Fixed-Dose Carteolol/Latanoprost Combination

Monotherapy may be insufficient to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) for some patients with glaucoma, but therapy with 2 agents may be incon­venient and result in poor adherence. Yamamoto et al. reported results of 2 phase 3 randomized controlled trials in which a fixed-dose combination of 2% carteolol and 0.005% latanoprost, given as a single therapeutic (termed OPC-1085EL), was evaluated for safety and efficacy. OPC-1085EL was com­pared with carteolol and latanoprost administered as monotherapies or as separate concomitant therapies. The authors found that OPC-1085EL was well tolerated and reduced IOP more than the monotherapy and comparably to the concomitant therapy.wisepoqder Carteolol powder

The trials were conducted at several centers in Japan and included patients with bilateral primary open-angle glau­coma or ocular hypertension. After a 4-week period with latanoprost or car­teolol monotherapy, patients received 8 weeks of treatment with monotherapy, concomitant therapy, or OPC-1085EL applied daily in the morning.

In study 1, the mean reduction in baseline-adjusted IOP for the 113 patients treated with OPC-1085EL (2.9 mm Hg) was significantly better than for the 116 patients treated with latanoprost monotherapy (1.6 mm Hg). In study 2, the mean reduction in baseline-adjusted IOP was significantly better for OPC-1085EL (n = 76; 3.5 mm Hg) than for carteolol (n = 76; 1.6 mm Hg). IOP reduction in the 37 patients who received carteolol and latanoprost concomitantly was similar to that in recipients of OPC-1085EL. In both studies, OPC-1085EL was toler­ated well and associated with only mild adverse drug reactions.

The authors concluded that OPC-1085EL is similar to concomitant ther­apy in terms of IOP-reducing efficacy but offers greater convenience. They noted that subsequent studies are need­ed to evaluate it for a longer duration, administered at other times of day, and in more diverse populations.

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Switching patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension from concomitant latanoprost and carteolol HCL to a latanoprost/carteolol fixed combination led to similar IOP control and good patient satisfaction.wisepoqder Carteolol

Forty-three patients (43 eyes) who were using latanoprost in the evening and carteolol HCl (CH) in the morning were switched to latanoprost/carteolol fixed combination, once daily in the morning.Researchers found IOP values recorded at 1 and 3 months after switching from latanoprost and CH to the latanoprost/carteolol fixed combination (LCFC) were not significantly different from those at baseline.

Furthermore, they found no difference in the IOP values obtained using the LCFC according to the type of glaucoma, baseline IOP or number of medications contained in the original regimen.

In addition, corneal epithelial defects were significantly reduced, and tear break-up time was significantly increased.Nineteen patients said they missed doses with less frequency after switching to LCFC, and 29 patients rated the eye drop container as more user-friendly.

Thirty-three patients (80.5%) preferred LCFC, according to the study. – by Abigail Sutton.We’ve got great beer and poutine (just ask the Google) and several excellent prostaglandin analog/beta-blocker (PGA/BB) fixed combination (FC) drugs that play a prominent role in my glaucoma practice.

Inoue and colleagues, using protocol very similar to routine clinical care, have arrived at conclusions that mirror those of prior investigators: PGA/BB FC drugs lower IOP as well as the individual constituents used concomitantly, have a favorable safety profile, decrease ocular irritation and increase patient satisfaction.

In managing any chronic and initially asymptomatic disease, poor adherence is a prominent contributor to treatment failure: Drugs don’t work for people who don’t take them. Cost, convenience and comfort are integral. The latter two can, at least in part, be addressed through leveraging FC; in fact, it is possible to prescribe drugs from four classes, using as few as three or four drops from just two bottles, only one of which is preserved with BAK (and at an extremely low concentration, to boot).

Simplifying dosing schedules and minimizing iatrogenic complications encourage adherence and, in doing so, help control disease progression. Fixed combinations, while not without limitations, are one means to that end.

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Revlon Reorganizes to Focus on Its Brands as Stars

In a bid to regain some of its past stature, Revlon Inc. has dramatically reorganized in hopes of returning to the big leagues.bedak untuk mengecilkan pori pori wajah

"It is a sensible thing to do in today’s world,” said Neil Saunders, chief executive officer of retail analysis firm Conlumino. "Whilst channels are very significant, they’re a lot less relevant than they used to be because consumers cross-shop different channels…what’s much more important is the overall view of a brand.”

"Everything should be consumer-centric,” said Jane Hali, ceo of retail research firm Hali & Associates. "The customer makes connections with the brands.”

Wall Street reacted positively to the move, with the company’s stock jumping almost 7.5 percent, to $34.55 Tuesday.

Fabian Garcia, who took the helm April 15, has hammered out a top-to-bottom business structure that puts the brands in the spotlight, instead of the distribution channels, as is usually done. "We are shifting the axis from channels to brands,” Garcia said.

The aim of this strategy is clear. "We want to become a beauty company that plays in the top 10 of beauty companies around the world,” said Gianni Pieraccioni, chief operating officer of markets for Revlon. "This calls for two things — organic growth and also acquisition.”

Garcia quantified Revlon’s newly discovered ambition. He said the company’s goal is to reach a total sales volume of $5 billion in five years. The company’s revenue total now stands at $3 billion.

