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Farmako: World's Largest Import Contract for Pharmaceutical Cannabis
German Farmako secures 50 tonnes of flowers and oils from Polish company Pharmacann Polska
FRANKFURT, March 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Farmako will import 50 tonnes of pharmaceutical cannabis from Pharmacann Polska into the European market over the next four years. This provides the basis for a reliable supply of pharmaceutical cannabis for millions of patients in the European healthcare system. The company expects a total revenue of several hundred million Euros from the agreed exclusive partnership. Founded in September 2018, Farmako now has grown to 40 employees and is distributing high-quality pharmaceutical cannabis to German pharmacies since March 2019.
- This is the biggest Cannabis contract to date, and the first big contract without participation of a Canadian LP.
- Farmako has signed an exclusive and binding agreement to import and distribute 50 tons of pharmaceutical cannabis over four years.
- Farmako and Pharmacann Polska enter strategic partnership to develop custom tailored strains for European patients.
- Farmako has been selling pharmaceutical cannabis to German pharmacies since March 2019 generating over 100k EUR revenue in the first week of operations.
Sebastian Diemer, Founder and Chairman of Farmako: ”This is a big leap forward for millions of patients in Europe. The market for pharmaceutical cannabis is the fastest growing market worldwide. In Canada, the industry grew from 170 million to a 30 billion industry within three years. We aim to provide cost efficient and custom tailored cannabinoid therapies to support a similar success story for the European markets. When future historians write a history of entrepreneurship, the market liberalization of pharmaceutical cannabis will get a separate chapter. Dozens of investors are waiting in line to be a part of this story.”
Niklas Kouparanis, Founder and CEO of Farmako: “This first step enables us to build a reliable distribution network in all European jurisdictions with a legal basis for pharmaceutical cannabis. The German is twice as big as the Canadian market, and additional European markets like the United Kingdom markets are opening up. We are in the unique position of reaping the full benefits of a second mover advantage: We adapt the smart moves of our predecessors and do not repeat their mistakes.”
Pharmacann Polska’s representative - Yuval Soiref, the Co-Founder, CEO and International Business Development: “This exclusive agreement is a great success and not only ensures stable supply of pharmaceutical cannabis, but also a beginning of research-based development of innovative cannabis strains for better and more targeted medical treatment. Thanks to our sophisticated growing systems and pharmaceutical-grade extraction, we are one of the very few players worldwide who are able to guarantee the highest quality cannabis in the largest amount ever seen in European history. Together with Farmako, we enter into an exclusive and promising partnership to move cannabinoid-based healthcare forward.”
Farmako and Pharmacann Polska have agreed on a deep partnership in research and development. It focuses on the joint development of new custom-tailored cannabis strains, while using the full advantage of producing at a substantially lower cost in the eastern part of the EU. Kouparanis: “We will produce a higher quality medicine at a lower price than our Canadian competitors. The first pharmaceutical cannabis shipment is expected to be in German pharmacies by June 2019.” For the next four years, Pharmacann Polska will provide pharmaceutical Cannabis exclusively for Farmako. This finally ensures a stable supply for the German patients which Canadian suppliers could not guarantee in the past year.
Germany will not be the only country to benefit from high-quality therapies with pharmaceutical cannabis. Kouparanis: "We will be active in every European jurisdiction that creates a legal basis. In the United Kingdom, Denmark and Luxembourg, pharmaceutical cannabis was also approved. Many more European countries will follow soon. We plan to become Europe's leading pharmaceutical cannabis company and to ensure security of supply in these countries as well. We guarantee that European cannabis for European patients is not only legal, but also affordable and available.”
Background to the pharmaceutical cannabis shortage in Europe
The current pharmaceutical cannabis shortages in Europe are a consequence of the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in Canada in October 2018. Canada and the Netherlands had been the most important suppliers of pharmaceutical Cannabis for German patients. One consequence was that German patients were often unable to redeem their medical prescriptions which jeopardizes sustainable therapies and damaged the reputation of existing market participants. Cultivation in Germany itself is uncertain and will be too little, too late. An invitation to tender for the domestic cultivation of pharmaceutical cannabis was initiated as early as 2017. However, it was overturned in 2018 by the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court. A final decision is expected in April 2019. The first harvest is expected in 2021 at the earliest. Moreover, the total amount of this tender is 10.4 tonnes over four years. The total volume of the tender is only one fifth of the import agreement now closed by Farmako.
Aim of research and development
Sebastian Diemer, Managing Director of the holding company 'The Good Company': "This milestone enables us to help more patients reliably and better. Often, therapies with pharmaceutical cannabis have fewer side effects than the alternatives. In addition, they relieve the health system because they cost less."
Patrick Schmitt, Co-Founder and CSO: "Cannabinoids have not been part of pharmaceutical research for over 80 years. Neither the manufacturing, processing nor the pharmaceutical application has made any significant progress. We want to lead the catch-up. We already know that cannabinoids such as THC or CBD work better in many cases than current commercial drugs. Be it in severe pain, insomnia or nervous diseases or even in cancer treatment."
Dr. Lena Mueller, a physician specializing in clinical trials at Farmako, explains: "We are only just at the beginning of empirical, evidence-based research in medicine. Many patients will be relieved. They are finally certain that they can rely on pharmacies to switch to pharmaceutical cannabis therapy."
About Farmako GmbH
Farmako GmbH is a research-based pharmaceutical company based in Frankfurt. The company relies on the distribution of pharmaceutical cannabis and research in order to catch up on the research backlog in the field of pharmaceutical cannabis. Farmako plans to become a vertically integrated market leader in every European country in this market with the appropriate legal basis.
About PharmaCann Polska Sp. z o.o.
Pharmacann Polska Sp. z o.o. is an international pharmaceutical company that applies global standards in production of cannabis-based pharmaceutical raw materials. Using the Israeli and Canadian markets experience, our mission is to ensure the availability of products containing cannabinoids of natural origin while maintaining strictly controlled pharmaceutical quality and to disseminate knowledge about their medicinal use.
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Myers has also decided to take on frockOn as a business venture, he will be a co-owner and creative director for the site. During Myers career as a filmmaker he has worked simultaneously in ‘branding’ and marketing. “Not only is this a great story of a group of girls who have found their voice in the fashion industry by using frockOn and social media as their tool to be heard, but it’s also a great business opportunity” says Director Sergio Myers. The site is planning to launch its’ online store Dec 1, 2011 featuring product lines from independent designers. Sergio Myers added “What’s interesting is how fashion sites like frockOn have used social media to effect the shopping trends of consumers all over the world which in turn effects the fashion industry as a whole. This is the power social media is having on consumer spending”.
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Companies in Vietnam want to achieve sustainable growth and any sharp rise in the minimum wage could force them to restructure production, resulting in staff layoffs and creating other social problems, said Hoang Quang Phong, vice president of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), which represents employers.
Phong said the business performance of local enterprises has slightly improved. However, those active in the textile-garment, leather-footwear, seafood, and electronics sectors will face adverse effects from any large hike in the minimum wage.
A report shows there are around 54.4 million employees nationwide, but those having signed labour agreements with enterprises and cooperatives account for only 17%. As such, if the minimum wage is adjusted up strongly, other social factors will follow suit – lives of labourer’s subject to the adjustment and those working in the informal sector will be impacted.
Nguyen Duc Thuan, Chairman of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso), said enterprises always regard their employees as a cornerstone to fuel their growth.
However, Thuan said, if enterprises do not find ways to increase the productivity of their workforce, and apply scientific and technological advances into their production, any pay rise will make Vietnam’s labour costs higher than those in other countries and thus less competitive.
He said that contracts may be shifted to other nations that have lower outsourcing prices. Therefore, enterprises might face a fall in the number of product orders, and their employees might lose their jobs.
According to the VCCI, worker salaries in the leather-footwear and textile-garment sectors accounts for 70-78% of their outsourcing costs for export products. Given annual minimum wage increases and decreasing outsourcing prices, enterprises have earned less profit.
As a result, many companies intend not to increase salaries for their staff in a regular manner, or even cut their bonuses to offset rising production costs.
The raising of the minimum wage will also entail increasing social insurance, union, and overtime payments for labourers.
According to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the socio-economic situation has improved in Vietnam, and the CPI has remained high, at 4-5%, so a hike in the minimum wage that will be applied next year must also offset inflation.
A survey of the confederation reveals 51% of labourers in 17 provinces and cities nationwide have to work overtime in order to meet their living demand, and 54% of them cannot make ends meet at the current minimum wage level. Thus the confederation is pushing for a minimum wage rise between 8-10%.


