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A draconian ban on all privately issued cryptocurrencies remains under consideration in India, CNBC TV18 reports.
In a tabled reply, Pankaj Choudhary, the minister of state for finance, said that a decision on whether it would follow the recommendations of a high-ranking government committee created to regulate cryptocurrencies was yet to be made.
Back in 2019, an inter-ministerial committee (IMC) suggested imposing a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies of the likes of Bitcoin in its draft report. This includes potential criminal penalties for holding and mining digital currencies.
In March, Reuters reported that India was readying to introduce a law that was in line with the report.
During the same month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that shutting down all cryptocurrencies was not the path India was taking:
My view on this is that of course the Supreme Court had commented on cryptocurrency and while the RBI may take a call on official cryptocurrency but from our side, we are very clear that we are not shutting off all options.
In June, The New Indian Express reported that the government was softening its stance toward cryptocurrencies, adding more confusion to already-mixed messaging.
The Reserve Bank of India—whose ban on cryptocurrency trading was overturned by the Supreme Court in March 2020—stated that it still had major concerns about digital assets in June.
This came after the RBI offered clarity to private banks that deal with cryptocurrencies, which many viewed as a sign of the central bank's shifting attitude toward cryptocurrencies.
e-RUPI is not a digital currency
In the meantime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of e-RUPI, a voucher-based digital payments system, earlier today.
The new payment medium has nothing to do with blockchain, but India's central bank is also working on its own central bank digital currency that will leverage the technology.


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Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, 2011/11/29 - Scottish based, Moviecom.tv announced that it has been selected as the only Scottish finalist for Red Herring's 2011 Top 100 Global award a prestigious recognition honoring the year’s most audacious and far reaching private technology companies.
Today, Scottish based, Moviecom.tv announced that it has been selected as the only Scottish finalist for Red Herring's 2011 Top 100 Global award, a prestigious recognition honoring the year’s most audacious and far reaching private technology companies and entrepreneurs from across the globe.
Moviecom.tv is an online video platform that empowers businesses to communicate their true value and increase revenue through video. With online video usage fast becoming one of the most powerful communications tools for businesses, Moviecom.tv has entered the market with its unique offering at exactly the right time. With over 2,100 companies already live on the Moviecom.tv platform the company is now breaking into the UK market. Working with international brands such as UBM, Staples and Cisco as well as sport clubs and a plethora of SME's, the company has found a niche market for a B2B audience to truly engage through online video.
This month Moviecom.tv began its expansion into the US market as part of a UKTI mission, presenting to investment audiences and strategic partners in New York and Philadelphia.
The Red Herring editorial team selected the companies demonstrating the most innovative technologies and business models originating from over 1000 companies from over 40 nations. These companies, representing past Red Herring Asia, Europe and North America awards, are judged on a range of qualitative and quantitative metrics, including but not limited to, technology innovation, financial performance, growth criterion, management's execution standards, potential globalization of the strategy and market share improvement.
Red Herring editors were among the first to recognise that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work. Red Herring’s Top Global 100 list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. The winners will be announced on the 7th December in Los Angeles during Red Herring’s Annual Global Conference.
“Technology companies are becoming the bright spot in the economic outlook based on their increasing role within macro-economic environments.“ Stated Alex Vieux, Chairman of Red Herring. “2011 has confirmed the sector's vibrant activity and its resilience to widespread economic problems. An unprecedented number of entrepreneurs are attempting to jump ahead of the competition and aspire to make a difference. Breakthroughs obsolete each other faster than ever before. Moviecom.tv has performed exceptionally in its field and strongly deserves to be singled out as one of the Red Herring Global Finalists.
Kev O'Neil, CTO Moviecom.tv added,"We are delighted to be the only Scottish finalist in these awards. Being nominated demonstrates the innovation, drive and amazing company culture that we have created with Moviecom.tv. It is fantastic to be recognised for this achievement and to sit alongside some of the most innovative, digital companies in the world."
Moviecom.tv has received a second round of seed funding and is currently investment raising in a UK & US market. Moviecom.tv was founded by Gillian & Kev O'Neil, seasoned entrepreneurs in a digital market. The company is currently privately backed by angel investors Kevin and Vincent Moore.
• Online video is the fastest growing medium in the history of the world (Comscore);
• Internet Retailer reports that visitors who view product videos are 85% more likely to buy than visitors who do not. (Internet Retailer, April 2010);
• Retail site visitors who view video stay two minutes longer on average and are 64% more likely to purchase than other site visitors. (Comscore, August 2010);
• With proper optimisation, video increases the chance of a front-page Google result by 53x. (Forrester, January 2010).

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TOKYO (AP) — Japan's top automaker, Toyota, and smaller rival Suzuki are partnering in the development of self-driving car technology, as manufacturers around the world grapple with innovations in the industry.
Under the deal, announced Wednesday, Toyota will take a 4.9% stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. valued at 96 billion yen ($908 million), and Suzuki will make a 48 billion yen ($454 million) investment in Toyota.
In 2017, Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki agreed to work together in ecological and safety technology. That deal did not include owning mutual stakes.
Auto manufacturers are facing a costly shift toward the use of artificial intelligence, the internet and other technologies. Partnerships are one way to share the enormous costs.
Last month, Volkswagen AG of Germany said it is investing $2.6 billion in a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that's mostly owned by Ford, Argo AI, with a plan to put autonomous vehicles on the roads in the U.S. and Europe as early as 2021.
Under the deal, Ford will use VW's electric vehicle platform to build zero-emissions cars for the European market starting in 2023.
In February, BMW and Daimler said they are working together on self-driving cars.
Under their earlier agreement signed in 2017, Toyota and Suzuki are also cooperating in the Indian market, where Suzuki remains a strong player. They said they will continue to expand their collaboration.
"The automobile sector is currently experiencing a turning point unprecedented in both scope and scale," Toyota and Suzuki said in a statement, referring to stronger environmental regulations as well as newcomers in the mobility business.
They said deepening their relationship will help both companies grow and meet challenges.
Google autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo is among the new players. Uber, which offers ride-hailing services and food delivery, is also working on autonomous driving.
Toyota, the maker of the top-selling hybrid, Prius, has invested in Uber.


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The Mayors of London and Paris are teaming up to launch a website to encourage citizens to buy vehicles with better real world emissions.
The Cleaner Vehicle Checker will show Londoners how much toxic NOx new cars emit, helping them to choose and buy less polluting vehicles.
The system will use data from Emissions Analytics to offer independent evaluation of the emissions of most new cars and vans on our roads and on the showroom forecourt.
The bodies hope that it will encourage manufacturers to produce vehicles that conform to the EU’s full ‘real-world driving emissions’ standards much sooner than when legally required by 2021, and that it will provide a free ‘health check’ service to London fleet operators to understand how their current fleet performs and where significant improvements could be made.
The Greater London Authority Group and local authorities will also use the tool to select appropriate vehicles for their fleets.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: "My scheme will put an end to the smoke and mirrors that have been employed in official emissions tests.
"It will provide Londoners with an honest, accurate and independent evaluation of the emissions of most new cars and vans on our roads and on the showroom forecourt.
"By having ‘on the road’ testing I believe we will help Londoners make an informed choice and incentivise manufacturers to build cleaner vehicles sooner.
"This scheme is also a fantastic example of how big cities around the world can pool their expertise and their influence to encourage big industry to clean up its act. The toxicity of the air in London and many other big cities is an outrage, and schemes of the type we are introducing in London and Paris have the potential to make a massive difference to the quality of the air we all breathe."
Paul Wilson, chief executive officer of the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) welcomed the real world emissions tool. He said: “WPIC is very encouraged by the leadership being shown by London and Paris on the issue of air quality in cities.
"Independent road-testing provides an excellent starting point as consumers and policy makers consider the wide range of emissions performance from different cars and make appropriate choices. This approach is groundbreaking as it will provide consumers with independent model-by-model emissions data and it also sends a strong signal to car makers.
“As Platinum has long played a critical role in emissions control solutions, we understand the technical capabilities of the automotive industry well. We are keen to contribute to a dialogue rooted in fact and focussed on proactive action.
"Our analysis and test results from Emissions Analytics show that best-in-class technologies which already achieve Euro 6c NOx limits on-the-road were installed on some models sold in 2016. We now need to tip the scales so that this is the case for the many, not the few. We would urge the car makers to recognise the vital, proactive role they can play in a viable solution to the air quality issue.”
The new Cleaner Vehicle Checker will be available online from the autumn - although real world fuel economy figures from Emissions Analytics data are already available on the Fleet News website.


