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Samsung Electronics has established a $300 million Automotive Innovation Fund, focused exclusively on the automotive market. The Samsung Automotive Innovation Fund will concentrate on connected car and autonomous technologies, including smart sensors, machine vision, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, connectivity solutions, automotive-grade safety solutions, security, and privacy.
In addition to the fund, connected car technology company, Harman, which was acquired by Samsung earlier this year for $8 billion, has established a new Autonomous/ADAS Strategic Business Unit. The new Harman SBU, which will report to its Connected Car division, will work with the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center Smart Machines team to develop key technologies for safer, smarter, connected vehicles. The SSIC Smart Machines team is an advanced automotive engineering group dedicated to enabling next-generation mobility solutions.
The company has also announced a strategic partnership with networking and safety controls company TTTech and will invest $89 million as the first investment from its Samsung Automotive Innovation Fund. TTTech plans to use Samsung’s investment to accelerate the growth of its safety technology for autonomous driving and operations. TTTech claims that its collaborative and flexible technology like its new open safety platform, MotionWise that enables OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to accelerate the development, integration, and validation of new capabilities in their vehicles.
Samsung’s goal in the automotive market is to prevent road accidents by bringing to market technologies, from sensors to data-processing solutions that will help make cars safer while creating a more comfortable and convenient mobility experience.
“During this period of extraordinary transformation in the automotive industry, we are excited to play a leadership role in supporting and shaping the future of smarter, more connected vehicles,” said Young Sohn, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung Electronics and Chairman of the Board, Harman.
“The Autonomous/ADAS Strategic Business Unit and automotive fund reflect the company’s commitment to the values of open innovation and collaboration. In partnership with OEMs and startups, we will make the driver and passenger experience safer, more convenient, and more enjoyable.”
To address the increasing demand for integrated solutions, particularly those for automated driving, Samsung and Harman will focus on engineering, high-performance computing, sensor technologies, algorithms, artificial intelligence, as well as connectivity and cloud solutions that enable Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and automated driving.
Both Samsung and HARMAN are fostering the development of cutting-edge automotive safety technologies like those from TTTech, which will enhance automotive safety controls and ADAS throughout the industry. Harman, which is a Tier 1 supplier, will now make TTTech’s open safety solutions available to the leading global automotive OEMs.
“There is already a high demand for ADAS solutions, and that demand is rapidly growing with the advancements in connected cars and autonomous driving,” said Dinesh Paliwal, President and CEO, Harman.
“This strategic business unit demonstrates Samsung’s and HARMAN’s commitment to answer that call – to be the definitive partner for seamless and integrated technologies. It also reflects the incredible power that Samsung and HARMAN, as a collective force, will bring to our OEM customers as we combine Samsung’s scale and resources with HARMAN’s deep automotive experience and networks. Together, we are driving the future of automotive.”
John Absmeier, who is the Vice President of Smart Machines for SSIC, has been appointed Senior Vice President of the new HARMAN SBU and will ensure collaboration to bring Autonomous and ADAS solutions to the market.
To date, Samsung has secured licenses for on-road testing of autonomous driving software and hardware under development in Korea and California. Samsung will not enter the car-manufacturing business, remaining focused on working with automakers and mobility enablers to develop the next generation of automotive innovation.
Earlier investments by Samsung’s existing investment funds have included stakes in automotive startups, including AImotive and Renovo for automated driving; Quanergy, TetraVue, and Oculii for sensors; Autotalks and Valens for connectivity; and Graphcore for high-performance computing.


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Report: Jaguar apparently ditches any sports car efforts for EVs
Some strange and rather surprising news comes in from Jaguar via Automobile Magazine, where the outlet learned that the Coventry-based automaker is said to be ditching any future plans to build high-performance or sports cars, including no XK coupe or convertible replacement and production C-X75.
Sad news is sad…
According to the news bit, Jaguar instead wants to shift their focus from building sports cars to EVs, to better compete with the Germans and the Japanese, and particularly Tesla Motors.
This new trajectory is surprising because Jaguar-Land Rover just established their Special Vehicle Operations division, a move thought to allow Jaguar to better compete with BMW’s M, Audi’s S, and Mercedes-AMG. After spending all that money to create a new branch, they’re going to go against their own grain and focus on EVs.
These new EV plans consist of two new electric vehicles, a replacement for the XJ and an all-new top-spec SUV.
The XJ replacement will double as a competitor to the Tesla Model S, while the new EV SUV, codenamed the X590, should be a blend between Jaguar’s new F-Pace and a Land Rover. Both will feature new autonomous driving capabilities.
The unnamed source also said both cars wil be offered with rear-wheel drive, while the SUV should come with an option for all-wheel drive, augmented by the use of two electric motors, one at each axle.
Like Tesla, pricing should vary, depending on which of the three battery pack choices you choose, which affect driving range and overall performance.
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— A model year 2020 Jeep Gladiator recall is necessary because the driveshafts may break and separate from the vehicles.
The 3,670 Gladiators may have been assembled without grease in the monoblock joints, which are constant velocity (CV) joints within the center of the driveshafts.
A monoblock joint without grease may overheat and seize, causing the rear driveshaft to fracture and put a stop to forward motion of the Gladiator. Additionally, a driveshaft that completely separates could become a road hazard to other drivers and their vehicles.
In June 2019, Fiat Chrysler (FCA) received four rear driveshafts that had been removed from the vehicles due to warranty-covered repairs. The driveshafts were sent to the supplier which determined all four driveshafts were assembled without grease in the monoblock joints due to a grease bypass buttons at the assembly line station.
Chrysler opened an investigation based on the four warranty claims made on the new 2020 Gladiators, then learned about two more driveshafts that didn't have grease in the monoblocks.
A broken driveshaft could cause a lot of problems while driving, but Chrysler says it doesn't know of any crashes or injuries related to the problem.
The 2020 Jeep Gladiators were built between December 15, 2018, and June 25, 2019.
FCA says it's possible a driver will hear a noise or feel vibrations before the driveshaft breaks.
There are 3,427 recalled Gladiators in the U.S. and 243 are recalled in Canada.
The Jeep Gladiator recall is expected to begin October 18, 2019. Jeep dealers will replace the driveshafts, but customers with questions should call 800-853-1403 and make reference to recall number V95.


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Aggregate Knowledge Raises $20 Million in Series B Financing
Aggregate Knowledge, the leader in the new category of Online Discovery, recently announced it has closed a Series B financing round of $20 million. Leading the round is DAG Ventures. Also participating in the round is Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, the company's original Series A investor. The latest round brings total investment in the two-year-old company to $25 million.
Aggregate Knowledge's Collective Discovery Service emulates the way people naturally discover information and shop offline. Discovery moves far beyond traditional keyword search by tapping into the actual, collective behavior of other online users to anticipate and surface the content for which users are actually looking. By employing a super computing architecture, which anonymously aggregates billions of data points in real time, the content delivered instantly adapts to changing consumer behavior. Deployed as a web service, Aggregate Knowledge's Discovery Services can be up and running on customer sites in two weeks and employs a unique pay-for-performance pricing model.
“Aggregate Knowledge stands out among the new crop of Internet service companies in three important ways: they are leaders in a new game-changing market category, they have name-brand customers, and they have strong and growing revenues,” said Greg Williams, general partner of DAG Ventures. “They have the potential to radically change the way retailers sell products online, how publishers share content, and how users navigate the web. It was an easy decision for DAG to lead this round of investment in Aggregate Knowledge's rapid expansion.”
Aggregate Knowledge is already powering Discovery for over 50 million unique visitors per month for its growing portfolio of customers. Those customers include major online publishing companies and retailers, such as the WashingtonPost.com and Overstock.com.
The company is now also working with Internet service providers and community sites. “We are seeing click-through rates on our ISP Discovery Window that exceed 10%. At this click-through rate, the Discovery Window is the primary navigation metaphor for the entire portal,” said Chris Law, Aggregate Knowledge's vice president of product. “Discovery has the potential to be every bit as significant as search,” said Randy Komisar, partner at Kleiner Perkins. “Making unexpected connections among all the different kinds of content a user may care about is the flip side of typing specific words in a box in order to find something you know you are looking for. We're watching the discovery concept take hold in real time through the success of Aggregate Knowledge's customers, who are experiencing higher sales, page views, and customer satisfaction. The additional investment we've made in the company assures Aggregate Knowledge will continue to lead this rapidly growing market opportunity.”
“Our goal is to bring the delight of serendipitous discovery to the online world,” said Paul Martino, Aggregate Knowledge's founder and chief executive officer. “Our customers' experience is proving that this is a powerful concept that has far reaching implications for online businesses and users alike. Our investors are our partners in making this concept a reality.”
The funds will be used to execute Aggregate Knowledge's wide-ranging strategy to bring serendipitous discovery online. Its product roadmap includes discovery services for online retailers, media sites, networked sites, email marketing, and mobile and other devices.
Aggregate Knowledge offers the industry's first online Collective Discovery Services that emulate the way people naturally discover and shop for products and information offline. Built on top of a sophisticated, super computing architecture, Aggregate Knowledge harnesses the behavior of users to fundamentally change the way people navigate and engage online. Aggregate Knowledge delivers significant revenue enhancement to site owners by providing real-time, collective merchandising and navigation capabilities. Funded by premier venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the company's management team includes veterans from IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce.com, Sun, and Tribe.net.
For more information, please visit www.aggregateknowledge.com