In a wide-ranging interview in Revlon’s spacious headquarters with sweeping views of New York harbor, Garcia went through the math. "If we grow ahead of the market 50 basis points for the next four years, we’re one small acquisition away from the number,” Garcia said.

With that target in mind, Revlon is reorganizing into four divisions. Revlon and Elizabeth Arden will operate in their own segments, Fragrances will operate as a unit, and the remaining brands such as Almay, American Crew, Sinful Colors, Mitchum and others will operate as the Portfolio division, Garcia explained.

"Along with that, we are creating regions so we can complement our brand-centric organization with a customer development sales organization,” Garcia said. Revlon will have five areas of geographic focus: North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, Pacific and Latin America. John Collier, currently senior vice president of the North American consumer division, will be president of North America; Eric Lauzat will be president of EMEA and Asia with regional vice president Marco Ficarelli; Jaime Vazquez will be regional vice president for LatAm; Tracey Raso will be the regional managing director for the Pacific region, and Enrico Baldassarri will be regional managing director for Africa.

The regions report to the chief operating officer of markets, Pieraccioni, and each brand division is led by its own president — Anne Talley at Revlon, JuE Wong at Arden, George Cleary for Fragrances and Sennen Pamich for the Portfolio segment. Talley is returning to Revlon after more than a decade at L’Oréal, where she was most recently general manager, retail strategies and business development for L’Oréal Luxe. Wong was appointed president of Arden in mid-2015. Before the Revlon-Arden merger, Cleary was named president, global fragrance, for Arden. Pamich has been overseeing Revlon’s professional division for several years and joined the company during the Colomer Group merger in 2013 (that $660 million deal added CND Shellac and American Crew to Revlon).

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Revlon: The Glory Is Gone

On Aug 8, 2019, Revlon (REV) reported its 2019 second-quarter earnings. Although the net sales saw a y/y decline of 6%, the operating loss as reported improved to $9.4 million, compared to a $58.0 million loss during the prior-year period. After the earnings release, the share price of REV dropped by 21% in one week, and then began to slowly rebound.

At the current price of $19.99, investors are recommended to sell REV, as this company neither has taken appropriate steps to turnaround its business, nor has the long-term growth potential to support its valuation.base make up revlon
According to the management, the higher operating income despite falling sales was driven by lower selling, general and administrative expenses. The company has been cutting overhead costs and has shifted brand support operations to its internal media agency. It also delayed the timing of certain product launches. The improvement in operating loss shows that such a strategy can be effective in the short term.

However, the global makeup and skincare industry has already become more competitive than ever. The Revlon segment, which is comprised of REV's flagship Revlon brands, has to compete with hundreds of other drugstore and premium makeup brands. Brands like Fenty Beauty and ColourPop have more unique designs, they are more social media savvy, and equally affordable. Now it is not the 1950s and Revlon has long lost its position as a market leader.

To survive in this era, beauty brands have to keep innovating products to get consumers excited, and they have to spend heavily on online marketing. Focusing on saving money and aggressively cutting SG&A costs simply would not work in this new competitive landscape. Most likely the reductions in operating costs will, in turn, further hurt sales.

Dangers in the Overseas Market

Several trends have continued in REV's business performance. REV has four segments in total, Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, Portfolio, and Fragrances. All of them saw sales decline in the North American market in 2019 Q1 due to retail store closures and lack of competitiveness, while Revlon and Elizabeth Arden managed to continue growth in the international market. Elizabeth Arden segment reported net sales of $91.2 million in Q2 2019, a y/y increase of 15.3%, driven primarily by higher net sales of skincare products within the Company's Travel Retail business and the Asia region, particularly in China.

China has been the growth engine for MNCs for the past decade, as this country rapidly develops its economy and consumers' disposable income grows. But now we are at this very special stage of China-US relations and US companies who find themselves reliant on the Chinese market for growth may have to come up with a plan B. A weakened RMB and a potential slowdown in the Chinese economy certainly hurts. What is more detrimental is the generally negative image of US companies among Chinese people, after Donald Trump banned Huawei in the US and escalated the tariffs. Now more and more consumers avoid buying US goods and look for alternatives from other countries. In the case of REV, Elizabeth Arden will face tougher competition from premium brands like Shiseido from Japan, Guerlain from France, and Proya from mainland China. It remains highly uncertain if the Asia region will be able to continuously contribute to growth in the following quarters.

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Win A Share Of €10K With Play’n Go Tournament At N1 Casino

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Win Free Spins From Falling Free Spins Promotion at Mr Green Casino

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Mount Airy Casino Shows Off Expansion Project

Mount Airy Casino Resort in Paradise Township is expanding by 100 brand-new hotel rooms and adding more space to its ballroom and event center.

"I think it's awesome. I think they need it. One thing, if you don't like to gamble, there's not a lot for people to do at night for the people who don't like to gamble, like me, so I think getting more activities will be good," said Debbie Frikkers, New Jersey.affiliate program

The $40 million expansion project started last year and is expected to be finished by April.Vincent Jordan is the vice president of marketing at the casino and says this expansion has been in the works for quite some time.