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Microtune says court halts Broadcom from selling, importing silicon tuner
In the latest development in an ongoing battle between two competitors, Microtune Inc. said a court in Texas has barred Broadcom Corp. from selling or importing into the U.S. its BCM3415 silicon tuner and "certain" reference design boards containing that product.
The court also said "products merely colorably different" from the BCM3415 tuner would also fall under the injunction order, Microtune said.
The ruling could have an affect on manufacturers that use or have made plans to use Broadcom's silicon tuner instead of more traditional can tuners in their products.
Broadcom, in a written statement, countered that the ruling would not have a significant impact on its customers, but said it would appeal the ruling, nonetheless. Moreover, Broadcom said it would continue to develop tuner technology and introduce new tuner products.
Broadcom also pointed out that that the injunction applies only to tuner business in the U.S., "where we do little tuner business. All manufacturing and sales of the disputed chip occurs outside the U.S."
The preliminary injunction, ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, stems from a jury verdict last month that found Broadcom had willfully infringed on Microtune's patent for single-chip tuner technology.
In a 10-K filed March 31, Broadcom wrote that it plans to file post-trial motions in this case and ask the court to reverse the jury verdict and/or order a new trial. Prior to the trial, Broadcom also noted that the parties stipulated to patent damages for an amount not to exceed $1.2 million "for our sales of allegedly infringing products prior to January 2003."
The court, however, has yet to make a final decision on financial damages, if any, due to Microtune in the case.
The legal battles being waged between the two rivals appear to be far from over.
Broadcom, in a separate lawsuit filed in the U.S. International Trade Commission, has alleged that Microtune has engaged in unfair trade practices by importing tuners, power amplifiers and Bluetooth-based products based on two Broadcom patents.


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Connecticut became the first state in the US to pass a bill requiring the labeling of food products containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. Passed by an overwhelming majority in both houses, the bill (which is expected to be signed by the Governor) comes with a catch: the new law will only be triggered into effect when 1) four other states pass similar legislation; 2) one of those states borders Connecticut; and 3) the population of the states totals at least 20 million people.
Consumers Union hailed the vote as “historic” in a press release, congratulating Connecticut for taking “huge step forward for consumers’ right to know.” Given the requirements the bill has to meet before any CT consumer sees labeled food packages, perhaps the victory is best summed by a state activist who called it a “cautious but important first step.”
GMO labeling bills also currently have traction in Maine, Vermont and Washington states.
Meanwhile at the federal level, the USDA this week proposed a rule requiring mechanically tenderized meat to be labeled and include proper cooking instructions.
Mechanically tenderized meat is run through a machine that punctures the muscle fibers with blades or needles to tenderize the meat. Unfortunately, the process also can drive bacteria like the deadly pathogen E. coli from the surface deep into the center of the meat, where they may not be killed by cooking if the meat is cooked rare. That can increase the risk of illness for people who eat that beef rare or medium rare.
According to the USDA, the CDC has tracked five outbreaks of foodborne illness attributable to mechanically tenderized meat over the last 10 years.
CU has long advocated for the labeling of mechanically tenderized meat so consumers and restaurants know to be more cautious with its cooking. The proposed rule will soon be posted in the Federal Register for a 60 day comment period.
Click here to learn more about mechanically tenderized meat from Consumer Reports.


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When children across the country unwrap their presents on Christmas Day, family members will be left counting the cost of the latest expensive toys and gadgets.
According to NPD Group, a shopping research firm, the average child aged 11 will receive toys worth £110 this Christmas. That might sound steep, but the youngsters of today may be unknowingly playing with tomorrow’s valuable collectables, which could command far higher prices in decades to come.
Childhood toys from the Forties, Fifties, Sixties and later now attract huge sums at auction as collectors try to snap up their old favourites.
Whether it is toy cars, dolls or action figures, toy dealing has become a serious business and the most sought after items are now worth thousands of pounds. A rare Star Wars figurine of the Boba Fett character sold for more than £26,000 at auction in 2016, for instance.
Charles Ashton of Cheffins auction house said childhood favourites attracted the most dedicated collectors. Any brands that are able to demonstrate an enduring appeal are in high demand. “Early Corgi or Dinky vehicles from the Forties and Fifties in good condition can make considerable sums, especially for rarities or short production runs,” he said.
“Similarly, early Barbie dolls have a huge collector market throughout the world. Barbie was launched in 1959 and the earlier the toy the better.”
Nick Mulford of Toy Hunter UK, a vintage toy dealer, said Matchbox cars, particularly the “superfast” series from the late Sixties and early Seventies, were among the most desirable.
However, he warned that they could lose value sharply once they began to fall out of public consciousness.
“What’s happening now with the prewar Dinky toys is that they are losing popularity because people are forgetting what they are,” he said. “They were collected for nostalgia reasons, but the audience is now dying off. We see a lot of widows selling their husband’s collections, so the market is flooded and they start to devalue.”
Regardless of age, condition plays a crucial role in a toy’s value. Those in the best condition or in their original packaging are the most valuable.
Mr Ashton said a toy typically lost half its value if it did not have its original box. For example, a model of the Bluebird Landspeeder car is expected to raise between £300 and £400 at auction in January. Without its box the item would attract just half that amount.
With Barbie and Cindy dolls, having a complete set of accessories and clothing enhances the value considerably. But damaged or incomplete items are far from worthless, Mr Mulford said. Original Action Man dolls from the Sixties and early Seventies can change hands for £15 to £20, even “naked”. Yet in some instances a damaged toy can sell for a far larger sum.
“It all depends on the model,” said Mr Mulford. “I’ve seen a Dinky Foden lorry that had been played with fetch £18,000 because it was a rare colour.”
Mr Ashton said that while buyers often collected toys from their own childhood, there was also significant interest in older pieces. “Antique toys is a niche market ranging right from the 1700s to the Eighties, including everything from antique hand-painted dolls to recent sensations such as the Star Wars franchise,” he said.
He added that a painted wooden doll from the early 18th century had sold for more than £4,000 in March and that museums and institutions often bid against individual collectors.
Tomorrow’s top collectibles
While few children this Christmas are likely to keep a toy in mint condition in their cupboard, modern-day toys can become valuable overnight. Lego sets have increased in value, Mr Mulford said, with new sets of mini-figures often highly sought after.
But how many of today’s toys will become tomorrow’s valuables? He said it was hard to predict which would capture the imagination in the way Action Man and Barbie did in years gone by, but added that toys based on pop culture phenomena had proved particularly popular of late.
This is backed up by sales figures. According to toy shop The Entertainer, the Fortnite-branded edition of Monopoly has been the biggest-selling game this Christmas, with online stock selling out within hours of becoming available.
Baby Shark soft toys, based on the viral video, have also sold out repeatedly, with more than 17,000 people now on the retailer’s waiting list for new stock. Meanwhile the LOL Surprise range of dolls (see panel, right) accounts for nine of The Entertainer’s top 20 sellers.
But while collectors should keep track of current trends, Mr Mulford encouraged buyers not to be lured by toys marketed as “collectable”. He said these toys were often targeted at an artificially high price to collectors, leaving little room for prices to appreciate.
Toy investors should instead check to see which ranges will be retired in the next 12 months, as prices can often rise immediately after an item is withdrawn from sale. “Lego dealers often have the common sense to buy sets that are going to be retired in the next year,” Mr Mulford said.
“They sit there, don’t open them, and in a couple of years they can double or treble their money, depending on how many are made.”
But this is not always as easy as it sounds. Mr Mulford said he and many other collectors had had their fingers burned when a Lego set based on the The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film was released at the end of 2016. Despite keen interest from collectors, retailers quickly cut prices and the set now trades for less than its original price.
While the item may still rise in value, those investors who hoped to turn a quick profit were left out of pocket. And despite classic figures being able to fetch tens of thousands of pounds at auction, recent Star Wars toys have little value as an investment, according to Mr Mulford, because of the scale of merchandise produced.
“The quality of the figures is fantastic – they are phenomenal,” he said. “But they are worthless as the market has been saturated.” Despite considerations of potential value, he advised collectors to buy items they had an interest in.
“Collectables shouldn’t be hidden in the attic,” he said. “If you’re not looking at it and enjoying it, then sell it.”


