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Bitcoin was larger, in an indecisive-looking market swinging between about $18,300 and $19,300. Costs have didn’t push larger after surging to a brand new all-time excessive of $19,920 earlier this week.
“Count on extra short-term volatility,” Katie Stockton, a technical analyst for Fairlead Methods, advised CoinDesk’s Daniel Cawrey.
In traditional markets, European shares slipped and U.S. inventory futures pointed to a decrease open as lawmakers mentioned new financial stimulus measures and merchants awaited new knowledge on U.S. jobs progress throughout November. Gold strengthened 0.7% to $1,827 an oz.
The ten-year U.S. breakeven fee, representing inflation expectations as implied by bond markets, rose to 1.81% on Tuesday, the very best since July 2019.
As bitcoin dominated headlines in November with its rally toward an all-time high, some of the outstanding different cryptocurrencies, XRP, quietly jumped 169% throughout the month to prime the efficiency rankings amongst digital property within the CoinDesk 20.
The transfer left XRP, the funds token utilized in Ripple’s international funds community, up 225% in 2020, versus the older and bigger bitcoin’s 165% acquire. XRP has a market capitalization of $21.4 billion, a fraction of bitcoin’s roughly $350 billion.
The frenzy could also be pushed by a looming airdrop of free “spark” tokens to anybody who holds XRP, some digital-markets analysts told CoinDesk last month.
There’s additionally the likelihood that some first-time cryptocurrency patrons are unaware it’s doable to purchase a fraction of a bitcoin – divisible as much as the eighth decimal – as an alternative of an entire token. For the novice investor, XRP, presently altering arms at 62.3 cents, appears lots cheaper on a value desk than bitcoin’s $19,087.
“Because the digital asset area has seen renewed curiosity within the second half of 2020, a brand new wave of buyers are in search of methods to get publicity,” stated Brian Mosoff, CEO of the publicly traded Canadian funding fund Ether Capital. “Ripple seems to supply publicity of their portfolio, and a fast Google search might lead to some customers believing XRP is reasonable and prone to turn into a product banks make the most of for cross-border settlement.”
Stellar, one other funds token based by Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb, was the second-best performer in November among the many CoinDesk 20, gaining 153%. It’s up 313% on the yr.
For comparability, bitcoin rallied 40% in November whereas ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, rose 56%.
Ether (ETH): Worth correlation with bitcoin holds strong during latest rally.
Bitcoin (BTC): Larry Fink, CEO of cash administration large BlackRock, tells former Financial institution of England Governor Mark Carney at Council on International Relations that bitcoin has “caught the eye” of many individuals and could “evolve” into a global asset.
- Institutional bitcoin store NYDIG raises $150M for twin crypto funds (CoinDesk)
- Not so quick! CoinMarketCap says bitcoin costs have not but topped the all-time excessive based mostly by itself information, at $20,089 in December 2017 versus CoinDesk’s outdated $19,783 (and now $19,920) utilizing the Bitcoin Worth Index (CoinMarketCap)
- Virtually 20% of PayPal customers have used app to commerce bitcoin, Japanese securities agency Mizuho says (CoinDesk)
- Russia says digital ruble will likely be solely token allowed as type of fee in nation, with regulation banning use of cryptocurrencies for fee set to take impact in January (CoinDesk)
- Blockchair lead developer Zhavoronkov mounts marketing campaign to cease Taproot improve on Bitcoin community (CoinDesk)
- Libra Affiliation rebrands to “Diem” in effort to distance itself from Fb-led stablecoin push that introduced worldwide regulatory backlash (CoinDesk)
- Cryptocurrency derivatives platform ErisX launches cash-settled contracts after bodily settled futures fall flat (CoinDesk)
- “We now have constructed cash for a world that’s geographically divided, however that’s not the phrase we stay in anymore,” Ajit Tripathi writes in op-ed (CoinDesk Opinion)
- BlockFi declares early 2021 launch for bitcoin rewards bank card (CoinDesk)
- Hottest debate on Wall Road is whether or not to purchase bitcoin or gold (Bloomberg)
- Australian crypto change BTC Markets by accident exposes private knowledge of 270K customers (CoinDesk)
The most recent on the economic system and conventional finance
European Central Financial institution chief economist privately gave dovish assurances to Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup, UBS, Deutsche Financial institution, BlackRock after ECB President Lagarde publicly made feedback on Italian bond market, economic system’s well being that have been seen by buyers as hawkish (WSJ)
Bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduce new stimulus proposal value about $908 billion (Washington Post)
In international markets, “everybody already expects every part to be actually unbelievable,” implying the optimism is already priced in, columnist James Waterproof coat writes (WSJ)
Japan desires to draw international expertise within the monetary sector by slashing earnings taxes (Nikkei Asia Review)
Huawei Applied sciences will get foothold in Southeast Asia after partnering with Indonesian authorities (Nikkei Asia Review)

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Estonia took part of the China International Import Expo on 3-8 November 2018. The official delegation was headed by Minister of Rural Affairs Tarmo Tamm, who met with Minister of Agriculture of China, Mr Han Changfu, the leaders of the General Administration of Customs and local entrepreneurs, as well as introduced Estonian flavours to the locals.
“While developing export we have to make sure that the state supports entrepreneurship in order to encourage economic ties between countries. My visit as minister and our meeting with the Minister of Agriculture of China reiterates the fact that both Estonia and its entrepreneurs are interested in long-term cooperation,” Minister Tamm said.
On 5 November, Minister Tarmo Tamm met with his Chinese colleague, Minister Han Changfu. “Estonia can offer China high-quality dairy and fish products, as well as organic products where we see a rise in our production volumes. Our food safety and supervision in Estonia are also at a high standard,” Minister Tamm noted after the meeting. During the meeting with Minister Han Changfu, both sides also discussed possible cooperation in research and digital solutions for agriculture. Minister Tarmo Tamm also invited Minister Han to Estonia to attend the international conference Agroforum Mare Balticum, which in 2019 will focus on agroecology.
On 6 November, Minister Tamm signed a poultry protocol with the Vice Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), Mr Wang Lingjun, which gives Estonian entrepreneurs the opportunity to export their poultry products to China.
“Estonian food safety and supervision are at a high level. Chinese inspectors have also seen this and as a result, we have already signed food safety protocols for dairy and certain fish products. Now we have taken one step further and also signed a poultry protocol with the Vice Minister of the General Administration of Customs,” Minister Tamm said. “What is especially noteworthy is the fact that we are only the second country in the European Union after Poland to have such enforced protocol with China,” the Minister added.
At the same evening, Minister Tarmo Tamm opened a reception dedicated to the introduction of Estonian food and food culture. The reception hosted Chinese officials and potential partners in the food industry to establish stronger political and business ties.
“Estonia’s advantage lies in our clean nature, which allows us to produce food that is both pure and high in quality,” Minister Tamm said in his opening address. He added that “Our businesses are greatly interested in exporting their products to the world and our current logistical and trade networks allow us to make it happen. Direct contacts are vital for developing export in the Chinese market and they can only be achieved through eye-to-eye meetings. That is why this event is of great importance to our businesses.” Renowned Estonian chefs Angelica Udeküll and Kristo Malm offered an array of Estonian flavours, including fish, beef, black garlic, curd snacks and nettle jam.
The official visit continued in Beijing, where Minister of Rural Affairs Tarmo Tamm opened the business seminar for Estonian entrepreneurs interested in the Chinese market, visited the Sino-Dutch Dairy Development Centre and met with representatives of the China Agricultural University to discuss scientific and technological cooperation in agriculture.
Estonian food and drinks producers that were represented at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai: AS Balsnack International, Heimtal Spirits OÜ, Saku Õlletehas AS, Värska Vesi AS, AS EBM Grupp, Vaba Aed OÜ, Amoor OÜ, Loodusvägi OÜ, Haage Joogid OÜ, Tanker Brewery OÜ, Farmi Piimatööstuse AS / Tere AS, HKScan Estonia AS, Reyktal AS, Orkla Eesti AS, AS PRFoods.
The Minister of Rural Affairs of Estonia, Mr Tarmo Tamm, visits China International Import Expo on 3-8 November 2018, meets with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Mr Han Changfu, and signs a poultry protocol with the Vice Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China. Minister Tamm was accompanied in China by a delegation of Estonian entrepreneurs. Photos: Eveli Post / Ministry of Rural Affairs.