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Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media
Online, May 4-6, 2021
Not long until FMX 2021 kicks off on May 4. The Conference program of FMX’s first online edition is quickly taking shape. Packed with world-leading media creators sharing their insights into the latest creative developments in digital entertainment, it went live on our website on April 1.
One of our most fascinating tracks, on the remarkable advances in creating Digital Humans, has just been confirmed. Another highlight is about Goodbye Kansas Studios‚ cinematic commercial for the action role-playing video game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Moreover, we are pleased to introduce to you our FMX Gold Partner Foundry and we have news about numerous new participants in the FMX Forum.
If you want to be part of FMX 2021, visit www.fmx.de/tickets.
Giving Digital Humans a Voice
There is an explosive growth in digital humans and a key aspect of this is now shifting from just issues of appearance to that of correct animation. The Digital Humans track, curated by Mike Seymour, Co-Founder of fxguide.com & fxphd.com, will encompass a series of talks and a panel discussion on the validity of hybrid models of CG and AI and the future of enhancing traditional workflows with machine learning approaches. The talks will provide a primer on AI for content creators with a summary of the state of the art in production applications.
Our speakers cover traditional high end CG pipelines, modern machine learning AI and advanced voice synthesis:
Colin Urquhart from DI4D which is deploying cutting edge algorithms as new solutions to deliver high-fidelity facial animation at scale, especially in high end AAA games.
Hao Li, CEO and Founder of Pinscreen, a startup building the world’s most advanced AI-driven digital humans and known for their real-time ‚deep fakes‘ technology currently being used live on Dutch TV.
Alex Serdiuk, CEO of Respeecher, who are pioneering voice cloning using high tech artificial intelligence and have just opened a voice marketplace to democratize the advanced AI technology.
Take a stroll down FMX memory lane with us: Our trailer takes you from 1994 when FMX started off as a student exchange right into the year 2021, which marks the very first online edition of FMX. Do you remember the funky balloon animals from FMX 2013, or the dancing elements from 2017? While we like to reminisce, this year challenged all of us to tackle the future, reinvent ourselves, and adopt new ways of work and life.
Following our central theme „Reimagine Tomorrow“, the 25th edition of FMX takes place virtually, creating one unique digital experience over three days, from morning to late at night. Wherever you are located on the globe, look forward to exclusive presentations, workshops and Q&As showcasing inspiring media creators from the fields of animation, effects, games and immersive media.
TVC for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Goodbye Kansas Studios offers award-winning and uniquely integrated services for feature films, TV series, commercials, games and game trailers. Follow behind the scenes and learn how Goodbye Kansas Studios created the cinematic commercial for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, a production that started just as the pandemic forced the world to go into lockdown. Director Emnet Mulugeta, Executive Producer Jan Cafourek, Producer Rebeca Cervantes and CG Supervisor Alexis Andersson will talk about mastering this challenge in our VFX for Commercials track.
Numerous new participants in the FMX 2021 Forum are confirmed:
We are pleased to introduce to you Foundry as one of our FMX Gold Partners. Foundry’s products help tackle complex visualization challenges to meet the demands of your customers and projects. With over 20 years of industry know-how and a focus on speed, quality and user-experience, they save you time so you can spend it bringing incredible ideas to life. Foundry develops creative software for the Digital Design, Media and Entertainment industries.
Series: Autodesk (The Autodesk Vision Series), Foundry (The Foundry Series), SideFX (The Houdini Series)
Workshops: Avid, ftrack, IO Industries, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, vrbn solutions, Ziva Dynamics
Recruiting: Blue Zoo, Illumination MacGuff, Mikros Image, Scanline VFX, The Focus, The Marmalade
Schools: Escape Studios, Mediadesign Hochschule, University of Applied Sciences (MD.H), University of Luxembourg Competence Centre
Go check out our program on www.fmx.de and join us for this special FMX – we can’t wait to meet you online.


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Fashion retailers have come under fire for conning customers about their refund and exchange rights.
Top level label Sportscraft has paid fines totalling $21,600 to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission following reports showing there was ”reasonable grounds” to believe the brand made false or misleading claims about shoppers rights to remedies for fault garments.
The ACCC has said that one other retailer is being investigating and they are expecting to take further action.
The watchdog said that from at least January 29 this year, Sportscraft states on receipts that customers were not entitled to return or exchange items from clearance stores.
Then from March 29, the companies website also said they would not refund, exchange or credit note items after 21 days of their purchase.
Under the Australian Consumer Law, customers can seek remedies if the goods are not of good quality, do not fit or do not match their description.


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Chevrolet announced that it is moving fast to respond to changing trends and customer demand in India. Accordingly, General Motors will not proceed with the Chevrolet Spin MPV in India in 2017. Instead, it will continue to listen to its customers and shift its focus to growing segments, including SUVs. GM also announced that the all-new Chevrolet Beat Activ soft-roader will go into production.
The Beat Activ was introduced as a Chevrolet concept vehicle at the India Auto Expo in February 2016. The next exciting wave of Chevrolet products to hit the Indian market soon will include a spirited lineup: the new Beat, Essentia and Beat Activ.
As communicated by GM India President and Managing Director Kaher Kazem, there was an overwhelming response from Indian stakeholders to the Beat Activ when it was revealed at the 2016 Auto Expo in Delhi. As a soft-roader, the vehicle is ready for any adventure or challenge, while its interior ensures the driver remains comfortable and connected. The new Chevrolet vehicles demonstrate that the car maker is listening to its customers and are being led by their desire for small cars with more content and choice. The new Chevrolet vehicles are distinctly developed for the Indian market.
Exports will continue to be important for GM India. In 2015, the company exported 21,000 Chevrolet vehicles to 40 countries, including Chile and Mexico. This year, GM expects significant growth in exports, with an additional 50,000 units.


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Australia's consumer watchdog has launched court action against Germany's Volkswagen brand Audi over the carmaker's emissions cheating scandal. It said it was seeking proper compensation for deceptive conduct.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced Wednesday it had begun legal proceedings in the country's Federal Court against German carmaker Audi over allegations that it misled clients about diesel emission levels in their cars.
The watchdog said legal action was leveled at local subsidiary Audi Australia as well as Audi's German owner, Volkswagen.
The ACCC alleged that between 2011 and 2015 Audi had "engaged in misleading conduct by not disclosing the existence and operation of defeat devices in certain Audi-branded vehicles."
Chairman Rod Sims said in a statement the software used to manipulate emissions tests in the laboratory breached Australian consumer law.
Skoda off the hook
Roughly 12,000 Audi cars would be affected by the current proceedings, the ACCC reported. By contrast, Volkswagen's Skoda cars would not be affected as the commission decided not to pursue the matter due to the low volume of Skoda car sales in Australia.
The watchdog is seeking pecuniary penalties and corrective advertising. The latest action followed court proceedings launched against Volkswagen-branded cars last year.
In that lawsuit, the commission claimed that more than 57,000 vehicles sold in Australia did not operate as Volkswagen advertised.
Since then, Volkswagen and Audi have announced voluntary recalls to update the software in question.
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The new Carlisle Work Mate UTV tire boasts a variety of features, including a tread design that offers optimal traction and braking on different terrains and cross-ply construction for high levels of rigidity in heavy-load applications.
TransNational Payments is partnering with Bolt On Technology LLC to provide auto repair facilities an integrated payments platform so vehicle owners can utilize more advanced payment methods for services rendered.
If you get 30 tire dealers in a room and bring up point-of-sale (POS) systems, prepare for 45 different opinions and a very long, passionate conversation. This month’s column is not going to endorse any particular POS system. Instead, it will help you learn to drive your POS system like the race car that it is and understand what role it plays at your dealership.
In our industry, we are faced with technological changes in nearly every aspect of what we do. Automotive systems are evolving and changing. How we interact with our customers is evolving and changing. It is important to recognize these changes and act upon them at the right time in order to keep our businesses thriving.
Consumer tire sell-out trends are rebounding in a big way, according to John Healy, managing director and research analyst with Northcoast Research Holdings LLC and author of MTD's monthly Your Marketplace column. Here's why.
The new Discoverer Rugged Trek from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is an all-season tire "made for off-road adventuring, while offering outstanding on-road performance for everyday use," according to Cooper officials.
ATE Original brake pads provide coverage for 88% of European vehicles, including Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Porsche, Range Rover, Renault, Saab, Smart, Volkswagen and Volvo.
Marty Krcelic, president and COO of TBC Brands and executive vice president of TBC Corp., will retire on June 30 after nearly 21 years with TBC. Succeeding Krcelic and leading TBC Brands is Geoff Doster as senior vice president of sales.
Well-known commercial truck tire expert Al Cohn recently died at the age of 66. During his career, which spanned four decades, Cohn worked for both Pressure Systems International and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.