"It's really important to us to listen to our customers, and it's been long awaited that we would bring this type of facility on to the property and just give us another venue to be able to take care of our guests," said Jordan.

Even though the expansion isn't expected to be finished until the spring, you can start booking your hotel room right now.In addition to more than 100 construction jobs, the expansion will also create 200 new jobs at the casino.

"That's what we need. That is what everyone needs, jobs," said John Melissas from New Jersey.Melissas says besides job creation, he's excited to hear there will be more to do the next time he visits."You got to have things to do, keep people occupied," said Melissas.

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58 held at illegal casino in capital

Ahead of Diwali, Delhi Police busted a gambling den and arrested 58people who were allegedly playing casino from a hotel room in south Delhi's Ghitorni area on Sunday night.
According to the police, Delhi and NCR based young traders and businessmen were contacted through WhatsApp by the organisers who invited them for gambling at a makeshift casino made in the basement of a hotel on Mehrauli-Gurugram road.most popular casinos
During the late-night raid, cops arrested 58 people who were involved in gambling. Police also recovered Rs 11 lakh and 6,000 plastic tokens (used for placing bets in a casino) worth `84 lakh and five specially designed poker tables. They have also seized a large quantity of illicit liquor and hukkah from the hotel.
"We received inputs about a makeshift casino running from the basement of Imperial hotel in Ghitorni area. Several teams were made who conducted the raid. We cross-checked the information and verified the guest entries before conducting the raid," said Devendra Arya, DCP of south-west Delhi.
Arya said that FIR has been registered and 58 people were arrested. Organisers of the party were booked under the gambling act and other IPC sections in Vasant Kunj south police station.
A senior officer told Mail Today that the organisers had planned around six high-profile casino parties in different locations in a run-up for Diwali. They were preparing for running makeshift casinos for the last one month.
Special casino tables and imported alcohol were organised and the venue. Gambling card games are often played in both villages and cities around Diwali, as it is generally considered auspicious to gamble during the festival.The basement of the hotel was booked by a man identified as Sajid Khan,a gym owner in south Delhi. His two friends Dinesh alias Bhakti and Jagjeet Singh had organised the casino party. Even in the past, they have a history of organising illegal parties in Delhi and NCR," Arya said. Most forms of gambling are illegal in India, as the Public Gambling Act of 1867 clearly states that the running or visiting a public gaming house is punishable by modest fines or prison terms.
The states of Goa and Sikkim, however, allow casinos on their territories. Most gambling in the country, from penny-stake games at street corners and card parties in affluent homes to wagers on cricket and underground numbers games, is illicit and goes untaxed.
"Most of the arrested persons are local industrialists, jewelers and businessmen. They were contacted through a WhatsApp group. Just one day before the party, the organizers had shared the location and venue of the party," Arya said. Sources say many gamblers were placing their bets through WhatsApp.

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Crown Casino whistleblower alleges gambling giant skirting money-laundering laws

In a private room in Melbourne's Crown Casino, a man wearing tracksuit pants and runners approaches a counter with a rectangular blue cooler bag.The bricks of cash are casually exchanged for gaming chips for the punter, who is inside a special junket room at the Southbank casino for the SunCity group.popular casinos

His bag contains hundreds of thousands of dollars.Crown Casino is obliged to report all transactions over $10,000 to the country's anti-money laundering authority, AUSTRAC.These types of transactions are not uncommon, as CCTV footage from a whistleblower obtained by the ABC show.

But leaked reports from the Victorian Gambling watchdog in 2017 detailed concerns from inspectors about these types of transactions and the lack of record-keeping by the gambling giant.

One whistleblower says foreign high-rollers often fly to Australia on private jets, avoiding customs inspections, and exchanging huge amounts of cash with no trace."I think this is just the tip of the iceberg about what is going on at Crown. I think Crown are a law unto themselves,'' the whistleblower said."You don't know where [the cash] has come from, you don't know if it's the result of drug trafficking, of prostitution or child exploitation. You just don't know."

SunCity is a Macau-based junket operator that flies in wealthy Chinese gamblers to casinos in Australia.It has a dedicated gaming room within Crown's Melbourne casino.Inspectors for the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) raised serious concerns in reports about these transactions in the junket operator rooms because there was "a lack of recording of such transactions within Crown systems".

It also says that staff on the floor, when questioned about the large transactions, replied that it was a matter between the junket operator and their punters.Crown has a comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) program, which has been and continues to be subject to ongoing regulatory supervision by AUSTRAC," the spokesperson said.

"Crown provides a range of information in a proactive manner in accordance with its regulatory obligations, including the reporting of all transactions over $10,000, international funds transfer instructions and the reporting of suspicious transactions of any value.

"Crown has a strong history of compliance with and commitment to its AML/CTF obligations and we work closely with law enforcement and regulatory agencies in support of that commitment."The casino is also limited from disclosing which agencies it shares information with.

The commission reports also described how in one case, the VCGLR instructed Crown to cease business with a junket operator, but it was rejected.The VCGLR said as one of many regulators, it worked with other agencies including Victoria Police and AUSTRAC."If the VCGLR becomes aware of matters that fall outside of its remit, such as money laundering and criminal activity, the VCGLR has systems in place to ensure that these matters are referred to the relevant agency in a timely matter," a spokeswoman said.

