Thriving Dubai business hub brings together Pakistani real estate players at the fourth edition of the Pakistan Property Show

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Sep 12, 2022

Pakistan’s first and largest esports league, Free Fire Pakistan League has returned with its fourth edition, FFPL IV, now entering its group stages. Free Fire is the world’s leading mobile battle royale game with over 1 Billion downloads and has been at the forefront of the esports revolution in Pakistan. FFPL is the highest professional-level esports tournament in Pakistan hosted under the International esports giant Free Fire.

FFPL has been previously endorsed by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting under E-PAK, Pakistan’s ﬁrst-ever initiative aimed at promoting esports and creating a sustainable ecosystem in Pakistan. Free Fire recently held a tier-2 esports league in collaboration with the Punjab Sports Board, the Soobai Series, which was aimed at promoting new professional talent in Pakistan and granting entry to new teams into FFPL IV.

FFPL IV has introduced a new format this year, with the ﬁnal 18 teams now competing for a piece of one of the largest prize pools for any Esports tournament in Pakistan valued at PKR 10,000,000. Free Fire remains committed to empowering the youth through opportunity and developing a sustainable infrastructure for esports in Pakistan.

FFPL IV oﬃcially commences it’s Group Stage that is set to go for 4 weeks with the top 12 teams battling it out in 3 groups from cities all over Pakistan featuring Islamabad, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan and Peshawar.

The Group Stages are set to kick off from this weekend, September 9th at 6PM. The top 12 teams from the Group Stages will then advance to FFPL IV’s Grand Final scheduled to take place in Karachi on 16th October where these 12 ﬁnalists will play a total of 8 matches to decide this season’s champions.

The champions from FFPL IV will go on to represent Pakistan In Free Fire World Series (FFWS) held later this year at a destination yet to be revealed, which is undoubtedly the most prestigious International tournament held by Free Fire.

FFPL IV will be broadcasted on Free Fire Esports Pakistan channels. All the latest information, schedule about the tournament will be updated on oﬃcial website and Free Fire Esports Pakistan fanpage.

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iOS 16 Rolls Out Today: Here Is Everything You Need To Know

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Sep 12, 2022

Apple’s about to release iOS 16 today and here’s everything you need to know about it. The new software update will be changing a lot for your use and mainly it’s making your use efficient:

The Latest Update

Today, on Monday, September 12, Apple will make iOS 16 available as a free update for iPhone 8 and subsequent models. You need it for your latest phone because it’s offering a lot. There are numerous new features are included in iOS 16, including the ability to temporarily edit or unsend iMessages and a lock screen that is customizable.

When iOS 16 becomes available, launch the Settings app on your iPhone. Then select General Software Update and check out the list of new practical features to try out after updating your iPhone to iOS 16 below.

Customized Lock Screen

With iOS 16, you can customize the Lock Screen with multi-layered wallpapers, widgets, and unique fonts for the date and time. This is the main new feature. Moreover, you can choose a collection of images to shuffle on the lock screen all day.

That’s not all. A variety of Lock Screen alternatives are displayed in the new Lock Screen gallery. It will include a new Weather wallpaper that displays current weather data and an Astronomy wallpaper that offers images of the Earth, Moon, and Solar System. Your lock screen is changing for the better.

Unsend Messages

With the release of iOS 16, we can now temporarily modify or unsend iMessages. You can also now designate chats as unread after opening them.

There will be up to five revisions permitted per message. Moreover, Apple permits you to make changes to an iMessage for up to 15 minutes after you send it.

Full-Screen Music Play

Now, with huge album art and a color-coordinated backdrop, the full-screen music player from iOS 16 is once again available on the Lock Screen. This will make it the most fun for you to listen to your music now.

Track Apple Pay

For online orders placed with Apple Pay, iOS 16’s Wallet app now includes new built-in order tracking data. The tracker shows when a shipment is available for delivery and provides an anticipated delivery date for an order.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for the latest news and updates.

Skills Or Connections? What’s More Important For A Better Salary ?

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Sep 12, 2022

After getting our degree, entering the job market is one thing we aspire to do. Moving up in a world is all about finding a good-paying job to sustain yourself. However, in the race for skills and connections, it is reported that people who take more time to polish and refine their skills have a higher chance of landing a better-paying job than those with fewer skills.

Professor Jeroma Adda from Bocconi University and Christian Dustmann from University College London examined the immediate returns and long-term benefits of certain decisions workers make when entering the labour market. Focusing on German workers over several decades, their mathematical model reveals that certain factors can have an impact on employee earnings. Including their accumulation of human capital, how often they change jobs, and their employee’s ability level.

Skills = High Paying Roles

The study found acquiring more skills, both physical and mental, increases a worker’s chances of getting high-paying jobs. While receiving better offers from competing companies, and avoiding unemployment.

