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Onkolyze: Leveraging ML to Offer Personalized Cancer Treatment
The fight against breast cancer has made progress over the past two decades thanks to advances in treatment and screening. But while mortality rates from the disease have fallen for women over 50, they remain frustratingly steady for younger women. Onkolyze, a startup based in Singapore, is hoping to help solve just that problem by applying high-powered AWS GPUs and ML, making early detection much easier.
STACS: Implementing a Scalable Access Management Solution using Amazon Cognito and API Gateway
Hashstacs Pte Ltd (“STACS”) is a blockchain development company and technological solutions provider for the financial world. STACS enables financial institutions to realize new revenue generating and operational efficiency use cases. Their team walks through how they leveraged Amazon Cognito and Amazon API Gateway to build a fine-grained access management solution.
Red Dot Payment Helps Increase Asian E-commerce Revenue
Red Dot Payment is a Singaporean startup that offers a platform for companies looking to accept digital payments. CTO Gian Carlo Val Ebao sat down to tell us more.
iPrice’s E-commerce Platform Surfaces the Best Deals in Southeast Asia
Founded in 2014, iPrice is on a mission to centralize e-commerce across Southeast Asia. And with a team of 150 and a catalog of over 500 million products, it seems they’re well on their way.
Mobilewalla Uses App Data to Build Unique Customer Profiles
Founded in 2011, Mobilewalla offers a customer insights platform that enables enterprises to leverage a wealth of data to better understand and target their customers.
iVideoSmart Bets on Video to Give Publishers a Boost
Nowadays, hardly a week goes by without fresh news of the struggles of media companies to adapt to the daunting economic landscape of the digital age. To face this challenge, iVideoSmart (IVS), a 3 year old startup based in Singapore, proposes an advertising business model based on the selling power of video.
Canopy Offers Transparency to High Net Worth Individual’s Portfolios
Founded in 2013, Canopy offers account aggregation, portfolio analytics, and client reporting to firms that manage the money of high net worth individuals (HNIs), family offices, and external asset managers (EAMs). CTO Amit Gupta sat down to tell us more.
Singapore’s Flourishing Startup Scene and What Helped Build It
Since gaining its independence just over 50 years ago, the city-state of Singapore has quickly developed into a hub for startups. This growth has lead many to wonder: what’s fueling this community?
Bambu’s B2B Robo-advising Platform Democratizes Financial Planning
Over the past decade, a host of fintech startups have popped up around the world, looking to both capitalize on existing business and bring investing ability to new markets. Bambu, a Singapore-based company that has built a robo-advising platform, is focused on the latter.
BeMyGuest’s Dawid Makowski Is Opening a World of Online Possibilities for Travel Activity Providers
Whether it’s a day trip snorkeling in Palawan or a visit to an elephant sanctuary in Phuket, it’s tough for activity operators to make sure that travelers around the world can snag a spot for their activity. Dawid Makowski, CTO of BeMyGuest, is changing that.


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One of the most exciting features surrounding Apple’s new iPhone X is the replacement of Touch ID and the home button with Face ID. Apple touted Face ID as a safer way to unlock your phone, as it has a false positive ratio of 1,000,000:1 (compared to Touch ID at 50,000:1). But the company’s latest decision to share facial recognition data with app developers has privacy experts concerned.
Face ID lets you unlock your phone with just your face. The iPhone X uses depth-sensing technology and 3D mapping to accurately identify your face, and it can be used not just to unlock your phone but to authenticate payments or enter banking apps. Reuters reports Apple will allow third-party app developers access to some of this facial recognition data. With permission from the user, developers can capture a rough image of a user’s face and more than 50 different facial expressions. Developers can then transfer this information to their own servers.
Apple’s decision to open this data up to app developers is likely intended to create a better user experience. Developers like Snapchat or Facebook could use this face-mapping data to create more accurate filters, while game developers could create interactive avatars. Although developers can capture a rudimentary face map and some gestures, the data they receive will not be able to unlock phones or identify anonymous users.
While the Apple agreement allows app developers an opportunity to collect facial recognition data, it explicitly bans developers from using this information for advertising and marketing purposes. Developers are also prohibited from using the data to create a user profile of anonymous users and cannot sell any of the data to third parties.
In addition to Apple’s agreement with app developers, the company still requires an extensive review before any app makes it to the App Store. Apple also has the right to pull any apps from the App Store, although it’s unclear if the company has ever removed an app for sharing information to third parties without permission.
Even with all of these safeguards in place, privacy organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Democracy and Technology remain concerned that developers could inappropriately use facial recognition and expression tracking to cater content and advertisements to users.
Though Apple appears to be going out of its way to ensure facial recognition is used properly, you should carefully read, and consider the source, before allowing developers access to their camera. We reached out to Apple for comment.
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Three Cape Town startups have been selected to advance to the grand finale set to be held in Johannesburg where they will compete with the best startups from Durban and Soweto, of which one will be crowned the most promising seed-stage startup of Seedstars World South Africa 2016.
The three include Pargo, a convenient logistic solution that lets customers collect and return their parcels at a local store when it suits them best, Crew Pencil, an online crew booking and diary service for the film industry and WumDrop, a platform that allows people to pick up and drop off anything with the click of a button.
“It’s great to win with so many other amazing startup entries. It is also great to see so many people that came to watch, including a lot of people from the industry (entrepreneurs and investors). Just last night I spoke to so many interesting and relevant people which is eventually the main reason to enter and join.” explains Lars, co-founder of Pargo.
As a part of the prize, the overall winner of South Africa will be participating at Seedstars Summit, taking place in Switzerland in March 2017, a weeklong training program with the opportunity to meet the other 60 winners, as well as investors and mentors from around the world.
Traditionally, the final day of the Summit will be dedicated to pitching in front of audience of 1000 attendees, with the possibility of winning up to the USD 1 million equity investment.
The 10 startups pitched in front of a prestigious jury consisted of Linda Swart, Incubation Manager at Standard Bank, Lance Greyling, the Director of Trade and Investment of the City of Cape Town, Marlon Parker, Founder of Rlabs, Nwabisa Mayema Executive Director of nnfinity, Robert Sussman CEO at Integr8t IT and Charmaine Padayachy, Principal at Omidyar Network. Joining them on the jury panel was Michael Weber, founding partner of Seedstars.
“We have big plans for South Africa and seeing the quality of the startups today reassured us that we have made the right decision in launching our other project ,Seedspace.” says Michael Weber, Founding Partner of Seedstars World.
In order to provide local entrepreneurs with this opportunity and aiming to deliver the best possible event, Seedstars World is closely worked with Standard Bank, who is representing the initiative throughout the year. Additional support was provided by local ambassador Dean Cannell of Entrepreneur Traction and other local and international partners, such as Omidyar Network, the Jacobs Foundation and Payfast. Further support was provided by, amongst others, Red Bull, Innovo Networks, Seedspace, Workshop 17 and Spin Street House. The event attracted interest from over 60 startups and over 150 attendees.
Continuing on its world tour of startup scenes in emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, Seedstars World’s next stop is Durban, where they will organize a pre-selection event at Mancosa to select the best startups in the city. Seedstars World is looking for smart startups that solve regional issues and/or develop profitable products for the global market.
“Seedstars has been a great partner in South Africa assisting us to unlock the potential of the Startup community. We are extremely proud to be extending the Seedstars competition to include Durban as part of our Virtual Incubator offering. We look forward to the Seedstars event in Durban in June where we select the top 3 to join us at the grand finale at the Standard Bank Business Incubator in Rosebank.” says Jayshree Naidoo, Standard Bank Incubator Head.
The Seedstars World event in durban will take place on Wednesday, June 8th from 4-9PM, tickets are free and attendees can register here.


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Hair colouring in India is still very occasion driven. The biggest occasion that triggers hair colouring is wedding of a friend or relative in the family. Godrej Expert Rich Crème wanted to create a massive disruption this wedding season and induce higher trials for the category. This led to the launch of the #ShaadiKiTaiyaari campaign.
The key insight for the #ShaadiKiTaiyaari campaign was that while consumers spend a lot of time on picking the right attire, jewellery, and makeup before they attend a wedding, they sometimes forget the impact a hair colour can create in transforming their look for the day. With this campaign the brand intends to encourage its consumers to flaunt their 'perfect looking' hair.
The digital leg of the campaign titled #ShaadiKiTaiyaari started with promotions across Facebook, GDN (Google Display Network) and includes a big video campaign where in through Vogon, a contextual video targeting programme, the brand activated contextual messaging on popular genres consumed by users around the wedding season on YouTube. Multiple variations of the same video will be shown to users based on the content they are consuming, making it more relevant.
Anu Joseph, chief creative officer, Creativeland Asia, “The idea stems from the insight that guests who attend weddings typically have a few lined up in the season. While immediate family and friends naturally take care to look their best in every way, guests who attend these functions also take time and effort to look the part and hair plays an important role in completing the look. We saw this as a potential opportunity and created a print innovation, designed to look like a wedding invitation wherein we invite our audience to colour their hair with the call ‘Iss Shaadi Ke Mausam, Baal Banao Awesome’.”