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Skyports, Loganair and Royal Mail launch Orkney Islands drone logistics project
Skyports Drone Services has launched a fully electric drone logistics project established in partnership with Royal Mail, Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and Loganair.
The project, known as Orkney I-Port, will deliver two new capabilities: daily inter-port delivery of Royal Mail items and the demonstration of shore-to-ship deliveries. The I-Port project represents the first UK drone delivery project which can be conducted on a permanent basis under existing regulatory frameworks.
Alex Brown, director at Skyports Drone Services, said: “Rural and maritime logistics are contingent on access, weather and personnel; if one of these factors is compromised, so too is the ability to provide a safe and reliable service. Orkney is just one example of a hard-to-reach location that will benefit significantly from regular recurring drone operations. We’re looking forward to showcasing how our flights can improve existing services on the island, improve connectivity for residents and support the work of Orkney’s postal staff.”
Orkney’s geography and harsh weather impact any on-island delivery service. Postal deliveries arrive from mainland Scotland to Kirkwall Airport via Loganair, where they are delivered to residents on Orkney’s main island or transported to one of the 19 other inhabited islands via ferry or small passenger plane.
Skyports Drone Services will establish a daily inter-island mail distribution service, initially operating between three locations across Orkney for three months, with the intent to extend. The new service is set to launch in Q2 2023.
Chris Paxton, head of Drone Trials at Royal Mail, said: “We are proud to be working with Skyports to deliver to some of the more remote communities that we serve in the UK. Using a fully electric drone on a permanent basis supports Royal Mail’s continued drive to reduce emissions associated with our operations, whilst connecting the island communities we deliver to.”
The project’s shore-to-ship flight demonstrations aim illustrate the importance of a link between Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and vessels in its port. Skyports Drone Services will provide logistics for several use-cases, including delivery of documentation and provisions and the transportation of bunker samples.
David Dawson, Orkney Councillor and chair of the Council’s Development and Infrastructure Committee, said: “The proposals within this project offer some interesting opportunities for our island communities – and I’m sure they’ll be watching with interest as things develop. The possibility of drone deliveries from shore to ship in particular, could add an extra dimension to the services provided by our Marine Services team, vital as we look to position ourselves as innovators within the marine and harbour operations sphere.”
The I-Port project is funded by the Department for Transport’s Freight Innovation Fund and executed by the Connected Places Catapult. The fund focuses on accelerating the adoption of commercial solutions to address challenges in the UK’s freight sector and make it more efficient and cleaner. Skyports Drone Services is one of nine winners of the Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator.
Nicola Yates OBE, CEO, Connected Places Catapult, said: “The freight sector has an enormous opportunity to support jobs and growth across the UK which is why today we are pleased to welcome the nine SMEs to the first round of the Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator. Working with innovators and industry partners through our accelerator programme allows us to develop a pipeline of technology and new ideas that promise to help tackle the freight sector’s emerging needs, ensuring that resilience, efficiency and carbon reduction are core to the sector’s future.”


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UK web statistics for October show a strong rise in visits to eBay UK and other online retailers as users searched for Christmas presents.
"We would expect to see an upward trend in traffic to online retail sites in the UK in October," said Bob Ivins, executive vice president of European markets at internet monitoring firm comScore.
"A survey in the last week of October found that 48 per cent of UK respondents had already begun shopping for Christmas, but what is perhaps more notable is the rate of this growth.
"Multi-channel high street stores like Woolworths and Boots experienced significant increases and, if this trend continues, we should see very strong online sales for high street stores this Christmas."
The research is reflected by similar surges at retail sites across Europe. Louis Vitton saw the largest increase in monthly visits in France, beaten only by transport sites as commuters looked for a way around the strikes.
Only the Germans are failing to shop online in droves, it seems, although an increased interest in gaming sites following the launch of Halo 3 has driven growth in the country.
Google.co m was the number one page visited in all countries, according to the comScore research.
Around two thirds of French and German internet users visited the site during October, rising to nine out of 10 in the UK.
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SELLING PRICE $2-million
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LISTING AGENT Myron Dylynsky, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
The Action: On a one-way street in the Harbord Village Heritage Conservation District, four semi-detached houses sold for hundreds of thousands over their million-dollar list prices in the past year. The most recent sale at 84 Brunswick Ave. set a record as one buyer's pre-emptive offer added $400,000 to its $1.6-million asking price.
"Our selling strategy was to beat the post-Labour Day influx of listings by coming out on Aug. 31 and it paid off," agent Myron Dylynsky says.
What They Got: Just a few houses south of Margaret Fairley Park, this 2 1/2-storey Victorian largely preserves period features from 1880, such as its brick façade, bay windows, 10-foot ceilings and plaster mouldings in the living and dining rooms.
The back portion of the 3,090-square-foot space offers outdoor entertaining with a private patio off a sunroom behind the main kitchen and a deck above off secondary cooking quarters.
Practical essentials entail bathrooms on all levels – except the third, where two out of five bedrooms are located – and an unfinished basement with exterior stairs up to the 25-by-137-foot lot and garage facing a laneway.
The Agent's Take: "The main selling features of the house were its location near College and Bathurst and its original condition," Mr. Dylynsky says. "It seems the more original condition, the more attractive are the properties on Brunswick Avenue."
This house's sense of history also extended to a former resident and prominent figure who passed away years ago. "It was sold by a family that had owned it for over 50 years," Mr. Dylynsky says.
"Cyril Lane behind the house was named after the father of the family – Cyril Greenland – a famous Toronto social worker, co-founder of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, now the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, professor at McMaster University, government adviser, researcher and author of a number of books."


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Fodder takes top title
A leading Yorkshire food hall was celebrating after being named the Best Independent Retailer by influential foodie title the Observer Food Monthly.
Fodder, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s flagship food hall, took the title in a star-studded ceremony in London, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jamie Oliver and Tom Parker-Bowles.
Fodder is the UK’s first fully charitable food hall, with all profits reinvested in helping the rural community in the north of England. Observer Food Monthly readers across Britain voted Fodder as their favourite independent retailer.
Managing director Heather Parry said: “We’re absolutely over the moon to win this national award just 18 months after we opened. Credit must go to our amazing suppliers, our wonderful customers and our staff, whose enthusiasm for Yorkshire food and drink is infectious.”
Awards judge Jay Rayner said: “Fodder takes tired foodie buzz words like ‘local’ and ‘seasonal’ and gives them meaning. While farmers’ markets and bespoke delis pander to fashion, Fodder has created a proper food hall that showcases the very best of Yorkshire’s produce, but does so at a price which makes it genuinely accessible to everyone.”
Parry added: “While it’s great to win awards, Fodder’s real aim is to benefit the rural community. Last year – our first year of trading – our local sourcing policy injected £1.9m into Yorkshire’s economy, supporting over 180 local farmers, producers and emerging businesses. We act as a shop window for local producers, providing a platform from which to market their goods. The real winners are the farmers and producers who supply Fodder.”
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The Chinese smartphone market is the largest and “most lucrative” in the world. While the stats from China are interesting, the players are enormous and the competition is high. Thus, this market is practically not as interesting as its figures imply. While Samsung is managing to hold on to its own in China, Apple has dropped down the pecking order. The likes of LG and Nokia does not have a real chance. This fueled speculations that Nokia will close its R&D center in Beijing next year.
However, Nokia said that the news is not true. According to the company, the adjustment in Nokia’s R&D centers is part of its global strategy to improve operational efficiency. Nokia stated that it remains a top competitor in China and it believes in the “innovation in China, and the world.”
According to Nokia’s second-quarter earnings report for the 2019 fiscal year, Nokia’s second-quarter net sales were $6.341 billion, up 7% from $5.88 billion in the same period last year. Nokia’s president and CEO said that Nokia’s second-quarter performance was strong. This is mainly due to the continued 5G demand, competitive end-to-end solutions and enhanced operational execution. Based on the above positive factors, Nokia confirmed that the 2019 annual performance guidance target remains unchanged.


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DigiCert reveals widening gap in digital trust management globally
DigiCert's 2024 State of Digital Trust Survey highlights a growing divide between 'leaders' and 'laggards' in global enterprise digital trust, with effective practices affecting revenue, innovation, and productivity.
Exclusive: Unpacking the intricacies of digital security with DigiCert
Senior VP of DigiCert, Brian Trzupek, shares insight on the company's global digital security strategies, expansive offerings, and preparation for quantum threats.
DigiCert deploys one billion CI Plus certificates across devices
DigiCert, a global digital trust provider, surpasses the one billion milestone with DigiCert CI Plus certificates, promoting public key infrastructure (PKI) trust standards in the television industry.
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DigiCert unveils the key digital trust trends for APAC in 2024, highlighting the challenges companies might face and cybersecurity shifts for the coming year.
Insufficient investment in quantum-safe strategies concerns IT leaders
Insufficient investment in quantum-safe strategies leaves global IT leaders feeling vulnerable, especially in the APAC region.
DigiCert launches Discovery for streamlined cryptographic key management
DigiCert unveils Discovery, a central management tool for cryptographic keys, aiming to improve cybersecurity.
DigiCert’s certificate management platform is now on multiple CAs
DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager enables complete certificate lifecycle management of public and private trust for complex IT environments.
Certificate expiry in enterprise IT: Putting an end to fear
Certificates have become the stealth companion to our online world. But failing to manage them effectively can be more costly than a data breach.
Preparing businesses' digital trust for a post-quantum world
Businesses must take steps today to ensure the integrity of their most important data before quantum decryption opens the door to all of today’s secrets.
DigiCert announces its new unified partner program
DigiCert announces its new unified partner program, designed to provide partners with a comprehensive portfolio that delivers digital trust to the real world.
DigiCert and ReversingLabs partner to address supply chain security
DigiCert customers will benefit from improved software integrity through deep analysis that shows their software is free from known threats.
DigiCert partners with ReversingLabs for supply chain security
DigiCert integrates ReversingLabs technology into the DigiCert software trust manager to create tamper-proof software delivery.
DigiCert ONE to be made available on Oracle Cloud
DigiCert and Oracle will collaborate on further integration into the OCI ecosystem to help joint customers manage their digital trust initiatives.
DigiCert brings Verified Mark Certificates to Kiwi companies
DigiCert has announced that it is now issuing VMCs for trademarks registered in New Zealand, compliant with the BIMI standard.
DigiCert rolls out new comprehensive digital trust solution
DigiCert releases Trust Lifecycle Manager, a comprehensive digital trust solution for certificate management and PKI services.
DigiCert announces release of comprehensive digital trust solution
DigiCert unveils Trust Lifecycle Manager, a digital trust solution that unifies certificate management and PKI services.
DigiCert Inc. releases comprehensive digital trust solution
DigiCert says this new unified management of a company’s digital trust fabrics will deliver a number of returns.
90% companies in APAC rate digital trust highly: DigiCert
In APAC, organisations and customers report digital trust as important due to the expanding threat landscape within the region.
9/10 organisations say digital trust extremely important
In the Asia Pacific region, organisations report digital trust as important due to the expanding threat landscape within the region.
DigiCert Root CA approved for Matter device attestation
With this, DigiCert is ready to help smart home device manufacturers achieve Matter compliance rapidly and at scale.
DigiCert acquires DNS Made Easy and affiliated brands
DigiCert has acquired DNS Made Easy to expand its portfolio of managed DNS services and enhance certificate validation security.
Digital trust vital in fight against against cybersecurity threats
Digital trust is crucial for securing the connected world, according to cybersecurity company DigiCert and industry pundits.
DigiCert appoints Christophe Bodin as Chief Revenue Officer
DigiCert, backed by Clearlake, Crosspoint, and TA, appoints Christophe Bodin as its chief revenue officer, to scale revenue and accelerate growth.