The tasks workers were divided into two roles by Adda and Dustmann:

The routine-manual (RM) Tasks
Cognitive-abstract (CA) tasks.

Routine manual tasks involve well-defined and repetitive procedures. Such tasks require a modest amount of training — such as manual labour on a construction site. Cognitive abstract tasks require more technical and creative capabilities. Such tasks are acquired in school or through a specialized job training program.

The team, further classified each occupation according to the type of tasks they perform. To figure out the return for each skill Results show that accumulating RM and CA skills over an entire career is the most important driver of salary growth. RM skills contribute more significantly to increases in a worker’s earnings during the first few years of their career.

“For workers, we learn the longer-term advantages of accumulating CA skills. The substantial returns individuals may obtain from undergoing training, which may not materialize immediately but have a significant impact later in their careers. For policymakers, we learn that returns to experience can generate inefficiency by locking workers into specific sectors, which may disproportionally affect workers who enter the job market during periods of restricted choices, such as recessions,” the researchers write in a media release.

More Skills = More Offers

While RM skills can help workers achieve a job it no longer helps them advance their career to a higher paying one. Meanwhile, CM skills have a long-lasting effect even though they take a long time to develop.

The study found that jobs that require CA skills have higher average salaries than those in RM sectors. Researchers also found that a subset of skills can also make workers more noticeable among their peers. The more skills a worker holds they are more likely to get recruited for their services.

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5 Factors That Are Important To Determine A Car’s Value

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Sep 12, 2022

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Buying a car may be your dream but selling a car is a nightmare. One phrase that sums up the hard reality of buying a car is depreciation. Depreciation refers to your car losing value over time as a result of wear and tear and it is a frightening term. We do have to sell the car at one point right? How do we assess the car’s value then?

Why Does The Value Depreciate?

A brand-new automobile loses 11% of its value the instant you drive it off the lot, according to Edmunds’ automotive analysts. Even if there isn’t a lot of “wear and tear” between the time you get the keys and when you drive off the lot, your car’s worth goes closer to its wholesale cost. After then, for the next five years, the value of your car will decrease by 15% to 25% annually. In essence, your car loses more than half of its worth after the first five years of ownership.

Feeling squeamish right?

1. Make and Model

Check the vehicle’s resale value to be sure it will hold its value over time before you purchase it. Due to their popularity and durability, which often fetch higher resale prices, some brands tend to have better trade-in values for cars than others. Do your research!

2. Age and Mileage

Age has less of an impact on depreciation than mileage but both are important. The typical annual mileage for cars is between 10,000 and 15,000. Your car’s value is more likely to decline steadily the more you drive it and accumulate miles on it. Consider the amount of deterioration your car experiences by driving it six figures worth of miles.

3. Condition

Your used car’s worth is determined. When it will be done, it will be categorized as being in excellent, good, fair, or bad condition. If your automobile looks brand new, you’ll earn the most money for it. However, getting an outstanding condition rating is difficult to obtain. But if you get it, good for you.

4. Trim

Your used car’s worth will be maintained by options like the engine type, all-wheel drive improvements, seat material, navigation, a sunroof, and automatic climate control. Keep getting these updates to give your car the maintained look for a better value.

5. Safety Features

Safety features add to the value of your car a lot. They may not do so directly but indirectly they keep you safe which is very valuable.

Do you have more to add to this? Let us know in the comments below.

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YAP Pakistan partners with Bank Alfalah to launch B2B financial services

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Sep 12, 2022

YAP Pakistan, the first regional financial super app providing consumers and businesses with a one-stop shop of innovative financial products, has partnered with Bank Alfalah, one of Pakistan’s largest commercial banks, to offer customized digital financial products and services for small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country.

The collaboration paves the way to create a more financially inclusive ecosystem for customers and businesses by enabling users to access a comprehensive array of digital financial services, including a fully operational business bank account, payroll, reporting, analytics and expense management. YAP customers will also be able to access over-the-counter services at Bank Alfalah’s vast network of branches across Pakistan.

YAP Pakistan secured the In-Principle Approval from the State Bank of Pakistan for an Electronic Money Institute (EMI) license, which will equip users with a digital account and an app that will enable users to perform various financial tasks at the touch of a button.

“SMEs have unique needs and are looking for a more seamless approach to banking and we are pleased to partner with Bank Alfalah to create a suite of products and services to support them,” said YAP Pakistan CEO Meharyab Niazi. “SMEs contribute to 40% of Pakistan’s GDP and 25% in overall exports, which emphasizes the demand for an easier way to manage finances when in the early stages of growing a business.”

Bank Alfalah has been on the mission to collaborate with various partners in a bid to increase the adoption of digital payments in the industry. The bank’s online acceptance business is clearly the market leader with more than 50% market share. Bank Alfalah’s Cash Management enables Corporate, Middle Market and SME clients to securely prepare their payment and transfer instructions to the bank in real-time. Bank Alfalah was also awarded the Best Transaction Banking Award in 2021.

