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KATHMANDU: Ganapati Vanaspati, a subsidiary of Lucky Group, gave 11 winners of ‘Ramdev Chadparva Bahar’ contest — held from seventh to 11th week — prizes.
The winners of the last five contests participated in a quiz related to the words used in Ramdev Oil’s TV commercials and engaged them in activities asking them to carry Ramdev Oil pouches and visit various marts and department stores.
The 11 winners were picked through lucky draw.
The seventh-week winners of ‘Ramdev Chadparva Bahar’ contest were Shekhar Rai and Shilakar Ritu, the eighth-week winners were Sachit Basnet and Lukashanti Sunuwar, ninth-week winners were Sachin Basnet and Sonu Tamang, 10th-week winners were Saraswati Pokharel, Akanksha Kunwar mand Trigun Bhattarai, and 11th-week winners were Rekha Amgai and Pratyush Air.
Binod Shrestha, Marketing Manager at Ganapati Vanaspati, offered prizes to the 11 lucky draw winners. The winners received a carton of Ramdev Sunflower Oil each.
Ganapati Vanaspati has been producing Ramdev brand sunflower, mustard and soybean cooking oil and distributing it in the market. The company has said the weekly contest has been introduced with the aim of interacting with the general public and consumers of cooking oil. The contest will be continued throughout Dashain, Tihar and Chhat festivals.
Ganapati Vanaspati included the interested persons in the competition through Facebook.
Ramdev Sunflower, Mustard and Soybean Oil are widely available at all Bhat-Bhateni and BigMart supermarkets in Kathmandu and Pokhara, and other shops in other parts of the country.


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BEA Systems Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy portal software maker Plumtree Software Inc. for around US$200 million in cash. The deal finally removes from the market a struggling company analysts long expected to be bought by a larger vendor, and adds to BEA's portfolio a new line of collaboration software.
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Big Blue closes an eventful quarter
Microsoft has reached a licensing agreement with networking technology vendor Alacritech that will remove Microsoft's forthcoming TCP Chimney software from the legal limbo it's been stuck in for the past several months, following a patent dispute.
As the government continues preparing its case against the accused ringleaders of Computer Associates International's (CA's) "35-day month" accounting fraud, prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment filling in more details of ex-Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar's alleged crimes.
Sun Microsystems issued alerts this week about vulnerabilities in its Java platform that security researchers describe as critical that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on targeted computers.
Money may never change hands, however, if HP buys enough EMC kit
Swainson rings in the changes
Microsoft Corp. has purchased from one of its partners a toolkit intended to simplify deployment of Microsoft's Axapta software for managing finances, employees, supply chains and other business resources. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Redmond's biggest repair job in months
With PeopleSoft vanquished, Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison is setting his sights on the industry's leading business applications vendor, SAP.
Shortly before a planned meeting with financial analysts Wednesday morning, Oracle announced that it will meet analysts' earnings expectations for its current fiscal year and exceed them in 2006, thanks in part to its recent acquisition of PeopleSoft.
Oracle will release in 2008 a new applications suite, dubbed "Fusion," that will serve as a migration point for customers on all three of its applications platforms, executives said Tuesday in presentations at a launch event for Oracle's PeopleSoft integration.
As Oracle digests its PeopleSoft purchase and prepares to officially launch its combined operations next week, the company is in the process of a mass layoff expected to cut thousands of jobs.
PeopleSoft's acceptance of an Oracle takeover finally ends 18 months of uncertainty for both companies' customers, but opens new challenges for the victor. As Oracle embarks on one of the software industry's largest acquisitions in history, it needs to prove it can chew what it has bitten off.
At its user conference on Wednesday, Oracle continued sending mixed messages to PeopleSoft customers concerned about how Oracle might support their products.

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The 2016 Tim Atkin South Africa Report and Bellingham Results.
Excerpt taken from Tim Atkin’s email sent to Niel Groenewald, the Bellingham Wines winemaker
“Dear Niël We are very excited to tell you about the imminent launch of my 2016 South Africa Special Report, now in its fourth edition, following two visits to the Cape earlier this year. It’s always a pleasure to spend time in the Cape Winelands, even in winter…Thank you very much for sending samples via WOSA for my consideration, showing me your wines at trade fairs and, in many cases, receiving me in person at your wineries and homes. Overall, I am extremely impressed with the quality of the 2015 vintage, especially for red wines, and was delighted to discover some exciting new names alongside more established performers.
The South African wine scene has never been more exciting or more diverse. Both at home and overseas, there is a growing awareness of the winemaking and viticultural revolution that is unfolding in the Cape. Consumers worldwide are becoming increasingly passionate about South African wines. I sincerely hope that the reviews and scores in my forthcoming report, as well as the Medals of Excellence given to producers whose wines have scored more than 90 points, will ensure that more people are aware of the seismic changes in the Cape.
At the end of this email, we have listed your wines that scored more than 90 points in my tastings. Congratulations on your success.Having tasted nearly 1,400 South African wines this year, I am excited to share the news that 101 of them were awarded 95 points or more, (the equivalent of a gold medal) and that two scored 98 points.
The final detailed results will be announced in my 2016 South Africa Special Report, which will be published on 8th September, the day of WOSA’s Intrepid Tasting in London. For more information about your scores, distribution of bottle stickers, and digital artwork of the Medals of Excellence for your newsletters, please contact Higgo Jacobs at firstname.lastname@example.org Best wishes Tim Atkin MW


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Micromax, the Indian smartphone brand which had a significant market share is now nowhere to be seen. The company launches new devices every now and then and it seems that the brand is again gearing to launch a few devices in India.
As per the report, Micromax will be launching three new smartphones in the Indian market. It will include a budget offering that is said to have “premium features” and “modern look” but nothing much is known.
The report further goes on to add that the pricing of the upcoming smartphones could be under ₹10,000, which roughly converts to $131. With such low pricing, it remains to be seen what are the “premium features” that the company will offer.
MICROMAX PLANS A COMEBACK WITH THREE PHONES
Micromax further made its re-entry exciting by tweeting about the upcoming launch in the form of a reply to a user query. “We’re working hard internally and soon we will come up with something big. Stay tuned!” Micromax said in response to a user query about its comeback. The company went on to add that it is working on a new device with premium features including “thoroughly modern look and budget friendly”.


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Ocean Minded, Inc, a leading designer and manufacturer of ocean lifestyle footwear, apparel, and accessories, has announced the launch of their new company website, www.oceanminded.com.
As Ocean Minded continues to expand and reach out to different markets, the newly updated website was designed to represent the brand’s four pillars—quality, authenticity, responsibility, and community. To create this new look and feel, Ocean Minded worked closely with Rob Rhyne Multimedia to construct the website’s design and development. “I’m always proud to deliver a project the client is happy with, but to be able to do so for a company that’s built around respect for the ocean and environment is more than I could ask for,” Rob Rhyne stated.
“The update and re-launch of our website has been a focus as we segue further into the outdoor and lifestyle markets,” said Andrew Palmer Ocean Minded’s general manager. “We want to continue to engage with our partners and customers in an accessible, genuine way. We’re very pleased that the new Ocean Minded website is doing just that,” he said.
The easy to navigate site allows visitors the ability to browse new products, learn more about the brand’s ambassadors, explore environmental efforts, and stay informed with blog and twitter updates. With the site now featuring a store locator and downloadable media, getting involved in the Ocean Minded community has never been easier. Additionally, visitors are now able to sign up for an e-newsletter, which also allows them to be eligible to win free merchandise (see the website for official rules and details).


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NBC Olympics plans to stream more than 50 hours of live virtual reality video content from the 2018 Winter Olympics, to be held in PyeongChang, South Korea.
The VR video content, powered by Intel TrueVR, will be available to users of Windows, Samsung and Google VR headsets, and for Android and iOS devices through the NBC Sports VR app. It will be the first time VR content is produced for the winter games, and the first time any VR Olympics content will stream live.
NBC presented some VR content during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but those events were made available the following day, rather than live.
For PyeongChang, the opening and closing ceremonies will be streamed in VR, as will alpine skiing, snowboarding, curling, skeleton, figure skating, ice hockey and ski jumping, among other sports.
Intel TrueVR “pods” at each event will create a 360 degree virtual environment where viewers can watch.
While VR is still a nascent technology, generally requiring dedicated hardware, programmers and advertisers are aggressively experimenting with the format, because of how immersive it is. No word yet on whether NBC’s Olympics coverage in VR will feature VR advertising as well.
In the case of the Olympics, the VR agenda is about testing some of the possibilities the format offers, and looking at how engaged users are, compared to those watching on TV. Making events available live will only help the usage.


