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What’s next? Today’s students hold tomorrow’s answers. Tackling the variety of challenges and opportunities in the beef supply chain are talented young leaders paving a path for the future. Certified Angus Beef recognized 10 undergraduate and five graduate students with bright ideas for making the best beef even better.
Carrying the legacy of the brand’s co-founder and executive director, Louis “Mick” Colvin, these students are recognized for pursuing a passion for agriculture through further education. To date, the fund has supported 101 recipients.
“We are excited to help the next generation make an impact on the beef industry by awarding the largest amount of scholarship dollars we’ve ever given,” says Mandy Atterholt, scholarship administrator and the brand’s experience and education manager.
- $7,500 – Abbey Schiefelbein—Kansas State University
- $6,500 – Emily Saeugling – Iowa State University
- $5,000 – Lauren Lee – Texas A&M University
- $4,000 – Alexandria Cozzitorto – Texas A&M University
- $4,000 – Jaelyn Sewell – Oklahoma State University
- $1,000 – Lindsey Decker – Kansas State University
- $1,000 – Sadie Vander Wal – South Dakota State University
- $1,000 – Ameilia Hayden – University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- $1,000 – Ellie Clark – University of Georgia
- $1,000 – Claire Stevenson – California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
- $7,500 – Ronald Trotta – University of Kentucky
- $6,500 – Emma Mortensen – Texas Tech University
- $5,000 – Becca Grimes – West Texas A&M University
- $4,000 – Kaitlyn Wesley – Texas Tech University
- $4,000 – Allie Martin – Texas Tech University
Applicants were challenged on how to improve the Certified Angus Beef ® brand to better serve consumers and cattlemen. The students shared ideas for growing the brand’s reputation as the very best beef.
“Our selection committee was impressed by the depth and quality of this year’s applicants,” Atterholt says.
Their essays embodied a dedication to the beef industry and progressive ideas about the future of agriculture.
Abbey Schiefelbein, a Kansas State University food science senior, suggests that while inevitable, change is especially prominent in consumer marketing. Her solution: collaborate with grill companies to produce a smart grill for easier cooking.
“Through my examples, we will be able to expand our potential consumer base while reinforcing the idea of why they should always choose Certified Angus Beef over any Angus or beef company,” Schiefelbein says.
She suggests that a smart grill will take the guesswork out of cooking a steak and entice a consumer to grill more frequently.
After graduation, Shiefelbein plans to pursue a master’s degree in meat science, focusing on meat product research and development. She hopes to develop meal solutions that are convenient, healthy and flavorful.
Ronald Trotta’s research at the University of Kentucky examines how cattle nutrition can lead to increased profitability, performance and beef quality. The top graduate-award winner says his career goal is to create a cattle feeding research and teaching laboratory.
“By focusing on beef nutrition, I hope to train students in addressing the challenges facing animal agriculture in the future,” he says.
Each year, top award winners receive an all-expense-paid trip to the Certified Angus Beef ® Annual Conference, held this year in Marco Island, Fla., September 22-24. There, students will have the opportunity to interact with leaders in the production, packing, retail and foodservice industries. The Colvin Golf Classic and auction are held in conjunction with the conference to raise funds for the scholarship program.


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The deal between Nokia and Microsoft was so mind-boggling that Intel CEO Paul Otellini could only use profanity to express his feelings about it, he said in a speech at this week’s Mobile World Congress.
Otellini said that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop had called him to talk about the decision to start using Windows Phone 7 software on future Nokia phones. Otellini said he responded with a word that Yahoo chief Carol Bartz “has often used,” referring to the high-powered exec’s reputation for using foul language.
The comments were part of a panel to discuss mobile technology, but the Nokia news is bleeding through the entire trade show so it was a large topic of conversation at this event as well.
“I understood why they did it. I guess if I was in his position I would have made the same or a similar call,” said Otellini.
He thren brought it home, saying the mobile phone industry is experiencing a similar revolution to what happened in the early days of mass market PC adoption.
“You’re seeing the last fully integrated phone manufacturer become more horizontal, exactly what we saw in the PC model where people focus on what they’re good at: chips or software or distribution,” he said.
Nokia still sits at the top in terms of total mobile phone market share in the world. But that’s only because it sells millions and millions of phones to under-developed parts of the world where a cheap “feature phone” is regarded as the most important piece of technology.
Its own operating system Symbian, which had been the exclusive software for every Nokia phone, was always above everyone else. Until recently. Android has overthrown Symbian on a worldwide basis, and was the likely catalyst for Nokia deciding to make such a radical change.

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The “Collaborating in the Cloud“ survey shows a majority of business leaders believe cloud helps derive business results, cross-time zone partnerships, processes and new innovations beyond information technology, Cisco said Monday.
Forbes Media polled 532 senior executives from companies with $250 million to $20 billion in sales and interviewed 15 executives from D+M Global, the U.K.’s Essex County Council and Virgin Media.
“Leading companies are doing more to foster cloud-based collaboration“”not only internally, but also with an ever-wider swath of external groups including customers, suppliers, partners, and even regulators,“ said Bruce Rogers, Forbes Media chief insights officer.
Sixty-two percent of respondents and 82 percent of CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CFOs and other IT and non-IT executives said cloud tools enabled businesses to reduce time to market, upgrade products and respond to challenges.
Leaders represented 14 percent of respondents within that sample, Cisco said.
Cloud-based collaboration also helped communication, delivery, information sharing and problem solving, according to 55 percent of respondents and 87 percent of leaders.
Fifty-eight percent of respondents and 90 percent of leaders believe businesses can use cloud collaboration to manage processes for purchasing, manufacturing and selling products, as well as support services.
Business innovation can also arise from cloud partnerships, 59 percent of executives said, while 75 percent said non-IT business executives help to choose, implement and manage cloud tools.
Eric Schoch, vice president and general manager of Cisco’s hosted collaboration solution business unit, said cloud-based collaboration helps roll out voice, video and conferencing technologies for companies.
“As clouds and macroeconomic factors increase the speed of business and collaboration, businesses look to clouds as a means to gain a competitive edge,“ Schoch said.


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COLUMBUS, OHIO – After a collaboration between new product innovators at White Castle, the iconic fast-food burger chain, and Bellisio Foods Inc., a Minneapolis-based frozen foods manufacturer, the companies announced on Sept. 15 the launch of White Castle Bites in the retail segment. The new snack product features a bite-size version of White Castle’s sliders wrapped in a doughy, crispy wrapper. The new product will soon be sold in retail stores’ frozen foods cases across the country and are available in Hamburger and Cheeseburger flavors, in 18 oz or 40 oz packages.
This is the latest addition to White Castle’s retail line of products, which was launched 35 years ago. The new product comes on the heels of the rollout of its Chicken Rings earlier this year, which was also in partnership with Bellisio Foods.
“Castle Bites are a fun, new way to extend the Crave, offering a delicious option that meets the mark on distinctive taste," said Lynn Blashford, White Castle’s chief marketing officer. “In recent research, consumers have let us know they're ready to try and ready to buy. Something they will soon be able to do at retailers across the country.”
"Snacking at home has continued to grow as consumers seek convenient and delicious options that fit within new schedules and routines," said Steve Young, chief executive officer of Bellisio Foods. "Bellisio is proud to utilize our more than 30 years of experience in frozen foods and in snack rolls to launch such an innovative product. We're excited to build upon our partnership with White Castle, especially following the successful launch of the White Castle Chicken Rings at retail.”


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Hackers using cheap wireless devices pose a threat to millions of cars equipped with Volkswagen’s keyless entry system, according to a study from the University of Birmingham.
Scheduled for presentation Friday at the USENIX security conference in Austin, Texas, the study shows that thieves can use a simple wireless device to unlock the doors of millions of cars remotely, essentially by cloning the remote control that wirelessly secures a car door lock.
A second hack involves recovering the cryptographic key by attacking the rolling code scheme, called “Hitag2,” and entering a few keystrokes on a laptop to access a car.
The vulnerability could impact up to 100 million cars manufactured under the Volkswagen brand and others over the past 20 years.
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The initial research was considered so sensitive that the manufacturer for two years blocked publication of some of the results through a lawsuit, before both sides sat down to examine the findings and take action to mitigate the risk.
“Volkswagen takes the security of our customers and their vehicles very seriously,” spokesperson Mark Gillies said. “Volkswagen’s electronic and mechanical security measures are continuously being improved.”
The company “was in contact with the academics mentioned, and a constructive exchange is taking place,” he noted.
Volkswagen agreed that the authors would “publish their mathematical-scientific findings,” said Gilles, “but without the sensitive content that could be used by accomplished criminals to break into vehicles.”
The findings in the research will be used to improve the company’s security-technology, he added, noting that while research on auto security is important, “hacking into vehicles is a malicious, criminal act.”