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The revival of personal digital assistants amid the glitz blitz of Comdex this year owes its impetus to the Japanese, who have been developing their own version of the handheld computers for years.
Looking past the barrage of complaints about user-unfriendly handwriting recognition systems and unfamiliar software options, everyone from Microsoft to Compaq is looking to cash in with a new wave of handheld terminals aiming to make Spock's tricorder seem primitive by comparison.
Feasible? Maybe, if you look at where the Japanese are already blazing a trail. Japan calls its fledgling network the Personal Handyphone System – PHS for short – and got the world's first such commercial service up and running in July 1995. "This is the next-generation cordless phone system," says Shigeru Yoshinaka, who tracks Japan's electronics industry for securities house S.G. Warburg in Tokyo. "It will probably be even more popular than cordless phones."
PHS essentially serves as a cordless phone you can take out of the house. The signal is passed along an array of transmitters installed atop telephone poles about 1,500 feet apart. Because each transmitter uses digital lines to connect with central phone circuits, the capability exists for transmission of both sound and pictures.
Japanese electronics heavyweights like NEC, Hitachi, and Casio are among the numerous companies debuting PDAs at Comdex. They've bought into a handheld future because, in part, Japan's PHS network makes such gadgets inevitable. In a group-oriented culture, networking is a vital aspect of day-to-day business. Analysts agree that PDAs are a logical extension of both cellular phones and pagers.
The jury's still out on whether they'll prove similarly popular in the States. One positive sign is that Compaq, which previously ditched a PDA it developed in-house, has opted instead to use one developed by Japan's Casio Computers.
Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in the Bay Area believes the core market for PDAs in America will be tech-heads who have to get their hands on any new gizmo. But she's unsure if handheld terminals will be anywhere close to TV-based Net access in terms of future popularity.
"Although," Winblad says, "if I'm on the road and forgot my laptop, I would use anything to get to my electronic mail."


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You could just come to The Car Wash Show 2015.The Car Wash Show™ is the world’s largest car wash convention and trade show. Join us Las Vegas, April 23-25, for the opportunity to meet with over 300 exhibitors from all over the country, displaying the latest that the industry has to offer.
International Carwash Association is proud to announce an exciting new Emerging Leaders Scholarship, which will allow 5 lucky recipients the opportunity to attend The Car Wash Show 2015.
Recipients will be awarded an All Access Plus Pass and 3 nights of accommodations at the dazzling Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, located near Las Vegas Convention Center just off the world-famous Las Vegas Strip. This package is valued up to $900!
ICA continues to evolve the Wash Count benchmarking program. With a new partnership with ITR Economics, the quarterly Wash Count reports will provide economic analysis and forecasting in addition to the reports outlining ticket averages, wash counts, and revenues.
Everyone is big about cars in the Arabian Gulf. Whether it is a Ferrari, Jeep, Porsche or a more humble Fiat, people are keen on keeping their cars clean.
After working for years at oil companies and the World Bank, the Saudi-born Alawi Alsaqqaf teamed up with his cousin from the UAE, who shares his name, to set up Ibex Car Care. Research by Neilsen shows that car purchases in the UAE are expected to surge as three in four consumers said they plan to buy in the next two years.
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The 13 car washes and c-stores operating under the Danny's Family Car Wash name are now officially called Jacksons, reported The Arizona Republic.
Meridian, Idaho-based Jacksons Food Stores Inc. purchased 13 car washes, 11 convenience stores and other assets of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Danny's last September, CSP Daily News reported.
With the purchase, Jacksons now operates 214 convenience stores and car washes.
The Bismarck Tribune
The Bismarck City Commission on Tuesday decided to work with a private company in the next 90 days to build and run a car wash at the Bismarck Municipal Airport. Conrac Solutions would build a consolidated car wash for three car rental companies leasing counter space at the airport under a tentative proposal, said Bismarck City Commissioner Josh Askvig.
The desire for freedom and flexibility is driving and enabling a lot of the trends we see in business communication today, including the use of multiple devices, the demand for instant communication, the fall of face-to-face meetings and a wider adoption of internal communication tools.
There's a below the waterline issue in our modern organizations that no one is talking about and that communication tools like Slack, Yammer, Jive and soon to launch Facebook for the enterprise are not addressing: bottom-up feedback and top-down understanding.
Despite all the talk about the great flattening that has been happening in our modern organizations, traditional power structures still exist -- employees still have bosses. There is a disconnect between them and individual contributors that is driving a wedge in our companies and making them increasingly untenable.
While some are blessed with the ability to communicate well, most of us (and our businesses) suffer from at least one of three areas of communication breakdown. Here are practical tips to improve workplace communication if you or your business wants to be wildly successful.
Effective peer-to-peer communication affects the workplace in a variety of ways, including employees' engagement, morale and satisfaction as well as the company's overall success.
Gallup’s 2013 "State of the American Workplace" observed that "regular communication from the company’s leaders and informal communication between employees will begin to breed a culture of engagement, leading participation rates of employee engagement metrics and other interventions to be more successful."
In 2008, Publishers Weekly said Bill Tancer’s Click – What Millions Do Online and Why It Matters was, "...destined to become a primer for online marketers and usability experts while shedding new light on the mindset and curiosities of the average Web surfer."
Tancer followed the success of his first publication with a deep dive into world of online reviews for his most recent book Everyone’s a Critic: Winning Customers in a Review-Driven World.
A 2013 survey by Zendesk found that customers are much more likely to leave a bad review on social media than they are to sing its praises. And 88 percent of the more than 1,000 U.S. respondents said negative reviews affected their purchasing decisions.
This evidence points to a pretty jarring conclusion: Bad reviews can really hurt your bottom line.
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For any business, it's easy to become defensive when a negative online review surfaces. But there are several keys to addressing negative online reviews in a way that benefits both business and consumer.
Melissa Racer, senior manager of public relations at Sullivan Higdon & Sink and Accredited in Public Relations (APR) credentialed, shares her advice.
Social proof is a buzzword that has been floating around for some time now, and the term is gathering ever-increasing momentum in online marketing circles. The idea that someone else's experience will somehow help us predict our own is something that online marketers or small business owners should not be ignoring.


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Craftable now has an integration with Square. The restaurant management platform's robust integration with Square provides hospitality operators with full visibility into their operations, connecting purchases with sales data and labor in real-time with Craftable's newest addition, Analytics.
Craftable is exhibiting at the National Restaurant Association Show booth 6647 taking place May 21-24, 2022, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Craftable will be showcasing its flagship procurement solutions (Bevager and Foodager) alongside Analytics with all new Heartbeat, which shows trending sales and labor costs in real-time directly from the most innovative point of sale platforms.
"The partnership between Craftable and Square allows restaurant and hotel operators to make data-driven profit management decisions in real time based on sales, purchases, plate costs, labor and more, which is crucial today with the challenges operators are facing," says Renee Rademacher, Senior Director of Partnerships at Craftable. "We look forward to working closely with Square to provide innovative and forward-thinking solutions to the hospitality industry."
Comprehensive real-time data is critical for restaurant owners and staff to optimize operations and customer experiences. "This partnership with Craftable allows Square sellers to not only run their day-to-day operations more effectively, but also allows sellers to further reduce costs, identify trends, and adapt to the opportunities and obstacles that come their way," said Bryan Solar, Head of Restaurants, Square.


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Earlier this year, Google introduced a Chrome extension called Password Checkup, which notifies users if one or more of their online accounts are associated with recently compromised computer attacks.
Unlike a password manager, the Password Checkup extension only checks if the login data is used for possibly hacked accounts, offering suggestions for changing the access password and additional security measures, such as activating the two-step authentication system.
In just one month since its inception, the extension has gathered around 316,000 users, allowing Google specialists to get an overview of the number of vulnerable online accounts.
Considering the fact that billions of other users who didn’t install the Chrome extension offered by Google are likely to be in the same situation, 1.5% translates into an alarmingly high number of vulnerable accounts. According to Google, in the database used by the Password Checkup extension are over 4 billion user accounts with passwords that have become unsafe as a result of security breaches.