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Monday, March 7, 2022, 3:05 PM
In January 2022, the volume of industrial production in Hungary increased by 7.1% year-on-year according to production data corrected for working days, reports the Central Statistical Office (KSH).
According to the raw data, industrial production increased by 8.9% compared to January 2021.
The majority of manufacturing sub-sections contributed to the growth.
After six months of decline, the manufacture of transport equipment representing the most important weight increased again, the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products practically stagnated.
Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing grew at a faster rate than the industry average, KSH notes.
According to data adjusted for seasonal variations and working days, industrial production increased by 1.9% compared to December 2021.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones and Pedro Pascal just gave a massive shout-out to one of the best restaurants in Calgary — Model Milk.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) spent some time in Calgary for her upcoming drama Under the Banner of Heaven, while Pedro Pascal is still all over Alberta shooting the highly anticipated series The Last of Us from HBO.
It just so happens that on a recent episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, the two were both on together, promoting their different projects.
The two started talking about seeing the northern lights, and they also found out they had spent some time in YYC.
“What’s it like up there,” Corden asked the two stars.
“Oh my God,” said Edgar-Jones. “Have you been to Model Milk?”
To which Pascal replied, “I’ve been to Model Milk.”
“It’s the place,” added Edgar-Jones.”
It was a very cool and random shout-out on a huge late-night show and one we have to agree with.
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Located on Calgary’s famed 17th Avenue, Model Milk has a rustic-chic vibe featuring fun and inventive dishes like mortadella and cheddar donuts, fried buffalo sweetbreads, and apple pie with a cheddar cheese crust.
“We’re feeling the love,” stated Model Milk in an Instagram story the next day. “Come back anytime @daisyedgarjones @pascalispunk. You’re welcome to join @j.corden.”
Daisy Edgar-Jones has been on the rise ever since she collectively broke all of our hearts as Marianne in the Irish romantic drama Normal People.
Pedro Pascal has been a major celebrity for a while now, starring as the titular Mandalorian and so many other popular projects, like Narcos, Game of Thrones, and Wonder Woman 1984.
Pascal also talked about seeing the northern lights for the first time on a car ride from Calgary to Edmonton.
“It was full Spielberg, like green across the whole…it was one of the most beautiful things I’d ever seen,” said Pascal on the late-night talk show.
We’re excited to see Daisy Edgar-Jones and Pedro Pascal on our TVs as soon as possible and, hopefully, try to see some familiar locations.
Check out Model Milk if you haven’t already, and eat like the stars!


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News Briefs for January 13, 2020January 13, 2020
•It was Google versus Veuve Clicquot at the U.S. International Trade Commission building in Washington, D.C., last week, as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer held two days of hearings over whether the government should impose 100% tariffs on French sparkling wines, handbags, cookware, and other goods. Nearly two dozen members of the U.S. wine industry argued that the tariffs were mis-targeted and would end up punishing thousands of American workers at importers, distributors, restaurants, and retailers across the country. “The domino effect of unintended consequences from the proposed tariffs would be catastrophic for tens of thousands of American businesses,” Ben Aneff, managing director of Tribeca Wine Merchants, a New York retailer, told Lighthizer and other officials at the hearing. Wine Spectator has the full story.
•The return of Woodford Double Double Oaked, a 10-year-old American single malt, and new entries from Tullibardine and One Eight are among the offerings included in Whisky Advocate’s latest whiskey roundup. The magazine’s website has all the details.
•1821 Fine Wines & Spirits has named Michael Wolff as head of consumer and trade marketing, effective today. A 20-year industry veteran, Wolff was most recently vice president of marketing at Opici Wines and Market Street Spirits. Prior to that he held senior roles at Mionetto USA and Palm Bay International. 1821 Fine Wines & Spirits is the U.S. subsidiary of Italy’s Zonin1821.Subscribe to Shanken News Daily’s Email Newsletter, delivered to your inbox each morning.


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This year Samsung passed on delivering their new Samsung S8 in Barcelona as in previous years mainly due to the official Note 7 disaster findings only being made public on February 22. Other reasons for delaying the S8 include wanting to launch the S8 with Bixby, its new digital assistant; and to introduce a new virtual home button that will use their home grown next-gen 3D force touch technology to get closer to Apple's current 3D touch.
To fill the gap for Samsung at the Mobile World Congress trade show, that is usually filled by a new smartphone, Samsung delivered new Tab S3 tablets, an all-new Windows 10 Galaxy Book hybrid tablet/notebook device along with a new stylus of their own along with new a stylus from STAEDTLER Noris which has been widely applauded by the tech world.
Samsung made it clear that it was doubling down on tablets for the enterprise with Windows and its Office Suite while doubling down on tablets for artists with more stylus options that includes one from Wacom. It would seem that Samsung wants to become a more serious competitor to Apple's iPad and iPad Pro line up.
Today we're learning through Apple's supply chain that production scheduling for the new iPads has been moved up. Is Apple reacting to Samsung's new lineup or is it because the Steve Jobs Theater will be opening in April as the Digitimes report is surmising?
While we'd all like to see the new Steve Jobs Theater open sooner rather than later, Apple's press release about Apple Park made it clear that the new theater would only open "later this year" – likely to introduce the anniversary iPhone.
Beyond where the event will be held, Digitimes reports today that "Apple has moved ahead the production for its planned new 10.5-inch iPad to March instead of an earlier timetable set for May-June." This is likely to translate to an iPad event in April.
The report further noted that "The 10.5-inch iPad will target education and business sectors, and together with an upgrade 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the two models will be Apple's mainstream products for the mid-tier to high-end tablet market in 2017.
Lastly, the report noted that the production schedule for the upgraded 12.9-inch iPad Pro still remains unclear. Digitimes sources estimate that volume production of the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro will come later in Q2.
In the end, is Apple reacting to Samsung's new tablet lineup by launching their new iPads earlier than expected or has the rumor mill simply gotten it wrong all along? I think it's the later, what say you?
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New Delhi: It's time
India turned its attention to the countries of Northwest Africa
and Indian companies explored and expanded their operations to the Maghreb region, its envoys based here say.
The Maghreb should be the "new target" of Indian diplomacy and it
should be the "logical location for Indian companies to diversify
and expand," said Mohammed Hacene Echarif, Algeria's ambassador to
India, voicing the unhappiness of the region at not being allowed
to play a more prominent role in ties with India.
The Maghreb region comprises Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco
and Tunisia and contributes 20 percent of the African continent's
gross domestic product (GDP) though it has only nine percent of
the population - around 85 million. Strategically located along
the Mediterranean Sea, the region has old civilizational links
with India. It is also a rich area with huge reserves of oil and
gas, phosphates and iron ore and could be a valuable transit point
to southern Europe and the EU market.
And yet, it has not received the kind of attention it so richly
deserves. The countries are also keen to boost two-way trade and
investment with India.
"India continues to look at us as an extension of the Middle
East...We are not so," Echarif told IANS. "We have our own
specificities, and our kind of community of Berber-Arab, not
Arab...It is disappointing."
While India's trade with Africa is soaring, having touched $60
billion in 2011 and touted to reach $90 billion by 2015, it is
paltry with the Maghreb region.
In 2011-12, India's exports to the five Maghreb countries stood at
0.52 percent of its total exports, while imports from the region
constituted 0.82 percent of its total imports. The region, despite
the recent political turbulence, better known as the 'Arab
Spring', has garnered more than $35 million in FDI in the past
seven years in the fields of automotives, aerospace, iron and
steel, among others.
It has seen a yearly growth 5.5 percent compared to 3.5 percent
growth in the rest of Africa and 1.8 percent growth in the
The countries are also negotiating on a free trade agreement that
would boost connectivity and commerce and make the bloc more
attractive to outside trade. Trade among the Maghreb countries
stands at around three percent, compared to 65 percent between the
countries and the European Union.
While India's exports to Algeria grew over six percent from 2011
to 2012, from $782 million to $835 million, in Libya it went down
54 percent in the same period, from $132 million to $61 million.
"There are no companies from Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and
Mauritania based in India. However, OCP Limited from Morocco, a
supplier of phosphate fertiliser raw material, has an office in
India," a CII official told IANS.
Explaining the low volume of trade, the official said:, "The
Maghreb countries offer a small market for Indian goods."
However, "industry-led initiatives through the investment route
would help to optimally engage the Maghreb economies with that of
India, which would lead to rapid growth in bilateral trade," the
CII official said.
Investments for joint ventures or wholly owned subsidiaries in the
Maghreb countries would be another way to open up the route for
"Holding trade fairs of Indian goods in the Maghreb region at
regular intervals as well as engaging the countries as a
manufacturing and distribution base for penetration into the rest
of Africa would also help to promote bilateral trade," the
Algeria is among the world's top 20 producers of gas, while
Morocco and Tunisia are the second and fifth largest producer of
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High Street braced for rates double whammy as some councils could impose extra charge on stores
Days after the pleas of thousands of firms to cut business rates were ignored in the Budget, experts warn that councils could add to the growing burden on the High Street.
Despite intense lobbying by retail groups, business rates will rise by 5.6 per cent next month, dealing a crushing blow to small shops.
Under the Localism Act, which became law last November, councils will be able to retain the business rates they collect. In addition, they may seek to charge supplementary rates on top of the Government-set levy.
Extra charge: Business rates will rise by 5.6 per cent next month, dealing a crushing blow to small shops
The business rate increase alone is expected to cost retailers a further £350million this year.
A spokesman for the Forum of Private Business said: ‘While councils will have to get approval from local firms before raising supplementary business rates, it is important they do not use this as a short-term route to raising finance at the expense of real growth strategies.’
Figures published last week by the Local Data Company showed that the vacancy rate of shops in town centres reached 14.6 per cent last month – the highest since the index began in 2008.
Retail sales suffered their biggest fall in nine months in February, down 0.8 per cent on January, according to the Office for National Statistics.
And 10.7 per cent of all sales are now being made online. A spokesman for the Association of Convenience Stores said: ‘Local shops’ hopes for a last-minute reprieve on business rates have been dashed. The increase in rates will be unaffordable for many small shops.’
A spokesman for the British Council of Shopping Centres said: ‘If the Government is really serious about saving town centres, it will review the business rates regime.’
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This week the guys discuss the fate of the Circuit of Wales, the upcoming 700cc adventure bike from Yamaha, Donald Trump's import tax, and look forward to DirtQuake.
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Veterans are finally going to begin to see some relief . Veterans that live in states where medical marijuana has been legalized will now have the ability to access this life saving plant. Statistics show that many veterans have been self medicating with marijuana, and now with these new developments the veterans that live in these states will not have to fear losing benefits or being penalized for using marijuana for pain relief.
There have been many studies showing that marijuana use, along with the use of CBD, have provided relief for many of the symptoms that veterans suffer from with PTSD and TBI. Using a CBD infused product that does not contain THC is an alternative for the many veterans that do not live in a state that has voted medical marijuana as legal yet. There is a great confusion about CBD products that do not contain CBD, how they can be obtained, and also who can use them.
Click here to get all the information about CBD and how all people in all 50 states can leegally obtain and use CBD products derived from the hemp plant.