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BCF (Boating Camping and Fishing online store) in Australia don’t shirk trouble in their ads and the latest – from Accenture-owned The Monkeys – has caused a predictable storm as it shows one of the happy campers, holidaying in Australia amid Covid-19 travel restrictions, eating a bat sandwich.
“Shaz is a bit upset that somebody ate a bat” it says.
Eating bats is frowned upon in some locations.
“It’s been a crazy year, so in true BCF fashion we’ve taken the opportunity to have a bit of anthemic fun with the situation,” says The Monkeys Melbourne CCO Ant Keogh.
Ripper all round we’d say (although may have to be adapted if it makes it to China.)
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As Ford prepares to introduce its first new mid-size car in more than 10 years, the company has undertaken an extensive “listening” campaign online. It’s an effort that’s influencing plans for the pricing and packages consumers will see when the new Ford Fusion 2006 hits showrooms this fall.
“What we’ve been doing is learning a lot over the past six months about consumers’ likes, dislikes, their price resistance,” David Reuter, a spokesperson for Ford, told ClickZ News. “When the car goes on sale in September, we are meeting consumer expectations in terms of package content, and pricing and so forth. We’ll have the right features priced right for consumers.”
Ford, along with agency of record JWT Detroit, are doing their listening via a Web site, fordvehicles.com/fusion. It’s a part of Ford’s overall move to explore digital marketing. Last year, Reuter said, mass media accounted for 80 percent of the brand’s spending, with digital media accounting for the bulk of the remaining 20 percent.
“We did more with digital last year than we ever have done and we expect that to continue in ’05 as we launch Fusion and a couple of other products,” Reuter said.
The target audience for Fusion: Ford Focus owners who want to move up to the next level vehicle but don’t find the Taurus appealing.
“That’s specifically why Fusion was designed — to meet the need in our showroom for a move-up vehicle from the Ford Focus. We hope we can keep them from going outside the Ford brand,” said Reuter.
Ford has undertaken an email campaign to Focus owners who have registered on the company’s My Ford site. The message features a picture of the Fusion along with the headline “Amazing. You didn’t even want a new car two seconds ago.” Copy goes on to say that the Fusion isn’t yet available but that people should go to the Web site to see “Everything Fusion all in one spot.” E-mails are also going out to people who have specifically registered to receive information about the Fusion.
Once people get to the site, they’ll find a front page filled with flashy animations of the car, along with links to still photos and videos. Those who dig deeper will discover a vehicle configurator — something Ford has never done before with a car that isn’t yet available. People can use the configurator to select models, paint colors, seat upholstery, and options. But there’s a catch. The pricing on the configurator is “for survey purposes only and…. prices may vary from visit to visit and will change before the Fusion is launched this fall,” the site warns users. Ford is watching that survey data closely as it prepares to launch the vehicle.
“At the end of that page, after they build and price, is an opportunity for the consumers to give us some information about themselves and what they liked and disliked about Fusion,” said Reuter. “This has been a novel exercise for us.”
So far, more than 60,000 people have gone online to build and price a Fusion in the last three months. Of those, 20,000 or so have continued on to fill out a form that asks them for contact information, for demographic data, and other questions about their car ownership and buying plans.
Reuter said the feedback has already led the company to reconsider some of its plans. For example, it changed its distribution plans for vehicles with heated seats, after users in the warmer parts of the U.S. expressed an interest in such a feature.
“They have some cold months and they really want it at those times of the year,” noted Reuter. “That really surprised us.”
The company plans to unveil online and traditional advertising later this year, when the vehicle hits showrooms.
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Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. aerospace parts maker Honeywell International Inc said on Friday it expected fourth-quarter earnings per share to be at the low end of its previous forecast.
The company, which makes aircraft engines and turbochargers for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, said it expects fourth-quarter earnings of about $1.74 per share, compared with its previously forecast range of $1.74-$1.78.
The company also forecast 2017 earnings per share of $6.85-$7.10, compared with the average analyst estimate of $7.08 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. (Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)


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Report: Apple to Release Set-Top Box with Live, On-Demand Content
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Apple is planning to release
a set-top box
with a myriad of new features onboard, but it must contend with cable operators and entertainment companies first.
The new Apple set-top box device has one main goal: to offer both live and on-demand content in one place. The digital-video recorder (DVR) would store TV shows on the Web, allowing customers to watch it at any time.
Apple already offers the $99 Apple TV, which is a digital media receiver that plays digital content originating from the iTunes Store,
, Hulu Plus, YouTube, etc. However, Apple is looking to release something with added features to draw customers.
Specific features associated with the new Apple set-top box are speculative at the moment, but
The Wall Street Journal
proposed likely new additions like an iPad-like user interface, which would be both familiar to most customers and easier for them to use, and also social media options that allow people to share their TV shows through networks like Facebook and Twitter.
But in order to launch Apple's latest idea, it has to work with cable operators and entertainment companies -- and that's not the easiest thing to do. Why? Mainly because cable operators have their own competitive set-top box products, and entertainment companies don't want Apple changing the current pay TV method and gaining more power with more licensing rights to content in the long run.
Apple's latest TV idea
isn't out to disrupt the pay TV business model. It's not throwing out sci-fi ideas to ruin the cable industry, but rather, offer improvements on options already available. For example, Apple's set-top box aims to allow customers to access all episodes of a TV show rather than just select episodes of a current season. It also wants older seasons to be available as well.
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They are almost there already
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Currently you get Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc on the Apple TV.
You can get almost any show you want from iTunes right now.
It is a very good device with airplay from both Mac and Ipad so you can watch anything that's on your computer.
The only missing thing is recording. But recording to the cloud doesn't make sense for a home consumer. Too much bandwidth if you have multiple TV's.
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This is not a drill! This is not a drill!
Makeup Mogul Kat Von D has just hit us with the news that her next collab is going to see the release of a brand new eyeliner with none other than rock God Billy Joe Armstrong - front man of band Greenday, dontcha know?! How rad!
Kat Von D announced this news over on a recent Insta story and as you can guess the product is set to give you that signature Billy Joe look; charcoal liner smudged perfectly imperfect all around the lids.
Kat also revealed that the brand new liner will be the polar opposite of her previous releases. Rather than creating razor-sharp precise lines as her 'Tattoo' liner does, this one is an 'anti-precisionsmudge' liner, designed to give the perfect un-done liner look!
The liner will be named after one of the bands most iconic pieces, 'Basket Case', and will be set in a sleek black tube with gold lettering and will even feature Billy Joe signature! We need!
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Surimi prices drop as pollock catch improves in Alaska
The price of surimi, the raw material for fish-paste products such as kamaboko and chikuwa, has dropped in Japan for the first time in almost four years.
In 2014 and 2015, surimi prices rose amid high Asian demand, and they remained high in 2016. As a result, many Japanese manufacturers were forced to raise their prices for fish-paste products.
Cost reduction for fish-paste product-makers is now expected, but this may not lead to immediate decreases in their sales prices, as many have suffered low earnings due to high material prices and may look to recover profits first.
The main cause for the price easing has been better catches in North America for the fish sourced for surimi. Surimi produced in North America (shore processed, 2nd grade, frozen, delivered to Japan) was trading at around JPY 375 (USD 3.26, EUR 3.06) per kilogram at the beginning of 2017 – 9.6 percent cheaper just a month before.
Intense retailer price competition in Europe led to downward price pressure on suppliers, and those that could not bear price reductions reduced their production. In Alaska, the major production area, there were many smaller fish among the Alaska pollock catch in 2016. These are hard to process into fillets, so the percentage used as surimi raw material increased.
FA grade (processed and frozen at sea) surimi, used for gift-pack or holiday kamaboko in Japan, has likewise seen its price decrease. Now trading at about 470 yen (USD 4.11, EUR 3.86) per kg, that’s down by 40 yen (USD 0.35, EUR 0.32) from December 2016, or 7.8 percent.
For the coming pollock fishing season in Alaska, taking place from January to April, the quota is expected to be increased from last year, though this may be offset somewhat for Japanese buyers by the weakness of the yen, which has fallen off in trading against the U.S. dollar.