“Bank Alfalah is committed to supporting Pakistan’s growing Fintech startup ecosystem. YAP’s regional experience with SMEs promises to bring innovative payment solutions to this largely unserved market in the country. We look forward to supporting YAP by providing them access to our financial products and jointly developing new ones.” said Bank Alfalah Retail Banking Group Head Ms. Mehreen Ahmed.

Samsung Joins Hands with Alkhidmat Foundation to Support Flood Victims by Donating PKR 18 million.

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Sep 10, 2022

Samsung is supporting relief efforts to assist the people who have been affected by the catastrophic floods in the country.

The nation has suffered greatly due to the recent spell of torrential rains, especially in areas of Balochistan where hundreds of lives have been tragically lost and homes, businesses, and public facilities have been severely affected.

Samsung is guided by its long-standing principle of supporting humanitarian efforts and uplifting communities during times of crisis. Samsung came forward and partnered with Alkhidmat Foundation, which is one of the leading, non-profit organization, fully dedicated to humanitarian services since 1990. Alkhidmat workers and volunteers continue to work tirelessly for the relief of affected people across Pakistan and worldwide.

Samsung collaborated with ‘Alkhidmat Foundation’ by donating PKR 18 million and utilizing the amount in following manner:

Set up water filtration plant/RO plant
Provide medicines and other medical supplies, Mobile clinics
Support camps /tents
Food items & water, while ensuring reliable supply chain

Alkhidmat Foundation has dedicated emergency response teams that include Doctors, Supply Chain Managers, Drivers, Loaders & other general workers. WHO has also appreciated the Alkhidmat network for their tireless efforts in making things easier for the flood affected people in times of devastating flood crisis.

Samsung also intends to take multiple other actions to aid relief efforts in the flood-affected areas of Balochistan, Sindh, and South Punjab.

Social media taken over by flashy arrow!

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Sep 10, 2022

Pakistan’s thrilling performance in Asia Cup 2022 has been all the hype on social media lately, with the golden sixes of the young prodigy Naseem Shah, Pakistani pacer against the overwhelming Afghanistan cricket team, in the first two balls of the last over, snatching victory from their jaws. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a bizarre looking red arrow has been making the rounds amongst memes circulating online.

The heroics of the new star bowler have been merged with the mystery of the red arrow. As of now, no one knows the reason behind it. Netizens being the all-time geniuses have begun to ponder as to what is the meaning of the new meme game behind the arrow head.

As usual, many reach out for the comment sections to find the answers, and are met with miscellaneous theories.

Another keyboard warrior shared his theory on the arrow, that it is symbol of transferring bad luck from one person to another, and in this case, Indian former captain Virat Kohli has transferred his bad form to Pakistani skipper, Babar Azam, after which the Pakistani team captain has been unable to score runs throughout the tournament, while Kohli’s form has miraculously returned. This sounds quite believable though, but it cannot be true.

More people poked fun at it, and a rhyme ‘Ye arrow arrow kya hy’ has also been making rounds. Some have been claiming it is directing towards, India, while others have claimed, that no one actually knows the reason behind the ongoing mayhem behind the arrow.

Well, that’s all folks! The mystery is yet to be solved, and the origin of the arrow remains unknown. If you have a hint about it, let us know in the comments.

Denmark to set up Water Purification system in Flood-Affected Areas

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Sep 9, 2022

Denmark to set up Water Purification system in Flood-Affected Areas

Denmark has announced support for Pakistani flood victims and have pledged to set up a water purifying system in the flood affected regions to provide clean drinking water to the displaced families. The system will be set up by their disaster management team from the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), which has arrived in Pakistan. The team comprises of Erik Breum-Christensen (team leader), Johan Theil Nielsen and Søren Larsen and seven other members.

In a press briefing today, Maria Ana Petrera, Senior Counsellor, Embassy of Denmark, paid her condolences to the floods affectees all over Pakistan. “I would like to extend sincere condolences on behalf of Denmark to all the victims of flash flood in Pakistan. Our thoughts are with their relatives and the many affected and displaced here in Pakistan.”

She further quoted UN Secretary General Mr. Guterres, who described the situation in Pakistan as ‘monsoon on steroids’ and called it an unprecedented ‘climate catastrophe’.

Petrera said it was a key priority for Denmark to provide flexible and unearmarked funding to our humanitarian strategic partners to allow them to respond quickly in times of urgent need, such as in the case of the ongoing flooding in Pakistan. “Denmark has come forward in these testing times to offer a major drinking water facility that will provide up to 120,000 litres of clean water a day.”