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EV charging consortium is formedHyundai Oilbank will establish electric car chargers at discount stores, cafes and fast food drive-throughs in major Korean cities, the company said Monday.
The project will be conducted jointly with two other companies: JoongAng Control, a leading manufacturer in Korea of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and Charzin, which has expertise in operating and maintaining charging stations. Revenues will be divided according to investment.
Their “hybrid station consortium” aims to introduce EV chargers to oil stations and 10 stores in Seoul, Busan, Daegu and Sokcho by next year.
After test operations, Hyundai said it will expand the model’s application to its 2,300 oil stations nationwide.
At the moment, EV chargers in Korea are not easily accessible, as most of them are located near public offices and public parking lots. The Ministry of Environment expects the number of electric cars in the country to grow an average of 15 percent annually and reach three million units by 2030.
Introducing EV chargers at oil charging stations on main roads may be one solution to expand the necessary infrastructure.
In May, GS Caltex installed eight EV chargers at its oil stations in Seoul for a two-week test run, saying it plans to further expand EV-related businesses this year. SK Energy started a test operation at an oil station in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, last April and plans to start offering services for 11 EV chargers from August.
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PARKLAND, FL- Parkland Farmers' Market is planning its 2020 debut on Sunday after canceling previous dates because of weather issues.
The market is held twice a month on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Equestrian Center, 8350 Ranch Road.
The City of Parkland Farmers' Market offers customers the opportunity to purchase fresh and organic vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, breads, pastries, and other baked goods.
It also features a variety of gourmet foods, such as jam, honey, dips, sauces, fresh pasta, cheese, and pickles.
Dates for the 2020/2021 Farmers' Market:
Sunday, Dec. 6
Sunday, Dec. 20
Sunday, Jan. 3
Sunday, Jan. 24
Sunday, Feb. 7
Sunday, Feb. 21
Sunday, March 7
Sunday, March 21
Sunday, April 11
Sunday, April 25
For more information, visit Parkland Farmers' Market.


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Now that the dust has settled following the highly anticipated launch last week, we thought we’d summarise the Windows 11 updates and highlight what the opportunity is for partners. It has been 6 years since the launch of Windows 10, which is now the world’s most widely used PC operating system, with over 1.3 billion devices using it. Last week, Microsoft announced Windows 11, complete with a fresh new design and feature updates which will be available late 2021. Panos Panay, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer, has described the new operating system as “the Windows that brings you closer to the things you love”.
What new features can we expect?
- A new user interface which has rounded corners, new desktop wallpapers, pastel colours and a centred Start menu and Taskbar. The Windows icon has also had a facelift and is now a simple square with four equal-sized panes. The UI feels very mac-esque and is very comparable to what we saw with the now cancelled Windows 10X project.
- Android Apps are coming to Windows via the Amazon Appstore.
- The App Store has also had a revamp, it’s now faster and is “the safest and most secure way for you to get your apps on Windows”, according to Panay.
- Widgets. You’ll be able to access these directly from the Taskbar and with the use of AI be able to personalise the content.
- Teams will be integrated directly into the Taskbar enabling you to initiate calls and meetings as well as mute yourself. This is a big move away from Skype that was bundled in to Windows 10.
- Xbox is a large part of Microsoft so it’s unsurprising that there are also some updates about PC Gaming with Windows 11. The new OS will get features like Auto HDR and DirectStorage which are found in Xbox to improve the gaming experience on PC.
- “Snap Layouts” make multi-tasking and the transition from monitor to laptop much easier. You can create collections of the apps you’re using which sit in the Taskbar and can then be max/minimised at once allowing you to switch between tasks seamlessly. It seems like a useful feature if you’re using multiple displays or a laptop connected to a monitor and ensures that the apps always open on the correct screen.
- Longer battery life. Windows 11 will deliver more performance whilst browsing the internet with Microsoft Edge. Updates will also be 40% smaller and fewer – one per year as opposed to the 2 per year with Windows 10.
What is the partner opportunity for Windows 11?
The most obvious opportunity is for ISVs and app development. Windows is the world’s most widely used operating system and Windows 11 gives ISVs the opportunity to develop, launch and sell apps on a fresh API platform.
But what about traditional MSPs and resellers?
Windows 11 provides a new platform for these partners to grow their business around the message of digital transformation. It can accelerate device refresh through showcasing the benefits of modern hardware on Windows 11, and in leveraging Windows and Microsoft 365 solutions and tools partners are in the best position to deliver recurring and scalable cloud based services whilst ensuring the delivery of zero-trust ready services to their customers.
When can I get it?
The upgrade will begin rolling out to all new and compatible PCs in late 2021 – likely November/ December time. If you want to try an early version, you can access it starting this week through the Windows Insider Program.


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CHEERS AS WINE O'CLOCK ADDED TO THE DICTIONARY
THINGS are looking rosé for wine drinkers who are celebrating the corking decision to add “wine o’clock” to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Oxford University Press has announced that wine o’clock is one of a variety of new words that have been added to OxfordDictionaries.com.
It is now officially defined as “an appropriate time of day for starting to drink wine”.
The decision was welcomed by George Sandbach, manager of the new Oxford Wine Café in Jericho, which will open next month.
Mr Sandbach said he was not surprised that wine o’clock was being added to the dictionary because he saw people using it all the time on social media.
He said: “I think it’s quite amusing, although it’s always wine o’clock here. It was only a matter of time before it was added.”
The new Wine Café is scheduled to open on the corner of Little Clarendon Street and Walton Street in three weeks.
Other words added to the online dictionary today include ‘hangry’ (angry due to a lack of food), as well ‘Brexit’ and ‘Grexit’ (potential British and Greek exits from the EU).
Other new words
* awesomesauce, adj: (US informal) extremely good; excellent
* bants (also bantz), pl. n: (Brit. informal) playfully teasing or mocking remarks exchanged with another person or group; banter
* beer o’clock, n: an appropriate time of day for starting to drink beer
* cakeage, n: (informal) a charge made by a restaurant for serving a cake they have not supplied themselves
* fatberg, n: a very large mass of solid waste in a sewer
By Oxford Mail
27 August 2015
Find the original article here: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13628293.cheers-wine-oclock-added-dictionary/


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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell didn’t elevate many eyebrows Thursday morning when he introduced the U.S. central bank would encourage some durations of inflation above its 2% goal in sure circumstances to spice up the long-term financial system.
In remarks earlier than a digital model of the annual Jackson Gap symposium, Powell mentioned the Fed was seeking to bolster the labor market, although that is largely a problem Congress must cope with amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The present recession differs from most earlier monetary downturns due to its underlying trigger; particularly, lockdowns relatively than the after-effects of an overheated financial system, he mentioned.
“If inflation runs below 2% following economic downturns but never moves above 2% even when the economy is strong, then, over time, inflation will average less than 2%,” he mentioned. “Households and businesses will come to expect this result, meaning that inflation expectations would tend to move below our inflation goal and pull realized inflation down.”
“To prevent this outcome and the adverse dynamics that could ensue, our new statement indicates that we will seek to achieve inflation that averages 2% over time. Therefore, following periods when inflation has been running below 2%, appropriate monetary policy will likely aim to achieve inflation moderately above 2% for some time.”
Thursday’s new strategy to financial coverage comes after a year-long evaluate of the Fed’s earlier technique, Powell mentioned.
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Ben Emons, managing director at macro analysis agency Medley International Advisors, instructed Fintech Zoom the speech and the Fed’s new framework “basically matched market expectations.”
“For some time now the discussion has been moving to a more flexible framework targeting inflation,” he mentioned.
Each conventional monetary devices and hedge property ended Thursday’s buying and selling classes typically steady, regardless of some price fluctuation earlier.
Whereas bitcoin noticed a price spike through the first half of Powell’s feedback, it returned to the low $11,000s by its conclusion, and was buying and selling round $11,300 as of press time, down lower than 2% over the previous 24 hours.
Bitcoin’s price rose to the mid-$11,000s on Friday, up simply barely over a 24-hour interval.
Conventional monetary markets additionally skilled some slight volatility, however closed their buying and selling classes lower than 1% away from their beginning factors.
Powell famous that Congress must goal the unemployment fee, Emons mentioned.
“So the message here today is really that if the economy recovers we’re going to see more inflation, and if employment improves we’re going to allow this to continue as long as possible,” he mentioned. “The Fed’s not going to lean against it.”
Throughout his speech, Powell mentioned the labor market can be “strongly influenced by non-monetary factors” resembling the trail of the coronavirus and any lasting modifications within the enterprise panorama.
For crypto merchants, the massive query can be how inflation impacts upon the costs of cryptocurrencies resembling bitcoin and ether. Ought to the greenback weaken, the price of those cryptocurrencies ought to climb.
Nonetheless, Powell additionally addressed the belief issue in terms of main centralized establishments like central banks.
“Public faith in large institutions around the world is under pressure,” he mentioned. “I think institutions like the Fed have to aggressively seek transparency and accountability to preserve our democratic legitimacy.”


