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Casualties as India attacks Pakistan and Islamabad 'downs Indian jets' in retaliation Pakistan says India has launched strikes at six different sites, killing at least 26 people and injuring 46 more. In response, Islamabad claims its Air Force has shot down five Indian warplanes and some drones, calling the Indian attack ""cowardly and shameful" At a pre-dawn news conference in Rawalpindi, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said India used a variety of weapons to hit six targets, resulting in 24 impact sites. He added that the strikes hit locations inside Pakistan and in Pakistan-administered Kashmir—including a mosque. It's a shame, Trump says as India launches attack on Pakistan Over in Washington, US President Donald Trump reacted to the India-Pakistan escalation by calling it ""a shame"", and said he hoped the situation would cool off quickly. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said they'd just gotten word of the strikes as they were walking into the Oval Office. He noted that many people expected something like this might happen, given the long and tense history between the two countries. Israeli strikes on school shelter kill 31 Palestinians In Gaza, another tragedy: Israeli strikes on a school being used as a shelter for displaced families have killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens more. According to Palestinian civil defence, the air strikes hit a school in the Bureij refugee camp, located in central Gaza. A spokesperson said it was sheltering many who had already been forced to flee their homes due to ongoing Israeli war. Germany's Merz elected chancellor in second round Friedrich Merz has been elected Germany's new chancellor after a dramatic second round of voting in parliament. The 69-year-old leader of the conservative CDU/CSU alliance secured three hundred and twenty five votes, just enough for an absolute majority, after falling short in the first round. He now heads a coalition government alongside the centre-left Social Democrats, taking over from outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz. Turkish intelligence foils another pager bomb plot in Lebanon Turkish intelligence has reportedly foiled yet another plot involving explosive devices disguised as everyday items—this time, pagers and chargers. According to details shared by the *Sabah* newspaper, Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization, or MIT, uncovered the plot at Istanbul Airport in 2024, though the news has only just come to light. The intercepted shipment had come from Hong Kong and was headed to Lebanon. Inside were 1,300 pagers and over 700 chargers, all cleverly hidden in boxes labelled as food choppers.

Original Release Date: Monday 17 March 2025    Description:   Today is not only St. Patrick's Day, it's also Dean Haglund's wedding day! Therefore, this week's installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is an absolute travel adventure. First, Lily Holleman joins Phil at the Hotel Kong Arthur in Copenhagen to share her thoughts about their trip to Venice. Then, we switch locations to a pub in Helsingør near the Kronborg Slot aka Hamlet's Castle and the spot where Dean will be entering into the bonds of matrimony. At the pub, while Dean's bachelor party is getting started, Dean reveals his most recent travel nightmares regales with tales of Turkish Airlines, in-flight movies from Turkey, and robots at the Istanbul Airport. There is a special cameo appearance from a surprise guest, and quite a bit of drinking, plus a lot of fascinating talk about the Copenhagen City Hall, ancient Constantinople and mermaids.

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In this insightful podcast, Chris is joined by Emre Serpen, co-founder and CEO of TroyNet and TroyAvi and Aviation Principal for Publicis Sapient, as they discuss the future of aviation and logistics. Emre shares his 40 years of experience in the industry, touching on key topics like digitization, AI, sustainability, and the vital role airports can play in transforming the passenger experience. He also talks about his company's exciting 10-year contract with Istanbul Airport to develop digital air cargo community platform and the broader challenges facing aviation in a post-pandemic world. Tune in for a forward-thinking conversation on innovation, collaboration, and the future of aviation!

Episode Notes Marriott International and Sonder Holdings have signed a 20-year strategic licensing deal, reports Senior Hospitality Editor Sean O'Neill. Marriott will receive a royalty fee based on a percentage of Sonder's gross room revenues. The deal will also increase the number of locations where Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program members can earn and redeem points. O'Neill adds Marriott will benefit from Sonder's ability to run apartment buildings as licensed hotels, which has enabled Sonder to operate in some neighborhoods with limited hotels.  Sonder gets new marketing and distribution power through the licensing deal. It has been on shaky ground: It has faced a Nasdaq delisting, conducted several rounds of layoffs and piled up losses. Next, Global Tourism Reporter Dawit Habtemariam writes that a crackdown on short-term rentals in Mallorca has led to a drop in bookings. Short-term rental bookings in Mallorca's capital Palma fell 8% in July from last year, according to data analytics firm AirDNA. Mallorcan authorities enacted new restrictions on short-term rentals earlier this year, including imposing heavy fines on apartment buildings with at least 12 short-term rental units. In addition, large-scale protests against mass tourism erupted in July, with many protestors blaming short-term rentals for making Palma unaffordable for locals.  Finally, data detailing the number of unique nonstop destinations served from each airport in the first half of this year has been released. Istanbul takes the top spot, writes Airlines Editor Gordon Smith. Istanbul Airport served 309 destinations nonstop during the first six months of 2024, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Smith notes the airport's connectivity is helped by Turkish Airlines flying to more countries than any other carrier — 130 as of June 2024. Frankfurt Airport in Germany takes the runner-up spot, serving 296 destinations nonstop. The highest-ranking U.S. airport is Chicago-O'Hare, which is tied for fourth place with Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.  Producer/Presenter: Jose Marmolejos Connect with Skift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ X: https://twitter.com/skift Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.

Earlier this month, a curator for the American Museum of Natural History was arrested at Istanbul Airport with some 1,500 dead scorpions, spiders and tarantulas in his luggage. Did he commit a crime? If not, aside from the unusual sight of so many dead bugs in a suitcase, why did police suspect that he did? We're talking about that, and biopiracy, on today's episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/can-i-bug-you/message