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SOLUTRANS and FFC invite their exhibitors and guests to the gala dinner on Wednesday 17 November 2021.
The International Awards 2020 : International Truck of the Year, International Van of the Year, International Pick-up Award and International Truck Innovation Award
SOLUTRANS will be welcoming the international awards for its fourth edition in a row, and once more the price winners will be awarded at the Gala Dinner.
Who will succeed to the DAF XF/CF, laureate in 2018 unveiled at SOLUTRANS 2017, and to Ford Truck F-max, ITOY 2019 ? They will be revealed at SOLUTRANS Gala Diner.
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Following Jean Dominique SENARD, CEO of MICHELIN in 2017, and Dominique FERNIER, chairman of TRANSPOLIS in 2018, Veronkia WAND-DANIELSSON, the Swedish Ambassador to France in 2019 and Aline MESPLES, President of OTRE, Jean-Christophe PIC, President of FNTR, Eric HEMAR, President of TLF in 2020, which personality will stand out in the Industrial and Urban Vehicle sector in 2021? Find it out at the SOLUTRANS Gala dinner.


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For us, knowledge transfer is an essential key to success. We actively promote the involvement of the next generation at an early stage and a lively exchange among them. We are already implementing this approach in several divisions.
Since March, the sales region Bremen, northern Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein, which has been professionally managed by Ingolf Sollmann for years, has been strengthened by Michael Schönwälder. Mr Schönwälder has been with the company since 2013 and previously worked as an internal sales representative. Thus, in addition to his knowledge of the industry, he also benefits from the possibility of close exchange with his colleague Ingolf Sollmann.
Managing Director Michael Hauptstock is sure that the close cooperation between Mr Sollmann and Mr Schönwälder will result in a good transfer of knowledge and that our CENARIS customers will benefit from it.


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The company reported net income fell to $460 million in the first quarter of 2009 – a 72 percent drop from the same period last year. Operating losses in Samsung’s component businesses outweighed the improvements the company’s seen recently in sales of consumer products, like mobile phones.
This is only the second loss Samsung has suffered since it started reporting quarterly earnings nine years ago. The first loss, of course, was the fourth quarter of 2008.
What does the future hold? The company believes 2Q will be a little better, but its most profitable unit – its memory chip business – is still struggling.
Samsung stock fell nearly 6 percent in the Korean market Friday.


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Farmers are being shamelessly taken advantage of by players further along the chain
Anyone involved in the beef market will know only too well that prices have taken a nose dive in the last 12 months.
In the last number of weeks, two pieces of analysis have been carried out within the ICMSA to determine what has been lost to the beef producer.
Firstly, an analysis of the Irish beef sector showed that beef farmers not only lost profits in the last year to falling beef prices from the processors but also the percentage return of the final retail price has fallen close to 18% in the last year .
Using the ELBEX style methodology formulated for the UK beef sector, the analysis was carried out for each month from January 2012 to March 2014.
Dividing the categories into steers and heifers, the analysis shows that the final percentage return to beef farmers of the retail price ranged from 57% to 47% for heifers and 54% to 46% for steers.
Surprisingly, the lowest percentages are being returned to farmers in the last months when prices have been at their lowest to farmers for close to four years. The only rational explanation for this ‘double-dip’ lower percentage to the farmer from a lower price is unscrupulous actions from both the retailers and the processors at a time when all observers agree that beef farmers are struggling to stay afloat.
The idea that this ‘double-dip’ is any kind of normal interaction between supply and demand is comprehensibly blown out of the water when we note that these cuts to farmers’ margins have occurred at a time when average retail prices have risen for consumers.
The second piece of analysis showed beef farmers suffered a €106m loss in the first five months compared to the first five months of 2013 due to this reduction of beef prices. The analysis looked at the prices paid to beef farmers for steers, heifers, bulls and cows and it showed a huge loss of income in the first five months.
When comparing prices in the four categories using the average price paid in both periods and subsequently calculating the loss of income from the lower price in 2014, the data shows a €106m loss.
The big question is where this money has gone — as beef prices at retail level have not fallen.
The quantifying of this loss in income should act as a wake-up to all involved in the industry and efforts must be re-doubled by those charged with the sector’s overall health to ‘step up to the plate’ and start asking the kind of hard questions of those whose margins and profits seem mysteriously sacrosanct whether prices go up or down.
Farmers are being shamelessly taken advantage of by players further along the chain — the multiple retailer and, to a lesser extent, the processors — and sooner or later, both nationally and at EU level, some degree of regulation of margins in the production of food will have to be introduced or we will arrive at the situation where a few corporations will have power and control exceeding many of the states in which they operate.
One day historians will look back on a situation that has the man or woman milking cows subject to dozens of inspecting governmental agencies while the gigantic multinational corporation selling the milk to the consumer seems unbothered by anything other than the most cursory glance and they will most assuredly scratch their heads. Some of us are scratching our heads now.


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Kanebo Cosmetics and its parent, Kao Corp, have released new safety rules in a bid to prevent their products causing skin problems to users. As of the end of March, about 18,700 customers who bought Kanebo’s skin-whitening products had been confirmed to have suffered unwanted white blotches, or ‘vitiligo’, since the company announced a voluntary recall of the whiteners last July.
Because the blotches were apparently caused by Rhododenol, an ingredient that was developed by Kanebo, the new rules stipulate that the companies will give detailed explanations about the risks associated with products’ ingredients, and undertake long term trials involving a number of people before the products are marketed.
In the latest of many expected lawsuits, four women from Hiroshima Prefecture have sued Kanebo, claiming that their use of the firm’s whitening products resulted in white blotches on their skin. The four are seeking for damages of Japanese yen ¥25m-43m each. Their lawyer said that they expect more litigants to join their lawsuit. The company is also facing other similar lawsuits in the Tokyo and Shizuoka District Courts. Kanebo says it takes full responsibility for the problem and is paying the medical expenses of those affected.


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Eolisair will be exhibiting their range of products at Sheikh Saeed Hall 3 B81 at Dubai World Trade Centre.The key product that will be on display includes the Eolis Air Manager, an air purifier with a filtering system that consists of five filters, each of which is tested individually by laboratories. Eolis Air Manager treats air pollutants including smoke and bad odours, viruses, bacteria, dust, pollen, fine particles, VOCs and gas.
Speaking on behalf the company, Eolisair’s CEO, Ludovic Labidurie said: "We look forward to exhibiting our products at The Hotel Show and to further educate the market about the quality of air and how it can affect daily lives. Thanks to Dubai Municipality and their research, we have clear guidelines on what the air quality requirements are and we will be showcasing how it can be achieved with our products.”“We also hope to offer insights on how the purification of indoor air can have life-changing effects and we are excited to meet and interact with stakeholders and to have conversations on air quality control with them. Our strategy over the next 5 years is to keep our efforts spreading awareness about indoor air quality. Indeed, we are planning to open new branches in the Middle East in order to continue to help professionals providing excellent indoor air quality,” he added.


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Over the past couple of weeks, there's been a bit of a kerfuffle surrounding HTC and its shut down of HTCRUU.com. The general consensus across the Android community has been quite understanding in some respects – after all, HTC has every right to protect its intellectual property. The problem was, however, that in the original takedown request, it also demanded that all hosted RUUs and Sense-based ROMs be indefinitely removed, as well.
Late last week, news broke that HTC was forcing the owner of HTCRUU.com to not only give up the domain, but remove all hosted RUU files and custom ROMs based on Sense. This was, of course, because he was in violation of HTC's intellectual property rights, as the site's name had "HTC" in the title, was adorned with official HTC logos, and contained official HTC software. Needless to say, the developer community was a little up in arms over the removal of the files – especially because HTC specifically requested that the Sense-based ROMs be taken down.
Update: This whole situation ended up being resolved just a couple of weeks after this story was published, with HTC backing off on its assertion that the stock and custom HTC ROMs couldn't be distributed. It did request that the HTCRUU.com domain be handed over, but the ROMs that were hosted there previously will now be available at ruu.androidfiles.org. It's good to hear HTC isn't cracking down on the custom software community, though whether this resolution came about because of a legitimate misunderstanding, or simply as PR damage control, isn't clear.