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At a time when touchscreen phones in all sizes continue to dominate the mobile arena, Nokia is apparently planning to bring a QWERTY phone.
The Finnish manufacturer seems to be working on a phone with a true physical QWERTY keypad and might launch it alongside its Android-based touchscreen smartphones in 2018.
The Nokia QWERTY phone TA-1047 concept sketch by NokiaPowerUser (Picture for representation only)
The development comes via a certification on the Bluetooth SIG licensing site, which lists the smartphone with design model numbers TA-1047, TA-1060, TA 1056, TA-1079, and TA-1066.
The listing reveals that all five variants of the phone will feature Bluetooth 4.2+HS. Also, all the models are going to come with LTE support to deliver high-speed data access on faster networks.
We cannot comment on whether the phone will run Android or not, but a report by NokiaPowerUser suggests the new Nokia QWERTY phone could possibly run a customised OS (possibly Kai OS).
The model TA-1047 was also spotted recently on FCC, which confirmed the presence of dual-SIM support and FM radio. The leak also highlighted that the device measures 133mm x 68mm.
It is also rumoured that the handset will feature a 3.3-inch display with a resolution of 480×480 pixels and that it will be powered by the entry-level Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 SoC.
This is not the first time a Nokia QWERTY phone has been rumoured. The previously-rumoured Nokia QWERTY phone was said to be a true-blue smartphone and not a smart feature phone, as seems to be the case here.
Meanwhile, Nokia owner HMD Global is hosting a launch event on January 19 where it will reportedly launch its new flagship smartphone Nokia 9 along with upgraded versions of the Nokia 6 and Nokia 8 smartphones.
All three smartphones are expected to run Android Oreo out of the box. The Nokia 9 is likely to feature a dual camera setup (5MP+5MP) for the selfie camera and very thin bezels.


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DataVisor, which supplies fraud detection software program, introduced immediately that it has raised $40 million in a spherical led by Sequoia Capital China. Existing traders New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and GSR Ventures additionally joined.
The software program analyzes consumer knowledge and makes use of machine studying to determine fraudulent transactions, spam and abuse, identification theft, software fraud, insider abuse, cash laundering, and extra. It is bought on a subscription foundation and might be deployed both on the cloud or in a non-public datacenter.
The Mountain View, California-based startup makes use of a method referred to as unsupervised machine studying to detect these fraudulent transactions. Unsupervised studying goals to detect patterns inside knowledge with out first being offered a set of labels for find out how to categorize that data.
Cofounders Yinglian Xie and Fang Yu spent a number of years engaged on laptop safety at Microsoft Research earlier than founding DataVisor in December 2013.
They shared that the startup has greater than 30 prospects globally, together with Alibaba Group, Cheetah Mobile, Pinterest, Tokopedia, and Yelp.
In this point in time of digital transactions and cloud-based knowledge, cybersecurity is an enormous concern for corporations around the globe. Other startups making an attempt to sort out this challenge embrace Feedzai and Sift Science.
To date, DataVisor has raised a complete of $54.5 million in disclosed funding. The Series B quantity led by Genesis Capital is undisclosed.
DataVisor will use the contemporary injection of capital to extend gross sales and advertising efforts, rent extra engineers, and construct out product traces to handle new use instances.
Rock Wang, managing director at Sequoia China, will be part of DataVisor’s board of administrators. Sequoia Capital’s China arm, which was based in 2005, is reportedly elevating as much as 15 billion yuan ($2.37 billion) in its fifth fund to spend money on native startups. It can be actively tapping potential Chinese traders for Sequoia Capital’s subsequent huge international fund.
Legendary Sequoia companion Michael Moritz actually appears to admire China’s entrepreneurial zeal, one thing he made fairly clear in a current op-ed he wrote within the Financial Times. The piece has stirred fairly a debate in Silicon Valley.
DataVisor at present has 75 workers throughout its Mountain View headquarters and workplaces in Shanghai and Beijing.
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GLR Advanced Recycling has launched a non-ferrous metals brokerage division called GLR America that will service suppliers in the United States and Canada as well as consumers internationally.
Plans for the division began in March when the Covid-19 pandemic forced many Americans to work from home and changed how the industry operated.
“A few weeks into the pandemic when everyone was working from home, we had some positions that would help suppliers and consumers alike. So we started then. We saw the demand for it. The demand for consumers needing product and suppliers needing to move product was a good opportunity given the circumstances,” GLR America’s president and chief executive officer Michael Bassirpour told Fastmarkets on Monday June 29.
The division formally launched earlier this month as an offshoot of GLR Advanced Recycling, which operates six locations in Michigan, and brokers various aluminum and copper scrap products.
In August 2018, Recycler Padnos acquired a stake in GLR Advanced Recycling. Padnos processes prime and obsolete scrap and foundry by-products.
“We are confident that given our relationships and time in the business and the trust in the business that we formed over the years, and with Padnos’ relationship, we will be able to get the highest numbers for suppliers of scrap, based on the volumes we move and our credibility. For the supplier dealing with us, we’re very confident we can furnish them with the best numbers possible,” Bassirpour said.
GLR Advanced Recycling purchased over 50,000 scrap cars in 2019 and expects to buy 70,000 cars this year.
The company also launched a car buying program called 1-800-CARS 4 CASH that operates in 11 states. That division was also launched during the pandemic when the company saw an opportunity to diversify its supply sources since Covid-19 had a negligible effect on used car sales.
“From our core business, which is recycling scrap cars and metal, people are always in need of money and cars are always going to be turned over. Used car and new car sales haven’t been impacted yet so far from Covid-19 as much other lines of industry. So long as people are buying used and new cars, inevitably there will be a trade in,” Bassirpour said.
While the non-ferrous metals will be sourced from the US and Canada, the metal will be exported to customers internationally.


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Recently, a substantial number of fake Korean cosmetics were seized at Hong Kong customs.
As indicated by news outlets in Hong Kong, including Wenweipo, 5,200 South Korean, Japanese and European knock-off makeup worth HK$670,000 (US$85,742 or 91.19 million won) were discovered by Hong Kong Custom officers.
The fakes mostly included South Korean makeup and skincare items, like Amorepacific’s Sulwhasoo, Laneige, Innisfree. Additionally, France’s Chanel fake scents and Bioderma sham items were also found.
In 2017, Hong Kong Customs acted against counterfeit restorative items two times. They manage to seize 755 knock-off makeup with an expected market estimation of about HK$100,000 (US$12,794 or 13.65 million) won toward the finish of September a year ago.
After the primary seizure, 120 specialists were brought in to a broad assault and discovered fake cosmetics storerooms a month ago.
The greater part of fake beautifying agents were South Korean brands because of a more elevated amount of Chinese buyer inclinations.
As per nearby media outlet “CBO,” the quantity of South Korean phoney items expanded in the meantime when the buys of South Korean makeup by Chinese voyagers detonated.
Specifically, some Chinese who don’t comprehend the Korean language purchased counterfeit items which they trusted to be genuine amid their visits to South Korea.
According to a South Korean Cosmetics importer, “South Korean cosmetic products have more complicated supply channels than other imported ones and fake items are found in the process. It isn’t astonishing that phoney items are available for use in Hong Kong.”
There is nothing surprising about fake cosmetics being flowed in Chinese-talking nations. However, it is unthinkable for the South Korean cosmetics industry to make a legitimate move or boycott the knock-offs in the area. A huge criminal syndicate circulate counterfeit makeup in privacy, avoiding the law. 12 individuals were captured after Hong Kong Customs did the crackdown for a considerable length of time.
As indicated by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the measure of South Korean beauty care products sends out came to US$4.97 billion (5.32 trillion won) a year ago, up 18.5% from US$4.19 billion (4.46 trillion won) at the earlier year.
There were worries that China’s retaliatory measures over the THAAD issue would drag down exports to China but they kept on developing in view of Hallyu like show and K-pop.