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Chef Dave Mottershall made headlines earlier this year after he and Ayngelina Brogan started a Kickstarter campaign to turn Loka Snack into a full-scale restaurant. After securing Paul Campbell (of Aft Kitchen and Bar) as an investor, he used the crowd funding platform to raise $45,000. However, many derided him for not turning to a bank first.
Here's a round-up of farmers' markets open this winter in Toronto.
When new owners took over the building at the corner of Queen and Ossington, which is also home to Stussy, Sam James wasn't too worried.
These are my top picks of beer themed gifts this holiday season in Toronto.
According to the Harbord Village Residents' Association (HVRA) website, the landlords at 481 Bloor Street West have terminated The Brunny's lease. As of December 31, as the CBC notes, the bar will be running on a month-to-month basis.
Toronto Food Events: Italian Extravaganza, TO's Finest $5 Food Crawl, Hoppy Holidays, Hunter's Feast
- Ryoji Ramen & Izakaya (690 College Street) hosts Okinawa Night tonight, Friday, November 27 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.. For $30, enjoy an Okinawan buffet and drink (sake, beer or wine) plus a DJ, raffles and prizes.
- The Royal Ontario Museum presents an Italian Extravaganza on Tuesday, December 1 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in celebration of the closing of Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano, the gastronomic event will feature Neapolitan food and drink paired with exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition. Tickets are $50.


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Nokia has unveiled the Lumia 930, a new flagship smartphone running Windows Phone 8.1. The new phone has a 5-inch, 1080p display housed inside of a rectangular body with metallic sides and a colored back, either orange, green, white, or black. It bears a strong resemblance to the Lumia Icon too, which was introduced for Verizon earlier this year. "The 930 is just a beautifully crafted device," Stephen Elop, Microsoft's upcoming device chief, said while introducing the phone.
Low-cost Lumias will bring Windows Phone 8.1 first
The 930 has a Snapdragon 800 processor, supports wireless charging, and includes a 20-megapixel PureView camera with a Zeiss lens, which Elop says should take great photos. "Naturally, as a flagship Lumia device, the Lumia 930 offers unprecedented images and videos," he said. The phone will come with updated imaging software along with some other software improvements, which Elop didn't detail. It'll be released globally, beginning in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and India this June. It will cost $599 before taxes and subsidies.
Nokia also unveiled two new low-cost Windows Phones: the Lumia 630 and Lumia 635. "The Lumia 630 and 635 deliver people an entry point to the Windows Phone experience," Elop said. The devices have 4.5-inch displays and will each cost under $200. The 630 comes in single and dual sim 3G variants — a first for Lumias — while the 635 supports LTE. The devices otherwise appear to be the same, with colorful bodies, Snapdragon 400 processors, and low-resolution displays. Sales for the 630 will begin in May, with a price of $159 for a single-SIM model and $169 for a dual-SIM model, without subsidies and taxes. The 635 will be available this summer for an unsubsidized price of $189.


text: FAFT Spooks Stablecoins, Says It May Tend Towards Crime Increase ByAzeez MustaphaPRO INVESTOR Updated: 14 August 2021 Coming after a previous alert that cryptocurrencies have an inclination towards crimes such as money laundering, FAFT (Financial Action Task Force) is narrowing its take specifically on Stablecoins this time again. FAFT in a recent release said it seeks to address every issue that may be raised with the usage of Stablecoins. Many believe it is in response to the most debated Stablecoin ever yet recorded in history, the Libra. Facebook’s Stablecoin Libra has met different reactions from various concerns. Major financial players like JPMorgan Chase have already declined support for it, also payment systems such as Visa, PayPal too. The president of FAFT, Xiangmin Liu while commending the fact that Stablecoins may cause a massive crypto adoption, recall Facebook has more than 2 billion users worldwide so Libra may result in worldwide crypto adoption, but there is a tendency towards crime stated the top executive. Stablecoins May Eliminate Security Checks Explaining how Stablecoins could lead to more crime, he enunciated the fact that with how Stablecoins operate, brokers and the third party will be eliminated from the chain. These third-party agents have served as regulatory checks in the past. The verification is carried out on transactions by these agents that have helped in reducing crime. They have also helped in suspicious activity reporting (SAR) so far. Recall SEC and other regulatory bodies issued a joint statement on cryptocurrency to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, this is believed to be a response to Libra. FAFT’s chief believes Stablecoins could pose risks such as money laundering and terrorist financing. Facebook believes that Libra may cause accessibility of financial services in third world countries by the ease and speed it will offer. Its benefits are yet to be seen by all as in a recent release by G7 nations calling for the initiative to be suspended until the issues raised such as regulatory concerns are resolved. Earlier this year, FAFT had compelled all cryptocurrency exchanges which classify as VASPs (virtual asset service providers) to reveal customer identity in inter transactions. This was captured in its “travel rule’’ a binding agreement amongst the 37 countries it regulates. The customer identity required by the FAFT will be provided in the digital fingerprints of such customers.


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It was widely recognised that Christina Aguilera needed her latest album Lotus to be a hit after the lukewarm reception to 2010's Bionic. That's not to say her previous record was a complete disaster - it charted in the top ten almost everywhere - but a glance at its sales (less than 1 million) and critics' reviews revealed a star that had suddenly fallen out of favour. As such, the performance of Lotus seemed crucial to get the singer back on track, so entering in the UK charts last week at 28 with less than 10,000 copies sold and debuting with her lowest first-week sales ever in the Us will surely be a blow to her camp. But how and why has this happened to Christina Aguilera? We've examined some possible reasons below. She doesn't have the right material.
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Green Chemistry Regulation:
Verdant is pleased to announce that Philip Moffat will be speaking at the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s 2012 Fall Expo in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Moffat will discuss California’s efforts to use regulation to drive “green” innovation in the chemicals and consumer products industries. His presentation, “California’s Green Chemistry Initiative – A Legal Perspective,” will cover the history of the state’s vaunted initiative, the challenges of implementing it into regulation, the current status of the regulations, as well as their projected legal and other impacts to businesses in California, the United States, and abroad. The Fall Expo will be held from October 21- 22 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. More information is available here.


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Around 5.6 tons of imported reflective films from Japan arrived at Huanggang Checkpoint in Futian District early Saturday morning, becoming the first batch of imported goods to China under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Shenzhen Huaya Regional Economic Development Service Center and Belgium's Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (AWEX) signed a strategic agreement to further deepen cooperation in biomedicine at a forum.
Flexible micro-nano mechanical sensor, plasma tumor clinical treatment equipment and portable NAD+ detector are among some of the high-tech products the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) delegation is displaying at the ongoing 23rd China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF).
The National Cancer Center Southern Branch was inaugurated at a ceremony in Shenzhen on Saturday, marking a significant step forward in the National Cancer Center’s efforts to help Shenzhen strengthen its cancer prevention and control foundation and improve people’s health.
Shenzhen technology firms are showcasing their latest high-tech products at the BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo at the Venetian Macao Convention and Exhibition Center from Thursday to Saturday.
Forty-four projects with a total investment of over 90 billion yuan (US$14 billion) were signed at 2021 Guangming Investment Promotion Conference held yesterday at Guangming Cloud Valley’s International Convention Center.
The ninth China Charity Fair attracted more than 3.7 million online exhibitors and visitors and matched various charitable resources worth more than 3.7 billion yuan (US$ 578.68 million), the fair’s organizing committee has said.
Sixty-seven projects in the city were bestowed the Shenzhen Financial Innovation Award, winning prizes amounting to 22.5 million yuan (US$3.52 million) at a meeting held by the Shenzhen Financial Development Advisory Committee on Friday.
Forty shopping centers in Shenzhen have seen a total of 323 new stores, including 60 “first stores” opened by renowned global and domestic brands between July and September this year, according to statistics from retail marketing platform www.winshang.com.
Shenzhen has become one of the country’s first service-oriented manufacturing model cities/areas in the industrial design area, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced recently.