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Bethlehem man faces sentencing for sex assault in casino bathroom

A Bethlehem man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a bathroom at Wind Creek Bethlehem casino pleaded no contest Friday to a crime that will require him to register as a sex offender for 25 years.month recommend casino
Traver A. Tilley, 31, will be sentenced for indecent assault in January by Northampton County President Judge Michael Koury Jr. Tilley faces guidelines that recommend probation to nine months in jail as a minimum sentence.
On March 18, 2018, the woman became intoxicated while drinking at a nightclub inside the casino formerly known as the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, according to court records. Tilley followed her into the woman’s bathroom, before her next memory was waking up in a bed at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill, said Assistant District Attorney Tatum Wilson.
The woman believed she may have been sexually assaulted and agreed to submit to sexual assault testing. Though Tilley denied to police that he had any sexual contact with the woman, the tests revealed his DNA on evidence investigators recovered, police said.
By pleading no contest, Tilley admitted prosecutors could prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. For the purposes of sentencing, it is considered the same as an admission of guilt.

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Waukegan expects temporary casino to be part of deal with developer

The city of Waukegan is not setting a price for the Fountain Square property it owns as it fields questions from potential casino developers, one of several new tidbits revealed Friday in an addendum to the city’s request for proposals.recommend casino
Potential developers have until 3 p.m. Aug. 5 to submit their proposals to the city of Waukegan, a deadline that was pushed back in light of the July 4 holiday and the level of interest, city officials have said.The first step after that deadline will be a review by city staff, according to an addendum released Friday aimed at asking some of the questions posed by potential developers.
Staff will conduct an initial vetting process, determining which proposals are viable and fit Waukegan, city attorney Bob Long said.
That short list will be finalized around Aug. 26 with interviews of the remaining candidates to follow after Labor Day, according to the addendum. A public hearing will be scheduled for late September.The public hearing will give residents and other community members a chance to speak on the subject, and each of the potential developers will also get a chance to present, Long said.
The finalists, chosen by the Waukegan City Council at a later meeting, will then be forwarded on to the Illinois Gaming Board, according to Long and the addendum. The city’s deadline to make those recommendations is Oct. 25.
The city has intentionally kept its criteria broad — leaving the location, size and scope up to developers — so that city officials can consider all options and then recommend the ones that work best for Waukegan, Mayor Sam Cunningham said.
Cunningham had originally been focused on the city-owned 32 acres at the Fountain Square shopping complex as the home of Waukegan’s casino.
Purchased in 2003 for $6.9 million, the land was valued at $5.5 million in an appraisal completed during the 2012-13 budget year, according to city records.An updated appraisal was completed just recently as part of the mayor’s push to get more city-owned land back on the tax rolls, Cunningham said. The plan is to release a registry of all the city’s properties, many of which are former commercial and residential sites.
The city will not disclose what the appraisal determined, considering it "proprietary” information, Long said, adding that he’s not worried the city will be low-balled because the developers understand it’s a competitive process.
The appraisal will be taken into consideration when evaluating the overall package proposed by developers, Long said. A $10 million offer for the land combined with a "bare bones” casino proposal might not be as valuable overall as a $5 million offer with a much more comprehensive development proposal.

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Brockton officials recommend casino zoning district

City officials are moving toward approving zoning changes at the proposed casino site, while also considering how to reflect a more comprehensive entertainment district.
The Planning Board favorably recommended Tuesday night that the City Council adopt new zoning rules at the site of the proposed $650 million casino. Developer Mass Gaming & Entertainment, an affiliate of Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming, filed a zoning ordinance with the council in March called a "resort casino overlay district.”recommend casino

The district, if approved, would be superimposed over the current zoning at the Brockton Fairgrounds, where Rush Street is proposing to construct a 250,000-square-foot gambling facility, seven-story hotel, event and entertainment space and 3,000 parking spots.

It will now go before the council’s ordinance committee, which is scheduled to meet May 27. The full council must approve the changes before they take effect.Planning Board members accepted the proposal’s height restrictions and setbacks, but also worked with the developer and City Planner Rob May to fit the casino district into the city’s overall planning vision, said Jack Yunits, the former mayor who is a consultant for Rush Street.

(May) wanted something a lot more comprehensive than just a casino zone, and we were able to accommodate him in a lot of ways,” Yunits said, adding that the city wanted to examine how Campanelli Stadium and The Shaw’s Center, for instance, would fit into the area’s zoning.

May said Wednesday that he was still working on the language that will be presented to the ordinance committee next week.

Among the originally proposed zoning standards were a maximum 100-foot height for the hotel and a 65-foot height or five-story maximum for other buildings. Setbacks adjacent to residential neighborhoods would have to be at least 80 feet, though the developer has proposed even wider setbacks in some areas.

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In U.S. government shutdown, your privacy takes a hit
Now well into its third week, the U.S. government shutdown has officially become the longest in history. More than 800,000 federal employees are working without pay, and the effects, as you can imagine, are beginning to pile up.

While the impact on national parks, airport security lines, and popular cultural attractions can be easily observed, some of the more worrisome effects are a bit harder to quantify.

