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- News tagged "nvidia"
Thursday, 14 Aug 2014
NVIDIA announces five new Quadro graphics cards with the K5200 leading the pack. The new additions to the Quadro series complement the top-end K6000 that was announced about a year ago.
Wednesday, 13 Aug 2014
The NVIDIA GT 720 graphics card has the GK208 GPU at its heart and the chip features 28nm-based Kepler architecture. Read on to uncover the different variants of the NVIDIA GT 720.
Tuesday, 12 Aug 2014
Zotac has announced the GTX 750 Zone Edition 1GB graphics card. With its passive cooling system, this card is touted to deliver whisper-quiet performances.
Friday, 1 Aug 2014
NVIDIA researchers have found a way to create high-resolution displays by re-purposing lower-resolution ones in what they're terming "cascading displays". Hit the link to find out more.
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2014
NVIDIA has unveiled the Shield tablet, an 8-inch, Full HD, 32-bit Tegra K1-powered gaming tablet launching next week in the US for $299.
Thursday, 10 Jul 2014
NVIDIA has expanded GRID Test Drive service for South East Asia and Australia. It will allow people, who are considering virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI), to test the cloud computing capabilities of NVIDIA GRID for free, albeit for a limited time period of two hours only.
Thursday, 19 Jun 2014
NVIDIA has released three versions of the GeForce GT 730 GPU series. Cards based on this GPU series have only PCIe 2.0 support, and they will fill the market niche for GeForce 700 low-end desktop graphics.
Sunday, 15 Jun 2014
Racetrack operator of the famous Kentucky Derby horse racing wanted to bring the sport to the next level an invested in a massive sum to build the world's largest 4K video screen at 171 feet wide and 90 feet tall. Can you handle a screen that's larger than 2,200 46-inch TVs?
Wednesday, 4 Jun 2014
MSI has released the 780 Gaming 6G graphics card model that refreshes its GeForce GTX 780 Gaming series. Sporting the same GK110 GPU as its predecessor, the new card now features 6GB of GDDR5 video memory.
Friday, 30 May 2014
NVIDIA has launched the GT 740 graphics cards series that is targeted at budget desktops. There are two versions in this new series; the first variant features GDDR5 video memory, while the second offers DDR3. Read on to find out the different cards from NVIDIA’s add-in partners.


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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has laid charges on four individuals for a $19 million fraudulent invoicing scheme targeting Amazons vendor system.
Through the course of the scheme, the four individuals allegedly manipulated Amazon’s vendor system in attempts to fraudulently induce the e-commerce platform to pay for goods that Amazon had not ordered, DoJ said in a statement on Wednesday.
The four individuals — brothers Yoel Abraham, Heshl Abraham, Zishe Abraham, and Shmuel Abraham – were arrested.
In executing the scheme, they allegedly attempted to obtain at least approximately $32 million and successfully obtained at least approximately $19 million.
According to the indictment unsealed on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, the four individuals purportedly operated wholesale businesses, opened vendor accounts with Amazon to sell the company small quantities of goods.
By accepting a purchase order, they agreed to supply specific goods, at specific prices, in specific quantities.
But they eventually allegedly manipulated Amazon’s vendor system, and then, in the most egregious iteration of the scheme, invoiced the company for substitute goods at grossly inflated prices and excessive quantities.
They allegedly frequently shipped and invoiced for more than 10,000 units of an item when Amazon had requested fewer than 100.
The brothers helped one another evade detection using an encrypted group texting chain on WhatsApp.
Once Amazon detected the pattern of fraudulent overshipping, it suspended the vendor accounts engaged in the fraud.
In response, the four brothers tried to open other vendor accounts and disguise their identities by registering them in fake names.
They used different email addresses and virtual private servers (“VPSs”) to obfuscate their connection to previously suspended accounts and frustrate Amazon’s ability to detect and mitigate their fraudulent activity, according to the charges.
“The indictment alleges that Yoel, Heshl, Zishe, and Shmuel Abraham came up with a new twist on an old trick, but the use of complex technology did not hide the simple fact that the defendants were bilking Amazon for goods they never provided,” Acting Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss, said in a statement.

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from the brought-to-you-by-fedex dept.
McGruber writes "The Federal Times is reporting that Northrup Grumman has filed suit against the US Postal Service, accusing the USPS of violating the terms of the 2007 fixed-price ($875 million) contract to produce 100 massive automatic sorting systems, each capable of handling millions of magazines, catalogs and other pieces of flat mail. The Postal Service embarked on the project just as mail volume was beginning to nosedive, cutting into anticipated efficiency gains. The sorting machines' performance has been uneven, according to a series of reports by the Postal Service's inspector general."
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The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) recently presented an expert panel discussion on blockchain technology’s potential to transform federal government business processes. Kudos to the panelists for making this mysterious and quickly-evolving technology a bit less formidable.
At the most basic level, blockchain (also referred to as “distributed ledger”) stores transactions in a growing set of blocks (records) that are securely linked together, and enables complete transparency of any actions that occur in the chain―making them visible and trustworthy. The blockchain technology layer sits on top of existing networks, and enables new combinations of proven technologies to be put to new use. Public chains are permission-less―anyone can participate; private chains are permission-based and governed by access rules.
Already used in other countries, the panelists say blockchain could be the next big thing for government here at home. The key to adoption will be the value to the specific use cases where blockchain is applied. Supply chain sourcing, where third parties are regularly involved, is a prime use case that several panelists referenced; for instance, reducing fraud, waste and abuse in food stamp programs, verifying authenticity and accuracy of outsourced spacecraft parts for NASA, or tracking project grants issued by USAID. The greatest value will be for environments where processes must be scaled; for example, starting with supply chain visibility, then adding dispute resolution, and then payment processing.
Here are a few of the specific insights from the event:
- Mark Fisk, Partner and Blockchain Leader for IBM’s Public Service division, explained that it’s best to start a blockchain initiative with the business ecosystem―understand what the common goal is and where trust, transparency and visibility issues need to be solved.
- Susie Adams, CTO of Microsoft Federal, noted that because blockchain is immutable, the technology validates that everyone is playing by the rules, which is a huge value-add for government purposes. It can also help lower costs through incenting higher performance or reducing middlemen in multi-party transactions.
- Sherri Sokol, Innovation Leader at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), discussed challenges she is facing with stakeholders’ reservations about blockchain, often due to myths or erroneous assumptions such as equating blockchain with Bitcoin cryptocurrency (they are different). She sees many potential government use cases – in healthcare, identification support, supply chain, and in interoperability as transactional federations develop and need to intersect.
- Patrick South, Senior Manager, Accenture Federal, described the opportunity with digital supply chains, where code could be traced back to a given developer, greatly increasing security.
While there are myriad potential opportunities, blockchain is still in its infancy and not ready for enterprise deployment quite yet―but according to the panelists, it soon will be. Governance is seen as the biggest adoption hurdle; trust will need to be designed into the system up-front, accommodating factors such as the business case, existing business process, appropriate data modeling and dispute resolution procedures. Access permissions will need to be carefully allocated; and with public-private applications, the government may not own the blockchain, limiting its control.
A major challenge will be the disintermediation of some third parties. There are established industries that facilitate government transactions, and they’re not going to go quietly. The panelists compared current fears with those seen around early cloud computing adoption; Fisk specifically acknowledged that disintermediated companies will need to re-determine their value to stay relevant. Formal challenges to blockchain initiatives are already being seen at some state government levels.
The lack of standards complicates blockchain interoperability, but standards are under development by organizations such as W3C, the ISO/TC 307 working group and the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate.
Security is another stakeholder concern, although the panelists noted that blockchain doesn’t introduce any more security risk than already must be defended in existing IT infrastructure. Sokol explained that good cyber hygiene requires the same protocols and procedures regardless of the systems in use.
Despite these early challenges, the panel sees unprecedented collaboration between government and business around the blockchain opportunity. The current market is especially good for smaller businesses. A Congressional blockchain caucus has been established, because policy will be needed to drive required changes to the playing field. While it will take time, blockchain’s potential across a myriad of use cases can ultimately drive greater efficiencies and improved trust in federal level operations.
Kathy Stershic is a Senior Director of Content for W2 Communications. She has earned two certifications, Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Certified Information Privacy Professional – US (CIPP-US), from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She writes and speaks on privacy implications for marketing in the digital age.