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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has filed a complaint against Digitex LLC and its founder and CEO, Adam Todd, for failing to register the cryptocurrency futures exchange and manipulating the price of its DGTX token.
According to a Sept. 30 court filing in the Southern District of Florida, Todd allegedly inflated the price of DGTX tokens in an effort to inflate Digitex holdings. The US regulator alleged that the Digitex CEO used different corporate entities as part of a scheme to launch and operate an illegal digital asset derivatives trading platform, in violation of the Commodities Exchange Act.
CFTC rules require Know Your Customer checks and implement a customer information program. Todd said in 2020 that he planned to remove all of Digitex’s KYC procedures in an effort to protect user data.
The lawsuit said the CFTC was seeking an injunction blocking Todd and Digitex from engaging in digital asset transactions considered commodities under the purview of the regulator. In addition, the regulator wanted Digitex to pay civil monetary penalties, restitution and reimbursement to the affected parties. At the time of publication, both Digitex’s website and its futures website were offline.
Many in the cryptocurrency space have criticized regulators, including the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for taking a “regulation-by-application” approach to cryptocurrencies in the United States. While the SEC is currently engaged in a legal battle against Ripple over whether the firm’s XRP sales violated securities laws, CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham met with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse as part from a “learning tour” on cryptocurrencies and blockchain in September.
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Honda has big plans for the Civic. They recently announced a fabulous new sedan version in America, and revealed new details on the next Type-R version. Honda’s hot hatchback has never been a fan of big power, until now. It is joining the hot hatch horsepower war, bringing 300bhp.
According to Yasuhisa Arai, Honda’s R&D team member, the new Type-R will be powered by a 2.0 liter turbocharged engine and not a 1.6 as earlier reports suggested. The 2.0 liter capacity was kind of necessary to make the car powerful enough, so it can compete with the likes of Renault Megane RS, and the upcoming Ford Focus RS. Honda wants the new Type-R to be the fastest FWD car around the Nurburgring.
Big power in a front-wheel-drive car usually results in a range of problems such as understeer and torque steer. To prevent them from happening, Honda is working on a new type of trick suspension, a mechanical limited-slip differential and maybe even rear-wheel steering. This clever all-wheel-steer system will turn the rear wheels inwards slightly to correct the car’s behavior under braking and cornering.
All these fancy stuff means the Type-R will no longer be an affordable fun car. The car will cost around £25,000, which is sports coupe money.


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A new major update has been released for the Xbox One to address a variety of the console’s issues.
In this week's issue of MCV, we talk to Microsoft's corporate VP Phil Harrison about the launch of the Xbox One and what lies ahead in the next-gen.
It's the Xbox One launch issue of MCV, which details everything you need to know about Microsoft's next console ahead of its launch on November 22nd.
The Windows 8.1 update designed for Microsoft’s RT tablet PCs has been pulled from the Windows Store.
A technical problem is preventing many owners of PES 2014 from being able to play the online multiplayer.
Those still suffering from the Grand Theft Auto V installation issue on PSN have been given some possible ‘fixes’ by Sony.
UK magazines PSM3 and Xbox World are to be closed by publisher Future.
Hailed as one of the best titles ever made by hardcore gamers but shunned at retail by the masses, Team Ico’s genuinely wonderful Shadow of the Colossus could be returning ...
Publisher Konami is to reissue a number of its most popular PS2 titles from some of its top games brands in the UK, it has been confirmed.
DSGi has confirmed to the Financial Times that a £311m rights issue is imminent, with the retailer saying the funds raised from it will go towards its store refit programme ...
DSGi is reportedly looking to raise several hundred million pounds through a rights issue, which would be the second attempt this year.


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Spring has sprung: Monday marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
New York City's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off a day of revelry across the United States.
Some popular cereals rising in cost include Cocoa Puffs, Rice Krispies, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, and more.
For the first time in three decades, the American Kennel Club says the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed.
Prices for beef products, ranging from hamburgers to high-quality steaks, are expected to soar after the number of cows in the US plummeted.
Stacker analyzed data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to determine the coldest cities in every state.
From burgers to subs and even creamy milkshakes, these tasty fast-food chains, compiled by Stacker, are a must-try on your next road trip.
ClickUp analyzed studies and resources to help eliminate time-wasters and increase performance while giving your brain a much-needed break.
Asynchronous communication is now essential to workday collaboration, whether working in a shared office or from home. ClickUp compiled a list of its pros and cons.
EDsmart explored why college rankings are—and always have been—a controversial practice.
Photo from Unsplash Originally Posted On: https://www.lavetir.com/blogs/weddings/the-most-popular-bridesmaid-dress-colors-for-every-season
Wag! compiled a list of 10 things to consider before adopting a pet during the holiday season.
Wag! compiled a list of 10 ways to ensure your pet has a happy and healthy holiday season.
Assembly compiled a list of creativity-boosting organizational strategies from expert sources.
Stacker compiled this list of 38 Christmas side dishes using recipes from Allrecipes, including casseroles, puddings, stuffing, and potato dishes.


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Microsoft’s Wearable Technology – Band 2
Microsoft has launched wearable technology in Australian stores with its sights on big names in fitness tracking as well as smartwatches. The world’s biggest giant company has launched Band 2 in Australian markets and the same is now available through IB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and Rebel Sports at a price of $379.99. Earlierit was made available only in its Sydney based flagship store as well on Microsoft site.
Through its Band 2, Microsoft has aimed at Apple, Samsung and Fitbit in the segment of fitness and smart-watch. Band 2 is said to be a mix-up of smartphone notification as well as fitness tracking features and the company states that having the ability to chat with these added features is making the Microsoft Band quite sticky in comparison to some generic activity trackers.
The giant company had revealed its plan in Sydney recently and would be rolling out its wearable technology in electronics and sports stores shortly. Adam Pollington, Band product manager of Microsoft informed that the device would target the big names in wearable technology with a mixture of fitness and smartwatch features. He commented that if one looks at the market, there are two clear segments, you have got the activity tracker market and have the smartwatch side with productivity and connectivity. The Microsoft Band is in a new sub-segment of smart bands.
Personal Trainer/Assistant on the Wrist
He further added that the Microsoft Band would enable users in controlling their health in a more personalized way and would serve as a personal trainer and assistant on the wrist of the users. The first Australian wearable technology release of Microsoft is said to be the consequence of a model which had been released in the States in late 2014, featuring 11 sensors comprising of GPS for tracking cycling, a heart-rate sensor to track exertion, a galvanic skin response sensor to measure stress, barometer for elevation together with a UV sensor to inform if one needs sunscreen, which according to Mr Pollington would be beneficial in Australia. Besides this the Microsoft Band 2 can also connect to Apple iPhone, Google Android and Windows Phones in delivering notifications to its rectangular touchscreen from incoming calls to tweets together with SMS. Microsoft Band 2 is available in three sizes of small, medium and large.
Wearable in Tracking Health is Promising
For wrist with circumferences of 143 mm and 168 mm, the small size is an appropriate choice, while those between 162mm and 188mm could choose a medium size. Wrists that tend to be larger than 180mm and up to 206mm could select the larger choice.
The new device’s standing as a fitness band first follows research where exercise-tracking technology is considerably popular than the smartwatch rival till date. Juniper Research in a latest report, has forecast wearable fitness technology to lead smartwatches for the following three years.
According to Future Health and Fitness Wearable report, author James Moar, states that it is only in 2019 that smartwatches would be pulling ahead with 130 million users to fitness technology’ 110 million. Mr Moar had commented that the use of wearable to track health is promising though such devices would not reach their full potential till they tend to become less dependent on mobile devices to relay their information.


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Vermont Teddy Bear, Make-A-Wish host first ‘Vermont Day’
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Teddy Bear Company and Make-A-Wish brought together some well-known Vermont-owned brands to create a fun day of activities for kids with food, music and shopping.
Sunday was their first event known as “Vermont Day,” but they say it won’t be the last.
The free family gathering had activities like face painting and food trucks like Ben and Jerry’s for people to enjoy. The event also put a spotlight on local small businesses.
“It’s the first year we felt like we could really start events up in a big way again. We thought what better way than to celebrate the state we love so much -- Vermont -- so we created Vermont Day, and the goal of the event is to bring cherished brands from across the state,” said Cassandra Clayton of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company.
About 300 people made it out to Sunday’s event.
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On 1 July 2020, Australia banned animal testing on new cosmetic ingredients.
This means that new ingredients used exclusively in cosmetics made or sold in Australia, cannot use information from animal testing to prove their safety from this date.
Cosmetics products are more than just makeup.
In Australia, ‘cosmetics’ does not just mean make-up. It includes a broad range of personal care and grooming products such as toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, shaving cream, perfume and moisturisers.
Currently, no animal testing for cosmetic ingredients takes place in Australia.
While many cosmetic products have not been tested on animals in Australia for years, this ban will safeguard against it in the future, which is something we can be proud of.