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If we needed any further proof that consumer tech’s extended drought is over, take a gander at D&H Distributing’s fiscal fourth-quarter results.
As a provider of all manner of IT, CE and small appliance products to dealers, resellers and integrators nationwide, the 100-year-old business is the perfect industry barometer, and the forecast is looking fine.
Closing out the fiscal year, total sales were up 23 percent for the three months ended April 30, led by explosive growth in premium notebook computers (up 120 percent) and connected-home products (ahead 77 percent).
TV, which had taken an industrywide shellacking in recent years, also mounted a double-digit comeback, with 4K, OLED and HDR options ostensibly fueling a 23 percent rise.
Elsewhere, in IT, desktop computers and printers were also strong, up 19 and 16 percent, respectively, while D&H’s commercial business also soared, on a 77 percent increase in pro-channel displays.
On the earnings side of the ledger, the period represented the company’s 400th-plus consecutive quarter of profitability.
For the full fiscal year, sales were up 11.3 percent, pushing annual revenue to within a stone’s throw of $4 billion.
“D&H is proud to have thrived through repeated market fluctuations over the decades,” noted co-president Dan Schwab, and has been able to “extend the resources to help our customers grow in challenging times and take advantage of increased opportunities during economic boons.”
The family-run, ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) business began as a Pennsylvania tire retreading company in 1918 and today operates six distribution centers in the U.S. and Canada.
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The number of Britons who own cryptocurrencies has risen to an estimated 2.3 million amid signs that fewer consumers believe that putting money into the nascent market is a gamble.
The Financial Conduct Authority said yesterday that its latest research indicated that about 400,000 more adults had recently bought bitcoin and other cryptoassets. The regulator’s survey suggests that 4.4 per cent of the adult population hold cryptocurrencies, up from 3.9 per cent in 2020.
The median holding has risen to £300, from £260, and the biggest investment by value reported to the survey was £7 million, up from £30,000 a year ago.
Even though ownership is rising, the watchdog found that the public’s understanding of the assets was falling. Its research also showed that 14 per cent of consumers had borrowed to invest in the cryptomarket, trends that are likely to worry regulators.
Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin exist only as strings of computer code and, unlike conventional forms of money, are not controlled by governments or central banks. The FCA believes that these assets have no inherent value and that their high volatility puts consumers at risk.
Cryptocurrencies are mostly unregulated. If investments blow up, consumers are unlikely to be eligible for redress from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the lifeboat fund for the investment industry.
Global regulators are also concerned that the cryptomarket is exploited by money launderers and other criminals.
Rick Eling, investment director at Quilter Financial Planning, part of Quilter, the wealth manager, said: “The fact that participation in cryptocurrencies is up but understanding is down paints a troubling picture.”
The FCA’s findings are based on an online survey of 2,568 people, of which 146 were former or present cryptoasset investors. This sample was topped up with 994 people who owned or had previously had owned digital assets.
Bitcoin rose from just under $29,000 at the start of the year to more than $64,000 in April, but is now back below $39,000.
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So you managed to pick up a fancy new Android tablet only to realize that working Facebook in the browser is kind of a drag and it doesn't provide an optimal tablet experience. Enter Friend Me -- a new Facebook application optimized for use on Android tablets running Honeycomb. Friend Me comes to us all from the maker of Newsr and TweetComb and brings Facebook to tablets, as you would expect it to be.
- News Feed - Quickly and easily browse the latest news from your Facebook friends.
- Comment and Like - Stay in touch by liking and commenting on news items posted by your friends.
- Profile - Easily view your profile info, wall, and photo albums.
- Friends - Explore a list of your Facebook friends and drill into their profile info and wall.
- Photos - Beautifully experience your photo albums on the tablet.
- Games - Play your favorite Facebook games directly in Friend Me. Friend Me offers a web view of your Facebook games, including Flash-based games, a feature of the Android platform.
Friend Me is available now in the Android Market for free and comes with no ads. With this being the first release of Friend Me, more features will be added in the coming weeks. If you're looking for a better Facebook experience on a tablet then give Friend me a go, you'll find the download link past the break.
“FRIEND ME” FACEBOOK APPLICATION, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR ANDROID TABLETS, AVAILABLE NOW
Locomo Labs Builds Tablet-Optimized and Feature-Rich Facebook Application, Free of Charge and Free of Advertising
Richmond, VA – June 16, 2011 - Locomo Labs, a mobile application development company focusing exclusively on the Android platform, announces the release of “Friend Me,” a Facebook application designed specifically to work with the Android tablet and Honeycomb, the newest version of the Android operating system. Friend Me is a free application with no advertising, available for download now from Android Market.
Android tablet users have long complained about the shortage of applications designed specifically for the tablets that run Google's newest Android operating system. Many apps designed for Android phones also work on tablets, but they don't always take full advantage of the tablet's larger screen and feature set.
“There was a clear need for a Facebook app that makes good use of the tablet’s size and features,” commented application developer and Locomo Labs founder, Chris Stewart. “I build apps that respond to what the market wants, but I’m also a consumer. Just like everybody else, I want apps that do what they promise, do it well, and without a lot of aggravation.”
Friend Me includes many of the Facebook features most-requested by the Android user and development community. New features will continue to roll out in the coming weeks.
FRIEND ME FEATURES
• Tailored Experience for Your Android Tablet - Friend Me takes advantage of the latest technologies of Android 3.1. The tablet-centric design offers an experience that best utilizes your device.
• News Feed - Quickly and easily browse the latest news from your Facebook friends.
• Comment and Like - Stay in touch by liking and commenting on news items posted by your friends.
• Profile - Easily view your profile info, wall, and photo albums.
• Friends - Explore a list of your Facebook friends and drill into their profile info and wall.
• Photos - Beautifully experience your photo albums on the tablet.
• Games -Play your favorite Facebook games directly in Friend Me. Friend Me offers a web view of your Facebook games, including Flash-based games, a feature of the Android platform.
About Locomo Labs
Locomo Labs, is a mobile application development company focused exclusively on the Android platform. We are dedicated to building hassle-free apps that consumers enjoy using and love sharing. Locomo Labs is the maker of Newsr and TweetComb, tablet-optimized apps available on the Android Market. For more information, visit http://www.locomolabs.com/
Zoom apologizes over security and privacy issues and freezes new features
Zoom has issued a public apology over several security and privacy flaws highlighted in its service. It has vowed to freeze new features for 90 days whilst it fixes them.
Aukey 26800mAh 65W USB-C battery review: My new go-to travel power bank
There's been a steady improvement in really big portable batteries with high outputs for us with laptops as they shift to USB-C, and the latest I'm relying on is the Aukey 26000mAh portable battery.
Bethesda won't be holding a digital E3 showcase this year
We have some unfortunate news to share (and no, it's not an April Fool's joke). Bethesda Softworks has confirmed that it will not be holding a digital E3 showcase this year. Instead, news about Bethesda games will be shared in different ways in the months ahead.
The Xperia 1 is still our favorite phone for shooting video
If video recording is your thing, then look no further than the Sony Xperia 1 — it offers a large screen, three great cameras, and extremely robust manual video controls.


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Jesters pies have been approved with a Tick by the National Heart Foundation (NHF) under their strict new regulations for meals eaten out, becoming the first café chain and the only national pie franchise to gain the Tick for a range of pies.
By reformulating five of its pies, Jesters removed two tonnes of saturated fat and nearly one tonne of trans fat from the food supply in 2006, reducing the trans fat levels in their Tick pies by an average of 82%.
With over 150 million pies being eaten out of the home each year, there are many Australians in need of a genuinely healthier alternative.
“It’s a common misconception that pies are an unhealthy meal. We’re delighted that the Heart Foundation Tick recognises the nutritional content of our pies to be that of a healthier standard,” Jesters Manufacturing Manager Norm Nugent said.
The NHF said Jesters are to be congratulated for taking in the challenge of meeting the Tick standards.
“Jesters will be subjected to regular random audits that will assess their pie preparations, ensuring the highest standards are maintained,” NHF Tick Manager Susan Anderson said.


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Three-quarters of business leaders believe Brexit is hurting Britain’s economy, a poll has found.
The firm majority view emerged from responses to a question posed by The Herald to business leaders across the UK attending a virtual global conference hosted by the Institute of Directors in Scotland ahead of the Conference of Nations United Nations on Climate Change COP26 in Glasgow in November.
To the question “Is Brexit harming the British economy?” », 75% of the people questioned answered« yes ». Meanwhile, 18% said “no” and 7% said they did not know. IoD Scotland noted that the sample size was 56.
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Louise Macdonald, National Director of IoD Scotland, underscored business leaders’ view that Brexit has a ‘significant’ economic impact, citing the effect on supply chains of skills shortages, rising costs and empty shelves. And she called for government action to prevent further damage to businesses.
The Boris Johnson administration pulled the UK out of the European Single Market on December 31 of last year. The UK officially left the European Union on January 31 of last year, but a transition period in which the country remained in the single market ran until the end of 2020.
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Ms Macdonald said: ‘While the pandemic may have distracted many from the impact of Brexit, comments from business leaders attending our global conference are clear: Brexit has a significant impact on the economy . In the last week alone, we have seen skills shortages affecting the supply chains of many multinational companies and we are all too aware of rising costs and empty shelves in supermarkets. It is essential that the government heed these comments and act now to ensure that the business community is not further affected. ”
When asked if they thought there would be another referendum on independence during the term of the current Scottish Parliament, another question asked by The Herald, 46% of UK business leaders responded “yes”, 38% answered “no” and 16% said they did not. know. The sample size was again 56.
Ms Macdonald said: “Responses show that just under half of the delegates believe there will be another referendum in this term, while a few more are unconvinced or uncertain. Whatever the SNP government’s decision, some leaders believe change is on the political agenda. Our conversations with members have shown us that after 18 months of uncertainty, they crave stable ground on which to rebuild and grow.


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With the creative approach ambitiously calling for hundreds of Scion owners to unite for a massive photo and film shoot, the monumental cross-media marketing campaign will evolve the brand's positioning and showcase its success in new ways.
"Our objective with this campaign is to celebrate the strong community of owners who have embraced the Scion brand," said ATTIK co-founder and creative director Simon Needham. "The diversity of Scions we had at the shoot was incredible, allowing us to create a phenomenal brand spot and many other campaign elements using owners' Scions. It was an amazing experience."
For several days in May, hundreds of Scion owners and their guests gathered in the Nevada desert for the "Scion United" owner event. While owners shared camaraderie, fun and entertainment, more than 300 of their stock and "from mild to wild" modified xAs, xBs, tCs and xDs appeared in Scion's photo and film shoots.
Images from the event - which looks more like a giant desert rave than anything else - inside.


