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Thursday, May 5, For the fourth year, you’ll surely see plenty of articles reminding you why you should change all of your passwords—a strong and unique password for every site where you login.
A 10-year-old Finnish boy was awarded US$10,000 (AU$13,340) by Facebook’s bug bounty program after discovering a vulnerability in the Instagram coding which allowed him to delete any message in the application.
“I would have been able to eliminate anyone, even Justin Bieber,” the recipient, identified as Jani, told the Finnish publication Iltalehti in his native tongue, according to a Forbes report.
Jani verified his claim by deleting a comment Facebook posted to a test account and the vulnerability was patched in late February 2016, the social media company told Forbes.
Jani is reportedly the youngest recipient of the company’s bug bounty award.
Jani told Iltalehti that he learned his hacking skills by watching YouTube videos and said he has dreams of joining the security industry as a white hat hacker.
a month ahead of schedule.
The website was originally slated to go live in June, but was built in just under two months using the existing platform and logistics infrastructure of Kogan’s online store.
The new Dick Smith store is already stocked with over 5,500 products from the likes of Samsung, Apple and Microsoft. The site will also start selling Kogan’s own-branded products and home appliances
The remaining Dick Smith stores were expected to close permanently by 3 May
The $20,000 accelerated depreciation intiative for small businesses, which debuted in last year’s budget, has had its life extended to June 2017.
There were also a number of other announcements affecting businesses, including:
$213 million in various initiatives to improve Australia’s cyber security practices
$679 million to establish a 1000-person tax avoidance taskforce within the Australian Taxation Office
$199.4 million to build a new payment processing system for the Department of Education, Department of Human Services and Department of Social Services
Multinational companies will be taxed higher rates of 40 percent on profits they shift offshore
The government will provide the ATO with $679 million over the next four years to fund a new Tax Avoidance Taskforce, which will employ around 1,300 people, including 390 new specialised officers, to crack down on multinationals and high-earning individuals.
The taskforce is expected to raise an extra $3.7 billion over the next four years.
“Tax cheats will be tracked down and will face the full force of the law,” according to a media release from treasurer Scott Morrison.
Companies with global incomes of more than $1 billion that fail to lodge their tax returns and other documentation will see a massive 100x increase in fines, from $4,500 to $450,000.
Businesses can be reimburses up to 50 percent of promotional expenses above $5000 provided the total expenses are at least $15,000 if businesses are looking to productise and export their intellectual property to the global market.
Budget papers also revealed that the national broadband network will run out of public funding by the end of the 2016-17 financial year.
The government will fork out its last payment of $8.8 billion of a $29.5 billion funding cap for the NBN before the end of next year. That leaves an extra $16.5 billion and $26.5 billion that needs to be covered by the private sector to finish the NBN rollout.
The agency recently pushed for a 29-year-old Los Angeles woman to provide her fingerprint to open her phone after she was sentenced in an identity theft case.
Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan had already been sentenced in an identity theft case and whisked away to lock up, when the FBI sought a warrant in another California court for Bkhchadzhyan’s fingerprint to open the phone – an agent took her print later that same day.
The order sparked a debate as to whether the order was in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights and protects a person against being compelled to be a witness against himself in a criminal case. “Pleading the Fifth” is a colloquial term for invoking the privilege that allows a witness to decline to answer questions where the answers might incriminate him or her, and generally without having to suffer a penalty for asserting the privilege.
Aldi Mobile has launched 4G services to customers for the first time at no additional cost.
Customers can purchase individual mobile packs that come with calls, text and data either in Aldi’s grocery stores or online via the Aldi Mobile app.
Packs start at $15 for 500MB of data, 250 minutes of calls and unlimited text and go up to $45 for 7GB of data and unlimited calls and text. All of Aldi’s packs are valid for 30 days.
Customers can also buy data-only plans that start at $15 for 1.5GB and a pay-as-you-go call and text plan for 12 cents per minute that’s valid for 365 days.
The wholesale offering includes access to Telstra’s 1800 MHz and 700 MHz coverage areas, with 2600 MHz spectrum coverage in selected areas. The 4G and 3G coverage footprint reaches 98.5 percent of the Australian population.
However, peak download speeds for Telstra 4G MVNO customers will be capped at 100 Mbps, and 4G voice (VoLTE) services will not be part of the offering.
Telstra is currently rolling out the LTE category 16 standard and is planning to boost peak speeds on its 4GX network to 1Gbps in the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane CBDs later this year.
Online classifieds website Gumtree Australia alerted customers on Friday of a data breach after hackers stole their personally identifiable information last weekend.
sent customers an email notification warning that “The attackers accessed your email address. Contact names and phone numbers, which are made publicly available on the site if provided, were also accessed”.
Users’ account passwords are not in danger, the company asserted.
The breach comes just one month after malvertising hit the popular classfied site.
Under the data-sharing agreement, Google’s artificial intelligence division DeepMind will have access to all of the data of patients from the Royal Free, Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals in London going back over the past five years and continuing until 2017.
It plans to use the data to develop an app known as Streams that will alert doctors when someone is at risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI).
The data remains encrypted, meaning that Google employees should not be able to identify anyone, according to the Royal Free Trust.
The data-sharing agreement, revealed by New Scientist, includes full names as well as patient histories.
Google says it will use the data to develop an early warning system for patients at risk of developing acute kidney injuries.
Apple loses trademark fight over ‘iPhone’ name in China
Apple has lost a trademark fight in China, meaning a firm which sells handbags and other leather goods can continue to use the name “IPHONE”.
The Beijing Municipal High People’s Court ruled in favour of Xintong Tiandi Technology, said the official Legal Daily newspaper.
Xintong Tiandi trademarked “IPHONE” for leather products in China in 2010.
Apple filed a trademark bid for the name for electronic goods in 2002, but it was not approved until 2013.
“Apple is disappointed the Beijing Higher People’s Court chose to allow Xintong to use the iPhone mark for leather goods when we have prevailed in several other cases against Xintong,” said a spokesman for the firm.
“We intend to request a retrial with the Supreme People’s Court and will continue to vigorously protect our trademark rights.
“We work hard to make the best products in the world and want to ensure our customers’ experience is not compromised by companies who try to profit from using our brand.”
TheLegal Daily (in Chinese) is widely recognised as the official mouthpiece for the country’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission. Its report came out in late April but has only just been widely circulated.
YouTube Working on ‘Unplugged’ TV Subscription Service for 2017 as Hulu Confirms Live TV Plans
Internet-based subscription television plans are growing in popularity, and YouTube is the latest company rumored to be working on a standalone television service. According toBloomberg, YouTube is developing a paid subscription service called “Unplugged,” offering a bundle of channels for a set price.
YouTube has already built the infrastructure necessary for the service and is prioritizing its development for a 2017 debut. YouTube has been in talks with major media companies like NBCUniversal, Viacom, Fox, and CBS, but has not yet been able to secure rights for the service.
YouTube is said to be aiming to build a streaming service similar to the service Applehoped to offer before putting itsstreaming TV plans on hold. It would include a “skinny bundle” of channels from the four major U.S. networks along with a few popular cable channels priced at around $35 per month.
YouTube is also considering plans offering a collection of less-watched television channels or smaller groups of channels built around different themes, such as comedy or lifestyle.
YouTube would charge one subscription for the main bundle, and extra, smaller monthly fees for these theme-based groups, one of the people said.
Using this approach, YouTube could show it is capable of bringing new viewers to many of these second-tier channels, a major concern for large media companies that depend on TV for most of their profits.
If YouTube can make it work, media companies may be more open to including more-successful channels later, one of the people familiar said.
Hulu’s subscription model will offer customers cable-style access to popular broadcast television networks and cable channels to complement its existing streaming service, plus it will include a cloud-based DVR feature. Hulu is also aiming to launch its live TV subscription plan in 2017 and is close to signing deals with partners like Disney and Fox. Pricing for the service has not yet been announced, but rumors suggest it will be available for around $40.
“This means our viewers will be able to enjoy live sports, news and events all in real-time without a traditional cable or satellite subscription,” said Hopkins. “We’re going to fuse the best of linear television and on-demand in a deeply personalized experience optimized for the contemporary, always-connected television fan.”
As network executives grow accustomed to establishing deals for streaming television services, Apple may be able to revisit its television plans. Apple has been working on some kind of subscription TV service for several years, but executives have not been able to establish deals with content owners. Apple’s latest streaming plansreportedly fell apart because media companies demanded more money than Apple wanted to charge for its TV service and were reluctant to unbundle channels.
No data, no problem: Use Google Maps offline
When you’re out in the sticks somewhere, you might get to a place where there’s no signal. How will you ever find your way home (or to the next party) without your trusty Google Maps app?
Well, with a little foresight, you can make sure Google Maps continues to be useful, even when you’re not in cellular data range.
Here’s how to use Google Maps offline to make sure you never get lost again when your smartphone goes offline.
Note: This tip will work with Android and iOS versions of Google Maps.
First up, you’ll want to open Google Maps when you have a good data connection or Wi-Fi, before you head off into the boonies.
In the search field, where you usually dictate or type in your destination address, simply type “ok Maps” to start the process.
You’ll get a screen that asks if you want to download the area. Tap on the Download button, then give your area a name. Google Maps will give you a helpful hint if you don’t know what to name it.
Name the offline area and watch it download. Photo: Rob LeFebvre/Cult of Mac
Once you hit OK to confirm the name, your iPhone or Android phone will download the area you’ve named. Google Maps will show the download progress with a percentage. Once it’s done, you’re good to go; head off into the wilderness with your saved digital map. You can zoom in and out, ask for directions, and anything else you’d do with the online version of Google Maps.
Now you’ve got a way to make sure you’re always able to get to where you want to go with Google Maps, even if you end up somewhere far away without any data service.