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Analysts believe, synergies on sourcing and distribution with ITC’s pan-India presence would give strong traction not only to ITC’s spices segment but also for its overall non-cigarette FMCG business
ITC’s acquisition of Kolkata-based Sunrise Foods
— a market leader in eastern India in the spices category — is in line with the cigarette major’s focus on expanding its non-cigarette FMCG business. While the deal value was not revealed, some analysts peg it at around Rs 1,500-2,500 crore.
Analysts say, the move improves the growth outlook of ITC’s FMCG business, which includes popular brands, such as Aashirvaad, Bingo!, Yippee!, and Sunfeast. While the deal is in the right direction, the dominance of the cigarette business continues, and hence, remains a key concern given the pressure on volumes. Moreover, the deal is not big enough to move the needle on the FMCG business in the short term.
Vishal Gutka, president at PhillipCapital, says: “Though the acquisition of Sunrise is sentimentally positive for ITC’s stock and is in line with the firm’s strong focus on the non-cigarette FMCG business, a sharp increase in the overall profitability and catch-up in valuation (with peers) are unlikely, given the dominance of the cigarette business.” He, however, has a ‘buy’ rating on the stock, mainly due to low valuation.
Positively, even as Sunrise is a sub-scale acquisition given that it will add just 5 per cent to ITC’s FMCG revenues, its operating margin is three times that of the latter’s FMCG business. Its sourcing and distribution synergies also augur well. The estimated deal value, too, is seen as reasonable, at about two times revenue.
Analysts believe synergies in sourcing and distribution with ITC’s pan-Indian presence will give strong traction, not only to ITC’s spices segment but also its overall non-cigarette FMCG business. Sunrise, too, has strong distribution in eastern India and around 40 per cent spices market share in Bengal, according to Edelweiss Securities. ITC
has been undertaking an inorganic expansion of its other-FMCG business since the last four-five years.
Until the cigarette business accounts for a large share of ITC’s revenue (now over 40 per cent) and operating profit (85 per cent), investor sentiment will remain muted. Competitive intensity from players like Godfrey Phillips, and lower cigarette consumption amid the Covid-19 pandemic are the other concerns.
A survey by Edelweiss Securities reveals almost 80 per cent of the respondents have indicated a sharp fall in their cigarette consumption, and many (over one-third) have stopped smoking. Then, there is a high probability of an increase in tax on cigarettes given the fiscal deficit burden on state and Union governments. These are bad news for the entire cigarette industry.
Analysts say regulatory overhang on the cigarette business and capital misallocation for some of its businesses, such as hotels, has kept ITC’s valuation (14.6 x its FY21 estimated earnings) way lower than those of other FMCG majors (over 35 times). Thus, how the cigarette business pans out and how the company expands its other FMCG segments remain crucial for investors.


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Tesla: Elon Musk's Mystery 'Wind' App Gets Released With a Surprising Twist
Tesla’s latest in-car feature started reaching consumers on Monday, and it brings quite a powerful gust to its fleet of electric vehicles. Just one day after CEO Elon Musk posted on Twitter that the company’s “💨” app almost done (yes, including the emoji), owners started reporting that a new fart noises section had appeared on their car’s central touchscreen.
The new “Emissions Testing Mode” is included in the easter egg section of the touchscreen’s software, which also houses a number of non-essential tweaks like a Mario Kart mode for Autopilot. With this new update, owners can choose to play a fart noise when the driver presses the left steering scroll wheel, or when the driver activates a turn signal.
It’s the latest in a line of tongue-in-cheek features that Musk regularly announces to his 23.7 million Twitter fans, as part of the firm’s more relaxed approach. In September, Tesla released three Atari games. Musk has also teased more involved games that use the steering wheel while in stationary mode to control a virtual car.
The feature offers a number of fart noises:
- Short Shorts Ripper: A nod to short sellers that bet against Tesla’s stock price rising in a bid to make a profit. In April, Tesla ranked as the most-shorted American stock, a title it lost to Amazon in August. Musk suggested in August Tesla planned to start selling short shorts in its merchandise store.
- Falcon Heavy: A joke about the world’s most powerful operational rocket, developed by SpaceX that launched its maiden voyage back in February, with Musk’s personal Tesla Roadster as the payload.
- Ludicrous Fart: A reference to the “Ludicrous Mode” included with select Tesla vehicles, which in turn is a reference to ‘80s comedy Spaceballs. Tesla is set to expand on the joke with the 2020 Roadster, which will include a “Plaid” mode as a reference to the next level of performance outlined in the film.
- Neurastink: A play on Neuralink, the firm seeking to connect human brains with machines as part of a long-term goal to foster a symbiotic relationship with artificial intelligence.
- Boring Fart: A reference to Musk’s tunnel-digging venture The Boring Company, scheduled to hold its grand opening at the SpaceX campus this week.
- Not a Fart: Likely a pun on “not-a-flamethrower,” The Boring Company’s $500 branded fire shooter. The name, Musk claims, is to avoid falling foul of regulations around flamethrowers.
The car also comes with an “I’m so random” button to enable fans to cycle through without choosing.
It’s not the only new “Easter egg” included with the new software. One Reddit user shared a video of a new virtual fireplace in action, just in time for the Christmas holidays:
As the holidays approach, Tesla’s next year is expected to bring big new advancements like the Semi electric truck and advancements to Autopilot.
Related video: Watch the Tesla Model 3 in Drive


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Fiat SpA is said to be discussing financing options with banks to strengthen its balance sheet in preparation to buy the Chrysler Group LLC stake it doesn’t own.
Find out what CEO Sergio Marchionne is working on.
Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of both automakers, has held talks with banks to help pay for at least some of the 41.5 percent held by the United Auto Workers medical benefits trust for Chrysler retirees, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. A final deal may take months because Fiat and the trust disagree over the value of the shares, they said.
Marchionne is evaluating options that include a bridge loan to complete the deal, two of the people said. The Italian carmaker may pay around 2.23 billion euros ($2.98 billion) to buy the remaining stake, according to an estimate from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which sees a deal possible within 12 months.


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I see Google's (GOOG) Eric Schmidt has been reading the website, as he agrees with me we're entering a new bubble - this time 1999's eyeballs have been replaced by 2011's 'friends' or 'followers'.'
- There are clear signs of a new Internet bubble in corporate valuations, Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with a Swiss magazine on Thursday.
- Asked about the high valuations being put on companies such as social network company Facebook and game developer Zynga, Schmidt said in an interview with Bilanz: "There are clear signs of a bubble ... But valuations are what they are. People believe that these companies will achieve huge sales in the future."
This is true... valuations were what they were in 1999 as well. Until they were not. As an aside, I just want to let everyone know I am adding a social networking arm to FMMF - hence the valuation of this website will instantly go from $8,210 to $12 billion. Boo yah!
As for Facebook, which now goes up $10B a month?
- Facebook Inc. is considering letting employees sell as much as $1 billion of their shares in an offering that would value the company at almost $60 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
- A stock sale would allow large institutions to invest in the social-networking company, according to the people, who declined to be identified because the deliberations are private.
- Facebook recently raised $1.5 billion in a financing round from Goldman Sachs Group, and Digital Sky Technologies, valuing the social network at $50 billion. Neither Goldman Sachs nor Digital Sky will participate in the new offering, said one person familiar with the matter.
- The stock sale would give a windfall to employees as they wait for an initial public offering.
Knowing how the herd of lemmings works, if Facebook came public today at $60B you know people would be falling over each other to buy the IPO and it would probably be worth $120B in minutes. Hence if Facebook comes public in 2012 at $150B it should be worth more than Apple in the first few minutes of trading. No bubble here baby. 100x sales is cool, and 200x sales would be better.


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Exxon Mobil Returns to Madagascar and 2 Other Dow Movers to Watch
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM): Current price $92.70
Exxon Mobil is returning to the island of Madagascar after four years as it reported that its affiliates in that country have obtained extensions to their output-sharing licenses, permitting exploration activities to once again go forward. The oil giant’s declaration of force majeure in 2009 dealt a blow for coup-leader-turned-president Andry Rajoelina, whose action caused a slump in foreign direct investment. Rajoelina signed the extensions in July, according to Exxon.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT): Current price $77.75
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin along with lawmakers, environmental group leaders, and others announced Thursday that a new accord among environmental groups, the state and a developer of Wal-Mart stores will allow the retailer to establish a new outpost in the northern Vermont town of Derby, while at the same time obtaining more aid to the state’s downtowns. Through the terms, lawmakers will be requested to give a nod to a 30 percent increase in Vermont’s $1.7 million downtown and village tax credit program, so as to promote economic development in those areas. The Vermont Natural Resources Council and Preservation Trust of Vermont will now drop opposition to a Wal-Mart store planned for Derby, which is less than 5 miles from the Quebec border.
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX): Current price $108.15
United Technologies Corp.’s United Technologies Research Center has announced that UTRC’s PureStorage flow battery energy storage tech has been chosen by industry experts and the editors of R&D Magazine as a recipient of its coveted R&D 100 Award. The division will now listed among the 100 most technologically significant products introduced during 2012. The PureStorage system was selected for a 2013 R&D Award because of its ability to supply safe, energy-efficient, and readily deployable electric energy storage at 5 to 10 times the power density of conventional flow battery cells.