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The total value of the settlement is $7.25 billion to a class of about 7 million merchants in the U.S. that accept Visa and MasterCard credit cards and debit cards, a law firm for the merchants, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP, said in a statement.
Visa, the world’s biggest payments network, said its share of the settlement filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, was about $4.4 billion. Visa said the proposed settlement payments, including costs incurred by and card-issuing banks, would be about $6.6 billion. That amount would include about $525 million for individual claims.
“We believe settling this case is in the best interests of all parties,” Visa Chief Executive Officer Joseph W. Saunders said yesterday in a statement.
The agreement, which provides for a temporary reduction in rates for merchants and allows them to impose surcharges on customer purchases, follows a seven-year legal battle with U.S. retailers that accused the two largest payment networks of conspiring with banks to fix swipe fees, or interchange.
“It’s been an extraordinarily intense and difficult settlement to reach,” K. Craig Wildfang, a lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, said in a phone interview. “Everything about this case is big and complicated.”
“But here we are and it’s a truly historic accomplishment,” he said.
The dispute began in 2005, a year before MasterCard’s and three years ahead of San Francisco- based Visa’s. Merchants alleged the companies violated antitrust law by fixing the swipe fees, which average about 2 percent of the purchase price. Proceeds generate more than $40 billion a year for U.S. banks.
The case had been set for trial in September before U.S. District Judge John Gleeson in Brooklyn.
The settlement includes a $6.05 billion cash payment, according to yesterday’s filing. That amount would be reduced if some plaintiffs don’t agree to participate.
The settlement also provides for a temporary rebate of about one-tenth of a percentage point on the fees charged retailers, according to the filing. The agreement includes modifications in Visa and MasterCard rules to allow merchants to tack surcharges on to bills based on the fees.
Those rule changes wouldn’t take effect in states where laws specifically prohibit credit-card surcharges, said Douglas Kantor, a lawyer for the National Association of Convenience Stores. The association said yesterday in a statement it wouldn’t participate in the settlement, saying the agreement offers too much to Visa and MasterCard and is unfair to merchants.
“The settlement doesn’t reform the market,” Kantor said. “It will still have Visa and MasterCard setting the fees so the banks don’t have to compete.”
MasterCard, the world’s second-biggest payments network, said the settlement would cost it $790 million.
“Our decision to settle is based on our belief that MasterCard and our stakeholders are best served by an amicable resolution,” Noah Hanft, general counsel for the Purchase, New York-based company, said in a statement. “We know that merchants care about their customers and anticipate that they will not impose checkout fees, particularly because the value merchants derive from card acceptance far exceeds their costs.”
Visa rose 2.3 percent to $126.91 in extended trading in New York. MasterCard advanced 2.9 percent to $442.
The agreement follows a 2010 settlement with the in which the two payment networks agreed to allow merchants to steer customers to different credit cards or other forms of payments by offering incentives. New York-based is still fighting the government lawsuit.
Visa and the banks that issued its cards would be responsible for two-thirds of the settlement in the merchants’ suit, while MasterCard and its card-issuing banks will pay the rest, the companies said in February 2011 regulatory filings.
Visa’s share would be paid from a litigation escrow account established under a plan designed to have the costs incurred by U.S. banks that owned the company before its 2008 initial public offering, according to its statement yesterday. When Visa deposits money into the escrow account, it has the effect of a stock repurchase. Visa had $4.28 billion in uncommitted funds set aside to cover litigation at the end of March.
“Our first take is that the settlement terms are better than expected for the networks -- most importantly, credit interchange is only being cut 10 basis points for eight months,” , a Jefferies & Co. analyst, said in a note to clients. “This outcome should be positive for shares of Visa and MasterCard.”
“While the banking industry may not like all the results in this case, our industry is ready to put this matter behind us and continue playing a critical role in our nation’s economic growth and job creation,” he said in a statement.
Before their IPOs, Visa and MasterCard were controlled by consortiums of the largest banks. After regulatory actions around the globe targeted the fees, the banks took the payment networks public in hopes of evading antitrust liability, the merchants alleged in court filings.
Few publicly traded retailers would be willing to apply surcharges because making one form of payment more expensive would impede the spending of consumers already struggling through a weak U.S. economic recovery, said , an analyst for in Chicago.
“The risk of ticking off the customer would keep most big national companies from doing it,” Swinand said.
Consumers who use credit also spend more, which may curtail purchases, especially high-priced items such as electronics and jewelry.
“They don’t want to put up a psychological barrier on spending,” said Russell Walker, a professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Adding surcharges “would be an immediate bump to revenue, however that discounts any reaction that customers would have,” he said.
The possibility of a new revenue stream may be too much for some merchants to pass up. In industries with less competition, such as airlines, adding surcharges may be easier, Walker said.
Last month in Australia, where retailers can apply surcharges, regulators set limits after concerns that merchants were applying fees above transaction costs.
“If you have an opportunity to levy a fee, do you just cover the cost, or do you create a new revenue source?” Walker said.
What probably will emerge in the U.S. is that the ability to add surcharges will give major chains such as and more leverage in negotiating swipe fees, according of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in Washington.
Large chains already use the clout of their transaction volumes to negotiate lower swipe fees than smaller competitors and having surcharges will boost that advantage, Walker said.
“If you are a larger retailer, you can expect more power,” Walker said. “For the smaller retailer, it will be harder to be treated in the same manner.”
Even if retailers don’t impose surcharges, the settlement also allows the use of incentives and discounts to steer consumers toward payment forms with lower fees. Some gas stations are already doing this by offering lower prices per gallon for debit or cash than for credit.
What large retailers would do with a decline in credit card swipe fees remains to be seen. Retail industry advocates say the savings from a reduction in interchange costs will bring down prices for consumers. lowered prices on more than 3,000 products following the cut in debit card swipe fees mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, according to American Banker.
The Electronic Payments Coalition, which represents Visa, MasterCard and banks, counters that retailers aren’t passing on savings. The trade group says the reduction in debit-card swipe fees was an $8 billion handout to merchants.
“The question is are you shifting dollars from banks to consumers or from banks to merchants?” Swinand said.
The National Retail Federation, which is not a party to the lawsuit, expressed reservations about the settlement.
“The money is significant but money is only temporary -- it’s here today and spent tomorrow,” , the federation’s general counsel, said in a statement. “What we need are changes in the rules that bring about transparency and competition that would be here for years to come.”


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This panel was moderated by Angela Buttolph (Grazia) and featured Verrity Hardy (UK public policy for Google and worked for Nick Clegg), Polly Vernon (Columnist and Feminist) and Mary Porter (Portas agency and celebrity "Mary Queen of Shops").
Brought to us by Grazia, the introductory comments referred to the fact that people didn't believe a weekly glossy would success! Now even have achieved success through petition to House of Lords for equal pay for women for companies with > 250,000 employees
When did you know you were a feminist?
Mary realised at Harvey Nichols when seeing it was a business aimed at women was run by men. She said "I think it's important that we continue the debate for this generation and the next". She had to suppress the way she was and make it logical and rational because that's how men have made business. The voice of the women always had a little emotion and culminated with Cameron saying "Calm down, dear".
Are we moving into an era where words that put down women are unacceptable?
Verrity says there has been improvement in racism and homosexuality but women's rights are still lagging. Women still die from domestic violence and still can't vote in some countries.
In tech, is it more female friendly? Facebook and Apple offer egg freezing. Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer have done so well.
Verrity Hardy (Google): The tech companies were founded by men and there are still more men in engineering and tech because that's the talent pool. We are missing out on 50% of talent pool.
But do women really want to be in politics?
Current speaker has introduced changes like more family friendly hours.
Transparency is hugely important and Google have recently released their gender employment details.
What is hot feminism, Polly?
A book about being own type of feminist however you chose without rules. "I want to be hot for as long as possible!".
What about social media?
Mary Portas: The pressure with social media on young girls with instant pictures and projecting perfection needs to be broken!
Verrity Hardy (Google): It's more acceptable to say you are a feminist and social media is great for spreading these role models that like Caitlin Moran on Twitter.
Mary Portas: Women have such power in buying, 80% of buying decisions are made by women, and yet so underrepresented in advertising. Where are the women? It's like politics but women don't want to be put into the lair. (Polly Vernon) Recurring adjectives: shrill, vacuous, arrogant
Polly gets a lot of other women who have a go. A lot of misdirected anger. Because of social media there is the perpetual invitation to speak all the time.
The demise of the high street, is that a direct rejection by women?
No. Mary focussed on creating social infrastructure going beyond just the demise of the high street, given that libraries are also closing etc. The government with planning laws have pushed small businesses out and allowed big businesses to thrive. Across the country, town teams are being set up, especially by women, to bring the high street back. We have changed with the internet doing online shopping, we want to buy little, more often and local. Now the big supermarkets are dying out and trying to be local and on the high street. I think in 2025, brands will create experiential places. The bar has been raised. People go to Selfridges for the experience. It will be more about community groups and coffee bars where people with mutual interests can come together. The consumer will be king and the local high street will be around socialisation.