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted May 8 at 7:15 a.m. CT: DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms have battered parts of the Midwest, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes in the region. Tuesday's severe weather outbreak came a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and killed at least one person. Forecasters warned that the storms could could spill out of the region Wednesday morning. Tornadoes were spotted after dark Tuesday in southwestern Michigan, northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio. WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S. That's according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. ISTANBUL (AP) — A cargo aircraft has made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after its front landing gear failed. A video on social media showed the Boeing 767 belonging to FedEx Express using the back landing gear and then dipping its nose with the front portion of the fuselage. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is racing into yet another battleground state. Biden on Wednesday is traveling to Racine, Wisconsin, where he’ll highlight a decision by Microsoft to build a $3.3 billion data center that's expected to create roughly 2,000 jobs. NEW YORK (AP) — Porn actor Stormy Daniels has testified at Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential election a decade later. Daniels’ testimony Tuesday included a detailed and at times graphic accounting of an encounter Trump has denied.  In other news: The judge in Trump's classified documents case cancels May trial date. President Joe Biden condemns current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance during college protests and Gaza war. Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes. US seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked. TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform. Police investigating shooting outside Drake's mansion that left security guard wounded. Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there. Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers. Inside the Met Gala: A fairytale forest, woodland creatures, and some starstuck first-timers. Conference semi final playoff games in both the NBA and NHL with lots of news off the court and ice and the ball was jumping out of the park in major league baseball. The WNBA to begin full-time charter flights this season. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April 13 at 6 a.m. CT: Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Manhattan court must find a dozen jurors to hear first-ever criminal case against a former president. More Republican states sue to block Biden’s student loan repayment plan. Measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase? AI-operated fighter jet will fly Air Force secretary in a test of military's future drone warplanes. Alcohol is still illegal in some New York towns. A proposed law would ban 'dry' communities. Almost 10% of Florida's youngest children were missed during the 2020 census. A healthy US economy's secret ingredient Immigrant workers, eager to fill jobs. The Small Business Administration offers assistance for small businesses hurt by the Maryland bridge collapse. Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion. JPMorgan CEO James Dimon warns inflation, political polarization and wars are creating risks not seen since WWII. Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ordered to overhaul manufacturing. Tesla settles lawsuit over man's death in a crash involving its semi-autonomous driving software. The women's NCAA title game outdrew the men's championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers. As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City's enthusiasm endures. Nine Major League Baseball teams cut payroll this winter, and the average salary is up just 1.5%. Track and field becomes the first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000. Maryland lawmakers OK plan to rebuild Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness. Simona Halep tells the AP she was nervous about returning to tennis after her doping ban appeal. Teaching refugee women to drive goes farther than their destination. Russian soldiers who quit Russian President Vladimir Putin's war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge. A dengue fever outbreak in Argentina leads to a shortage of a must-have item mosquito repellent. Istanbul Airport provides anxious travelers with paw-sitive experience by hiring five therapy dogs. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Turkish officials hope therapy dogs are bringing comfort and stress relief to travelers at Istanbul airport.

NTD Good Morning—3/12/20241. Biden Struggles to Engage Black Voters in Georgia2. Biden, Trump Battle for Crucial Haley Voters3. Trump Endorses Fmr Rep. Mike Rogers in US Senate Race4. RNC Announces Layoffs With New Team in Place5. Congressman Disputes J6 Committee Findings6. Trump Seeks to Delay NY 'Hush Money' Trial7. Haitian Prime Minister Agrees to Resign8. House Pushing Ahead With Tiktok Vote, Amid Trump Opposition9. Biden Unveils $7T Budget Plan, Targets Trump10. Detailing Biden's $7.3T Budget for FY202511. FDNY Investigating Heckling of AG Letitia James12. Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead in Car13. Another Turbulent Week for Boeing14. 16 Attorneys General Unite Against Maine Transgender Bill16. Florida Settles Lawsuit Over Parental Rights Law17. College Junior Wins GOP Primary in NC18. FBI: Border Crisis Creating 'Very Dangerous Threats'19. 2 Dogs Die in Iditarod, PETA Calls for End of Race20. Optimistic Outlook at Boston's Seafood Expo 202421. Is Tiktok a National Security Threat?22. State Department Requests $4B to Outcompete China23. Dozens Injured on Latam Flight, Felt Like a ‘Roller Coaster'24. Home Buyers Can Be Optimistic this Spring25. Therapy Dogs Comfort Passengers at Istanbul Airport

Tom and Trevor's annual guys' trip for 2024 led them to Istanbul, Turkey, and their experience was an absolute Turkish delight! They booked their tickets via Turkish Airlines just before the award chart's devaluation, and they were relieved to still be able to use their points. In today's episode, we take a look at Tom and Trevor's Middle Eastern adventure, starting with their first experience of successfully transferring and redeeming thank-you points. The journey continues as we discuss the fleet at Turkish Airlines, some interesting events at Newark, Tom and Trevor's in-flight experience, and everything that happened after they landed in Istanbul. We also learn about how Instagram deceived Trevor, the hotels that feel like home, their day out at the Grand Bazaar, multimodal travel, and the joys of being fully cleansed at the hammam. The trip home came with a silly customs mistake by Trevor, an underwhelming lounge, a Super Bowl cliffhanger, and everything you need to consider when looking for the right car rental agency. Key Points From This Episode: [0:00:40] How we were lucky to book our trip to Turkey before its airline's devaluation. [0:01:10] What Turkish Airlines' devaluation means for future travel on the airline. [0:04:17] Our first experience of transferring thank-you points. [0:05:50] Exploring the Turkish Airlines fleet. [0:08:43] How we made our bookings for Turkey and some interesting events from Newark Liberty International Airport. [0:24:45] Our in-flight experience. [0:30:01] Arriving in Turkey: Customs, Uber's, Salt Bae, and the Park Hyatt. [0:36:08] How we tried to visit every restaurant and bar in the area, and what we paid. [0:40:40] What we liked about breakfast and what we think could've been better. [0:44:21] Indulging Trevor and being pleasantly surprised. [0:47:47] The Grand Hyatt Istanbul – a home away from home. [0:52:52] Why we loved the hammam. [0:57:10] The ins and outs of our day at the Grand Bazaar, and the benefits of meal planning. [1:00:47] Our multimodal transportation adventure. [1:03:13] Bidding adieu to Istanbul. [1:06:55] The silly mistake that Trevor made at customs when leaving Turkey. [1:08:19] Why the Turkish Airlines lounge in Istanbul is not as great as it used to be. [1:12:17] What to keep in mind when departing from Istanbul Airport. [1:15:35] The flight back, Super Bowl ads, and arriving home. [1:24:00] A smooth Budget experience, and why we choose certain car rental agencies. [1:34:21] Final thoughts on the Turkish edition of our annual guys' trip. Quotes: “Folks talk about having to jump through hoops; if you've done it once, it is super easy – the reality of the matter is, you go through a little bit of pain but afterwards, it's actually not that bad.” — @tmount [0:03:58] “Don't print any checks you can't cash.” — @TktweetsKim [0:07:46] “Turkey is the number one producer of hazelnuts in the world.” — @TktweetsKim [0:28:04] “[Salt Bae's restaurant] just didn't feel like what you see on Instagram.” — @tmount[0:58:11] “In the future, we're going to have to plan our meals a little bit better – just waiting for the random best option to fall into our laps has turned out to be a problem.” — @TktweetsKim [1:00:17] “[On] our last day, we hit three continents. We did Europe, Asia, and then we landed in North America.” — @tmount[1:03:11] “Uber is the way to go if you need to get a taxi. It's a way not to get scammed.” — @TktweetsKim [1:04:48] “When you're on vacation [and] you can spend $20 or $30 to reduce some friction in your life, do it.” — @TktweetsKim [1:30:54] Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Turkish Airlines Park Hyatt Istanbul - Macka Palas Grand Hyatt Istanbul Nusr-Et Steakhouse Salt Bae on Instagram Çatma Mescit Hammam Grand Bazaar United American Express Budget Car Rental National Car Rental Hagia Sofia Mansions Istanbul ‘Episode 17: Annual Guys Trip to Rio' The Milenomics Podcast Network Thomas Kim on X Trevor Mountcastle on X