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At the Game Developers Conference, Facebook has revealed it averages 375 million people playing games connected to the social network per month. This represents connected gamers playing games on both desktop and mobile devices, with the games receiving an average of 735 million referrals daily.
The information comes from an internal study Facebook held back in September, which aimed to show how people play Facebook-connected games. According to the data, single-platform players tend to spend less time and money than cross-platform gamers, the latter of which is also likely to have 2.4 times the engagement of mobile-only game players.
Facebook says it is working to increase both engagement and discovery of games connected to its service, and that under this goal it has already offered some increased ways to draw attention to games, such as providing game context and App Center videos. The social network plans to discuss paid channels for both game installs and re-engagement, as well.
Today at the conference, Facebook revealed improved game requests, with lets developers put their own language in the request for better clarity to those on the receiving end. Doing so, it hopes, will encourage more people to respond to the notifications.

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A third of hotels in the U.S. could go under due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.
As far as recessions are concerned, 2020 is no run-of-the-mill downturn, and the travel industry has been one of the hardest-hit sectors of the economy. It isn't pretty, but things could certainly be worse, and with the world slowly opening up again, Q2 is likely to be the low point for the iconic hotel powerhouse.
Hilton Worldwide (HLT) hotels in China and Japan are returning to normal level.


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08:16 | 26/11/2022
Vietnam News Today (Nov. 26): Additional 574 Covid-19 cases confirmed on November 25; Vietnamese and RoK businesses enhance technological connectivity; Vietnam, Laos eye US$2 billion in two-way trade; VinFast exports first batch of EVs to US.
13:52 | 01/05/2022
Don’t underestimate VinFast, the Vietnamese company that will bring its VF 8 electric car to Canada later this year.
13:35 | 03/04/2022
Slovakians want to partner with Vietnam's Vinfast corporation.
08:30 | 09/03/2022
Vietnamese EV Maker VinFast is eager to enter the American market. But how will Vinfast company face off with giants like Tesla?
08:04 | 22/01/2022
Trade between Vietnam and the US set a new milestone, hitting US$111.56 billion in 2021, up nearly $21 billion over the previous year.
15:54 | 18/11/2021
VinFast has gone from latecomer to pioneer in the electric car adventure, according to international media.
08:45 | 17/11/2021
VinFast is bringing Vietnamese electric vehicle (EVs) brand to US and Europe, already considering IPO!
01:13 | 16/10/2021
VinFast automaker will begin taking pre-orders for its VF e35 and e36 electric SUVs in the United States in the first half of 2022, with deliveries expected by the end of the year, said Global Chief Executive Michael Lohscheller.
22:39 | 25/09/2021
Vietnam's first homegrown car manufacturer Vinfast plans to focus on more countries to expand its European strategy.
10:47 | 30/08/2021
Vietnamese automaker VinFast is ready to take the world by storm with its intelligent EV which will be available in the North American and EU market.
09:28 | 13/07/2021
Made in Vietnam: On July 12, Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's car company named VinFast officially started its operation of branches in international giant markets including the US, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands to prepare for a market launch pursuing the goal of turning VinFast into a global smart electric car company.
11:22 | 03/05/2021
Vinfast has responded to an incident on Youtube, in which Tran Van Hoang of the GogoTV channel produced and uploaded a video talking about Vinfast’s Lux A2.0 fault.
11:41 | 13/04/2021
Vinfast, the number one automotive manufacturer of Vietnam from the largest private company Vingroup, plans to exceed into the global market including the launch of three new smart EVs.
09:00 | 22/03/2021
Foxconn has proposed acquiring EV production lines owned by the unit VinFast, but VinFast prefers a partnership as it is keen to brand itself as an eco-friendly automaker and wants to retain its EV business.
11:52 | 23/02/2021
VinFast Lux A2.0, despite its dissimilarly ranked segment, also becomes a competitor making Toyota Camry struggle with constant pressure on sales. It continues to see the Vietnamese sedan ranked above D-class sedans in Jan 2021.
10:43 | 08/02/2021
Vinfast said on Monday it has officially received the Autonomous Test Vehicle Permit on all pubic streets of California, USA.
10:30 | 10/09/2020
Vinfast said on September 9 it had bought GM Holden’s Lang Lang Testing Centre in Australia, as part of its efforts to expand internationally.
09:52 | 09/09/2020
Priced at US$164,000, the luxury VinFast President went on sale on September 7. The first 100 customers will get a 17 percent discount on the price,
16:26 | 05/08/2020
Billionaire-led Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup's profit after taxes came in at $58.3 million in the first half of the year, dropping 60% after the retail chain focused more on its motor vehicle and smartphone businesses.
13:58 | 20/07/2020
Confidently appeared live on CNN's world-leading economics program "First Move" recently, Ms. Le Thi Thu Thuy, vice chairwoman of Vingroup shared key business plans of Vingroup in the coming time, the way the group deals with and overcomes the pandemic, as well as promotes the positive images of Vingroup in specific and Vietnam as a nation in general.
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It was just "blah."
Why do teens own so many pens, though?
What's the point of a self-driving car if you still have to pay attention to the road?
"Your name's Niall -- No."
A formidable group of women in tech is joining forces to tackle one of the biggest challenges in tech right now: diversity.
Water boiling off the surface of Mars may be behind the red planet's mysterious channels.
Chances of purple rain in North Dakota just jumped 50 percent.
And she didn't even Instagram it.
The sequel to the 2012 hit is finally almost here.
Claymation nooses are their new aesthetic.
The two companies announced on Tuesday a partnership that include the production of a new short-form series that will air on each company's channels.
The ads let you swipe between a series of videos.
Giphy is launching Giphy Keys, its own standalone keyboard app today, which offers one of the best experiences we've seen in a GIF keyboard app on iOS.
Dr. Seuss Approved
Happy Mother's Day.
The enclosure has a grazing area and even a swimming pool.
The Countess di Castiglione was famous for her beauty — and her extensive, obsessive documentation of it.
And so it begins
Brand every party.
Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company on CNBC's Mad Money
The family is requesting a former apology.
Who rules, officially, if Tommen dies? The answer requires a lot of Westeros time travel -- and may just blow your mind.
First there was YouTube stars, then came Vine fame. Now, the new wave of Internet-born celebrity comes by way of Facebook Live.
"No one was allowed to say 'Jon Snow' on set, ever."
Great for texting unless you have already have huge hands.
He graduated from a boy band to a life as Iron Man.
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Mondex USA has appointed PNC Bank Corp. executive Paula R. Kramer to the new post of director of merchant strategy.
She reports to president and chief executive officer Janet S. Crane. Ms. Kramer will focus on recruiting and involving smaller, independent merchants in the smart-card-based electronic cash program.
At PNC in Pittsburgh, Ms. Kramer, 41, was vice president and general manager of merchant services, responsible for 30,000 clients, $7 billion of annual credit card volume, and a staff of 80.
From 1992 to 1994 she was principal and marketing director at Transaction Processing Inc., now a part of Banc One Corp.'s Paymentech Inc. merchant processing unit. Before that she spent 13 years at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh.
Ms. Kramer and Ms. Crane worked together at Mellon and Transaction Processing Inc.
"I have known Paula for more than 15 years and have watched her design and execute business strategies," Ms. Crane said. "She is very market- and customer-focused and brings a new level of merchant expertise and perspective to Mondex USA."