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I was one of millions at the march that made history.
Everyone’s experiences were different and came from beautifully unique perspectives. As a straight, cisgendered, white woman, it was humbling to stand in Washington D.C. amongst so many other fem-identifying people of various ethnicities, coming from multiple countries, and different backgrounds. We saw the walls that white feminism has built, and the uprising that is hell-bent on tearing those walls down.
And of course, there are allies in Columbus helping to make that happen. In fact, while we were marching, Zachary Traxler and a graphic designer he didn’t know, were plotting.
Many know that the Columbus entrepreneur is more than just a print shop owner—he’s part community activist, often stepping up to shift his modest Traxler Printing machine into one of the Midwest’s most far-reaching social enterprise engines.
So, it’s no surprise that on January 21, as millions of people across the world (with some estimates as high as 4.6 million) marched for equality, Traxler had his antennae tuned in.
The powerful response from individuals across the globe drove a conversation in Empower Ohio, a local Facebook group, and members started chatting about creating a coffee table book comprised of photographs from the marches around the world. Traxler immediately formulated the plan to team up with Angela Melito, a graphic designer from Virginia who had started collecting pictures. Within 48 hours, a collection of thousands of photographs documenting the historical day had been amassed—a total that eventually surpassed 2,000.
Even better? Every cent of profit from the $59.95 book’s sales will benefit a charity chosen by the purchaser. The organizations with which the team has partnered are the ACLU, Planned Parenthood (at the national level), Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, and the Women’s March on Washington: Ohio Chapter.
“This book is being made to encapsulate all of the different walks of life and the different reasons for marching,” Traxler said. “Just because it happened one day doesn’t mean it should stop.”
Beyond a tangible way to drive fundraising, Traxler sees the book as way to devote time and attention to intersectionality and human rights.
“I have children, and I don’t want them to grow up in an environment similar to the one in which we’re living today, so for me, this is a motivational piece. I’m hoping that someone who isn’t tuned into what’s going on will pick up the book and be inspired to do something on their own.”
If a photograph is worth a thousand words, then this book is sure to mean thousands of dollars, too.
The 200-page hardcover will be archived in the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and the Library of Congress, with multiple editions going into production, followed by a smaller format that will be made available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other book sellers. Additional photographs uploaded to the website after the book goes to print will be archived in the Digital Collections of the Library of Congress. If you’re looking to order a copy, visit womensmarchbook.com.


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The jobs numbers are in for September and the good news for U.S. workers continues.
According to figures released on Friday, the unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent. That marks a drop from the previous month’s 3.9 percent figure and represents the lowest rate since 1969.
The total number of jobs created included 54,000 in the business sector, 30,000 in health care, 24,000 in transportation, 23,000 in construction and 18,000 in manufacturing.
Total jobs added was lower than many forecasts, though, with the hospitality segment of the market losing 17,000 jobs and retail dropping by 21,000. Those losses have been attributed at least in part to Hurricane Florence.


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Gresford Sailing Club Model Boats recently presented Mr Andy Green (centre back row) with a cheque for £147 as a donation to The British Heart Foundation. The money was raised by the sale of the modelling goods donated by Mrs Evans from her late husband, Geoff’s estate. Geoff was a member of Gresford Sailing Club. Andy Green said that he was delighted to attend to accept the cheque and thanked the club and Mrs Evans.
Bill Jones (Back row Left) said that Mrs Evans was delighted at the amount raised and it was her wish that Geoff’s friends presented the cheque to BHF
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The device will be cost-effective and set to last two years from now. The design should repeat like the iPhone XR
Next version of Iphone The SE should get a larger screen than your current screen. Get 4.7 inches to 6.1 inches according to the rumors circulating in the phone market. The subject entered the mind of analyst Ross Young, who is known for publishing information from him apple. The new cell phone is expected to hit the market in 2024 with a novelty on the top of the front panel. There is no information on when it will reach the Brazilian market.
Even with the notch, the new SE should come with a selfie camera, Truedepth style, used for facial recognition in many applications. Apple intends to keep supply costs low, to get “affordable” value to the consumer. So, like other SE series phones. With this, Apple will keep Touch ID in its model.
Even with this degree, it is still not possible to know what size it will be, but if we are to follow rumors, it should not be in pill form. According to MacRumors, the notch may come with the same design as the iPhone XR, but it’s smaller, especially since there’s no Face ID camera.
The fingerprint sensor can also be moved to operate Touch ID, as it is positioned on the side of the new iPhone SE, as on the latest iPad Mini and iPad Air. Think of a screen scale to take over the entire device. Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo relayed the rumors via the portal My Drivers.
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The Chinese tech company Huawei has been inching into American markets with it’s Ascend series Android smartphones. Having a big presence at CES last month, we’re expecting the company to show up to the upcoming MWC in a similar fashion.
Some leaked photos of the soon-released Huawei Ascend P2 were published Wednesday morning by Chinese tech site, QQ Tech. They show the 4.7-inch full HD, Android 4.1.2-equipped smartphone with a smooth, black finish. Although it appears as a prototype, it could be the real thing.
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To recap, the Ascend P2 is rumored to pack a 1.8 GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of on-board storage with a microSD slot to add more, and a 13MP camera. We can expect further P2 details to roll out leading up to MWC and hopefully concrete information will be revealed at the event in Barcelona later this month.


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Updated: Acadia wins first FDA approval for Rett syndrome drug
The FDA on Friday approved Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ treatment for Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, which will be sold under the brand name Daybue (trofinetide), the company announced.
The average list price for the drug will be about $575,000 to $595,000 a year, CEO Steve Davis said on a conference call Monday morning. That comes from a $21.10 per milliliter price that’s used for weight-based dosing. The company’s “net realized cost” will be approximately $375,000, he said.
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Philipsburg:--- The Minister of Economic Affairs Franklin Meyers announced on Wednesday that the Government of St. Maarten is ready to introduce its own tariff structure at GEBE, a measure he believes will force GEBE to the negotiating table with government.
The Minister of Economic Affairs said he sent numerous letters to GEBE requesting the unprotected report but GEBE did not respond to his letters. Minister Meyers said government allowed GEBE to introduce its new tariff structure based on the KEMA report if their pricing could have been substantiated. Meyers said government wants GEBE to provide them with the unprotected figures of their cost and tariff structures so they could determine whether or not the true cost is passed on to the consumer and not the company's in-efficiencies. "I am basically forced to implement the international norms per kilowatt at GEBE, hoping that this would bring the company to the negotiating table." The Minister further explained that international consumers are charged 0.25cts per kilowatt while GEBE charges its consumers 0.29cents per kilowatt. Meyers said he will be sending a letter to GEBE before the end of this week which would indicate to them what tariff structure they have to implement.
The Minister further explained that his Ministry can no longer wait on GEBE and since GEBE is not responding to government he has to do what is necessary to make them comply. He said GEBE has over Naf. 70 million in their accounts and he believes that they will survive the next four months. When asked if government conducted any study on the tariff structure, the Minister said that government did not conduct any studies and the only report they have is the KEMA report.


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The newest office perk helps fight air pollution and global warming, offering a juicy financial incentive for employees who buy a hybrid car. Santa Clara, California, software-maker Hyperion started the trend by offering employees $5,000 toward the purchase of a car that gets 45 miles per gallon and meets ultra-low emissions vehicle standards, like the Toyota Prius or the Honda Insight hybrids.
And now Timberland, the outdoor clothing company headquartered in New Hampshire, has announced its 6,000 employees will get $3,000 incentives to buy hybrids, too.
“One of the most important steps an individual can take to improve the quality of our air is to drive a vehicle that goes further on a gallon or liter of gas,” Hyperion's CEO Godfrey Sullivan said in a statement announcing the initiative. “One of the most important steps a company can take is to help them.”
Hyperion, which has some 2,500 employees in 26 countries, has allocated $1 million a year toward the incentives, which means as many as 200 employees could participate annually. The program has already proved popular, with 35 employees signing up in the first month.—Katharine Mieszkowski
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WASHINGTON, D.C. April 14, 2015 — The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), NAB Show and the National Base for International Trade-International High Tech Cultural Device Cluster (TCDIC), headquartered in Shanghai, announced plans for a brand new event– NAB Show Global Innovation Exchange | Shanghai, to support the rapidly changing media and entertainment industry in China. The conference will take place December 3-4, 2015 at the Shanghai International Convention Center, Pudong, Shanghai, China.
Attendees will comprise leading broadcast, media and entertainment executives from around the world who will discuss and promote innovations regarding next generation TV, in addition to the Internet’s increasing role as a content delivery platform in China. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and network with major global brands, visit new-to-market product demonstrations and tabletop exhibits.
“This partnership provides a unique opportunity for companies to explore untapped business opportunities and relationships, in addition to enhancing their global reach,” said NAB Executive Vice President, Conventions and Business Operations, Chis Brown. “As NAB Show expands its footprint globally, we are pleased to offer an additional forum that serves media and entertainment professionals world-wide.”
Session topics include cinematic technology, social media platforms, post-production, broadcast IT, acquisition/production, next generation cinema technologies and end-user display technologies. Sponsoring associations include Advanced Imaging Society (AIS) and the International Association of Broadcast Manufacturing (IABM).
For more information on the NAB Show Global Innovation Exchange, visit gixshanghai.nabshow.com.
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NAB Show, held April 11-16, 2015 in Las Vegas, is the world’s largest electronic media show covering the creation, management and delivery of content across all platforms. With more than 98,000 attendees from 150 countries and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital media and entertainment. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com.
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America’s broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.