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All around the nation, gun shops are open when many other businesses are closed. The reason is simple. People have a constitutionally-protected right to protect themselves and gun shops are the place to go to get the tools for that purpose.
However, a Colorado knife store owner has decided that he’ll reopen for pretty much the same reason.
Sedalia knife shop owner Hal Van Herke on Tuesday posted a Declaration of Business Independence on Facebook saying he would reopen CastleGate Knife and Tool Tuesday in defiance of Governor Polis’ stay-at-home order.
Van Herke acknowledges the risks of defying the Governor’s order, but believes he has justification for doing so, including the Second Amendment. Governor Polis excluded firearms retailers from the shutdown order, defining firearms manufacturing and sales as essential.
Van Herke points out that the Second Amendment protects all “arms” not just firearms, and believes this means edged weapons as well.
“We believe that we are an essential business,” Van Herke said. “We believe that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms and that includes not only firearms but also knives and other means of self defense.”
Van Herke isn’t wrong. The term “arms” doesn’t just include firearms but pretty much any weapon. The Supreme Court has determined that to be the case time and time again, so he’s not wrong to argue that his business falls under the Second Amendment protects that keep gun stores open.
To be sure, Van Herke isn’t oblivious to the risks of COVID-19. either. In his proclamation, Van Herke said:
“What we’re going to be doing is have our staff wearing masks. We’re going to ask our customers to wear masks. If they don’t have a mask we’re going to have masks available they can purchase at a reasonable price. We’re also asking them to use hand sanitizer before they enter the store and then when they leave,” said Van Herke. “We feel along with controlling the number of people in the store and social distancing that should provide an adequate guard against transmission of the virus.”
In other words, he feels he can mitigate the risk while getting back to business. There’s nothing wrong with that either.
The truth is, while gun stores should have remained open, guns aren’t the only weapons that can be used for self-defense. After all, I’m rarely without a pocket knife, even in many places I can’t carry a firearm. While it’s less than ideal, it’s better than nothing.
A lot of people carry a knife for protection when they can’t carry a gun for pretty much the same reason. As such, knife stores fill a similar niche to gun stores. Van Herke’s point is valid and he should be permitted to reopen.
The question is whether law enforcement in Colorado will agree with him or not. If they don’t, it’s my hope that some of the Second Amendment groups come to his defense and take the issue to court. Some people are being deprived of their ability to defend themselves because they can’t get the tools they’re permitted under current law.
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Simran Sethi who is responsible for Indian contents in Netflix resigned and will quit soon.
The LA-based director of Netflix international originals, Simran Sethia has resigned and will quit shortly.
Netflix is yet to make a formal statement for the matter, but some sources suggested the streaming giant is looking for executive based in India to oversee local contents.
The Netflix director for International Originals will be leaving her post after the transition period.SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter
India as a key growth region for Netflix, targeting its large population the streaming giant decided to continue its global expansion.
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The production giant so far has released 11 series and 22 films of the Indian language, that is Hindi mostly.
Sethi who was born and raised in the US chose to stay there for personal reasons, though her replacement would be from within India or not.
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It is still unclear but the new director for the International originals will base in Mumbai as it requires dealing with the content creators on a daily basis.
Before Simran joined Netflix in August 2017, she worked in Freeform, Adam Sandler's Happy Madison and Sony Pictures Television.
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Sethi on her responsibility commissioned or acquired Delhi Crime, Leila and Bard of Blood while global hit 'Sacred Games' which is also famed as the Indian version of Narcos was already commissioned before she joined.


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Panasonic Business, a leading audiovisual technology provider, is celebrating a successful 2019 and looking ahead to upcoming projects and events in the new year.
Panasonic Business is pleased to announce that it has completed a successful year, and sends thanks to its customers and partners for their support. As well as enjoying a No. 1 market share, the company attended several memorable events during 2019, including Learntec 2019 in Germany.
At the System Integrator Tech Days, Panasonic provided in-depth AV technology training and workshops in 20 cities across Europe. It also exhibited its range of projectors and displays at the OEB for Education conference.
During 2019, the company launched a full range of entry-level to future-proof high-end products including the PT-RCQ10, MZ16 and VMZ60 series of laser projectors. It also added to its 4K professional displays line-up with the SQ1, EQ1 and CQ1 series.
Brightening up ISE 2020
Panasonic Business is also looking ahead to 2020. Firstly it will be showcasing the world’s smallest 50K lm PT-RQ50K projector at ISE 2020 from 11 – 14 February in Amsterdam. This all-in-one projector combines high image quality with reliability.
The new model enables users to create transcendent experiences across live events and entertainment, including eSports. A single RQ50K projector delivers the same performance as multiple lower brightness projectors. This saves on both installation and set-up time.
Panasonic will be exhibiting in Hall 1 at booth #1-H20 at ISE 2020 – the largest AV and systems integration show in the world. The team is encouraging its customers to register now for a free ISE 2020 pass
The world’s thinnest even bezel video wall
Panasonic also recently announced the release of the world’s thinnest 0.44mm even bezel video wall displays, available to purchase from February 2020. The new models (TH-55VF2H/TH-55VF2) allow for the configuration of virtually seamless, multi-screen displays for dynamic, large-screen images.
These new models have an anti-glare surface on the IPS panel, to suppress external reflections and maintain higher legibility, Due to this, these displays are ideal for use in monitoring rooms and public facilities.
Based on HDBaseTTM technology, DIGITAL LINK supports audio, video, and control signal transmission over long distances. It can also be used to daisy-chain via a single cable. The displays feature a two-system input switch that can be used to back up the signal with fail-over and fail-back if required. This ensures a high level of reliability.
An immersive experience at ARoS museum
“Projectors are one of the most important tools when we create exhibitions,” says Noriko Taniguchi from teamLab. “It’s like paint for the painters to make our artwork and concept visible.”
At ARoS, Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark, the teamLab art collective has used nine Panasonic PT-MZ670 projectors for their unique art exhibition.
Panasonic Business offers many industry-leading and unique products and services and has been innovating for over a century, developing technology to make work easier, quicker and better.


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Several retail brokers, including Robinhood, said they would allow trading with GameStop and other volatile companies after restricting customers’ ability to buy stocks earlier in the day.
“Starting tomorrow, we plan to allow limited purchases of these securities,” said Robinhood, a popular trading app. “We will continue to monitor the situation and make adjustments if necessary.”
Robinhood, which has attracted millions of millennials to trade on its platform by eliminating trading fees and making stock trading easier, announced on Thursday morning that it would restrict purchases of securities that sparked a huge rally in shares of GameStop, the video Game retailer at the heart of the frenzy and AMC Entertainment Holdings, the cinema chain, and a number of other companies. The decision quickly drew fire.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, The New York Democrat called Robinhood’s move “unacceptable”.
“We need to know more now about Robinhood’s decision to prevent retail investors from buying stocks while hedge funds are free to trade stocks at their discretion,” she wrote on Twitter. “As a member of the Financial Services Committee, I would support a hearing if necessary.”
Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who is often a slide of Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and led the push against certification of presidential election results, replied, “I totally agree.”
Customers flooded Google’s Play Store with disgruntled one-star reviews of the restrictions, raising the average rating to 1 out of 5 stars.
“Manipulating the market in favor of Wall Street Completely undemocratic, the exact opposite of their motto,” wrote one reviewer. “Well, steal from the rich and give to the poor unless you are trying to take directly from the rich. In this case the app will no longer work. Enjoy your hypocrisy, ”wrote another user.
In its Thursday afternoon update, Robinhood defended itself against allegations of favoring large traders, stating that it had decided to restrict trading due to “financial requirements, including SEC net capital commitments and clearinghouse deposits.”
“To be clear, this was a risk management decision and was not made on the direction of the market makers we are going to,” the company said.
Webull, another trading app, said customers could only clear positions they held on GameStop, AMC and Koss, a headphone maker, before lifting restrictions that afternoon.