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Several weeks ago, I published an article discussing the impact of global instability on supply chain management. Now our partner Global Supply Chain Solutions (GSCS) is hosting a webinar on the topic, intended to help manufacturers navigate risk and achieve a more secure supply chain during uncertain times.
The webinar, which will be held Thursday, June 23rd, at 10am PST, will offer advice on how to:
Prevent product delays from sudden component supply shortages
Construct a robust supply chain that can withstand changing conditions
Manage your EMS and other supply chain partners to gain maximum visibility into risks and potential delays
The webinar will be led by Paul Peck, a seasoned operations expert who specializes in outsourcing, new product introduction and supply chain development, and who has nearly thirty years of experience at companies like Menara Networks, ADVA Optical Networking AG, Navini Networks (acquired by Cisco Systems), and DSC (acquired by Alcatel).
I’m really excited about this webinar—not only is the topic timely, but it is a perfect companion piece to the Manufacturing Outsourcing Strategies & Trends survey we conducted earlier this spring. Results are yet to be published, but early findings indicate that supply chain risk management is on manufacturers’ minds—about 70% of respondents said their bottom line was negatively impacted by global events like the Japan earthquake and tsunami, rising oil prices and severe weather. More than 60% are considering making changes to their supply chains in the coming year in response to such events. Based on these findings, it seems that GSCS’s recommendations couldn’t come at a better time, and we’re excited to hear what Peck has to say.
Founded in 2000, Global Supply Chain Solutions (GSCS) delivers solutions to improve flexibility, speed to market and profitability through greater control of materials. GSCS offers Managed Materials, Turnkey and Product Data Management solutions to support organizations at each stage of the product lifecycle—early production, fast growth and high volume production.


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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill today completed its acquisition of a majority stake in PT Sorini Agro Asia Corporindo Tbk ("Sorini"), first announced on 15 December 2010. Cargill now owns 85.01% of Sorini's ordinary shares.
The practice of giving infants a small amount of sugar when performing invasive procedures does not reduce the amount of pain they feel, and could actually lead to brain damage.
BREA, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Niutang Chemical Inc., a subsidiary of Niutang Chemical, has been awarded the 2010 Viachem Producer Partner of the Year.
BREA, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Niutang Chemical, one of the leading manufacturers of sucralose in the world, announced today that it will introduce Niutang Liquid Sucralose at the International Food Technology (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago.
CABOT, Vt., June 15/PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 50 million Americans suffer from lactose intolerance* - the inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in many milk products that often leads to painful stomach cramps, bloating and other discomfort.
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BREA, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Niutang Chemical, one of the leading manufacturers of sucralose in the world, today announced it plans to expand its sucralose capacity to 500 metric tons, from 300 metric tons, within the next three years.
AYER, Mass., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Never again will cream pie be off limits to the 50 million Americans with lactose intolerance, thanks to Nasoya(R) Silken Creations, the first-ever non-dairy dessert starter. "Silken Creations has all the sweet, creamy taste and texture of traditional pie-making ingredients like milk, cream and butter, but without any of the lactose.
EXETER, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Sucralose manufacturer Guangdong Food Industry Institute/L&P Food Ingredient Co. Ltd. (GDFII/L&P) today announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, D.C.
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After a one-year hiatus, Honda‘s audacious NM4 is coming back to its U.S. lineup for 2018. The NM4 is joined by the CRF125F, CRF125FB, CRF110F and CRF50F youth dirtbikes in the first round of 2018 Honda model announcements.
First introduced as a concept at the 2014 Osaka Motorcycle Show, the NM4 (also called the Vultus in other markets) sported a bold futuristic design so outlandish, we didn’t really believe it when Honda announced it was coming to market back in 2015 (it didn’t help that Honda announced it on April 1 that year). Even Honda admits the NM4 appeals to a very narrow (but dedicated) following.
“From time to time over the years, Honda has pushed the envelope with unconventionally styled models like the Pacific Coast, Rune, Big Ruckus and DN-01,” says Lee Edmunds, American Honda’s Manager of Motorcycle Marketing Communications. “The Honda NM4 is very much in this tradition, and while it’s not for everyone, that’s really the point; the model has proven to be a hit with a dedicated segment of consumers from a surprisingly varied array of demographics, including tech-savvy millennials but also veteran tourers and women. Those that buy NM4s tend to put a lot of miles on them, so we’re pleased to welcome it as our first street bike for 2018.”
The NM4 wasn’t offered as a 2017 model but it comes back for 2018 without any changes, apparently taking the year off to co-star with Scarlet Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (an obvious fit, given its anime-style look). It remains powered by the forward-canted 670cc parallel Twin with DCT found on the NC700X, which gives it a low center of gravity and seat height. The 2018 Honda NM4 arrives in showrooms in June in Matte Black Metallic with a $11,299 price tag.


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What the studies really say….
Headlines recently suggest that diet drinks may increase your risk of becoming overweight, developing diabetes and a host of other cardiometabolic issues but what is this based on? The "Dietary patterns matter: diet beverages and cardiometabolic risks in the longitudinal Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study" published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2012 sparked a lot of this talk. However, the study was based on a one month recollection of self-reported diet patterns. Dr. Mark Pereira from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis recently spoke at Obesity Week and reports that he believes diet drinks are not the culprit in developing cardiometabolic disorders. In fact, he said that there is not sufficient research or evidence to base this claim on. However, he does acknowledge that there is a clear link between sugar-sweetened drinks and cardiometabolic disorders.
Another study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2012, "Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visceral fat depot: a 6-mo randomized intervention study," demonstrates that sugar-sweetened beverage intake for 6 months is associated with an increase ectopic fat accumulation and lipids as compared to milk, diet cola, and water. The results of this study also suggest ingestion of diet cola reduced systolic blood pressure by 10-15% when compared with regular cola and that otherwise, diet cola had effects similar to water.
Dr. Pereira does acknowledge that studies have shown links between diet drink intake (and sugar sweetened beverages) with incident diabetes and other metabolic disturbances but he suggests that this may be a "reverse causality." This means that people who are already overweight or obese may believe that choosing a diet drink is a healthier alternative but the link to the cardiometabolic disorder is most likely related to being overweight/obese, not the consumption of diet drinks.
Further studies assessing diet drinks need to be completed to determine if diet drinks truly do have an association with the development of cardiometabolic disorders or if confounding factors such as obesity/being overweight (and a more detailed history of diet) is the main driving factor.
- There is not enough thorough current evidence to support diet drinks causing cardiometabolic disorders.
- Sugar sweetened beverages however have been strongly associated with increased central and visceral adipose development which can lead to cardiometabolic disorders.
- The study which has shown a potential link between diet drinks and cardiometabolic disorders relied on self-reported dietary habits and many of the participants were overweight/obese which could have been a confounding factor.
Duffey, K. Dietary patterns matter: diet beverages and cardiometabolic risks in the longitudinal Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Apr;95(4):909-15
Maersk, M. Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visceral fat depot: a 6-mo randomized intervention study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Feb;95(2):283-9.