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LCDemake specialist Clicker has created a very cool little niche for itself whereby the team of retro champions turn the iPad into a Game & Watch screen, then take existing worlds and execute them in that old-fashioned gameplay style. It did this to mighty MMORPG World of Warcraft in its game World of Watchcraft: Spawn of Squishy. The good news is, the game just went free and you can experience it right now just for kicks - grab it here.
Why has it gone free? Check out this news story about Clicker's latest game, Snip and Chu. We're guessing it's in honour of its launch.


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RBI governor Das flags growth slowdown, deputy raises alarm on inflation
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das rooted for a rate cut citing falling growth and loss in investment traction, while his deputy Viral Acharya advocated caution citing rising oil prices and a risk of inflation spike as a result of fiscal assistance to alleviate rural distress, edited minutes of the monetary policy committee (MPC) showed on Thursday.
Acharya, who in the February policy had also advised a pause, said the central bank should be cautious as a deflation in food prices may have an attendant fiscal risk.
"Fiscal responses to deal with agrarian distress resulting from low food prices can impart a significant upside risk to the inflation trajectory, an uncertainty that may get partly resolved in the coming months,” Acharya said, the minutes showed.
The inflation rate, excluding food and fuel, remains “uncomfortably close to 5.5 per cent, i.e., at elevated levels as through most of the past 12 months”, Acharya said.
In contrast, food saw deflation for the fifth month in February and the consumer price-based inflation averaged 2.3 per cent for January and February.
Perhaps in a deep critique of the monetary policy, Acharya said looking at the headline inflation would be misleading.
“It is only the benign food inflation that is allowing the monetary policy to not respond to the discomforting elevated levels of inflation excluding food and fuel.”
According to Acharya, in recent years even as food prices have remained low, they have been highly volatile.
The peak-to-trough cycle in food inflation typically tends to be of around eight months.
And February has already shown some seasonal uptick in prices of several food items, he said.
“Hence, soft food inflation may not persist for long, a scenario in which the elevated level of inflation excluding food and fuel would steer the headline inflation away from the target rate of 4 per cent.
"This can risk hardening of inflation expectations of households,” Acharya warned.
External member Chetan Ghate expressed similar concerns and advocated a pause.
“My major concern with inflation (ex food and fuel) is that sequential gains continue to be strong,” Ghate said.
However, according to Das, there was a “further loss of pace in growth”.
Demand for passenger cars, air travel and consumer durables remained weak, while the industrial growth decelerated.
The growth of core industries also remained sluggish.
“Investment demand is losing traction and a deceleration in exports may further impact investment activity.
"With the inflation outlook looking benign and headline inflation expected to remain below target in the current year, it becomes necessary to address the challenges to sustained growth of the Indian economy,” Das said, advocating a 25 basis points’ cut.
“I would like to state here that there is a need to consider interest rate adjustments, not necessarily in the conventional way of 25 bps or multiples thereof,” Das said.
He also advocated a neutral stance, considering “several uncertainties facing the economy”.
External member Ravindra Dholakia, who in the February policy had said there was space for a 50 basis point cut, rooted for a 25 basis points cut in the April policy.
Moreover, “developments after the February MPC meeting have further opened up additional space of about 40 to 50 bps”, he said.
Dholakia said sustainability of high oil prices remain doubtful.
RBI’s executive director Michael Patra said, “With inflation being quiescent and growth at risk, I vote for a reduction in the policy rate by 25 basis points while maintaining a neutral policy stance.
"I will, however, remain watchful about the upturn in food prices that usually precedes the onset of the monsoon.”
External member Pami Dua also voted for a rate cut “in view of the global growth slowdown and a benign global and domestic inflation outlook”.
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A dramatic turn around today for the controversial game Hatred from Destructive Creations which previously announced its arrival on Steam Greenlight only to be taken down despite a ton of community votes in favour of the game. Many saw the removal of the game – a mindless and graphic killing spree top down action game – as hypocritical when other games contain similar content and are being sold via the Steam platform. Well, after much condemnation from some of the gaming media it seems head honcho at Steam, Gabe Newell has stepped in and reinstated the game. Since being reinstated earlier today the game has risen to the number one position thanks to some 20,000 up votes. You can read the personal message he sent out to Destructive Creations below:
Yesterday I heard that we were taking Hatred down from Greenlight. Since I wasn’t up to speed, I asked around internally to find out why we had done that. It turns out that it wasn’t a good decision, and we’ll be putting Hatred back up. My apologies to you and your team. Steam is about creating tools for content creators and customers.
Good luck with your game.
Jarosław Zieliński, Creative Director at the Polish based Destructive Creations replied:
We’re extremelly happy to be back on Steam Greenlight! It’s hard to find proper words to describe what we all feel right now. It’s simply an amazing thing to get such a great news from Gabe Newell himself! THANKS A LOT GABE!


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Country's biggest retail chain shop Shwapno has started its journey in Jashore on Thursday.
The new outlet was inaugurated at 1453, Sheikh Russell Chattar (Char Khambar Mor) on Rail Road in the city, says a press release.
Md Shamsuddoha Shemul, director of retail expansion of Shwapno said, "We hope that the people of Jessore will regularly visit Shwapno to shop in a healthy and safe environment. The products are kept in our outlet keeping in mind the needs of the locals. We also expect advice and evaluation from them. Shwapno always prioritizes customer demand and satisfaction."
The showroom was inaugurated by the best taxpayer of Narail district Gias Uddin Khan Dalu. In addition to that, Zahid Hasan Tukun, president of Jashore Press Club; Samir Kumar Ghosh, HOD Franchise; Shariful Islam, Business Development Manager; prominent businessman Ripon Chakladar and branch manager Monir Hossain were present among others.
On the occasion of the inauguration, the outlet has issued attractive offers for the customers such as buy one get one and 10 to 50% cash discount.
Home delivery service is also available for the customers. The delivery number for Jashore is 01313054695.


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- New Dakar Rally contender powered by Ford, designed by Callum, built by Prodrive
- GM to sell large SUVs in China
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SEOUL — Volkswagen Group and Ford Moto Co. said a U.S. legal dispute between South Korean battery makers could disrupt supplies of the key electric vehicle parts and cost U.S. jobs during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to documents submitted to a U.S. trade panel.
The two automakers asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to allow SK Innovation to manufacture batteries at its proposed U.S. factory in Georgia for use in Ford’s full-electric F-150 and other electric vehicles, the statements seen by Reuters showed.
Last year, South Korean battery maker LG Chem sued rival SK Innovation over alleged trade secret theft in the U.S., seeking to bar SK from producing battery cells in the U.S. and importing the components necessary to make the cells.
“Any remedial orders should seek to avoid collateral damage to SKI’s existing customers,” Volkswagen said in its public interest comments to the ITC in May.
“To avoid a catastrophic supply disruption,” the commission should allow SK Innovation to manufacture EV batteries in the U.S. facility, VW said in the May statement.
LG Chem declined to comment, citing ongoing litigation.
Ford said that LG Chem’s assertion that it can replace SK Innovation as a supplier is not “credible” given EV battery supply shortages and the long development period required for EVs.
LG Chem, which plans to build a battery factory with GM in Ohio, secured backing from Ohio’s governor, who said the ITC needs to “remedy SKI’s unfair competition,” the documents, dating from May and seen on Tuesday showed.
He said a failure to do so could threaten investment by LG Chem and GM that will “will bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States, ultimately employing around 1,100 American workers”.
“SKI is accused of stealing LG Chem’s intellectual property and using it to directly compete against workers in Ohio,” Ohio governor Mike DeWine said in a statement to the ITC in May.
SK Innovation is building its first battery plant in Georgia to serve VW’s EV base in Chattanooga. Tenn. Production of the ID4 electric vehicle is scheduled to begin there in 2022.
SK also plans to add a second U.S. plant to supply Ford’s electric pickup trucks and other models.
“The risk to such U.S. jobs is especially unacceptable in light of current economic conditions caused by COVID-19,” Ford said in its public interest comments to the ITC.
This year, the ITC preliminarily ruled in favor of LG Chem, dealing a blow to SK Innovation. The ITC is set to make a final ruling in the case on Oct. 5.