*) Israel faces Gaza ceasefire calls, US vows more arms Israel faced another round of global pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza with a new UN vote and fresh Western diplomatic efforts, although the United States vowed to continue arming its ally. The UN Security Council is set to convene today to weigh a call for a ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian territory, after a previous bid was vetoed by the United States. UK Foreign Minister David Cameron was also due to meet French and Italian leaders to push for a "sustainable ceasefire" in the conflict, his office said. *) Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 111 At least 111 people were killed in a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in northwestern China, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The quake resulted in 100 deaths in Gansu province and 11 in Qinghai province while damaging water, electricity, transportation and communications infrastructure, said the report. In Gansu, 96 people were reported to have been injured and 124 in Qinghai. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for all-out search and rescue efforts and proper arrangements for affected people to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, said the agency. *) Volcano erupts on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula A volcano began erupting on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. "At 22:17 this evening, a volcanic eruption began north of Grindavik on the Reykjanes peninsula," said the office in a release on Monday. "The eruption is located close to Sundhnúkagígar, about four kilometres northeast of Grindavik, and it can be seen on nearby web cameras," it said. The eruption began following an earthquake that started around an hour earlier. *) 2nd military plane carrying patients from Gaza arrives in Türkiye A second military plane carrying patients from Gaza and their attendants arrived in Türkiye for medical treatment. The C-130 aircraft, belonging to Türkiye's National Defense Ministry, touched down with 26 patients, 32 accompanying individuals and medical personnel whose passage from Gaza to Egypt was facilitated. It took off from Al Arish Airport in Egypt and landed at Etimesgut Military Airport in Ankara. Upon arriving at the airport, the patients were transferred to the city centre via waiting ambulances. The aircraft was carrying 1.2 tons of medicines and medical supplies along with nine healthcare personnel. And finally… *) Istanbul Airport voted world's best Istanbul Airport has been voted the “World's Best Airport" by readers of leading US travel magazine Global Traveler. The mega air hub has also been chosen as "Europe's Best Airport," further cementing its position as a leader in global aviation, according to a statement Monday. iGA Istanbul Airport also received awards for being the "Airport with the Best Food and Beverage Area," the "Best Airport Shopping Experience" and the "Airport Offering the Best Duty-Free Shopping Experience in Europe."

In this experience Vinod and Geoff are both in Toronto, recording in person and celebrate the milestone of 75 episodes. We proceed to do an analysis of travels in July 2023. Geoff had a trans-Atlantic adventure, with flights to Germany, Austria, and Turkey. Geoff's trip was from Toronto to Frankfurt with a premium economy ticket that had been booked early in the year but wanted to try for an upgrade. ExpertFlyer helped to figure out the load factor and Geoff tried the Air Canada bid upgrade system. Forty-eight hours in advance the upgrade was accepted. Remember that Air Canada does not have pajamas in business class as part of the amenity kit. Air Canada business class is a solid product but not top of world class. Geoff got a pointer from another passenger on how to get sleep in the airline. When Geoff arrived into Frankfurt he checked if there was shower service in the Air Canada lounge. He learned departing passengers only and Lufthansa will not accept Air Canada passengers in their arrival lounge. Fortunately Frankfurt Airport offers a paid shower directly across from that lounge. Geoff took a train into Frankfurt Main Station and onwards from there, with a scheduled return back to Frankfurt Airport the next day. Geoff proceeded on from Frankfurt to Vienna. A very simple self bag check, and Schengen zone flight. A warning for those using the A wing of Terminal 1 in Frankfurt. There are no places for you to fill a water bottle with cool water and water bottles are sold for four euros or more. The gate Geoff was at did not require a pushback. Overnight in Vienna and a train back to the airport the next day. A straightforward flight on to Düsseldorf. But when Geoff arrived, did they forget all the bags on the tarmac without delivering them to the belt? An overnight in Düsseldorf and onward to Cologne the next morning. Geoff flew with Turkish from Cologne to Istanbul and his first impressions of the massive airport in Istanbul was the very long taxiing time to the terminal. He connected for a domestic flight onward to Bodrum. He returned to Istanbul a week later taking a 777 for a one-hour flight - which managed to have a hot breakfast service. Geoff stayed up all night for a planned Istanbul to Vienna to Toronto trip. There had been issues through the entire trip since it had been booked using points. It's a long walk through the middle of Istanbul Airport without moving sidewalks until you get to the assorted terminal wings. Geoff was told that his flight was late, and he was going to miss the connection, and was advised to stay another day. But the inbound flight connection in Vienna was late. Would he make it? After waiting an hour for takeoff clearance and arriving at a remote stand with a bus, and a sprint though Vienna Airport, the answer was no. Did Air Canada get passenger information from Turkish? Who knows. Could the Star Alliance connection work better? Absolutely. Geoff rants about the newer terminal at Vienna, the need to use stairs often at the airport and the narrow, dark atmosphere. But who was Geoff supposed to contact. Since it was booked with points, he was told to contact Air Canada. After multiple hours waiting, Geoff spoke to Mina at Air Canada, his trip saviour. He tried with Turkish to get a new routing, no chance. He was NOT going to fly back to Istanbul to start over. Air Canada covered the re-routing of his itinerary – now via Barcelona. After an unplanned short overnight in Vienna, and unanticipated excitement with a missing NEXUS card, Geoff flew via Barcelona. What a difference to Vienna with wide walkways and lots of light. A brief layover in Barcelona and a pleasant return flight to Toronto. If you're liking this episode experience, you may also enjoy Experience 9. "Our first deep dive into two different flying experiences." It's available wherever you listen to your podcasts. Vinod had a family trip to Toronto with a redeye flight from Vancouver which was not a pleasant experience. The inbound Air Canada flight was delayed, the passengers sat in the plane waiting for ground crews, the temperature control was uncomfortably warm at times (which is apparently an issue with the MAX), and the crew was uninterested. Vinod shares his rental car experience, and upgrades that can happen for those companies that share the same vehicle pool. Vinod was planning for his first ever flight with a transcontinental flight on Porter. How was his seat planning going? Apparently quite well. If you have a story about 2023 trips that you've already completed or are taking, or other experiences that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If you wish to support the show financially, we are on Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/