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Jacksonville businessman marketing new drink for appetite control and weight loss
For much of his professional career, Jacksonville businessman Peter Hayes has worked in sales, selling real estate and insurance and doing some real estate development.
He's still in sales, but the product he's selling these days, a product he helped develop, is a fiber-rich beverage called full core, designed to help control appetite and promote weight loss.
Physician Elyssa Blissenbach, who operates three Blissful Wellness Medical Weight Loss Centers in Jacksonville, calls full core, which tastes like a lemon-lime soda, "fabulous."
The fiber in full core "takes care of appetite control" and "helps with cholesterol as well as weight loss," she said.
Hayes said that about five years ago, he decided he wanted to do something to stem America's "crisis of obesity."
Hayes noted that 36 percent of Americans are obese, including 17 percent of children under 19.
"It's totally preventable," he said. "... If every American could lose 10 percent of their weight, they would be in a position to not develop heart disease, diabetes and other weight related diseases. We could save billions on our health care costs."
Since "the easiest way to lose weight is to not eat as much," he decided to find a way to get people to ingest more fiber.
"Get a lot of fiber in you; it will fill you up," he said.
The obvious solution, he thought, was to create a sweet-tasting, carbonated drink with fiber in it.
"Everybody drinks soda," he said. "To my absolute surprise, there was no soda with fiber."
He developed an interim product called Nuvitae that he sold online and through physicians. That product "got good results," Hayes said, but his "business model was too expensive."
So he closed Nuvitae and reformulated the drink to "taste more like a soda."
Now a can of full core offers 40 percent of the recommended daily dose of fiber as well as 15 vitamins and minerals. Each can is 25 calories and contains no fat, sugar, sodium, gluten, caffeine or stimulants. It uses a natural sweetener found in the stevia leaf.
Full core is available from more than a dozen Jacksonville locations, mostly from gyms and health and natural food stores including Outtakes, a store in the University of North Florida's student union.
"I want to fight the freshman 15," said Hayes, referring to the fabled weight gain many college freshman experience. "No more 2 o'clock drive-throughs to Taco Bell."
Hayes' company is looking to begin marketing full core in retail outlets. One of the challenges is that full core doesn't belong to any obvious existing food category, he said.
"Where should we be in the grocery store?" he asked.
Acosta Sales and Marketing, with which he is working, "calls us a new food category, an appetite control drink," he said.
Products that didn't fit existing food categories have succeeded before, he said.
"Nobody knew what Red Bull was," he said. "Nobody knew what Gatorade was."
And in September, during the 28th annual Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, Hayes got some validation when full core was named one of the five finalists as Most Innovative New Grocery Product.
"We think its going to be a huge product," he said.
For more information or to purchase full core products online go to www.fullcore.com.
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Apple video service may charge $10 each for HBO, Showtime and Starz
The news service would also cost $10 per month.
Apple's rumored game service wouldn't include 'freemium' titles
It could provide details as early as March 25th.
Beats' spin on the new AirPods could debut in April
The true wireless Powerbeats may use Apple's H1 chip and support "Hey Siri."
What to expect from Apple's streaming video event
Brace yourself for original Apple shows and easier ways to subscribe to other networks.
Microsoft Defender is jumping from Windows to Mac
A public preview is available for businesses.
Apple iPad Air hands-on (2019): Just 'Pro' enough
It's a step up from the standard iPad, and it looks very familiar.
Apple iPad mini hands-on (2019): A love letter to old fans
It's a great small tablet, but it might not be as important as it used to be.
Apple rolls out pastel Watch bands and iPhone cases for spring
The accessories are now available on Apple's website.
Apple's news service adds the Wall Street Journal at the last minute
Other publishers are reportedly still holding off.


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Woman searches in vain for 8 hours for package in warehouse
For two weeks, she waited patiently for her order to arrive.
But last Tuesday, a few days before an important event, she became desperate as she had yet to receive the outfits she ordered.
So the housewife, who wanted to be known only as Ms Lee, 45, called the supplier in China, only to be told that her items had been delivered to a warehouse in Singapore.
She went to the warehouse, owned by Dragonlink, at MacPherson Industrial Complex and was greeted by a shocking sight.
"I saw mountains of boxes of orders waiting to be delivered. Some of them were even spilling out of the warehouse," she said.
Then came another shock: she had to dig through the huge piles to search for her package.
The warehouse operations manager, Mr James Lee, 60, said this was the first time such a situation has happened.
Since Oct 17, the company has received more packages from China daily than it could deliver. Customers such as Ms Lee are not happy.
She told The New Paper that she had ordered two sets of clothes costing about $200 from China's top online marketplace Taobao on Oct 15.
She needed them for an event over the weekend and had paid about $20 for the items to be air-freighted.
"It should have taken about three to five days for the items to reach me. When two weeks went by, I became desperate as I really needed the outfits," she said.
When the supplier in China told her that the items had been sent to Dragonlink, she contacted the Singapore company and was told that she would have to collect the item from its warehouse.
"My husband drove me there at about 3pm on Tuesday and I told him to wait in the car as I thought it would be a quick collection," she said.
But she ended up spending eight hours rummaging through hundreds of boxes.
"Imagine standing up and bending down for eight hours. The clothes of some other customers were soaked with sweat," said Ms Lee, who struggled with the bigger boxes because of her small frame.
"I dug and dug until my hands were dirty. I probably went through some boxes more than once because the place was very messy, but I still couldn't find my package."
At about 11pm, she went home empty-handed.
"The employees said that they would look for my package and told me to go home," she said.
"But when I returned the next day, they said they had not found my stuff. I was angry and frustrated and told them I needed the items urgently."
They eventually found her package - after another six hours of rummaging.
When TNP visited the warehouse last Thursday at about 7.30pm, it was filled with boxes. There was barely enough space to walk through the maze of boxes to get across the warehouse.
About six customers were seen hunched over the boxes, searching for their packages.
When TNP approached one customer, who was sitting down and looking weary, he declined to comment.
The warehouse looked mostly cleaned out when TNP returned the following night.
A female customer was arguing with a warehouse worker.
"You don't pick up calls and you never reply to any of my e-mails," she was heard saying as she demanded to speak to the person in charge.
Some customers took to Twitter and online forums to vent their frustration.
Ms Lee said she was just relieved that she got her clothes in the end.
"I don't know whether I'll continue using this service, but I really hope things improve soon," she added.
"I saw mountains of boxes of orders waiting to be delivered. Some of them were even spilling out of the warehouse."
- Ms Lee
Orders just came flooding in: Manager
More boxes than they could cope with.
That has been Dragonlink's headache since the pile-up of packages began on Oct 17.
Dragonlink is a courier service that delivers packages from overseas to local addresses.
Mr James Lee, 60, who is in charge of operations at its warehouse, said his employees had not encountered such a situation before. The packages usually arrived from China, mainly Guangzhou and Shenzhen, in quantities that they could deal with.
"Everything was smooth before Oct 17, when suddenly, orders just came flooding in. There were more than we could deliver each day," he said.
As a result, a backlog started building up, worsening by the day as more shipments arrived.
"We're doing our best to deliver every package. We understand some customers may not have received their orders, but they don't have to come down and shout at us," he said.
Mr Lee said the company has spoken to its overseas clients about the issue.
"But how to complain? At the end of the day, we are running a business and they are our clients. We just have to solve this problem quickly," he said.
As there are only about seven workers at the warehouse, Mr Lee said he tried to hire additional helpers.
"But no one took up our offer. So some of us had to stop our own administrative work to help the customers look for their items," he said.
He estimated that all the orders would be delivered by this week.
Mr Marcus Chua, 42, an operations manager who has been in the courier industry for 10 years, said such situations can be prevented by proper planning.
"The sales team must know how much the delivery team can handle. They must communicate," he said.
"It's like if you're alone, but you order food for 10 people, you're in trouble."
But Mr Chua conceded that such situations could still crop up unexpectedly.
He said: "You must have back-up resources, maybe part-time or freelance workers you can call to help settle your extra deliveries.
"If you plan right, you can handle at least 80 per cent of such excess. If not, then you're planning to fail."
"We're doing our best to deliver every package. We understand some customers may not have received their orders, but they don't have to come down and shout at us."
- Mr James Lee