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News of the Lehigh Valley getting the green light to shed more coronavirus restrictions next week brought a wave of relief Friday to business owners like Trisha Strucke, who can once again welcome clients to her Allentown hair salon.
“We’re thrilled,” said Strucke, who owns the Richard Kroll Total Image Salon. “It seemed like time was standing still.”
Hair salons and barbershops are among the businesses still blocked from operating as the Lehigh Valley slowly reopens from Gov. Tom Wolf’s March shutdown order. The yellow phase of Wolf’s three-part reopening plan, which Lehigh and Northampton moved to June 5, allowed some restaurant and retail options but kept indoor dining, hair salons and gyms off limits, along with a host of other activities.
That will change next Friday, when Lehigh and Northampton along with 10 other counties will shift into the green, or least-restricted, phase of Wolf’s three-step reopening plan, which allows bars and restaurants to offer indoor dining again, at half of their standard capacity. It also allows barbers, gyms and theaters to reopen, and permits gatherings of up to 250 people.
Even at 50% capacity indoors and with social distancing in place, restaurants that expanded outdoor seating to take advantage of yellow phase allowances could be operating at or near capacity, noted Dominic Germano, owner of the Fairgrounds Hotel & Saloon in Allentown’s West End.
“We should have the same number of seats or more than we had prepandemic,” he said.
Customers will see changes when they return to their favorite restaurants, gyms and salons. Among other things, workers will be wearing masks and customers will be asked to do the same.
At Strucke’s Allentown salon, customers will need to wait in their cars until called to enter the shop, and walk-in visits will be prohibited. Amenities like the self-service coffee bar and candy dishes will be gone.
Also new: Customers will have to sign a waiver agreeing not to hold the salon responsible if they get ill, a practice being adopted by many businesses as they reopen.
“The attorneys thought there’s really no way to prove [where someone was infected] but it’s a safeguard,” Strucke said.
It may take a while for clients to experience those changes in person. Because the time between appointments will have to be stretched out to allow for proper cleaning of chairs and equipment, Strucke expects it will be some time before the salon can accommodate everyone.
“The hardest part now is trying to get all those clients in and having to tell someone, “I’m sorry, I don’t have anything until the end of July,'” she said.
When the Lehigh Valley and other counties shift to green next week, all but Lebanon County will be in the green. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said Lebanon would remain in that status due to an uptick in cases, which she blamed on a “partisan, politically driven decision” by county officials to begin reopening in late May.
The other counties set to switch to green next Friday are Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Lancaster, Lackawanna, Montgomery, Philadelphia and Susquehanna. Philadelphia decided to maintain some restrictions for an additional week, until July 3, according to the governor’s office.
“When these 12 counties move on June 26, we will have nearly every county in green,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement, calling it a testament to the sacrifices from residents and businesses over the three months since his shutdown order took effect. “As we begin to reopen, I urge everyone to stay alert and continue to follow social distancing to maintain the momentum of mitigation we have in place.”
State Sen. Lisa Boscola, a Northampton County Democrat who had pushed Wolf to reopen the Valley on a faster timeline, cheered the green-phase announcement Friday, saying the region has done “a great job” of dealing with the virus.
“I know we will keep up the needed mitigation efforts to keep the virus on the run,” Boscola said, describing “a real enthusiasm” to get back to restaurants and the array of activities that will resume.
Jeff Bonner, co-owner and head brewer of Cave Brewing Co., is thrilled to soon open the doors of the taproom inside South Mall in Salisbury Township for the first time in three months.
While the brewery relied on to-go beer sales during the pandemic, the taproom is the higher margin part of the business where customers, old and new, can interact with the brand and sample brews.
“We are happy to open again to see our regular customers and hopefully make a few new regulars,” Bonner said. “We have used this time to make some new beers and are excited to finally sell them. We need to get educated on the hows of reopening with restrictions but are excited the time has finally come.”
Other Valley businesses were assessing what exactly the new phase will mean for their operations.
The green phase permits casinos to reopen at 50% occupancy. One of the area’s largest employers, Wind Creek Bethlehem, which employs roughly 2,400 people, has yet to disclose a reopening date, something that could be announced early next week.
Wind Creek Hospitality President and CEO Jay Dorris previously told The Morning Call that the casino’s reopening will start with small groups of invited guests. After a couple days, the property will reopen to the public at a reduced capacity, and patrons also can reserve a time to gamble.
Also in the green phase, malls will be allowed to reopen their enclosed concourses at 50% occupancy. In the yellow phase, only mall tenants with exterior entrances, such as Boscov’s and J.C. Penney at Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township, could resume in-person shopping.
As of Friday afternoon, a Lehigh Valley Mall representative had no updates on when the mall would reopen.
Amusement parks such as Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in South Whitehall Township also had to wait until their host county reached the green phase.
Dorney Park, which typically employs 3,000 seasonal workers, had no updates Friday. But in May, Richard Zimmerman, president and CEO of Dorney Park’s parent, Cedar Fair, said it would take each of the company’s parks a minimum of two to three weeks to open once they had “a good line of sight to an opening date in any particular market.”
Wolf’s reopening announcement came as the state reported 526 new COVID-19 cases Friday, for a total of 80,762 infections across Pennsylvania since the pandemic reached the state in March. The 526 positive tests were out of 13,150 tests, for a positive test rate of 4%.
So far, 6,399 people have died from the virus, with most hospitalizations and deaths occurring among people 65 or older.
The Lehigh Valley added 41 cases Friday, for a total of 7,308. There were two additional Valley deaths, one each in Lehigh and Northampton, for a total of 527 deaths to date.
Since shifting to the yellow phase, Lehigh added 178 cases, or roughly 13 cases per day, and Northampton added 140, or 10 per day.
Here’s what the green phase will look like:
Up to 250 people can gather, which would prohibit most festivals, conferences, sporting events or concerts.
Religious worship is exempt from restrictions, but social distancing is encouraged.
Those operating at 50% under the yellow phase can increase to 75%, but working remotely is encouraged.
Personal care services, such as hair salons and barbershops, open at 50% occupancy and by appointment only.
Construction activity may return to full capacity.
Dining and recreation
Restaurants and bars open for dine-in service, but with occupancy limits and other guidelines.
Indoor recreation, including gyms, spas and health and wellness facilities, open at 50% occupancy with appointments encouraged.
All entertainment, including casinos, theaters and shopping malls, open at 50% occupancy.
Schools can reopen, subject to federal and state guidance (though they will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-20 school year).
Child care may open, complying with guidance.
Congregate care restrictions remain in place.
Prison and hospital visitation restrictions will be determined by individual facilities.
Washington correspondent Laura Olson can be reached at 202-780-9540 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
Morning Call reporter Andrew Wagaman contributed to this story.


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What Brands Are Doing to Celebrate International Women’s Day
March is Women’s History Month—the month when, traditionally, brands turn everything pink to convince women that they care. On top of that, today is International Women’s Day. So if a month is too long, brands also have the opportunity to send their empowerment message on one special day.
And this year—as Orangetheory pointed out in its woman-themed spot—International Women’s Day falls on the first day of daylight saving time, meaning that it’s only 23 hours long. So, it’s really only almost a day.
Here’s a roundup—by no means comprehensive—of what some agencies and brands are doing to celebrate women this month.
What do women want?
Several brands and agencies have turned their participation in the month- or daylong festivities into a data-focused endeavor. WPP agency Berlin Cameron teamed up with market research firm Perksy to see how women felt about the way brands treat IWD—and they didn’t look kindly on any companies still pink-washing their initiatives in March.
The poll, which included more than 1,000 women ages 13-75 found that 90% think women should be celebrated year round. Beyond that, 30% said they think brands advocating for women in ads are just trying to drive sales. It proves that “one month of women-focused initiatives aren’t enough to make women feel seen and heard,” said Berlin Cameron president Jennifer DaSilva. “If brands want to show real support for women, they must find ways to celebrate them every day of the year.”
International consulting firm Kearney found a similar sentiment in its 2020 Women Consumers Survey, released just in time for IWD. Over 75% of women surveyed said they’d pay more for products that truly support the advancement of women, but walk away from brands they don’t see helping a cause.
The global state of womanhood
Equal Measures 2030 also released data in time for IWD, but its report, Bending the Curve Towards Gender Equality by 2030, focused on the state of women globally—and how much more work must be done to reach the United Nations’ sustainable development goals by the 2030 target.
Half of the countries studied, home to 2.1 billion women, won’t hit five key gender equality targets by 2030 if they stay on their current trajectories, according to the report. Those targets include access to contraception, girls’ education, political leadership, workplace equality and safety.
Equal Measures 2030 is made up of a coalition of organizations such as the African Women’s Development and Communication Network, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Women’s Health Coalition.
“Far too many countries have been stagnating or even backtracking on vital issues that affect the lives and futures of billions of girls and women, such as whether they finish school or if they have equal rights at work,” said Alison Holder, director of Equal Measures 2030. “Globally, progress towards gender equality is limping along.”
The best and worst states for women
Washington D.C.-based personal finance website WalletHub also took a data-driven approach to IWD, focusing on the ways that different metrics can affect the overall experience of women state by state.
Taking into account things like median income, unemployment rates, uninsured rates, life expectancy, political representation, education rates and the number of women-owned businesses, WalletHub ranked all 50 states. Massachusetts, it determined, is the most women-friendly state, followed up by Minnesota, Iowa, Maine and Colorado. The bottom five were Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Breaking down barriers in the workplace
Employment-related search engine Indeed zeroed in on the roadblocks women face at work. Based on a survey of 1,442 women in the U.S., the company compiled a list of most common barriers to women’s success in the workplace.