We start off this episode with major news straight from CIA targeter Sarah Adams that Benghazi terrorist Ziad Balaam was detained earlier this month at Istanbul Airport in Turkey and is currently being held in Libya. We recap where the podcast is at right now for you guys. Then, we get to your questions sent to battlelinepodcast@gmail.com for this special Q&A episode! NOTE: Ian wanted to correct himself that "Sound of Freedom" is NOT a documentary as he says several times during the Q&A. Follow us: http://instagram.com/battlelinepodcasthttp://twitter.com/battlelinepod Check out The Battleline Podcast Vault for limited edition gear from the show: http://battlelinepodcast.etsy.com/  Photonis Defense is the global leader in night vision solutions providing more high-quality night vision capabilities than anyone. Hunters, shooters, boaters and outdoor enthusiasts rely on Photonis Defense systems to make their adventures safer and more successful. Visit http://photonisdefense.com for more information; or look for Photonis Defense product options from your night vision dealer. For 15% off all Fort Scott Munitions ammo & gear go to http://fsm.com & use promo code: Battleline For 20% off all Bubs Naturals gear and products including collagen protein and MCT oil powder, go to https://www.bubsnaturals.com/?discount=BATTLELINE .. All purchases help to support the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation For full video of this episode, subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@battlelinepodcast

George Breare and Tom Bassam are back together for this week's podcast, discussing all things Champions League, plus we hear from SportsPro reporter Josh Sim who was lucky enough to attend the Women's Champions League final in Eindhoven. Talking points: Wasn't Istanbul supposed to host the final in 2021? (2:45) How the tournament can bring in major sponsors (4:30) Why it's important for Uefa to get this event right (8:23) Pepsi and creating an event around the final (10:17) Looking back at the Women's Champions League final (14:16) Josh dials in from Eindhoven (21:30) Rachel Yankey on the growth of the Women's Champions League (23:27) PepsiCo CMO Mark Kirkham on how the brand is tapping into the women's game (27:08) How Gatorade is activating at the final (31:44) Josh's pre-match thoughts from the Philips Stadion (33:33) Post-match reaction and big picture thoughts on the tournament (36:47) (Note: At around 6min Tom mistakenly mentions Istanbul Airport processes 200 million flights per year, this figure actually refers to passengers)

Lufthansa is closer than ever to a deal for Italy's state-owned carrier, Alita..., oops, ITA Airways. But can Lufthansa turn loss-making ITA into a gem? That remains to be seen. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss, plus the Istanbul Airport's impressive growth. Reading List Lufthansa Still Keen on ITA Airways Deal But Wants Price Discounted Over Heavy Losses Can Consolidation Lift Lufthansa? Istanbul Airport Lands EasyJet, Wizz Air Among 15 New Airlines Helping Drive Growth