She said Denmark has therefore supported the UN’s (humanitarian) flash appeal for Pakistan with 10 million Danish kroner to the UN Refugee Organisation, UNHCR. This funding, she added is provided in addition to Denmark’s core funding for Pakistan and the region of 50 million Danish kroner annually.

With this funding, UNHCR, that has already started their aid work, will be able to expand their efforts. Their focus remains particularly on emergency relief – providing tents and blankets and protection of vulnerable groups including women and children.

Expressing her concern, she further said that the Danish government have also extended an offer for immediate relief assistance to Pakistan who are going through this devastating crisis. “Diseases such as cholera, scabies, typhoid and ringworm are often spread in the wake of such floods, especially due to the lack of accessibility to clean drinking water,” said Petrera.

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Denmark is the sixth largest donor to the UN’s Central emergency Relief Fund (CERF), which has already provided $3.07 million two weeks ago (22.8 million DKK) for the relief work in Pakistan.

The team lead, Erik Breum-Christensen said as per the requirement, “we shall install these plants in Sindh’s flooded areas allocated by the government and will hopefully start operation from Monday. This will continue for one month and we have a target of providing 3 million litres of water during the next 30 days.”

DEMA’s Water Purification (WP) he said had the capacity to produce up to 120,000 litres of clean water per day for approximately 40,000 people. Since the works in an early emergency phase, all operational cost is covered by DEMA and doesn’t burden the affected country. According to another member of the team, Soren Larsen in total a 10-member team will carry out the water purification operation. So far, three of them have arrived. The remaining will join us in Sindh.

Last week, on the 31st August 2022, Denmark and Pakistan also signed a Green Framework Engagement. And on the 10th of August 2022, both countries signed an agreement for Danish-financing of sustainable infrastructure in Pakistan. These engagements will allow Denmark to cooperate even more closely when it comes to green transition, sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This will assist rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Nokia Subscriber Data Management software selected by Jazz to drive new customer services and experience

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Sep 9, 2022

Nokia today announced that Jazz, Pakistan’s largest mobile operator, has selected Nokia’s latest Subscriber Data Management (SDM) software to enhance HLR/HSS network resiliency and accelerate new product and services for Jazz customers. As part of a phased expansion and deployment strategy, the network will be gradually modernized to fully cloud-based SDM architecture by 2025.

The modernization strategy will enable Jazz to deploy fully geographically redundant active networks in four data centers in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad to ensure network availability as a disaster recovery solution. The deployment, an extension of an existing collaboration, will help Jazz deliver its digital transformation-related ambitions by allowing auto-provisioning of devices and services at massive scale to accelerate Pakistan’s digitalization. Nokia SDM’s software will reduce the provisioning time for new subscribers, services and functionalities. The cloud transformation of the SDM network will allow Jazz to use network automation for zero-touch capacity scaling. In addition, Nokia NetAct will provide a consolidated view of multi-domain, multi-technology networks for ensuring the best network experience.

Abdul Rehman Usmani, Vice President, Network at Jazz, said: “Being the largest digital mobile operator in Pakistan, Jazz is playing a key role in the country’s digitalization journey. Our extended collaboration with Nokia will help us further improve the customer experience by ensuring network resilience and rapidly launch new consumer and business services. Nokia’s industry-proven solution will help us towards readiness of any future technologies, while enhancing the growing needs of the existing networks.”

Imran Durrani, Head of Customer Team for Jazz at Nokia, said: “Nokia SDM’s software will provide Jazz with a consolidated multi-technology network and enhance its digital services by allowing the operator to auto-provision new devices at scale. We look forward to expanding our longstanding relationship with Jazz for this crucial project as part of its network modernization transformation.”

Hands-on the HUAWEI MateBook D 16: The compact 16-inch high-performance laptop

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Sep 9, 2022

Selecting your next laptop might seem like a daunting task as you have to consider so many things, including your needs and workload. Are you looking for a laptop with a big screen or do you prefer the smaller and lighter ones? Or, do you want something with loads of innovative smart features? Well, most people would go for the one with all the latest and greatest features if their wallets allowed for it. But with the launch of HUAWEI MateBook D 16, it seems like you can have your cake and eat it too. The desire for 16-inch lightweight laptops is on the rise. With a global move towards remote working and studying, there is an increased demand for large-screen, high-performance, lightweight laptops. The new HUAWEI MateBook D 16 is set to meet and even exceed these demands.

The new laptop comes with a comfortable and immersive 16-inch display, thin and light metal body, 12^th Gen Intel Core processor, Super Device experience, and more. Here’s a deeper look at it.