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If we thought the technology revolution was slowing down, fasten those seat-belts. You ain’t seen nothing yet, industry veterans tell ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
The dizzying speed of technology advance over the past 30 years, driven first by the advent of the personal computer, followed by the Internet and then by smartphones, was merely the curtain-raiser for the coming decade.
This view was expressed by one industry executive after another in interviews at last week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. And these were no start-up upstarts. These were industry veterans who had been instrumental in some of the landmark products and services that built the information technology industry we know today.
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of cloud computing giants VMware, was the first chief technology officer at Intel and architect of the original Intel 486 processor. As one-time head of Intel Labs, he led many of the research projects in the 1980s and 1980s that would help speed up the pace of high-tech change.
“We are at the dawn of a re-acceleration of the technology industry overall,” he said in an exclusive interview at MWC. “The next decade will see more change and new technology than in the last 20 or 30 years.
“An accelerating crescendo of technologies is coming together: cloud, mobile, big data, robotics, analytics, 3D printing, and more. It will bring together a reinforcing set of innovative activities.
“In the next decade, 75 per cent of the world’s population will have a persistent connection to the Internet with some smart device. Today it’s already 40 per cent. Soon, you’ll be able to touch half the world’s population.”
These devices, he said, will come into their own once intelligence is added.
“I can put intelligence into everything for almost zero cost, so while there are more people than machines connected today, in the next few years there will be twice as many machine-connected intelligent devices as human-connected intelligent devices. It will transform supply chains and our quality of life.”
Emerging markets, including South Africa, may well have “some of the greatest opportunities we have collectively over next decade,” he says. “Would someone in Ethiopia or Zambia be able to buy a $700 iPhone and $100 service? Of course not. But in markets where the price of phone is $20 and a service less than $10, we see rapid innovation around affordable access to core technologies, basic financial services, crop information, trading information.”
Gelsinger offered a fascinating vision of a future that is already possible.
“Tomorrow morning your smart device will wake you, and tell you: ‘last night you had a heart irregularity, so I’m waking you early and uploading your biometrics to the medical cloud, I’m running comparisons of your pattern with everyone in your DNA group. I’ve made a doctor’s appointment and loaded the directions into your self-driving car. I’ve moved your regular coffee order to a different Starbucks on your revised route, and made it decaffeinated because you’re seeing the heart doctor.’
“None of that is unreasonable to implement, but the results are life-changing.”
These sentiments were echoed by Frank Kern, chief executive officer of Aricent, a global technology services company with more than 12 000 staff focused on software and hardware innovation. He spent 30 years with IBM, including heading up its core consulting division, Global Business Services. He came out of retirement to take up the challenge of the future.
“This is the most exciting time yet,” he says. “Before, I was just in the boring old computer industry.
“I was around when IBM did a lot of interesting stuff. We created a services business, I ran the consulting business, and in 2009 I created an analytics practise with 9 000 people, worth $25-billion.
“But today is the most exciting time of all. It’s a time when you have a combination of an explosion of sensors, accelerating of communications, combined with the software capabilities of AI, and now we are designing the user interface of the future, the customer experience of the future.”
Aricent owns a renowned strategy and design company, frog, which was responsible for the design of several Apple computers, along with hardware for numerous global organisations. The parent company has also been in research and development of software for 25 years, with a strong focus on telecommunications, and taking a leading position in 5G, AI and autonomous vehicle software.
“We are able to see and participate in multiple trends going on, and all are accelerating at same time. It’s not only one thing right now; it’s all these things that, together, are creating this exciteme.”
Gelsinger puts it neatly into perspective.
“All of this gives me an almost child-like enthusiasm. I’ve been in the technology industry for 37 years. If you ever used a microprocessor or a USB drive, I helped do all of them. But, in many cases, the next decade is as exciting as the last three decades. Because so many of these things will become life-changing and business-changing.”
Revealing the real cost of ‘free’ online services
A free service by Finnish cybersecurity provider F-Secure reveals the real cost of using “free” services by Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, among others.
What do Google, Facebook, and Amazon have in common? Privacy and identity scandals. From Cambridge Analytica to Google’s vulnerability in Google+, the amount of personal data sitting on these platforms is enormous.
Cybersecurity provider F-Secure has released a free online tool that helps expose the true cost of using some of the web’s most popular free services. And that cost is the abundance of data that has been collected about users by Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon Alexa, Twitter, and Snapchat. The good news is that you can take back your data “gold”.
F-Secure Data Discovery Portal sends users directly to the often hard-to-locate resources provided by each of these tech giants that allow users to review their data, securely and privately.
“What you do with the data collection is entirely between you and the service,” says Erka Koivunen, F-Secure Chief Information Security Officer. “We don’t see – and don’t want to see – your settings or your data. Our only goal is to help you find out how much of your information is out there.”
More than half of adult Facebook users, 54%, adjusted how they use the site in the wake of the scandal that revealed Cambridge Analytica had collected data without users’ permission.* But the biggest social network in the world continues to grow, reporting 2.3 billion monthly users at the end of 2018.**
“You often hear, ‘if you’re not paying, you’re the product.’ But your data is an asset to any company, whether you’re paying for a product or not,” says Koivunen. “Data enables tech companies to sell billions in ads and products, building some of the biggest businesses in the history of money.”
F-Secure is offering the tool as part of the company’s growing focus on identity protection that secures consumers before, during, and after data breaches. By spreading awareness of the potential costs of these “free” services, the Data Discovery Portal aims to make users aware that securing their data and identity is more important than ever.
A recent F-Secure survey found that 54% of internet users over 25 worry about someone hacking into their social media accounts.*** Data is only as secure as the networks of the companies that collect it, and the passwords and tactics used to protect our accounts. While the settings these sites offer are useful, they cannot eliminate the collection of data.
Koivunen says: “While consumers effectively volunteer this information, they should know the privacy and security implications of building accounts that hold more potential insight about our identities than we could possibly share with our family. All of that information could be available to a hacker through a breach or an account takeover.”
However, there is no silver bullet for users when it comes to permanently locking down security or hiding it from the services they choose to use.
“Default privacy settings are typically quite loose, whether you’re using a social network, apps, browsers or any service,” says Koivunen. “Review your settings now, if you haven’t already, and periodically afterwards. And no matter what you can do, nothing stops these companies from knowing what you’re doing when you’re logged into their services.”
***Source: F-Secure Identity Protection Consumer (B2C) Survey, May 2019, conducted in cooperation with survey partner Toluna, 9 countries (USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Brazil, Finland, Sweden, and Japan), 400 respondents per country = 3600 respondents (+25years)
WhatsApp comes to KaiOS
By the end of September, WhatsApp will be pre-installed on all phones running the KaiOS operating system, which turns feature phones into smart phones. The announcement was made yesterday by KaiOS Technologies, maker of the KaiOS mobile operating system for smart feature phones, and Facebook. WhatsApp is also available for download in the KaiStore, on both 512MB and 256MB RAM devices.
“KaiOS has been a critical partner in helping us bring private messaging to smart feature phones around the world,” said Matt Idema, COO of WhatsApp. “Providing WhatsApp on KaiOS helps bridge the digital gap to connect friends and family in a simple, reliable and secure way.”
WhatsApp is a messaging tool used by more than 1.5 billion people worldwide who need a simple, reliable and secure way to communicate with friends and family. Users can use calling and messaging capabilities with end-to-end encryption that keeps correspondence private and secure.
WhatsApp was first launched on the KaiOS-powered JioPhone in India in September of 2018. Now, with the broad release, the app is expected to reach millions of new users across Africa, Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
“We’re thrilled to bring WhatsApp to the KaiOS platform and extend such an important means of communication to a brand new demographic,” said Sebastien Codeville, CEO of KaiOS Technologies. “We strive to make the internet and digital services accessible for everyone and offering WhatsApp on affordable smart feature phones is a giant leap towards this goal. We can’t wait to see the next billion users connect in meaningful ways with their loved ones, communities, and others across the globe.”
KaiOS-powered smart feature phones are a new category of mobile devices that combine the affordability of a feature phone with the essential features of a smartphone. They meet a growing demand for affordable devices from people living across Africa – and other emerging markets – who are not currently online.
WhatsApp is now available for download from KaiStore, an app store specifically designed for KaiOS-powered devices and home to the world’s most popular apps, including the Google Assistant, YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps and Twitter. Apps in the KaiStore are customised to minimise data usage and maximise user experience for smart feature phone users.
KaiOS currently powers more than 100 million devices shipped worldwide, in over 100 countries. The platform enables a new category of devices that require limited memory, while still offering a rich user experience.
* For more details, visit: Meet The Devices That Are Powered by KaiOS
* Also read Arthur Goldstuck’s story, Smart feature phones spell KaiOS