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According to Defy Media, in partnership with Hunter Qualitative and KnoWhy Research, focusing on an under-researched segment of teens and young adult Millennials, a large driver of digital content consumption was that for the 62% majority, digital content just makes them feel good about themselves vs. 40% reported for TV.
According to the report, digital content has become king, and online personalities reign as the most relatable and influential, with 13-24 viewers revealing a considerable weekly hours watching “free” online video, and declaring the internet the dominant platform delivering the experience and content more suited to their lifestyle. And, you tube personalities wield more power with this audience, with nearly half opening content featuring these new celebs, and over 60% saying they influence path to purchase.
Andy Tu, EVP Marketing, DEFY Media, says that “…no surprise that this generation is spending more time online than any other medium… (but the) study shows how wide the divide is… and “why” these consumers are creating a deeper connection with digital content…”
According to the survey, 69% of the respondents say digital delivers the content they want to watch and that they can relate to, vs. TV, which garnered 56% and 41%, respectively. 66% say they turn to digital content to relax, while only 47% turn to TV to chill out.
The findings show Millennials watching 11.3 hours of free online video and 10.8 hours of subscription online video weekly, nearly twice the time reported for free online TV offerings from broadcast and cable networks (6.4 hours,) or 8.3 for regularly scheduled TV. More important, says the report, 96% of those surveyed say they watch online video, 57% watch free online TV, and 56% watch recorded TV with no differences across the age range.
Videos on YouTube and similar sites are rated “entertaining” by 76% of 13-24 year olds, compared to just 55% for free online TV offerings from broadcast and cable networks. 63% of the respondents say that TV has too many advertisements vs. 41% for the web. Breaking out 13-17 year olds, this figure jumps to 66%.
In August 2014 Variety released a study showing YouTube celebs’ influence on 13-17 year olds far exceeded the appeal of current top “Q” score ranked celebrities. While the data substantiated the growing popularity of these digital personalities, the study dug deeper to uncover what’s driving this movement.
For the millennial set, YouTubers ARE the modern day role models. Among the younger 13-17 segment , 32% responded they are more likely to look up to a YouTube personality over traditional celebrities, while the older 18-24 set reported a slightly higher affinity towards TV and movie stars (36% vs. 26% for YouTubers).
Interestingly, 52% of that same group reported they still “feel closer” to their favorite YouTubers and 46% stated “they like the same things I do”, while that figure jumps to 61% for 13-17 year-olds. Considering purchasing influence, 63% of all respondents stated they would try a product or brand recommended by a YouTube personality, while only 48% reported that TV and movie star power matters, irrespective of age.
Andy Tu concluded by saying that “…whether you’re a marketer or a content creator, the (study) results magnify the growing influence of these millennial consumers and further affirm that traditional media is falling short with this audience…”
The study included both quantitative and qualitative research methods with DEFY Media partnering with Hunter Qualitative Research and child psychologists at KnoWhy Research, to conduct an online forum with “buddy pairs,” followed by an online survey of youths ages 13-24, representative by age, gender, culture and race.
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This week, Huawei announced among other things; it’s new Harmony OS and the launch of it’s new skin, EMUI 10. Both really exciting news for Huawei fans since the whole US Ban seems to be slowly going away or looking like a non-issue for the Chinese tech giant.
Android 10 is just around the corner, with the launch of Pixel 4 slated for somewhere in October which means the full AOSP build should be available way before that. With that, today, the company has given us a list of their devices that will get updated to the new skin.
List of Huawei and Honor devices to get EMUI 10
The following is a list of Huawei devices that are officially going to get the EMUI 10 update.
· Huawei Mate 20/Pro/Porsche Design/Lite
· Huawei P Smart 2019 and P Smart Z+ 2019
· Huawei P Smart Z
· Huawei Mate 20 X and Mate 20 X 5G
· Huawei P20 and P20 Pro
· Huawei Mate 10, Mate Pro and Porsche Design Edition
· Huawei Y9 Prime 2019
· Honor 20 Pro
· Honor 20
· Honor 20i/20 Lite
· Honor 10
· Honor 8X
Huawei is sticking to its newer devices for this update and fr good reason. EMUI is getting more and more hardware-intensive with each new iteration so only its very latest hardware is going to support it.
Huawei has been rather steadfast in delivering updates to many of their devices. I have owned recent Huawei devices and the monthly security patches do trickle down rather frequently. Such dedication to periodic updates from an OEM who is known for their rather heavily skinned fork of Android is a statement to just how far we have come as a platform.
Is your device part of this list? Are you excited for the new EMUI? Do you own a Huawei devices that you’d have loved to be part of this list? Tell us in the comment section


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- Chinese tech firms like NetEase and JD.com are actively hiring HarmonyOS developers, signaling a widespread industry response to Huawei’s announcement of HarmonyOS Next.
- HarmonyOS Next will not be compatible with Android code or apps, instead relying on a proprietary runtime. A preview of the new software is expected in Q1 2024.
- The decision to deprecate Android app support has led to a rush among businesses to develop apps for HarmonyOS, with higher salaries offered to attract developers. The success of this move remains uncertain, considering the potential impact on millions of devices in China.
Chinese tech megabrand Huawei has been brought to bear over the last several years by a trade injunction from the United States. The Trump-era ban on sourcing a variety of not just hardware but software from American suppliers has set the company on the path it has trod since then – working towards a comprehensive, unified, multi-device operating system of its own called HarmonyOS. Yet, four odd years after its launch, it remains more or less a de-Googlefied fork of Android. However, that’s about to change as we hear from an executive on the way forward for HarmonyOS.
What’s the big deal about HarmonyOS Next?
The key development that’s been driving HarmonyOS into the news cycle this week is reporting (via 9to5Google) that Chinese tech firms such as MMO game operator NetEase, retailer JD.com, and delivery service Meituan are rushing to fill developer positions with a focus on coding for HarmonyOS. That’s a big deal because it marks a clear industry-wide response to the announcement Huawei made back at its annual developers’ conference this summer that the next version of HarmonyOS – aspirationally dubbed HarmonyOS Next – will eschew compatibility with the Android Open Source Project.
HarmonyOS Next won’t be able to read Android code or run Android apps. Instead, it will exclusively use a proprietary runtime that has been in the works with HarmonyOS since its inception. A preview of the new software is due out during the first quarter of 2024.
What’s the story on HarmonyOS so far?
The first version of HarmonyOS came out in 2019 and was much like its existing EMUI Android skin that appeared on Huawei phones in China. To comply with national security laws, phones sold in that country generally don’t come with the Google Play Store or other Google services such as Google One, Google Maps, YouTube, and others. The aesthetic design was tweaked a bit, but if you bought a HarmonyOS device, you could still use it like any other Android device and run Android apps off it. That said, HarmonyOS is meant to work on other devices, such as TVs, personal computers, and IoT appliances. But it took until 2021 before Huawei really pushed HarmonyOS (which, by then, had reached version 2.0) to its vast portfolio of supported phones in China. The company launched version 3 in 2022 and rolled out version 4 this summer.
For a short time after the initial round of sanctions, it seemed that the company was hoping for a forthcoming break with the Biden administration so that it could re-establish a relationship with Google to supply the Play Store on phones bound for outside of China. Worsening ties overall between Beijing and Washington have, however, motivated Huawei to forge its own path, at least on domestic devices. Huawei is still interested in maintaining EMUI and its use of Android for devices outside of China. The Mate X3 and P60 Pro devices Pocket-lint reviewed this year were both stocked with EMUI, though without the Google Play Store.
What will be the impact of HarmonyOS Next?
Up to this point, most app makers have focused on delivering their products to the mainstream platforms – Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, you get the idea. The Chinese developer community wasn’t initially impressed by HarmonyOS at launch and, thus far, hasn’t coded many apps for the platform using the non-Android runtime. With HarmonyOS Next deprecating support for Android apps, major businesses are now scrambling to get HarmonyOS apps out the door, incentivizing potential employees with above-average salaries.
Counterpoint Research reports Chinese phone buyers flocked to Huawei in October, with sales up 90 per cent over the same month last year, so you might be able to discern that business in China may come to a crisis point with millions upon millions of devices potentially losing access to Android apps in the near future. We’ll have to see if Huawei’s decision will pay off for HarmonyOS Next’s app ecosystem.


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Entertainment content from The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard is being made available this month to digital customers of The Associated Press.
The distribution deal announced Wednesday lets AP customers purchase breaking news and feature stories through the two industry-focused publications.
THR covers the entertainment industry in general and its website draws 10.4 million unique visitors a month. Editorial Director Janice Min said Wednesday the distribution deal "will open THR to huge new audiences from around the world."
Billboard is the leading music publication and its charts are the measuring stick for popularity.
The AP covers entertainment across the world and was the first outlet to report Whitney Houston's death.


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The recent amendments to the Fair Trading Act 1986 included the introduction of a prohibition on including, enforcing or relying on any “unfair contract term” in standard form consumer contracts. This prohibition will apply to contracts that are entered into after 17 March 2015 or which are varied or renewed after that date.
The Commerce Commission has released draft guidelines on the new provisions of the Fair Trading Act dealing with unfair contract terms. The draft Unfair Contract Terms Guidelines can be viewed on the Commission’s website here.
The Commission welcomes feedback on the draft guidelines, which should be sent to the Commission by 30 September 2014. The Commission expects to release the final guidelines by the end of November 2014.
For further details see our earlier client update here.


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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Notion VTec Bhd recorded an almost six-fold increase in net profit for its third financial quarter ended June 30, 2015 (3QFY15) to RM7.28 million, or 2.71 per share, from RM1.27 million, or 0.47 sen per share a year ago.
Its stellar performance was attributed to an extraordinary gain of RM8.9 million arising from the sale of a factory building and land, the group said in its filing to the exchange today.
Notion VTec, which manufactures high volume precision components and tools for hard disk drive and single lens reflex (SLR) camera industries, reported a 19% increase in revenue to RM62.09 million in 3QFY15, from RM52.19 million a year ago, due to higher revenue from camera parts.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 (9MFY15), Notion VTec reported a net loss of RM2.51 million or 0.94 sen per share. However, the quarterly loss was much narrower compared with RM16.12 million, or 6.01 sen per share, a year ago due to its divestment gain coupled with a higher average selling price arising from the continued strength of the US dollar against the ringgit in the financial period under review.
The group also recorded a nearly 28% increase in revenue to RM184.28 million in 9MFY15, from RM144.1 million in the same period last year.
On its prospects, Notion VTec said it will simply focus on the current business segments and invest accordingly to the market demand and growth.
“As for the smartphone business which was a diversification exercise, we have decided that is too tough for a new brand to be established especially with the high inventory by HTC and even Samsung.
“We will terminate the online model and register a small investment loss of RM 500,000,” said Notion VTec in its announcement.
To recap, Notion VTec had earlier this year announced plans to launch its own smartphone band “Trendi” to create a new revenue stream for the group.
Notion VTec's (fundamental: 1.15; valuation: 0.9) shares closed up 8.64% today to 44 sen, with a market capitalisation of RM118.04 million.
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Hxro, an alternative crypto trading and gaming platform, recently announced it will integrate Matic Network (MATIC), an Ethereum scaling solution.
Matic provides an Ethereum based layer-2 solution for faster transaction confirmations at significantly lower fees. Matic Network uses an adapted version of Plasma to process faster, lower-cost transactions with main chain finality.
The integration will introduce Matic’s community of more than 60,000 users to Hxro. Existing Hxro users will also have the option to use Matic for exchanging ETH and ERC-20 tokens for HXRO on the platform.
Since the launch of Hxro’s MVP last year, it has transacted more than 200,000,000 HXRO in volume. The Hxro team says it will be launching a series of meaningful upgrades and products beginning this quarter.