A display that doesn’t tire your eyes

HUAWEI MateBook D 16 features a 16-inch Eye Comfort HUAWEI FullView Display. So, you know what to expect here; ultra-narrow bezels and a high screen-to-body ratio. On either side of the display are two 4.6mm ultra-narrow bezels, resulting in a high screen-to-body ratio of 90 per cent. This allows the laptop to house a large screen in a compact body, delivering an immersive viewing experience. The novel 16:10 aspect ratio also aids productivity. Compared to the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio, the 16:10 aspect ratio gives a 10% taller display area allowing more screen real estate to view web pages, documents, and charts more effectively. The display also supports a 100% sRGB colour gamut to show richer details and vivid colours for greater visual enjoyment.

Talking about eye comfort, HUAWEI MateBook D 16 display has TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution) certification. In addition, the display adopts DC dimming to help alleviate eye fatigue. Interestingly, the whole laptop only weighs 1.7kg^[1] with a thickness of just 18.4mm, making it one of the sleekest 16-inch laptops out there.

Next-level performance

The HUAWEI MateBook D 16 is powered by 12^th Intel® Core™ H-series processors, with the highest edition running on the i7-12700H Processor that has 14 cores and 20 threads. It offers a TDP of up to 40W, and the multi-thread performance is 97.3% better than the previous generation. That means even heavy tasks such as data analysis, technical drawing, and code compilation are going to run smoothly. All variants in the HUAWEI MateBook D Series come with a PCIe NVMe high-speed solid-state drive. This gives a remarkable boost in loading apps and games, ultimately delivering a smoother user experience. The laptop comes with two modes of operation. The Standard Mode is designed for users to handle daily office tasks, while the Performance Mode is suitable for performing heavy-duty work and professional software. By pressing the Fn and P keys at the same time, the user can easily select the optimal mode for the current tasks.

Super Device delivers a cohesive multi-device experience

The HUAWEI MateBook D 16 takes multi-device collaboration to a whole new level, thanks to Super Device, bringing super productivity with a cohesive multi-device experience. It lets you effortlessly connect to other Huawei devices nearby, and collaborate between them all. Simply place your Huawei earphones, mice, keyboards, speakers and printers close to the HUAWEI MateBook D 16, and the laptop will automatically discover them and provide a prompt for quick and easy pairing.

In addition, with smartphones like the newly launched HUAWEI nova 9, it is even more useful. Once you have wirelessly connected your phone, you will see its UI (User Interface) appear on your laptop screen, so you can operate it as if your smartphone and laptop are one device. You can access and edit your files, use and manage up to three phone app windows simultaneously, take video or audio calls from your phone through your MateBook, and even use your mouse and keyboard to control your smartphone.

Superior video conferencing experience

The 1080P camera with an 88° wide field of view at the top of the HUAWEI MateBook D 16 screen is a huge step up from traditional 720P cameras. This is further enhanced by the AI Camera smart feature that processes the video with AI algorithms at the system level, adding video effects like Virtual Background, FollowCam and Eye Contact, which are even supported by third-party video calling applications.

During a video call, the AI Camera’s FollowCam adjusts the screen in real-time to keep the speaker in the centre of the shot; so even if they are moving around, you never get distracted from what they are saying. The Eye Contact function uses AI to intelligently adjust to the user’s line of vision. So, rather than seeming like they’re looking into the camera, their eyes will be looking into yours on the screen for a more natural and comfortable conversation.

Virtual background lets you keep your privacy and your concentration, thanks to built-in static and dynamic backgrounds such as offices, coffee shops or outdoor scenery. You can also choose an image to have as your background or use the AI background blur to distort what is happening behind you.

HUAWEI MateBook D 16 features a quad-mic setup placed along the laptop’s edges, supporting sound pick-up from sources up to five metres away from the device. You will be clearly heard during online meetings even when you are a bit far away from the laptop. The AI noise reduction algorithms will also reduce the background noise, and the Personal Voice Enhancement helps the audience focus on you to make the experience even better.

Metaline antenna for fast connectivity

The powerful performance is not only driven by the HUAWEI MateBook D 16’s processing power. This laptop is a networking beast, too, thanks to the innovative HUAWEI Metaline Antenna technology, which allows users to enjoy stable wireless networks. The HUAWEI Metaline Antenna is a brand-new antenna structure that, compared with average antennas, has 56% better signal conversion efficiency. In the same network environment, it offers 2dB and 2.6dB better upload and download signals, respectively. Even under weak Wi-Fi signals, the downloading speed is increased by 55%, while the lag in gaming and video conference are decreased by 57% and 67%, respectively.

Huawei’s newly launched HUAWEI MateBook D 16 is a must-have for good reasons. Starting with its large and comfortable screen, well-crafted and lightweight design, solid performance, and next-level Super Device that allows a Smart Office experience, the laptop is a dream come true for anyone looking for a compact performance laptop.

Media Owners In Britain Halt Commercials After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

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Sep 9, 2022

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The Queen, her majesty, has passed away at the age of 96. After learning of her passing, media owners in Britain are tightening schedules and halting commercials. Here is what many news channels are saying:

What’s Going On?