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Luxury automaker BMW has added an electric i7 sedan to its flagship 7-series lineup that starts at $119,300.
The German luxury brand is pivoting to EVs to better compete against industry leader Tesla.
The i7 was unveiled on Wednesday and is expected to arrive at U.S. dealerships during the fourth quarter. The vehicle will be BMW’s third all-electric vehicle, following the iX crossover and i4 midsize sedan.
Starting prices for the 2023 BMW 7-Series will range from $93,300 for a 740i with a 3.0-liter, twin-turbo six-cylinder engine, to $119,300 for the electric i7 xDrive60.
A 760i xDrive model powered by a V-8 engine will start at $113,600. The company’s non-EV versions feature a mild hybrid system to improve performance and fuel economy, according to the company.
The exterior of the new 7-Series lineup includes sleeker lines and larger grilles. The cars also feature a more muscular design and stance compared to the smoother look of the current models.
The rear interior highlight is the “BMW Theater Screen,” which includes a 31.3-inch 8K touchscreen display with Amazon Fire TV that was previewed by the company earlier this year in a concept vehicle.
According to BMW, the new electric i7 a “fully integrated member of the 7 Series line” — from its luxurious-looking interior with a plethora of screens to its stylish exterior. Preorders for the vehicle opened today.
The i7′s two electric motors produce a combined output of 536 horsepower and 549 pound-foot of torque. The vehicle is estimated to be capable of traveling 300 miles on a single charge, and accelerate from 0-60 mph in about 4.5 seconds, said the company.
The new 7-Series also features a 12.3-inch information display behind the steering wheel and a 14.9-inch control display screen. There’s also the “BMW Interaction Bar” across the front instrument panel below the main screens to control climate, ventilation and other functions.
Disclaimer: We have no position in any of the companies mentioned and have not been compensated for this article.


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As 2016 comes to an end, SEO experts are still busy keeping track of all algorithm updates that took place. For the next year, we can expect more updates and a significant rise in organic searches. Here’s a look at some of the major Google algorithm updates in 2016, as observed by a reputed SEO company,
AdWords Upgrade: Feb. 23, 2016
Google’s SERP experiment continued during the first quarter of 2016. By February, four-ad blocks took over two- and three-ad blocks and represented more than one-third of all top ad blocks. The new ads featured rich keywords and location enhancements through various site links.
The new upgrade removed all right-column ads. Although this upgrade was designed to enhance paid search, it had several implications for organic results and CTR. By removing right-column ads, mobile-friendly websites got an automatic boost in their search engine rankings.
Mobile Friendly II: May 12, 2016
Hardly a year after Google’s famous Mobilegeddon edition, the second mobile friendly upgrade rolled out. The new algorithm provided page-by-page signals to search engine bots to assess each page. Mobile-friendly websites witnessed a spike in their Web traffic. The new upgrade also revised certain Webmaster guidelines and aimed to penalize keyword-saturated pages.
Possum: Sept. 1, 2016
Although there was no official name given to this upgrade, local search community gave this algorithm update the name “Possum.” The name implies the popular phrase “playing possum,” whereby many business owners thought that they were losing out on their Google My Business ranking when, in fact, they were not. We guess Google was just playing possum.
This upgrade had an impact on SEO-ranking in Local Finder (Google Maps). It prevented spam from ranking and diversified local search results. Due to the refined local search results, businesses falling outside city limits experienced a spike in their ranking.
Universal Drop: Sept. 13, 2016
For more than two years, SEO experts have been wondering when Google will update its Penguin. By September, Google made an announcement that it will be rolling out a Penguin update soon. As a result, this was the hottest and most volatile month for SERPs.
At some point in mid-September, SERPs with vertical images witnessed a massive drop. This led to substantial volatility, since image results boost organic search results. While the impact on SEO was uncertain, it was clear that Google was preparing to roll out Penguin upgrade.
Penguin 4.0: Sept. 23, 2016
After two years of speculation, Google finally launched Penguin 4.0 in the last week of September. The company stated that Penguin is now going real-time and will become a core part of search engine algorithm.
The Penguin filter catches spam websites in search results. Google then penalizes those websites marked “spam” by removing their rankings. As a result, such websites have to revise their content and wait until this new update (ie: two years) to be free and get their ranks back.
To escape these penalties, experts recommend that on-site pages should focus on relevance and quality of information rather than stuffed keywords.
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Kumamon, the mischievous black bear mascot, is not only the face of Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture; he’s also the face of a movement. No other “creature” captures the craze surrounding Japan’s mascot boom as the rosy-cheeked bear.
His name is a combination of two words: “Kuma” is short for Kumamoto and “Mon” represents the local dialect that uses that word for the standard Japanese word for “things,” or “mono.” The bear was created in March 2010 to draw in tourists ahead of the 2011 opening of a new bullet train stop in the capital city of the southern Japanese prefecture. His popularity surged after he won the title of Japan’s most popular mascot in an online poll last year. He didn’t partake in this year’s poll.
Riding on the wave of his popularity, Kumamon’s image was everywhere. His smiling face was on the packaging for the region’s rice or local snacks. Hisao Wakasugi, manager of the Kumamon promotional team, said the prefecture received 400 applications a month to put the bear’s image on various Kumamoto products after his victory last year.
The strategy paid off. There are already three books about Kumamon on store shelves with another four on the way. Kumamon-related goods generated more than ¥2.5 billion in sales last year, but Mr. Wakasugi said he expects that figure to double this year.
The prefecture has worked hard to preserve the image that Kumamon is more than a person in a suit. He was given the title of “sales manager” for the prefecture’s agricultural products. When asked who plays the role of Kumamon, Mr. Wakasugi responded curtly: “Kumamon is Kumamon. There is only one Kumamon. Don’t ask any details.”
But for every success story like Kumamon, there are dozens of mascots that fail to resonate initially. Take, for example, Mak-kun. The pine-cone shaped fairy of the red pine forest in Minamiminowa, a village in central Japan, came in last in the 2011 poll. However, through active promotion on Mak-kun’s blog and frequent appearances at events, the mascot rallied to place 48th out of 865 entries in this year’s online poll.
And just who plays Mak-kun? It could be you, if you can stand the conditions.
Takashi Fujisawa, who oversees Mak-kun, said he loans out the pine-cone outfit to whoever needs it for promotional events. He explains that the suit can be difficult to wear — especially in the summer. The rules are that whoever wears the mascot outfit must wear a long-sleeve shirt and wrap a towel around their neck to prevent staining the suit with sweat.
“We don’t last more than 30 minutes during the summer time,” he said.
Read the WSJ’s Page One story on Japan’s mascots here: Isn’t That Cute? In Japan, Cuddly Characters Compete
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Hugo Boss increased sales and earnings to new record levels in fiscal year 2013. For the last fiscal year the net income have recorded 333,4 millions euros, and the total sales 2,43 billions of euros. For2014, management projects high single-digit growth in currency-adjusted sales and earnings.
“We have continued writing the success story that is Hugo Boss over the past fiscal year,” comments Claus-Dietrich Lahrs, CEO of Hugo Boss, adding, “We have been able to further enhance the quality of our brand presence. This year and beyond, we will profit from the greater strength and global reach of the Boss brand. I am confident that we will accelerate our rate of growth compared to the prior year.”
In the fourth quarter growth in Europe was up 13 percent, Americas 9 percent, Asia/Pacific 5 percent. In the wholesale business, sales adjusted for currency effects were up 1 percent year-on-year, while sales in the group’s own retail business rose 17 percent including factory outlets and the online business.
In light of the positive development expected in 2014, the group anticipates that it will generate sales of 3 billion euros (4.1 billion dollars) in 2015. Hugo Boss has also set itself the target to increase the adjusted EBITDA margin to 25 percent in the medium term.
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"As much as we hate to admit we need pumpkins - NewsFeed answers to no vegetable - this time of year we really do. Unfortunately for those of you in the Northeast, pumpkins might not be so readily available for your Halloweening needs.Of course, if everyone tries to "move quickly," that could make the price rise sooner. This relates to one of the shift factors of demand, expectation of future price. If buyers expect higher prices in the near future, demand today increases which will cause the price to rise.
Thanks to Tropical Storm Irene and an especially stormy summer, there are severe reported shortages in pumpkin crops across the region as bad weather conditions have led to higher numbers of rotten vegetables. Which means that pumpkin seekers could be paying double for their Jack-o'-lantern canvases in some places and, in others, they could be out of luck entirely.
What's a Halloween lover to do? Now just because you didn't see this shortage coming, doesn't mean there's no hope for you. Now that you know, however, your first course of action should be to move quickly. David Dumaresq of Farmer Dave's told CBS that you should "[b]uy your pumpkins soon for the best availability because there's not going to be too many around this year.""
Then sellers will reduce supply in anticipation of the higher price, further speeding up the price increase. My guess is that sellers try to project consumer behavior on this and will raise the price based on this.
But if the price actually doubles, then that would eliminate the shortage. We have the supply line moving to the left, raising the price and lowering the quantity bought and sold. Yes, fewer people will get pumpkins this time of year, but there is no shortage.