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Wii (Wii) No Europe plans for Wii TV guide
Eurogamer - March 4, 2008
Submitted by llonesmiz (508)
at 3:07AM PST on March 4, 2008
Nintendo has launched a TV guide channel for Wii in Japan, but Nintendo Europe has told Eurogamer there are "no plans for Europe".
IGN reports that it's called the "Television Friend Channel", costs nothing, and allows you and your friends and family to keep track of programmes up to a week in advance.


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India’s electric scooter market is witnessing a significant surge in sales, with over 90,000 units sold in November 2023 alone. This marks a substantial increase in the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, signaling a shift towards more sustainable modes of transportation.
The rise in sales can be attributed to various factors, including increased environmental awareness, government incentives, and the introduction of more advanced and affordable models by several manufacturers. These factors have collectively contributed to making electric scooters a more viable and attractive option for Indian consumers.
The growing popularity of e-scooters is also a reflection of the Indian government’s push towards electric mobility. With initiatives to establish better charging infrastructure and policies favoring electric vehicles, the market is expected to continue its upward trajectory.
This trend is not only a positive sign for the environment but also for the Indian automotive industry, which is adapting to the global shift towards electric vehicles. As more consumers opt for electric scooters, manufacturers are likely to introduce a wider range of models, catering to various preferences and budgets.
The top-selling electric scooters in India in 2023 include:
Ola S1 Pro
Hero Electric Photon
These models have been leading the charge in the electric scooter segment, offering a mix of performance, style, and affordability.


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BSNL to sign MoU with Ericsson
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the Indian state-run operator, will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish vendor Ericsson next month.
According to Gizbot.com, the news comes as a continuation of BSNL’s previous announcement back in September, where the operator announced that it had entered into an agreement with Coriant. Under that agreement the two are to partner together on the operator’s strategy for architecture and services innovation surrounding 5G and IoT, including SDN, NFV, and mobile edge technologies. Similarly agreements were also signed with Nokia and ZTE.
Commenting on the news with Ericsson, Anupam Shrivastava chairman and managing director of BSNL, said: "Keeping with the roadmap for 5G and IOT, a MoU was signed with Nokia, ZTE, Coriant and now we'll be doing the same with Ericsson as well. Talks are already over and we'll be announcing the same within fortnight or so."
Adding that the deployment of 5G “is as early as one year and as late as three years" away.
So far Ericsson has signed a staggering 36 MoU with global telecoms operators ‘more than anyone else in the industry’ said the company in a statement. Recently Ericsson signed a MoU with Indian operator Bharti Airtel for 5G technology.
Speaking on the tying up of other device makers for its bundled 4G feature phone Shrivastava said: "We are talking to Lava and I think there is a MoU with them as well. The ball is in their court, we have already purposed an agreement to Lava but it appears as though their hands are full at this point in time. Maybe they have hit the capacity already."
Back in October, BSNL partnered with Lava, the Indian mobile device maker and its rival Micromax Informatics to offer low cost mobile handsets to its with bundled offers. The 4G feature phone from Micromax called the"BHARAT-1", is available at Rs 2200 ($34) and is fully equipped for 4G.
In March of this year, the Indian government announced its intention to merge BSNL with MTNL(Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited), its other state-owned operator. The two companies have come under strain from increasing competition in the Indian teleco sector and are reportedly recording losses.


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Verizon is giving its FiOS Internet service a major speed bump in the best possible meaning.
The nation's largest mobile provider has just announced it is adding a tier that will support broadband speeds up to 500/100 Megabits per second in markets where FiOS is available.
To demonstrate what these kinds of speeds mean to the average Internet user, Big Red translated this to being able to download a 250MB HD video within four seconds -- or a two-hour full-length film in HD within as little as 1.4 minutes.
While those promised stats are remarkable enough on their own, Deidre Hart from Verizon's FiOS product team stressed "the bigger picture" behind this debut.
Essentially, that's the Internet of Things, which has basically every tech company imaginable buzzing over this hot topic this year as each one fights to get a piece of the action.
See also: ZDNet Special Feature: Tapping M2M: The Internet of Things
Here's more from Hart:
It’s easy to forget that just 10 years ago, dial-up was the common connection to the Internet. Fast forward to 2013 the average Internet speed in American homes has increased to 15.6 mbps with 62% of Internet users in the 2 to 6 Mbps range. And for many small businesses that require moving heavier data – blue prints, videos, ads, image-heavy proposals – more bandwidth is essential. Not to mention, we’ve just started an era when we’ve all become content producers on social media, for example your everyday snowboarders and skiers use Go Pro cameras to record their day on the slopes and create movies using video software to upload online for the world to see. As someone who’s done this before, I can tell you the HD files consume a lot of memory and bandwidth In short, higher bandwidth is becoming more of a necessity then a want!
But probably as expected, such advanced connectivity is going to cost a pretty penny as the service deploys throughout the FiOS coverage area through 2014.
There are a number of options available for residential and business customers, starting at $309.99 per month when paired with HDTV service with a two-year agreement.
Multichannel News reported that there is a standalone version coming for consumers at $299.99 per month.
For small businesses, the top-tier FiOS Quantum Internet service is actually only offered on a standalone basis, starting at $369.99 per month with a two-year agreement.
For a closer look at what is being touted as highest FiOS Quantum speed tier yet, check out the promo video below:


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The Interactive Guide to Teaching Machines to See the Way We DoAdvertising
Shazaming the Kim Kardashian LookCNN
Celebs on Instagram may spur sales or aspirational envy when they share and tag images and posts of clothing and accessories, but all too often the stuff is out of reach for the average fashion-focused fan. So kudos to Kim Kardashian for advising a ScreenShop, a new smartphone app that lets users upload images they capture or find online of clothing or accessories they like, then uses computer vision to find similar items in multiple price ranges from dozens of retailers including H&M, Nordstrom and TopShop.
Automating the AutomationNew York Times
Good AI talent is scarce, but the need for machine learning is ever-growing. So, the only way to design and build more AI is to create AI that can design and build AI on its own, at least that’s what’s behind initiatives such as Google’s OpenML. Welcome to Neural-Network-Building-as-a-Service.
When GPS Isn’t EnoughVRFocus
Google StreetView meets augmented reality in Blippar’s new AR City app, which uses computer vision to superimpose icons and text identifying restaurants, tourist spots, and other points of interest onto your phone’s viewfinder, along with turn-by-turn directions. Now, in addition to not having to ask total strangers, in a language you don’t speak, for directions, you also won’t have to ask them to tell you what that cool monument in front of you is.
ABOUT FACE IDMachine Learning Journal
Running a 3D depth sensing camera to map faces for facial recognition is no easy task, and it’s made even more challenging when it runs locally (to protect privacy) and has to share resources with all the other operations running on your smartphone. Here, Apple explains how it pulled this off, which should ease privacy concerns, as long as Apple doesn’t ever actually upload that training on your face to the cloud.


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How is your digital consciousness? It is a question that is likely to be asked more and more as digitalisation of the supply chain develops.
Already, American trade association MHI has created a Supply Chain Digital Consciousness Index in association with Deloitte.
It says the aim is to help organisations assess their digital mind-set and gauge their progress on the journey to becoming more digital.
MHI and Deloitte have also published the results of a survey on the impact of digitalisation on supply chains.
Robotics and Automation would have the biggest impact it found – 40 per cent of respondents thought this has the potential to create competitive advantage while 24 per cent thought it has the potential to disrupt the industry.
But some 45 per cent thought predictive analytics has the potential to create competitive advantage. Other high scorers are Network Optimisation Tools (44 per cent), and Sensors and Automatic Identification (41 per cent).
Artificial intelligence technologies was seen as a potential disruptor by 24 per cent – autonomous vehicles and drones was identified by 22 per cent as a potential disruptor.
Clearly, these technologies are at different stages of development. There are warehouses using robotics now and it seems certain that its use will grow. But artificial intelligence is still at a relatively early stage in supply chain.
As a result, making the right decisions now is going to be critical. After all no-one wants to find that they have committed to the Betamax of supply chain technology.
You can calculate your company’s Supply Chain DCI here.


