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The Oppo Find 5 has been known about for a number of months now but it has taken its time to spread to more markets around the world, but now the smartphone has been priced for Europe with a release happening shortly. The handset was announced towards the end of last year and at the time it was one of the first devices to feature a Full HD touchscreen display, and now the company has officially announced the opening of its own European online store that will happen this coming Monday, May 27th. Currently the link for the store features a countdown to this date with a statement saying it has a warehouse full of shiny new Oppo Find 5’s to be purchased, and the price of the stylish looking smartphone has been set at €399 with free shipping within the European region. This price works out at roughly £341 in the UK and for your money you get a handset with a 5-inch Full HD display with 441ppi pixels density, which is powered by the quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor clocked at 1.5GHz. There is also 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 13-meagpxel rear facing camera, 1.9-meagpixel front facer, 2,500 mAh battery, and the device will come running the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. It remains to be seen how the appeal of the Oppo Find 5 has lasted now considering the competition that is now available in the Android world from the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One. Will you be considering the Oppo Find 5?

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Get a Vip Tour Around the World’s Most Famous Film Festival Thanks to Chivas Regal 25’s The Legend Of Cannes Online Experience Chivas Regal 25 is giving people around the world a unique insider’s look at the Festival de Cannes with a new experiential website called The Legend of Cannes at www.chivas.com/cannes. The site takes users on a virtual VIP journey through the world’s most prestigious film festival and features an interactive panoramic photograph that spans the length of the city, capturing everything that makes the Festival de Cannes extraordinary and legendary. The Legend of Cannes is the first time people can take a first-person virtual VIP journey through the world’s most prestigious film festival – without having to travel to the South of France. The site features original panoramic photography, interactive hot-spots, HD video content, and over 100 behind the scenes images from some of the festival’s most high profile parties including The Great Gatsby film premiere party and the Variety Studio at Chivas House interview lounge. Visitors to the site will be able to scroll through the iconic panoramic photo which documents the Festival experience, finding out about the history of the legendary festival and getting a glimpse into the exclusive events happening at locations like the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez, the Palais des Festivals and Chivas House, Chivas Regal’s exclusive pop up location on the Croisette. “Chivas Regal 25 and the Festival de Cannes share a heritage of luxury and exclusivity,” said James Slack, Global Brand Director, Chivas Regal. “We wanted to capture the history of this iconic festival and the legendary Chivas Regal 25 experience that our guests have and bring it to life online.” The Legend of Cannes is both a tribute to the stories that make the Festival de Cannes one of the most enduring and iconic festivals and a chance for people around the world to experience these stories first-hand. Visit www.chivas.com/cannes to experience The Legend of Cannes with Chivas Regal 25. Notes About Chivas Regal Chivas Regal is now in its fifth year as official partner of the Festival de Cannes – the most exclusive and celebrated international film festival. Chivas Regal is a truly global brand, selling 4.8 million 9L cases annually in more than 150 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and Americas. The Chivas Regal range is the epitome of style, substance and exclusivity and includes Chivas Regal 12, 18 and 25 Year Old.

Ryanair (RYAAY) just announced record annual profits of €569 million ($736 million). It expects to break that total this financial year, with predicted profits of between €570 million ($737 million) and €600 million ($776 million). The Irish airline had 79 million passengers last year and it plans on expanding that number with an aggressive expansion strategy, including a number of new routes and with legacy airlines in their sights. Importantly, with Europe deep in economic crisis still, increasing numbers of passengers choose to fly low-cost with Ryanair. With a P/E ratio of 18.52 compared to the industry average of 12.43, according to Reuters, the future looks very bright for Ryanair. (click to enlarge) Growth Potential Ryanair is planning to significantly expand its operation at Dublin airport, according to recent report in the Irish Independent. While rumors of a move across the Atlantic persist, they are not on the agenda right