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Missouri governor calls for online sales tax
Parson says state could collect millions more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Online shoppers in Missouri might have to pay more. Missouri Governor Mike Parson says he wants to enact a law that would enable the state to collect millions of dollars of new tax revenues from online sales.
Parson said Tuesday that he wants the Legislature to take advantage of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gives states the ability to collect sales taxes from out-of-state retailers who sell items to their residents.
The Republican governor said the new online sales tax collections could generate between $100 million and $150 million annually for the state, though he emphasized those are only estimates.
The online sales tax proposal will be part of Parson’s agenda for the legislative session that starts January 9.
Parson said he also will emphasize workforce development and infrastructure funding.
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Thompson and Northern Manitoba got some good news Feb. 1 – and it wasn’t leaked information a day early that the groundhog saw or didn’t see his shadow – whichever one means an early end to winter which is never how it is in the north.
The good news came in the form of the first COVID-19 vaccinations being delivered at the immunization site set up at the Thompson Regional Community Centre (TRCC) and of the province deciding to allow stores to sell non-essential items in the north once again, 10 days after Manitoba’s other regions got the right to do that and to open other businesses like barber shops and hair salons too.
The vaccines weren’t the first to be administered in Thompson. That honour went to residents of Northern Spirit Manor personal care home beginning Jan. 23, about a year after the first story about the coronavirus appeared on the pages of this newspaper, which was about six weeks before the presence of the virus in Manitoba was confirmed by laboratory testing. Other northerners have already been vaccinated, including elderly residents of First Nations and others from the region who made the trip to Winnipeg to get immunized as soon as they were able. But the fact that the first vaccines were delivered at the TRCC is still significant because it just may be, as Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) CEO Helga Bryant put it on Monday, the beginning of the end of the pandemic.
But don’t start planning a party yet because 1) it’s still forbidden by public health orders and unwise if you don’t want COVID-19 to spread and 2) it could be 2022 before a majority of Manitobans are vaccinated against the virus. Still, the fact that non-First Nations people from the north have now started to get vaccinated without having to go to another part of the province is a good indication that Manitoba’s battle against COVID-19 is finally starting to tip in favour of the health care system instead of the virus.
The second bit of good news is that stores can now open to sell non-essential items in person once again for the first time in more than two months. Sure they can’t have as many customers as they could during non-pandemic times but being open enables small business owners to likely sell more than they could via online and delivery and curbside pickup orders. Hopefully, this means that more of them will be able to stay afloat in these tough economic times, though hopefully everybody doesn’t flock out all at once to buy items that they have managed to do without for two months and contribute to the spread of the virus in the process. Right now, however, although cases are higher in Thompson than they have been throughout most of the pandemic, the majority of the spread most days is taking place in the Island Lake health district, where stores have had the ability to sell non-essential items in person throughout the pandemic. It is a cause of concern that the isolated First Nations that make up that health district have more than 800 active cases, officially, of COVID-19 as of Feb. 2, but the reality is that public health orders haven’t been able to curb the spread there even as some of the measures threaten the livelihood of people in Thompson and elsewhere.
The pandemic has been tough on everyone and the measures taken to try to manage it haven’t always been fair to the people they affect. Early after the virus was first found in Manitoba last March, restrictions were brought in across the province, even though the north barely had any cases at all until late last summer. The provincial government couldn’t have known that that was how it was going to work out and so they acted with an abundance of caution. But that decision hurt businesses here and in other parts fo the province, some of which were just getting back to sort of normal in the fall before case numbers started rising and steps were taken once again to try to limit COVID-19’s spread.
As Thompson Mayor Colleen Smook noted while at the TRCC vaccination site on Monday, the battle against the virus is far from over, particularly if people start their victory lap before they’ve actually won. This year, in a lot of ways, is going to be a lot like the last nine months of 2020. But at least now, unlike at some points over the past 10 months, there is hint of hope on the horizon. The thing about the horizon, of course, is that despite how fast you travel towards it, it always seems to be just as far away. At some point we will reach the end of this pandemic tunnel and emerge into the light of a more normal reality, but that day remains a long way off as of yet.


text: Blog Meta Layoffs Munnigramming Classifieds - January 30, 2023 0 Meta layoffs: CEO Mark Zuckerberg hints at more job cuts, middle managers at stake, say reports After firing 11,000 employees in November last year, Meta layoffs are planning for more layoff as Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now put middle managers at the company on notice, said reports. During a meeting with the employees of the company, Mark Zuckerberg, warned the managers about the job cuts, according to the newsletter Command Line by The Verge’s Alex Heath. Meta CEO told at the meeting, “I don’t think you want a management structure that’s just managers managing managers, managing managers, managing managers, managing the people who are doing the work.” The reported statement by Mark Zuckerberg indicated that the company, which is scheduled to declare its quarterly earnings results publicly this week, may fire more employees. Chris Cox, chief product officer of Meta, also discussed about the need to “flatten” the organizational structure. In November last year, Zuckerberg laid off more than 11,000 workers—around 13% of employee across the globe, in one of the biggest and worst layoffs in the tech industry, and extended the hiring freeze through Q1 2023. The one of the biggest tech giant blamed the macroeconomic slowdown, increasing competition and advertisements signal loss for the decision, saying it caused “revenue to be much lower than I’d expected”. Meta Founder said: “At the start of COVID, the world rapidly moved online and the surge of e-commerce led to outsized revenue growth. Many people predicted this would be a permanent acceleration that would continue even after the pandemic ended. I did too, so I made the decision to significantly increase our investments”. “Unfortunately, this did not play out the way I expected,” he added. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Related Categories: Blog Business Employment Events Finance Financial IT Jobs News Comments (0) Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.


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On the occasion of the Inbound Marketing France event, Simon, conversational media expert, showed how these new uses will allow marketers to achieve their goals. ” We are living at the end of an era “, it is in these terms that Simon, co-founder of Chitchat, the first conversational media Austria WhatsApp Number List in France and former Product Marketing Manager at , launched his conference “de l ‘interruption to the conversation’, during the Inbound Marketing France event . A decade (only) to introduce the mobile into the uses After a series of industrial revolutions and major changes in our daily lifestyles, the penultimate of which installed the web over a period of 20 years, Simon notes that it only took about ten years to see the emergence of a new one: that of the mobile. This technological revolution has accelerated.
In particular because of the ease of getting started to sell products or services on the internet. Among the factors mentioned by Simon Robic which allowed this acceleration, we find: Access to technological innovation : they are freely accessible, like artificial intelligence, whose projects are freely available on the web, Access to capital : it is easier today to get the first million euros to start a business, as shown by the amounts of fundraising, which have increased considerably over the last 12 to 18 months, Access to talents : the freelancing system has become widely democratized, often by choice by those who practice it on a daily basis, with pools of candidates to which companies can more easily access, New, more flexible working methods : starting with the agile method.
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Which has become the new standard in companies, which allows a project to move forward more quickly thanks to shorter iterations and feedback at each new stage. If your business or start-up sells a product online, you can also take advantage of the largest marketplaces, like Amazon, to gain more visibility. Social networks, like Instagram, have also added a payment module, which allows you to buy a product without leaving the platform. Less attention on online advertisements A new form of competition is setting in, because of these new players, who know fewer barriers to launching their business online. But to grow quickly, these companies need visibility: the market for buying advertising space is exploding, with $ 385 billion forecast for the year 2020. Spending is even expected to double to reach $ 517 billion in by 2023.
For its part, the click-through rate has experienced a dizzying drop between the beginnings of online advertising in 1994 and this year, dropping from 44% to 0.05%. The use of ad blockers has also doubled. While they were 15% in 2015, 30% of users have one today. The reason: Internet users protect themselves from advertising. They pay less attention to brand messages, despite the introduction of new formats, such as ad campaigns in stories, for example. The same goes for pre-rolls, which are zapped, regardless of the platform used. Thus, 93% of Internet users say that, for them, advertisements are more intrusive than 2 or 3 years ago, and 82% of Internet users say they have left a web page because of an advertisement.
The boom in online messaging
The boom in online messaging If traditional advertising no longer works, at least in this format, new uses have appeared. With 5 billion people using a messaging app every month, a new market is opening up for brands. From ICQ or AIM (launched by AOL in the years 1996-199) through the MSN wave (1995) and Skype (2003), the use of online messaging has only exploded, with in particular the arrival in 2009 of WhatsApp, since acquired by the Facebook group, and which has 1.6 billion monthly active users. Among the most commonly used messaging apps are Messenger (1.3 billion users per month) and Instagram Direct (1 billion). For Simon Robic, the observation is clear: messaging applications (5 billion active users per month) are used much more than social networks (3 MAU). Why ? ” Conversation is the most natural interaction protocol for humans.
Explains Alexandre Lebrun, ex-Facebook Research, quoted by Simon Robic during his conference. Brands must adapt to these new practices Faced with these new uses, the challenge for brands is to successfully make the transition between the limits encountered on these interrupt formats, where Internet users leave web pages due to intrusive advertising, and new practices related to applications. messaging. ” We must stop the interruptions and start conversions, ” analyzes the conversational media expert. For each step of the marketing funnel, it is a question of integrating messaging applications to capture the attention of Internet users: Brand awareness : promoting the brand by using these new, increasingly popular brand content spaces, which benefit from very high open rates (80% on average) and clicks (20%), by scripting the customer experience in the choice of options until payment.