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Bayer AG ( BAYRY Quick Quote BAYRY - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter 2020 core earnings of 39 cents per American Depositary Receipt ("ADR"), which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate but increased from 36 cents reported in the year-ago quarter.
Total sales in the quarter were $11.89 billion, down from $11.93 billion in the year-ago quarter. Sales also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $12.34 billion.
Shares of the company have lost 7.8% in the past year against the
industry’s growth of 12.5%.
All growth rates mentioned below are on a year-over-year basis and after adjusting for currency and portfolio changes.
Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Highlights
The company started reporting under three segments — Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science — from the fourth quarter of 2019. Please note that the company had announced divestment of its Animal Health business to Elanco in 2019 and reports the segment under discontinued operations.
In the reported quarter, Crop Science sales were €4.176 billion, down 10.2% from the year-ago quarter.
Revenues in the Pharmaceuticals segment decreased 4.4% to €4.476 billion in the fourth quarter.
Consumer Health sales were down 6.5% year over year to €1.250 billion in the fourth quarter.
Full-Year 2020 Results
Bayer reported core earnings of $1.82 per American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") in 2020, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.93 but increased from $1.79 reported in 2019.
Total sales in the quarter were $47.19 billion, down from $48.77 billion in the year-ago quarter. Sales also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $50.48 billion.
The company expects to post sales of about €42-€43 billion, indicating an increase of about 3%.
Bayer expects to generate core earnings per share of about €6.10 to €6.30.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Bayer currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the healthcare sector include
Acorda Therapeutics Inc. ( ACOR Quick Quote ACOR - Free Report) , Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( AVIR Quick Quote AVIR - Free Report) and Clearside Biomedical Inc. ( CLSD Quick Quote CLSD - Free Report) . All of them carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here .
Acorda’s loss per share estimates have narrowed from $9.66 to $7.91 for 2020 over the past 60 days.
Atea’s earnings per share estimates have increased from $3.53 to $3.70 for 2021 over the past 60 days. Shares of the company have increased 163.6% in the past year.
Clearside’s loss per share estimates have narrowed from 38 cents to 28 cents for 2021 over the past 60 days. Shares of the company have increased 36.1% in the past year.
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The Humble Ebook Bundle -- a two-week, pay-what-you-like, DRM-free ebook sale -- has just revealed the four bonus books in week two: XKCD Volume 0 by Randall Munrow; Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean; Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly Black and the bestselling Machine of Death anthology. To get these bonus titles, you have to pay more than the present average for the books (if you bought already and paid more than the average at the time, these books are already yours to download, otherwise, you can top up your payment to get them). Remember, you can also buy the bundle as a gift-code to give to a friend!
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Arizona State University’s Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative held a short story contest to write “climate fiction,” judged by Kim Stanley Robinson and others; now the best stories have been collected in a free downloadable ebook that includes a forward by Robinson, and an interview with Paolo Bacigalupi.
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Beauty blogger slams Kylie Jenner's 'new and improved' Lip Kit formula, revealing the $29 products have changed color and now have the SAME ingredients as a $6 lipstick
- Stephanie Nicole reviewed Kylie's latest batch of Lip Kits and told viewers that the liquid lipstick has been reformulated
- The color she tested, Candy K, is now noticeably pinker than the original
- She also pointed out that the new formula has nearly identical ingredients to a shade by Colourpop Cosmetics
- Colourpop is owned by the same parent company, Seed Beauty
- The Colourpop lipsticks are just $6 and ship for nearly half the price
- See more news on Kylie Jenner's Lip Kits at www.dailymail.co.uk/kylie
While Kylie Jenner's Lip Kits sell out in minutes whenever she releases a new batch, the brand has still been plagued with controversy — and the latest bad press might actually be turning buyers away.
San Francisco-based beauty blogger Stephanie Nicole's new review of the latest batch of Kylie's kits has gone viral, but not for any reason the reality star would like. Kylie Cosmetics reformulated the Lip Kits in its most recent shipment, and as Stephanie points out, the colors are noticeably different from the originals.
And that's not all. Stephanie also showed that the new formula is nearly identical to the one used to make Colourpop Cosmetics Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks, which are owned by the same parent company and sell for a fraction of the price.
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New review: Beauty blogger Stephanie Nicole posted a long review of Kylie Jenner's Lip Kits, which have recently been reformulated
Different hue: She pointed out that the color of Candy K has changed
Not the same: The new version of Candy K — which Kylie didn't advertise to be changing — is pinker than the original
No word: Kylie (wearing Candy K) hasn't addressed the new color controversy
Stephanie has reviewed Kylie's products before, when they first came out — and she was actually impressed with them.
But since then, the ingredients in the star's products have changed, which the blogger found out has made them look, feel, and wear differently.
'There has been a reformulation from the first launch to the second launch and I just like to be thorough,' she says in a video she posted last week.
The differences are immediately clear as soon as she holds up a new tube of the color Candy K next to an old tube of the same color.
Don't love it: Stephanie tested out the new formula and said it's a 'huge downgrade' from the original
Duped: The packaging is the same, as are the lip pencils that come with the matte liquid lipstick
Different: The labels on the bottom have been updated, as has the product inside
Runny: In addition to the new color, Stephanie said the formula is more liguidy than the original
Though the packaging is identical, Stephanie points out the fact that the new color is a bit more pink than the original. She waves them in front of the camera, saying: 'They don't look like the same color at all.'
She then compares them further. Though the lipliners appear to be the same color, the matte lipsticks themselves differ in hue and consistency — the new one is 'significantly more watery' while the old one was more 'moussey and creamy'.
After wearing the new color for eight hours, she reports back that it 'held up really well' through her day — but it also feels dryer, which has led her to lick her lips and wear away some of the product.
Even though she still likes the product, it's a 'huge downgrade from the original formula'.
Why? She also said the new formula is dryer and she's not happy about the switch
Something's fishy: Interestingly, Stephanie compared the ingredients in Kylie's lipstick to one from Colourpop, which is owned by the same company
Wow: She found that the ingredients were nearly identical; yellow highlights are in the same order, while blue and pink are the same ingredients in different orders
Ripped off: What's worse, the Colourpop product costs significantly less
But the decrease in quality was nothing compared to what Stephanie dug up while doing some research off-camera.
'This new formula is bulls** and, frankly, I'm disgusted by the ethics of this company,' she bluntly tells her followers.
From various articles by sites like Refinery29 and Fashionista — as well as some digging of her own — Stephanie learned that the ingredients in Kylie Costmetics matte lipsticks are nearly identical to those in matte lipsticks by Colourpop Cosmetics.
She compared the ingredients in both Kylie's Candy K and Colourpop's Clueless lipsticks, and found only very slight differences, which seemed to make Colourpop's lipstick a bit pinker.
And that's no coincidence, she says: Colourpop and Kylie Cosmetics are actually owned by the same company, Seed Beauty.
Company drama: Kylie Cosmetics is owned by Seed Beauty, an incubator for make-up brands
Revealed: Seed Beauty also owns Colourpop Cosmetics, and seems to use a similar formula for each of the brands
Seed Beauty bills itself as an incubator for beauty brands, which focuses on getting out new lines and products as quickly as possible. Stephanie's implication is that they managed to get Kylie's line out so fast because they merely slapped a new name on something they already had.
What angered her, though, is the way these two 'incredibly similar' products are sold: After tax and shipping, she paid $40.13 for Kylie's Lip Kit — but just $16.82 for a lipliner and matte lipstick from Colourpop.
The beauty blogger went on to say that it's ridiculous that Kylie's products costs $23 more — and the only thing justifying that higher price is the Jenner name.
'Do not give me the same exact ingredients and mark it up so much more,' she says. 'You should be mad. I find it appalling.'
She notes that the new Kylie formula seems to be a way of cutting corners, using nearly the same exact formula as a similar product from the same company when they might have differed more before.
Keeping mum: Kylie hasn't spoken out about the unflattering comparison, which has gone viral
When similar accusations were made in December, she denied them and posted a picture with Colourpop's owners
This isn't even the first time that these accusations have been made, though they were certainly strengthened by Stephanie's side-by-side highlighted comparison of the ingredients
In December of last year, PopSugar reported, another beauty vlogger named Nikki Tutorials pointed out the Colourpop connection.
Nikki allegedly tweeted, then deleted, this comment: 'Let's say you want the kits but not spend the money, pay close attention to Colourpop's Clueless, Beeper, and Limbo.'
Though the tweet disappeared, the rumors did not. Kylie even went to far as to address them on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself with Colourpop's owners.
'We don't have the same formula or exact colors but they are my friends and they do have some bomb a** products that I love. Check them out,' she wrote on December 2, but hasn't address the issue since.
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DETROIT, MI - The ninth-generation Honda Civic was seen by many as boring and frugal.
It wasn't completely Honda's fault. The Japanese automaker reportedly shifted plans for the compact car as the U.S. economy began to tank in 2008.
On Thursday, with new vehicle sales hitting pre-recession levels, Honda revealed its 10th generation Civic sedan.
Completely redesigned from its predecessor, Honda describes the 10-gen Civic sedan's 2-inch wider and 1-inch lower stance as having "a crouched and muscular look, like a tiger ready to pounce."
The sedan is but the first Civic to undergo a major redesign. A coupe, high-performance Si models, a 5-door hatchback and the first-ever Civic Type-R model for the U.S. market are yet to follow.
"This tenth-generation Civic is quite simply the most ambitious remake of Civic we've ever done," John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co, Inc., said in a release.
The Honda Civic sedan will have two new engines, including a 2.0-liter, 16-valve, DOHC i-VTEC 4-cylinder for the LX and EX trims, and a 1.5-liter, direct-injected and turbocharged 16-valve DOHC inline-4 for the EX-L and EX-T trims.
That latter engine will get better than 40 miles per gallon on the highway. Honda said specifications for the powertrains will be revealed closer to launch.
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Fall Guys was an enormous hit when it launched on PS4 and PC last year, capturing the attention of so many people who wanted their bean to take out the top spot. It was announced during this moring’s Nintendo Direct that the battle royale party game will be coming to the Switch in winter of 2021.
With games that can last anywhere between two-minutes to half an hour, it makes a whole bunch of sense for this hilarious title to make its way to Nintendo’s handheld system.
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Shoppers' thirst for palm oil threatens to wipe out orangutan
By Martin Hickman, Consumer Affairs Correspondent
The demand for a cheap ingredient found in thousands of products, from shampoo to biscuits, is contributing to the extinction of the orangutan, warn conservationists. One in 10 mass-produced foods on Britain's shelves is estimated to contain palm oil, a bulking agent and preservative, but supermarkets and food manufacturers have been accused of doing too little to ensure their supplies are not threatening forests that are vital to the survival of Asia's only great ape.
An estimated 5,000 orangutans are killed each year in Malaysia and Indonesia by the burning of vast tracts of virgin forest to supply the world's growing demand for palm oil. Building roads to the plantations has made the situation worse, by opening up the jungle for poachers, who kill orangutan mothers and sell their babies as pets to Asian families.