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According to Landmark Lofts broker Steve Remmert, the idea behind the development was to provide quality housing for students at the University of Colorado-Boulder. However, the project was started four years ago — an inauspicious time for the luxury condo market.
“The timing couldn’t have been worse,” Remmert said. “Six months into the project, the economy started going south.”
Because of the poor economy, Landmark Lofts’ developers decided to kick-start sales by dropping unit prices by about 15 percent, Remmert said, to compensate for the poor economic climate. In recent months, sales have benefitted tremendously from the growth spurt in the downtown luxury-loft market. All the units now are sold.
According to Remmert, Landmark Lofts is 85 percent owner-occupied, with most of the purchases made by parents who bought the units for their children attending nearby CU.
“There’s always been a shortage of student rentals, and parents want their kids to live in something better during their life at CU,” Remmert said. “But toward the end of the project, a lot of investors bought units as well.”
With the scarcity of downtown condominium space, Remmert said investor interest remains keen, and one investor bought nine units in the building.
Prices at Landmark Lofts range from $185,000 for a 640-square-foot, one-bedroom unit to $630,000 for a 2,000-square-foot penthouse. Landmark Lofts has eight penthouses, as well as a commercial unit that is occupied by a coffeehouse.
All units include amenities such as on-site parking, while the four-bedroom and penthouse units include a fireplace. Landmark Lofts also has its own exercise facility and community-room area. Its biggest benefit, however, remains its prime location on College Avenue, within walking distance of the university.
“The amenity we were selling is its proximity to campus,” Remmert said. “Putting in a pool would have been a waste of money, because most kids use the pool at CU.”
While the location was a huge selling point, Landmark Lofts’ success remains an example of how yet another luxury downtown Boulder condominium development has been able to sell out completely in a chancy economic market.
“There’s a whole paradigm in the Boulder market that’s difficult to understand,” Remmert said. “Our market is tugging along at historically low inventory — almost as low as I’ve seen in the last 10 years. And sales continue to grow, with multiple offers being made on properties. It feels like a whole new market.”
Remmert attributes this growth partly to today’s low interest rates. He also believes that, during the months when the economy was the most sluggish, many homeowners opted to pull their houses off the market and rent them, waiting for a more advantageous time to sell.
“It’s like the car industry; people got tired of sitting on the sidelines, waiting,” Remmert said. “But having a 3.75 percent interest rate now is extremely beneficial, so if you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, then now is the time to do it.
“A lot of purchase decisions are confidence-driven,” he added. “The current low inventory has provided the confidence, so it’s all trending in a positive direction.”


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US digital ad spending saw mixed results across industries last year. On the one hand, total spending growth slowed from its pre-pandemic pace, and two industries—automotive and travel—severely cut back on their budgets. On the other hand, several industries unexpectedly accelerated their digital investments, as the pandemic created new consumer behaviors that drove more of their business online.
Collectively, digital ad spending across all industries increased by 14.9% year over year in 2020, a moderate deceleration from the previous several years. For 2021, we anticipate a strong rebound overall, at 25.5%, but industry-level performance will continue to diverge widely.
Last year, among the 10 industry verticals we cover, shifts in spending ranged from a 30.5% increase to a 51.0% decrease. This year, however, every industry will raise ad spending by at least 10%. Some will demonstrate massive rebounds, whereas others will hold steady or even rein in their growth.


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A mum almost died after taking a nutritional supplement endorsed by media personality Jodie Marsh.
Melissa Calladine, 31, went into anaphylactic shock after taking one tablet promoted by model and bodybuilder Jodie’s online health programme.
Single mum-of-two Melissa claims her health has been ruined after she suffered five more anaphylactic episodes her doctor has said may be related to the pills.
She said: “I almost died. I used to be an out-going, happy person. Now I suffer from extreme anxiety, terrified that having another attack will kill me and leave my children without their mum.”
She spoke out after NHS Medical Director Professor Stephen Powis warned of the dangers of celebrity-endorsed products on social media.
He said: “Highly influential celebrities are letting down the very people who look up to them by peddling products which are at best ineffective and at worst harmful.”
Melissa, of Bridgend, South Wales, ordered a detox programme including an £8.75 nutritional supplement – called JST Jodie Marsh JFlext Joint Care – after reading Jodie’s posts about her JST Nutrition range
on Instagram .
She was so impressed with 40-year-old model Jodie’s body transformation that she bought the pills in an attempt to replicate it. But iodine – which she is severely allergic to – was NOT listed in the ingredients section of the product’s website, despite being contained in the pills.
Jodie said that while it is not listed under ingredients on the website, iodine is mentioned on the site and in the small print on the bottle.
She said: “The product does say under ‘nutritional information’ on the website that it contains iodine – and it does say it on the bottle. If someone with a known iodine allergy takes it, there is nothing I can do about that.”
But Melissa, whose kids are Keira, nine, and Lewis, eight, claimed the inconsistency of labelling could have been fatal.
She called on celebrities to thoroughly check products they are selling before endorsing them.
Within minutes of taking her first tablet, which claims to help to maintain healthy bones and cartilage, Melissa’s mouth and tongue began swelling.
She said: “Suddenly I felt panicky and started shaking. As I took a sip of water to calm myself down, my bottom lip began to tingle and swell.
“I looked in the mirror and was horrified to see my bottom lip was massive and my tongue was also swollen.”
She was so sick she flagged down a police car to take her to the nearest
The GP was concerned enough to sent her to hospital by ambulance.
She said: “You read about people dying like this.
“I felt so out of control. All I could think about was that my kids could be left without their mum.”
It took THREE adrenaline shots to keep her alive and anti-histamine and steroids to keep her stable.
Melissa contacted customer services at JST Nutrition.
She said: “Although iodine was listed on the ingredients it was so tiny that even when doctors first looked at it, they couldn’t find anything about iodine on it.
“Customer services said they would investigate the matter further.”
She added: “When you follow a celebrity on social media, you feel you can trust them.
“I felt happier buying supplements from Jodie Marsh because it was her, rather than some company I knew nothing about. Owing to these nutritional pills, I am living in fear.
“I don’t even like to go out. I worry that every day could be my last.”