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Decorating & Design
September 30, 2016
West Elm Is Launching A Hotel Business
West Elm president Jim Brett announced that the popular furniture retailer will open a chain of boutique hotels in 2018. “Many retail brands have put the nail in their coffins by opening too many stores,” says Jim, who believes that the future of furniture shopping lies in hospitality.
West Elm Hotels will begin its venture in the United States, with properties in Charlotte, North Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Each room will be furnished with products from the brand, including tables, chairs and beds, in the hopes that guests will be enticed to purchase from an app during their stay.
DDK cofounder David Bowd, who is currently working with Acclime Corporate services to expand the chain, says: “There’s a growing desire among modern travelers to immerse themselves in the place they are visiting. West Elm Hotels will focus on making real community connections for visitors and residents alike.”
Each location will average between 100 to 250 rooms, and rates are expected to range from $175/night for a standard room to $400/night for a suite.
West Elm isn’t the first furniture company to turn to hospitality as a means of business expansion. Last year, Restoration Hardware also announced their plans to open a boutique hotel and restaurant in New York City.
If you are looking for vending machines in Australia, you should contact Royal Vending, they have modern machines and great reviews.
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Changing consumer habits push China retail transition: report
BEIJING - Changing consumer preferences have created challenges as well as opportunities for China's retail sector, a recent report points out.
Department stores and high-street shops are loosing customers, who seem to be moving more toward shopping malls and online-market places, according a report by international rating agency Fitch.
Fitch expects the rapid change in the retail environment will increase competition, thereby, traditional retailers will suffer.
Retail sales for the top 50 domestic retailers declined by 1.9 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2016, according to China National Business Information Center.
There are select categories that still have the potential to grow, such as sporting goods as Chinese are more savvy about their health and the government rolls out supportive policies, according to the Fitch report.
It says that differentiation is important even within new shopping formats.
As Fung Business Intelligence points out, shopping malls offer the customer "experiential shopping," which connects the customer to food and beverage offerings, lifestyle and entertainment options; and links the online-to-offline (O2O) shopping experience.
China's cabinet, the State Council, issued a document on Friday to help high-street retailers, encouraging them to work with e-commerce platforms and seek other business model innovation.
Chinese online retailers saw record sales on Friday's Singles' Day shopping event, and many offline stores also jumped on the bandwagon.
Suning.com, once a home appliance store giant, reported record-high offline sales on Friday thanks to its online promotions.


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Capitalizing on strong iPad sales during the COVID-19 pandemic; Apple is reportedly working on an iPad Pro with wireless charging capabilities and a redesigned iPad mini, according to a media report.
First reported by Bloomberg, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant is set to release the iPad Pro in 2022.
The new iPad Pro is said to have a glass back — compared to aluminum for the current models; — to enable wireless charging.
Apple is also said to be working on a system for the new iPad Pro similar to last year’s iPhone update; which brought MagSafe charging for more consistent speeds.
Conversely, the redesigned iPad mini and an entry-level iPad for students could be released as soon as the end of this year.
Apple has not responded to a request for comment from DailyMail.com.
The new iPad mini would see its first redesign since 2015 and is said to have a narrower screen border and the removal of a home button.
Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple introduced a glass back on the iPhone 11; to enable wireless charging and continued that with the iPhone 12 models, released this past September.
The iPad Pro, which starts at $799; has become a staple in Apple’s tablet lineup.
As many employees work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic; they have increasingly turned to the iPad, specifically the iPad Pro.
In its most recent quarter, Apple generated $7.8 billion in iPad-related revenue this past quarter; up nearly 80 percent year-over-year.
On the company’s most recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook described the new iPad Pro; which has Apple’s M1 chip in it as ‘killer,’ adding that he believes the product cycle will benefit as companies and employees continue to have a hybrid set-up; working partly from home and the office.
‘And the product that we just announced is really killer, the iPad Pro with the M1 in it,’ Cook said. ‘And so; there’s a lot of great things of the strength of the product cycle in addition to the trends that we’re seeing in the marketplace.
And where this pandemic will end, it seems like many companies will be operating in a hybrid kind of mode. And so, it would seem that; work-from-home and the productivity of working from home will remain very critical.’
Earlier this month, Cook told Apple employees via email they will be required to work in the office at least three days per week, starting in September.
Some employees, depending upon job function, will return to a four or five-day schedule.
Employees will also have the option to apply for permission to work remotely two full weeks out of the year ‘to be closer to family and loved ones; find a change of scenery, manage unexpected travel, or a different reason all your own,’ according to Cook’s email.
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Apple Pay will be available as a payment option on mobile websites “before this year’s holiday shopping season”, Re/code reports. “The service will be available to shoppers using the Safari browser on models of iPhones and iPads that possess Apple’s TouchID fingerprint technology,” the publication says. “Apple has also considered making the service available on Apple laptops and desktops too, though it’s not clear if the company will launch that capability.”
- Apple Pay goes live in Luxembourg and Hungary
- NFC and contactless transit ticketing to go live in New York City from 31 May
- Privatbank to use customised ‘card avatars’ to drive mobile payments adoption
- Visa reports on contactless payments adoption
- Google Pay to add a rewards platform?


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Etsy CEO Josh Silverman spoke to about 80,000 sellers during the company’s EtsyUp: Holiday Edition virtual event on Thursday where he told attendees he was working to level the playing field for sellers.
The EtsyUp event was focused on providing sellers with tips and advice on how to prepare for the busy holiday-shopping season and how to get their shops discovered.
Silverman told sellers Etsy had prepared a new fall marketing campaign (expected to debut in November). “Throughout the holiday season, we’ll be running TV and brand marketing campaigns so that we’re top of mind when buyers are shopping for their loved ones.”
Silverman also announced the company is redesigning the Etsy Seller Handbook, which is a gateway to its community of spaces, events, upcoming feature opportunities, and the Help Center. “It’s important for you to be able to find what you need, when you need it,” he said. A new homepage will launch in the coming weeks, and Etsy will roll out even more updates in the months ahead.
“In a world of ecommerce giants, it’s never been harder for small businesses to compete and stand out. That’s where Etsy comes in. We’re working tirelessly to level the playing field for creative entrepreneurs like you,” he said.
You can read the CEO’s blog post and learn more about the EtsyUp sessions on EtsyUp.com, and you can watch the following roundup of the sessions via YouTube.
4 thoughts on “Etsy to Run New Holiday TV Commercial and Is Redesigning Seller Handbook”
Level the “playing field” ?
Then STOP PUNISHING those who sell over $10,000 with that 15% added penalty.
And also :
When Etsy has such a thing as a “Seller Handbook”, that’s an indication of the Unprofessionals populating the site.
That’s my “competition”, so I’m O.K.
Instead of “redesigning” the Seller Handbook, that attention would be better spent creating a functional Search which should serve as the actual “gateway” to sales.
Fix the damned search, Dude, fix the damned search.
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It wasn't too long ago Alisha Geary was a Dream Ventures masterclass graduate.
In 2021, the Goreng Goreng, Deibau and Wuthathi businesswoman took part in the Minderoo Foundation's Dream Venture masterclass and received a collective $170,000 from different investors.
It's led her to invest in a start-up called Provvy, which provides a platform for visual content creators who are looking to take ownership of their work through licensing, and utilising the boom in the sale of individual digital graphics dubbed non-fungible tokens.
And since then Geary has become an investor herself, joining nine other Blak business owners and entrepreneurs in becoming a Blak Angel.
Made up of ten people and dubbed the 'Blak Angels Investment Network', the initiative is for First Nations businesses led by First Nations investors and entrepreneurs.
When Geary heard about the Blak Angel initiative, she was immediately very interested.
"I believe there should be a lot more investment into Indigenous startups which I've seen can be a challenge with my own," Geary said.
"So very proud to be part of Blak Angels and to help make investment happen."
In partnership with the US Department of State, The Blak Angel initiative is one of the first investor/business models where the investors are also First Nations.
Having had the experience sourcing investors and funds as a Blak start-up, Geary said she is now able to bring her own experiences to the table.
"I think there can be a lot of change in terms of how capital is sourced but also how entrepreneurs are vetted," she said.
"So I think this will help a lot physically because we have more of an understanding of the specific challenges that Indigenous entrepreneurs face.
"And because we have that knowledge and perspective, we have a better chance of mitigating risks that Indigenous entrepreneurs come up against so that we can help them on a journey where they become successful business people."
Personally, Geary is gearing up for the Blak Angels trip to the USA in September where she is hoping to learn from First Nations and LatinX investors in the US economic sphere.
"So one of my startups is a skincare brand where we harvest native Australian plants and marine natives for the products nad we try to harvest as much from Indigenous farmers," she said.
"So I'd love to find out what they are doing in terms of harvesting Indigenous knowledge that can be used for things like skincare.
"And anything to do with sustainability, finance and in particular the Indigenous sector as well, those are the four industries I'm interested in."
The Blak Angels will travel overseas in September of this year.


