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Alitalia management reviews industrial plan: UniCredit

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MILAN (Reuters) – The management of Italy’s Alitalia is reviewing the lossmaking airline’s industrial plan, the chief executive of one of its key lenders, UniCredit (CRDI.MI), said on Monday.




Speaking on the sidelines of UniCredit’s results presentation, Federico Ghizzoni said he had no indication yet of whether top shareholder Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) would participate in a 300 million euro ($ 402.23 million) capital increase.




Shareholders have until midnight on Thursday to decide whether to participate in Alitalia’s cash call.




Alitalia said earlier on Monday that it had called a board meeting for Wednesday, but declined to comment on the agenda for the meeting or whether a revision to the company’s industrial plan would be discussed.




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Hunger Games: What"s Behind Yelp"s Fake Reviews?

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A new study finds restaurants that face close regional competition are more likely to post fake positive reviews for themselves and negative reviews for competitors.

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A new study finds restaurants that face close regional competition are more likely to post fake positive reviews for themselves and negative reviews for competitors.

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When it comes to scouting out a new bakery, pizzeria or noodle shop, there are few review sites that compare to Yelp. In turn, the reviews left on sites like Yelp can have a big effect on many restaurants’ bottom lines.

That’s created a huge incentive for businesses to write fake positive reviews about themselves, called “astroturfing.” Some fake reviews are written by the businesses, while others are produced in bulk by reputation management companies. Michael Luca of the Harvard Business School and Georgios Zervasy of Boston University wanted to figure out the exact conditions under which companies have strongest incentive to leave a fake review.

Luca and Zervasy analyzed 316,415 reviews for 3,625 Boston-area restaurants written between 2004 through 2012, all of which Yelp had already flagged as potentially fraudulent. These “filtered” reviews make up about 25 percent of the 42 million total reviews submitted for all businesses. Of the filtered reviews, Luca and Zervasy found 16 percent of reviews weren’t legitimate.

But defining fraudulence is tricky, especially since Luca and Zervasy don’t know exactly what makes Yelp’s private algorithm tick. According to guidelines from the Federal Trade Commission, a review written by the business owner, family members, competitors or a compensated reviewer would be considered false advertising. But an owner who encourages users to review his restaurant (and provides instructions) falls into a grey area.

Luca and Zervasy’s study, which is currently being reviewed by a journal for publication, draws a few large conclusions about who cheats and why. They found that restaurants that have a “weak” reputation (few and/or poor reviews) are more likely to boost their presence with fake positive reviews. Those that faced more regional competition might write positive reviews for themselves and leave negative reviews for competitors. Luca and Zervasy also found that chain restaurants, which do not benefit greatly from Yelp, are less likely to commit review fraud.

Luca says he was surprised to find that ethics had nothing to do with it.

“This type of decision was influenced by the amount of competition and incentives,” he says. “This wasn’t just a story of a few rotten apples that were going to leave a bad review no matter what.”

The number of posts Yelp has to filter has increased dramatically in its nine-year existence. Luca says its part of an “arms race” between the review sites and scammers.

“People are finding increasing sophisticated ways to get around the algorithms,” he says. And, as Zervas told Boston University, as more consumers make decisions with on crowd-sourced reviews, businesses have a higher incentive to cheat.

But those developing the algorithms are also creating new tools that might make fake reviews less relevant in the first place. Luca’s next projectis working with health inspectors to tap into a restaurant’s reviews and predict which ones might have hygiene violations.

If a restaurant’s Yelp page is branded with a “pest infestation” alert, it might be hard to distract with the fake review: “Great nachos, fast service.”

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Wendy Davis Fans Write Amazing Reviews of her Sneakers on Amazon

"Shoes that never yield to the floor!" writes one fan.

More and more people across the nation are choosing to #StandWithWendy, the unyielding state senator who on Wednesday became a national icon after she successfully blocked an antiabortion bill in the Texas state senate. Wearing a back brace and Mizuno sneakers, Wendy Davis filibustered for 13 hours straight on the senate floor without breaking to sit, eat or use the bathroom.

Her steadfastness for women’s rights has already spawned an Internet meme, nail art and now people are taking to Amazon to review the shoes made famous during her stand:

Men, do not try these on!, by Joshua Jones

I tried on a pair at the local mall and suddenly Texas Republicans started telling me what to do with my genitals. They started explaining reproduction to me like I was a seventh grader. Unfortunately, being male, I had no way to shut the whole thing down. I’m so confused…

Shoes that never Yield to the Floor, by AmazonianInLove

If you are looking for a shoe that will never yield to the floor, pressure or good ol’ fashioned boy’s club bullying this is the shoe for you. It has been tested for hours, opportunities to yield to oppression were presented yet this shoe stayed firmly in place holding up half the sky for 13 hours.

Highly recommended.

These shoes (and a woman’s body) have a way of shutting the whole thing down, By Stand with Wendy

An essential tool for running down the clock in a state 773 miles wide and 790 miles long! These shoes are perfect for those days when you must spend 13+ hours standing, not lean on your desk or take any breaks – even for meals or to use the bathroom. The snazzy hot pink color brings out your inner badassness and helps you to “humbly give voice to thousands of Texans” and stop a “raw abuse of power” in its tracks. Raise a feminist army and lead the charge when your competitors cheat and change the rules on you. These Mizuno’s are built to protect your feet from mudslinging and add sunshine to the political process. Highly recommended for fierce women and anyone who’s not a Greedy Old Prick (GOP).