VYS0004 - Show Notes What if UFO sightings and alien encounters aren't visitations by creatures from another planet but an experience of entities which surround us all the time but usually remain outside the perception of our five senses? What if the greys and flying saucers are a manifestation of a phenomena known in days gone by names such as fairies, elementals and angles? This is the Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis. In the first part of this two-part study Hine and Buckley explore these ideas by trying to wrap their heads around the work of Jacques Vallée and John Keel. Recorded 21 July 2022. The Texts (We will be discussing these books in depth in VYS0054 and VYS0005) Mothman Prophecies (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-mothman-prophecies/9780765334985) by John Keel Passport to Magonia (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/1605843614_passport-to-magonia/9780987422484) by Jacques Vallée The Complete Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Complete-SECRET-CIPHER-UfOnauts-Allen-Greenfield/30974308795/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestandard-_-product_id=UK9781718645356NEW-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjbyYBhCdARIsAArC6LJR3TesERRA4M6B4zV6NpK2Y00ykiHM9V9tTz8D0wYDA7YXbPoF5lAaAleSEALw_wcB) by Allen Greenfield Other References Flying Saucers: A modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/flying-saucers-a-modern-myth-of-things-seen-in-the-sky/9780415278379) by Carl Jung Gods, Spirits, Cosmic Guardians: A Comparative Study of the Encounter Experience (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780850305975/Gods-Spirits-Cosmic-Guardians-Comparative-0850305977/plp) by Hilary Evans Visions, Apparitions, Alien Visitors: A Complete Study of the Entity Enigma by Hilary Evans - Currently out of print and harder to get hold of. ISBN-10: 0850305241 / ISBN-13: 978-0850305241 Communion (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/communion-a-true-story/9780285643543) by Whitley Strieber The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30491402298&searchurl=ds%3D20%26kn%3DThe%2BSuper%2BNatural%253A%2BA%2BNew%2BVision%2Bof%2Bthe%2BUnexplained%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1) by Whitley Strieber and Jeffrey Kripal A Trojan Feast (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/1605841457_a-trojan-feast-the-food-and-drink-offerings-of-aliens-faeries-and-sasquatch/9781938398353) by Joshua Cutchin (read it don't eat it) Where the footprints end: high strangeness and the bigfoot phenomenon: Volume 1 (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30691580053&searchurl=kn%3DWhere%2Bthe%2Bfootprints%2Bend%253A%2Bhigh%2Bstrangeness%2Band%2Bthe%2Bbigfoot%2Bphenomenon%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1) and Volume 2 (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30806268500&searchurl=kn%3DWhere%2Bthe%2Bfootprints%2Bend%253A%2Bhigh%2Bstrangeness%2Band%2Bthe%2Bbigfoot%2Bphenomenon%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-image2) by Joshua Cutchin Chris Butler (https://www.artstation.com/isoban) - The artists that painted the front cover to the newer editions of Passport to Magonia. His Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/isoban/?hl=en) is also great. Five Arguments Against the Extraterrestrial Origin of Unidentified Flying Objects (https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.557.770&rep=rep1&type=pdf) - essay by Jacques Vallée The Secret Commonwealth: Of Elves, Fauns, And Fairies (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-secret-commonwealth-of-elves-fauns-and-fairies-9781681373560/9781681373560) by Robert Kirk Weird Studies – Box of God(s): On 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (https://www.weirdstudies.com/57) The Eighth Tower (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/1605842870_the-eighth-tower-on-ultraterrestrials-and-the-superspectrum/9781938398193) by John Keel Operation Trojan Horse (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/1605842242_operation-trojan-horse-the-classic-breakthrough-study-of-ufos/9781938398032) by John Keel The Silver Bridge (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31249606281&searchurl=kn%3Dsilver%2Bbridge%2Bgray%2Bbarker%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title4) by Gray Barker Gray Barker's Book of Bunk (https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2002/05/22164744/p39.pdf) – article by John C Sherwood Corrections (The only way we learn is by making mistakes...) Hine refers to Meade Layne as "she", he was, of course, a he. Buckley's timeline for Keel's pope prediction was slightly off - the actual timeline was: In 1967 Keel became convinced that Pope Paul VI would be knifed to death at Istanbul Airport - this did not occur. On November 27 1970 Pope Paul VI was attacked by a knife wielding man at Manila International Airport.

Many industries across the world are still suffering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including global air travel. But Istanbul airport took the rank of Europe's busiest during this year's peak travel season, with about 6 million passengers going through the airport in June alone. Major airports in Europe have seen demand skyrocket from a year ago, but are still about 30% behind compared to 2019 whereas, in Türkiye, the figure was up 115% from last year. Due to staffing shortages, airports across North America and Europe are also seeing weak recovery in air travel. Guest: Alex Macheras Aviation Analyst

Season 5 | Episode 38 | The Mysterious World of Buster Lee | The Pope Rome 1981. After attending a magic conference, Buster Lee meets a young Turkish boy in the departure lounge of the Istanbul Airport.  Days later, while on assignment in Rome, Buster Lee witnesses the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul.  In this premiere episode of The Mysterious World of Buster Lee, adventure and heartbreak are at every turn.  While flying home, Buster Lee discovers what it means to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and how the love of a dog can soothe just about every wound life throws at you.

عندما يتعلق الأمر بالحديث عن مطار إسطنبول ! فكلنا سيبهر بمدى التطور والريادة بكل تفصيل فيه فلو كنت باحثا عن الراحة والتطور في الوقت ذاته , عليك تجربة مطار إسطنبول ولو كنت باحثا عن المتعة ومعرفة التفاصيل والمعلومات والتجول افتراضيا في المطار .. ما عليك سوى الاستماع إلى حلقتنا اليوم عن مطار إسطنبول الجديد في بودكاست كزدورة هذا البودكاست بالتعاون مع PODLINES إعداد : دعاء لبابيدي أداء وتقديم : رخاء وإيمان ، هندسة صوتية: رخاء شارك في الأداء: خضر ملكاوي ، الطفلة : نجوى البرغلي الاشراف على السيناريو : أ.عامر رحمة الاشراف على الهندسة الصوتية : بهيرة سحلول إذا أحببتم دعم بودكاست كزدورة يمكنك ذلك من خلال الرابط: patreon.com/kazdurapodcast #سياحة #سفر #travel #اسطنبول #تركيا #مطار_اسطنبول #istanbul