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Tackling the world’s massive food loss problem is a key to reducing hunger and poverty, but governments and companies must step up their collaboration on the issue, said speakers at the 2nd SAVE FOOD International Congress in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 7 to 8, 2014.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) assistant director-general Ren Wang said an effective coordination across all sectors could make “a real difference” to one of the world’s major food security challenges.
While 842 million people suffer from chronic hunger, about 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every year.
FAO estimates that the food produced but never eaten would be sufficient to feed two billion people.
Even just halving the current level of losses would have a dramatic impact on the projected 60% increase in food availability required to feed a global population of nine billion by 2050, said FAO.
“A huge and essential gain can, and has, to be made,” Wang said.
He stressed that national governments and public organizations cannot solve the problem on their own, but should work on creating the right investment conditions for the private sector to take action.
“Only the people who produce food can reduce food losses at any significant scale.”
Werner M. Dornscheidt, President and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, partner of the SAVE FOOD initiative, said: “As a meeting point for international decision-makers from all relevant areas, it is the intention of the SAVE FOOD Congress to pool expertise, encourage dialogue, exploit synergies and give new impetus. I am certain that the Congress will have a decisive impact on promoting our common objective.”
Destructive force of food loss
In addition to affecting food security and income generation, particularly for poor small-scale farmers, food losses and waste also take their toll on the environment, guzzling up precious water and land resources and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.
“If global food loss and waste were a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and the biggest user of irrigation water,” Wang told the congress.
The land area used to produce the food that nobody eats would make food loss and waste the second biggest country in the world, he added.
Food loss occurs mostly during production stages – harvesting, transportation and storage of food – while food waste typically takes place at the retailer and consumer end of the food supply chain.
UN agencies including United Nations Environment Programme, World Food Programme and International Fund for Agricultural Development, public institutions and private companies attended the two-day SAVE FOOD congress to analyze the causes of food losses and best solutions to reduce them.
Held alongside packaging exhibition interpack 2014, the congress particularly focused on food loss and waste in the fish, cereals, milk, fruits and vegetables and roots and tubers sectors.


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Elon Musk has announced big, albeit confusing, plans for Twitter since he took over the social network last month.
Musk wants to vastly increase the revenue the company makes through subscriptions while opening up the site to more “free speech,” which in some cases seems to mean restoring previously banned accounts like the one owned by former president Donald Trump.
But Musk’s plans for Twitter could put it in conflict with two of the biggest tech companies: Apple and Google.
app rules in a way that slows down the company or even gets its software booted from app stores.
Tensions are already brewing. Musk complained in a tweet just last week about app store fees that Google and Apple charge companies like Twitter.
“App store fees are obviously too high due to the iOS/Android duopoly,” Musk tweeted. “It is a hidden 30% tax on the Internet.” In a follow-up post, he tagged the Department of Justice’s antitrust division, which is reportedly investigating app store rules.
His complaint is over the 15% to 30% cut Apple and Google take from purchases made inside apps, which could eat into the desperately-needed revenue from Musk’s plans for $8 per month from Twitter Blue subscriptions.
Over the weekend, Phil Schiller, the former head Apple marketing executive who still oversees the App Store, apparently deleted his widely-followed Twitter account with hundreds of thousands of followers.
There are signs Twitter has already seen an increase in harmful content since Musk has taken over, putting the company’s apps at risk. In October, shortly after Musk became “chief Twit,” a wave of online trolls and bigots flooded the site with hate speech and racist epithets.
The trolls organized on 4chan, then barreled into Twitter with anti-Black and Jewish epithets. Twitter suspended many of the accounts, according to the nonprofit Network Contagion Research Institute.
Musk’s plan to offer paid blue verification badges have also led to chaos and accounts impersonating major corporations and figures, which have caused some advertisers to shy away from the social network, in particular, Eli Lilly after a fake verified tweet erroneously said insulin would be provided for free.
The app stores noticed.
“And as I departed the company, the calls from the app review teams had already begun,” former Twitter head of trust and safety Yoel Roth wrote this month in the New York Times.


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Buying the dip is what we will discuss in this article.
By Jacob Pouncey | Saxo Bank Analyst | Crypto Current Contributor
This week the entire crypto market cap rose by 8.5%, bringing the market cap to USD 270 bn. Bitcoin and Ethereum rose by 8.5% and 4.5% respectively. Over the weekend the Bitcoin price found support at the USD 8k level a now appears to be headed towards testing USD 9k as potential resistance. Year to date bitcoin has returned over 125% against the USD.
- Bitcoin Whales accumulate
The number of bitcoin addresses that hold 1k-10k BTC has increased to about a quarter of all circulating supply. Data from cryptocurrency research firm Diar suggest that Bitcoin Whales or holders with more than 1000 BTC have increased their total number of bitcoins held by nearly 26% since the start of the bear market. Additionally, retail traders or holders with anywhere between 0.01-100 BTC have added to there holdings. Looking at the holding distribution from November 2018 to May 2019, the percentage of BTC on exchanges has fallen from 20% – 16%. This supply reduction on trading venues could be a factor that is helping support the spot Bitcoin price since the recent bottom in December 2018.
- The Swiss stable coin
The Swiss stock exchange SIX is looking to develop its stable coin pegged to CHF. This Swiss Franc stable coin will help the exchange further the development of its cryptocurrency initiatives. It is still unclear if the token will only trade on the exchange. The company is set to launch its digital asset exchange later this year, which would represent a first for a European exchange to launch a complimentary digital asset exchange with the purpose of tokenizing traditional securities and offering digitally native ones. This represents the continuous march from the traditional finance world towards a more efficient and hyper-digital financial infrastructure. SIX is already ahead of most European exchanges through its listing of several exchange-traded products that track the performance of the major cryptocurrencies.
- Binance Margin trading soon
The largest spot cryptocurrency exchange Binance will launch its margin trading “soon” according to sources close to the matter. However, the services will not be available to users in the US, Cuba, and Iran, among others. The rollout will be limited to a few pairs, but this move will almost certainly increase the trading revenue of Binance, which could help the profitability of the firm. The addition of margin trading on one of the world’s largest exchanges could add more leverage to the cryptocurrency market and increase volatility.
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Flying cars seem to be getting closer and closer. What was once just a topic in science fiction movies is now a reality. The AirCar model, created by the company Klein Vision, made the first flight in history between two cities in Slovakia.
In the video published by the company on its YouTube channel, you can see how the vehicle takes off from Nitra International Airport, the fourth largest city in Slovakia, and heads to Bratislava, the country’s capital.
According to Klein Vision, the flying car covered the 100 kilometres that separate the two cities in 35 minutes and completed its 142nd landing.
Once on the ground, the vehicle automatically folded its wings and became a sleek sports car in less than three minutes. Then he rolled out of the airport.
Crowds of onlookers accompanied the prototype tour through the streets of central Bratislava.
The flying car was piloted and driven by its creator, Stefan Klein.
Klein Vision claims that his model managed to cut travel time between the two cities in half.
The test flight took place on June 28
The prototype uses a 160 horsepower BMW gasoline engine. When in ‘aeroplane’ mode it can reach a speed of up to 190 kilometres per hour and an altitude of 8,200 feet (about 2.5 kilometres).
However, prototype 2 will have a 300 horsepower engine and will reach a speed of up to 300 kilometres per hour.
The maximum weight that the AirCar can carry is 200 kilograms, so the number of passengers is currently limited to two.
The Klein Vision company belongs to Stefan Klein, who dreams of making flying cars a reality. The company has been working on the development of the model since 2017 and has so far invested over € 1.7 million.