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SEATTLE — Several Ballard businesses tell KIRO 7 they were recently targeted by teens who stole employee wallets and racked up thousands of dollars in credit card charges.
Charlene Drake, a longtime employee at Kitchen N Things on Market Street, said her wallet with credit cards and a cellphone were stolen last month from her purse that had been stashed away in the stockroom of the store where only employees are allowed.
“I was horrified and my mind started working; 'Who can it be, when did it happen?'" said Drake.
She said an answer came from an employee at a nearby consignment store who said several teens had come into that store and stole an employee’s wallet and also racked up charges by purchasing gift cards.
The consignment store shared surveillance video with KIRO 7 of the teens walking into the store midday and said one teen distracted clerks while another slipped into the back of the store.
Drake said she, too, had been distracted by a young teen who asked about kitchen appliances.
"I was thinking at the time, ‘You're not the usual type of kitchen mixer customer,'” said Drake.
The consignment store employee’s wallet was later found by a woman at the gas station across the street.
"They'd come in here and they were all the way back here and just kind of looking around,” said Harold Hezel, owner of Market Street Spirit. He said the wallet was found after the teens left the gas station.
"That takes a lot of guts,” said Hezel. “Usually people like that will hit one place then they'll go somewhere else, hit another place, but not hit a neighborhood all at once."
KIRO 7 also spoke with a volunteer, Julie Pheasant-Albright, at ReStyle for Ryther Thrift Shop on Ballard Avenue who said she too had a run in with a group of teens who came into the store last month with the same M.O.
Pheasant-Albright said a fellow volunteer had her wallet stolen that day from behind the cashier’s counter.
"This is a children's charity,” said Pheasant-Albright. “This is not the Ballard I know.”
KIRO 7 has reported recently on similar thefts in Redmond and Bellevue where teens targeted employee wallets at businesses using the same distraction methods.
Seattle police confirmed officers were investigating at least one of the Ballard thefts but couldn’t immediately say whether detectives believe the suspects were connected to the thefts on the Eastside or whether any arrests had been made.
“It’s scary to know we're that susceptible and it can happen any day,” said Drake. “There’s definitely a trend here and they have found that they can get away with it, so we’re going to have to be very careful.”
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After a hiatus of almost two years, Lee Fixel, the media shy former Tiger Global fund manager, known widely as the big bull of India’s consumer Internet story, is back to investing in local startups.
Fixel, who launched his own $1.2 billion fund Addition in the US earlier this year, has led a $35 million round in Inshorts, a platform which aggregates news and information. He had first backed Inshorts while at Tiger Global in 2015, having cut a $4 million cheque for the startup.
His first new bet in India comes at a time when New York-based Tiger Global has been actively investing in the country under Scott Shleifer, who took over the private equity portfolio of the firm last year after Fixel’s departure. The fund’s recent big investments include Zomato and Byju’s.
Read: How Tiger’s Scott Shleifer is matching Lee Fixel’s pace of investments in Indian startups
Responding to ET’s query, Inshorts cofounder and CEO, Azhar Iqubal, said the company had raised $35 million from Addition, SIG Global and Tanglin Venture Partners. Inshorts will use the funds to push its recently launched app Public, a location-based social network. The platform is used for local updates and happenings to local commerce, jobs, classifieds and more, the company said.
“We are profitable at Inshorts and raised this capital for our new app Public. With more than 50 million active users and over 1 million videos being created every month on the app, Public aims to connect the local communities of Bharat and become the one-stop solution for all their local needs,” Iqubal said.
Read: Lee Fixel to leave Tiger Global, set to hunt alone in India and beyond
A source had earlier told ET that Inshorts was clocking $13 million in revenue with $5 million of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation. The company’s valuation is expected to have hit $120 million, post the investment.
Fixel’s biggest win in India came from Flipkart’s $16 billion sale to Walmart in 2018. After the acquisition though, Tiger started moving away from only focussing on consumer internet firms and began taking wagers on enterprise and SaaS companies under Shleifer.
From Addition, Fixel has invested in DLocal, a cross-border payment processor, mental health startup Lyra Health, developer-first security company Snyk, among others.
Also Read: What has led to Tiger Global’s aggressive comeback to India


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It might not fit our friendly neighbour image, but it was good to hear Canadian pork producers talk tough on retaliation if the United States does not change its unfair country-of-origin-labelling rules.
COOL costs Canada’s livestock industry millions of dollars a month, and the industry is right to demand that the U.S. act quickly to comply with the World Trade Organization dispute panel’s ruling from last June.
The U.S. is our neighbour and friend, but sometimes even a friend needs a bit of a push when it comes to mending fences.
Federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz’s statements on the dispute have the sound of a 19th century gentleman sportsman — we’ve had frank discussions and we expect the U.S. to do the right thing.
In a world of overheated rhetoric, such a gentle prodding to comply with the referee’s call might add to Canada’s reputation of being a nice guy, but in the hurly- burly world of American political discourse, it might be lost in the din.
The U.S. administration has signaled it intends to bring COOL into compliance with the WTO ruling, but there are strong voices in the American farm community, including R-CALF and the U.S. National Farmers Union, lobbying for the changes to be minimal, making COOL match the letter of the law but not the spirit.
A little sabre rattling from north of the border will help keep the spotlight on the need for meaningful COOL changes, which is exactly what the Canadian Pork Council did by preparing and releasing a report calculating COOL’s damage to the Canadian hog industry.
As CPC president Jean-Guy Vincent told reporters the day the report was released, the council hopes the U.S. conforms to the WTO ruling peacefully.
“But we also have to send a message.”
The report by Alberta Agriculture economist Ron Geist found that COOL has cost Canadian pork producers close to $2 billion in direct damages since it was created in the farm bill of 2008 and fully implemented in March of 2009.
Additional damages from indirect impacts total hundreds of millions of dollars, and that is just the impact on the hog industry. The beef industry also suffered.
WTO rules allow tariff retaliation equal to the calculated hurt and, thanks to the CPC, we now have a dollars and cents starting point to calculate what could be the retaliation Canada is entitled to if the U.S. does not conform to the WTO ruling by the deadline of May 23.
The weight of the potential retaliation sends the strong message that Vincent demanded.
It could help tip the scale in getting the U.S. to make meaningful change.
It is not as if there are only COOL advocates in the U.S.
There are also strong critics, including the main cattle and hog producer groups — the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council. The U.S. packers association, the American Meat Institute, also counts itself among the critics of COOL.
There is also unbiased data that shows COOL has almost no impact on U.S. consumer buying.
A Kansas State University study released in December found that only 23 percent of American consumers who took part in the study’s surveys were aware of COOL. Most participants said they never look for origin information when buying fresh beef and pork products. The report also found there was no change in demand for meat products following COOL implementation.
COOL does not deliver on its promise, and with the right push the Americans can be persuaded to the do the right thing.
The Canadian pork industry is right to press the federal government to promise swift and effective retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods to help Americans make up their minds.


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Celebrating Thanksgiving by the beach is hardly new. Settlers in the Plymouth colony were the first to do so near the Atlantic Ocean in 1621.
But the rate at which families are renting houses and hotel rooms for the week of Thanksgiving suggests it's becoming more of a tradition on Hilton Head Island.
"We've seen a 144 percent increase in reservation revenue already for Thanksgiving week over last year," said Tom Ridgway, owner of Hilton Head Rentals & Golf.
Ridgway said about 80 percent of that revenue came from homes that have been reserved, indicating the island is becoming a destination for families looking to celebrate the holiday together.
"It really has morphed into a very good rental week," said Bill Haley, vice president of marketing for Resort Rentals of Hilton Head Island.
Haley reported Thanksgiving week revenue at his agency is up 13 percent over 2010, and the occupancy rate has gone up steadily over the past few years.
He said he first noticed an increase in Thanksgiving week visitors after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
"A lot of people have come to use this week here as a family reunion," Haley said. "It seems like they thought, 'Don't put off something you've been thinking about doing.' "
Haley said the occupancy rate of his agency's available rental homes is expected to surpass 80 percent this week (, and he's come to look forward to the week amid otherwise sluggish sales in the winter months.
At the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, almost 80 percent of its 412 rooms are booked for the week, another increase from 2010, according to Skip James, director of sales and marketing.
"We're probably going to have a packed house for our Thanksgiving Day buffet," James said.
"They might not all be staying with us, but it definitely reflects an increase in people staying at timeshares or with relatives on the island that week."
Follow reporter Grant Martin at Twitter.com/LowCoBiz.


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Building a brand awareness is not an easy task. Investing in a local listing service is one such not-so-secret weapon that business owners use to increase their brand visibility!
Google My Business is one of the most impactful online listings that a business can have because it increases the chances of showing up in local search results.
To help searchers grab potential results and to help businesses generate more leads, Google has added “Request a Quote” button to eligible business listings in search results.
Joy Hawkins, Google My Business Product Expert, recently added a tweet regarding the new feature update and quoted that adding the “Request a Quote” button is “HUGE”.
The button also appears in mobile search results when the business name is searched for.
With this new feature, searchers can now request quotes from businesses without ever visiting the business’s website. It can all be done within Google’s services. This update is not great for traffic, but when it comes to generating leads, it can do wonders for a business!
However, it is limited to certain business listings.


