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Talking Points: Are Temu and Shein’s fashion deals too good to be true?

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MINNEAPOLIS — One survey says consumers will spend on average $985 dollars on holiday items this year. But with inflation and interest rates high,  low prices are a huge draw, and no one has lower prices than two relatively new retail giants Temu and Shein.

Tonight in Talking Points, Esme Murphy learns more about the companies and finds out if the low prices are for real. And what about quality?


Talking Points: Are Temu and Shein’s fashion deals too good to be true? (part 1)

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Originating from China, both Shein and Temu face questions about their business practices including allegations of forced labor. 

Murphy spoke with Tracy Perlman, an executive producer at WCCO, about her experience as a Shein customer. Perlman was attracted by the convivence of the online shopping app, but says returning a product was her biggest problem.

“I’ll buy four or five items, and need to return two of them. And it’s just not worth it for me to go to the post office. So I leave them in the bag,” said Perlman, “I end up donating them or giving them to friends.”

Perlman isn’t alone in her frustrations over returning products. Shein currently has an

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Electronic roll crashing on Election Day could have been avoided

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A sign points the way to a voting booth during the Hamilton West by-election. (November 2022)

Photo: RNZ / Anneke Smith

The Electoral Commission has found a crash of its eRoll on Election Day was “ultimately avoidable”.

The electronic version of the electoral roll went down shortly after 10am on election day 14 October, and was not fixed until just before 2pm.

While it only affected those casting special voters, many voting centers were already under strain with massive queues, and this caused further delays and confusion.

How the eRoll works

The eRoll is a mobile app developed exclusively for the Electoral Commission and was developed and maintained by IT company Catalyst.

On election day staff primarily used it to search the live electoral rolls for voters who did not have their EasyVote card with them.

“It is an electronic option to do what can also be done by looking up the hard copy rolls in the voting place for electors enrolled by writ day and looking up the index to places and streets to work out which electorate a person lives in.”

What happened on Election Day

Documents released in an OIA to RNZ showed at 9:59am on election day four connections failed – although it was later suggested these were not related to the

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FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Shizuoka Site achieved Platinum Status in RBA assessment

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FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (Yokohama, Kanagawa; President Shigeki Kobayashi) is pleased to announce that its Shizuoka Site has scored 200 points (full marks) and achieved the highest Platinum status after receiving assessment under the Validated Assessment Program (VAP), which examines factories for their compliance with RBA’s (Responsible Business Alliance) *1 Code of conduct.

In its CSR program “Sustainable Value Plan 2030” with the target year of 2030, the Fujifilm Group expresses its resolve to enhance its management of the entire supply chain, which is the foundation of business activities, from the viewpoint of CSR (environment, ethics , human rights, etc.). As a member of the Fujifilm Group, FUJIFILM Electronic Materials will apply experiences gained from the latest Platinum recognition for the Shizuoka Site to other manufacturing sites to contribute to reinforcing the CSR foundation of the Group-wide supply chain. Furthermore, as a leading company in electronic materials products making on-going contributions to the technological innovation of the semiconductor industry, we will continue to work with stakeholders to strive to solve social issues.

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Sky News leverages new logo for simple new promo

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Sky News, which updated its logo design earlier this month, has found a way to use the new logo as part of a simple, typographically oriented promo.

The promo, which channels the network’s “split” logo design, features a mostly red and white background divided down the middle of the screen.

The spot includes a dramatic musical bed with beats cued to the moment the word to the left of the word “news,” which is rendered in the network’s new typeface, flips through a variety of words such as “good,” “secret” and “brave.”

At certain points the beat is also linked to the colored background switching sides.

When the word “breaking” appears on screen, the color scheme switches to the yellow and black palette the network uses.

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Bones Streams Robot TV Anime Captain Earth’s 1st Promo – News

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The official website for the Captain Earth television series from anime studio BONES opened on Sunday and began streaming the first promotional video.


The story begins when second-year high school student Daichi Manatsu suddenly spies a mysterious circular rainbow floating in the skies over Tanegashima island on television, on the evening before summer vacation begins.

“I’ve seen that rainbow before…” Moved by intense foreboding, he heads to Tanegashima, the home of Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center, by himself.

The mystery of his father’s accidental death. Memories of mysterious boys and girls he met during childhood. Daichi arrives at the island full of complex emotions, and as alarms sound at the center, he encounters the robot “Earth Engine.”

Daichi is asked, “Are you the Captain?” The target is the mysterious all-mechanical lifeform “Kirutogangu” that is invading from Uranus. Now, when the stars in the skies are ablaze, the curtains open on their battle….

The website features the English taglines: “A summer story of a boy who searched for the truth,” and “When I opened the door called truth, my childhood ended. It was a summer I could never forget.”

BONES is reuniting Star Driver‘s director Takuya Igarashi and series script supervisor

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Could the Next Generation of Microelectronics Be Made From Coal?

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Despite supplying just over a third of global electricity generation, coal’s status as the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel is driving many countries to reevaluate the role that it plays in energy production and national economies.

