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Snapchat 24 -year-old into the world’s youngest billionaire founder
December 16 , according to foreign media reports , Snapchat co-founder and CEO Irwin Spiegel (Evan Spiegel) recently became the world’s youngest billionaire. Irwin Spiegel (Evan Spiegel) with another student at Stanford University in April 2011 founded the Snapchat, now the company ‘s valuation has more than $ 10 billion . Alvin in the company ‘s share of net assets makes himreach $ 1.5 billion .
The world’s youngest billionaire in previous years has been dominated by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg). This year, Zuckerberg has just spent his three -year-old ‘sbirthday , but this year only 24 years old Alvin .
Like Facebook , Snapchat have the same mass of users . Although people do not know it’s profitable direction , but this did not affect the confidence of investors Snapchat .
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The world’s youngest billionaire in previous years has been dominated by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg). This year, Zuckerberg has just spent his three -year-old ‘sbirthday , but this year only 24 years old Alvin .
Like Facebook , Snapchat have the same mass of users . Although people do not know it’s profitable direction , but this did not affect the confidence of investors Snapchat .
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Robin Williams is Google's top search trend of the year
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Robin Williams's death had people worldwide scouring the Internet for insights into the famed comic's life, making him the hottest search trend of the year on Google, the web giant said on Tuesday.
"The passing of beloved comedian and actor Robin Williams shook the world, bringing many people online to search for more information and to remember, and putting Williams in the #1 spot on our global trends charts," said Google's vice president of search, Amit Singhal, in a blog post.
"There was even an uptick in searches related to depression tests and mental health in the days following his death."
Williams, known for his high-energy, rapid-fire improvisation and clowning, was found dead on Aug 11 at his home in Marin County, north of San Francisco. He hanged himself, according to coroners.
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"The passing of beloved comedian and actor Robin Williams shook the world, bringing many people online to search for more information and to remember, and putting Williams in the #1 spot on our global trends charts," said Google's vice president of search, Amit Singhal, in a blog post.
"There was even an uptick in searches related to depression tests and mental health in the days following his death."
Williams, known for his high-energy, rapid-fire improvisation and clowning, was found dead on Aug 11 at his home in Marin County, north of San Francisco. He hanged himself, according to coroners.
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TOKYO - McDonald's in Japan said Tuesday it is having to ration french fries, despite having airlifted in more than 1,000 tonnes of potatoes, as eateries grapple with a crippling chip shortage.
Industrial disputes on the United States West Coast are crimping exports of french fries, leaving Japanese restaurants scrambling to secure fresh supplies.
McDonald's said it has already flown in tons of potatoes and has an emergency shipment underway via an unusual sea route -- but for now it will only serve small portions of chips.
The Japanese arm of the fast food giant said it has "airlifted more than 1,000 tonnes of potatoes as an emergency measure and also shipped 1,600 tonnes by sea from the US East Coast, but this is not enough to offer a stable supply to customers".
"We will temporarily change our product lineup... until a stable supply of potatoes is in sight.
"It is difficult for us to get potatoes in a sustainable manner due to lagging labour negotiations on the US West Coast," it said in a statement.
Dockworkers in the US are reportedly on a go-slow and have not been providing full crews for months in a bid to gain bargaining leverage in labour negotiations with employers, hampering exports to Japan.
Earlier this month the operator of the Gusto restaurant chain said it planned to airlift in around 200 tons of french fries to avoid running short.
News of the chip dearth came as a butter shortage in Japan showed signs of easing.
For weeks, supermarket shelves were empty, with any new stock disappearing almost as fast as it arrived, despite store-imposed limits of one pack per customer.
The government stepped in and bought more butter on the international market, as well as encouraging domestic producers to up their output. - AFP
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Industrial disputes on the United States West Coast are crimping exports of french fries, leaving Japanese restaurants scrambling to secure fresh supplies.
McDonald's said it has already flown in tons of potatoes and has an emergency shipment underway via an unusual sea route -- but for now it will only serve small portions of chips.
The Japanese arm of the fast food giant said it has "airlifted more than 1,000 tonnes of potatoes as an emergency measure and also shipped 1,600 tonnes by sea from the US East Coast, but this is not enough to offer a stable supply to customers".