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UPDATE 2: Pre-Order page is now live on Xbox! Click here to pre-order.
UPDATE: PUBG Early Access is coming out on December 12th for $29.99 same as Steam version, Xbox and Bluehole just announced at Paris Games Week. Revealed on news.xbox.com, PUBG is collaborating with Xbox to bring PUBG Warrior Pack, the PUBG Accessory Pack and the PUBG Tracksuit Pack. These packs are exclusive to Xbox fans as standalone offers available for a limited time and as there are no plans to feature any in-game purchases in the Xbox Game Preview version, are the only items that can be purchased during the preview period.
Original news: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ release date for Xbox One could be announced this week at PGW after the Head of Xbox Games Marketing at Microsoft Aaron Greenberg tweeted out a hint on his personal Twitter page.
Aaron said Xbox and Bluehole have “some exciting news to share this week” at Paris Games Week and what’s the only thing we don’t know about PUBG on Xbox One? Its release date. Many people have speculated it was due to arrive in November, more precisely, late November.
We’re are looking forward to hearing more about PUBG on Xbox One, how it will run on the base Xbox One and the most powerful console Xbox One X. Until we hear more, stick with Rectify.
— Aaron Greenberg (@aarongreenberg) October 30, 2017


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DHL PARCEL INVESTS IN FLEET TO INCREASE CAPACITY, REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE SAFETY
May 14, 2019
DHL Parcel is investing £6.7m in an upgrade to its fleet of trucks and trailers to gain additional handling capacity to support future growth. The investment includes 45 Volvo tractor units, 24 Volvo rigid trucks and 29 Don-Bur double deck trailers.
Following recent investment in the company's national hub and several network sites, DHL Parcel is now ensuring that its fleet is best in class and also capable of handling greater volumes. The double deck trailers from manufacturer, Don-Bur, offer twice the capacity of traditional trailers, enabling more parcels to be transported without having additional vehicles on the road.
In addition to greater cubic capacity, the Don-Bur Lifting Decks are also fitted with "EcoStream" aerodynamic front curved roof sections which have been reported to save up to 16% in fuel compared to standard flat roofs.
The new vehicles from Volvo come fitted with the latest safety technology including auto braking, Lane Keeping Support, Lane Changing Support and driver Alert Support, which tracks driver behaviour to identify indicators of tiredness and warns the driver to take a break.
Volvo’s rigid chassis, which will largely operate in urban areas, were selected for their additional lower passenger door glazing panels and a second side window behind the passenger door, which gives better visibility of pedestrians and cyclists.
Scott Laird, Vice President of Operations, DHL Parcel, says: "The investment in our fleet is part of the infrastructure upgrade the business requires to support growth. However this is also an opportunity to ensure drivers are equipped with the latest technology to ensure their safety and that of the public."
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In 2019 DHL is celebrating 50 years since the company’s founding by three entrepreneurs in San Francisco in 1969. DHL began as a disruptor to the traditional delivery industry, circumventing bureaucracy with an innovative new service to deliver documents by air overnight. Since then, DHL has grown into a globe-spanning family of DHL companies with about 380,000 employees in over 220 countries and territories that covers the entire spectrum of logistics and supply chain services. DHL’s customer-centricity and can-do culture have fueled five decades of innovation – from the DHL 1000, one of the first word processing computers in the world, to using the purpose built StreetScooter, an environmentally friendly delivery vehicle powered by an electric drive and developed by Deutsche Post DHL Group. With the Mission 2050 commitment to reach zero group-wide emissions by 2050, DHL is continuing to be a trailblazer in the logistics industry.
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DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL family of divisions offer an unrivalled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With about 380,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global trade flows. With specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences and healthcare, energy, automotive and retail, a proven commitment to corporate responsibility and an unrivalled presence in developing markets, DHL is decisively positioned as “The logistics company for the world”.
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Digital Britain: NESTA’s Response
NESTA, the independent charity that invests in science, technology and arts, responds to the new Digital Britain report and says that "digital Britons" must now be the focus…
Welcoming the latest publication of the Government’s Digital Britain Report, Chief Executive of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) Jonathan Kestenbaum, says:
"Digital Britain is no longer a marginal issue. It lies at the heart of unlocking economic potential and radically reshaping how we deliver public services. Get this right and people will no longer accept being passive consumers of services, but will become a part of the solution. The challenge for policymakers is to harness this new power in a positive way. It’s time for Britons to get digital"
Following the publication of Digital Britain, NESTA will take forward a practical set of solutions that will:
- Develop a rights framework, along with other organisations, for publicly procured new media content which will allow secondary commercial exploitation and create extra public revenues;
- Work with the TSB (Technology Strategy Board) on the development of a Next Generation Digital Testbed where the telecoms industry and digital innovators can experiment with novel product ideas and revenue models, intellectual property frameworks and new models of partnership that will enable UK businesses to become global leaders in the digital markets.
In addition, NESTA will launch Reboot Britain in early July which will use the opportunities offered by digitisation to find practical solutions to some of the intractable social challenges we face, for example, providing public services which are more efficient and shaped by the people who use them. Websites such as ‘fixmystreet.com’ – which allows citizens to report service issues in their communities, are already changing the way local services are delivered.
The UK is in a strong position to reap the benefits from this transformation. But it will require a relentless focus on innovation. NESTA has estimated that if the UK does not get up to speed in its transition to digital markets, the UK economy stands to lose an annual £6bn in value added by 2013.


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Freeserve launches online trading
Leading Internet service provider Freeserve has joined forces with three financial companies to launch an on-line share trading service.
Freeserve, which made its London stock market debut last month, is linking up with GlobalNet, First Marathon and Mesirow Financial to provide on-line securities and brokerage to retail investors.
The new service will also offer clearing services to British stock brokers and possibly expand into other parts of the European Union in the future.
Freeserve chief executive John Pluthero said the joint venture had been established to capitalise on the anticipated growth in on-line share trading in the UK.
'We are very pleased to be part of this rapid growing revenue generating business that will take advantage of access to more than 1.32 million active Freeserve accounts, a significant percentage of which have indicated an interest in financial and investment related products and services,' he said.
The service will have a permanent link to Freeserve's Money Channel, UK-iNvest.com, which is owned and operated by GlobalNet.
GlobalNet is a US-based leading provider of international on-line financial news and information services.
Mesirow, also based in the US, is a financial services firm while First Marathon's principal businesses in the US and UK include securities underwriting, distribution and trading.
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One of venture capital’s best-ever windfalls almost never got an offer.
When Jan Hammer first met with Adyen CEO Pieter van der Does in 2011, he had yet to lead his own deal for his new firm, Index Ventures. Adyen, a digital payments company, was already popular, profitable and not raising money. But the two found a way to partner together. And when Adyen went public in June 2018 and then reached a market capitalization of more than $19 billion as of November 2018, Index Ventures’ nearly 17% stake at IPO became worth more than $3 billion.
The incredible return vaults Hammer, who also counts multibillion-dollar U.S. startup Robinhood as a key investment, to No. 1 on the 2018 Midas List Europe. He shares his top lessons from the investment below.
Always Be Closing
When Hammer went to Amsterdam to meet with van der Does, he had a pitch planned out. Adyen’s digital payments were already popular, and Hammer and his partners at Index Ventures smelled a winner. One of the startup’s first customers, Groupon, had selected Adyen as its payments platform for Europe, then quickly rolled it out to 35 markets. Despite enviable scale and a torrid pace of growth, Adyen had raised only a couple million euros from individual investors.
As a newcomer to Index, Hammer had cut his teeth on the firm’s Just Eat investment, but partner Dominique Vidal spoke for the other partners when he pressed Hammer on Ayden, which would be his first deal. “How do you really feel about this?” he asked, according to Hammer. “I would take mortgage money out of my house to put it in this investment,” Hammer says he replied.
Another snag: Adyen wasn’t raising money, Hammer found out. Index almost walked away. Van der Does told Hammer not to go just yet. “If you don’t make an offer, we will never know if we could end up working together,” he told the VC. In other words, the old salesperson adage: "Always be closing."
Index made an offer of “just a couple lines” of information to keep things simple. Van der Does replied with his own simple terms, such as monthly meetings. The next time Adyen would raise, it would come considerably more expensive for investors. Its next $250 million round from Hammer’s previous employer, General Atlantic, valued the company at more than $1 billion.
What impressed Index the most about Adyen when they met wasn’t just that the company was profitable and self-sustaining—it was also rapidly expanding beyond customers’ expectations for it to be a local European vendor. Adyen’s founders had global ambitions, and they wanted an investor who shared their point of view. When Index met with the startup, it had already talked to several European funds and turned them down, partly for their regional focus. “The greatest companies aim globally,” says Hammer.
What Adyen wanted from Index was in part the firm’s support breaking into the U.S. market, where other startups such as Stripe have reached considerable traction and scale. Adyen already had a small office in Boston but opened its San Francisco office in 2012. Two years later, chief commercial officer Roelant Prins said the company should have done so even sooner.
In San Francisco, Index had a growing presence, and partners were able to help recruit a general manager. But Adyen wasn’t just looking to expand to the U.S.—it opened a presence in Brazil in 2011 and currently operates 15 offices globally in cities such as Mexico City, Berlin and Singapore. Non-European revenue accounted for 31% of Adyen’s revenue in 2017.
Index and Hammer followed the same thesis with Robinhood, the stock-trading app now valued at $5.6 billion. Looking farther back, the firm had success looking for mobile gaming companies that could reach a global audience such as King and Supercell.
No more 'European discount'
Index and Hammer have tried to find “diamonds in the rough” with investments like Collibra, a data governance tool that came out of Belgian research lab, and Elastic, which it found in the Netherlands as well, but the investor says the era of a European discount in startup investing is over.
While investors on the 2018 Midas List Europe share a handful of the same deals—Adyen, commerce company iZettle, Spotify and several others—Hammer says that such a concentration represents the trailing indicator of what top startups were coming out of Europe seven or ten years ago, not the pace today. The rate of venture-worthy startups being created in Europe today is far higher, he argues.
“Building a long-lasting company with growth, profit and cash flow, and strategic value, can be done anywhere,” says Hammer. “Europe is still smaller than the U.S., but on a faster trajectory. There was a historical notion that you had to start your company in Silicon Valley. Increasingly, it can be nurtured anywhere.”