Since Queen Elizabeth’s death at the age of 96, UK broadcasters, publishers, and forums have struggled to cease advertising. Advertising is how they earn money but now they can not share the said advertisements. Since it will be devoted entirely to news coverage and special programming honoring the Queen’s life and 70-year reign.

ITV is the largest commercial broadcaster in the UK. It has said that it won’t have a commercial break on its primary TV channel until at least the end of Friday. Similarly, all advertising and sponsorship on Channel 4 and All 4 have officially been put on temporary hold. They will halt regular broadcasting in the coming few days. This includes all advertising, airtime, sponsorships, and promotions.

It Is Prohibited

Social media networks are also outlawing advertising in the wake of this event. It is reportedly being said that Twitter has allegedly prohibited it for 48 hours in the UK. Drumm also discovered that Snapchat has now instructed media buyers to temporarily halt all advertising for all of its news and public service broadcasters in the region.

Amongst these publications is also The Daily Mail. It is one of the publications preventing adverts from appearing on its successful website. Now, the monarch’s death and life will be the predominant topic until at least 10 days.

What In The Wake of The Queen?

There is a documentary and several articles written about what processes and what not have been decided for when the Queen would pass away. What time would the flag be raised, when and which car will come, and when the news would come out too.

If you haven’t noticed already, the picture that they released for the queen is also special. It is a ‘never’ seen before picture that they released in black and white to notify the world that the longest reigning monarch has breathed her last. Thus, there is an entire protocol to offer and it is being offered. The news channels may be suffering a loss for the coming few days but it is their duty.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for the latest news and updates.

Tencent Charity Foundation Donates To Pakistan Flood Relief Efforts

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Sep 9, 2022

Tencent Charity Foundation (Tencent Foundation), working with the China Foundation for Rural Development and the China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community, has donated PKR25 million worth of supplies to Pakistan’s flood-relief efforts.

Tencent Foundation, launched by the world-leading technology company, Tencent, is sending essential items, including waterproof clothing, quilts, food and other everyday necessities to the disaster-stricken population.

Over the past month, Pakistan has faced a fragile humanitarian situation with 80 districts nationwide officially designated as ‘calamity hit.’ An estimated 33 million people have been affected by the heavy rains and flooding, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Approximately 637,000 people are living in relief camps, with many more still displaced.

“Tech for Good’ is the mission of Tencent. User value is our guiding principle, while we strive to incorporate social responsibility into our products and services, and collaborate with the wider community for the sustainable development of the society,” said Ms Ge Yan, Secretary-General of the Tencent Charity Foundation

Tencent is active in Pakistan through the mobile game, PUBG MOBILE. In such a challenging period of time, Tencent is leveraging its fan base in the community and calls for unity to overcome the ongoing challenges.

“We at Tencent Games and PUBG MOBILE stand with the people of Pakistan and aim to continue directing our efforts towards a better future. With the support from the PUBG MOBILE local team in Pakistan, we will continue to be right by Pakistan’s side,” said Vincent Wang, general manager of Global Publishing and Global Esports at Tencent Games.

10 Dishes That Will Make You Want To Try Turkish Food

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Sep 9, 2022

Turkish food is where our gluttony is truly sinful. The foods, the flavor palettes, the combinations of flavors, and the textures are unlike any other. Turkish cuisine is a delight of its own and we bring to you the top 10 dishes you need to try in your life:

Manti

Imagine little raviolis filled with meat! Manti is a dish made up of beef or lamb dumplings. They are either boiled or fried and served with a variety of spices. This is basically a Turkish adaptation of Italian food and when such two bomb cuisines come together you know it’s worth trying.

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Ezogelin Corba

The soup of your dreams. This soup is made of red lentils, domato salca (tomato paste — sweet or hot), grated fresh tomatoes, and onions. It is best-served with dried mint and pul biber (chili flakes) sprinkled on top.

Kisir

This one is a salad. It comes together with fine bulgur wheat, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, and mint. Some people like it extra spicy but you could also request a non-spicy version!

Inegol Kofte

The Turkish are very serious about their kebabs. Unlike other Turkish koftes, these ones mix only ground beef or lamb and breadcrumbs and season it with onions. The result is clean flavors but the ultimate delicious taste.

Lahmacun

Lahmacun is a flat, crispy bread dish that is similar to a pizza, only it is the Turkish version. This Turkish dish is topped with salad, minced meat, and lemon juice. It can be wrapped, folded in half, or pulled apart to be eaten, whatever tickles your fancy. Lamb mince and Mediterranean spices create a mouth-watering celebration of food.