In a new paper, published in Communications Engineering, researchers suggest that coal could continue to be used to power our modern devices – just in a more creative way. Rather than being used as a fossil fuel to produce electricity, coal can be transformed via a new processing technique into extremely high-purity materials that can be used to build electronic components.

The researchers say that their new research is an effective proof-of-principle and could have significant implications for the semiconductor industry.

The next frontier: 2D electronics

Against a backdrop of demand for increasingly faster, smaller, more powerful electronics, the natural conclusion of such a push is the development of electronic parts from ultra-small materials – possibly just one or two atoms thick. This concept of “two-dimensional electronics” is the limit for electronics miniaturization and promises incredibly small devices that consume tiny amounts of energy but

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4 Facts about Garuda Airline Products Sold Through the Online Shop

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Liputan6.com, Jakarta What makes people interested in shopping online? It’s practical because you don’t have to worry about traffic jams on the streets of the capital city, it’s cheap, there are lots of product choices, you can get big discounts, and in terms of quality it’s no less than what is sold in shops.

However, a number of people use the rise of online shopping sites to make instant profits. This gang stole items belonging to Garuda Indonesia which are usually found on planes, then marketed them online.

Soekarno Hatta Airport Police (Soetta) recently succeeded in arresting the four of them, they are TG, SO, JF and FI.

Not only are items that are quite expensive, such as perfume, spoons and forks for airplane passengers also not immune from being targeted by this gang of thieves.

Have any of you ever found Garuda Indonesia airline goods on online shopping sites? Be careful when buying.

The following are a number of facts that have been revealed from the theft of facilities belonging to PT Garuda Indonesia:

1. Role of the Actors

Soekarno Hatta Airport Police Chief, Kombespol Viktor Togi Tambunan stated that one of the thieves, namely TG, was a supervisor

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Inspired by the dragon, Taiwanese fashion brand Shiatzy Chen unveils a vivid Spring/Summer collection

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — In Taiwan, luxury fashion brand Shiatzy Chen is celebrated for its ‘neo-Chinese chic’, combining the aesthetics of Chinese clothing and handicraft with Western styles.

Founded in 1978 by Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia and her husband Wang Yuan-Hong, Shiatzy Chen has since expanded all over the world, including a store at The Starhill in KL.

Wang, the woman behind the brand, founded Shiatzy Chen in 1978 with her husband. — Picture courtesy of Shiatzy Chen

Wang, the woman behind the brand, founded Shiatzy Chen in 1978 with her husband. — Picture courtesy of Shiatzy Chen

For its Spring/Summer collection showcased in Paris late last year, the brand chose the theme Mirage.

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“When looking for inspiration, I became fascinated by Eastern legends and myths, particularly the dragon,” said Wang.

“Noteworthy was the incorporation of dragon patterns on each ensemble during the runway show, creating a layered and harmonious mirage,” she told Malay Mail via email.

Wang also decided to collaborate with Italian-Brazilian artist Daniela Busarello for the Spring/Summer collection.

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“Collaborating with artists has always been a highly anticipated project for us and it made me realize that art is a universal language that transcends boundaries.

“Through the mediums of textiles and paintings, we each sketched our own imaginings of the dragon, weaving them into threads of

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35 best Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals – The Telegraph

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No sooner has Black Friday passed than Cyber Monday comes around and it’s good news for us, as the great deals keep coming. Today, you’ll find offers on everything from Nintendo Switches and great TVs to mattresses from Emma and Silentnight – but you’ll want to act fast. It is the last official sale day of the season, so you’re unlikely to see discounts like this again this side of Christmas.

To help you take advantage of all the Cyber Monday (or continued Black Friday) deals, here’s our round up of all our top picks, ending tonight. 

When do Black Friday deals end?

If we’re being technical, Black Friday ended at midnight on 24 November – but luckily for us, all our favourite shops tend to keep the deals coming. There have been discounts and offers all weekend, and most Black Friday sales will end at midnight tonight, Monday 27 November (also known as Cyber Monday) instead. 

Our top picks:

 

Best Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals

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UAE: Now, travel for as low as Dh59 to 4 cities with airline’s special promo – News

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Published: Sat 27 May 2023, 1:09 PM

Last updated: Mon May 29 2023, 10:19 AM

Thinking of flying out for a quick getaway but worried about how much a last-minute booking would cost? That’s no longer a problem because, these days, budget carriers offer airfares at incredibly low prices almost all year round — some you can even get at the cost of a large pizza.

Low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, in particular, is offering flights as low as Dh59 to four destinations. This almost-unbelievable rate can be booked for trips scheduled on certain days next month.


Believe it or not, for less than Dh60, you can already travel a thousand miles from the UAE, explore a different culture, and enjoy breathtaking views. That’s a one-way ticket, but flying back would cost the same if you chose the right date.

Here are the four destinations you can fly to for only Dh59 (one-way) in June:

1. Salalah, Oman

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This Omani destination has been famous for its lush greenery. In June, the climate may be humid because of the monsoon — but the weather is still cooler than most parts of the region.

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