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In our 4th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into which electric car models respondents were most likely to buy and most excited, as well as some implications regarding certain car companies. Without surprise, current EV ownership matched historical EV sales fairly well — 33.9% […]
Browsing the "Chevy Spark EV" Tag
The best lease deal on an electric car is the Chevy Spark EV. $129 a month with no money down is a great deal on an EV with 139 miles of range.
Via EV Obsession: Well, let’s be honest, August was a lame sales month for electric car lovers. There are clear reasons for this. Historically, the two highest-selling electric cars in the US have been the Nissan LEAF and the Chevy Volt. The 2nd-generation Chevy Volt, much improved and even a little cheaper, is just hitting the […]
In the market for a new car? Why not? And of course you want an electric. Ready to pony up about $20,000? Well, if you live in beautiful sunny California between Oakland and Sacramento, Tracy Herrin at Chase Chevrolet may have the car for you. A 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Hatchback 1LT is available for an asking […]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Well, that was a crappy month… if you’re an electric car fan. Almost across the board, US electric car sales were down in July 2015 compared to July 2014. However, three models were up — the Tesla Model S ($75,000), the Mercedes B-Class Electric ($41,450), and the BMW i3 (42,400). […]
I’ve been long planning to do an EV owner and lessee survey like this, so I am super eager to see the results. (I’m going to have a hard time not watching them obsessively as they come in.) But the key, of course, is getting EV owners and lessees to complete the survey. If you drive […]
What’s the fastest electric car on the market? I think you can guess, but what about #2–17? First of all, let’s get a little perspective in here. A car’s quickness is generally rated by how fast it goes from o mph to 60 mph (or 0 km/h to 100 km/h outside of the USA and a […]
The California Air Resource Board has mandated that automakers produce a certain number of Zero-Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs), and nine other states, most of them in the Northeast, have adopted those same standards. So why are there so many more electric and hydrogen vehicles for sale in California than the ten other states that follow the […]
The motor for the Chevy Spark EV is assembled in an LEED Silver certified factory. GM’s smallest EV is enjoying strong sales due to a recent price cut.
Originally posted on CleanTechnica If you’ve ever wanted to get into a low-cost, well-reviewed electric car, now may be your best chance. GM has just dropped the price of the Chevrolet Spark EV to $25,995, and after federal and state tax incentives, the Spark EV could be had for as little as $14,995. That’s a […]
Getting your first car has always been a right of passage, but we can all agree that some vehicles are better for new drivers than others. The folks at The Truth About Cars say there are three reasons why teens should drive an electric car: driving range limitations, cost of ownership, and safety. Driving range limitations […]
GM announced that it will build its second-generation electric drive unit in Warren, Michigan to bring the domestic content of the Chevy Volt above 70%.
The Volkswagen e-Golf has gotten its official ratings, and at 83 miles per charge and 116 MPGe, it’s an efficient (but pricey) new option for EV buyers.
GM has confirmed the existence of a Tesla-rivaling 200-mileelectric car it’s planning to sell for $30,000, but minus any revealing details
Which electric car offers the best mileage-per-dollar? The answer might surprise you, as it certainly surprised me. Hint: it’s the Tesla Model S.
Opel’s GM has hinted that an all new electric vehicle will be on offer from Opel soon. Might this new car become a Chevrolet model as well?


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There's a lot of money in cartoons these days. Yesterday a sculpture of Popeye The Sailorman made by Jeff Koons, sold for $28.2 million at Sotheby's. The buyer was Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas casino magnate who famously put his elbow through the canvas of an original Picasso a few years back.
Popeye, who was originally conceived in 1929 as part of a newspaper comic-strip, quickly became a cultural phenomenon in the wake of the Great Depression and predated the wave of superheroes that followed in the US comic market. The character has since appeared in numerous books and animated cartoons, and a CG animated Popeye film is currently being developed by Sony Pictures Animation, scheduled for release in 2016.
The life-size sculpture made of stainless steel, which measures six-and-a-half-feet and weighs 2000 pounds, will now be transported to Las Vegas where it will be on display in one of the Wynn hotels, perhaps the most suitable place for this ultimate symbol of the American dream.
Art is selling at staggering prices these days. Koons, known for creating brightly colored reflective sculptures that resemble balloons, holds the record for most expensive work of art ever sold by a living artist, after one of his Balloon Dog sculptures went for $58.4 million at an auction in November last year.


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According to a report released yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) team identified multiple quality control problems during a visit to the facility in November.
Foremost among these was a failure to handle customer complaints about a recalled batch of the over the counter painkiller Tyelnol that was produced at the plant by J&J’s subsidiary McNeil Consumer Healthcare.
The report also flagged up a lack of control procedures and monitoring during the production of McNeil’s Benadryl Allergy Fast Melt range, which the inspectors suggested may be responsible for batch to batch variations.
The FDA goes on to identify problems in record keeping at the facility as another deficiency, specifically a failure to log OOT results during the manufacture of Sudafed PE Cold and Cough tablets.
The plant, which has been at the centre of a number of product recalls over the last 12 months, was closed in April after the FDA lapses in quality control, including thick dust and grime, and contaminated ingredients.
In response McNeil, which has previously said it plans to reopen the facility next year, told Reuters that it is “working diligently to ensure that our manufacturing operations meet the level of quality that consumers and the FDA expect of us."
It added that “While the company has made progress toward that goal, this is an ongoing commitment and we will invest all necessary resources in order to achieve it."


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If the Activision Blizzard deal is completed, Call of Duty titles will also be available on NVIDIA`s streaming service.
Microsoft and NVIDIA have agreed to a 10-year agreement to deliver Xbox titles to the GeForce Now streaming service.
Activision Blizzard titles, such as the Call of Duty series, will also be accessible on GeForce Now, according to Smith.
Smith’s introduction of GeForce Now comes just hours after confirming that Microsoft will offer Xbox games to Nintendo devices like the Switch under a formal 10-year arrangement — as well as Activision Blizzard titles if the merger is completed.
He stated that NVIDIA is now backing the Activision Blizzard transaction.
“This cooperation will help increase NVIDIA’s portfolio of titles to include games like Call of Duty, while providing creators with new methods to sell streaming games.
The arrangement will allow users to stream Microsoft’s games from the cloud practically everywhere they have a reliable internet connection.