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We saw recently that Bitcoin successfully went through its third halving this week, with the number of Bitcoin rewarded to.
Bitcoin price is struggling to reclaim $9,000, leading investor sentiment to turn bearish on BTC’s short-term price action.
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You might be surprised to find out that under some circumstances, using Bitcoin as a means of payment is actually a lot less.
You can gain a massive amount of money if you research, prepare a strategy, and select safe and reliable crypto exchanges.
For traders and investors looking to invest in Bitcoin, getting access to the real-time value of Bitcoin against Dollar is of.
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You can bet against an asset. The concept is called Short selling or Shorting. The term originally comes from securities, but can be applied to.
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Quezon City News
Priest holds pet blessing in Eastwood mall
Pet owners brought their cats and dogs to a mall in Quezon City on Sunday, Oct. 2, for a drive-thru pet blessing activity, according to a report by Manila Bulletin.
The activity was held at the Eastwood Citywalk Main Drive, Eastwood City in QC at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, where a priest blessed the pets with the holy water while they are inside the vehicles of their owners.
In a DZBB Super Radyo report on Sunday, the management of the Eastwood City said that its annual drive-thru pet blessing activity was conducted as part of the celebration of the World Animal Day.
A “pet wedding” ceremony will also be held at the open park of the Eastwood Mall at around 5 p.m., according to a post on the Eastwood City’s Facebook page.
The report said that 15 pairs of pets will participate in the “pet wedding.” It is considered to be the first wedding activity for pets in the country.
Aside from the drive-thru pet blessing and pet wedding, different activities such as in-person pet blessing, donation drive concert, and anti-rabies vaccinations will be held in the area on Sunday afternoon.
The World Animal Day is celebrated every Oct. 4, to raise awareness on animal rights and welfare.


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CHINESE tourists could be the saviour of single-use public transport tickets in Melbourne.
Yesterday The Age reported the government was planning to withdraw single-use tickets when myki replaces Metcard in 2013, leaving visitors to Melbourne and occasional train, tram or bus users unable to travel unless they bought one of the $10 smartcards.
Transport Ticketing Authority head Bernie Carolan said that from January 2013, ''all passengers will require a long-life myki card to travel on public transport''.
Asked yesterday if there would be further consideration of retaining a short-term, single-use ticket instead of only myki cards, Mr Carolan confirmed the plan to offer only reusable myki smartcards.
But Tourism Minister Louise Asher opened the door to keeping short-term tickets in Melbourne, partly as a consequence of the government's push to increase Chinese tourism.
Speaking at the launch of Jetstar's new Beijing service yesterday, Ms Asher said withdrawing short-term, single-use tickets in Melbourne was ''part of the negotiations within government''.
''The shorter-term tickets are something that's on the negotiating table,'' she said.
■ A panel in yesterday's Age indicated that Melbourne would join Singapore as one of the only cities in the world with a public transport smartcard system that does not also offer a one-off travel-for-cash option. In fact, Singapore does offer a one-off ticket that can be bought using cash, along with a cheaper fare using a smartcard. The mistake was made by the reporter.


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Volvo has just unveiled a trial scheme to allow users of Amazon Prime Now to book a test drive in a car. We discuss
Cars have bore the brunt of government policy on emissions in recent months
Government broadens attack on emissions, but there’s much more work to be done
2020 Ford Bronco concept
With the market seeing more and more crossovers every year, its about time Ford joined the trend
With the Jaguar F-Type having been a resounding success, how will the XK turn out?
What kind of engine is going in there, mate? A diesel?
The downturn of diesel is hitting some particularly hard. We discuss
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Selling around 170,000 cars in 2017, Alfa Romeo was up 60% on 2016
We travelled to Naples to buy a pale blue classic Italian coupé; now it's at home in Edinburgh and already making progress
BMW 5 Series: big and luxurious, but can you park it at the shops?
Cars are getting more spacious and luxurious, but that might be to the detriment of usability
We discuss how the Cullinan is more than it seems from the surface
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- DocuSign priced its upcoming IPO at $US29 on Thursday – above the $US26 to $US28 range previous indicated in company filings.
- DocuSign expects to raise $US465.7 million in its offering.
- The San Francisco-based electronic signature company is expected to go public on Friday.
- DocuSign will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker “DOCU”.
- The company was last valued at $US3 billion in 2015.
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ATFX, a global online trading provider, announced this Tuesday that it has added sales veteran Marcos Tigsilema as the Commercial Director of the firm’s United Kingdom operations.
Tigsilema has an expansive resume, holding sales-based roles with some of the top brokers in the foreign exchange (forex) industry. At ATFX UK, he will utilize his experience in client acquisition to help the broker expand its customer base.
Commenting on the appointment, Richard Craddock, the CEO of ATFX (UK) said: “ATFX are very proud to announce Marcos joining us as Commercial Director. His proven track record will help further accelerate the growth of our European operations and push ATFX further along our strategic path. Marcos adds another dimension to our multicultural and multilingual sales initiative as we continue to create a market leading customer experience.”
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Most recently, Tigsilema was the Head of Sales and Marketing at GKFX, an FCA-regulated online forex trading broker. Joining the broker in February of this year, he helped develop and execute a universal sales strategy for the firm’s operations, among other duties.
“We’re delighted to have Marcos join our expanding team. Bringing him onboard highlights our commitment to new business and attracting new clients to ATFX on a global scale,” continued Wei Qiang Zhang, Managing Director of ATFX (UK). “His role is critical to our strategy of developing partnerships around the world to further expand our client base, with his expertise in client acquisition of great importance to us.”
Marcos Tigsilema’s Extensive Sales Experience
During his career, he has also been the Head of Sales for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region for Black Pearl Securities Ltd, Head of Sales & Marketing (EMEA and LATAM) for BP Prime, Senior Sales Manager for EMEA and Global Derivatives at OANDA Europe, and a Senior Broker working in Private Client & Corporate Sales at Alpari UK Ltd.
“I am proud to be leading such a unique team, and look to build on ATFX’s recent successes. The importance of understanding how our business should be enhanced, pitched, and deployed will be an important aspect for growth, continuity and ongoing successes,” added Tigsilema.


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The Cost of Online Giving
Donating to a charity online may be costlier than you think.
While online donations account for only 7.6% of total charitable giving, according to Blackbaud’s 2010 Online Giving Report, it is the fastest-growing segment, increasing 40% in 2010 from the year before, according to a report from fund-raising software provider Convio.
That has helped juice the growth of online “giving platforms” with names like CauseVox, Razoo, Network for Good and GlobalGiving. These websites — some nonprofit and some for-profit — serve as gateways, making it easier for donors to give money and offering additional services such as website design and campaign promotion.
But those extras come with a price.


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Archstone Consulting's study reports that companies are contemplating the re-establishment of manufacturing domestically, amid rising costs and other strategic challenges within the off-shoring model. As companies reassess their manufacturing and supply chain strategies for today's global economic environment, the trend may create significant job opportunities in the U.S. For years, the concept of off-shoring, or moving production and/or sourcing operations to a foreign country, has been the mantra of any supply chain manager looking to cut costs. Now, amid volatile oil prices and an uncertain global economic future, this analysis no longer is a certainty. Furthermore, companies that will commit to domestic manufacturing can spur much-needed improvements in customer service, innovation and job creation - especially when servicing the large domestic market.
The Archstone study revealed that in the last three years, manufacturers have seen a significant increase in costs related to off-shoring manufacturing for export purposes rather than in country demand, which include:
In addition to the rising costs of conducting business on a global basis, the study found several soft cost issues, which affect the true cost of off-shoring, including:
The study found that almost 90% of the companies surveyed are considering changing or have begun changing their manufacturing and supply strategy and are being more and more selective in making off-shoring decisions. U.S. manufacturers have become increasingly aware of the need for a more sophisticated total cost model that considers factors such as supplier price and terms, delivery costs, operations and quality costs, customer-centric supply capabilities and other situational costs that arise. Manufacturers who approach sourcing decisions with a holistic perspective - evaluating market and customer demands and competitive strategy against a comprehensive knowledge of total cost - will likely increase revenue and lower costs, giving U.S. companies a powerful competitive advantage.
Archstone Consulting surveyed 39 senior executives from U.S. and European-based manufacturers, primarily from consumer goods and electronic industries, to assess the evolving footprint of global manufacturing and supply networks.