For starters, the websites for both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are down, which means consumers are left in the lurch. Perhaps scarier, the FTC has also shut down its identity theft website—the site where people go to report fraud activity.

When you open the site, you’re met with a stark notice that reads:

"Due to the government shutdown, we are unable to offer this website service at this time. We will resume normal operations when the government is funded.”

What this means is that aside from less regulation on all your favorite (or not-so-favorite) government-funded facilities, this shutdown could inadvertently be putting your privacy at risk.

What happens when there’s no one to tell?
Identity theft was the second-largest consumer complaint to the FTC in 2017, when more than 100,000 new reports were filed. That was a 3% rise from 2016, and it is expected to have increased last year as well.

"Without a proper avenue for people to file and document fraud reports, hackers have more freedom than ever before.”

Without a proper avenue for people to file and document fraud reports, hackers have more freedom than ever before. This means people who are trying to report a crime—or verify an older report—are basically in legal limbo.

And then there’s the threat from robocalls and scam sellers. Because the FCC is inactive, people aren’t able to report and expose fraud numbers, so these automatic spam calls are free to run rampant.

Already, people have reported calls that are using the shutdown as a means to sway unassuming listeners to hand over their personal information. One, in particular, hooks recipients by claiming that the recent shutdown has affected their standing with the IRS. It then goes on to ask the listener to "verify” personal information by handing it over.

Unfortunately, without the ability to check and verify which numbers are real and which aren’t, most third-party call blockers aren’t able to update their software, leading to more unnecessary calls and more angry customers.

Privacy takes a back seat during closures
The problems extend far from Washington, too. People in Phoenix, Arizona, have faulted the Department of Homeland Security after it sent out mass appointment cancellation emails to hundreds of people—whose personal email addresses were openly visible to every recipient of the message.

Many local immigration offices have also started closing early. As noted on the USCIS website, "This information can change quickly, so please check this page on the day of your appointment.” While USCIS office closures may not directly affect your privacy, the little regard given to personal data is something that’s sure to carry over into other branches—if not already.

The U.S. government is the single largest spying power in the world, and with all the potentially embarrassing data it’s collected, there’s never been a better time for hackers to find their way in.

What to expect if the shutdown continues
While there’s no way to predict when the shutdown will end, here’s what to expect on the privacy and security fronts.

One trend you’re bound to see is more and more websites rendered inactive. Already, government-funded sites like NASA and the Department of Justice have become inert, and if the shutdown continues, more sites will be automatically shut down due to outdated or expired security certificates. According to Engadget, more than 80 TLS certificates have already expired.

The FCC has also stopped certifying new electronic devices that are heading to market. Though this may not have an immediate impact, the long-term repercussions could be worrisome. If some gadget comes along with super invasive built-in spying technology, it might not be acknowledged for days, weeks, or even years.

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FaceTime flaw lets people hear you, before you even answer
Think twice before cursing that ex who won’t stop calling: A newly found bug in Apple’s FaceTime means someone could dial you and listen to your phone’s microphone—even if you don’t pick up.
In other words, if you see FaceTime ringing on your device, the caller could already be listening to whatever it is you are saying, or doing.
How the FaceTime bug works
Open the FaceTime app and start to call a contact. Before that person picks up, swipe up and add your own phone number to the call.
Once you’re added, FaceTime assumes the connection is an active conference call and starts sending you the audio of whoever you’re calling—even if that person hasn’t picked up.
Worse still, if the recipient of your call hits the power or volume button to ignore you,the victim’s phone will start sending video, too!
Protect yourself from the FaceTime bug
Until Apple resolves the issue, the best option is to turn off FaceTime in your phone or computer’s settings. Here’s how to do that:
How to disable FaceTime on your iOS device
1.Open the Settings app
2.Search for FaceTime and tap on the result
3.Ensure it is switched OFF
How to disable FaceTime on your Mac
1.Open the FaceTime app on your Mac
2.Select FaceTime from the menu bar
3.Click Turn off FaceTime
Apple hastemporarily disabled Group FaceTimein response to this flaw, which appears to have fixed the problem for most users. A permanent solution is being promised with a software update this week.
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Share files securely and anonymously with OnionShare 2
We’ve been using OnionShare for a while at ExpressVPN and are quite excited to get our hands on the second version of Micah Lee’s convenient privacy tool.

Before OnionShare, sending files to a colleague online was either a massive pain, or required the use of services like Dropbox or Google, which would surveil, index, censor, and share files with governments and advertising partners.

OnionShare not only conveniently circumvents this problem but also adds an extra layer of anonymity with the Tor Network, meaning you’d be able to share files with people anonymously. All you need to send and receive files is the Tor Browser, which we strongly recommend anyway.

How OnionShare works
In short, OnionShare creates a web server on your computer and makes it accessible via an .onion site.

Once created, you will get a link to share with the intended recipient of the files, who only need to open it using the Tor Browser to download the content. By default, each file can only be downloaded once, but if you want to share it with the masses, you can disable this feature.

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What’s new in OnionShare 2
OnionShare 2 not only lets you send files but also receive them.