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All the very latest information about Rolls-Royce in one place. The latest Rolls-Royce business news, analysis, comment and interviews, all from our automotive industry experts at just-auto.
22 March 2016
One of the many things I enjoy about covering BMW's annual financial results press conference (reports here, here, here and here) is the 'show and tell' side trips – such as the Leipzig i3 'factory within a factory' in 2014. This year, rather than travel to the former east Germany, we needed only to cross the road from BMW Welt in the northern outskirts of Munich to the company's oldest factory – built 'out in the country' in 1922 (to make aero engines, with an airport across the road on what became the 1976 Olympics site), and now landlocked by the much-expanded city, requiring ingenious solutions for further expansion, such as the new paint shop (of which more later).
23 September 2015
In the second and final part of this month's management briefing, we take a look at the stand out concepts, production cars and trends seen at the 2015 Frankfurt IAA motor show.
9 July 2015
The 12 percent YoY rise in the June German passenger cars market has seen some notable changes to the usual pecking order. Opel muscled past both Ford and BMW to take fourth position behind Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and third-placed Audi.
29 May 2015
As those - all three of you - who honour me with your occasional presence on my self-curated 'just-auto' Facebook page may have guessed, when I'm not helping to cover the current cutting edge state of the autobiz, I like to wallow in a rose-tinted backview of the 1960s when British, Australian and Canadian cars dominated my import-restricted former colony, V8s were an attainable aspiration (one could put one in one's Cortina if one so wished), petrol was cheap (diesel for trucks only) and the Holy Grail for a Kiwi Kar Nut was the annual Earls Court show in London.
28 March 2017
BMW's Peter Schwarzenbauer likes to joke that his business card "takes five minutes to read" and that his full title - member of the board of management of BMW AG Mini, Rolls-Royce, BMW Motorrad, customer engagement and digital business innovation, BMW group - encompasses "all the fun stuff". A very big buck stops here.
15 January 2014
BMW-owned luxury car brand Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has revealed record sales results for 2013 and is adding jobs at its UK manufacturing site. Dave Leggett spoke with CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös about the brand's performance and prospects.
2 July 2013
There have been some advances made to shock absorbers (dampers) which may be referred to as trends. To improve ride comfort without adding to cost, manufacturers are creating a longer shock absorber movement. Another clear trend in the shocks sector is integrating more electronics. Here, Matthew Beecham talked with executives of ZF about the challenges of developing vehicle suspensions for emerging markets, NVH improved dampers and adoption of electronic suspension technologies.
10 April 2012
New European automotive supplier body CLEPA CEO Jean-Marc Gales took up his position in Brussels last week. Formerly PSA Peugeot Citroen board member, Gales has spent most of his career in the auto business, mainly with Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, General Motors and BMW. He talked to Simon Warburton in the Belgian capital about his new role.
7 April 2017
BMW is to hold talks with British labour body, Unite on Monday (10 April) in a bid to halt a series of eight damaging strikes called to protest against the automaker's decision to halt a final pension scheme.
13 March 2017
BMW Group sales worldwide rose 3.1% year on year in February to a record 169,073 vehicles.
13 February 2017
Following on from a sixth consecutive record-breaking year, sales at the BMW Group achieved their best-ever start to the year with January figures showing increased deliveries in all world regions. With its three premium brands, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, the...
16 January 2017
Shell has announced an aftermarket/service oil supply deal with BMW's Rolls-Royce. Supply of 'genuine engine oil' actually began in October 2016 to dealers worldwide.
10 January 2017
The BMW Group achieved its best ever sales in 2016, the sixth year in a row the company has set a new sales record, maintaining its position as the world’s leading premium car company with its three brands, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce. Having recorded...
9 January 2017
BMW's Rolls-Royce said its 4,011 2016 sales, an increase of 6%, was its second best annual result to date.
13 December 2016
BMW luxury brand unit Rolls-Royce has published an image of its super-luxury SUV, Project Cullinan.
5 December 2016
The Chinese government introduced an additional tax on top end luxury cars at the beginning of December as it continues to target the excesses of the country’s super-rich.
14 October 2016
The BMW Group achieved a worldwide double-digit sales increase in September, continuing the company’s long-term upward sales trend and securing a new record for the month. A total of 237,973 vehicles were delivered to customers around the world, an...
12 October 2016
Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 The Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100, codenamed 103EX, on 11 October 2016, made its North American debut at the historic Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. 103EX is the marque's first ever pure 'Vision Vehicle' and...
3 October 2016
Torsten Müller-Ötvös, chief executive officer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, on 30 September, 2016, opened the new Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Studio in South Korea, only the second permanent Studio for the marque worldwide after the...
2 August 2016
BMW Group has posted what it says are its best ever quarterly net profit and sales volume for the period between April and June.
12 July 2016
Sales at the BMW Group set a new June record with 227,849 vehicles delivered worldwide, an increase of 9.1% year on year. This led to record first half sales up 5.8% to 1,163,139.
12 April 2016
March 2016 saw the BMW Group sell more vehicles than in any other single month in the company's 100 year history, the automaker announced on Tuesday (12 April).
16 March 2016
BMW is to add a high performance version and an SUV to its flagship 7-series range as well as an all-terrain luxury Rolls-Royce, board chairman Harald Krueger said here in Munich today.
9 March 2016
BMW Group said it achieved its sixth record-breaking year in succession in 2015, posting new highs for sales volumes, revenues and profit before tax, despite a "volatile" market environment.
10 February 2016
Following a fifth consecutive year of record sales in 2015, BMW Group started 2016 with a record setting January, boosting sales 7.5% year on year to 152,879 cars.
12 January 2016
BMW Group annual sales set a new record for the fifth year in a row.
15 December 2015
BMW's English luxury car unit Rolls-Royce Motor Cars said it was recruiting a record number of candidates for its 2016 apprenticeship programme.
13 October 2015
The BMW Group achieved its best ever September result last month as deliveries of BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles rose 7.8% year on year to 215,413 for the month. Year to date sales rose 7.5% to a record 1,644,810.
28 September 2015
BMW-owned Rolls-Royce has announced North America president Eric Shepherd "has decided to move to a new entrepreneurial role in the super-luxury automotive retail sector within the Rolls-Royce family".
21 September 2015
BMW-owned Rolls-Royce wants to sell over 100 vehicles a year in India and is planning to offer its premium models to hotels and resorts in the country.
10 July 2015
BMW Group sales have continued their upward path with 208,813 vehicles delivered to customers in June, up 8% compared with the same month last year and setting a new record. First half-year sales, are running 7.8% ahead at 1,099,748.
13 May 2015
Rolls-Royce has unveiled the name for its new convertible in front of 130 dealers in Los Angeles.
6 May 2015
BMW Group sales volume, revenues, profit before financial result and profit before tax all reached new highs in the first three months of 2015.
1 April 2015
Owners of carship, Hoegh Osaka say the last of around 1,200 Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles are being removed from parking areas in Southampton docks at the end of this week as mystery continues to surround their future fate.
19 March 2015
The auto industry is moving into "uncharted waters" with the legislation covering autonomous driving, BMW's retiring chairman, Norbert Reithofer, told the annual accounts press conference in Munich.
18 March 2015
The next generation of BMWs will increasingly rely on electrification and will be fully connected to the outside world to meet EU consumption and emissions targets, improve safety and comfort and reduce the stress of driving in traffic, said the company's vice-president for EfficientDynamics, Marcus Bollig.
10 March 2015
BMW Group recorded its best ever February sales figures last month with 151,952 vehicles delivered worldwide including the Mini and Rolls-Royce brands.
19 February 2015
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said UK exports of cars to China increased five-fold in 2014 compared with 2009, driven by premium brands.
7 April 2017
BMW is to hold talks with British labour body, Unite on Monday (10 April) in a bid to halt a seri...
28 March 2017
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13 March 2017
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13 February 2017
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16 January 2017
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SIPSA Algeria great succes
The Prinzen sales team just returned from the SIPSA exhibition in Algeria. Prinzen BV attended the show from 14 to 17 May, represented by their dealer Mecafa Algerie Import- Export.
On display were the PSPC-30 and Smartpack automatic egg packer.
During the four days, the Prinzen machines attracted many egg farmers, valuable contacts have been established and several machines have been sold. Over the last 15 months some 20 egg packing machines have been sold to Algerian customers. We will definitely be back in 2016!