Iskender Kebab

This is our favorite. Featuring long lamb strips that are cooked in tomato sauce and served with yogurt over rice and pita bread as an Iskender Kebab. It bears the name of Master Alexander (Iskender Efendi), a resident of Busra in the Ottoman Empire. It is created from doner meat that has been stripped and is served with spicy, delicious tomato sauce and melted butter. Butter is key in Turkish dishes.

Yaprak Sarma

This is for healthy eaters. This is a healthy dish called Yaprak Sarma. It is made from steaming vine leaves. They are then wrapped around a filling of rice and onion that has been spiced with mint, currant, pepper, and cinnamon. It is a traditional dish from Turkey that is incredibly flavorful.

Hamsili Pilav

This dish has slender fish that are prepared with rice to make Hamsili Pilav. It is cooked in a stock made from fried onions, butter, peanuts, Turkish allspice, and raisins. Then it is mixed with fresh parsley and dill. Lastly, filleted anchovies are decorated over the rice and cooked in the oven. Interesting no?

Gozleme

This snack is truly worth dying for. Gozleme refers to flat savory pockets that are usually filled with salty white cheese, spinach, or minced beef. You could keep munching on it!

Peyaz Salad

You ain’t ever seen a salad like this before. The Antalya Peyaz Salad is one of the most famous dishes in the Turkish city. The secret ingredient in it is beans. They’re not just old butter beans, they’re a smaller version called Kandir. With the beans, soft, flavorful vegetables are mixed with a little water, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, garlic, flat-leaf parsley, olives, and tahini. In a very traditional version, a soft-boiled egg is roughly chopped and stirred just before serving. It’s finger-licking good!

Have you tried any of the dishes above? Let us know in the comments below.

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Jerry Seinfield Makes His Modelling Debut For Kith

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Sep 9, 2022

Jerry Seinfeld is throwing his (baseball) hat in the ring for the title of a fashion icon. The 68-year-old comedian looked effortlessly cool as he rocked fashion ensembles while making his modeling debut for Kith’s fall collection.

Jerry Seinfield For Kith

For the campaign, Kith enlisted Jerry Seinfeld, one of the most famous people in Queens. Mark Seliger, one of the most renowned photographers working today, captured the comedy legend wearing selections from Kith’s fall ’22 collection in a photo shoot for Kith.

In the main image from the photo shoot by photographer Mark Seliger, Jerry could be seen wearing a baseball cap from his beloved New York Mets along with a very cool black and white embroidered varsity jacket from the New York-based fashion giant.

Jerry Seinfield — Image source: gearpatrol.com

Seinfeld wore Nikes from Fieg’s archive in the campaign, including a Nike Air Force 1 and a Nike Air Maestro 2, among others. The comedian also wore Kith and Clark’s for New York Mets Wallabee. A shoe he is well known for being a fan of.

The Fashion Lineup

Original apparel and accessories will be available as part of the fall ’22 Kith lineup.

Regarding product categories and fabric executions, Kith describes the range as an evolution of the brand. A custom debossed paisley pattern is woven into leather apparel crafted in Italy, wrinkle-nylon hybrid jackets are color-blocked, flocked denim is used to create a velour feel, and sherpa outerwear is available.

Kith Fall Classics includes double-knit suits, satin varsity jackets, and heavyweight fleece sets in staple styles and fabrics. Kith worked with Russell Athletic to create a collegiate capsule for Queens College and Brooklyn College of The City University of New York (CUNY).

It will also collaborate with DS & Durga on home goods, New Era headwear, and other seasonal brands. The Kith fall 22 collections will be available at all Kith stores on September 9, on Kith.com. As well as through the Kith App on iOS and Android devices.

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Does Social Stress Accelerate Aging Of Immune System?

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Sep 9, 2022

Stress — in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination accelerates the aging of the immune system. While potentially increasing a person’s risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from infections such as COVID-19. A new USC study reports.

The research, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help explain disparities in age-related health, including the unequal toll of the pandemic, and identifying possible points for intervention.

“As the world’s population of older adults increases, understanding disparities in age-related health is essential. Age-related changes in the immune system play a critical role in declining health,” said lead study author Eric Klopack, a postdoctoral scholar in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

“This study helps clarify mechanisms involved in accelerated immune ageing.”

As people age, the immune system naturally begins a dramatic downgrade, a condition called immunosenescence. With advanced age, a person’s immune profile weakens. Including too many worn-out white blood cells circulating and too few fresh, ‘naive’ white blood cells ready to take on new invaders.

“People with higher stress scores had older-seeming immune profiles, with lower percentages of fresh disease fighters and higher percentages of worn-out T-cells,” Klock said.

Study Findings

To measure exposure to various types of social stress, the researchers analyzed responses from a national sample of 5,744 adults over the age of 50. They answered a questionnaire designed to assess respondents’ experiences with social stress. Including stressful life events, chronic stress, everyday discrimination and lifetime discrimination.

