top of the central government's existing income tax rebates for the purchase of EVs," it said.


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Last week we heard that Samsung intends to launch a new range of devices at this years IFA, one of those is the follow on to the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, and it will be called the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.
The guys over at Android Life have managed to get their hands on some photos of the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 which you can see below, and it will feature a similar design to the Galaxy Tab 10.1
The Samsung Galaxy tab 7.7 will come with a 7.7 inch multi-touch display, which may be a Super AMOLED Plus display, although this is yet to be confirmed.
As soon as we get some more information on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 we will let you guys know.
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