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Jeera futures cool down on increased acreage
January futures prices ruled around Rs 216 per kg on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (Ncdex) on Monday. The high prices had impacted the export demand. The futures prices had been hovering around Rs 218 per kg for the past couple of weeks.
“The overseas demand has been sluggish in the past three weeks. Since buyers have already bought large quantities, they are waiting for prices to drop further,’’ said Dipak Parikh, partner of Kanu Krishna Corporation, a major exporter. The trade is expecting a further correction in prices in the coming weeks. While export demand has slowed down, the internal demand is quite robust even now. According to exporters, as India is the sole supplier in the global market, the overseas demand will not dry up totally.
For six months ended September 2017, the shipments have been only marginally higher from a year ago period at 70,000 tonnes, according to traders. Jeera is the largest exported spice from the country after red chilli. Last year, 1.19 lakh tonnes of jeera were exported earning nearly Rs 2,000 crore. The sowing of jeera for the next year in Gujarat has seen a sharp rise.
“Till December 11, there has been close to 40 per cent increase in acreage from the previous year. The sowing area has touched 3.1 lakh hectares compared with 2.3 lakh hectares last year,’’ said Ritesh Kumar Sahu, analyst at Angel Commodities Broking.


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The Cadillac Lyriq made its formal debut for the 2023 model year, dropping in as Cadillac’s very-first all-electric production vehicle. The subsequent 2024 model year ushers in an expanded lineup and a selection of updates, but now, it’s looking as though the 2024 model year may also introduce a new high-performance Cadillac Lyriq-V variant.
Over at the official Cadillac accessories website, GM Authority has discovered a new V-Series model variant listed under the trim pull-down menu for the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq, suggesting that a new 2024 Cadillac Lyriq-V is indeed on the way.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumblings about the release of a new high-performance Cadillac Lyriq-V model. Back in 2021, GM Authority covered comments made by Global Cadillac chief, Rory Harvey, who seemed to suggest that a new Lyriq-V model was indeed under consideration. During a media presentation, Harvey said that any questions regarding a Lyriq V-Series required “some other information to talk about,” adding that “if you look to Cadillac in the past, having sporty variants has been part of our heritage and we understand there is a need and a desire and that is something that we’re looking at and evaluating looking forward.”
Cadillac also recently announced it was celebrating 20 years of the V-Series sub-brand, mentioning “new products and features” set to be announced at a later date.
For those who may be unaware, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq introduces a few updates over the preceding 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, including the new power panoramic dual-panel sunroof. Tagged with RPO code CAJ, this feature replaces the standard fixed glass roof (RPO code CFD), while both features include a power retractable sunshade. The new sunroof option is optional on Luxury 2 (equipment group 1SD), Luxury 3 (equipment group 1SE), Sport 2 (equipment group 1SJ), and Sport 3 (equipment group 1SK) trim levels. Pricing is set at $1,600 across the board.
Also notable for the 2024 model year is the introduction of the new Tech trim, which is positioned at the bottom of the Lyriq trim level cadence. Serving to restructure Cadillac’s Y-trim hierarchy, the base 2024 Lyriq in Tech specification has a starting MSRP of $58,590, including destination freight charge.
As for underlying vehicle structure, the 2024 Lyriq rides on the GM BEV3 platform and draws motivation from GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors. Production of the 2024 model is scheduled to commence later this month at the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee.


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As the global crypto economy grows, more and more countries are welcoming digital assets and blockchain technology. From pro-blockchain regulations to favorable taxation policies, these jurisdictions are leading the way in fostering a healthy environment for cryptocurrency innovation. For those looking to establish a crypto business or want to know where their digital assets are welcome, Dan Schatt and Domenic Carosa of Earnity want the world to become advanced as the top countries for crypto.
Unsurprisingly, the U.S. takes the top spot in discussing the countries that are most ready for a crypto takeover. It has the most units of crypto ATMs worldwide, with more than 30,000 units as of early 2022. That number is nearly double that of the previous year, indicating how quickly access to cryptocurrencies is growing in the country.
Furthermore, the U.S. leads all nations in crypto uptake, measured by the level of interest in the financial system. Based on surveys over the past five years, interest in crypto has grown by 3000 percent. The number of citizens who have traded or bought in cryptocurrency is also rising. Before 2021 ended, around six percent of the population owned or had used crypto.
Known as one of the global innovation leaders, the Netherlands has exhibited an open attitude toward cryptocurrencies. There are no strict regulations against crypto, and the Dutch National Bank even regulates digital currency. As a result, interest in crypto is also very high in the country, with search volumes reaching more than 50,000 hits every month. Another key indicator of the nation’s readiness to adopt crypto is high internet speed.
Hong Kong is one of the best places to trade crypto in. There is increased interest in the financial system among its citizens. And because of fast internet speed, there is a high likelihood that the crypto market will continue to grow over time. At the moment, there are over 130 crypto ATMs in Hong Kong. Earnity’s Dan Schatt and Domenic Carosa want people to have access around the world. The particular administrative region under China is only 429 square miles in total area, making it have one of the highest concentrations of crypto ATMs.


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San Diego Padres' 'deep brand study' will include possible uniform changes
But likely not until the 2020 season...
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - It's a debate that has long been around the San Diego sports world, but also seen a new furor among the next generation of local fans.
San Diego Padres. To bring back the brown, or not.
The uniforms of the Padres have seen their share of changes over the years and thus debate among fans. Many fans recall the brown as something that makes the team so unique and sets the Pads apart from a mundane sea of blue and white.
Others dwell on the pinstripes and blue and orange that adorned the 1998 World Series team.
In any case, there may be a change on the horizon - just not for a couple seasons.
A Padres spokesperson confirmed to 10News Friday the team will be conducting a "deep brand study," which includes uniform options, in the future. The team hopes the results of this study will help leadership make a "fully-informed, data-driven decision" in shaping the team's uniform upgrades in the future. No timetable was immediately given on when the study would begin.
Though, while the 2018 deadline for uniform changes has passed, it may be awhile until fans see the Friars march onto the diamond in brown or mustard on a permanent basis - if data so compels the team to decide, of course.
Also, a plan is already in the works for the 2019 season, celebrating the Padres 50th anniversary.
"The MLB deadline for 2018 uniform changes has already passed, and we already have a plan in the works for the 50th anniversary of the franchise for 2019, so the earliest fans can expect to see a major uniform update/rollout would likely be 2020."
Looks like "Bring Back the Brown" fans have to wait until 2020 to find out if their pleas have been heard.
The Padres reintroduced the brown and yellow the team sported for 16 seasons as an alternate away jersey for Friday home games during the 2016 season. The brown jerseys returned for Friday home games during the 2017 season as well.
The "Bring Back the Brown" campaign has gained momentum in the last few seasons as fans have been given a taste of the color scheme. Fans and websites covering the San Diego Padres, including Gaslamp Ball, Friarhood, and others, have all called for the return of the brown and yellow across social media.
Fowler says they are about to start a "research project" on brown. Results will made public & "taken very seriously." #SDSocialSummit


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How much does a dozen eggs cost in Hawaii?
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Are eggs expensive in Hawaii?
In Hawaii, mainland eggs can cost from 46 to 93 percent more, or up to $3.78 a dozen, according to an analysis by Civil Beat. Hawaii often gets the “less desirable” eggs from the mainland, according to the Ulupono Initiative.
Are egg prices going up?
Delivered prices on the California-compliant wholesale loose egg market increased $0.18 to $2.184 per dozen with a firm undertone. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of Large shell eggs to consumers in December increased 3.6% while production costs for Large shell eggs jumped 55%.
How much do eggs cost in 2021?
Eggs priced at $1.79 in 1935 → $10.72 in 2021.
How much does a dozen eggs cost in 2020?
In 2020, the retail price for a dozen eggs in the United States was 1.48 U.S. dollars.
What is the price of a dozen eggs?
In fact Hawaii, the most expensive state, comes in at $4.49. This is particularly staggering when you realize in Alaska, the second most expensive state, a dozen eggs is $2.38….Average Price Of A Dozen Eggs In Every State.
Why are egg prices going up 2021?
These increased costs are a result of many factors, some of which you may have heard about in the news. While inflation hit a 30 year high in late 2021, that’s not the full reason. The entire country is struggling with logistical challenges related to labor, driver shortages, and even crop shortages.
How much is a dozen eggs in 2020?
How much did a dozen of eggs cost in 2021?
The average price for one dozen eggs was $1.72 in November 2021 compared to $1.82 in October, data released December 10 by the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows.
Why are egg prices so high 2021?
The increases are a result of high domestic and international demand, increased feed costs and supply chain disruptions. Egg prices are 3.3% higher in 2021 than in 2020. This appears to be from a surge in foreign demand, particularly South Korea, where an avian influenza took a toll on the egg supply.
What is the price of a dozen eggs today?
How much does a dozen eggs cost 2020?
In 2020, the retail price for a dozen eggs in the United States was 1.48 U.S. dollars. Egg prices in the United States peaked in 2015, when a dozen eggs cost 2.75 U.S. dollars on average. The United States was one of the leading producers of eggs in the world in 2017, second only to China.