WWF, formerly the World Wildlife Fund, estimates that 80 per cent of orangutan habitat has been lost in the past 20 years. Experts warn that at current rates of deforestation, the orangutan will be extinct in the wild in just 12 years. Its disappearance would set a dismal precedent for the survival of other endangered animals such as the polar bear and the tiger.
"The orangutan is one of the monkeys closest to us. We still have a lot to learn about them," said Mark Attwater of the Orangutan Foundation.
Dr Willie Smits, of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, said the loss of the orangutan had hastened in the last three years, "and palm oil plantations take the brunt of the blame".
Conservationists say Britain, the second biggest importer of palm oil in the EU, could do more. They want the Government to make companies responsible for the environmental impact of their activities in the Company Law Reform Bill. Five major food retailers - Sainsbury, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, the Co-op and Asda - have joined a not-for-profit organisation aiming to clean up the palm oil industry. But Britain's biggest retailer Tesco and the major store chains Morrisons and Iceland, have refused to join the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
Membership of the Roundtable, which has agreed what constitutes sustainable palm oil and hopes to certify ethically produced supplies of the ingredient within two years, costs £1,300 a year.
According to Friends of the Earth there are now fewer than 60,000 orang-utans left and the United Nations lists the Bornean orangutan as "endangered" and the Sumatran orangutan as "critically endangered".
The threat facing the orangutan is outlined in a report, The Oil for Ape Scandal, by five wildlife groups - Friends of the Earth, the Ape Alliance, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the Orangutan Foundation and the Sumatran Orangutan Society.
The report says that year after year satellite pictures have shown vast fires raging through their habitat, clearing land to meet the global demand for hardwood and palm oil.
Demand is growing quickly for palm oil because of its cheapness and versatility. Friends of the Earth is not calling for a consumer boycott because the prevalence of palm oil would make such a call almost unworkable: it is often listed as "vegetable oil" on labels. But it wants retailers such as Tesco to do more.
Tesco said it was working with its three big suppliers of palm oil to secure sustainable sources. A spokeswoman said the grocer was also seeking to identify the sourcing of the "small amounts" of palm oil which did not come from its three major suppliers.
Ed Matthew, corporate responsibility campaigner for Friends of the Earth, said: "How on earth can Britain's biggest retailer not take this seriously? "If we can't save the orangutan what hope do we have of saving the natural environment?"
The hidden ingredient
* More than 100 million tons of vegetable oil are produced worldwide every year, of which at least 30 million tons are palm oil.
* The UK is the second biggest importer of palm oil in Europe, after the Netherlands.
* Palm oil increases a food's shelf life.
* Palm oil is found in one in 10 supermarket products in the UK.
* 90 per cent of the world's palm oil exports come from the oil- palm plantations of Malaysia and Indonesia.
* Global palm oil production is projected to double by 2020 to meet increasing demands.
* Oil palm plantations are thought to be responsible for at least half of the observed reduction in orangutan habitat between 1992 and 2003.
* Orangutans used to be found throughout South-east Asia, but now only survive on Borneo and Sumatra.
* Products containing palm oil include: Bread, biscuits, cereals, chocolate (including Cadbury's chocolate), cooking oil, cosmetics, crackers, crisps (including Walker's crisps), detergents, ice cream, margarine, soap, soup (including Heinz soups), toothpaste
* Tesco own-brand products containing palm oil: All bread, all crisps, iced buns, value fry chips, vegetable gravy granules, lightly salted tortilla chips, sunflower oil spread, American oven chips, big chips, mushroom quiche, crinkle-cut fry chips, organic shorties, rough oat cakes, finest maple and pecan cookies, fish fingers, mixed nuts and raisins, organic ginger crunch, finest savoury biscuit selection, sage and onion stuffing, hot-cross buns, shredded vegetable suet, value chocolate spread, soap, value seafood sticks
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Merge has just posted their next wave of autographed posters on Ebay. Aside from getting a great piece of memorabilia, the proceeds are going to Oxfam and The North Carolina
Click here to view the current auctions.Official news release from Merge.
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China news 9th May 2022
How difficult is it for young Chinese people?
According to the Ministry of Education of China, the number of college graduates in China will reach 10.76 million this year, for the first time. These students have become some of the ‘most graduates in history’ as soon as they leave the school. What awaits them is cruel employment pressure, and thus the most difficult graduation season for fresh graduates.
While supply has increased significantly, traditional recruitment opportunities such as real estate, the Internet and education and training, have been affected by the anti-monopoly laws and COVID and have contracted significantly. Since the beginning of this year, major internet companies, including ByteDance, JD.com and Bilibili, have experienced significant layoffs.
At the same time, the repeated epidemic precautions have also led many enterprises to cut spending. The zero-COVID policy has also caused many markets to shrink significantly.
Chinese officials have warned of this for a long time. Wang Hui, director of the College Student Department of the Ministry of Education, said in January this year:
The main goal of the Ministry of Education is to make every effort to ensure the stability of the employment situation of college graduates in 2022.
However, at the other end of the employment chain is the difficulty companies still have with recruiting people, reflecting the misalignment of young people’s career concepts and the structure of the human capital market.
According to a survey, 83% of Chinese manufacturers said they had a blue-collar labour shortage to varying degrees. 44% of enterprises reported that recruitment difficulties were the biggest problem they faced.
This also shows the changes in young people’s career choices. Young people don’t want jobs that account for more than one-third of their prime time. They do not just want to work mechanically for money. They want to explore the possibilities of broadening themselves through work and realize love at work.
Although this may not meet official goals and social expectations, if it means that they have a deeper spiritual sense and wider thinking, in the long run, it may not be a bad thing.
Spending in Generation Z
As a unique and important consumer group, Generation Z has become the next growth engine of domestic consumption in China. It is increasingly important to understand the consumption habits and trends of this young group. Generation Z refers to the population born from 1995 to 2009. Generation Z in China accounts for about one-fifth of China’s total population.
McKinsey’s 2020 China Consumer Survey shows that the new generation in middle low-tier cities has become a new engine of growth. The slowdown in economic growth and rising costs of living have not affected their enthusiasm for purchase, and their contribution to the growth of consumer spending is extraordinary.
Lu Fei, a senior researcher at JD Consumer and Industrial Development Research Institute, told the reporter of China Business Daily:
These young people have a better education and a better income. Although they do their best at work, they also pay attention to improving their quality of life and spiritual enjoyment anytime and anywhere.
In the past, when a promotion came by, I would buy some food, clothing or daily necessities, but now, I have added projectors, game consoles, VR glasses, from home.
Li Wei said. Her consumption is not an exception. According to JD.com, generation Z users accounted for more than 20% of the sales of household appliances in 2021. They prefer to buy audio-visual and audio-visual products, including power amplifiers, home theatres, etc. In the first quarter, the sales volume of micro cameras increased by 57% year-on-year, and VR glasses increased by 55%. Bluetooth headphones increased by 45%.
Generation Z in China is more used to omni-channel shopping. Take clothing as an example, nearly 40% of Chinese Generation Z consumers said they would go to stores to see physical objects and place orders online; only 15% to 30% of Generation Z in other countries will do so. However, less than 20% of China’s Generation Z consumers will browse clothing online and offline at the same time. This shows that online and offline channels play different roles in the omni-channel experience of Generation Z in China.
Higher expenditure on spiritual consumption
In the era of information explosion, watching movies, listening to music, reading/listening to books have become the most important spiritual consumption of contemporary young people.
Compared with the post-70s and earlier generations, Chinese young people nowadays are basically free from needing to buy food and clothing. They are better educated, have a richer spiritual world, and have a stronger pursuit of non-material aspects.
Lu Fei said. Generation Z’s interest in recreation, learning, literature, and art is higher than that of other age groups.
Lu Fei said that their survey found that unlike traditional leisure, young people don’t like inspiration so much, but pay attention to carbon neutrality. According to data from JD Books, compared with the first quarter of 2021, the number of young people buying carbon and related books in the first quarter of 2022 increased 12 times year-on-year. People under the age of 25 and people aged 36 to 45 are the most enthusiastic about buying carbon-neutral literature. According to the McKinsey, Generation Z expressed concern about sustainability throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Generation Z is the most digitized generation at present. Their consumption also has distinct characteristics. Brands should also accurately grasp the unique characteristics of this consumer group.
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“Alice in Dairyland is Wisconsin’s official spokesperson for agriculture,” she says. “Alice’s primary role is to educate people about the impact of agriculture here in the state.” Agriculture is a $51.5 billion industry in Wisconsin, with nearly half of that coming from the dairy industry. “So, it’s really important for Alice to do a lot of dairy related events,” said Alice. And World Dairy Expo is an especially important event since it draws so many visitors from around the nation and the world.
Alice/Jill is not just a spokesperson for the dairy industry – she comes from strong dairy industry stock. “My family has operated a dairy farm for over 100 years,” she says. Her goal after completing her year as Alice is to keep that farm operating on a smaller scale as an agritourism attraction. “This would be a great way for me to continue being Alice after my role, continue educating people about agriculture in Wisconsin, and still be able to keep the dairy farm in my family.”
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StubHub offers tix for Mets, others
NEW YORK -- Hey, Mets fans, that awful season was just a bad dream -- if you believe StubHub.
The company sent an e-mail Monday offering tickets for Mets' playoff games.
"Be there alongside your New York Mets as they chase baseball immortality," the e-mail said. "Go to StubHub, where you'll find a fantastic selection of tickets to every playoff game -- so you experience the championship chase live and in person."
StubHub said e-mails were sent to fans promoting several teams ...
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Australian competition regulator ACCC has filed a court bid to prevent Apple using the term ‘4G’ in ads for its latest iPad, because the device only offers 3G connectivity in the country.
UK lawmakers are threatening to legislate against Google if the search giant doesn’t voluntarily enable the removal of content that breaches privacy laws.
Apple boss Tim Cook is attempting to build bridges in China, visiting the country to address an iPad trademark dispute and claims of poor working conditions at factories producing its handsets and tablets.
Frank Esser has stepped down as chief executive of French mobile operator SFR, after the firm lost customers to low-cost rival Free Mobile.
Contract manufacturer Foxconn is investing 133 billion yen (€1.2 billion) in Japan's Sharp and its display business
The US Commerce Department is recommending that federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, share wireless airwaves with mobile operators to stave off increasing spectrum scarcity.
India's Department of Telecom is considering seeking legal opinions on whether 3G roaming deals between operators including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular breach license conditions.
Mobile ad network Millennial Media is pricing its upcoming IPO at $11 (€8.23) to $13 per share, above the initial target of $9 to $11 per share.