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Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London named as winners in Department for Transport’s electric car project
Four UK cities will share a £40m government fund to help promote the government’s drive for the rollout of electric cars.
Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London were revealed today as the winners of the Department for Transport’s Go Ultra Low City Scheme, and will now split the prize fund to help support the introduction of environmentally-friendly cars in their cities.
Among the new projects set to be funded are new street lights that double as charge points for electric vehicles, and making around 25,000 parking spaces free for plug-in car owners, which could save commuters up to £1,300 per year.
London will use its £13m share of the fund to create ‘Neighbourhoods of the future’, which look to prioritising ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in several boroughs across the capital. This includes over a dozen streets in Hackney going electric with charging infrastructure such as car-charging street lighting, while Harrow will develop a low emission zone offering parking and traffic priority to owners of plug-in vehicles
The capital is aiming to sell 70,000 ULEVs by 2020 and almost quarter of a million by 2025.
Milton Keynes will receive £9m to open a Electric Vehicle Experience Centre that will provide consumer advice and short-term vehicles loans. The city will also open up 20,000 parking bays for free to EVs, and create new ‘co-brand’ bus lanes which give plug-in vehicles the same priority at traffic lights as local buses.
Bristol gets £7m towards offering residents free parking for ULEVs in residential, access to three carpool lanes in the city, over 80 rapid and fast chargers across the city and a scheme encouraging people to lease a plug-in car for up to four weeks.
Finally, Nottinghamshire and Derby will use £6m of funding to install 230 charge points and offer ULEV owners discount parking and access to over 13 miles of bus lanes along key routes across the city. It will also open up a new business support programme letting local companies ‘try before they buy’, which it hopes will also drive interest in the vehicles.
The Government also hopes that the fund will lead to the creation and support of highly-skilled jobs in the automotive industry by encouraging the sale of thousands of extra plug-in cars, many of which will be built and tested in the UK.
“These Go Ultra Low Cities have proposed exciting, innovative ideas that will encourage drivers to choose an electric car,” said Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. “I want to see thousands more greener vehicles on our roads and I am proud to back this ambition with £40m to help the UK become international pioneers of emission cutting technology.”
“The UK is a world leader in the uptake of low emission vehicles and our long-term economic plan is investing £600m by 2020 to improve air quality, create jobs and achieve our goal of every new car and van in the UK being ultra-low emission by 2040.”
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Senior Apple Executives Discuss How the M1 Chip Came to Exist
Soon after Apple’s ‘One More Thing’ digital event earlier this week, marketing chief Greg ‘Joz’ Joswiak, software boss Craig Federighi, and hardware engineering leader John Ternus spoke with The Independent to explain how the company made its ground-breaking new M1 chip.
Below are some interesting excerpts from their talk with the publication:
“We overshot,” says Federighi. “You have these projects where, sometimes you have a goal and you’re like, ‘well, we got close, that was fine’.
“We started getting back our battery life numbers, and we’re like, ‘You’re kidding. I thought we had people that knew how to estimate these things’.”
Ternus says that as momentum built, it became more clear that the chip was doing things they hadn’t expected. “This was just building momentum within the teams who were so passionate and excited about this product that they just wanted to keep pushing, keep optimising: ‘How much better can we make it? How much better we can make it?’”
“I think M1 makes a lot of sense for a Mac chip,” says Joz. “’A’ was started for the phone chips at Apple, and since then we’ve tried to use letters that make sense: the chips for our headphones use H, you start to feel the trend there. We’re brilliant marketers that way.”
You can catch the lengthy discussion in its entirety at the source page.


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Leather wallets, loose change pose danger for new Apple Card
NEW YORK (AP) - Apple tried to make the new Apple-branded credit card attractive, copying the heft and sleekness of higher-end cards like the Chase Sapphire.
But cardholders are discovering that with such a design, they'll have to give it special care. Leather wallets and loose change pose danger for new Apple Card, for instance.
In fact, Apple says its Apple Card shouldn't come into contact with other credit cards for fear of scratching the white finish. Apple issued special instructions this week: Keep away from "hard surfaces or materials."
Your leather wallet or jeans pocket "might cause permanent discoloration." Don't let it touch another credit card or "potentially abrasive objects" like coins or keys.
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CES 2017, the International Consumer Electronics Show, will be held on January 5-8, 2017 at various locations on Las Vegas, Nevada. These include the Las Vegas Convention and World Trade Center (LVCC), Sands Expo/ The Venetian, ARIA, Cosmopolitan and many more.
Tech fans look forward to another event filled with huge product reveals and exciting announcements from gadget companies. The following are some of the much anticipated revelations during the CES 2017.
Smartphones and Tablets
Rumors say that LG will announce a couple of K series phones, such as the K3, K4, K8 and K10. Sony is also rumored to launch Experia models that sport 4K, 5.5-inch displays.
Asus may also continue the habit of introducing a gadget during CES events, and rumors also indicate it will introduce two smartphones: Zenfone 3 Zoom and the Tango phone. Samsung may announce a new tablet, such as a Galaxy Tab Pro S 2.
The model numbers for the soon to be unveiled Samsung tablets could be SM-W720 and SM-W620.
CES 2017 will showcase both high-end and consumer friendly TVs and home cinemas. These products are often a hit during CES events, and expect more of the same popularity this year.
Sony is expected to reveal large OLED televisions. According to Sean Keach of Trusted Reviews, "To date, Sony has never released an OLED television. That's because LG Display is the primary manufacturer of TV-scale OLED panels, and gives priority to its own TV production business."
It has also been confirmed that LG will introduce three new TV models: SJ9500, SJ8500 and SJ800. SJ9500 is the flagship model, and according to LG, among all the LCDs they have created so far, this one has the best quality.
LG will also debut its new technology called the Nano Cell LCD Display which makes colors more accurate and refined. This new display also makes wider viewing angles (as much as 60 degrees) without any difference in color.
Expect CES 2017 to offer demo arenas for virtual reality, giving customers a chance to explore a new tech world which many believe is the future of gaming, especially if full immersion can be achieved at reasonable prices someday.
HTC is expected to make another major VR announcement after it introduced the highly successful Vive Pre in last year's CES event.
Microsoft may also introduce an updated version of the HoloLens, and projects aligned with the Xbox Project Scorpio.
Live Stream: CES 2017 (official)


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Thank you to everyone who signed on to our letter to the Governor asking him to sign HB 2302 into law! Dr. Kim Hutchinson, Executive Director of the Virginia Farmers Market Association sent the letter to him today.
HB 2302, “Farmers market food and beverage products; sales considered essential during state of emergency,” passed both the House and Senate during the 2021 Special Session of the Virginia General Assembly. If the Governor signs the bill, “farmers markets will be treated the same as grocery stores if such stores are allowed to remain open as essential businesses during a state of emergency declared by the Governor.”
The full letter is below.
The Honorable Ralph Northam
Governor of Virginia
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218
Dear Governor Northam,
The Virginia Farmers Market Association, along with the undersigned individuals and organizations, are writing to ask for your support of HB 2302 – “Farmers market food and beverage products; sales considered essential during state of emergency.” This legislation is very important for Virginia’s farmers and food producers as well as for the food security of Virginians during future emergencies.
During the onset of COVID-19, we quickly realized the importance of needing to have farmers markets deemed essential during an emergency. Essential businesses were allowed to remain open. Also, insurance companies continued to cover the COVID related claims of essential businesses. At the time, national supply chains were compromised, grocery stores experienced shortages and Virginians were seeking locally raised and prepared food at higher rates than we had seen in decades. Meanwhile, many farmers and food producers were scrambling to reach their customers because farmers markets – their primary sales outlets – were shut down.
We know this was a difficult time for everyone and that your first concern was the health and safety of all Virginians. This is a concern that we take seriously as well. Farmers markets are closely tied to the health of their communities. In collaboration with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, your office and VAFMA, Virginia’s farmers markets adjusted their market structures and procedures to ensure that food could be distributed as safely as possible – adding online ordering, curbside pickup, drive thru pickup, hand washing stations, social distancing, masking and other safety measures.
However, many municipal farmers markets, markets located on municipal properties, and markets run by state employees remained closed. Because markets were not deemed essential, there were long delays in getting these and other markets open. Farmers at these markets had already planted the crops that were ready to come to market and they were left looking for other outlets and wondering about their future viability.
Across the United States, farmers markets have been named essential businesses because:
• Farmers markets offer a safer shopping experience. Most markets take place in spacious, open-air settings. Food is not left on shelves and it is only handled by the producer and the customer.
• Farmers markets are flexible. They are able to quickly respond to safety protocols and community needs.
• Farmers markets offer shorter supply chains. Food travels less than 100 miles from farm to the market, compared to 1,500 miles through conventional channels.
• Farmers markets provide direct access to nutrient-dense foods from local farms.
• Farmers markets provide vital food access. Customers using SNAP benefits can double their dollars to buy fresh produce at many markets.
• Farmers markets support local farmers and small food producers. It is vital that we keep consistent investment in local food because it is critical to community food security, especially in times of crisis.
We cannot foresee all of the future emergencies that Virginians will face, however, we can all agree that access to food will remain essential. During a crisis or inclement weather, food security always becomes a top priority. Farmers markets contribute to our state’s food security and to keeping our local farms and food producers in business. They have shown that they can and will respond quickly to community needs and safety protocols.
Therefore, we ask that you sign HB 2302 into law so that farmers markets will be considered essential businesses to the same extent as grocery stores during a state of emergency.
The Virginia Farmers Market Association
Attached is a list of individuals and organizations in Virginia that support this letter.