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CHENNAI: Danfoss Power Solutions
) on Tuesday announced setting up a new factory in Pune. The company is an Indian subsidiary of Denmark-based Danfoss Group.
Domenico Traverso, president - work function, Danfoss Power Solutions & India board member, said, “Our new Danfoss Power Solutions facility in Pune is testimonial to the growth of our business in India that has been driven solely by our customers.”
“As a company focussed on innovation and development, we believe that this facility will enable us to be a step-ahead to efficiently address the future needs of our customers and the industry in the next phase of India’s technological transformation journey.”
Around 95% of all the products that are manufactured in the facility use materials and components that are made in India, according to a statement from Danfoss Power Solutions.
The company aims at investing on increasing its product offerings in India and ensure a minimum of 50% localisation for sourcing and manufacturing in their future product lines as well.
Speaking on the outlook for the new facility, Upinder Razdan, MD - Danfoss Power Solutions, India said, “Instead of looking at our customers with a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, we have always focussed on tailor-making our world-class solutions based on the specific needs of the Indian industry and the market. We are confident that our new facility will bring great momentum to the technological progress for our customers, thereby enabling us to strengthen our market-leader position in India”.


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Qualcomm isn’t the only company working on ARM-based chips that will support Windows 8. But while Qualcomm has announced that chips that were already in the pipeline will be able to run Microsoft’s next-generation operating system, Texas Instruments is unveiling a whole new processor.
The TI OMAP4470 is a multicore chip with speeds up to 1.8 GHz. It includes PowerVR SGX544 graphics and Texas Instruments says the chip will provide an 80 percent boost in web browsing performance and a 250 percent increase in graphics performance than you get from a 1.5 GHz TI OMAP4430 processor.
The 45nm chip can handle display resolutions as high as 2048 x 1536 pixels.
Texas Instruments says the chip will begin sampling this year and is expected to show up in products in the first half of 2012. The OMAP4470 is pin-to-pin compatible with OMAP4430 and OMAP4460 processors which should make it relatively simple for companies using those chips in their products to make the switch.


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On October 1st 2018 our Company has released the first 7 products to the public with the ability to buy them using Wixlar coins.
The product "Wixi-Pods" is a state of the art wireless ear pods that can be connected via Bluetooth in a few seconds with any device accepting Bluetooth technology. The new technology of wireless headsets is here. You can now answer a phone call with almost no delay comparing to other wireless devices in the market.
Wixlar is proud to announce that the most famous Online Store in the Middle East called “SOUQ UAE” - that is owned by Amazon - has listed some of our products on their website for sale.


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VIDEO: Samsung marketer outlines Hope Relay goals
Andrew Garrihy, director of corporate marketing at Samsung Electronics, talks about the brand's Olympic 'Hope Relay' initiative at London's City Hall.
Samsung will donate £1 to charities which help underprivileged children, such as Kids Company and International Inspiration, for every mile members of the public participating in the relay cover in the run-up to the Olympics.
On Monday, it held a launch event at London's City Hall, where brand ambassadors TV chef Jamie Oliver and World and Olympic champion cyclist Victoria Pendleton, encouraged people to get involved.
Oliver and Pendleton unveiled a giant 'Samsung Wall of Hope' – a structure spelling out the words "Samsung Hope Relay" – and were the first to grab a pair of trainers and lead a mile-long walk along the track overlooking the Thames.
Participants can log their progress on the free-to-download Samsung Hope Relay app. This also allows them to create their own avatar, which can appear in Samsung ads, by snapping a headshot of themselves and placing them on one of the athletic bodies featured.
Video produced by Georgina Brazier.
Follow the producer team on Twitter: @BRproducers
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
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A demographic portrait of Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook users
A useful study here from the ‘Pew Research Center’ taking a look at the demographic make-up of US social media users across Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook. No data on LinkedIn of Google+, but great stats all the same.


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Strawbale Winery prepares for Harvest Festival
Processing 700 pounds of grapes a day is not an easy task.
Every harvest, Strawbale Winery owner Don South recruits Augustana basketball player Adam Beyer to do the heavy lifting.
In order to get the grapes ready for fermentation, Beyer gently dumps grape bunches into the crusher destemmer. Leaves and twigs are sorted out, leaving behind a red pulp.
Each year, nearly 10 tons of fruit are turned into wine at Strawbale Winery located near Renner. The vineyard grows winter hearty grapes, a Minnesota hybrid able to withstand colder temperatures.
More:Spelling bee proves to be daunting task
Strawbale also purchases grapes and other fruits from local vineyards and orchards to make their wine. The family-owned business is considered a micro-winery, producing around 30,000 bottles of wine annually.
"They start by getting fermented, which means adding yeast to them and nutrient and letting them ferment, changing the sugars into alcohol," said South. "After that we let them age and let the flavors mix back together. Then we filter it, bottle it and out it goes."
In the barn next to the tasting room, large plastic bins hold the pungent mixtures that will in time turn into wine. For fruit wines, the process takes four to six months, white wines take a year and red wines take at least two years to ferment.
Strawbale offers 30 different flavors of wine ranging from simple table selections to the more adventurous red bison buffaloberry. One of the winery's top sellers is their jalapeno wine.
More:Alexa's Picks for local entertainment, Oct. 9-15
To celebrate the end of harvest, Strawbale is hosting their annual Harvest Festival on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Listen to live music while sampling their seasonal wines, including hot apple raspberry. South is hoping to introduce their new hard apple cider and hard pear cider at the festival.
Food trucks will serve up traditional South Dakota food. Curbside Delight is frying up lamb chislic while Tatanka Trail Burgers from Rapid City is cooking up Indian tacos and buffalo burgers.
Can't make it to the Harvest Festival? Strawbale wine is for sale in several local grocery and liquor stores. For more info on the winery and available wine selection, go to strawbalewinery.com.
IF YOU GO
What: Harvest Festival
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Where: Strawbale Winery
If you have an event or story idea that fits into the Sioux Falls dining or entertainment theme, Alexa Giebink can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on twitter @ArgusAGiebink


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500 million users’ data including names, addresses and passwords have been stolen in Yahoo cyber attack
Following what appears to be the largest cyber breach in history, a cyber expert has highlighted the need to have sufficient cover against hacking and online crime.
Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that hackers stole 500 million users’ account information from its network in late 2014.
The information stolen includes names, email addresses, telephones, dates of birth, passwords and security questions and answers.
The breach was discovered after 200 million Yahoo user accounts were posted for sale in an online marketplace in August.
Jamie Graves is a data security and enterprise software entrepreneur who works as the chief executive for ZoneFox, a cyber security firm which help protect companies’ data.
He said the cyber attack has emphasised the need for cyber security.
Graves said: “Yahoo has stunned the world by announcing what is thought to be the largest data breach to date.
“Organisations must not only have rigorous cyber security measures in place but also a disaster recovery plan to respond immediately to a breach if the, sometimes, inevitable occurs.
“The Yahoo attack highlights the reason why good detection capabilities, aligned with laws that force this form of disclosure in a short period are crucial to help protect personal information.”
Graves also said it is shocking that it has taken Yahoo this long to disclose the breach.
He said: “Although the size of the breach is staggering, what has stunned the industry most is the fact that it has taken Yahoo two years to disclose.
”In this time, a great deal of additional harm will have occurred to the comprised accounts ranging from account hijacking through to identity theft and fraud.”
Yahoo has notified all affected users to change passwords and to not click on or open any suspicious emails, links or attachments.
The hacker is being investigated with law enforcement authorities such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


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"The goal is to change the world with doughnuts," says Alex Talbot, the chef and tinkerer.
The "Open Kitchen" campaign, as they're calling it, will combine a public service announcement with the signage, and ask restaurateurs to sign a pledge to provide a safe and equitable work environment for women, LGBTQ individuals and minorities.
It's now a veritable truffle bomb.
Stepping up to create a more ambitious taproom in its big new facility is a golden opportunity to create a more immersive brewpub experience - and Yards is better for it, even as it still has room to grow.
Here are all the places where the popular traveling beer garden will be making stops this year.
Or is that Year Ate? Burgers, tacos, and cocktails from 50-plus contenders will be sampled and judged.
Stakeholders in the hospitality industry appear split on the measure.
In Pennsylvania, servers are currently paid a base wage of $2.83 per hour.
Numbers-crunchers from Digital Third Coast weighed the number of late-night restaurants, the variety of cuisine, the average Google score, average closing times, the number of 24-hour restaurants, and the transit system.
"No one can find us," said Stephanie Reitano, whose Capofitto restaurant at 233 Chestnut St. reopened March 3.
It's an evolution for Art in the Age (AITA to friends), which opened 10 years ago as both liquor brand and swank lifestyle boutique - one of those Brooklynish Old City shops where there's not all that much merchandise and I can't afford any of it anyway.
A warmer winter has resulted in early crops of spring greens for some, meaning new dishes on farm-to-table restaurants.
This English-style ale is more vivid when served "on cask," where it benefits from a different temperature, softer carbonation, and more hops than the standard version.