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You guys remember Google TV, right? It's the project that every CEO and their mothers stood on a stage with to declare war on Apple's AppleTV hobby? Yeah, those guys have been pretty quiet since about that platform for a while now. Sony, however, got up the nerve to announce a new Google TV box at a special event in Palo Alto. Where "announce" means "say some words near, without actually talking about."
Not every smartphone is designed to blow us away. Every once in a while, we get a little reminder that the low-end handset line needs some love to. On that note, T-Mobile let us know today that it will be launching the T-Mobile Prism, a 3.5" device running Android 2.3. The phone will retail for $20 after a $50 mail-in rebate card with a 2-year contract, or a near-impulse-buy price of $150 with no contract.
No, Republic Wireless hasn't merged with Google as per the Internet's dreams, but it has begun issuing invites to its upcoming beta service.
Indeed, those who signed up for the service a few months back should soon be assigned a "wave" of the beta. Following this assignment, the lucky few will be secured a spot on Republic's waiting list, and the waves will start opening up this summer.
But the real news here is the smartphone pricing that's been sent out to beta customers.
While we're all drooling over the One X (codenamed Evo 4G LTE on Sprint), HTC's new middle child is working its way into the US markets. TmoNews has acquired some leaked slides that declare rather confidently that the HTC One S will land on T-Mo on April 25th, keeping its surname. The date, TmoNews notes, is a Wednesday which T-Mobile is typically known for favoring as a launch day.
Little else is known (like a price) at this point, except that T-Mo is currently training employees on the talking points of the One S before it become available.
If you're anything like me, you're not so good with keeping track of charging cables or their corresponding adapters. Either that, or every cord ends up together, looking like a bowl of spaghetti with no discernable beginning or end. Looking to end our charging cable woes, the folks at iDapt have created the iDapt i4 universal charger.
The charging station is actually one in a family of devices. iDapt also offers the i2+ which can charge up to three devices at once, and the i1 Eco which sports a totally different design, can charge two devices, and heavily touts the fact that it is "ecological," being made of recyclable materials.
Bringing a taste of truth to age-old rumblings of an LG Nexus device, the head of LG's Smartphone division, Ramchan Woo, has stated (in an interview with Cnet) that the manufacturer is "heavily in discussions" over a possible Nexus device, adding "we're working on it." While this quote is compelling, Cnet rightly highlights a few sticking points in the deal.
On one hand, while there is no evidence that Google will give Motorola preferential treatment following its acquisition, concerns have manifested, and partnering with any manufacturer (why not LG?) would quash any rumblings.
CyanogenMod has been growing lately. The AOSP-based custom ROM reached one million unique installs last month, and dozens of devices are currently supported, including a wide array of LG devices. It's time to welcome a new member of that family: the T-Mobile LG myTouch.
Definition: A "nightly" is a bleeding edge release that is built on a daily basis, usually at night after a full day's worth of new code has been committed.
Nowadays, it's not often that we come across some blurrycam shots of a device and don't know what it is, but that's exactly the case here. Luckily, the shots do reveal some information, and there a few other things we can surmise from there.
Assuming they make it into the final product (this is, after all, a prototype), here's what we're looking at for organs:
1.2GHz dual-core CPU
8MP camera on the back, VGA front-facing camera
WiFi (presumably up to 802.11n) and Bluetooth
Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
HTC's Sense 4.0
All in all, nothing really impressive, but a respectable showing for a mid-range smartphone.
A serious vulnerability that affected the way some popular HTC Android phones handle 802.1x usernames, passwords, and SSIDs was disclosed publicly today by engineers Chris Hessing and Bret Jordan. The bug allowed applications with only an ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission to read your Wi-Fi SSIDs, usernames, and, most importantly, passwords on at least the following devices:
Desire HD (both "ace" and "spade" board revisions) - Versions FRG83D, GRI40
Glacier - Version FRG83
Droid Incredible - Version FRF91
Thunderbolt 4G - Version FRG83D
Sensation Z710e - Version GRI40
Sensation 4G - Version GRI40
Desire S - Version GRI40
EVO 3D - Version GRI40
EVO 4G - Version GRI40
Of course, if a malicious application also happens to have access to the Internet, SMS, or other means of sending out information, credentials could leak out from a vulnerable device to a remote location.
Adding to the ever-growing list of knockoff devices found overseas, Nexian (an Indonesian mobile phone manufacturer) brings us the Android Magic A893 – a device that looks awfully similar to the iPhone, but which packs Android 2.2 Froyo and rings in at IDR 1,599,000 (about $175 USD). To get a better idea of the device's eerily familiar form factor, check out this unboxing video:
And here are the device's (less than magical) specs:
Android 2.2 Froyo
WCDMA 2100MHz and GSM 900/1800 MHz compatibility
3.5" HVGA multitouch display
VGA front shooter and 2MP rear camera
8GB Internal memory
To the Magic's credit, the inclusion of interchangeable back plates is a nice touch, and the fact that the device (allegedly) has a capacitive display may put this device slightly above other knockoffs you may have seen.


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MEXICO CITY:U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co will briefly droop manufacturing on Friday at its Hermosillo plant in Mexico’s Sonora state because of a scarcity of fabrics, the plant’s exertions union mentioned on Thursday.
Staff will probably be paid 75% of salaries on Friday, the union added.
Ford had additionally suspended manufacturing from Oct. 11-12 at its Hermosillo plant, the place it makes its Bronco Recreation SUV and Maverick compact pickup.
The union didn’t specify which fabrics had been briefly provide, however different automakers had been suffering with a chip scarcity as producers shifted manufacturing towards portions wanted for computer computer systems, cell phones and video video games right through the pandemic.
Ford didn’t straight away reply to a request for remark.
Previous this month, Ford mentioned it could droop manufacturing at its Flat Rock, Michigan, plant and at portions of its Kansas Town, Missouri, plant.


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“Inviting food and beverage companies to the MLB stadium…you will be able to feel the MLB atmosphere”
Gocheok Dome is in the final stages of construction… Artificial turf and lighting replacement
‘Dodger Dog,’ the famous hot dog of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB), is expected to visit Seoul.
The MLB Secretariat, Dodgers, and San Diego Padres decided to sell representative food and beverages of the teams at the MLB official opening series to be held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th and 21st of next month.
A key official in the preparation process for this MLB opening game said on the 8th,
“The MLB Secretariat and the two clubs decided to invite home stadium food and beverage companies to the Seoul Series.” 카지노사이트킹
He added, “The companies will bring the food and beverage ingredients sold by MLB and sell them to spectators at Gocheok Dome.
“It will be done,” he said.
An official added, “It has not been decided how many companies will visit Seoul,
but visitors will be able to feel the MLB atmosphere.”
Dodger Stadium’s famous hot dog, ‘Dodger Dog‘, is also likely to visit Seoul.
Dodger Dog is a famous hot dog that sells more than 1.5 million units every season and has a reputation as a must-eat food for anyone visiting Dodger Stadium.
In addition, famous snacks such as the hot dog ‘Barrio Dog’ sold at Petco Park,
San Diego’s home stadium, are expected to be sold during the Seoul Series.
Existing Gocheok Sky Dome stores are also operating normally.
An official said, “Existing companies have the right to sell food and beverages because they sign contracts on an annual basis.
Foreign visitors to Seoul will have the opportunity to taste food and beverages at domestic baseball stadiums.”
Gocheok Sky Dome is in full swing preparing to welcome the two MLB teams and their fans.
According to the Seoul Facilities Corporation, Gocheok Sky Dome is removing the existing artificial turf and installing artificial turf at the level of an MLB stadium.
An official from the Corporation said, “At the request of the MLB Secretariat,
we are proceeding with installation by calculating G-max (impact absorption rate) and smoothness.”
In addition, the aged MH floodlights were replaced with high-efficiency LED floodlights.
The away team’s clubhouse, which was divided into two, was merged into one,
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Construction work, which started in December last year,
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The company also launched a sales-focused app for providers that helped them keep track of their patient referrals -- those patients they suggested should get Philips Lifeline.
Philips has been gradually adjusting to the fact that more and more of its older customers are using mobile phones.
Philips Lifeline, the electronics giants' longstanding personal emergency response brand for seniors, has launched its first-ever app that acts like an m PERS.
The Philips Lifeline response app will allow seniors to one-touch call the same response center that handles other Lifeline products via their smartphone from anywhere.
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According to ZF.ro, in the past years, Romanians have been trying to optimize their budget by becoming more careful with Christmas spending. Moreover, in 2014, 44% of Romanians have stated that one of the main resolutions for the upcoming years is managing their private income better, during winter holidays.
How is the Christmas budget divided?
Clothes, beauty products, toys and electronic products, all of these receive about 30% of the monthly income of a Romanian – 50 to 150 euros/individual.
According to TUI Travel Center, this year, Romanians will spend from 300 to 1800 eur/person for a Christmas vacation. The favorite destinations are Romanian cities such as Predeal, Moeciu, Rasnov or Poiana Brasov, or Dominican Republic, Zanzibar, Maldives or Thailand, for exotic destinations.
Food and Christmas decorations
Every year, Romanians spend 50% of their Christmas budget on festive food and decorations. People who like gathering the entire family around a Christmas dinner usually spend 100 – 300 eur/dinner/family.
While you rush for presents for your loved ones, prepare yourself for the unpredictable and choose to invest in your family’s health, as well as in their happiness. An international health insurance plan can be the perfect gift for your entire family, especially if you plan on travelling abroad this winter.
The cost of a health insurance policy can vary from 70 to 2,500 eur/family, and it provides coverage for a great range of medical services, including hospitalization, routine checkups, chronic disease treatment and even organ or marrow transplant. Also, the international health insurance plan can be used all over the world, throughrout the entire year.