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To receive files, enter the ‘Receive Mode’ on OnionShare. Once again, share the created link with your source, who can then upload the file through the Tor Browser. The files will appear in a folder on your hard drive.

You can also create a ‘public’ link that lets you receive from multiple parties, kind of like an anonymous mailbox for letters and packages.

But just like with any anonymous drop box, remember that people could send you anything. Make sure the files are not malicious, and ideally only open file types you trust, such as .txt, .pdf or .png. And even then, it might be prudent to open them in a Virtual Machine, or TAILS.

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More new features in OnionShare 2
OnionShare 2 has plenty of other new features too, including:

The use of a sandbox environment for Mac OS
Use of next generation .onion addresses
Public mode
If OnionShare detects somebody is trying to guess your URL, it will close the server
Plenty of languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Japanese
Share files right from your Desktop
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8 ways the NSA is spying on you right now
In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed the NSA collects personal data on every American, as well as many more people worldwide. Though the scale of the surveillance was shocking at the time, it’s no longer the en vogue news story.
What is the NSA?
The NSA is the U.S. National Security Agency. Ostensibly there to protect U.S. citizens and interests, the truth is that the NSA monitorsevery American and the people of many allied countries—all with the backing of the U.S. government and large portions of Congress.
But it’s not only the NSA spying on its own people. Its counterparts at the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) are alsospying on and hacking targets of interest.
Here are eight ways the NSA is still spying on you,right now, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden and further investigation by the press.
How NSA surveillance works in America
1. The NSA can still access your phone records
In 2017, the NSA acquired data fromover 534 million phone calls and text messages. Unbelievably, this tally is over triple the amount collected in 2015, when the USA Freedom Act supposedly limited NSA access to data from communication companies.
The NSA has yet to release the extent of 2018 data harvesting, though recent reports suggest excessive phone collections might finally be on the way out. Let’s hope the stories are true, but it wouldn’t be the first time the NSA hasstraight up liedabout its surveillance policies.
2. Your favorite internet services pass your data to the NSA
Facebook,Google, Apple, and six other leading online services have all gone on record as having given their customers’ data to the NSA, as legally required by the "PRISM” program. Data shared includes emails, messages, and documents.
3. The NSA can hack your devices
The NSA’s hacking unit, Tailored Access Operations, has developed a whole range of hacking exploits. These enable the NSA to break into consumer electronics devices and IT systems as it sees fit.
When the NSA finds a security hole in a popular consumer device, it does not fix the security hole, but insteadexploits it. That leaves virtually every device vulnerable to hackers.
4. All your security devices are exploitable thanks to the NSA
The NSA has made the job of hacking security devices easier for itself, by coercing many manufacturers intobuilding vulnerabilities into products.
If that isn’t enough, the NSA is known to intercept shipments of computers and phonesto put "backdoors” on them. The backdoor circumvents security measures of the device, allowing the NSA to spy on the end user.
5. The NSA can track you wherever you are
When you move around your town, cell phone towers can calculate your exact position. Though the NSA claims it no longer collects this bulk data itself, cell phone providers are still required to do so, and they, in turn, must surrender those records to the NSA when ordered by a court.
By far the worst aspect of this unwieldy power is that you don’t even have to be the subject of an inquiry yourself. The data of millionscan be handed over, without notice, because you had even the most tangential connection to a person under surveillance.
How the NSA spies on you overseas
6. The NSA has tapped internet lines worldwide
Theinternetconnects different continents via undersea fiber optic cables that carry staggering amounts of data. In some places, the NSA has deals with local intelligence agencies totap into these cables; in others, it does so on its own. The NSA even uses submarines to attach snooping bugs to wires deep beneath in the ocean.
7. The NSA hacks foreign companies
In Brazil, Germany and other countries, the NSA hasbroken into the internal networksof major telecommunications providers, intercepting the data they gather and weakening the security of their systems. It collects every email and phone call it can.
8. The NSA knows everything you own and buy
Through agreements and hacking, the NSA can access credit card networks, payment gateways, and wire transfer facilitiesaround the world. This monetary surveillance allows The NSA to follow every cent of your money, where it comes from, and what you spend it on.
Protect yourself from NSA surveillance
While NSA surveillance extends across the globe, there is still a lot you can do to safeguard your internet privacy. Check out thislist of top privacy tipsand always be conscious of what you’re sharing, with whom you’re sharing, and how you share it.
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Worried your devices will get confiscated at the border? Here’s what you can do
There is growing evidence to suggest that border security agents are taking greater steps to intrude into our daily lives. Just last year, customs agents in the U.S. conducted over 33,000 warrantless device searches—quadruple the number from only three years ago.

A recent testimonial in a lawsuit headed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union revealed that agents "are asserting near-unfettered authority to search and seize travelers’ devices at the border.” The information from which can be stored for up to an eyebrow-raising 75 years.

More alarming is that border officials can also search electronic devices to find information about anyone you’re connected to, e.g., family or friends, and any sources a journalist or scholar may have. Any person in your contact list is fair game. And this blatant invasion of privacy is not limited to the U.S.

Advocacy groups are fighting to stop unwarranted device searches and seizures, but there are several things you can do to prevent border security from accessing sensitive information on your devices.