I couldn't tell you why but I really enjoy seeing totally dominant final-table performances. Some people love wild swings and players battling back and forth, tooth and nail. Not me. I love ruthless, pitiless domination. It feels more satisfying to see one player dismantle a final table. I'm feeling mighty damn satisfied tonight after watching klippen destroy the final table of SCOOP 2013 Event 37-L, $27 HORSE. Mixed games like HORSE require prowess across a number of poker disciplines, so it was no surprise to see the Team PokerStars Pros punch above their considerable weight class in Event 37-Low. Three team members made the money out of 10 that entered. David Williams had the best day; he finished in 100th place for $76.31. He was joined in the money by Jose "Nacho" Barbero (151st, $58.27) and Marcin "Goral" Horecki (212th, $51.33). The only SCOOP champion among the eight players assembled at the final table was ozenc: [FINAL TABLE SCREEN CAP HERE] Seat 1: ozenc (1388750 in chips) Seat 2: St3phenHendr (2899703 in chips) Seat 3: breasticlelv (2643002 in chips) Seat 4: Kazantipolé (307350 in chips) Seat 5: klippen (4359604 in chips) Seat 6: DaliaAllin (950624 in chips) Seat 7: L1000000 (998269 in chips) Seat 8: LuigiPalermo (582698 in chips) Level 66: limits 80k-160k (Limit Hold'em) Average: 1.76 million (11 big bets) klippen startedthe final table with a sizable chip lead and had position on the shortest stack at the table (Kazantipolé) and the 2nd and 3rd place stacks of St3phenHendr and breasticlelv. It was an enviable seat, but at the beginning of the final table klippen didn't have much chance to use it. LuigiPalermo, the second shortest stack, was dipping into an extensive time bank on every hand, perhaps trying to hasten the end of the hold'em round. Kazantipolé wound up being the first eliminated on one of the last hold'em hands. From the cutoff seat, breasticlelv raised pre-flop. Dealt [ad][tc], Kazantipolé three-bet, folding the blinds. breasticlelv capped the action, which was enough for Kazantipolé to go all in. breasticlelv showed a dominated [ks][td], but paired kings on an all-diamond flop, [kd][4d][7d]. Kazantipolé needed an ace or a diamond, but neither came on the turn or the river. Kazantipolé busted in 8th place. Meanwhile, as the tournament approached the midnight break, the game switched to Omaha Hi/Lo - and the staller switched to DaliaAllin. breasticlelv: you guys realize were already at the FT? St3phenHendr: no need to stall LuigiPalermo :Europe > breakfast time breasticlelv: hes about to have 5 whole minutes devoted to that breakfast LuigiPalermo had all the time in the world for breakfast when the game switched to 100k-200k razz. Down to 209k, LuigiPalermo made a stand with A-9 / 6. klippen, still with the chip lead, called with 3-3 / 2 and improved to a 6-5 by 6th street. LuigiPalermo had a live draw to a better 6 at that point but bricked the river to bow out in 7th place. The game switched again, to 120k-240k Stud. L1000000, who became the new short stack after LuigiPalermo's elimination, was in a desperate spot with only 393k in chips. klippen, still the chip leader, completed with a [7c] door card. L1000000 started [7h][8c] / [6s] and went with it. klippen revealed two nines in the hole, a bad hope for L1000000's board straightening out. By the river, klippen's board turned into two pair, queens and nines; L1000000 ended with ace-high and the title of 6th-place finisher. ozenc was the next player to run into the klippen buzzsaw. The game was 120k-240 Stud Hi/Lo when it happened. ozenc had two-and-a-half big bets and raised to 240k with an ace after klippen completed a queen. The two players capped the action on third street and got the remainder of the chips in on fourth. ozenc had started with split aces and never improved to a better high or a qualifying low. klippen's split queens, on the other hand, made a second pair of deuces on 5th street, enough to drag the pot and