Conversations in Turkish by skypeturkish.com. Today's episode: To Istanbul from the airport. Let's begin! Yolcu (Passenger): Merhaba. Otele gitmek istiyorum. Otelim Sultanahmet'te. - Hello. I want to go to the hotel. My hotel is in Sultanahmet. Taksici (Taxi Driver): İstanbul'a hoş geldiniz. Oteliniz tam nerede? - Welcome to Istanbul. Where exactly is your hotel? Y: Teşekkürler. Türkçem çok iyi değil. Lütfen daha yavaş konuşur musunuz? - Thanks. My Turkish is not very good. Can you please speak more slowly? T: Tamam. Yavaş konuşacağım. Oteliniz tam nerede? - OK. I will speak slowly. Where is your hotel? Y: Tam adresi bilmiyorum. Ama Ayasofya'ya çok yakın. Ayasofya'ya gidelim. - I don't know the exact address. But it is very close to Hagia Sophia. Let's go to Hagia Sophia. T: Tamam. Ayasofya'ya gidelim. - OK. Let's go to Hagia Sophia. Y: İstanbul Havalimanı'ndan Ayasofya'ya taksiyle kaç kilometre? - How many kilometers from Istanbul Airport to Hagia Sophia by taxi? T: 47 kilometre. - 47 kilometers. Y: Ooo çok uzak. Peki kaç dakika sürüyor? - Ooo very far. So how many minutes does it take? T: Trafiğe bağlı. Ama yaklaşık 1 saat. - It depends on the traffic. But approximately 1 hour. Y: Ne kadar ödeyeceğim? - How much will I pay? T: Taksimetre çalışacak. Ayasofya'ya vardığımızda taksimetre ne yazıyorsa onu ödeyeceksiniz. Genelde taksimetre havalimanından Sultanahmet'e yaklaşık 150 lira yazıyor. - The taximeter will run. When we arrive at Hagia Sophia, you will pay whatever it is on the taximeter. Usually the taximeter reads about 150 liras from the airport to Sultanahmet. Y: Teşekkür ederim. - Thank you. T: Nereden geliyorsunuz? - Where are you coming from? Y: Ben Romanya'dan geliyorum. - I am coming from Romania. T: İstanbul'da kaç gün kalacaksınız? - How many days will you stay in Istanbul? Y: Burada bir hafta kalacağım. - I'll stay here for a week. T: Türkiye'ye ilk defa mı geliyorsunuz? - Are you coming to Turkey for the first time? Y: Hayır. Daha önce İstanbul'a 3 kez geldim. Şimdi dördüncü kez geliyorum. İstanbul'u çok seviyorum. - No. I came to Istanbul 3 times before. I'm coming for the fourth time now. I love Istanbul very much. T: İstanbul'da en çok nereleri seviyorsunuz? - Where do you like the best in Istanbul? Y: Galata ve Karaköy'ü çok seviyorum. Her zaman Karaköy'den baklava alıyorum. Baklavayı çok seviyorum. Arnavutköy ve Bebek arasında yürümeyi çok seviyorum. Vapura binmeyi çok seviyorum. - I love Galata and Karaköy very much. I always buy baklava from Karaköy. I love baklava very much. I love walking between Arnavutköy and Bebek very much. I love to ride the ferry very much. T: Çok iyi Türkçe biliyorsunuz. Nerede öğrendiniz? - You know Turkish very well. Where did you learn? Y: Özel dersler aldım. Ve Youtube'da bir kanal var. O kanalın adı Turkish Learners Network. O kanalda Türkçe videolar seyrediyorum. - I took private lessons. And there is a channel on Youtube. The name of that channel is Turkish Learners Network. I watch Turkish videos on that channel. T: Maşallah. Çok güzel konuşuyorsunuz. - Mashallah. You speak very well. (1 saat sonra) T: Buyurun. Ayasofya'ya geldik. - Here you are. We arrived at Hagia Sophia. Y: Teşekkürler. Borcum ne kadar? - Thanks. How much do I owe? T: Borcunuz 148 Lira. - You owe 148 Liras. Y: Buyurun. Hayırlı işler. - Here you are. Have a blessed work. T: Teşekkürler. İyi tatiller. - Thanks. Have a good vacation.

During the COVID-19 crisis Istanbul Airport (IST) has emerged as a resilient hub, outperforming many of its counterparts across Europe with solid airline capacity. In this interview, CEO Kadri Samsunlu outlines how the airport has continued to operate through the pandemic and its plans in the rebuild. He also discusses the opportunity for carriers to form interlining and codeshare agreements with Turkish Airlines, using IST as a mega hub for Europe and Asia.