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Melbourne, January 12: Mobile business messaging provider MessageMedia has today released new UK research showing that 65 per cent of British consumers agree that an SMS message from a business is more likely to get their attention than email or an app notification.
Around the world, many businesses are already reaping the benefits of SMS-driven customer interactions, as demonstrated by the incredible growth in SMS statistics. In 2017, there were 8.3 trillion texts sent worldwide – or 16 million per minute. Of those, approximately 1.67 trillion were business messages sent through a provider such as MessageMedia. By 2023, this figure is set to increase dramatically to 3.5 trillion – a rise of 52 per cent.
MessageMedia’s research found that 98 per cent of consumers open SMS messages, 86 per cent have opened an SMS from a business, and 82 per cent have clicked through a link within SMS – proving it’s an engaging mobile experience for consumers.
Chief Marketing Officer at MessageMedia, Tara Salmon, says SMS marketing remains one of the most effective tools that marketers have at their disposal.
“The battle to win consumers’ attention has never been so hotly contested. It’s paramount to the success of marketing campaigns that the right channel is used to cut through the noise and deliver the message.”
The survey also identified strong uptake in consumer action after receiving an SMS from a business:
Future of messaging
The findings also reveal key insights into interest levels and engagement with various types of SMS marketing. Nearly seven in 10 consumers (68 per cent) reported that they would be more likely to respond to a message if it was delivered via a richer messaging option such as MMS or Rich Communication Services (RCS).
Ease, convenience and visual appeal were strong factors contributing to consumers’ attitudes towards SMS marketing. According to the research, 46 per cent of respondents believed that next-gen messaging protocol RCS looked like an appealing platform to use. Consumers indicated that this format would reduce frustration with the need to download a brand’s app to access important information, with 39 per cent liking the fact they can use RCS without downloading another app.
Download the full copy of MessageMedia’s report, “Getting the messaging: Consumer attitudes to business SMS”, here.
Keep Left, Tom Hann
MessageMedia is a global messaging provider that helps businesses of all sizes – from SMBs to enterprise–level – better connect with customers. With 90 per cent of messages read within 90 seconds and more than 50,000 customers worldwide, MessageMedia is Australia’s largest specialist messaging provider and drives business success by creating engaging mobile experiences that customers love. With offices across Australia, United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand, MessageMedia enables businesses to engage their customers in a connected, mobile world in a personal yet scalable way.


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The past decade has seen gaming grow from a popular pastime into an all-round entertainment phenomenon, with the global games market set to reach $148.1 billion this year. Accounting for just under half of this, mobile gaming dominates the industry in both revenue and user count. Still, perceptions about the games market—and its audience—have been slow to catch up as stereotypes prevail. This presents a huge opportunity for brands and advertisers.
To shed light on mobile gamers and their untapped potential for brands and advertisers, we recently conducted an in-depth research study together with Activision Blizzard Media. The research focused on mobile app users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and France, with more than 12,000 respondents overall.
- Half of the mobile app users we studied opened a game app in the last week, making gaming the third-most-popular app type (joint with music).
- Mobile gamers are also a very influential group, with two-thirds having some influence on the purchasing decisions of their friends, family, or colleagues.
- Compared to non-gamers, mobile gamers are more likely to use ads to keep up with products and services, associate advertising with high-quality brands, and—most importantly—buy products from brands whose ads they enjoy.


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The couple, who celebrated their marriage with a ceremony in Georgia last weekend, are "really soaking up" the sites — and the shopping — in Milan, Italy, says a source.
The pair are "walking around, mingling, walking in and out of shops and of course [giving] lots of loving attention to each other," the insider said. "Every day, they are more in love."
The newlyweds were spotted shopping in the northern Italian city on Thursday. They made their way to jeweler Cartier, Bottega Veneta and Valentino as well as a camera shop, according to multiple sources.
The two also stopped to pose for fans who were waiting to see them outside the shop of Italian luxury fashion brand Brunello Cucinelli.
"They were very kind and available with all their fans," a second source told PEOPLE.
For their day out, Lopez, 53, donned a white crop top, high-waisted pants and a fedora. She accessorized with gold jewelry and beige heels. Affleck, 50, wore jeans and a blue button-up shirt over a white tee.
Earlier this week, Lopez and Affleck were spotted dining at a historic hotel on Lake Como, a popular summer vacation spot favored by celebs. A source who saw the pair at the restaurant told PEOPLE, "They were attentive only to each other, didn't have eyes for anything else."
The source added, "They seemed to very much enjoy the evening, as they arrived when the sun was still high and stayed on well after dark."
Another source that saw the pair Tuesday night told PEOPLE, "Someone asked them for a selfie with them and they just did it. They are really down to earth people."
The pair continued the Italian adventures by exploring the lakeside town of Menaggio on Wednesday afternoon, according to a third source. "They just queued up for ice cream like everyone else, and wandered into shops. They acted normally, even if they had bodyguards with them," the source said.
The source added that they kept their outing low-key and "went unnoticed for quite some time."
RELATED VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Seen Holding Hands in Milan While on Their Honeymoon
The trip marks a quick return to Europe for the newlyweds.
They also visited Europe last month following their Las Vegas nuptials, and enjoyed a romantic trip to Paris. After flying out from Nevada on July 21, they were photographed around the French capital and even spotted kissing and cuddling on a park bench for more than two hours the following day.
The pair's return to Europe comes after they hosted a wedding ceremony and celebration in front of family and friends at Affleck's 87-acre compound outside Savannah, Georgia, on Saturday.
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The celebration included a traditional southern-inspired, family-style dinner on Friday. The main ceremony was held on the back lawn under a white framework filled with white flowers while the courtyard was covered with thousands of candles.
Officiated by Jay Shetty, the ceremony drew A-list guests, including Affleck's best friend Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso. Top Hollywood talent agent Patrick Whitesell and his wife, model/actress Pia Miller, were also in attendance.


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January 28, 2020
2020 priorities – A preview
The autonomous progress affects Optilift priorities for 2020.
The joint collaborative work between Optilift and Aker BP to establish a fully functionable autonomous crane control system progressed «ahead of schedule» during 2019, says Optilift CTO Torbjørn Engedal.
– I think we were able to finally harvest the fruits of our systematic autonomous work dating back to around 2012. We have always believed in what we are trying to accomplish. Now, autonomous crane operations are closer than ever before, he says.
– Maybe Tesla helps
Engedal mentions how the general digital development in society may have helped the recent autonomous development, as he feels it has “gained further industry acceptance”.
– The general development over the last two years has been interesting. The industry is a lot more accepting towards autonomous operations today, I think. The rapid digital developments today, and the work we see from players such as Tesla and their self-driving cars, are probably all making it easier to accept our work.
– People now see how autonomy works on a daily basis, and the oil and gas industry is probably starting to realize that autonomous operations can be real, safe and trustworthy.
The fully autonomous crane control system was twice successfully demonstrated in public in 2019, both during sessions at the Aker BP Headquarters in Oslo and Stavanger.
– The work we did last year put us ahead of schedule. Up until recently our guiding was to have the autonomous crane system up for full tests by 2022. It looks like we can press way ahead of such a timeline.
The autonomous progress affects the company priorities for 2020.
– Naturally, the autonomous crane control system will be given a lot of attention in 2020. On the other hand, we also have other extremely important projects coming up, he reveals, and mentions the full commercial launch of Digital Logistics and international expansion as the main Optilift 2020 projects.
– Digital Logistics @ ASCO Base Tananger
ASCO Base Tananger was last year granted financial support from the Norwegian Coastal Administration to help implement a digital workflow to their daily operations.
A major part of their digitalization process is to use Optilift Digital Logistics sensor-hardware in the ASCO logistical environment, where the goal is to reduce shipment- and transportation costs through digital streamlined planning and tracking of the ASCO CCU movement.
– Digital Logistics from Optilift will help us gain new and improved quality on logistical information, Innovation And Digitalization Manager at ASCO Christopher Hoftun says.
– Our ASCO cooperation and project is extremely important for Optilift and our further Digital Logistics development, as it will become an important benchmark for our future work on the modules. We will prioritize further development of both the ASCO cooperation and the Digital Logistics technology in 2020, says Engedal.
Bolstered international presence
Optilift is set to explore possibilities of a further international expansion, with a main focus to bolster their most traditional products such as The Motion Reporter.
– Our Lifting Support products are well suited for other international markets, and naturally we need to explore what further global possibilities there are for us today. These activities will be an ongoing focus for us throughout 2020, he states.