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Late last year, Adidas made headlines when it released its ‘Into the Metaverse’ NFTs to its customers which constituted the first phase of its Metaverse journey. Now, it has announced what the second phase will entail through a teaser video posted to its social media on November 7, 2022.
The video showed an Adidas-branded sweatshirt morphing into several shapes, including that of a rocket (a common symbol used by digital asset lovers).
“Welcome to adidas Into the Metaverse Phase 2. Unbox the impossible. 16.11.2022,” the accompanying text says, confirming that the NFTs will be unboxed on November 16, 2022.
This project first began in late 2021 when Adidas sold a record 30,000 NFTs which grossed $22 million for the company. Now, a link posted to the Adidas social media leads to a countdown clock with 3D images of some of these NFTs.
So far, most of the details about Adidas’ Metaverse endeavours have been kept a secret. When customers bought the NFTs, they were ‘wrapped’ in that they didn’t know what exactly they were getting, though they are now about to once the time comes.
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The price fluctuation of the vegetables and the exorbitant prices of certain necessary vegetables are a source of major concern for the citizens who visit the local markets to procure vegetables for their daily need. It is now an accepted fact that marketing for vegetables will burn multiple holes in the pocket of the consumer. Certain vegetables such as onion have simply become untouchable. Price of tomatoes keeps increasing without any apparent reason while the lack of proper storage facilities compels the farmers of North Bengal to dump their excess crop on the road. It is also to be mentioned here that the price of a certain vegetable, say onion, varies considerably from market to market. While the traders offer the excuse of transportation and storage costs to explain the rise in the vegetable prices, a survey conducted by the Global AgriSystems identified accurately where the shoe pinches.
The existence of touts and intermediaries in every vegetable trade (at least five or six in every vegetable trade chain) and the sheer wastage of 15% to 25% of the crops produced due to the dearth of a proper cold chain are the two main reasons. Added to this is the extortion money that a trader has to pay to conduct business in a market to the local ‘Dadas’. After that the arithmetic is simple. All these costs including storage and transportation are added to the price of a certain vegetable which naturally reflects on the increased cost price. More the number of middlemen involved more is the increase in the price of vegetables. These intermediaries (Bengali colloq. ‘Phores’) and the local colors are merely parasites living off the earnings of the farmers’, traders’ and consumers’ and the need is imperative to get these parasites permanently out of the vegetable trade chain.
Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee’s plan of setting up of Brihat Krishi Bazar to make vegetable prices stable and affordable:
The CM’s plan of setting up of a Brihat Krishi Bazar (with a strict mandate of banning of phores within 8 kilometer radius of the said markets) in each district seems to be a perfectly viable solution to solve the vegetable price problem. As per the statement issued by Arup Roy, Agriculture Marketing Minister, “The Brihat Krishi Bazar, spread over 150 bigha will have a storage facility and processing units to use surplus produce. For instance, if there is a bumper crop of tomato or mango, the excess can be used to make sauces, jams or pickles. Or textile from jute. These ancillary units will create employment and also fetch revenue for the state”. He further added, “The Government will also set up facilities for grading and packaging of vegetables and will shortly invite expressions of interest from private parties”.
One of the integral parts of the CM’s Krishi Bazar project is obviously looping in the big names in processed food marketing and agricultural warehousing like Adani Wilmar and Keventer Agro (supplies vegetables under the brand name Keventer Fresh to Big Bazaar and Metro Cash and Carry). The said firms have also expressed interests in the participation of the CM’s Brihat Krishi Bazar project on a public private partnership (PPP) basis. The successful inclusion of these firms in the Krishi Bazar project will ensure availability of vegetables (using the international standard cold chain network of these firms) which in turn will stabilize the prices of vegetables at an affordable level and control price fluctuation. With the elimination of the phores the interest of the farmers as well as the consumers will be protected.
The carrot and stick approach of the government to attract the big players in the food processing business:
In order to explore the interests of the big names in food processing and agriculture warehousing, the Government has taken a carrot and stick approach. In exchange of a license granted by the Government, the private firms will be allowed to establish retail chains and sell their products directly to the consumers thus ensuring a firm foothold of the private investors in the Brihat Krishi Bazar project. The license obviously is the proverbial carrot to lure private firms to goad them into setting up of ‘mega farm markets’ (Brihat Krishak Bazars). The Brihat Krishak Bazar is a new project recently announced by the Government in an effort to consolidate the supply pipelines. As declared in this regard by a Government official, “Farmers will get a fair price for their produce if the intermediaries are removed. The consumers will also benefit as multiple price-markups at various stages between the farm and the retail market can be avoided”. In essence the Brihat Krishak Bazars will be ‘terminal markets’ where the big firms will be selling their products to all, including competitors and invest in creating the infrastructure at the same time.
Brihat Krishak Bazar Yojona:
The West Bengal Government has undertaken the Brihat Krishak Bazar Yojana program in an effort to allow direct purchase of farm products by the different private firms from the farmers. The scheme has already secured approval of the West Bengal state cabinet. Under the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act, the big names in agro warehousing, marketing and food processing like the Reliance, Metro Cash and Carry and Aditya Birla will be able to set up ‘terminal markets’. To make the execution of this scheme possible, a necessary amendment will soon be introduced on the current APMC Act, the present directive of which allows the major retail players to purchase from formal ‘mandis’ only. The government will choose the developers for this scheme through a competitive auctioning process. The chosen developers will invest in setting up the infrastructure of the ‘terminals’ which will include cold storage facilities, warehousing and processing units. The necessary license for buying, storing and processing of agricultural products will be granted by the Government. The State has envisaged its own pyramidal model of ‘partnership farming’. Under this system there will be a mutual accession between the Government, the private retail players and the farmers which in turn will protect the interest of the farmers.
This entire agricultural reform is a pro-farmers’ program. While the elimination of the ‘phores’ will ensure a fair price to the farmers, marketing for vegetables will no longer be burning holes in the pockets of the consumers. Once the big time private retailers join in, availability of the vegetables will be secured and at the same time the state of the art cold chain network of the private retailers will prevent wastage of excess agricultural product owing to lack of storage space. It is an excellent endeavor on the part of the West Bengal Government protecting the interests of the farmers, consumers and at the same time securing investment in the agriculture sector from the big time retailers.