The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT Switzerland's Navori is among the most enduring and respected firms on the software side of the digital signage industry - widely used globally and known for being an early adopter of emerging technologies. I did a podcast session with CEO Jerome Moeri about four years ago, and a new product release coming out of Navori presented a good reason to get back together recently. The lab side of the business has been working, for several years now, on an AI-based computer vision platform designed to do audience measurement for retail and digital out of home. The product is called Aquaji, and it pairs with Navori's well-established CMS software. I asked Moeri about the thinking - given there are numerous commercial and open-source computer vision options already on the market. We get into why, what it does, and how it differs with what else is out there. We also talk about the state of the business and industry on what we all hope is the tail end of COVID. We also hear his expectations that the coming year will see a lot of consolidation of the software ecosystem, through acquisition. Intriguingly, Moeri says Navori will be making a couple of acquisition announcements soon. Subscribe to this podcast: iTunes * Google Play * RSS   TRANSCRIPT Welcome, Jerome. It's been a while since we've talked, I looked up and saw that we first did a podcast almost four years ago now, which is amazing how time goes by. How has things been for Navori in the past year? I've spoken with many companies and generally speaking, they've done okay through all this mess.  Jerome Moeri: Yes, the pandemic was a moment of truth and the travel ban was very difficult for us because we are an international company and our business is based on traveling. So it's been difficult. So we had to refocus on the research and development to end this pandemic with many innovations. Yeah, I was curious about that. You've had to adapt to selling only online when so much of your work, with your with the guys I know over here in North America, is relationship-based and Jeffrey and Jordan are on planes a lot visiting clients, and now they've had to do everything online. Have you gotten good at that?  Jerome Moeri: It's been difficult but surprisingly our revenue continued to grow last year in 2020 and North America was not affected at all by the pandemic. It's quite surprising, but this is what happened and the Middle East and Asia also kept the same level of revenues. In Europe, it's a bit different. We had a slight drop because, in Europe, we were traditionally working on bigger projects, big deployments in retail, and most of the deployments were put on hold. It was a bit more difficult in Europe but North America and the Middle East and Asia are good. So we did not have any impact.  We've been able to do everything remotely using Teams and I guess it has not been too difficult for us because our company is 20 years old so we have a base of customers and all the recurring orders. But I had a thought of the young entrepreneurs, that puts a lot of effort into creating a company and for them, it's been very difficult because they did not have a strong base of customers to face the pandemic.  Yeah. I would imagine a lot of your customers are kind of enterprise-level and as I've heard from some other companies, they just carried on knowing that this thing would end and they had the resources and they already had a plan in place. Jerome Moeri: Yeah. We also had to open an online store and start selling online for the entry-level products and we have set up we had to set up full logistics, to take into account this pandemic  I've heard that from other companies where they've had to kind of branch into things they wouldn't normally do or don't really want to do, but you have to adjust. Jerome Moeri: Yeah. We had to do it in such a way that we can still continue and not change our business models, and remain consistent working with partners. The development was a bit sophisticated, but we've been able to to to complete this development.  Has customer needs changed over the past year, are they asking for different kinds of things?   Jerome Moeri: Yeah when the pandemic last year came up, we were in the middle of  research and development projects based on computer vision. So we had to stop everything and release a product that is a computer vision system that is integrated into our digital signage and it's managing how many people can enter and how long they would wait if they have to wait to get in the store and we've been able to also to detect whether they are wearing a mask or not. And we did that to help our customers, especially retail in Europe because they needed a solution to open their stores while following the regulation from COVID and so we released an add-on called, “Access Control” which was dedicated to this type of use and it did help a lot our customers in Europe.  I've seen a lot of reports around access control systems and thermal readers and things that will meet the people coming in and out of a retail environment or another environment and I've been very curious about how much actual take-up there's been of that. I think it's quite interesting, but because I'm cocooned, so to speak where I live and I'm not traveling and seeing this stuff, I've not read a lot of indication that there's been much take-up in retail, but are you seeing it happen?   Jerome Moeri: Yes. It's very important in banks, in department stores where you have multiple entries. A human being cannot count and check how many people are in when you have multiple entries, for instance, and only the computer and the software can do that. It has not been deployed so massively, to be frank, but for downtown department stores or banks, or flagships, it's being used intensively and it was just a solution we tried to bring on the market and to help our customers.  You've just released a new product that you were referencing earlier with computer vision, it's called Aquaji?  Jerome Moeri: Yeah, so access control was a digital signage product. So it was related to our digital signage product so a maximum of users may take profit of it and it's because when the pandemic happened, I assigned 50% of our R&D team on computer vision starting in 2017 and we have made some prototypes and investigations and also market insights because we thought it was a market that was related to the digital signage or to the OOH and at the same time, it was different in the sense that it's pure AI. And we found this potential market interesting. This market would be worth, according to the insights we get, more than $1B within five years, just the software for artificial intelligence in retail.  Now the whole idea of audience measurement using computer vision and AI has been around for 15+ years, there's a number of pretty well-established vendors out there doing it, and we've even seen some of the display manufacturers like NEC, in particular, coming up with their own version of it. And there are open source libraries that have computer vision, open-source code, all that sort of thing. So I'm curious, why did you see the need to develop your own when there was a lot of it out there?  Jerome Moeri: So first because such companies do not have digital CMS software in digital signage and the connection between both systems is very interesting because the content is on the digital signage end, we thought we had to make these developments and to release a new range of products. The second point is that this is true, that you have a lot of open source code, viable from the web, with some models enabling you to do some computer vision. When we did research and development, we found out that most of these companies have a level of accuracy at about 40% and this technology is consisting, mostly of counting bodies, not detecting people. So if you have someone passing by multiple times when you have employees, it's just the body and the censors are doing a great job in counting bodies but the computer vision is not needed to count bodies or shapes. What we have developed is we created our own engine, just like we did in digital signage and what makes our system special is that we can combine and create multiple models. So we create models and we combine models to reach a degree of accuracy beyond 90%. This is the first differentiator.  The second differentiator is that because we can identify people when someone is passing by multiple times, we catch only one person, and because we identify people, we can say how long they waited in line and how long they stayed in the store.  And for the OOH industry, we have also developed a technology which is detecting the field of vision of the people passing by and we can determine, whether they had an object within their field of vision. It can be a product for the retail application, or it can be an advertising panel for OOH, for instance. And we can say if they had the object within the field of vision, and if they looked at the object, or if they interacted with the object and for how long. And so these are the main differentiators. And the reason why we've been able to achieve this is that the engine was created by us. We used to collaborate with university researchers, and we also made our own models and we made an assembly of multiple models. So this is why we can reach a degree of accuracy of 90%.  Does the platform only work with Navori's CMS?  Jerome Moeri: Yes, absolutely.  Okay, and how does it run? Is it running off of the same device that's being used for the media playout or do you need a separate device? Jerome Moeri: We need a separate device, like a PC for the moment, but in June we'll be releasing a small device that would deliver digital signage, a media player plus computer vision, including the camera.  Okay, so an all-in-one thing.  Jerome Moeri: Yes and it will be far cheaper than the PC solution and it will be all in one. The reason why digital signage and computer vision are interesting is that within the digital signage system, for each impression of an ad, we have the ideal audience demographics, how long they stay, what is the opportunity to see, conversions and stuff like this? So it's a plug-and-play solution that doesn't need to play with API and to create complex and sophisticated systems. The second reason is that digital signage can play some content and choose content according to what the camera can see. So we can reverse the model and adjust the content according to the audience. And again, this is plug-and-play. I have always been curious about the idea of audience measurement-triggered content, so a male 40 to 60 walks in front of the screen, serve content that's contextual to that person.  It's always been interesting, but I've wondered how often it's used and how much of a demand is there from brands and from retailers to do that because it could get complicated in terms of the scheduling and planning for that, right?  