Blood samples from the participants were then analyzed through flow cytometry. It is a lab technique that counts and classifies blood cells as they pass one by one in a narrow stream in front of a laser.

As expected, people with higher stress scores had older-seeming immune profiles. With lower percentages of fresh disease fighters and higher percentages of worn-out white blood cells. The association between stressful life events and fewer ready-to-respond, or naive, T cells remained strong even after controlling for education, smoking, drinking, BMI and race or ethnicity

“In this study, after statistically controlling for poor diet and low exercise, the connection between stress and accelerated immune agingwasn’t as strong,” said Klock.

“What this means is people who experience more stress tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits. Partly explaining why they have more accelerated immune ageing.”

Improving diet and exercise behaviours in older adults may help offset the immune aging associated with stress.

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Zindigi Powered By JS Bank Bags Pakistan Technology Excellence Award for Fintech – Banking at Asian Technology Excellence Awards 2022

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Sep 8, 2022

Zindigi powered by JS Bank is dedicated to serving the unmet needs of digital banking users and providing a unique banking experience.

Zindigi has brought home the Pakistan Technology Excellence Award for Fintech – Banking award at the Asian Technology Excellence Awards 2022. The Asian Technology Excellence Awards aims to recognize exceptional companies that are riding the digital disruption wave and leading the technological revolution and digital transformation journeys in their respective industries.

Zindigi – Making Life Simple

The cutting-edge digital banking service has the objective of making life “simple” for its users. Meeting the needs of the country’s burgeoning youth bulge of 63%, it is the first digital banking app which is dedicating itself to serving the unmet needs of Gen Z and Millennials, by providing unique financial experiences.

The app lets the user pick and choose preferred widgets for a customized App experience. Zindagi is the frontier of the Pakistani financial services industry which offers a completely personalized App experience for its users.

Only eight months after launch, the app has managed to garner the trust of a highly-active customer base with its efficient digital banking services with a broad range of innovative offerings for young, tech-savvy customers.

Zindigi’s Innovative Debit Card

The app’s initiative to make payments fun has met with one of its kind aesthetically pleasing translucent debit card which can be used for both local and international transactions. The card comes with several value-added features including the ability to block the card, set spending limits and easy security changes. Meanwhile, the app also helps users activate a virtual card from the app with the click of a button for added security.

Other than day-to-day services, Zindigi offers wealth management services, a truly innovative and unique service not offered by any other financial services provider in the country. Customers can participate in money market funds, income funds, and equity trading digitally as low as PKR 100 (less than $0.5) within the app.

“Zindigi aims to promote a saving culture by providing its customers with a multitude of avenues to invest and grow their wealth,” Zindigi’s Chief Officer Noman Azhar said. “Zindigi is all about listening to customers and providing them experiences that make their lives easier. We are truly honoured and humbled at being recognized for this and winning the Pakistan Technology Excellence Award for Fintech”

Despite being a new brand, Zindigi has proven itself to be excellent at tailoring its unique product offering to Pakistan’s youth.

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DESCON and WWF-Pakistan to remove plastic-garbage from Waste-Water Channels of Lahore

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Sep 8, 2022

DESCON Engineering Limited and World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) will collaborate to clean the plastic-garbage from the Waste-Water Channels all over the city of Lahore. During the initial phase, a prototype solution is being designed, including the construction and installation of this recovery system, to ensure effective cleansing of all these drains. For this purpose, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two companies at the WWF-Pakistan Head office.

As per the MoU, Descon Engineering will work to provide a simple, cost-effective and scalable solution, which will be easy to operate and replicate all over the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Taimur Saeed CEO Descon Engineering stated, “As Pakistan’s leading engineering and infrastructure-development company, we are pleased to enter in to this collaboration with a resourceful global agency like the ‘World Wildlife Fund’, and ensure a sustainable environment for the future. This initiative promises long-term ecological benefits by making our cities free of plastic-waste. We take pride in this first-of-its-kind solution in Pakistan and are committed to playing our part to contribute positively towards the wellbeing of the country.”

Hammad Naqi Khan Director General WWF-Pakistan said, “As Pakistan is already suffering the negative impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, we must come together to restore the ecological balance for a healthier, progressive and sustainable future. We are pleased to get the operational and technical support of a company like Descon Engineering for this valuable project. We believe that Descon has extensive experience in building mega projects and will prove to be an effective partner for this infrastructure maintenance and restoration project.”

Founded in 1977, Descon has achieved multi-national growth, over the years, by consistently expanding its operations, all over the Middle-East and South-African regions. DESCON is investing billions of Dollars across major industrial sectors like: Power, Construction, Oil-Refineries and Chemicals. With a vision for Sustainable development and wellbeing of the nation, this company is providing better healthcare, education and socio-economic empowerment of the masses, besides providing employment to the Pakistani workforce.

6 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About Naseem Shah

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