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This remarkable increase in population has its drawbacks, specifically in terms of the environment. But in terms of economic potential, the sky is the limit. Many industry suppliers have had a presence in Asia for years (some, for decades) in an effort to tap into this astonishingly fast-growing market.
What sets this region apart
The Asian label market is unique because its size and its diversity. Because of the number of countries in the region, it can be very difficult to pinpoint industry standards that are consistent throughout the region. According to Yael Barak, packaging segment manager of strategic marketing at HP, there are significant differences in print quality, labeling and packaging standards, labor costs and run lengths between countries.
“The common thread in almost all Asian countries, though, is that the market is highly sensitive to production cost,” Barak says. “That is probably the primary obstacle in the overall adoption of digital technology. That being said, it is a fast-evolving region with a quickly developing middle class. What we are facing right now is the struggle to change the mindset of printers and brand owners toward creating higher value applications, enhancing product image and/or creating differentiation to better engage and retain consumer interest.”
HP has been involved in the Asian label and packaging market for more than a decade. Barak says that HP has seen a lot of success with its Indigo printers in two of the main areas of the market: glue-applied labels and specialty labels. He attributes this success to the need for variable content and unique designs, as well as the need to address price-sensitive and volume-based print runs.
“In the past two to three years,” he says, “we’ve experienced significant growth and more installations in the mainstream labels and packaging market.”
He adds, “There is still a lot of variance in the region, so printing methods vary from market to market. However, there is a growing acceptance of digital technology across the board, specifically with HP Indigo printers as the quality meets and exceeds brand standards. We have also seen an increase in combination, or hybrid, processing and security labeling and technology in the last few years.”
Press manufacturer Gallus is headquartered in the Swiss city of St. Gallen and has a heavy presence throughout Asia. Gallus South East Asia Pte. Ltd. opened in September 2011 and currently employs more than 20 engineers, sales reps and administrative staff in Singapore. The company provides sales and service for customers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines; it also offers services in Korea and Taiwan.
Dario Urbinati, managing director of Gallus South East Asia Pte. Ltd., says that his company has enjoyed “substantial development” since opening two years ago.
The primary difference between the Asian market and other markets, Urbinati says, is that it is less specialized. “This leads to the need for highly flexible equipment, but also a flexible and broad skillset of local engineers,” he says. “Since the SEA market is heterogeneous, local circumstances in terms of legislation, language and logistics need to be considered and solutions implemented on a local level.”
While letterpress still plays an important role in the region, Urbinati says that flexo has enjoyed growth in recent years, while offset and gravure are used by a certain number of printers serving related markets.
“Digital is common in the meantime while differentiation in the digital market – including embellishments – is asked for more and more,” he adds.
Where to focus
In a region as large and as populated as Asia, forecasted trends and predicted areas of growth are worth keeping an eye on. As Nuttika Sutanthavibul, customer service manager at Harper Asia Pacific Co. Ltd. points out, the high population in Asia is very advantageous for label industry suppliers and converters. “The consumption rate of consumer products is extremely high when compared to the rates of other regions,” she says.
Of course, China accounts for the largest percentage of people in this region. According to AWA Alexander Watson Associates 2012 Asian Market Study, China is the largest consumer of labels in Asia with a 42% share of the regional market. Sutanthavibul says that other countries, specifically India (which is the second highest at 19%), should not be overlooked.
“If we talk about the biggest population in this region, we cannot overlook China with the largest population of [approximately] 1.4 billion people. It not only has the biggest share in this region, but China was also ranked number one in business growth in the world,” she says. “During the last five years, India has become another country with a high population where the label market has also grown continuously.”
Smaller countries in Asia – though no individual matches for China or India in terms of buying power – are not to be discounted. By forming business-specific alliances, they have become major players in a competitive region. (There really is strength in numbers). The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community – otherwise known as AEC – is comprised of ten member countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. According to Sutanthavibul, this is the market to watch in the coming years.
“The most interesting region at this moment, I would have to say is the AEC market,” she says. “The AEC is the collaboration between 10 Asian countries that have a combined population of more than 600 million people. There will be a free flow of goods, services, and investment capital within this region.”
In addition to the geographic areas of growth in Asia, there are some specific market areas for suppliers and others to consider. According to AWA’s report, the key end-use segments in 2012 were in food, beverage, personal care products and pharmaceuticals.
SATO Holdings Corporation is an international provider of automatic identification and data collection products, including bar codes and RFID tags. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, and has a dozen locations in its Asia Pacific division. According to Daphne Tay, chief communications officer for SATO, the company expects growth in several high-volume markets.
“Our primary growth area is expected to be factory automation and retail,” she says. “We will also be focusing on automotive, healthcare and RFID in this region.”
It is likely because of the growth expected in high-volume markets that digital printing is predicted to make significant strides in the region.
Carmen Chua – vice president of marketing for Avery Dennison’s Asia Pacific Materials Group – says that digital printing will grow in markets across the board.
“Digital printing across all fast-moving consumer goods segments is expected to increase, as are competitive, locally-produced quality product offerings to address local demand,” she says. “We also plan to continue to invest resources in segments with great growth potential, specifically, segments where pressure sensitive is currently low in adoption. Geographically, we remain committed to our investments in China, India and ASEAN.”
In addition to an increased need for digital printing, Chua says that Avery Dennison’s Asia Pacific Materials Group will continue to develop more “sustainable solutions” for customers and brand owners throughout Asia, as they are becoming more concerned with their environmental footprint.
An awakened Asia
Economic growth in Asia has come at a cost. The rapid industrialization throughout the region, specifically in China, has resulted in never-before-seen levels of pollution and related health issues. According to The Blacksmith Institute, an international non-profit organization dedicated to “solving pollution problems in low- and middle-income countries,” China has the unfortunate distinction of being home to 16 of the 20 most polluted cities on Earth. In Linfen, which sits in the heart of the country’s coal belt, air pollution is so bad that hanging laundry is known to turn black before it dries.
Other environmental issues of concern in Asia include deforestation, a lack of clean water, and decreased food production as a result of climate change. These are serious issues with frightening consequences that are only amplified by the fact that this region is home to more than half of the global population.
The European Environment Agency – a branch of the European Union – has arguably lead the globe in terms of environmental policy. Other Western countries, including Canada and the United States, have made significant political and social strides towards sustainability. Historically, China has focused on economic advancement and largely ignored environmental policies (and pleas) from other countries, though it appears that the aforementioned issues have caused this global powerhouse to reevaluate its methods.
Chua says that changes in Asia are being driven by increased consumer awareness as well as an overall global shift towards more sustainable practices.
“As local infrastructure is developed to support sustainable recycling practices, demand for sustainable label and packaging solutions will significantly increase,” she says. “The topic of sustainability has shifted from a niche ‘nice to have’ feature to a regulated and/or legislated ‘must adopt’ scenario.”
For suppliers in the region, this translates to an urgent need for products that meet regional demands. Tay of SATO says that this need has given rise to products such as linerless labels, recyclable liners, biodegradable facestocks and liners, and the like. “In addition to linerless labels,” she says, “SATO has produced the world’s first CO2-reducing Econano series of labels.”
The Econano series are labels that use nano vesicle capsule (NVC) technology to add a CO2 absorbent to the label’s adhesive. The company says that this enables users to reduce CO2 emissions at the point of incineration by approximately 20%.
As with other trends or methods in Asia, there are discrepancies from country to country. According to Barak of HP, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Taiwan are leading sustainability practices in the area. “Several corporations and brand owners are becoming increasingly concerned with social responsibility and ‘green’ packaging,” he says. “Print providers and converters are frequently being asked to demonstrate that they are using environmentally-friendly materials and processes like creating smaller packaging and minimizing waste.”
The good news for international suppliers who are required to meet the environmental standards of Western countries is that they are in the unique position of being able to readily offer environmentally-conscious products and practices that are new to the area.
As Urbinati of Gallus points out, “Since Gallus follows the developments in the West, our products are still ahead of the local developments and are [likely to meet] any future requirements.”


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Today, Huawei is preparing to announce a new smartphone and we will see four new device from the company. And although the majority of the company’s sales are concentrated in the Chinese market, it seems, will soon be able to change a lot.
publishing house «Wall Street Journal» It announces that at the end of 2016, Huawei has released the global smart phone market with the new top-end flagship device in the US to become a competitor of Samsung and Apple.
In an interview with the WSJ, CEO of Huawei, Richard Yu is optimistic about the company’s plans to move from the third largest manufacturer of smartphones in the first position in the ranking. still the company’s global market share is very modest, and is 8.1%, while Apple and Samsung is currently fighting at 19% and 21%, respectively.
Last year, Huawei released the Nexus smartphone 6P and was well received in the US that may have influenced the decision to invade Huawei smartphone market in the US. As for other markets, Huawei shipments in Western Europe grew by 51% last year, beating a 15% Apple’s sales growth and sales growth of the Samsung, which accounted for only 2%.


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A German court has ruled that Volkswagen is liable for compensation payments to potentially 60,000 owners of vehicles fitted with illegal emission-defeating software, five years after the ‘dieselgate’ scandal first rose to prominence.
The German Federal Court of Justice ruled on a case put forward by the plaintiff, Herbert Gilbert, stating that Volkswagen must partially reimburse Mr Gilbert for his vehicle – taking into account depreciation. The case sets an important legal precedent for more than 60,000 other vehicle owners in Germany in the same situation as Mr Gilbert, who will likely be eligible for a one-off compensation payment from Volkswagen.
According to a report from Reuters, “the ruling by Germany’s highest court for civil disputes, which will allow owners to return vehicles for a partial refund of the purchase price, serves as a template for about 60,000 lawsuits that are still pending with lower German courts.”
Volkswagen has previously settled a class action lawsuit put forward by 235,000 German car owners that were misled to believe their vehicle was less polluting than it actually was. A spokesperson for the auto manufacturer confirmed that there are an additional 100,000 claims filed for damages against it from owners, 90,000 of which are based in the UK.
A recent ruling from a High Court judge confirmed that the software installed in diesel-powered Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT and Skoda – all of which are owned by VW – constituted a defeat device, which gives owners a steady legal footing to continue their pursuit of compensation payments.
In total, Volkswagen has paid more than AUD $50 billion in fines, buybacks and compensation payments to those impacted by the scandal over the past five years for the 11 million vehicles that were fitted with a defeat device.
Judging by Volkswagen’s response, owners of impacted vehicles look set to receive a one-off payment for this troubles, with the manufacturer saying in a statement that “for the majority of the 60,000 pending cases, this ruling provides clarity as to how the [Federal Court of Justice] assesses essential questions in the German diesel proceedings.”
It’s not yet known how much each owner will receive as a result of the court filing.
“Volkswagen is now seeking to bring these proceedings to a prompt conclusion in agreement with the plaintiffs. We will therefore approach the plaintiffs with the adequate settlement proposals.”
In the aftermath of the dieselgate scandal, a number of Volkswagen models were banned from international markets, after the manufacturer was found guilty of installing an emission-defeating device and software. The software was able to detect when it was under testing conditions, and subsequently triggered a device in the engine bay that would reduce the rate of noxious gases coming from the tailpipe.
This method was used to fool international regulators as to a Volkswagen diesel’s economy and pollution figures, with the company even winning awards for its TDI-branded engines that were marketed to the public as an environmentally friendly diesel option.
Volkswagen’s diesel variants were banned by the U.S. environmental protection agency, however, they remained on the road in a number of key markets like Europe in spite of wide-scale buyback programs. The manufacturer argued that considering this fact, further compensation payments were “without merit,” according to a Retuers report. “European authorities forced the company to update its engine control software and fined it for fraud and administrative lapses.”
Volkswagen has said that it has paid more than AUD $1.2 billion to the 200,000 claims in Germany that took part in a joint class action lawsuit put forward by a German consumer protection group.
In another court, Volkswagen agreed on a settlement worth AUD $15 million involving accusations its chairman and chief executives were knowingly hiding information on the emissions scandal before the news went public.