Excellent Protection for the Foot and the Womb!, By IV

Whether you’re running for governor or standing up for women’s rights, these shoes really fit the bill! Standing up for 11 hours straight in a room full of men who are telling what to do with your baby-maker is no easy task. Fortunately, the Mizuno Wave Riders are always up to the challenge. They are sturdy enough to kick behind, yet classy enough to look good while doing it. I endorse these shoes!

 

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"Shoes that never yield to the floor!" writes one fan.

More and more people across the nation are choosing to #StandWithWendy, the unyielding state senator who on Wednesday became a national icon after she successfully blocked an antiabortion bill in the Texas state senate. Wearing a back brace and Mizuno sneakers, Wendy Davis filibustered for 13 hours straight on the senate floor without breaking to sit, eat or use the bathroom.

Her steadfastness for women’s rights has already spawned an Internet meme, nail art and now people are taking to Amazon to review the shoes made famous during her stand:

Men, do not try these on!, by Joshua Jones

I tried on a pair at the local mall and suddenly Texas Republicans started telling me what to do with my genitals. They started explaining reproduction to me like I was a seventh grader. Unfortunately, being male, I had no way to shut the whole thing down. I’m so confused…

Shoes that never Yield to the Floor, by AmazonianInLove

If you are looking for a shoe that will never yield to the floor, pressure or good ol’ fashioned boy’s club bullying this is the shoe for you. It has been tested for hours, opportunities to yield to oppression were presented yet this shoe stayed firmly in place holding up half the sky for 13 hours.

Highly recommended.

These shoes (and a woman’s body) have a way of shutting the whole thing down, By Stand with Wendy

An essential tool for running down the clock in a state 773 miles wide and 790 miles long! These shoes are perfect for those days when you must spend 13+ hours standing, not lean on your desk or take any breaks – even for meals or to use the bathroom. The snazzy hot pink color brings out your inner badassness and helps you to “humbly give voice to thousands of Texans” and stop a “raw abuse of power” in its tracks. Raise a feminist army and lead the charge when your competitors cheat and change the rules on you. These Mizuno’s are built to protect your feet from mudslinging and add sunshine to the political process. Highly recommended for fierce women and anyone who’s not a Greedy Old Prick (GOP).

Excellent Protection for the Foot and the Womb!, By IV

Whether you’re running for governor or standing up for women’s rights, these shoes really fit the bill! Standing up for 11 hours straight in a room full of men who are telling what to do with your baby-maker is no easy task. Fortunately, the Mizuno Wave Riders are always up to the challenge. They are sturdy enough to kick behind, yet classy enough to look good while doing it. I endorse these shoes!

 

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The Merits And Demerits Of Natural Gas

Natural gas West Palm occurs naturally in the ground as a mixture of hydrocarbon gasses mainly consisting of methane and other impurities like carbon dioxide. This product has a wide array of uses for instance heating buildings, as fuel for vehicles, generation of electricity and as a chemical component in the manufacture plastics and other organic products.

This resource will most commonly be found near petroleum fields while others are found in their independent deposits. These are known as non-associated gas deposits. Once the product has been extracted, it has to go through purification. This is the removal of impurities such as other hydrocarbons present for instance butane, ethane and propane as well as other non-hydrocarbons like carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

The largest deposits of this resource can be found in Qatar, Russia, The United Arab Emirates and Iran. This product is also produced using other means for example town gas is produced through artificial synthesis while biogas is produced through the decomposition of organic matter in landfills and swamps.

This product is used particularly in the production of electricity. Steam and gas turbines are used in the generation of electricity. Combining the two turbines is often done to optimize production of electricity and produce less carbon emissions compared to other means employed.

This product is also has domestic uses. It is used in cooking and heating. In the developed world, this resource is supplied to homes using pipes and is used for numerous purposes in the household for example cooking ovens, clothes dryers water heaters and furnaces.

This resource is used in the transport industry as well. It burns with much fewer emissions while producing the same energy when compared to conventional fossil fuels. There have also been some trials in the aviation industry where some companies have been trying to convert planes to enable them use natural gas West Palm instead of petroleum products.

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How To Find The Best Cigarette Rolling Machine

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Even though cigarettes can just be bought in packs these days, you can still find some individuals who would still roll their own stick instead of just purchasing one. They do this because it is cheaper and they can use whatever tobacco they like. Some would even find the best cigarette rolling machine for the task.

Devices that are capable of rolling cigarettes are quite in demand among a lot of smokers. This is because they are easy to use and very convenient to have around. All you need to do is to place the tobacco inside and let it do its job. They can give you good quality cigarettes in just a short period of time.

Machines like these come in different shapes, sizes, and features. The basic ones are those that look like a cigarette case. There are also items that are more advanced and would make use of electricity to roll the cigarettes.

For people who find it hard to determine which type to buy, one thing that they can do is to start looking for product reviews. You can find a lot of videos, blogs, and forums that discuss products like these. By doing this, you get to find out what are the products good and bad qualities.

When it comes to reading reviews, it is important that you know what you should look for. The most important thing information that you need to get from reviews would how the product is used and if it is easy or not.

Other things that one should be looking for in reviews would be the portability of the product and its features. You should be aware of the actual size of the machine and the things that it can do so you will not make a mistake in buying it.

Product reviews can help someone to know what is the best cigarette rolling machine out there.

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