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Viking waited 6 years to report over 170 complaints about gas ranges that turned on spontaneously and could not be turned off with the knobs. Several people were burned while attempting to pull out the plug.
After 47 fires that resulted in burn injuries to four people, Polaris recalled around 19,200 of the Sportsman 850 and Sportsman 1000 ATVs from the 2015 and 2016 model-years.
Two people died and 4 others had severe Listeria infections from eating Vulto Creamery raw milk cheese. Whole Foods recalled the cheese from 9 stores on the East Coast.
The peanut-free butter substitute "I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter" was recalled after a dozen people had severe food poisoning with E. coli. Most victims were children and 50% were hospitalized.
Evanger's and Against the Grain recalls all "chunk beef" dog food after it tests positive for horse meat and the deadly euthanasia drug pentobarbital. One pug is known to have died, and several other dogs got sick.
As the nationwide cheese recall continues to grow, a new study explains why Listeria infections are so dangerous for pregnant women. It might also explain a lot of 1st-trimester miscarriages.


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British Red Cross and Tesco have teamed up to distribute wheelchairs on a click-and-collect basis.
The pilot scheme - which is being offered once a week - aims to help vulnerable people regain their independence.
Becky Patton, 41, from Potton, has already found the service invaluable.
Her 13-year-old son broke his ankle playing football, throwing a family holiday to Sherwood Forest into jeopardy.
Becky said: “He was stuck at home and couldn’t put any weight on it."
Desperate to get away, Becky tried to change the holiday, but everything was booked up.
“It was either cancel completely, or just go anyway,” she said. “That’s when I had the idea of trying to get a wheelchair.”
An online search led Becky to the British Red Cross mobility aids service, operating pop-up wheelchair loans from the Tesco car park in Bedford's Riverfield Drive.
“The whole process was very easy and straightforward,” she said. “We drove over to Tesco and found the Red Cross van in the car park. Everybody I dealt with was so nice and helpful – I thought it was an excellent service.”
Geoff Cheshire, head of the Mobility Aids Service at the British Red Cross, said: “We know there’s a need for a service like this and we’re delighted that Tesco is helping to make it happen by providing car park spaces for our teams to use.”
To reserve a wheelchair, visit the Red Cross online booking system or call 0300 456 1914, and make a donation when booking.
You’ll then be given an individual time for collection from the Red Cross pop-up point, in the Tesco car park at Bedford.


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There is fashion week and then there is a farce week. Sadly, the latter represents Nairobi’s pass off for a fashion week. Whereas for most of last week New York was bubbling with a money-spinning boost to the city’s economic rhythm, thanks to the biannual New York Fashion Week, our own charade of a similar event is so mediocre, it does not even deserve a footnote in the history of piffle. More than 230,000 people are estimated to attend the February and September shows that designers use to unveil the coming season’s collections. These fashion lovers pack hotels to the point of bunking up, and throng restaurants, yielding in excess of $532 million (Sh49 billion) in direct visitor spending, as estimated by the New York City Economic Development. If you add the big-spending by celebrity clients and lavish parties that go with the event, the New York Fashion Week injects about $887 million (Sh81 billion) to the New York City Economy. That is more than 50 times our national budget and can easily fund the pretence that Nairobi Fashion Week is ten million times! Nairobi Fashion Week, held last November, excelled in understatement; even guests at the hotel where it was hosted had no idea there was something going in the backroom the show was confined to. Besides venue payment and a deserted, overpriced cash bar, the economic impact of the event was nowhere near the contribution of a hawker doing the impossible run of lugging fruits and vegetables with a baby precariously strapped to the back in a dash to evade ruthless city askaris. Admittedly, I might be comparing a very big apple with a teensy-weensy orange in this case. But still, the very organisation of a fashion week in Nairobi is a tattered patchwork of how wrong things can go. No one talks about the event, and it does not even get a passing mention on a local fashion show on TV, probably because of the blinkered reasoning that it is sponsored by a rival media house. See Also: Paradise in our backyard Then, most, if not all the designers, are homegrown greenhorns whose otherwise valiant efforts at creativity still make the presentations feel more like a class project. Not even the talented Grace Makosewe, reputed for her avant-garde styling, could save Nairobi Fashion Week’s face with spot-on emceeing. But the biggest failure is that our fashion week is not transactional. It is like the organisers and designers are caught in a perilous journey, like the blind leading the drunk. It would be surprising if any sales above Sh10,000 were made at the show. You see, a fashion week is about business, not some impetuous plan by organisers to make money. If you cannot bring people together to do business, connect designers with buyers, then we could as well troop to the nearest flea market stall. This is the secret sauce in IMG Fashion’s success with fashion weeks all over the world that has seen Mercedes Benz come in as a title sponsor. Not surprisingly, IMG now has about 160 fashion weeks annually, including 15 significant ones like the New York, Istanbul, Beijing, Sydney and Moscow events. This calls for thorough. Even the plans must have plans. And success is not just about cloth sales, but credibility as well. It is why the New York Fashion Week features in popular TV shows like Sex and the City and ‘Smash — makes you wonder why our local fashion week can’t even be incorporated in third-rate productions.
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Your are here » Home » Sunday Magazine Nairobi farce week By Paul Omondi Updated Sunday, February 22nd 2015 at 19:38 GMT +3 Share this story: Why is it that big names in the fashion industry like Ann McCreath, John Kaveke, Monica Kanari and Patricia Mbela or brands like Sura Zuri, Moo Cow Cow and Spice do not make the list in the Nairobi Fashion Week? On the other hand, shows like FAFA and the Tribal Chic, despite attracting the who-is-who in the industry and respectable designers, always feel steeped more in the glitz and glamour of creative presentations, rather than money in the bank for the designers. Is it that the industry is too fragmented or isolated in biased clusters? Only Tanzania’s Swahili Fashion Week seems to meet the cut and attracts designers from as far as Austria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Ghana, but surprisingly no Kenyan. The Tanzanian show attempts to offer an international platform for designers, and has attracted big names in sponsorship, such as Mercedes-Benz. Even though the fortunes for Nairobi Fashion Week are seemingly falling fast like a setting a sun, the opportunities are limitless …but only if the industry sews in the same direction. Who knows, with devolution, even the county government could prove to be a crucial partner. But for now, the patchiness of the whole affair is all the motivation you need to be off like a dirty shirt even before you present your ticket at the gate! —TWITTER: @omondipaul


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Embracing the discontinuities in India’s auto component industry
The robust growth of the automotive components industry has been disrupted by a slowdown in automobile sales over the past several months. Concerns about the future of the industry are foremost among all stakeholders. How can auto component manufacturers best manage the ongoing slowdown? This report touches on some actions that could help the industry.


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Financial Express Bangladesh | 17 October 2020
Dhaka to request Tokyo for joint feasibility study before signing FTA
by SYFUL ISLAM
Bangladesh will request Japan to commence a joint feasibility study on the signing of a free trade area (FTA) agreement to help boost bilateral trade, officials said.
The Ministry of Commerce has decided on the joint study recently after examining a draft feasibility study report, prepared by the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC).
It also asked the commission to analyse trade data and time series data before finalising the report. The FTA’s impact on next five year’s direct and indirect tax revenue would also be taken into consideration.
Besides, the BTTC was asked to bear in mind the FTA’s possible impact on the country’s economic activities, labour market, employment generation, and industrialisation during the next five years of inking the deal.
Earlier, the commission in its study report said the FTA agreement with Japan will be of immense benefit for Bangladesh, especially in the post-LDC (least developed country) era, when the country will lose various trade concessions.
Presently, all but a few Bangladeshi products enter Japan under duty- and quota-free facility, but it will not last long when Bangladesh will graduate to the status of a developing country. The country is set gain the status in 2024.
BTTC Member (International Cooperation) Dr Mostafa Abid Khan told the FE on Friday that Bangladesh has to sign a FTA with Japan in the form of economic partnership.
He said as per the WTO rules, a developed country, like Japan, can only sign an FTA, not a preferential trade agreement.
Japan mainly signs economic partnership agreement, which covers everything like a comprehensive FTA, he noted.
"I have told the ministry that an FTA can be signed with Japan, provided it is willing to do so," he added.
Bangladesh imports goods worth some US$1.8 billion from Japan and exports goods worth $1.3 billion to that country, which is over 3.0 per cent of the country’s total global trade.
Bangladesh exports apparel, footwear, gaiters, machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers, leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates, raw hides and skins, wadding, felt, yarns, twine, cordage, and electrical and electronic equipment, among others.
On the other hand, the imports from Japan include automotive vehicles, iron and steel, ships, boats, and other floating structures, electrical and electronic equipment, man-made staple fibres, zinc, manmade filaments, cotton, ores slag, and ash etc.