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by Mike Masnick
Mon, Mar 15th 2010 7:15am
Earlier this year, we noted that France was considering a plan to tax Google to pay record labels. It looks like the UK has come up with a similarly bad plan for the newspaper industry, with a commission suggesting a tax on Google and other news aggregators, to help prop up newspapers. There doesn't seem to be much greater rationale, other than that old news publications are struggling and Google seems to be doing great, so why not tax them? The argument, of course, makes little sense. It's basically saying let's put a tax on the successful and give that money to the companies squandering it. Talk about a way to give the exact wrong message to companies, while making the economy that much more inefficient.
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América Movíl posted a net fourth-quarter loss of roughly $290 million despite increased sales.
Carlos Slim’s telecom saw revenue rise 17% during the quarter due to an increase in service revenue, but financial costs nearly tripled amid a weakening Mexican peso compared to the U.S. dollar and Latin American currencies. América Movíl reported 1.3 million postpaid net additions, marking a 5.3 year-over-year gain, but its prepaid base shrunk 3.7% as 4.7 million customers defected.
Shares of América Movíl dipped roughly 2% on the earnings report.
“In the fourth quarter we disconnected 3.3 million subscribers, closing the year with 281 million,” the company said in a press release. “We disconnected prepaid subscribers that were not generating traffic in Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica, Croatia and Macedonia after the implementation of stricture churn policies.”
América Movíl made big strides in Brazil during the quarter, adding 1 million postpaid subscribers. It also gained 229,000 postpaid users in Mexico and 148,000 in Colombia.
“During the fourth quarter economic activity remained soft in Brazil and relatively strong in Mexico, Colombia and Peru, with retail sales performing well aided by the recovery of commodity prices, including oil,” the carrier said. “The news was dominated by the U.S. election; it was to have a major impact on the Mexican peso and a much more limited one on the other regional carriers.”
And the company continued to grow its U.S. business thanks in part to last year’s acquisition of Walmart Family Mobile from T-Mobile. TracFone, América Movíl’s U.S. MVNO, grew by 1.2 million prepaid customers on that deal, cementing its place in an increasingly competitive market.
América Movíl said fourth-quarter revenues of $2.1 billion in the U.S. marked a 20.1% increase year over year, with equipment rising 56.5% and service revenues rising 15.9%. It ended the year with 26.1 million U.S. customers, up 1.6% from 2015.
“The annual comparison is affected by the acquisition of T-Mobile’s Walmart Family Plan in the third quarter of 2016,” the company said. “Adjusting for this, our revenues would have grown 10.7% annually and EBITA would have risen 2.7 times.”


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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces its Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) has so far tested 140 winegrape samples for the presence of smoke compounds due to recent wildfires, and is available to test more. CAC began accepting winegrape samples at the beginning of October to help commercial laboratories reduce testing turnaround times for farmers.
CAC’s turnaround time has remained at 3-5 days. The laboratory will measure seven smoke-related compounds (guaiacol, 4-methylguaiacol, o-cresol, p-cresol, m-cresol, syringol, and 4-methylsyringol).
To submit grape samples, visit the CAC laboratory website for sample submission instructions, or contact CDFA at email@example.com or (916) 228-6844. Price per grape sample is $246.


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Riders on the move can now get on more safely and quickly thanks to a new mounting invention.
Debbie Boston created the Mounting Mate, a product that helps riders mount safely from a trailer ramp by converting it into a sturdy, level mounting platform.
The Mounting Mate consists of two galvanised steel sprung legs with feet to prevent them sinking in soft ground.
The legs are easily fitted to the trailer ramp using four bolts and once installed, can be quickly unfolded to provide a level mounting surface.
“I have been around horses all my life and over the years I’ve watched people trying to mount their horses from some pretty scary places,” said Debbie, who came up with the idea this time last year.
“It got me thinking that there must be a better and safer way for riders to mount their horses.”
Debbie worked on the design with J&D Engineering Ltd, Hereford.
“The other benefit of Mounting Mate is that it significantly reduces the time and effort required to lift mounting aids in and out of the trailer or car and doesn’t take up valuable space,” she said.
“Riders can now confidently mount their horse from a safe and secure place with peace of mind.”
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Debbie received a small business award last month (25 January) from Nick Brown, the business expert on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2.
“It’s not easy inventing a product from scratch and taking it to market on a shoestring budget, but that’s exactly what I’ve done,” she added. “I hope this award will help me gain further publicity.”
For more information visit: www.mountingmate.com


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On Wednesday 28th December 2011, the second edition of Creative Focus – an exhibition showcasing creative and innovative businesses in Nigeria, officially kicked off at the Federal Palace Hotel.
The 2 Day event organised by Urban Dice Designs, owned by the hardworking Omowunmi Imoukhuede, was an astounding success and provided the right platform for different businesses to be exposed positively to showcase what they can offer the Nigerian economy.
Part of the proceeds of the sales from this event went to Facing Africa – a Non governmental Charitable Organization committed to combating the spread and eventual eradication of Noma (cancrum oris)
BN Cam was present at the event, here are some photos.
Contact:To get in touch with Urban Dice Designs;
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- Log on to Urban Dice Website – www.UrbanDice.com


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Nordstrom looks for Canadian space for discount Nordstrom Rack
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Now that Nordstrom has secured four prime retail locations in Canada, the Seattle-based department store chain is looking for suitable venues for discount Nordstrom Rack locations.
Nordstrom announced in September it would be opening in spaces vacated by Sears Canada at prime locations in Vancouver, Ottawa and Calgary, and at Sherway Gardens in Toronto, beginning in 2014.
During an earnings call on Tuesday, executives at RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust told analysts that Nordstrom is actively looking for space for Nordstrom Rack locations in prime urban markets.
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Nordstrom wants to open Rack locations by early 2013, analysts were told. That will put it in direct competition with Holt Renfrew’s new mid-range retail venture.
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The deal will allow Apple to license graphics and video microchip designs for future models.
Apple has extended its GPU licensing deal with chip designer Imagination Technologies, which would allow the iPhone maker to add PowerVR chips to its mobile devices.
The latest multi-year deal will let Apple license graphics and video microchip designs, and covers licensing and pay royalty fees on each of the system-on-a-chip (SoC) Imagination’s intellectual property, which are manufactured by Apple supplier Foxconn.
The agreement ends speculation that the iPhone maker would ditch the UK group and consult rival ARM or its own technology instead.
Apple’s A7 SoC, which powers its latest iPhone 5S and iPad Air, is based on a PowerVR chip as its GPU component, accompanied by ARM’s 1.4 GHz, 64-bit dual-core CPU.
Imagination’s designs and patents are also licensed to other firms including Texas Instruments, Intel, NEC, BlackBerry, Samsung and Freescale.
Apple reported flat profits of $13.1bn during the October 2013 to January 2014, and posted record quarterly revenue of $57.6bn, which the company put down to weaker than anticipated sales of its iPhone 5C version.