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Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Skechers USA Inc (NYSE:SKX) by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 181,851 shares of the textile maker’s stock after buying an additional 2,729 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc owned approximately 0.11% of Skechers USA worth $5,458,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SKX. BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of Skechers USA by 1.9% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 13,107,423 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $393,355,000 after purchasing an additional 244,350 shares during the period. Olstein Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Skechers USA by 94.2% in the second quarter. Olstein Capital Management L.P. now owns 301,650 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $9,053,000 after purchasing an additional 146,350 shares during the period. Buckingham Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Skechers USA by 71.1% in the first quarter. Buckingham Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,995 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 4,155 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Skechers USA by 4.7% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 600,758 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $23,363,000 after buying an additional 27,185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP boosted its stake in Skechers USA by 36.9% in the second quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 42,422 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $1,273,000 after buying an additional 11,436 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.89% of the company’s stock.
Several research firms recently weighed in on SKX. Wedbush reduced their price objective on Skechers USA from $33.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 20th. Susquehanna Bancshares reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Skechers USA in a research note on Friday, July 20th. UBS Group lowered Skechers USA from a “positive” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $41.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Friday, July 20th. Wells Fargo & Co lowered Skechers USA from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $36.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, July 20th. Finally, Buckingham Research cut their price target on Skechers USA from $42.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Skechers USA currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.62.
Shares of Skechers USA stock traded up $0.45 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $25.64. The company had a trading volume of 2,756,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,028,426. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 3.28 and a quick ratio of 2.14. The firm has a market cap of $4.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.36. Skechers USA Inc has a fifty-two week low of $23.80 and a fifty-two week high of $43.08.
Skechers USA (NYSE:SKX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 19th. The textile maker reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.41 by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.13 billion. Skechers USA had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 4.24%. Skechers USA’s revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.38 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Skechers USA Inc will post 1.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Skechers USA Company Profile
Skechers U.SA, Inc designs, develops, markets, and distributes footwear for men, women, and children; and performance footwear for men and women under the Skechers GO brand worldwide. It operates through three segments: Domestic Wholesale Sales, International Wholesale Sales, and Retail Sales. The company offers casual boots, shoes, and sandals for men; shoes, oxfords and slip-ons, lug outsole and fashion boots, and casual sandals for women; dress casuals, seasonal sandals and boots, classic and wide fit, and relaxed fit casuals for men and women; and casual athletic line for men and women under the Skechers USA brand.
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Industry watchdog and consumer advocacy group Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) released its annual Solar Scorecard on Tuesday in which it evaluates leading photovoltaic companies’ commitment to environmental protection, sustainability and social justice.
While Trina Solar, Yingli and SunPower boasted the top scores, SVTC warned that fewer companies responded to its survey this year and more than 25% of the top 40 solar companies failed to make almost any environmental information publically available on their website.
The California-based SVTC publishes the scorecard as "a resource for consumers, institutional purchasers, investors, installers, and anyone who wants to purchase PV modules from responsible product stewards."
The watchdog scored 40 companies this year, representing an estimated 82.8% of the PV industry market share. Overall, 49.5% of the 2013 PV industry (based on market share) has responded to at least one SVTC Solar Scorecard survey. Among those, ten companies representing 34.6% of the PV module market share responded to the survey, representing a decline from 51.1% in 2012 due largely to the bankruptcy of several former participants and declining market shares of other major producers.
In addition to company surveys, SVTC has augmented its research methodology for the Solar Scorecard to include prior survey responses and additional sources such as interviews, news stories and publicly available data and information.
The organization found that among the top 40 PV manufacturers, REC, SolarWorld and Yingli share with the public extensive chemical emissions disclosures and reporting. In addition, 12 manufacturers post annual hazardous chemical reduction targets on their websites or in sustainability reports.


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dior is off to tokyo for its first ever men’s pre-fall show
Kim Jones and the house of Dior share a longtime love of Japan.
Photography Mitchell Sams
There’s change afoot in some of fashion’s biggest houses right now. Riccardo Tisci announced his new release strategy for Burberry, one that sees items dropped in 24-hour cycles over the course of the season. Hedi Slimane might have just released the first look at Celine menswear. Now, Dior have announced that Kim Jones will show their first ever men’s pre-fall collection. The show will take place on November 30 in Tokyo, and will coincide with a pop-up shop at Isetan, a department store in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, selling Kim’s first Dior Homme collection.
“A fashion show in Tokyo is the best way to present and celebrate my first Dior pre-fall men’s show. Japan is a magical country that I know quite well and that I love particularly for its incredible and unique culture, history, and nature, which have always been very fascinating and a great source of inspiration to me,” Jones said in a statement, as reported in WWD.
Kim Jones has long been enamored with and inspired by Japan. Speaking to i-D Japan back in 2016, he discussed its influence on his designs in his previous role as artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear. “I love Japanese fabrics. You can really see the craftsmanship and the pride that goes into them. Lots of care is taken in the production process and the technical quality is very good, which really appeals to me. I used to work for a company called Gimme5 when I was at university, and that's where I met Jun Takahashi, Hiroshi Fujiwara and Nigo. I guess that must have been back in about 1999. Of course, I already knew about Japanese brands like Comme des Garçons and Yohji Yamamoto, and I liked them a lot… they were totally free and unrestricted, which seemed absolutely revolutionary to me. I've had a lot of respect for those guys since way back then.”
Dior has long had ties with Japan. When Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her first couture collection in 2017 in Tokyo to celebrate the launch of a new store in the city’s Ginza Six complex, she added eight new looks based around "le jardin japonais" -- Japanese gardens -- using signature prints of pink cherry blossoms, and stitching "Jardin Japonais, Christian Dior, 1953" into the garments. These were a reference to Christian Dior’s love of the country, the couturier often incorporating Japanese elements into his designs, as well as showing his collections in cities around the country in the 50s.
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Somewhere around the 3rd December 2014 the milestone of 500K downloads on Windows Phone was finally achieved! It's taken a number of years to get here and it feels like an eternity since we first tested the Windows Phone water with Cracker Jokes back in 2011 but we've done it and we're already working towards making … Continue reading Half a million downloads on Windows Phone… and counting!
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Back in early January after what seemed like an eternity of code porting, Gimme Five was released for Windows Store. So after nearly a month since its release how's it doing? Well, the Windows Store Developer hub has some interesting stats... As you can see above there is barely a handful of downloads per day … Continue reading Gimme Five released on Windows Store
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Gimme Five has been selected as one of 64 finalists out of 9000 apps that entered Microsoft's Next App Star competition! Starting today, March 19, Gimme Five is in a head-to-head battle with Brain Cube Reloaded. If Gimme Five gets the most votes, it keeps moving forward throughout the competition, and if it wins the whole … Continue reading Gimme Five! Microsoft’s Next App Star?


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With the cryptocurrencies now entering the mainstream, a vast number of Australian retailers are now accepting forms of payment that are neither plastic or paper.
Luxury car dealerships, travel agencies, and sporting franchises are all lining up to barter with computer money instead of the old fashion Australian dollar.
However, it would seem that cryptocurrencies aren’t the only form of alternative payment out there.
Betoota’s most popular music store, Axes And Saxes, have made headlines this week after becoming the first guitar shop in the country to accept ‘Free Exposure’ as a form of payment.
Playing for free – at the weddings of cousins and family friends, club fundraisers, anniversaries, and side stages at community fetes – are not traditionally viewed as acts of philanthropy of behalf of the musicians, but more of a gift from event organisers.
Historically, emerging musicians have struggled to pay their bills due to the fact that they are often remunerated for their services with ‘the opportunity to get their name out there’.
But it appears that this is no longer the case in Betoota, after Axes and Saxes today advertised themselves as the first music retailer in Australia who are willing to exchange their goods for this intangible commodity.
“We think this could be a game changer” says A&S founder and former Briscore punk legend, Gabe Michaels.
“As a retired musician myself, I would have loved to have been able to buy a new guitar with all those gigs I did for free on the Gold Coast in the eighties”
Michaels says ever since accepting ‘Free Exposure’ as a form of payment, his store’s sales have tripled, with droves of struggling artists making their way to his shop with wallets full of exposure from drought and pandemic fundraiser concerts.
“We’ve seen a real bump in business” says the retailer.
“Guitars flying off the shelf”
“Now I’ve just gotta find a way to convince the electricity company to let me pay my bills with this exposure”
“Before they cut the power to my shop”
“Unfortunately, the landlord doesn’t seem to get it either. He says the contract on my lease stipulates that I need to pay rent with actual money or I can get the fuck out”


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A poll by Microsoft Corp. indicated that parents think by the age of 8, their children can use the internet or gaming devices unsupervised.
The survey, "How old is too young to go online," asked at what age would consumers allow children unsupervised access to technologies such as mobile devices, social sites and online services.
According to Microsoft, nearly all parents — 94 percent — allow their children to go online or use a device. Other survey results indicated that with parents with children under the age of 7:
— Twenty-nine percent allow their children to use mobile phones unsupervised;
— Forty percent allow their children to use a computer unsupervised;
— and 41 percent allow their children to use a gaming console unsupervised.
Adults without children said they'd be tougher on supervision than actual parents, according to survey results.
"There is no magic age, but rather, parents should take into consideration the appropriateness for their individual family and responsibility or maturity level of their child," said Kim Sanchez, director of online safety at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), in a statement.