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Twitter is urging its users to change their passwords following a bug that was identified on the platform. While the bug has since been fixed, the company assures users there were no signs of breach or misuse of the passwords.
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Rwanda's Drone Supplier Introduces Fastest Model
The new drone model, which Zipline Inc, a California-based robotics firm says has a top speed of about 128km per hour, is set to improve the efficiency of local deliveries and help the first venture into new markets.
Zipline Introduces Faster Drone Model
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Zipline Inc, a California-based robotics firm which operates delivery of blood supplies to remote areas in Rwanda, has developed the fastest commercial delivery drone, it said. Read more »
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The ink is made of an algae-like substance that’s easy to work with and easily washed.
It’s not yet clear how the ink would be used, but we’re sure it’ll be good for the environment.
The ink has been in use for more than a century and is used in many different applications including packaging and in cosmetics.
It’s also used in the production of many other products, including food and beverages.
For the experiment, a paper towel was dipped in the ink and then the towel was placed on a surface where it could be dried.
After two days, the paper towel soaked up the ink, which had completely absorbed the ink.
“We were looking for an ink that would take advantage of the light, so it was a good candidate to study,” said study co-author Jaimie Ewing, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UC Santa Cruz.
A study published in Science last year demonstrated that a simple process of using a dye in water can create an ink with a very high optical quality.
This type of ink, called a dye-based organic ink, has been used in cosmetics for decades, but has never been used as an ink for biofuel production.
But this year, a team led by Ewing showed that using algae-derived ink as an alternative to conventional paper can produce biofuel with similar quality to conventional petroleum-based biofuel.
Biofuel is made by converting biomass into liquid fuels.
Ewing’s team created a biofuel ink using algae, which can be converted to oil or methane.
After a week of using algae ink, they produced a biofuels-quality biofuel using water.
They also created a low-density biofuel in a similar way, using water to produce a biocarbon.
These biofuils were then placed on surfaces where they could be washed off and used as paper towels.
Using the algae ink in paper towels can be a very eco-friendly way to produce energy.
“Paper towels are a waste product, so using algae as an environmentally friendly ink could make a lot of eco-waste in the paper industry,” said Ewing.
“That’s why we’re interested in using algae in this way to generate renewable energy.”
“Ink can be used in all sorts of applications,” she added.
“So we want to learn more about how it can be integrated into products, so that it can have the same quality as paper.
We want to find ways to make it more affordable and to make sure it’s environmentally friendly, and that it’s not harmful to the environment.”
The paper towel experiment was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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- Ola received a license to operate in London in July
- New safety features have been launched for the UK services
From February 10, Ola will start its services in London. It has more than 20, 000 registered drivers.
In the United Kingdom, London will be Ola's 28th city. It has expanded its services across other cities including Warwick,....
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Jacques Panis talked about what’s stuck for the brand and where it’s headed as the keynote for the GlobalShop conference in Las Vegas.
A shortage of digital talents is forcing fashion and luxury firms to devise creative strategies for recruiting.
Barneys has hired its first chief information officer and given him a broad range of responsibilities.
Gilles Rousseau is senior vice president of sales and marketing at Splashlight.
Cofounder Trisha Gregory said the sweet spot would be a $450 average rental price point.
Also, Allen I. Questrom has elected not to stand for reelection to the board.
The hearing was part of parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s inquiry into the under-regulated area of e-commerce fulfillment centers and related operations.