Following a number of recent protests against industrial pollution, an article in Nature magazine by environmentalist Qiang Wang looks at the role civil society will play in cleaning up China’s environment: Solutions must come from ordinary citizens, who can take responsibility for their environment and express it daily in choices such as riding bicycles or taking public transportation instead of driving. The voice of society is growing, and the government is starting to respond, albeit reluctantly, to the air-pollution crisis. The US Embassy in Beijing posts its air-quality readings on Twitter, and activists have been re-posting the readings on Sina Weibo (China’s answer to Twitter, which is blocked in the country). The hashtag “I don’t want to be a human vacuum cleaner” attracted more than 1.7 million comments. And when the real-estate titan Pan Shiyi asked his millions of Weibo followers: “Do you agree that PM2.5 should be monitored in 2011? Do you agree that the clean-air act should be stricter?”, the replies in favour far outnumbered those against. [...] In recent years, local protests have successfully blocked the construction of individual polluting projects, including plants in Xiamen and Dalian, which would have produced the industrial chemical paraxylene; a trash incinerator in Panyu; and a wastewater treatment plant in Qidong. China is witnessing the beginnings of a civil society in which the Chinese people spontaneously defend their right to a healthy environment, independent of organizers, political goals and commercial interests. Chinese citizens who want to drink clean water can buy a water purifier; those worried about poisoned milk can buy imported milk. But when the air is polluted, there is no option but to fight. The various stakeholders of China’s environment — government, non-government organizations and industry — should seize the opportunity provided by the growing popular involvement, and promote a civil society that stands up for the environment. The air of the people should be protected — by the people, for the people. [Source] Meanwhile, a report from National Public Radio looks at the government’s role in combatting air pollution, and the ways in which the leadership has already taken action while also dealing with a variety of vested interests, including powerful oil companies: Wagner says China’s state-owned oil companies serve two masters: the government and shareholders. “They should feel the responsibility, as the entire Chinese government does, to improve people’s livelihoods and reduce air pollution,” Wagner says. “But they also serve the market, and these are publicly traded companies, and so their responsibility is to produce fuel at the cheapest cost possible.” But January’s dreadful air pollution led to a breakthrough of sorts. Sinopec Chairman Fu Chengyu surprised people and took some responsibility for the problem, and the government set a dramatically lower national fuel standard that matched those in Europe. Wagner says the new standard essentially removes all sulfur from the fuel and could reduce emissions 90 percent to as much as 99 percent. That’s the good news. The bad news: The deadline for implementing that new standard is more than 4 1/2 years away, and it isn’t clear who will pay for all that clean technology. [Source] Read more about environmental protests in China, via CDT. © Sophie Beach for China Digital Times (CDT), 2013. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: air pollution, civil society, environmental activism, environmental protection, environmental protests, Kunming PX Download Tools to Circumvent the Great Firewall

Nissan India has announced a recall for its Micra and Sunny for changing the master brake cylinder. As an estimate a total of about 22,188 units will be affected by this recall. These vehicles were manufactured in Chennai and were sold all over India. The company has issued the recall stating that Nissan is planning to notify individual customers in May. Nissan dealers will be replacing the brake cylinder at no extra cost. The statement also states that Nissan is committed towards high level of customer satisfaction, service and safety. It is working continuously with the dealers for dealing with the issue. This recall include a total of 67,089 units of Micra and Sunny that were sold in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, India and Middle east markets. No accidents injuries or any type of mishap has been reported till now due to the malfunctioning of the brakes. But the Nissan has issued the recall at the first hand to prevent any of these.

Ellie & Jon  The historic Ripponlea in Melbourne has to be one of my favourite backdrops with so many incredible spaces to explore and what a location for engagement photos! There is so much to explore and together with their photographer Kylee of Kytography , Ellie and Jon made the most of it for their engagement photographs! The pair married in New York in March. Of how they met, Ellie recalls “My first memory of Jonathan was at a university ball. He was a major geek and I didn’t really think I would ever see or let alone talk to him again. However after the ball he started appearing everywhere I went, as if out of thin air – at the uni cafes, the uni libraries (both the main AND law libraries), the uni carpark, and even in my lectures!” Jonathan remembers, “My first memory of Ellie was seeing her asleep on the couch at the same university ball. How could I resist such grace? I was infatuated with her and naturally as I was studying law I started to do my due diligence on her. ” Ellie remarks, “Jonathan is very patient, kind, generous and helpful. He is nice not only to me but to everyone else.” Jonathan notes, “Ellie is a very loyal person. Show her genuine kindness and you will have made a friend for life. Going hand in hand with this is her very determined, driven and stylish sense of self. When she sets her mind to something she’ll make it happen, all whilst carrying herself with a sense of fashionable style and grace.” Their proposal story goes a little something like this. “About a year ago Jonathan and Ellie decided to take a last minute 6 week trip to Europe. Towards the end of the holiday Jonathan and Ellie actually took a ‘sidetrip’ to New York City. Ellie had always wanted to go to NYC. The trip was organized last minute and Ellie had no idea that Jonathan was going to propose. But Jonathan had a plan. First, he fabricated a story whereby he casually started mentioning that his friend was in town. After a few days, this then turned into the friend wanting to take the both of them out to lunch, and that he would send his ‘driver’ to pick them up in his stretch limo. Riding around in a limo in NYC was always one of Ellie’s fantasies as she is a closet lover of the teen drama TV show ‘Gossip Girl’. However, Hurricane Irene had actually just rolled through New York City and had left behind some torrential rain for the day that this ‘lunch’ was supposed to take place. Jonathan’s months of planning was now in ruin, as the carefully selected Rockefeller Center rooftop garden where he planned to propose had now become a rooftop swimming pool. Jonathan madly tried to stop the plan he had put in motion and cancelled everything. He was largely successful, but couldn’t cancel the stretch limo that he had ordered. Craftily, Jonathan instructed the driver to pretend that the friend sent his apologies and that he could not make the lunch.” “As an apology Jonathan and Ellie could use his driver as they pleased, so they ended up driving around NYC for 2 hours just for the fun of it! Jonathan eventually managed to reschedule his planned surprise. He stuck with his story of his friend wanting to have lunch, but Ellie was so annoyed at the previous cancelled lunch that she refused to go. Improvising, Jonathan told Ellie that his friend had booked a ‘private tour’ of the Rockefeller Center for them. That managed to get her out the door. All trip long she had wanted to visit the Top of The Rock but Jonathan always managed to come up with an excuse. As they arrived at the Rockefeller Center they were greeted at a private entrance, and were shown to a private lift to the rooftop garden. When they stepped out, Ellie said “Errrr, what is this? This ain’t the Rockefeller center! We need to go to level 38 not level 8! We must be in the wrong place!” Jonathan calmly but firmly ushered Ellie out on to the