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On the BSE Sensex, Future Retail was down nearly 5 per cent after falling by as much in the previous session. Future Consumer crashed over 12 per cent after nose-diving nearly 20 per cent previously, and Future Enterprises declined almost 10 per cent, the same as on Monday.
Those stock prices have tanked since news over the weekend showed Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has called off the ₹ 24,713-crore deal after Future group's secured creditors voted against it.
Secured creditors - primarily banks and financial institutions - of several listed entities of Future Group voted against the Reliance Retail deal worth ₹ 24,713 crore, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. To get the Reliance deal through, Future Retail needed 75 per cent approval from its secured creditors, which it failed to get.
Future Retail Ltd is on course to bankruptcy after its secured creditors rejected the Reliance deal this week and as Bank of India initiated insolvency proceedings last week.
Bank of India had moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), filing a petition to initiate insolvency proceedings against debt-ridden Future Retail last week after the company defaulted on its payments to lenders because of the long-running legal feud with Amazon.
To stave off bankruptcy, the Future Group of companies had called meetings of their shareholders, secured and unsecured creditors to get the approval for the deal - under which it plans to sell 19 companies operating in retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing segments to Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL).
Amazon Inc had opposed the Future Group of companies' meetings to approve the Reliance deal. Amazon and Future Retail have been in a bitter and long-running legal battle. Amazon opposes the Future-Reliance deal because it was against its 2019 agreement with FCPL, the promoter entity of FRL - through which it acquired a 49 per cent stake in FCPL for about ₹ 1,500 crore.
Amazon also dragged FRL and its promoters to the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), where the Emergency Arbitrator passed an interim order in favour of Amazon in October 2020, stopping FRL from taking any further steps until the case is decided. Amazon has also initiated various litigations against FRL - before the Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court, and the NCLT.
In an example of the tirade of accusations and counters between Amazon and Future Retail: FRL had told the Delhi High Court, "for ₹ 1,400 crores (worth of the Amazon-Future disputed deal), Amazon has destroyed a ₹ 26,000 crores company. Amazon wanted to destroy us, and it succeeded. Amazon has been successful in what it wanted to do."
Amazon, in response to Reliance Retail's take over of at least 350 stores operations after FRL defaulted on its lease payments, had said the transfer of Future Retail's assets looks like "Ripley's; believe it or not," FRL let go of over 800 shops without any protest.
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Forget Silicon Valley and Silicon Roundabout: Birmingham’s Silicon Canal is the future of the UK’s technology sector
For years now we've been told that London could rival the Silicon Valley with its own tech hub. But five years after launching my business, I’m a bigger advocate for Birmingham's Silicon Canal than I have ever been.
There is an incredible talent pool in Birmingham that offers a wealth of brilliant software engineers. These are people who are often here due to family ties and therefore won’t jump ship to the next job offer from Google, adding security for companies.
What’s more, runway – the amount of time a business has to become successful before it runs out of money – is significantly longer in Birmingham. Read about the most common problems that startups have and you'll read about "running out of cash" again and again. The importance of this can’t be understated; building technology almost always takes longer and costs more than first envisaged so this is a massive advantage.
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It is, of course, widely publicised that businesses are unable to raise as much money in funding as our counterparts in the US, but in Birmingham especially, the money goes far further. Asos recently opened an office in Birmingham, citing 50 per cent lower costs for tech talent compared to London. Obviously value, not cost, is important – but when you analyse talent, cost, staff retention and recruitment, the value here trumps anything that can be seen elsewhere.
Tied to this, the tech community in Birmingham is undergoing exponential growth – connected and promoted by the Silicon Canal: an entirely community-run initiative to make tech in Birmingham thrive. There are regular software and tech meetups, where, aside from the wealth of expertise that you can surround yourself with, you can find something to occupy yourself every day of the week if you’re a social butterfly.
Read more: UK tech startups will create 20,000 jobs this year as VC investment rockets
But the most valuable asset is the actual business community, which is well connected and above all supportive, not just with tech businesses helping each other for no direct personal gain; the wider business community of professional services all support tech startups in this city.
There are other reasons I’ve decided to call Birmingham home. It is close to London – a commute takes just over an hour and twenty minutes, and is little more than someone commuting in from Zone Five – but the cost of living is far lower, which is reflected in salaries.
Read more: Silicon Roundabout will become Silicon Square in makeover of Tech City's Old Street roundabout in Shoreditch after TfL plans approved
The independent food community in Birmingham has also exploded in the past five years and the city has a string of new restaurants and bar openings all the time. It’s becoming increasingly hard to get bored of Birmingham’s cultural offerings; live music across the city, different festivals, a wealth of history and museums, and beautiful countryside like in the Lickey Hills is just 20 minutes drive.
Forget the “more canals than Venice” or “the most Michelin Star restaurants outside London”. I’d never set up shop in Birmingham for those reasons. But when it comes to the battle of the tech hubs, Silicon Canal beats Silicon Roundabout every time.


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Windows 10 was released last week.
Have you made the upgrade?Reviews of Windows 10 (from TechRader) http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/windows-10-1267364/review
You can upgrade anytime within a year to receive Windows 10 for free (when upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1)
New laptops will automatically come with Windows 10 starting this week, granted that there are still plenty on the shelves that will have Windows 8.1.
Remember, once you upgrade, you can't go back unless you reinstall a previous version of Windows... meaning you will lose anything not backed up elsewhere from your computer.


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Arnaud Nourry, chairman and CEO of Hachette Livre, joined Hachette in 1990, and since his appointment as CEO in 2003, has overseen the company's expansion into markets outside of France.
Speaking yesterday at the Frankfurt Book Fair with publishing consultant Ruediger Wischenbart and answering questions from trade journalists, Nourry explained that in 2003, he reached the conclusion that to continue to deliver stable profits, Hachette Livre had to grow, but due to scrutiny from the European Commission about Hachette's market share in France, the company could not expand in its native country. Given that Hachette already had operations in Spain and the U.K., Nourry concentrated his efforts there first, and then, with the acquisition of Time Warner Book Group in 2006, entered the U.S. market. Nourry doubted that he would have shareholder support for any major acquisitions at present, but he said that medium-sized acquisitions would "remain very active." On the topic of Hachette's ultimately unsuccessful bid to buy Perseus last year and whether Hachette may try again now that Perseus is up for sale, Nourry said he could not comment.
|Arnaud Nourry at Frankfurt
When asked if he expected any more major consolidation in the publishing industry on the order of the Penguin Random House merger, Nourry doubted that it would happen soon, but, he said, "down the road there will certainly be more consolidation."
After the e-book market in the U.S. was brought up, Nourry jokingly wondered if anyone from the Department of Justice were in the room. Asked if he still worried about the possibility of low e-book prices devaluing books in consumers' minds, Nourry replied that publishers "have to be very careful" and "never think that it's behind us."
Publishers have learned from the music and magazine industries, Nourry continued, that "when you lose control of the price point for your content, you are on your way to death." Book publishers, he said, "must have some control" of price points, whether through laws or contract negotiations. He has been convinced since day one, he added, of the need to make sure that the "value of our content would not be depreciated by others." Nourry also doubted that he was alone on this point. By looking at what other publishers have been doing in the U.S. and U.K., the consensus seemed to be that major publishers should keep control of prices.
Nourry also addressed the plateauing and slight dropping off of e-book sales within the United States. The conclusion his company has reached, he said, was that the e-book market so far has been one based almost entirely on e-ink devices sold particularly to avid readers. That population now is saturated--there is no growth potential, he continued, among heavy readers for e-ink devices. In his view, that explained the plateau, and the increase in e-book prices in recent years might explain why a slight decline has followed that plateau.
"I think the same will happen in the U.K.," Nourry said, noting that the U.S. and U.K. were the only to countries to have such wide, deep penetration of e-readers. He believed that the much slower of adoption of e-readers in continental Europe was the result of no retailer being able to offer both an affordable device and massive discount on content.
Nourry said he would remain "quite silent" on the topic of Hachette's very public dispute with Amazon last year, but did offer: "I think there were two options for Amazon and ourselves. Do we keep accepting deep discounting, or do we go back to agency?" The conflict came because Amazon was more in favor of the first option, while Hachette preferred the latter, and "the rest is history."
On the topic of proposed changes to digital copyright laws in the European Union, Nourry said that the "naive desire of creating a unified digital market" in Europe was at present his "biggest concern." Nourry wondered why the European Commission would attack the only media and cultural industry in which Europe is powerful, and said he believed that behind the scenes this was in fact a battle between some major American technology companies and European officials.
Nourry did not equivocate when asked if he saw a future for print books. "I think the answer is obvious that there is a bright future," he replied, and brought up the resurgence of independent bookstores in the U.S. as a sign of hope. During his last trip to BookExpo America, he recalled, the independent booksellers he met with were quite optimistic, while the buyers for big box retailers were the ones who were afraid. As long as independent booksellers "don't forget they are businessmen," Nourry added, they are in a position not only to survive but thrive.
Later in the discussion, Nourry said that he did not feel threatened by the ever-growing self-publishing industry, seeing it as "the contrary [opposite] of my business." While there are some proven authors who decide to self-publish, the vast majority of self-published authors, he said, are those "who have not found a way to a traditional publisher." He did acknowledge that sometimes, as with E.L James's Fifty Shades of Grey series, traditional publishers get it wrong, but he was quick to note that James had even greater success after signing a deal with a traditional publisher.
In the panel's q&a portion, Nourry addressed his company's direct-to-consumer efforts, saying that "we don't want to be retailers," but DtoC does help decrease Hachette's dependency on major companies that "may have a tendency to impose painful terms on us." --Alex Mutter


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The highly addictive game has now passed 200 million downloads and is available both as a paid app and as a free version in various app stores.
The game is currently available on Android, iOS, Playstation, Symbian, and just recently on the Chrome browser, but a Windows Phone 7 edition is in the works, which has been delayed and will be available to customers by June 29 through Microsoft Marketplace for Windows Phone
Angry Birds will come to Facebook, Wii, and Xbox as well and will cross desktop, gaming, and mobile platforms.
At present, there are three editions of Angry Birds: Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and the most recent Angry Birds Rio.
Angry Birds Rio, which launched this year, already appeared on the Amazon Appstore for Android storefront and made its way to other app stores as well, which has reached over 35 million downloads.