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We appreciate your understanding and patience as we continue to focus on the safety of our members, staff and community during this coronavirus pandemic. Please know that everything we do is done with the very best of intentions for our members, employees and the community.
Now more than ever, fraudsters are attempting to use the COVID-19 crisis to take advantage of consumers. Here are some examples of recent scams, along with tips to spot them and ways to protect yourself.
Government Relief Check Scams
The Better Business Bureau is reporting that fraudsters are pretending to be from a "government agency" offering a special stimulus grant. Clicking on a link takes you to a bogus webpage where you are asked to enter personal information and/or banking details. The links may also download malicious software onto your computer. Protect yourself - never click on links in messages you weren't expecting to receive. Read the full article here.
The Federal Trade Commission is also reporting word of scams surrounding government stimulus checks. Read the full article here.
Coronavirus Phishing Scams
Fraudsters are exploiting the global thirst for knowledge about the virus by launching Coronavirus-themed phishing attacks to spread credential stealing malware. The emails, which contain an infected attachment or a link to a malicious website, are made to appear like they come from the Centers For Disease Control or the World Health Organization. Consumers must be vigilant and use common sense before clicking on an email about the coronavirus outbreak. If a claim sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Read the full article here.
Ways to Avoid Coronavirus Scams
The Federal Trade Commission lists these tips for consumers to help avoid coronavirus scams:
- Ignore offers for vaccinations and home test kits. Scammers are selling products to treat or prevent COVID-19 without proof that they work.
- Hang up on robocalls. Scammers use illegal sales calls to get your money and steal your personal information.
- Watch out for Medicare robocalls and emails. Scammers are pretending to be from the World Health Organization offering benefits that don't exist.
- Watch out for phishing emails and text messages. Don't click on links in emails or texts you didn't expect.
- Research before you donate. Don't let anyone rush you into making a donation. Get tips on donating wisely from the Federal Trade Commission.
- Stay in the know. Visit the FTC's coronavirus website for the latest information on scams.
For the latest information about coronavirus, please visit the CDC Resource Center.
During these difficult times we will continue to do our best to provide you with information that will help to protect you from fraudsters and to keep your account information safe.
Stay Safe - we're all in this together.


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Increasingly oriented towards research and kids’ lifestyle, the Show of reference for childrenswear will present over 550 collections to members of the trade from 17 to 19 January 2019.
Platform and meeting point for the leather and footwear industry in Morocco, the Morocco Leather and Shoe Fair will hold its 5th edition in Casablanca from 28 to 31 March 2019 at the OFEC.
After Obuv’ Mir Koži in Moscow, Italian footwear and leather goods headed by Assocalzaturifici made a stopover in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, which to date are considered two of the most important markets in the CIS area.
The traditional awards ceremony for the footwear industry’s Devotion to Work Awards was held in Vigevano by the national SS Crispin and Crispinian Consortium.
Held from 6 to 8 November in Paris – at the Porte de Versailles exhibition complex – Expoprotection 2018, the French trade show held every two years, proposed the latest safety sector innovations of almost 800 brands, of which 47% was foreign in origin, with notable participation from countries like Belgium, Germany, China, Italy, India, and Great Britain.
In a climate characterised by political and economic uncertainties, the fall edition of Obuv mir Koži, the show dedicated to high-end footwear and leather goods, was kicked off at the Moscow Expocentre from 22 to 25 October.
The latest edition of Mos Shoes, held from 10 to 13 September, ends on yet another successful note, proving itself dynamic and perfectly suited to the new Russian market.
From 2 to 4 September 2018 in Dusseldorf, the third edition of the German tradeshow comes to an end among feelings of optimism and with a business-oriented spirit, thus confirming itself as an appointment that is not to be missed on the international trade fair agenda of footwear.
Italian footwear looks to Micam to turn around the results of a 2018 that has not started off on the best foot, while also meeting up with the main foreign markets of reference. Among special areas, initiatives, and events characterised by a high-glam content, the SS 2019 season of mid and high-end footwear will accordingly be kicked off.
Feverish preparations are underway for the next edition of Couromoda, which will be rich in innovation and new contents, thus enlivening what is an extremely popular event at Expo Center Norte in São Paolo, Brazil, from 14 to 17 January 2019.
In keeping with the increasingly widespread phenomenon of sneakers, the Agnona 2.28 shoe made from exquisite cashmere makes its debut.
After the debut of the PMG #Black Lab line of apparel for teenagers, on the occasion of Expo Riva Schuh, Primigi completed the Total Look of the new proposal with a footwear collection specially dedicated to it.
In the wake of the free trade agreement signed with Mercosur, on 30 June, the EU signed another important free trade agreement with Vietnam that calls for the almost complete elimination (99%) of all duties between the two regions.
Jooi Brothers, the Malaysian leader in the production of single and dual-density PVC slip-ons with its brand Asadi, debuted at the 92nd edition of Expo Riva Schuh with a new range of slip-ons made from an innovative antibacterial and antifungal material that ensures maximum hygiene when walking.
Saydo redefines the concept of comfort, presenting collections that combine well-being with a fresh and youthful style.


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The European Council has reached agreement on and approved a revised proposal for the legislative framework for the issuance and usage of the EU’s European Digital Identity Wallet that will enable EU citizens to store digital identity credentials including their national ID, driving licence and bank account details on their smartphone.
By approving a ‘general approach’ document that “further develops the concept of the wallet and its interplay with national electronic identification means”, the EC now has a “negotiating mandate” to take the proposal to the European Parliament for the next stage of the legislative process, the EC explains.
Overall, the proposed new framework will “ensure universal access for people and businesses to secure and trustworthy electronic identification and authentication by means of a personal digital wallet”, by requiring member states to “issue a digital wallet under a notified eID scheme, built on common technical standards, following compulsory certification”, the EC says.
It will also create “a legal framework for the exchange of identification attributes and information linked to identity”, provide for “user control and data protection and the targeted sharing of identity data limited to the needs of the specific service requested”, and recommends “the development of a Union toolbox defining the technical specifications of the wallet”.
The framework approved by the EC is the fifth “compromise proposal” put forward by the EU presidency. It incorporates a series of amendments to previous proposals for a European digital identity framework that will build on and update the EU’s 2014 eIDAS regulation on “electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market”.
The ‘general approach’ document approved by the EC lays out additions and amendments to the proposal across key areas including assurance levels, notification, certification, the implementation period, access to hardware and software features, issuance of electronic attestation of attributes by public sector bodies and record matching.
- extending the implementation period to allow EU member states 24 months to issue wallets rather than the current 12-month deadline;
- enabling citizens to obtain a wallet when their existing national eID does not meet the required assurance level ‘high’ by using additional remote on-boarding procedures;
- clarifying that the issuance, use for authentication and revocation of wallets should be free of charge;
- clarifying how the new framework will align with existing EU legislation including the Cybersecurity Act and Digital Markets Act.
Security and control
“During the debate, ministers expressed unanimous support for the objectives and approach of the presidency’s proposal, as a balanced compromise which took into account key concerns of the member states whilst preserving the delicate balance between the need for secure transactions and the possibility for citizens to keep control over their own data,” the EC says.
“Ministers emphasised that digital technologies could make life much easier and that a personal identity wallet would be indispensable for citizens and businesses across Europe.
“Underlining the massive advancement in how people use their identity and credentials in everyday contact with both public and private entities, and in how they employ digital services, ministers concurred on the key importance of the specific file for the EU’s digital transformation.
“The adoption of the general approach will allow the Council to enter negotiations with the European Parliament (‘trilogues’) once the latter adopts its own position with a view to reaching an agreement on the proposed regulation.”
The EU confirmed plans for the European Digital Identity Wallet in June 2021 and revealed in November that it is preparing to launch the wallet in 2024.


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Security key of the SIM card is important for keeping everything safe of the SIM card including purchase, conversation and personal messages. When any hijacker can break the security protection of the SIM card, he can easily perform fraudulent activities. Sometimes, the providing company keeps some vulnerability on their SIM cards for surveillance purpose, but this thing can be warning for the SIM card owner. Malware infection will be very easy for any mobile phone having a SIM card with security vulnerability. Karsten Nohl is the founder of the security Research Lab in Germany, has recently told The New York Times, in the SIM encryption technology, he has found a flaw that can be a way for the hijacker to get the digital key of the SIM card. The 56 digits security key will be the way to manipulate everything of the SIM card.
Spying is possible on vulnerable SIM cards
The worst thing will be impersonation of the mobile phone owner and it can spreads crime too. Nohl warned, “We can remotely install software on a handset that operates completely independently from your phone,” “We can spy on you. We know your encryption keys for calls. We can read your SMSs. More than just spying, we can steal data from the SIM card, your mobile identity, and charge to your account.” The whole process will just take only less than two minutes with a standard personal computer.In 1970s, IBM developed a cryptographic method for mobile phone and in recent days more than 3 billion cell phones are using that method. In IBM’s method there was vulnerability in the Digital Standard of Encryption. In the past decade, the older system was remove and upgraded, but still there are numbers of cell phones available in the market using the old version of encryption technology. In a test, around 1000 SIN cards of North American and European region have been found with vulnerability problem.
Security taste can check the status of SIM cards
Nohl always wants to remove the flaws from the SIM cards of the mobile phones and he is recently trying to clear the flaw in Las Vegas, security conference before people. He has said that this news has been given to GSM association, a group trading and representing in the telecommunication as well as cell phone industry. Claire Cranton is the spokes person of GSM association, recently talked to Times, where she stated that her company members are already using the older version, but passed the security test. They have taken decision that they are completely fine with their older version. Cranton cleared in the statement, “We have been able to consider the implications and provide guidance to those network operators and SIM vendors that may be impacted.” Nohl got a doctorate degree from the Virginia University on Computer Engineering and his name was on the paper in headline in 2008 for revealing the weakness of the smart card chips that are wireless. At that time, all around the globe, people used this chips in their transmit system. In the following year, he crake a security system designed to prevent attackers.