"We will temporarily change our product lineup... until a stable supply of potatoes is in sight.
"It is difficult for us to get potatoes in a sustainable manner due to lagging labour negotiations on the US West Coast," it said in a statement.
Dockworkers in the US are reportedly on a go-slow and have not been providing full crews for months in a bid to gain bargaining leverage in labour negotiations with employers, hampering exports to Japan.
Earlier this month the operator of the Gusto restaurant chain said it planned to airlift in around 200 tons of french fries to avoid running short.
News of the chip dearth came as a butter shortage in Japan showed signs of easing.
For weeks, supermarket shelves were empty, with any new stock disappearing almost as fast as it arrived, despite store-imposed limits of one pack per customer.
The government stepped in and bought more butter on the international market, as well as encouraging domestic producers to up their output. - AFP
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Anwar said he needed me for September 16, ex-Barisan MP tells court
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim contacted then-Barisan Nasional (BN) MP for Batu Pahat, Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, to convince him to switch sides to Pakatan Rakyat (PR), four days after the September 16, 2008 deadline lapsed, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard today.
Puad, who is the defence witness in Anwar’s RM100 million defamation suit against Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, said in his witness statement that Anwar had told him over the phone, “Puad, we have enough numbers and it’s going to happen, but we still need a Malay MP from Johor like you to be with us”.
“The plaintiff (Anwar) also said in a convincing tone that four sultans had agreed and expressed their support for Pakatan to take over the federal government. Among the states mentioned were Perlis, Perak, Terengganu and Selangor,” said Puad in the statement.
Puad, who is now an Umno Supreme Council member and Umno Batu Pahat division chief, added that Anwar had assured him, over the phone, that the Malay agenda would be protected should he become prime minister.
But Puad said he had been unnerved by the proposal, and told Anwar that he feared the wrath of the Johor sultan.
"Then I told the plaintiff I will return home and perform solat istiqarah. My conversation with the plaintiff ended there," he said, referring to a Muslim prayer to seek guidance from God.
Puad said the phone call was made through Anwar’s representative, Dr Abdul Rahim Ghouse, during a meeting between Puad and Rahim at 2am on September 20 in Batu Pahat.
He claimed that Rahim had arranged the early morning meeting to convince him to join Pakatan, adding that the latter had assured him the September 16 plan would happen in a few weeks, or around September 25.
“I told Dr Rahim Ghouse what the plaintiff told me. Dr Rahim Ghouse told me, ‘if BN falls, who will take care of Johor?’”
Puad said after he returned home from the meeting, he dreamt that signing the letter in support of Anwar would mean he was selling the country.
“I was contacted by Dr Rahim Ghouse around noon that day and I told him, ‘you tell Anwar, tumbang-tumbanglah (if BN topples, let it topple), I am prepared to be the opposition but I will not sign the letter.”
He said that PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail also approached him prior to September 16, while he was on the BN Backbencher Club’s “study tour” to Taiwan along with some 30 other BN MPs.
“The real purpose of the programme was to prevent opposition MPs from contacting BN MPs.
“At that time, anyone who did not take part in the programme to Taiwan would be suspected of crossing over. We (about 30 BN MPs) left for Taiwan a few days before September 16, 2008.
“While I was in Taiwan, I was contacted by Saifuddin Nasution through the landline of my hotel room in Taiwan around 2am and he said he was in Taiwan with Tian Chua and Fuziah Salleh.
“They were staying in the same hotel as we were in Taiwan,” said Puad, adding that Saifuddin informed him the PKR MPs learned of their whereabouts through a Taiwanese MP.
Puad said he refused to meet with Saifuddin face-to-face at that time, despite Saifuddin’s claim that he met with BN MPs Abdul Ghapur Salleh, Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri, Richard Riot and several others who may cross over.
Puad said the BN MPs in Taiwan soon left for Macau to avoid further contact by the opposition MPs, before they finally returned to Malaysia on September 18, after Anwar’s takeover bid failed to materialise.