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May 27, 2011 — Article
Meridian Audio has announced a webOS Sooloos app for HP’s new TouchPad tablet PC.
The Sooloos app will offer instant access to music while you’re on the move and is based on Meridian’s Sooloos software and digital media system.
Sooloos lets you import all your music to an HP TouchPad, whether that’s from a CD collection, iTunes library, downloaded files, subscription services such as Spotify or Rhapsody or internet radio, or internet radio, and access it all in one place.
Graeme Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer, Meridian Audio, said: “HP identified Sooloos as the ideal way to let users enjoy the full potential of their music on the new TouchPad thanks to the app’s award-winning user interface which allows the user to aggregate content from numerous sources including CDs, downloads and subscription services.
“HP and Meridian are both globally recognised as companies who strive to spearhead technological development and being selected as one of the HP premium showcase apps confirms Sooloos’ position as the class leader in music management software.”
The HP TouchPad is due in June, and the Sooloos app should be available from launch.


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With Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 still fresh on the market those plumping for the new operating system will be hoping all the key apps start arriving on the platform.
However, there was disappointing news for many last week when Google revealed that as yet it has no plans to develop standalone versions of its key apps such as Drive or Gmail for the operating systems, and won't do so until there's a much stronger demand from customers.
Better Google app news for Apple fans came with the announcement that the search giant's Maps service is now back on iPhones. Its specifically designed apps for iOS was approved last week and is available as a free download.
This came as Australian Police issued a stark warning over Apple's own service that has been putting drivers' lives in danger by sending them 70km in the wrong direction in the unforgiving outback.
Elsewhere, security hit the headline as always with researchers warning of a malware attack emanating from a WordPress exploit and McAfee highlighting the dangers of a ‘Project Blitzkrieg' banking malware tool.
Firm has no plans to produce apps for Microsoft systems
Compromised sites being used for fake antivirus attacks
V3 gets a behind-the-scenes look at US telecoms giant's major network monitoring centre
Samsung battles Apple for the top spot, but a surprise could be in store
Headline news helping raise awareness of offerings
Flaws uncovered in state-sponsored espionage could open the door to malware infections
Judge orders arrest was illegal
Lost drivers at risk due to 70km misplaced town
Search giant moves to offer users an alternative to Apple's flawed mapping tool
Attack has already claimed 500 victims and could impact more
OnePlus 3T canned to make way for imminent OnePlus 5 with Snapdragon 835, 8GB memory and dual camera
OnePlus 3T to be prematurely retired on 1 June - perhaps indicating plans for an imminent OnePlus 5 launch
Thunderbolt 3 goes royalty-free as Intel bids to persuade more OEMs to adopt its connectivity standard
Intel adds native support for Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.1 gen 2 to microprocessors
Open source solutions provider makes acquisition in bid to shore up cloud development tools business
Aims to "end data bottlenecks"


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How was Asana developed?
This time we want to follow up with how Asana was developed. When Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein were engaging with the creation of Facebook, they discovered that they needed to rely on effective tool for work collaboration. As a result, they set out to build their own, shortly after, Asana was born.
Is Asana making money?
Asana is not profitable yet and has a long way to go before profitability. It reported a net loss of $118.6 million in 2020 and $211.7 million in 2021. … Asana spends a lot on sales and marketing, which is the cost of bringing in new customers and getting them to use the product.
Who invested in Asana?
Asana has raised more than $453 million in funding, according to Crunchbase. Backers of the company include Founders Fund, Y Combinator and Manhattan Venture Partners, along with big names associated with Facebook’s early days: Mark Zuckerbeg, Peter Thiel and Sean Parker.
Is Asana a good company?
Marking the fourth year for Asana in the list’s top three ranking, 98% of Asana’s employees said Asana is a great place to work, 39% higher than the average U.S. company. The recognition marks the sixth outstanding honor for Asana in 2021.
Who is the CEO of Asana?
Does Facebook use Asana?
Asana: A work management tool developed at Facebook is now a $900 million company — Quartz at Work.
How much of Asana does Dustin Moskovitz own?
Now he has another fortune to rival the first. Moskovitz has been vacuuming up shares of Asana Inc., the task-management company he left Facebook to create. Asana shares have skyrocketed more than 250% since mid-May, giving Moskovitz a stake valued at almost $8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Asana is available through a web browser and a mobile app, with support for both Apple’s iOS – with recent updates aimed specifically at iOS 11 – and Android. It has three payment options: a basic, free version with limited access to features and paid Premium and Enterprise tiers.


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Boston Beer execs explain why they are going to sell Sam Adams in cans
We’ll finally be able to drink Sam Adams while cruising at 30,000 feet in the air.
The most fundamental question, of course, is why?
CEO Martin Roper says it was simply a matter of making Sam Adams Boston Lager, the company’s flagship beer, more readily available to existing customers on a wider number of occasions. That means packaging the beer in a way that allows them to conveniently carry it to the beach, on a boat, to barbecues and on the golf course.
But another key outlet, according to Roper, is the airline industry. The airlines only carry cans right now.
And Roper is also seeing another potential profit center: rock concerts. There are a number of “upscale drinkers,” Roper says, at these concerts, and the venue operators will probably be able to make a bigger profit off the Sam Adams cans than they would off less expensive beers.
Boston Beer is hopping on a can bandwagon that the craft beer industry has been riding for a while. Just down the street from Boston Beer’s HQ, for example, Harpoon is installing a $2.5 million canning operation so it can package its cans in-house instead of going through a brewery in upstate New York.
But as the craft beer industry’s most dominant player, Boston Beer’s new venture will certainly have an outsized impact on the industry.
Jim Koch, Boston Beer's founder and chairman, concedes that there are still a number of questions surrounding the launch. No one has ever mass-produced the can that Boston Beer is using. (The company has developed a special can designed to protect and/or enhance the beer’s taste, partly by allowing more air to flow from the can and bring more of the beer’s aroma to the drinker.). The company is putting a canning line in its brewery in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, and shooting for an early summer launch.
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Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management LP, the biggest shareholder in Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc., said it was approached by a third party about the possibility of participating in a takeover of the fast-food chain.
Trian is considering the inquiry and other alternatives, the fund manager said in a regulatory filing yesterday. Trian and its affiliates hold about 23.6 percent of Atlanta-based Wendy’s/Arby’s. The stock rose 31 cents, or 7.1 percent, to $4.65 at 4:15 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange trading.
A purchase of Wendy’s/Arby’s would follow Apollo Management LP’s agreement to buy CKE Restaurants Inc., operator of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast-food chains, in April. Apollo’s bid beat out an offer from affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, competition that indicated increased interest in restaurant chains by private-equity firms.
“After the CKE restaurant transaction, it’s clear that this space is going to be more active,” Glenn Tongue, managing partner at T2 Partners in New York, said in a telephone interview. The firm owns shares in Wendy’s/Arby’s. The company is undervalued, Tongue said.
Wendy’s/Arby’s, the third-largest U.S. fast-food chain, had dropped 7.5 percent this year before today. Including today’s gains, the shares have fallen less than 1 percent since the start of 2010, giving the company a market value of about $2 billion.
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“With Wendy’s turnaround firmly in place and Arby’s on the brink of a turnaround, we do not think the company would want to sell out at current valuations,” Barbara Cappaert, an analyst at KDP Investment Advisors, said in a research note.
THL could be among those interested in buying the chain, said the analyst, based in Montpelier, Vermont. THL spokeswoman Robin Weinberg declined to comment.
Trian said it expects to discuss a possible transaction with groups that could provide debt or equity financing, as well as other shareholders and other interested third parties.
“The valuation on this will be low,” said John Staszak, an analyst at Argus Research in New York who has a sell rating on the stock. “Arby’s is performing poorly and Wendy’s is only so-so. It’s being beaten by McDonald’s.”
Wendy’s/Arby’s, which trails McDonald’s Corp. and Yum! Brands Inc. in sales, declined to comment in an e-mailed statement and referred calls to Trian. A spokeswoman for Trian declined to comment beyond the filing.
Last month, Wendy’s/Arby’s reported a first-quarter net loss of $3.4 million as revenue declined 3.1 percent, to $837.4 million. Chief Executive Officer Roland Smith said at the time that while he wasn’t pleased with results at Arby’s, the division had made progress on a turnaround.
Restaurant industry traffic has declined for seven consecutive quarters, according to NPD Group. During the first quarter of 2010, restaurant traffic declined 2 percent and consumer spending decreased 0.3 percent, according to the Port Washington, New York-based research firm.
Wendy’s and Arby’s merged after Triarc Cos., owner of the Arby’s brand, bought Wendy’s International Inc. for $2.56 billion in 2008. Triarc changed its name to Wendy’s/Arby’s after the merger closed. Peltz, former chairman of Triarc, is the non-executive chairman of the combined company.