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Last week Nike announced that a special edition of its version 10 LeBron James sneakers would be sold for $315 retail. Aside from the absurdity of charging three hundred dollars for sneakers, it strikes me as profoundly irresponsible to sell basketball shoes for this price given the nation’s history of sneaker violence. While i do not agree with the National Urban League’s insistence that the shoes not be released or bought, I do think Nike should think harder about pricing in the future.
I grew up in the ’80s and ’90s when people were regularly robbed or killed for Nike sneakers. When Air Jordans rose above $100 per pair, it was like dangling steak in front of the eyes of unruly young people in the D.C. area who coveted the shoes so much that they were willing to literally kill for them.
In 1990, both Sports Illustrated and The New York Times ran articles about sneaker killings. Just as recently as five days ago, Hypebeast ran a similar story that referenced 2008 stabbings in the U.K. over Nike’s aptly named Air Stab shoe.
Nike knows all about this. What is surprising is that they do not care.
Even Spike Lee does not place blame on Nike for sneaker-related killings. Quoted several times in one New York Times op-ed, Lee believes that materialism and the breakdown of the family structure are to blame. While it may be true that materialism and a lack of solid parenting are the root causes of sneaker killings, Nike is not excused for continuing to sell a product that it knows causes such violence at such ludicrous prices.
We now live in a country peppered with not only sneaker violence but also violent flash mobbing, iPhone thefts and a tremendous amount of school bullying. Given that reality, how can Nike charge $300 for sneakers without considering the wellbeing of their consumers? While the market may bear the cost of Nike’s new and other sneakers, it must consider the reality of violence in America before releasing the next luxury sneaker.
Sure, consumers (i.e., parents and kids) also have a responsibility to practice safety when considering buying the new LeBrons. But I think it is naive for us to expect a nation rife with absent parents and violence to uphold this responsibility. If the responsibility lies solely with parents and kids, then what is to be done about flash mobbing in Philadelphia — where innocent kids are beaten ruthlessly by mobs of teenagers for no reason?
Simply put, we do not live in a utopian society where kids can safely buy $300 sneakers. Unfortunately, we should expect violence to follow the release and purchase of the LeBrons.
For those questioning the demand for $300 sneakers, I’ll say as a “sneaker head” that the LeBrons look amazing. A good friend of mine sent me the Tumblr link to pages and pages of pictures of the sneakers being posted by young people all over the country. Unlike earlier releases of LeBron James’ sneakers, Nike knows it hit a marketing and design homerun with its new release. Kids will be clamoring for these shoes and in a world where kids have jobs and expendable income, they will buy them. I even want them myself. But, I will not pay $315 for them.
As evidenced by my recent Twitter activity, this debate can be argued all day without resolution. However, the one thing I am sure of is that we should be ready for a rise in sneaker violence following the release of the LeBron X shoes. Now the question is, what can be done to curb the violence?
Nike should not sell the shoes at stores that allow midnight purchases. Furthermore, parents must take an active role in preventing their kids from being unsafe with the shoes or acting out violently to attain them. Lastly, organizations like the Urban League should talk openly about materialism in the Black community, provide financial literacy classes and work with the police to organize against potential violence at places where kids might wear the sneakers.
While we all prepare for the release of the shoes, let’s all remember that we live in a violent world. Kids are harassed, beaten and killed for much less than $300 sneakers. Hopefully, Nike will do better in the future when considering pricing for any further releases of high-value shoes.
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In what has to be some of the most disappointing gaming news for South Africans thus far in 2014, Electronic Arts South Africa have confirmed that the critically lauded and industry award winning Titanfall will not release in South Africa next week alongside the global release of the game.
The news was announced by Electronic Arts South Africa this morning and further confirmed on the company’s official Facebook page.
The news comes as a bit of a shock given that the Vamers team, along with a host of other South African gaming journalists, friends and peers, were able to play the Titanfall beta without any problems whatsoever. In fact, and in my personal experience, I found the Titanfall beta for Xbox One to perform better online than Battlefield 4, which has local servers.
It is a pity that South African gamers will be left behind at the official launch of one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Hopefully the game will eventually be available in South Africa once the Xbox One is officially launched.
Judging by the latest news, it appears as if our competition may be one of the only ways to get your hands on the game in South Africa.
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A number of big companies in the US are staring at a huge loss in profit since COVID-induced shutdowns. Estimates point towards the biggest fall in profits since the lockdown period.
The decline was precipitated by a combination of flagging consumer demand, tighter credit conditions, and a downswing in commodity prices, the Financial Times reported.
A growing number of companies signalled weakness in the first quarter, with 78 issuing negative guidance on their earnings per share—an indication that management expects to miss analysts’ forecasts—exceeding the five-year average by 37 per cent.
According to Jack Ablin, Chief Investment Officer at Cresset Capital, who was quoted by the newspaper, profit margins are coming under a fair amount of pressure.
“Companies were enjoying nominal growth; they had some pricing power, but their volumes were either shrinking or just staying the same, Ablin said.
The gloomy prediction by Wall Street analysts stands in contrast to a relatively buoyant market, with the S&P up more than 6 per cent since the start of the year.
Still, just 20 stocks have accounted for almost 90 per cent of that rise. Falling interest rate expectations have boosted the appeal of some of the biggest technology companies, a development that has masked a lacklustre performance from the wider stock market.
Analysts had higher expectations ahead of the quarter, forecasting a 0.3 per cent dip in profits on December 31. While earnings forecasts typically decline over a quarter, they did so more than as much as the average over the past five years during the opening three months of 2023. Only the utility sector finished the quarter with higher expectations than when it started.
The semiconductor industry, a part of the broader information technology sector, provided 11 such warnings. Of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500, materials is expected to take the worst earnings hit, with a 35.6 per cent decline forecast.
“Normally, you see material prices and profits swing in anticipation of a recession,” said Brad McMillan, Chief Investment Officer at Commonwealth Financial Network. “Companies are cutting back in anticipation of slower sales going forward.”
New orders for durable goods in the US fell for the second month in a row in February, while analysts had expected a rebound in buying.
As goods purchases slow, an uptick in services spending is expected to make the consumer discretionary sector the top performer in the quarter at 34 per cent earnings growth, driven by strength in hospitality-related industries. Profit growth in the airline industry is expected to make the industrials sector second best at 12.6 per cent.
Despite the recent turmoil in the US banking industry, the financials sector is expected to report a 2.4 per cent increase in profit and lead all sectors in revenue growth at 9.1 per cent, compared to the 1.8 per cent average. Citigroup, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase will report first-quarter results on Friday before the market opens.
Goldman Sachs analysts wrote in a note to clients, “Since recent bank failures happened in the last few weeks of the quarter, the full impact won’t register in first quarter reports.”
Albin feels that the failure of three banks this year could put pressure on small and medium-sized businesses for the rest of 2023.
Unlike big companies which have “pretty much unfettered access” to capital, middle and small companies will likely feel the heat more, he said.