But, Puad said he was not aware of Anwar’s alleged offer to Anifah to cross over to PR, and only knew of the matter through the defendant’s statements to the media.
Anwar is suing the foreign affairs minister for allegedly uttering defamatory words about him during a news conference in Washington with former United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
Anifah told reporters that Anwar had offered him the post of deputy prime minister if he brought MPs from the state to topple the BN government which had won 140 seats in the 2008 general election.
In 2008, PR had 82 seats in the Dewan Rakyat while BN had 140 seats. Anwar was said to have approached 30 BN MPs to make the September 16 (2008) plan to topple the BN federal government a reality.
In his statement of claim, Anwar alleged that Anifah's claims were baseless, unfounded and grossly negligent and had been widely he reported in the local and foreign media.
Judicial commissioner Siti Khadijah S. Hassan Badjenid adjourned the hearing to December 26 to allow Anwar’s lawyers to obtain further instructions from several individuals named in Puad’s witness statement. – December 16, 2014.
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Puad, who is the defence witness in Anwar’s RM100 million defamation suit against Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, said in his witness statement that Anwar had told him over the phone, “Puad, we have enough numbers and it’s going to happen, but we still need a Malay MP from Johor like you to be with us”.
“The plaintiff (Anwar) also said in a convincing tone that four sultans had agreed and expressed their support for Pakatan to take over the federal government. Among the states mentioned were Perlis, Perak, Terengganu and Selangor,” said Puad in the statement.
Puad, who is now an Umno Supreme Council member and Umno Batu Pahat division chief, added that Anwar had assured him, over the phone, that the Malay agenda would be protected should he become prime minister.
But Puad said he had been unnerved by the proposal, and told Anwar that he feared the wrath of the Johor sultan.
"Then I told the plaintiff I will return home and perform solat istiqarah. My conversation with the plaintiff ended there," he said, referring to a Muslim prayer to seek guidance from God.
Puad said the phone call was made through Anwar’s representative, Dr Abdul Rahim Ghouse, during a meeting between Puad and Rahim at 2am on September 20 in Batu Pahat.
He claimed that Rahim had arranged the early morning meeting to convince him to join Pakatan, adding that the latter had assured him the September 16 plan would happen in a few weeks, or around September 25.
“I told Dr Rahim Ghouse what the plaintiff told me. Dr Rahim Ghouse told me, ‘if BN falls, who will take care of Johor?’”
Puad said after he returned home from the meeting, he dreamt that signing the letter in support of Anwar would mean he was selling the country.
“I was contacted by Dr Rahim Ghouse around noon that day and I told him, ‘you tell Anwar, tumbang-tumbanglah (if BN topples, let it topple), I am prepared to be the opposition but I will not sign the letter.”
He said that PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail also approached him prior to September 16, while he was on the BN Backbencher Club’s “study tour” to Taiwan along with some 30 other BN MPs.
“The real purpose of the programme was to prevent opposition MPs from contacting BN MPs.
“At that time, anyone who did not take part in the programme to Taiwan would be suspected of crossing over. We (about 30 BN MPs) left for Taiwan a few days before September 16, 2008.
“While I was in Taiwan, I was contacted by Saifuddin Nasution through the landline of my hotel room in Taiwan around 2am and he said he was in Taiwan with Tian Chua and Fuziah Salleh.
“They were staying in the same hotel as we were in Taiwan,” said Puad, adding that Saifuddin informed him the PKR MPs learned of their whereabouts through a Taiwanese MP.
Puad said he refused to meet with Saifuddin face-to-face at that time, despite Saifuddin’s claim that he met with BN MPs Abdul Ghapur Salleh, Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri, Richard Riot and several others who may cross over.
Puad said the BN MPs in Taiwan soon left for Macau to avoid further contact by the opposition MPs, before they finally returned to Malaysia on September 18, after Anwar’s takeover bid failed to materialise.
But, Puad said he was not aware of Anwar’s alleged offer to Anifah to cross over to PR, and only knew of the matter through the defendant’s statements to the media.
Anwar is suing the foreign affairs minister for allegedly uttering defamatory words about him during a news conference in Washington with former United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
Anifah told reporters that Anwar had offered him the post of deputy prime minister if he brought MPs from the state to topple the BN government which had won 140 seats in the 2008 general election.