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We found some great gear and games on sale for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR, and PC.
The retailer’s holiday sale event started early this year, and you’ll find Chromebooks, smart home gadgets, and phones on sale.
GoPros, Garmin fitness trackers, and REI Co-op jackets are all on sale right now so you can spend Thanksgiving doing the turkey trot.
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For the star and showrunner, the real challenge with adapting the classic ’90s anime was finding the essence of its iconic trio.
From LG OLEDs to affordable TCL screens, a ton of our favorite models are steeply discounted.
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“The Olsen twins are teetering whether or not they’ll be around,” Netflix boss Ted Sarandos said Tuesday morning at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills.
The twin sisters rose to fame playing Michelle Tanner on the family-favorite ’80s and ’90s sitcom.
Prior to TCA, the duo nixed any involvement in the revival series, with their rep telling Variety that they are focused on their current careers, which includes overseeing their fashion labels.
Also at the time, “Fuller House” exec producer Robert L. Boyett said, “Although Ashley and Mary-Kate will not be a part of ‘Fuller House,’ I know how much ‘Full House’ has meant to them, and they are still very much considered family. It has been exciting to see how they have built their professional careers, and I support their choice to focus on their fashion brands and various business endeavors. I appreciate their support and good wishes toward ‘Fuller House.'”
“Fuller House” will welcome back many original cast members including Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Andrea Barber, Jodie Sweetin, Scott Weinger and Candace Cameron Bure, whose character DJ Tanner leads the new storyline, as an all-grown-up widowed mother of two.
Tuesday morning, Sarandos also told the room of reporters that the first episode of the “Full House” sequel shot last week. He explained that the streaming service was hot on reviving the series, as the show “never really went away” and is a cross-generational property that has performed well in syndication over the years.


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Situation in the food and processing industry was discussed at a session of SDPK parliamentary faction.
Deputy Agriculture Minister Erkin Chodoev reported that 250,000 tons of meat are produced annually in Kyrgyzstan.
971 tons of meat are exported. Nevertheless, Kyrgyzstan continues to purchase meat products. At present, the main suppliers are Kazakhstan and Russia. Some meat is supplied by Ukraine.
Kyrgyzstan refused meat from China. As the official explained, the meat from the PRC does not correspond to the standards acting on the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Deputies believe that in Kyrgyzstan, where livestock breeding has always been one of the priority areas of agriculture, the meat processing industry remains at a very low level. There are no slaughterhouses; there are not enough laboratories with modern equipment to check the imported meat. (24.kg/Business World Magazine)


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Rural Missouri - May 2012 - (Page 28)
High school senior Don Gibson decided to do something to combat the high price of gas. He converted this 1994 Geo Metro to run on electricity. He ﬁgures it costs him about 25 cents to charge the car’s batteries for a 20-mile drive, the equivalent of about 200 mpg.
The kid with the electric car
riving is a right of passage for teens. But when gas hovers near $4 a gallon, that milestone loses its luster. While others parked their cars or limited their trips until the price went down, Don Gibson of Grant City started work on converting a 1994 Geo Metro to run on electricity. “I went ahead and grabbed an electric motor that was available on eBay for $450,” says Don, a senior at Worth County R-III High School. “It was a fork lift motor. Someone had bought it and rebuilt it.” Don had read online about a Wisconsin man who completed a similar conversion, and that inspired him to give it a try. Using money he made ﬁxing computers, he bought a wellused Geo and pulled the motor, along with the exhaust system and gas tank. The electric motor was a perfect ﬁt. But getting a coupler made to connect it to the car’s 5-speed transmission was a challenge in this region where cows outnumber people 10 to 1. “Trying to ﬁnd a machine shop around here is hard,” Don says. “We ended up trying to fashion a number of parts by hand, with hand tools.” Eventually, persistence paid off and a shop was found that fabricated the essential piece. “One thing about Don, when he starts talking about something, there is a high probability he will do it,” says his dad, Reid, publisher of the Grant City Times-Tribune. “I tell people, ‘My son is studying to be a Japanese industrialist. He’s start-
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Don Gibson’s electric vehicle beats the price at the pumps
a controller designed for electric ing at the bottom and • working his way up.’” Grant City vehicles. “I’m not new to electronics,” says Don, who also It took them three ﬂies radio-controlled airyears, but in the summer planes. “I actually made my of 2011, the father and son ﬁrst circuits back when worked together to bring I was ﬁve or six. I’ve the project to fruition. always had a fascination With a borrowed hoist, the with electronics.” 200-pound forklift motor The huge motor caused slipped into place like it was some components to burn out. But made for the car. Don’s modiﬁcations ﬁnally got everyBut the project wasn’t as simple thing in sync. as swapping motors. At the heart of From that point, his efforts went an electric vehicle is a controller, a into making the car street legal again. box ﬁlled with electronics that goes A mechanic at the local repair shop between the accelerator pedal, the bathad his doubts, but he eventually teries and the motor. afﬁxed the inspection sticker and the Using a controller designed for a car was licensed. golf cart, along with six lead-acid car Don and Reid painted the Geo a batteries, Don took it on the ﬁrst powbright blue, and dubbed it “The Blue ered trip down the driveway and back Zeus.” One ﬁnal touch was a bumper in July 2011. “It didn’t go fast, but sticker that reads, “I laugh when you hey, it ran,” Reid says. buy gas.” With just 72 volts trying to turn an “The ﬁrst day I drove it to school 18-horsepower motor, it was obvious at 7 in the morning, that was a good the car wasn’t going to go fast enough day,” recalls Don, who is learning to keep up with trafﬁc. Don did more welding at the vo-tech school in research and settled on a conﬁguraMaryville. “We had been driving it to tion that instead would use 12 battertown and back a few times, but that ies for 144 volts. was the ﬁrst time I drove it to school. “If you want to go faster, you have It’s a worthy little beast.” to boost the voltage up,” says the With all of its improvements, 18-year-old. “Originally, my plan was The Blue Zeus cruises at a top speed to keep the voltage at 72 because it’s around 62 mph. It won’t do that long, safer. But it turned out that only got however. Don says about 15 minutes me going about 35 mph.” at top speed will drain the batteries. He also bought the parts to build
A six-hour charge gives him just enough juice for a round-trip journey from home to school, around 16 miles. Normally, he tops off the charge at the newspaper ofﬁce on the courthouse square in Grant City. “It pulls about a kilowatt of electricity,” Don says. “Compared to the cost of gasoline, that’s nothing.” Charging the car takes only about 25 cents worth of electricity, he ﬁgures. While the original design of the car provided an estimated 42 mpg, it does much better on electricity. “We did a comparison, and this will do the equivalent of 200 mpg,” Reid says. The electric vehicle’s lead-acid batteries are the limiting factor in making The Blue Zeus practical transportation. The low-tech batteries are heavy and lose their power quickly. Lithium-ion batteries would lower the weight and could extend the range to 100-plus miles, but at a huge cost — more than $3,000. With the car almost perfected, Don is looking ahead to his next big project. He already has a wind-powered charging station in the works. When that’s functioning, he wants to start building a solar-powered vehicle. “It’s quite possible I will come up with some other harebrained idea, and it will get further along than my solar car,” he says, laughing. “My real passion is designing things that could help humanity. There’s so many things you could ﬁx just by changing how we use and produce energy.” You can contact Don at 660-5643603 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Apple Card users will be able to set up, manage and monitor their savings account through the Wallet app in the coming months. The account will have no fees, no minimum deposits, and no minimum balance requirements.
Users will be able to deposit funds into and withdraw from their savings account through a linked bank account or their Apple Cash balance.
Apple Card users also get cashback on purchases from select merchants such as Uber and Uber Eats, Walgreens, Nike, T-Mobile, and ExxonMobil.
“Savings enables Apple Card users to grow their Daily Cash rewards over time, while also saving for the future. Savings delivers even more value to users’ favorite Apple Card benefit — Daily Cash — while offering another easy-to-use tool designed to help users lead healthier financial lives,”
said Jennifer Bailey, Vice President of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet at Apple.
This article first appeared on Fintech News Switzerland.