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Android security, over the years, has been challenged by the sheer number of attacks it has been victimized and the vulnerabilities that have been found.
Google for iOS is the alternative to Safari that offers the search engine company, now, has been updated
The Google Home Assistant is apparently used by Google to play unsolicited commercials from "partners".
It’s the identical expertise in case you plug to your device through a cable for the previous version of Android Auto.
Close by the deferral, Google has distributed the third Developer Preview for Android Wear 2.0, downloadable right now for any invested individuals.
Concerning whatever is left of us without a BlackBerry phone, you likely still don't have to stress yourself over Quadrooter.
With Quadrooter, a programmer could infuse an application with malware, by one means or another attempt and trap your good for nothing into introducing it (sorry, I realize that sounds unforgiving)
These will incorporate application sizes, notwithstanding APK downloads. It would appear that Google is bringing the right way with Google Play.
Facebook, in reality, is about uniting the world. In any case, that is to fill its more prominent need.
It's hazy when Google may execute the new model, yet the report notes that Google has as of now been trying it with some organizations.


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In case you thought we’d written enough about KFC this Christmas… we haven’t. This time, however, we’re not talking about the scented yule log they’ve released in America. This time, we’re talking about Japan, and the traditional holiday feast… of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
This time, Japan doesn’t really hold much blame for the strangeness, though. This is all on KFC, and a marketing department that is nothing short of brilliant.
From Smithsonian Magazine:
When a group of foreigners couldn’t find turkey on Christmas day and opted for fried chicken instead, the company saw this as a prime commercial opportunity and launched its first Christmas meal that year: Chicken and wine for
8342,920 yen($10)—pretty pricey for the mid-seventies. Today the christmas chicken dinner (which now boasts cake and champagne) goes for about 3,336 yen ($40).
The first effort began in 1970 and expanded into a national campaign in 1974. It was called “Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!” (Kentucky for Christmas!) and it resonated with a country that was only about 1% Christian but which had embraced the Christmas holiday. Absent most of the usual religious trappings, there was a vacancy for new traditions. KFC’s marketing campaign stepped into that void, and what might have been a short-lived boost in sales has turned into a national event.
The BBC provides even greater detail on those first few years of Kentucky Fried Christmas:
According to KFC Japan spokeswoman Motoichi Nakatani, it started thanks to Takeshi Okawara, the manager of the first KFC in the country. Shortly after it opened in 1970, Okawara woke up at midnight and jotted down an idea that came to him in a dream: a “party barrel” to be sold on Christmas.
Okawara dreamed up the idea after overhearing a couple of foreigners in his store talk about how they missed having turkey for Christmas, according to Nakatani.BBC
Today, celebrants are encouraged to order their KFC party barrels weeks in advance. Those who do not typically find themselves in long lines awaiting the meal to bring back to their family… lines lasting hours at fast-food restaurants throughout the country.
How much of a hold does the chain have in the country? Let’s take a look at a clip from a popular 1980s humor anime, Project A-Ko:
Question of the night: What is the main course (or main courses) at your holiday dinner?


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Believe it or not, the Monty Python series has inspired four video games, all of them being released on Macintosh and Windows computers from 1990 to 1997. Now, 13 years later, the Ministry of Silly Games has been founded.
Developed by social and casual games developer Zattikka, the Ministry will feature the following titles at launch:
- King Arthur’s Knight Fight
- Monty Python’s Scratch ‘N Sniff
- Camelot Smashalot
- Twit Russian Roulette
- Mr Creosote
- Gumby Flower Arranging
- Aerial Antics
The Ministry of Silly Games will be a virtual world of free to play games, set to launch in Q1 of 2011, with a beta signup already in full swing. The game will also be fully integrated with Facebook. Monty Python member Terry Jones said:
“The Ministry of Silly Games brings Monty Python characters and scenes to life like never before. For years, people have wondered what it would be like to catapult livestock at French fortresses, or play Russian Roulette with an Upper Class Twit. Well now they finally can, thanks to The Ministry of Silly Games.”
And Monty Python animator and collaborator Terry Gilliam was quoted as saying:
“I guess my visuals have always been a bit videogamey, so it’s brilliant seeing them actually in games at last. The Ministry of Silly Games looks like what was inside my head when I was creating all that iconic imagery. I know the game will prove massively popular when it launches.”
While many ‘hardcore’ gamers may have avoided the casual and social gaming scene, this is something we at Elder-Geek eagerly anticipate. Zattikka CEO Tim Chaney says that the Ministry will “transport Monty Python into the 21st century, with a totally new experience for their unique comedy that will delight old and new fans alike.”
More information including screenshots, concept art, videos, and a signup form for the beta can be found at the official site.


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BCG's ‘Immersion Centre’ houses write-and-wipe walls, interactive wall-screens and VR headsets including a flexible centre table that dismantles into 12 smaller ones depending on the size of the meeting.
India has been ranked third after USA and China in terms of artificial intelligence (AI) implementation, according to BCG study
The consulting firm visited over 10 B-schools in India and expanded hiring to international schools, including the London Business School.
The key mantra is to disrupt oneself before somebody else disrupts the industry. The only way to overcome the fear of future is to create the future.
India’s internet economy is slated to double to $250 billion and the number of 4G-enabled devices is envisaged to jump six times to 550 million by calender 2020
In India, BCG estimates that digital technologies will influence up to 45 per cent of all retail sales by 2025," the report on 'Embracing the Digital Revolution
Software giant Google released a report last week stating that $500 billion will be flowing through digital payments in India by 2020.
The Indian digital payments industry is projected to grow to $500 billion mark by 2020 and will contribute around 15% to country’s GDP. Over 50% of India’s internet users will use digital payments by 2020, reveals a new Google-BCG study
"We project that growth in the global installed base of advanced robotics will accelerate from around 2 to 3 % to around 10%," the report said.


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Last week we reported that Perfect World Entertainment's free-to-play title Jade Dynasty would be receiving a new update known as Jade Dynasty: Legacy. The company announced in a press release today that the update has now gone live, and players can experience all of the joys of the Legacy...
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In a move designed to boost its exposure and appeal alongside the Internet’s more prominent social networks, search titan Google has now begun allowing all teenagers to sign up to its Google+ service.
With some 90 million members already providing traction for Google’s network, the decision to drop minimum account creation age from 18 to 13 brings Google+ in line with the likes of Facebook and Twitter—both of which enforce the same minimum age policy.
Of course, by lowering the age range associated with Google+, its creators are enabling the platform to tap into some of the Internet’s most dedicated users, which is likely to result in a significant and sustained member boost.
“Teens and young adults are the most active Internet users on the planet,” outlined Bradley Horowitz, vice president of product management at Google+, in an official statement.
“They’re also human beings who enjoy spending time with friends and family,” he added. “Put these two things together, and it’s clear that teens will increasingly connect online.”
According to Google, it wants to help teenagers build “meaningful connections” online while also providing its younger members with an array of features that “foster safety alongside self-expression”.
By way of drumming up teen interest in Google+, the California-based Web giant has also announced a number of new Google+ Pages, which include those attributed to Teen Vogue, Glee, Ashley Tisdale, Cody Simpson, Big Time Rush, The Hunger Games, and Lea Michelle.


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Thomas Cook sells a piste of the action
Thomas Cook has sold its skiing, beach club and sailing business to Luke Johnson’s private equity firm for just under £10 million.
The sale of Neilson Active Holidays to Risk Capital Partners will help the travel company as it continues its pursuit of “sustainable, profitable growth”. Neilson had been under its ownership since 1999 but last year it managed a profit of only about £1 million for the group. Shares in Thomas Cook closed up 3¼p at 151½p.


