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Sad reason for why solar energy company G-Store Pty Ltd collapsed with all workers losing their jobs

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A solar energy company has canned all of its employees and owes millions of dollars after the CEO was diagnosed with cancer.  Victorian electricity and energy business G-Store Pty Ltd, which has its headquarters in Malvern, Melbourne, went into administration on February 13. A majority of staff immediately lost their jobs and suppliers are still owed $3.8million in debts after the solar energy home improvement company closed its doors. Sole director Dion Epstein made the decision to close the business he began in 2007 on February 7 after he was diagnosed with cancer. Read More...

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stunned by $52 fare charged for 3-mile ride in NYC

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Explore More Uber’s loathed surge pricing left even its own CEO with sticker shock. A journalist who took an Uber from downtown Manhattan to interview the company’s boss Dara Khosrowshahi on the West Side paid $51.69, including the driver’s tip, for the 2.95-mile trip. “Oh my God. Wow,” Khosrowshahi exclaimed when he was shown the eye-popping fare by Wired editor-at-large Steven Levy, who revealed their conversation Tuesday. In his sitdown with Khosrowshahi — which happened in May at Uber’s annual product event Go-Get — Levy asked the executive to guess the cost of the trip. Read More...

Can you use metal epoxy on plastic?

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Some tube-based epoxies adhere metal to plastic. Tube-based epoxies and two-part epoxy putties are generally able to handle sticking metal to plastic.Click to see full answer. In respect to this, what is the best adhesive for plastic to metal?Loctite epoxy plastic bonder is one of the best glue for plastic to metal. It works well with such types of plastics as PVC, ABS, polycarbonate, plexiglas, polystyrene. But you should know epoxy has slow set time. Read More...