In 2008, PR had 82 seats in the Dewan Rakyat while BN had 140 seats. Anwar was said to have approached 30 BN MPs to make the September 16 (2008) plan to topple the BN federal government a reality.
In his statement of claim, Anwar alleged that Anifah's claims were baseless, unfounded and grossly negligent and had been widely he reported in the local and foreign media.
Judicial commissioner Siti Khadijah S. Hassan Badjenid adjourned the hearing to December 26 to allow Anwar’s lawyers to obtain further instructions from several individuals named in Puad’s witness statement. – December 16, 2014.
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VETERANS PAY TRIBUTE TO FALLEN FIJIAN SOLDIERS AT MALAYSIAN MEMORIAL
Three Fijian war veterans who served in the Malaya Campaign of 1952-1956 paid tribute at the Malaysian War Memorial for those Fijian soldiers who lost their lives during the war campaign.
A minute’s silence was observed amongst the three veterans, Mr Manu Korovulavula, Josefa Ramalamala and Inia Rakari, who returned to Malaysia since the campaign and paid tribute at the memorial site.
The three are in the nation’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, to feature in a documentary on Fiji’s contribution and sacrifice during the war. The three veterans served amongst other Fijians who died during this conflict and will tell their stories in the television documentary titled, “Back to Batu Pahat”.
Batu Pahat is located in the State of Johor in Malaysia and is the site Fijian soldiers were stationed during the Malaya campaign. The three veterans will travel to Batu Pahat this week.
The documentary is a cooperation between the Fijian Government and Malaysian authorities as part of efforts to preserve and promote the sacrifices made by Fijian veterans during the campaign.
Mr. Manu Korovulavula who served in the 1st Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment (FIR) said the documentary would benefit Malaysians and Fijians.
“This is a chapter of our lives that is very important to us, since it gives an opportunity for both the people of Fiji and Malaysia to understand the sacrifice made by Fiji and her sons.”
“People need to know why Fiji participated in the Malayan campaign,” he said.
Also present at the observance of the laying of the wreaths was Fiji’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ratu Meli Bainimarama, Counsellor Pita Tagicakiverata First Secretary Mrs Vani Samuwai and.
The visit to Malaysia’s War Memorial was also recorded by the Tanah Ratah Production crew who are wrapping up the second phase of the television documentary.
“It’s a very tight schedule and we hope to visit as many sights that we can” said Nordin Abdullah of the Tanah Ratah Television Production company.
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A minute’s silence was observed amongst the three veterans, Mr Manu Korovulavula, Josefa Ramalamala and Inia Rakari, who returned to Malaysia since the campaign and paid tribute at the memorial site.
The three are in the nation’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, to feature in a documentary on Fiji’s contribution and sacrifice during the war. The three veterans served amongst other Fijians who died during this conflict and will tell their stories in the television documentary titled, “Back to Batu Pahat”.
Batu Pahat is located in the State of Johor in Malaysia and is the site Fijian soldiers were stationed during the Malaya campaign. The three veterans will travel to Batu Pahat this week.
The documentary is a cooperation between the Fijian Government and Malaysian authorities as part of efforts to preserve and promote the sacrifices made by Fijian veterans during the campaign.
Mr. Manu Korovulavula who served in the 1st Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment (FIR) said the documentary would benefit Malaysians and Fijians.
“This is a chapter of our lives that is very important to us, since it gives an opportunity for both the people of Fiji and Malaysia to understand the sacrifice made by Fiji and her sons.”
“People need to know why Fiji participated in the Malayan campaign,” he said.
Also present at the observance of the laying of the wreaths was Fiji’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ratu Meli Bainimarama, Counsellor Pita Tagicakiverata First Secretary Mrs Vani Samuwai and.
The visit to Malaysia’s War Memorial was also recorded by the Tanah Ratah Production crew who are wrapping up the second phase of the television documentary.
“It’s a very tight schedule and we hope to visit as many sights that we can” said Nordin Abdullah of the Tanah Ratah Television Production company.
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