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The e-tailer's guidance for the upcoming holiday quarter gave investors cold feet.
With a potential impediment to drilling wells in Colorado removed, these midstream companies will be able to keep expanding.
I'm not suggesting that a market correction is imminent, but it never hurts to be prepared by shifting into defensive value stocks.
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Stock market corrections and recessions are inevitable, but these stocks and industries are a good bet for success.
I want to start this week by answering the question that's on everyone's mind...
Amazon may be primarily known for its online store. But these three areas of its business are growing much faster.
Closely watching what company insiders are up to can lead to some interesting finds. Could one of these be our next triple-digit winner?
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Devoted fashion followers are sure to have grown accustomed to the weird and wonderful trends born from the industry but even the most hardcore of enthusiasts will be left divided by this season’s most talked about shoe.
Montreal-based fashion duo, Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, are famed for their shock value designs – often stealing the conversation thanks to their fantasy-driven aesthetic.
But their label Fecal Matter’s debut foray into the shoe industry has gone viral.
Earlier this year, the pair teased a pair of nightmarish skin-hued shoes via the social media platform and were applauded for their Photoshop skills.
But yesterday, they made their vision a reality and shared a snap of thigh-high shoes (complete with stubby toes and horns) fashioned from prosthetics.
Unsurprisingly, Instagram users promptly took to the post to share their thoughts.
A post shared by Matieres Fecales (@fecalmatterworld) on Oct 25, 2018 at 4:07pm PDT
One simply commented, “I hate this so much.”
While a fellow user was also less than impressed: “It’s a no from me. ‘Thigh high boots, but make it nasty’.”
However, a large number of Fecal Matter’s 57,700 followers were admittedly blown away by the design duo’s debut shoe with many even hoping to bag a pair.
One commented, “Gorgeous. This is art to me.” Another wrote, “This is so delightfully out there!”
“These are horrifying and I totally want to wear them,” a third added.
According to Vogue, the designers wanted to make the now-famous shoes wearable to prove that their vision can be translated into reality.
“We can get this alien look and present it and tweak it with Photoshop and make it look really realistic,” Bhaskaran told the publication. “But at the same time, there is always this dysphoria in us. There is this urge inside of us to take what we do on the Internet and try to create that via real life. That is what we are doing with the shoes.”
But Fecal Matter isn’t the only label to have given fashion enthusiasts a glimpse into the future of body modification, as skin implants recently took social media users by surprise.
Back in August, Kim Kardashian led a gaggle of A-listers in a celebrity-endorsed trend of wearing frighteningly realistic prosthetics.
But it wasn’t merely a craze, as the alien-like implants turned out to be a sneak preview of Simon Huck’s ‘A Human’ exhibition which was designed to explore body modification’s future role in the fashion industry.
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Australian fields of fashion
DEIRDRE McQUILLANshares some memorable moments of a flying visit to Melbourne including the fashion feast at Flemington racecourse
There’s a buzz around Melbourne these days and it’s not just its easygoing cafe culture and thriving music and fashion scene, but because Australia’s second most populous city has taken to keeping bees. On its rooftops. City restaurants and businesses have signed up to the idea like others in Paris, London, Toronto and New York and at Clementine’s Fine Food and Gift Store in Degraves Street, the rooftop honey is sold in both jars and sample tubes. “The response has been amazing,” says owner Melanie Ashe.
Clementine’s was just one of the many quirky shops we visited on an organised walk in Melbourne’s Laneways, a busy hive of passageways and arcades home to all sorts of intriguing cafes, bars, boutiques, art galleries and vintage shops, including some very enticing shoe shops.
Our guide, Fiona Sweetman, of fifth-generation Irish ancestry, who founded Hidden Secrets Tours, explains that these lane walks “are quite new for us”, but developing fast as one of the city’s premier attractions. Some places, such as Design a Space and Alice Euphemia, promote young Australian and New Zealand designers and down a winding tartan-covered stairs is celebrated basement boutique, Christine, in Flinders Lane. Called after its owner Christine Barro, this is a treasure trove of accessories from all over the world, including Philip Treacy hats, with many items grandly displayed in old-fashioned glass cabinets.
The flying visit to Melbourne was just three days, to the astonishment of locals, but it took in a memorable dinner in chef Donovan Cooke’s restaurant, the Atlantic, on the Southbank and a visit to the Healesville Sanctuary which features the largest collection of Australian wildlife in the world.
The main purpose of the visit, however, was to attend the Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse. At Australia’s biggest sporting event, everyone dresses up to the nines – ladies in full plumage, gents often sporting tails or co-ordinating colours.
Cup Day’s fame as a people’s race has a long history and even impressed Mark Twain more than a century ago when he described it as without rival.
As for the crowds, it was hard not to be completely overwhelmed by the 106,000 fans, many of whom drove in towing trailers from which laden picnic tables were erected. Others disgorged from trains arriving directly into the racecourse. Horses occasionally thundered by on the track, but at times seemed almost superfluous to requirements given the gaiety among spectators. Sponsored by Emirates, the $6.2 million cup was won by Irish horse Green Moon and this year, the Emirates Birdcage marquee had a Dublin theme in keeping with the airline’s new Dublin direct service to Dubai and Melbourne.
Newspapers reported that Philip Treacy hats had sold out in Brisbane and that designer boutiques had three weeks of strong sales in Sydney. An executive of the David Jones group, a long-established upmarket department store chain, was quoted as saying that racing has become a major national fashion event in Australia. Last year it was estimated that racegoers spent more than $28,000 on fashion items for the four days of the carnival. More than 63,000 hats and fascinators were purchased, 52,000 pairs of shoes and 34,000 dresses.
We met Treacy who was in Melbourne as international style ambassador at a private screening of his recent runway fashion show in London, hosted by Christine and David Barro at Cinema Nova. Afterwards, he spoke of his experiences of working with Michael Jackson’s “magic” costumes used in the show and with Lady Gaga who opened it dressed in a pink burka.
He also revealed that his business was expanding rapidly in places such as Russia and India. Christine Barro, resplendent in a black Treacy hat, explained that the Melbourne Cup initiated “Fashions on the Field” 50 years ago, which kickstarted the whole idea of dressing up for the races.
“There are so many milliners in Melbourne now and thousands of hats are sold for the race meetings,” she said.
Deirdre McQuillan was a guest of Emirates Airlines. Prices for Dublin to Melbourne start from €1,042 including taxes, Dublin to Dubai from €521 including taxes. For further details, see emirates.com


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sales of new homes rose during April for the first time in six months, but economists say it isn't cause for celebration that the nation's housing market is turning around.
Sales rose 3.3% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 526,000, marking the first gain since last October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
April's increase was in line with expectations. See Economic Calendar.
Economists said the sales gain was a rebound from the sharp 11% drop in sales in March to 509,000 units, which was the lowest level in sales since April 1991.
By region, sales jumped in the Northeast and rose slightly in both the Midwest and West. Sales were down in the South.
Underscoring the fragile state of the market, last month's sales were down 42.0% compared with April 2007, the biggest decline since September 1981.
In April, the number of unsold new homes on the market slipped 2.4% to 456,000 units. That represented a 10.6-month supply at the April sales pace.
The median sales price of $246,100 for the month was down 1.5% compared with April 2007.
The government cautions that its housing data are subject to large sampling and other statistical errors. Large revisions are common.
In a separate report issued Tuesday, Standard & Poor's reported that the decline in home prices for 20 U.S. metropolitan areas accelerated in March, dropping 14.4% from the past year. See full story.