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Nanosprings could hold biomolecules for micro-reactions used in the production of pharmaceuticals, for bio-sensors and for diagnostic medical devices. Look for biomedical applications of nanosprings within three years. RColinJohnson @NextGenLog
Silicon dioxide nanosprings resemble old-style curled-up phone cords.
Here is what EETimes says about nanosprings: Silicon nanosprings resembling old-fashioned phone cords can carry biological catalysts for medical electronics devices, according to researchers at Oregon State University (OSU). Nanotechnology has enabled a variety of tiny structures to be mass-produced for everything from smaller transistor channels to anti-counterfeiting mechanisms. Now the commercial production of nanosprings, fashioned from the semiconductor insulation material silicon dioxide and grown using the same chemical vapor deposition process used to manufacture semiconductors, could be poised to revolutionize biomedical devices.
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ValueLicensing is reportedly taking on Microsoft to the tune of £270 million over allegations it is hurting the second-hand software market.
Stories by Sasha Karen
A cyber attack largely targeting Vietnamese recipients has indicated that Chinese-speaking threat actors could potentially be expanding the scope of their cyber espionage campaigns.
Phishing detection and response vendor Cofense has bolstered its email protection, detection and response capabilities with the acquisition of Cyberfish.
AWS has launched a new instructor-led course that focuses on serverless application development and developer productivity.
Ubiquiti Networks has claimed its January security breach saw no evidence of hackers accessing customer information despite the fact it cannot track this, according to cyber security expert Brian Krebs.
AWS has launched its Space Accelerator program to support start-ups that operate in the space industry from around the world.
It has been claimed that the company's legal team supposedly overruled attempts to “decisively protect customers”.
Chinese hardware vendor Lenovo has promoted its vice president of Lenovo Services Operations Amar Babu to lead its Asia Pacific business.
Ten major technology trends within governments are expected to pave a way forward through coronavirus pandemic around the world.
Last year saw 64.2 ZB of created or replicated data, with “unusually high growth” occurring due to a significant increase of people staying home.
Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky has been appointed as the new head of AWS and Andy Jassy's successor as he takes the reins of Amazon.
Microsoft has updated Microsoft Defender Antivirus and System Centre Endpoint Protection to automatically mitigate against CVE-2021-26855 on vulnerable Exchange servers.
Hardware vendor Acer has allegedly been lobbed with a ransomware attack by the group known as REvil, which are demanding US$50 million to decrypt the locked data.
Procore Technologies has appointed new hires to expand into new markets around the world, including the Asia Pacific region.
Microsoft has released an interim mitigation tool to automatically mitigate one vulnerability in the attack chain associated with the zero-day Exchange Server exploits the vendor disclosed earlier this month.
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The Rhinos will begin the Thorne Cup finals in Rhino Country! In a best three of five series, El Paso will face off against the Idaho Steelheads on April 10 and 11 at 7:30 pm.
On Monday, April 6, tickets will go on sale and playoff package holders will also be able to pick up their tickets from the Sierra Providence Events Center. To purchase tickets, call 915-479-7825 (PUCK) or email email@example.com. More information will be released when tickets are available online.
After the first two games in El Paso, the Rhinos will travel to McCall, Idaho the following weekend to play the remaining games. You can keep up with the away games on April 17, 18, and 19 by downloading our official mobile app, visiting our website and following us on social media.


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AFC Enterprises Inc. closed its $13.8 million acquisition of 27 KFC restaurants in Minnesota and California.
Twenty-six of the acquired restaurants will be converted into Popeyes Louisiana Kitchens and one will be sold.
Atlanta-based Popeyes, the nation’s No. 2 fried-chicken chain after KFC, last month said that it had reached a deal with Wagstaff Management, a California-based KFC franchisee that’s in bankruptcy, to buy 28 KFC outlets (half of them in the Twin Cities) for $13.8 million. Popeyes currently only has one Minneapolis location.


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The cycle of Fiesta hatch spyshot/spy video -> Internet rumor -> intense forum/comment box speculation -> Ford warding off questions has started again. AutoBILD/Carwale.com carries a report that Ford is planning to introduce the Fiesta hatchback in India next year.
If we visit our archives, we can show you an IndianAutosBlog.com exclusive video of the Fiesta hatch testing in Chennai. Ford wasn't interested in answering questions related to their next seven products by mid-decade but they did tell us that B- C- and CD-Platforms were heading to India. The Fiesta hatchback is based on the B-Platform.
Ford is quite surprised by the response the Fiesta hatch has generated among netizens and enthusiasts in India. Ford is worried about the confused positioning the hatch’ introduction will create in India. They are satisfied with the Fiesta Classic sitting between the Figo and Fiesta and concluded that the Figo was the hatch they wanted to sell.
But at a recent Ford event, one higher Ford official surprisingly told IndianAutosBlog.com that it will be “mostly hatchbacks in those 8 different products” by mid-decade in India.
The 1.2-liter Duratec petrol engine from the Figo could feature on the entry model while the 1.5-liter Duratorq diesel will feature higher up on the range, which according to this report, could also offer the 1.5-liter petrol unit from the sedan.
Can the Fiesta hatch be brought in to cull the new Swift?
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I’ve seen a lot of headlines come across social media lately in regards to H.R. 1599 – The Safe and Affordable Food Labeling Act. Most of them have stated in one way or another that our Federal Government is banning GMO labeling on foods. When you see headlines like “Congress may ban states from GMO labeling” instead of “Congress may create federal GMO labeling program” how do you interpret it? (Thank you CNBC by the way for that misleading headline!)
This is why we need to learn to evaluate our sources and frankly, read the proposed bill ourselves. It is set to be voted on by the House today, and is suspected to pass due to bipartisan support.
So what does this bill actually do? It creates a voluntary, federal GMO labeling program. Why is it important that GMO labeling is done at a federal level? It is important because right now, the creation of patchwork state GMO labeling laws are hurting consumers, businesses and confusing grocery stores and people alike. What does a GMO label or Non-GMO label mean in Iowa if standards are different in Missouri? Frankly, it doesn’t really mean a thing to consumers. If each state can make different rules about what is allowed and what isn’t, then what does that say about the trust of a label? And why would we need one at all then, if it doesn’t have a set standard? This bill would also arrange federal policy for GMO labeling, which currently requires labeling for genetically-engineered products that are materially different from their conventional counterparts in terms of functional, nutritional, or compositional characteristics.
A federal labeling system would create clarity for the consumer by clearly labeling products the same way, with the same requirements. For instance, you would only see one label, same color, same design, same logo, etc. backed by the FDA, rather than a Minnesota label on this pack of cereal from Company A and a Idaho label on this box of cereal from Company B. Does this actually create the label if it passes? Not at this time, but it gives authority to the FDA to set the standards and create a federal labeling program if needed. Currently, the patchwork of state labeling that is starting, will drive up costs of production for food companies, and this cost will ultimately be passed on to consumers or consumers won’t be able to purchase a favorite product made in New York because that company doesn’t want to pay to put a label on created by Vermont’s state, or pay for the number of employees it would take to understand and cover all the regulations from states with labeling requirements.
I am all about consumers having more knowledge about their food and what they feed their families. I know for some, organic is very important to their lifestyle and diet. For me, thought it isn’t a big deal. However, it has been stated over and over again that there is no difference between GMO and non-GMO foods and they are safe – See HERE and HERE. It is also why I’m an advocate for doing your own research – finding scholarly articles and science based fact, and asking farmers directly, rather than reading the news headline. I went and read through H.R. 1599. It isn’t about banning labels, it’s about creating labels – and giving the FDA the ability to create a federal regulation that is easier for consumers to recognize and understand, as well as for companies and businesses to follow. If you choose to follow a non-GMO diet, that is just fine and you can do so by purchasing foods with the USDA Certified Organic label currently. What I don’t want, is a Mom at the grocery store confused as to what GMO, Non-GMO and Organic mean in one state versus the other and what apple is what. I don’t want a mom stretching her grocery budget to have to pay $2 more for a nutritious food product because Food Company X had to put a special label on their product in order for it to be sold in her home state. Sometimes, federal regulation is necessary and this is one of those times.
Many farmers and farm organizations support the passage of H.R. 1599, despite many of us also believing that GMO’s are safe and don’t need labeling. We understand that consumers want more knowledge about what they eat, but we also know a hodgepodge system isn’t the answer either. We want clarity for everyone involved from the farmer to the food industry to the consumer.


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£6.9 billion of food and waste packaging is produced by the grocery market every year in the UK. That equates to 7% of the value of households food and drink sales, which could be used to enhance exports and/or investments.
The food and drink industry benefits the UK economy massively, but it also includes waste and the carbon emissions that producing the food and drink create, (170 Mt).
The Water Resources and Action Programme (WRAP) identify that looking at the waste across the supply chain, 6.5 million tonnes of waste arises in the grocery market, in which 3.9 million tonnes comes from food and drink. They also suggest that in fact several companies are not identifying opportunities in which they could improve on their waste prevention and financial savings.
The food and drink market is very profitable as households spent in 2011 £101 billion in the UK. Waste isn’t just a result from households, retailers and wholesalers but can be from other ways.
Research into waste could help find significant benefits for the environment and businesses, The Director at WRAP, Richard Swannell has said “businesses and the supply chain as a whole can more readily identify where problems are arising, enabling them to find the solutions to reduce their waste and make large financial and environmental savings.” (Energy Live News)
The FDF, the Food and Drink Federation, are aiming to send zero food and packaging waste to landfills by 2015. FDF members have so far nearly halved their amount of waste from food and packaging with figures showing 17% in 2006 and 9% in 2009.
Helping reduce waste in households will help the UK to being more energy efficient, visit www.energyswitcheroo.com to find several tips on energy efficiency and waste management.