1. Travel without your devices
The simplest and safest way to avoid a border search is to just not bring your devices with you. But, while it may be nice to take a break from your devices, it would probably be an incredible inconvenience to those who rely on devices to stay connected to the rest of the world.

2. Get a burner phone with only the data you need
A burner phone or computer used only for traveling is another way to reduce the amount of sensitive information you carry. Ideally, your devices only have what you need for your travels, and not much more.

When setting up your burner devices, make sure there aren’t any email accounts, social media apps, or personal photos on them. That way, if your device does get confiscated and picked through, there’s not much to see.

3. Store sensitive information on the cloud and temporarily delete apps on your phone
The good news is that in the U.S. border patrol agents cannot look through travelers’ data if they’re stored online.

So for those who can’t (or don’t want to) purchase more devices, one simple way to avoid data mining at the border is to store information in the cloud and delete everything on your device. Be careful though: If you leave anything behind the data is still fair game.

Social media and email accounts are particularly easy to remove because you just have to sign back in once you reinstall the app.

If storing data on the cloud is not an option, you can still claim plausible deniability of the data on your device by adding hidden volumes or hidden operating systems, which, if set up correctly, will hide your data from even advanced forensics.

4. Disable biometric data security and encrypt your devices
In the U.S., border agents can compel you to use your biometric security to unlock your devices for examination. Make sure you disable it and instead use long passwords and encryption.

Additionally, you should ensure that your devices are disk-encrypted. If your Android device runs 6.0 or above, it is encrypted by default, but you can check at Settings > Security. Apple users can rest easy as all iOS devices are encrypted by default. MacOS laptops can be encrypted with FileVault, and with BitLocker on Windows 10 machines.

Be wary of the fact that border agents can still seize your devices to try and have a crack at them and, if you’re a visitor to the U.S., you can even be refused entry if you don’t comply to search demands.

5. Report any violations
While there are interim solutions to the unwarranted examination of our devices, there is no substitute for a full reversal of this intrusion into our personal privacy.

Report any inappropriate behavior to organizations like the ACLU or the EFF, who are fighting to push back on infringements of your rights.

The ACLU and the EFF sued the federal government for warrantless searches in 2017, and are making headway in their case. Reporting abuse is critical in helping these organizations mount a case against Customs and Immigration.

The best way to avoid having your data seized at the border
Sadly, these solutions are not perfect. Warrantless searches still happen at an increasing rate and there’s not much you can do to stop border agents searching your devices any time they wish.

The best thing you can do is take as little sensitive data as possible when crossing a border and report any violation of privacy to organizations like the ACLU, OpenMedia, and the EFF.
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International Schools in Hangzhou of China You will find below a list of the most popular international and bilingual schools for expats in China with fee information. It includes nursery schools, primary and secondary (high) schools and you will find the right school to prepare for International Baccalaureate, and other diploma in China. Some schools will follow the American or British curriculums with English speaking programs while others are regulated under the French or Japanese education system.best kindergarten in hangzhou Education in China Education in the People's Republic of China is state-run system administered by the Ministry of Education.
 It is the largest education system in the world. Schooling is free of charge for Chinese citizens age 6 to 15 (books and uniforms may cost a small fee). In rural parts of China, many students stop their education at age 15. The Ministry of Education estimates that 99.7 percent of the population has achieved a nine-year basic education. Chinese public schools are required by law to accept children of legal foreign residents. Admissions requirements vary but schools may require an admissions application, health records, passport, visa information, school records, birth certificate, recommendation letters, interviews, entrance exams and language requirements. Students who cannot speak Mandarin are held at first grade until their language skills reach acceptable levels.
 All classes except English are taught entirely in Chinese and there is little support for families and students who do not speak Chinese. International Schools International schools can be the perfect solution for an expat student (multinational corporation executives, children of diplomats, NGO staff) in China. There are a growing number of private schools in China. These schools mostly cater to wealthy Chinese or international students. Schools usually follow a curriculum model from the US, UK, France, Canada or Australia/New Zealand. Primary instruction may be any language (and multiple languages are usually taught), but it is usually in English, French, Spanish, German, or Japanese.
 Many schools provide similar standards of schooling around the globe, providing for an easy transition between schools whether they are in France or Vietnam. Schools often provide internationally accepted accreditation such as the international baccalaureate. Most international schools in China will only accept Chinese who hold a foreign passport. There are over 70 schools approved by China's Ministry of Education to provide foreign instruction. Unlike local children, foreigners must pay a yearly tuition which varies but starts at about 28,000 RMB. Admission and enrollment procedures vary from school to school.
 Space is often limited and preference may be given to students based on nationality. Tuition tends to be expensive based on local standards, but offers high standards of learning, boast smaller class sizes, first-rate facilities, and extracurricular. Boarding facilities are available at some schools, but most only provide day classes.