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PARIS (Reuters) – Spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica (PA:) said it would appeal against a Dutch court’s verdict that had rejected its contention that takeover target GrandVision (AS:) had breached a deal agreement.
Last month, the Rotterdam district court said EssilorLuxottica had failed to prove its claim that Dutch peer GrandVision had breached the agreement by not seeking permission for actions it took as lockdowns to combat COVID-19 extended throughout Europe.
“EssilorLuxottica confirms that it has decided to file an appeal against the judgment dismissing the company’s demands for disclosure of information from GrandVision,” it said on Friday.
“EssilorLuxottica is concerned about GrandVision’s behavior in continuing to deny access to important information related to their handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. Legal proceedings, including the appeal, do not affect the review of the proposed transaction by the competition authorities in the remaining jurisdictions,” added the company in a statement.
EssilorLuxottica, whose brands include Ray-Ban and Oakley, had argued to the court that GrandVision’s decisions to suspend payments to store owners and suppliers and to apply for state aid could give grounds for ending its proposed 7.2 billion euros ($8.5 billion) takeover of the Dutch company.
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MIAMI — Virgin Atlantic has built a reputation for a re-imagined, surely sexy, flying experience. Nevertheless, much of its marketing relies on its premium business class product. And, what with its inflight bar, flat-bed seating, pajamas on overnight flights, attractive uniforms, and an image that hinges on its fly boy founder Richard Branson, it is certainly well deserved.
However, the majority of the airline’s passengers do not enjoy many of those features, although there is no doubt their interest in choosing Virgin can be traced to this dependable, hip image. What is unique, however, is the lengths that the carrier is going to improve its economy class cabin.
New to Virgin Atlantic is its intense joint venture partnership with Delta Air Lines across the Atlantic which gives the airline shared access to the U.S. carrier’s revenue opportunity and route network. Cross fleeting was quick to follow the announcement with Delta taking over routes from Virgin Atlantic on flights from LAX and Philadelphia. Virgin has reciprocated with its operation of flights from Atlanta and Detroit.
We have seen both United and Delta proudly announce investments in their economy class meals on international flights. Delta has even reintroduced amenity kits, and all three legacy U.S. carriers have reverted to offering free wine and beer in economy class to stay in line with their respective joint venture partners. Coinciding with the launch of the carrier’s new fleet of Dreamliners, Virgin Atlantic has undertaken a revamp of its inflight offering in the economy cabin. The change is timely given the joint venture with Delta.
With the Dreamliner, Virgin Atlantic is already seeing many of its customers specifically book their travel on flights operated by the new aircraft. Airways joined the airline for the launch of its JFK Dreamliner flight. Numerous passengers planned their travel to fly on the 787 instead of the numerous 747-400 flights also operating that day.
Back-of-the-Bus Catering Gets an Upgrade
Virgin is going one step further to put the fun back into flying for economy passengers. This revamp is not only for passengers on board the airline’s new Dreamliner, but also all passengers in its economy cabin. The joint venture with Delta is sure to have played a role in the harmonizing of products between the two carriers, and passengers are the immediate beneficiaries of small, but notable upgrades on board.
Upon boarding, all passengers (like on partner Delta and competitor Swiss International) receive a full-sized bottle of water. “Following extensive surveys of passengers, it became clear that flyers wanted more control about staying hydrated at their own pace,” says Head of Customer Experience Debbie Hulme.
Complimentary cocktails, beer and wine are now offered in a pre-lunch or dinner cocktail service, and again during and after the meal service. In a more customer friendly move (thanks to those passenger surveys), the airline is switching from pouring glasses of wine or mixing cocktails on the cart to offering splits of wine and minis of cocktails to passengers. New features of the economy class dining service include hot towels prior to the meal and a cheese and cracker course served as part of the main tray service.
“The simple and inexpensive act of offering a hot towel before a meal in economy class goes a long way in making passengers feel special and cared for,” says Chris McGinnis, founder of TravelSkills.com. “I’m surprised more airlines don’t do this.”
After-dinner chocolates will accompany the coffee and tea service following dinner. Pre-arrival meals on daytime flights will include a new selection of gourmet wraps. These little extras are part of what add to the Virgin experience.
Premium Economy gets a boost too. The Dreamliner aircraft are the first to be equipped with the new Wonder Wall concept featuring a small refrigerator and full buffet of snacks and drinks. It is located in the front cabin and is designed as a compact social space, similar to the concept of the Upper Class Bar (albeit with a bartender) for guests to commune or snack at their leisure.
Bring Your Selfie Stick
To take advantage of the selfie craze, Virgin is launching a new campaign dubbed the ultimate #SkyhighSelfie on its new Dreamliner 787 aircraft, offering customers the opportunity to check in on Facebook and share their photos from 35,000 feet.
Developed in conjunction with Jiffybots, its app will allow customers to check in free of charge on Facebook and share their location and photos with their friends and followers during the flight via the aircraft’s Wi-Fi connection.
Designated #SkyhighSelfie spots in the cabin will offer passengers the chance to take the perfect selfie onboard and share their experience. Each of the airline’s Dreamliners will have a unique backdrop with the aircraft’s name so that passengers can “collect” various aircraft selfies. Virgin has 21 of the aircraft on order with routes to Boston, Newark, New York JFK, and Washington Dulles already featuring the new plane.
The first selfie spot went live on Birthday Girl April 1 allowing customers to take their picture with the iconic Virgin Atlantic Flying Lady carrying her celebratory champagne coupe. Also, a discussion forum will allow travelers to connect to other passengers on board and share their experiences. Both access to the discussion forum and selfie upload will be accessible via the wifi signal.
Surprise and Delight
In an effort to move beyond the staid experience, the airline has also launched several surprise and delight events including one over Christmas that certainly had passengers talking. Travelers aboard flight 11 from London to Boston were treated to a special visit and gift from Santa Claus himself as the plane flew over the Arctic.
“We wanted to offer something extra special for the families flying with us this Christmas and who better to spread the Christmas cheer than Santa himself?,” says Hulme.
Santa dropped into the aircraft while passing by during one of his “reindeer training flights.” The experience began at boarding when all 264 customers were gifted an early Christmas present from Microsoft of a Windows tablet so they could log on to NORAD Track Santa and enjoy a live chat as he took his sleigh for a spin over the Atlantic
“Passengers tracked his movements from their Windows tablets and were able to live chat with him before sharing their Santa selfies using the on board Wi-Fi,” Hulme adds.
When the aircraft was over Greenland, Santa radioed the Virgin Atlantic pilots flying the aircraft asking permission to land on the plane for some refreshments and to give his reindeers a rest.
Passengers were then amazed to watch the sleigh land on the aircraft through glass panels in the roof before he accessed the plane through a special Santa hatch.
Santa then walked down the aisles of the plane, delighting children and taking selfies with surprised passengers.
Christmas continued for those on the plane with Microsoft prizes of Xboxes and Windows devices from Dell, Lenovo & Microsoft being won in competitions during the flight.
This type of creativity is reserved typically for premium cabin customers, and to see an airline exhibit such an effort for economy shows creative push that moves in the right direction for the industry as a whole. Certainly, other carriers will be hard pressed to match such an offer, but to see Virgin kick start a movement in the “back of the bus” is a refreshing start in the aviation industry.
“It will be interesting to see if Virgin can recreate part of the allure it has brought to the front of the plane in Upper Class,” adds McGinnis. “Virgin has a tremendously strong brand, and the investments that some airlines are making in economy these days are definitely a step in the right direction.”


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Part of coordinated media blitz
Apple may already be shipping iPads to its favorite reviewers, an anonymous industry source claims. If the tablets are not already on their way for delivery this Thursday, the source says, they may be going out that day instead. Reviewers should thus have at least one week with the iPad before an April 3rd launch of American, Wi-Fi-only models. Whether reviewers will have early access to 3G iPads remains unknown.
Some media outlets have been critical of Apple's review policy, as the company only provides advance samples to less than a handful of writers from major publications. These include Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, David Pogue of the New York Times, and Ed Baig of USA Today. The reviewers also typically produce favorable articles, though not in every instance. Most writers are required to wait until launch day or later to get review samples, often at their own expense.


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'Silver may shoot up to $45/Oz in 2013’
Source :Commodity Online
Strong investment demand, higher gold prices on the back of monetary easing, rising inflation expectations and the persistence of ultra-low interest rates," are among the factors that will lure buyers to the safety of silver.
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NEW YORK (Commodity Online): Poor man's gold silver prices may shoot up from recent lows to as much as $45 an ounce next year, said Philip Klapwijk, the Global Head of metals analytics at Thompson Reuters GFMS.
Silver has been called the most volatile of metals. But silver's volatility is probably going to provide an opportunity for investors to push it higher.
Klapwijk said that "We are thinking prices will trend higher next year. I'm not convinced that we are going to $50. I think we will definitely see $40 to $45 prices."
“White metal prices may advance as much as 38% next year from recent levels, as a weak global economy spurs safe-haven demand for the precious metal,” he added.
"Strong investment demand, higher gold prices on the back of monetary easing, rising inflation expectations and the persistence of ultra-low interest rates," are among the factors that will lure buyers to the safety of silver, Klapwijk noted.
Global silver prices ended the United States day session slightly lower on Thursday. December silver last traded down $0.265 at $32.615 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio), the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries, on Thursday reported a jump of 65 per cent in its net profit to Rs 831 crore during the December 2018 quarter (Q3FY19), mainly on account of a rise in customer base.
While average revenue per user of Reliance Jio continued to decline, the impact seems to have mitigated with a sharp increase in customer base to 280 million by the end of December, from 160 million in the year-ago period. Net addition during the quarter of 27.9 million was slightly lower than the previous four-quarter average of 28.4 million.
“Given strong subscriber growth, high churn in incumbents’ subscriber base and a huge opportunity in the feature phone category, management clearly highlighted that there is a limited reason to tinker with the price plans,” Motilal Oswal Securities said in result update.
“We have subsequently factored in 12 million monthly subscribers in Q4FY19 and a lower 6 million in FY20 (reaching 387 million in FY20). We have marginally increased our FY20 ARPU (Average Revenue per User) estimate to Rs 129 (prior Rs 125), as JioPhone is attracting better ARPUs, according to management commentary”, the brokerage firm said in a report.
RJio is likely to continue its pricing onslaught with rock bottom tariffs until it draws level with Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel on revenue share in the country’s biggest telecom markets, The Economic Times reported citing brokerage Citi Research note.