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7:32am PT by Kevin Rutherford, Billboard
Kanye West Bashes Nike, Confirms Adidas Deal (Video)
Kanye West has long had a partnership with Nike, but all that's changing thanks to a new deal with Adidas.
The rapper confirmed his partnership with the German sports clothing and accessories giant in an interview with New York's Hot 97 on Monday.
"I took the Adidas deal because I have royalties and I have to provide for my family," West said in the interview, recalling comments he made at his Madison Square Garden show on Sunday night, during which he lambasted Nike for not being a good business partner -- confirming on the show that he doesn't receive royalties from the company because he's "not a professional athlete."
"I'm gonna be the first hip-hop designer, and because of that, I'm gonna be bigger than Walmart," he continued.
As the partnership is young, there's no set release date just yet on West's Red Octobers shoe line.
This story first appeared on billboard.com.
Watch West rant against Nike and reveal details of his Adidas deal in the video below.


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In Italy, Philadelphia Cream Cheese proved that it really does listen to, and communicate with, its fans on Facebook by creating a brand new lactose-free variant. The brand was responding to four lactose-intolerant customers who happened to post on the brand's Facebook page about the lack of a lactose-free version of the cream cheese snack. The posts were in September last year; by this November, the brand had created the new product and it's now available throughout Italy. Agency Proximity BBDO and client Mondelez claim it's the first time a new food product has been created due to a Facebook request.
The product's launch commercial, seen here, shows the four original women being invited to Milan to sample the new product.


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Crusin’ inPublished 2:15pm Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Priceville Cruise-In Car Show draws large crowd
Priceville’s 16th annual Cruise-In Car Show Saturday night attracted 384 entries and an attendance that Mayor Melvin Duran termed “one of our biggest ever.”
“The weather turned out to be perfect,” Duran said. “Cloudy skies and a threat of rain earlier in the day made that seem improbable. It probably kept a few car owners away but it didn’t affect the number of families that came out to enjoy the show.”
Ron Deweese, who helped manage the gate, said 384 antique and classic cars were admitted to the park. The number reached 470 in 2012.
In addition to a all makes and models of restored cars, the show offered two hours of entertainment by Natchez Trace, inflatable rides for kids and a large number of food and merchandise vendors.
Car show owners were eligible for a wide variety of door prizes, including a rebuilt engine, cash, gift certificates and merchandise.
“This is our big event of the year for the people of Priceville,” Duran said. “A big part of the proceeds from car entries goes to parks and recreation activities. It also gives our merchants, schools, churches and community organizations the opportunity to set up booths to promote their merchandise, services and programs.”
“It takes a lot of work to plan and put on the show and we couldn’t do it without the generosity of our volunteers and business sponsors,” he added. “We deeply appreciate their support.”


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Demshi and Kometsi enter into partnership for Botswana mobile business
Staff Reporter WINDHOEK - Botswana-based Kometsi Telecommunications and Namibian-based Demshi Investment Holdings have agreed to enter into a partnership for the establishment of a telecommunications business that is ultimately expected to lead to the establishment of a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) or similar business in Botswana. By signing the recent Letter of Intent, both parties indicated their mutual commitment to enter into a partnership and jointly setting up and launching the telecommunications business. “This Letter of Intent therefore sets out the terms and conditions upon which the partnership between Kometsi Telecommunications and Demshi Investment Holdings Ltd shall be constituted,” reads a statement by Demshi. Kometsi Telecommunications, a private company registered in Botswana, has acquired a telecommunications license, which was awarded to Business Solutions Consultants in 2007 by the Botswana Telecommunications Authority. Kometsi Telecommunications intends to launch mobile telecommunications services through an MVNO or any appropriate Botswana Telecommunications Regulator approved model. Demshi Investment Holdings is a private company registered in Namibia and is currently in the process of launching an MVNO in Namibia on the Telecom Namibia network. Demshi intends to rollout MVNO’s or any other similar telecommunications regulator approved business model in southern Africa commencing with Botswana.
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Philadelphia (CW Philly) — As 2018 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on the year’s biggest trends. While neutrals can sometimes dominate the fashion scene, this past year was all about standing out in pink. Check out stars rocking pink in the slideshow below!
NICOLE KIDMANSANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 11: Nicole Kidman poses with the 'Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series' award for 'Big Little Lies' in the press room during The 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
HAILEY BALDWINNEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Lily Aldridge (L) and Hailey Baldwin attend the Carolina Herrera front row during New York Fashion Week: The Shows on September 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows)
RIHANNABROOKLYN, NY - SEPTEMBER 14: Rihanna attends Fenty Beauty's 1-year anniversary at Sephora inside JCPenney on September 14, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Fenty Beauty)
TRACEE ELLIS ROSSLOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Tracee Ellis Ross attends the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
BELLA HADIDPARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Bella Hadid attends the Naked Heart France Gala Dinner as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2019 at Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit on September 27, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images)
KYLIE JENNERHOUSTON, TX - NOVEMBER 18: Kylie Jenner visits Houston Ulta Beauty to promote the exclusive launch of Kylie Cosmetics with the beauty retailer, starting this month on November 18, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Ulta Beauty)
KIM KARDASHIANCALABASAS, CA - DECEMBER 06: Kim Kardashian West attends KKW Beauty at ULTA Beauty at Courtyard at the Commons on December 6, 2018 in Calabasas, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for KKW Beauty)


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We’re not always pessimists on Consumerist. Why, sometimes we actually like silver linings, if only because it gives us a chance to complain about argyria. (Don’t take colloidal silver, people!) Today’s silver lining is that sales of bottled water “have fallen for the first time in at least five years,” says the Los Angeles Times. We’re apparently showing common sense and opting for tap water over branded and labeled water, proving that in a tough economy it’s hard to compete with (nearly) free.
No, you can’t buy the 12-pack for $12. We checked.
Bryan, a longtime Naked Juice customer, noticed that that Strawberry Kiwi Kick brand he always bought had a different colored cap. He writes, “Alas, the ‘Kick’ is no more. Gone are the supplements, including plain ol’ Vitamin C. Strawberry Kiwi Kick is just fruit juice.” When he contacted them to complain, they responded that their “devotees” preferred it that way, and they sent him a coupon and a temporary tattoo. Because if there’s anything that says “we take your input seriously,” it’s a temporary tattoo. (Or maybe they’re trying to tell him what they expect of real devotees.)
Look, another update! I think I misinterpreted the point of the legal threats yesterday when I wrote this post. As Savage listeners point out in the comments below, Michael Savage has never hidden the fact that his son is the CEO of Rockstar Energy Drink. The legal threats seem to be against people who are claiming that Michael Savage is directly involved in the company, which he is not. And no, there’s no behind-the-scenes shenanigans at work here making me post this; I just feel I need to clarify it after reading the comments.
Enjoying your piping hot breakfast cuppa? Well, get a thermometer and a timer. Because the latest cancer scare comes in the form of overly hot tea (or other liquids), sipped too soon.
Really, grape soda with a tentacle hentai theme (don’t Google it if you’re not sure what we’re talking about, especially if you’re at work) just makes sense. Sex-starved tentacled monsters getting it on with anime vixens just cries out to be packaged as a grape drink and sold. But one reader, Lincoln, says he bought his own 6-pack of the drink back at the start of the year and has yet to see it.
The New York Times says that “loyal” Tropicana customers are up in arms about the new packaging, calling it “ugly,” “generic” and claiming that it looks like a store brand. Others say that the packaging makes it difficult to distinguish between the different varieties of orange juice.
When Pepsi redesigned their logo, we all just figure that they wanted it to look more like Obama’s. Apparently not. A leaked document shows that actually… the entire history of civilization and the formation of the theory of relativity was just some stuff that lead up to the new Pepsi logo.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and we have some drinking suggestions for you.
Last week, MillerCoors bowed to pressure from numerous state attorneys general and agreed to decaffeinate its caffeinated alcoholic beverage, Sparks.
US Airways says that their decision to start charging for water, coffee and soft drinks is working — because no one is buying them.
New York magazine has a good write-up of Function Drinks, an “enhanced water” company that has the marketing advantage of being founded by a doctor. Although their nutritional claims appear to be a little more scientifically researched than, say, Vitamin Water, the sugar content is the same, and, as the article points out, there’s still no real consensus on whether antioxidants do any good.
Travel expert to the stars Christopher Elliott has a new column that explains 4 new or grotesquely inflated airline fees and some ways to get around them…
As soon as we heard about Drank, the anti-energy drink that promises to “slow your roll,” we knew we had to try it. After searching around New Orleans for a while, we were directed to a gas station in Tremé. We brought a few cans home, put on some Three 6 Mafia, and drank some Drank.
Do you like kidney stones? Great! Coke and Pepsi are the drinks for you. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that drinking just two cans of cola per day doubles the risk of chronic kidney disease.