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20,000 Moto Guzzi fans celebrate the company’s 90th Anniversary in Mandello del Lario
Moto Guzzi are celebrating their 90th anniversary this year and they have no dearth of fans who’re supporting the Italian company with all their heart and soul. Last weekend, Moto Guzzi had a three-day extended party in Mandello del Lario, in Italy, with about 20,000 people from 52 countries participating in the ‘Giornate Mondiali Guzzi’ (Guzzi World Days) celebrations.
The Italian company also recently announced the Moto Guzzi California 90, the last and final edition of the current California touring bike that’s fitted with an 1100cc transversely mounted V-twin. In 2012, Guzzi will launch the new California that was unveiled in Monte Carlo earlier this year.
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The South African brand has produced the Reef as an exclusive for Asda.
The red, white and rosť blends will sell for £4.48 compared with an rrp of £5.29 for the main brand.
Chilean brand Chilano has already launched its Generics entry-level range .
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LOS ANGELES (CN) - First Time Credit Solution, of Bell, Calif. preys on Spanish-speakers, "bilking consumers on a daily basis," by falsely claiming affiliation with the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC claims in court.
The company operates under a number of names, including FTC Credit Solutions, 1st Consumer Credit USA, and Doctor de Crédito, the FTC claims in its March 16 federal complaint.
"Defendants are bilking consumers on a daily basis, charging each victim approximately $2,000 for their fraudulent services," the FTC says.
"They falsely pose as affiliates or licensees of the federal government, namely the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that these credentials enable them to remove negative information from consumers' credit reports, eliminate debts, and guarantee consumers a credit score of 700 or higher within six months or less."
On its website, ftccreditsolutions.org, the company calls its office on Florence Avenue in Bell its "main office," and claims to have offices in San Francisco, New York, Dallas, Miami and Chicago, according to the 21-page lawsuit.
The FTC also sued marketing director Guillermo Leyes, who filed for bankruptcy in February; CEO Jimena Perez; vice president sales accountant Maria Bernal; and CFO Fermin Campos.
In a Spanish-language radio ad, Leyes says: "I have a license direct[ly] from the FTC, the Federal Trade Commission," the FTC says in the complaint.
In a phone call from an undercover FTC investigator, defendant Bernal said: "We work under the Federal Trade Commission, which is a law that was signed by the president in 2010, so that all the negative, all the stains can be deleted," the FTC says.
The FTC is not amused.
It seeks an injunction and penalties for misrepresentation, deceptive trade, violations of the FTC Act and the Credit Repair Organizations Act.
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Approximately three quarters of the world's population now has access to a mobile phone, according to a new study from the World Bank. The number of mobile phone subscriptions has skyrocketed over the past 12 years. Fewer than 1 billion mobile subscriptions were active in 2000, while there are six billion subscriptions active today. Last year alone, mobile users downloaded more than 30 billion apps.
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Name: Brass Monkey Quick Pitch: Play video games with less hassle. Genius Idea: Uses devices most people already have to create a gaming system. Brass Monkey takes everything you know about gaming and throws it out the window. Gone are the days of jumbled cords and miscellaneous equipment (unless you're a collector, we get it). Chris Allen and his friend were playing with a remote control helicopter and wanted a more reliable controller.
Updates to your child's room can be as labor-intensive or as simple as you make them. Sometimes just a simple coat of brightly colored paint or a themed bedding scheme is all you need to make your child's space new. Search "kid rooms" on Pinterest, and you'll find hundreds of ideas with just a few clicks. Here are a few favorites. Thumbnail image courtesy of Pinterest.
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at four particularly interesting stories. Yahoo Reports Q2 Revenue of $1.22 Billion, Leaves Questions Unanswered Yahoo has reported revenue of $1.22 billion for Q2, $461 million of that coming from search.
LinkedIn isn't just a digital destination for your resume; it's a vibrant online hub offering all kinds of useful information, tools and functionality. If it's been awhile since you explored the site, check out this list of five things you might not know you can do on LinkedIn. SEE ALSO: 10 Facebook Tips for Power Users Take a look at our pointers in the sideshow above. Let us know in the comments below how you find LinkedIn a useful tool.
After Apple's recent withdrawal (and subsequent re-entry) of its products from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registry, the organization has decided to reevaluate its standards with a focus on ultra-thin and light laptops. "Recent discussions have included a focus on construction and disassembly techniques for ultralight/ultrathin laptops.
Club Penguin is bringing a mega-dance party to the kids social network with the help of Disney Channel stars Bella Thorne and Zendaya from "Shake It Up." Starting tomorrow till the end of July, kids can meet the CeCe and Rocky penguin avatars, dress their penguins in outfits inspired by the girls' looks and deck out their igloos with dance-themed decor.
In 2010, Zach Anner submitted an audition tape to Oprah's "Your OWN Show" contest. When the Internet got wind of it, the web couldn't stop laughing. The wheelchair-bound comic charmed the online communities of Reddit and 4chan with self-deprecating humor that poked fun at his own affliction -- cerebral palsy.
Comic writer and performer Andy Borowitz took a break from his usual fake news for a real announcement on Wednesday: His popular blog is moving to The New Yorker. The Conde Nast-owned title absorbed The Borowitz Report into its network of blogs including The Front Row, Daily Shouts and eponymous ones from Amy Davidson and John Cassidy.
WikiLeaks, which was down to about $120,000 in total reserves at the end of June because of a blockade program by Visa and MasterCard, is now accepting donations again. The organization announced on Wednesday that it had found a loophole via the French credit card system, Carte Bleue. Carte Bleue is linked with Visa and MasterCard globally, but both are contractually barred from cutting off merchants within the Carte Bleue system, according to WikiLeaks.
If you're a startup looking for the fabled goldmine of a Google exit, here's the guy you'll want to meet: David Lawee. The search giant's VP of Corporate Development, along with CEO Larry Page, signs off on the dozens of acquisitions and acqui-hires made every year, large and small.
Looks like there are no hard feelings between Google and Marissa Mayer, who left the company after 13 years to lead Yahoo as its new CEO Tuesday. On her first day, she posted this cheerful Instagram of her office stuffed full of giant balloon bouquets. Each is topped with a purple balloon, ostensibly to celebrate Yahoo (its main corporate color is purple).
Microsoft is testing a stylus that could, after a software upgrade, interact with almost any existing display or device. Researchers at the company's Silicon Valley site designed the stylus to positive internal reviews and are waiting to hear if the company will continue its development. While styluses are available that work with any touch-screen device, such as an iPad or iPhone, they are relatively inaccurate.
Mobile location technology provider Skyhook has released a new version of its mobile SDK, 4.6. It brings "Always-On" location capabilities, meaning developers can now use persistent background location tracking in their mobile apps.
Following in the footsteps of Target's and American Eagle's nationwide rollouts, Macy's announced Wednesday it would begin offering Shopkick rewards at its more than 800 stores. That brings the total number of Shopkick-enabled locations to 7,000 in the U.S. Using Shopkick's app for iPhone or Android devices, shoppers can collect collect points, or “kicks,” by visiting and performing certain tasks in Macy's stores.
Digg was once the epicenter of Internet cool and culture. It was a content king maker: get your story on Digg's homepage and watch the traffic roll in. Then came the precipitous fall from grace and, finally, a less-than-exciting-sale to Betaworks (for a reported $500,000) last week. The news left many in the web community stunned.
Be careful about opening emails that claim you have been tagged in a Facebook photo, because they may actually be malware, according to a security expert. Sophos's NakedSecurity blog outlined the threat on Wednesday. The company's SophosLabs intercepted a "spammed-out email campaign" which was designed to spread malware.
YouTube released a new tool Wednesday that blurs faces, to be used in footage requiring anonymity. This new editing feature comes two months after the launch of YouTube's Human Rights channel. To blur faces in a video, you simply go to the Video Enhancements tool and press the "Blur Faces" option. You can preview your video with blurred faces before you press publish and delete the original footage.
Inspired by Nyan Cat, Techno Kitten Adventure is a game starring a jetpack-equipped kitten, soaring through the skies to a catchy beat. After its smashing popularity in the App Store, 21st Street Games has tapped Kickstarter to fund a new version for multiple gaming platforms. 21st Street Games needs $100,000 to create a PC, Mac and Xbox Live game, along with 10 additional levels, 10 songs, 30 extra kittens and a brand new create-a-kitten feature.
An apparent suicide bombing rocked Syria's capital of Damascus and killed several top government officials amid an apparent attempt by the rebel Free Syrian Army to establish a foothold in the city Wednesday. Details of the story quickly spread over social media, which has been an invaluable tool for organizers of the ongoing Arab Spring uprisings taking place across the Middle East.
Batman and Robin don’t need CSI technology, high-tech gadgetry or even pants to crack cases. The tights-donning duo only require a bit of ingenious thinking, as witnessed in this clip from the 1966 superhero flick “Batman: The Movie.”.
What's it like to be global pop star Jennifer Lopez right now? Aside from dealing with emotions over quitting American Idol, she's wooing fans online while busy hopping around the globe on tour with Enrique Iglesias. For the North American leg of her worldwide tour, Lopez launched "Tour Feed," a new section on her website that aims to expose intimate moments of her and tour mates.
The Twitter account @ShellIsPrepared is not affiliated with the Shell energy company, but rather is part of an elaborate online hoax set up by the environmentalist group Greenpeace and social activists The Yes Men.
Mobile Music Touch is a novel treatment for people who have lost sensation in their hands from a spinal cord injury. Not only does it have therapeutic benefits, but it also teaches people to play the piano in the process. Developed by Tanya Markow at Georgia Tech, the MMT is a device consisting of a glove, control box and five small vibrating motors. These have two functions. Firstly, it vibrates continuously and helps restore feeling and mobility to people suffering from spinal cord injuries.
UK residents are more likely to send a text than make a phone call when communicating with friends and family, according to a new study. Of the 1,980 UK adults included in Ofcom's ninth annual communications survey, 59% said they use text messsages at least once per day to communicate with friends and family, followed by face-to-face meetings (49%), voice calls (47%), social networking (32%) and email (30%).
It isn't always easy to spot income inequality. The disparate distribution of money among a population based on race, gender and other factors could take place in your own neighborhood, and you may not even realize it. Even when college courses and movements, such as Occupy Wall Street, try to teach people about the subject, it still remains difficult to comprehend. On Google Maps, however, it's pretty simple to see definitive lines of income inequality.
Parking in a major city, from Seattle to Sydney, can be a downright nightmare. After trolling a lot for what seems like ages, you end up fumbling for change to feed the meter for your stay. Of course, it's all done to prevent the painful parking ticket, which is such the ire of citizens everywhere that it has its own reality show.
Gamers want a new video game console. That's the impression you get if you've been watching the explosion of activity on the Kickstarter page for OUYA, the hackable, Android-based game console that will retail for $99. To date, the OUYA has raised $5 million dollars from nearly 40,000 Kickstarter investors, with more than 32,000 plunking down $99 or more to preorder a console. It promises to open up the console industry to independent game developers, and lower the barrier of entry for gamers.
While we're used to seeing upgrades from our favorite tech products, Gmail has made an important step in the opposite direction. Google launched Gmail SMS Wednesday, offering a mobile-based email solution for people in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. Gmail SMS is a tech downgrade, but it's a lifestyle upgrade for email users without consistent Internet access.


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You know the signs and triggers. You recognise the tightness in your chest and the shortness of breath. The asthma attack is well underway and you break into your go-to treatment routine. It’s a condition many of us go through. But new research proves that there may be a new — and more natural — way to prevent asthma attacks in the first place.
According to a recent study coming out of Queen Mary University of London, vitamin D can seriously lower your chances of having a serious asthma attack, especially when you’ve paired it with your regular medication.
Sure, exposure to sunlight is one of the most tried-and-true methods of getting your vitamin D fix (there’s a reason why it’s one of the most highly prescribed ways to combat seasonal affective disorder during the darker winter months), but adding a regular supplement into your medication routine can also do the trick.
The researchers followed the asthma triggers and symptoms of nearly 1,000 study participants and found that vitamin D capsules led to a 30 percent drop in asthma attacks that required injections or tablets, and even a 50 percent drop in severe attacks that resulted in hospitalisation.
There are plenty of reasons to boost your intake of vitamin D. From improved immunity, to increased muscle strength and bone development, and even balanced blood sugar levels, the powerful nutrient is not just good for one thing. And now, it could also bring you much-needed asthma relief.
“Vitamin D is safe to take and relatively inexpensive, so supplementation represents a potentially cost-effective strategy to reduce this problem,” says Adrian Martineau, PhD, in a press release.
But before you head to the pharmacy and buy a bottle of vitamin D pills, consult your doctor (and look for alternatives if you’re not a fan of swallowing pills). Then set your strategy toward breathing better, one step at a time.