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Talented Silicon Valley Product Strategist Joins Social Recruiting Leader
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Jobvite, the leading recruiting platform for the social web, today announced the appointment of Kevin Nanney as vice president of product. Nanney will lead product strategy and design for the innovation leader in the multi-billion dollar online recruitment market. Nanney’s proven success driving Software-as-a-Service product development will further propel Jobvite’s momentum in the rapidly expanding social recruiting space.
Nanney most recently served as vice president of product management at Taleo, a talent management provider. In that role, he developed the product direction, strategy and roadmap for Taleo’s SMB SaaS Talent Management Platform Suite. Prior to that, Nanney held product management leadership positions with Navis LLC and Oracle.
“Kevin’s track record of success speaks for itself, and we’re thrilled to have such a great leader and executive on board,” said Dan Finnigan, president and chief executive officer at Jobvite. “His depth of experience in the recruiting solutions space, combined with his passion for innovation in social recruiting, will help Jobvite provide the most cutting-edge products on the market to our customers.”
Nanney’s appointment marks three top executive additions for Jobvite in less than two months, which support the company’s focus on expansion and technology innovation. Since announcing series C funding of $15 million in 2011, the company has put its acceleration plan into action. The recruiting innovator has grown its customer base more than 600 percent in the past two years, and in December announced the hiring of Chief Marketing Officer Kimberley Kasper, also from Taleo; along with Chief Financial Officer, John Winkenbach, previously with Technorati Media.
“Jobvite is growing at a tremendous pace and they are well known in the industry for driving innovation in social recruiting,” said Kevin Nanney, vice president of product at Jobvite. “I am looking forward to the opportunity to expand on the already impressive product line and continue to shake up the industry with the leading company in the social recruiting field.”
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Asia Observes More Capital after the Global Coronavirus Emergency
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Right from the beginning of the 21st Century, many countries had started competing with the American economy and aimed to beat it in the coming years but none of the efforts turned out to be as fruitful as the countries had expected them to be.
Everything was looking to be in favor of the European and American economy until Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States of America. From that point, the stakeholders started to grow concerned, and with Donald Trump’s constant criticism, alleging the Chinese Government in using their cyber-army to sabotage the economic welfare and security of their assets, started losing support from many countries who had always been on America’s side no matter the decisions the decision they made.
Then in 2009, the cryptocurrency-blockchain industry was introduced to the entire world that shook the entire economic ecosystem with its potential and tendency to bring in reforms for every sector currently operating in any country.
While the entire world has recognized the value and importance of the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology and has started integrating it into their financial and other information related sectors, the American Government seems reluctant to accept the blockchain industry’s contributions towards the investment and hedge funding markets.
Then in 2020, the entire world was struck by COVID-19, and a state of emergency was enforced throughout the globe to contain the coronavirus. This left hundreds of companies to remain shut for months resulting in mass unemployment. While the American nation was trying to figure out a way to keep food on their tables, China’s economy started going up as many people (especially youngsters) started to move to the online trading and cryptocurrency-blockchain platforms, which helped them remain stable.
Out of all the countries around the world and from the list of largest countries with respect to the economy, China, with its economic network spreading across the Asian continent, seems to be attracting many foreign investments and outsourcing opportunities from other continents.
One of the most prominent investment firms known as Baillie Gifford has just announced that it will be increasing its investments in China to expand its operations in Shanghai in order to conduct research in the local regions.
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Hewlett-Packard will release its forthcoming tablet based on Palm's webOS platform in March, according to an analyst report.
The report comes from BMO Capital Markets analyst Keith Bachman, who based it off discussions with technology companies in Asia. Bachman is not the only analyst who has pointed to a March release date; Stifel Nicolaus analyst Doug Reid last month also predicted a March launch.
An HP spokesman declined to comment. HP has said previously it will release a webOS tablet early next year, but has declined to provide any details about the product.
Bachman said in a call with investors on Monday that he is not that bullish about the webOS tablet, which he called a "niche market" for HP. "Everyone we met with [on the Asia trip] is planning to build tablets," he said, adding: "It will be a very crowded market in 2011."
That could be a slight understatement. Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), LG, Samsung and others all plan to release tablets next year. Research firm IDC has predicted that media tablet sales will reach 42 million in 2011, and Gartner thinks the market could reach 54 million units next year.
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COVID-19 Crisis: Ceat Tyres Launches GoSafe S95 Face Mask
Published On 07-Jul-2020
The GoSafe S95 face mask uses a 6-layer filter and can be washed and reused up to 30 times. It comes with a multi-utility cloth bag to store it or other personal devices.
CEAT Tyres on Monday announced its foray into the personal protective equipment (PPE) segment with the launch of its anti-pollution GoSafe S95 face mask, amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Priced at Rs 249 per unit, these masks are available across exclusive branded stores 'CEAT Shoppe' and also on various e-commerce websites, the company said in a release.
"CEAT Tyres has introduced the GoSafe S95 face mask to help India stay safe. With this, the company has made a foray into the PPE business in line with its commitment to safety," the tyre maker said in the release.
CEAT Tyres Chief Marketing Officer Amit Tolani said the objective of making a foray into the business of PPE is to plug the paucity of safe and reliable products like masks, especially at a time when the country is battling the coronavirus pandemic. "In these unusual times, personal safety, hygiene, and protection are a real concern."
Tolani said the company will soon introduce more products under its GoSafe range and expand the existing mask range to play an active part in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The GoSafe S95 face mask uses a 6-layer filter and can be washed and reused up to 30 times. The innermost layer is made from soft anti-bacterial fabric. The next three layers consist of small particle filters that are claimed to offer microbe protection. The air mesh in the outermost layer filters particles and contaminants. The face mask has an adjustable nose clip that makes it breathable and droplet resistant. It also comes with a multi-utility cloth bag to store it or other personal devices.


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Fawn Weaver founded her whiskey company in 2017 in honour of Nathan Nearest Green, the Black man nicknamed 'Uncle Nearest' who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey.
In less than two years since its founding, Weaver and her all-female executive team have expanded the brand to all 50 states and, within its first three years of operation, won over 160 whiskey awards.
Kate Jerkens, the SVP of global sales and marketing, has been with Weaver since the company's genesis. A veteran in the hotel and hospitality industry, Jerkens has over 15 years of sales and marketing experience in the field.
"I actually brought her over from Grant Sidney, my parent company where I make most of my investments," Weaver told The Org. "Kate was already VP of sales and marketing, so I brought her over to work specifically on Uncle Nearest."
Reporting to Jerkens is Sherrie Moore, the director of whiskey operations. Moore is a descendant of Jack Daniel and has spent over 30 years working for the family business at Jack Daniel’s distillery. At Uncle Nearest, she oversees the entire whiskey-making process, from barrel entry to filtering and whisky maturation.
"It is her responsibility making sure that the whiskey is great in every aspect," Weaver said. "She came out of retirement in order to make sure that our whiskey was perfect."
Master blender Victoria Eady Butler also reports into Jerkens. Butler is the great-great-granddaughter of Nearest Green and joined the company in 2019. After retiring from an over 30-year career at the Department of Justice, Butler is now the first Black female master blender in the American spirits industry.
Butler discovered her talent for whiskey-making after Weaver reached out to Green's descendants, inviting them to join her in continuing his legacy. Butler’s first, second and third batches of whiskey won multiple awards. After realizing her talent, she went to Moonshine University to study blending, becoming a certified bourbon steward.
"I don't want to sound like I'm bragging or anything, but I did a good job," Butler said in a phone interview with Food and Wine. "I picked according to my palate, and it felt pretty natural for me, oddly enough."
Another executive team member at Uncle Nearest, and a direct report of Jerkens, is Lucia Creed, the director of marketing. Creed, a former bartender of eight years, joined Uncle Nearest in September 2020 and now oversees marketing related strategies at the company.
"All the things, whether it's displays, magazine articles or billboards that is then under Lucia," Weaver said.
For Weaver, building a solid company culture has been a key to Uncle Nearest’s success. She said she considered her employees to be family, adding the team did things together that family and friends do like celebrate birthdays and weddings, and just hang out in general.
"Whether we're working or not working we really enjoy being around one another and I think that's very unique. Not just in our industry, but it's unique in every industry. I've never come across another company where people choose to hang out with each other," she said.
Looking forward, Weaver wants to keep growing her company and shattering records, while building a solid foundation in the “finite amount of time the team has in this lifetime.”
"We want to establish this company at the highest level within the spirit industry while we're all still here, and do it in such a way that it ensures that the next generation can't screw it up."