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iPhone 7 Battery Is 10% Bigger – That’s The Headphone Jack Message Apple Should Have Led With
Courage. It isn’t a virtue that should be lightly claimed by a major corporation. So Phil Schiller’s description of the removal of the iPhone’s headphone jack as courageous has been rightly ripped to shreds by the internet.
I fear that this is a case of Apple getting carried away with its own hubris. The belief that any and every change, update or step forward is worthy of its own superlative. If I were feeling cynical I would suggest that this is a trait endemic to California and its residents, but that would be over generalising and mostly unfair.
The truth is that by removing the headphone jack Apple achieved two things. Firstly it created more space for a larger battery (10% apparently) and secondly it gave the market for wireless haedphones a hefty kick. A useful side effect when you have recently paid out billions of dollars for a headphone company.
If, in presenting the change, Schiller has stuck to the bigger battery as a benefit line I’d suggest that the removal of the headphone jack would be receiving much less negative attention.


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As if Small- and Medium-sized Business owners don’t have enough to worry about, an increase of “hacktivism” has been predicted for 2012 by Kroll, an Information Technology (IT) consulting company. Cybercrimes are nothing new, but cyber criminals have more ways to infiltrate a small-business owner’s private company data. Just because a company is small – meaning it has 500 employees or fewer and less than $5 million in annual revenue – that doesn’t automatically remove it from a cyber thief’s list of possible targets. Everyone is at risk, according to Kroll, especially small and medium businesses.
Innovations like the cloud and geolocation technology are two-faced Januses that open doors of convenience for businesses on one side, while simultaneously opening portals of enormous potential for thieves on the other. It doesn’t help that more and more businesses provide their employees with company laptops and/or smart phones that sometimes don’t have the kind of firewall and anti-spyware protection that they should. And if a lost or stolen laptop or smart phone isn’t password protected, the data within is at a thief’s disposal.
Besides predicting an increase in cyber-based mayhem for 2012, Kroll also predicts that two federal geolocation tracking bills that were introduced in 2011 will never become laws. The Location Privacy Protection Act, which was introduced by Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), seeks to close current federal law “loopholes” that, according to Franken, allow device manufacturers, app developers and telephone companies that offer wireless Internet service to freely share their consumer location information with third parties. The Location Privacy Protection Act pertains to non-governmental entities, but the GPS Act, which was introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), covers both governmental and non-governmental entities, including law enforcement. Under the GPS Act, a person must give prior consent before a company could share location information, and law enforcement would have to obtain a warrant before a company could disclose such information about one of its customers.
The two aforementioned bills were introduced long before developer Trevor Eckhart posted a YouTube video detailing the dangers of the Carrier IQ app, which Sprint says it has disabled, that logs every keystroke a user makes and every URL he visits – even secure ones – and sends the information back to the carrier’s database. T-Mobile still has the Carrier IQ app on its HTC Amaze 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II, Exhibit II 4G, LG myTouch, LG myTouch Q, LG DoublePlay and the Blackberry 9900, 9810 and 9360 devices. The potential dangers of such an app exist not only for individual users, but for the carriers as well.
Despite Facebook’s privacy missteps, social engineering attacks, Kroll says, involve thieves using “clever tactics to coerce end users into disclosing sensitive information, downloading malware or both.” To prevent this type of cyberattack, as well as all the others, companies will have to become more vigilant when it comes to keeping track of their employees’ Internet activities and increase firewall and anti-spyware protection on company-issued devices.
Small- and medium-sized business owners have a lot to look forward to in 2012, but they have a lot to prepare for, too, according to IT consultant Kroll. As companies move more of their business operations to the Internet and the cloud, they give cyber criminals more opportunities to steal or corrupt important company data.


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Facebook users around the globe can now do more than “like” a post. They can love it, laugh at it or feel angered by it.
The social network rolled out “Reactions” – an extension of the “Like” button – worldwide on Wednesday, to allow users to express sadness, wow, anger, love and laughter.
In a video accompanying a blog post, the five new buttons appear as animated emoticons that pop up when the “Like” button is held down on mobile devices. The buttons appear on desktops when users hover over the “Like” button.
Facebook launched a pilot of “Reactions” – which allowed users to select from seven emotions including “Angry”, “Sad”, “Wow” and “Like” – in Ireland and Spain in October.
The “Yay” emoticon, which was present in the pilot launch (http://on.fb.me/1LBnXIG), was not seen in Wednesday’s video (bit.ly/24oZ6yi).
“People wanted to express empathy and make it comfortable to share a wider range of emotions,” Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page.
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in September the company was thinking of adding a “dislike” button, which spearheaded a debate over whether it would increase cyber bullying and negativity on the site. In October, the company said it would expand its signature “Like” button with various reactions.
The slow test and rollout of the expanded button – which Zuckerberg has said is the company’s biggest design change to date – is a marked change from Zuckerberg’s famous mantra, “move fast and break things.”
The company said it will also use “Reactions” to track user behavior and for ad delivery.
“We will initially use any Reaction similar to a Like to infer that you want to see more of that type of content,” Facebook said in a separate blog post.(http://bit.ly/1TFzfOC)
The feature received mixed reviews from users on social networking sites.
Many complained that they could not see the new emoticons, while some were unhappy that Facebook did not launch a “dislike” button.
Marina Cupo wrote on Facebook: “I would rather have had a DISLIKE button and then attach an emotion instead if I want!”
Users have often responded negatively to similar changes on other sites. Twitter, for example, replaced its star-shaped “favorite” icon with a heart-shaped icon called “like” in November. Users initially scorned the change, but Twitter later said it increased activity on the site.
(Reporting by Arathy S Nair in Bengaluru and Yasmeen Abutaleb in Washington; Editing by Robin Paxton, Ted Kerr and Phil Berlowitz)
Amazon workers strike as ‘Prime’ shopping frenzy hits
Amazon workers walked out of a main distribution center in Minnesota on Monday, protesting for improved working conditions during the e-commerce titan's major "Prime" shopping event.
Amazon workers picketed outside the facility, briefly delaying a few trucks and waving signs with messages along the lines of "We're human, not robots."
"We know Prime Day is a big day for Amazon, so we hope this strike will help executives understand how serious we are about wanting real change that will uplift the workers in Amazon's warehouses," striker Safiyo Mohamed said in a release.
Iran’s top diplomat warns US is ‘playing with fire’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Monday that the United States is "playing with fire," echoing remarks by President Donald Trump as the two sides are locked in a standoff over Tehran's nuclear program.
The United States quit an international deal aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program last year, hitting Tehran with crippling sanctions.
Tensions have since soared, with the US calling off air strikes against Iran at the last minute after Tehran downed an American drone, and Washington blaming the Islamic republic for a series of attacks on tanker ships.
At 82, NASA pioneer Sue Finley still reaching for the stars
Sue Finley began work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the US prepared to launch its first satellite into orbit in 1958, racing to match the Soviet Union, which had accomplished the feat months earlier.
Now 82, she is one of NASA's longest-serving women, starting out as one of its "human computers," whose critical yet long-hidden contributions to the space program, including the Apollo missions to the Moon, are finally being recognized.
Finley had dropped out of college and joined a group of mathematically gifted individuals, overwhelmingly women, whose job it was to solve the complex equations thrown at them by rocket scientists before electronic computing became affordable and reliable.


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Jules Peters makes a statement and speaks out against breast cancer to help raise money for vital research
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Jules Peters joins line up of stars to make a statement and speak out against breast cancer in a bid to raise money...
Celebrities make their statement and speak out against breast cancer in a bid to raise money for vital research
Thursday 26 April 2018
Celebs are coming together to support Breast Cancer Now's annual campaign, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, which...
Monday 9 October 2017
World-famous fashion photographer Rankin has captured portraits of UK celebrities, including TV Presenter Amanda...
Wednesday 10 May 2017
Rita Ora has commissioned the artist, Endless, to create a one-of-a-kind portrait, which will be sold privately...
Monday 18 April 2016
Ella Eyre, Jameela Jamil, Rosie Fortescue, Dionne Bromfield and Martha Rose unite for iconic campaign’s 20th...
Fashion royalty Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Mario Testino join forces to support Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
Monday 11 April 2016
Striking images mark the 20th anniversary of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer’s UK poster campaign.
Tuesday 13 October 2015
With performances by Jack Pack and Brit-award winners Bastille, stars came together to celebrate the 21st Anniversary...
Monday 28 September 2015
Asda’s Tickled Pink was launched with the aim of raising awareness of breast cancer and vital funding for two...
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Comedian Alistair Barrie raises money for Breast Cancer Now with his new show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tuesday 24 March 2015
Angelina Jolie has revealed that she has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to reduce her risk of...