TOP ELEVEN SCORES WITH 11 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS AS IT CELEBRATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY Award-Winning European Game Studio Nordeus Sees Constant Growth Across Multiple Platforms Belgrade, Serbia — May 23, 2013 — Online sports game Top Eleven – Be A Football Manager, developed by social game studio Nordeus, celebrates its third anniversary with 11 million monthly active users, making it the most played online sports game in the world. In the last three years, Nordeus has accomplished three major milestones with Top Eleven: · Constant Growth – Since launch, Top Eleven has reached more than 40 million registered users, and currently has more than 11 million monthly active users, maintaining a 25% retention rate in just three years. The DAU/MAU ratio is 40%, one of the top engagements in the world. · Recognized on Top Grossing App Charts Worldwide – Top Eleven is among the top grossing apps on iOS and Android, and is in the top five in more than 53 countries. · Authentic Gameplay Experience – Nordeus’ partnerships with football clubs Real Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal, Milan and more bring fans closer to the sport with official team jerseys and logos in Top Eleven. Real Madrid’s head coach José Mourinho is the face of the popular app, and serves as an in-game coach for new players in tutorial mode. Top Eleven was developed by award-winning European game studio, Nordeus. Founded in March 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia, Top Eleven was created to fuel football fans’ passion for the world¹s most popular sport and allow them to build, improve and manage their own teams. Nordeus’ growing success has already been widely recognized in Europe: the company was named “Best Gaming Startup” at the Europas 2011 Awards, one of ETTA’s “Top 25 Hottest Tech Companies in Europe” in 2011 and as “People¹s Choice – Best Startup” at the London Web Summit 2012. “Nordeus is at the forefront of the sports game industry, and our success with Top Eleven has been tantamount to our growth and expansion,” said Branko Milutinovic, CEO, Nordeus. “Next, we will be expanding operations to Dublin, Ireland and Skopje, Macedonia, and are actively seeking new talent.” Top Eleven allows players to create and manage their own customized football teams. Professional Top Eleven managers can build up stadiums for their teams where they can compete against other players. Along with its complexity and advanced football manager features, Top Eleven offers cross-platform compatibility and a seamless gaming experience across web, Android and iOS devices. Top Eleven gives the most hardcore football fans an authentic gameplay experience. In March, the company chose Real Madrid¹s head coach, José Mourinho, to be the face of Top Eleven. Nordeus has also partnered with football clubs – Real Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal, AC Milan, Benfica, Roma, Boca Juniors, Porto and more – also bring official in-game items to Top Eleven. Top Eleven is currently available on Facebook and for Android and iOS devices as a free download. For more information about Top Eleven visit www.topeleven.com. For more information about Nordeus visit www.nordeus.eu. About Nordeus: Nordeus is a leading and award-winning European game developer, and officially the best European gaming start up of 2011. At Nordeus, our goal is to provide a seamless gaming experience to millions of people, regardless of the devices they are using. That is why we make online games that are free and accessible to a wide range of people. Every day, our team of more than 100 people in Belgrade and San Francisco put all of their talent into making five-star games. Every day, millions of people enjoy what we have created. About Top Eleven – Be A Football Manager: Top Eleven is the most played online sports game in the world, with 1

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