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Organizers of the first-ever Hauntoween LA are providing more details about the drive-thru event.
According to information provided about the event, is scheduled to take place daily from Oct. 9-31 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific Time at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA. Experiential Supply is hosting the nearly month-long celebration.
Experiential Supply Founder and Chief Experience Officer Jasen Smith said of the company’s involvement in Hauntoween LA, “We can’t wait to show off our creation with all of Los Angeles. The excitement and support have been overwhelming. There are also a few surprises we haven’t announced yet!”
Families will enter the expansive experience through a large tunnel that is lit by more than 1,000 brightly-lit pumpkins. From there, guests will make their way through a blacklight tunnel that is powered by the creative forces behind FX network’s hit show What We Do In The Shadows. The series’ first two seasons are streaming on Hulu.
Also featured in the presentation are mini-maze routes, a pumpkin patch that will let guests pick a pumpkin to take home, and costumed actors who will provide in-vehicle trick-or-treating on a two-street, built-out neighborhood with lots of candy and decorations for children.
Additionally, family music act The Beatbuds will provide musical entertainment during the event at select, surprise times. Select photo and video opportunities will also allow families to make their own memories.
Much of Hauntoween LA’s decorations are provided through national retailer Party City. Julie Roehm, the company’s Chief Marketing and Experience Officer, spoke on behalf of the organization about taking part in the festivities.
“We are so thrilled to support the inaugural Hauntoween LA as Party City shares the same mission to help families continue to safely celebrate Halloween,” said Roehm. “Despite an already scary year, there are still reasons to celebrate and plenty of new ways to make the season spook-tacular.”
As added measures, families will have to fill out waiver forms this year before entering. Off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officers will also patrol the region nightly. Anytime a vehicle’s windows are open, the vehicle’s occupants are required to wear masks.
Staff working in the pumpkin patch and trick-or-treat areas will have to wear gloves and masks. All candy will be sanitized prior to being given to families.
Space is limited for the event as a result of precautions taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets are $70 per vehicle. Advance purchase is recommended due to the limited space. A limited number of drive-up tickets will also be available.
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July 4, 2008 |
WASHINGTON: Canadian scientists have shown that random brain activity that is not important to mental function, often considered to be 'noise', is actually indicative of a healthy brain. Experts at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest say that their findings overturn the intuitive notion that the brain noise quiets down as children mature into adults, and become more efficient and consistent in their cognitive processing. "What we discovered is that brain maturation not only leads to more stable and accurate behaviour in the performance of a memory task, but correlates with increased brain signal variability," said lead author Dr. Randy McIntosh, a senior scientist with the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest.
September 1, 2015 |
NEW YORK: The more hours people in their 30s spend watching television each day, the higher the likelihood that they will have a greater body mass index and bigger waist circumference five years later, a 15-year study has found. This association did not hold for people in their middle age, indicating that young adulthood is an important time to intervene and promote less television viewing. Also Read: Cold weather may increase stroke risk "We were quite surprised to find that television viewing was associated with subsequent obesity for young adults, but not for the middle aged," said lead author Anthony Fabio , assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences in Pennsylvania, US. "This suggests that middle aged adults may differ from young adults in how they respond to the influence of TV viewing," Fabio noted.
August 29, 2009 |
PARIS: Swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses and 40 per cent of the fatalities are young adults in good health, the world's top health official said in an interview appearing Saturday. "This virus travels at an unbelievable, almost unheard of speed," World Health Organisation Director General Margaret Chan told France's Le Monde daily in an interview. "In six weeks it travels the same distance that other viruses take six months to cover," Chan said.
February 29, 2004 |
MUMBAI: The Times of India, Citibank and Mastercard have introduced the Times iCard in a family pack programme for Citibank's gold and silver card members. Citibank's Mastercard gold and silver cardholders will be provided the Times iCard ? a credit card for the age group 12 to 21, as an add-on card. Citibank's family pack programme has been designed to meet special needs of different members of a family. Through the Times iCard, Citibank, MasterCard and the ToI have created an opportunity for teenagers to experience the advantages of credit cards from an early stage.
June 23, 2010 |
WASHINGTON: Google, Apple and Microsoft are now more trusted than traditional news media, a study has found. Google is regarded as one of the most trusted companies despite the current rows over privacy. Facebook, which was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, also ranked high for trust, especially among young people. According to The Telegraph, American researchers also found that people now trusted the technology heavyweights more than social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
October 26, 2014 |
MELBOURNE: Junk food brands are engaging with young Facebook users to promote unhealthy foods which can contribute to obesity and lifestyle diseases, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Sydney have shed light on the digital marketing strategies of energy dense, nutrient-poor food (EDNP) brands to teens and young adults who are using Facebook. "Our findings show that unhealthy food and beverage marketing is prolific and seamlessly integrated within online social networks," said lead author Dr Becky Freeman , from the University of Sydney's School of Public Health.
September 11, 2012
Judhajit Das As an HR practitioner, I am often questioned by colleagues and friends on the issue of work-life balance. Interestingly, it is always framed as a problem of work overload and hence, the extra hours spent at work. Of course, a healthy balance between work and life is not only desirable but essential for one's physical and psychological well-being. However, when work offers not only the opportunity to earn a living, but also to pursue one's interests, goals and aspirations, there is blurring of the distinction between work and life.
October 17, 2007 |
Vikram Bakshi, MD, McDonald's (North & East) India At 52, Vikram Bakshi is lovin' it. Dressed in pilot uniform complete with black epaulettes and the trademark sun-screen cap, he addresses a gathering about the new McDonald's outlet at Delhi airport. For a decade now, Mr Bakshi has been the man for the Big Mac in north and east India. As a joint-venture partner of McDonald's India, Mr Bakshi has led the company from the front through many accolades.
January 26, 2008 |
If you thought online and video games are the domain of kids, think again. Many young adults, mostly in the age of 18-30 (almost 60 per cent of the total number of gamers in India) are finding themselves hooked to their computers to exercise their minds through online games, says a new survey. Believe it or not, many young adults are spending more waking hours playing games than teenagers or kids. Be it sports, cards, puzzle, action or strategy games, young adults are enjoying the excitement and change that comes with playing games online.
June 17, 2014 |
MUMBAI: Youth unemployment and underemployment have reached critical levels and are expected to continue to rise in most G20 economies. Yet many employers cannot find enough people with the skills they need to grow their business and enable the economy to recover, according to a recent report by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) titled 'Addressing the Employability Crisis'. The report says this is threatening the global economic recovery and could lead to a "lost generation" of young adults.


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The Oregon Legislature passed the Toxic Free Kids Act in 2015. The law requires manufacturers of children’s products sold in Oregon to report products that contain one or more high-priority chemicals of concern for children’s health and ultimately remove them or seek a waiver. House Bill 3043 would expand the law’s requirements dramatically and unworkably, as OBI’s Derek Sangston explained to the House Committee on Climate, Energy and Environment on Jan. 25. Below is his testimony:
OBI has represented our manufacturing and retail members throughout the adoption of the Toxic-Free Kids Act (TFKA) and associated rulemaking proceedings. We are committed to engaging in a meaningful process to ensure children’s products are safe according to reliable scientific evidence and we will continue to work with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to develop the rules for Oregon under the current law.
HB 3043 would significantly expand and complicate the current law. It would broaden the scope of products covered under the law to a potentially unknowable degree while also increasing reporting obligations – even though the TFKA has not been fully implemented. Until the TFKA is fully implemented, it is very difficult to see how manufacturers could effectively manage the changes introduced by HB 3043.
Manufacturers already perform rigorous safety assessments to ensure that all products sold are safe and comply with industry safety standards as well as federal laws. In addition, current Oregon law requires the OHA to create a list of high-priority chemicals of concern in children’s products. It has also required manufacturers to report the presence of high-priority chemicals in their products since 2018 and remove or substitute any chemicals they report from certain classes of products.
HB 3043 would make Oregon’s law less consistent with other states in two ways. First, it would add to the list of the high-priority chemicals any “classes of chemicals” that are related or similar based on specified characteristics, even if chemicals that fall under that broad definition are deemed to be safe. Second, it would broaden the definition of what is “mouthable” to include products that “may be brought into the mouth” or are “smaller than five centimeters in one dimension.” This is an extraordinarily expansive view of covered products. These requirements do not exist elsewhere and if passed will make compliance in Oregon alone a significant burden.
Consistency among states and under federal law is crucial for retailers and our partners because supply chains are national, not local. OBI urges you to reject HB 3043 and allow time to properly complete the rulemaking for and full implementation of this complicated program.
Download a pdf of Sangston’s testimony here.


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Class-action lawsuit filed in cruise ship fiasco
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February 20, 2013 | Updated: February 20, 2013 8:36pmA Florida maritime law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of passengers aboard the ill-fated Carnival Triumph.
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PR industry needs to 'wake up' and integrate, say Lions judges
By Anne Cassidy, campaignlive.co.uk, Monday, 20 June 2011 08:30PM
CANNES 2011: Ad agencies' domination of the PR Lions this year means the PR industry need to "wake up" and "integrate with other disciplines," according to the category's jury.
David Senay, PR Lions jury president and president and chief executive of Fleishman-Hillard, said excellence in PR "doesn't have an address" and labels matter much less because of the "mash up" of channels and disciplines.
He noted an element of "isolationism" in the industry and the need to "begin integrating in a more powerful way".
The jury was impressed with the high standard of the work on show but Senay said that when it came to marketing themselves for awards, ad agencies were "better at packaging" than PR companies, which still have a lot to learn.
He said: "We are at the nascent stage when it comes to competing at a global level with organisations that make a living doing this at Cannes."
The jury noted there were "not enough" PR agency entrants in the corporate category and consumer industry entrants, mostly from ad agencies, led the pack.
Entries for the PR Lions, which first launched in 2009, were up by 43% on last year, reflecting the growing relevance of PR principles as "central to the way we communicate and relate to each other," Senay said.
This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk
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