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Chinese American International School Chinese American International School (CAIS) is a private, independent school in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. Founded in 1981, with just ten students in the basement of a University of California Extension building, CAIS is the earliest Mandarin-English dual-language immersion school in the United States.international school in Tianjin The school now enrolls 520 students in grades pre-K through eight on three campuses: early childhood, lower school, and middle school.
 CAIS follows a 50/50 Chinese/English model in the early childhood and lower school divisions and a 30/70 model in the middle school. Currently, classes in grades pre-K through five are staffed by both a lead teacher and a teaching associate. CAIS was a recipient of the Goldman Sachs Award for Excellence for International Education in 2005.CAIS employs full-time curriculum leaders in both English and Chinese who work with teachers and teaching associates in all three divisions on designing and delivering an integrated and aligned curriculum in both languages.
In the early childhood and lower school divisions, and to a lesser degree in the middle school, the curriculum is organized into integrated units, with all subjects and both languages integrated under a unified theme. Examples are "Exploring Living Things” (pre-K); "Everyone can make a change/Helping Others is the Foundation of Happiness” (3rd grade); and "Water, Water, Everywhere” (7th grade). CAIS’s curriculum framework ensures integration across languages and subjects through six "Focuses of Integration”—lenses through which all subjects can be viewed across all grades.
Inspired by the IB MYP (International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme) "Areas of Integration,” the CAIS "Focuses of Integration” are Change and Continuity, Environments, Global Citizenship, Self-Development, Culture, and Innovation and Creativity. Subjects In the early childhood and lower school divisions, students learn language arts, social studies, math, and health in Chinese. Language arts, social studies, math, lab science, and PE are taught in English, and the visual and performing arts are taught in both languages, with selection of language dependent on staffing.
The school has dual language social emotional learning programs both in the classroom and on the playground. In middle school, language arts and social studies and some arts classes are taught in Chinese. CAIS employs a Chinese-speaking educational technology integrator for all divisions, and technology skills are integrated directly into the curriculum in all subjects in both Chinese and English. Coding and design are separate classes taught in English.In CAIS’s play-based early childhood program, the focus is on oral and aural proficiency within a developmentally appropriate pre-literacy program. In the lower school, CAIS is moving increasingly toward a workshop model in both reading and writing that is aligned between Chinese and English.
In English the school has implemented reading and writing workshop models from Teachers College at Columbia University, which have been revised and adapted for the Chinese classroom. CAIS lower school is also developing a guided reading program in Chinese, and the school is currently working with a Bay Area publisher along with a few other immersion schools to pilot a Chinese guided level reading system. CAIS middle school is also moving to a workshop model in Chinese writing. CAIS has long contemplated the relationship between language learning objectives and content knowledge objectives within immersion instruction. Accordingly, the school has developed a document entitled "Goals and Principles of Chinese Immersion Instruction at CAIS,” which defines clearly our approach to immersion instruction and the relationship between language and content learning.
 Our curriculum maps indicate both language objectives and content objectives for each curriculum unit. The CAIS curriculum in Chinese is aligned with the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. In 2012, CAIS changed from full-form or "traditional” Chinese characters to simplified characters as the basic script for teaching and learning in the Chinese language classroom. This transition took place after 31 years of using the traditional, full-form script.

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The Tianjing BISS International School seems to have found a way out from its recent troubles, forging a strategic partnership with Tianjing-based ETU Education. The deal will cover operations, management, marketing, enrollment and curriculum development.Tianjin international school BISS, founded in 1994, is one of Tianjing's oldest international schools.
The sister school of the ISS International School in Singapore, BISS was renowned for its strong foreign faculty, expertise in International Baccalaureate programs and success in sending its students to world-class universities, including Harvard, Stanford and the National University of Singapore. However, a few months ago it ran into financial trouble, according to a report by The Tianjing News. Later, teachers joined a strike to force the school owner and board of directors to pay their dues. The local educational authority made continuous attempts to help BISS get out of trouble until ETU Education made the decision to cooperate with the school.
Li Yinuo, the co-founder of ETU Education, says about the partnership: "BISS is a respectable international school with a long history and proven track record when it comes to the IB program. "We believe that this comprehensive collaboration between ETU and BISS will offer two different, but complementary, education paths for students from different backgrounds and with diverse needs." ETU Education, which was started in 2016, is an emerging innovation project in China that seeks to offer students experiential learning courses by developing culturally-rich curriculums that combine China's standard syllabus with advanced teaching methods around the world.
 In this sense, Li says, ETU's China-based innovative education efforts will also provide BISS with a unique Chinese perspective to its localization of the IB curriculum in China, and use its global resources to improve the learning and teaching standards of BISS. In the past two months, ETU has helped BISS resolve its financial problems and stabilize its faculty, ensuring that it will be back to normal for the next semester.
This summer, ETU and BISS will launch exchange programs for both teachers and students with Singapore-based ISS. Elvis Tan, director of BISS, says the partnership with ETU is a milestone for BISS which has been in China for the past 25 years, adding: "We will continuously work together to provide the kids, regardless of their cultures and nationalities, a better education and a better future." Zhou Jing, the mother of a BISS student, says she thinks the cooperation is an efficient way for BISS to overcome its difficulties.
"I think ETU is a burgeoning, promising project, and hopefully it will bring vigor and new blood to BISS' development," Zhou says. She says she sent her daughter to BISS in 2015 because it boasted a high-quality faculty and IB courses."ETU emphasizes the importance of learning Chinese culture, which is a good complement to the internationalized courses offered by BISS," says Zhou.

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