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The UK riots are being discussed in terms of how social media was a crucial tool in creating the protests. Whilst the claim has some merit, it is the overall impact of technology that has provided quicker methods for sharing or gathering information.
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The recent launch of Chrome 13 featuring Instant Pages seems to be creating problems for analytics programs. The new prerendering of pages in the background while you search creates pageviews even if the page isn't clicked on in the search results.
Yahoo’s CORE (Content Optimization and Relevance Engine) personalization technology has reportedly increased clicks to stories in their “Today” home page box by 270% since the company began using it in 2009. Seems behavior targeting has benefits.
The U.S. military sees social networking as a source of information they can filter to gain insight into potential global conflicts and political unrest. Now Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has a $42 million budget to develop this idea.
Spammy websites are popping up to sell Google Plus 1 clicks to website owners in need of higher +1 counts. Though Google likely already has plans to counter these types of websites, could paid +1’s prove more difficult to detect than paid links?
New car technologies are opening new advertising opportunities for smart marketers to a potential audience that spends more than a billion hours per week in a vehicle. All online and mobile formats we currently use could also be done on four wheels.
Google logo today is of a mobile. Alexander Calder, born 113 years ago in 1898, may not have invented the baby mobile, but his large sculptures, dubbed mobile art because of the use of moving parts and wires, were the inspiration for the genre.
It appears Facebook is getting aggressive in the ad department and may be feeling the heat from Google’s social project. Facebook has banned the advertising account of one user who tried to gain followers on Google+ using Facebook’s ad platform.
Answering the call of the U.S. Senate antitrust subcommittee, Google will have Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to testify on their behalf in September. Schmidt will answer questions about Google’s business practices and increasing online dominance.
Today on Google France, a special Google logo recognizes the national Bastille Day celebration and embraces its symbols. Google has celebrated the event since 2000 – the longest running Doodle for a national celebration outside of the U.S.
Shady SEO tactics are once again in the mainstream spotlight, as a report shows Google's local search results are being gamed by some in the locksmith industry. While commendable, the SEO industry doesn't need these self-appointed industry police.
If you had signed up to receive more information on Google Offers and live in New York City, Oakland, or San Francisco, you should have noticed an email or two from them in the last day. And it seems Google is ready to launch Offers in more cities.
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Yahoo Travel editor, Deborah Hopewell, offers her top 8 locations to view fireworks and/or enjoy celebrating on the nation's birthday. Two east coast cities top the list - which makes sense given the revolution for independence started around there.
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Singles are always looking for bars with the right percentage of potential partners. Using facial recognition software, SceneTap is an app that can tell you the ratio of men to women at participating bars. However, will it be a hit with the ladies?


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Kanye West creates capsule collection for A.P.C
PARIS, France - Hip-hop artist Kanye West has teamed up with friend and A.P.C founder Jean Touitou to create a special three piece collection for the brand, due for release on July 14, which is Bastille day in France.
The collection consists of a t-shirt, a pair of jeans and a hoodie – all items deemed ‘precious’ by Touitou in an statement given to GQ. According to the brand, images of the items will not be unveiled until the pieces become available to shop on the A.P.C website.
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Apple is reportedly in personal discussions over a possible electric-car battery sourcing settlement with two Chinese language corporations, CATL and BYD, in keeping with a file from Reuters printed Tuesday, mentioning more than one resources with wisdom of the subject.
White Area financial consultant Jared Bernstein additionally showed to Reuters that Apple has made U.S. manufacturing a situation for attainable battery providers—in all probability to coordinate with President Biden’s infrastructure push.
BYD is the fourth biggest battery maker on the earth—after LG, CATL, and Panasonic—and used to be for a number of years the top EV producer in the world. It has devoted its production experience to the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) mobile chemistry that Apple reportedly prefers for its EVs, for his or her more straightforward, lower-cost provide chain that avoids a deep dependence on nickel and cobalt. BYD offered its Blade battery pack ultimate 12 months, with an indication appearing no hearth problems in any case types of abuse.
BYD Han EV
CATL is increasing inside of China, and whilst it considered a U.S. plant in 2019, it pivoted to Europe as an alternative because of business prerequisites. It boasted ultimate 12 months that it had advanced a battery pack that will last 16 years or 1.24 million miles and can be offering it to any automaker.
Lately it is supplying some LFP cells to Tesla in China-built Style 3 sedans in order that Tesla can liberate extra of its extra energy-dense cells for different functions, and it is making lithium-ion cells for the Mercedes EQS, amongst many different EVs.
Mercedes-Benz EQS will use batteries sourced from CATL
Reuters identified that it wasn’t transparent whether or not the Apple talks associated with its personal battery era or the usage of tech from the providers.
The Apple vehicle undertaking has been rumored—and showed on, and showed off—for a lot of a decade, with the most recent indicators of existence from the undertaking rising in December with experiences of a new “monocell” design for batteries that may assist liberate area.


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Education, specifically edtech, will constitute the next set of global companies emerging out of India, much like what IT did in the 2000s, says Ronnie Screwvala. But it should be a global map coming out of India, rather than trying to become a western company looking to list on foreign stock exchanges, he said.
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In addition, Lenskart will also expand its international teams in Singapore, West Asia, and the US by adding 300 more employees.
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Lenskart plans to use the capital and $95 million raised from KKR in May to make investments in its supply chain, new technologies and expand in Southeast Asia and the Middle East
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KKR will make the investment in Lenskart through its Asian private equity fund.
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"Lenskart is raising USD 275+ million from Softbank Vision Fund, including some stake sale from early investors," a company statement said.
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Kedaara Capital may also buy shares from existing investors in a secondary sale, which will raise another Rs 10 crore
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This is Lenskart's third investment in less than a year
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The company is looking at ramping up the manufacturing at its facility near Gurugram to 3 lakh frames in 3 years.
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Online eyewear firm Lenskart today said it expects its affordable-premium eyewear brand John Jacobs to clock revenues of Rs 500 crore by FY2020-21 as it expands the offline retail presence of the brand.
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Lenskart will partner with 6over6 to co-develop and test the product before taking it to the market, the company said in a statement.
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Media baron and private equity investor Ronnie Screwvala, who is holding stakes in Lenskart and ShopClues, today said both the e-commerce firms may go for Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the next two years.
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Katrina will be the face of Lenskart for the next two years and would feature in the brand's new campaign, Lenskart said in a statement.
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Founded in 2010, Lenskart is an online retailer of eyewear, backed by Unilazer ventures and Premji Invest.
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Lenskart has previously raised a total of Rs 317 crore from investors including IDG Ventures (USD 4 million in October 2011), Ronnie Screwvala-led Unilazer Ventures (USD 10 million in February 2013), TPG Growth and TR Capital (USD 22 million in January 2015).
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing Rs. 171 Crores in Indian eyewear company Lenskart, to help the company expand access to high-quality and affordable eye-care products in tier-3,tier-4 cities.
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The online-only brand will use the funds to foray into brick and mortar retail, both independently and through tie-ups with premium retailers.
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Roundtable: Model S experts talk Tesla
Recently, I had a chance to sit down during National Drive Electric Week with two Model S experts, Brooks Weisblat and Nick Howe, to talk Tesla. Brooks Weisblat, founder of dragtimes.com, has so many popular Tesla videos on youtube that he's racked up millions of views and he also happens to hold the record for fastest published Tesla P85D. And... Nick Howe who is author of Owning Model S (which just got released in its second edition) and the host of the popular Tesla-related video show News from the Frunk.
From left to right: Nick Howe, Brooks Weisblat, Matt Pressman
Brooks talks about drag racing the Tesla Model S P85D against supercars, how the P85D broke the dyno (dynometer), and why the Model S is so impressive (and controversial) in the drag racing community. He also discusses the Pulse ADV-1 wheels he installed on his P85D that actually improved the speed of the Tesla Model S. Then, Nick discusses the Tesla Motors popularity in both the owner community and within investment circles. He tries to explain why TSLA (and the ever-moving Tesla stock price) remains a lightening rod for opposing views among both analysts and investors alike — is it an auto company, a tech company, or a battery company? Watch the video to find out...
I definitely look forward to sitting down with these two experts again soon to get their "inside" take on all of the latest Tesla news.


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Earlier this year, Google launched OnHub, a new router that would defy all those that came before it. One of the main selling points at the time was that it was “really ridiculously good looking.” It does but that’s because it bucks the conventional design routers have had over the past few years. But not satisfied with having a unique shape, Google has introduced three interchangeable covers that can be affixed to the device in order for it to better blend in with your home.
The three covers are the ones produced by Google, but you can buy more colorful ones through the OnHub Makers site where the company asked artists and designers to come up with their own design.
Ben Brown, product manager for OnHub, wrote that routers aren’t the most sightly thing in the home, but because they function better out in the open, they could be a bit of an eyesore. From excess cables, blinking lights, bulky antennas, and internal wiring, this device just stands out — you know one when you see it. But that shouldn’t stop someone from finding a way to have it not be as conspicuous, right? The new skins, available in white and gold, black and silver, and bamboo, gives Internet users a better feeling that the router isn’t “just there.”
But if the three standard covers aren’t enough for you, check out the OnHub Makers site. Google asked a group of artists and designers to “reimagine the router and create unique shells for OnHub.” Some have used hand-blown glass to colorful paper mache to create one-of-a-kind concept designs. These artists will be selling their work on their websites and Google will be releasing 3D files, patterns, and design guidelines to let you create your own shell if you’re inclined.
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