Jerome Moeri: No, you just set conditions and within a few clicks, anyone can do it from the UI and it's always good to adjust. With the content triggering, you have two ways. You may adjust the content on the fly, and you may trigger it. I agree that for the triggering, it's a bit special or figuring is more for emergencies, but I just think the content on the fly is something fully automated and it's very easy to do.  And do your customers have their heads around that? They understand the possibilities ‘cause I can see them going, “That's interesting, but that sounds awfully complicated, maybe we'll do that later.”  Jerome Moeri: I think it might take several years to make people use this type of solution, but the product is available now, so it's still a product for pioneers. And you should also consider programmatic systems. I’d like to connect Aquaji with a programmatic system so we can deliver some very detailed and accurate statistics on the audience so the cost per impression may rise because of the qualification of the audience. And at that level, we can also measure the level of interest of a given content, because we can compare one content to another, to find out which one is more efficient than the other. Yeah, that to me is the kind of the secret sauce of these computer vision platforms that I don't think gets enough attention is the idea that you can take a look at dwell times and attention levels, piece by piece, and adjust the content accordingly instead of just shoveling it out there and hoping people notice. Jerome Moeri: Yes. Precisely.  Do you offer some sort of a dashboard that your customers can then use to see what's going on and understand it? Because if it's just log files and it's just a bunch of numbers.  Jerome Moeri: Yes, we have beautiful dashboards within the Aquaji user interface and that's not made much for scientists, but it's more for marketing people and advertising people, so it’s for everyone.  We tried to simplify as much as possible. But at the same time, we also have an API for data scientists that may retrieve information of cross-analysis with other business intelligence systems.  Do you see this product working more in the digital out-of-home sector or do you see retail being the big take up? Jerome Moeri: We've addressed both markets, but I think OOH might have maybe 30% this year and 70% for retail. This is originally a marketing product, enabling people to move better about their customers, the traffic, their activities, and the customer experience and most of the features are marketing oriented.  Have you found your company being drawn more and more into the digital OOH side of things, just because of contracts that have come up?  Jerome Moeri: Yeah, contracts/opportunities. I think digital out of home is a very interesting market, especially from the backend, because it's quite complex, you have to create rules and you have a lot of algorithms. From our standpoint, the requirements are quite busy because it’s full-screen content, you usually don't have dynamic contextual content on the screen, no automation, and stuff like that. It's a market that is very interesting from the backend. We are clearly a contender on OOH. There is an incumbent company, which we appreciate a lot by the way and we try to make a difference with this integrated computer vision solution and we think it would be successful.  We will start the test of Aquaji next week at Istanbul Airport. It's a bigger deployment. They have, I think a thousand displays, it's a combination of LED displays and system on chip displays and they will make some tests with the content automation. So according to the audience, we might adjust the content on the fly. In the past, when companies have looked at using computer vision hardware and software, they have often tended to just do a sample of locations and extrapolate data based on that sample, just because the hardware and the software costs to do it across all of the display is just cost-prohibitive.  I'm assuming that's changing and when it comes to things like Istanbul airport, maybe you're not at every screen with a computer vision node, but you can deploy them more broadly. Jerome Moeri: Yeah. We will release our own hardware and we have simplified the process in such a way that this technology becomes scalable and deployable. Because all the analysis is done on and the numbers are important, but they are less important than the comparison over time, especially in marketing, but also in OOH, because you have to find out the trend. If you are a restaurant, you need to make sure that your customer has not waited more than 10 minutes in a waiting line, for instance, you need to limit how long people stay there in the store based on demographic, age, gender, and stuff like this because it reflects the attractiveness of your store, its assortment, layout and things like this.  You have to measure how many people are in store and it's also very important for retail and we created a product that is doing these types of measurements and can adjust the signage at the same time and I think the cost of Aquaji won't be so different from digital signage after two years. Today it's 30% more expensive than digital signage, but within two years, I can tell you, it will be exactly the same price. So twice the price of digital signage to be clear.  So with scale, that'll come down.  Jerome Moeri: Yeah. We'll develop a small device, plug-and-play, and what is also interesting with Aquaji is that we can plug the system into an IP camera. So any camera pre-installed, we can use the video feed to make the analysis. So we don't need a physical camera next to it or something, to make the analysis. We can plug our system into the security cameras because you already have security cameras to feed them data for inbound people, outbound people, queuing and so we can use these cameras, so it would be a facilitator, the deployments.  How much pushback do you get from venues when you start talking about using their security cameras?  The whole idea of computer vision, particularly in North America, gets people all excited about an invasion of privacy, which usually is completely wrongheaded, but nonetheless, they're excited about it. So how do you work around the privacy issue?  Jerome Moeri: The degree of intrusion of Aquaji is far much lower than a traditional CCTV that retail companies have been using for the last 30 years because we don't store biometrics. We don't store data that are related to individuals. We aggregate on the fly information and so it's very close to the sensor. I remember you had a case in Canada, you had the case with Fairview, I think because this company was storing the biometrics on the backend, on the server for analysis. We don't do that. We don't store biometrics at all and we are compliant with GDPR. It depends on the regulation, whether you film inside or outside, but we are fully compliant with GDPR. So privacy is really a concern for us. This is also why we don't process the kids under 18 years old. We don't track the races and we have a fully encrypted process and we don't store anything that is personal, whether biometrics or images or stuff like this. So I don't think this system is so intrusive. This is for Europe and Canada, with the GDRP. We developed the software with about 50 features. The user can adjust the features of the software to be compliant with local regulations because GDPR might change from one Euro country to another. Then you have the United States, except one of two States, there is no regulation, so it means that the customer can store with Aquaji, the biometrics on the central database and share this information with business intelligence and other marketing material. So, It really depends on the country. We can do everything, but in some countries like Canada and Europe, the user has to restrict the software in such a way that it is compliant.  So you run a company, between yourself and your R& D people who are usually pretty early on emerging technology trends. You guys were early adopters of system-on-chip, you were early adopters of Android.  What are the trends you're seeing out there that you think are going to get attention and traction within the digital signage ecosystem?  Jerome Moeri: I think the digital signage industry is pretty much stabilized now, the software, the display, and software targeting the low-hanging fruits so they deliver a commoditized software and they try to approach the market whether directly or indirectly. And then you have professional software like Navori and at Navori, I would say in the United States, for instance, about 40% of the top digital signage operators are using the Navori OEM and the scale is greater than it used to be a five-years back. And the way I see how the industry would evolve is that these digital signage operators would become stronger, they are doing a lot of acquisitions, including internationally, and these big operators would continue to grow and for the proficient digital signage network, they require sophistication, they require the support of multiple display brands and operating systems and they want to do everything. So, for the top part of the market, we would continue to get stronger.  We will also do some acquisitions, some acquisitions would be announced very soon and so there will be some kind of consolidation for the bigger digital signage operators and for the rest of the market it will be taken care of by display vendors and probably the software for all the basic use cases. Yeah, you've had Samsung and LG out there for a while now with their own CMS software. and Samsung in particular has really started to aggressively market MagicInfo in a way that they didn't do for a very long time. You see the big display guys doing that more and more?  Jerome Moeri: Oh yeah, you can tell how good the software is in its ability to incorporate artificial intelligence in its coming technologies. It's interesting when you're talking about Navori doing acquisitions. I was curious about that because I get a lot of phone calls and emails from venture capital firms and independent investors who are saying, “Hey, we're interested in acquiring companies, who are out there. Can you help us with that?” And it seems like there's a lot of activity around that right now. I don't know whether they're looking for distressed companies or they just see an opportunity to grow.  Jerome Moeri: Yeah, from the software standpoint, you have a lot of national companies, a company that is leading or a number two for a given territory like Germany or Italy, Spain, and these companies, they have a problem because their market is not large enough and they have some market share, but it's not enough to finance the research and development. And these types of companies are typically the best company to acquire and these are our target companies.  So who are you buying? Jerome Moeri: I can't tell you today that if you are patient enough, I’ll tell you when it will happen.  I'll find out when everybody else does, right?  Jerome Moeri: Nope. You would find out earlier, two days before.  Alright, Jerome. It was great to catch up with you. Jerome Moeri: Thank you very much, Dave. I wish you a great day.  Thank you. Take care. 

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