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We haven't seen a Prince of Persia game released since 2010's The Forgotten Sands, so we are long overdue a new game.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has always been hailed as the best in the series and one that fans remember very fondly.
In 2020 it was announced that The Sands of Time would be receiving a remake in 2021.
Now, that might not best the case.
It has been announced that Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has been delayed indefinitely.
The game was originally due for release in January 2021, before being pushed back to March 2021.
Now there is no release date for the game, leaving many players wondering what the future might hold for it.
In a tweet, Ubisoft let fans know saying,
"Since announcing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake in September, we saw an outpouring of feedback from you on this beloved franchise.
It is your passion and support that is driving our development teams to make the best game possible.
With that said, we have made the decision to shift the release for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake to a later date.
This extra development time will enable our teams to deliver a remake that feels fresh while remaining faithful to the original.
We understand the update might come as a surprise and we will continue to keep you posted on the progress of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. In the meantime, we want to thank you all for your ongoing support."
We have seen plenty of games delayed over the last year, and plenty already in 2021, due to the current global pandemic.
This likely won't be the last game to be delayed too as developers have to adapt to trying to develop AAA titles primarily from home.
Ubisoft released an official reveal trailer back in September 2020.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake will be launching on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via both the Ubisoft Store and Epic Games Store.
It doesn't appear that the game will be launching on Steam, however it may in the future.
Nintendo Switch Port
Despite not originally being announced, it appears that the game may be getting a Nintendo Switch port.
On Ubisoft's store page for the game the Switch is listed as one of the platforms.
It also seems that the Switch version will be releasing alongside the other platforms.
Quite often the Switch version releases later, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
Next Gen Versions
On the same store page for the game, both the PS5 and Xbox Series X are mentioned.
The listing states:
"Purchase Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake on PlayStation®4 or Xbox One and upgrade your game to the next-gen version (PlayStation®5 or Xbox Series X) at no additional cost."
There is no news on a release date for the next gen versions however, but based on this it seems they won't be released alongside the other versions.


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The German government and Intel (INTC.O) are expected to ink a deal over the U.S. chipmaker’s planned factory in Dresden, capping months of talks over subsidies needed for the project that its CEO said will cost it tens of billions of dollars.
Germany has scheduled the signing of an agreement with Intel for 1245 GMT on Monday and both Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger will be present for the ceremony, the chancellery said in a statement.
The agreement comes at a time when the United States and Europe are both trying to lure big industrial players via a mix of state subsidies and favourable legislation, with Berlin concerned about losing appeal as a place to invest.
Berlin is currently also talking with Taiwan’s TSMC and Sweden’s electric vehicle battery maker Northvolt about setting up production in Germany, having already convinced Tesla (TSLA.O) to build its first European gigafactory there.
Intel has reportedly asked for subsidies worth 10 billion euros ($10.91 billion) from Germany, where the cost for energy and labour is high.


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Didion hosts "Field to Market" sustainability event
CAMBRIA - Recently, 15 family farms gathered to discuss the latest sustainability trends in agriculture at an event hosted by Didion. Didion, along with many of the producers in attendance, has been participating in the “Field to Market” program for the past three years.
Field to Market is an initiative that connects producers with food ingredient
processors who are looking to create sustainable outcomes for agriculture. Through collaboration, Field to Market helps define, measure and promote the sustainability of food, fiber and fuel production.
This year, attendees recapped the previous growing season results. Producers also connected with food ingredient processors to learn how sustainability affects agriculture today and how it will in the future. Tools used in this program allow producers the opportunity to measure their data for tillage, planting, harvest, and logistics to see how their farming operation impacts the soil and sustainability of their practices both physically and financially.
Field to Market is a great opportunity for attendees to exchange best practices with crops received, industry trends, and new innovations being implemented in the process.
“Our producers are the best stewards of the land and Field to Market is a platform for them to share their story,” says Garry Gard, grain procurement manager. “Sustainability isn’t new to our producers because most of them are second or third generation farmers who treasure the past and look forward to the future.”
The program has more than doubled in farm participation and acres since its inception and will continue to grow as the word spreads. Field to Market is open to all producers who partner with Didion.
Producers who are interested in participating should contact Didion’s grain procurement team at didionmilling.com/producers/contact/ for more details.


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Kale, goji berries, salmon, quinoa, broccoli sprouts...all have been heralded as superfoods. But what makes these foods so special? Guest contributor Dena Gershkovich weighs in.
The term superfood likely first appeared as part of a food marketing strategy, according to an article by the Harvard School of Public Health’s Nutrition Source. Around the time of World War I, there was a major import of bananas, and the United Fruit Company wanted to encourage people to eat the fruit. This marketing led to a buzz around the term superfood.
The superfood buzz was further perpetuated after physicians used the term in medical journals, when discussing how a banana diet can be used to treat conditions such as celiac disease (this was before a gluten-free diet was found to be the best way to treat celiac disease). Soon, tons of moms were preparing banana-based foods for their kids, even if they did not have celiac, due to all of the hype. (As an aside – I really can’t imagine only eating bananas! Those poor kids!).
Just so we’re clear here, the term superfood was not coined by a nutrition professional or food scientist. It was popularized by smart marketing strategy.


text: Keesing Technologies has announced that Its new ID verification solution for remote customer onboarding is about to hit the market. The positive reviews of the testing group confirm the high degree of accuracy and reliability that the new solution stands for.Keesing's new solution, that comes as a web API and is part of the leading-edge AuthentiScan product suite, has been well received by its testers. According to their feedback, the AuthentiScan web API enables a hassle-free onboarding experience; it speeds up the enrolment process, and is user-friendly and easy to implement. But it is the accuracy of the ID document capturing process that makes Keesing's new solution stand out in the market.Accuracy is important for both financial institutions (FIs) and their onboarding customers. This is further underlined by the results from the Ernst & Young's (EY) 2018 Global Banking Outlook report, stating that FIs still deal with dropout rates of up to 80% when onboarding customers. Daniel Suess, Commercial Director of Keesing Technologies, explains: "As a prospective customer fails to capture the images of his ID document correctly, the entire identification process stagnates or sometimes even fails. This leaves them with a frustrated customer unable to onboard himself. Result: another customer dropping out. As user experience is paramount in digital onboarding, accuracy is key. Offering the most accurate customer identification solution was one of our objectives when developing the AuthentiScan web API. An accurate image capturing process is essential in guiding customers in their onboarding journey".Keesing is finishing up the testing process. Since August, customers and other interested parties have been participating in the company's project for testing the beta version of Keesing's biometric solution. The majority of Keesing's testing group consisted of FIs. Worldwide, FIs consider the implementation of a digital transformation programme a business priority. Many of them are being forced to rethink their security procedures and are dealing with increasing consumer demand for a mobile and friction-free onboarding experience. Facing this challenge, the prevailing question becomes how to ensure the customer onboarding process is as smooth and seamless as possible. "It therefore did not come as a surprise that organisations from the financial services sector showed interest in our beta solution and populated the testing group", Suess comments. "However, it has been an enormous privilige to work with them, helping us to better understand the market needs and improve our solution".Keesing's new flagship solution is considered extremely reliable. The company has invested much time and effort in creating a solution that can be trusted. "One of our top priorities is taking the time to ensure that our solutions are reliable. Consequently, we may not always be the first company to launch new technologies, but our solutions are accurate, reliable and stand the test of time. For almost a century, Keesing has been the trusted provider of ID verification solutions. We are proud that with our new solution we are once again able to offer companies a reliable, user-friendly solution. I can't wait for the AuthentiScan web API to go live and be made available to our customers," says Keesing's Commercial Director.The company expects that in November, after the test period and the latest bug fixes, testers can switch to the AuthentiScan Web API in the live environment. Keesing's web API will then also be available to the general public.


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McDonald’s to Experiment with Serving Breakfast Menu All Day
The ONLY negative part about McDonald's breakfast is how early they stop serving it! Many people, especially on the weekend, are not up in time to enjoy all that goodness. Now, McDonald's has decided to try out the all-day breakfast menu in select locations.
Adam Sandler demonstrated how frustrating this can be in his film "Big Daddy."
We've all been there! Right now the 24-hour breakfast menu will be experimented on in the San Diego market, but if successful may expand to other cities, hopefully Central New York! According to an article on the Business Insider website, McDonald's gave a legitimate reason for not having done this sooner.
'It comes down to the sheer size of kitchen grills,' the company says on its website. 'They simply don't have the room for all of our menu options at one time — especially considering we use our grill to prepare many items on our breakfast menu.'
Sometimes all you need is a little breakfast during the day and hopefully the wildly popular fast-food company will realize that. I'm sure they can afford some bigger grills if they needed them! Let's all hope one day soon to be sharing a McGriddle together for dinner.